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	''Dodongo dislikes Flash pranks''		''Dodongo dislikes Flash pranks''

	~~Occasionally~~, [[The Brothers Chaps]] ~~hide details that they don't want the~~ viewer ~~to see, primarily in~~ [[~~Halloween Teasers~~\|~~Halloween teasers~~]]. ~~If the Flash files are decompiled~~, a ~~hidden message will be revealed~~ in the ~~place of where details might be expected to be~~.		'''Nice Try!''', or a similar taunting message, is occasionally used to confront a viewer trying to access visuals or other content that is typically hidden. Most commonly, this text is hidden by [[The Brothers Chaps]] in [[Flash]] files to surprise a viewer who has [[Decompiled Flash Easter Eggs\|decompiled the Flash file looking for secrets]].

			The variation '''"Nice try, Dodongo!"''', mentioning a recurring enemy type from ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]'' games, originated in the [[Strong Bad Email]] [[the chair]].

	== Appearances ==		== Appearances ==

	* ~~Email~~ [[~~the chair~~]] — [[Strong Bad~~]]'s supposed picture of his [[Parents~~\|~~parents~~]] ~~instead reads~~ "~~nice try~~ [[~~The Legend of Zelda~~\|~~dodongo~~]]!".		* [[Sbemail 100 Fakeout]] — At this time, the file name convention for [[Strong Bad Email\|Strong Bad Emails]] was "sbemail#.html" (for instance, [[some kinda robot\|the first email]] was "sbemail1.html"). Viewers who attempted to view the 100th email before its release by navigating to sbemail100.html were instead met with a taunting message from [[Strong Bad]], saying, "Oh, I suppose you think you're pretty clever, huh?". The [[flashback\|actual hundredth email]]'s file name was "sbemailahundred.html".
	* All [[Halloween Teasers]] — The teasers feature messages hidden behind the [[Silhouettes\|silhouettes]] of the [[Characters\|characters]], visible upon attempting to view the ~~[[Halloween Costumes\|Halloween costumes]]~~ with a ~~Flash decompiler.~~		* Email [[the chair]] — The email finishes with Strong Bad adopting [[Le Restige]] as his new seat, with the chair's high back comically obscuring most of the email-checking process. He holds up what he claims to be a picture of his [[Parents\|parents]] that the viewer cannot see; decompiling the toon reveals he is simply holding a notice reading '''"nice try dodongo!"'''.
	** [[~~Jibblies 2 Teaser~~]]: "~~nice try~~ [[~~Dan~~\|~~dan~~]]"		* [[Jibblies 2 Teaser]] — The characters' [[Jibblies 2 Costumes\|costumes]] are hard to make out as they are rendered in [[Silhouettes\|silhouettes]]. If the Flash file is decompiled, assuming the black silhouettes can be removed to show the full costumes, all that can be seen behind the black outlines is the phrase '''"nice try [[Dan\|dan]]"'''. Later [[Halloween Teasers\|Halloween teasers]] continued this trend of hidden text, albeit without the specific "nice try" wording.
	** [[~~Most in~~ the ~~Graveyard Teaser~~]]~~: "no cigar" (derived from the phrase "~~[[~~close, but no cigar~~]]")		* [[The Homestar Runner Enters The Spooky Woods Teaser]] — As the silhouettes abruptly shift into [[Storybook World\|Storybook style]], Strong Bad demands to know what is happening. Rather than explaining, [[The Homestar Runner (storybook)\|The Homestar Runner]] instead replies, "'''Nice try, Dodongo!''' But you'll have to wait until Halloween!"
	** [[Doomy Tales of the ~~Macabre Teaser]]: "sorry charlie"; also hidden are some~~ [[~~Rejected Costumes~~\|~~rejected costumes~~]] ~~from previous years~~		* [[Strong Bad Talking Plush]] — The back of the doll's mask includes laces tied up, as Strong Bad's mask does. Untying them in an attempt to remove the mask reveals that the words '''"NICE TRY!"''' are embroidered behind the lace-up.
	** [[Halloween Safety]]: "~~hidden words~~"		* [[Halloween Hide & Seek]] (v2.0) — Homestar [[Halloween Hide & Seek Responses\|guesses '''"Nice try, Dodongo"''']] when [[I really like your costume\|trying to guess]] [[Strong Bad's Teaser Costumes\|Strong Bad's teaser costume]].
	** [[~~The House That Gave Sucky Tricks~~ Teaser]]~~: "dislike smoke" (referencing the hidden message from~~ [[~~the chair]])~~
	** [[Later That Night... Teaser]]: "[[Total\|~~total~~]] [[~~Cop-out~~\|~~cop-out~~]]"
	** [[Haunted Photo Booth Teaser]]: "can'~~t see this on~~ [[~~YouTube~~\|~~youtube~~]]"
	** [[Mr. ~~Poofers Must Die Teaser]] and~~ [[Halloween ~~Hijinks~~]]: "~~secret reading~~"
	** [[The Homestar Runner Enters The Spooky Woods Teaser\|~~The Homestar Runner Enters the Spooky Woods Teaser~~]]~~: "oh blurry moon"~~
	~~***~~ [[The Homestar Runner (storybook)\|The Homestar Runner]] ~~refers to the message from [[the chair]] when saying~~ "Nice try, Dodongo!"
	* [[Strong Bad Talking Plush]] — ~~Untying the ties on the~~ back of the doll's mask reveals the words "NICE TRY!".

