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Keegster2: He clearly says "a few" birds. He doesn't specify two.

Keegster2 — Wed, 19 Apr 2023 09:11:14 GMT

He clearly says "a few" birds. He doesn't specify two.

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	*When Strong Bad speaks, the hum in the background is audible, implying that this was recorded before [[The Brothers Chaps]] got a better microphone and thus is an authentic old email.		*When Strong Bad speaks, the hum in the background is audible, implying that this was recorded before [[The Brothers Chaps]] got a better microphone and thus is an authentic old email.
	*The emails in this episode were originally up on the now defunct [[Wireless Bizness\|WAP version]] of Strong Bad Email.		*The emails in this episode were originally up on the now defunct [[Wireless Bizness\|WAP version]] of Strong Bad Email.
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-	~~===Remarks===~~
-	*Strong Bad says he is going to "kill two email birds with one email killing stone", but checks three emails

	===Real-World References===		===Real-World References===

Wolf O'Donnel: /* Remarks */

Wolf O'Donnel — Wed, 19 Apr 2023 08:46:16 GMT

Remarks

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	===Remarks===		===Remarks===
-	*Strong Bad says he is going to "kill two birds with one email killing stone", but checks three emails	+	*Strong Bad says he is going to "kill two email birds with one email killing stone", but checks three emails

	===Real-World References===		===Real-World References===

Wolf O'Donnel: /* Trivia */

Wolf O'Donnel — Wed, 19 Apr 2023 08:45:40 GMT

Trivia

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	*When Strong Bad speaks, the hum in the background is audible, implying that this was recorded before [[The Brothers Chaps]] got a better microphone and thus is an authentic old email.		*When Strong Bad speaks, the hum in the background is audible, implying that this was recorded before [[The Brothers Chaps]] got a better microphone and thus is an authentic old email.
	*The emails in this episode were originally up on the now defunct [[Wireless Bizness\|WAP version]] of Strong Bad Email.		*The emails in this episode were originally up on the now defunct [[Wireless Bizness\|WAP version]] of Strong Bad Email.
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		+	===Remarks===
		+	*Strong Bad says he is going to "kill two birds with one email killing stone", but checks three emails

	===Real-World References===		===Real-World References===

The Cheatbot: autoreplace: — → {{--}}

The Cheatbot — Fri, 04 Nov 2022 03:12:39 GMT

autoreplace: — → {{--}}

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	===Real-World References===		===Real-World References===
-	*"What is 'dagger'?" is a reference to the difficulty of older {{w\|text adventures}}. Such games often had a very limited vocabulary and take an extremely literal translation of what the player says. As a result, many red herrings exist in these games~~—~~for instance, objects that are described in game text but are not actually a part of the game, like the daggers in Strong Bad's text adventure.	+	*"What is 'dagger'?" is a reference to the difficulty of older {{w\|text adventures}}. Such games often had a very limited vocabulary and take an extremely literal translation of what the player says. As a result, many red herrings exist in these games{{--}}for instance, objects that are described in game text but are not actually a part of the game, like the daggers in Strong Bad's text adventure.
	**The parser in this instance is probably having trouble telling the two daggers apart, another frequent problem with early text adventures.		**The parser in this instance is probably having trouble telling the two daggers apart, another frequent problem with early text adventures.
	**The dagger is probably also a reference to [[Sierra]] game ''{{w\|King's Quest I}}'', where one of the first items you find is a dagger.		**The dagger is probably also a reference to [[Sierra]] game ''{{w\|King's Quest I}}'', where one of the first items you find is a dagger.

Bleu Ninja: /* Fun Facts */ Thy Dungeonman reference == Vampire's Castle reference

Bleu Ninja — Wed, 21 Sep 2022 18:06:47 GMT

Fun Facts: Thy Dungeonman reference == Vampire's Castle reference

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	===Real-World References===		===Real-World References===
-	*"What is 'dagger'?" is a reference to the difficulty of ~~playing many [[Wikipedia:Text Adventure~~\|text adventures~~]], particularly older ones~~. ~~Text adventures~~ often ~~have~~ a very limited vocabulary and take an extremely literal translation of what the player says. As a result, many red herrings exist in these games—for instance, objects that are described in game text but are not actually a part of the game, like the daggers in Strong Bad's text adventure.	+	*"What is 'dagger'?" is a reference to the difficulty of older {{w\|text adventures}}. Such games often had a very limited vocabulary and take an extremely literal translation of what the player says. As a result, many red herrings exist in these games—for instance, objects that are described in game text but are not actually a part of the game, like the daggers in Strong Bad's text adventure.
	**The parser in this instance is probably having trouble telling the two daggers apart, another frequent problem with early text adventures.		**The parser in this instance is probably having trouble telling the two daggers apart, another frequent problem with early text adventures.
-	**The dagger is probably also a reference to [[~~Wikipedia: King~~'~~s Quest I~~\|King's Quest I]], where one of the first items you find is a dagger.	+	**The dagger is probably also a reference to [[Sierra]] game ''{{w\|King's Quest I}}'', where one of the first items you find is a dagger.
		+	*Some elements of the text adventure are similar to ''[[Disk 4 of 12 - Vampire's Castle\|Vampire's Castle]]''.
		+	**Rooms are described with the format "You are in..." and "Obvious exits are..."
		+	**A scroll and a flask are among the items found early in the game.

