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big white face

Corbin377 — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 04:28:45 GMT

Corbin377: forgot 'who'

{{sbenav|70}}

[[Image:sbemail70.PNG|thumb|Not the first time this has happened, today.]]

Jen C. asks Strong Bad why he is so mean to the guy with the big white face and gray body.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|The Poopsmith}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Field]], [[King of Town's Castle]]

'''Computer:''' [[Compy 386]]

'''Date:''' Monday, April 21, 2003

'''Running Time:''' 2:51

'''Page Title:''' Compy 086!!

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Two}}

== Transcript ==

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hoo! Cha! Cheritiza! Hooritajuzu-duh-email!

''{reading}''

<blockquote class="compy email">Dear Strong Bad, 
 
Why are you so mean to the guy with 
the big white face and gray body? 
 
Jen C from Millbrae , CA</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad sings "Dear Strong Bad" in a slightly high-pitched voice}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Big, white face and gray body?!? Who is she talking about? Hang on a second.

''{types run "M4RZ1P4N"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Is she talking about Marzipan?

''{Marzipan's picture shows up on his computer}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' No, her head is... more like a baseball bat.

''{types run "bu-hubs"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Maybe Bubs? No. Bubs is definitely of the blue-headed persuasion.

''{types run "undabite"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Homestar's got the white head, but... his body's just kinda that red skirt. ''{laughs a little as he speaks}''

''{types run "no-neck"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Strong Mad doesn't really have a head ''or'' a body.

''{types run "dacheese"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The Cheat's physiology just plain baffles me.

''{types run "mr.smith"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Um, the Poopsmith? Oh, the Poopsmith! Why would she think he has a gray body? Maybe her monitor isn't calibrated right. Or maybe she's like... on one of those old black and white monitors.

''{types run "[[b/w]]"; it converts his monitor to an old Macintosh layout}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' That's it! ''{tabs out of the Macintosh layout, starts typing}'' Yeah, maybe I am a little hard on that guy. I should do something nice for him.

''{Strong Bad gets up, Strong Sad walks past}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Just on my way to do some stuff... Oh! What's this say? ''{reads the email, mumbling}'' Finally! My comeuppance has arrived! I should go wait somewhere inconspicuous and act none the wiser.

''{Cut to a screen of the Macintosh setup with the caption "A little while later..." with the wristwatch cursor on the screen. Then cut to The Field, where Strong Sad is standing.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Oh, nothing, nothing...

''{Strong Bad starts walking past Strong Sad with a cake behind his back}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Oh, hey, Strong Bad!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, wiggidy-wiener.

'''STRONG SAD:''' Did you have something you wanted to tell me?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ummm... you're the wiggidy-wiener?

'''STRONG SAD:''' No, not that. What are you holding behind your back?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ummm... a single deuce? Dooj? ''{flips him the single deuce}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' No, your other back!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uhhh... cake for the Poopsmith? Dooj? ''{throws the cake in Strong Sad's face}'' Aww, look what you made me do! Now I gotta make The Cheat make me another cake. ''{walks off}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' I wish I could say that this is the first time this has happened to me. ''Today.''

''{Back to the Mac screen, now reading "Another while later..." Cut to the Poopsmith who is poking a pile of [[whatsit]]. Strong Bad walks up to him with another cake.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, doodoo man! I just wanted to apologize for throwing that first cake at Strong Sad. I put some beans on it. You know. In case maybe you wanted beans on it. ''{The Poopsmith shrugs}'' I hope there's no hard feelings.

''{The Poopsmith takes the cake}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Anyways, it really stinks over here, so, uhh... I'm—I'm gonna go. Enjoy the cake.

''{Strong Bad walks off. The Poopsmith flinches when [[The Paper]] comes down. The Poopsmith pokes it with his shovel. The end is on a loop, so he does this about every 10 seconds}''

== Easter Eggs ==
[[Image:50cake.PNG|thumb|"Enjoy the cake."]]
*Click on the image of [[The Cheat]] to check out [[Physiology of The Cheat|his physiology]].
*At the end you can click on a bit of whatsit on The Poopsmith's shovel to [[Miscellaneous Downloads|download]] those Mac desktops as wallpaper.
*Also at the end, you can click on the cake to see what it looks like. You can keep clicking on it to add toppings to it. The toppings are added in this order: fortune cookies, Chinese food (which looks like it might be [[General Tso's Chicken]]), [[grapes]], [[Wikipedia:Golden Grahams|Golden Grahams]] [[Breakfast Cereal|cereal]], ice cubes, lemon slices, and finally, a [[Swiss Cake Roll]] and the "50" candle from [[50 emails]].
**The cake Easter egg will not work on some computers, probably because the cake is stored in a separate Flash file.
**The cake reads: ''Sorry I threw that 1st cake at Strong Sad.'' There is a ''you'' that points at a caricature of the Poopsmith. There is a ''me'' that points to a caricature of Strong Bad.

== Fun Facts ==
===Trivia===
*The first cake said, "Hey!! Poopsmith! Here's a cake!" However, the second cake (when zoomed in, not seen in the closeup) says, "Sorry for screwing up the jumble caper." ''(also see Inside References)''
*The label on the disk in the floppy disk container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#world games|world games]]".

===Remarks===
*It's strange that Strong Bad says he's been hard on The Poopsmith, since in [[your friends]], he says he didn't harm The Poopsmith because, on account of The Poopsmith's profession, "his tolerance for pain's gotta be through the roof."
*In the part where Strong Bad says, "Big, white face and gray body?!? Who is she talking about? Hang on a second...," he's actually typing it, meaning he's sending a reply. Unless he was thinking out loud, he should have said "you", not "she".
*Even though Strong Bad has [[Lack of Visible Body Parts#Strong Bad's Nose|no visible nose]], he covers the area where his nose would be had he had one when he says "It really stinks over here..."
*Strong Bad's theory that Jen C.'s monitor may not have been calibrated correctly can be applied to make [[Homestar Runner]] a viable person to apologize to as well as the Poopsmith and Strong Sad, and, were he to have continued, [[Homsar]], [[Coach Z]], [[the King of Town]], [[The Hornblower]], and many others.

===Goofs===
*Strong Bad's reflection is covered by the pictures.
*Strong Sad's reflection isn't affected by contrast change.
*The bottom of Strong Sad's reflection is cut off early at the Compy.
*If the contrast is changed before the Mac desktop comes up, then the Mac desktop appears blue instead of grey.
*When Strong Bad looks away from the castle before telling the Poopsmith to enjoy the cake, his right eye remains bigger than his left.

===Inside References===
*"Sorry for screwing up the jumble caper" ''(see [[#Trivia|Trivia]])'' is The Cheat's continued apology for ruining the [[caper]].
*When Strong Sad asks what Strong Bad is holding behind his back, he says the Single Deuce, which is [[Pom Pom]]'s gesture from "[[the bird]]".
*The Cheat's photo shows him smoking a pipe, as per his [[Smoking#The Cheat's smoking|nicotine habit]] seen in [[The Cheat's Smoking Challenge]] and [[Where's The Cheat?]] His addiction is later revisited in [[montage]].
*When Strong Bad types out Marzipan's name ("M4RZ1P4N"), it is written in a form of [[Internet Slang|leet]].
*The Poopsmith's second cake is another example of a [[concoction]].
*In the Easter egg, the final addition to the cake includes the candle shaped as a 50, which was previously used on the cake in [[50 emails]].
**The whole cake at the end, and all its toppings, is a [[Real-Live Foods|live-action food]].

===Real-World References===
*The email's page title says "Compy 086" instead of "Compy 386," and there's an icon on the black and white [[Wikipedia:Apple Macintosh|Mac]] desktop that says "Compy 086." This is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Intel 8086|Intel 8086]], the first 16-bit processor introduced by [[Wikipedia:Intel|Intel]]. Of course, Macs of that vintage ran on [[Wikipedia:Motorola 68000|Motorola 68000]] processors, not Intel processors. It may be inferred that Strong Bad was using either a screen simulator or fast-loading OS emulator because the OS is at the desktop immediately after Strong Bad's keystroke and is not shown booting.
**One explanation of the "Compy 086" designation is that with the introduction of the 68020 processor, Motorola's processors were sometimes referred to by dropping the "68" and abbreviating their names to their last three digits - Macs were said to run on "020", "030" and "040" processors. It is reasoned that that is where the "0" in "086" may have come from in this email.
**However, it should be noted that Apple officially pronounced the processor lines by their full generation names and by spelling out all the numbers in the names individually, (i.e. "six-eight-oh-two-oh, six-eight-oh-three-oh, six-eight-oh-four-oh"). Many Mac users followed that or a similar full pronunciation of the processor generation names (the other popular variant being "six-eighty-twenty, six-eighty-thirty, six-eighty-forty"), although for convenience the triple digit abbreviation was sometimes used in third-party product literature. In other words, the aforementioned triple digit abbreviation was not officially used by Apple to refer to the processors, nor was it necessarily used by many users.
*The Mac desktop shown is most likely of a version of System 6 with Multi-Finder enabled, hence the application menu on the top right. It may be a release of System 5 instead, but that is unlikely since System 5 was replaced relatively quickly by System 6. However, it is clearly not a version of System 7 since, although it looked similar to its predecessors in B&W mode, the menubar lacks the Balloon Help icon found in System 7.
*The Mac desktop has a floppy disk icon that reads [[Wikipedia:The Manhole|"The Manhole,"]] one of the first computer games by [[Wikipedia:Cyan Worlds|Cyan]], the company that would go on to make [[Wikipedia:Myst|Myst]].
*Visible on the Mac's menu bar are a closed pair of eyes from the old Mac shareware program MyEyes. These eyes would open to follow the cursor around and blink periodically.
*The Apple desktop has [[Wikipedia:Karateka|Karateka]] on it, a [[Wikipedia:Karate|karate]] combat game developed by [[Wikipedia:Jordan Mechner|Jordan Mechner]] in 1984. Karateka was popular in the 1980s, so we may again infer that this Macintosh environment is very old.

===Fast Forward===
*Strong Bad will later have a similar chant in the email [[funny]].

== DVD Version ==
*All of the Easter eggs are still viewable using either the angle button on your DVD remote or pressing down to find the bad graphics Strong Bad at the end of the email.

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail70.html|watch "big white face"]]
*[[HR:sbemail70.swf|view the Flash file for "big white face"]]
*[[HR:cake.swf|view the cake]]
*[[HR:wallpapers/macbkgd2.gif|download the Mac desktop (800×600)]]
*[[HR:wallpapers/macbkgd.gif|download the Mac desktop (1024×768)]]

{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category:Compy 386 Emails]]

big white face

Corbin377 — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 04:26:00 GMT

Corbin377:

{{sbenav|70}}

[[Image:sbemail70.PNG|thumb|Not the first time this has happened, today.]]

Jen C. asks Strong Bad why he is so mean to the guy with the big white face and gray body.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|The Poopsmith}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Field]], [[King of Town's Castle]]

'''Computer:''' [[Compy 386]]

'''Date:''' Monday, April 21, 2003

'''Running Time:''' 2:51

'''Page Title:''' Compy 086!!

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Two}}

== Transcript ==

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hoo! Cha! Cheritiza! Hooritajuzu-duh-email!

''{reading}''

<blockquote class="compy email">Dear Strong Bad, 
 
Why are you so mean to the guy with 
the big white face and gray body? 
 
Jen C from Millbrae , CA</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad sings "Dear Strong Bad" in a slightly high-pitched voice}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Big, white face and gray body?!? Who is she talking about? Hang on a second.

''{types run "M4RZ1P4N"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Is she talking about Marzipan?

''{Marzipan's picture shows up on his computer}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' No, her head is... more like a baseball bat.

''{types run "bu-hubs"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Maybe Bubs? No. Bubs is definitely of the blue-headed persuasion.

''{types run "undabite"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Homestar's got the white head, but... his body's just kinda that red skirt. ''{laughs a little as he speaks}''

''{types run "no-neck"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Strong Mad doesn't really have a head ''or'' a body.

''{types run "dacheese"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The Cheat's physiology just plain baffles me.

''{types run "mr.smith"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Um, the Poopsmith? Oh, the Poopsmith! Why would she think he has a gray body? Maybe her monitor isn't calibrated right. Or maybe she's like... on one of those old black and white monitors.

''{types run "[[b/w]]"; it converts his monitor to an old Macintosh layout}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' That's it! ''{tabs out of the Macintosh layout, starts typing}'' Yeah, maybe I am a little hard on that guy. I should do something nice for him.

''{Strong Bad gets up, Strong Sad walks past}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Just on my way to do some stuff... Oh! What's this say? ''{reads the email, mumbling}'' Finally! My comeuppance has arrived! I should go wait somewhere inconspicuous and act none the wiser.

''{Cut to a screen of the Macintosh setup with the caption "A little while later..." with the wristwatch cursor on the screen. Then cut to The Field, where Strong Sad is standing.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Oh, nothing, nothing...

''{Strong Bad starts walking past Strong Sad with a cake behind his back}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Oh, hey, Strong Bad!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, wiggidy-wiener.

'''STRONG SAD:''' Did you have something you wanted to tell me?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ummm... you're the wiggidy-wiener?

'''STRONG SAD:''' No, not that. What are you holding behind your back?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ummm... a single deuce? Dooj? ''{flips him the single deuce}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' No, your other back!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uhhh... cake for the Poopsmith? Dooj? ''{throws the cake in Strong Sad's face}'' Aww, look what you made me do! Now I gotta make The Cheat make me another cake. ''{walks off}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' I wish I could say that this is the first time this has happened to me. ''Today.''

''{Back to the Mac screen, now reading "Another while later..." Cut to the Poopsmith is poking a pile of [[whatsit]]. Strong Bad walks up to him with another cake.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, doodoo man! I just wanted to apologize for throwing that first cake at Strong Sad. I put some beans on it. You know. In case maybe you wanted beans on it. ''{The Poopsmith shrugs}'' I hope there's no hard feelings.

''{The Poopsmith takes the cake}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Anyways, it really stinks over here, so, uhh... I'm—I'm gonna go. Enjoy the cake.

''{Strong Bad walks off. The Poopsmith flinches when [[The Paper]] comes down. The Poopsmith pokes it with his shovel. The end is on a loop, so he does this about every 10 seconds}''

== Easter Eggs ==
[[Image:50cake.PNG|thumb|"Enjoy the cake."]]
*Click on the image of [[The Cheat]] to check out [[Physiology of The Cheat|his physiology]].
*At the end you can click on a bit of whatsit on The Poopsmith's shovel to [[Miscellaneous Downloads|download]] those Mac desktops as wallpaper.
*Also at the end, you can click on the cake to see what it looks like. You can keep clicking on it to add toppings to it. The toppings are added in this order: fortune cookies, Chinese food (which looks like it might be [[General Tso's Chicken]]), [[grapes]], [[Wikipedia:Golden Grahams|Golden Grahams]] [[Breakfast Cereal|cereal]], ice cubes, lemon slices, and finally, a [[Swiss Cake Roll]] and the "50" candle from [[50 emails]].
**The cake Easter egg will not work on some computers, probably because the cake is stored in a separate Flash file.
**The cake reads: ''Sorry I threw that 1st cake at Strong Sad.'' There is a ''you'' that points at a caricature of the Poopsmith. There is a ''me'' that points to a caricature of Strong Bad.

== Fun Facts ==
===Trivia===
*The first cake said, "Hey!! Poopsmith! Here's a cake!" However, the second cake (when zoomed in, not seen in the closeup) says, "Sorry for screwing up the jumble caper." ''(also see Inside References)''
*The label on the disk in the floppy disk container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#world games|world games]]".

===Remarks===
*It's strange that Strong Bad says he's been hard on The Poopsmith, since in [[your friends]], he says he didn't harm The Poopsmith because, on account of The Poopsmith's profession, "his tolerance for pain's gotta be through the roof."
*In the part where Strong Bad says, "Big, white face and gray body?!? Who is she talking about? Hang on a second...," he's actually typing it, meaning he's sending a reply. Unless he was thinking out loud, he should have said "you", not "she".
*Even though Strong Bad has [[Lack of Visible Body Parts#Strong Bad's Nose|no visible nose]], he covers the area where his nose would be had he had one when he says "It really stinks over here..."
*Strong Bad's theory that Jen C.'s monitor may not have been calibrated correctly can be applied to make [[Homestar Runner]] a viable person to apologize to as well as the Poopsmith and Strong Sad, and, were he to have continued, [[Homsar]], [[Coach Z]], [[the King of Town]], [[The Hornblower]], and many others.

===Goofs===
*Strong Bad's reflection is covered by the pictures.
*Strong Sad's reflection isn't affected by contrast change.
*The bottom of Strong Sad's reflection is cut off early at the Compy.
*If the contrast is changed before the Mac desktop comes up, then the Mac desktop appears blue instead of grey.
*When Strong Bad looks away from the castle before telling the Poopsmith to enjoy the cake, his right eye remains bigger than his left.

===Inside References===
*"Sorry for screwing up the jumble caper" ''(see [[#Trivia|Trivia]])'' is The Cheat's continued apology for ruining the [[caper]].
*When Strong Sad asks what Strong Bad is holding behind his back, he says the Single Deuce, which is [[Pom Pom]]'s gesture from "[[the bird]]".
*The Cheat's photo shows him smoking a pipe, as per his [[Smoking#The Cheat's smoking|nicotine habit]] seen in [[The Cheat's Smoking Challenge]] and [[Where's The Cheat?]] His addiction is later revisited in [[montage]].
*When Strong Bad types out Marzipan's name ("M4RZ1P4N"), it is written in a form of [[Internet Slang|leet]].
*The Poopsmith's second cake is another example of a [[concoction]].
*In the Easter egg, the final addition to the cake includes the candle shaped as a 50, which was previously used on the cake in [[50 emails]].
**The whole cake at the end, and all its toppings, is a [[Real-Live Foods|live-action food]].

===Real-World References===
*The email's page title says "Compy 086" instead of "Compy 386," and there's an icon on the black and white [[Wikipedia:Apple Macintosh|Mac]] desktop that says "Compy 086." This is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Intel 8086|Intel 8086]], the first 16-bit processor introduced by [[Wikipedia:Intel|Intel]]. Of course, Macs of that vintage ran on [[Wikipedia:Motorola 68000|Motorola 68000]] processors, not Intel processors. It may be inferred that Strong Bad was using either a screen simulator or fast-loading OS emulator because the OS is at the desktop immediately after Strong Bad's keystroke and is not shown booting.
**One explanation of the "Compy 086" designation is that with the introduction of the 68020 processor, Motorola's processors were sometimes referred to by dropping the "68" and abbreviating their names to their last three digits - Macs were said to run on "020", "030" and "040" processors. It is reasoned that that is where the "0" in "086" may have come from in this email.
**However, it should be noted that Apple officially pronounced the processor lines by their full generation names and by spelling out all the numbers in the names individually, (i.e. "six-eight-oh-two-oh, six-eight-oh-three-oh, six-eight-oh-four-oh"). Many Mac users followed that or a similar full pronunciation of the processor generation names (the other popular variant being "six-eighty-twenty, six-eighty-thirty, six-eighty-forty"), although for convenience the triple digit abbreviation was sometimes used in third-party product literature. In other words, the aforementioned triple digit abbreviation was not officially used by Apple to refer to the processors, nor was it necessarily used by many users.
*The Mac desktop shown is most likely of a version of System 6 with Multi-Finder enabled, hence the application menu on the top right. It may be a release of System 5 instead, but that is unlikely since System 5 was replaced relatively quickly by System 6. However, it is clearly not a version of System 7 since, although it looked similar to its predecessors in B&W mode, the menubar lacks the Balloon Help icon found in System 7.
*The Mac desktop has a floppy disk icon that reads [[Wikipedia:The Manhole|"The Manhole,"]] one of the first computer games by [[Wikipedia:Cyan Worlds|Cyan]], the company that would go on to make [[Wikipedia:Myst|Myst]].
*Visible on the Mac's menu bar are a closed pair of eyes from the old Mac shareware program MyEyes. These eyes would open to follow the cursor around and blink periodically.
*The Apple desktop has [[Wikipedia:Karateka|Karateka]] on it, a [[Wikipedia:Karate|karate]] combat game developed by [[Wikipedia:Jordan Mechner|Jordan Mechner]] in 1984. Karateka was popular in the 1980s, so we may again infer that this Macintosh environment is very old.

===Fast Forward===
*Strong Bad will later have a similar chant in the email [[funny]].

== DVD Version ==
*All of the Easter eggs are still viewable using either the angle button on your DVD remote or pressing down to find the bad graphics Strong Bad at the end of the email.

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail70.html|watch "big white face"]]
*[[HR:sbemail70.swf|view the Flash file for "big white face"]]
*[[HR:cake.swf|view the cake]]
*[[HR:wallpapers/macbkgd2.gif|download the Mac desktop (800×600)]]
*[[HR:wallpapers/macbkgd.gif|download the Mac desktop (1024×768)]]

{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category:Compy 386 Emails]]

secret identity

Corbin377 — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 23:48:31 GMT

Corbin377: /* Transcript */

{{sbenav|142}}
[[Image:sbemail142.png|thumb|"Yes, well, you gotta be firm."]]
{{aboutemail}} {{for|list of Strong Bad's secret identities|Secret Identities}}

Chris from Laramie, Wyoming, asks Strong Bad if he has any secret identities. Strong Bad discusses several options.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|The Poopsmith}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|The King of Town}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand|Bubs' Motor Lodge]], [[Trailer Home]], [[Smoky Office]], [[Marzipan's House]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' Wednesday, January 25, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 3:44

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Five}}

==Transcript==
''{Strong Bad types "strongbad_email.wad" and presses enter.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Initiate sbemail-refresh daemon.

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: none</div>
Dear Strongbad, 
Do you have a secret Identity? cause you know that 
would be the kinda rockin' cool thing you'd have. 
Chris 
Laramie, Wy 
</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad sings "Wy" as "why" in a soft high-pitched voice.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Chris, let me be frank. The term "rockin' cool" is so uncool it makes my face hurt.

''{clears screen}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Okay, now all the "rockin' cool"s are off the screen.

''{He shrieks as he realizes what he's typed, and clears the screen again.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' They're gone. Those things are vicious. Anyway Frank, I believe your question was about my secret identity. Well, let me ask you this: have you ever seen The Poopsmith and I in the same place at the same time?

''{Cut to a wide shot of the computer room. The Poopsmith is standing behind Strong Bad and to his right.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Dun dun DUUUNH! That's right! It is I who dons the crappy orange gloves and shovels—

''{The Poopsmith jabs Strong Bad a couple of times with his shovel. Strong Bad stops typing and turns to face him.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What the?! What are you ''doing'' here? ''{shakes his fist a little as he talks}'' You ruined my scam, man! I was gonna have all of everyone believing that I was you and that the steaming pile of whatsit was really a smoldering pile of money covered in whatsit. How'd you get in here anyways?

''{Homestar Runner approaches from the left side of the computer, holding a hamburger.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I let him in. ''{to The Poopsmith}'' Here you go. ''{hands him the hamburger}'' Oh, ''{turns to Strong Bad}'' and you're out of mayo.

''{Homestar and The Poopsmith exit toward the left. Strong Bad turns and addresses the camera.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Is there like a sign on my door that says ''{makes a sweeping gesture}'' "Wanted: Everyone I hate. Inquire within"?

''{The King of Town approaches from the right side of the computer.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' I didn't see one.

''{Strong Bad utters some frustrated gibberish and turns back to the computer.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{resumes typing}'' So apparently I'm not The Poopsmith. But I got lots of secret identities. Lately, I've been using this one: Tip Tappers: Expensive Briefcase Carrier. I use Mr. Tappers when I'm on tour and I want to check into a hotel and not be bothered by legions of fans.

''{Cut to Bubs' Concession Stand, now labeled Bubs' Motor Lodge, at night. On the sign is a neon caricature of Bubs's head with three neon Z's next to it, each of which light up in cascading fashon. Bubs is wearing a nametag and Strong Bad has with him a briefcase. A sign-in book is on the counter.}''

'''BUBS:''' And what name will this room be under?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh, Tip Tappers, please. Unless some girl asks what room Strong Bad's in. And she's at least a seven out of ten. Or uh... ''{thinks}'' six if she's naked.

'''BUBS:''' That'll be nine hundred dollars Mr. ''{clears his throat loudly}'' Tappers.

''{Homestar emerges from behind the building, carrying an empty ice bucket, wearing his cinnamon beard, and dressed in a robe, a gold shirt that reads "I &hearts; Toxic Waste", and pink bunny slippers.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Is there an ice machine around here?

'''BUBS:''' Certainly, Mr. Dee Williams.

''{Cut back to the Lappy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' And then there's Vance Mudgeman. I use that identity when I drop in on my secret second family over in Broiter Grove. Ahh, those kids love Daddy Mudgeman.

''{Cut to the trailer home. Strong Bad is sitting in a green armchair watching TV. He is wearing a grease-stained A-shirt and has a couple of days' growth of beard stubble on his face. Kids' laughter can be heard in the background.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{to someone off screen}'' You get back here with that remote, Jeffrey Beffrey Mudgeman. I'm not afraid to smack— ''{holds up his glove menacingly}''

''{Cut abruptly back to the Lappy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Yes, well, you gotta be firm. ''{clears his throat}'' And then of course there's the secret identity I use to write my advice column for a popular women's magazine.

''{An issue of ''Scarfgirl'' magazine appears from the bottom of the screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Using the pseudoname Cara Carabowditbowdit, I'm slowly but surely making the girls of the world cooler for all us dudes.

''{Cut to the smoky office. Strong Bad sits at an old typewriter, wearing a brown wig with a skull and bone on it.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Dear Buttless in Bedstuy, Sounds like YOU need to play more video games, galpal. And not those girly ones where you pretend to be a dog or a frog neither. I'm talkin' about the explodey ones. The kind that make you dizzy when you play 'em. Then maybe your guy will stop talking about his ex. Eat a Steak, Cara Carabowditbowdit. ''{He finishes by typing "XOXOXO".}''

''{Cut to Marzipan's house. Marzipan and Homestar are sitting together on her couch, and Marzipan is reading ''Scarfgirl''.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{angrily}'' This lady doesn't know what she's talking about. And I don't like her pseudoname.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Aw, you're just jealous 'cause she gets all the hot boys.

''{A crumpled ball of paper flies in from off screen and hits Homestar in the face.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Marzipan, mail's here.

''{He reaches down and picks it up.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' What's it say?

''{Homestar uncrumples it and reads the following. Strong Bad has scribbled over his own name.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' No I don't. Strong Bad. I mean, Cara Carabowditbowdit.

'''MARZIPAN:''' See, I told you.

''{Homestar opens his mouth, cut back to the Lappy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' So you see? Secret identities aren't just for superheroes and Garth Brooks anymore. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have several butts to jettison from my home.

''{He gets up and goes off to the left.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{grunts from off screen as he throws Homestar}''

''{Homestar flies across the screen and lands with a thud.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Thanks for having me overrrrr!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{grunts from off screen as he throws the King.}''

''{The King, too, flies across the screen and lands with a thud.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Worst mayonnaise party everrrr!

''{The Poopsmith walks across while being prodded all the while by Strong Bad using a fondue fork.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Get out. Get out. Get out. Get out. Get out. Get out. Get out. Get out. Get out. Get out. Get out. Get out.

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

==Easter Eggs==
[[Image:Sb and poopsmith.PNG|thumb|The Poopbad or The Strongsmith?]]
*After Strong Bad says "Laramie, Why?", click on the phrase to get a book of the same name, written by [[Leomard Sportsinterviews#Beverly Sportsinterviews|Beverly]] and [[Leomard Sportsinterviews|Lem Sportsinterviews]].
*After Strong Bad types "So apparently I'm not The Poopsmith," click on "The Poopsmith" to see a picture that is a cross between The Poopsmith and Strong Bad, with Strong Bad's head and feet, The Poopsmith's mouth and body, and a mix of Strong Bad's and The Poopsmith's gloves.
*While Strong Bad is checking in to Bubs' Motor Lodge, click on the reservations book to see it up close.
*Click on the Lappy's screen at the end to see a scene with Marzipan, Homestar, and Strong Sad.
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Maybe I should get me one of them pseudonames.
:'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{hyperactive, leans in from the left side of the screen}'' It's "-nym"! It's "-nym"! It's pseudo''nym''! Not pseudo''name''! I can't take it any more! Nym nym nym! It's a Greek word for "name"! Pseudonym! Pseudonym! ''{leans back out}''

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===
*Bedstuy is short for [[Wikipedia:Bedford-Stuyvesant|Bedford-Stuyvesant]], a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn.
*A [[Wikipedia:Daemon (computer software)|daemon]], sometimes called a service, is a background process that serves an important function in a computer system. Common uses for daemons include such things as sending email or running [[Wikipedia:Web server|web]] and [[Wikipedia:File Transfer Protocol|FTP]] servers.
**The word "daemon" can be correctly pronounced "DEE-mon" (just like "demon"), or "DAY-mon", similar to how Strong Bad pronounces it in this e-mail.
*"Pseudoname" is a common misspelling of "[[Wikipedia:pseudonym|pseudonym]]," a fictitious name used as an alternative to one's legal name. As Strong Sad suggests, "pseudonym" is derived from the Greek word for name, ὄνυμα ''onyma'', which gives rise to the combining form ''-onym'' in English.
*A cowboy is featured on the cover of "Laramie, Why?" because [[Wikipedia:Laramie, Wyoming|Laramie]] is a popular setting for [[Wikipedia:westerns|westerns]].

