Line #71 Memes/Homestuck


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2	[[caption-width-right:300:Upside-down torso Eridan Ampora: Limbo Master]]
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4	'''> Sleuth out [[MemeticMutation internet colloquialisms]].'''
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6	Wow, they have all of the memes. All of them! You're surprised ''Website/KnowYourMeme'' doesn't have an individual article just for ''Homestuck''... [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/subcultures/homestuck OH WAIT]]
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8	'''Please Note''': This page is for memes ''exclusive'' to ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}''. Please put memes that are universal across at least two ''Webcomic/MSPaintAdventures'' in the appropriate place!
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12	!!Please add entries in the following format:
13	* The meme. [=[[=]labelnote:Explanation[=]]=]The explanation behind the meme, if necessary.[=[[/=]labelnote[=]]=] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Like this.[[/labelnote]]
14	** Further mutations and successor memes, if any.
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17	* It started out with "What's In the Box, Jack?" [[labelnote:Explanation]]In comic, Jack Noir looks into a box. A thread was created where fans created their own versions of what he found.[[/labelnote]], which then launched so many spin-off threads that they all ended up condensed into one gigantic [[http://www.mspaforums.com/showthread.php?29862-IMAGE-MANIPULATION-THREAD-What-s-the Image Manipulation thread.]] Then there's pretty much [[FountainOfMemes everything]] from Webcomic/SweetBroAndHellaJeff (which also has achieved memetic status within the series' own universe). Listing ''all'' the in-fandom memes would take the rest of this page... oh look, it does!
18	* "you can see me, right. tell me what is wrong with this picture." [[labelnote:Explanation]]One of ''Homestuck's'' very ''first'' memes, it is in reference to [[https://www.homestuck.com/story/174 this page]] featuring John sitting in a bathtub that Rose accidentally dropped on his stairs, whilst asking the above mentioned question. It inspired a flurry of fan redraws and even got {{Call Back}}s in the comic itself[[/labelnote]]
19	* In universe:
20	--> [[color:blue:EB: how do you know about jegus? do you even know what that is?]]
21	--> [[color:#004183:AG: I have no idea! It's something Terezi has 8een saying non stop for some reason.]]
22	--> [[color:#004183:AG: It is weirdly infectious.]]
23	** In-fandom responses: "TROLLS DO NOT SAY GOG" (due to a few times when the trolls, before they met the kids, said "god" and "Jesus")
24	* On 4chan's /co/ board, due to the massive amount of shipping and general threads, "HOMOSUCK IS SHIT" has evolved into an all-around catchphrase for anything that's too invasive or clutters up the board.
25	** HOMOSUCK [[AscendedMeme became canon]] on [[ArcNumber 6/12/13]]
26	* UPDATE [[labelnote:Explanation]]Standard reaction to an update.[[/labelnote]]
27	** also POTATO [[labelnote:Explanation]][[https://web.archive.org/web/20130720102142/http://www.mspaforums.com/showthread.php?37386-Homestuck-Fandom-Memes-Explained-It-s-like-dissecting-Billious-Slick&p=4797757&viewfull=1 Explained here.]][[/labelnote]]
28	** UPDORT[[labelnote:Explanation]]A misspelling of the above[[/labelnote]]
29	*** ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' could have updated RIGHT NOW. [[labelnote:Explanation]]''Homestuck'' updates a lot and at odd hours.[[/labelnote]]
30	** [=UPD8=] [[labelnote:Explanation]]The above by way of Vriska's typing quirk, which also conveniently saves you a whole two keystrokes.[[/labelnote]]
31	* Turn that 0_0 into a 0u0!
32	** Wait, no, that looks stupid.[[labelnote:Explanation]]A reference to Aradia Megido[[/labelnote]]
33	* being 0kay with things [[labelnote:Explanation]]A common response by Aradia to the events going on. Well, when she's dead, anywho.[[/labelnote]]
34	* All of the X. All of it/them. [[labelnote:Explanation]]A phrase referenced repeatedly by the character Vriska, beginning with "you've gained all the levels. All of them." Also said a lot by the narrator during introductions.[[/labelnote]]
35	* Also, BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEEEEEEEEEEP [[labelnote:Explanation]]Associated with characters driving cars, or [[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=003065 pretending to drive cars]][[/labelnote]]
36	* Anythiiiiiiiing repeating 8 times [[labelnote:Explanation]]Vriska's typing quirk [[WesternZodiac (she's Scorpio)]][[/labelnote]]
37	** "Be in cahoots. CAHOOOOOOOOTS!"
38	* OH NOOOOOOO [[labelnote:Explanation]]A phrase commonly uttered by Jade when something bad happens[[/labelnote]]
39	* Sloppy makeouts [[labelnote:Explanation]]ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin. Also known as "sloppy interspecies makeouts"[[/labelnote]]
40	* Shit and the handle's repeated breakups and reconciliations [[labelnote:Explanation]]"Shit just flew off the handle" and variations thereof are a common phrase in the series.[[/labelnote]]
41	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIeFCi_8tos GET SOME LEAVES!]]
42	* Everyone is Spades Slick [[labelnote:Explanation]]A parody of EpilepticTrees for ''Homestuck''.[[/labelnote]]
43	** Everyone is Lord English, ''who is already here!'' [[labelnote:Explanation]]A reference to the speculation over English's true identity.[[/labelnote]]
44	*** Nepeta is Lord English! [[labelnote:Explanation]]A further parody of the above.[[/labelnote]]
45	*** Are there more Lord Englishes I should know about?! [[labelnote:Explanation]]A reference to the hype over Jack Noir possibly turning into Lord English and a reference to a ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'' episode.[[/labelnote]]
46	* BLUH [[labelnote:Explanation]]Common expletive used by various characters[[/labelnote]]
47	** HUGE BITCH BLUH BLUH [[labelnote:Explanation]]Used to describe Snowman and Vriska. A snowclone "BLUH BLUH HUGE WITCH" was used to describe Rose.[[/labelnote]]
48	*** GLUB GLUB HUGE FISH [[labelnote:Explanation]]A snowclone of the above referring to fish troll Feferi Peixes; or, now, more often, to her ancestor the Condesce.[[/labelnote]]
49	** DERP
50	* being STRONG [[labelnote:Explanation]]A reference to Equius Zahhak, who has SuperStrength.[[/labelnote]]
51	** [=STRONGjumping, STRONGgalloping, STRONGsitting, STRONGlifting, STRONGrunning, STRONGdating, STRONGhobble=] etc. [[labelnote:Explanation]]See above[[/labelnote]]
52	* ___ double reacharound [[labelnote:Explanation]]A phrase that appears in the comic[[/labelnote]]
53	* complete bullshit [[labelnote:Explanation]]Another phrase that appears in the comic, usually preceded by "This is"[[/labelnote]]
54	* Trollsonas [[labelnote:Explanation]]Fans making troll versions of themselves.[[/labelnote]]
55	* Buckets counting as [[BizarreAlienReproduction sex toys]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Trolls use buckets to reproduce.[[/labelnote]]
56	** Referring to Valentine's Day as "Pail Day" (or "Bucket Day", or "Quadrant Day", or "Matesprit Day")
57	** Is that... a bucket? Augh, I can't believe someone would post that kind of smut on a worksafe site! Have you no decency?
