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[[Image:what I want.PNG|thumb|"Listen to that moldy oldy in glorious drive-thru stereo."]] | [[Image:what I want.PNG|thumb|"Listen to that moldy oldy in glorious drive-thru stereo."]] | ||
Strong Bad tells us not only what he wants for [[Decemberween]], but also what he ''doesn't''. | Strong Bad tells us not only what he wants for [[Decemberween]], but also what he ''doesn't''. | ||
- | '''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{film|Strong Bad}} | + | '''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{film|Strong Bad}}, {{film|Marzipan}}, <!-- do not add Homestar here, the Easter egg is a Homestar toy, not the real Homestar -->{{film|Strong Sad}} (voice) |
'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Shopping Network Studio]] | '''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Shopping Network Studio]] | ||
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'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Where'd you get that name? George Lucas? Ta'lon J'en-dr'o from the computery generated planet of Des' Moi-nes'ia. ''{clears screen}'' Anyways, everybody knows the kind of stuff I want, Ta'lon. A catapult that launches balls of cobras, chainsaw car, subscription to EGM2, hot step-sister. That email writes itself. It's more important that I establish what I ''don't'' want for Decemberween. ''{types "X-berween"}'' | '''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Where'd you get that name? George Lucas? Ta'lon J'en-dr'o from the computery generated planet of Des' Moi-nes'ia. ''{clears screen}'' Anyways, everybody knows the kind of stuff I want, Ta'lon. A catapult that launches balls of cobras, chainsaw car, subscription to EGM2, hot step-sister. That email writes itself. It's more important that I establish what I ''don't'' want for Decemberween. ''{types "X-berween"}'' | ||
- | ''{ | + | ''{cut to "Z' ShopChan" TV shopping channel}'' |
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Our first item is a perennial all-star of bad awful Decemberween presents: the ornament. | '''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Our first item is a perennial all-star of bad awful Decemberween presents: the ornament. | ||
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'''MARZIPAN:''' There's no better way to say, "I have no idea what your interests are" than to give someone a present that ceases to be useful the moment it's opened. | '''MARZIPAN:''' There's no better way to say, "I have no idea what your interests are" than to give someone a present that ceases to be useful the moment it's opened. | ||
- | '''STRONG BAD:''' Yes, there's nothing like opening a gift just in time to put it in a box in the attic for a year. And next Decemberween when you get it back out, guess what? It's still just a cool snowman surfing the internet | + | '''STRONG BAD:''' Yes, there's nothing like opening a gift just in time to put it in a box in the attic for a year. And next Decemberween when you get it back out, guess what? It's still just a cool snowman surfing the internet. |
'''MARZIPAN:''' Internet is ''so'' hot this year. | '''MARZIPAN:''' Internet is ''so'' hot this year. | ||
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'''MARZIPAN:''' Now, on to our next item. Uhh, Strong Bad? | '''MARZIPAN:''' Now, on to our next item. Uhh, Strong Bad? | ||
- | '''STRONG BAD:''' Sorry, I'm completely entrangled by those ''{cut to extreme closeup of the Nobot}'' hypnotically swaying hips | + | '''STRONG BAD:''' Sorry, I'm completely entrangled by those ''{cut to extreme closeup of the Nobot}'' hypnotically swaying hips. ''{cut back. Strong Bad shakes his head violently}'' Our last gift items are all about the false notion that just because you made something yourself, it's not a worthless piece of crap. |
