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Strong-Madlinking

Strong Mad "sucking" all of Bubs' ISP's bandwidth could be a reference to the practise of hotlinking.

From: isp
Posted on: 04:17, 20 May 2006 (UTC)

Arguments for:

  • It's a way of sucking bandwidth.

Arguments against:

  • There are other ways of sucking bandwidth; this is only Strong Mad physically doing what should only be an expression. It's in no way linked to hotlinking.
  • Actually, the analogy seems to be much more like Strong Mad is representing a second user on Bubs' ISP, and he's just using it so heavily that Strong Bad doesn't have any bandwidth left. Of course, it's literal in this case...

Additional comments:

  • It's a matter of perspective. If you don't agree, it can be viewed as an extreme stretch, considering it's two completely different things, and it's just Strong Mad being, well, Strong Mad. If you do agree, it's pretty obvious what it's referring to, and this fact would do little (or nothing) more than to explain a joke, which generally isn't done here.


Votes to accept: Votes to decline:
  1. · · T2|Things
  1. YKHi. I'm Ayjo!
  2. - Qermaq - (T/C) Image:Qermaqsigpic.png
  3. — Elcool (talk)(contribs)
  4. --Dacheatbot · Communicate
  5. Da M-izz-uTizzalk
  6. — Image:kskunk_fstandby.gif KieferSkunk (talk) —
  7. Sbmaniac
  8. Mycroft Holmes
  9. - Image:Videlectrix man.sig.gif Collin - (T/C)
  10. — Lapper (talk)
  11. —GWR_Wikisig.gifGWR 2004 TalkContribs
  12. Trey56
  13. —Einstein runner (thorax.pngfile_icon.gifmail_icon.gif)
  14. ↔ Rabidfox ®
  15. — Bassbone (TALK Strong Mad Has a Posse CONT)
  16. harry. talk.

Proposed revision:

Strong Mad literally "sucking" all of Strong Bad and Bubs' bandwidth could be a reference to the practice of bandwidth sucking, very common on office or university LANs, where a heavy user takes a lot of bandwidth using programs such as P2P or video.

Arguments for:

  • Makes it much more broader & clearer.

Arguments against:

  • The reference is still pretty vague, and the fact is just explaining a pretty obvious joke.

Additional comments:

  • Is "bandwidth sucking" a real term? It has over 16,000 google hits, but a lot of those are just speaking in general.
  • This one is better.
    • Better, but still not very good.


Votes to accept: Votes to decline:
  1. TaylorR
  2. The_homestrongzipansadcheatsmith2.PNG Tlk/Cnt
  1. ⇔Thunderbird⇔
  2. - Image:Videlectrix man.sig.gif Collin - (T/C)
  3. — Lapper (talk)
  4. — It's dot com
  5. DumbMuscle
  6. — Elcool (talk)(contribs)
  7. Mycroft Holmes
  8. YKHi. I'm Ayjo!
  9. Trey56
  10. — Image:kskunk_fstandby.gif KieferSkunk (talk) —
  11. Image:Homsar-in-motion.gifHomsar7(Hom · Sar)Image:Homsar-in-motion.gif

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There's a first time for everything

This is the first time Bubs has been seen openly laughing. He previously suppressed his laughter at "Da Bee" in Pumpkin Carve-nival, snickered once or twice in 3 Times Halloween Funjob, and merely chuckled in labor day.

From: isp
Posted on: 16:08, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

Arguments for:

Arguments against:

  • "First time" facts should be reserved for truly momentous firsts. Laughing out loud is not such a first, especially when we can infer that he has laughed out loud before, albeit off camera.
  • A chuckle is a laugh, this fact is patently false.
  • This is the very definition of TTATOT.

Additional comments:

  • Surely we're not trying to suggest that Bubs has never laughed before, and if it's likely that he's laughed openly before, then it's really not notable that this is the first time he's done so on camera. On top of that, why do the previous three examples of his expressing laughter of some kind not seem to count?
  • Maybe it could be reworded as something similar to "This is one of the rare instances of Bubs laughing onscreen?" Because "snickering" and "chuckling" definately count as laughing.


Votes to accept: Votes to decline:
  1. — It's dot com
  2. — Elcool (talk)(contribs)
  3. —Einstein runner (thorax.pngfile_icon.gifmail_icon.gif)
  4. — Image:kskunk_fstandby.gif KieferSkunk (talk) —
  5. YKHi. I'm Ayjo!
  6. DorianGray
  7. ↔ Rabidfox ®
  8. — Bassbone (TALK Strong Mad Has a Posse CONT)
  9. DumbMuscle
  10. harry. talk.
  11. Mycroft Holmes
  12. ISlayedTheKerrek
  13. Rogue Leader / (my talk)
  14. Raptor5ix-Image:Raptor5ixsiggy.png
  15. TheThingé
  16. ⇔Thunderbird⇔
  17. - Image:Videlectrix man.sig.gif Collin - (T/C)
  18. — Lapper (talk)
  19. The_homestrongzipansadcheatsmith2.PNG Tlk/Cnt
  20. Heimstern Läufer

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Hampster Dancing?

The "breakdancing rodent" Strong Bad tries to download is based off Hampster Dance a popular website from a few years ago which featured a number of animated hamsters dancing. This site spawned a number of imitators.

From: isp
Posted on: 19:55, 18 May 2006 (UTC)

Arguments for:

  • The Hampster Dance is considered one of the most popular memes in the history of the Internet. It featured numerous animated gifs of a hamster (misspelled as "hampster") dancing to some annoying music.

Arguments against:

  • The Hampster Dance wasn't a GIF, and IIRC it was more than one dancing creature
  • From the Wikipedia article cited above: Using four simple animated GIFs (emphasis added) of hamsters, repeated dozens of times each, and a background loop embedded in the HTML, then a fairly new browser feature, she named the site Hampton's Hampster House and had Hampton declare his intent to become a "web star".
  • The style is very different.

Additional comments:

  • This is a break-dancing hamster. It wears rings, and it doesn't have stubby arms like the hamsters on that site (my cousin goes on it).


Votes to accept: Votes to decline:
  1. Totoro
  2. Point7Q
  1. Jay (Gobble)
  2. — Elcool (talk)(contribs)
  3. — Lapper (talk)
  4. DorianGray
  5. — Image:kskunk_fstandby.gif KieferSkunk (talk) —
  6. YKHi. I'm Ayjo!
  7. ⇔Thunderbird⇔
  8. Ilko Skevüld's Teh C
  9. Compdude
  10. – The Chort
  11. Image:Homsar-in-motion.gifHomsar7(Hom · Sar)Image:Homsar-in-motion.gif
  12. --Dacheatbot · Communicate
  13. Sbmaniac
  14. - Image:Videlectrix man.sig.gif Collin - (T/C)
  15. —GWR_Wikisig.gifGWR 2004 TalkContribs
  16. · · T2|Things
  17. ↔ Rabidfox ®
  18. — Bassbone (TALK Strong Mad Has a Posse CONT)
  19. harry. talk.
  20. DumbMuscle

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Undisconnected

Strong Bad also checked an email in part-time job without any cables. It is possible that both these times, he downloaded the emails beforehand.

From: isp
Posted on: 16:00, 18 May 2006 (UTC)

Arguments for:

Arguments against:

  • Since Strong Bad is currently downloading a GIF file, he must still be connected to the network. While he may have downloaded the email previously, it doesn't explain how he is able to currently download.

Additional comments:


Votes to accept: Votes to decline:
  1. Sigmazero13
  2. — Lapper (talk)

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