58	*** SIX SOLAR SWEEPS! ''NOT'' 0KAY! [[labelnote:Explanation]]Six solar sweeps is equivalent to 13 Earth years.[[/labelnote]]
59	* My Little Hoofbeasts [[labelnote:Explanation]]Trolls call horses "hoofbeasts". A reference to ''Franchise/MyLittlePony''[[/labelnote]]
60	** NEIGH [[labelnote:Explanation]]A reference to an EasterEgg flash[[/labelnote]]
61	*** FUCKING NEIGH
62	* Basically everything in ''Webcomic/SweetBroAndHellaJeff''. Particularly "I warned you about stairs", "flip it turnways" and [=SBAHJification=]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Everything is based off various lines from the comic. [=SBAHJification=] is making something like ''[[StylisticSuck Sweet Bro and Hella Jeff]]''.[[/labelnote]]
63	** FUCK HOMESTUCK IS CREATING ALL THESE MEMES
64	*** IT KEEPS HAPPENING
65	** I WARNED YOU ABOUT MEMES BRO. I TOLD YOU DOG.
66	*** IT KEEPS HAPPENING
67	*** where doing it man. where MAKING THIS HAPEN.
68	** (in my dream) I am the X. [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment Its me]].
69	** THE X RUSE WAS A...........
70	*** DISTACTION
71	** the big man HASS the ball
72	*** i HAVE the car
73	** dude you gotta FLIP IT, TURN-WAYS
74	* "YES. HELL YES. HELL. FUCKING. YES." [[labelnote:Explanation]]A common phrase that appears in the comic[[/labelnote]]
75	* 2X____COMBO!!! [[labelnote:Explanation]]Another common phrase.[[/labelnote]]
76	** PSYCHE [[labelnote:Explanation]]A RunningGag where just before a character does something [[AndNowForSomeoneCompletelyDifferent the story switches to another character. Also used to create a fake end to Act 4.]][[/labelnote]]
77	* SWEET CATCH!!! [[labelnote:Explanation]]RunningGag where a character catches something.[[/labelnote]]
78	* Autistic Nepeta [[labelnote:Explanation]][[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=004061 A typical abusive comment from Karkat about Nepeta]] led to this being a relatively common interpretation of the character.[[/labelnote]]
79	* "Tangle buddies" [[labelnote:Explanation]]A reference to the [[ShowWithinAShow Squiddles]][[/labelnote]]
80	* "Lousy goddamn stupid X" [[labelnote:Explanation]]A RunningGag in the series[[/labelnote]].
81	* Good dog. Best friend. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Originates from when Jade feeds Becquerel a radioactive steak. It promptly became a snowclone phrase, "Good ''x''. Best ''y''."[[/labelnote]]
82	** Bad dog. Worst enemy. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Kanaya applying said snowclone phrase to [[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/scratch.php?s=6&p=005876 Bec Noir]][[/labelnote]]
83	* Doing an acrobatic fucking pirouette off the X [[labelnote:Explanation]]A RunningGag. The X is usually a handle.[[/labelnote]]
84	* You cannot beat X in a Y-off. He/She is simply the best there is. [[labelnote:Explanation]]RunningGag.[[/labelnote]]
85	* It's hard being a kid growing up. It's hard and no one understands. [[labelnote:Explanation]]A repeated phrase in the comic.[[/labelnote]]
86	** It's hard being a [insert thing here]. It's hard and nobody understands. [[labelnote:Explanation]]A snowclone of the above.[[/labelnote]]
87	* Special mention should go to Nepeta, Equius, Feferi, Eridan, and Aradia for bringing cat, horse, fish, more fish, and frog puns into the fur-ray.
88	** ribbit
89	** Often leads to "I can't really control the X" following an unintentional utterance.
90	* '''THIS IS STUPID''' [[labelnote:Explanation]]Usually said after a BigLippedAlligatorMoment[[/labelnote]]
91	* [[Music/BingCrosby Who's]] [[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=004037 this douchebag?]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Common reaction to any person a character doesn't recognize.[[/labelnote]]
92	* Got Tiger [[labelnote:Explanation]]On Hussie's Formspring, someone made this typo when attempting to say "god tier", and Hussie naturally couldn't let it pass without comment. "Getting the tiger" became an UnusualEuphemism for someone ascending to the god tiers.[[/labelnote]]
93	** Dog Tier! [[labelnote:Explanation]]Jade got a pair of dog ears to go with her AnimalMotif when she achieved her God Tier. The fandom loved it, bestowing upon her this nickname.[[/labelnote]]
94	** And most recently, Cod Tier. [[labelnote:Explanation]]After a fan requested a picture of a God-Tiered Gamzee as part of Hussie's charity fundraiser for Japan after the earthquake, Hussie drew a sketch of Gamzee in his God Tier outfit which included, among other things, an enormous codpiece from ''Bard Quest''. Naturally, the fans ran with this.[[/labelnote]]
95	*** [[AscendedMeme Now canon.]]
96	** Duck Tier for Doomed Eridan, whose God Tier outfit's hood makes him look like a [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Psyduck]].
97	* "It's not like X being real was ever a thing that stopped being true" [[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=004956 and]] [[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=004991 other]] verbose ways of reminding readers that something long-forgotten still has significance.
98	* [[FandomEnragingMisconception WV IS AN IMP!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]It was initially believed WV was one of the imps John fought in the Medium. He's not.[[/labelnote]]
99	* Worcestershire sauce [[labelnote:Explanation]][[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=002273 From here.]][[/labelnote]]
100	* ''Homestuck'' is [[CrapsaccharineWorld RELENTLESSLY LIGHT-HEARTED]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]See the PotHole.[[/labelnote]]
101	** The villain is a DOG WEARING SUNGLASSES. [[labelnote:Explanation]]From WordOfGod.[[/labelnote]]
102	* ''Everyone'' hates Vriska! [[labelnote:Explanation]]The character has a habit of manipulating everyone, often to their detriment.[[/labelnote]]
103	* Tavros is the worst troll. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Tavros is inept at trolling.[[/labelnote]]
104	** Vriska is the best troll. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Vriska was intentionally created to be the best troll, not only infuriating the characters but also the readers.[[/labelnote]]
105	** [[TeasingCreator Hussie is the]] [[TrollingCreator best troll.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]See the PotHole[[/labelnote]]
106	* Your name is [something stupid here] [[labelnote:Example]][[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=001902 Zoosmell Pooplord.]][[/labelnote]]
107	* [=H3Y D4V3. H3Y D4V3. 1S TH1S YOU?=] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Terezi paints Dave's glasses onto various pictures. She usually misses.[[/labelnote]]
108	** [[http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2010/354/4/6/wh4t_now___dancing_terezi_by_mcknackus_theoneth-d35beua.gif WH4T NOW??]]
109	* An extreme example: on the formspring Hussie commented that "There are major characters, and there are minor ones. If you're waiting for me to fire up NEPETAQUEST 2011, don't hold your breath." [[http://www.mspaforums.com/showthread.php?34149 Now, the fans are making it hapen.]] [[http://www.mspaforums.com/showthread.php?38034-NEPETAQUEST-2011-Thread-4-Oh-god-the-quadrants! Twice.]]
110	** In one update [[AscendedMeme Karkat mentioned Nepetaquest.]]
111	--->KARKAT: [[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=006887 YOU KNOW WHAT?]] GIVE ME FIFTY FUCKING NEPETAS! WHY THE HELL NOT. WE'LL CALL OUR JOURNEY THROUGH BLACK ENDLESS DESPAIR "NEPETAQUEST".