'''MARZIPAN:''' These seashells have office supplies hot-glued to them for absolutely no reason. | '''MARZIPAN:''' These seashells have office supplies hot-glued to them for absolutely no reason. | ||
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*Click on the words "balls of cobras" as Strong Bad types them to see a board game entitled "COBRA-PULT!!". | *Click on the words "balls of cobras" as Strong Bad types them to see a board game entitled "COBRA-PULT!!". | ||
*Click on the words "chainsaw car" as Strong Bad types them to see the blueprints to a chainsaw car. | *Click on the words "chainsaw car" as Strong Bad types them to see the blueprints to a chainsaw car. | ||
- | *At the end of the email, click on the words "Don't Get Me This" to see a Dancin' [[Homestar Runner]] Musical Nobot that plays the [[ | + | *At the end of the email, click on the words "Don't Get Me This" to see a Dancin' [[Homestar Runner]] Musical Nobot that plays the [[Intro|intro tune]]. |
:'''DANCIN' HOMESTAR RUNNER MUSICAL NOBOT:''' ''{heavily distorted singing}'' Everybody! Everybody! Everybody! Everybody! | :'''DANCIN' HOMESTAR RUNNER MUSICAL NOBOT:''' ''{heavily distorted singing}'' Everybody! Everybody! Everybody! Everybody! | ||
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*[[Wikipedia:Hollandaise sauce|Hollandaise]] is a French lemon-butter sauce. | *[[Wikipedia:Hollandaise sauce|Hollandaise]] is a French lemon-butter sauce. | ||
*A [[wikipedia:pheromone|pheromone]] is a natural chemical produced by an animal that causes a specific response when detected by another animal, normally of the same species. | *A [[wikipedia:pheromone|pheromone]] is a natural chemical produced by an animal that causes a specific response when detected by another animal, normally of the same species. | ||
+ | *This email parodies the general format of home-shopping television networks, such as [[Wikipedia:QVC|QVC]] and the appropriately-named [[Wikipedia:Home Shopping Network|Home Shopping Network]]. | ||
===Trivia=== | ===Trivia=== | ||
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*The Floppy Disk Container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#low blow|low blow]]". | *The Floppy Disk Container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#low blow|low blow]]". | ||
*The following is a list of all items seen being sold by [[Z' ShopChan]]: | *The following is a list of all items seen being sold by [[Z' ShopChan]]: | ||
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*The calculator glued to the shell reads "04 04 04", which [[Wikipedia:Calculator spelling|upside down]] looks like "ho ho ho". | *The calculator glued to the shell reads "04 04 04", which [[Wikipedia:Calculator spelling|upside down]] looks like "ho ho ho". | ||
*This is a rare instance of [[Strong Bad and Marzipan's Relationship|Marzipan and Strong Bad]] coexisting peacefully, even doing something together without conflict. | *This is a rare instance of [[Strong Bad and Marzipan's Relationship|Marzipan and Strong Bad]] coexisting peacefully, even doing something together without conflict. | ||
+ | *This is the first email since the [[Tandy 400]] era with a capital letter in its title. The last email with a capital in its title was [[3 Wishes]], over 130 emails ago. | ||
+ | *This is the second time that Strong Bad has been hypnotized, the first being [[cartoon]]. | ||
===Remarks=== | ===Remarks=== | ||
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===Inside References=== | ===Inside References=== | ||
*COBRA-PULT!! is made by [[Boardelectrix]]. | *COBRA-PULT!! is made by [[Boardelectrix]]. | ||
- | *The Strong Bad toy plays [[Everybody to the Limit]], and the Homestar toy plays the [[ | + | *The Strong Bad toy plays [[Everybody to the Limit]], and the Homestar toy plays the [[Intro]] theme. |
