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The Knights Who Say Ni: partial rv; contractions aren't a problem.

2023-06-25T01:43:00Z

partial rv; contractions aren't a problem.

110.144.31.101: /* Remarks */

2023-06-25T01:29:02Z

Remarks

DorianGray: /* Real-World References */ Date format

2023-06-24T20:27:19Z

Real-World References: Date format

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	===Real-World References===		===Real-World References===
-	*The Castlefunnies seems to be based on the {{wp\|Wizard of Id}} comic strips, which gained popularity in the 60's and 70's. The Wizard of Id was also made by two men, {{wp\|Brant Parker\|Parker}} and {{w\|Johnny Hart\|Hart}}, and is also notable for often being particularly dry and unfunny.	+	*The Castlefunnies seems to be based on the {{wp\|Wizard of Id}} comic strips, which gained popularity in the '60s and '70s. The Wizard of Id was also made by two men, {{wp\|Brant Parker\|Parker}} and {{w\|Johnny Hart\|Hart}}, and is also notable for often being particularly dry and unfunny.
	*The style in which the King Castlefunny comic strips are drawn, particularly the shading methods and the nose style, is much like that of the {{wp\|Krazy Kat}} comic strips, published in newspapers between 1913 and 1944.		*The style in which the King Castlefunny comic strips are drawn, particularly the shading methods and the nose style, is much like that of the {{wp\|Krazy Kat}} comic strips, published in newspapers between 1913 and 1944.
	*The fact that the Poopsmith speaks only in commas is reminiscent to the ''[[Peanuts]]'' comics in which {{w\|Woodstock (Peanuts)\|Woodstock}} speaks only in [http://snoopy.com/comics/peanuts/meet_the_gang/meet_woodstock.html Birdspeak], a language with an alphabet composed entirely of exclamation points.		*The fact that the Poopsmith speaks only in commas is reminiscent to the ''[[Peanuts]]'' comics in which {{w\|Woodstock (Peanuts)\|Woodstock}} speaks only in [http://snoopy.com/comics/peanuts/meet_the_gang/meet_woodstock.html Birdspeak], a language with an alphabet composed entirely of exclamation points.

Crashdam: /* Real-World References */

2023-06-24T20:17:04Z

Real-World References

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	===Real-World References===		===Real-World References===
		+	*The Castlefunnies seems to be based on the {{wp\|Wizard of Id}} comic strips, which gained popularity in the 60's and 70's. The Wizard of Id was also made by two men, {{wp\|Brant Parker\|Parker}} and {{w\|Johnny Hart\|Hart}}, and is also notable for often being particularly dry and unfunny.
	*The style in which the King Castlefunny comic strips are drawn, particularly the shading methods and the nose style, is much like that of the {{wp\|Krazy Kat}} comic strips, published in newspapers between 1913 and 1944.		*The style in which the King Castlefunny comic strips are drawn, particularly the shading methods and the nose style, is much like that of the {{wp\|Krazy Kat}} comic strips, published in newspapers between 1913 and 1944.
	*The fact that the Poopsmith speaks only in commas is reminiscent to the ''[[Peanuts]]'' comics in which {{w\|Woodstock (Peanuts)\|Woodstock}} speaks only in [http://snoopy.com/comics/peanuts/meet_the_gang/meet_woodstock.html Birdspeak], a language with an alphabet composed entirely of exclamation points.		*The fact that the Poopsmith speaks only in commas is reminiscent to the ''[[Peanuts]]'' comics in which {{w\|Woodstock (Peanuts)\|Woodstock}} speaks only in [http://snoopy.com/comics/peanuts/meet_the_gang/meet_woodstock.html Birdspeak], a language with an alphabet composed entirely of exclamation points.

DorianGray: /* Transcript */ No abbreves in articles/transcripts

2022-11-11T01:11:35Z

Transcript: No abbreves in articles/transcripts

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	'''STRONG BAD:''' Anyways, Jack, the King of Town's just always had a Poopsmith. Even way back when they got their start as an old syndicated newspaper comic. You know, back when comics didn't seem to need jokes or humor or readers under the age of ninety-one.		'''STRONG BAD:''' Anyways, Jack, the King of Town's just always had a Poopsmith. Even way back when they got their start as an old syndicated newspaper comic. You know, back when comics didn't seem to need jokes or humor or readers under the age of ninety-one.

