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Trott: correction: Strong Bad's vocals are also in 3/4

Trott — Sun, 25 Jan 2026 19:58:11 GMT

correction: Strong Bad's vocals are also in 3/4

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	*The flag is made up of parts of Strong Badia. The brown part represents the dirt, the white part represents the fence with the jagged top, and the red part possibly represents Strong Bad himself or the [[Stop Sign]]. The [[Tire]] is next to the fence and the [[Big Knives\|Big Knife]] has been referred to/used by Strong Bad numerous times. The snake doesn't seem to represent anything of Strong Badia in particular, although 18th century American revolutionary flags such as the [[Wikipedia:First Navy Jack\|first US Navy Jack]] and the [[Wikipedia:Gadsden flag\|Gadsden flag]] (both with a prominent snake on them along with the slogan, "Don't Tread on Me") could be the inspiration behind it.		*The flag is made up of parts of Strong Badia. The brown part represents the dirt, the white part represents the fence with the jagged top, and the red part possibly represents Strong Bad himself or the [[Stop Sign]]. The [[Tire]] is next to the fence and the [[Big Knives\|Big Knife]] has been referred to/used by Strong Bad numerous times. The snake doesn't seem to represent anything of Strong Badia in particular, although 18th century American revolutionary flags such as the [[Wikipedia:First Navy Jack\|first US Navy Jack]] and the [[Wikipedia:Gadsden flag\|Gadsden flag]] (both with a prominent snake on them along with the slogan, "Don't Tread on Me") could be the inspiration behind it.
	*When The Cheat is playing the tune while Strong Bad sings, he only presses one key. Old Casio keyboards would often allow you to play a preset background tune with harmonics by pressing one button.		*When The Cheat is playing the tune while Strong Bad sings, he only presses one key. Old Casio keyboards would often allow you to play a preset background tune with harmonics by pressing one button.
-	*The song uses [[Wikipedia:Metre (music)#Polymetre\|polymeter]]. During the main part of the anthem, ~~Strong Bad sings a melody in a 4/4 time signature and~~ the high-pitched melodic instrument in the ~~keyboard~~ accompaniment is ~~also~~ in 4/4. However, the ~~remaining~~ parts of the accompaniment ~~that are playing at the same time~~ are in a 3/4 time signature.	+	*The song uses [[Wikipedia:Metre (music)#Polymetre\|polymeter]]. During the main part of the anthem, the high-pitched melodic instrument in the accompaniment is in 4/4. However, the other parts of the accompaniment and Strong Bad's part are in a 3/4 time signature.
	*The chord progression at the end of the anthem, as Strong Bad sings "Population Ti-i-i-ire," is a plagal cadence, often referred to as the "amen" cadence for its use at the conclusion of sacred music.		*The chord progression at the end of the anthem, as Strong Bad sings "Population Ti-i-i-ire," is a plagal cadence, often referred to as the "amen" cadence for its use at the conclusion of sacred music.
	*If The Cheat's penny is worth two bits, it has the same value as a quarter.		*If The Cheat's penny is worth two bits, it has the same value as a quarter.

Trott: /* Remarks */ polymeter

Trott — Sat, 17 Jan 2026 20:10:57 GMT

Remarks: polymeter

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	*The flag is made up of parts of Strong Badia. The brown part represents the dirt, the white part represents the fence with the jagged top, and the red part possibly represents Strong Bad himself or the [[Stop Sign]]. The [[Tire]] is next to the fence and the [[Big Knives\|Big Knife]] has been referred to/used by Strong Bad numerous times. The snake doesn't seem to represent anything of Strong Badia in particular, although 18th century American revolutionary flags such as the [[Wikipedia:First Navy Jack\|first US Navy Jack]] and the [[Wikipedia:Gadsden flag\|Gadsden flag]] (both with a prominent snake on them along with the slogan, "Don't Tread on Me") could be the inspiration behind it.		*The flag is made up of parts of Strong Badia. The brown part represents the dirt, the white part represents the fence with the jagged top, and the red part possibly represents Strong Bad himself or the [[Stop Sign]]. The [[Tire]] is next to the fence and the [[Big Knives\|Big Knife]] has been referred to/used by Strong Bad numerous times. The snake doesn't seem to represent anything of Strong Badia in particular, although 18th century American revolutionary flags such as the [[Wikipedia:First Navy Jack\|first US Navy Jack]] and the [[Wikipedia:Gadsden flag\|Gadsden flag]] (both with a prominent snake on them along with the slogan, "Don't Tread on Me") could be the inspiration behind it.
	*When The Cheat is playing the tune while Strong Bad sings, he only presses one key. Old Casio keyboards would often allow you to play a preset background tune with harmonics by pressing one button.		*When The Cheat is playing the tune while Strong Bad sings, he only presses one key. Old Casio keyboards would often allow you to play a preset background tune with harmonics by pressing one button.
		+	*The song uses [[Wikipedia:Metre (music)#Polymetre\|polymeter]]. During the main part of the anthem, Strong Bad sings a melody in a 4/4 time signature and the high-pitched melodic instrument in the keyboard accompaniment is also in 4/4. However, the remaining parts of the accompaniment that are playing at the same time are in a 3/4 time signature.
	*The chord progression at the end of the anthem, as Strong Bad sings "Population Ti-i-i-ire," is a plagal cadence, often referred to as the "amen" cadence for its use at the conclusion of sacred music.		*The chord progression at the end of the anthem, as Strong Bad sings "Population Ti-i-i-ire," is a plagal cadence, often referred to as the "amen" cadence for its use at the conclusion of sacred music.
	*If The Cheat's penny is worth two bits, it has the same value as a quarter.		*If The Cheat's penny is worth two bits, it has the same value as a quarter.