112	* 1/18 [[labelnote:Explanation]]It's a gay porn comic featuring Tavros, Eridan and Equius that was being spammed at 4chan's Homestuck General. It always started with a spoilered pic of the first page, and a spoilered text saying "1/18". Soon it started being parodied, including one version that had SBAHJ-style art.[[/labelnote]]
113	* [[http://images.wikia.com/protomenstuck/images/b/b7/Hope_rides_forevver_alone.png HOPE RIDES FOREVVER ALONE!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]The character Eridan uses double "v"s and "w"s as his typing quirk since his sign is Aquarius. The fandom commonly characterize him as being a desperate, dateless loser. And then he was revealed to be the "Prince of Hope". Mashing him with the line "Hope Rides Alone" from Music/TheProtomen swiftly followed.[[/labelnote]]
114	* The best ship is FRIENDSHIP! [[labelnote:Explanation]]An answer to ShipToShipCombat.[[/labelnote]]
115	* Kanaya's feet. Look at them go! [[labelnote:Explanation]]4chan /co/ meme originating from a gif where Kanaya moves her feet very fast. [[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=005423 A later update was made as a homage to that meme.]][[/labelnote]]
116	* [[color:#2b0057:honk. HONK.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]AxCrazy Sober!Gamzee's MadnessMantra, which quickly became a spectacular instance of HellIsThatNoise both in-universe and out.[[/labelnote]]
117	* [[http://laiho-69.deviantart.com/art/Ef-Yes-March-199364385 MARCH MADNESS]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Back in December of '10, a group of fans got together and began designing a Homestuck calender. When the topic of a crossdressing Eridan was breached, the artist designing the picture for March decided the idea was too good to pass up, so they decided to work it into their image [[http://abortedslunk.deviantart.com/art/Homestuck-Calendar-March-Page-191184591 and came up with this as a result.]][[/labelnote]]
118	** The outfit is also memetic, as is the picture for being ugly to many.
119	*** [[AscendedMeme "March Eridan" is now canon, appearing in the "Ministrife" update.]]
120	* "Be the <noun>, <verb> the <noun>." [[labelnote:Explanation]]A RunningGag[[/labelnote]]
121	** Be the [[OurVampiresAreDifferent Rainbow Drinker]]. Get ''all'' the ladies. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Kanaya being a LesbianVampire.[[/labelnote]]
122	* Dave's hair is a bird!
123	** [[LateToThePunchline ...holy SHIT.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Almost two years into the comic's run a fan who had only recently started the series caused a massive FailedASpotCheck moment for many other fans by asking in a forum [[http://gyazo.com/d52f1006830afa72b49c71e5da198166.png if anyone else had noticed Dave Strider's hair was in the shape of a stylized bird.]][[/labelnote]]
124	* Shenanigans on the fora have led to two involving photoshopping Erdian: [[http://i363.photobucket.com/albums/oo74/KOHBC/Untitled-1.png "upside-down-torso Eridan"]] [[http://i363.photobucket.com/albums/oo74/KOHBC/Untitled-2.png or "UDT Eridan"]] (from [[http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy121/split9102/03533.png this]]), and [[http://i51.tinypic.com/2rhvkna.jpg ERIDAN AMPORA, LIMBO MASTER]] (from [[http://i.imgur.com/ioBmL.png this]]). [[http://i52.tinypic.com/33mmr0j.jpg The logical conclusion.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]They're shops of [[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=005436 his death scene]].[[/labelnote]]
125	* Another memetic mutation that eventually worked its way into the [=AlterniaBound=] album was Trollcops. It started as [[http://www.mspaforums.com/showthread.php?34044-TROLL!COPS-The-AU a thread on the forums]] and was your standard AU thread. The music team then answered with making the AU's radio theme, the aptly named Trollcops. It especially shows in the Radio Play version when the narrator describes the long-time officer (Terezi) and the rookie (Sollux).
126	** Sollux's eyes flashing as a siren.
127	* Troll terminology including Jegus and Gog (which they picked up from Dave), candlelight hate date, bone bulge, nook and seedflap.
128	* Troll typing quirks [[labelnote:Explanation]]Each troll has their own way of typing.[[/labelnote]]
129	* Fan art depicting troll, felt and first guardian versions of various characters
130	* [[HollywoodPudgy Fat Vriska]] and Fat Feferi, aka Fatferi. [[labelnote:Partial explanation]]Fat Vriska came about from a long series of trolling/counter-trolling Q&A on Hussie's formspring account about whether Feferi was fat or not that eventually degenerated into an expression of hatred & lust for fat people with Vriska as the focus. [[http://s3.amazonaws.com/kym-assets/photos/images/original/000/162/794/neWm1.png The Q&A in question can be read here.]][[/labelnote]]
131	* Doc Scratch as Advertising/TheManYourManCouldSmellLike [[labelnote:Explanation]]The comic revealed that Scratch likes the company of younger girls causing a MistakenForPedophile moment...though due to his age Scratch thinks [[MayflyDecemberRomance every girl is "young"]][[/labelnote]]
132	** [[color:white:Hello ladies.]]
133	** Doc Scratch as other {{Memetic Molester}}s, such as Pedobear
134	* Titles following the <noun>stuck / <noun>bent naming scheme
135	* ''Homestuck'' versions of the [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/ooh-mister-x Ooh Mister X meme]] (originally from ''Webcomic/HarkAVagrant'').
136	* Terezi facing the wrong direction in fanart [[labelnote:Explanation]]Terezi is blind.[[/labelnote]]
137	** This even extends to cosplay photoshoots, in which the various Terezis stand with their backs to the cameras, wave to the sky, or just look off in the wrong direction.
138	* [[http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmpnweqwHI1qdtjemo1_500.png Pants]][[http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmpoox0dMg1qidxtzo1_500.png kat]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]An OffModel moment caused by an unusual art choice made Karkat look as though his entire body consists of a pair of ''really'' long pants. Pantskat is the most common name for the entity, but "Karkat Pantas" is also used on occasion. [[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/scratch.php?s=6&p=005748 The image in question can be found here.]][[/labelnote]]
139	** [[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/scratch.php?s=6&p=005872 Fully]] [[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=005955 an]] AscendedMeme.
140	** [[http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmpo12diM41qg5tizo1_500.png Missing]] [[http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmpl3y656y1qh0hmpo1_500.jpg Middle]] [[http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmpjlqwHMB1qb9kaxo1_500.png Kanaya]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Derives from the same frame as Pantskat, "Cutnaya" comes from how the colour of Kanaya's sash is the same colour as the floor, so it appears she is lacking a midsection.[[/labelnote]]
141	* The catchphrase "[[BlatantLies Kids & Fun]]" and the many variations of it
142	** Tsunamis and Secretaries [[labelnote:Explanation]]After Eridan killed Feferi and Kanaya, a huge shitstorm started on 4chan's Homestuck General. Eridan's fans were celebrating his victory and unsuccessfully trying to justify his actions. One of Eridan's fans decided to make an analogy with a tsunami, saying Eridan was doing that to avoid said tsunami.[[/labelnote]]
143	** [[PhysicalGod Gods & Fun]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]All the original human kids reach the God Tiers.[[/labelnote]]
144	* [[{{Anime}} The animes]], like [[Literature/{{Discworld}} Disukuwarudo]] by [[Creator/TerryPratchett Pratchett-san]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]These two related memes emerged from some of Hussie's snarky Formspring responses concerning, well, anime; Hussie doesn't care about the animes, and so gave ''Discworld'' as a snarky response. It spent most of its time as a Formspring/MSPA forum injoke, and didn't get a nod in ''Homestuck'' itself for a long time, until Jade alchemised the Dead Shuffle dress and it's remarked that in it she looks like she's "straight from the animes".[[/labelnote]]
145	** [[BlatantLies Homestuck: The Anime. Complete with screencaps, episode summaries, VA discussion and]] [[SubbingVersusDubbing Sub vs. Dub flame wars.]][[labelnote:Explanation]]On July 1st, 2012, Hussie was forced to take an unexpected hiatus for [=ComicCon=] and dealing with his neglected chores, while also working on the next Flash update. During this time, the fandom had so little to do that they began to create high quality 'animestuck' fanart. The results were so convincing that some people began asking where they could find it, leading more people to create more Anime-style art based on scenes from the comic, as well as creating lists of [=VAs=], and adding subtitles to certain images.[[/labelnote]]
146	* "[=AnD=] [=ThEn=] mAyBe mAkE [=OuT=] a [=LiTtLe=] ;o)" [[labelnote:Explanation]]This came from a particularly hilarious line by Gamzee where he casually (and unexpectedly) asks Tavros to make out.[[/labelnote]]
147	* "i am not a homosexual." [[labelnote:Explanation]]Right after Karkat confesses his hatecrush on John, John replies with this line. It can be found absolutely everywhere.[[/labelnote]]
148	* [[http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/160/625/tumblr_lpiwqw3WyJ1r18quno1_500.jpg This image of cosplayers]], with a security guard giving them a funny look in the background, is meme gold.
