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User talk:C-Son-L Sweaters

FireBird — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:01:55 GMT

FireBird: /**/Updating Your Userpage

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== Anonomous edit ==

Hi there. An edit was recently made to your user page from an ip address. I have reverted it, as we generally only allow a logged in user to edit user pages, and only their own page. If this was you not logged in, you can restore the edit by going [http://www.hrwiki.org/w/index.php?title=User:C-Son-L_Sweaters&action=edit&oldid=680364 here] and clicking "save page". If it wasn't you, no further action is necessary. Hope that helps. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 00:13, 18 October 2009 (UTC)

That was me, just forgot my password. But that's okay I remembered it and already edited my userpage earlier today. [[User:C-Son-L Sweaters|C-Son-L Sweaters]] 20:41, 18 October 2009 (UTC){{User:C-Son-L Sweaters/sig}}

== C-Son-L Sweaters? ==

Okay the reason i'm saying i'm dead is ''really'' because I can't remember my password so, until I find my password, i'm temporarily dead...well not dead more like sick. Like if I was at work and I didn't show up for a couple days because I was sick at home. Since I don't remember my password, I don't know when the Wiki might see me again. It might be later this month, it might could be November or December. I don't know. So for now, all I can do is just talk on the talk pages. Well, gotta go.

--[[Special:Contributions/68.39.79.161|68.39.79.161]] 16:33, 18 October 2009 (UTC)C-Son-L Sweaters

== Forgot my Password ==

As stated above, I forgot my password. So the Wiki won't be seeing me for a while, but they will be hearing from me. I've still got the talk page. So in any case of needing to communicate with me, use the talk page. That's all for now.

--[[Special:Contributions/68.39.79.161|68.39.79.161]] 16:37, 18 October 2009 (UTC)C-Son-L Sweaters

== YAY!!! ==

Hi, C-Son-L Sweaters here and I REMEMBERED MY PASSWORD!!!! YAY!!! NOW I CAN BE A PART OF THE COMMUNITY AGAIN!!!!!

--[[User:C-Son-L Sweaters|C-Son-L Sweaters]] 17:10, 18 October 2009 (UTC)C-Son-L Sweaters
:I'm so glad. What you need to do ''right now'' is go to your [[Special:Preferences|preferences]] and enter an email address. That way, if you forget your password, the system can email you a new one. Here's a couple of other handy tips: When you're typing on talk pages, don't press return after every line. Just keep typing on the same line, and put your signature on the same line as the rest of your comments (like mine is below). Also, to sign your name, just type four tildes (<code><nowiki>~~~~</nowiki></code>), and the system will convert it to your name and the date. You should ''not'' type "C-Son-L Sweaters and the Get Bored Crew" after it, because that makes your signature [[HRWiki:Signature|too long]]. Thanks! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:32, 18 October 2009 (UTC)

== Sig ==

Your signature isn't working quite right. You need to put "<code><nowiki>{{User:C-Son-L Sweaters/sig}}</nowiki></code>" as your signature in your preferences, and then you need to check "Treat signature as wikitext" right under it and save your changes. Then, when you sign your name, you need to put four tildes (and ''only'' four tildes). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:52, 18 October 2009 (UTC)

:Okay. I think I got it. I'll just make sure now. C-Son-L Sweaters 20:57, 18 October 2009 (UTC){{User:C-Son-L Sweaters/sig}}
::I messed up in my first post, but I fixed it above. See how it has braces and "/sig". Those are important. Also, notice how I used a colon to indent your reply and two colons to farther indent my reply. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:00, 18 October 2009 (UTC)
:::Was that right?
::::No, that's still not right. You need to put this exactly in your preferences: "<code><nowiki>{{User:C-Son-L Sweaters/sig}}</nowiki></code>" (without quotes). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:09, 18 October 2009 (UTC)

:::::Okay, now i'll try it. {{User:C-Son-L Sweaters/sig}} 21:18, 18 October 2009 (UTC){{User:C-Son-L Sweaters/sig}} If that's not completely it then it's at least very close.

::::::It's very close. You've got your preferences right. Now, when you sign your name, don't put anything but <code><nowiki>~~~~</nowiki></code>. Don't repeat your sig template. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:21, 18 October 2009 (UTC)

:::::::Okay. {{User:C-Son-L Sweaters/sig}} 21:22, 18 October 2009 (UTC)
::::::::Great! Now, a few tips and tricks. Before you save an edit, it's a good idea to click "Show preview" first, to make sure everything looks like you think it should. Also, you should put a brief description of your edit in the "Summary" field, which shows up in the {{p|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:C-Son-L_Sweaters&action=history page history}}. Last, it's considered bad form to reply to old discussions, especially if you're just throwing in your two cents and the discussions are months or years old. Unless there's a compelling reason, please only reply to current discussion. Thanks! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:28, 18 October 2009 (UTC)

It's me again wondering: How could I multicolor my sig? Like, how Defender and Homfrog have multicolored sigs. {{User:C-Son-L Sweaters/sig}} 21:06, 22 October 2009 (UTC)

Also, how could I make the font for my sig a little bigger? I think it's just a bit too small. {{User:C-Son-L Sweaters/sig}} 21:08, 22 October 2009 (UTC)
:Check out [[Help:Signature]]. The CSS property you're looking for is "font-size". Make sure you don't make it [[HRWiki:Signature|too big]]. Also, be aware that most people don't see your signature like you intend because not many people have the Glitch0 font installed. Hope that helps. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:40, 22 October 2009 (UTC)

Alright and how do I multicolor (Example: blue, then red and then green)? {{User:C-Son-L Sweaters/sig}} 21:52, 22 October 2009 (UTC)

== Talk Page Etiquette ==

Hey there C-Son-L Sweaters, I wanted to point you to our guidelines on [[HRWiki:Talk page etiquette|talk page etiquette]], and give you some insight on how talk pages on this wiki work. In general, questions about the content of toons are better left to the {{p|l=http://forum.hrwiki.org/ forum}}. Questions about the content of wiki pages are best asked on that page's talk page, and questions about the wiki in general are best asked either here on your own talk, or on the wiki talk pages related to the aspect of the wiki in question. Asking about a sitewide design change on the talk page of [[That A Ghost]] just doesn't make sense. Further, responses to long-dead conversations, or leaving comments that don't contribute to bettering the wiki or the specific page in question are better left unsaid. And in answer to your question, yes, we tend to change the wiki skin for certain holidays and seasons. Hope that helps. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 00:22, 19 October 2009 (UTC)
:One more thing, please don't edit other people's talk posts. They said what they said, and changing it is tantamount to misquoting them. They're free to fix it themselves if they want, but we shouldn't do it for them. Talk atcha later. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 00:57, 20 October 2009 (UTC)
::You're probably tired of getting these but let me just say, please don't remove comments you've made from talk pages like you did [http://www.hrwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Other_Days_of_the_Week&diff=prev&oldid=680438 here]. Keep on tranglin. {{User:Movie magic man/sig}} 01:05, 20 October 2009 (UTC)
:::Just to clarify, it's okay to remove or edit an erroneous post of your own shortly after posting it, but once it's been responded to, it's best to leave it as it is. Otherwise, the reply tends to be out of place and make no sense. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 01:06, 20 October 2009 (UTC)

== Using Show Preview ==
[[File:Show preview.png|frame|The one in the middle]]
Hello C-Son-L Sweaters, I see that you have made several consecutive edits to the same page. I want to point out the Show Preview button. It's right next to the Save Page button when you edit. You should use it whenever you are making a lot of experimental edits, for example when you are trying to get formatting right. Using the Show Preview button is quicker and easier than saving and clicking "edit" again, and will keep [[Special:Recentchanges|recent changes]] and page histories from being flooded. Thanks, [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:51, 22 October 2009 (UTC)
:Okay, seriously. All those edits to your signature are exactly the kind of thing that I'm talking about. Please use the Show Preview button instead of saving each test. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:40, 22 October 2009 (UTC)

== South Park Teen Girl Squad ==

In August I made a spin-off kind of thing. It's [[Teen Girl Squad|TGS]] with a twist. And what that is, is that the twist is South Park styled. It's called South Park Teen Girl Squad (SPTGS, for short) and I made a 5 minute pilot episode that's kind of like a remake of [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 1]] and I made using MS Paint, Sp-Studio.net and Windows Movie Maker. See, Sp-Studio.net is this website that let's you design a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Park] type character and you can save the picture and put it on paint. So I made one of [[Cheerleader]], [[So and So]], [[What's Her Face]], [[The Ugly One]], [[The Gregs|All 4 Gregs]] and [[Tompkins]]. It's completely original idea (unless, of course, if someone beat me to it), so (if it is an original idea) [[The Big Lebowski|I got that going for me...which is nice.]] Wouldn't this be a good idea? I mean, I gotta have some kinda cool and H*R related fanmade thingy that I made (some other users have some wicked freaking awesome fanmade stuff and i'm a creative person and a sort-of good artist so I wanna make one too) and this would be it. Well I better just close this and go to Windows Movie Maker and take the Pilot Episode and download into my computer as a video file so, that way, if I ever get a YouTube account (IF I ever get one) I can put it up on YouTube...that'd be cool. So, i'll be doing that and so I close with [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 16.2#Message 2|C-Son-L Sweaters...OUT!]]

P.S.-When I get a hang of it with the YouTube video thing (which'll prolly be in a couple years or less) there'll be a new one every week (or so). So be expecting this in the future until then just go ahead and ignore this, but feel free to ask me any questions about it because by the time it's ready to be on YouTube it'll probably be completely completed. {{User:C-Son-L Sweaters/sig}} 22:05, 4 November 2009 (UTC)

== Updating Your Userpage ==

Hey C-Son-L Sweaters. You've updated your userpage 14 times in the last two days. That is not a small number. In the future, it would be a great help if you turned your focus from your userpage to more constructive edits to the database (i.e., don't update your 'current status' so much, if at all). This makes patrolling Recent Changes a lot less of a hassle. Also, please reread what It's dot com mentioned about using the Show Preview button. Thanks! {{User:FireBird/sig}} 04:01, 5 November 2009 (UTC)

An Open Forum

FireBird — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:46:21 GMT

FireBird: slightly reworded

[[Image:An open forum.PNG|200px|thumb|"I represent Distinguished Businessman."]]
Homestar Runner delves into deep political thought.

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

'''Running Time:''' 0:32

{{dvd|exclusive=TRUE|Everything Else, Volume 1}}

==Transcript==

''{A screen comes up that reads "An Open Forum Starring: B. Brian Blair and Jumpin' Jim Brunzell" with music in the background. Then, the music abruptly stops and we see bad caricatures of Pom Pom and Homestar sitting by two round balls, which are on a pink table. The balls bounce a few times on their own.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I represent Distinguished Businessman.

''{The balls bounce some more. The words "The Ends." appear with the music returning.}''

==Fun Facts==
===Inside References===
*Homestar's single line was first heard in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 5.0]].
*The background features [[presidents|Abraham Lincoln's]] silhouette on it.

===Real-World References===
*[[Wikipedia:Brian Blair|B. Brian Blair]] and [[Wikipedia:James Brunzell|Jumpin' Jim Brunzell]] were [[Wikipedia:World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]] wrestlers in the '80s, collectively known as the Killer Bees.

===Fast Forward===
*The music can be heard again as the theme song of [[The Li'l Brudder Show]].

==DVD Commentary==
* A brief commentary can be heard by switching your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.

===Commentary Transcript===

'''MATT CHAPMAN:''' Mike, what did you do this time?!

'''MIKE CHAPMAN:''' So, I made this in a hotel room in New York, um by myself at, like, three in the morning. Um, we were speaking at NYU the next day and I just wanted to make something. ''{snickers}'' And so I had to use old audio.

'''MATT CHAPMAN:''' Look at the Lincoln heads behind them. I never noticed that before, I don't think.

'''MIKE CHAPMAN:''' This... so those characters, the drawings, were... um, for an Exaggeration that never got made.

'''MATT CHAPMAN:''' That's true.

'''MIKE CHAPMAN:''' So I just had those drawings laying around.

'''MATT CHAPMAN:''' ''{imitating Homestar from one [[Exaggeration]]}'' These are some, these are some, these are some!

'''MIKE CHAPMAN:''' And that theme song became the Li'l Brother theme song. Brudder.

'''MATT CHAPMAN:''' Bru'''''DD'''''er.

==Related Links==
*[[Everything Else, Volume 1]]

[[Category:Everything Else DVD]]
[[Category:DVD Commentary]]

The Brothers Chaps Singing

FireBird — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:09:16 GMT

FireBird: more appearances, reworked description

{{ttbd}}
[[The Brothers Chaps]] have occasionally felt inclined to '''sing''' or '''provide vocal background music''', instead of voicing the music for a particular character. These instances are often in [[Powered by The Cheat]] cartoons.

==Appearances==
*Email [[ghosts]] — [[Mike Chapman]] imitates the music that plays during old Batman-style transitions.
*Email [[mile]] — Background music for [[The Cheat]]'s parade is sung by a Brothers Chap.
*[[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]] — The Brothers Chaps sing a suspenseful "duh duh DUH!" when [[The Poopsmith]] is found to be kidnapped.
*[[New Boots]] — The Brothers Chaps provide The Cheat's hip-hop music.
*Email [[lunch special]] — In an Easter egg, the Brothers Chaps sing a stereotypical Hawaiian Luau song.
*Email [[animal]] — The Brothers Chaps provide the music for the back deck on the anglerfish.
*Email [[lady...ing]] — When Homestar says, "I'm a star!" and the old theme music plays, Mike Chapman sings along with it out of tune.
*Email [[original]] — The Brothers Chaps sing a quiet tune while [[Original Bubs]] walks out of view.
*[[On Break]] — During the Bumbling Mascot Race Around the Field, the Brothers Chaps sing Yakety-Sax, and during an Easter egg they sing the theme song to Burger Time.
*[[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]] — The Brothers Chaps sing the intro/end tune.

The Field

FireBird — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:50:44 GMT

FireBird: nvm, looks like we treat The Stick and The Field as seperate places

[[Image:Pizza_Joint_The_Field.PNG|thumb|The Field]]
'''The Field''' is just a plain, grassy field in [[Free Country, USA]] where various [[Toons|toons]] take place. It is also the home of [[The Stick]]. In [[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]], it is directly connected to [[Strong Badia]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], the [[Gremlin]], [[the brick wall]], and the [[Snap Shak]].

==Appearances==
<table border="0">
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="33%">
===[[Main Pages]]===
*[[Main Page 13]]
*[[Main Page 15]]
*[[Main Page 20]]
*[[Main Page 21]]
*[[Main Page 23]]
*[[Main Page 24]]
*[[Main Page 25]]
*[[Homsar Main Page]]
</td>
<td valign="top" width="33%">

===Big Toons===
*[[Strong Bad Is in Jail Cartoon]]
*[[In Search Of The Yello Dello DVD]]
*[[The Luau]]
*[[Bug In Mouth Disease]]
*[[Cool Things]] — The field gets a slight design change.
*[[Weclome Back]]
*[[Strongest Man in the World]]
*[[DNA Evidence]]
*[[Sbemailiarized!]]
*[[Kick-A-Ball]]
</td>
<td valign="top" width="33%">

===Shorts===
*[[Strong Bad is a Bad Guy]]
*[[Experimental Film]]
*[[Fluffy Puff Commercial]]
*[[The Interview]]
*[[Theme Song Video]]
*[[Summer Short Shorts]]
*[[No Hands On Deck!]]
*[[Drive-Thru]]
*[[One Two, One Two]]
*[[Quality Time]]
*[[Blubb-O's Commercial]]
*[[Play Date]]
*[[The Baloneyman]]
*[[Where U Goin' 2?]]
*[[79 Seconds Left]]
*[[On Break]]
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table border="0">
<tr>

<td valign="top" width="25%">

===[[Holidays]]===
*[[Homestar Presents: Presents]]
*[[Halloween Fairstival]]
*[[The Best Decemberween Ever]]
*[[Some Stupid Turkey]]
*[[Fall Float Parade]]
*[[Happy Hallow-day]]
*[[Decemberween Short Shorts]]
*[[Jibblies 2]]
*[[Toikey TV]]
*[[Happy Dethemberween]]
*[[Costume Commercial]]
*[[A Death-Defying Decemberween]]
</td>
<td valign="top" width="25%">

===[[Powered by the Cheat]]===
*[[New Boots]]
*Email [[mile]]
*Email [[crazy cartoon]]
</td>
<td valign="top" width="25%">

===[[Character Videos]]===
*[[Homestar Runner]]
*[[Pom Pom]]
*[[The Cheat]]
*[[Homsar]]
</td>

<td valign="top" width="25%">

===[[Marzipan's Answering Machine]]===
*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 14.2]]
</td>

</tr>
</table>

===[[Strong Bad Email]]s===
<table width="100%">
<autocolumn cols="4" width="25%">
*[[homsar]]
*[[halloweener]]
*[[i love you]]
*[[cartoon]]
*[[the bird]]
*[[1 step ahead]]
*[[helium]]
*[[invisibility]]
*[[your friends]]
*[[new hands]]
*[[marzipan]]
*[[fingers]]
*[[caper]]
*[[personal favorites]]
*[[big white face]]
*[[mascot]]
*[[sibbie]]
*[[suntan]]
*[[anything]]
*[[the process]]
*[[stunt double]]
*[[date]]
*[[impression]]
*[[labor day]]
*[[local news]]
*[[colonization]]
*[[caffeine]]
*[[kind of cool]]
*[[the bet]]
*[[monument]]
*[[different town]]
*[[flashback]]
*[[lunch special]]
*[[haircut]]
*[[replacement]]
*[[dangeresque 3]]
*[[cheatday]]
*[[pom pom]]
*[[crying]]
*[[other days]]
*[[old comics]]
*[[montage]]
*[[virus]]
*[[animal]]
*[[secret recipes]]
*[[the process]]
*[[crazy cartoon]]
*[[garage sale]]
*[[do over]]
*[[boring (really)]]
*[[modeling]]
*[[bottom 10]]
*[[record book]]
*[[lady...ing]]
*[[portrait]]
*[[technology]]
*[[disconnected]]
*[[candy product]]
*[[senior prom]]
*[[isp]]
*[[road trip]]
*[[4 branches]]
*[[retirement]]
*[[the chair]]
*[[strong badathlon]]
*[[unnatural]]
*[[the movies]]
*[[your funeral]]
*[[rough copy]]
*[[underlings]]
*[[concert]]
*[[Accent]]
*[[original]]
*[[bike thief]]
*[[pizza joint]]
*[[business trip]]
*[[yes, wrestling]]
*[[nightlife]]
*[[environment]]
*[[shapeshifter]]
*[[hiding]]
*[[magic trick]]
*[[being mean]]
*[[email thunder]]
*[[hremail3184]]
*[[independent]]
*[[dictionary]]
*[[videography]]
</autocolumn>
</table>

===[[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]]===
*[[Homestar Ruiner]]
*[[Strong Badia the Free]]
*[[Baddest of the Bands]]
*[[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]] — (as the city limits of Brainblow City)
*[[8-Bit is Enough]]

{| width="100%"
|- valign="top"
| width="45%" |

==[[Old-Timey]] Appearances==
[[Image:1936field.png|thumb|180px|The Field, Old-Timey style (The factory/circus district)]]
*[[Kick the Can]]
*[[Main Page 10]]
*Email [[little animal]]
*[[Parsnips A-Plenty]]
*[[Ballad of The Sneak]]
*[[That A Ghost]]
*Email [[4 branches]]
*[[Decemberween Short Shorts]]

| width="20px" |  
| width="45%" |

==[[20X6]] Appearances==
[[Image:planetk.png|thumb|180px|The Field, 20X6 style ([[Planet K]])]]
*Email [[japanese cartoon]]
*[[Main Page 17]]
*[[20X6 vs. 1936]]
*Email [[time capsule]]
*[[Stinkoman 20X6]]
*[[Happy Trogday]]
*Email [[trading cards]]
|}

==Variations==
<gallery>
Image:The Field Welcome Back.png|Old The Field
Image:The Empty Field Of Green.png|Older The Field
File:fieldsunset.png|The Field at Sunset
File:dayvsnight.png|Comparing Night and Day coloration
</gallery>

Note: The field's appearance has recently changed from mostly round bushes to wavy or bumpy ones, and the clouds in the sky are a little less pronounced (see image at top of page).

==See also==
*[[The Athletic Field]]
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[[Category:Places|Field, The]]

The Field

FireBird — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:47:19 GMT

FireBird: added imaginary appearance

[[Image:Pizza_Joint_The_Field.PNG|thumb|The Field]]
'''The Field''' is just a plain, grassy field in [[Free Country, USA]] where various [[Toons|toons]] take place. It is also the home of [[The Stick]]. In [[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]], it is directly connected to [[Strong Badia]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], the [[Gremlin]], [[the brick wall]], and the [[Snap Shak]].

==Appearances==
<table border="0">
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="33%">
===[[Main Pages]]===
*[[Main Page 13]]
*[[Main Page 15]]
*[[Main Page 20]]
*[[Main Page 21]]
*[[Main Page 23]]
*[[Main Page 24]]
*[[Main Page 25]]
*[[Homsar Main Page]]
</td>
<td valign="top" width="33%">

===Big Toons===
*[[Strong Bad Is in Jail Cartoon]]
*[[In Search Of The Yello Dello DVD]]
*[[The Luau]]
*[[Bug In Mouth Disease]]
*[[Cool Things]] — The field gets a slight design change.
*[[Weclome Back]]
*[[Strongest Man in the World]]
*[[DNA Evidence]]
*[[Sbemailiarized!]]
*[[Kick-A-Ball]]
</td>
<td valign="top" width="33%">

===Shorts===
*[[Strong Bad is a Bad Guy]]
*[[Experimental Film]]
*[[Fluffy Puff Commercial]]
*[[The Interview]]
*[[Theme Song Video]]
*[[Summer Short Shorts]]
*[[No Hands On Deck!]]
*[[Drive-Thru]]
*[[One Two, One Two]]
*[[Quality Time]]
*[[Blubb-O's Commercial]]
*[[Play Date]]
*[[The Baloneyman]]
*[[Where U Goin' 2?]]
*[[79 Seconds Left]]
*[[On Break]]
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table border="0">
<tr>

<td valign="top" width="25%">

===[[Holidays]]===
*[[Homestar Presents: Presents]]
*[[Halloween Fairstival]]
*[[The Best Decemberween Ever]]
*[[Some Stupid Turkey]]
*[[Fall Float Parade]]
*[[Happy Hallow-day]]
*[[Decemberween Short Shorts]]
*[[Jibblies 2]]
*[[Toikey TV]]
*[[Happy Dethemberween]]
*[[Costume Commercial]]
*[[A Death-Defying Decemberween]]
</td>
<td valign="top" width="25%">

===[[Powered by the Cheat]]===
*[[New Boots]]
*Email [[mile]]
*Email [[crazy cartoon]]
</td>
<td valign="top" width="25%">

===[[Character Videos]]===
*[[Homestar Runner]]
*[[Pom Pom]]
*[[The Cheat]]
*[[Homsar]]
</td>

<td valign="top" width="25%">

===[[Marzipan's Answering Machine]]===
*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 14.2]]
</td>

</tr>
</table>

===[[Strong Bad Email]]s===
<table width="100%">
<autocolumn cols="4" width="25%">
*[[homsar]]
*[[halloweener]]
*[[i love you]]
*[[cartoon]]
*[[the bird]]
*[[1 step ahead]]
*[[helium]]
*[[invisibility]]
*[[your friends]]
*[[new hands]]
*[[marzipan]]
*[[fingers]]
*[[caper]]
*[[personal favorites]]
*[[big white face]]
*[[mascot]]
*[[sibbie]]
*[[suntan]]
*[[anything]]
*[[the process]]
*[[stunt double]]
*[[date]]
*[[impression]]
*[[labor day]]
*[[local news]]
*[[colonization]]
*[[caffeine]]
*[[kind of cool]]
*[[the bet]]
*[[monument]]
*[[different town]]
*[[flashback]]
*[[lunch special]]
*[[haircut]]
*[[replacement]]
*[[dangeresque 3]]
*[[cheatday]]
*[[pom pom]]
*[[crying]]
*[[other days]]
*[[old comics]]
*[[montage]]
*[[virus]]
*[[animal]]
*[[secret recipes]]
*[[the process]]
*[[crazy cartoon]]
*[[garage sale]]
*[[do over]]
*[[boring (really)]]
*[[modeling]]
*[[bottom 10]]
*[[record book]]
*[[lady...ing]]
*[[portrait]]
*[[technology]]
*[[disconnected]]
*[[candy product]]
*[[senior prom]]
*[[isp]]
*[[road trip]]
*[[4 branches]]
*[[retirement]]
*[[the chair]]
*[[strong badathlon]]
*[[unnatural]]
*[[the movies]]
*[[your funeral]]
*[[rough copy]]
*[[underlings]]
*[[concert]]
*[[Accent]]
*[[original]]
*[[bike thief]]
*[[pizza joint]]
*[[business trip]]
*[[yes, wrestling]]
*[[nightlife]]
*[[environment]]
*[[shapeshifter]]
*[[hiding]]
*[[magic trick]]
*[[being mean]]
*[[email thunder]]
*[[hremail3184]]
*[[imaginary]]
*[[independent]]
*[[dictionary]]
*[[videography]]
</autocolumn>
</table>

===[[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]]===
*[[Homestar Ruiner]]
*[[Strong Badia the Free]]
*[[Baddest of the Bands]]
*[[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]] — (as the city limits of Brainblow City)
*[[8-Bit is Enough]]

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|- valign="top"
| width="45%" |

==[[Old-Timey]] Appearances==
[[Image:1936field.png|thumb|180px|The Field, Old-Timey style (The factory/circus district)]]
*[[Kick the Can]]
*[[Main Page 10]]
*Email [[little animal]]
*[[Parsnips A-Plenty]]
*[[Ballad of The Sneak]]
*[[That A Ghost]]
*Email [[4 branches]]
*[[Decemberween Short Shorts]]

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==[[20X6]] Appearances==
[[Image:planetk.png|thumb|180px|The Field, 20X6 style ([[Planet K]])]]
*Email [[japanese cartoon]]
*[[Main Page 17]]
*[[20X6 vs. 1936]]
*Email [[time capsule]]
*[[Stinkoman 20X6]]
*[[Happy Trogday]]
*Email [[trading cards]]
|}

==Variations==
<gallery>
Image:The Field Welcome Back.png|Old The Field
Image:The Empty Field Of Green.png|Older The Field
File:fieldsunset.png|The Field at Sunset
File:dayvsnight.png|Comparing Night and Day coloration
</gallery>

Note: The field's appearance has recently changed from mostly round bushes to wavy or bumpy ones, and the clouds in the sky are a little less pronounced (see image at top of page).

==See also==
*[[The Athletic Field]]
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[[Category:Places|Field, The]]

dictionary

FireBird — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:41:58 GMT

FireBird: again... a bit unnecessary in the length

{{sbenav|204}}
[[File:dictionary.png|thumb|Fo' My Own Words!]]
Strong Bad talks about his very own <s>dictionary</s> [[Count Longardeaux's Jerktionary|jerktionary]] fo' his own words.

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

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Bathroom of the Brothers Strong]], [[The Field]], [[Marshmallow's Last Stand (place)|Marshmallow's Last Stand]], [[Strong Sad's Room]], [[The Stage]], [[Coach Z's Locker Room]], [[Basement of The Brothers Strong]], [[Marzipan's House]], [[The Movie Theater]] (Easter egg), [[Strong Badia]] (Easter egg)

{{Comp|Compé}}

'''Date:''' Tuesday, September 1, 2009

'''Running Time:''' 3:48

'''Page Title:''' Compy Compé

==Transcript==
''{Strong Bad is at the Compé, this time with a Where's An Egg? II wallpaper.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Oh, people can you feel me? Then e-mail me. Also, please don't try to really feel me. ''{double-clicks on the sbemail.exe icon}''

{{compeemail}}
Dear Strong Bad,<br />
You are the superest, awesomest guy ever. That<br />
makes you sawesome. Do you have a Strong Badian<br />
dictionary fo your own words?<br />
Sincerely Yours,<br />
Costrick
{{compeemailend}}
''{"fo" is pronounced as written. Strong Bad hesitates a little when saying "Costrick"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Course I do Cross-stitch. ''{rapping}'' You think the regular dictionary can handle all the quotient quotables I'm droppin' on a ''{he does not type the word "a"}'' daily basis? Those dictionaries are only good for helping ''{cut to a scene of The Cheat in the bathroom, standing on two dictionaries, and brushing his teeth}'' The Cheat brush his teeth ''{cut to a scene outside in The Field, Homestar walking in frame right}'' and helping Homestar lose his teeth.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hurl!

''{Strong Bad throws the dictionary at Homestar's head}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Tooth! ''{a giant tooth flies out of Homestar's mouth and lands on the ground. Homestar leans over to look at it}''

''{Cut back to the Compé}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' For something this sawesome, I had to once again call upon the finest name in names to put in front of book titles. And thus was born unto the world, ''{cut to a close up of the book}'' ''Count Longardeaux's Strong Badian Jerktionary Fo' My Own Words!''

''{Strong Bad puts a [[sticky note]] on the book}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{quickly}'' Or ''Count Longardeaux's Strong Badian talkwords for saying from your mouth'', for short.

''{Cut back to the Compé}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' We all know the main problem with dictionaries is that there are too many words, and not enough butterscotch sauce! So I went ahead and dribble-drabbled a little boodroscotch all over it. Kinda like a frou frou dessert ''{cut to a slow zoom of the book on a plate, drizzled with sauce; romantic music is playing in the background}'' at a chichi restaurant, restaurant.

'''OLD LADY:''' Oh, that looks sinfully—

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{record scratch}'' Shut up, shut up, lady! ''{Strong Bad walks up to the table}'' The sauce makes the pages stick together—

''{Cut to a scene with Strong Sad trying to read the sauce covered book, flipping pages back and forth}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' which makes for way less words!

'''STRONG SAD:''' Hey, this dictionary goes straight from "crap-valanche" to "puke-valanche"!

''{Cut to a close-up of the book, this time opened to the "Suffix" section}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' And that brings us to the Suffix section. ''{each "suffix" is highlighted in turn}'' -valanche, -quake, -rnado, -onsoon.

''{Cut to Strong Bad standing behind the butterscotch covered book}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' All the great natural disaster suffixes are included!

''{Cut to a sample from the book with romantic music playing}''

'''NARRATOR:''' ''{smoothly}'' This suckquake of a movie is a complete wastenado of my seven bucksonsoon.

''{Diamond wipe to Strong Bad smiling in front of many flashing colored lines, disco music playing in the background}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Now ''that's'' talking like a Strong Bad dude!

''{Cut back to the Compé}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' For some words, words alone are not enough to define them. That's why my dictionary has scratch n' sniff stickers!! I mean, how are you gonna define a word like ''{cut to Strong Bad opening the book to the P's}'' paunch, without smelling ''{Strong Bad puts a sticker with a Strong Sad caricature that reads "Paunch it up!"}'' Strong Sad's considerable paunch!

''{Cut to Strong Sad in his room, arms akimbo, angrily standing in front of the open book}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' My paunch does not smell! ''{Strong Sad hits his body with both of his fists to punctuate the last two words}''

''{Cut to all the main characters gathered on The Stage}''

'''ALL:''' Yes it does!

''{Crowd claps and the curtain closes}''

''{Cut back to the Compé}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Not to be outdone by that no-talent schwa sound, the Strong Badian Dictionary features several gutteral utterances, or you guessed it ''{Cut to a "Family Feud" display which already reads "Zsa Zsa 19" and "Kneepads 25". A quick scale is heard when "Gutterances" is revealed, followed by a 0, accompanied by a buzzer}'' gutterances ''{cut back to the Compé}'' that are used to express complete disinterest in specific people.

''{Cut to Strong Bad twirling a football, screen right in the locker room. Coach Z enters screen left.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' There's the "pffgh!" sound ''{a tattered piece of paper with a symbol (a P with an umlaut and a sideways f attached to it) and name for "pffgh!" comes down}'' for Coach Z. ''{the piece of paper goes back up}''

'''COACH Z:''' Hey, Strong B'd! Wanna hear about my glory days on the fierld?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Pffgh!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' The "aungh!" ''{a tattered piece of paper with a symbol (an upside-down A with a circumflex below it and a dot on either side) and name for "aungh!" comes down}'' sound ''{Strong Bad remains in the same place, but the scenery changes to a fenced area, with Marzipan holding Carol and standing in front of a microphone}'' for Marzipan. ''{the piece of paper goes back up}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{amplified}'' Wanna hear my cover of "Glory Days"?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Aungh!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And of course, the ever popular ''{the scene shifts again, this time to the Basement of the Brothers Strong, with Strong Sad sitting on the couch, and a piece of paper with a symbol (a g that rotates in place between braces) and name for "graaaauuuughnck!" comes down}'' "graaauuughnck!!" sound for you-know-who. ''{the piece of paper goes back up}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Talk?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Graaauuughnck!! ''{twirls the football once more}''

''{Cut back to the Compé}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' In order to keep the power of the Strong Badian language from falling into the hands of lesser minds, I've built booby-traps right into the dictionary. Nothing gets rid of Homestar for a few hours like an endless "see also" loop.

''{Cut to Homestar, looking fatigued, and wearing night clothes, reading the dictionary at night in the kitchen}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' "Crap for brains", see also "carp for brains". See also "brain for brains". See also "crap for brains". See also— Man, this is the best choose my own adventure I've ever play-read!

''{Cut back to the Compé}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' And there you have it Caustic. The Strong Badian dictionary. From A:ab-abber to Z:zawesome. ''{quickly}'' <small>Available where ever fine made up reference books are sold. </small> ''{normally}'' Oh! And speaking of, The Cheat's probably done brushing his teeth now. Better go see if ''someone'' can go pee-pees in um potty all by hwimswelf. Ugh! The Cheat training... what're ya gonna do? ''{stops typing, looks at the bottom-left corner of the screen}'' Give him the goods, Compé...-per.

''{Strong Bad gets up, making [[The Geddup Noise]], and the [[Compé-per]] appears. Crossfades to a dictionary page entitled "Today's Entries".}''

==Easter Eggs==
* Clicking on "Cross-Stitch" at the beginning brings up a [[needlepoint]] picture of Strong Bad.
* Clicking the V in the school play scene brings up a [[Playbill]] advertising "Yes it does".
* At the end, click "Boodroscotch" to see some boodroscotch fall on the word. Click it again to see it disappear.
* At the end, click "raspberry sauce" to see a scene of Homsar in Strong Badia.
:'''HOMSAR:''' ''{holding the book titled "Learn to Speak Strong Badian"; his hat floats off while he speaks}'' GrRrRraaauuughnck there, Rubbermaid, can you redirect me to the nearest Puke-valanche?
:''{The Tire bounces away.}''
* At the end, click "hwimswelf" to see a scene of Homestar in the movie theater.
:'''HOMESTAR:''' ''{wearing his viking helmet}'' This suckquake of a movie is a complete wastenado of my seven bucks-forest fire.
*Click on the Sawesome Jack sticker to see an extension of the Family Feud scene.
:''{"[[Onion Bubs]]" is added to the "Family Feud" display from before for 51 points. Music plays and the audience cheers, with one voice hysterically screaming "Onion Bubs!" repeatedly.}''

==Fun Facts==
===Today's Entries===
* '''boodroscotch ''n.''''' — a sweet, boodro-based sauce that doubles as a kudrow-based adhesive.
* '''dribble-drabble ''v.''''' — the act of making frozen cheescake appear delicious by scribbling raspberry sauce over it.
* '''gutterances ''n.''''' — low growly noises made to express utter disdain at another person's very existence.
* '''hwimswelf ''n.''''' — The Cheat's carpet & couch and satin sheets ruining owndangself.
* '''sawesome ''adj.''''' — not unlike having the qualities of an awesome sauce.
* '''zawesome ''adj.''''' — see crap-for-brains.

===Explanations===
*A [[Wikipedia:quotient|quotient]] is the result of a [[wikipedia:division (mathematics)|division]] operation.
*[[Wiktionary: frou-frou|Frou frou]] (usually spelled with a dash) means fancy. [[Wiktionary:Chichi|Chichi]] means trendy or chic. Both words are derived from [[French]].
*A [[schwa]], written as ə, is an unstressed, toneless vowel present in several languages, including English.

===Trivia===
*The natural disaster suffixes Strong Bad mentioned are for "avalanche", "earthquake", "tornado", and "monsoon". Homestar adds "forest fire" as another natural disaster suffix in one of the Easter eggs.
*The page to which Strong Bad adds the paunch scratch-and-sniff sticker reads:
<blockquote><big>P</big><br>
paunch ''(paw-nch) n.''<br>
:umm...er...<br>
<br>
pukernado ''(pyook-er-nay-doh) n.''<br>
:a cyclonic upchucking<br>
<br>
pukevalanche ''(pyook-vuh-lanch) n.''<br>
:a lot, lot, lot of the puke</blockquote>

===Remarks===
*Strong Sad himself can be seen behind Pom Pom when the main characters protest that Strong Sad's "paunch smells." His body is even moving, indicating that he is saying "Yes it does."
*When Homestar flips from "crap-for-brains" to "carp-for-brains", he flips from the index of "P" words to the index of "C" words, even though both words start with "C". He then looks up "brain-for-brains" in the index of "P" words. This is similar to Strong Sad's complaint that the dictionary goes "straight from crapvalanche to pukevalanche", where is he flips the dictionary back and forth from the index of "C" words to "P" words.
*There is a double-space between "little" and "boodroscotch", and between "droppin'" and "on".
*Although the suffix "-rnado" is shown, the narrator and Homestar use it without the "r" when they say "wastenado."
*The suffix "-onsoon" (hinting at [[Wikipedia:Monsoon|monsoon]]) does not fit in the list because monsoon is actually not considered to be a natural disaster.
*Coach Z's body (from his [[Coach Z Evolution|sixth design]]) is hidden in the Flash File.
*Predictably, two of the "sound" words included in Strong Bad's dictionary have [[Multiple Consonants|several consonants]].
*The book Homsar holds while speaking to the Tire looks nothing like the dictionary seen throughout the email.
*When hit with the dictionary, Homestar's tooth comes from behind his mouth.

===Goofs===
[[File:glovegoof.png|thumb|right|All the great arm goofs are included!]]
*Strong Bad doesn't type the "a" in "droppin' on ''a'' daily basis."
*In the definition for "boodroscotch", the word "that" is repeated.
*The Back button leads to the [[TV Time Toons Menu|Toons menu]], instead of the [[Strong Bad Email menu]].
*When Strong Bad puts his left hand on his dictionary, his left arm and hand is down, but a boxing glove can be seen held up. Also, when his left hand is on the dictionary, a small area of his left hand (on his left arm) can be seen.
*In the definition for "dribble-drabble", the third "e" in "cheesecake" is missing.
*Just before Strong Bad types "Not to be outdone by that no-talent schwa sound", a small section of the "N" in "Not" is visible.

===Inside References===
*Strong Bad's desktop appears to advertise a sequel to [[Where's an Egg?]]
*One of the dictionaries The Cheat is seen standing on is labeled "Thick n' Nasty DICTIONARY", a reference to the Thick n' Nasty burger seen in [[Blubb-O's Commercial]].
*This is another instance of [[Shut Up, Lady]]. Her quote "That looks sinful" directly reflects a quote in [[bottom 10]].
*Strong Bad [[Strong Bad Smiling|smiles]] when saying "Now that's talkin' like a Strong Bad dude!"
*The music that plays in the Easter egg featuring The Movie Theater is from [[city (comma) state]].
*The entire email is about [[portmanteaus]].
*[[Count Longardeaux]] first appeared in [[record book]].
*[[Trivia Time]] appears again in Homestar's kitchen.
*Coach Z calls Strong Bad "[["man" pronounced as "m'n"|Strong B'd]]".
*The colored lines background previously appeared in [[Coach Z's 110%]].
*The email mentions "[[peeing|pee-pee]]", [[crap]], [[for brains]], [[Ab-Abber 2000|ab-abber]], [[paunch]], and the [[schwa]].
*The Sawsome Jack! sticker is labeled "Awesome Sauce", from [[funny]] and [[keep cool]].
*The sound clip of an audience cheering and an unseen character screaming "Onion Bubs!" repeatedly is taken directly from [[original]].
**The music which plays during this scene is from [[Main Page 19]].
*"Carp for brains" and "Brain for brains" are references to [[personal favorites]] and [[invisibility]], respectively.
*[[Homestar's teeth|Homestar's tooth]] falls out of his mouth.
*Strong Sad and Homsar mention a [[puking|Puke-valanche]].
*The "graaauuughnck" symbol features a rotating lowercase [[G]].
*The "cross stitch" resembles [[Needlepoint]].
*The Cheat is mentioned to pee by his [[Own Dang X|owndangself]].
*Homsar's quote is similar to one by [[Senor Cardgage]] in [[fan club]].
*The scene where all the characters appear on the stage to shout in unison is taken from [[rock opera]].
*Homestar remarks that the dictionary is the [[Best/Worst X ever|best choose my own adventure he's ever play-read]].
*The Easter Egg featuring Homestar wearing a [[viking helmet]] and talking in the Movie Theater is similar to another scene in [[the movies]].
*The definition for "sawesome" reads "[[Not X|not]] unlike having..."
*One of the sentences in the dictionary reads, "This suckquake of a movie is a complete [[Waste of X|wastenado of my seven bucksonsoon]].".

===Real-World References===
*"Quotient Quotables" is a reference to Potent Potables, a common category on [[Wikipedia:Jeopardy!|''Jeopardy!'']].
*The screen that pops up at "Gutterances" and "Onion Bubs" is a reference to the game show [[Wikipedia:Family Feud|Family Feud]]'s Fast Money Round, the board being from the [[Wikipedia:Richard Dawson|Dawson]]-[[Wikipedia:Ray Combs|Combs]] era. The screen also references actress [[Wikipedia:Zsa Zsa Gabor|Zsa Zsa Gabor]].
*"[[Wikipedia:Glory Days (song)|Glory Days]]" is a song written and performed by [[Wikipedia:Bruce Springsteen|Bruce Springsteen]].
*The "[[Wikipedia:Mumford High School (Michigan)|Mumford Phys. Ed. Dept.]]" T-shirt Homestar wears is the same design as the T-shirt worn by [[Wikipedia:Eddie Murphy|Eddie Murphy]] as Axel Foley in ''[[Wikipedia:Beverly Hills Cop|Beverly Hills Cop]]''.
*In the "Yes, it does" Easter egg, ''[[Wikipedia:Mr. Holland's Opus|Mr. Holland's Opus]]'' is mentioned.
*The symbols used by Strong Bad for different utterances are a parody of the [[Wikipedia:International Phonetic Alphabet|International Phonetic Alphabet]].
*The entry for "boodroscotch" references actress [[Wikipedia:Lisa Kudrow|Lisa Kudrow]]. "Kudrow-based adhesive" may be a reference to the film [[Wikipedia:Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion|Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion]]; in one scene Kudrow claims to have invented the formula for the adhesive on the back of [[sticky notes|Post-Its]].
*Homestar's remarks during the "see also" loop makes reference to the [[Wikipedia:Choose Your Own Adventure|Choose Your Own Adventure]] books popular in the 1980s and 1990s.
*[[Wikipedia: Rubbermaid|Rubbermaid]] is a global marketer of consumer and commercial products including such well-known brands as Rubbermaid food storage, home organization, and refuse container products.
*Sawesome Jack is a reference to Saucy Jack, a name signed by [[Wikipedia: Jack the Ripper|Jack the Ripper]], or the song about said man by [[Spinal Tap]].

==External Links==
{{sbemailextlinks|204|15762}}

{{Strong Bad Email}}

Compy Catalog

FireBird — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:39:45 GMT

FireBird: that long a caption is a bit unnecessary... I think the previous one will do fine

{{toonnav|Shorts|compycatalog|Where My Hat Is At? (toon)|On Break}}
[[File:Compy Catalog.png|thumb|"The Roomy-Vac is a real powerHOUSE...get it?"]]
It's here! It's here! The Compy catalog is finally here! Just in time for Strong Bad, too. And [[Compé|his decision]] was bound to happen.

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

'''Places:''' [[The Mailbox]], [[Strong Bad's Room]], [[Basement of the Brothers Strong]], [[Strong Sad's Room]], [[Computer Room]]

'''Date:''' Monday, August 3, 2009

'''Running Time:''' 3:48

'''Page Title:''' If it doesn't say Compy, it might not be a Computer.

==Transcript==
''{The Poopsmith opens Strong Bad's mailbox and puts a letter in it. He is wearing a postal uniform with a small picture of The Cheat on the shirt. He closes the mailbox and walks away. Birds can be heard in the background. Cut to Strong Bad's bedroom.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' It's here!

''{Cut to The Cheat in the crisper drawer.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' It's here!

''{Cut to Strong Sad's room.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' It's finally here!

''{Music begins.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' It's here!

''{Zoom in to Strong Sad.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' It's here! It's fina-lully here!

''{Zoom out to a full-body shot. A marching fanfare starts. Confetti shoots out from off-screen.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{singing and marching}'' There's no more time for expecta—

''{Strong Bad pokes his head in.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Shut up! ''{disappears, and the marching fanfare stops}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{sadly}'' That was the happiest I've ever been...

''{Cut to the mailbox. Strong Bad runs to it and grabs a slip of paper inside it.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I've been waiting all dang year for this!

''{Zoom into a pamphlet that has the Compy logo on it, also saying "NEW PRODUCTS CATALOG". The yellow oval landscape-oriented yellow sticker with the year "2009" on it has been poorly pasted over the year "1989".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The 2009 Compy new products catalog!

''{Cut back to Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' A new compy catalog is like Decemberween morning,—

''{A picture of a present pops up in a thought bubble above him.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —my birthday,—

''{A bazooka pops up beside it; in a separate thought bubble (as will the following thought bubbles)}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —a candy store,—

''{A [[SBLOUNSKCHED]] bar pops up.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —and Strong Sad's funeral all wrapped together up in one piece of junk mail!

''{A party blower pops up next and blows. The clouds then make a pop sound and poof away.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Now I can finally find a suitable replacement for the Lappy!

''{Strong Bad opens the catalog. Six laptops are on the first page, in various shades of tan. The text above the laptops reads "A rainbow of choices!" The text below it says "Fabulous flourescents!}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ooh, look at this new line of brightly colored Lappies! Neon Tan,—

''{A laptop of that color appears on the screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —Gray Passion, Rodeo ''{pronounces like "ro-day-oh"}'' Beige, Italian Same, Glittery Taupe.

''{zoom out to a full body shot of Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Seems like these are more for those stylish ladies and the rat-dogs they— Wait. Did they just try to tell me ''same'' is a color?

''{Flips the page.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{reading}'' Our most family-friendly Compy ever,

''{Cut to a picture of a very large computer.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The roomy-vac is a computer for the entire household! Whoa! Comes with built-in printer,—

''{Cut to a zoom-in of a built-in printer with paper feeding out of it. The text "Built-in!" flashes.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —eight-inch monitor,—

''{Cut to a small monitor with a keyboard in front of it still built into the large computer. The text "Eight-in!" flashes.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —three bedroom, two-and-a-half bath!

