Heavy Lourde

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Yes, Homsar's under that.

The Heavy Lourde doing what it does best.

The Heavy Lourde is a giant weight that gets dropped on various characters. Past squishings include:

Homsar on his very own "Legitimate Menu Page" when the "Games" button is selected.

"Lourde" means "heavy" in French.
This gag is perhaps spoofing Monty Python's Flying Circus, which had a similar running gag (the weight said "16 TON" on it, though).
The bi-lingual labeling on the weight is a reference to the multi-lingual labeling of items required in Canada and becoming more prevalent in the United States since the advent of NAFTA.
It was for sale at Strong Bad's garage sale for $2, referencing email #2, where it first appeared.

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 * "Lourde" means "heavy" in French.
 * This gag is perhaps spoofing Monty Python's Flying Circus, which had a similar running gag (the weight said "16 TON" on it, though).
-* Heavy Lourde is probably a product of Canada, where products must be labelled in both English and French; the label on the weight is just "HEAVY"; and "LOURDE" is the obligatory French translation.
+* The bi-lingual labeling on the weight is a reference to the multi-lingual labeling of items [[Wikipedia:Bilingualism_in_Canada|required]] in Canada and becoming more prevalent in the United States since the advent of [[Wikipedia:NAFTA|NAFTA]].
 * It was for sale at [[Strong Bad]]'s [[garage sale]] for $2, referencing email #2, where it first appeared.
 [[Category: Weapons]]