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''"Pfff. What a cop-out."'' | |||
The term '''cop-out''' means to avoid taking responsibility for an action, fulfilling a duty or meeting expectations. On the website, someone, usually [[Strong Bad]], will usually say this in the context of an excuse of something not happening either fully or at all. | The term '''cop-out''' means to avoid taking responsibility for an action, fulfilling a duty or meeting expectations. On the website, someone, usually [[Strong Bad]], will usually say this in the context of an excuse of something not happening either fully or at all. | ||
== Appearances == | |||
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* Email [[dangeresque 3]] — Strong Bad shows the director's cut of [[Dangeresque (film series)|Dangeresque]] 1 as a "cop-out" for not making [[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]]. | |||
* [[Flashforward]] — When [[Homestar Runner]] tells Strong Bad they are doing a flashback show, he replies, "Awesome! I love a good cop-out!" | |||
* Email [[web comics]] — Strong Bad hypocritically remarks that ripping off viewers' input for content is a "cop-out". | |||
* [[SBCG4AP Dev Blog]] — The title for the Sept. 15, 2008 entry is "Total Cop Out". | |||
* [[Sbemailiarized!]] — Strong Bad says of [[Sbemailiarized Entertainment]], "It's not a rerun or a cop-out!" | |||
* [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2]] — One of the lyrics to [[sloshy]]'s new song is "And is this a gimmick? Or a cop-out? And is there a difference?". | |||
* [[Later That Night... Teaser]] — [[Halloween Teasers|Decompiling]] the [[Flash]] file reveals the message "[[Total|total]] cop-out" underneath the silhouettes. | |||
[[Category:Word running gags]] | |||
Latest revision as of 14:24, 14 July 2026
"Pfff. What a cop-out."
The term cop-out means to avoid taking responsibility for an action, fulfilling a duty or meeting expectations. On the website, someone, usually Strong Bad, will usually say this in the context of an excuse of something not happening either fully or at all.
Appearances
- Email dangeresque 3 — Strong Bad shows the director's cut of Dangeresque 1 as a "cop-out" for not making Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective.
- Flashforward — When Homestar Runner tells Strong Bad they are doing a flashback show, he replies, "Awesome! I love a good cop-out!"
- Email web comics — Strong Bad hypocritically remarks that ripping off viewers' input for content is a "cop-out".
- SBCG4AP Dev Blog — The title for the Sept. 15, 2008 entry is "Total Cop Out".
- Sbemailiarized! — Strong Bad says of Sbemailiarized Entertainment, "It's not a rerun or a cop-out!"
- Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2 — One of the lyrics to sloshy's new song is "And is this a gimmick? Or a cop-out? And is there a difference?".
- Later That Night... Teaser — Decompiling the Flash file reveals the message "total cop-out" underneath the silhouettes.