''{A family appears in front of the computer.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' And a front door for easy access!

''{A front door appears on the computer.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{reading, monotone}'' The Roomy-Vac is a real powerHOUSE...get it? Oh, you don't? Well, because it's the size of a... Oh, you were kidding? You do get it? Pretty good, huh? No?

''{The price "$240,999.99" is below it but not read. Cut back to Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Why would they print that whole exchange? Anyway, what else they got?

''{flips the page.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{reading}'' Do you have problems opening up digital pictures of your grandkids or taking four consecutive steps? Then have we got a Compy for you!

''{Cut to a computer. It appears to have a [[Needlepoint]] screen. The border of the screen is stylized in a wood finish, making the computer similar to a framed needlepoint. "Grampy Aught-Six" appears in a fantasy-font. There is a green power light on the bottom-left of the screen, and it has a stand similar to the [[Compy 386]].}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The Grampy Aught-Six utilizes easy to read 400-point type!

''{As Strong Bad speaks, the letters "Dear Oldie," appear on the screen two letters at a time, scrolling with a clang sound.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Turning even the shortest email into an unforgettable all-day affair! And you'll never lose track of our new—

''{A very large arrow-shaped cursor appears on the screen.}

'''STRONG BAD:''' —meat-loaf sized cursor.

''{The cursor transforms into a pixelly meat loaf.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' It's ''shaped'' like meat loaf too!

''{Cut to a mouse.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Optional mouse, that is an—

''{The mouse transforms into an ''actual'' mouse.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —''actual'' mouse that will pre-chew your food for you, sold separately. ''{cut back to the Grampy Aught-Six}'' The Grampy Aught-Six.

''{Zoom out to Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Because Piccadilly's not open 24 hours.

''{Flips the page, followed by a record scratch.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, my goodness, graphics. I like the looks of ''{high-pitched}'' thiis!

''{Cut to a picture of the [[Compé]] in the catalog.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The Compé, because flat-panel sophistication demands made-up words.

''{Further zoom on the Compé in the catalog. As Strong Bad talks, the camera goes across the top of the computer, starting at the right side and moving left. The screen is now blue, but no content is seen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The Compy Compé delivers European-sounding flair,—

''{Europe flies on the screen with the text "FLAIR" in it. There is then a popping sound and it reveals the computer again. It is now revealed that "compé" is on the screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —with southeast-Asian-sounding prices.

''{Southeast Asia flies in with a dollar sign in it.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' My two most favorites!

''{Europe and Southeast Asia collide and explode with a boom, which eventually takes up the entire screen. Cut back to Strong Bad who tosses the catalog in the air, which lands page-down and open.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Sooold! I'm gonna put my eighty thousand pennies in the mail right now!

''{Strong Bad tosses a very large bag onto the mailbox with the word "compé" written on it. There is a single stamp on the right corner. Some pennies fly out of the bag.}''

''{The following title screen is displayed:}''

<blockquote style="background:#000000;color:#ffff00;padding:10px;text-align:center;border:none;font-weight:bold;width:550px;">
2-4 weeks later...
</blockquote>

''{Cut to Strong Bad sitting at the desk with the Compé sitting on it.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' All right, Compé, that accent mark better not let me down!

''{He then turns it on by nudging his left boxing glove where the power light is located. The (pixelated) word "compé" fades in and slowly pops-out along with a white "spotlight". The computer sighs. "com" now appears in gold, with a pixelated shine, and the "pé" still appears in silver, but again with a pixelated shine. The accent on the é is shown to shimmers, which is also pixelated. The spotlights fades-out, while at one point "compé" is frozen on the screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' So sleek. So-phisticated. So, Compé.

''{The logo shine left to right with the sound of a harp. Abruptly the Compé pulls up a [[Strong Bad's Computer Malfunctioning#System Errors|system error]], accompanied by the Compy 386 startup music, that reads the following:}''

<blockquote class="email" style="background:#455FD8;border-color:#E2E2E2;text-align:center;">
FRAGRANT SYSTEM ERROR
<br />Your brand new computer is bloke.
<br />Please prepare to wait on hold
<br />with tech support for several hours.
<br />The current tech support smugness
<br />level is RED.
</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' What the—''{screams and stammers with frustration, accompanied by an increasingly loud buzzing sound}''

''{The computer laughs, and the words "i joké" appear on-screen, in the same manner as before. "i jo" appears in gold in the same way as earlier, and "ké" appears in silver as earlier. This time the logo slowly pops-in and fades-out. This continues as Strong Bad talks.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh-ho-ho-ho. A wise guy, eh? I think you and me are gonna get along ''just fine'', Compé.

''{Cut to the picture of the Compé in the catalog.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{quietly}'' It's here! It's here! It's fina-lully here!

''{The party blower appears and blows.}''

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*The [[Compé]]'s error message, "Fragrant System Error. Your brand new computer is bloke." is an example of R/L confusion that often characterizes [[Engrish]].
*Strong Bad's remark about the Compé being delivered with "southeast-Asian-sounding prices" is a reference to the relatively low market cost of goods exported from southeast-Asian countries such as [[Wikipedia:Indonesia|Indonesia]] because of the cheaper labor offered there.

=== Trivia ===
*80,000 pennies is 800 [[Wikipedia:United States dollar|United States Dollars]].
**Eighty thousand pennies would also weigh roughly 450 pounds (204.12 kg).
**Shipping 450 pounds (204.12 kg) of pennies would cost approximately 320 US Dollars postage.
*When zoomed in, the card on the Decemberween present in Strong Bad's imagination reads:
<blockquote>TO:<br/>
STRONG BAD<br/>
FROM:<br/>
MOM OR DAD</blockquote>
*The background music when Strong Bad is browsing through the catalog is a techno remix of the theme heard in [[animal]] when he describes the features of the Lappy, and again when he describes the Steaky Steaky-6 sandwich in [[hremail3184]].
*The name "Grampy Aught-Six" may be a reference to the thirty ought six (.30-06) ammuntion used in some semi-automatic rifles including the M1 Garand.

===Remarks===
*Assuming the laptop's screen hinges are facing upward, when opened, the Compy logo would be upside down. This may be a reference to older laptops, which always put the logo facing the user when closed. The practice of placing the logo upside-down to the user, to advertise the brand when the machine is open and in use, is a somewhat recent development.
*The catalog showed six different colored laptops on one page, but five are shown individually.
*Big parts of Europe are missing in the schematic "FLAIR" map, namely eastern and southeastern Europe and Scandinavia (except Denmark) as well as several bigger islands.
*In shots of the Compé advertisement, the base and keyboard are not reflected.
*The green light on the Compé in the catalog is noticeably larger than it is when Strong Bad uses it.

===Goofs===
*Fluorescent is misspelled in the first page of the catalog.
*Strong Bad's right arm is missing the second and third times he turns the page.
*When Strong Bad's thought bubbles come up, the [[Decemberween]] present overlaps Strong Bad's "Birthday Bubble".

===Inside References===
*When Strong Bad mentions a candy store, a [[SBLOUNSKCHED! bar]] appears.
*Strong Bad mentions [[Decemberween]] and [[Strong Sad's Death|Strong Sad's funeral]].
*The Cheat is lying in the [[crisper drawer]].
*[[Strong Sad Smiling|Strong Sad]] and [[The Cheat Smiling|The Cheat]] both smile in this cartoon.
*Strong Bad greeted [[The King of Town]] with "Dear Oldie" in [[Halloween Fairstival]].
*Strong Bad pulls his eighty thousand pennies out of [[hammerspace]].
*Strong Bad uses the word "graphics" like a [[swear]], similar to how the [[Videlectrix Guys]] do on the [[SBCG4AP Collector's DVD#Easter Eggs|SBCG4AP Collector's DVD menu Easter egg]].
*Strong Bad previously said "A wise guy, eh?" to the [[Compy 386]] in [[virus]], although it was meant negatively there and positively here.
*The "sb_snailmail.exe" mailbox first appeared in the email [[other days]].
*An [[explosion]] is seen when "European Flair" and "Southeast Asian Prices" collide.
*The Compé's fragrant system error references the [[Compy 386]]'s errors, such as in [[50 emails]] and [[virus]].
**It also references how often [[Strong Bad's Computer Malfunctioning|Strong Bad's computers break]].
*"i joké" is another instance of [[lowercase i's]].
*The [[Strong Bad's Bazooka|bazooka]] which appears when Strong Bad says "Birthday" first appeared in [[the movies]].
*The opening of the email on the Grampy Aught-Six, "Dear Oldie," was previously said by Strong Bad in [[Halloween Fairstival]] as a fake email greeting.
*The Decemberween present in Strong Bad's imagination is made by [[Parents|his mother or his father]].

===Real-World References===
[[File:mailman_compare.png|thumb|Poopsmith dressed as the mailman.]]
*The Poopsmith is dressed as the Postman from [[The Legend of Zelda]] series, except with images of The Cheat on the hat and belt, instead of a bunny head.
*[[Wikipedia:Piccadilly Cafeterias|Piccadilly]] is a cafeteria chain.
* The Roomy-Vac is a take off on [[Wikipedia: UNIVAC I|UNIVAC]], the first commercial computer. Early computers would usually occupy entire rooms or even buildings.
*The current tech support smugness level is a reference to the United States' [[Wikipedia: Homeland Security Advisory System|levels of national security]] (the highest level of which is red).
*The name "Compé" reflects a recent [[McDonald's]] ad campaign for its [[Wikipedia: McCafé|McCafé]]. In the ads, every noun is accented like the word café.
**It may also be a reference to the [[Wikipedia:SAM Coupé|SAM Coupé]] line of European computers by Miles Gordon Technology.
*Strong Bad's exclamation of "Oh, a wise guy, eh?" is a catchphrase frequently used by [[Wikipedia:Moe Howard|Moe]] of [[The Three Stooges]].
*The Compé's sigh upon booting up may be a reference to [[Wikipedia:The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (film)|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]], imitating the doors on the Heart of Gold.

==External Links==
{{extlinks|compycatalog|15700}}
*[[YouTube:--wlEf0TWQw|watch "Compy Catalog" on YouTube]]

[[Category:Shorts]]

Talk:The Brothers Chaps Singing

FireBird — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:37:13 GMT

FireBird: /* Sing out? */ I don't see what's wrong with this article

{{ttbd}}
==Sing out?==
I don't really see the point in this article. So, they sing. Your point? Just seems like a bit of a [[Headbands|stretch]] to document as a separate page. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 00:33, 20 October 2009 (UTC)
:I was under the impression that Running Gags needed three appearances to be considered Running Gags. This has only happened twice. I say scrap it. {{User:The Wheelchair/sig}} 00:38, 20 October 2009 (UTC)
::Even if there was a third (which there is arguably, given that it happens twice in the same toon), it seems to me just to be TBC providing vocal background music instead of instrumental. We don't have an article on all the other types of background music, so why should we have an article on this one? {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 00:40, 20 October 2009 (UTC)
:::'''Delete''' {{User:Movie magic man/sig}} 00:46, 20 October 2009 (UTC)
::::Hey... Pssst... Not to alarm you or anything, but I think TBC sing ''most'' of the songs in this site... Ok, for reals, I understand that this is about background music, and not singing actual lyrics. But not enough appearances to make a connection. Delete. {{User:Elcool/sig}} 05:08, 21 October 2009 (UTC)
:::::Well when I created it, I meant it to be them singing without making a character do it. {{User:Espemon333/sig}} 23:50, 21 October 2009 (UTC)
::::::It seems rather insignificant that we have a page with two, (if you want to get techinal, three) instances where The Brother Chaps sing songs normal. I understand the perpective of trying to document, but I would wait until we have a few more instances before we call this a legitimate page. I think they sang the songs becuase it fitted the toon at the time. There is a HUGE gap between lunch special and On Break. So, '''Delete.''' {{User:Sbmaniac/sig}} 23:59, 25 October 2009 (UTC)
:::::::I don't see what's wrong with this article. This is information I've searched for before, and it's got enough appearances to stand on it's own... I definitely don't see it as a "stretch" to document it. The article could use a little work, sure, but it certainly has potential. {{User:FireBird/sig}} 04:37, 4 November 2009 (UTC)

Cinnamon

FireBird — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:35:45 GMT

FireBird: new appearance in dictionary

[[Image:Poof Poof!.png|thumb|"If I act all sleepy and throw a bunch of cinnamon on my face, it's usually enough to throw 'em off."]]
[[Homestar Runner]] occasionally wears '''[[Wikipedia:Cinnamon|cinnamon]]''' on his face to simulate early-morning stubble. Naturally, this popular spice has also appeared in actual foodstuffs.

==As a foodstuff==
*[[Homestar Quiz]] — One part of the recipe for "[[The Poopsmith]]s Super Deluxe [[Whatsit|You-Know-What]] Cookies" is 1 tsp. of "cinammon".
*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 14.2]] — [[Strong Sad]] plans to pull an [[Holidays#April Fools' Day (April 1st)|April Fools' Day]] prank by making a cinnamon-apple crisp, but telling everyone it's a ginger-apple crumble.

==As body hair==
According to the [[caper#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]] for the [[Strong Bad Email]] [[caper]], [[The Brothers Chaps]] used a "trick" for making stubble in their old movies: they would put cinnamon on their faces.

===Appearances===
*'''Debut:''' Email [[caper]] — Homestar Runner walks onto [[The Field]] in his night clothes apparently with five-o'clock shadow. Homestar comments that "it's cinnamon".
*[[Homestar Presents: Presents]] — Homestar Runner wakes up with five-o'clock shadow cinnamon on his face.
*Email [[secret identity]] — Homestar Runner walks out from behind [[Bubs' Concession Stand|Bubs' Motor Lodge]] wearing his cinnamon beard, a robe and gold shirt that reads "I &hearts; Toxic Waste", and his [[Homestar Runner's Sleepwear|bunny slippers]].
*[[Weclome Back]] — Homestar Runner wakes up from a long nap with cinnamon on his face.
*Email [[slumber party]] — In an Easter egg, Homestar dances with cinnamon on his face.
*Late night [[Store Thank You Messages#Late Night Thank You|Store Thank You Message]] — Homestar has cinnamon on his face.
*Email [[yes, wrestling]] — Homestar has cinnamon on his chest.
*Email [[nightlife]] — Homestar has cinnamon on his face while sleepwalking.
*Email [[hiding]] — Homestar has cinnamon on his face after coming out of the bathtub.
*Email [[email thunder]] — Homestar puffs some cinnamon on his face in a flashback to the email [[caper]], revealing that his dishevelled appearance in that email was deliberate. This is notably the first time he is actually seen applying the spice onto his face.
*Email [[dictionary]] — Homestar is seen reading a dictionary with cinnamon on his face.
[[Category:Generic food and drinks]][[Category:Object running gags]]

The Paper

FireBird — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:41:13 GMT

FireBird: moving sentence to second paragraph

{{about|[[pseudocharacter]]}} {{foremail|the paper}}
[[Image:close Paper.png|thumb|right|"Talk to my man with the green and white stripes."]]
'''The Paper''' was the piece of printer paper that came down from the top of the screen after nearly every [[Strong Bad Email]], up until [[the paper]], when it was replaced by [[New Paper]]. It usually would read:

{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" style="text-align:center;font-family: courier new, monospace;width:350px"
|- style="background:#E0F5E1;"
|  
|- style="background:#F8F8F8;"
| > Click here to e-mail strong bad
|- style="background:#E0F5E1;"
| strongbad@homestarrunner.com
|}

In the first twenty emails, it contained just the first line without an email address. When the link is clicked in subsequent emails, the email address disappears, possibly as a result of the address not being properly added to the Flash file.

The Paper coming down usually signals the end of the email; however, the majority of [[Easter egg]]s can be found after The Paper has come down. One can either wait around or click on certain words [[Strong Bad]] has typed. It is shown in [[the paper]] that Strong Bad had its printer above his desk, but it is still unclear exactly to what it was attached. This seemingly magical paper can sometimes be seen manifesting itself out of the clear blue sky, where it can seem huge in comparison to its normal size. Some suggest that it's merely in the foreground. On occasion, Strong Bad has touched The Paper in closeup, making The Paper look even more like it's gigantic compared to everything else by having his hand seem notably smaller than The Paper.

From the sound it made and the quality of the printout, the printer that produces The Paper can be assumed to be of the [[Wikipedia:dot matrix printer|dot matrix]] variety. The sprocket holes on the edges further indicated that it had a tractor feed mechanism. Both technologies are almost completely [[Strong Bad's Technology|outmoded]]. In most appearances, The Paper prints upside-down from how a real dot-matrix printer would operate; that is, the ''last'' line prints first toward the free edge of the page. However, as seen in [[the paper]], it is also capable of printing in the "normal" orientation. A drawing of the printer in [[lady fan]] also shows the printer operating in this way.

[[Image:Broken Paper.png|thumb|"wE haDd A goOd RUN, oLD buDddy."]]
It was foretold in [[montage]] that The Paper would stick around until email #173, at which time Strong Bad would upgrade to an [[New Paper|inkjet printer]]. This did indeed come to pass. The Paper's printer began to malfunction, and fell from its hidden spot above the computer. After a series of flashbacks reminiscing about The Paper, it bade Strong Bad farewell, and he cremated it with the [[BMW lighter]]. Its ashes spelled "Bye now". Strong Bad then sang a lament for his departed friend: "And The Paper goeth into the niiIIiiIIiiIIght!"

Despite The Paper's demise on the website, The Paper returned alive and well in ''[[Strong Bad's Cool Game For Attractive People]]'', as part of the in-game menu. It also returned to the site for Strong Bad's [[email thunder|200th email]], when it fought the [[New Paper]] offscreen. It was then accidentally burned to a crisp once more by sparks flying off the electrocuting Happy 8600. It has not been seen since.

The [[onomatopoeia]] for The Paper's sound effect is "[[preeeeow]]", mentioned in [[autobiography]], [[haircut]], [[part-time job]], [[garage sale]], [[lady fan]], [[coloring]], and [[the paper]]. In honor of this, Strong Bad has set the [[Compe-per]] to make the "preeeeow" noise. The Paper is always referred to with an [[integral article]].

== Abnormal Sayings ==
The Paper has displayed messages other than the standard "Click here to e-mail Strong Bad" link.

*At the end of [[Superbowl Dealie]], it reads, "Due to the big game, the Strong Bad Email will be late this week."
*At the end of [[Arcade Game]], it reads, "Click here to play the Trogdor arcade game."
*At the end of [[duck pond]], it reads, "Click here to play '[[Duck Pond]]'".
*At the end of [[King of Town Email]], The Paper comes down and reads, "Nobody wants to e-mail The King of Town. For real."
*In the [[HR:crazycartoon.html|Toons Menu version]] of [[crazy cartoon]], it appears in [[Powered by The Cheat]] form and reads ">>>The End<<<".
*In the [[strongbad_email.exe|DVD]] and [[Podstar Runner]] versions of Strong Bad Emails, it simply reads, ">>The End<<", due to the inability to link to Strong Bad's email address.
*It displays the menu options on the [[strongbad_email.exe]] DVD. There is also a "bottom-feeding Paper" reading "Make your selection and mash GO, moron!"
*In the email [[animal]], it reads "Enough already, Strong Bad" above the usual email information.
*At the end of [[Sick Day]], a very unhealthy-looking (crumpled) The Paper reads "Strong Bad, I can't come in today."
*At the end of [[cliffhangers]], it reads, "Tune in next time for the cliff hanging conclusion!!"
*In [[retirement]], The Paper translates what the broken [[Tandy 400]] and [[Compy 386]] are trying to tell Strong Bad. At the end of retirement A it read, "To Be Continued Tomorrow!" before retirement A and retirement B were merged. At the end of the email The Paper reads, "It was me. I like hushpuppies."
*In [[the paper]], it shares its last words with Strong Bad: "I tHiNK i'MM rEAlllyy QUItTinG sTROng BBBaD" and "wE haDd A goOd RUN, oLD buDddy". The earliest words of The Paper are revealed to be "Preeeeow, world." In the basketball flashback, it reads "Manute Bol". During the flashback to its preppy phase, it reads "golf". Just before saving Strong Bad from [[The Island]], it reads "Anybody need a lift?" After Strong Bad's flashback, it reads "iT is Tiime. YOU kNOw WhHat to dO". After Strong Bad "cremates" The Paper, its ashes spell "bye now."
*In ''[[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]]'', the Paper occasionally pops down to give instructions on various bonus modes of the game.

== Other "The Paper" Oddities ==
===General===
*At the end of [[guitar]], Strong Bad uses the [[BMW Lighter]] and unintentionally scorches The Paper.
**In an Easter egg in the DVD version of [[caffeine]], The Paper gets scorched again by Strong Bad's science project, "The Effects Of Gasoline On Fire".
*In [[sb_email 22]], The Paper only comes down at the end of the [[sb_email 22#Easter Eggs|press conference]] Easter egg.
*The printer for The Paper is apparently female; at the end of [[invisibility]], the contrast knobs of the [[Tandy 400]] can be repeatedly clicked to produce the message "tell the printer i'll miss her." However, The Paper itself is male, as mentioned in [[animal]] when Strong Bad asks "him" to come down and meet the new [[Lappy 486]].
*Apparently, The Paper can also produce counterfeit money; in an Easter egg in [[couch patch]], one can click on a hidden link to make The Paper print out an [[ASCII art]] million dollar bill.
*Strong Bad also uses The Paper in [[autobiography]] to print out the actual email. He runs the command "print_of_it.exe" to do so.
**Later in this email, The Paper takes a while to signal the end of the email due to a paper jam (according to Strong Bad).
*In [[theme park]], The Paper comes down twice.
*In [[extra plug]], even when the power is out, The Paper still comes down, with the help of [[Strong Mad]] and [[The Cheat]].
*In [[coloring]], [[Larry Palaroncini]] is heard singing The Paper's signature noise as it comes down and his song ends.
[[Image:The Paper---Shreder'd + montage.PNG|thumb|220px|right|'Twas foretold]]
*In [[more armies]], the email just before its death, The Paper comes down crumpled and torn, prompting Strong Bad to comment, "that's a bad sign."
*In [[the paper]], The Paper is seen in Strong Bad's flashbacks:
**In a "Goth phase" The Paper is entirely black and has [[blood]] dripping from it.
**In a "Preppy phase" it is seen with a pink polo shirt with a turquoise sweater draped around it (blood also drips from it).

===When it has a mind of its own===
*At the end of [[50 emails]] it comes down prematurely, ending an email which, in Strong Bad's opinion, was not quite over.
*The Paper can occasionally follow orders, though. In [[date]] and [[for kids]], Strong Bad instructs The Paper when to come down to bring the email to a close.
*In [[the facts]], The Paper comes down after [[Homestar Runner|Homestar]] says, "And that's the end of my show, DONK!" Strong Bad objects to this.
*In [[animal]], The Paper nervously goes back up when meeting the Lappy. It then tells Strong Bad via printout (see [[#Abnormal Sayings|above]]) that he's stopped being funny for the day.
*In [[part-time job]], The Paper doesn't come down on its own. Instead, "ps: preeeeow" must be clicked to make it come down.
*In [[Sick Day]], The Paper is wrinkled and produces a sick-sounding noise, and tells Strong Bad that it can't come in. It then retreats when Strong Bad asks if he can blow his nose on it.
*In [[retirement]], The Paper suddenly appears and offers to translate the Tandy 400 and Compy 386's language of "extravagantly broken computer." Later, The Paper explains to Strong Bad that it is the one that likes hushpuppies.
*In The Paper's last moments in [[the paper]] it shares its last words with Strong Bad; "I tHiNK i'MM rEAlllyy QUItTinG sTROng BBBaD", "wE haDd A goOd RUN, oLD buDddy", and then after Strong Bad's flashback, "iT is Tiime. YOU kNOw WhHat to dO". After Strong Bad burns The Paper the ashes spell "bye now."
*In [[email thunder]], the [[New Paper]] begins advertising Homestar's HREmails. It is then dragged off the top of the screen and presumably beat up, and The Paper comes down, much to Strong Bad's delight. It is burned by sparks from Homestar's computer shortly thereafter.
*In [[Baddest of the Bands]], when Strong Bad comments that he could make a better entry form using the Lappy and The Paper, The Paper comes down reading: "Got that right."

===When it shows up in odd places===
*In [[stand-up]], it comes down in front of the [[Telebision]] after the end of [[Strong Sad]]'s video.
*In [[little animal]], it appears at the top of the screen while Strong Mad chases Strong Bad around the room. It also remains there when you switch to [[Strong Man]] chasing [[Old-Timey Strong Bad]] and back.
*In [[the bird]], it comes down from the sky. [[Pom Pom]] lifts the corner and [[Homestar Runner Peeking|peeks out]] from under it.
*In [[property of ones]], it comes down over the [[Cold Ones]] [[:Image:sbemail39.PNG|needlepoint]].
*In [[big white face]], it appears above [[The Poopsmith]], who pokes at it with his shovel.
*In [[replacement]], it appears above Strong Bad's grave.
*In [[garage sale]], it comes down from the sky. When viewing the Homestar Runner Easter egg, it remains centered on the screen even as the scene shifts to the left.
*In [[lady...ing]], The Paper comes down to the right of the Lappy (although centered on the screen), after Strong Bad has fallen asleep on that side.
*In [[redesign]], The Paper comes down in front of the "Redesigning SBEMAILS, JERK FOOT" logo.
*In [[retirement]], it appears on the roof of [[Bubs' Concession Stand]] and in the field.
*In [[the paper]], The Paper is shown blocking for Strong Bad in a basketball-type game (Homestar was using a rubber football). After it blocked the shot Homestar comments "Aw, man! Wish I had a time-and-space-transcending piece of paper on my team" (at which point Homsar appears). It also rescues Strong Bad from a sinking island.

===When it's not The Paper===
[[Image:Supra Modern Telegram.png|thumb|Old-Timey The Paper]]
[[Image:Soapoperapaper.png|thumb|The Paper in email [[lady fan]]]]
*In the [[little animal#DVD Version|DVD Version]] of [[little animal]], the [[Old-Timey]] version of The Paper is a [[Supra Modern Telegram]] reading "-the end-".
*In [[superhero name]], a comic book with an "email Strong Bad" link appears in lieu of The Paper.
*In [[vacation]], The Paper does not appear at all.
*In [[japanese cartoon]], The Paper is replaced with an anime credits list.
*In [[crazy cartoon]] and [[mile]], a [[Powered by The Cheat]] version of The Paper appears.
*In [[dreamail]], The Paper takes the form of an upside-down copy of the [[Wikipedia:United States Constitution|United States Constitution]], with the Strong Bad email link scribbled at the top.
**This is the fifth time in seven consecutive emails that The Paper has had at least one unusual twist.
*In [[death metal]], the link to Strong Bad's email address is on the bottom of the death metal worksheet.
*In [[lady fan]], The Paper is shown coming out of a printer in a "boring soap-opera comic".
*In [[the paper]], The Paper is updated to an inkjet printer.
*In [[bike thief]], The [[New Paper]] prints out in the green-white-"stripedy" style of The Paper, causing Strong Bad to comment that it "makes him feel a little better".

== See Also ==
* [[Sound Effects#the_paper|Sound Effects]] to listen to an audio sample.

[[Category: Items|Paper]]
[[Category: Pseudocharacters|Paper]]
[[Category:Deceased Characters]]
{{strongbadpapers}}

Biz Cas Fri 2

FireBird — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:31:14 GMT

FireBird: /* Inside References */ reword

{{puppetnav|bizcasfri2.html|Biz Cas Fri 1|Biz Cas Fri 3}}
[[Image:biz cas fri 2.JPG|thumb|"You smell like wet tech support... with onions!"]]

Homestar creates more trouble for Strong Bad. The shareholders are not amused.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Puppet Character Variations|Puppet]] {{Film|Strong Bad}}, [[Puppet Character Variations|Puppet]] {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, [[Shareholders]]

'''Places:''' [[The Office]]

'''Date:''' Friday, July 1, 2005

'''Running Time:''' 2:00

'''Page Title:''' Biz Cas Fri 2

{{dvd|Everything Else, Volume 1}}

== Transcript ==
''{Close-up of a water cooler. The title words, "Biz Cas Fri", appear. Air bubbles rise into the cooler. Cut to Strong Bad standing at his office computer in his cubicle. Strong Bad is wearing a striped casual polo shirt. The computer monitor is covered in yellow sticky notes.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Wow! This is gonna be great! This is like my most productive day ever, and it's not even lunch yet!

''{Homestar Runner swoops in, sounding dazed, wearing a solid-brown casual polo shirt, eyes turned horizontally, and a piece of garland on his hat.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{possibly hung-over}'' Rondo, it's official. This just in from corporate.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa, what is it?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Thursday is the new Friday. Man, I don't even want to remember what went on last night.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Apparently you didn't wanna remember to take a shower, either. You smell like wet tech support... with onions.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Thanks man. Hey, I need you to cover for me. I'm supposed to present the third-quarter earnings to the shareholders in five minutes, but I really need to take a nap under your desk, here, so—

'''STRONG BAD:''' No way! I'm in the middle of something big here! I'm going to save this company millions!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Thanks man, I owe you one. ''{collapses}''

''{Cut to Strong Bad in front a whiteboard with a pie graph on it. Strong Bad is standing behind a desk in front of an audience.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Um... yes! Thank you, gentlemen. So... uh... how's everybody feeling out there? ''{crickets chirp} {Strong Bad leans to his right}'' Lemme get all my shareholders on this side of the table to say "HEY!". ''{leans to his left}'' And all my shareholders on this side of the table to say "OHHH!".

''{One of the shareholders clears his throat.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' So, lemme tell you about this Post-it note. Listen tightly. This thing's going to save the company millions!

'''SHAREHOLDER:''' ''{Deep, rumbling voice}'' What about the earnings?!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ooh, yes. Earnings. Uh... can I have the country of origin, please?

'''SHAREHOLDER:''' What?!?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Err... can you use it in a sentence?

'''SHAREHOLDER:''' Where are the earnings?!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yes. Earnings. ''{Letters appear on screen as he says them.}'' E-A-R-N— ''{gets hit by a shoe, falls over}'' Ow!

'''SHAREHOLDER:''' Is this the kind of man we hire these days? He's a total liability!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{appears to the right of the shareholder}'' Yeah, liability. ''{Letters appear on screen as he says them.}'' L-I-A-B-I— ''{gets hit by a shoe}''

''{"end."}''

== Easter Eggs ==
* At the end, click on the shoe that hit Homestar to see more of the Post-its.
:''{Strong Bad is in his cubicle again, with Post-it notes stuck to everything}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{yelling hysterically}'' MILLIONS, I TELL YA! MILLIONS!! I'M GONNA SAVE THE COMPANY MILLIONS!! ''{slowly falls to the ground; calms down}'' I'm savin' bunches of money...
:''{A Post-it note falls off the wall.}''

== Fun Facts ==
===Explanations===
*[[Wikipedia:Shareholder|Shareholders]] are people that own shares of stock in a company. A company's responsibility is to benefit its shareholders, and any profit is divided amongst the shareholders.
*Strong Bad's asking for a word's country of origin, for it to be used in a sentence, and the way Homestar and Strong Bad begin spelling "earnings" and "liability" are in the style of a [[Wikipedia:Spelling bee|spelling bee]].

===Trivia===
*In a similar fashion to [[Biz Cas Fri 1]], this puppet short was released on a Friday, even after a significant update was released on the preceding Monday.
*Homestar's sideways eyes were first seen publicly in the [[Alamo Drafthouse - 10 Jun 2005|Alamo Drafthouse]] appearance. The earliest known filming of his sideways eyes is seen in [[Puppets & Little Girl Outtakes]].
*If you look closely enough, you can see Strong Bad in his "Check me out" pose, on a certificate in the top-right of the main view of the meeting room.
*[[Mike Chapman]] is the left shareholder and [[Ryan Sterritt]] is the right shareholder.

===Remarks===
*The Post-it note on Strong Bad's cubicle wall reads "EOB!", which stands for End of Business.

===Inside References===
*The sound effect used for the dazed Homestar was originally used in [[car]], when Homestar was punched out by Strong Bad.
*On the upper part of the screen, you can clearly see the "Remember the 'Tivities" motivational poster from [[no loafing]].
*The name Homestar calls Strong Bad, "Rondo", is an abbreviation of Rondleman, the name he calls him in [[Biz Cas Fri 1]].
*Right after one of the shareholders clears his throat, you can hear [[The Geddup Noise]] (or possibly Chairscoot).
*Strong Bad's mentioning "listen tightly" might be a reference to [[That A Ghost]] where [[Old Timey Strong Bad]] has a similar line.
*Strong Bad is seen posting [[Sticky Notes|sticky notes]] on his monitor.
*If you look at the cubicle wall when Homestar is talking, you can see the [[Dullard]] comic strip from the [[Strong Bad Email]] [[dullard]], DVD version, method 3
*This is another mention of [[showering]].
*On the whiteboard there is a [[Charts|pie chart]] with labels FISCAL and GROWTH?.

== DVD Version ==
*The "end" card appears on a usual black background.
*The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.

===Commentary Transcript===
('''Commentary by:''' [[Mike Chapman]], [[Matt Chapman]])

'''MIKE:''' Attempt number four at the commentary for Biz Cas Fri number 2.

'''MATT:''' Uh, let's talk about it, Mike. Let's talk about EOB.

'''MIKE:''' End of business.

'''MATT:''' That's right! You just learned that!

'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously}'' I didn't know that! Matt just told me that! I never knew that one! I only worked in an office for six months, and—

'''MATT:''' You learned that in commentary attempt number two, didn't you?

'''MIKE:''' I di— ''{chuckles}'' I did! Homestar's just come from the Christmas party, it looks like.

'''MATT:''' He looks es— especially creepy with his eyes sidewise like that.

'''MIKE:''' Sidewise eyes?

'''MATT:''' Yeah, so tech support always stunk, Mike, when I'd go up there.

'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Yeah, I've never—

'''MATT:''' Not to— not to diss on any of you guys from tech support, but it smelled like the dudes' locker room.

'''MIKE:''' Was it the people or the place?

'''MATT:''' It was definitely got into the— cause I remember they— they moved, and when we first moved into the new office, it didn't smell, but within like a week it smelled.

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

'''MATT:''' Umm...

'''MIKE:''' So, that pie chart was on our white erase board for many, many months, and the word "fiscal" still is to this day.

'''MATT:''' Hmm, that's true!

'''MIKE:''' It's been, I don't know, about four months.

'''MATT:''' Mike's tapping, that's— Look! You can see little Mike on that mug there holding a lightsaber!

'''MIKE:''' I'm dressed up as Luke Skywalker in 1977!

'''MATT:''' Yeah, he's standing in front of his oversized issue of the comic book adaptation of Star Wars! It was the size of Mike. It was huge!

'''MIKE:''' Oh, there was a Geddup Noise!

'''MATT:''' Yeah!

'''MIKE:''' Geddy! Eughh! That's—

'''MATT:''' That's Mike. ''{incomprehensible}''

'''MIKE:''' That was my line. I think that's me.

'''MATT:''' Umm, so that,uh, conference call thing in the middle of the table is just our answering machine, cleary, which I don't think we're fooling anybody. Mike, why's he acting like it's a spelling bee?

'''MIKE:''' I love the Scripps— the Scripps spelling bee. They show it on ESPN now.

'''MATT:''' That's true.

'''MIKE:''' It's so good.

'''MATT:''' So does that mean Strong— Homestar's on the board of directors?

===Fun Facts===
*[[Wikipedia:Luke Skywalker|Luke Skywalker]] is a character from the [[Wikipedia:Star Wars|Star Wars Trilogy]].
*"Geddy" and [[The Geddup Noise]] are from the appropriately-titled Strong Bad email "[[geddup noise]]."
*[[Wikipedia:ESPN|ESPN]] is a channel showcasting sports and occasionally featuring lesser-known competitions, such as [[Wikipedia:spelling bee|spelling bees.]]
*The [[Wikipedia:Scripps National Spelling Bee|Scripps National Spelling Bee]] is a highly competitive spelling bee held in annually in Washington, D.C.

== External Links ==
{{extlinks|bizcasfri2|4031|youtube=eqMgFgg3Xrw}}

{{subtitlesLinks|bizcasfri2}}

[[Category:Puppet Stuff]]
[[Category:DVD Commentary]]
[[Category:Strong Bad Email Spin-offs]]

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Talk:H*R.com updates 2009

FireBird — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:53:59 GMT

FireBird: we have a forum (http://forum.hrwiki.org/) for stuff like this

{{updates-talk-box}}

== 2009 starts off with a bang, eh? ==

I can't believe we're already almost 2 weeks into the new year and still no new updates. This is seeming like it's going to be a repeat of the infamous Summer Vacation. I just hope the Brothers Chaps are actually on vacation, rather than lazing around. Besides that, it's been a while since sbemail 200... do you think we've seen the end of Strong Bad Emails for good?
:Speculation and opinions should go on the forum, and definitely not on this talk page. Thank you.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 19:08, 12 January 2009 (UTC)
::Remember that in 2007, no new toons came until the second-to-last week of January. {{User:Bad Bad Guy/sig}} 20:11, 12 January 2009 (UTC)

I can't believe we're already almost 3 weeks into the new year and a month since the last update and still no new updates. This is seeming like it's going to be a repeat of the infamous Summer Vacation. I just hope the Brothers Chaps are actually on vacation, rather than lazing around. Besides that, it's been a while since sbemail 200... do you think we've seen the end of Strong Bad Emails for good?
:Once again, please stop worrying about it, and take any speculation to the forum. Thanks. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 19:35, 19 January 2009 (UTC)
::I don't see this being speculation. I think this is a general question. It seems to be a little bit of a harsh response. I've spent some time on Wikipedia now, and I'm aware that they have a policy ''Assume Good Faith''. Perhaps we should have it on this Wiki as well? --{{User:Blow Up the Ocean/sig}} 20:58, 20 January 2009 (UTC)
:::In no part of my response did i not assume good faith. It's just that wondering about when there's going to be an update is not constructive to the knowledge base, and therefore continuing to do so is a waste of wiki resources. There IS a place where people can wonder about homestar-related things all they want, and that is the forum. There's nothing "bad faith" about a post that belongs on the forum, but that doesn't mean that it is acceptable here. That's all i was saying. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 21:18, 20 January 2009 (UTC)
::::::::Oh, I see. I misunderstood. My apologies. --{{User:Blow Up the Ocean/sig}} 21:34, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

== Upon what time ==

Upon what time is Homestarruner.com updated if there is to be an update on any given Monday. I curiously ask because I think a new hremail might emerge this week should there be an update. 9.359.39.92 (Horatio the Lamb)

== DVD ==

There's a new DVD, but it's SBCG4AP and it's hosted on Telltale and not the Store. How do you put that on the main page? {{User:T3H_CH3K7_888/sig}} 17:50, 24 April 2009 (UTC)

== Thnikkashirt ==

Uhh... There's a new shirt at the store. THE THNIKKAMAN SHIRT IS BACK!!!
:That's not a new shirt. That's an old shirt being made available again. We don't list in the updates when shirts are discontinued or, um, re-continued. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 04:35, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

== New Homestar shirt. ==

A new Homestar Shirt with the design from the hoodie is here. But, I don't know when it was added. {{User:Ugozima/sig}} 18:35, 5 June 2009 (UTC)

:I don't think store updates get put on this page unless they also happen to be promoted on H*R.com directly. Anyway, the shirt is added to the [[Store T-Shirts]] page a couple days ago. {{User:GreenHelmet/sig}} 19:07, 5 June 2009 (UTC)

== New store update! ==

Guys, I found a new store update today! They were now drawing names for one '''''last''''' remaining Kick The Cheat (which we long thought were extinct)... just letting you know. --{{User:Toshiba HSRLR/sig}} 05:01, 7 June 2009 (UTC)
:Yep. A {{p|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Store&oldid=653068#June_3.2C_2009 few days ago}}, actually. Thanks though. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:41, 7 June 2009 (UTC)

== Update the front page please ==

I found a new Main page message about a kick the cheat contest. :D

-[[User:Everybody!|Everybody!]] 20:04, 15 June 2009 (UTC)

== New Weekly Stuff ==

A new sketchbook, weekly fanstuff and QotW are out!
Awesome, can't wait to check it out.
[[User:Homestone Wrecker|Homestone Wrecker]]

== Store Sale ==

When you hold the mouse button down over the button that leads to the store, it changes from 13% off to 15% off. Should this be noted somewhere? - [[User:CloneWarrior|CloneWarrior]] 02:35, 23 July 2009 (UTC)
:Interesting. I'll bet they reused an old 15%-off button and missed a step. The best place to note it is on [[Main Page Messages]], I'd say. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 02:42, 23 July 2009 (UTC)
::When you click on the button, it doesn't take you anywhere. is that noteworthy? {{User:The Knights Who Say Ni/sig}} 02:44, 23 July 2009 (UTC)
:::Again, I'd say yes. Such buttons usually take you to the store, right? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 02:47, 23 July 2009 (UTC)

User talk:FireBird

FireBird — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:47:34 GMT

FireBird: /* Helscome back our Wiki */ reply to Jay!

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==Help==
I want to upload a picture, but I cant because it says I don't have rights.-Peblairman

== Fanstuff Sprites? ==

Can I use those Stinkoman in bed Sprites in [[HRFWiki:Planet K Adventures]] for [[HRFWiki:20X6 Guinea Pigs|my]] comic? I would give you credit. If yes, THANKS! If no, sorry jlammburger. --{{User:Homfrog/sig}} 12:10, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

:Sure, go ahead. {{User:FireBird/sig}} 15:31, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

== LotS ==

Are you that one guy who made that on Lord of the Stars fanfic? Can I finish it? - {{User:Homsardude1/sig}}

:Uh, sure. {{User:FireBird/sig}} 15:42, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

== Dude ==

Hey there, good to see you around, even if just for a bit. Hope stuff is going well in the world of FireBird. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 04:44, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

:Thanks! It's been awhile... I was starting to miss this place. {{User:FireBird/sig}} 04:50, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

== Heads-Up ==

I don't know if you've noticed after all these years, but you're on fire. Just a heads-up. Anywhom, how's it shaking? I've missed talking to you and other wiki users. {{User:Pertmywert/sig}} 08:36, 29 March 2009 (UTC)

== Helscome back our Wiki ==

So ''that's'' why you were gone so long. Good to have you back. We've been having some spammers annoying us lately, so the more sysops we have to shoot them down, the better. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 21:39, 12 October 2009 (UTC)

:Shanks! I don't promise I won't not leave again this time again. I will help fight spammers if I can remember how... those things are bad for you! {{User:FireBird/sig}} 21:47, 12 October 2009 (UTC)

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FireBird — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:30:32 GMT

FireBird: i actually forgot my password...

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== About Me ==
Hi, I'm FireBird.

I first got into Homestar Runner around '03. My favorite character is [[1-Up]].

I joined the Wiki on February 11, 2004. On April 25, 2005, I was promoted to a Wiki [[HRWiki:Administrators|sysop]]. I like to patrol [[Special:RecentChanges|recent changes]] and help new pages [[Senor Mortgage|get a leg up on the pile]].

== Contact Me ==
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::*[[User Talk:FireBird|Talk page]]

::*[[Special:Emailuser/FireBird|E-mail]]

Contacts

FireBird — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 05:43:36 GMT

FireBird: /* Homestar Runner */ I think this is more appropriate here, since this isn't Strong Bad's computer nor is it Strong Bad replying.

{{about|contact information for [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] characters}} {{for|contacts of the creators of the cartoon|Email}}
[[Image:Larry_chat.PNG|thumb|With the t-top down!]]

While few of them will actually work, many characters have "'''Contact information'''" in the form of an email address, an IM name, or a phone number.

== List of Contact Information ==
===[[Bubs]]===
*Email: bubs@homestarrunner.com ([[unused emails]])
*Email: bubs@bubs.bubs ([[Bug In Mouth Disease]])
*Pager: 555-7896 ([[Bug In Mouth Disease]])
*Beeper: 555-3421 ([[Bug In Mouth Disease]])
===Great Looking Girl===
*IM: gr8lookinggrl ([[i she be]])
===[[Homestar Runner]]===
*[[Some Type of Online Auction]] screen name: [[Witches' Brew|witchesbrew82]] ([[english paper]])
*Email: homestar@homezipan.gov ([[Strong Badia the Free]])
*Email: DJmankiewicz@homestarrunner.com (Appears in the [[hremail]]s and automatically replies with the following:)
<blockquote>From: djmankiewicz@homestarrunner.com<br />
Subject: My Inbox Runneth Ova!<br />
<br />
Oh, hello everyone! For some unknown reason I'm getting this big cavalcanche of emails all of the sudden. They're filling up the basement and I'm running out of paper towels!<br />
<br />
Just sit tight and hremails will be back to normal before you know it.<br />
<br />
And thanks again to everyone who participated in Bacon Pretend Week! Ron Staple you are a GENIUS!<br />
<br />
Okay bye,<br />
Homestar Runner<br />
<nowiki>--------</nowiki> Original Message --------<br />
<br />
> Your original message</blockquote>

===[[Larry Palaroncini]] (of [[Limozeen]])===
*IM: ladeezluvlarry71 ([[death metal]])
===[[Marzipan]]===
*IM: hooray4dolphins ([[marzipan]])
===[[Pom Pom]]===
*Home Phone: (123) 456-7890 ([[Yearbook Character Page]])
*[[Cell Phones|Cell Phone]]: (123) 555-8307 ([[Yearbook Character Page]])
*Pager: (718) 555-1059 ([[Yearbook Character Page]])
*Address: 125 Lexington Ave; Isle of Pom ([[Pom Pom#Character Video Transcript|Pom Pom's Character Video]])
*Email: pompom@clubtechno.pom ([[Strong Badia the Free]])

===[[Senor Cardgage]]===
*[[Senor Cardgage Mortgage|Work]] Phone: 555-55-55855-55-5-73667-6678-4243-86329 (given as ''555-55-55855-55-5-SENOR-MORT-GAGE-TODAY'' in [[Senor Mortgage]])
===[[So and So]]===
*Email: soandso@lowenbrau.com (Appears on the [[Thorax Corporation]] site)
===[[Strong Bad]]===
*Email: strongbad@homestarrunner.com (Almost every [[Strong Bad Email]], shown by [[The Paper]] or [[New Paper]])
*Email: strongbad@strongbadshouse.res ([[Strong Badia the Free]])

===[[Strong Sad]]===
*IM: depressio111117 ([[marzipan]])
*Email: depressio@homestarrunner.com ([[depressio]])
*Email: depressio@bleakhouse.gov ([[Strong Badia the Free]])
===[[The Cheat]]===
*IM: cheatachu72 ([[i she be]], [[marzipan]])
*Some Type of Online Auction screen name: cheatachu72 ([[english paper]])

===[[The King of Town]]===
*Email: kingoftown@themuncipality.gov ([[Strong Badia the Free]])
*Email: theoftown@strongbadshouse.res ([[Strong Badia the Free]])

===[[Coach Z]]===
*Email: coachz@coachnya.aaeerg ([[Strong Badia the Free]])
===[[Thorax Corporation]]===
*Email: gent.delabor@thoraxcorp.com (Appears on the Thorax Corporation site)
*Email: leg.delabor@thoaxcorp.com (Link in the pop-up on the Thorax Corporation site)

===[[The Pizz]]===
*Email: thepizz@virtualpizz.biz ([[Strong Badia the Free]])

===Apostroholics===
*Work Phone: 1-800-APOSTROHOLIC ([[unnatural]])

===Unidentified People===
====[[Where's An Egg?]]====
*[[Some Type of Online Auction]] screen name: lectrix84 (possibly a [[Videlectrix]] employee)
*[[Some Type of Online Auction]] screen name: 100rublesguy (unidentified Russian)
====[[Hairstyle Runner]]====
*Work Number: An [[HR:gallery2/hair050.GIF|image]] in the gallery's description is "1-800-call-kobak".

