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====August 21, 2006====
[[The Strongest Man in the World Contest]] {{watch|10years.html}}
====August 18, 2006====
*[[Quote of the Week]]: "When email comes to town you know, you know it's like a rainstorm in your browser.When email comes to town I know, I know it's like a netscape hurricane" 
*[[Weekly Fanstuff]]: homebrew no loafing led
*[[Sketchbook]]: home t & sm supreme
====August 14, 2006====
*[[Toons#Shorts|Short]]: [[No Hands On Deck!]] {{watch|deck.html}}
*[[Store]]: [[HRStore:|Back-to-school 10%-off sale]]
====August 11, 2006====
*[[Quote of the Week]]: "Hey guys! H'whatcha teekenbot?"
*[[Weekly Fanstuff]]: new potato pom
*[[Sketchbook]]: this sketch is saved!
====August 7, 2006====
*[[Strong Bad Email]] #155: [[theme song]] {{watch|sbemail155.html}}

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2006-08-21T23:21:22Z

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====August 21, 2006====
[[The Strongest Man in the World Contest]] {{watch|10years.html
====August 18, 2006====
*[[Quote of the Week]]: "When email comes to town you know, you know it's like a rainstorm in your browser.When email comes to town I know, I know it's like a netscape hurricane" 
*[[Weekly Fanstuff]]: homebrew no loafing led
*[[Sketchbook]]: home t & sm supreme
====August 14, 2006====
*[[Toons#Shorts|Short]]: [[No Hands On Deck!]] {{watch|deck.html}}
*[[Store]]: [[HRStore:|Back-to-school 10%-off sale]]
====August 11, 2006====
*[[Quote of the Week]]: "Hey guys! H'whatcha teekenbot?"
*[[Weekly Fanstuff]]: new potato pom
*[[Sketchbook]]: this sketch is saved!
====August 7, 2006====
*[[Strong Bad Email]] #155: [[theme song]] {{watch|sbemail155.html}}

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2006-08-21T23:17:12Z

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====August 21, 2006====
[[The Strongest Man in the World Contest]]
====August 18, 2006====
*[[Quote of the Week]]: "When email comes to town you know, you know it's like a rainstorm in your browser.When email comes to town I know, I know it's like a netscape hurricane" 
*[[Weekly Fanstuff]]: homebrew no loafing led
*[[Sketchbook]]: home t & sm supreme
====August 14, 2006====
*[[Toons#Shorts|Short]]: [[No Hands On Deck!]] {{watch|deck.html}}
*[[Store]]: [[HRStore:|Back-to-school 10%-off sale]]
====August 11, 2006====
*[[Quote of the Week]]: "Hey guys! H'whatcha teekenbot?"
*[[Weekly Fanstuff]]: new potato pom
*[[Sketchbook]]: this sketch is saved!
====August 7, 2006====
*[[Strong Bad Email]] #155: [[theme song]] {{watch|sbemail155.html}}

Luau Main Page

2006-08-20T22:20:42Z

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{{othermainnav|luaumain|Homsar|King of Town}}
[[Image:luaumain.PNG|thumb|right|220px|Homestar—Now available in Tofu.]]

To find the '''Luau Main Page''' wait until the end of "[[The Luau]]". In this main page you see Tofu Homestar at Marzipan's luau. Notice that it has a plainer look, only links to the first 13 [[Main Pages]], has Copyright 2000 only, doesn't have the weekly links or the "[[First Time Here?]]" button at the top, and the changing menu oval has a link to the [[Spin 'n Say]] and the [[Audition With Marzipan | The Audition]] game (the last two only appear when this main page is accessed straight from the actual toon), as well as an old [[Museum]] update, [[Fluffy Puff Commercial]], old T-Shirts, Main Pages [[Main Page 11|11]], [[Main Page 12|12]], and [[Main Page 13|13]], the [[Homestar Quiz]], and [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 3.0]].

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Tofu Homestar|Tofu Homestar Runner]], {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Strong Bad}}

'''Place:''' [[Marzipan's Gazebo]]

'''Page title:''' "Everyone loves tofu!!"

==Button Effects==
*'''[[TV Time Toons Menu|Toons]]''' — Marshmallow roasting sticks go through the Tofu Homestar Runner.
*'''[[Scrolling Shooter Games Menu|Games]]''' — A bite is taken out of his head.
*'''[[Character Videos|Characters]]''' — His head sets on fire.
*'''[[Downloads]]''' — His head slides off his body.
*'''[[Store]]''' — Marzipan walks in and says "You look really handsome."
*'''[[Email]]''' — Strong Bad jumps in the gazebo and starts dancing to "[[Poot Slap]]".

== Fun Facts ==
===Remarks===
*If the Email button is clicked, instead of taking you to the [[Email|current page]], it brings up an email addressed to [[Mike Chapman|mikechap]]@mindspring.com.
*The word "Museum" does not pop up if you roll over the logo at the top.
*Unlike the other main pages, the newstuff and homepage buttons are in the same flash file as this one.


== External Links ==
*[[HR:luaumain.html|go to Luau Main Page]]
*[[HR:luaumain.swf|view the Flash file for Luau Main Page]]
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Talk:Swears

2006-08-18T01:46:28Z

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|'''Warning''': This shouldn't surprise you, since this talk page is to discuss an article about swears, but language that may be considered offensive by some readers follows. Only mature, professional handling of the subject matter will be allowed.
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==Delete?==

<s>This information is only loosely related and really not that important.</s> — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:59, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
:Well, it has appeared quite a lot. I think it should stay. {{User:LePorello/sig}} 23:00, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
::yeah. if it had only 2 or 3 apperances, I'd under stand, but it has 8+ references. That's why I created it. — [[User:Young Roy|Young Roy]] 23:04, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
:::<s>No, it really doesn't have that many appearances, because none of these items are that similar, and a lot of them are just abbreviations and such.</s> — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:04, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
::::Well, most of these are not cusses to most people, many are common everyday speech. AOnly a few, like the Commandoes, are really intentional uses of cussing for humor. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 23:07, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
:::::Everyday speech or not, it's still cussing. And only [[Commandos in the Classroom|CitC]] and [[no loafing]] only mention about cussing, the rest have references to cussing. — [[User:Young Roy|Young Roy]] 23:16, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
::::::I agree with deletion. This just isn't an outstanding topic... --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::::::I don't care for this page. Swears don't bother me, it's just that keeping track of specific words that characters say (''unless'' it's a running gag; which swearing isn't) just doesn't fly with me. I could be contradicting myself, though. Maybe there are some articles that I would like deleted given this reasoning. Or then again, maybe not. Totally don't want a list of characters who use superlatives... or prepositions... —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 23:58, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
::::::::I now think it's a worthy topic. TBC have stated that they don't put swearing on the site, ''except'' sometimes they do. This is notable. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:02, 2 March 2006 (UTC)

== If we're gonna keep this ==

And now we're gonna censor this? We have a page where we can't even discuss the subject matter? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:06, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
:Another point for deletion. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 23:07, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
::Agreed. If this page can't exist in an uncensored form on this wiki, then it doesn't belong at all. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:08, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
:::What's weird is that all the cuss words were censored except for "damn." Weird. — [[User:Young Roy|Young Roy]] 23:13, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
::::Roy, it had hope, but I hope you see it's flawed. We can't have a page with the f word and the a word, per our standards. And if they are censored properly it ruins this. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 23:16, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
:::::Okay, "Maq," so we can't have a and f up there, but it's ruined if it's censored. Hmmmm... God, I don't want my page that I made the first draft of, one of my few major contributions, so I guess we'll just have to...sigh. I don't know. It's just hard to decide. I guess we have no choice to delete it, unless we bend the rules and leave a and f or ruin it and go ahead and censor it. [[User:Young Roy|Young Roy]] (In a hurry so no time thingy thing.)
::::::This page ''is'' kind of interesting, but I would only support an uncensored version. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:27, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Com's right. This is data, and if it's on Homestar Runner, we can use it. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 23:39, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
If we're gonna keep this, it should ''not'' be censored, but it should be limited to material found only on H*R.com (not the interviews (except for the relevant part in the introduction)). I have come to realize that this page has factual merit, given TBC's attitude expressed in the introduction. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:49, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
:Dot com, why'd you delete DorianGray's comment? That seems rude. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 23:51, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
::He didn't. He just moved it. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 23:54, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
:::While I question the use of this article, I feel that censoring the profanities aren't needed. However, use of the word f*** was unneeded in the article. {{User:Rogue Leader/sig}} 03:09, 2 March 2006 (UTC)

== Title ==

I'm not entirely sold on the utility of this page, but if we're going to have it could we at least give it a name that doesn't sound so juvenile ("Mom, Billy made a swear!")? My vote is for [[Profanity]]. Concerning the above discussion, I'm against censoring this page. The warning at the top is ample. — [[User:InterruptorJones|InterruptorJones]] 23:56, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
:The reason I moved it is because TBC in interviews have consistently used the word "swears" ("But when we get our sketch comedy show, dude, there’s going to be so many swears!"), and even in things like [[cheat talk]]. Plus, it's kinda funny. BTW, I think they only called it "cussing" in [[Commandos in the Classroom]] so they could make the "cuss-mando" joke. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:01, 2 March 2006 (UTC)
I still vote for keeping, uncensoring, and "Profanity". {{User:Salty/sig}} 00:03, 2 March 2006 (UTC)
:While I feel that this should be delorted, if we are going to keep this, I would rather that the title be Profanity instead of Swears. {{User:Rogue Leader/sig}} 00:20, 2 March 2006 (UTC)
::Meh, "Profanity" sounds so formal and stuffy. "Swears" fits the mood better, methinks. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:26, 2 March 2006 (UTC)
:::Yeah, you don't really hear teens today using Profanity. Actually, it's more of "cursing." We should make the title that. Cursing sounds better than swears and cussing, and ''way'' better than Profanity. — [[User:Young Roy|Young Roy]]
::::Do you have something against the TBC term? If not, then we should leave the title like it is. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 13:35, 16 March 2006 (UTC)
Definitely. I'm up for moving it to that. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 00:21, 2 March 2006 (UTC)
:Well yeah, but profanity sounds more encyclopedic. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 00:27, 2 March 2006 (UTC)
::But "swears" sounds more H*R. More examples: "Tomkins made a '''swear'''!", "Why I can even '''swear''' a cuss myself! A-hem. Diaper biscuits." — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 02:52, 2 March 2006 (UTC)
:::I see your point (and my bad for not noting the TBCism). Taking that into consideration, I'm fine with whatever everybody else decides. — [[User:InterruptorJones|InterruptorJones]] 03:29, 2 March 2006 (UTC)
:I agree. The title of this article is really embarrassing. [[User:Qduk|Qduk]] 16:38, 29 July 2006 (UTC)

