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70.228.71.199 — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 05:33:11 GMT

70.228.71.199: Johnny Castaway

==Agatha Christie/Angela Lansbury==
Shouldn't the part explaning that be in Real-World References, rather than Remarks? Seems to me like it should. -- [[User:Michelle Mabelle|Michelle Mabelle]]

==Bologna==
We can leave the Baloney in Baloney Sammich Truck but otherwise it should be bologna
:Both are accepted spellings... [http://m-w.com/dictionary/baloney Merriam-Webster] lists Baloney as a variant of Bologna. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 15:59, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
::Those words have undergone differentiation. ''Baloney'' is properly only "nonsense", and the meat product is ''bologna''. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:47, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
:::It's dot com, I don't think that's a true statement. M-W shows it as a variant of "bologna"; if you have a dictionary citation where it's noted that "baloney" doesn't mean "bologna" anymore, then provide it. Especially as they use the "baloney" spelling in the toon, and barring absence of evidence that it cannot adequately mean the meat, we should use the "baloney" spelling throughout. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 19:15, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
:::: Touché. Sandwich was also misspelled as "sammich" so the explicit use of "baloney' was probably just word play.
:::::"Sammich" is not a documented and accepted spelling of "sandwich", however. "Baloney" is. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 21:30, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
:::: I have personally never seen the sausage meat being spelled as anything except "bologna" in any ''serious'' context. Bubs' truck is hardly what I'd call serious. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 21:19, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
:::::Because simple personal experience is limited, we have lexicographers whose job it is to determine actual usage on the broad scale. Above it is shown that Merriam Webster's lexicographic staff feels "baloney" is an accepted spelling of the meat product. [http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=5771&dict=CALD Cambridge] and [http://www.bartleby.com/61/79/B0047900.html American Heritage] agree. Oxford seems to disagree, however Oxford is a primarily British dictionary which also documents US usage, so the actual US dictionaries should take precedence here. Note that I am not saying "bologna" would be wrong, but that it would be inconsistent with TBC's usage on the site, and as such would be less appropriate for the knowledge base. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 21:30, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
::::::I don't think the outcome of this discussion is very important, but I will note that searching Oscar Meyer's (probably the manufacturer of the most bologna in North America) website for [http://www.kraftfoods.com/oscarmayer/main.aspx?s=recipe&m=recipe%2Fknet_recipe_grid&u1=keyword&u2=baloney baloney] reveals zero occurrences, and searching for [http://www.kraftfoods.com/oscarmayer/main.aspx?s=recipe&m=recipe%2Fknet_recipe_grid&u1=keyword&u2=bologna bologna] reveals several. My vote is to refer to it as "bologna" everywhere but "Baloney Sammich Truck". {{User:Trey56/sig}} 21:43, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Of course that's a branding choice on Oscar Meyer's part (the song wouldn't be so great if they had a way with b-a-l-o-n-e-y!), as "baloney" is the branding choice for [http://www.maloneysbaloney.com/ Maloney's Baloney]. Then there's LightLife's [http://www.solae.com/soyproteinproducts/products/foneybaloney.jsp Foney Baloney], another clear branding choice. One would expect branding usage to be consistent, regardless of whether the word is real or not, or whether the form of the word is more, less, or equally prevalent in American English. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 21:51, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
::::::::Also, I think it's strange to assume that "baloney" is TBC's preferred spelling based off of "Baloney Sammich Truck"; no one's arguing that "sandwich" should be respelled "sammich" everywhere in the article... :) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 21:54, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::Again, as I noted above, no one would argue that, because "sammich" is not a lexicographically-accepted word. "Baloney" is, as I think I have proven, as correct a spelling as "bologna" in American English, and to insist on using a spelling TBC did not use in this case seems a little odd to me. Compare to this: what if they did a toon about "pop" and people argued we should call it "soda" because it matches their personal experience? This is NOT a case of them making up a word or spelling out a slang term, and the line of thinking we'd use if they called it "ba-low-knee" or something else like that doesn't apply. It's my position that if they use a real spelling of a real word in canon, we should follow suit when discussing canon. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 22:03, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::I think it's pretty much a regional spelling difference, like saying 'soda' or 'pop'. Most people, I would assume, have seen both. Since the only documented instance of the word's spelling is 'baloney', I think we should continue that spelling throughout, although add somewhere "baloney (which can also be spelled bologna)".[[User:Trelawney|Trelawney]] 22:10, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::If only they had misspelled "truck" — then the case would be clear! Since this isn't the case, I think Trelawney's suggestion is the best compromise, although I would change the parenthetical statement to "(more commonly spelled bologna)". And now I plan to spend no more time thinking about this molehill. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 22:19, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
::::I'm not questioning the veracity of the various dictionaries you noted, nor am I suggesting that ''baloney'' isn't a variant of ''bologna''. What I am saying is that, given their differentiation, ''baloney'' in the sense of the meat product is a ''needless'' variant (for my source and some excellent further reading, I highly recommend ''[[Special:Booksources/0195161912|Garner's Modern American Usage]]''). As for this toon, I don't have a good answer there. It clearly reads "Baloney" on the truck, which is why I have made no attempt to change the references in the transcript. Whether or not TBC were being tongue-in-cheek with the spelling is anyone's guess, but, as much as I dislike it, we should spell it consistently without a better reason not to. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:13, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

I will say that because bubs spelled Sandwich as Sammich. We should spell it sammich the whole article and i'm off! {{unsigned|Taste of your medicine|03:50, 4 July 2006 (UTC)}}

:I'd caution against disrupting the wiki to illustrate a point, as [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Don't disrupt Wikipedia to illustrate a point|Wikipedia does in this guideline]]. Please discuss the issue here on the talk page and not through edits and edit summaries. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 04:08, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

:Please review my points above, in particular my 22:03, 3 July 2006 UTC post. With which part of that do you disagree? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 04:15, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

::I'd just like to add that "sammich" is pronounced differently to "sandwich", so it was clear which one to transcribe. When Bubs said "I'm-tryingtosellabaloneysammich!" he clearly says "sammich", and when he says "I drove my baloney sandwich truck down to the beach" he clearly says "sandwich". Yes, I thought of that while I was transcribing - I considered using "sammich" everywhere too, but that wasn't what he was ''saying''. With baloney/bologna, there is no such differentiation - the only difference is in the spelling, and the decision boils down to "we should use the correct term" vs "we should use the term that's still an accepted variant, but would be consistant". I think the latter is the better choice. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 06:53, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

:::It was word play! Tell you what. A wiki and fourm consensus seems like what we should do, I say we vote on this to be truly fair. At next Tuesday we take the winner and post that in Weclome Back. '''TOYM''' 15:42 UTC 4 July 2006

::::I think we should just spell it however Los` Brotheren Cowboy Boots spell it. --{{User:Homfrog/sig}} 22:24, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

Quick question: Has anyone considered the possibility that Bubs is trying to sell ''nonsense'' sandwiches, as opposed to bologna sandwiches? That if someone actually bought a sammich from Bubs on this deserted [[island]], they'd get a couple slices of bread, maybe with a [[Fortune Cookies|fortune]] inside or something? :) It could just be one of the [[isp|99 ways he rips you off]]. That would be a good case for leaving it "baloney", IMHO. :) {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 20:17, 5 July 2006 (UTC)
:Uh... can I simply say that this whole bologna/baloney controversy began with an incorrect assumption that "baloney" is not an acceptable spelling of the meat many call "bologna"? With many respected lexicons agreeing on its acceptance, thereby setting that incorrect assumption aside, there's no purpose in formulating an excuse for the use of the spelling we are using. We're using good American English, and we have no need to fear we're being imprecise or uncivilized, or to otherwise feel bad about it.
::Well ''I'' feel guilty ;) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 04:46, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