==Fun Facts==
*Most of the phone, pager and beeper numbers use the prefix [[Wikipedia:555 telephone number|555]] to avoid putting real phone numbers on the site.
*Marzipan may not actually have a screen name, as she claims she doesn't know what a screen name is in [[marzipan]].

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Talk:Ages of Characters

FireBird — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:52:31 GMT

FireBird: /* Probable ages */ reply for 140.247.11.50

Some of the statements in this page need citation. For example, how do we know the relative ages of the Brothers Strong?
:Strong Bad calls Strong Sad "his baby brother" a lot, and Strong Mad his "big brother." {{User:Theyellowdart/sig}}
::That doesn't help the article. Citation in the article (with a link to the toon where this is said) would. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:24, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

I know [[different town]] establishes that Strong Sad is Strong Bad's "baby brother", but what's the earliest mention of this? And where is it established that Strong Mad is older than Strong Bad? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 22:09, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
:I know in [[the facts]] Strong Bad calls Strong Sad "baby Storng Sad" and Strong Mad "biggest bro". And I know there's other places where this is implied. {{User:Theyellowdart/sig}}
::In [[depressio]], Strong Bad calls Strong Sad "[his] stupid kid brother". --[[User:Trogga|Trogga]] 02:32, 6 January 2007 (UTC)
== The Cheat ==

I don't follow the logic why The Cheat is supposed to be likely not 43 based on the fake ID. It's pure speculation.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 03:24, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
:If we accept that all the rest of the info on the ID is false (after all, it is a fake ID), then we can also assume that that piece of info is likely false. It could be true, yes. Frankly, I wanted to clean it up, but I'm not personally in support nor against it. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:33, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
::It's a [[Wikipedia:Logical fallacy|fallacy]]. We know the '''ID''' is fake, but we don't know if all of the '''information''' on it is true or false.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 03:36, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
:::Yes, in one sense it is a logical fallacy, I fully agree. In another sense, though, as this is a constructed world, it's likely that all the elements of this ID were intended to be absurd. How would anyone aside from Homestar be deceived into thinking this was a description of The Cheat in ''any'' way? Secondly, if it's a fake ID, why would he need one with his real age, as IDs are generally needed to verify age? (An argument here could be rooted in the immigration and other similar laws in place in the US and other nations.) Finally, Strong Bad's line saying the ID purports him to be a "43-year-old miner" - the tone seems to indicate (to me) that both of these are way off. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:42, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
::::Yeah, Strong Bad's tone is a more convincing argument. I'm not sold on this proving that The Cheat is underage, though. Even Bubs has a fake ID (even if it's cancelled), and he clearly seems to be an adult. I guess you can use fake IDs to do all kinds of business scams. And doesn't The Cheat look a bit alien to you? ;-){{User:Loafing/sig}} 03:48, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
:::::Wait, are you here for the five-minute argument, or the full twenty minutes? I think we agree that this probably isn't strikingly notable, but perhaps it's usable through some sort of logic we haven't exactly stumbled upon. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:53, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
:Well, "logically", if Strong Bad is so sure that The Cheat's birthday isn't the day on the fake ID, then we can be equally as certain that he isn't 43 either. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 05:09, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
::Yes, with that extra bit of information, it makes perfect sense.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 05:18, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
:BTW, since when was Bubs' ID confirmed to be fake? Cancelled, yes, but fake? --{{User:Jay/sig}} 05:12, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
::Hmmm, I just remembered it to be fake. Maybe I thought that "Very Official" was meant to be ironic.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 05:18, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

== Trogador Bday ==

Although Troggie's and Stinkoman's birthdays are known, that doesn't make them 3- they just debut 3 years ago. What does everyone else think?
:In [[Happy Trogday]]. Stinkoman says, "Hey! My birthday was last week! I don't see anyone making any Stinkoman-shaped pancakes!" In addition to claiming that his birthday is on January 6, I think he's also insinuating that Trogdor's "Trogday" is Trogdor's birthday. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 23:42, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
::I'm not saying it's not their birthdays, it just that they weren't neccessarily their ''first'' birthdays. They could have existed before their debuts. Oh, and that was me.-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 23:45, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

:::Oh, I see what you're saying. I do think TBC mean for Happy Trogday to be Trogdor's third birthday, from [[:Image:trogday.PNG|this screenshot]]. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 00:13, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

:Explanation for [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Ages_of_Characters&diff=401472&oldid=401469 this edit]: If you accept that [[Happy Trogday]] is claiming to be Trogdor's birthday, then I think it directly follows that Stinkoman's first birthday was the week before Trogdor's. This is why immediately after the screen showing Trogdor wearing a party hat with the number "3" on it, the screen shifts to Stinkoman and he complains that no one celebrated ''his'' birthday the week before. I think it's reasonable to infer that this birthday is also his third, since Strong Bad really did create both of them exactly three years beforehand. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 01:36, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

::::I agree that we know Trogdor's first b-day, (making him currently 3), but I still don't think that japanese cartoon was necessarily Stinkoman's first. I guess I'm equating Trogdor's age with something like "dog years", whereas Stinkoman ages, well, in human years. And it just doesn't add up for him to have the physic of a fully grown man at the age of 3... Even though it's just a cartoon... Made up '''by''' a cartoon no less... (my wording is terrible, but you get the jist). {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} 01:44, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

:::::(I'm kinda struggling here). I suppose, even though we did sort of witness Stinkoman's creation, that maybe he was already existing, (in a parallel universe), or ''will'' exist, or whatever. I think it's sort of like Senor Cardgage, (at first, we weren't sure if he was his own entity, but know he ''is''...) Sorry, this's all's I gots... {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} 01:49, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

::::::I see your point about his full-grown-ness, but I think that it just means that he was "born" full-grown, just like Trogdor. I'm just one voice, though. If there's consensus the other way, I'm okay with removing it. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 02:11, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

:::::::Okay, I'm already regretting typing this, but what the heck! (I'm laughing at myself right now, just so's ya know's)... There ''is'' a baby Trogdor featured on some baby clothing, (*''oh brother...I am '''so''' sorry!''*), leading me to believe that he ''was'' born a baby, and just matured fast, like most reptiles, (let me once again apologize). We saw Strong Bad create Trogdor's adult visage in "dragon".... But I also see your point, Trey! {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} 02:21, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

::::::::No apology necessary :) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 03:03, 6 January 2007 (UTC)
Trogdor ''was'' born when Strong Bad drew him. The pic of him with the party hat and all seals the deal there. But there's no real analogy with the Stinkoman situation. Would we say Senor Cardgage was born in [[kind of cool]] just because Strong Bad first described him there? Certainly not. Strong Bad's description of Stinkoman does not equal "creation" or "birth", thus there's no indication that Strong Bad gave birth to Stinkoman in anything like the same way he gave birth to Trogdor. So we look to other indicators; these exist for Trogdor, and not for Stinkoman. So, while today is Stinkoman's "birthday", it's not necessarily his fourth birthday. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 08:16, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

:You know, you have a good point that while Trogdor was created from scratch (starting with two more different S's), Strong Bad "created" Stinkoman by starting with himself and altering his features to conform to anime stereotypes. A week or two after [[japanese cartoon]] was released, I wouldn't be surprised if TBC didn't even consider him to be a separate character, but rather just a stylized version of Strong Bad. Since then, however, I think it's clear that Stinkoman has evolved into his own character, and to confirm this, he even interacts with non-20X6 characters (e.g., Marzipan in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 8.0]]).

:Now that Stinkoman is a separate character, if the question is asked, "When did Stinkoman come into existence?", the two possible answers are "January 6, 2003" and "Some undetermined time beforehand". The two pieces of evidence supporting the former answer are (1) Stinkoman took form before our eyes on this particular date, in [[japanese cartoon]], and (2) Stinkoman claims that his birthday is ''some'' January 6th; why should it happen to be a January 6th of a different year if [[japanese cartoon]] is unrelated to his birth?

:So, I think there's good support for saying that his date of birth is 1/6/2003. But, despite my extremely long reply, it won't break my heart if Stinkoman is removed from this page. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 08:43, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

::Let me add to your conflicted heart these words: "Hey, Stinkoman!" "Did you just call me Stinkoman?" Perhaps that's when he was truly born. Or perhaps any suggestion he was born anytime is mere speculation. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 09:06, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

:::"Yes, sir, I did." :D Have a good night, Q. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 09:09, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

== 1974 ==

Does everyone agree with what I put under Strong Bad?-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 18:42, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

:It's a safe assumption. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 18:46, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

== Delete ==
This page is hopeless speculation, contradictions, and speculation about contradictions, mainly because TBC don't actually adhere to a timeline that would make this page possible. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 06:16, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
:It is true that, with a couple of exceptions, the information on this page is either of the type "X is older than Y" or "Z was alive in 19XX, so he must be at least YY old". And, as you've said, the TBC apparently have no interest in establishing anything more than vague age ranges for their characters. As such, it probably would be best to delete this article and move any verifiable information to those characters' articles, if it's not on there already. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 06:25, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
::I don't even think we will ever get enough information from TBC to estimate an age range. Conclusions of the type "Z was alive in 19XX, so he must be at least YY old" assume much more chronological consistency than there is in TBC toons.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 06:30, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
:::If we assume the point of this page is to pinpoint exactly the ages of characters, that will prove futile. But I don't see that as the point. Rather, this documents the few times TBC have offered real cues as to the ages of the characters. The information gathered here should be non-speculative, but certainly the conclusions one might draw from it may be. There's nothing really wrong with that. '''Keep'''. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 07:20, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
::::As I said, I doubt that most of these cues are "real cues".{{User:Loafing/sig}} 07:22, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
:::::And fully 50% of what we note as "references" are likely not intentional references by TBC either, yet we seem to have no qualms about keeping them in the article. Your comment would seem to imply that we apply different editorial standards in different places. Are TBC intentionally giving us clues to follow, like some demented antagonist in a murder mystery? Of course not. But they are tipping their hat toward a reality that, while they are in no way bound to keep to, indicates something important about their creation and the reality they work with when creating this which ought to be noted. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 07:28, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
::::::So, less than half of what we list in RWR is actually intended by TBC? I think that's a gross exaggeration. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:59, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
:::::::Can't argue there, but the point stands. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 20:31, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
:I agree with Qermaq. It's more of a list of times the characters' ages are alluded to than an attempt to figure out their exact ages. {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 07:44, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
::Yeah, you guys have convinced me. I think it could be a good article if it simply lists references or allusions to the characters' ages. Without any speculation. And, Qermaq, I don't agree with most "references" either, but I don't think I have enough strength to revisit and debate every single one ;-){{User:Loafing/sig}} 08:44, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
:::In that case, is there a better name than "Ages of Characters"? No character's age is actually listed. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:59, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
::::I can't think of a better name for the page (though perhaps one exists). It would be more accurate to call the page, "Vague Ages of Characters", but that seems to reflect poorly on the article. But if that's really what this page consists of (even if they're ''true'' age ranges), is really worthy of a whole article? It just seems like we don't have enough substance to report. On a side note, there ''are'' two ages that are actually listed—Trogdor's and Stinkoman's ([[#Trogador Bday|see above]]). {{User:Trey56/sig}} 20:43, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
:::::No delort. I contributed to this page, and it's helpful. Deleting this would be a bad idea!! --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}}
:::::Trey, where else would we present evidence of the relative ages of the characters? On the Character pages is an option, but as many of the facts depend on relationships between characters, isn't a centralized exploration of this better than duplicating the info on each characters' page? I wish I knew the best title, maybe it will come. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:39, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
::::::"References to ages of characters", maybe? Or is that too long winded? {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 03:49, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
:::::::Qermaq: I'm still not convinced that an article mainly about the characters' relative ages is substantial enough. I mean, really, there's not too much to say, other than, "The King of Town is the oldest, then Bubs and Coach Z, and then everyone else. Probably." That's an exaggeration, but I'm just demonstrating my take on it. There are more tidbits out there, but I sense that that's about the extent that of TBC's consistency on the matter.
:::::::That being said, I think I would probably be okay with the article if it was entitled something like [[Relative Age of Characters]]—I think it's a fruitless pursuit to try to collect random mentions of years and piece them together to establish numerical values of characters' ages. That's probably what makes me uncomfortable with the article as it currently stands. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 04:40, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
::::::::Well, the gist of what I am arguing is just that - this page is less about determining the ages of the characters (which I'm sure we all agree is fruitless) and more about documenting the clues TBC have left to determine what can be determined. [[Relative Age of Characters]] might be the best choice. I advocate deciding on a suitable name for this article assuming it is only exploring these citable references, and '''move''' to that title, editing article as necessary. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 04:48, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
:I find this page useful; although I do share the same concerns about it being vague. -Cyndentia
If nobody objects within five minute, I'm going to take the delete template off. It seems unlikely this will be deleted.-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 20:42, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
:Okay, maybe not.-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 20:54, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
::I put the tags back on because this discussion is not finished, the article is still in horrible shape, and if we're gonna keep it we haven't even decided on a suitable name. This article should either be majorly cleaned up soon or deleted. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:57, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
:::How about Possible ages of characters? That sounds good.-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 20:59, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
::::No it doesn't! --[[User:90.240.34.177|90.240.34.177]] 03:31, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
:::::Why not? {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 03:47, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
::::::It sounds as if the page was actually trying to figure out the ages. Something like "Allusions to Ages of Characters" or "Ages of Characters" (my favourite) would be more fitting. {{User:Loafing/sig}} 03:49, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
:::::::I have recieved a complaint about the above comment and would like to apologise to anyone that took offence from it, as none was intended. --[[User:90.240.34.177|90.240.34.177]] 04:40, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
:I still think that this article should be deleted. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 15:02, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
::I vote '''keep'''. Since we put this article in the Research category, I think some deductive statements can be made about who's older then who (based of course on canonical references) without being considered speculative. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 17:23, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
:::'''Cleanup and rename'''; don't delete. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 17:26, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

::::'''Cleanup LOTS and rename SOON''' There is purpose and potential here, just needs a lot of work. - {{User:Ilko Skevüld's Teh C/Sig}} 17:34, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

:::::KEEP! --[[User:Jnelson09|Jnelson09]] 22:33, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
::::::'''Keep'''. While it could use cleaning up, as already mentioned, it seems like a decent start at simply getting the relative ages (as opposed to guessing the actual ages) of the characters organized--a not unhelpful piece of information, especially for newbies.--[[User:H-ko|H-ko]] 21:46, 1 February 2007 (UTC)
:::::::With respect to those supporting deletion, I really think it is time to remove the tag from this page. I think it is quite clear there is no consensus to delete this page, without which it must not be deleted per policy. We should most likely include the <nowiki>{{cleanup}}</nowiki> tag in its place, but I think retaining the deletion tag is rather pointless at this point in the discussion. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 21:57, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

==looking old==
Hey there, I know we took out all the crazy stuff about "he must be older than this guy because" or "it's likely that so and so was born between 1976-1983 because of references to..." but there were some specific numbers given in this sbemail that would suggest strong sad is between the ages of 18-24 (strong bad's target audience) and that strong bad is slightly older than that (say, 25-32)... in fact i would wager that strong bad is in the age range of the brothers chap. -cyndentia

:That's based on some supposition we shouldn't be engaging in, however. 18-24 is a highly sought demographic, of course, and Strong Bad implies he is 10 years older than that, placing him at very close to Matt's and Mike's age (30 and 33 respectively). But we have to also consider how reliable Strong Bad is and how likely this is any real evidence. As far as Strong Sad's agfe being implied by this, I can't see that. Strong Bad talks to his stupid baby brother all the time, there's no reason he did so in this email,because he's in the desired age range - or desired at all. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 21:02, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
::While it is possible, I really don't think we have any additional hints as to Strong Bad's age. I know 50 and 60 yr olds who do things in order to appeal to the 18-24 demographic (Vince McMahon). And I have seen many within that demographic (such as those who become suddenly single after being married for some time) change their style in order to appeal to that demographic even as they are "part" of that demographic. So I don't see it as any clue to Strong Bad's age. It may (and that is a very speculative may) be a clue to Strong Sad's age as Strong Bad does seek him out to see if he appeals to the demographic after his "surgery" and it doesn't seem to me that it would be to give him a hard time in any way, but there are other reasons beyond just "because he is such an age" that are possible (such as he can't see exactly who he's talking to with the "lace lift," and probably other possible reasons.) So I can't see it at all relating to Strong Bad (unless you want to say he's at least 10, but even at that it is strong bad) and only a maybe for Strong Sad. - {{User:Ilko Skevüld's Teh C/Sig}} 18:03, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

== Repair ==

Could someone tell me exactly what needs to be done to this article so I can work on it and save it from deletion?-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 22:04, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

:Well, it needs to tell us something we can actually say for sure based on the canon, and be free of speculation. And it could use some better organization - I'm not sure the character sections are the best way. I'm not certain what exactly needs to happen - if I were, I'd likely have already gone and done it. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 22:07, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
::Well, in this case, I don't think we have to be restricted to canoncity. Plus, when I first discovered this wiki, I was suprised this article didn't already exist, so I think it'd be a shame to delete it.-[[User:LordQuackingstick|LordQuackingstick]] 22:12, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
:::I'd caution, however, not to engage in speculation. It's my opinion we should state facts alone; allow the reader to form the resulting conclusions. But I might not be in line with consensus here. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:00, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

==Coach Z==

Just watched [[caffeine]] and Coach Z refers to himself as an old man. I think more citations would help, and specific quotes to support the statements (as well as reasons why the statements might not be reliable, like in "looking old" above). I do think this is a good page; the wiki is designed to help the curious and many new people might want to know where the characters stand with each other (since Coach Z and Bubs might not be recognizable as "old men" or the brothers Strong as oldest, middle, and younger brothers)... anywho. -cyndentia who doesn't have a cool link to the cyndentia site yet

:I refer to myself as an old man all the time, even to people older than me. I do it half-jokingly, or as an expression of how I am feeling. But in truth I'm not ''that'' old. Even my father, who earlier this month turned 71, is no "old man". So using Coach Z's statement as an indicator of his actual age is speculative. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:02, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

== Done? ==

I was just looking over this article and seeing what exactly about it needs cleanup. I'm currently looking for a job to do (I'm bored, of course) and would be more than willing to clean this page up, but it looks done to me. Should I remove the tag? -{{User:Brightstar Shiner/sig}} 20:36, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

== Rough Copy? ==

I think there's a hint at Strong Sad's age in [[rough copy]]. When Strong Sad throws snowballs at Strong Bad and The Cheat, Strong Sad says "I've been saving these in the freezer since I was eight!" This says that Strong Sad is more than 8 years old. Do you agree?
:Yes. But obvious since [[Strong Sad|he]] looks bigger than me. What? I'm eight {{User:KlingOnMyDreams/sig}} 19:47, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

== Probable ages ==

I have to say that the "probable age" line that's been added to the articles kinda seems like bunk to me. Does anyone agree? -[[Special:Contributions/140.247.11.50|140.247.11.50]] 19:29, 12 January 2009 (UTC)

:This was mentioned awhile back in the "[[Talk:Ages_of_Characters#Delete|Delete]]" discussion, although it seems no decision was reached. I agree with you; TBC clearly don't have set ages for the characters. The amount of chronological ambiguity and inconsistency in H*R makes attempting to determine an age a little ridiculous. {{User:FireBird/sig}} 21:52, 12 January 2009 (UTC)

User:FireBird

FireBird — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:53:52 GMT

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== About Me ==
Hi, I'm FireBird.

I first got into Homestar Runner around '03. My favorite character is [[1-Up]].

I joined the Wiki on February 11, 2004. On April 25, 2005, I was promoted to a Wiki [[HRWiki:Administrators|sysop]]. I like to patrol [[Special:RecentChanges|recent changes]] and help new pages [[Senor Mortgage|get a leg up on the pile]].

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User talk:FireBird

FireBird — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:50:56 GMT

FireBird: reply

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FireBird — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:41:28 GMT

FireBird: Strong Bad says "Oh! Now we're talkin'!" from '''alternate universe'''. {{personal-image|FireBird}}

== Summary ==
[[Strong Bad]] says "Oh! Now we're talkin'!" from '''[[alternate universe]]'''.
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== Licensing: ==
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== About Me ==
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Quote of the Week

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FireBird: /* Quotes */ changed to Marshie's Malloween Mix-Up

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The '''Quote of the Week''' is a sound bite from the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] body of work. These are found by clicking on the ''Q'' at the top of the [[Main Pages]], and are generally updated each week on Thursday. Here is a list of all Quotes of the Week collected since this feature started on January 10, 2002, under the name "Quote of the day". Since early 2004, the Quote of the Week was updated with more regularity. For some time before then, the quote of the week was a "[[Main Page Messages|what's new?]]" oval button. The dates of some quotes are estimated on the basis of the file-modified date.

:''For the July 29–November 11, 2004 quotes, the quote was only available as a .zip file. As of the November 22 quote, however, the download option appears to only be as a straight MP3, and The Brothers Chaps appear to be deleting each quote of the week as soon as the next one is released.''

:''Quotes after November 11, 2004 are transcribed on the website. Directly saving and opening the [[HR:qod.swf|Flash file]] produces some odd results; the standard Homestar image will appear along with a default message, as shown on the right.''

:''On July 27, 2006, a "loading" box was added for while the quote was loading, probably due to the unusual length of that day's quote. The following week, on August 3, 2006, the loading box was removed.''

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| '''[[Marshie]]''': "Bomb Capacity Increased!"
| [[Marshie's Malloween Mix-Up]]

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|{{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}13 March 2008
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| [[Blubb-O's Commercial]]

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|{{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}07 March 2008
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| '''[[Taranchula|Schenkel McDoo]]''': "Yah guys! Maybe find some coin!"
| [[buried]]

|- id="QW-2008-02-28"
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| '''[[Bubs]]''': "Oh. Uh... I'm a public flasher!"
| [[licensed]]

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|{{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}14 Feb 2008
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| '''[[Cheerleader]]''': "As I was saying, Vamlumtimes Day is serious times. If I don't get cards from enough boys, I could lose all my Mindy cred!"
| [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 12]]

|- id="QW-2008-02-07"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}07 Feb 2008
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| '''[[Old-Timey Strong Bad]]''': "Alright, The Sneak, watch me toss these creepity crawlities through the window like I was Edgardo J. Sportsman himself!"
| Quote of the Week exclusive

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| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}31 Jan 2008
| [[Mirror:cardgeenan.mp3|download]] (mirror)
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| '''[[Senor Cardgage]]''': "Carageenan, Monteljohn. Can you detect me to the nearest bus stamp?"
| [[fan club]]

|- id="QW-2008-01-24"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}24 Jan 2008
| [[Mirror:marshie_abom.mp3|download]] (mirror)
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| '''[[Fluffy Puff Mascots#Gel-arshie|Gel-arshie]]''': "I'M AN ABOMINATION! And I'm comin' to your house after school."
| [[winter pool]]

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| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}17 Jan 2008
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| '''[[Coach Z]]''': "Mmmmm! Drink in that bun!"
| [[environment]]

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| '''[[Marzipan]]''': "I'm pretty sure that's just Strong Mad absconding with Bob's conces-- Bob's...''{Missy briefly laughs and inhales}'' ''{I'm pretty sure}'' that's just Strong Mad absconding with Bubs' constesh-- constession stand."
| [[Fall Float Parade]] blooper

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| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}13 Dec 2007
| [[Mirror:smartdrinks.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|DJ Teh Cheat|Quote of the Week DJ The Cheat.png}}
| '''Singers''': "Smart drinks. These are smart drinks. (These are definitely not smart drinks.) Have another round. (Don't.)" ''{entire song: "Smart drinks. (These are not smart drinks.) These are smart drinks. (These are definitely not smart drinks.) These are smart drinks. (Definitely not.) Have another round. (Don't.) ''{quickly}'' Have another round! (Don't.)"}''
| [[nightlife]]

|- id="QW-2007-12-06"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}06 Dec 2007
| [[Mirror:hs_poodonk.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Homestar Runner|qod 1 - homestar.PNG}}
| '''[[Homestar Runner]]''': "Ohh! And you think [[Poodonkis]] did it."
| [[Jibblies 2]] outtake

|- id="QW-2007-11-29"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}29 Nov 2007
| [[Mirror:rapsong.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Coach Z|qod 5 - coach z.PNG}}
| '''[[Coach Z]]''': "Coach Z, R-A-P. Accidentally featuring Peacey P..." ''{entire "Rap Song"}''
| [[Rap Song]]

|- id="QW-2007-11-15"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}15 Nov 2007
| [[Mirror:cz_schoolchild.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Coach Z|qod 5 - coach z.PNG}}
| '''[[Coach Z]]''': "I feel like that school child on the first day of Christmas!"
| Quote of the Week exclusive

|- id="QW-2007-11-01"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}01 Nov 2007
| [[Mirror:marzi_frantic.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Marzipan|qod 6 - marzipan.PNG}}
| '''[[Marzipan]]''': "Jibblie jibblie jibblie jibblie jibblie. Does that sound frantic?" ''{Matt can be heard saying "Yeah, keep going" faintly}''
| [[Jibblies 2]] outtake

|- id="QW-2007-10-25b"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}25 Oct 2007
| [[Mirror:sm_eatguitar.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Strong Mad|qod 8 - strong mad.PNG‎}}
| '''[[Strong Mad]]''': "I DON'T WANT TO EAT A GUITAR!"
| [[haircut]]

|- id="QW-2007-10-25a"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}25 Oct 2007
| [[Mirror:sicklysam_mush.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Sickly Sam|qod 28 - 1936 strong sad.PNG‎}}
| '''[[Sickly Sam]]''': "Can you spare any mush for me?"
| [[Parsnips A-Plenty]]

|- id="QW-2007-10-18"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}18 Oct 2007
| [[Mirror:sb_stloolis.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Strong Bad|qod 2 - strong bad.PNG‎}}
| '''[[Strong Bad]]''': "Oh, way to impress, Spirit of St. Loolis. The peanut brittle coulda swam better than that."
| [[business trip]] (first sentence an outtake)

|- id="QW-2007-10-12"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}12 Oct 2007
| [[Mirror:sb_borgorroth.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Strong Bad|qod 2 - strong bad.PNG‎}}
| '''[[Strong Bad]]''': "Borgorroth of Coolswordorroth shimmies for no man!"
| [[web comics]]

|- id="QW-2007-10-04"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}04 Oct 2007
| [[Mirror:sb_takelongs.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Strong Bad|qod 2 - strong bad.PNG‎}}
| '''[[Strong Bad]]''': "Oh and one more thing, if your jim-jams happen to be a pair of takelongs..." ''{Matt can be heard laughing faintly}''
| [[slumber party]] outtake

|- id="QW-2007-09-27"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}27 Sept 2007
| [[Mirror:sm_polychaete.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Strong Mad|qod 8 - strong mad.PNG‎}}
| '''[[Strong Mad]]''': "Did you just say polychaete worms?"
| [[caffeine]] outtake

|- id="QW-2007-09-20"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}20 Sept 2007
| [[Mirror:cz_forgortport.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Coach Z|qod 5 - coach z.PNG}}
| '''[[Coach Z]]''': "Oh. I guess I forgort to port. Oh! I guess I forgat to prat! OH! Gorka fa pork!"
| [[mini-golf]]

|- id="QW-2007-09-13"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}13 Sept 2007
| [[Mirror:sadkids_frostflur.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|The Sad Kids|Qod sadkids.PNG}}
| '''[[The Sad Kids]]''': "Frosty? Flurry."
| Quote of the Week exclusive

|- id="QW-2007-09-06"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}06 Sept 2007
| [[Mirror:cardgage_pony.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Senor Cardgage|qod 11 - senor cardgage.PNG}}
| '''[[Senor Cardgage]]''': "Oh. I should eat a pony."
| [[original]]

|- id="QW-2007-08-30"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}30 Aug 2007
| [[Mirror:sloshy_wedont.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|sloshy|Qod sloshy.PNG}}
| '''[[sloshy]]''': "We don't really even care about you. Get out of my backyard or maybe don't. Cause I'm about to watch a movie movie movie oh!" ''{entire "We Don't Even Really Care About You" song}''
| Extended [[concert]] song

|- id="QW-2007-08-23"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}23 Aug 2007
| [[Mirror:ss_philosophy.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Strong Sad|qod 3 - strong sad.PNG}}
| '''[[Strong Sad]]''': "Yeah, I don't think [[Sloshy]]  could arpeggiate a diminished 7th if their philosophy degrees depended on it."
| [[concert]] outtake

|- id="QW-2007-08-16"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}16 Aug 2007
| [[Mirror:sbcheat_par.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Strong Bad|qod 2 - strong bad.PNG}}
| '''[[Strong Bad]]''': "I'm gonna be so far under par, I'm gonna be over par!" ''{'''[[The Cheat]]:''' {The Cheat noises} '''Strong Bad:''' "Oh, well then, I'll just be really far under par, then."}''
| [[mini-golf]] outtake

|- id="QW-2007-08-09"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}09 Aug 2007
| [[Mirror:bubs_nestles.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Bubs|qod_4_-_bubs.PNG}}
| '''[[Bubs]]''': "That would be a sweet deal I couldn't resist! [[chocolate|N-E-S-T-L-E-S!]]"
| [[Ever and More!]] outtake

|- id="QW-2007-06-21"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}21 Jun 2007
| [[Mirror:sb_garbagedis.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Strong Bad|qod 2 - strong bad.PNG}}
| '''[[Strong Bad]]''': "Garbage disposal: what a way to go! Garbage disposal, meet So and So."
| [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 13]]

|- id="QW-2007-06-14"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}14 Jun 2007
| [[Mirror:uglycheer_longlat.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|That Ugly One|qod_15_-_the_ugly_one.PNG}}
| '''[[The Ugly One]]''': "I love longitudes." '''[[Cheerleader]]''': "Not me, I'm a latitude snob."
| [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 11]] outtake (see also [[Sketchbook#SK-2007-06-14|Sketchbook]])

|- id="QW-2007-06-07"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}07 Jun 2007
| [[Mirror:hs_wanthisbod.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Homestar Runner|qod 1 - homestar.PNG}}
| '''[[Homestar Runner]]''': "So what are you saying? That you -GULP- want his bod?"
| [[Date Nite]]

|- id="QW-2007-05-24"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}24 May 2007
| [[Mirror:sb_fieldday.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Strong Bad|qod 2 - strong bad.PNG}}
| '''[[Strong Bad]]''': "Do not attempt to adjust those trucker caps you're all wearing. Or wait, in fact, DO adjust them. Everybody turn your trucker caps sidewise!"
| [[Field Day Intro]]

|- id="QW-2007-05-17"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}17 May 2007
| [[Mirror:marzy_worm.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Marzipan|qod 6 - marzipan.PNG}}
| '''[[Marzipan]]''': "There was this little worm and I brought him inside because he seemed like he would fit into a little jar. And I gave him the name of [[Bill Cosby|Fat Albert]]."
| extended clip from [[Homestarloween Party]]

|- id="QW-2007-05-11"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}11 May 2007
| [[Mirror:sm_parakeet.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Strong Mad|qod 8 - strong mad.PNG‎}}
| '''[[Strong Mad]]''': "Did you just say parakeet?"
| [[caffeine]]

|- id="QW-2007-05-03"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}03 May 2007
| [[Mirror:stinko_break.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Stinkoman|qod 16 - stinkoman.PNG‎}}
| '''[[Stinkoman]]''': "We deserve a break! Everyone grab a spoon and take a break with pudding."
| [[Under Construction]] outtake

|- id="QW-2007-04-26"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}26 Apr 2007
| [[Mirror:hs_greatimes.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Homestar Runner|qod 1 - homestar.PNG}}
| '''[[Homestar Runner]]''': "Oh, hello guys! This is my talk and mouth move. Great times!"
| Quote of the Week exclusive recorded for the [[Georgia Tech - 26 Apr 2007|Georgia Tech Talk]]

|- id="QW-2007-04-19"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}19 Apr 2007
| [[Mirror:hs_drinko.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Homestar Runner|qod 1 - homestar.PNG}}
| '''[[Homestar Runner]]''': "Drinko some Malinko! Malinko flavored water! Crystal clear like domestic beer!"
| [[rough copy]] (second phrase an outtake)

|- id="QW-2007-04-12"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}12 Apr 2007
| [[Mirror:blc_qualifypants.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Blue Laser Commander|qod 23 - blue laser commander.PNG}}
| '''[[Blue Laser Commander]]''': "These hardly qualify as PANTS!"
| [[An Important Rap Song]] outtake

|- id="QW-2007-04-05"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}05 Apr 2007
| [[Mirror:drivethru_severleg.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Drive-Thru Whale|Whalehead.PNG}}
| '''[[Drive-Thru Whale]]''': "Sever your leg, please. It's the greatest day."
| [[Drive-Thru]]

|- id="QW-2007-03-22"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}22 Mar 2007
| [[Mirror:brotherinajar.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Taranchula|Taranchulaqod.PNG}}
| '''[[Taranchula]]''': "Ooh hoo ha ha haaa. Brother in a jar. Brother in a jar. Brotherinajar!" ''{entire "Brother in a Jar" song}''
| [[your funeral]]

|- id="QW-2007-03-15"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}15 Mar 2007
| [[Mirror:crack_up2here.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Gunhaver|qod 18 - gunhaver.PNG}}
| '''[[Crack Stuntman]]''': "I've had it up to HERE with your shinoligans! ''{pronounces "shinoligans" like "SHY-knowligans"}'' If you could see me you'd see that I'm holding my hand up to my chin. And I'm pretty tall!"
| [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 14.2]] outtake

|- id="QW-2007-03-08"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}08 Mar 2007
| [[Mirror:kot_reek.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|The King of Town|qod 7 - the kot.PNG}}
| '''[[The King of Town]]''': "Woo! What is that reek? The Poopsmith, you smell like a Crapsmith."
| [[KOT's VOQPCS!]]

|- id="QW-2007-03-01"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}01 Mar 2007
| [[Mirror:hstabasco.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Homestar Runner|qod 1 - homestar.PNG}}
| '''[[Homestar Runner]]''': "I wonder how you spell tabasco. TABASCOooo!"
| [[the movies]]

|- id="QW-2007-02-22"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}22 Feb 2007
| [[Mirror:lifingforlove.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Strong Bad|qod 2 - strong bad.PNG}}
| '''Singers''': You and me, babe, livin for dreams, lifin' for love, drinkin' for free. Sittin' on top of an old robot, sharin' and carin' it out. The memory's scrubbin' you down!
| [[theme song]]

|- id="QW-2007-02-15"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}15 Feb 2007
| [[Mirror:valentimes.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Cheerleader|qod 12 - cheerleader.PNG}}
| '''[[Teen Girl Squad]]''': "2-3-4. What time is it? It's Valentimes. What time is it? It's Valentimes. What we gone get?  Several boys! How we gonna get em? Uh...um...er..."
| [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 12]]

|- id="QW-2007-02-08"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}08 Feb 2007
| [[Mirror:bubsgonzola.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|King Bubsgonzola Supreme|qod 39 - kingbubs.png}}
| '''Singers''': "King Bubsgonzola King-King Bubsgonzola Supreme"
| [[unnatural]]

|- id="QW-2007-02-01"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}01 Feb 2007
| [[Mirror:marzy_booty.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Marzipan|qod 6 - marzipan.PNG}}
| '''[[Marzipan]]''': "Word booty!"
| [[looking old]]

|- id="QW-2007-01-18"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}18 Jan 2007
| [[Mirror:ss_caffeine.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Strong Sad|qod 3 - strong sad.PNG}}
| '''[[Strong Sad]]''': "I can't remember cereal, I can't remember TV. Is it football season yet? I don't even watch football. I hate football but I'll play football. Run you over in football..." ''{quote continues: "Run you down the field like a clown!"}''
| [[caffeine]], though under Strong Bad's voiceover

|- id="QW-2007-01-11"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}11 Jan 2007
| [[Mirror:bubs_crabadonk.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Bubs|qod 4 - bubs.PNG}}
| '''[[Bubs]]''': "Crabadonk. Crabadonk! CRABADONK!"
| [[the chair]] multiple takes

|- id="QW-2006-12-21"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}21 Dec 2006
| [[Mirror:hs_cheerupcz.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Homestar Runner|qod 1 - homestar.PNG}}
| '''[[Homestar Runner]]''': "A-listen to me now. Cheer up, Coach Z. It doesn't have to be creepy and depressing all the time..." ''{entire "Cheer Up, Coach Z" song}''
| [[Decemberween Short Shorts]]

|- id="QW-2006-12-14"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}14 Dec 2006
| [[Mirror:ss_montelbon.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Strong Sad|qod 3 - strong sad.PNG}}
| '''[[Strong Sad]]''': "Strong Bad, did you put ''{[[Matt Chapman|Matt]] laughs a little while still maintaining his Strong Sad voice}'' Montelbon pheremones..?"
| [[what I want]] blooper

|- id="QW-2006-12-07"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}07 Dec 2006
| [[Mirror:sb_stankstonk.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Strong Bad|qod 2 - strong bad.PNG}}
| '''[[Strong Bad]]''': "Whoa, it's been upgraded to stank. Just last week it was only stink. Stonk can't be far away."
| [[the chair]] outtake

|- id="QW-2006-11-30"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}30 Nov 2006
| [[Mirror:hsold_doadance.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|The Homestar Runner|qod 27 - 1936 homestar.PNG}}
| '''[[The Homestar Runner]]''': "Well, folks, you know what that means... Now I'll do a dance."
| [[20X6 vs. 1936]]

|- id="QW-2006-11-17"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}17 Nov 2006
| [[Mirror:videlectrix_grfx.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Videlectrix Guys|Qow vidguys.png}}
| '''[[Videlectrix]] Guys''': "What did I say?! Good gr- To make good- What did I tell you to do?! To make good graphics. GOOD GRAPHICS!" ''{quote continues: "I COME TO WORK AND I HAVE TO LOOK AT THIS MESS! I can make good graphics. I—YOU BETTER MAKE GOOD GRAPHICS! I'M SUPPOSED TO RELEASE A VIDEO COMPUTER GAME ON TV WITHOUT THIS GRAPHIC! What? YOU HEARD ME!"}''
| [[Peasant's Quest Preview]] Easter egg

|- id="QW-2006-11-09"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}09 Nov 2006
| [[Mirror:whf_botpit.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|What's Her Face|qod 14 - whats her face.PNG}}
| '''[[What's Her Face]]''': "When you fall in a bottomless pit, you die of starvation."
| [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 4]]

|- id="QW-2006-11-03"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}03 Nov 2006
| [[Mirror:marzy_dub.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Marzipan|qod 6 - marzipan.PNG}}
| '''Singer:''' "Want some bread and butter pickles. Ooo-ahh! Give me that bread and butter pickle, bread and butter pickle. You are."
| Lyrics to Marzipan's music from [[Happy Hallow-day]]

|- id="QW-2006-10-27"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}27 Oct 2006
| [[Mirror:marzy_hatefloat.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Marzipan|qod 6 - marzipan.PNG}}
| '''[[Marzipan]]''': "Oh yes, folks, there's no better way to be brutally honest with someone than to construct a hate float and put it in a televised parade."
| [[Fall Float Parade]] outtake

|- id="QW-2006-10-20"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}20 Oct 2006
| [[Mirror:marshie_mtns.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Marshie|qod 10 - marshie.PNG}}
| '''[[Marshie]]''': "Take a trip to the mountains!"
| [[retirement]]

|- id="QW-2006-10-12"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}12 Oct 2006
| [[Mirror:hs_holdmusic.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Homestar Runner|qod 1 - homestar.PNG}}
| '''[[Homestar Runner]]''': "Doo doot. Tch. Doo doo dit. Tch. Doot doo doot. Tch. It's the hold music..." ''{quote continues: "...do doot. Tch. Pa doo doot. Tch. Boodoo doo doot. Tch. Hold music!"}''
| [[isp]]

|- id="QW-2006-09-25"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}25 Sep 2006
| [[Mirror:sb_planetaxes.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Strong Bad|qod 2 - strong bad.PNG}}
| '''[[Strong Bad]]''': "Naw it's a moon computer. Y'know, the kind the planets use to do their taxes."
| [[A Decemberween Pageant]]

|- id="QW-2006-09-18"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}18 Sep 2006
| [[Mirror:ss_cardinalsins.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Strong Sad|qod 3 - strong sad.PNG}}
| '''[[Strong Sad]]''': "Tonight is my night to play Caaardinal Sins."
| [[Where's The Cheat?]]

|- id="QW-2006-09-07"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}07 Sep 2006
| [[Mirror:jammintunes.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Melt Shake|Meltshake.png}}
| '''Singers:''' "And now we're jammin. Jammin tunes, jammin tunes. Now we're jammin. jumbo/LARGE!"
| [[road trip]]

|- id="QW-2006-08-31"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}31 Aug 2006
| [[Mirror:blc_awesome.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Blue Laser Commander|qod 23 - blue laser commander.PNG}}
| '''[[Blue Laser Commander]]''': "Awesome! Just...AWESOME!"
| Quote of the Week exclusive

|- id="QW-2006-08-18"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}18 Aug 2006
| [[Mirror:sb_rainstorm.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Strong Bad|qod 2 - strong bad.PNG}}
| '''[[Strong Bad]]''': "When email comes to town you know, you know it's like a rainstorm in your browser.When email comes to town I know, I know it's like a [[netscape]] hurricane"
| Extended version of the [[theme song]] email intro, with background music from the end of theme song.

