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Healthy Sam — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 07:36:14 GMT

Healthy Sam: /* Trivia */

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[[Image:rated Strong Sad restricted sign.png|thumb|"A-restricted!"]]

Strong Bad explains his favorite movie genres.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{film|Strong Bad}}, {{film|Strong Sad}}, {{film|Senor Cardgage}}, {{film|Bubs}}, {{film|Coach Z}}, {{film|Homsar}} (Easter egg), {{film|The King of Town}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Movie Theater]], [[The Brick Wall]], [[Basement of the Brothers Strong]], [[The King of Town's Castle]] (Easter egg)

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' Monday, April 7, 2008

'''Running Time:''' 3:25

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

==Transcript==

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' My email is a cell phone. No it's not! My email is a CAR-phone! That's right. ''{brings up the email, which is aligned to the right side of the screen}''

<blockquote class="email" style="text-align:right">
<div style="text-align:left">subject: Fav Movie?</div>
Dear Strong Bad, What is your favorite movie, and why? And where, if applicable. Sincerely L. Eftformat </blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing erratically over the page}'' Oh, think you're preTTy clever, eh? -e.email cummings ''{clears page, types normally}'' I don't have a favorite movie, but I do have a favorite genre of movies. R-rated movies! A-can I get a ''{high-pitched}'' 'restricted'?

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{offscreen for a moment}'' A-restricte—!

''{As the camera cuts back, Strong Sad is seen wearing a white shirt with "Restricted!" on it and with a tent behind him, also holding a sign reading "Restricted!".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{interrupting}'' Not from you!

'''STRONG SAD:''' Aww, I've been waitin' three days to do that.

''{Strong Bad turns back to the computer where he continues typing}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The only thing better than R-rated movies are double and triple R-rated movies! Let me break down the subtle differences for you. In an R-rated movie, the good guy only blows people up in self-defense. But double R ''{types RR}'' -rated movies are allowed to blur the line! ''{cuts to the back view of the computer}'' Man, I saw this one double R-rated movie, where the good guy stepped on this rabbit, and he didn't kill it, but then later on in the movie, he wished he did! The GOOD GUY! That's messed up, man! You can't let kids watch that kind of thing! ''{turns back to the computer}'' Then in triple R ''{types RRR}'' -rated movies, you can show bullets go all the way through people!

''{cuts to a street-crossing sign of a guy with a bowler hat.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' In the front, through their guts and organs and breakfast and RIGHT OUT the BACK! That is nasty, man!

''{as he says this, a bullet shoots through the man, making a rip in his backside, spilling two organs, possibly a stomach and a heart; some breakfast of eggs, bacon and orange juice come out the back, and the bullet appears and flies out. The scene fades to a green rating card.}''

<blockquote style="background:#0C0; color:#FFF; padding:1em; width:500px; border:none; font-weight:bold; text-align:center; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">THE FOLLOWING FILM HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR 
CERTAIN AUDIENCES 
BY SOME PEOPLE WHO KNOW WHAT'S BEST 
 
IT BE RATED
{| cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="background:none; border:1px #FFF solid; margin:0 auto; color:white"
|-
| style="border:1px #FFF solid;" | RRR
| style="border:1px #FFF solid;" width="200pt"| FOR EXPLICIT BREAKFAST-PIERCING BULLETS
|}
</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' There's some triple R-rated stuff out there that even ''I'' can't stomach. ''{Cut back to the Lappy. Typing}'' Only three have ever been made: ''{As he lists them, posters for each movie appear.}'' 'Women's Penitentiary Bakesale Nightmare,' 'The Fists of Knuckles' series, and 'Axe-Gun: Legends of the Brain-Outener.' They even banned those movies in Transylvania, where you're required by law to eat puppies for breakfast. And even if a theater were showing it, which ours conveniently is, you gotta be like sixty-something years old just to buy tickets.

''{Cut to movie theater. Strong Bad, wearing a felt hat and carrying a briefcase, walks up to usher Senor Cardgage.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{drops suitcase and rubs back}'' Ow, my pension. Oh, hello, my good man. Just taking my two sons, here, who are home from college, to see their first triple R-rated movie.

''{Cut to Coach Z and Bubs, standing behind. Coach Z is wearing a white baseball cap and a backpack, and sporting a goatee. Bubs is wearing a Disco Tech hooded sweatshirt.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Hey, Pop, can I borrow the Vorlvo?

'''BUBS:''' Dad, Gina and I are moving in together.

''{Cut back to Strong Bad and Senor Cardgage}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{To Coach Z and Bubs, offscreen behind him}'' I'll deal with you two later! ''{Turns to Senor Cardgage, smiling and laughing nervously}'' Heh heh. Kids that are old enough for me to be in my sixties. What're you gonna do?

''{Close up of Senor Cardgage}''

'''SENOR CARDGAGE:''' I'm sorry, Bridget, but can I steep some identificaption?

''{Cut back to include Strong Bad, who pats his pants and rubs his head vigorously}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh, I seem to have left my identificaption in my other, older, and more professional briefcase...uh...

''{Close up of Senor Cardgage}''

'''SENOR CARDGAGE:''' Soggy, Junior. Come back when you're all grold up.

''{Cut to silhouette of Strong Bad, Coach Z and Bubs standing behind a brick wall}''

'''BUBS:''' Man, I told you that lame-brained plan wouldn't work. ''{Close up of Strong Bad leaning on the wall, with Bubs and Coach Z behind him. Bubs and Coach Z are still wearing their college outfits, and Strong Bad's hat is next to him.}'' We shoulda been ''your'' parents.

'''STRONG BAD:''' What? I'm way too good looking for anyone to believe that I'm you guys' kid. And Coach Z only ''kinda'' looks like my mom.

'''COACH Z:''' Hey, thanks! You want I should shave my legs?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ignoring that. Well, it looks like there's only one thing left to do.

''{Cut to Strong Bad's basement. Strong Bad and Coach Z are sitting on the couch, Bubs is standing behind it. Two bags of chips and Strong Bad's hat and briefcase are on and around the couch.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ah, nothing like watching lowercase r-rated movies on scrambled cable.

''{Close up of television. The only thing that can be seen on the screen is blurry, colored swirls of static, scrolling up across the screen}''

'''MAN'S VOICE:''' Stop eating glass!

'''COACH Z:''' ''{offscreen}'' I think I just saw a puppy get eaten!

'''GIRL'S VOICE:''' Cakey blood.

'''BUBS:''' ''{offscreen}'' That is one luuurid bake sale.

'''MAN'S VOICE:''' Real gross wound.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' Ewww. Look at all that breakfast.

'''MAN'S VOICE:''' Broken skull puncture!

''{[[New Paper]] comes down}''

'''GIRL'S VOICE:''' Two underwears.

==Easter Eggs==
*Click on "breakfast" when Strong Bad types it to see a box of "Crispy Puppy Crunch" cereal.
*At the end, click on the TV screen to see a short scene with the King of Town.
:''{The King of Town is sitting in his castle, watching TV.}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{on the television}'' They even banned those movies in Transylvania, where you're required by law to eat puppies for breakfast!
:'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Poopsmith, pack-a my bags! And don't forget my plastic fangs!
*Also at the end, click on the half-hidden electrical outlet to the right of the TV to see a short scene with Homsar and Strong Sad.
:''{Homsar and Strong Sad are in the computer room, wearing yellow shirts and holding signs, both reading "Holy Crap!"}''
:'''STRONG SAD:''' Just a couple more days, I swear! He's waaaaaay overdue!

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*The films Strong Bad lists are parodies of [[Wikipedia:Exploitation film|exploitation films]], especially those made in the 1960s and 1970s. The films were often done cheaply, with one person serving as writer, producer and director.

===Trivia===
*The label on the [[Floppy Disk Container]] reads "Mutant League Football".
*The [[Wikipedia:Trailer_(film)#United_States_MPAA_rating_cards|Rating Card]] used is modeled after that of the [[Wikipedia: Motion Picture Association of America|Motion Picture Association of America]]; however the colorized cards are used for trailers, as opposed to films themselves.
**Also, the rating of 'certain audiences' would suggest a restricted rating, which are colored in either yellow or red, as opposed to the unrestricted green used here.
*Strong Bad was last heard saying "[[Crap#Holy Crap! and Other Exclamations|holy crap]]" in the email [[pop-up]] in February of 2006, over two years before this email was published. However, that was a recording of his voice. An early version of Strong Bad said the phrase in the email [[lady...ing]] published in August of 2005. The last time Strong Bad actually spoke the phrase rather than remembering it or playing it back on a recording was during the [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]], which appeared on the site on March 22, 2004, more than four years earlier. However, it was heard more recently on the [[strongbad_email.exe Disc 5]] through [[Accent]]. The DVD was released June 5, 2007.
*The credits for ''[[:Image:BakesaleNightmare.png|Women's Penitentiary Bakesale Nightmare]]'' movie poster read:
<blockquote>
Starring Trina LaBoo Saucy Jackson and Introducing Muffins O. 
Casting Art Direction Executive Producer Best Boy Key Grip 
Written and Directed by [[Lem Sportsinterviews]]</blockquote>
*The credits for ''[[:Image:FistsofKnuckles.png|Fists Of Knuckles I-XXIV]]'' movie poster read:
<blockquote>
"Fist Of Knuckles" An [[A. Chimendez]] film 
Starring [[Crack Stuntman]] Dirk Hosenmower 
Casting Art Direction Executive Producer Best Boy 
Written and Directed by A. Chimendez.</blockquote>
*The credits for ''[[:Image:Axe-Gun.png|Axe-Gun: Legends Of The Brain-Outener]]'' movie poster read:
<blockquote>
Starring [[The Deke]] Trina LaBoo and [[Mary Palaroncini]] 
Casting Art Direction Executive Producer Best Boy 
Written and Directed by [[Cherry Greg]]</blockquote>
**Further, Strong Bad says that there have only been three RRR movies made, yet there are 14 "Fist of Knuckles" in the series, bringing it to 16 total.

===Remarks===
*Strong Sad's knees have swirls on them in this email.
*If the trailer itself is also restricted, the [[Wikipedia:Motion Picture Association of America|MPAA]] presents it using a [[Wikipedia:Trailer (film)#United States MPAA rating cards|red band trailer]], which has a red background instead of green.
*According to [[Strong Mad]] in [[the facts]], Strong Bad's favorite movie is "Garbledina" (although, given the context, the authenticity of the statement and/or the movie itself are debatable).
*The email is signed L. Eftformat, but the email is in right format.
*There are no such ratings in the MPAA guidelines as RR or RRR. Strong Bad may be confusing them with the popularly used, but unofficial, XX- and XXX-ratings.
*Although both are commonly regarded as elders in the Free Country, USA community, Bubs and Coach Z are seemingly not old enough to get into a RRR-rated movie, which, in Strong Bad's terminology, are restricted to viewers around 60 years old.

===Goofs===
*When Strong Bad is listing RRR-rated movies and the ''Axe-Gun: Legends of the Brain-Outener'' poster appears, the sound of Strong Bad typing suddenly stops, but when it disappears off-screen, the words Strong Bad was saying are on the Lappy's screen.

===Inside References===
[[Image:Blurry TV Screen slightly undistorted.png|thumb|Broken skull puncture!]]
[[Image:Blurry TV Screen shear curve.png|thumb|the shear curve probably used to originally distort the image]]
*Previously, Strong Bad said he was banned from [[the movies]] for using his bazooka during the movie.
*Strong Bad said Coach Z only looked kinda like his [[Parents|mom]], which is a reference to [[Gender Confusion]].
*This email shows [[guns]], a [[brain]], [[eggs]], [[cereal]] and [[bacon]].
*In Bubs's original [[Yearbook Characters Page|characters page]], it was listed that he took night classes at Disco Tech, which is written on his sweatshirt in this toon.
*The Carphone was previously seen in [[dangeresque 3]].
*"Some people who know what's best" also gave "[[Pony Fights 2]]" a PG-13 rating in [[Commandos in the Classroom]].
*Having to eat puppies for breakfast is an instance of [[killing dogs]].
*At least one of the distorted pictures at the end appears to be a scene from [[Peasant's Quest Movie Trailer]] with the colors inverted. The characters pictured are [[Kerrek]] and [[Rather Dashing]].
*The Puppy Crunch box features the sad dog from [[space program]] and [[Why Come Only One Girl?]]
*After "threatening" Bubs and Coach Z, Strong Bad nervously [[Strong Bad Smiling|smiles]].

===Real-World References===
*Twentieth Century poet [[Wikipedia:E. E. Cummings|E. E. Cummings]]  was well known for his free verse poems, with little to no concern for standard meter or proper punctuation. He was also known for grouping the letters of his poems in graphic patterns as Strong Bad does in the email.
*[[Wikipedia:Transylvania|Transylvania]] is a region of Eastern Europe, mainly located in Romania. Its former leader was Vlad the Impaler, the inspiration for Dracula, which explains the King of Town asking for his plastic fangs.

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail193.html|watch "{{PAGENAME}}"]]
*[[HR:sbemail193.swf|view the Flash file for "{{PAGENAME}}"]]
*[[Forum:13861|forum thread re: "{{PAGENAME}}"]]

{{Strong Bad Email}}

specially marked

Healthy Sam — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 07:30:32 GMT

Healthy Sam: /* Fun Facts */

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[[Image:Sbemail194.png|thumb|"...fundamentally-sound college basketball players."]]
Strong Bad educates us on the free toys found in cereal boxes.

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

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Strong Badia]], [[Marzipan's House]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' Monday, April 21, 2008

'''Running Time:''' 3:08

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

==Transcript==
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' If everybody in the world checked their email, the Internet would probably break.

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: cerial box toys</div>
Hey ho, Strongbad. 
What kind of free toys would you put in specially marked 
cerial boxes? 
PB 
Over the hills 
</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad reads 'Hey ho, Strongbad' as 'Hey! Ho! Strongbad!' (as if it was from "[[Wikipedia:Blitzkrieg Bop|Blitzkrieg Bop]]", [[specially marked#Real-World References|see below]]) and 'cerial' as 'keh-ree-al'.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Ooh, I'm glad you asked, Problem Brian. I've been wanting to give specially marked boxes of cereal a specially marked piece of my mind for some time now.

''{A dotted-line circle appears near the top of Strong Bad's head. Two lines appear, going from the circle to a new circle, this time larger and in front of Strong Bad's head. In the bigger circle, there is a picture of Strong Bad's brain.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I choose...this piece.

''{An arrow points to a spot on the left side of Strong Bad's brain. He clears the screen, and the circles disappear.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Well before you get the toys inside, you first have to navigate the treacherous, jaggedy rock filled class 5 rapids of specially marked cereal box fake outs! Luckily, I'm a lame sandal wearing hippie with a ponytail that's been down these rapids with groups of tourists many times!

''{Cuts to Strong Badia, where Strong Bad and The Cheat, wearing a ponytail and a helmet, respectively, are in the 'Riverquest Safariventure' box, with a hose running in front of it.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ok guys, now I'm gonna need everyone to lean hard to the right! ''{Strong Bad pulls out some sort of microphone and makes a clicking noise}''

''{Cut to Marzipan's kitchen. Strong Bad walks in from the right.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The first hazard you have to watch out for is cereals with anything grown in Iowa in the name. You know...

''{Music starts to play in the background.}''

''{As Strong Bad says the items, boxes of Corn Krunch, Wheat Chaff, Oh T'meel, Cripsy Hog Crunchities, and Fundament-o's appear, in that order.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ...corn, wheat, oats, hogs, fundamentally-sound college basketball players. Please, to stay away from these. Those cereals only ever put fitness-related crap in specially marked boxes.

''{A picture of a step counter appears against a blue background. In flashing letters on the bottom, it says 'One Free TakesteppaTM Step Take Monitor!}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Sarcastic voiceover}'' Oh, great! I can count how many steps I took today!

''{A picture of a defibrillator appears on-screen. At the top of the screen, it reads 'Clear?! One FreeTM Defib Kit Inside!}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Sarcastic voiceover}'' Fantastic! I can restart my heart if it stops!

''{Cut back to Marzipan's kitchen, where Strong Bad's face is on a box of 'Hypothetic-O's'.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What you do want to look for are cereals with sound effects in the name.

''{The box flies off-screen. When Strong Bad names the sound effects, boxes of Fruit Smax, Chocolate Breakfast Candy Bar Pops, Soundy Puffs, Blue Laser Blasts, and Sugar Rittled Gunshots in a Crowded Mall appear in order.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Smacks, pops, puffs, blasts, and, um, gunshots in a crowded mall.

''{Cut to Strong Bad standing in the kitchen. X, explosion, boxing glove, square, shoe, and [[Marshie]] shaped marshmallows appear around him.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You know, the kind with the squarish, sugared pieces of styrofoam that they claim are marshmallows. These are guaranteed to have a nice, big—

''{Cut to a dirty Strong Bad hand reaching in the box of Cheat Commandos...O's}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —reach-your-nasty-unwashed-hand-straight-to-the-bottom-of-the-box toy in it.

''{Strong Bad pulls out a [[Ser-g-geant Marshie]] figure in its blister pack}''

''{Cut to Strong Bad standing in the kitchen with a box of Fruit Smax on the table.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Next up are the three most useless letters in the specially marked alphabet.

''{Zoom to Strong Bad's mouth}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' U...P...C.

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' If you spot these wastes of serif on a cereal box,

''{Cut to a bar code}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' turn and run as fast as you can.

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' This means not only are they gonna make you buy ''{six more boxes of Fruit Smax appear}'' several more boxes that you have to cut the bar codes off of, but you're also gonna—

''{Cut to a close shot of a Cereal Flakes box. Above, the red text reads "FREE PLUSH CEREAL BOX" and the black text reads "WITH 25 PROOFS OF PURCHASE AND $15 SHIPPING AND HANDLING"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —have to involve your mom to write a check for the shipping and handling if she's back from Vegas!

''{Record scratch. Cut back to Strong Bad standing, talking angrily}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The nerve of those cereals! You leave my mom ''{slams fist on the table}'' out of this!

''{Screen changes, there is now a box of Cheat Commandos...O's on the desk.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Some cereals can't even be bothered with a toy at all.

''{Cut to the box}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' They try and pass off the back of the box—

''{Box flips, revealing a cutout of Crack Stuntman's head, with holes at the sides so that it can be made into a mask. On the top left are scissors indicating that it can be cut out and the words "snip snip".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —as some kind of prize. ''{Zoom in on the mask}'' That dotted line you expect me to cut along is like a toyless slap in my face! Masks,

''{The image of Crack's face becomes a maze. [[Gunhaver]] appears in the bottom left at the maze's entrance, with a caption reading "Help! I'm lost!"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' mazes,

''{The top part of the maze becomes a word search, most of which consists of uncommon letters, like "Q", while the words "'''BUY MORE CEREAL'''" appear in bold. [[Reynold]] is seen on the upper right, with a caption reading "Find 3 words!"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' word searches, PAH!

''{Throws box, cut back to Strong Bad standing}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I know the kind of kids that enjoyed these funtivities on the backs of cereal boxes, and let me tell you, they were real easy to beat up.

''{Homestar Runner walks in wearing a Crack Stuntman mask.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Blah, Strong Bad, blah! I'm a crappy Stuntman!

'''STRONG BAD:''' You know what kind of toys I'd put in specially marked boxes?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yes.

''{Zoom in on Strong Bad}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Anything ''{Reaches into a cereal box}'' heavy and pointy enough ''{Zoom in on box}'' to do lasting damage to the face.

''{Zooms out as Strong Bad takes out a chainsaw-car and throws it at Homestar, knocking him backwards onto the floor.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Wahhhh! Strong Bad, while I'm down here, can you help me finish this word search? I can't find 'dextrose-flavornoids'.

''{[[New Paper]] comes down}''

==Easter Eggs==
*Click the words "Problem Brian" to see the book by [[Lem Sportsinterviews#Beverly Sportsinterviews|Bev Sportsinterviews]].
*Click on Homestar's foot at the end to see a [[printable]] [[Crack Stuntman]] mask.
*Click on Strong Bad's head at the end to see [[Breakfast Cereals from Specially Marked|all the cereal boxes shown in the email]].

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*[[Wikipedia:Whitewater#Classification of whitewater|Class 5 rapids]] have rocks, waves and possibly a steep drop, requiring advanced rafting experience. It is the second highest of the six whitewater classifications.
*The UPC, or [[Wikipedia:Universal Product Code|Universal Product Code]], is a type of [[Wikipedia:barcode|barcode]] that is used to track the movement of store products.
*[[Wikipedia:Chaff|Chaff]] is material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds.
*Dextrose is a simple sugar (specifically, the metabolizable form of [[Wikipedia:Glucose|glucose]]). It is the primary means of energy for living things.
*"Flavornoid" may be a [[portmanteau]] of flavor and [[Wikipedia:Flavonoid|flavonoid]], a member of a group of substances found in many plants and plant-based foods with anti-oxidant properties.
*A [[Wikipedia:defibrillator|defibrillator]] is a device used to restart someone's heart to a regular heartbeat when it goes into cardiac arrest (a common cause of death where the heart fails to beat correctly). They are standard medical equipment in most hospitals and ambulances, but not in cereal boxes. And unlike what Strong Bad says, they are not designed to restart the heart if it stops.

===Trivia===
*The pedometer reads "EVERY STEP U TAKE: 12 STEPS".
*The Cheat Commandos O's box now has Fightgar saying "Those still aren't O's!", similar to Fightgar's comment "Those aren't O's!" on the box in [[Cheat Commandos...O's]].

=== Remarks ===
*The box where Strong Bad takes out the Marshie action figure is the same box that was too lazy to put any toy inside.
*When Strong Bad reaches into the box to get the toy Marshie, his arm is abnormally longer than ususal.

=== Goofs ===
*The "Problem Brian" Easter egg is still clickable when hidden by the closeup of Strong Bad's brain.
*Strong Bad's hair doesn't move in sync with his head in the Riverquest Safariventure scene.
*The Email Strong Bad and Back buttons at the end of the email are still clickable when hidden by the Crack Stuntman mask's background in the Easter egg.
*Strong Bad says that the letters UPC are "wastes of [[Wikipedia:Serif|serif]]" however the letters UPC shown on the cereal box do not contain serifs.

=== Inside References ===
*The chainsaw car is from [[what I want]].
*Strong Bad's ponytail was first seen in [[bike thief]] as part of his college student persona.
*The walking man on the step counter is from [[50K Racewalker]].
*Corn Krunch was previously seen in [[death metal]], where it contained a full-size alto saxophone (contradicting Strong Bad's claims in this email).
*The "[[Strong Bad's Mount RidesPlace! USA#Riverquest Safariventure|riverquest safariventure]]" ride was first seen in [[theme park]].
*Strong Bad pulls a [[Ser-g-geant Marshie]] toy out of the box of Cheat Commandos...O's.
**Also, one of the "squarish, sugary pieces of styrofoam" marshmallows is shaped like [[Marshie]] himself.
*This toon prominently features [[Breakfast Cereal|cereal]].
*Strong Bad says to "leave [his] [[parents|mom]] out of this."
*The UPC, inverted, says "[[technology|OBOE SHOES]] [[EGGS]]"
*"Iowa Groan" and "New Tritious" are both [[homophones]].

=== Real-World References ===
[[Image:SBbrain.PNG|150px|thumb|Strong Bad's brain]]
*The opening of the email, "Hey, ho, Strong Bad," is said in a way reminiscent of "[[Wikipedia:Blitzkrieg Bop|Blitzkrieg Bop]]" by [[Wikipedia:Ramones|the Ramones]]. The song's chant was previously parodied in [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]], in which [[Marzipan]] dressed up as [[Wikipedia:Joey Ramone|Joey Ramone]].
* Strong Bad's [[Brains|brain]] is based off the second form of the final boss in the [[Nintendo#Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES)|Super Nintendo]] game ''[[Wikipedia:Contra III: The Alien Wars|Contra III: The Alien Wars]]''.
* The Fundament-O's box resembles cereal brands like [[Wikipedia:Wheaties|Wheaties]], in which they put a popular athlete on the front of every box.
**It is also a reference to [http://www.x-entertainment.com/cerealprizeproject/group007/index.php Wheaties Dunk-A-Balls], a basketball-shaped cereal from 1993.
* The 'One Free Takesteppa Step Take Monitor!' is a reference to the free [[Wikipedia:pedometer|pedometers]] which have actually come free in boxes of certain healthy cereals.
*"Every step U take" is a line from the song "[[Wikipedia:Every Breath You Take|Every Breath You Take]]" by [[Wikipedia:The Police|The Police]].
*There was a cereal named [[Wikipedia:Smacks|Smacks]]. It had previously been known as Honey Smacks, and had its name simplified in the 1990s because its mascot, the Dig 'Em Frog, was simply calling them Smacks. The name was reverted in 2004.
*There was a cereal named [[Wikipedia:Corn Pops|Pops]]. It was previously known as Corn Pops, and was changed to Pops in mid 2006, but was reverted that same year due to poor sales.
:*Both Honey Smacks and Corn Pops were renamed in the early 1980s as part of an by [[Wikipedia:Kellogg's|Kellogg's]] and other cereal companies to make children's cereals seem more "healthy" to parents by removing all references to "sugar" from their names; they were originally "Sugar Smacks" and "Sugar Pops," respectively. Even the iconic [[Wikipedia:Kellogg's Frosted Flakes|Frosted Flakes]] was subjected to this, being changed from "Sugar Frosted Flakes" to "Frosted Flakes of Corn" — which would put it on Strong Bad's list of cereals to avoid.

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

Deliberately Poor English

Healthy Sam — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 04:43:09 GMT

Healthy Sam:

[[Image:gameoverstummyhurts.png|thumb|Bad English this is.]]
'''Poor English''' is often deliberately used in the [[Homestar Runner universe]], particularly in relation to video games, which historically have been poorly translated into English.

== Video game-related appearances ==
*[[Population: Tire]] — The game's premise contains several instances of poor English, including "YOU ARE SOLDIER!" and "YOU ONE ARE OF BRAVE FEW".
*[[Thy Dungeonman]] — If the player beats the game, the game gives a "congraturation".
*[[Videro Games]] — [[Strong Bad]] complains about difficult video games that only reward with "a hearty CONGRATURATION!"
*[[Stinkoman 20X6]] — This game has many instances of "[[Wikipedia:Engrish|Engrish]]", such as "My stummy hurts" (pluralized as "Our stummies hurts") which also counts as a [[portmanteau]], "Keep try", Flash 7 or Hire, and "Start Play".
*[[Vector Strong Bad]] often uses poorly-translated lines like "YOUR HEAD A SPLODE!" He also pronounces "hello" as "HELLOTE" (seen in the email [[alternate universe]]).
*[[Sundae Drivin']] — As seen in the email [[redesign]], the game includes quotes like "CHERRY GET!" and "YOUR [[G|JAMES]] OVER".
*[[Where's an Egg?]] — The [[Some Type of Online Auction|auction]] for a page of the Russian instructions for this game contains poor English.

== Other appearances ==

*Email [[little questions]] — Strong Bad replies with terrible grammar and fractured sentences to a poorly-written email from a Swede.
*Email [[english paper]] — Strong Bad spells English as "Englilsh" in the report's title, ridiculing the e-mail sender's spelling of the word.
*Email [[personal favorites]] — One of the sayings by the [[Grape Nuts Robot]] during the Easter egg at the end is "Now spell, 'Carp for brains'"; it really meant to say, "[[Crap]] [[For Brains|for brains]]".
*Email [[caffeine]] — When the caffeine's effect start to wear off, [[Strong Sad]] says, "...salad...salad...as a rock?"
*Email [[isp]] — Homestar, as an insincere telephone recording, says "Thank you for holding. Your call is very unportant to us."
*Email [[different town]] — Strong Bad says "I think my imagination's broke".
*Email [[trading cards]] — When Strong Bad is describing The Cheat's trading card game, the phrase flashing on the screen is "PLAY GET!"
*Email [[strong badathlon]] — While advertising [[Minor Foods|Temporarios]], Strong Bad says, "'Cause I'm don't get paid!"
*Email [[business trip]] — After Homestar shows the King of Town his two Pork b/w Beans cans, Strong bad says "What the sense-make?"
*Strong Bad's title at [[Crazy Go Nuts University]] is "Prinicpal".