	== See Also ==		== See Also ==

	* [[Decompiled Flash Easter Eggs]]		* [[Decompiled Flash Easter Eggs]]
	~~[[Category:Rename Discussions]]~~
	[[Category:Prank running gags]]		[[Category:Prank running gags]]

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	* Email [[the chair]] — [[Strong Bad]]'s supposed picture of his [[Parents\|parents]] instead reads ~~"~~nice try [[The Legend of Zelda\|dodongo]]!~~"~~.		* Email [[the chair]] — [[Strong Bad]]'s supposed picture of his [[Parents\|parents]] instead reads "nice try [[The Legend of Zelda\|dodongo]]!".
	* All [[Halloween Teasers]] — The teasers feature messages hidden behind the [[Silhouettes\|silhouettes]] of the [[Characters\|characters]], visible upon attempting to view the [[Halloween Costumes\|Halloween costumes]] with a Flash decompiler.		* All [[Halloween Teasers]] — The teasers feature messages hidden behind the [[Silhouettes\|silhouettes]] of the [[Characters\|characters]], visible upon attempting to view the [[Halloween Costumes\|Halloween costumes]] with a Flash decompiler.
	** [[Jibblies 2 Teaser]]: ~~"~~nice try [[Dan\|dan]]~~"~~		** [[Jibblies 2 Teaser]]: "nice try [[Dan\|dan]]"
	** [[Most in the Graveyard Teaser]]: ~~"~~no cigar~~"~~ (derived from the phrase ~~"~~[[close, but no cigar]]~~"~~)		** [[Most in the Graveyard Teaser]]: "no cigar" (derived from the phrase "[[close, but no cigar]]")
	** [[Doomy Tales of the Macabre Teaser]]: ~~"~~sorry charlie~~"~~; also hidden are some [[Rejected Costumes\|rejected costumes]] from previous years		** [[Doomy Tales of the Macabre Teaser]]: "sorry charlie"; also hidden are some [[Rejected Costumes\|rejected costumes]] from previous years
	** [[Halloween Safety]]: ~~"~~hidden words~~"~~		** [[Halloween Safety]]: "hidden words"
	** [[The House That Gave Sucky Tricks Teaser]]: ~~"~~dislike smoke~~"~~ (referencing the hidden message from [[the chair]])		** [[The House That Gave Sucky Tricks Teaser]]: "dislike smoke" (referencing the hidden message from [[the chair]])
	** [[Later That Night... Teaser]]: ~~"~~[[Total\|total]] [[Cop-out\|cop-out]]~~"~~		** [[Later That Night... Teaser]]: "[[Total\|total]] [[Cop-out\|cop-out]]"
	** [[Haunted Photo Booth Teaser]]: ~~"~~can't see this on [[YouTube\|youtube]]~~"~~		** [[Haunted Photo Booth Teaser]]: "can't see this on [[YouTube\|youtube]]"
	** [[Mr. Poofers Must Die Teaser]] and [[Halloween Hijinks]]: ~~"~~secret reading~~"~~		** [[Mr. Poofers Must Die Teaser]] and [[Halloween Hijinks]]: "secret reading"
	** [[The Homestar Runner Enters The Spooky Woods Teaser\|The Homestar Runner Enters the Spooky Woods Teaser]]: ~~"~~oh blurry moon~~"~~		** [[The Homestar Runner Enters The Spooky Woods Teaser\|The Homestar Runner Enters the Spooky Woods Teaser]]: "oh blurry moon"
	*** [[The Homestar Runner (storybook)\|The Homestar Runner]] refers to the message from [[the chair]] when saying ~~"~~Nice try, Dodongo!~~"~~		*** [[The Homestar Runner (storybook)\|The Homestar Runner]] refers to the message from [[the chair]] when saying "Nice try, Dodongo!"
	* [[Strong Bad Talking Plush]] — Untying the ties on the back of the doll's mask reveals the words ~~"~~NICE TRY!~~"~~.		* [[Strong Bad Talking Plush]] — Untying the ties on the back of the doll's mask reveals the words "NICE TRY!".