Gfdgsgxgzgdrc: /* Fast Forward */ wrong link

Gfdgsgxgzgdrc — Wed, 29 May 2024 05:58:37 GMT

Fast Forward: wrong link

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	===Fast Forward===		===Fast Forward===
-	*The [[Strong ~~Badian~~ National Anthem]] later makes brief appearances in [[fan club]], [[Date Nite]], and [[Strong Badia the Free]], though it has yet to be sung in its entirety outside of the CD since this email.	+	*The [[Strong Badia National Anthem]] later makes brief appearances in [[fan club]], [[Date Nite]], and [[Strong Badia the Free]], though it has yet to be sung in its entirety outside of the CD since this email.

	==DVD Version==		==DVD Version==

Gfdgsgxgzgdrc: /* Fast Forward */ link

Gfdgsgxgzgdrc — Wed, 29 May 2024 05:58:24 GMT

Fast Forward: link

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	===Fast Forward===		===Fast Forward===
-	*The Strong Badian National Anthem later makes brief appearances in [[fan club]], [[Date Nite]], and [[Strong Badia the Free]], though it has yet to be sung in its entirety outside of the CD since this email.	+	*The [[Strong Badian National Anthem]] later makes brief appearances in [[fan club]], [[Date Nite]], and [[Strong Badia the Free]], though it has yet to be sung in its entirety outside of the CD since this email.

	==DVD Version==		==DVD Version==

Bleu Ninja: /* YouTube Version */ no Bad Penny on YouTube

Bleu Ninja — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 20:38:23 GMT

YouTube Version: no Bad Penny on YouTube

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	== YouTube Version ==		== YouTube Version ==
-	*The Easter ~~eggs are~~ shown automatically.	+	*The "Pablo Phoenix" Easter egg is shown automatically.

	== See also ==		== See also ==

The Knights Who Say Ni: /* Strong Badian National Anthem */ rm/bold for the lyrics

The Knights Who Say Ni — Mon, 18 Sep 2023 04:38:29 GMT

Strong Badian National Anthem: rm/bold for the lyrics

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	=== Strong Badian National Anthem ===		=== Strong Badian National Anthem ===

-	''{spoken}~~'' '~~''(Oh... Oh, I like that! Oh yeah!)~~'''~~	+	''{spoken}'' (Oh... Oh, I like that! Oh yeah!)

-	''{singing}~~'' '~~''Come to the place where tropical breezes blow.~~'''~~	+	''{singing}'' Come to the place where tropical breezes blow.

-	~~'''~~Come to the coolest place I know.~~'''~~	+	Come to the coolest place I know.

-	~~'''~~The people are so great,~~'''~~	+	The people are so great,

-	~~'''~~But really there's only me,~~'''~~	+	But really there's only me,

-	~~'''~~And that means I'm so great,~~'''~~	+	And that means I'm so great,

-	~~'''~~And also there's The Cheat.~~'''~~	+	And also there's The Cheat.

-	~~'''~~Oh there's The Cheat...~~'''~~	+	Oh there's The Cheat...

-	~~'''~~in the place where the tropical breezes blow.~~'''~~	+	in the place where the tropical breezes blow.

-	~~'''~~The Cheat in the coolest place I know.~~'''~~	+	The Cheat in the coolest place I know.

-	~~'''~~The ones are always cold,~~'''~~	+	The ones are always cold,

-	~~'''~~And the parties last all night,~~'''~~	+	And the parties last all night,

-	~~'''~~And there's probably lots of chocolate,~~'''~~	+	And there's probably lots of chocolate,

-	~~'''~~And population tire.~~'''~~	+	And population tire.