==See Also==
*[[Analysis of Homsar's Speech Patterns]]
*[[Be's]]
*[[Jumbled Words]]
*[[Lack of Intelligible Speech]]
*[[Malapropisms]]
*[[Mans]]
*[[Non-inverted Questions]]
*[[Poorly Written Emails]]
*[[Rhymed Phrases]]

[[Category:Word running gags]]

Pi

Healthy Sam — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 04:40:56 GMT

Healthy Sam:

{{about|number}} {{for|food|Pie}}
[[Image:Calculator.PNG|thumb|π ≈ 3.14]]
'''[[Wikipedia:Pi|Pi]]''' ('''π''') is a numerical constant frequently used in mathematical calculations, for instance, to express the relation between a circle's circumference and its radius. This special number arises in unusual circumstances in the [[Homestar Runner universe]], however, usually without any obvious mathematical significance. When it appears, it is often expressed as an approximation.

==Appearances==
*Email [[virus]] — While [[the virus]] is wreaking havoc on [[Free Country, USA]], we see the [[Teen Girl Squad]] issue "3.14159265and the rest".
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 8]] — Smartly Pretty is spelled using π as the t's in "Pretty".
*Email [[technology]] — The solar calculator in the chalkboard drawing displays 3.14 on its readout.
*[[Weclome Back]] — [[Cool Tapes]]' records sell for $π.
*[[Summer Short Shorts]] — 3.14 appears on the calculator during [[Limozeen]]'s song "Brain Sister".
*Email [[4 branches]] — [[Homestar Runner]] states [[Wikipedia:Coulomb's law|Coulomb's law]], which includes the number pi.
*Email [[more armies]] — The [[scoreboard]] in the [[gymnasium]] displays the time "3:14".
*[[Stinkoman 20X6]] — Harvax II says PI several times before collapsing.
[[Category:Word running gags]]

caffeine

Healthy Sam — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 22:48:51 GMT

Healthy Sam: /* Remarks */ There is a goof in here.

{{sbenav|91}}
[[Image:Parakeet.PNG|thumb|"Did you just say 'parakeet'?"]]

Strong Bad is asked to give Strong Sad some [[Hyperactive Strong Sad|caffeine]]. Strong Bad has been looking for a project for the upcoming [[All-Wide Science Fair]], so he decides to try the suggestion.

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

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Strong Bad's Basement]], [[The Field]], [[Marzipan's House]], [[The Classroom]]

{{Comp|Compy 386}}

'''Date:''' Wednesday, December 10, 2003

'''Running Time:''' 2:41

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

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Three}}

== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD:''' And coming in at number 91, it's: E-Maaaaaaaaaaail!

''{reading}''

<blockquote class="compy email">Dear Strong Bad, 
It must be really annoying living 
with someone as whiny as Strong Sad. 
Why don't you slip him some caffeine? 
 
Justin 
Murfreesboro, TN</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad pronounces "TN" as "Tekken".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh-ho-ho-ho! Devilish laugh. ''{types "Ohhhhhhh. (devilish laugh)"}''

''{Strong Bad clears the screen and types again.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Dear Justin, In addition to the cut of your jib, I likes the sound of your town. Murfreesboro. But we got the All-Wide Science Fair just around the corner and I've been straining for a project. So far alls I've come up with is the effects of gasoline. ''{pauses a bit}'' On fire. ''{stops typing}''

''{Cut to a blue-print-style background, with the handwritten title "How to make science work for me".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' So, I figure I just drop a couple of heaping spoonfuls—

''{Said spoon and jar of coffee powder appears}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —of Sanka

''{"heaping spoonful" appears with an arrow pointing at the powder}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —into Strong Sad's orange juice,

''{Said juice appears.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' and collect the ensuing data.

''{The spoon drops in the powder. It spoons some more powder, pauses while "yet another heaping spoonful" and another arrow appear, then stirs it in.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I'll definitely get first place. And who knows? I might even win me a Noble Peacie Prize...

''{"slight discoloration" and another arrow appears next to the juice, and "slightly disgusting" appears with yet another arrow pointing at the jar of coffee.}''

''{Cut to view of Strong Bad and Strong Sad in the basement. Strong Bad is holding a legal pad, in which he makes periodic notes. One of Strong Sad's eyes is open unnaturally wide, and he holds his hands high above his head. His fingers twitch frequently, and some erratic and discordant music plays in the background.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' So Strong Sad, tell me, how do you feel?

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{speaking very quickly and clapping his hands together over his head}'' I feel great! I feel great! I feel great! I feel bad. I don't even watch football! I don't even watch football! I can't remember my legs.

''{Cut to Strong Sad following an annoyed The Cheat on hands and knees. Strong Bad is in the background, watching and taking notes.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Hey The Cheat! Listen up! Widdlywiddlywill! What did I say? What did I just say? Did I say anything? What about this one: hoo hee haw whadiawah! Did that mean anything? ''{Strong Bad voice-over begins}'' Did I offend you? I hope I didn't offend you.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voice-over}'' After being exposed to my control Cheat, subject started acting ''way'' creepier than normal...like, even for Strong Sad.

''{Cut to Marzipan's house, where she is trying to paint with Strong Sad next to her. We see Strong Bad in the foreground making more observations and taking more notes.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Mar-zi-pan, Mar-zi-pan! What do you wanna make? You wanna make some wood-davers with me? I got pine cones! I got peanut butter! I got everything we need! I said pine cones! Pine cones! Gonna be successful! Gonna be phenomenally successful! Sell 'em at the corner store! Sell 'em at the five and dime! Marzipan, you gotta get on the train, get on the wood-davers train! Here goes the wood-davers train! It's takin' off! It's a new century! ''{Marzipan walks away and Strong Bad voice-over begins}'' I can't remember cereal, I can't remember TV. Is it football season yet? I'll run you over in football, run you down the field like a clown!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voice-over}'' The subject's condition continued to deteriorate, and he began making up arts and crafts activities. Like wood-davers.

''{Cut to Strong Bad's basement. Strong Mad is sitting on the couch, and Strong Sad is hanging upside-down from the ceiling.}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' GET DOWN.

'''STRONG SAD:''' No!

'''STRONG MAD:''' GET DOWN!

'''STRONG SAD:''' No, no... Parakeet.

'''STRONG MAD:''' ''{in disbelief, and very clearly}'' Did you just say "parakeet"?

''{Cut to a field with Strong Sad and Coach Z. Strong Sad alternates bouncing on his left and right legs. Strong Bad is in the background making notes and observations again.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' In the final stages, subject became: ''{The following words come up on the screen in Tandy text as Strong Bad says them}'' Erratic, violent, and Really Funny to Watch.

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{slapping Coach Z in the face}'' Hey Coach Z! Hey Coach Z! Whaddaya got? Whaddaya got for me? How about that? Wanna play some soccer? ''{while Coach Z is speaking}'' Some hockeyjock? I got whatever it takes! Hey, ya want some salad? Pasta salad? Tuna salad? Fruit salad?

'''COACH Z:''' Woo! Woo! Cut that out! Don't hurt me! I don't wanna die! I'm just an old man— ''{Strong Sad steals Coach Z's hat after it falls to the ground}'' Ooh! Ooh!

'''STRONG SAD:''' ...Salad! Fruit salad! Fruit salad! Fruit salad! ''{Slowing down}'' Salad... ''{powering-down sound}'' ...Salad as a rock? Um... Coach Z, what are we doin' here?

'''COACH Z:''' You was tryin' to jank me!

'''STRONG SAD:''' Feelin' woozy...

''{Strong Sad falls on his back. Coach Z's hat lands on his stomach. Cut to the All-Wide Science Fair auditorium stage, where a picture of Strong Sad on his back is shown on Strong Bad's easel under the caption "Results:".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' At this point, the test subject...was dead. ''{Gasp from the audience}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{Offscreen}'' I was not dead!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ...Shut up. And all of this data could only bring us to one conclusion: ...Strong Sad's adopted. ''{another gasp from the audience}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{Offscreen}'' That's not true either!

''{[[The Paper]] comes down as a close up of Strong Bad's project is shown.}''

== Easter Eggs ==
*At the end of the e-mail, click on the various pictures on the right side of Strong Bad's science project board to see some of his car sketches.
:*Top notecard: "Jalopy"
:*Middle [[Sticky Note]]: "[[Weekly Fanstuff 2005#WF-2005-04-21|Shark-mobile, can it work?]]"
:*Bottom Looseleaf: "The Fast"
*Also at the end, you can hold down the left mouse button over the paper in the folder on the left side to see Strong Bad's original project, The Effects of Gasoline on Fire. The left side reads:
<blockquote>about the 
author: 
strong bad 
has at least 
fifteen 
bucks in his 
wallet right 
now. bet 
that's more 
than you, 
poor person.</blockquote>

The right side, which is on fire, reads:

<blockquote>somebody 
should 
probably 
be keeping 
an eye on 
this. </blockquote>

*Finally at the end, move your mouse to the right side of the screen to find an arrow which you can click on to see Homestar Runner's project. It is blank except for the words "AWW MAN. IT MELTED." and a puddle on the table.
:*Click on the puddle and you'll see Homestar explain his project.
::'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' For my project, I opted to use more social studies...a-than science.
::'''CROWD:''' Ah, I see! Impressive! ''{miscellaneous chatter}''

== Fun Facts ==

===Explanations===

*"Cut of your jib" is an old sailors' phrase, used to describe the expression on one's face, or the appearance of a ship from afar (the shape of the foresail, or "cut of the jib", described a ship's character). [http://www.bibliomania.com/2/3/255/1168/19836/1/frameset.html]
*Strong Bad's "Noble Peacie Prize" refers to the [[Wikipedia:Nobel Foundation|Nobel Foundation's]] [[Wikipedia:Nobel Peace Prize|Peace Prize]].
**Incidentally, he would more qualify for the [[Wikipedia: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Physiology or Medicine Prize]]
*A [[wikipedia:Five and dime|five and dime]] was a type of store popular in the mid-1900s originally selling items such as candy and small toys.

===Trivia===

*With the exception of the Halloween toons, this is the first time [[Coach Z]] is seen without his hat on.
*Two versions of this were put up on the site. The first, which can be viewed on a mirror [http://www.homestarrunner.kitkorp.com/sbemail91.html here] has Coach Z saying "I'm just a crazy old man!" while being slapped. However, [[HR:sbemail91.html|the version currently on the site]] has him saying "I'm just an old man!" The reason for this change is unknown.
*This is the first instance of [[Hyperactive Strong Sad]].
*The "All-Wide Science Fair" sign is printed on fan-fold paper, possibly from the same printer as [[The Paper]].
*In the end when we see Strong Bad's Science Project, the sheet of paper in a pocket under the blue words "What's a [[Wood-daver]]" reads:
<blockquote>Strong Bad's
Science Fair Project
(not "The Effects of
Gasoline on Fire" again)</blockquote>
*The summary on the Podstar Runner RSS feed for this video says "Strong Sad gets caffeinated."

===Remarks===

[[Image:2mss.PNG|thumb|Two-mouthed Strong Sad]]
*Strong Bad says "coming in at number 91" at the beginning of the email. (This is e-mail #91.) In the email [[flashback]], he says he lost count of his emails somewhere around #51, but it could have been a coincidence.
*The sound of Strong Sad coming down from his caffeine 'high' is the same sound used in [[gimmicks]] when Strong Bad's Tandy 400 shut down and was about to explode.
*Strong Sad's bulging eye is an upside-down copy of [[Bubs|Bubs]]'s smaller eye.
*Strong Bad says "my control Cheat", a rare use of The Cheat's name without an [[integral article]].
*Strong Sad is moving so erratically, he has two mouths to add to the illusion after Marzipan walks away.
*When looking at Homestar's project, you can find an invisible "back" button by pressing Tab.
*Strong Bad pronounces the emailer's town as "mur-FREES-bo-ro", while the Tennessee city is actually pronounced "MUR-frees-bo-ro".

===Goofs===
*When Strong Bad types 'in addition to', the D's overlap the A and each other.

===Inside References===
*"Hockeyjock" is likely a reference to [[personal favorites]].
*Despite Strong Sad's protests, Strong Bad claims that [[Death#Strong Sad|Strong Sad is dead]] (and adopted).

===Real-World References===
*When reading "TN" Strong Bad says "''Tekken''" instead of "Tennessee". ''[[Wikipedia:Tekken|Tekken]]'' is a popular fighting game by [[Wikipedia:Namco|Namco]].
*The "shark-mobile" may be a reference to an old [[Wikipedia:Hot Wheels|Hot Wheels]] car called "The Sharkruiser [http://www.southtexasdiecast.com/hwguide/images/000/32.jpg]."
*Ironically, [[Wikipedia:Sanka|Sanka]] was the world's first brand of ''decaffeinated'' coffee. [http://www.telusplanet.net/public/coffee/history.htm Invented] in 1903, Sanka was first marketed in the United States in 1923.
*"Salad as a rock" is a reference to the song "[http://www.lyricsdownload.com/ashford-and-simpson-solid-lyrics.html Solid (As a Rock)]" by Ashford and Simpson, released as a single in 1984.

== DVD Version ==
*All of the Easter eggs are intact, but have been condensed down into two Easter eggs.
**The first DVD Easter egg (found via the hidden Strong Bad Icon to the left of the Project Title) features a peek at what Strong Bad's original project was, closeups of all three of the "cool cars," '''and''' a closeup of the paper in the folder. Plus, the fire from the original project burns a corner off The Paper.
**The second DVD Easter egg (found via the hidden Strong Bad Icon to the right of the Project Title) combines Homestar's Project and his comments on it.

== External Links ==
{{preforumsbemailextlinks|91}}
{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category:Podstar Runner]]

Hyperactive Strong Sad

Healthy Sam — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 22:42:14 GMT

Healthy Sam:

[[Image:Coffeestrongsad.PNG|thumb|"You wanna make some wood-davers with me?"]]
[[Image:wikisketch.PNG|thumb|"Feelin' woozy..."]]__NOEDITSECTION__
'''Hyperactive Strong Sad''' (or '''Caffeinated Strong Sad''') is the result of a suggestion sent in by Justin from Murfreesboro in the [[Strong Bad Email]] [[caffeine]]. In this email, [[Strong Bad]] put some instant coffee in [[Strong Sad]]'s orange juice and observed his resulting hyperactivity in order to compete in the [[All-Wide Science Fair]]. The results of the experiment led Strong Bad to conclude that his brother was [[Death#Strong Sad|dead]], and adopted. Strong Sad has since become hyperactive several times, possibly due to sensitivity to stress. When Strong Sad becomes hyperactive, one of his eyes [[Mismatched Eyes|opens larger than normal]], his feet have spirals on the bottom, and his fingers twitch restlessly. He also speaks at a faster rate than usual.

== Behaviors ==
While hyperactive, Strong Sad has exhibited the following behaviors:
*Became "erratic, violent, and really funny to watch", according to Strong Bad
*Began acting "way creepier than normal. Like, even for Strong Sad", according to Strong Bad
*Made up arts and crafts ideas, such as [[wood-davers]]
*Saw wood-davers everywhere, thinking he'd been given superpowers by an alien spaceship
*Attempted to speak [[The Cheat]]'s language
*Was unable to remember his legs
*Hung upside-down or stood on the ceiling in [[The Basement]]
*Said random words like "Parakeet"
*Slapped [[Coach Z]] several times and stole his hat
*Eventually returned to normal and then passed out

==Appearances==
*'''Debut:''' Email [[caffeine]]
*Email [[boring (really)]]
*Email [[secret identity]] (Easter egg)

==See Also==
*[[The Deathly Pallor]]

[[Category:Prank running gags]]
[[Category:Character Variations]]

Strong Sad's Lament

Healthy Sam — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 22:40:05 GMT

Healthy Sam: /* Remarks */

[[Image:strong_sads_lament_screenshot.PNG|thumb|240px|Sweetheart, you can't buy the necessities of life with cookies.]]
'''Strong Sad's Lament''' (or '''Strong Sad's Litany of Crushed Hopes and Dreams''') is [[Strong Sad]]'s personal weblog. It originated in the email [[website]], in which it could be accessed by clicking on the "F10" image at the bottom of [[Strong Bad's website]].

In his lament, Strong Sad expresses his frustrations with life, complains about [[Strong Bad]]'s constant practical jokes, and describes his bizarre relationship with [[Homsar]]. It debuted on November 17, 2002, and within a week was on a two-and-a-half month hiatus. On February 3, 2003 it started again, and was regularly updated for nearly a month. It then went on a 17 month hiatus until August 5, 2004, when Strong Sad remembered his password and began posting regularly until September 9, 2004. The blog then went on a third hiatus until another post appeared on August 17, 2005. Once again, it appears to be on hiatus, since there has been no update since September 2005.

== Taglines ==
*Friday, September 9, 2005: "Sweetheart, you can't buy the necessities of life with cookies."
**From ''[[IMDb:tt0099487|Edward Scissorhands]]''.
*Thursday, September 1, 2005: "The earth swarms with people who are not worth talking to."
**From [[Wikipedia:Voltaire|Voltaire]]
*Thursday, August 25, 2005: "Why am I here?"
**From ''[[IMDb:tt0139776|Fishing with John]].''
*Wednesday, August 17, 2005: "We're just blowing through naptime"
**From ''[[IMDb:tt0367279|Arrested Development]]''.
*Thursday, August 26, 2004: "You are not a beautiful or unique snowflake."
**From ''[[IMDb:tt0137523|Fight Club]]''.
*Thursday, August 19, 2004: "THEY'RE ALL GONNA LAUGH AT YOU!"
**From ''[[IMDb:tt0074285|Carrie]]''.
*Thursday, August 12, 2004: "When you grow up, your heart dies."
**From ''[[IMDb:tt0088847|The Breakfast Club]]''.
*Saturday, August 7, 2004: "Everybody dies frustrated and sad, and that is beautiful"
**From ''[[TMBW:Lyrics:Don't Let's Start|Don't Let's Start]]'' by [[They Might Be Giants]].
*Prior to August 7: "Dancin-a with myseh-helf wah wah wah-o."
**From ''[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005UOXL/ Dancing With Myself]'' by [[Wikipedia:Billy Idol|Billy Idol]].
*Wednesday, December 11, 2002: "Oh Oh, Lonesome Me."
**From ''[http://www.lyricsfreak.com/r/roy-orbison/119294.html Lonesome Me]'' by [[Wikipedia:Don Gibson|Don Gibson]].

== Avatars ==
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 style="border-collapse:collapse"
|- bgcolor=#eeeeee
! Image !! Date !! Description
|-
| [[Image:moll.jpg|Richard Moll]] || 9/09/2005 || [[Wikipedia:Richard Moll|Richard Moll]] as Nostradamus "Bull" Shannon from ''[[Wikipedia:Night Court|Night Court]]''
|-
| [[Image:bubo.jpg|Bubo]] || 09/01/2005 || "Bubo" the clockwork owl featured in the film ''[[imdb:0082186|Clash of the Titans]]''
|-
|[[Image:jim.jpg|Jim Jarmusch]] || 08/25/2005 || Director [[Wikipedia:Jim Jarmusch|Jim Jarmusch]]
|-
|[[Image:strongsadblog_vince.jpg|Vince Guaraldi]] || 08/17/2005 || Jazz musician [[Wikipedia:Vince_Guaraldi|Vince Guaraldi]]
|-
| [[Image:douglas.jpg|Douglas Adams]] || 09/09/2004 || English author [[Wikipedia:Douglas Adams|Douglas Adams]]
|-
| [[Image:strongsadblog_neil.jpg|Nigel Planer]] || 08/26/2004 || [[Wikipedia:Nigel Planer|Nigel Planer]] as Neil from [[Wikipedia:The Young Ones (TV series)|The Young Ones]]
|-
| [[Image:strongsadblog_radar.jpg|Radar]] || 08/19/2004 || [[Wikipedia:Corporal Walter (Radar) O'Reilly|Corporal Walter (Radar) O'Reilly]] from the hit TV series [[Wikipedia:M*A*S*H (TV series)|M*A*S*H]] (originally from the [[Wikipedia:M*A*S*H (movie)|movie]] of the same name)
|-
| [[Image:strongsadblog_lydia.jpg|Lydia]] || 08/12/2004 || Lydia from [[imdb:tt0096543|the cartoon adaptation]] of the film [[Wikipedia:Beetlejuice|Beetlejuice]]
|-
| [[Image:strongsadblog_nosferatu.jpg|Nosferatu]] || Unknown || Max Schreck as [[Wikipedia:Count_Orlok|Graf "Count" Orlok]] from the silent movie [[Wikipedia:Nosferatu|Nosferatu]]
|-
| [[Image:tear.gif|Morpheus]] || Unknown || [[Wikipedia:Dream (DC Comics)|Morpheus]], or Dream of the Endless, from the ''[[Wikipedia:The Sandman (DC Comics Modern Age)|The Sandman]]'' series of comics by [[Wikipedia:Neil Gaiman|Neil Gaiman]]
|-
| [[Image:strongsadblog_wilde.png|Oscar Wilde]] || 03/13/2003 || Irish author [[Wikipedia:Oscar Wilde|Oscar Wilde]]
|-
| [[Image:strongsadblog_poe.png|Edgar Allen Poe]] || 12/11/2002 || Caricature of American writer [[Wikipedia:Edgar Allan Poe|Edgar Allan Poe]]
|}

== Posts ==
*09.09.05 (1:32am) - Working For the Weak-End?
**'''Mood:''' stereotyped and classified
**'''Tune:''' Suzanne Vega - Solitude Standing
**Strong Sad tells about a favorite drink of his and counts the pixels on his screen.
*09.01.05 (8:15am) - Parade on my Rain
**'''Mood:''' stalwart
**'''Tune:''' Bonnie "Prince" Billy - I See A Darkness
**Strong Sad shares his thoughts on the rain.
*08.25.05 (9:55pm) - A Curious Email
**'''Mood:''' the frig?
**'''Tune:''' Neil Young - Trans - Transformer Man
**Strong Sad describes a weird email he received, and makes a joke that would work better out loud.
*08.17.05 (2:19pm) - Stats n' Stumps
**'''Mood:''' still alive
**'''Tune:''' Tom Waits - The Black Rider
**Strong Sad wonders how many times Homsar has visited his blog, and describes the wonders of sitting on a tree stump.
*09.09.04 (6:54am) - Dinner for One
**'''Mood:''' zonked.
**'''Tune:''' Mr. Mom - ''Original Movie Soundtrack''
**Strong Sad explains his philosophy on food and how it should be eaten. He also learns gravity is against him.
*08.26.04 (7:15am) - History Lesson Part II
**'''Mood:''' whimsically whistful
**'''Tune:''' [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00004Y7WV/ Bowie at the Beeb - ''Five Years'']
**Strong Sad and Johnny Appleseed have a falling out. [[Saddy Dumpington]] takes his [[HR:sadjournal/dumpington.html|washboard]] elsewhere.
*08.19.04 (12:01am) - The Curse of Keen Eyes
**'''Mood:''' more humble than usual
**'''Tune:''' my own remix - ''The writings of [[Wikipedia:Gregor Mendel|Gregor Mendel]] read over some old [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/stores/artist/glance/-/16236/ Brian Eno] stuff''
**Strong Sad observes others' lives and gets banned from Soiled Bargains.
*08.12.04 (9:38am) - Dr. Scholls?
**'''Mood:''' brissly
**'''Tune:''' [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000060JA/ Peter Murphy - ''Holy Smoke'']
**Strong Sad finally comes out about his elephant feet, er, [[soolnds]].
*08.05.04 (2:19am) - Long Time
**'''Mood:''' smarmy
**'''Tune:''' [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000009S1/ Frank Zappa - ''Uncle Meat'']
**After more than a year, Strong Sad finally remembers the password to his blog: gray_n_grey584.
*03.13.03 (3:12pm) - Weird Time
**'''Mood:''' torn
**'''Tune:''' Angelo Badalamenti - ''Twin Peaks Fire Walk With Me Soundtrack''
**Homsar invites Strong Sad to a tree-hugging party.
*02.28.03 (4:08am) - More Like Writer's Blecchh!
**'''Mood:''' getting frustrated
**'''Tune:''' [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/stores/artist/glance/-/154630/ Godspeed You Black Emperor] - ''I can't tell where one song stops and the next one starts''
**Strong Sad writes a poem about his cleverness.
*02.20.03 (10:38am) - Post-it on my face
**'''Mood:''' self pitying
**'''Tune:''' [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000051TSQ/ Butch Willis - ''I'm the Kitty Cat'']
**Strong Bad "helps" Strong Sad express himself.
*02.14.03 (11:16am) - A Dark, Dark Day
**'''Mood:''' meh
**'''Tune:''' The Promise Ring - ''Say Goodbye Good''
**With The Cheat's help, Strong Sad feels lonely on Valentine's.
*02.05.03 (9:16pm) - A New Year, A New You
**'''Mood:''' rotten inside
**'''Tune:''' Jerry Goldsmith - ''The Poltergeist Motion Picture Score''
**Strong Sad considers New Years resolutions. A month late.
*02.03.03 (1:02pm) - From out of the darkness
**'''Mood:''' sebaceous
**'''Tune:''' Pet Shop Boys - ''Discography: The Complete Singles Collection''
**The pressure of a weblog gets to Strong Sad.
*11.23.02 (1:00pm) - A New Pain
**'''Mood:''' devoid
**'''Tune:''' [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000002L7J/ The Smiths - ''Meat Is Murder'']
**Strong Sad tries to help Strong Bad whistle, but he ends up getting a pain in the knee called "Kreigh".
*11.18.02 (1:00pm) - A New Beginning of the End
**'''Mood:''' slight
**'''Tune:''' Matthew Sweet - ''Altered Beast''
**Today is Not Strong Sad's Day. Maybe tomorrow.
*11.17.02 - The Beginning of the End
**10:18 pm
***'''Mood:''' less reticent
***'''Tune:''' [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005AVQ4/ Thursday - ''Concealer'']
***Strong Sad decides to give it a second chance.
**10:15 pm
***'''Mood:''' reticent
***'''Tune:''' [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005AVQ4/ Thursday - ''Understanding in a Car Crash'']
***Strong Sad's first post, in which he gives up on the whole weblog thing.

== Fun Facts ==
=== Trivia ===
*'Morpheus' will have a drop of blood that comes out of his eye, much like a tear.

*Here is Strong Sad's user profile:
<blockquote>Name: Strong Sad 
Email: depressio@homestarrunner.com 
AOL IM: depressio111117 
Quote: "Each day we die a little more." 
Interests: Listening, Books, Listening to books, Calligraphy, Poetry, Safety, Being alone, Arts, Crafts, Arts b/w Crafts 
Friends: [[The Secrets That I Keep|None]]</blockquote>

*Every alternate text (for links) is "Header."
*His emotions are:
**stereotyped and classified
**stalwart
**the [[Swears|frig?]]
**still alive
**zonked.
**whimsically whistful
**more humbled than usual
**brissly
**smarmy
**torn
**whistful - in [[virus]]
**wry - in [[virus]]
**bourgeoise - in [[virus]]
**getting frustrated
**o' what a night - in [[virus]]
**self pitying
**meh
**rotten inside
**sebaceous
**devoid
**slight
**less reticent
**reticent

*For a short while on August 12th, 2004, heading to the [[Index Page]] would instead bring up Strong Sad's blog. This blocked all access to the site for a short period of time, with the only way to reach the site being to sneak through the [[404'd]] pages.

