Fireworks? On Decemberween? At 12:40 PM? Entirely in your kitchen?!

February 2, 2021 12:42 PM

Steamed Hams but it's a Sbemail

YES THAT'S RIGHT WE'RE HAVING ANOTHER STEAMED HAMS THREAD, THE RIDE NEVER ENDS

posted by J.K. Seazer (7 comments total)

What the crap?
posted by sleeping bear at 1:31 PM on February 2, 2021 [1 favorite]

One word: apotheosis.
posted by Room 101 at 3:42 PM on February 2, 2021

All it needs is the yellow focus indicator appearing over the hidden click targets when you hit tab at the end.
posted by The genius who rejected Anno's budget proposal. at 5:03 PM on February 2, 2021 [2 favorites]

Is Strongbad obscure? I feel like if you were on millennial internet in the early 2000s, Strongbad was a fairly widely-known Thing. Or maybe it was just me and my college friends I forced into it. My spouse insists Strongbad is not a Thing.
posted by emkelley at 9:49 AM on February 3, 2021 [2 favorites]

Every nerd from my nerd dorm in the early 2000s could probably still sing the Trogdor song if they wanted. Mind, this was a house full of engineers and physicists (and one hot Brazilian tennis player). Strongbad was a ubiquitous presence in every science building on campus. From personal experience all the liberal arts friends I had were also fans.

Maybe business majors were also aware of Strongbad, or maybe they just had Larry King and called it a day.
posted by hototogisu at 2:08 PM on February 3, 2021

I'm confused. Shouldn't it be Strong Bad telling ridiculous lies and Homestar believing them?
posted by straight at 2:27 PM on February 3, 2021

I'm 36 and I have a full love and appreciation for Homestar Runner. My wife, who is 34 and was almost as Extremely Online as I was in the late 90s/early 2000s, had no idea who he was before I told her about him. It's just very selective.
posted by Mr.Encyclopedia at 2:44 PM on February 3, 2021