Random Toon!

Kevin DuBrow · **Posted:** Tue Sep 13, 2005 2:02 am

FireBird wrote:

Ju Ju Master wrote:

Do you think there are any secret toons in there? That wouldn't surprise me...

Nopers.

FYI, there's also a random.bat button on the SBEmail menu. It's fune.

Donk.

Yeah, i can't find it. It's not on the screen.

ModestlyHotGirl · **Posted:** Tue Sep 13, 2005 2:07 am

Clear your cache or whatever. It's in the top right corner of the sbemail menu screen.

Here's a screenshot with both new links.

And here's the button on the main page.

If y'all still can't see them, then I can't help you.

agent2693 · **Joined:** Mon Apr 11, 2005 6:00 pm **Posts:** 8

I think the chances of getting a Strong Bad E-mail from the randomizer is even less than one might think at the start. According to how the XML divides the toons up, there's about 96 toons, excluding the SBemails. That's a ratio of 1.4:1 (SBemails:anything else). Personally, I don't think I'd ever really realized they'd done so much. I always kind of figured there was the SBEmails which took up just about the entire site, then a few toons. Never thought there were so many. Kind of sobering.

Not only that, the "First Time Here?" cartoon isn't even included in the randomizer.....or the Character videos! I wonder what else (if anything) they didn't include...

Phlip · **Posted:** Tue Sep 13, 2005 6:58 am

They included everything acessible from the Toons page, including the features.

Nothing more, nothing less.

Thunderbird L18 · **Posted:** Tue Sep 13, 2005 12:21 pm

Hmmm... Something crossed my mind. They sure suddenly started on a Toons rampage, didn't they? Now I know it's probably to beef up their upcoming DVD, like I suggested in another thread, but there could be another reason too. They may have started working on the rando and said 'Hey, we've got too many SBemails'. Let's try to even them out'. So it could be that until they hit more of a 50-50 ratio, there could be alot more toons, and alot less SBEmails.

Super Sam · **Posted:** Tue Sep 13, 2005 1:44 pm

I liked this feautre. I liked it so much, that I just had to go and make one for the fanstuff. It's a work in progress. (The embedded coding is driving me nuts!)

Anyways, if anybody wants the LCDd font, I have it from however long back. E-mail me at supersammyfluff@gmail.com if you wants it.

Phlip · **Posted:** Tue Sep 13, 2005 5:22 pm

Super Sam: Would you be offended if I were to take your idea and work on it myself?

I have a couple of ideas, but if you want to keep it as your own work that's fine by me too...

ChickenLeg · **Posted:** Tue Sep 13, 2005 9:57 pm

I liked it, but the first time I tried it, I got the Tape-Leg e-mail.

They must be screwing with us and wanted to annoy me. Worked. :cheatgrin:

Anydangway · **Posted:** Wed Sep 14, 2005 3:04 am

This is most decidedly AAAAHSOME. I have a broken lappy (motherboard problem... WAAAHH!), and so I just got a chance to see this today. It really cheered me up! I'm watching randomly-fetched 'extra plug' right now.. and y'know, this e-mail isn't as bad as I originally said it was.

Jitka · **Posted:** Wed Sep 14, 2005 3:53 am

I'm glad they created this feature. Now when I'm bored I can let the machine pick FOR me! Hooray! My laziness nears completion!

Norman Rorqual · **Posted:** Wed Sep 14, 2005 5:42 am

Almost suprising that they haven't done this much sooner, considering they already run the random main page thing.
Yes, very nice tool, I am sure i'll discover some old forgotton friends this way.

Onward comes teh homework!

Super Sam · **Posted:** Wed Sep 14, 2005 3:32 pm

Phlip wrote:

Super Sam: Would you be offended if I were to take your idea and work on it myself?

I have a couple of ideas, but if you want to keep it as your own work that's fine by me too...

Um... could you please explain a bit more on that?

Phlip · **Posted:** Wed Sep 14, 2005 3:43 pm

Well... it'd be mostly pretty things during the randomisation, and some backend niceties to make it easier to make the xml...

mostly stuff that would be easier to do than to explain

The Japanese Geek · **Posted:** Wed Sep 14, 2005 9:51 pm

I can finally ditch my excel spreadsheet!
w00t!

