Editing User:Bill

I'm a 42-year-old software developer who really likes homestarrunner.com.  I'm blessed with three great daughters who all love Homestar as well.  It's one of the few things that all four of us can share and enjoy together.

Oh, and sorry about having such a goofy user name.  My real name is hm*h0mey587.

== Current Most Favoritests ==
[[Image:Bug_in_mouth.PNG|thumb|It deliciously didn't work!]]
* Favorite Toon: [[Bug In Mouth Disease]]

* Favorite Audio Bit: "Is your refrigerator running?" from [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 4.0]]

* Favorite Character: gotta be [[Homestar Runner|Homestar]]

* Least Favorite Character: [[Homsar]] (who else?)

* Favorite Running Gag: [[Strong Bad]]'s prank calls

* Favorite Quotation: [http://hrwiki.org/mirror/hs_goodtimes.mp3 "The Good Times Are Over!"]

* Favorite Section: [[Strong Bad Email]]

* Favorite Section If You Don't Count [[Strong Bad Email|Everybody's Favorite Section]]: [[Marzipan's Answering Machine]]

* Favorite Poopsmith: [[The Poopsmith]]

== Guestbook ==
#{{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 22:56, 1 December 2005 (UTC) First yipee!
#--{{User:Benol/sig}} 12:55, 2 December 2005 (UTC)YAY!!! I GET SECOND SIGN!!!
#{{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 14:28, 2 December 2005 (UTC).
#&mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:51, 2 December 2005 (UTC)
#--[[User:Stux|Stux]] 21:59, 2 December 2005 (UTC)
#{{User:Bubsty/sig}} 05:27, 3 December 2005 (UTC) how come I don't have as cool of a name as that?
# {{User:Salty/sig}} 05:31, 3 December 2005 (UTC) Wow, your guestbook is so.... high up on your page. Very smart.
#{{User:Teh_Frossty_One/sig}} 19:05, 4 December 2005 (UTC) Man...I'm just constantly...attacking...these guestbooks...
#[[User:Has Matt?|Has Matt?]] 03:06, 6 December 2005 (UTC) "Why can't we all just...sign a guestbook?"
#--{{User:Homsarroks/sig}} 22:09, 9 December 2005 (UTC)-Hola
#{{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 00:38, 13 December 2005 (UTC) Strazvoicha

== Unnecessary Wild Speculations and Flat-Out Lies ==
* "Hal" is short for "Mic<span style="color: red;">ha</span>e<span style="color: red;">l</span>".
* The Poopsmith has a twin brother, The Peesmith, who made an uncredited cameo appearance in [[A Jumping Jack Contest]].  He looks virtually identical to his brother, but is less talkative.

== Grammar Guide Requests ==

The guide itself has been moved to [[User:Bill_Martinson/Grammar Guide]].

If you'd like to request additions, please add your requests '''here''' in this section, not on the Grammar Guide page itself.

* Some examples of such "issues" would be '''a lot vs. *alot''' and '''whether (conjunction) vs. weather (noun)'''. {{User:The Paper/sig}} 18:46, 1 December 2005 (UTC)

* the misuse of '''may''' vs. '''might''' vs. '''can'''.  So many people use ''may'' because it sounds nicer while the correct word is ''might''. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 23:14, 1 December 2005 (UTC)

*In the same vein of overcorrecting: using ''I'' as an object and appropriate times for ''like'' as opposed to ''as'' (I know it's basic, but some could benefit from a clear explanation of the two). &mdash;[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 02:43, 4 December 2005 (UTC)

*Not using commas *shudders at the thought*--{{User:Benol/sig}} 12:56, 2 December 2005 (UTC)

*General punctuation guide. Information on periods, parenthesis, commas (when there are too few or too many), hyphens, semicolons and the like. Also, a distinction between the american and english ways of dealing with punctuation inside parentheses and quotes. (This is something for which an informal policy has been established; but to have this in one place -- and eventually be made official -- would be great.) --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 16:55, 3 December 2005 (UTC)
::It's already in [[HRWiki:Manual of Style]]. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 17:00, 3 December 2005 (UTC)
:::Awesome! Part of it is. But missing is stuff on periods, commas, etc. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 17:24, 3 December 2005 (UTC)
* Hey Bill, how about an entry on ''effect''/''affect''? {{User:Bill Martinson/sig}} 18:20, 6 December 2005 (UTC)
* Seperate / separate &mdash; that one really drives me nuts. {{User:Bill Martinson/sig}} 21:04, 8 December 2005 (UTC)
* '''Then'' vs '''Than''. I see it all the time. ''correct e.g.'' If you're faster than him, then you're very fast. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 00:48, 13 December 2005 (UTC)

== Awards, Honors, and Other Incidents That Inspire Awe, Fear, Pity, or Loathing ==

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[[Image:Grammar.PNG|thumb|left|300px]] <center>Congratulation, you have been awarded '''The Grammar Guru''' award for your superior knowledge of grammar, and usage of that knowledge for the betterment of the wiki.
<br><br><br><br><br><br>Keep up the good work!</center><br><br><br><br>
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Thanks for the honor!  &mdash; [[User:Bill Martinson|Bill Martinson]] 03:59, 1 December 2005 (UTC)