Talk:Cool Things

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Picture

Is that picture okay? --Dinoshaur 09:58, 15 Aug 2005 (UTC)

Yup. S'fine. Poopsmith Z 10:34, 15 Aug 2005 (UTC)

I replaced it with a more detailed image of the assembled band because I think fans will favor a picture with four main characters as opposed to a "cool tapes" wall. —THE PAPER ^PREEEOW 10:38, 15 Aug 2005 (UTC)

Yeah, I was thinking of getting a screen from the SWF. file but it's got a chunk out of Strong Mad's arm. I've only started using the Print Screen thing. --Dinoshaur 10:41, 15 Aug 2005 (UTC)

Haha... down with the people... I can't believe I didn't notice that!

Stop It!

And to whichever guest-styling who keeps changing my ''s to ==s and ===s to 's etc, please stop it. The way at is NOW is how it is across the wiki.

Voice on the TV

While it's prolly not meant to be him, the voice on the TV sounds a lot like 1-Up. -- tomstiff 13:38, 15 Aug 2005 (UTC)

Yeah, you're kinda right... --MrsCommanderson 14:28, 15 Aug 2005 (UTC)

Maybe it's because they are played by the same voice actor who has to juggle dozens of voices? - Joshua

Well, true, but it still does have a little bit of a "1-Up" to it. --MrsCommanderson 01:54, 17 Aug 2005 (UTC)

Amps

The article seems to imply that the Amps say something different than those in different town, but they don't. Both say 'Marzipan' in the Marshall style--Slackerboy 14:05, 15 Aug 2005 (UTC)

Tabs

I realize that this is a stretch, and I don't want to see this be declined in stuff, but does anyone think that the reasons that the Brother Chaps made the tape at the end yellow is so that the viewers couldn't use the tab buttons to find the easter egg? User:Rogue Leader.sig 14:40, 15 Aug 2005 (UTC)

Nah. The wall was yellow, the paint was yellow, the Dripping Madness was yellow... It was a predominant theme. The original occurance of 'Cool Tapes' was on a yellow wall, so when Cool Tapes released their songs, they put it on a yellow tape. And anyways, it's not like the Easter eggs in this one were hard to find. --DorianGray

But is the exact right shade of yellow... and they could have used red, too but they chose yella

Yella is a funnier color than red.

Yellow paint screen wipe transition

I think that the yellow paint screen transition is remicient of the old Batman TV shows and similar spoofs. It's like Homestar was being portrayed as the cool-shades-with-dripping-yellow-paint-man super hero for a brief moment in this toon. VL-Tone 17:00, 15 Aug 2005 (UTC)

They've used that sort of transition various other times on the site though. --Der Pepper

Yes, and it was noted as a nod to Batman when it happened before. --Ookelaylay 16:51, 20 Aug 2005 (UTC)

I think it's too vague to be considered an out-and-out reference. — It's dot com 18:08, 20 Aug 2005 (UTC)

Permission?

How come when I type http://www.homestarrunner.com/coolthings.swf in the Flash Decomplier, an error message always pops up and says something like: "You might not have permission to use this network resource. The above directory name is invalid." Why does it do this? --~Rebecca~ RJMT 17:33, 15 Aug 2005 (UTC)

Because you need to save the Flash file, and then open it from your computer locally. 141.157.252.130 19:00, 15 Aug 2005 (UTC)

Snack Food

I'm sure it's not a reference, but the name Dripping Yellow Madness made me think of this snack. -- tomstiff 20:31, 15 Aug 2005 (UTC)

Cool Shades

To me, they look like Dangeresque Too's (Homestar's) glasses, only covered in yellow paint. --Ookelaylay 23:28, 15 Aug 2005 (UTC)

We have that on STUFF, but it's not a popular fact due to the fact that there have been other glasses on the site that have the same shape but a different design. --Jay (Talk) 23:46, 15 Aug 2005 (UTC)

Marzipan's teeth?

In the article, it says that "this is the first time Marzipan's teeth are shown." When does she show them? --~Rebecca~ RJMT 00:23, 16 Aug 2005 (UTC)

When she smiles sheepishly near the very end. — It's dot com 00:25, 16 Aug 2005 (UTC)

I could be mistaken, but in PBTC video that the cheat did for marzipan, i think her teeth show. But I'm sure that doesnt count, since it's not the real Marzipan. Posted by Martin F.

Meow!

Is it "kiddie" or "kitty"? This site says "kitty". This site says "kiddie". Just a quick google seems to split it 50-50. Anyone know for sure? -- tomstiff 14:37, 16 Aug 2005 (UTC)

Peter Threadbare

I have a feeling the book Marzipan is reading at the beginning of the toon is alluding to something, but I'm not sur.e Does anyone have any ideas? Peter Threadbare does sound like something, but I can't quite put my finger on it...

Google have almost nothing. this search give one result, but not for the writer's full name. this isn't much better. — Elcool ^(talk)_(contribs) 13:37, 17 Aug 2005 (UTC)

I found this in Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Peter Goldthwaite's Treasure". I don't know if it's the reference, but: "...and threadbare Peter Goldthwaite. The fact is, Mr. Brown, you must find another site for your brick block....". In general, it sounds like a take on Charles Dickens' titles, like "Barnaby Rugde" or "Edwin Drood". User:What's her face 22:54, 21 Aug 2005

Anyone got an mp3?

Does anyone have an mp3 file of that song? --11wowirocksomuch11

Ask and you shall receive! Check out QotW. -- tomstiff 16:52, 18 Aug 2005 (UTC)

Suddenly to the left

I quite don't get that goof about Homestar suddenly standing to the left of the stand in the next wide shot. I can't see the difference.-^Gordon^

He goes to return the glasses, and it zooms in to the bag of grapes, and when it zooms out again, he is standing a little off to the left. Posted by Martin F.

Look at the word Under in "Under Old Management". At first, Homestar covers the D-E-R. Then, all of the sudden, he's covering the U-N-D. — It's dot com 22:01, 17 Aug 2005 (UTC)

Screenshot

Hey, can somebody get a screenshot of Marzipan grinning with her teeth? Thanks! - Brittany

Thanks to bkmlb for uploading this.

You're wlecome! I was just going to post that on here!! If you wanna know how to make a screenshot, go here -- Bkmlb(talk to me·stuff I did) 02:07, 21 Aug 2005 (UTC)

Thanks a lot for that! Most people are just rude, I mean, if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all, or do it yourself, you know? Anyway, thanks! - Brittany

You're Welcome! -- Bkmlb(talk to me·stuff I did) 16:13, 21 Aug 2005 (UTC)

Closed STUFF

The Cheats Drummin'

As the Cool Tapes song is finishing, you hear the crash symbol being hit, and yet if you look the Cheat isn't hitting any part of the drumset anymore.

Adding that fact just caused people to speculate that the bag of four grapes made the cymbal sound. That speculation, I thought, canceled out the fact, and it disappeared into nothingness. —BazookaJoe 00:50, 26 Aug 2005 (UTC)

Paint Drips

When the paint drips off of Homestar's glasses, how can it drip at that level, dissapear, and not have him eat it? - Brittany

Maybe he does eat it. — It's dot com 01:19, 26 Aug 2005 (UTC)

Why does he appear to eat it when his mouth is open, but then not when his mouth is closed? Wouldn't his underbite still catch the paint? —BazookaJoe 01:21, 26 Aug 2005 (UTC)