Talk:Bug In Mouth Disease

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Lollipop?

I believe they're more properly called ice cream bars. This might be an American name though, but for context it may be more approperate. --AndrewNeo 17:53, 9 May 2005 (UTC)

That's what I was thinking too.. --Mick 18:00, 9 May 2005 (UTC)
They're being referenced as both lollipops and popsicles, and it's neither. --AndrewNeo 18:01, 9 May 2005 (UTC)

I've always known them as "Fudgesicles", although that is a registered trademark of Good Humor. Note that, whatever you call them, they are not lolliops. A lollipop is made of hard candy, not frozen chocolate pudding. However, a quick google search reveals that there really is such a thing as chocolate lollipops, though these are also significantly different from other lollipops. Tootsie also makes a chocolate flavored tootsie roll pop(which already has a chocolate center).

The "pops" in question are almost definitely fudgesicles, as they are revealed to be brown to the core, not vanilla with a chocolate coating, as ice cream bars are. PolarBoy 18:08, 9 May 2005 (UTC)

I saw part of this discussion before changing them to "ice cream bars" - it's certainly a lot more correct than "lollipop" or "popsicle." --Jay (Talk) 18:27, 9 May 2005 (UTC)

We just call them chocolate fudge bars in school, because now that I think about it a ice cream bar is more like ice cream on a stick with chocolate coating. --AndrewNeo 22:39, 9 May 2005 (UTC)

I still say they're Fudgesicles, or Chocolate Pudding Pops if you like.

They CAN'T be chocolate lolipos. Those arn't "scientificly possible"

Various notes

You know the table where Homestar is seen on the T.V.? Well, I'm guessing that's Cheat Commandos...O's table in the toon. When the King of Town is talking about an unnamed person, he;s talking about the Poopsmith. Bubs burning "Exhibit A" is a reference to Strong Bad E-mail lackey, as it showed that Bubs might have done some illegal things.--THE TOAD

I'm not sure about the first. It might be a valid point, I dunno. Of course the King is referring to the Poopsmith, but I don't think that needs to be mentioned on the page. And the "Exhibit A" burning and the Dorauxgard confrontation in lackey don't reference each other - they're just similar jokes about the same concept. --Jay (Talk) 23:49, 9 May 2005 (UTC)

Strong Sad?

Anyone else think Strong Sad acts out of character in this toon? I mean he normally doesn't act like someone who'd care too much about underwear.

  • I don't understand how you can not care if someone individually priced and auctioned off your underwear. As far as being attached to a specific pair of underdrawers, Strong Sad seems to have uncommonly strong feelings about inanimate objects. For instance they way he likes "board games more than most people" in his character video.
Either way it's weird seeing Dumpy not-naked. He and The Cheat have it going on for nudity. ^_^

Inside references

It seems unlikely to me that the "Bug Swallow! BUG SWALLOW!" bit is a reference to "Rose face! ROSE FACE!" as "Rose Face!" is very likely a reference to "Rosebud!" from Citizen Kane. The connection seems tenuous at best - there are probably a good number of similar exclamations on HSR. I would vote that it be removed.

  • I know! I wish people would stop attempting to add it! Someone even tried to make a PAGE dedicated to this tenuous connection! --Jay (Talk) 19:02, 10 May 2005 (UTC)

I wouldn't call "the most quackinest" a specific reference to either the character page or Shake Your Rump: double superlatives are common in hip hop (another example off the top of my head: "You win our award for most stinkiest," Del, If You Must).

It's actually "You get our vote for most stinkiest", but I have to admit that Shake Your Rump is what came to mind when I heard "Most quackinest"

Movie Reference?

Does anyone else think that the reference to "Dr Bubs" as a fashion consultant is a reference to the movie "Hitch," in which Will Smith plays the "Date Doctor" Alex Hitchens?

