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Big Knives

DupSauce — Sun, 31 Jul 2016 02:22:35 GMT

DupSauce: /* Toons */ added quotation marks to "laminated murder cover-up check list"

[[Image:bigknife.png|thumb|A big-type knife is better than a small-type knife.]]

[[Strong Bad]] seems to have an affinity for '''big knives''', as he often wields one or depicts them in artwork. This inside joke's first appearance was in the [[Theme Song Video]], but was first featured by name in the [[Painting of a Guy with a Big Knife]], drawn by Strong Bad in the email [[i love you]].

==Big Knife Sightings==
"Big Knives" are almost always large knives with serrated edges.

===Toons===
*[[Theme Song Video]] — Strong Bad throws a big knife at Strong Sad while he is strapped to a spinning wheel.
*[[Everybody to the Limit]] — Strong Bad pops out of the [[Visor Robot]] with knife in hand.
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 9]] — [[The Ugly One]] carves "BFF" into a tree with a big knife.
*[[An Important Rap Song]] — The entire song is a warning not to play with too many knives.
*[[Sickly Sam's Big Outing]] — The Sneak is seen carrying a big knife in his tail at one point.
*[[SBCG4AP Advertisement]] — Strong Bad's "concept art" features a modified version of himself holding a big knife.
*[[I Killed Pom Pom]] — Strong Bad's "laminated murder cover-up check list" features a picture of a big knife.

===[[Strong Bad Email|Strong Bad Emails]]===
[[Image:guy knife.png|thumb|This guy has a knife.]]
*[[i love you]] — Strong Bad's weapon of choice makes its email premiere in his [[Painting of a Guy with a Big Knife]].
*[[band names]] — One of the band names Strong Bad suggests is "Bigg Nife".
*[[CGNU]] — One of the requirements to get into [[Crazy Go Nuts University]] is to draw a picture of the aforementioned Guy with a big knife.
*[[flag day]] — A big knife appears in the clutches of a snake on the [[Strong Badia|Strong Badian]] flag.
*[[japanese cartoon]] — [[Stinkoman]] gets a piece of the big knife action by posing with one in a cool manner.
*[[marzipan]] — Strong Bad asks [[The Cheat]] if he could borrow "that big knife".
*[[couch patch]] — Strong Bad cuts a hole in [[The Couch]] with a big knife so he can hide his "[[Aztec]] gold".
*[[army]] — The Painting of a guy with a big knife apparently becomes a member of the [[Homestarmy]].
*[[myths & legends]] — The guy with a big knife (from Strong Bad's painting) appears in a constellation as one of the seven elemental spirits of Strong Badia.
*[[alternate universe]] — One of the panels in the [[Strong Badman]] comic features a woman holding a big knife.
*[[cliffhangers]] — Strong Bad wields a big knife to cut the cliffhangers.
*[[yes, wrestling]] — Strong Bad has a big knife as part of his costume for the Foreign Objects Brothers tag team gimmick.

===Games===
*[[Where's The Cheat? (game)]] — A big knife is a [[Wikipedia:Pick-up (gaming)|pick-up]] that is necessary in order to kill a "[[Atari Dragon|freakin duck]]" and find The Cheat.
*[[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]] — [[Dangeresque (character)|Dangeresque]] uses a big knife that [[Sultry Buttons]] leaves behind in the Secret Lab.

[[Category:Inside Jokes]]
[[Category:Weapons]]
[[Category:Strong Badia]]

Big Knives

DupSauce — Sun, 31 Jul 2016 02:20:52 GMT

DupSauce: /* Toons */ added sighting from I Killed Pom Pom

[[Image:bigknife.png|thumb|A big-type knife is better than a small-type knife.]]

[[Strong Bad]] seems to have an affinity for '''big knives''', as he often wields one or depicts them in artwork. This inside joke's first appearance was in the [[Theme Song Video]], but was first featured by name in the [[Painting of a Guy with a Big Knife]], drawn by Strong Bad in the email [[i love you]].

==Big Knife Sightings==
"Big Knives" are almost always large knives with serrated edges.

===Toons===
*[[Theme Song Video]] — Strong Bad throws a big knife at Strong Sad while he is strapped to a spinning wheel.
*[[Everybody to the Limit]] — Strong Bad pops out of the [[Visor Robot]] with knife in hand.
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 9]] — [[The Ugly One]] carves "BFF" into a tree with a big knife.
*[[An Important Rap Song]] — The entire song is a warning not to play with too many knives.
*[[Sickly Sam's Big Outing]] — The Sneak is seen carrying a big knife in his tail at one point.
*[[SBCG4AP Advertisement]] — Strong Bad's "concept art" features a modified version of himself holding a big knife.
*[[I Killed Pom Pom]] — Strong Bad's laminated murder cover-up check list features a picture of a big knife.

===[[Strong Bad Email|Strong Bad Emails]]===
[[Image:guy knife.png|thumb|This guy has a knife.]]
*[[i love you]] — Strong Bad's weapon of choice makes its email premiere in his [[Painting of a Guy with a Big Knife]].
*[[band names]] — One of the band names Strong Bad suggests is "Bigg Nife".
*[[CGNU]] — One of the requirements to get into [[Crazy Go Nuts University]] is to draw a picture of the aforementioned Guy with a big knife.
*[[flag day]] — A big knife appears in the clutches of a snake on the [[Strong Badia|Strong Badian]] flag.
*[[japanese cartoon]] — [[Stinkoman]] gets a piece of the big knife action by posing with one in a cool manner.
*[[marzipan]] — Strong Bad asks [[The Cheat]] if he could borrow "that big knife".
*[[couch patch]] — Strong Bad cuts a hole in [[The Couch]] with a big knife so he can hide his "[[Aztec]] gold".
*[[army]] — The Painting of a guy with a big knife apparently becomes a member of the [[Homestarmy]].
*[[myths & legends]] — The guy with a big knife (from Strong Bad's painting) appears in a constellation as one of the seven elemental spirits of Strong Badia.
*[[alternate universe]] — One of the panels in the [[Strong Badman]] comic features a woman holding a big knife.
*[[cliffhangers]] — Strong Bad wields a big knife to cut the cliffhangers.
*[[yes, wrestling]] — Strong Bad has a big knife as part of his costume for the Foreign Objects Brothers tag team gimmick.

===Games===
*[[Where's The Cheat? (game)]] — A big knife is a [[Wikipedia:Pick-up (gaming)|pick-up]] that is necessary in order to kill a "[[Atari Dragon|freakin duck]]" and find The Cheat.
*[[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]] — [[Dangeresque (character)|Dangeresque]] uses a big knife that [[Sultry Buttons]] leaves behind in the Secret Lab.