===Trivia===
*Bubs's marquee reads:
<blockquote>BUBS' MOTOR 
LODGE 
FORMERLY BUBSO'S CONCES5ION STAND </blockquote>

*Bubs's nametag reads:
<blockquote>My Name 
BUBS</blockquote>

*Marzipan's [[Periodicals|issue]] of [[Scarfgirl]] reads:
<blockquote>Scarfgirl 
fashion AND environment stuff     feb. 
 
is politics bad? 
[[Hybrid Cars|HYBRID CARS!]] 
CELEB SHOCKERS! 
A PURSE!</blockquote>

:*The woman on the cover is [[Jackie Chapman]].
*The Easter egg with Strong Sad was added several hours after the initial release of the toon.
*The label on the disk in the floppy disk container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#sam and max|sam and max]]".

===Bubs' Motor Lodge Registry===

*Bubs' Motor Lodge Registry reads:
<pre>
one double - mr. allan poe
PAID! queen suite - ms. cousteau
one king - mr. boyardee PAID!
PAID! smelly cot - mr. five freddy
posh suite - mr. chamberlain DISCO TAPE!
COMPED! one racecar bed - mr. dee williams
one grill - mr. tesmacher PAID TWICE!
PENCIL SHAVINGS!
</pre>

For the identities of the people in Bubs's Sign-In Book, see [[Secret Identities#Other Characters|Secret Identities]].

===Remarks===
*The sound when the Poopsmith is poking Strong Bad with his shovel and when Strong Bad is poking the Poopsmith to make him leave is the "Droplet" error sound from the old [[Wikipedia:Mac OS|Mac OS]].
*Strong Bad and The Poopsmith have actually appeared together several times in the past, most notably in [[big white face]], [[haircut]], [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]], and at the end of most [[Holidays|Holiday Toons]].
**Also, during the [[The King of Town DVD Commentary|audio commentary]] for [[The King of Town DVD]], Strong Bad comments negatively on the Poopsmith.
*If he is to be believed, then Strong Bad is apparently the only main character to have offspring, his second family as Vance Mudgeman. The only other main characters who may possibly have had kids are the King of Town (who originally would have been Marzipan's father) and Coach Z (who implied that he was a mother in [[garage sale]]). However, given Strong Bad's propensity for scams and cons, it's entirely possible that the Mudgeman children are not actually his.
*If the Mudgeman trailer is the trailer in [[portrait]], then the setting has apparently changed since then. In that email, there was a portrait of Strong Bad to the left of the "Born to be Danged" poster, and the moose lamp at the right was originally on the left, and was broken.
**Also, the moose lamp was slightly taller in [[portrait]].
*In the Easter egg at the end, Homestar states that he would like a pseudonym, even though earlier in the 'toon Bubs refers to him as Mr. Dee Williams, implying that he has already been using one.
*When Strong Bad is opening his e-mail, he opens it as a .wad instead of a .exe.
*When Marzipan says, "And I don't like her pseudoname," it refers back to the email [[marzipan]], where she tells Strong Bad, "And I don't like your outfit."
*Strong Bad's typewriter only makes a carriage return sound once every three lines, even when typing the header and signature.

===Goofs===
*Strong Bad commits a common grammatical error by asking "Have you ever seen The Poopsmith and I...?" Because it is in the predicate of the sentence, the phrase should be "The Poopsmith and me." In simpler terms, the sentence should make sense by itself when either "the Poopsmith" or "me" is omitted. 
*In the Easter egg when Strong Sad says "it's pseudonym", there is a dot by his lip.

===Fixed Goofs===
*When the email was first released, the name in Bubs's register that reads "mr. allan poe" was incorrectly spelled as "mr. allen poe", a common misspelling of the name of American author [[Edgar Allan Poe]]. This was corrected later in the day.

===Inside References===
*The book title "Laramie, Why?" is a reference to the similar title "Eww, Claire!! Why???" from [[origins]], which was also written by Beverly Sportsinterviews.
*The room in which Vance Mudgeman is sitting (with the moose lamp and "Born to be Danged" poster) is in a double-wide trailer, first seen in the email [[portrait]]. The moose lamp is probably a reference to Homestar's "moose lamp" in the same email.
*"BUBSO'S CONCES5ION STAND" is a reference to [[geddup noise]].
*Strong Bad prods the Poopsmith with a fondue fork to encourage him to leave. Homestar has borrowed [[Strong Bad's Fondue Pot|Strong Bad's fondue set]] at least twice.
*Bubs's name tag is a reference to [[Puppets on the Road]], where Shark-Tooth Bubs says "My name Shark-Tooth Bubs."
*Bubs accepted pencil shavings as legal tender in [[lackey]], as he does here, as evidenced by his guestbook.
*Homestar's [[Homestar Runner's Sleepwear|bathrobe and slippers]] were introduced in [[caper]], as was his [[cinnamon]] beard.
*Strong Bad mentions that his secret family lives in Broiter Grove, a town also found on the back of the discontinued [[Limozeen]] concert T-shirt.
*''[[Whaddaya Know, Haddi-Man?]]'' is playing on the TV in the Mudgeman home.
*This email contains an instance of [[Hyperactive Strong Sad]].
*This is another reference to [[steak]].

===Real-World References===
*The mention of [[Wikipedia:Garth Brooks|Garth Brooks]] is a reference to his 1999 rock & roll alter-ego, [[Wikipedia:Chris Gaines|Chris Gaines]], which he assumed for a movie deal that fell through.
*"Strongbad_email.wad" and "Initiate sbemail-refresh daemon" are both homages to the PC game ''[[Wikipedia:Doom|Doom]]''.
**[[Wikipedia:Doom WAD|WAD files]] contain level, graphical, and sound files for the game.
**"Initiate sbemail-refresh daemon," is similar to a line of text first seen in ''Doom'' and ''[[Wikipedia:Doom II|Doom II]]'', which reads "Init DOOM refresh daemon."
*Homestar's ''[http://www.founditemclothing.com/t-shirts/toxic.html I ♥ Toxic Waste]'' shirt and pink bunny slippers are references to the movie [[Wikipedia:Real Genius|Real Genius]].
*The name Jeffrey Beffrey could be a literary nod to the Goose from [[Wikipedia:Charlotte's Web|Charlotte's Web]] by E. B. White. The Goose called her son "Jeffrey-Effrey" in her unique rhyming speech.
* The name Tip Tappers may refer to [[Wikipedia:Tip Tipping|Tip Tipping]], a 1980s stuntman who acted in many famous productions, including [[Wikipedia:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]] and [[Wikipedia:Indiana Jones|Indiana Jones]].



*Buttless in Bedstuy is a reference to the convention of signing letters to advice columns as "(adjective) in (location)", and may be a direct reference to the movie ''[[Wikipedia:Sleepless in Seattle|Sleepless in Seattle]]''.

===Fast Forward===
* Strong Bad's [[Cara Carabowditbowdit]] wig is a costume item in [[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]].

== DVD Version ==

*The DVD version features creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.

=== Commentary Transcript ===

('''Commentary by:''' [[Homestar Runner]], [[Mike Chapman]])

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing}'' This time it's me! This time it's me! This time it's me! This time it's me!

'''MIKE:''' Great!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' That was ''my'' Strong Bad Email intro song. It's called, "This Time It's You".

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

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' In parentheses: "(This Time It's Me)"

'''MIKE:''' Homestar, settle down.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' What?

'''MIKE:''' This email talks about secret identities. Now, do you have any secret identities?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Um, ye — no — s! ''{finishes with a hissing 's' sound, as though the word "no" interrupted the word "yes"}''

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

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' You see, I interrupted my "yes" with a "no" in the middle.

'''MIKE:''' Y-E, dot, dot, dot. Yeah, okay.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yeah. Okay, "rockin' cool". So, now let's talk about "rockin' cool".

'''MIKE:''' Uh, "rockin' cool"?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' So, why would he try and convince people that he's The Poopsmith — the poop digger?

'''MIKE:''' The poop digger?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' What kind of scam?

'''MIKE:''' Um, he was gonna make millions.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' How was he...

'''MIKE:''' ''{talking over Homestar}'' It was a pyramid scheme, I think.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Ohhhhh.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, so...

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{talking over Mike}'' I get — I get into those all the time!

'''MIKE:''' It's like, you get people to think that ''you're'' The Poopsmith, and then once they believe it they get other people to believe that ''they're'' The Poopsmith.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{talking over Mike, Mike becomes untillegible}'' Ooh! Look at that sandwich I made The Poopsmith! I think it was — I think I made him a McRib. ''{pause}'' You know, I — I should probably stop making copies of his keys, from Strong Bad's house and giving 'em out at parties.

'''MIKE:''' Where'd you get the first one?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Um, I think I made it from soaps.

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

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I fashioned it out of soaps.

'''MIKE:''' And then you were able to make copies out of it?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yeah!

'''MIKE:''' Wow!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yeah! Soap —

'''MIKE:''' Soap key copiers?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yes!

'''MIKE:''' All right.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' It's true. I wish Bubs' had that sign again. I remember coming home from trips, you know, like, you'd be out on the road —

'''MIKE:''' Uh huh.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' — and then you'd pass by Bubs' Motor Lodge and that little sleepy Bubs would be zzz-ing ''{pronounced zeezing}'' at you.

'''MIKE:''' Look who it is!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh!

'''MIKE:''' What's your shirt say?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I love toxic waste.

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

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' It's like, Chris Knight's from Real Genius.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' Ohh.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I always sign in my alias as Mr. D. Williams. ''{pause}'' Who are those kids? Do you hear those kids?

'''MIKE:''' I do. That's Jeffrey Beffrey Mudgeman. ''{laughs as he says the name}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' That kid needs to shut his mouth! Jeffrey already knows his ABCs. Hit the deck! ''{pause}'' Hey, that — I know that lady!

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughing}'' You do?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yeah!

'''MIKE:''' Who is it?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I don't know.

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

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Some lady. ''{pause}'' Um, so, let's talk about scarfgirls, Mike.

'''MIKE:''' Uh, "Scarfgirls" has made a resurgence in the last few years.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yeah, it's seems like they used to just live in Athens, Georgia.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughing}'' Now they live everywhere.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Now they're all over the place. They wear large scarves, they like to knit.

'''MIKE:''' They knit, and —

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' They're pretty eco-conscious.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' They probably have their own business. At least their own blog!

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' Is Marzipan a scarfgirl?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' You know, she's kind of a hybrid.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' She's kind of got some scarfgirl elements, but —

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Well, she's got, like, part of gasoline and part electric. More. ''{pause}'' Yeah, I remember getting that mail! It was weird! It was the one day the mailman mailed mail by throwing paper balls at me. He never does that no more.

'''MIKE:''' No?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Who is the mailman in our town, anyways?

'''MIKE:''' Uh, I'm gonna guess — Coach Z?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' You think so?

'''MIKE:''' Oh, I don't know.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Maybe so. Ooh, jettison! The Jettisons. I love that cartoon. ''{pause}'' Do you like Sam & Max?

'''MIKE:''' I do. I like mayonnaise parties, too.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I have to go to the bathroom.

'''MIKE:''' I don't like mayonnaise anymore after I got some fried shrimp covered in mayonnaise at a Thai restaurant.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Ewww.

=== Fun Facts ===

*The [[Wikipedia:McRib|McRib]] is a sandwich from [[McDonald's]] made from boneless pork and barbecue sauce on a bun, with onions and pickles added.
*A [[Wikipedia:Pyramid scheme|pyramid scheme]] is a non-sustainable business model that involves the exchange of money primarily for enrolling other people into the scheme, usually without any product or service being delivered.
*Chris Knight is the character played by [[Wikipedia:Val Kilmer|Val Kilmer]] in the movie [[Wikipedia:Real Genius|Real Genius]].
*"The Jettisons" is a reference to [[Wikipedia:The Jetsons|The Jetsons]].

==External Links==
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{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category: Emails With DVD Commentary]]

Doom

Corbin377 — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 23:37:41 GMT

Corbin377:

[[Image:Pom Pom - Cacodemon.png|thumb|Pom Pom as a Cacodemon]]
'''[[Wikipedia:Doom (series)|Doom]]''' is a series of first-person shooter video games, one of the first of its kind in the video game industry. [[The Brothers Chaps]] have made several references in the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner body of work]] to the series, especially both [[Wikipedia:Doom (video game)|the first game in the series]] and Cacodemons, the floating one-eyed demon foes that appear in the game.

==Appearances==
*[[Peasant's Quest Movie Trailer]] — The ending snort after [[Trogdor]] blows fire at the screen is from this game.
*Email [[secret identity]] — "Strongbad_email.wad" and "Initiate sbemail-refresh daemon" are both homages to this game.
*Email [[alternate universe]] — [[Strong Bad]] remarks that his [[Blender#Game Boy in a Blender|alternate universe portal]] will release some Cacodemons.
*[[strongbad email.exe Disc Five]] — If you wait too long to select a toon, a Cacodemon appears, and Strong Bad comments on it.
*[[Jibblies 2]] — [[Pom Pom]] [[Jibblies 2 Costumes|dresses up]] as a Cacodemon for [[Halloween]].
*[[8-Bit Is Enough]] — The FPS interface in the hallways of Trogdor's Lair is based on this game.

[[Category:Video game references]]
[[Category:Entertainment running gags]]

lackey

Corbin377 — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 23:33:59 GMT

Corbin377:

{{sbenav|96}}
[[Image:sbemail96.PNG|thumb|"So excited, so naïve..."]]

Steve from Victoria, BC, wants to know why The Cheat is such a diligent lackey.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, [[Doreauxgard]], Puppet {{Film|Homestar Runner}} (Easter egg), Puppet [[Doreauxgard]] (Easter egg), {{Film|Strong Sad}} (DVD Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]]

{{Comp|Compy 386}}

'''Date:''' Monday, January 26, 2004

'''Running Time:''' 2:47

'''Page Title:''' Compy 386!!

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Three}}

== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' So innocent and email-free... That's you 'n me.

''{He pulls up the e-mail and reads it aloud.}''

<blockquote class="compy email">Hey yo there Strong Bad! 
I was wondering why The Cheat is such 
a diligent lackey. Did you save his 
life one time and now he has to repay 
you? 
 
Steve 
Victoria, BC</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' BC? Whoa! This is an old freakin' email. Most of the emails I get are ADs. And the occasional JD. Wow. I wonder if it was written on, like, a stone tablet. Or maybe some, uh, papyrus. Anyhow... ''{Strong Bad clears the screen and continues typing.}'' No, Steve, The Cheat is a good lackey because he "knows what's best" and "doesn't want to get left by the side of the road during a thunderstorm" or "taped to Pom-Pom again." ''{He clears screen and continues typing.}'' It probably also has to do with the fact that I "treat him like a brother that's not Strong Sad" instead of a "little yellow squeaky thing that somethetimes steals my ladytypes." I also pay him real nice. Which isn't very difficult considering The Cheat "thinks pencil shavings are legal tender." Check it out...

''{Strong Bad sharpens a pencil with a small handheld sharpener.}''

'''STRONG BAD''': Hey, The Cheat!

''{The Cheat walks in.}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises}''

''{Strong Bad waves his hand over the fresh pencil shavings.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I'll pay you all these precious pencil shavings if you go pilfer me a cantaloupe from Marzipan's melon patch.

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises, then darts off with motion blur}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Ahhhh, look at him go. So excited, so naive... ''{"Naive" is said like the word "knave."}''

''{The Cheat runs back in with a cantaloupe.}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noise}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa, supa soivice! Thanks man. You can go back to whatever you were doin'.

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{angry The Cheat noises while pointing to the pencil shavings}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, right. Your "payment." Here ya go!

''{Strong Bad scrapes pencil shavings onto The Cheat's head.}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{grateful The Cheat noises}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Awwww, that's almost adorable... Now, what am I gonna to do with all my tons of new stuff? A sharp pencil...and a can-ta-loo-pay. The possibilities are endless! I suppose I could use the pencil to draw a little guy on the cantaloupe.

''{Strong Bad draws a face on the cantaloupe and mumbles.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ooh, and then if I jammed the cantaloupe on the end of the pencil... Hey everybody look! It's Doreauxgard! How ya doin', Doe?

'''DOREAUXGARD:''' Hey, there, Mister Strong Bad! Well, I'm fine, past couple days though...

''{Cut to Bubs' Concession Stand with The Cheat.}''

'''BUBS:''' Your total comes out to fifteen tooty-two!

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{makes a The Cheat noise while pushing the pencil shavings onto the counter.}''

'''BUBS:''' What's this malarkey?

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises}''

''{The Cheat points to a sign saying: "We'll Gladly Accept: Cash, Money, or Cash Money." "Pencil shavings" on a scrap of paper has been taped on at the bottom.}''

'''BUBS:''' Well, if it's on the sign... Nice doin' business witchya!

''{The Cheat walks off with his new "Boy's Hobby Kit." Doreauxgard shows up}''

'''DOREAUXGARD:''' Hey, there, Mr. Bubs. I'm from the collection agency. You missed your last payment. Gonna have to bust your kneecaps if ya don't pay up!

'''BUBS:''' ''{briefly enlarging eyes in fright}'' Oh, dag! You found me! ''{eyes return to normal size}''

''{Bubs slams down a metal shop gate, revealing "SB wa5 HeRe" graffiti.}''

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa! Forgot about that one! I mean...

'''DOREAUXGARD:''' Sure is some niiice graffiti!

== Easter Eggs ==
*Click on the top of the "[[Hollerin' Jimmy's Hobby Kit|boy's hobby kit]]" box when The Cheat is buying it to see what it says.
<blockquote> hollerin' jimmy's hobby kit 
"We have no idea what's in this box!!" </blockquote>
*Click on the "SB" part of the graffiti to play a StrongBad Lib.
<blockquote>No, dan, the Cheat is a good lackey 
because he "''(active verb phrase (i.e. "does some stuff."))''" 
and "''(negative active verb phrase (i.e. "doesn't do some stuff."))''" or 
"''(active verb phrase)''." It probably 
also has to do with the fact that I 
treat him "''(comparison phrase (i.e. "like an idiot"))''" 
instead of a "''(noun)''." 
I also pay him real nice. Which isn't 
very difficult considering the Cheat 
"''(another stupid active verb phrase)''." 
Check it out. </blockquote>
*Click on Doreauxgard's head at the end to see a video of the "Homestar and Doreauxgard Show!"
:'''ANNOUNCER:''' The Homestar Runner and Doreauxgard Show! Brought to you by Hollerin' Jimmy Hobby Kits!
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey, Doreauxgard! We've got our own show!
:'''DOREAUXGARD:''' Boy, I'll say! I'm gonna be a star!
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Nope. I'm afraid there's only one job for you on ''this'' show!
:'''DOREAUXGARD:''' Well, lay it on me!
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' You have to be...the ''produce''-r! ''{Homestar and the audience laugh.}''
:'''DOREAUXGARD:''' Forget you, Whitey! I'm going solo! ''{Doreauxgard walks off. Soon Homestar stops laughing.}''

== Fun Facts ==
===Trivia===
*When this email was first put up, you could click "Stone Tablet" and "Papyrus" to see fake emails written on said items. These have since been removed.
*In the StrongBad Libs Easter Egg, Strong Bad's [[green tongue]] can be seen, which was introduced in [[Super NES]].
*The floppy disk container was placed behind the flash border, and cannot be read in the toon. Decompiling the Flash file reveals the title to be "[[Floppy Disk Container#maniac mansion|maniac mansion]]".
*The Strong Bad Libs Easter egg uses the unmodified version of [[Fonts#AhnbergHand|AhnbergHand]], so certain characters such as apostrophes will show up as spaces.

===Remarks===
*Strong Bad spells what should be "Pom Pom" with a hyphen.
*When Strong Bad faces the screen to say "The possibilities are endless" he doesn't actually turn his head; his head snaps from profile to front within one frame.
*"BC" stands for [[Wikipedia:British Columbia|British Columbia]], a province in Canada.
*Although it is implied The Cheat taped "pencil shavings" onto Bubs's sign listing accepted payments, the paper is written in Strong Bad's handwriting.

===Goofs===
*When Doreauxgard is in front of the Compy, you can't see or use the contrast buttons.
*When Strong Bad contemplates what to do with his sharp pencil and cantaloupe, you can see another pencil behind Strong Bad's head. The pencil is resting on the keyboard, which is where Strong Bad was holding it earlier in the email.
*When Strong Bad turns back to the computer with the cantaloupe on the pencil, the second pencil is no longer by the computer.
*When Strong Bad turns back to the computer when The Cheat is getting the cantaloupe, the screen is blank, even though he didn't clear it.
*When the camera zooms out, the text in the Compy is a meaningless jumble of two screens:
<blockquote class="compy email">o has to do with the 
onal JD. Wow. I 
d" instead of "a 
thing that 
y ladytypes." I 
. Which isn't 
ring The Cheat 
s are legal</blockquote>
*When Strong Bad is holding the pencil and the cantaloupe, the sharp end of the pencil is pointing up. When it cuts to him drawing on the cantaloupe, the sharp end is pointing down.
*When you click on the Easter egg with Strong Libs, the front page is coming out of the back.
*During the intro for the Easter egg with the puppets, part of the blue square in the top-left corner is briefly visible outside of the toon's box.

===Inside References===
*The hobby kit bought by The Cheat "comes to fifteen-[[Tooty-two]]".
*The Cheat was previously taped to Pom Pom in [[your friends]].
*In the Strong Lib Easter egg, the author of the email is called [[Dan]].
*Strong Bad saying "soivice" is another example of [["Er" pronounced as "Oi"]].

===Real-World References===
*"JD" is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Julian day| ''Julian Date'']], an astronomical dating system that counts the total days from January 1, 4713 BC (for example, January 26, 2004 AD is 2453031 JD).
*Strong Bad's remark about "super service" (in a Brooklyn accent) is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Three Stooges|Three Stooges]] short [http://www.stoogeworld.com/_Videography/Filmography/ViolentCurly.htm ''Violent is the Word for Curly''].
*When Strong Bad sends The Cheat away to get the cantaloupe he makes a reference to a Bugs Bunny quote: "So trusting, so naive."

===Fast Forward===
*Doreauxgard is an actual cantaloupe in the Easter egg, but [[The Brothers Chaps]] later created an actual Doreauxgard puppet with a moving mouth. It has since been seen in the [[Pulse Interview - 1 Aug 2003|2003 Pulse interview]], on [[Main Page 25]] and in [[The Animated Adventures of Puppet Homestar]].
*Bubs accepts more pencil shavings in [[secret identity]].
*The Strong Bad Libs version of Strong Bad would later be seen in [[pop-up]], as "Senor Muybueno".

== DVD Version ==
*The Boy's Hobby Kit Easter egg is viewable using the angle button on your DVD remote.
*The Homestar Runner and Doreauxgard Show Easter egg is now fullscreen and in much higher quality video. It also adds a tiny bit of additional footage to the end (though sans any dialogue).
*The Strong Libs Easter egg now has Strong Sad moderating a Strong Lib and Strong Bad reluctantly playing.
===Transcript===
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Awww, don't make me do this thing! They're only funny when you're, like, 4 years old.

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' No, we're gonna do it, and it's gonna be great! ''{booklet flips to page two}'' OK, I need an active verb phrase.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Uhm... "brings the noise"

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{He writes "brings the noise" in.}'' ''{voiceover}'' OK, now I need a negative active verb phrase.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' "Never takes two."

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{He writes in "never takes two."}'' ''{voiceover}'' O-kay... Uh, another active verb phrase.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Uh, let me think about it, "gets busy."

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{He writes in "gets busy."}'' ''{voiceover}'' OK. A comparison phrase. You know, like "like an idiot."

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' "Like a beard."

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{He writes in "like a beard."}'' ''{voiceover}'' What? Oh, OK, I need a noun.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' "Throat lozenge."

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{He writes in "throat lozenge."}'' ''{voiceover}'' All right, and finally, one more active verb phrase.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' I can't think of anymore!

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{He writes in "can't think of anymore."}'' OK! Great! Let's see how it turned out! ''{turns page}'' "A Strong Bad Email. No, dan, the Cheat is a good lackey because he 'brings the noise' and 'never takes two' or 'gets busy.'" You see, that's... You told me to write that.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover, irritated}'' I know! Hurry up and finish!

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Oh! "It probably also has to do with the fact that I treat him 'like a beard' instead of a 'throat lozenge.'" You see, that's good, you see, you wouldn't... you'd rather be treated like—

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover, angry}'' Come on!

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' "I also pay him real nice. Which isn't very difficult considering that the Cheat 'can't think of anymore.' Check it out." See, that turned out pretty good! Strong Bad?

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover, more distant}'' I'm already playing Nintendo in the other room!

===Fun Facts===
*Oddly enough, Strong Sad writes the phrases in Strong Bad's handwriting.
*Strong Bad mentions [[Nintendo]].

== External Links ==
{{preforumsbemailextlinks|96}}
*[[HR:sbemail96 puppet.swf|view the Flash file for the puppet short]]
{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category:Puppet Stuff]]

lackey

Corbin377 — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 23:32:33 GMT

Corbin377: undid revision 693049;

{{sbenav|96}}
[[Image:sbemail96.PNG|thumb|"So excited, so naïve..."]]

Steve from Victoria, BC, wants to know why The Cheat is such a diligent lackey.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, [[Doreauxgard]], Puppet {{Film|Homestar Runner}} (Easter egg), Puppet [[Doreauxgard]] (Easter egg), {{Film|Strong Sad}} (DVD Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]]

{{Comp|Compy 386}}

'''Date:''' Monday, January 26, 2004

'''Running Time:''' 2:47

'''Page Title:''' Compy 386!!

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Three}}

== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' So innocent and email-free... That's you 'n me.

''{He pulls up the e-mail and reads it aloud.}''

<blockquote class="compy email">Hey yo there Strong Bad! 
I was wondering why The Cheat is such 
a diligent lackey. Did you save his 
life one time and now he has to repay 
you? 
 
Steve 
Victoria, BC</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' BC? Whoa! This is an old freakin' email. Most of the emails I get are ADs. And the occasional JD. Wow. I wonder if it was written on, like, a stone tablet. Or maybe some, uh, papyrus. Anyhow... ''{Strong Bad clears the screen and continues typing.}'' No, Steve, The Cheat is a good lackey because he "knows what's best" and "doesn't want to get left by the side of the road during a thunderstorm" or "taped to Pom-Pom again." ''{He clears screen and continues typing.}'' It probably also has to do with the fact that I "treat him like a brother that's not Strong Sad" instead of a "little yellow squeaky thing that somethetimes steals my ladytypes." I also pay him real nice. Which isn't very difficult considering The Cheat "thinks pencil shavings are legal tender." Check it out...

''{Strong Bad sharpens a pencil with a small handheld sharpener.}''

'''STRONG BAD''': Hey, The Cheat!

''{The Cheat walks in.}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises}''

''{Strong Bad waves his hand over the fresh pencil shavings.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I'll pay you all these precious pencil shavings if you go pilfer me a cantaloupe from Marzipan's melon patch.

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises, then darts off with motion blur}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Ahhhh, look at him go. So excited, so naive... ''{"Naive" is said like the word "knave."}''

''{The Cheat runs back in with a cantaloupe.}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noise}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa, supa soivice! Thanks man. You can go back to whatever you were doin'.

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{angry The Cheat noises while pointing to the pencil shavings}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, right. Your "payment." Here ya go!