-	''{Cut to desk. Panel One of The Castlefunnies slides into the scene, featuring the ~~KOT~~ speaking to Mushy Chamberpot who is working at a pile of whatsit.}''	+	''{Cut to desk. Panel One of The Castlefunnies slides into the scene, featuring the King speaking to Mushy Chamberpot who is working at a pile of whatsit.}''

	'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' ''{caption}'' I fell down and lost my crown.		'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' ''{caption}'' I fell down and lost my crown.
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	'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' It was called "The Castlefunnies," which I guess was a pathetic attempt by the authors into fooling you{{--}}		'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' It was called "The Castlefunnies," which I guess was a pathetic attempt by the authors into fooling you{{--}}

-	''{Panel two slides on the screen, we see that the ~~KOT~~'s hip is throbbing and Mushy digging into the pile}''	+	''{Panel two slides on the screen, we see that the King of Town's hip is throbbing and Mushy digging into the pile}''

	'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' {{--}}into thinking it was actually funny.		'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' {{--}}into thinking it was actually funny.

68.252.5.237 at 01:04, 11 November 2022

2022-11-11T01:04:23Z

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	Zack asks Strong Bad why the King of Town has a Poopsmith, and Strong Bad tells him about [[The Castlefunnies]].		Zack asks Strong Bad why the King of Town has a Poopsmith, and Strong Bad tells him about [[The Castlefunnies]].

-	'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film\|Strong Bad}}, [[West Is Lip]] (Easter egg), {{Film\|The King of Town}}, {{Film\|The Poopsmith}} (as Mushy Chamberpot), {{Film\|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film\|The Knight}} (Easter egg), {{Film\|Strong Mad}} (Easter egg)	+	'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film\|Strong Bad}}, [[West Is Lip]] (Easter egg), {{Film\|The King of Town}} (Pictured), {{Film\|The Poopsmith}} (as Mushy Chamberpot, Pictured), {{Film\|Homestar Runner}} (Pictured), {{Film\|The Knight}} (Pictured, Easter egg), {{Film\|Strong Mad}} (Easter egg)

	'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Field]], [[Strong Mad's Room]] (Easter egg)		'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Field]], [[Strong Mad's Room]] (Easter egg)

Keegster2: My family had a dinner that included macaroni (and potato) salad to celebrate my baby brother's birthday recently. It did indeed taste "so good".

2022-02-05T05:10:52Z

My family had a dinner that included macaroni (and potato) salad to celebrate my baby brother's birthday recently. It did indeed taste "so good".

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TheOneAndOnlyDanky: /* External Links */ soundtrack category

2021-12-26T15:21:39Z

External Links: soundtrack category

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	[[Category:Emails With DVD Commentary]]		[[Category:Emails With DVD Commentary]]
		+	[[Category:Homestar Runner Original Soundtrack Volume 1]]

68.12.168.117: /* Transcript */

2021-12-13T02:56:07Z

Transcript

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	'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' It was called "The Castlefunnies," which I guess was a pathetic attempt by the authors into fooling you—		'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' It was called "The Castlefunnies," which I guess was a pathetic attempt by the authors into fooling you—

-	''{Panel two slides on the screen, we see the KOT's hip is throbbing and Mushy digging into the pile}''	+	''{Panel two slides on the screen, we see that the KOT's hip is throbbing and Mushy digging into the pile}''

	'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' —into thinking it was actually funny.		'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' —into thinking it was actually funny.

The Knights Who Say Ni: /* Transcript */ this was the running joke at the time

2021-12-11T03:00:17Z

Transcript: this was the running joke at the time

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	''{Strong Bad clears the screen of text.}''		''{Strong Bad clears the screen of text.}''

-	'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Well, Zack, there you have it. The King of Town still wasn't funny. What a surprise. I'm gonna go start the Who Put Pasta Salad in Strong Mad's Underdrawer Drawer Scare of '04. ''{pronounced ~~ought~~-four}'' Or. ''{not typed}'' And I'm out.	+	'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Well, Zack, there you have it. The King of Town still wasn't funny. What a surprise. I'm gonna go start the Who Put Pasta Salad in Strong Mad's Underdrawer Drawer Scare of '04. ''{pronounced aught-four}'' Or. ''{not typed}'' And I'm out.

