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The Next Epi-Snowed

2008-07-28T14:37:04Z

Walking Armless: Added a headline; change it if you like.

{{toonnav|Shorts|ccdo6|The Baloneyman|Strong Bad Sings}}
[[Image:CheatCommando6.PNG|thumb|Umm, words, say, talk?]]

[[Crack Stuntman]] becomes uncooperative while recording for his next episode of the [[Cheat Commandos]].

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Silent Rip}}, {{Film|Fightgar}}, {{Film|Blue Laser Commander}}, [[Super Snow]], {{Film|Gunhaver}}, [[Crack Stuntman]], [[A. Chimendez]], {{Film|Reynold}}, {{Film|Crackotage}}, [[Crack Stuntman's Girlfriend]] (New Bad Guy Girl Character), [[Ripberger]], {{Film|Firebert}}, [[Flashfight]], {{Film|Blue Laser Minion}} (Easter Egg), [[Guy Who Does The Bad Guy's Voice]] (Easter egg).

'''Places:''' [[Arctic Playset]], [[Recording Studio]], [[Cheat Commandos HQ]], [[Blue Laser HQ]] (Easter egg)

'''Date:''' Monday, July 28, 2008

'''Running Time:''' 4:10

'''Page Title:''' Cheat Chimendez-O's

== Transcript ==
{{transcriptinprogress|Mithent}}

''{The title appears — ''"JUST CHILL...TIL THE NEXT EPI-SNOWED" written by A. Chimendez'' — over a shot in the Arctic. Silhouettes of Fightgar and Silent Rip are seen walking.}''

'''FIGHTGAR:''' How come we always get stuck patrolling the Arctic Playset?!

'''SILENT RIP:''' Somebody's got to do it, Fightgar. In the last week alone, Blue Laser tried to make, control, and blow up super soldiers made of snow.

''{camera pans to the right, showing the Blue Laser Commander with a bunch of snowmen shaped like Blue Laser Soldiers.}''

'''BLUE LASER COMMANDER:''' They're called ''Super Snowldiers'', thank you very much! And if I could find some carrots, they'll be destroying you all, momentarily!

''{a sound of an engine is heard, then Gunhaver riding a snowmobile comes out and destroys one of the Snowldiers.'''

'''GUNHAVER:''' Sorry Blue Laser! Your evil plan is going ''snowhere''!

== Easter Eggs ==
*At the end, click on the E to see an extra scene of Crack Stuntman in the booth.

*At the end click on the period for a scene in Blue Laser's hideout
:'''BLUE LASER COMMANDER''': So what do you think of the new girl?
:'''BLUE LASER MINION''': To be quite honest, she seems a bit overly concerned with cold cuts, sir.
:'''BLUE LASER COMMANDER''': Cold cuts! Add that to the list!
:{''Camera scrolls over to a large pad of paper on an easel''}
:Things That ''Might'' Crush the Cheat Commandos
:1. Dumb Kids
:2. Tons of goo
:3. Corporate mumbo/jumbo
:4. Cold Cuts!

== Fun Facts ==

== External Links ==
*[[HR:ccdo6.html|watch "The Next Epi-snowed"]]
*[[HR:ccdo6.swf|view the Flash file for "The Next Epi-snowed"]]
*[[Forum:0000|forum thread re: "The Next Epi-snowed"]]

{{CheatCommandos}}

[[Category:Cheat Commandos]][[Category:Toons]]

keep cool

2006-08-01T11:25:28Z

Walking Armless: /* Remarks */

{{sbenav|154|redesign|some kinda robot}}

[[Strong Bad]] explains how he keeps cool in the summer.

[[Image:Keep_cool.PNG|thumb|"Pool Time!"]]

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Pom Pom}}, {{Film|The Poopsmith}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|The King of Town}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Strong Badia]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], [[The Stick]], [[The Brick Wall]], [[Marzipan's House]], [[Swimming Pool]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' July 31, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 3:33

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

==Transcript==

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{rapping}'' I'll take you back to a time when e-mail was king! ''{brings up the email}''

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: Oh man,,,</div>
How hot is it right now in Strongbadia? We're boiling over 
here. What do you do to keep cool? 
 
Tom B 
Sunnyvale, CA
</blockquote>

''{After "Strongbadia", a record scratches, the screen dims and another Strong Bad appears.}''

'''SECOND STRONG BAD:''' Note to viewers:

''{Screen cuts to Strong Badia. A cutout in the shape of Strong Bad labeled "sb" is shown.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' ''This'' is Strong Badia.

''{Screen cuts to Bubs' Concession Stand, with a similar cutout for Bubs labeled "bubs".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Not this ...

''{Screen cuts to Strong Bad's basement, with a cutout of Strong Mad labeled "graw mad".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' ... this ...

''{Screen cuts to The Stick, with a cutout of Homestar labeled "ds".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' ... or this.

''{Cut back to Strong Badia.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Just this.

''{Cut back to the still-dimmed Lappy.}''

'''SECOND STRONG BAD:''' We clear? Now gimme five.

''{The second Strong Bad holds up his left hand, and then disappears as the rest of the screen returns to normal and the original Strong Bad finishes reading the email. He reads "CA" as "Cactus Area."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' I'm not exactly sure how hot it is round here, Tomby. But we do have an old-timey, made-uppy, no-worky way of finding out.

''{Cut to Strong Sad, sleeping on a brick wall. A book labeled "Mr. Chekhov" is next to him.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' We carefully place a spoonful...

''{Strong Bad and Strong Mad rise from behind Strong Sad, and Strong Bad places a spoon of sauce on Strong Sad's head.}

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' ...of hoisin sauce on Strong Sad's disturbing soft-serve flip. And then we just... ask him.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey!

''{Strong Bad hits Strong Sad, who wakes up.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Trundle bed, how hot it is right now?

'''STRONG SAD:''' Current temperature: ninety-seven, ninety-eight degrees... humidity: twenty-five percent... ''{Strong Bad and Strong Mad slowly start to leave, making a tapping noise as they do.}'' barometric pressure's thirty point oh five inches mercury... I'm gonna eat this spoonful of hoisin sauce...

''{Strong Sad grabs the spoon from off his head and eats the sauce. Cut to the edge of the wall, where Strong Bad and Strong Mad are standing.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You hear that?! The high nineties!

''{Strong Bad pulls out a paper titled "Monkey D's Summer Tips". The screen cuts to a closeup of the paper.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You know what that means!

''{Cut to Strong Bad and Strong Mad. Music starts.}''

'''STRONG BAD AND STRONG MAD:''' COOL TIME, POOL TIME!!!

'''STRONG BAD:''' In the pool that we've always had... that we use all the time... and the school has always had an elevator!

''{Cut to Marzipan's couch. Marzipan is sitting on it. Homestar Runner pops up in the foreground.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Cool time!

'''MARZIPAN:''' Pool time!

''{Cut to Bubs' Concession Stand, where Coach Z is leaning on the counter.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Cool time?

'''BUBS:''' Pool time!

''{Cut to the Field, where Pom Pom and The Poopsmith are standing.}''

'''POM POM:''' ''{bubbles}''

''{The Poopsmith gives him the thumbs-up. Cut to the Pool. Strong Bad is sitting in the lifeguard's chair. Coach Z walks past in the background with a barrel over him. Bubs floats with inflatable toys on his arms. The Cheat skims across the surface of the water quickly twice. Cut to a closeup on Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' All right, ya little sacks of crap, just so I never have to use this weird foamy thing, ''{He kicks a floatation device hanging from his perch.}'' lemme explain the pool rules.

''{A paper reading "POOL RULES" appears. Strong Bad reads along.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Welcome to our 'ool. (Notice there is no "Take a crap in it" in it. Please keep it that way. 

''{Cut to The Poopsmith, wearing a Nebulon flotation device and testing the water with his foot.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Poopsmith, don't even try it.

''{A Nebulon-esque sound is heard as The Poopsmith hangs his head. Cut back to Strong Bad. The Pool Rules sheet returns, and the following rules get added with illustrations as Strong Bad mentions them.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Also, no rough-horsing, no house-rousing, no butt-patting.

'''COACH Z:''' ''{offscreen}'' Aw, nuts!

'''STRONG BAD:''' And no running, no diving, no swimming.

''{Cut back to Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' But that last one is not very widely enforced. But most importantly, after you eat, wait three full days, get a complete physical, have an ear candling, and press UP, A and START before re-entering the pool.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Strong Bad, what did you put in this pool water?

''{Strong Bad looks at Marzipan, whose ponytail has a green tinge and the very tip of it is burning away. The burning is slowly making its way up her ponytail, burning it off during the whole scene.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I dunno... chemicals, whatever was under the sink.

''{Cut to a pile of chemical containers and a bottle of Awesome Sauce.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You gotta put chemicals in the pool, right? That's what they say. ''{Pause}'' And that is ''all'' that they say.

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{suddenly smiling}'' Well, whatever it is, it's doing wonders for my hair. I can feel it tingling.

''{Cut to stormy clouds, faint flashes of lightning, and the sound of thunder. Cut back to Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{in sing-song voice}'' Lightning. ''{in a normal voice}'' You guys know the drill.

''{Cut to Bubs, Strong Mad, and The Cheat leaving the pool}''

'''STRONG MAD and THE CHEAT:''' ''{groans and The Cheat noises}''

'''BUBS''': Man!

''{Homestar Runner, Coach Z, and The King of Town walk through the pool carrying a TV antenna, golf clubs, and an umbrella, respectively. They stop in the middle of the pool.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER, COACH Z and THE KING OF TOWN:''' ''{sighs and groans}''

''{Cut to Strong Bad talking with Bubs at the lifeguard chair}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' So later on anybody wanna get together a game of "Sharks and Minnows"? "Einstein and Kreskin"? "Pregnant and seventeen"?

'''BUBS:''' ''{points toward the diving board}'' Uh-oh! Looks like we should have been playin' "Keep Strong Mad off the freakin' high dive for Pete's sake, man!"

''{Strong Mad jumps off of a high-dive}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' MAD-ONBALL!


''{Strong Mad takes the shape of a cannonball and splashes into the water. There is a short pause. Suddenly, all of the water is splashed out of the pool. Cut back to Strong Bad's computer. Strong Bad crashes in through the ceiling. Water splashes down on him. He looks up}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I should really just stop patching that hole. ''{typing}'' Well, it looks like pool season's over. Guess I have to start Back2School shopping. Get some new pencil holders... ''{Homestar can be heard in the background}'' stencil folders...

''{Homestar lands on top of Strong Bad}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Uh, Strong Bad, I think that total wave ruined your 'ool.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{groaning}'' Ah... uh... breaky... spiney...

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

==Easter Eggs==
* Click on CA when Strong Bad says "Sunnyvale, Cactus Area" to see a menu:

<blockquote>
Cactus Area 
"The most boring Mexican restaurant on Earth" 

(Yes, we know what salsa is now!)</blockquote>

* Click on the Lappy's screen at the end to see Strong Sad continuing his weather forecast:

:'''STRONG SAD:''' Wind south-southwest at 10 miles per hour. Sunset at 8:45 PM. ''{the King of Town slowly comes up behind him}'' Baseball games at two and, uh, three. ''{King of Town puts a cherry on Strong Sad's head and pulls out a can of "Lard Wipt"}''

==Fun Facts==
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===Explanations===
*A [[Wikipedia:Trundle bed|Trundle bed]] is a low bed on wheels that can be rolled under another bed for storage.
*[[Wikipedia:Ear candling|Ear candling]], also known as ear coning, is a folk remedy performed by using the heat from a specialized candle to remove wax and debris from the ear.
*[[Wikipedia:Hoisin sauce|Hoisin sauce]] is a type of Chinese dipping sauce made from soybeans, garlic, and spices.

===Trivia===
<div style="text-align:center; padding:8px; border: 1pt solid #000; width:300px">Monkey D's Summer Tips 95°-100°=COOL TIME, POOL TIME!!! 90°-95°=Grip n' Glide time,                               Slide n' Slide time 85°-90°=Tinkler time, Sprinkler time 80°-85°=Nose time, Hose time 
 </div>

===Remarks===
*Strong Bad's explaining the difference between Strong Badia and the other parts of [[Free Country, USA]], is one of the most abrupt [[Fourth Wall Breaks|fourth wall breaks]] to date.
*An air temperature of 97° Fahrenheit (36° Celsius) with a relative humidity of 25% puts the dew point at approximately 55° F (13° C), low enough to make the heat index approximately 95° F (35° C), which is not unbearably uncomfortable. A south-southwest wind of 10 mph (16 km/h) also helps keep the air from becoming too oppressive.
*The Cheat seems to be capable of swimming rapidly even though he has no visible legs.

===Goofs===
*The 'ool rules sign doesn't have a closing parenthesis.
*Clicking on the Lappy's screen after Strong Bad falls from the ceiling does not cause the usual ripple.

===Inside References===
*The "ds" on the Homestar Runner cutout might stand for "Duckshirt" or "Dumbstar", two [[Nicknames#Homestar Runner|nicknames]] Strong Bad has used for Homestar in the past.
*The Poopsmith uses a [[Nebulon]] floating tube; when Strong Bad tells him that he can't get in the pool, the Nebulon [[Sound Effects|sound effect]] ensues.
*Strong Bad previously fell through the roof in [[pom pom]].
*The nickname "Graw Mad" is a reference to [[the facts]].
*The disk in the [[Floppy Disk Container|floppy disk container]] is the same one found in [[disconnected]].
*Strong Bad's tan lines were first seen in [[lures & jigs]].
*The Cheat looks inflated while in the pool, which may be a reference to [[helium]].
*In the pile of chemicals we can see some "Roach Killa" from [[bedtime story]] and some "Awesome Sauce" which was mentioned in [[funny]] (though this is "Awesome Sauce for her").
* Homestar's swimsuit is the same as the one he wears in [[Theme Song Video]], only updated to fit the current animation style.

===Real-World References===
*This email was released during an actual heat wave in the [[Wikipedia:2006 United States heat wave|United States]], Canada, and much of [[Wikipedia:2006 European heat wave|Europe]]. Sunnyvale itself had just suffered a two-week period of unusually hot weather, responsible for 83 heat-related deaths in California.
*[[Wikipedia:Anton Chekhov|Anton Chekhov]] is a Russian writer.
*The second item on "[[Monkey D]]'s Summer tips" is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Slip 'N Slide|Slip 'N Slide]] water toy.
*Strong Bad's advice that "after you eat, wait three full days, get a complete physical," and so on, is a reference to the urban legend that one must [[snopes:oldwives/hourwait.asp|wait an hour after eating]] before swimming.
*Strong Bad's advice to "press UP, A and START before re-entering the pool" is a reference to the [[Nintendo|NES]] games such as [[Wikipedia:Metroid|Metroid]], [[Wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda|The Legend of Zelda]], and [[Wikipedia:Zelda II: The Adventure of Link|Zelda II: The Adventure of Link]], in which the game's progress can be saved or a game progress password would be brought up by pausing (pressing "START") on the first controller and simultaneously pressing "UP" and "A" on the second controller.
*Marzipan's green hair is a reference to bleached hair reacting with chemicals, a common problem for non-natural blondes.
*Marzipan's comment "I can feel it tingling" is a reference to commericials for medicated anti-dandruff shampoos that use tingling as an indication that the product is working.
*Einstein and Kreskin refer to [[Wikipedia:Albert_Einstein|Albert Einstein]] (world-famous physicist) and [[Wikipedia:Amazing_Kreskin|The Amazing Kreskin]] (sort-of-famous mentalist).

==External Links==
{{sbemailextlinks|154|9311}}

{{Strong Bad Email}}

The King of Town

2006-05-20T17:22:12Z

Walking Armless: Sounded better to quote him.

{{charnav|The King of Town|kot|Bubs|The Poopsmith}}
[[Image:kot.PNG|thumb|right|221px|"My life is a joke."]]
{{aboutcharacter}} {{fortoon|The King of Town DVD}} {{for|[[Decemberween]] character|The King of Town (Decemberween)}}

== Biography ==
'''The King of Town''' is the ruler de jure of [[Free Country, USA]]. However, nobody wishes to acknowledge this; it's therefore possible that this character is a satire on the obsolescence of monarchy. He is not considered funny or cool by anyone. One of his main problems is that he is a glutton and will eat anything in front of him (except [[Peas|peas]] and [[Whatsit|whatsit]]). His favorite food is butter. He employs [[The Poopsmith]] and a [[:Category:King's Servants|few other characters]]. His age is known to be somewhere in his 60's. He also leads the K.O.T.H.S. Junior Varsity Marching Band during the [[Fall Float Parade]]. According to a message he left on [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 13.2]], he can play the guitar, and along with [[The Cheat]], he has a cut a remix demo called "Not Talkin' About Butter". He also apparently has his very own "quite popular cartoon show" according to the email [[senior prom]], but it was pre-empted in favor of a [[Strong Bad Email]].

*'''Domicile:''' [[King of Town's Castle]]
*'''Debut:''' first seen: [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]], first talked in [[King of Town DVD]]
*[[:Category:The King of Town Filmography|Complete Filmography]]

== Character Video Transcript ==
''{'''Page Title''': Go Go Cookie Dough!!}'' ''{'''Place:''' [[King of Town's Castle]]}''

''{The King of Town is standing outside next to his castle. One of his sheep stands behind him.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN''': Hello, my loyal subjects. I am The King of Town. Please remain standing while I finish my speech and consume the contents of this bowl. ''{holds up a bowl momentarily}'' Now, despite rumors to the contrary, I did not just buy a crown at the costume palace and ask people to start calling me The King of Town. I earned my title the same way I earned a free combo meal: by purchasing one of equal or lesser value. I also did not ever try to eat my own moustache. I live in yon castle ''{gives a nod to his castle}'', and employ a Poopsmith for reasons I don't care to disclose. And furthermore, now I'm going to eat this bowl of corn dog batter. ''{picks up a bowl of corn dog batter and begins to eat it}''

== Fun Facts ==
* An [[Old Characters Page]] claimed he was [[Marzipan]]'s father, but [[The Brothers Chaps]] have said they dropped this idea early on. "That was just something that we just toyed around with there briefly, but then decided that’s not the way we wanted it to go. We just put that up, but most people don’t visit the [[Museum]], so hopefully it doesn’t cause too much mass confusion." — [[Matt Chapman]]
* At the end of the clip, the sheep continues chewing, even though [[The VCR|the VCR]] is paused. This is because the sheep was created as a movie clip, which animates independently of the main timeline.
*The King claims he got his title (and a value meal) by purchasing one of equal or ''lesser'' value. This is contrary to most value purchases which give you something free when you purchase a similar item of equal or ''greater'' value.
*According to [[A Decemberween Pageant]], a [[The King of Town (Decemberween)|King of Town]] was involved in the discovery of the first [[Decemberween]]. It is not clear, however, whether that King of Town and the current one are the same individual.
* The King slightly resembles the [[Wikipedia:Mister Rogers' Neighborhood|Mister Rogers' Neighborhood]] character on PBS-TV named "King Friday XIII," who rules the [[Wikipedia:Neighborhood of Make-Believe|Neighborhood of Make-Believe]].
*He was once slim and trim, but according to [[flashback]], he got his weight from the lifetime supply of fishsticks because nobody claimed them.
*Apparently, the King has a ham for a heart, as shown in [[Halloween_Fairstival|Halloween Fairstival]].
*The king is very proud of his 200-Pound bag of Awwww Gratin Potatoes, as seen in [[the bet]].

== Also known as... ==
*[[The Kaiser]] ([[Old-Timey]])
*[[Perducci]] ([[Dangeresque]])
*[[The Prince of Town]]
*[[Super Kingio Brothers|Kingio]]
*[[Castlefunnies|King Castlefunny]]
*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 13.2|The New KOT]]

=== [[Halloween Costumes]] ===
*[[wikipedia:Cap'n Crunch|Cap'n Crunch]] in [[Homestarloween Party]].
*[[wikipedia:Hagar the Horrible|Hagar the Horrible]] in [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]].
*[[wikipedia:Mario|Mario]] in [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]].
*[[wikipedia:Hamburglar|The Hamburglar]] in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]].
*The Mayor of Halloweentown (from [[Wikipedia:The Nightmare Before Christmas|The Nightmare Before Christmas]]) in [[Halloween Fairstival]].
*[[wikipedia:Colonel Sanders|Colonel Sanders]] (the founder of [[wikipedia:KFC|KFC]]) in [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]].

==Favorite Foods==
The King of Town has [[The King of Town's Food|several food items]] that he loves to eat.
(Some of which we never see him eating, but are stored in his pantry or mentioned)

*Animal Phat
*[[The King of Town's Food#Army-Style Mayo|Army-Style Mayo]]
*[[The King of Town's Food#Awwww Gratin Potatoes|Awwww Gratin Potatoes]]
*[[The King of Town's Food#Butter-da|Butter-da]]
*Candy Corn-shaped Halloween lights
*Chicken (both baked and Kentucky Fried)
*Cocoa Butter
*Corn dog batter
*[[Decemberween Food|Decemberween Bunnies]]
*Fifty frickin' buffalo wings
*[[Fluffy Puff Mayo]]
*[[The King of Town's Food#Giant Pile of Salt|Giant Piles of Salt]]
*[[The King of Town's Food#The KOT's Good Gravy|Good Gravy]]
*[[Ham]]
*[[The King of Town's Food#Ice Style Cream|Ice Style Cream]]
*Lamb
*[[Pizza]]
*[[The King of Town's Food#Pork Ramblins and Pork Snagglins|Pork Ramblins and Pork Snagglins]]
*[[Potate]]
*Prescription ice cream
*Raw [[Eggs|eggs]]
*Regurgitated food (at least a ham sandwich that Homestar ate)
*Salisbury Sundaes
*[[Schenectady Crispies]]
*Toilet Paper
*Turduckens
*[[The King of Town's Food#Deodorants|Various deodorant products]]

==See Also==
*[[The King of Town Evolution]]
*[[The King of Town Other Costumes|Other Costumes]]
*[[Nicknames#The King of Town|Nicknames]]

== External Links ==
*[[HR:vcr_kot.html|watch The King of Town's character video]]
*[[HR:vcr_kot.swf|view the Flash file for The King of Town's character video]]
{{Characters|King of Town}}

Bubs

2006-05-20T17:21:26Z

Walking Armless: Keeps the line from going over.

{{charnav|Bubs|bubs|Coach Z|The King of Town}}
[[Image:newestbubs.png|thumb|right|220px|A self-made man, he is, he is]]
[[Image:bubsid.PNG|thumb|He doesn't look half bad!]]
== Biography ==
'''Bubs''' (full name: '''Bubs Concession Stand''', as he claims in [[Senorial Day]]) is the all around fix-it man. Running [[Bubs' Concession Stand|his own concession stand]], Bubs is a sharp salesman who will sell [[Bubs' Concession Stand#Known Items Sold|almost anything]]. It's likely that not all of his dealings are exactly legal, considering his reaction to a practical joke from [[Strong Bad]] in [[lackey]], and trying to dispose of items marked EXHIBIT A and EXHIBIT B (a presumably-human pancreas which he tried to sell to [[Homestar Runner]]) in [[Bug In Mouth Disease]]. He seems to dislike [[Strong Bad]] for not paying a debt to him, and threatened to turn him over to a "cut off your toes" style collection agency in [[other days]]. He also [[Dancin' Bubs|dances]] and attends night courses at Disco Tech. His facial configuration is puzzling; in [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]], he appears to have a safety pin stuck through his face above an internal ear. In his spare time he has boring conversations with [[Coach Z]] and reads back issues of Motor Trend magazine. Bubs resells internet access, although he rips of his sole subscriber, [[Strong Bad]], in 99 different ways.

Apparently, Coach Z got on Bubs' bad side near Thanksgiving in 2005, and to get even Bubs made a "Coach Z, you jerk!" float for the [[Fall Float Parade]]. (Coach Z retaliated by saying "Serves him right, then" when [[Strong Mad]] stole his concession stand and marched with it in the parade.) In [[narrator]], it was shown that they had patched things up and were once again having boring conversations.

In Strong Bad's [[record book]], he himself won "Cutest couple".
*'''Debut:''' [[Where My Hat Is At?]]
*[[:Category:Bubs Filmography|Complete Filmography]]

== Character Video Transcript ==
''{'''Page Title:''' Bargain Basement Prices!!}'' ''{'''Place:''' Bubs' Concession Stand}''

'''BUBS:''' Hey there, every peoples! I'm Bubs. I run the concession stand around the way here. I'm a self-made man, I am, I am. I sell hot dogs, chili dogs, slaw dogs, ketchup dogs and mustard dogs. I got drinks, drinks, drinks, candy and snow cones. I can fix everything what needs fixing. Like cars... TVs... marriages. Ooh! I can dance, too. Shake it once! Shake it twice, a-gimme little bit o' sugar spice! I guess the word that best describes me is: personality. Umm... because I have a good personality. Okay. I gotta get back to work. Come on by! We're always awesome! ''{leaves, then reappears in his Concession Stand in the background}''

== Fun Facts ==
* Bubs is based on a person [[The Brothers Chaps]] knew growing up who worked at a concession stand locally and spoke with the same gravelly voice.
**Matt has also admitted in interviews that Bubs' voice was heavily borrowed from the voice of [[imdb:nm0289359|Redd Foxx]] (of [[imdb:tt0068128|''Sanford and Son'']] fame).
*Bubs says he used to be able to "fly" until he said "sbu," which cancelled his abilities, in the Strong Bad Email [[lunch special]]. However, Bubs says that since he gained so much weight, he could only hover a few inches off the ground, so it wasn't much of a loss. Strong Bad believes he's a big liar, and even Homestar Runner reckons he's faking it even with the evidence before his eyes.
== Also known as... ==
*[[Old-Timey Bubs]] ([[Old-Timey]])
*[[Dr. Christmas]] ([[A Decemberween Pageant|Decemberween]])
*[[Unnamed Bad Guy]] ([[Dangeresque]])
*[[Zubs and Coach B|Zubs]]
*[[The Thnikkaman]]
*[[Shark-Tooth Bubs]]
*[[The Wheelchair]]
*[[Free_Petry_Dish,_USA_Variation#Bubsamecium|Bubsamecium]] ([[highschool]])

=== [[Halloween Costumes]] ===
*Rerun (from [[Wikipedia:What's Happening!!|What's Happening!!]]) in [[Homestarloween Party]].
*Mars Blackmon (from [[IMDb:tt0091939|She's Gotta Have It]]) in [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]].
*[[Wikipedia:Captain Lou Albano|Captain Lou Albano]] in [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]].
*Mel (from [[Wikipedia:Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore|Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore]]) in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]].
*One of The Three Most Important People in the World (from [http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0096928/ Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure]) in [[Halloween Fairstival]].
*[[Wikipedia:Apollo Creed|Apollo Creed]] in [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]].

==Quotes of the Week==
{{qotwstart}}
*{{qotw|"I got it-I got everything you wan know. Everybody know me, my name Cornbread."|[[A Decemberween Pageant]] outtake|Mirror:bubs_answermessup.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Hey, Coach! Tell her I said, 'Hey!' No, no, just--Tell her I said, 'Bananas!' Tell her I said, 'A bluh-buncha bananas.'"|[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 5.0]]|Mirror:bubs_background.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"You're pretty good, shorty! That's worth an ''[[IMDb:tt0114781|Under Siege 2]]'' collector's spoon!"|[[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]] outtake|Mirror:bubs_undersiege2.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Check it out check it out check it out check it out check it out check it out check it out..." ''{continues}''|[[Lookin at a Thing in a Bag]]|Mirror:bubs_checkitout.mp3}}
*{{qotw|'''As [[Dr. Christmas]]''': "Everybody knows me. Mine name Cornbread."|[[A Decemberween Pageant]]|Mirror:bubs_cornbread.mp3}}
*{{qotw|'''As [[The Wheelchair]]''': "I know you're close by, [[Eh! Steve]]. I can smell your natural musk!"|Possible [[Sweet Cuppin' Cakes]] outtake|Mirror:bubs_naturalmusk.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Women can't drive!"|[[Halloween Fairstival]]|Mirror:bubs_cantdrive.zip}}
*{{qotw-pcmac|"Shinin' up a chicken in the mo'nin', mo'nin'."|[[lunch special]]|Mirror:bubs_chickenshine.zip|Mirror:bubs_chickenshine.sit}}
*{{qotw|"Shake it once! Shake it twice, a-gimme little bit o' sugar spice!"|[[Bubs#Character_Video_Transcript|Bubs' character tape]]|Mirror:bubs_sugarspice.wav}}
|}

==See Also==
*[[Bubs Evolution]]
*[[Bubs Other Costumes|Other Costumes]]
*[[Nicknames#Bubs|Nicknames]]

== External Links ==
*[[HR:vcr_bubs.html|watch Bubs' character video]]
*[[HR:vcr_bubs.swf|view the Flash file for Bubs' character video]]

{{Characters|Bubs}}

candy product

2006-05-09T01:27:21Z

Walking Armless: /* Explanations */ Rationalized.

{{sbenav|149|disconnected|alternate universe}}

[[Image:CandyProduct.png|thumb|You got SBLOUNSKCHED!]]

Strong Bad gets his own [[SBLOUNSKCHED! Bar|candy product]].

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Senor Cardgage}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}} (Easter egg), {{Film|Marshie}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Bathroom of the Brothers Strong]], A Hill, [[Alleyway]], [[The Athletic Field]], [[Marzipan's House]], [[Strong Bad's Basement]], [[The Field]] (Easter egg)

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' March 21, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 2:58

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

== Transcript ==

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{as if talking into a microphone - he blows into the mic and taps it}'' Check one, check two. Sibilance. Sibilance. [[#Footnote|[1]]] SBEmail.
<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: Candy</div>
Dear Strongbad 
I was wondering, if you are so famous, popular, and a 
chick-magnet how come you dont have any candy product... 
or food thing... to sell.............. 
From somone thats not homestarrunnner
</blockquote>

''{While reading, Strong Bad says "Dear Strongbad I was wondering," as one clause, pronounces "dont" with a short O sound (rhyming with "font"), inserts exaggerated pauses at each ellipsis (even humming to himself for a few seconds while he waits on the longest one right before the end), and says "somone" as a name.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Well, of course you're not, Somone. Or else you would've fallen prey to Edgar's Baby's Daddy: my Homestar junkmail filter. ''{clears screen}'' So what I don't have a candy product. I betcha I will by the end of this email. I'm famous, popular, and chick-magnet enough to have a candy product. Why is it athletes are the only ones with their own candy bars? Shouldn't they have their own brand of, like, jock-strap or divorce lawyer, instead? ''{clears screen}'' For my candy bar, we're gonna need a name that's 50% Strong Bad, 50% tooth rot, and 50% ta-dah!!! How 'bou... SBLOUNSKCHED!

''{A brown "SBLOUNSKCHED! bar" smashes onscreen, and then disappears.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' 'Cuz that's how you're gonna feel when you eat one... like you got SBLOUNSKCHED! ''{has trouble pronouncing the end, and types it slowly}'' Now we gotta be sure and represent as many of the different states—

''{A candy-based periodic table covers the screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —of candy matter as possible. We’ll start with a gaseous cloud of marshmallow vapor—

''{While Strong Bad says the second sentence, a pile of marshmallows appears from the left and puffs into a shiny, white vapor.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —encased in a globule of semi-solid licorice colloid.

''{As this is said, some black goo comes from behind and encases the vapor in a bubbly black sphere. It shrinks while it and many other identical blobs fill the lower part of the screen as the next sentence starts.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' A bunch of those will be floating in a channel of liquid nougat—

''{A wave of white nougat fills the lower half of the screen, and the licorice spheres begin floating in the new stream.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —which I recently found out is the candy equivalent of veal. And we roll all that up inside a solid crispety cookety log—

''{At the end of the last sentence, a cookie dough log with chocolate chips wraps around the stream and puts it back to the center. It has a small stump sticking out with a leaf.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —and cover it with rich, creamy... pepperoni.

''{Seven slices of pepperoni drop along the top of the candy log.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Then sprinkle that with, not just crispy puffed rice, but whole tiny bowls of crispy puffed rice [[Breakfast Cereal|cereal]].

''{As this is spoken, twelve tiny bowls of crispy puffed rice cereal drop onto the treat.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' And finally, smother that with the ol' BBC: Boring Brown Chocolate.

''{Liquid chocolate is poured onto the candy and completely covers it.}''

'''BRITISH-ACCENTED VOICE:''' I say...

'''STRONG BAD:''' Now that is a confection worthy of the SBLOUNSKCHED! name.

''{"SBLOUNSKCHED!" appears [[Wikipedia:Embossing|embossed]] on the candy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' But I need to think of a better shape than the standard piece-of-crap shape.

''{Cut to Strong Bad in the bathroom, reading a newspaper.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I'm talkin' to you, Baby Ruth.

''{Cut back to the Periodic Table.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Let's see... shape, shape, shape shape shape—

''{The candy rapidly morphs through a series of shapes: a chainsaw, a dollar sign, a thumbs-up, a syringe, a campfire, the state of [[Wikipedia:Indiana|Indiana]] (with the word "BAR" written on it), a moustache, and the bust of Van Buren.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —ooh, what about my pants?

''{The candy morphs into the shape of Strong Bad's pants}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Everybody knows my pants! And they come with a built-in bite out of them ''{a bite is taken out of the pants, with a 'chomp' sound}'' for security, 'cause who's gonna steal a pair of half-eaten choco-pants?

''{Cut back to computer}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Man, with a candy bar like that, you could get away with anything!

''{A candy commercial begins. Fade in to a close-up of Strong Bad's feet and pants as he walks down a road towards the camera. The words "copyright 2006 Cheap As Free Foodstuffs" appear in the bottom-right corner for the first few seconds.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover, singing}'' You got the munch.

''{Cut to the same scene, except now focusing on the right of Strong Bad's upper body. You can see that he is holding a SBLOUNSKCHED! candy bar. As the words "Crisp" and "Crunch" are spoken, they appear on the left.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The crisp and the crunch.

''{The camera cuts to full shot of Strong Bad walking. You can see that he is going along an odd-looking hill.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Livin' in the gutter with—

''{Cut to an alley, where Senor Cardgage is sleeping in a sleeping bag and using his Aldi bag as a pillow. Strong Bad's silhouette is seen walking past the edge of the street.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —Grandma...

''{Cut to the Athletic Field, where Strong Bad is in the foreground watching Coach Z struggle with a basketball over his head. On the scoreboard, [[Crazy Go Nuts University|CGNU]] has "0" points and TECH has "R".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' When Coach puts you in,—

''{Strong Bad turns to face the camera, holds a SBLOUNSKCHED! candy bar up to the camera and smiles.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —you gotta go for the win.

''{Cut to Strong Bad facing the [[Tandy 400]]. The following is displayed on the Tandy's screen.}''

<blockquote class="tandy email">
Current date is Fri 12-31-1999 
Enter new date (dd-mm-yy) 
a:\>
</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' Y2K turned out all riiiight!

''{When "all right" is sung, Strong Bad turns to face the camera and holds up the candy bar again. He also winks and gives a "thumbs-up" sign with his other hand. Cut to a blue background with the word "SBLOUNSKCHED" written repeated in the background. The candy bar's logo pops onscreen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{with chorus}'' SBLOUNSKCHED!

''{Strong Bad is facing the camera. Behind him is an angry Marzipan with her art equipment, her canvas broken over her head. Strong Bad raises the candy bar to the camera again, and Marzipan smiles.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You can do it!

''{Cut back to the blue background. The logo pops onscreen again.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{with chorus}'' SBLOUNSKCHED!

''{Cut to Strong Bad in his basement. Strong Sad's lower body is seen hanging halfway out of the ceiling, struggling. Debris is visible on the floor beneath him. Strong Bad holds the candy bar up again and the hanging Strong Sad gives a "thumbs-up" sign.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Crunchy chew it!

''{Cut back to Strong Bad standing on the green hill, this time with the path gone. The camera circles around Strong Bad as the sung line appears onscreen and then fades away.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{with chorus}'' Who's got the money?!?

''{Strong Bad jumps up.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You got... SBLOUNSKCHED!'' {Has slight trouble saying the name}''

''{Strong Bad freezes in midair as the background changes back to blue, with the logo beneath him. As the TV announcer speaks, two SBLOUNSKCHED bars appear on the left in their wrappers, one after the other. A yellow oval with the message "Dentist Acknowledged" appears on the right.}''

'''TV ANNOUNCER:''' ''{speaking very rapidly}'' Buy one and you can get one free root canal or cavity search.

''{[[The Paper]] comes down. Strong Bad moves his head to the side to peek under The Paper shortly after it appears.}''

===Footnote===

#This could also be "Sibilants. Sibilants."

== Easter Eggs ==
[[Image:JunkmailFilta.png|thumb|Edgar's Baby's Daddy]]
*Click "Edgar's Baby's Daddy" to see Strong Bad's Homestar junkmail filter.
{| cellspacing=4 style="font-family:Courier New, monospace;font-weight:bold;border:2px solid gray;margin-top:8px;margin-bottom:8px"
|-
| style="padding:4px;border:2px solid red" |[[image:No_homestar.png|float|right|50 px]]Edgar´s Baby´s Daddy H*R Junkmail Filta
|-
|
{| cellspacing=0 style="font-family:Courier New, monospace;font-weight:bold;clear:both;"
|-
! align="left" style="border-bottom:2px solid #CCC;border-right:2px solid #CCC" | Subject !! style="border-bottom:2px solid #CCC;border-right:2px solid #CCC" | Time !! style="border-bottom:2px solid #CCC" | Sender
|-
| style="border-right:2px solid #CCC;padding:0 4px" | Re: Besing Friends
| style="border-right:2px solid #CCC;padding:0 4px" | 10:22
| style="padding:0 4px" | Homestar Runner
|-
| style="border-right:2px solid #CCC;padding:0 4px" | Draw Trogdor again ;)
| style="border-right:2px solid #CCC;padding:0 4px" | 10:22
| style="padding:0 4px" | Homestar Runner
|-
| style="border-right:2px solid #CCC;padding:0 4px" | Re: re: re: resending
| style="border-right:2px solid #CCC;padding:0 4px" | 10:23
| style="padding:0 4px" | Homestar Runner
|-
| style="border-right:2px solid #CCC;padding:0 4px" | Re: PharmBlacy news
| style="border-right:2px solid #CCC;padding:0 4px" | 10:23
| style="padding:0 4px" | Homestar Runner
|-
| style="border-right:2px solid #CCC;padding:0 4px" | Possible caper
| style="border-right:2px solid #CCC;padding:0 4px" | 10:23
| style="padding:0 4px" | Homestar Runner
|-
| style="border-right:2px solid #CCC;padding:0 4px" | Rrrrates so low!!!!
| style="border-right:2px solid #CCC;padding:0 4px" | 10:24
| style="padding:0 4px" | Homestar Runner
|-
| style="border-right:2px solid #CCC;padding:0 4px" | Shemp vs. Curly Joe
| style="border-right:2px solid #CCC;padding:0 4px" | 10:24
| style="padding:0 4px" | Homestar Runner
|-
| style="border-right:2px solid #CCC;padding:0 4px" | It´s almost 10:25!!
| style="border-right:2px solid #CCC;padding:0 4px" | 10:24
| style="padding:0 4px" | Homestar Runner
|}
|}

*At the end of the e-mail, click the front SBLOUNSKCHED! bar to see a short scene of Homestar (dressed as a robber) preparing to steal a discarded candy product.
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Ooh, paydirt! A pair of half-eaten choco-pants!

*Also click the SBLOUNSKCHED! logo below the candy bars to see a short scene of Marshie's face appearing in the gaseous marshmallow vapor.
:'''MARSHIE:''' ''{creepy, distorted voice}'' You can't destroy me!

== Fun Facts ==

===Explanations===
*Although the word [[wikipedia:colloid|colloids]] has several meanings, in this situation it refers to small particles that are suspended within the substance that contains them, a common example being [[wikipedia:Jell-O|Jell-O]].
*[[Wikipedia:Sibilant consonant|Sibilance]] (or "sibilants") is a word commonly used when testing microphones to make sure that sibilant sounds ("s", "sh", "z", and "zh") are picked up and balanced properly against other speech.
*The date shown on the Tandy 400 is Friday, December 31, 1999. It is possible that Strong Bad was changing the date to avoid the [[Wikipedia:year 2000 problem|year 2000 problem]].
*[[Wikipedia:Veal|Veal]] is the meat taken from young calves, which some consider to be an inhumane practice. It is generally appreciated for its delicate taste, tender texture, and nutritious qualities.
*[[Wikipedia:BBC|BBC]] actually stands for ''British Broadcasting Corporation'', which may explain why the English voice is offended by Strong Bad's interpretation.

===Trivia===
*[[The Brothers Chaps]] have revealed that "Draw [[Trogdor]] again" is one of the top five [[Flashforward 2006 Seattle - 28 Feb 2006#Pre-animation Process - 4:05 p.m.|commonly sent emails that will not be answered]].
*See [[The Periodic Table of Candy Elements]] for the full table.
[[Image:DaNewsPapes.png|thumb|Da NewsPapes]]
*Strong Bad's [[News Articles|newspaper]] reads as follows:
<blockquote style="font-family:Times New Roman,serif;font-size:120%">Da NewsPapes 
World events continued for the 43rd 
consecutive day. This is just 3 shy of 
the all-time record of 46. Many believe 
this to be a sign of things to come. Ed 
Bache concurs. "This is a sign of 
things to come." 

Back Pape 
Famous couples were spotted eating, 
walking around, and on movie screens 
across the country.</blockquote>

===Remarks===
*During the SBLOUNSKCHED! commercial, you can't adjust the contrast knobs on the [[Tandy 400]] as you normally could.
*The Tandy gives the "current" date as month-day-year, with a 4-digit year, but it is asking for the new date as day-month-year with a 2-digit year.
*Requesting a "new date" at startup was very common for early Tandy computers, as many of them did not have a CMOS battery installed to keep track of the date and time while powered off.
*As evidenced by the "a:\>" prompt on the Tandy, Strong Bad exited the date program without entering the new date.
*The Edgar's Baby's Daddy filter screen is in the [[Compy 386|Compy]]'s [[Fonts|font]], Commodore 64, instead of Glitch0, the Lappy's font.
*Although licorice candy is mentioned as a part of Strong Bad's [[Wikipedia:Confectionery|confectionery]], it is the only candy ingredient of the candy bar that is not one of the visible "elements" in the periodic table.
*From the start of the commercial to just before The Paper comes down is exactly 30 seconds – the standard length of a TV commercial.
*Though Strong Bad says he doesn't have any candy named after him, he does have a chewing gum named after him in an Easter egg from [[2 emails]].

===Goofs===

*When Strong Bad is reading Da NewsPape, part of the text is overlapping onto the wall.
*When Strong Bad says, "I'm talking to you, Baby Ruth", he doesn't move his mouth into an 'O' when he says, "Ruth".

===Fixed Goofs===


*When this email was released, there was no back button at the end. It was fixed within a day of the email's release.

===Inside References===
*"Re: re: re: resending" is a possible reference to [[bottom 10]], where Strong Bad explains that he hates emails that have more than one Fwd: or Re: in the subject line.
*"Rrrrates so low!!!!" were once also offered by Homestar Runner to Marzipan in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 5.0]].
*This is another example of [[Homestar Peeking|characters peeking]] from behind objects in the foreground.
*One of the rejected forms for the candy bar is the [[Van Buren|bust of Van Buren]].
*At the beginning of the commercial, small print at the bottom reveals that it is a production of [[Cheap As Free]] Foodstuffs.
*Marshie's creepy voice in the Easter egg is similar to an Easter egg in [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]].
*"Edgar's Baby's Daddy" is another instance of [[Edgar]]-based computer protection software.
**In [[long pants]], Edga Jr. was "The Long Email Killa Filta". "Filta" is used again for the latest Edgar filter, "Edgar´s Baby´s Daddy H*R Junkmail Filta".
*"Possible caper" refers to [[caper]].
*"Da NewsPapes" is a reference to the newspapers in [[stunt double]] and [[dangeresque 3]], which were called "The Local Newspapes".
*The camera rotating around Strong Bad while he's standing on the hill is a possible reference to [[Old Intro 2]].
*One of Homestar's email subject lines contains an example of [[be's]].
*The part of the commercial with Senor Cardgage sleeping in an alley is a reference to [[Senorial Day]].
*The SBLOUNSKCHED! bar is another example of a [[Concoctions|concoction]].

===Real-World References===

*"Sibilance," a word describing the "s" sound, was used by Tom Hanks in a "Wayne's World" sketch on ''Saturday Night Live'' in a soundcheck for Aerosmith.
*The "SBLOUNSKCHED!" commercial is a parody of a series of TV commercials for [[Wikipedia:Mentos|Mentos]] candies. In these commercials, it is suggested that you can get away with virtually anything so long as you have the advertised product.
*[[Wikipedia:Baby Ruth|Baby Ruth]] is a popular 2-ounce candy bar in a log-shaped form. Strong Bad's comment about "athletes with their own candy bars" probably refers to the common assumption that the Baby Ruth was named after baseball great [[Wikipedia:Babe Ruth|Babe Ruth]]. ([http://www.babyruth.com/faqs.asp Officially], Baby Ruth was named after the daughter of U.S. President [[Wikipedia:Grover Cleveland|Grover Cleveland]], but this may have been a smokescreen to avoid paying royalties to the Babe.)
**"Athletes with their own candy bars" also refers to [[Wikipedia:Reggie Jackson|Reggie Jackson]] who had a candy bar named after him in 1978. It was a circular "bar" of peanuts dipped in caramel and covered in chocolate.
**[[Wikipedia:Carmelo Anthony|Carmelo Anthony]], the starting small forward for the NBA's [[Wikipedia:Denver Nuggets|Denver Nuggets]], also briefly had his own candy bar, the "Melo Bar".
**Strong Bad's later allusion to the Baby Ruth's scatological appearance is most likely a reference to a like-minded gag in the film ''[[Wikipedia:Caddyshack|Caddyshack]]''
*Grizzly Chomps, a Hostess-brand chocolate cupcake introduced in 1992, similarly featured a "built-in bite". The package bore a cartoon bear saying, "I start 'em, you finish 'em."
*"Crispity" is a made-up word used in advertisements, along with "crunchity" and "peanut-buttery," to describe the [[Wikipedia:Butterfinger|Butterfinger]] candy bar.
*"Re: PharamBlacy news", which appears in the Junkmail Filta, is a subject line from an actual [[Wikipedia:E-mail spam|spam]] that was circulating in heavy volume around the time this email was produced. It advertised discount prescription drugs, and the subject had two random letters inserted where the B and l appear here.
*[[Wikipedia:Shemp Howard|Shemp Howard]] and [[Wikipedia:Curly Joe DeRita|"Curly Joe" DeRita]] served as the third of the [[Wikipedia:Three Stooges|Three Stooges]] at various points in the act's history.
*The "Periodic Table of Candy Elements" which appears behind Strong Bad's candy creation as he is making it is a spoof off of the "Periodic Table of Elements" which is the basis for all Chemistry and other scientific research.
[[Image:HotelLincoln.jpg|thumb|Bust of Lincoln]]
*The scene with morphing candy bar shapes is reminiscent of the music video for [http://www.tmbw.net/wiki/index.php/%28She_Was_A%29_Hotel_Detective "(She Was A) Hotel Detective"] by [[They Might Be Giants]], in which a revolver morphs into a keychain, a noose, an ashtray, a doorknob, a bloody knife, and a bust of [[Presidents|Lincoln]].


== External Links ==
{{sbemailextlinks|149|7465}}

{{Strong Bad Email}}

candy product

2006-05-09T01:26:51Z

Walking Armless: /* Explanations */

{{sbenav|149|disconnected|alternate universe}}

[[Image:CandyProduct.png|thumb|You got SBLOUNSKCHED!]]

Strong Bad gets his own [[SBLOUNSKCHED! Bar|candy product]].

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Senor Cardgage}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}} (Easter egg), {{Film|Marshie}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Bathroom of the Brothers Strong]], A Hill, [[Alleyway]], [[The Athletic Field]], [[Marzipan's House]], [[Strong Bad's Basement]], [[The Field]] (Easter egg)

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' March 21, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 2:58

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

== Transcript ==

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{as if talking into a microphone - he blows into the mic and taps it}'' Check one, check two. Sibilance. Sibilance. [[#Footnote|[1]]] SBEmail.
<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: Candy</div>
Dear Strongbad 
I was wondering, if you are so famous, popular, and a 
chick-magnet how come you dont have any candy product... 
or food thing... to sell.............. 
From somone thats not homestarrunnner
</blockquote>

''{While reading, Strong Bad says "Dear Strongbad I was wondering," as one clause, pronounces "dont" with a short O sound (rhyming with "font"), inserts exaggerated pauses at each ellipsis (even humming to himself for a few seconds while he waits on the longest one right before the end), and says "somone" as a name.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Well, of course you're not, Somone. Or else you would've fallen prey to Edgar's Baby's Daddy: my Homestar junkmail filter. ''{clears screen}'' So what I don't have a candy product. I betcha I will by the end of this email. I'm famous, popular, and chick-magnet enough to have a candy product. Why is it athletes are the only ones with their own candy bars? Shouldn't they have their own brand of, like, jock-strap or divorce lawyer, instead? ''{clears screen}'' For my candy bar, we're gonna need a name that's 50% Strong Bad, 50% tooth rot, and 50% ta-dah!!! How 'bou... SBLOUNSKCHED!

''{A brown "SBLOUNSKCHED! bar" smashes onscreen, and then disappears.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' 'Cuz that's how you're gonna feel when you eat one... like you got SBLOUNSKCHED! ''{has trouble pronouncing the end, and types it slowly}'' Now we gotta be sure and represent as many of the different states—

''{A candy-based periodic table covers the screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —of candy matter as possible. We’ll start with a gaseous cloud of marshmallow vapor—

''{While Strong Bad says the second sentence, a pile of marshmallows appears from the left and puffs into a shiny, white vapor.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —encased in a globule of semi-solid licorice colloid.

''{As this is said, some black goo comes from behind and encases the vapor in a bubbly black sphere. It shrinks while it and many other identical blobs fill the lower part of the screen as the next sentence starts.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' A bunch of those will be floating in a channel of liquid nougat—

''{A wave of white nougat fills the lower half of the screen, and the licorice spheres begin floating in the new stream.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —which I recently found out is the candy equivalent of veal. And we roll all that up inside a solid crispety cookety log—

''{At the end of the last sentence, a cookie dough log with chocolate chips wraps around the stream and puts it back to the center. It has a small stump sticking out with a leaf.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —and cover it with rich, creamy... pepperoni.

''{Seven slices of pepperoni drop along the top of the candy log.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Then sprinkle that with, not just crispy puffed rice, but whole tiny bowls of crispy puffed rice [[Breakfast Cereal|cereal]].

''{As this is spoken, twelve tiny bowls of crispy puffed rice cereal drop onto the treat.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' And finally, smother that with the ol' BBC: Boring Brown Chocolate.

''{Liquid chocolate is poured onto the candy and completely covers it.}''

'''BRITISH-ACCENTED VOICE:''' I say...

'''STRONG BAD:''' Now that is a confection worthy of the SBLOUNSKCHED! name.

''{"SBLOUNSKCHED!" appears [[Wikipedia:Embossing|embossed]] on the candy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' But I need to think of a better shape than the standard piece-of-crap shape.

''{Cut to Strong Bad in the bathroom, reading a newspaper.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I'm talkin' to you, Baby Ruth.

''{Cut back to the Periodic Table.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Let's see... shape, shape, shape shape shape—

''{The candy rapidly morphs through a series of shapes: a chainsaw, a dollar sign, a thumbs-up, a syringe, a campfire, the state of [[Wikipedia:Indiana|Indiana]] (with the word "BAR" written on it), a moustache, and the bust of Van Buren.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —ooh, what about my pants?

''{The candy morphs into the shape of Strong Bad's pants}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Everybody knows my pants! And they come with a built-in bite out of them ''{a bite is taken out of the pants, with a 'chomp' sound}'' for security, 'cause who's gonna steal a pair of half-eaten choco-pants?

''{Cut back to computer}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Man, with a candy bar like that, you could get away with anything!

''{A candy commercial begins. Fade in to a close-up of Strong Bad's feet and pants as he walks down a road towards the camera. The words "copyright 2006 Cheap As Free Foodstuffs" appear in the bottom-right corner for the first few seconds.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover, singing}'' You got the munch.

''{Cut to the same scene, except now focusing on the right of Strong Bad's upper body. You can see that he is holding a SBLOUNSKCHED! candy bar. As the words "Crisp" and "Crunch" are spoken, they appear on the left.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The crisp and the crunch.

''{The camera cuts to full shot of Strong Bad walking. You can see that he is going along an odd-looking hill.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Livin' in the gutter with—

''{Cut to an alley, where Senor Cardgage is sleeping in a sleeping bag and using his Aldi bag as a pillow. Strong Bad's silhouette is seen walking past the edge of the street.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —Grandma...

''{Cut to the Athletic Field, where Strong Bad is in the foreground watching Coach Z struggle with a basketball over his head. On the scoreboard, [[Crazy Go Nuts University|CGNU]] has "0" points and TECH has "R".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' When Coach puts you in,—

''{Strong Bad turns to face the camera, holds a SBLOUNSKCHED! candy bar up to the camera and smiles.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —you gotta go for the win.

''{Cut to Strong Bad facing the [[Tandy 400]]. The following is displayed on the Tandy's screen.}''

<blockquote class="tandy email">
Current date is Fri 12-31-1999 
Enter new date (dd-mm-yy) 
a:\>
</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' Y2K turned out all riiiight!

''{When "all right" is sung, Strong Bad turns to face the camera and holds up the candy bar again. He also winks and gives a "thumbs-up" sign with his other hand. Cut to a blue background with the word "SBLOUNSKCHED" written repeated in the background. The candy bar's logo pops onscreen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{with chorus}'' SBLOUNSKCHED!