==Strong Bad on the Airplane==
Did anybody notice that Strongbad didn't move with the plane? Should we put this under goofs?
:I don't think it was a goof; I think it was an intentional choice on the part TBC. They probably thought it would look better if SB wasn't jiggling the whole time he was talking. Also, cartoons don't necessarily have to obey physics. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 14:04, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

Is it worth noting that on the video StrongBad recorded, he doesn't appear to be actually wearing a parachute -- just a helmet? -- Catgirl
:I think both the above statements deserve to be in remarks at least. {{User:NFITC1/sig}}

==Topiary==
Who is that man in the topiary garden? It doesn't look anything like the bust of [[Van Buren]]... Rogue mentioned Shakespere in IRC, and it bears a resemblance... what do people think? {{User:Phlip/sig}} 15:59, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
:I think it might just be Shakespere.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 16:07, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
::I gotta agree with H*Bad. Shakespeare is who I immediately thought of when I saw that. [[User:Ramrod|Ramrod]] 16:34, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
:::I, too, thought of the Bard of Avon. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:06, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
::::One more vote for Shakespeare... that's why come he's so awesome. [[User:Trelawney|Trelawney]]
:::::I thought it was Bach when I first saw it, and since Bach is referenced in the same scene (Rockin' with Bach), it seems to make sense.[[user:AndrewS|AndrewS]]
::::::It's definitely Shakespeare. Bach was always depicted with a full wig and no facial hair, whereas the most famous portrait of Old Billie has him balding with medium-long hair and a Van Dyke. And the earring. [[User:Catgirl|Catgirl]]

== Chaps upgrade to Flash 8? ==

They've said before that they still use Flash 5 (or was it Flash MX, I forget). But this eppisode used alot more blurred objects then usual (in the plane, the blades of grass the camera records and the quick zoom in on h*) and bluring is a new feature added to Flash 8 (Chaps have previously used photoshop to do this). I'm working on importing the flash file into my Flash 8, I'll see if that has any clues. --John

No, it's still made in 7. They just used images I guess. --B14Z3

:Well, I don't know 'bout you, but my copy of Flash 7 can blur stuff. It can also addd accurate shadows, made explosions, and somethin' else I can't remember. --{{User:Homfrog/sig}} 22:27, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
::They said they use Flash 5 though, not 7 or 8. {{User:Dagger/sig}} 05:35, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

== Doin' that thing you do ==
The lyric referring to "our bass player" reminds me of ''[[IMDb:tt0117887|That Thing You Do!]]'', where the bass guitarist had no other name than T(he) B(ass) Player. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:47, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
:Heh, thats true.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 17:02, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
::Actually TBC are most likely referring to the fact that bass players are generally un-notested

== "The part with the narwhal?" ==

At least, I think SB said Narwhal. You don't get that many of them in midair, but I'd imagine one of the celebrities had brought one along.
:There were no celebrities.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 19:05, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
:Perhaps a reference to Hitchhiker's Guide? It's far too subtle for me to add it, though someone braver might include it. At least it should die in STUFF.--[[User:Bobo the King|Bobo the King]] 19:45, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
::That was a sperm whale, though, not a narwhal. It's probably just cause narwhals are so cool. :)[[User:Trelawney|Trelawney]]
:::Not to metion the marked lack of a Bowl of Petunias. [[User:Geshmalderborgen|Geshmalder]] 01:16, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
::::I dunno, narwhals seem to have a habit of [http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/penguincalls coming out of nowhere] in the world of Macromedia Flash (see #9, although it's better to watch them in order). It wouldn't surprise me at all to have one pop up midair in Free Country USA. --{{User:Soapergem/sig}} 04:19, 5 July 2006 (UTC)
:::::It should be noted that the "Penguin Calls" flash you just linked to was made by the same person--drewmo--that did the Narwhal Diving game, which the toon appears to reference. Everything's connected. ~ [[User:Bruce|Bruce]] 05:27, 5 July 2006 (UTC)
::::::Yeah. Drewmo/Spinnerdisc.com does a lot of stuff with narwhales. including [http://www.spinnerdisc.com/plaid_ep2.html tiny plaid ninjas episode #2] (click the shoe), on which the game was first based. --{{User:Super Martyo Brother/sig}} 19:54, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

== Homsars hat flying off... ==
...and then coming back, reminds me of the parts from Airplane! when one of the characters tossed their jacket and it came back to him.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 18:28, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
:Actually, I think the sae thing happened with a hat too. I love that movie.... {{User:Salty/sig}} 18:46, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
Homsar's hat comes back to him all the time. - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 18:48, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
::Maybe its something that the Chapmans took from the movie.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 19:01, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
:::I just thinks that he threw it around the world, so naturally it came back to him. Homsar would do that kind of thing. --{{User:Homfrog/sig}} 22:24, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
::::Or it simply flew around behind the viewer. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 22:29, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
:It should be pointed out that in the movie, the hat and jacket came back from the direction he threw them, as if someone tossed them back, not from the opposite direstion, which is what Homsar's hat did.-[[User:Exhibit A|Exhibit A]] 03:18, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

== Did anyone notice... ==
The audio levels in this tune were kinda subpar. I suppose it might be my computer, god knows my speakers are dying, but I've watched every toon on the site and I've never had problems understanding as much dialogue as this one. The Cheat and Strong Mad were playing so loudly I couldn't hear Marzy...
Oh, and Homestar's eyes looked kinda small in his sleepyhead outfit, didn't they?

== Blogs? ==

Did it sound to anyone else like Strong Bad said "ladies' blogs", not "latest blogs"? [[User:SA2Tails|SA2Tails]] 03:58, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

:I thought so at first too, but on a re-listen it was pretty clearly "latest" to me. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 04:04, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
::I myself heard "latest blogs". {{User:Salty/sig}} 04:18, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
:::I heard "latest blogs" but that's probably because I didn't know there was such thing as a vlog until I read this hrwiki article. I guess vlogs would make more sense though, considering Strong bad is (or at least thinks he is) taping the event on video. --[[User:Chupaqueso|Chupaqueso]] 17:37, 5 July 2006 (UTC)
:I heard "ladies' blogs" when I first watched it and was actually surprised to see it transcribed as "latest blogs" here. Personally, I think he was saying "ladies" but it sounded similar to "latest" because of that Strong Badian pseudo-Mexican accent we've all come to know and love. Besides, given his constant and hopeless obsession with attempting to impress "the ladies", it would be a very much in-character thing for him to say. [[User:Beatfox|Beatfox]] 05:33, 9 July 2006 (UTC)

== Vlog or Blog? ==

Is it vlog or blog in the transcript? The real-world refernces say about vlogs... [[User:JudgeDeadd|JudgeDeadd]] 09:03, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

== Homestar's Eyes ==

Did anybody else notice that Homestar's eyes were flipped during his "sleepy" mode? - {{User:Super Sonic X/Sig}} 13:27, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
:It happened in [[Biz Cas Fri 3]], too. [[HRFWiki:User:The Mu|Da M-izz-u]][[HRFWiki:User talk:The Mu|Tizzalk]] 20:05, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

== Rival camps ==

Right now we have the following real-world reference:
*Athletic competitions between summer camps occupying the same campground are common in family movies and cartoons.
Could someone add a well-known example to this fact; I can't think of one offhand. Thanks, {{User:Trey56/sig}} 13:55, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

The movie Heavyweights is a good example of this
-TheDensel

I just added "Heavyweights" (didn't see TheDensel's comment) and "Meatballs" to the fact. [[User:69.217.59.140|69.217.59.140]] 16:58, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

== Goofs ==
First of all, weclome? (it's spelled wrong) That's on purpose, right? It doesn't really seem to stand out, and it seems like if it was on purpose, TBC would make it stand out more. Second, strongbad doesn't wiggle with the plane. Should we add these?
:I think both are intentional: the former has [[Unusual_Greetings#Weclome|its own page]], and see [[Talk:Weclome Back#Strong Bad on the Airplane|my comments on the latter]]. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 14:06, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

==Arm length and head position goof?==
When Strong Bad is turning on his camera in the plane, his arm is abnormally long (stretchy??), also his head is in "front" of his laptop's screen. A few frames later he pulls his head back behind the screen (where we'd normally see it) -- it almost looks as if his head just passed through the laptop. [[User:75.26.2.227|75.26.2.227]] 19:19, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

== Westerburg/berg ==

"Burg" is the german word for "Castle", while "Berg" is for "Mount(ain)". Both are very common suffixes for german town names as well. Coincidence?