	''{Strong Bad gets up from this chair and leaves. [[The Paper]] comes down}''		''{Strong Bad gets up from this chair and leaves. [[The Paper]] comes down}''

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	===Remarks===		===Remarks===
-	*As The King of Town ~~does not~~ "[[The King of Town's Character Video\|care to disclose]]" why he has a Poopsmith, ~~it is unknown if~~ Strong Bad is capable of answering the email's question.	+	*As The King of Town doesn't "[[The King of Town's Character Video\|care to disclose]]" why he has a Poopsmith, Strong Bad isn't really capable of answering the email's question.
-	*Strong Bad makes a common mistake when he pronounces the Hert in {{wp\|Hertfordshire}} as "hurt" instead of "heart" (compare {{w\|Hartford, Connecticut\|Hartford}}).	+	*Strong Bad makes a common mistake when he pronounces the Hert in {{w\|Hertfordshire}} as "hurt" instead of "heart" (compare {{w\|Hartford, Connecticut\|Hartford}}).
	**Additionally, the correct pronunciation of {{w\|Islip, New York\|Islip}} is [aɪ slĭp].		**Additionally, the correct pronunciation of {{w\|Islip, New York\|Islip}} is [aɪ slĭp].
	*At the end of the "She Partied Without Dancing" clip, the tune enters a chord that [[Singing Out Of Tune\|does not match the lyrics]].		*At the end of the "She Partied Without Dancing" clip, the tune enters a chord that [[Singing Out Of Tune\|does not match the lyrics]].
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	*Everybody in the comic has a nose, a feature that most cast members currently [[Lack of Visible Body Parts\|lack]].		*Everybody in the comic has a nose, a feature that most cast members currently [[Lack of Visible Body Parts\|lack]].
	**[[The Knight]] featured in the comic in the Easter egg also has visible arms, while he normally [[Lack of Visible Arms\|doesn't]].		**[[The Knight]] featured in the comic in the Easter egg also has visible arms, while he normally [[Lack of Visible Arms\|doesn't]].
-	*Strong Bad talks about his and Homestar Runner's appearance keeping things interesting for "a week or so", but they ~~are~~ paying honors to their last reader (and getting canceled) in the ''same strip'' in which they first appear.	+	*Strong Bad talks about his and Homestar Runner's appearance keeping things interesting for "a week or so", but they're paying honors to their last reader (and getting canceled) the ''same strip'' in which they first appear.
-	**This may be because the strip shown here is not the one in which they first appeared; ~~the~~ context and strip dialogue are somewhat confusing.	+	**This may be because the strip shown here is not the one in which they first appeared; The context and strip dialogue are somewhat confusing.
-	*Strong Bad uses an unnecessary comma after the word "considering" when talking about the Dry Pencil Scare. There is no need for a pause at that point in the sentence, and indeed Strong Bad ~~does not~~ pause his dialogue there at all.	+	*Strong Bad uses an unnecessary comma after the word "considering" when talking about the Dry Pencil Scare. There's no need for a pause at that point in the sentence, and indeed, Strong Bad doesn't pause his dialogue there at all.

	===Inside References===		===Inside References===
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	===Real-World References===		===Real-World References===
-	*The Castlefunnies seems to be based on the {{wp\|Wizard of Id}} comic strips, which gained popularity in the '60s and '70s. The Wizard of Id was also made by two men, {{wp\|Brant Parker\|Parker}} and {{w\|Johnny Hart\|Hart}}, and is also notable for often being particularly dry and unfunny.	+	*The Castlefunnies seems to be based on the {{w\|Wizard of Id}} comic strips, which gained popularity in the '60s and '70s. The Wizard of Id was also made by two men, {{w\|Brant Parker\|Parker}} and {{w\|Johnny Hart\|Hart}}, and is also notable for often being particularly dry and unfunny.
	*The style in which the King Castlefunny comic strips are drawn, particularly the shading methods and the nose style, is much like that of the {{wp\|Krazy Kat}} comic strips, published in newspapers between 1913 and 1944.		*The style in which the King Castlefunny comic strips are drawn, particularly the shading methods and the nose style, is much like that of the {{wp\|Krazy Kat}} comic strips, published in newspapers between 1913 and 1944.
	*The fact that the Poopsmith speaks only in commas is reminiscent to the ''[[Peanuts]]'' comics in which {{w\|Woodstock (Peanuts)\|Woodstock}} speaks only in [http://snoopy.com/comics/peanuts/meet_the_gang/meet_woodstock.html Birdspeak], a language with an alphabet composed entirely of exclamation points.		*The fact that the Poopsmith speaks only in commas is reminiscent to the ''[[Peanuts]]'' comics in which {{w\|Woodstock (Peanuts)\|Woodstock}} speaks only in [http://snoopy.com/comics/peanuts/meet_the_gang/meet_woodstock.html Birdspeak], a language with an alphabet composed entirely of exclamation points.