149	** The caption "LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT HOMESTUCK" has become a catchphrase in its own right.
150	** The security guard from the original picture (nicknamed Lemmy Telya, the Peeved Passerby, or just Frank) has inspired [[http://ib.skaia.net/post/view/12447 fanart]], [[http://66.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lu7yoehlBA1r5nzuso4_1280.jpg at least one cosplay]], and [[http://orig15.deviantart.net/4f08/f/2011/312/1/8/imitation_security_guard_by_octopus_interphone-d4fkokg.png fanart of said cosplay.]] (This fandom is the {{ouroboros}}. It's us.)
151	** Slightly less famous are [[http://angry-guards-into-homestuck.tumblr.com/post/11001462920/zoobooks-gamzee-squiddlesexual this pointing guy]], [[http://ib.skaia.net/post/view/24313 this waitress]] and [[http://ib.skaia.net/post/view/36544 this befuddled businessman]].
152	** Now [[http://mspaintadventures.com/scraps2/homestuckKS.html acknowledged]].
153	* Daddy Droog is best Droog! [[labelnote:Explanation]]After seeing Droog watch the CurbStompBattle between Aradia and Vriska and how he praised her afterwards a lot of AU fanfic/fanart portrayed Diamonds Droog as Aradia's adoptive father, frequently with other members of the Midnight Crew or the Felt adopting other trolls (usually based on exile/troll pairings).[[/labelnote]]
154	* [[http://knowyourmeme.com/photos/274409-and-then-they-fked-yelling-bird AND THEN THEY BOTH]] [[UnusualEuphemism PORKED]]! [[labelnote:Explanation]]The punchline from a comic shipping Eridan and Nepeta together, itself based on a ''Webcomic/QuestionableContent'' Webcomic meme, has seen more than its fair share of usage.[[/labelnote]]
155	* "Is she holding the gun right? Y/N" [[labelnote:Explanation]]Two characters, Jade and Eridan, use guns in-canon, leading to a lot of fanart of them with guns. Since they're both expert marksmen, it's somewhat jarring to notice how rarely they're drawn holding their gun correctly, even in otherwise-good pictures, or in canon.[[/labelnote]]
156	* [[http://miraculoustang.tumblr.com/post/8839897677/somebody-sent-this-to-me-on-my-livestream The Sufferer can break those cuffs.]]
157	* Aradia's horns are a meme themselves, if only because [[OffModel Andrew seems to not give the slightest of fucks about having them look consistent between panels.]] In one panel with a heavy focus on [[FanNickName Arasia]][[note]]She was only "named" (The Handmaid) a bunch of updates later, and didn't get an actual name (Damara Megido) until act 6[[/note]], he actually [[http://i.imgur.com/x6REw.gif FORGOT her horns entirely.]] If fanart manages to keep Aradia's horns internally consistent, people will joke that Aradia is off-model in how on-model she is.
158	* SHOOOOOOOOOOSSSSSHHH [[labelnote:Explanation]]A string of updates near the end of Act 5 have Karkat calming Gamzee down from his subjugglating madness by repeatedly "pap"-ing his face and shushing him.[[/labelnote]]
159	** KARKAT IS A SUBJUGGLATOR WHISPERER.
160	* GIVVE THAT BITCH A WWHALE. BITCHES LOVVE WWHALES. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Said Seahorse Dad to Eridan. In fanon, this is generally portrayed as the extent of their knowledge of the ways of love, moreso for Eridan.[[/labelnote]]
161	** its a wwhale [[labelnote:Explanation]][[http://jesscookie.deviantart.com/art/bitches-lovve-wwhales-257833366 The logical conclusion to the above,]] mixing Eridan's ideal of of the above advice with a separate meme about a whale emoticon on an [=iPhone=].[[/labelnote]]
162	* Kanaya is a drunk, [[AlcoholHic hic!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Sometime around June 2011 someone posted a role-play log wherein they were role-playing Kanaya as a drunk, it boomed with [[http://drunk-homosexual-virgo.tumblr.com/ popularity within hours.]][[/labelnote]]
163	** Grimdrunk Rose
164	*** And many other spin offs
165	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2N8HOWTja_s "John and Dave Play Sburb"]], a video mashing up audio from ''WebVideo/TwoBestFriendsPlay'' with scenes from ''Homestuck'', has become very popular. "I might NEED the blankie!" "That's textook vampire-ism." Fans have been known to declare that Matt and Pat are now their {{headcanon}} voices for John and Dave.
166	* John noping. [[labelnote:Explanation]][[http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lde1yf8H3O1qd31ve.jpg This image.]][[/labelnote]]
167	* ssh only ______ now. [[labelnote:Explanation]]From [[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/storyfiles/hs2/scraps/D4V3XD4V3.jpg]] this drawing sent by Terezi to Dave.[[/labelnote]]
168	* SHES HOT RUNWAY MODEL. (Referring to Kanaya.) [[labelnote:Explanation]]"[S] Cascade" featured one shot in which Kanaya had an interesting pose that the fandom decided to run with. [[http://xamag-homestuck.tumblr.com/post/11994677963/naespark-husklaughingalonewithkanaya the image was drawn by fanartist Xamag]][[/labelnote]]
169	** 2X Explanation Combo: This meme is much [[OlderThanTheyThink older than that]]. It pretty much launched [[http://sheshotrunwaymodel.tumblr.com/post/12155154078/shes-hot-runway-model-the-movie-the-trailer with this]], continued with [[http://sheshotrunwaymodel.tumblr.com/post/5214483517/krabsnack-hi this]], and then threw [[http://sheshotrunwaymodel.tumblr.com/post/5225853329/cast-list-for-shrm2 this on]] for good measure. Later, the [[http://cloofoofoo.tumblr.com/post/11077099141/shes-hot-runway-model-joke-an-inside-look story of its conception]] was released.
170	* HI AGAIN, IDIOT. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Karkat's first line of dialogue[[/labelnote]]
171	* The [=EOA5=] bar and its seemingly eternal progression to the end [[labelnote:Explanation]]When Hussie began creating the End of Act 5 flash he made a progress bar for it on his site.[[/labelnote]]
172	** Merry Gristmas [[labelnote:Explanation]]A joking reference to Christmas, using the building material from SBURB[[/labelnote]]
173	* Who's that boy, wanna be amigo?
174	** Carlito! Carlito!
175	* Dave as Satan, also known as Devil Dave. [[labelnote:Explanation]]After a StealthParody "anti-Homestuck" blog decreed that Dave represented Satan, the idea caught on and there was an influx of fanart for the idea.[[http://anti-homestuck-blog.tumblr.com/ The blog in question can be found here.]][[/labelnote]]
176	** This also resulted in the creation of Jesus John, Reaper Karkat, and Angel Davesprite.