Super Sam · **Posted:** Thu Sep 15, 2005 2:16 am

Phlip wrote:

Well... it'd be mostly pretty things during the randomisation, and some backend niceties to make it easier to make the xml...

mostly stuff that would be easier to do than to explain

Well I know what kind of backend niceties you're talking about. If I don't get my problem (Exhibit A) (Exhibit B) sorted out, I'll think about it. Right now I'm kinda on a roll.

mibluvr13 · **Posted:** Fri Sep 16, 2005 1:30 am

Too cool for words. Anybody else notice this



in the xml? I didn't know tbc were l337. :mrgreen:

Super Sam · **Posted:** Fri Sep 16, 2005 4:11 am

mibluvr13 wrote:

Too cool for words. Anybody else notice this



in the xml? I didn't know tbc were l337. :mrgreen:

That defines the kind of object that it is. For example, Teen Girl Squad is


<tgs n="Teen Girl Squad #1" u="tgs1.html"/>
<tgs n="Teen Girl Squad #2" u="tgs2.html"/>
<tgs n="Teen Girl Squad #3" u="tgs3.html"/>

When it comes to the Cheat, it's:


<teh n="New Boots" u="newboots.html"/>
<teh n="Crazy Cartoon" u="crazycartoon.html"/>
<teh n="Everybody to the Limit" u="fhqwhgads.html"/>

I don't know why they chose teh. I guess The Cheat is a leet kinda guy. :cheatgrin:

Phlip · **Posted:** Fri Sep 16, 2005 5:30 am

Well The Cheat has signed his name as "Teh C." in the past...

Anydangway · **Posted:** Fri Sep 16, 2005 7:15 am

Hmm, quick question about the random button:

Who else is spending a LOT more time on HomestarRunner.com now that this thing has made its debut?

Himan · **Posted:** Fri Sep 16, 2005 12:21 pm

Uh not me.

ramrod · **Posted:** Fri Sep 16, 2005 1:08 pm

Kate wrote:

Hmm, quick question about the random button:

Who else is spending a LOT more time on HomestarRunner.com now that this thing has made its debut?

I know I have. I've watched like, 20 toons in the past three days.

Beyond the Grave · **Posted:** Fri Sep 16, 2005 1:29 pm

ramrod wrote:

Kate wrote:

Hmm, quick question about the random button:

Who else is spending a LOT more time on HomestarRunner.com now that this thing has made its debut?

I know I have. I've watched like, 20 toons in the past three days.

I am right around 50, I guess. It probably won't belong until I have seen everything on the site.

DarkSideOfTheSchwartz · **Posted:** Sat Sep 17, 2005 8:47 pm

random toons rule

Black Metal · **Posted:** Sat Sep 17, 2005 11:36 pm

I've just been using this a lot. I especially like Strong Bad's sound effects. This was a good addition.

Kevin DuBrow · **Posted:** Sun Sep 18, 2005 6:45 pm

ModestlyHotGirl wrote:

Clear your cache or whatever. It's in the top right corner of the sbemail menu screen.

Here's a screenshot with both new links.

And here's the button on the main page.

If y'all still can't see them, then I can't help you.

Thanks. The first email is took me to was Watered Down's...I mean steve's...I mean porplemontage's

Okay, now the rando button at the bottom of the sreen doesn't work. Know how to fix that?

DJ The Tire · **Joined:** Mon Aug 01, 2005 5:32 pm **Posts:** 48

Yeah. The same thing happened to me.

Cleverdan · **Posted:** Mon Oct 31, 2005 10:20 pm

cyco the psycho wrote:

I like it!

They should have one that only does toons and no emails...

I couldn't agree more. I often find myself us ing it and clicking again because I didn't like the one that showed. Still a great idea

sb_enail.com · **Posted:** Mon Oct 31, 2005 11:49 pm

I wish the Random Toon thing would pick something other than SBemails! 9 times outta 10 it picks a sbemail! We have a random.bat for sbemails, why do we need this?

Trogdor, the Burninator · **Posted:** Tue Nov 01, 2005 1:34 am

they pry rushed it and didnt think about it, it is a rather advanced tool after all...least i think it is...i mean i'd like to see you try... i dare you to man...yea...thought so...more of these things......

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Ian911299 · **Posted:** Wed Nov 09, 2005 7:33 pm

sb_enail.com wrote:

I wish the Random Toon thing would pick something other than SBemails! 9 times outta 10 it picks a sbemail! We have a random.bat for sbemails, why do we need this?

It's done to include everything accesible from the Toons menu (as someone else said), but I agree that they should have a button that excludes the sbemails.

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