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	===Remarks===		===Remarks===
-	*As The King of Town ~~doesn't~~ "[[The King of Town's Character Video\|care to disclose]]" why he has a Poopsmith, Strong Bad ~~isn't really~~ capable of answering the email's question.	+	*As The King of Town does not "[[The King of Town's Character Video\|care to disclose]]" why he has a Poopsmith, it is unknown if Strong Bad is capable of answering the email's question.
	*Strong Bad makes a common mistake when he pronounces the Hert in {{wp\|Hertfordshire}} as "hurt" instead of "heart" (compare {{w\|Hartford, Connecticut\|Hartford}}).		*Strong Bad makes a common mistake when he pronounces the Hert in {{wp\|Hertfordshire}} as "hurt" instead of "heart" (compare {{w\|Hartford, Connecticut\|Hartford}}).
-	**~~Also~~, the correct pronunciation of {{w\|Islip, New York\|Islip}} is [aɪ slĭp].	+	**Additionally, the correct pronunciation of {{w\|Islip, New York\|Islip}} is [aɪ slĭp].
	*At the end of the "She Partied Without Dancing" clip, the tune enters a chord that [[Singing Out Of Tune\|does not match the lyrics]].		*At the end of the "She Partied Without Dancing" clip, the tune enters a chord that [[Singing Out Of Tune\|does not match the lyrics]].
-	*This entire email seems to imply that Strong Bad, Homestar, The King of Town, and The Poopsmith all existed (and were all adults) in the mid-1940s (as the "Castlefunnies" was already declining sharply in popularity by the time of the "Dry Pencil Scare of '47,"). Assuming Strong Bad isn't once again fabricating the entire content of this email, that would make Strong Bad at least eighty years old.	+	*This entire email seems to imply that Strong Bad, Homestar, The King of Town, and The Poopsmith all existed (and were all adults) in the mid-1940s (as the "Castlefunnies" was already declining sharply in popularity by the time of the "Dry Pencil Scare of '47"). Assuming Strong Bad isn't once again fabricating the entire content of this email, that would make Strong Bad at least eighty years old.
	Like the storybook in [[flashback]], it is debatable whether this comic is really part of HR continuity or not.		Like the storybook in [[flashback]], it is debatable whether this comic is really part of HR continuity or not.
-	*Everybody in the comic has a nose, a feature that most cast members currently [[~~lack~~ of ~~visible body parts~~\|lack]].	+	*Everybody in the comic has a nose, a feature that most cast members currently [[Lack of Visible Body Parts\|lack]].
	**[[The Knight]] featured in the comic in the Easter egg also has visible arms, while he normally [[Lack of Visible Arms\|doesn't]].		**[[The Knight]] featured in the comic in the Easter egg also has visible arms, while he normally [[Lack of Visible Arms\|doesn't]].
-	*Strong Bad talks about his and Homestar Runner's appearance keeping things interesting for "a week or so", but they~~'re~~ paying honors to their last reader (and getting canceled) the ''same strip'' in which they first appear.	+	*Strong Bad talks about his and Homestar Runner's appearance keeping things interesting for "a week or so", but they are paying honors to their last reader (and getting canceled) in the ''same strip'' in which they first appear.
-	**This may be because the strip shown here is not the one in which they first appeared; ~~The~~ context and strip dialogue are somewhat confusing.	+	**This may be because the strip shown here is not the one in which they first appeared; the context and strip dialogue are somewhat confusing.
-	*Strong Bad uses an unnecessary comma after the word "considering" when talking about the Dry Pencil Scare. There's no need for a pause at that point in the sentence, and indeed Strong Bad ~~doesn't~~ pause his dialogue there at all.	+	*Strong Bad uses an unnecessary comma after the word "considering" when talking about the Dry Pencil Scare. There is no need for a pause at that point in the sentence, and indeed Strong Bad does not pause his dialogue there at all.

	===Inside References===		===Inside References===