''{Strong Bad is facing the camera. Behind him is an angry Marzipan with her art equipment, her canvas broken over her head. Strong Bad raises the candy bar to the camera again, and Marzipan smiles.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You can do it!

''{Cut back to the blue background. The logo pops onscreen again.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{with chorus}'' SBLOUNSKCHED!

''{Cut to Strong Bad in his basement. Strong Sad's lower body is seen hanging halfway out of the ceiling, struggling. Debris is visible on the floor beneath him. Strong Bad holds the candy bar up again and the hanging Strong Sad gives a "thumbs-up" sign.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Crunchy chew it!

''{Cut back to Strong Bad standing on the green hill, this time with the path gone. The camera circles around Strong Bad as the sung line appears onscreen and then fades away.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{with chorus}'' Who's got the money?!?

''{Strong Bad jumps up.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You got... SBLOUNSKCHED!'' {Has slight trouble saying the name}''

''{Strong Bad freezes in midair as the background changes back to blue, with the logo beneath him. As the TV announcer speaks, two SBLOUNSKCHED bars appear on the left in their wrappers, one after the other. A yellow oval with the message "Dentist Acknowledged" appears on the right.}''

'''TV ANNOUNCER:''' ''{speaking very rapidly}'' Buy one and you can get one free root canal or cavity search.

''{[[The Paper]] comes down. Strong Bad moves his head to the side to peek under The Paper shortly after it appears.}''

===Footnote===

#This could also be "Sibilants. Sibilants."

== Easter Eggs ==
[[Image:JunkmailFilta.png|thumb|Edgar's Baby's Daddy]]
*Click "Edgar's Baby's Daddy" to see Strong Bad's Homestar junkmail filter.
{| cellspacing=4 style="font-family:Courier New, monospace;font-weight:bold;border:2px solid gray;margin-top:8px;margin-bottom:8px"
|-
| style="padding:4px;border:2px solid red" |[[image:No_homestar.png|float|right|50 px]]Edgar´s Baby´s Daddy H*R Junkmail Filta
|-
|
{| cellspacing=0 style="font-family:Courier New, monospace;font-weight:bold;clear:both;"
|-
! align="left" style="border-bottom:2px solid #CCC;border-right:2px solid #CCC" | Subject !! style="border-bottom:2px solid #CCC;border-right:2px solid #CCC" | Time !! style="border-bottom:2px solid #CCC" | Sender
|-
| style="border-right:2px solid #CCC;padding:0 4px" | Re: Besing Friends
| style="border-right:2px solid #CCC;padding:0 4px" | 10:22
| style="padding:0 4px" | Homestar Runner
|-
| style="border-right:2px solid #CCC;padding:0 4px" | Draw Trogdor again ;)
| style="border-right:2px solid #CCC;padding:0 4px" | 10:22
| style="padding:0 4px" | Homestar Runner
|-
| style="border-right:2px solid #CCC;padding:0 4px" | Re: re: re: resending
| style="border-right:2px solid #CCC;padding:0 4px" | 10:23
| style="padding:0 4px" | Homestar Runner
|-
| style="border-right:2px solid #CCC;padding:0 4px" | Re: PharmBlacy news
| style="border-right:2px solid #CCC;padding:0 4px" | 10:23
| style="padding:0 4px" | Homestar Runner
|-
| style="border-right:2px solid #CCC;padding:0 4px" | Possible caper
| style="border-right:2px solid #CCC;padding:0 4px" | 10:23
| style="padding:0 4px" | Homestar Runner
|-
| style="border-right:2px solid #CCC;padding:0 4px" | Rrrrates so low!!!!
| style="border-right:2px solid #CCC;padding:0 4px" | 10:24
| style="padding:0 4px" | Homestar Runner
|-
| style="border-right:2px solid #CCC;padding:0 4px" | Shemp vs. Curly Joe
| style="border-right:2px solid #CCC;padding:0 4px" | 10:24
| style="padding:0 4px" | Homestar Runner
|-
| style="border-right:2px solid #CCC;padding:0 4px" | It´s almost 10:25!!
| style="border-right:2px solid #CCC;padding:0 4px" | 10:24
| style="padding:0 4px" | Homestar Runner
|}
|}

*At the end of the e-mail, click the front SBLOUNSKCHED! bar to see a short scene of Homestar (dressed as a robber) preparing to steal a discarded candy product.
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Ooh, paydirt! A pair of half-eaten choco-pants!

*Also click the SBLOUNSKCHED! logo below the candy bars to see a short scene of Marshie's face appearing in the gaseous marshmallow vapor.
:'''MARSHIE:''' ''{creepy, distorted voice}'' You can't destroy me!

== Fun Facts ==

===Explanations===
*Although the word [[wikipedia:colloid|colloids]] has several meanings, in this situation it refers to small particles that are suspended within the substance that contains them, a familair example being [[wikipedia:Jell-O|Jell-O]].
*[[Wikipedia:Sibilant consonant|Sibilance]] (or "sibilants") is a word commonly used when testing microphones to make sure that sibilant sounds ("s", "sh", "z", and "zh") are picked up and balanced properly against other speech.
*The date shown on the Tandy 400 is Friday, December 31, 1999. It is possible that Strong Bad was changing the date to avoid the [[Wikipedia:year 2000 problem|year 2000 problem]].
*[[Wikipedia:Veal|Veal]] is the meat taken from young calves, which some consider to be an inhumane practice. It is generally appreciated for its delicate taste, tender texture, and nutritious qualities.
*[[Wikipedia:BBC|BBC]] actually stands for ''British Broadcasting Corporation'', which may explain why the English voice is offended by Strong Bad's interpretation.

===Trivia===
*[[The Brothers Chaps]] have revealed that "Draw [[Trogdor]] again" is one of the top five [[Flashforward 2006 Seattle - 28 Feb 2006#Pre-animation Process - 4:05 p.m.|commonly sent emails that will not be answered]].
*See [[The Periodic Table of Candy Elements]] for the full table.
[[Image:DaNewsPapes.png|thumb|Da NewsPapes]]
*Strong Bad's [[News Articles|newspaper]] reads as follows:
<blockquote style="font-family:Times New Roman,serif;font-size:120%">Da NewsPapes 
World events continued for the 43rd 
consecutive day. This is just 3 shy of 
the all-time record of 46. Many believe 
this to be a sign of things to come. Ed 
Bache concurs. "This is a sign of 
things to come." 

Back Pape 
Famous couples were spotted eating, 
walking around, and on movie screens 
across the country.</blockquote>

===Remarks===
*During the SBLOUNSKCHED! commercial, you can't adjust the contrast knobs on the [[Tandy 400]] as you normally could.
*The Tandy gives the "current" date as month-day-year, with a 4-digit year, but it is asking for the new date as day-month-year with a 2-digit year.
*Requesting a "new date" at startup was very common for early Tandy computers, as many of them did not have a CMOS battery installed to keep track of the date and time while powered off.
*As evidenced by the "a:\>" prompt on the Tandy, Strong Bad exited the date program without entering the new date.
*The Edgar's Baby's Daddy filter screen is in the [[Compy 386|Compy]]'s [[Fonts|font]], Commodore 64, instead of Glitch0, the Lappy's font.
*Although licorice candy is mentioned as a part of Strong Bad's [[Wikipedia:Confectionery|confectionery]], it is the only candy ingredient of the candy bar that is not one of the visible "elements" in the periodic table.
*From the start of the commercial to just before The Paper comes down is exactly 30 seconds – the standard length of a TV commercial.
*Though Strong Bad says he doesn't have any candy named after him, he does have a chewing gum named after him in an Easter egg from [[2 emails]].

===Goofs===

*When Strong Bad is reading Da NewsPape, part of the text is overlapping onto the wall.
*When Strong Bad says, "I'm talking to you, Baby Ruth", he doesn't move his mouth into an 'O' when he says, "Ruth".

===Fixed Goofs===


*When this email was released, there was no back button at the end. It was fixed within a day of the email's release.

===Inside References===
*"Re: re: re: resending" is a possible reference to [[bottom 10]], where Strong Bad explains that he hates emails that have more than one Fwd: or Re: in the subject line.
*"Rrrrates so low!!!!" were once also offered by Homestar Runner to Marzipan in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 5.0]].
*This is another example of [[Homestar Peeking|characters peeking]] from behind objects in the foreground.
*One of the rejected forms for the candy bar is the [[Van Buren|bust of Van Buren]].
*At the beginning of the commercial, small print at the bottom reveals that it is a production of [[Cheap As Free]] Foodstuffs.
*Marshie's creepy voice in the Easter egg is similar to an Easter egg in [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]].
*"Edgar's Baby's Daddy" is another instance of [[Edgar]]-based computer protection software.
**In [[long pants]], Edga Jr. was "The Long Email Killa Filta". "Filta" is used again for the latest Edgar filter, "Edgar´s Baby´s Daddy H*R Junkmail Filta".
*"Possible caper" refers to [[caper]].
*"Da NewsPapes" is a reference to the newspapers in [[stunt double]] and [[dangeresque 3]], which were called "The Local Newspapes".
*The camera rotating around Strong Bad while he's standing on the hill is a possible reference to [[Old Intro 2]].
*One of Homestar's email subject lines contains an example of [[be's]].
*The part of the commercial with Senor Cardgage sleeping in an alley is a reference to [[Senorial Day]].
*The SBLOUNSKCHED! bar is another example of a [[Concoctions|concoction]].

===Real-World References===

*"Sibilance," a word describing the "s" sound, was used by Tom Hanks in a "Wayne's World" sketch on ''Saturday Night Live'' in a soundcheck for Aerosmith.
*The "SBLOUNSKCHED!" commercial is a parody of a series of TV commercials for [[Wikipedia:Mentos|Mentos]] candies. In these commercials, it is suggested that you can get away with virtually anything so long as you have the advertised product.
*[[Wikipedia:Baby Ruth|Baby Ruth]] is a popular 2-ounce candy bar in a log-shaped form. Strong Bad's comment about "athletes with their own candy bars" probably refers to the common assumption that the Baby Ruth was named after baseball great [[Wikipedia:Babe Ruth|Babe Ruth]]. ([http://www.babyruth.com/faqs.asp Officially], Baby Ruth was named after the daughter of U.S. President [[Wikipedia:Grover Cleveland|Grover Cleveland]], but this may have been a smokescreen to avoid paying royalties to the Babe.)
**"Athletes with their own candy bars" also refers to [[Wikipedia:Reggie Jackson|Reggie Jackson]] who had a candy bar named after him in 1978. It was a circular "bar" of peanuts dipped in caramel and covered in chocolate.
**[[Wikipedia:Carmelo Anthony|Carmelo Anthony]], the starting small forward for the NBA's [[Wikipedia:Denver Nuggets|Denver Nuggets]], also briefly had his own candy bar, the "Melo Bar".
**Strong Bad's later allusion to the Baby Ruth's scatological appearance is most likely a reference to a like-minded gag in the film ''[[Wikipedia:Caddyshack|Caddyshack]]''
*Grizzly Chomps, a Hostess-brand chocolate cupcake introduced in 1992, similarly featured a "built-in bite". The package bore a cartoon bear saying, "I start 'em, you finish 'em."
*"Crispity" is a made-up word used in advertisements, along with "crunchity" and "peanut-buttery," to describe the [[Wikipedia:Butterfinger|Butterfinger]] candy bar.
*"Re: PharamBlacy news", which appears in the Junkmail Filta, is a subject line from an actual [[Wikipedia:E-mail spam|spam]] that was circulating in heavy volume around the time this email was produced. It advertised discount prescription drugs, and the subject had two random letters inserted where the B and l appear here.
*[[Wikipedia:Shemp Howard|Shemp Howard]] and [[Wikipedia:Curly Joe DeRita|"Curly Joe" DeRita]] served as the third of the [[Wikipedia:Three Stooges|Three Stooges]] at various points in the act's history.
*The "Periodic Table of Candy Elements" which appears behind Strong Bad's candy creation as he is making it is a spoof off of the "Periodic Table of Elements" which is the basis for all Chemistry and other scientific research.
[[Image:HotelLincoln.jpg|thumb|Bust of Lincoln]]
*The scene with morphing candy bar shapes is reminiscent of the music video for [http://www.tmbw.net/wiki/index.php/%28She_Was_A%29_Hotel_Detective "(She Was A) Hotel Detective"] by [[They Might Be Giants]], in which a revolver morphs into a keychain, a noose, an ashtray, a doorknob, a bloody knife, and a bust of [[Presidents|Lincoln]].


== External Links ==
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{{Strong Bad Email}}

different town

2006-05-09T01:25:08Z

Walking Armless:

{{sbenav|99|stupid stuff|flashback}}
[[Image:sbemail99.png|thumb|Only in his dreams...]]

How would Strong Bad make the town different? By breaking out into song, of course!

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|The Poopsmith}}, {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|The King of Town}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Pom Pom}}, [[Minor Alternate Versions|ABA Basketball Pom Pom]], {{Film|Homsar}}, [[Modestly Hot Homsar]]

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Field]], [[The Stick]]/[[Big Old Tree]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], [[The Athletic Field]]

{{Comp|Compy 386}}

'''Date:''' February 23, 2004

'''Running Time:''' 2:53

'''Page Title:''' Compy 386!!

== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Check your email and check your email. ''{His voice is looped with [[#Real-World References|another rhythm]]}'' Check your email and check your email.  ''{He stops singing and presses Enter.}''

<blockquote class="compy email">Dear Strong Bad, 
 
I just wondering, if you had a chance 
to make your town different, what 
would you do? 
 
Sincerley 
Steven WV</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad reads "WV" as "Wolksvagen".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Pour hot soup in Homestar's eyes, eh, Steven? That sounds like a pretty good- ''{He stops typing.}'' wait... what'd your email say again?

''{Strong Bad presses a key, and the email appears again}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{mumbling reading sounds}'' Oh. Oh-ho! Sorry.

''{Strong Bad presses a key, and starts the reply again.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Make the town different, eh, Steven? ''{He breaks into song.}'' Weeeeeeeeeehhhhhhhllllllll,—

''{Cut to The Poopsmith shoveling whatsit.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' —the Poopsmith, he could talk—

'''THE POOPSMITH:''' ''{in a surprisingly deep voice}'' Hello!

''{The screen slides to the left, where Marzipan is standing in front of a wall of amplifiers marked 'Marzipan'. She is dressed in heavy metal garb and is playing a guitar decorated with a skeleton pattern.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' And Marzipan would rock-

''{Marzipan wails on her guitar. Cut to The Stick.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' And The Stick would be this big old tree that'd try to eat everyone except The Cheat and me—

''{The Stick turns into a big tree with a scary mouth. A photo appears, showing the tree with Strong Bad and The Cheat hanging out with it. Strong Mad appears from behind the left border of the photo}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' AND ME!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{speaking in the photo}'' We'll see.

''{Strong Mad looks shocked. Cut to the field.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' And The King of Town would be underground in a box filled up with peas...

''{Pan down to reveal a large crate labeled "A MILLION [[Peas|PEAS]]" buried underground. A cut-out from the crate is taken away to reveal The King Of Town inside surrounded by peas.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' I hate peas!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{appearing in the lower-right corner of the screen, wearing a miner's hard hat}'' I know!

''{Cut to Bubs' Concession Stand. The stand is surrounded by flamethrowers and has a sign that reads "Please, Take SEVERAL".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Bubs would give away flame throwers ''{Bubs begins firing chocolate money from one of the flamethrowers}'' that shoot chocolate hundred-dollar bills...

'''BUBS:''' Imitation chocolate!

''{Pan right to reveal Strong Sad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' And my stupid baby brother would have been born with horns and a tail...

''{Strong Sad sprouts demon horns and a tail.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{looks down and says sadly}'' I'm evil.

''{Pan right to reveal the athletic field. Coach Z is standing there wearing an orange jacket.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' And Coach Z would wear this cool jacket.

''{Coach Z turns to reveal the back of his jacket. It reads "Totally Style" and has a picture of a thumbs-up.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Check it out, yo!

''{Pan right again. Homestar Runner is standing in the field.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' And Homestar just couldn't hack it.

''{Homestar Runner rips the star off his shirt and throws it to the ground, angrily.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I quit! ''{starts stomping on the star}''

''{A collector's sports card floats onto the left side of the screen. It shows a picture of Pom Pom with a basketball.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' And Pom Pom wouldn't change at all, 'cept he'd look like an ABA basketball.

''{Another card appears on the right, this time showing Pom Pom with his body changed to a red, white and blue ABA basketball. The screen goes black, then fades in to a close-up of Strong Bad's mouth.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{softly}'' Two, three, four.

''{Zoom out to reveal Strong Bad wearing a partially-open blue shirt and white pants.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' And this little weirdo...

''{A spotlight turns on in the background, revealing Homsar.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' ...would be a modestly hot girl...

''{Homsar silhouettes and morphs into a silhouette of a modestly hot girl.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' ...to help me through the hard times. You know, the kind that are only sorta hot so they don't mess around with other guys.

''{Modestly Hot Homsar un-silhouettes. She is wearing Homsar's bowler derby and a blue one-piece swimsuit with the word 'homsar', and she has brown hair and pink lipstick. Cut to a closeup of Modestly Hot Homsar.}''

'''MODESTLY HOT HOMSAR''': ''{in Homsar's voice}'' DaAaAa, I'm forever your girl! ''{her hat falls off the back of her hair}''

''{The crowd cheers for a moment as Modestly Hot Homsar stands there. Cut to the Computer Room where Strong Bad is standing on his stool. The cheering continues for a few seconds.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Thank you! Thank you! All right! This next one is the fourteenth song on my forty-second album. It's called—

''{Cut to Strong Sad standing to the right of the computer desk. He is dressed in a light blue tunic and is wearing horns and a tail.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Hey, Strong Bad—

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{off screen}'' WHOA! Can it be true?

''{Cut to a wide shot showing both Strong Bad and Strong Sad. Strong Bad is still standing on his stool.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Homestar Runner called it quits? The King of Town, pea-buried alive?! The Poopsmith speaketh?!?

'''STRONG SAD:''' No... Calm down, spaz! I'm going to the Clash-of-the-TitansCon, dressed up as Calibos, remember? I was just gonna ask if you still wanted that bust of Bubo.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, um. Right. Of course. ''{clears throat, then speaks quietly and quickly}'' Yeah, I still want the bust of Bubo.

'''STRONG SAD:''' Okay, bye, weirdo. What are you standing on that stool for anyway?

'''STRONG BAD:''' For your information, I was ''{pauses}'' checking on the lights, Strong Sad. We got that recessed lighting, y'know. Yup, everything looks great.

''{Cut back to the Compy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Yeah, things would be different alright. Though I'm a little disappointed in what I came up with for Homsar. Modestly hot my eye! I think my imagination's broke. ''{stops typing}'' Lemme try and think up the ''{starts typing again}'' Best Thing Ever. Umm... Beef... stew... Yup it's busted alright. I'm gonna go... place. ''{gets up and walks away}''

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

== Easter Eggs ==
*The words "eh, Steven?" can be clicked (only the first time SB types them) to show a [[Leomard Sportsinterviews|LEM]] drawing of "Eh. Steven." ([[Eh! Steve]] in formal wear).
*Clicking on "place" at the end brings up a [[Place]] postcard featuring [[Monkey D]] and the skyline of Seattle, Washington. It reads: "Greetings from PLACE." (Clicking it again closes it.)
*Click on the right side of "back" at the end to download the song.

== Fun Facts ==

===Trivia===
[[Image:Marzipanmohawk.PNG|thumb|Marzipan's new 'do.]]
*If you import the Flash file of the toon and move Mazipan's yellow hair away, there will be a different hair style hidden behind it.
* The music for "Different Town" was performed by [[They Might Be Giants]] especially for HomestarRunner.com. However, the lyrics were written by [[The Brothers Chaps]].
*Although Strong Bad's imagination is by no means part of continuity, this is the first time that the Poopsmith speaks (if you ignore the hiss in [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]]).
*After you bring up the postcard from Place, you can still access the "download the song" Easter egg, which appears over the top of the postcard.
*If you look closely in [[Isle of Pom]] toon, you can see an ABA basketball Pom.
*The label on the disk in the floppy disk container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#BAAL|BAAL]]".
*This toon has [[Nondescript Nouns]] ("Place").

===Inside References===
*The postcard from [[Place|PLACE]] in the Easter egg is a reference to Strong Bad's postcards from destinations such as OVER THERE in the email [[vacation]].
*The trading card Pom Pom was pictured on has the same design as the one featuring [[The Deke]] in [[autobiography]].

===Real-World References===
*The rhythm of Strong Bad's email song is taken from the They Might Be Giants song [http://tmbw.net/wiki/index.php/Ana_Ng Ana Ng] – the first time is the same as the rhythm part under the verse, and the second time is this and the vocal rhythm mixed together.
*The "[[Wikipedia:American Basketball Association|ABA]] Basketball" is indeed red, white, and blue instead of the [[Wikipedia:National Basketball Association|NBA]] orange.
*"[http://www.lucasfrancisstudio.com/cyberdyne/portfolio/Bubo.html Bubo]" was the name of the clockwork owl in the film ''[[IMDB:tt0082186|Clash Of The Titans]]'', later featured as an avatar on [[Strong Sad's Lament]]. Strong Sad was dressed as Calibos, the villain of that movie.
*Wolksvagen is a play on words of the German automobile manufacturer: [[Wikipedia:Volkswagen|Volkswagen]]. The funny pronunciation comes from the fact that the two letters are reversed from the normal abbreviation, VW. One may also note that in German, the name is pronounced "'''F'''olks'''v'''agen." The literal translation of Volkswagen would be Folk's Wagon.
*The board behind Homestar says "[[Crazy Go Nuts University|CGNU]]" and "DeBry," which is a parody of [[Wikipedia:DeVry University|DeVry University]].
*The guitar Marzipan is playing is "[http://www.philbrodieband.com/muso_george_lynch03.jpg Mr. Scary]," the axe [[Wikipedia:George Lynch (musician)|George Lynch]] used during his years with the '80s metal band [[Wikipedia:Dokken|Dokken]].
*The "Marzipan" amps are a play on the ubiquitous [[Wikipedia:Marshall Amplification|Marshall Amps]], which feature similar styling and font.
*Marzipan's blond hairdo may be a reference to [[Wikipedia:Heart (band)|Heart]] guitarist [[Wikipedia:Nancy Wilson (guitarist)|Nancy Wilson]].
*Strong Bad's outfit during the "And this little weirdo" sequence is similar to outfits worn by many glam-rock musicians, such as [[Wikipedia:Led Zeppelin|Led Zeppelin's]] [[Wikipedia:Robert Plant|Robert Plant]] and [[Wikipedia:Queen (band)|Queen's]] [[Wikipedia:Freddie Mercury|Freddie Mercury]].
*Homsar says "I'm forever your girl," a quote from the 1989 song and album titled "[http://www.lyricsdepot.com/paula-abdul/forever-your-girl.html Forever Your Girl]" by [[Wikipedia:Paula Abdul|Paula Abdul]].

===Fast Forward===
*Homestar's eyes will again be threatened with hot soup in [[New Boots]], this time by The Cheat.
*Strong Bad's statement that they have recessed lighting is confirmed in [[pop-up]] when Strong Bad jumps to the ceiling.
*The voice of The Poopsmith will be heard again in [[senior prom]].

== DVD Version ==
*The Eh! Steven Easter egg is viewable using the angle button on your DVD remote.
*The download link for Different Town has also been disabled for obvious reasons.
*The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary, as well as the ''original'' version of the Different Town song, as sung by John Linnell. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.
=== Commentary Transcript ===
('''Commentary by:''' [[Matt Chapman]], [[Mike Chapman]])

'''MATT:''' Another commentary.

'''MIKE:''' This is a commentary- My name is Mike Chapman. This is my younger brother Matt, he's three years younger than me.

'''MATT:''' That's all true.

'''MIKE:''' So, this commentary track- we're going to allow John Linnell from They Might Be Giants- we're gonna put on his original track. They co-wrote the song for this e-mail

'''MATT:''' did all the music for it, I just sent an email with some of the words and a couple of notes and that- that's it.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, so that's what we're going to play for the, um—

'''MATT:''' ''{quickly}'' Here it comes!

''{The Different Town music track is played, with [[John Linnell]] singing Strong Bad's lines (no other character's lines are said.)}''

'''MATT:''' I think I used a Miss Georgia, or Miss California, or something picture, for a reference for the hot Homsar.

'''MIKE:''' Probably was Miss Georgia.

'''MATT:''' You think so?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah. She's pretty hot

'''MATT:''' So, we liked Clash of the Titans a lot.

'''MIKE:''' True. It, uh, scared me when I was little. And I like the special effects.

'''MATT:''' And it delights you in your old age.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughing}'' It does.

'''MATT:''' Bubo was, of course, the R2-D2 of Clash of The Titans.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, the robot owl.

'''MATT:''' Yeah. But it was clockwork, Mike, there were no robotics back then. The gods had a mastery of clockworks, though.

'''MIKE:''' Gears.

'''MATT:''' Gears of...shimmies. Uh, Manhunter of New York, I believe, is in the diskbox there.

'''MIKE:''' ''Great'' game.

'''MATT:''' It's a great game. Speaking of terribly awkward graphics. ''{Mike laughs}'' That's something else that scared me when I was younger and delights me in my old age, is Manhunter of New York.

'''MIKE:''' Eyeballs. Flying eyeballs.

'''MATT:''' Yeah. Orbs.

'''MIKE:''' Orbs. Yeah.

'''MATT:''' Poor guy.

===Goofs===
*Matt incorrectly identifies the game in the [[Floppy Disk Container]] as "Manhunter of New York." It is actually "BAAL." The game "Manhunter of New York" appeared in the Floppy Disk container in [[Arcade Game]] and [[caper]].

===Fast Forward===

*Bubo the owl was later used as an Avatar for [[Strong Sad's Lament]].

==External Links==

{{preforumsbemailextlinks|99}}*[[Podstar:sb_email_different_town.m4v|download "different town" for the iPod]] (see [[Podstar Runner]])
*Download the song: [[HR:songs/differentown.zip|Win]] [[HR:songs/differentown.sit|Mac]]

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Talk:alternate universe

2006-04-05T22:41:20Z

Walking Armless: /* The Last SBEMail? */

== Fourth Wall==

OW! My fourth wall! Anonny-5:36 WST

You don't say! -[[User:That crazy DumDe!|DumDe]]

Now we have an excuse in case there are made-up characters in the "real" HR universe... it's because Homestar was trying to make a real fruit smoothie! —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 17:08, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
:[[20X6 vs. 1936|It was Homestar's fault all along.]] >.> - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 18:08, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

== That's the second biggest stretch I've ever seen! ==

Would you believe I nearly added that "This is about... the second or third to worst contest I ever heard of." as a Get Smart reference? Luckily it missed the article by ''this'' much. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 09:48, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

:It's been so long since I've seen that show, that I don't even remember that that would work. I think I was seven or eight when it was taken off Nick-at-Nite. The [[depressio|dumb and crappy]] Fox version doesn't count. I refuse to let it do so. The only things about it that I can remember were that one of his shoes was a telephone, and that the bad guys were called "Chaos". {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 20:08, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

== The Last SBEMail? ==

Perhaps I'm jumping the gun, but given the song at the end, and the length and "recurring characters" show... anyone else think that the one who suggested a while back that SBEMail #150 might be the last of them is correct? I hope not, but if it *is*, it's quite a sendoff. I particularly liked this one. -{{User:YK/sig}} 10:18, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

Why would The Paper tell us to send Strong Bad more emails if it was the last?--[[User:That crazy DumDe!|DumDe]] 10:34, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

I was a little worried too. But coming to think of it, TBC are doing it for a living right? So they probably won't blow up their source of income. Cisz 12:52 CET, 04-04-06

wahhh{{User:Csours/sig}} 11:00, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

Dudes.... this is the 150th email. Of course they're doing something special for it. --[[User:King Nintendoid|King Nintendoid]] 15:28, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

Plus guys, SB is going to update to an inkjet printer in 23 emails, although he might not considering it's been more than two years since he proposed changes to Strong Badia. {{User:Sluggy42/sig}} 17:13, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

And Dangeresque 3 still hasn't come out yet either.
...How many times have TBC kept promises they made in earlier toons? Peasant's Quest is one, Strong Sad not being invited to the second Halloween toon is another. [[User:ComputerBox|Tom H]]

:I haven't watched this yet, and now I'm sad and excited. I ''do'' hope this isn't a final SBEmail, or the end of H*R, because if it was or if there is before I get out of High School (which is about 5 more years), I'll cry my eyes out. Or at least make a petition. OFF TO THE SB EMAIL! ''{dun dun duhhh!}'' --[[User:MrsCommanderson|MrsCommanderson]] 23:57, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

I think that they couldn't end SBemails because most of the store items are based on SBemails. They enad it and they'll lose much, much money.--[[User:Shadow6000|s6k]] 01:49, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

For the record... I don't think they'd end the whole site. If this is "the end", it's probably just the last SBEMail. After which, they'd start something new. But that said, it's all just speculation on my part. The ending song "Save the last e-mail for Strong Bad" kinda hinted at that, though... But, yeah, as DumDe said, it also doesn't really fit that the Paper came down at the end. Why e-mail Strong Bad if there're gonna be no more SBEMail toons? Like I said, I'm probably jumping the gun. There's no need for panic right now. -{{User:YK/sig}} 02:24, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

:Jumping the gun about [[Wikipedia:Jumping the shark|jumping the shark]]? --[[User:TheNicestGuy|TheFunniestGuy]] 04:02, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

::My goodness, this is a cash cow they're gonna ride as far as possible. Who among us would not keep doing what we love if it pays for our dry bed and warm food? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 04:06, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

:::I don't know. There're some times where it seems like they're running out of ideas, then a SBEMail like this one comes along and proves me wrong. Still, it's just a feeling I had... -{{User:YK/sig}} 04:12, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

::::I really don't care if people are jumping the gun. Users freak out all too easily on this website. I prefer to egg them on. Anyway, I seriously doubt it will happen (any of the stuff these guys have suggested), but when I first saw this email, this friend of mine who was watching the email with me, immediately after the paper came down, announced with no doubt in his voice, "This is the last email." --[[User:VolatileChemical|VolatileChemical]] 05:11, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

:::::To me, "save the last email for Strong Bad" does not mean that this is the last email; it means that the last should be reserved for Strong Bad to answer... just because he's so awesome. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 05:16, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

::::::Like I said, don't take my initial post too seriously. It's just a feeling I happened to have after seeing the ending song, and I wanted to see if anyone else felt the same way. I'm hardly "panicking". I'd be upset if that was it for the SBEMails, but I trust that even if it was, TBC would make something just as good to replace it. I doubt they'd just ditch the site altogether. How many people, after all, have the dream life they do? To be able to make good money doing something they've always loved, and from the comfort of their own homes, no less. To give it all up and get "outside" jobs would be impractical, especially when you consider that Missy is pregnant, and she'd need Mike more than ever. After all, being your own boss and able to make your own hours would be a great thing when raising kids. But... now I'm just rambling. (And no, I wasn't mocking TBC at all; Quite the contrary, actually. I really do respect them. I think they've got a great thing going for themselves, and I too would love to be able to make a living -- and make people as happy as they do -- simply doing something I love that comes completely natural to me.) Point is, even if this *is*, in fact, the last SBEMail, it's doubtful it's the end of good ol' H*R. -{{User:YK/sig}} 08:19, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

:::::::This isn't the first time people have started panicing and worrying and claiming that the good times are over. Remember [[50 emails]], [[comic]], [[flashback]], [[rock opera]] and [[portrait]]? It seems everytime they turn out a great landmark email like this one (or even take a long break), people think that they'll never make an email quite like that again. As long as people still send in emails, they'll continue to churn out toons and sbemails until the site becomes unprofitable. All we have to do now is just calm down, wait till next week and not jump out the window crying our heads off. They'll be back. {{User:The Chort/sig}} 16:23, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

Sorry if that post of mine (back in the main page archive) scared you, YK. Even if it's the last Sbemail, I know TBC can come up with something awesome to replace it. Here's to hoping for a 151 and beyond. -[[Walking Armless]]

==voip==
why this went away?
 voip{{User:Csours/sig}} 13:39, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

Anybody know whether or not VoIP is or should be considered for a running gag? I know it has also appeared in TGS (#1, I think), but I can't think of anything else. [[User:GillanTheVillain|GillanTheVillain]] 15:23, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

== Da Huuuuudge ==

This is the first time we hear da huuuudge talk or speak. Okay with that, yeah? {{User:Homfrog/sig}} 11:47, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

== Wow... ==

Loved it. I am a sucker for big-scale reunion bits. Just ''yesterday'' I was reading the [[Twin Characters]] page and thinking, "I wonder if we'll ever see Strong Bad go back in time and coexist with Old-Timey Strong Bad?". {{unsigned|Bill|12:09, 4 April, 2006 (UTC)}}
:This has now replaced [[rock opera]] as my favorite email of all-time. It pretty much more than made up for the April Fool's prank(s). {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 12:36, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
::The first time I watched it, I literally cried with laughter. The epic anthem at the end did me in. A touchstone email - that's why I chose the pic I chose fot this email. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 17:05, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
:::It's my new favorite SBEmail too. {{User:LePorello/sig}} 14:49, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

== What it is, my Doge? ==

Is it worth mentioning that [[Wikipedia:Doge|Doge]] was the title of the rulers of Venice or Genoa? [[User:Silly Dan|Silly Dan]] 12:39, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
:Probably not. The word was previously used in [[Biz Cas Fri 1]] and was removed from that toon's page as a fact. {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 12:42, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

== Total Load ==

I wonder what the "TOTAL LOAD" is (one of the ingredients of Homestar's "real fruit smoothie"). Is it [[Wikipedia:Whey protein|whey protein]], or some similar nutritional supplement? At least, that's what [[:Image:Fruit smoothie.png|the container]] [http://www.affordablesupplements.com/pure_whey_protein_stack.jpg looks like] to me. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 14:03, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

I think it's Mayonaise, for some unknown reason.. --[[User:Jetamo|Coach J]] 14:40, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

:Mayonnaise? No, given the context and its appearance, I think it is clearly meant to represent a tub of weight-gain protein powder such as you would find at GNC or a high-priced gym. I'm intrigued by the "Total Load" label, though. As far as I can tell, this is not an actual brand name—I'd be surprised if it were. But the phrase sounds familiar, like it was an insult somebody used... somewhere... sometime... --[[User:TheNicestGuy|TheNicestGuy]] 15:25, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

::Perhaps you were thinking of Jeffery Parsons' work on [http://www.ocean.washington.edu/people/faculty/parsons/OCEAN542/total.pdf sediment delivered to the mouth of a river]. ''';)''' {{User:Trey56/sig}} 15:38, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

:::Nah, I was probably thinking of the [[Wikipedia:External electrical load|combined impedances of speaker drivers wired in series]]. Or more likely, I was thinking of one of the death messages from [[Wikipedia:Space Quest|Space Quest III]]: "Thanks, you've been a real pantload." --[[User:TheNicestGuy|TheNicestGuy]] 16:24, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

::::Or maybe "[[A Folky Tale|Man, Strong Sad, that's a real load right there. ''A real load!'']]"... {{User:Phlip/sig}} 16:26, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

== [[Made-Up Strong Bad Animals]] ==

Anybody find it strange they would use TWO of the Made-Up Strong Bad Animals (Sterrence and Da Huuuuuudge), yet have no mention of the Monstrosity, Deep Sea Fangly Fish, The Red Steckled Elbermung, etc. I guess they really liked Da Huuuuuudge or something. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 16:22, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
:Well, how can you not like Da Huuuuuudge? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::The El Pardack and Red Steckled Elbermung were just pictures, so I don't think they had much of a chance. As for the others... I guess we didn't need too many variations from a single email. A single zoo scene with them all would've been great, though. - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 18:11, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

== Coach Z's Voice ==

Did anyone else think Coach Z's voice was off in this cartoon?
-Ben Mo
:Not really; I think he's just supposed to sound really freaked out/panicked in that scene... it's pretty similar to how he sounded when he thought he "killed" Strong Sad in Folky Tales. {{User:Saturn/sig}} 16:48, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

== Music ==

"The music in the Strong Badman comic is from [[action figure]]."

Wasn't it also reused in [[suntan]], and should this be noted?[[User:The Lyrical Wondermind|The Lyrical Wondermind]] 16:38, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

== Senor Cardgage Fishing Easter Egg-- Connection? ==

The odd "echo" sound effect heard in the fishing easter egg is also used in the first episode of the mockumentary TV series "Fishing with John", by actor/musician John Lurie.

I'm assuming that this is a stock sound effect, and simply a coincidence. To my knowledge, the similarities end with the sound itself and "fishing". But as a fan of both homestarrunner.com and Fishing with John, it made me laugh.

Fishing with John seems like the kind of indie/cult television show that ''could'' be referenced by HSR, though.

Anyone else think of this?

- C

: Well, the same sound effect was used in the "Fishing with Coach Z" segment in [[lures & jigs]], I'd say it was probably intentional (check out the commentary transcript for that email). {{User:Saturn/sig}}

Haha! That's so awesome. I haven't viewed lures & jigs since before I got my hands on Fishing with John.

- C

::The scene also seems similar to the fisherman from [[Peasant's Quest]].

- C

:::This particular sound is coming from a Casio SK-1, using the built-in "human voice" instrument. [http://www.synthmania.com/Keyboards/Casio/SK-1/Sounds/Factory%20sound%20examples/human%20voice.mp3] The SK-1 was often used in early toons, and in most Halloween toons, for the organ or ghostly sounds. The Cheat was seen playing on a modified SK-1 in a few toons, and the actual keyboard appeared in a puppet movie.

==No Little Strong Bad==

Not only is their no PBTC Strong Bad, but there isn't any Little Strong Bad, from [[flashback]] and [[highschool]]
:[[Atari Strong Bad]] is missing as well, as are any self portraits of him in Teen Girl Squad. Four of the made up animals are vacant also. - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 18:12, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
::And plus, there's no [[highschool|Strongbadiophage]]. [[User:Trelawney|Trelawney]]

===List of missing Variations===

*PBTC - Does not exist in an alternate reality, Strong Bad has watched the toons of himself before.
*[[Little Strong Bad]] and Baby Strong Bad - It was an alternate reality machine, not a time machine.
*[[Made-Up Strong Bad Animals]] - Just Sterrence would have made more sense, but I guess they liked Da Huuuudge enough to represent him too.
*[[Atari Strong Bad]] - All video games represented by Vector.
*Self Portraits, Drawings, Etc - They aren't supposed to be alive or anything, just a portrait.
*Strongbadiophage - Yeah, he could have been there. But also represented by Teenage Strong Bad.

Seems like there's plausible reasons for missing variations by my viewpoint. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 19:03, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

I understand all of those reasons except PBTC. Seriously, why does it have to be made be Strong Bad? It's an alternate version! He even features on the Everybody Everybody poster. It seemed like you just wanted to find some sort of reason and "It was made by The Cheat" was the only thing you could come up with.--[[User:That crazy DumDe!|DumDe]] 20:58, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

:The second and last point above - they did include Teenage Strong Bad, so that argument is moot. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 21:05, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

::Also, PBTC's idea is disproved by the fact that they included Old-Timey Strong Bad. An obvious choice, yes, but Strong Bad still didn't create him. - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 21:56, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

:::Maybe they wanted to keep the repetition to a minimum? Sterrance and Da Huuuuuudge is the only instance where they've got 2 from the same email... including the extra variations from [[animal]], [[highschool]], [[video games]], etc... would only make it repetitive and cluttered (how many jokes can you make with Secret Collect Strong Bad?) Tbird's reason for PbTC still stands – every alternate variation in the email was made by Strong Bad in one of the emails, PbTC was not. Which leaves his depictions in TGS, etc, which are actually supposed to be Strong Bad himself, not an alternate universe version. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 01:46, 5 April 2006 (UTC)
:::: Not so - Old-Timey Strong Bad predates the SBEmails and Puppet Strong Bad made his debut long before his email debut ([[Real-Live E-Mails]]). --{{User:Jay/sig}} 05:06, 5 April 2006 (UTC)
:::::Yeah, my PBTC reasoning was explained crappily. I fixed it. Here's also a whole new can of worms... [[User:Thunderbird|Thunderbird]] 07:35, 5 April 2006 (UTC)
::::::Hm. The only problem with the revised PBTC Strong Bad explanation is that... couldn't the same logic apply to Keyboard Strong Bad? Granted, we never see him *watching* Sweet Cuppin Cakes, but the fact that Eh! Steve and the Wheelchair have appeared in Teen Girl Squad (though I don't know if Homestar Runner Pay Plus would be considered canon) means that they too were just "created" by Strong Bad, and not based solely on his imagination, per se. Eh, that was pretty badly worded, but I hope it makes *some* sense. =P -{{User:YK/sig}} 08:27, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

:You said that it's an alternate reality machine, not a time machine. Well, how do you explain The Strong Bad?

===Characters that shouldn't have been there===

*Old-Timey Strong Bad - Exists in the past, not an alternate realty. Explained in the 100th email, with him mailing half a mustache to SB.
*Senor Cardgage - Seen around FCUSA often. Unless that was supposed to be creepy comb over Strong Bad.
:From [[Senor Mortgage]]'s toon description: ''Wait. Is Senor Cardgage real?!'' {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 09:04, 5 April 2006 (UTC)
*Keyboard Strong Bad - watched, and admited created by Strong Bad in Decemberween in July.

So in conclusion, the whole thing doesn't make much sense, and we shouldn't read into it too much. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 18:49, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

==USA For Africa==

The concept of them all singing together seems to be similar to [[Wikipedia:USA for Africa|USA for Africa]], where they got together pop music superstars and had them sing together to raise money to help the poor in Africa. Their most notable song was "We Are the World".

:Yeah I agree. I think the reference was pretty obvious and I was surprised to not find it in the Real-World Refrences section already.

== Universe Creator ==
You know, most of the universes Strong Bad visited were fantasies that he was supposed to have made up. (animal, highschool, etc) Does Strong Bad create an alternate universe every time he thinks up some new characters or time periods? The mystery continues! >.> - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 18:38, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
:Perhaps each of us creates an alternate universe when we imagine. Pretty deep, eh? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 18:44, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
::Or perhaps we all exist in an alternate reality created by the imagination of somebody else. Perhaps even a "Strong Bad" somewhere. Pretty deep...er, eh? (It had to be said) {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 18:51, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
:::Or maybe it's all fate... we can only imagine things that already exist in alternate realities, and although we think we're making stuff up ourselves, we're actually just getting insight on something that's perfectly real. >.> Pretty de....ouch. Hit rock bottom. - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 19:45, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
::::Perhaps all the things we experience as "real" are just shadows on the wall of a cave that we watch as we sit chained to a chair with our backs to the opening of the cave into the Real World. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 19:57, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
:::::Dang, this is like the dream discussion from the SBEMail150!?!?! page. We all ought to be philosophers or something. Anyway, maybe our "reality" is only the dream of one small child in the REAL reality, and her world is only the dream of another small child, therefore expanding out into infinate dreams and worlds and realities and...I need to get some sleep. -[[User:Brightstar Shiner|Brightstar Shiner]] 22:52, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
===Real-World References===
*The description of shadows on a cave wall comes from an [[Wikipedia:Allegory of the cave|allegory]] told by [[Wikipedia:Plato|Plato]] in ''[[Wikipedia:Republic (Plato)|The Republic]]''.

== Eyeball Pear ==

I just realized- we finally have the answer as to whether that eyeball pair used googly eyes or not! It's like they read our minds. [[User:Trelawney|Trelawney]]
:Or at least read our discussions. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::Which is why I'm [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Talk:Sbemail_150%3F%21%3F&diff=prev&oldid=301121 taking credit] for that shot. --[[User:TheNicestGuy|TheNicestGuy]] 18:52, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

== Oba Kaybe ==

Is it worth mentioning that Bill Cosby also used this phrase on an episode of The Cosby Show? Most people would be more likely to have heard it on the show than on Himself.
:Actually, I thought it was a catchphrase of one of the Fat Albert characters, wasn't it? Which I ''think'' would make it older than Himself. (There's an unusual concept...) But what I'm more concerned about is the inconsistency between the phrase in the Transcript and the phrase in the Fun Fact. I'm not in a position to do any careful listening right now. When I am, I'm going to take a closer look at this thing from several angles. --[[User:TheNicestGuy|TheNicestGuy]] 19:30, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
::It's how Mushmouth would say "okay". I've added this to the Fun Fact, but it could use some editing. {{User:Bill/sig}} 20:00, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
:::When he said it on Himself, it was in a dentist routine. The dentist aske the patient (who's been complaining that thanks to the novocaine, his bottom lip is on the floor) to spit. I'll start from the line right before the one we're talking about. '''DENTIST:''' Give it a try. '''PATIENT:''' Gib bit a trby? Oba kaybe! {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 22:36, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
::::I thought it was a common expression, like okey-dokey or kawinky-dink. And it's pronouinced oh-bee kay-bee. {{User:Salty/sig}} 02:54, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

It is a fairly common expression these days, but I'm reasonably sure it started with Mushmouth even if most people don't realize it. Since SB's pronunciation is clearly "ohbee kaybee", I've discarded the reference to Himself. (If memory serves, ACupOfCoffee's report of the pronunciation in that routine is accurate, but it has been a ''long'' time since I've heard it.) --[[User:TheNicestGuy|TheNicestGuy]] 03:19, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

== Missing Limbs ==
I think the ears and nose thing with Strong Bad is another instance of Missing Limbs (ex. Homestar, Marzipan, KoT, etc.) but not just 'limbs'. Coach Z not having a mouth would go along with this too.. Missing facial parts? --[[User:AndrewNeo|AndrewNeo]] 19:52, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
: Missing Anatomy. But everyone knows they aren't really missing. We see Homestar et al. manipulate objects and we hear Coach Z speak all the time. Maybe this should all be re-filed under something like ''Invisible Body Parts'' or ''Invisible Anatomy''. Or, if you like ''really'' bad puns, perhaps ''Grey-Area Anatomy''. {{User:Bill/sig}} 20:03, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
::''Invisible Anatomy'' and the like would work, except that some people (like me) speculate that armless characters don't have invisible arms but rather telekenitic powers. :/ - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 21:51, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

== Twin Peaks ==

Probably not worth a Fun Fact, but this is the third reference to Twin Peaks they've done so far- the previous ones were in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]] and [[Strong Sad's Lament]].[[User:Trelawney|Trelawney]]

==Sequicentennial==

The word "sequicentennial" means 150 years. The "ennial" is related to the word "annual". Because sequicenten-email is a play on words, it works in this case. However, if he were to have called it his sequcentennial email, it would be incorrect, as he would have had to have started in 1856 and answered one annually in order to celebrate his sequicentennial. Perhaps "1936" could also have been "1856".
:They've usually referred to their milestones as years though – a 50th birthday candle in [[50 emails]] and in [[flashback]] Homestar says "Happy 100th birthday"... Hmm, running gag perhaps? {{User:Phlip/sig}} 02:20, 5 April 2006 (UTC)
::But he replaced the "ennial" with"email", changing it from 150-years to 150-emails. {{User:Salty/sig}} 02:57, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

==No probalo, Bobalo==
Okay, Strong Sad's "No prob, Bob": ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114746/?fr=c2l0ZT1kZnx0dD0xfGZiPXV8cG49MHxrdz0xfHNvdXJjZWlkPW1vemlsbGEtc2VhcmNofHE9MTIgbW9ua2V5c3xmdD0xfG14PTIwfGxtPTUwMHxjbz0xfGh0bWw9MXxubT0x;fc=1;ft=23 12 Monkeys]'' reference or TTATOT? Is anyone familiar with this usage outside of that movie? Which, incidentally, is a lot of fun. Go watch it. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 23:18, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
:Nevamind. I just answered my own question with a look through the edit history (Bob The Builder). —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 23:42, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

== "Myrtlebeth" ==

I know it kinda matches up with "Elizagerth," but every time I watched the easter egg I thought Senor Cardgage said "Myrtle bass (like the fish)." --[[User:IT'S A LION!|IT'S A LION!]] 23:21, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

:No, it's definatly Myrtlebeth here... {{User:Phlip/sig}} 02:43, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

==Running time?==

[http://img128.imageshack.us/img128/1893/runningtime3ln.png Hmm.] I ran the e-mail in Winamp and it came out with a totally different running time than what's listed. Is it possible that my Flash Player is inaccurate somehow or something? Anybody care to clarify or help? I don't see why it would be inaccurate, but I'll keep checkin' about. (Note that it says 8:10 because of Easter Eggs, which I assume aren't counted in running times.) [[User:Evan|Evan]]

:Awesome. I have Audacity as well, thanks to my brother. {{User:Darth Katana X/sig}}

::The thing ends at frame 4242. At 12fps, that's 353.5 seconds, or 5:53. It seems WinAmp is only counting 10fps, instead of the correct 12 (424 seconds is 7:04). {{User:Phlip/sig}} 02:10, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

== Recorded Backwards? ==
Usually, to get the effect of the Coach Z Easter egg, the actors will record the lines, reverse them, imitate the reversal and reverse it back – so the phonemes are in the correct order, but the sounds fade in at the start instead of fading out at the end. However I'm not convinced they've done this in this email. 
{{Audio|Backwards Forwards.ogg|Listen to the clip, forwards and backwards}} 
I'm pretty sure they've just faked it – the reversed clip clearly sounds to me like it has more of a backwards sound to it, with the fading in at the beginning and such. What do you people think? {{User:Phlip/sig}} 02:33, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

:As I recall, The Simpsons also faked the effect for the second "Who Shot Mr. Burns?" episode. "Chief Wiggum. Don't eat eat the clues!" I got the impression that by faking the reversed speech, TBC were inspired by/referencing The Simpsons more than Twin Peaks.--[[User:Bobo the King|Bobo the King]] 02:37, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

::It's not necessarily a Simpson reference. But it is clear the backwards version shows they faked the backward speech - though I wish it were otherwise! {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 02:53, 5 April 2006 (UTC)
:::definitely faked. it is impossible, completely impossible to make the 't' sounds that homestar makes using reversed speech. {{User:Csours/sig}} 05:05, 5 April 2006 (UTC)????

== Baboon or Buffoon? ==

Buffoon makes more sense in context, but I can see an argument for baboon as well. How do we feel about this? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:04, 5 April 2006 (UTC)
:Baboon, definitely. You can hear the 'baa' sound, as opposed to pronouncing it buh-boon. [[User:Trelawney|Trelawney]]

== Aäa! ==

The one problem with using the ä is that a search for "doppelganger" will not turn up this version. Also, searching for "doppelgänger" (intentionally using the character) finds only the character usage, not the entity. The search here is incapable of allowing a, ä, and &auml; to all be found equally. The same is certainly true with other characters. Perhaps there's a fix? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 04:19, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

== She Hulks She-Hulks by the Sea Shore ==

This is gonna sound super nerdy, but I think it's clear that when Strong Bad disparages the "geniuses behind She-Hulk," he's not talking about comic legends Stan Lee or John Buscema, her original creators. The more hit-or-miss John Byrne was the, uh, genius behind "The Sensational She-Hulk," the series that brought in all of the trademark fourth wall breaks and panel-walks. (For instance, sometimes, She-Hulk would face the viewpoint and shout, "Byrne!") The previous She-Hulk series, "Savage She-Hulk," and the modern She-Hulk series, simply "She-Hulk," eschew such tomfoolery. More on She-Hulk can be found [http://www.toonopedia.com/she-hulk.htm here] [[User:67.100.125.201|67.100.125.201]] 06:19, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

:Please do not ever worry about sounding super nerdy. Remember, we're making an encyclopedia about [[Glossary#D|dumb animal characters]]. You've given us some very good information here, and I'm sure we will be able to use it. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 06:31, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

==Not a tan==
In Goofs:
''"In his comic, Strong Badman has a visible tan, but when he appears in the Computer Room and at the end, he has the same skin color as Strong Bad."''
That wasn't a tan, that's a style artists use to show detail through '''shadows'''. --'''Not a User'''

==Say hello to my li'l friend==
Does anyone else think that the tacklebox line in the Senor Cardgage egg is a reference to the ''Scarface'' line: "Say hello to my li'l friend"? It seems like you were supposed to think that, but what you expected didn't happen. Anyone else agree? --'''Not a User'''

== Singing Off Keeeeeeyyy!!! ==

I want to add a note that Old-Timey Strong Bad is wincing when Stinkoman is singing because he is singing off-key, but I'm not sure how to word it. Can anyone help? {{User:Bassbone/sig}} 08:17, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

:Doesn't look like a wince too much to me. And he's not off-key, nor all that out of tune. In fact, I reverted a comment in the transcript itself saying Stinkoman was singing out of tune. He's really no farther off pitch than Strong Bad ever is.
:Perhaps what people are thinking is this - the notes Stinkoman sings are:
<pre>
C D E F D A
I hope it's from a girl
</pre>

:And that last A is over a dominanttype harmony. Now, that's actually pretty common in this anthem-style rock, but I can see how the listener would expect a nice clean G there. Stil, not out of tune in TBC standards by a long shot, and OTSB's little lean and turn becoming a wince is a stretch to me. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 14:37, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

== Who wanted.. ==

Senor Cardgage to adopt Strong Bad? i was kinda feeling sad for SB when he got voip'd. --[[User:Jetamo|Coach J]] 10:52, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

== What's the tune? ==

I can ''almost'' place the tune that Casio VX-bad is playing in the final song, but not quite. Anyone want to clue me in? And if you know, is it worth a mention on the page?

:It's already mentioned [[Keyboard Strong Bad|where it should be]]. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 18:27, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

== Can somebody explain this... better? ==

The entry: ''This email introduces a new 'ridiculously huge when it's closed' frame to [[Stinkoman]]'s mouth animation.'' isn't very clear. It seems to me it's talking about the actual flash frames. But really, that's all I can tell. It's not something I distinctly remember from the email, nor do I get a clear picture of what it's talking about without having to go back and play the email again. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 18:28, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

== Funniest word ever? ==
HELLOTE --[[User:Jesselangham|JesseLangham]]

lady fan

2006-03-12T21:32:33Z

Walking Armless: /* Goofs */

{{sbenav|147|pop-up|some kinda robot}}
[[Image:Sbemail147.PNG|thumb|"Twees it out!"]]