|- id="QW-2006-08-11"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}11 Aug 2006
| [[Mirror:hs_heyguys.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Homestar Runner|qod 1 - homestar.PNG}}
| '''[[Homestar Runner]]''': "Hey guys! H'whatcha teekenbot?"
| [[Strong Bad is a Bad Guy]]

|- id="QW-2006-08-03"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}03 Aug 2006
| [[Mirror:tgs_chumbly.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|What's Her Face|qod 14 - whats her face.PNG}}
| '''[[What's Her Face]] and [[The Ugly One]]''': "And the chumbly wumbly bear came a tumblin down! Did he sell beans? Lord no! Did he sell eggs? Lord no! But he couldn't...so he stapled it down!" ''{entire chumbly wumbly bear song}''
| [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 11]]

|- id="QW-2006-07-27"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}27 Jul 2006
| [[Mirror:brainsister.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Lazor Larry|qod 36 - lazorlarry.png}}
| '''[[Lasers|Lazor]] [[Larry Palaroncini|Larry]]''': "She was only 2017-She was a low res beauty queen-She was a brain sister-Texas Instruments all day-She remembers how they used to duet-Tha'll think you know what I mean." ''{entire "Brain Sister" song}''
| [[Summer Short Shorts]]

|- id="QW-2006-07-20"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}20 Jul 2006
| [[Mirror:scifigreg_shirtoff.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Science Fiction Greg|qod 35 - shirtless scifi greg.PNG}}
| '''[[Science Fiction Greg and D N'D Greg|Science Fiction Greg]]''': "Oh, I can take my shirt off."
| [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 11]]

|- id="QW-2006-07-13"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}13 Jul 2006
| [[Mirror:kot_havesome.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|The King of Town|qod 7 - the kot.PNG}}
| '''[[The King of Town]]''': "Let the KOT have some!"
| [[senior prom]] outtake

|- id="QW-2006-07-06"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}06 Jul 2006
| [[Mirror:doley-o.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Marzipan|qod 6 - marzipan.PNG}}
| '''[[Marzipan]]''': "We are the [[Cool Tapes]]. We make some phat papes. Doley-O, doley-o, doley-o.(x3) ''{[[Strong Mad]]: DOLEY-O! [[The Cheat]]: (The Cheat noises)}'' Stop creepin' at me."
| Quote of the Week exclusive 

|- id="QW-2006-06-29"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}29 Jun 2006
| [[Mirror:sb_stevens.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Strong Bad|qod 2 - strong bad.PNG}}
| '''[[Strong Bad]]''': "You will note the artist's attention to fine wines, his masterful use of shadow...stevens. Circle gets the square."
| [[portrait]] outtake

|- id="QW-2006-05-18"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}18 May 2006
| [[Mirror:sm_when2saywhen.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Small Mouth Strong Mad|qod 34 - small mouth.PNG}}
| '''Small Mouth [[Strong Mad]]''': "I DON'T KNOW WHEN TO SAY WHEN!!"
| [[isp]] outtake

|- id="QW-2006-05-11"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}11 May 2006
| [[Mirror:marzy_copafeel.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Marzipan|qod 6 - marzipan.PNG}}
| '''[[Marzipan]]''': "Hey! Watch those hands David Coppafeel!"
| [[senior prom]] outtake

|- id="QW-2006-05-04"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}04 May 2006
| [[Mirror:sb_vietbunmuffins.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Strong Bad|qod 2 - strong bad.PNG}}
| '''[[Strong Bad]]''': "Alright I gotta get out of here. I'm meetin Delelilia for some vietma- viamatese tunuffins!"
| [[senior prom]] outtake

|- id="QW-2006-04-27"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}27 Apr 2006
| [[Mirror:cardgage_hardlife.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Senor Cardgage|qod 11 - senor cardgage.PNG}}
| '''[[Senor Cardgage]]''': "Oh...I live a hard life." ''{faint laughter from [[Mike Chapman|Mike]] can be heard at end}''
| Quote of the Week exclusive

|- id="QW-2006-04-06"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}06 Apr 2006
| [[Mirror:sblounskched.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Strong Bad|qod 2 - strong bad.PNG}}
| '''[[Strong Bad]]:''' "You got the munch, the crisp and the crunch. Livin' in the gutter with Grandma. When Coach puts you in, you gotta go for the win. Y2K turned out alright..." ''{entire [[SBLOUNSKCHED! Bar|SBLOUNSKCHED!]] jingle}''
| [[candy product]]

|- id="QW-2006-03-30"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}30 Mar 2006
| [[Mirror:sb_itsits.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Strong Bad|qod 2 - strong bad.PNG}}
| '''[[Strong Bad]]:''' "Oh, if you want it to be possessive it's just 'its,' but if it's supposed to be a contraction then it's I-T apostrophe S! ...scalawag."
| [[local news]]

|- id="QW-2006-03-24"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}24 Mar 2006
| [[Mirror:ss_chaitea.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Strong Sad|qod 3 - strong sad.PNG}}
| '''[[Strong Sad]]:''' "Your computer room is now my tai chi space. And it doubles as my chai tea space, too!"
| [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]] outtake

|- id="QW-2006-03-16"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}16 Mar 2006
| [[Mirror:hs_doingreat.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Homestar Runner|qod 1 - homestar.PNG}}
| '''[[Homestar Runner]]:''' "You're doing great! Now shoulders down! One and two! Feel the burn and go to bed! Make some breakfast, talk to me!"
| [[lady fan]]

|- id="QW-2006-03-10"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}10 Mar 2006
| [[Mirror:nottalkinboutbutter.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|The King of Town|qod 7 - the kot.PNG}}
| '''[[The King of Town]]:''' Not Talkin' Bout Butter (remix by [[The Cheat|DJ Teh Cheat]])
| [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 13.2]]

|- id="QW-2006-03-02"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}02 Mar 2006
| [[Mirror:ss_looseleaf.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Strong Sad|qod 3 - strong sad.PNG}}
| '''[[Strong Sad]]:''' "Uh, Strong Bad, were you just first basin' it with that piece of loose leaf?!"
| [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10]]

|- id="QW-2006-02-23"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}23 Feb 2006
| [[Mirror:sb_undersiege2.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Strong Bad|qod 2 - strong bad.PNG}}
| '''[[Strong Bad]]:''' "What?! ''[[Wikipedia:Under Siege 2: Dark Territory|Under Siege 2]]''?? You got me this for like the last 3 years, man!"
| [[The Best Decemberween Ever]] outtake

|- id="QW-2006-02-16"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}16 Feb 2006
| [[Mirror:bubs_answermessup.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Bubs|qod 4 - bubs.PNG}}
| '''[[Bubs]] as [[Dr. Christmas]]:''' "I got it-I got everything you wan know. Everybody know me, my name Cornbread."
| [[A Decemberween Pageant]] outtake

|- id="QW-2006-02-09"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}09 Feb 2006
| [[Mirror:cgnu_fightsong.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|The Jolly Dumple|qod dumple.png}}
| Special Fanstuff Quote of the Day!! High school band actually playing the [[Crazy Go Nuts University|CGNU]] Fight Song! ''{entire instrumental fight song with opening and closing comments}''
| Quote of the Week exclusive; references the emails [[mascot]] (song) and [[mile]] (beginning and end)

|- id="QW-2006-02-02"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}02 Feb 2006
| [[Mirror:sb_motherboard.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Strong Bad|qod 2 - strong bad.PNG}}
| '''[[Strong Bad]]:''' "The Cheatbot! Do you use that same mouth to kiss your... motherboard."
| [[technology]] outtake

|- id="QW-2006-01-26"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}26 Jan 2006
| [[Mirror:sb_baseballgame.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Strong Bad|qod 2 - strong bad.PNG}}
| '''[[Strong Bad]]:''' "They flew on a sweet, sweet mushroom bridge to the...baseball...game."
| [[flashback]] outtake

|- id="QW-2006-01-19"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}19 Jan 2006
| [[Mirror:cheer_jiggyjuggas.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Cheerleader|qod 12 - cheerleader.PNG}}
| '''[[Cheerleader]]:''' "I come for the wuggas, but stay for the jiggy juggas."
| [[death metal]] Easter egg

|- id="QW-2006-01-12"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}12 Jan 2006
| [[Mirror:bubs_background.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Bubs|qod 4 - bubs.PNG}}
| '''[[Bubs]]:''' "Hey, Coach! Tell her I said, 'Hey!' No, no, just--Tell her I said, 'Bananas!' Tell her I said, 'A bluh-buncha bananas.'"
| [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 5.0]]

|- id="QW-2005-12-08"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}08 Dec 2005
| [[Mirror:cz_tomater.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Coach Z|qod 5 - coach z.PNG}}
| '''[[Coach Z]]:''' "You say tomater, I zader matermorts."
| [[Fall Float Parade]]

|- id="QW-2005-11-25"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}25 Nov 2005
| [[Mirror:homsar_pennzoil.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Homsar|qod 9 - homsar.PNG}}
| '''Two [[Homsar]]s:''' "Let's sing a song of [[Wikipedia:Pennzoil|Pennzoil]]!"
| [[Fall Float Parade]]

|- id="QW-2005-11-17"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}17 Nov 2005
| [[Mirror:sbold_goldpants.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Old-Timey Strong Bad|qod 26 - 1936 strong bad.PNG}}
| '''[[Old-Timey Strong Bad]]:''' "I'll be marching around in gold pants in no time!"
| [[That A Ghost]]

|- id="QW-2005-11-10"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}10 Nov 2005
| [[Mirror:kot_punishment.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|The King of Town|qod 7 - the kot.PNG}}
| '''[[The King of Town]]:''' "The punishment is not too bad, eh?"
| [[Revenge of the King]]

|- id="QW-2005-11-03"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}03 Nov 2005
| [[Mirror:bubs_undersiege2.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Bubs|qod 4 - bubs.PNG}}
| '''[[Bubs]]:''' "You're pretty good, shorty! That's worth an ''[[IMDb:tt0114781|Under Siege 2]]'' collector's spoon!"
| [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]] outtake

|- id="QW-2005-10-27"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}27 Oct 2005
| [[Mirror:sb_verymean.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Strong Bad|qod 2 - strong bad.PNG}}
| '''[[Strong Bad]]:''' "Oh! Very mean things...to say. Funny also, too."
| Quote of the Week exclusive

|- id="QW-2005-10-21"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}21 Oct 2005
| [[Mirror:badguy.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Strong Bad|qod 2 - strong bad.PNG}}
| '''Singers:''' "Strong Bad is a bad guy, bad guy, bad guy." ''{entire song}''
| [[Strong Bad is a Bad Guy]]

|- id="QW-2005-10-20"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}20 Oct 2005
| [[Mirror:hs_goodtimes.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Homestar Runner|qod 1 - homestar.PNG}}
| '''[[Homestar Runner]]:''' "The good times are over!!"
| [[Bug in Mouth Disease]]

|- id="QW-2005-10-06"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}06 Oct 2005
| [[Mirror:rocoulm.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Horrible Painting|qod horriblepainting.PNG}}
| '''[[Horrible Painting]]:''' "Come on in heeeeere."
| [[bottom 10]]

|- id="QW-2005-09-29"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}29 Sep 2005
| [[Mirror:geddupnoise.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|The Geddup Noise|qod 31 - geddup noise.png}}
| The Geddup Noise Indie-tronic Remix by [[The Cheat|DJ Teh Cheat]]
| [[geddup noise]]

|- id="QW-2005-09-22"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}22 Sep 2005
| [[Mirror:sicklysam_mush.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Sickly Sam|qod 28 - 1936 strong sad.PNG}}
| '''[[Sickly Sam]]:''' "Can you spare any mush for me?"
| [[Parsnips-A-Plenty]]

|- id="QW-2005-09-15"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}15 Sep 2005
| [[Mirror:reynold_groceries.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Reynold|qod 22 - reynold.PNG}}
| '''[[Strong Bad]] as [[Reynold]]:''' "Oh, I really need to go grocery shopping. I wish my girlfriend didn't leave me."
| [[Cheat Commandos (toon)|Cheat Commandos]]

|- id="QW-2005-09-08"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}08 Sep 2005
| [[Mirror:hs_petesampras.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Homestar Runner|qod 1 - homestar.PNG}}
| '''[[Homestar Runner]]:''' "What in [[Wikipedia:Pete Sampras|Pete Sampras]] is going on here?!?"
| [[Cool Things]]

|- id="QW-2005-09-01"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}01 Sep 2005
| [[Mirror:1up_pudding1.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|1-Up|qod 17 - 1up.PNG}}
| '''[[1-Up]]:''' "I want pudding!"
| [[Under Construction]]

|- id="QW-2005-08-25"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}25 Aug 2005
| [[Mirror:marshie_lead.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Marshie|qod 10 - marshie.PNG}}
| '''[[Marshie]]:''' "Those rotten little punks next door won't know what hit 'em when you...fill 'em...fulla lead."
| [[Malloween Commercial]] outtake

|- id="QW-2005-08-18"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}18 Aug 2005
| [[Mirror:marzy_cooltapes.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Marzipan|qod 6 - marzipan.PNG}}
| '''[[Marzipan]]:''' "Ready boys? 1-2-3-4 [[Cool tapes]] are cool 'cause they're where it's at. Cool tapes are cool and we like it like that..." ''{entire song}''
| [[Cool Things]]

|- id="QW-2005-08-11"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}11 Aug 2005
| [[Mirror:cardgage_msamerica.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Senor Cardgage|qod 11 - senor cardgage.PNG}}
| '''[[Senor Cardgage]]:''' "My left name is tremendous savings, Ms. America!"
| [[Senorial Day]]

|- id="QW-2005-08-04"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}04 Aug 2005
| [[Mirror:cz_dazzlemaze.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Coach Z|qod 5 - coach z.PNG}}
| '''[[Coach Z]]:''' "IT'S DAZZLE-MAZING!!"
| [[Happy Fireworks]]

|- id="QW-2005-07-21"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}21 Jul 2005
| [[Mirror:hs_buttdance2.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Homestar Runner|qod 1 - homestar.PNG}}
| '''[[Homestar Runner]]:''' "buttdance again, like the rhythm's down your pants now!"
| [[bottom 10]]

|- id="QW-2005-07-07"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}07 Jul 2005
| [[Mirror:hs_champeenship.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Homestar Runner|qod 1 - homestar.PNG}}
| '''[[Homestar Runner]]:''' "A [[Wagon Fulla Pancakes|wagon full of pamcakes]]? In the [[Champeenship]]?! I'd like to see ya try!"
| [[montage]]

|- id="QW-2005-06-30"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}30 Jun 2005
| [[Mirror:bubs_checkitout.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Bubs|qod 4 - bubs.PNG}}
| '''[[Bubs]]:''' "Check it out check it out check it out check it out check it out check it out check it out check it out..." ''{continues}''
| [[Lookin at a Thing in a Bag]]

|- id="QW-2005-06-23"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}23 Jun 2005
| [[Mirror:sb_hitmeontheslant.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Strong Bad|qod 2 - strong bad.PNG}}
| '''[[Strong Bad]]:''' "You bet! Hit me on the slant!"
| [[Senorial Day]]

|- id="QW-2005-06-16"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}16 Jun 2005
| [[Mirror:hs_goodtimesover.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Homestar Runner|qod 1 - homestar.PNG}}
| '''[[Homestar Runner]]:''' "THE GOOD TIMES ARE OVER!!!"
| [[Bug In Mouth Disease]]

|- id="QW-2005-06-10"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}10 Jun 2005
| [[Mirror:sb_twinkies.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Strong Bad|qod 2 - strong bad.PNG}}
| '''[[Strong Bad]]:''' "Naw, it can't be heaven. There's not enough [[Wikipedia:Twinkies|Twinkies]]."
| [[Where the Crap Are We?]]

|- id="QW-2005-06-02"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}02 Jun 2005
| [[Mirror:hom_wedgie.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Homsar|qod 9 - homsar.PNG}}
| '''[[Homsar]]:''' "AAAaaaAAh'm the human wedgie!"
| [[origins]]

|- id="QW-2005-05-12"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}12 May 2005
| [[Mirror:sb_rampage.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Strong Bad|qod 2 - strong bad.PNG}}
| '''[[Strong Bad]]:''' "I'm on a RAMPAGE!!"
| [[rampage]]

|- id="QW-2005-04-28"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}28 Apr 2005
| [[Mirror:cz_slipthrufingers.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Coach Z|qod 5 - coach z.PNG}}
| '''[[Coach Z]]:''' "Once again [[Biscuit Dough Hands Man]] slips through our fingers!"
| [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]]

|- id="QW-2005-04-21"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}21 Apr 2005
| [[Mirror:sb_dongdling.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Strong Bad|qod 2 - strong bad.PNG}}
| '''[[Strong Bad]]:''' ''{imitating the [[Lappy 486]]'s start-up noise}'' "Dong DIIING!!!"
| [[animal]]

|- id="QW-2005-04-14"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}14 Apr 2005
| [[Mirror:sm_imthehump.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Strong Mad|qod 8 - strong mad.PNG}}
| '''[[Strong Mad]]:''' "I'M THE HUMP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
| [[other days]]

|- id="QW-2005-03-31"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}31 Mar 2005
| [[Mirror:oldhs_doadance.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|The Homestar Runner|qod 27 - 1936 homestar.PNG}}
| '''[[The Homestar Runner]]:''' "Well, folks, you know what that means: Now I'll do a dance."
| [[20X6 vs. 1936]]

|- id="QW-2005-03-25"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}25 Mar 2005
| [[Mirror:bubs_cornbread.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Bubs|qod 4 - bubs.PNG}}
| '''[[Bubs]] as [[Dr. Christmas]]:''' "Everybody knows me. Mine name Cornbread."
| [[A Decemberween Pageant]]

|- id="QW-2005-03-17"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}17 Mar 2005
| [[Mirror:kot_donothing.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|The King of Town|qod 7 - the kot.PNG}}
| '''[[The King of Town]]:''' "Stop what? I don't do nothing!"
| [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]

|- id="QW-2005-03-10"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}10 Mar 2005
| [[Mirror:sb_ivelostit.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Strong Bad|qod 2 - strong bad.PNG}}
| '''[[Strong Bad]]:''' "Oh. Why do you...guys...like me anymore. I—I've lost it!"
| [[origins]] outtake

|- id="QW-2005-02-27"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}27 Feb 2005
| [[Mirror:crack_geronimo.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Crackotage|qod 21 - crackotage.PNG}}
| '''[[Crackotage]]:''' "Look out below, geronimo! Hee hee HA HA!"
| [[Cheat Commandos...O's]]

|- id="QW-2005-02-17"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}17 Feb 2005
| [[Mirror:homsar_wedgie.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Homsar|qod 9 - homsar.PNG}}
| '''[[Homsar]]:''' "I'm the human wedgie!"
| [[origins]]

|- id="QW-2005-02-10"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}10 Feb 2005
| [[Mirror:sb_no2people.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Strong Bad|qod 2 - strong bad.PNG}}
| '''[[Strong Bad]]:''' "Everyone is different. No two people are not on fire. Awww."
| [[kids' book]]

|- id="QW-2005-01-27"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}27 Jan 2005
| [[Mirror:bubs_reglavoice.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Bubs|qod 4 - bubs.PNG}}
| '''[[Powered by The Cheat]] [[Bubs]]:''' "My name's Bubs! This is my regulah voice!"
| [[Sample of Style]]

|- id="QW-2005-01-20"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}20 Jan 2005
| [[Mirror:ooncha_all.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Cheerleader|qod 12 - cheerleader.PNG}}
| '''[[Cheerleader]]:''' "We're [[Kissyboots]] and it's nice to meetcha" ''{entire song}''
| [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 8]]

|- id="QW-2005-01-14"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}14 Jan 2005
| [[Mirror:hom1_pudgy.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Homsar|qod 9 - homsar.PNG}}
| '''[[Homsar]]:''' "Alms for the pudgy? Alms for the pudgy?"
| [[Homestar Presents: Presents]]

|- id="QW-2004-12-30"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}30 Dec 2004
| [[Mirror:marsh_boogidy.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Marshie|qod 10 - marshie.PNG}}
| '''[[Marshie]]:''' "BOOGIDY BOOGIDY! I'll scare your dad!"
| [[Malloween Commercial]]

|- id="QW-2004-12-16"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}16 Dec 2004
| [[Mirror:ss_wa3d.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Strong Sad|qod 3 - strong sad.PNG}}
| '''[[Strong Sad]] as [[The Deathly Pallor]]:''' "We got another 50 minutes straight of music free commercials comin atcha! Don't you touch that- zabbitablough!"
| [[radio]] outtake

|- id="QW-2004-12-09"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}09 Dec 2004
| [[Mirror:bubs_naturalmusk.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Bubs|qod 4 - bubs.PNG}}
| '''[[Bubs]] presumably as [[The Wheelchair]]:''' "I know you're close by, [[Eh! Steve!|Eh, Steve]]. I can smell your natural musk!"
| Possible [[Sweet Cuppin' Cakes]] outtake

|- id="QW-2004-12-02"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}02 Dec 2004
| [[Mirror:hs_lilbrudder.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Homestar Runner|qod 1 - homestar.PNG}}
| '''[[Homestar Runner]]:''' "[[Li'l Brudder]]! I—I don't know what I'm doing with my life!"
| [[crying]]

|- id="QW-2004-11-22"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}22 Nov 2004
| [[Mirror:qod_sb_crapfullyours.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Strong Bad|qod 2 - strong bad.PNG}}
| '''[[Strong Bad]]:''' "I doh du duoh [[crapfully yours]]. ID DO DU DUOH CRAPFULLY YOURS!"
| [[virus]]
|}
===Older Quotes===
{| class="sortable" border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 style="border-collapse:collapse"
|- bgcolor=#eeeeee
! width="100" | Date !! Download !! Quote !! Source

|- id="QW-2004-11-11"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}11 Nov 2004
| [[Mirror:youreagirl.zip|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Strong Bad]]:''' ''{singing the "You're A Girl" song}''
| [[montage]]

|- id="QW-2004-11-08"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}08 Nov 2004
| [[Mirror:bubs_cantdrive.zip|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Bubs]]:''' "Women can't drive!"
| [[Halloween Fairstival]]

|- id="QW-2004-10-18"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}18 Oct 2004
| [[Mirror:hs_letmein.zip|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Homestar Runner]]:''' "Let me in, da da da. Let me in!"
| [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]

|- id="QW-2004-10-07"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}07 Oct 2004
| [[Mirror:hs_thatsbupkis.zip|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Homestar Runner]]:''' "That's bupkis!"
| [[the facts]]

|- id="QW-2004-09-30"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}30 Sep 2004
| [[Mirror:hsgirl_likefunny.zip|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Little Girl]]:''' "That sounds like funny!"<br />'''[[Homestar Runner]]:''' "It ''sounds'' like funny, but it's not."
| [[Homestar vs. Little Girl]]

|- id="QW-2004-09-23"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}23 Sep 2004
| [[Mirror:sb_lightrag.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Strong Bad]]:''' "And I'll just erase it using my... electron... towel."
| Outtake from [[haircut]]

|- id="QW-2004-09-19"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}19 Sep 2004
| [[Mirror:gunhaver_rro.zip|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Gunhaver]]:''' "Cheat Commandos.. Rock, rock on!"
| [[Cheat Commandos (toon)|Cheat Commandos]]

|- id="QW-2004-09-08"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}08 Sep 2004
| [[Mirror:labordaysong_hs.zip|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Homestar Runner]]:''' Todayborday is Labor Day song
| [[Labor Dabor]]

|- id="QW-2004-09-02"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}02 Sep 2004
| [[Mirror:sbhs_havetojump.zip|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Strong Bad]] & [[Homestar Runner]]''': "Looks like we're gonna have to jump!"
| [[dangeresque 3]]

|- id="QW-2004-08-26"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}26 Aug 2004
| [[Mirror:cz_bdhman.zip|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Coach Z]]:''' "It was [[Biscuit Dough Hands Man]]! I knew it!!"
| [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]]

|- id="QW-2004-08-19"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}19 Aug 2004
| [[Mirror:stinko_whatRUdoing.zip|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Stinkoman]]:''' "Hey, [[Sticklyman]], ''whaaaaat'' are you doing?"
| [[Under Construction]]

|- id="QW-2004-08-12"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}12 Aug 2004
| [[Mirror:sb_giftshop.zip|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Strong Bad]]:''' ''{click}'' "Don't forget to experience the fury of our gift shooop." ''{click}''
| [[theme park]]

|- id="QW-2004-08-05"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}05 Aug 2004
| [[Mirror:wheatgrowssweet.zip|download]] (mirror)
| Wheat Grows Sweet (2-bit mono internal PC sound song)
| [[Peasant's Quest]]

|- id="QW-2004-07-29"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}29 Jul 2004
| [[Mirror:sb_brudder.zip|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Strong Bad]]''': ''{as Li'l Brudder} '' "I can make it on my own!"
| [[crying]]

|- id="QW-2004-07-19"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}19 Jul 2004
| [[Mirror:worm.zip|PC]] [[Mirror:worm.sit|Mac]] (mirror)
| '''[[The Worm]]''': "Is a miracle."
| [[Decemberween Sweet Cuppin' Cakes]]

|- id="QW-2004-06-29"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}29 Jun 2004
| [[Mirror:blc_hateusomuch.zip|PC]] [[Mirror:blc_hateusomuch.sit|Mac]] (mirror)
| '''[[Blue Laser Commander]]''': "I just hate you so much!" (an additional "I just hate you sooo much!" on download)
| [[Cheat Commandos (toon)|Cheat Commandos]]

|- id="QW-2004-05-17"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}17 May 2004
| [[Mirror:cc_theme.zip|PC]] [[Mirror:cc_theme.sit|Mac]] (mirror)
| '''The [[Cheat Commandos]] Theme''': "Cheat Commandos, maybe fighting for freedom, and each is sold separately. Cheat Commandos, they're probably battling evil. Buy all our playsets and toys!"
| [[Cheat Commandos (toon)|Cheat Commandos]]

|- id="QW-2004-05-03"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}03 May 2004
| [[Mirror:bubs_chickenshine.zip|PC]] [[Mirror:bubs_chickenshine.sit|Mac]] (mirror)
| '''[[Bubs]]''': "Shinin' up a chicken in the mo'nin', mo'nin'."
| [[lunch special]]

|- id="QW-2004-03-22"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}22 Mar 2004
| [[Mirror:larry_fromzeen.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Larry Palaroncini]]''': "We're from the band [[Limozeen]]!"
| [[flashback]] Easter egg

|- id="QW-2004-03-08"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}08 Mar 2004
| [[Mirror:oldaboy2_missvg.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Minor_Teen_Girl_Squad_Characters#Olda_Boys|Olda Boy]]''': "I'm gonna miss video games."
| [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 5]]

|- id="QW-2004-02-09"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}09 Feb 2004
| [[Mirror:hs_thnikkaman.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Homestar Runner]]''': "Here comes [[The Thnikkaman]]!"
| [[monument]] Easter egg

|- id="QW-2004-02-02"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}02 Feb 2004
| [[Mirror:marshie_whatmore.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Marshie]]''': "What more do they want?!!"
| [[Malloween Commercial]]

|- id="QW-2004-01-12"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}12 Jan 2004
| [[Mirror:sbz_backoff.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Vector Strong Bad]]''': BACK OFF BABY.
| [[video games]]

|- id="QW-2003-12-10"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}10 Dec 2003
| [[Mirror:ss_marzipan.wav|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Strong Sad]]''': "Marzipan, Marzipan!!!"
| [[caffeine]]

|- id="QW-2003-11-03"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}03 Nov 2003
| [[Mirror:hs_grabbinbutt.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Homestar Runner]]''': "And somebody's a-ga-wabbin' a-my butt."
| [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]] multiple takes

|- id="QW-2003-09-29"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}29 Sep 2003
| [[Mirror:ss_foodanymore.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Strong Sad]]''': "I don't like food anymore"
| [[2 years]]

|- id="QW-2003-09-08"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}08 Sep 2003
| [[Mirror:sb_jig.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Strong Bad]]''': "Strong Bad did a jig while holding all the grapes, and [[The Cheat]] learned to fly!"
| [[kids' book]] Easter egg ([[strongbad_email.exe|DVD version]])

|- id="QW-2003-09-01"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}01 Sep 2003
| [[Mirror:sb_kingmessup.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Strong Bad]]''': "Ah, the self-proclaimed King of Town. Like you aren't an easy jab for my witty glivers and put-dubs."
| [[labor day]] blooper

|- id="QW-2003-08-28"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}28 Aug 2003
| [[Mirror:bubs_sugarspice.wav|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Bubs]]''': "Shake it once! Shake it twice, a-gimme little bit o' sugar spice!"
| [[Bubs#Character Video Transcript|Bubs' character tape]]

|- id="QW-2003-08-25"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}25 Aug 2003
| [[Mirror:ss_animal.wav|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Strong Sad]]''': "Oh, some animal died."
| A play on Homestar's quote in [[impression]]

|- id="QW-sneak_up_on_a_brotha"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}?? Jun 2003
| [[Mirror:sb_sneakup.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Strong Bad]]''': "Jeez, The Cheat, you can't sneak up on a brotha like that!"
| [[privileges]]

|- id="QW-2003-03-17"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}17 Mar 2003
| [[Mirror:hs_brutus.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Homestar Runner]]''': "Let's do this like Brutus."
| [[monster truck]]

|- id="QW-2002-01-28"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}28 Jan 2002
| [[Mirror:hs_coldones.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Homestar Runner]]:''' "I could go for a few [[Cold One|cold ones]] right about now."
| [[Where My Hat Is At?]]

|- id="QW-possums"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}Unknown
| [[Mirror:sb_possums.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Strong Bad]]''': "Possums!"
| [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 3]]

|- id="QW-assaulted"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}Unknown
| [[Mirror:k_assaulted.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[The King of Town]]''': "Dwoo hoo! We hoo! Woo! I'm absolutely being assaulted! Woo di dhoo hoo!"
| [[Where's The Cheat?]]

|- id="QW-coach_z"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}Unknown
| [[Mirror:cz_oachz.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Coach Z]]:''' My name is Coach Z. Pronounced with an 'oach Z'."
| [[The House that Gave Sucky Treats]]

|- id="QW-lazy_crap_for_crap"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}Unknown
| [[Mirror:sb_crap4crap.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Strong Bad]]''': "Why you lazy crap for crap!"
| [[The House that Gave Sucky Treats]]

|- id="QW-quote_of_the_day"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}Unknown
| [[Mirror:sb_qod.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Strong Bad]]''': "This is the quote of the day!"
| Quote of the Week exclusive

|- id="QW-pretty_good_one"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}Unknown
| [[Mirror:sb_fart.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Strong Bad]]''': ''{farts}'' "You guys, that was a pretty good one." ''{laughs}''
| Quote of the Week exclusive

|- id="QW-check_me_out"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}Unknown
| [[Mirror:sb_checkme2.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Strong Bad]]''': "Check me out! No, seriously, check me out."
| Similar to [[First Time Here?]]

|- id="QW-strong_bad_show"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}Unknown
| [[Mirror:sb_sbshow.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Strong Bad]]''': ''{Singing}'' "This is the Strong Bad show, everybody come on down, there's gonna be lots a guests, and it's gonna be pretty fun, maybe at the end, I'll have a serious moment to talk to you guys, but right now I'm gonna throw a bunch of [[Pie|pies]], at The Cheat!"
| Quote of the Week exclusive

|- id="QW-bust_a_wicked_solo"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}Unknown
| [[Mirror:sb_wickedsolo.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Strong Bad]]:''' "Okay, now I got to bust a wicked solo. ''{a bad acoustic guitar solo is played}'' Thank you, goodnight!"
| [[vacation]]

|- id="QW-a_belle"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}Unknown
| [[Mirror:hs_imabelle.wav|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Homestar Runner]]''': "I'm a belle!"
| [[halloweener]]

|- id="QW-pee_my_pants"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}Unknown
| [[Mirror:hs_peepants.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Homestar Runner]]''': "Seriously, [[Pom Pom]], I'm about to pee my [[Homestar Runner's Pants|pants]]."
| [[A Jumping Jack Contest]]

|- id="QW-vacation_outtake"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}Unknown
| [[Mirror:sb_clockmessup.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Strong Bad]]:''' "It's that cloc—" '''[[Mike Chapman]]:''' "Sorry."
| [[vacation]] blooper

|- id="QW-pretty_impressed"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}Unknown
| [[Mirror:sb_impressive.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Strong Bad]]:''' "Pretty impressive, huh? I bet you're pretty impressed."
| [[Homestar Quiz]]

|- id="QW-the_very_strongest"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}Unknown
| [[Mirror:sb_strongest.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Strong Bad]]:''' "I am the very strongest. You guys are not very strong."
| Line from the [[original book]]

|- id="QW-matt"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}Unknown
| [[Mirror:sb_matt.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Strong Bad]]:''' "MATT!!"
| [[50 emails]]

|- id="QW-guitar_solo"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}Unknown
| None
| The Wicked Guitar Solo
| [[personal favorites]]

|- id="QW-the_only_girl"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}Unknown
| None
| '''[[Marzipan]]:''' "I'm the only girl"
| [[Who Said What Now?]]
|}

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*The September 27, 2007 quote mentions [[Wikipedia:Polychaete|polychaete worms]], a class of worms that are known for their bristles and marine environments.

===Trivia===
*In Bubs's quote from June 30th, 2005, "Check it out" was said 16 times.
*On December 21, 2006, only the Quote of the Week was updated; the Weekly Fanstuff and Sketchbook were not.
*Until August 9, 2007, the Quote of the Week of June 21, 2007 had not been updated for seven weeks, the longest hiatus between pop-up updates on record.

===Remarks===
*Occasionally, some quotes are used twice.
**Homsar's "I'm the human wedgie" quote was used twice. Although the two sound bites were identical, the text used in both cases was slightly different. (The first time it was "I'm" whereas the second was "AAAaaaAAh'm").
**Homestar's "The good times are over!" quote was also used twice, with spelling differences (lower-case letters instead of caps.) However, this probably was an accident or a placeholder, as it was changed the following day.
**Although it wasn't identical, Bubs had a line as well, "Everybody knows me. Mine name Cornbread.", that is very similar to "I got it-I got everything you wan know. Everybody know me, my name Cornbread."
**The Homestar Runner's quote had only one difference; there was a colon on March 31, 2005, while ellipses were used on November 30, 2006.
**The Sickly Sam quotes released on October 25, 2007, and September 22, 2005 were identical. However, the 2007 quote was changed within hours of being released. The quote it was changed to was suggested in the edit summary of [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Quote_of_the_Week&diff=next&oldid=507707 the edit adding the Sickly Sam quote to this page].
*Strong Bad's quote from June 10th, 2005, was never featured on the site. Instead, it was said in "[[Where the Crap Are We?]]", which is an Easter egg in Macromedia Central.
*When using a [[Quote of the Week Character Heads|character head]] that hasn't been added yet, Homestar's head is used until the appropriate character's head is uploaded. This has happened several times.

===Goofs===
*Homestar's October 27, 2004 quote, "That's bupkis!", contains a misspelling of the Yiddish word "bupkes" which literally means "beans" but in this sense means "nothing".
*February 9, 2006's quote calls the feature "Quote of the Day" rather than its typical name "Quote of the Week".
*The May 4, 2006 quote spelled the name of Strong Bad's [[Strong Bad's Ladies|imaginary girlfriend]] as "Delelilia". However, in [[senior prom]], her name was spelled "Delilelia".
*The November 17, 2006 quote is titled as an "outtake" in the [[Wikipedia:ID3|ID3]] tag. The quote may have originally been an outtake, then added to the toon as an Easter Egg.
*In the January 31, 2008 quote, "carrageenan" is misspelled "carageenan".
*In the March 13, 2008 quote, the "The" in The Cheat's name is not capitalized, and there is no comma after "blows". "Blowhole" is also misspelled as two words.

===Inside References===
*If there is a problem finding the [[Secret Pages XML Source#Weeklies XML File|weeklies XML file]], the text (which has no sound) is Homestar saying:<blockquote>"Oh Haldo! This is my<br>funniest word style<br>ever times that I've<br>said! Hope all is on<br>to it even more<br>lately! And I wish the<br>chicken & msg place<br>was open on<br>Somedays"</blockquote>
**This makes references to [[Peasant's Quest]] ([[Unusual Greetings#Haldo|Haldo]]), [[for kids]] ([[all is on]]), [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 3]] (MSG), and [[monster truck]] (Somedays).
*Formerly, the text was:<blockquote>"Oh Hello! This is my<br>funniest word style<br>ever that I said! Hope<br>you're into it!"</blockquote>

===Real-World References===
*Strong Sad's quote about tai chi may be a nod to The Simpsons episode "[http://www.snpp.com/episodes/BABF22 HOMЯ]", which had a similar tai chi/chai tea gag.
*In the June 29, 2006 quote, "Circle gets the square" is a reference to the game show [[Wikipedia:Hollywood Squares|Hollywood Squares]], which is based on tic-tac-toe; the accompanying phrase is "X gets the square." [[Wikipedia:Shadoe Stevens|Shadoe Stevens]] was the announcer for two incarnations of the show (the John Davidson and Tom Bergeron hosted versions), and occupied a square on the Davidson version.
*The December 14, 2006 quote mentions "Montelbon", probably a reference to [[Wikipedia:Ricardo Montalbán|Ricardo Montalbán]].
*In the August 9, 2007 quote, Bubs spells [[Wikipedia:Nestle|Nestles]], a Swiss maker of candy and other food products. It's a reference to Nestle's [http://www.archive.org/download/RadioCommercialsShows/Commercials.19xx.xx.xx_N_E_S_T_L_E_S.mp3 long standing jingle], "N-E-S-T-L-E-S, Nestle's makes the very best", especially its Alpine White version from the '80s, "Sweet dreams you can't resist. N-E-S-T-L-E-S."
*The September 13, 2007 quote references [[Wikipedia:Frosty|Frosties]] and [[Wikipedia:McFlurry|McFlurries]], ice cream treats served at [[Wikipedia:Wendy's|Wendy's]] and [[Wikipedia:McDonald's|McDonald's]], respectively.

==See Also==
*[[Quote of the Week Character Heads]]

==External Links==
*Click on the Q on any [[HR:{{randommainpage}}.html|main page]] to see the most recent quote.
*[[HR:qod.swf|view the Flash file for the current quote]] ([http://www.strongfans.com/upload/ThePaper/qod1122.swf Newer Version]) ([http://www.strongfans.com/upload/ThePaper/qod1111.swf Older Version])
*[[HR:weeklies/weeklies.xml|view weeklies.xml]] – This file dictates what caption and character image are displayed with the quote and is also used for the [[Weekly Fanstuff]] and weekly [[Sketchbook]] features.

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Fonts

FireBird — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 02:53:53 GMT

FireBird: resizing

[[The Brothers Chaps]] have used many different '''[[Wikipedia:Typeface|fonts]]''' within the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] body of work.

Note: Oftentimes, different font corporations, or foundries, will publish virtually identical fonts under different names. For instance, Linotype's [http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/linotype/eurostile/ Eurostile] is Bitstream's [http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/bitstream/square-721/ Square 721]. In cases where the actual font used cannot be distinguished between two identical variants, the name with the older lineage should be used.
==Fonts==
{{compactTOC3}}

{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 style="border-collapse:collapse"
|- style="background:#CCC"
! Font !! Used for !! Example
|- style="background:#EEE"
| colspan=3 |
===#===
|- id="n20th_Century_Ultra_Bold_Italic"
| '''20th Century Ultra Bold Italic''' || Used in [[CGNU]] for the [[Crazy Go Nuts University]] logo. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:CGNU_Close-up_for_Font.png|CGNU! Me?]]
|- style="background:#EEE"
| colspan=3 |
===A===
|- id="Aarco-"
| '''Aarco-''' || Used in [[haircut]] in the subtitle ''"Jagged Metal"''. Also used in [[monster truck]] for the ''"SUNDAY SUNDAY SOMEDAY"'', ''"FOR A FREE"'', etc. text and in [[Awexome Cross 98]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:Aarcover.PNG|I DON'T WANNA EAT A GUITAR!]]
|- id="ActionIs"
| '''ActionIs''' || Used in [[homestar hair]] and [[The Best Decemberween Ever]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:actionis.png|It's fifty-five days after Halloween...|280px]]
|- id="Advert"
| '''Advert''' || Used on the door of [[Marshmallow's Last Stand (place)|Marshmallow's Last Stand]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:Marshmallow's_Last_Stand_Door.PNG|300px|Well, if you take a look at my reh-zoom...]]
|- id="AE Systematic"
| '''AE Systematic''' || Used in [[Thy Dungeonman 3]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:AE Systematic.png|Behold thy new font!]]
|- id="AhnbergHand"
| '''AhnbergHand''' || [[Strong Bad]]'s handwriting as used for the [[Teen Girl Squad]] issues or the [[Floppy Disk Container|floppy disk labels]]. See also [[Lowercase i's]]. (Note: the Chaps have modified the font so a few European characters appear in American format. They have also added apostrophes, which are not in the font normally. In [[Decemberween Short Shorts]], a modified uppercase I without a dot was used.) || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:Ahnberghand.png|Sooo good!]]
|- id="Alba"
| '''Alba''' || On the spine of a book in [[That A Ghost]]. Also found in the subtitle ''"[[Ready for Primetime]]"'' in [[haircut]], [[KaraokeFun]], [[best thing]], [[HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS!]], and in an Easter egg for downloading a tune from [[dangeresque 3]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:AGhostInThisBook.png|I buried myself alive on Tuesday.]]
|- id="Alba_Super"
| '''Alba Super''' || As seen on the [[Suge Brown|brown sugar box]] in [[best thing]] as well as the [[Wagon Fulla Pancakes]], on The Cheat's [[SeeDees|CD player]], on the [[Strong Bad's Rhino Feeder|Rhino Feeder]] box in [[video games]], on the "[[All Is On]]" CD case, for the majority of the SBLOUNSKCHED! logo, and in [[HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS!]]. Obviously from the same family as Alba, but a completely different font. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:albasuper.png|As lost as four-armed Grimace.]]
|- id="Andy_Bold"
| '''Andy Bold''' || Used for the text on the [[FAQ]] page. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:AndyBold.png|Andy Bold]]
|- id="Anzeigen_Grotesk_EF"
| '''Anzeigen Grotesk EF''' || The font for the Happy Thanksgiving banner on [[Bubs]]' float in [[Fall Float Parade]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:Anzeigen Grotesk EF.png|Happy Thanksgiving!!]]
|- id="Arial"
| '''[[Wikipedia:Arial|Arial]]''' || The font used on the [[HR:main_nav.swf|NavBar]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:Arial.png|small|Navigation, anyone?]]
|- id="Arial_Black"
| '''Arial Black''' || Used for the subtitles to [[A Jumping Jack Contest]] on the [[Lava Lamp Toons Menu]] and the label for [[Quite Fancy 'Chup]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:Arialblackfont.PNG|Their old no goodness.]]
|- id="Arial_Narrow_MT"
| '''Arial Narrow MT''' || Used for the [[Games]] button on [[Main Page 22]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:Arial Narrow MT.png|Games]]
|- style="background:#EEE"
| colspan=3 |

===B===
|- id="Batik Regular"
| '''Batik Regular''' || Used for the papers in [[death metal]], [[little questions]], and [[english paper]], as well as the title of "Strong Bad-Type Interview Progrum" in [[pizzaz]]. It makes a brief appearance in [[Everybody to the Limit]] (pictured), and is the font of the logo for the action-packed [[TV Shows|television show]] "Rough Copy" from the the email [[rough copy]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:harting.png|I asked my friend Jake]]
|- id="Bauhaus 93"
| '''Bauhaus 93''' || Various logos and [[Main Pages]] text, the [[Index Page]], the [[Sega Tapes]] in [[anything]], and the font on [[Homsar]]'s shirt. Used on every [[:Category:DVDs|DVD]] released thus far except [[Everything Else, Volume 2|Volume 2]]. Probably one of the most commonly used fonts on the site.|| style="text-align:center" | [[Image:Bauhaus 93.png|Homsar's shirt]]
|- id="Bernard_Condensed"
| '''Bernard Condensed''' || Used to write names on office doors: Dangeresque's in [[dangeresque 3]] and Strong Bad's in [[The Interview]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:BernardCondensed.png|Total Journalist]]
|- id="Bickley_Script"
| '''Bickley Script''' || Appeared on the The Great Mound postcard in [[vacation]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:BickleyScript.png|That mound is not all that great.]]
|- id="Blackadder_ITC"
| '''Blackadder ITC''' || Used extensively in [[A Folky Tale]] and [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]]. Also makes an appearance in [[flashback]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:blackadder.PNG|Gonna have a good time tonight...]]
|- id="Bookman_Old_Style"
| '''[[wikipedia:Bookman (typeface)|Bookman Old Style]]''' || The font used as the title of the Battle Axe Lessons flyer in [[other days]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:bookman old style.png|Bad at battle axeing?]]
|- id="Broadway"
| '''Broadway''' || Used on [[The Cheat|The Cheat's]] Strong Bad Rewards Score Card in [[privileges]] and the "Youth Through Editing" slide in [[looking old]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:Broadway.png|Ca-chunk-a]]
|- id="Brush_Script_MT"
| '''[[wikipedia:Brush Script|Brush Script MT]]''' || Used throughout the site - for example, on Homestar's shirt in [[Main Page 4]], in [[bottom 10]], and in [[Senorial Day]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:BrushScript.png|Senorial!]]
|- style="background:#EEE"
| colspan=3 |


===C===
|- id="Calisto_MT_Bold"
| '''Calisto MT Bold''' || Used for the [[Superfied Credit Union]] logo on the credit card on the [[Downloads]] page. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:CalistoMTBold.png|Bank of Free Country USA]]
|- id="Candice"
| '''Candice''' || The font used for [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 9.2]] and higher. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:marz-font.png|Hi, this is Marzipan|280px]]
|- id="Chicago"
| '''Chicago''' || The typical menu font for the Classic [[Wikipedia:Mac OS|Mac OS]] (versions 7 and before), seen on The Cheat's old computer, [[Tangerine Dreams]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[image:chicago sample.png|Tangerine Dreams' task bar]]
|- id="Chick"
| '''Chick''' || The font used on the cover of [[Scarfgirl]] magazine, seen in [[secret identity]]. Also used for the Sbemail Deodorant in [[disconnected]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:Chick.PNG|All the hot boys]]
|- id="Chiller"
| '''Chiller''' || The font used in [[Fan Costume Commentary]] and [[More Fan Costumes]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[image:chiller.PNG|Ooh, pretzels!]]
|- id="Comic_Sans_MS"
| '''Comic Sans''' || A font used by one of Strong Bad's fake hot girlfriends in [[sugarbob]] and for most of the text on Dolph Hauldhagen's flyer in [[other days]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[image:ComicSansMS.png|Some weird anime cat emoticon]]
|- id="ComixHeavy"
| '''ComixHeavy''' || The font used on the [[Main Pages]] for the "Go on and see what's new!" message, as well as the "Last updated on" message. Also used in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine]] from versions 1 through 8, and for the [[Characters]] button on [[Main Page 22]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:Comix-Heavy_Sample.png|What's new?|280px]]
|- id="Commodore_64"
| '''Commodore 64''' || Used extensively throughout the site, but best known for being the [[Compy 386]] font. Also used for [[Peasant's Quest]], [[coloring]], and [[modeling]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:Commodore 64.png|A spectacle of graphics and sound.|280px]]
|- id="Cooper_Black"
| '''[[wikipedia:Cooper Black|Cooper Black]]''' || The title font of the "[[Dreamaway Johnny]]" flyers in [[part-time job]]. Also used in [[First Time Here?]], for the curved wording, and in the [[Index Page]], for the links. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:cooperblack.png|When all my dreams come true...|280px]]
|- id="Copperplate_Gothic_Bold"
| '''Copperplate Gothic Bold''' || The header font of the "Dreamaway Johnny" flyers in [[part-time job]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:copperplategothicbold.png|Butt's 12 by pies?|280px]]
|- id="Courier_New"
| '''[[wikipedia:Courier New|Courier New]]''' || The font in the email client on [[Tangerine Dreams|The Cheat's computer]], used in [[weird dream]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:courier new sample.png|That ''was'' a weird dream!]]
|- id="Creepy"
| '''Creepy''' || The font used as the photo caption on the Battle Axe Lessons flyer in [[other days]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:creepy.png|Dolph Hauldhagen!!!]]
|- style="background:#EEE"
| colspan=3 |
===D===
|- id="Denmark"
|'''Denmark''' || The font used on the [[Corpy NT6]]'s logo in [[from work]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:CorpyNT6.png|Aw, man, they got EVERYTHING blocked now!|280px]]
|- style="background:#EEE"

|- id="Diploma"
|'''Diploma Regular''' || The font used on the card [[Strong Sad]] made for Anthony in [[depressio]]. Also used in [[rampage]] on the poetry slam sign and the Font used by Strong Sad in the autogragh section of the [[Yearbook Character Page]]. Strong Bad tricks out his fist in this font in [[car]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:Diploma.png|Strong Sad font|280px]]
|- style="background:#EEE"
| colspan=3 |
===E===
|- id="Engravers"
| '''Engravers''' || Used on Strong Bad's tombstone in [[replacement]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:Engravers.png|Please do not dig up grave.]]
|- id="Eras_Demi"
| '''Eras Demi''' || The font used for the [[Podstar Runner]] menu text. An iPod's actual font is [[Wikipedia:Podium Sans|Podium Sans]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:Podstar.PNG|Get me out of this tiny box!|180px|]]
|- id="EraserDust"
| '''EraserDust''' || The font in [[anything]] Homestar used to write "Homestar Runner" in chalk. Also used on the chalkboard in [[sibbie]] and [[technology]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:ChalkDust_Font.PNG|180px|His name is "Homestar Runner."]]
|- id="Eurostile"
| '''Eurostile''' || Used for the "Compy" text on the Compy 386, as well as for the opening titles on [[Bug In Mouth Disease]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:Eurostile.png|Bug In Mouth Disease]]
|- style="background:#EEE"
| colspan=3 |
===F===
|- id="Federation_Bold"
| '''Federation Bold''' || Used for the numbers on [[Homestar's Clock]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:Federation Bold.PNG]]
|- id="Flyer_Black_Condensed"
| '''Flyer Black Condensed''' || Used for the subtitles in the opening to [[Whaddaya Know, Haddi-Man?]] || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:FlyerBlackCondensed.png|All 'cause we saaaaayyyyyyy...]]
|- id="Folk_Art_Stitch"
| '''Folk Art Stitch''' || Used for the shirt stitching in [[other days]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:folk art stitch.png|"Did you play online gaming last night?"]]
|- id="Forte"
| '''Forte''' || Used extensively throughout the site, including in the [[First Time Here?]] welcome speech. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:Forte.png|"It's dot com!"]]
|- id="French_Script_MT"
| '''French Script MT''' || From [[Everybody to the Limit]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:frenchscriptmt.png|I asked my friend Joe]]
|- id="Freshbot"
| '''Freshbot''' || As seen in [[Club Technochocolate]]. Also used in the game catalog for [[Hallrunner]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:freshbot.PNG|All is on!]]
|- id="Futura"
| '''Futura''' || Used on the art test in [[CGNU]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:Futura.png|Draw Me!]]
|- style="background:#EEE"
| colspan=3 |
===G===

|- id="Georgia"
| '''[[wikipedia:Georgia (typeface)|Georgia]]''' || Used on [[Main Page 19]] when the ''E-mail'' button is highlighted. || style="text-align: center" | [[Image:mainpage19email.png]]
|- id="Gigi"
| '''Gigi''' || Used on the "barbzerdry" flyer in [[haircut]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:GigiFont.PNG|No cuts, butts, or coconuts.]]
|- id="Gill_Sans_Bold"
| '''Gill Sans Bold''' || Used on the [[Clapperboard|clapperboards]] in [[First Time Here?]] and [[Fluffy Puff Commercial]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:GillSans.png|Direction]]
|- id="Glitch0"
| '''Glitch0''' || The [[Lappy 486]] font. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:Glitch0.png|Doong diing!]]
|- id="Glitch1"
| '''Glitch1''' || An alternate version of Glitch0, used only in [[rock opera]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:Glitch1.png|Encore! Encore!]]
|- id="Gringo_Nights"
| '''Gringo Nights''' || The "Cobra-Pult" game in [[what I want]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:Gringo Nights.PNG|COBRA-PULT!!|280px]]
|- style="background:#EEE"
| colspan=3 |