*Links:
**In Strong Sad's user profile, click on "none" after "friends" to see what [[The Secrets That I Keep|secret fond memories]] Strong Sad has.
**In archives 1, click on "That guy" to hear a clip of Homsar saying "AaAaAaAaAaAaAaAa! When can we start [[Wikipedia:The Jeffersons|the Jeffersons]]?"
**In archives 2, click on "this" to see a short Powered by The Cheat clip of hearts being crushed on a conveyor belt, with the [[Grim Reaper]] in the background.
**In current, click on "[[Sticky Notes|Post-its]]" to see an article about the invention of Post-its. (link currently broken).
**In current, click on "this" to see Homsar's party invite.
**In current, click on "Saddy Dumpington" to see a picture of [[Saddy Dumpington]].

*Strong Sad's e-vite reads:
:'''Page title:''' PARSON BROWN PRESENTS!!
<blockquote>'''''You're invited to an:''''' 
'''I'm Creepin & I'm Creepin & I'm Creepin Party!!'''
----
''Hosted By:'' '''Homsar''' 
''Where:'' '''Almost There''' 
''When:'' '''Friday March 14th - from '93 til...'''

''Comments:'' 
'''Please come to my mega mix.'''

'''Bring Dips. Chips will be provided.'''

'''Bonfire. Social Graces. Late Night JengaJam.'''

'''4 live bands. 2 on the main stage, 2 on the Nokia SugarPhone SideShow Stage. Live acts TBA*'''

<nowiki>*</nowiki>Most (all) of the live acts will be to hug a tree.</blockquote>

===Remarks===
*Strong Sad says he can't jump, despite jumping in [[Experimental Film]] and [[boring (really)]]. He also does two lousy jumping jacks in [[A Jumping Jack Contest]], and one jumping jack the year before. He may be implying that he's no good at jumping. This may also be a reference to his "[[soolnds|elephant feet]]", since elephants do not have the ability to jump.
*There was never a "Mr. Mom Original Movie Soundtrack."
*Strong Sad does have Homsar as a friend, despite claiming to have no friends in his profile.
*"History Lesson Part II" employs a large number of Strong Bad mannerisms, such as:
::* calling Johnny Appleseed a hippie and a "freakin' weirdo"
::* calling Strong Sad "Saddy Dumpington"
::* using the [[funny|squeaky pants]] sound effect (in reference to the washboard)
::* growing tired/annoyed with the original subject and switching to a different subject at the very end
:This strongly suggests that the entry's author was actually Strong Bad, particularly since Strong Sad posted his password a few entries previous. However, in [[A Folky Tale]], Strong Sad claims that [[Saddy Dumpington]] is a "legendary folk hero [he] made up". There are several possible solutions to this apparent contradiction:
::* Strong Sad actually has some latent Strong Bad mannerisms that he only expresses through writing. It's quite common in the real world for mild-mannered people to adopt a very aggressive and hateful tone in their weblogs.
::::*As well, Strong Sad may also use similar mannerisms as his brother regularly, as seen at the end of [[different town]] where he calls Strong Bad a "spaz" and a "weirdo".
::* Strong Sad deliberately wrote the entry using Strong Bad's mannerisms.
::* Saddy Dumpington was originally Strong Sad's invention and Strong Bad made fun of it.
::* Saddy Dumpington was Strong Bad's invention and Strong Sad liked it so much he claimed it as his own.
::* Strong Bad did call Strong Sad "Saddy Dumpington" originally, and Strong Sad decided to use the name (either to write the folk tale, or as a name to use in a tale he already made up).
:The original drawing of Saddy is actually signed ''SS'' in the cursive writing only Strong Sad can create, further adding to the mystery.
* In "Post-it on my face", Strong Sad says he wakes up with a Post-it note on his head from Strong Bad. He then says "He thinks he is very awesome and also likes Post-its a lot." This is later proven in [[Biz Cas Fri 2]], in which Strong Bad puts Post-it notes everywhere and claims they could save the company millions.
*If Strong Sad really did count 1310720 pixels and recount them in 6 hours, he'd have counted over 121 pixels a second.
*The first entry was posted at 10:15 am, but Strong Sad says his weblog's "life" lasted from 12:05-12:15. Strong Sad may have entered the wrong time, or the server the blog is on is in a different time zone.

===Strong Sad's Mistakes===
*Strong Sad made a typo in the "Post-it on my face" entry. He writes "If I type real '''quite,''' maybe he won't come in here," instead of "quiet".
*He also makes a typo in the entry titled "A New Beginning of the End," in which he misspells "unfortunately" as "unforuntately."
*Strong Sad has a third typo in the entry "A New Year, A New You"; he misspells "remembered" as "remebered."
*In History Lesson, Part II, Strong Sad says that [[Wikipedia:Francis Scott Key|Francis Scott Key]] knew how to party orchestrally. However, Key only wrote the words to [[Wikipedia:The Star Spangled Banner|"The Star Spangled Banner"]] as a poem; it was later put to the music of an old English drinking song.
*In A Curious Email, Strong Sad typed "worthwhile" as two words ("worth while").
*In the entry discussing Homsar's party, Strong Sad says that Homsar called the chips "hot wings," but in Homsar's e-vite, he calls them chips.
**However, this was what Homsar said at the previous party. There is no direct mention of the details on the recent invitation in the blog, so it's possible that Homsar got it right this time around.
*Lukewarm water is not quite warm, but not quite cool. If one leaves a glass of lukewarm water out too long, the water will become ''cool'', not warm, unless there is an incredible heat wave. It is possible that the room temperature of an area is hotter than the glass (outside during the summer, if the heat is kept turned up), though.

===Inside References===
*Strong Sad says "Each day we die a little more" on [[Who Said What Now?]].
*Homsar first said "JengaJam" in [[Where's The Cheat?]]
*In [[different town]], Strong Bad wants Strong Sad to bring him back a bust of Bubo from the Clash of the Titans Con.
*Homestar mentions "''Night Court'' starring Richard Moll" in [[car]].
*"Arts b/w Crafts" is another instance of [[b/w]].
*One of the picture is of Nigel Planer, who plays Neil from ''[[Wikipedia:The Young Ones (TV series)|The Young Ones]]''. Strong Sad dressed up as another character from that show, Vyvyan, portrayed by Adrian Edmondson, in the 2002 [[Halloween]] toon, [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]].

=== Real-World References ===

*[[Wikipedia:Gregor Mendel|Gregor Mendel]] is known as "the father of genetics."
*3.14 are the first 3 digits of [[Wikipedia:Pi|pi]] and they are mentioned twice.
**Strong Sad remembered his password at 3:14 PM.
**Homsar's e-vite is on March 14, or 3-14. March 14 is also [[Wikipedia:Pi Day|Pi Day]].
*The title of the 8/26/04 entry, "History Lesson Part II," is also the title of a song by the [[Wikipedia:Minutemen (band)|Minutemen]] (from 1984's ''Double Nickels on the Dime'' LP).
*In "From out of the darkness", "Rock me like an e-Hurricane" is a reference to the song "Rock You Like a Hurricane," by the band [[Wikipedia:Scorpions (band)|Scorpions]].
*"Parson Brown" is a character in the Christmas song [[Wikipedia:Winter Wonderland|"Winter Wonderland"]] by Felix Bernard and Dick Smith.
*The cellular phone company [[Wikipedia:Nokia|Nokia]] was the title sponsor of the [[Wikipedia:Sugar Bowl|Sugar Bowl]] until 2006.
*"I'm creepin' and I'm creepin'" is a line from [[Wikipedia:Dr. Dre|Dr. Dre]] and [[Wikipedia:Snoop Dogg|Snoop Dogg's]] "Nuthin' But a "G" Thang."
*"Pallor if ya hear meh!" is a reference to wrestler [[Wikipedia:Scott Rechsteiner|Scott Steiner's]] catchphrase, "Holla if ya hear me."
*[http://www.raytechcatalog.com/product_info/wet-naps-pack-of-3-177.html "Wet Naps"] are a brand of [[Wikipedia:Moist towelette|moist towelettes]].
* On Homsar's invitation, "from '93 til' ..." is most likely referencing the [[Wikipedia:Souls of Mischief|Souls of Mischief]]'s first album, " '93 'til Infinity."
*[[Wikipedia:Godspeed You! Black Emperor|Godspeed You! Black Emperor]] is a band that is known for writing songs that are similar in length to symphonic pieces. Each song is divided into "movements," which would explain why Strong Sad can't tell where they begin and end.
*Strong Sad feeling "stereotyped and classified" is a reference to the song [http://www.seeklyrics.com/lyrics/Descendents/Suburban-Home.html "Suburban Home"] by the [[Wikipedia:Descendents (band)|Descendents]], which starts with, "I want to be stereotyped. I want to be classified."
*A [[Wikipedia:George Foreman Grill|George Foreman Grill]] is an indoor grill promoted by boxing legend [[Wikipedia:George Foreman|George Foreman]].

===Fast Forward===
* In [[virus]], [[The Virus]] causes Strong Sad to have emoticon heads with descriptions. They are not the same emoticons from his blog, however (with the exception of "getting frustrated", which was in the February 28, 2003 blog.)
* In [[A Folky Tale]], Saddy Dumpington makes an appearance.

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sadjournal/index.html|read "Strong Sad's Lament"]]
*[[HR:sadjournal/vday.swf|View the Flash file for The Cheat's Valentine's Day animation.]]
*[[HR:sadjournal/homsar_jeff.mp3|Download homsar_jeff.mp3]]

[[Category: Character Websites]]

Talk:Slumber Party Games

Healthy Sam — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 22:36:33 GMT

Healthy Sam:

{{tobediscussed}}

Do we really need this page, or should we merge this with [[Pickaxe]]? {{User:Religious Corn/sig}} 20:56, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
:Axes used in the fun, fun game of Bed Axe are not pickaxes. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 21:01, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
::Okay, but do we need the page? {{User:Religious Corn/sig}} 21:03, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
:::Good question. We don't have a page for Find The Load Bearer, so I guess it doesn't make sense to have a Bed Axe page. I vote "get rid of it" .. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 21:08, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
:::Me too. Maybe we should wait for a few more users' opinions before we delete the page.
:::...or do you think we should delete it right away? {{User:Religious Corn/sig}} 21:18, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
::::I've only been editing the Wiki for about two weeks. I'm not sure how much weight my opinion has regarding deleting entire pages. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 21:23, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
:::::Well, we try as much as possible to weight your arguments based on logic and how well they coincide with our practices, not how long you've been here. So, we'll definitely look at all your arguments. Note, though, that you cannot delete this article, as only [[HRWiki:Sysops|sysops]] have the delete button. Before a sysop will actually delete it, we need to come to a consensus about what to do with it, which will involve waiting to be sure others have a chance to weigh in. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 21:41, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
:::::::Nah, it's not a really good article. It feels poorly written, since Bed Axe is hardly a game. Also, as OptimisticFool pointed out, there's no Find The Load Bearer page either. '''Delete'''. {{User:The Chort/sig}} 18:51, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
::::::::[[DELETED]]! -[[User:141.133.145.118|141.133.145.118]] 18:53, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
:::::::::As far as I know, IP users are not allowed to vote for the deletion of Wiki pages, and anyway, I think a total re-write would do well for this. The reason I think it is deserving of an article is, it is an strange and interesting practice in the Homestar world, I don't actually think that that is a common reason for keeping, but it is worthy of interest and therfore is a good page, and should be kept. As I said though, rewrite.--{{User:Slipstream/sig}} 11:50, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::::::::::Anonnies can't vote on STUFF. They can, however contribute to discussions like this one (yes, it's not actually a vote, it's a discussion to find a consensus). Obviously, "delete" is not a very good argument and doesn't have much weight (see Heimi's post above).{{User:Loafing/sig}} 11:56, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
Since when do we keep pages on one-time throwaway jokes? If they were to suddenly make a short about bedaxe, then i'd say keep it... Did we have a page on "ever and more" after [[the movies]]? No. But we did create it after it became a toon. For this reason, i say [[the paper|Check the deck, y'all! Press eject, y'all! Well, it's another bad page and I'm about to '''reject''' y'all!]] {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 16:31, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:I'm with DeFender1031. {{User:Religious Corn/sig}} 19:31, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

I think this page should be '''deleted'''. While in some cases minor games from toons have warranted separate pages ([[Three-to-One Marny]], for example), in these cases the game is usually much more fleshed out. In the case of Bed Axe, we don't know anything more about it than that it involves throwing axes at a bed. Indeed, there probably ''isn't'' any more to it than that. So, this one's not significant enough for a separate article, in my opinion. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 17:05, 19 October 2007 (UTC)
:Is there anywhere else we can cover this? It is certainly true that it doesn't really merit its own article, but we should cover it somewhere, such as on a broader games page (though not [[Games]], as this is about playable games). For that matter, perhaps we could put [[Three-to-One Marny]], too, since it doesn't have a great deal of content. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 17:50, 19 October 2007 (UTC)
::Well, somehow Three-to-One Marny wound up on the [[Games#Non-Playable Games|Non-Playable Games]] list. And I swore we had a list of board games somewhere ([[Boardelectrix]] was the best I could do.) Stuff like Three-to-One or Bed Axe could be thrown into a [[Miscellaneous Games]] page? Since, it looks like the board games don't have any further info either? {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 20:25, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

I think this page should be kept. It's much as a game as the [[Lewis Rudkin SX: england]] and any other game in the [[Games#Non-Playable_Games|Non-Playable]] category. I don't like to use the "if this article is ok, then this one is also", but maybe we can reach something here. How about renaming this "Slumber Party Games" and include Find The Load Bearer? (and maybe Uno). I think this would make a pretty overall good page with good info (like that it is possible to find load bearers in a wooden house...). {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 10:14, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

I agree with E.L Cool. Individually, Bed Axe and Find the Load Bearer are not really noteworthy. However, together they should be an article, possibly with the other games, such as Blood Bleeder, Blistergeist, and mabye even Clapping party, since none of those individually is much of an article. --[[User:Healthy Sam|Healthy Sam]] 22:18, 9 November 2007 (UTC)
:[[Clapping Party]] is already an article. Now for the others, I'm leaning towards more of the ones who have had more major roles. Blood Bleeder has been see once, and is not an easter egg like Lewis Rudkin SX: england, and Blistergeist has been seen twice, and in a easter egg. For Bed Axe, '''weak keep'''. {{User:Sam the Man/sig}} 22:24, 9 November 2007 (UTC)
::I know its already an article, but since it's so minor, (I mean, that is ''not'' a '''game''') that I really think that they sould all be merged. --[[User:Healthy Sam|Healthy Sam]] 22:36, 9 November 2007 (UTC)

mascot

Healthy Sam — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 22:34:26 GMT

Healthy Sam: /* Inside References */

{{sbenav|73}}
[[Image:sbemail73.PNG|thumb|The Jolly Dumple himself]]

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:''' Monday, May 19, 2003

'''Running Time:''' 2:00

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

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Two}}

== 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:}

<blockquote>
<div style="float:left; text-align:center; background:black; color:yellow; padding:1em; font-family:monospace">
HOME 
 
Crazy 
Go Nuts 
University 
 
<big>0</big>
</div>
<div style="float:left; text-align:center; background:black; color:yellow; padding:1em; font-family:monospace">
VISITOR 
 
Pile Of 
Electronics 
State 
 
<big>0</big>
</div>
</blockquote>
{{clear}}

''{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 ==
[[Image:Really hungry and tired.PNG|thumb|Really hungry and tired.]]
*You can click on "really hungry and tired" to see a "LEM" ([[Leomard Sportsinterviews|Lem Sportsinterviews]]) styled cartoon of Strong Bad, Strong Mad, and The Cheat being really hungry and tired.
*You can also click on "application" to see their mascot application:
<blockquote>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)</blockquote>
*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.
*A high school band performed the CGNU Fight Song as a [[Quote of the Week]] on February 9, 2006.

===Remarks===
*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. However, he may not be 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 practice would dictate, however, that "A#" (A-sharp) 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.
**In both phrases of the digital fight song, the "A#" is rushed, being held for a third of its duration in the sung version. This violates the 4/4 [[Wikipedia:Time signature|time signature]] implied in the earlier version.
*The notes for the fight song do not work correctly if you try to simply press Tab through them, because the tab order is not pre-set.

===Glitches===
*The "application" Easter egg is accessible when the "really hungry and tired" Easter egg is (before Strong Bad actually types "application").

===Inside References===
*The "really hungry and tired" Easter egg looks very similar to Strong Bad, Strong Mad, and The Cheat's position at the beginning of [[Lookin at a Thing in a Bag]].
*When Strong Bad says "A little e-mail never hurt nobody...except for mabye The Cheat..." he is probably referring to [[little animal]]

===Fast Forward===
* Homestar later tried to make himself a real fruit smoothie using Strong Bad's [[Blender#Game Boy in a Blender|alternate universe portal]] in [[alternate universe]], with chaotic results.
* "Homestar's Knees Tech" is a pennant on the wall during the "CGNU Online E-niversity" commercial, in the Strong Bad Email [[theme song]].
* Homestar later builds a fire inside the Dumples costume in [[4 branches]].

== 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]][[Category:Podstar Runner]]

1 step ahead

Healthy Sam — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 22:22:28 GMT

Healthy Sam: /* Fast Forward */

{{sbenav|28}}

[[Image:sbemail28.PNG|thumb|"Somebody get my hands off my butt!"]]

Alex thinks it would be funny if Strong Sad's hands were glued to his face. Choose-your-own-venture action ensues!

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

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Athletic Field]], [[Strong Sad's Room]], [[The Field]]

'''Computer:''' [[Tandy 400]]

'''Date:''' Sunday, May 19, 2002

'''Running Time:''' 2:17 ''(all options combined)''

'''Page Title:''' Tandy 400!!!

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc One}}

== Transcript ==

'''STRONG BAD:''' This one better be good, man. I got a lot of money riding on this one.

<blockquote class="tandy email">hello strong bad, 
don't you think it would be funny if you glued 
strong sad's hands to his face? I think it would be... 
 
alex 
medford, nj</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' I'm one step ahead of you, Alex.

''{A book appears on-screen with a black-and-white picture of Strong Bad exploring a cave with a flashlight. The text reads:}''

<pre> CHOOSE YOUR OWN STRONG
BAD EMAIL ADVENTURE

Should Strong Bad really glue Strong Sad's hands to his face?!

If you choose YES turn to page 93

If you choose MAYBE turn to page 121

If you choose to TAKE IT IN A BIT OF A
DIFFERENT DIRECTION turn to page 146</pre>

=== Yes ===

''{Cut to Strong Sad standing on the Athletic Field with his hands glued to his face and a target labeled "Peg Me" painted on his chest.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Guys?! ''{Strong Sad is pelted with dodgeballs.}'' Owww! Oh! Ohw! Augh! Okay, you guys! ''{Another ball is tossed at him.}'' Augh! It's not funny. ''{Another ball is tossed at him.}'' Augh! I'm kinda... ''{Another ball is tossed at him.}'' Augh! ...unable to defend myself. ''{Another 2 balls are tossed at him}'' Oww! Oh! More so than usual. ''{Balls continue to pelt him.}''

''{The Paper comes down.}''

=== Maybe ===

''{Cut to Strong Sad lying down on his bed, his hands glued to his face.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Augh! I'm blind! My prayers have finally been answered.

''{Strong Sad tries to move his hands.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Oh wait, my hands are just glued to my face. Oh well, I'll take that.

''{Cut to Strong Bad and The Cheat standing outside Strong Sad's room.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh man, he likes it! Okay, go to plan B!

''{The Cheat salutes him and leaves. He brings back a bucket of red ants and takes it to Strong Sad's room.}''

''{The Paper comes down. One red ant crawls out of Strong Sad's room.}''

=== Take it in a bit of a different direction ===

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Though I decided to take it in a bit of a different direction.

''{Cut to Strong Sad standing in the Field with his hands glued to his butt. Homestar walks up to him.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Oh, hohoh... Oh, hey, Homestar!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Er, Strong Sad. Why are you touching your buttocks? That's pretty weird.

'''STRONG SAD:''' I can't help it!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Okay, that is ''really'' weird.

''{Homestar walks away and Bubs walks up.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' No, wait, you don't understand!

'''BUBS:''' Grabbing your butt? That's not very ladylike.

'''STRONG SAD:''' I'm not a lady.

'''BUBS:''' Oh! Whatever.

''{Bubs walks away and Strong Bad walks up}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Augh, this is getting frustrating!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, Strong Sad. Fancy seeing you here! And uncontrollably grabbing your own butt, I see. Oh, don't let me get in the way. Carry on!

''{Strong Bad snickers and walks away. Coach Z walks past.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Please, come back!

'''COACH Z:''' 'Attaboy, Strong Sad.

''{Coach Z walks away}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Hey, where are you going? You have any solvent? Or Goof Off? Or Didi Seven? Somebody get my hands off my butt!

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

== Easter Eggs ==

*If you choose "YES", after Strong Sad gets hit with dodgeballs, you can click the target on his belly to play the [[Peg Strong Sad]] game.


== Fun Facts ==
===Trivia===
*When this email was first released, the extra choices weren't available; instead it immediately progressed to the "different direction" bit (which is why it's the only choice that continues with Strong Bad still typing). The choices were added a few weeks later.
*This was, until [[rock opera]], the only email to have an "again" option at the end, allowing for easier access to the un-selected choices.
*This was the first email to be over 2 minutes in length.
*This is the first appearance of Bubs in a Strong Bad E-mail.


===Remarks===
*When the book allowing you to chose your options comes up, you can still click the contrast buttons.

===Goofs===
*At the end of the "different direction" choice, The Paper comes down over the top black border.
*Throughout Strong Sad's speech in the beginning of the "Maybe" choice, background noises can be heard in the voice recording, including a thump.

===Inside References===
*If you pick the "Different Direction" choice where Strong Sad has his hands glued to his butt, Coach Z walks by and says "Atta Boy, Strong Sad!" This is a reference to Coach Z's constant habit of [[butt-patting]].

===Real-World References===
*This email is a reference to/satire of the [[Wikipedia:Choose Your Own Adventure|Choose Your Own Adventure]] series of children's books created by [[Wikipedia:Edward Packard|Edward Packard]], in which the reader controls the direction of the story by choosing from a number of options, and is then redirected to a page much further away.
*In the book's picture, Strong Bad is in a cave, which has nothing to do with this email, but is a classic example of the type of illustrations found in the Choose Your Own Adventure books.
*[http://www.interwood.com/a/p/didi/DidiDetails.shtml Didi Seven] and [http://www.valspar.com/val/resident/goof-off.jsp Goof-Off] are real-world cleaning solvents.

===Fast Forward===
*Strong Sad's (a.k.a. [[Anonymous]]'s) hands were glued to his butt at the beginning of [[rock opera]].
*[[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]] would offer similar "Choose Your Own Adventure" features throughout the toon.
*Coach Z again tells Strong Sag 'Atta boy in [[One Two, One Two]]

==DVD Version==
*The DVD Version has the Peg Strong Sad game removed.

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail28.html|watch "1 step ahead"]]
*[[HR:sbemail28.swf|view the Flash file for "1 step ahead"]]

{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category:Tandy 400 Emails]][[Category:Game Emails]][[Category:Toons with Dialogue Alternatives]]

One Two, One Two

Healthy Sam — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 22:22:24 GMT

Healthy Sam: /* Transcript */

{{toonnav|Shorts|onetwo|Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene|Ever and More!}}
[[Image:One Two.png|thumb|"One, two, one, two..."]]

A music video composed of sounds made by all the main characters.

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

'''Places:''' [[The Field]], [[The King of Town's Grill]], [[The King of Town's Castle]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], [[Gymnasium]], [[Marshmallow's Last Stand (place)|Marshmallow's Last Stand]], [[Club Technochocolate]], [[Bathroom of the Brothers Strong]], [[Outer Space]]

'''Date:''' Monday, May 28, 2007

'''Running Time:''' 1:31

'''Page Title:''' Lookout World!

==Transcript==
''{Open to Homestar walking in The Field.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' One two, one two, one two, one two... ''{continues in background}''

''{Cut to Strong Mad lifting the cover off The King of Town's grill to reveal The Cheat.}''

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

''{Strong Mad replaces the cover; his reflection is clearly visible}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' GAH!

''{This set of sounds continues in the background; cut to The Poopsmith patting a pile of whatsit. As he does, noises are generated.}''

''{Noise continues in background again; cut back to Strong Mad.}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' GAH!

''{All three noises are still playing in background; cut to Bubs using a meat grinder to grind various things into sausages}''

'''BUBS:''' Ooh! Ah! A-reek-a-deek-a-deek-a-deek-a-deek-a-deek-a-deek-a-deek-a...

''{Cut to a 4-way screen split of the four scenes currently going on, sound effects continue.}''

''{Cut back to The Poopsmith. He continues to make noises with the whatsit. Cut to Strong Sad and Coach Z in the gymnasium.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Here I go! ''{pats his belly to make noise; scoreboard buzzes}''

'''COACH Z:''' Atta boy!

''{This continues in the background (without Strong Sad saying "Here I Go"); cut to The King of Town eating marshmallows.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' ''{eating noises}''

''{Eating noises continue in the background; cut back to Homestar Runner walking.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' One, two...

''{Cut to Coach Z and Strong Sad.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Atta boy!

''{Cut to Pom Pom at Club Technochocolate; he is throwing 100 dollar bills into the air, making bouncing noises.}''

''{Sound effects continue in the background; cut to Bubs}''

'''BUBS:''' A-reek-a-deek-a-deek-a-deek-a-deek...

''{Cut to Strong Bad in the shower, using a showerbrush as a microphone.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' I'm a woman on the prowl and I stick up for myself! The city is at night and I'm-

''{Cut to a 3-way screen split of Pom Pom, Strong Mad and The Cheat, and Homestar.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' -''dancin'!'' ''Dancin'!''

''{Cut back to Strong Bad}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Homsar solo!

''{All sound effects temporarily cease; cut to Homsar in a starry background.}''

'''HOMSAR:''' ''{vaguely similar to the song Strong Bad was singing}''
AaAaAaA! OurAaAaA! ''{his hat floats around the screen}'' UrAaAaAaA, Uwarwarwarwar! A-way-way-way-waa!

''{All sound effects resume; cut to Marzipan playing Carol.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{guitar riff}''

''{Sound effects continue; cut to a 4-way screen split of Pom Pom, Bubs, Marzipan and Homestar. Cut to Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Look out world! I'm an independent girl!

''{On each of the next 5 beats, we cut to The Poopsmith, Strong Sad and Coach Z, The King of Town, Strong Mad and The Cheat, and then Pom Pom.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Rollin' around like a motorcade!

''{Cut to a 4-way vertical screen split of Homsar, The King of Town, Marzipan and Homestar. Then cut to Bubs.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Look out world!

''{Cut to a 4-way screen split of Strong Mad and The Cheat, Strong Bad, Strong Sad and Coach Z, and Pom Pom}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I'm an independent girl! ''{sound effects stop; zoom in on Strong Bad's square}'' ''{out of key}'' You can meet me down at the arcade! ''{no longer singing}'' Whoa! Need to get the acoustics checked out in here... ''{taps the brush he is holding, making a sound like tapping a microphone}'' Is this thing broken?

''{fade out}''

''{The word "END." appears with "MIX YOUR OWN STYLE" written under it. Click on "MIX YOUR OWN STYLE" to go to the [[MixMastah 800]].}''

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*A [[wikipedia:Motorcade|motorcade]] is a procession of cars leading a VIP, usually a political figure, down a main road.

===Trivia===
*When this toon was first released, the MixMastah was loaded into the toon's Flash file, and would automatically appear at the end. Later on, the toon was modified to make the user click a link in order to reach the MixMastah in a separate page instead.
*The items Bubs grinds into sausages include (in order) a [[steak]], a tennis ball, and a [[General Tso's Chicken|Chinese food]] carton.
*Marzipan is the only main character whose face is not shown in this short.
*This is the toon with the most sketches uploaded to the [[Sketchbook]].

