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	The words ''''em up''' are sometimes added after verbs in odd contexts. The name [[Dan]] is frequently used in these structures.		The words ''''em up''' are sometimes added after verbs in odd contexts. The name [[Dan]] is frequently used in these structures.

	~~<span id~~=~~"appearances"></span>~~		== Appearances ==
	=~~= <span class="mw-headline">~~ Appearances ~~</span>~~ ==

	* [[TROGDOR!]] — One of the interludes contains the phrase ~~"~~fry 'em up Dan~~"~~, which is a direct quote from [[Shel Silverstein]]'s poem ~~"~~Ladies First~~"~~.		* [[TROGDOR!]] — One of the interludes contains the phrase "fry 'em up Dan", which is a direct quote from [[Shel Silverstein]]'s poem "Ladies First".
	* [[Duck Guardian One]] — The hint for wave 17 instructs the player to shoot an egg with the Hatch Ray to ~~"~~HATCH 'em up~~"~~.		* [[Duck Guardian One]] — The hint for wave 17 instructs the player to shoot an egg with the Hatch Ray to "HATCH 'em up".
	* [[Stinkoman 20X6]] — Terrell's description in the [[Stinkomanual]] tells the player to ~~"~~Blast em up Dan!~~"~~.		* [[Stinkoman 20X6]] — Terrell's description in the [[Stinkomanual]] tells the player to "Blast em up Dan!".
	* Email [[pop-up]] — As [[Strong Bad]] pulls the tab that makes him [[Kicking The Cheat\|kick]] [[The Cheat]], he says ~~"~~Boot 'em up, boot 'em up, boot 'em up, y'all.~~"~~		* Email [[pop-up]] — As [[Strong Bad]] pulls the tab that makes him [[Kicking The Cheat\|kick]] [[The Cheat]], he says "Boot 'em up, boot 'em up, boot 'em up, y'all."
	* [[Kid Speedy]] — The [[Videlectrix]] catalog describes the game as a ~~"~~hilarious arcade-style race 'em up~~"~~. This is probably derived from the phrase ~~"~~shoot 'em up~~"~~, a genre of video game.		* [[Kid Speedy]] — The [[Videlectrix]] catalog describes the game as a "hilarious arcade-style race 'em up". This is probably derived from the phrase "shoot 'em up", a genre of video game.
	* [[Lappynapped!]] — Strong Bad calls the [[Lappy 486]] his ~~"~~full-on favorite fold-'em-up computer~~"~~.		* [[Lappynapped!]] — Strong Bad calls the [[Lappy 486]] his "full-on favorite fold-'em-up computer".
	* [[Fan Costumes '06]] — The [[Page Titles\|page title]] is ~~"~~The Crazy Dress 'Em Ups~~"~~.		* [[Fan Costumes '06]] — The [[Page Titles\|page title]] is "The Crazy Dress 'Em Ups".
	* Email [[pizza joint]] — [[The King of Town]] carries ~~"~~[[Lite Em Up Dan]]~~"~~ lighter fluid.		* Email [[pizza joint]] — [[The King of Town]] carries "[[Lite Em Up Dan]]" lighter fluid.
	** The lighter fluid appears again in [[your edge]], [[videography]], and [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2]].		** The lighter fluid appears again in [[your edge]], [[videography]], and [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2]].
	* The phrase ~~"~~Wind 'em up Dan!~~"~~ was used to introduce the [[Store T-Shirts\|Wind-Up Homestar T-shirt]].		* The phrase "Wind 'em up Dan!" was used to introduce the [[Store T-Shirts\|Wind-Up Homestar T-shirt]].
	* Email [[yes, wrestling]] — [[Homestar Runner]]'s wrestling persona is ~~"~~The Jack 'Em Up Kid~~"~~.		* Email [[yes, wrestling]] — [[Homestar Runner]]'s wrestling persona is "The Jack 'Em Up Kid".
	** The Jack 'Em Up Kid is referenced in [[Homestar Ruiner]], and was featured in the [[Sketchbook]] on [[Sketchbook 2007\|November 29, 2007]] and November of the [[2011 Calendar]].		** The Jack 'Em Up Kid is referenced in [[Homestar Ruiner]], and was featured in the [[Sketchbook]] on [[Sketchbook 2007\|November 29, 2007]] and November of the [[2011 Calendar]].
	* [[SBCG4AP Advertisement]] — Strong Bad describes the game as ~~"~~a 3D point-and-click-'em-up adventure~~"~~.		* [[SBCG4AP Advertisement]] — Strong Bad describes the game as "a 3D point-and-click-'em-up adventure".