177	* Hussieruya [[labelnote:Explanation]] Shipping Hussie with Creator/HidekazHimaruya is a fairly common thing, it may have originally been created as a tongue-in-cheek to poke fun at the [[FandomRivalry inexplicable hatred]] between the ''Hetalia'' fandom and the ''Homestuck'' fandom at the time. (The two Fandoms have since [[FriendlyFandoms made up.]]) It was popularized by artists Tannanana and Sclez. Hussie now knows about it, thanks to a fan who sent him a link to the Hussieruya blog via Twitter. [[http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrqje2A15O1r3ufhro1_500.jpg This was his response.]][[/labelnote]]
178	* 10/25, never forget. [[labelnote:Explanation]]When Hussie posted the EOA 5 flash on Newgrounds on the 25th of October (10/25), so many fans flocked there to see it that Newgrounds crashed. Then, when he posted a link to download it on Megaupload, the same event occurred. A livestream that was set up to play the EOA for everyone who'd missed it also crashed within minutes. Even Tumblr ended up crashing due to the sheer amount of fans posting about the flash. 10/25 has since been dubbed "the day that Homestuck broke the Internet."[[/labelnote]]
179	* Im Sorry I Thought It Was Obvious [[labelnote:Explanation]]Originally said by Kanaya Maryam, it is used in response to an exclamation of FridgeBrilliance about something everyone else already understood.[[/labelnote]]
180	* [[SayMyName HUUUUUSSSSSSSSIEEEEEEEEEEE]][[labelnote:Explanation]]The standard response to discovering a new piece of hidden {{foreshadowing}}, FridgeBrilliance or other evidence connecting to an event or another is {{skyward scream}}ing Creator/AndrewHussie's name. Due to the nature of the plot this happens ''a lot''.[[/labelnote]]
181	* Everything about [[EnsembleDarkhorse Jake English]] shortly after his debut.
182	** HUBBA HUBBA [[labelnote:Explanation]]His... [[{{Fetish}} thoughts about "women of a cerulean complexion".[[/labelnote]]]]
183	** As soon as his first Pesterlog conversation happened, fairly accurate comparisons to [[WesternAnimation/TheWildThornberrys Nigel Thornberry]] [[http://ib.skaia.net/post/view/24493 ensued.]]
184	** "Double pistols and a wink" is quickly becoming a favorite among fans.
185	* Prior to the appearance of Dirk Strider and Roxy Lalonde, fanartists jumped on the idea that Dirk is a ridiculous fanspeak-spewing anime lover (probably inspired by his pointy shades), and that Roxy is a ValleyGirl (inspired by an [[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=006029 offhand reference]]: "you and she are totally BFFSIES 4EVERZ, her words").
186	* There's currently a rebellion brewing on the forums against Betty Crocker. FIGHT THE BATTERWITCH. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Betty Crocker is a villain in ''Homestuck''[[/labelnote]]
187	** The revelation that she uses SubliminalSeduction has caused it to [[http://www.mspaforums.com/showthread.php?37392-Avatar-%28and-Signature!%29-Thread-Four&p=5739429&viewfull=1#post5739429 spread throughout the forum]] as [[FreezeFrameBonus rapidly flickering avatars]]. [[spoiler: OBEY]]
188	* 13 YEAR BREAK [[labelnote:Explanation]]On his now-defunct formspring account, Hussie responded to a question about a perceived slowdown in updates by pointing out that his overall rate hadn't changed--there were longer pauses between updates, but there were also more pages per update. Then he pointed out that at that time he had put out enough pages, quickly enough, that he could stop updating entirely for 13 years, and ''Homestuck'' would still have a higher lifetime page-per-day rate than any other webcomic currently in existence.[[/labelnote]]
189	* Dirk Strider as a sink wearing sunglasses. [[labelnote:Explanation]]The first pesterlog Dirk has is in fact Jake talking to his autoresponder- that is, his shades- which are shown resting on a sink.[[/labelnote]]
190	* [[https://64.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lpd8wfw1uf1qki1rio1_640.png PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY DEMONS FUCKING EACH OTHER]] (link is somewhat NSFW) [[labelnote:Explanation]]The widely used pairing name for Gamzee/Tavros is 'pbj', due to their respective blood colors. This prompted a non-Homestuck fan on tumblr to complain that after searching the 'pbj' tag he found a bunch of 'peanut butter and jelly demons fucking each other' when all he wanted was a sandwich.[[/labelnote]]
191	* "Brobot stalking Jake while unfitting music plays": After the [[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=006134 update]] in which Brobot was first revealed, many fans posted the panels to tumblr alongside hilariously unsuitable audio. Music used included the Jaws theme, Every Breath You Take, Somebody's Watching Me, Total Eclipse of the Heart, Never Gonna Give You Up, and an original composition by [[http://soselfimportant.tumblr.com/ soselfimportant]], among others.
192	* Trickster Mode, named after the {{Easter Egg}}s in various flashes, is an art meme where the characters are redesigned in bizarre ways, ie candy-themed and constantly cheerful. It can get very disturbing.
193	** [[http://fwugradiation.tumblr.com/post/9752133319/origin-of-trickster-john Here's]] [[http://www.mspaforums.com/showthread.php?25136-Homestuck-Fan-Art-III-The-Re-Deadening/page4 where it started]].
194	** [[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=006990 And here it pops up again!]]
195	** And then Hussie simply goes all out and makes Jane into a fully canonical Trickster. The [[UncannyValleyMakeup results]] are...[[http://mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=007611 unsettling]], to say the [[StepfordSmiler least]].
196	* "The Vast What": In reference to [[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=006182 Jane's alleged death.]] The abrupt nature of the update has caused fans everywhere to respond with merely one word; [[FlatWhat "What."]] The amount of fans responding to the update on Tumblr led to the phenomenon being known as the Vast What, in reference to the Vast Glub/Croak/Honk/Expletive.
197	* And now with [[http://mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=006273 this update]], we have eyebrows sweeping the forums.
198	** Roxy mentioned "eyebrow raising funnybiz" earlier in the comic which prompted [[http://mspadoodles.tumblr.com/post/12950009397 a tumblr user]] to make fanart of her looking at Dad's butt.
199	* The line [[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=006299 Jack Noir just bees himself instead]] has given rise to fanart of Jack as a bee.
200	** Which isn't [[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/extras/ps000018.html completely unprecedented.]]
201	* "Do the [Element]y Thing!": Starting from [[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=004881 this]] panel, fans have referred to something drastic done by the players, usually involving their powers, as "Doing the (Element)y Thing."
202	* When the God Cat was introduced, fans began drawing it as [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Kyubey]].
203	** More Magica (not to mention {{Literature/Durarara}}) fun was had when Dirk [[OffWithHisHead decapitated himself]].
204	* "I'm glasses." [[labelnote:Explanation]]Dirk's Auto-Responder is an artificial intelligence contained in his shades.[[/labelnote]]
205	* [[http://janeseyeswheretheydontbelong.tumblr.com/ Photoshopping Jane's eyes on everything]].
206	** [[http://janesfaceonplacesitshouldntbeon.tumblr.com/ And with followed updates, this too]].
207	** Similarly, John's "beautiful" or "anime" Hussnasty eyes from [[http://mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=007233 this]] page shopped or drawn on other representations of John. There's a sub-meme where the [[http://ib.skaia.net/post/view/64827?search=john_egbert eye is drawn only on the right eye]].[[labelnote:Explanation]]Since we've only seen the right eye on that page and [S] ==>, the meme jokingly implies that John has only a standard dot for a left eye.[[/labelnote]]
208	* "HELLO DANTE": When it emerged that Creator/DanteBasco (whose character [[Film/{{Hook}} Rufio]] has had minor involvement in the story) has started reading ''Homestuck'', Hussie slightly modified the header of the MSPA website to issue an... [[ParanoiaFuel ominous]] greeting, then posted a screencap of it on Twitter and Tumblr. Some other ''Homestuck'' establishments, like the {{Website/Reddit}} board, have since done the same.