== TBC Vacation ==

I have a feeling that the reason why the site didn't update much is because TBC went on vacation? This cartoon sounds like a way of telling everyone. Oh, and please don't remove this comment again. It ticks me off. [[User:King Cheesia|King Cheesia]]
:I'm sorry to hear that. You see, your comment doesn't really belong here: it doesn't have anything to do with the content of the ''article'' about this toon, which is what this talk page is for. On the other hand, there is a [[Forum:8992|forum thread]] specifically for opinions and chatter about the toon itself. Also, this is kind of already mentioned in the [[Weclome Back#Explanations|Explanations]] section. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:30, 5 July 2006 (UTC)
::I heard they took a break from the site because their dad died. Any verification?
:::Let's see; Don Chapman sadly passed away on April 15, 2006. However, the Brothers Chaps soldiered on and continued to update the site with Thy Dungeonman 3, senior prom and isp. After that, the site was quiet from May 16, 2006, until July 3, 2006, except for the occasional Store or Podstar Runner updates. Note that the break started a month after Don's death, so I don't think that was the reason why the site wasn't updated during June. Also, the toon, Weclome Back, seems to imply that the Brothers Chaps went on vacation, just like almost everyone in the toon. {{User:The Chort/sig}} 13:57, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

==Island trivia==
Do we really know for a fact that "The island is used in this toon because in the DVD commentary on Strong Bad Email island, Matt said they should use the island again"? Sounds like hearsay to me. It could just as easily be based on a whim, or that it's the only previously seen beach for one to drive to. - (Random Nitpicky Person) 23:31, 4 July 2006 (EST)
:Hasn't it been reused since that commentary anyway? Was it in [[disconnected]]? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

==Baloney Sammich Truck==
[[Image:Baloneytruck.PNG|thumb|Like magic?]]
Can someone upload a picture of that beach scene? Specifically when Bubs says "You shut your face" to the atari seagul?-[[User:68.113.192.114|68.113.192.114]] 03:53, 5 July 2006 (UTC)
:C'n I ask why? I mean, I'll do it an' everything, but I wanna know what it's for. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::Already on it. Here you go: {{User:Salty/sig}} 04:15, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

== Narwhal is a reference to AKA Driver... ''how'' exactly? ==

How is Narwhal Diving a reference to AKA Driver? I've looked up the lyrics for said song and there's not a single line in the song mentioning narwhals. In addition, drewmo (the author of Narwhal Diving) has posted in the forum topic for Weclome Back, saying he's never heard AKA Driver. I'd say we have reasonable doubt here... ~ [[User:Bruce|Bruce]] 05:30, 5 July 2006 (UTC)
:I agree. Other than "Narwhal Diver" and "NyQuil Driver" sounding alike, there's nothing. --[[User:4.159.116.75|4.159.116.75]] 18:41, 5 July 2006 (UTC)
:Fair enough. The similarity in name seemed more than coincidental to me, but I guess not.

== I'm with gluten/stupid ==
Strong Sad's "I'm with gluten" t-shirt seems to be a reference to the "I'm with stupid" t-shirts, which I think were popular in the eighties. Might be something more to it, though.[[User:Old Timey Me|Old Timey Me]] 03:20, 6 July 2006 (UTC)
:It almost certainly is, but I think that'd be explaining the joke, which we avoid. Unless most viewers wouldn't get the reference, such a joke-explaining comment talks down to the reader, and we avoid them. Of course, it being an obvious joke is merely my opinion, I may be wrong. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:45, 6 July 2006 (UTC)
::I think it's worth a shot — I hadn't noticed it, even though I'm familiar with the "stupid" shirts. And I'm sure there's a healthy portion of people who haven't seen the shirt. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 04:41, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

==Homestar Running Gag==
Isnt it a Running Gag with Homestar to announce something, then immidietly ask what he is hearing about so-and-so happening (Sleeping through June, not bringing Donuts, and from the Marzipan Answering machine, hearing about this Boyfriend Dan)
:Well, if it happens any more it will be notable. But what would you title a page like this? {{User:Salty/sig}} 06:47, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

==Bubs' Voice==
A lot of the characters' voices have been more and more pronounced lately. I noticed this with Strong Bad, and for example in Weclome Back, Bubs' voice sounds very Limozeen-y, and less Bubs-y. It's a little irritating. Did anyone else notice this? [[User:Quite|Quite]] 23:34, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

== Toot sweet/tout de suite? ==

Near the beginning, I thought Marzipan's response to Bubs' question about her vacation was that it was "toot sweet" a reference to a song in the movie Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. (sign your posts)
:See [[Template:STUFF/Weclome Back|STUFF]]. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 17:56, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

==Trogdor Filmography?==
[[Trogdor]] appears in this toon, albeit in topiary garden form. Does this count as an "appearance" worthy of adding this article to the [[:Category:Trogdor Filmography|Trogdor Filmography Category]]? --[http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php/User:The_Homestrongzipansadcheatsmith http://www.hrwiki.org/images/3/3b/The_homestrongzipansadcheatsmith2.PNG] [[User talk:The Homestrongzipansadcheatsmith|Tlk]]/[[Special:Contributions/The_Homestrongzipansadcheatsmith|Cnt]] 19:59, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
:We've added characters to their filmography categories for similar things before (for example, [[Homsar]]'s appearance in [[stupid stuff]]). --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Pom Pom Eyes ==

At the ending part, did anyone else think that Pom Pom's eyes were too far apart? --{{User:Fizz123/sig}}
:Perhaps, but isn't it a little bit extreme to be analyzing the distance between Pom Pom's eyes? — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 21:44, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
::It just looked unnatural... --{{User:Fizz123/sig}}
:::It ''did'' look a little off, but he was facing right at the camera, which is also unusual... --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::I always figured that like his appendages, his other features can just kind of float around to an extent. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 22:38, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

== Light in the Leftovers ==

Is there a way to compare this phrase with "Light in the loafers" without offending people? Or should I not bother.{{User:Bassbone/sig}} 22:30, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

:This has already been dealt with; the decision seems to be "don't point it out." --[[HRFWiki:User:The Mu|Da M-izz-u]][[HRFWiki:User talk:The Mu|Tizzalk]] 22:34, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

::It's highly unlikely that Homsar meant anything related to sexuality by saying the phrase, and nothing else in the scene suggests or even hints at a sexual theme. Therefore, the connection between "leftovers" and "loafers" must just be a coincidence, and Homsar was referring to something else. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:38, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

:::Actually, most of what Homsar says (with the exception of that message he left for Marzipan) means nothing at all, and is not related to anything. I think it is a play of "light in the loafers", but since we have little kids here, this one (like [[senior prom|David Coppafeel]]) can slide. --[[HRFWiki:User:The Mu|Da M-izz-u]][[HRFWiki:User talk:The Mu|Tizzalk]] 22:45, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

::::[[Analysis of Homsar's Speech Patterns|This article might interest you...]] {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 01:07, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

