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Many ongoing gags (or "callbacks") occur multiple times in the MS Paint Adventures.

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Gags in Multiple AdventuresEdit

  • "Retrieve arms". Based on the fact that character arms are often not drawn when by the character's side. This command is often the first command given to a new character when they appear. This is a pun based on the word "armament" or weapons.
  • "What Pumpkin?" The appearance of pumpkins, which originated from Jailbreak. As pumpkins are rather elusive, it's often very difficult to actually tell if there has ever been one in the room. This may have been caused by Jake English, who appearified several pumpkins after discovering his Transmaterializer.
  • The word shit is used often, giving extra adjectives to adequately describe how shitty the command is. Sometimes the Shit is good, as in "Pose as a team, 'cause shit just got real"; or sometimes the Shit is bad, as in "This is just Complete Horseshit"Mspa icon.png.
  • Gay porn: Often times the author will slip in some gay porn. Most notable is Hunk Rump. It does not appear in Homestuck but the Smuppets can be a sort of replacement, as well as Equius' pictures.
  • Black Inches: Having first appeared in Jailbreak (title does not need explanation), this is referred to multiple times Homestuck, such as Club's Deuce's smut magazine (a parody of sorts where "Black Inches" refers to licorice). Snowman's whip bears the same name, and Jack Noir's most powerful attack (Red Miles) is a subtle tongue-in-cheek reference to the magazine. In fact, color/distance pairs make several appearances in homestuck, also including Blue Fathoms and the Yellow Yard.
  • "X has been slain.": This has been used numerous times in Problem Sleuth, and once in Homestuck.

Problem Sleuth GagsEdit

  • "Ride <noun> like a mechanical bull": A command often given toward objects that clearly should not be ridden like a mechanical bull.
  • "I don't know why you haven't thought of that": Some actions occur on their own, and the action notifies the player that they most likely should have thought of this MONTHS ago, or that something is so simple that the player shouldn't question its obviousness.