===H===
|- id="Harlow_Solid_Italic"
| '''Harlow Solid Italic''' || From [[best thing]], used on the "[[Limozeen: "but they're in space!"|Limozeen: 'but they're in space!']]" logo. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:harlow.png|I'm afraid I've got some bad news, boys...]]
|- id="House_Slant"
| '''House Slant''' || The [[Old-Timey]], '30s font. Also used for Strong Bad's [[Bottom 10]] and [[pizzaz]] Easter egg.|| style="text-align:center" | [[Image:houseslantfont.PNG|A "cartoon" for "kids."|280px]]
|- style="background:#EEE"
| colspan=3 |
===I===
|- id="Impact"
| '''[[wikipedia:Impact (font)|Impact]]''' || The font for the sign of [[Bubs' Concession Stand]] and the logo on the [[TeeBee]].|| style="text-align:center" | [[Image:impact.png|We're always awesome.|280px]]
|- id="ITC_Bauhaus_Medium"
| '''ITC Bauhaus Medium''' || The font for the subtitles in [[Pom Pom, Too]], in [[homestar hair]], and for the vast majority of navigation buttons on the [[Main Pages]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:ITCBauhaus.png|Pom Pom is the best Pom]]
|- style="background:#EEE"
| colspan=3 |
===J===
|- id="Jokerman"
| '''Jokerman''' || Used to name a dangerous dessert in [[bottom 10]]. Also one of the fonts used in [[sugarbob]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:jokerman.PNG|Na na la la la...|280px]]
|- id="JokeWood"
| '''JokeWood''' || Used in the banner for the [[Strong Sad Lookalike Contest]] in [[impression]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[image:Jokewood.PNG|"The Strong Sad Lookalike Contest"|280px]]
|- id="Joystix"
| '''Joystix''' || A [[Nintendo|Nintendo Entertainment System]] font used in various games on the website, along with the [[Scrolling Shooter Games Menu]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:Joystix.png|Games, games, and more games]]
|- style="background:#EEE"
| colspan=3 |
===K===
|- id="Karloff"
| '''Karloff''' || Used for the score in [[Strong Bad's Treat Snatcha]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:Karloff.PNG]]
|- id="KidTypePaint"
| '''KidTypePaint''' || Used in the opening credits in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]], for the ''revengenceful'' font from [[2 years]], and for the writing on [[Main Page 23]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:kidtypepaint.PNG|MU-HA-HA-HA|280px]]
|- style="background:#EEE"
| colspan=3 |
===L===
|- id="LCDD"
| '''LCDD''' || Used often whenever a digital readout is needed, for example on Marzipan's [[PhoneTime XL8|answering machine]], the [[clock radio]], or [[Random Toon]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:LCDD.png|Marzi's machine... Homestar's clock... get them today!]]
|- id="Linoscript"
| '''Linoscript''' || Used for the slogan for [[The Cheatcakes]] in [[stupid stuff]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:LinoscriptSample.png|Just ask The Cheat!]]
|- id="Logger Regular"
| '''Logger Regular''' || Used for the ranch sign in the e-mail [[pizzaz]] Easter egg. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:Buffalo-style.png|Here comes the Stong Bad!]]
|- id="London_Text"
| '''London Text''' || Found on the postcard for historic Over There in [[vacation]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:LondonText.png|Over There]]
|- id="Lucida_Calligraphy"
| '''Lucida Calligraphy''' || Used for Strong Sad's [[Strong Libs]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:LucidaCalligraphy.png|Each Day We Die A Little More.]]
|- id="Lucida_Handwriting"
| '''Lucida Handwriting''' || The font for the phrase [[Wear a Bikini!|"Wear a bikini"]] in [[Main Page 15]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:LucidaHandwriting.png|Bikinitime!]]
|- style="background:#EEE"
| colspan=3 |
===M===
|- id="Maiandra_Demi_Bold"
| '''Maiandra Demi Bold''' || Used on the end screen of [[Bug In Mouth Disease]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:Maiandra.png|of the world as we know it]]
|- id="Mekanik"
| '''Mekanik''' || Used in the [[Senor Mortgage|commercial]] for [[Senor Cardgage Mortgage]] for the phone number, phrase "Senor Mortgage", and the "Home Lawn", etc., pullouts. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:555-55-55855-55-5.png|SENOR-MORT-GAGE-TODAY]]
|- id="Metal_Lord"
| '''Metal Lord''' || The font for Bubs's flyers in [[part-time job]], Dolph Hauldhagen's flyers in [[other days]], and in the header text for [[Revenge of the King]]. Also used to title the [[Secret Collect.]] box in [[video games]] and various parts of [[Limozeen Thanksgiving E-Cards]]. It is also the font for the "Score" text in the [[Taser the Gnome Game]] in [[from work]]. It originated from the logo of the band [[Wikipedia:Iron Maiden|Iron Maiden]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:metallord.png|Sorry, Tragic Clown Dog.]]
|- id="Mister_Earl_BT"
| '''Mister Earl BT''' || Used on the Cobra-Pult box in an Easter egg of [[what I want]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:Mister Earl BT.PNG|Overqualified to play it?]]
|- style="background:#EEE"
| colspan=3 |

===N===
|- id="NOKIA_5110_FontSet"
| '''Nokia® 5110 FontSet''' || The font for the [[Block]] from [[other days]]. Also used in [[50K Racewalker]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:NOKIA 5110 FontSet.PNG|Please to be untieing that shoelace on the back of your head?]]
|- style="background:#EEE"
| colspan=3 |

===O===
|- id="OCR_B"
| '''OCR B''' || Used for the account number and name on the credit card from the [[Downloads]] page. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:OCRB.png|Pin:5675]]
|- id="Odessa"
| '''Odessa''' || The font for [[The Show]] and the current characters page. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:TheShowLogo.png|The Show!]]
|- id="Old_English_Text_MT"
| '''Old English Text MT''' || The font used on Strong Sad's box of memories in [[The Secrets That I Keep]]. Also in [[A Holiday Greeting]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:Old English Text MT.PNG|fond reminiscences|280px]]
|- id="Old Towne No 536 EF Regular"
| '''Old Towne No 536 EF Regular''' || The font for the Strong Bad -show in the e-mail [[pizzaz]] Easter egg. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:Old Towne.png|Here comes the Strong Bad!]].
|- style="background:#EEE"
| colspan=3 |

===P===
|- id="Papyrus"
| '''Papyrus''' || Used in [[myths & legends]] for the "Walking with Trogdor" logo. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:WalkingwithTrogdor.PNG|Take the virtual tour.|280px]]
|- id="Parade_Script"
| '''Parade Script''' || Found on the Pantsburg postcard in [[vacation]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:ParadeScript.png|Pants!]]
|- id="Park Avenue BT"
| '''Park Avenue BT''' || Appears in storyboards on [[Sbemail 150?!?]] || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:Park Avenue BT.png|300px|How does he type with boxing gloves on?]]
|- id="Peanuts"
| '''Peanuts''' || A font made in the image of [[wikipedia:Charles_Schulz|Charles Schulz's]] lettering, it was used in the drawing of [[Coach Zed]] in [[do over]]. The image seen here is taken from [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:peanuts.png|I heart Flint]]
|- id="Phyllis"
| '''Phyllis''' || Used in an Easter egg in [[the facts]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:Phyllis.png|Homestar Runner will be right right back]]
|- id="Pixie"
| '''Pixie''' || The other [[Old-Timey]], '30s font. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:cankickinfont.png|Get kicking.|280px]]
|- id="Playbill"
| '''Playbill''' || The ''other'' other old-timey font, used for old-timey things such as Uncle Strong Bad's Flavor Taste Style Chewing Powders from [[2 emails]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:Playbill_Font.png|Flavor Taste Style]]
|- id="Poor_Richard"
| '''Poor Richard''' || The cover font for [[Hundredaire Socialite]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:poorrichard.png|The brains behind Videlectrix|280px]]
|- id="Poornut"
| '''Poornut''' || A font used in the Hip Hop Dance video at the end of the [[New Boots]] short. Also seen on an Easter egg in [[rampage]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:pornhut.png|Coach Z, how come you don't dance no more?]]
|- id="Porky.27s"
| '''Porky's''' || Used in the "technical difficulties" screen in Strong Bad's email [[pizzaz]] and [[Fall Float Parade]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:Sbemail_pizzaz_porkysfont.png|Hang in there!]]
|- id="Potrzebie"
|'''Potrzebie''' || The font used in the new stuff bubble on the [[Main Pages]], though the version of the font that's available for download doesn't have many punctuation marks, like the apostrophe. Also used for the [[Store]] button on [[Main Page 22]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:newsbemail.png|Everyone's favorite sight!]]
|- id="PT_Banana_Split"
| '''PT Banana Split''' || The "Baked Beans" sign above Homsar's collection bucket in [[Homestar Presents: Presents]] || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:PT banana split.PNG]]
|- id="PT_Karolla_Narrow_Black"
|'''PT Karolla Narrow Black''' || The font for the sign on the door of Marshmallow's Last Stand. (image mirrored) ||style="text-align:center" | [[Image:PTKarolla.png|Ohh.. I think I ate'a too many marshmallows...]]
|- id="Pump_Demi_Bold_LET"
| '''Pump Demi Bold LET''' || Used for the title and credits in [[Homestar Presents: Presents]] as well as the logo on Homestar's clock. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:Pump demi bold.PNG|280px]]
|- style="background:#EEE"
| colspan=3 |

===Q===
|- style="background:#EEE"
| colspan=3 |
===R===
|- id="Rage_Italic_LET"
| '''Rage Italic LET''' || The logo font of Stookley's, the makers of [[Hundredaire Socialite]]. Also used for [[take-a-break.exe]] and for the title "A Month" in [[other days]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:rageitaliclet.png|H.S. out on the scene.]]
|- id="Ravie"
| '''Ravie''' || Used to title [[A Jumping Jack Contest]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:JumpingJackTitle.PNG|200px|A Jumping Jack Contest]]
|- id="Rockwell_Condensed"
| '''Rockwell Condensed''' || Day and time during "Stink's Reach" promo in [[underlings]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:Rockwell Condensed.PNG|280px]]
|- style="background:#EEE"
| colspan=3 |
===S===
|- id="Screwtop_Light"
| '''Screwtop Light''' || The font for the second counter on [[Strong Bad]]'s float in [[Fall Float Parade]], the subtitle of "Strong Bad-Type Interview Progrum" in [[pizzaz]], and on various [[scoreboard]]s. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:Screwtop Light.png|Nunchucking Snowmen]]
|- id="Script_Bold_MT"
| '''Script Bold MT''' || The text on the leaf in the beginning of [[Fall Float Parade]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:Script Bold MT.png|The FTst annual Fall Float Parade.]]
|- id="Sevenet_7"
| '''Sevenet 7''' || The font on the [[Pom Pilot]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:sevenet7.png|internet, solitaire, and the ladies]]
|- id="Shelley_Script_Allegro"
| '''Shelley Script Allegro''' || Used for the body of Strong Sad's letter in [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:StrongSadNoteExcerpt.png|Yeah he does.]]
|- id="Showcard_Gothic"
| '''Showcard Gothic''' || The font used for The Cheat's "TITO" hat in [[part-time job]]. Also used on the "PAY PLUS!" text in [[HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS!]] || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:showcardgothic.png|An undersea epic?]]
|- id="SignPainter_HouseSlant_Font"
| '''SignPainter HouseSlant Font''' || "Strong Bad's" in "Strong Bad's Message Bored" (Message and Bored are not fonts). Also seen on the back of the Homsar T-Shirt. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:SignPainter HouseSlant Font.PNG|Ugh, I'm So '''Bored'''!]]

|- id="Snap_ITC"
| '''Snap ITC''' || The font used in the "How Come?" text in [[space program]] and on the Dry T-Shirt Contest flyer in [[bottom 10]]. Also used on Marzipan's invitation in the beginning of [[The Luau]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:Snap.png|280px|How Come?]]
|- id="Space_Toaster"
| '''Space Toaster''' || The font used on the "Cat Mess" bag in the email, [[lady fan]]. Also used on the subtitle ''"A Dog and Also a Cat Shaped Eyebrows"'' in [[haircut]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:Space_toaster.gif|Arts 'n' crafts with Marzipan]]
|- id="Stencil_BT"
| '''Stencil BT''' || The font used on the [[Heavy Lourde]]. Also used on various crates, boxes, [[Cardboard Marzipan]], and [[Jail]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:Stencil_BT_Sample.png|Heavy falling weight type thing, yo.]]
|- id="Sydnie"
| '''Sydnie''' || Used for [[Thy Dungeonman]] and [[Thy Dungeonman II]]. Also makes a brief appearance in [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]] and was the font for the [[Corpy NT6]] in [[from work]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:Sydnie.PNG|You can't get ye flask!]]
|- style="background:#EEE"
| colspan=3 |

===T===
|- id="Team_MT"
| '''Team MT''' || The font used for the motto "Buy all our playsets and toys!!" in [[Cheat Commandos (toon)|Cheat Commandos]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:Team_MT_Sample.png|Weekdays at 4:30|230px]]
|- id="ThereSignHead1"
| '''ThereSignHead1''' || The font used on the back button in [[Fall Float Parade]] and the connect the dots puzzle in [[underlings]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:ThereSignHead1.png]]
|- id="ThereSignHead3"
| '''ThereSignHead3''' || The font used for the buttons on Mrs. Bennedetto in [[part-time job]]. Also used for the subtitles in Homsar's television show, [[Whaddaya Know, Haddi-Man?]], that appears during the Strong Bad Email [[for kids]] and the bumper for "Dartmouth" in [[underlings]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:theresignhead3.png|Yeah, buddy. I have muscles.]]
|- id="Tiranti_Solid"
| '''Tiranti Solid''' || Used for introductory and ancillary text in [[Mr. Shmallow (toon)|Mr. Shmallow]] and for the newspaper titles in [[underlings]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:MrShmallowFontSample.png|Look lively!]]
|- id="Times_New_Roman"
| '''[[Wikipedia:Times New Roman|Times New Roman]]''' || Used for the text of the "[[Dreamaway Johnny]]" flyers in [[part-time job]], as one of the fonts used by Strong Bad's "girlfriends" in [[sugarbob]], and in the Stinko Man credits in [[japanese cartoon]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:timesnewroman.png|Act Three|280px]]
|- id="Traffic_Type_Sweden_D"
| '''Traffic Type Sweden D''' || Used for the small header tabs at the top of the [[TV Time Toons Menu]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:Traffic Type Sweden D.png|Big toons.]]
|- id="Trebuchet_MS"
| '''[[Wikipedia:Trebuchet MS|Trebuchet MS]]''' || Used for the text throughout [[The King of Town DVD Old Version]] and as the day-of-the-week titles in Strong Bad's calendar in [[other days]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:EndFromOriginalKOT.png|Doo-hoo-hoo!]]
|- style="background:#EEE"
| colspan=3 |

===U===
|- style="background:#EEE"
| colspan=3 |
===V===
|- id="VOY_DOT_LCD"
| '''VOY DOT LCD''' || The font used on [[The Paper]] and in [[Everybody to the Limit]]. Also used in [[pizzaz]] and [[Dancin' Bubs]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:VOY DOT LCD.png|Preeeeow!|280px]]
|- style="background:#EEE"
| colspan=3 |
===W===
|- id="Webdings"
| '''Webdings''' || The font in Marzipan's instant message in [[marzipan]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:don't decode this.png|I hope you didn't decode this.|280px]]
|- id="Westminster"
| '''[[Wikipedia:Westminster (typeface)|Westminster]]''' || Used extensively throughout the site, but best known for being the [[Tandy 400]] font. Also used for [[Marzipan's Answering Machine]] version numbers, [[caffeine]], [[the facts]], and [[technology]]. || style="text-align:center" | [[Image:Westminster.png|Ah, the old Tandy.|280px]]
|- style="background:#EEE"
| colspan=3 |

===X===
|- style="background:#EEE"
| colspan=3 |
===Y===
|- style="background:#EEE"
| colspan=3 |
===Z===
|}
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Where's an Egg?

FireBird — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 22:23:03 GMT

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{{vgamenav|wheresanegg|50k Racewalker|Duck Guardian One}}

[[Image:wheresanegg.PNG|thumb|A renegade cop with nothing to lose and an egg on his mind.]]
[[Image:Where'sAnEggboxart.png‎|thumb|Where's an Egg? box art]]
''"In this hard-bolied  adventure game, you must help the Boise police force find a missing egg. Not in Mancuso's garage? Try Brodermaker's gymbag. Everyone's a suspect when 'Where's an Egg?' is the game that you are playing. And that's this game!!"'' -[[Videlectrix]]

'''Where's an Egg?''' is a game by [[Videlectrix]].

'''Date:''' Monday, July 16, 2007

'''Page Title:''' Where's an Egg?

==Instructions==
The object of the game is to find the egg that one of the suspects is hiding. The task is a variation on the [[Wikipedia:Knights and Knaves|Knights and Knaves]] puzzle, in which suspects either always lie or always tell the truth. After you think you know who or where the egg is, you go to that location and shoot the suspect, who will give up the egg if you have guessed correctly.

After clicking on the title screen, you are presented with several locations in a city. Clicking on the thumbnails will take you to those locations, at which you will encounter a suspect with an item. From the menu at the bottom of the screen, you can choose one of any of the items or suspects you've encountered. When you choose an item, the suspect will tell you the location where that item can be found or the suspect who has it. When you choose a suspect from your menu, the character on the screen will tell you where that suspect can be found or what item they have. Once again, they may or may not be telling the truth.

There are two other notable replies you may receive. If you ask a suspect about himself or about the items he carries, he will respond with a smiley face. Also, if you ask a suspect about the egg and he replies with a question mark, he does not have any information about the location of the egg.

== Strategy ==
Since a given suspect either always lies or always tells the truth, their reply about the location of the egg can be tested by asking them questions to which you know the answer. For example, if they give you information about the egg, you can ask them about an item and verify that the location or suspect with which they reply indeed corresponds to that item. If the answer they give is correct, then the location of the egg that they give is correct as well.

One successful process to follow is to enter the first location and then leave. The person and their item will be the first in your list. Enter a second location and ask about the first person. If they answer correctly, then ask about the egg. Continue asking all people about the first person until you find a person who gives a correct answer and knows about the egg. If none are found, revisit the first person and ask about the egg. Then simply find the culprit and shoot them.

Another strategy is to ask every suspect the location of the egg until you have two replies that agree. In that case, it is likely, though not certain, that the suspect they incriminate indeed has the egg.

== Suspects, locations, and items ==
Please note that the items, characters, and locations are random for each game. The following lists are in alphabetical order.

{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3 style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center"
|- bgcolor=#eeeeee
! colspan="2" | Suspects !! colspan="2" | Locations !! colspan="2" | Items
|-
| [[Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - Blonde Woman.png|40px]] || Blonde woman || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Locations - Aquarium.png|100px]] || Aquarium || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Beer.png|30px]] || [[Alcohol|Beer]]
|-
| [[Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - Blue Hat.png|35px]] || Blue hat man || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Locations - Theater.png|100px]] || Art museum || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Bomb.png|25px]] || Bomb
|-
| [[Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - Maid.png|35px]] || Butcher || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Locations - Museum.png|100px]] || Bank || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Cat.png|30px]] || Cat
|-
| [[Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - Butler.png|35px]] || Butler || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Locations - Beach.png|100px]] || Beach || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Duffel.png|45px]] || Gym bag
|-
| [[Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - John.png|30px]] || [[Wikipedia:John McEnroe|John McEnroe]] || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Locations - Pier.png|100px]] || Bridge || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Pencil.png|35px]] || Pencil
|-
| [[Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - Kid Speedy.png|30px]] || [[Kid Speedy]] || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Locations - City.png|100px]] || City || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Plant.png|25px]] || Potted plant
|-
| [[Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - Mechanic.png|35px]] || Mechanic || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Locations - Desert.png|100px]] || Desert || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Slingshot.png|25px]] || Slingshot
|-
| [[Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - Old Lady.png|40px]] || Old Woman || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Locations - Siberia.png|100px]] || Icy mountains || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Strawberry.png|30px]] || Strawberry
|-
| [[Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - Red Hat.png|35px]] || Red hat man || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Locations - Forest.png|100px]] || Park || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Wrench.png|25px]] || Wrench
|}

== Endings ==
[[Image:Where's an egg loose screen.PNG|thumb|Lose screen]]
If you run out of time or shoot three characters who do not have the egg, the game ends. The character who did have the egg is shown running with it through the area they were in, and the main character is shown in The Mountains wearing prison clothes and a ball-and-chain. He quickly turns into a skeleton.

[[Image:Where's an egg win screen.PNG|thumb|left|Win screen]]
If you successfully shoot the character who has the egg, a policeman awards you with a badge in front of [[Wikipedia:Lenin's Mausoleum|Lenin's Mausoleum]]. The screen pans up to the sky, where fireworks shoot off. If the game was completed with enough time left on the clock, different spaceships fly through the sky:
*901-940 seconds left — one spaceship
*941-970 seconds left — two spaceships
*971 or more seconds left — three spaceships, the last of which is exited by a cosmonaut

{{clear}}

== Fun Facts ==
===Trivia===
*This game was released more than two and a half years after its description was featured on the Videlectrix website. The [[main page message]] announcing its release read: '''new' videlectrix game!''
*The language used in the game is [[wikipedia:Russian language|Russian]], and is understandable to a native speaker, although there are various grammatical and stylistic errors (see Translation section).
*After shooting someone who does not have the egg, you can still question them and they will reply with the symbol for the [[Wikipedia:International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movements|Red Cross]] (indicating they require medical attention). The Red Cross has recently been [http://www.redcross.ca/article.asp?id=016637&tid=001 trying to stop game creators from using their logo this way].

===Remarks===
[[Image:Eggpage2.jpg|thumb|Page 13 of the instruction manual]]
*A [[Videlectrix:eggction.html|page of the manual]] was also made available at the same time as the game was released.
*Although the Videlectrix description suggests that the egg may be in "Mancuso's garage", a garage is not one of the locations in the game.

===Inside References===
*This is another mention of [[eggs]] and [[alcohol]].
*The main character wields a [[gun]].
*All of the suspects [[Lack of Visible Arms|lack visible arms]].
*[[Some Type of Online Auction]] was previously used to sell a half-eaten breakfast burrito in [[english paper]].
*One of the characters resembles [[Kid Speedy]].
*This is another instance of [[death|dying]].

===Real-World References===
*[[Wikipedia:Boise, Idaho|Boise]] is the capital city of the US state [[Wikipedia:Idaho|Idaho]].
*Brodermaker is a reference to video game company [[Wikipedia:Brøderbund|Brøderbund]], makers of the [[Wikipedia:Carmen Sandiego|Carmen Sandiego]] games.
**This game is also very similar, in some aspects, to the early Carmen Sandiego games.
*The three spacecraft that fly across the screen in the ending sequence are [[Wikipedia:Sputnik 1|Sputnik 1]], [[Wikipedia:Vostok 1|Vostok 1]], and [[Wikipedia:Voskhod 2|Voskhod 2]], commemorating three "firsts" of the Russian space program: the first artificial satellite, the [[Wikipedia:Yuri Gagarin|first man in space]], and the [[Wikipedia:Aleksei Leonov|first spacewalk]], respectively.

===Translations===

*The title, 'Где – Яицо?’ (gde yaitso?) does indeed mean "Where’s an egg?", although as Russian has no article it is impossible to make a difference between "the egg" and "an egg" and the title could refer to either. The dash in the title is incorrect; such a dash is only used to separate a predicate from a noun phrase (an action from an object) instead of the present tense of the verb "to be", which does not exist in Russian.
*The text that appears on the loading screen, ‘телевизионный электрический’ (televizzionniy elektricheskii) means "televisual electric" and is thus fairly senseless, perhaps as a rough translation of "Videlectrix".
*The inscription above the columns of the gray building, ‘берег’ (Bereg) does indeed translate to "Bank", but in the sense of a "river bank" as opposed to a financial service institution, which would be much more simply translated ‘банк’ (Bank).
*The text that appears when you shoot the egg-holder or lose the game and see who had the egg, ‘виновник’ (vinovnik) means "criminal" or "guilty person".
*If you win the game, the word ‘поздравление’ (pozdravlenie) meaning "congratulations" appears, and if you lose, the word ‘гулаг’ ([[Wikipedia:Gulag|gulag]]) – the name given to the Soviet labor camps, followed by ‘игра законченный’ (igra zakonchenniy) which means ‘game over’, but in the male form of the word.

==External Links==
*[[Videlectrix:wheresanegg.html|Play Where's an Egg?]]
*[[Videlectrix:egg7.swf|Play Where's an Egg? (Flash file)]]
*[[Videlectrix:eggction.html|View the auction for the instructions]]
*[[Forum:11947|forum thread re: "Where's An Egg?"]]

{{VidelectrixGames}}
[[Category:Videlectrix Games]]

Where's an Egg?

FireBird — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 15:41:49 GMT

FireBird: rv. already mentioned (see Real-World References)

{{vgamenav|wheresanegg|50k Racewalker|Duck Guardian One}}

[[Image:wheresanegg.PNG|thumb|A renegade cop with nothing to lose and an egg on his mind.]]
[[Image:Where'sAnEggboxart.png‎|thumb|Where's an Egg? box art]]
''"In this hard-bolied  adventure game, you must help the Boise police force find a missing egg. Not in Mancuso's garage? Try Brodermaker's gymbag. Everyone's a suspect when 'Where's an Egg?' is the game that you are playing. And that's this game!!"'' -[[Videlectrix]]

'''Where's an Egg?''' is a game by [[Videlectrix]].

'''Date:''' July 16, 2007

'''Page Title:''' Where's an Egg?

==Instructions==
The object of the game is to find the egg that one of the suspects is hiding. The task is a variation on the [[Wikipedia:Knights and Knaves|Knights and Knaves]] puzzle, in which suspects either always lie or always tell the truth. After you think you know who or where the egg is, you go to that location and shoot the suspect, who will give up the egg if you have guessed correctly.

After clicking on the title screen, you are presented with several locations in a city. Clicking on the thumbnails will take you to those locations, at which you will encounter a suspect with an item. From the menu at the bottom of the screen, you can choose one of any of the items or suspects you've encountered. When you choose an item, the suspect will tell you the location where that item can be found or the suspect who has it. When you choose a suspect from your menu, the character on the screen will tell you where that suspect can be found or what item they have. Once again, they may or may not be telling the truth.

There are two other notable replies you may receive. If you ask a suspect about himself or about the items he carries, he will respond with a smiley face. Also, if you ask a suspect about the egg and he replies with a question mark, he does not have any information about the location of the egg.

== Strategy ==
Since a given suspect either always lies or always tells the truth, their reply about the location of the egg can be tested by asking them questions to which you know the answer. That is, if they give you information about the egg, you can ask them about an item and verify that the location or suspect with which they reply indeed corresponds to that item. If the answer they give is correct, then the location of an egg that they give is correct as well.

Another strategy is to ask every suspect the location of the egg until you have two replies that agree. In that case, it is likely, though not certain, that the suspect they incriminate indeed has the egg.

== Suspects, locations, and items ==
Please note that the items, characters, and locations are random for each game. The following lists are in alphabetical order.

{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3 style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center"
|- bgcolor=#eeeeee
! colspan="2" | Suspects !! colspan="2" | Locations !! colspan="2" | Items
|-
| [[Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - Blonde Woman.png|40px]] || Blonde woman || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Locations - Aquarium.png|100px]] || Aquarium || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Beer.png|30px]] || [[Alcohol|Beer]]
|-
| [[Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - Blue Hat.png|35px]] || Blue hat man || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Locations - Siberia.png|100px]] || Arctic || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Bomb.png|25px]] || Bomb
|-
| [[Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - Maid.png|35px]] || Butcher || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Locations - Museum.png|100px]] || Bank || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Cat.png|30px]] || Cat
|-
| [[Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - Butler.png|35px]] || Butler || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Locations - Beach.png|100px]] || Beach || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Duffel.png|45px]] || Gym bag
|-
| [[Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - John.png|30px]] || [[Wikipedia:John McEnroe|John McEnroe]] || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Locations - City.png|100px]] || City || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Pencil.png|35px]] || Pencil
|-
| [[Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - Kid Speedy.png|30px]] || [[Kid Speedy]] || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Locations - Desert.png|100px]] || Desert || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Plant.png|25px]] || Potted plant
|-
| [[Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - Mechanic.png|35px]] || Mechanic || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Locations - Forest.png|100px]] || Forest || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Slingshot.png|25px]] || Slingshot
|-
| [[Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - Old Lady.png|40px]] || Old Woman || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Locations - Theater.png|100px]] || Art Museum || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Strawberry.png|30px]] || Strawberry
|-
| [[Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - Red Hat.png|35px]] || Red hat man || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Locations - Pier.png|100px]] || Pier || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Wrench.png|25px]] || Wrench
|}

== Endings ==
[[Image:Where's an egg loose screen.PNG|thumb|Lose screen]]
If you run out of time or shoot three characters who do not have the egg, the game ends. The character who did have the egg is shown running with it through the area they were in, and the main character is shown in Siberia wearing prison clothes and a ball-and-chain. He quickly turns into a skeleton.

[[Image:Where's an egg win screen.PNG|thumb|left|Win screen]]
If you successfully shoot the character who has the egg, a policeman awards you with a badge in front of [[Wikipedia:Lenin's Mausoleum|Lenin's Mausoleum]]. The screen pans up to the sky, where fireworks shoot off. If the game was completed with enough time left on the clock, different spaceships fly through the sky:
*901-940 seconds left — one spaceship
*941-970 seconds left — two spaceships
*971 or more seconds left — three spaceships, the last of which is exited by a waving cosmonaut

{{clear}}

== Fun Facts ==
===Trivia===
*This game was released more than two and a half years after its description was featured on the Videlectrix website. The [[main page message]] announcing its release read: '''new' videlectrix game!''
*The language used in the game is [[wikipedia:Russian language|Russian]], and is understandable to a native speaker, although there are various grammatical and stylistic errors (see Translation section).
*After shooting someone who does not have the egg, you can still question them and they will reply with the symbol for the [[Wikipedia:International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movements|Red Cross]] (indicating they require medical attention). The Red Cross has recently been [http://www.redcross.ca/article.asp?id=016637&tid=001 trying to stop game creators from using their logo this way].

===Remarks===
[[Image:Eggpage2.jpg|thumb|Page 13 of the instruction manual]]
*A [[Videlectrix:eggction.html|page of the manual]] was also made available at the same time as the game was released.

===Inside References===
*This is another mention of [[eggs]] and [[alcohol]].
*The main character wields a [[gun]].
*All of the characters [[Lack of Visible Arms|lack visible arms]], except for the main character, who reveals an arm only when he shoots someone, and the policeman in the winning cutscene, who reveals an arm only when he awards a badge to the main character.
*[[Some Type of Online Auction]] was previously used to sell a half-eaten breakfast burrito in [[english paper]].
*One of the characters resembles [[Kid Speedy]].
*This is another instance of [[death|dying]].

===Real-World References===
*[[Wikipedia:Boise, Idaho|Boise]] is the capital city of the US state [[Wikipedia:Idaho|Idaho]].
*Brodermaker is a reference to video game company [[Wikipedia:Brøderbund|Brøderbund]], makers of the [[Wikipedia:Carmen Sandiego|Carmen Sandiego]] games.
**This game is also very similar, in some aspects, to the early [[Wikipedia:Carmen Sandiego|Carmen Sandiego]] games.
*The three spacecraft that fly across the screen in the ending sequence are [[Wikipedia:Sputnik 1|Sputnik 1]], [[Wikipedia:Vostok 1|Vostok 1]], and [[Wikipedia:Voskhod 2|Voskhod 2]], commemorating three "firsts" of the Russian space program: the first artificial satellite, the [[Wikipedia:Yuri Gagarin|first man in space]], and the [[Wikipedia:Aleksei Leonov|first spacewalk]], respectively.
*"Mancuso" is the name of an undercover police officer in the Pulitzer Prize winning novel [[Wikipedia:A Confederacy of Dunces|''A Confederacy of Dunces'']].

===Translations===

*The title, 'Где – Яицо?’ (gde yaitso?) does indeed mean "Where’s an egg?", although as Russian has no article it is impossible to make a difference between "the egg" and "an egg" and the title could refer to either. The dash in the title is unnecessary and stylistically incorrect; such a dash is only used to separate a predicate from a noun phrase instead of the present tense of the verb "to be", which does not exist in Russian.
*The text that appears on the loading screen, ‘телевизионный электрический’ (televizzionniy elektricheskii) means "televisual electric" and is thus fairly senseless, perhaps as a rough translation of "Videlectrix".
*The inscription above the columns of the gray building, ‘берег’ (Bereg) does indeed translate to "Bank", but in the sense of a "river bank" as opposed to a financial service institution, which would be much more simply translated ‘банк’ (Bank).
*The text that appears when you shoot the egg-holder or lose the game and see who had the egg, ‘виновник’ (vinovnik) means "criminal" or "guilty person".
*If you win the game, the word ‘поздравление’ (pozdravlenie) meaning "congratulations" appears, and if you lose, the word ‘гулаг’ ([[Wikipedia:Gulag|gulag]]) – the name given to the Soviet labor camps, followed by ‘игра законченный’ (igra zakonchenniy) which means ‘game over’, but in the male form of the word.

==External Links==
*[[Videlectrix:wheresanegg.html|Play Where's an Egg?]]
*[[Videlectrix:egg7.swf|Play Where's an Egg? (Flash file)]]
*[[Videlectrix:eggction.html|View the auction for the instructions]]
*[[Forum:11947|forum thread re: "Where's An Egg?"]]

{{VidelectrixGames}}
[[Category:Videlectrix Games]]

Far-Off Lands

FireBird — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 15:32:20 GMT

FireBird: redirect Far Off Lands

#REDIRECT [[Far Off Lands]]

Far-Off Land

FireBird — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 15:32:05 GMT

FireBird: redirect Far Off Lands

#REDIRECT [[Far Off Lands]]

Where's an Egg?

FireBird — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 15:30:42 GMT

FireBird: Russia is not a Far-Off Land

{{vgamenav|wheresanegg|50k Racewalker|Duck Guardian One}}

[[Image:wheresanegg.PNG|thumb|A renegade cop with nothing to lose and an egg on his mind.]]
[[Image:Where'sAnEggboxart.png‎|thumb|Where's an Egg? box art]]
''"In this hard-bolied  adventure game, you must help the Boise police force find a missing egg. Not in Mancuso's garage? Try Brodermaker's gymbag. Everyone's a suspect when 'Where's an Egg?' is the game that you are playing. And that's this game!!"'' -[[Videlectrix]]

'''Where's an Egg?''' is a game by [[Videlectrix]].

'''Date:''' July 16, 2007

'''Page Title:''' Where's an Egg?

==Instructions==
The object of the game is to find the egg that one of the suspects is hiding. The task is a variation on the [[Wikipedia:Knights and Knaves|Knights and Knaves]] puzzle, in which suspects either always lie or always tell the truth. After you think you know who or where the egg is, you go to that location and shoot the suspect, who will give up the egg if you have guessed correctly.

After clicking on the title screen, you are presented with several locations in a city. Clicking on the thumbnails will take you to those locations, at which you will encounter a suspect with an item. From the menu at the bottom of the screen, you can choose one of any of the items or suspects you've encountered. When you choose an item, the suspect will tell you the location where that item can be found or the suspect who has it. When you choose a suspect from your menu, the character on the screen will tell you where that suspect can be found or what item they have. Once again, they may or may not be telling the truth.

There are two other notable replies you may receive. If you ask a suspect about himself or about the items he carries, he will respond with a smiley face. Also, if you ask a suspect about the egg and he replies with a question mark, he does not have any information about the location of the egg.

== Strategy ==
Since a given suspect either always lies or always tells the truth, their reply about the location of the egg can be tested by asking them questions to which you know the answer. That is, if they give you information about the egg, you can ask them about an item and verify that the location or suspect with which they reply indeed corresponds to that item. If the answer they give is correct, then the location of an egg that they give is correct as well.

Another strategy is to ask every suspect the location of the egg until you have two replies that agree. In that case, it is likely, though not certain, that the suspect they incriminate indeed has the egg.

== Suspects, locations, and items ==
Please note that the items, characters, and locations are random for each game. The following lists are in alphabetical order.

{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3 style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center"
|- bgcolor=#eeeeee
! colspan="2" | Suspects !! colspan="2" | Locations !! colspan="2" | Items
|-
| [[Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - Blonde Woman.png|40px]] || Blonde woman || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Locations - Aquarium.png|100px]] || Aquarium || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Beer.png|30px]] || [[Alcohol|Beer]]
|-
| [[Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - Blue Hat.png|35px]] || Blue hat man || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Locations - Siberia.png|100px]] || Arctic || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Bomb.png|25px]] || Bomb
|-
| [[Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - Maid.png|35px]] || Butcher || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Locations - Museum.png|100px]] || Bank || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Cat.png|30px]] || Cat
|-
| [[Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - Butler.png|35px]] || Butler || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Locations - Beach.png|100px]] || Beach || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Duffel.png|45px]] || Gym bag
|-
| [[Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - John.png|30px]] || [[Wikipedia:John McEnroe|John McEnroe]] || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Locations - City.png|100px]] || City || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Pencil.png|35px]] || Pencil
|-
| [[Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - Kid Speedy.png|30px]] || [[Kid Speedy]] || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Locations - Desert.png|100px]] || Desert || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Plant.png|25px]] || Potted plant
|-
| [[Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - Mechanic.png|35px]] || Mechanic || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Locations - Forest.png|100px]] || Forest || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Slingshot.png|25px]] || Slingshot
|-
| [[Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - Old Lady.png|40px]] || Old Woman || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Locations - Theater.png|100px]] || Art Museum || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Strawberry.png|30px]] || Strawberry
|-
| [[Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - Red Hat.png|35px]] || Red hat man || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Locations - Pier.png|100px]] || Pier || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Wrench.png|25px]] || Wrench
|}

== Endings ==
[[Image:Where's an egg loose screen.PNG|thumb|Lose screen]]
If you run out of time or shoot three characters who do not have the egg, the game ends. The character who did have the egg is shown running with it through the area they were in, and the main character is shown in Siberia wearing prison clothes and a ball-and-chain. He quickly turns into a skeleton.

[[Image:Where's an egg win screen.PNG|thumb|left|Win screen]]
If you successfully shoot the character who has the egg, a policeman awards you with a badge in front of [[Wikipedia:Lenin's Mausoleum|Lenin's Mausoleum]]. The screen pans up to the sky, where fireworks shoot off. If the game was completed with enough time left on the clock, different spaceships fly through the sky:
*901-940 seconds left — one spaceship
*941-970 seconds left — two spaceships
*971 or more seconds left — three spaceships, the last of which is exited by a waving cosmonaut

{{clear}}

== Fun Facts ==
===Trivia===
*This game was released more than two and a half years after its description was featured on the Videlectrix website. The [[main page message]] announcing its release read: '''new' videlectrix game!''
*The language used in the game is [[wikipedia:Russian language|Russian]], and is understandable to a native speaker, although there are various grammatical and stylistic errors (see Translation section).
*After shooting someone who does not have the egg, you can still question them and they will reply with the symbol for the [[Wikipedia:International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movements|Red Cross]] (indicating they require medical attention). The Red Cross has recently been [http://www.redcross.ca/article.asp?id=016637&tid=001 trying to stop game creators from using their logo this way].

===Remarks===
[[Image:Eggpage2.jpg|thumb|Page 13 of the instruction manual]]
*A [[Videlectrix:eggction.html|page of the manual]] was also made available at the same time as the game was released.

===Inside References===
*This is another mention of [[eggs]] and [[alcohol]].
*The main character wields a [[gun]].
*All of the characters [[Lack of Visible Arms|lack visible arms]], except for the main character, who reveals an arm only when he shoots someone, and the policeman in the winning cutscene, who reveals an arm only when he awards a badge to the main character.
*[[Some Type of Online Auction]] was previously used to sell a half-eaten breakfast burrito in [[english paper]].
*One of the characters resembles [[Kid Speedy]].
*This is another instance of [[death|dying]].

===Real-World References===
*[[Wikipedia:Boise, Idaho|Boise]] is the capital city of the US state [[Wikipedia:Idaho|Idaho]].
*Brodermaker is a reference to video game company [[Wikipedia:Brøderbund|Brøderbund]], makers of the [[Wikipedia:Carmen Sandiego|Carmen Sandiego]] games.
**This game is also very similar, in some aspects, to the early [[Wikipedia:Carmen Sandiego|Carmen Sandiego]] games.
*The three spacecraft that fly across the screen in the ending sequence are [[Wikipedia:Sputnik 1|Sputnik 1]], [[Wikipedia:Vostok 1|Vostok 1]], and [[Wikipedia:Voskhod 2|Voskhod 2]], commemorating three "firsts" of the Russian space program: the first artificial satellite, the [[Wikipedia:Yuri Gagarin|first man in space]], and the [[Wikipedia:Aleksei Leonov|first spacewalk]], respectively.
*"Mancuso" is the name of an undercover police officer in the Pulitzer Prize winning novel [[Wikipedia:A Confederacy of Dunces|''A Confederacy of Dunces'']].

===Translations===

*The title, 'Где – Яицо?’ (gde yaitso?) does indeed mean "Where’s an egg?", although as Russian has no article it is impossible to make a difference between "the egg" and "an egg" and the title could refer to either. The dash in the title is unnecessary and stylistically incorrect; such a dash is only used to separate a predicate from a noun phrase instead of the present tense of the verb "to be", which does not exist in Russian.
*The text that appears on the loading screen, ‘телевизионный электрический’ (televizzionniy elektricheskii) means "televisual electric" and is thus fairly senseless, perhaps as a rough translation of "Videlectrix".
*The inscription above the columns of the gray building, ‘берег’ (Bereg) does indeed translate to "Bank", but in the sense of a "river bank" as opposed to a financial service institution, which would be much more simply translated ‘банк’ (Bank).
*The text that appears when you shoot the egg-holder or lose the game and see who had the egg, ‘виновник’ (vinovnik) means "criminal" or "guilty person".
*If you win the game, the word ‘поздравление’ (pozdravlenie) meaning "congratulations" appears, and if you lose, the word ‘гулаг’ ([[Wikipedia:Gulag|gulag]]) – the name given to the Soviet labor camps, followed by ‘игра законченный’ (igra zakonchenniy) which means ‘game over’, but in the male form of the word.

==External Links==
*[[Videlectrix:wheresanegg.html|Play Where's an Egg?]]
*[[Videlectrix:egg7.swf|Play Where's an Egg? (Flash file)]]
*[[Videlectrix:eggction.html|View the auction for the instructions]]
*[[Forum:11947|forum thread re: "Where's An Egg?"]]

{{VidelectrixGames}}
[[Category:Videlectrix Games]]

Where's an Egg?

FireBird — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 15:27:08 GMT

FireBird: /* Inside References */ the cop does not have a gun

{{vgamenav|wheresanegg|50k Racewalker|Duck Guardian One}}

[[Image:wheresanegg.PNG|thumb|A renegade cop with nothing to lose and an egg on his mind.]]
[[Image:Where'sAnEggboxart.png‎|thumb|From [[Foreign Lands]]]]
''"In this hard-bolied  adventure game, you must help the Boise police force find a missing egg. Not in Mancuso's garage? Try Brodermaker's gymbag. Everyone's a suspect when 'Where's an Egg?' is the game that you are playing. And that's this game!!"'' -[[Videlectrix]]

'''Where's an Egg?''' is a game by [[Videlectrix]].

'''Date:''' July 16, 2007

'''Page Title:''' Where's an Egg?

==Instructions==
The object of the game is to find the egg that one of the suspects is hiding. The task is a variation on the [[Wikipedia:Knights and Knaves|Knights and Knaves]] puzzle, in which suspects either always lie or always tell the truth. After you think you know who or where the egg is, you go to that location and shoot the suspect, who will give up the egg if you have guessed correctly.

After clicking on the title screen, you are presented with several locations in a city. Clicking on the thumbnails will take you to those locations, at which you will encounter a suspect with an item. From the menu at the bottom of the screen, you can choose one of any of the items or suspects you've encountered. When you choose an item, the suspect will tell you the location where that item can be found or the suspect who has it. When you choose a suspect from your menu, the character on the screen will tell you where that suspect can be found or what item they have. Once again, they may or may not be telling the truth.

There are two other notable replies you may receive. If you ask a suspect about himself or about the items he carries, he will respond with a smiley face. Also, if you ask a suspect about the egg and he replies with a question mark, he does not have any information about the location of the egg.

== Strategy ==
Since a given suspect either always lies or always tells the truth, their reply about the location of the egg can be tested by asking them questions to which you know the answer. That is, if they give you information about the egg, you can ask them about an item and verify that the location or suspect with which they reply indeed corresponds to that item. If the answer they give is correct, then the location of an egg that they give is correct as well.

Another strategy is to ask every suspect the location of the egg until you have two replies that agree. In that case, it is likely, though not certain, that the suspect they incriminate indeed has the egg.

== Suspects, locations, and items ==
Please note that the items, characters, and locations are random for each game. The following lists are in alphabetical order.

{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3 style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center"
|- bgcolor=#eeeeee
! colspan="2" | Suspects !! colspan="2" | Locations !! colspan="2" | Items
|-
| [[Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - Blonde Woman.png|40px]] || Blonde woman || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Locations - Aquarium.png|100px]] || Aquarium || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Beer.png|30px]] || [[Alcohol|Beer]]
|-
| [[Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - Blue Hat.png|35px]] || Blue hat man || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Locations - Siberia.png|100px]] || Arctic || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Bomb.png|25px]] || Bomb
|-
| [[Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - Maid.png|35px]] || Butcher || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Locations - Museum.png|100px]] || Bank || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Cat.png|30px]] || Cat
|-
| [[Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - Butler.png|35px]] || Butler || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Locations - Beach.png|100px]] || Beach || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Duffel.png|45px]] || Gym bag
|-
| [[Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - John.png|30px]] || [[Wikipedia:John McEnroe|John McEnroe]] || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Locations - City.png|100px]] || City || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Pencil.png|35px]] || Pencil
|-
| [[Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - Kid Speedy.png|30px]] || [[Kid Speedy]] || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Locations - Desert.png|100px]] || Desert || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Plant.png|25px]] || Potted plant
|-
| [[Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - Mechanic.png|35px]] || Mechanic || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Locations - Forest.png|100px]] || Forest || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Slingshot.png|25px]] || Slingshot
|-
| [[Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - Old Lady.png|40px]] || Old Woman || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Locations - Theater.png|100px]] || Art Museum || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Strawberry.png|30px]] || Strawberry
|-
| [[Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - Red Hat.png|35px]] || Red hat man || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Locations - Pier.png|100px]] || Pier || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Wrench.png|25px]] || Wrench
|}

== Endings ==
[[Image:Where's an egg loose screen.PNG|thumb|Lose screen]]
If you run out of time or shoot three characters who do not have the egg, the game ends. The character who did have the egg is shown running with it through the area they were in, and the main character is shown in Siberia wearing prison clothes and a ball-and-chain. He quickly turns into a skeleton.