209	* HONL [[labelnote:Explanation]]When roleplaying on anonymous chat services such as Omegle or Trollmegle (a Homestuck version of Omegle), someone mispells their introduction and exits the conversation in an embarrassed manner as a result.[[/labelnote]]
210	* There's a Youtube meme where people try to take the like/dislike numbers and use math to get 8. [[labelnote:Explanation]]A number associated with Vriska Serket, also the sum of the digits of the ArcNumber 413.[[/labelnote]]
211	* MMM WHATCHA SAY [[labelnote:Explanation]]Website/{{Tumblr}} users post panels of the comic, usually where someone dies, with a snippet from [[Music/ImogenHeap "Hide and Seek"]].[[/labelnote]]
212	** While this did make its way into Homestuck through Tumblr, the origin of the meme stems from [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGOjJUhgcNk an SNL skit]] brought back into popularity by [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=0YUrvQrwoh4#t=315s an unrelated youtube video]].
213	** There's now [[http://latesthomestuckpanelwmmwatchasay.tumblr.com/ a blog dedicated to it]].
214	* Roxy herself is pretty much a meme, what with her druknen tyspo *typos. Not to mention her dreamself has been manipped into sleepwalking in several panels.
215	** There's even an [[http://mspaforums.com/showthread.php?46823-Roxy-Sleepwalk&highlight=roxy%3A+sleepwalk app]] to let Roxy sleepwalk across ANY MSPA panel, and you can further extend it to your computer in general.
216	* FASTEST FANARTISTS IN THE WEST [[labelnote:Explanation]]Originating on the Skaia Imageboard due to the speed of fanart relating to an update appearing online.[[/labelnote]]
217	* When the panel revealing UU's identity came out, Hussie created [[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/storyfiles/hs2/scraps/calliope.gif a fake version]] in an attempt to deter spoilers. The fanbase promptly responded with their [[http://mspabooru.com/index.php?page=post&s=view&id=53815 own]] [[http://mspabooru.com/index.php?page=post&s=view&id=53780 versions]] of said panel.
218	* YOU CAN'T ESCAPE THE MILES [[labelnote:Explanation]]uu's mantra concerning Bec Noir's Red Miles finally invading the B2 timeline. He even lampshades it by saying that it's now a thing. Image manipulators made things more terrifying by adding the Red Miles to photos of real life locations.[[/labelnote]]
219	** Unless you're [[http://imgur.com/owdxOQs Dirk]].
220	* HOW DO YOU EXPECT TO X WHEN I AM ALREADY Y? [[labelnote:Explanation]]A snow clone of Lord English's lines from these two pages' [[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/scratch.php?s=6&p=005980 top]] [[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/scratch.php?s=6&p=005981 banners]].[[/labelnote]]
221	* Jokes about Hussie killing off characters, as well as predictions as to who will die in the upcoming updates, stemming from how many characters die on a regular basis. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Answer - a ''lot''.[[/labelnote]]
222	* Day 23. [[labelnote:Explanation]]And other numbers between 20 and 30, depending on what number day it was. Used during the extensive pause in August 2012 as a reply to oddball Homestuck-related posts on tumblr to show the fandom's slow descent into madness.[[/labelnote]]
223	** These are sometimes followed by comments such as "Day 23: Even the other fandoms are begging homestuck to update." "Day 23: Even the forum admin have begin begging." and "Day 23: Other fandoms are starting to doubt Homestuck's existence."
224	** Similar versions have existed for the beginning of the Megapause (April to June 2013) and the Gigapause (from October 2013 to October 2014).
225	*** In particular, Uncomfortablestuck got popular during the Gigapause. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Suggestions for Alternate Universe stories where almost everything is the same save for certain details. Also, usually a term for where someone very minorly edits a sprite, where the edited part only reveals itself with closer examination.[[/labelnote]]
226	* WHOOPI [[labelnote:Explanation]]Since Latula was introduced in the Act 6 Intermission 3 update, many people have made comparisons between her appearance and that of Whoopi Goldberg. On 4chan, you can barely get away with saying her name without this cry.[[/labelnote]]
227	* Spatula [[labelnote:Explanation]]Latula is very similar to spatula.[[/labelnote]]
228	* Check y9ur privilege. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Kankri, being a TakeThat to tumblr, used this phrase a few times in his endless "sermon." tumblr, being tumblr, ran wild with this and turned Kankri into the patron troll of privilege-checking, as exemplified in [[http://rubblesong.tumblr.com/post/30573843335/one-day-kankri-forgot-to-check-his-privilege-he this post.]][[/labelnote]]
229	** [[Main/{{Pun}} Trigger]] Warnings [[labelnote:Explanation]] Kankri's obsession with [[UsefulNotes/{{Trigger}} triggers]] has caused the fandom to often [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vmgeKnzoJQ characterize him as a]] GunNut.[[/labelnote]]
230	* From the Homestuck Adventure Game Kickstarter's comments section: [[http://artisticvulpes.tumblr.com/image/31275066123 the Pimpkin]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]A user named [=PumpkinAppearifier=] had his name mistyped creating the marvelous Pimpkin.[[/labelnote]]
231	* KURLOZ! [[labelnote:Explanation]]A face replace of Carlos from ''Literature/TheMagicSchoolBus'', subtitled "KURLOZ", after a bad joke or pun on a thread.[[/labelnote]]
232	* NYEH! [[labelnote:Explanation]]An exclamation that [[BeamMeUpScotty Eridan never said in the comic]], which was said in one of [=OctoPimp=]'s videos. [[AscendedMeme Was made (sorta) Canon]] in part 2 of [=A6I3's=] flash game, when said by [[{{Jerkass}} Cronus]][[/labelnote]].
233	* X with Equius [[labelnote:Explanation]]Started with someone making a Sims 3 family with Equius and posting it on tumblr which led to people sticking him into other things.[[/labelnote]]
234	* Vriska pointing at her treasure maps being used as an exploitable images is pretty common.
235	* caw caw motherfuckers [[labelnote:Explanation]]A quote from Davesprite. Made additionally hilarious by its adoption and abuse by the Avengers fandom (some of whom claim ''they'' created it, to much humor).[[/labelnote]]
236	* Mituna's dandelion hair. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Mituna shows up helmetless in the Ministrife, revealing he has an absurd mess of fluffy hair not unlike the head of a dandelion and so thick it covers his eyes completely. The tumblr HS fandom was overjoyed.[[/labelnote]]
237	* Nepeta is dead. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Her death has become a bit of BlackComedy in the fandom.[[/labelnote]]
238	* [=FeFETAsprite=]/Ironcheese [[labelnote:Explanation]]The introduction of Fefetasprite's name provoked a HurricaneOfPuns from the fandom, usually involving just Feta cheese, though with the occasional observation that the combination of the elemental symbol for iron (Fe) and "Feta" makes "Ironcheese."[[/labelnote]]
239	* Putting Karkat's face on things. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Someone on tumblr commented that if you put Karkat's face on anything, it becomes automatically funny.[[/labelnote]]
240	** [[http://karkats-face-on-things.tumblr.com/ There's a blog just for it.]]
241	** [[http://johns-face-on-things.tumblr.com/ Also for John]]
242	* Fandomstuck (Also called Fandombound) [[labelnote:Explanation]] It's common knowledge that the ''Homestuck'' and ''Hetalia'' fandoms get along well these days.This spawned art of {{Anthropomorphic Personification}}s of the two fandoms in the style of Homestuck, influenced by the Hetalia fan's natural love for personifying things. Then art for other fandoms began to appear, and...well you get the idea.[[/labelnote]]
243	* Placing chatlogs in this format has become popular, often as a way of expressing just how weird this webcomic actually is. Have an example:
244	** Page 1: A boy stands in his bedroom
245	** 4657 pages later: A post-apocalypse self of that boy's ectosister's grandfather kisses the decapitated head of their best friend's brother's post-apocalypse self on the lips in front of an erupting volcano.
