Splash text explanations
Special splashes| TEXT | EXPLANATION |
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Still better than Twitter! | It's fun to bully Twitter, especially when it's run by Elon Musk |
Still better than 𝕏! | |
Y2K Compliant! | In the buildup to Y2K, products were advertising themselves as "Y2K safe!" (i.e. they wouldn't break on midnight, 1/1/2000.) |
Y2038 Compliant! | Playing off of the Y2K Compliant thing. At 03:14:08 AM on January 19, 2038, UNIX time running on a signed 32 bit integer will overflow from 231−1 seconds since midnight, 1/1/1970, to -(231) seconds since, making it count as 8:45:52 PM on December 13 1901. |
Come on, fhqwhgads! | Fhqwhgads is a nonsense word from Homestar Runner. |
Filling up my basket with Oscar Mayer! | Lyrics from "Weird Al" Yankovic's "My Bologna". |
Big bowl of sauerkraut! | Lyrics from "Weird Al" Yankovic's "Albuquerque". |
Virginetic! | "Virginetic" is used as an adjective in Stupid Nintendo Games. |
This site blows! | Reference to Scott The Woz's opinion on Chibi Robo Zip Lash: "This game blows!" |
Irrelevant! | This site isn't relevant in the grand scheme of the Internet. |
| WHEN THE 44NIFTY.COM | If you don't get this one, you're stupid. |
| 44NIFTY.COM BOTTOM TEXT | |
| 44Nifty.com Tap to add text | |
Somehow My Music Taste Got Worse! | Subtitle of Various Tracks 2. |
OH GOD IT'S BACK | Subtitle of Various Tracks 3. |
MULTIDIMENSIONAL!! | Subtitle of Various Tracks 4. |
Noise For Ears | Subtitle of Various Tracks 5. |
In 3-D! | Title of "Weird Al" Yankovic's 2nd album, as well as the subtitle of the fictional horror film "Nature Trail To Hell" that was posited in the album's final track. |
They had it on eBay... | Lyrics from "Weird Al" Yankovic's "eBay". |
It's about 20% cooler than your site! | Reference to a line from Rainbow Dash in My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic - "It needs to be about 20% cooler." |
| Reference to various splash texts in Minecraft that read "Also try..." followed by various indie games. In this instance, they're links to different sites on Neocities that I like. | |
Help! I'm running out of ideas for splash text! | I was running out of ideas for splash text when I wrote this. |
Bargle nawdle zouss! | Lyrics from Weird Al Yankovic's "Smells Like Nirvana". |
Computer over?! Virus = very yes?! That's not a good prize!! | Quote from Homestar Runner 'toon Virus. |
The way it was intended! | Only appears if viewing the site on a high-enough resolution for it to display as intended. Otherwise, it displays "Pocket edition!" |
Pocket edition! | Reference to Minecraft: Pocket Edition's subtitle. Only appears if viewing the site on a low enough resolution that the site doesn't appear as intended-- typically a mobile browser. Otherwise, it displays "The way it was intended!" |
Gotta boogie! | Lyrics from, and title of, "Weird Al" Yankovic's "Gotta Boogie". |
WHAT THE FUCK IS A ''GOZNER''?! | Reference to the somewhat frequent mishearing of "Better give me all your gauze, nurse" in "Weird Al" Yankovic's "Like A Surgeon" as "Better give me all your gozners." |
Wheelchair accessible! | Reference to the website gaining new accessibility features around the time I added this splash. |
Fun is infinite mandatory! | Reference to both this screen from Sonic CD, and the title of "Weird Al" Yankovic's album Mandatory Fun. |
Waiting impatiently on the USPS since 2021! | Reference to how long the USPS took to get me my Mandatory Fun LP. Jesus Christ, you got it to me nearly 2 weeks late. |
I want to meet potential architects... all night. | Lyrics from Lemon Demon's "Man-Made Object" |
I want to purchase urban real estate... all night. | |
I want to study local zoning laws... all night. | |
I want to calculate construction costs... all night. | |
Jesus Christ, better learn how to forage; utilities and mortgage are all that will survive! | Lyrics from Lemon Demon's "I Earn My Life". |
They wish that they were geeks in love... | Lyrics from Lemon Demon's "Geeks In Love". |
Enemy Lasagna | "Lyrics" from Lemon Demon's "Word Disassociation". |
Eat it! Eat it! Get yourself an egg and beat it! | Lyrics from "Weird Al" Yankovic's "Eat It". |
One million springs! | Lyrics from Lemon Demon's "The Machine". |
One million gears! | |
Doesn't do anything, doesn't do anything! | |
Be nonchalant with screws! | Lyrics from Lemon Demon's "Modify". |
