Homestar Runner keeps the ads away

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Here’s something worth pondering: Why haven’t I ever seen ads, in any format, for Homestar Runner? For the uninitiated, Homestar Runner is an online cartoon (whose main character is the site’s namesake) created by brothers Mike and Mark Chapman (referred to as the Bros. Chaps), who, without resorting to smut, toilet humor or foul language, have produced one of the funniest things on the Internet. The content varies from short cartoons to interactive menus and games.

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