Callbacks

## Foreshadowing

### From *Problem Sleuth*

* On page 35 , Problem Sleuth says that it's like the scenery outside his window hardly ever changes. It is eventually made clear that the imaginary cityscape really does never change unless actively affected by another force.
* On page 37 , the command suggests that the window may be fake, but throwing a cinderblock through the window breaks it anyhow. This implies that the window is real. On page 52  however, it is revealed that the window *is* fake, and is actually a portal to another world.

### From *Homestuck*

* On page 21 , John is said to be fascinated by films about impending apocalypse. After John enters the Medium to avoid an incoming meteor strike, Rose informs him that bigger and bigger meteors have been striking peoples' homes  all over the world for the last couple days. Nannasprite later confirms to John  that the Earth is doomed to be destroyed.
* On page 32 , *Colonel Sassacre's Daunting Text* is described on as being so huge you could kill a cat if you dropped it.
* On page 48 , John claims Betty Crocker is his arch nemesis.
* On page 235/40 , John laments that he wishes he could have his nanna's wisdom. Eventually, John's sprite is prototyped with the ashes of his Nanna, and Nannasprite is created , a sprite with all of her memories and personality. She gives him wise exposition regarding Sburb.
* On page 304 , Oglogoth's page in the *Grimoire for Summoning the Zoologically Dubious* mentions the Noble Circle of Horrorterrors cloaked in the darkness of the Furthest Ring.
* On page 315 , Dave is commanded to piss on his turntable. The narrator says Dave would "never consider allowing any fluid even remotely resembling urine to touch [his] beloved TURNTABLES." He then finds a bottle of apple juice  and talks to John about the scene from Little Monsters  where Howie Mandel pisses in a bottle of apple juice. Finally, Dave accidentally spills the apple juice on his turntables .
* On page 419 , Dave expresses unease over his bro's favorite puppet, Lil' Cal.
* On page 704 , Wayward Vagabond paints a dark purple planet "beyond an impenetrable veil of darkness". This planet is WV's memory if Derse. Later, when Derse is first introduced , this phrase is repeated.
* On page 797 , Jade's love of anthropomorphic fauna is described.
* On page 852 , Jade starts to descend to lower floors of her home. The penultimate three floors of the house are lit with neon orange, pink, and cyan colored lights. These are the colors chiefly associated with Dirk Strider, Roxy Lalonde, and Jane Crocker.
* At the end of *Don't Bleed on the Suits*, Slick has an arm and an eye missing , making him bear resemblance to the beta humans' Black Queen . This could be foreshadowing to when the beta humans' Jack Noir kills the Black Queen and steals her ring , giving him the pre-entry prototyped attributes of the maimed harlequin , causing him to lose an arm and an eye.

## Recurring Themes

### From *Whistles: The Starlight Calliope*

#### Clowns

Clowns feature in nearly all of Andrew Hussie’s works.

* *Whistles: The Starlight Calliope* prominently features clowns as its main characters.
* Problem Sleuth features clowns as one of the four warring nations.
* Problem Sleuth (page 1135)  – Zombie Ace Dick consumes a hoard of clowns. This page has a hyperlink to *Whistles: The Starlight Calliope*, referencing the fact that the conflict of *Whistles* involves eating clown meat.

### From *Jailbreak*

#### Elves

Elves are magical creatures that instantly shed tears at the sight of pornography.

* Jailbreak (page 114)  – First appearance.
* Problem Sleuth (page 130)  – A picture of an elf. First appearance in Problem Sleuth.
* Problem Sleuth (page 236)  – Elves are mentioned again.
* Problem Sleuth (page 251)  – First live appearance in Problem Sleuth.

### From *Problem Sleuth*

#### Eldritch Horrors

Loathsome monsters.

* Problem Sleuth (page 600)  – First mention of Fluthlu. Also mentioned: Borthrax, Jellied Demongeist, and Morthol Dryax and his Boneguard Mount.
* Problem Sleuth (page 698)  – Morthol Dryax and his Boneguard Mount appears after having been mentioned in the FAQ.
* Problem Sleuth (page 732)  – First appearance of Fluthlu.
* Problem Sleuth (page 1129)  – Ogolg M'Rubbit: Prince of the Candybean Warlocks.
* Problem Sleuth (page 1182)  – Garnghut Blistershod, Damned Sentry of the Potbellied Exiles.
* Homestuck (page 302)  – Fluthlu, Foul Patrician of Misery, documented in Rose's grimoire.
* Homestuck (page 303)  – Nrub'yiglith, Shamebeast King of Grotesquery, Writhe-lord of the Moist Beyondhood, documented in Rose's grimoire.
* Homestuck (page 304)  – Oglogoth, the Deep One, documented in Rose's grimoire. The horrorterrors of the Furthest Ring are also first mentioned here.