Homestuck GagsEdit

  • Idiotic thoughts: When characters are first introduced in Homestuck, they get insanelySburb Logo.svg idioticSburb Logo.svg thoughtsSburb Logo.svg which normally consist of acting like an animal and besmirching their surroundings via some bodily discharge. They usually get these thoughts after trying to retrieve their Arms. Though those thoughts often got cancelled, Jade goesSburb Logo.svg aheadSburb Logo.svg with hers. Dave doesn't do it but it is mentionedSburb Logo.svg here as well as done by Brobot HereSburb Logo.svg.
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  • THIS IS STUPID: Used first by John, then other characters, whenever they realize something is particularly stupid. The first time he began to have a mental breakdown when he realized that Betty Crocker, his sworn nemesis, manufactures Fruit Gushers, but quickly stopped when he realised that THIS IS STUPID. It was later invoked when he ignored Dave's advice about skipping to the seventh gate and blasted off anywaysSburb Logo.svg. Karkat is doing the same gesture when entering Trickster Mode after he woke upSburb Logo.svg. It happens again later in Daedric when Karkat has a mental breakdown after reading John's bucket-delivered letter over the idea of Troll/Human sloppy makeoutsSburb Logo.svg.
  • Dropping things: In Homestuck, picking up things or taking them out of the Sylladex can cause other items captchalogued in there to eject, often violently and in a hilarious fashion.
  • Level Up for Slaying the Imp: In Homestuck, objects used by Rose to smash Imps are given their own ranking on the Echeladder. These objects include John's Fridge, his bathtub, and the old copy of Colonel Sassacre's.
  • "Be the other guy": A command used to semi-force the story to focus on another character. It was first used in Jailbreak (though not perfectly) and later appeared in Homestuck to make the story shift from Dave's perspective to John's. Also used for other charactersSburb Logo.svg. Also used in the Midnight Crew intermission, where the command neverSburb Logo.svg getsSburb Logo.svg theSburb Logo.svg desiredSburb Logo.svg resultSburb Logo.svg.
  • "Sweet Catch": Appears when one of the main characters catches something at very high speeds.
  • Psyche: Before something cool is about to happen, AH suddenly shifts the story to focus on another character. The first time this happens is when Rose first leaves the observatory to confront her motherSburb Logo.svg, which is interrupted with "OH PSYCHE" and switches to Dave's introduction. Worthy of note is Andrew's X2 DOUBLE PSYCHEOUT COMBOSburb Logo.svg and, eventually, an attempt at a 5X CLIFFHANGER COMBOSburb Logo.svg and the cause of an UNPSYCHE. On this pageSburb Logo.svg there's a PRELOADER PSYCHEOUT luring the reader into thinking it's Dave's Strife page when in it is really Jade's.
  • "<Temporal noun> in the <Past/Future>, but not many...": This expression is used a lot of times in Homestuck, to change the story's current time to go to the pastSburb Logo.svg or to the futureSburb Logo.svg, as the story occurs in bothSburb Logo.svg simultaneously.
  • "Lousy goddamn stupid <noun>.": So far, every kid save for Dave has voicedSburb Logo.svg his or her disgustSburb Logo.svg for somethingSburb Logo.svg in this mannerSburb Logo.svg. Sollux Captor, in a similar but not-quite-the-same manner, and in a 2X DISGUST COMBO, expresses his distaste for lousy stupid goddamnSburb Logo.svg psychics and his window. The Farmer also said this about the mushrooms. This also has a lesser version involving "Lousy stupid" in situations that do not warrant swearing.
  • "That's really all there is to say on the matter": Dave and John will often summarize their situation quickly, then say this. That'sSburb Logo.svg reallySburb Logo.svg allSburb Logo.svg thereSburb Logo.svg isSburb Logo.svg toSburb Logo.svg saySburb Logo.svg on the matter. Additionally, when Vriska forces Tavros to jump off a cliffSburb Logo.svg, he typesSburb Logo.svg "That's really all there is to report on the subject of me getting hurt" while in the same pose as Dave when he types "That's really all there is to say on the matter." Dirk has also used this when talking about his love for puppets. It happens again after JakeSburb Logo.svg fought and lost against Dirk's robot.
  • BLUH is commonly used as an all purpose reaction to...well, almost anything. Rose, John, Jade, Kanaya, Feferi, and even Spades Slick have expressed their thoughts about someone or something using some sort of BLUH. Trolls claim to be unfazed by our human bluhsSburb Logo.svg. See Scribble Mode.
  • "IS THIS YOU". Used by Terezi to attempt to troll Dave Strider by sending him pictures of various badasses males that bear a sort of resemblance to him. One instance led Dave(sprite) to compliment Terezi's trolling methods, although he could have been trolling her in turn. Thus far, it has been used several times in two differentSburb Logo.svg conversationsSburb Logo.svg.
  • Haunting Refrains: In Homestuck, when musical instruments are present in a scene (string instruments in particular), a command to play a haunting refrain is often chosen, and accompanied by a simple flash video. This actually originated in Problem Sleuth, when Problem Sleuth was commanded, but refused, to play a haunting tuba refrainMspa icon.png because the tuba in question was encrusted with filth from years of neglect.