::::Couldn't we just begin the article with "'''Profanity''', or '''Swears'''... I think that would be good. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 12:34, 2 March 2006 (UTC)

:::::I think the current introduction (in which Matt says "swears" and is followed up with "swearing") is just fine. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:17, 2 March 2006 (UTC)
::::::Okay—I just think that the actual word should come before what TBC calls it. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 21:18, 2 March 2006 (UTC)

== What about the place? ==

Since words like "Hella, and Helluva" are considered swears, I added the one where old timey Strong Bad says "oh noes i've died and gone to hell".
:Not to be Correction [[Dan]], but it's actually, '''Curses'''! iv'e died and gone to hell!" — [[User:Young Roy|Young Roy]]
:Actually, it's not really considered a swear if used to refer to the place. I think. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::I agree, used in the right context it shouldn't be considered a swear, except in the case of their using the context as an ''excuse'' to swear. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 04:37, 13 March 2006 (UTC)
:::Dorian is right. The place is not a swear. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:38, 13 March 2006 (UTC)
::::Guess if we can't use the place, we might not be able to use [[Strong Sad|Strong Sad's]] curse in [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]]: "...if you get it wrong, you get eternal damnation..." — [[User:Young Roy|Young Roy]]

== Crap ==

What is that doing on the list? I know crap is almost like "s---" but crap is not a curse word all that much.
:Actually, it is. It's what's known in linguistics as a permissible expletive (or something along those lines). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 13:44, 16 March 2006 (UTC)

== Possible swearing in flashback ==

:''[[flashback]]- After losing the ten-step footrace, The Homestar Runner responds by saying "WHAAAAT??!!?&,:;%${}". Random symbols usually mean censored swearing.''

Disagree. I know that things like %^#$^@# are used to censor swears, but it's not being used for that in this case.

Random symbols are used to censor words ''in'' the sentence. These symbols have been ''attatched'' to the ??!!?, with no space between them. This suggests that this is an exaggeration often used on the Internet of an overuse of exclamation points. I'm talking about things like !!!!!!!11111, !!!!!111!1!11one!!1, and !!!!!fortyfive!!11!1omgwtfbbq111. Using random characters after a long string of exclamation points and question marks is just a cousin to these.

Secondly, you don't see a hint of Homestar opening his mouth to utter curses in the animation. There's no audio censorship either. Where is the swearing coming from?

This is what I would consider acceptable to say that Homestar was swearing:
*&,:;%${} WHAT??!!?
*WHAT &,:;%${}??!!?
*WHAT??!!?  &,:;%${}!!
*WHAT??!!?  &,:;%${} (even though the final exclamation doesn't end in an exclamation point, I would accept it if there were a space in there.)

What we are considering is none of the above. Again, the random symbols are ''attached'' to the ??!!?. It makes no sense to put censored swears there. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 03:54, 13 April 2006 (UTC)

:<s>Agree. (Args pending BazookaJoes args.)</s> Switching to neutral for now. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:56, 13 April 2006 (UTC)
::I agree, not to disagree. I always took it like that. I mean, I think it should stay. {{User:Salty/sig}} 03:31, 13 April 2006 (UTC)
:Agreed... Err, with the disagreement... By which I mean I disagree with the fact. It's obviously a relative of "T3H 1337 Sp33Kx0rz!!~!~@~!!#~!!1!!11@`2!eleventyfive!". {{User:Phlip/sig}} 04:12, 13 April 2006 (UTC)
::Agree with BazookaJoe. Disagree with the fact. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 05:35, 13 April 2006 (UTC)
:::don't know if my input matters, but i agree with the fact. --{{User:Collin/sig}} 01:44, 15 April 2006 (UTC)

== Yearbook signing- rhts ==

In the [[Yearbook Character Page]] on the autograph signing part, strong bad says RHTS meaning "raise hell this summer" and since lmao is mentioned, does anyone else think this may have a place on the page?--{{User:Collin/sig}} 02:30, 15 April 2006 (UTC)

It could be raise ''heck'' this Summer.

== To do ==

Organize the list in chronological order and by toon category (SBEmails separate from toons and games). {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 01:50, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

== sbemail: the bird ==

how about the sbemail "the bird" its all about giving the finger... which isnt really SAYING a swear. but it definatly is considered profanity and gets blurred out on TV. and it would go against TBC thing of keeping the site clean.
[[User:Del Taco?|Del Taco?]] 20:15, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
:Sounds good. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:48, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
::Hmmm, I'm not sure on this one. It's a bit of a gray area. The email itself is about giving the finger, but Strong Bad never specifically mentions "the middle finger," so he's not giving kids any instruction on how to "give somebody the finger," and none of the characters in said email actually did it properly: Strong Bad can't do it because of his boxing gloves (even if he says he can), Homestar can't do it properly given his lack of (or at least invisible) hands, and Pom Pom only has one "finger" (his entire hand)... there's really no objectionable content in the email at all, save for the reference to "the finger" or "the bird," and I don't think, taken alone, such a reference constitutes anything objectionable. ~ [[User:Bruce|Bruce]] 04:01, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

== Pervert? ==

Is this considered a swear? Or is it just a rude thing to say? It was said by The Baby Lady in Peasan't Quest if you ask her about Naked Ned. ''[[User:Maggot Man|Maggot Man]] ''([[User talk:Maggot Man|talk]]) 19:20, 3 June 2006 (UTC)''
:Yeah, pervert's not really a swear... Just an insult, I think. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::Well, it's a bad word kind of like Prick. --{{User:the thing/sig}} 19:39, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
:::I would disagree with you, The thing. It's a word with a cache, but not a "bad" word in the same category as your other example, which in some contexts is a "bad" word, as it names an unmentionable piece of anatomy. "Pervert" merely describes a person with socially unacceptable sexual principles and behaviors. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 19:41, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

== autobiography ==

*I've noticed that there isn't a mention of [[autobiography]] on this page. Strong Bad doesn't actually say a swear word on the "Words I Probably Said" tape, but it is implied, as Strong Bad does have to fast-forward. Is it worth adding that to this page? [[User:Frickinsellout|Frickinsellout]] 09:26, 10 June 2006 (UTC)

:Are you refering to the "the Deke accidentally shoved me to the ground and called me a—" part? If so, I don't think we could really guess what he called him. He might as well said "a crap for brains" which is already covered under [[Crap]]. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 10:57, 10 June 2006 (UTC)

== Do we really have to mention "butt"? ==

I hardly consider "butt" a swearword. I mean, 5-year-olds say "butt." I think we're only supporting the ridiculous existance of the [[Wikipedia:Euphemism_treadmill#The_.22euphemism_treadmill.22|euphemism treadmill]] here by mentioning a relatively non-offensive word in an article about swearwords. ~ [[User:Bruce|Bruce]] 03:55, 13 July 2006 (UTC)
:Where do we say "butt"? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::Under See Also:. ''In addition to the above, the words "crap" and "butt" both appear frequently.'' ~ [[User:Bruce|Bruce]] 04:03, 13 July 2006 (UTC)
:::Ah... Personally, I don't see a need to mention either of those, but I'm okay with keeping "crap" on there, as it has a (pretty massive) page. "Butt", on the other hand, is so minor a word it doesn't even need to be mentioned. You'd have to be some kinda freak to be offended by "butt". (No offense to anyone who is. You're still weird, though.) --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::Dorian, thanks ''so'' much for calling my grandmother a freak. My grandmother happens to be a very nice old lady. (This is a joke, I'm not really ticked off. ;-) ) But just so you know, I've observed that it is a bit of a generation thing: the older people are more likely to be offended by "butt" (and likewise with "crap" and "freaking"). That's my two cents. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 09:15, 13 July 2006 (UTC)
:::::Not to mention that "butt" can be used in many different ways (the original meaning was "end"):
:::::*End/edge butt (something I learned in Tech Ed.)
:::::*Cigarrette butt
:::::*Rifle butt
:::::*Etc.
:::::Anyways, we shouldn't mention "butt". ¤ {{User:The Mu/sig}} 12:52, 13 July 2006 (UTC)
::::::Even though it is considered a bona fide swear at my aunt and uncle's house, I don't think it belongs on this page. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 13:20, 13 July 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Heh. My grandparents have no problem with "butt." In fact, I've heard my grandmother use said word on many occasions. I honestly can't see how anyone would consider "butt" a swearword. It's just a synonym for "rear end," after all. And of course, you have things like [[Wikipedia:Butt joint|butt joints]], etc. ~ [[User:Bruce|Bruce]] 01:50, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

== "Sucks"? ==

I'm not sure what others' thoughts are on this, but I generally consider "sucks" a vulgar word; I'm not offended by it, but I was surprised by its presence in a couple places on the site, probably on roughly the same level as "hella." Should it also be mentioned? {{unsigned|LuigiHann|20:40, 19 July 2006 (UTC)}}
:I wouldn't consider it vulgar enough to be listed here or considered a swear. {{User:Salty/sig}} 20:51, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
::Interestingly, the phrase used to be considered ''extremely'' vulgar, but over the years it has progressed on the [[Wikipedia:Dysphemism#The "dysphemism treadmill"|dysphemism treadmill]] to the point that it is acceptable even in mainstream contexts. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:46, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

==alternate universe==

Shouldn't we add the part where Strong bad says "flippin' off rainbows" from sbemail 150? (it's in the song) {{User:Cutepetsrus/sig}} 02:24, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

:Where's the swear? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 02:47, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

::If [[the bird]] is in this list, [[alternate universe]] should be too. Or they can both be removed; it's fine with me. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 02:49, 27 July 2006 (UTC)
:::I suppose it falls into the "implied" category. Sigh... (you can guess I'm not fond of it, but it is acceptable for the page). {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 02:52, 27 July 2006 (UTC)
::::So... want me to add it?