Strong Bad tries to impress an emailer's new lady fan.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Marzipan}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Gymnasium]], [[Strong Bad's Laundry Room]], [[Marzipan's House]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' March 6, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 3:29

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

==Transcript==

'''STRONG BAD:''' How many emails can you check? Five. Twelve. Seven. Shut up.

''{reading}''

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: extra cool</div>
Dear Strong Bad, 
My new lady fan does not like you so much. Should I 
just call it quits now or can you do something extra special 
cool to impress her? 
Buck Webb 
Houston, Tejas
</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad reads "Houston" as "Hooston".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Buck Webb? You sound like one of those boring soap-opera comic strips from the, ''{stops typing}'' quote-un-quote, ''{resumes typing}'' "funny" pages.

''{An example of a boring soap-opera comic pops up. It is titled "Buck Webb, Extraordinaire". Music begins playing. When characters talk, speech balloons appear.}''

'''BUCK:''' I'm afraid it's Splittsville for us, Lady Fan... if you don't take a shine to Strong Bad!

'''LADY FAN:''' ''{drippy speech balloon}'' Oh, Buck...

''{Cut to the next panel. Lady fan is holding a pistol up to Buck.}''

'''LADY FAN:''' I'll give Strong Bad a chance. In fact...

''{Cut to next panel, of a turtle in a pool, with the caption "Sea turtles eat a wide variety of food".}''

'''LADY FAN:''' ... I think I'm falling for him. Like, big time.

'''BUCK:''' C'mon, baby. Stay with me.

''{Next panel. Buck is holding a yoga DVD.}''

'''BUCK:''' I'll buy you a new yoga DVD!!

''{Next panel. Lady fan is crying and there is a caption "Back in Des Moines..."}''

'''LADY FAN:''' I'll... think about it!!!!

''{Cut away from the comic. The Lappy's screen has been cleared.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' We both know who she's gonna choose, Buck. Is that what you want? But hey, you asked for it. And as you know, when people send me stupid emails, I'm obligated by law to do what they say. So, extra special cool coming right up!

''{Cut to a gymnasium.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Nothing's more E-S-C than one-handed push-ups. Coupla these bad boys oughta do the trick! Here-a I-a go-a!

''{Strong Bad attempts to do a one-handed push-up, but falls down. The scoreboard buzzes and turns to -1.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, did I say "one-handed push-ups"? Those things are lame. Real men play two-handed push-ups! We'll start with fifty and see how we feel. Here-sa I-sa go-sa!

''{Strong Bad attempts to do a two-handed push up. Beads of sweat appear on his forehead, but he is unable to lift himself off the ground. The scoreboard buzzes and turns to -51.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I can't do ONE push up?! I used to be able to do like four. Maybe I need to start workin' out.

''{Homestar Runner appears dressed as an aerobics instructor, wearing a leotard and legwarmers.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Boy, I'll say you do. One, two, and flex your pecs! Give it eight more! And five! Twees it out! C'mon y'all! Just twees it out!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Twees it out?

''{Homestar turns around to show Strong Bad his rear. Strong Bad looks away and blocks the image with his hand.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Your buttweesimo! We're gonna mold that twees into the Iron Sheik!

''{Homestar looks toward Strong Bad's "twees". Strong Bad replies by covering it with both hands.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Just six more now! Eight and four! Shake it freely, twees it out!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, cool. I'm gonna go ahead and need you to never say "twees it out" ever again.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' You're doing great! Now shoulders down! One and two...

''{Strong Bad walks towards the viewer. Homestar continues to stretch in the background.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What'll really impress your lady fan is a cute, fluffy The Cheat—

''{Scene changes to the laundry room.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Fresh from the dryer!

''{Strong Bad opens the dryer, revealing a fluffy The Cheat.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Awww, look at him! All cottony soft...

''{Strong Bad tries to pet The Cheat but is shocked by static electricity.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' AHHHH! Jeez, use a dryer sheet, man.

''{The Cheat starts turning green and his The Cheat noises turn queasy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh oh, this is not looking extra special cool.

''{Strong Bad closes the dryer door just as The Cheat throws up.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Don't worry, little buddy. We'll just throw you back in the wash.

''{Some vomit runs out the corner of the dryer door. Homestar returns, still in his work-out uniform.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Back in the wash. Come on, come on! Twees it, twees it, zabaradoo!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Get it out of here, Wretched Simmons! I'm trying to get some girl to like some guy I don't know!

''{Homestar bobs up and down twice more. Scene changes to Strong Bad and Marzipan sitting at a table with a "CAT MESS" kitty litter bag, pie pan with some kitty litter in it, a glue gun, envelopes, and scissors.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' One thing I definitely know about lady fans is that they all like crappy arts and crafts projects.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Today we're going to make a real creative centerpiece out of junk mail and kitty litter.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{sarcastically}'' Sounds heavenly...

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{picks up an envelope and begins to cut it with the scissors}'' Now first of all I want you to take your snip-sniparooskies-- and that's what we call our scissors...

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{overlapping, uninterested}'' Uh-huh...

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{cut to a closeup of the envelope}'' ...and then just a little crinkle cut right here on the northern edge...

''{Cut back to wide shot. Marzipan becomes angry at Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' UGH! Never mind! What the lady fans really want is some ''{high-pitched echo-y screaming}'' PYROTECHNICS!!!

''{Strong Bad throws the BMW Lighter onto the table, causing multiple explosions that turn everything to ashes, including Marzipan's hair. The ashen remains of the "CAT MESS" bag collapse.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Strong Bad, you're a horse's twees.

''{The remains of the glue gun collapse as well. Cut back to the Lappy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' There you have it, Buck. Oh wait...

''{Changes to comic strip version of Strong Bad talking to Buck.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' There you have it, Buck! If that floozy's not all up ons after that, you gotta drop her like a trig class, see??!!??!

''{Next panel, solo shot of Buck.}''

'''BUCK:''' Tight, Strong Bad. Real tight.

''{Next panel, silhouettes of Strong Bad and Buck looking at work-out Homestar.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' That's right. Keep that twees real tight. Flex it, flex it, shoulder stance.

''{Next panel, a comic book version of [[The Paper]]. The Paper noise is heard. A caption reads "PREEEOW!!"}''

==Easter Eggs==

*Click the scoreboard after Strong Bad calls one-handed push-ups lame to see a blue bumper sticker that says "Real Men Play ''Two Handed'' Push-ups!!" with a small image of a soccer ball in the corner.
*At the end, click on the printer's green button to see Homestar's weight-loss DVD, titled "Tweesercize". The box reads:
<pre>
Tweesercize with Homestar Runner
Loose weight?
6 minutes long!!!
</pre>

==Fun Facts==
{{checkstuffpage}}

===Explanations===

*[[Wikipedia:Des Moines|Des Moines]] is the capital of [[Wikipedia:Iowa|Iowa]].
*Strong Bad's opening intro is similar to one of the many songs schoolgirls often chant while jumping rope.
*"Tejas" ("TEH-has") is an accepted Spanish spelling and pronunciation of [[Wikipedia:Texas|Texas]]. Strong Bad has also used this pronunciation facetiously in [[boring (really)]] and [[property of ones]].
*The pattern of dots on Strong Bad's comic simulates [[Wikipedia:Benday Dots|Benday dots]]. This technique is also used in [[The Castlefunnies]] (featured in [[old comics]]).

===Remarks===

*This is the first time we see Strong Bad perspire, thus giving us a better impression of his mask actually being more flesh-like.
*While Strong Bad may not be able to do push-ups, he was able to literally throw Homestar and [[The King of Town]] out of his house in [[secret identity]]. He was also able to knock Homestar senseless in [[car]] with what is assumed to be his off hand.
*This is another instance of The Paper not coming down normally, this time being shown coming out of what appears to be an [http://skylab.org/~chugga/pictures/forsale/epson.JPG Epson L-1000] [[Wikipedia:Dot matrix printer|dot matrix printer]]. The first time The Paper appeared out of a printer was in [[Email Processing Room]].
*The "1:00" part of the scoreboard doesn't have a screen - it just appears on the surface.
*The Gymnasium's mat is blue in this e-mail. However, in [[montage]], the mat was red.

===Goofs===
*Marzipan's scissors do not close properly; their handles touch before the blades run past each other.
*The email link at the end does not work - the link can be clicked, but it does not allow you to send an email.
*When Strong Bad lets loose his "pyrotechnics", the scissors disappear.

===Inside References===

*The score counter going negative refers to an Easter egg in [[montage]].
*Strong Bad locking The Cheat in the dryer is a reference to [[2 years]].
*This is another appearance of the [[BMW Lighter]].
*The phrase "[[All up ons]]" originated in [[suntan]].
*This is another appearance of [[Preeeeow]], the [[Wikipedia:Onomatopoeia|onomatopoeia]] describing The Paper's sound effect.
*Homestar's "back in the wash" line mirrors his dance in [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]].
*Bubs mentioned his own "lady fans" in [[the process]].
*The music playing during Homestar's exercise video is the opening of [[i think i have a chance with this guy]] from [[Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits]].

===Real-World References===

*The soap-opera-type comic pokes fun at dramatic comics that are meant to be taken seriously. Common examples include Mary Worth and [[Wikipedia:Rex Morgan, M.D.|Rex Morgan, M.D.]], which are found in many newspaper Funny Pages.
**The panel with the [[Wikipedia:sea turtle|sea turtle]] is a reference to the drama/information comic strip [[Wikipedia:Mark Trail|Mark Trail]].
*The organ music that accompanies the comic hearkens back to the [[Wikipedia:Soap opera#"Soap music"|soundtracks]] of the radio and early television soap operas of the 1920s through the 1970s. They would almost always consist of a solo organ playing melodramatic mood music.
*"Wretched Simmons" is a reference to fitness guru [[Wikipedia:Richard Simmons|Richard Simmons]].
*The [[Wikipedia:Iron Sheik|Iron Sheik]] is a wrestler, and a former [[Wikipedia:World Wrestling Federation|WWF]] [[Wikipedia:List_of_WWE_Champions|Champion]] in the 1980s.
** The Iron Sheik also has a physique closely resembling Strong Bad's.
*Strong Bad saying, "I'm gonna go ahead and need you to..." is very similar to the catchphrase of boss Bill Lumbergh in the film [[Wikipedia:Office Space|Office Space]]: "I'm gonna need you to go ahead and come in tomorrow..."
*Homestar's "buttweesimo" is probably a reference to [http://www.bizbyjake.com/index_flash.html Jake Steinfeld], the founder of [http://www.bodybyjake.com Body By Jake], who frequently mentions "working the ol' buttisimo" in his infomercials and books.
**The Italian suffix [http://italian.about.com/library/fare/blfare131a.htm -issimo] is used as a [[Wikipedia:Superlative|superlative]]. Taken literally, "buttissimo" or "buttweesimo" would mean "the most butt", which could further be interpreted as "the largest butt".
*"Tweesercize" is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Jazzercise|Jazzercise]], a popular exercise program that combines jazz dance with aerobic workouts. Homestar's outfit (particularly the leg-warmers) more specifically represents a fitness style popular in the 80s.

==External Links==

{{sbemailextlinks|147|7278}}
{{Strong Bad Email}}

Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 13.2

2006-02-27T22:43:39Z

Walking Armless: Felt this was wording it better.

{{mamnav|13|Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 12.2|Version 12.2|Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 1.0|Version 1.0}}
[[Image:MAM13-BananaPhone.png|thumb|PLZ GET EGGS,MILK?]]

Homestar gets a hold of a banana, The Cheat and The King of Town cut a demo, we hear a couple of blasts from the past, and Marzipan's magazine subscription turns combustible.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|The King of Town}}, {{Film|Old-Timey Strong Bad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|The Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Strong Bad}}

'''Places:''' [[Marzipan's House]]

'''Date:''' February 27, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 4:24

'''Page Title:''' Marzipan's Answering Machine

==Transcript==
=== Marzipan's Greeting ===
'''MARZIPAN:''' Hi, this is Marzipan. I'm probably outside eating some dirt or something. So just leave me a message.

=== Message 6 ===

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh hey Marzipan, it's Homestar. Check it out, I'm on Pom Pom's cell phone, I'm gonna send you a text message. Are you ready? Here goes... P... L... Z... Spacebar... G... E... T... Spacebar... ''{Homestar is seen walking by, holding a banana up to his ear as a telephone}'' E... G... G... S... Spacebar, oh! Back spacebar, comma, M... I... L... K... Questionmark? Okay, now I have to send it. Boo doo boop! This is great, now we don't have to talk anymore! Bye!

=== Message 5 ===

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' It's my new jam! ''{guitar starts in the background}'' I'm not talking about butter, or how nobody likes me. It's the new KOT, in the two thousand and three plus three. I play guitar apparently. ''{guitar stops}'' Okay Marzipan, this is the only way I knew of to cut my demo. So I'll need to come over there soon and unreasonably search and seize this tape from you. See you in a bit!

=== Message 4 ===

'''OLD-TIMEY STRONG BAD:''' Yes yes, what what? Testing testing, two and three. I've got a hankerin' for a prankerin'! This telegrammaphone recording will be launched forthwith into the stratosphere, in the hopes that one day, many decades ''{the last syllable isn't stressed, as deh-kids}'' from now, some buck-toothèd fool will receive it, and be thoroughly bamboozled! Yes now, on with the prank! What's the difference between William Henry Harrison, and James Garfield? Answer: Nothing! They both enjoy lasagna. Stop!

=== Message 3 ===

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises, followed by a remix of The King of Town's jam}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' 
I-i-i-i-it's my it's my new jam! 
New jam! N-n-n-n-n-n-new jam! 
Not talkin' 'bout ''{KOT!}'' 
Not talkin' 'bout 
Not talkin' 'bout three plus three! 
Not talkin' 'bout 
Not talkin' 'bout 
Not talkin' 'bout KOT! 
Not talkin' 'bout 
Not talkin' 'bout 
Not talkin' 'bout three plus three! 
Not talkin' 'bout 
Not talkin' 'bout 
Not talkin' 'bout butter! 
Not talkin' 'bout 
Not talkin' 'bout 
Not talkin' 'bout three plus three!

=== Message 2 ===

'''THE HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hi low, can anybody hear me? Give me the hiiiigh sign. It's The Homestar Runner, speaking into an empty soupcan, with a length of twine coming from the 'neath. Hello, empty soupcan. Hello, length of twine. You seem like mighty fine fellers. Why I ought to fill you up with catgut and call you lunch. See you around... Brown.

=== Message 1 ===

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hello Marzipan, this is Lorenz... Magazine... Man, calling to tell you that your subscription to Soy... Bread... Tofu... Hybrid... Cars... Magazine, is about to erupt! You need to evacuate! It's gonna blow sky high! Get out while you can! So what you gotta do is — and believe me, I'm Lorenz Magazine Man who are— who you're gonna trust — is bake all your money into a no-bake apple pie, and set it cooling on your windowsill. So that way, once the eruption is great, you can come home and eat pie and money! Because it's still going to be there, on your windowsill! Am I wr— am I wrong? Somebody, am I wrong? Everybody in here at the office with their headsets on says you're not wrong. So this is Lorenz Magazine Man saying... "the magma is seeping under the door".

== Easter Eggs==
*Click the tape holder after the last message to see a scene between the King of Town and The Cheat.
:''{Cut to a more distant view of Marzipan's answering machine. Enter The Cheat from the left.}''
:'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises in a singsong voice}''
:''{Enter the King of Town from the right}''
:'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' ''{to the same tune}'' Doo doo doo doo doo!
:'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{loud, surprised The Cheat noise}''
:'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Oh! ''{alone}'' The Cheat! What are you doing here?
:'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises}''
:'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' A ''remix''? But I gotta cut my demo! My new album needs to drop!
:'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises}''
:'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Oooh! A split seven-inch, eh?
:''{A record for "Not Talkin' 'bout Butter" in a jacket designed like a playing card with The Cheat in the upper half and the King of Town in the lower half appears at the front of the screen. In between The Cheat and The King of Town there are the words, "DJ Teh Cheat b/w The New Kot".}''

==Fun Facts==
{{checkstuffpage}}
===Explanations===

*A high sign is "a gesture used as a signal (as of approval or warning) -- usually used in the phrase ''give the high sign''." [http://www.webster.com/dictionary/high%20sign (Webster)]
*A 7 inch is a [[Wikipedia:Gramophone_record|vinyl record]], commonly refered to as a 45 because it is spun at 45 r.p.m. on a turntable. It is the format used for singles and each side normally holds one song. A split 7 inch would have two songs from two different artists, one on either side.

===Trivia===

*When this cartoon was released, the link from the [[Toons Menu|Toons menu]] was directed to [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 12.2]].
*This is the first Answering Machine in which The Cheat, The Homestar Runner and Old Timey Strong Bad leave messages.

===Remarks===
*The Homestar Runner and Old-Timey Strong Bad's voices are significantly higher than in their previous appearances.
*Two wires (presumably the power and the telephone line) are seen plugged into the back of the answering machine, but only the power cord is seen plugged in. This could be explained by the telephone jack being above the outlet, and obscured by the table.

===Inside References===

*"DJ Teh Cheat" is a reference to [[geddup noise]].
*"From the 'neath" may be a reference to the phrase "From the 'bove", which appeared in [[Moving Very Slowly]] and later in [[That Time of Year]].
*This is another mention of [[Pom Pom]]'s [[Cell Phone]], [[Eggs|eggs]], [[Presidents]], and [[Pie|pie]].
*Using "[[b/w]]" instead of "with" is a [[Running Gags|running gag]] that started in [[Arcade Game]]. However, "b/w" is appropriate in this case, since The King Of Town mentions that it is a split seven-inch single.
*Stinkoman also eats dirt in the email [[time capsule]], and also in [[Under Construction]], where he finds the dirt is actually pudding.

===Real-World References===

*The King of Town's phrasing "unreasonably search and seize" derives from the [[Wikipedia:Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution|Fourth Amendment]] to the [[Wikipedia:United States Constitution|United States Constitution]], which protects against unreasonable searches and seizures.
*[[Wikipedia:William Henry Harrison|William Henry Harrison]] and [[Wikipedia:James Garfield|James Garfield]] were the 9th and 20th [[Wikipedia:President of the United States|presidents of the United States]], respectively. They were also the presidents to hold the two shortest terms in office, at just one and six months, respectively.
*President Garfield enjoying lasagna is a reference to lasagna-loving [[Wikipedia:Garfield |Garfield the Cat]].
*Strong Bad saying "Am I wrong? Somebody, am I wrong?" could be a reference to Walter Sobchak, [[Wikipedia:John Goodman|John Goodman]]'s character in [[Wikipedia:The Big Lebowski |The Big Lebowski]].

== External Links ==
*[[HR:answer13.html|watch "Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 13.2"]]
*[[HR:answer13.swf|view the Flash file for "Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 13.2"]]
*[[Forum:7215|forum thread re: "Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 13.2"]]

{{Marzipan's Answering Machine}}

[[Category:Marzipan's Answering Machine| 13]]

myths & legends

2006-02-14T00:53:19Z

Walking Armless:

{{sbenav|145|narrator|some kinda robot}}
[[Image:Sbemail145.PNG|thumb|Probably a weather balloon...]]
Strong Bad recounts the legendary myth of the [[Bear-Shark]].

'''Cast (in order of appearance):'''
{{Film|Strong Bad}}, [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#A Mighty Warrior|A Mighty Warrior]] (Easter egg), {{Film|Trogdor}} (Easter egg), [[Bear-Shark]], {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Coach Z}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Strong Badia]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], The Forest

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' February 13, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 2:54

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

==Transcript==
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' I'm livin' the Strong Bad life, I take an email for my wife. I take an email for my wife. ''{brings up and reads the email}''

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: Hey Strongbad!</div>
Hey Strongbad, 
Does Strong Badia have any Mysterious Myths or 
Legendary Legends? 
Cephas 
Cornwall, CA 
</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad says "Strongbad" as "Two words. Two different words. That are not one word. That are 'Strong' and 'Bad'." and the name and location as "Cephas Cornwall of the Corn Army".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Mysterious Myths or Legendary Legends? Isn't that a show on one of those channels up in the high hundreds? Ya know, like between the CG Dinosaur Channel and the Homes with Rollercoasters in Them Network? Well, if not, it should be! ''{makes a static-like sound}'' Come on! ''{makes it again, but this time the screen cuts to static}'' There we go.

''{Cut to Strongbadia. Strong Bad carries a stick.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Strongbadia. An idyllic fruit-opia. Rich in madeupstories and nottrueities. The nottrue-est of which...

''{He prods The Tire with his stick. The Bear-Shark pops up. The Cheat runs by, panicked.}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{screams in The Cheat}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ...is the mighty bear holding a shark. ''{spooky music starts}'' More than a mere security counter-measure, its origins lie in the skies of old.

''{Cut to a starry sky. Constellations of the Strongbadia flag's snake, the guy with the big knife, a hand giving the "OK" symbol, a board with nails in it, General Tso's chicken, a fish with an afro, and a marathon runner.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The stars tell us that two of the seven elemental spirits of Strongbadia, the fish wearing a 'fro wig and the British distance runner, combined forces to defeat the others.

''{The two constellations in question fight, and in the end, the runner holds the fish over his head.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' In paintball... or maybe Red Rover.

''{Cut back to Strong Bad}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Then, through years of bad story-telling and the telephone game,

''{Over the following, images of a satyr holding a fish, labeled "Wildernessman withst Sea-Beast", an elk with a fish in its antlers, and a bad drawing of the bear-shark on the fence appear.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The mythic beast transformed into the bear holding a shark we know today. These ancient fence drawings show evidence of destroyed crops, stolen babies, and family bike-rides. ''{The screen pans over to show bad drawings of the same.}'' Or family pie-sitting contests. Bear-holding-a-shark fever gripped the nation.

''{Cut to Bubs' Concession Stand, with various Bear-Shark paraphernelia.}''

'''BUBS:''' ''{holding up an ice cream bar}'' We got Bear-holding-a-shark frozen delights, ''{looking at a pile of glasses near him}'' and these shot glasses are always popular with the kids. Oh, and my favorite: ''{reaches down and produces a necklace}'' these Bear-tooth-holding-a-shark-tooth necklaces!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Of course, not everyone caught the fever.

''{Music starts and Bubs dances. Then, cut to Strong Sad. The screen reads "Bear Holding a Shark Skeptic".}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' I'm sure it's just a weather balloon or a foreign exchange student. These strange beasts just aren't real!

''{Cut back to Strong Bad}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ...said the elephant-footed ghost man. And then, one day, the Bear-holding-a-shark got the break all made-up creatures dream of. ''{The screen becomes more and more blurry, and zooms further and further into Strong Bad, on each word in:}'' Blurry photographic evidence.

''{Cut to Homestar Runner}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Now, I'm a little fuzzy on the details, but I was in the woods, walking my dog Pom Pom. All of a sudden, he started growlin' and poopin' all over the place. And that's when I saw him.

''{Static, then cut to a very fuzzy video reel of the Bear-Shark walking through the woods.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover}'' A very. Scary. Monsterman.

''{More spooky music}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Now that we've seen all the evidence, it's up to you to decide: ''{the following words appear on the screen}'' Mysterious Myth? Or Legendary Legend?

''{Cut back to the Lappy}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Join us next week when we examine startling new evidence in the Biscuitdoughhandsman conspiracy.

''{More spooky music. [[The Paper]] comes down.}''

==Easter Eggs==
[[Image:WalkingwithTrogdor.PNG|thumb|Walking with Trogdor]]
[[Image:By_strong_bab_age_5.PNG|thumb|Who REALLY made all those fence drawings...]]
*After Strong Bad says "Corn Army", click on CA in the email to see a [[Teen Girl Squad]] frame of the Mighty Warrior taking on the corn army.
*Click on "CG Dinosaur Channel" to see Trogdor walk on the screen, advertising "Walking with Trogdor".
* By viewing the flash file when the "ancient fence drawings" are going by, you can see the following text written in sloppy, childish handwriting outside of the typical viewing area.
<blockquote>by strong bab ag9 5
</blockquote>
*Click on "startling" at the end to see a scene with Strong Bad and Bubs.
:''{Cut to Bubs' Concession Stand}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{holding one of the Bear-Shark popsicles}'' So this is supposed to be the bear holding a shark? Looks more like...Morgan Freeman.
:'''BUBS:''' Oh, right! That's what it is! Now gimme twenty extra bucks for that Shawshank style.
*Click on "Biscuitdoughhandsman" to see Coach Z reporting an incident.
:''{Cut to Coach Z, standing in silhouette in front of a dark background. A caption appears reading "This guy's voice has been digitally altered again"}''
:'''COACH Z:''' ''{with voice digitally altered}'' So there I was, minding my own creepy business, when I found this severed hand in the locker room! ''{He holds up a biscuit with a bite taken out.}''

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*"CG" is short for "Computer graphics".
*"Telephone Game" is a game for children where a message is whispered from one participant to another, along a group, causing the message to be distorted more and more.

===Trivia===
*The TV show sound effect incorporates the same musical notes as [[The Geddup Noise]].
*At 2:54, this is the shortest Lappy era email to date.
*This is another appearance of [[Pie|pie]].

===Remarks===
* If you look at the Bear Holding a Shark's feet during the blurry footage, you can see that they are white with blue soles, indicating Homestar's footage is not quite authentic.
* On the Frequently asked questions page, where it show the eyes of all the characters and allows you to fill in the names, Biscuit Dough Hands Man is multiple words. This is contradictory to the end of this email in which it is spelled "Biscuitdoughhandsman".

===Inside References===
*The Mighty Warrior discussing corn is a reference to [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10]].
*The constellation scene features the [[Strong Badia|Strong Badian]] flag's snake, the [[Painting of a guy with a big knife|big knife guy]] and his knife, and [[General Tso's Chicken]], which all had connections to Strong Badia in the past.
*Coach Z's voice was digitally altered before in [[couch patch]].
*The Cheat was revealed to be scared of the Bear-Shark in [[date]].
*Strong Sad's [[Soolnds]] are mentioned again.
*One of the girls seen on a bicycle in the "ancient fence drawings" bears a resemblance to [[What's Her Face]].
*The "Bear Holding A Shark" ice cream bar is similar in style to the actual [[Ice Cream|ice cream bars]] of Homestar Runner, [[Pom Pom]] and Strong Bad, as seen in the [[Museum]].
*Biscuitdoughhandsman is a reference to "[[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]]." Bubs drew him from the [[King of Town]]'s description of the criminal who stole his crown, who was actually Strong Bad.
*"Strong Bab" is a reference to [[The Secrets That I Keep]], in which [[Strong Sad]]'s birthday card was signed the same way by [[Lil' Strong Bad]].

===Real-World References===
*"Walking With Trogdor" is a reference to the TV special [[Wikipedia:Walking With Dinosaurs|Walking With Dinosaurs]], which was shown in CG.
*"Bear Holding a Shark Week" is a reference to [[Wikipedia:The Discovery Channel|The Discovery Channel]]'s [http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/sharkweek/sharkweek.html Shark Week].
*One of the fence drawings is a [[Wikipedia:TIE fighter|TIE fighter]].
*"Shawshank style" is in reference to the 1994 movie [[Wikipedia:The Shawshank Redemption|The Shawshank Redemption]] in which [[Wikipedia:Morgan Freeman|Morgan Freeman]] plays a convict.
*The Strongbadia Myth Show is a reference to [[Wikipedia:In Search Of...|In Search Of...]] and similar shows and documentaries that investigate paranormal phenomena such as [[Wikipedia:Cryptozoology|monster sightings]] and alien abductions, and often include interviews with people who claim to have encountered such things.
*The blurry video footage of the bear holding a shark is a reference to the famous [[Wikipedia:Patterson-Gimlin_film|Patterson-Gimlin]] home-movie footage of an alleged [[Wikipedia:Bigfoot|Bigfoot]] (Sasquatch) moving through a forest.
*[[Wikipedia:Fruitopia|Fruitopia]] is a fruit drink manufactured by [[Wikipedia:The Coca-Cola Company|Coca-Cola]].
*Strong Sad dismissing the existence of the Bear holding a Shark, claiming what people actually see is a weather balloon is a reference to the U.S. Government's (and skeptics') common reaction to any UFO sighting or other supernatural event.
*The "Homes with Rollercoasters in Them Network" is likely a reference to the many home improvement shows that exist on channels like [[Wikipedia:TLC|TLC]] and The Discovery Channel, in which rooms are redecorated to fit a specific theme. Such shows include [[Wikipedia:Trading Spaces|Trading Spaces]] and [[Wikipedia:Monster House|Monster House]].

==External Links==
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narrator

2006-02-11T21:43:12Z

Walking Armless: /* Remarks */ How odd.

{{sbenav|144|technology|some kinda robot}}
[[Image:Sbemail144.PNG|thumb|"...until a dorky chef's hat threatened to tear them apart."]]

Strong Bad dramatically narrates other people's lives.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):'''
{{Film|Strong Bad}}, [[Strong Badman]] (Easter egg), {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Homsar}}, {{Film|The Poopsmith}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|Nebulon}} (Easter egg), Marzipan Alien (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Strong Sad's Room]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], [[Marzipan's House]], [[The Field]], [[King of Town's Castle]], [[Strong Mad's Room]], Strong Sad's Bathroom, [[Strong Bad's Basement]], [[Strong Bad's Laundry Room]], [[The Moon]] (Easter egg)

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' February 6, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 3:00

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

==Transcript==
''{Strong Bad types "strongbad_email.exe" and presses enter.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' I met this email on a north-bound train. We had some dinner, then we danced in the rain.

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: narration</div>
Have you ever been the narrator for a movie? 
 
Grant Gossman from Minnesota. 
</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad says "Minnesota" slightly slower than the rest.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' No Grossman, I have not. But you know what's way better than narrating movies? Narrating peoples' pathetic everyday lives like they're movie trailers. Ready? Let's try it!

''{Cut to Strong Sad's room. Strong Sad is sitting at his table eating a small pie. Strong Bad leans in through the doorway.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{dramatically}'' Meet Strong Sad.

'''STRONG SAD:''' What? Who are you talking to?

'''STRONG BAD:''' All he ever wanted was to eat his grody ethnic food in peace.

'''STRONG SAD:''' Hey man, this a Rogan Josh pot pie!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Until one day, fate threw him a curveball.

''{A small blue octopus flies across the screen, hits Strong Sad in the face with a slap and sticks to him.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' OW!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Lump of Dump Pictures proudly presents:

''{Cut to logo splash. Words appear as Strong Bad says them.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' "Whined & Dined". In the game of life, may the best man ''{slight pause}'' whine. ''{grumbles}''

''{Cut to Bubs' Concession Stand. Coach Z is talking to Bubs. Strong Bad quickly peers out around the corner of the stand. All the while, dramatic music with drums is heard.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' In a post-apocalyptic world where ''{cut to a closeup of Strong Bad}'' weird old men survive on boring conversations...

''{Cut to wide shot outside the stand.}''

'''BUBS:''' I suppose we could talk about my napkin friend for another couple hours. ''{holds up a napkin}''

''{Cut back to Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ...a line will be drawn.

''{Cut to the inside of the stand.}''

'''COACH Z:''' YOUR napkin?! Well, it's got my snot balls on it!

''{Cut back to Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' A hero will rise.

''{Cut back to outside the stand.}''

'''BUBS:''' Man, you don't even have a nose!

''{Cut back to Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' And an empire will fall.

''{Cut back to outside the stand. Bubs slams the metal gate to his concession stand shut, revealing "4actor Z" graffiti}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Factor Z!

''{Cut to Marzipan's House. Marzipan and Homestar are inside; Homestar is wearing an apron and a strange chef's hat. Strong Bad peeks in from the left.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' They were a couple in love.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Homestar, you look like a dork with that on.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Until a dorky chef's hat threatened to tear them apart.

''{Close-up of Homestar's head. Homestar shakes his head, making the hat's 'googly eyes' jiggle.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, yeah? Well maybe you look like some type of... enormous... alien... cow!

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{gasp}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{as music begins to play}'' This summer,—

''{Cut to the field, where Homsar is levitating on his stomach while his hat rises}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —this holiday season,—

''{Cut to the side of The King of Town's castle. The Poopsmith is shoveling whatsit in the background. Slow zoom in on him}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —this Arbor Day, some smelly French studio invites YOU ''{points at camera}'' to sit through a four hour film with no dialogue and no plot. "Whatsit ''{slight pause}'' All About"

''{Title appears on the screen with the subtitle "Whatzeet All Aboot?" Cut to Strong Mad's room. Strong Mad and The Cheat are playing Battleship. Piano music begins as Strong Bad appears in the center}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Two unlikely partners...

'''STRONG MAD:''' I ATE MY BATTLESHIP!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ...one brain between them.

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{shrugs and sighs}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' From the creators of "I'm Surprised Strong Mad Hasn't Eaten The Cheat by Now"

'''STRONG MAD:''' ''{upset}'' Awww!

'''STRONG BAD:''' get ready to—

''{The words fly on screen as he says them.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —LUG... IT... AROUND.

''{Title appears at top of screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' "Lugnut ''{gestures toward Strong Mad, who grins}'' & Squeak" ''{pats The Cheat on the head}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{makes a The Cheat noise}''

''{Cut to bathroom. We are just behind Strong Sad as he brushes his teeth. We can see his reflection in the mirror. Strong Bad pops up just over his shoulder.}

'''STRONG BAD:''' For hundreds of years it has ''{flickers lights on and off}'' haunted mankind.

''{Cut to The Basement. Strong Sad is watching TV. Strong Bad is standing off to the side.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' From the master of teenagers-on-a-camping-trip-esque horror. ''{flickers lights again and leaves them off}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Are you gonna throw a dead goose at me or something?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Comes the remake no one was waiting for: ''{another title splash}'' "Things That Go Dump in The Night".

''{Cut to the laundry room. Strong Sad opens the dryer. Cut to a view of Strong Sad from inside it. A dead goose flies out, and Strong Sad screams as it knocks him over. The screen immediately goes black except for the words "Your goose is cooked."}''

''{Cut back to the Lappy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' The critics agree! "A triumph!" "A cinematic breakfast snack of some kind!" "It ''{very slight pause}'' sure was a movie!" ''{quickly}'' Now playing in select cities. ''{rapidly, in the manner of a disclaimer}'' This Strong Bad Email has been rated P for The Poopsmith and a graphic scene of The Paper.

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

==Easter Eggs==
*Click on "grossman" after Strong Bad types it to see a Strong Badman comic book cover illustrating him.
*Click on "critics" at the end of the email to see a scene with the two youngest of the Brothers Strong.
:'''STRONG SAD:''' ''(still with the blue octopus on his face)'' Look, all I'm saying is it felt more like a change-up than a curveball.
:'''STRONG BAD:''' What are you, the SBEmail police now? This is like three weeks in a row!
*Also click on "rated P" at the end to see a scene with a [[Powered by the Cheat]]-style Marzipan Alien Cow and Nebulon.
:'''MARZIPAN ALIEN:''' ''(in a Powered by the Cheat-style voice)'' You know, Nebulon, I've always admired your styles.
:''{Nebulon makes a sad face and slides away.}''

==Fun Facts==
{{checkstuffpage}}
===Explanations===
*[[Wikipedia:Rogan Josh|Rogan Josh]] is a tomato/red pepper based lamb curry dish, created in Northern India. It is normally served over rice, not in a pot pie.

===Trivia===
*The Strong Badman Easter egg was not in the email at first, but was added later on in the day.

===Remarks===
*"4actor Z" is another example of [[Internet Slang|Leetspeak]].
* Strong Bad refers to Bubs and Coach Z as "old men" in this toon. Their ages relative to the other characters are rarely mentioned, although Coach Z called himself an "old man" in [[caffeine]].
*This is a rare instance where [[Homsar]] appears in a cartoon, yet never says anything silly.

===Goofs===
*During the Lugnut and Squeak scene, the Battleship images on the playing boards are slightly disproportionate when the camera zooms in on Strong Bad.
*During the Things That Go Dump In The Night bathroom scene, some toothpaste on the right side of Strong Sad's mouth randomly appears where his chin would be, then disappears again. This occurs about five times during the scene

===Inside References===
*Strong Mad's role as Lugnut is likely a reference to his [[Yearbook Character Page#Strong Mad|Yearbook Character Page]], which described him as a "big lug."
*When Strong Bad says "three weeks in a row", he is referring to the previous 2 emails: [[technology]], in which Strong Sad corrected Strong Bad for calling a floppy disk a "hard disk", and [[secret identity]], when [[Hyperactive Strong Sad]] corrected Homestar's mispronunciation of "pseudonym". All of these three corrections occurred during [[Easter egg|Easter eggs]].
* Unlike Strong Bad ([[New Boots]]) and [[1-Up]] ([[Stinkoman 20X6]]), Marzipan Alien Cow likes Nebulon's style, though he still leaves looking disappointed.
*The movie title "THiNGS THAT GO DUMP iN THE NiGHT" is another appearance of [[Lowercase i's|lowercase ''i'''s]].
*Coach Z and Bubs arguing over who owns the napkin is a reference to the Easter egg rap from [[cheatday]], specifically Bubs' line (to Coach Z), "But don't you steal my napkins."
*The "four hour film ''with no dialogue''" is a nod to The Poopsmith's vow of silence.
*There is another reference to [[Pie|pie]].

===Real-World References===
* The game Strong Mad and The Cheat are playing is [[Wikipedia:Battleship (game)|Battleship]]. Strong Mad's line "I ate my battleship!" is a take off from the old Battleship commercials, where one player would cry at the end "You sank my battleship!"
* The "battleship" icon depicted on the game is a silhouette of the Civil War-era Confederate [[Wikipedia:Ironclad_warship|ironclad]] ''[[Wikipedia:CSS_Virginia|CSS Virginia]]''.
* The title "Things That Go Dump in the Night" is a reference to the better known "Things that go '''Bump''' in the Night".
* Mismatched protagonists like Lugnut & Squeak are a staple concept of many movie and TV shows.
* "Teenagers on a camping trip" likely refers to the movie [[Wikipedia:Friday the 13th (film series)|Friday the 13th]] and its sequels, which primarily featured such characters.
* The song Strong Bad sings at the beginning is similar to the song "Runaway Train" by Soul Asylum or "Hungry Heart" by Bruce Springsteen.

==External Links==
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{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category:Powered by The Cheat]]

monster truck

2006-02-05T23:28:52Z

Walking Armless: /* Remarks */ "Well, DUH, stupid."

{{sbenav|61|huttah!|interview}}

[[Image:sbemail61picture.png|thumb|Thrills! Chills! Syrup!]]

Strong Bad hosts a monster truck event this SUNDAY SUNDAY SOMEDAY!

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|The King of Town}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|The Poopsmith}}, {{Film|The Sad Kids}}, {{Film|Limozeen}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Strong Badia]]

'''Computer:''' [[Compy 386]]

'''Date:''' February 3, 2003

'''Running Time:''' 1:41

'''Page Title:''' Compy 386!

== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD''': ''{like Homestar on the main page}'' Toons! Games! I'm gonna check my eeeemail....

''{reading}''

<blockquote class="compy email">Hey Strong Bad, 
 
Do you ever do TV commercials for 
Monster Truck Shows? I think you 
would be great for the voiceovers. 
 
Your devoted fans, 
 
Stan and Loretta</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' Aww...that's very sweet. ''{typing}'' Look Dan and Linda, Strong Bad doesn't sell out to anybody, man. No matter how monstrous their truck show may or may not be. Though I have done the occasional promo for the events we hold in Strong Badia. In fact, I think there's one coming up this...

''{Cut to a monster-truck show promo-style segment. The words Strong Bad says appear on the screen}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' SUNDAY! SUNDAY! SOMEDAY!

''{Two tires cross the screen diagonally, with Strong Bad providing the "vroom" noises for them}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' IT'S AWEXOME CROSS 98!

''{Awexome Cross logo appears. Another tire appears and screeches away to cut to the Strong Badia national flag}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' LIVE IN STRONGBADIA!

''{Cut to The Cheat wearing a jumpsuit and waving. What Strong Bad describes shows up on screen as he describes it.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' THRILL! AS THE CHEAT ATTEMPTS TO JUMP THE TIRE OVER THE KOT EATING A CARDBOARD BOX COVERED IN SYRUP!

'''THE KING OF TOWN''': This is some good cake!

''{Cut to Strong Mad holding Marzipan's guitar over Homestar, who is wearing a helmet and knee pads.}''

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{voiceover}'' CHILL! AS STRONG MAD SMASHES MARZIPAN'S GUITAR OVER HOMESTAR'S HEAD!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': Let's do this like Brutus.

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{voiceover}'' RECOIL IN HORROR!

''{Cut to the Poopsmith tossing out multicolored smoke bombs}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' AS THE POOPSMITH LIGHTS SOME SMOKE BOMBS! AND THEN? YOU'LL JUST HAVE TO BE THERE TO FIND OUT!

''{The Poopsmith winks at the camera.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' ADULT ADMISSION IS STILL JUST FIVE DOLLARS! KIDS AND OLD PEOPLE ''{The Sad Kids and the King of Town appear on screen respectively crossed out}'' NOT ALLOWED WITHOUT A BUCKET OF FRIED CHICKEN ''{A bucket of KnF'nC chicken appears onscreen.}'' FOR MEEEEE! ''{An image of Strong Bad appears.}'' STICK AROUND AFTER THE SHOW FOR A FREE PERFORMANCE BY LIMOZEEN!

''{Cut to a photo of Limozeen}''

'''LIMOZEEN:''' ''{singing}'' I've got the heart of a lion and the wings of a bat, because it's midnite!

''{Cut back to the Compy 386 and Strong Bad}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Heart of a lion, wings of some stuff, because it's something! ''{stops singing}'' Oh-ho man, I love that song! ''{typing}'' I can't wait for this sunday sunday someday.

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

== Easter Eggs ==
[[Image:Limozeentruck.PNG|thumb|200px|Because it's something!]]
*At the end you can click on the first "Sunday" to bring up a flyer advertisement for the show. The Awexome Cross 98 theme song plays in the background.
<pre>SUNDAY
AWEXOME
CROSS
98
LIVE IN STRONGBADIA
Thrills! Chills! Syrup!
Also, too:
A live performance by
LIMOZEEN</pre>
*Click on the second "Sunday" to play [[Awexome Cross]].
*Click on the "Someday" to see an autographed [[Limozeen]] picture. "Because It's Midnite" is sung in the background.

== Fun Facts ==
===Explanations===
*A loud voice booming "Sunday! Sunday! Sunday!" is the classic style of advertising used for [[Wikipedia:Monster truck|monster truck rallies]].
===Trivia===
*This is one of the few times we get to see The Poopsmith's face from the front. The only other times are [[different town]] and [[Fall Float Parade]].

===Remarks===
*For some reason, in the picture of Limozeen, there are four extra hands floating around the band members. One infront of [[Perry Palaroncini|Perry]] and [[Larry Palaroncini|Larry]], one behind Perry, one behind [[Gary Palaroncini|Gary]] and the last one behind Larry.

===Inside References===
*"Toons! Games! I'm gonna check my eeeemail...." is a reference to all the [[Main Pages]].

===Real-World References===
*The jumpsuit The Cheat is wearing is the same as the jumpsuit worn by the famous daredevil [[Wikipedia:Evel Knievel|Evel Knievel]] during his famous motorcycle jumps.
*The bottles of maple syrup around the cardboard box are designed similarly to those of Mrs. Butterworth's, a famous syrup brand.
*The line "Let's do this like Brutus" comes from [http://www.lyricsdepot.com/de-la-soul/skit-1.html a skit] on the [[Wikipedia:De La Soul|De La Soul]] album [[Wikipedia:De La Soul Is Dead|"De La Soul Is Dead"]].
*The chicken bucket that says "KnF'nC" is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Guns N' Roses|Guns N' Roses]], who used the acronym "GnF'nR" during the [[Wikipedia:Use Your Illusion I|Use Your Illusion]] era. The latest incarnation of the band contains guitarist [[Wikipedia:Buckethead|Buckethead]], who wears a [[Wikipedia:KFC|KFC]] bucket on his head like a hat.

===Fast Forward===
*The Limozeen song "[[Because It's Midnite]]" would eventually appear on the [[Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits|Strong Bad Sings CD]].
*Also the King of Town would later hold the chicken bucket in [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]].

== DVD Version ==
*The Awexome Cross '98 Easter egg is disabled for obvious reasons.
*The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.

=== Commentary Transcript ===
('''Commentary by:''' [[Matt Chapman]], [[Mike Chapman]])

'''MATT:''' We were just discussing, uh, how there are some Strong Bad Emails that really tip their hand with the name of them—

'''MIKE:''' The title, yeah.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, like this one.

'''MIKE:''' You kind of know what it's going to be about.

'''MATT:''' ''{almost simultaneously}'' Know what it's going to be about.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' This is—was this the first instan—nah, I guess he's always getting people's names wrong. That's a common theme.

'''MIKE:''' I don't know if that's—I don't know if he's—this... Maybe it's the first time.

'''MATT:''' Who knows?

'''MIKE:''' Somebody, uh, let us know. One of you callers. One of our callers will probably let us know.

'''MATT:''' Mike, we don't have callers.

'''MIKE:''' We should, uh, have a radio show.

'''MATT:''' Mike, no.

'''MIKE:''' Like, this is a radio show.

'''MATT:''' It's not.

'''MIKE:''' ''{adopts gravelly voice}'' All right, all right.

''{Matt laughs}''

'''MIKE:''' Uhm...

'''MATT:''' So here we go. That's The Cheat in his Evel Knievel outfit, obviously, which our mom made us for—or made our ''oldest'' brother first for Halloween—

'''MIKE:''' Yep.

'''MATT:''' —and then I think it got passed down to all of us. I think in, like, 1987 I was wearing an Evel Knievel ''{Mike laughs}'' and I, like, didn't know that he wasn't very popular anymore. And he says "Let's do this like Brutus" there, not "Buddhists." A lot of people think he says that, but that's just a, uh...comment. It's in a De La Soul song or it's on the De La Soul album "De La Soul is Dead." Doesn't Flavor Flav say it at some point?

'''MIKE:''' I think so, yeah.

'''MATT:''' KnF'nC. That's a reference to GnF'nR, Drivin' N' Cryin'.

'''MIKE:''' That's—

'''MATT:''' That's—all four of those are our big brother Donnie, very seriously in the year 1987 dressed as Vince Neil for Halloween. There you have it. And then a bunch of extra limbs.

''{Mike laughs}''

'''MATT:''' And of course, there you go. Limozeen given...wings...wings of steel ''{Mike laughs}'' you know, with which to fly.

=== Fun Facts ===
*Drivin' N' Cryin' was a Southern rock band famous in the Georgia region that never really achieved national fame.
*[[Wikipedia:Vince Neil|Vince Neil]] was lead singer for the band [[Wikipedia:Mötley Crüe|Mötley Crüe]].
*"Wings of steel" combined with the lyric "wings of a bat" refer to the 1960s cartoon [[Wikipedia:Batfink|''Batfink'']], whose eponymous hero is a crime-fighting bat with steel wings.

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail61.html|watch "monster truck"]]
*[[HR:sbemail61.swf|view the Flash file for "monster truck"]]

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2006-02-02T01:29:35Z

Walking Armless: /* Nice Idea, but... */

Talk:Main Page

2006-02-02T01:06:21Z

Walking Armless: /* '05 Holiday Special */

User:Walking Armless

2006-02-02T01:03:10Z

Walking Armless:

Hey everybody.

Here are some emails I like.

*[[army]]
*[[for kids]]
*[[flashback]]
*[[virus]]

Keep it rolling.

User talk:Walking Armless

2006-02-02T01:02:51Z

Walking Armless:

space program

2006-01-24T00:41:04Z

Walking Armless: /* Remarks */ They carefully dodged giving us the answer here.

[[Image:Sbemail138.PNG|thumb|"A space myoot-ant from Satriani 5!"]]
'''Strong Bad Email #138'''

We learn of Strong Badia's space program: [[The Strong Badian Administration of Some Aluminum Foil|SBASAF]].

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|The King of Town}}, {{Film|Coach Z}} (Easter Egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Strong Badia]], [[The Classroom]] (Easter Egg)

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' November 14, 2005

'''Running Time:''' 3:44

== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Email is the sound that we make when a young girl cries...

<blockquote class="email"><div>subject: space program</div>
Dear Strongbad, 
Does Strongbadia have a space program? 
Doo doo crap, 
Ryan 
Raleigh, NC
</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad says "Da-da-da-da-" before "Dear," "Good jokes" instead of "Doo doo crap," "Ryan Raleigh" as one name, and "NC" as "Not Cool."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Who ''doesn't'' have a space program these days? I mean, don't, like, the Italians have a space program? Ours is called SBASAF ''{pronounced "space-aff"}''. The Strong Badian Administration of Some Aluminum Foil. ''{clears screen}'' The only problem is, ...

''{Fade to white; Strong Bad continues in voiceover.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ...we blew our whole budget on this kick-awesome logo...

''{As he says this, the SBASAF logo appears—a rocket's path tracing the second S, and ending up in position as the first A.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ...and on our orientation filmstrip.

''{Cut to a filmstrip frame of the SBASAF logo, with "2005 Strong Badian Administration of Some Aluminum Foil" at the bottom. The frame is initially out of focus, but becomes focused partway through the voiceover.}''

'''VOICEOVER:''' SBASAF is a definitely-for-profit organization, dedicated to the manned taping of aluminum foil to cardboard. ''{beep sound}''

''{Another frame comes up - a stylized drawing of alien mountains in [[Outer Space|outer space]], with a [[The Moon|moon]] and a comet in the sky. A ten and five dollar note are visible, and a large arrow pointing beyond the mountains. The ten dollar bill has the text "TEN O' DEMS" along the top, the earth in the president's place and a circled "SB" for the seal. The five dollar bill is mostly obscured, but a sun and planet are visible on it.}''

'''VOICEOVER:''' Our mission objective: to accompany 15 earth dollars on a round trip journey... ''{beep}''

''{Another frame: a drawing of a spaceship flying past a planet.}''

'''VOICEOVER:''' ...to the closest reaches of space. ''{beep}''

''{Another frame: two astronauts, one lying on a bench with weights, the other saying "Gimme '''ONE''' more!!"}''

'''VOICEOVER:''' While the muscular crew will age only a few hours, the cargo, according to our... ''{beep}''

''{Another frame: a portrait of Albert Einstein, saying "Hiya!"}''

'''VOICEOVER:''' ...vague understanding of the theory of relativity, will have aged to an incredible... ''{beep}''

''{Another frame: three large gold bars in space, with the caption "THREE O' DEMS". The slide is initially above center, then is adjusted.}''

'''VOICEOVER:''' ...one million dollars. And who is good enough at video games...

''{Another frame: a photo of a TV screen with a joystick in front of it. On the screen is a typical 2-D one-on-one fighting game with "FIGHT!!!" written on it. The combatants are a hamburger and a ghost. The ghost has only 1/3 health.}''

'''VOICEOVER:''' ...to accept such a dangerous mission? Why, none other than beef bouillon-aire joyboy... ''{beep}''

''{Another frame: Strong Bad wearing a headband with small wings on it, with pants made of foil.}''

'''VOICEOVER:''' ...Space Captainface. First Lieuteneral Captainface knows the true key to success is... 

''{Another frame: a girl smiling at the camera, with a polka-dot background.}''

'''VOICEOVER:''' ...to have as many hot '60s-looking girls in your filmstrips as possible.

''{Another frame: two more girls against a blue background with a wavy stripe.}''

'''VOICEOVER:''' Yeah, girls! All right! ''{beep}''

''{Another frame: The Cheat wearing a blue cap and sunglasses, with the caption Harold "Strap" Coopmore.}''

'''VOICEOVER:''' Hey, look! It's onboard mechanic Harold "Strap" Coopmore! Looks like he could use a grilled cheese sandwich.

''{Another frame: a photo of a grilled cheese sandwich, with the caption Item 3b: "Grilled Cheese". Different music plays for a little bit, then, with a record-scratching noise, the previous music resumes and another frame is cued: two men with flat-top haircuts and headsets in front of a computer terminal. They're wearing horn-rimmed glasses and short-sleeved dress shirts; one has a pocket protector and several pens.}''

'''VOICEOVER:''' Flat-tops and shirt sleeves are the order of the day at SBASAF mission control. Why, Flight Engineer Ted Averill! You aren't smoking a smooth relaxing cigarette at all! ''{beep}''

''{Another frame: the same scene, but the man on the left is smoking.}''

'''VOICEOVER:''' That's better. And somebody get that man a highball. ''{beep}''

''{Another frame: rows of spaceships.}''

'''VOICEOVER:''' The flagship of SBASAF's 30-vessel fleet is the Proud Anselmo.

''{Another frame: Strong Bad in the same outfit, atop a spaceship labelled "PROUD ANSELMO". There is a beam of golden light spotlighting Strong Bad.}''

'''VOICEOVER:''' A wonder of modern SBASAF-ery, the Proud Anselmo is constructed almost entirely out of cardboardium alloy. When blastoff day finally arrives,

''{Another frame: the '60s girls in silhouette with a large question mark.}''

'''VOICEOVER:''' ...will you be among the hot '60s-looking girls to wish Strap and Space Captainface a safe voyage? And if not... ''{beep}''

''{Another frame: a tearful hound dog with the caption "How Come?"}''

'''VOICEOVER:''' ...how come?

''{Cut to Strong Badia. A close-up of Strong Bad wearing his Space Captainface costume in a cardboard box holding an Atari joystick. He and the box are trembling violently.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Argrgrgrgrgrgr! Got to... escape... Earth's... tenacity.... Fire the afterburners, Strap!

