Theories of HomestarRunner.com
Theory number one:
The Strong brothers;
Strong Mad,
Strong Bad,
and Strong Sad.
I first took a strong notice, pardon the pun, to Homestar Runner a few weeks ago. Since then, I have found every hidden thing, from Homsar to extra games, but the one thing that surprised me the most was a little something I found on Strong Sad's webpage.
I had clicked on his profile out of curiosity, only to find that it gave me a popup which had a self description of himself. What got my attention was that he said under the "friends" category. It was "none." This wouldn't have interested me in the slightest if I had not noticed that it was a link. I clicked the "none" link, only to find that it led me to a secret site. This site was a site which was a shoe box underneath what appeared to be Strong Sad's bed that read "Fond Memories."
The first major thing in the box was a red card with a poorly drawn Strong Bad head with the words "Happy Birthday" underneath it. The inside of the card read something along the lines of this:
"Mom said I had to make this card. Guess what, stupid, I'm going to push you."
This seemed like something a young Strong Bad would do. I then clicked on a reel of film, only to get a popup on the screen.
It was an old style movie that showed a younger Strong Sad waving at the screen. You could tell it was fall due to the fact that Strong Sad was wearing a scarf and hat, and there were piles of leaves in the background. Suddenly, from one of the piles of leaves came a younger version of Strong Bad. He then proceeded to tackle Strong Sad and start giving him a noogie with a smile on his face. At first, Strong Sad appears sad, but then gets a contented look on his face. The movie then ended.
This leads me to believe that when they were young, they actually acted like brothers, and this was proven once I clicked on another thing in the box which was an overturned picture frame. In the picture frame there was a picture of Strong Bad and Strong Sad smiling at the camera, Strong Bad's arm around Strong Sad.
Now this leads me to some hard questions. Like why do they hate each other so much now? Why is Strong Sad so depressed now when back then he was happy? What made Strong Bad so bad? And one must also take into consideration Strong Mad. Where was he? What gave him that speech impediment? I shall try to answer these now.
A long while ago, there was a man named David Strong, but, for some reason, everyone called him Strong. Eventually he met a woman named Gladys and fell in love with her. They soon got married, and people started calling Gladys "Strong Glad." Soon afterward, they had a child. A baby girl who they named Fabiola in honor of Strong Glad's grandmother. When Strong's friends heard about the child, Strong's nickname changed and he became "Strong Dad." His friends then, being cheeky, decided to give a nickname to the Strongs' daughter. "Strong Fad" was soon decided and the name stuck.
Two years later, Strong Dad and Strong Glad had another child. He was born prematurely but survived none the less. The parents then named their first son Matthew and Strong Fad immediately liked him. Again, though, Strong Dad's friends decided to play their name game. Matthew soon became Strong Mad.
The next year, another son was born. The Strong parents had a pretty good idea what was going to happen to their child's name, so they named him Bartholemew. The name Strong Bad was soon born.
Finally, two years later, Strong Glad had another child. Unfortunately, this would be her last. The child had ended up growing in the fallopian tube, causing her to become unable to perform childbirth any more. After a long and complicated cesarian section, Strong Dad and Strong Glad's child was born. They named him Thadeus, but, due to Strong Dad's friend's stupidity, his name was soon changed to Strong Sad.
The four Strong children grew up normally, but, strangely, they started to take on the qualities of their nicknames. Strong Fad always was in the best of fashion, Strong Mad had a slight temper problem, Strong Bad was a trickster, and Strong Sad had a penchant for songs in Minor keys and Edgar Allen Poe.Strong Fad even once created a "one size fits all" mask for Strong Bad and he became entranced by it and swore that he would never take it off. But beyond this, the children were normal. Strong Bad never did anything horrible, Strong Mad never hurt anyone, and Strong Sad always had a cheerful lookout on life.
Until Strong Fad became a heroin addict in her Senior year of high school. She started stealing money from Strong Glad's purse, taking Strong Sad's allergy medicine and selling it. This went on for around two months until Strong Dad and Strong Glad couldn't take in any more. They sent Strong Fad to a rehabilitation center, only to find out later that she had ran away from it to live on her own.
