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[[Image:sbemail117.png|thumb|"You're a girl. Or maybe a wagon. Filled up with pancakes."]] | [[Image:sbemail117.png|thumb|"You're a girl. Or maybe a wagon. Filled up with pancakes."]] | ||
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''{Cut to Strong Bad frolicking across a field as the wagon follows.}''<br> | ''{Cut to Strong Bad frolicking across a field as the wagon follows.}''<br> | ||
- | '''STRONG BAD:''' Or maybe a montage of the wagon full of pancakes | + | '''STRONG BAD:''' Or maybe a montage of the wagon full of pancakes— |
''{Cut to a front door view of The Cheat and the wagon, both sporting business-class fedoras.}'' | ''{Cut to a front door view of The Cheat and the wagon, both sporting business-class fedoras.}'' | ||
- | '''STRONG BAD:''' | + | '''STRONG BAD:''' —and The Cheat being down-on-their-luck door-to-door salesmen. |
''{Cut to The Cheat lying in the wagon as the wagon rolls past.}'' | ''{Cut to The Cheat lying in the wagon as the wagon rolls past.}'' | ||
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You can't do it so give up now<br> | You can't do it so give up now<br> | ||
Whatcha gonna do when your dough runs out?<br> | Whatcha gonna do when your dough runs out?<br> | ||
- | Ain't that a | + | Ain't that a drag?<br> |
''{Cut to the wagon sitting in an arm chair while the Cheat lies on the floor in front, smoking.}'' | ''{Cut to the wagon sitting in an arm chair while the Cheat lies on the floor in front, smoking.}'' | ||
- | '''STRONG BAD:''' ''{He stops singing.}'' No, I got it. A montage of the wagon full of pancakes training | + | '''STRONG BAD:''' ''{He stops singing.}'' No, I got it. A montage of the wagon full of pancakes training— |
''{Cut to Homestar in a black shirt that says "The #1" looking at the wagon in a field.}'' | ''{Cut to Homestar in a black shirt that says "The #1" looking at the wagon in a field.}'' | ||
- | '''STRONG BAD:''' | + | '''STRONG BAD:''' —for the championship. |
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' A wagon fulla pamcakes? In the Champeenship?! I'd like to see ya try! | '''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' A wagon fulla pamcakes? In the Champeenship?! I'd like to see ya try! | ||
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:''{His score on the scoreboard behind him turns from 0 to -1 as the buzzing sound is heard.}'' | :''{His score on the scoreboard behind him turns from 0 to -1 as the buzzing sound is heard.}'' | ||
- | *At the end, click on "Strong Bad" to see | + | *At the end, click on "Strong Bad" to see another scene. |
- | :''{Highly pixelated versions of Strong Bad wearing a pink jogging suit and the Wagon Fulla Pancakes are running through a highly pixelated city, which is the [[Wikipedia: | + | :''{Highly pixelated versions of Strong Bad wearing a pink jogging suit and the Wagon Fulla Pancakes are running through a highly pixelated city, which is the NYC backdrop (minus the [[Wikipedia:World Trade Center|World Trade Center]] towers) from Punch-Out!! on the NES.}'' |
:'''STRONG BAD:''' It's a showdown going downtown | :'''STRONG BAD:''' It's a showdown going downtown | ||
:You're gonna mess around showdown | :You're gonna mess around showdown | ||
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== Fun Facts == | == Fun Facts == | ||
===Explanations=== | ===Explanations=== | ||
- | *In filmic terms, | + | *In filmic terms, scholars [[Wikipedia:David Bordwell|David Bordwell]] and Kristin Thompson define a [[Wikipedia:Montage (film)|montage]] sequence as "a segment of film which summarizes a topic or compresses a passage of time into brief symbolic or typical images." Also, montage sequences generally represent a longer passage of time than the also-typical "dissolve" or "fade" techniques between shots. |
===Trivia=== | ===Trivia=== | ||
*This is the earliest email confirmed to be sent by an HRWiki user: [[User:Porplemontage|Porplemontage]]. | *This is the earliest email confirmed to be sent by an HRWiki user: [[User:Porplemontage|Porplemontage]]. | ||
*In the original version of this email, the background was static while Strong Bad and the wagon were spinning around. It has since been fixed to blurred trees and The Stick. | *In the original version of this email, the background was static while Strong Bad and the wagon were spinning around. It has since been fixed to blurred trees and The Stick. | ||
- | *This email introduces | + | *This email introduces an updated, more symmetrical version of the gray "horns" on Strong Bad's mask. |
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===Remarks=== | ===Remarks=== | ||
