Editing the basics

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[[Image:sbemail15.PNG|thumb|Strong Bad runs us through the basics]]

T.J. asks Strong Bad what some of his tricks are, and he replies with a list of the basics.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]]

'''Computer:''' [[Tandy 400]]

'''Date:''' Monday, February 25, 2002

'''Running Time:''' 1:08

'''Page Title:''' Tandy 400!!!

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc One}}

== Transcript ==

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing to the tune of the [[Intro|Homestar Runner intro]]}'' Everybody... check your email...

<blockquote class="tandy email">Dear strong bad,<br />
<br />
how do you do it . teach me some of your trick's.<br />
<br />
With crap,<br />
T.J.</blockquote>

''{After Strong Bad reads "how do you do it", he says "no question mark".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{clears screen, typing}'' Well, I mean I  can't tell you all of them TJ, But, you know, there's the basics. I mean, like if somebody's like, "Hey! Are you listening to me?" You say, "<!--there really is a space here--> Yes," but ''{stops typing}'' you know ''{resumes typing}'' you're not really listening. Um, then there's the one where you say, "Hey! Look over there." And when they turn their head, ''{stops typing}'' you know ''{resumes typing}'' there's nothing there and you pour some Coke down their shirt. And this one is a little amateur, but it has worked for me in the past. ''{clears screen, stops typing}'' You know, ''{resumes typing}'' you bet somebody a hundred "bucks", and if they win, ''{stops typing}'' you know, you'll... ''{resumes typing}'' you give them like a hundred kicks in the butt and ''{stops typing}'' you say, ''{resumes typing}'' you call that a buck. I mean, I don't know, somebody invented that...and...it works pretty good. You get to kick somebody. ''{clears screen}'' But everyone has a different taste, you know? Develop your own style, TJ. Reach down inside yourself and pull out something... ''{stops typing}'' y'know, ''{resumes typing}'' not like...organs. You know what I mean. Anyways, ''{stops typing}'' email... Oh, there'll be another one next week... 

''{[[The Paper]] comes down.}''

== Fun Facts ==

===Trivia===
*This is the first email in which the text goes behind Strong Bad's head, rather than word-wrapping around his head.
*The [[YouTube]] description for this email is "Strong Bad gives basic tips on how to mess with people."

===Remarks===
*Strong Bad should have run out of room before typing in the word "past".
*Strong Bad made an error of his own when he said "...it works pretty good." Grammatically, it should have been "...it works pretty well."
*At the end of the email, when Strong Bad types the word "Anyways", he leaves it there with a comma instead of finishing the sentence.
*Strong Bad comments on TJ's incorrect punctuation usage, but neglects to comment on his using the possessive "trick's" instead of the plural "tricks".

===Goofs===
*Strong Bad unnecessarily capitalizes "But".
*Strong Bad inserts a space between the first quotation mark and "Yes".
*When Strong Bad types 'You say, " Yes," but', only half of the second quotation mark is visible. When he types 'but', the other half appears.
**Because of this, it appears as You say, " Yes,' with an apostrophe rather than a quotation mark.
*The a> typing prompt does not appear again when Strong Bad clears the screen, as in most other [[Tandy 400]] and [[Compy 386]] Emails.
*Strong Bad leaves out a comma between "them" and "TJ".

===Inside References===
*Strong Bad receives another email with a "[[Crapfully Yours]]"-style signature.

===Real-World References===
*"Coke" is short for "[[Coca-Cola]]", a world-famous soft drink.

===Fast Forward===
*In [[labor day]], Strong Bad claims that this is his favorite email.

==YouTube Version==
*The Paper comes down later.

== External Links ==
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