== Closed STUFF ==

{{stuffcloseddecline}}
=== Commonly misunderstood Coach ===
{{stufffact|Coach Z's line about "Glorten" Camp echoes a similar line from him in [[mascot]]. There, he refers to the same entity in two different ways, and here, he refers to two different entities in the same way.}}
{{stuffverdict|06:43, 4 July 2006 (UTC)|17:25, 18 July 2006 (UTC)|declined|17|10|Weclome Back}}

{{stuffclosedaccept}}
=== Whistling candy ===
{{stufffact|"Toot sweet" is a play on the French phrase ''"tout de suite"'' (which translates to "immediately" or "at once"). Both phrases are pronounced roughly the same.}}
{{stuffverdict|23:08, 3 July 2006 (UTC)|04:28, 8 July 2006 (UTC)|overwhelmingly accepted|23|3|Weclome Back}}

== New pants? ==

Did anyone else notice that Strong Bad's pants had purple shadows on them in this toon? I don't think I've seen those pants in anything before or after this one. —{{User:Mibluvr13/sig}} 01:07, 20 August 2006 (UTC)
:Looks/sounds like the [[Strong Bad Evolution|sixth design]] to me. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Johnny Castaway ==

I'm pretty sure that there is a reference to Johnny Castaway here. Remember how Johnny always used those thought bubbles to show what he was thinking? Pom Pom and the Poopsmith do that in the easter egg. The lo-res bird that Bubs yells at seems to be circumstantial evidence too. I'm pretty certain about this one but it got cut from the article very quickly when I posted it a few days ago. Anyone else remember/willing to investigate Johnny Castaway (from screen antics)?

User talk:The Chort

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70.228.71.199: HutUdd

== SB Email 51 ==

In your introduction, you said you were watching "[[dragon|SBEmail #51, dragon!]]" Dragon is really email # 58. Is this correct? —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 11:09, 20 Aug 2005 (UTC)

Hey, you're right! I'll just go fix it... — [[User:The Chort|The Chort]] 11:11, 20 Aug 2005 (UTC)

==Not Ken==

From the old FAQ:

Q: That drawing of Homestar in the fan section is NOT Michael Jackson like you said. Did you know that? Same with that one you said is Ken from Street Fighter. You guys are wrong!! ''(shortened to "Mistakes on fan art drawings?" in the FAQ body)''
A: We know. We've seen the movie and the cartoon. It's a joke. Now leave us alone.

It was a joke. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 16:36, 24 Aug 2005 (UTC)

Well, how has I to know that?! I never read the obsolete [[Email FAQ]]. I don't even know what the heck Street Fighter/Dragon Ball Z is! That's it, I'm going to sulk. ''{sulks}'' - [[User:The Chort|The Chort]] 10:52, 26 Aug 2005 (UTC)

== Signature ==

Your new sig looks great, but you may want to consider having it link to your userpage instead of just being text. If you need help, feel free to ask. {{User:Some HSR themed username/sig}} 17:50, 11 Sep 2005 (UTC)

Whoops! My bad! Hang on a minute....fixed it! {{User:The Chort/sig}} 17:54, 11 Sep 2005 (UTC)

:Super! {{User:Some HSR themed username/sig}} 17:55, 11 Sep 2005 (UTC)

== Interwiki links ==

Hey The Chort. You have a popular name! At least, different versions of it seem to be. By the way, you can use an interwiki link to link to the Fanstuff, like this: <code><nowiki>[[</nowiki>HR'''F'''Wiki:''pagename'']]</code>. So, if you wanted, your sentence on your page could be: ''For the "The Chort" who uses the Fanstuff Wiki (not the same person as me), [[HRFWiki:User:The_Chort|click here]]''. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:21, 21 Sep 2005 (UTC)

Thanks, It's dot com! You rock! {{User:The Chort/sig}} 17:51, 21 Sep 2005 (UTC)

== Tae Kwon Do ==

Wow... your a white belt in Tae Kwon Do, that's cool since I'm a black belt. --[[User:DBK|Danny]] 23:43, 3 Oct 2005 (UTC)

Yeah, pity white is the lowest belt you can have! {{User:The Chort/sig}} 16:59, 4 Oct 2005 (UTC)

== Birthday Deuce! ==

Combolations on your hundredth birfday! {{User:Some HSR themed username/sig}} 18:19, 12 October 2005 (UTC) 
You look lively! Happy Birthday! {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 18:51, 12 October 2005 (UTC)

Aw, thanks, guys! {{User:The Chort/sig}} 15:55, 13 October 2005 (UTC)

== Great jorb! ==

Nice work on taking down that troll earlier! {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 20:18, 15 October 2005 (UTC)

It's all in a day's work! {{User:The Chort/sig}} 12:03, 16 October 2005 (UTC)

== Image Maintenance ==

You have a good eye for noticing subtile differences. Thank you for pointing out all those old and duplicate images scattered throughout the wiki's image gallery. Your efforts help the sysops enforce the [[HRWiki:Image use policy|image use policy]] and we all appreciate your efforts. {{User:The Paper/sig}} 18:46, 26 October 2005 (UTC)

No probalo! {{User:The Chort/sig}} 18:47, 26 October 2005 (UTC)

:Let's only mark for deletion any image that is violating the image policy above (wrong format, poor quality, etc.) or is an ''exact or near exact'' duplicate of another image. The two images you marked for deletion recently were different enough from other images that I coudn't really consider them duplicates. All these images are a big job, though, and I applaud you again for being willing to tackle them. Rock, rock on. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:51, 24 December 2005 (UTC)

::I only tried to delete them because they weren't being used and I thought that they were no longer needed. Meh, maybe someone could add one of them to their user page. {{User:The Chort/sig}} 17:01, 24 December 2005 (UTC)

:::For the time being, please take "unused on the wiki" out of your list of reasons to mark an image for deletion. It's okay for them to just sit on the server. :) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:33, 26 December 2005 (UTC)

::::Oh, ok. I just thought that if too many unused images were left on the server, the server would run out of space! :) {{User:The Chort/sig}} 15:35, 27 December 2005 (UTC)

:::::Nah. When we upgraded to the new server, we got ''gobs'' o' space. w00t! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:37, 27 December 2005 (UTC)

::::::Oh, that's ok, then. {{User:The Chort/sig}} 15:56, 27 December 2005 (UTC)

== Linking ==

Hey The Chort. I've noticed that a lot if not all of your links on talk pages are external links, [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php/Help:Link like this], instead of internal links, [[Help:Link|like this]]. Instead of <code><nowiki>[http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php/Help:Link Help:Link]</nowiki></code>, you can (and should) just type <code><nowiki>[[Help:Link]]</nowiki></code>. Hope that helps. :) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:42, 26 October 2005 (UTC)

Oh, right. Okay, then. {{User:The Chort/sig}} 13:38, 27 October 2005 (UTC)

== YO YO YO ==

YO it's NOT BILLY BOB BOB here to ask you. Have you ever not gotton your SBemail answerd well then send it to me and i'll answer it close to how good ol' SB and mabey i'll includ some crappy microsoft paint drawings...MABEY! But just put your SBemail in my talk pannal. With your name of corse! BYE -NOT Billy Bob Bob

Err...look, NOT BILLY BOB BOB....can I just call you NBBB?....Look NBBB, I don't mean to offend you but '''ARE YOU COMPLETELY NUTS?!''' Wait, don't answer that question. I mean, why would I want to send Strong Bad an email when he pretty much ''answerd'' all my questions in [[sb email 22]]? And even if I ''did'' want my email ''answerd'', why would I even think about sending it to some nutter who can't spell correctly and greets people with "YO YO YO"? I thought that fad died out last decade. Also, I belive Fan Fictions are inferior to the genuine product, which is why I rarely visit to the Fanstuff Wiki. Now quit sending me spam or I'll sue. {{User:The Chort/sig}} 13:54, 27 October 2005 (UTC)

== Oh-STUFF'd Hundred Hours ==

Hey The Chort. Just curious, but why did you STUFF that fact? It seems like a pretty straightforward explanation to me. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:20, 3 November 2005 (UTC)

:The Chort, when stuffing a fact, you should probably put down an argument for or against so Savings is my left name, Ms. America! — Senor Cardgauge, Senor Mortgage

No, it can't be heaven. There's not enough twinkies. — Strong Bad, Where the Crap are We?