''{Strong Bad scrapes pencil shavings onto The Cheat's head.}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{grateful The Cheat noises}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Awwww, that's almost adorable... Now, what am I gonna to do with all my tons of new stuff? A sharp pencil...and a can-ta-loo-pay. The possibilities are endless! I suppose I could use the pencil to draw a little guy on the cantaloupe.

''{Strong Bad mumbles when he draws a face on the cantaloupe.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ooh, and then if I jammed the cantaloupe on the end of the pencil... Hey everybody look! It's Doreauxgard! How ya doin', Doe?

'''DOREAUXGARD:''' Hey, there, Mister Strong Bad! Well, I'm fine, past couple days though...

''{Cut to Bubs' Concession Stand with The Cheat.}''

'''BUBS:''' Your total comes out to fifteen tooty-two!

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{makes a The Cheat noise while pushing the pencil shavings onto the counter.}''

'''BUBS:''' What's this malarkey?

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises}''

''{The Cheat points to a sign saying: "We'll Gladly Accept: Cash, Money, or Cash Money." "Pencil shavings" on a scrap of paper has been taped on at the bottom.}''

'''BUBS:''' Well, if it's on the sign... Nice doin' business witchya!

''{The Cheat walks off with his new "Boy's Hobby Kit." Doreauxgard shows up}''

'''DOREAUXGARD:''' Hey, there, Mr. Bubs. I'm from the collection agency. You missed your last payment. Gonna have to bust your kneecaps if ya don't pay up!

'''BUBS:''' ''{briefly enlarging eyes in fright}'' Oh, dag! You found me! ''{eyes return to normal size}''

''{Bubs slams down a metal shop gate, revealing "SB wa5 HeRe" graffiti.}''

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa! Forgot about that one! I mean...

'''DOREAUXGARD:''' Sure is some niiice graffiti!

== Easter Eggs ==
*Click on the top of the "[[Hollerin' Jimmy's Hobby Kit|boy's hobby kit]]" box when The Cheat is buying it to see what it says.
<blockquote> hollerin' jimmy's hobby kit 
"We have no idea what's in this box!!" </blockquote>
*Click on the "SB" part of the graffiti to play a StrongBad Lib.
<blockquote>No, dan, the Cheat is a good lackey 
because he "''(active verb phrase (i.e. "does some stuff."))''" 
and "''(negative active verb phrase (i.e. "doesn't do some stuff."))''" or 
"''(active verb phrase)''." It probably 
also has to do with the fact that I 
treat him "''(comparison phrase (i.e. "like an idiot"))''" 
instead of a "''(noun)''." 
I also pay him real nice. Which isn't 
very difficult considering the Cheat 
"''(another stupid active verb phrase)''." 
Check it out. </blockquote>
*Click on Doreauxgard's head at the end to see a video of the "Homestar and Doreauxgard Show!"
:'''ANNOUNCER:''' The Homestar Runner and Doreauxgard Show! Brought to you by Hollerin' Jimmy Hobby Kits!
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey, Doreauxgard! We've got our own show!
:'''DOREAUXGARD:''' Boy, I'll say! I'm gonna be a star!
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Nope. I'm afraid there's only one job for you on ''this'' show!
:'''DOREAUXGARD:''' Well, lay it on me!
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' You have to be...the ''produce''-r! ''{Homestar and the audience laugh.}''
:'''DOREAUXGARD:''' Forget you, Whitey! I'm going solo! ''{Doreauxgard walks off. Soon Homestar stops laughing.}''

== Fun Facts ==
===Trivia===
*When this email was first put up, you could click "Stone Tablet" and "Papyrus" to see fake emails written on said items. These have since been removed.
*In the StrongBad Libs Easter Egg, Strong Bad's [[green tongue]] can be seen, which was introduced in [[Super NES]].
*The floppy disk container was placed behind the flash border, and cannot be read in the toon. Decompiling the Flash file reveals the title to be "[[Floppy Disk Container#maniac mansion|maniac mansion]]".
*The Strong Bad Libs Easter egg uses the unmodified version of [[Fonts#AhnbergHand|AhnbergHand]], so certain characters such as apostrophes will show up as spaces.

===Remarks===
*Strong Bad spells what should be "Pom Pom" with a hyphen.
*When Strong Bad faces the screen to say "The possibilities are endless" he doesn't actually turn his head; his head snaps from profile to front within one frame.
*"BC" stands for [[Wikipedia:British Columbia|British Columbia]], a province in Canada.
*Although it is implied The Cheat taped "pencil shavings" onto Bubs's sign listing accepted payments, the paper is written in Strong Bad's handwriting.

===Goofs===
*When Doreauxgard is in front of the Compy, you can't see or use the contrast buttons.
*When Strong Bad contemplates what to do with his sharp pencil and cantaloupe, you can see another pencil behind Strong Bad's head. The pencil is resting on the keyboard, which is where Strong Bad was holding it earlier in the email.
*When Strong Bad turns back to the computer with the cantaloupe on the pencil, the second pencil is no longer by the computer.
*When Strong Bad turns back to the computer when The Cheat is getting the cantaloupe, the screen is blank, even though he didn't clear it.
*When the camera zooms out, the text in the Compy is a meaningless jumble of two screens:
<blockquote class="compy email">o has to do with the 
onal JD. Wow. I 
d" instead of "a 
thing that 
y ladytypes." I 
. Which isn't 
ring The Cheat 
s are legal</blockquote>
*When Strong Bad is holding the pencil and the cantaloupe, the sharp end of the pencil is pointing up. When it cuts to him drawing on the cantaloupe, the sharp end is pointing down.
*When you click on the Easter egg with Strong Libs, the front page is coming out of the back.
*During the intro for the Easter egg with the puppets, part of the blue square in the top-left corner is briefly visible outside of the toon's box.

===Inside References===
*The hobby kit bought by The Cheat "comes to fifteen-[[Tooty-two]]".
*The Cheat was previously taped to Pom Pom in [[your friends]].
*In the Strong Lib Easter egg, the author of the email is called [[Dan]].
*Strong Bad saying "soivice" is another example of [["Er" pronounced as "Oi"]].

===Real-World References===
*"JD" is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Julian day| ''Julian Date'']], an astronomical dating system that counts the total days from January 1, 4713 BC (for example, January 26, 2004 AD is 2453031 JD).
*Strong Bad's remark about "super service" (in a Brooklyn accent) is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Three Stooges|Three Stooges]] short [http://www.stoogeworld.com/_Videography/Filmography/ViolentCurly.htm ''Violent is the Word for Curly''].
*When Strong Bad sends The Cheat away to get the cantaloupe he makes a reference to a Bugs Bunny quote: "So trusting, so naive."

===Fast Forward===
*Doreauxgard is an actual cantaloupe in the Easter egg, but [[The Brothers Chaps]] later created an actual Doreauxgard puppet with a moving mouth. It has since been seen in the [[Pulse Interview - 1 Aug 2003|2003 Pulse interview]], on [[Main Page 25]] and in [[The Animated Adventures of Puppet Homestar]].
*Bubs accepts more pencil shavings in [[secret identity]].
*The Strong Bad Libs version of Strong Bad would later be seen in [[pop-up]], as "Senor Muybueno".

== DVD Version ==
*The Boy's Hobby Kit Easter egg is viewable using the angle button on your DVD remote.
*The Homestar Runner and Doreauxgard Show Easter egg is now fullscreen and in much higher quality video. It also adds a tiny bit of additional footage to the end (though sans any dialogue).
*The Strong Libs Easter egg now has Strong Sad moderating a Strong Lib and Strong Bad reluctantly playing.
===Transcript===
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Awww, don't make me do this thing! They're only funny when you're, like, 4 years old.

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' No, we're gonna do it, and it's gonna be great! ''{booklet flips to page two}'' OK, I need an active verb phrase.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Uhm... "brings the noise"

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{He writes "brings the noise" in.}'' ''{voiceover}'' OK, now I need a negative active verb phrase.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' "Never takes two."

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{He writes in "never takes two."}'' ''{voiceover}'' O-kay... Uh, another active verb phrase.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Uh, let me think about it, "gets busy."

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{He writes in "gets busy."}'' ''{voiceover}'' OK. A comparison phrase. You know, like "like an idiot."

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' "Like a beard."

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{He writes in "like a beard."}'' ''{voiceover}'' What? Oh, OK, I need a noun.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' "Throat lozenge."

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{He writes in "throat lozenge."}'' ''{voiceover}'' All right, and finally, one more active verb phrase.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' I can't think of anymore!

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{He writes in "can't think of anymore."}'' OK! Great! Let's see how it turned out! ''{turns page}'' "A Strong Bad Email. No, dan, the Cheat is a good lackey because he 'brings the noise' and 'never takes two' or 'gets busy.'" You see, that's... You told me to write that.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover, irritated}'' I know! Hurry up and finish!

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Oh! "It probably also has to do with the fact that I treat him 'like a beard' instead of a 'throat lozenge.'" You see, that's good, you see, you wouldn't... you'd rather be treated like—

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover, angry}'' Come on!

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' "I also pay him real nice. Which isn't very difficult considering that the Cheat 'can't think of anymore.' Check it out." See, that turned out pretty good! Strong Bad?

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover, more distant}'' I'm already playing Nintendo in the other room!

===Fun Facts===
*Oddly enough, Strong Sad writes the phrases in Strong Bad's handwriting.
*Strong Bad mentions [[Nintendo]].

== External Links ==
{{preforumsbemailextlinks|96}}
*[[HR:sbemail96 puppet.swf|view the Flash file for the puppet short]]
{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category:Puppet Stuff]]

lackey

Corbin377 — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 23:31:10 GMT

Corbin377:

{{sbenav|96}}
[[Image:sbemail96.PNG|thumb|"So excited, so naïve..."]]

Steve from Victoria, BC, wants to know why The Cheat is such a diligent lackey.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, [[Doreauxgard]], Puppet {{Film|Homestar Runner}} (Easter egg), Puppet [[Doreauxgard]] (Easter egg), {{Film|Strong Sad}} (DVD Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]]

{{Comp|Compy 386}}

'''Date:''' Monday, January 26, 2004

'''Running Time:''' 2:47

'''Page Title:''' Compy 386!!

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Three}}

== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' So innocent and email-free... That's you 'n me.

''{He pulls up the e-mail and reads it aloud.}''

<blockquote class="compy email">Hey yo there Strong Bad! 
I was wondering why The Cheat is such 
a diligent lackey. Did you save his 
life one time and now he has to repay 
you? 
 
Steve 
Victoria, BC</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' BC? Whoa! This is an old freakin' email. Most of the emails I get are ADs. And the occasional JD. Wow. I wonder if it was written on, like, a stone tablet. Or maybe some, uh, papyrus. Anyhow... ''{Strong Bad clears the screen and continues typing.}'' No, Steve, The Cheat is a good lackey because he "knows what's best" and "doesn't want to get left by the side of the road during a thunderstorm" or "taped to Pom-Pom again." ''{He clears screen and continues typing.}'' It probably also has to do with the fact that I "treat him like a brother that's not Strong Sad" instead of a "little yellow squeaky thing that somethetimes steals my ladytypes." I also pay him real nice. Which isn't very difficult considering The Cheat "thinks pencil shavings are legal tender." Check it out...

''{Strong Bad sharpens a pencil with a small handheld sharpener.}''

'''STRONG BAD''': Hey, The Cheat!

''{The Cheat walks in.}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises}''

''{Strong Bad waves his hand over the fresh pencil shavings.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I'll pay you all these precious pencil shavings if you go pilfer me a cantaloupe from Marzipan's melon patch.

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises, then darts off with motion blur}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Ahhhh, look at him go. So excited, so naive... ''{"Naive" is said like the word "knave."}''

''{The Cheat runs back in with a cantaloupe.}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noise}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa, supa soivice! Thanks man. You can go back to whatever you were doin'.

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{angry The Cheat noises while pointing to the pencil shavings}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, right. Your "payment." Here ya go!

''{Strong Bad scrapes pencil shavings onto The Cheat's head.}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{grateful The Cheat noises}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Awwww, that's almost adorable... Now, what am I gonna to do with all my tons of new stuff? A sharp pencil...and a can-ta-loo-pay. The possibilities are endless! I suppose I could use the pencil to draw a little guy on the cantaloupe.

''{Strong Bad draws a face on the cantaloupe wile mumbleing.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ooh, and then if I jammed the cantaloupe on the end of the pencil... Hey everybody look! It's Doreauxgard! How ya doin', Doe?

'''DOREAUXGARD:''' Hey, there, Mister Strong Bad! Well, I'm fine, past couple days though...

''{Cut to Bubs' Concession Stand with The Cheat.}''

'''BUBS:''' Your total comes out to fifteen tooty-two!

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{makes a The Cheat noise while pushing the pencil shavings onto the counter.}''

'''BUBS:''' What's this malarkey?

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises}''

''{The Cheat points to a sign saying: "We'll Gladly Accept: Cash, Money, or Cash Money." "Pencil shavings" on a scrap of paper has been taped on at the bottom.}''

'''BUBS:''' Well, if it's on the sign... Nice doin' business witchya!

''{The Cheat walks off with his new "Boy's Hobby Kit." Doreauxgard shows up}''

'''DOREAUXGARD:''' Hey, there, Mr. Bubs. I'm from the collection agency. You missed your last payment. Gonna have to bust your kneecaps if ya don't pay up!

'''BUBS:''' ''{briefly enlarging eyes in fright}'' Oh, dag! You found me! ''{eyes return to normal size}''

''{Bubs slams down a metal shop gate, revealing "SB wa5 HeRe" graffiti.}''

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa! Forgot about that one! I mean...

'''DOREAUXGARD:''' Sure is some niiice graffiti!

== Easter Eggs ==
*Click on the top of the "[[Hollerin' Jimmy's Hobby Kit|boy's hobby kit]]" box when The Cheat is buying it to see what it says.
<blockquote> hollerin' jimmy's hobby kit 
"We have no idea what's in this box!!" </blockquote>
*Click on the "SB" part of the graffiti to play a StrongBad Lib.
<blockquote>No, dan, the Cheat is a good lackey 
because he "''(active verb phrase (i.e. "does some stuff."))''" 
and "''(negative active verb phrase (i.e. "doesn't do some stuff."))''" or 
"''(active verb phrase)''." It probably 
also has to do with the fact that I 
treat him "''(comparison phrase (i.e. "like an idiot"))''" 
instead of a "''(noun)''." 
I also pay him real nice. Which isn't 
very difficult considering the Cheat 
"''(another stupid active verb phrase)''." 
Check it out. </blockquote>
*Click on Doreauxgard's head at the end to see a video of the "Homestar and Doreauxgard Show!"
:'''ANNOUNCER:''' The Homestar Runner and Doreauxgard Show! Brought to you by Hollerin' Jimmy Hobby Kits!
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey, Doreauxgard! We've got our own show!
:'''DOREAUXGARD:''' Boy, I'll say! I'm gonna be a star!
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Nope. I'm afraid there's only one job for you on ''this'' show!
:'''DOREAUXGARD:''' Well, lay it on me!
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' You have to be...the ''produce''-r! ''{Homestar and the audience laugh.}''
:'''DOREAUXGARD:''' Forget you, Whitey! I'm going solo! ''{Doreauxgard walks off. Soon Homestar stops laughing.}''

== Fun Facts ==
===Trivia===
*When this email was first put up, you could click "Stone Tablet" and "Papyrus" to see fake emails written on said items. These have since been removed.
*In the StrongBad Libs Easter Egg, Strong Bad's [[green tongue]] can be seen, which was introduced in [[Super NES]].
*The floppy disk container was placed behind the flash border, and cannot be read in the toon. Decompiling the Flash file reveals the title to be "[[Floppy Disk Container#maniac mansion|maniac mansion]]".
*The Strong Bad Libs Easter egg uses the unmodified version of [[Fonts#AhnbergHand|AhnbergHand]], so certain characters such as apostrophes will show up as spaces.

===Remarks===
*Strong Bad spells what should be "Pom Pom" with a hyphen.
*When Strong Bad faces the screen to say "The possibilities are endless" he doesn't actually turn his head; his head snaps from profile to front within one frame.
*"BC" stands for [[Wikipedia:British Columbia|British Columbia]], a province in Canada.
*Although it is implied The Cheat taped "pencil shavings" onto Bubs's sign listing accepted payments, the paper is written in Strong Bad's handwriting.

===Goofs===
*When Doreauxgard is in front of the Compy, you can't see or use the contrast buttons.
*When Strong Bad contemplates what to do with his sharp pencil and cantaloupe, you can see another pencil behind Strong Bad's head. The pencil is resting on the keyboard, which is where Strong Bad was holding it earlier in the email.
*When Strong Bad turns back to the computer with the cantaloupe on the pencil, the second pencil is no longer by the computer.
*When Strong Bad turns back to the computer when The Cheat is getting the cantaloupe, the screen is blank, even though he didn't clear it.
*When the camera zooms out, the text in the Compy is a meaningless jumble of two screens:
<blockquote class="compy email">o has to do with the 
onal JD. Wow. I 
d" instead of "a 
thing that 
y ladytypes." I 
. Which isn't 
ring The Cheat 
s are legal</blockquote>
*When Strong Bad is holding the pencil and the cantaloupe, the sharp end of the pencil is pointing up. When it cuts to him drawing on the cantaloupe, the sharp end is pointing down.
*When you click on the Easter egg with Strong Libs, the front page is coming out of the back.
*During the intro for the Easter egg with the puppets, part of the blue square in the top-left corner is briefly visible outside of the toon's box.

===Inside References===
*The hobby kit bought by The Cheat "comes to fifteen-[[Tooty-two]]".
*The Cheat was previously taped to Pom Pom in [[your friends]].
*In the Strong Lib Easter egg, the author of the email is called [[Dan]].
*Strong Bad saying "soivice" is another example of [["Er" pronounced as "Oi"]].

===Real-World References===
*"JD" is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Julian day| ''Julian Date'']], an astronomical dating system that counts the total days from January 1, 4713 BC (for example, January 26, 2004 AD is 2453031 JD).
*Strong Bad's remark about "super service" (in a Brooklyn accent) is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Three Stooges|Three Stooges]] short [http://www.stoogeworld.com/_Videography/Filmography/ViolentCurly.htm ''Violent is the Word for Curly''].
*When Strong Bad sends The Cheat away to get the cantaloupe he makes a reference to a Bugs Bunny quote: "So trusting, so naive."

===Fast Forward===
*Doreauxgard is an actual cantaloupe in the Easter egg, but [[The Brothers Chaps]] later created an actual Doreauxgard puppet with a moving mouth. It has since been seen in the [[Pulse Interview - 1 Aug 2003|2003 Pulse interview]], on [[Main Page 25]] and in [[The Animated Adventures of Puppet Homestar]].
*Bubs accepts more pencil shavings in [[secret identity]].
*The Strong Bad Libs version of Strong Bad would later be seen in [[pop-up]], as "Senor Muybueno".

== DVD Version ==
*The Boy's Hobby Kit Easter egg is viewable using the angle button on your DVD remote.
*The Homestar Runner and Doreauxgard Show Easter egg is now fullscreen and in much higher quality video. It also adds a tiny bit of additional footage to the end (though sans any dialogue).
*The Strong Libs Easter egg now has Strong Sad moderating a Strong Lib and Strong Bad reluctantly playing.
===Transcript===
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Awww, don't make me do this thing! They're only funny when you're, like, 4 years old.

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' No, we're gonna do it, and it's gonna be great! ''{booklet flips to page two}'' OK, I need an active verb phrase.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Uhm... "brings the noise"

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{He writes "brings the noise" in.}'' ''{voiceover}'' OK, now I need a negative active verb phrase.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' "Never takes two."

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{He writes in "never takes two."}'' ''{voiceover}'' O-kay... Uh, another active verb phrase.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Uh, let me think about it, "gets busy."

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{He writes in "gets busy."}'' ''{voiceover}'' OK. A comparison phrase. You know, like "like an idiot."

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' "Like a beard."

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{He writes in "like a beard."}'' ''{voiceover}'' What? Oh, OK, I need a noun.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' "Throat lozenge."

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{He writes in "throat lozenge."}'' ''{voiceover}'' All right, and finally, one more active verb phrase.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' I can't think of anymore!

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{He writes in "can't think of anymore."}'' OK! Great! Let's see how it turned out! ''{turns page}'' "A Strong Bad Email. No, dan, the Cheat is a good lackey because he 'brings the noise' and 'never takes two' or 'gets busy.'" You see, that's... You told me to write that.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover, irritated}'' I know! Hurry up and finish!

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Oh! "It probably also has to do with the fact that I treat him 'like a beard' instead of a 'throat lozenge.'" You see, that's good, you see, you wouldn't... you'd rather be treated like—

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover, angry}'' Come on!

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' "I also pay him real nice. Which isn't very difficult considering that the Cheat 'can't think of anymore.' Check it out." See, that turned out pretty good! Strong Bad?

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover, more distant}'' I'm already playing Nintendo in the other room!

===Fun Facts===
*Oddly enough, Strong Sad writes the phrases in Strong Bad's handwriting.
*Strong Bad mentions [[Nintendo]].

== External Links ==
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*[[HR:sbemail96 puppet.swf|view the Flash file for the puppet short]]
{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category:Puppet Stuff]]

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== Summary ==
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== Licensing ==
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Halloween Fairstival

Corbin377 — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 14:52:16 GMT

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[[Image:halloween fairstival screen.png|thumb|"Step right up and get yer Halloween on!"]]

The Cheat gets the hiccups on Halloween and Strong Bad sets out to cure him at the local Halloween Fairstival.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{#ifeq:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|HRWiki:Tour/Halloween Fairstival|[[Strong Bad]], [[Strong Mad]], [[The Cheat]], [[Coach Z]], [[Strong Sad]], [[Bubs]], [[The King of Town]], [[Pom Pom]], [[The Poopsmith]], [[Homsar]] (Easter egg), [[Marzipan]], [[Homestar Runner]]|{{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|The King of Town}}, {{Film|Pom Pom}}, {{Film|The Poopsmith}}, {{Film|Homsar}} (Easter egg), {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}}}

See '''[[Halloween Fairstival Costumes]]''' for more information on what everyone was wearing.

'''Places:''' [[The Field]], [[Spooky Woods]], [[Coach Z's Locker Room]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]]/[[Bubs' Ha-Ha-Halloween Comedy Club]]

'''Date:''' Friday, October 29, 2004

'''Running Time:''' 6:05

'''Page Title:''' A Boogidy, Boogidy

{{dvd|Everything Else, Volume 2}}

== Transcript ==
''{Strong Bad, Strong Mad and The Cheat are walking along in regular clothing during the daytime. Then, a nighttime background scrolls onscreen, stitched right onto the daytime background. As the trio cross the [[Wikipedia:Terminator (solar)|terminator]] into nighttime, they get changed into their costumes (with a slight slurping noise) as the opening credits roll: "Halloween Fairstival" / Spoken By Matt and Missy / Maken By Mike and Matt / Here go the first scene... 
''The three characters stop beside a telephone pole with an orange flier stapled to it.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' All right boys, it's Halloween night, what we gonna do?

''{The Cheat hiccups.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Come again?

''{Again, The Cheat hiccups.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What's wrong there, Philly Cheat-steak? You got-a some Hiccups?

''{Again, The Cheat hiccups.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Well, you picked the perfect night to have them. We shouldn't have a problem scaring those hiccups out of you on Halloween. Let's see what's going on tonight. ''{zoom in on the flier}'' There's gotta be something scary.

''{Zoom closer in on the section of the flier reading "Coach Z's Haunted Locka-room".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ooh, that's perfect! I've seen some stuff in that locker room that would scare more than just the hiccups out of you, let me tell ya. Let's check it on out!

''{The Cheat hiccups.}''

''{Cut to a haunted locker room with a dark screen and green gas along the floor.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You scared yet, The Cheat? What about that drippy towel over there? That's pretty scary, huh?

''{The Cheat hiccups.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{in a mock-scared voice}'' Oh no, please don't drip on me!

''{The Cheat hiccups.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You smell like shin guards!

''{The Cheat hiccups. Coach Z appears.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Crackity towel! Tommy John surgery!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{clears throat}'' Coach, we're trying to scare the hiccups out of The Cheat.

''{The Cheat hiccups.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You got anything that's not just gross and moist?

'''COACH Z:''' ''{holding up some Blue Star Ointment}'' What could be scarier than Blue Stair Ointment?! {moves it around like a goast} Aawooooeeeeorrrrre!

'''STRONG BAD:''' All right, this has gone from weird and kinda gross to a serious health risk.

''{The Cheat hiccups.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Let's bolt.

'''COACH Z:''' Hey! You guys didn't even get your candy out of the terlet there!

''{Cut to Strong Sad under a banner that says "Strong Sad's Haunted Haikus".}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{reciting a haiku}''
:This night. Black as pitch.
:Doom from inside me wells up.
:Pray I don't get egged.

'''STRONG BAD:''' I don't know or care what a Hai-oo-koo is—

''{The Cheat hiccups.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —but we need to scare The Cheat.

'''STRONG SAD:''' Ooh, I got just the thing!
:Rapping at the door.
:Fills up agèd pillow case.
:So sick of Smarties.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, I get it. Let me try one!
:A butt for a face.
:Little brother: dork, dork, dork.
:Stay out of my room.

''{The Cheat hiccups.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I'm sorry, The Cheat, looks like we got to find some other way to scare the ever-loving hiccups out of you.

''{The Cheat hiccups.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' You don't ''scare'' the hiccups out of somebody! You gotta ''laugh'' 'em out!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa! That sounds like a segue!

''{Segue to Bubs, against the side wall of his concession stand, under a neon sign reading "Bubs' Ha-Ha-Halloween Comedy Club". The first two Ha's take turs between being lit.}''

'''BUBS:''' I mean, seriously, people, it's the '90s!

''{Strong Mad laughs.}''

'''BUBS:''' Am I right?

''{The Cheat hiccups.}''

'''BUBS:''' Am I left?

''{Strong Mad laughs again.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Say, Bubs, your comedy club bears a striking resemblance to the side of your concession stand.

'''BUBS:''' Aww, that's rich. You know something else that bears a striking resemblance to something else?

'''STRONG BAD:''' I dunn—

'''BUBS:''' Women can't drive!

''{Strong Mad laughs again.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Unh—

''{The Cheat hiccups.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —let's get out here, my bad pennies.

''{Strong Bad and The Cheat leave.}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' THIS GUY CRACKS ME UP!

'''BUBS:''' And, airline food! I mean, humminah-what?

''{Bubs hits his head with his microphone. Strong Mad laughs again.}''

''{Cut to sign "The KOT's Verrry Halloween Related Turducken Bob"; pan to the King of Town beside a tub with three turduckens in mashed potatoes.}''

'''KING OF TOWN:''' Hurry, hurry, hurry! Before I eat it all! Step right up and get your Halloween on! Bobbin' fer turduckens!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{as if reading one of his [[Strong Bad Email|emails]]}'' Dear Oldie, Shut up! Your pal, Strong Bad.

'''KING OF TOWN:''' Howdy, boys. Either of you got a wicked mashed potato jones?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa! Mashed Potato Jones. Now there's a fella I'd like to meet!

''{The Cheat hiccups.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh yeah, we need to get rid of The Cheat's hiccups. You got any grody old man remedies?

'''KING OF TOWN:''' Sure! You gotta feed and feed the hiccups until they mature into liver failure! And then...

'''STRONG BAD:''' We're not trying to kill The Cheat! Don't ya have anything that could just scare him?

'''KING OF TOWN:''' I have this X-ray of my heart.

''{The King of Town holds up an X-ray showing a [[ham]] where his heart should be, labeled "General Caveat Lower Eclusal". The Cheat hiccups.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' That's not scary. That's... promising! Come on, The Cheat. Let's let the King die in peace.

''{The King of Town's mask spins 180° into a sad face, like the Mayor of Halloweentown's.}''

'''KING OF TOWN:''' Yes. Let's.

''{Cut to Pom Pom and the Poopsmith who are holding a silent auction in front of a sign reading "'Creeping' Silent 'Death' Auction".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What's up, no-talkers? Keep on... no-talking.

''{The Cheat hiccups.}''

''{Cut to Marzipan standing with a guitar next to a stall of fruit, labeled "A Chorus Of Autumnal Vegatables  Is In".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What is this mess?

'''MARZIPAN:''' Ready, everybody? A-one, and a-two, and a-here we go! ''{Marzipan sings. The tune is the same as the theme song and scene transition music.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The Cheat, this is it! This is the most terrifying thing I have ever seen!