===Remarks===
*Homestar doesn't say "one, two" in perfect time with his walking.
*The [[Showering|shower]] Strong Bad is in looks exactly like the one on [[Main Page 14]].
*Bubs is making sausages that are already in their casings and split into links by using nothing but a meat grinder. In real life, one has to stuff the casings and twist them into sausages after grinding the meat.
*Strong Bad wears a shower cap even though he said in [[haircut]] that he doesn't have any hair.
*The [[The King of Town's grill|grill]] makes a shutting sound even when Strong Mad opens it.
*[[Carol]] looks like a classical guitar, but is apparently an [[Wikipedia:Electric acoustic guitar|electric acoustic guitar]], capable of producing a distorted tone much like an [[Characters' Instruments#Electric Guitar|electric guitar]]. She also has nylon guitar strings, as some are gray, and some are gold.
*Even though Strong Bad is in the shower the entire time he is singing, the sound of the shower running doesn't play until the very end of the toon.



===Goofs===
*The scoreboard is incorrect both times when the scene returns to Strong Sad and Coach Z toward the end. It should read 18 and then 20, but instead it reads 13 and then 18.

*In some shots when Strong Mad is lifting the lid off the Cheat's house, part of the reflection of his legs in the grill is cut off.

===Fixed Goofs===
*When released, this toon had an "Again?" button, but clicking it would cause all the sounds from the MixMastah to continue playing with the replayed toon. This was fixed with the removal of the "Again?" button.
*Before, at one part when The King of Town is eating his marshmallows one would appear to go under and outside his mustache when he eats it.
*In the MixMastah, Pom Pom's sound effect loop also included The Poopsmith's loop. This was fixed when the MixMastah was separated from the main toon.
*At one point, during a cut to Strong Sad and Coach Z, the score on the scoreboard changed from 12 to 2 for a single frame before changing to 13. Also, when it was 13, it just barely stuck out of the box. This has been corrected.


===Inside References===
[[Image:Sketchbook060727.png|thumb|Keep on trucking!]]
*Homestar Runner's animation is based on a [[Sketchbook 2006#SK-2006-07-27|Weekly Sketchbook]] image, and was previously shown at the [[Georgia Tech - 26 Apr 2007|Georgia Tech talk]]. A [[graffiti]] image of Coach Z seen behind Strong Sad was also from a [[Sketchbook#SK-2007-05-24|Sketchbook]] image.
*The starry background in the Homsar solo was previously seen in an Easter egg in [[ghosts]].
*This is another example of the word [[style]].
*Striking Strong Sad's belly also scores points in the [[Peg Strong Sad]] game.
*Homestar Runner's walking animation is similar to Coach Z's in the video for [[These Peoples Try to Fade Me]]
*Strong Bad's song is another instance of [[gender confusion]].

===Real-World References===
*The way Homestar walks references the iconic [http://www.zubeworld.com/crumbmuseum/truckin.html "Truckin'"] images by [[Wikipedia:Robert Crumb|R. Crumb]].
* The 'Fightin' Coach Z's' logo and the 180-degree angle of Coach Z's feet resemble [[Wikipedia:Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]]'s 'Fighting Irish' logo.
*Pom Pom's money throwing is a reference to the "Makin' It Rain" technique employed by rappers.
*The shot of [[Carol]]'s fingerboard is a reference to one of the many angles the camera cuts between when playing a song in [[Guitar Hero|Guitar Hero 2]].

===Fast Forward===
*Homestar, Coach Z and Strong Bad start to make a similar song in an Easter egg for the email [[the paper]] before Strong Bad interrupts them.

==See Also==
*[[MixMastah 800]]

== External Links ==
* [[HR:onetwo.html|watch "One Two, One Two"]]
* [[HR:onetwo.swf|view the Flash file for "One Two, One Two"]]
* [[HR:onetwomixer.html|view the "MixMastah 800"]]
* [[HR:onetwomixer.swf|view the Flash file for the "MixMastah 800"]]
* [[Forum:11543|forum thread re: "One Two, One Two"]]

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Healthy Sam — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 22:18:12 GMT

Healthy Sam:

History according to Strong Bad

Healthy Sam — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 22:03:27 GMT

Healthy Sam: /* your funeral */ A saturday

[[Image:Strongbadianthanksgiving.png|250px|thumb|right|Mysterious myths or legendary legends?]]
'''History according to Strong Bad''' is a tricky thing. A lot of the time, [[Strong Bad]] presents as historical fact elements that are either [[Blatant Lies|clearly false]] or that can't be verified. When relating legends, he often parodies actual historical storytelling techniques or attempts to make himself look good in the present and the past. Since it is usually related in [[Strong Bad Email|emails]], history according to Strong Bad often centers around the history of [[Strong Badia]], with other characters occasionally involved in the stories or storytelling.

==Examples of history according to Strong Bad==

===[[personal favorites]]===
Strong Bad is asked which Strong Bad Email is his favorite. Although Strong Bad says "[his] emails are like [his] childrens" (he loves them all), he proceeds to name his "personal favorites." While the first two emails he mentions ([[invisibility]] and [[gimmicks]]) exist, the rest have never been seen before. Said emails include [[Bubs]] building a [[Grape-Nuts Robot|Strong Bad Robot]], soy-sauce-drunk Strong Bad "flying" [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], and [[Pom Pom]] and [[Coach Z]] fighting with knives on the [[The Stone Bridge|stone bridge]]. As a result, so many viewers have tried to find the nonexistent emails that an answer was added to the site's [[FAQ]] on the matter.

===[[2 years]]===
Strong Bad is asked what the greatest advancement in [[Strong Badia]] will be in the next two years. (The author of the email was most likely referring to the rest of [[Free Country, USA]] as well.) Strong Bad proclaims that by 2005, the population of Strong Badia will have tripled from "Population:[[Tire]]" to "Population: Tire, Bundt Cake Pan, and Coach Z." He also predicts that the [[Stop Sign]] and the [[Cinder Block]] will break up. Strong Badia will have developed a world-class hole, [[The Cheat]] will finish painting a mural reading "Fireworks or Die" in 2004, The tire will have beat [[Strong Mad]] to "the title", and Strong Sad will become more whiny. However, none of his predictions have come true yet.

===[[couch patch]]===
Strong Bad, [[Strong Sad]], [[Homestar Runner|Homestar]] and Coach Z all offer their respective memories of how the patch of tape appeared on the couch in the [[Strong Bad's Basement|basement]]. Strong Bad claims it's there because he cut the couch open to make a hiding place for his "[[Aztec]] [[gold]]" (actually oil filters), but the inside of the couch smelled horrible, so he taped over the cut to stop the smell. Strong Sad claims to remember a [[Little Strong Bad|young Strong Bad]] thinking that Olympic sprinter [[Wikipedia:Carl Lewis|Carl Lewis]] was both a woman and hot, writing so on the couch, and taping it over to cover it up. Homestar tries to provide an explanation, but forgets what the subject of the conversation was, and instead recalls spitting [[Teddy Grahams]] at the ceiling. Coach Z claims he vomited in a rip in the couch after Strong Bad served him bad gumbo, and taped it up to hide the evidence.

===[[colonization]]===
Strong Bad explains Strong Badia's origins. Portraying himself as a [[Wikipedia:Pilgrims|Pilgrim]] persecuted by Strong Sad for his [[egg]]-ketchuping ways, he describes leaving [[Free Country, USA]] to set up a new colony in an empty lot behind the dumpsters, owned by Bubs, who is portrayed as a Native-American like "strange man who had strange ways and strange odors". They celebrate Strong Badia's first Thanksgiving at a nearby picnic table with some leftover [[Wikipedia:Hardee's|Hardee's]] burgers.

===[[flashback]]===
Strong Bad tells the story of how he and Homestar Runner first met in a [[Original Book|children's book]], as well as how he came to discover [[The Cheat]], and the origin of [[The King of Town]]'s eating problem. After playing tennis on [[the Moon]] with Coach Z, Strong Bad returns to Free Country, USA and comes across a large pink egg, with Homestar Runner nearby. Homestar and Strong Bad get in an argument over who owns the egg, which [[The Prince of Town]] settles by proclaiming a ten-step footrace. Homestar wins, but the Prince declares that the loser gets the egg. Strong Bad and [[Strong Mad]] break open the egg, finding a lifetime supply of fishsticks inside—and a The Cheat! The Cheat "mashes play" on a [[jam box]] and all the characters have a dance party. Afterwards, The Prince claims the fishsticks. Homestar verifies Strong Bad's story, but it's implied that he thinks it's actually a fictional children's book.

===[[lunch special]]===
Strong Bad is asked to get Bubs to give out free lunch specials in exchange for a picture of a hot girl. Strong Bad claims that Bubs has to give out a free lunch special if he says his name backwards minus the first B. In short, he has to say, "sbu". Strong Bad tries to get Bubs to actually say "sbu", failing a number of times. When he finally succeeds, it turns out that saying "sbu" really cancels out Bubs's ability to fly. However, since he is so overweight, he could only hover a few inches off the ground. It apparently isn't much of a loss for him because he never used it much anyway. Strong Bad and even Homestar believe he's just a fraud.

===[[old comics]]===
Strong Bad is asked why the King of Town has a poopsmith, and shows comic strips over 60 years old featuring the King of Town and [[The Poopsmith]] (then named "Mushy Chamberpot"). Strong Bad and Homestar make cameo appearances so that [[The Castlefunnies]] can mooch off of their popularity. Strong Bad does not clarify whether his appearance in the strip was an experience ''he'' actually had, or simply a representation of him. Nevertheless, the strip was canceled the following week or so when the sole remaining reader, a Civil War veteran and creamed corn enthusiast, died. Later, a "[[King Castlefunny Pencil Moistener]]" was released, but sales were low, as the Dry Pencil Scare of '47 lasted only three days. Also, Strong Bad claims the comma was first discovered by explorer and namesake [[Sir Loodabert Comma]] and his sherpa.

===[[origins]]===
Strong Bad is asked about the origin of [[The Stick]] and whether it had always been a good place for hanging out. Strong Bad refuses to explain The Stick's origin, but does elaborate on The Stick's "hanging-out-itude". Although The Stick is presently a good meeting place, such was not always the case, particularly when Homestar held his weekly "bread sing-alongs" there. [[The Brothers Strong]] put a stop to these by holding The Cheat's "rhythmic chain dancing recitals" at the same time and location. After Homestar's sing-alongs' popularity faded and Strong Mad ate The Cheat's chainwhip, The Stick was the perfect spot for harrassing [[Marzipan]] and [[Homsar]]. Meanwhile, the Brothers Strong and The Cheat moved to an area behind Bubs' Concession Stand, where they named themselves the [[On Point Kings]], had nothing to do with guff, and, ultimately, stole [[The King of Town]]'s dunce cap, renaming it Lotionman (Strong Mad's idea). In the same email, he claims he drilled the belly button into Strong Sad when he was younger and that [[Bubs' Concession Stand]] was founded after it fell on [[Mr. Bland]] and [[Señor]].

===[[highschool]]===
Strong Bad explains the characters' younger days, though he disclaims that his memory is extremely "unphotographic", and therefore his histories are not very reliable. In highschool, the characters filled the stereotypical roles for old cartoons about teenagers (a la ''[[Wikipedia:Scooby-Doo, Where are You?|Scooby-Doo]]'') as a 70s-style [[The Homestar Runner Mysfit-steries|gang of mystery solvers]]. Before that, in middle school, they were all imaginative "melon-headed babies", occupying their time pretending to be living their dreams. Homestar is portrayed as some kind of grown adult supervisor. Before that, the gang were a bunch of microscopic single-celled organisms living in a [[Free Country, USA#Free Petry Dish USA|petri dish]]. And yet before that, they were all Romans, living in [[Wikipedia:Ancient Rome|Roman times]], with [[Don Knotts]] always showing up.

===[[myths & legends]]===
Strong Bad details the legends surrounding the [[Bear holding a Shark]]. Much of the Bear-Shark's origins can be seen in the constellations over Strong Badia, which show the [[Strong Badia's Seven Elemental Spirits|seven elemental spirits of Strong Badia]]: a [[flag day|snake]], a guy holding a [[Big Knives|big knife]], a box of [[General Tso's Chicken|chicken]], a piece of wood with some nails in it, a hand giving the "OK" symbol, a fish wearing an afro wig, and a British distance runner. The distance runner held up the fish with the fro wig over his head, and the two defeated the other spirits in either paintball or Red Rover, thus becoming the new rulers. After years of bad story telling and the [[Wikipedia:Telephone (game)|telephone game]], the myth went through various incarnations, as evidenced by various documentary-type evidence, ranging from medieval wood carvings of a hairy "wildernessman" with a "sea beast", to a cathedral-style stained glass window of a moose holding a chameleon in its antlers. Strong Bad then researches some "ancient [[Wikipedia:Cave painting|fence drawings]]" on the Strong Badian picket fence, which consist of strange images of the Bear-Shark destroying villages and crops, stealing babies, and bike riding (or pie-sitting) with what appears to be its family. The drawings were actually done by Strong Bad at age 5, though he has long forgotten this. Bubs begins selling Bear-Shark merchandise such as t-shirts, frozen treats and plush toys. Homestar manages to capture (or forge) blurry [[Wikipedia:Patterson-Gimlin film|Bigfoot-style]] footage of what may be the Bear-Shark in the woods, but this only adds to the question of whether the Bear-Shark is a mysterious myth or a legendary legend.

===[[looking old]]===
Strong Bad claims his age is a closely guarded secret, protected by a sect of closely guarded monks in the [[Wikipedia:Sierra Madre Mountains (California)|Coches Mountains]]. He boasts that the monks would no sooner dance with a [[goat]] than reveal his age, but they would bake [[Crustly Guarded Bread]].

===[[your funeral]]===
On March 31, 2046, at 2:03 p.m., Strong Bad claims that there will be a zombie uprising. By about that time, Pom Pom and Strong Sad will have become tough militia men, with Pom Pom sporting a flat-top, cigar, and ammunition belt, and Strong Sad shedding his wimpy image for a gritty-voiced, cigar-smoking, muscular fighter covered in scars and with a five o'clock shadow. His weapon of choice, however, will remain the same then as now: the leotard. Strong Bad, contrary to his outlook in [[replacement]], has decided that he will never die. He will, however, fight on the side of the zombies, if they will let him.

(March 31, 2046 is a Saturday)

===[[original]]===
Strong Bad is asked if he ever watched his favorite shows and movies and realized that his favorite character was replaced with another actor. Strong Bad reveals that the King of Town has been played by twelve different people, and that Bubs was played by [[Original Bubs]] before Original Bubs left over a mayonnaise dispute with the King of Town. For a few months, Strong Bad and Homestar tried to pretend that Original Bubs was always hiding behind a cardboard box. Later, circulating Guest Star Bubs were used, including [[Senor Cardgage]], [[Crack Stuntman]], and [[Other Character Variations#Onion Bubs|Onion Bubs]]. After Strong Bad finishes his story, Bubs continues to claim to be the 100% All Original Bubs, and Marzipan later confirms that Strong Bad made the whole thing up. Homestar still has tragic memories of Original Bubs, though.

==See Also==
*[[Blatant Lies]]

[[Category:Research]]
[[Category:Exaggeration running gags]]
[[Category:Strong Badia|Lore]]

web comics

Healthy Sam — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 22:01:27 GMT

Healthy Sam: /* Transcript */ Adding specifics to photoshop effects

{{sbenav|181}}
[[Image:Webcomic_sbemail.png|thumb|200px|"That stuff is totally messed up, The Cheat. That gunk is ill."]]
Gunkiller and his friends ask Strong Bad for suggestions on making a web comic.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{film|Strong Bad}}, {{film|Strong Sad}}, {{film|The Cheat}}, {{film|Stinkoman}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Cheat's Computer Room]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' October 8, 2007

'''Running Time:''' 3:34

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

==Transcript==

'''STRONG BAD:''' Strong Bad Email goes down smooth and clean, like gasoline.

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: story ideas</div>
Hey Strong Bad, 
Me and some of my friends are thinking of doing a web 
comic together and I was wondering if you had any suggestions 
for us. Thanks a lot 
Gunkiller 
Standing right behind you
</blockquote>
''{Strong Bad mutters "for not using punctuation" after "Thanks a lot" and pronounces "Gunkiller" as "Gunk-iller".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Who are you? Gunhaver's evil twin brother? Well I won't be needing your services today; all my gunk is plenty ill already. ''{clears screen}'' Web comics are easy, Gunky. They're all about video games, gamernerds, webgeeks, dorknerds, gamewads, nerdgames, webwebs, and elves. So just pick one of those and start tableting! Like the one where the slickly drawn college roommates make nothing but video game inside jokes!

''{during the preceding, the scene changes to a shot of a comic with two characters, one of whom loosely resembles Strong Bad with black hair and a yellow T-shirt; the other loosely resembles Strong Sad with short blond hair and holding a hand-held video game}''

'''STRONG BAD-LIKE CHARACTER:''' ''{in Strong Bad's voice, the text appears in speech bubbles above him}'' Uh, did you try to case mod that meatloaf you're makin'?

'''STRONG SAD-LIKE CHARACTER:''' ''{in Strong Sad's voice, the text appears in speech bubbles above him}'' No, why?

''{pans to the next panel of the comic; both characters are looking at a burnt brick in a baking pan that the Strong Bad-like character is holding}''

'''STRONG BAD-LIKE CHARACTER:''' 'Cause I think it's BRICKED!

''{pans to the next panel of the comic; both characters are staring wide-eyed}''

'''STRONG SAD-LIKE CHARACTER:''' 3.2ghz cell processor with 3 dual-threaded cores, 1.8 TFLOPS, 256mb XDR...

'''STRONG BAD-LIKE CHARACTER:''' ''{beginning a short way through the previous line, and continuing simultaneously with it}'' Light bloom, floating point frame buffers, volumetric effects, high dynamic range rendering...

''{the scene fades}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Oh, I wish I knew what that means.

''{Cut back to Strong Bad at the Lappy}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Another approach is to just ask for input from your viewers and rip that off for content. ''{zoom out a bit, Strong Bad turns around to face the camera}'' Pfff. What a cop-out.

''{[[New Paper]] comes down extremely quickly. Cut to The Cheat at Monosodium Dreams.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' The Cheat has one of those. He gets people to send him the weird senders' names from spam emails, ''{The Cheat clicks the menu for "Email" and brings up a list of names with a list of subjects}'' and then he makes interpretive drawings based on them! ''{The Cheat double clicks the name "Colliding R. Reallying"}'' Classics like—

''{The scene changes to an undersea image in which two sharks are colliding. Swimming below them is a creature consisting of a glass dome and a propeller. Under this is the text "Colliding R. Reallying" in yellow.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —Colliding R. Reallying!

''{Cut back to The Cheat}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' And— ''{The Cheat double clicks the name "Knowingest J. Drawbridges"

''{The scene changes to an image of a man in athletic clothing standing outside a mostly-raised drawbridge over a moat. The man has a mane and horns, and his left arm is extended down into the moat and back up to knock on the drawbridge, which has eyes, a tongue and teeth. The text "Knowingest J. Drawbridges" appears in white at the top.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —Knowingest J. Drawbridges!

''{Cut back to The Cheat, still looking at the Knowingest J. Drawbridges picture on Monosodium Dreams. Strong Bad is now with him.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' That stuff is totally messed up, The Cheat. That gunk is ill.

''{cut back to Strong Bad at the Lappy}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' But if cartoony or Cheaty drawings aren't your thing, break out your cracked serial numbers for 'Burn & Dodge: The Fantasy Photoshop Gradient Comic!'

''{Cut to an image of a character whose head resembles Strong Bad's mask with a beard. He also has a muscular torso and is holding a buckler and sword. A creature resembling The Cheat with a pointy tail and horns is on his shoulder.}''

'''BORGORROTH OF COOLSWORDORROTH:''' ''{appears above him in a speech bubble}'' Hold! Borgorroth of Coolswordorroth shimmies for no man!

'''THE CHEAT:''' Meh!

''{Cut to wider view; The Cheat-like creature is now behind Borgorroth of Coolswordorroth, who is holding his sword defensively in front of him. A figure in a black cloak is opposite them and holding his right hand at them; the hand is radiating light}''

'''CLOAKED FIGURE:''' ''{in Strong Bad's voice}'' LENS FLARE! {one appears at his hand}

'''BORGORROTH OF COOLSWORDORROTH:''' Uh, PLASTIC WRAP! ''{the scene becomes covered in plastic wrap Photoshop effect}''

''{Cut back to Strong Bad at the Lappy}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Or if you can't draw, never fear, just steal some graphics from your favorite video game. And add yet another unlicensed pixel comic to the overcrowded, overstunk landfill of web comics.

''{Cut to a panel showing Stinkoman in his sprite form from Stinkoman 20X6 on green land, while the theme music from [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 1|the first level]] plays.}

'''STINKOMAN:''' ''{appears in a speech bubble}'' Sometimes I wish I could challenge my own self.

''{Pan to the next panel, in which the scene is dark and the text "ZAP!" appears in red near the top. The scene returns to normal as a second Stinkoman appears facing the first.}''

'''SECOND STINKOMAN:''' ''{in 1-Up's voice}'' I'm Stinkoman.

'''STINKOMAN:''' WAAAAAAAAH!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And when your pixel comic's not funny—

''{Cut to the next panel, which is the same as the previous but with two red eyes with green irises added, along with various shapes and colors.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —MS Paint your way to a non-punchline!

''{The scene fades out. Cut back to Strong Bad at the Lappy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' As terrible as this is, I suppose web comics are a better fate for video games than Saturday morning cartoons were.

''{Cut to a cartoon scene with a red cube with legs, arms, eyes and a green cap; a blond boy with a shirt that says "Kid" and a surfboard; and a dog wearing sunglasses.}''

'''KID:''' Ah, come on, Secret Collect! Let's go surfing inside the evil castle!

''{Cut to a closeup of the dog}''

'''DOG:''' Uh, dudeical!

''{Cut to a closeup of Secret Collect; the scene continuously zooms in on him}''

'''SECRET COLLECT:''' ''{exaggeratedly shuddering}'' Ohh, I don't know about this! Collect, collect, collect!

''{Cut to a scene of a wizard with green eyes, a brown tunic, a beard, and three jewels set in his forehead looking at the previous scene in a crystal ball in a castle.}''

'''WIZARD:''' Once I collect the final secret, the sweepstakes will be mine!

''{Scene changes to a picture of a clay Nebulon in a kitchen; he has a speech bubble that says, "Secret Collect. will be right back...", above the speech bubble is a small picture of Secret Collect. On the bottom right of the screen is a bubble with the text "Saturday Mornideo Games".}''

'''ANNOUNCER:''' Secret Collect will be right back.

''{scene changes to show a smiling animated Thy Dungeonman and the text "The Animated Adventures of Thy Dungeonman".}''

'''ANNOUNCER:''' And stay tuned for The Animated Adventures of Thy Dungeonman!

''{Cut to a background of poorly-drawn houses, in front of which stand two characters: the text "Go North" and "Get Dagger", both in green letters and with eyes and legs.}''

'''GET DAGGER:''' My cousin's coming to visit!

''{Pan to the right and zoom out to show a text character Take Dagger next to Get Dagger.}''

'''TAKE DAGGER:''' Hiya, guys!

''{Two more green characters are seen running behind them. Cut to a scene of the text character "Dennis" chasing the text character "Ye Flask".}''

'''DENNIS:''' You get back heeeeeere!

''{Cut back to Strong Bad at the Lappy}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' So to answer your question, Gunky, DON'T MAKE A WEB COMIC! Why can't you just make a...comic. Everyone knows that putting 'web' in front of words automatically makes them crappier. Just look what happened to 'pages,' and 'cams,' and 'logs.' And who could forget the fall of the mighty 'isode.' Ohh, so tragic.

''{[[New Paper]] comes down}''

==Easter Eggs==
[[Image:Gunk Iller.png|thumb|He be illin'!]]
*Click on "Gunkiller" after Strong Bad says his name to see a [[Cheat Commandos]] action figure named after him (spelled [[Gunk Iller]]).
*Click on "COMIC!" at the end of the email to bring up a window where you can [[Make-O Your Own Stinko|make your own Stinkoman comic]] using sprites from [[Stinkoman 20X6]].
*Click on "'web' in front" at the end of the email to see a drawing of a blimp in flight above a stadium, with the words "GO LOAF!" over it.
*Click on "crappier" at the end of the email to see what happened to Borgorroth of Coolswordorroth.
*:'''CLOAKED FIGURE:''' OCEAN RIPPLE! ''{another effect is applied}''
*:'''BORGORROTH OF COOLSWORDORROTH:''' FIND EDGES! ''{another effect is applied, changing much of the color}''
*:'''CLOAKED FIGURE:''' SHARPEN MORE! ''{another effect is applied. The image is mostly incomprehensible now.}''
*:'''BORGORROTH OF COOLSWORDORROTH:''' Er... NUDGE! ''{the scene shifts a little to the left}''

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===
*When Strong Bad says "start tableting", he is referring to a graphics tablet, which is a tool used to make digital drawings.
*"[[Wikipedia:Brick (electronics)|Bricked]]" is slang for causing an electronic piece of equipment to no longer function.
*"[[Wikipedia:Case modding|Case modding]]" is the act of modifying a video game console or computer chassis.
*The highly technical terms spoken in the last panel of the college roommate comic all refer to technical specifications of the [[Wikipedia:Sony|Sony]] [[Wikipedia:PlayStation 3|PlayStation 3]] video game console.
**"[[Wikipedia:Bloom (shader effect)|Light bloom]]", "floating point [[Wikipedia:Framebuffer|frame buffers]]", "[[Wikipedia:Volumetric lighting|volumetric effects]]", and "[[Wikipedia:High dynamic range rendering|high dynamic range rendering]]" all refer to various [[Wikipedia:3D rendering|3D rendering]] techniques employed by modern game consoles and computer video cards to create realistic environments within games.
**The PS3's [[Wikipedia:Cell (microprocessor)|Cell microprocessor]] contains ten individual cores, eight of which can be used simultaneously by the console for different purposes.
**"[[Wikipedia:FLOPS|TFLOPS]]" stands for "Tera-FLoating point Operations Per Second" and is a measure of the speed of a computer in mathematical operations. The PS3's [[Wikipedia:RSX 'Reality Synthesizer'|RSX]] [[Wikipedia:Graphics processing unit|GPU]] was announced as performing at 1.8 TFLOPS.
**"XDR" stands for [[Wikipedia:XDR DRAM|eXtreme Data-Rate Dynamic RAM]], a type of memory used in the PS3.
*The explanation of "unlicensed pixel comics" refers to the genre of [[Wikipedia:sprite comic|sprite comics]], in which sprite-based graphics from video games are implemented to create the comic.
*"Lens Flare", "Plastic Wrap", "Ocean Ripple", "Find Edges," and "Sharpen More" are all filters that one can use in [[Wikipedia:Adobe Photoshop|Adobe Photoshop]]. "Nudge" is the term used to describe the act of moving an object on the image canvas.
*Strong Bad mentioning cracked serial numbers is a reference to how many people illegally obtain Photoshop by downloading a cracked serial number online.

