Talk:Ongoing gags

mechanical bulls
can anyone put up some more links to the mechanical bull panels? waterga74 03:35, 25 April 2009 (UTC)

What the hell editors
Not sure what happened to this page. There are gags, which are funny things that don't make sense or serve no purpose other than to humor, and then there are ongoing gags, where the same gag is played again in the most benign of spots in order to make the same joke funny through repetition. A lot of these gags that are listed on this page are more because of the nature of how the kids work than it is because they are ongoing gags. Just because a joke was repeated once does not make it an ongoing gag; It makes it a joke that was used twice. For now I'll keep the current gags in there until it seems apparent that they will not be used again, or very very sparingly.

In the future try to keep an eye out for the more ludicrous jokes that are used more often. Kbmr 13:31, September 9, 2009 (UTC)

True, but if "left him hanging long enough" got an entry, I figured "be the other guy" deserved one too. At least it's been used in more then one adventure.--Bunnyboi 15:55, September 9, 2009 (UTC)

I don't think that "Cakes" should be listed here. Also, the refrain is not a gag and so I will remove both. Also, we should organize this page. NotAnonymous 23:07, December 12, 2009 (UTC)

Years in the... but not many/only a few
This seems to be happening often, with even a "Years in the past but not many" PSYCHE. Worth adding?

Picture?
Why is this page listed as one that needs a picture? I doubt that a picture representative of this page is possible. NotAnonymous 23:03, December 12, 2009 (UTC)

Organization and Separate Articles?/Things that Aren't Gags
Should this article be more like a list of the gags than a compendium of examples of each? Some gags already have their own pages ("What Pumpkin?", Punch in snout to establish superiority, Weapon/Object Duality, etc.), but there are many that do not. I find this a little odd--in theory, any joke that is repeated a sufficient amount to be on this page will have enough examples and variations that it would be better to give it a separate page. Besides which, it would allow the Ongoing gags page to be much more organized and less cluttered than it is now, because more detailed information on each gag could be put on that gag's own page. For example: when that gag is first introduced, a comprehensive list of examples of its use, variations/combinations of that gag with other gags. This is already done in Ongoing gags to an extent, but it is both incomplete and incredibly disjointed.

Going back to the assumption that running gags actually have enough material to warrant a separate page, I see a lot of things that should be considered as to whether or not they belong in Ongoing gags. They are: (My vote for all of these is Remove. That's really all there is to say on the matter.) ReySquared 15:56, May 1, 2010 (UTC)
 * Use of the word "shit" - Not really a gag, is it?
 * Trying to use Sepulchritude - It's used multiple times in Problem Sleuth, but... well, I'm honestly 50-50 on this one.
 * Dropping things - This is not really a gag, certainly not on its own at least. Yes, items are frequently ejected (at speed) from the sylladex, but that's really just the name of the game, and it's not as though this is the only issue that the sylladexes have. It's really only one piece of "just the needless complexity you have come to expect from your INVENTORY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM."
 * Level Up for Slaying the Imp - Is this even a gag, let alone a running gag? It's just a part of the game mechanic.
 * "You figure you've left him hanging long enough" - The entry mentions that this is used to refer to various "him"s throughout Homestuck, but only refers to two examples, one for John and one for Dave. If there are other examples they should be mentioned, and if there are not then it shouldn't be on the page.
 * Sweet Catch - This is another one I'm not entirely sure about. It's a humorous battle technique, but does it only appear more than 2-3 times? (I don't know, myself)
 * BLUH - Is this even a real "gag"? If so, examples would be good.

I think noteworthy 'gags' get their own page, for the heck of it, but anything with enough info for it's own page can get one. This is a fan wiki and it doesn't have to be 100% noteworthy.

Some of the things you've noted ARE ongoing gags though. The level up thing is a gag, cause if you read the whole sentence the gag revolves around inanimate objects leveling up, not the player, hence a joke. Although you're right in saying 'dropping things' is quirk of the game, you also forget it can be a quirk of the game that was inserted for humour, making it an ongoing gag. Others are harder to discern but make sure you think these through.

What I don't think is a gag at all is the recent addition of 'up' commands. It reoccurs but its not funny... in fact I have an idea... Recurring themes Alienatedduck 09:19, May 7, 2010 (UTC)

Sweet Catch is definitely an Ongoing Gag. It's appeared wuite a few times and has had little to no significance other than comedy.Alexnobody 01:38, May 9, 2010 (UTC)

This is incredibly...
Should this get put on the article? I count 8 instances across Problem Sleuth, its extras and Homestuck. Quick link dump:

Deathsquirrel 23:57, July 29, 2010 (UTC)

Indeed, please do so. It's a deliberate and pretty blatant callback to a joke from a previous series, so if that doesn't count as a running gag... I wouldn't include the one with Rose though. Sometimes "incredibly" is just an ordinary adverb. ;P ReySquared 17:01, July 30, 2010 (UTC)

Punch --- in the snout to establish superiority?
Is this an ongoing gag? I've seen it used in Problem Sleuth a couple of times.