Not at all. I guess you could say that calling Bubs a paranormal investigator would be a reference to the movie series Ghost Busters, but I would say that both examples are tenuous at best and could not be considered a "fun fact" - Tony Stony 02:12, 11 May 2005 (UTC)

To back up the sticky-side goof

I'm unable to save images as PNGs, so I uploaded my proof to Photobucket, in case anybody feels a need to see it: The far side should be sticky Suicune64 23:16, 11 May 2005 (UTC)

  • I was thinking... could it be intentional? ~sunbun 5/12/2005 12:40 GMT
  • Not sure, as the tape is correct (save for the lack of a fifth stripe) once he turns his head to the viewers. Suicune64 23:46, 11 May 2005 (UTC)

Dr. Bubs

Who keeps deleting my comment about the inside reference between Bubs' business card and CGNU TV/VCR Repair??? This connection is just as relevant and clear as the connection to 12:00. --Rgb9000 01:41, 12 May 2005 (UTC)

It's on the STUFF page right now. If it's STUFFed, it's off-limits until the voting ends. --Jay (Talk) 01:42, 12 May 2005 (UTC)

Ah! I didn't know, if only you would mention that in your edit summary I would be able to pinpoint that. Well I guess I'll go vote on it then. --Rgb9000 01:14, 13 May 2005 (UTC)

Sorry, it's part of my new sysoply power - I can revert single edits REALLY EASILY but it auto-fills the edit summary for me. I could do it the old-fashioned way (which is the way non-sysops have to go) but it'd take longer. --Jay (Talk) 01:17, 13 May 2005 (UTC)

SNES

When Strong Bad says "Aw. Now my head's not taped to the TV." you can clearly see a north american super nes in the TV. I don't know if that would be a real-world reference or not, thought I might mention it.

EDIT: ok, I take back "clearly"

--qtip

I see it too, and I must wonder why people keep removing it... --Jay (Talk) 16:37, 13 May 2005 (UTC)

Blue And-1s?

Could be a reference to the popular sneakers 'And 1s'. Especially the way Strong Sad intonates the phrase.

I doubt it. He's saying he's going to do a search for "blue and ones", instead of just "blue ones". --Jay (Talk) 03:27, 13 May 2005 (UTC)

Theme Music

That is the coolest music I've ever heard! It seems to be some sort of Casio instrument with a rythym accompanyment in the background...but what instrument? --VolatileChemical 21:59, 14 May 2005 (UTC)

The good times are over!

It's just an idea but could this sentence be (or rather the fact that Homestar keeps repeating it even if the bug swallowing doesn't have anything to do with it) a reference to the "the brothers chaps are losing their touch" kind of comments that almost every toon or E-mail provokes in some fans?


I thought it was just his way of saying "I'm going to die!"

Or maybe he thought he'd have no more fun.

"The Good Times are Over" is a cliched phrase from whenever someone is on a deathbed at an early age, meaning that their times of running around and having fun. It is rarely used to demonstrate a lack of quality.

Homestar killed Caleb

Why the heck did Homestar kill Caleb? Was he hired to?

It's a joke, dude. -- Tony Stony 23:14, 17 May 2005 (UTC)

Bubs the Ripper

Does anyone have any clue how Bubs got his hands on Exhibits A and B (possibly the pancreas)? I'm fearing a homicide reference here. Is it even a pancreas? And what court is there in Free Country USA to convict him, anyhow?


No way! That's definetly not a REAL pancreas!

The remote

I just know I saw that remote somewhere before. Isn't it the remote from the old toon menu? You know, when Sbemail, TGS and Marzipan's answering machine weren't buttons yet. Kvb 20:18, 23 May 2005 (UTC)

Yeah, it is. But it's not really a reference, is it? -Walking Armless

Closed STUFF

Dr. Bubs Christmas (DECLINED)

Homestar thinking Bubs is a doctor could be a reference to A Decemberween Pageant, where Bubs played Dr. Christmas.