#### Gentlemen

* Homestuck (page 798)  – One of Jade's favorite toys, Manthro Chaps, come with many gentlemanly accessories.

## Recurring Gags

**Recurring Gags** are jokes that get repeated throughout Hussie's comics.

### From *Jailbreak*

#### What Pumpkin?

Whenever a pumpkin is referenced, it disappears. Often, pumpkins that have disappeared will re-appear at random. Sometimes this disappearance happens with other items.

* Jailbreak (page 3)  – First appearance.
* Jailbreak (page 15)
* Jailbreak (page 32 & 33)
* Jailbreak (page 39 & 40)
* Jailbreak (page 71)  – The buried pumpkin disappears after being vaguely alluded to.
* Jailbreak (page 73)
* Jailbreak (page 112)
* Problem Sleuth (page 1038)  – Problem Sleuth has no SCHEMA PUMPKIN and is quite sure there are no SCHEMA PUMPKINS lying around, and probably never will be.
* Problem Sleuth (page 1080)  – Subverted. Problem Sleuth unveils his Schema Pumpkin.
* Problem Sleuth (page 1426)  – The Schema Pumpkin disappears.
* Homestuck (page 563)  – Dave's bro's ninja sword disappears.
* Homestuck (pages 668  & 678 ) – A rotten pumpkin and potted plant both disappear, having obviously been eaten by the Wayward Vagabond.
* Homestuck (page 764)  – A pumpkin is appearified away.
* Homestuck (page 770)  – Many objects appear and disappear from Jade's house at random, especially pumpkins.
* Homestuck (pages 1380 & 1381)  – Jade draws a pumpkin on her Pictionary® fetch modus's drawing tablet, knowing full well that there is no pumpkin nearby. However, there is a pumpkin shown in the background that was not there on the previous page. On the very next page, the pumpkin is gone, and a ghost image of a pumpkin is captchalogued.

#### Retrieve Arms

A command to retrieve arms.

* Jailbreak (page 4)  – A prisoner is commanded to grow arms. He already has arms, though.
* Problem Sleuth (page 2)  – Problem Sleuth's arms.
* Problem Sleuth (page 449)  – Hysteric Dame's arms.
* Problem Sleuth (page 617)  – Mobster Kingpin's arms.
* Problem Sleuth (page 1549)  – Black Hole Mobster Kingpin's arms.
* Homestuck (page 5)  – John's arms are in his magic chest.
* Homestuck (page 218)  – Rose's arms are not inside the purple box.
* Homestuck (page 313)  – Dave ignores a command to retrieve his arms from cinderblocks.
* Homestuck (page 667)  – The command for the Wayward Vagabond to "retrieve arms" is cut off prematurely. He already has them.
* Homestuck (page 763)  – Jade is introduced with her arms are in plain view.
* Homestuck (page 792)  – Jade retrieves a firearm from her bedroom, the first time this gag has actually referred to a gun in *Homestuck*.
* Homestuck (page 1104)  – The Aimless Renegade retrieves two pistols.

#### Gay Porno Mags

Two gay pornographic magazines titled *Hunk Rump* and *Black Inches*.

* Jailbreak (page 50)  – First appearance.
* Bard Quest (page 6)  – Men from the *Black Inches* magazine cover are shown.
* Bard Quest (page 18)  – *Hunk Rump* magazine makes an appearance.
* Problem Sleuth (page 533)
* Homestuck (page 1195)  – Clubs Deuce owns a magazine titled *Black Inches*, however this magazine appears to be about black licorice.
* Homestuck (page 1219)  – Hearts Boxcars owns a magazine titled *Red Cheeks*.

#### Trusty Knife

Characters always have their trusty knives on them. If they didn't, they'd want to slit their wrists.

* Jailbreak (page 87)  – First appearance. "If I didn't have my trusty knife with me, I think I'd slit my wrists!"
* Problem Sleuth (page 801)  – Problem Sleuth uses an attack called Trusty Knives.
* Problem Sleuth (page 1081)  – Problem Sleuth carves a pumpkin with one of his trusty knives.
* Homestuck (page 683)  – Wayward Vagabond wields his trusty knife.
* Homestuck (pages 735 & 736)  – Wayward Vagabond is caught without his trusty knife. He replaces it with a trusty ruler.

#### The Three Skulls Puzzle

A puzzle that originally involved carving different faces into three pumpkins and then inserting them into three recesses.

* Jailbreak (page 89)  – First appearance.
* Problem Sleuth (page 386)  – Second appearance, and the first where this gag uses skulls instead of pumpkins.
* Problem Sleuth (page 413)  – A single pumpkin-shaped recess in the wall. However, it does not seem to have a face carved into it.
* Problem Sleuth (page 530)  – Three recesses stacked on top of each other with PS, AD, and PI's faces on them.

#### Offing Yourself

Pistols are primarily useful for offing oneself when things get too hot to handle. Commonly occurs near tree stumps.