  • Wear the <article of clothing>, Be the <title>. Used on RoseSburb Logo.svg, JohnSburb Logo.svg and RoxySburb Logo.svg. When used it often involves a certain pony.
  • Stunning revelation: Used in Hivebent to reveal something important to overall plot when it seemed otherwise. So far used for Aradia Megido's all-the-time deathSburb Logo.svg and (unsuccessfully) for the fact that the trolls have one session and not twoSburb Logo.svg. In fact if the Game Master (Andrew) has to state that something is a shocking twist, it probably isn't. For example, Dad's room turning out to be perfectly ordinary.
  • "You cannot hope to beat <X> in a <Y>-off. He/she is simply the best there is": You cannot hope to beat Egbert, Tavros, Aurthour, or Kanaya Maryam in a prank-offSburb Logo.svg, a8scond-offSburb Logo.svg, butler-offSburb Logo.svg, or snark-offSburb Logo.svg, respectively. They are simply the best there are. Happens again in Act 6 Intermission 2: "I think you'll find that when it comes to striving for a reasonable approximation of legitimacy, we are simply the most barely adequate there is."
  • Toilet displacement: In Homestuck, newly connected Sburb players who are still getting used to the interface seem to have a serious habit of ruining the client player's bathroom, in almost every case. The toilet (if we choose to use that hoity-toity, blueblooded term) is usually first to go, followed later by the bed and occasionally the bathtub. It's also a note to say that only females seem to do this and have some sort of toilet moving fetish. Rose, Jade, Terezi, Aradia, and even Kanaya have all done this.
  • Headdesk and the beating of the back of the head. This happens twice in Homestuck. By KarkatSburb Logo.svg during a flash animation and by EridanSburb Logo.svg during a normal panel.
  • Words beginning with "A": Sometimes fancy words of this kind are used instead of words which would be used usually in their place. John Egbert's computer has an "Actuate" button instead of a "Start" button. During Strife, the kids can select options such as "Aggrieve", "Aggress"(-"passive"), "Abjure", "Abscond", "Abstain", "Abuse", "Accuse", "Assail" or "Assault" (Jade, while firing at Bec, can choose "Arraign", "Arsenalize", "Artillerate", "Armamentify"... or "Arf".)
  • "Immutable Fact I am Stating... Does not mean": Karkat tells John that all troll kids hate all human kids during an attempt to communicate helpfullySburb Logo.svg with him and calls John an idiot so that he can clearly explain why he is not trying to be mean to him. Terezi later assures RoseSburb Logo.svg that she is being helpful, but friendship just isn't taking place. Kanaya informsSburb Logo.svg Aradia that, although it is immutable that Sgrub will be terrible and although they are not on the same team, she will still be helpful.
  • Vriska being annoyed at having to follow explanations by keeping notes and running out of ink and pens and paper, etc.
  • Irons in the Fire: Used by various trolls throughout the comic, much to the dismay of Karkat, who was the first to use it. It is formally addressed by Karkat on several occasions, usually after saying "Don't you dare say it", or some other variation.
  • The x2 Double Facepalm Combo, first usedSburb Logo.svg by Rose in the Mausoleum, then by Karkat at his computerSburb Logo.svg, and later not quite accomplishedSburb Logo.svg by Spades Slick. In [S] FlipSburb Logo.svg, Terezi pulled off a x3 Triple Facepalm Combo, with the aid of Cal (pap). The gag is later subverted with Doc Scratch's Facepalm x0 ComboSburb Logo.svg.
  • Bonk: Several times in Homestuck items have struck someone on the head with a satisfying BONK.
  • ROBOSLAPSburb Logo.svg, ROBOSLAPSburb Logo.svg.
  • Reunite with loving...: OriginallySburb Logo.svg usedSburb Logo.svg to fondly regard Con Air, but has now extended beyondSburb Logo.svg thatSburb Logo.svg.
  • Naming and renaming previously named non-speaking characters (usually flipping their gender in the process). Seen with Vodka Mutini (aka Dr. Meowgon Spengler), Casey (aka Viceroy Bubbles Von Salamancer), Liv Tyler (aka Terry Kiser), and Jaspers (aka Frigglish).
  • "This <human/troll> <emotion/disease> called friendship" is mentioned multiple times, with frequent debate over whether friendship is actually an emotion or not.
  • Characters have been prone to making piles of objects related to them, like Jade's Squiddles, Rose's scarves, Gamzee's horns, and Eridan's wands. The only unique case is Vriska, since while she does have piles of dice and 8-balls lying around her hive, she was not the one to pile them, rather Kanaya who was simply cleaning her room. However, she is shown to have a pile of boondollars/bucks from her FLARP conquests in her secret room.
  • The sound effects 'shoosh', 'pap', 'nak' and 'doof', not always in appropriate places.
  • Amusing alternative spellings - 'bunp', 'sign' (for 'sigh'), 'jegus', etc.
  • STRIIIIIIIIDDDDDDEEEERRRRR!!! Shouting Dave's surname with additional letters to express anger. Rose shouted it when she was trying to enter Sburb, and John at his Fraymotif Shop.
  • PCHOOOOO, and variations of it, being used as a sound effect/CAPTCHA for anything rocket related, like a rocket pack or rocket shoes.
  • Characters carrying five or more computers around with them, like sensible persons.
    • Except for John, who simply does not know any better keeps firing them out of his Sylladex, losing it in a sea of oil or keeping it in his Sylladex after giving it to someone.