[[Category:Inside Jokes]]
[[Category:Weapons]]
[[Category:Strong Badia]]

Talk:Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2

DupSauce — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 20:32:20 GMT

DupSauce: /* Humidibot's Girlfriend */ "Bette" like Bette Midler

== Impatience ==
Can you complete the transcript? --[[Special:Contributions/76.177.9.12|76.177.9.12]] 15:26, 1 April 2016 (UTC)

== References ==
Will we ever add the fact that they referenced the most famous things during the 90s, early 2000s, and the late 2000s? {{unsigned|67.243.54.46|20:00, 1 April 2016}}
::We're getting to it! - '''XY''' [[Special:Contributions/71.122.225.64|71.122.225.64]] 4:59 PM EST, April 1st, 2016

== Humidibot's Girlfriend ==

Humidibot has a bit of a lisp, so it's not that easy to tell exactly what he said (and same goes for his girlfriend). Do you hear Humidi''bess'' or Humidi''beth''? Personally I thought it was Humidibeth the whole time. Before I change the name or add a footnote, let's gauge the room. --{{User:Purple Wrench/sig}} 03:42, 2 April 2016 (UTC) because that's what a humidifier does.
:I decided to listen to it again and it definitivinitiley sounds more like Humidi''beth'' than Humidi''bess''. I vote for Humidibeth. - {{User:Catjaz63/sig}} 03:52, 2 April 2016 (UTC)
::Beth for certain. I bet she looks like a dude, too. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 06:17, 2 April 2016 (UTC)
:::I turn my back for <del>five seconds</del> <ins>almost 86,400 seconds</ins> and it's already been changed. Huzzah. Huzzah, I say. [[Scroll Button Songs|On the mic]]... but not into the mic. Wrap your heads around that one. --{{User:Purple Wrench/sig}} 04:10, 3 April 2016 (UTC) The world's first glasses-wearing humidifier, eh DorianGray?
::::With Humidibot's lisp, I don't know how you can tell "for certain". My first thought was Humidibess myself (and that Humidibess/th may just be a figment of Humidibot's imagination, but that's beside the point.) But truth is? I don't really care much either way, unless it's ever put into writing or something. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 04:52, 3 April 2016 (UTC)
:::::What we can say for sure is that it certainly isn't Julianne, which is what YouTube's auto-generated captions came up with. --{{User:Purple Wrench/sig}} 11:39, 3 April 2016 (UTC)
::::::I hear Humidibess, too. I think maybe on Humidibot's page it could be mentioned that it's not totally clear, but then just one or the other can be used in actual article text (and I'm fine with that being the one I don't hear as strongly). [[Special:Contributions/24.157.72.50|24.157.72.50]] 04:22, 5 April 2016 (UTC)
:I heard Humidibess. I thought it sounded more like a lispy "s" than a "th" at the end. {{User:Gfdgsgxgzgdrc/sig‎}} 22:15, 5 April 2016 (UTC)

:- I actually think it's Humidibette (pronounced Humidibet). Humidibot pronounces his own name with a lisp at the end, too, and anyway I think the point is that they are just carbon copies of each other and that only the tiniest difference when their names are said aloud sets them apart.--[[User:DupSauce|DupSauce]] 18:49, 14 July 2016 (UTC)
::While that would make sense, I really don't hear that (although to be fair, I heard "Humidibeth" at first), and "bette" would be a pretty uncommon name. We'll see what everyone else says, but I'm for stickin' with the bess. {{User:SRMX12/sig}} 19:58, 14 July 2016
:::Fair. I guess I would just add that I had always heard "Bette" and had never thought twice about it or even had other things occur to me. And [[Wikipedia:Bette Midler|Bette Midler]] is pretty famous.--[[User:DupSauce|DupSauce]] 20:32, 14 July 2016 (UTC)

== Seven-Inch Stretch? ==

Could the Sloshy and Larry Palaroncini messages about a split seven-inch be a reference to The King of Town and The Cheat cutting demos on the machine in 13.2? [[Special:Contributions/108.17.131.71|108.17.131.71]] 06:14, 2 April 2016 (UTC)
:I doubt it. Split seven-inches have been referenced in H*R numerous times before. That's sort of a stretch. {{User:SRMX12/sig}} 14:04, 2 April 2016 (UTC)

== How you guys found it? ==

Hey, something's been bugging me since yesterday morning. How did you guys ''find'' Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2? I got up at 6:00 AM on April 1st and looked at the official site, and as far as I could see, the new toon wasn't linked to anywhere. The only way I could access it was to come to this wiki. I only just saw that it was added to the New Stuff menu today. [[the chair|Like ''right'' just now!]] So, [[Coach Z's 110%|how you diddat?]] {{User:SRMX12/sig}} 14:25, 2 April 2016 (UTC)
:Sounds like a typical problem with Flash ca<s>sh</s>che. I think clearing your browser cache is a good idea, though I'm not particularly an expert. - {{User:Catjaz63/sig}} 14:28, 2 April 2016 (UTC)
::[[isp|I cannot help myself clear my browser cache.]] I don't really even know what that means. Anyway, it appears on the New Stuff menu now. So it was all the time working for you guys? Huh. Let me ask: for you, are the main pages updated? For me, it still says "LAST UPDATED 11-10-15". I thought The Brothers Chaps just haven't updated the date yet, but maybe not...? {{User:SRMX12/sig}} 14:43, 2 April 2016 (UTC)
:::It says last updated 04-01-16 for me on the main menu.
:::Which brings me to one question, monstrosity.
:::[[animal|Do you know the times?]] - {{User:Catjaz63/sig}} 14:45, 2 April 2016 (UTC)
::::Guess it's only me, then. Weird. Like I said, MAM 17.2 showed up for me fairly recently in the [[TV Time Toons Menu|Toons menu]], but nowhere else... it still says 11-10-15, and the new stuff button underneath it doesn't say anything about an April Fools' toon. I don't know anything about Flash caches, but I guess I'll assume you're right. {{User:SRMX12/sig}} 18:56, 2 April 2016 (UTC)
::::Ah, that's mildly interesting. I just got on the site with my much faster Windows 10 computer, and from there it looks like the site's been updated just fine. This is my school-issued laptop, and it runs Windows 8... not sure if that has something to do with it. {{User:SRMX12/sig}} 19:09, 2 April 2016 (UTC)

== Add this? ==

Ya'll thing I should add this to like, remarks of somethin?