* Jailbreak (page 96)  – First appearance.
* Jailbreak (page 112  – A prisoner tries to off himself, but the gun has no bullets.
* Problem Sleuth (page 23)  – Problem Sleuth mentions the possibility of having to off himself.
* Problem Sleuth (page 1362)  – Ace Dick offs himself.
* Problem Sleuth (page 1525)  – MSPA reader offs themselves.

### From *Problem Sleuth*

#### Glitched Items

A spinoff of What Pumpkin?. Certain objects, when referenced, will switch back and forth between two totally unrelated objects. On page 601 , Andrew Hussie (in a GameFAQs walkthrough of Problem Sleuth) claims this is a glitch.

* Problem Sleuth (page 3)  – Problem Sleuth's revolver turns into a key.
* Problem Sleuth (page 160)  – Ace Dick's ring of keys turns into a tommygun.
* Problem Sleuth (page 233)  – Pickle Inspector's hairpin turns into a machine gun.
* Problem Sleuth (page 465)  – Hysteric Dame's teddy bear turns into a knife.
* Problem Sleuth (page 537)  – Nervous Broad's lipstick turns into a chainsaw.
* Problem Sleuth (page 539)  – Female Ace Dick's wig turns into a Prussian Cuirassier helmet
* Problem Sleuth (page 584)  – Female Ace Dick's romance novel turns into a two-by-four.
* Problem Sleuth (page 618)  – Mobster Kingpin's brass knuckles turn into the Megaton Key.
* Problem Sleuth (page 653)  – Female Ace Dick's box of chocolates turns into hand grenades.
* Problem Sleuth (page 971)  – Nervous Broad's stripper turns into a flame thrower.
* Problem Sleuth (page 1096)  – Hysteric Dame's paint roller turns into a stun gun.
* Problem Sleuth (page 1244)  – Madame Murel's Skeleton Brush turns into the Skeleton Key.
* Problem Sleuth (page 1484)  – The Tectrix of the Arbitor turns into the Tectrixcalibur.
* Problem Sleuth (page 1492)  – The Ink of Squid Pro Quo  turns into a sheath for the Tectrixcalibur.
* Problem Sleuth (page 1511—1514)  – The Smith Corona Blotspitter turns from a machine gun into a typewriter.
* Homestuck (pages 1157  & 1161 ) – Various weapons from Spades Slick's inventory switch between being cards and knives. Additionally, Slick's deck of cards becomes his War Chest.
* Homestuck (page 1169)  – Spades Slick's Spade Key turns into a rules card for blackjack. On the back of the card is a barcode.
* Homestuck (page 1183)  – Clubs Deuce's deck of cards becomes his Battledrobe.
* Homestuck (page 1199)  – Diamonds Droog's deck of cards becomes his Brawlsoleum.
* Homestuck (page 1219)  – Hearts Boxcars deck of cards becomes his Wrathtub.
* Homestuck (page 1270)  – Snowman's cigarette holder becomes a lance.
* Homestuck (page 1338)  – The keyhole inside Lord English's vault becomes a barcode scanner.

##### Death's Scythe

A variant of Glitched Items. Death's scythe seemingly has the ability to turn into any tool Death may need.

* Problem Sleuth (page 735)  – A spoon.
* Problem Sleuth (page 738)  – A ball point pen.
* Problem Sleuth (page 790)  – A jousting lance.
* Problem Sleuth (page 860)  – A bullhorn.
* Problem Sleuth (page 1112)  – A ball point pen, again.
* Problem Sleuth (page 1125)  – A cash register.
* Problem Sleuth (page 1127)  – An anti-tank rocket launcher.
* Problem Sleuth (pages 1165  & 1185 ) – Death's Scythe takes on many different forms in a rapidfire fashion.
* Problem Sleuth (page 1186)  – A teaspoon.
* Problem Sleuth (page 1187)  – An A-Bomb.

#### Suggestive Business Cards

Business cards for services or people are often sexually suggestive.

* Problem Sleuth (page 25) – Busts-R-Us. A good way to get ahead. 531-8008.
* Problem Sleuth (page 42) – Madame Murel. Bring ~~w~~all your fantasies to life. 1-900-STRIP-1ST.
* Problem Sleuth (page 87) – 2nd Hand Hornography. Handling your dirty instruments since 1920. - Rusty trombones - Filthy tubas - Funky trumpets - And more. 1-800-SAX-SAX-SAX.
* Problem Sleuth (page 93) – Busts-R-Us. We'll polish your head for no extra fee. 5034-918.
* Problem Sleuth (page 239) – Glass Blowers Inc. Offering glass creations with no erotic connotations whatsoever since 1905. Seriously, we just make things out of glass. 1-800-BLOW-HARD.
* Problem Sleuth (page 453)  – Lookin' for a hard fella to sleuth your problem? Things gettin' too hot to handle? Need a tough stud to sort it all out? 1-800-HOT-STUD.
* Problem Sleuth (page 509)  – Disconcerted? Need a tall brawny fella to come by and inspect your pickle? Perhaps I may be this fella. 1-800-OGLE-NOW.
* Problem Sleuth (page 572)  – Lookin' for a tough brute? This hard dick is your ace in the hole. 1-800-ACE-DICK.