The Strong Brothers were devastated by this.
Strong Mad started working out at impossible rates to get over the grief while Strong Sad started studying at the same rate. There wasn't one time when you didn't see Strong Mad without a weight or Strong Sad without a textbook during this time.
Strong Bad took it the hardest though since he and his sister were the closest out of all of them. His grades started dropping rapidly, his pranks got less and less playful, all the while getting more and more hurtful, and he started making fun of everything he saw.
But the thing that really affected the Strong Brothers was the loss of their parents in a car crash when Strong Mad was in his senior year. After that happened, Strong Mad went into a fit of anger and gave himself a concussion while hitting things. He ended up suffering a severe amount of brain damage. Strong Bad ended up dropping out of school completely and started stealing things from the mall. He ended up getting arrested a couple times. Strong Sad ended up developing Bipolar Disorder and tried to commit suicide many times, only to be stopped by Strong Bad.
After a while, Strong Fad came back. She was incredibly skinny and horrible looking and apparently was trying with all of her might to overcome her addiction. When she heard about her parents' death though, she became stricken with grief and started doing more hardcore drugs like LSD. Strong Bad and Strong Sad ended up talking some sense into her and she soon realized that she needed help and committed herself to a Rehabilitation Center.
The Brothers Strong eventually realized that in order to get a better grasp on reality they needed to move away from their home town so they moved to a little town in the middle of no where that was far away from where they used to live.
Strong Bad tried to be his old self while there, but no one seemed to appreciate him. So, in an attempt to become popular, he started beating his little brother Strong Sad up on a regular basis.
Strong Mad found a friend who could stand to be around him and stood up for him when he needed it. Sure, his friend was a little animal, but it was extremely intelligent and could help Strong Mad when he needed it.
Finally, Strong Sad ended up becoming the least popular in the town next to the self appointed King, and was only friends with a strange short person who was less intelligible in his thought process than Strong Mad, and a hippie girl that seemed to be the exact opposite of Strong Bad.
I know that this probably isn't what the creators of Homestarrunner.com had in mind, but it does give a really good explanatory theory behind the Strong Brothers.
Will Starr
Theory number one:
The Strong brothers;
Strong Mad,
Strong Bad,
and Strong Sad.
I first took a strong notice, pardon the pun, to Homestar Runner a few weeks ago. Since then, I have found every hidden thing, from Homsar to extra games, but the one thing that surprised me the most was a little something I found on Strong Sad's webpage.
I had clicked on his profile out of curiosity, only to find that it gave me a popup which had a self description of himself. What got my attention was that he said under the "friends" category. It was "none." This wouldn't have interested me in the slightest if I had not noticed that it was a link. I clicked the "none" link, only to find that it led me to a secret site. This site was a site which was a shoe box underneath what appeared to be Strong Sad's bed that read "Fond Memories."
The first major thing in the box was a red card with a poorly drawn Strong Bad head with the words "Happy Birthday" underneath it. The inside of the card read something along the lines of this:
"Mom said I had to make this card. Guess what, stupid, I'm going to push you."
This seemed like something a young Strong Bad would do. I then clicked on a reel of film, only to get a popup on the screen.
It was an old style movie that showed a younger Strong Sad waving at the screen. You could tell it was fall due to the fact that Strong Sad was wearing a scarf and hat, and there were piles of leaves in the background. Suddenly, from one of the piles of leaves came a younger version of Strong Bad. He then proceeded to tackle Strong Sad and start giving him a noogie with a smile on his face. At first, Strong Sad appears sad, but then gets a contented look on his face. The movie then ended.
This leads me to believe that when they were young, they actually acted like brothers, and this was proven once I clicked on another thing in the box which was an overturned picture frame. In the picture frame there was a picture of Strong Bad and Strong Sad smiling at the camera, Strong Bad's arm around Strong Sad.
Now this leads me to some hard questions. Like why do they hate each other so much now? Why is Strong Sad so depressed now when back then he was happy? What made Strong Bad so bad? And one must also take into consideration Strong Mad. Where was he? What gave him that speech impediment? I shall try to answer these now.