Marzipan receives 67 messages in this MAM
*Homestar Runner - 9
*Strong Sad - 9
*Strong Bad - 7
*Bubs - 5
*Coach Z - 4
*Homsar - 2
*Kevin - 2
*The King of Town - 2
*The Poopsmith - 1
*Mitch - 1
*Clark - 1
*Puppet Homestar - 1
*Litigation Jackson - 1
*Larry Palaronchini - 1
*Tucker Donaldson - 1
*Humidbot - 1
*Strong Mad - 1
*F-Sack - 1
*The Cheat - 1
*Senor Cardgage - 1
*The Announcer - 1
*Marshie - 1
*Horrible Painting - 1
*Balding Man - 1
*Stinkoman - 1
*Pan-Pan - 1
*1-Up - 1
*Peacey P - 1
*Blue Lazer Commander - 1
*Crack Stuntman - 1
*The Homestar Runner - 1
*Old-Timey Strong Bad - 1
*Sickly Sam - 1
*TGS Member - 1
*One of the 4 Gregs - 1

--[[User:Geonightman|Geonightman]] 17:08, 2 April 2016 (UTC)

:Isn't this type of thing supposed to be on some other page relating to Marzipan's Answering Machine? - [[Special:Contributions/50.149.242.19|50.149.242.19]]

::The "67 different callers" part might be worth adding somewhere, but the stats breakdown is probably better done on the [[Marzipan's Answering Machine|main answering machine page]]. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 17:14, 2 April 2016 (UTC)

:::Actually, it has already been done on that page, and this info isn't on the actual toon pages, so nah. - [[Special:Contributions/50.149.242.19|50.149.242.19]]

== So... ==

How long do you think this surge of life will last? - [[Special:Contributions/50.149.242.19|50.149.242.19]]
:The Brothers Chaps aren't nearly as active on Homestar Runner dot com as they's used to be. But nowadays, you can usually count on them to do an April Fools toon and a Halloween toon per year. They might occasionally do [[Flash Is Dead!|some small stuff]] in between, but I would count on their next update being at Halloween (although hopefully I'm wrong). This "surge of life" isn't particularly unusual. {{User:SRMX12/sig}} 19:16, 2 April 2016 (UTC)
::I'm aware that they have done an April Fools toon and a Halloween toon each year since the hiatus "ended". That's why I didn't get any sleep the night before this, because I knew it would be coming. I was just wondering the amount of time this usually takes for things to wind down. - [[Special:Contributions/50.149.242.19|50.149.242.19]]
:::With the end of Gravity Falls, Matt Chapman might have a bit more time :-P --[[Special:Contributions/72.89.25.201|72.89.25.201]] 09:06, 5 May 2016 (UTC)
::::Except they are doing a second season of [[Two More Eggs]], so I sewiously doubt it. --{{User:Purple Wrench/sig}} 10:40, 5 May 2016 (UTC)

== Convenience ==

An anonny decided it was more convenient to add timestamps to this (very long and non-Flash) cartoon so we could see where to find each message. SRMX12 appears to disagree. What do others think? Because... I'm with anonny. We don't ''have'' to use the template on Answering Machine Callers page. (No, I don't think we should put timestamps on the other pages, since they have buttons to control which message you're listening to and they're not 39 minutes long.) --{{User:Jay/sig}} 22:52, 2 April 2016 (UTC)

:I decided it would be convenient because:
# This is the first and only Marzipan's Answering Machine to be officially uploaded to Youtube, and not in Flash, so it would be easier if we had a timestamp for the messages. On the other ones, you can just see that a specific message is the 5th one, so you can click to that. However, on here, you can't skip between messages because it's not a Flash file, just a Youtube video.
# This is 30 minutes long, so at least a few would have trouble getting to a message that they wanted to hear.
:I guess it's better that it's not in the main headline, but I think it does need to be there somewhere. - [[Special:Contributions/50.149.242.19|50.149.242.19]]
::I like the idea and I support the timestamps, however I don't like where it's placed. And I really don't know where it would be placed best. I suppose where it is now is alright. However, if anyone has a good idea on where it place it, I'd maybe think twice. - {{User:Catjaz63/sig}} 03:06, 3 April 2016 (UTC)

== Minor errors in the opening ==

I'm pretty sure the second sound when Strong Mad has the phone (the Ummmm... before Strong Bad says "nevermind") is also Strong Bad. Listen closely. Also, the Cheat never takes the phone from Strong Bad. SB just holds it out for him to dial. -[[Special:Contributions/209.6.137.13|209.6.137.13]] 02:04, 3 April 2016 (UTC)
: Sounds like Strong Mad to me. You're right about The Cheat not taking the phone though. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 02:20, 3 April 2016 (UTC)

== Do we really need to say why they hesitate? Do we even know for sure? ==

My first thought as to why the Strongs hesitated to call Marzipan's number was simply that they forgot it (which would be weird enough, given how often Strong Bad calls the number, but nevertheless...) This is Strong Bad, master of typing with boxing gloves! But even if their thick and no fingers are the reasons they hesitated, I still don't think it belongs in the transcript. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 10:38, 3 April 2016 (UTC)
:I agree it shouldn't be in the transcript. Now, I ''do'' think that The Brothers Chaps are trying to make the old "typing with boxing gloves" joke there. But if that's the joke... we shouldn't explain it. Especially not in the transcript. We have a Fun Fact below that I think covers it pretty well. {{User:SRMX12/sig}} 15:20, 3 April 2016 (UTC)
::For the record, I thought it WAS due to the size or lack of fingers. However, just as much for the record, any explanation as part of the transcript, no matter what we conclude the reason is, would invariably be explaining the joke. Hence, think what you want about that scene, but don't explain it in the transcript. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 16:10, 3 April 2016 (UTC)
:::I'm with Def in that I think yes, it's because of physical limitations. (And yes, Strong Bad can type with gloves on. That doesn't mean he can dial the phone with gloves on. Rule of Funny.) But I also think there's no need to explain the joke in the transcript. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 09:29, 4 April 2016 (UTC)
::::Now, what might be worth mentioning is that Strong Bad and Strong Mad both ''hold their hand out in front of the phone'', which is when they become hesitant. Rather than explaining the joke, it describes the visual that allows the joke to exist, at least for those who are familiar with the characters. --{{User:Purple Wrench/sig}} 12:54, 4 April 2016 (UTC)
:::::Mentioning the extra movement that goes on in that shot without assigning meaning to it is a very good idea. I have thus added such to the transcript. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 15:43, 4 April 2016 (UTC)

== Possible Trivia? ==

*Coach Z was in prison for at least a year and a half.

