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-== '''Explanation''' ==
+"'''Buy the Demo'''" is an ongoing inside joke among members of the [[Pirate Software]] community, often mentioned in conjunction with the [[Pirate Pass]].
-The "Buy The Demo" joke came from a video on the social platform called TikTok™ on the PirateSoftware TikTok account. The [https://www.tiktok.com/@piratesoftware/video/7302083176330202414?lang=en video] featured PirateSoftware's dad, Joeyray Hall, recomending to a chatter to check out [[Heartbound]] through the demo in the process of buying the demo. [[Pirate Software]] also known as [[Thor]] corrected his dad by saying "The demo is free". [[Thor]] laughs in response and his dad responds by saying "Yes... I think you should pay the full price".
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-This is a running inside joke from here and then for people in or outside of the [[Pirate Software]] sphere.
+The joke originated from a saying within the community before 2023, but it gained wider traction after a Twitch livestream in October 2023 featuring [[Thor|Thor's]] father, [[Dad|Joeyray Hall]]<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvBoiqTMJgs YouTube: Pirate Software - Full Price Demo (Clip of Joeyray Hall)]</ref>. During the stream, in response to a viewer's question, [[Dad|Joeyray Hall]] suggested checking out [[Heartbound]] by "buying the demo". [[Thor]] quickly corrected his father, saying, "The demo is free." [[Thor]] laughed, but [[Dad|Joeyray]], still responding to viewers' questions, added: "Yes... I think you should pay the full price."
+The saying gained further popularity during another Twitch livestream in November 2023 when [[Thor]], experiencing a slip of the tongue, proclaimed, "Please, Buy the Demo"<ref>[https://clips.twitch.tv/ArbitraryWimpyCakeTBTacoLeft-O0_BhFQ2R4H-VUiP Twitch: Pirate Software - Clip - buy the demo]</ref>.
+The joke then proliferated as a general expression among community members, often used humorously to discuss the supposed cost of the demo or jokingly complain that they cannot afford it.
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