-	''{falsetto}~~'' '~~''Population...~~'''~~	+	''{falsetto}'' Population...

-	~~'''~~Ti-i-i-ire...~~'''~~	+	Ti-i-i-ire...

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

Bleu Ninja: /* Commentary Transcript */ space

Bleu Ninja — Tue, 13 Jun 2023 18:57:00 GMT

Commentary Transcript: space

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	'''MIKE:''' ''{singing along with opening chords}'' This one is great, truly truly great.		'''MIKE:''' ''{singing along with opening chords}'' This one is great, truly truly great.

-	'''MATT:''' ''{joins in}'' Truly truly great... ''{~~sungvery~~ quickly}'' "the-land-of-all-people-the-land-of-all-the-different-stuff". Um, so the scale here, that's a tiny Strong Badia flag there, Mike. The Cheat should've been much smaller.	+	'''MATT:''' ''{joins in}'' Truly truly great... ''{sung very quickly}'' "the-land-of-all-people-the-land-of-all-the-different-stuff". Um, so the scale here, that's a tiny Strong Badia flag there, Mike. The Cheat should've been much smaller.

	'''MIKE:''' Heh, that's true. The scale... We're not very consistent with our scale.		'''MIKE:''' Heh, that's true. The scale... We're not very consistent with our scale.

Bleu Ninja: /* Commentary Transcript */ Improve formatting

Bleu Ninja — Wed, 24 May 2023 18:29:18 GMT

Commentary Transcript: Improve formatting

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	'''MIKE:''' This is more commentary, too. Thank you for joining us.		'''MIKE:''' This is more commentary, too. Thank you for joining us.

-	'''MATT:''' Uh... I think Pablo Phoenix was, well, back when we had a message board on the ~~website—~~	+	'''MATT:''' Uh... I think Pablo Phoenix was, well, back when we had a message board on the website{{--}}

-	'''MIKE:''' Yeah, he was one of the regulars	+	'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Yeah, he was one of the regulars...

-	'''MATT:''' ~~—was one of the~~ regulars, yeah, which was kind of cool. We didn't know~~, tha—well, a— well~~, at the time, but later on he showed up and... ~~true.~~	+	'''MATT:''' {{--}}was uh... regulars, yeah, which was kind of cool. We didn't know that a{{--}} w{{--}}, at the time, but later on he showed up and... tr{{--}}

-	'''MIKE:''' Something that uh, we often talk about is the original lyrics to the Strong Badia National Anthem	+	'''MIKE:''' Something that uh, we often talk about is the original lyrics to the Strong Badia National Anthem.

-	'''MATT:''' Oh yeah, tell ~~them—they~~'re written down somewhere	+	'''MATT:''' Oh yeah, tell 'em{{--}} they're written down somewhere.

-	'''MIKE:''' Yeah, I think I sang those this morning. Um, which were "This one is great, truly truly great"	+	'''MIKE:''' Yeah, I think I sang those this morning. Um, which were: "This one is great, truly truly great"

-	'''MATT:''' "The land of all people, the land of different stuff"	+	'''MATT:''' "The land of all people, the land of different stuff."

-	'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' Yeah	+	'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' Yeah.

-	'''MATT:''' Or something like that.	+	'''MATT:''' Or something like that. It was ''not'' good at all.

-	'''MIKE:''' It ''had'' to be changed	+	'''MIKE:''' It ''had'' to be changed.

-	'''MATT:''' ~~It was not good at all~~. And, uh	+	'''MATT:''' Yeah. And, uh...

-	'''MIKE:''' ''{singing}'' This one is great, truly truly great.	+	'''MIKE:''' ''{singing along with opening chords}'' This one is great, truly truly great.

-	'''MATT:''' ''{joins in}'' Truly truly great... ''{~~spoken very~~ quickly}'' the-land-of-all-people-the-land-of-different-stuff. Um, so the scale here, that's a tiny Strong Badia flag there, Mike. The Cheat should've been much smaller.	+	'''MATT:''' ''{joins in}'' Truly truly great... ''{sungvery quickly}'' "the-land-of-all-people-the-land-of-all-the-different-stuff". Um, so the scale here, that's a tiny Strong Badia flag there, Mike. The Cheat should've been much smaller.

	'''MIKE:''' Heh, that's true. The scale... We're not very consistent with our scale.		'''MIKE:''' Heh, that's true. The scale... We're not very consistent with our scale.
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	''{Mike and Matt laugh}''		''{Mike and Matt laugh}''

-	'''MATT:''' Look, that's the year I was born! 1976! Thanks, Mike~~, did~~ you do that on purpose?	+	'''MATT:''' Look, that's the year I was born! 1976! Thanks, Mike. Did you do that on purpose?