...Because he was there sometime before Jan. 1, 2011, at least until after June 2012. Is it worth putting in the article? {{User:Gfdgsgxgzgdrc/sig‎}} 19:42, 10 April 2016 (UTC)
:Sometimes it seemed like he was [[Blubb-O's Commercial|''trying'' to go there]]... I don't really think it's worth adding. --{{User:Purple Wrench/sig}} 04:44, 11 April 2016 (UTC)
::Also, that's readily obvious simply from watching the toon and doesn't need restating in trivia... {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 11:41, 11 April 2016 (UTC)

== Most messages, most callers ==

About the trivia that Gfd just added... I'm kinda neutral on the point, so I wanted you guys's opinions. Is it necessary to say that this answering machine had the most messages? We already have that it's the longest toon ever, and it's a bit obvious. However, the specific numbers that he listed might be an interesting fact. You guys? {{User:SRMX12/sig}} 00:21, 4 May 2016 (UTC)
:Yeah, it's kinda obvious. I'd be fine with deleting it. The numbers are kinda interesting though. {{User:Gfdgsgxgzgdrc/sig‎}} 01:17, 4 May 2016 (UTC)

== Free Coach Z! ==

I was listening to Coach Z's second message... he's currently transcribed as saying "Ya end up basically suckin' the melonade ..." I don't hear a "ya". I hear something else, but I'm not entirely sure what it is/how to transcribe it. Like, his previous sentence just sort of flows into the next one (an ellipsis is probably necessary), and I hear some sort of "B" sound for some reason. I definitely don't hear "ya" or "you" at all. Any ideas? {{User:SRMX12/sig}} 21:51, 6 May 2016 (UTC)
:''I'' definitely hear... "I". So ''I'' changed it on the page. Whether we transcribe the "b--" sound is another argument waiting to happen entirely.
:Let's say that in third person: Purple Wrench definitely hears "I". So Purple Wrench changed it on the page. Purple Wrench can't decide if Purple Wrench is gonna count the "b--" or not, so Purple Wrench will just have to submit this edit before Purple Wrench makes up Purple Wrench's mind. --{{User:Purple Wrench/sig}} 04:11, 7 May 2016 (UTC)

== Longest gap between toons ==

Don't know if it counts; or if Big Toons, Short Toons, and Holiday Toons could be argued as the same in this sense. As of yesterday (July 9), "Big Toons" has beaten the 2,587 day hiatus by one day. [[Special:Contributions/70.71.56.46|70.71.56.46]] 18:30, 10 July 2016 (UTC)
:Actually, [[Puppet Stuff]] currently holds the record: the last puppet toon was 2800 days ago. (Okay, actually 2799.) {{User:Gfdgsgxgzgdrc/sig‎}} 19:14, 10 July 2016 (UTC)
:: But until one of those categories gets another toon, there's no "between". Hypothetically, much as most of us don't like the possibility, there could never be a H*R toon ever again. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 21:14, 11 July 2016 (UTC)

== How do you dial with boxing gloves on? ==

If you watch the toon Where's the Cheat? Strong Bad prank calls Marzipan but can dial the number himself. Should I add this to remarks?

== How do you dial with boxing gloves on? ==

If you watch the toon Where's the Cheat? Strong Bad prank calls Marzipan but can dial the number himself. Should I add this to remarks?

Talk:Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2

DupSauce — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 18:49:56 GMT

DupSauce: /* Humidibot's Girlfriend */ third name option: Humidibette (Humidibet)

== Impatience ==
Can you complete the transcript? --[[Special:Contributions/76.177.9.12|76.177.9.12]] 15:26, 1 April 2016 (UTC)

== References ==
Will we ever add the fact that they referenced the most famous things during the 90s, early 2000s, and the late 2000s? {{unsigned|67.243.54.46|20:00, 1 April 2016}}
::We're getting to it! - '''XY''' [[Special:Contributions/71.122.225.64|71.122.225.64]] 4:59 PM EST, April 1st, 2016

== Humidibot's Girlfriend ==

Humidibot has a bit of a lisp, so it's not that easy to tell exactly what he said (and same goes for his girlfriend). Do you hear Humidi''bess'' or Humidi''beth''? Personally I thought it was Humidibeth the whole time. Before I change the name or add a footnote, let's gauge the room. --{{User:Purple Wrench/sig}} 03:42, 2 April 2016 (UTC) because that's what a humidifier does.
:I decided to listen to it again and it definitivinitiley sounds more like Humidi''beth'' than Humidi''bess''. I vote for Humidibeth. - {{User:Catjaz63/sig}} 03:52, 2 April 2016 (UTC)
::Beth for certain. I bet she looks like a dude, too. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 06:17, 2 April 2016 (UTC)
:::I turn my back for <del>five seconds</del> <ins>almost 86,400 seconds</ins> and it's already been changed. Huzzah. Huzzah, I say. [[Scroll Button Songs|On the mic]]... but not into the mic. Wrap your heads around that one. --{{User:Purple Wrench/sig}} 04:10, 3 April 2016 (UTC) The world's first glasses-wearing humidifier, eh DorianGray?
::::With Humidibot's lisp, I don't know how you can tell "for certain". My first thought was Humidibess myself (and that Humidibess/th may just be a figment of Humidibot's imagination, but that's beside the point.) But truth is? I don't really care much either way, unless it's ever put into writing or something. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 04:52, 3 April 2016 (UTC)
:::::What we can say for sure is that it certainly isn't Julianne, which is what YouTube's auto-generated captions came up with. --{{User:Purple Wrench/sig}} 11:39, 3 April 2016 (UTC)
::::::I hear Humidibess, too. I think maybe on Humidibot's page it could be mentioned that it's not totally clear, but then just one or the other can be used in actual article text (and I'm fine with that being the one I don't hear as strongly). [[Special:Contributions/24.157.72.50|24.157.72.50]] 04:22, 5 April 2016 (UTC)
:I heard Humidibess. I thought it sounded more like a lispy "s" than a "th" at the end. {{User:Gfdgsgxgzgdrc/sig‎}} 22:15, 5 April 2016 (UTC)

:- I actually think it's Humidibette (pronounced Humidibet). Humidibot pronounces his own name with a lisp at the end, too, and anyway I think the point is that they are just carbon copies of each other and that only the tiniest difference when their names are said aloud sets them apart.--[[User:DupSauce|DupSauce]] 18:49, 14 July 2016 (UTC)

== Seven-Inch Stretch? ==

Could the Sloshy and Larry Palaroncini messages about a split seven-inch be a reference to The King of Town and The Cheat cutting demos on the machine in 13.2? [[Special:Contributions/108.17.131.71|108.17.131.71]] 06:14, 2 April 2016 (UTC)
:I doubt it. Split seven-inches have been referenced in H*R numerous times before. That's sort of a stretch. {{User:SRMX12/sig}} 14:04, 2 April 2016 (UTC)