  • So weak a connection. I thought I would Decline it! --Beatfox 22:29, 9 May 2005 (UTC)
  • I accept it, certainly. Cookiecaper 23:53, 9 May 2005 (UTC)
  • Dr. Decline And why? There's no connection except the word "Doctor" and Bubs. --Jay (Talk) 23:43, 9 May 2005 (UTC)
  • Shut up kid! Nah, Homestar is just being silly. Donny vs Universe
  • Decline Upon further consideration, this reference is awfully weak. SilverSurfer
  • Decline Everything is a reference to everything these days, eh? --Upset_Your_Balance 04:24 10 May 2005
  • Accept Even if it's not an intentional reference, it's a good catch! - Dingell
    • Uh... if it's not intentional then it's not a reference. And, as thus, the "fact" is not. --Jay (Talk) 05:47, 10 May 2005 (UTC)
  • Decline. -- tomstiff 13:36, 10 May 2005 (UTC)
  • I shoulda declined this like a million years ago! The_Pardack
  • I was the person who wrote this fun fact. It was what I thought of when I saw the toon, but I understand that the connection is quite weak. Actually, I'm a little surprised no one said anything about the "could be" in there. Anyway, since most of you feel the same way, I cheerfully withdraw the fun fact. - Song from 60s 15:28, 10 May 2005 (UTC)
    • Could be's aren't usually good anyway. I'm gonna say no and hit it with a little uh digga digga digga digga digga digga digga DECLINED! -- SBEmail22
    • Second -Tony Stony 01:33, 11 May 2005 (UTC)

"Dr." Bubs (DECLINED)

Bubs' Doctor card says VCR repair on it, which is a reference to the email 12:00.
Or maybe he's a CGNU graduate.

NOTE: We're voting on the CGNU portion, not the tiny portion.
  • Neutral The wording is very very poor, but I'll leave it to the vote. Y'no, if anyone cares about this page any more. --Jay (Talk) 05:40, 10 May 2005 (UTC) Know what? I'm changing to Decline because, truth is, we really DON'T know that he's a CGNU graduate, and we don't really need the speculation. --Jay (Talk) 01:45, 13 May 2005 (UTC)
  • Decline Donny vs Universe
  • Decline -- tomstiff 13:34, 10 May 2005 (UTC)
  • Decline The_Pardack
  • Bubs attends night classes at Disco Tech according to the Homestar Quiz. Perhaps they had a VCR repair course? Or maybe Bubs is just an unethical quack who tapes clocks to broken VCRs. It's possible that he went to CGNU, but since we don't know, I give it a Decline. - Song from 60s 15:44, 10 May 2005 (UTC)
  • So weak that its creepy decline GEEEEEEZZZZ OH PEEEEEEEEEEEZZZZ! YOU GUYS ARE TRYING TOO HARD!! Oh yeah and the post above mine, I agree with that so I guess this is kind of a second, too. Cheatachu72 10 May 2005 (UTC)
  • Second Ohhhh, people with way too much, time on their hands, doo doo doo! DancingRobots
  • So because among Bubs's fake (I assume) buisness cards, there is one that says "Dr" Bubs, we assume he probably has a doctorate in something? He didn't just make it up and shove it on a card? Bubs Normal Investigator is also apparantly not affiliated with Bubs Paranormal Investigator, does that mean we should make a fun fact that Bubs must have multiple personalities, or there are several Bubs's or something? Of course not. Decline. --phlip 05:52, 11 May 2005 (UTC)
    • Second. --Beatfox 20:43, 11 May 2005 (UTC)
  • Second. You see, the joke is, in the e-mail CGNU, Strong Bad is offering classes in TV/VCR Repair. Bubs could have gotten his certificate. Obviously the paranormal/normal investigator is an independant joke, not relevant here. I think the idea of Bubs attending a Strong Bad class is funny enough to keep it. And to those that say he didnt neccesarily go to CGNU, I ask you this: What other school in the H*R universe has TV/VCR Repair classes? He MUST have gone to CGNU, because it is the only school. I rest my case. --Rgb9000 01:25, 13 May 2005
    • Right. We know that. But we KNOW that Bubs tried to repair a VCR in 12:00. We DON'T know that Bubs is a CGNU graduate. Without this knowledge, this is nothing more than speculation about a common use of a couple of common words. --Jay (Talk) 01:45, 13 May 2005 (UTC)
    • Exactly how "Common" is "TV/VCR Repair"? I havent used that phrase in real life, ever. --Rgb9000 02:32, 13 May 2005 (UTC)
      • So you've NEVER seen an infomercial? --Jay (Talk) 02:37, 13 May 2005 (UTC)
    • (on the edit) We can't answer the "which school" because the only one we know about is CGNU - but that doesn't mean it's the only school! And we don't know Bubs went to ANY school for VCR repair. And just because you think it's funny, that's no reason to keep it in and of itself. And, BTW, was it necessary to change the title of this fact (formerly "See Gee In Bubs")? Yours makes it look too similar to vvv that one. --Jay (Talk) 02:37, 13 May 2005 (UTC)
    • It seems to me that the CGNU thing and Bubs' business cards both refer to the same real-life observation -- a lot of ads for sketchy correspondance schools prominently advertise "TV/VCR Repair" as a "major". So this is not referencing CGNU, it's just referencing a general occurrence. Aurora the Homestar Coder 07:22, 20 May 2005 (UTC)
  • What does "See Gee In Bubs" mean anyway??? I don't get it. "Dr. Bubs" makes it clear that we are questioning his Dr. Bubs business card. "See Gee In Bubs"... doesnt mean anything to me. Please explain. --Rgb9000 02:57, 13 May 2005 (UTC)
    • See Gee In You --phlip 03:02, 13 May 2005 (UTC)
    • OHHH Now I get it. I was reading it too literally. Well, change it back if you want. Its a wiki. Maybe make it "CNG - bUbs" --Rgb9000 03:13, 13 May 2005 (UTC)

