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*[[SBCG4AP Advertisement]] — Strong Bad describes the game as "a 3D point-and-click-'em-up adventure". | *[[SBCG4AP Advertisement]] — Strong Bad describes the game as "a 3D point-and-click-'em-up adventure". | ||
*[[Homestar Ruiner]] — Homestar goes through his "pre-race psyche-em-ups". | *[[Homestar Ruiner]] — Homestar goes through his "pre-race psyche-em-ups". | ||
| + | *[[8-Bit is Enough]] — Homestar refers to TROGDOR!! as a "walk 'em up" videogame. | ||
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Revision as of 01:35, 15 December 2009
The words 'em up are sometimes added after verbs in odd contexts. The name Dan is frequently used in these structures.
Appearances
- TROGDOR! — One of the interludes contains the phrase "fry 'em up Dan", which is a direct quote from Shel Silverstein's poem "Ladies First".
- Email pop-up — As Strong Bad pulls the tab that makes him kick The Cheat, he says "Boot 'em up, boot 'em up, boot 'em up, y'all."
- Kid Speedy — The Videlectrix catalog describes the game as a "hilarious arcade-style race 'em up".
- Fan Costumes '06 — The page title is "The Crazy Dress 'Em Ups".
- Email pizza joint — The King of Town carries "Lite 'em up Dan" lighter fluid.
- The lighter fluid appears again in your edge.
- The phrase "Wind 'em up Dan!" was used to introduce the Wind-Up Homestar T-shirt.
- Email yes, wrestling — Homestar Runner's wrestling persona is "The Jack 'Em Up Kid".
- SBCG4AP Advertisement — Strong Bad describes the game as "a 3D point-and-click-'em-up adventure".
- Homestar Ruiner — Homestar goes through his "pre-race psyche-em-ups".
- 8-Bit is Enough — Homestar refers to TROGDOR!! as a "walk 'em up" videogame.
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