	===Fast Forward===		===Fast Forward===
-	*The text game ~~probably led~~ to [[Thy Dungeonman]]~~, seeing as it's extremely similar~~.	+	*The text game is very similar to [[Thy Dungeonman]].
-	**~~The comment on scrolls~~ and [[Ye Flask\|~~flasks~~]] ~~are referenced in [[Thy Dungeonman]], for these~~ are key items in Thy Dungeonman.	+	**A scroll and [[Ye Flask\|flask]] are key items in Thy Dungeonman.
-	**~~The dagger in~~ Thy Dungeonman that can ~~be obtained~~ without even being told about it ~~is probably a reference to this email~~.	+	**Thy Dungeonman includes a dagger that the player can obtain without even being told about it.
	*"[[Strong Bad's Vacation Spots\|Over There]]" is a place Strong Bad visited in [[vacation]].		*"[[Strong Bad's Vacation Spots\|Over There]]" is a place Strong Bad visited in [[vacation]].

Wolf O'Donnel: /* Real-World References */

Wolf O'Donnel — Tue, 31 Aug 2021 00:44:51 GMT

Real-World References

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	*"What is 'dagger'?" is a reference to the difficulty of playing many [[Wikipedia:Text Adventure\|text adventures]], particularly older ones. Text adventures often have a very limited vocabulary and take an extremely literal translation of what the player says. As a result, many red herrings exist in these games—for instance, objects that are described in game text but are not actually a part of the game, like the daggers in Strong Bad's text adventure.		*"What is 'dagger'?" is a reference to the difficulty of playing many [[Wikipedia:Text Adventure\|text adventures]], particularly older ones. Text adventures often have a very limited vocabulary and take an extremely literal translation of what the player says. As a result, many red herrings exist in these games—for instance, objects that are described in game text but are not actually a part of the game, like the daggers in Strong Bad's text adventure.
	**The parser in this instance is probably having trouble telling the two daggers apart, another frequent problem with early text adventures.		**The parser in this instance is probably having trouble telling the two daggers apart, another frequent problem with early text adventures.
		+	**The dagger is probably also a reference to [[Wikipedia: King's Quest I\|King's Quest I]], where one of the first items you find is a dagger.

	===Fast Forward===		===Fast Forward===

120.148.141.237: /* Fun Facts */

120.148.141.237 — Tue, 09 Feb 2021 14:26:00 GMT

Fun Facts

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	== Fun Facts ==		== Fun Facts ==
	===Trivia===		===Trivia===
-	*This is another ~~instance of~~ [[Strong Bad ~~checking~~ more than one email]].	+	*This is another episode in which Strong Bad [[Strong Bad Email Statistics#Strong Bad Emails featuring more than one email\|checks multiple emails]].
-	*~~You can hear~~ the hum in the background ~~when Strong Bad speaks~~, implying that this was recorded before [[The Brothers Chaps]] got a better microphone and thus is an authentic old email.	+	*When Strong Bad speaks, the hum in the background is audible, implying that this was recorded before [[The Brothers Chaps]] got a better microphone and thus is an authentic old email.
-	*~~This email was~~ originally up on the now defunct [[Wireless Bizness\|WAP version]] of Strong Bad Email.	+	*The emails in this episode were originally up on the now defunct [[Wireless Bizness\|WAP version]] of Strong Bad Email.

	===Real-World References===		===Real-World References===
-	*"What is dagger?" is a reference to the difficulty of playing many [[Wikipedia:~~Text_Adventure~~\|text adventures]], particularly older ones. Text adventures often have a very limited vocabulary and take an extremely literal translation of what the player says. As a result, many red herrings exist in these games—for instance, objects that are described in game text but are not actually a part of the game, like the daggers in Strong Bad's text adventure.	+	*"What is 'dagger'?" is a reference to the difficulty of playing many [[Wikipedia:Text Adventure\|text adventures]], particularly older ones. Text adventures often have a very limited vocabulary and take an extremely literal translation of what the player says. As a result, many red herrings exist in these games—for instance, objects that are described in game text but are not actually a part of the game, like the daggers in Strong Bad's text adventure.
	**The parser in this instance is probably having trouble telling the two daggers apart, another frequent problem with early text adventures.		**The parser in this instance is probably having trouble telling the two daggers apart, another frequent problem with early text adventures.