''{The Cheat hiccups}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, man!

'''MARZIPAN:''' Good job, The Cheat! Now try harmonizing with the butternut squashes! ''{sings}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' This might not get rid of the hiccups, but it's about to give me the throw-ups!

'''MARZIPAN:''' Oh yeah! Lay it on me, Mr. Corn!

''{Strong Bad makes vomiting noises}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{appears from behind a tree, on which is a sign reading "back alley dealings"}'' Hey guys, hey guys, hey guys guys guys! You guys...errrr...need some witches' brew? I got some right here. Two jars. Cold, hot, fresh witches' brew! Only ten bucks a pop! Side effects include wine, women, and song.

''{He holds up two jars labeled "brüe".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Witches' brew, eh? All right, we'll take one jar!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Here you go.

''{The Cheat drinks it and hiccups.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, crap! He's still got 'em!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' That'll be ten bucks! Please drive around to the second window!

''{The Cheat hiccups.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Aww, okay... But, uhhh, can you pay us the ten bucks tomorrow?

''{The Cheat hiccups.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Nah, I'm good for it. I'll pay you the ten bucks right now!

''{Homestar gives the money to Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, The Cheat—

''{The Cheat hiccups.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —I'll give you ten bucks if you stop hiccupping!

''{The Cheat stops hiccupping, says something, tucks the cash between the leaves of his costume, and exits.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ooh! Hey, Homestar! I'll give you ten bucks if you stop breathing!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Okayyougotadeal!

''{Homestar takes a gulp of air and holds it for a couple of seconds.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{panting}'' Strong Bad... I couldn't do it... for very long...

'''STRONG BAD:''' I'd try again. Ten is a lot of bucks.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Right right, a lot of ducks!

''{He keeps trying during the fade-out.}''

== Easter Eggs ==
*During the cartoon, click on the emblem on The Poopsmith's belt to unlock a scene with Homsar.
*:''{Homsar pops out of the sign and stands upside down on the top of the border.}''
*:'''HOMSAR:''' AaAaI blew it, man! I lose my touch.
*:''{He runs around the border while The Poopsmith and Pom Pom watch.}''
*Clicking on Strong Bad, Homestar Runner, Pom Pom, The Cheat, Bubs and Marzipan at the end will unlock additional dialogue.
**'''Strong Bad'''
*:'''STRONG BAD:''' Hello, kiddies! A-meet the Joker!
**'''Homestar Runner'''
*:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I think I'm dressed up as some kind of a golf cart, so I've got that going for me, which is nice.
**'''Pom Pom'''
*:'''COACH Z:''' So, Big Boy, eh, Pom Pom? I was gonna go as André 3000 myself.
**'''The Cheat'''
*:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh man, The Cheat, your pile of leaves costume is so adorable. It's... adorable.
**'''Bubs'''
*:'''STRONG BAD:''' So, Bubs, your approach this year was to ensure that absolutely no one recognized your costume?
*:'''BUBS:''' You got it!
**'''Marzipan'''
*:'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, Marzy, I just can't wait for you to get on the road again... and get hit by a school bus.
*Clicking on Strong Mad at the end reveals an additional scene.
:''{Cut to Bubs' Ha-Ha Halloween Club. Strong Mad is still watching Bubs's act.}''
:'''BUBS:''' And remember, like, ten years ago? People's clothes looked funny! ''{Strong Mad laughs}'' And the music sounded terrible! ''{Strong Mad laughs}''
*If you unlock the scene with Homsar, Homsar will appear at the end of the cartoon with everyone else.
*If you don't unlock the scene with Homsar, you can still get Homsar to appear at the end by clicking on Strong Mad. When the scene switches back to the group picture, Homsar will be there.
*If you unlock the Homsar scene, the eggplant in Marzipan's vegetable choir will have a spoon taped to it, just like Homsar's "pumpkin" in his Easter egg scene from [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]].

== Fun Facts ==
=== Explanations ===
*The reason Strong Bad has a mustache underneath his Joker make-up is because [[Wikipedia:Cesar Romero|Cesar Romero]], the actor who played [[Wikipedia:Joker (comics)|The Joker]] in the 1960s [[Batman]] [[Wikipedia:Batman (TV series)|TV series]], had become famous as a suave Latin lover due in part to his "sexy" 'stache. He refused to shave it off when he got the part of the Joker, so in the show his make-up was applied over the top of it.
*A "[[jones]]" is defined as "an avid desire or appetite for something". Therefore, to "have a mashed potato jones" means to "crave mashed potatoes".
*A [[Wikipedia:Turducken|turducken]] is a turkey stuffed with a duck stuffed with a chicken.
*[[Wikipedia:Smarties (Ce De Candy)|Smarties]] is a flavored, sugar-based candy (known as Rockets outside the US, where there is a [[wikipedia:Nestlé|Nestlé]]-owned M&M-like candy of the same name).

===Trivia===
[[Image:SignErrors.PNG|right|thumb|Before and after versions of the sign. Differences circled in red]]
*Although [[Witches' Brew|Witches' Brüe]] is a frequently-mentioned inside joke, this is the first time we've actually seen it and been informed of its supposed effects.
*The three items for sale by Pom Pom and the Poopsmith are:
**The [[blender]] from [[Main Page 19]]
**[[Credenza]] the ficus, brought back from the dead in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]
**The [[Trivia Time]] cookie jar
*When the orange sign first appears, it reads:
<blockquote>Halloween Festival 
featuring: 
Coach Z's Haunted 
Lockerroom 
Haunted Haikus 
w/ Strong Sad 
Bobbing for Apples 
AND SO MUCH MORE!!!</blockquote>
:However, when the sign appears again before zooming in on the Coach Z part, it reads:
<blockquote>Halloween Fairstival 
featuring: 
Coach Z's Haunted 
Locka-Room 
Haunted Haikus 
w/ Strong Sad 
Bobbing for <strike>Apples</strike> 
AND SO MUCH MORE!!!</blockquote>
*Differences:
**Festival to Fairstival.
**Lockerroom to Locka-room.
**Apples crossed out.
**No staples on before.
*This toon is tied with [[Decemberween Short Shorts]] as the second longest holiday toon, after [[Jibblies 2]]. It is also the first toon to beat the previously longest toon, [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]], now tied with [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]].

===Remarks===
*Strong Bad is actually wearing purple boxing gloves, which he criticized as an inaccuracy in [[New Boots]].
*It is strange that Strong Bad claims not to know what a [[haiku]] is, since he used one in [[japanese cartoon]].
*When Bubs says, "Am I right?" he points with his left hand, and vice versa.
*This toon refers to Pom Pom "not speaking," even though other characters normally seem to understand his bubbles.
*Despite being a "terrific athlete," Homestar doesn't have a very large lung capacity. It seems to have grown significantly smaller since his [[Yearbook Character Page|Yearbook]] page.
*Coach Z's Tupac tattoo says "Thorg Life," which is "Thug Life" in Coach Z's accent.
*Strong Bad suggests that Homestar (not The Cheat) hold his breath, although this is a common hiccup remedy.
*There is an error on Strong Sad's sign. The plural of Haiku is simply "Haiku," meaning the sign should say "Haunted Haiku."
*In the toon, the Poopsmith is wearing a glove and holding a sword in his left hand. Afterwards, the glove and sword are in his right hand.
*The towel in the locker room stops dripping when the camera zooms in on Coach Z.

===Goofs===
*When Strong Bad, The Cheat, and Strong Mad turn around to go to the "Haunted Locker Room" after they read the sign, the lettering on Strong Mad's [[Wikipedia:Detroit Pistons|Pistons]] jersey is reversed. This is because instead of being redrawn for the new direction, Strong Mad's animation was simply mirrored.
*When Strong Bad is saying his haiku, his mouth comes off of his face for a brief moment.
*When the gang passes the day/night border, Strong Bad's eyes space farther apart and his crest and eyes become larger compared to his head. Also, the split second after they stop and turn around at the pole, his face shifts position on his head.
*When The Cheat drinks the "[[witches' brew]]", the jar appears full while he drinks it and for a few frames after he throws it. However, when he throws it away, it suddenly becomes empty in mid-air.
*In Marzipan's sign "A Chorus Of Autumnal Vegatables Is In", "vegatables" is spelled incorrectly. It should be "vegetables".
*At the end when you click on Strong Bad, his right foot shifts a little bit, then goes back when he stops talking.

===Glitches===
*At the end of the toon, Homsar still shows his scroll-over information while the other characters comment on their costumes. This is because he is a movie clip that overlays the scene.
*As the gang exit the Haunted Locker Room and the scene begins to fade out, when Strong Mad walks past the puddle on the floor, the puddle overlaps his head.
*Towards the end of the toon, in the "Witches Brue" scene, Strong Bad will occasionally get a small black line above his mouth.

===Inside References===
*The candles next to Strong Sad in the haiku scene are from the séance in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]].
**Also, the orange candle appears in the [[Strong Bad Is in Jail Cartoon]] during the scene in which Strong Sad does tai-chi.
*The telephone pole that the flier is posted on also appeared in [[impression]] and [[Where's The Cheat?]].
*The page title quotes [[Marshie]] in [[Malloween Commercial]]. The full line is "Boogidy boogidy! I'll scare your dad!".
*Marzipan's blue dress is the one that she used for [[The Angel]] in [[A Decemberween Pageant]].
*Homsar's "pumpkin" from [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]] (an eggplant with a spoon taped on it) appears in an Easter egg (see above).
*Homestar mentions [[ducks]].
*This [[Halloween]] toon marks the second one in which Strong Mad dresses up as a sport athlete. The first one was [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]], where he dressed up as football player [[Wikipedia:William Perry (American football)|William "Refrigerator" Perry]].
*"Fairstival" and "Turducken" are [[portmanteaus]].

===Real-World References===
*The sign in the scene with Pom Pom and The Poopsmith is a possible reference to the Metallica song "Creeping Death".
*The "...is in" sign hanging from the bandstand for the Chorus of Autumnal Vegetable is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Lucy van Pelt|Lucy van Pelt's]] psychiatric help booth from the Peanuts comic strip.
*"Philly Cheat-steak" is a pun on the popular sandwich "[[Wikipedia:Philly Cheese Steak|Philly Cheese Steak]]".
*In [[A Decemberween Pageant]], Strong Mad dressed as [[Wikipedia:Los Angeles Lakers|Los Angeles Lakers]] star [[Wikipedia:Kobe Bryant|Kobe Bryant]]. In 2004, Los Angeles was beaten by the Detroit Pistons in the NBA Finals.
*The sign in the locka-room that reads "Don't go into the marsh!!!!" may refer to a similar sign in the Monster Plantation ride at [[Wikipedia:Six Flags Over Georgia|Six Flags Over Georgia]].
*When you click on Pom Pom, Coach Z will say "Big Boy, eh? I was gonna go with André 3000 myself." [[Wikipedia:Big Boi|Big Boi]] and [[Wikipedia:André 3000|André 3000]] make up the duo [[Wikipedia:OutKast|OutKast]].
*At the end, when you click on Marzipan, Strong Bad says, "Hey Marzi ... I just can't wait for you to get on the road again ... and get hit by a school bus." This is a reference to the song "On the Road Again" by [[Wikipedia:Willie Nelson|Willie Nelson]], Marzipan's costume choice.
*"My bad pennies" is the name The Joker gives his henchmen in the Batman episode [http://www.clivebanks.co.uk/Batman/Jokergoestoschool.htm 'The Joker Goes To School'].
**In addition, Strong Bad's line "Hello, kiddies! A-meet the Joker!" is taken directly from the same episode.
*Blue Star Ointment is a product used for ringworm and jock itch. The ointment itself isn't scary, but Coach Z might have been thinking of the false rumors surrounding [[Snopes:horrors/drugs/bluestar.htm|Blue Star Acid]].
*At the end when you click on Homestar he says, "So I've got that going for me. Which is nice." This line is spoken by Carl Spackler, the groundskeeper in the film ''[[IMDb:tt0080487|Caddyshack]]'', whom he is dressed as. (This line also appears in [[Peasant's Quest]] if you try to make [[Rather Dashing]] eat or drink.)
*[[Wikipedia:Tommy John surgery|Tommy John Surgery]] (ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction, or UCL) is a procedure to replace a torn elbow ligament with a ligament or tendon from elsewhere in the body. The surgery is named after [[Wikipedia:Tommy John|Tommy John]], a pitcher for the [[Wikipedia:Los Angeles Dodgers|Los Angeles Dodgers]] who was the first professional athlete to successfully undergo the operation.
*Homsar's line "AaAaAa... I blew it, man! I lose my touch." is one of Kumar's famous lines in [[IMDB:tt0115734|Bottle Rocket]].
*The phrase [[Wikipedia:Wine, women and song|wine, women, and song]] is from an old adage, "Who loves not wine, women, and song / remains a fool his whole life long."
*The spelling of "Witches' Brüe" features a [[Wikipedia:heavy metal umlaut|heavy metal umlaut]] in the style of rock band [[Wikipedia:Mötley Crüe|Mötley Crüe]].

== DVD Version ==
*The Homsar Easter egg is enabled automatically.
*The DVD version features creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.
*Part of the King of Town's Turducken Bob scene is missing. The DVD goes from Strong Bad's "Dear Oldie" line to his line about wanting to meet Mashed Potato Jones, skipping the King's line altogether.
*All of the ending Easter eggs play automatically. They are played in this order:
**Homestar Runner
**The Cheat
**Strong Bad
**Marzipan
**Bubs
**Pom Pom
*To access the Easter egg containing the extra scene with Strong Mad and Bubs, click down on the remote until the H*R logo lights up.
*You no longer have the opportunity to see who is dressed up as who at the end, like you can on the website.

=== Commentary Transcript ===

'''MATT:''' Joining us today is Ryan Steritt...

'''MIKE:''' Ryan Steritt, everyone! Give 'im a warm round...

''{applause}''

'''MIKE:''' ...of applause!

'''RYAN:''' Yes, thank you.

'''MATT:''' Ryan, did you make this DVD?

'''MIKE:''' So you made— you made this cartoon...

'''RYAN:''' I made ''all'' the cartoons.

'''MIKE:''' Oh yeah. That's right. Oh, look... it's Caesar Romero.

'''MATT:''' Yes. The Latin Lothario.

'''MIKE:''' Did you— I still frequently get Sid Caesar and Caesar Romero mixed up.

'''RYAN:''' Really?

'''MIKE:''' When I see their names. Sometimes I think Sid Caesar was The Joker.

''{laughter}''

''{pause}''

'''MATT:''' Whaddaya think of that mustache, Ryan?

'''RYAN:''' I like mustaches.

'''MATT:''' It's been painted over.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' The thing that's crazy about that is I never realized it as a kid watching the Batman show.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, it wasn't until...

'''MIKE:''' It wasn't until it came back in the '80s when the Tim Burton Batman movie came out that I was watching those and realized that, "The guy didn't even go through to bother shaving his mustache!" ''{laughs}''

'''MATT:''' Yeah, he refused. There was— It was like a big— there's lot's of stories about that. Where he was just, like, "Yeah, no, I'll be in that, but whaddaya— I'm not going to..."

'''MIKE:''' Shave it!

'''MATT:''' "... shave my mustache! Are you crazy?!"

''{pause}''

'''MIKE:''' So is this—

'''MATT:''' Did you, uh, did you ever shower in your gym in junior high, Ryan?

'''RYAN:''' I did ''not''. I was very scared of it.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, same here. I never did. There's a Freaks and Geeks where they— he makes them, remember? I'm glad I never faced that.

'''RYAN:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' ''I'' did.

'''MATT:''' You did?

'''RYAN:''' ''{overlapping}'' Did you?

'''MATT:''' Well, yeah, cuz you played—

'''MIKE:''' Yeah. We had basketball practice at 6 a.m. before school.

'''RYAN:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' But, that being said, there were a few people that, even after basketball practice, would not, uh, shower before going to school.

'''RYAN:''' I remember a couple kids that showered in their tightey-whiteys.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs hysterically}'' What?!?!

'''RYAN:''' It was very funny.

''{pause}''

'''MATT:''' Um, look! It's... it's, what is that? Aladdin Sane, uh, album cover?

'''MIKE:''' I don't think it is.

''{pause}''

'''MATT:''' I think Jamie Huggins dressed up as— in that same costume one year for Halloween.

'''MIKE:''' It may have been the same year I dressed up as Tupac.

'''MATT:''' It may have been.

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

'''MATT:''' Whaddaya think?

'''RYAN:''' Were you really Tupac?

'''MATT:''' Did you write "''Thorg'' Life" on your stomach or "Thug Life"?

'''MIKE:''' No, I... Craig wrote "Thug Life" for me. He did a very good job.

'''MATT:''' That's nice, Craig.

'''MIKE:''' That's a real— that tattoo in my mind was a— is a nice script, but it's really pretty crappy.

'''RYAN:''' Like, up close...

'''MATT:''' Like his acutal— In pictures of Tupac.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, like his actual "Thug Life". It's not like a nice, like gangsta, kinda script font that you'd expect it to be.

'''MATT:''' Really?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, it's just a...

'''MATT:''' Whaddaya think of Clarence Clemons, Ryan?

''{laughter}''

'''MATT:''' I think the... the earring is what really cements that costume, like you feel like you have no idea what it was, I mean, a lot of people probably still would— don't, but, like, you see that earring, and you're like, "Wait a minute..."

'''MIKE:''' Especially with the name. I think I— I don't think I would've known. Uh, 'cause what is it, "One of the Three Most Important People In The World" or something?

'''MATT & RYAN:''' ''{overlapping laughter}''

'''RYAN:''' Yeah. I love their idea of what the future of clothes is going to be.

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' Yeah, silver gowns, and you "float" on the wall.

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' Look guys, a turducken!

'''RYAN:''' We tried a turducken a few weeks ago.

'''MIKE:''' We just had a turducken 2 or 3 weeks ago.

'''MATT:''' That's right. Courtesy of Willie.

'''MIKE:''' And we added, what, 3 animals to it?

'''RYAN:''' Yeah, you could have as many as 7 animals in one bite.

'''MATT:''' The King of Town would be ''way'' into that.

'''RYAN:''' ''{laughs}''

''{pause}''

'''MIKE:''' Wasn't the King of Town something else through part of this cartoon, and we changed his costume?

'''MATT:''' Yeah, I can't remember what the original was, and then we thought of The Mayor from "Nightmare Before Christmas".

''{pause}''

'''MATT:''' "Lower Eclusal"? Mike, those are— that's a dentistry term.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' "Bicuspid" is another one.

'''MATT:''' Right. Look—. So, how do you think the King pulled that off? Did he really spin his head around just now?

''{short pause}''

'''MATT:''' I'm very proud of that Lion-O Claw that I made.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' I wanted to make a cartoon— I wanted to,like,make Thundercats cartoons after making those graphics.

'''RYAN:''' I remember this one, when it came out, people kept thinking this was Kumar from the...

'''ALL:''' "Harold and Kumar."

'''MATT:''' Oh.

'''RYAN:''' None of 'em had seen "Bottle Rocket".

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' Kumar, uh, I gotta get me one of those yellow jumpsuits, you guys.

'''MIKE & RYAN:''' ''{overlapping laughter}''

'''MIKE:''' So, this part, we did this first and Melissa sang that little song, and we made the song based on that little thing that Melissa sang.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, it was such a catchy tune she was— she was singing.

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' Yeah.

''{short pause}''

'''RYAN:''' The eggplant is from an older one?

'''MATT:''' Yep. That only appears , actually, on the website, anyways. It only appears if you unleashed the Homestar egg— Homsar egg, rather. Sorry

''{pause}''

'''MATT:''' What, I can't even remember what, uh, what's his character's name, Bill Murray's character in Caddyshack? I can't even remember.

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

'''MATT:''' I want to keep saying Walter Sobchak. and that's... that's not right at all.

''{short pause}''

'''MATT:''' Well, we say it at the end of the cartoon, anyways. At some point, on the website.

'''MIKE:''' I think Homestar might be a little tall there.

'''MATT:''' Ahhh, he looks— uh, well— well,oh yeah. Compared to... ''{laughs}'' His head is on level with—

'''MIKE:''' Strong Bad's hair.

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' Strong Bad's wig, yeah.

''{short pause}''

'''MATT:''' I like the little suspicious man drawn on the "back-alley dealings" poster.

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

'''MATT:''' Yeah, he lets you know it's legit. These are— these are true back-alley dealings. That guy— look at this guy, with a hat, clearly lookin' around for trouble.

'''MATT''' Ah-puh.

'''MIKE & MATT:''' Ah-puh.

'''MATT:''' What is it? ''{stressing first syllable}'' "Ah-puh." Uh... "Hi-yah." and "High-ball."

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' "High-ball." This is another instance of "ducks".

'''MATT:''' Yeah. ''{imitates the background music}'' How long do you think he went on, guys? A while?

'''RYAN:''' Days.

'''MIKE:''' Days. I would say... until Thanksgiving.

''{laughter}''

'''MATT:''' ''{quoting Homestar}'' "...which is nice." We wanted to— I always wanted to make a, uh, Easter Egg for this, a puppet Easter Egg, where we went to a— a pool and a pond and had Homestar Puppet with the little hat on going, "Poogle-pond, poogle-pond, poogle-pond."

''{short pause}''

'''MIKE:''' Hey, guess what?

'''MATT:''' What?

'''MIKE:''' That was a quote from the same Batman episode that there's probably, at this point, 20 or 30 references to on our website.

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' Including the name of our company.

'''RYAN:''' I love that it's just all one episode, too.

''{unintelligible overlapping conversations}''

'''MATT:''' We love— we certainly have an appreciation for and are familiar with... y'know...

'''MIKE:''' Many episodes.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, lots of 'em.

'''MIKE:''' But there's one in particular that we know backwards and forwards,

=== Fun Facts ===
*[[Wikipedia:Sid Caesar|Sid Caesar]] is an Emmy-winning American comic actor and writer best known as the leading man on the 1950s television series ''[[Wikipedia:Your Show of Shows|Your Show of Shows]]'' and ''Caesar's Hour'', and to younger generations as Coach Calhoun in ''[[Wikipedia:Grease|Grease]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:Grease 2|Grease 2]]''.
*"Harold and Kumar" refers to the teen comedy ''[[Wikipedia:Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle|Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle]]'', which was released the same year as this toon was.

== External Links ==
*[[HR:ween04.html|watch "Halloween Fairstival"]]
*[[HR:ween04.swf|view the Flash file for "Halloween Fairstival"]]
*[[Forum:1167|forum thread re: "Halloween Fairstival"]]

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Strong Bad tells Jess G. from OH why Strong Mad doesn't have his own cartoon. Meanwhile, Homestar is determined that his "[[Homestar Runner (body of work)|own cartoon]]" will be a #1 hit.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Cubeland]], [[Basement of the Brothers Strong]], [[Strong Mad's Room]]

{{Comp|Compy 386}}

'''Date:''' Monday, September 20, 2004

'''Running Time:''' 2:53

'''Page Title:''' Compy 386!!

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Four}}

== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' I'm checkin' e-mail, I'm checkin' e-mail. Hey, hey, I'm checkin' e-mail, I'm checkin' e-mail.

''{reading}''

<blockquote class="email">Dear Strong Bad, 
 
I was just wondering, why doesn't 
Strong Mad have his own cartoon? 
 
Your fan, 
Jess G. OH</blockquote>

''{He pronounces "Dear Strong Bad" as "Dah Sto Bo" and "Jess G. OH" as "Jess... G'oh!!"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Well, Jess, as much as I cherish brother Graw Mad, let's look at the facts:

''{A grid appears on the screen and lines "scan" across from top to bottom and then left to right, revealing an image of Strong Mad next to which it says "Fact 1:"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Fact one: The guy's got a pretty tenuous grasp on the English language.

''{"Tenuous grasp of the English language" appears on the screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' For examplé: ''{pronounced ex-AM-play}''

''{Cut to Strong Bad at his desk. He turns on his stool and calls off screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, Strong Mad! What, uh.. What's my favorite movie?

'''STRONG MAD:''' ''{from off-screen}'' ''GARBLEDINA''!

''{Cut back to the screen where it says "Fact 2:"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Fact two: ''Garbledina''.

''{"Garbledina" appears on the screen and the illustrated Strong Mad's eyebrows raise. Strong Bad strikes a key and "Fact 3" appears.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Fact three: he's like a big square, this guy.

''{"Like a big square" appears and a box encloses the image of Strong Mad, which looks around nervously. The left and bottom edges are labeled "88 in."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I don't really know if that has anything to do with why he doesn't have his own cartoon. But it's just weird, is all.

''{"Just weird is all" appears on the screen}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Un..settling.

''{"Unsettling" appears.}''

''{Cut to a landscape filled with blue and pink cubes and a yellow sky. Strong Mad appears with a loud "thud."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I guess if he lived in Cubeland it might work, but.. Cubeland—

''{A "Cubeland" logo flies in from the right and comes to rest in the upper-left corner. Strong Mad looks around a bit.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —is a place I just made up, so..on to fact four.

''{Cut back to Strong Bad's screen which now reads "Fact 4."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Zero volume control.

''{"No volume control" appears on the screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Once again, obsoyve.

''{The Strong Mad image glances at the text.}''

''{Cut to Strong Mad sitting behind a table with a small orange clay dinosaur and yellow and green clay upright cylinders. Strong Bad enters from the left.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{whispering}'' Hey, biggest bro. Mom says to keep it down 'cause  baby Strong Sad's sleeping.

'''STRONG MAD:''' I CAN BE THE QUIETEST MOUSE!

''{He holds up his right hand, index finger, and thumb together to demonstrate something very small, like a mouse.}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' I LIVE IN THE QUIETEST HOUSE!

''{He holds up his other hand in the same position.}''

''{Cut back to the screen. "Fact 5" is on the screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Fact five: Directorial inexperience.

''{"Directorial inexperience" appears on the screen.}''

''{Pull out to Strong Bad typing the e-mail.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Considering the only movie Strong Mad's ever made is 'Doug the Dino,' I doubt he'd be able to handle an entire cartoon on his own.

''{Cut to the television. After some static, a grainy video appears and a claymation cartoon begins. A title made out of clay which says "DOUG THE DiNO" (the "O" in Dino is in the shape of an egg) appears.}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' ''{narrating}'' DINOSAUR!

''{Cut to the two clay cylinders. The clay dinosaur enters. Strong Mad makes various noises to go along with the action. Doug the Dino roars. The green cylinder flips over like a Slinky and a smiling face appears on it. Suddenly, Doug the Dino attacks it and it spills clay blood. While Doug is eating the green cylinder, a tape dispenser can be seen for a few frames. The yellow cylinder appears to flee as Doug licks his lips. A clay toilet enters and Doug presses the flush lever. The seat lifts and a red appendage appears out of the toilet, grasps Doug by the face, and pulls him in. The green cylinder "sits up" and smiles and Strong Mad's hand can be seen leaning on the table for a few frames.}''

''{Cut back to Compy 386.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Y'see? Misguided direction, no comedic timing, and the script is riddled with gaping plot holes. ''{not typing}'' And finally, ''{typing}'' Fact 6: Have you seen his computer?!?

''{Cut to Strong Mad's room, where Strong Mad has decorated a paper bag to look like Tandy 400 (with the word "DiSK" on the screen) and an up-turned cardboard box to look like Strong Bad's Floppy Disk Container (which says "disks").}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' E-COMMERCE! E-BUSINESS!!

''{Cut back to Compy 386.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' So let's review. Fact 1: Ehgh--

''{Pull out to Homestar Runner sitting on the desk, facing away from Strong Bad.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{speaking quietly}'' I want my own cartoon, Strong Bad.

'''STRONG BAD:''' What? I'm over here!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{still quietly}'' Oh. ''{turns to face Strong Bad}'' I want my own cartoon, Pom Pom.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Homestar, a cartoon starring you would be horrible. It'd just be you saying "Sewiously" all the time and acting like a moron...all the time.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{normally}'' No, no! Not no more! I got a new catchphrase!

'''STRONG BAD:''' No.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' You wanna hear it?

'''STRONG BAD:''' No!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I'd be all the time sayin' "That's bupkis!" ''{whispering}'' Oh, sorry. "That's bupkis!" 

'''STRONG BAD:''' What are you whispering for?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{whispering}'' Be''cause!'' Baby Strong Sad is ''sleeping!''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Now, you see this disgusting little chit-chat we're having here? This is what your cartoon would be like.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Then it'd be a number one hit! ''{singing}'' And that's the end of my show! DONK!