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*Homestar gets less money for a shirt than he gets for a half-eaten breakfast burrito in [[HR:auction.html|"Some Type of Online Auction"]]. | *Homestar gets less money for a shirt than he gets for a half-eaten breakfast burrito in [[HR:auction.html|"Some Type of Online Auction"]]. | ||
- | * | + | *Strong Bad probably changed Steve's name to Watered Down to prevent another "[[Eh! Steve!]]" crack, like he did in [[kids' book]] and [[different town]]. |
- | * | + | *The scoreboard in the gym has the word "TIMES" written under the timer. |
+ | *While Strong Bad is mocking Steve about his poor spelling, ironically, he makes a grammar error and ends his sentence with a period instead of a question mark. ("Why don't you creat an alternate reality where you don't have to spell correctly and I talk like this'''.''') | ||
===Goofs=== | ===Goofs=== | ||
*As The Cheat keeps getting doors slammed in his face as a salesman, the last place he visits with the blue wall and white door, the door frame ends before the bottom of the toon's frame, and the right end of the door ends before the right of the frame. | *As The Cheat keeps getting doors slammed in his face as a salesman, the last place he visits with the blue wall and white door, the door frame ends before the bottom of the toon's frame, and the right end of the door ends before the right of the frame. | ||
*Just after Strong Bad clicks his stopwatch, the landscape shifts slightly and the piles of pancakes change in height and location. This occurs because the jpeg image used for the screen transition didn't exactly match the previous frame. | *Just after Strong Bad clicks his stopwatch, the landscape shifts slightly and the piles of pancakes change in height and location. This occurs because the jpeg image used for the screen transition didn't exactly match the previous frame. | ||
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===Inside References=== | ===Inside References=== | ||
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*The scene with Strong Bad and the Wagon Fulla Pancakes sitting in the canoe is reminiscent of [[lures & jigs]], where Strong Bad and Coach Z fish in the exact same spot. This is probably prompted by the [[lures & jigs]] DVD Commentary, in which [[The Brothers Chaps]] decide to reuse the lake, and which was presumably recorded before this email came out. In this email, TBC also reused [[Marshmallow's Last Stand (place)|Marshmallow's Last Stand]], the [[Quite Fancy 'Chup|ketchup]] and fries from [[funny]], the [[The Halloween House|house]] from [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]], and [[The Movie Theater]] from [[A Jorb Well Done]]. | *The scene with Strong Bad and the Wagon Fulla Pancakes sitting in the canoe is reminiscent of [[lures & jigs]], where Strong Bad and Coach Z fish in the exact same spot. This is probably prompted by the [[lures & jigs]] DVD Commentary, in which [[The Brothers Chaps]] decide to reuse the lake, and which was presumably recorded before this email came out. In this email, TBC also reused [[Marshmallow's Last Stand (place)|Marshmallow's Last Stand]], the [[Quite Fancy 'Chup|ketchup]] and fries from [[funny]], the [[The Halloween House|house]] from [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]], and [[The Movie Theater]] from [[A Jorb Well Done]]. | ||
*The song Strong Bad sings when he falls in love with the wagon is reminiscent of the style of [[The Kinda Long-Haired Band]]. | *The song Strong Bad sings when he falls in love with the wagon is reminiscent of the style of [[The Kinda Long-Haired Band]]. | ||
- | *The [[Taranchula]] album cover | + | *The [[Taranchula]] album cover is the same one from the liner notes of [[Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits]], on which their song [[Moving Very Slowly]] appears. The name "Taranchula" also appears in the e-mail [[band names]]. |
- | *The | + | *The first and last house that The Cheat and the Wagon Fulla Pancakes stop at are the same house. They are also the same format of the house that you give treats from in [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]]. |
- | * | + | *Besides the [[The Cheat's Smoking Challenge|smoking game]] and [[big white face]], this is the first actual cartoon in which we see [[Smoking#The Cheat's Smoking|The Cheat smoking]]. Strong Bad originally acknowledged The Cheat's nicotine habit in [[Where's The Cheat?]] |
*The sparkling water seen while Strong Bad is running on the horizon seems to be the same from [[Main Page 3]]. | *The sparkling water seen while Strong Bad is running on the horizon seems to be the same from [[Main Page 3]]. | ||