Egg-free Diet (DECLINED)

This is the first cartoon in years to not contain any Easter eggs.

  • Decline as written Is it? I'm not sure. But "in years" is unprofessional. If you can provide an actual time span - and be accurate - then maybe you've got something here... if said time span is impressive enough. --Jay (Talk) 05:40, 10 May 2005 (UTC)
  • I put on my detective hat and had a look. The last eggless toon was HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS!, a month and a half ago. Before that was the Peasant's Quest Movie Trailer 3 months ago. Under Construction and most of the Puppet Stuff is eggless. If it is rewritten "The first cartoon (except April Fools features and live action) ..." then the last was Ballad of The Sneak, 10 and a half months ago. Discounting music videos too, the latest was Lookin at a Thing in a Bag, 13 months ago.
    In summary - as written it is false, and rewriting to make it even one year ago requires too many caveats to be interesting. Decline.
    Incidentally, the last eggless email was property of ones, and I put that in its Trivia section. --phlip 06:37, 10 May 2005 (UTC)
    • All right, that settles that. Second and this "fact" may as well be closed now. --Jay (Talk) 06:44, 10 May 2005 (UTC)
  • Decline. -- tomstiff 13:32, 10 May 2005 (UTC)
  • Okay, how about "This cartoon contains no Easter eggs"? Or, better, put the Easter egg section up with "(none)" listed under it. That way, people don't have to wonder whether there were eggs but we somehow forgot to list them. — It's dot com 19:01, 10 May 2005 (UTC)
    • Not necessary We don't do that for any OTHER egg-less toon. --Jay (Talk) 19:20, 10 May 2005 (UTC)
    • Why not? It would make them all more complete. Where's the harm? Besides, since people expect the eggs, it's news when there are none. — It's dot com 20:51, 10 May 2005 (UTC)
  • Rewrite Possibly: 
 Unlike most recent cartoons featuring the Freecounty, USA characters,
 this one contains no easter eggs.
-- AtionSong 15:56 May 10, 2005
  • ATTENTION POSTERS ALL!! I think what the post-er was trying to say was that it was the first Big Toon in whatever years, so this needs a rewrite, changing "cartoon" to "Big toon" or "toon." Cheatachu72 May 10 2005 (UTC)
    • Comment In which case the last was Where's The Cheat? in February 25, 2002. However there have been so few "Big Toons" that my previous comment about the sample space being too small to be interesting still holds. I stick by my decline. --phlip 05:52, 11 May 2005 (UTC)
  • Decline If a toon doesn't have an egg, it doesn't have an egg. People are smart enough to figure that out if there aren't any listed on the Toon's wiki entry. Donny vs Universe
    • Second. --Beatfox 20:41, 11 May 2005 (UTC)
  • GUYS! He means BIG toon! And He's Right! But he needs to REwrite it! ACCEPT BUT REWRITE FIRST!TK600 21:32, 11 May 2005 (UTC)
  • Comment My only question is: what is "fun" about this fact? --Tony Stony 22:27, 11 May 2005 (UTC)
    • Absolutly nothing. Its just another example of Wiki members thinking we need to document every last worthless detail. And while I appreciate rewrites, they're a pain when you have to keep changing whats being rewritten as parts of the fact are picked apart.Donny vs Universe
  • Rewrite. As others have said before, it should be noted that this is the first Big Toon to contain no Easter eggs in over three years. --Upset_Your_Balance 23:21, 11 May 2005