  • "It's hard, being [blank]. It's hard, and no one understands". Repeated on several occasions.
  • "I am the [blank]. It's me." Repeated on several occasions as well.
  • "Who's this douche bag?" Recurring reaction to unfamiliar faces, like Bing Crosby. Especially Bing Crosby.
  • "Acrobatic fucking pirouette": Several characters use this phrase, or a variation thereof, to describe how they are going to flip out if an annoying event continues to happen. It is a dramatic exaggeration of the phrase "fly off the handle." First used by Dave when he was getting fed up with Bro's weird puppets. These are also used to dismount in an ironically ungraceful manner from certain objects. Dave does this off a sword, and Gamzee off his one-wheel device.
  • Characters riding some kind of mount like a bucking bronco with the caption "YES. FUCK YES. HELL FUCKING YES." The first two examples, involving John riding MaplehoofSburb Logo.svg and Eridan and Feferi riding seahorsesSburb Logo.svg, are crudely drawn, while the third, involving Andrew Hussie riding Falcor the LuckdragonSburb Logo.svg, is presented in the normal style (and with "Hell yes" instead of "Fuck yes" for the middle statement). Possibly an offshoot of the "Ride X like a mechanical bull" joke from Problem Sleuth.
  • "That didn't stop...": Used in situations mentioning something that has not been shown in the story in a decent amount of time, such as "That didn't stop being a thing that was real or anything" or "That didn't stop being true."
  • Shaving cream is initially expected to be flame-suppressant by both the Authority RegulatorSburb Logo.svg and JohnSburb Logo.svg. However, John is quickly made to revise this expectation drastically with the revelation of OH GOD HOW CAN SHAVING CREAM BE SO FLAMMABLESburb Logo.svg. Later, examining the flagpole in John: Enter VillageSburb Logo.svg references the selfsame flammability. This gag does end up as a Funny Aneurysm, however, shortly before the end Act 5 Act 2Sburb Logo.svg.
  • Butler island: Dave was served like a dude on butler islandSburb Logo.svg during his strife with his brother. Sollux later predicts that he will get 'hii2 a22 2erved two hiim twofold', liike two dude2 on doublebutler ii2landSburb Logo.svg. Later, Dave becomes like a dude on butler island; i mean, a dude who happens to be one of the butlersSburb Logo.svg, since he became the server player for both Rose and Jade. Also, Jake worries that he might get served like a dude on butler island if he lets his guard downSburb Logo.svg. Unfortunately, this worry reaches fruition.Sburb Logo.svg
  • Taking a legendary infinite X. As seen with Dirk Strider taking a legendary 'infinite' shower. And Jane hoping that Dad is having one of his legendary infinite carwashes.
  • Destroying time-related devices: Spades Slick spends much of the Midnight Crew Intermission breaking the 1000 clocks in The Felt mansion. He later destroys Doc Scratch's clock, marking a total of 1001/1000 clocks destroyedSburb Logo.svg. Arguably, this is paralleled by Jack Noir, who upon arrival in the Trolls' session fights a thousand-strong army of doomed timeline Aradiabots. Since they are robots of the Maid of Time, they are feasibly describable as "time-related devices". In other words, 1000/1000 Aradiabots Destroyed. Then the alpha Aradiabot blows up – in a sense also destroyed by Jack, as it's caused by Aradia's ascension when he destroys the Trolls' Derse – making it 1001/1000.
  • Make-believe time is over: Difficulty with coping with (or rather accepting) the death of a cherished one, repeated throughout the story in a verySburb Logo.svg similarSburb Logo.svg pattern.Sburb Logo.svg
  • Unreal Air: Dave, Gamzee, and Jane have all been seen with objects that are called Unreal Air, Unireal Air, and Unreal Heiress.
  • Someone crumpling paper in anger: Dave, Terezi, Jack and the Draconian Dignitary have all seen crumpling paper in anger.
  • Tearing things out of their chests and pounding them with robotic arms: This has been discussed on two occasions so far: by Vriska for her cerulean heartSburb Logo.svg and much later by Dirk's auto-responder for brobot's uranium heartSburb Logo.svg. Both cases were followed by robots enacting it; first the Aradiabot in removing her robotic heartSburb Logo.svg and then beating it to a pulp,Sburb Logo.svg and then by Dirk's brobot in removing what is likely uraniumSburb Logo.svg from its body, smashing it to pieces,Sburb Logo.svg and promptly exploding.Sburb Logo.svg
  • "Everybody out of the god damn way. [You/I] got a A full of B, a C full of D, and an E full of F." First happens with Clubs Deuce in this pageSburb Logo.svg of the Midnight Crew Intermission (where A=hat, B=bomb, C=fist, D=penis, E=head, and F=empty). Later done with Roxy in this pageSburb Logo.svg of Act 6 Act 2 (where A=lab, B=cats, C=skirt, D=scamper, E=head, and F=vodka). Karkat later bursts into the lab in this pageSburb Logo.svg of Act 6 Intermission 2 yelling this gag out himself (where A=LAB, B=HUMANS, C=MOUTH, D=YELLING, E=TORTURED PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILE, and F=TOTALLY HYSTERICAL EMOTIONS AND UNAIRED GRIEVANCES AT PRACTICALLY EVERYBODY).
  • Kanaya getting knocked off the lab's teleporter pad as someone else teleports from the other end. First by Eridan in Kanaya: Return to the core. Later by Karkat on this pageSburb Logo.svg. Kanaya lampshades the recurrent nature of the gag the second time around.

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