*The lyric "Lifting weights and feeling all right", from the song played during the training montage, may be a reference to [[dangeresque 3]]'s "Riding in a Corvette and feeling all right" lyric. | *The lyric "Lifting weights and feeling all right", from the song played during the training montage, may be a reference to [[dangeresque 3]]'s "Riding in a Corvette and feeling all right" lyric. | ||
+ | *"The #1" T-Shirt is loosely referenced by Strong Sad in the commentary of [[In Search Of The Yello Dello DVD|In Search Of The Yello Dello]]. | ||
+ | **Though the shirt Strong Sad refers to says "''I'm'' #1" according to him, as opposed to "''The'' #1." | ||
+ | *Strong Bad has a problem identifying things that rhyme with "agon" in song. In this email, he mistakes a wagon for a girl, and in [[dragon]] he mistakes a dragon for a man, or maybe a dragon man. He catches the mistake both times. | ||
*The buzzer used for the scoreboard is the same as the [[DELETED]] buzzer. | *The buzzer used for the scoreboard is the same as the [[DELETED]] buzzer. | ||
*The score of -1 is the first instance of an [[Scoreboard#Irregular Scores|irregular score]]. | *The score of -1 is the first instance of an [[Scoreboard#Irregular Scores|irregular score]]. | ||
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===Real-World References=== | ===Real-World References=== | ||
- | *The " | + | *The song Homestar is singing in the Easter egg ("You're the Best") comes from the 1984 classic ''[[Wikipedia:The Karate Kid|The Karate Kid]]''. Homestar's headband, bearing the design of an old Japanese flag, is also a reference to this film, and has appeared before in both [[pom pom]] and [[Theme Song Video]]. |
- | *Much of the wagon's training sequence (especially the wagon "running" up the stairs) is a parody of | + | **There is actually a song called "Training Montage" from Rocky IV by Vince DiCola. |
- | + | **The scene during which "You're the Best" plays in ''The Karate Kid'' is another well-known martial arts training montage. | |
- | + | *Much of the wagon's training sequence (especially the wagon "running" up the stairs) is a parody of the training sequence from the immortal boxing epic, ''[[Wikipedia:Rocky (series)|Rocky]]'', including the "[[Wikipedia:Rocky Steps|Rocky steps]]". | |
- | *The Strong Bad Easter egg is a take on the popular [[Nintendo|NES]] game ''[[Punch-Out!!|Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!]]'', in which players saw a similar sequence in between bouts of various boxing circuits (the jumps from Minor to Major, and from Major to World). | + | *The Strong Bad Easter egg is a take on the popular [[Nintendo|NES]] game ''[[Wikipedia:Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!|Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!]]'', in which players saw a similar sequence in between bouts of various boxing circuits (the jumps from Minor to Major, and from Major to World). |
- | **The ''Punch-Out!!'' sequence itself | + | **The ''Punch-Out!!'' sequence itself was a clear reference to the training sequence in ''[[Wikipedia:Rocky (series)|Rocky]]''. |
- | * | + | *There actually is a system call in the [[Wikipedia:Unix|Unix]] operating system called <tt>creat</tt>. It creat(e)s a new file. |
- | *The End Credits Photo Montage song is reminiscent of the [[Wikipedia:Queen (band)|Queen]] song " | + | *The "some guy from a zoo" line by Strong Bad during the "Late-Night Talk Show"-style intro is most likely a reference to how such shows often resort to the gimmick of having zoo workers appear on the show, accompanied by their animal partners, whose mischievous antics can often get a cheap laugh from the audience. |
- | *'' | + | *The line about Strong Bad's show being canceled before the commercial break may be a reference to ''[[Wikipedia:Turn-On|Turn-On]]'', which was pre-empted by many affiliates a mere 10 minutes into its pilot episode. |
+ | *The End Credits Photo Montage song is reminiscent of the ''[[Wikipedia:Queen (band)|Queen]]'' song "Headlong." | ||
+ | *''[[Wikipedia:Animal Planet|Animal Planet]]'' is a TV network devoted to programs about animals and nature. | ||
+ | * The "Where are they now" photos and text at the end of the email are a likely reference to the ending of the 1973 film [[Wikipedia:American Graffiti|American Graffiti]], where it was first used, or the 1978 movie [[Wikipedia:National Lampoon's Animal House|National Lampoon's Animal House]]. | ||
===Fast Forward=== | ===Fast Forward=== | ||
- | [[Image:The Paper---Shreder'd + montage.PNG|thumb|220px|'Twas foretold]] | + | [[Image:The Paper---Shreder'd + montage.PNG|thumb|220px|right|'Twas foretold]] |
