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'''Fake error pages''' are used by [[The Brothers Chaps]] (as [[Fourth Wall Breaks|fourth wall breaks]]) for [[Toons|toons]] that make fun of the accessibility of [[homestarrunner.com]] content.

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== Contents ==

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* [#Internet_Explorer 1 Internet Explorer]
** [#Appearances 1.1 Appearances]
* [#Netscape 2 Netscape]
** [#Appearances_2 2.1 Appearances]
* [#Firefox 3 Firefox]
** [#Appearances_3 3.1 Appearances]
* [#Flash_Plugin_Error_Page 4 Flash Plugin Error Page]
** [#Appearances_4 4.1 Appearances]
* [#See_Also 5 See Also]

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== <span class="mw-headline"> Internet Explorer </span> ==

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[[File:systemisdown.png|[[File:systemisdown.png|220px|thumb]]]]
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[[File:systemisdown.png|[[File:magnify-clip.png|15px|thumb]]]]

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"The system is down, yo."

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The '''[[Internet Explorer]] Error Page''' is where cartoons first occurred when a system error "happened". The background text is displayed in [[Internet Explorer 6]] when the URL entered does not exist, or the site's server is experiencing difficulties.

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=== <span class="mw-headline"> Appearances </span> ===

* '''Debut:''' [[The System is Down]]
* [[Sbemail 100 Fakeout]]
* [[Back To A Website]]

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== <span class="mw-headline"> Netscape </span> ==

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[[File:MissingPluginIcon.png|[[File:MissingPluginIcon.png|220px|thumb]]]]
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[[File:MissingPluginIcon.png|[[File:magnify-clip.png|15px|thumb]]]]

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"Oh, thought you could sneak in the back door, eh?"

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The '''[[Netscape]] Missing Plugin''' icon is shown if one tries to view the [[Store Thank You Messages]] through a direct link without ordering something beforehand, followed by Strong Bad popping up and mocking the viewer for trying to "sneak in through the back door".

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=== <span class="mw-headline"> Appearances </span> ===

* '''Debut:''' [[Store Thank You Messages]]

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== <span class="mw-headline"> Firefox </span> ==

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<div class="thumbinner" style="width:222px;">

[[File:Page Load Error.png|[[File:Page_Load_Error.png|220px|thumb]]]]
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[[File:Page Load Error.png|[[File:magnify-clip.png|15px|thumb]]]]

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"Oh, no you don't!"

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A newer fake error page was based on the '''[[Mozilla Firefox|Firefox]] Error Page'''. The text is mostly standard with [[Sbemail 200 Fakeout|a few jokes thrown in]]. This error page emulates technologies contemporary to 2008, such as Firefox and [[Windows Aero]], likely due to Internet Explorer 6's waning usage. This is where [[The Deleteheads|the Deleteheads]] were camping out in anticipation of the 200th [[Strong Bad Email]], [[email thunder]].

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=== <span class="mw-headline"> Appearances </span> ===

* '''Debut:''' [[Sbemail 200 Fakeout]]

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== <span class="mw-headline"> Flash Plugin Error Page </span> ==

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[[File:PluginVulnerable.png|[[File:PluginVulnerable.png|220px|thumb]]]]
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[[File:PluginVulnerable.png|[[File:magnify-clip.png|15px|thumb]]]]

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"Wo-ho! Check it out! I'm vulnerable and should be updated."

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The '''[[Flash]] Plugin Error Page''' is actually a sign held up by two wooden planks in [[The Field]]. It is modelled after the "Flash Plugin Vulnerable" error page that appears upon trying to load an embedded .SWF file, requesting permission from the user to run the insecure application. It appeared in [[Flash is Dead!]] as a warning that support for the format is waning, with [[Fourth Wall Breaks|Flash authoring interface falling from the top of the screen]]. Another fake error screen appeared at the end of the toon, but with different text.

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=== <span class="mw-headline"> Appearances </span> ===

* '''Debut:''' [[Flash is Dead!]]

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== <span class="mw-headline"> See Also </span> ==

* [[Under Construction]]
* [[404'd]]

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[/wiki/Special:Categories Categories]: <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Virtual and Fictitious Places|Virtual and Fictitious Places]]</span> | <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Electronics running gags|Electronics running gags]]</span>

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