*Strong Bad was previously hypnotized in [[cartoon]]. | *Strong Bad was previously hypnotized in [[cartoon]]. | ||
*The Dancin' Strong Bad Musical Nobot's part number ends in [[Tooty-two|2t2]]. | *The Dancin' Strong Bad Musical Nobot's part number ends in [[Tooty-two|2t2]]. | ||
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*"Entrangled" and "Everybloody" are examples of [[portmanteaus]]. | *"Entrangled" and "Everybloody" are examples of [[portmanteaus]]. | ||
*Everybloody is another reference to [[blood]]. | *Everybloody is another reference to [[blood]]. | ||
- | *The "Ding Ding Dong" jingle at the beginning of the email is to the tune of the intro of the | + | *The "Ding Ding Dong" jingle at the beginning of the email is to the tune of the intro of the Jingle Bells song played by [[Keyboard Strong Bad]] in [[Decemberween Sweet Cuppin' Cakes]]. |
*A similar "Ding Dong, Dear Strong Bad" was used to start off the email in [[japanese cartoon]]. | *A similar "Ding Dong, Dear Strong Bad" was used to start off the email in [[japanese cartoon]]. | ||
- | *Coach Z was previously shown with an [[afro]] and [[mustache]] in | + | *Coach Z was previously shown with an [[afro]] and [[mustache]] in [[stand-up]], and [[record book]]. |
*This email heavily features [[ornaments]]. | *This email heavily features [[ornaments]]. | ||
*The year [[1974]] is on the Coach Z ornament. | *The year [[1974]] is on the Coach Z ornament. | ||
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*This email makes several references to [[George Lucas]] and his ''[[Wikipedia:Star Wars|Star Wars]]'' franchise, specifically Episodes 1 through 3 (released between 1999 and 2005): | *This email makes several references to [[George Lucas]] and his ''[[Wikipedia:Star Wars|Star Wars]]'' franchise, specifically Episodes 1 through 3 (released between 1999 and 2005): | ||
**Large portions of Episodes 1 through 3 were completely [[Wikipedia:Computer-generated imagery|computer-generated]]. This is likely why Strong Bad mentions a computer-generated planet when addressing Talon. | **Large portions of Episodes 1 through 3 were completely [[Wikipedia:Computer-generated imagery|computer-generated]]. This is likely why Strong Bad mentions a computer-generated planet when addressing Talon. | ||
- | **When Strong Bad calls Talon "Ta'lon J'en-dr'o", he refers to the many aliens in the ''Star Wars'' universe whose [ | + | **When Strong Bad calls Talon "Ta'lon J'en-dr'o", he refers to the many aliens in the ''Star Wars'' universe whose [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PunctuationShaker names contain apostrophes and/or hyphens]. |
**Strong Bad calls Talon "my young apprentice", another reference to ''Star Wars'': [[Wikipedia:Palpatine|Darth Sidious]] often addresses some characters in this way, such as [[Wikipedia:Darth Vader|Darth Vader]] and later [[Wikipedia:Luke Skywalker|Luke Skywalker]]. | **Strong Bad calls Talon "my young apprentice", another reference to ''Star Wars'': [[Wikipedia:Palpatine|Darth Sidious]] often addresses some characters in this way, such as [[Wikipedia:Darth Vader|Darth Vader]] and later [[Wikipedia:Luke Skywalker|Luke Skywalker]]. | ||
*''[[wikipedia:EGM2|EGM²]]'' was a spin-off magazine of the video game magazine ''[[Wikipedia:Electronic Gaming Monthly|Electronic Gaming Monthly]]''. It was published until 1998 when it became ''[[Wikipedia:Expert Gamer|Expert Gamer]]''. | *''[[wikipedia:EGM2|EGM²]]'' was a spin-off magazine of the video game magazine ''[[Wikipedia:Electronic Gaming Monthly|Electronic Gaming Monthly]]''. It was published until 1998 when it became ''[[Wikipedia:Expert Gamer|Expert Gamer]]''. | ||