''{A wider shot shows that The Cheat is in a taller cardboard box duct-taped to Strong Bad's, and has a [[SeeDees|CD player]]. [[#Trivia|Various objects]] are duct-taped to the side of the box. We can now see Strong Mad's hand shaking the boxes.}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{strained The Cheat noises}''

''{The Cheat presses play on the CD Player, which plays a sci-fi flyby sound effect. Cut back to Strong Bad. The box lifts into the air temporarily and lands on the ground.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh... we made it. ''{the boxes continue shaking}'' Ahem. ''Oh, we made it.'' ''{the boxes stop shaking}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' Awww...

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{holding a Speak & Spell}'' According to my ca-cuh-lations, our precious cargo should have already multiplied to about 50 bucks!

''{Strong Mad walks away behind the fence and sits down, looking dejected.}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{holding up a CD labeled "SOUND F/X (not sounds from that movie F/X)"} {The Cheat noises}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, right. We spent the precious cargo on that sound effect CD. Well, let me hear "Body falling down stairs".

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{agreeable-sounding The Cheat noises}'' ''{presses button on CD player}''

''{The sound effect of what sounds like a body falling down a staircase plays. Strong Bad moves his head with each thump. Homestar Runner rushes up with a sweater stuck over his head.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' You guys! You guys! I need help putting on this sweater!

'''STRONG BAD:''' A space myoot-ant from Satriani 5! Hit him with everything we got, Strap!

''{The Cheat pushes various buttons, and random laser sounds and explosions are played. After a pause, The Cheat throws the CD case at Homestar.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Aah! I knew I should have asked the Italian space program. ''{hobbles off}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Nice work, The Strap. Another successful mission for ''{music starts; singing}'' Space Captainface!

''{A piece of cardboard labelled SPACE CAPTAINFACE is lowered on a fishing hook above Strong Bad}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{still singing}'' Pretender of the galaxies! He's all-the-ways having space cocktails with hot '60s-looking girls!

''{Cut to wide shot; we see that The Cheat is holding a fishing rod with the SPACE CAPTAINFACE logo hanging from it.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{although the first few words are almost spoken, concludes singing an octave higher}'' Where are all the hot '60s-looking girls? ''{music stops}''

''{The King of Town enters from the left.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' I'm in my 60s!

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

== Easter Eggs ==
*At the end, click "S. CAPTAINFACE" on the boxflap to the side of Strong Bad to hear a log entry.
:''{Strong Bad is at the Lappy}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Captainface Log: The vinegar-baking soda drive on the Proud Anselmo has run out of fuel, stranding us in the Impellitteri Sector. There is shrapnel everywhere. It makes one wonder, does man truly ''{beep}''
:''{The slide of Item 3b: "Grilled Cheese" comes into frame from the bottom and stays a few seconds, accompanied by its music from the filmstrip.}''
*At the end, click the [[Tire]] to see Cadet Z at recruitment.
:''{The last two slides of the slideshow play again. Coach Z's arm enters frame from the bottom}''
:'''COACH Z:''' I was told I was gonna get to pee in a cup!
:''{Pull back to see Coach Z watching Strong Bad next to a projection screen}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' In due time, Cadet Z. In due time.
:'''COACH Z:''' Oh, doo time! Even better.
:''{Strong Bad looks slightly shocked}''
*At the end, click the CD to see the back cover
SOUND F/X are not a joke!
featuring such favorite hits as:
- baby in a wagon
- drippy towel
- single bird tweet
- the hush of winter
- baseball in repose
- body falling downstairs
- sonar ping
- creaking rustiness
- sonar pong
- rub sequence 00003 or 2
:On the side of the case is the text ''Sound F/X (not sounds from that movie F/X)''.

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===
*The beeps in the filmstrip are common when a presenter is given a set of slides and a tape - so the presenter knows when to change the slides. Also, some combined tape player/projector models advance automatically upon detecting the beep.
*The "vague understanding of the theory of relativity" is a parody of [[Wikipedia:Special relativity|Special relativity]] which is popularly held to be difficult to understand, and predicts that space travellers going near the speed of light will age more slowly.
*A [[Wikipedia:Sonar|Sonar]] ping is a method used to determine distance from one object to another, like two submarines. One will send out a low level "ping" that travels at a set speed through water, "bounces" off the other submarine, and is re-recieved by the first's sonar system. The amount of time this takes determines the distance.
**There is no Sonar "pong" - the reflection of the ping is called a return. The term "pong" is often incorrectly used due to confusion with the game [[Wikipedia:Ping Pong|Ping Pong]].
**You can hear an example of a Sonar ping near the end of [[dreamail]].
*SBASAF's "definitely-for-profit" status is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Non-profit organization|non-profit organizations]].
*Although it makes sense as constructed, Strong Bad's reference to "escap[ing]... Earth's... tenacity" appears to be a [[Wikipedia:Malapropism|malapropism]] for the phenomenon of [[Wikipedia:Escape velocity|escape velocity]].
*A [http://m-w.com/dictionary/highball highball] is an iced drink containing liquor (as whiskey) and water or a carbonated beverage and served in a tall glass.
*An [[Wikipedia:Alloy|alloy]] is a combination of two or more elements that includes at least two metals and has metallic properties.
*The phrase "smooth and relaxing cigarette", like most of the SBASAF slide show, comes directly from the '50s and '60s TV culture. [[The Cheat's smoking|Cigarettes]] were "in" during this period, so advertisers primarily targeted men in their 20s and 30s, often trying to make non-smokers seem uncool.
*Mixing vinegar and baking soda together causes a chemical reaction that, in some instances, can be strong enough to propel objects forward.
*An [[Wikipedia:afterburner|afterburner]] increases the power of a jet engine. It cannot be fitted to a rocket.

===Trivia===
*The various things and text adorning Strong Bad's spaceship are from left to right:
**[[Duct Tape]]
**A [[Van Buren]] bust
**An [[ABA Basketball]]
**Used paper towel rolls
**An [[Atari 2600]] joystick
**The [[Strong Badia|Strong Badian]] national flag/emblem
**A/C ductwork
**''"the proud anselmo"''
**''1ST LTNRL. S. CAPTAINFACE''
**Aluminum foil
**Upside down ''THIS WAYS''
**''"STRAP" COOPMORE''
**An empty milk carton
*This email was sent by [http://www.gogglemarks.net/ Ryan Sturmer], though several parts of his [http://static.flickr.com/32/63362276_e72bcf6cc6_o.png original email] were cut out. The original version was:
<blockquote class="email"><div>subject: Space Program</div>
Dear Strongbad, 
Does Strongbadia have a space program? Certainly your terrestrial resources will be depleted at some point: What plans do you have for emergency migration to other worlds? 
Crapfully DooDooCrap, 
Ryan 
Raleigh, NC
</blockquote>
[[Image:Television Reflection.JPG|thumb|We see you!]]
*If you use a decompiler to get the original picture used on the video game scene, you can see the reflection in the screen, showing one of [[The Brothers Chaps]] taking the screenshot, with someone else in the background.
*This is the first time we learn of the [[King of Town|King of Town's]] age, as he claims that he is in his 60s.

===Remarks===
*As of this cartoon's release, only the [[Wikipedia:United States of America|USA]], [[Wikipedia:Russia|Russia]], and [[Wikipedia:China|China]] have [[Wikipedia:Human spaceflight|manned space programs]]. [[Wikipedia:Italy|Italy]] is a member of the [[Wikipedia:European Space Agency|European Space Agency]].
*Homestar's difficulty with his sweater's sleeves is ironic because he [[Lack of Visible Arms|has no visible arms]]. However, if he ever managed to put it on, it would answer the question as to whether is arms were invisible.
*In the old-fashioned video game shown on the TV, the player on the left is titled "Hamburger" even though it has a large layer of cheese in it which would technically make it a cheeseburger.
*The [[Tire]] wears a corded headset and is smoking a cigarette. Thus it appears to be the only acting member of Mission Control.
*"Track 03" is displayed on the CD player for the afterburner sound as well as for one of the laser sounds.
* Some beeps don't occur in the soundtrack accompanying the SBASAF filmstrip.

===Inside References===
*Strong Bad receives yet another email signed with the word [[Crapfully Yours|crap]].
*The soundtrack to the filmstrip is built around the theme that plays when you roll over Store and Downloads on [[Main Page 19]] (with much longer notes, and transposed from G to C).
*In [[Halloween Fairstival]], Coach Z attempted to use a drippy towel to scare the hiccups out of The Cheat.

===Real-World References===
*The S. CAPTAINFACE log is similar to the ones that occur at the beginning of many [[Wikipedia:Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]] episodes. The original Star Trek series also included philosophical musings on whether man belonged in space, which may be the sentiment interrupted by the grilled cheese sandwich slide.
* The narrator's comments about shirt-sleeves and flattops being the order of the day is a good description of late '60s early '70s [http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/mirrors/images/images/pao/AS11/10075291.jpg Mission Control].
*[[Wikipedia:Albert Einstein|Albert Einstein]] was a twentieth century theoretical physicist, most famous for his [[Wikipedia:Theory of relativity|theory of relativity]].
*Harold "Strap" Coopmore is possibly a reference to U.S. Air Force General [[Wikipedia:Henry H. Arnold|Henry "Hap" Arnold]] who served on the committee that would become [[Wikipedia:NASA|NASA]].
*The Proud Anselmo, Satriani 5 and the Impellitteri Sector all refer to famous rock musicians — [[Wikipedia:Phil Anselmo|Phil Anselmo]], [[Wikipedia:Joe Satriani|Joe Satriani]] and [http://www.rapture.net/impellitteri/ Chris Impellitteri], respectively. Also note Satriani's late 80's album, ''Surfing with the Alien''.
**The "Proud Anselmo" is also likely a reference to [http://www.space.com/news/space_news_100-1.html Rene Anselmo], the driven creator of the commercial satellite industry.
*Strong Bad's pronunciation of "mutant" is most likely a reference to the classic science-fiction film ''[[Wikipedia:This Island Earth|This Island Earth]]'' (featured in ''[[Wikipedia:Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie|Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie]]''), where an alien "mut-ant" figures in the climax.
*[[Wikipedia:F/X|F/X]] is a movie from 1986 starring [[Wikipedia:Bryan Brown|Bryan Brown]] and [[Wikipedia:Brian Dennehy|Brian Dennehy]]. The movie is about a special effects technician who is hired by a government agency to help stage the assassination of a well-known gangster. It was later turned into a TV spinoff.
*The joystick next to the TV is the standard [[Wikipedia:Colecovision|Colecovision]] joypad, known as the "doorknob" due to the control stick's distinctive and somewhat uncomfortable shape.
*Strong Bad's "Space Captainface" costume includes a [[Wikipedia:petasus|petasus]], the winged hat that is characteristically worn by the Greek god [[Wikipedia:Hermes|Hermes]].
**Hermes is also known as [[Wikipedia:Mercury (mythology)|Mercury]], which was the name given to the [[Wikipedia:Project_Mercury|first American manned space project]].
*Strong Bad checks his "ca-cuh-lations" on a [[Wikipedia:Speak & Spell (game)|Speak & Spell]]. This educational toy also formed part of the [[Grape-Nuts Robot]].
*The "Body falling down stairs" sound effect is track 91 on [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/samples/B000002H4N/103-7642067-8215016?%5Fencoding=UTF8#disc_1| Authentic Sound Effects, Vol. 3].

==External Links==
*[[HR:sbemail138.html|watch "space program"]]
*[[HR:sbemail138.swf|view the Flash file for "space program"]]
*[[Forum:5939|forum thread re: space program]]

{{Strong Bad Email}}

User talk:Walking Armless

2006-01-22T15:14:19Z

Walking Armless:

You seem to have set out on a project of changing ''all'' sbemail captions. I don't have much opinion about picture captions myself, but perhaps before you do any more, could you explain why you think they need changing? —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 01:55, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
:Heh, I remember making the very same mistake when I was new here. And AbdiViklas was one of the peoples involved in the discussion. Sure brings back a lot of memories... {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 01:57, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
::LOL—I must have Alzheimer's, 'cause it's ''not'' bringing back the memories for me. I'm just vaguely aware that there's been a lot of talk in the past about what constitutes a good caption, and how important it is that they be "funny", but I can't find any of it to link to. About the only standard I'm aware of is that it seems as of recently there's been a push to use direct quotes for the initial pic caption in all sbemails. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 02:02, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Maybe the top of [[User talk:Has Matt?/archive1|this page]] will refresh your memory. {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 02:05, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
::::[[date|Oh, I think I'd remember something like that.]] —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 02:09, 22 January 2006 (UTC)

Sorry guys. I just felt like doing something. - Walking Armless

video games

2006-01-22T01:41:00Z

Walking Armless:

[[Image:videogames.png|thumb|Pinnacles of entertainment]]

'''Strong Bad Email #94'''

Taylor R. wants to know what Strong Bad would be like in a video game. Strong Bad explains that it would depend on what system he was on.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, [[Atari Strong Bad]], {{Film|Vector Strong Bad}}, [[Minor Game Characters|3-D Shield Guy]], [[Minor Game Characters|Rhino]]

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]]

'''Computer:''' [[Compy 386]]

'''Date:''' January 12, 2004

'''Running Time:''' 3:00

== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD:''' Email is like a prison. A prison with no walls... and no toilet.

''{reading}''

<blockquote class="compy email">Hey Strong Bad, 
 
I was just wondering what you would 
be like in a video game and what it 
would be like. 
 
From, 
Taylor R. 
Queen Creek, AZ</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad reads "AZ" as "Alcatraz."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa... Somebody on the inside. ''{shakes head}'' Get out soon, Taylor. ''{typing}'' What would I be like in a video game? Well, that all depends on what system we're talking about. Like, if it was on one of those really old machines—

''{Cut to Atari 2600-style game, with an empty green rectangle imposed on a black screen.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' ...the graphics would probably only look ''kinda'' like me. ''{A red square appears representing Strong Bad.}'' And I'd run all around a futuristic maze ''{The square starts moving around the screen and some green blocks and blue glowing barriers appear.}'' collecting things that look nothing like me!

''{A yellow square the same size as Strong Bad's square appears in the centre of the maze.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Man, that'd be pretty awesome! ''{The red square approaches the yellow square and touches it, thereby "collecting" it. The words "secret collect!" appear on the screen. Cut back to the Compy 386.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Ooh! Ooh! I could also be in one of those 3-D vector games.

''{Cut to screen of said game. A corridor ending with a wall is outlined in red. Some moving arrows appear on the walls on either side.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And there'd be this awesome, huge, 3-D version of my head floatin' around.

''{A vectorized version of Strong Bad's head appears on the screen}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Like, it looks so awesome, girls would probably try to make out with the screen

''{Lipstick lips appear on the screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' and we'd have to program it to be like:

'''VECTOR STRONG BAD''': BACK OFF BABY ''{As it speaks the words appear on the screen, then fall down and disappear.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And in this one, the player wouldn't control me...

''{Cut to Strong Bad at the Compy, shaking the camera}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' 'CUZ YOU CAN'T CONTROL ''ME!!!''

''{Cut back to the vector game.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Instead, you'd be some kinda 3-D shield guy with a shield...

''{A generic-looking guy with a shield appears on the bottom of the screen.}'''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Some kind of spikey-headed 3-D cyber-shield guy... with a cyber-shield.

''{The appropriate changes are made so the shield guy is now spikey-headed and holding a striped "cyber-shield."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And you'd have to block my perplexing geometric attacks, or face certain 3-D doom!

''{Vector Strong Bad spits out a rhombus, which the cyber-shield guy blocks. Vector Strong Bad spits another rhombus, and this one hits the cyber-shield carrier in the face, causing it to explode.}''

'''VECTOR STRONG BAD''': YOUR HEAD A SPLODE ''{Again, the words appear on the screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Naturally, there'd be some problems with bad translation.

''{Cut back to Compy 386.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' On the other hand, it might be cool to be in one of those text-based adventures. You know, for those intellectual people with better imaginations.

''{Cut to a black screen with a green arrow at the top.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' It'd be like...

<blockquote class="tandy email" style="background-image:none">Ye find yeself in yon dungeon. Ye see a FLASK 
Obvious exits are NORTH, SOUTH, and DENNIS. 
 
What wouldst thou deau?</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad doesn't say the last sentence.}''

And you'd be all like...

<blockquote class="short tandy email" style="background-image:none">Get ye flask.</blockquote>

And it'd say,

<blockquote class="short tandy email" style="background-image:none">You can't get ye flask!</blockquote>

And you'd just have to sit there and imagine ''why on Earth'' you can't get ye flask! Because the game's certainly not going to tell you.

''{At this the screen adds "I'm certainly not gonna tell thou."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And there's no precious graphics to help you out, either.

''{At this the screen adds "Graphics, shmaphics..." and a few seconds later, "...for sooth!" Cut back to the computer.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' But oh, man. The best thing ever would be if I was in one of those brand new super-photorealistic games that take like tons of migs and megs of memories just to play it.

''{Cut to a blue screen. A 16-bit version of Strong Bad appears.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' I'd look super-cool, runnin' around on some grass, maybe. ''{the background changes to a 16-bit field against a blue sky.}'' Or there'd be like, um... a rhino there, too.

''{A rhino falls down from the sky and some music starts playing.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' A ''hungry'' rhino.

''{A food bowl appears in front of the rhino and it starts whining, jumping and turning red. Strong Bad runs around.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And I'd have to, I guess...feed him.

''{A box labelled "FOOD" appears. Strong Bad brings it to the rhino's bowl and it calms down, eating the food.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And, umm...snakes?

''{Snakes pop up, wriggling up and down the screen. The rhino charges. Cut back to Compy 386.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' So hopefully one day technology will catch up with my advanced thinking, so all the ladies can start making out with their TV screens. ''{stops typing; he turns around as he continues talking}'' Until next time, Taylor, this one's for you, and all my peoples got sent up the river. ''{He pours his [[Cold One]] on the floor.}''

''{[[The Paper]] comes down. After about five seconds, the four games appear in their boxes.}''

== Easter Eggs ==
*If you wait a few seconds at the end, you can play the games. They are: ''[[StrongBadZone]]'', ''[[RhinoFeeder]]'', ''[[Thy Dungeonman]]'', and ''[[Secret Collect]]''.

== Fun Facts ==

===Explanations===
*Strong Bad's statement about bad translation of ''StrongBadZone'' is a reference to the ubiquitous bad translation of Japanese-made NES-era games, the most infamous of which gave rise to the phrase, "[[Wikipedia:All your base are belong to us|All your base are belong to us]]," which was from the Sega Genesis game ''[[Wikipedia:Zero Wing|Zero Wing]]''.
*When Strong Bad says "migs and megs of memories," he's talking about [[Wikipedia:Megabyte|megabytes]] of computer memory. A megabyte is 1,048,576 bytes.
*When Strong Bad mistakes Arizona for Alcatraz and says "Whoa... Somebody on the inside," he is talking about the famous jail on [[Wikipedia:Alcatraz Island|Alcatraz Island]] (which actually hasn't been in use since 1963).
*Secret Collect is for the Funmachine, while Rhino Feeder is for the Super Funmachine. The names of these systems are most likely references to the [[Wikipedia:Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] and [[Wikipedia:Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super NES]], respectively.
**However, the jump in graphics quality between the two games is more a reference to the graphics advances between the [[Atari 2600]] and its successors, the [[Wikipedia:Atari 5200|Atari 5200]] and [[Wikipedia:Atari 7800|7800]].

===Remarks===
*When Strong Bad says "YOU CAN'T CONTROL ME!" and the computer bounces around, you can still change the contrast.
*The ''StrongBadZone'' game contains the "BACK OFF BABY!" sequence, though it's only accessible with a [http://www.squarefree.com/bookmarklets/flash.html seek bar].
*Although this email was supposed to be about if Strong Bad was in a video game, ''Thy Dungeonman'' has nothing to do with him at all.
*Strong Bad mispronounces the word "ye" in "You can't get ye flask!" When "ye" is used as an article, it is properly pronounced as "the."
*Strong Bad mentions that you can't control him, yet you play as him in Rhino Feeder and in Secret Collect. You also get to play as him in the Egg Throwing Game and Strong Bad's Treat Snatcha.

===Goofs===
*When Strong Bad pours the drink out for Taylor, you can see all of the dust left over from the [[army|last email]], though it was not visible in the rest of the email.

===Real-World References===
*Strong Bad's intro is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Pete Rose|Pete Rose]]'s book, "[http://www.peterose.com My Prison Without Bars]," which was released about the same time as this email.
*The graphics in ''StrongBadZone'' closely resemble [[Wikipedia:Nintendo Virtual Boy|Virtual Boy]] games that used vector graphics, such as [[Wikipedia:Red Alarm|''Red Alarm'']]. The Virtual Boy used only black, and three shades of red.
*When Strong Bad pours the Cold One on the carpet at the end, it is a reference to the modern gangsta practice of pouring out a 40-ounce beer "for my dead homies."

===Fast Forward===
*''StrongBadZone'' is featured in [[Main Page 21]], the vector graphics page, which resembles the arcade game ''BattleZone''.

== DVD Version ==
*You obviously can't play any of the four games. As well, the game boxes don't automatically come up. Instead, you must access them via the hidden Strong Bad Icon on the Compy 386 screen.
**For the DVD, the Easter egg consists of samples of music from each game in turn.
*The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.

=== Commentary Transcript ===
('''Commentary by:''' [[Matt Chapman]], [[Mike Chapman]])

'''MATT:''' So this is an email we've been getting since probably the first week that we did Strong Bad Emails.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, and—

'''MATT:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Remember when we—

'''MIKE:''' For whatever reason, we always shied away from it.

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' And then, for whatever reason, we just came up with the idea.

'''MATT:''' This was like the Japanese cartoon one, we got that a lot.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah. Sometimes it just clicks when you read it and some, you just think of a good idea and sometimes you think of bad ideas, like maybe we'll get a really good idea for how to answer the "How do you type with boxing gloves?" email. Dark... dark night.

'''MATT:''' Umm—

'''MIKE:''' So our friend, uhhh, and, uhh—

'''MATT:''' Collaborator.

'''MIKE:''' Compat-compatriot. ''{laughs}''

'''MATT:''' Contemporary.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' Jonathan Howe, we, uhh, I don't know—he threw all these together in, like, three or four days, maybe.

'''MATT:''' Less than that, probably, yeah, we told him—

'''MIKE:''' Hey, we had done it early in the—

'''MATT:''' ''{simultaneously}'' —when we were doing this e-mail.

'''MIKE:''' I mean like midweek, probably. Tuesday or Wednesday, we, uhh—

'''MATT:''' Yeah. Those are really good-looking kissy lips.

'''MIKE:''' Thanks, man.

'''MATT:''' I like that.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' Jiggles the camera.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, he gets really close up to it.

'''MIKE:''' Umm, so this is, y'know, like a vector game, like Tempest—

'''MATT:''' Battlezone.

'''MIKE:''' Battlezone... yeah.

'''MATT:''' The original Star Wars game.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' Ohh... there you go.

'''MIKE:''' He said, "Your head a splode".

'''MATT:''' I think we were gonna make it ori—if you, when you killed him, he said, "My head splow up". ''{Mike laughs}'' That was the other thing he was going to say. Umm, so yeah, we figured if we were going to do the, uh, this is all sort of—comes from Mike and I if we ever to make a video game—

'''MIKE:''' Don't tell 'em.

'''MATT:''' Never mind.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' Nu-huh—

'''MATT:''' ''{slightly more insistently}'' Never mind.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' We're not going to tell you.

'''MATT:''' ''{simultaneously}'' I'm gonna need you all to sign a non-disclosure agreement before I reveal this. Umm, so this is sort of, uhh... I remember... what was it called? Vampire, I think, was one of the text games I played earlier on, and that's what had parapets in it. Was the first thing that—

'''MIKE:''' Oh yeah, I remember parapets, yeah.

'''MATT:''' ''{simultaneously}'' And I had no idea what para-I remember, like, getting the dictionary out and, because, I thought that would, like, when I'd fin-found out what parapets meant—

'''MIKE:''' That was how you won the game.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, then—

'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously}'' That was like— ''{laughs}''

'''MATT:''' I would like, it was like the key to it, and I'm just like, "What? It's just like a wall, tower in a castle?" Umm... ''{long pause}'' That rhino looks great, too, Mike.

'''MIKE:''' Thanks, Matt.

'''MATT:''' I think that noise, the noise the rhino makes ''{Mike laughs}'' is just that string on a key—on the synthesizer. There's like, it's supposed to sound like strings of a guitar, like when you're sliding your fingers down, yeah, so are the snakes, and they're just really slow ones and really fast ones. Fret—fret noises, that's what I'm—

'''MIKE:''' Fret magic.

'''MATT:''' Fret magic, really, magazine. Bio Menace, that was a Psygnosis game.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, with, uh, what was the other one?

'''MATT:''' ''{menacingly}'' Blood Money.

'''MIKE:''' Blood Money.

===Fun Facts===
*[[Wikipedia:Tempest (game)|Tempest]] and [[Wikipedia:Battlezone|Battlezone]] are arcade games from 1980. They were famous for their colored vector graphics, which were very innovative for their time. "The original Star Wars game" probably refers to [[Wikipedia:Star Wars (arcade game)|Star Wars]], the arcade game from 1983, which also features color vector graphics.

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail94.html|watch "video games"]]
*[[HR:sbemail94.swf|view the Flash file for "video games"]]

{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category:Compy 386 Emails]][[Category:Game Emails]][[Category: Emails With DVD Commentary]]

kind of cool

2006-01-22T01:40:21Z

Walking Armless:

[[Image:Senorsoup.PNG|thumb|"You smell like pea soooup!"]]

'''Strong Bad Email #92'''

A writer asks Strong Bad if he would be as cool if he wasn't the "stylish, buff, handsome man" that he is. Strong Bad says he would and describes what he would be like instead. It turns out to be a lot like someone the Brothers Strong used to know.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Senor Cardgage}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Pom Pom}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Field]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], [[The Stick]] (Easter egg)

'''Computer:''' [[Compy 386]]

'''Date:''' December 15, 2003

'''Running Time:''' 2:35

== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD:''' Thanks for choosing Strong Bad Email. Would you like to try a combo meal?

''{reading}''

<blockquote class="compy email">Hey strong bad, 
Dude, I was just thinkin and wonderin 
what it would be like if you weren't 
the stylish, buff, handsome man in a 
wrestling mask that you are. 
 
Your devoted fan, 
Jordan</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad pronounces "Jordan" as "Jor-dan."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' So you mean, like, what would it be like if I was an ugly dumpy guy with a beer belly and a comb-over? I'd still probably be the coolest guy in the world, just a different kind of cool. More of a "I'm so cool, you don't even know I'm cool" kind of cool. Or the kind of cool where I'm—

''{Cut to what is presumably Strong Bad walking in the field. We can only see him from the waist down. He is dragging a plastic [[Aldi Bag]]}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' —always walking around with a plastic grocery bag full of mysterious unknown contents. Maybe it's cold pizza. Maybe it's rotten vegetables. Or maybe it's the shattered pieces of my former life.

''{Camera lifts up during the voiceover and we see this version of Strong Bad has a creepy comb-over, potbelly, goatee, and glasses. Cut to Bubs' Concession Stand, where Creepy Comb-Over Strong Bad gets in line.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Or maybe it's just full of a bunch of melty candy bars that I eat really loudly while standing too close to you in line.

''{Creepy Comb-Over Strong Bad pulls out a partly melted candy bar and starts munching. Homestar turns to him and glares.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{to Pom Pom}'' Hey, Pom Pom! This guy smells like pea soup. ''{Singing, to Creepy Comb-Over Strong Bad}'' You smell like pea soooup!

''{Cut to a small bush. We see Creepy Comb-Over Strong Bad slowly rise up from behind it.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And then I'd always be suspiciously coming out of bushes and shrubs a lot. Like, right when you walk by.

''{Homestar walks by the bush}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And if I see you—

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{surprised}'' Whoa!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' I'd say some cool phrase that's almost one word and not quite another.

'''CREEPY COMB-OVER STRONG BAD:''' ''{to Homestar Runner}'' Oh, excardon me!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing}'' Um, I don't know what that means.... And you still smell like pea soooup!

''{Cut to Creepy Comb-Over Strong Bad and Strong Mad standing in the field. CCOSB has dropped his glasses on the ground}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And I'd be so cool, that even if you were a dude, I'd still call at you like you were a lady.

'''CREEPY COMB-OVER STRONG BAD:''' ''{To Strong Mad; he says one of following three things every time you watch it:}'' 
''{1}'' I'm very sorry, ma'am, but could you help an old denominator, like me, gather his spectacles? 
''{2}'' I'm sorry, ma'am. Would you mind helping an old wintergreen gather his spectacles? 
''{3}'' Sorry to bother you, ma'am. Could you help an old Soderbergh gather his spectacles?

'''STRONG MAD:''' NOOOOOOOOO!

''{Strong Mad runs away. Cut to Strong Bad back in front of the computer.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' That's a pretty cool guy right there. It's good to know that if I ever let myself go and grow a couple feet...live behind a bush... I'll be sitting pretty.

''{Cut to Strong Sad standing next to Strong Bad}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Uh, excardon me, but none of that stuff is cool, Strong Bad. You basically described that creep Señor Cardgage that lived down the street from us when we were little.

'''STRONG BAD:''' What!? You didn't think Senor ''{He pronounces it "seh-nor."}'' Cardgage was cool?

'''STRONG SAD:''' No! He was extremely sketchy and gave me nightmares.

'''STRONG BAD:''' And... What's not cool about giving you nightmares?

'''STRONG SAD:''' Oh, never mind. Go back to your creepy comb-over story.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Anyways, Jor-dan, creepy comb-over story Strong Bad is definitely a cool, cool guy. In fact, I wouldn't mind hanging out with a guy like that. Well, things certainly are looking up for the future. Me, I'm gonna go look up Senor Cardgage. ''{stops typing.}'' See where that guy ended up.

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

== Easter Eggs ==
*Click on the word "Senor Cardgage" to see a milk carton describing Senor Cardgage.
<pre> Have you seen this guy?

Last seen: When you were little
Goes by the name-a: Senor Cardgage
Stands, I would say, about: Oh, so high
Distinguishing features: Wicked comb-over </pre>
*At the end of the e-mail, click on the words "hanging out" to see Strong Bad chillin' with [[Senor Cardgage]].
=== Easter Egg Transcript ===
'''STRONG BAD:''' So, uh, you're really cool.

'''SENOR CARDGAGE:''' Thank you, ma'am, would you care for a slice of gum?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, totally, I'd be way into a slice of gum.

''{Senor Cardgage hands Strong Bad a stick of gum.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{to himself}'' Man! So cool! ''{to Senor Cardgage}'' Uh... Say something else.

'''SENOR CARDGAGE:''' I have to be going, Ethel. I've got some important lines to stand in.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh... Will I ever see you again?

'''SENOR CARDGAGE:''' Ex-obably not.

''{Senor Cardgage walks offscreen.}''

== Fun Facts ==

===Remarks===
*Jordan asks what Strong Bad would be like if he "weren't that buff, handsome, and stylish man in a wrestling mask that he is," but Creepy Comb-Over Strong Bad still has the wrestling mask. This is probably because with Strong Bad, it is given that he has the wrestling mask, it might even be his actual face (as evidenced in [[some kinda robot]]). It is as if someone asked a normal guy "What if you weren't that buff, handsome, and stylish man that you are."
*Strong Sad says Se'''ñ'''or Cardgage, but his name is spelled Se'''n'''or, probably because Strong Bad didn't feel like using the Alt+164 key code.

===Goofs===
*In line, both Pom Pom and Creepy Comb-Over Strong Bad have a shadow, but Homestar doesn't.
*When Strong Sad comments on Strong Bad's story, the carpet on the right is not completely shaggy; part of it is flat.

===Inside References===
*Strong Bad stressing the "dan" in Jor-''dan'' is yet another reference to the running gag of [[Dan]].
*This is another mention of [[Pizza]] and [[Peas]], two food-related recurring themes.

===Real-World References===
*"Thanks for choosing Strong Bad Email. Would you like to try a combo meal?" is a take on the way fast-food cashiers greet customers at the drive-through.
*"Soderbergh" could be a reference to [[Wikipedia:Steven Soderbergh|Steven Soderbergh]], who directed the films [[Wikipedia:Sex, Lies and Videotape|''Sex, Lies, and Videotape'']], [[Wikipedia:Erin Brockovich (film)|''Erin Brockovich'']], the remake of [[Wikipedia:Ocean's Eleven (2001 film)|''Ocean's Eleven'']], and more.

== DVD Version ==
*The alternate pieces of dialogue for "calling at you like you were a lady" are still there, but now only viewable as Easter eggs at the end of the Email (by the hidden Strong Bad icons in the center-left and center-right of the bottom of the Compy 386 screen).

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail92.html|watch "kind of cool"]]
*[[HR:sbemail92.swf|view the Flash file for "kind of cool"]]

{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category:Compy 386 Emails]]

colonization

2006-01-22T01:39:09Z

Walking Armless:

[[Image:sbemail90.png|thumb|Many strange ways and odors]]

'''Strong Bad Email #90'''

Strong Bad is asked if he celebrates Thanksgiving like everyone else, or if he celebrates some weird holiday. We are then shown a history book about the colonization of [[Strong Badia]].

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Field]], [[Strong Badia]]

'''Computer:''' [[Compy 386]]

'''Date:''' November 25, 2003

'''Running Time:''' 1:56

== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Email me don't email me, email me don't email me. ''{He pulls up the email and reads it aloud.}''

<blockquote class="compy email">Hi Strong Bad! 
Do you celebrate thanksgiving 
normally? Or do you have special 
traditions for when Strong Badia was 
first colonized? What's the story 
about? 
 
From your Buddy, 
Shana Ma. 
Los Angeles, CA</blockquote>
''{He pronounces "Los Angeles" with a hard "g".}''

''{typing}'' Oh, Shanama, the story of the colonization of Strong Badia is a tale as old as, say, the wireless Web ''{pause}'' or energy drinks maybe. It began in a period of strife...

''{Cut to a shot of an old book on a wooden table. It is open and pictures Strong Bad, in a pilgrim hat, squirting ketchup onto a plate of eggs, next to Strong Sad in a wig and typical 17th-century clothing.}''

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{voiceover}'' ...when I was being persecuted for my beliefs.

'''STRONG SAD''': ''{voiceover}'' Ewwww! Ketchup on eggs?!?

''{A caption reading "Ewwww! Ketchup on Eggs?!?" appears beneath the picture. The page turns to show Strong Bad reading the newspaper and seeing an ad saying "LOT FOR SALE! along with a page saying "Homestar declares eggs not a fruit."}''

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{voiceover}'' I learned of a place where a man can be free. Free to do what he wants to do. Free to ketchup his eggs without being hassled by the man.

''{The page turns to show Strong Bad and The Cheat, also wearing a pilgrim hat, travelling across Free Country, USA, Strong Bad carrying a musket and eating a sandwich and The Cheat dragging a bag along behind him. A caption along the bottom reads "The Three Stout Sub Sandwiches: The Ham 'n' Swiss, The Dijon Chicken and the Veggie Delux."}''

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{voiceover}'' So I set sail with three stout sub sandwiches, and my best The Cheat to find this mystical land.

''{The page turns to show the two of them meeting Bubs, who is waving at them, wearing a Sioux-style feather headband and wearing a loincloth.}''

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{voiceover}'' I met a strange man who had strange ways and strange odors.

''{The page turns to show Strong Badia in front of a glorious sunrise, above a caption reading "The Neu Wirlde."}''

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{voiceover}'' And he led me to the new world, out beyond the dumpsters.

''{The page turns to show the Tire falling onto The Cheat, whose hat is sent flying from his head.}''

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{voiceover}'' There was a brief struggle with the indigenous peoples.

''{The page turns to show Strong Bad handing Bubs the rent check.}''

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{voiceover}'' At last, we reached an agreement to peacefully co-exist in this land, after I gave him my first and last months' rent deposit.

''{The page turns to show a ploughed field where Bubs is planting a fish. Strong Bad is looking at him, holding a fish and a corn cob in his hand.}''

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{voiceover}'' Then the strange man probably showed me how to put fish in the ground with corn, for some reason.

'''BUBS''': ''{voiceover}'' This'll grow ya some nice fishcorn bushes!

''{A caption reading "This'll grow ya some nice fishcorn bushes" appears at the bottom of the page. The page turns to show Bubs, The Cheat and Strong Bad sitting at a picnic table in Strong Badia, feasting on fast food.}''

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{voiceover}'' Then we celebrated with a feast of some cold Hardee's he had laying around.

''{Cut back to the Compy.}''

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{typing}'' So there you have it, Shana... Shanamana... ''{singing}'' Shanamanamanamanamana tonight! That shoulda been in your history books at school. I gotta get on those people over at Hoofton Mifflin. Those guys are slackin off. ''{stops typing}'' Okay, so until next week, leave me alone!

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

== Easter Eggs ==
*After the email is over, click the first part of the word Shanamanamanamanana and Strong Bad will "Shanama" into some songs.
::'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing to the tune of "O Canada"}'' O Shanama... Do do doot doot doot doo... ''{stops singing}'' What else is there? Shana... Shanamatopoeia. Ooh, how 'bout this? ''{singing to the tune of "Panama" by Van Halen}'' Shanama! Shanama ho ho ho huh ho!
*Click on the the words "history books" to hear Homestar Runner address the imaginary masses.
::''{Cut to a page in a history book with a drawing of Homestar, dressed in Colonial American attire (with powdered wig), with text below it reading "Homestar Runner addresses the imaginary masses." The imaginary masses cheer.}''
::'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' A-hem. From this day forward, I hearby declare eggs... not to be... a fruit! ''{The imaginary masses cheer.}'' Yes, yes, quiet down. And furthermore, no longer shall dirty diapers be accepted as legal tender! ''{The imaginary masses cheer.}'' Hang on, I got one more. Henceforth, those named Henry will no longer be allowed to call themselves Hank. That's just too much of a stretch. ''{The imaginary masses cheer.}''

== Fun Facts ==
===Remarks===
*According to the later e-mail [[monument]], the [[Stop Sign|stop sign]] and [[Cinderblock|cinder block]] make up a monument of Strong Bad's right foot. However, they are shown in this e-mail as being part of the area when Strong Bad bought it from Bubs.
*We learn in this e-mail that Bubs owns Strong Badia (which is located behind the dumpsters), and Strong Bad just rents it from him. This fact may explain why Strong Bad said "Maybe get a little place in Strong Badia" in [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]].

===Inside References===
*The crowd cheers in the second Easter egg are from [[A Decemberween Pageant]] and [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]].

===Real-World References===
*The entire story is based on the historical accounts of the [[Wikipedia:Pilgrims|Pilgrims]] founding the [[Wikipedia:Plymouth Colony|Plymouth Colony]], after they were persecuted for their religious beliefs in [[Wikipedia:England|England]].
*"Shanama, Shanama ho ho ho ho ho!" is sung to the tune of "Panama" by [[Wikipedia:Van Halen|Van Halen]]; "O Shanama" is to the tune of "[[Wikipedia:O Canada|O Canada]]" the Canadian national anthem.
**Strong Bad's rendition of "O Shanama" is slightly off - the final "doo" should have been sung as a C# instead of an F#.
*Homestar declaring eggs not to be a fruit may be a reference to the famous 1893 Supreme Court decision ([http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/cgi-bin/getcase.pl?court=US&vol=149&invol=304 Nix v. Hedden]) that [[Wikipedia:Tomato#Controversies|tomatoes were not fruit]].
*Bubs planting fish-corn bushes is a reference to when the Native Americans showed the Pilgrims how to grow corn (they used fish heads as fertilizer).
*"Hoofton Mifflin" is a misspelling (and mispronunciation) of scholastic publisher [[Wikipedia:Houghton Mifflin|Houghton Mifflin]].
*[[Wikipedia:Hardee%27s|Hardee's]] is a fast-food chain primarily [http://cke.know-where.com/hardees/ located] in the Southeastern and Midwestern United States.

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail90.html|watch "colonization"]]
*[[HR:sbemail90.swf|view the Flash file for "colonization"]]

{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category:Compy 386 Emails]][[Category:Holiday Toons]]

couch patch

2006-01-22T01:38:19Z

Walking Armless:

[[Image:sbemail88.png|thumb|Teddy Graham Memories]]

'''Strong Bad Email #88'''

Somebody asks Strong Bad about the history ''beheind'' the patch on his couch.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|The Poopsmith}} (as [[Has Matt?]]), {{Film|Strong Sad}}, [[Lil' Strong Bad]], {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|The Cheat}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Strong Bad's Basement]]

'''Computer:''' [[Compy 386]]

'''Date:''' November 10, 2003

'''Running Time:''' 3:01

== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD:''' I'm goin' to try something a little different. ''{typing}'' print out million dollar bill.exe

''{The computer responds with "Bad command or file name"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{not typing}'' What? Oh. ''{typing}'' no for real, print me out a million dollar bill, man.exe

''{The computer responds with "Syntax error."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' um, this time, really print me out a million dollars bill.nofoolin'

''{The computer responds with "Cut it out, you."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{not typing}'' What the—! Don't give me none of that crosstalk! Oh well, it was worth a shot. Now on to... ''{sighs}'' on to the e-mail.

''{Strong Bad hits enter, types "strongbad_email.exe," and hits enter again}''

''{reading}''

<blockquote class="compy email">is there a story behiend the patch 
on the couch? if so, do tell! 
 
form, 
your pal</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad pronounces "behiend" as "buh-HEEND" and "form" like it's spelled}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ooh, my pal! ''{typing}'' Well Palbert, it's a good story. And now you all have to hear it.

''{Cut to flashback of Strong Bad in the basement with a sack, acting mysterious.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Seems I was looking for a place to hide all my Aztec gold. But when I made the first incision, not only did I realize that I don't have any Aztec gold, ''{bag falls open to reveal it was full of oil filters}'' but I unleashed a stench of biblical proportions.

''{Cut back to Strong Bad in front of the computer}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' They had to call in a hazmat team just to hose me hose me hose me ''{typed then deleted, typed then deleted, then typed}'' down!

''{Cut to The Poopsmith, wearing a [[Wikipedia:HAZMAT|HAZMAT]] suit labeled "Has Matt?", hosing down a screaming Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' I had to spend a fortune on Glade plugins.

''{Cut to Strong Sad standing next to Strong Bad at the computer.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Now wait a second! That's not how ''I'' remember it.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, and I'm sure every loser out there wants to hear your loser opinions, loser.

'''STRONG SAD:''' They do!

''{Cut to flashback of a young Strong Bad in the basement}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' I seem to remember a young Strong Bad thinking that Olympic sprinter Carl Lewis was a woman. And that he was hot!

''{Young Strong Bad writes "Strong Bad LUVS Carla Lewis!! and thinks shes hott!!" with a Sharpie on the couch.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' That is entirely untrue.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Lies! All lies!

''{Cut to Homestar standing behind Strong Bad.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Clearly I'm the only one who remembers how it all went down.

''{Cut to flashback of Homestar laying on the couch in the basement.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover}'' It was not so long ago that I was in Strong Bad's basement spitting Teddy Grahams all over the place. One of them got stuck to the ceiling.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Homestar, shut up! This is about that patch on the couch. It's clearly already on there in your flashback.

''{Cut back to the two Brothers Strong and Homestar at the computer}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, oh, ohhhhh. I thought this week's e-mail was entitled "Teddy Graham Memories."

''{Cut to shadowed "This guy's voice has been digitally altered" interview session}''

'''MYSTERIOUS PERSON''' ''{Clearly Coach Z, with his voice digitally lowered}'': No, no. I got the ''real'' scoop. Strong Bad had me over for Gumbo one night, and I don't know what kind of doodoo meat he was using in there, but I had to puke!

''{Cut to flashback of Coach Z's shadow in the basement}''

'''COACH Z:''' ''{voiceover}'' So I went downstairs and I noticed this little rip in the couch, so I puked in it!

''{Coach Z's shadow pukes in the couch. Cut back to interview session}''

'''COACH Z:''' ''{voiceover}'' I... I'm sorry for what I done!

''{Cut back to Strong Bad in front of the computer}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' I liked that gumbo! I didn't use no doodoo meat. ''{shaking fist}'' If I ever find out who that guy is... Well, palbert, there's your answer. Me? I'm gonna go over there.

''{Strong Bad starts to get up from his seat, but sits down again.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{not typing}'' Oh wait! ''{typing}'' make homestar's head explode.exe

''{The computer responds with "No can do." The camera pulls back so we can see Strong Sad and Homestar again}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' No can do.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh crap! this computer is worthless.

''{Zoom back to just Strong Bad and the computer. Strong Bad now gets up and leaves. [[The Paper]] comes down.}''

== Easter Eggs ==
*You can click on a hidden 'print out million dollar bill, please.exe" at the bottom to print an ASCII million dollar bill from the Compy. This is more easily seen if you use the contrast knob to make the background blue.
*At the end you can click on the "make homestars head explode.exe" link to cut to a short of Homestar, again spitting [[Teddy Grahams]] all over [[Strong Bad's Basement|da basement]].
::''{cut back to the basement. Homestar is laying on the couch spitting Teddy Grahams all over again, with The Cheat standing nearby. After a few seconds, The Cheat's head explodes}''
::'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Dang, The Cheat. That computer's got something against you. Did you ever, like, pour Mountain Dew all over it?

== Fun Facts ==
===Inside References===
*In the "make homestars head explode.exe" Easter egg, Homestar Runner asks The Cheat, "Did you ever like, pour [[Mountain Dew]] all over it?" That refers to the email [[anything]], in which Homestar Runner poured Mountain Dew all over Strong Bad's computer.
*The "Stench of Biblical Proportions" makes a sound similar to [[Bad Graphics Ghost]].
*The knife Strong Bad uses to cut open the couch is similar to the [[Big Knife]] of other Strong Bad Emails.
*This is the first time [[The Cheat's Head Exploding|The Cheat's head exploded]] without showing his eyes after his head exploded (the next time was [[pizzaz]]).

===Goofs===
*During Homestar's flashback, one of the spots of ceiling texture twitches and moves.
*When The Paper comes down in the easter egg there is a line jutting out on the left side of it.

===Real-World References===
*Glade Plugins are scented air fresheners that plug into electrical wall sockets, available in Country Fresh, Floral Bouquet and Potpourri scents.
*Little Strong Bad is wearing a shirt featuring a rather well known advertisement for [[Wikipedia:Rock City|"Rock City"]], a tourist trap in the south.
*[[Wikipedia:Carl Lewis|Carl Lewis]] was an Olympic sprinter active during the 1980's and early 1990's. His sister [http://vm.mtsac.edu/relays/HallFame/CroLewis.htm Carol] was an Olympic long jumper.
*When Coach Z is silhouetted and his voice is altered, it is a reference to shows like [[Wikipedia:America's Most Wanted|''America's Most Wanted'']], where a witness wants to keep his/her identity safe. (i.e. Witness X)

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail88.html|watch "couch patch"]]
*[[HR:sbemail88.swf|view the Flash file "couch patch"]]

{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category:Compy 386 Emails]]

no loafing

2006-01-22T01:37:43Z

Walking Armless:

{{aboutemail}} {{for|sign|No Loafing Sign}}

[[Image:sbemail86.png|thumb|Beat that muffler!]]

'''Strong Bad Email #86'''

Ryan asks Strong Bad about the "No Loafing" sign in SB's house, and where it went. He puts up inspirational [[Hanging_Objects#Computer Room|posters]] to get everybody working.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Strong Sad's Room]] (Easter egg)

'''Computer:''' [[Compy 386]]

'''Date:''' October 6, 2003

'''Running Time:''' 1:53

== Transcript ==

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Driving down the strip in my cool cool car, checkin' all the emails out!

''{reading}''

<blockquote class="compy email">Hey Strong Bad! 
 
Whatever happened to that "No Loafing" 
sign you used to have? 
 
Ryan, CO</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad reads "CO" as "Co... colo-colorado."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, great question, stupid! Here's an answer. ''{typing}'' The year was 1987, not a very good year for productivity. And as a result, productivity was down something-eight percent. ''{a pie-chart, circa 1987, falls down displaying the productivity rating}'' I realized things were gonna spiral out of control unless I gave them a little jumpstart. A sign that said "No Loafing" ''{a picture of Strong Bad standing by the sign}'' was the answer. ''{clears screen, continues typing}'' But that was a long time ago. I suppose ol' Loafy might be losing his edge. Maybe I should put up some of those inspirational posters and stuff to get things back in gear. You know, the kinds that have ''{stops typing}'' like ''{resumes typing}'' whales or sunsets or windsurfers on em. And they say stuff about determination and giving a care.

''{Cut to a mostly blank room. Strong Bad walks in on Strong Mad and the Cheat sleeping under the "No Loafing" sign next to a beat-up muffler and a length of pipe. He has a bunch of posters under one arm.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You guys are pathetic.

'''STRONG MAD:''' Dah?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Have you forgotten what got us here? ''{The Cheat makes a questioning noise}'' No Loafing got us here! ''{The Cheat makes an indifferent noise}'' Take a look at these bad boys and get back to work!

'''STRONG MAD:''' Dah!

''{Strong Bad begins posting the posters. The first one is a picture of a whale's tail sticking out of the clouds and it is captioned "Remember the 'tivities: Creativity; Productivity; Activity; Get Back To Work."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' This one's got like some kinda whale...in space...

''{He puts one up that has a picture of a windsurfer and the caption "Failure is not a four-letter word."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' And this one talks about cussing...

'''STRONG BAD:''' And this one's incredibly inspirational... ''{He puts one up with a picture of a guy jumping out of the water and it's captioned "I HAVE FRIENDS! Keep working, little man"}'' with the bursting waters...

''{He puts up a framed picture of a dog captioned "The Cheat, watch your freakin' back, Squeaky."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Here's one a-those hush puppies. They'll make you work for it.

''{A slice of a tree trunk is put on the wall, with a picture of a horse on it and it is captioned "The loneliest goat sees the last sunset last..."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' And this wood-burny thing's got some kinda old adage on it. About goats.

''{Strong Mad instantly leaps up with a yell. The Cheat tosses him the pipe, which he uses to smash the muffler.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Excellent! That-a way, boys! Chins up! Tifle down! And so on...

''{Strong Bad walks back to his computer}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Well, whoever, I see I've gotten things back on track. Sounds like I deserve a three-hour lunch. I'ma head over to Bubs' for one of his 30-cent lunch specials.

''{Strong Bad puts a sticky note on the screen reading "out to lunch, then appointment, then something else" and leaves. [[The Paper]] comes down.}''

== Easter Eggs ==
*At the very end you can click on "lunch specials" to see [[Bubs]]' lunch specials:
** 2 buffalo wing bones (hot)
** A cup of ice
** A half-eaten candy bar
*Also at the end you can click on the word "appointment" on the Post-It to see exactly what that appointment was.

''{Cut to Strong Sad's room. Strong Sad is in bed.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{jumping up and down on Strong Sad}'' I hate you! I hate you! I hate you! I hate you!

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Ooh! Ooh! Ow! Ooh! Oh!

== Fun Facts ==

===Trivia===
*When the picture of Strong Bad pointing to the No Loafing sign in 1987 flashes up, the screen of [[Tandy 400]] reads:
<blockquote class="tandy email" style="background-image:none">Dear Strong Bad, 
I like your wallpaper. 
 
-Mendelev</blockquote>
:The wallpaper shown is done in the style of a typical '80s home, complete with pears and two other angiosperms.
*In an earlier version of this e-mail, this spot contained the same screen seen in [[little animal]] right up until Strong Bad calls the Cheat over.
*The chart reads: Productivity 5%, Loafing 95%. Hence the sign.

===Remarks===
*Strong Bad mentions the year [[1987]] for the second time in a row. He also brings it up in the previous email, [[2 years]].
*Strong Bad's arms are too short to reach the tops of the posters as he puts them up.

===Goofs===
*When the picture of Strong Bad in front of the Tandy comes up, the green lines on the Tandy are moving, even though it's supposed to be a photo.

===Real-World References===
*The falling whale is probably a reference to ''[[Wikipedia:The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'', a series of books by [[Wikipedia:Douglas Adams|Douglas Adams]]. The whale falling from space was a short, but funny, chapter in the first book in the series.
*The poster on Strong Sad's wall in the "appointment" Easter egg is of the emo band [[Wikipedia:The Promise Ring|The Promise Ring]].

===Fast-Forward===
*[[Mendelev]], the wallpaper-admirer, turns out to become a character in Peasant's Quest, much like [[Jhonka]] and [[Kerrek]].

== DVD Version ==
*The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.
*The "I hate you, I hate you" Easter egg was extended, making it more practical for DVD players that take a while to load the clip.
===Commentary Transcript===
('''Commentary by:''' [[Matt Chapman]], [[Mike Chapman]])

'''MATT:''' So, no loafing, the no loafing sign... I'm trying to figure out where...where it first came from when we first used it.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, well, where it comes from is an old batman episode. The uh, Joker, his lair, in the background, on the wall there's this sign that says "no loafing."

'''MATT:''' ''{laughing}'' Is that it? When The Joker goes to school?

'''MIKE:''' It's behind the candy store; their secret hideout's behind the candy store

'''MATT:''' The "Easy Living" Candy Store.

'''MIKE:''' That's right.

'''MATT:''' Um, so anyway, the no loafing sign is uh, another reference to Batman

'''MIKE:''' Oh, that right there, that chart, I used to have this job where I made graphics just like that all the time, so that's why it was so well shaded. Oh, and I want to make that wallpaper.

'''MATT:''' And, that, uh, you'll notice, in that still photograph, the lines are moving on the computer.

'''MIKE:''' What lines?

'''MATT:''' The lines on the old computer. The green lines!

'''MIKE:''' Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh! I missed... Oh!

'''MATT:''' Yeah. It's one of those "Harry Potter" photographs.

''{Mike laughs}''

'''MATT:''' A Muggle photograph. Er, non...non-Muggle.

'''MIKE:''' Now this was fun to make, to make these posters and stuff.