I cut the crust off in the morning light... — Homestar, origins we know why it's being stuffed. {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 22:46, 3 November 2005 (UTC)

Sorry for any inconvenience I caused. I just thought the fact was fairly obvious and didn't need mentioning. Like that fact about [[HRWiki:STUFF/Archive/Commandos in the Classroom|R&R]]. And you must know that I had STUFFED the fact just before I had to go to bed so I didn't have time to explain why I STUFFED it. Augh...I knew I was going to regret this idea for the rest of my life...crap {{User:The Chort/sig}} 16:47, 4 November 2005 (UTC)

:Meh, I'm sure you'll get over it. Everybody makes mistakes at some point. Just be sure to include an argument in the future, and everything will be fine. Since it's being overehelmingly and unanimously accepted, I'm gonna go ahead and close the item now. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:50, 4 November 2005 (UTC)

Well, if it's okay with you, I'm gonna stick to voting on STUFF instead of STUFFING the items themselves. It was the first time I ever tried it and I don't know what I was thinking at the time. I only did it because I wanted to be the guy too. But I'm just a kid. Maybe when I'm older... {{User:The Chort/sig}} 11:20, 5 November 2005 (UTC)

==Don't bite==
Please don't bite the anonnies. A simple "reverted" is all that's necessary, especially when someone might have a good reason (at least to him or her) why an edit would be appropriate. Thanks. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:33, 9 November 2005 (UTC)

:Sorry. I've had a rough day. {{User:The Chort/sig}} 19:51, 9 November 2005 (UTC)

::No probalo. Hope your day gets better. :) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]]

:::It will. I'm going to have a bath and then go to bed! {{User:The Chort/sig}} 19:53, 9 November 2005 (UTC)

== Other ==

Thanks for the Homsar self desctriptions! I appreciate it.--[[User:Homsarroks|Homsarroks]] 18:28, 12 November 2005 (UTC)

You're welcome! {{User:The Chort/sig}} 18:31, 12 November 2005 (UTC)

== Favorites list ==
I love your favorites list.. it's so clean and pretty! --[[User:AndrewNeo|AndrewNeo]] 00:09, 22 November 2005 (UTC)

Thank you! I wanted to keep my user page short and neat, so I used a table. And if you think that's organized, you should see my maths exercise books! {{User:The Chort/sig}} 16:56, 22 November 2005 (UTC)

== Message ==

Thanks for retitling the page I made. I was kind of embarassed by the error. [[Image:Homsar-in-motion.gif]]Homsarroks[[Image:kookysig.gif]] 19:58, 23 November 2005 (UTC)

That's OK. It was the first time (and possibly only) in my life I could legally move a page! {{User:The Chort/sig}} 20:00, 23 November 2005 (UTC)

== The English!? ==

''Original telegram:

''Greetings, Sir Strong Bad! '''STOP'''

''I am from England. '''STOP'''

''What are your thoughts on
the English? '''STOP'''

''Many thanks, '''STOP'''

{{User:The Chort/sig}} '''''STOP'''''

'''What do I think about the English, huh? OH! I'LL TELL YOU WHAT I THINK ABOUT THE ENGLISH!!!... I think their muffins are exemplatory!'''

'''Dapperly yours,'''

'''[[User:Sir Strong Bad|Sir Strong Bad]]'''

Exemwhatnow? {{User:The Chort/sig}} 17:26, 28 November 2005 (UTC)

('''ex.em.pla.ry:''' ''adj.'' worthy of imitation; commendable; serving as a model.)

== Twelve days ==

I just thought I'd let you know that I'm really enjoying your twelve days of Decemberween. Nevermind the bullocks, {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 16:55, 5 December 2005 (UTC)

Thanks! I decided to do this for 3 reasons:

# It was shorter than doing an 24 day advent calender.
# It's a great way to getting people to visit regularly.
# It's the perfect excuse for filling up my user page with images.

{{User:The Chort/sig}}e 17:52, 5 December 2005 (UTC)
:I'm enjoying it so far. Keep it up!
{{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 12:59, 7 December 2005 (UTC)
::Whats going to happen on the 13th day of decemberween? {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 07:21, 11 December 2005 (UTC)

I'll probably stop on the 13th. The original song only went up to 12 days. Don't blame me, blame the carol singers! {{User:The Chort/sig}} 13:51, 11 December 2005 (UTC)
:NEXT EPISODE CAROL SINGERS, NEXT ''EPISODE!!!!!!!!!!'' {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 20:25, 11 December 2005 (UTC)

::Man, that is one sweet new Christmas carol. I just sang through the whole thing. I'll have to see if I can get the whole family to go through it next time.
::Oh, and I'm just wondering if maybe you want the ninth day to read "nine butts a-dancing" instead of just "nine butts dancing"...? It just seems more rhythmic (and funnier) that way. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 17:24, 20 December 2005 (UTC)

Sure, why not? {{User:The Chort/sig}} 12:50, 21 December 2005 (UTC)

:I think Butts a-grabbing is funnier, but the song is over now. Oh, well. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 17:41, 27 December 2005 (UTC)

:::Bravo! I thuroughly enjoyed it. It's an idea the is sure to be plagerized for years to come! {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 17:29, 27 December 2005 (UTC)

==To answer your question==
<s>I believe that it is true that the DVD came out before the CD, however, the bonus extra was made before a final cover was picked.</s>. I was wrong. The DVD came out about a week before the CD. {{User:Rogue Leader/sig}} 18:11, 29 December 2005 (UTC)
:Rogue, you were wrong about your wrongness. Did you take a look at the '''year''' of the dates? {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 18:16, 29 December 2005 (UTC)

== Song ==

Good song! No, I really don't think Simon Cowell would tear you apart. [[User:Bluebry muffin|Bluebry muffin]] 20:32, 15 January 2006 (UTC)

:Thank you! It was actually just a version of ''"If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands"'' I thought up on the spot. {{User:The Chort/sig}} 20:34, 15 January 2006 (UTC)

::Yeh, I noticed that. BTW, can YOU find all of the eggs? [[User:Bluebry muffin|Bluebry muffin]] 22:11, 15 January 2006 (UTC)

:::Probably not. I'm too busy working the wiki and playing MMORPGs. {{User:The Chort/sig}} 22:18, 21 January 2006 (UTC)

== cool people ==
It would be awsome if you put a cool people list on your page. {{User:The thing/sig}} 22:05, 21 January 2006 (UTC)

:Maybe I'll think about it ''{yawns}'' tomorrow. I'm tired. Zzzzzz... {{User:The Chort/sig}} 22:15, 21 January 2006 (UTC)

::Well... --{{User:The thing/sig}} 19:50, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

:::I've decided not to. I bet you've only asked me to add a cool people list so you can be on it. Am I right? Remember that little chat you had with [[User Talk:E.L. Cool|E.L. Cool]]? We don't want Awesome Users lists to become the next Guestbook fad, do we? Besides, I'm going to do a Caption Contest instead. {{User:The Chort/sig}} 18:17, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
::::O' I remember the E.L. cool chat but uh... this time it's different that was the past. --{{User:The thing/sig}} 21:30, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

== Hey. ==

I've been checking back regularly ever since your "12 Days of Decemberween" song. Now I'm a user and I'd like to say hello! --[[User:Nintendostar_Runner|Nintendostar_Runner]]