== How you guys found it? ==

Hey, something's been bugging me since yesterday morning. How did you guys ''find'' Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2? I got up at 6:00 AM on April 1st and looked at the official site, and as far as I could see, the new toon wasn't linked to anywhere. The only way I could access it was to come to this wiki. I only just saw that it was added to the New Stuff menu today. [[the chair|Like ''right'' just now!]] So, [[Coach Z's 110%|how you diddat?]] {{User:SRMX12/sig}} 14:25, 2 April 2016 (UTC)
:Sounds like a typical problem with Flash ca<s>sh</s>che. I think clearing your browser cache is a good idea, though I'm not particularly an expert. - {{User:Catjaz63/sig}} 14:28, 2 April 2016 (UTC)
::[[isp|I cannot help myself clear my browser cache.]] I don't really even know what that means. Anyway, it appears on the New Stuff menu now. So it was all the time working for you guys? Huh. Let me ask: for you, are the main pages updated? For me, it still says "LAST UPDATED 11-10-15". I thought The Brothers Chaps just haven't updated the date yet, but maybe not...? {{User:SRMX12/sig}} 14:43, 2 April 2016 (UTC)
:::It says last updated 04-01-16 for me on the main menu.
:::Which brings me to one question, monstrosity.
:::[[animal|Do you know the times?]] - {{User:Catjaz63/sig}} 14:45, 2 April 2016 (UTC)
::::Guess it's only me, then. Weird. Like I said, MAM 17.2 showed up for me fairly recently in the [[TV Time Toons Menu|Toons menu]], but nowhere else... it still says 11-10-15, and the new stuff button underneath it doesn't say anything about an April Fools' toon. I don't know anything about Flash caches, but I guess I'll assume you're right. {{User:SRMX12/sig}} 18:56, 2 April 2016 (UTC)
::::Ah, that's mildly interesting. I just got on the site with my much faster Windows 10 computer, and from there it looks like the site's been updated just fine. This is my school-issued laptop, and it runs Windows 8... not sure if that has something to do with it. {{User:SRMX12/sig}} 19:09, 2 April 2016 (UTC)

== Add this? ==

Ya'll thing I should add this to like, remarks of somethin?

Marzipan receives 67 messages in this MAM
*Homestar Runner - 9
*Strong Sad - 9
*Strong Bad - 7
*Bubs - 5
*Coach Z - 4
*Homsar - 2
*Kevin - 2
*The King of Town - 2
*The Poopsmith - 1
*Mitch - 1
*Clark - 1
*Puppet Homestar - 1
*Litigation Jackson - 1
*Larry Palaronchini - 1
*Tucker Donaldson - 1
*Humidbot - 1
*Strong Mad - 1
*F-Sack - 1
*The Cheat - 1
*Senor Cardgage - 1
*The Announcer - 1
*Marshie - 1
*Horrible Painting - 1
*Balding Man - 1
*Stinkoman - 1
*Pan-Pan - 1
*1-Up - 1
*Peacey P - 1
*Blue Lazer Commander - 1
*Crack Stuntman - 1
*The Homestar Runner - 1
*Old-Timey Strong Bad - 1
*Sickly Sam - 1
*TGS Member - 1
*One of the 4 Gregs - 1

--[[User:Geonightman|Geonightman]] 17:08, 2 April 2016 (UTC)

:Isn't this type of thing supposed to be on some other page relating to Marzipan's Answering Machine? - [[Special:Contributions/50.149.242.19|50.149.242.19]]

::The "67 different callers" part might be worth adding somewhere, but the stats breakdown is probably better done on the [[Marzipan's Answering Machine|main answering machine page]]. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 17:14, 2 April 2016 (UTC)

:::Actually, it has already been done on that page, and this info isn't on the actual toon pages, so nah. - [[Special:Contributions/50.149.242.19|50.149.242.19]]

== So... ==

How long do you think this surge of life will last? - [[Special:Contributions/50.149.242.19|50.149.242.19]]
:The Brothers Chaps aren't nearly as active on Homestar Runner dot com as they's used to be. But nowadays, you can usually count on them to do an April Fools toon and a Halloween toon per year. They might occasionally do [[Flash Is Dead!|some small stuff]] in between, but I would count on their next update being at Halloween (although hopefully I'm wrong). This "surge of life" isn't particularly unusual. {{User:SRMX12/sig}} 19:16, 2 April 2016 (UTC)
::I'm aware that they have done an April Fools toon and a Halloween toon each year since the hiatus "ended". That's why I didn't get any sleep the night before this, because I knew it would be coming. I was just wondering the amount of time this usually takes for things to wind down. - [[Special:Contributions/50.149.242.19|50.149.242.19]]
:::With the end of Gravity Falls, Matt Chapman might have a bit more time :-P --[[Special:Contributions/72.89.25.201|72.89.25.201]] 09:06, 5 May 2016 (UTC)
::::Except they are doing a second season of [[Two More Eggs]], so I sewiously doubt it. --{{User:Purple Wrench/sig}} 10:40, 5 May 2016 (UTC)

== Convenience ==

An anonny decided it was more convenient to add timestamps to this (very long and non-Flash) cartoon so we could see where to find each message. SRMX12 appears to disagree. What do others think? Because... I'm with anonny. We don't ''have'' to use the template on Answering Machine Callers page. (No, I don't think we should put timestamps on the other pages, since they have buttons to control which message you're listening to and they're not 39 minutes long.) --{{User:Jay/sig}} 22:52, 2 April 2016 (UTC)

:I decided it would be convenient because:
# This is the first and only Marzipan's Answering Machine to be officially uploaded to Youtube, and not in Flash, so it would be easier if we had a timestamp for the messages. On the other ones, you can just see that a specific message is the 5th one, so you can click to that. However, on here, you can't skip between messages because it's not a Flash file, just a Youtube video.
# This is 30 minutes long, so at least a few would have trouble getting to a message that they wanted to hear.
:I guess it's better that it's not in the main headline, but I think it does need to be there somewhere. - [[Special:Contributions/50.149.242.19|50.149.242.19]]
::I like the idea and I support the timestamps, however I don't like where it's placed. And I really don't know where it would be placed best. I suppose where it is now is alright. However, if anyone has a good idea on where it place it, I'd maybe think twice. - {{User:Catjaz63/sig}} 03:06, 3 April 2016 (UTC)

== Minor errors in the opening ==

I'm pretty sure the second sound when Strong Mad has the phone (the Ummmm... before Strong Bad says "nevermind") is also Strong Bad. Listen closely. Also, the Cheat never takes the phone from Strong Bad. SB just holds it out for him to dial. -[[Special:Contributions/209.6.137.13|209.6.137.13]] 02:04, 3 April 2016 (UTC)
: Sounds like Strong Mad to me. You're right about The Cheat not taking the phone though. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 02:20, 3 April 2016 (UTC)