'''MATT:''' Them, that's a reference to the basis movie I made in college where these no good-nicks are beating on a muffler with a lead pipe. Mike made that one.

'''MIKE:''' That was fun to do. Whales...

'''MATT:''' That one's great.

'''MIKE:''' And look...

'''MIKE AND MATT:''' There's our friend Matt!

'''MIKE:''' At the beach!

'''MATT:''' He's on later, he has a voice appearance

'''MIKE:''' Appearance, yeah. Which e-mail is that in?

'''MATT:''' ''{Imitating the other Matt}'' Mom!!

'''MIKE:''' He says that

'''MATT:''' Yeah. Shins up... They've really given up the works there.

'''MIKE:''' Batbede... That's another song that gets into our heads ''all'' the time.

'''MIKE AT MATT:''' ''{singing}'' BatbedededeBatbededede ''{laughing}''

'''MIKE:''' I like Bubs', uh... Hey, do we get– ''{cut off}''

===Fun Facts===

*Matt calls the moving photograph a "Harry Potter" photo. This is referring to the moving pictures in the ''[[Wikipedia:Harry Potter|Harry Potter]]'' series of books and movies. He first calls it a "Muggle" photograph and then corrects himself and calls it a "non-Muggle" (i.e. magical) photograph. [[Wikipedia:Magic_%28Harry_Potter%29#Muggle|"Muggle"]] is a word referring to non-magical people in the Harry Potter universe.
*When Matt refers to TBC's friend Matt's voice appearance, he is referring to the TV voice in [[sibbie]]. He is mistaken in saying that the appearance is "on later" because "sibbie" actually comes ''before'' "no loafing".

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail86.html|watch "no loafing"]]
*[[HR:sbemail86.swf|view the Flash file for "no loafing"]]

{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category:Compy 386 Emails]][[Category: Emails With DVD Commentary]]

2 years

2006-01-22T01:37:09Z

Walking Armless:

[[Image:Strongbadia_in_2_years.png|thumb|Takin' a leak]]

'''Strong Bad Email #85'''

E. Fullmer asks Strong Bad what Strong Badia will be like in approximately 2 years, and we get a look at the future.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Strong Badia]], [[Strong Bad's Laundry Room]], [[The King of Town's Grill]]

'''Computer:''' [[Compy 386]]

'''Date:''' September 22, 2003

'''Running Time:''' 2:23

== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD:''' Hassaro! Heesaro! Hassaro! Heesaro!

''{Reading email}''

<blockquote class="compy email">Strong Bad, 
I am going on a long trip and won't be 
able to check out "Homestar Runner's 
Website" for a long time. What do you 
think the greatest advancement for 
Strong Badia will be in the next 2 
years? 
 
Your Main Man, 
E. Fullmer</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad reads "Strong Bad" stressing "Strong" as if it were "Dear," says "Homestar has a website?" after reading "Homestar Runner's Website for a long time" and says "Oh..." before reading the signature}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{not typing}'' Umm, Endiment...? ''{typing}'' Hang on Endiment. Just for the record, my main man is, and has been since 1987, Van Mundegaarde. And don't you forget it! ''{not typing, a little picture of Strong Bad with a note from Strong Bad to Van comes down}'' Oh, Van, the times we shared. ''{typing}'' Well, as you know, Endy, Strong Badia is on the cutting edge of the future. I can easily predict that the population will have tripled in two years.

''{Cut to Strong Badia}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' So by then it will be population: tire and...bundt cake pan.

''{A bundt cake pan appears out of nowhere. The sign changes its population list accordingly.}''

'''STRONG BAD:'''...and Coach Z.

''{Coach Z appears behind the fence, facing away from the camera. The sign changes its population list accordingly again.}''

'''COACH Z:''' I'm takin' a leak!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' I also have some good news for you single ladies out there. The cinder block is going to break up with the sign.

''{The stopsign moves away from the cinder block, and a letter from the cinder block to the sign appears on-screen:}''

<pre>Dear Stopsign,
You are a stopsign and I am a
cinderblock. Therefore I think
we should break up. I hope we
can still be's friends.
-Cinderblock</pre>

'''CINDER BLOCK:''' Dear Stop Sign, you are a stop sign and I am a cinder block.

''{The letter disappears}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Ooh! And we will also have developed a world-class hole.

''{A hole appears in the ground}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And by then, hopefully the Cheat will be finished with the mural I commissioned him to paint on the fence...

''{A mural of the words "FIREWORKS or die" appears on the fence}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' ...like a freakin' year ago. Slowbie. Oh yeah, and the tire will have definitely won the title.

''(A belt appears on the tire and an invisible crowd cheers.)''

'''STRONG BAD:''' And finally, Strong Sad will have actually succeeded in becoming more whiny.

''{Strong Sad appears out of nowhere}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{pouty voice}'' I don't like food anymore!

''{Cut back to the Compy}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Augh! So annoying. Oh, that reminds me. I should probably go let Strong Sad outta the dryer. He's been in there since breakfast.

''{[[The Paper]] comes down. After about 15 seconds, Strong Bad gets up. Cut to the dryer. Strong Bad opens it, and discovers a dizzy, fluffy The Cheat.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What the—? The Cheat?! Where the crap did I leave Strong Sad?

''{Cut to The King of Town's grill. It's closed, but we can hear Strong Sad's voice from within.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Uh, hello? Can anybody hear me? The Cheat has a really nice place in here. And none of his shirts fit me.

''{Cut back to the Compy, with Strong Bad sitting at it as before.}''

== Easter Eggs ==
*You can click on the words "Homestar Runner's Website" to see a quick peek at [[Homestar's Website|Homestar's crappy website]].
*After you wait and see what happened to Strong Sad, you can click on the reflection of Strong Bad's Blue Diamond to see the advertisement for the "Rematch" between Strong Mad and the [[Tire]].
:''{Cut to black screen.}''
:'''VOICEOVER:''' Revenge. ''{Everything he says echoes ridiculously; the word "REVENGE" appears in red on the screen and Strong Mad is seen on the left, half-lit. He then disappears.}'' Vengeance. ''{The word "VENGEANCE" is now seen on the screen and the Tire, as with Strong Mad, appears half-lit on the right; it also disappears}'' Vengeful. ''{the word "VENGEFUL" appears and Strong Mad appears as before, more briefly this time.}'' Revengeanceful. ''{The same happens, this time with the Tire; it disappears, then Strong Mad is seen straight on, coming closer to the screen.}'' This Sunday, watch as Strong Mad attempts to reclaim the title ''{Title belts appear around Strong Mad's eyes, and his face starts fading into red}'' from Strong Badia heavyweight champion, ''{the whole screen turns red and the Tire appears on the screen, growing toward us.}'' the Tire. Tire Madness. ''{A red Tire Madness logo appears, flashes, and explodes onto the screen, which briefly turns yellow, then reverts to red.}'' Only on pay per view. ''{The words "ONLY ON PAY PER VIEW!!!" flash in yellow at the bottom.}''

==Fun Facts==

===Trivia===
*It is now revealed the [[Cinderblock]] is male, and the [[Stop Sign]] is female.
*It's been confirmed that E. Fullmer's first initial stands for "Elder" Fullmer, indicating that he is about to become a Mormon missionary. This could explain why he will be going on a two-year trip and will not be able to check the website for two years, as that is how long Mormon missionaries serve, and they are usually not allowed to use the Internet during that time.
*The Homestar portrait on his website is done using the [[Wikipedia:repousse|repoussé]] technique.
* The "Tire Madness" Logo is similar to the logo used by the now-defunct WCW organization.

===Remarks===
*The [[No Loafing Sign|No Loafing]] sign can be seen when Strong Bad finds The Cheat in the dryer, though the sign is known to be located in the Computer Room.
*This email was released in September 2003, so the changes Strong Bad mentions should have come into fruition by now. To date, none of these predictions has panned out.
*[[Strong Bad]] doesn't look much different in [[1987]].
*The fact that Strong Sad says "The Cheat really has a nice place in here" while he is in [[The King of Town's Grill|the King of Town's grill]] can confirm that the the king's grill is much more spacious on the inside than it looks.

===Inside References===
*The music that plays when the Cinderblock's note is displayed is the same music that played in [[A Decemberween Pageant]] when Marzipan was talking to The Cheat (right after Strong Bad had said, "There's a squid.") and, later, in [[pom pom]] when Strong Bad is writing the letter to [[Pom Pom]]'s parents.
*Strong Sad in [[The King of Town's Grill]] is a reference to [[Where's The Cheat?]].

== DVD Version ==
*The Homestar's website Easter egg is actually part of the email. When you switch the angle using the angle button on your DVD remote, it pops up like a regular webpage window and sticks around for ten or fifteen seconds.
*The Cheat in the Dryer and Strong Sad in the Grill Easter eggs have now been separated. You can now find Strong Sad by selecting a hidden Strong Bad icon in the lower-left corner of the Compy 386 screen.

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail85.html|watch "2 years"]]
*[[HR:sbemail85.swf|view the Flash file for "2 years"]]
*[[HR:mywedpage.html|view Homestar Runner's "website"]]
*[[HR:sbglossy.swf|view the Flash file for Strong Bad's photograph.]]

{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category:Compy 386 Emails]]

kids' book

2006-01-22T01:36:17Z

Walking Armless:

[[Image:sbemail84.png|thumb|Completely original.]]

'''Strong Bad Email #84'''

Strong Bad shows off his children's book that he made, entitled ''Everyone is Different.''

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Eh! Steve}} (Easter egg), [[The Wheelchair]] (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]]

'''Computer:''' [[Compy 386]]

'''Date:''' September 8, 2003

'''Running Time:''' 2:01

== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD:''' Ladies and gentlemen. I give you...a-da sbe-mail.

''{reading}''

<blockquote class="compy email">Dear Strong Bad, 
 
I was wondering if you have ever 
thought of a children's book, 
what it was about, and what kind of 
words did you try to teach the kids. 
 
Your fan, 
Steve Buttz</blockquote>

''{Instead of Buttz, Strong Bad says "Never mind. I'm not even gonna touch that one."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Yeah, I wrote a children's book. ''{Strong Bad pronounces book "bük"}'' Who hasn't? I mean, kids can barely read as it is so how hard can it be to write for them? The book I wrote is called

''{cut to the book itself. The name of the original author, [[Leomard Sportsinterviews]], has been crossed out, and Strong Bad's name is in its place. We find this sort of thing throughout the entire book.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' ''Everyone is Different''. So here we go.

''{Strong Bad opens the cover of the book, where we can see that the book's original owner was [[Strong Sad]].}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{reading}'' Everyone is different. No two people are the same.

''{He turns the page. A picture of a kid riding a red bike is there, with Strong Bad having drawn a big truck behind him. The original text is "Some people have freckles. Frankie has freckles."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{reading}'' Some people are about to be run over. Frankie has about 5 seconds.

''{He turns the page. There's a picture of a tall African-American kid with a tennis racket, and added drawings of fighters and helicopters shooting at him while he smashes a city. The original text is "Some people are very tall. Quincy is very tall."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{reading}'' Some people are very tall and merciless. Quincy is destroying San Antonio.

''{He turns the page. There's a picture of a girl with glasses reading a book. The original text is "Some people wears [sic] glasses. Beth wears glasses."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{reading}'' Some people wears glasses. Beth looks like a dude.

''{He turns the page. There's a picture of a kid in a baseball uniform and glove with Strong Bad having scribbled a squirrel on his left hand. The original text is "Some people are left-handed. Gregor is left-handed."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{reading}'' Some people are squirrel-handed. Gregor is a weird name.

''{He turns the page. There's a picture of a heavyset girl with braces and headgear, and Strong Bad has scribbled on a football jersey and a football field. The original text is "Some people have braces. Some people have headgear. Fran has both."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{reading}'' Some people have braces. Some people have headgear. Fran could play linebacker for the Raiders.

''{He turns the page. A picture of a red-headed kid on a pogo stick, which Strong Bad has changed to the detonator of a huge amount of TNT planted in an enemy base. A guy is flying out of the base saying "AHH! i'M BEiNG KiLLED!!" The original text is "Some people have red hair. Albert has red hair."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{reading}'' Some people have rigged the enemy base with explosives. Albert has.

''{He turns the page. There is a girl jumping rope with wavy lines drawn coming from her mouth with the word "HOTNESS." Strong Bad has also drawn himself next to her saying "hiya hotcakes." The original text is "Some people have a Southern accent. Trisha has a Southern accent."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{reading}'' Some people have a Southern accent, and those are hot. Trisha is a severe hottie.

''{He turns the page. What was once a girl twirling a hula hoop is now a girl being swallowed whole by a huge monster, with an expression of horror drawn over her face, one of her legs disintegrating into bone, and a bag of money in her hand. The original text is "Some people have curly hair. Hillary has curly hair."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{reading}'' Some people are being fangoriously devoured by a gelatinous monster. Hillary's legs are being digested.

''{He turns the page. We have a picture of everyone we saw before, and they're all being burned by fire. The original text is "Everyone is different. No two people are the same.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{reading}'' Everyone is different. No two people are not on fire. Awwwww.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' So there's my book ''{pronounced "bük" again}''. Pretty good, eh Steve? And the words that we taught the kids were, uh, fangoriously, gelatinous, and um, ''{mumbling}'' linebacker ''{this is typed in very small text}''. You know, education at its finest. Well, some people need to go get an ice cream sandwich. Strong Bad needs to go get an ice cream sandwich.

''{Strong Bad stands up and leaves, and then [[The Paper]] comes down.}''

== Easter Eggs ==
*At the end click on "book" to see [[Strumstar Hammer]], Strong Bad's revised edition of the [[Original Book]].
*You can click on "eh Steve" to see a page about Eh! Steve. Click on it to see a revised edition.
**'''ORIGINAL VERSION:''' ''{a picture of Eh! Steve}'' Some people are named Eh! Steve. Eh! Steve is not exactly a person.
**'''REVISED VERSION:''' ''{a circular rope trap is drawn around Eh! Steve. The Wheelchair is faded in the background with the other end of the rope}'' Some people are <s>named Eh! Steve</s> ''talkin wheel chairs''. Eh! Steve <s>is not exactly a person</s> ''will get what he deserves''.

== Fun Facts ==
===Trivia===
*A grammar error that Strong Bad didn't spot was, "Some people wears glasses."
*On the page with Trisha, there is no period in the second sentence.
*According to the inside of the front cover, the original book belonged to Strong Sad.
*This is the last time the original Geddup noise and Strong Bad worked together. (see Fast Forward.)

===Remarks===
*As Strong Bad progresses through the book, the stack of pages on the right never decreases, and the stack of pages on the left never increases.
*As each page is turned, you can still see it through the back of the paper on the left (reversed, of course).
*The book lacks page numbers and any publishing information, but it is possible that Strong Bad ripped out the publishers' page (Ususally the first page of a book, after a title page).

===Real-World References===
*The design of the children's book is very obviously based on the old [[Wikipedia:Little Golden Books|Golden Books]], right down to the yellow vined border on and near the book's spine.
*Strong Bad uses the term "fangoriously" in the email, probably in reference to the magazine [[Wikipedia:Fangoria (magazine)|Fangoria]], which is dedicated to covering horror films and movie monsters.
*The [[Wikipedia:Oakland Raiders|Raiders]] are [[Wikipedia:Oakland, California|Oakland's]] team in the [[Wikipedia:National Football League|NFL]].

===Fast Forward===
*A [[That Time of Year|holiday edition]] of the book would appear in [[Decemberween In July]].
*In the email [[geddup noise]], Strong Bad reveals that this is the email in which the [[The_Geddup_Noise |Geddup Noise]] left and was replaced by Chairscoot.

== DVD Version ==
*The Strumstar Hammer Easter egg is not only accessible (and viewable on the old Toons menu TV), you get to hear Strong Bad read it!
*You also get to hear Strong Bad and Bubs as the Talking Wheelchair read the Eh! Steve Easter Egg in turn.
*The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.
=== Commentary Transcript ===
('''Commentary by:''' [[Mike Chapman]], [[Matt Chapman]])

'''MIKE:''' All right, this is the... commentar— ''{starts laughing}'' Sorry, let's start that over.

'''MATT:''' No, let's get going!

'''MIKE:''' So this was a fun one to make. Anytime there's an email where you get to do some drawings or do some, just kind of, non-regular Homestar Runner, Strong Bad type illustrations... it's kind of fun.

'''MATT:''' Yeah. Mixes it up.

'''MIKE:''' We had to go buy Prismacolor... Prisma... Prismacolor markers for this one.

'''MATT:''' Yes. To color.

'''MIKE:''' I brought, uh, I bought colored pencils and Prismacolors.

'''MATT:''' That's the another appearance of Lem— That's when you see what Lem Sportsinterviews' full name is.

'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously}'' full name.

'''MATT:''' Leomard. So there's the Alamo down there, that's how you know it's San Antonio. She looks kind of like Marcie, from Peanuts, too.

'''MIKE:''' I don't... ''{mumbles in agreement}'' He's on the S Team.

'''MATT:''' Did I draw that one? Basically, that was just Mike making fun of my drawing ''{Mike laughs}'' 'cause I gave that that girl some broad shoulders, and a big chest. I like Strong Bad's depictions of himself, they're always good.

'''MIKE:''' Mmm-hmm.

'''MATT:''' That gelatinous monster is...

'''MIKE:''' I like how she's dropping money. She's walking around with a bag of money.

'''MATT:''' His "book."

'''MIKE:''' Um... why didn't we have more to say about this one?

'''MATT:''' I don't know. I thought we picked this one because I thought we'd have a wealth of things to say.

'''MIKE:''' I like how the text gets small anytime when Strong Bad mumbles things.

'''MATT:''' ''{laughing}'' Yeah. The Shift key.

'''MIKE:''' The function key.

'''MATT:''' ''{laughing}'' The ''mumble'' key.

===Fun Facts===
*[[Wikipedia:Marcie|Marcie]] is a character from the [[Wikipedia:Peanuts|Peanuts]] comic strip. She is the best friend of [[Wikipedia:Peppermint Patty|Peppermint Patty]].
*Prismacolor is a brand of marker manufactured by Sanford.

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail84.html|watch "kids' book"]]
*[[HR:sbemail84.swf|view the Flash file for "kids' book"]]
*[[HR:sb_book/sb_book1.html|view Strumstar Hammer]]
{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category:Compy 386 Emails]][[Category: Emails With DVD Commentary]]

impression

2006-01-22T01:35:34Z

Walking Armless:

[[Image:sbemail82.png|thumb|Nice use of picnic supplies.]]

'''Strong Bad Email #82'''

"Your Friend" asks Strong Bad to do his best impression of Strong Sad. Strong Bad goes to the [[Strong Sad Lookalike Contest]].

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, [[Jhonka]] (Easter egg), {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|The King of Town}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Homsar}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Field]], [[Brothers' Strong Living Room]] (Easter egg)

'''Computer:''' [[Compy 386]]

'''Date:''' August 25, 2003

'''Running Time:''' 3:13

== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Email: It's like the sugar on the candy for my stuff.

''{reading email}''

<blockquote class="compy email">Dear Strong Bad, 
 
Could you please do your impression 
of Strong Sad? 
 
Thanks, 
Your friend</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' ...and there's no name. Um... Thanks, Your friend... Jhonka. ''{He types "Jhonka" under "Your Friend", then starts typing his reply.}'' No way, Jhonka! What a coincidence! I was just on my way out the door to go to the annual Strong Sad Lookalike Contest where contestants are judged on appearance, impression and penmanship. I'm a shoo-in this year, man. Wait'll you see my costume! ''{Runs offscreen, but runs back a few seconds later to say:}'' Not beatin' around the bush this week.

''{Strong Bad runs off again. Cut to The Field. Coach Z is standing under a sign that reads: "2003 Sectional Finals — STRONG SAD LOOKALIKE CONTEST".}''

'''COACH Z:''' Okay, I'd like to welcome everybody back! Hope you enjoyed your intermission there. Bubs, the hot cold cuts was great!

'''BUBS:''' ''{off screen}'' Those were moist towelettes!

'''COACH Z:''' So without further adieu, I'd like to introduce the man of the hour, the deathly pallor: Strong Sad!!

''{Strong Sad joins Coach Z under the sign}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' ''{off screen}'' Booo!

'''STRONG SAD:''' Thank you! Thank you! I'm simultaneously honored and insulted to be involved in this contest for the fourth year in a row.

'''COACH Z:''' That's enough there, Strong Sad! ''{He shoves Strong Sad out of the way.}'' Your work is done here. Let's get this pratty started!!

''{Cut to a view of Strong Bad in a Strong Sad costume, which consists of a grey "Phys Ed" sweatshirt, a white beret, and a paper plate with Strong Sad's face drawn on it. There's a suspicious looking lump under the sweatshirt.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Lookin' good there, Strong Bad.

'''STRONG BAD:''' I know.

'''COACH Z:''' Nice use of light and shadow.

'''STRONG BAD:''' I know.

'''COACH Z:''' ...and picnic supplies.

'''STRONG BAD:''' I know. Shut up.

'''COACH Z:''' Let's hear what you got.

'''STRONG BAD:''' All right. Let me just push play on my "sweatshirt" here.

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{on a tape}'' Why do you want me to say "Hello, my name is Strong Sad"? ''{He fast-forwards the tape}'' Get that tape-recorder out of my face ''{more fast-forwarding}'' Stop flickin' my ear!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{also on tape}'' More like: You stop flickin' ''my ear''!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{He stops the tape.}'' Ha ha. Oops.

'''COACH Z:''' Ok, then. Very unsuspicious.

'''STRONG BAD:''' I know.

''{Coach Z moves on to Homestar Runner. Homestar is wearing hippo slippers and a grey shirt with a star on it, and he has a sock taped to his head instead of his signature hat.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Hey, there, Homestar. Nice hippo slippers.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Thanks. They're elephants.

'''COACH Z:''' Sure they are! Now let's hear your impression.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Um... Remind me again what type stuff that guy says.

'''COACH Z:''' You know. Depressing-type stuff!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Right, right! Here goes! Ahem. ''{in a depressing voice}'' Oh... Some animal died. ''{In his normal voice}'' That's something he's always saying, right?

'''COACH Z:''' Yeah, I think I heard him say that a few times. Next contestant!

''{The next contestant appears to be Strong Sad.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Strong Sad, you're not eligible for this contest! I thought I told youse to go on home!

''{A familiar-looking hat pops up out of nowhere on the Strong Sad lookalike's head revealing that he is, in fact, Homsar. His Strong Sad costume is flawless. Coach Z doesn't realize who it is.}''

'''HOMSAR''': ''{sadly}'' AaAaAaAa... I'm cryin' on the inside!

''{The Cheat hops up in a paper bag, painted to look like Strong Sad's left leg.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Okay, The Chort, lay it on me!

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{in a depressing voice}'' Meh meh. Menemah mennah mennah meh.

'''COACH Z:''' Holy crap! It's as if Strong Sad was still alive and with us today! First Prize!

'''THE CHEAT:''' Meh! ''{Jumps up out of the bag, then lands back inside bag}''

''{Cut to Strong Bad's computer. Strong Bad walks up muttering. He's still in costume.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Stupid friggin' Cheat-in-a-Bag. ''{typing}'' I can't believe The Cheat won sectionals for the 4th year in a row dressed up as Strong Sad's left leg. I knew I should have gone for the bigger butt. ''{stops typing}'' Oh well. ''{resumes typing}'' At least I won the penmanship award. But I should get going if I'm still going to be fashionably late to the afterparty. ''{stops typing.}'' So, until next time, all the ladies and dudes say: ''{singing}'' "Strong Bad is a cool guy! And we're not cool in the least!"

''{Strong Bad leaves and [[The Paper]] descends.}''

== Easter Eggs ==
*Click on "Jhonka" to see just what a Jhonka is. (Once again, we are shown that Strong Bad likes trolls.)
<pre>JHONKA

The Jhonka are one of many
tribes of primitive, troll-like
creatures found in the lowlands
and throughout lesser dungeons.

Their low intelligence makes
them quite susceptible to toilet
humor and cheap gags such as
"Gimme five. Up high. Down
low. Too slow."

FREQUENCY: Common
INTELLIGENCE: Low
ARMOR CLASS: +2</pre>
*Click on "Bigger Butt" to see Strong Bad's alternative plans for his costume.
*Click on "Penmanship Award" to see Strong Bad's entry for the Strong Sad penmanship contest.
*Click on "afterparty" to see what happened at the afterparty.
=== Easter Egg Transcript ===
''{Homestar and Coach Z are standing in a room filled with a balloons. Homestar is dressed in his Strong Sad costume, "[[Poot Slap]]" is playing in the background, and Coach Z is holding a [[Cold One|Not So Cold One]].}''

'''COACH Z:''' I meant to tell you the sock on the head was a nice touch.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I have a sock on my head? {''Shaking back and forth''} Get it off, get it off, get it off, get it off, get it off, get it off, {''stops shaking''} get it off, get it off!

== Fun Facts ==
===Explanations===
*The "not beating around the bush" comment refers to Strong Bad's normal way of not really answering an email's question.
*Pallor means paleness.

===Remarks===
*Strong Sad on the tape tells Strong Bad to stop flicking his ear, but Strong Sad doesn't have visible ears.
**Strong Bad also would have a hard time flicking something with boxing gloves for hands.
*The Cheat's costume has three toenails, whereas Strong Sad's [[Soolnds|soolnds]] only have two toenails each.
*In this email, Strong Bad shows excellent touch-typing skills as he finishes the email with a paper plate mask taped to his face. However, he seems to later lose this ability. In [[pom pom]], Strong Bad is unable to type while blindfolded.
*If you click on both the Bigger Butt and Penmanship Award easter eggs at the end, the Penmanship award will always be on top, regardless of which order they are activated in.

===Goofs===
*When Strong Bad comes back to the computer after the contest, still wearing his costume, his hat is incorrectly mirrored in the screen's reflection.
*The form for the penmanship contest says 2004 Sectional Finals, however, the sign for the contest said 2003.
*At the end of the after party easter egg, you can hear Strong Bad's voice, probably out of the beginning song for this email.
*Homestar's eyes reverse direction quickly before he slouches to do his Strong Sad impression.

===Inside References===
*At the after party Coach Z is drinking a "[[Cold One|Not So Cold One]]," from [[property of ones]].
*Strong Bad's comeback "More like, YOU stop flicking MY ear," is very similar to his comeback in [[50 emails]].
*The hat Strong Bad wears is similar to the hat Strong Sad originally wore in his original sketches seen in the [[Museum Sketchbook]].
*Coach Z's praise of The Cheat's costume ("It's as if Strong Sad was still alive and with us today!") is another instance of [[Death#Strong Sad's Imagined Death|Strong Sad's imagined death]].

===Real-World References===
*The picture of Jhonka is reminiscent of the various humanoid creatures in [[Wikipedia:Dungeons & Dragons|Dungeons and Dragons]].
**In previous versions of Dungeons and Dragons, an armor class of +2 would be a decent defence rating. However, in the current incarnation of Dungeons and Dragons it would make the creature very easy to hit in combat.
*In the bigger butt Easter egg, Strong Bad drew the [[Wikipedia:Kangol|Kangol]] kangaroo above his cap. Kangol is a British clothier famous for this kind of hat.

===Fast Forward===
*The Jhonka plays a prominent role in [[Peasant's Quest]].
*Homestar also uses, "Oh... Some animal died" in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 9.2]].
*[[The Deathly Pallor]] will later become the name of Strong Sad's radio persona in [[radio]].

== DVD Version ==
*All of the Easter eggs in this email are viewable using the angle button on your DVD remote.

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail82.html|watch "impression"]]
*[[HR:sbemail82.swf|view the Flash file for "impression"]]

{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category:Compy 386 Emails]]

the process

2006-01-22T01:34:34Z

Walking Armless:

[[Image:sbemail79.png|thumb|"YEEOW! Hot bees!"]]

'''Strong Bad Email #79'''

Strong Bad explains how a Strong Bad e-mail is made, at the expense of Bubs.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Field]]

'''Computer:''' [[Compy 386]]

'''Date:''' July 7, 2003

'''Running Time:''' 3:21

== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' My name is not Email Sam. Ooh ahh. So please don't call me Email Sam. Ooh ahh.

''{reading}''

<blockquote class="compy email">Dear Strong Bad, 
How long does it to answer an e-mail? 
Can you show me the prosess? 
Em.</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad reads "How long does it take to answer an e-mail?" even though the word "take" is omitted, and doesn't mention this. He reads "prosess" as "prosessessess"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Em? What's that supposed to stand for? Emerson? Embrodak? Emtarkanderundersgunderson? Boy, you have some stupid and terrible names. ''{stops typing}'' Anyways... ''{clears the screen, resumes typing}'' Show you the process, eh, Em? Sure, I can do dat, but I should warn you, it may spoil the magic for some of you out there. I strongly urge both the faint of heart and the faint of butt to leave the room at this time.

''{Strong Bad clears the screen}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' So... ''{typing}'' Usually I try to start things off with a little song that somehow involves the word email. ''{stops typing}'' You know, like "I'mpronouncing, email!" Or like "Email, bu da ba doo dow!" Something like that. ''{resumes typing}'' Then I pull up the email I picked for this week and read it, pointing out any and all spelling or grammatical errors along the way. Then, after I make fun of your name, I begin to answer your email.

''{Strong Bad clears the screen}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Generally, I like to start with, ''"Well, whoever, something something something."'' Or occassionally [''sic''] I switch it up with, ''"Something something, eh, whoever?"'' Next, as I'm typing, you can usually click on certain words and make little pictures of dumb stuff pop up.

''{Cut away to The Field. Strong Bad walks in.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Now we've reached the point where we cut away from the computer to some other scene. This is where some other character like Bubs or Coach Z gets a chance to shine. And if The Cheat's gonna make an appearance, this is usually where you'll see him.

''{Bubs enters.}''

'''BUBS:''' Hey, Strong Bad! What's going on?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, I'm just showing the guys here how I go about answering my emails.

'''BUBS:''' Right on, right on. You gotten to the part where I tear off my shirt and start flexin', much to the delight of all my ladyfans?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uhhh, no. That's never happened.

'''BUBS:''' What about the part where I ride out waterskiing on two discount alligators, much to the delight of all my ladyfans?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, that's never happened either.

''{The Cheat walks in and puts some matches in Bubs' left foot.}''

'''BUBS:''' Sounds like a pretty lame email show ya got here, Strong Bad.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whatever, man.

''{The Cheat lights the matches, setting Bubs' foot on fire.}''

'''BUBS:''' Ooh! Hot mama! ''{The Cheat puts a beehive on the ground, and Bubs' other foot lands in it}'' YEEOW! Hot bees!

''{Back to Compy 386.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Then we cut back to the computer, where I either wrap things up or wind things down, depending on how funny the last part was. And that's it, Em. That's how we do things around here. Now you can answer emails like a true Strong Bad. ''{clears screen}'' Then right before the paper comes down, I usually mutter something...under my breath...about some girl named Beth.

''{[[The Paper]] comes down. After about 10 or 15 seconds, Strong Bad continues:}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Then sometimes, if you wait around for 10 or 15 seconds, something else happens.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' You mean like me showing up to deliver a classic line?

'''STRONG BAD:''' No, I mean like me throwing a discount brick at you. ''{he throws it at Homestar, but Homestar ducks}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, discount brick.

== Easter Eggs ==
*You can click on the words, "faint of heart" and "faint of butt" to see the international symbols for them.
*Click on "name" in "after I make fun of your name" to see Em's name badge.
*Click on the following words to see some example popups.
** "typing" — A picture of hands on a keyboard with the caption "PLEASE, Enjoy Typing!!"
** "certain words" — A picture of hands holding a book with the caption "But For Real, Enjoy Certain Words!!"
** "dumb stuff" — A pie chart with 61% Dumb Stuff, 28% Tigers, 17% Net Gain, and 8% Rhythm / Blues. (These add up to 114%.)
*After Homestar does his thing, click on "something else" to hear an ad for discount alligators.
===Easter Egg Transcript===
'''ANNOUNCER 1:''' Come on down to Discount Alligator. Have we got a deal for you.

'''ANNOUNCER 2:''' ''{fast and in a low tone}'' Open 7 days a week. Take interstate side to Exit Porter-B. One mile south of Grandma Road. Kids get in free. Don't laugh at my bald spot.

== Fun Facts ==
===Trivia===
*The brick in the Easter egg costs $.13.
*If you click and hold on "Click here to email Strong Bad" his email address disappears until you lift the mouse

===Goofs===
*Strong Bad misspells "occasionally" as "occassionally," mere seconds after having mentioned making fun of his fans' spelling errors.

== DVD Version ==
*To access Discount Alligators, browse to the Strong Bad icon at the end of the e-mail.
*To view the other Easter eggs, use the angle button on your DVD remote.

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail79.html|watch "the process"]]
*[[HR:sbemail79.swf|view the Flash file for "the process"]]

{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category:Compy 386 Emails|process, the]]

anything

2006-01-22T01:33:54Z

Walking Armless:

[[Image:sbemail78.png|thumb|"...'cept for you, Jerome."]]

'''Strong Bad Email #78'''

[[Strong Bad]] gets the week off while Homestar fills in. Homestar discusses the finer points of frying computer parts with carbonated beverages.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Field]]

{{Comp|Compy 386}}

'''Date:''' June 30, 2003

'''Running Time:''' 2:12

== Transcript ==
''{Open to Compy 386; Strong Bad is absent. Homestar Runner walks in and sits down at the computer.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hello, class. Strong Bad could not be here today, so I will be filling in. My name is ''{slowly}'' Homestar Runner. ''{with a piece of chalk he writes his name on the screen, then erases it.}'' Everyone please take out paper and a number 2 pencil, and we'll begin. ''{Homestar types "sb_enail.com", rather than the usual "strongbad_email.exe", to run the e-mail program, and strangely enough, it works.}'' Lesson one:

''{He begins reading the e-mail.}''

<blockquote class="email" style="background-image:none">hi Strong Bad, 
have you ever made anything out of anything? 
bye 
Dan from FL</blockquote>

''{After reading "Strong Bad," Homestar angrily regards the screen and says, "Um, I do believe I just told you my name is Homestar Runner. But I'll let it slide this time." He then continues reading.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{typing}'' FL? Far-off Lands? Foreign Leadership Camp? Fish Lake? ''{stops typing}'' Oh, I got it. He's from Fish Lake. ''{clears screen, resumes typing}'' Well, Jerome, I once made a birthday present for Marzipan out of some of my old CD's I didn't like anymore and placed them in a decorative bag. ''{stops typing}'' And then ''{resumes typing}'' I once made breakfast out of cold pizza and half and half. Oh! And one time I made a whole set of coasters out of ''{cut to some glasses of melonade sitting on game cartridges}'' some old Sega tapes. And I made a pair of shoes—

''{Cut to Coach Z and Strong Sad out in the field talking. Strong Sad has a Foreign Leadership Camp '91 T-shirt on. Homestar walks on wearing shoe-boxes for shoes.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{continues in voice-over}'' —out of a pair of shoe boxes.

'''COACH Z:''' Whoa, those are some fresh kicks there, Homestar!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Thanks, I know! ''{walks off}''

'''COACH Z:''' So anyways, Reg had the ball at the top o' the key.

''{Cut back to the Compy}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{typing}'' But this week, I will instruct you on how to make a wet computer out of Strong Bad's computer.

''{The Cheat walks on in a red outfit, but is instantly knocked offscreen when Homestar stands up.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' First, you need a 2-liter bottle of Mountain Dew. ''{produces a bottle of Mountain Dew from behind his back}'' Then get Strong Bad's computer. Apply liberally. ''{starts pouring Mountain Dew on Strong Bad's keyboard, a ringing noise is heard.}'' Oops, we're out of time.

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' That's just my egg-timer!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Class dismissed! ''{glaring at the screen angrily}'' Except for you, Jerome!

''{[[The Paper]] comes down. Homestar twitches a little. The Mountain Dew continues to be poured onto Strong Bad's keyboard. After about 13 seconds, Homestar resumes talking.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Dang. This thing's like... the never-ending soda. ''{sings}'' Never-ending so-oda! A-a-a, a-a-a, a-a-a...

== Easter Eggs ==
*Click on the words "Fish Lake" to see a postcard from there.
*To see the wonderful CD collection Homestar gave [[Marzipan]], click on "CD."

== Fun Facts ==
===Trivia===
*This is the first email in which Strong Bad is nowhere to be found.
*This is the first appearance of [[Mountain Dew]]. It had been previously mentioned, but not seen, in [[techno]].

===Remarks===

*The area of carpet underneath the keyboard gradually darkens while Mountain Dew drips on it.
*Homestar shows us his fickle side by first forgiving the email's author for "forgetting" his name then forcing him to stay when "class" is dismissed.
*Homestar refers to the e-mailer as Jerome throughout the e-mail, despite the fact that his name is [[Dan]]. This is either (A) Homestar forgetting his name on purpose, getting him back for calling him Strong Bad, or (B) Homestar forgetting his name, and is most definitely (C) another instance of the name Dan popping up on Homestarrunner.com.

===Goofs===
*When Strong Sad is wearing the "Foreign Leadership Camp '91" shirt, his belly-button has disappeared.
*When Homestar clears the screen after typing "Fish Lake," you can see the "a>" prompt escape from the top of the Compy screen.
*When poured onto the keyboard, the Mountain Dew appears to be a green liquid. In real life, Mountain Dew is yellow; it just comes in a green bottle.
*Homestar's reflection remains the same when the monitor's contrast is adjusted.

===Inside References===
*The names of the "Sega tapes" are actually the following [[Videlectrix]] games: [[Pigs on Head]], [[Shploitz!]], and [[QWERTY]]. The one that says just "Space" could be "[[Spaceshipper]]", also a Videlectrix game.
*Coach Z's line, "Reg had the ball at the top of the key," is a direct quote from Strong Bad's [[autobiography]] tape.
*[[Far Off Lands]] is a reference to [[In Search Of The Yello Dello DVD]], where they travel through this area.
*This is another mention of [[Pizza]].
*One of the shoe boxes on Homestar's feet is from [[Freshley's]].
*This email is another reference to [[Kicking The Cheat|kicking The Cheat]].

===Real-World References===
*"Never-ending Soda" is a reference to the [http://users.pandora.be/soundtrack-fm/Reviews/Klaus_Doldinger/neverending_story/neverending_story.htm theme song] of the 1984 fantasy movie [[IMDB:tt0088323|The NeverEnding Story]].
*The Cheat is wearing [[Wikipedia:George Harrison|George Harrison's]] costume from the [[Wikipedia:The Beatles|Beatles]] album [[Wikipedia:Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band|Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band]].
*The "Sega tapes" are actually the cartridges used in the [[Wikipedia:Sega Genesis|Sega Genesis]], a console released in 1989 by [[Wikipedia:Sega|Sega]], which was launched during the 16-bit era of gaming. The generic brown labels on the cartridges however, pass more of a resemblance to the ones used on the 8-bit [[Wikipedia:Sega Master System|Sega Master System]] predecessor.
*[[Wikipedia:Fish Lake|Fish Lake]] is the name of a township in Minnesota. It is also the name of a lake in central Utah.

===Fast Forward===
*[[Jerome]] later pops up as a misbehaving kid on the [[Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits]] version of the [[Strongbadia National Anthem|Strong Badia National Anthem]].
*When [[The Cheat's Head Exploding|The Cheat's head explodes]] in [[couch patch]], Homestar asks whether he had ever poured Mountain Dew over the Compy.

== DVD Version ==
*The Fish Lake and "Old People Music" CD eggs are still viewable using the angle button on your DVD remote.
*The DVD version features hidden audio commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.

=== Commentary Transcript ===
('''Commentary by:''' [[Strong Bad]], [[Mike Chapman]])

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, this one is a travesty.

'''MIKE:''' But, you're not even in this e-mail, Strong Bad.

'''STRONG BAD:''' I know, which automatically makes it a travesty.

'''MIKE:''' It's your arch-nemesis, Homestar Runner.

'''STRONG BAD:''' I know, it's hard, aww, look the way he's treating the Compy, like how could you do that to it? Oh.

'''MIKE:''' At least he erased it.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, but he screwed up the monitor, there was smudgies on it for a while. I had to buy those special clothies.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Maybe, you know.

'''MIKE:''' I got some special clothies.

''{Strong Bad makes a sound effect}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' That's the sound they make when you're rubbing it down.

'''MIKE:''' Uh, okay so where were you when this was going on?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh, I mean, I think.

'''MIKE:''' I mean Monday mornings, you know Monday mornings.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, but I...

'''MIKE:''' Wait, you listen to me. You're supposed to check your e-mail Monday mornings, sometimes Monday afternoons, occasionally Tuesday mornings.

'''STRONG BAD:''' One or two times Wednesday.

'''MIKE:''' Right, so where were you? What happened to you?

'''STRONG BAD:''' This was one of those Wednesday times. Planning on doing it on a Wednesday. Shanghai'd.

'''MIKE:''' Okay.

'''STRONG BAD:''' I got, look at all those Sega tapes.

'''MIKE:''' Are those yours?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Those are my Sega tapes.

'''MIKE:''' I figured they were.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Homestar never got to figure out how to work the Genesis.

'''MIKE:''' Are those Freshley shoes that you wear? Your wrestling boots?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh man, Freshley's are aptly named.

''{Mike laughs}''

'''MIKE:''' Yeah?

'''STRONG BAD:''' About the freshest shoes you can imagine. They're freshly made. Oh, The Cheat, that was, see The Cheat was coming over, that was practice that day. Cause we were gonna...

'''MIKE:''' Why was he dressed up like somebody from Sergeant Pepper's?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Cause we were gonna do our Beatles cover band for that Wednesday e-mail, and then it got Shanghai'd.

'''MIKE:''' Look at, look at what's going on here.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, this I have a hard time looking at too. Look at all that wasted soda.

'''MIKE:''' So you don't care about your keyboard?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, that keyboard was disgusting anyway, man. Have your keyboard upside down and like shook it? There's like, I had a rat one time fall out of my keyboard.

'''MIKE:''' Oh, really?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' I should do that, I haven't done that in a while.

'''STRONG BAD:''' You should be careful. Get this guy out of here.

'''MIKE:''' I think it's almost over.

'''STRONG BAD:''' I mean look at him.

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail78.html|watch "anything"]]
*[[HR:sbemail78.swf|view the Flash file for "anything"]]

{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category: Emails With DVD Commentary]]

suntan

2006-01-22T01:33:20Z

Walking Armless:

[[Image:sbemail77.png|thumb|Broasted Abs]]
'''Strong Bad Email #77'''

Strong Bad discovers the awesomeness of black marker on stomach, quickly discovering a way to become a hundredaire.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|The King of Town}}, {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|The Announcer}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|Homsar}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Field]]

{{Comp|Compy 386}}

'''Date:''' June 16, 2003

'''Running Time:''' 3:16

== Transcript ==

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' I met her in the summertime. Her name was... ''{high pitch singing}'' e-mail!

''{reading}''

<blockquote class="compy email">Hey Strong Bad, 
 
I thought you looked cute as a 
Japanese cartoon with the blue hair 
and everything. ^_~ I was thinking 
you might look even better if you got 
out in the sun and got a nice tan. I've 
heard that a nice tan really 
helps your muscles stand out. 
 
Meg, 
KS</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad says "HEH-OH HEE! I think that's how you say that..." for the emoticon "^_~"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' That's a good point, KS. With the summer months all up on us, I'll probably be going shirtless more often than usual. I know one thing the ladies love more than a regular Strong Bad is a lightly toasted Strong Bad. ''{clears screen}'' And I guess it'll help to accentuate my abdominal muscles and my abs, and my cloits. They're already bulging all over the place as it is, but I guess a little more definition wouldn't kill me.

''{Cut to Strong Bad lying on a towel, sunbathing in The Field. Next to him are buckets labeled "Animal Phat — 'it's lard, yo!'" and "cocoa butter"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' All right, c'mon, sun, show me what you got. Don't pull no punches neither. I want the real radioactive stuff.

''{The King of Town enters, wearing round sunglasses}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' ''{sniffs}'' Gooh. ''{sniffs}'' Oh, there it is!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{rising from his towel}'' There ''what'' is?

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Ooh, nothing. Hi, Strong Bad. How are you this day?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Well, I was certainly better before you showed up. I'm still doing pretty good.

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' ''{sneakily stealing the cocoa butter while Strong Bad isn't looking}'' Oh, good. Oh, well that's all I wanted to know. I guess I'll be moving on to a different smell—place. ''{shoots off to the left taking the cocoa butter}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What the—? Hey! He took my cocoa butter!

''{The King of Town peeks back in and grabs the Animal Phat with his invisible hands}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What? Aw!

''{The words "6–8 hours later..." in the Compy email loading style appear on screen. Cut to Strong Bad sunbathing again. His chest is now extremely pink. Marzipan enters with a large, green oriental-style paper umbrella, and she is smiling}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Strong Bad, how long have you been laying here?

'''STRONG BAD:''' I dunno, six, maybe eight hours.

'''MARZIPAN:''' You know, you're supposed to flip over every 15 minutes or so...

'''STRONG BAD:''' What? Who wants a tan on their back? There's no abs to accentuate. Not like up here. ''{stands, admiring his non-existent abs}'' Ooh, check it out, Ab City, USA. ''{Shaking hips. We can see that Strong Bad's back is lily-white.}'' Do-do do.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Strong Bad, I don't see a single ab.

'''STRONG BAD:''' What are you talking about, it's like a cold one brewery over here, there's so many six-packs. ''{produces a sharpie marker}'' Check it out, ''{draws abs onto his chest}'' one, two, threefourfivesix. ''{grins at Marzipan}'' Oops, forgot the hatching. ''{adds shading}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Aren't you supposed to have pecs?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Don't need 'em! That's why they call me Double A: ''All Abs!''

'''MARZIPAN:''' That's weird.

''{Marzipan leaves}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa, I bet I could make some serious dough off this idea. I could be like, a thousandaire, or at least a hundredaire.

''{Cut to fake ad, with Strong Bad's Ab-Abber 2000 zooming in slowly}''

'''ANNOUNCER:''' Introducing the all new Strong Bad Ab-Abber 2000! Get results like the professionals in ''{words appear on screen}'' Minutes! Nay! Seconds! Just listen to this guy over here!

''{cut to Strong Sad holding the Ab-Abber 2000}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{sounding like he is reading off of a tele-prompter}'' Since using Strong Bad's Ab-Abber Two Thousand ''{pronounces "thousand" as "Thous And"}'', the ladies have been all up ons. ''{talking to Strong Bad off camera}'' All up ons? I don't even know what that means!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{off camera}'' Well, Strong Sad, it means they really like you.

'''STRONG SAD:''' But they don't! Especially now with all this Sharpie on my stomach.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Just read the lines, man. ''{Strong Bad's hand appears on camera holding a plush lobster}'' Do you want to see Gooblies again or not?

'''STRONG SAD:''' You leave Gooby out of this!

''{Cut to a close-up of the Ab-Abber 2000 box with words "Act Now!" flashing at the top of the screen}''

'''ANNOUNCER:''' Act now and receive the Cloitsterizer ''{words appear at bottom of screen}'' Abs-solutely free! ''{words disappear}'' Max out your ''{"Cloits and Dloits!!?!" flashes in center screen}'' Cloits and Dloits with the ease of a thousandaire. Strong Bad's Ab-Abber 2000. ''{words appear}'' "They'll be all up ons!"

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

== Easter Eggs ==
*Click on the little "[[G]]" tag (right side, up near Strong Bad's hand) on Strong Sad's lobster [[Gooblies]] to see a Homsar celebrity testimonial.

:''{Homsar is shown with a calculator displaying the word "SALAd" drawn on his shirt. The words "Celebrity(?) Testimonial" are superimposed on the lower center of the screen.}''

:'''HOMSAR:''' AAAaaaAAAaaa-I'm just in time for the murder mystery!!!

*Click on the marker at the end of the email to see the instructions for Strong Bad's [[Ab-Abber 2000|Ab-Abber]].
<pre>Strong Bad's Ab-Abber 2000 Instruction Manual

Use fine tip black
marker(not included)
to define the desired
abdominal muscles
(abs). Repeat as
often as necessary.

*Actual
drawing</pre>

== Fun Facts ==
===Explanations===
*The use of "^_~" to represent a wink is an example of an [[Wikipedia:Emoticon|emoticon]]. An emoticon, also called a smiley, is a sequence of printable characters such as :) or :-) that is intended to represent a human facial expression and convey an emotion.

===Trivia===
*According to the commentary on the DVD:
**Matt actually once had a stuffed lobster named Gooblies.
**The sunglasses the King of Town wears actually belong to Marzipan. They were based on an old pair Matt had, which he broke while shooting the Fhqwhgads karaoke video for the DVD.
*[[The Cloitsterizer]] was actually an item that Matt and Mike saw a kid dragging in a thrift store.
*Marzipan is carrying a toothpick parasol one would normally receive with a tropical drink, only hers seems to be much larger than normal.

===Remarks===
*The first bucket says "Animal Phat." Phat is a slang word meaning "cool," although it's intended to mean actual fat in this case. This ties in with the second phrase on the bucket: "It's lard, yo!," both a reference to the bucket's contents and the play on words.
*Essentially abdominal muscles, abs, and cloits are the same thing.
*According to the instructions of the Ab-Abber 2000, all you get is the box itself and the instructions, as the marker is not included.

===Goofs===
*The abs drawn on Strong Sad's stomach have the bizarre side effect of making his belly button completely disappear.

===Inside References===
*When showing the commercial of Strong Bad's Ab-Abber, the music that plays is taken from [[action figure]].

===Real-World References===
*The facial hair on the man in the instructions is very similar to the style that was adopted by [[Wikipedia:Frank Zappa|Frank Zappa]].

== DVD Version ==
*The Homsar celebrity testimonial is automatically enabled, so no selecting is required.
*The DVD version features hidden audio commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.

=== Commentary Transcript ===
('''Commentary by:''' [[Matt Chapman]], [[Mike Chapman]], [[Marzipan]])

'''MATT:''' Welcome to "suntan."

'''MIKE:''' We're joined here by Marzipan once again.

'''MARZIPAN:''' That's right.

'''MIKE:''' What do you think of that song? That's a little more tender side of Strong— Strong Bad, Marzipan.

'''MARZIPAN:''' He has this— He, he does have a tender side.

''{pause}''

'''MIKE:''' Say something else.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Well, I'm listening right now.

'''MIKE:''' Okay.

'''MARZIPAN:''' I, I liked this e-mail...

'''MIKE:''' I like your, um... Well, we'll talk about it when it comes on.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Okay.

'''MATT:''' I remember we did this, it was kind of— Didn't I just come back from a vacation and actually had a pretty bad, pretty bad sunburn?

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' Yeah, so, timely.

'''MARZIPAN:''' That's true. You know, and after this e-mail for the next few months, uh, Matt and Mike both kept drawing abs on their bodies and going around shirtless in the studio. ''{Mike laughs}'' It was very distracting for most of us ladies.

'''MIKE:''' I wish I could have that towel.

'''MATT:''' Yeah. I mean, that— that's a towel that, conceptually I swear I've seen before, but now I've searched ''{Mike chuckles}'' far and wide and can't find one with a bengal tiger on it. Or a Siberian tiger on it?

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{overlapping}'' Those are— those are my sunglasses that the King of Town is wearing.

'''MATT:''' Really?

'''MIKE:''' Those are pretty sweet.

'''MATT:''' They're modeled after these, uh, glasses I have for sunchaps  ''{unintelligible}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Really?

'''MATT:''' Yeah. ''{short pause}'' That I actually just broke when we were doing the, uh, the half-pipe stuff for the karaoke video for "Everybody to the Limit."

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' Oh, yeah.

'''MATT:''' They're broken now.

'''MIKE:''' You can watch that. If you watch closely, you can see the glasses fall off.

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{gasps watching her character enter frame on the e-mail}'' Oh! That is the, um, the umbrella from Mike's cocktail.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MARZIPAN:''' I just grabbed that at the last minute; I thought it really added to the scene.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, I really like that.

'''MATT:''' It's clearly— yeah, it's clearly just a cocktail umbrella though, made large. ''{short pause}'' Now here's my favorite song. ''{Strong Bad says, "Do-do do" in the email}'' That's a good song.

'''MIKE:''' "Do-do do"?

'''MATT:''' Look, he's Neapolitan Strong Bad, with no chocolate.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Yeah, it was really hot out that day.

'''MATT:''' It looks pretty hot. There's some sweltering orange sky back there.

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' Yeah, I did that uh...

'''MARZIPAN:''' Fortunately, I never sweat.

'''MIKE:''' ''{amused}'' Really?

'''MARZIPAN:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, wait, see? Look, Marzipan's eyes '''were''' backwards!

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' Yeah, yeah, you're right, you're right.

'''MATT:''' I, I apologize, Marzipan, on behalf of my brother Mike.

'''MARZIPAN:''' It made working very difficult that day. ''{Mike chuckles}''

'''MATT:''' I bet. ''{pause}'' Did our friend Tobin coin that phrase? Or does he just use it?

'''MIKE:''' "Hundredaire"?

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' I don't know; it's possible.

'''MATT:''' He uses it extensively, which is good.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Who modeled for that, um, box top?

'''MIKE:''' Think it's Strong Bad.

'''MATT:''' Think it's Strong Bad himself.

'''MIKE:''' He's a character from our website. ''{Matt chuckles}''

'''MATT:''' The background is great, Mike; it's very true to the, to the infomercial—

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' Ron— ''{chuckles}''

'''MATT:''' yeah, Ron, Ron Popeil.

'''MIKE:''' And here's, uh— Matt really had a, uh, stuffed lobster named Gooblies.

'''MATT:''' It's true. I don't know what Gooblies meant.

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' There he is.

''{pause}''

'''MATT:''' The Cloitsterizer is something we actually saw; eh, it's mentioned elsewhere on this DVD, but we saw a kid dragging that around a thrift store one day—

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' —a piece of wooden cheese on a string.