== Do you think it's better without Swearing except for Crap? ==

I do, because i sick of cartoons that ''aren't'' cartoons, if you get my meaning?
Well? [[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 02:14, 30 July 2006 (UTC)

:I don't think I get your meaning. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 07:13, 30 July 2006 (UTC)

well, what i'm trying to say is that cartoons are meant to be enjoyable for any age, not to filled with swearing,gore, etc. That's what i think.
[[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 23:02, 30 July 2006 (UTC)
:Well, I agree that a large part of the charm of H*R is that it's funny without resorting to typical devices other animated entertainments rely on for shock laughs, such as potty language and excessive violent imagery. That said, I don't necessarily feel that a cartoon (for example, South park) which does employ potty language and extreme violence in its humor is less good, just different. In other words, I see it less as an issue of quality an an issue of broadest audience. So it's not "better", but it's quite an accomplishment that the 12 year olds and the old geezers like me alike can enjoy this and not be subjected to imagery or dialogue which might be seen as inappropriate. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 23:07, 30 July 2006 (UTC)
::I think it's better because it's much easier to be "funny" with swearing. The fact that H*R can be at times, hillarious without vulgarity... to the extent of swearing or cursing... proves that TBC are very intelligent.--{{User:Bleed0range/sig}} 23:09, 30 July 2006 (UTC)
:::But that logic would suggest that Trey Parker and Matt Stone are not as intelligent, when in fact it's pretty clear from their work they're geniuses (as are TBC). They use a different set of rules and tools than TBC, so it's different, but does it necessarily mean TBC are more intelligent than TP+MS? It's like comparing apples and chainsaws, their approaches differ too vastly to effectively compare. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 23:12, 30 July 2006 (UTC)
::::I prefer this way of doing things, the without swearing way, because all it does is enable people of younger ages to enjoy the content. {{User:Salty/sig}} 23:20, 30 July 2006 (UTC)
This talk page is about the upkeep of the wiki article. May I recommend our companion [http://forum.hrwiki.org/ forum] for discussion of the subject itself. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:27, 30 July 2006 (UTC)
:While you are of course correct, I can also see an argument for exploring the utility of swears in animation as essential to the understanding of why both this page and its contents exist. Are the swears and swear-like items we document here to be seen as a deviation from the standards we've come to expect from TBC? Are they intentional references to the tradition in modern animation of employing naughty words for comic effect? Are they not references at all, but ''instances'' of the use of naughty words for comic effect? Yes, a generic discussion of whether SP or H*R is better because of the extent of the use of swearing is Forum fodder, but other points are, IMO, germane to the upkeep of this page. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 23:57, 30 July 2006 (UTC)
::I feel like I oughtn't, but since Qermaq opened the discussion loophole again briefly, I'll jump in. I hesitate at the first question there, Qermaq, which hints at the perennial has-H*R-jumped-the-shark questions that come up often and are almost always unanswerable and unnecessary. One interesting thing you hint at, though, is that the significance of this page is not the way they ''don't'' swear, but the way they represent, replace, or suggest swears. Which suggests questions of the history of doing so in other cartoon genres, like [[old comics|comic strips]]. Which gets back to Nik's starting supposition: although technically what defines a cartoon is that it's animated instead of filmed, you identify an assumption that they're intended for, or at least suitable [[for kids|for, kids]]. (And the previous two links could be taken as H*R weighing in with meta-commentary on its own role in these dynamics.) Which of course leads to the question of ''why'' we connect cartoons with kids—what about their origins, political cartoons, etc.—by which point it's ''definitely'' ready for the forum. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 00:15, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

==Space Program==

In [[space program]], Strong Bad says "we spent all our money on this ''kick awesome'' logo". This could be a reference to kick ass, but, it's another one of those that might not really be nessicary to include. {{User:Cutepetsrus/sig}} 00:50, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

==Fo' Shizzle?==

<blockquote>...Another one reads, "SB is the shizzle", which in this context means "Strong Bad is the shit".</blockquote>

I think that one's being read a bit too much into. We can't be sure of his context, he may have just thought "shizzle" is a funny word, and didn't realize it is sometimes attributed to profanity. In fact, Wikipedia gives the meaning of shizzle as "...rap slang word for 'sure'", which is also the general meaning that I have understood in the past. Though the context of "Strong Bad is the sure" admittedly does not make sense, it seems to me that this comment is simply an abstract comment of "Strong Bad is the shizzle" without the "meaning" of shizzle being obviously clear, if there in fact is one. In short, I think we're reading much too much into a word that doesn't have a specific meaning. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 02:47, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
:See [http://izzle.urbanup.com/625718 izzle.urbanup.com/625718]. "Fo' shizzle" means "for sure", but any other use of "shizzle" means "shit". In this case "SB is the shizzle" makes sense, as calling someone "the shit" is an (admittedly weird) way of saying that they're good or cool. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 02:59, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
::I understand where you're coming from, but my problem with it is other quotes such as "[[Parsnips A Plenty#Easter Eggs|Curses! I've gone to Hell! How unfortunate!]]". In this context, that would mean "Curses! I've been damned! How unfortunate!". However since they didn't choose to use the swear word, it doesn't constitute a swear word any more than "freaking" or "dang". {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 03:54, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
:::I disagree. I think they meant it. Even if they didn't, though, it's still notable that that's what it ''can'' mean. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:04, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

== TBC/Others Swearing? ==

Should this article cover TBC and other people connected to H*R swearing? TBC swore in a couple of interviews, and the end of [[Ballad of the Sneak#Commentary Transcript|the BOTS commentary]] is vulgar. Suggestions? ¤ {{User:The Mu/sig}} 01:03, 18 August 2006 (UTC)
:I personally don't think so. This article is about swearing and references to swearing on H*R.com. It's really not notable that they swear in real life, as (given their humor) they don't seem like the kind of people who wouldn't. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:25, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

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2006-08-18T01:42:51Z

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2006-08-15T23:17:42Z

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Hi. My name Zib Blooog. This is mah regulah voice.

I'm a H*R fan.

Sickly Sam

2006-08-15T23:16:00Z

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[[Image:sicklysam.png|thumb|160px|right|"Can you spare any mush for me?"]]
'''Sickly Sam''' is the [[Old-Timey]] version of [[Strong Sad]]. Visually, he bears little resemblance to his current self, and his personality is even more down-trodden than it is now.

Sickly Sam appears to have a partially exposed skeleton and wears a dirty [[Potate]] sack. When he's denied what he needs (which is often), he vanishes in a cloud of dust. Both his feet are cold, but his left foot is colder than his right. None of the other characters seem to like him, and [[The Homestar Runner]] refers to him as his gang's "worst friend." To highlight his utter hopelessness, he buries himself alive on Tuesdays.

[[Image:original1936strongsad.PNG|thumb|100px|left|CRASH HELMET!]]
Another Old-Timey version of Strong Sad (pictured to the left), which looks much more similar to the modern Strong Sad, appears being blasted out of a circus tent on [[Main Page 10]]. However, since this predates [[Parsnips-A-Plenty]], it is clear that that design was scrapped in favor of Sickly Sam, although some believe that Stong Sad died in that page, and Sickly Sam is a ghost version of old-timey Strong Sad.

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==Filmography==

*'''Debut:''' [[Parsnips-A-Plenty]]
*[[:Category:Sickly Sam Filmography|Complete Filmography]]

==Quotes of the Week==

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[[Category:Old-Timey Characters]]

Lil' Strong Bad

2006-08-08T05:55:28Z

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[[Image:bellybutton.PNG|thumb|right|220px|Lil' Strong Bad's birthday (and drill)]]

'''Lil' Strong Bad''' (also called '''Little Strong Bad''' or '''Lil Strong Bad''') is the depiction of [[Strong Bad]] as a kid. He wears underwear and a shirt, unlike his grown-up counterpart. His head is more circular than when he grows up. He has horrible spelling, evidenced in the card he sent to [[Little Strong Sad]] in [[The Secrets That I Keep]], and often writes the letter ''d'' backwards (so that it looks like a ''b''), even in his [[myths & legends#Easter Eggs|own name]]. He apparently also holds the record for the "[[Diapers|Dirtiest Diapey]]" according to [[record book]].

Lil' Strong Bad seemed to be on much more pleasant terms with Strong Sad than his grownup counterpart, although in [[origins]], it was shown that Strong Sad got his prominent belly button thanks to Lil' Strong Bad and a [[Strong Bad's Drill|power drill]].