Hello! {{User:The Chort/sig}} 16:30, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

== Images ==

If you're uploading an image that should replace an existing one, go to the original one and click the "Upload a new version of this file" link near the bottom. Whatever you upload there will replace the original one. That way, the sysops won't have so many images to delete. {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 18:26, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

What? I have never uploaded an image in my entire life! I can't spell you! {{User:The Chort/sig}} 18:28, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

:Never mind. I thought you had uploaded [[:Image:PomPomSkipper2.PNG]], as a replacement for [[:Image:PomPomSkipper.PNG]] and then marked the latter one for deletion. I'm going to back and revert what I thought was fixing your mistakes. (You didn't actually make any.) {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 18:32, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

:Oh, ok then. Nevermind the Bullocks, eh? {{User:The Chort/sig}} 18:37, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

== HRWIKI:Welcome ==

Why did you delete it saying "Messed up user?" {{User:The thing/sig}}

:I marked it for deletion with "user messed up" because I thought you made a mistake. I thought you accidently created a page that wasn't needed. Come to think of it, it does sound a bit rude. I better change it. {{User:The Chort/sig}} 15:10, 4 February 2006 (UTC)

== Good Bye ==

I've been writeing long messages to people about this but I'm just gonna cut to the chase: Good Bye I'm leaving if you want to say your bye do it on my talk page and do it soon because I leave saterday
-{{User:NOT Billy Bob Bob/sig}} 21:04, 16 February 2006 (UTC)

== Caption Contest ==

Hey there, The Chort! I'd like to let you know some information about your Caption Contest. Although I really like the idea, you need to move it elsewhere. [[User:Seriously|Seriously]] did the same thing with the competition. You will either need to move it to your talk page or the [[HRFWiki:|Fanstuff]]. Just thought I'd bring this up. See [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=HRWiki_talk:Guestbooks&diff=255140&oldid=254401 this discussion], if anything else pops up. {{User:Teh_Frossty_One/sig}} 17:33, 20 February 2006 (UTC)

:I knew this would happen eventually. Sadly, I don't have a Fanstuff account and if I wanted to create one, I'd have to choose a different name because there's already a The Chort there! I bet he hasn't been on for months now. Ok then. I'll move it to this here talk page. But not just now. I'm busy. Playing a game. Warbears or something like that... {{User:The Chort/sig}} 18:35, 20 February 2006 (UTC)

::Hey, no problem, man. Nice doin' business with you. {{User:Teh_Frossty_One/sig}} 18:39, 20 February 2006 (UTC)

== Dummy edits. ==

Hi man, no need to edit your page for updates to be seen. Just purge it. I have a purge botton at the top of my page for those cases. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 17:47, 2 March 2006 (UTC)

:Purge the whatnow? Oh, right, clear the browser's history somehow. Ok, I'll just go and add a purge button onto my toolbox. You know, just in case I ever need to use it. 
:Isn't technology amazing/confusing/magic? {{User:The Chort/sig}} 18:29, 2 March 2006 (UTC)

== Image deletion ==

The Chort, where do you intend to get the image from? I'm using background-image, which has been implemented to only use images on this server, first of all. Secondly, it's my one user image. Thirdly, I don't believe an equivalent transparent image is available.

I apologize if there's an obvious reason for marking it for deletion, I just don't see it at the moment. -- [[User:205.222.248.72|205.222.248.72]] 17:31, 3 March 2006 (UTC) (Jweb Guru, no time to log in)

:Hang on, I gotta eat dinner now. I'll answer later. {{User:The Chort/sig}} 17:32, 3 March 2006 (UTC)

::Er, doesn't it take as long to say "no time to log in" and "I'll answer later" as it would to just log in and answer now? But never mind that. ;) The image should not be marked for deletion or as abandoned, because it is currently in use on his user page (although it's not linked to in the normal way, so that's where the confusion arose). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:53, 3 March 2006 (UTC)

:::'''Edit Conflict''' Ok, I'm back. I'm not exactly sure what you're talking about so I'll explain what I did and why I did it. Firstly, I marked [[:Image:276001.jpg]] as abandoned as it wasn't being used on your user page. Maybe I should have asked for your consent before I added that. Secondly, I tried to add a To Be Deleted tag onto [[:Image:Jweb Ibanez Artcore AF75.png]] because I thought that you had replaced it with an identical image which was held on a different server. I guess I messed up pretty good. I'm sorry for any confusion caused, including my own. I've been here for over half a year and I'm still not sure how this wiki works! Oh, and BTW, I really had to go downstairs and eat dinner. It's almost 18:00 over here in England and I still live with my parents, you know! I'm 15! {{User:The Chort/sig}} 17:57, 3 March 2006 (UTC)

::::[[User:The Chort|The Chort]]: Okay, cool. Thanks for adding TBD to the other image, by the way, it needed it (but consent, or at least notification, would be cool in the future).
::::[[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]], I just couldn't waste the time to log on, because I'm at a public terminal and would have had to log off, taking even more time. Does look a little silly, though.

:::::(edit conflict) England, eh? ''Well, I'll tell you what I think of''—oh wait, someone's already done that one. :) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:13, 3 March 2006 (UTC)
::::::I know several have done that one to me. =3 Just coz England's one of my favourite places in the world, even. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Personal images ==

It is our policy ''not'' to delete images unless we absolutely have to. Please stop telling people to mark images for deletion. It's sufficient for users with too many personal images to simply remove them from use (they should not be linked to from any page) and mark them as abandoned. Thanks one million. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:22, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

:I'm really sorry for any incovenience caused. I didn't know that they could just be left as abandoned. I've been on this wiki for almost a year now and I'm ''still'' not very good at this wiki thing. I'll go and adjust all the messages. {{User:The Chort/sig}} 15:27, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

== Hello The Chort ==

I just wanted to let you know I changed the HTML code in your sig. I just changed all the <tt></tt>'s to <tt></tt>
so that we can be valid with XHTML/CSS standards and stuff. Don't worry, it should still look exactly the same. [[User:Ed smildE|Ed smilde]]/[[User talk:Ed smildE|talk]] 16:17, 8 April 2006 (UTC)
:Thanks, Ed! You get a danish. (available at your local bakery) {{User:The Chort/sig}} 19:13, 8 April 2006 (UTC)

== Welcome Back Toon ==

Howdy the Chort. I'm sure the reference to Johnny Castaway is present in the Welcome Back toon. Bubs yells at a seagull from the island which reminded me of the screensaver, but you can't dispute the reference when at the end the poopsmith and pom pom's thoughts are displayed in those thought bubbles. Classic Johnny Castaway.

Weclome Back

70.228.71.199 — Sat, 02 Sep 2006 16:27:43 GMT

70.228.71.199: /* Real-World References */

{{toonnav|Big Toon|weclomeback|A Folky Tale|Strongest Man in the World}}
[[Image:Weclome Back.PNG|thumb|"What is it, like, mid-May or something?"]]
Homestar and the gang all reflect on their summer vacation.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Homsar}}, [[Eh! Steve]] (Easter egg), {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|The King of Town}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Pom Pom}}, {{Film|The Poopsmith}}

'''Places:''' [[The Field]], [[Topiary Garden]], [[The Island]], [[Obstacle Course]], [[Airplane]]

'''Date:''' July 3, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 4:37

'''Page Title:''' Your dreams were your ticket out...

==Transcript==
''{A closeup of a time clock attached to a telephone pole. A time card is punched in. The words "Weclome Back" are shown, and flash various colors. Pull out to see Bubs holding a cup of coffee, in front of a table with styrofoam cups and an urn, in the Field. Marzipan enters and also punches in.}''

'''BUBS:''' Well, hello, Marzi-person! Welcome back.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Well, howdy, stranger!

