# Augh! homestarrunner.com is gone **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 21, 2003, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/augh-homestarrunner-com-is-gone/149901 "2003-01-21T00:27:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Number](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/number/32/242_2.png) [@Number](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Number)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2003, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/augh-homestarrunner-com-is-gone/149901/1 "2003-01-21T00:27:27Z")
I was performing my normal Monday night check for new Strong Bad Email when I made a disturbing discovery. [Homestarrunner.com](http://www.homestarrunner.com) has gone missing. The only thing to be found there now is a Yahoo 404 message. Does anyone know what happened? Did they exceed their traffic limit? Did someone forget to feed their hamsters? Has The Cheat finally succeeded in sabotaging the server? ---
**Author:** ![Danalan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@Danalan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danalan)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2003, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/augh-homestarrunner-com-is-gone/149901/2 "2003-01-21T00:43:05Z")
They were up earlier today, the new SBEmail was pretty cool. ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2003, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/augh-homestarrunner-com-is-gone/149901/3 "2003-01-21T00:51:27Z")
That’s a good question. Where the crap is it? I recently discovered Homestar and friends, and they crack me up. They were here earlier today, so I’m not sure what the problem is. Hopefully Homestar will return…or at least Homsar. “That was pretty funny.” “What was?” “The way you hit Strong Sad in the head there.” “Oh, wight. It’s Amewica’s pastime!” ---
**Author:** ![ParadoxJim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a3d4f5/32.png) [@ParadoxJim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParadoxJim)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2003, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/augh-homestarrunner-com-is-gone/149901/4 "2003-01-21T00:54:39Z")
I checked earlier today, and I managed to get the start page up, but couldn’t check the StrongBad email ☹ It seems completely down to me now as well - hopefully it’s just temporary. ---
**Author:** ![HPL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2003, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/augh-homestarrunner-com-is-gone/149901/5 "2003-01-21T03:55:00Z")
Damnit. Strong Bad kicks ass. Strong Bad:“I have heard you Enjoy prancing around like an Idiot. Is this true?” Homestar prancing around moronically outside. Strong Bad: “I guess that answers my question” ---
**Author:** ![Trancey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Trancey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trancey)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2003, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/augh-homestarrunner-com-is-gone/149901/6 "2003-01-21T07:52:56Z")
Oh my God! Where is it? I can’t live like this…that guy is hilarious…_hyperventalates_ jug jiggity jug jiggity jug jah jah!!! “And the dragon comes in through the NIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGHT!” This better be just temporary… ---
**Author:** ![Banger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8491ac/32.png) [@Banger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banger)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2003, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/augh-homestarrunner-com-is-gone/149901/7 "2003-01-21T08:01:19Z")
Oh!!! Holy Crap!!! ---
**Author:** ![GrandfatherTrout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f17d59/32.png) [@GrandfatherTrout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandfatherTrout)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2003, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/augh-homestarrunner-com-is-gone/149901/8 "2003-01-22T06:54:52Z")
Well, it’s up _now._ Phew. Y’all had me a little scared. ---
**Author:** ![TJdude825](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dec6dc/32.png) [@TJdude825](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TJdude825)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2003, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/augh-homestarrunner-com-is-gone/149901/9 "2003-01-22T06:56:35Z")
My guess is that the people that run the site (I see people, because I get the sense that they’re not some huge corporation or anything) couldn’t pay one of their bills to Yahoo, or else Yahoo’s servers are down. Let’s just hope that it comes back up sometime soon, because it was some really good Flash work, very funny. ---
**Author:** ![HPL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2003, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/augh-homestarrunner-com-is-gone/149901/10 "2003-01-22T10:27:21Z")
The system was down. The System was down. (Sirens roar and a beat beats while the lights flick on and off in a huge techno rave party). _Gets out his glowstick and tosses it up and down_ ---
**Author:** ![Daniel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Daniel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daniel)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2003, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/augh-homestarrunner-com-is-gone/149901/11 "2003-01-22T15:34:59Z")
Pretty impressive, huh? I bet you’re . . . pretty impressed. ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2003, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/augh-homestarrunner-com-is-gone/149901/12 "2003-01-22T18:27:36Z")
There’s a short cartoon up now that explains the problem. Something about a Swiss cake roll. ---
**Author:** ![slortar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@slortar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slortar)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2003, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/augh-homestarrunner-com-is-gone/149901/13 "2003-01-22T18:45:18Z")
Their web site is pretty unreliable on the best of days. I just assumed it was a temporary glitch. ---
**Author:** ![eunoia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eunoia/32/97_2.png) [@eunoia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eunoia)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2003, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/augh-homestarrunner-com-is-gone/149901/14 "2003-01-22T19:21:23Z")
Perhaps it’s that new Trogdor virus that’s been burninating the countryside… ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2003, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/augh-homestarrunner-com-is-gone/149901/15 "2003-01-22T20:17:28Z")
Um … what the heck is Homestar? Is it truly popular-with-all, or still sub-underground? ---
**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2003, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/augh-homestarrunner-com-is-gone/149901/16 "2003-01-22T23:58:09Z")
From what I gather, I’m not alone in completely ignoring everything on [homestarruner.com](http://homestarruner.com) with the exception of the brilliant Strongbad email feature. Give it a try, **Brodelong** , it’s great stuff! Yeah, like having a bucket for hand is gonna get me any chicks. ---
**Author:** ![TJdude825](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dec6dc/32.png) [@TJdude825](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TJdude825)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2003, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/augh-homestarrunner-com-is-gone/149901/17 "2003-01-23T02:02:48Z")
_sigh of relief_ (or is :: sigh of relief :: more popular around here?) It’s back. How wonderful!🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Number](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/number/32/242_2.png) [@Number](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Number)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2003, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/augh-homestarrunner-com-is-gone/149901/18 "2003-01-23T02:16:19Z")
_ **PHEW** _ ---
**Author:** ![Ruffian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/71e660/32.png) [@Ruffian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruffian)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2003, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/augh-homestarrunner-com-is-gone/149901/19 "2003-01-23T04:55:26Z")
> [@](#): > > This is real. > > System report: Everything is okay. Nothing is ruined. Oh, okay, that’s good to know . . . waaaitasecond . . .