	** The phrase ~~"~~point-and-click-'em-up adventure~~"~~ describing SBCG4AP also appears in the [[Telltale Games]] press release, the [[SBCG4AP Collector's DVD]], a [[Main Page Pop-Ups\|Main Page pop-up]], and the [https://old.homestarrunner.com/videlectrix/videlectrix_catalog.html Videlectrix website], and was on the [[Yahoo Store\|Store]]'s front page on [[Store Front Page News 2009\|August 27, 2009]].		** The phrase "point-and-click-'em-up adventure" describing SBCG4AP also appears in the [[Telltale Games]] press release, the [[SBCG4AP Collector's DVD]], a [[Main Page Pop-Ups\|Main Page pop-up]], and the [https://old.homestarrunner.com/videlectrix/videlectrix_catalog.html Videlectrix website], and was on the [[Yahoo Store\|Store]]'s front page on [[Store Front Page News 2009\|August 27, 2009]].
	* [[Homestar Ruiner]] — Homestar goes through his ~~"~~pre-race psyche-'em-ups~~"~~.		* [[Homestar Ruiner]] — Homestar goes through his "pre-race psyche-'em-ups".
	* [[8-Bit is Enough]] — Homestar refers to TROGDOR! as a ~~"~~walk 'em up~~"~~ videogame.		* [[8-Bit is Enough]] — Homestar refers to TROGDOR! as a "walk 'em up" videogame.
	* [[Posh Toilet Paper]] — Strong Bad uses ~~"~~close-'em-up~~"~~ to refer to a line that closes an open shape.		* [[Posh Toilet Paper]] — Strong Bad uses "close-'em-up" to refer to a line that closes an open shape.
	* [[Cartoon Characters]] — Strong Bad uses a ~~"~~cross em up~~"~~ to draw the bottom of [[Character 2]]'s shirt.		* [[Cartoon Characters]] — Strong Bad uses a "cross em up" to draw the bottom of [[Character 2]]'s shirt.
	* [[Fan Costumes 2017]] — The page is titled ~~"~~Dress em' up Dan!~~"~~		* [[Fan Costumes 2017]] — The page is titled "Dress em' up Dan!"
	* [[Stack 'Em to the Heavens!]] — [[Marshie]] states that in the titular game, players take turns making ~~"~~radical stack-'em-ups~~"~~.		* [[Stack 'Em to the Heavens!]] — [[Marshie]] states that in the titular game, players take turns making "radical stack-'em-ups".
	* [[Trogdor!! The Board Game]] — Two action cards named ~~"~~[[Trogdor!! The Board Game Items\|Flip 'em Up Dan]]~~"~~ and ~~"~~[[Trogdor!! The Board Game Items\|Flip 'em Up Fran]]~~"~~ allow the player to burninate tiles surrounding Trogdor.		* [[Trogdor!! The Board Game]] — Two action cards named "[[Trogdor!! The Board Game Items\|Flip 'em Up Dan]]" and "[[Trogdor!! The Board Game Items\|Flip 'em Up Fran]]" allow the player to burninate tiles surrounding Trogdor.
	** Kickstarter Update #30 has a photo of sleeved playing cards captioned ~~"~~Sleeve-em-up Dan!~~"~~		** Kickstarter Update #30 has a photo of sleeved playing cards captioned "Sleeve-em-up Dan!"
	** [[Expando Deck Promo]] — One of the cards included in the expansion is ~~"~~Sneak 'Em Up Stan~~"~~		** [[Expando Deck Promo]] — One of the cards included in the expansion is "Sneak 'Em Up Stan"
	* [[Fan 'Stumes 2022]] — Strong Bad refers to the challenges to costume makers that he posts to Twitter as a ~~"~~tweet-'em-ups challenge~~"~~.		* [[Fan 'Stumes 2022]] — Strong Bad refers to the challenges to costume makers that he posts to Twitter as a "tweet-'em-ups challenge".
	* [[Decemberweenvent Calendar]] ([[Decemberweenvent Calendar\|Day 2]]) — [[Stave It Off Guy\|Stave It Off]] is referred to as a ~~"~~kids' learn-em-up song~~"~~.		* [[Decemberweenvent Calendar]] ([[Decemberweenvent Calendar\|Day 2]]) — [[Stave It Off Guy\|Stave It Off]] is referred to as a "kids' learn-em-up song".
	* [[Dangeresque: The Roomisode Triungulate]] — The ~~"~~Save~~"~~ and ~~"~~Load~~"~~ menus are labeled ~~"~~SAVE-EM-UP-DAN~~"~~ and ~~"~~LOAD-EM-UP-DAN~~"~~.		* [[Dangeresque: The Roomisode Triungulate]] — The "Save" and "Load" menus are labeled "SAVE-EM-UP-DAN" and "LOAD-EM-UP-DAN".
	** [[Dangeresque: The Roomisode Triungulate Trailer\|Trailer]] — The [[Generic Announcers\|narrator]] describes the game as a ~~"~~point-and-click-em-up adventure~~"~~ and promotes its ~~"~~full voice-em-ups audio~~"~~.		** [[Dangeresque: The Roomisode Triungulate Trailer\|Trailer]] — The [[Generic Announcers\|narrator]] describes the game as a "point-and-click-em-up adventure" and promotes its "full voice-em-ups audio".