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey!

== Easter Eggs ==
[[Image:Homestar Will Be Right Back.PNG|thumb|"We're coming right back after these messages!"]]
*Clicking on "Script" shows the entire script for Strong Mad's epic film, '[[Doug the Dino]]'.
<blockquote>'''''int: dinosaur''''' 
go dougie!! 
RAWR!! 
toilet. (drawing of a [[toilet]])</blockquote>
*Click on Homestar's star at the end to see Homestar's commercial break bumper.
:''{A screen featuring Homestar holding a Popsicle and the words "We'll Be Right Back!" appears}''
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing, voiceover}'' Homestar Runner will be right right back! 
:Homestar Runner will be right right back! 
:Homestar Runner will be right right back! 
:We're coming right back after these messages! 
:We're coming right back after these messageeeees...

== Fun Facts ==
===Explanations===
* "[http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=bupkis Bupkis]" is a Yiddish word (meaning "beans") used in English to mean "nothing" or "almost nothing". Sample usage: "I work here for him ten hours a day, all week, and what does he give me? Bupkis!"

===Trivia===
*This is [[The Brothers Chaps]]' [[Stop Motion|claymation]] debut.
*The [[Cardboard Boxes|box]] on Strong Mad's desk that says 'disks' on it also reads 'NOT CAR PARTS' upside down.
*The label on the disk in the floppy disk container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#thexder|thexder]]".
*The [[font]] in which Strong Bad types the facts is [[Fonts#Westminster|Westminster]], the font used on the [[Tandy 400]].

===Remarks===
*If Strong Bad's measurements are correct, Strong Mad is 88 inches, or 7'3" (2.26 meters) tall and wide. However, The Cheat implied in [[i she be]] that Strong Mad was 6 feet (1.8 meters) tall. Meanwhile, according to a [[HR:smsticker.html|page]] that is [[Secret Pages|no longer linked from the main site]], Strong Mad weighs 900 lbs (408 kg) and is 8'3" (2.5 meters) tall. Of course, it is known that Strong Mad is not actually a square; in fact, he's actually about 7.25% taller than he is wide. So, based on the dimensions given, if he were 7'3" (2.2 meters) wide, he would be approximately 8' (2.4 meters) tall. On the other hand, if he were 88" tall, he would only be about 82" wide. Finally, if he were 6' (1.8 meters) tall as mentioned earlier, he would be a mere 67" wide.
**Plus, these measurements do not correspond with the measurements of the other characters.
** In [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]], Strong Bad's and Strong Mad's weight combined is 1,000,000 pounds (453,592 kg). If Strong Bad weighs 150 pounds (68 kg), then Strong Mad weighs 999,850 pounds (453,524 kg)! This contradicts Strong Bad's quote saying that he is 900 pounds. (Of course, this idea was an early one and is probably no longer true)
*Strong Mad seems to be making "Doug the Dino" in the scene of him in his room, as there is a toy dinosaur and a green cylinder shaped block on his table.
*Homestar Runner has claimed that "That's bupkis!" is his new [[catch phrase]] (to replace "[[Seriously]]..."), but he hasn't said it since this email debuted.

===Fixed Glitches===
*When this email was first released, if the eject button on the video recorder was clicked on during "Doug the Dino", the loading screen would appear and freeze. This may be due to the VCR being copied from the "[[Character Videos|Characters]]" menu, in which the eject button causes [[Homsar]]'s tape to pop out. The eject button is now unclickable.

===Inside References===
*The TV set that plays "Doug The Dino" is the [[Telebision]] from the [[Old Telebision Toons Menu]].
*[[The VCR]] (in which the display is still blinking 12:00) is the same one that appears on the "Characters" menu and the emails [[12:00]] and [[dangeresque 3]].
*Strong Bad calls Strong Mad "Graw Mad". According to the commentary for [[car]], this is what TBC's niece used to call Strong Mad (she also called [[Strong Sad]] "Gron Sad", a name which Strong Bad used in [[car]]).
*"Doug The Dino" could be a reference to Strong Mad's managing to say "[[Douglas]]" in an Easter egg for the email [[sibbie]], after Strong Bad tried to get him to say it in [[cheat talk]].
*Strong Mad's [[Box Computer|computer]] has the word "DiSK" written on it, and the title screen for the movie reads "DOUG THE DiNO", which are both instances of [[lowercase i's]].

===Real-World References===
*The way Strong Bad says Jess G.OH's last name is a reference to [[The Simpsons]], in which one of [[Wikipedia:Homer Simpson|Homer Simpson's]] catch phrases is "[[Wikipedia:D'oh!|D'oh!]]"
*The tune Homestar sings to in the Easter egg is the same tune as the intermission theme from ''[[Wikipedia:Pac-Man|Pac-Man]]''.
*The ''"We'll Be Right Back!"'' song and screen are in the style of cartoon shows of the 1970s, '80s, and '90s, which frequently included lead-outs and lead-ins with freeze-frames (or animations) of the characters along with quirky jingles about the show returning.

===Fast Forward===
*The background drum beat which is heard during the Cubeland scene would be reused in [[Bug In Mouth Disease]].
*"[[Graw Mad]]" would go on to become a running gag of its own over the next few years.
*Homestar's Popsicle from the Easter Egg is reused for the ice cream bars in [[Bug In Mouth Disease]].
*The Brothers Chaps used stop-motion animation again in [[death metal]] to animate [[Taranchula|Taranchula's]] music video.
*"Doug the Dino" would later be mentioned in the short [[Sbemail 150?!?]].
*Homestar would get [[Hremails|his own email show]] in [[email thunder]], which would be continued in [[Hremail 62]] and [[Hremail 2000]].

==DVD Version==
*The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.
===Commentary Transcript===
('''Commentary by:''' [[Matt Chapman]], [[Mike Chapman]], [[Marzipan]])

'''MATT:''' OK, guys. It's Matt, Mike, and Marzipan. And, this is the one called "the facts." It's all about brother Strong Mad.

'''MARZIPAN:''' It is about brother Strong Mad. And he is actually my favorite brother.

'''MATT:''' Really? So you like him best?

'''MIKE:''' Seems you get along with Strong Sad pretty well. I didn't realize you and Strong Mad got along so well.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, don't tell Strong Sad that.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Well Strong—

'''MATT:''' You're his only friend.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Well, I know, but that's, you know, not how I feel on my end.

'''MATT:''' I remember uh, Andy Cooper. The Coopers had ''Thexder''. Uh, which is the game that's in his little floppy disk box there.

'''MIKE:''' It's like a space ship game?

'''MATT:''' You'd— You look like one of those things from Robotech, yeah. You'd be a jet and then a robot.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Which brother is this?

'''MATT:''' ''{laughing}'' That's Strong ''Mad''. The one you said was your favorite.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Oh, I made a mistake.

'''MATT:''' Oh. That's not your favorite.

'''MIKE:''' Who's your favorite?

'''MATT:''' What do you think of Cubeland there? Would you like to visit that place Marzipan?

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{gasps}'' It looks like my freezer.

'''MATT:''' Does it?!

'''MIKE:''' You got some. What do you got in there? Ice cubes—

'''MATT:''' Some iridescent cubes in there?

'''MARZIPAN:''' I do.

'''MIKE:''' Jello cubes?

'''MARZIPAN:''' Uh, no Jello cubes.

'''MATT:''' Look! See there? Strong Mad's making some Claymation there. Just like Mike and I used to as young boys.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Really?

'''MIKE:''' Strong Mad's got some sweet wallpaper in his bedroom.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, I want that in my bedroom.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah—

'''MATT:''' What do you think of that wallpaper up there, Marzipan?

'''MARZIPAN:''' I like wallpaper. I prefer wallpaper over paint jobs.

'''MATT:''' Really?

'''MARZIPAN:''' Yes.

'''MATT:''' It's much harder to put up, though.

'''MIKE:''' I don't think you have wallpaper in your house. I think you have paint.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Well, guess what? I wish I had wallpaper. ''{long pause}''. Oooh, that's cool. That's on your desk, Mike. ''{referring to where Strong Mad's Claymation takes place}''

'''MATT:''' So this, um, so this Claymation movie is pretty much ninety percent of Claymation movies Mike and I made.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, Matt's a—

'''MATT:''' It usually involved a toilet. A dinosaur.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Who made this?

'''MIKE:''' Matt did. Matt was a very good— He's an award-winning Claymation animator in nineteen eighty...eight?

'''MATT:''' Nine.

'''MIKE:''' Eighty nine?

'''MARZIPAN:''' What award did he win?

'''MIKE:''' He won some international film—

'''MATT:''' Media Festival.

'''MIKE:''' International Media Festival—

'''MARZIPAN:''' I won an award once.

'''MIKE:''' What— What award?

'''MATT:''' ''{excitedly interrupts}'' Look! Wait! That's wrong! That box is floating in front of that bag, Mike.

'''MARZIPAN:''' The award—

'''MIKE:''' Wow!

'''MATT:''' We need to change that.

'''MARZIPAN:''' The award—

'''MIKE:''' You think that's on the website?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MARZIPAN:''' It was the award for importance.

'''MIKE:''' ''{somewhat mockingly}'' The award for importance?

'''MARZIPAN:''' Yes! It was internationally recognized.

'''MATT:''' ''{holding back laughter}'' As being ''important''?

'''MARZIPAN:''' Well, that and—

'''MIKE:''' What was the award itself? Was it a medal? Or a trophy?

'''MARZIPAN:''' It was a virtual award.

'''MATT:''' ''{changing the subject}'' It looks like Strong Bad and Homestar are really hashing out some issues here. Sitting down and spending some quality time—

'''MARZIPAN:''' Yeah, he likes to perch on the end of desks and things. Doesn't he look cute?

'''MATT:''' He does look kinda cute like that.

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{voluptuously}'' I think he has a good body.

''{Mike starts to laugh}''

'''MATT:''' What? ''{scolding}'' Marzipan!

'''MARZIPAN:''' Don't tell—

'''MATT:''' Keep that to yourself!

'''MARZIPAN:''' I'm sorry.

'''MATT:''' I don't wanna hear that crap!

'''MARZIPAN:''' I'm gonna get him a new pair of shoes, though.

'''MATT:''' ''{reacting to The Paper coming down}'' Wow, look at that. All you gotta do is say it's the end and—

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== Is there a way to keep someone from editing my articles? ==

If there is, I'd like to know how. I wrote the article about Strong Bad changing the topic of his e-mails, and I liked it the way it was, but somebody changed all of it and I think it has less information. I also can't change it back. Is there a way to fix it or keep people from editing it? Thnikky
:Well, you see, Thnikky, this is a [[Wikipedia:wiki|wiki]]. ''Anyone'' can edit pretty much ''any'' article, and we don't protect articles just for the benefit of one editor. You can access the previous versions of a page using the history tab at the top. From there, you can get elements from old versions and combine them with the current version, or revert to an older version altogether (note, we don't usually revert big changes except in cases of vandalism; instead, we try to keep the best parts of all the versions). Hope that helps! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:25, 28 December 2007 (UTC)

== Putting unfinished signs on ==

I haven't finished one of my articles, and I've seen a lot of these box-things that say if an article isn't finished. As for mine, I haven't had much time to work on it, how do I put one of those boxes on there? ([[User:Dynamite|Dynamite]] 10:41, 4 January 2008 (UTC))
:Type <nowiki>{{stub}}</nowiki>. Use <nowiki>{{sectionstub}}</nowiki> when it's just a section that's unfinished. {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 11:30, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

== Edit Problems ==

I can't edit the top part of some articles. Like the descriptions and all that, how can I fix one of those? [[Thnikky]] 03:26, 5 January 2008 (UTC)
:Rather than clicking "edit" in the article itself, scroll to the very top of the page and click it there. It's the third tab from the left. {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 03:50, 5 January 2008 (UTC)

== Username question ==

Why does the HR wiki ask that usernames can't be directly named after Homestar Runner characters? Thanks! Thnikky Oh, sorry about all the questions. I'm just a little new to editing and everything (but I've been using hrwiki.org since 2005)
:This is one of the oldest rules on the wiki. It's generally restricted to just the main characters. Besides the fact that using the name of a main character is unoriginal, it's too confusing to discuss the characters if users have the exact same names. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:23, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
::Thank God it only applies to characters with, say, three or more appearances. [[User:Flashfight|Flashfight]] 01:51, 1 March 2008 (UTC)
:::Actually, it applies only to the main 11. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 05:44, 1 March 2008 (UTC)
::::There are twelve, but that's not important {{User:Strong Vader/sig}}00:34, 9 July 2009 (UTC)

== Images that are not upload'd....ed ==

I just realized this when I was last editing my userpage:
If you can post on a user page (for example, an image from another website (like how users are posting 'personality quiz' answers (I have one of those on my user page) or 'trainer cards' (some users are posting customizable Pokemon trainer cards)) can we do that instead of posting personal images? (like if you wanted to post a picture of a singer you like...i dunno....like David Bowie for showing hobbies/interests)

If so, are we limited to two?

Is this going to be a long discussion about the rules and personal images?

If so, should we post anything about this on the Help:Images page?

Am I going to ask more questions?

Probably.

Thanks a lot, {{User:Kermit1234/sig}} 04:23, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
:Nope, images linked to externally don't count as personal images, and aren't subject to any limits (except the rules of general decency). --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 04:26, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
::Aren't they also subject to the applicable copyright laws? {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 04:27, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
:::Maybe? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 04:28, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
::::I'd say of course. Don't steal bandwidth. If you choose to have ten images all hosted on your dime, I say fine. But do hold to the principles of fair use. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 08:58, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

== Making pages (here is how) ==

how do i make pages or subpages?

First, you must make a link to that page from another page. (like [/[good]/] while editing the page you want to link but without the slashes) The link should turn red. Hit the link. 
Then all you have to do is hit the edit tab and start making your page. 
[[User:Jorbs3210|Jorbs3210]] 23:23, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

== System ==

What system do you use for editing/making pages? I would really like to know. [[User:Jorbs3210|Jorbs3210]] 23:17, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
:You mean MediaWiki? {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 23:19, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
::What's that?
''Copied from [[Help talk:Editing#System|Help talk:Editing]]:''
<blockquote>
What system is used? [[User:Jorbs3210|Jorbs3210]] 23:12, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
:The site is powered by [[MW:|MediaWiki]]. See also [[Special:Version]]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:27, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
</blockquote>

==Image==

I need help loading [http://s244.photobucket.com/albums/gg24/jorbs3210/?action=view&current=Sad_mac.png this] image onto my user page. How do you do it? Please upload it, and i'll put it on my page. Please?
:If you don't have this image on your computer, the save it first. On the sidebar on the left side on any page on the wiki click on Upload File. Click on Browse and choose the file from the folder it's saved on. Please add a Summary and a Licensing and then click Upload. After a few seconds you will be directed to a new page with instructions on how to put this image in any page. On your user page click edit, and add the specified code at the place you want the image to appear. If you need any other help, try consulting our [[Help:Contents|help pages]]. By the way, when you write something on a talk page, please end it with four tildes (<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>) so it will add your username and a date, like so: {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 23:46, 29 March 2008 (UTC)
::One other thing: as this is going to be a personal image, be sure to include the personal image template - <nowiki>{{personal-image|Jorbs3210}}</nowiki>. That indicates it is not for the knowledge base, it is rather for personal use. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 09:24, 30 March 2008 (UTC)
:::The easiest way for you to put it on your user page is actually to not upload it to the wiki and just put the URL to the image on your user page: <nowiki>http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg24/jorbs3210/Sad_mac.png</nowiki> That will make the image appear on your user page.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 20:43, 30 March 2008 (UTC)

== When Will Trogdor Be In A Movie? ==

Hi, my name is Peter and I was just wondering when will Trogdor or any body else from Homestar Runner be in a movie? If they already have please tell me.

From you biggest fan,
Peter Richards
:Trogdor appeared in [[Trogday_08|free country USA]] once. SB--among others--has a pho-movie known as [[Dangeresque]]. Why not try lurking before coming here? {{User:Iyeru/sig}}
:This is the FAQ for the wiki, not H*R.com. No one here can really answer that, you'd need to contact the Brothers Chaps. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 19:06, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

== Fanstuff?????? ==

Where do we submit stuff for fanstuff on the H*R website? I've been trying to find out for months. When I went to the "fanstuff" link on the external links box, I got a stinko man page that didn't do anything. Help please!!! [[User:Tigerstripe|Tigerstripe]] 00:12, 3 November 2008 (UTC)
:Ah, that's the fanstuff wiki, something different entirely. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 00:15, 3 November 2008 (UTC)
::"Fanstuff can be sent to [[The Brothers Chaps]] at their email address, [mailto:brotherschaps@homestarrunner.com brotherschaps@homestarrunner.com]" {{User:ThePizz/sig}} 00:38, 3 November 2008 (UTC)

== Userbox on other side ==

Is there a way to get an image or userbox to appear on the left side of the screen instead of the right side? {{User:Religious Corn/sig}} 19:30, 7 November 2008 (UTC)
:Yes. Use a modified version of {{t|userboxtop}}, replacing "right" with "left" and vice versa. Edit {{p|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=HRWiki:Sandbox&oldid=604057 this version of the Sandbox}} to see an example. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 02:52, 8 November 2008 (UTC)

== Minor Edits ==

Note to social-remediation: What makes minor edits so minor? In other words, how do minor edits support the Wiki without actually showing changes or basic editing? -{{User:Umlaut76/sig}} 10:26, 2 December 2008 (UTC)
:Have a look at the definition in our [[HRWiki:Standards#Use_the_Minor_Edit_button_appropriately|standards]]. Also, please don't start a talk page post with a star :){{User:Loafing/sig}} 20:40, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

==Quit being user==

How do you discontinue being a user on the wiki? - {{User:Bubyman/sig}} 22:11, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
:Stop logging in, stop editing, and stop visiting the URL. That's the most tried-and-true method. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 06:05, 24 December 2008 (UTC)
::To follow up on the above answer, we almost never actually ''delete'' user accounts, so a user who wants to leave just becomes inactive. In general, it doesn't hurt to keep unused accounts on the books, and someone who's left might someday decide to become active again. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:56, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

==Adding contents table to a page==

I've tried to edit in a contents table for quick acces to sections of pages, but when I click on edit to see the code for such a thing, it's not there! Can someone help me figure out, or tell me, what the code is for tables of contents? Thanks in advance. [[User:MarioMaster2008|MarioMaster2008]] 03:47, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
:To add a table of contents to a page, add <code><nowiki>__TOC__</nowiki></code> (note that there are ''two'' underscores before and after the code) to wherever you want the box to appear. If the page has less than three sections, use <code><nowiki>__FORCETOC__</nowiki></code> to force the box to appear (it might not otherwise, I think). --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 05:59, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
::Thank you, Dorian, for helping me fix up my contributions. [[User:MarioMaster2008|MarioMaster2008]] 06:10, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
:::No probalo. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 06:11, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

== Autoconfirming account ==

It said I have to autoconfirm my account before uploading anything. How do I do that? [[User:Joshcalvin|joshcalvin]] 20:13, 19 January 2009 (UTC)
:Wait a couple of days. AUTOconfirm means it does it automatically. Just be patient. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 20:22, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

== Bottom 10 styles ==

[[image:Bottom_10.PNG|thumb|Can it be done?]]
Ok, so I noticed that like EVERYONE has a section on their userpage for their bottom ten. I have no idea how I could go about doing this, but is there a possible way someone could make a blockquote class for the screen the bottom ten comes up on in the e-mail [[bottom ten]]? I have no idea how to use mediawiki or anything, or else i'd try it myself. Anyone? Jelly? Grapity? -{{User:Opus the Penguin/sig}} 23:18, 25 January 2009 (UTC)
:Here's an idea. Type on it in Paint using the font [[Fonts#Glitch0|Glitch0]] and type on it using the typing tool. I will provide a video for you in a few minutes. {{User:MichaelXX2/sig}} 01:44, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
::Michael, i think you misunderstood the question. He's asking if the devs can set up a blockquote class to do it on-wiki. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 01:48, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
:::Well, I don't think it could be done like that, so I' giving him another option to choose from. If he doesn't like it, he can ask Dot com to make him a blockquote. {{User:MichaelXX2/sig}} 01:56, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
::::It CAN be done like that, and that's EXACTLY what he's asking. Now why don't we stop and let the devs actually see this before it gets out of hand, rather than suggesting other things that are not what is being requested? {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 01:59, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
:::::Opus, watch {{pl|l=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iu7Y1O5cLdQ this video}} and see if it's not what you want. If it isn't, I'll let the Developers handle it. {{User:MichaelXX2/sig}} 02:02, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
::::::I know it can be done, I just have no idea how. I was merely making a suggestion after noticing so many pages with a bottom 10 list (including mine). -{{User:Opus the Penguin/sig}} 02:07, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
::Michael's suggestion actually seems pretty good. I might have to sacrifice one of my personal image slots and try it. Not as good as a blockquote, but I doubt the sysops would make one if it's only for personal use. {{User:GuardDuck/sig}} 02:31, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
:::If it were only a few users, then yes I would agree. But TONS of users have these lists on their pages. After all, the purpose of the email class blockquotes are purely aesthetic anyway, why not create a new one that many users could use and would enhance the user's page? --{{User:Opus the Penguin/sig}} 02:37, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
<div style="background:url(/images/thumb/a/a7/Bottom_10.PNG/600px-Bottom_10.PNG); width: 560px; height: 282px; padding:130px 20px 20px; margin: 1em 0">
'''1. Thcleaning up your own puke off the keyboard''' 
'''2. Songs that try to pass off la la's, na na's, and doot do's''' 
'''    as legit lyrics''' 
'''3. Giving chocloate desserts dangerous names''' 
'''4. There was this one time I had to hug a tree''' 
'''5. Um...not pigeons''' 
'''6. Foul stench of wet The Cheat''' 
'''7. Miniaturized versions of already bite-sized food''' 
'''8. Emails with more than 1 fwd: or re: in the subject line''' 
'''9. That horrible painting in Strong Mad's closet''' 
'''10. Dry t-shirt contests 
'''<nowiki>*</nowiki>11. The Jibblies''' 
 
'''<nowiki>*</nowiki>Not in bottom 10'''
</div>
You mean kinda like this? You don't need a custom blockquote, or a personal image, just a div with some styles. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 02:37, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
:Perhaps we could remove "Strong Bad's" from the top though so people can replace it with their own name though. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 02:40, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
::That was my original idea. By the way, I didn't know you could do it that way. As I said before, you never cease to amaze me Dot Com! -{{User:Opus the Penguin/sig}} 02:46, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
:::Cool, I'm glad it's what you were looking for. Glad to help! By the way, NASCAR isn't a real sport. :) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:00, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
::::Cool, thank's for the help. By the way, you no longer amaze me. You don't get a ding. -{{User:Opus the Penguin/sig}} 03:03, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
:::::Aw, peas. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:04, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
:::::Just kiddin'. By the way, if we uploaded a custom image, would that count as one of our personal images? -{{User:Opus the Penguin/sig}} 03:05, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
::::::Yes, but you don't need to. use the one i uploaded with text there... if no one else makes an example, i'll do it tomorrow when i'm less tired. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 03:09, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
:::::::The intent of the personal-image rule is to keep people from uploading lots of images (especially ones that aren't related to the project) to decorate their pages. Since this image could serve many users (kind of like a userbox image), I think it serves the project and wouldn't need to be labeled as "belonging" to any particular user. Still, this is the kind of thing we'd want to watch that we didn't go overboard on. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:13, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
<div style="background:url(/images/thumb/0/0b/Generic_Bottom_10.PNG/600px-Generic_Bottom_10.PNG); width: 600px; height: 432px; margin: 1em 0; position:relative">
<div style="position:absolute; left: 45px; top: 3px; width: 200px; height: 30px; font-weight: bold; color: yellow; font-size: 20px">STRONG BAD'S</div>
<div style="position:absolute; left: 20px; top: 130px; width: 580px; height: 282px; font-weight: bold; color: black">
1. Thcleaning up your own puke off the keyboard 
2. Songs that try to pass off la la's, na na's, and doot do's 
    as legit lyrics 
3. Giving chocloate desserts dangerous names 
4. There was this one time I had to hug a tree 
5. Um...not pigeons 
6. Foul stench of wet The Cheat 
7. Miniaturized versions of already bite-sized food 
8. Emails with more than 1 fwd: or re: in the subject line 
9. That horrible painting in Strong Mad's closet 
10. Dry t-shirt contests 
<nowiki>*</nowiki>11. The Jibblies 
 
<nowiki>*</nowiki>Not in bottom 10
</div></div>
Here you go... that'll let you change the name at the top to whatever you'd like. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 03:15, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
:I know you guys just made that ''beautiful'' blockquote, but I sorta wanted to create my own anyway, just for more freedom with editing. Here it is, if you care. {{User:GuardDuck/sig}} 03:18, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
[[Image:GuardDuck's Bottom 10.png|thumb|right|My Bottom 10, in all its beauty.]]

== Where the crap is the fanstuff wiki? ==

This doesn't really have much to do with this particular wiki, but it is H*R/wiki-related. Anyways, where is the fanstuff wiki?? {{User:Religious Corn/sig}} 18:32, 7 February 2009 (UTC)
:I think the better question is, where the crap has Religious Corn been, because this question has [[User talk:It's dot com#Fanstuff wiki|been addressed]] [[User talk:It's dot com#Fanstuff wiki 2|many]], [[Forum:14674|many]] [[HRWiki:Main Page Talk Archive 30#Fanstuff update?|times]]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:38, 7 February 2009 (UTC)

Could you at least let me use the old fanstuff wiki? I need somewhere to take my sbemails and art that I cranked out. --[[User:Fangoriously|Fangoriously]] 20:53, 7 February 2009 (UTC)
:No, the old wiki is archived. It doesn't exist in an editable state anymore. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:44, 9 February 2009 (UTC)
::Can you still access the old wiki? If so, where is it? {{User:Religious Corn/sig}} 23:20, 12 February 2009 (UTC)
:::I can still access the old wiki in the sense that I can dig around in the database, but it is not Web-accessible. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:10, 14 February 2009 (UTC)

== Sysop ==

Is a sysop a user or not? --{{User:Fangoriously/SIGGY HERE!}} 01:35, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
:A sysop is a user with extra abilities and responsibilities. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 01:37, 22 February 2009 (UTC)

== RSS Feed ==
Do you guys have an RSS/XML feed that I could subscribe to? If not, does HomestarRunner.com have one?
:Yeah, we do. See [[HRWiki:Main Page Talk Archive 28#RSS Feed]] and [[HRWiki:Feeds]]. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 04:13, 19 March 2009 (UTC)
::We now have an RSS feed of recent official updates at [[Special:Updates]]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:40, 21 June 2009 (UTC)

== Userboxes ==
how do i make userboxes?
:See [[HRWiki:Userbox]]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:43, 21 March 2009 (UTC)

== more in-depth upload help. ==

I didn't find this article's upload section helpful... at all. Could someone give me a more detailed way to become upload approved and how to get the images both onto my computer and onto the wiki? --[[User:Jellote|Jellote]] 11:02, 16 May 2009 (UTC)
:Try checking out [[Help:Image]]. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 11:05, 16 May 2009 (UTC)

== Userbox templates ==

Is it ''really'' necessary for users to have those userbox templates located at <nowiki>{{User:JohnDoe/userbox}}</nowiki>? I quote from [[HRWiki:User Space]]: "Please do not abuse this privilege. '''Do not use component (nested) pages for content that could just as easily go on your main page.''' Can't those userbox codes just as easily go on the main userpage instead of having to be embedded in a user space template? And I know I have one at the moment of typing this, but I'm substing it for proof of comment. See if you can tell the difference in {{pl|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User:MichaelXX2&direction=prev&oldid=650804 this}} and {{pl|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User:MichaelXX2&direction=next&oldid=646713 this}}. No difference, right? That just proves my point. {{User:MichaelXX2/sig}} 21:14, 21 May 2009 (UTC)

:Are they ''really'' hurting anything? This has been [[HRWiki_talk:User_space#Userbox_subpages|brought up]] before, without much discussion, but the points there are still valid. {{User:GreenHelmet/sig}} 02:35, 22 May 2009 (UTC)

== Image Help ==

I need help. I'm trying to upload a new image for my signature. I upload my image, it has the right file type ('''''PNG'''''), I add a summary (the summary was "My signature"), I put the copyright box thing (''I do not own the license''), click '''Upload''', '''BUT EVERY SINGLE FREAKING TIME, I GET THIS CRAP,''' ''The file is corrupt or has an incorrect extension. Please check the file and upload again.''

