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	''"I'm gonna have to ask you to leave my parent's basement now."''		''"I'm gonna have to ask you to leave my parent's basement now."''

	The location of someone's '''parents' basement''' has been mentioned in a ~~few~~ cartoons ~~as well as in public appearances of [[The Brothers Chaps]]. The phrase is~~ used by [[Strong Bad]] ~~usually as~~ a ~~means to ridicule other people~~. Sometimes the phrase is used in a singular possessive case ("parent's" with the apostrophe before the s), implying that there is only one parent in possession of the basement.		The location of someone's '''parents' basement''' has been mentioned in a several cartoons, often used disparagingly by [[Strong Bad]]. Typically, it is stated or implied that an individual lives in their parents' basement, suggesting a lack of personal or professional success.

			Sometimes the phrase is used in a singular possessive case ("parent's" with the apostrophe before the s), implying that there is only one parent in possession of the basement.

	== Appearances ==		== Appearances ==

	* [[Thorax Corporation]] — The CEO, Gent Delabor, Sr. manages Delabor family affairs from his parents' basement.		* [[Thorax Corporation]] — The CEO, Gent Delabor, Sr. manages Delabor family affairs from his parents' basement.
	* [[UMFM Interview - 20 May 2003]] — [[Matt Chapman]] refers to a time when they were running the store out of his [[Don and Harriet Chapman\|parents]]' basement.
	* [[Wired News Radio Interview - 23 Jun 2003]] — Matt says they put their friends to work in his parents' basement.
	* Email [[virus]] — [[Edgarware]] is "programmed entirely in mom's basement".		* Email [[virus]] — [[Edgarware]] is "programmed entirely in mom's basement".
	* [[Flashforward 2006 Seattle - 28 Feb 2006]] — The Brothers Chaps mention that they no longer live in their parents' basement.
	* Email [[road trip]] — Strong Bad refers to an email sender as "Pete from Pete's parents' basement."		* Email [[road trip]] — Strong Bad refers to an email sender as "Pete from Pete's parents' basement."
			* Email [[coloring]] ([[coloring\|DVD Commentary]]) — [[Larry Palaroncini]] confirms that the members of [[Limozeen]] all live in "the same woman's basement", and that they think she is their mother.
	* Email [[environment]] — Strong Bad says he's [[Making Out\|making out]] with the environment in the parent's basement of a solar-powered house.		* Email [[environment]] — Strong Bad says he's [[Making Out\|making out]] with the environment in the parent's basement of a solar-powered house.
	* [[Limozeen Live (practice)\|Limozeen Live!]] — The link to the video read "Watch us practicing in our parents' basement."		* [[Limozeen Live (practice)\|Limozeen Live!]] — The link to the video read "Watch us practicing in our parents' basement."
	* Email [[magic trick]] — In an Easter egg, [[~~The Gregs\|~~D n' D Greg]] asks [[Coach Z]] to leave his parent's basement.		* Email [[magic trick]] — In an Easter egg, [[D n' D Greg]] asks [[Coach Z]] to leave his parent's basement.
	* [[Strong Badia the Free]] — Strong Bad tells an email sender to figure out where in his parents' basement to hang his Bob Marley poster.		* [[Strong Badia the Free]] — Strong Bad [[Strong Badia the Free Responses (Bleak House)\|tells an email sender]] to figure out where in his parents' basement to hang his Bob Marley poster when he moves back in after inevitably failing out of college.
	* [[Fan Costumes '08]] — Strong Bad ~~accuses~~ a ~~dressed-up~~ fan of ~~living~~ in the basement of ~~his~~ parents' basement.		* [[Fan Costumes '08]] — Strong Bad describes a costumed fan as portraying a character who lives "in the basement of his parents' basement".
			* [[Poker Night at the Inventory]] — [[Strong Bad's Responses in Poker Night at the Inventory\|Strong Bad tells]] The Heavy that [[Penny Arcade\|Tycho]] "lives in his parent's basement and subsists on cheese doodles and rejection."

			=== Use by The Brothers Chaps ===

			[[The Brothers Chaps]] have discussed their real-world parents' basement on occasion. Prior to February 2003, when they began working with a fulfillment company, distribution of [[Homestar Runner (body of work)\|Homestar Runner]] merchandise was done out of [[Don and Harriet Chapman\|the Chapman parents']] basement; the brothers have repeatedly emphasized that they never ''lived'' in said basement, as the running gag had led some fans to believe.

			* [[UMFM Interview - 20 May 2003]] — [[Matt Chapman]] shares an anecdote of the brothers fulfilling a great deal of Christmas orders in their parents' basement.
			* [[Wired News Radio Interview - 23 Jun 2003]] — [[Mike]], Matt, and [[Missy]] again recall the Christmas rush, telling how friends were put to work in their parents' basement.
			* [[Flashforward 2006 Seattle - 28 Feb 2006]] — The Brothers Chaps mention that they live in their own homes, not their parents' basement.
			* [[Ron & Fez Show Interview - 19 Dec 2008]] — Matt again remarks that the running gag led fans to believe the brothers lived in their parents' basement, which they never did.

