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| - | [[Image:Strumstar Hammer pg17.jpg|thumb|Homestar and Pom Pom lifted a comode.]]
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| - | '''Strumstar Hammer''' is a revised version of the [[Original Book]], made by [[Strong Bad]] in the email "[[kids' book]]." Its name comes from the page title of all the pages.
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| - | '''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Pom Pom}}, {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Mr. Bland}}, {{Film|The Robot (storybook)}}, {{Film|Señor}}, {{Film|The Announcer}}, {{Film|The Grape Fairie}}
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| - | == The Story ==
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| - | ! Original Book Page !! Strong Bad's Changes !! Text
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| - | | ''Homestar is standing in front of a star.'' ([[HR:book4.html|view]]) || ''Shot puts have been drawn around Homestar, with a few embedded in his skin with [[blood]] surrounding. Scratches have been drawn on his face and shirt.'' ([[HR:sb book/sb book1.html|view]]) || Everybody <strike>loves</strike> <sup>''throws shot-puts at''</sup> The Homestar Runner. He is <strike>a terrific athlete</strike> <sub>''bleeding pretty bad.''</sub>
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| - | | ''Homestar and Pom Pom are standing in a field.'' ([[HR:book5.html|view]]) || ''A large snakelike creature has been drawn behind Homestar, so that he appears to be standing in its mouth.'' ([[HR:sb book/sb book2.html|view]]) || One day his friend, Pom-Pom, asked him to enter <strike>the Strongest Man in the World Contest.</strike> <sub>''some kind of eyeless fish-beast. He said okay.''</sub>
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| - | | ''Homestar and Pom Pom are lifting weights.'' ([[HR:book6.html|view]]) || ''A puddle of liquid has been drawn beneath Homestar's right leg, and the barbell Homestar had lifted has been edited into an old-fashioned automobile. Pom Pom's dumbbells are now sportscars, with the text "brreeeow!" and "vroom!" next to them.'' ([[HR:sb book/sb book3.html|view]]) || The Homestar Runner <strike>agr</strike> <sup>''p''</sup>eed, and the two <strike>trained for days and days to become the strongest men in the world.</strike> <sub>''wandered into a nest of flying cars.''</sub>
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| - | | ''Strong Bad and The Cheat stand next to Homestar and Pom Pom in the field.'' ([[HR:book7.html|view]]) || ''Strong Bad is now beating Homestar with a bat. The text "WACK! WACK! WACK!" has been added above Homestar. Pom Pom has been scribbled over, and the words "milks meat" have been drawn over his left arm.'' ([[HR:sb book/sb book4.html|view]]) || On the way to the contest, <strike>another competitor,</strike> ''<sup>Mr. Supreme</sup> aka'' Strong Bad, made <strike>fun</strike> <sub>''milks meat''</sub> of them. <strike>"I'm the very strongest! You guys are not very strong!"</strike>
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| - | | ''Mr. Bland, The Robot, and Señor stand in ovals on the background.'' ([[HR:book8.html|view]]) || ''A door with a plug, two springs, and various nuts and bolts coming out of it has been drawn on the Robot's chest.'' ([[HR:sb book/sb book5.html|view]]) || The <strike>contestants:</strike> <sup>''guys you don't see anymore:''</sup> Mr. Bland; The Robot (last year's winner); Señor
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| - | | ''Pom Pom, Strong Bad, and Homestar also stand in ovals.'' ([[HR:book9.html|view]]) || ''A sunbeam is now shining down on Strong Bad.'' ([[HR:sb book/sb book6.html|view]]) || <strike>Pom-Pom</strike> <sub>''ronnie'';</sub> <sup>''the sun shines on''</sup> Strong Bad; <strike>The Homestar Runner</strike> <sub>''edgardo''</sub>
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| - | | ''The Grape Fairie is flying over the contestants on a Bumble Bee, while The Announcer holds up a sheet of paper with the rules.'' ([[HR:book10.html|view]]) || ''A washing machine has been drawn falling on the Announcer, and a missile is now flying towards the Grape Fairie.'' ([[HR:sb book/sb book7.html|view]]) || <strike>Upon their arrival, the rules were explained: The Grape Fairie starts everyone off with 20 grapes, then adds one at a time. Whoever holds the most grapes wins.</strike> <sub>''blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah''</sub>
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| - | | ''The grape fairie is granting each contestant twenty grapes.'' ([[HR:book11.html|view]]) || ''The text "ZZRP!" has been drawn over the Grape Faerie, and a ray of energy is now shooting at the grapes.'' ([[HR:sb book/sb book8.html|view]]) || The Grape Fairie <strike>granted each of them</strike> ''<sup>turned the original line-up</sup> <sub>of the beatles into</sub>'' twenty grapes. <sub>''watch out PETE BEST!!''</sub>
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| - | | ''Mr. Bland's legs are seen under his pile of grapes with the caption "SQUISH".'' ([[HR:book12.html|view]]) || ''The Robot's arm has been drawn over the pile of grapes, pointing at Mr. Bland.'' ([[HR:sb book/sb book9.html|view]]) || Mr. Bland did not hold up. <sub>''HAHAHAHA!!! Lookit em get all squished!''</sub>
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| - | | ''The grape fairie is putting another grape on each pile of grapes.'' ([[HR:book13.html|view]]) || ''No change.'' ([[HR:sb book/sb book10.html|view]]) || The Grape Fairie <strike>added another grape.</strike> ''<sup>silhouetted everybody</sup> <sub>and put tiny, inverse suns on top of them.''</sub>
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| - | | ''Señor is seen being squished under his grapes, with the caption "SPLURT".'' ([[HR:book14.html|view]]) || ''No change.'' ([[HR:sb book/sb book11.html|view]]) || <strike>Señor was NOT the strongest man in the world.</strike> <sup>''this blue guy died.''</sup>