== Do we really need to say why they hesitate? Do we even know for sure? ==

My first thought as to why the Strongs hesitated to call Marzipan's number was simply that they forgot it (which would be weird enough, given how often Strong Bad calls the number, but nevertheless...) This is Strong Bad, master of typing with boxing gloves! But even if their thick and no fingers are the reasons they hesitated, I still don't think it belongs in the transcript. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 10:38, 3 April 2016 (UTC)
:I agree it shouldn't be in the transcript. Now, I ''do'' think that The Brothers Chaps are trying to make the old "typing with boxing gloves" joke there. But if that's the joke... we shouldn't explain it. Especially not in the transcript. We have a Fun Fact below that I think covers it pretty well. {{User:SRMX12/sig}} 15:20, 3 April 2016 (UTC)
::For the record, I thought it WAS due to the size or lack of fingers. However, just as much for the record, any explanation as part of the transcript, no matter what we conclude the reason is, would invariably be explaining the joke. Hence, think what you want about that scene, but don't explain it in the transcript. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 16:10, 3 April 2016 (UTC)
:::I'm with Def in that I think yes, it's because of physical limitations. (And yes, Strong Bad can type with gloves on. That doesn't mean he can dial the phone with gloves on. Rule of Funny.) But I also think there's no need to explain the joke in the transcript. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 09:29, 4 April 2016 (UTC)
::::Now, what might be worth mentioning is that Strong Bad and Strong Mad both ''hold their hand out in front of the phone'', which is when they become hesitant. Rather than explaining the joke, it describes the visual that allows the joke to exist, at least for those who are familiar with the characters. --{{User:Purple Wrench/sig}} 12:54, 4 April 2016 (UTC)
:::::Mentioning the extra movement that goes on in that shot without assigning meaning to it is a very good idea. I have thus added such to the transcript. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 15:43, 4 April 2016 (UTC)

== Possible Trivia? ==

*Coach Z was in prison for at least a year and a half.

...Because he was there sometime before Jan. 1, 2011, at least until after June 2012. Is it worth putting in the article? {{User:Gfdgsgxgzgdrc/sig‎}} 19:42, 10 April 2016 (UTC)
:Sometimes it seemed like he was [[Blubb-O's Commercial|''trying'' to go there]]... I don't really think it's worth adding. --{{User:Purple Wrench/sig}} 04:44, 11 April 2016 (UTC)
::Also, that's readily obvious simply from watching the toon and doesn't need restating in trivia... {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 11:41, 11 April 2016 (UTC)

== Most messages, most callers ==

About the trivia that Gfd just added... I'm kinda neutral on the point, so I wanted you guys's opinions. Is it necessary to say that this answering machine had the most messages? We already have that it's the longest toon ever, and it's a bit obvious. However, the specific numbers that he listed might be an interesting fact. You guys? {{User:SRMX12/sig}} 00:21, 4 May 2016 (UTC)
:Yeah, it's kinda obvious. I'd be fine with deleting it. The numbers are kinda interesting though. {{User:Gfdgsgxgzgdrc/sig‎}} 01:17, 4 May 2016 (UTC)

== Free Coach Z! ==

I was listening to Coach Z's second message... he's currently transcribed as saying "Ya end up basically suckin' the melonade ..." I don't hear a "ya". I hear something else, but I'm not entirely sure what it is/how to transcribe it. Like, his previous sentence just sort of flows into the next one (an ellipsis is probably necessary), and I hear some sort of "B" sound for some reason. I definitely don't hear "ya" or "you" at all. Any ideas? {{User:SRMX12/sig}} 21:51, 6 May 2016 (UTC)
:''I'' definitely hear... "I". So ''I'' changed it on the page. Whether we transcribe the "b--" sound is another argument waiting to happen entirely.
:Let's say that in third person: Purple Wrench definitely hears "I". So Purple Wrench changed it on the page. Purple Wrench can't decide if Purple Wrench is gonna count the "b--" or not, so Purple Wrench will just have to submit this edit before Purple Wrench makes up Purple Wrench's mind. --{{User:Purple Wrench/sig}} 04:11, 7 May 2016 (UTC)

== Longest gap between toons ==

Don't know if it counts; or if Big Toons, Short Toons, and Holiday Toons could be argued as the same in this sense. As of yesterday (July 9), "Big Toons" has beaten the 2,587 day hiatus by one day. [[Special:Contributions/70.71.56.46|70.71.56.46]] 18:30, 10 July 2016 (UTC)
:Actually, [[Puppet Stuff]] currently holds the record: the last puppet toon was 2800 days ago. (Okay, actually 2799.) {{User:Gfdgsgxgzgdrc/sig‎}} 19:14, 10 July 2016 (UTC)
:: But until one of those categories gets another toon, there's no "between". Hypothetically, much as most of us don't like the possibility, there could never be a H*R toon ever again. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 21:14, 11 July 2016 (UTC)

Talk:Humidibot

DupSauce — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 16:14:07 GMT

DupSauce: Propose that Humidibot's girlfriend is actually named Humidibet(te), not Humidibeth.

== Jumping the gun ==
He's only appeared once, as a one-off joke. In addition, when the idea of giving him his own page was [[Talk:Fan Costumes 2015#ENTER HUMIDIBOT!|discussed]], that seemed to be the consensus. Then all of a sudden, a somewhat rude anonny shows up and {{p|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Fan_Costumes_2015&diff=next&oldid=753461 demands}} a page, and we suddenly create a {{p|l=http://hrwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Humidibot&diff=753469&oldid=753356 "Badly rushed and badly written" article}} for no reason? This does not make much sense to me. I would suggest removing this until and unless humie makes another appearance. Also note that [[F-Sack]] didn't get a page until he reappeared a couple of times too. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 06:32, 18 November 2015 (UTC)
:(I'm not that anonny). I think the humidibot had a big enough role to warrant a page. We have pages for other one off things (for example, the steaky steaky - I'm sure there are others). I don't think it's worthwhile to "wait until he has another appearance", as there's a good likelihood that he never will.[[Special:Contributions/76.19.199.237|76.19.199.237]] 13:27, 18 November 2015 (UTC)
::There are [http://www.hrwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Homestar_Jr.&oldid=671190 plenty] of [http://www.hrwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Horrible_Painting&oldid=110064 other] [[The Denzel|pseudocharacters]] who either only have one appearance as of now, or had pages back when they only had one appearance. Per precedent, I feel like this page more than qualifies as a pseudocharacter, considering he actually spoke. {{User:MichaelXX2/sig}} 18:46, 18 November 2015 (UTC)
:::I suppose you're right. Now for the love of suudsu, would someone clean this page up? It's terribly worded and the caption still says "Filthy Sack", probably left over from a copy-paste! {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 19:04, 18 November 2015 (UTC)
::::Alright, I cleaned it up. How we lookin', gals? {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 19:49, 18 November 2015 (UTC)
:::::Smooth and smarmy. {{User:MichaelXX2/sig}} 20:04, 18 November 2015 (UTC)
::::::* It's terribly worded and the caption still says "Filthy Sack", probably left over from a copy-paste!
::::::thanks man - {{User:Catjaz63/sig}} 21:48, 18 November 2015 (UTC)

==Real Humidibot==
I found the apparent "real" Humidibot. http://austinair.com/products/the-bedroom-machine/ Evidently an air purifier called "The Bedroom Machine". Though I'm not sure if this would qualify as trivia or just a coincidence. --[[User:Marsho|Marsho]] 17:54, 30 December 2015 (UTC)

== Humidibeth or Humidibette ==
I'd like to propose that there is an error in the transcription of Humidibot's message on Marzipan's answering machine, and Humidibot's girlfriend's name is not actually Humidibeth, but Humidibet (or Humidibette). Since Humidibot pronounces his own name with a lisp at the end, showing that there doesn't have to be a "th" at the end of her name, I think that Humidibet(te) is more likely. By making the names more similar it emphasizes more how they are just carbon copies of each other and that only the tiniest difference when their names are said aloud sets them apart.