Edit: Also used in: "You -nudge- him -affectionately- in the snout to establish -paternity-

20:43, August 5, 2010 (UTC)

Um, what exactly is the purpose of your asking? If you're thinking it perhaps should be considered an ongoing gag, it's, uh, already on the page. If you're thinking that it shouldn't be listed as an ongoing gag, then you're gonna have to explain your logic there a lot better. There are seven examples that I could find across two series, and eight examples if you count this one. So, uh. What's the question, exactly? Seems pretty clear that it's an ongoing gag to me. ReySquared 04:30, August 6, 2010 (UTC)

Sorry sorry sorry. I didn't see it. >.< Forgive me, please. 19:43, August 8, 2010 (UTC)


 * eats your head*

(also sign your posts plzkthx :P) 128.84.63.103 00:40, August 7, 2010 (UTC)

kk

19:43, August 8, 2010 (UTC)

Obscene Buckets
Thus far we have Vriska seeing John's bucket, Kanaya seeing a bucket fall on Rose and Terezi calling the comic with Kool-Aid Man borderline pornographic. Likely because it is akin to a pail full of incestuous slurry. Or because it's reminiscent of Rap King. Either one suffices as a explanation. --Golden Monkey 22:57, October 9, 2010 (UTC)

Two things
1) This is said several times in homestuck: "We are doing it, man. We are making this happen." Three examples are the first time with Dave’s bro, with the unpsyche and the failed 5x cliff hanger, and last when Terezi finds the note that says it.

2) The level up was done in problem sleuth but to a lesser existent.

Gag or no?
I've seen this several times in Homestuck, where one character is dead and the other character sees the blood and goes, (X=Person, Y=Sauce-like object. E.g. Honey, Grub Sauce, etc.)

"X, PLEASE TELL ME THAT'S JUST Y. PLEASE JUST BE Y PLEASE JUST BE Y PLEASE JUST BE Y HAHA, OK, MAKE-BELIEVE TIME IS OVER! OH GOD OH GOD OH GOD OH GOD OH GOD OH GOD OH GOD OH GOD OH GOD OH GOD OH GOD OH GOD OH GOD OH GOD OH GOD OH GOD OH GOD OH GOD OH GOD"

I've seen it in 4 instances so far, one being this and another This.

So tell me. Gag or no?

58.164.35.250 03:42, September 27, 2011 (UTC)

Ongoing gags? Don't you mean | Running Gags?

66.169.21.80 19:53, May 11, 2012 (UTC)
 * We certainly have a category for Running Gags, which this article is categorised into, but there's no reason why this article couldn't also be called that rather than Ongoing Gags. Equally, though, I suppose there's no real reason to change it

Clean up/organisation
This page, in particular the Homestuck sub-section, is really a messy wall of text. We really need to figure a way to break it up more, even if it is just dividing the Homestuck sub-section into further sub-sections. I thought maybe splitting the Homestuck sub-section into phrases and actions/events. Of course basically all actions and events are accompanied by a phrase which might confuse people and cause a whole bunch of bad (but good faith) edits. Anyone got any other ideas? The Light6 04:55, June 16, 2012 (UTC)
 * How about this layout?
 * That is like a hundred times better then what we have now. Also given the timing, I take it that anchor template was created with this in mind? The Light6 16:14, June 16, 2012 (UTC)
 * Indeed it was. I'll do some more cleanup and add the other sections, then apply it to the article
 * EDIT: Okay, finished. Any further changes before I copy it over to the article?
 * EDIT EDIT: Also, do we think "Jackbreak" is a gag or a recurring theme? I'm inclined to say gag. Oh, and I plan to move the page to "Ongoing gags" when I update it; any objections? I hate unnecessary capitalisations in page titles; it just makes links either look bad or require extra markup
 * I am not completly sure that Jackbreak is a gag yet, seeing that it only had a few bunched up pages, but I think we should add it once we see it again. Chezrush 21:03, June 16, 2012 (UTC)
 * I think your cleaned up version is fine, also on Jackbreak. While it was a gag, it would not currently count as recurring, even if it reappeared last time we saw B2 Jack was there so unless we skip his breakout it would be continuing the plot which kinda muddys the water. I guess if we went back to the same thing it would be continuing the gag, while if Jack was to break out and be recaptured and start over it would be reoccurring? The Light6 01:25, June 17, 2012 (UTC)

You cannot believe how unbelievably shitty your imagination is
Should Ace Dick's shit imagination be an ongoing gag?

It comes up a few times, and it's kinda funny too.KwikcomiX 10:41, July 11, 2012 (UTC)


 * If it is, it doesn't go right in the middle of another ongoing gag. [Meaningful look] -- Neumannz,  The Dark Falcon  (Other Talk) 14:57, July 11, 2012 (UTC)
 * It's already on the page, at least in one instance; see "You become... My God... YOU BECOME... X." Although that said, AD's shitty imagination also crops up in a couple of other places, so I guess it can be added. Try to provide links to all occurrences, ideally, and ensure it goes under gags in PS

Boggle Vacantly At These Shenanigans
"It begins to dawn on you that everything you (just did/are about to do) may (prove to) have been a colossal waste of time."

Only showed up twice, HS 2731 (here) and HS 3256 (here). Gag? Aepokk Venset 06:11, July 27, 2012 (UTC)
 * Personally I would vote for yes, since those two instances are so similar, but I can see why you would say otherwise... 12:37, July 27, 2012 (UTC)