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| - | | ''Five grapes are seen on the ground by The Robot's foot, and The Cheat is seen running away from an electrical socket with The Robot's plug on the ground.'' ([[HR:book15.html|view]]) || ''A "FINISH" banner has been drawn above The Cheat, who is breaking through a finish line.'' ([[HR:sb book/sb book12.html|view]]) || Suddenly, the Robot shut down and <strike>dropped his grapes. Homestar knew something was up.</strike> <sub>''the cheat got the world record in the 50 yard dash.''</sub>
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| - | | ''Another grape is being added to the piles of the final three contestants.'' ([[HR:book16.html|view]]) || ''Pom Pom is now wearing a shirt with the word "dork" on it. Homestar's shirt now reads "dump".'' ([[HR:sb book/sb book13.html|view]]) || There were only three <strike>contestants</strike> <sup>''green rectangles''</sup> left. <strike>Another grape was added.</strike> <sub>''Pom pom put his dork shirt on, Homestar his dump.''</sub>
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| - | | ''Homestar is in the foreground, noticing The Cheat helping Strong Bad hold his grapes in the background.'' ([[HR:book17.html|view]]) || ''"Majesty" lines have been drawn around Strong Bad and The Cheat.'' ([[HR:sb book/sb book14.html|view]]) || Homestar noticed that Strong Bad was <strike>getting some extra help.</strike> <sup>''cool.''</sup> "I will <strike>drop my grapes and uncover that</strike> <sub>''give $1.38 to the''</sub> CHEAT!
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| - | | ''Homestar's pile of grapes is on the ground, and Homestar is kicking The Cheat from under Strong Bad's pile, causing Strong Bad to wobble.'' ([[HR:book18.html|view]]) || ''The word "NO!" has been drawn over Homestar.'' ([[HR:sb book/sb book15.html|view]]) || <strike>The Homestar Runner yanked the cheat out from under the pile of grapes. "OH NO!" screamed Strong Bad.</strike> <sup>''Strong Bad did a jig while holding all the grapes and The Cheat learned to fly.''</sup>
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| - | | ''Strong Bad is seen under his pile of grapes and Homestar is standing next to Pom Pom, who is still holding his grapes.'' ([[HR:book19.html|view]]) || ''No change.'' ([[HR:sb book/sb book16.html|view]]) || Strong Bad <strike>was squished and Pom-Pom won.</strike> <sub>''decided on his own free will to sleep underneath his pile of grapes. it was a restful sleep.''</sub>
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| - | | ''Homestar and Pom Pom are each wearing medals and are holding a trophy between them, while The Grape Fairie is flying in the background.'' ([[HR:book20.html|view]]) || ''The trophy has been edited to resemble a toilet, and a roll of toilet paper has been drawn off to its right.'' ([[HR:sb book/sb book17.html|view]]) || <strike>Knowing that he could not have done it without</strike> The Homestar Runner<strike>'s help,</strike> <sup>''and''</sup> Pom-Pom <strike>shared the trophy.</strike> <sub>''lifted a comode.''</sub>
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| - | == Fun Facts ==
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| - | ===Trivia===
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| - | *"Strong Bad did a jig while holding all the grapes and The Cheat learned to fly" was mentioned in a [[Quote of the Week]], in which the quote is actually spoken by Strong Bad (from the DVD Easter egg for the email [[kids' book]]).
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| - | ===Remarks===
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| - | *Strong Bad says that he made "milk's meat" out of Homestar and Pom-Pom, but he probably means "mince meat".
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| - | **The Blue Knight in [[Peasant's Quest]] also used the phrase "milk's meat" when talking about Kerrek.
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| - | ===Goofs===
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| - | *Strong Bad misspells the word "[[Toilets|commode]]" as "comode".
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| - | ===Inside References===
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| - | *The name "Strumstar" could be from [[Coach Z Talker]] where one of Coach Z's wrong word for Homestar was "Stramstar".
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| - | *One of the car's sounds, "breeeow!", is a slight variation on [[The Paper]]'s [[onomatopoeia]], which is "[[preeeeow]]".
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| - | ===Real-World References===
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| - | *Strong Bad mentions the "original line-up of [[The Beatles]]", plus "Watch out PETE BEST!" [[Wikipedia:Pete Best|Pete Best]] was the original drummer for The Beatles, replaced early on by [[Wikipedia:Ringo Starr|Ringo Starr]].
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| - | *The title "Strumstar Hammer" most likely refers to both [[Wikipedia:Strum|strumming]] and [[Wikipedia:Hammer-on|hammer-ons]], respectively. Both of these are basic guitar techniques.
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| - | == External Links ==
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| - | *[[HR:sb book/sb book1.html|view Strumstar Hammer]]
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| - | *[[HR:sbemail84.html|watch the email where it came from, "kids' book"]]
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| - | *[[HR:sbemail84.swf|view the Flash file of the email where it came from, "kids' book"]]
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| - | *[[HR:book1.html|view the original Homestar Runner story]]
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