			== See Also ==

			* [[Parents]]
			* [[Basement of the Brothers Strong]]
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+== Appearances ==
 * [[Thorax Corporation]] — The CEO, Gent Delabor, Sr. manages Delabor family affairs from his parents' basement.
-* Email [[virus]] — [[Edgarware]] is &quot;programmed entirely in mom's basement&quot;.
+* [[UMFM Interview - 20 May 2003]] — [[Matt Chapman]] refers to a time when they were running the store out of his [[Don and Harriet Chapman|parents]]' basement.
-* Email [[road trip]] — Strong Bad refers to an email sender as &quot;Pete from Pete's parents' basement.&quot;
+* [[Wired News Radio Interview - 23 Jun 2003]] — Matt says they put their friends to work in his parents' basement.
-* Email [[coloring]] ([[coloring|DVD Commentary]]) — [[Larry Palaroncini]] confirms that the members of [[Limozeen]] all live in &quot;the same woman's basement&quot;, and that they think she is their mother.
+* Email [[virus]] — [[Edgarware]] is "programmed entirely in mom's basement".
 * Email [[environment]] — Strong Bad says he's [[Making Out|making out]] with the environment in the parent's basement of a solar-powered house.
-* [[Limozeen Live (practice)|Limozeen Live!]] — The link to the video read &quot;Watch us practicing in our <s>parents'</s> basement.&quot;
+* [[Limozeen Live (practice)|Limozeen Live!]] — The link to the video read "Watch us practicing in our parents' basement."
-* Email [[magic trick]] — In an Easter egg, [[D n' D Greg]] asks [[Coach Z]] to leave his parent's basement.
+* Email [[magic trick]] — In an Easter egg, [[The Gregs|D n' D Greg]] asks [[Coach Z]] to leave his parent's basement.
-* [[Strong Badia the Free]] — Strong Bad [[Strong Badia the Free Responses (Bleak House)|tells an email sender]] to figure out where in his parents' basement to hang his Bob Marley poster when he moves back in after inevitably failing out of college.
+* [[Strong Badia the Free]] — Strong Bad tells an email sender to figure out where in his parents' basement to hang his Bob Marley poster.
-* [[Fan Costumes '08]] — Strong Bad describes a costumed fan as portraying a character who lives &quot;in the basement of his parents' basement&quot;.
+* [[Fan Costumes '08]] — Strong Bad accuses a dressed-up fan of living in the basement of his parents' basement.
-* [[Poker Night at the Inventory]] — [[Strong Bad's Responses in Poker Night at the Inventory|Strong Bad tells]] The Heavy that [[Penny Arcade|Tycho]] &quot;lives in his parent's basement and subsists on cheese doodles and rejection.&quot;
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The location of someone's '''parents' basement''' has been mentioned in a several cartoons, often used disparagingly by [[Strong Bad]]. Typically, it is stated or implied that an individual lives in their parents' basement, suggesting a lack of personal or professional success.

Sometimes the phrase is used in a singular possessive case ("parent's" with the apostrophe before the s), implying that there is only one parent in possession of the basement.

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* [[Thorax Corporation]] — The CEO, Gent Delabor, Sr. manages Delabor family affairs from his parents' basement.
* Email [[virus]] — [[Edgarware]] is "programmed entirely in mom's basement".
* Email [[road trip]] — Strong Bad refers to an email sender as "Pete from Pete's parents' basement."
* Email [[coloring]] ([[coloring|DVD Commentary]]) — [[Larry Palaroncini]] confirms that the members of [[Limozeen]] all live in "the same woman's basement", and that they think she is their mother.
* Email [[environment]] — Strong Bad says he's [[Making Out|making out]] with the environment in the parent's basement of a solar-powered house.
* [[Limozeen Live (practice)|Limozeen Live!]] — The link to the video read "Watch us practicing in our <s>parents'</s> basement."
* Email [[magic trick]] — In an Easter egg, [[D n' D Greg]] asks [[Coach Z]] to leave his parent's basement.
* [[Strong Badia the Free]] — Strong Bad [[Strong Badia the Free Responses (Bleak House)|tells an email sender]] to figure out where in his parents' basement to hang his Bob Marley poster when he moves back in after inevitably failing out of college.
* [[Fan Costumes '08]] — Strong Bad describes a costumed fan as portraying a character who lives "in the basement of his parents' basement".
* [[Poker Night at the Inventory]] — [[Strong Bad's Responses in Poker Night at the Inventory|Strong Bad tells]] The Heavy that [[Penny Arcade|Tycho]] "lives in his parent's basement and subsists on cheese doodles and rejection."

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=== <span class="mw-headline">Use by The Brothers Chaps</span> ===

[[The Brothers Chaps]] have discussed their real-world parents' basement on occasion. Prior to February 2003, when they began working with a fulfillment company, distribution of [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] merchandise was done out of [[Don and Harriet Chapman|the Chapman parents']] basement; the brothers have repeatedly emphasized that they never ''lived'' in said basement, as the running gag had led some fans to believe.

* [[UMFM Interview - 20 May 2003]] — [[Matt Chapman]] shares an anecdote of the brothers fulfilling a great deal of Christmas orders in their parents' basement.
* [[Wired News Radio Interview - 23 Jun 2003]] — [[Mike]], Matt, and [[Missy]] again recall the Christmas rush, telling how friends were put to work in their parents' basement.
* [[Flashforward 2006 Seattle - 28 Feb 2006]] — The Brothers Chaps mention that they live in their own homes, not their parents' basement.
* [[Ron & Fez Show Interview - 19 Dec 2008]] — Matt again remarks that the running gag led fans to believe the brothers lived in their parents' basement, which they never did.

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* [[Parents]]
* [[Basement of the Brothers Strong]]

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