  • Neutral While I noticed this too, I also noticed that this is the only Big Cartoon that has no credits of any kind either. Makes an interesting remark on its own, but I don't know... --NFITC1 02:51, 12 May 2005 (UTC)
  • O.K...I made up my mind: Decline. Look people, you could also say that this is the first cartoon to feature Homestar naked in a long time, but would that make it any more "fun"? I think not. --Tony Stony 02:06, 13 May 2005 (UTC)
    • Going back to the last toon thing...actually, the last long toon was Shopping for Danger, if you want to talk most recently. The last toon featuring the H*R universe was Strong Bad Is In Jail Cartoon, last year. --ISlayedTheKerrek 19:02, 13 May 2005 (UTC)
      • Not exactly - Shopping for Danger DID have an Easter Egg, and SBIIJ had extra scenes after "THE END" (some people count those as Easter Eggs, even though they're not listed as such in our articles). Not as though I'm defending this fact or anything, just trying to keep out own facts straight. --Jay (Talk) 19:46, 13 May 2005 (UTC)
  • Decline! We can't start keeping track of this kinda thing... ⇔Thunderbird⇔ 22:56, 13 May 2005 (UTC)
  • Rewrite. I'd cut out "first in years" and replace it with something like: "a rarity to have no easter eggs." -Walking Armless
    • (Not a vote.) Exactly.TK600 23:42, 18 May 2005 (UTC)

The Blue Ones (DECLINED)

Strong Sad's many mentions of "the blue ones" are a reference to the email "property of ones", where several other types of "ones" are discussed.

  • Now this fact is totally worth my time and consideration DECLINED!! Very, very different type of "one" being referred to. --Jay (Talk) 06:58, 11 May 2005 (UTC)
  • Oh, for the love of...it's a word people! We're not here to keep taps on every time a character says something twice! DeclineThe_Pardack
  • Bupkis'd Ummm ... decline! -- tomstiff 13:23, 11 May 2005 (UTC)
  • If there were ever a candidate to be immediately Deleted (skipping the STUFF process), this is it. — It's dot com 15:03, 11 May 2005 (UTC)
  • DeclineAnd once again so as to make me sound like a broken record: Not everything is meant to refer to something else.Donny vs Universe
    • Second this "one". --Beatfox 20:38, 11 May 2005 (UTC)
  • What!? No! No!! No!!! I mean, no! Never! No! What? No!TK600 21:28, 11 May 2005 (UTC)
  • Decline and STFU. (I'm in a bad mood today, deal with it.) Dasrik 03:00, 12 May 2005 (UTC)
  • Decline. No. Just--just no. »ßenit, known as señor« 15:21, 14 May 2005 (UTC)
  • Decline. Definitely the wrong kind of ones. -- Mithent 13:30, 16 May 2005 (UTC)
  • EXTREMELY STRONG DECLINE no not at all. I'm right, your wrong
  • Well, there's more than one One.... Declined... No->No->No. EDY-innit 04:50, 17 May 2005 (UTC)
  • DECLINE³ This is the biggest stretch EVER! Kvb 19:03, 19 May 2005 (UTC)
  • De-freakin'-cline What made you think that??? -- SaikoRoxi 5:45 PM, 21 May 2005
  • Down with Declined...ding. There's no real correlation here, as everyone else pretty much said. Crystallina 02:46, 28 May 2005 (UTC)
  • Sorry, Declined! This guy is dumb. Obviously the blue ones do NOT mean blue cold ones or blue numbers. It means a blue item with THIS NUMBER:1. All of us probably use this type of language all the time. For example:I already have those ones!Maestro 05:25, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Quacks like a Bubs (ACCEPTED)