'''PLEASE HELP ME!!!''' -[[User:Deesejaiman|Deesejaiman]]

== Extensions ==

Does anyone know if the source code for the extensions "Cheatbot" and "Personalimages" are released? I was thinking about installing them on my wiki. [[User:Star Runner Home|Star Runner Home]]
:It's [[The]] Cheatbot. Neither one has been released, nor are they likely to be anytime soon. ([[User:The Cheatbot|The Cheatbot]] is basically just a username to use for some custom back-end maintenance scripts wrapped in a Special page (although it could easily be a command-line function), and Personalimages was one of the very first things I wrote for this site and would need a lot of work before being released publicly.) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:24, 18 June 2009 (UTC)

== signature ==

i noseted that some users have a custem signature (like {{User:Kermit1234/sig}})how do i get one? --[[User:Corbin377|Corbin377]] 14:50, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

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== Is there a way to keep someone from editing my articles? ==

If there is, I'd like to know how. I wrote the article about Strong Bad changing the topic of his e-mails, and I liked it the way it was, but somebody changed all of it and I think it has less information. I also can't change it back. Is there a way to fix it or keep people from editing it? Thnikky
:Well, you see, Thnikky, this is a [[Wikipedia:wiki|wiki]]. ''Anyone'' can edit pretty much ''any'' article, and we don't protect articles just for the benefit of one editor. You can access the previous versions of a page using the history tab at the top. From there, you can get elements from old versions and combine them with the current version, or revert to an older version altogether (note, we don't usually revert big changes except in cases of vandalism; instead, we try to keep the best parts of all the versions). Hope that helps! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:25, 28 December 2007 (UTC)

== Putting unfinished signs on ==

I haven't finished one of my articles, and I've seen a lot of these box-things that say if an article isn't finished. As for mine, I haven't had much time to work on it, how do I put one of those boxes on there? ([[User:Dynamite|Dynamite]] 10:41, 4 January 2008 (UTC))
:Type <nowiki>{{stub}}</nowiki>. Use <nowiki>{{sectionstub}}</nowiki> when it's just a section that's unfinished. {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 11:30, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

== Edit Problems ==

I can't edit the top part of some articles. Like the descriptions and all that, how can I fix one of those? [[Thnikky]] 03:26, 5 January 2008 (UTC)
:Rather than clicking "edit" in the article itself, scroll to the very top of the page and click it there. It's the third tab from the left. {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 03:50, 5 January 2008 (UTC)

== Username question ==

Why does the HR wiki ask that usernames can't be directly named after Homestar Runner characters? Thanks! Thnikky Oh, sorry about all the questions. I'm just a little new to editing and everything (but I've been using hrwiki.org since 2005)
:This is one of the oldest rules on the wiki. It's generally restricted to just the main characters. Besides the fact that using the name of a main character is unoriginal, it's too confusing to discuss the characters if users have the exact same names. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:23, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
::Thank God it only applies to characters with, say, three or more appearances. [[User:Flashfight|Flashfight]] 01:51, 1 March 2008 (UTC)
:::Actually, it applies only to the main 11. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 05:44, 1 March 2008 (UTC)
::::There are twelve, but that's not important {{User:Strong Vader/sig}}00:34, 9 July 2009 (UTC)

== Images that are not upload'd....ed ==

I just realized this when I was last editing my userpage:
If you can post on a user page (for example, an image from another website (like how users are posting 'personality quiz' answers (I have one of those on my user page) or 'trainer cards' (some users are posting customizable Pokemon trainer cards)) can we do that instead of posting personal images? (like if you wanted to post a picture of a singer you like...i dunno....like David Bowie for showing hobbies/interests)

If so, are we limited to two?

Is this going to be a long discussion about the rules and personal images?

If so, should we post anything about this on the Help:Images page?

Am I going to ask more questions?

Probably.

Thanks a lot, {{User:Kermit1234/sig}} 04:23, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
:Nope, images linked to externally don't count as personal images, and aren't subject to any limits (except the rules of general decency). --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 04:26, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
::Aren't they also subject to the applicable copyright laws? {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 04:27, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
:::Maybe? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 04:28, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
::::I'd say of course. Don't steal bandwidth. If you choose to have ten images all hosted on your dime, I say fine. But do hold to the principles of fair use. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 08:58, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

== Making pages (here is how) ==

how do i make pages or subpages?

First, you must make a link to that page from another page. (like [/[good]/] while editing the page you want to link but without the slashes) The link should turn red. Hit the link. 
Then all you have to do is hit the edit tab and start making your page. 
[[User:Jorbs3210|Jorbs3210]] 23:23, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

== System ==

What system do you use for editing/making pages? I would really like to know. [[User:Jorbs3210|Jorbs3210]] 23:17, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
:You mean MediaWiki? {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 23:19, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
::What's that?
''Copied from [[Help talk:Editing#System|Help talk:Editing]]:''
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What system is used? [[User:Jorbs3210|Jorbs3210]] 23:12, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
:The site is powered by [[MW:|MediaWiki]]. See also [[Special:Version]]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:27, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
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==Image==

I need help loading [http://s244.photobucket.com/albums/gg24/jorbs3210/?action=view&current=Sad_mac.png this] image onto my user page. How do you do it? Please upload it, and i'll put it on my page. Please?
:If you don't have this image on your computer, the save it first. On the sidebar on the left side on any page on the wiki click on Upload File. Click on Browse and choose the file from the folder it's saved on. Please add a Summary and a Licensing and then click Upload. After a few seconds you will be directed to a new page with instructions on how to put this image in any page. On your user page click edit, and add the specified code at the place you want the image to appear. If you need any other help, try consulting our [[Help:Contents|help pages]]. By the way, when you write something on a talk page, please end it with four tildes (<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>) so it will add your username and a date, like so: {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 23:46, 29 March 2008 (UTC)
::One other thing: as this is going to be a personal image, be sure to include the personal image template - <nowiki>{{personal-image|Jorbs3210}}</nowiki>. That indicates it is not for the knowledge base, it is rather for personal use. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 09:24, 30 March 2008 (UTC)
:::The easiest way for you to put it on your user page is actually to not upload it to the wiki and just put the URL to the image on your user page: <nowiki>http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg24/jorbs3210/Sad_mac.png</nowiki> That will make the image appear on your user page.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 20:43, 30 March 2008 (UTC)

== When Will Trogdor Be In A Movie? ==

Hi, my name is Peter and I was just wondering when will Trogdor or any body else from Homestar Runner be in a movie? If they already have please tell me.

From you biggest fan,
Peter Richards
:Trogdor appeared in [[Trogday_08|free country USA]] once. SB--among others--has a pho-movie known as [[Dangeresque]]. Why not try lurking before coming here? {{User:Iyeru/sig}}
:This is the FAQ for the wiki, not H*R.com. No one here can really answer that, you'd need to contact the Brothers Chaps. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 19:06, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

== Fanstuff?????? ==

Where do we submit stuff for fanstuff on the H*R website? I've been trying to find out for months. When I went to the "fanstuff" link on the external links box, I got a stinko man page that didn't do anything. Help please!!! [[User:Tigerstripe|Tigerstripe]] 00:12, 3 November 2008 (UTC)
:Ah, that's the fanstuff wiki, something different entirely. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 00:15, 3 November 2008 (UTC)
::"Fanstuff can be sent to [[The Brothers Chaps]] at their email address, [mailto:brotherschaps@homestarrunner.com brotherschaps@homestarrunner.com]" {{User:ThePizz/sig}} 00:38, 3 November 2008 (UTC)

== Userbox on other side ==

Is there a way to get an image or userbox to appear on the left side of the screen instead of the right side? {{User:Religious Corn/sig}} 19:30, 7 November 2008 (UTC)
:Yes. Use a modified version of {{t|userboxtop}}, replacing "right" with "left" and vice versa. Edit {{p|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=HRWiki:Sandbox&oldid=604057 this version of the Sandbox}} to see an example. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 02:52, 8 November 2008 (UTC)

== Minor Edits ==

Note to social-remediation: What makes minor edits so minor? In other words, how do minor edits support the Wiki without actually showing changes or basic editing? -{{User:Umlaut76/sig}} 10:26, 2 December 2008 (UTC)
:Have a look at the definition in our [[HRWiki:Standards#Use_the_Minor_Edit_button_appropriately|standards]]. Also, please don't start a talk page post with a star :){{User:Loafing/sig}} 20:40, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

==Quit being user==

How do you discontinue being a user on the wiki? - {{User:Bubyman/sig}} 22:11, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
:Stop logging in, stop editing, and stop visiting the URL. That's the most tried-and-true method. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 06:05, 24 December 2008 (UTC)
::To follow up on the above answer, we almost never actually ''delete'' user accounts, so a user who wants to leave just becomes inactive. In general, it doesn't hurt to keep unused accounts on the books, and someone who's left might someday decide to become active again. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:56, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

==Adding contents table to a page==

I've tried to edit in a contents table for quick acces to sections of pages, but when I click on edit to see the code for such a thing, it's not there! Can someone help me figure out, or tell me, what the code is for tables of contents? Thanks in advance. [[User:MarioMaster2008|MarioMaster2008]] 03:47, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
:To add a table of contents to a page, add <code><nowiki>__TOC__</nowiki></code> (note that there are ''two'' underscores before and after the code) to wherever you want the box to appear. If the page has less than three sections, use <code><nowiki>__FORCETOC__</nowiki></code> to force the box to appear (it might not otherwise, I think). --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 05:59, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
::Thank you, Dorian, for helping me fix up my contributions. [[User:MarioMaster2008|MarioMaster2008]] 06:10, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
:::No probalo. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 06:11, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

== Autoconfirming account ==

It said I have to autoconfirm my account before uploading anything. How do I do that? [[User:Joshcalvin|joshcalvin]] 20:13, 19 January 2009 (UTC)
:Wait a couple of days. AUTOconfirm means it does it automatically. Just be patient. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 20:22, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

== Bottom 10 styles ==

[[image:Bottom_10.PNG|thumb|Can it be done?]]
Ok, so I noticed that like EVERYONE has a section on their userpage for their bottom ten. I have no idea how I could go about doing this, but is there a possible way someone could make a blockquote class for the screen the bottom ten comes up on in the e-mail [[bottom ten]]? I have no idea how to use mediawiki or anything, or else i'd try it myself. Anyone? Jelly? Grapity? -{{User:Opus the Penguin/sig}} 23:18, 25 January 2009 (UTC)
:Here's an idea. Type on it in Paint using the font [[Fonts#Glitch0|Glitch0]] and type on it using the typing tool. I will provide a video for you in a few minutes. {{User:MichaelXX2/sig}} 01:44, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
::Michael, i think you misunderstood the question. He's asking if the devs can set up a blockquote class to do it on-wiki. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 01:48, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
:::Well, I don't think it could be done like that, so I' giving him another option to choose from. If he doesn't like it, he can ask Dot com to make him a blockquote. {{User:MichaelXX2/sig}} 01:56, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
::::It CAN be done like that, and that's EXACTLY what he's asking. Now why don't we stop and let the devs actually see this before it gets out of hand, rather than suggesting other things that are not what is being requested? {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 01:59, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
:::::Opus, watch {{pl|l=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iu7Y1O5cLdQ this video}} and see if it's not what you want. If it isn't, I'll let the Developers handle it. {{User:MichaelXX2/sig}} 02:02, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
::::::I know it can be done, I just have no idea how. I was merely making a suggestion after noticing so many pages with a bottom 10 list (including mine). -{{User:Opus the Penguin/sig}} 02:07, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
::Michael's suggestion actually seems pretty good. I might have to sacrifice one of my personal image slots and try it. Not as good as a blockquote, but I doubt the sysops would make one if it's only for personal use. {{User:GuardDuck/sig}} 02:31, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
:::If it were only a few users, then yes I would agree. But TONS of users have these lists on their pages. After all, the purpose of the email class blockquotes are purely aesthetic anyway, why not create a new one that many users could use and would enhance the user's page? --{{User:Opus the Penguin/sig}} 02:37, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
<div style="background:url(/images/thumb/a/a7/Bottom_10.PNG/600px-Bottom_10.PNG); width: 560px; height: 282px; padding:130px 20px 20px; margin: 1em 0">
'''1. Thcleaning up your own puke off the keyboard''' 
'''2. Songs that try to pass off la la's, na na's, and doot do's''' 
'''    as legit lyrics''' 
'''3. Giving chocloate desserts dangerous names''' 
'''4. There was this one time I had to hug a tree''' 
'''5. Um...not pigeons''' 
'''6. Foul stench of wet The Cheat''' 
'''7. Miniaturized versions of already bite-sized food''' 
'''8. Emails with more than 1 fwd: or re: in the subject line''' 
'''9. That horrible painting in Strong Mad's closet''' 
'''10. Dry t-shirt contests 
'''<nowiki>*</nowiki>11. The Jibblies''' 
 
'''<nowiki>*</nowiki>Not in bottom 10'''
</div>
You mean kinda like this? You don't need a custom blockquote, or a personal image, just a div with some styles. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 02:37, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
:Perhaps we could remove "Strong Bad's" from the top though so people can replace it with their own name though. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 02:40, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
::That was my original idea. By the way, I didn't know you could do it that way. As I said before, you never cease to amaze me Dot Com! -{{User:Opus the Penguin/sig}} 02:46, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
:::Cool, I'm glad it's what you were looking for. Glad to help! By the way, NASCAR isn't a real sport. :) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:00, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
::::Cool, thank's for the help. By the way, you no longer amaze me. You don't get a ding. -{{User:Opus the Penguin/sig}} 03:03, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
:::::Aw, peas. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:04, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
:::::Just kiddin'. By the way, if we uploaded a custom image, would that count as one of our personal images? -{{User:Opus the Penguin/sig}} 03:05, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
::::::Yes, but you don't need to. use the one i uploaded with text there... if no one else makes an example, i'll do it tomorrow when i'm less tired. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 03:09, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
:::::::The intent of the personal-image rule is to keep people from uploading lots of images (especially ones that aren't related to the project) to decorate their pages. Since this image could serve many users (kind of like a userbox image), I think it serves the project and wouldn't need to be labeled as "belonging" to any particular user. Still, this is the kind of thing we'd want to watch that we didn't go overboard on. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:13, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
<div style="background:url(/images/thumb/0/0b/Generic_Bottom_10.PNG/600px-Generic_Bottom_10.PNG); width: 600px; height: 432px; margin: 1em 0; position:relative">
<div style="position:absolute; left: 45px; top: 3px; width: 200px; height: 30px; font-weight: bold; color: yellow; font-size: 20px">STRONG BAD'S</div>
<div style="position:absolute; left: 20px; top: 130px; width: 580px; height: 282px; font-weight: bold; color: black">
1. Thcleaning up your own puke off the keyboard 
2. Songs that try to pass off la la's, na na's, and doot do's 
    as legit lyrics 
3. Giving chocloate desserts dangerous names 
4. There was this one time I had to hug a tree 
5. Um...not pigeons 
6. Foul stench of wet The Cheat 
7. Miniaturized versions of already bite-sized food 
8. Emails with more than 1 fwd: or re: in the subject line 
9. That horrible painting in Strong Mad's closet 
10. Dry t-shirt contests 
<nowiki>*</nowiki>11. The Jibblies 
 
<nowiki>*</nowiki>Not in bottom 10
</div></div>
Here you go... that'll let you change the name at the top to whatever you'd like. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 03:15, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
:I know you guys just made that ''beautiful'' blockquote, but I sorta wanted to create my own anyway, just for more freedom with editing. Here it is, if you care. {{User:GuardDuck/sig}} 03:18, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
[[Image:GuardDuck's Bottom 10.png|thumb|right|My Bottom 10, in all its beauty.]]

== Where the crap is the fanstuff wiki? ==

This doesn't really have much to do with this particular wiki, but it is H*R/wiki-related. Anyways, where is the fanstuff wiki?? {{User:Religious Corn/sig}} 18:32, 7 February 2009 (UTC)
:I think the better question is, where the crap has Religious Corn been, because this question has [[User talk:It's dot com#Fanstuff wiki|been addressed]] [[User talk:It's dot com#Fanstuff wiki 2|many]], [[Forum:14674|many]] [[HRWiki:Main Page Talk Archive 30#Fanstuff update?|times]]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:38, 7 February 2009 (UTC)

Could you at least let me use the old fanstuff wiki? I need somewhere to take my sbemails and art that I cranked out. --[[User:Fangoriously|Fangoriously]] 20:53, 7 February 2009 (UTC)
:No, the old wiki is archived. It doesn't exist in an editable state anymore. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:44, 9 February 2009 (UTC)
::Can you still access the old wiki? If so, where is it? {{User:Religious Corn/sig}} 23:20, 12 February 2009 (UTC)
:::I can still access the old wiki in the sense that I can dig around in the database, but it is not Web-accessible. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:10, 14 February 2009 (UTC)

== Sysop ==

Is a sysop a user or not? --{{User:Fangoriously/SIGGY HERE!}} 01:35, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
:A sysop is a user with extra abilities and responsibilities. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 01:37, 22 February 2009 (UTC)

== RSS Feed ==
Do you guys have an RSS/XML feed that I could subscribe to? If not, does HomestarRunner.com have one?
:Yeah, we do. See [[HRWiki:Main Page Talk Archive 28#RSS Feed]] and [[HRWiki:Feeds]]. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 04:13, 19 March 2009 (UTC)
::We now have an RSS feed of recent official updates at [[Special:Updates]]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:40, 21 June 2009 (UTC)

== Userboxes ==
how do i make userboxes?
:See [[HRWiki:Userbox]]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:43, 21 March 2009 (UTC)

== more in-depth upload help. ==

I didn't find this article's upload section helpful... at all. Could someone give me a more detailed way to become upload approved and how to get the images both onto my computer and onto the wiki? --[[User:Jellote|Jellote]] 11:02, 16 May 2009 (UTC)
:Try checking out [[Help:Image]]. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 11:05, 16 May 2009 (UTC)

== Userbox templates ==

Is it ''really'' necessary for users to have those userbox templates located at <nowiki>{{User:JohnDoe/userbox}}</nowiki>? I quote from [[HRWiki:User Space]]: "Please do not abuse this privilege. '''Do not use component (nested) pages for content that could just as easily go on your main page.''' Can't those userbox codes just as easily go on the main userpage instead of having to be embedded in a user space template? And I know I have one at the moment of typing this, but I'm substing it for proof of comment. See if you can tell the difference in {{pl|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User:MichaelXX2&direction=prev&oldid=650804 this}} and {{pl|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User:MichaelXX2&direction=next&oldid=646713 this}}. No difference, right? That just proves my point. {{User:MichaelXX2/sig}} 21:14, 21 May 2009 (UTC)

:Are they ''really'' hurting anything? This has been [[HRWiki_talk:User_space#Userbox_subpages|brought up]] before, without much discussion, but the points there are still valid. {{User:GreenHelmet/sig}} 02:35, 22 May 2009 (UTC)

== Image Help ==

I need help. I'm trying to upload a new image for my signature. I upload my image, it has the right file type ('''''PNG'''''), I add a summary (the summary was "My signature"), I put the copyright box thing (''I do not own the license''), click '''Upload''', '''BUT EVERY SINGLE FREAKING TIME, I GET THIS CRAP,''' ''The file is corrupt or has an incorrect extension. Please check the file and upload again.''

'''PLEASE HELP ME!!!''' -[[User:Deesejaiman|Deesejaiman]]

== Extensions ==

Does anyone know if the source code for the extensions "Cheatbot" and "Personalimages" are released? I was thinking about installing them on my wiki. [[User:Star Runner Home|Star Runner Home]]
:It's [[The]] Cheatbot. Neither one has been released, nor are they likely to be anytime soon. ([[User:The Cheatbot|The Cheatbot]] is basically just a username to use for some custom back-end maintenance scripts wrapped in a Special page (although it could easily be a command-line function), and Personalimages was one of the very first things I wrote for this site and would need a lot of work before being released publicly.) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:24, 18 June 2009 (UTC)

== signature ==

i noseted that some users have a custem signature (like {{User:Kermit1234/sig}})hou do i get one? --[[User:Corbin377|Corbin377]] 14:50, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

User talk:The Chort

Corbin377 — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 03:33:38 GMT

Corbin377:

[http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User_talk:The_Chort&action=edit&section=new '''Click me to leave a message. Convenient, huh?''']<div style="text-align: right">
[[User talk:The Chort/Archive|Archived messages]]</div>

==`-'==

:Hi. [[User:Chipwich|Chipwich]] 23:09, 1 May 2008
::Hi! {{User:The Chort/sig}} 21:50, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

== Nitpicking... ==

About [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=hiding&diff=prev&oldid=576688 your edit], a couple = two. You would say that a boyfriend and girlfriend are a couple, yes? And that's two people. So, yeah. No big deal, your reword was probably better anyway. --{{User:Super Martyo Brother/sig}} 21:58, 26 July 2008 (UTC)
:This is the exact reason why I changed the word "couple"; it's too vague and can be interpreted differently by different people. For some people (like me), the word "couple", in some cases, can mean anything from two to, say, half a dozen, even though, it seems, this is not an accurate interpretation. I'm pretty impressed that you bothered to come all the way to my talk page just to tell me this. It's always lonely over here. {{User:The Chort/sig}} 14:47, 29 July 2008 (UTC)

== Minor edits ==

Hi! Just dropped in to leave another nitpicky note on your talk page ;-) Sorry if it's pretentious of me to say so, but I've noticed you tend to use the "minor edit" checkbox for a lot of edits that I don't consider minor, such as adding or removing content from mainspace articles. In particular, I wouldn't mark an edit as minor just because it's a reversion if the edit is removing some content — no matter how dubious or recently added the content was. (Vandalism, meh, that's another thing). In my opinion, anything more than syntax, spelling, making a link, or ''very'' slight rewordings shouldn't be marked as minor. I know there's no strict rules around here or anything — just wanted to throw that out there for your consideration. I probably err on the side of not marking things as minor as frequently as maybe I ought to. You seem to be a great editor. ;-) {{User:GreenHelmet/sig}} 00:11, 31 July 2008 (UTC)
:Thank you, GreenHelmet, for the advice! {{User:The Chort/sig}} 16:35, 31 July 2008 (UTC)

== IRL Help ==

I think you're in a position that you might be able to help me with something. Will you please [[Special:Emailuser/OptimisticFool|e-mail me]] to provide me with your e-mail address, if you're willing? If you're not willing, that's totally fine, too. Curious, yet? =] {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 07:46, 10 August 2008 (UTC)
:Unfortunately, I do not hand out my email address to strangers on the Internet, like free cookies at the supermarket. And if you do have a problem, wouldn't the sysops be more useful anyway? I am but a simple Wikignome who just edits the main articles on a regular basis to help improve the overall quality of the Wiki. {{User:The Chort/sig}} 14:26, 10 August 2008 (UTC)
::I respect that. And the reason I asked you is because what I need help with does not involve the wiki whatsoever. I need to ask a favor of someone in the UK. I will ask another; fear not. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 20:02, 10 August 2008 (UTC)

== RE: Pup Tent ==

[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/pup%20tent Dictionary.com] says it's "a small, two-person, military tent consisting of two halves (shelter halves) buttoned or tied together, held up by accessory ropes and poles." Also called a "shelter tent". Just for your information. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 19:36, 29 August 2008 (UTC)
:Oh, I see. {{User:The Chort/sig}} 19:38, 29 August 2008 (UTC)

== Thanks ==

Hey, thanks man, for the advice.
[[User:PartyBrd20X6]]14:08, 07 September 2008 (UTC)
:You're weclome!  {{User:The Chort/sig}} 14:01, 13 September 2008 (UTC)

== Caps ==

Saw [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Lack_of_Intelligible_Speech&curid=27446&diff=591814&oldid=591809 this edit summary] and just couldn't resist: [[butt IQ]], [[CGNU]] and [[3 Wishes]] employ capitalized words in their titles. The only three so far. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 22:02, 24 September 2008 (UTC)
:Naturally, there will always be some exceptions to the rule. Regardless, a point had to be made, and both time and the character limit in the Summary field restricted any further research on my behalf. Oh, and you forgot [[what I want]]. {{User:The Chort/sig}} 16:48, 25 September 2008 (UTC)

== Fanstuff Wiki ==
*Hi, [[The Cheat|The Chort]]! I notice you are pretty much a [[Strong Bad|cool, cool, guy]], but on top of that, are you, in the next months, days, or years, going to be a member of the Fanstuff Wiki's official website? -{{User:Umlaut76/sig}}
:Hi, [[Eggs|Umlaut76]]! Sorry, but I'd rather be helping out on the wiki, rather than spend my precious, limited spare time writing [[fan club|fan fiction]] unavoidably inferior to the genuine product, containing terrible new characters and words and... um... slash. {{User:The Chort/sig}} 20:27, 25 November 2008 (UTC)
::Yeah, I believe you. In fact, I even tried to enter the fanstuff Wiki, but for some reason, it has a 20X6 Level 10 advertisement image with two links(Note: Both links do not take you to the new Wiki.) I guarantee they'll make the Stinkoman 20X6 10th level before they will show the new fanstuff Wiki. -{{User:Umlaut76/sig}} 25 December 2008 (UTC)
:::This is despite the fact that you have no idea when either products will be released. Personally, the fact they're comparing the wait for Fanstuff to the wait for the final level of 20X6 (which was last updated over 3 years ago) says it all. {{User:The Chort/sig}} 20:35, 26 December 2008 (UTC)
::::Unfortunately, the intrinsic quality of the original Fanstuff Wiki, which is now derelict, is probably the ''almost'' exact duration of when the 20X6 final level update has been [[privileges|totally abused]]. So, I am identically sure that the advertisement's duration may be as long as the original Fanstuff Wiki's existence''[sic]''. In other words, I am as sure as you are about the update being over 3 years ago. If you do not understand me, read the message real slow and easy. -{{User:Umlaut76/sig}} 29 December 2008 (UTC)
:::::Um... I see. {{User:The Chort/sig}} 17:57, 30 December 2008 (UTC)

== The Bee thing ==

Your last edit is probably the best course of action, come to think of it. -[[Special:Contributions/132.183.138.31|132.183.138.31]] 20:53, 28 January 2009 (UTC)
:I didn't want to start an edit war or get involved in yet another complicated argument about the nature of the argument. {{User:The Chort/sig}} 17:48, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

== Flash ==

Dear The Chort, (can I just call you Chorty?) why am I not supposed to be watching the Flash file? I like bigscreen and outside-the-frame "glitches", and I can pause in the Flash file. --{{User:Fangoriously/SIGGY HERE!}} 02:30, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
:Dear Fangoriously, (can I just call you Fangy?) when I say that you're "not supposed to watch the Flash file", what I'm trying to say is that all the cartoons on homestarrunner.com are designed to be watched via the HTML link. This is why anything that's missing or present "behind the black" (i.e. off-screen) due to laziness is not considered to be a Goof because no one is actually ''supposed'' to see it anyway; all the visitors to the website are ''supposed'' to be watching the toon at the correct page, not the Flash file. Of course, there's nothing stopping you from watching the Flash file (which I also frequently do), but if you're editing the wiki article at the same time, you need to remember to disregard anything that you would not have seen if you were watching the HTML version (i.e. anything behind the black). TBC have talked about this in a few interviews and public appearances, such as [[Georgia Tech - 26 Apr 2007|here]] and [[Late Nite JengaJam Interview - 4 Oct 2007 (censored)|here]]. {{User:The Chort/sig}} 18:14, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
::Yes, The Chort, you can just call me Fangy. I also understand that toons are designed to be watched on the HTML page, not the Flash file page. --{{User:Fangoriously/SIGGY HERE!}} 21:38, 26 February 2009 (UTC)

== I think you missed the point ==

Please see my talk page for comments regarding marking images as done when they aren't. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 13:57, 1 March 2009 (UTC)

== Good Jorb ==

I noticed you made a few image edits, nicely done. A couple of things I'd like to point out to keep in mind so that we can make the image summaries super-perfect; one, if there's anything bold, it probably doesn't need to be; and two, link everything you can, including (and especially) inside references made in the picture. That's all. Thanks for the help, maybe with both of us, it'll only take 25 days as opposed to 50. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 19:44, 1 March 2009 (UTC)
:I think you mean "weeks" as opposed to "days", but I'll do my best to help out whenever I can. Just one thing, though, is it really OK to remove the bold tags? For as long as I can remember, we always used bold tags in the image summaries. Surely this is an established standard by now and to remove those three little lines would cause some confusion? {{User:The Chort/sig}} 18:25, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
::There's no standard to the bold tags. The image policy says nothing about them. Also i've noticed that there's no consistancy to them. Some of them are bolding the subject of the image, others bold the source... There's no need for any bolding whatsoever, the desription and links are enough. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 18:40, 2 March 2009 (UTC)