	~~<span id~~=~~"see-also"></span>~~		== See Also ==
	=~~= <span class="mw-headline">~~See Also~~</span>~~ ==

	* [[X it out]]		* [[X it out]]
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The words ''''em up''' are sometimes added after verbs in odd contexts. The name [[Dan]] is frequently used in these structures.

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* [[TROGDOR!]] — One of the interludes contains the phrase "fry 'em up Dan", which is a direct quote from [[Shel Silverstein]]'s poem "Ladies First".
* [[Duck Guardian One]] — The hint for wave 17 instructs the player to shoot an egg with the Hatch Ray to "HATCH 'em up".
* [[Stinkoman 20X6]] — Terrell's description in the [[Stinkomanual]] tells the player to "Blast em up Dan!".
* Email [[pop-up]] — As [[Strong Bad]] pulls the tab that makes him [[Kicking The Cheat|kick]] [[The Cheat]], he says "Boot 'em up, boot 'em up, boot 'em up, y'all."
* [[Kid Speedy]] — The [[Videlectrix]] catalog describes the game as a "hilarious arcade-style race 'em up". This is probably derived from the phrase "shoot 'em up", a genre of video game.
* [[Lappynapped!]] — Strong Bad calls the [[Lappy 486]] his "full-on favorite fold-'em-up computer".
* [[Fan Costumes '06]] — The [[Page Titles|page title]] is "The Crazy Dress 'Em Ups".
* Email [[pizza joint]] — [[The King of Town]] carries "[[Lite Em Up Dan]]" lighter fluid.
** The lighter fluid appears again in [[your edge]], [[videography]], and [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2]].
* The phrase "Wind 'em up Dan!" was used to introduce the [[Store T-Shirts|Wind-Up Homestar T-shirt]].
* Email [[yes, wrestling]] — [[Homestar Runner]]'s wrestling persona is "The Jack 'Em Up Kid".
** The Jack 'Em Up Kid is referenced in [[Homestar Ruiner]], and was featured in the [[Sketchbook]] on [[Sketchbook 2007|November 29, 2007]] and November of the [[2011 Calendar]].
* [[SBCG4AP Advertisement]] — Strong Bad describes the game as "a 3D point-and-click-'em-up adventure".
** The phrase "point-and-click-'em-up adventure" describing SBCG4AP also appears in the [[Telltale Games]] press release, the [[SBCG4AP Collector's DVD]], a [[Main Page Pop-Ups|Main Page pop-up]], and the [https://old.homestarrunner.com/videlectrix/videlectrix_catalog.html Videlectrix website], and was on the [[Yahoo Store|Store]]'s front page on [[Store Front Page News 2009|August 27, 2009]].
* [[Homestar Ruiner]] — Homestar goes through his "pre-race psyche-'em-ups".
* [[8-Bit is Enough]] — Homestar refers to TROGDOR! as a "walk 'em up" videogame.
* [[Posh Toilet Paper]] — Strong Bad uses "close-'em-up" to refer to a line that closes an open shape.
* [[Cartoon Characters]] — Strong Bad uses a "cross em up" to draw the bottom of [[Character 2]]'s shirt.
* [[Fan Costumes 2017]] — The page is titled "Dress em' up Dan!"
* [[Stack 'Em to the Heavens!]] — [[Marshie]] states that in the titular game, players take turns making "radical stack-'em-ups".
* [[Trogdor!! The Board Game]] — Two action cards named "[[Trogdor!! The Board Game Items|Flip 'em Up Dan]]" and "[[Trogdor!! The Board Game Items|Flip 'em Up Fran]]" allow the player to burninate tiles surrounding Trogdor.
** Kickstarter Update #30 has a photo of sleeved playing cards captioned "Sleeve-em-up Dan!"
** [[Expando Deck Promo]] — One of the cards included in the expansion is "Sneak 'Em Up Stan"
* [[Fan 'Stumes 2022]] — Strong Bad refers to the challenges to costume makers that he posts to Twitter as a "tweet-'em-ups challenge".
* [[Decemberweenvent Calendar]] ([[Decemberweenvent Calendar|Day 2]]) — [[Stave It Off Guy|Stave It Off]] is referred to as a "kids' learn-em-up song".
* [[Dangeresque: The Roomisode Triungulate]] — The "Save" and "Load" menus are labeled "SAVE-EM-UP-DAN" and "LOAD-EM-UP-DAN".
** [[Dangeresque: The Roomisode Triungulate Trailer|Trailer]] — The [[Generic Announcers|narrator]] describes the game as a "point-and-click-em-up adventure" and promotes its "full voice-em-ups audio".

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

* [[X it out]]

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