[[Image:Where's an egg win screen.PNG|thumb|left|Win screen]]
If you successfully shoot the character who has the egg, a policeman awards you with a badge in front of [[Wikipedia:Lenin's Mausoleum|Lenin's Mausoleum]]. The screen pans up to the sky, where fireworks shoot off. If the game was completed with enough time left on the clock, different spaceships fly through the sky:
*901-940 seconds left — one spaceship
*941-970 seconds left — two spaceships
*971 or more seconds left — three spaceships, the last of which is exited by a waving cosmonaut

{{clear}}

== Fun Facts ==
===Trivia===
*This game was released more than two and a half years after its description was featured on the Videlectrix website. The [[main page message]] announcing its release read: '''new' videlectrix game!''
*The language used in the game is [[wikipedia:Russian language|Russian]], and is understandable to a native speaker, although there are various grammatical and stylistic errors (see Translation section).
*After shooting someone who does not have the egg, you can still question them and they will reply with the symbol for the [[Wikipedia:International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movements|Red Cross]] (indicating they require medical attention). The Red Cross has recently been [http://www.redcross.ca/article.asp?id=016637&tid=001 trying to stop game creators from using their logo this way].

===Remarks===
[[Image:Eggpage2.jpg|thumb|Page 13 of the instruction manual]]
*A [[Videlectrix:eggction.html|page of the manual]] was also made available at the same time as the game was released.

===Inside References===
*This is another mention of [[eggs]] and [[alcohol]].
*The main character wields a [[gun]].
*All of the characters [[Lack of Visible Arms|lack visible arms]], except for the main character, who reveals an arm only when he shoots someone, and the policeman in the winning cutscene, who reveals an arm only when he awards a badge to the main character.
*[[Some Type of Online Auction]] was previously used to sell a half-eaten breakfast burrito in [[english paper]].
*One of the characters resembles [[Kid Speedy]].
*This is another instance of [[death|dying]].

===Real-World References===
*[[Wikipedia:Boise, Idaho|Boise]] is the capital city of the US state [[Wikipedia:Idaho|Idaho]].
*Brodermaker is a reference to video game company [[Wikipedia:Brøderbund|Brøderbund]], makers of the [[Wikipedia:Carmen Sandiego|Carmen Sandiego]] games.
**This game is also very similar, in some aspects, to the early [[Wikipedia:Carmen Sandiego|Carmen Sandiego]] games.
*The three spacecraft that fly across the screen in the ending sequence are [[Wikipedia:Sputnik 1|Sputnik 1]], [[Wikipedia:Vostok 1|Vostok 1]], and [[Wikipedia:Voskhod 2|Voskhod 2]], commemorating three "firsts" of the Russian space program: the first artificial satellite, the [[Wikipedia:Yuri Gagarin|first man in space]], and the [[Wikipedia:Aleksei Leonov|first spacewalk]], respectively.
*"Mancuso" is the name of an undercover police officer in the Pulitzer Prize winning novel [[Wikipedia:A Confederacy of Dunces|''A Confederacy of Dunces'']].

===Translations===

*The title, 'Где – Яицо?’ (gde yaitso?) does indeed mean "Where’s an egg?", although as Russian has no article it is impossible to make a difference between "the egg" and "an egg" and the title could refer to either. The dash in the title is unnecessary and stylistically incorrect; such a dash is only used to separate a predicate from a noun phrase instead of the present tense of the verb "to be", which does not exist in Russian.
*The text that appears on the loading screen, ‘телевизионный электрический’ (televizzionniy elektricheskii) means "televisual electric" and is thus fairly senseless, perhaps as a rough translation of "Videlectrix".
*The inscription above the columns of the gray building, ‘берег’ (Bereg) does indeed translate to "Bank", but in the sense of a "river bank" as opposed to a financial service institution, which would be much more simply translated ‘банк’ (Bank).
*The text that appears when you shoot the egg-holder or lose the game and see who had the egg, ‘виновник’ (vinovnik) means "criminal" or "guilty person".
*If you win the game, the word ‘поздравление’ (pozdravlenie) meaning "congratulations" appears, and if you lose, the word ‘гулаг’ ([[Wikipedia:Gulag|gulag]]) – the name given to the Soviet labor camps, followed by ‘игра законченный’ (igra zakonchenniy) which means ‘game over’, but in the male form of the word.

==External Links==
*[[Videlectrix:wheresanegg.html|Play Where's an Egg?]]
*[[Videlectrix:egg7.swf|Play Where's an Egg? (Flash file)]]
*[[Videlectrix:eggction.html|View the auction for the instructions]]
*[[Forum:11947|forum thread re: "Where's An Egg?"]]

{{VidelectrixGames}}
[[Category:Videlectrix Games]]

Floppy Disc

FireBird — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 23:23:44 GMT

FireBird: redirect

#REDIRECT [[Floppy Disk Container]]

Litigation Jackson

FireBird — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 22:48:38 GMT

FireBird: same size images

[[Image:Litigation Jackson.jpg|thumb|left|OBJECTION!]]

[[Image:Legal_rampage.png|thumb|195px|Rampagin' the courtroom]]

'''Litigation Jackson''' is a film that helped to sponsor the [[Decemberween]] Pageant in the 'toon [[A Decemberween Pageant]]. The tagline is "This Decemberween... The System Really Works, Jerks!" It was released into theatres on December 27th.

According to the film's poster, it is a joint project between the famed [[Free Country, USA]] jack-of-all-trades writer/illustrator [[Leomard Sportsinterviews|Lem Sportsinterviews]] and one of the Delabors of [[Thorax Corporation]], most likely Gent Delabor as he is the head of the company and seems to do most of the work. It was brought to you by the makers of[[Trogdor]] and the [[Peasant's Quest Movie Trailer|Peasant's Quest movie]].

A sequel was revealed in the email "[[rampage]]," entitled "Litigation Jackson 2: Legal Rampage." The poster features Litigation Jackson holding some "Important Legal Documents", implying higher stakes than the box of plain old "Legal Documents" in the original film (see poster) with an explosion occurring in front of the [[Wikipedia:United States Capitol|Capitol Building]]. He appears to have gotten a perm between the first and second movies.

The name "Litigation Jackson" first appeared in the game [[Hairstyle Runner]], in which one of the hairstyles in the gallery is entitled "Litigation Jackson". The hairstyle features a unibrow and a goatee and sideburns that both resemble the letter J.

The parody refers to the title of the 1988 film ''[[Wikipedia:Action Jackson|Action Jackson]]''.

To "litigate" means to contest or engage in legal procedings.
== See Also ==
*[[Rough Copy!]]

[[Category: Movies]]

Talk:Where's an Egg?

FireBird — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 22:42:51 GMT

FireBird: /* Suspect and location images */ reply for Trey56

==Character themes==

I just noticed something. Every character has their own variation on the theme that plays in that person's presence. Whenever you ask a character about another character, or they answer a question about that character, that character's theme will be played along with the theme of the character you're speaking with. But when only items and places are involved in the question (or the occasional super-bad liar who answers a question with him/herself when it's patently not true), you'll hear only the one character's theme. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 16:53, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
: Though sometimes it'll fail to play both themes together... --{{User:Jay/sig}} 16:57, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
: Oh, yeah, and when you win, it'll play what sounds like all the themes together. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 17:03, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

==Multiple endings==

I've found that depending on how quickly I finish the games. So far, I've found four:
*Fireworks only — 900 seconds or less left
*Fireworks and a white satellite-looking spaceship — 901-940 seconds left
*Fireworks, a white satellite-looking spaceship, and a yellow/brown spaceship — 941-970 seconds left
*Fireworks, a white satellite-looking spaceship, a yellow/brown spaceship, and a gray/green spaceship with an alien coming out — 971 or more seconds left
I'm unsure whether there are any other endings for amounts of time left much smaller than the above. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 17:12, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

:My guess is that the 3rd one is a space lab and the "alien" that comes out is a cosmonaut performing a space walk.

:I managed to win a few times just by shooting at everyone immediately. My best time is 994 and all I get is the sputnik, the rocket and the space lab.

:[[User:Nsayer|Nsayer]] 18:08, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

Those aren't just any "spaceships", those are definitely meant to refer to the Sputnik satellites.

== Locations, suspects, and items ==
Here are my attempts at identifying the locations, suspects, and items. I'm not sure of all of them, especially the ones with question marks. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 18:36, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
===Locations===
*Aquarium
*Forest
*Museum (?)
*Siberia (thanks, [[Special:Contributions/70.116.132.84|70.116.132.84]])
*City
*Desert
*Beach
*Movie theater
*Pier

===Suspects===
*Butler
*Blue hat man
*Maid
*Blonde woman
*[[Wikipedia:John McEnroe|John McEnroe]] (I think — recall that Homestar [[:Image:Homestar JohnMcEnroe.PNG|previously dressed up as him]])
*Mechanic
*Old Woman
*[[Kid Speedy]]
*Red hat man

===Items===
*[[Egg]]
*Potted plant
*Strawberry
*[[Alcohol|Beer]]
*Pencil
*Bomb
*Duffel bag
*Monkey wrench
*Slingshot
*Cat

I think once the locations, items, suspects are re-ordered, we can pull the stub tag off the article. Lots of great info and we have the basics now. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 22:19, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

== Item Talk ==

I have noticed, if people talk about an item when you question them about the egg, talk about the item. They will then tell you a person, and a place. If the person is at that place with the item, they usually have the egg. If they ARN'T at that spot, the one who gave you the info usually has the egg. Anyone have this not happen? (Notice I said USUALLY)--[[User:Bobmuffins|Bobmuffins]] 18:35, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

This is true, because all characters either always lie or always tell the truth [[User:68.54.84.110|68.54.84.110]] 19:40, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

== Painfully dumb question... ==

How do you play the game if you don't speak or read Russian?
:Actual game play requires no knowledge of Russian, since it done completely with pictures. The Russian writing is meaningless or poorly done, anyway. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 19:21, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

- Hey; erm, I have no real idea about wiki ettiquete but I just wanted to say that the Russian is all more or less correct and certainly not meaningless. Here goes: The title, 'gde yaitso' indeed means 'where is the/an egg?' (although the dash in the middle is not needed) - the reference to 'gde yaichko' that is made on the corresponding wiki article on this topic is wrong; 'yaichko' is a diminuitive form roughly equivalent to 'eggy'. 'Gde yaitso' i.e. as written in the game is the best translatoin for 'Where's an Egg?'. On the loading screen, 'televizionniy elektricheskiy' - 'televisual electrical' is fairly senseless but apart from that, the rest of the russian is correct. When you shoot the egg-haver, 'vinovnik' (criminal) appears, and then 'pozdravlenie' (congratulations). If you get it wrong, 'vinovnik' again appears, followed by 'gulag' (russians tend to use the simpler word 'lager'' but gulag is a russian acronym) and then 'igra zakonchenniy' - the only real example of incorrect grammar. It means 'game over' but should be 'igra zakonchennaya' to account for the feminine gender of 'igra'. Hardly 'meaningless or poorly done'. I was pretty surprised with the quality of the russian, to be honest
:: Since it clear you know Russian, and I definitely do not, I would bow to your superior knowledge. In this case, I would say writing up this information in the wiki directly would be much appreciated. (Perhaps under a translation section?) {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 20:36, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

The Russian text is only used for the title screen and the "congraturatory" address. "Dialogue" in the game itself is handled through pictograms ("Blue Rabbit's Climate Chaos" comes to mind, although this is much more simplistic). Basically, you go around "investigating" each area, confirming which characters are where and which items they're holding, and questioning the characters about other characters and items; if you find someone who's lying, odds are he/she is the culprit, and you do what any good renegade Russian detective would: you shoot them! ^_^--[[User:Tenka Muteki|Tenka Muteki]] 19:22, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

: Actually, I find that about half the suspects lie, whether they have the egg or not. But really, since everyone either always lies or always tells the truth, all you have to do is find someone who gives you a clue about the egg and says even one other true thing. (Don't bother asking anyone, truthteller or liar, about him/herself or his/her own item, though.) --{{User:Jay/sig}} 20:20, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

==Too many colors==
When you hover over a button, it gradients from gray to yellow (and back again when you remove) Thats waaaaay too many shades of yellow for a game like this. Maybe put this in remarks or goofs. I have bad edit etiquette :P

==Screen shot==
Since the game is out for reals and looks different from the preview shot that was originally up, shouldn't we use a screen shot of actual game play? Do we include both images on the page? {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 20:47, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
:I went ahead and replaced the old image with the new one, since that's what we did with [[Kid Speedy]]. {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 21:02, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

== Maid ==
[[Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - Maid.png|thumb|Totally a butcher.]]
Which person is supposed to be the maid? Process of elimination of all the other characters left a person who appears to be a butcher.--[[User:Another Freakin' Guy Named Daniel|Another Freakin' Guy Named Daniel]] 21:26, 16 July 2007 (UTC) Also, which one is supposed to be the movie theater? Process of elimination left what resembles the Lincoln Memorial.

== Ending Screen ==

That's not a police station, it's Lenin's Mausoleum (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenin%27s_Mausoleum)
:Apparently we don't know too much 'bout Russia. Thanks for pointing that out! {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 21:47, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

Also the word vinovnik (виновник) would be better translated as "guilty person". Criminal is prestupnik (преступник) in Russian.

== Suspect and location images ==

While the suspect and location images were originally icons, they have now been overwritten with full-sized images. Personally, I prefer the icons for three reasons:
#The full body characters are much taller than the rest of the images, which makes the table look a little lopsided.
#The icon images are pixel-for-pixel, whereas there are some cropping issues with the full-sized images (compare the {{p|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/images/archive/5/5b/20070716220648%21Where%27s_an_Egg_-_Suspects_-_Maid.png butcher icon}} with the {{p|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/images/5/5b/Where%27s_an_Egg_-_Suspects_-_Maid.png full-body butcher}})
#We don't need to illustrate every component of the game completely, just give an icon for identification purposes.
Does anyone agree, or are we happy with the staus quo? {{User:Trey56/sig}} 22:30, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
: I think the table is fine as is, especially with the ability to expand the locations to a larger size. Perhaps making the size of the icons closer to the same size (using the item icons as a guide)? {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 22:36, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

::The icons are fine by me, alhtough the cropping issues can easily be fixed. If you think reverting back to icons is the better choice, by all means, go for it. I don't see a problem with keeping the locations as full shots, however. {{User:FireBird/sig}} 22:42, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

== Names of People, Places and iTems ==

Using a decompiler, the names are '''Jessifer, Pall, Brodermaker, Mancuso, Damella, Deark, Gubby, Les and Joeff'''. The places are called '''Seward Lane, Hollway, A Room, Gym, Bank, Gumption Road, Upstairs, Nearby and Under'''. The items are called '''Bottle, Ball, Butterfly, Dog, Gym Bag, Fanny Pack, Frying Pan, Candlestick and Laptop'''. Not sure which is which. I might have another look later on when I'm home from school.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 22:42, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

Where's an Egg?

FireBird — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 22:37:20 GMT

FireBird: /* Fun Facts */ added image of manual

{{vgamenav|wheresanegg|50k Racewalker|Duck Guardian One}}

[[Image:wheresanegg.PNG|thumb|A renegade cop with nothing to lose and an egg on his mind.]]
[[Image:Where'sAnEggboxart.png‎|thumb|From [[Foreign Lands]]]]
''"In this hard-bolied  adventure game, you must help the Boise police force find a missing egg. Not in Mancuso's garage? Try Brodermaker's gymbag. Everyone's a suspect when 'Where's an Egg?' is the game that you are playing. And that's this game!!"'' -[[Videlectrix]]

'''Where's an Egg?''' is a game by [[Videlectrix]].

'''Date:''' July 16, 2007

'''Page Title:''' Where's an Egg?

==Instructions==
The object of the game is to find the egg that one of the suspects is hiding. The task is a variation on the [[Wikipedia:Knights and Knaves|Knights and Knaves]] puzzle, where suspects either always lie or always tell the truth. After you think you know who or where the egg is, you go to that location and shoot the suspect, who will give up the egg if you have guessed correctly.

After clicking on the title screen, you are presented with several locations in a city. Clicking on the locations will review a person with an item. When you get a new item, it will appear in the bottom of the screen.

== Suspects, locations, and items ==
Please note that the items, characters, and locations are random for each game. The following lists are in alphabetical order.

{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3 style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center"
|- bgcolor=#eeeeee
! colspan="2" | Suspects !! colspan="2" | Locations !! colspan="2" | Items
|-
| [[Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - Blonde Woman.png|35px]] || Blonde woman || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Locations - Aquarium.png|45px]] || Aquarium || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Beer.png|30px]] || [[Alcohol|Beer]]
|-
| [[Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - Blue Hat.png|25px]] || Blue hat man || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Locations - Siberia.png|45px]] || Arctic || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Bomb.png|25px]] || Bomb
|-
| [[Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - Maid.png|30px]] || Butcher || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Locations - Beach.png|45px]] || Beach || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Cat.png|30px]] || Cat
|-
| [[Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - Butler.png|30px]] || Butler || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Locations - City.png|45px]] || City || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Duffel.png|45px]] || Gym bag
|-
| [[Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - John.png|30px]] || [[Wikipedia:John McEnroe|John McEnroe]] || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Locations - Desert.png|45px]] || Desert || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Pencil.png|35px]] || Pencil
|-
| [[Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - Kid Speedy.png|25px]] || [[Kid Speedy]] || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Locations - Forest.png|45px]] || Forest || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Plant.png|25px]] || Potted plant
|-
| [[Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - Mechanic.png|30px]] || Mechanic || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Locations - Theater.png|45px]] || Movie theater || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Slingshot.png|25px]] || Slingshot
|-
| [[Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - Old Lady.png|35px]] || Old Woman || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Locations - Museum.png|45px]] || Museum || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Strawberry.png|30px]] || Strawberry
|-
| [[Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - Red Hat.png|25px]] || Red hat man || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Locations - Pier.png|45px]] || Pier || [[Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Wrench.png|25px]] || Wrench
|}

== Endings ==
[[Image:Where's an egg loose screen.PNG|thumb|Lose screen]]
If you run out of time or shoot three characters who do not have the egg, the game ends. The character who did have the egg is shown running with it through the area they were in, and the main character is shown in Siberia wearing prison clothes and a ball-and-chain. He quickly turns into a skeleton.

[[Image:Where's an egg win screen.PNG|thumb|left|Win screen]]
If you successfully shoot the character who has the egg, a policeman awards you with a badge in front of [[Wikipedia:Lenin's Mausoleum|Lenin's Mausoleum]]. The screen pans up to the sky, where fireworks shoot off. If the game was completed with enough time left on the clock, different spaceships fly through the sky:
*901-940 seconds left — one spaceship
*941-970 seconds left — two spaceships
*971 or more seconds left — three spaceships, the last of which is exited by a waving cosmonaut

{{clear}}

== Fun Facts ==
===Trivia===
*This game was released more than two and a half years after its description was featured on the Videlectrix website. The [[main page message]] announcing its release read: '''new' videlectrix game!''
*The language used in the game is [[wikipedia:Russian language|Russian]], and is understandable to a native speaker, although there are various grammatical and stylistic errors (see Translation section).

===Remarks===
[[Image:Eggpage2.jpg|thumb|Page 13 of the instruction manual]]
*A [[Videlectrix:eggction.html|page of the manual]] was also made available at the same time as the game was released.

===Inside References===
*This is another mention of [[eggs]] and [[alcohol]].
*The cop wields a [[gun]].
*All of the characters [[Lack of Visible Arms|lack visible arms]], except for the main character, who reveals an arm only when he shoots someone, and the policeman in the winning cutscene, who reveals an arm only when he awards a badge to the main character.
*[[Some Type of Online Auction]] was previously used to sell a half-eaten breakfast burrito in [[english paper]].
*One of the characters resembles [[Kid Speedy]].
*This is another instance of [[death|dying]].

===Real-World References===
*This game looks similar to the point-and-click computer game "[[Wikipedia:Jack Orlando|Jack Orlando: A Cinematic Adventure]]", in which a Private Investigator who has seen better days needs to clear his name when he is on the spot for murder.
*[[Wikipedia:Boise, Idaho|Boise]] is the capital city of the US state [[Wikipedia:Idaho|Idaho]].
*Brodermaker is a reference to video game company [[Wikipedia:Brøderbund|Brøderbund]], makers of the [[Wikipedia:Carmen Sandiego|Carmen Sandiego]] games.
**This game is also very similar, in some aspects, to the early [[Wikipedia:Carmen Sandiego|Carmen Sandiego]] games.
*In the ending sequence, a satellite similar to [[Wikipedia:Sputnik|Sputnik]] flies across the screen.
*"Mancuso" is the name of an undercover police officer in the Pulitzer Prize winning novel [[Wikipedia:A Confederacy of Dunces|''A Confederacy of Dunces'']].

===Translations===

*The title, 'Где – Яицо?’ (gde yaitso?) does indeed mean "Where’s an egg?", although as Russian has no article it is impossible to make a difference between "the egg" and "an egg" and the title could refer to either. The dash in the title is unneccesary and stylistically incorrect; such a dash is only used to separate a predicate from a noun phrase instead of the present tense of the verb "to be", which does not exist in Russian.
*The text that appears on the loading screen, ‘телевизионный электрический’ (televizzionniy elektricheskii) means "televisual electric" and is thus fairly senseless, perhaps as a rough translation of "Videlectrix".
*The text that appears when you shoot the egg-holder or lose the game and see who had the egg, ‘виновник’ (vinovnik) means "criminal" or "guilty person".
*If you win the game, the word ‘поздравление’ (pozdravlenie) meaning "congratulations" appears, and if you lose, the word ‘гулаг’ (gulag) – the name given to the Soviet labour camps, followed by ‘игра законченный’ [sic] (igra zakonchenniy) which means ‘game over’, although there is a mistake in the grammar since игра is feminine and thus requires a feminine adjectival ending – законченная (although the short-form adjective закончена would probably be stylistically preferable).

==External Links==
*[[Videlectrix:wheresanegg.html|Play Where's an Egg?]]
*[[Videlectrix:egg7.swf|Play Where's an Egg? (Flash file)]]
*[[Videlectrix:eggction.html|View the auction for the instructions]]
*[http://forum.hrwiki.org/viewtopic.php?t=11947 Forum Thread: Re: Where's An Egg?]

{{VidelectrixGames}}
[[Category:Videlectrix Games]]

Where's an Egg?

FireBird — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 21:26:52 GMT

FireBird: /* Instructions */ wikipedia link

Where's an Egg?

FireBird — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 21:23:59 GMT

FireBird: /* Endings */ added images

File:Where's an egg win screen.PNG

FireBird — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 21:21:44 GMT

FireBird: Screen shown when a player wins '''Where's an Egg?'''

== Summary ==
Screen shown when a player wins '''[[Where's an Egg?]]'''
== Licensing ==
{{web-screenshot}}

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FireBird — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 21:21:24 GMT

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Commandos in the Classroom

FireBird — Sat, 26 May 2007 04:18:27 GMT

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[[Image:Commandos in the Classroom.PNG|thumb|Commandos in the Classroom!]]

The [[Cheat Commandos]] teach about inappropriate peer-2-teen choice behaviors.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Gunhaver}}, {{Film|Fightgar}}, {{Film|Silent Rip}}, {{Film|Crackotage}}, {{Film|Reynold}}, {{Film|Blue Laser Minion}}, {{Film|Firebert}}, {{Film|Blue Laser Commander}}, {{Film|Reinforcements}}

'''Places:''' [[Cheat Commandos HQ]], [[Price Style]], Seedy Bar, Blue Laser HQ (Easter Egg)

'''Date:''' Tuesday, September 13, 2005

'''Running Time:''' 4:15

'''Page Title:''' Buy all our Teaching Aids and Filmstrips!

{{dvd|Everything Else, Volume 2}}
== Transcript ==
''{Open to Cheat Commandos headquarters; a title which reads "'MOVIE NIGHT!' written by A. Chimendez Jr." appears. Cut to some Cheat Commandos at [[The Screen]].}''

'''CRACKOTAGE:''' Movie night is my favorite night. I think it is my favorite night. Hee hee hoo hoo!

'''SILENT RIP:''' Are you even trying anymore?

''{Crackotage looks offended and sad.}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' All right boys, time for a little R&R. Tonight we've got the old family favorite ''Pony Fights 2''!!!

''{the lights dim, and the big screen cuts to the green rating screen. It reads:}''
<blockquote style="background:#0C0; color:#FFF; padding:1em; width:500px; border:none; font-weight:bold; text-align:center; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:125%;line-height:160%;">THE FOLLOWING <span style="font-size:140%;">FILM</span> HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR<br>
<span style="font-size:140%;">CERTAIN AUDIENCES</span><br>
BY SOME PEOPLE WHO KNOW WHAT'S BEST</span><br>
<br>
IT BE RATED
{| cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="background:none; border:1px #FFF solid; margin:0 auto; color:white"
|-
| style="border:1px #FFF solid;" | <span style="font:bolder 200% serif">PG-13</span>
| style="border:1px #FFF solid;" | FOR SEVERE CUSSING AND<br>''VERY'' ILLEGAL PONY FIGHTS
|}
</blockquote>

'''EVERYBODY:''' Yay! Yeah!

'''SILENT RIP:''' All right! PG-13!

'''GUNHAVER:''' Uh, sorry Reynold, ''{He flicks the lights back on.}'' I'm afraid lights-out for you is at oh-now hundred hours!

'''FIGHTGAR:''' Yeah, all that cuss-language might give you nightmares. Ah-ha ha ha.

'''REYNOLD:''' Oh, I can handle it, why I can even swear a cuss myself! A-hem. Diaper biscuits.

'''OTHER COMMANDOS:''' ''{unrestrained laughter}''

'''REYNOLD:''' Oh, I can't do anything right. I might as well go home and get teen pregnant.

''{The other commandos gasp, Fightgar covers his mouth in surprise, and Slient Rip spills some of his popcorn, the Blue Las-Alert siren sounds once.}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' Easy there, Cheat Cuss-mando, you just made an inappropriate peer-to-teen choice behavior!

'''REYNOLD:''' A whaaa?

''{cut to the black and white Commandos in the Classroom logo, which looks like Reynold in a mortarboard cap pointing a pointer at an A+}''

'''ANNOUNCER:''' ''{singing}'' Commandos in the Classroom!

''{Cut to another black-and-white slide that reads "LESSON 4: INAPPROPRIATE PEER-2-TEEN CHOICE BEHAVIORS". At the bottom in fine print it reads "*TEACHERS, USE THIS TIME TO CATCH A NAP OR HAVE A SMOKE."}''

'''ANNOUNCER:''' Lesson four: Inappropriate peer-to-teen choice behaviors!

''{Cut back to Gunhaver and Reynold in Cheat Commandos HQ}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' Here, Reynold, lemme show you.

''{Gunhaver points the remote at the screen, which shows two ponies fighting in a field for a moment, then snows out to a diagram of a person's head showing the brain. The other commandos cheer for a second, then groan as the scene changes.}''

'''SILENT RIP:''' I was watchin' the ponies...

'''GUNHAVER:''' The brain is divided into two halves:

''{The brain in the diagram gets a jagged line down the middle}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' —the good half—

''{A dotted line points to the left half saying "GOOD HALF"}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' —and the evil half.

''{A dotted line points to the right half saying "EVIL HALF.}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' The good half likes positive things, like Self-Esteem, ''{the word "Self-Esteem" appears in the middle of the screen and moves through the mouth into the "good" half of the brain.}'' Oreo Cheesecake, ''{again, the words appear and move through the mouth and up into the brain}'' Bringing Your Old Man a Cold One, ''{again, then cut to a close-up of Gunhaver}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' —and all our playsets and toys.

''{Gunhaver smiles a big grin toward the camera. Cut back to the diagram.}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' But the evil half likes—

''{as each of the next four words is said, it appears from the "evil" half of the brain and moves to the right side of the screen}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' Littering! Loitering! Latering! Lootering! And all the other stuff that causes inappropriate peer-to-teen choice behaviors!

''{The other words vanish and are replaced by "Inappropriate peer-2-teen choice behaviors". Cut back to Gunhaver and Reynold.}''

'''REYNOLD:''' But how do ''I'' keep from making peer-to-teen choice awards, Gunhaver?

'''GUNHAVER:''' If you find yourself in a sticky ''{makes "finger quotes"}'' teenage situation, just remember these three pro-positive life tools:

''{Cut to Silent Rip in a classroom, next to a Blue Laser minion. Both appear to be taking tests.}''

'''BLUE LASER MINION:''' What did you get for number four, sir?

'''SILENT RIP:''' Uhhhh...

''{Gunhaver suddenly enters the screen from the bottom.}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' ''Freeze!''

''{The screen cuts to a diagram of a male body with "PRO-POSITIVE LIFE TOOL" written next to it, and a giant "#1" appears next to it.}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' Pro-positive life tool number one:

''{Gunhaver appears on the screen}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' say you have one of any debilitating gold rush era diseases!

''{He pulls out a book labeled "BIG BOOK OF DEBILITATING GOLD RUSH ERA DISEASES", and "BBODGRED" on the spine. Cut back to the classroom.}''

'''BLUE LASER MINION:''' Come on, man. I thought we were bros!

'''SILENT RIP:''' I can't! I have the typhoid! Or the cholera!

'''BLUE LASER MINION:''' Never mind. Your answers are gross, bro.

''{Silent Rip smiles. Cut back to Gunhaver and Reynold, the latter of whom is now wearing a false beard and a prospector's hat, and is holding a mining pick.}''

'''REYNOLD:''' Gold rush era diseases, eh?

'''GUNHAVER:''' Now you're getting it!

''{Cut to the supermarket, where two Blue Laser Minions are holding a lot of bottles labeled "WINE COOLA," some of them in their pants, and Fightgar is standing nearby.}''

'''FIRST BLUE LASER MINION:''' Hey, man. We need you to put these wine coolers down your pants... er, down your headband.

'''FIGHTGAR:''' Oh, um, uh...

''{Again, Gunhaver suddenly jumps onto the screen.}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' ''STOP!''

''{The diagram of the body returns, but now, it's a woman's body. "#2" appears on the side and "EN SAP" at the bottom.}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' Pro-positive life tool numero two:

''{silhouettes of the two Blue Laser minions and Fightgar appear with question marks over them. The minions are labeled "INAPPROPRIATORS"}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' Envision your Inappropriators ''{Fightgar is labeled "STILL JUST YOU" and the minions turn into pizza slices.}'' as giant slices of pizza.

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

'''FIGHTGAR:''' Ah-ha ha ha! You're deep-dish! Ah-ha ha! And you've got extra cheese! Ah-ha ha ha ha! Oh, pepperoni!

'''FIRST BLUE LASER MINION:''' What's with this guy?

'''SECOND BLUE LASER MINION:''' He sounds crazy. Should we shoot him?

'''FIRST BLUE LASER MINION:''' Abso-total-lutely!

''{The second minion pulls out a large gun and aims it at Fightgar, who looks startled. The scene cuts back to Gunhaver and Reynold, who is now wearing a baseball cap and holding a bat, with a ball sitting next to him, and we can hear shooting over the next exchange.}''

'''REYNOLD:''' But Gunhaver, I've never had pizza before!

'''GUNHAVER:''' But you know what it looks like, don't you?

'''REYNOLD:''' ''{smiling}'' I think so!

'''GUNHAVER:''' Now you're getting it!

''{Cut to an alley next to a building labeled "Seedy Bar". Firebert walks by in the background, while the Blue Laser Commander is standing next to a building.}''

'''BLUE LASER COMMANDER:''' ''{Jumping out}'' Hey, kid! Wanna smoke some ''candy'' ''{holds up chocolate bar}'' with me?

''{The diagram of the body, which now appears to be a bear, appears over the scene this time. "#3" appears on the right. Firebert and Blue Laser Commander lean back to make room for the diagram}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' ''{voiceover}'' Pro-positive life tool number three:

''{The diagram and "#3" disappear, and Silent Rip appears from the side of the building and throws a smoke bomb.}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' Have your light infantry create a thick smokescreen.

''{The commander starts hacking and coughing, while Firebert pulls out a gun and shoots it at the commander.}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' Then lay down some suppressive fire until the snipers are in position. ''{He stops firing.}'' But look out for surface-to-air antioxidant missiles!

''{Firebert jumps out of the way as three missiles, labeled "100% GREEN TEA" and painted with skulls-and-crossbones, just barely miss the Commander.}''

'''BLUE LASER COMMANDER:''' Ah!

'''GUNHAVER:''' ''{voiceover}'' Then by the time Reinforcements shows up...

''{Reinforcements shows up.}''

'''REINFORCEMENTS:''' Hey, guys.

''{Cut to a screen with Gunhaver.}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' ...Your mom ''{an image of a station wagon appears}'' should be waiting for you in the bus turnaround!

''{The theme music plays. Cut back to Gunhaver and Reynold.}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' So, do you think you're ready to make ''{more finger quotes}'' appropriate inappropriate whatever thingies now?

'''REYNOLD:''' Yes sir! I'm gonna get high on life!

''{Silent Rip walks up.}''

'''SILENT RIP:''' We're about to start the movie! You guys coming?

'''GUNHAVER:''' What do you think, Reynold?

'''REYNOLD:''' ''{thinks a moment, then grins}'' I've got dysentery!

'''GUNHAVER:''' Good job, little buddy!

''{Gunhaver pushes Reynold offscreen to stage left, then walks with Silent Rip to stage right}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' Man, I can't wait to see some serious pony carnage!

''{Fade to the Commandos in the Classroom logo again.}''

'''ANNOUNCER:''' ''{singing}'' Commandos in the classroom!

''{Cut to an image that reads "NEXT WEEK... LESSON 5: LISTEN YOU GUYS, YOU SERIOUSLY NEED TO START SHOWERING EVERYDAY"}''

'''ANNOUNCER:''' Next week, lesson 5: Listen you guys, you seriously need to start showering every day!

''{"THE END" and "BACK" appear at the bottom of the screen.}''

==Easter Eggs==
*Click on "Lesson" to see the "Commandos in the Classroom" Lesson 4 Worksheet.

:<div style="background:#F5F5F5; color:black; padding:8px; width: 240px; border:1px solid #CCC"><span style="font-size: 150%;padding-left:80px">'''LESSON 4'''</span><br /><span style="font-size: 150%;line-height: 150%;padding-left:80px">'''WORKSHEET'''</span><br />'''1. DRAW A PICTURE OF YOUR<br />FAVORITE INAPPROPRIATE'''<br />'''PEER-2-TEEN CHOICE BEHAVIOR'''<br /><br /><table align="center" style="border:1px black solid; background:none"><tr height="50"><td width="70"><br><br></td></tr></table><br />'''2. WHY DO YOU THINK REYNOLD'''<br />'''HAS NEVER TRIED PIZZA?'''<br />___________________________<br />___________________________<br /><span style="font-size: 80%;"><nowiki>*</nowiki>(TEACHERS, THIS WORKSHEET SHOULD<br/>BUY YOU 10-15 MORE MINUTES OF PEACE.<br />FIX YOURSELF A DRINK, MAYBE!)</span></div>

*Click on "Guys" for Blue Laser to get the wrong end of the stick.
:''{The Blue Laser Commander and a minion are standing in their HQ, dressed as pizza slices. The text "OPERATION DRESS UP AS PIZZA!!" is flashing on a screen in the background.}''
:'''BLUE LASER MINION:''' Um, I'm not entirely sure this is what they were talking about sir.
:'''BLUE LASER COMMANDER:''' Shut it! Pizza can't talk!

*Click on "[[Seriously]]" for the following exchange:
:''{Cut to Silent Rip and Crackotage in the HQ, with Pony Fights 2 playing in the background.}''
:'''SILENT RIP:''' Ah, you can do it. Try another one.
:'''CRACKOTAGE:''' I think my rhymes are truly broke! Broke, broke, broke, broke, broke, broke, broke! Hoo-hoo, hweh-hweh!

== Fun Facts ==

===Explanations===
*[[Wikipedia:Second audio program|SAP]] is an auxiliary audio channel for television that can be broadcast or transmitted both over the air and by cable TV. It is often used for an alternate language or descriptive video.
*[[Wikipedia:MPAA_film_rating_system#The addition of the PG-13 rating|PG-13]] is one of the film ratings used in the [http://mpaa.org/FlmRat_Ratings.asp MPAA] film rating system. It is a strong caution to parents that some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.
*[[Wikipedia:Chicago-style pizza|Deep-dish]] is a style of [[pizza]] in which the pizza is much thicker than usual, often requiring the use of a fork and knife to eat it.
*[[Wikipedia:Typhoid fever|Typhoid fever]], [[Wikipedia:Cholera|cholera]], and [[Wikipedia:Dysentery|dysentery]] are bacterial diseases generally associated with the ingestion of drinking water contaminated by improper sanitation. They are also generally associated with the Gold Rush era, as today's sanitation standards have all but wiped them out.
*[[Wikipedia:Antioxidants|Antioxidants]] are chemicals that prevent the [[Wikipedia:oxidation|oxidation]] of other chemicals.
**[[Wikipedia:Green tea|Green tea]] has been identified as a source of [[Wikipedia:flavonoids|bioflavonoids]], a type of antioxidant, hence the "100% Green Tea" labels on the missiles.
*"Oh-now hundred hours" is a reference to the military use of the 24-hour clock, where the time is stated as a single 4-digit number. For example, using the 24-hour clock, 9 a.m. is 0900 hours (pronounced "Oh-nine hundred hours"), and 9 p.m. is 2100 hours ("twenty-one hundred hours").

===Trivia===
[[Image:Commandos4 problem4.PNG|right|thumb|Smell that purple ink!!]]
*The blackboard in the classroom sequence reads "ASSIGNMENTS", "TAKE TEST", and "STARE AT CLOCK UNTIL I COME BACK".
*In the same scene as above, Silent Rip's test paper reads "Problem 4: Compare and contrast your 2 most favorite '[[Wikipedia:Ernest P. Worrell|Ernest]]' movies. Show your work!"
*This is the first time Reinforcements is shown in his animated form, and also the first time he talks in his own voice.
*This is the longest "Short" cartoon on the website, and is in fact longer than a few of the main cartoons.
*The line "Come on, man, I thought we were bros." is the first time a [[Blue Laser Minion]] has ended a sentence without referring to the person he was speaking to as "sir" or "ma'am".

===Remarks===

*The episode is called "Movie Night", but when we see the headquarters, it's daytime.
*When Gunhaver sees Reynold, he appears to turn a lightswitch on at the edge of the screen. But when the camera zooms out (when Fightgar starts talking), you can see there is no lightswitch in sight.
*Cuss-mando is an example of [[portmanteaus]].
*When Reynold is pushed, he sounds like Strong Sad.

===Goofs===
*"Every day" is misspelled "everyday" on the slide at the end. In that context, it should be the two-word adverb, not the one-word adjective.
*The clock in the classroom sequence has only 8 hours on its face, instead of 12.

===Inside References===
*This episode of Cheat Commandos is written by [[A. Chimendez|A. Chimendez Jr.]]
*Gunhaver makes a reference to [[Cold Ones]].
:*There is also a reference to [[alcohol]].
*The grocery store scene takes place in the same aisle as [[Shopping for Danger]].
*The lesson four worksheet seems to be based on the application form in [[CGNU]].
*There are a couple of instances of [[smoking]].
*Reynold's remark, "I might as well go home and get teen pregnant", is another instance of [[pregnancy]].
*There is another reference to [[pants]] in this cartoon.
*Lesson 5 is another mention of [[showering]].

===Real-World References===
*The title is based on [http://www.ciconline.org/default.htm Cable in the Classroom], a non-profit organization dedicated to providing educational programming to be aired in schools.
*The [[Wikipedia:Teen Choice Awards|Teen Choice Awards]] is an awards ceremony shown annually on Fox since 1999 in which teens get to vote for the winners of various categories such as movies, music, and television.
*[http://www.kraftfoods.com/recipes/CakesPiesCheesecakes/CheesecakesBaked/OREOCheesecake.html Oreo Cheesecake] is a novelty dessert made by replacing the normal cheesecake crust with crushed [[Wikipedia:Oreos|Oreos]].

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

===DVD Commentary===
'''MATT:''' Do you remember watching things like this when you were in school, Mike?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, back in the '80s we used to have to watch movies that were made in the '60s about peer pressure, hygiene, and...

'''MATT:''' Yeah. They taught me several things.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, like...

'''MATT:''' Um...

'''MIKE:''' ...you needed to use deodorant, and,

'''MATT:''' Absolutely!

'''MIKE:''' The importance of showering and dressing out before gym class...

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}''

'''MIKE:''' ...why you couldn't wear your black jeans and trenchcoat out on to the blacktop! Now you can't wear your black jeans and trenchcoat at all.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, because you'll... you'll be a bad kid.

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

'''MATT:''' I don't wanna get....

''{pause until Reynold begins saying his "swear"}''

'''MIKE:''' A-hem!

'''MATT:''' One of the original lines for that was him saying "crap-dang-fire", which is something our friend Jamie's mom, uh, used to say sometimes, she'd say "Crap-dang-fire!"

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

'''MATT:''' ''{regarding Reynold's "teen pregnant" line}'' Ooh, that set off the, uh,

'''MIKE:''' Blue Las-Alert! ''{laughs}''

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}''

'''MATT:''' That was such a bad thing he said that it thought Blue Laser was... ''{laughs}'' up to no good!

''{pause until the "Commandos In The Classroom" logo is shown on screen}''

'''MATT:''' Nice little logo you made, there, Mikey.

'''MIKE:''' Thanks, Matty!

'''MATT:''' How often do you think we compliment things that we did...

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

'''MATT:''' ...or say, or talk about how much we like what we did on these commentaries?

'''MIKE:''' I really like that tie that Reynold's wearing.

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}''

''{pause until divided brain is shown on the screen}''

'''MIKE:''' I enjoy drawing brains, I gotta tell ya.

'''MATT:''' You did a good job on that brain. Looks real good.

''{after a long pause}''

'''MATT:''' Ummm, what else, Mike?

'''MIKE:''' Um, ''{pause}'' I'm kinda just watching the cartoon right now...

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}''

'''MIKE:''' ...I haven't seen it in a while.

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' This is one of those ones, sometimes the cartoons that take a long time to make, I don't wanna watch for a long time. Sometimes I find that a year has gone by and I never watched the cartoon since the second we published it.

'''MATT:''' That's good.

'''MIKE:''' This might be one of those.

'''MATT:''' Assignments: Take test, stare at clock until I get back.

'''MIKE:''' That's a good teaching tool.

'''MATT:''' I'm pretty sure I got those instructions written on the board a few times during the couse of schooling.

'''MIKE:''' I forget, what does his thing say?

'''MATT:''' His paper? Is that the one about Ernest movies?

'''MIKE:''' "Which is your favorite Ernest movie?" or something? I think there are way more Ernest movies out there there realizes.

'''MATT:''' That's true

'''MIKE:''' Are those bottles empty?

'''MATT:''' NO! That's why you can see the bubbles in there.

'''MIKE:''' Okay.

'''MATT:''' That's just a really crystal-clear, uh, a crisp, clear wine cooler, Mike! Goes down smooth!

'''MATT:'''So those Pro-Positive Life Tool icons don't seem to make any sense. The first one was a girl's- a guy's body ingesting something, now it's a girl's circulatory system ingesting something, and the last time, it's, like, a bear that's devouring the logo.

'''MATT:''' ''{in response to Fightgar getting shot}''OH! So did Fightgar just get killed?

'''MIKE:''' Uh, maybe.

'''MATT:''' I like how Reynold's costume continues to change. Now he's a little kid.

'''MIKE:''' ''{indecipherable}''

'''MATT:''' He's little Jimmy out on the uh, ballfield!

'''MATT:''' I wanna go to Seedy Bar!

'''MIKE:''' And, there's the bear.

''{pause until Firebert fires on Blue Laser}''

'''MATT:''' He's not a very good shot, Firebert. He's maybe two feet away from Blue Laser and can't hit him.

'''MIKE:''' Is that the first time Reinforcements said anything?

'''MATT:''' I think that's the first cartoon appearance of Reinforcements.

'''MATT:''' I like how they also kinda treat this like they're celebrities. The cartoon characters are like,''{Gunhaver's voice}''"Yeah, they're makin' me do this, I owe some customer service."

'''MIKE:''' Owe some customer...community service, maybe?

'''MATT:''' ''{normal voice}'' Community service, Mike!

'''MIKE:''' Customer service... you gotta go clean up the side of the highways for customer service.

'''MATT:''' ''{Gunhaver's voice}'' Thank you for calling Mindspring, this is Gunhaver! May I have your e-mail address or account number, please?

'''MATT:''' ''{normal voice}'' I remember our teacher having that conversation with us in fifth grade.

==External Links==
*[[HR:cheatcommandos4.html|watch "Commandos in the Classroom"]]
*[[HR:cheatcommandos4.swf|view the Flash file for "Commandos in the Classroom"]]
*[[Forum:4934|forum thread re: Commandos In The Classroom]]

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Cheat Commandos (toon)

FireBird — Fri, 25 May 2007 14:10:45 GMT

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[[Image:cheat commandos01.png|thumb|right|220px|Rock Rock On some more!]]

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'''Cheat Commandos'''

A new toy series from [[Cheap as Free]]: [[Cheat Commandos]]! Rock, rock on!

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Silent Rip}}, {{Film|Blue Laser Commander}}, {{Film|Blue Laser Minion}}, {{Film|Gunhaver}}, {{Film|Crackotage}}, {{Film|Firebert}}, [[Ripberger]], {{Film|Fightgar}}, [[Flashfight]]

'''Places:''' [[The Stick]], Blue Laser HQ (either [[Secret Desert Headquarters]] or [[Blue Laser Commander's Nana's Backyard]])

'''Date:''' Monday, May 10, 2004

'''Running Time:''' 1:03 [[TV Time Toons Menu|official]], 2:02 actual

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

{{dvd|Everything Else, Volume 2}}

== Transcript ==
''{Strong Bad is holding out a toy helicopter and making "dub dub dub" noises, then pulls out the Firebert Cheat Commando Action Figure. On the bottom it says "copyright 1986 Cheap As Free Toys"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{as Firebert}'' Time to para...troop behind enemy lines!

''{Strong Bad drops the action figure to the ground, where Homestar Runner has his own Cheat Commando action figure hiding in some tall grass.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{as Silent Rip}'' Surprise, surprise, Firebert!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{as Firebert}'' Silent Rip! You snuck up on me!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{as Silent Rip}'' That's what I do best!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{as Firebert}'' Time to take out the enemy radar dish!

''{Cut to a bunch of evil The Cheats wearing blue suits and shades (Blue Laser henchmen) in front of The Stick, which has a pie tin on top of it.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{as Silent Rip}'' We're outnumbered! We need Reinforcements!

''{Cut back to Firebert and Silent Rip in the tall grass. Coach Z arrives with his own Cheat Commando. It wears military fatigues and a Justice Rocket Backpack Rocket Rocket (JRBRR).}''

'''COACH Z:''' ''{as Reinforcements}'' Did somebody say my name?

