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== Screenshot ==
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[[Image:sbemail56.PNG|thumb|"This crap ain't funny!"]]
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== Summary ==
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In a rushed email, Strong Bad is asked what his current status is with the ladies.
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'''Strong Bad Email #56'''
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'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, [[Zubs and Coach B]]
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Strong Bad is asked what his current status is with the ladies.
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'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]]
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'''Features: [[Strong Bad]], [[Coach Z]] (as Coach B), [[Bubs]] (as Zubs)'''
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'''Computer:''' [[Compy 386]]
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== Transcript ==
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'''Date:''' Monday, December 30, 2002
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''{Start of the e-mail, we're staring at the monitor. Strong Bad ain't there. Then we hear footsteps getting faster as they approach, and Strong Bad runs on-screen. He notices the computer and screeches to a halt.}''
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'''Running Time:''' 1:14
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'''STRONG BAD''': Oh! The e-mail!
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'''Page Title:''' Compy 386!
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''{he sits at the computer}''
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{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Two}}
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__FORCETOC__
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== Transcript ==
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Uh, look guys. I don't have a lotta time. I'm kind of in the middle of something and I really can't explain. I'll try and do an e-mail real quick-a-like.
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''{Start of the email at the monitor; Strong Bad is absent. The mechanical humming of the Compy 386 can be heard faintly. Footsteps can be heard, getting faster as they approach, and Strong Bad runs on-screen. He notices the computer and screeches to a halt.}''
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''{reading}''
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'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh! The email!
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<pre>Hey man,
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''{He sits at the computer}''
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I was just wondering what your
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current status with the ladies is?
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Jordan Reynolds
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'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh, look guys. I don't have a lotta time. I'm kind of in the middle of something and I really can't explain. I'll try and do an email ''{he types strongbad_email.exe}'' real quick-a-like.
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New Hampshire</pre>
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Uhh, let's see... ''{typing}'' Strong Bad with the ladies - Current Status: They all still want me. ''{stops typing}'' Y'know, what can I say? I'm a chick magnet. A babe conductor. A...logarithm...for de ladies.
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''{email pops up}''
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''{we hear voices offscreen}''
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''{reading fast}''
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'''COACH Z''': Hey Strong Bad!
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<blockquote class="compy email">Hey man,<br />
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I was just wondering what your<br />
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current status with the ladies is?<br />
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<br />
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Jordan Reynolds<br />
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New Hampshire</blockquote>
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'''BUBS''': Hey Strong Bad!
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'''STRONG BAD:''' Uhh, let's see... ''{typing}'' Strong Bad with the ladies {{--}}Current Status: They all still want me. ''{stops typing}'' Y'know, what can I say? I'm a chick magnet. A babe conductor. A... logarithm... for the ladies.
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'''STRONG BAD''': Oop, gotta go!
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'''COACH Z:''' ''{offscreen}'' Hey, Strong Bad!
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''{He runs off. Coach Z and Bubs walk on... except their heads have been swapped, and they are now Coach B and Zubs.}''
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'''BUBS:''' ''{offscreen}'' Hey, Strong Bad!
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'''COACH B''': Well... he's not here.
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'''STRONG BAD:''' Oop, gotta go!
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'''ZUBS''': Well, you betta find him quick! This crap ain't funny!
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''{He runs off. Coach Z and Bubs walk in. Their heads have been swapped, and thus are now Coach B and Zubs.}'' <sup><small>[[#Footnote|[1]]]</small></sup>
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'''COACH B''': I'd be hard-pressed to do ''anything'' quick in ''this'' train-wreck! What've ya, been eatin' concrete?
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'''COACH B:''' Well... he's not here.
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'''ZUBS:''' Well, you better find him quick! This crap ain't funny!
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'''COACH B:''' I'd be hard-pressed to do ''anything'' quick in ''this'' train-wreck! What've ya been eatin', concrete?
''{Coach B walks off.}''
''{Coach B walks off.}''
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'''ZUBS''': Least I don't have no clown feet! I can hardly walk in these things! Ronald McDonald... rumble-mumble....
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'''ZUBS:''' Least I don't have no clown feet! I can hardly walk in these things! ''{Cut to his feet. Shortly after, he walks off}'' Ronald McDonald, grumble-mumble...
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''{Zubs walks off, [[The paper]] comes out and it says "Click here to e-mail strong bad - [mailto:strongbad@homestarrunner.com strongbad@homestarrunner.com]", click on the text to email him.}''
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''{[[The Paper]] comes down.}''
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===Footnote===
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#For the purpose of this transcript and throughout the page, it is assumed that Coach B has Coach Z's head and voice, and Zubs has Bubs's head and voice. It has never been revealed whether this is true, or if the opposite is true.
== Easter Eggs ==
== Easter Eggs ==
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*At the end, click on the disk on the table and it will say, "Current status of the Coach B/Zubs project: pretty hilarious."
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*At the end, click on the disk on the table. The Compy will create a message that says:
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<blockquote class="email" style="background-image:none">The Coach B/Zubs Project<br />
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Current Status: Pretty Hilarious
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</blockquote>
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== Fun Facts ==
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===Explanations===
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*A [[Wikipedia:logarithm|logarithm]] is a mathematical term that is the inverse of raising a number to a power.
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=== Trivia ===
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*The label on the disk in the floppy disk container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#loom|loom disk 1 of 24]]".
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*The [[YouTube]] description for this email is "Strong Bad is apparently able to switch people's heads in this oft-forgotten sbemail."
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===Remarks===
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*A disk drive can be heard in the Easter egg, but the Compy has no disk drive to speak of.
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===Real-World References===
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*Zubs mumbles the name of [[Wikipedia:Ronald McDonald|Ronald McDonald]], the clown mascot of the [[McDonald's]] fast-food restaurant chain, known for wearing large red clown shoes.
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*This appears to be inspired by such classic Looney Tunes cartoons as [[Wikipedia:Duck Amuck|Duck Amuck]], which features the main characters with the wrong body parts
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==YouTube Version==
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*The Easter egg plays automatically.
== External Links ==
== External Links ==
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*[http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail56.html watch "current status"]
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{{sbemailextlinks|56|youtube=DVSNRREpCkw}}
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*[http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail56.swf watch "current status" in fullscreen]
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{{Strong Bad Email}}
{{Strong Bad Email}}
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[[Category:Strong Bad Email]] [[Category:Bubs Filmography]] [[Category:Coach Z Filmography]] [[Category:Strong Bad Filmography]]
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[[Category:Compy 386 Emails]] [[Category:Bubs Filmography]] [[Category:Coach Z Filmography]]