== ISC edit summary ==

Hey The Chort. Thanks for cleaning up those image summaries. If you would, please use an edit summary with "image summary cleanup" spelled out. Months or years from now, no one reading the histories is going to remember what "ISC" stands for (and indeed I'm just guessing right now). Thanks one million! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:43, 11 March 2009 (UTC)
:But "image summary cleanup", is, like, 19 characters more! Eh, you're the sysop. {{User:The Chort/sig}} 20:45, 11 March 2009 (UTC)
::My browser lets me select from recent summaries I've typed to avoid having to retype them. Failing that, there's always copy and paste. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:53, 11 March 2009 (UTC)
:::One, I'm using bog standard IE, which apparently makes me an evil human being. I assume you're using Firefox, perhaps with one of those Greasy scipt things I've heard about? In any case, my status quo ensures that I won't be able to change my browser until I get my own laptop. Two, computers only allow you to copy and paste one thing at a time and I always end up overwriting. Do you have a magic computer that allows you to copy more than one thing or are you just more careful than me? And so failing all that, I could always, you know, use the keyboard. {{User:The Chort/sig}} 21:00, 11 March 2009 (UTC)
::::Nope, I use IE7 most of the time, same as you. To enable the feature, go to Tools → Internet Options → Content → AutoComplete → Use AutoComplete for {{done}} Forms. You could also put the text in a NotePad window and recopy it if you overwrite the clipboard. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:22, 11 March 2009 (UTC)
:::::Thanks, It's dot com! {{User:The Chort/sig}} 17:15, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

== Re: [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User:DeFender1031/ISC/0-C&diff=636912&oldid=636865&rcid=595881 this] ==

I know, i've just been too busy lately to invest much time steadily going through. I've been patrolling recent changes, but that i can multitask on and it doesn't take so much time in the grand scheme of things. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 21:07, 18 March 2009 (UTC)
:You should go into higher education/uni, you end up with more free time than you deserve. ;) {{User:The Chort/sig}} 21:09, 18 March 2009 (UTC)

== I just want to say... ==

...that you're doing a great job with your Image Summary Cleanup. Good prize! {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 17:02, 22 March 2009 (UTC)
:Thanks! {{User:The Chort/sig}} 17:04, 22 March 2009 (UTC)
::As the person who began the project and then got too busy to continue working on it for the time being, i'd like to heartily second that. Second nothing. I'd like to third, fourth, fifth, and sixth that. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 18:40, 22 March 2009 (UTC)
:::Thanks again! {{User:The Chort/sig}} 18:53, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

== My pictures ==

Hey, i noticed that you tagged two of the pictures i uploaded a couple months ago (sbeyes and sbhand; one is in my signature and one is a [[hiding]] userbox on my page most of the way down the list) as personal images, and i was wondering why. I fully intended for them to be put to use throughout the wiki, and they are both h*r-related. i thought a personal image was an image you uploaded that wasn't related to the website in any way and that wasn't intended to be put to use throughout the wiki. can i have some clarification please? {{User:The Knights Who Say Ni/sig}} 20:21, 15 June 2009 (UTC)
:Simple. I used the guidelines set out on [[HRWiki:Personal images]]: "''A personal image is defined as one not in specific use by the project.''" It is irrelevant whether the images are taken from homestarrunner.com or not. Since neither of those [[:File:sbeyes.PNG|two]] [[:File:sbhand.png|images]] are currently in use on this wiki other than on your user page and your signature, they count as your two personal images. Of course, this definition also means that if either of the images was somehow put to good use somewhere else on this wiki, then it would no longer be considered as one of your personal images. This policy on personal images is basically just to stop people uploading large amounts of irrelevant images, and it doesn't really matter if your images have been tagged as personal images or not. {{User:The Chort/sig}} 18:49, 16 June 2009 (UTC)
::So if i want to make a userbox using someone else's personal image, does that mean it relieves them of one of their personal images? I saw one that i thought i might want to use, and then i saw the personal image tag. is this okay? {{User:The Knights Who Say Ni/sig}} 04:04, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
:::There's nothing wrong with using any image which is already being used by another user. If you want to use a certain image, feel free to do so. According to [[HRWiki:Personal images]], ''if more than one user is using the same image, then it should only be attributed to one of them... Attribute it to the person who uploaded it if he or she is using it... Else attribute it to the person who has been using it the longest.'' So no, you wouldn't be relieving them of one of their personal images. {{User:The Chort/sig}} 14:10, 10 July 2009 (UTC)

== Whoa. ==

Your redirects and disambig fixes today are nothing short of epic awesome. You crazy fast, The Chort. I salute ye. (But I'm having trouble keeping up with marking as patrolled on teh recent changes! Mehh!) --{{User:Onamuji/sig}} 14:46, 11 July 2009 (UTC)
:All you need is the "What links here" command in the toolbox on the left and a browser that uses tabs. It's the little tricks like that which allow devoted users to take gnome work to ridiculous outcomes. {{User:The Chort/sig}} 17:10, 11 July 2009 (UTC)

== C'MON! Link it RIGHT! ==
Your link to [[C'MON! It's FOG!]] is broked. I won't leave it alone, though. {{User:Theycallmefree/sig}} 16:36, 13 July 2009 (UTC)
:Unbroked. Plus, C'mon! It's FOG! is a ligitimate article. {{User:The Chort/sig}} 16:39, 13 July 2009 (UTC)

== username useage ==

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|}
is this ok?
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Talk:Teen Girl Squad Issue 15

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==Krakow!==
I think it is notable that the onomatopoeia "Krakow" is used, especially with that spelling. While there is no direct mention of Poland (except for [[other days]]...), the linking with the Calvin & Hobbes strip makes it more plausible. The coincidence of TBC using that particular spelling for an explosion is too great to ''not'' be reference to something. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 20:10, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
: Naw, it's just an onomatopoeia. The fact that "Krakow" is the capital of Poland in no way makes its appearance in this toon any more meaningful or funny. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 20:14, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
::But i'd call the calvin reference plausible... {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 20:23, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
::: Not that one either. Calvin uses it as gunfire. TGS15 uses it as a thunderclap. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 20:28, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
::::I don't know of specifics, but I'm reasonably certain I've heard "KRAKOW" as a thunder sound effect before this instance. Or something close, anyways. At the very least, it brings [[Wikipedia:Kracko|Kracko]] to mind. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 20:35, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
:I think its likely that they did purposely use the sound effect Krakow knowing its a city in Poland as one of those meaningless references they do now and then. The Calvin & hobbes thing is a bit of stretch... I dont think TBC are specifically referring to C&H, theres no other connection to C&H except that they both happened to use "krakow" as a sound effect. I think its most likely that both TBC and C&H both happened to think that "krakow" sounds a lot like a sound. - [[User:Del Taco?|Del Taco?]] 00:12, 12 May 2009 (UTC)
::Just for the record, Krakow is not the capital of Poland; Warsaw is. As for its significance, I was wondering that myself when I saw and 'scribed it. I have to say I think it's intentional; otherwise I can't see why they'd spell it that way (I think it'd be more like "crackow" otherwise), but how to mention that as a Fun Fact, if at all, I'm not at all sure. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 01:51, 12 May 2009 (UTC)
:::I actually just saw a reference on TV Tropes mentioning a cartoon called "Krakow!". I ''still'' don't think that's a reference, but it's proof that it can refer to something other than Poland. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 02:31, 12 May 2009 (UTC)
:::PS. And like Dorian above, I too know that I've heard it used as an onomatopoeia for thunder before this. Not everything has to be a reference. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 02:33, 12 May 2009 (UTC)
:::: in defense of Del Taco above, Krakow is, in fact, a city in Poland. He never said it is the current capitol, but it is a city in Poland. And in reference to the C&H strip [[http://picayune.uclick.com/comics/ch/1986/ch860428.gif]], it ''was'' the [[wikipedia:Krakow|capitol of Poland from 1038 to 1596]], so Calvin actually got something right, and Susie cheated!!! I think it's notable in the Real World section because it's a blatant use of onomatopoeia in similar fashion as Bill Watterson, as mentioned by Jay (I also immediately thought of that C&H strip when I heard it) [[User:Javaguy78|Javaguy78]] 15:36, 20 May 2009 (UTC)
::::: I have never heard this as a sound effect in anything but the most messed-up Trojan Horse comics, so I think it is notable. Not exactly sure about ol Calvin <strike>Klein</strike> and Hobbes, though.--[[User:Jellote|Jellote]] 16:33, 23 May 2009 (UTC)
:::::: I had added a different RWR last night about "Krakow!" being a reference to a boss character in the Kirby video game series, but it turns out that I was thinking of "Kracko". My mistake. :) {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 19:32, 27 May 2009 (UTC)
:::::: Jellote: I ''have'' seen it used as a sound effect before. And there's nothing connecting this circumstance to Poland or Calvin & Hobbes besides the completely generic use of the "word". It's as much a reference as Harry Potter is to that allegedly terrible "Muggles of Rah" or whatever book. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 19:38, 27 May 2009 (UTC)
:::::::Do you have an example of another time it's been used as a sound effect, Jay? -[[Special:Contributions/132.183.140.175|132.183.140.175]] 22:19, 27 May 2009 (UTC)

== Religious reference? ==

Was Arrow'd Guy supposed to be God right there? Is it notable? --[[User:Jellote|Jellote]] 21:47, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
:No and No. {{User:NFITC1/sig}} 21:33, 12 May 2009 (UTC)
::Will you please explain why you disagree, NFITC1? {{User:MichaelXX2/sig}} 21:37, 12 May 2009 (UTC)
:::Yes. The Arrowed Guy is supposed to be some kind of god-like, or high authority figure. The divine symbols are there - Being (or pretending to) being all-knowing, the echoing, coming from the sky behind a thunderstorm. But he's not the deity we refer to as God (the Biblical God). Also, I think that mentioning it in the fun facts, will be ruining the joke, since the divine symbols I mentioned are common knowledge. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 06:36, 14 May 2009 (UTC)
::::The Arrow'd guy does seem to have some god like reference, but nothing on an extremely religious scale. [[User:Origonalname]]
:::::It's possible that this scene may be a reference to a scene in ''Monty Python and the Holy Grail'', in which God appears in some clouds and tells King Arthur about his destiny and mission. But it's not very clear and would probably be speculation without some additional confirmation from TBC. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 19:34, 27 May 2009 (UTC)
:::::::And as I noted in the same section, there weren't any running sparrow jokes in Monty Python and the Holy Grail. They were swallows. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 19:57, 27 May 2009 (UTC)
:::Now that I'm actually looking at it I'm not sure why I was against it to begin with. I guess I originally put it in the category of fourth-wall breaks, but now that someone brought up the Monty Python/swallow thing I see the point. I retract previous statement. {{User:NFITC1/sig}} 19:15, 13 June 2009 (UTC)

== Greg Fuel? ==
Did anyone else think of Gay Fuel when the can of Greg Fuel was shown? It was a big internet meme a couple years back among the nerdiest of nerds, so it might have a connection to the 4 Gregs. --[[User:Solcott|Solcott]] 21:51, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
: For being a "big internet meme", this is the first I've heard of it. Or am I not nerdy enough? --{{User:Jay/sig}} 21:57, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
:: I should have probably said it was a "big internet meme" on the stupider parts of the internet, like YTMND and 4chan :-) --[[User:Solcott|Solcott]] 22:03, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
:::According to wikipedia, [[Wikipedia:Gay Fuel|Gay Fuel]] was, in fact, an [[Wikipedia:Category:Internet memes|internet meme]]. It's not enough to convince me that it is a reference, but he's right that it was one. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 22:05, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

== An Old Classic ==

Could "Sparrow'd" also reference the running gag about killing birds? {{User:Bad Bad Guy/sig}} 22:02, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

I think when they say an old classice. It's changing the arrow'd stuff. I wou;dn't say that the birds actually die, do they? [[User:Goodjorb|Goodjorb]]
::Goodjorb, the fact they don't die would be part of the twist. The TGS birds have gone from being killed to doing the killing. {{User:Bad Bad Guy/sig}} 00:08, 13 May 2009 (UTC)
:::WOu;dn't that not be a killing bird gag but a bird gag in general? [[User:Goodjorb|Goodjorb]]

"Sparrow'd" may be a reference to "Sparrowed" meaning to "get drunk". Viz: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=sparrowed -- [[User:Ch'marr|Ch'marr]] 16:09, 15 May 2009 (UTC)
:That site is full of whatever crap anyone wants to add to it, and half of what's on there has no basis in fact. In fact, [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/sparrowed?r=75 sparrowed] has absolutely no definition whatsoever. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 18:25, 15 May 2009 (UTC)
:: And even if it ''did'' mean "to get drunk", that has no application to this toon, as no one gets drunk - certainly not What's Her Face, who's the one who gets SPARROW'D!! No, her "sparrowing" is extremely literal - it involves getting pelted with sparrows - and of course rhymes with "ARROWED!!" --{{User:Jay/sig}} 18:30, 15 May 2009 (UTC)

I just mentioned above (in the Religious Reference section) that I thought the scene with the Arrow'd Guy talking to So-and-So might have been a reference to a scene from ''Monty Python and the Holy Grail'', where God talks to King Arthur. "Sparrow'd" adds some credibility to that train of thought in my opinion, since that movie has several running jokes about sparrows in it. I'm starting to think that that's what that whole scene is referring to. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 19:38, 27 May 2009 (UTC)
: Kiefer, the running gag in Monty Python and the Holy Grail was ''swallows''. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 19:45, 27 May 2009 (UTC)
::Oh geez, you're right! Second mistaken reference in as many days. I'm losing my touch. :( {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 19:57, 27 May 2009 (UTC)

== Carboard ==
That's just how he talk, y'all biscuitheads. You don hatta say erry letter.
: Agreed, but it does sound like he says the 'd' in 'cardboard.' [[User:Durniel|Durniel]] 07:01, 12 May 2009 (UTC)
: Yea, Durnya'll, but he dan't say the d, ya'll biscuitheads.--[[User:Jellote|Jellote]] 09:56, 12 May 2009 (UTC)
::I agree with what I can understand from those messages. TBC probably spelt it that way on purpose. Y'all biscuitheads. {{User:Acam30/sig}} 22:03, 12 May 2009 (UTC)

== Cheerleader Cheerleader name ==

Could Cheerleader being referred to as "Cheerleader Cheerleader" be a real world reference to jokes similar to the Mario Bros. be referred to as "Mario Mario" etc? I'm sure the Mario gag isn't the only reference, just the only one I could think of (also more relevant in the HR universe as TBC are big Nintendo fans). [[Special:Contributions/173.11.82.162|173.11.82.162]] 18:00, 12 May 2009 (UTC)
:No. Cheerleader is going to the prom with Cheerleader Brian, who is a male cheerleader called Brian, so So and So calls her Cheerleader Cheerleader because she is a female cheerleader called Cheerleader. It's a joke. No reference. {{User:The Chort/sig}} 18:39, 12 May 2009 (UTC)

== WTR? (What the Robot?) ==

When Japanese Culture Greg is Uncanny Valley'd, I noticed distinct wires in his inside. Does this mean <strike>Mrs. Crabbable</strike> he is an android too? --[[User:Jellote|Jellote]] 23:35, 12 May 2009 (UTC)
:I noticed that too. Notable? {{User:Thy Not Dennis/sig}} 16:11, 13 May 2009 (UTC)
:: It really doesn't look much like wires to me. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 18:26, 13 May 2009 (UTC)
:::Nor me. {{User:GreenHelmet/sig}} 22:49, 16 May 2009 (UTC)
::::They just look like intestines to me. If they were wires and he was a robot, he would have exploded or caught fire when he was shot with the freakishly large laser. {{User:MichaelXX2/sig}} 01:52, 17 May 2009 (UTC)

== TENERROW'D ==
Did anyone else notice that when TOMPKINS was TENERROW'D he had 'ten arrows' in him? I think this is intentional.
[[Special:Contributions/66.93.122.4|66.93.122.4]] 03:29, 13 May 2009 (UTC)
: Huh, interesting. The obvious pun was Tenerence + Arrow'd; I didn't even think to count them. Mind, you can see ten points, but not ten feathers. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 06:02, 13 May 2009 (UTC)
::Hm. Maybe it's a reference to that optical illusion, where there are more feathers than tips. {{User:Thy Not Dennis/sig}} 11:27, 13 May 2009 (UTC)
:::Or it's a reference to the fact that Strong Bad is a poor artist, or the fact that Tompkins is turned part-way. Not everything is a reference! Stick to talking about the ten arrows in this subtopic. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 16:23, 13 May 2009 (UTC)
::::OK, well I don't think it's a reference, just a play on Tenerence's name. {{User:Thy Not Dennis/sig}} 20:24, 13 May 2009 (UTC)
:::::What a convenient double meaning! Ever think it could be both? [[Special:Contributions/168.179.160.71|168.179.160.71]] 23:07, 14 May 2009 (UTC)
::::::This is one of those rare cases where my opinion is, intentional or not, it's interesting enough to be notable. That said, i think it probably was intentional. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 23:48, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

== So and So ==

Two things about So and So here. I think that her face, when it changed, was styled with a Klingon forehead (no, not a reference to the new movie, but Star Trek in General) and this is another instance of her saying a word, it moving across the text baloon, and her stretching it out when said
:when I first saw that, I though she looked like someone from star trek. So I though it was because Sci-Fi Greg was her date. But he was not her date, Open Source Greg was. [[User:Origonalname112]]
:: So definitely a Star Trek reference, but not the new movie. At least, not specifically. Also, even if you are not logged in, please sign your posts. Your opinion will be more notable as an IP than as an annony. --[[User:Jellote|Jellote]] 21:43, 27 May 2009 (UTC)

== Hit by cupid's sparrow==
Changing Arrow'd to Sparrow'd seems like a definite reference to what Michael Scott did in the office. "I was hit by cupid's sparrow! Funny little bird, but he gets the job done." Do Matt and Mike watch the office?
: I [[dan]]'t know about The Office or if the Chaps watch it, but I don't see how this refers to Cupid in any way. Not really a reference. --[[User:Jellote|Jellote]] 21:43, 27 May 2009 (UTC)
::I'm not saying it is a reference to cupid, i'm saying it is a reference to the office.
::: Oops, hey, no. Inturpreted that wrong. Yeah, sounds like a reference now. --[[User:Jellote|Jellote]] 21:49, 9 June 2009 (UTC)
::::Noticeable? i think something should be done about this!

== Remainder 3.3 repeating ==
Forgive me if I'm wrong... and I know we talked about this in the other discussion thread where Tenerrance Love says "My name is Tenerrance Love + My name is Tenerrance Love / My name is Tenerrance Love = My name is Tenerrance Love remainder 3." but I don't think you can possibly get a remainder that is not an integer. -Accountless avenger "Don't make me get an account!"
: Three things: It's noted, of course that is a reference and get an account. --[[User:Jellote|Jellote]] 00:24, 27 May 2009 (UTC)
::On the math side of things: Yes, you can get a non-integer remainder. When you do an integer divide, you determine how many times your divisor can be multiplied to get as close as possible to the original number, then subtract that product from the original number to get the remainder. It's not true division, however.
::So, int-divide 111/3 by 4, for example: 11.333333333 / 4 = 2, remainder 3.333333333 . (2 x 4 = 8, which is closest to 11 without going over.) {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 19:56, 27 May 2009 (UTC)
::: Uh... So much math... Can't think. But I jest you are right. It ''is'' possible. I never thought of using decimal dividens. So this fact is well disputed, but I think it is worth a mention that no integer whole number) can get a repeating remainder. '''Major Rewrite''' and '''weak keep'''.--[[User:Jellote|Jellote]] 21:43, 27 May 2009 (UTC)
:::Because of this (and I came to this page today to challenge this remark) I propose a re-write:
:::*A remainder 3.33 repeating is not possible in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integer_division#Division_of_integers integer division], but can be achieved through [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integer_division#Division_of_rational_numbers rational number division] although remainder of such a division is rarely expressed as the quotient will commonly be expressed as a simplified rational number.
:::So the 11.333333333 / 4 = 2, remainder 3.333333333 example will be commonly expressed as 11.3333333/4 which is an irrational number and will be simplified to 17/6. {{User:NFITC1/sig}} 20:33, 12 June 2009 (UTC) PS: Math majors rule! :D

== Robo-ko ==

What evidence do we have that it's a reference to the exact model currently on the page? Japanese robotics labs have made numerous artificial human robots in recent times. -[[Special:Contributions/132.183.140.175|132.183.140.175]] 20:56, 27 May 2009 (UTC)
: I see it as that robot. I remember seeing a robotics video once, and that model was the one I saw. '''Keep this fact'''.--[[User:Jellote|Jellote]] 21:43, 27 May 2009 (UTC)

== Quirky Anime Voice ==

Stop me if someone pointed this out somewhere already, but the way J.C. Greg says "Chizuko" reminds me a lot of the way Strong Sad says "anime" in [[TrogdorCon '97]]. I'm not sure, but I think there's somewhere else where someone says some Japanese/Anime word in a quirky voice like that, too, but I can't remember where. I think it should be pointed out somewhere, somehow.--{{User:Johnny Jupiter/sig}} 11:07, 28 May 2009 (UTC)

== Ugly One Favoritism ==

In the last issue of TGS, Ugly One obtained the record for being the only sole survivor of an issue twice... we decided at the time to not give it a mention in the article, as we felt that this ratio would most certainly change in the future. This issue marks her third time, so what about this now? Uggs is at least two up on all the other girls. I don't see how it could hurt to mention she currently holds this record over the others.[[Special:Contributions/24.235.190.192|24.235.190.192]] 17:48, 29 May 2009 (UTC)

== Spirit Fingers? ==

Is Cheerleader Brian's "Spiiiriiiit!" hand movements/twitching a reference to ''Bring It On'' 's "Spirit Fingers" line?
--[[User:STRiPES|STRiPES]] 21:29, 11 June 2009 (UTC)

== Cheerleading moves? ==

Does the phrase "rip a cupie into a cradle catch" refer to actual cheerleading moves? If so, it'd be good to include the definitions thereof on the main page. [[User:Wordmama|Wordmama]] 05:28, 15 July 2009 (UTC)

== spirit fade? ==

is it just me or when cheerleader yells "oh shut it off will ya?!!" spirit slides down and fades away? ----[[User:Corbin377|Corbin377]] 00:45, 18 July 2009 (UTC)

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==Easter eggs==
I'll handle Easter Eggs. Please? I don't want to be a member of this wiki and not contribute. At the moment it feels like I'm just a bump on the Wiki log. --[[User:Kiwi|Kiwi]] 21:52, 26 Feb 2007 (UTC)
:Nah, I couldn't find any. --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 02:53, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
:Yeah, that just occurred to me. Dangit. --[[User:Kiwi|Kiwi]] 21:58, 26 Feb 2006 (UTC)
::(Psst... Kiwi... don't feel like a bump on a log! Do the things that no one thinks of! Go ahead an edit [[Template:recenttoons|this]]; I've saved it for you. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 03:02, 27 February 2007 (UTC))
:::Well, remember, they added in the easter eggs later on for "No Hands on Deck." [[User: Dusk|Dusk]]
::::Aw, Super Martyo Brother just updated that. Tough luck. Are you a bump in the log? Well... I '''AM''' the log. Ha! --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 03:31, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
'''Meta-comment''' on above - please remember, there are good users who have never done a transcript for a toon. (*ahem*) Contributing to the wiki is not limited to doing transcripts or noting Easter eggs. I think I'd rather be a user who adds a correction here or there and is content with that than one who gets upset that he cannot do a transcript or update a template. The point is this: if the toon gets documented by someone, we all win, even if it wasn't by you or I specifically. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 10:09, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
:I'm not really upset per se, it's just that I want to do what I can to help out. And mainly because it's pretty cool to see what you contributed on a webpage for the world to see. (And thanks, BazookaJoe. Even though someone beat me to the punch. ^-^) --[[User:Kiwi|Kiwi]] 17:57, 27 Feb 2007 (UTC)
::You might want to read [[User:Qermaq#New Email Frenzy|what I wrote]] on my user page about this. There are a LOT of ways to contribute. There are undoubtedly still some left. Go and discover one. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 05:13, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

== The Sheep-Eating Dragon? ==

Does anyone else think that the Chapos were playing on the "Sheep-Eating" part of the dragon's name by calling it the "Multi-Purpose Dragon"? In [[The King of Town DVD]], the Sheep-Eating Dragon is never called anything more than a "dragon", so the wiki gave it that name. Does anyone agree with me that they're referencing the wiki's name for the dragon? If so, is it worth mentioning? —{{User:Mibluvr13/sig}} 03:32, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

:I think that's a bit of a stretch. It doesn't seem too likely to me, but if other people agree I won't argue.([[User:Some kind of scientist|Some kind of scientist]] 20:10, 27 February 2007 (UTC))
::Well, we did have to differentiate it from [[Trogdor|all]] [[The S is for Sucks|the]] [[dragon|other]] [[Atari Dragon|dragons]]. But no. It's speculatory to think they based its name on ours, as there's no evidence towards it. We'll just have to wait for DVD commentary. =3 --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 20:16, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
:::It is known that TBC do come here to reference a few things, but I don't think they get any of their ideas from it. Like DorianGray just said, wait for Everything Else Vol. 3 or 4 to know for possible (instead of certain. They may never mention it). {{User:NFITC1/sig}} 20:20, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
::::With only [[Talk:Visor Robot#Art imitates life|very rare exceptions]], you're absolutely right. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 20:28, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

== About the Transcript ==
Sorry if it sucked. It was my first one. [[User:Strong Devon|Strong Devon]] 03:35, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
:I tried to fix the spacing problems. You did a great job though. I kept on getting stupid "someone else has modified the page so you can reload the stupid page over and over and scream in fury!" error. -Teh C.

::Yeah, you did a great jaerb — you got it up very quickly, which is a good thing, and although there are some formatting things to be tweaked, people are eager to fix those (as evidenced by the plague of edit conflicts). {{User:Trey56/sig}} 03:52, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
:::It didn't suck. Yep, it was me who caused all those edit conflicts, because I, the mighty YellowDart, fixed those spaces as soon as possible. --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 04:01, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
::::You made a mistake in the text towards the end.

== "Fun" Facts ==
I don't think the fact about crap works. It's an obvious reference, and every email that Strong Bad says crap in doesn't have an inside reference. The point of the Fun Facts is usually to point out something interesting. Give me your opinion {{User:Visorbot 386/sig}} 03:58, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
:Yeah, that is true. But then again, I like <strike>killing</strike> inputting retarded fun facts for the fun of it. Mu-hu-ha-ha-ha. Actually, yes, go ahead and take it off. You are exactly right. --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 04:00, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
::Del tacoed! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 04:01, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

==Olive, the Other Reindeer==

The animation reminds me of Olive, the Other Reindeer. [http://www.fox.co.uk/content/fox_films/10148/images/intlcms_010038.jpg] [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 05:35, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
:Now that you mention it... --[[User:Kiwi|Kiwi]] 17:59, 27 Feb 2007 (UTC)

==Slight reference to dual characters==

The KOT's response to himself could be a vague dual character instance. [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 05:48, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
:Then maybe it should be slightly noted - as in, on the talk page. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 10:05, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

== Character development ==

An anonny added the following to the "Remarks" section:
<blockquote>
*When characters of tv shows are spun off into their own shows, their behaviors tend to be tweeked a bit to fit the demands of a larger format. This appears to have happened to the KOT, who in other cartoons never let ANYTHING get between himself and anything he considers edible.</blockquote>
I feel like this could probably be reworded into something worth having on the page, but I'm too tired to do it right now, so I put it here for the community to look at. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 11:23, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

== "Thanks __ef" ==

Does anyone else think the king is saying "thanks Jeff"? [[User:DeFender1031|DeFender1031]] 11:31, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

It's more like "Cheff," with a hard "ch" sound, as in "choose."