*Two of the part numbers, WRT54G-Sc and FR114P-dc8, refer to popular networking hardware – the [[Wikipedia:Linksys WRT54G series|Linksys WRT54G]] and the [[Wikipedia:Netgear|Netgear]] [http://reviews.cnet.com/routers/netgear-fr114p-prosafe-vpn/4505-3319_7-30046644.html FR114P]. | *Two of the part numbers, WRT54G-Sc and FR114P-dc8, refer to popular networking hardware – the [[Wikipedia:Linksys WRT54G series|Linksys WRT54G]] and the [[Wikipedia:Netgear|Netgear]] [http://reviews.cnet.com/routers/netgear-fr114p-prosafe-vpn/4505-3319_7-30046644.html FR114P]. | ||
- | *Strong Bad saying that he returned an omelette to a hardware store is likely a reference to an [[Snopes:business/consumer/nordstrom.asp|urban legend]] that a shopper once successfully returned a set of tires to [[Wikipedia:Nordstrom|Nordstrom]], a department store that has never sold tires. | + | * This email is strongly reminiscent of [[Wikipedia:Saki|Saki]]'s short story '[http://www.gutenberg.org/files/2830/2830-h/2830-h.htm Reginald on Christmas Presents]' in which Reginald, an 1890s campy British aristocratic character, mocks all the terrible Christmas presents he has received from relatives. |
- | * | + | * The opening tune Strong Bad sings as he opens the email is reminiscent to the intro of the "[[Wikipedia:Jingle Bells|Jingle Bells]]" demo on most [[Casio keyboards]]. |
+ | * Strong Bad saying that he returned an omelette to a hardware store is likely a reference to an [[Snopes:business/consumer/nordstrom.asp|urban legend]] that a shopper once successfully returned a set of tires to [[Wikipedia:Nordstrom|Nordstrom]], a department store that has never sold tires. | ||
+ | *Z' ShopChan heavily resembles shopping television stations such as [[Wikipedia:QVC|QVC]]. These channels not only list the name of the item for sale, but also the index number of the item. | ||
===Fast Forward=== | ===Fast Forward=== | ||
*The Coach Z 1974 ornament is later seen in [[Decemberween Short Shorts]]. | *The Coach Z 1974 ornament is later seen in [[Decemberween Short Shorts]]. | ||
- | *Less than a week after the release of ''what | + | *Less than a week after the release of ''what I want'', a fan made version of the Eh! Steve! ornament was shown on the [[Weekly Fanstuff 2006|Weekly Fanstuff]]. To account for the speed at which it was created, it was coupled with the caption, "whoa! that was fast!" |
*Strong Bad gets a "Chainsaw Car" toy in the email [[specially marked]]. | *Strong Bad gets a "Chainsaw Car" toy in the email [[specially marked]]. | ||
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('''Commentary by:''' [[Mike Chapman]], [[Matt Chapman]]) | ('''Commentary by:''' [[Mike Chapman]], [[Matt Chapman]]) | ||
- | ''' | + | ''{Pause until Strong Bad finishes his intro.}'' |
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+ | '''MATT:''' That's what the demo on our little Playtime Keyboard plays. It sounds the beginning of Jingle Bells. | ||
'''MIKE:''' Mmm-hm. | '''MIKE:''' Mmm-hm. | ||
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'''MATT:''' It's what the... keyboard-head Strong Bad dances to in that one Sweet Cuppin' Cakes... | '''MATT:''' It's what the... keyboard-head Strong Bad dances to in that one Sweet Cuppin' Cakes... | ||
- | '''BOTH:''' Decemberween{ | + | '''BOTH:''' Decemberween— |
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+ | '''MIKE:''' at—''{cuts himself off}'' | ||
- | ''' | + | '''MATT:''' ...special |
- | ''' | + | '''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping shortly after Matt begins the above line}''... at special |
- | '''MIKE:''' ''{ | + | '''MIKE AND MATT:''' ''{Unintelligible}'' |
- | '''MATT:' | + | '''MATT:''' Um, George Lucas has a lot of apostrophes in the names ''{Mike chuckles}'' of his places and characters, Mike. |
'''MIKE:''' Yep! | '''MIKE:''' Yep! | ||
- | '''MATT:''' Yeah | + | '''MATT:''' Yeah— |
- | '''MIKE:''' So | + | '''MIKE:''' So wrote—did we write this ''{Matt begins to say "Yep" but stops}'', or, write the bulk of this like the year before...— |
'''MATT:''' Yeah. | '''MATT:''' Yeah. | ||