===Trivia===
[[Image:Webcomicpreview.png|thumb|"That's funny. I gave it negative 2."]]
[[Image:Cheat_emails.png|thumb|"Knowingest J. Drawbridges."]]
*The email preview features a different GamerJox comic than featured in the email.
*:'''STRONG BAD LIKE CHARACTER:''' EGM2 gave the new Peasant's Quest game 4 out of 10!!
*:'''STRONG SAD LIKE CHARACTER:''' That's funny. I gave it negative 2.
*:'''STRONG BAD LIKE CHARACTER:''' Don't you think that's a bit harsh?
*:'''STRONG SAD LIKE CHARACTER:''' I think EGM2 is a bit nonexistent for 10 years.
*The clay [[Nebulon]] is in the paper [[Cheat Commandos Playsets#Reynold's Apartment|Reynold's Apartment]] playset.
*The Cheat's email list reads:
{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" style="font-weight:bold; margin:8px 20px"
|- style="background:#e8e8e8;"
| style="border:1px solid #000;" | Sender || style="text-align:center; border:1px solid #000; border-left:0px" | Subj.
|-
| style="border-right:1px solid #000;" |   ||
|- style="background:#e8e8e8;"
| style="border-right:1px solid #000; padding-right:24px" | Knowingest J. Drawbridges || style="text-align:center;" | **SPAM**
|-
| style="border-right:1px solid #000;" | Colliding R. Reallying || style="text-align:center;" | **SPAM**
|- style="background:#e8e8e8;"
| style="border-right:1px solid #000;" | Hooray4dolphins || style="text-align:center;" | PhramC7acy
|-
| style="border-right:1px solid #000;" | Public D. Themackinest || style="text-align:center;" | **SPAM**
|- style="background:#e8e8e8;"
| style="border-right:1px solid #000;" | Lowpoint K. Festivals || style="text-align:center; padding:0 12px" | ****SPAAAM****
|-
| style="border-right:1px solid #000;" | Tanktop H. Gravity || style="text-align:center;" | **SPAM**
|- style="background:#e8e8e8;"
| style="border-right:1px solid #000;" | Pressured Q. Kibbles || style="text-align:center;" | **SPAM**
|-
| style="border-right:1px solid #000;" | Lamppost L. Smith || style="text-align:center;" | Hey Bro...
|- style="background:#e8e8e8;"
| style="border-right:1px solid #000;" | Lem Sportsinterviews || style="text-align:center;" | $$$PAM!!!
|-
| style="border-right:1px solid #000;" | Brash R. HiMom || style="text-align:center;" | **SPAM**
|- style="background:#e8e8e8;"
| style="border-right:1px solid #000;" | Freshfruit P. Cacophony || style="text-align:center;" | **SPAM**
|}

===Goofs===
*During the computer scene when Strong Bad mentions the fantasy PhotoShop gradient comic, clicking outside the Lappy's screen results in the same ripple effect.

===Inside References===
* Two of The Cheat's emails are from known characters: [[Lem Sportsinterviews]] and "Hooray4dolphins" (which Strong Bad claims to be [[Marzipan]]'s [[Contacts|screen name]] in the email [[marzipan]]).
* The Stinkoman Sunday Fun Talk comic (as seen in the Easter egg) is syndicated by [[Harmless Junk]].
* Strong Bad showed that he thought ''EGM2'' is still around in [[what I want]].
* Mornideo and Dudeical are [[portmanteaus]].
* The Strong Bad character in the GamerJox comic has a green tongue, as Stinkoman occasionally does, and Strong Bad did in [[Super NES]].
*The [[Irregular Loading Screens|loading screen]] for the Stinkoman comic creator reads "FIND THE LOADBEARER...", a reference to [[slumber party]].
*[[Secret Collect.]] and [[Thy Dungeonman]] are both playable [[games]] on Homestarrunner.com, and first appeared in [[video games]].
*"[[Dennis]]" chasing "[[Ye Flask]]" refers to the "Get ye flask" [[Running gags|running gag]] in the [[Thy Dungeonman (character)|Thy Dungeonman]] series.

===Real-World References===
*The email preview refers to ''[[Wikipedia:EGM2|EGM2]]'', a United States-based video game magazine that was published by Sendai Publishing (later bought by Ziff-Davis) from July 1994 to July 1998. It was then renamed ''Expert Gamer'' in August 1998 & continued with that name until October 2001, when it was renamed ''GameNow''. ''GameNow'' continued publication until January 2004.
*The college roommate webcomic is a reference to the many webcomics that discuss video games and related culture, such as ''[[Wikipedia:Penny Arcade (webcomic)|Penny Arcade]]''.
*The Cheat's web comic, based on spam mailers' names, is a reference to ''[[Wikipedia:Spamusement!|Spamusement!]]''
*The Secret Collect Saturday morning cartoon is a reference to various cartoons produced in the 1980s that were based on early video games, such as ''[[Wikipedia:Pac-Man (TV series)|Pac-Man]]''. Because most early games had no inherent plot or established universe, many of these cartoons introduced new characters and plot lines to keep the material interesting to viewers.
*"Web in Front" is a song by North Carolina-based indie rock band [[Wikipedia:Archers of Loaf|Archers of Loaf]].

==External Links==
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*[[HR:stinko_comic.html|Stinkoman 20X6 comics maker Easter egg]]
*[[HR:stinko_comic.swf|view the Flash file for the Stinkoman 20X6 comics maker Easter egg]]
{{Strong Bad Email}}

Alleyway

Healthy Sam — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 21:54:56 GMT

Healthy Sam:

[[Image:Candy product alley.png|thumb|In the gutter with Grandma]]
The '''Alleyway''' is where [[Senor Cardgage]] has been seen sleeping. This suggests that he is homeless, although it is implied that he lived in a house across the street from [[The Brothers Strong]] when they were young. It seems to be in some type of urban area where cars are heard honking; these cars are neither heard nor seen anywhere else in [[Free Country, USA]].
[[Image:Cardgage_alley.PNG|thumb|left|Another view of the alleyway]]
Senor Cardgage sleeps in an orange sleeping bag with his [[Aldi Bag]] as a pillow, and off to one side there is a (silhouetted) trash can. On one occasion, there is a large box nearby in the alleyway labeled, ironiclly, "UNLABELED BOX".

==Appearances==

*'''Debut:''' [[Senorial Day]]
*Email [[candy product]]

[[Category:Places]]

Death

Healthy Sam — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 21:47:05 GMT

Healthy Sam: /* Homestar Runner */

[[Image:Sbemail 168.png|thumb|"Oh, he looks so peaceful."]]
In the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] body of work, there are numerous references to the subject of '''death'''. These range from a [[character]]'s death or near-death, to imagining or behaving as though a character has died. As in many cartoons, when a character dies, the death is usually impermanent — the character may reappear alive, often with no explanation.

==Appearances==
===[[Bad Graphics Ghost]]===
*In an [[Easter egg]] in the [[Strong Bad Email]] [[ghosts]], it is possible to "kill" the Bad Graphics Ghost by erasing the pixels.

===[[Bubs]]===
*In the Strong Bad Email [[pom pom]], Bubs mentions having "almost died the 15th time."
*In [[Sample of Style]], [[Mike Chapman]] rips the cardboard tube that "produces" Bubs's voice. [[Matt Chapman]] says that they will have to kill off Bubs, "just like [[Homeschool Winner]]". A picture of Bubs's grave then appears.
*In the Strong Bad Email [[unnatural]], Strong Bad frequently suggests that they kill the rampaging [[King Bubsgonzola Supreme]].

===[[Cheat Commandos]]===
*In the original [[Cheat Commandos (toon)|commercial]], [[Firebert]] is shown killing two [[Blue Laser Minions]] by blowing up a cliff above them, sending rocks crashing down on top of them. ([[Coach Z]] similarly "kills" five Blue Laser Minion action figures by using [[Reinforcements]]' [[Justice Rocket Backpack Rocket Rocket]] to send a [[pie]] plate crashing down on them.)
*In [[Shopping for Danger]], [[Crackotage]] remarks that [[Reynold]] would "prob'ly die" if he went on a mission with the rest of them, later heading back to base "to make sure Reynold isn't dead".
*In [[Commandos in the Classroom]], two Blue Laser Minions are just about to shoot [[Fightgar]] when we cut away from them.
*In [[Let us give TANKS!]], all of the main Commandos (except [[Reynold]]) are ostensibly killed in a nuclear explosion at the [[Blue Laser Cottage]], along with the [[Blue Laser Commander]] and at least two [[Blue Laser Minions]].
**In the same toon, the commander of the [[Green Helmets]] asks [[Gunhaver]] for air support in a battle because of the "heavy losses" they're suffering.
***Also in the same toon, [[Fightgar]] threatens to shoot the Blue Lasers with "bullet-shooting guns" (but it turns out he was just kidding).
* In [[Blue Laserdisc Challenge]], there are several different ways for the [[Blue Laser Commander]] to die if you choose incorrectly, such as being eaten by a monster or cut in half by a bladed pendulum.

===[[Frank Bennedetto]]===
*In the Strong Bad Email [[army]], Frank Bennedetto "dies", after being kicked by Strong Bad. He is later seen alive in [[Labor Dabor]].
**In the email [[more armies]], a memorial statue for Frank Bennedetto is seen. This may mean either that his death was real, or that his service in the Homestarmy was worthy of commemoration.

===[[The Goblin]]===
*In [[Homestarloween Party]], the Goblin is crushed by the short-circuited Visor Robot.

===[[Homestar Runner]]===
*In the Strong Bad Email [[the show]], Homestar says, "But it turned out I didn't die."
*In [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 2.0]], Strong Bad as "[[Aliases Used in Prank Calls|Detective Everybody]]" said Homestar was shot 37 times for being too stupid.
*Homestar is in [[Heaven]] on [[Main Page 6]] and is seen in a zombie-like form on [[Main Page 7]].
*In [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 14.2]], Homestar calls to say he is sinking in quicksand, and says that if Marzipan helps, he would be "really, really still alive."
*In [[the movies]], Strong Bad instructs Homestar to die before firing his bazooka at him.
*While he didn't actually die, in the [[bike theif]] easter egg, Homestar mentions a murder weapon, indicating that someone has, or will, die.

===[[Homsar]]===
*In the [[Strong Bad Email]] [[homsar]], [[Strong Bad]] "kills" him with the [[Heavy Lourde]] at the request of Vinnie C. Although [[The Brothers Chaps]] intended at first for him to be killed, he was later revealed to be alive but seriously injured in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 5]]. The Heavy Lourde is dropped on him again on the [[Homsar Main Page]].
*In the Strong Bad Email [[origins]], he and [[Marzipan]] are glued together and "left for dead" at [[The Stick]], even though neither one actually dies.
*In [[cliffhangers]], Strong Bad drops [[Homsar]] and [[The King of Town]] off a [[cliff]].

===[[Kerrek]]===
*In [[interview]], an Easter egg shows him after being "smote" by [[Trogdor]].
*In the game [[TROGDOR!]], when you reach the level 50 interlude, Kerrek is burninated by Trogdor.
*In [[Peasant's Quest]], he is slain by Rather Dashing with his bow and arrow.

===[[The King of Town]]===
*In [[Halloween Fairstival]], after seeing an X-ray of the King's heart, Strong Bad is content to "let the King die in peace."
*In [[cliffhangers]], the King is dropped from a cliff, along with [[Homsar]].
*In [[original]], Strong Bad suggests that the King has died twelve times, each time replaced with a new actor, at least one of which may have been an onion. It should be noted that Marzipan later confirms that Strong Bad "just made all that stuff up", even though an Easter egg shows a graveyard populated solely by Kings of Town I-XII.

===[[Marzipan]]===
*In the Strong Bad Email [[origins]], Marzipan and [[Homsar]] are glued together and "left for dead" at [[The Stick]], even though neither one actually dies. Strong Bad later comments on Marzipan's "considerable resistance to death".
*In [[Date Nite]], Strong Bad suggests drowning Marzipan and The Cheat.

===[[Multi-Function Dragon]]===
*In [[KOT's VOQPCS!]], the Dragon is killed when speared by [[The Knight]] in the "instant death" section of his chest.

===[[Old-Timey]]===
*In [[Parsnips A-Plenty]], [[Old-Timey Strong Bad]] falls off a cliff. He is later revealed to be in [[Hell]] in an Easter egg.
*In [[That A Ghost]], all of the [[Characters#Old-Timey|main characters]] are reduced to skeletons, and [[Old-Timey Bubs]] pokes his head out of a grave asking [[Strong Man]] to "please keep it down."
*[[Rumble Red]] is beheaded by [[Old-Timey Marzipan|Old-Timey Marzipan's]] [[Old-Timey Marzipan's Contraption|machine]], which she gave to him as a [[Decemberween]] present.
*During the Old-Timey portion of [[Decemberween Short Shorts]], [[The Homestar Runner]] is forming a pile of dead rats.
*[[Sickly Sam]] buries himself alive on Tuesdays, and has numerous traits of an undead being, including a partially exposed skeleton.
*In [[Malloween Commercial]], [[Mr. Shmallow]]'s grave is seen in one scene.

===[[Pom Pom]]===
*In the Strong Bad Email [[pom pom]], Kevin wonders what would happen to Pom Pom if he was poked with a pin. Strong Bad decides to try this, except that he would also be blindfolded and Pom Pom would be set on fire with the [[BMW Lighter]]. He believes that Pom Pom exploded in "a big fiery ball that was visible from space", when in reality he got a "severe pummeling" by Pom Pom. He even wrote [[General and Fraulein Pom Pom|Pom Pom's parents]] a letter of condolence.
*In [[Where's The Cheat?]], Strong Bad calls [[Marzipan]] and pretends to be [[Homestar Runner]], and he tells her that he got mad and killed Pom Pom.
*Pom Pom's ghost flies out of his grave on [[Main Page 7]].

===[[Pom Pom's Girls]]===
*In [[Homestarloween Party]], they are zapped by the Visor Robot.

===[[Rather Dashing]]===
*Rather Dashing can die in a variety of ways throughout ''[[Peasant's Quest]]''. The most noteworthy of these is when he gets burninated by [[Trogdor]] at the end of the game.

===[[The Sad Kids]]===
*In [[Homestarloween Party]], they are crushed by the short-circuited Visor Robot, and none of them live.

===[[Señor]] and [[Mr. Bland]]===
*The [[Strumstar Hammer]] Easter Egg from [[kids' book]] writes that Señor died after the grapes squished him.
*According to the email [[origins]], they were by far the most popular characters until they were crushed by a falling [[Bubs' Concession Stand]]. However, they manage to reappear in [[Strongest Man in the World]].

===[[sloshy]]===
*In a [[Limozeen: "but they're in space!"]] cartoon from [[Limozeen vs. Sloshy]], the band and their tour bus are destroyed by [[Limozeen]].

===[[Strong Bad]]===
*Strong Bad is in heaven on [[Main Page 6]] and he rises from his grave on [[Main Page 7]].
*Strong Bad's grave is seen at the end of [[replacement]].
*In the email [[time capsule]], an emailer asks Strong Bad how he can be "soooo awesome" if he's dead, and requests that he make a [[The Time Capsule|time capsule]].
*The Strong Bad Email [[your funeral]] consists entirely of Strong Bad imagining what his funeral would be like.
*An egg in the likeness of Strong Bad's head smashes in [[Eggs (toon)|Eggs]].

===[[Strong Sad]]===
*[[In Search of the Yello Dello Commentary]] — Strong Sad reveals that he ''himself'' dreams of his own death (over and over and over...).
*[[A Folky Tale]] — Strong Sad "faints", making [[Coach Z]] believe he killed him.
*Email [[caffeine]] — Strong Bad concludes that his "test subject" is dead (which Strong Sad immediately denies).
*Email [[impression]] — In complimenting The Cheat's costume, Coach Z says "It's as if Strong Sad was still alive and with us today!"
*Email [[fingers]] — As Strong Bad imagines what it would be like if he used fake fingers, the viewer can see a dead Strong Sad behind the couch in one scene. Also during this sequence, two Easter eggs show Strong Sad stuffed inside a [[Coach Z's Locker Room|locker]] and a [[soapbox]].
*Email [[personal favorites]] — Strong Bad types "I swear on Strong Sad's grave" in the unaired email "[[Tape Leg]] 2".
*[[HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS!]] — A picture on the first screen shows The Cheat serving Strong Bad a platter with Strong Sad's head on it.
*Email [[retirement]] — "Strong Sad's ghost" and "Strong Sad's corpse" are among the entries in Strong Bad's Cloud Shape Spotting Log, as seen in an Easter egg.
*[[Decemberween Short Shorts]] — Strong Sad's ornament falls to the ground and breaks into several pieces.
*Email [[unnatural]] — Strong Sad paints a picture with the word "Death" on a bar of soap.

===[[Teen Girl Squad]]===
*The main characters in Teen Girl Squad are killed off nearly every episode in a variety of ways, yet they always come back alive in the next issue, and sometimes later in the same issue, as seen with [[Cheerleader]] in [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 7]].
*In an Easter egg of [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10]], [[What's Her Face]] suggests killing someone off for their tenth [[Teen Girl Squad]] issue.

===[[The Cheat]]===
*The Cheat has his own song, [[The Cheat is Not Dead]].
*In the Strong Bad email [[bedtime story]], The Cheat's vitals are tested after being [[Roach Killa!|bug-bombed]] in order to go to sleep. Strong Bad also says "If we're lucky, the Cheat will wake up alive the next morning".
*In [[Date Nite]], Strong Bad suggests drowning Marzipan and The Cheat.

===[[Videlectrix Mascot]]===
*At the beginning of [[Peasant's Quest]], when the Videlectrix logo is shown, the mascot runs in with a sword, then trips and impales himself on it.
*At the beginning of [[Where's an Egg?]], when the Videlectrix logo is shown, the mascot shoots the logo with a [[gun]], but the bullet ricochets back and kills him.

===[[Visor Robot]]===
*In [[Homestarloween Party]], memories of his stolen life move him to tears and short out his circuits.

===The [[Where's an Egg?]] Detective===
*If the detective fails to find the [[egg]], he is taken to a prision in the arctic and the game ends with him turning into a skeleton.

===[[The Yello Dello]]===
*During the mountain scene in the [[In Search of the Yello Dello New Version|new version]], [[Pom Pom]] aims his gun at the Yello Dello, but throws it away when Homestar says he wants to "take her alive."

===[[Items#Strong Bad's Computers|Strong Bad's Computers]]===
*Strong Bad's computers often meet with untimely demises, as seen in [[gimmicks]], [[virus]], and [[Biz Cas Fri 3]]. The [[Tandy 400]] returned in ghost form in [[ghosts]], and both the [[Compy 386]] and the Tandy appeared in ghost form after Strong Bad destroyed them in [[retirement]].

===[[Items#The Paper|The Paper]]===
*[[The Paper]] died in the [[the paper|eponymous]] email. After its printer broke, Strong Bad was forced to apply a mercy killing with the [[BMW Lighter]].

==See Also==
*[[Grim Reaper]]
*[[Skulls]]
*[[Strong Bad and Strong Sad's Relationship#Strong Bad Hurting Strong Sad|Strong Bad Hurting Strong Sad]]
*[[Strong Sad's Severed Head]]
*[[The Cheat's Head Exploding]]
*[[Heaven]]
*[[Hell]]

[[Category:Prank running gags]]

Fifty Bucks

Healthy Sam — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 06:14:29 GMT

Healthy Sam:

[[Image:sbemail153_fiftybucks.png|thumb|right|208px|Redesigned sbemails — all for under fifty bucks!]]
The sum of '''fifty bucks''' is mentioned quite a few times in the Homestar Runner toons.

==Appearances==
*Email [[50 emails]] — [[Strong Bad]] seems to be offering to sell [[Strong Sad]]'s [[soolnds|feet]] for $50.
*Email [[part-time job]] — Photos with the [[Tragic Clown Dog]] (Strong Bad) cost $50 (and $60 for the privilege).
*Email [[space program]] — [[The Strong Badian Administration of Some Aluminum Foil|Space Captainface]] (Strong Bad) calculates that his "precious cargo" of 15 Earth dollars must have multiplied to $50 from the distance they had traveled.
*Email [[redesign]] — All the "sbemail redesigns" cost less than fifty bucks.
*Email [[what I want]] — Strong Bad claims he returned an omlette to a hardware store for "nigh on fifty bucks".
*[[Ever and More!]] — [[Bubs]]' rubbing [[Ointment and Old Person Rub|ointment]] for his broken shin costs fifty bucks a tube.
*Email [[mini-golf]] — Strong Bad usually gets paid fifty bucks every time he mentions some kind of fun-time emporium during an email.

[[Category:Object running gags]]

b/w

Healthy Sam — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 06:08:36 GMT

Healthy Sam: B/w might make sense

[[Image:NotTalkinBoutButter.png|right|thumb|DJ Teh Cheat '''b/w''' The New Kot]]
In the recording industry, '''b/w''' stands for "backed with" and was used on old vinyl records to distinguish between the content of the [[Wikipedia:A-side and B-side|A and B sides]]; for example, "Yellow Submarine b/w Eleanor Rigby". [[The Brothers Chaps]] have a fondness for intentionally (mis)using it in contexts where a word such as "and" or "with" would be appropriate. Alternatively, it could stand for 'but with,' meaning that it usually makes sense, if slightly odd (e.g. 'Pork b/w beans' or 'Pork but with beans.')

On rare occasions, this abbreviation is used for some other purpose. In the email [[big white face]], [[Strong Bad]] runs a program or command called "b/w" to convert his monitor to an old black and white Macintosh layout; in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 13.2]], the abbreviation is actually used correctly on the jacket of a 7-inch vinyl record.

==Appearances==

*'''Debut:''' [[Strong Sad's Lament]] — Arts b/w Crafts.
*[[Arcade Game]] — Pork b/w beans.
*Email [[big white face]] — Run "b/w".
*[[Peasant's Quest]] — River b/w Tree.
*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 13.2]] — DJ Teh Cheat b/w The New Kot.
*Email [[what I want]] — Seashells b/w Office Supplies
*Email [[business trip]] — Pork b/w Beans

[[Category:Word running gags]]

Jibblies Painting

Healthy Sam — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 05:42:28 GMT

Healthy Sam:

[[Image:horriblepainting.PNG|thumb|right|150px|"Come on in heeeeere."]]
The '''Horrible Painting''' is a creepy drawing of '''Rocoulm''' — a demon holding a torch — that manages to rank as number nine on [[Strong Bad]]'s [[bottom 10]] list. It has presumably been in [[Strong Mad's Room]] since [[the Brothers Strong]] were little and always gives Strong Bad the [[jibblies]]. Rocoulm somewhat resembles the [[Jhonka]], while his head bears a striking similarity to the [[Peasant's Quest Items#Monster Maskus|Monster Maskus]], both of which are featured in [[Peasant's Quest]]. The painting has a background that fades from blue to green.

Whenever anyone encounters the painting, Rocoulm creepily whispers the phrase "Come on in heeeeere." While the painting is usually confined to Strong Mad's closet, it broke free on [[Jibblies 2|Halloween of 2007]] and extended its disturbing invitation to each one of the main [[characters]], incapacitating almost all of them with an incurable case of the jibblies. [[Homestar Runner]], however, was clueless enough to accept Rocoulm's proposal and entered inside the Horrible Painting, where he learned that all Rocoulm ever wanted was to entertain guests. Homestar agreed to stay for eternity in exchange for the alleviation of his friends' paralyzed condition. [[Homsar]] is apparently weird enough to give the painting the jibblies.

[[Image:Rocoulm inside.PNG|thumb|left|180px|Inside the horrible painting...with Homestar.]]

Inside the Horrible Painting is a very dark cave-like room with torches on the walls and a kitchen consisting of a urinal and a large sink (Rocoulm mentions he plans to redo it). Homestar was seen entering through a sort of vortex on a wall; there appear to be no actual exits to the room. When characters enter the Horrible Painting, they appear in a cartoony, almost Powered by The Cheat, style and their colors are dominated by [[Wikipedia:CMYK color model|cyan, magenta, yellow, and black]].

Rocoulm's name was discovered when his catchphrase was featured as a [[Quote of the Week#2005-10-06|Quote of the Week]]. Before it was removed, the link to the Horrible Painting in the [[Secret Pages XML Source#Weeklies XML File|weeklies.xml]] file was "rocoulm". The demon's name was confirmed in [[Jibblies 2]], in which the name of the Horrible Painting's tarot card is "The Rocoulm".

The Horrible Painting was also seen in [[More Fan Costumes]] as a pumpkin. Before succumbing to the jibblies, Strong Bad states the painting is ''way'' more evil in pumpkin form.

==Complete Filmography==
*'''Debut:''' Email [[bottom 10]]
*[[More Fan Costumes]]
*[[Jibblies 2]]

==Quotes of the Week==

{{qotwstart}}
*{{qotw|"Come on in heeeeere."|[[bottom 10]]|Mirror:rocoulm.mp3}}
|}

[[Category:Items]]
[[Category:Pseudocharacters]]

unused emails

Healthy Sam — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 05:20:27 GMT

Healthy Sam: /* Easter Eggs */ Geatway? Nwoay!

{{sbenav|65}}

[[Image:sbemail65.PNG|thumb|"No, man. That's a short."]]

Strong Bad explains what happens to all the unused emails he gets every week.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Stick]], [[Strong Mad's Room]]

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

'''Date:''' Monday, March 3, 2003

'''Running Time:''' 1:38

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

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Two}}

== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD:''' Oooh! Check it out! Another one of those...sbemails!

''{reading}''

<blockquote class="compy email">Hey Strong Bad, 
I was wondering what you do with the 
emails that don't get showed on the 
weekly email. 
 
Dan Chase, 
Aurora, Illinois</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad stops and says "Hey!" after reading "Hey Strong Bad," and pronounces Illinois as "Illi-nwah" (in other words, with a French accent)}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ahh... ''{typing}'' Wha-hoah, Dan. You mean what do I do with the thousands and ''thousands'' of near unreadable emails I get every day? I like to mix it up!

''{Cut to The Cheat carrying some papers, organizing them into huge stacks}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Sometimes I give them to The Cheat for filing. And archiving.

''{The Cheat sticks an email in the Medium category. Strong Bad sticks his head in the screen.}''

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' No man, that's a short.

''{The Cheat shrugs, and attempts to retrieve the email, but is too short to reach the top of the pile. Cut to Strong Bad and Bubs standing at the stick, facing away from each other. Strong Bad has a CD labeled "The Goods", Bubs has a bag of cash labeled "The Payoff".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Or if I'm strapped for cash, I'll sell the email addresses to Bubs for use in his free weekly spamvertisements.

''{Strong Bad drops the CD}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oops! Lookit that! I dropped a CD of five-thousand email addresses!

''{Bubs throws the bag of money on the ground}''

'''BUBS:''' Whoops! I dropped a quarter for each one!

''{Cut to Strong Mad crumpling up papers}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And sometimes I give them to my big brother Strong Mad, for the Japanese art of paper-folding.

''{Strong Bad walks on screen}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' So, how are your origamis? Is that one the crane?

'''STRONG MAD:''' ''{holds up one crumpled ball of paper}'' THIS IS A LOTUS FLOWER! ''{holds up another}'' THIS IS A PRAYING MANTIS!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh yeah, that's great, man. ''{sniffs}'' Incredible likeness.

''{Cut back to Strong Bad in front of the computer}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' But mostly the emails I don't use just get... ''{stops typing and stands up, backing up slowly}'' A-digga...a-digga...a-digga-digga...a-digga...a-diggity... ''{starts running back toward the desk}'' DIGGITY DIGGITY DIGGITY DIGGITY A-DELETEEEEEED!!!!!! ''{jumps and does an elbow drop on the keyboard, breaking the desk in half.}''

<blockquote class="compy email" style="background:#003893; text-align:center">DELETED!!</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ohhhhh...I think I broke my clavicus...majorus.

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

== Easter Eggs ==
[[Image:Spamvertisement.PNG|thumb|Grossly Overweight??? Need A New Porch??!!?]]
*When you see The Cheat with the three stacks of emails, you can click on the top of each pile for a sample of some emails (click the close button to close each email.)
*You can click on the top of Strong Mad's pile of emails for another look at these wonderful emails Strong Bad gets.
*At the very end you can click on the words on Strong Bad's screen to bring up Bubs' Weekly Spamvertisement.
*You can click on the picture of the product in the Weekly Spamvertisement to see more products from Bubs.
**The products are:
***A plastic tape dispenser
***A small cup of ketchup
***A jar of three-bean salad

<blockquote>Bubs' Generous Weekly Free Spamvertisement 
To: squealydee678@kindergartencop.edu 
From: bubs@homestarrunner.com 
cc: 
Subject: Re: Grossly Overweight??? Need A New Porch??!!? 
 