Gonna harvest Obi-Wan! | Lyrics from Lemon Demon's "Gonna Dig Up Alec Guiness". |
Knife fight! | Lyrics from Lemon Demon's "Knife Fight". |
Tickle fight! | |
I know, I know, I know your name is Bob! | Lyrics from Lemon Demon's "I Know Your Name". |
From the river, to the sea! | Derived from the pro-Palestine slogan, 'from the river, to the sea, Palestine will be free". |
Breaking the silence! | This splash text was added around when the site gained background music. You can put 2 and 2 together from that. |
Chickity-China, the Chinese chicken! | Lyrics from One Week, by the Barenaked Ladies. |
Make "guys" gender neutral! | Both of these words are commonly associated with a particular gender, but are also frequently used in a gender neutral manner, such as "guys" to address a group of people, or "girl" preceding your statement when addressing a friend. |
Make "girl" gender neutral! | |
Let's rock out in a Dinosaurchestra! | Lyrics from Lemon Demon's "Dinosaurchestra Part One". |
Let's all shout in a Dinosaurchestra! | |
Let's have fun in a Dinosaurchestra! | |
Let's eat children in a Dinosaurchestra! | |
Hip hurrah for the Dinosaurchestra! | Lyrics from Lemon Demon's "Dinosaurchestra Part Two". |
Hey, lawnmower; rev it up, take it on down, take it all around town! | Lyrics from Lemon Demon's "Lawnmower". |
TV says doughnuts are high in fat, kazoo! | Lyrics from Lemon Demon's "Hyakugojyuuichi 2003". |
Now get down, and say that you believe in Xenu, and your body thetans too! | Lyrics from Nuclear Bubble Wrap's "ScientLOLojyuuichi". |
Pixel Empire Sucks. | This is just a statement of fact. |
Adrien Brody! Adrien Brody! Adrien Brody! Adrien Brody! | Lyrics from Lemon Demon's "BRODYQUEST", as well as the etching on the runout wax on Side B of the Nature Tapes vinyl record. |
Gotta stop stalling, I've got some falling to do-o-o! | Lyrics from Lemon Demon's "I've Got Some Falling to Do". |
Where's the tiger now? | Lyrics from Lemon Demon's "Bill Watterson". |
9 out of 10 sociopaths agree, you gotta see Hyakugojyuuichi! | Lyrics from Lemon Demon's "Hyakugojyuuichi 2003". |
The square root of 546 is 23.36664289109! | Quote from My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic season 3, episode 1 (The Crystal Empire - Part 1) |
I wrote this splash text while my laptop mas upside-down! | It's quite self explanatory. I wrote it while the screen was on the desk and the keyboard was facing me. It was a pain in the ass, 0/10 definitely would not recommend. See, I even accidentally put an M instead of a W in "mas". |
Keeping the community safe is a guy named Brody! | Lyrics from Lemon Demon's "Jaws", as well as the etching on the runout wax on Side A of the Nature Tapes vinyl record. |
Fuck Elon! | In reference to Elon Musk. |
A rainbow's tale isn't quite as nice! | Lyrics from WoodenToaster's My Little Pony fan song, "Rainbow Factory". It's not as sickeningly twee as it sounds, I promise. |
A rainbow's easy once you get to know it! | |
Your only friend! | Lyrics from Birdhouse In Your Soul by They Might Be Giants. |
Not your only friend! | |
A little glowing friend! | |
Woo, WOWAY! | World of "Weird Al" Yankovic. |
Woo, Needlecord! | Discord server for... |
Woo, Needlejuice! | ...Needlejuice Records. |
Woo, r/weirdal! | Weird Al subreddit. |
Woo, r/NBWmusic! | Nuclear Bubble Wrap subreddit. |
Woo, 44nifty.com! | Duh. |
Needs pancake power! | Lyrics from Logan Whitehurst & The Junior Science Club's "The Robot Cat". |
Monkeys are bad people, and so are you! | Lyrics from Logan Whitehurst & The Junior Science Club's "Monkeys Are Bad People". |
This is for your own good, son. | |
I want to live on the moon! | Lyrics from Logan Whitehurst & The Junior Science Club's "I Want To Live On The Moon". |
This is the Junior Science Club! | Lyrics from Logan Whitehurst & The Junior Science Club's "A Brief Introduction". |
Sponsored by Farkle! | Reference to Logan Whitehurst & The Junior Science Club's "Farkle!", "Farkle!!", "Farkle, New and Improved!!!", and "A Word From Farkle". No relation to the dice game. |
Buckaroo Banzai != Just a Movie! | Reference to Logan Whitehurst & The Junior Science Club's "Buckaroo Banzai is Not Just A Movie". |
The Problem Attic is problematic! | Lyrics from "Problem Attic" by Nuclear Bubble Wrap. |
The ceiling's glass you speak of; it only breaks from above! | |
Who's treading on you with a fat boot? | Lyrics from "Piggy Bastards" by Nuclear Bubble Wrap. |