#### Ben Stiller's Sunglasses

The sunglasses Ben Stiller wore in his role as Starsky in the 2004 retro-mania comedy remake of Starsky and Hutch.

* Problem Sleuth (page 28)  – First appear as part of a Ben Stiller bust.
* Problem Sleuth (page 29)  – Taking the sunglasses is proposed, but it is likely that the sunglasses are only part of the statue and not real.
* Problem Sleuth (page 145)  – Stiller's sunglasses were stolen by unscrupulous whores.
* Problem Sleuth (page 1288)  – Stiller's stolen sunglasses are located inside Madame Murel's dollhouse, accompanied by imprisoned whores.
* Problem Sleuth (page 1453)  – Nervous Broad puts on the Ben Stiller sunglasses.
* Homestuck (page 110)  – Dave's Ben Stiller sunglasses are first mentioned.

#### Busts

Stone statues of subjects depicted from the chest upwards. Often reveal loot when destroyed.

* Problem Sleuth (page 28)  – Ben Stiller as Starsky from *Starsky & Hutch*.

* Problem Sleuth (page 64)  – Snoop Dogg as Huggy and Owen Wilson as Hutch from *Starsky & Hutch*.

* Problem Sleuth (page 145)  – The Hutch bust is destroyed, revealing that it contained riches.
* Problem Sleuth (page 154)  – The Huggy bust, having been destroyed by whores, contained a hammer.
* Problem Sleuth (page 247)  – Mobster Kingpin.
* Problem Sleuth (page 693)  – Ben Stiller. Contains candy .
* Problem Sleuth (page 772)  – The Dreaded Bowen Stilson Dogg.
* Problem Sleuth (page 834)  – Owen Wilson. Contains candy .
* Problem Sleuth (page 838)  – Captain Snoop Dogg. Contains candy .
* Problem Sleuth (page 1200)  – Another Starsky bust, and two more Hutch busts.

#### Tall, Short, and Stout

Things either come in sets of three—one tall, one short, and one stout—or otherwise accommodate one of those three proportions.

* Problem Sleuth (pages 43 , 131 , & 180 ) – Problem Sleuth, Pickle Inspector, and Ace Dick's desk forts.
* Problem Sleuth (page 534)  – The Couch Archetypifier will create either a tall, short, or stout couch depending on whose face it scans.
* Problem Sleuth (pages 927 , 983 , & 1120 ) – The cheese truck, bread truck, and ham truck.
* Problem Sleuth (page 929)  – Beanpole Alley, Square Shoulder Tolls, and Jack Squat Underpass.
* Problem Sleuth (page 941)  – The private rooms in the sleazy brothel.
* Problem Sleuth (page 1124)  – Death and Ace Dick's game pieces are a tall and stout cars respectively.

#### Too Hot to Handle

Things never get too hot to handle.

* Problem Sleuth (page 84)  – First appearance.
* Problem Sleuth (page 453)
* Homestuck (page 35)
* Homestuck (page 386)
* Homestuck (page 656)

#### Haunting Refrains

* Problem Sleuth (page 86)  – Problem Sleuth cannot play a haunting tuba refrain because his tuba is filthy.
* Problem Sleuth (page 356)  – Problem Sleuth plays a haunting piano refrain.
* Problem Sleuth (page 1210)  – Future Pickle Inspector tries to play a haunting tuba refrain, but cannot.
* Homestuck (page 77)  – John plays a haunting piano refrain.
* Homestuck (page 222)  – Rose plays a haunting violin refrain.
* Homestuck (page 337)  – Dave plays some hauntingly sick beats.
* Homestuck (page 822)  – Jade plays a hauntingly relaxing bassline.

#### Pose as a Team

All party members pose as a team. This usually happens when shit gets real.

* Problem Sleuth (page 291)  – Problem Sleuth, Ace Dick, and Pickle Inspector, after obtaining new imaginary candy weapons.
* Problem Sleuth (page 854)  – Problem Sleuth, Zombie Ace Dick, and Fiesta Ace Dick, after taking control of the Chicago Overcoat.
* Problem Sleuth (page 884)  – Problem Sleuth, Ace Dick, Pickle Inspector, Fiesta Ace Dick, and Zombie Ace Dick, after obtaining nautical hats and candy armor.
* Problem Sleuth (page 1099)  – Problem Sleuth, Ace Dick, and Pickle Inspector, after carving the Spook Schematics for their Gambit Schemas.
* Problem Sleuth (page 1603)  – Problem Sleuth, Ace Dick, and Pickle Inspector after landing in a hardboiled manner. Subverted due to being interrupted by Mobster Kingpin landing on the pin of the Ham Needle and dying.
* Problem Sleuth (page 1674)  – Problem Sleuth, Ace Dick, and Pickle Inspector, about to begin sleuthing a problem. The final page of Problem Sleuth.

