{"id":269441,"date":"2013-07-08T10:47:15","date_gmt":"2013-07-08T10:47:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2013\/07\/08\/fishingboatproceeds-lalondes-homestar-3\/"},"modified":"2018-10-14T22:07:10","modified_gmt":"2018-10-14T22:07:10","slug":"fishingboatproceeds-lalondes-homestar-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2013\/07\/08\/fishingboatproceeds-lalondes-homestar-3\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-269441 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2013\/07\/08\/fishingboatproceeds-lalondes-homestar-3\/attachment\/269442\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/tumblr_mpcck4kd3g1qaqk3no1_500-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/tumblr_mpcck4kd3g1qaqk3no1_500-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/tumblr_mpcck4kd3g1qaqk3no1_500-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/fishingboatproceeds.tumblr.com\/post\/54840836689\/lalondes-homestar-runner-a-beginners-guide\" class=\"tumblr_blog\" target=\"_blank\">fishingboatproceeds<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/lalond.es\/post\/54612270044\/homestar-runner-a-beginners-guide-the-year-is\" target=\"_blank\">lalondes<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>HOMESTAR RUNNER: A BEGINNER\u2019S GUIDE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The year is 2003. It is a kinder time, a simpler time.<\/p>\n<p>Every single one of your classmates knows how to draw Trogdor the Burninator &#8211; first, you draw an S, then you draw a more different S.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Everybody to the Limit&rdquo; is a staple at middle school dances.<\/p>\n<p>Your best friend\u2019s little brother owns a plush The Cheat, and you can kick it, and it makes noise.<\/p>\n<p>The year is 2003, the golden age of Homestar Runner.<\/p>\n<p>Basically, every online content creator, every webcomic artist, every YouTube entertainer,\u00a0owes Homestar Runner a shitload. <\/p>\n<p>Once upon a time, Homestar Runner was the definitive Flash site, an online destination for kids and immature grown-ups alike, fielding millions of hits and thousands of e-mails a day. <\/p>\n<p>Homestar Runner, the earnest athlete with a pure heart and a love for mankind, and his arch-nemesis, Strong Bad, a wrestler with a penchant for issuing snarky responses to fanmail, defined a generation through weird, surrealist Flash cartoons tinged with outdated pop cultural references.<\/p>\n<p>Ten years later, there\u2019s a new generation of Internetters who have never experienced the pure, unadulterated joy of H-Star-R, and that breaks my heart.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>So, here, I\u2019ve compiled <strong>this beginner\u2019s guide to Homestar Runner<\/strong>. Every cartoon on this list is shorter than five minutes. Get into it. Do yourself a favour.<\/p>\n<p><strong>STEP ONE: STRONG BAD E-MAILS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.homestarrunner.com\/sbemail58.html\" target=\"_blank\">dragon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/homestarrunner.com\/sbemail45.html\" target=\"_blank\">techno<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.homestarrunner.com\/sbemail53.html\" target=\"_blank\">comic<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.homestarrunner.com\/sbemail57.html\" target=\"_blank\">japanese cartoon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.homestarrunner.com\/sbemail68.html\" target=\"_blank\">caper<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.homestarrunner.com\/sbemail80.html\" target=\"_blank\">stunt double<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.homestarrunner.com\/sbemail84.html\" target=\"_blank\">kids\u2019 book<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.homestarrunner.com\/sbemail91.html\" target=\"_blank\">caffeine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.homestarrunner.com\/sbemail93.html\" target=\"_blank\">army<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.homestarrunner.com\/sbemail99.html\" target=\"_blank\">different town<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.homestarrunner.com\/sbemail109.html\" target=\"_blank\">crying<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.homestarrunner.com\/sbemail110.html\" target=\"_blank\">for kids<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.homestarrunner.com\/sbemail117.html\" target=\"_blank\">montage<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.homestarrunner.com\/sbemail137.html\" target=\"_blank\">bedtime story<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.homestarrunner.com\/sbemail176.html\" target=\"_blank\">hygiene<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>STEP TWO: TEEN GIRL SQUAD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Episodes #1-15 are <a href=\"http:\/\/www.homestarrunner.com\/tgsmenu.html\" target=\"_blank\">available here<\/a>. Watch them all.<\/p>\n<p><strong>STEP THREE: SHORTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.homestarrunner.com\/2manyknives.html\" target=\"_blank\">An Important Rap Song<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.homestarrunner.com\/wheremyhat.html\" target=\"_blank\">Where My Hat Is At?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.homestarrunner.com\/bestcaper.html\" target=\"_blank\">Best Caper Ever<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.homestarrunner.com\/playdate.html\" target=\"_blank\">Play Date<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.homestarrunner.com\/stuckincraw.html\" target=\"_blank\">The Homestar Runner Gets Something Stuck In His Craw<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.homestarrunner.com\/onetwo.html\" target=\"_blank\">One Two, One Two<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.homestarrunner.com\/fluffypuff2.html\" target=\"_blank\">Fluffy Puff Commercial<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>STEP FOUR: TOONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.homestarrunner.com\/cantsayjob.html\" target=\"_blank\">A Jorb Well Done<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.homestarrunner.com\/coolthings.html\" target=\"_blank\">Cool Things<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.homestarrunner.com\/datenite.html\" target=\"_blank\">Date Nite<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.homestarrunner.com\/DNA.html\" target=\"_blank\">DNA Evidence<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.homestarrunner.com\/dumpingtontoon.html\" target=\"_blank\">A Folky Tale<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>I owe a lot to Homestar Runner. I remember sharing these with coworkers at Booklist in 2003. We couldn\u2019t believe how good it was.<\/p>\n<p>There hasn\u2019t been any new Homestar content since 2010, sadly. I don\u2019t know much about why, but I do know they funded the whole series through merch sales, which\u2014let me tell you\u2014is a tough way to go.<\/p>\n<p>Not to beat a dead horse, but I wish sustainable funding models existed* for stuff like Homestar Runner, because while the shows those guys are now making for Disney will no doubt be brilliant, I miss Strong Bad and friends.<\/p>\n<p>* And perhaps a new one will soon, he said portentously.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>fishingboatproceeds: lalondes: HOMESTAR RUNNER: A BEGINNER\u2019S GUIDE The year is 2003. It is a kinder time, a simpler time. 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