This new herbal supplement is healthy and JUST 
WHAT YOU NEED!! Tired of losing sleep over 
monthly payments? Below average performance 
got you down? Slink on over to Bubs' Concession 
Stand and try to see if you can believe your eyes. 
THIS IS NOT A JOKE!! THIS IS REAL!!! It 
happened to my friend's roommate. If you are lucky 
enough to send this to 50 real live people before 
morrow last, a dream getaway can be yours forever. 
CONFIDENTIAL E-MAIL!! 
If you received this e-mail in error, it must be your lucky day. To be removed from this 
list, simply forward this to 50 people.</blockquote>

*Here are the unused emails which appear in this toon:
**Medium stack:
<blockquote>Dear Strong Bad, 
This is my best one. Do you like it! I hope that you 
do.</blockquote>
<blockquote>HOW DUMB IS IT BEING A DUMB ROBOT. I AM GLAD YOU ARE A 
ROBOT NOT ME. GO AND KILL ANY ONE YOU HATE. 
 
YOUR NOT BIGGEST FAN 
EVAN</blockquote>
:*Tall stack:
<blockquote>Dear Strong Bad, 
why don 't you do that thing?</blockquote>
<blockquote>hey i like ur e-mail and games i am stephanie and i am 
10/f/nj and i play baseball cheerleader 
 
from stephanie 
 
poobears</blockquote>
:*Short stack:
<blockquote>Dear Strong Bad, 
I tried to email you twice yesterday. You didn't email 
back. 'Sup wit dat? I'm out like that.</blockquote>
<blockquote>Do you have a monkey if you do you are crap. If you 
don't are still crap so leave me alone crap head. Stop 
making me right this stupid crappy letter to you. So 
buy craphead uh I mean crapface wait no crapnose 
rrrrrghhh whatever you are stupid and have an ugly 
butt and your stupid and a piece of crap. Oh yeah your 
also stupid. 
 
sincerely, me Andrew Shapiro 
 
PS: Your still crap and always will be crap. And 
please kill hamesturrunner please PLEASE PLEASE 
PLEASE. 
Bye bye.</blockquote>
:*Strong Mad's stack:
<blockquote>Dear, Strong Bad 
Do you enloy reasing?</blockquote>

== Fun Facts ==
===Explanations===
*"It happened to my roommate" in the spam Easter egg probably refers to [[Wikipedia:Chain letter|chain letters]], and the fact that most chain letters involve some type of miracle happening, as well as saying "It happened to ''this person''," as well as the fact of forwarding it to 50 people in order for it "to happen to you."

===Trivia===
*The label on the disk in the floppy disk container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#friendly ware|friendly ware]]".
*Spamvertisement is a [[portmanteau]] of spam and advertisement.

===Remarks===
*Since Strong Bad clearly reads his emails on-screen using "strongbad_email.exe," it's curious as to why he would print out the bad ones before giving the pages to Strong Mad for his origami.
*When The Cheat is filing the emails into short, medium, and tall stacks, the paper is regular copy paper. Apparently, these emails were not printed using Strong Bad's dot matrix printer of [[The Paper]] fame.
*This is the first time we see Strong Bad with CDs. His computer, however, probably doesn't have a drive capable of burning CDs. However, [[Tangerine Dreams|The Cheat's computer]] probably can.
*There is a gap/small skip between "give them to my" and "big brother Strong Mad", hinting that [[The Brothers Chaps]] used two takes, and spliced them together.
*Although Strong Bad deletes the email, it can still be seen on the screen afterwards.
*The e-mail address bubs@homestarrunner.com does not exist.
*Illinois was originally founded by the French, so the pronunciation is legitimate.
*The a> prompt is missing from the back button.
*Bubs is unusually short in this email. He's about Strong Bad's size.
*The quarters that Bubs gives Strong Bad in exchange for the email addresses total $1,250 ($0.25 × 5,000), and would weigh 62.5 lbs.
*This is the first time Strong Bad, or any other character uses the abbreviation "SBEmail".

===Goofs===
*When Strong Bad breaks the table in half, the legs don't move. Unless the wooden legs have unusually flexible joints, the legs should have slanted at the same angle as the broken halves.
*On the Spamvertisement Easter Egg, you can still click on the paper or the text on the Compy's screen through the email window.

===Inside References===
[[Image:Clavicus.png|thumb|"I think I broke my clavicus... majorus."]]
*According to commentary on the [[strongbad_email.exe|DVD]], the "clavicus... majorus" line was originally to be used in the unfinished toon [[Tis True, Pom Pom, Tis True]].
*When Strong Bad runs toward the computer he passes the same door and window about four times, as in [[gimmicks]], when the [[Tandy 400|Tandy]] explodes.
*This marks the second time in which Strong Bad pronounces a word with a heavy French accent ("Illinois" = "Illi-nwah"). The first time was in [[3 Wishes]] when he pronounces "croissants" in the same way (this is also later revisited in [[action figure]], when Strong Bad describes the Chinese Throwing Croissants).
*One of the unused emails in the Short Stack (Easter Egg) reads, in part: "you are stupid and have an ugly butt". This is based on a song in [[Strong Bad Sings]].

===Real-World References===
*The email address the Weekly Spamvertisement is directed to (squealydee678@kindergartencop.edu), a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Arnold Schwarzenegger|Arnold Schwarzenegger]] film [[Wikipedia:Kindergarten Cop|Kindergarten Cop]].
*"Clavicus" is a play on the [[Wikipedia:clavicle|clavicle]] (also known as the collar bone).
**The word ''majorus'' doesn't actually exist in [[Wikipedia:Latin|Latin]]: the form of the adjective ''major'' that agrees with an ''-us'' ending such as ''clavicus'' is simply ''major''. The similar sounding ''majoris'' does exist, though, but only when used as a possessive.
*The background when Strong Bad is running to his computer is used in most cartoon shows during a chasing scene (eg. The Flintstones), where the hallway is very long and has repeating animation, such as a door or a window.

===Fast Forward===
*The "Digga-Digga-Digga... [[DELETED]]!" line is (almost) used again in [[car]].
*An email address ending in "kindergartencop.edu" also shows up in [[technology]].
*The line, "Slink on over to Bubs' Concession Stand" in the Easter egg is similar to a line used in [[retirement]].

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail65.html|watch "unused emails"]]
*[[HR:sbemail65.swf|view the Flash file for "unused emails"]]

{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category:Compy 386 Emails]]

Talk:Mendelev and Dongolev

Healthy Sam — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 05:12:25 GMT

Healthy Sam: Sig

==huh?==
Where is Mendelev in [[no loafing]]?? --{{User:Smileyface11945/sig}} 15:41, 7 November 2005 (UTC)
:[[no loafing#Trivia]]. (It's the first appearance of the ''name'', I guess.) —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 16:01, 7 November 2005 (UTC)
::[[Image:Noloafingmendelev.PNG|400px]] {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 16:05, 7 November 2005 (UTC)
:::Oh, okay. Thanks guys...er, girls...er, Wikipeople! --{{User:Smileyface11945/sig}} 16:08, 7 November 2005 (UTC)

==Lizardman?==
I swear, when I first saw Mendelev in PQ, I thought he was a lizalfos from Legend of zelda. I thought his feaather was red eyes and his face was his underside. Please, someone, explain how i could have possibly thought that. --[[User:Healthy Sam|Healthy Sam]] 05:12, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

Talk:Mendelev and Dongolev

Healthy Sam — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 05:12:16 GMT

Healthy Sam:

Coach Z

Healthy Sam — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 05:06:08 GMT

Healthy Sam: /* Coach Z's "more than two problems" */

{{charnav|Coach Z|cz|Marzipan|Bubs}}
[[Image:coach-z.png|thumb|right|200px|"You can't just rush into the score zone!"]]

==Biography==
'''Coach Z''' is the "[[Wikipedia:Coach (sport)|coach]]" of the residents of [[Free Country, USA]], though it is unclear exactly which sports he coaches. He has a strong [[Wikipedia:Upper Midwest|Upper Midwestern]] [[Wikipedia:North Central American English|accent]] which sometimes gets him into trouble. He almost never says anything negative to anyone, and he often offers more encouragement than is needed. When giving advice, he tends to start with the phrase "You can't just rush into the score zone", which by now has lost its meaning. He wears a baseball cap and is famous for the large Z emblem around his waist, but nobody knows for sure whether his bright green color is his skin or a body suit. However, [[Middle School Variation#Baby Coach Z|baby Coach Z]] seems to be wearing footy pajamas in the email [[highschool]], and on more than one occasion, Coach Z has mentioned his [[pants]].

[[Image:Coach z butt.PNG|thumb|Coach Z talking about his butt.]]
As Coach Z himself is not afraid to admit, he's got [[Who Said What Now?|more than two problems]]. Despite being a coach, he doesn't know what a basketball is, as indicated in [[secret recipes]]. It has been implied that he has a crush on [[Marzipan]], and he has occasionally made inappropriate comments about her; [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 5.0#Message 6|one occasion]] [[Marzipan's Answering Machine|on her answering machine]] when he was drunk, and another during the commercial break of the 4Tst annual [[Fall Float Parade]]. (Further evidence of his drinking problem is his frequent consumption of [[Listerine|mouthwash]], as seen in [[The Best Decemberween Ever]] and [[Decemberween Short Shorts]], among other appearances.) In addition to his frequent mispronunciations, Coach Z also seems to have mental and gender confusion problems, as evidenced by the time he spent "talking to his parents" on a [[disconnected telephone]], and claiming to be a mother in [[garage sale]]. He has even stated on [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 8.0|one occasion]] that he sometimes "forgets what's real, and what's just in his head". He also has trouble managing his money, causing his electricity to be shut off each year. He has an apparent fixation with butts, and he seems to have a habit with [[butt-patting]]. He was told by [[Homestar Runner]] in Decemberween Short Shorts to not tell people about his butt when they asked him "What's up". He works with Homestar Runner and [[Bubs]] as the apparent [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon|local law enforcement]] in [[Free Country, USA]], and he makes frequent jokes and references about pants, whether his own or someone else's. In recent cartoons it appears that Coach Z is the janitor at the office where Homestar and Strong Bad work. He is paid on hourly wage and is clearly jealous that Strong Bad is paid on salary. Many characters see him as a nuisance, and even Homestar has treated Coach Z with contempt in Decemberween Short Shorts, where Coach Z wants to go to Homestar's house for Decemberween, and Homestar replies with a "no" (numerous times).

[[Image:Babycz.PNG|thumb|left|115px|The craptain of the foortball torm!]]
Coach Z is a fan of hip-hop and rap music, particularly the [[Wikipedia:Wu-Tang Clan|Wu-Tang Clan]]. He fancies himself a rapper as well: He released the single "[[These Peoples Try to Fade Me]]," which appeared on [[Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits]], and his solo album, entitled "The Z Is All Up Ins", features the smash hit "[[New Boots|Hip Hop Dance]]."

Coach Z's [[Ages of Characters|age]] is ambiguous, as he appears to be grown up when Strong Bad was a kid in the email [[stand-up]], while they both appeared to be babies in the email [[highschool]].

Coach Z and Bubs [[Bubs and Coach Z's Relationship|had a falling out]] at one point, as [[Fall Float Parade]] tells us. But as of the email [[narrator]] it seems they're back to having boring conversations outside [[Bubs' Concession Stand]].

Coach Z owns 4 [[Wikipedia:Tony Award|Tony awards]] but it is unknown if he actually won them.

*'''Domicile:''' [[Coach Z's Locker Room]]
*'''Debut:''' "[[Where My Hat Is At?]]"
*[[:Category:Coach Z Filmography|Complete Filmography]]
<gallery>Image:coachzs Z.png|Coach Z's emblem
Image:oldcoach.PNG|Youthful days
Image:Coach Z- no hat.PNG|Hatless
Image:ZsNewMedallion.png|His emblem, squished/skewed/turned all around (from [[redesign]])</gallery>

== Character Video Transcript ==
''{'''Page Title''': Drop Down and Gimme 20!!}'' ''{'''Places:''' [[Coach Z's Locker Room]]}''

'''COACH Z:''' ''{looking slightly offscreen}'' Is that thing on? ''{turns to the camera lens}'' Hey there, ho there! I'm the Coach! The Coach Z, I'd guess you'd call me. Or plain old Coach is fine, seein' as I'm the only one around, so, probably no one else would answer to that. You say "Hey Coach!", and I'd say "Yeah?" or..."That's me!" or..."Hoo-hah!" ''{waves his arms in the air}'' Any one of those. There's rumors flyin' around that I sleep in one of these lockers ''{gestures to the lockers behind him}'', but uh, that's just not true. I usually crash on this bench here. ''{gestures to the bench behind him}'' My back's not in real good condition. ''{rubs his back}'' And now, I'd like to perform my hip-hop single, "These peoples try to fade me." ''{holds up a microphone, begins to sing}'' A one-two, a one-two—!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{appears in front of camera}'' Sorry. We're all out of tape.

==Coach Z's Accent==
The primary factor in his hilarity, Coach Z's Upper Midwestern accent has made him into a very quotable character.

===Sounds Affected===
The most commonly mispronounced sounds are long e (i.e. The Cheat) and the short o (job), which both come out as an "or" or "aer" ("The Chort", "jaerb").

===List of mispronounced words===
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width=100% style="border-collapse:collapse;"
|- bgcolor=#eeeeee
! Original Word !! Coach Z's version(s) !! Appears In
|-
| '''About''' || Abrat || [[No Hands On Deck!]]
|-
| '''Accent''' || Orccent/Accernt || [[Accent]]
|-
| '''Action''' || Airkshin || [[Happy Fireworks]], [[Main Page 23]]
|-
| '''Awful''' || Orful || Email [[secret recipes]]
|-
| '''Balloon''' || b'lloon || [[Fall Float Parade]]
|-
| '''Bomb''' || Baermb || [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]], [[These peoples try to fade me]]
|-
| '''Captain''' || [[Media:Highschool 6.ogg|Craptain]] || Email [[highschool]]
|-
| '''Chips''' || Chorps || [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]
|-
| '''Chocolate''' || Cherclate || [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]
|-
| '''[[Crap]]''' || Crop || [[Accent]]
|-
| '''Credenza''' || Cradernza || [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]
|-
| '''Crickets''' || Crackets || [[Happy Hallow-day]]
|-
| '''Cubicle''' || Kyorbicle || [[DNA Evidence (Toon)|DNA Evidence]]
|-
| '''[[Decemberween]]''' || Decemberwern || [[The Best Decemberween Ever]]
|-
| '''[[DELETED]]''' || DELORTED || Email [[replacement]]
|-
| '''Did''' || Doird || [[Dangeresque (karaoke)]]
|-
| '''Disco''' || Disca || [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 9.2]]
|-
| '''Drop''' || Drap || Email [[your funeral]]
|-
| '''Exaggerate''' || Exorggerate || [[Accent]]
|-
| '''[[Fhqwhgads]]''' || Forhorgalingrads || Email [[sibbie]] (Easter Egg)
|-
| '''Field''' || Fierld || [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 1.0]]
|-
| '''Five''' || Farve || [[A Decemberween Pageant]]
|-
| '''Flapjacks''' || Florpjacks || [[Accent]]
|-
| '''Football Team''' || Foortball Torm || Email [[highschool]]
|-
| '''Forgot to putt''' || Forgort to port, forgat to prat, gorka fa pork || Email [[mini-golf]]
|-
| '''Gosh''' || Gorsh || Email [[strong badathlon]]
|-
| '''Gluten''' and '''Glutton''' || Glorten || [[Weclome Back]]
|-
| '''Halloween''' || Halloworn || [[The Best Decemberween Ever]]
|-
| '''Happy Hallow—''' || Horpy Horlow— || [[Happy Hallow-day]]
|-
| '''Happy T''' || Horpy Tor || [[Happy T!]]
|-
| '''Hello''' || Hellor || [[Homestar Presents: Presents]]
|-
| '''[[Homestar Runner|Homestar]]''' || Hamstray, Hamster, Stramstar, [http://www.stairmaster.com Stairmaster], Homegrown, [[Wikipedia:Ramrod|Ramrod]], Humphel || [[A Jorb Well Done]]
|-
| '''Hoot''' || Hort || [[Happy Hallow-day]]
|-
| '''I Feel Bad''' || Ir feer borld || Email [[part-time job#Commentary Transcript|part-time job (commentary)]]
|-
| '''Idea''' || Idear || [[Happy Hallow-day]]
|-
| '''Inappropriate''' || Inapprapriate || [[Fall Float Parade]]
|-
| '''Inoculate''' || Anorculate || [[The Brothers Chaps' Fansite Acknowledgments#Burning Horizon Forum|BHZ Anniversary Message]]
|-
| '''[[Jibblie]]''' || Jorbaly || [[Jibblies 2]]
|-
| '''Job''' || Jorb, Jaerb, Jarb, Joerghb, Jaeoreorb || [[A Jorb Well Done]], Email [[boring (really)]]
|-
| '''Jujyfruits''' || Jorjyfruits, Jerjyfrorts, Georgie Frorgie, [[Wikipedia:George Foreman|George Foreman]] || [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]]
|-
| '''[[Coach Z's Locker Room|Locker]]''' || Lacker, Lacquer || Email [[part-time job#Commentary Transcript|part-time job (commentary)]], Email [[myths & legends]] (Easter Egg)
|-
| '''Man''' || Marn || [[Dangeresque (karaoke)]]
|-
| '''[[Mike Chapman|Mike]]''' || Mork || Email [[part-time job#Commentary Transcript|part-time job (commentary)]]
|-
| '''Mother'''|| Mudder|| [[No Hands On Deck!]]
|-
| '''Mouthwash''' || Mouthwarsh || [[The Best Decemberween Ever]]
|-
| '''Musical''' || Myorsical || [[No Hands On Deck!]]
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| '''Not''' || Nat || [[Decemberween Short Shorts]], [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]]
|-
| '''October''' || Orctober || [[The Best Decemberween Ever]]
|-
| '''Office''' || Arfice || [[In Search of the Yello Dello New Version|In Search of the Yello Dello]]
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| '''Out''' || Oat || [[A Jorb Well Done]]
|-
| '''Party''' || Pratty || Email [[impression]]
|-
| '''[[Wikipedia:Pert Plus|Pert Plus]]''' || Port Plus || [[Jibblies 2]]
|-
| '''[[Pom Pom]]''' || Pam Pam || [[Fall Float Parade]]
|-
| '''Problem''' || Praeblem || [[In Search of the Yello Dello New Version|In Search of the Yello Dello]]
|-
| '''Rock bottom''' || Rack battom || [[Decemberween Short Shorts]]
|-
| '''Real''' || Rrrl || [[A Folky Tale]]
|-
| '''Revealed''' || Revearled || Email [[cliffhangers]]
|-
| '''Secret''' || Sorcret, "secret sorcret" || Email [[cliffhangers]]
|-
| '''Situation''' || Sitch'ation || [[A Folky Tale]]
|-
| '''Sports''' || Sprots || Email [[part-time job#Commentary Transcript|part-time job (commentary)]]
|-
| '''Stick''' || Stark || [[Dangeresque (karaoke)]]
|-
| '''Suck''' || Sook || [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]]
|-
| '''Swedish Fish''' || Swordish Feirsh || [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]
|-
| '''Talkin' about''' || Torkin' abort || [[Happy Hallow-day]]
|-
| '''Terrible''' || Terbirle || Email [[senior prom]]
|-

| '''[[The Cheat]]''' || The Chort || ''see [[Nicknames#The Cheat|Nicknames]]''
|-
| '''There''' || Dere, dare || Email [[lures & jigs]], [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 9.2]], Email [[theme park]], [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]]
|-
| '''Thousand''' || Trousand || [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]]
|-
| '''Thug''' || Thorg || [[Halloween Fairstival]]
|-
| '''Thumb''' || Thermb || [[Some Stupid Turkey]]
|-
| '''[[Toilet]]''' || Terlet || [[Halloween Fairstival]], [[A Folky Tale]], [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]] (Bubs, Homestar), Email [[unnatural]]
|-
| '''Tomato''' || Tomater, "[[Quote of the Week#QW-2005-12-08|I zader matermorts]]" || [[Fall Float Parade]]

|-
| '''Trick or Treat''' || Track or Trort || [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]
|-
| '''Undefeated''' || Undeforted || [[Decemberween Short Shorts]]
|-
| '''Unfortunate''' || Unfarchunate || [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]]
|-
| '''Up''' || Arp || [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]]
|-
| '''What''' || Whort || [[Date Nite]]
|-
| '''Yipe''' || Yorp || Email [[redesign]]
|}

===Inconsistencies===

Evidence has suggested that Coach Z's accent may be bogus:
*After saying "track or trort" in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]], Bubs gets on his case and he says it correctly. If given "Swedish Fish," said as "Swordish Forsh," Bubs gets on his case again and Coach Z says "It's a crowd-pleaser."
*In [[boring (really)]], while [[Strong Bad]] is writing his list of three-letter words, Coach Z interrupts him at the word "job", saying that "jorb is a four letters word."
*Coach Z says "The Cheat" immediately after "The Chort" in [[mascot]], though he speaks as though he's talking about two different people.
*In the DVD commentary for [[part-time job]], [[Mike Chapman|Mike]] exploits Coach Z's "accent" by implying that not only does Coach Z add the letter R to words, but now also likes to switch letters around sometimes, and in reply Coach Z partially admits to his accent being bogus.
*In [[cliffhangers]], in the process of his attempted unmasking of [[The Thnikkaman]], he says "secret sorcret" twice, referring to Thnikkaman's secret being revealed and his shame in having really bad hand-eye coordination.

===Featured in===
*[[A Jorb Well Done]]
*[[Coach Z Talker]]

==Coach Z's "more than two problems"==

*Despite being a coach, he doesn't know what a basketball is, as indicated in [[secret recipes]].
*He seems to have psychological problems. For example, in [[garage sale]], he is seen gathering up all the "great for baby" items, but is reluctant to explain why. When Strong Bad comments that "garbage sale" is "for moms only", Coach Z responds "Oh, then I'm okay to say it." In [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 8.0]], he admits he sometimes forgets what's real and what's just in his head.
*His accent makes his speech almost incapable of comprehension.
*He has admitted that he has [[Wikipedia: athlete's foot|athlete's foot]]. This was further implied as "problems with his feet" in [[rampage]].
*He has mentioned he has a bad back in his characters page, in [[rampage]], and in [[slumber party]].
*He has been drunk multiple times, usually on mouthwash.
*He spiked the punch at the [[senior prom]] with mouthwash.
*He has bad hand-eye coordination, as evidenced in [[cliffhangers]].
*He has an obsession with butts.
*He holds the record for the longest time gone without [[showering]].
*He admits he likes a good chafe in [[theme park]].
*He enjoys covering puke in sawdust, as seen in [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]], where he says "This is what I live for!" In the commentary for that scene, he claims that "Sawdust makes everything delicious".
*Also in [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]], he claims to only know a few words, such as "pfargtl". In the commentary for that scene, he claims "pfargtl" is his favorite animal, and he had a "p-family pfargtl" when he was a kid.
*He wears a disturbingly small bathing suit when swimming and leaks a black fluid when it is removed, as seen in [[underlings]].
*He has a weak imagination.
*He fancies himself as a hip-hop artist, but has little musical talent.
*It has been implied that he has a crush on Marzipan; he has occasionally made inappropriate comments about her and has admitted to sneaking into her house.
*He has personal financial problems, causing his electricity to be shut off each year.
*He seems to believe he's in a relationship with Bubs, as seen in [[Date Nite]].
*He can never remember if he actually putt a ball, as seen in [[mini-golf]], although it could be amnesia caused by repeated hits on the head (from the same ball).
*Even when he finds something he's eating awful, such as [[secret recipes|a bowl of sour cream and The Cheat fur]], he still eats it.
*He has puked his pants many times.
*His [[hygiene]] habits are so poor that at one point, he believed that the shower heads in his locker room were his "drippy, broken speakers".

== Fun Facts ==
*Coach Z's accent came from a depressing Midwestern voice that [[Matt Chapman|Matt]] and some friends would do in college.
*It was revealed in issue #21 of [[Wonkavision Magazine Interview|Wonkavision]] magazine that Coach Z is named after [[Craig Zobel]].
*According to [[trading cards]], Coach Z gave 23 [[Butt-Patting|butt pats]] in 1984 (22 to Homestar, 1 to himself).
*Coach Z was originally known as "Coach Zee."
*Strong Bad referred to Coach Z as "Green Bubs" in the email [[road trip]].
*In [[Date Nite]] he is shown without his hat and wearing hair curlers, despite a lack of visible hair.
*On Coach Z's emblem, the darker blue shine streak under the gold Z makes a Z formation.
*According to the [[Old Characters Page]], Coach Z wasn't much of a coach at the time, and he just added the title because it sounded "cooler than just Z". He has been seen coaching on numerous occasions since then, though his talent at it is still dubious at best.

== Relationships ==
:''Main article: [[Character Relationships]]''
*[[Bubs and Coach Z's Relationship]]

== Variations ==
*[[The Fort Wayne Locomotive]] ([[Old-Timey]])
*[[20X6 Coach Z]] ([[20X6]])
*[[Renaldo]] ([[Dangeresque (film series)|Dangeresque]])
*[[Zubs and Coach B|Coach B or Zubs]]
*[[Other Character Variations|Coach Zed]]
*[[Strong Badman Characters#Damp Towel Man|Damp Towel Man]]

=== [[Halloween Costumes]] ===
In each Homestar Runner Halloween special, Coach Z has dressed up as something hip-hop-related. (The Noid costume was not released.)

*[[Wikipedia:Flavor Flav|Flavor Flav]] in [[Homestarloween Party]].
*[[Wikipedia:Shock G|Humpty Hump]] in [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]].
*[[Wikipedia:Christopher "Kid" Reid|Kid]] in [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]].
*[[Wikipedia:Kool Moe Dee|Kool Moe Dee]] in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]].
*[[Wikipedia:Tupac Shakur|Tupac]] in [[Halloween Fairstival]].
*Theo Huxtable (from [[Wikipedia:The Cosby Show|The Cosby Show]]) in [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]].
*[[Wikipedia:Queen Latifah|Queen Latifah]] in [[Happy Hallow-day]].
*[[Wikipedia:So So Def Recordings|So So Def Recordings Logo]] in [[Jibblies 2]].

==Quotes of the Week==
{{qotwstart}}
*{{qotw|"Oh. I guess I forgort to port. Oh! I guess I forgat to prat! OH! Gorka fa pork!"|[[mini-golf]]|Mirror:cz_forgortport.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"You say tomater, I zader madermorts."|[[Fall Float Parade]]|Mirror:cz tomater.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"IT'S DAZZLE-MAZING!!"|[[Happy Fireworks]]|Mirror:cz dazzlemaze.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Once again, [[Biscuit Dough Hands Man]] slips through our fingers!"|[[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]]|Mirror:cz slipthrufingers.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"It was Biscuit Dough Hands Man! I knew it!!"|[[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]]|Mirror:cz bdhman.zip}}
*{{qotw|"My name is Coach Z. Pronounced with an 'oach Z'."|[[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]]|Mirror:cz oachz.mp3}}
|}

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

== External Links ==
* [[HR:vcr_cz.html|watch Coach Z's character video]]
* [[HR:vcr_cz.swf|view the Flash file for Coach Z's character video]]

{{Characters|Coach Z}}

{{subtitlesLinks|vcr_cz}}

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Hammerspace

Healthy Sam — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 05:00:11 GMT

Healthy Sam: Not always

[[Image:The Cheat hammerspace.PNG|thumb|The Cheat emerging from Hammerspace]]
Residents of the [[Homestar Runner universe]] often reach into '''[[Wikipedia:Hammerspace|Hammerspace]]''' to access regularly unavailable items. Hammerspace is an imagined "storage realm" that allows cartoon characters to have access to practically any item they wish without impeding the plot or ruining comedic timing. As in most other animated works of fiction, the other characters usually make no mention of and seemingly do not respond to the appearance of the new items.
It is notable that, due to a lack of a printer, it can be said that [[The Paper]] almost always emerges from Hammerspace, although the email [[the paper]] shows a printer falling too.