===Trivia===
*[[Wikipedia:Ron Popeil|Ron Popeil]] is the founder of [[Wikipedia:Ronco|Ronco]] and is the inventor of the Pocket Fisherman, Mr. Microphone, and more recently the Showtime Rotisserie. Ronco's early television sales techniques are considered the progenitors of today's infomercials.

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail77.html|watch "suntan"]]
*[[HR:sbemail77.swf|view the Flash file for "suntan"]]

{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category: Emails With DVD Commentary]]

sibbie

2006-01-22T01:32:36Z

Walking Armless:

[[Image:sbemail76.png|thumb|"AAAA-AAAA-AAAH!!!"]]

'''Strong Bad Email #76'''

Strong Bad tries his hardest not to write or sing a song about Sibbie. He fails.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|The Announcer}}, {{Film|Coach Z}} (Easter egg), {{Film|Strong Mad}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Strong Bad's Basement]], [[The Field]], [[The Classroom]] (Easter egg)

{{Comp|Compy 386}}

'''Date:''' June 9, 2003

'''Running Time:''' 2:15

== Transcript ==

'''Strong Bad:''' Email! Email! Email! Email!

''{reading email}''

<blockquote class="compy email">Dear Strong Bad, 
 
You rock! Your are the most awesomest 
thing ever, but how come you made a 
song about fhqwhgads? Will you make 
a song about me? 
 
Sibbie.</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad stops reading after "fhqwhgads" to say:}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa. Spelled fhqwhgads right. You wouldn't believe how many I get where they're like, "Hey Strong Bad, I love your fubugrass." Or "Dear Strong Bad, where's that fuguman?" Anyways... ''{He continues reading, his voice getting louder as he does, as apparently he's shocked by the question. He also reads the name as "Sibbie?!" After he finishes, he says...}'' Ugh... ''{typing}'' You people and your demands. Look, I'm not here to fulfill your every freakin' whim, all right? Make a song about me. Send Trogdor over to my house. Put on a purple thing and dance around! Well, I've had it! I will never, ever, ever, ever, ever make a song about the Sibbie. ''{A beat starts playing in the background, and Strong Bad types and reads along with it}'' And I will never, ever, ever, ever, ever write a song about— ''{stops singing, but continues typing}'' HEY! WHAT!?? Where's that beat coming from?

''{Zoom out a bit. Strong Bad turns to the side and sees The Cheat bobbing around as he plays a keyboard.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ohh, look who thinks he's Clever Dan. What are you trying to do, man? Get out of here! ''{The Cheat mutters what sounds like "All right," picks up the keyboard, and walks behind Strong Bad's computer.}'' Well, that brought this email to a screeching halt. My focus is all...crocused. Guess it's time for a break!

''{Strong Bad exits stage left. The Cheat peeks up from behind the computer. Cut to Strong Bad's Basement. Strong Bad enters stage right. The TV emits canned laughter.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' And... Whoop! ''{He leaps over the back of the couch, sitting down to watch TV.}'' Oh, this is the one where the guy's mom shows the guy's girlfriend the pictures of the guy when he was a baby.

'''TV VOICE:''' MOM!!! ''{canned laughter, again}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, the embarrassment!

''{Strong Sad enters stage left, listening to an iPod.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ...never, ever, ever, ever, ever write a song about Sibbie.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, shut up! Where'd you hear that?

'''STRONG SAD:''' Geez, I don't know. Some song I just downloaded off the Internet.

'''STRONG BAD:''' What...?! Ugh... I gotta get out of here. ''{He exits stage left.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{walks toward stage right}'' And I will never, ever, ever, ever, ever...

''{Cut to The Field. Homestar Runner is standing next to a radio, occasionally bobbing left and right to the music.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing on the radio}'' And I will never, ever, ever, ever, ever write a song about Sibbie.

''{Strong Bad enters stage right.}''

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' ''{on the radio}'' And coming in at number 4, that was Strong Bad with "Song About Sibbie."

'''STRONG BAD:''' I didn't write a song about Sibbie! The Cheat just started playing some beat, I mean, I wasn't even... I didn't mean to... It was never my intention to... I FREAKIN' HATE SIBBIE!

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' And debuting at number 3, it's Strong Bad with "I Freakin' Hate Sibbie!"

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing on the radio}'' I freakin' hate Sibbie...

'''STRONG BAD:''' AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!

''{As he shouts, he picks up the radio and piledrives it, then kicks it over, then suplexes the radio, damaging it so that it stops playing. He then stands up, breathing hard. His right eye twitches twice in succession.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Thanks, man! I'd just about had it with that talking toaster.

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

== Easter Eggs ==

*Click on the words "purple thing" to see Strong Bad's [[Wikipedia:Fruit of the Loom|Fruit of the Loom]] impression as purple grapes with the caption "lookin' good, SB."
*At the very end you can click on the [[booOOMbox]] to see Strong Bad teaching a class how to say "[[fhqwhgads]]."
:''Strong Bad and Homestar are standing in front of a chalkboard with "FHQWHGADS" written on it.
:'''STRONG BAD:''' "Fhqwhgads."
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Fubugrass.
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Say it with a flourish. "Fhqwhgads."
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNNER:''' Foobumagoo.
:'''STRONG BAD:''' It doesn't sound like it looks. "Fhqwhgads."
:'''COACH Z:''' ''{popping up in the foreground}'' Forhoiglingrads!
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Coach Z, I thought I asked you to leave, like, an hour ago.
:'''STRONG MAD:''' ''{pushing Coach Z out of the way}'' DOUGLAS!!!
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa! We've had a breakthrough! You get a gold star.

== Fun Facts ==
===Explanations===
*"Fhqwhgads" originated in [[i love you]]; the song Sibbie is referring to is [[Everybody to the Limit]].

===Trivia===
*The menu on [[Strong Sad's iPod]] reads "playlists," "songs," and "settings," but a Rev. 1 iPod's menu should read "Playlists," "Artists," "Songs," "Settings," "About," and "Now Playing."
**Although, you can change the settings of an iPod to customize the main menu.
*When this email was first released, Strong Bad had typed "stongbad_email.exe" as in the previous email, with no ill effects. This error was corrected about a year later.

===Remarks===
*The voice of Strong Bad on the radio and the lyrics Strong Sad sings include the phrase "...song about Sibbie." However, Strong Bad said "...song about ''the'' Sibbie." Furthermore, the beat had not entered by the time he said Sibbie.

===Goofs===
*[[The Cheat's keyboard]] appears to have an extra key between E and F and ''two'' extra keys between B and C.

===Inside References===
*Strong Mad saying "[[Douglas]]!" in the "fhqwhgads class" Easter egg is a reference to [[cheat talk]].
*The radio which Homestar is listening to also appears in [[A Jumping Jack Contest]].
*Strong Bad calling The Cheat "Clever Dan" is yet another reference to the running gag of [[Dan]].

===Real-World References===
*Strong Bad reveals his wrestling skill when he attacks the radio, performing a [[Wikipedia:Professional wrestling throws#Piledriver|Piledriver]], kick, then a [[Wikipedia:Suplex#Vertical_suplex|Vertical Suplex]].
*Homestar's remark about the talking toaster may be a reference to the annoying "chirpie breakfast companion" named [[Wikipedia:Red Dwarf characters#Talkie Toaster|Talkie Toaster]] on the TV sci-fi program [[Wikipedia:Red Dwarf|Red Dwarf]].

===Fast Forward===
*Strong Bad makes the same screaming sound when he is stuck in the black in [[virus]] and in [[Where The Crap Are We?]].

== DVD Version ==
*The Fruit-of-the-Loom Easter egg is viewable using the angle button on your DVD remote.

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail76.html|watch "sibbie"]]
*[[HR:sbemail76.swf|view the Flash file for "sibbie"]]

{{Strong Bad Email}}

funny

2006-01-22T01:31:50Z

Walking Armless:

[[Image:funny.png|thumb|Strong Bad does his thing]]

'''Strong Bad Email #75'''

Strong Bad answers an e-mail in the funniest. Way. Ever. Ketchup falls from the sky.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}} (Easter egg), {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Strong Sad's Room]]

'''Computer:''' [[Compy 386]]

'''Date:''' June 2, 2003

'''Running Time:''' 2:19

== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Watch me do a little bit o' email, ''{accidentally types "stongbad_email.exe"}'' and I'll watch you do a little bit o' ''{screen reads "File Not Found."}'' uh— that's never happened before. ''{singing}'' Watch me do a little bit o' email, ''{correctly types "strongbad_email.exe"}'' and I'll watch you do a little bit o' ''{email loads properly this time}'' uh— that's never happened befo— oh wait, it's an email. That ''has'' happened before. And quite a few times if I remember correctly. All right, so...

''{reading}''

<blockquote class="compy email">Dear Strong Bad, 
 
Respond to this E-Mail in the 
funniest way ever. 
 
From Sam</blockquote>

''{he reads "From Sam" as if the whole phrase was the emailer's name}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Let's see here...I can tape this blank floppy disk to my head ''{he doesn't actually type "blank"}'' and start talking gibberish and acting like the crazy squeaky guy. LEEKO! LEEKO! LEEKO! I'm a squeaky guy! ''{jumps up on the table and starts dancing around}'' I got squeaky pants! Come check out my squeaky pants dance! Squee squaw squee squaw squee squaw ''{a bottle of ketchup falls from the ceiling into his hand and he starts flinging it over everything, while hitting the keyboard with his foot, producing "WOAH!! I CAN TYPE WITH ONE FOOT!"}'' pongity pongity pongity pongity pongity pongity pongity pongity pongity pongity pongity pongity! Aunt Ruthie! Aunt Ruthie! There's ketchup on the computer! Halzee-WHOOP!

''{He leaps from the table backwards and starts spinning while bouncing around the floor on his head}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Pont-REER! Pont-REER! Pont-REER! Pont-REER! Pont-REER! Pont-REER!

''{He runs up to Strong Sad and starts yelling rhyming gibberish at him.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Jor Jee Jibbera Jaw! Huppidda Roopja Oop Jup Jaw! Ooka Oog

''{Strong Sad begins talking over him.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Quit that!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ooka Reetoo Taw!

'''STRONG SAD:''' You're freakin' me out.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{pauses shortly, then continues}'' Eeckoo Ickoo Ickoo Slaw! Hooka Hoo Ha!

'''STRONG SAD:''' Did you take some of my pills again?

''{Cut to Compy. Bubs and The Cheat are dipping fries in the ketchup poured over the computer.}''

'''BUBS:''' You know what? You're right, The Cheat! This computer catsup is better than the regular kind! Or that purple kind.

''{Strong Bad walks back in}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' All right, all right. Clear outta here, you two! 'Cept for you, The Cheat. ''{The Cheat grumbles}'' You better start cleaning this mess up!

'''BUBS:''' What happened in here? Some type of ketchup bomb go off?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Nah, not really. I was answering an e-mail and dancing and acting like a squeaky guy and I started throwing ketchup everywhere.

'''BUBS:''' Oh. That's pretty cool.

''{Strong Bad does a double-take behind him to make sure nobody's around.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{sotto voce to Bubs}'' Hey, man, are ketchup bombs real?

'''BUBS:''' Not yet! ''{raises french fry and runs off}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{to The Cheat}'' Well? Aren't you gonna go get your 409 or Awesome Sauce or whatever you're gonna clean this up with? ''{The Cheat squeaks at him and starts heading off}'' Maybe a moist chamois? ''{tries a fry with the computer ketchup}'' Ooh! This computer ketchup ''is'' pretty good! Needs more RAM, though. Maybe a couple of megachips.

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

== Easter Eggs ==
*If you click on Strong Bad's face (not head) while he is spinning upside down (the floppy disk itself does not work), Homestar will come out to say something funny. It may take a few tries to get it; you have to be quite quick. It's easier to get it with the Tab key and Enter.
:''{Homestar Runner walks in from the left. Strong Bad re-enters from the right, still bouncing on his head and spouting his gibberish.}''
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Ohhh... Hi, Strong Bad. I was just stopping by to do something funny, but, um... I can see you don't need my help this week.
:''{Strong Bad bounces off to the left while Homestar looks on.}''

*At the very end you can click on a blob of ketchup near the left fries to see the ketchup bottle. The labels read:

<blockquote class="email" style="background-image:none;border:2px solid black;background:#ffffff;color:#000;width:90px">very 
many 
ounces</blockquote>

<blockquote class="email" style="background-image:none;border:2px solid black;background:#ffffff;color:#000;width:90px">Quite 
Fancy 
'Chup</blockquote>

== Fun Facts ==
===Remarks===
*This is the first time that we see how Strong Bad eats.
*Strong Sad is depressed by nature as part of his character, but here it is actually implied that he may be ''clinically'' depressed — thereby explaining the reference to his "pills."
*The ketchup splatters in the last scene are shifted slightly downward in comparison to the previous computer room scene, and are more appropriately placed.
[[Image:funny floppy-contrast-goof.PNG|thumb|Magical floppy disk?]]

===Goofs===
*The Quite Fancy 'Chup image is cut off near the top, if you look closely it ends in a straight horizontal line near the topmost green shade of The Paper.
*Strong Bad's legs actually go through his body for one frame when he's walking at the scene where he tells Bubs and The Cheat to leave. This is best seen if you view the Flash file and stop the movie when Strong Bad walks up. Then watch the movie frame by frame from that point.
*Viewing the Flash file, if you stretch the window to be longer than taller, or vice versa, the background is black, unlike all the other emails, in which it is white.


===Glitches===
*When Strong Bad tapes the floppy disk to his head, the contrast dial does not affect its reflection, nor does it affect the reflection of his hand.
*When Strong Bad jumps up and down with the ketchup bottle, his foot types "WHOA!! I CAN TYPE WITH ONE FOOT!", yet due to the ketchup you can't see the 'e' in one and the 'fo' in foot. When he comes back to the computer later, you can see the 'e' in one but can't see the 'foo' in foot.

===Inside References===
*The sounds Strong Bad makes when he is next to Strong Sad are very similar to the ones from his email song in [[big white face]].
*Strong Bad typing in "stongbad_email.exe" is a reference to [[50 emails]], where one emailer called Strong Bad "Stong Bad."
*Strong Bad typing with his foot is similar to how he types with his head in [[sisters]].

===Real-World References===
*[http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=chamois Chamois] is actually pronounced "Shammy." Strong Bad pronounces it "Sham-oyce," like it is spelled, in an attempt to rhyme with "moist."
*The purple ketchup Bubs mentions is [[Wikipedia:H. J. Heinz Company|Heinz's]] [http://www.foodnavigator.com/news/news-ng.asp?id=41287-purple-ketchup-hits Funky Purple Ketchup].
*409 is a reference to [http://www.formula409.com/ Formula 409], a household cleaner/degreaser manufactured by [[Wikipedia:Clorox|Clorox]].

== DVD Version ==
*The Homestar Easter egg is automatically enabled; no selecting is necessary to access it.
*The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.

=== Commentary Transcript ===
('''Commentary by:''' [[Mike Chapman]], [[Matt Chapman]])

'''MIKE:''' So here's the commentary track...

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' Are we gonna do that kind of intro to all of them?

'''MIKE:''' I don't know.

'''MATT:''' As if they've just found this ''one'' one.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' Well, maybe.

'''MATT:''' So welcome to commentary if you accidentally—

'''MIKE:''' Can you turn on the commentary throughout? And it'll automatically—

'''MATT:''' ''{overlapping}'' I think so, you just hit the "audio" button.

'''MIKE:''' ''{imitating newscaster}'' In case you've accidentally hit your "audio" button, you've just joined already in progress commentary track number eigh-ty...

'''MATT:''' Alright, sorry, I didn't know, let's start over.

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' I'm j'st kidding. No, no, this is great, this is great. We have nothing cool that has happened yet.

''{pause}''

'''MATT:''' So "Leeko leeko leeko" is something Mike used to say when we'd uh, like, get when he'd get excited. And um, what game is in the thing there, right there? Oh, "Odell Lake." ''{Mike laughs}'' That was a great game for the old Apple II D that we played in school.

'''MIKE:''' Our cousin Jim used to say, "Fonkity fonkity."

'''MATT:''' Yeah, he'd hit himself in the head with a

'''MIKE AND MATT:''' wiffle-ball bat.

'''MIKE:''' And, uh, yeah. And he used to do that, too. ''{Matt laughs}'' He used to jump around on his head saying "pont-reer".

'''MATT:''' ''{overlapping}'' That's not true. That's not true.

'''MIKE:''' He's a very talented guy.

'''MATT:''' "Pont-reer" is just, uh, my generic, like uh, cartoon sound effect. It just seems like cartoons would just be like, "Pont-REER!" and then they'd do something. Oh, this is the best dance ever. Mike did this dance. I love it. And actually, this is sort of like, I think we've mentioned it before, but it's sort of like, uh— What he's saying, the weird chanting he's doing is kind of like this, uh, in that very stru— uh, Bugs Bunny episode we were talking about, where he's on the desert island. He does, like, a weird native dance and just kinda sounds like that.

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' Ohhhh. Matt always throws in this stuff from old Looney Tunes that I don't know.

'''MATT:''' Well, I mean, it's sub— subconscious.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah. Sure.

'''MATT:''' Don't sue me ''{Mike snickers}'', don't— I'm not, er, not plagiarizing.

'''MIKE:''' I love those little, uh, French fry trays.

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' The red and white checkerboarded ones...? I remember one time I made, uh, some Long John— I made, uh, the Long John Silver's trays, cardboard trays that the fries and stuff came in, were— looked like boats, and I played with them and they're all greasy and... ''{Matt chuckles}'' But I loved them.

'''MATT:''' Uh, there's really a cleaner called, uh, Awesome

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' Awesome, yeah

'''MATT:''' ''{continues}'' right? Yeah, our friend Tobin got us, that he keep— we keep mentioning.

'''MIKE:''' Look, this is one of the few times that Strong Bad eats ever.

'''MATT:''' ''{chuckles}'' It just disappears into his mouth.

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' It— into his flesh mouth.

'''MATT:''' Couple of megachips. ''{Strong Bad in background says, "Maybe a couple of megachips"}'' That's what he said.

===Fun Facts===
*The [[Wikipedia:Bugs Bunny|Bugs Bunny]] cartoon is [[IMDb:0036508|''Wackiki Wabbit'']], which was also referenced in [[island]].
*[[Wikipedia:Long John Silver's|Long John Silver's]] is a fast food restaurant specializing in seafood.

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail75.html|watch "funny"]]
*[[HR:sbemail75.swf|view the Flash file for "funny"]]

{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category:Compy 386 Emails]][[Category: Emails With DVD Commentary]]

mascot

2006-01-22T01:31:08Z

Walking Armless:

[[Image:sbemail73.PNG|thumb|What ''is'' valor?]]

'''Strong Bad Email #73'''

The Crazy Go Nuts University Dumples face off against Pile of Electronics State. Real fruit smoothies are at stake.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, [[Mrs. Bennedetto]], {{Film|The Announcer}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}} as [[The Jolly Dumple]]

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Athletic Field]], [[The Field]]

'''Computer:''' [[Compy 386]]

'''Date:''' May 19, 2003

'''Running Time:''' 2:00

'''Page Title:''' Compy 386!!

== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD:''' Ooh! A little email never hurt nobody. 'Cept for maybe The Cheat. So what do we got here...

''{reading}''

<blockquote class="compy email">Dear Strong Bad, 
 
I was wondering what CGNU's mascot 
is, and if they have any sports teams. 
Thanks for the info. 
 
Ike</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Yeah, we got a mascot, Ike. Unfortunately, The Cheat, Strong Mad, and I were ''really'' hungry when we decided on a name. So, uh, all we came up with was the Crazy Go Nuts University Dumples. I think maybe we meant dumplings? But we were really hungry and tired and sorta confused and ended up putting Dumples on the application. We do have a sports team, though. The Golf Club Team. We have a game every day at 6pm!

''{cut to a shot of the scoreboard on the athletic field, reading:}

<pre> HOME VISITOR

Crazy Pile Of
Go Nuts Electronics
University State

0 0</pre>

''{Cut to The Cheat holding a golf club in a ring facing a pile of old electronics, with Strong Bad, Strong Mad, and Coach Z cheering him on.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Let's go, Dumples!

'''STRONG MAD:''' DE-FENSE!

'''COACH Z:''' Get yer head in the game, The Chort! The Cheat is wide open!

''{The Cheat starts bashing all the electronics.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah!

'''COACH Z:''' Atta boy!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Go for the 8-track!

''{The Cheat smashes the 8-track and the scoreboard gives CGNU one point with a buzzing noise}''

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' Dumples win!

''{everyone cheers}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Look everybody! It's The Jolly Dumple come to celebrate our victory!

''{Cut to Homestar in the Dumple costume. It looks like a ravioli with a tri-corner hat, a mouth, a big tongue with a drop of drool on a spring, and two huge hands giving thumbs-ups. As the Dumple dances, the fight song starts playing.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' 
Fighting and sometimes striving 
Wondering what the Dumple is 
Excellence and what is valor? 
And The Cheat will hit stuff with a golf club ''{The Cheat shows up holding cue cards that read "see", "gee", "in", and then "you", as Strong Bad chants:}'' 
C G N... U! 
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Me?

''{Cut back to the Compy}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' So, we're still undefeated. But next week's going to be a tough game against Homestar's Knees Tech. Well, I gots to go. I promised the team I'd get them real fruit smoothies if they won the game. And they won the game. So I'm getting them real fruit smoothies.

''{He types in 'run "fightsong"' and walks off. Compy starts playing the song, showing the letter name of each note. Once it's done, it says "GO DUMPLES!!!" and [[The Paper]] comes down.}''

== Easter Eggs ==
*You can click on "really hungry and tired" to see a "LEM" ([[Leomard Sportsinterviews|Lem Sportsinterviews]]) styled cartoon of, well, them being really hungry and tired.
*You can also click on "application" to see their mascot application:
<pre>College Mascot Application

College Name: crazy go nuts university

Mascot Name: DUMPLES!!!

Dean of Students: myself

Essay on why you think this is a good mascot:
i want some food.

Drawing of Mascot:
you know, a dumple. like for dinner
(There is a picture of a fork with a "dumple" on it)</pre>
*At the very end after the fight song plays, rolling over the notes plays them.

== Fun Facts ==
===Trivia===
*The Pile of Electronics State team has a TV (later seen in [[Halloween_Potion-ma-jig#Inside_References|Halloween Potion-ma-jig]]), [[Mrs. Bennedetto]] ([[Marzipan]]'s microwave), a [[Wikipedia:Panasonic|Panasonic]] RQ-830S [[Wikipedia:8-track cartridge|8-Track]] player (also referred to as "The Plunger" or "TNT" style), and a [[Wikipedia:Nintendo Entertainment System|Nintendo Entertainment System]].
*References to [[wikipedia:valor|valor]] are common in the lyrics of college [[wikipedia:fight song|fight songs]] and [[Wikipedia:Alma_mater|alma maters]]. Valor is [http://m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=valor defined] as the strength of mind or spirit that enables a person to encounter danger with firmness.

===Remarks===
*"run 'fightsong'" is the syntax for executing a program on the [[Tandy 400]].
*Although The Cheat never hits the NES, it still breaks as though it were hit. The way he broke the glass on Mrs. Bennedetto wouldn't crush an NES.
*This is the first time we hear Coach Z say ''The Cheat'' correctly. Although, he is likely not referring to The Cheat himself.
*The notes for the fight song are C A F G F D A# G G G F E F G C A F G F D A# G G G F E F Proper musical notation dictates that "A#" (A-sharp) should be written as "Bb" (B-flat) since the song is in the [[Wikipedia:Major_scale|key]] of F Major, which has one flat and no sharps. The incorrect notation is due to a limitation of older music programs which could only parse flats if they were entered as the corresponding sharp.
*When The Cheat holds up the card(s) "SEE" "GEE" "IN" and "YOU", he just flips the same card over and over. That would be physically impossible because there are only 2 sides to the card but 4 words.

===Glitches===
*The "application" easter egg is accessible when the "really hungry and tired" easter egg is (before Strong Bad actually types "application").
*The notes for the fight song do not play the notes when rolled over in Linux, instead they make some kind of weird sounds.

===Inside References===
*When Strong Bad says, "A little email never hurt nobody. 'Cept for maybe The Cheat," he may be referring to [[little animal]] or [[huttah!]].
*The "really hungry and tired" easter egg looks very similar to Strong Bad, Strong Mad, and The Cheat's postition at the beginning of [[Lookin at a Thing in a Bag]].

== DVD Version ==
*All of the Easter eggs in this email are viewable using the angle button on your DVD remote.

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail73.html|watch "mascot"]]
*[[HR:sbemail73.swf|view the Flash file for "mascot"]]

{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category:Compy 386 Emails]]

crazy cartoon

2006-01-22T01:30:32Z

Walking Armless:

[[Image:sbemail72.png|thumb|"...but my head would be an old keyboard..."]]

'''Strong Bad Email #72'''

Monkeydude asks Strong Bad to make a ''crazy'' cartoon. ''(There is also a cartoon title "Crazy Cartoon" on the [[Toons Menu]]. It is simply a copy of The Cheat's cartoon)''.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, [[Sherlock]], [[The Worm]], {{Film|Eh! Steve}}, [[The Wheelchair]], [[Keyboard Strong Bad]], {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Sweet Cuppin' Cakes Land]], [[The Cheat's Computer Room]], [[The Field]]

'''Computer:''' [[Compy 386]]

'''Date:''' May 5, 2003

'''Running Time:''' 2:38 ''(when watched through the Strong Bad Email menu)''

'''Running Time:''' 1:12 ''(when watched through the Toons menu)''

'''Page Title:''' Compy 386! ''(when watched through the Strong Bad Email menu)''

'''Page Title:''' Powered by The Cheat!! ''(when watched through the Toons menu)''

== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD:''' I'm intrigued by these...how you say...emails.

''{He pulls up the email and reads it aloud:}''

<blockquote class="compy email">Hi strong bad! 
I wanted to know what your craziest 
cartoon would be like. Please make a 
CRAZY cartoon. 
 
Your awesome friend monkeydude</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Look, I'm not your friend, monkey dude. In fact, I'm not even gonna call you monkeydude ''{he types "******" instead of "monkeydude"}'' again. I'ma call you Josh. ''{pause}'' So, a kah-razy cartoon huh, Josh? Crazy cartoons usually have titles that have nothing to do with the cartoon itself. ''{stops typing}'' You know, like...

''{Cut to a weird cartoon landscape, where a cartoon logo appears.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Sweet Cuppin' Cakes! The main character would look like a mix between a cow and a helicopter.

''{Sherlock flies in accompanied by helicopter noise.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And his talking would be just these weird sounds, and no words.

''{Sherlock makes incoherent mumbling sounds.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And all the episodes would be about him trying to get a little worm out of the ground.

''{A hole in the ground opens up and a worm peeks out. Sherlock lands on top of it.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Oh! Oh! And at least once an episode, Eh! Steve would show up to deliver his catchphrase!

''{Eh! Steve drops down from the top of the screen}''

'''EH! STEVE:''' Eh! Steve!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And Bubs would definitely be the voice of the wheelchair.

''{Eh! Steve runs off and a badly drawn wheelchair pulls up}''

'''THE WHEELCHAIR:''' I'll get you Eh! Steve, if it's the last thing I dooooo!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' I'd be in there too, but my head would be an old keyboard, and when I get mad, it'd play the demo.

''{Strong Bad with a keyboard head starts dancing around while the demo plays. Sherlock starts dancing along, and Eh! Steve runs past, being pursued by the wheelchair. Cut back to the Compy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' So that's a pretty crazy cartoon huh, Josh? But I'm not much of an animator. Though I bet The Cheat makes some crazy cartoons. Let's see what he's cookin' up tonight. Today. Just right.

=== Powered by The Cheat ===

''{Cut to The Cheat on Tangerine Dreams working on an animation. Strong Bad comes up to him.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' 'Sup, my man? What're you workin' on today?

''{The Cheat makes noises, then starts up the animation. It is of very poor quality, in typical The Cheat style. "POWEREd by THE CHEAT" flashes on the screen. Cut to Strong Bad and Homestar Runner out at the field.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey, Strong Bad! I need to be kicked in the face.

'''STRONG BAD:''' I can do it! I will do it nine times.

''{Strong Bad jumps up in the air and kicks Homestar in the face nine times}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' This is the last—

'''STRONG BAD:''' Shut it up! Shut it up, you.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Shut it up, me.

''{The Cheat runs on screen}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Here, The Cheat, have a trophy!

''{Strong Bad tosses him a trophy, and The Cheat squeaks}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Here, The Cheat, have another trophy!

''{A trophy falls out of Homestar's mouth and The Cheat catches it. Strong Bad kicks Homestar in the face.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I was saving that one for about two seconds ago.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Perfect. Timing.

''{A purple Coach Z drops down from the sky, trophy in hand}''

'''COACH Z:''' Here, The Chort, have a trophy!

'''STRONG BAD AND HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Three trophies for The Cheat! 
'''COACH Z:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Three trophies for The Chort!

''{Eh! Steve shows up}''

'''EH! STEVE:''' Eh! Steve!

''{the cartoon pans out to a badly drawn cartoon of Strong Bad and The Cheat watching the toon}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The Cheat, this is the greatest cartoon in the whole world! Have a trophy!

''{Strong Bad gives The Cheat a trophy and The Cheat squeaks. Zoom out again to the ''actual'' Strong Bad and The Cheat.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, I didn't do that! Did I? ''{The Cheat squeaks}'' I mean, it was good. I liked the way you worked in Eh! Steve, but I don't think it deserved a trophy. I don't even think it deserved a pizza! Maybe a pizza trophy.

''{[[The Paper]] comes down. In the toon version, it says "The End"; in the email version it has the usual "Click here to e-mail Strong Bad", written in badly-formed letters.}''

== Easter Eggs ==
*At the end you can click on Eh! Steve on The Cheat's screen to see him again.
:''{Eh! Steve drops in and stands in front of the scene.}''
:'''EH! STEVE:''' Eh! Steve!
:''{Eh! Steve jumps upwards and leaves the scene.}''
*Also at the end you can click on The Cheat's CD-ROM drive to get some Sweet Cuppin' Cakes [[HR:sccicons.html|buddy icons]] (email version only).

== Fun Facts ==
=== Trivia ===
*This is the first appearance of the main cast of [[Sweet Cuppin' Cakes]].

=== Remarks ===
*The Cheat apparently likes the color purple. He accidentally makes Coach Z purple and later gives Strong Bad purple boxing gloves in [[New Boots]].

=== Inside References ===
*The noise made as Eh! Steve jumps off-screen is the same noise made in [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]] when Strong Mad throws Homestar out of the ring.
*Strong Bad saying that The Cheat's cartoon "didn't even deserve a [[Pizza|pizza]]" is a reference to [[Everybody to the Limit]], where Strong Bad (impressed with The Cheat's cartoon) said he'd buy him a pizza.
*It is a running gag that in almost every Powered by The Cheat toon Strong Bad's leg gets long and kicks Homestar.

===Real-World References===
*The demo that is played by Keyboard Strong Bad is the actual demo from a [http://www.synthmuseum.com/casio/casvltone01.html Casio VL-Tone keyboard]. The tune is known as "Unterlanders Heimweh" (which means "Homesickness of the Lowlander" in German), and for many years, was the only song used in Casio keyboard one-button-select demos.
**This song would later be the inspiration for the "Cheat Cakes" song in the Easter egg for [[stupid stuff]].
*The [[Wikipedia:Macromedia Flash|Macromedia Flash]] interface is shown here when The Cheat is working on his cartoon.
*The idea of Sherlock spending all of his time trying to catch a worm might be a throwback to the [[Wikipedia:U.S. Acres|"U.S. Acres"]] segment of the TV series [[Wikipedia:Garfield and Friends|''Garfield and Friends'']]. In it, one of the running gags involved Booker the chick trying to catch a worm that always seemed to be smarter than he was.

===Fast Forward===
*The phrase "I can do it, I can do it 9 times" is said again in the email [[virus]] by [[The Ugly One]], albeit slightly misquoted.

== DVD Version ==
*The buddy icons Easter egg is disabled for obvious reasons.
*The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.

=== Commentary Transcript ===
('''Commentary by:''' [[Mike Chapman]], [[Matt Chapman]])

'''MIKE:''' Hi, I'm Mike.

'''MATT:''' Hi, my name's Matt C.

'''MIKE:''' We're gonna make the commentary on this Strong Bad e-mail... ''{pause}'' Is, uh... I don't know what I'm talking about.

'''MATT:''' Monkeydude, uh, you're thinking of Monkey D.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, okay, Monkey D came from, was those post—

'''MATT:''' ''{overlapping}'' It was first—

'''MIKE:''' cards, yeah.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, it was from the postcards and those just, we just made it up.

'''MIKE:''' Right.

'''MATT:''' And then, this guy's name is Monkey''dude'', which could also be construed as Monkey D. See?

'''MIKE:''' 'S true.

'''MATT:''' So, what else? There was—we had some other names, I remember, there was Sweet Cuppin' Cakes, and there was like some kinda Grandma—

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' I think it was Grandma, Grandma's Soup or something.

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' That guy's name is Sherlock.

'''MATT:''' ''{chuckling}'' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' Cow-copter, his real name is Sherlock, but it's never been revealed other than the files on our computer saved as "Sherlock".

'''MATT:''' Yeah. And, of course, Eh! Steve came from a doodle on a, during—we were having a meeting, and I doodled him on a paper—

'''MIKE:''' And the wheelchair, Matt just, like, as a joke, just drew this wheelchair real fast and was like, ''{false excited}'' "Mike, I got the wheelchair done." And I was like, ''{false serious}'' I was all like, "We should keep it just like that."

'''MATT:''' Yeah. And of course, that's the Casio VL tone, which, um, we have right here.

'''MIKE:''' Where is it? It's right there, we're holding it in our hands, but you probably can't—

'''MATT:''' ''{overlapping}'' Listen, Mitch, could you—There's no batteries in it, so but this is—

''{sound of fingers across the plastic keys}''

'''MIKE:''' This is what it sounds like when you hit it against Matt's head.

''{four light taps}''

'''MATT:''' You hear that? That's the—That's it, I swear. Um...

'''MIKE:''' And here's my chance to, uh, shine here in a second.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, Mike does—

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' As—As I voice The Cheat's bad cartoons.

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' Here I go. ''{over PbTC Homestar}'' That's me. ''{mumbled, then synched with cartoon as PbTC Strong Bad}'' I can do it! I will do it nine times. ''{mimics sound of PbTC Strong Bad kicking PbTC Homestar in the face three times}''

'''MATT:''' Now Mike, what if ''I'' sat here and just did my voice during my voice—

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' Hey, this is my ''one'' thing! I just wanna double—I gonna, ghe, double my own voices. ''{synched with cartoon as PbTC Strong Bad}'' Here The Cheat, have a trophy. ''{synched with cartoon as PbTC Homestar}'' Here The Cheat, have another trophy.

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' Are you really just gonna do that throughout?

'''MIKE:''' Well... I like the pink Coach Z, though.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, the pink Coach Z is great, those clouds are, um, are awesome...

''{pause}''

''{both snicker at PbTC Eh! Steve}''

'''MIKE:''' But the best part is, uh, coming up here. ''{short pause}'' Wait...

'''MATT:''' What are you talking about?

'''MIKE:''' Oh, no, it's the [[mile]] one, with the parade...?

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' I was thinkin—

'''MATT:''' ''{overlapping}'' We'll do that one later.

'''MIKE:''' Okay. Can I still talk about the parade?

'''MATT:''' Yeah, yeah, yeah.

'''MIKE:''' I like the Poopsmith cleaning up there at the end of the parade.

'''MATT:''' ''{hurried stuttering}'' wel—no—I—bu—

== See Also ==

* [[Sweet Cuppin' Cakes]]
* [[Main Page 18]]

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail72.html|watch "crazy cartoon"]]
*[[HR:sbemail72.swf|view the Flash file for "crazy cartoon"]]
*[[HR:crazycartoon.html|watch the toons menu version]]
*[[HR:crazycartoon.swf|view the Flash file for the toons menu version]]
*[[HR:sccicons.html|view the Sweet Cuppin' Cakes buddy icons]]

{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category:Compy 386 Emails]][[Category:Sweet Cuppin' Cakes]][[Category:Powered by The Cheat]][[Category: Emails With DVD Commentary]]

2 emails

2006-01-22T01:29:49Z

Walking Armless:

[[Image:sbemail71.PNG|thumb|Skipping the unecessary?]]

'''Strong Bad Email #71'''

Jimmy from MN asks Strong Bad to do 2 emails. Then Dave Nienaber asks Strong Bad what he would do with a time machine.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|Old-Timey Strong Bad}} (Easter egg), {{Film|The Sneak}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Brothers' Strong Living Room]]

'''Computer:''' [[Compy 386]]

'''Date:''' April 28, 2003

'''Running Time:''' 2:26

'''Page Title:''' Compy 386!!

== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' What do you get when you email Strong Bad? You get a world of hurt.

''{reading}''

<blockquote class="compy email">Hey Strong Bad, 
I think that you should do more 
e-mails every week. Like two. Then 
we could have double the Strong Bad, 
and double the fun. 
 
Jimmy, MN</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad temporarily stops reading and says, "Ooh! That's like Strong Bad gum!" after "double the fun," and reads "MN" as "Minini"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Okay little Jimmy. I'll do two emails this week. ''{stops typing, long pause}'' Number two.

''{reading}''

<blockquote class="compy email">Hey Strong Bad, 
If you could time travel, what period 
in time would you travel to? 
 
Dave Nienaber 
Antioch, IL</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad draws out the "CH" in "Antioch" and pronounces "IL" as "Ill-annoy-us"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Well Naber, I'd definitely travel ahead about 15 minutes to when all the ladies show up for my "2003 Ladies' Choice Awards." ''{a logo flashes on screen saying "Ladies' Choice Awards" and a little ditty of music plays}'' About 70 or 50 fine women will be showing up to vote on which one gets to dance with yours truly. But since I don't have a time machine, I'll just have to wait it out.

''{After a few seconds, everything starts going in fast-forward. We only get brief glimpses of [[#Events During the Fast Forward|all the stuff that happens]] as Strong Bad forwards ahead, and we stop the fast-forward on a screen that's typed: "Now, On to the ladies!!!" Cut to Strong Bad, Coach Z, Strong Mad, Bubs, and Strong Sad awaiting the females, with balloons and banners and nametags. However, there are no ladies to be seen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I don't get it! Where could the ladies be?

'''BUBS:''' You said there'd be the ladies!

'''STRONG BAD:''' I know! I know! Maybe their bus flew off a bottomless cliff...and into, like...a [[Bottomless Pits|bottomless pit]]. Strong Sad, did anybody call and say they weren't coming?

'''STRONG SAD:''' Oh yeah, I forgot—

'''STRONG BAD:''' Or mention anything about a bottomless pit?

'''STRONG SAD:''' Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you. About a million ladies called while you were checking your email and said they'd be a few minutes late.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, good! So their bus is okay.

'''STRONG SAD:''' No, I'm just kidding! But Homsar called and said he was a million ladies tall.

'''STRONG BAD:''' What?! Oh, this has gone from bad to worse!

'''COACH Z:''' Hey, guys, check it out! ''{puts a nametag on}'' I'm hot girl number 37!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, Coach, don't do it! This is depressing enough as it is.

'''COACH Z:''' No, lookit me! I'm shakin' it to the left and to the right!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Auuuuuuuuuuugh! ''{starts walking off}''

'''COACH Z:''' ''{humming}'' Doo doo duh DOO doo doo doo duh doo doo!

'''STRONG MAD:''' I WANT ACTION!

''{The same ditty that played before plays again, except the caption this time is "No Ladies Showed Up!" Meanwhile, back at Compy...}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' I'm sorry you had to see that. I shoulda played it safe and gone ''back'' in time to where I ''know'' I'm awesome. But, since I don't have a time machine I guess I'll just have to wait it out. ''{stops typing}'' Umm... ''{starts typing again}'' Backwards.

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

== Easter Eggs ==
*In the beginning when Strong Bad mentions "gum" you can click on the words, "double the fun" to see Strong Bad's new gum!
*Before the "Fast Forward" you can click on "2003 [[Ladies' Choice Awards]]" to bring up the logo and play the music again.
*At the end you can click on the word "Backwards" to see a mirror-image "Backwards" logo. The music also plays in reverse.
*Also at the end you can click on the word "back" (as in "gone ''back'' in time") to see an Easter egg featuring Old-Timey Strong Bad and The Sneak.

=== Transcript ===
:''{The egg begins in the [[Old-Timey]] era. Old-Timey Strong Bad is standing in front of a microphone. The background is standard Old-Timey fare.}''

:'''OLD-TIMEY STRONG BAD:''' I'm no apothecary, but before you trek long and wide on the Muskeegee trail, don't forget to try Uncle Strong Bad's Flavor Taste Style Chewing Powders!

:''{Old-Timey Strong Bad holds up a tin of the stuff.}''

:'''OLD-TIMEY STRONG BAD:''' Nothing else increases brain juice quite like it! Once again, that's ''{holds the tin to the camera}'' Strong Bad's Flavor Taste Style Chewing Powders. ''{pulls the tin back to normal view}'' Whisk away the worries!

:''{The Sneak enters from the right.}''

:'''OLD-TIMEY STRONG BAD:''' ''{turns to The Sneak}'' How was that phraseology, The Sneak? Are your worries adequately whisked?

:''{The Sneak responds in typical The Sneak-fashion by wiggling his nose.}''

:'''OLD-TIMEY STRONG BAD:''' Smashing! ''{pause}'' No, I mean... start smashing!

:''{The Sneak darts off-camera to the right, and the sound of glass shattering is heard.}''

:'''OLD-TIMEY STRONG BAD:''' Yes! It's curtains for you, ''{shakes fist}'' Ming vase!

:''{Cut to a closeup of the tin of Uncle Strong Bad's Flavor Taste Style Chewing Powders.}''

:'''OLD-TIMEY STRONG BAD:''' Uncle Strong Bad makes good!

:''{The words, "Strong Bad Powdertory, St. Louis, MO" appear beneath the can.}''

:'''OLD-TIMEY STRONG BAD:''' ''{in a lower tone of voice and quicker than normal}'' Strong Bad Powdertory, Saint Louis Mo!

== Fun Facts ==

=== Events During the Fast Forward ===
*Strong Bad writes a [[Wikipedia:BASIC programming language|BASIC]] program. He can code!

<blockquote class="short compy email">10 print "STRONG BAD IS COOL!" 
20 goto 10 
30 end</blockquote>

The screen fills with "STRONG BAD IS COOL!"
*He is also seen with the drink from [[interview]], a Thai iced tea.
*Strong Bad plays with his [[Peanut Strong Bad]] he formed in [[action figure]].
*Strong Bad's computer screen shows the text "Wanna fight? Huh?" In response, Strong Bad punches it.
*Strong Bad opens an email (his third today):

<blockquote class="short compy email">Hey Strongbad. 
I was just wondering what you thought of Delaware. 
 
Danny</blockquote>

*The above email gets
<blockquote class="email" style="background:#003893; text-align:center">DELETED!!</blockquote>
*Strong Bad sticks a [[Sticky Notes|post-it note]] on his computer that says "[[Van Buren]]."
*Strong Bad starts looking at the camera.
*Strong Bad stands up in front of the computer.
*Homestar Runner sits down and writes:

<blockquote class="email" style="background-image:none">Hey Strong Bad, I built a time 
machine by putting a Gameboy 
in a blender. I used your 
blender and also your Gameboy. 
I will go into the future and 
buy you new ones.</blockquote>
*Strong Bad types
<blockquote class="short compy email">Only a few minutes left. I think I can hear some of the ladies giggling and saying how they like me and stuff. Or maybe that's just The Cheat. 
</blockquote>
*Strong Bad plays a game called "[[Pigs on Head]]," later made into an LCD game by [[Videlectrix]]. (He gets a Score of 1,200 on level 8.)
*Strong Bad puts on a Sombrero
*Strong Bad types, "Now, on to the ladies!!!"

=== The Nametags ===
Most start with "Hello, my name is hot girl #" Exceptions noted:
*48
*v2.14
*4077 ("hot lips" instead of "hot girl")
*00
*18
*7 (no space between "hot" and "girl")
*Sue
*40
*2
*8 (no space)
*13
*[[20X6|X6]]
*37
*26c
*26

===Trivia===
*Strong Bad's Double Deuce-blemint Gum in the Easter egg (costing 25¢) has the slogan "It's light green!!!" and fine print reading "Strong Bad's Double Deuce-blemint Gum is the product of choice."

===Remarks===
*The third line in Strong Bad's BASIC program is unreachable because the second line will make the program display "Strong Bad is cool" an infinite number of times.
*Before the screen changes back to Strong Bad at the [[Compy 386|Compy]] after the "Party," the Sign hung across the back wall in the party room falls off!
*When you watch the Flash file, freeze the cartoon during the fast forward when Homestar comes and types about a time machine. While it is frozen, you can adjust the contrast and Homestar's reflection will be affected, unlike in [[anything]] and [[50 emails]].
*The contrast buttons on the Compy work while it fast forwards.

===Goofs===
*When Strong Bad turns around to look at the camera during the fast forward, the reflection on the Compy still shows his face instead of the back of his head.
*Strong Bad's reflection goes off the Compy's screen when he stands on the stool.
*Homestar misspelled [[Wikipedia:Game Boy|Game Boy]] (he typed it as "Gameboy"), which is properly spelled as two words.
*During the fast forward, where the screen is filled with "Strong Bad is Cool", the text sometimes sticks out of the monitor.
*During the fast forward, as Strong Bad takes a sip from his drink, there is no reflection of drink on the screen.

===Glitches===
*After the backwards Easter egg, the word "backwards" doesn't fade out entirely, but remains on the screen for a second before disappearing.

===Inside References===
*The "[[Double Deuce]]" on the gum is a reference to the email [[the bird]] and 20X6.
*The Welcome sign reads "[[Weclome]]."
*The nametags are from [[The Luau]].

===Real-World References===
*Double Deuce-blemint Gum is based on Wrigley's [[Wikipedia:Doublemint|Doublemint]] gum.
*"Double the Strong Bad ... double the fun" is a reference to the old Doublemint gum slogan "double your pleasure, double your fun."
*"Hot lips #4077" is a reference to the [[wikipedia:M%2AA%2AS%2AH_%28novels%29|book]], [[imdb:tt0066026|movie]] and [[imdb:tt0068098|TV show]] M*A*S*H. All chronicled life at the 4077th [[wikipedia:Mobile_army_surgical_hospital|Mobile Army Surgical Hospital]] during the Korean War. Major Margaret [[Wikipedia:Major Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan|"Hot Lips"]] Houlihan was a major character.
*A [[Wikipedia:Ming vase|Ming vase]] is a vase produced by the Ming Dynasty in ancient China.

== DVD Version ==
*The gum and event logo Easter eggs are viewable using the angle button on your DVD remote.

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail71.html|watch "2 emails"]]
*[[HR:sbemail71.swf|view the Flash file for "2 emails"]]

{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category:Compy 386 Emails]]

bottom 10

2006-01-21T00:34:56Z

Walking Armless:

[[Image:Strong Bad Email 133.png|thumb|Buttdance once again]]
'''Strong Bad Email #133'''

Strong Bad tells us his "bottom 10."

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, [[Horrible Painting]], {{Film|Marshie}}, [[Nibbles]], {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, [[Limozeen]]

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Strong Badia]], [[Strong Mad's Room]], [[The Field]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' July 11, 2005

'''Running time:''' 4:57

== Transcript ==

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' This email is making fun of you.

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: Bottom 10</div>
To Weak Bad 
What is your bottom 10?
 
From someone stronger than you</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh man, this person made all kinds of typos. Lemme type this.

''{He changes "Weak Bad" to "Strong Bad".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' They forgot this.

''{He adds "the Good Dancer" after "Strong Bad".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' They got this wrong.

''{He changes "Someone stronger than you" to "Someone that is ''a girl''" with the phrase "a girl" italicized and in pink.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ah, there we go! ''{typing}'' Oh, Simone! You seem like a ''really'' ''{in pink}'' nice girl, so I'll answer your question ''relatively'' ''{in pink}'' free of charge. "Strong Bad's Bottom 10" is as follows:

''{Cut to Strong Badia. The "Strong Bad's Bottom 10" Logo flies in from the top of the screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Number Ten is easy. Dry T-Shirt Contests.

''{A Dry T-Shirt contest flyer flies in from the top.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You'll never find a more degrading contest or a larger waste of not water.

''{The flyer flies away.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Creeping in at Numbah Nine is that horrible painting that's been in Strong Mad's closet since we were little.

''{Dramatic music starts playing, and we cut to the door of Strong Mad's closet. Strong Bad is there, sliding the door open slowly.}''

'''HORRIBLE PAINTING:''' ''{menacing, under its breath}'' Come on in heeeeere.

''{Strong Bad screams and slams the door. He begins flailing around, uttering "jibblie" over and over, almost incoherently. Cut back to Strong Badia.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Incidentally, the jibblies currently occupy Slot number Eleven ''{numbers ten and nine shift up to show'' <nowiki>*</nowiki>11. The Jibblies <nowiki>*</nowiki>Not in bottom 10 ''in gray}'' on my Bottom 10. ''{Number eleven slides out of frame. Ten and nine return to their former positions.}'' Numboo Eight is the one you should ''all'' pay close attention to: Emails with more than one "Fwd:" or "Re:" ''{pronounces "fwd" and "re" as written}'' in the Subject line.

''{Cut to the computer room. Strong Bad is preparing to answer an email.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Back out of my way, so I can check some email.

''{Strong Bad presses enter, and the email appears. However, the subject line fills up the screen, consisting entirely of "Fwd:" and "Re:". The subject line continues scrolling while Strong Bad talks.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, great. Let me guess: "It's true! You saw it on the news!" Or, "Hey, sounds crazy, but thought it was worth a shot!"

''{Cut back to Strong Badia.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, a shot in the face, maybe. Now, Seven is something that's been going on for ''way'' too long. Miniaturized versions of already bite-sized food.

''{An ad for Fluffy Puff Marshmallows appears.}''

'''MARSHIE:''' Yowza! Guess who birfday it is! ''{a question mark appears}'' Mine!

''{The lights suddenly go out, and Marshie makes an angry face. A miniature Marshie walks onto the screen, with Homsar's movement noise.}''

'''NIBBLES:''' Sorry, Marshie, but it's ''my'' birfday. I'm one years old. My name's Nibbles, for new Fluffy Puff Marshmallows bite-si—

'''ANNOUNCER:''' All-new Fluffy Puff Bite-Size Nibblers are perfect for newborn-type babies ''{a baby emerges from a mountain of Nibblers, and then ducks back down}'', and scalding hot chocolate ''{pull back to reveal the marshmallows atop a cup of hot chocolate, which catches on fire}''. No more mouth strain with Fluffy Puff Nibblers!

''{A mouth is shown straining at a full-size marshmallow. The caption reads "You Got Mouth Strain?" with a red circle and line "no" symbol drawn through it. The symbol rolls away as the marshmallow changes to a Nibbler. The mouth smiles and the caption reads "Heck No!!"}''

'''NIBBLES:''' I make good earplugs, too.

'''MARSHIE:''' ''{Flies onto the screen and knocks Nibbles away.}'' Get out of here, you little runt! ''{Makes the same angry face as before. The commercial suddenly pauses, and PAUSE appears on the bottom-left corner of the screen.}''

''{Cut back to Strong Badia.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' And-a Numba Six-a: the Foul Stench of Wet The Cheat.

''{Cut to The Field. The Cheat is standing there, soaked and shivering. Next to him, is a ladder, a cup, and a sign that says "HIGH DIVES – 5 bucks." Cut back to Strong Badia.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' And number Five, um... not... ''{music stops}'' pigeons. ''{a pigeon starts cooing}'' They eat breadcrumbs. They craps on people. Funny stuff. NUMBER FOUR! ''{music plays again}'' There was this one time where I had to hug a tree.

''{Cut to the field. Strong Bad and Homestar are there, and Strong Bad is hugging a tree.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Keeeep ooon huggin' it.

'''STRONG BAD:''' How did you get me to do this in the first place?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hug it! Hug it!

'''STRONG BAD:''' And why do I continue to do it?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Keep on huggin' it. Hug it down.

'''STRONG BAD:''' I don't even like this tree that much.

''{Cut back to Strong Badia.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ooh, now we're getting to the good ones. Number Three is the ridiculous trend of giving chocolate desserts dangerous names. You know, like, Chocolardiac Arrest. ''{a picture of Chocolardiac Arrest appears}''

'''WOMAN:''' ''{Voice}'' Oh, that looks ''sinful.''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Or... THIS BROWNIE MIGHT KILL YOU. ''{a picture of said brownie appears}''

'''WOMAN:''' ''{Voice}'' Oh, this is so ''rich.''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Or, quite possible the least appetizing name of all time... Chocozuma's Revenge! ''{a picture of Chocozuma's Revenge appears}''

'''WOMAN:''' ''{Voice}'' This is all fat-free, right?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Shut up, lady! ''{the pictures slide off the top of the screen}'' Slumming in at Number Two are songs that try to pass off la la's, na na's, and doot do's as legit lyrics. As evidenced in Limozeen's bizarrely titled "Feed The Childrens." ''{the album art of "Feed The Childrens" appears}''

<div id="Feed_The_Childrens">
'''LIMOZEEN SOLO:''' 
Na, na, la la laaaaa, 
Hey, hey! Doo-doot doo! [[#Footnote|[1]]] 
Na, na, la la laaaaa, 
Hey, hey! Doo-doot doo!