246	* Mere ''seconds'' after appearing, Jake's God Tier outfit became the ultimate rage in Tumblr. Particularly a rather... [[FemaleGaze ''frontal'']] panel regarding its selection of leggings. Or lack thereof.
247	* Also from Tumblr: John didn't show up with Jade because he was stuck in the line at Starbucks. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Originates from another Tumblr meme, "X shows up to Y fifteen minutes late with Starbucks."[[/labelnote]]
248	** [[AscendedMeme Now referenced in comic by a cup of Starbucks next to a sleeping John, fifteen pages after A6I5 began.]]
249	* I got up at 5am and made all these goddamn pancakes. [[labelnote:Explanation]]A comic from Tumblr involving Baby Dave waking up Dirk when he's late for school, then giving him breakfast, which Dirk refuses to eat.[[/labelnote]]
250	* Photoshopping John's disembodied arm everywhere.[[labelnote:Explanation]]Events in-canon resulted in John's arm appearing out of portals literally all over Homestuck.[[/labelnote]]
251	* Homestuck fans in regular clothing hearing about the first update since the mega pause, and stripping the regular clothes off to reveal homestuck clothing underneath.
252	* If the comments on the "Squiddles Opening" video are to be believed, pretending that the Squiddles is an actual old kid's show is popular as well (i.e. saying stuff like "I loved this show when I was little", "I watched every episode!" etc.)
253	* Ansrew, Andrew's evil counterpart. A typo in the forums and a troll (Not one from the Trollslum, the forum kind) resulted in the character becoming infamous in the forum community. Utterly insane, and both nightmarish and bizarrely funny.
254	** Lesser know than Ansrew, there is also Abdrew. He is basically Hussie, but with a six pack and a mastery of the ways of love.
255	* Ding Dong the Witch is Dead [[labelnote:Explanation]]''Film/TheWizardOfOz'' reference when Jade died [[/labelnote]]
256	** "THIS IS WHAT THE REFRANCE" [[labelnote:Explanation]]The associated [[https://www.homestuck.com/sweet-bro-and-hella-jeff/38 SBAHJ]] reference [[/labelnote]]
257	* Murderstuck. [[labelnote:Explanation]]A common phrase to describe the now infamous segment in Act 5 where seven out of the twelve Beta Trolls were murdered by each other.[[/labelnote]]
258	* Homestuck is too weird for Website/FourChan. [[labelnote:Explanation]]During the idiotic [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/events/2014-tumblr-4chan-raids Tumblr-4chan raids]] the 4channers planning the raid steered clear of threads relating to Homestuck because the comic and fandom were already so weird, sexualized, and gory. This made the fandom rather proud.[[/labelnote]]
259	* The gigapause has been riddled with so many false alarms that it's become commonplace for fans to periodically spam tumblr with assumptions that an upd8 has occurred and refutations thereof. This may have something to do with the lack of a confirmed date for the Final [=Upd8=]'s upload.
260	* Tavros dancing being set to music. For example: [[http://laviachan.tumblr.com/post/123636093304/the-homestuck-update-more-like-i-smell-new-meme The Hamsterdance]], [[http://irenezelle.tumblr.com/post/123628258282 The Safety Dance]], [[http://jesterca.tumblr.com/post/123590301566/ahahahahahahahahahahahaha U Can't Touch This]]...
261	* Well this has gone completely fucking pear-shaped, there's no other way out of it, you're going to have to decapitate me.[[labelnote:Explanation]] As of [S] Collide, Dirk has been decapitated on two separate occasions, leading the fandom to jokingly speculate that he asks someone to cut his head off as a result of even the most minor inconveniences (burning toast, running out of toilet paper, literal spilt milk, etc.)[[/labelnote]]
262	* Cronus Seatbelt Safety [[labelnote:Explanation]]A stream of a new fan music album showed a piece of track art picturing Cronus driving a car, which many people in the stream's chat pointed out was not safe because he wasn't wearing a seatbelt. People began to make jokes about this and even drew fan art relating to it. [[/labelnote]]
263	* The ride never ends! [[labelnote:Explanation]]When it ended in April 2016, the NewsPost promised an epilogue eventually, and a few other substantial updates have been released since then. Also a callback to the ArcFatigue, which generated similar comments. The meme has only grown more popular with the release of both the Epilogues and ''Homestuck 2''.[[/labelnote]]
264	** You cannot get off Mr. Hussie's Wild Ride[[labelnote:Explanation]]A variant of the above, mashed up with the prior "Mr. Bones' Wild Ride" meme.
265	* [[https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/238457383628701697/432502059682627604/e3317bba-1fb1-4563-b334-571962e81499.png This image of Vriska]] is often [[SpotlightStealingSquad inserted]] into posts that have nothing to do with her in order to poke fun at the fact that she [[CreatorsPet abruptly appears in the comic]] (and often with a major role to boot) when she shouldn't.
266	** In a similar vein, there's [[https://66.media.tumblr.com/c8d186c55516a44cd1e0295bbd19f622/tumblr_inline_o50gs3DxLg1supd40_640.png this]] picture of Vriska sitting on random things.
267	[[/labelnote]]
268	* Meat or Candy? [[labelnote:Explanation (Epilogue Spoilers!)]]At the end of the first three chapters of the Homestuck epilogues, John is given a choice between eating meat or candy at picnic. This actually carries quite a lot of literary weight, as the meat acts as a symbolic representation of heavy plot elements (hard to stomach, but ultimately nesscesary and filling), and the candy symbolizing lighthearted fluff (Quite sweet, but not substantial at all -- [[spoiler:initially at least]]).[[/labelnote]]
269	* Spoiler-kun [[labelnote:Explanation (Epilogue Spoilers!)]]A humorous way of addressing a specific character in the Epilogue, whose existence can't be avoided in discussions due to the sheer weight and presence they have in the Epilogue's story, [[spoiler:especially in the Meat Route]], and [[WalkingSpoiler their identity itself being one of the biggest spoilers in Homestuck's history due to the shocking nature of it's reveal.]] So "Spoiler-kun" was devised as a convenient, yet funny way of mentioning the character without spoiling their identity.[[/labelnote]]
270	* On tumblr, making a reference to Homestuck, no matter how subtle, will always result in the Homestuck Police showing up and calling you out on it.
271	** A followup meme is calling out the Homestuck Police themselves, since how did they know it was a reference?
