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*[[Wikipedia:Fedora|Fedoras]] are hats with a pinched crown. While they were briefly popular with [[Wikipedia:Hipster|hipsters]] in the naughts, they quickly fell out of favor and are now seen as [http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/fedora-shaming a joke] among most nerds. | *[[Wikipedia:Fedora|Fedoras]] are hats with a pinched crown. While they were briefly popular with [[Wikipedia:Hipster|hipsters]] in the naughts, they quickly fell out of favor and are now seen as [http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/fedora-shaming a joke] among most nerds. | ||
*"Firebug" is a reference to the TV show ''[[Wikipedia:Firefly (TV series)|Firefly]]'' (whose fans are called [[Wikipedia:Browncoat|Browncoat]]s). It was very popular among fans and critics, but its audience was meager and thus the show was canceled after only one season. Strong Bad goes on to say that ''[[Wikipedia:Castle (TV series)|Castle]]'' succeeded it in spirit since [[Wikipedia:Nathan Fillion|Nathan Fillion]] starred in both shows. | *"Firebug" is a reference to the TV show ''[[Wikipedia:Firefly (TV series)|Firefly]]'' (whose fans are called [[Wikipedia:Browncoat|Browncoat]]s). It was very popular among fans and critics, but its audience was meager and thus the show was canceled after only one season. Strong Bad goes on to say that ''[[Wikipedia:Castle (TV series)|Castle]]'' succeeded it in spirit since [[Wikipedia:Nathan Fillion|Nathan Fillion]] starred in both shows. | ||
- | * | + | *Homestuck refers to the popular webcomic by the same name created by [[Wikipedia:Andrew Hussie]]. Which, upon its rise in popularity, when people talked about it, others thought they were discussing Homestar Runner and became confused. Likely because of the similarity in names. |
===Trivia=== | ===Trivia=== | ||
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===Real-World References=== | ===Real-World References=== | ||
- | *Strong Bad asks if anyone can explain ''[[Wikipedia:Homestuck|Homestuck]]''. This is a common joke | + | *Strong Bad asks if anyone can explain ''[[Wikipedia:Homestuck|Homestuck]]''. This is a common joke among its fans. |
*Homestar claims to own a [[Wikipedia:BlackBerry|BlackBerry]], a [[Wikipedia:Palm Pilot|Palm Pilot]], a [[Wikipedia:Zune|Zune]], and [[Wikipedia:Google Glass|Google Glass]]. | *Homestar claims to own a [[Wikipedia:BlackBerry|BlackBerry]], a [[Wikipedia:Palm Pilot|Palm Pilot]], a [[Wikipedia:Zune|Zune]], and [[Wikipedia:Google Glass|Google Glass]]. | ||
*There were several references to [[Star Wars]]: | *There were several references to [[Star Wars]]: | ||
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**Strong Bad refers to the many costumes of [[Wikipedia:Princess Leia|Princess Leia]]. | **Strong Bad refers to the many costumes of [[Wikipedia:Princess Leia|Princess Leia]]. | ||
**Homestar references [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Lobot Lobot], a fan-favorite character of the franchise. | **Homestar references [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Lobot Lobot], a fan-favorite character of the franchise. | ||
- | *Mispronouncing Wil Wheaton as "Hwil Hweaton" is a joke from | + | *Mispronouncing Wil Wheaton as "Hwil Hweaton" is a joke from [[YouTube:CxQ2wq_kir0|this scene]] of ''[[Wikipedia:Family Guy|Family Guy]]'' (which itself was a takeoff on {{inlinecontentwarning|content warning|minor cartoon sexuality}} [[YouTube:xzBQlWBDJMM|this joke]]). |
==External Links== | ==External Links== |