'''LIMOZEEN:''' 
Na, na, la la laaaaa, 
Hey, hey! Doo-doot doo!
<div>

''{A record scratches, the song stops, and the album art slides off the screen}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ugh, what were they thinking? More like, "We need to feed our children, so we made this terrible song." And, the Number One item on Strong Bad's Bottom 10 is Th—

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey Strong Bad. ''{camera zooms out to a two-shot of Homestar and Strong Bad}'' What about my bottom—

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{interrupting}'' Nobody wants to hear ''your'' bottom 10, Homestar.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' No, no. Not my Bottom 10. My bottom! You know, ''{turns around and starts doing a buttdance, singing}'' buttdance again, like the rhythm's down your pants now!

''{Homestar stops and turns around again, looking on in confusion as Strong Bad begins to make vomiting noises. Cut to the Lappy, which has the Bottom 10 displayed, where he then vomits onto his keyboard, off camera.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oooh. Ugh. ''{weakly}'' And the Number One item on Strong Bad's Bottom 10 is... Th ''{typing}'' cleaning up your own puke off the keyboard. ''{clears the screen}'' Simone, that'll be $7.50. And bring some paper towels. Eww. And some tweezers. I think I see a Fluffy Puff Nibblin' in there.

''{[[The Paper]] comes down. After about twelve seconds, the cursor reappears and Strong Bad continues:}''

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{weakly}'' No, there's no Easter eggs. I... I'm not up to it. Go away.

===Footnote===
# This line, and the ones like it, may be "Hey, hey! Doot doo!"

== Fun Facts ==

===Strong Bad's Bottom 10===
*The bottom 10 as typed on the Lappy:

<blockquote class="lappy email">
1. Thcleaning up your own puke off the keyboard 
2. Songs that try to pass off la la's, na na's, and doot do's 
    as legit lyrics 
3. Giving chocloate  desserts dangerous names 
4. There was this one time I had to hug a tree 
5. Um...not pigeons 
6. Foul stench of wet The Cheat 
7. Miniaturized versions of already bite-sized food 
8. Emails with more than 1 fwd: or re: in the subject line 
9. That horrible painting in Strong Mad's closet 
10. Dry t-shirt contests</blockquote>

===Explanations===
*An email forwarded because it was "on the news" or "worth a shot" is a reference to a myriad of urban legends, in particular the [http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/nothing/billgate.asp something-for-nothing forward hoax].
*"Miniaturized versions of already bite-sized food" include such items as Ritz [http://www.nabiscoworld.com/ritzbits/ Bits], M&M's [http://us.mms.com/us/minizone/ Minis], Hershey's [http://www.hersheys.com/products/details/bites.asp Bites], and M&M/Mars' [http://www.popables.com/ Pop'ables].
*Real life "songs that try to pass off la la's, na na's, and doot do's as legit lyrics" include "[http://www.songfacts.com/detail.lasso?id=713 Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye]" by [[Wikipedia:Steam (band)|Steam]], "[[Wikipedia:Hey_Jude|Hey Jude]]" by [[Wikipedia:The Beatles|The Beatles]] and "[http://www.lyricsdepot.com/grass-roots/lets-live-for-today.html Let's Live for Today]" by the Grass Roots. 
*Limozeen's song is likely a reference on the recent [[Wikipedia:Live 8|Live 8]] or older [[Wikipedia:Live Aid|Live Aid]] concerts/albums. The title "Feed the Childrens" is also similar to the "Feed the Children" songs played at these events.
*Chocolate desserts with dangerous names include desserts like [http://www.apricot.com/Food/DeathByChocolate.html Death by Chocolate], [http://www.aswaseattle.com/images/DA_ChocolateSuicide.jpg Chocolate Suicide], and [http://www.recipesource.com/desserts/chocolate/01/rec0144.html Chocolate Avalanche]. 

===Trivia===
*The sign on Strong Mad's closet reads "STRONG MAD RD."
*This is the first email without any clickable Easter eggs since Email #39, [[property of ones]].

===Remarks===
*One of the two brownies pictured in Chocozuma's Revenge is still inside its wrapper. The pudding on top is also still in its container.
*Strong Bad tried to pass off nonsense words as legit lyrics in [[secret recipes]], [[local news]], [[action figure]], [[stupid stuff]], [[haircut]], and [[monument]].

===Goofs===
*When you click on the Lappy's screen, no ripples come up.
*When you see Strong Bad's list on his normal computer screen in the background, "chocolate" is incorrectly spelled as "chocloate".


===Inside References===
*The Marshie commercial pausing at the end is a reference to the [[Character_Videos|character videos]].
*The mouth in the marshmallow eating diagram is adapted from [[english paper]] with the battery changed to a marshmallow.
*Homestar's buttdance is from his [[Homestar_Runner#Character_Video_Transcript|character video]].
*Strong Bad also got the [[Jibblies|jibblies]] in [[your friends]] and [[date]], although not as severely.
*Strong Bad also asked for $7.50 in [[radio]].


*The sound effect when Nibbles is talking (and Marshie gets angry) is [[Stinkoman]]'s "power-up" sound.

===Real-World References===
*Chocolardiac Arrest is a reference to [[Wikipedia:cardiac arrest|cardiac arrest]], the cessation of normal circulation of the blood due to failure of the ventricles of the heart to contract effectively.
*Chocozuma's Revenge is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Montezuma's Revenge|Montezuma's Revenge]], used today to describe travelers' illness, usually gastrointestinal. It was first coined during the Spanish conquest of the [[Wikipedia:Aztec|Aztecs]] in 1519–1520 by [[Wikipedia:Hernan Cortez|Hernán Cortés]]. The debilitating diarrhea that the conquistadors' troops suffered in the jungles of today's [[Wikipedia:Mexico|Mexico]] was attributed to the force of the deposed Aztec ruler, [[Wikipedia:Moctezuma II|Moctezuma II]].
*The Bottom Ten list is presented in the same manner as the [[Wikipedia:Top Ten|Top Ten list]] on [[Wikipedia:The Late Show with David Letterman|The Late Show with David Letterman]].
*The scene showing The Cheat wet and shivering insinuates that he dove into the glass of water from the ladder. This is most likely a reference to several older cartoons (such as [[Wikipedia:Bugs Bunny|Bugs Bunny]]) where a character did the same thing.

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail133.html|watch "bottom 10"]]
*[[HR:sbemail133.swf|view the Flash file for "bottom 10"]]
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== Anonymous editing ==
Hey, everyone. We're finally back with [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=MediaWiki:Sitenotice&curid=3863&diff=224920&oldid=219718 this edit] by [[User:Tom|Tom]]. Also congratulations to [[User:It's dot com|64.12.116.195]] who made the [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=HRWiki:Sandbox&curid=1159&diff=224922&oldid=224820&rcid=169422 first annonymous edit]. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 05:03, 29 December 2005 (UTC)
:Wait, it's over? o_o I blinked and I missed it. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::...is Totally [[virus|awesome]]! Um one thing: the [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Special:Userlogin user login]/account creation page only has the following fields available for new users: retype password and the image code. There is no field for putting in one's email addy, what happened to that? Also, the text below still mentions the email addy option (in case you were planning on eliminating that feature for future funny users. (I had to alliterate. I love lengthy alliteration. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 06:33, 29 December 2005 (UTC)))
:::We still plan to reenable that. The code isn't ready for it yet, but it ''is'' ready for anonymous editing and new-user creation, so we went ahead and implemented what we have so far. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 06:41, 29 December 2005 (UTC)
::::Fanstuff's still locked up tight, though? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::::No, Fanstuff is back open. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 06:45, 29 December 2005 (UTC)
::::::Then shouldn't you take down, or at least alter, the MediaWiki Site Notice at the top... You took it off here... --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::::::Do a hard refresh and see if that fixes it. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 06:47, 29 December 2005 (UTC)
::::::::It still won't come off the main page, although it is off all the others. (However, it's not like I visit the Fanstuff frequently... Maybe once every 6 weeks, unless something major goes on. Don't even have an account.) --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::Makes sense... sweet! Good to have this running! Thanks! --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 06:43, 29 December 2005 (UTC)
:::::SWEET LADY FREEDOM, LET'S MAKE OUT!!!! Well I'm glad the wiki's finally getting back to it's old self. Patrolling edits, battling trolls, greeting new users, I missed all of that... {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 06:54, 29 December 2005 (UTC)
::::::I think the above user is the best ever. [[User:142.179.33.98|142.179.33.98]] 06:55, 29 December 2005 (UTC)
:::::::There have been a few trolls... Check the history of my user page for one of 'em. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::::::Well thanks annony, that means alot to me. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 06:57, 29 December 2005 (UTC)
:::::::::No problem. I also think Dot Com should get you a danish. [[User:142.179.33.98|142.179.33.98]] 06:57, 29 December 2005 (UTC)
::::::::::o_O ... By the way, <s>TBird</s> anonny, notice the capitalization of the short form of my name: it's [[User:It's dot com|Dot com]] 07:00, 29 December 2005 (UTC)
:::::::::::Heh heh, <strike>my bad</strike> I mean... annony's bad. ;) {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 07:02, 29 December 2005 (UTC)
:Hey! Neat! (but still, this makes us more suseptible to troll attacks.)--{{User:Benol/sig}} 12:38, 29 December 2005 (UTC)
::I say: '''Bring it on!''' ):D {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 13:27, 29 December 2005 (UTC)
::THis is great. Anonnys can finally be back. To bad it will take a while to get the word out. And about the trolls, I don't mind. I am itching for a troll to fight! ! {{User:Rogue Leader/sig}} 14:04, 29 December 2005 (UTC)
:::Oh, and now wer have a super cool word-in-a-picture security device. That's just what we need. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 16:11, 29 December 2005 (UTC)
::::Yay! We had our first troll (to my knowledge). http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges&limit=500&hideliu=1.

== New-user creation ==
There's a glitch in the Captcha system that is not letting anonymous users create accounts. We are aware of the problem and are working to correct it. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:59, 29 December 2005 (UTC)
:Update: I think I fixed it. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 09:46, 30 December 2005 (UTC)

Looks like it's fixed. I've been waiting for new user registration to come back so I could finally create an account here. Long Time Wiki Reader, First Time Wiki Poster. Or somesuch. Forgive me if I'm not very good at this. I've never actually used a Wiki... (Well, I've used a simplistic one elsewhere, but... I dunno if the interface is the same). <strike>I don't even know how to properly give a "signature" or whatever.</strike> Ah well. I'll learn. =P -[[User:YK|YK]] 23:49, 2 January 2006 (UTC)
:Oo! An L.T.W.R., F.T.W.P.! Seriously, the learning's half the fun. I'm going to head over to your talk page to explain the question about signatures. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 23:13, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

== Videlectrix stubs ==

As many know, most of the [[Videlectrix]] games are currently not available for play. However, we have articles on their respective subjects, only with the most minimal of information. Then each article has been tagged as a <nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:stub|stub]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki>. After sitting in [[:Category:Stubs]] for a considerable amount of time, it has become clear that there may never be any more information available on the subjects. Even if there will be, there isn't right now. I nominate that the stub tags from each of the articles be removed for the reason that they are complete at the moment. The following is a short conversation on the subject:

<blockquote>
*<Lapper> BazookaJoe`, what do you think?
*<Lapper> We say the Videlectrix articles are uncompletable.
*<Lapper> There's no info left to add.
*<Lapper> But they stay in the stub category like they should be completed
*<Elcool> some stubs that should be destubbed:
*<Elcool> [[Cheat Commandos Playsets]]
*<BazookaJoe`> I think they became stub articles on the pretext that there might someday be more info on them
*<Elcool> [[Atari Strong Bad]]
*<BazookaJoe`> but, yeah. if there's nothing else to add, it shouldn't be a stub
*<Lapper> BazookaJoe`: Yet, there isn't right now, so why leave them as stubs?
*<BazookaJoe`> i don't see a reason
</blockquote>

I've decided to '''be bold''' and remove the stub tags. If anyone objects, they should do so. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 19:19, 29 December 2005 (UTC)

Additionally, there are quite a few other stubs that are technically complete, some of which have been de-tagged by [[User:E.L. Cool|E. L. Cool]] — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 19:29, 29 December 2005 (UTC)

:I agree, if there's no more information to put on the article then they don't need to be stubs. It's been discussed before, I just don't remember where (but it had to do with small articles too, and wikipedia not being paper). --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 15:15, 30 December 2005 (UTC)

:I agree as well; everything should be relative, and like you said, they ARE complete. -[[User:24.15.49.150|24.15.49.150]] 15:28, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

== Slow=Update? ==

Is anybody else having [http://www.homestarrunner.com H*R.com] come up really slow? It's kinda on and off. Sometimes it's fine, and others it's not. Could this be 'cause of the long wanted update? Or is it just me? -[[User:AtionSong|AtionSong]] 22:11, 31 December 2005 (UTC)
:It doesn't come up at all for me. It's definitely not just you. I think you're on to something, AtionSong. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::It is all at normal speed for me. They might be updating, I hope they are updating, but don't get your hopes up. {{User:Rogue Leader/sig}} 22:15, 31 December 2005 (UTC)
:::It was really slow [[HRWiki:Main_Page_Talk_Archive_6#H.2AR_down.3F|before]] and their was no update. Maybe it's different now...or not.--{{User:bkmlb/sig}} 23:09, 31 December 2005 (UTC)
Boy. I wish I had job where I could skip out without telling anybody for a month.
::Mabye they gave up. Mabye they are tired of Homestar. Mabye they threw a WILD New Years Eve Party. But I just want Homestar back!--{{User:Benol/sig}} 15:56, 1 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Run "Matt Chapman Atlanta GA" or "Melissa Palmer Atlanta GA" through Google. Their phone numbers are prominently displayed, feel free to call them and ask where the update is. XD
::::Yeah, that'd be great.

::::'''ME:''' Hello? Is this Matt Chapman?

::::'''MATT:''' Yes. Who is this?

::::'''ME:''' Oh, you don't know me. I'm a fan and I found out your phone number through an online search. So, I was wondering why there hasn't been a...

::::''{click}''

::::'''ME:''' Hello? ''{pause}'' Hello?

::::Yeah, that's work out ''great''. -[[User:AtionSong|AtionSong]] 17:17, 1 January 2006 (UTC)
::You really called him?--{{User:Benol/sig}} 17:19, 1 January 2006 (UTC)
:::No. I should probably indent it so people know it goes with my other comment. I'm saying that it's unlikely that Matt or Missy would talk to a fan that just found their number. Also "XD", I think that that's a pretty big invasion on their privacy and it is very rude. -[[User:AtionSong|AtionSong]] 17:25, 1 January 2006 (UTC)
::They weren't saying XD is their name, XD is a smiley, that looks like a laughing guy--{{User:Benol/sig}} 17:26, 1 January 2006 (UTC)
:::and Matt's # is (XXX) XXX-XXXX, and Missy's is (XXX) XXX-XXXX.--{{User:Benol/sig}} 17:33, 1 January 2006 (UTC)
::::I'm sorry but even if the numbers are available through google I think we should still respect their privacy and not post people's phone numbers in this wiki. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 17:44, 1 January 2006 (UTC)

:::::Here's a thought- what if the update is the final Stinkoman 20X6 level, but it was so massivce they had to take it down, or there was a problem or something. -[[User:AtionSong|AtionSong]] 20:07, 1 January 2006 (UTC)

::::::It seems pretty unlikely that a SM 20X6 level would make the entire site unaccesable. --[[User:VolatileChemical|VolatileChemical]] 20:28, 1 January 2006 (UTC)

:::::::I couldn't get to it yesterday, but it's fine today. Maybe they took it down so no one could find a loophole to get to Level 10 before it's released (how about "[[Not the 100th Email!!!]]"). {{User:Teh_Frossty_One/sig}} 20:33, 1 January 2006 (UTC)

::::::::It could be like insanely huge, like in 3-D or something. I dunno. It's just that it's been 3 months without an update, so maybe they were saving the last level for an important occasion. -[[User:AtionSong|AtionSong]] 20:34, 1 January 2006 (UTC)

:::::::::You guys are kidding yourselves. "TBC have gone 24 days without an update. They don't have anything predicably planned, and they haven't released anything even close to being a message as to what's holding them up. They must be planning something ultra-huge that's gonna be so cool with Stinkoman and Trogdor and Fqhgwgahds! It's gonna be the kwelist thing EVAH!" The way I see it, nothing huge is coming at all. It's just something that no one's willing to talk about, or have any medium of saying. Something personal that's holding them up. They have nothing big planned, they'd tell someone then. This, my strange little internet friends, is something hidden, something secret, something that could see the end of Homestar Runner as we know it. --[[User:VolatileChemical|VolatileChemical]] 23:05, 1 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::We all know that. The same thing is running through everyone's head, we just don't want to admit it. We could be getting our hopes up, yes, but do we really want to talk about the end of Homestar Runner? No. We're just not ready to face the concept yet. As a garage band once sang, "Homestar Runner, I don't know what I'd do without you". --[[User:Kiwi|Kiwi]] 24:45, 1 January 2006

:::::::::::Let's just stop speculating and see what happens. TBC deserve a break just like the rest of us, for whatever reasons they may have. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 01:54, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

::::::::::::Yeah, I don't know about you, but my boss lets me take month-long breaks all the time. These guys are JUST like me.
:::::::::::::Okay, this is the kind of comment that really cheeses me off. TBC do this site mainly for their own amusement and to please their fans. Aside from selling products in their store, they don't charge you to use the site - it's free for everyone to enjoy. Therefore, '''they are ''not'' obligated to update the site on any schedule but their own.''' If they choose to take a month's vacation and not tell anyone, that's perfectly within their right - it's their site, and regardless of how you and I feel about it, they can do whatever they want with it. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 03:22, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

Feels good to be out again ''{pant pant}'' .The thing that so weird is that if they ''knew'' that they were going to be gone for 4 weeks, they would have made a cartoon, and just had their dad or somebody put it up. This leads me to believe one of three things: 
 
a) There was some unexpected reason that they're not updating the site, which is probably personal, and we should respect their privacy and stop harrassing them. 
 
b) There isn't going to be a holiday update this year, so we should stop waiting for it and relax. 
 
c) There is some huge update they are trying to put up, and we just need to wait for it. 
 
Any way, I think we should just stop contemplating and rehashing the same ideas over and over again and just accept what is and wait for the next update to the site. -[[User:AtionSong|AtionSong]] 02:44, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

:If there is one. --[[User:VolatileChemical|VolChem]] 03:49, 2006

:Given their normal tendency to give small updates when they skip a week (let alone 3), my gut tells me it's a), and not pleasant. If so, my heartfelt condolences to the Chapman Bros and their family. --[[User:GregHosting|GregHosting]] 10:36, 3 January 2006 (UTC)

There might be an update, there might not. The thing I think is odd is that nobody's even stopped in to at least switch "New Strong Bad Email" to "Strong Bad Email" or something like that. Who knows what's going on. I agree with AtionSong, the only thing we can do is wait. --[[User:SariaMew456|SariaMew]] 2 January 2006

Greg's gut tells him it's a, and so does mine. But my gut tells me that they WILL be back. Maybe not this week, maybe not this month, but they WILL be back. Eventually. And Strong Bad will make a big joke about the whole thing. I can see Gavin on the Lappy now... --[[User:Kiwi|Kiwiperson]] 19:16, 2 January 2006

What Kiefersunk said is completely pointless. Yea, they have a right not to update their site for a month, and we have just as much of a right to complain about it. Does anyone remember the old days when there was an SBemail AND at least one other update EVERY week? I would have thought that getting so popular that they don't have to work anymore would have made them spend more time on the site, not less. Maybe if the fratboys in my classes weren't all buying the same Trogdor shirts, the BC would eventually realize that they actually need to keep putting up content to keep making money. In the words of Strong Sad, "oh man... Homestarrunner.com used to be cool..."
Of course that's all a moot point anyway, since I don't think that they would willingly go this long without an update, even considering the lax updating in the recent past. I mean, this is after all their livelihood. That they would work on an update for a month without having a moment to put up any notice is inconceivable. Even if something personal had hapenned, they could have at least gotten someone else to put up a quick note or even shut the site down. Whatever hapenned must have been huge enough to cause the site to be completely ABANDONED. And that means it's most likely also huge enough to signal the end of Homestar Runner.
Also, I'm sure some crazed fans have already called them, and the lack of any posts to the effect here means that they failed to get a response. Though if the site's not updated soon, I expect to see wild rumors all over the internet regardless.

::You are, of course, entitled to your opinion, but I stand by what I said. Very few things irritate me more than people who complain about free sites that don't update when they want them to.

::Many people who run free web comics, story sites, etc., that you don't pay for in order to use, will take breaks occasionally (sometimes even long ones, with no explanation), and just come back when they're ready. And several of the ones I've kept track of over the years have shut down permanently or gone subscription-only after they took such a break and came back to find tons of hate-mail in their inboxes simply for not having updated. I would really not like to see TBC do the same thing with Homestar Runner. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 15:54, 4 January 2006 (UTC)

:::All of what you said is true, but the comment about "the rest of us" not having the ability to take unannounced, month long vacations remains correct. To me it seemed like trolling, as roughly the same comment showed up earlier on in the discussion, anonymous in that case also, but even if it wasn't just to get a rise out of people, it's still no cause to get upset about it.--[[User:Jmcc|Jmcc]] 17:43, 4 January 2006 (UTC)

::::I think I'm gonna hafta agree with Greg here. I don't think they would just abandon the site like this. I think something has gone very wrong in their personal lives. Bu then again, there's no way for me to know, and it can be something totally different. -Parlod

:::::And I'm just trying to make the points that (a) there's really no use in speculating, as we have no idea what's going on, and (b) TBC do not work for you, for me, or for anyone except themselves. I don't agree that the "unannounced, month-long vacation" comment is a fair or valid argument, as they do NOT work under the same rules as most of us (as far as we know) - if you took a month-long unannounced vacation from your job, you'd be fired. But if you took a month-long unannounced hiatus from updating your website, yeah, you might annoy some of your fans, maybe even lose a few, but it's not like your whole life hangs in the balance, y'know? :P {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 18:24, 4 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::Also, although conversation on a Talk page doesn't really do any damage, and although I was eager enough to say something on this topic just last week, this really is the sort of thing that would be better off at the forum. The wiki is for discussion of what's ''on'' homestarrunner.com, not what isn't. (But—disregarding my own advice and throwing my 2 cents in: What everybody seems to be getting at is the paradox of being self-employed. If you're your own boss you can come in to work whenever you dang well please; the flip side is that every vacation is an unpaid one.) —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 18:30, 4 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::It wasn't a question of whether TBC are entitled to vacation. It was a question of phrasing on your part. Their situation is not "just like the rest of us." That's all that user was pointing out, more sarcastically than needed, perhaps. There was no need to defend TBC, as there was no offense to them.--[[User:Jmcc|Jmcc]] 18:48, 4 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Meh, it touched a nerve - I've seen this exact same discussion related to half a dozen other sites, so I was getting tired of seeing people complain about the lack of updates in general. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 18:56, 4 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::::Yeah—I get similarly annoyed by interaction about extensions for FireFox—plugins provided for free for a program provided for free. And you see people ''cussing out'' the (volunteer) authors about not updating, as if they're complaining of service at a five-star hotel. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 20:16, 4 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::In response to AbdiViklas, I disagree. This talk page is the perfect place for this discussion. You see, I used to be on the forum, but it took up too much of my time, and I could never do anything else because there was always a new discussion to spam on. So I forbade myself from ever going on it again. If this convo is moved to the forum, where I couldn't bring myself to read or add to it, ever, I'd be ruined. I'm a Homestar Runner fan. Ergo, I have no life. If this argument about whether or not we should complain about the lack of update is moved off the one third of the wiki I can bring myself to go on, I'll lose my livelihood, and I'd wither and die like a ficus watered with Yoo-Hoo. --[[User:VolatileChemical|VolatileChemical]] 20:40, 4 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::Still, even if something did happen to one of the Chapmans, they could still put up new weeklys, or something. It's just...wierd. But not necessarily bad. What if it's just something about them not being able ot get access to the site or something like that? Problems with Flash? HTML? It doesn't need to be a bad thing (well, really bad). -[[User:AtionSong|AtionSong]] 21:20, 4 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::Well, whatever it is, I'm pretty sure it's safe to say that this will, in some way, change Homestar Runner as we know it forever. --[[User:VolatileChemical|VolatileChemical]] 21:39, 4 January 2006 (UTC)

<blockquote class="tandy email">Dear Strong Bad, 
 
Do you remember when you would answer emails and 
people wouldn't think it was the end of the world 
when you took a while? I do, I miss those days. 
 
With a lot of crap, 
KieferSkunk</blockquote>

Yep. I remember those days, Mike. Those were good days... ''{sniffs}'' good days. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 22:39, 4 January 2006 (UTC)

:No one thinks it's the end of the world. We're just annoyed about this lengthy unexpected lack of update. Can you blame us? It's been a month since the last update (February). Hey...since the last update, now is 28 days later. Maybe some kind of virus has wiped out the greater Atlanta area? --[[User:VolatileChemical|VolatileChemical]] 08:30, 5 January 2006 (UTC)

::Virus=Very No. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 08:33, 5 January 2006 (UTC)

:::Why is there a new email update on the main page of the Wiki? -Parlod
:::: Troll, as best I can figure. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 13:50, 5 January 2006 (UTC)
::::: Great, just as anonymous editing and account creation are reactivated, people start pulling that crap again... --[[User:Spanky The Dolphin|Spanky The Dolphin]] 16:27, 5 January 2006 (UTC)

::To VolatileChemical: Don't get me wrong - I'm concerned about their lack of updates too, not to mention how the site is INCREDIBLY slow. But I think it's a bit premature to be jumping to conclusions about what this means for the future of Homestarrunner.com, hence my "end of the world" comment above. :P {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 15:42, 5 January 2006 (UTC)

Hello, you'll probably see this as just an anonymous comment improperly added, but I think it's important to remember that although the main page hasn't been changed in a month, the store's sale was extended 28.12.05, which I believe in a clear signal that TBC are alive and well.

:So we hope. :) It's possible, however, that Yahoo had orders from TBC to extend any sales if they hadn't heard otherwise, or something. Not sure how Yahoo Stores works. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 22:22, 5 January 2006 (UTC)

Hmm... I wonder if the repeat usage of "The good times are over!" as the Quote of the Week a while back could've been a sign... I wanted to post something then, but I wasn't a registered user at the time. I hope this isn't the end... I just got here, too... *sigh* ...Hopefully, we're just reading too much into this. -[[User:YK|YK]] 00:53, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

:To KieferSk...KieferSku...uh, to Kiefe...I can't say it. It's just to weird. Anyway, to that guy who said "To VolatileChemical:": When I said it would change HSR forever, it was kind of a joke, because if there was ever another update at all on the site, the site would be changed forever, in that it had this new cartoon. 'Cos that would change it, that new cartoon, and it would stay that way forever...if the site stayed up forever and they left the cartoon on forever too...for forevermore. --[[User:VolatileChemical|VolatileChemical]] 04:02, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

::Save it, Volatile. I'm not interested in arguing semantics with you. *rolls eyes* {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 02:32, 7 January 2006 (UTC)

I wish [[Strong Bad]] would answer the [[User:Nerd42|email I sent him]]. --{{User:Nerd42/sig}} 18:34, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

:I think that this is another new long- including the [[HRWiki:Main Page Talk Archive 7#Update.3F|discussion before]], this seems like it could be the longest Main Page talk discussion ever (both length and time). -[[User:AtionSong|AtionSong]] 23:05, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

You think I won't complain about free stuff? Buddy, [http://angryflower.com/newkin.html you don't know me!]

:I was just wondering...is it possible that there was a fire that destroyed the Bros Chaps' computers and stuff? Or was that question already brought up? --[[User:CCrunner|CCrunner]] 21:31, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

::What we need is somebody in Georgia to just read the paper or the obituaries or something, and put this crazy discussion to rest. I'm sure they'll update on Monday. Maybe. If they don't, people are really gonna get worried, because that'll be the end of the extended sale. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 03:38, 7 January 2006 (UTC)

:::Has anyone considered the possibility that TBC are enjoying watching us squirm? {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 03:49, 7 January 2006 (UTC)
::::Did anyone besides KieferSkunk and some other guys that Homestarrunner is '''''not''''' TBC's life? They could've won the lottery, or had something personal happen, something like that which doesn't involve us! And... to answer your question Kiefer, perhaps. Like they did with Not the 100th email. {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 03:55, 7 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::I checked a bunch of Atlanta obituaries a week or so ago. No Chapmans, no Palmers, no Sterritts, or at least ones that seemed reasonable. —{{User:Mibluvr13/sig}} 05:32, 7 January 2006 (UTC)

::::::I aggree with KieferSkunk. If I had the sense of TBC, plus the fact that they know about the wiki, I would enjoy watching us go crazy. As a result, I think we should just stop talking about it. I am officially no longer posting in this thread. -[[User:AtionSong|AtionSong]] 14:36, 7 January 2006 (UTC)

::::::I have to say I'm with KieferSkunk on this one. IMO, Seeing how Christmas was just here, I'd say that probably explains something. They're probably still on vacation or something. Once again, they are a free site, so they aren't obligated to keep us all entertained, although they're nice enough to do it, and they should be able to take a break without being bashed to death about it. And I'd say it's a little too early to call it the end of Homestarrunner.com. That's a bit of an exaggeration. Just be patient. If in six months there is still no update, I'd just give up on it and go find another site to visit. At least we can still access the old content. [[User:Agentjs03|Agentjs03]] 15:36, 7 January 2006 (UTC)

:::::::"Oh you guys should stop complaining TBC run their own show and site and they're their own bosses and they're on vacation or taking a break it's not up to us to be upset they run the site they can do what they want" SHUT UP!! We get it! They want to take a break so they do it and we shouldn't complain! We get it! Can this conversation go two posts without someone saying it's up to them when they update? Geese! So annoying! And now someone's going to say us "end-of-Homestar-Runner" guys are just as annoying. Maybe we are, but at least we don't...uh...well, actually, I can't really think of the end to that sentence. But still, we're just kind of irratible that no one can come up with an acceptable cause for the delay. All we have is, "They decide when they take a break," and "One of them died." And don't get me started on this new "They're doing this to torment us," theory. I'm really tired and can't think straight, so I'm going to say whatever crazy thoughts wander into my mind: wouldn't it be cool if in, like, two thousand years, the future ends up all weird and skewed and it's like a huge-scale game of Telephone? And this single argument right here turns into, like, major religions? And they'd always be at war with each other, infidels suicide bombing the Holy Land of a virtual reality interface...and these old theologians would be pooring over old hard drives and floppy disks, looking for ancient hidden cyber-scriptures as to how the argument first got started and how it got out of hand...there'd be the Breakists, and the Deathists, and then the weird seperatist movement would be, like, the Annoyists...hey, I'd be like a prophet or something! That'd be awesome. --[[User:VolatileChemical|VolatileChemical]] 17:54, 7 January 2006 (UTC)

::::::::I'm just going to say this one more time: We do NOT know what the actual cause of their lack of updates is, so it's not doing anyone ANY good to speculate on it. They could be taking a break, they could have gotten tired of H*R, their house could have burned down, they could have died... the point is, we don't know, and all anyone is doing here (myself included) is SPECULATING, which doesn't get us anywhere. And if TBC are reading this whole conversation, they could be asking themselves why the heck they should keep updating their site for such ungrateful fans. Do you know? No?? Then perhaps we should just end the speculation and let things happen as they will, eh? :P {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 18:24, 7 January 2006 (UTC)

::::::::In two thousand years, Deathists will say I was captured by evil Breakist armies and tortured until I confessed the truth about my visions, or something like that, but for now, I agree with KeifyGuy. There's not really much left to say in this conversation, so...let's end it. Okay? Okay. *prepares self for all the posts to this discussion that will no doubt follow despite their pointlessness and total lack of not being anything but repetition of previous posts* --[[User:VolatileChemical|VolatileChemical]] 20:29, 7 January 2006 (UTC)

Maybe people shouldn't be so critical of individuals concerned about the slow update. Personally, I think humans are creatures of habbit who feel disoriented when something isn't normal. Perhaps there should be a support group for Homestar runner withdrawl. I know I would join! --[[User:CCrunner|CCrunner]] 15:40, 7 January (UTC)

Perhaps TBC were somehow impacted by the Georgia mine collapse?

:One, sign your posts. And two, that was West Virginia. And Skunk, I don't believe you think we're ungrateful! I love the site and I think it's OK if they want to take a break (they've certainly deserved it) but we're getting concerned. Being concerned is NOT being ungrateful. --[[User:Kiwi|Kiwi]] 20:24, 7 January

::I'm treading a thin line with that comment, I know. But my point is that over the years, I've seen a lot of conversations just like this whole thread where, say, a web-comic artist or a fiction writer with a free site takes a hiatus, and the person's fans start complaining about it in the forums or via email, going "Where the heck are you? You should update your site! Why aren't you updating? Is something wrong?" etc. Several of these artists/authors have said, publicly, that they felt harassed by their fanbase, and that they felt their fans were demanding a lot from them. That's where I get the ungrateful part from - that we run the risk of seeming ungrateful for the site by demanding that TBC conform to our schedule. True, they've set a precedent for being prompt and regular with their updates, but they don't have to stay that way, since they run the site free of charge. If we were paying directly for the site's use, it would be a different story.

::Anyway, I'm not trying to tell everyone here that they're being ungrateful - I'm just trying to point out how we run the risk of badgering these guys to death over their absence, to the point where they potentially could feel like not coming back. That's all. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 03:06, 8 January 2006 (UTC)

:::PS: As a specific example: About 5 years ago, I was part of the video game emulation community, and I remember someone writing an emulator called Final Burn, which faithfully emulated a variety of Capcom games. It was a very good emulator, but the guy was getting burned out on it, so he took a break. Meanwhile, a large part of the "new" community (the younger kids who were more concerned about being able to play free games, rather than preserving the technology in software) were badgering him to add X, Y and Z games to the emulator so they could play them, fix bugs in another game, etc., and he got really fed up with it. He pointed out that it was HIS project, he wasn't charging anyone for it or making any money off of it, and that he would do what he wanted with the project on his own schedule. This resulted in several major flame wars that ultimately caused him to quit the scene entirely, with some harsh words for his audience. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 03:06, 8 January 2006 (UTC)
''All right, that's enough. This thread turned into an off-topic chat long ago. This talk page is to discuss the wiki, not speculate on what TBC are doing, or chastise those who speculate. If you have anything else to say, take it to the forum (but everything has pretty much already been said there, too). Do not post anything else in this thread. Thank you.'' — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:21, 8 January 2006 (UTC)
:Ok, but one more thing:
::THEY'RE BACK! YAY! {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 04:56, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

== Too Long ==
Homestar's description on the main page is a bit too long, I think. It makes the main page... unnaturally tall. - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 03:08, 2 January 2006 (UTC)
:Yeah i kinda see what you mean. Personally, all I can really say is... Oh well. The intro was nevertheless a good read and Homestar's a tall guy anyway :). --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 04:26, 2 January 2006 (UTC)
::A tall guy? Strong Bad's shown to be about four feet tall in [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon|SBIIJC]], and his and Homestar's heights are just about the same in [[pom pom|PP]]. So...three feet? Not very tall. --[[User:VolatileChemical|VolatileChemical]] 06:39, 2 January 2006 (UTC)
:::He's tall in comparison to most of the characters. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::Also, Homestar and Strong Bad stand right next to each other in The System is Down and Homestar is way taller. -[[User:24.15.49.150|24.15.49.150]]

But that's not the point. Homestar is the main character on the site, and so there's a lot about him. -[[User:24.15.49.150|24.15.49.150]]

:Main character? Pfff! I [http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&q=Strong+Bad+site%3Ahrwiki.org&meta= wiki-Google'd Strong Bad] and got about 58,000 results. Then I [http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&q=Homestar+Runner+site%3Ahrwiki.org&btnG=Search&meta= wiki-Google'd Homestar Runner]and got about 58,100 results. Subtracting the 100+ results that would refer to the Flash series itself, it would seem that Strong Bad is much a more main character than Homestar. --[[User:VolatileChemical|VolatileChemical]] 20:27, 4 January 2006 (UTC)
::Uhh... that Google search means nothing in who's the main character. It's HomestarRunner.com, therefore Homestar Runner is the official main character, even if Strong Bad has the largest feature. - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 17:19, 5 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Aye. Strong Bad is just stealing the show, basically. Doesn't mean he is THE main character. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 18:28, 5 January 2006 (UTC)
::::Yup. Strong Bad's next month. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 01:21, 6 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::Wow, next month. I couldn't care less. Plus, I only said Strong Bad was the main character so I could have an excuse to scoff. --[[User:VolatileChemical|VolatileChemical]] 07:34, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

== Purge the WHAT? ==

Okay, this may sound stupid, but what does that blue thing at the top of this page that says "Purge the Cache" actually do? I clicked on it a couple of times, but nothing happened. Can someone please tell me? {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 15:31, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

:The cache is a stored version of the page that is created so the Main Page does not need to regenerate itself from code every time a user requests it. The problem is sometimes the cache is out of date with changes to the page, especially when underlying templates are changed (try changing your sig template sometime, it takes a few minutes for the changes to appear everywhere on the wiki). Purge the cache removes the cached version of the page and regenerates the page from code. At least, this is what I assume it is for ;) {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 15:40, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

Okay, thanks for telling me! {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 15:42, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

==Paul Slocum Picture==
''Taken from [[Talk:Paul Slocum]]'' 

I found a couple of pictures of Paul and would like some help. If possible, could one of the sysops [mailto:reutterDONTSENDMESPAM%40w-link%2Enet email] the site owner. Here are the Images:
*[http://cyberroach.com/cyromag/15/DSCN5108.jpg]
*[http://cyberroach.com/cyromag/15/DSCN5109.jpg]
*[http://cyberroach.com/cyromag/15/DSCN5107.jpg]
*[http://cyberroach.com/cyromag/15/DSCN5103.jpg]
*[http://cyberroach.com/cyromag/15/DSCN5102.jpg]
*[http://cyberroach.com/cyromag/15/DSCN5110.jpg]
 Or it you like you could [mailto:paul%40treewave%2Ecom email] Paul himself about [http://www.qotile.net/twimages/press/paul.tif this] picture, but it's not very good.
 --{{User:bkmlb/sig}} 20:16, 1 January 2006 (UTC)
:Whoa! Is <nowiki>[mailto]</nowiki> spambot-proof? If not (and I'd suspect not, since it's the @ symbol they're looking for), then unless Paul used it unprotected first, let's not do so. That's the number one easiest way to sign on for a dumptruckload of spam. I was about to convert the @ and dot to unicode, which is a pretty effective prevention in html, but it seems to not work with wikicode. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 19:50, 2 January 2006 (UTC)
::Ha! After some research, turns out [[Wikipedia:Hexadecimal|Hexadecimal]] works! If this revision doesn't work for anybody, or if it's actually unnecessary, please pipe up. (If it works and ''is'' necessary—i.e. wiki pages can be read by spambots—can we consider making this a standard?) —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 20:11, 2 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Do we have to ask about using one of those pictures? Don't we already use most pictures without asking permission? I'd like to hear the opinion of somebody with extensive legal knowledge before we email asking permission for something we may not have to. In any case, I've gotta insist using a cropped number 6 picture if we use any.
:::'''EDIT:''' Seems like you do need permission. I've already emailed asking for it. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 00:50, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
:::'''UPDATE:''' [[Image talk:PaulSlocum.PNG|Permission given]]. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 00:54, 4 January 2006 (UTC)

== Sysop Nominations ==

Does anyone know when the next sysop nominations are going to be? Are there even going to be anymore? {{User:Dantheburgerking/sig}} 23:52, 2 January 2006 (UTC)
:You know, I was just about to ask that question! (I wanna nominate Bubsty)--{{User:Benol/sig}} 00:16, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
::Ha ha the only reason I asked this was because I wanted to nominate Bubsty. {{User:Dantheburgerking/sig}} 00:26, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
:::The thing around here is we only nominate sysops when we have a great need for them. We have quite enough of them right now, so new nominations probably won't be any time soon. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

::::DorianGray is right. There will be new sysops where there is a need for new sysops. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 00:31, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::Although some of them do seem a bit un-active. I was wondering about that - can you de-sysop a user? AgentSeethroo, FortyTwo, Stu, (although he recently "came back," even for a short while), and maybe a few others haven't been on for a while. Oh and thanks DBK and Benol, although I don't think I'd be a very good sysop. {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 01:29, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::It's been said before: why de-sysop someone? We keep them as such to be formal, and also just in case they do come back. Anyways, enough are active to make it not really matter if a few older ones are taking a little break or have moved on to other things. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::::::Thanks. And I hope some of them do come back. {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 01:36, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::::: Then there's me, someone who has (mostly) been busy lately and hasn't had much to do (with the IPs temporarily universally blocked and the main site not doing much), but still lurks a few minutes a day even if I don't do anything. How can you tell if someone's gone into lurker mode like me? --{{User:Jay/sig}} 01:59, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::::: Then... you have to just guess, probably. Although I doubt Stu, AgentSeethroo, and FortyTwo spend two to three minutes on this wiki a day, and don't do a single edit. {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 02:19, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::Well technically Tom and the other Admins have records of the last time anyone signs in, but that's for their eyes only. And yeah, I gotta agree with Jay. I like the freedom to be able to take a break if I get busy, without worrying my sysop privilages are gonna be taken away because I'm not active enough. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 02:21, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::I do the lurker-mode thing too, when term becomes too busy. Thunderbird, do you know if the records keep track of automatic sign-in? {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 02:26, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::Oh I would think so, or else my records would show that I've only been on about 5 times since I signed up... {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 14:01, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::::Add me to the list of people who lurk when they get too busy. :) —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 16:42, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
:I didn't mean about a week or two or anything. I meant something like If you haven't edited in 6 months without any notice explaining why, we de-sysop you. But, if you come back, we give you back your sysop powers. I doubt you guys do the lurker-mode for 6 months in a row. {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 04:03, 6 January 2006 (UTC)
::We already do that. Anyone who isn't here for six months, we don't let them use their sysop powers while they're gone, but when they come back, we let them use them again. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:11, 6 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Just out of curiosity, why do you think it matters if there are sysops who aren't around any more? As long as we have enough sysops, inactive ones don't matter. {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 04:36, 6 January 2006 (UTC)
::::I matters because if we take a look at the [[Special:Listusers/sysop|syssop list]], we see that there are 18 of them. removing the two bots, we get 16. Out of them, the ones that are active are 9.5 (Stu just came back). Let's say, for the record that there are 10, ok? That leaves us with '''6''', yes 6, non active sysops. We sit here, talking about the future of their role in the site, and do we get a reply? Even those who consider themselfs as "lurkers" (Which is ok) came and defended themselfs. How about we contact them through email ''and'' a massage in their talk page, and see if they mand the change. If no reply after two weeks, they will be de-sysopied. How about that? The most non-active are:
*[[User:AgentSeethroo|AgentSeethroo]] - Last edit: May 17, 2005
*[[User:FortyTwo|FortyTwo]] - Last edit: October 21, 2005 (Single edit since February 16, 2005)
*[[User:Furrykef|Furrykef]] - Last edit: June 25, 2005
::::{{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 05:13, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

:::::I don't see how it matters that they're listed even if they're inactive. They're folks who earned sysop duties, and if they ever come back, we'd be glad to have them keep admin...ing. In the meantime, it does no harm for people to read their names on the sysop list and not see them around. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 05:19, 6 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::AgentSeethroo (Interrupter Jones as well) are no doubt in contact with Tom and Joey all the time; they perform admin duties on the forum. Furrykef is an admin on WP now, I believe. It's not like he's completely vanished, and the site developers know where he went and that's okay. Forty Two hasn't completely vanished either. He got married this summer. I was going to say how it's not a big deal to have inactive admins on the list, but then Heimstern posted, so suffice it to say that I agree. We are a small enough wiki that we can allow and keep track of inactive admins without any problem at all. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 05:30, 6 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Uh, Forty-Two is a she. At least, that's what her userpage says. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 05:39, 6 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::::Ugh, I thought so! I had that tugging in the back of my mind but I didn't go investigate to confirm. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 05:43, 6 January 2006 (UTC)
:::To Dot com: Your comment struck me as particularly funny. :) {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 05:49, 6 January 2006 (UTC)
::::Again, to Dot com: Oh really? In that case, let all my comments be erased. {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 05:57, 6 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::I just thought I should point out that in the case of furreykef, he admitted that he wouldn't be around here much at all in the future, at the time of his nomination. Yet he got it anyways, because he is an exceptional user. And whenever he is/was around, he only makes solid edits. So if we're willing to make people sysops who admit they won't be around much, obviously we'll leave alone those that try to be around, but for personal reasons may have to go on hiatus. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 15:15, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

==Blocked?==
Is it just me, or has new user resigtration been shut down again? I went to log on and the CAPTCHA image wasn't there. -[[User:Marth 99|Marth 99]] 22:07, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
:You're right; I just went and checked and didn't see it either. I hope we haven't shut it down in response a half-hearted effort like Kwan3216! —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 22:12, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
::I just checked it and there was a captcha there. —{{User:Mibluvr13/sig}} 22:14, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
:::I saw it thre too. {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 22:14, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
::::Actually, I remember it missing the other moment. But now, obviously, it's back. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 22:16, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::And now it's back for me too. That's ''very'' odd, and somewhat disconcerting. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 22:18, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::Strange. I swear it wasn't there a minute ago. Oh well. DISCUSSION OVER!!!! -[[User:Marth 99|Marth 99]] 22:20, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
Holy smokes, can't I do maintenance for five minutes without everyone going haywire? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:18, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
:We prefer to call it "The 'ol lightening nerve". Perceptive and high-strung are better descriptions. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 22:20, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
::It's better then not noticing a single thing. Especially when an NSMC or something like that comes around. {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 06:01, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

== Forum Help ==

I have a forum account, Dantheburgerking. Well its not working. It said to contact an administrator, and I don't really know how to. So if all else fails, go to the Main Page talk page. {{User:Dantheburgerking/sig}} 03:46, 4 January 2006 (UTC)

:You should post about the issue in the [http://forum.hrwiki.org/viewforum.php?f=3 forum helpdesk]. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 04:03, 4 January 2006 (UTC)

::I brought it on over there, thanks. {{User:Dantheburgerking/sig}} 04:13, 4 January 2006 (UTC)

== World. Ending. HRWiki. Down. ==

Why was HRWiki down yesterday? Everything was going fine until I clicked on the Main Page button in the sidebar, and this weird error message came up. Then it wouldn't let me get on ''any'' pages. Did this happen to anyone else besides me? {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 13:33, 4 January 2006 (UTC)
:...Hey, that sounds familiar. Although it didn't last long for me, as I found a way into it through an external link I used somewhere (it was in a discussion about one known as "Clan RHRN". But, yeah, I do recall getting "a weird error message" from trying to get to the main page. Obviously it was just a temporary glitch.
:On a side note, are we, the HRWiki users, too prone to panic? (Look up a few conversations.) --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::AAAA!!! We are?!! Are we?!!! (Hehe. Sorry, couldn't help it. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 17:07, 4 January 2006 (UTC)
:::''Yesterday?'' And you're just ''now'' bringing it up? Please. I thought we were jumpier than that. Seriously, I know we're all on edge not only from the fact that IPs can edit again but also because there hasn't been an official update in a month, but I think a little prudence is called for here on when to start a new thread. Occasionally we do maintenance on the site (see above). Occasionally we experiment with new features that will make the site better. And, occasionally, when I am testing something, I will accidentally [[Wikipedia:Comment|comment out]] something important, like a close parenthesis at the end of a line, and not fix it for second or two. In situations like these, tell yourself that everything is fine and that nothing is ruined. If the site is back up in under five minutes and the problem doesn't repeat, you can probably just chalk it up to "one of those things" and not worry. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:23, 4 January 2006 (UTC)
It ahppened to me, too. I think closed the page and brought it up again, and it worked. {{User:Salty/sig}} 04:27, 8 January 2006 (UTC)

== NPR ==
couldnt find any mention of this on the wiki, so anyway, NPR did a story on homstarrunner.com which you can listen to here:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4634837

An interview with the chapmans, and clips from the site - the only new content besides the interview is strong bad saying "you're listeing to All Things Considered, from NPR News."

::Was it the [[All_Things_Considered_Interview_-_8_May_2005]]?

::: yep that's it. I searched on NPR, not all things considered. dumb me.

== My browser just messed up, or... ==

The Main Page (of the actual HR) is taking a long time to update, and when I get it, there's no recent update, first time here, Quote, Sketchbook, etc., or other main page buttons! Everything still works, albeit slowly...

...it's probably just your computer. What are you running on, anyways? -[[User:Walking Armless|Walking Armless]]

:The sites running pretty slowly for everybody. Those elements should come up eventually. They are all separate .swf files that need to be loaded, which is why they take longer than the actual page. -[[User:AtionSong|AtionSong]] 15:19, 8 January 2006 (UTC)

== Christmas break or what? ==

Are the Brothers Chaps taking an extended Christmas break or something? They haven't updated in a long time.--[[User:Trendy Totebag|Trendy Totebag]] 22:44, 5 January 2006 (UTC)
:[[#Slow=update?|See the big discussion above]]. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 22:50, 5 January 2006 (UTC)
::Yea it's been over a year. (or a month.)
::: Oh well. We still miss 'em. -[[User:Walking Armless|Walking Armless]]
seriously. this is the longest I've ever gone without updates, I'm going to a splode. [[User:66.168.23.248|66.168.23.248]] 03:52, 6 January 2006 (UTC)
:::: I wonder if we're gonna get another d-ween in july... [[User:Homsad|Homsad]] 03:59, 6 January 2006 (UTC)
::::: Ah well. It's been five years, they deserve some kind of break. [[User:Ed smildE|Ed smilde]]/[[User talk:Ed smildE|talk]]
:::::: We should just wait and see. Maybe something has came up and made them unable to update. Still, this is the longest wait in a while without an update. [[User:Happy|Happy]] 21:45, 6 January 2006 (EST)
:::::::And now they've updated. [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon|Sweet lady freedom! Let's make out!]] {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 05:45, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::::Thank God, I was getting worried. -[[User:Walking Armless|Walking Armless]]

==Huh?==
Is it just me, or are the menus on the main pages gome? Y'know, the choice of which menu you want to go to? -[[User:Grabboarm700|Grabboarm700]]
:It was ''almost'' just you. They were gone when the page loaded, but they appeared within 3 seconds. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::No, something is very wrong for me... When I click "rando" It's undefined. {{User:Total Spaceship Guy3/sig}} 16:16, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

:::It sounds like you need to wait for [[HR:rando.xml]] to finish loading before you click. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 17:10, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Though maybe they don't have the file there at the moment:
<pre>wget http://www.homestarrunner.com/rando.xml
--12:11:06-- http://www.homestarrunner.com/rando.xml
=> `rando.xml'
Resolving www.homestarrunner.com... 66.118.170.25
Connecting to www.homestarrunner.com|66.118.170.25|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 404 Object Not Found
12:11:06 ERROR 404: Object Not Found.
</pre>
:::Looks like we'll just have to wait it out. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 17:13, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

== Main page updates not updating? ==

The Main Page update for today says that the copyright dates on the main pages were updated to 2006, but I don't see it. I'm still seeing the "last updated 12-05-05" and copyright date set for '05 as well, even after clearing my cache. Anyone else also seeing this? I imagine it's because TBC haven't finished updating the site yet, but this seems odd. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 17:48, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

:You'll need to make sure you are clearing your cache of the old [[HR:homepages.swf]] file. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 18:00, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
::Hey, same thing happened to me even though I was pressing Ctrl+Shift+R which, in [[Wikipedia:SeaMonkey|SeaMonkey]], is a hard refresh that clears the cache. {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 22:41, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

:::My guess is that your browser refresh probably isn't clearing [[HR:homepages.swf]], since it's included in [[HR:main1.swf]] and not the actual [[HR:main1.html]] page you are refreshing. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 23:31, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

==[[Timeline]]==
I'm trying to get the history of [[Free Country, USA]] in chronological order, and could use some help! :) --{{User:Nerd42/sig}} 19:57, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

== Store ==

I just noticed, and I don't know if this is the right place to put it, but the store flashmation at the bottom of the screen is now winter version. [[User:Cakeman|Cakeman]]

Yep. I sees it too. -[[User:Grabboarm700|Grabboarm700]]

:Added to changes, and image uploaded. We don't have an image for the summer theme though, which would be a nice touch for archive's sake. At worst we could wait for next summer, but I'm an impaitiant sort... {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 21:08, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

::Found. See [[Image talk:Winter Store.PNG|your other request]]. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 21:13, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

== 1234 articles ==

[[Image:1234articles.png|thumb|400px|[[Special:Statistics|1,234]] [[Special:Allpages|articles]]]]
I found this interesting. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:32, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
:I did too. I saw it a while ago, before [[highschool]] even. I think. If I recall, the 1,234th article at that time was [[The Cheat's Glowsticks]]. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Longest Period without updating? ==

Is one month? [[User:Count X|Count X]]
:I think there were longer ones, well, at least longer Email gaps. {{User:Salty/sig}} 01:46, 12 January 2006 (UTC)
::Longer email gaps... MAYBE. But I'd need to check in the past year or two if it was. From emails 10 - 100, it was pretty steady I think. As for longest stretch between site updates, Nobody knows about 2000/2001. But as far back as our archives go, I think it's the longest, yeah. For more information, check [[H*R.com updates 2006|this series]] of articles (use the handy navigation template on the right side of the screen). It goes back to 2002 prett reliably, but 2001/2000 are sketchy. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 06:45, 12 January 2006 (UTC)

== Trogday!! ==

New toon up! Hoorah!

