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	~~<div class="thumbinner" style="width:202px;">~~		''Many of the action figures shown in toons are priced at $11.01 , an inside joke referring to Matt Chapman 's November 1st (11/01) birthdate.''

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	~~Many of the [[Action Figure Character Variations\|action figures]] shown in [[toons]] are priced at [[$11.01]], an inside joke referring to [[Matt Chapman~~]]'~~s November 1st (11/01) birthdate.~~

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			>'''[[Matt Chapman\|MATT CHAPMAN]]:''' [Homestar Runner] is "family road-trip inside-joke humor," that feeling of a joke you made in the van driving to somewhere on a long road trip and now it's the funniest thing, and your family quotes it for, y'know, the rest of your family's lives.
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	~~''From [[Lost in the Stacks Interview - 15 Dec 2017\|"Homestar Runner, Gone in a Flash"]]:''~~

	<blockquote>'''[[Matt Chapman\|MATT CHAPMAN]]:''' [Homestar Runner] is "family road-trip inside-joke humor," that feeling of a joke you made in the van driving to somewhere on a long road trip and now it's the funniest thing, and your family quotes it for, y'know, the rest of your family's lives.</blockquote>
	An '''[[In-joke\|inside joke]]''' is a type of joke where the humor is only understandable to someone familiar with the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)\|Homestar Runner]] body of work.		An '''[[In-joke\|inside joke]]''' is a type of joke where the humor is only understandable to someone familiar with the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)\|Homestar Runner]] body of work.

	These may include distinctive phrases (~~"~~[[Dumb Animal Characters\|dumb animal characters]]~~"~~), repeatedly referenced figures ([[Mark Lemke]]), or invented terms (~~"~~[[Soolnds\|soolnds]]~~"~~), all of which may not be funny or even comprehensible to a non-fan.		These may include distinctive phrases ("[[Dumb Animal Characters\|dumb animal characters]]"), repeatedly referenced figures ([[Mark Lemke]]), or invented terms ("[[Soolnds\|soolnds]]"), all of which may not be funny or even comprehensible to a non-fan.

	~~<span id~~=~~"running-gags"></span>~~		=== Running Gags ===
	==~~= <span class="mw-headline">~~Running Gags~~</span>~~ ===

	''See also [[Running Gags]]''		''See also [[Running Gags]]''

	Running gags are conceptually similar to inside jokes, and indeed there is overlap between the two categories. The main differentiation is if foreknowledge of Homestar Runner is required for the joke to land — a phrase like ~~"~~[[Note To Self:]]~~"~~ is a commonplace phrase, while ~~"~~[[My Boat Take]]~~"~~ is an inside joke.		Running gags are conceptually similar to inside jokes, and indeed there is overlap between the two categories. The main differentiation is if foreknowledge of Homestar Runner is required for the joke to land — a phrase like "[[Note To Self:]]" is a commonplace phrase, while "[[My Boat Take]]" is an inside joke.

	~~<span id~~=~~"see-also"></span>~~		== See Also ==
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	* List of all ~~[[Category:Inside Jokes\|Inside Jokes]]~~		* List of all
	* [[Glossary]]		* [[Glossary]]
	* [[Homestar Runner universe]]		* [[Homestar Runner universe]]

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	~~[/wiki/Special:Categories Category]: <span dir="ltr">~~[[Category:~~Inside Jokes\|~~Inside Jokes]]~~</span>~~

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Many of the [[Action Figure Character Variations|action figures]] shown in [[toons]] are priced at [[$11.01]], an inside joke referring to [[Matt Chapman]]'s November 1st (11/01) birthdate.

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''From [[Lost in the Stacks Interview - 15 Dec 2017|"Homestar Runner, Gone in a Flash"]]:''

<blockquote>'''[[Matt Chapman|MATT CHAPMAN]]:''' [Homestar Runner] is "family road-trip inside-joke humor," that feeling of a joke you made in the van driving to somewhere on a long road trip and now it's the funniest thing, and your family quotes it for, y'know, the rest of your family's lives.</blockquote>
An '''[[In-joke|inside joke]]''' is a type of joke where the humor is only understandable to someone familiar with the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] body of work.

These may include distinctive phrases ("[[Dumb Animal Characters|dumb animal characters]]"), repeatedly referenced figures ([[Mark Lemke]]), or invented terms ("[[Soolnds|soolnds]]"), all of which may not be funny or even comprehensible to a non-fan.

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=== <span class="mw-headline">Running Gags</span> ===

''See also [[Running Gags]]''

Running gags are conceptually similar to inside jokes, and indeed there is overlap between the two categories. The main differentiation is if foreknowledge of Homestar Runner is required for the joke to land — a phrase like "[[Note To Self:]]" is a commonplace phrase, while "[[My Boat Take]]" is an inside joke.

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

* List of all [[Category:Inside Jokes|Inside Jokes]]
* [[Glossary]]
* [[Homestar Runner universe]]

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