- | '''MIKE:''' | + | '''MIKE:''' ''{underneath}'' this one? |
- | '''MATT:''' Almost the entire thing. ''{Mike says "Yeah" underneath; short pause}'' I think we added the... sh | + | '''MATT:''' Almost the entire thing. ''{Mike says "Yeah" underneath; short pause}'' I think we added the... sh—home shopping aspect of it, I think ''{Mike begins to say "Mmmm..." in an unsure manner.}'' was—did a bit at all. <!--?--> |
- | ''' | + | '''MATT:''' ''{without stress one would usually exhibit when asking a question}'' No? ''{unintelligible}'' |
- | + | '''MIKE:''' I had made—I had definitely made those graphics a long time—"Z' ShopChan"— | |
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- | '''MIKE:''' I had made | + | |
'''MATT:''' ''{chuckles}'' Yeah. | '''MATT:''' ''{chuckles}'' Yeah. | ||
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'''MIKE:''' That was pre-made. | '''MIKE:''' That was pre-made. | ||
- | '''MATT:''' Oh, | + | '''MATT:''' Oh, yeah. |
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+ | '''MATT:''' I think that present there is actually the—''{chuckles}'' is from that old... Sweet Cuppin' Cakes thing we just talked about. | ||
'''MIKE:''' Oh yeah. ''{chuckles}'' | '''MIKE:''' Oh yeah. ''{chuckles}'' | ||
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'''MIKE:''' That's right. | '''MIKE:''' That's right. | ||
- | '''MATT:''' ''{overlapping}'' Got a email<!--sic--> from someone that made a... it was a ''brass'' Eh! Steve | + | '''MATT:''' ''{overlapping}'' Got a email<!--sic--> from someone that made a... it was a ''brass'' Eh! Steve! |
- | ''' | + | ''{Pause}'' |
- | '''MATT:''' | + | '''MATT:''' ''{in reference to the "Cool Snowman Surfing the Internet Ornament"}'' Internet dot com! |
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+ | ''{Short pause}'' | ||
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+ | '''MIKE:''' My sister-in-law Catherine <!--with a C or a K?--> got me a wooden, uh—uh, carved grizzly bear at a computer when she went to Russia. | ||
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+ | '''MATT:''' ''{interjectionally}'' I remember that! And you—you'd... shimmy the ball around and made him type. | ||
'''MIKE:''' Yeeeah. Something like that. It wasn't an ornament, but it was... | '''MIKE:''' Yeeeah. Something like that. It wasn't an ornament, but it was... | ||
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'''MIKE:''' Sell 'em at the airport? | '''MIKE:''' Sell 'em at the airport? | ||
- | '''MATT:''' Yeah. ''{short pause}'' This is a good outtake from that, remember | + | '''MATT:''' Yeah. ''{short pause}'' This is a good outtake from that, remember where he says, Strong Sad says something about "Montelbon pheremones"? |
''{Mike chuckles}'' | ''{Mike chuckles}'' | ||
- | '''MIKE:''' So, uhhh... | + | '''MIKE:''' So, uhhh... Esterbee's <!--Wait, what? Now that I think of it, is this an Atlanta place?-->got a little gorilla that sings the... ''Animal House''... theme song? |
'''MATT:''' Uh-huh. | '''MATT:''' Uh-huh. | ||
- | '''MIKE:''' Ummm, and it's just | + | '''MIKE:''' Ummm, and it's just—it's—it really is that bad... as far as...— |
- | '''MATT:''' ''{interrupting}'' 'Cause you, could like | + | '''MATT:''' ''{interrupting}'' 'Cause you, could like— |
- | '''MIKE:''' | + | '''MIKE:''' —sound quality and just hearing these... |
'''MATT:''' ''{chuckling}'' Gears. | '''MATT:''' ''{chuckling}'' Gears. | ||
- | '''MIKE:''' ''{chuckling}'' ...like, the gears that require it to move this | + | '''MIKE:''' ''{chuckling}'' ...like, the gears that require it to move this very ''{chuckling}'' small stuffed animal around ''{Matt chuckles}'' are very loud. |
- | ''{Matt | + | ''{Matt sighs. There is a short pause}'' |
- | '''MATT:''' Well, he's hypnotized by those... | + | '''MATT:''' ''{in reference to Strong Bad being hypnotized by his Dancin' Musical Nobot}'' Well, he's hypnotized by those...''{silently chuckles}'' |
