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Homestar Water Container

Does anyone want to have some fun and guess how Homestar got in there.I think... hmm what do I think umm I don't know what I think never mind. Austio talk 06:17, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

Chuck Norris - Volbeat A The Cheat 06:32, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

Well, he was in Barbados, hanging a picture on the wall... -YK 06:32, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

Naturally he met a witch doctor who asked him where he spends most of his time, and he said in the water cooler...

Or even better, take this to the forum thrad. Loafing 06:54, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

Anyone have any idea what Barbados has to do with a water cooler? Very odd. I feel like there HAS to be a joke there that I'm not getting. I mean why does that one partial sentence tell SB all he needs to know?? Is this a movie reference maybe?

I think it's just completely random. SB knew that Homestar was about to tell him some completely untrue and nonsensical story, so he stopped him right there... Trey56 11:53, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

Old-Timey Nebulon?

Think this alien could be the Old-Timey Nebulon? Could be!-- »Bleed0range« 07:20, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

Well, The Homestar Runner doesn't like his style...--Bobo the King 07:33, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

True, but i expected that 1936 Nebulon would be green (in the easter egg, he's gray) and to be shaped more like him. --Y. Roy 13:00, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

Actually, *all* the Old-Timey characters are in black and white, all the time. Even if they're outside of the Old-Timey dimension, such as 20X6 vs. 1936 and alternate universe. I'd say this is the Old-Timey equivilent of Nebulon. -YK 20:23, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

I think it's possible; I did kind of think about Nebulon (the whole "Because you're a communist fool!" thing seems a bit similar to the "Nobody likes your style!" thing), but I don't think there's quite enough resemblance other than that to say he's definitely supposed to be 1936'd Nebs. - Saturn 13:27, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

It's not much of a stretch to see that as Neb. But "our" Neb has two eyes and doesn't talk... Not to mention no arms or discernible legs. I'm still going with that being Neb, however. —NFITC1^talk 14:20, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

Strong Bad tells nebulon that noone likes his style. 1-Up tells 20X6 Nebulon that no one likes his style. So, it's be legit that The Homestar Runner would tell 1936 Nebulon that noone likes his style. Also, he has no similar shape to him, Homestar says he's RED, and whne homestar says "Because you're a communist fool!" to him, he doesn't make the noise. Or any noise. --Young Roy

"Red" is just a nickname because he's a Commie, though. Or something like that. --DorianGray

Stretch in Real World References

"The Homestar fireworks at the end of the cartoon is a direct sendup from Super Mario Brothers 1 for the Nintendo Entertainment System; you recieved fireworks when you did very well on a level."

Highly unlikely. For one, you got that at the end if you finished at a certain time. Second, lots of things have fireworks at the end. I don't see how this is a referance to SMB more than, say, a political cartoon in which fireworks appear as a patriotical symbol.

I completely agree and removed the fact. Anyone who thinks differently may STUFF it. — Elcool ^(talk)_(contribs) 09:01, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

I agree completely with the Super Mario Bros. reference. That was my take on it. (Sorry if I'm screwing this wiki format up, I'm a newbie)

Frankly, I think that the fireworks in this mail are closer to the fireworks found in either one of the Main Pages or Strong Bad E-Mail #100. But that's about the same kind of stretch, so... Hah hah! ~ Jessica Ingmann 13:21, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

Coulomb's law

...and I thought that I was going to go the rest of my life without ever hearing Coulomb's law again. Oh well. I R F 11:04, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

That's makes two of us... — Elcool ^(talk)_(contribs) 11:08, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

On my talk page we already talked about the horrors of Calc, now I have to relive physics again. I never really understood what a Gausian Surface was, but I got the problems correct on the test somehow. I R F 12:52, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

Hey hey hey. Hey. Hey. Hey, now... physics is cool. Yes, I'm a physicist.--Bobo the King 23:41, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

Do you teach physics or practice it? I R F 03:45, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

Well, in a sense we all practice physics every day... - Qermaq - (^T/C)  03:50, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

re-phrase... Teach? If so HS or college? Practice Research? If so, what's your field? I R F 04:05, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

TTATOT Oprah

When homestar started talking about makeovers, did anyone else think that he sounded a little like Oprah? I'm enough people will shout TTATOT, so I'm not even going to bother putting it up. I R F 12:54, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

Yeah, there are tons of shows like that, once again it's a reference to the whole genre of talk shows, instead of a particular one. Although that chair-throwing is clearly a Jerry Springer, because he is known for his violence. — Elcool ^(talk)_(contribs) 12:57, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

Not just the chair throwing but the whole, let's bring on the bad boyfriend thing, which was obviously JS. I R F 12:59, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

The surprise guest is Springer, but the thrown chair if infamously Geraldo.