==Appearances==
*[[The Reddest Radish]] — [[Marzipan]] gets the reddest radish from Hammerspace.
*[[A Jumping Jack Contest]] — [[The Cheat]] pulls a [[Homestar Runner]] mask from Hammerspace.
*Email [[homsar]] — The [[Heavy Lourde]] falls from the sky.
*Email [[halloweener]] — Homestar Runner and the costume supplies emerge from Hammerspace, and Homestar's shirt disappears into it.
*[[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]] — [[The Poopsmith]] pulls out a sign out of nowhere, à la [[Wikipedia:Wile E. Coyote|Wile E. Coyote]].
*[[The Best Decemberween Ever]] — Homestar pulls various objects out of Hammerspace.
*[[Some Stupid Turkey]] — Several characters come from Hammerspace behind [[Strong Bad]]. An axe comes from the top of the screen to decapitate Strong Bad's turkey costume. Bread appears in the beak of the turkey after its decapitation.
*[[Where's The Cheat?]] — The toothpicks appear out of nowhere.
*Email [[3 Wishes]] — Strong Bad draws a pencil and a piece of paper from Hammerspace.
*Email [[invisibility]] — Strong Bad apparently throws the [[Tandy 400]] into Hammerspace until he later transfers it to his trash can.
*Email [[the show]] — The Poopsmith yet again pulls out a sign from Hammerspace.
*Email [[funny]] — A bottle of ketchup falls from the ceiling.
*Email [[the process]] — The Cheat pulls matches and a beehive from Hammerspace. Also, Strong Bad pulls a "discount brick" out of Hammerspace.
*Email [[kind of cool]] — [[Senor Cardgage|Creepy Comb-Over Strong Bad]] lives in the Hammerspace behind a bush.
*Email [[army]] — [[The Cheat]] comes out from Hammerspace behind [[The Stick]].
*Email [[stupid stuff]] — Strong Bad reaches into Hammerspace to produce a lab coat, glasses, and test tube.
*Email [[replacement]] — Strong Bad pulls last name cards out of Hammerspace.
*Email [[other days]] (Easter egg) — Strong Sad procures Strong Bad's swim trunks from Hammerspace.
*[[Halloween Fairstival]] — Homestar pulls out two containers of [[Witch's Brew]] from Hammerspace. Also, in an Easter Egg, [[Homsar]] falls into frame from Hammerspace.
*[[Broken Compy Menu]] — [[Bubs]] walks up stairs from the Hammerspace below his Concession Stand.
*[[Homestar Presents: Presents]] — [[Coach Z]] pulls a [[Disconnected Telephone]] out of Hammerspace.
*Email [[dreamail]] — The strings that pull Strong Bad at the end fade in out of nowhere.
*Email [[geddup noise]] — Bubs once again exits from the Hammerspace under his Concession Stand, this time by elevator.
*[[No Hands On Deck!]] — Homestar comes out from behind the stick, and later from under [[Strong Sad]]'s blankets. Homestar and Strong Sad both comment on how strange it is.
*Email [[cliffhangers]] — When on the [[Cliffs|cliff]], Strong Bad pulls out the knife from Hammerspace, along with snack bags for [[Homsar]] and [[The King of Town]].
*Email [[retirement]] — A boater hat falls onto Strong Bad's head from Hammerspace and a cane falls into his hand from Hammerspace.
*[[Happy Hallow-day]] — [[The Cheat]] pulls his keyboard to summon [[The Goblin]] out of Hammerspace. About three seconds later, The Goblin appears out of Hammerspace. Yet again, [[Homestar Runner]] seemingly pulls his 'orange-and-black flavored loose tooth remover candies' and his 'spooky yucky chew toy' out of Hammerspace.
*Email [[4 branches]] — Homestar's "bad boyfriend" outfit suddenly appears from Hammerspace.
*[[Let us give TANKS!]] — [[Ripberger]] produces a bowl of ambrosia salad from Hammerspace.
*Email [[looking old]] — [[Strong Mad]] and [[Marzipan]] might have pulled their ideas out of Hammerspace. Also, [[Strong Bad]]'s easel slides flew in from Hammerspace.
*Email [[unnatural]] — Strong Sad draws the bowl of Kashi from Hammerspace.
*Email [[rough copy]] — Strong Bad draws the soft tacos for The Cheat out of Hammerspace.
*Email [[the paper]] — Strong Bad's printer seems to fall out of Hammerspace. Also, Homestar refers to The Paper as a "time-and-space transcending piece of paper".
*[[Ever and More!]] — Bubs produces "minutes", [[Ointment and Old Person Rub|BUBRUB]], and even a [[Wetski|Jetski]] from under the table.
{{incomplete list}}

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The Interview

Healthy Sam — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 17:18:20 GMT

Healthy Sam: /* Remarks */

{{toonnav|Shorts|interview|Fluffy Puff Commercial|Meet Marshie}}
{{aboutshort}} {{foremail|interview}} {{for|real-world interviews|Interviews and Public Appearances}}

[[Image:theinterview.png|200px|thumb|'Well, if you take a look at my reh-zoom..."]]

Strong Bad has decided to interview Homestar to find out what "his freakin' problem" is. As expected, the process is quite painful.

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

'''Places:''' [[Smoky Office]], [[Marshmallow's Last Stand (place)|Marshmallow's Last Stand]], [[The Field]]

'''Date:''' 2002

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

'''Page Title:''' Interview

'''Page Title for unfinished version:''' Metro.pop Interview

{{dvd|Everything Else, Volume 1}}

__TOC__

== Transcript ==
''{opens with Strong Bad on a typewriter in the Smoky Office, which has the words "Strong Bad; Total Journalist" on the window--the 'camera' rotates around Strong Bad}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{narrating, typing}'' Truly there are few guys as stupid as Homestar Runner. But I wanted to unravel all the idiotic ramblings and speech impediments, and get down to the chewy caramel center of this no-armed whitey. What I found was not pretty. It was slimy and smelly and kinda stung my eyes.

''{cut to Marshmallow's Last Stand, where Strong Bad is sitting. We can see Homestar walk by several times while he talks.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{narrating}'' So, Dumbstar has me meet him in this fruity little marshmallow stand he always goes to. He kept me waiting for a good half hour and I actually watched him walk by the place three or four times before he finally came in.

''{Homestar enters and sits down.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What the crap were you doing out there?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Out where?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Outside! I watched you prance by, like, five times, man.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, I doubt it. I drove.

'''STRONG BAD:''' You don't own a car.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yeah, you're probably right.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Okay, let's get down to brass tacks.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Ohhh, I didn't bring any. I drove.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Augh, this is gonna be painful.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' What, the tacks? I bet. Try not to sit on 'em.

'''STRONG BAD:''' No, stupid! This is an interview!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, well allow me to introduce myself. My name is Homestar Runner, and I feel that I would be a great asset to your company.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Okay, shut up. Now, first question: What's your freakin' problem?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{hands over a grocery list}'' Well if you take a look at my résumé ''{pronounces it "[[Foreign Words|reh-zoom]]"}'', you'll see that I have quite a bit of experience in many different related fields.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Cut the crap! Just tell me what your freaking problem is!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I can't really think of any.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{groaning}'' Ohhhh. Moving on. I've heard that you enjoy prancing around like an idiot. Is this true?

''{Homestar is outside prancing around.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing}'' La-dee-la-da-da-la-dee.

'''STRONG BAD:''' I suppose that answers my question. ''{Homestar enters and sits down.}'' Now, tell us about your girlfriend Marzipan. What's her deal?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' She told me today that she thinks your baking has really improved lately.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, my baking, eh? I do enjoy baking every once and again.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Interesting. I'll take note of that. ''{pulls out a notepad and pen}'' So, what else do you do in your spare time?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Well, I like to do the Jumble sometimes and — hey, wait! I'm asking the questions here! So, who do you think would win in a fight: Strong Sad or The Cheat?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, man. That's not even fair.

''{Cuts to The Field with Strong Sad and The Cheat. As Homestar talks, what he says is added to the scene.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover}'' The Cheat would win with both hands duct-taped behind his back, and has little pieces of duct tape covering his eyes, and Strong Sad can have a spear even.

''{The Cheat jumps on Strong Sad, knocking him down, and the spear flies behind the Cheat, cutting the duct tape from his hands as it sticks in the ground. The Cheat then removes the duct tape from his eyes and grabs the spear.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' En garde?

''{cuts back to Marshmallow's Last Stand.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa-ho-ho! Good answer. We might have to set that up someday.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yeah, yeah, that'd be great.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Well, it can only go down from here, so... get out of my face.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{outside prancing around, singing}'' La-dee-la-da-da-da-da-da-da-doo-doo...

== Fun Facts ==
===Trivia===
*Homestar's grocery list reads: 
<blockquote>eggs 
beans 
five 
dentifrice 
macho nachos 
jam</blockquote>
*''Dentifrice'' is "a powder, paste, or liquid for cleaning the teeth."

===Remarks===
*This is the first time that Homestar's speech impediment ''and'' [[Lack of Visible Arms|lack of arms]] are explicitly mentioned.
*In the [[In Search of the Yello Dello|Yello Dello]] commentary, Strong Bad states that he has never worn oven mitts. However, he does enjoy baking, as revealed by this cartoon and is reinforced in the [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 1.0|first installment]] of [[Marzipan's Answering Machine]], as well as [[The Best Decemberween Ever]].
*When Homestar talks, the edges of his eyes and hat vary with each mouth shape.
*Both Strong Sad and The Cheat are shown in their older designs in this toon.
*Note some of the following differences from the finished version in the unfinished version:
**Strong Bad says "Thanks for your time" instead of "Get out of my face" at the end.
**Homestar does not pull out his pen and notebook.
**Homestar does not pass Strong Bad his shopping list résumé.
**Homestar walks by in the order left, right, left, instead of always walking to the left.
**Strong Bad waits until ''after'' Homestar sits down in the chair to say, "What the crap were you doing out there?"
**Strong Sad doesn't say "en garde" when he is fighting The Cheat.
**Strong Bad's eyes appear in an older style, without the newer gleam.
**There are no sound effects in the sequence with Strong Sad and The Cheat, as well as the opening typewriter sequence.
**Strong Bad's office door isn't shown at the beginning.
**Strong Bad and Homestar do not move their mouths while talking several times.
**The bushes in the background, particularly in Strong Sad and The Cheat's scene, are drawn in a shorter, less detailed way.
**The words "Marshmallow's Last Stand" and the bell aren't on the door.
**Homestar isn't seen prancing past the window at the end.
**The toon repeats itself.
**The unfinished toon's page URL link is interview2.html when the new one's is interview.html making it seem like the older toon was made after the new one.

=== Goofs ===
*When Homestar walks into Marshmallow's Last Stand, you hear nothing even though there is a bell attached to the door. The bell can be seen when Strong Bad and Homestar Runner are shown from the side.
*The ashtray doesn't rotate with the rest of the Smoky Office.
*Strong Bad's arms are missing during the Smoky Office rotation scene. You can easily see this in the very beginning of the toon.
*When the camera rotates to in front of Strong Bad, you can see that his body becomes detached from his head. When it's right in front of him, you can see his neck behind his right boxing glove as he's typing.
*The right side (from the viewer's perspective) of Strong Bad's desk in the Smoky Office suddenly disappears when the view of the scene stops rotating.

===Inside References===
*The location of the interview is [[Marshmallow's Last Stand (place)|Marshmallow's Last Stand]], which was also featured in an old toon by [[Marshmallow's Last Stand|the same name]].
*Homestar's [[prancing]] and singing is the same as in [[Tis True, Pom Pom, Tis True]].

===Real-World References===
*Homestar's line, "Yeah, yeah, that'd be great," is likely a reference to the character Bill Lumbergh in the [[Wikipedia:Mike Judge|Mike Judge]] film ''[[Office Space]]''.
*"Macho Nachos" is a song by the Ska band Mad Caddies.

===Fast Forward===
*Strong Bad mentions that he enjoys doing [[Wikipedia:Jumble|Jumbles]]. This is also revealed in the email [[caper]], where Strong Bad and The Cheat break into [[Homestar Runner's House|Homestar's house]] to steal his Jumbles.
*The room in which Strong Bad is typing on a typewriter is the same as Dangeresque's office in [[stunt double]] and [[dangeresque 3]].

== DVD Version ==
*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]], [[Homestar Runner]])

'''MIKE:''' Total Journalist, eh, S— Matt, er, Strong Bad.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' No, it's Homestar!

'''MIKE:''' Oh, it's Homestar!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' You are ''so'' mixed up!

'''MIKE:''' Look at this 3D-ness right here, ''{incomprehensible}'' Homestar.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Whoa. Strong Bad has a flat face.

'''MIKE:''' That— we used a— I think we used a jib arm for that, maybe?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' A jib— I like the cut of your jib arm, Mike.

'''MIKE:''' Thanks. So, uh...

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Look at that! Strong Bad's smoking it out!

'''MIKE:''' You know, we did this interview for a... magazine, Homestar.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{simultaneously}'' A maze-a-gheen!

'''MIKE:''' A maze-a-gheen called Metropop and, uh—

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I remember! It was Paul Frank!

'''MIKE:''' ...we decided to make a cartoon of it. And originally, it was just exclusive in the magazine; it had the URL, and—

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' That's right; it was secretly hidden!

'''MIKE:''' That's right.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' And then we got away with— with not having to do a cartoon one week!

'''MIKE:''' There you are, Homestar.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' 'Cause this was done. Look; why's my shirt so pink?

'''MIKE:''' It's not quite as red as it is nowadays, is it?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yeah!

'''MIKE:''' It's more of a magenta.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' What gives? Turn up my CMYK, Mike.

'''MIKE:''' ''{softly}'' Right.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Strong Bad's neck seems longer than normal. ''{brief pause, Homestar in the toon says, "My name is Homestar Runner."}'' That's still true!

'''MIKE:''' I know. So, you're interviewing for a job, here.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yeah, I thought I was. But then—

'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Have you gotten a job yet?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I did! I think. I got hired... yeah, see.

'''MIKE:''' Your... your résumé has dentifrice on it.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{laughs}'' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' And beans.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{laughing}'' Right. I have a lot of experience of experience in both... fields.

'''MIKE:''' Okay. Do you have teeth?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Umm, Mike, let's change the subject abruptly.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' There I go! Um, so... why is my silhouette purple?

'''MIKE:''' I— I don't know. It should be— I would prefer it to be black.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yeah. That was tha— Is that how you do it these days?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yeah. Sometimes I go to this marshmallow place with Marzipan. ''{brief pause}'' Did you know that?

'''MIKE:''' I— I've seen you there once.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yeah. I said some— ti— one times.

'''MIKE:''' We use that notebook a lot.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yeah!

'''MIKE:''' We've used that notebook that you're using a few times since then.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Really? What else do I use it?

'''MIKE:''' Well, I know Strong Bad uses it.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh yeah?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah. Uh, a couple times.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh. This is unfair.

'''MIKE:''' People always—

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I feel like this is mis— mitch-match— mitch-matched.

'''MIKE:''' People always email Strong Bad and ask him to set up the fight between The Cheat and Strong Sad.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' But they just saw it!

'''MIKE:''' But they just saw it! But they still— I don't get it!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' It was in my brains, but they saw it.

'''MIKE:''' It was in your brains?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I think.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' It was a little drippy in there.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Watch out. For some cerebral fluids.

'''MIKE:''' That's enough, Homestar. I don't want to talk about you. Or talk to you.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{sounding hurt}'' Oh.

== External Links ==
*[[HR:interview.html|watch "The Interview"]]
*[[HR:interview.swf|view the Flash file for "The Interview"]]
*[[HR:interview2.html|watch an unfinished version of "The Interview"]] (not always functional) 
*[[HR:interview2.swf|view the Flash file for the unfinished version of "The Interview"]] (not always functional)

{{subtitlesLinks|interview}}

[[Category:Toons]][[Category:Shorts]][[Category:DVD Commentary]]

A Folky Tale

Healthy Sam — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 22:45:06 GMT

Healthy Sam: /* Remarks */

{{toonnav|Big Toon|dumpingtontoon|Cool Things|Weclome Back}}
[[Image:Saddy Dumpington 2.PNG|thumb|"Isn't that great?"]]
Strong Sad relates the folky tale of Saddy Dumpington.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, [[Saddy Dumpington]], [[Folk Tale World|A Little Girl]], [[Folk Tale World|The Squirrel]], [[Folk Tale World|The Mayor]], [[The Dancing Brothers]], [[Folk Tale World|Mr Cricket]], [[Folk Tale World|Fox Joe]], [[Folk Tale World|Weird Snake Joe]], [[Folk Tale World|The Townsfolk]], {{Film|Bubs}} (Easter egg), {{Film|Homsar}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[The Athletic Field]], [[Folk Tale World]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]] (Easter Egg)

'''Date:''' Monday, August 22, 2005

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

'''Page Title:''' Folky Tales

{{dvd|Everything Else, Volume 2}}

== Transcript ==
''{We open to a shot of Strong Sad and Coach Z standing in the Athletic Field, which has been painted to resemble a soccer field. A knotted rope is dangling from above.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Come on, Strong Sad, I knows you can do it! Just cram a little oom-pah down your pants, and you'll be up that rope in no times!

'''STRONG SAD:''' Look, I'm willing to ignore that ''{winces}'' "oom-pah down my pants" comment, ''{looks back at Coach Z}'' but I'm more concerned ''{looks up at the rope}'' with what that rope is attached to.

'''COACH Z:''' Never you mind! Just get to climbin'!

'''STRONG SAD:''' Coach Z, ropes are for dopes!

'''COACH Z:''' What's that jargle? Scripture? You quotin' Scripture?

'''STRONG SAD:''' No, it's a quote from Saddy Dumpington, the legendary folk hero I made up.

'''COACH Z:''' Sounds kinda like a terlet if ya ask me.

''{Cut to the cover of a book entitled "The Folky Tale of Saddy Dumpington", with a picture of Saddy on it.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Hark to the Folky Tale of Saddy Dumpington...

''{The picture of Saddy on the cover turns around, and then turns back to his normal position. The cover slides off the screen, revealing a field with a young girl standing in it. Saddy Dumpington is walking over to her.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ...who traveled the lands, spreading good cheer and smiles to all who would listen.

'''SADDY DUMPINGTON:''' I just saw a baby chick choke on a worm. They both died! Isn't that great?

''{The girl starts crying. Cut to another area of the field, with a tree stump and squirrel in it.}''

'''SADDY DUMPINGTON:''' Oh, I eat squirrels all the time. I made some soup out of the rest of your family just last night! Isn't that great?

''{The squirrel starts crying. Cut to the field at sunset. Saddy is walking along.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' But he wasn't very good at spreading cheer or smiles, just sadness and misery.

''{Cut to a town.}''

'''SADDY DUMPINGTON:''' ''{playing his washboard}'' Fear not, townsfolk! Famine is no doubt right 'round the corner. And gross bugs and rats sleep in our beds! Isn't that great?!

''{Cut to a shot of Saddy and the Mayor standing in the town square.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' So one day, the Mayor ordered—

'''COACH Z:''' ''{voiceover; interrupting}'' Oh, I know this part!

''{The Mayor and Saddy look around in confusion}''

'''COACH Z:''' ''{voiceover}'' Then the mayor ordered the very talented Dancing Brothers—

''{A paper falls from the top of the frame, reading "THE DANCING BROTHERS". Saddy and the Mayor each walk off either side of the screen as the three Dancing Brothers slide to the center.}''

'''COACH Z:''' ''{voiceover}'' —to perform at the annual "Rocks and Brown Grass" Festival!

''{Motown-style music starts playing, and the brothers start dancing}''

'''SINGERS:''' Gonna have a good time tonight, gonna have a good time tonight!

'''COACH Z:''' ''{voiceover}'' Look at 'em go!

'''COACH Z AND SINGERS:''' Gonna have a good time tonight, gonna have a real ''{Coach Z doesn't say "real"}'' good time toni—

''{The music stops abruptly with a record scratch}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' The Dancing Brothers' shoes broke and they stopped dancing immediately!

''{The shoes break, and a cane drags the brothers off-screen. Saddy and the Mayor fly back onto the screen from the left.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' The Mayor then ordered Saddy Dumpington to leave town and never speak to its citizens again.

'''SADDY DUMPINGTON:''' But, Mr. Mayor, sometimes, dogs get so hungry, they eat their own tails! Isn't that—

''{The mayor, now very angry, kicks Saddy. Cut to a hill far outside of the town.}''

'''SADDY DUMPINGTON:''' —greeeeeeaaaaattt!

''{Saddy flies out of the town and falls tenderly on the hill. Fade to a forest. Saddy is walking through it.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' So Saddy Dumpington walked through the forest, befriending all manner of critters 'long the way.

''{Saddy picks up a cricket.}''

'''SADDY DUMPINGTON:''' Cheer up, Mr. Cricket. You have no central nervous system, so it won't hurt when I yank your legs off! Isn't that great?

''{Cut to another area of the woods, where Saddy is talking to a fox.}''

'''SADDY DUMPINGTON:''' Hello, Fox Joe!

'''COACH Z:''' ''{voiceover; interrupting}'' Have you met my good friends, The Dancing Brothers?

''{Saddy looks around. The piece of paper falls from the top of the screen again, and The Dancing Brothers fall into the frame, dancing.}''

'''COACH Z:''' ''{voiceover}'' "Glenn", "Martbell", and the "Killer Dynamo"! ''{music begins playing.}''

'''SINGERS:''' Gonna have a good time tonight! Gonna have a good time toni—

''{Again, the music scratches to a halt. The Dancing Brothers look dejected}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' No! The Dancing Brothers are allergic to foxes, and they sneeze themselves into comas!

''{The Brothers start sneezing}''

'''COACH Z:''' ''{voiceover}'' Oh, jeez, that's harsh!

''{We cut to a pond. Saddy is nearby.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Then one day, ol' Dumps here got a message from town!

''{An arrow with a message attached flies into a tree. Cut to a close-up of the letter. As the message is spoken, the words appear on the page.}''

<blockquote style="width:300px">Saddy, 
We haven't stopped laughing 
since you left. No one can get any 
work done. We need you to come 
say something miserable and 
depressing so we can have our 
lives back. 

<div align="right">Talk atcha later, The Townsfolk</div></blockquote>

'''SADDY DUMPINGTON:''' Something miserable and depressing? I've never thought of such a thing.

''{An odd-looking purple snake with a tuft of hair on its head slithers toward Saddy.}''

'''SADDY DUMPINGTON:''' Um... would weird snakes be considered depressing?

''{cut to an evening shot of the field. Saddy is silhouetted against the background and appears to be wearing an odd tail.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' So he strolled into town, dressed as a weird snake.

''{Cut to the town. Saddy Dumpington is wearing a costume reminiscent of the weird snake he found by the pond. All the townsfolk are laughing.}''

'''SADDY DUMPINGTON:''' I'm a weird, weird snake, everyone. My name is Weird Snake Joe! Isn't that miserable and depressing?

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' But instead of getting depressed, everyone laughed even harder until they passed out for the rest of their lives.

''{The townsfolk all collapse, and one person falls from above the frame. Cut back to the Athletic Field, the rope and Coach Z still present.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' And that brings me to this rope. I'm gonna pass out if I have to climb this rope!

'''COACH Z:''' Man, Strong Sad, that's a real load right there. A ''real load!'' That kind of thing might work on Coach X, or Coach Y, ''{loudly}'' ''but you're dealing with Coach dang Z!!'' Now get up that rope!!!

''{Strong Sad moans and passes out}''

'''COACH Z:''' Oh, jeez! I killed the Elephant Man!! Oh, this is bad! This is rrrl bad, man! What would the Dancin' Brothers do in a sitch'ation like this?

''{thinks for a moment and then starts dancing and singing}''

'''COACH Z:''' Oh, gonna have a good time tonight! Gonna have a good time tonight! ''{dances off the screen.}'' Gonna have a good time...

''{Strong Sad opens his eyes and turns his head toward the camera}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{grinning slightly}'' Works every time!

'''SINGERS:''' ''{along with the music that starts playing}'' Gonna have a real good, good, good, good, good time tonight!

''{Strong Sad pretends to go back into unconsciousness. The screen darkens, and "end." appears, accompanied by Saddy Dumpington's head.}''

== Easter Eggs ==
* Click on the rope at the end to see what is really holding it up.
:''{Homsar is upside down at the top of the screen. He has the rope in his mouth.}''
:'''HOMSAR:'''  ''{tries to talk with his mouth full; his words are unintelligible; meanwhile, his hat floats in a rectangular path off his head and comes back}''

* Click on Strong Sad's head to see a scene with Bubs at his Concession Stand.
:''{Cut to Bubs at his concession stand.}''
:'''BUBS:''' ''{on the phone}'' What? No! Of course you can't come here! You need to get out of town, man! Lay low for a while! Yeah, all right, all right, you is my dog, too. Now get movin'!
:'''COACH Z:''' ''{popping in from the top of the stand}'' Who was that?
:'''BUBS:''' Ah, that was just Homestar. Now keep outta sight!
:'''COACH Z:''' ''{makes a panicked noise and hides again}''

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===
*[[Wikipedia:Vertebrates|Vertebrates]] possess a [[Wikipedia:central nervous system|central nervous system]] consisting of the brain and spinal cord. [[Wikipedia:Invertebrate|Invertebrates]] (including [[Wikipedia:insects|insects]] like [[Wikipedia:Cricket (insect)|crickets]]) possess a nervous system, but do not have a spinal cord.

===Trivia===
*This is the first toon that features members of the main cast but in which neither [[Homestar Runner]] nor [[Strong Bad]] make an appearance, though Bubs does speak with Homestar on the phone.
*The paper texture is made using a low-opacity bitmap overlay that covers the entire window. The drawings themselves are not bitmaps.

===Remarks===
*Strong Sad says that "Ropes are for dopes" is a quote from the legendary folk hero he made up, but neither ropes nor dopes are mentioned in the story itself, or the blog entry where Saddy Dumpington first appeared.
*In the scene where the townsfolk laugh until they pass out, the man in the front left looks identical to the man in the back right, only mirrored. Once everyone passes out, a man falls from above who looks identical to the person in the back left.
*While the Dancing Brothers shoes borke completely off, they were still "attached" to their feet when they were pulled away.

===Goofs===
[[Image:folky tale goof.PNG|thumb|Look closely...|120px]]
*When Strong Sad falls down at the end of the toon, the shape created and overlaid on the background to show his indention in the grass does not quite match the background. The green and the white are both slightly brighter, and the seam in the white circle doesn't line up.

===Inside References===
*Saddy Dumpington was introduced in [[Strong Sad's Lament]].
*Coach Z thinks he [[Death#Strong Sad|killed Strong Sad]].
*Homestar apparently calls Bubs his "dog" during their phone conversation. He refers to other characters this way in [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]] and [[Biz Cas Fri 1]].

===Real-World References===
*The "Rocks and Brown Grass" Festival is probably a pun on the musical genres "[[Wikipedia:Rock (music)|rock]]" and "[[Wikipedia:Bluegrass music|bluegrass]]," though it may also be a reference to the [http://www.grassrootsfest.org/ GrassRoots Festival of Music and Dance].
*Coach Z calling Strong Sad the Elephant Man is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Joseph Merrick|Joseph Merrick]] (1862–1890), a person from the late 19th century known for being deformed as a result of either [[Wikipedia:Proteus syndrome|Proteus syndrome]] or [[Wikipedia:Neurofibromatosis|Neurofibromatosis]].
===Fast Foward===
*Homestar refers to [[Pom Pom]] as his "dog" in the Strong Bad Email [[myths and legends]].

== DVD Version ==
*The DVD version features creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.
===Commentary Transcript===
'''MATT:''' Did you ever have to climb up the rope in gym class, Mike?

'''MIKE:''' I never did.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, I feel like I missed out.

'''MIKE:''' I feel like that was invented for uh, TV shows about high school.

'''MATT:''' ''{Laughs}'' Never, never actually occurred in any...

'''MIKE:''' It's just the Wonder Years, and Saved by the Bell.

'''MATT:''' I think you're right.