*The Wagon Fulla Pancakes really ''does'' do some spots for a used car dealership, as it shows up in a commercial for [[Senor Cardgage]]'s in [[Senorial Day]]. | *The Wagon Fulla Pancakes really ''does'' do some spots for a used car dealership, as it shows up in a commercial for [[Senor Cardgage]]'s in [[Senorial Day]]. | ||
- | *Strong Bad and his pink | + | *Strong Bad and his pink suit from the Easter egg show up again in [[rock opera]]. |
*Homestar's "weekend" song plays at [[The King of Town]]'s party of [[boring (really)]]. | *Homestar's "weekend" song plays at [[The King of Town]]'s party of [[boring (really)]]. | ||
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*The [[Showdown]] song plays while Pom Pom and Homestar work out in [[Strongest Man in the World]], and during the montage of Strong Bad digging a hole in Marzipan's front yard in [[Homestar Ruiner]]. | *The [[Showdown]] song plays while Pom Pom and Homestar work out in [[Strongest Man in the World]], and during the montage of Strong Bad digging a hole in Marzipan's front yard in [[Homestar Ruiner]]. | ||
- | *The Paper does indeed stick around until email #173 ([[the paper]]), at which time Strong Bad actually does upgrade to an [[New Paper|inkjet printer]]. This change was also foreshadowed in email | + | *The Paper does indeed stick around until email #173 ([[the paper]]), at which time Strong Bad actually does upgrade to an [[New Paper|inkjet printer]]. This change was also foreshadowed in email 172 ([[more armies]]) when The Paper comes down torn and sick looking. Strong Bad remarks that "that's a bad sign". |
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== DVD Version == | == DVD Version == | ||
- | *The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary. To access it, switch | + | *The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching. |
=== Commentary Transcript === | === Commentary Transcript === | ||
('''Commentary by:''' [[Matt Chapman]], [[Mike Chapman]], [[Marzipan]]) | ('''Commentary by:''' [[Matt Chapman]], [[Mike Chapman]], [[Marzipan]]) | ||
- | '''MATT:''' Listen... | + | '''MATT:''' Listen... ''{Strong Bad says, "actress Marzipan" in the background.}'' And we've got Marzipan right here with us! |
- | + | '''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously, indecipherable}'' | |
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- | '''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously}'' | + | |
'''MARZIPAN:''' Yeah! | '''MARZIPAN:''' Yeah! | ||
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'''MIKE:''' Oh, yeah. | '''MIKE:''' Oh, yeah. | ||
- | '''MATT:''' Your comments of the | + | '''MATT:''' Your comments of the— |
- | '''MIKE:''' ''{ | + | '''MIKE:''' ''{indecipherable}'' |
- | '''MATT:''' Yeah, that we were going to use it later and | + | '''MATT:''' Yeah, that we were going to use it later and— and we did, just a few weeks after that I think. |
'''MARZIPAN:''' It really is starting to smell. | '''MARZIPAN:''' It really is starting to smell. | ||
- | '''MATT:''' ''{ | + | '''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' Let's comment more on the— on the email. Is that— that was completely new, that— I mean it looks kind of like the one from — can't say "job" — doesn't it? But that theater—? |
- | '''MIKE:''' It's been modified | + | '''MIKE:''' It's been modified for the theater, yeah. |
- | '''MATT:''' Yeah. Um | + | '''MATT:''' Yeah. Um, we should head back there someday, Mike. |
- | '''MIKE:''' | + | '''MIKE:''' And maybe we will. |
'''MATT:''' For a movie. | '''MATT:''' For a movie. | ||
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'''MIKE:''' Look, there's your friend The Cheat. | '''MIKE:''' Look, there's your friend The Cheat. | ||
- | '''MARZIPAN:''' Yeah | + | '''MARZIPAN:''' Yeah. |
'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' Look, the pancakes are wearing a hat, Marzipan. | '''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' Look, the pancakes are wearing a hat, Marzipan. | ||
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'''MARZIPAN:''' I see. | '''MARZIPAN:''' I see. | ||
- | '''MATT:''' And holding | + | '''MATT:''' And holding a briefcase somehow. |
'''MARZIPAN:''' Yeah. | '''MARZIPAN:''' Yeah. | ||
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'''MATT:''' And now they're enjoying a highball. | '''MATT:''' And now they're enjoying a highball. | ||
- | '''MARZIPAN:' | + | '''MARZIPAN:''' I didn't know that The Cheat smoked! |
'''MATT:''' Yeah. | '''MATT:''' Yeah. | ||
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'''MATT:''' He's got a problem. | '''MATT:''' He's got a problem. | ||