'''BUBS:''' Stranger? I'm Bubs, remember?

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{unimpressed}'' Uh, I know. It's a joke.

'''BUBS:''' That's hilarious! How was your vacation?

'''MARZIPAN:''' It was toot sweet! I took the Cool Tapes on a midwestern tour ''{the tour map pops up}'' of bead shops and topiary gardens.

''{Cut to a topiary garden; Marzipan, Strong Mad and The Cheat are playing in the band}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{singing}''
:Cool tapes are cool, and we're better than ever,
:Cool tapes are cool, 'cause we're light as a feather.
:Keep it down with that real cool flavor,
:Me and The Cheat and our bass player.
:Rockin' the spot.
:Yeah, we're rockin' the spot.

''{Marzipan appears behind a topiary tree shaped like William Shakespeare.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Grapes, y'all! And don't forget we've got cool 7-inches for sale over at our merch table.

''{Cut to the merchandise table. Homsar is standing on it, it has a sign reading "Merch Masala" and another reading "Steven Inches $[[Pi|π]]"}''

'''HOMSAR:''' I'm a little light in the leftovers!

''{Homsar's hat flies off the left of the screen, then returns from the right and hits him on the head before settling back into its original position. Cut back to Bubs and Marzipan at the coffee table.}''

'''BUBS:''' I bet you drove the shapèd plants wild.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Yeah, they were way into it. So what did you do?

'''BUBS:''' I drove my baloney sandwich truck down to the beach.

''{Cut to the tropical island. Bubs's "Baloney Sammich Truck", which resembles an ice-cream truck, doesn't quite fit, and the rear wheels are in the water.}''

'''BUBS:''' BAH-loh-NEH!!! Come on, people! Come on, palm tree! I'm-tryingtosellabaloneysammich!

''{An Atari seagull squawks and flies past.}''

'''BUBS:''' ''{angrily to Atari seagull}'' You shut your face!

''{Cut back to the coffee table.}''

'''BUBS:''' I sold exactly zero baloney sandwiches!

'''MARZIPAN:''' Well, that's great!

'''BUBS:''' Yeah, it was pretty much my best summer ever.

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{walks in}'' Same here. I spent two glorious weeks at Gluten Camp. I learned more about this oft-misunderstood plant protein than I ever thought possible.

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' What''eva!'' ''{puts a time card in the time clock}'' I was across the lake at Glutton Camp. And we challenged those pansies to an obstacle course!

''{Cut to the obstacle course, pan across to see Strong Sad and the King of Town stuck in two tire swings.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Well, should we call it a draw?

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Hecks, no! I got stuck in here 10 minutes before you!

''{Pan across to Coach Z.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Let's go, Glorten Camp! Glorten Camp is pain and scranin' on yous!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Oh yeah?

''{cut back to the coffee table}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Well while you slo-mos were slounching around on your haunchy laurels, I was checking the most amazing email of my career!

''{Cut through static to Strong Bad, holding the Lappy, on a plane. Screen markers and a recording light are visible, as though viewed through a camcorder. Strong Bad leans in and adjusts the focus.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' All right, Lappy, when I mash record on that camera, we're gonna perform the world's first death-defying midair SBEmail check! We'll make the cover of all the latest blogs! Now, are you psyched?! I'm psyched, are you psyched?!? OK, 3! 2! 1!

''{Strong Bad leans in and presses a button on the camera. Cut through static to Strong Bad standing on the ground. The camera drops to the ground and slowly falls over.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, the believing is hard to be doing, because that was so incredible! We met so many celebrities in midair! And the part with the narwhale ''{sic}'' was ''so'' illegal.

''{Cut through static to Strong Bad, back at the coffee table}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, cuh-rap! What am I, your dad? I can't believe I pulled the old "mash Stop when you think you're mashing Record and mash Record when you think you're mashing Stop" routine on myself.

'''MARZIPAN:''' But if we've all been on vacation, who's been taking care of the website?

''{Homestar Runner walks in, tired, wearing a dressing gown, a nightcap and Nebulon slippers, with a cinnamon 5 o'clock shadow.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{yawns}'' What's up, my brothers? Let no one say the Homestar Runner don't know how to nap. What is it, like mid-May or something?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh, try "early July."

''{Zoom in.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Aah! I slept through June!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yup.

''{Zoom in even tighter.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Aah-! -gatha Christie would never sleep through June... neither would Angela Lansbury.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Aren't they the same person?

'''BUBS:''' Yeah.

'''KING OF TOWN:''' Yep.

'''MARZIPAN:''' I think they are.

'''STRONG SAD:''' Yes, they definitely are.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Well, it's settled then. Now, what's this I hear about some of you guys sleeping through June? I'll let it slide this time, but June-sleepers will not be tolerated from this day henceforth. Now, whose turn was it to ''{rolls tongue}'' bring the doughnuts?

'''EVERYONE BUT HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yours!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Well, I'll let it slide this time, but dough-not rememberers will dough-not be tolerated from now on. All right, everybody, everybody. It's time to get this www-dot-show back on the road-dot-com. Now, places! Aaand...
[[Image:Weclome Back everybody.PNG|150px|right|"Everybody, everybody!"]]
''{Cut to everyone standing in regular clothes in front of a plain blue background. The words "everybody, everybody" appear in front of them, zooming and flashing. The music from the [[Intro]] page plays.}''

'''CHILDREN:''' Everybody, everybody! Everybody, everybody! Everybody, everybody! Everybody, everybody!
{{clear}}

==Easter Eggs==
[[Image:Freewheelinsteve.PNG|thumb|The Freewheelin' Eh, Steve]]
* In Homsar's scene, click on the "Steven Inches" sign to see a "The Freewheelin' Eh, Steve" album cover. On the bottom it lists the songs ''Sweet Cups and Cakes'' by Wheelchair Man, ''Eh, Steve's Dream'' by Eh, Steve!, and ''Talkin' Trying to Catch a Worm Blues'' by Fresh Juice.
* When the King of Town first appears, click on his crown to see his "I'm with Glutton Camp" T-shirt.
* Click on the left "everybody" at the end of the toon to see what Pom Pom and The Poopsmith presumably did during their summer vacation.
:''{Pom Pom and the Poopsmith are both leaning on the palm tree on the deserted island. The Poopsmith is wearing Strong Bad's Dangeresque sunglasses, and Pom Pom is wearing Homestar's. After a few moments, a thought cloud appears and reveals that Pom Pom is thinking of a baloney sandwich. Another one appears shortly afterwards and shows that the Poopsmith is too.}''

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===
*This toon refers to the real-life vacation that [[The Brothers Chaps]] took in the late spring/early summer of 2006, during which time the site went nearly seven weeks (48 days) without a major update, the longest hiatus on record. There were various minor updates during this period, but no toons.
*"Toot sweet" is a play on the French phrase ''"tout de suite"'' (which translates to "immediately" or "at once"). Both phrases are pronounced roughly the same.
*The Baloney Truck is a spoof on the [[wikipedia:Ice_cream_truck|Ice Cream Truck/Van]], which is popular in some parts of the world.

===Trivia===
[[Image:Cool tapes tour.png|thumb|300px|Cool Tapes' June 2006 tour]]
*The time card reads:
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*The [[Cool Tapes]] tour goes through East Westerburg, Beadsburg, Bead Store City, Sculpted Busheston, New Beadshop, Topiarianapolis, Beeeeeds, and Tope Gardens. Other towns on the map are Northtime, Pantsburg, Shoigut, Thuxtable, and The Slickster.
*There are trees in the topiary garden shaped as an ice-cream cone, [[Trogdor]], a tree stump, and [[Wikipedia:William Shakespeare|William Shakespeare]].
*According to the sign on the side of Bubs's [[Baloney Sammich Truck]], he's selling:
**"Gumball Surprise"– A baloney sandwich with a purple gumball on top.
**"Open Smiley Face"– An open baloney sandwich with a smiley face drawn on it in mustard.
**"I Heart Baloney"– A baloney sandwich with heart-shaped bread.
**"Dog Food"– A baloney sandwich with bone-shaped bread.
**"It's Not a Real Popsicle" – A baloney sandwich with popsicle-shaped bread.
**"Inside Out"– A piece of bread between two slices of baloney.
*In the DVD commentary on Strong Bad Email [[island]], Matt said they should use the island again. In addition to this cartoon, they already reused it in [[disconnected]].