	'''MIKE:''' I think I did do that on purpose.		'''MIKE:''' I think I did do that on purpose.
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	'''MIKE:''' And all the action figures always cost [[$11.01\|11 dollars and one cent]], which is your birthday.		'''MIKE:''' And all the action figures always cost [[$11.01\|11 dollars and one cent]], which is your birthday.

-	'''MATT:''' Eleven oh one!	+	'''MATT:''' Eleven oh-one!

	'''MIKE:''' November 1st. Now everyone knows your birthday so maybe they'll get you presents!		'''MIKE:''' November 1st. Now everyone knows your birthday so maybe they'll get you presents!

-	'''MATT:''' Don't get me any presents guys! Uh, I always wanted you ~~to—you~~ didn't do a clink there. I think I even made a clinking sound effect for those two bottles and you didn't put it in.	+	'''MATT:''' Don't get me any presents, guys! Uh, I always wanted you to{{--}} you didn't do a clink there. I think I even made a clinking sound effect for those two bottles, and you didn't put it in.

-	'''MIKE:''' There's lots ~~of—~~	+	'''MIKE:''' There's lots of{{--}}

-	'''MATT:''' 'Cause Mike finished this up, I remember ~~that.~~ I had to go out of town.	+	'''MATT:''' ''{interrupting}'' 'Cause Mike finished this up, I remember I had to go out of town.

-	'''MIKE:''' There's ~~no—~~	+	'''MIKE:''' There's no{{--}}

-	'''MATT:''' And Mike finished it up. ~~Well yeah~~, but it ''clearly'' deserves a sound effect.	+	'''MATT:''' And Mike finished it up. Yeah, but its ''clearly'' deserves a sound effect.

	'''MIKE:''' Well there's ''lots'' of things that... You don't hear the X-Acto knife carving into Strong Mad's flesh sound that we always use.		'''MIKE:''' Well there's ''lots'' of things that... You don't hear the X-Acto knife carving into Strong Mad's flesh sound that we always use.

-	'''MATT:''' That, that's true. ~~This is what it sounds~~ like. ''{Matt makes a gross-sounding carving sound effect with his mouth}''	+	'''MATT:''' That, that's true. It goes like this: ''{Matt makes a gross-sounding carving sound effect with his mouth}''

	== YouTube Version ==		== YouTube Version ==

Bleu Ninja: /* Easter Eggs */ image of ticket

Bleu Ninja — Thu, 20 Apr 2023 21:07:57 GMT

Easter Eggs: image of ticket

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	== Easter Eggs ==		== Easter Eggs ==
-		+	[[File:pablo phoenix.png\|thumb\|Look out, ladies!]]
	*When Strong Bad starts talking about Pablo's name, click on it to see a mock-ticket for an event with [[Limozeen]]. It reads:		*When Strong Bad starts talking about Pablo's name, click on it to see a mock-ticket for an event with [[Limozeen]]. It reads:
	{\| style="text-align: center; border-collapse: collapse; border: 1px solid black" cellpadding="3"		{\| style="text-align: center; border-collapse: collapse; border: 1px solid black" cellpadding="3"

68.252.5.237: /* Easter Eggs */

68.252.5.237 — Sat, 12 Nov 2022 22:13:23 GMT

Easter Eggs

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	== Easter Eggs ==		== Easter Eggs ==

-	*When Strong Bad starts talking about Pablo's name ~~you can~~ click on it to see a mock-ticket for an event with [[Limozeen]]. It reads:	+	*When Strong Bad starts talking about Pablo's name, click on it to see a mock-ticket for an event with [[Limozeen]]. It reads:
	{\| style="text-align: center; border-collapse: collapse; border: 1px solid black" cellpadding="3"		{\| style="text-align: center; border-collapse: collapse; border: 1px solid black" cellpadding="3"
	\| style="background: #db93b7; font-family: monospace; color: black" colspan="2" \| <span style="font: bold 100% sans-serif; color: #069">$</span> 94.00		\| style="background: #db93b7; font-family: monospace; color: black" colspan="2" \| <span style="font: bold 100% sans-serif; color: #069">$</span> 94.00
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	\|}		\|}

-	*After Strong Bad's coin, ~~you can~~ quickly click on The Cheat ~~and~~ see his coin, which reads "Don't Mess With THE CHEAT", "2 Bits", and "A Bad Penny."	+	*After Strong Bad's coin, quickly click on The Cheat to see his coin, which reads "Don't Mess With THE CHEAT", "2 Bits", and "A Bad Penny."

	==Fun Facts==		==Fun Facts==