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	*The text game probably led to [[Thy Dungeonman]], seeing as it's extremely similar.		*The text game probably led to [[Thy Dungeonman]], seeing as it's extremely similar.
	**The comment on scrolls and [[Ye Flask\|flasks]] are referenced in [[Thy Dungeonman]], for these are key items in Thy Dungeonman.		**The comment on scrolls and [[Ye Flask\|flasks]] are referenced in [[Thy Dungeonman]], for these are key items in Thy Dungeonman.
-	**The dagger in Thy Dungeonman that ~~you~~ can ~~get~~ without even being told about it is probably a reference to this email.	+	**The dagger in Thy Dungeonman that can be obtained without even being told about it is probably a reference to this email.
	*"[[Strong Bad's Vacation Spots\|Over There]]" is a place Strong Bad visited in [[vacation]].		*"[[Strong Bad's Vacation Spots\|Over There]]" is a place Strong Bad visited in [[vacation]].

Stux: move header into nav template

Stux — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 10:32:36 GMT

move header into nav template

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	{{about\|DVD-exclusive [[Strong Bad Email]]}} {{for-nothe\|other uses\|Birds (disambiguation)}}		{{about\|DVD-exclusive [[Strong Bad Email]]}} {{for-nothe\|other uses\|Birds (disambiguation)}}
-	{{abonussbemailnav}}	+	{{abonussbemailnav\|2}}
	[[Image:emailbirds.PNG\|thumb\|Welcome to Text Quest]]		[[Image:emailbirds.PNG\|thumb\|Welcome to Text Quest]]
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-	~~'''[[strongbad_email.exe]] Bonus Email #2'''~~

	Strong Bad kills a few email birds with one stone, and answers three emails. This email seems to take place in the Tandy 400 era.		Strong Bad kills a few email birds with one stone, and answers three emails. This email seems to take place in the Tandy 400 era.
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	{{dvd\|strongbad_email.exe Disc One\|exclusive=TRUE}}		{{dvd\|strongbad_email.exe Disc One\|exclusive=TRUE}}
	__FORCETOC__		__FORCETOC__
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	== Transcript ==		== Transcript ==
	'''STRONG BAD:''' Okay, let's see if we can't kill a few email birds here with one big email bird killing stone. ''{reads email}''		'''STRONG BAD:''' Okay, let's see if we can't kill a few email birds here with one big email bird killing stone. ''{reads email}''

The Cheatbot: switch to auto nav template

The Cheatbot — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 05:52:03 GMT

switch to auto nav template

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	{{about\|DVD-exclusive [[Strong Bad Email]]}} {{for-nothe\|other uses\|Birds (disambiguation)}}		{{about\|DVD-exclusive [[Strong Bad Email]]}} {{for-nothe\|other uses\|Birds (disambiguation)}}
-	{{~~prevnextnav\|Greeting Cards\|Videro Games~~}}	+	{{abonussbemailnav}}
	[[Image:emailbirds.PNG\|thumb\|Welcome to Text Quest]]		[[Image:emailbirds.PNG\|thumb\|Welcome to Text Quest]]

It's dot com: remove extra line

It's dot com — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 04:45:33 GMT

remove extra line

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	{{about\|DVD-exclusive [[Strong Bad Email]]}} {{for-nothe\|other uses\|Birds (disambiguation)}}		{{about\|DVD-exclusive [[Strong Bad Email]]}} {{for-nothe\|other uses\|Birds (disambiguation)}}
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	{{prevnextnav\|Greeting Cards\|Videro Games}}		{{prevnextnav\|Greeting Cards\|Videro Games}}
	[[Image:emailbirds.PNG\|thumb\|Welcome to Text Quest]]		[[Image:emailbirds.PNG\|thumb\|Welcome to Text Quest]]

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	{{about\|DVD-exclusive [[Strong Bad Email]]}} {{for-nothe\|other uses\|Birds (disambiguation)}}		{{about\|DVD-exclusive [[Strong Bad Email]]}} {{for-nothe\|other uses\|Birds (disambiguation)}}
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	{{prevnextnav\|Greeting Cards\|Videro Games}}		{{prevnextnav\|Greeting Cards\|Videro Games}}
	[[Image:emailbirds.PNG\|thumb\|Welcome to Text Quest]]		[[Image:emailbirds.PNG\|thumb\|Welcome to Text Quest]]