#### MC Hammer Slide

A maneuver made famous by an early 90s rap star.

* Problem Sleuth (page 270)  – First appearance.
* Problem Sleuth (page 763)

#### Ride Like a Mechanical Bull

What a fucking waste of time!

* Problem Sleuth (page 349)  – Pickle Inspector riding a bust of Mobster Kingpin.
* Problem Sleuth (page 367)  – Ace Dick riding a brewing still.
* Problem Sleuth (page 933)  – Nervous Broad riding a giant electrical plug.
* Problem Sleuth (page 1128)  – Fiesta Ace Dick riding Mobster Kingpin's desk fort.
* Problem Sleuth (page 1633)  – A mechanical bull is actually featured.
* Homestuck (page 833)  – Fiesta Ace Dick makes a cameo, riding a piano like a mechanical bull.

#### Flip the Fuck Out

Weasels are prone to doing this.

* Problem Sleuth (page 401)
* Problem Sleuth (page 501)
* Problem Sleuth (pages 1006 & 1007)
* Problem Sleuth (page 1184)

#### Sudoku

Pickle Inspector likes sudoku.

* Problem Sleuth (page 413)  – A sudoku puzzle appears as part of the control room puzzle.
* Problem Sleuth (page 462)  – The control room puzzle has been solved.
* Problem Sleuth (page 622)  – Past Pickle Inspector is shown to "solve" the sudoku puzzle.
* Problem Sleuth (page 739)  – Death challenges Pickle Inspector to sudoku.
* Problem Sleuth (page 790)  – Death and Pickle Inspector engage in wizard's sudoku.
* Problem Sleuth (page 860)  – The partially-complete Labyrinthine Sudocube Diametric.
* Problem Sleuth (page 869)  – The complete Labyrinthine Sudocube Comprehensile.

#### Punch In the Snout

The hogs are enamored of your rowdy, no-nonsense brand of ruffianism. Your superiority has been clearly established!

* Problem Sleuth (page 490)  – Ace Dick punches a hog in the snout to establish superiority.
* Problem Sleuth (page 836)  – Ace Dick punches a Q\*Bert in the snout.
* Problem Sleuth (pages 1079  & 1129 ) – The Hog Cleric gets punched in the snout.
* Problem Sleuth (page 1145)  – Ace Dick punches a game piece woman in the snout, then marries her.
* Problem Sleuth (page 1181)  – Ace Dick affectionately nudges his son's snout to establish paternity.
* Problem Sleuth (page 1183)  – The Hog Cleric whacks himself in the snout with his crook to cast a spell.
* Problem Sleuth (page 1367)  – Ace Dick punches Death in the snout to establish infuriation.
* Homestuck (page 1358/37) – A consort thinks that if they ever saw the Heir, they'd punch him in the snout. To what end, they're not sure.

#### Fondly Regard Creation

A command commonly issued to Godhead Pickle Inspector. Commands are often issued to other characters to fondly regard other things.

* Problem Sleuth (page 558)  – The command "GPI: Fondly Regard Creation" is first mentioned.
* Problem Sleuth (page 751)  – GPI: Fondly regard crustacean.
* Problem Sleuth (page 1108)  – GPI: Fondly regard crenellation.
* Problem Sleuth (page 1460)  – Godhead Pickle Inspector fondly regards the four imaginary Pickle Inspectors.
* Problem Sleuth (page 1464)  – Godhead Pickle Inspector fondly regards his creation.
* Problem Sleuth (page 1502)  – Godhead Pickle Inspector fondly regards his flower being sucked inside out.
* Problem Sleuth (page 1665)  – The command "GPI: Fondly regard creation." is finally issued.
* Homestuck (page 52) – John: Fondly regard cremation.
* Homestuck (page 1502) – WV: Fondly regard desert night.

#### GameFAQs

MS Paint Adventures are complete bullshit and require online tutorials to complete.

* Problem Sleuth (page 599)
* Homestuck (page 178)  – Rose mentions looking up Sburb tutorials on GameFAQs.
* Homestuck (page 249)  – Rose's GameFAQs walkthrough of Sburb.
* Homestuck (page 440)
* Homestuck (page 510)
* Homestuck (page 845)  – John writes a chapter for Rose's walkthrough.

#### Throw Down Your Hat

A character wrought with emotion will throw down their hat (was originally "slams down" originally, but was eventually changed). This action is often accompanied by a "POF" onomatopoeia.