==Complete Filmography==
*'''Debut:''' [[The Secrets That I Keep]]
* Email [[stand-up]]
* Email [[couch patch]]
* Email [[origins]]
* Email [[rock opera]]
* Email [[record book]]
*Email [[theme song|Theme Song (mentioned)]]

==See Also==
*[[Youthful Characters Other Costumes]]

[[Category: Character Variations]]

Lil' Strong Bad

2006-08-08T05:54:56Z

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[[Image:bellybutton.PNG|thumb|right|220px|Lil' Strong Bad's birthday (and drill)]]

'''Lil' Strong Bad''' (also called '''Little Strong Bad''' or '''Lil Strong Bad''') is the depiction of [[Strong Bad]] as a kid. He wears underwear and a shirt, unlike his grown-up counterpart. His head is more circular than when he grows up. He has horrible spelling, evidenced in the card he sent to [[Little Strong Sad]] in [[The Secrets That I Keep]], and often writes the letter ''d'' backwards (so that it looks like a ''b''), even in his [[myths & legends#Easter Eggs|own name]]. He apparently also holds the record for the "[[Diapers|Dirtiest Diapey]]" according to [[record book]].

Lil' Strong Bad seemed to be on much more pleasant terms with Strong Sad than his grownup counterpart, although in [[origins]], it was shown that Strong Sad got his prominent belly button thanks to Lil' Strong Bad and a [[Strong Bad's Drill|power drill]].

==Complete Filmography==
*'''Debut:''' [[The Secrets That I Keep]]
* Email [[stand-up]]
* Email [[couch patch]]
* Email [[origins]]
* Email [[rock opera]]
* Email [[record book]]
*Email [[Theme Song|Theme Song (mentioned)]]

==See Also==
*[[Youthful Characters Other Costumes]]

[[Category: Character Variations]]

Summer Short Shorts

2006-07-31T04:25:11Z

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[[Image:Short Shorts.png|thumb|Those shorts are indeed short]]
Homestar and pals star in a series of short shorts.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, [[Powered by The Cheat Character Variations#Caveman Homestar Runner|Caveman Homestar Runner]], [[Powered by The Cheat Character Variations#Cavewoman Marzipan|Cavewoman Marzipan]], [[Powered by The Cheat Character Variations#Pterodactyl Coach Z|Pterodactyl Coach Z]], [[Powered by The Cheat Character Variations#Caveman Strong Bad|Caveman Strong Bad]], [[Powered by The Cheat Character Variations#The Cheatsaurus|The Cheatsaurus]], {{Film|Pom Pom}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, [[Limozeen]], [[Very, Very Little Girl]] (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Marshmallow's Last Stand (place)|Marshmallow's Last Stand]], Prehistoric Lands, [[The Field]], [[Strong Badia]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], Laser Show, [[The Bar]]

'''Date:''' July 24, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 2:52

'''Page Title:''' Dare to Bare!

==Transcript==
''{The toon opens with the title "Summer Short Shorts" on a photo of blue shorts. The title slowly comes towards the camera. Cut to Marshmallow's Last Stand. The camera pans across the table, which is littered with french fries and ketchup}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' C'mon, The Cheat! You can do one more! Just one more!

''{the camera zooms out, showing The Cheat sitting opposite Strong Bad at the table, with Strong Mad behind Strong Bad. The Cheat's mouth is crammed full of fries, he has purple bags under his eyes, and is whimpering}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{pops up near The Cheat, wearing a brown hat with a press pass}'' ''{speaking quickly}'' Oh, have you heard the latest news? ''{sits back down}'' I heard the latest news, it was that you could do one more! One more!

''{The Cheat whimpers and spits a few fries onto the table}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Strong Mad, tell your girlfriend to do one more.

'''STRONG MAD:''' SHE'S GONNA BLOW!!

''{Homestar Runner runs up, dressed as a waiter, with a brown cap that says 'egg.' on it}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Aaaaaaand can I get you gentlemen anything else?

''{Homestar holds up a red clown shoe, and a large daisy rises from inside it}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Blinnnng!

''{cut back to the title screen}''

''{cut to a Powered by The Cheat landscape, showing a volcano and the caption "The Millionzoic Era". Cut to a scene showing a prehistoric Marzipan and Homestar, with a tar pit next to them}''

'''PBTC CAVEMAN HOMESTAR:''' ''{spits green bubbles while he talks}'' Ooga, ooga. My breath, it stinks.

'''PBTC CAVEWOMAN MARZIPAN:''' ''{turns to the left, away from Homestar}'' Uh-huh!

'''PBTC CAVEMAN HOMESTAR:''' Real, real bad!

''{a pterodactyl with Coach Z's hat flies in from the right}''

'''PBTC COACH Z DACTYL:''' Helicopta fly! ''{flies off to the left}''

''{A caveman Strong Bad enters from the mountains. He lands in the tar pit, which splashes Homestar and turns into a skull, which sticks to Homestar. As Strong Bad sinks to the bottom of the tar pit, his feet can be seen poking out from underneath.}''

'''PBTC CAVEMAN STRONG BAD:''' Ooga. Me want set your face on fires.

'''PBTC CAVEMAN HOMESTAR:''' What's fire?

'''PBTC CAVEWOMAN MARZIPAN:''' It sounds fun! Oo-ga! ''{jumps}''

''{A large The Cheat-like dinosaur runs by from the right. It then clamps its mouth around the volcano and begins "drinking" from it, accompanied by glugging noises. The Cheatsaurus then turns and breathes fire over the group, scorching them. Marzipan turns into a drumstick with its tongue sticking out, Homestar into a smiling steak with a gold tooth, and Strong Bad merely blackens}''

'''PBTC CAVEMAN MARZIPAN AND HOMESTAR:''' Aaaah!

'''PBTC CAVEMAN STRONG BAD:''' Oh, me too! ''{turns into a dish with a lobster tail on it}'' I am not exempt!

'''PBTC COACH Z DACTYL:''' ''{pokes head in}'' Hey, did you see that? The Cheatsaurus can do it again!

''{cut back to the title screen}''

''{open with a few shots of leaves, then focus in on Pom Pom's head. He opens his eyes, then leaps out of a bush and jumps upwards. He does a brief pose before falling back down again. He lands on a tree branch, then begins to leap forward from branch to branch. He lands on the ground, and pops a bo staff out of himself. He twirls the staff as pictures of bamboo and a wave appear behind him. He then jumps up. Cut to a long shot of him arcing over Strong Badia and Bubs' Concession Stand. He then lands lightly next to Coach Z. He pops out a deodorant stick out of himself, and tosses it to the coach}''

'''COACH Z:''' Thanks for the smell-cakes, Pom Pom! But next time could you dispense with all the flyin' whozits?!

''{Pom Pom pulls out a small smoke bomb and throws it on the ground in front of him. When the smoke clears, Pom Pom has vanished}''

''{cut back to the title screen}''
<div id="Brain_Sister">
''{cut to a black screen, while red and green lasers arc from the top and bottom of the screen. Guitar music begins, while the Limozeen logo appears in bright yellow. The logo splits, and an image of Larry appears. It changes colour, as a pair of feminine legs in fishnet walk by. Three images of Larry playing guitar appear, which meld into one of him leaping into a power chord. The words "BRAIN SISTER" rise from the bottom as Larry jumps offscreen. A calculator displaying 3.14 appears, and an outline of Texas draws itself around it. Several images of a brain, Larry, guitars, and the ZEEN part of the logo flash past in front of a crowd, until Larry zooms forward, surrounded by stars and playing guitar. More images of Larry's head flash in front of the crowd, as the lasers start again. The calculator flashes by, and the legs walk out, with a brain perched on top of them. They walk by a Limozeen amp as the song ends. The Limozeen logo flashes briefly}''

'''LARRY PALARONCINI:''' ''{singing}''
:Well, she was only twenty-seventeen.
:She was a low res beauty queen.
:She was a brain... brain... brain sister!
:Texas Instruments all day!
:And she remembers how they used to duet,
:Yeah she remembers how they used to duet!
:Th'all think you know what I mean!

'''LARRY PALARONCINI:''' Yeah! Oh! Ooh! All right! Uh!
</div>
''{cut back to the title screen}''

''{open in a barroom-type scene. Homestar and Pom Pom are seated at the bar. Both have an 'old one bottle, and there is a bowl of peanuts on the table}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Seriously, Pom Pom. ''{gesturing with bottle}'' You and me, we're like two breads in a biscuit. ''{pokes the bottle in Pom Pom's face}'' Two breads in a biscuit! I'm gonna make a T-shirt! ''{leans in close}'' No, wait! You and me? ''{crouches to look at peanuts}'' We're like this bowl of mayonnaise here. ''{points at Pom Pom with the bottle}'' You're the bowl, 'cuz you're a big, round, fat guy. ''{Pom Pom looks angry. Homestar sits up again, now pointing at self}'' And I'm the mayonnaise, 'cuz I'm smart as peanuts. That'll make a good T-shirt too. Oop, no, wait! Before you strangle me again... You and me? ''{pulls the napkin out from under his bottle}'' Soggy napkins. ''{as Homestar says "Soggy", Pom Pom gets a dull, bored look on his face.}''

''{cut to the picture of the shorts from the title screen, which now just reads "End."}''

==Easter Eggs==
*Click on the dartboard while Homestar says, "I'm gonna make a T-shirt" to see a T-shirt with a slice of bread + a slice of bread = a biscuit.
*Click on the dartboard again while Homestar says, "That'll make a good T-shirt too" to see a T-shirt with a bowl of mayo and the words "Smart as Peanuts!"
[[Image:Very Very Little Girl.PNG|thumb|"You've got no interest in the crazy man over here, do you?"]]
*Click on the "n" in "End" to see a [[Puppet Stuff]] short.
:''{The title "Homestar vs. Very Very Little Girl" appears. Scene opens to reveal the very, very little girl is swinging and Homestar is standing next to the swing.}''
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh hello, very, very little girl. Take it away.
:''{piano flourish, crickets, another piano flourish}''
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I've got no material with this kid. Say something cute. Talk about picking your nose. You seem like a smart kid. You wanna go out some time?
:''{Music from the Pom Pom short plays. Homestar dances.}''
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' You've got no interest in the crazy man over here, do you?
:''{Homestar Runner comes too close to the swing and is hit three times.}''
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' OW! ... OW! ... UH!
:''{The screen goes black and "end." appears on the screen.}''

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*The Limozeen sequence simulates a [[Lasers|laser show]].
*[[wikipedia:Image_resolution|Low res]] is short for low resolution which refers to an image with a low level of detail.
*The calculator during the Limozeen sequence displays 3.14, which is a common approximation for [[Wikipedia:Pi|Pi]].