== Going away? ==

So many of the cool people are leaving! first, Homestramy20, then Bubsty, who's next? Thunderbird L17? Hiemstern Laufer? The Paper? Me??? I wonder if the wiki just has everything. Mabye it's complete.--{{User:Benol/sig}} 15:29, 16 January 2006 (UTC)

No such thing, Benol. No such thing. -[[User:Walking Armless|Walking Armless]]
:are you sure???--{{User:Benol/sig}} 16:14, 16 January 2006 (UTC)

::Oh, btw, I'm leaving and never coming back. Nice knowing you. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 17:51, 16 January 2006 (UTC) 
:::Wow, Thunderbird, you had me worried for a bit! And in case anyone's wondering, I have no plans of leaving the wiki. Oh, and my name is spelt "Heimstern Läufer", not "Hiemstern Laufer". The "i before e except after c" rule does not apply in German. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 17:58, 16 January 2006 (UTC)
::::Don't criticise me because I'm too lazy to type the "ä"!--{{User:Benol/sig}} 18:00, 16 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::Too lazy, eh? Somehow I'm not quite conviced I ought not to criticize. If you don't want to write the umlaut, one can at least add "e" after the vowel. "Laeufer" is more correct than "Laufer". {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 18:04, 16 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::Or you could drop the "Läufer" altogether, and just call 'im Heimstern. Or, do as I do, and use copy-paste. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::::: '''EDIT CONFLICT:''' Okay, okay. I would probably correct your Spanish mistakes, so it's settled. I know nothing about German, and you probably don't know Spanish.--{{User:Benol/sig}} 18:08, 16 January 2006 (UTC)
I have a prediction: The next one to go will be [[User:E.L. Cool|E.L. Cool]].--{{User:Benol/sig}} 18:11, 16 January 2006 (UTC)
: You're wrong. Depending on my access to the internet, it may be ''me''. Although I'm coming back in February, more likely than not, and if I get internet access over the next week, I may come back tomorrow. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 18:13, 16 January 2006 (UTC)
::<To Benol> Surely not! Why would we even want to predict such a dreadful thing?! <To Jay> That's rough. I've had internet troubles recently too. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 18:15, 16 January 2006 (UTC)
::: It's not internet troubles. It's me going out of town, and then moving. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 18:16, 16 January 2006 (UTC)
:::: I'm just saying that he will be the 1st to lose intrest in H*R--{{User:Benol/sig}} 18:17, 16 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::Come to think of it, I haven't seen The Paper around for a while... {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 18:27, 16 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::I saw The Paper just today. Tagged a couple of images. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::::::E.L. Cool lose interest? Isn't he the one agitating to translate the entire H*R opus into Hebrew? Anyway, for the record, although I ''do'' anticipate being involved less than I am now at various points over the next semester (just as I did during finals of the past one), I don't really anticipate dropping out entirely anywhere in the foreseeable future. And the wiki will never be complete as long as TBC keep crankin' em out! —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 19:39, 16 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::::The sad thing of it is, I think they might be starting to get tired of it too. My bet it that the Strong Bad Emails stop at 150, to be replaced by something new. It's not my place to say, I know I'm being pessimistic, but I'm afraid the end may be in sight. -[[User:Walking Armless|Walking Armless]]

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2006-01-16T16:07:42Z

Walking Armless: /* Going away? */

Happy Trogday

2006-01-13T13:55:03Z

Walking Armless: /* Explanations */

[[Image:trogday.PNG|thumb|Happy Trogday, Troggie!]]

Trogdor's third birthday.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Trogdor}}, {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Stinkoman}}, [[Trogador]]

'''Page Title:''' Burninating 3 Candles!

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Planet K]]

'''Date:''' January 13, 2006

== Transcript ==
''{The words "3 years ago..." appear on the screen. Flashback to email [[dragon]] with Strong Bad drawing Trogdor.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Let's put one of those beefy arms back on for good measure.

''{Strong Bad draws a single beefy arm on the back of the dragon.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' That looks really good. Comin' out of the back of his neck, there. Now he needs a name. How about...

''{cut to a montage featuring various pieces of Trogdor-related Fanstuff}''

''{screaming}'' TROGDOR!!! TROGDOR!!! ''{singing}'' Trogdor was a man! I mean, he was a dragon-man! Er, maybe he was just a dragon. Um... But he was still TROGDOR!!!! TROGDOR!!!! Burninating the countryside! Burninating the peasants! Burninating all the people! In their thatched roof COTTAGES!!! THATCHED ROOF COTTAGES!! And the Trogdor comes in the NIIIIIIIIIIIIGHT!!!!!

''{Cut to a drawn picture of Trogdor wearing a birthday hat and party blower. Strong Bad writes HAPPY TROGDAY TROGGiE on the paper. Trogdor blows his blower.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{making sound of Trogdor blowing blower}'' Twirr! Twirr!

''(Cut to Stinkoman, who is wearing a birthday hat with an image of a prawn on it.)''

'''STINKOMAN:''' Hey! My birthday was last week! I don't see anyone making any ''Stinkoman''-shaped pancakes!

''{The screen jumps three times with large thumps, and Stinkoman says "Huh?" and "Wha?" each time this happens. Two massive, red, clawed legs come into view}''

'''STINKOMAN:''' What is that??

''{The camera pulls back to reveal Trogador standing in front of Stinkoman.}''

'''STINKOMAN:''' Waah! Trogador!

''{Camera focuses on Trogador's face, the background turns purple and action lines appear.}''

'''TROGADOR:''' ''{roars}''

''{Cut to Stinkoman being pursued by Trogador. The music from the end of [[Under Construction]] plays.}''

'''STINKOMAN:''' Is this your crazy, mixed-up way of asking me for some type of birthday challenge??

''(The screen freezes in the "sketchy" format, and buttons come up that read "[[Toons|back]]", "[[dragon|watch original email?]]", "[[TROGDOR!|play the game]]", and "again")''

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*This toon was originally released on Friday, January 13th, 2006. The original email [[dragon]] was released Monday, January 13th, 2003, exactly three years prior.
*Stinkoman's debut was in [[japanese cartoon]], which was released on January 6th, 2003, explaining Stinkoman's comment about his birthday being last week.

===Trivia===
*This is the first time [[Trogador]] has appeared in a toon on the website, previously only being shown at the [[NYU Talk - 1 Mar 2005|NYU Talk]]. [[The Brothers Chaps]] mentioned at that time that they would likely never put Trogador on the site.

===Remarks===
*The [[Trogdor (song)|Trogdor song]] uses the version recorded for [[Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits]], though they cut from "cottages" to the tag line, "And the Trogdor comes in the...", thus matching the form of the original song.

===Goofs===
*When the screen freezes to the sketch style, Stinkoman's hat disappears.

===Inside References===
*"HAPPY TROGDAY TROGGiE" is another instance of [[Lowercase i's]].
*One of the Fanstuff clips is the second fan costume from [[More Fan Costumes]], featuring a man dressed as a peasant holding a Trogdor plushie.

== External Links ==
*[[HR:trogday.html|watch "Happy Trogday"]]
*[[HR:trogday.swf|view the Flash file for "Happy Trogday"]]
*[[Forum:6673|Forum thread re: Happy Trogday]]

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[[Category:Holiday Toons]]

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2006-01-09T22:33:28Z

Walking Armless: /* Christmas break or what? */

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== Anonymous editing ==
Hey, everyone. We're finally back with [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=MediaWiki:Sitenotice&curid=3863&diff=224920&oldid=219718 this edit] by [[User:Tom|Tom]]. Also congratulations to [[User:It's dot com|64.12.116.195]] who made the [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=HRWiki:Sandbox&curid=1159&diff=224922&oldid=224820&rcid=169422 first annonymous edit]. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 05:03, 29 December 2005 (UTC)
:Wait, it's over? o_o I blinked and I missed it. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::...is Totally [[virus|awesome]]! Um one thing: the [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Special:Userlogin user login]/account creation page only has the following fields available for new users: retype password and the image code. There is no field for putting in one's email addy, what happened to that? Also, the text below still mentions the email addy option (in case you were planning on eliminating that feature for future funny users. (I had to alliterate. I love lengthy alliteration. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 06:33, 29 December 2005 (UTC)))
:::We still plan to reenable that. The code isn't ready for it yet, but it ''is'' ready for anonymous editing and new-user creation, so we went ahead and implemented what we have so far. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 06:41, 29 December 2005 (UTC)
::::Fanstuff's still locked up tight, though? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::::No, Fanstuff is back open. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 06:45, 29 December 2005 (UTC)
::::::Then shouldn't you take down, or at least alter, the MediaWiki Site Notice at the top... You took it off here... --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::::::Do a hard refresh and see if that fixes it. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 06:47, 29 December 2005 (UTC)
::::::::It still won't come off the main page, although it is off all the others. (However, it's not like I visit the Fanstuff frequently... Maybe once every 6 weeks, unless something major goes on. Don't even have an account.) --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::Makes sense... sweet! Good to have this running! Thanks! --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 06:43, 29 December 2005 (UTC)
:::::SWEET LADY FREEDOM, LET'S MAKE OUT!!!! Well I'm glad the wiki's finally getting back to it's old self. Patrolling edits, battling trolls, greeting new users, I missed all of that... {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 06:54, 29 December 2005 (UTC)
::::::I think the above user is the best ever. [[User:142.179.33.98|142.179.33.98]] 06:55, 29 December 2005 (UTC)
:::::::There have been a few trolls... Check the history of my user page for one of 'em. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::::::Well thanks annony, that means alot to me. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 06:57, 29 December 2005 (UTC)
:::::::::No problem. I also think Dot Com should get you a danish. [[User:142.179.33.98|142.179.33.98]] 06:57, 29 December 2005 (UTC)
::::::::::o_O ... By the way, <s>TBird</s> anonny, notice the capitalization of the short form of my name: it's [[User:It's dot com|Dot com]] 07:00, 29 December 2005 (UTC)
:::::::::::Heh heh, <strike>my bad</strike> I mean... annony's bad. ;) {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 07:02, 29 December 2005 (UTC)
:Hey! Neat! (but still, this makes us more suseptible to troll attacks.)--{{User:Benol/sig}} 12:38, 29 December 2005 (UTC)
::I say: '''Bring it on!''' ):D {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 13:27, 29 December 2005 (UTC)
::THis is great. Anonnys can finally be back. To bad it will take a while to get the word out. And about the trolls, I don't mind. I am itching for a troll to fight! ! {{User:Rogue Leader/sig}} 14:04, 29 December 2005 (UTC)
:::Oh, and now wer have a super cool word-in-a-picture security device. That's just what we need. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 16:11, 29 December 2005 (UTC)
::::Yay! We had our first troll (to my knowledge). http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges&limit=500&hideliu=1.

== New-user creation ==
There's a glitch in the Captcha system that is not letting anonymous users create accounts. We are aware of the problem and are working to correct it. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:59, 29 December 2005 (UTC)
:Update: I think I fixed it. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 09:46, 30 December 2005 (UTC)

Looks like it's fixed. I've been waiting for new user registration to come back so I could finally create an account here. Long Time Wiki Reader, First Time Wiki Poster. Or somesuch. Forgive me if I'm not very good at this. I've never actually used a Wiki... (Well, I've used a simplistic one elsewhere, but... I dunno if the interface is the same). <strike>I don't even know how to properly give a "signature" or whatever.</strike> Ah well. I'll learn. =P -[[User:YK|YK]] 23:49, 2 January 2006 (UTC)
:Oo! An L.T.W.R., F.T.W.P.! Seriously, the learning's half the fun. I'm going to head over to your talk page to explain the question about signatures. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 23:13, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

== Videlectrix stubs ==

As many know, most of the [[Videlectrix]] games are currently not available for play. However, we have articles on their respective subjects, only with the most minimal of information. Then each article has been tagged as a <nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:stub|stub]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki>. After sitting in [[:Category:Stubs]] for a considerable amount of time, it has become clear that there may never be any more information available on the subjects. Even if there will be, there isn't right now. I nominate that the stub tags from each of the articles be removed for the reason that they are complete at the moment. The following is a short conversation on the subject:

<blockquote>
*<Lapper> BazookaJoe`, what do you think?
*<Lapper> We say the Videlectrix articles are uncompletable.
*<Lapper> There's no info left to add.
*<Lapper> But they stay in the stub category like they should be completed
*<Elcool> some stubs that should be destubbed:
*<Elcool> [[Cheat Commandos Playsets]]
*<BazookaJoe`> I think they became stub articles on the pretext that there might someday be more info on them
*<Elcool> [[Atari Strong Bad]]
*<BazookaJoe`> but, yeah. if there's nothing else to add, it shouldn't be a stub
*<Lapper> BazookaJoe`: Yet, there isn't right now, so why leave them as stubs?
*<BazookaJoe`> i don't see a reason
</blockquote>

I've decided to '''be bold''' and remove the stub tags. If anyone objects, they should do so. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 19:19, 29 December 2005 (UTC)

Additionally, there are quite a few other stubs that are technically complete, some of which have been de-tagged by [[User:E.L. Cool|E. L. Cool]] — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 19:29, 29 December 2005 (UTC)

:I agree, if there's no more information to put on the article then they don't need to be stubs. It's been discussed before, I just don't remember where (but it had to do with small articles too, and wikipedia not being paper). --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 15:15, 30 December 2005 (UTC)

:I agree as well; everything should be relative, and like you said, they ARE complete. -[[User:24.15.49.150|24.15.49.150]] 15:28, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

== Slow=Update? ==

Is anybody else having [http://www.homestarrunner.com H*R.com] come up really slow? It's kinda on and off. Sometimes it's fine, and others it's not. Could this be 'cause of the long wanted update? Or is it just me? -[[User:AtionSong|AtionSong]] 22:11, 31 December 2005 (UTC)
:It doesn't come up at all for me. It's definitely not just you. I think you're on to something, AtionSong. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::It is all at normal speed for me. They might be updating, I hope they are updating, but don't get your hopes up. {{User:Rogue Leader/sig}} 22:15, 31 December 2005 (UTC)
:::It was really slow [[HRWiki:Main_Page_Talk_Archive_6#H.2AR_down.3F|before]] and their was no update. Maybe it's different now...or not.--{{User:bkmlb/sig}} 23:09, 31 December 2005 (UTC)
Boy. I wish I had job where I could skip out without telling anybody for a month.
::Mabye they gave up. Mabye they are tired of Homestar. Mabye they threw a WILD New Years Eve Party. But I just want Homestar back!--{{User:Benol/sig}} 15:56, 1 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Run "Matt Chapman Atlanta GA" or "Melissa Palmer Atlanta GA" through Google. Their phone numbers are prominently displayed, feel free to call them and ask where the update is. XD
::::Yeah, that'd be great.

::::'''ME:''' Hello? Is this Matt Chapman?

::::'''MATT:''' Yes. Who is this?

::::'''ME:''' Oh, you don't know me. I'm a fan and I found out your phone number through an online search. So, I was wondering why there hasn't been a...

::::''{click}''

::::'''ME:''' Hello? ''{pause}'' Hello?

::::Yeah, that's work out ''great''. -[[User:AtionSong|AtionSong]] 17:17, 1 January 2006 (UTC)
::You really called him?--{{User:Benol/sig}} 17:19, 1 January 2006 (UTC)
:::No. I should probably indent it so people know it goes with my other comment. I'm saying that it's unlikely that Matt or Missy would talk to a fan that just found their number. Also "XD", I think that that's a pretty big invasion on their privacy and it is very rude. -[[User:AtionSong|AtionSong]] 17:25, 1 January 2006 (UTC)
::They weren't saying XD is their name, XD is a smiley, that looks like a laughing guy--{{User:Benol/sig}} 17:26, 1 January 2006 (UTC)
:::and Matt's # is (XXX) XXX-XXXX, and Missy's is (XXX) XXX-XXXX.--{{User:Benol/sig}} 17:33, 1 January 2006 (UTC)
::::I'm sorry but even if the numbers are available through google I think we should still respect their privacy and not post people's phone numbers in this wiki. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 17:44, 1 January 2006 (UTC)

:::::Here's a thought- what if the update is the final Stinkoman 20X6 level, but it was so massivce they had to take it down, or there was a problem or something. -[[User:AtionSong|AtionSong]] 20:07, 1 January 2006 (UTC)

::::::It seems pretty unlikely that a SM 20X6 level would make the entire site unaccesable. --[[User:VolatileChemical|VolatileChemical]] 20:28, 1 January 2006 (UTC)

:::::::I couldn't get to it yesterday, but it's fine today. Maybe they took it down so no one could find a loophole to get to Level 10 before it's released (how about "[[Not the 100th Email!!!]]"). {{User:Teh_Frossty_One/sig}} 20:33, 1 January 2006 (UTC)

::::::::It could be like insanely huge, like in 3-D or something. I dunno. It's just that it's been 3 months without an update, so maybe they were saving the last level for an important occasion. -[[User:AtionSong|AtionSong]] 20:34, 1 January 2006 (UTC)

:::::::::You guys are kidding yourselves. "TBC have gone 24 days without an update. They don't have anything predicably planned, and they haven't released anything even close to being a message as to what's holding them up. They must be planning something ultra-huge that's gonna be so cool with Stinkoman and Trogdor and Fqhgwgahds! It's gonna be the kwelist thing EVAH!" The way I see it, nothing huge is coming at all. It's just something that no one's willing to talk about, or have any medium of saying. Something personal that's holding them up. They have nothing big planned, they'd tell someone then. This, my strange little internet friends, is something hidden, something secret, something that could see the end of Homestar Runner as we know it. --[[User:VolatileChemical|VolatileChemical]] 23:05, 1 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::We all know that. The same thing is running through everyone's head, we just don't want to admit it. We could be getting our hopes up, yes, but do we really want to talk about the end of Homestar Runner? No. We're just not ready to face the concept yet. As a garage band once sang, "Homestar Runner, I don't know what I'd do without you". --[[User:Kiwi|Kiwi]] 24:45, 1 January 2006

:::::::::::Let's just stop speculating and see what happens. TBC deserve a break just like the rest of us, for whatever reasons they may have. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 01:54, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

::::::::::::Yeah, I don't know about you, but my boss lets me take month-long breaks all the time. These guys are JUST like me.
:::::::::::::Okay, this is the kind of comment that really cheeses me off. TBC do this site mainly for their own amusement and to please their fans. Aside from selling products in their store, they don't charge you to use the site - it's free for everyone to enjoy. Therefore, '''they are ''not'' obligated to update the site on any schedule but their own.''' If they choose to take a month's vacation and not tell anyone, that's perfectly within their right - it's their site, and regardless of how you and I feel about it, they can do whatever they want with it. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 03:22, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

Feels good to be out again ''{pant pant}'' .The thing that so weird is that if they ''knew'' that they were going to be gone for 4 weeks, they would have made a cartoon, and just had their dad or somebody put it up. This leads me to believe one of three things: 
 
a) There was some unexpected reason that they're not updating the site, which is probably personal, and we should respect their privacy and stop harrassing them. 
 
b) There isn't going to be a holiday update this year, so we should stop waiting for it and relax. 
 
c) There is some huge update they are trying to put up, and we just need to wait for it. 
 
Any way, I think we should just stop contemplating and rehashing the same ideas over and over again and just accept what is and wait for the next update to the site. -[[User:AtionSong|AtionSong]] 02:44, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

:If there is one. --[[User:VolatileChemical|VolChem]] 03:49, 2006

:Given their normal tendency to give small updates when they skip a week (let alone 3), my gut tells me it's a), and not pleasant. If so, my heartfelt condolences to the Chapman Bros and their family. --[[User:GregHosting|GregHosting]] 10:36, 3 January 2006 (UTC)

There might be an update, there might not. The thing I think is odd is that nobody's even stopped in to at least switch "New Strong Bad Email" to "Strong Bad Email" or something like that. Who knows what's going on. I agree with AtionSong, the only thing we can do is wait. --[[User:SariaMew456|SariaMew]] 2 January 2006

Greg's gut tells him it's a, and so does mine. But my gut tells me that they WILL be back. Maybe not this week, maybe not this month, but they WILL be back. Eventually. And Strong Bad will make a big joke about the whole thing. I can see Gavin on the Lappy now... --[[User:Kiwi|Kiwiperson]] 19:16, 2 January 2006

What Kiefersunk said is completely pointless. Yea, they have a right not to update their site for a month, and we have just as much of a right to complain about it. Does anyone remember the old days when there was an SBemail AND at least one other update EVERY week? I would have thought that getting so popular that they don't have to work anymore would have made them spend more time on the site, not less. Maybe if the fratboys in my classes weren't all buying the same Trogdor shirts, the BC would eventually realize that they actually need to keep putting up content to keep making money. In the words of Strong Sad, "oh man... Homestarrunner.com used to be cool..."
Of course that's all a moot point anyway, since I don't think that they would willingly go this long without an update, even considering the lax updating in the recent past. I mean, this is after all their livelihood. That they would work on an update for a month without having a moment to put up any notice is inconceivable. Even if something personal had hapenned, they could have at least gotten someone else to put up a quick note or even shut the site down. Whatever hapenned must have been huge enough to cause the site to be completely ABANDONED. And that means it's most likely also huge enough to signal the end of Homestar Runner.
Also, I'm sure some crazed fans have already called them, and the lack of any posts to the effect here means that they failed to get a response. Though if the site's not updated soon, I expect to see wild rumors all over the internet regardless.

::You are, of course, entitled to your opinion, but I stand by what I said. Very few things irritate me more than people who complain about free sites that don't update when they want them to.

::Many people who run free web comics, story sites, etc., that you don't pay for in order to use, will take breaks occasionally (sometimes even long ones, with no explanation), and just come back when they're ready. And several of the ones I've kept track of over the years have shut down permanently or gone subscription-only after they took such a break and came back to find tons of hate-mail in their inboxes simply for not having updated. I would really not like to see TBC do the same thing with Homestar Runner. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 15:54, 4 January 2006 (UTC)

:::All of what you said is true, but the comment about "the rest of us" not having the ability to take unannounced, month long vacations remains correct. To me it seemed like trolling, as roughly the same comment showed up earlier on in the discussion, anonymous in that case also, but even if it wasn't just to get a rise out of people, it's still no cause to get upset about it.--[[User:Jmcc|Jmcc]] 17:43, 4 January 2006 (UTC)

::::I think I'm gonna hafta agree with Greg here. I don't think they would just abandon the site like this. I think something has gone very wrong in their personal lives. Bu then again, there's no way for me to know, and it can be something totally different. -Parlod

:::::And I'm just trying to make the points that (a) there's really no use in speculating, as we have no idea what's going on, and (b) TBC do not work for you, for me, or for anyone except themselves. I don't agree that the "unannounced, month-long vacation" comment is a fair or valid argument, as they do NOT work under the same rules as most of us (as far as we know) - if you took a month-long unannounced vacation from your job, you'd be fired. But if you took a month-long unannounced hiatus from updating your website, yeah, you might annoy some of your fans, maybe even lose a few, but it's not like your whole life hangs in the balance, y'know? :P {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 18:24, 4 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::Also, although conversation on a Talk page doesn't really do any damage, and although I was eager enough to say something on this topic just last week, this really is the sort of thing that would be better off at the forum. The wiki is for discussion of what's ''on'' homestarrunner.com, not what isn't. (But—disregarding my own advice and throwing my 2 cents in: What everybody seems to be getting at is the paradox of being self-employed. If you're your own boss you can come in to work whenever you dang well please; the flip side is that every vacation is an unpaid one.) —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 18:30, 4 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::It wasn't a question of whether TBC are entitled to vacation. It was a question of phrasing on your part. Their situation is not "just like the rest of us." That's all that user was pointing out, more sarcastically than needed, perhaps. There was no need to defend TBC, as there was no offense to them.--[[User:Jmcc|Jmcc]] 18:48, 4 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Meh, it touched a nerve - I've seen this exact same discussion related to half a dozen other sites, so I was getting tired of seeing people complain about the lack of updates in general. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 18:56, 4 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::::Yeah—I get similarly annoyed by interaction about extensions for FireFox—plugins provided for free for a program provided for free. And you see people ''cussing out'' the (volunteer) authors about not updating, as if they're complaining of service at a five-star hotel. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 20:16, 4 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::In response to AbdiViklas, I disagree. This talk page is the perfect place for this discussion. You see, I used to be on the forum, but it took up too much of my time, and I could never do anything else because there was always a new discussion to spam on. So I forbade myself from ever going on it again. If this convo is moved to the forum, where I couldn't bring myself to read or add to it, ever, I'd be ruined. I'm a Homestar Runner fan. Ergo, I have no life. If this argument about whether or not we should complain about the lack of update is moved off the one third of the wiki I can bring myself to go on, I'll lose my livelihood, and I'd wither and die like a ficus watered with Yoo-Hoo. --[[User:VolatileChemical|VolatileChemical]] 20:40, 4 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::Still, even if something did happen to one of the Chapmans, they could still put up new weeklys, or something. It's just...wierd. But not necessarily bad. What if it's just something about them not being able ot get access to the site or something like that? Problems with Flash? HTML? It doesn't need to be a bad thing (well, really bad). -[[User:AtionSong|AtionSong]] 21:20, 4 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::Well, whatever it is, I'm pretty sure it's safe to say that this will, in some way, change Homestar Runner as we know it forever. --[[User:VolatileChemical|VolatileChemical]] 21:39, 4 January 2006 (UTC)

<blockquote class="tandy email">Dear Strong Bad, 
 
Do you remember when you would answer emails and 
people wouldn't think it was the end of the world 
when you took a while? I do, I miss those days. 
 
With a lot of crap, 
KieferSkunk</blockquote>

Yep. I remember those days, Mike. Those were good days... ''{sniffs}'' good days. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 22:39, 4 January 2006 (UTC)

:No one thinks it's the end of the world. We're just annoyed about this lengthy unexpected lack of update. Can you blame us? It's been a month since the last update (February). Hey...since the last update, now is 28 days later. Maybe some kind of virus has wiped out the greater Atlanta area? --[[User:VolatileChemical|VolatileChemical]] 08:30, 5 January 2006 (UTC)

::Virus=Very No. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 08:33, 5 January 2006 (UTC)

:::Why is there a new email update on the main page of the Wiki? -Parlod
:::: Troll, as best I can figure. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 13:50, 5 January 2006 (UTC)
::::: Great, just as anonymous editing and account creation are reactivated, people start pulling that crap again... --[[User:Spanky The Dolphin|Spanky The Dolphin]] 16:27, 5 January 2006 (UTC)

::To VolatileChemical: Don't get me wrong - I'm concerned about their lack of updates too, not to mention how the site is INCREDIBLY slow. But I think it's a bit premature to be jumping to conclusions about what this means for the future of Homestarrunner.com, hence my "end of the world" comment above. :P {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 15:42, 5 January 2006 (UTC)

Hello, you'll probably see this as just an anonymous comment improperly added, but I think it's important to remember that although the main page hasn't been changed in a month, the store's sale was extended 28.12.05, which I believe in a clear signal that TBC are alive and well.

:So we hope. :) It's possible, however, that Yahoo had orders from TBC to extend any sales if they hadn't heard otherwise, or something. Not sure how Yahoo Stores works. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 22:22, 5 January 2006 (UTC)

Hmm... I wonder if the repeat usage of "The good times are over!" as the Quote of the Week a while back could've been a sign... I wanted to post something then, but I wasn't a registered user at the time. I hope this isn't the end... I just got here, too... *sigh* ...Hopefully, we're just reading too much into this. -[[User:YK|YK]] 00:53, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

:To KieferSk...KieferSku...uh, to Kiefe...I can't say it. It's just to weird. Anyway, to that guy who said "To VolatileChemical:": When I said it would change HSR forever, it was kind of a joke, because if there was ever another update at all on the site, the site would be changed forever, in that it had this new cartoon. 'Cos that would change it, that new cartoon, and it would stay that way forever...if the site stayed up forever and they left the cartoon on forever too...for forevermore. --[[User:VolatileChemical|VolatileChemical]] 04:02, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

::Save it, Volatile. I'm not interested in arguing semantics with you. *rolls eyes* {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 02:32, 7 January 2006 (UTC)

I wish [[Strong Bad]] would answer the [[User:Nerd42|email I sent him]]. --{{User:Nerd42/sig}} 18:34, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

:I think that this is another new long- including the [[HRWiki:Main Page Talk Archive 7#Update.3F|discussion before]], this seems like it could be the longest Main Page talk discussion ever (both length and time). -[[User:AtionSong|AtionSong]] 23:05, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

You think I won't complain about free stuff? Buddy, [http://angryflower.com/newkin.html you don't know me!]

:I was just wondering...is it possible that there was a fire that destroyed the Bros Chaps' computers and stuff? Or was that question already brought up? --[[User:CCrunner|CCrunner]] 21:31, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

::What we need is somebody in Georgia to just read the paper or the obituaries or something, and put this crazy discussion to rest. I'm sure they'll update on Monday. Maybe. If they don't, people are really gonna get worried, because that'll be the end of the extended sale. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 03:38, 7 January 2006 (UTC)

:::Has anyone considered the possibility that TBC are enjoying watching us squirm? {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 03:49, 7 January 2006 (UTC)
::::Did anyone besides KieferSkunk and some other guys that Homestarrunner is '''''not''''' TBC's life? They could've won the lottery, or had something personal happen, something like that which doesn't involve us! And... to answer your question Kiefer, perhaps. Like they did with Not the 100th email. {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 03:55, 7 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::I checked a bunch of Atlanta obituaries a week or so ago. No Chapmans, no Palmers, no Sterritts, or at least ones that seemed reasonable. —{{User:Mibluvr13/sig}} 05:32, 7 January 2006 (UTC)

::::::I aggree with KieferSkunk. If I had the sense of TBC, plus the fact that they know about the wiki, I would enjoy watching us go crazy. As a result, I think we should just stop talking about it. I am officially no longer posting in this thread. -[[User:AtionSong|AtionSong]] 14:36, 7 January 2006 (UTC)

::::::I have to say I'm with KieferSkunk on this one. IMO, Seeing how Christmas was just here, I'd say that probably explains something. They're probably still on vacation or something. Once again, they are a free site, so they aren't obligated to keep us all entertained, although they're nice enough to do it, and they should be able to take a break without being bashed to death about it. And I'd say it's a little too early to call it the end of Homestarrunner.com. That's a bit of an exaggeration. Just be patient. If in six months there is still no update, I'd just give up on it and go find another site to visit. At least we can still access the old content. [[User:Agentjs03|Agentjs03]] 15:36, 7 January 2006 (UTC)

:::::::"Oh you guys should stop complaining TBC run their own show and site and they're their own bosses and they're on vacation or taking a break it's not up to us to be upset they run the site they can do what they want" SHUT UP!! We get it! They want to take a break so they do it and we shouldn't complain! We get it! Can this conversation go two posts without someone saying it's up to them when they update? Geese! So annoying! And now someone's going to say us "end-of-Homestar-Runner" guys are just as annoying. Maybe we are, but at least we don't...uh...well, actually, I can't really think of the end to that sentence. But still, we're just kind of irratible that no one can come up with an acceptable cause for the delay. All we have is, "They decide when they take a break," and "One of them died." And don't get me started on this new "They're doing this to torment us," theory. I'm really tired and can't think straight, so I'm going to say whatever crazy thoughts wander into my mind: wouldn't it be cool if in, like, two thousand years, the future ends up all weird and skewed and it's like a huge-scale game of Telephone? And this single argument right here turns into, like, major religions? And they'd always be at war with each other, infidels suicide bombing the Holy Land of a virtual reality interface...and these old theologians would be pooring over old hard drives and floppy disks, looking for ancient hidden cyber-scriptures as to how the argument first got started and how it got out of hand...there'd be the Breakists, and the Deathists, and then the weird seperatist movement would be, like, the Annoyists...hey, I'd be like a prophet or something! That'd be awesome. --[[User:VolatileChemical|VolatileChemical]] 17:54, 7 January 2006 (UTC)

::::::::I'm just going to say this one more time: We do NOT know what the actual cause of their lack of updates is, so it's not doing anyone ANY good to speculate on it. They could be taking a break, they could have gotten tired of H*R, their house could have burned down, they could have died... the point is, we don't know, and all anyone is doing here (myself included) is SPECULATING, which doesn't get us anywhere. And if TBC are reading this whole conversation, they could be asking themselves why the heck they should keep updating their site for such ungrateful fans. Do you know? No?? Then perhaps we should just end the speculation and let things happen as they will, eh? :P {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 18:24, 7 January 2006 (UTC)

::::::::In two thousand years, Deathists will say I was captured by evil Breakist armies and tortured until I confessed the truth about my visions, or something like that, but for now, I agree with KeifyGuy. There's not really much left to say in this conversation, so...let's end it. Okay? Okay. *prepares self for all the posts to this discussion that will no doubt follow despite their pointlessness and total lack of not being anything but repetition of previous posts* --[[User:VolatileChemical|VolatileChemical]] 20:29, 7 January 2006 (UTC)

Maybe people shouldn't be so critical of individuals concerned about the slow update. Personally, I think humans are creatures of habbit who feel disoriented when something isn't normal. Perhaps there should be a support group for Homestar runner withdrawl. I know I would join! --[[User:CCrunner|CCrunner]] 15:40, 7 January (UTC)

Perhaps TBC were somehow impacted by the Georgia mine collapse?

:One, sign your posts. And two, that was West Virginia. And Skunk, I don't believe you think we're ungrateful! I love the site and I think it's OK if they want to take a break (they've certainly deserved it) but we're getting concerned. Being concerned is NOT being ungrateful. --[[User:Kiwi|Kiwi]] 20:24, 7 January

::I'm treading a thin line with that comment, I know. But my point is that over the years, I've seen a lot of conversations just like this whole thread where, say, a web-comic artist or a fiction writer with a free site takes a hiatus, and the person's fans start complaining about it in the forums or via email, going "Where the heck are you? You should update your site! Why aren't you updating? Is something wrong?" etc. Several of these artists/authors have said, publicly, that they felt harassed by their fanbase, and that they felt their fans were demanding a lot from them. That's where I get the ungrateful part from - that we run the risk of seeming ungrateful for the site by demanding that TBC conform to our schedule. True, they've set a precedent for being prompt and regular with their updates, but they don't have to stay that way, since they run the site free of charge. If we were paying directly for the site's use, it would be a different story.

::Anyway, I'm not trying to tell everyone here that they're being ungrateful - I'm just trying to point out how we run the risk of badgering these guys to death over their absence, to the point where they potentially could feel like not coming back. That's all. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 03:06, 8 January 2006 (UTC)

:::PS: As a specific example: About 5 years ago, I was part of the video game emulation community, and I remember someone writing an emulator called Final Burn, which faithfully emulated a variety of Capcom games. It was a very good emulator, but the guy was getting burned out on it, so he took a break. Meanwhile, a large part of the "new" community (the younger kids who were more concerned about being able to play free games, rather than preserving the technology in software) were badgering him to add X, Y and Z games to the emulator so they could play them, fix bugs in another game, etc., and he got really fed up with it. He pointed out that it was HIS project, he wasn't charging anyone for it or making any money off of it, and that he would do what he wanted with the project on his own schedule. This resulted in several major flame wars that ultimately caused him to quit the scene entirely, with some harsh words for his audience. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 03:06, 8 January 2006 (UTC)
''All right, that's enough. This thread turned into an off-topic chat long ago. This talk page is to discuss the wiki, not speculate on what TBC are doing, or chastise those who speculate. If you have anything else to say, take it to the forum (but everything has pretty much already been said there, too). Do not post anything else in this thread. Thank you.'' — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:21, 8 January 2006 (UTC)
:Ok, but one more thing:
::THEY'RE BACK! YAY! {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 04:56, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

== Too Long ==
Homestar's description on the main page is a bit too long, I think. It makes the main page... unnaturally tall. - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 03:08, 2 January 2006 (UTC)
:Yeah i kinda see what you mean. Personally, all I can really say is... Oh well. The intro was nevertheless a good read and Homestar's a tall guy anyway :). --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 04:26, 2 January 2006 (UTC)
::A tall guy? Strong Bad's shown to be about four feet tall in [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon|SBIIJC]], and his and Homestar's heights are just about the same in [[pom pom|PP]]. So...three feet? Not very tall. --[[User:VolatileChemical|VolatileChemical]] 06:39, 2 January 2006 (UTC)
:::He's tall in comparison to most of the characters. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::Also, Homestar and Strong Bad stand right next to each other in The System is Down and Homestar is way taller. -[[User:24.15.49.150|24.15.49.150]]

But that's not the point. Homestar is the main character on the site, and so there's a lot about him. -[[User:24.15.49.150|24.15.49.150]]

:Main character? Pfff! I [http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&q=Strong+Bad+site%3Ahrwiki.org&meta= wiki-Google'd Strong Bad] and got about 58,000 results. Then I [http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&q=Homestar+Runner+site%3Ahrwiki.org&btnG=Search&meta= wiki-Google'd Homestar Runner]and got about 58,100 results. Subtracting the 100+ results that would refer to the Flash series itself, it would seem that Strong Bad is much a more main character than Homestar. --[[User:VolatileChemical|VolatileChemical]] 20:27, 4 January 2006 (UTC)
::Uhh... that Google search means nothing in who's the main character. It's HomestarRunner.com, therefore Homestar Runner is the official main character, even if Strong Bad has the largest feature. - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 17:19, 5 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Aye. Strong Bad is just stealing the show, basically. Doesn't mean he is THE main character. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 18:28, 5 January 2006 (UTC)
::::Yup. Strong Bad's next month. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 01:21, 6 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::Wow, next month. I couldn't care less. Plus, I only said Strong Bad was the main character so I could have an excuse to scoff. --[[User:VolatileChemical|VolatileChemical]] 07:34, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

== Purge the WHAT? ==

Okay, this may sound stupid, but what does that blue thing at the top of this page that says "Purge the Cache" actually do? I clicked on it a couple of times, but nothing happened. Can someone please tell me? {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 15:31, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

:The cache is a stored version of the page that is created so the Main Page does not need to regenerate itself from code every time a user requests it. The problem is sometimes the cache is out of date with changes to the page, especially when underlying templates are changed (try changing your sig template sometime, it takes a few minutes for the changes to appear everywhere on the wiki). Purge the cache removes the cached version of the page and regenerates the page from code. At least, this is what I assume it is for ;) {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 15:40, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

Okay, thanks for telling me! {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 15:42, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

==Paul Slocum Picture==
''Taken from [[Talk:Paul Slocum]]'' 

I found a couple of pictures of Paul and would like some help. If possible, could one of the sysops [mailto:reutterDONTSENDMESPAM%40w-link%2Enet email] the site owner. Here are the Images:
*[http://cyberroach.com/cyromag/15/DSCN5108.jpg]
*[http://cyberroach.com/cyromag/15/DSCN5109.jpg]
*[http://cyberroach.com/cyromag/15/DSCN5107.jpg]
*[http://cyberroach.com/cyromag/15/DSCN5103.jpg]
*[http://cyberroach.com/cyromag/15/DSCN5102.jpg]
*[http://cyberroach.com/cyromag/15/DSCN5110.jpg]
 Or it you like you could [mailto:paul%40treewave%2Ecom email] Paul himself about [http://www.qotile.net/twimages/press/paul.tif this] picture, but it's not very good.
 --{{User:bkmlb/sig}} 20:16, 1 January 2006 (UTC)
:Whoa! Is <nowiki>[mailto]</nowiki> spambot-proof? If not (and I'd suspect not, since it's the @ symbol they're looking for), then unless Paul used it unprotected first, let's not do so. That's the number one easiest way to sign on for a dumptruckload of spam. I was about to convert the @ and dot to unicode, which is a pretty effective prevention in html, but it seems to not work with wikicode. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 19:50, 2 January 2006 (UTC)
::Ha! After some research, turns out [[Wikipedia:Hexadecimal|Hexadecimal]] works! If this revision doesn't work for anybody, or if it's actually unnecessary, please pipe up. (If it works and ''is'' necessary—i.e. wiki pages can be read by spambots—can we consider making this a standard?) —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 20:11, 2 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Do we have to ask about using one of those pictures? Don't we already use most pictures without asking permission? I'd like to hear the opinion of somebody with extensive legal knowledge before we email asking permission for something we may not have to. In any case, I've gotta insist using a cropped number 6 picture if we use any.
:::'''EDIT:''' Seems like you do need permission. I've already emailed asking for it. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 00:50, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
:::'''UPDATE:''' [[Image talk:PaulSlocum.PNG|Permission given]]. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 00:54, 4 January 2006 (UTC)

== Sysop Nominations ==

Does anyone know when the next sysop nominations are going to be? Are there even going to be anymore? {{User:Dantheburgerking/sig}} 23:52, 2 January 2006 (UTC)
:You know, I was just about to ask that question! (I wanna nominate Bubsty)--{{User:Benol/sig}} 00:16, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
::Ha ha the only reason I asked this was because I wanted to nominate Bubsty. {{User:Dantheburgerking/sig}} 00:26, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
:::The thing around here is we only nominate sysops when we have a great need for them. We have quite enough of them right now, so new nominations probably won't be any time soon. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

::::DorianGray is right. There will be new sysops where there is a need for new sysops. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 00:31, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::Although some of them do seem a bit un-active. I was wondering about that - can you de-sysop a user? AgentSeethroo, FortyTwo, Stu, (although he recently "came back," even for a short while), and maybe a few others haven't been on for a while. Oh and thanks DBK and Benol, although I don't think I'd be a very good sysop. {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 01:29, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::It's been said before: why de-sysop someone? We keep them as such to be formal, and also just in case they do come back. Anyways, enough are active to make it not really matter if a few older ones are taking a little break or have moved on to other things. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::::::Thanks. And I hope some of them do come back. {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 01:36, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::::: Then there's me, someone who has (mostly) been busy lately and hasn't had much to do (with the IPs temporarily universally blocked and the main site not doing much), but still lurks a few minutes a day even if I don't do anything. How can you tell if someone's gone into lurker mode like me? --{{User:Jay/sig}} 01:59, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::::: Then... you have to just guess, probably. Although I doubt Stu, AgentSeethroo, and FortyTwo spend two to three minutes on this wiki a day, and don't do a single edit. {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 02:19, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::Well technically Tom and the other Admins have records of the last time anyone signs in, but that's for their eyes only. And yeah, I gotta agree with Jay. I like the freedom to be able to take a break if I get busy, without worrying my sysop privilages are gonna be taken away because I'm not active enough. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 02:21, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::I do the lurker-mode thing too, when term becomes too busy. Thunderbird, do you know if the records keep track of automatic sign-in? {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 02:26, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::Oh I would think so, or else my records would show that I've only been on about 5 times since I signed up... {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 14:01, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::::Add me to the list of people who lurk when they get too busy. :) —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 16:42, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
:I didn't mean about a week or two or anything. I meant something like If you haven't edited in 6 months without any notice explaining why, we de-sysop you. But, if you come back, we give you back your sysop powers. I doubt you guys do the lurker-mode for 6 months in a row. {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 04:03, 6 January 2006 (UTC)
::We already do that. Anyone who isn't here for six months, we don't let them use their sysop powers while they're gone, but when they come back, we let them use them again. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:11, 6 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Just out of curiosity, why do you think it matters if there are sysops who aren't around any more? As long as we have enough sysops, inactive ones don't matter. {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 04:36, 6 January 2006 (UTC)
::::I matters because if we take a look at the [[Special:Listusers/sysop|syssop list]], we see that there are 18 of them. removing the two bots, we get 16. Out of them, the ones that are active are 9.5 (Stu just came back). Let's say, for the record that there are 10, ok? That leaves us with '''6''', yes 6, non active sysops. We sit here, talking about the future of their role in the site, and do we get a reply? Even those who consider themselfs as "lurkers" (Which is ok) came and defended themselfs. How about we contact them through email ''and'' a massage in their talk page, and see if they mand the change. If no reply after two weeks, they will be de-sysopied. How about that? The most non-active are:
*[[User:AgentSeethroo|AgentSeethroo]] - Last edit: May 17, 2005
*[[User:FortyTwo|FortyTwo]] - Last edit: October 21, 2005 (Single edit since February 16, 2005)
*[[User:Furrykef|Furrykef]] - Last edit: June 25, 2005
::::{{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 05:13, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

:::::I don't see how it matters that they're listed even if they're inactive. They're folks who earned sysop duties, and if they ever come back, we'd be glad to have them keep admin...ing. In the meantime, it does no harm for people to read their names on the sysop list and not see them around. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 05:19, 6 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::AgentSeethroo (Interrupter Jones as well) are no doubt in contact with Tom and Joey all the time; they perform admin duties on the forum. Furrykef is an admin on WP now, I believe. It's not like he's completely vanished, and the site developers know where he went and that's okay. Forty Two hasn't completely vanished either. He got married this summer. I was going to say how it's not a big deal to have inactive admins on the list, but then Heimstern posted, so suffice it to say that I agree. We are a small enough wiki that we can allow and keep track of inactive admins without any problem at all. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 05:30, 6 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Uh, Forty-Two is a she. At least, that's what her userpage says. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 05:39, 6 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::::Ugh, I thought so! I had that tugging in the back of my mind but I didn't go investigate to confirm. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 05:43, 6 January 2006 (UTC)
:::To Dot com: Your comment struck me as particularly funny. :) {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 05:49, 6 January 2006 (UTC)
::::Again, to Dot com: Oh really? In that case, let all my comments be erased. {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 05:57, 6 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::I just thought I should point out that in the case of furreykef, he admitted that he wouldn't be around here much at all in the future, at the time of his nomination. Yet he got it anyways, because he is an exceptional user. And whenever he is/was around, he only makes solid edits. So if we're willing to make people sysops who admit they won't be around much, obviously we'll leave alone those that try to be around, but for personal reasons may have to go on hiatus. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 15:15, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

==Blocked?==
Is it just me, or has new user resigtration been shut down again? I went to log on and the CAPTCHA image wasn't there. -[[User:Marth 99|Marth 99]] 22:07, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
:You're right; I just went and checked and didn't see it either. I hope we haven't shut it down in response a half-hearted effort like Kwan3216! —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 22:12, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
::I just checked it and there was a captcha there. —{{User:Mibluvr13/sig}} 22:14, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
:::I saw it thre too. {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 22:14, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
::::Actually, I remember it missing the other moment. But now, obviously, it's back. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 22:16, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::And now it's back for me too. That's ''very'' odd, and somewhat disconcerting. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 22:18, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::Strange. I swear it wasn't there a minute ago. Oh well. DISCUSSION OVER!!!! -[[User:Marth 99|Marth 99]] 22:20, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
Holy smokes, can't I do maintenance for five minutes without everyone going haywire? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:18, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
:We prefer to call it "The 'ol lightening nerve". Perceptive and high-strung are better descriptions. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 22:20, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
::It's better then not noticing a single thing. Especially when an NSMC or something like that comes around. {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 06:01, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

== Forum Help ==

I have a forum account, Dantheburgerking. Well its not working. It said to contact an administrator, and I don't really know how to. So if all else fails, go to the Main Page talk page. {{User:Dantheburgerking/sig}} 03:46, 4 January 2006 (UTC)

:You should post about the issue in the [http://forum.hrwiki.org/viewforum.php?f=3 forum helpdesk]. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 04:03, 4 January 2006 (UTC)

::I brought it on over there, thanks. {{User:Dantheburgerking/sig}} 04:13, 4 January 2006 (UTC)

== World. Ending. HRWiki. Down. ==

Why was HRWiki down yesterday? Everything was going fine until I clicked on the Main Page button in the sidebar, and this weird error message came up. Then it wouldn't let me get on ''any'' pages. Did this happen to anyone else besides me? {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 13:33, 4 January 2006 (UTC)
:...Hey, that sounds familiar. Although it didn't last long for me, as I found a way into it through an external link I used somewhere (it was in a discussion about one known as "Clan RHRN". But, yeah, I do recall getting "a weird error message" from trying to get to the main page. Obviously it was just a temporary glitch.
:On a side note, are we, the HRWiki users, too prone to panic? (Look up a few conversations.) --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::AAAA!!! We are?!! Are we?!!! (Hehe. Sorry, couldn't help it. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 17:07, 4 January 2006 (UTC)
:::''Yesterday?'' And you're just ''now'' bringing it up? Please. I thought we were jumpier than that. Seriously, I know we're all on edge not only from the fact that IPs can edit again but also because there hasn't been an official update in a month, but I think a little prudence is called for here on when to start a new thread. Occasionally we do maintenance on the site (see above). Occasionally we experiment with new features that will make the site better. And, occasionally, when I am testing something, I will accidentally [[Wikipedia:Comment|comment out]] something important, like a close parenthesis at the end of a line, and not fix it for second or two. In situations like these, tell yourself that everything is fine and that nothing is ruined. If the site is back up in under five minutes and the problem doesn't repeat, you can probably just chalk it up to "one of those things" and not worry. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:23, 4 January 2006 (UTC)
It ahppened to me, too. I think closed the page and brought it up again, and it worked. {{User:Salty/sig}} 04:27, 8 January 2006 (UTC)

== NPR ==
couldnt find any mention of this on the wiki, so anyway, NPR did a story on homstarrunner.com which you can listen to here:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4634837

An interview with the chapmans, and clips from the site - the only new content besides the interview is strong bad saying "you're listeing to All Things Considered, from NPR News."

::Was it the [[All_Things_Considered_Interview_-_8_May_2005]]?

::: yep that's it. I searched on NPR, not all things considered. dumb me.

== My browser just messed up, or... ==

The Main Page (of the actual HR) is taking a long time to update, and when I get it, there's no recent update, first time here, Quote, Sketchbook, etc., or other main page buttons! Everything still works, albeit slowly...

...it's probably just your computer. What are you running on, anyways? -[[User:Walking Armless|Walking Armless]]

:The sites running pretty slowly for everybody. Those elements should come up eventually. They are all separate .swf files that need to be loaded, which is why they take longer than the actual page. -[[User:AtionSong|AtionSong]] 15:19, 8 January 2006 (UTC)

== Christmas break or what? ==

Are the Brothers Chaps taking an extended Christmas break or something? They haven't updated in a long time.--[[User:Trendy Totebag|Trendy Totebag]] 22:44, 5 January 2006 (UTC)
:[[#Slow=update?|See the big discussion above]]. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 22:50, 5 January 2006 (UTC)
::Yea it's been over a year. (or a month.)
::: Oh well. We still miss 'em. -[[User:Walking Armless|Walking Armless]]
seriously. this is the longest I've ever gone without updates, I'm going to a splode. [[User:66.168.23.248|66.168.23.248]] 03:52, 6 January 2006 (UTC)
:::: I wonder if we're gonna get another d-ween in july... [[User:Homsad|Homsad]] 03:59, 6 January 2006 (UTC)
::::: Ah well. It's been five years, they deserve some kind of break. [[User:Ed smildE|Ed smilde]]/[[User talk:Ed smildE|talk]]
:::::: We should just wait and see. Maybe something has came up and made them unable to update. Still, this is the longest wait in a while without an update. [[User:Happy|Happy]] 21:45, 6 January 2006 (EST)
:::::::And now they've updated. [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon|Sweet lady freedom! Let's make out!]] {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} @ 05:45, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::::Thank God, I was getting worried. -[[User:Walking Armless|Walking Armless]]

==Huh?==
Is it just me, or are the menus on the main pages gome? Y'know, the choice of which menu you want to go to? -[[User:Grabboarm700|Grabboarm700]]
:It was ''almost'' just you. They were gone when the page loaded, but they appeared within 3 seconds. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::No, something is very wrong for me... When I click "rando" It's undefined. {{User:Total Spaceship Guy3/sig}} 16:16, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

:::It sounds like you need to wait for [[HR:rando.xml]] to finish loading before you click. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 17:10, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Though maybe they don't have the file there at the moment:
<pre>wget http://www.homestarrunner.com/rando.xml
--12:11:06-- http://www.homestarrunner.com/rando.xml
=> `rando.xml'
Resolving www.homestarrunner.com... 66.118.170.25
Connecting to www.homestarrunner.com|66.118.170.25|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 404 Object Not Found
12:11:06 ERROR 404: Object Not Found.
</pre>
:::Looks like we'll just have to wait it out. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 17:13, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

== Main page updates not updating? ==

The Main Page update for today says that the copyright dates on the main pages were updated to 2006, but I don't see it. I'm still seeing the "last updated 12-05-05" and copyright date set for '05 as well, even after clearing my cache. Anyone else also seeing this? I imagine it's because TBC haven't finished updating the site yet, but this seems odd. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 17:48, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

:You'll need to make sure you are clearing your cache of the old [[HR:homepages.swf]] file. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 18:00, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

==[[Timeline]]==
I'm trying to get the history of [[Free Country, USA]] in chronological order, and could use some help! :) --{{User:Nerd42/sig}} 19:57, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

== Store ==

I just noticed, and I don't know if this is the right place to put it, but the store flashmation at the bottom of the screen is now winter version. [[User:Cakeman|Cakeman]]

Yep. I sees it too. -[[User:Grabboarm700|Grabboarm700]]

:Added to changes, and image uploaded. We don't have an image for the summer theme though, which would be a nice touch for archive's sake. At worst we could wait for next summer, but I'm an impaitiant sort... {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 21:08, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

::Found. See [[Image talk:Winter Store.PNG|your other request]]. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 21:13, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

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User:Walking Armless

2006-01-06T01:17:58Z

Walking Armless:

Hey everybody.

Don't mind me much; I just make checks and edits where I'm needed. I'm well familiar with this site already; just let me know if you need any editing done. I patrol around the site on my own mostly.

I also enjoy listening to The Byrds. Turn, turn, turn.

-Walking Armless

Here are some emails I like.

*[[army]]
*[[for kids]]
*[[flashback]]
*[[virus]]

Keep it rolling.

User talk:Walking Armless

2006-01-02T21:38:11Z

Walking Armless:

User:Walking Armless

2006-01-02T21:37:50Z

Walking Armless:

Hey everybody.

Don't mind me much; I just make checks and edits where I'm needed.

I'm well familiar with this site already; just let me know if you need any editing done. I patrol around the site on my own mostly.

-Walking Armless

Here are some emails I like.

*[[army]]
*[[for kids]]
*[[flashback]]

Keep it rolling.

User talk:Walking Armless

2006-01-02T21:36:49Z

Walking Armless: /* Welcome! */

Mind me not, everyone. I just go where I'm needed and make what changes I see fit.

Here are some emails I like.

*[[army]]
*[[for kids]]
*[[flashback]]

Keep it rolling.

- Walking Armless

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2006-01-02T14:44:32Z

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