===Remarks===
*[[Wikipedia:Agatha Christie|Agatha Christie]] and [[Wikipedia:Angela Lansbury|Angela Lansbury]] are not, in fact, the same person. Christie was a crime fiction author, and Lansbury is an actress famous for ''playing'' a crime fiction author on ''[[Wikipedia:Murder, She Wrote|Murder, She Wrote]]''. Lansbury however ''did'' play Christie's fictional sleuth [[Wikipedia:Miss Marple|Miss Marple]] in the movie adaptation of Christie's ''[[Wikipedia:The Mirror Crack'd|The Mirror Crack'd]]''.
*The spelling ''narwhale'' and Strong Bad's pronunciation of it are accepted variants; the more common spelling is ''narwhal''.
*When we see the back of the Lappy, it has none of the connection ports from [[isp]], but it is possible that Strong Bad's glove may be covering them.
*When Cool Tapes plays in the Topiary Garden, no amplifiers are present. Yet, when it closes up on Marzipan in the following shot, two "Marzipan" amplifiers are present behind her.

===Glitches===
*When Marzipan's angry expression is used, blinking causes her outline to be intruded.

===Inside References===
* [[Pants]]burg is one of the [[Strong Bad's Vacation Spots|places Strong Bad visited]] on his [[vacation]], and one of the places (along with Northtime and Shoigut) in [[Limozeen]]'s [[Limozeen#Zeenin' Across the Country 2001|Zeenin' Across the Country tour]].
* Strong Bad's line, "I can't believe I pulled the 'Mash stop when you think you're mashing record, and mash record when you think you're mashing stop' on myself", is a reference to [[Mashing Go|mashing go/play on something]]
* The Atari seagull first appeared in [[huttah!]] and [[take-a-break.exe]].
* Marzipan's [[Cool Tapes]] band comes from [[Cool Things]].
**Marzipan's remark, "Grapes, y'all!", is a reference to the bag of four grapes that appeared in the original lyrics.
* The toon's title contains the word [[Unusual Greetings#Weclome|Weclome]].
* Bubs pronounces "shaped plants" the same way Strong Bad and Teenage Homestar pronounced "striped pants" in [[highschool]].
* One of the places the Cool Tapes band visits is East Westerburg. Westerberg (spelled slightly differently) was visited in [[Thy Dungeonman 3]], and it was to the east of the player's starting location.
* The Poopsmith is wearing what appears to be [[Strong Bad]]'s [[Dangeresque]] sunglasses, and Pom Pom is wearing [[Dangeresque Too]]'s sunglasses.
* In addition to the two ropes attaching the tire swings to the tree at the obstacle course, a third rope hangs from the sky and sways gently, as did the rope featured in [[A Folky Tale]].
* The "Gumball Surprise" is another example of a [[Concoctions|concoction]].
* Homestar's sleeping through June is similar to how he slept through most of Decemberween in [[Homestar Presents: Presents]].
* The Eh! Steve song "Sweet Cups and Cakes" refers to [[Sweet Cuppin' Cakes]], from which he originated.
* "Fresh Juice" (from the Eh! Steve album) is one of the suggested death metal lyrics from the worksheet in [[death metal]].
* Homestar is wearing [[Cinnamon|cinnamon]] on his face, and his slippers resemble [[Nebulon]], who first appeared on [[Main Page 1]].
* Marzipan's comment, "Who's been taking care of the website?" is an example of [[Fourth Wall Breaks|breaking the fourth wall]].

===Real-World References===
*The city "The Slickster" (as seen on the Cool Tapes tour map) is a reference to former [[Wikipedia:World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]] manager [[Wikipedia:Ken Johnson (wrestling)|Ken Johnson]], whose ring name was Slick and often called "The Slickster" by the commentators.
*The city of "Thuxtable" is a reference to Theo Huxtable, a character on [[Wikipedia:The Cosby Show|The Cosby Show]]. Theo Huxtable was previously referenced in [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]], when Coach Z dressed up like him.
*The design of the Cool Tapes Marzipan amps is based on the design of the classic [[Wikipedia:Marshall Amplification|Marshall Amp]]. It was previously seen in [[different town]]. Marshall is a famous brand of guitar amp that became synonymous with heavy metal and rock bands.
*The page title references the John E. Sebastian song "Welcome Back," which was the theme song from the sitcom ''[[Wikipedia:Welcome Back, Kotter|Welcome Back, Kotter]]'' ("Welcome back / Your dreams were your ticket out...").
*Athletic competitions between summer camps occupying the same campground are common in family movies and cartoons. Some examples include the movies ''[[Wikipedia:Heavyweights|Heavyweights]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:Meatballs (film)|Meatballs]]''.
*The "Freewheelin' Eh! Steve" album cover is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Bob Dylan|Bob Dylan's]] early album, ''[[Wikipedia:The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan|The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan]]''. In addition, "Eh! Steve's Dream" is a reference to the Dylan song ''Bob Dylan's Dream'' and "Talkin' Trying to Catch a Worm Blues" refers to Dylan's song ''Talkin' World War III Blues''.
*Homestar's green ribcage [[Homestar Runner's Sleepwear|shirt]] is a reference to the movie ''[[Wikipedia:This Is Spinal Tap|This Is Spinal Tap]]'', in which [[Wikipedia:Nigel Tufnel|Nigel Tufnel]] wears the same shirt and later remarks "This is what I sleep in sometimes".
**The Eh! Steve song "Sweet Cups and Cakes" is likely a ''This Is Spinal Tap'' reference as well, since "Cups and Cakes" is the name of a Spinal Tap song.
*Strong Mad's violin styled bass bears a resemblance to the [[Wikipedia:Hofner|Hofner]] bass played by [[Wikipedia:Paul McCartney|Paul McCartney]]. However, Strong Mad plays right handed, while Paul is left-handed.
*Strong Bad's Narwhal reference is a reference to the popular Internet game [http://www.spinnerdisc.com/narwhaldiving.html Narwhal Diving] at the website [http://www.spinnerdisc.com Spinnerdisc.com].
*The sign on the merchandise table that reads "Merch Masala" refers to the 1985 Hindi movie [[Wikipedia:Mirch Masala|Mirch Masala]]. Mirch Masala is also the name of an Indian restaurant in Decatur, Georgia.
*Strong Sad's "I'm with gluten camp" T-shirt is a play on the popular [[Wikipedia:1980s|'80s]] "I'm with stupid" T-shirts.
*[[Wikipedia:Gluten|Gluten]] is a protein that makes up 80% of the protein in wheat.
*Marzipan almost smashing [[Carol]] in the "Cool Tapes" scene is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Pete Townshend|Pete Townshend]]'s habit of smashing his guitars onstage.
*The scenes on the Island with Bubs and the seagull and with the Poopsmith and Pom Pom are references to [[Wikipedia:Johnny Castaway|Johnny Castaway]], a popular Sierra screensaver from the 1990s.

==External Links==
*[[HR:weclomeback.html|watch "Weclome Back"]]
*[[HR:weclomeback.swf|view the Flash file for "Weclome Back"]]
*[[Forum:8992|forum thread re: "Weclome Back"]]

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