272	* June Egbert. [[labelnote:Explanation]]The fandom-accepted name for a trans male-to-female John, a popular theory due to certain pieces of subtext within Homestuck that can be construed as a possible facet for John's character. Which received a surge of popularity in August 2019 after [[ApprovalOfGod Hussie showed his approval for the concept]].[[/labelnote]]
273	** Toblerone. [[labelnote:Explanation]] Originally more of a MSPA-Forum meme, spawned from Hussie's [[https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/450/711/246.jpg Toblerone Cave]] picture. However, it has firmly become a Homestuck meme as well, due to the above situation. For Hussie's 40th birthday, he announced that he hid an entire box of signed toblerones at that very same cave, and it was up to the fans to find it. A user, specifically one of the users that codified the original "June Egbert" theory, found said box. After jokingly congratulated by another user on becoming "the new author of Homestuck", she jokingly replied that her first order of business is to make June Egbert real. Laughs and jokes were had until Andrew Hussie ''actually replied'' to that with his rarely used Twitter account with the above mentioned ApprovalOfGod, saying quote ''[[https://twitter.com/andrewhussie/status/1165904490844655616 "You were the first to find my treasure, and so it will be done."]]'' Whether he was being serious, or just publicly expressing his approval of the theory in his signature TrollingCreator style is debatable; But Toblerone's memetic use exploded across the fandom as a result of the situation, with June Egbert art typically featuring them.[[/labelnote]]
274	* The nature of humanity is just that every so often someone accidentally invents homestuck again. [[labelnote:Explanation]]A quote attributed to Twitter user @milkdrinker5000 concerning an [[https://twitter.com/milkdrinker5000/status/1023731457850859520 post]] they found that out of context sounds like a direct reference to ''Homestuck'' or its spinoffs. Eventually the joke encompassed anything, not just Twitter posts, that are sucpiciously ''Homestuck''-esque without people realizing it.[[/labelnote]]
275	* 720[[labelnote:Explanation]]A reference to "Bowman's Credit Score", a video in which Music/MichaelGuyBowman goes on [[https://youtu.be/6cqZlNGBcwA a 10 minute-long bizarre spiel]] on his credit score, which happens to be 720, but is between his buttocks (parodying [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEEOpLjvak4 this commercial]]). It's not uncommon to see jokes referencing this number, and some fans even jokingly treat it with the same importance as {{Arc Number}}s such as 413 and 612.[[/labelnote]]
276	* Vriska (Vriska). [[labelnote:Explanation]] An [[https://64.media.tumblr.com/cfb8bb649ae5bc42c9089886261b96f2/tumblr_inline_mixc3ukA4i1qz4rgp.png infamous post]] added to a confession blog claimed that [[EveryoneIsJesusInPurgatory Eridan's character arc was actually a metaphor]] for [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotPolitical Barack Obama rejecting leftist policy in favor of cozying up with conservatives]]. It also attempted to associate characters in the arc with political movements and demographics (Gamzee represents the middle class, Feferi represents social programs, Jade represents Reagan), but when it got to what Vriska was supposed to represent, it claimed [[ShapedLikeItself she represented Vriska]]. The result became a very common FanNickname for Vriska, as well as a way to simply add Vriska into random discussions.[[/labelnote]]
277	* Comic of trans ur gender[[labelnote:Explanation]]As a LongRunner with a major LGBTFanbase, Homestuck has a lot of fans who came out as trans during its run, many of whom can trace a direct line from reading the comic to questioning their gender. But it ''really'' came to a head in April 2021, when [[https://turing-tested.tumblr.com/post/649100116655030272/where-is-this-hot-new-hussie-pronoun-news-coming an announcement from What Pumpkin]] referred to Andrew Hussie with they/them pronouns, implying that even ''the author themself'' isn't immune to this effect.[[/labelnote]]
278	* Rorb Lalorb [[labelnote:Explanation]] Similar to Pantskat, this refers to an OffModel image of Rose with her head drawn as [[https://pm1.narvii.com/6296/225c4336cfee82f0a1eeddc801144c7e6ee4d5be_hq.jpg a white orb with a cartoonish smiley face]].[[/labelnote]]
279	* why do all viz media homestuck flashes look like this[[labelnote:note]]When Viz Media acquired ''Homestuck'', it replaced the flashes with [=YouTube=] videos ''of'' the flashes, which were of lower quality than the flashes and even reuploads of those flashes. Fans have responded by making videos with the title "why do all viz media homestuck flashes look like this" and making them extremely low quality to exaggerated levels.[[/labelnote]]
280	* Vriska Universe[[labelnote:Explanation]]An ironic ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' AU casting Vriska as Steven, Dirk Strider as Garnet, [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Asuka]] as Amethyst, [[WesternAnimation/TheLorax2012 The Onceler]] as Pearl, [[Franchise/{{Danganronpa}} Komaeda]] as Rose, and so on. It spawned from a tweet that had Komaeda reciting Rose's famous "Steven, we can't both exist..." quote, with Vriska in place of Steven.[[/labelnote]]
281	[[folder:Different Contexts]]
282
283	The [[http://mspaforums.com/showthread.php?53575-Different-Context-V-Yes-we-Can Different Contexts]] thread has also spawned its own set of memes:
284	* [[http://www.mspaforums.com/showthread.php?29857-Everybody-Make-stuff-hapen-in-a-different-context&p=3929087&viewfull=1#post3929087 "Japanese fetishes are the worst."]] (The meme gets rolling later [[http://www.mspaforums.com/showthread.php?29857-Everybody-Make-stuff-hapen-in-a-different-context/page20 here]].)
285	** Has a few snowclones, including "Japanese game shows are the worst/the best/weird."
286	* [[http://www.mspaforums.com/showthread.php?29857/page40&viewfull=1#post4116847 "You decide this is an auspicious time to start a jazz band."]]
287	** "You decide this is an auspicious time to off yourself."
288	* "Why is he getting [[NakedPeopleAreFunny naked]] [[http://www.mspaforums.com/showthread.php?29857/page68&viewfull=1#post4322826 at a time like this?]]"
289	* [[http://www.mspaforums.com/showthread.php?29857-Everybody-Make-stuff-hapen-in-a-different-context/page81&viewfull=1#post4388169 "This is the worst/best bed and breakfast you have ever been to."]]
290	* "This {{cosplay}} [[http://www.mspaforums.com/showthread.php?29857/page85&viewfull=1#post4398154 leaves a lot to be desired.]]"
291	** And for that matter, hilariously mistimed Halloween cosplaying.
292	* [[http://www.mspaforums.com/showthread.php?34029&viewfull=1#post4422904 "[Character]: Attempt to drink [color] Kool-Aid." "It gets all over your face!"]]
293	* [[http://www.mspaforums.com/showthread.php?34029/page76&viewfull=1#post4679619 "That shocked you so much it teleported you back home."]][[labelnote:Explanation]]Riffing off of [[http://www.mspaforums.com/showthread.php?34029/page75&viewfull=1#post4672856 this wisecrack.]][[/labelnote]]
294	* "This is the worst/best superpower ever."
295	* "That is one powerful poetry reading," and derivatives.
296	* "_____ won the staring contest."
297	* "{{Personal Space Invader}}s!"
298	* "This is the strangest Christmas card you've ever seen."
299	* [[AGoodNameForARockBand Good names for rock bands]].
300	* User was infracted for this caption
301	* "ItMakesSenseInContext. I swear it does!" "[[SarcasmMode Right.]]" [[labelnote:Caveat]]It's something of a dead meme due to overuse, though.[[/labelnote]]
302	* "This is the worst hazing ritual you've ever been through."
303	* "[Character]'s attempt at juggling [set of objects] failed spectacularly." And variations.
304	* "It seems VideoGame/{{Kirby}} has taught [character] well."
305	* Skipping ahead from the first page to a random one (and the hilarious reactions thereto) is also becoming popular.
306	* "This is your [character]. This is your [character] on drugs. Any questions?" Variants can replace the word "drugs" with something more appropriate.
307	* Trampolines.
308	* "Andrew Hussie's interpretation of [famous work] was not well received."
309	* Karkat attempting to direct films, often with [[HilarityEnsues hilarity ensuing]].
310	* "[Character] did not take the criticism of his/her postmodern artwork well."
311	* [Name] is the [noun]. It is him/her.
312	* Song lyrics.
313	* Reactions to weird music videos.
314	* The [[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/trickster.php?s=6&p=007642 STERN FATHERLY DISAPPROVAL]] and [[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=008511 STERN FATHERLY CONFUSION]] panels as reaction shots.
315	* Absurd funerals, e.g. "This is the most absurd funeral you've ever attended."
316	* References to juice boxes.
317	* "That was an absolutely absurd amount of cocaine/LSD".
318	* Group photos.
319	[[/folder]]
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Context Memes / Homestuck