{"id":17046,"date":"2013-07-06T03:35:33","date_gmt":"2013-07-06T03:35:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.augustwritesabook.com\/tumblr-backup\/2013\/07\/06\/prozac34-gaspnoway-lalondes-homestar\/"},"modified":"2017-07-01T01:01:32","modified_gmt":"2017-07-01T01:01:32","slug":"prozac34-gaspnoway-lalondes-homestar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.augustwritesabook.com\/tumblr-backup\/2013\/07\/06\/prozac34-gaspnoway-lalondes-homestar\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-17046 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='http:\/\/www.augustwritesabook.com\/tumblr-backup\/2013\/07\/06\/prozac34-gaspnoway-lalondes-homestar\/attachment\/17047\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.augustwritesabook.com\/tumblr-backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/tumblr_mpcck4kd3g1qaqk3no1_500-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.augustwritesabook.com\/tumblr-backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/tumblr_mpcck4kd3g1qaqk3no1_500-150x150.png 150w, http:\/\/www.augustwritesabook.com\/tumblr-backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/tumblr_mpcck4kd3g1qaqk3no1_500-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/prozac34.tumblr.com\/post\/54719517598\/gaspnoway-lalondes-homestar-runner-a\">prozac34<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/gaspnoway.tumblr.com\/post\/54717966976\/lalondes-homestar-runner-a-beginners-guide\">gaspnoway<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/lalond.es\/post\/54612270044\/homestar-runner-a-beginners-guide-the-year-is\">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,\u00a0<span>owes Homestar Runner a shitload. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>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. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>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.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>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<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>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.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>STEP ONE: STRONG BAD E-MAILS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.homestarrunner.com\/sbemail58.html\">dragon<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/homestarrunner.com\/sbemail45.html\">techno<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.homestarrunner.com\/sbemail53.html\">comic<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.homestarrunner.com\/sbemail57.html\">japanese cartoon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.homestarrunner.com\/sbemail68.html\">caper<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.homestarrunner.com\/sbemail80.html\">stunt double<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.homestarrunner.com\/sbemail84.html\">kids\u2019 book<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.homestarrunner.com\/sbemail91.html\">caffeine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.homestarrunner.com\/sbemail93.html\">army<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.homestarrunner.com\/sbemail99.html\">different town<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.homestarrunner.com\/sbemail109.html\">crying<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.homestarrunner.com\/sbemail110.html\">for kids<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.homestarrunner.com\/sbemail117.html\">montage<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.homestarrunner.com\/sbemail137.html\">bedtime story<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.homestarrunner.com\/sbemail176.html\">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\">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\">An Important Rap Song<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.homestarrunner.com\/wheremyhat.html\">Where My Hat Is At?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.homestarrunner.com\/bestcaper.html\">Best Caper Ever<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.homestarrunner.com\/playdate.html\">Play Date<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.homestarrunner.com\/stuckincraw.html\">The Homestar Runner Gets Something Stuck In His Craw<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.homestarrunner.com\/onetwo.html\">One Two, One Two<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.homestarrunner.com\/fluffypuff2.html\">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\">A Jorb Well Done<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.homestarrunner.com\/coolthings.html\">Cool Things<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.homestarrunner.com\/datenite.html\">Date Nite<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.homestarrunner.com\/DNA.html\">DNA Evidence<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.homestarrunner.com\/dumpingtontoon.html\">A Folky Tale<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>homestar runner made me into the person I am today true story<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>I\u2019ve always wanted to find more real life people with a love for Homestar. I actually would load up all of the SB e-mails on my computer so I could watch them offline on long trips.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>prozac34: gaspnoway: lalondes: HOMESTAR RUNNER: A BEGINNER\u2019S GUIDE The year is 2003. It is a kinder time, a simpler time. 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