Who does the crime they say they're halting? | |
Who's planting seeds for revolution? | |
Nuclear Bubble Wrap, cause they're the best ever. | Lyrics from "The Ultimate Showdown of Musical Comedy" by Nuclear Bubble Wrap. |
Shake off your wiener! | Lyric from Shake by Nuclear Bubble Wrap. |
ALWAYS DRAW YOUR CONCLUSIONS FIRST! | Lyrics from "Hypotenuse" by Nuclear Bubble Wrap. |
Whiskey whiskey whiskey dot tango tango foxtrot! | Lyrics from "Factoids about Webfonts" by Regdar & the Fighters. |
Check it out, yeah, rock solid, rock solid, top quality, baby, tip-top! | Lyrics from "Testosterone" by Talkshow Boy. |
I have got a crush on you; you have got a crush on the music! | Lyrics from "My Blood Is Fucking Up The Dancefloor" by Talkshow Boy. |
Icicles don't soften when they die, so why should I? | Lyrics from "Icicles" by the scary jokes. |
Ad-free! | This website, in fact, does not include advertisements. |
Don't have a lot of swagger, so that's why we play punk! | Lyrics from "Dancing is my Dump Stat" by Regdar and the Fighters. |
info.cern.ch, the first in history! | Lyrics from "World Wild Web" by Icosahedron. |
| Quote from sweet bro and hella jeff |
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57 years, 7 months, 11 days. | The length of my grandparents' marriage. |
This is the B-side! | Lyrics from B-Side by The Odd Ditties. |
Forgettable B-side! | |
Expendable B-side! | |
Execrable B-side! | |
Contractual B-side! | |
Extractable B-side! | |
Merchantable B-side! | |
Now how's that for your damn B-side? | |
My room is full of stuff, a fine museum to junk! | Lyrics from "My Room" by The Odd Ditties. |
Every end is the beginning again! | Lyrics from "It's All Downhill From Here" and "My Room" by The Odd Ditties. |
Eat here and die! | Eat Here and Die by Worm Quartet. |
Shit fuck death beer! | Lyrics from "What Your Parents Think All Your Music Sounds Like" by Worm Quartet. |
We've got a band of singing worms! | Lyrics from "Vampire Penguins" by Worm Quartet. |
Lego tampon! | Lyrics from "Brandon" by Worm Quartet. |
Flex your plankton! | |
Lick Bo Burnham! | |
Costco phantom! | |
Pets with pants on! | |
Sexual Reagan! | |
Panko manbun! | |
Backstage, waiting to go on! | Lyrics from "Backstage" by The Odd Ditties. |
Not 100 centidogs! | Lyrics from Entire Dog by Worm Quartet. |
Not 1,000 millidogs! | |
Not 1,000,000 microdogs! | |
Shaped like human! | Lyrics from "Shaped Like Human" by Regdar and the Fighters. |
I was never cool in high school! | Lyrics from "Nerd Regrets" by Regdar and the Fighters. |
They say they can smell a sellout from afar; | |
I am a hero! I am important! | Lyrics from "Repossess the Sky 3: Cmdr. Drake Starkiller" and "Repossess the Sky 6: Estavez Park" by Regdar and the Fighters. |
I am a hero! This is important! | Lyrics from "Repossess the Sky 8: Col. Hyde Terafoil" by Regdar and the Fighters. |
Sweet, sweet illegal horse meat! | Lyrics from "Sweet, Sweet Illegal Horsemeat" by Regdar and the Fighters. |
Bapanada. | Iselda's vocal sound effect in Hollow Knight. |
| Title of 🕴️⤵️🕳️ (Man Into Hole) by OK Glass. |
Through the atrium, like, hello-hello-hello! | Lyrics from "Brands Brands Brands Brands" by OK Glass. |
Torch a Chic-fil-A! | Lyrics from "Once a Day" by OK Glass. |
Put 'em toxins all up in my bod'! | Lyrics from "Greywater" by OK Glass. |
It's fun to eulogize the people you despise! | Lyrics from National Brotherhood Week by Tom Lehrer. |
This one looks weird compared to others, but devoid of context you probably don't even notice! | This splash's bouncing is out of phase with all the other splashes, but that isn't noticeable until it's side by side with others. |
CHOMPCHOMPCHOMP! | Title of CHOMPCHOMPCHOMP by Smashy Claw. |
Android Hell is a real place where you will be sent at the first sign of defiance. | Quotes from Portal. |
When the testing is over, you will be ... missed. | |
You will be baked, and then there will be cake. | |
24 + 24 = 104 | Reference to the "Two plus two is ten... IN BASE FOUR, I'M FINE!" line from Portal. |
I'm making a note here: HUGE SUCCESS. | Lyrics from "Still Alive" by Jonathan Coulton. |
I! AM NOT! A MORON! | Quotes from Portal 2. |
I don't want your damn lemons! | |
Demand to see life's manager! | |
Hello! This is the part where I kill you! | |
Take one more look at your precious human moon, because it CANNOT HELP YOU NOW! |
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