A "quack" is an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and dispenses medical advice and treatment

  • Trogga's pushing it again. Accept --Jay o'Lantern (Haunt) 19:39, 19 May 2005 (UTC)
    • Second. -- tomstiff 19:40, 19 May 2005 (UTC)
  • Accept Sure, why not, if it's true. Ju Ju Master
  • Decline A very common phrase that's a tad too obvious. --TROGGA! 23:46, 19 May 2005 (UTC)
  • Accept I didn't know it. -- Joshua 16:32, 20 May 2005 (UTC)
  • Decline Most poeple should know what a quack is... and if you don't i'm sorry --user: Lappy 486 Lappy 486 01:52, 21 May 2005 (UTC)
  • Accept --AnarchyBalsac
  • Accept. SaikoRoxi
  • Weak Decline It's true, but it's common knowlage--Because, It's Midnite
  • Accept Doc Zamboni's Egustorative Snake Oil Elixir Extract, and the ladies will be all-up-ons! --Beatfox 05:59, 24 May 2005 (UTC)

Everybody Knows It? (ACCEPTED)

Dairy Queen is a restaurant chain that was founded in 1940 in Kankakee, Illinois. It is best known for its line of "soft-serve" ice cream products.

  • Accept. We have links to IHOP. Why not Dairy Queen? -- tomstiff 19:35, 19 May 2005 (UTC)
    • Comment. Also links to Sonic, Winn-Dixie, Hardee's, Sbarro, Del Taco, Chick-fil-A, and Big Boy. I'm sure there are more. -- tomstiff 19:42, 19 May 2005 (UTC)
  • Accept You'd be surprised what some people don't know. --Jay o'Lantern (Haunt) 19:39, 19 May 2005 (UTC)
  • Accept sure, why not? --Tony Stony 20:47, 19 May 2005 (UTC)
  • Accept DQ is no McDonald's or Subway, (there's only one in my town!) and you have to admit it's an interesting nickname. --TROGGA! 23:46, 19 May 2005 (UTC)
  • Accept This fact is fine, particularly because I'm not sure all parts of the country (not to mention other countries) have Dairy Queens. Aurora the Homestar Coder 07:14, 20 May 2005 (UTC)
  • Accept. Good with me. Continue, brave Fun Facter! -Walking Armless
  • Cool Cool (aka accept) I WENT TO DQ YESTERDAY!!! --Because, It's Midnite
  • 'Tis True Pom Pom, 'Tis True, so Accept! -- SaikoRoxi 5:51 PM, 21 May 2005
  • Could we possibly have a unanimous Accept on our hands? --Beatfox 05:55, 24 May 2005 (UTC)
Yeah...that's a first.
  • Accept I guess if people accepted my half and half one, I should accept this one. --Hamrodrunner 22:46, 26 May 2005 (UTC)
  • Oy vey, people! Like I said before, not all of these need to be STUFF'D! --ISlayedTheKerrek 19:54, 1 Jun 2005 (UTC)
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