morning routine
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Strong Bad Email #54
Strong Bad details his morning routine, but keeps getting interrupted by Strong Sad.
Cast (in order of appearance): Strong Bad, Strong Sad, The Cheat, Strong Mad
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Transcript
STRONG BAD: Augh. {smacks mouth} My mouth tastes like...emails.
{reading}
Hey Strong Bad- Whats up? What is your morning routine? Mike S. Gibsonia, Pa
{Strong Bad says "Pa" as "P-A"}
STRONG BAD: {typing} Mike, as you know, the morning routine is the most important routine of the day.
{cut to Strong Bad sleeping on the couch, mumbling}
STRONG BAD: Sunh...
{Strong Sad walks up}
STRONG SAD: Hey Strong Bad.
STRONG BAD: cruls...
STRONG SAD: Wake up!
STRONG BAD: brahn...
STRONG SAD: I wanna watch that show on public broadcasting hosted by that British guy.
STRONG BAD: ramble-dukes...
STRONG SAD: You told me not to let you sleep past noon!
STRONG BAD: super bomberman...
STRONG SAD: Wake up!
{Strong Bad gets up from the couch, and we see that one of his hands is inside a bag of Potate brand potato chips. He starts walking off, slouching. He walks up to the computer and sits down.}
STRONG BAD: Augh. {smacks mouth} My mouth tastes like...emails.
{reading}
Hey Strong Bad- Whats up? What is your morning routine? Mike S. Gibsonia, Pa
{Strong Bad says "Pa" as "P-A"}
STRONG BAD: {typing} Mike, as you know, the morning routine is the most important routine of the day. The "R" in routine stands for r--
STRONG SAD: {offscreen} Hey Strong Bad! {Strong Bad turns to see Strong Sad standing there} I found this egg in the couch. Is this yours?
STRONG BAD: Yes, it's very fragile. Put it down.
{Strong Sad puts down the egg and walks off. Strong Bad resumes typing.}
STRONG BAD: {typing} So anyways, Mike, as I was saying, The "R" in routine stands for r
STRONG SAD: Strong Bad, I found what I believe to be a goose egg in the couch.
STRONG BAD: Thank you, Interruptor Jones. That is also my egg. Now put it down.
{Strong Sad puts it down, and Strong Bad resumes typing again}
STRONG BAD: {typing} Sorry about that, Mike. So, the "R"
STRONG SAD: Here's a duck egg, a nuthatch egg, ostrich egg, maybe a dinosaur egg, one of those brown eggs...
STRONG BAD: What are you trying to say, Strong Sad? So I got a lotta eggs. And I keep 'em in the couch.
STRONG SAD: There needs to be a better word for weird.
{The Cheat runs onscreen with underwear on his head and Strong Mad in pursuit}
STRONG MAD: MY PANTIIES! MY PANTIIES!
{they run off}
STRONG SAD: Okay. I'm moving out.
{Strong Sad walks off, Strong Bad resumes typing}
STRONG BAD: {typing} Fine with me, Strong Sad. I mean Mike. I mean whatever.
{The Paper comes down}
Easter Eggs
- At the end you can click on where it says "COMPY 386" to see some of Strong Bad's "eggs".
Fun Facts
- The voice on the TV when Strong Bad is sleeping is Homestar's voice.
- The tune playing on the <a href="tv%20set" onmouseover="window.status='TV set'; return true;" onmouseout="window.status=; return true;">TV set</a> while Strong Bad is waking up is the theme song from "Voyage of the Mimi," an educational TV show from the 1980s featuring Ben Affleck.
- Potate is introduced.
- Strong Bad manages to type wearing not only <a href="boxing%20gloves" onmouseover="window.status='boxing gloves'; return true;" onmouseout="window.status=; return true;">boxing gloves</a>, but also the potato chip bag.
- "Super Bomberman" is a game for the SNES from the early 90's.
- When Strong Bad types "So anyways, Mike, as I was saying, The 'R' in routine stands for r" and the camera angle changes to show Strong Sad and the eggs, "routine" is now misspelled "rountine."
- Strong Bad's Eggs Brand Type Cereal has 0 mg of anything and has ingredients listed as: eggs, eggs, eggs, and two more eggs (although there are seven eggs found by Strong Sad in total)
- To date this is the only email that contains an Easter egg you get by clicking the "Compy 386" logo, one of only two <a href="easter%20eggs" onmouseover="window.status='Easter eggs'; return true;" onmouseout="window.status=; return true;">Easter eggs</a> that include actual eggs. The other one is in flashback.
- The disk in the front of the [[<a href="floppy%20disk" onmouseover="window.status='Floppy Disk'; return true;" onmouseout="window.status=; return true;">Floppy Disk</a> Container]] in this email is "Lode Runner," an old arcade game.
- We never did find out what the "R" stands for...
- "Interruptor Jones" is probably a reference to Indiana Jones.
- There's also a band called Interruptor Jones. (Anyone know which of these came first?)
- Apparently Strong Bad’s computer room was supposed to be in the basement next to the couch, this concept seems to have been abandoned (see Arcade Game).