As is, the fun fact is horribly TTATOT. There's a certain reference to the Today Show logo as noted below, but listing specific programs the "makeover" and "reality talk show" segments refer to is a little much, in my opinion. This could be split into two facts, one a reference to the logo, another to the basic genres of shows being referenced (but not specifics). - Qermaq - (^T/C)  04:06, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

I think you may have gone a bit too far. The incident where a chair gets thrown at Homestar is almost definitely from Geraldo. It pretty much the single incident most people think of when you mention someone throwing a chair at a reality talk show. NOT mentioning Geraldo in reference to that scene would sound like you'd missed a reference. User:El Santo/sig

AM

When the show comes on, there is a semi circle. I am certain that it is very close to a 1980's logo for either Good Morning America or a similiar show. Can anyone find it? I R F 12:58, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

Nevermind, I found it, it was the old Today show logo. I R F 14:55, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

Transcript

I'm pretty sure that Homestar says "sweet Jesus" after SB tries to get him out of the water cooler, not "sweet genius". Zero.exe 15:18, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

I am certain he said genius. Living the Atlanta, TBC have (very wisely IMO), never overtly made light of religion, and I listened a second time, just to me sure.--Saxon the Deutschmaster 15:31, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

It is "Sweet genius, that huht!!", babe. Though it probably is a take on "Sweet Jesus," which is part of an explitive some people say, blah blah blah. ~ Jessica Ingmann 13:25, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

Old KOT?

The king of town's crown looked like it was in the King of town DVD.

Match Game PM

Could The Show AM be a reference to Match Game PM? Retromaniac 17:20, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

I was thinkin' it was more along the lines of early morning talk shows such as Good Morning America and Today. As IRF said about three subjects ago, the AM logo is the old Today show logo. Also, many things were based on The Jerry Springer Show. -Brightstar Shiner 20:54, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

When I saw the AM, that was actually the first thing I thought of. (Maybe The Show AM is in syndication :P) --Libertyernie 21:36, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

Mongolian

This is another reference to a Mongolian Product, such as the Finest Mongolian Aftershave Lotion.--Zonis 17:46, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

Mid-term Election Time??

Does anybody else think it was not just a coincidence that this came out fairly soon after the mid-term elections in the USA? I mean it even has Homestar as the Capitol building. Just putting it out there... Raptor5ix- 00:39, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

I think coincidence. I R F 03:48, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

I think it's not just a coincidence; it's the first thing that came to my mind when I saw they were going governmental. Trelawney 05:52, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

The elections are exactly what I thought of. Why else would they make the governmental analogy in this e-mail? It seems out of place otherwise. (Another thought -- are TBC comparing our government to Homestar? Um ... never mind. Let's not go there ...) --Bobsmith84 16:38, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

Collecting the correct line

Yeah, uh oh, it's me questioning a line in the transcript. Again. Sorry. Okay, anyway, the word "collect"/"correct" may never be fully distinguishable thanks to it being Homestar, but I do not and cannot hear "calls". I hear a distinct M, especially with my good headphones. Sure, maybe "calls collect" makes the most sense, but... this is Homestar. Doing stupid things. --Jay (Talk) 06:30, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

I agree. I also clearly hear an "M". Exhibit A (talk · edits) 16:20, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

So what are you suggesting, then? "Comes Correct"? --Bobsmith84 18:14, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

I hear "calls collect". — Elcool ^(talk)_(contribs) 18:18, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

Bobsmith: pretty much. As I said, I recognize that it's nonsense, but that's what I hear. And would Homestar saying nonsense really be that unexpected? --Jay (Talk) 19:33, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

I hear "Comes correct". — ^Sam_{Fisher (Come in, Lambert.)} 15:34, 15 November 2006

Communists.....

Is "War of the Worlds" really an example of aliens representing communists? It's about the right time period, but that's the only reason for this as far as I can see, and there's nothing about it on the Wikipedia article, or any of the references to that. If anything it seems to carry the same message as the original book (that however great man's power is we are still dependent on nature). Plus it was hardly likely that the communists were going to all die of a cold..... DumbMuscle 20:35, 15 November 2006 (UTC)