- | '''MIKE:''' You think those, uhhh, eyes, his spiral-y eyes are the same ones when he gets hypnotized at the... eh | + | '''MIKE:''' You think those, uhhh, eyes, his spiral-y eyes are the same ones when he gets hypnotized at the... eh— |
- | '''MATT:''' | + | '''MATT:''' Cartoon? |
'''MIKE:''' Yeah. It's like one of the first... ten or fifteen emails? | '''MIKE:''' Yeah. It's like one of the first... ten or fifteen emails? | ||
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'''MATT:''' I bet they are, Mike. | '''MATT:''' I bet they are, Mike. | ||
- | '''MIKE:''' It might ''be''. | + | '''MIKE:''' It might ''be''. It didn't look that ''good''. |
- | '''MATT:''' ''{laughing | + | '''MATT:''' ''{laughing; in reference to the "Seashells b/w Office Supplies" items}'' "To my wife" ''{Mike chuckles}'' Can we both—can we both give those to our wives? |
- | '''MIKE:''' And they would have no idea what it was a reference to! | + | '''MIKE:''' And they would have no idea what it was a reference to! |
- | '''MATT:''' ''{overlapping}'' Yeah, yeah, of course not! They wouldn't think it was funny ''and'' they would have no idea... ''{Mike chuckles}'' that it was from one of our cartoons. | + | '''MATT:''' ''{overlapping}'' Yeah, yeah, of course not! ''{Mike laughs}'' They wouldn't think it was funny ''and'' they would have no idea... ''{Mike chuckles}'' that it was from one of our cartoons. |
- | '''MIKE:''' Our friend David | + | ''{Brief pause}'' |
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+ | '''MATT:''' ''{chuckling}'' Klibber! | ||
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+ | '''MIKE:''' Our friend, David Shackelford, <!--The last name is probably wrong.-->claimed that in, uh, when he lived in Florida, growing up, he had neighbors named Klibber and Megrubaloob. <!--Again, spelling?-->''{Matt laughs}'' It's all but a few years ago when I brought that up and he flat-out—he said—he—he—A, he didn't remember it, and B, he was like "Oh yeah, I was definitely lying." ''{Matt chuckles}'' But, like, at the time, he swore on his grave that it, you know, Klibber and Megrubaloob.<!--Eh, not too sure what exactly Mike is saying and how to spell it.--> | ||
'''MATT:''' Well? | '''MATT:''' Well? | ||
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'''MATT:''' Yeah. Lemonjello and Oranjello. Grape-flavored jello with fruit floatin' it? | '''MATT:''' Yeah. Lemonjello and Oranjello. Grape-flavored jello with fruit floatin' it? | ||
- | ''{Mike | + | ''{Mike (or possibly Matt) sighs; short pause}'' |
'''MATT:''' Ummm... ''{Another short pause}'' ''{disappointingly}'' I don't know. | '''MATT:''' Ummm... ''{Another short pause}'' ''{disappointingly}'' I don't know. | ||
''{Mike chuckles.}'' | ''{Mike chuckles.}'' | ||
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===Fun Facts=== | ===Fun Facts=== | ||
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*The Oranjello and Lemonjello story is referenced in [[winter pool]], as is the name "Grape-flavored jello with fruit floating in it". | *The Oranjello and Lemonjello story is referenced in [[winter pool]], as is the name "Grape-flavored jello with fruit floating in it". | ||
+ | *Despite what Mike says, [[cartoon]] is actually the 21st email. | ||
+ | *Playtime Keyboards are a series of childrens' musical toys. | ||
+ | <!-- comment out for now as this is unlikely, see talk | ||
+ | *The restaurant Mike was referring to may have been [http://easterbysfamilygrille.com Easterby's Family Grille], a dive seafood restaurant in Charleston, South Carolina. | ||
+ | --> | ||
+ | *[[Wikipedia:National Lampoon's Animal House|Animal House]] is a 1978 American comedy film directed by John Landis. | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== |