===Remarks===
[[Image:Freecountry_silhouette.png|thumb|The layout of the land, err.. Free Country in silhouette form.]]
*Short shorts were mentioned just a week earlier with Camp Counselor Shortshorts in [[Teen Girl Squad 11]].
*''Millionzoic'' is a [[Portmanteaus|portmanteau]].
*After the Coach Z Dactyl flies by for the first time, it remains off camera at the left edge of the animation until just after Caveman Strong Bad splashes tar on Caveman Homestar, at which time the Dactyl pops back into view for a frame or two before disappearing in preparation for its second flight.
*The Pom Pom short reveals that Bubs' Concession Stand abuts Strong Badia, and apparently a lush forest exists beyond that.
*The sky can be seen inside Bubs' Concession Stand during Pom Pom's scene. This would only be possible if one of the walls were missing.
*Pom Pom shows off his skills with the [[Wikipedia:Bo (weapon)|bo]].
*At the February 2006 [[Flashforward 2006 Seattle - 28 Feb 2006|Flashforward]], [[Matt Chapman]] mentioned that [[Missy Palmer]] was pregnant—the [[Very, Very Little Girl]] in the Easter egg is perhaps [[Mike Chapman|Mike]] and Missy's baby.
*The music at the beginning of Homestar vs. Very, Very Little Girl comes from Strong Bad's kids' show in [[for kids]].
*Very, Very Little Girl is in a [[Wikipedia:Fisher-Price|Fisher-Price]] B0639 Cradle Swing with the Rubber Ducky pattern.

===Goofs===
*The french fry on the table loses its reflection after the cut to the wider shot.
*The french fries The Cheat spits out have no reflection.

===Inside References===
[[Image:Barscene anim.gif|thumb=Barscene_animated_comparison.gif|Déjà Vu Anyone?]]
*The same short shorts on the title screen are worn by [[Matt Chapman]] in an Easter egg in [[Peasant's Quest Preview]].
*Homestar has an [[Eggs|egg]] on his hat in the restaurant sequence, which also features the same French fries and bottles of [[Quite Fancy 'Chup]] first seen in [[funny]].
* Millionzoic Homestar says that his breath smells real real bad, which is similar to how he told Strong Bad that his burps smell real bad in [[Sick Day]].
*[[Portmanteaus|Millionzoic]] Homestar turns into a [[Steak|steak]] with a [[The Cheat's Gold Tooth|gold tooth]].
*"The ol' Cheatasaurus" is what Strong Bad [[Nicknames|nicknamed]] The Cheat in [[other days]].
*The short in The Millionzoic Era resembles the MS Paint picture Strong Mad sends Strong Bad of a brontosaurus eating bacon and eggs at the end of [[lunch special]].
*The back beat during the Pom Pom short is also from [[Theme Song Video]].
*The animation of Pom Pom's smoke bomb is the same animation of Strong Bad's pants poofing away in [[senior prom]].
*The "guitar stars" featured in the laser show are from [[rock opera]].
*The solar calculator during the Limozeen laser show is similar to the one on the chalkboard in [[technology]], which also displayed [[Wikipedia:Pi|3.14]].
*There is a [[LEMKE]] flag on the wall in the bar short.
*Homestar mentions [[Bread|bread]] in the bar short.
*The bar short with Homestar and Pom Pom drinking [[Cold One|'old ones]] is almost identical to a scene near the end of the [[Theme Song Video]].

===Real-World References===
*Texas circumscribing the calculator and the lyrics of the song are a reference to [[Wikipedia:Texas Instruments|Texas Instruments]], a computer and electronics development company.
*One of the backgrounds of Pom Pom's Bo routine is modeled after the [[Wikipedia:Ukiyo-e|ukiyo-e]] woodblock painting [[Wikipedia:Image:Tsunami by hokusai 19th century.jpg|"The Great Wave Off Kanagawa"]] by [[Wikipedia:Hokusai|Hokusai]].
*The Limozeen lyrics "Well, she was only twenty-seventeen." and "I think you know what I mean!" are references to the lyrics "Well she was just seventeen. You know what I mean." from [[Wikipedia:The Beatles|The Beatles]] song "[[Wikipedia:I Saw Her Standing There|I Saw Her Standing There]]". Also, the second line of the Beatles song originally went, "Never been a beauty queen" (or "Not exactly a beauty queen", depending on the source), until [[Wikipedia:John Lennon|John Lennon]] told [[Wikipedia:Paul McCartney|Paul McCartney]] to change it.
*"Dare to Bare!" is a reference to a slogan used by hair-removal product [http://www.naircare.com/ Nair], who became famous for their ad jingle where people asked "Who wears short shorts?"

The [[Pom-Pom]] sequence may also be a minor reference to ''Avatar: The Last Airbender'', in which the main character often flies through trees in such a manner as Pom pom.

==External Links==
*[[HR:shortshorts.html|watch "Summer Short Shorts"]]
*[[HR:shortshorts.swf|view the Flash file for "Summer Short Shorts"]]
*[[HR:shortshorts_little.swf|view the Flash file for "Homestar vs. Very, Very Little Girl"]]
*[[Forum:9214|forum thread re: "Summer Short Shorts"]]

[[Category:Shorts]][[Category:Powered by The Cheat]][[Category:Limozeen]][[Category:Puppet Stuff]]

Pom Pom Fighting

2006-07-31T04:23:17Z

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[[Pom Pom]] and the martial arts are a [[running gag]] that havn't got much attention. The first instance of pom pom fighting is in the theme song video in his dojo with the uniform and everything, this is broadened on later in the email [[pom pom]] where he gets a 1up beating Strongbad. In the commentary for the same email the brothers chaps discussed wanting to make a side scrolling pom pom fighting game. Later in the summer short shorts toon pom pom shows off his skills with a bo-staff. He appears to be able to fly, jump high, punch, kick, etc., in a violent manner.

like i said, under construction. not much to it

virus

2006-07-31T04:01:58Z

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[[Image:Virus.PNG|thumb|300px|"Never fear, Strong Bad! I know how to fix your computer box."]]

{{aboutemail}} {{for|effects of the virus that affected the Homestar Runner universe|The Virus}}

Strong Bad experiences some "technical difficulties" with Compy 386, and the rest of the [[Homestar Runner (Flash cartoon)|Homestar Runner]] universe.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, [[The Virus]], {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|Coach Z}} (Easter egg) {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|The Poopsmith}}, {{Film|The King of Town}}, {{Film|The Ugly One}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Rather Dashing}}, {{Film|Fightgar}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Marzipan's House]], [[King of Town's Castle]], [[The Stick]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]] (Easter egg)

{{Comp|Compy 386}}

'''Date:''' November 15, 2004

'''Running Time:''' 4:05

'''Page Title:''' Compy 386??

== Transcript ==

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' I got the email, you got the email, I got the email, you got the email.
<blockquote class="compy email">ert+ 
y76p; '0lu8jkyee;u4p;e'/Rh 
Strong ba15456 `-------++++++gf 
+++++-//==========/*8901ikg</blockquote>

''{Pronounces "Ert plus: Why seven-six P? Ohlyuu eightguh—" then stops}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What is this? Did the quadratic formula explode? I see a "Strong ba" in there, but it's getting eaten... by some... Linux or something. Wait a minute! Is this one of those ''virus'' emails?! Like the kind that moms and offshore casinos send you?!? I'll take care of this!

''{Strong Bad types "deleted!", but the screen flashes:}''

<blockquote class="email" style="background:#003893;text-align:center">NICE TRY!</blockquote>

''{A red line of text appears reading "That didn't work."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What?! I said deleted!!

''{Strong Bad types it again, this time in capital italicized letters, but the screen flashes:}''

<blockquote class="email" style="background:#003893;text-align:center">NOTTA 
CHANCE!!</blockquote>

''{A red line of text appears reading "That neither."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, wise guy, eh? Maybe I should introduce you to my main man, Edgar!

''{Strong Bad types in [[Edgar#Edgarware|Edgarware]].exe, bringing up the following text on-screen, along with a quick tune.}''

<blockquote class="compy email" style="text-align:center">Edgar the Virus 
Hunter 
 
programmed entirely 
in mom's basement 
by Edgar       c1982 </blockquote>

''{Strong Bad hits enter, and the screen switches to the following text}''

<blockquote class="compy email" style="text-align:center">Virus Protection 
version .0001 
 
Last scan was NEVER ago. 
 
scanning...</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' All right, Edgar, now drop a ''train'' on 'em...

''{The following text now appears on the screen:}''

<blockquote class="compy email" style="text-align:center">Scan Complete! 
 