--[[User:DupSauce|DupSauce]] 16:14, 14 July 2016 (UTC)

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DupSauce — Thu, 30 Jun 2016 05:48:45 GMT

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==About me==
Hi, I am a musician from Milwaukee in my 20s. I studied acting but also have interests in physics, writing, and other things. I work in a German restaurant and have made liberal use of the the [[rando]] button.

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DupSauce — Wed, 29 Jun 2016 22:48:48 GMT

DupSauce: /* Real-World References */ added possibile meaning of JD/J.D.

{{sbenav|96}}
[[Image:sbemail96.PNG|thumb|"So excited, so naive..."]]

Steve from Victoria, BC, wants to know why The Cheat is such a diligent lackey.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, [[Doreauxgard]], Puppet {{Film|Homestar Runner}} (Easter egg), Puppet [[Doreauxgard]] (Easter egg), {{Film|Strong Sad}} (DVD Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]]

{{Comp|Compy 386}}

'''Date:''' Monday, January 26, 2004

'''Running Time:''' 2:47

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

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Three}}

== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' So innocent and email-free... That's you 'n me.

''{He pulls up the email and reads it aloud.}''

<blockquote class="compy email">Hey yo there Strong Bad! 
I was wondering why The Cheat is such 
a diligent lackey. Did you save his 
life one time and now he has to repay 
you? 
 
Steve 
Victoria, BC</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' BC? Whoa! This is an old freakin' email. Most of the emails I get are ADs. And the occasional JD. Wow. I wonder if it was written on, like, a stone tablet. Or maybe some, uh, papyrus. Anyhow... ''{Strong Bad clears the screen and continues typing.}'' No, Steve, The Cheat is a good lackey because he "knows what's best" and "doesn't want to get left by the side of the road during a thunderstorm" or "taped to Pom-Pom again." ''{He clears the screen and continues typing.}'' It probably also has to do with the fact that I "treat him like a brother that's not Strong Sad" instead of a "little yellow squeaky thing that somethetimes steals my ladytypes." I also pay him real nice. Which isn't very difficult considering The Cheat "thinks pencil shavings are legal tender." Check it out...

''{Strong Bad sharpens a pencil with a small handheld sharpener.}''

'''STRONG BAD''': Hey, The Cheat!

''{The Cheat walks in.}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises}''

''{Strong Bad waves his hand over the fresh pencil shavings.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I'll pay you all these precious pencil shavings if you go pilfer me a cantaloupe from Marzipan's melon patch.

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises, then darts off with motion blur}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Ahhhh, look at him go. So excited, so naive... ''{"Naive" is said like the word "knave."}''

''{The Cheat runs back in with a cantaloupe.}''

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa, supa soivice! Thanks man. You can go back to whatever you were doin'.

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{angry The Cheat noises while pointing to the pencil shavings}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, right. Your "payment." Here ya go!

''{Strong Bad scrapes pencil shavings onto The Cheat's head.}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{grateful The Cheat noises}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Awwww, that's almost adorable... Now, what am I gonna to do with all my tons of new stuff? A sharp pencil...and a can-ta-loo-pay. The possibilities are endless! I suppose I could use the pencil to draw a little guy on the cantaloupe.

''{Strong Bad mumbles while drawing a face on the cantaloupe.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ooh, and then if I jammed the cantaloupe on the end of the pencil... Hey everybody look! It's Doreauxgard! How ya doin', Doe?

'''DOREAUXGARD:''' Hey, there, Mister Strong Bad! Well, I'm fine, past couple days though...

''{Cut to Bubs' Concession Stand with The Cheat.}''

'''BUBS:''' Your total comes out to fifteen tooty-two!

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{makes a The Cheat noise while pushing the pencil shavings onto the counter.}''

'''BUBS:''' What's this malarkey?

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises}''

''{The Cheat points to a sign saying: "We Gladly Accept: Cash, Money, or Cash Money." "Pencil shavings" on a scrap of paper has been taped on at the bottom.}''

'''BUBS:''' Well, if it's on the sign... Nice doin' business witchya!

''{The Cheat walks off with his new "Boy's Hobby Kit." Doreauxgard shows up}''

'''DOREAUXGARD:''' Hey, there, Mr. Bubs. I'm from the collection agency. You missed your last payments. Gonna have to bust your kneecaps if ya don't pay up!

'''BUBS:''' ''{briefly enlarging eyes in fright}'' Oh, dag! You found me! ''{eyes return to normal size}''

''{Bubs slams down a metal shop gate, revealing "SB wa5 HeRe" graffiti.}''

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa! Forgot about that one! I mean...

'''DOREAUXGARD:''' Sure is some niiice graffiti!

== Easter Eggs ==
*Click on the top of the "[[Hollerin' Jimmy's Hobby Kit|boy's hobby kit]]" box when The Cheat is buying it to see what it says.
<blockquote> hollerin' jimmy's hobby kit 
"We have no idea what's in this box!!" </blockquote>
*Click on the "SB" part of the graffiti to play a StrongBad Lib.
<blockquote>No, dan, the Cheat is a good lackey 
because he "''(active verb phrase (i.e. "does some stuff."))''" 
and "''(negative active verb phrase (i.e. "doesn't do some stuff."))''" or 
"''(active verb phrase)''." It probably 
also has to do with the fact that I 
treat him "''(comparison phrase (i.e. "like an idiot"))''" 
instead of a "''(noun)''." 
I also pay him real nice. Which isn't 
very difficult considering the Cheat 
"''(another stupid active verb phrase)''." 
Check it out. </blockquote>
*Click on Doreauxgard's head at the end to see a video of the "Homestar and Doreauxgard Show!"
:'''ANNOUNCER:''' The Homestar Runner and Doreauxgard Show! Brought to you by Hollerin' Jimmy Hobby Kits!
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey, Doreauxgard! We've got our own show!
:'''DOREAUXGARD:''' Boy, I'll say! I'm gonna be a star!
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Nope. I'm afraid there's only one job for you on ''this'' show!
:'''DOREAUXGARD:''' Well, lay it on me!
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' You have to be...the ''produce''-r! ''{Homestar and the audience laugh.}''
:'''DOREAUXGARD:''' Forget you, Whitey! I'm going solo! ''{Doreauxgard walks off. Soon Homestar stops laughing.}''