== No arms- again. ==

This one isn't very important, but here goes.
The King of Town can't really play football without any arms, but I bet a million people noticed that already. --[[User:Collin Diver|Collin Diver]] 13:06, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

== The Princess Bishop ==

Did anyone else think that The Bishop's voice during The Poopsmith's wedding ceremony was strikingly similar to the voice of the priest at the wedding in ''[[IMDB:tt0093779|The Princess Bride]]''? I did. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 17:07, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
: Similar, yes, but not ''strikingly'' so. That is to say, I don't think they're so similar that it's meant to be a reference, though I admit I could be wrong. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 17:34, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
::Gotta go with Jay on this one. It sounds more like Matt was trying ''not'' to sound like Rumble Red, but semi-failing. {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} 18:00, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
:::That's exactly what I thought when I heard it--Rumble Red! But the bishop from Princess Bride? Not remotely. He doesn't have twouble with his awws like that bishop. --{{User:NevaDie/sig}} 22:09, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

== Poopsmith Speaketh ==

The Poopsmith has spoken before, in [[different town]], so I don't think that it should mention exluding the poopsmith under remarks.

:Well, that instance of speaking was hypothetical, so I think the remark should stay written as is. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 17:40, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

::I agree with trey.([[User:Some kind of scientist|Some kind of scientist]] 20:15, 27 February 2007 (UTC))

:The Poopsmith didn't speak in this Toon, though. He just nodded and at one point opened his mouth to kiss the flowers (before they wilted). {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 02:40, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

As Defender pointed out in edit summaries, even though the Poopsmith's yet to actually officially talk, he still has a ''voice'', which has been heard in [[different town]] and [[senior prom]]... so though he's never officially spoken in a toon, we have heard his voice. I think the fact should be rewritten to remove the ambiguity... say that the Poopsmith and the Hornblower have never been seen talking, or something, rather than saying they don't have a voice. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 02:48, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

:In fact, even if we assume The Poopsmith doesn't sound anything like what we heard in different town and senior prom (which is as safe an assumption as any) it remains that for him to have "taken a vow of silence" ([[Who Said What Now?]]) he must therefore have a voice of some kind. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 04:30, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

:Not necessarily. Considering that this is a comedic site in nature, it's not inconceivable that he could be naturally mute and take a vow of silence. It sure would be easy to accomplish. He could've also had his voice box removed... but that's not likely given the gory or excessively medical nature it would involve. [[User:Organous|Organous]] 05:07, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

==Rumble Red==
Anybody else notice that the bishop sounded a lot like Rumble Red ertrumble? [[User:Nsayer|Nsayer]] 21:56, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
:Definitely. Like I said in the post above this one.--{{User:NevaDie/sig}} 22:09, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

==Multi-funcion Dragon==
Question: where do TBC call it the "Multi-function dragon"? In an earlier post, someone mentioned that that really was its name. But...I don't see it anywhere. Did a wiki user make it up?--{{User:NevaDie/sig}} 22:13, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
:There's a sign what points to it and tells its name. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 22:14, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
::Oh-ho-ho...wight...thanks <:F --{{User:NevaDie/sig}} 22:25, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

== Order of appearance ==
Do shilouetted characters count as having appeared? The Little Chef Guy appears in shilouette in the first shot of the cartoon. Or does the title screen count for character appearances as well? --[[User:Kiwi|Kiwi]] 18:11, 27 Feb 2007 (UTC)

:I think the title screen counts — he even says, "For reals this time!" {{User:Trey56/sig}} 23:43, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

== Deodorant on the outside of your shirt? ==

About that line, "Have you tried wearing a baseball cap and wearing deoderant on the outside of your shirt?"; does that reference anything? I think it might be a generic reference to sports coaches, but is it anything more? I can't figure it out. -{{User:Brightstar Shiner/sig}} 23:34, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
:It reminds me of a commercial that used to exist, I think.
::You're thinking of a set of commercials for clear deodorants, where the "challenge" is to wear the deodorant normally and then turn your shirt inside-out or take it off and examine the armpits to see if any of the deodorant has rubbed off visibly onto the shirt. I don't have specific brands or anything, but this is a tactic that has been used for at least 15 years (I remember seeing those types of commercials when I was a kid).
:::Yeah, I remember a commercial that was on not too long ago that used that same tactic. Probably refers to that. -{{User:Brightstar Shiner/sig}} 03:06, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
::I cant imagine how a commercial that advertised a deodorant that claimed to dry clear could have anything to do with covering up odor! Its at least as likely that either
::a.) The baseball cap would cover ur sweaty head and deodorant would smell really strong cuz it was on the outside of your shirt
::or b.) That sports players stink, so if u looked like one, people might respect you anyway -[[User:JamesDean|JamesDean]] 06:09, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

:::Actually, the tactic in those clear deodorant commercials is just to tell consumers, "Hey, our deodorant doesn't leave any embarrassing white stuff on you or your shirt!" Whether or not that has any relevance to the product's intended use (to reduce/mask body odor), or whether people would actually notice such marks in normal circumstances, is totally irrelevant. That's advertising for you. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 01:36, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

KoT clearly says "''upside'' your shirt" (edited transcript to fix this), as in lifting your shirt up so you can slather deodorant on your unwashed body still wearing the same clothes as yesterday. And wearing a baseball cap to cover your greasy unwashed hair. -- [[User:Wfaulk|Wfaulk]] 14:24, 1 March 2007 (UTC)
:Umm... yuck. That's just a little more detail than the good people of the wiki needed to hear. Also, we're not sure if it's "upside" or "outside". Look a couple topics below here. -{{User:Brightstar Shiner/sig}} 22:30, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

==Under Armour==

I don't thing "Great way to protect this house." is a reference to Under Armour. I think it's just an odd sentence. [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 23:54, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
:Nah, I would say it isn't any more odd than when it's said in the UA commercials. It's an odd slogan to start with. But KOT and co. are playing football after all, and the UA ads are all about big tackles and spearing people, and claiming to have 'protect(ed) the house', whatever that is. Saying 'protect this house' in lieu of something else at that moment seems way too specific for it not to be a reference to the slogan.

==The Color Purple==
I'm changing the remark about the Bishop's change to purple being about Lent; though it is true that purple is the color of stoles which many denominations wear during Lent, purple is the traditional color of bishops' vestments, whereas a priest or other clergyman would retain his usual clothes, changing only his stole.
[[User:pensivepoet.babblingbard|pensivepoet.babblingbard]]
:I agree with your fact change. If purple is the traditional colour for bishops, then that is a better explanation for the colour change than lent.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 00:47, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
::Sounds good to me — I suspected the same thing, but I wasn't sure enough about bishops' robes to make the change. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 03:27, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

== Upside v. Outside ==

Am I the only one that hears the KOT say "upside your shirt" instead of "outside your shirt"? [[User:Jimmy91|Jimmy91]] 17:06, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

:No. Look above you. {{User:Visorbot 386/sig}} 16:37, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

::Hmm... I hear "outside", and that makes more sense to me, too. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 16:50, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

:::I hear "outside", after listening carefully a few times.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 19:16, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

== Instant Death ==

Is it just me, or does the Multi-function dragon's weakspot resemble that of the dragon [[Wikipedia:Smaug|Smaug]] from [[IMDB:tt0077687|The Hobbit]]
Both of them have a visible crevice in their chest which when hit with sharp projectiles causes swift demise.
Could one of you more experienced wikifolk shove this on the STUFF page if you feel so inclined? Not sure if its a reference, but its the first thing I thought of when I saw it. [[User:209.155.107.2|209.155.107.2]] 17:56, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

:Interesting connection — I don't personally think it's intended (wasn't Smaug's weakness between his scales, or a hole in his scales, or something?), but if you feel strongly about it, go ahead and register for an account, follow [[HRWiki:STUFF/Newfact|these instructions]] for [[STUFF:KOT's VOQPCS!|this page]], and I'll watch what you do to make sure it's set up correctly. If you don't feel like doing it but another registered user agrees you with you, they may feel inclined to STUFF it. Hope this helps, {{User:Trey56/sig}} 18:08, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

::Smaug's belly was covered in diamonds and jewels that he had been sleeping on, and there was only a slight hole, which was his weakness. A lot of dragon deaths appear to occur this way (for example, in Dragonheart, a projectile is thrown as his weakness), so I don't think you can connect it to just one specific instance.

:::True, but where do all these other fantasy things get this idea from? Tolkien. I'm not sure whether I buy the connection, but, since those others get that idea from The Hobbit, if it is a reference, it's not just a general fantasy one. {{User:pensivepoet.babblingbard|pensivepoet.babblingbard}}

== The Knight = Mike Chapman? ==

To me it sounds like Mike Chapman voicing the Knight, especially when he says "Oh yeah, this is gonna be awesome." Anybody else hear it or is it just me?
:Yeah, that occurred to me too. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 21:56, 1 March 2007 (UTC)
::Yes, it's definitely him. Good ears. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 19:55, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

==The Knight speaking==

He did speak after the dragon fell on him. He said "Oh yeah. This is gonna be awesome." [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 19:47, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
:No, he didn't! He spoke just *before* the dragon fell on him. Watch it again. {{User:The Chort/sig}} 20:24, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

==What's Smiling?==
An image of a whatsit stain that looks like a smiley face was just added to this page. To me, it looks like a coincidence, like TBC just drew some random stains and someone squinted at it really hard to try and see a pattern. The 'mouth' looks nothing like a mouth at all, I wouldn't even be able to spot it if the red circle wasn't there on the picture. I'm fairly new here, but as far as I know Fun Facts need to be intentional things TBC did within the cartoon, not vague coincidental similarities. If I'm wrong I'll shut up and go away, but I think this image (and the accompanying Fun Fact entry) should be removed. ([[User:Some kind of scientist|Some kind of scientist]] 11:39, 18 March 2007 (UTC))
:Yay for double posting. I just looked at the image again, and maybe it is a smile. The edges of the mouth line up pretty closely with another stain on the wall in the background, but if you look closely at the edge of the hornblower's head, I guess it kinda does make a smile. Nevermind, whatever everyone else thinks is fine. ([[User:Some kind of scientist|Some kind of scientist]] 18:41, 18 March 2007 (UTC))

== Closed STUFF ==

{{stuffcloseddecline}}

=== Stains on Head ===
{{stufffact|In the final scene, some of the whatsit stains on the back of The Hornblower's head resemble a Smiley Face.}}
{{stuffverdict|19:29, 1 April 2007|04:56, 8 April 2007 (UTC)|declined|14|3|KOT's VOQPCS!}}

{{stuffcloseddecline}}

=== What the dragon said ===
{{stufffact|The Dragon's Chest said (in a spiral starting at the left most and going clockwise to the middle) 'Sudden Death' 'Pots N' Pans' 'Puree' 'Tumble Dry' 'Sanitize'. This could be an example of a middle aged convenience machine, used to clean and cook.}}
{{stuffverdict|02:53, 1 March 2007 (UTC)|02:49, 3 March 2007 (UTC)|swiftly and overwhelmingly declined|20|2|KOT's VOQPCS!}}

{{stuffcloseddecline}}

=== Sample of Old Style? ===
{{stufffact|The bad animation is probably a reference to the "[[King of Town DVD|King of Town]]"/"[[In Search of the Yello Dello]]" where the animation was much less neat than it is now.}}
{{stuffverdict|22:19, 27 February 2007 (UTC)|06:53, 1 March 2007 (UTC)|swiftly and overwhelmingly declined|19|1|KOT's VOQPCS!}}

== It's A Lion! No, wait, it's the KOT. ==

Am I hallucinating, or is there a vague resemblance between the stylized head of the KOT and the lion from [[Experimental Film]]? I'm not saying it's strong enough to merit a fun fact, I'm just noticing a similarity. - [[User:Point7Q|Point7Q]] 02:31, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

== Is this really necessary? ==

I noticed this in the article:

* In the final scene, some of the whatsit stains on the back of The Hornblower's head resembles a Smiley Face.

Is it really necessary to add that? -Not a user

:Good question — are you questioning it because you think it's accidental, or unnotable? {{User:Trey56/sig}} 07:33, 24 March 2007 (UTC)

Accidental. -Not a user

Whether it's accidental or not, it does resemble a smiley face, and there is no coincidence present in said fact (STUFFing). I know I've said this before, but on those grounds, if the decline stands, I will contest it. --[[User:ISlayedTheKerrek|ISlayedTheKerrek]] 05:18, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

== Contesting of Stains on Head decline ==

I hereby contest the decline of the "Stains on Head" fun fact on the grounds that the decline votes were not in good faith. Why do I believe that? I believe that nearly all of them had something to do with the voters' perception of intent on TBC's part rather than whether or not the stains actually resembled a smiley face, which was the point of the fact. I submit that intent does not matter in this case, there is no coincidence, and the votes are based on something else rather than the substance of the fact and the fact should be either put on the page or re-STUFF'd with the condition that a coincidence in regards to intent cannot be considered. --[[User:ISlayedTheKerrek|ISlayedTheKerrek]] 01:15, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

--Okay...does anyone want to acknowledge this? --[[User:ISlayedTheKerrek|ISlayedTheKerrek]] 02:12, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

:"I submit that intent does not matter in this case, there is no coincidence...." You have expressed a contradiction. If they did not intend the spots to represent a smiley, then it is indeed coincidental that they do. What if a tuft of grass in The Field looked like the letters VW? Are they advocating for a make of automobile or something? Surely not. In absence of any real reason we can determine for it being on purpose, we must assume it is a simple accident that it happened to be that way. As such, the fact would not be notable. Intent is not the sole consideration when determining the value of a Fact, but it is one. In this case, I believe it is the primary one, as there is no compelling serendipitous connection to be found to make this fact notable. In short, the stains forming a smiley is indeed a fact, but it is not a Fun Fact because there's no insight or worth to be gained by its notation. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 02:37, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

::I disagree, because there is no contradiction in my statement. If they do, they do. There's no coincidence, Qermaq. Regardless of whether or not they intended to, if they resemble something it should be noted. The fact that many of the voters, yourself included, tried to find a coincidental spot in this fact where there was none proves to me that the vote was in bad faith, and therefore invalid. Intent may be the primary consideration in determining the value of a fact, but there are certain cases where the intent of TBC doesn't matter. Whether it was accidental or intended, the whatsit stains resembled a smiley face. There's no coincidence as to that, and that was the exact point of said fact. --[[User:ISlayedTheKerrek|ISlayedTheKerrek]] 03:48, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

:::That may be true — but I don't find it noteworthy enough to include in the article. I suspect this was the conclusion of the other voters too. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 03:50, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

::First, if I intend to put a smiley in a picture, that's not a coincidence. A coincidence only occurs when something happens which is unintended. If there is intention, there is no coincidence. Therefore, logically, if there is a coincidence, there is no intention. Therefore, your assertion that there can be no intention AND no coincidence is a fallacy and simply unfounded. Second, I defy you to point out my vote on this STUFF. Third, we do not routinely point out mere resemblance unless it somehow makes even a LICK of sense. "Oh look, there's a smiley there." Big deal. That's not fun. That's really lame, and makes us look like a bunch of idiotic seven-year-olds rather than a legitimate knowledge base. Now, if there were some rationale to make it even coincidentally relevant that a smiley occurred in that manner (say, smileys were dealt with earlier or something) then there might be merit to its inclusion in the Fun Facts. But as is, there is not. I suggest you brush up on basic logic, get your facts straight, and consider what's for the best of the wiki. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 04:05, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

I don't really see any grounds for assumption of bad faith in these votes. I am personally surprised this fact was walloped as badly as it was, but I just don't see any grounds here for contesting the result. It seems pretty clear to me that the users who voted to decline felt that the smiley face was likely not intended by TBC, and was as such not notable. I don't think there's much more to be done here. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 04:18, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

Okay, I'm gonna withdraw my contesting of said fact, because I can't win. I am, however, going to make some final points before I do. First of all, Qermaq, I really don't appreciate your last comments. I did misspeak when I thought you had voted no (in fact, you cast no vote at all), and for that I do apologize. Your logic, as it is, I will say again, does not apply here. Regardless of intent or coincidence, either a resemblance exists, or it doesn't. You don't need to get all philosophical on something when it doesn't need to be overly philosophized, and you did exactly that. You also were rather rude in your response, and I didn't appreciate that at all. Maybe I don't see your point, but that's no reason to be a jerk about it. Is it notable? That's up to the voters. But IMO, it shouldn't be about intent of the artists. It should be whether it does resemble something or it doesn't, and if it does (in this case) the decision should be made as to whether or not it's notable enough for inclusion on the board, not whether it was intended or not. Intent is separate, as is coincidence. I'm sure most of you can see some resemblance to a smiley face in the stains. If you're going to vote it down, then so be it. But I think that the merits of a fact shouldn't be as subjective as they seem to have become lately. I'm sorry for wasting everybody's time with this. --[[User:ISlayedTheKerrek|ISlayedTheKerrek]] 02:17, 13 April 2007 (UTC)
:You say "either a resemblance exists, or it doesn't." I don't think anyone has ever disagreed with you on that point. We all think it looks like a smiley face. Where we disagree is that you say notability shouldn't depend on our perception of TBC's intent, and the majority of other users say (in at least this case) it should. In other words, I don't believe there is anything to support that the voters were confused when they cast their votes. They don't deny that it looks like a face, but, on the whole, they still don't find it notable because they don't believe TBC meant to make a face. (This is not to say that we've never noted things that might be a coincidence, but it's apparent that most people felt that this did not cross whatever threshold is required for us to note such a thing.) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:34, 13 April 2007 (UTC)
::True, Dot Com, true. I also think that we could all agree that it probably wasn't TBC's intent to make a smiley face (we probably will never know, as I doubt they'd tell us themselves, maybe in a DVD commentary). I felt it was notable, and apparently two others did, but the rest apparently didn't think so. And I'm sure there will be other facts along the same lines (is it notable? is it not? can we get past the coincidental-ness of it if we need to?). Some will get the nod, some won't, I'm sure. --[[User:ISlayedTheKerrek|ISlayedTheKerrek]] 05:20, 15 April 2007 (UTC)

== Rename ==

I don't have time to add the template on a Wii, but I can start the discussion. Why can't we refer to this toon by its full name? {{User:Bad Bad Guy/sig}} 05:50, 16 January 2009 (UTC)
:This ''is'' its full name. This is the name given on the Toons menu. Furthermore, spelling the full title out would be gigantic. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 05:54, 16 January 2009 (UTC)
::But we refer to [[The Homestar Runner Gets Something Stuck in His Craw]] by its title card name, not by that "Homestar Gets Something Stuck in His Craw" title the Toons menu uses. {{User:Bad Bad Guy/sig}} 06:02, 16 January 2009 (UTC)
:::And we have [[Talk:The Homestar Runner Gets Something Stuck In His Craw#Move?|reasons for that]]. Oddly, you seem to have the opposite argument now than you did then. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 06:05, 16 January 2009 (UTC)
::::You do too. I remember reading that you moved the article back from "Homestar Gets Something..." to "The Homestar Runner Gets Something..." {{User:Bad Bad Guy/sig}} 14:36, 16 January 2009 (UTC)
:::::Our standard is to use the title from the Toons menu. In the other case, we explicitly made an exception to our standard. If you think we ought to make another exception in ''this'' case, then you should list reasons why that's a good idea. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:56, 17 January 2009 (UTC)
::::::The longer title is more descriptive. The toons menu title is just gibberish. {{User:Bad Bad Guy/sig}} 15:51, 18 January 2009 (UTC)
:::::::It does not even need an extension. The title is NOT gibberish, it is the full name, since the toons menu would die displaying the entire name. Can't we just settle this? Leave it the way it is.

'''Keep name.'''--[[User:Mariofan1000|Mariofan1000]] 20:07, 4 February 2009 (UTC) 
'''Keep name.'''--[[User:T3H CH3K7 888|T3H_CH3K7_888]] 16:31, 13 February 2009 (UTC)

Also,make the king of town's very own quite popular cartoon show redirect to here.--[[User:Mariofan1000|Mariofan1000]] 17:50, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
:It already does... {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 19:12, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
::Well yeah, I redirected it after reading that. {{User:GuardDuck/sig}} 19:14, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
:::Well I didn't know thaaaaaaat! *Plays smokin' riff on guitar* {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 19:24, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
It is my firm belief that all the reasons given for referring to "Stuck in Craw" by its full name as opposed to its menu name could also apply for referring to this toon by its full name instead of its menu name. {{User:Bad Bad Guy/sig}} 23:36, 19 February 2009 (UTC)
::::It's the King of Town's Very Own Quite Popular Cartoon Show, not the KOT's VOQPCS! You can make "KOT's VOQPCS" a redirect. --[[User:Fangoriously|Fangoriously!]] [[User talk:Fangoriously|Chat]] 00:32, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
I guess I should have been more specific with what I meant by my last post, so I'll steal some quotes from the Craw Talk Page and if necessary, say how I believe they apply here:
*"this longer title would not likely have fit on the toons page." The bringing up of that point was what 1st made me question this article's title.
*"'Homestar Gets...' just seems incomplete compared to 'The Homestar Runner Gets...'" and "VOQPCS" seems ''very'' incomplete compared to "Very Own Quite Popular Cartoon Show". Twenty-four letters are missing! {{User:Bad Bad Guy/sig}} 19:19, 9 March 2009 (UTC)
:In response to DorianGray arguing, "the full title would be gigantic", [http://hrwiki.org/index.php?title=HRWiki:Sandbox&oldid=639349 this test] shows that it takes up practically the same amount of space as the full title of "Homestar Gets Something Stuck in His Craw". {{User:Bad Bad Guy/sig}} 03:26, 30 March 2009 (UTC)
::You know, I'm [[The King of Town's Very Own Quite Popular Cartoon Show|looking at it]], and it's not horrible. In fact, I kind of prefer the spelled-out form for the article itself. (I see no reason we can't continue to abbreviate it in links if we want to (especially on the [[Toons]] page, where it should match the official menu).) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:21, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
:::I vote for changing to the fully spelled out name.[[User:Some kind of scientist|Some kind of scientist]] 15:41, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
::::'''[[The King of Town's Very Own Quite Popular Cartoon Show]]''' is the better title. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 16:36, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
:::Agree, make it long
this web page ([[KOT's VOQPCS!]]) and [[The King of Town's Very Own Quite Popular Cartoon Show]] web page have the same info so i think you shuld delete this page corbin377

Blue Laser Commander

Corbin377 — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 17:15:40 GMT

Corbin377:

[[Image:BL Commander.PNG|thumb|right|220px|"CRUSH THE CHEAT COMMANDOS!"]]
[[Image:20050602 weekly sketchbook blue laser ungurait.PNG|thumb|right|220px|CRUSH THE CHEAT COMMANDOS?]

The '''Blue Laser Commander''' is the evil mastermind behind [[Blue Laser]], an evil terrorist-type organization. His sworn enemies are the [[Cheat Commandos]]. (Despite this, he still invited the [[Cheat Commandos]] to dinner in [[Let us give TANKS!]].) He formulates many [[Blue Laser#Evil Schemes|evil schemes]] in a constant attempt to crush the Cheat Commandos, to no avail. He has a high-pitched, screechy British accent (provided by the [[Guy Who Does The Bad Guy's Voice]]) that sounds similar to [[Cheerleader]]'s voice. The only differences between his uniform and that of his [[Blue Laser Minion|minions]] are that his patches are red while the minions' patches are blue, and that he lacks a visor. He instead has an eye patch, due to some kind of [[:Image:Physiology of Blue Laser Commander.PNG|deformity in his skull]]. It switches sides whenever he turns around, mimicking the mirrored animation used in many 1980s cartoons, due to limited budgets.

He is well disposed to extreme exclamations of joy or frustration, to wit: "FAN-FREAKING-TASTIC!", "Well, that's just GREAT!!", "I JUST HATE YOU SO MUCH!", "WHAT THE CRAP?!?!", "[[Dislike of Old People|Old ladies SUCK!]]", and "THE MERE SIGHT OF YOU MAKES ME WANT TO [[Puking|RETCH!]]"

Blue Laser Commander is a parody of [[Wikipedia:Cobra Commander|Cobra Commander]] (as the Cheat Commandos are a takeoff of [[Wikipedia:G.I. Joe|G.I.Joe]]), especially the following traits:
*His partially obscured face covering some kind of blemish
*His uniform that is similar to yet distinct from his henchmen
*His screechy voice
*His volatile, psychotic temperament

According to one [[Sketchbook 2005#SK-2005-06-02|Sketchbook]] update, Blue Laser Commander (or possibly every member of Blue Laser) was originally going to be an [[Rejected Characters#The Unguraits|Ungurait]], but that idea was abandoned.

The Blue Laser Commander is one of the Cheat Commandos featured in the first Cheat Commandos [[Store Toys|figurine set]].

==Filmography==
*'''Debut:''' [[Cheat Commandos (toon)|Cheat Commandos]]
*[[:Category:Blue Laser Commander Filmography|Complete Filmography]]

==Quotes of the Week==
{{qotwstart}}
*{{qotw|"These hardly qualify as PANTS!"|[[An Important Rap Song]] outtake|Mirror:blc_qualifypants.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Awesome! Just...AWESOME!"|Quote of the Week exclusive|Mirror:blc_awesome.mp3}}
*{{qotw-pcmac|"I just hate you so much!"|[[Cheat Commandos (toon)|Cheat Commandos]]|Mirror:blc hateusomuch.zip|Mirror:blc hateusomuch.sit}}
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Blue Laser Commander

Corbin377 — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 13:40:01 GMT

Corbin377:

[[Image:BL Commander.PNG|thumb|right|220px|"CRUSH THE CHEAT COMMANDOS!"]]
[[Image:20050602 weekly sketchbook blue laser ungurait.PNG|thumb|right|220px|CRUSH THE CHEAT COMMANDOS?]]

The '''Blue Laser Commander''' is the evil mastermind behind [[Blue Laser]], an evil terrorist-type organization. His sworn enemies are the [[Cheat Commandos]]. (Despite this, he still invited the [[Cheat Commandos]] to dinner in [[Let us give TANKS!]].) He formulates many [[Blue Laser#Evil Schemes|evil schemes]] in a constant attempt to crush the Cheat Commandos, to no avail. He has a high-pitched, screechy British accent (provided by the [[Guy Who Does The Bad Guy's Voice]]) that sounds similar to Cheerleader's voice. The only differences between his uniform and that of his [[Blue Laser Minion|minions]] are that his patches are red while the minions' patches are blue, and that he lacks a visor. He instead has an eye patch, due to some kind of [[:Image:Physiology of Blue Laser Commander.PNG|deformity in his skull]]. It switches sides whenever he turns around, mimicking the mirrored animation used in many 1980s cartoons, due to limited budgets.

He is well disposed to extreme exclamations of joy or frustration, to wit: "FAN-FREAKING-TASTIC!", "Well, that's just GREAT!!", "I JUST HATE YOU SO MUCH!", "WHAT THE CRAP?!?!", "[[Dislike of Old People|Old ladies SUCK!]]", and "THE MERE SIGHT OF YOU MAKES ME WANT TO [[Puking|RETCH!]]"

Blue Laser Commander is a parody of [[Wikipedia:Cobra Commander|Cobra Commander]] (as the Cheat Commandos are a takeoff of [[Wikipedia:G.I. Joe|G.I.Joe]]), especially the following traits:
*His partially obscured face covering some kind of blemish
*His uniform that is similar to yet distinct from his henchmen
*His screechy voice
*His volatile, psychotic temperament

According to one [[Sketchbook 2005#SK-2005-06-02|Sketchbook]] update, Blue Laser Commander (or possibly every member of Blue Laser) was originally going to be an [[Rejected Characters#The Unguraits|Ungurait]], but that idea was abandoned.

The Blue Laser Commander is one of the Cheat Commandos featured in the first Cheat Commandos [[Store Toys|figurine set]].

==Filmography==
*'''Debut:''' [[Cheat Commandos (toon)|Cheat Commandos]]
*[[:Category:Blue Laser Commander Filmography|Complete Filmography]]

==Quotes of the Week==
{{qotwstart}}
*{{qotw|"These hardly qualify as PANTS!"|[[An Important Rap Song]] outtake|Mirror:blc_qualifypants.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Awesome! Just...AWESOME!"|Quote of the Week exclusive|Mirror:blc_awesome.mp3}}
*{{qotw-pcmac|"I just hate you so much!"|[[Cheat Commandos (toon)|Cheat Commandos]]|Mirror:blc hateusomuch.zip|Mirror:blc hateusomuch.sit}}
|}
{{CheatCommandos}}
[[Category: Cheat Commandos Characters]]

User:Corbin377

Corbin377 — Fri, 29 May 2009 16:18:40 GMT

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