'''<big><big><big><big>423,827</big></big></big></big>''' 
Viruses Found! 
 
A New Record!!</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{alarmed}'' Waaugh! That is not a small number!! That is a ''big'' number!!! What'm I gonna do?!

''{The following text now appears on the screen, accompanied by the Compy's startup beep:}''

<blockquote class="email" style="background:#3a50b6;text-align:center">FLAGRANT SYSTEM ERROR 
 
Computer over. 
Virus = Very Yes.</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' Computer over? Virus equals very yes?! That's not a good prize!

''{The text on the Compy 386 screen melts off and slides onto the floor.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oooh!

''{Strong Bad jumps out of the way. The camera zooms out to a view of the computer desk.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' And the Compy... just peed my carpet.

''{The corner of the computer desk briefly flashes, showing an underlying gridwork to it, The No Loafing sign becomes the following text and falls off the wall.}''

<code>
<head> 
<href>No loafing!!</href> 
</body>
</code>

''{The Floppy Disk Container gets eaten by the computer desk. Strong Sad walks in, but his head is floating a foot to the left of where it should be and has been replaced by his emoticons from [[Strong Sad's Lament]].}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{sounding annoyed}'' Strong Bad, what is going on?

'''STRONG BAD:''' WAH! I dunno! You forgot to wear your neck?

'''STRONG SAD:''' Have you been using the Internet irresponsibly?

''{The top of a Main Page starts to creep into the top of the email, with the text "Stave it off, 1, 2, 3..." in the corner in place of the "What's new" text.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' No more irresponsibly than usual.

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{His lower body starts walking away in place.}'' Did you get a virus?

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{with guilt}'' Uhhh, noo...

'''STRONG SAD:''' Did you get ''four hundred thousand'' viruses?

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{submissive}'' Yes... ''very'' yes!

'''STRONG SAD:''' Well, hurry up and ''do'' something about it before it gets worse!

''{Strong Sad turns into a Strong Sad trading card and flies up and off the screen. The Main Page at the top of the screen creeps up and out of the email.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{terrified}'' The Cheeeaaat!

''{Strong Bad runs off the screen and into the black to the right of the computer desk, then stops.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What the...? Whoa! ''{shivers}'' It's cold out here.

''{Strong Bad tries to jump back into the room, but the room shifts left, causing him to still fall on blank space.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey!

''{Homestar Runner walks onscreen. His body is Old-Timey Homestar Runner's body, while the rest of him is normal. Instead of his legs moving, he just glides on. He leaves a motion trail behind him, producing several ghost images of himself.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Never fear, Strong Bad! I know how to fix your computer box. ''{He turns to the Compy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{stands up}'' No, no, don't touch that!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Your super box needs words. ''{His head falls off and onto the ground.}'' Like these right here! Gotta have this one ''{He picks up "downloads" from the bottom menu.}'' and this one ''{He picks up "games" from the bottom menu.}'' and this-a-this-a-this one. ''{He picks up "characters" from the bottom menu.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{simultaneously}'' No, wait! Stop! That's not supposed to be possible!

''{Suddenly, several pop-up windows appear one after the other (including a real one, unless popup blocking is used), titled "Click on the Monkey!!" They each feature oldschool Homestar who is saying "Making out with Marzipan is totally awesome!" Strong Bad starts screaming and pounds the side of the screen with his fists. Cut to Marzipan's living room. Strong Mad is standing nearby and Marzipan is standing next to a stack of VHS tapes.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Well, I think it's fantastic, Strong Mad! That's the best stack of VHS tapes I've ever—

''{Marzipan turns into an ASCII art rendering of herself, and her voice becomes extremely deep and distorted making her words unintelligible.}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' I CAN'T SPELL YOU!

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{more unintelligible gibberish}''

''{Strong Mad turns into a picture of himself from his character video inside a large M, which walks offscreen with Homsar's walking noise. Text appears at the top of the screen reading as follows.}''

<blockquote>
If anyone is truly a big lug, Strong Mad is. This guy is dumb 
strong, and that's pretty much the definition of a lug. One ti 
his brother Strong Bad asked him to pick up this one car. An 
he did, but it was the wrong car. See? Dumb and strong. He' 
</blockquote>

''{Cut to the King of Town's castle. The Poopsmith is standing with his shovel extended and some [[Whatsit|whatsit]] on the end of it, as the King of Town stands nearby.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' A little to the left. ''{The Poopsmith extends the shovel toward the King.}'' Good, good...

''{The scene suddenly changes to a [[Teen Girl Squad]] style piece of paper, with the text "issue [[Wikipedia:Pi|3.14159265and the rest]]" at the top. The Poopsmith is gone.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Ooh! Poopsmith?!

''{The Ugly One appears out of nowhere with the rhino sound from "Strong Bad's RhinoFeeder", and her mouth is huge and distorted.}''

'''THE UGLY ONE:''' I can do it! I can do it ''nine times''!

''{The Ugly One extends her arm and starts slapping the King of Town.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Uh! No! Please! Stop! I'm old! And fat! And rich! And cool!

''{Cut to the Homestar Runner loading screen, and reveals a screen with the text "It's now safe to turn your computer off." Bubs walks on from the side of the screen. His mouth is a broken JPEG (with "TH" as the alt text), his legs are rendered in a fashion suitable for red/blue 3D-glasses, his midsection is missing, and he's carrying one of Homestar's legs in his left arm. His other arm is continually waving about, as seen on [[Dancin' Bubs]]. It is a bit larger than it should be}''

'''BUBS:''' I shoulda done this, like, a ''million years'' ago.

''{Cut to The Field, now a cloud scene. The Stick is gone. Strong Bad has one big foot instead of both legs, his black mark is too high, and his head and mouth are lopsided. The Cheat is floating around the screen, interchanging between different versions of himself. A pitch-black Rather Dashing and a colon fly by in the foreground. As Strong Bad talks, his left arm detaches from his body and flies off in random directions.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Using an old version of his voice}'' With Marzipan's radish, we're gonna win the competition...

''{An explosion sound effect is heard, and suddenly everything returns to normal, revealing Strong Bad and The Cheat standing by The Stick.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, he fixed it! That Bubs is a computer genius man! Let's do a dance for the computer genius man.

''{A salsa rhythm starts up, to which Strong Bad and The Cheat start dancing. The camera pans to the left to reveal Bubs holding a shotgun.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Thanks, Bubs! How'd you get rid of the vi— ''{salsa music fades away}'' wait... why do you have a shotgun? ''{shaken}'' What did you do?! Where's my Compy?!?

'''BUBS:''' It's in a better place, Strong Bad. Or rather, it's in the same place, but now it's got a big hole through it.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{more shaken than ever}'' YOU MURDERER!! You killed my brother! ''{nearly sobbing}'' I mean, computer!

'''BUBS:''' Look, Strong Bad, my mouth was a broken JPEG. I had no choice.

'''STRONG BAD:''' You don't understand! You ''all'' understand! I mean, don't understand! YAAAUUUGGGHHH!

''{Strong Bad runs off screen, very distraught. The Cheat squeaks, as though he is telling Strong Bad to wait up, and runs after him. Homestar hops onscreen on one leg, holding his other leg up.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey, Bubs, can I have my leg back now?

''{Bubs stares at Homestar for a long, uncomfortable moment.}

''{Cut to the Compy 386, which now has a giant hole through its monitor and most of the wall behind it. Strong Bad is sitting in front of it, head bowed.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{very distraught}'' Dear Strong Bad, I doh du duoh crapfully yours. ''{He hits his head on the keyboard a few times.}'' I...ID DOH DU DUOH CRAPFULLY YOURS! I can relate. ''{He hits his head on the keyboard again.}'' I ''can't'' re''late!'' ''{He hits his head on the keyboard again.}'' I'm gonna get, I'm gonna get in there and '''mix''' ''{He hits his head.}'' it up!

''{[[The Paper]] comes down.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{still very distraught}'' I don't remember your ''name'', Davey! ''{hits head on keyboard again}'' Dear Strong Bad. ''{voice trailing off}'' How do you text with boxing gloves on?

== Easter Eggs ==

*When the Main page is encroaching on the top of the screen the [[Quote of the Week]], weekly [[Sketchbook]], and [[Weekly Fanstuff]] buttons are clickable as well as the "What's New?" button.
**Clicking "What's New?" leads to [[Halloween Fairstival]].
**Clicking the Quote of the Week makes bounce around the screen until it gets lodged at the top by it's bottom corner. Clicking "Hear it" causes a pixelated broom to scroll vertically along the screen while making a loud distorted noise, and some of the links disappear off the bottom of the screen. Unless the X is pressed, the quote box stays there for the rest of the email. When clicking the "X" to close it, the Quote of the Week box wobbles a bit and then falls off the screen and the links reappear. If you view the flash file, and roll your mouse over "Don't tape it", it changes to "Don't take it!".
**Click on the Sketchbook leads to a glitched sketchbook box, where the Flash MX color mixer appears. Scrolling over it causes a green X to appear overtop. Clicking it causes it to close. Allowing it to remain on-screen causes a screen glitch—a black box appears over the left side of the screen when the screen moves off of the center of the page.
*Clicking on the cog on the left at the end of the e-mail shows the blown up Compy 386 on sale at [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], with signs reading "Like Used!" and "Slightly Shotgunned!"
*Clicking on the fan on the right shows an excerpt of the original [[Cheat Commandos (toon)|Cheat Commandos]] toon, but with Fightgar using Homestar's leg as a gun.
:'''NARRATOR:''' ...to protect the world from the evil forces of Blue Laser!