'''STRONG BAD''' and '''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{as Firebert and Silent Rip}'' Reinforcements!

'''COACH Z:''' ''{as Reinforcements}'' Justice Rocket Backpack Rocket Rocket fire!

''{Coach Z presses a button on the back of Reinforcements' JRBRR and a plastic rocket flies up and hits the tin, knocking it over and smashing all but one Blue Laser henchman.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{as Firebert}'' Mission accomplished! Time for some R&R!

''{Cut to the three action figures hanging out with a Barbie-like doll and some Xtra Cold Ones.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Cheat Commandos!

'''STRONG BAD''', '''HOMESTAR RUNNER''', and '''COACH Z:''' Rock, rock on!

''{The Cheat Commandos logo comes up}''

'''ANNOUNCER:''' Cheat Commandos, only from Cheap as Free Toys! Collect them all! ''{As he lists each character, their toy box shows up on screen}'' Fightgar! Crackotage! Silent Rip! Firebert! Gunhaver! Flashfight! Ripberger! Foxface! Reinforcements! And Reynold! ''{cut to a bunch of vehicles and playsets in the yard}'' And don't forget new Cheat Commandos vehicles and playsets! There's the "Troop Carrier," ''{cut to Troop Carrier}'' the "Troop Transport," ''{cut to Troop Transport}'' and the "Action Figure Storage Truck!" ''{cut to Action Figure Storage Truck}'' Then take the action even further with Reynold's Apartment Extreme Playset!

''{Strong Bad brings Reynold out to his playset and plays as him.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, I really need to go grocery shopping. I wish my girlfriend didn't leave me.

''{Strong Bad tosses Reynold into the playset.}''

'''ANNOUNCER:''' All new Cheat Commandos from Cheap as Free Toys! Cheat Commandos, rock, rock on! And now, tune in weekdays, for Cheat Commando Adventures, on the inside of your TV!

''{Cut to a cartoon with cheesy animation with all of the Cheat Commandos. A G.I. Joe-like song plays in the background. Silent Rip is on.}''

'''SILENT RIP:''' Those loonies are gonna blow up the ocean!

''{Cut to the Blue Laser headquarters. A computer screen in the background reads "OPERATION OCEAN BLOW" and "T-MINUS: GO!!!}''

'''BLUE LASER COMMANDER:''' WE'LL BLOW UP THE OCEAN!

''{Cut to Gunhaver with lasers blasting above his head}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' Quick, everyone! To the Action Figure Storage Vehicle!

''{Cut to a canyon, where a whole mess of trucks and Blue Laser vehicles are firing red and blue lasers, respectively, at each other. Cut to Crackotage, Silent Rip, Firebert, Ripberger, Gunhaver and Fightgar running along and then a shot of Fightgar firing his machine gun in all directions}''

'''SPOKESMAN:''' Cheat Commandos is an elite fighting force, sworn to protect the world from the evil forces of Blue Laser!

''{Cut to Blue Laser HQ. Blue Laser is with a Blue Laser commando. The computer screen now reads, "OPERATION DON'T CRUSH OURSELVES" as well as "T-MINUS: TOTAL".}''

'''BLUE LASER COMMANDER:''' CRUSH THE CHEAT COMMANDOS!

''{Cut to Firebert with a TNT detonator. He pushes down the plunger and we hear a boom. It starts a rockslide which covers two Blue Laser Commandos. Cut to Blue Laser HQ. The computer screen reads "OPERATION DON'T CRUSH OURSELVES" and now "FAILED!!"}''

'''BLUE LASER COMMANDER:''' I JUST HATE YOU SO MUCH!

''{Cut to Gunhaver.}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' Cheat Commandos... ''{zooms out to show him on a pedestal reading, "ROCK, ROCK ON" and some of the commandos surrounding him}'' rock rock on!

''{The theme music plays.}''

'''SINGERS:''' Cheat Commandos, maybe fighting for freedom, and each is sold separately. Cheat Commandos, probably battling evil, buy all our playsets and toys!

'''SPOKESMAN:''' ''{in a nasal voice}'' Weekdays at 4:30.

== Easter Eggs ==
*Click on "Rock, Rock On" on the final screen to see all the toys again. Click on each toy to see it alone.

== Fun Facts ==
===Trivia===
*This commercial serves to introduce all of the Cheat Commandos with the exception of Firebert. He was previously introduced in the Strong Bad email [[army]].
*All of the Cheat Commandos [[Action Figure Character Variations|action figures]] are designed for "Ages 3–5" and cost [[$11.01]].
*Four quotes from the toon have been used as a [[Quote of the Week]] at some point, more than any other toon to date.

===Remarks===
*This cartoon is loaded with exceptions to the once-solid rule of only mentioning "Cheat" with [[Integral Article|"The"]] in front of it. The fact that all the Cheat Commando characters except Firebert can speak normally implies that the writers paid no regard to the source material, as is the case with many cartoons based on toys, comics or video games.
*At the end, Flashfight doesn't have his arm lifted in salute, possibly because he is the commander.
*Although Blue Laser action figures appear in this cartoon, they don't appear packaged in the Easter egg at the end.
*The Blue Laser Minion has angry eyes underneath his visor.
*Gunhaver calls the "Action Figure Storage Truck" by the wrong name. He says "vehicle" instead of "truck".
*During the scene in which Gunhaver says, "Action Figure Storage Vehicle," Gunhaver has a Mickey Mouse shaped spot on his right leg.
*When the Cheat Commandos are marching in the TV show, some of them walk by twice.

===Goofs===
*The page title is "[[Compy 386]]!!!", yet this is not an [[Strong Bad Email|email]]. This is likely because The Brothers Chaps used the source html code from an email and forgot to change the title.

===Inside References===
*When the commandos are at "R&R", they are next to "Xtra cold ones", a variation on a [[Cold One]].
*The Cheat Commando action figure packages are the same design as in the emails [[action figure]] and [[army]].
**Firebert's box looks exactly the same as in the Easter egg in [[army]].
**On Crackotage's package, it says "Museum Quality". The peanut Strong Bad action figure in the email [[action figure]] has the same description.
**The caption "Yellow Dog!!" on Firebert's action figure package is a reference to what Homestar calls [[The Cheat]] in [[army]].
*The helicopter sound in the beginning is just like the The Cheat Skycam Traffic helicopter sounds from the Strong Bad email [[local news]].
*The words "Cool Glasses" on Gunhaver's package is a reference to [[The theme from DANGERESQUE II: This time, it's not Dangeresque I]] on [[Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits]]
*Ripberger is the name of the magistrate in [[Thy Dungeonman II]].
**Ripberger is also the name of the character voiced by Mark Hamill in the Lucas Arts game "Full Throttle" (although his name is spelled "Ripburger").
*This is another appearance of the word "[[Total|total]]".

===Real-World References===
*[[Foxface]], the only female commando, is obviously modeled after the [[Wikipedia:G. I. Joe|GI Joe]] character, Scarlett, whose mantra is "I'm not just one of the 'guys'; I'm better.", according to the [http://www.hasbro.com/gijoe/experience/pl/page.filecards/team.Joe/joe_id.64/dn/default.cfm GI Joe website]. According to Foxface's packaging, she is "Not One of The Guys!!"
*[[Blue Laser]]'s plan to blow up the ocean might be a reference to an actual GI Joe episode. In "There's No Place Like Springfield," [[Wikipedia:COBRA Organization|Cobra]] had invented a chemical compound which could convert any body of water—even oceans—into a powerful explosive.
* The fact that the base of all Cheat Commandos are the same (in terms of size, appearance, expression, etc), with only costumes setting them apart, alludes to countless toys in the '80s that were extremely similar to facilitate mass-production.

===Fast Forward===
*In the Strong Bad email [[virus]], the shot of Fightgar firing his machine gun in all directions is replayed in an Easter egg where the machine gun is replaced with Homestar's leg.

== The Cheat Commandos (and their package captions) ==
*[[Gunhaver]]
**Stylin' Coat
**Cool Glasses!
**Has a Gun!
**Probably from Texas!
*[[Firebert]]
**Yellow Dog!!
**Black Hat!
**Not A Good Commando Name!!
**That One Little Guy!!
*[[Silent Rip]]
**But Deadly!!
**Two(2) Pockets!
**Communicates Via That Microphone Attached to His Helmet!
**Same Size As The Rest!!
*[[Crackotage]]
**Action!!
**Museum Quality!
**Master Locksmith, Perhaps!
**Listens To Jazz!!
*[[Fightgar]]
**Not the Most Popular!!
**Red Cloth!
**Probably Has A Raspy Voice!!
**Needs To Shave!!
*[[Reynold]]
**Civilian Contractor!!
**Fake Tie!
**Favorite Drink: Milk!!
**Not A Blackbelt!!
*[[Reinforcements]]
**The One That Coach Z Bought!!
**Sweet Camos!
**Justice Rocket Backpack!!
**Hard to See!!
*[[Foxface]]
**Lady Type!
**Natural haircolor!
**Totally Has It Together!
**Not One of The Guys!!
*[[Ripberger]]
**Stealthy!!
**Black "Gloves!"
**He's Not Wearing Pajamas!
**This One Wears Red!
*[[Flashfight]]
**In Charge of Stuff!!
**Three Medals!
**Almost Sounds Like "Flashlight"
**Five Buttons!

== 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:''' [[Mike Chapman]], [[Homestar Runner]])

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I wanna do this commentary with you.

'''MIKE:''' Oh, Homestar Runner.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' Nice to see you.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I'm in this type of a— of a cartoon.

'''MIKE:''' There you are right there.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yeah, that's my side part.

'''MIKE:''' Your—

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' My side part and my knee part.

'''MIKE:''' Your side part and your knee part?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' The side part's connected to the knee part?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' That's exactly how the song goes. I was being Silent Rip. He snuck up—

'''MIKE:''' You know what Silent Rip means?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' What does? I don't know. It means he rips— he rips through the silence.

'''MIKE:''' That's right. How does he do that?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I don't know, with his microphone.

'''MIKE:''' Oh, okay. You're— you're probably right.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Who's that Barbie doll? That's a pretty hot Barbie doll.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Why don't you tell them the story of all the names, Mike?

'''MIKE:''' Well, orginally, they were for the— uh, when Firebert's first appearance in the army email.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Right, The Cheat.

'''MIKE:''' The Cheat. Yeah, uh, we had just written down a bunch of commando names. Firebert was the one we, uh, decided on, but we had this list of all these other names: Gunhaver, Silent Rip, Crackotage.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Ooooooh.

'''MIKE:''' And then my friend Matt thought that we should, you know, make a line of these toys using all these different names.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' That's a great idea.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, Matt has a few of 'em. ''{pause until announcer says "on the inside of your TV"}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' On the ''inside'' of your TV, Mike. How do you watch those shows?

'''MIKE:''' Have you ever watched anything on the ''outside'' of your TV?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yeah, every— uh, I think every show—

'''MIKE:''' Oh, okay.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ends up being on the outside right?

'''MIKE:''' You should try the inside.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yeah?

'''MIKE:''' You would fit.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Is it moist in there?

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' I hope not.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Tender? The cartoons are more tender.

'''MIKE:''' Hey, there's that red ninja that's never been in anything else.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' That's Ripberger.

'''MIKE:''' He's Ripberger, yeah.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' B''u''rger.

'''MIKE:''' B''u''rger. ''{laughs}'' Ripberger.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Ripb''u''rger. Burger wheat.

'''MIKE:''' The Ripbergers lived behind us in Indiana when we were growing up.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' You had some burger wheat for— for lunch today, didn't you?

'''MIKE:''' I think that was bulger wheat.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Burger— burger wheat.

'''MIKE:''' All right, that's enough about that.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I like this "weekdays" guy. He's like a local guy, not from the real toy company. ''{Mike laughs}'' You're fired! ''{Mike laughs again}''

== External Links ==
*[[HR:cheatcommando.html|watch "Cheat Commandos"]]
*[[HR:cheatcommando_mx.swf|view the Flash file for "Cheat Commandos"]]
*[[Forum:14|forum thread re: "Cheat Commandos"]]
*[[Podstar:ccdos1.m4v|download "Cheat Commandos Toys" for the iPod]] (see [[Podstar Runner]])

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FireBird — Fri, 25 May 2007 14:05:34 GMT

FireBird: removed Sundae Drivin'; this page doesn't seem to be listing the G pronounced as J appearances

[[The Brothers Chaps]] tend to toss the letter '''G''' around in places one would not normally expect to see it.

Words that start with "G" are often pronounced with a "J" instead, e.g. [[A Decemberween Pageant|"gold" becomes "jold"]], [[the show|"guys" becomes "juys"]] and [[Homsar Main Page|"games" becomes "james"]], etc.

==Notable Appearances==
*[[Strong Sad]]'s plush lobster [[Gooblies]], first appearing in [[suntan]], has a tag labeled "G".
*In [[for kids]], [[Homsar]]'s letter of the day was "G". Homsar said it was "a healthy piece of real estate".
*In [[pizzaz]], [[Strong Bad]] said the secret to his pizzaz is the three G's: gumption, gum, and minty gargle.
*[[What's Her Face]] claimed that she could count to "G" in [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 7]].
*[[Happy Fireworks]] featured [[The Cheat]]'s firework display as "Plan G".

<gallery>
Image:Gooblies_Pet_Lobster.PNG|<center>'''[[suntan]]'''</center>
Image:homsar G.PNG|<center>'''[[for kids]]'''</center>
Image:3gs.png|<center>'''[[pizzaz]]'''</center>
Image:count to G.PNG|<center>'''[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 7]]'''</center>
Image:HappyFireworksCheatsHeadExplode.png|<center>'''[[Happy Fireworks]]'''</center>
</gallery>

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== Featured mark? ==

Shouldn't we have something on a page that tells you it is/was a featured article (like the star on [[Wikipedia:Main Page|Wikipedia]], or the alternate "Featured" logo on [http://www.uncyclopedia.org Uncyclopedia])? ¤ {{User:The Mu/sig}} 17:59, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

:On the talk page of every featured article there is the {{tl|featuredarticle}} template. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 18:37, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

::Oh, because I didn't see one on [[Strong Mad]]. ¤ {{User:The Mu/sig}} 19:25, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

:::It's on [[Talk:Strong Mad]]. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 19:26, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

::::I think that The Mu's idea is good. It would give a quick indication of a featured article. I think something like Wikipedia's bronze star (see [[Wikipedia:Automatic number plate recognition]] for an example) would be good. It's non-instrusive and informative. - {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 10:39, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

:::::Take a look at {{tl|featuredicon}}... the results of me experimenting with the Wikipedia template... {{User:Phlip/sig}} 12:22, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

I disagree with marking our articles as featured, especially in the main namespace, not because the star isn't clever—it's plenty clever—but because we are so cavalier about which articles we choose. I am not saying that we should choose articles differently. We have a style of choosing that works for us. What I ''am'' saying is that it doesn't lend itself to permanent recognition. For example, today's featured article is the [[TV Time Toons Menu]], which is interesting, but hardly an example of "one of the best articles produced by the Homestar Runner community." — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 13:13, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

:I concur. Our method of choosing articles has little to do with whether or not they're among our finest articles. Rather, we have certain sequences to follow (such as featuring all the main characters) and we like to stick in other things that are major sections of or toons on the H*R.com itself. I don't think we should use that star. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 13:23, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

:True... I thought the same thing when {{tl|featuredarticle}} was being put on talk pages... we're not Wikipedia, which can have a new FA every day and still only pick the cream of the crop... we're limited by the number of articles we have. Looking back, the majority of the FA's are about an interesting aspect of H*R, rather than a necessarily good page on HRWiki (though the former can help with the latter, if only because it directs more eyes to the page). This is kinda why I didn't start putting {{tl|featuredicon}} on pages... {{User:Phlip/sig}}

::I have the same problem with {{tl|featuredarticle}} on talk pages, but there's just not ever been a good time to bring it up. At the very least, that template needs to be reworded. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 14:32, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

:::Agree and agree. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 14:33, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

::::The verbiage of {{tl|featuredarticle}} was mentioned during the [[HRWiki:Featured Article Selection/General Discussion#Featured Template]] and [[HRWiki:Da Basement/Archive 2#Daily Features]] discussions, but never addressed. I think it could be reworded. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 17:12, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

:::::And <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Template:featuredarticle&curid=11400&diff=346353&oldid=217646 the recent change]</span> looks great! -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 17:16, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

::::::(Referring to the link Tom just posted) I changed the image and reworded the template. In both cases I tried to capture the essence of our selection process. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:20, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

:::::::I also find that the new template better exemplifies our process of choosing featured articles. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 17:51, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

::::::::When I first made it, I just copied from Wikipedia. But now it realy have that HRWiki feel to it. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 17:55, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

:::::::::I still like the star better. --[[User:Trogga|Trogga]] 16:54, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

Without star, nothin'. The one big reason to place a badge in the upper-right corner of each featured article, regardless of what anyone might say, is that otherwise, it looks like nobody on the wiki knows how. You don't want that. {{User:Darth Katana X/sig}}
:I disagree. The fact that someone might think we lack wiki savvy is no reason to wield it in ways we do not need. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 09:18, 27 September 2006 (UTC)
::With the star, people can see that this is a featured article without goin' to the talk page. --[[User:Trogga|Trogga]] 11:58, 27 September 2006 (UTC)
:::Yes, but it's not all that important to know if something's a featured article... as discussed above, if an article is featured it says more about the ''topic'' than it does about the article itself. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 12:08, 27 September 2006 (UTC)

::::But we gotta look ''legit'', man! Even if the featured articles aren't anything to write home about, that doesn't mean a badge isn't in order. {{User:Darth Katana X/sig}}

The reason Wikipedia has stars is because there are tons and tons of pages about all sorts of things, and tons of vandals, and the pages can't be monitored and worked on by the entire community, so when one article is very good it deserves a marking. This isn't how we do it here, and because it's a smaller space based on one thing, every page is about on the same level of quality. I'm fine with the tag on the talk page. {{User:Salty/sig}} 23:37, 27 September 2006 (UTC)

:That reasoning is still confusing, just like the reasoning for calling the Fhqwhgads Robot "Visor Robot" back then. No offense, but why not just do it? Are you doing this for yourself or the user, anyway? Most regular users wouldn't waste their time on talk pages, because if you're not a member of the community, it's irrelevant (I know I don't look at talk pages to wikis I don't contribute to). Besides, we could make a star like the one on Homestar's shirt. That would be cute and clever. {{User:Darth Katana X/sig}}

::But it's also irrelevant to a casual reader which pages are featured and which aren't. To a casual reader, knowing which pages have been featured gives ''no'' information about the topic, or the quality of the page – ''all'' it says is that we think the topic is interesting. This is unlike Wikipedia where a featured star means that ''the article is high quality'', which is useful information for researchers using Wikipedia as a source... but it carries no such weight here. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 04:23, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

:::Whatever. I still think we need one. Not having one just makes the wiki look like a n00b community. {{User:Darth Katana X/sig}}
::::Putting stars just for stars' sake is making us look like a n00b community. And the wiki would eventually look like Strong Bad's webpage.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 04:47, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

::My opinion is that doing what need not be done is a hopeless waste of time. Also, why would the reader care that we think this or that is important? Don't talk down to them. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 04:56, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

==IRC scheduled chats==

I propose that we put the <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=MediaWiki:Sitenotice&oldid=179699 scheduled chat notice]</span> back in the sitenotice, as it was up until November, at which point it was apparently taken down due to spamming issues. However, with very few outright spamming attacks, the most recent being of a recently blocked user, who was subsequently banned without issue, the channel has no reason not to be advertised. In fact, it has reason for ''to'' be advertised, what with the unsatisfyingly low average user count. I'm sure I'm not the only one who gets nostalgic about those friendly Mondays and Fridays. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 15:07, 30 July 2006 (UTC)

:I'm up for putting the notice up every now and then. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 19:59, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

== Sysop Nominations ==

Is there an open sysop nomination page? Just wondering. --{{User:Super Martyo Brother/sig}} 04:22, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
:Nope, we only add sysops when we think that we need them. {{User:Rogue Leader/sig}} 04:50, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
::Also see [[HRWiki:FAQ#How do I become an admin or sysop?|here]]. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 09:09, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

== Question From a Sysop Wannabe ==

:Dear Sysops,
::How would you get to be a sysop? I was also wondering if anyone could help me learn html (Okay, I'll learn HTML on my own....). Any help?? Please??

::::Sysop Wannabe,
:::{{User: Unme93/sig}}
::[[HRWiki:FAQ#How do I become an admin or sysop?|Read this.]] --{{User:Jay/sig}} 19:52, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

== Audio Articles ==
While reading [[Swears]] out loud with a very bad English accent for my own weird amusment, I had an idea: How about we have audio versions (.ogg) of featured articles? Wikipedia have those and I think we should also. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 14:46, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

:Although this would certainly be entertaining, I question the practicality of having audio versions of our articles. What is Wikipedia's reason for having them? Accessibility? — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 15:35, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

::Not really accessibility, but that's still a minor reason. See [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:WikiProject Spoken Wikipedia#Benefits]] for the full list. I don't think it would work too well for us though, as we have significantly less content that it could be done with and those articles change quite a bit. But hey, if you want to record it for kicks and see how many laughs you get, it might be funny. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 17:29, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

:::You know what? I'll do it. I'll read [[Homestar Runner (body of work)]] and upload the ogg to the wiki, use it, delete it, it's up to you. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 17:51, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

::::Well, crap. The microphone part of my audio card is busted, so I can't record anything for a while. Anyone else wants to do it? {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 17:09, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

:::::Eh, I'll do it. A bonus for those who don't join our [[Wikipedia:Skype|Skype]] calls. I'm afraid I don't have the means to convert it to vorbis, though. Perhaps someone can change it later. I'll start tomorrow. — {{User:Lapper/sig}}

::::::If you want, you can send me the file in any format you'd like and I'll turn it to .ogg {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 19:53, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

:::::::Try [http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ Audacity]. It's free and has the capability to export as Ogg Vorbis. ¤ {{User:The Mu/sig}} 20:24, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

::::::::That's what I was going to use. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 20:42, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

:::::::::Oop. I was talking to Lapper. ¤ {{User:The Mu/sig}} 20:44, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

:I vote [[User:Rogue Leader|Rogue Leader]] to do the talking. :) (Seriously, if you haven't heard his voice, make it your goal to do so. It's awesome.) {{User:FireBird/sig}} 03:00, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

::I completely and utterly agree! Someone who is not a ruler of a variation of thieves

:::Why, thank you kind annony who is in no way not me or my computer obsessed sister. I wouldn't mind doing it. My voice does kick butt! {{User:Rogue Leader/sig}} 06:11, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

::::Rogue, you're completely insane ''and'' obsessed with your own voice. Which, by the way, can't actually be "handome". I'm sure your sister had a fun time typing into the computer-box, as well. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 12:22, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

Alright, you guys. The first spoken article is online [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=HRWiki:Sandbox&oldid=360343]. It's not quite a featured article, but an... erm.. important part of the wiki nonetheless. Also, notice the new [[Template:Spoken_article_entry|template]] that goes on the description of the media file. We should set up a page, describing how to create and label spoken articles. And we might want to put something in place for claiming an article. Phlip nearly recorded [[Homestar Runner (body of work)]], not knowing that Lapper had already done that.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 11:14, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

:Now, I'm going to have to interject on that one. [[Homestar Runner (body of work)]] is actually first, in that (a) it's an article, and (b) the only reason it hasn't been uploaded yet is a restriction on server upload size. It should be done by this afternoon. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 12:22, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

::For the actual cartoons, we could capture the audio and then record the actions in between pauses. And Loafing, your voice sounds funny. :-P ¤ {{User:The Mu/sig}} 02:35, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

:::It seems E.L. Cool came up with two ideas at the same time; one of them flourishing, and one of them being quickly forgotten. I guess this project may have to wait for its turn. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 12:24, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

::::Hi, the new subtitles project doesn't mean this one have to stop. If my sound card wasn't busted then we would already have the first spoken article. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 21:24, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

How would one get an ogg player? {{User:Dacheatbot/sig}} 03:19, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

:Try [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Media_help|this page]]. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 03:23, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

I should probably get around to uploading this. It's been sitting around in my Documents folder for like two months now. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 03:33, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

Project page: '''[[HRWiki:Spoken Articles]]'''.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 06:06, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

== Don't get us mixed up ==

Just so no one gets confused, I thought I'd explicitly mention that I'm setting up an account for my wife, Janene. She has volunteered to help handle some of the proprietor responsibilities around here like updating the ledger and activating forum accounts when we receive COPPA forms. I don't anticipate her doing much more than that, but in order for her to do these things I have granted her the sysop and proprietor roles here on the wiki and will grant her administrative privileges on the forum when I set her up over there. Her username is [[User:JaneneDay|JaneneDay]], and I'm sure she would appreciate a warm welcome, which I have no doubt will happen mere seconds after I post this. In fact, someone may notice her new account and welcome her ''before'' I've even posted this. You guys are always on the ball. Oh, and sorry I haven't been around much. I have more time on my hands now and would like to get more involved again, but I'd also like to get the Homestar Runner Network off the ground, so I may end up using my time over there. At any rate, I'm starting to miss all you crazy people. Cheers! — {{User:JoeyDay/sig}} 01:34, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

:It'll be great to have such a well-known new user on HRWiki, and I'm proud to have made such a welcome. I'm sure Janene (or JaneneDay) will be warmly regarded. We miss you, too, Joey. — {{User:Lapper/sig}}

::Now we can truly say that the HRWiki is a family-run business. :-D ¤ {{User:The Mu/sig}} 01:44, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

:::Hi Joey. Hi Janene. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 01:47, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

:I've now removed Janene from the sysop group. The permissions for the proprietor role have been modified so that she has exactly the access she needs to do the paperwork she'll be doing without any additional privileges she doesn't need. You should still welcome her, though, of course. ;) — {{User:JoeyDay/sig}} 03:37, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

== Subtitles ==

Some of us have started working on subtitling Homestar Runner Flash cartoons to make them accessible to a wider audience. I would like to know what the HRWiki folks think about this. Should this be a part of the knowledge base wiki? Should it be separate? Would you help? The subtitles are based on the transcripts from the wiki, so there is a strong connection already. The [http://hstarsubs.awardspace.com/ subtitles project] is still beta, but it should work with Firefox and Internet Explorer. Most subtitles have been donated by Phlip from an older project, and I and Elcool have done the international ones. Check it out and let us know.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 22:00, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
: I personally know one person who'd be interested in that... --{{User:Jay/sig}} 22:19, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
::I strongly support having some way to intergrate the subtitles files into the wiki. As a non-native speaker sometimes I need to go over the wiki transcript just to see what a word or two means. This way , it's already inside the toon window itself. Also, we could open the door for people with hearing problems who still want experiance Homestar Runner like the rest of us. Some flash artists like Weeble from Weeble and Bob and the people behind Too Much Spare Time Animation have already added subtitles to some of their toons. So If TBC aren't going to do it themselvs, we are here for them. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 22:26, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
: The .xml file for Exp Film's Commentary doesn't work. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 22:54, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
::Cheers, fixed the link. Also, listening to the commentary is currently not possible anyway, because of Flash security measures :-/ And I forgot to upload the experiment film subs, will have to wait until I'm back home.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 23:09, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
:::We need this in the [[User:Phlip/Greasemonkey|Greasemonkey script]], pronto. ¤ {{User:The Mu/sig}} 02:38, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
:Well, I showed it to the person I previously alluded. The biggest reason I got into H*R in the first place was because it allowed me to share the gift of Homestar with this person, who cannot hear. She says she likes the subtitled stuff better than the Wiki. "But no offense." --{{User:Jay/sig}} 03:09, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
::Seriously, you just made my day :-D {{User:Loafing/sig}} 05:27, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
:::Deaf watchers, eh? I'd assume ''captions'', as opposed to ''subtitles'' would be more important then, yes? (For the uninitiated: subtitles transcribe the words, captions transcribe all the sound effects too.) {{User:Phlip/sig}} 05:38, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
::::Take 'em as they come. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 05:49, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
:Okay, let's just say, hypothetically, I wanted to make one of these. How would I get the frame numbers to start/stop each line on? And how would I test it? --{{User:Jay/sig}} 06:06, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
::We haven't quite worked out the standards for subtitles/captions yet, so the format may change a little. But if you want to try it now, then here's how you do it: You need Phlip's Firefox [[User:Phlip/Greasemonkey|Greasemonkey script]]. This will give you a seek bar for Flash toons from Homestarrunner.com. It also displays the current frame number. Then you grab one of the XML files from the subtitle site, scoop it empty, and use it as a skeleton. You probably also want to copy the text of the transcript into this file and split it up into short sections or sentences that you want to display as one title. Then use the seekbar to find the first and last frame numbers for each of the sections. It gets easy after you've done it once or twice. And you get to know the toon pretty well. Also note that each character has his or her own colour code. I'll put a page online soon with some more detailed hints, and I'll come up with a way of testing the titles. — I'm still not sure where to put the page with instructions. Do people believe this should be an HRWiki project, or should it be separate? {{User:Loafing/sig}} 06:25, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
:::Aside from the frame numbers, I'd pretty much figured that all out. I have the beginnings of a [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]] .xml file, but without frame numbers. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 06:29, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
::::Sound promising :-) I'll come up with a test page soon(ish). And you've heard that before, but... you should really be on IRC ;-) {{User:Loafing/sig}} 06:36, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::I've never successfully managed to join IRC when a useful conversation is taking place. Plus, I have issues getting to it. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 06:40, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
Alright you guys, I finished the .XML file for Cool Tapes. [[User:The Mu/subtitleCoolThings|Ding!]] ¤ {{User:The Mu/sig}} 03:04, 26 August 2006 (UTC)
Is there a talk page specifically for this project? I thought of some things to discuss, but we'd flood Da Basement. I think there should be some sort of central Wiki page for this project, even if it's in a User space. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:38, 26 August 2006 (UTC)
: I'm not in the mood for IRC right now, but I figured I'd give an update. I have all of the text in my .xml file. I do not, however, have any frame numbers past the three Coach Z/Pom Pom scenarios. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 06:47, 26 August 2006 (UTC)
::Qermaq: Asked and ye shall [[HRWiki:Subtitles|recieve]]. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 10:28, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

==Expanding the gamut of styles==
'''Discussion moved to [[HRWiki talk:Logo redesign 2006]].'''

== Preserve birthday card as part of the history ==

I think Invisible Robot Fish did an outstanding job on Matt's [[User_talk:Invisible_Robot_Fish#The_Finished_Product|birthday card]]. Above and beyond the call of duty here. The finished product is a sight to behold. As such, I think it and the work that went into it should have a page and a link in the history, like, say, [[HRWiki:Matt's 2006 birthday card]]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:00, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
:Seconded. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:07, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
:Third'd!{{User:Loafing/sig}} 03:10, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
::Four! uhh... d'd.--{{User:Bleed0range/sig}} 03:35, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
:::Absolutely! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 04:02, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
Somehow I think we might do something like this again. Do we want to create a new page for each birthday card type thing, or should we put them all on one page?{{User:Loafing/sig}} 04:37, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

:I say, let's cross that bridge when we come to it; it might be nice to take it in a little bit of a different direction next year (not necessarily [[:Image:sbemail28.PNG|gluing Matt's hands to his butt]], but maybe something other than another card). Assuming this does become a yearly thing, then we probably will want to find a way to organize whatever greetings we choose to do... {{User:Trey56/sig}} 05:52, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
::Gluing his hands to his butt sure got my vote! Oh wait, he can't make toons then. Scrap that!{{User:Loafing/sig}} 05:57, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
:::Oh Wow, I had overlooked this section of Da Basement. I'm glad that you guys appreciated my work. I feel so...imortalized. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 14:12, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
::::Should we save the external images of people's sigs just incase they are deleted on that person's personal external page? {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 14:58, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
:::::Sure. We can always save a sig as handsome as mine for later. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 16:25, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

== Deletion Policy ==

As discussed on [[Talk:Homestar's Fashion Sense]], I feel the need for a deletion policy. We don't have one, and articles such as [[Marshie's Mother]] and [[jumbo/LARGE]] seem to pop up at every new email or toon (don't call me a hypocrite because I created that last one). They are short, one-toon-specific, and quite useless. The talk pages of these articles are usually filled with debate over whether to keep them or not, but it's not very organized and it's hard to tell when to pull the plug on an article. What I'm suggesting is a STUFF-like template that can be pulled out in situations like these so that these mini-articles may be dealt with faster. Thoughts? -[[User:Brightstar Shiner|<span style="color: #800080;">''Brightstar Shiner''</span>]] 19:54, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
:First, I feel that formally voting on things should be reserved as a last resort. Perhaps more important than a formal process would be some guidelines as to what definitely merits a page and what definitely does not. Forming such a policy would serve the dual purpose of giving sysops an easier decision in whether a page should be deleted, as well as inform new page creators of what will not be accepted. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 19:59, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
::Policy, guidelines, you know what I mean. But seriously, guidelines is a better idea. That way, it will serve the purpose I'm hoping to get across and be accessable ''before'' somebody creates one of those articles! Cool. -[[User:Brightstar Shiner|<span style="color: #800080;">''Brightstar Shiner''</span>]] 20:10, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
:::We ''do'' have a deletion policy, which is clearly laid out at [[HRWiki:Deletion Policy]], stating in part "Pages clearly unrelated to Homestar Runner [should be deleted]", and otherwise should be voted upon for deletion if clearly not up to snuff. One-time articles are clearly a part of this wiki, whether we like it or not. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 20:37, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

::::Well, non-H*R makes for pretty clear deletion material. What's sometimes dicier is whether something should get its ''own'' page or be part of a larger one. And yes, I think laying out a little more formally where we stand would be good—but it would also be difficult. Some time ago, like a year or summat, there was a big "merge vs. delete" craze. Personally, I really, really have mixed feelings. On the one hand, [[Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not|wiki is not paper]], so there's no functional reason not to have a page for every little doo-dad. On the other hand, I always lament the idea of there being pages that no one would ever find without searching specifically for them. Plus it gets more unwieldy: more pages to patrol and more likelihood that substandard wikiwriting could slip past unnoticed; also, if the doo-dad shows up again later, it can be hard to remember that its page existed and update it. Like I say... mixed feelings. Maybe a starting point would be to say that a page should ''not'' exist if it ''doesn't'' offer a unique opportunity to expound on its topic in ways that aren't possible in other pages. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 21:11, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

::::''edit conned'' That deletion policy gives us nothing when we try to figure out if [[Marshie's Mother]], [[jumbo/LARGE]], [[Coach Z Ale]], [[Jobar's Big Ol' Headache Medicine]], [[Marzipan's Purse]], and [[The Poopsmith's Shovel]] are worthy articles. The final decisions from the process are mostly good (the majority can't go wrong, right??), but it's highly irregular and not all articles are treated fairly. The fact that everyone has said that we need a deletion policy for so long, yet nobody has done it, shows how difficult it is to figure some guidelines out. The "keep" threshold is always different for an article about a character, a pseudocharacter, a product, a magazine, a foodstuff, an inside joke, an electronic item, a clothing item, a fictional band, a TV show, a movie, a book, or a computer program, and everybody has a different idea on where the threshold should be. There are also those ambiguous factors of how many appearances there are and how important the item was in the toon. Obviously the current deletion policy is not cut out for helping us decide these things. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 21:28, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

:::::Therefore, we should stop fidgeting around and figure something out. Let's lay out some good guidelines for all to use, because the current deletion policy isn't cutting it. -[[User:Brightstar Shiner|<span style="color: #800080;">''Brightstar Shiner''</span>]] 21:41, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

::::::I believe the current unwritten rule regarding such things as running gags is a three use rule. Once isn't noteworthy, twice is a Fun Fact, and thrice usually warrants a page. This doesn't really clarify such instances as the various items however, nor does it work for characters, which usually get a page if they are seen, and especially if they are part of a group of established characters (Such as the recent creation of the [[Old-Timey Alien]] page, and to a more questionable extent, [[Don Knotts]]). However I do not belive these rules are written in stone anywhere, and I think it would be difficult to do so, since the fact is the lines between keep and delete are usually grey ones, it's rarely a case of black and white. In my opinion I think the status quo is working relatively well, though I'm rarely the first to suggest radical change. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 06:12, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

:::::::I don't think we are be aiming for a radical change. We just want to figure down some guidelines about what a certain type of article should be judged upon. For instance, TBird's first sentence about running gags is something that people already agree on, so we may as well write that down in the Deletion Policy while we're thinking about it. (*Waits for someone to jump at the opportunity*) —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 06:25, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
::::::::Even that rule, however, is not without it's loopholes. Instances such as "Homestar Running up a hill", though perhaps having happened three or more times, doesn't really warrant a page of its own, which is where the majority vote usually comes in. What's to say that doesn't warrant a page, whereas "Bubs Running", "Homsar's Walking Noise", or Marzipan Playing a Flute" might? Granted, that falls more in the question of "what is a running gag", rather than "when does a running gag get its own page", but it all falls under the larger banner of "when does a page get deleted or not?", which as I stated before isn't really an easy policy to nail down in writing. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 07:16, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::What is a running gag (and to a lesser extant an inside joke) is being discussed in [[HRWiki:RG]], although it's dormant at the moment. Here are some of ''my'' personal guidelines on whether to delete a page or not:
:::::::::#On supposed running gags page - Need at least three appearances on canon Homestar Runner toons and is spacial in some way to the Homestar Runner world in contrast to the real world.
:::::::::#On general items, actions or animals that does not relate to one another such as [[Pizza]] or [[Explosions]] - Need at least five to ten appearance (depending how general or common it is in the real world) on canon Homestar Runner toons.
:::::::::#On item pages - Need only one appearance on canon Homestar Runner toons, as long as it played some sort of role in the plot and not just a background item. Any item that is part of a character's outfit (Coach Z's Z, The Poopsmith's Shovel) does not merit a page and could be integrated into that character's biography page.
:::::::::#On character pages - Need only one appearance on canon Homestar Runner toons, as not as it is not a minor variation on one of the already established characters, a character in a costume or a different personality of that character. Movie and theatric character play characters are en exception.
:::::::::#Other pages - Any repeating, dominant or part of the canon Homestar Runner toons that could not be fitted into the toon's page as a fun fact ([[The Periodic Table of Candy Elements]]), part of the transcript ([[Experimental Film Visuals]]) or Easter egg ([[Strumstar Hammer]]) are allowed.
:::::::::When discussing on articles nominated for deletion, I look for those guidelines for help. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 12:19, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::And those are very good personal rules that could be integrated into the guidelines we're thinking about. To people that are saying this is a "gray area", I believe that's exactly what we're trying to fill in with our page. I suggest that all of us share our personal tactics for situations like these, such as E.L. Cool did, and we can pick, choose, and mesh them all together for the final product. Sound good? Here are mine:
::::::::::#Email-specific articles: Very minor characters, items, sayings, or places do not merit a page. If it was a major part of the email or toon, yes or maybe.
::::::::::#Articles with a character's name in the title: Usually merge with character page unless it is/becomes a running gag.
::::::::::#Spam, Spam, and more Spam: Obviously delete.
::::::::::#All Articles: If no more than five lines of text can be used to describe the subject, delete or merge. -[[User:Brightstar Shiner|<span style="color: #800080;">''Brightstar Shiner''</span>]] 21:32, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

::::::::::::I just discovered this thread as I was about to begin an identical one. As someone who's created a couple very minor, deleteable articles in the last couple days, I sense a strong need to establish some guidelines. And I think it's okay to be specific about the number of appearances necessary for a kind of item to get its own article — we can still be flexible and decide on an article's merit by voting, but establishing guidelines will prevent many of the wrong articles from being created in the first place. I personally like E.L. Cool's suggestions very much (Brightstar, yours are good too, but his are a bit more specific). {{User:Trey56/sig}} 00:32, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for noticing this again! I was beginning to think this was a lost cause, but maybe it could really happen! I know E. L. Cool's guidelines were better than mine; I just wanted to put my own personal ones up. Pages like [[Smoke Detector|this one]], [[Marshie's Mother|this one]], and [[Stooly|this one]] just bother me beyond reason. Also [[Wilbur|this one here]], but nobody agreed with me about that. Anyway, way too many small, useless articles are being created every day and we need some set guidelines to deal with them. Now, I'm not saying every one of these should be promptly deleted/merged/whatever else, I'm just saying that we need something to refer to so heated arguments don't erupt (at least as often) in regards to what should be done with said small, insignifigant article. -{{User:Brightstar Shiner/sig}} 21:08, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
:::::::::::::While I like EL's list, [[Wilbur|this one here]] is a good example of why even with a list we need to realize there's a need to discuss most any article that may be put up for deletion no matter the rules. I wouldn't mind having more "rules" as to what is suggested to be set to pending deletion or what's expected of a new article. On the other hand there are a number of pages that are out there that I could see these suggestions bringing up for deletion, and while some of them maybe should go away. But there is still debate to be had as to is something a gag, an important item, if it should be merged with something else. etc. etc. Also, we need to continue to realize that "once deleted, always deleted" is not a rule. There may be a better way to make an article, or a reason for it's existence that has not been thought of before, or additional appearances, or any number of possible reasons. I just want to make sure we know exactly what we want a policy to do, and that we word it as such with thought given to possible ramifications. - {{User:Ilko Skevüld's Teh C/Sig}} 22:01, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
::Tell you what; I'll make a possible guidelines article in Microsoft Word and make it one of my subpages. When I'm done, I'll link to it from here and we can critique it, adding, subtracting, rivising, etc. as we go to create a fine policy. Sound good? I'll go and do that now, so don't expect to hear from me for about an hour. -{{User:Brightstar Shiner/sig}} 22:35, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
:::Okay, here it is: [[User:Brightstar Shiner/Deletion Guidelines]]. I took the guidelines from the ideas posted in this disscussion, mainly E.L. Cool's. Note that this is but the first version; feel free to point out any problems or suggestions you might want to tell me. -{{User:Brightstar Shiner/sig}} 01:40, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

== A Vandal? ==

72.130.213.123 seems to be doing mostly bad edits. Should they be banned?
Sorry if I'm speaking out of turn, although I guess you can't speak out of turn on a message board, right? I mean when's your turn, it's not 'til you reply. - [[User:Point7Q|Point7Q]] 01:05, 17 December 2006 (UTC)
:Looking at their [[Special:Contributions/72.130.213.123|contributions]], they've made one edit, which wasn't all that bad. I hardly think a block is needed. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::Look to [[Special:Contributions/70.64.178.238|70.64.178.238]] for an example of blockable behavior. A simple bad edit is not necessarily vandalism. Also, blocking anonymous IPs is not a routine activity as many IPs are temporary - an appreciable block on an IP can potentially affect many innocent users. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 01:48, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

== Semi-protection implemented ==
Back in March is was [[HRWiki:Da Basement/Archive 5#Semi-protecting|discussed]] that semi-protection would be a good idea to deter most main page template vandalism. This semi-protection has now been implemented for both Whatsnew and the current featured article. This will prevent anonymous users and recently created user accounts from editing. A section further explaining this will be added to [[HRWiki:Protected page]], which is linked to when a user attempts to edit a protected page. We would appreciate your thoughts on whether we should disclose on that page the exact amount of time it takes before a new user is able to edit. Thanks, [[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 02:57, 9 January 2007 (UTC)
:By the way, the exact amount of time is 28 hours. The number was chosen intentionally to be just a little more than exactly one day. In addition, all page moves are disabled during this period, regardless of the protected status of a page. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:15, 9 January 2007 (UTC)
::The two sides to the argument are pretty much equal, from what I can see.
::*'''Point:''' New users may be frustrated to find they can't move or edit certain pages, and then not know why they can't do so. It's only natural to place such information in a readily visible area.
::*'''Counterpoint:''' Few new users are knowledgeable enough to know how or to have a reason to move pages or edit semi-protected pages in their first 28 hours; therefore, it wouldn't have an impact on them.
::*'''Point:''' As this time-limitation would generally only thwart the casual vandal, said vandal would probably have no reason to check [[HRWiki:Protected page]] for information; the disclosure is safe there.
::*'''Counterpoint:''' Even a casual vandal would come across the link to [[HRWiki:Protected page]] quickly, scan the page for information, and have no problem waiting 28 hours until he or she can vandalize to his or her heart's content.
::In any case, I'm leaning towards '''opposed'''. I don't think we need this clause at [[HRWiki:Protected page]]. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 03:30, 9 January 2007 (UTC)
:::I would rather have a brief explanation on that page. We don't have so many vandals that we need to worry about it too much, and I don't want to give real new users the impression that editing here is harder than it actually is. I don't think we need to mention the exact duration, though.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 03:38, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

::::Regarding Lapper's point that vandals would check the [[HRWiki:Protected page]] to see how long they'd have to wait, I propose we just use language like "semi-protection prevents all unregistered or recently registered users from editing a page" and not include the exact time limit. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 03:52, 9 January 2007 (UTC)
:::::Let's also bear in mind that this will not stop vandalism, it will simply make it more of a bother to vandalize certain key pages. A casual vandal will simply do what he can, perhaps to another page, and a dedicated vandal will figure it out and do it no matter what we do to try to stop him. But this would provide a certain level of insurance against high-visibility or mission-critical areas from being compromised. That's probably a good thing. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 04:05, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

::::::I agree with the above comments: the semi-protection is a good idea, but no need to disclose the exact length of time. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 04:12, 9 January 2007 (UTC)
:::::::I agree: Semi-protection should be mentioned, as we are an honorable wiki that does not lie to its users. Furthermore, semi-protection should be included on high visibility HRWiki pages such as The Stick. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 05:41, 9 January 2007 (UTC)
::::::::I just had a thought... why are we still full-protecting the images on the main page? Is there a reason we're not semi-protecting them too? {{User:Phlip/sig}} 06:57, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
:::::::::I would say so that they don't get defaced whilst they are on the main page. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 12:16, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
:::::::::No, no reason that I can think of. Just waiting for someone to bring it up (how passive of me...) —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 12:48, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
::::::::::I still support ''full'' protection of images on the main page. They were fully protected when the main page templates weren't protected at all. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 14:37, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
:::::::::::Ditto. It makes sense, too, coz semi-protection locks out just IPs (right?). But IPs can't upload images anyway (right?), so it doesn't do a whole lot for images. Also, no offense to anyone out there (coz I'm not thinking of anyone specific), but a lot of users can't make very good images. JPGs, poor cropping, etc. Aside from vandalism, no one wants that on the main page either. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 19:18, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
::::::::::::Highly visible images need to retain their integrity at all times. In answer to Dorian's uncertainty, semi-protection locks out both IPs and users who are not yet auto-confirmed. IPs can't upload images, but I believe that users who aren't auto-confirmed still can; the lockout definitely includes moving and editing of semi-protected pages, but I'm not sure if they can upload. If they can, perhaps we should consider locking that off as well? — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 20:48, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
:::::::::::::Hmmm that's a good question: clicking on "{{pl|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Special:Upload&wpDestFile=Tirecake.png upload file}}" does not preclude me from seeing the form. I'd like to try uploading a picture over a protected page, but I'd rather work with a test picture -- unless Dot Com or Tom or one of the other guys know definitively if protection prevents the picture from being replaced? --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 04:55, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
::::::::::::::It does. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:08, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