* Problem Sleuth (page 739)  – Ace Dick slams down his hat in disgust.
* Problem Sleuth (page 920)  – Fiesta Ace Dick slams down his hat in frustration.
* Problem Sleuth (page 1008)  – Problem Sleuth throws down his hat in disgust.
* Problem Sleuth (page 1193)  – Mobster Kingpin throws his hat down in disgust.
* Problem Sleuth (pages 1394 & 1395)  – Problem Sleuth does *not* throw down his hat in resolve, then immediately throws it down in disgust.
* Problem Sleuth (page 1431)  – Death throws down his hat in disappointment.
* Problem Sleuth (page 552)  – John throws his hat off a cliff in disgust.
* Problem Sleuth (page 770)  – Jade considers throwing her flute down in disgust.
* Problem Sleuth (page 960)  – Jack Noir considers throwing down his comical hat in disgust.
* Problem Sleuth (page 1306)  – Spades Slick throws down his hat after Snowman catches him horsing around.

#### Time and Space Through Sunglasses

Time and space are revealed within the lenses of sunglasses.

* Problem Sleuth (page 1453)  – The colors of the event horizon are reflected off of Ben Stiller's shades worn by Nervous Broad.
* Problem Sleuth (page 1667)  – Godhead Pickle Inspector puts on a pair of sunglasses. It zooms into them to reveal the universe.
* Homestuck (page 311)  – The sparkle in Dave's sunglasses reveals stars identical to the ones in Godhead Pickle Inspector's sunglasses.
* Homestuck (page 1641)  – Same as above.
* Homestuck (page 1716)  – Stars and galaxies are reflected in Sollux's sunglasses.

### From *Homestuck*

#### Stupid Names

Characters, before being given their proper names, are given a gag name that gets rejected.

* Homestuck (page 2)  – Zoosmell Pooplord (John Egbert).
* Homestuck (page 215)  – Flighty Broad (Rose Lalonde).
* Homestuck (page 310)  – Insufferable Prick (Dave Strider). The text is cut short by Dave slicing the textbox in half.
* Homestuck (page 761)  – Farmstink Buttlass (Jade Harley). Jade is asleep when this name is given, so it remains for a couple pages.
* Homestuck (page 953)  – Andrew Hussie types the name "Spades Slick" for Jack Noir. The gag is subverted, as Jack actually likes the name, it just isn't his actual name.

#### Stupid Commands

Characters are commanded to do terribly stupid things to their possessions.

* Homestuck (page 16)  – John: Squawk like an imbecile and shit on your desk.
* Homestuck (page 219)  – Rose: Writhe like a flagellum and puke on your bed.
* Homestuck (page 315)  – Dave: Bleat like a goat and piss on your turntable.
* Homestuck (page 774)  – Jade: Squeal like a piglet and fertilize some plants. Jade does actually accept this command.

#### Con Air

A movie starring Nicolas Cage. Most commonly, the "put the bunny in the box" scene specifically is referenced.

* Homestuck (page 20)  – John admires his Con Air poster.
* Homestuck (page 132)  – John receives the actual stuffed bunny used on the set of Con Air as a birthday present.
* Homestuck (page 147)  – Rose puts John's bunny back in the box.
* Homestuck (page 253/18)  – The bunny has been removed from the box by imps.
* Homestuck (page 393)  – When John aggrieves the shale imp, a quip appears saying PUT THE BUNNY BACK IN THE BOX.
* Homestuck (pages 400—404)  – John puts the bunny back in the box.

#### That is to say, Not at All

"In a kid's yard, a tree without a tire swing is like a proper gentleman without a monocle. That is to say, HE CAN HARDLY BE CONSIDERED A TERRIBLY PROPER GENTLEMAN AT ALL.

* Homestuck (page 27)  – A tree without a tire swing is like a proper gentleman without a monocle.
* Homestuck (page 74)  – A father without a pipe is like a strapping roughneck without a toothpick.

#### Misquotes

Quotes attributed to the wrong celebrities or historical figures.

* Homestuck (page 50)  – "The moon's an arrant thief, and her pale fire she snatches from the sun." Quote by William Shakespeare attributed to Mark Twain.
* Homestuck (page 82)  – "Absence diminishes little passions and increases great ones, as wind extinguishes candles and fans a fire." Quote by François de La Rochefoucauld attributed to Walt Whitman.
* Homestuck (page 307)  – "April is the cruelest month, breeding lilacs out of the dead land, mixing memory and desire, stirring dull roots with spring rain." Quote by TS Elliot attributed to Charles Barkley.
* Homestuck (page 444)  – Lyrics to Snoop Dogg's *Drop It Like It's Hot* attributed to John Keats.

#### The Note Desolation Plays

A flash animation of a character observing the landscape around their home. Accompanied by sounds of ambience. Contains a misqote.