== Fun Facts ==
=== Explanations ===
*The [[Wikipedia:Quadratic equation#Quadratic_Formula|quadratic formula]] is an algebraic equation used to determine the roots of a [[Wikipedia:Quadratic equation|quadratic equation]].
*The Teen Girl Squad issue number is [[Wikipedia:Pi|pi]] truncated to 8 decimal places.

=== Trivia ===
*This is the only page on the site that produces a Pop up "advertisement".
*This is the only email in which the [[HR:main_nav.swf|navbar]] and the email are combined into one Flash file (so that Homestar can grab the words). When the [[Random Toon|random toon]] link ("rando") was added to the navbar, The Brothers Chaps probably chose not to update this page, as the navbar is animated here, and could be difficult to change after the animation had been completed. This navigation bar was added to the DVD version; however, unlike the DVD version, the [[Podstar Runner]] version of this email did not have the navigation bar at the bottom.
*The numbers in the weeklies boxes are in a font called "MS Reference Specialty" and spell out the phrase "stick to your books" (possibly—since the letters a–h in MS Reference Specialty are represented by little squares).
*The broken JPEG is used in the Netscape family of web browsers, including [[Wikipedia:Netscape Navigator|Netscape Navigator]], [[Wikipedia:Mozilla|Mozilla]], and [[Wikipedia:Mozilla Firefox|Mozilla Firefox]].
*The label on the disk in the floppy disk container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#spy vs spy|spy vs spy]]".

=== Remarks ===
*Because the toon was released before it, the [[Random Toon|rando]] link is missing throughout the entire cartoon, and the "[[Legal|legal]]" link reads "legal ''stuff''"
*Edgar the Virus Hunter is said to have been written in 1982, a year before the first documented experimental virus was created. Although there are conflicting accounts as to when the first virus was made, it would pretty much be impossible for a virus scanner to have existed in 1982.
*Strong Bad's head is larger than normal (but not his wrestling mask) while he is talking to Strong Sad. It reverts back to normal when he runs for The Cheat, but then regresses back to the larger head once he enters into the black.
*The letters that make up [[Wikipedia:ASCII art|ASCII art]] Marzipan refer to parts of her body: "E" for eyes, "f" for face, "h" for hair, and "d" for dress.
*Strong Bad says that Edgar from the [[Edgar#Edgarware|Edgarware]] program is his "main man." However, he claims in "[[2 years]]" that his main man "is, and has been since [[1987]], Van Mundegaarde."
*The reason the "making out with Marzipan" pop-up doesn't come up in the .swf, or Flash, version is because the information for the pop-up is stored in the HTML source code. All that the Flash file does is to send a JavaScript command to the browser, opening the pop-up window.
*In the Fake QOD, the words "Quote of the Day (Or So)" are displayed reversed, as though in a mirror, and, instead of "Hear It!" and "Get It!", the buttons are "Hear It!" and "Don't TAPE It", although the latter is hidden by the top of the screen.
**If you view the Flash file directly and hover over "Don't TAPE It", the button changes to "Don't TAKE It".
**This happens because the SWF file for virus's fake Quote of the Week (qod_virus.swf) has black bars at the bottom, right where those words are, so when it appears in the email, it covers up those words.
**Clicking on Weekly Fanstuff leads to a glitched fanstuff box, where there is a picture of Coach Z upside down with his arms and legs wrapped around a white space the shape of The King of Town's head. This image is from [[Where's The Cheat?]], when Coach Z attacked The King over a misunderstanding involving The Cheat and [[The King of Town's Grill|a grill]]. The picture has a lot of numbers at the bottom. Hovering the pointer over the misspelled "OCⓧSLE" insted of the close botton cause words 'A BOOK' to appear in green. Clicking on it cause the box to slide to the top and dissappear.
**Click on the Sketchbook leads to a glitched sketchbook box, where the Flash MX color mixer appears. Scrolling over it causes a green X to appear overtop. Clicking it causes it to close. Allowing it to remain on-screen causes a screen glitch—a black box appears over the left side of the screen when the screen moves off of the center of the page.
**The reason for the color switcher glitch is because in the .swf file of the glitched up sketchbook, there is a black box to the left of the screen, which, of course, covers up the screen on the left.
*This is the second e-mail made using the Widescreen technique. The first was [[flashback]].
*If you click "main" on the navigation bar, it takes you to [[404'd]]. The address is http://www.homestarrunner.com/mainNaN.html. NaN is the computer term for Not a Number, which is obtained in some environments by dividing zero by zero, and/or other mathematical errors.
*When the fake popups appear followed by the real one, the fake ones look similar to the windows from some of the older Windows operating systems. Depending on which visual theme or version of Windows you are running, the real popup looks quite different from the fake ones. This is more pronounced when viewed on Windows ME, Windows 2000 and especially Windows XP. Windows 98 users will see no obvious difference.
*At the beginning of the Email the contrast buttons will slightly increase and decrease the volume.
*In the Podcast version, Strong Bad looks back and forth when the ads pop up, even though they all appear in one area.
*Most shotguns spread out from the barrel, whereas the blast from Bub's shotgun seems to narrow down as it reaches the back wall.

=== Goofs ===
*While the liquid is leaking out of the screen, the contrast buttons are still clickable.
*After Homestar grabs "downloads", "characters", and "games" from the bottom, "toons" is no longer clickable, unlike the other remaining links. Then, at the end of the email when everything else returns to normal, all the links disappear.
*The fake QOD, fanstuff, and sketchbook stay on the screen until you get rid of them, even after Bubs shotguns the Compy, and in the Easter eggs.
*After Strong Bad types "deleted!" for the first time, and the blue screen appears, the drive letter disappears.
*The links between "toons" and "contact" disappear while the Quote of the Day Easter egg is active.

=== Inside References ===

*This is an extreme instance of [[Strong Bad's Computer Malfunctioning]].
*The "Flagrant System Error" title is from [[50 emails]].
*Strong Bad's response to the Flagrant System Error ("That's not a good prize!") comes from "[[Pumpkin Carve-nival]]".
*"Stave it off, 1, 2, 3..." is from the counting song in "[[Whaddaya Know, Haddi-Man?]]".
*The card that Strong Sad transforms into is from the original deck of [[Character Cards]] that has since been removed from the site.
*The pixelated broom induced by the glitched Quote of the Day is the same graphic used in Peasant's Quest for the broom [[Baby Lady & Her Baby|the baby]] knocks over to let you into [[Naked Ned]]'s cottage.
**Using a broom to play Marzipan's garbled noise may be an oblique reference to people mistaking her for a broom.
*"Making out with Marzipan is totally awesome" was once the phrase necessary to trigger the Strong Bad Talker from the [[Homestar Talker]]. (It has since been changed.) The sound clips for the words were also taken from the Homestar Talker. The first four words of the phrase are also heard in "[[The Cheat Theme Song]]".
*Strong Bad screaming and pounding on the edge of the screen while the popups are appearing could be a reference to [[Where the Crap Are We?]].
*Strong Mad's description, which appears when he glitches, comes from the [[Yearbook Character Page]], as does the picture of him inside a giant M.
**This time, the giant M show's Strong Mad's "M" insignia on his singlet, whereas in [[Yearbook Character Page]], the giant M did not.
*The sound effect that plays when The Ugly One appears is taken from [[RhinoFeeder]].
*[[The Ugly One]]'s line and the sound effects for her slapping the King of Town in the face come from [[crazy cartoon]]. (However, she slightly misquotes it: the original line was "I can do it! I ''will'' do it nine times.")
*The powering-down sound that plays just before Bubs walks across the screen is the same sound that plays just before the [[Tandy 400]] explodes in [[gimmicks]]
*As Bubs is walking across the screen the first time, his left and right arms are moving as if stuck in positons #4 and #5 (respectively) in the [[Dancin' Bubs]] game. Bubs' right arm is also about twice as large as usual.
*Bubs' broken JPEG mouth bears the letters "TH." This might be a reference to his other identity, [[The Thnikkaman]].
*During the final glitch scene (just before Bubs "fixes" the computer), the song playing in the background is the intro to "[[Parsnips-A-Plenty]]" and "[[That A Ghost]]".
*Strong Bad's line during the final glitch scene is taken directly from [[The Reddest Radish]].
*The cloud background during the final glitch scene is the same cloud background used in [[New Boots]].
*[[Image:virusdthecheat.gif|thumb|Virus'd The Cheat]] During the final glitch scene, The Cheat is on a rotation of six different versions of himself:
*# The [[Awexome Cross]] version.
*# One that looks like one of The Cheat's styles from "[[The Cheat Theme Song]]".
*# A drawn version, from "[[The Reddest Radish]]".
*# Another drawn version from Strong Bad's site.
*# A far more pixellated version of him, with a thin black outline around it.
*# And a Cheat x-ing sign, much like the similar signs seen in the [[Fan Stuff]] part of the [[Museum]].
*The fan and cog in the Compy 386 are the same fan and cog that were visible when the Tandy 400 exploded.
**If you look closely (or zoom into the Flash file) the fan is once again mysteriously floating in space, just like when the Tandy 400 blew up.
*Bubs sells the [[Broken Compy Menu|broken Compy 386]] as he did with the [[King of Town Email|broken Tandy 400]].
*At the very end, Strong Bad mutters "[[How Do You Type With Boxing Gloves On?|how do you text with boxing gloves on?]]", a question commonly asked in his emails.