== Limited editability for user pages ==

The only people who should ever need to edit a user page is that user themselves, and sysops (in case there's inappropriate material). Maybe there's a rare case where someone asks another user to help with their page, but it shouldn't be hard to set up a system where editing user pages is restricted to sysops, the selfsame user, and a list of usernames that that user trusts to edit their page. [[User:DeFender1031|DeFender1031]] 14:29, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

:Well, if there's inappropriate content, normal users can also remove or censor that, too. Not just sysops. Because, it's harder for inappropriate user content to be removed by only sysops when they just make up [[Special:Statistics|.3% of the population]]. Now, the other thing I'm worried about is this trusted user thing. If a user's on a trusted user list, and decides to start trolling, or vandalize friendly (as in, the two users edit each other's user pages non-stop), then only a few people can revert that. Now, that won't be MUCH of a problem, as sysops are constantly logged in and will be able to revert/block such trolls. Plus, we have the semi-protection system, which pretty much allows all trusted users to edit semi-protected pages. In conclusion, my point is, why try to perfect a pretty much perfected system? {{User:Bluebry/sig}} 15:20, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

::Because twice now I've seen "I suck" added to a user page without the user's knowledge, once being my own and I think people's identities and descriptions would be a lot safer by my method. [[User:DeFender1031|DeFender1031]] 15:31, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

:::Wait, identities and descriptions? Do you mean, what users put on their own user pages? That, and you've only seen it TWICE. Trust me, I've had it happen to me tons of times, and to be honest, it's not something to worry about. I bring up a vandal who, how do I put this, uploaded an inappropriate drawing done in MS Paint. Now, this user could set up an account, upload the file when the sysops aren't around, and then put it on his/her user page and trusted users have to sit there and wait. And that's why semi-protection works. {{User:Bluebry/sig}} 15:39, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

::::Then how about a user rating system (say 1 to 10) where users can edit their own rating and lower, but not higher, i.e. sysops are a 10, anonamous IPs are a 0, and everyone else is somewhere in the middle, and the rating is an algorithm based on the number and frequency of useful (ie. not reverted, not talk page, not repeat edits to the same article) edits they have made. Such a system could also be useful for other things as well, such as:
::::*Giving the sysops an idea of who deserves to be made a sysop
::::*Listing edits made by ratings lower than x (which have a higher percentage of needing to be reverted, given that the lower numbers are the newer users, or the ones who make incorrect edits)
::::*Restricting editing access of featured articles to people above a certain rating
::::*allowing a few select non-sysop people (rating 9 and maybe 8) to edit the main page
::::just to name a few. We invented STUFF, why can't we invent this too? [[User:DeFender1031|DeFender1031]] 16:09, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

:::::*Giving the sysops an idea of who deserves to be made a sysop: When they see someone who deserves it because of their amazing edits, not some ranking, they decide if they need to be a sysop.
:::::*Listing edits made by ratings lower than x (which have a higher percentage of needing to be reverted, given that the lower numbers are the newer users, or the ones who make incorrect edits): It seems to be a system where we only trust those with high numbers, and it's hard to climb up the status ladder.
:::::*Restricting editing access of featured articles to people above a certain rating: Well, we try to limit editing featured pages, and we restrict featured images, so it wouldn't hurt a lot if an annony makes a few small edits to something on the Main Page. Otherwise, we can revert them.
:::::*allowing a few select non-sysop people (rating 9 and maybe 8) to edit the main page: The Main Page is pretty much edited through templates that I believe most people can edit.
:::::In conclusion, it seems to be a complete social status system based on seniority or artificial trust, rather than on good edits or good faith. It also seems harder to climb the ladder, as I've said, making it basically a site for regulars only. {{User:Bluebry/sig}} 16:19, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
::::::Fair enough. [[User:DeFender1031|DeFender1031]] 16:47, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

== Strange "Testing" ==

I just wanted to mention that I've noticed a few edits ([http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User_talk%3AShellabella17&diff=434055&oldid=434054] [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User_talk:Apehodet&diff=prev&oldid=433754] [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Template:personal-image&diff=434141&oldid=434053]) that reveal an unusual pattern (I'd call in vandalism) in editing. I know it's not big now, but I'm starting to wonder if this is a prelude to to a more automated... um... "attack". --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 16:28, 24 March 2007 (UTC)

:Yeah, I noticed this too. At first, they didn't necessarily seem like bad-faith edits, but their consistency made me suspicious just as it did you. Fortunately, one of the sources of these edits [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Special:Log&type=block&page=User:Apehodet has been taken care of], along with an IP range, but time will tell if the problem persists. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 07:10, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

== Redirects to userspaces ==

Some users have odd unusual characters in their usernames. It's awkward to remember all the accented and umlauted letters for the average American, to whom this wiki is targeted. I suggest we adopt the policy of allowing a redirect to users whose names contain one or more unusual characters which is spelled how a normal Americasn with a normal keyboard and a normal command of the English language would type it. Thoughts? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 00:07, 13 April 2007 (UTC)
: I, personally, don't have a problem with this, and it is mildly frustrating when I want to reach Heimstern La-umlat-ufer's User/Talk/Contributions page... but at the same time, I don't exactly do that very frequently. Does anyone really believe we'll ever have a non-troll "Heimstern La-no-umlat-ufer" at any point? --{{User:Jay/sig}} 00:10, 13 April 2007 (UTC)
::[[Special:Contributions/Heimstern_Laufer|Already have]]. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 00:12, 13 April 2007 (UTC)
:::He said "non-troll". Any user who joined with a name similar to Heimi's would be advised to change names anyway. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 00:13, 13 April 2007 (UTC)
::::Umm, Heimy, those are all troll edits. I agree that redirects of this type can be useful, voting '''yes'''... oh wait, this isn't a STUFF debate... [[User:DeFender1031|DeFender1031]] 00:15, 13 April 2007 (UTC)
:I would support a policy where we allow ''one'' redirect if a username has non-English characters in the name (or something that can't be typed easily into a URL, like a question mark). Similarly, if a user has a <u>widely-known</u> nickname, the user could use the redirect for that purpose (for example, I would expect to be allowed to redirect "User:Dot com" to my page). (Case-sensitive redirects will very soon be unnecessary, so that should not be a concern here.) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:17, 13 April 2007 (UTC)
::Dot com, what if someone has an odd char in their name AND a widely known nick? then what? [[User:DeFender1031|DeFender1031]] 00:23, 13 April 2007 (UTC)
:::I'm wondering if we really do need those redirects, or if this can easily be handled by the search function. Interestingly, Heimi [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php/Special:Search?ns2=1&search=heimstern&searchx=Search can be found] without using an umlaut, while Dot com [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php/Special:Search?ns2=1&search=dot+com&searchx=Search can't be found] without "It's". Maybe we should have a look at the search algorithm to take care of these things automatically. It would save us a lot of hassle instead of debating which redirects are allowed and who exactly is a widely know user.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 00:31, 13 April 2007 (UTC)
::DeFender: Then that user would have to decide which is more important. I think one should be the limit, with restrictions similar to the ones on [[HRWiki:Signature]], lest someone go crazy and create 20 redirects. Incidentally, a lot of users have a redirect from a username change, and we have quietly allowed those to exist. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:54, 13 April 2007 (UTC)

== To be reorganized ==

I've thought for a while that the to be deleted/merged/redirected/moved/etc. templates, categories, and discussions have been needlessly fractured. Essentially, all of those templates and categories seek to answer just one question: whether any particular content should exist as its own article (or at all) on the wiki. On top of that, a lot of the time a discussion that starts out toward deletion suddenly swings toward merge (or vice versa), and tagging borderline articles to raise awareness of their existence tends to cause their creators (who are often new users) to panic. I therefore think we need to combine all of these functions into one process, and at the same shift the emphasis from ''deletion'' to ''discussion''.

'''Let me outline my master plan:'''
<div style="padding-left:1.5em;text-indent:-1.5em">
<p>A. Drop my grapes.</p>
<p>B. Redirect <code>{{t|tobedeleted}}</code>, <code>{{t|talktobedeleted}}</code>, <code>{{t|merge}}</code>, <code>{{t|mergetalk}}</code>, <code>{{t|redirect}}</code>, and <code>{{t|move}}</code> all to one new, over-arching template: <code>'''{{t|tobediscussed}}'''</code> (which will have the benefit of still being able to be abbreviated <code>{{t|tbd}}</code>).</p>
<p>C. Restructure the catgories:</p></div>

|
HRWiki Maintenance
| |___...
|
Page Maintenance
| |
______________| |______________
| |
| |
Pages for Discussion Pages for Speedy Deletion
| | |
| |________ |
Articles for Discussion | (pages tagged with <nowiki>{{delete}}</nowiki>)
| |
| |
(articles/talk) (pages/talk in other namespaces)
<div style="padding-left:1.5em;text-indent:-1.5em">
<p>D. Revert [[HRWiki:Deletion Policy]] so that it's just instructions to sysops on when is the correct time to delete a page.</p>
<p>E. Move the content that was just removed from the deletion policy and create [[HRWiki:Inclusion guidelines]]. (The guidelines on the current deletion policy are primarily about what to ''keep'', rather than remove.)</p>
<p>F. Uncover that cheat!</p></div>
I believe these suggestions will help make us a happier, more efficient wiki. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:04, 13 April 2007 (UTC)

:Great system! I'll take it! I'll take twelve! [[User:DeFender1031|DeFender1031]] 23:09, 13 April 2007 (UTC)

::Well... a tad confusing, but it seems good (from what I understand). I'm all for it. {{User:Bluebry/sig}} 23:11, 13 April 2007 (UTC)

:::I like it! When it's implemented, it'll be so much simpler than what we have now.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 23:15, 13 April 2007 (UTC)

::::Sounds great! -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 00:08, 14 April 2007 (UTC)

:::::WERE A DIAPER! I'm convinced — it's a good idea. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 09:48, 14 April 2007 (UTC)

:Re (B), what of {{t|mergefrom}}? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 07:59, 14 April 2007 (UTC)

::I think that one would just disappear entirely. {{tl|tobediscussed}} purposefully doesn't indicate whether an article has been proposed to be merged since article merit discussions often shift between merging and deleting. Since we don't specify ahead of time what the proposed action for an article is, we wouldn't put a template on the page that the article in question might be merged with. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 09:48, 14 April 2007 (UTC)
:::I don't see any reason for <nowiki>{{mergefrom}}</nowiki> to go anywhere. If there's a strong case for merging, it could still come in handy to draw attention to the discussion at the other end. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:24, 14 April 2007 (UTC)
::::That's a good point. I'd like to mention that the mergefrom template should also follow a similar style now to tobediscussed. BTW the templates look great! Now to delete... er discuss! ;) --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 23:48, 14 April 2007 (UTC)
So based on {{pl|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User%3AStux%2Fsandbox&diff=444089&oldid=433357 this test}} I've compiled what I beleive should be the changes in categories that would be necessary. The following 4 categories are new:

[[:Category:Articles for Discussion|Articles for Discussion]] | [[:Category:Pages for Discussion|Pages for Discussion]] | [[:Category:Pages for Speedy Deletion|Pages for Speedy Deletion]] | [[:Category:Merge Targets|Merge Targets]].

The existing categories, along with my suggested moves/actions are as follows:
*[[:Category:Talk to be deleted|Talk to be deleted]] -> [[:Category:Articles for Discussion|Articles for Discussion]] (maybe)
*[[:Category:To be deleted|To be deleted]] -> [[:Category:Pages for Speedy Deletion|Pages for Speedy Deletion]] (move)
*[[:Category:To be merged|To be merged]] -> [[:Category:Merge Targets|Merge Targets]] (move)
*[[:Category:To be redirected|To be redirected]] (removed or moved to [[:Category:Pages for Discussion|Pages for Discussion]])
Hmmmm. That's about it. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 02:10, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
:Nah, those all (except ttbd) pretty much need to go to [[:Category:Pages for Discussion]]. I've taken care of 'em. This has all now been implemented, for the most part. There will naturally be an adjustment period as we get used to it, and we may find some things we need to tweak (some of the category descriptions could be looked at, for example), but the basic structure and functionality should be fully in place. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:14, 15 April 2007 (UTC)

==Homsar Main Page==
(This discussion was originally on the sandbox and refers to [[User:DeFender1031/Homsar Main Page|this]])

I think we should make this an easter egg reached from the real main page somehow... anyone think it's a good/funny idea? [[User:DeFender1031|DeFender1031]] 23:22, 30 April 2007 (UTC)
:Dude, that would be AWESOME. But, for that we need a sysop, a hidden link, and this to be a subpage. --{{User:Super Martyo Brother/sig}} 23:25, 30 April 2007 (UTC)
::And by the way, other people are trying to get actual WORK done. (What? ME? Work? No) --{{User:Super Martyo Brother/sig}} 23:30, 30 April 2007 (UTC)
:::Don't touch my severance package.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 23:35, 30 April 2007 (UTC)
::::You could post it in the [[HRFWiki:|fanstuff]] wiki. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 23:37, 30 April 2007 (UTC)
:::::What did Loafing mean? Nevermind. That was a "no". {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 23:38, 30 April 2007 (UTC)
::::::Errm, who touched your severence package? ArE wE jUsT tHrOwInG iT dOwN tHe ToIlEt At ThIs PoInT? --<span class="plainlinks" style="white-space: nowrap">[http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php/Special:Contributions/Super_Martyo_Brother http://www.hrwiki.org/images/9/9b/Mario2.GIF] [[User:Super Martyo Brother|<span style="color:#DF0000;">sUpEr MaRtYo</span>]] [[User talk:Super Martyo Brother|<small><small><small><span style="color:#0000A0;">BoInG!</span></small></small></small>]]</span> 23:40, 30 April 2007 (UTC)
::::::P.S. It would be kinda hard to post this on the Fanstuff Wiki.
:::::::It's a Homsar quote from [[Georgia_Tech#Part_II:_Q_.26_A]].{{User:Loafing/sig}} 23:47, 30 April 2007 (UTC)
:It could go on that baleeted nonsense page that one user made. {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 23:55, 30 April 2007 (UTC)
::yeah, but it'd be REALLY cool on the main page [[User:DeFender1031|DeFender1031]] 23:56, 30 April 2007 (UTC)
:::I know that and I'd like that too, but Loafing said not to touch his severance package. {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 23:59, 30 April 2007 (UTC)
::::yeah, he was joking:
<blockquote>
<Loaf|uni> personally, i like the idea. but also note my original edit summary<br />
<DeFender1031> you don't think DC will go for it?<br />
<Loaf|uni> i don't think so<br />
<DeFender1031> aww<br />
<Loaf|uni> and i'm not sure if it's a good idea, either<br />
<DeFender1031> that guy's too serious all the time<br />
<Loaf|uni> it would have been a perfect main page for april fools, though<br />
<DeFender1031> true<br />
<DeFender1031> but<br />
<DeFender1031> listen, it's a very characteristic thing to do<br />
<DeFender1031> homsar is always "the secwet guy"<br />
<DeFender1031> why not have a homsar main page?<br />
</blockquote>
[[User:DeFender1031|DeFender1031]] 00:03, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
:::::Note how I said "and i'm not sure if it's a good idea, either".{{User:Loafing/sig}} 00:04, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
::::::Yeah, you like the idea but aren't sure if it's a good one... that makes perfect sense. [[User:DeFender1031|DeFender1031]] 00:05, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
:::::::If Dot com agreed to it,Loafing, would you? {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 00:07, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
::::::::I don't like where this is going. a) Dot Com is not the Oscar the Grouch of the wiki b) I do have my own opinion about things.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 00:57, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
:I didn't mean for it to really sound like that. I have messed up what I have meant to say on this wiki several thymes. Plus I didn't expect you to notice that comment. {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 01:01, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

Okay, let me outline my master plan. I will A) Drop my grapes, b) Start a petition to put this on the Main Page as an Easter Egg, and c) If that doesn't work, post a link to a revision with this on it to Venusy, and ask him to please post this on his [[User:Venusy/April Fool's Jokes and Other Baleeted Nonsense|thingy-ma-bobber's]] page. --{{User:Super Martyo Brother/sig}} 00:06, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

:We don't have "petitions" on the wiki. If someone comes up with an idea, we discuss it and see if we can form a consensus. It's much more productive this way.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 00:52, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

::I agree — reformatting those votes into comments would probably be better. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 00:53, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

:::Fine. I '''agree''' with this idea. [[User:DeFender1031|DeFender1031]] 00:56, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

:::I firmly disagree with the idea. This encyclopedia does not need a "joke" main page for any reason at all; ideas like this might be more well received at HRFWiki or possibly even the Forum, as a recommendation. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 01:01, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

::::I think it's a clever idea (props to Super Martyo Brother and others who worked on this). To pull it off, though, I think it's got to be more than funny — it's got to be ''laugh-out-loud hilarious''. I'm just not sure if we're going to be able to refine it to that point (at least, I know ''I'm'' not funny enough to make it that good). So, I like the idea, but I currently disagree with pursuing it further. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 01:06, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
:::::Here's my two cents: we are a knowledge base first, not a playground. While we have some fun, it's all directed in a way that supports our main mission: to faithfully record TBC's creation. If you want to be creative yourselves, the Fanstuff Wiki is an excellent place for that. I don't see an appropriate purpose in having a goofy main page as an option in a knowledge-base wiki. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 01:21, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
::::::I am '''neutral'''. I think it would be cool to have this maybe as a subpage, but for now, no secret links on the main page. Also, yes, this wiki is a knowledge base and not a playground, and anyone who wants to create stuff like this should either go to the fanstuff wiki or do it in the sandbox, have it on a subpage, etc... You guys who are sugesting that we take this to the fanstuff wiki, It would be mecca-hard to do (at least while still keeping the links). --{{User:Super Martyo Brother/sig}} 04:06, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
::::::P.S. Trey, if I get a picture of Homsar carved into an actual watermelon, will it have achieved laugh-your-head-off status?
:::::::WHAT?! You were the first name on the petition, back before they removed it. [[User:DeFender1031|DeFender1031]] 04:08, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
::::::::Links on the fanstuff are not that hard. Just append '''HRWiki:''' to each link and voilà! Problem is of course all links will be light blue. But that's something a little <code><nowiki><span></nowiki></code> magic can't fix! Heck, even a nice little template can be used to make it easy to make the links look just as they would here! --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 04:19, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
:::::::::Since the petition got deleted i forgot to post that I '''agree'''
::::::::::Okay, it is now officially on the [[HRFWiki:Homsar Shunner Wiki Main Page|fanstuff wiki]]. Now quit buggin' me. --{{User:Super Martyo Brother/sig}} 02:00, 3 May 2007 (UTC)

== Automatic links for new users ==

:''This discussion is continued from [[HRWiki:Da Basement/Archive 6#Welcome Messages|here]].''
Welcoming of users [[HRWiki talk:User space#Welcomed users subpages|has been brought up again]], and I'd like to revisit the idea of automatic links to our standards, policies, and help pages on the user talk page of new users. This would ''not'' be intended to take the place of a personal welcome from a wiki member. The so-called welcome that most users get now is just a list of links anyway, and these links are posted immediately upon registration, so why don't we go ahead and completely automate the process. Then, after a brief amount of time has passed (so that it doesn't look automatic), or after a few edits by the user, an established user can extend a real, personal welcome. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:56, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

:I think this is a great idea! I don't like the way welcoming happens right now. Sure, some of the welcoming templates are cute, but it's still pretty impersonal from the point of view of the new user. I think it would be nice if the welcoming templates/system had personalization based on the ''new user'' rather than based on the ''welcomer'', if that makes any sense -- instead of spending a lot of time creating a template that fits your personality, think of a friendly comment about the user's first edits or their username. {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 17:12, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

:I '''support''' this idea — up till yesterday, I opposed it on the grounds that it would be less personal to have an automatic welcome. However, as Dot com and H*C have pointed out above, it is actually ''more'' personal because it encourages a "real" welcome based on a new user's edits or userpage info. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 18:10, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

:Me likey, me likey! [[User:DeFender1031|DeFender1031]] 18:13, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

:I don't do a whole lot of welcoming... In fact, I only did it once, to make sure my friend got a good welcome (i.e. something less distracting, and more useful). But then, that's why I think my point's valid. I like this idea as well. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 18:16, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

:It's a good idea, but how would it be implemented? {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 18:22, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

::Implementation, in my opinion, should be fully automated and added, with scripting, to a user's talk once he or she is auto-confirmed and has not been blocked. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 18:25, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

:::A few things:
:::#I do want to reiterate something from Abdi's previous post in the original post that struck me as really important: ''But I feel strongly that as long as initial contact can be human, and can be '''perceptibly''' human, that's preferable.'' (Emphasis added.) We must still keep in mind that this must be perceived as more or just as human as the status quo. Otherwise we'll lose a little something of our hospitality.
:::#It's likely that welcoming committee participation will drop once this is implemented. That is, more people will rely on the auto-welcoming system, no matter what.
:::#Keep in mind that even with our current system, where templated messages are quickly removed/ignored, oftentimes the new users will still go to the people who welcomed them for questions/advice. It's this ''first contact'' that can prove to be a lasting one. If it's electronic that might lose a little something. Might as well just plop it in their page right away as a "talk default" or send them an email with that information. Then a real person can leave a human message.
:::I have personally kept away from joining the welcoming committee because I didn't want to subscribe myself to a "welcoming quota" or template. But the information provided does serve a purpose. Instead I prefer to drop an informal "hello" here and there to certain editors. But that's just my style. Yes the current system is broken, and the autowelcome is a good idea but whose consequences we must evaluate. I think instead of providing a technical solution, we should ''also'' provide a "procedural" solution by changing the way the welcoming comittee does its work. (Be it via training or whatever). --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 19:01, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

To address your points:
# There will still be human contact. The welcoming templates as they stand barely qualify as human contact, because it simply involves heading to a new user's page and typing <nowiki>{{substr:welcome}}</nowiki> or whatever. A personalized greeting from a user that doesn't rely on a template qualifies as more constructive human content, IMO. Let the machine provide the links, let the human provide specific help/comments.
# I really don't think welcoming committee participation will drop. People are constantly itching for things to do on the wiki, and changing the requirements to providing a personal comment rather than a template would probably not decrease participation at all. If someone drops out because they're too lazy to write a comment instead of just dropping a template, then that's fine by me.
# I've actually been concerned in the past that our welcoming templates are a little too...overwhelming, maybe? I know if I were new to the wiki, did an edit, and immediately had a user provide me with Help and Standards links (even in a friendly manner), I would wonder what I did wrong. If they are provided by a machine (and the message is labelled as automatic), then the user still gets the useful links without feeling that they're being corrected, and the welcoming user can provide an actual positive or relevent comment, like "Grood jorb!" {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 19:33, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
:Ms. Coder, I find your arguments very sound and convincing. :) With the consensus seeming to reach that this is a good idea, I then have <s>two</s> three more issues to raise:
:#What kind of content should this auto-template contain?
:#At what specific period should it be posted? (Immediately during account creation? After first edit? After first 3 Mainspace edits? After the first 5 Mainspace edit, 1 user edit, 3 user talk edits, and a root canal?)
:#What of the old welcoming committee? What welcoming instructions should be posted? "Scrap all your welcome templates. Make sure you only post original messages on welcomed users page. Here's a list of suggested topics of discussion:"
:This should probably stem 3 separate discussions in the Welcoming committee talk page (I think) if the plan is put forth in motion. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 19:49, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
::Yeah, it should be three separate discussions, but since I'm lazy, I'll reply to it all at once! ;)
::#The welcoming committee page has a sample template which could form the basis for an automated template. It should definately have some indication that it's automated, so the user doesn't wonder who gave them the message.
::#That is really tricky, but my initial reaction is in favor of "after first edit." They should be given the helpful links before they do too much editing. Doing it upon account creation might also be okay...
::#I don't think you need to scrap welcome templates. Maybe scrap part of the text inside them -- replace the stuff the automated template provides with a "{{{1}}}", and use the {{{1}}} to post a personalized message, for instance. I'm not sure about "only post original messages," that seems a little totalitarian maybe, but suggested topics of discussion would be a great idea. {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 20:02, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
:::<ol start="2"><li>It would probably need to be to be immediately upon account creation. It depends on some system event to trigger it, and the one that would involve the least amount of hassle logistically would be the new-user function. Isn't that the purpose of the automatic links, anyway? To be there right away for the new user to read? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:36, 7 May 2007 (UTC)</li></ol>
::::<ol start="2"><li>Yeah! That makes the most sense, I'm all for that. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 20:43, 7 May 2007 (UTC)</li></ol>
:::::Agreed. {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 20:47, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
::::::Yup. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 22:56, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
Some thoughts. First, let's not think of this as "auto-welcoming" - it is NOT welcoming, as that's something a person does. This is the providing of essential links to a new user. I'm all for that. Second, I'm all in favor of welcomes being less scripted and more personal. Currently, a welcome is the mindless substing of a template on a page, and that's hardly a welcome at all. So I think I '''support''' this. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 02:25, 8 May 2007 (UTC)
:Right, this isn't welcoming (I've tried to get away from the term autowelcome). To move forward, we need content for [[MediaWiki:Newuserlinks]] ([[MediaWiki talk:Newuserlinks|Talk]]) and [[MediaWiki:Newuserlinkssummary]] ([[MediaWiki talk:Newuserlinkssummary|Talk]]) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 02:38, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

::Just a little Devil's advocate here...What's wrong with the old system. I for one enjoy welcoming new users in [[User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/welcome|my own way]]. What is the problem that needs fixing? Why go through the effort of making an automated process? Are there users that are not getting welcome. Are people unhappy with the welcome that they get? What does automation offer that current system does not? I don't think it is a good thing to do just because we have the capability to do it. I think an examination of our object is critical here. What do want out of this that we don't have right now. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 02:46, 8 May 2007 (UTC)
:::Let's see, I hope I can respond adequately:
:::*By forcing the "auto-help-links" we take away the "thumb-twitching" response of some editors to "beat others" to welcoming and increase their "welcome count" which apparently results in just slapping an Air Force sticker ... er slapping a welcome template in a talk page. So people ''do'' get welcomed, but the impression is that this is still too impersonal.
:::*With the "auto-help-links" welcomers can only now type in a real welcome message, and we can make it absolutely clear that we want it to be a welcome message hopefully aimed more at characteristics of the new user (of which we admittedly known nothing about then) than the welcomer (though portraying the welcomer's personality would be a good thing).
:::*(We also have less of a chance of running into minor misunderstandings between welcomers and welcomed users that have occurred in the past.)
:::--[[User:Stux|Stux]] 03:18, 8 May 2007 (UTC)
::::IRF, you'll still be able to welcome in exactly the same way you're welcoming now, except that the "helpful links" stuff will be taken care of by the automated system (so you can take it out of your template) and we'll be encouraging users to leave personal notes when they welcome rather than just <nowiki>{{substr:welcome}}</nowiki>, which it looks like you already do, so you're good to go. Basically, we want to 1. Make sure all users get the helpful links; 2. By automating the boring/generic part of the welcome, encouraging more personally helpful tips and comments in the welcome; 3. Reduce competition for how many people you have welcomed. {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 14:36, 8 May 2007 (UTC)
:::::I think someone's been programming in C a little too long ;). You mean <code><nowiki>{{subst:welcome}}</nowiki></code> right Homestar Coder? :) And yes, hopefully the welcoming competition would die down. Heck, we can even encourage people so that new users can be welcomed by more than one user! As it stands, generally one person leaves a welcome template, and that's it. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 15:13, 8 May 2007 (UTC)
::::::I code in Java, so I'm not sure where that substr came from. Insanity perhaps ;) And yeah, now that welcoming won't require a huge template with lots of links, we could certainly have new users welcomed by more than one user. That would be another improvement. {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 15:31, 8 May 2007 (UTC)
I think this is ready to go live. What do you think? [[MediaWiki:Newuserlinks]] ([[MediaWiki talk:Newuserlinks|Talk]]); [[MediaWiki:Newuserlinkssummary]] ([[MediaWiki talk:Newuserlinkssummary|Talk]]) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:14, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
:I like it. At first, I was unsure about automatic welcomes, but now I'm convinced. Nice jorb on the text, Dot com.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 02:20, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
::Ah, but remember, this isn't a welcome. The bot will provide links and guidance, but we still require people to actually make each new member feel welcome. That's not any less imposrtant - in fact, it's as important as ever. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 02:44, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
:::Ah, yes. That's actually why I'm convinced now. It'll just take me a while to not call it a an automatic welcome ;-){{User:Loafing/sig}} 02:45, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

As a freshly welcomed user, I feel that I might (at least theoretically) provide some insight in this respect. My initial welcome was nice, but I unintentionally baleeted my welcomer’s welcome template and was mistaken as a possible vandal. After all was said and done, the users that defended me and generally chatted me up made me feel comfortable and at home. [[trey56]] and [[loafing]] were especially nice to me, and I found that the userpages of these and other megahuge users helped me see what the whole community was about. The links were moderately helpful at best. So until next week, you keep welcoming me, and I’ll keep deleting your templates. I mean, thanking you. {{User:TheDude/sig}} 03:27, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

All right, this is enabled. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:20, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

=== New Welcome format ===
So now that we have the auto-information-link tool up and running, is being [[Special:Log/newusers|welcomed]] any more? I peeked at a few random users in that list that have created the accounts for more than a day, and even though most have no contributions, no one has tried to break the ice (even if these were sock-puppets-to-be) by leaving a little note. It's all automatic now. Most of those with blue links in their user pages have been welcomed (by sysops mostly) but some with red link pages and even those with {{pl|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Floppy_Disk_Container&diff=prev&oldid=456204 creative}} {{pl|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User_talk:Kintu-li&diff=456323&oldid=456160 edits}} have been somewhat ignored. So what will the new procedure be? Ignore new registrations until they make edits? Should we leave notes even if the accounts may seem dormant? Also, the [[HRWiki:Welcoming committee]] page has not been updated with the new information. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 20:39, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

:I was actually hoping someone would take the initiative of the last sentence; I believe the Welcoming Committee should be completely redone. The information should be rewritten, the member list should be cleared, and serious users should re-sign up to participate. I'd also appreciate it if we could keep only users who are doing, (or wholeheartedly attempting to do) what they signed up for on the list. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 21:07, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

== About this wiki page ==

After posting {{pl|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User_talk%3AKintu-li&diff=456323&oldid=456160 this note}} I realized that there really is no page explicitly describing the ''scope'' of this project. That is, although there is lots of [[Help:Contents|technical information]] available, I couldn't find anything that described what ''kind'' of information this wiki is gathering and outlining what the substance of those edits should be. As it stands it's more of a trial-and-revert thing. Which isn't bad, but it would be nice to have something "official" to point to people. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 20:22, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
:You mean like a mission statement or something like that? --{{User:Jangles5150/sig}} 20:25, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
::An official mission statement would be useful to quote. I like the idea. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 21:04, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
:::I wasn't exactly thinking of a mission statement, just a description of the kind of information that his wiki keeps but that sounds almost exactly like a mission statement. Well sorta. A mission statement would be good, but along with it should be a list of sorts of the kind of information that we look for (i.e. H*R related; only TBC stuff is official "canon"; we keep the tone and everything factual; only link to non-H*R stuff when it's directly referenced; etc.) Not just an explanation of what we do (hence [[HRWiki:About]]) but of what kind of information to expect in the KB and, more importantly, what kind of information are editors expected to contribute. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 17:07, 15 May 2007 (UTC)

::::This sounds like info that should, at very least, be on [[HRWiki:Standards]]... {{User:Trey56/sig}} 17:16, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
:::::I forgot to mention that it should be prominent information in whatever page it goes it, and yes [[HRW:ST]] is a good place to put them. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 17:24, 15 May 2007 (UTC)

== An idea! ==

I think that we hould have some little feature then enables regular, non-sysop users to block people. That way, if Willy on Wheels, or the NSMC vandal comes back, we don't just have thirty-some people doing all the blocking, and we can stop the attack in progress faster. --{{User:Jangles5150/sig}} 20:54, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

P.S. I know I'm not a sysop!

:That feature would be so heavily abused that the risks would outweigh the benefits one-hundred-fold. On that note, we currently have a virtual twenty-four-seven watch on the wiki and haven't had a rampant, un-halted vandalism for months and months now. You should feel safe with the current state of the wiki; if not, perhaps provide a more realistic solution. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 21:01, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

::Just a suggestion. Also, we can't really predict vandalism. It's like they say "There's always a calm before a storm". What if, these months of non-vandilism are leading up to some big thing, say the return of NSMC? --{{User:Jangles5150/sig}} 21:14, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

:::I think what he's saying is that with the current system vandalism (even repeat vandalism) is still stopped relatively quickly. [[User:DeFender1031|DeFender1031]] 21:18, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

::::Ok. Thanks for pointing that out. We really have a 24-hour watch on the HRWiki? That's amazing. --{{User:Jangles5150/sig}} 21:22, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

:::Who's NSMC? {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}}

:::::Well, yeah, and i think we even have it better than some other wikis. The recent changes IRC channel really helps. I can (and usually do) review edits mere seconds after they're made. [[User:DeFender1031|DeFender1031]] 21:24, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

::::Homestar-winner: See [[HRWiki:A History#NSMC]]. {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 21:25, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

:::::Dot com laid out the time zones at one point... anyway, with all of our respective uptimes, there's probably a 90 in 100 chance that there's at least one sysop able to be contacted during any given minute. Loafing's in New Zealand, Elcool's in Israel, etc. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 21:26, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

::::::Yes, and given that Phlip, Elcool and I have no life, we've got the non-US part of the globe pretty much covered =3{{User:Loafing/sig}} 21:32, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

::::::Any sysops in New England? {{User:Sam the Man/sig}}

::::::Do we have any East Coast sysops at all? I'm on the East Side, but I'm not a sysop. --{{User:Jangles5150/sig}} 21:38, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

:::::::[[User:Rogue Leader|Rogue Leader]] lives in Pennsylvania. {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 21:40, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
::::::::And so do I. And everyone knows I keep odd hours. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 21:43, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

:::::::No, but our time online greatly exceeds the limits of our one-hour time zones. For example, I'm pretty much available from 7:00-7:30, 9:10-10:45, and 2:00-10:00. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 21:42, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

Look, guys, this conversation is pointless. We do not have a problem with vandals, because the wiki is tightly secured in place, and we have enough people to look after it. End of discussion.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 21:46, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

Sam the Man: [[User:Homestar Coder|Homestar Coder]] lives in Massachusetts. {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 23:15, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

:New Hampshire now, but pretty close. :) {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 15:25, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

:Also Tom in NY. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 00:55, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
::Er, not New England, but same time xone, so cool. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 01:09, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
::::NY is close enough to New England. Closer than Pennsylvania, right? If I really want to save myself, I'll say that my reply was piggybacking on Jangles' question as well as Sam's. So I will. Also, you missed a spell. :) —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 01:29, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
:::Sam the Man: I live in [[Wikipedia:New England (Australia)|New England]]... --{{User:Phlip/sig}} 01:15, 15 May 2007 (UTC)

== More interestinger templates ==

On the star wars wiki they use a cool (and fitting) quote for each of their templates. I was thinking that if we could come up with a good one for all of ours that we could do something like that to make them more interesting than just having an image that fits... Basically the way it works is, have a fitting quote along with a picture of the character who said it or something fitting to the quote, and then the description of the template. Our [[:Template:rename|page move template]] already does something similar talking about the commando name. So for example:
*[[:Template:rename]] You stay here and think of a better wikimmando name.
*[[:Template:cleanup]] Was ''your'' head attached to ''your'' body when you wrote this page?
*[[:Template:featuredarticle]] This is what I live for!
*[[:Template:delete]] And now, if you'd please turn in your hymnals, and join me in singing number 119, a-deleted.

here's an example of a completed template as i'm suggesting, a parody of [[:Template:uncensored]] just so you all have a clearer picture:
{| style="border: 1px solid #C0C090; background-color: #F8EABA; margin-bottom: 3px; width: auto; border-spacing: 3px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto"
|-
|[[Image:Warning.png|48px|Offensive content]]
|[[Image:qod 18 - gunhaver.PNG|56px]]
|'''''Easy there, Cheat Cuss-mando, you just made an inappropriate peer-to-teen choice behavior!'''''<br />'''Warning''': Language that may be considered offensive by some readers follows.<br /><small>To view a censored version of this page, see [[{{{1}}}]].</small>
|}

I apologize that my quotes aren't the greatest and i'm sure there are people who could do a lot better. Please don't allow my lack of creativity affect your perception of this idea. (Also, if anyone has any other ideas for captions, these or others, please post them here to help with the idea.) {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 21:07, 24 May 2007 (UTC)
:I like the general idea here, although I'm not sure how far we should go. We certainly shouldn't force it, and we should still maintain our professionalism. Specifically, the rename template already has the "bad commando name" part; I don't think it needs anything else. Cleanup: to whom is that message addressed? Featuredarticle: I think it's fine the way it is (I don't recognize that quote). Delete: I also think it's fine the way it is. Uncensored: I like the "Cheat Cuss-mando" part a lot, but am less enthusiastic about the "peer-to-teen choice" part. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:33, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

::I like it, as long as we don't have bold quotes:

{| style="border: 1px solid #C0C090; background-color: #F8EABA; margin-bottom: 3px; width: auto; border-spacing: 3px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto"
|-
|[[Image:Warning.png|48px|Offensive content]]
|Easy there, Cheat Cuss-mando! Language that may be considered offensive by some readers follows.<br /><small>To view a censored version of this page, see [[{{{1}}}]].</small>
|}

::The bold quote at the top of your template makes it look a little crowded, IMO (but that may be because it's a little lengthy). The templates need to be eye-catching, but not overstuffed. As long as we lose the bold quote, I think it's a neat idea. {{User:FireBird/sig}} 21:43, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

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Hammerspace

FireBird — Wed, 23 May 2007 22:34:01 GMT

FireBird: fix caption

[[Image:The Cheat hammerspace.PNG|thumb|250px|The Cheat emerging from Hammerspace]]
Residents of the [[Homestar Runner universe]] occasionally reach into '''[[Wikipedia:Hammerspace|Hammerspace]]''' to access regularly unavailable items. Hammerspace is an imagined "storage realm" that allows cartoon characters to have access to practically any item they wish without impeding the plot or ruining comedic timing. As in most other animated works of fiction, the other characters make no mention of and seemingly do not respond to the appearance of the new items.

==Appearances==
*[[Some Stupid Turkey]] — Several characters come from Hammerspace behind [[Strong Bad]]. An axe comes from the top of the screen to decapitate Strong Bad's turkey costume. Bread appears in the beak of the turkey after its decapitation.
*[[No Hands On Deck!]] — Homestar comes out from behind the stick, and later from under [[Strong Sad]]'s blankets.
*Email [[homsar]] — The [[Heavy Lourde]] falls from the sky.
*Email [[halloweener]] — [[Homestar Runner]] and the costume supplies emerge from Hammerspace, and Homestar's shirt disappears into it.
*Email [[invisibility]] — Strong Bad apparently throws the [[Tandy 400]] into Hammerspace until he later transfers it to his trash can.
*Email [[3 Wishes]] — Strong Bad draws a pencil and a piece of paper from Hammerspace.
*Email [[funny]] — A bottle of ketchup falls from the ceiling.
*Email [[army]] — [[The Cheat]] comes out from Hammerspace behind [[The Stick]].
*Email [[stupid stuff]] — Strong Bad reaches into Hammerspace to produce a lab coat, glasses, and test tube.
*Email [[cheatday]] — [[Bubs]] comes up from behind the couch with his keytar, and later goes back down behind it.
*Email [[other days]] (Easter egg) — Strong Sad procures Strong Bad's swim trunks from Hammerspace
*Email [[dreamail]] — The strings that pull Strong Bad at the end fade in out of nowhere.
*Email [[cliffhangers]] — When on the [[Cliffs|cliff]], Strong Bad pulls out the knife from Hammerspace.
*Email [[unnatural]] — Strong Sad draws the bowl of Kashi from Hammerspace.
*Email [[rough copy]] — Strong Bad draws the soft tacos for The Cheat out of Hammerspace.
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Hammerspace

FireBird — Wed, 23 May 2007 22:33:43 GMT

FireBird: i think this illustrates hammerspace better than the other image

[[Image:The Cheat hammerspace.PNG|thumb|250px|Several characters emerging from Hammerspace]]
Residents of the [[Homestar Runner universe]] occasionally reach into '''[[Wikipedia:Hammerspace|Hammerspace]]''' to access regularly unavailable items. Hammerspace is an imagined "storage realm" that allows cartoon characters to have access to practically any item they wish without impeding the plot or ruining comedic timing. As in most other animated works of fiction, the other characters make no mention of and seemingly do not respond to the appearance of the new items.

==Appearances==
*[[Some Stupid Turkey]] — Several characters come from Hammerspace behind [[Strong Bad]]. An axe comes from the top of the screen to decapitate Strong Bad's turkey costume. Bread appears in the beak of the turkey after its decapitation.
*[[No Hands On Deck!]] — Homestar comes out from behind the stick, and later from under [[Strong Sad]]'s blankets.
*Email [[homsar]] — The [[Heavy Lourde]] falls from the sky.
*Email [[halloweener]] — [[Homestar Runner]] and the costume supplies emerge from Hammerspace, and Homestar's shirt disappears into it.
*Email [[invisibility]] — Strong Bad apparently throws the [[Tandy 400]] into Hammerspace until he later transfers it to his trash can.
*Email [[3 Wishes]] — Strong Bad draws a pencil and a piece of paper from Hammerspace.
*Email [[funny]] — A bottle of ketchup falls from the ceiling.
*Email [[army]] — [[The Cheat]] comes out from Hammerspace behind [[The Stick]].
*Email [[stupid stuff]] — Strong Bad reaches into Hammerspace to produce a lab coat, glasses, and test tube.
*Email [[cheatday]] — [[Bubs]] comes up from behind the couch with his keytar, and later goes back down behind it.
*Email [[other days]] (Easter egg) — Strong Sad procures Strong Bad's swim trunks from Hammerspace
*Email [[dreamail]] — The strings that pull Strong Bad at the end fade in out of nowhere.
*Email [[cliffhangers]] — When on the [[Cliffs|cliff]], Strong Bad pulls out the knife from Hammerspace.
*Email [[unnatural]] — Strong Sad draws the bowl of Kashi from Hammerspace.
*Email [[rough copy]] — Strong Bad draws the soft tacos for The Cheat out of Hammerspace.
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FireBird — Wed, 23 May 2007 22:33:11 GMT

FireBird: '''The Cheat''' emerging from hammersapce (from army)

== Summary ==
'''[[The Cheat]]''' emerging from [[Hammerspace|hammersapce]] (from [[army]])
== Licensing ==
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Inconsistencies within the Homestar Runner universe

FireBird — Wed, 23 May 2007 15:47:58 GMT

FireBird: fixing up

With such an expansive bank of cartoons, it would be near impossible for [[The Brothers Chaps]] to keep the [[Homestar Runner universe]] completely consistent and have total continuity between cartoons. Because of this large size, various '''inconsistencies''' occur throughout the website and the DVDs. These are usually very minor. According to the site's [[FAQ]], people often ask The Brothers Chaps about inconsistencies, to these questions they answer that "It was either done on purpose or it's just a cartoon and you probably shouldn't worry about it."

==Appearances of Inconsistencies==
*[[Strong Mad]] — [[Strong Mad#Physical Statistics|His height and weight]] are under constant scrutiny.
*[[Items#Strong Bad's Computers|Strong Bad's computers]] — Their capabilities tend to vary. [[Matt Chapman]] even points this out in the [[homestar hair#DVD Version|DVD commentary]] for [[homestar hair]].
**Email [[retirement]] — [[Strong Bad]] states that the [[Lappy 486|Lappy]] has a "5 meg hard-drive", although in [[animal]] it claimed to have only a 2 meg hard drive.
*[[Race Track|The race track]] — In [[autobiography]] lane five is the shortest lane, and seven the longest, while in [[disconnected]], the roles are reversed.
*Email [[flashback]] — To celebrate the 100th [[Strong Bad Email]], the screen of the [[Compy 386]] displays "Congratulations! You have answered 100 emails!", even though there were some episodes, such as [[2 emails]], where he answered [[Strong Bad Email Statistics#Strong Bad Emails Featuring More Than One Email|more than one]].
*Email [[flashback]] — Strong Bad claims he lost count around email 51, but he began [[caffeine]] with "Coming in at number 91, it's, E-Maaaaaaaaaaail!"
*[[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]] — The scene behind the fence is missing the [[Bear Holding a Shark]] that scared The Cheat in [[date]].
*[[Strong Sad's Lament]] — Strong Sad writes that he can't jump, yet he manages to jump in [[A Jumping Jack Contest]] and later in [[Experimental Film]] and [[boring (really)]].
*[[Halloween Fairstival]] — Strong Bad states that he doesn't know or care what a haiku is, but he recited one in [[japanese cartoon]].
*Email [[dreamail]] — Strong Bad imagines the Lappy as [[Female Lappy 486|female]], but in [[animal]] he claimed it was [[The Paper|The Paper's]] "new brother."
*[[HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS!]] — The ceiling of [[Strong Bad's Basement]] is not as high as it was in [[The Li'l Brudder Show]].
*Email [[geddup noise]] — Strong Bad corrects an email that refers to [[The Geddup Noise]] as "the get up noise," as if he is unfamiliar with that name, but he had called Chairscoot by that name in [[the bet]].
*[[TrogdorCon '97]] — [[The Cheat]] reminds Strong Bad that he doesn't pay him, but in [[lackey]] Strong Bad pays The Cheat with pencil shavings.
*Email [[senior prom]] — After Strong Bad's pants are poofed away, he wears boxer shorts, but in [[New Boots]], he reminds The Cheat that he doesn't wear underwear.
*Email [[retirement]] — the hole in the screen of the Compy 386 is smaller than it was when [[Bubs]] shotgunned it in the end of [[virus]].
*[[Happy Hallow-Day]] — Since Halloween night is missing, the [[Spooky Woods]] are in a less spooky state, but even though it wasn't Halloween in [[Where's the Cheat?]], the woods were still spooky.
*Email [[what I want]] — Strong Sad asks Strong Bad if he "put wildebeest pheromones in [his] laundry again", but in [[Strong Sad's Lament]] he says "I kinda don't wear clothes".

*Email [[rough copy]] — Strong Sad writes a note to himself to get a bigger notebook, and couldn't manage to write the word "notebook" on one page. However, in [[record book]] he transcribed "Paradise Lost" onto a single grain of rice, in four languages. This is further contradicted in [[DNA Evidence]], in which he writes down notes from various character confessions.
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==Discussions==

=== Fanstuff Sprites? ===

Can I use those Stinkoman in bed Sprites in [[HRFWiki:Planet K Adventures]] for [[HRFWiki:20X6 Guinea Pigs|my]] comic? I would give you credit. If yes, THANKS! If no, sorry jlammburger. --{{User:Homfrog/sig}} 12:10, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

:Sure, go ahead. {{User:FireBird/sig}} 15:31, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

== LotS ==

Are you that one guy who made that on Lord of the Stars fanfic? Can I finish it? - {{User:Homsardude1/sig}}

:Uh, sure. {{User:FireBird/sig}} 15:42, 23 May 2007 (UTC)