A long while ago, there was a man named David Strong, but, for some reason, everyone called him Strong. Eventually he met a woman named Gladys and fell in love with her. They soon got married, and people started calling Gladys "Strong Glad." Soon afterward, they had a child. A baby girl who they named Fabiola in honor of Strong Glad's grandmother. When Strong's friends heard about the child, Strong's nickname changed and he became "Strong Dad." His friends then, being cheeky, decided to give a nickname to the Strongs' daughter. "Strong Fad" was soon decided and the name stuck.
Two years later, Strong Dad and Strong Glad had another child. He was born prematurely but survived none the less. The parents then named their first son Matthew and Strong Fad immediately liked him. Again, though, Strong Dad's friends decided to play their name game. Matthew soon became Strong Mad.
The next year, another son was born. The Strong parents had a pretty good idea what was going to happen to their child's name, so they named him Bartholemew. The name Strong Bad was soon born.
Finally, two years later, Strong Glad had another child. Unfortunately, this would be her last. The child had ended up growing in the fallopian tube, causing her to become unable to perform childbirth any more. After a long and complicated cesarian section, Strong Dad and Strong Glad's child was born. They named him Thadeus, but, due to Strong Dad's friend's stupidity, his name was soon changed to Strong Sad.
The four Strong children grew up normally, but, strangely, they started to take on the qualities of their nicknames. Strong Fad always was in the best of fashion, Strong Mad had a slight temper problem, Strong Bad was a trickster, and Strong Sad had a penchant for songs in Minor keys and Edgar Allen Poe.Strong Fad even once created a "one size fits all" mask for Strong Bad and he became entranced by it and swore that he would never take it off. But beyond this, the children were normal. Strong Bad never did anything horrible, Strong Mad never hurt anyone, and Strong Sad always had a cheerful lookout on life.
Until Strong Fad became a heroin addict in her Senior year of high school. She started stealing money from Strong Glad's purse, taking Strong Sad's allergy medicine and selling it. This went on for around two months until Strong Dad and Strong Glad couldn't take in any more. They sent Strong Fad to a rehabilitation center, only to find out later that she had ran away from it to live on her own.
The Strong Brothers were devastated by this.
Strong Mad started working out at impossible rates to get over the grief while Strong Sad started studying at the same rate. There wasn't one time when you didn't see Strong Mad without a weight or Strong Sad without a textbook during this time.
Strong Bad took it the hardest though since he and his sister were the closest out of all of them. His grades started dropping rapidly, his pranks got less and less playful, all the while getting more and more hurtful, and he started making fun of everything he saw.
But the thing that really affected the Strong Brothers was the loss of their parents in a car crash when Strong Mad was in his senior year. After that happened, Strong Mad went into a fit of anger and gave himself a concussion while hitting things. He ended up suffering a severe amount of brain damage. Strong Bad ended up dropping out of school completely and started stealing things from the mall. He ended up getting arrested a couple times. Strong Sad ended up developing Bipolar Disorder and tried to commit suicide many times, only to be stopped by Strong Bad.
After a while, Strong Fad came back. She was incredibly skinny and horrible looking and apparently was trying with all of her might to overcome her addiction. When she heard about her parents' death though, she became stricken with grief and started doing more hardcore drugs like LSD. Strong Bad and Strong Sad ended up talking some sense into her and she soon realized that she needed help and committed herself to a Rehabilitation Center.
The Brothers Strong eventually realized that in order to get a better grasp on reality they needed to move away from their home town so they moved to a little town in the middle of no where that was far away from where they used to live.
Strong Bad tried to be his old self while there, but no one seemed to appreciate him. So, in an attempt to become popular, he started beating his little brother Strong Sad up on a regular basis.
Strong Mad found a friend who could stand to be around him and stood up for him when he needed it. Sure, his friend was a little animal, but it was extremely intelligent and could help Strong Mad when he needed it.
Finally, Strong Sad ended up becoming the least popular in the town next to the self appointed King, and was only friends with a strange short person who was less intelligible in his thought process than Strong Mad, and a hippie girl that seemed to be the exact opposite of Strong Bad.
I know that this probably isn't what the creators of Homestarrunner.com had in mind, but it does give a really good explanatory theory behind the Strong Brothers.
Will Starr