=== Real-World References ===
*[[Wikipedia:Linux|"Linux"]] is a [[Wikipedia:Free software|Free]] [[Wikipedia:Unix|Unix-like]] [[Wikipedia:Kernel (computer science)|kernel]] originally written in 1991, or part of an entire operating system which uses this kernel ([[Wikipedia:GNU/Linux|"GNU/Linux"]]).
*[[Edgar#Edgarware|Edgarware]] is a spoof of Norton Anti-Virus, which until 2001 used bespectacled computer nerd [[Wikipedia:Peter Norton|Peter Norton]] as a front man.
*The [[Floppy Disk Container]] on Strong Bad's desk is labeled "''Spy vs. Spy''" before it melts into the desk. ''[[Wikipedia:Spy vs. Spy|Spy vs. Spy]]'', based on the feature comic of [[Wikipedia:Mad Magazine|MAD Magazine]], was a game for old computers and the NES that featured innovative split screen gameplay.
*The part where Homestar is followed by "ghost" images of himself is a Flash in-joke, referring to the [[Wikipedia:Onion skinning|Onion skinning]] feature of the program that will display translucent images of previous frames as an animation guide.
*"Click on the monkey" refers to various [[Wikipedia:Pop-up ad|popups]] where if you click said object (ranging from targets to robbers, iPods, etc.), your computer will usually get bombarded with spyware, viruses, etc.
*The dance The Cheat performs when Strong Bad says, "Let's do a dance for the computer genius man," looks like [[Wikipedia:Dana Carvey|Dana Carvey]]'s "[[Wikipedia:Church Lady|Church Lady]]" dance from the classic SNL sketch.
*"[[Wikipedia:Bourgeoisie|Bourgeoise]]," one of the emoticons acting as Strong Sad's head is the term used in [[Wikipedia:Marxism|Marxism]] to describe the upper or middle class that opposed the [[Wikipedia:Proletariat|proletariat]] in the class struggle.
*The "ding" sound heard after EdgarWare finds the viruses is taken from some versions of [[Wikipedia:Microsoft Windows|Microsoft Windows]].
*The screen "It's now safe to turn your computer off." is similar to the one displayed when shutting down a Windows computer that cannot turn itself off. The actual message is "It is now safe to turn off your computer", and the style of this message is taken from Windows 95 through 98.
*"A wise guy, eh?" was frequently muttered (in a very similar tone of voice to how Strong Bad says it) by [[Wikipedia:Moe Howard|Moe Howard]] of the comedy group [[Wikipedia:The Three Stooges|The Three Stooges]].

== DVD Version ==
*The central pop-up (e.g. the one that would actually pop up on the website version) does not appear.
*Unlike all other DVD emails, this has the [[HR:main_nav.swf|navbar]] on the bottom.
*The way the Quote of the Week, Sketchbook, and Weekly Fanstuff easter eggs work has changed. All three are combined into one easter egg, which goes to the Weekly Fanstuff easter egg, then the Quote of the Week easter egg, and finally the Sketchbook easter egg.
*The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.
=== Commentary Transcript ===
('''Commentary by:''' [[Mike Chapman]], [[Matt Chapman]], [[Homestar Runner]])

'''MIKE:''' This email looks tiny, Matt.

'''MATT:''' It's a funny shape.

'''MIKE:''' It's smaller than the rest, and there's little words at the bottom.

'''MATT:''' This doesn't make any sense to me!

'''MIKE:''' What's going on?

'''MATT:''' S— Oh, no. Strong Bad must have gotten some type of a wirus!

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' Virus.

'''MATT:''' B— Pardon?

'''MIKE:''' Virus?

'''MATT:''' Oh. I used the German pronunciation.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' Yeah?

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' K. Um, so this was, uh, this was a— this email was kind of a big— big production.

'''MATT:''' Mm hmm.

'''MIKE:''' Took longer than most.

'''MATT:''' A long time in coming.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah. Um...

'''MATT:''' Yeah, see— he hasn't used "deleted" on the Lappy yet, now that he has a new computer, has he?

'''MIKE:''' I guess not. I wonder what it looks like when he deletes something on the Lappy.

'''MATT:''' I dunno. "Drop a train on 'em" was from a bad hip-hop song I made in college — ''{Mike laughs}''— where I sampled the soundtrack from a Dirty Harry movie.

'''MIKE:''' That's a good song.

'''MATT:''' Thanks.

''{Pause}''

'''MIKE:''' So this, obviously, was, uh, pretty fun to make where you could just kinda put stuff wherever and just...

'''MATT:''' It's more like ''your'' computer is getting the virus than Strong Bad's computer getting the virus.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah. The whole world is getting the virus.

'''MATT:''' Yeah. "Stave it off, 1, 2, 3" up there at the top.

'''MIKE:''' Mm hmm. There's uh, Strong Sad's head is the, uh, his little emoticons from the uh, his—

'''MATT:''' Strong Sad's Web journal.

'''MIKE:''' Strong Sad Journal.

'''MATT:''' That was from an unused character page we never made.

'''MIKE:''' Mm hmm.

''{Pause}''

'''MIKE:''' Say something good, Matt.

'''MATT:''' Uh—

'''MIKE:''' Make it— Make it funny.

'''MATT:''' All right. ''{adopts different tone}'' T— To— ''{normal voice}'' Oh, yeah, weren't we gonna do— I was going to be a character when we did this commentary.

'''MIKE:''' Oh yeah. Start doing Homestar.

'''MATT:''' All right...

''{Pause}''

'''HOMESTAR:''' That was a lot of me's.

'''MIKE:''' That ''was'' a lot of you's.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Mike, some of them were old me's that don't look so great.

'''MIKE:''' That's right. I thought you looked pretty good back in the old days.

'''HOMESTAR:''' No, no.

'''MIKE:''' Oh, you—

'''HOMESTAR:''' Look bad.

'''MIKE:''' Look Bad!

'''HOMESTAR:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' Strong Bad.

'''HOMESTAR:''' That's a different character.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' Who was Look Bad again?

'''HOMESTAR:''' Oh, what are they doing there? Is he gonna eat that doo-doo shovel?

'''MIKE:''' No, I think was going to take a picture of it, maybe.

'''HOMESTAR:''' But he doesn't have a camera, Mike.

'''MIKE:''' But the camera was offscreen.

'''HOMESTAR:''' He's got a mustache.

'''MIKE:''' The camera was offscreen.

'''HOMESTAR:''' He clearly wanted... a doo-doo-stache.

'''MIKE:''' Who's that, Homestar?

'''HOMESTAR:''' That looks kinda like Bubs, from Website. But I don't think so. Oh, look, it's ''Pitfall''.

'''MIKE:''' That did happen in ''Pitfall''.

'''HOMESTAR:''' If you flick the on and off switch a lot, you get a little floating Pitfall Harry through the trees!

'''MIKE:''' Oh, I like The Cheat's little sassy dance there, Homestar. Did you teach him that?

'''HOMESTAR:''' I did. Hands on hips!

'''MIKE:''' How'd you teach him that?

'''HOMESTAR:''' I said, "Hands on hips!"

'''MIKE:''' Look, there's your leg.

'''HOMESTAR:''' That is not my leg! That looks like a shotgun.

'''MIKE:''' Bu—

''{Pause}''

'''HOMESTAR:''' That shotgun looks dangerous, Mike. I don't agree with its appearance in this cartoon.

'''MIKE:''' You shouldn't play with shotguns, Homestar.

'''HOMESTAR:''' I don't, man.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' Good.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Did you learn that the hard way?

'''MIKE:''' No.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Penny Hardaway?

'''MIKE:''' I'm allowed to— I'm allowed to draw them, though. Drawing them's no problem.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Drawing them is bad.

'''MIKE:''' No, I think it's okay.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Here I come!

'''MIKE:''' See?

'''HOMESTAR:''' Look! I lost my leg!

'''MIKE:''' I know, that's— Bubs— Bubs has it there.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Strong Bad looks like he's a little delirious in this part.

'''MIKE:''' He's— He's sad. He's had a great loss. People sometimes act like this... when they're experiencing great losses.

'''HOMESTAR:''' But— Mike, a great loss sounds like a contradiction.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}''

'''HOMESTAR:''' I don't— I've never had any ''great'' losses.

'''MIKE:''' "Great"— "Great" meaning "large," not meaning—

'''HOMESTAR:''' All my losses are bad losses.

'''MIKE:''' You've never had a great loss?

'''HOMESTAR:''' Except maybe, some pounds. ''{Pause}'' He just really put a hole right through that thing, huh?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah. Didn't go through the wall, though.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Nope. ''{whispering}'' Let's get quiet.

'''MIKE:''' ''{whispering}'' Okay.

=== Fun Facts ===

* Matt says Strong Bad got a "wirus" and then calls this "the German pronunciation". This is because many native German speakers have difficulty distinguishing the "v" and "w" sounds in English and might thus say "wirus" instead of "virus".
* Homestar demonstrates his ignorance that he has [[Lack of Visible Arms|no visible hands or arms]].
* [[Wikipedia:Penny Hardaway|Penny Hardaway]] is a professional basketball player who has played guard for the [[Wikipedia:National Basketball Association|NBA]]'s Orlando Magic, Phoenix Suns, and New York Knicks.

== See Also ==
* [[Main Page 22]]

== External Links ==
{{sbemailextlinks|118|1284}}*[[Podstar:sb_email_virus.m4v|download "virus" for the iPod]] (see [[Podstar Runner]])
*[[HR:hsmakeout.html|view the "click the monkey" popup]]
*[[HR:hsmakeout.swf|view the Flash file for the "click the monkey" popup]]
*[[HR:qod_virus.swf|view the Flash file for the "fake QOD"]]
*[[HR:fanstuff_virus.swf|view the Flash file for the "fake fanstuff"]]
*[[HR:sketchbook_virus.swf|view the Flash file for the "fake sketchbook"]]

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2006-07-26T23:58:21Z

IZSBHR:

Hi. My name Zib Blooog. This is mah regulah voice.

I'm a H*R fan, and I just joined.