- | '''MARZIPAN:''' I didn't know that | + | '''MARZIPAN:''' I didn't know that— |
'''MIKE:''' ''{whispering}'' There's your boyfriend. | '''MIKE:''' ''{whispering}'' There's your boyfriend. | ||
- | '''MARZIPAN:''' Homestar had that | + | '''MARZIPAN:''' Homestar had that— that's ''my'' shirt. |
- | '''MATT:''' That's yours? Uh oh, 'cause he sells it later on in this email, so | + | '''MATT:''' That's yours? Uh oh, 'cause he sells it later on in this email, so— |
'''MARZIPAN:''' That was mine! I was wondering what happened to it. | '''MARZIPAN:''' That was mine! I was wondering what happened to it. | ||
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'''MARZIPAN:''' I'll tell him he needs to split the proceeds. | '''MARZIPAN:''' I'll tell him he needs to split the proceeds. | ||
- | ''{ | + | '''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' He should. Sounds like it should ''all'' go to you; it was ''your'' shirt. |
- | ''' | + | '''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' A nice sunset. |
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'''MARZIPAN:''' It's okay. | '''MARZIPAN:''' It's okay. | ||
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''{Pause}'' | ''{Pause}'' | ||
- | '''MATT:''' Ohhh, Homestar looks like Daniel LaRusso | + | '''MATT:''' Ohhh, Homestar looks like Daniel LaRusso— |
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+ | '''MIKE:''' His Karate's a joke. "You think you can rely on that crane crap?" | ||
'''MARZIPAN:''' He's actually trained in Tae Kwon Do. | '''MARZIPAN:''' He's actually trained in Tae Kwon Do. | ||
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'''MATT:''' Wow. | '''MATT:''' Wow. | ||
- | '''MARZIPAN:''' That's probably why he didn't do well with the | + | '''MARZIPAN:''' That's probably why he didn't do well with the Karate. |
- | '''MATT:''' ''{laughing}'' | + | '''MATT:''' ''{laughing}'' Oh ho! He learned the wrong martial art. |
'''MARZIPAN:''' Right. | '''MARZIPAN:''' Right. | ||
- | '''MATT:''' What do you think of this, um, end of the | + | '''MATT:''' What do you think of this, um, end of the— end of the movie photo montage? |
'''MARZIPAN:''' I think it's okay. | '''MARZIPAN:''' I think it's okay. | ||
- | '''MATT:''' See, look. Oh! He | + | '''MATT:''' See, look. Oh! He— no, sorry, I lied. He got it for three bucks. Not 17. |
'''MIKE:''' You got a buck-fifty comin' to ya. | '''MIKE:''' You got a buck-fifty comin' to ya. | ||
- | '''MARZIPAN:''' I | + | '''MARZIPAN:''' I— Animal Planet's my favorite program. |
'''MATT:''' Hey, isn't "cancelled" spelled wrong there? | '''MATT:''' Hey, isn't "cancelled" spelled wrong there? | ||
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'''MIKE:''' Was it? | '''MIKE:''' Was it? | ||
- | '''MATT:''' I think " | + | '''MATT:''' I think "cancelled" only has one L. Let's change that before we put out this DVD. |
- | '''MIKE:''' We can | + | '''MIKE:''' We can— ''{Pause}'' Oh, it's not over yet. |
'''MATT:''' Oh, it's not, Marzipan. | '''MATT:''' Oh, it's not, Marzipan. | ||
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===Fun Facts=== | ===Fun Facts=== | ||
- | + | *Daniel LaRusso is the name of the main character from ''[[Wikipedia:The Karate Kid|The Karate Kid]]''. | |
- | *Daniel LaRusso is the main character from '' | + | |
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*"Cancelled" appears on both the website and DVD. Though both are correct ways of spelling, "canceled" is generally a more American way of spelling it. | *"Cancelled" appears on both the website and DVD. Though both are correct ways of spelling, "canceled" is generally a more American way of spelling it. | ||
- | *Unlike her prior | + | *Unlike her prior DVD commentary appearances in emails 1-100, Marzipan has largely dropped the premise that homestarrunner.com is a show and not "real" life. |
*"Can't Say Job" is the name of the HTML and Flash files for [[A Jorb Well Done]]. | *"Can't Say Job" is the name of the HTML and Flash files for [[A Jorb Well Done]]. | ||
*[[Wikipedia:Tae Kwon Do|Tae Kwon Do]] (literally ''hand and foot art'') is a Korean form of martial arts. | *[[Wikipedia:Tae Kwon Do|Tae Kwon Do]] (literally ''hand and foot art'') is a Korean form of martial arts. | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
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{{Strong Bad Email}} | {{Strong Bad Email}} | ||
[[Category: Emails With DVD Commentary]] | [[Category: Emails With DVD Commentary]] | ||
[[Category:Podstar Runner]] | [[Category:Podstar Runner]] | ||
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