== Fun Facts ==
===Trivia===
*When this email was first put up, you could click "Stone Tablet" and "Papyrus" to see fake emails written on said items. These have since been removed.
*In the Strong Bad Libs Easter egg, Strong Bad's [[green tongue]] can be seen, which was introduced in [[Super NES]].
*The floppy disk container was placed behind the flash border, and cannot be read in the toon. Decompiling the Flash file reveals the title to be "[[Floppy Disk Container#maniac mansion|maniac mansion]]".
*The Strong Bad Libs Easter egg uses the unmodified version of [[Fonts#AhnbergHand|AhnbergHand]], so certain characters such as apostrophes will show up as spaces.

===Remarks===
*Strong Bad spells what should be "[[Pom Pom]]" with a hyphen.
*When Strong Bad faces the screen to say "The possibilities are endless", he doesn't actually turn his head; his head snaps from profile to front within one frame.
*Although it is implied The Cheat taped "pencil shavings" onto Bubs's sign listing accepted payments, the paper is written in Strong Bad's handwriting.

===Goofs===
*When Doreauxgard is in front of the Compy, the contrast buttons cannot be seen or used.
*When Strong Bad contemplates what to do with his sharp pencil and cantaloupe, another pencil can be seen behind Strong Bad's head. The pencil is resting on the keyboard, which is where Strong Bad was holding it earlier in the email.
*When Strong Bad turns back to the computer with the cantaloupe on the pencil, the second pencil is no longer by the computer.
*When Strong Bad turns back to the computer when The Cheat is getting the cantaloupe, the screen is blank, even though he didn't clear it.
*When the camera zooms out, the text in the Compy is a meaningless jumble of two screens:
<blockquote class="compy email">o has to do with the 
onal JD. Wow. I 
d" instead of "a 
thing that 
y ladytypes." I 
. Which isn't 
ring The Cheat 
s are legal</blockquote>
*When Strong Bad is holding the pencil and the cantaloupe, the sharp end of the pencil is pointing up. When it cuts to him drawing on the cantaloupe, the sharp end is pointing down.
*When you click on the Easter egg with Strong Libs, the front page is coming out of the back.
*During the intro for the Easter egg with the puppets, part of the blue square in the top-left corner is briefly visible outside of the toon's box.

===Inside References===
*The hobby kit bought by The Cheat "comes to fifteen-[[Tooty-two]]".
*The Cheat was previously taped to Pom Pom in [[your friends]].
*In the Strong Lib Easter egg, the author of the email is called [[Dan]].
*Strong Bad saying "soivice" is another example of [["Er" pronounced as "Oi"]].

===Real-World References===
*"JD" is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Julian day| ''Julian Date'']], an astronomical dating system that counts the total days from January 1, 4713 BC (for example, January 26, 2004 AD is 2453031 JD). Additionally, "JD" or "J.D." may refer to [[Wikipedia:Juris Doctor| ''Juris Doctor'']], which denotes law school graduates in [[Wikipedia:Common law| ''common law'']] countries such as the United States and Canada (as in "Victoria, J.D.").
*Strong Bad's remark about "super service" (in a Brooklyn accent) is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Three Stooges|Three Stooges]] short [http://www.stoogeworld.com/_Videography/Filmography/ViolentCurly.htm ''Violent is the Word for Curly''].

===Fast Forward===
*Doreauxgard is an actual cantaloupe in the Easter egg, but [[The Brothers Chaps]] later created an actual Doreauxgard puppet with a moving mouth. It has since been seen on [[Main Page 25]] and in [[The Animated Adventures of Puppet Homestar]].
*Bubs accepts more pencil shavings in [[secret identity]].
*The Strong Bad Libs version of Strong Bad would later be seen in [[pop-up]], as "Senor Muybueno".

== DVD Version ==
*The Boy's Hobby Kit Easter egg is viewable using the angle button on your DVD remote.
*The Homestar Runner and Doreauxgard Show Easter egg is now fullscreen and in much higher quality video. It also adds a tiny bit of additional footage to the end (though sans any dialogue). To view it, select the hidden Strong Bad logo located on the cantaloupe at the end of the video.
*The Strong Libs Easter egg now has Strong Sad moderating a Strong Lib and Strong Bad reluctantly playing. To view it, select the hidden Strong Bad logo located on the graffiti under the letter "B" in "SB" at the end of the video.
===Transcript===
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Awww, don't make me do this thing! They're only funny when you're, like, 4 years old.

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' No, we're gonna do it, and it's gonna be great! ''{booklet flips to page two}'' OK, I need an active verb phrase.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Uhm... "brings the noise"

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{He writes "brings the noise" in.}'' ''{voiceover}'' OK, now I need a negative active verb phrase.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' "Never takes two."

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{He writes in "never takes two."}'' ''{voiceover}'' O-kay... Uh, another active verb phrase.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Uh, let me think about it, "gets busy."

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{He writes in "gets busy."}'' ''{voiceover}'' OK. A comparison phrase. You know, like "like an idiot."

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' "Like a beard."

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{He writes in "like a beard."}'' ''{voiceover}'' What? Oh, OK, I need a noun.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' "Throat lozenge."

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{He writes in "throat lozenge."}'' ''{voiceover}'' All right, and finally, one more active verb phrase.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' I can't think of anymore!

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{He writes in "can't think of anymore."}'' OK! Great! Let's see how it turned out! ''{turns page}'' "A Strong Bad Email. No, dan, the Cheat is a good lackey because he 'brings the noise' and 'never takes two' or 'gets busy.'" You see, that's... You told me to write that.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover, irritated}'' I know! Hurry up and finish!

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Oh! "It probably also has to do with the fact that I treat him 'like a beard' instead of a 'throat lozenge.'" You see, that's good, you see, you wouldn't... you'd rather be treated like—

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover, angry}'' Come on!

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' "I also pay him real nice. Which isn't very difficult considering that the Cheat 'can't think of anymore.' Check it out." See, that turned out pretty good! Strong Bad?

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover, more distant}'' I'm already playing Nintendo in the other room!

===Fun Facts===
*Oddly enough, Strong Sad writes the phrases in Strong Bad's handwriting.
*Strong Bad mentions [[Nintendo]].

== External Links ==
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