* Homestuck (page 82)  – John leaves his house. The sound of windchimes plays.
* Homestuck (page 307)  – Rose walks the balcony connecting the main house to the observatory. The sound of rain plays.
* Homestuck (page 444)  – Dave looks out his bedroom window. The sound of a cityscape plays.
* Homestuck (page 822)  – Jade plays the bass in her bedroom. The camera pulls out to show her island, and the sound of a plane passing overhead is heard. This shot isn't quite the same as the others listed in this category, but it's similar enough, as Jade has no other pages that would fit this description.
* Homestuck (page 1358/23)  – This consort's dialogue mimics the text on page page 82 .

#### Destroyed Plumbing

Toilets and bathtubs get pulled out of the floor.

* Homestuck (page 163)  – Rose pulls John's toilet out of the floor.
* Homestuck (page 171)  – Rose pulls John's bathtub out of the floor.
* Homestuck (page 1219)  – Hearts Boxcars's Wrathtub appears to have once been ripped out of the floor.
* Homestuck (page 1406)  – Jade pulls Dave's toilet out of the floor.

#### Brainless Feathery Asshole

Crows are brainless feathery assholes.

* Homestuck (page 353)  – A crow steals Dave's client and server copies of Sburb.
* Homestuck (page 1447)  – Jade prototypes Dave's Kernelsprite with a dead crow.
* Homestuck (page 1506)  – Dave's Kernelsprite steals his cruxite artifact.

#### Youth Action

* Homestuck (page 379)  – Rose does a Youth Roll
* Homestuck (page 560)  – John does a Lad Scramble
* Homestuck (page 579)  – Dave does a Dude Dodge

#### Keyboard Keys

Pressing keys on keyboards opens secret hatches.

* Homestuck (page 439)  – Wayward Vagabond accidentally presses Caps Lock and a hatch opens up to reveal various food cans, a potted plant, and a book titled *Human Etiquette*.
* Homestuck (page 708)  – Wayward Vagabond hits the Tab key and a hatch opens up to reveal many cans of Tab soda.

#### Shit is Flying Off the Hook

It's like shit wants nothing to do with that hook. The hook is dead to that shit.

* Homestuck (page 452)  – Dave plays his Bro's Xbox
* Homestuck (page 1777)  – The Authority Regulator rides Dave's Bro's rocket board.

#### Sweet Bro and Hella Jeff

An ironically shitty web comic created by Dave Strider.

* Homestuck (page 459)  – Dave browses Sweet Bro and Hella Jeff using his Bro's computer.
* Homestuck (pages 484 & 485)  – Rose builds stairs and says they're expensive. John jokingly laments that he could have warned her about stairs . He continues the reference on the next page.
* Homestuck (page 612)  – Dave's bro leaves him a message stating "bro. roof. now. bring cal. where doing it man where MAKING THIS HAPPEN ".
* Homestuck (page 663)  – Another where doing it man where MAKING THIS HAPPEN ".
* Homestuck (page 871)  – Dave's Bro pushes him down a flight of stairs. Panels from this page of SBaHJ  appear.
* Homestuck (page 915)  – Fire from the fireplace flares up, revealing the silhouette of Jade's grandpa. and there he goes. the hold man... HASS the flame
* Homestuck (pages 1123 & 1124)  – Wayward Vagabond throws a Tab can at the Aimless Renegade as a distaction . Peregrine Mendicant runs away, because she HASS the cargo
* Homestuck (page 1148)  – Dave starts installing Sburb to connect to Rose as her host. She asks him "where doing this man? ".
* Homestuck (page 1332)  – Diamonds Droog is punched into next week and finds himself at the grocery store. The store's selection the selection has too many .......... PRICES and VAULES
* Homestuck (page 1349)  – Spades Slick flips his sprite TURN-WAYS .

#### Acrobatic Fucking Pirouette

A maneuver performed when one is flying off the handle.

* Homestuck (page 522)  – First mentioned. This dialogue is repeated on page 611 .
* Homestuck (page 665)  – Dave does an acrobatic fucking pirouette off of a pile of turntables.

#### That's All There Is To Say On The Matter

Stated bluntly when nothing else needs to be said about a particular topic.

* Homestuck (page 537)  – Puppets. Awesome.
* Homestuck (page 636)  – Harry Anderson is awesome.
* Homestuck (page 1072)  – Dave's Bro kicked his ass.

#### Cheerfulbear - PLAY ME

An old thread on the now defunct MSPA Forums involving Billy the Puppet from Jigsaw requesting users of the forum to draw him Muppet Babies pornography.

* Homestuck (page 565)  – The ironic comic Dave's Bro left for him is a page pulled directly from the Cheerfulbear - PLAY ME thread.

#### Today is Finally the Day

Dialogue that is repeated during exchanges between two characters about an event that is about to take palce.

* Homestuck (page 859)  – Karkat talks to Jade about her playing Sburb.