Current revision as of 19:49, 13 July 2023

Strong Bad Email #56
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"This crap ain't funny!"

In a rushed email, Strong Bad is asked what his current status is with the ladies.

Cast (in order of appearance): Strong Bad, Zubs and Coach B

Places: Computer Room

Computer: Compy 386

Date: Monday, December 30, 2002

Running Time: 1:14

Page Title: Compy 386!

DVD: strongbad_email.exe Disc Two

Contents

[edit] Transcript

{Start of the email at the monitor; Strong Bad is absent. The mechanical humming of the Compy 386 can be heard faintly. Footsteps can be heard, getting faster as they approach, and Strong Bad runs on-screen. He notices the computer and screeches to a halt.}

STRONG BAD: Oh! The email!

{He sits at the computer}

STRONG BAD: Uh, look guys. I don't have a lotta time. I'm kind of in the middle of something and I really can't explain. I'll try and do an email {he types strongbad_email.exe} real quick-a-like.

{email pops up}

{reading fast}

STRONG BAD: Uhh, let's see... {typing} Strong Bad with the ladies —Current Status: They all still want me. {stops typing} Y'know, what can I say? I'm a chick magnet. A babe conductor. A... logarithm... for the ladies.

COACH Z: {offscreen} Hey, Strong Bad!

BUBS: {offscreen} Hey, Strong Bad!

STRONG BAD: Oop, gotta go!

{He runs off. Coach Z and Bubs walk in. Their heads have been swapped, and thus are now Coach B and Zubs.} [1]

COACH B: Well... he's not here.

ZUBS: Well, you better find him quick! This crap ain't funny!

COACH B: I'd be hard-pressed to do anything quick in this train-wreck! What've ya been eatin', concrete?

{Coach B walks off.}

ZUBS: Least I don't have no clown feet! I can hardly walk in these things! {Cut to his feet. Shortly after, he walks off} Ronald McDonald, grumble-mumble...

{The Paper comes down.}

[edit] Footnote

  1. For the purpose of this transcript and throughout the page, it is assumed that Coach B has Coach Z's head and voice, and Zubs has Bubs's head and voice. It has never been revealed whether this is true, or if the opposite is true.

[edit] Easter Eggs

  • At the end, click on the disk on the table. The Compy will create a message that says:

[edit] Fun Facts

[edit] Explanations

  • A logarithm is a mathematical term that is the inverse of raising a number to a power.

[edit] Trivia

  • The label on the disk in the floppy disk container reads "loom disk 1 of 24".
  • The YouTube description for this email is "Strong Bad is apparently able to switch people's heads in this oft-forgotten sbemail."

[edit] Remarks

  • A disk drive can be heard in the Easter egg, but the Compy has no disk drive to speak of.

[edit] Real-World References

  • Zubs mumbles the name of Ronald McDonald, the clown mascot of the McDonald's fast-food restaurant chain, known for wearing large red clown shoes.
  • This appears to be inspired by such classic Looney Tunes cartoons as Duck Amuck, which features the main characters with the wrong body parts

[edit] YouTube Version

  • The Easter egg plays automatically.

[edit] External Links

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