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	* [[Decompiled Flash Easter Eggs]]		* [[Decompiled Flash Easter Eggs]]
			[[Category:Rename Discussions]]
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Occasionally, [[The Brothers Chaps]] hide details that they don't want the viewer to see, primarily in [[Halloween Teasers|Halloween teasers]]. If the Flash files are decompiled, a hidden message will be revealed in the place of where details might be expected to be.

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* Email [[the chair]] — [[Strong Bad]]'s supposed picture of his [[Parents|parents]] instead reads "nice try [[The Legend of Zelda|dodongo]]!".
* All [[Halloween Teasers]] — The teasers feature messages hidden behind the [[Silhouettes|silhouettes]] of the [[Characters|characters]], visible upon attempting to view the [[Halloween Costumes|Halloween costumes]] with a Flash decompiler.
** [[Jibblies 2 Teaser]]: "nice try [[Dan|dan]]"
** [[Most in the Graveyard Teaser]]: "no cigar" (derived from the phrase "[[close, but no cigar]]")
** [[Doomy Tales of the Macabre Teaser]]: "sorry charlie"; also hidden are some [[Rejected Costumes|rejected costumes]] from previous years
** [[Halloween Safety]]: "hidden words"
** [[The House That Gave Sucky Tricks Teaser]]: "dislike smoke" (referencing the hidden message from [[the chair]])
** [[Later That Night... Teaser]]: "[[Total|total]] [[Cop-out|cop-out]]"
** [[Haunted Photo Booth Teaser]]: "can't see this on [[YouTube|youtube]]"
** [[Mr. Poofers Must Die Teaser]] and [[Halloween Hijinks]]: "secret reading"
** [[The Homestar Runner Enters The Spooky Woods Teaser|The Homestar Runner Enters the Spooky Woods Teaser]]: "oh blurry moon"
*** [[The Homestar Runner (storybook)|The Homestar Runner]] refers to the message from [[the chair]] when saying "Nice try, Dodongo!"
* [[Strong Bad Talking Plush]] — Untying the ties on the back of the doll's mask reveals the words "NICE TRY!".

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* [[Decompiled Flash Easter Eggs]]

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