#### Thumbs Down and Slit Throat Gesture

Two taunts traded between combatants. The person doing the slit throat gesture is holding some kind of decapitated head.

* Homestuck (page 871)  – Between Dave's Bro and Dave. Dave is holding a decapitated Smuppet head.

#### Good Dog Best Friend

* Homestuck (page 980)  – Becquerel is Jade's best friend

#### Human Emotion Called Friendship

* Homestuck (page 1394)  – Karkat refers to friendship as a human emotion.

#### BLUH

Occurs whenever someone drinks something that tastes bad.

* Homestuck (page 1442)  – Dave devises a plan to trick John into drinking his piss.
* Homestuck (page 1542)  – Rose takes a sip of her mother's martini.

#### Mobius Double Reacharound

Occurs whenever the plot comes full circle.

* Homestuck (page 1524 & 1525)  – Terezi calls Sburb a self-fulfilling clusterfuck and a huge orgiastic mobius double reacharound. The command for the next page says that "the past pulls a mean double reacharound".

## Callbacks

**Callbacks** are references to older comics that aren't often or comical enough to reach recurring gag status.

### To Whistles: The Starlight Calliope

* Psycholonials (Chapter 9) – After Mizzlebip is supposedly assassinated, the next clown to take her place as supreme honkifex is a guy named Professor Chucklefuck. Chucklefuck bares great resemblance to *Whistles*'s Sugarshoe.

### To Jailbreak

* Problem Sleuth (page 739)  – Zombie Ace Dick's whale dies and lands on top of a city skyscraper and he falls through to the bottom of it, landing next to an unnamed prisoner. This sets up this unexplained scene  from Jailbreak.
* Homestuck (page 31)  – Jailbreak is featured as one of the discs on John's CD rack.
* Homestuck (page 738)  – Wayward Vagabond appearifies a pumpkin .

### To Bard Quest

* Homestuck (page 31)  – Bard Quest is featured as one of the discs on John's CD rack.

### To Problem Sleuth

* Homestuck (page 11)  – John owns a Problem Sleuth poster.
* Homestuck (page 31)  – Problem Sleuth is featured as one of the discs on John's CD rack.
* Homestuck (pages 53  & 282 ) – The urn containing the ashes of John's grandmother is toppled, twice. This is a reference to the "Sacred Urns Toppled" statistic  that never gets increased past 0.
* Homestuck (page 157)  – The punch card-based alchemy system in Homestuck is a callback to the Alchemy Room .
* Homestuck (page 253/43)  – The games cupboard in John's kitchen is a callback to Death's games cupboard .
* Homestuck (page 305)  – This page in the Grimoire for Summoning the Zoologically Dubious has directions on summoning eldritch horrors. The directions seem to include windows plugged into outlets. This is a reference to eldritch horrors appearing in the imaginary realm when all nearby portals to the real world are unplugged.
* Homestuck (page 312)  – Dave owns two desks built out of cinderblocks and wood panels .
* Homestuck (page 414)  – The tomb containing the taxidermized corpse of Rose's cat, Jasper, is defiled. This is a reference to the "Hallowed Tombs Defiled" statistic  that never gets increased past 0.
* Homestuck (WV page from page 439)  – Wayward Vagabond finds a book titled *Human Etiquette*. The cover of the book bears a picture of the Etiquette Monstrance.
* Homestuck (pages 587  & 606 ) – More cinderblocks litter Dave's apartment. He uses them to build a fort, referencing the cinderblock forts in Problem Sleuth.
* Homestuck (page 747)  – Wayward Vagabond is commanded to carve a spook schema into a pumpkin.
* Homestuck (page 726)  – This shot of Wayward Vagabond's facility greatly resembles this shot from Jailbreak , especially after it is revealed that the tower in Jailbreak also has a similar ladder .
* Homestuck (page 1027)  – Jade sets her wardrobifier to cycle through STAR, HEART, and HORSESHOE. This is a reference to the answer to the phone puzzle  in Problem Sleuth's office.
* Homestuck (page 1310)  – Spades Slick, pretending to joust, impales a Felt member on his lance. The text on the page says "This is incredibly delirious biznasty". The page contains a link to the Problem Sleuth page where Pickle Inspector is riding on a chess piece and jousting with Death. The text on that page says "This is incredibly silly".
* Homestuck (page 1333)  – Hearts Boxcars throws a half-eaten torso using Battle Technique > Torso Flail, a Battle Technique occasionally used  by Ace Dick .

### To Homestuck

* Homestuck (page 880)  – John high fives Nannasprite, with text on-screen saying "LEFT HANGING LONG ENOUGH". This is a reference to when John high fives his Kernelsprite  and the text says "You think you've left him hanging long enough."

### To Other Works

* Homestuck (pages ? & ?) – Dave and his Bro's desktop backgrounds, as well as the background of Dave's phone are all references to And It Don't Stop.