Lack of Visible Arms

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How does Homestar pick things up?

Homestar Runner, Marzipan, The King of Town and Homsar all lack visible arms and hands, yet in spite of this they have the ability to pick stuff up and carry it around. The most common explanations for the phenomenon are that they either have invisble arms or can manipulate objects with some kind of psychokinesis. Usually none of the other characters seem to pay attention to this curiosity, although sometimes their lack of hands is referenced.

References

• your friends - Strong Bad asks Marzipan to hold out her hands; instead of replying that she doesn't have any, she just says she doesn't want to.
• fingers - Homestar makes himself a pair of fake arms.
• vacation - Strong Bad imagines, in a hypothetical email from Monkey D, "How does Homestar pick stuff up if he's not wearing any Marzi-pants?"
• action figure - Homestar's action figure box reads "No arms! Like real life!"
• The Interview - Strong Bad refers to Homestar as a "no-armed whitey".
• Strong Bad is a Bad Guy - Strong Mad tells Homestar he doesn't have arms.
• Armless Invaders - Homestar is the "armless invader" of the title.

Oddities

• In Search of the Yello Dello - Marzipan slaps Homestar across the face, leaving a visible handprint.
  • In the commentary, Strong Bad says that Marzipan has really nice hands.
• the bird - Homestar flips Strong Bad off, and Strong Bad reacts as if he can see it.
• time capsule - Homestar is able to manipulate the box, box lid, and wig all at the same time, as if he has multiple invisible arms.
  • This is also seen in the show, where Homestar holds a microphone and sorts through a stack of index cards at the same time.

See also

• How Do You Type With Boxing Gloves On?