'''MIKE:''' Um, I always thought it would be cool if there was a— a rope tied to the moon, that was just hanging down, floating, you know, ten meters above the Earth. I think it'd be good. You could climb it up...

'''MATT:''' Climb it up?

'''MIKE:''' Climb it up!

'''MATT:''' ''{Almost simultaneously}'' Climb it up!

'''MIKE:''' Now, it'd just be sort of a, you know like that Four States place where you can go and put your hand on one of each ''{Unintelligible}'', you know. Four states at one time.

'''MATT:''' Right.

'''MATT:''' It'd be sort of like that, sort of. Uh, just a novelty, you're tugging on this rope that's tied to the moon.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, it's like "Yay, I'm... pulling the moon! I got the moon by a string!"

'''MIKE:''' Yeah. So let's talk about this uh, the cartoon now.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, you kinda wasted a lot of time there, telling us about your moon job.

'''MIKE:''' Uh, lets, let's keep going.

'''MIKE:''' Uh... I like the watercolor style of this cartoon. That was sort of, uh, made it fun to do.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, it turned out good, I, I thought.

'''MIKE:''' It was all done in Flash, and uh, we just sorta came up with some little technique to make it watercolor-y and washy.

'''MATT:''' It's based on an obscure entry in the obscure Strong Sad Journal that is an Easter Egg on the site that seems to still get pretty frequent traffic despite the fact that we rarely update it.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, every two years we go through, like a month where we update it every week, then we forget about it for two years.

'''MATT:''' So one day he, uh--- he was comparing himself to Johnny Appleseed, or something, I can't remember exactly what the post is. There was a picture of, uh, Saddy Dumpington.

''{long pause until Saddy is kicked over the horizon by the Mayor}''

'''MATT:''' Ohhh, it's just like Brainy Smurf. Papa Smurf always says ''{imitating Saddy}'' Ooohhhhhhh!

'''MIKE:''' That's a very nice-lookin' forest. I wanna walk through that sun-dabbled forest passage.

'''MATT:''' This... this is untrue also, crickets do have a central nervous system, Mike, and he is going to feel it when he tears his legs off.

'''MATT:''' We recently, uh, made another song by whatever band that sings "Gonna Have A Good Time Tonite" called "Jammin' Tunes".

'''MIKE:''' I don't think it's the Dancing Brothers' song.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, they just perform to the music of... whatever.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah. What do you think they're called?

'''MATT:''' Umm...

'''MIKE:''' "The Something".

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' "The System"

'''MATT:''' Ooh, that's a good one. "The Singular Something"?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' I, uh...

''{long pause}''

'''MATT:''' I like the kind of Southern plang that Saddy Dumpington has, it's just Strong Sad, but a little more off-speed, less-drawl, but then he has a little bit of twangy-twang.

'''MATT:''' That is a wierd snake, Mike.

'''MIKE:''' Snakes don't usually have buck teeth, and are usually a little more pointy than that. He probably couldn't pierce much flesh with his...

'''MATT:''' What do you think of that guy with the block-head in the background that's slapping his knee? He's got a wierd head, it's like his head just looks like a little Lego... one of those little Lego snaps.

'''MATT:''' Why did we book-end it with the, uh... we could've just as easily just made it be...

'''MIKE:''' Saddy Dumpington style?

'''MATT:''' Right. With no.. cuz it's pretty arbitrary with Strong Sad, it's all just so he can get out of climbing the rope. That's really why he did it.

'''MIKE:''' That would all just make us... allow us to make Coach Z do the Dancing Brothes thing.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, and do that little hoppy-dance.

'''MIKE:''' That was one of the Mike Animation Specials right there.

'''MATT:''' That was a good one, there. Way better than the usual Specials.

=== Fun Facts ===
*[[Wikipedia:The Wonder Years|The Wonder Years]] and [[Wikipedia:Saved by the Bell|Saved by the Bell]] are two shows featuring the everyday experiences of high school students.
*The "Four States place" is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Four Corners|Four Corners]], the only point in the United States where four states touch.
*[[Wikipedia:Brainy Smurf|Brainy Smurf]] is a character from the [[Wikipedia:Smurfs|Smurfs]] who often annoyed the other characters with his know-it-all ways, which frequently lead to him being thrown or kicked over the horizon in a similar fashion to Saddy in this toon.
*"Lego snaps" is a reference to the distinctive [[Wikipedia:Minifigure|Minifigure]]s included with [[Wikipedia:LEGO|LEGO]] sets.

== External Links ==
*[[HR:dumpingtontoon.html|watch "A Folky Tale"]]
*[[HR:dumpingtontoon.swf|view the Flash file for "A Folky Tale"]]
*[[Forum:4637|forum thread re: "A Folky Tale"]]

{{subtitlesLinks|dumpingtontoon}}

[[Category:Toons]][[Category:DVD Commentary]]

Edgar

Healthy Sam — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 21:00:23 GMT

Healthy Sam: /* Edgar's Baby's Daddy */

[[Image:edgar.png|thumb|80px|Edgar]]
'''Edgar''' is a programmer who writes antivirus and email utilities for the [[Compy 386]], [[Lappy 486]], and the [[Corpy NT6]] systems. He may live with his mother, as he does all of his programming in various locations inside her house. All of his software is [[Strong Bad's Technology|outdated]]. Edgar is a spoof of the popular anti-virus software [[wikipedia:Norton Antivirus|Norton]], which also used to have a picture of its creator as its icon.

==Edgarware==
[[Image:edgarthevirushunter.PNG|thumb|right|220px|"Now drop a train on 'em!"]]
'''Edgarware''', or "Edgar the Virus Hunter," is [[Strong Bad]]'s [[Wikipedia:Antivirus software|anti-virus program]] on the Compy 386. He used it in the email "[[virus]]," in which it detected 423,827 [[The Virus|viruses]] on the Compy. The viruses caused a [[Strong Bad's Computer Malfunctioning|Flagrant System Error]] and ended the computer before Edgarware had time to try to remove them. The program appeared again on [[Main Page 22]].

This is the splash screen for Edgarware:
<blockquote class="compy email" style="text-align:center;background-image:none">Edgar the Virus 
Hunter 
 
programmed entirely 
in mom's basement 
by Edgar       c1982 </blockquote>

==Edga Jr.==
[[Image:edgajr.png|thumb|right|220px|The Edga Jr. Splash Screen]]
'''Edga Jr.''' is a software similar to Edgarware. Its purpose is to filter out emails that contain indents—since Strong Bad seems to dislike emails with multiple paragraphs. It first appears in the email [[long pants]]. Strong Bad calls Edga Jr. "one o' them red-haired rapscalli...wags."

Its splash screen reads:
<blockquote class="compy email" style="text-align:center;background-image:none">Edga Jr. 
The Long Email 
Killa Filta
 
'' "Indent and Die!" '' 
programmed entirely in Mom's sewing room       c1989 </blockquote>

==Edgar's Baby's Daddy==
[[Image:JunkmailFilta.png|thumb|Edgar's Baby's Daddy]]

'''Edgar's Baby's Daddy''' is a computer protection software similar to Edgarware and Edga Jr. It is a Homestar junkmail filter that filters out all emails sent by [[Homestar Runner]], who seems to email Strong Bad several times a minute. Strong Bad has it installed on his [[Lappy 486]]. It was seen in the email [[candy product]].

The filter screen reads:

{| 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" |<div style="float:right">[[image:No_homestar.png|50 px]]</div>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-right:2px solid #CCC" | Subject !! style="border-right:2px solid #CCC" | Time !! Sender
|-
| style="border-right:2px solid #CCC;border-top:2px solid #CCC;padding-right:4px" | Re: Besing Friends Draw Trogdor again ;) Re: re: re: resending Re: PharamBlacy news Possible caper Rrrrates so low!!!! Shemp vs. Curly Joe It´s almost 10:25!!
| style="border-right:2px solid #CCC;border-top:2px solid #CCC;padding-right:4px;padding-left:4px" | 10:22 10:22 10:23 10:23 10:23 10:24 10:24 10:24
| style="border-top:2px solid #CCC;padding-left:4px" | Homestar Runner Homestar Runner Homestar Runner Homestar Runner Homestar Runner Homestar Runner Homestar Runner Homestar Runner
|}
|}

The name still means Edfar

==Grandmaw Edgar==
[[Image:Cheatware.png|thumb|left|125px|"Good thing The Cheat hooked me up with this Cheatware!"]]
[[Image:Grandmaw Edgar.png|thumb|right|220px|"Nice work, pixel granny!"]]

'''Grandmaw Edgar''' was given to [[Strong Bad]] by [[The Cheat]]. It was used by [[Strong Bad]] in [[from work]] in order to get around the corporate firewall and check his [[Strong Bad Email|email]]. Its loading screen features an animation of Grandmaw Edgar pole vaulting over a brick wall into an envelope.

[[Category:Computer Files]][[Category:Strong Bad Email running gags]]

Pom Pom, Too

Healthy Sam — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 20:45:07 GMT

Healthy Sam: /* Fast Forward */

[[Image:isleofpom.PNG|thumb|A motley crew of Poms]]

A short Flash about the origins of Pom Pom, found in the [[Museum]] under old Flash. Based on a sketch from the [[Sketchbook (museum)|Museum Sketchbook]].

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Poms|The Poms]], {{Film|Pom Pom}}, [[General and Fraulein Pom Pom]]

'''Current page title:''' The Original Website!

'''Original Page title:''' The Isle of Pom

{{dvd|Everything Else, Volume 2}}

== Transcript ==
''{Sound of heartbeats. A red and white pill appears against the white background.}''

'''CAPTION:''' this is the isle of Pom

''{Alarm clock rings. An arrow points to the pill.}''

'''CAPTION:''' on it, live the Poms

''{Printing noise. Many colored Poms (who look like Pom Pom) appear from the white background. They fill the screen. The mass turns black, revealing Pom Pom}''

'''CAPTION:''' Pom-Pom is the best Pom.

''{Ding! Pom Pom receives a ribbon saying "First".}''

'''CAPTION:''' he loves his mom & dad

''{Picture on wall with Pom Pom and parents. The picture falls off.}''

'''CAPTION:''' he is very patriotic

''{Pom Pom is on a wooden stage. A red and white striped flag appears behind him. He turns into a Pom version of the Statue of Liberty. Reveille plays.}''

'''CAPTION:''' he feeds his dog

''{A dog bowl falls from a white background. It reads "Trivia Time".}''

'''CAPTION:''' everyday 

''{Ding! Dog bowl fills with food.}''

'''CAPTION:''' he treats his neighbors

''{Pom Pom stands on the right of the screen. Doorbell noise. Two Poms enter from left screen. An arrow points to them.}''

'''CAPTION:''' with respect

''{Pom Pom gives them a bottle with "Respect" written on it. They leave.}''

'''CAPTION:''' he doesn't play with matches

''{Pom Pom is at the bottom of the screen. A match burns the word "matches".}''

'''POM POM:''' ''{bubbles, thinking "I sure do hate matches."}''

''{A silhouette of Pom Pom rises over an orange horizon like the sun. Mendelsson's "Wedding March" plays. He moves closer to us. A spotlight hits him.}''

'''CAPTION:''' we all love Pom-Pom too

== Fun Facts ==

===Remarks===
*Two of the Poms look like ordinary NBA basketballs, and one like an [[ABA Basketball]].
*This is the only time that Pom Pom's bubbly speech is expressed in plain English to the viewers.

===Goofs===
*"Every day" is misspelled "everyday" on one of the slides. In that context, it should be the two-word adverb, not the one-word adjective.

===Fixed Goofs===
*Originally, some of the text was obscured by the border when you watched it from the old version of the old Flash menu. This was fixed when the museum was updated in 2006.

===Fast Forward===
*The ribbon was used later in [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]], although the first place was never awarded.
*The printing noise which accompanies the scene with the Poms will become the sound effect for [[The Paper]] in the Strong Bad Emails.
*The ABA basketball Pom was later used in the email [[different town]].
*The Isle of Pom is also the headache medicine capsule in [[time capsule]]

== External Links ==
*[[HR:pomwhole.html|watch "Pom Pom, Too"]]
*[[HR:pomwhole.swf|view the Flash file for "Pom Pom, Too"]]
{{OldFlashStuff}}
[[Category: Toons]]
[[Category:Early Work]]

Alter Egos

Healthy Sam — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 20:01:36 GMT

Healthy Sam:

[[Image:Cara.png|thumb|[[Strong Bad]] as [[Secret Identities#Cara Carabowditbowdit|Cara Carabowditbowdit]] from [[secret identity]]]]
[[Image:sbemail107.PNG|thumb|[[The Cheat]] as Ilko Skevüld from [[cheatday]]]]
'''[[Wikipedia:Alter ego|Alter Egos]]''' are the alternate identities that some of the [[Characters#Main characters|main characters]] may portray.

{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2"
|- style="background-color:#eee;"
! Character !! Alter Ego
|-
| '''[[Homestar Runner]]''' ||
*[[Halloween Potion-ma-jig#End 2: Cycloptic Homestar|Cycloptic Homestar]] ([[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]])
*[[Halloween Potion-ma-jig#End 3: French Homestar|French Homestar]] ([[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]])
*[[Halloween Potion-ma-jig#End 4: Freaky Marzipan|Freaky Marzipan]] ([[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]])
*[[Secret Identities#Other Characters|Mr. Dee Williams]] ([[secret identity]])
*Homestar [[Bread|Bun]]maker ([[disconnected]])
|-
| '''[[Strong Bad]]''' ||
*[[Dangeresque (character)|Dangeresque]] ([[stunt double]], [[dangeresque 3]], [[DNA Evidence]])
*[[The Strong Badian Administration of Some Aluminum Foil|First Lieuteneral Space Captainface]] ([[space program]])
*[[Secret Identities#Tip Tappers|Tip Tappers]] ([[secret identity]])
*[[Secret Identities#Vance Mudgeman|Vance Mudgeman]] ([[secret identity]])
*[[Secret Identities#Cara Carabowditbowdit|Cara Carabowditbowdit]] ([[secret identity]])
*Prof. Tor Coolguy ([[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]], [[slumber party]])
|-
| '''[[The Cheat]]''' ||
*Ilko Skevüld ([[cheatday]])
*[[Tito]] ([[part-time job]], [[more armies]])
*[[The Strong Badian Administration of Some Aluminum Foil|Harold "Strap" Coopmore / The Strap]] ([[space program]], [[cliffhangers]])
*[[Secret Identities|Mr. Tesmacher]] ([[secret identity]])
*[[The Cheatbot]] ([[technology]])
|-
| '''[[Coach Z]]''' ||
*[[Zubs and Coach B|Coach B or Zubs]] ([[current status]])
*Damp Towel Man ([[DNA Evidence]])
*Dan Towelman ([[DNA Evidence]])
|-
| '''[[Bubs]]''' ||
*[[Zubs and Coach B|Zubs or Coach B]] ([[current status]])
*[[The Thnikkaman]] ([[monument]], [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 12.2]], [[cliffhangers]])
*Dry Ragamuffin ([[DNA Evidence]])
*Dreyfus Ragámoofin ([[DNA Evidence]])
|-
| '''[[Homsar]]''' ||
*[[Different Town Character Variations|Modestly Hot Homsar]] ([[different town]])
|}

[[Category:Character Variations]]

Marshmallow's Last Stand

Healthy Sam — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 18:36:04 GMT

Healthy Sam: /* Trivia */

[[Image:mm_ls.png|thumb|right|220px|"You better believe it, man!"]]
[[Image:marshmallowcrowd.PNG|thumb|right|220px|Friendly faces in the crowd]]

{{abouttoon}} {{for|place|Marshmallow's Last Stand (place)}}

Strong Bad and Strong Mad steal the star from Homestar Runner's shirt in order to force Homestar and Pom Pom to participate in a tag-team wrestling match. This cartoon, which is the first ever full-length Homestar Runner toon made, has been removed from the site.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Pom Pom}}, {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|The Announcer}}, {{Film|Mr. Bland}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|Señor}}, {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|The King of Town}}, {{Film|The Poopsmith}}, {{Film|The Robot (storybook)}}, Various Audience Characters

'''Places:''' [[Marshmallow's Last Stand (place)|Marshmallow's Last Stand]], [[Arena]], [[Outer Space]]

'''Running Time:''' 5:00

'''Date:''' 1999

'''Page Title:''' 8:30! Be there!

{{dvd|Everything Else, Volume 2}}
== Transcript ==
''{There is a color-changing background that reads:}''

<blockquote>'''FBI WARNING''' 
 
This cartoon is pretty old. It was the first cartoon 
we ever made. Homestar is not very funny and 
neither is Strong Bad. They are mere shadows of 
the men they have become. This cartoon has not 
been on the site for many months, but we have had 
several requests(from our Dad) to put it back. So 
here it is. Consider yourselves warned.</blockquote>

''{Show opening credits. Cut to inside Marshmallow's Last Stand. Homestar and Pom Pom sit at a table each with a marshmallow.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' These are some great marshmallows, eh, Pom Pom? ...Why don't you look over there, for no reason.

''{Pom Pom bubbles and looks away as Homestar sucks up Pom Pom's marshmallow. He chews it up and takes a bite of his own. Suddenly, heavy metal music plays in the background as Strong Bad and Strong Mad walk up.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, look at the babies! Eating their marshmallows.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Uh-oh, it's The Brothers Strong, Strong Bad and Strong Mad!

'''STRONG BAD:''' You better believe it, man. We're the greatest tag team wrestlers in the world! ''{Strong Mad nods}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' That's great, Strong Bad! Have a good time.

'''POM POM:''' ''{Bubbles over Homestar's line}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' No, you morones ''{"morons" with Strong Bad's old, affected Mexican accent}''. We're challenging you to the tag-team match!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hmm... no thanks.

''{Both Strong Bad and Strong Mad get angry. They both growl.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, you gimme this!

''{He takes Homestar's star from his shirt.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey! Gimme back my star!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Of course, but first you have to beat us in the ring!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' What do you say, Pom Pom, old friend?

'''POM POM:''' ''{bubbles in agreement}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' You're on!

''{Cut to outside a stadium. Crowds go in. We see a close-up of the door. There is a poster that says: "War for the Star Tonight!!! 8:30 PM." The scene changes to the ring.}''

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' ''{heavy echo}'' Ladies and gentlemen, good evening and welcome to The War for the Star! In this corner, at a combined weight of one million pounds, hailing from Parts Unknown, The Brothers Strong, Strong Mad and Strong Bad! ''{Each fall into the ring as his name is called}'' And now, the hometown favorites, with a combined weight of one hundred and four pounds, Homestar Runner and Pom Pom! ''{A light shines on each one as his name is called.}''

''{We see the crowd cheering. In the crowd are Mr. Bland, Señor, Marzipan, Bubs, Coach Z, The King of Town, The Poopsmith, The Robot, Strong Sad, and other various people. Señor is wearing a giant styrofoam hand; Mr. Bland is holding a sign that says "Wrestling Mania!!!"; and The Poopsmith is holding a sign that says "I'm #2". The bell rings and Homestar takes down Strong Bad with a flying kick to the head. Strong Bad gets up, but Homestar knocks him to the ground with the same kick, and then body slams him. Strong Bad tags in Strong Mad, who enters the ring.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Uh-oh!

''{Strong Mad grabs Homestar by the legs and proceeds to slam him on the ground. He tosses Homestar out of the ring. Pom Pom gets angry and vaults over the top rope into the ring, but lands on Strong Mad's fist. Strong Mad beats him against the boxing ring floor repeatedly, and Pom Pom falls over. Strong Mad climbs to the top turnbuckle and gets ready to deliver the finishing move.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Pom Pom, look out!

'''POM POM:''' ''{winks at Homestar}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Huh?

''{Strong Mad jumps off the turnbuckle and splashes onto Pom Pom, but is bounced into space. Strong Bad and Homestar re-enter the ring and Homestar bounces off of the ropes into Strong Bad, taking him out by smashing his head into Strong Bad's face. Strong Bad gets up. We see a close up of Homestar's face while music from ''The Good, the Bad and the Ugly'' starts playing. We also see a close-up of Strong Bad with the same music. Strong Bad attempts a windmill punch but Homestar kicks his stomach and tosses him out of the ring. Strong Bad grabs a lit bomb from under the ring while mumbling incoherently. He gets back into the ring and shoves the bomb down Homestar's throat and punches Homestar's belly.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{Homestar's stomach gurgles}'' Ooh, I ate too many marshmallows... ''{His face turns green and he pukes the bomb and some marshmallow-y goo onto Strong Bad's head, where it sticks.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{running around frantically}'' AUGH! Getitoffme getitoffme getitoffme!

''{The bomb explodes. When the dust clears, we see Homestar standing atop of Strong Bad. Strong Bad has a chunk missing from his head.}''

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' One! Two! Three! ''{The crowd cheers. Strong Mad falls back into the ring.}'' Ladies and gentlemen, your winners, Homestar Runner and Pom Pom!

''{We see a black-and-white picture of Homestar Runner and Pom Pom, labeled "Winners"}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Now how about my star back, Strong Bad?

''{Frustrated, Strong Bad tears up Homestar's star while muttering something inaudible, and Strong Mad nods. Homestar kicks Strong Bad, who now lies on the ground with stars of confusion floating around his head. Homestar kicks one of the stars to himself so he can grab it.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Homestar....RUN!

''{He jumps up and the star of pain becomes a star on his shirt. The end!}''

== Fun Facts ==

===Explanations===
*According to [[l33t Interview|a 2001 interview with Stephan of WTFiml33t.com]], the reason this toon was taken off the site was quote: "The characters are completely different. Saying and doing things they'd never do now." However, in [[Club Aquatica Interview - 29 Oct 2003|a later interview]], it is mentioned that The Brothers Chaps "can’t disclose why [Marshmallow's Last Stand and [[A Jumping Jack Contest]]] are off, it's a personal reason."
*The Poopsmith's sign reads "I'm #2." #2 is also a slang term for [[whatsit]].

===Trivia===
*The [[Hanging Objects#From Marshmallow's Last Stand|framed sign]] behind Homestar Runner changes repeatedly in the restaurant. The order which they are shown in is:
**Nice to Meat You (picture of a [[steak]])
**Lettuce Pray (picture of lettuce)
**Get Toasted (picture of [[Bread|toast]] with [[butter]])
**Say Cheese (picture of cheese)
**Get Toasted (picture of toast)
**Eggs-Treme (picture of fried [[eggs]])
**Pie-Fect!! (picture of a slice of [[pie]])
**Say Cheese (picture of a slice of cheese)
**Lettuce Pray (picture of a head of lettuce)
**Nice to Meat You (picture of a steak)
*According to [[Pom Pom#Character Video Transcript|Pom Pom's character video]], he weighs 4 pounds. Combining this fact with Pom Pom and Homestar's combined weight according to this toon, Homestar weighs 100 pounds.
*Similarly, Strong Mad's [[HR:smsticker.html|sticker page]] places him at 900 pounds. Again, with Strong Bad and Strong Mad's weight, this places Strong Bad at a whopping 999,100 pounds.
*According to a now non-existent comment in the Homestar Runner Museum, this was the first Homestar Runner cartoon to use voice acting. Each character's voice has developed since then.
*[[The Brothers Chaps]] parody [[Wikipedia:Luchador|lucha libre]]-style wrestling with Strong Bad's south-of-the-border accent and wrestling mask.
*In this toon, Homestar Runner has a hint of a southern accent. This is likely because The Brothers Chaps are from Georgia.
*The camera angle changes more in this toon than in any other.
*This cartoon was co-written and co-directed by [[Chad Eikhoff]].
*In this cartoon, Strong Mad has visible chest hair on several occasions.
*Homestar Runner has stars on the treads of his sneaker soles.
*This is the first toon in which [[The Poopsmith]] and [[The King of Town]] appear.
*Although Strong Sad appears in the toon, he isn't referred to as one of [[The Brothers Strong]]. This might be because Strong Sad was disowned by Strong Bad and Strong Mad, according to an old Characters page that was drawn in the same style as this toon.

===Goofs===
*The Announcer begins speaking before the microphone is lowered to him, and once the microphone is lowered his voice isn't any louder.
*Although Homestar's star has five points, Strong Bad appears to tear the star into four triangular pieces.
*Strong Bad's pants turn blue when Homestar wrestles Strong Mad. When Strong Bad steps back in the ring, they are black again.
**His pants are also blue near the end of the toon, after the Brothers Strong lose and are standing at the side of the ring while the Announcer is announcing Homestar and Pom Pom as the winners.
*When the Brothers Strong first jump into the ring, Strong Mad looks unusually short.
*When Homestar says, "Hey! Give me back my star," his voice sounds a little cut off at the beginning.
*Almost all of the sound effects can be heard slightly before the actions causing them are seen.
*After Strong Bad's face explodes from the bomb, the marshmallow on his face changes with every shot. The last time he is shown, he has no marshmallow on his face at all.
*When Homestar jumps up to grab the gold star and says "Homestar....RUN!", Strong Bad doesn't scroll down with the rest of the floor while he is lying down.
*When Strong Bad grabs the bomb from under the ring, you can notice on the left of Strong Bad's hands, the blue is overlapping his face, and to the right of his hands, his hand's outline extends into the blue.
*Starting at the Arena, the toon is poorly voice synched, getting worse near the end.
*Sometimes, when the ring is zoomed out far enough, you can see in the top left corner where the graphics for the audience end before the frame.
*When Homestar says "Homestar...RUN!" his mouth doesn't move.
*The final screen is in two slightly, but noticeably, different shades of orange.
*Homestar's star is off-line; you can still see some parts where it isn't red.
*When the Brothers Strong enter the stand, their silhouettes show them facing the viewer, not Homestar and Pom Pom.
*At the very end, Homestar's new star is not in the same place as the old one. (You can see that a bit of the shadow is still on there after he gets his new star).

===Real-World References===
* Strong Bad's "You better believe it, man!" sounds almost identical to the same phrase uttered by Jesus Quintana (played by [[Wikipedia:John Turturro|John Turturro]]) in the movie ''[[The Big Lebowski]]''.
* The rainbow-colored warning is most likely a reference to an old FBI warning used by [[Wikipedia:Paramount Pictures|Paramount Pictures]]. It is also used in the [[strongbad_email.exe|DVD]].
* "The War for the Star" is a parody of boxing matches with rhyming titles (e.g. ''[[Wikipedia:Rumble in the Jungle|Rumble in the Jungle]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:Thrilla in Manila|The Thrilla in Manila]]'').
* The Announcer says Strong Bad hails from Parts Unknown. Having more exotic characters (especially masked wrestlers, like Strong Bad) coming from "Parts Unknown" has been standard in wrestling for decades. For example, the Ultimate Warrior and Kane were said to be from Parts Unknown.
* Mr. Bland is holding a sign that says "Wrestling Mania." This is quite likely a reference to the annual [[Wikipedia:Wwe|WWE]] [[Wikipedia:WrestleMania|WrestleMania]] event.
* The music played when Homestar and Strong Bad are staring each other down comes from the movie ''[[imdb:tt0060196|The Good, the Bad and the Ugly]]''.
* The largely ineffective "windmill punch" Strong Bad tries to use on Homestar has actually been used in real life to similar comedic effect, during one of the wrestling matches comedian [[Wikipedia:Andy Kaufman|Andy Kaufman]] staged with professional wrestler [[Wikipedia:Jerry Lawler|Jerry "The King" Lawler]]. The sound effect used during the toon was taken from the PC game [[Wikipedia:SimCopter|Sim Copter]].
* There is a chain of frozen custard stands in New York, Montana, Iowa, and Kansas called Custard's Last Stand that Marshmallow's Last Stand may be based off of.

=== Fast Forward ===
*The [[Sound Effects|sound]] played when Strong Mad flies into space is used again much later in the [[Powered by The Cheat]] cartoon, "[[New Boots]]", the Strong Bad Email, "[[keep cool]]", and in "[[narrator]]", when [[Nebulon]] leaves.
*The sound played when Homestar is being slammed about by Strong Mad is the same sound used in the game [[Bronco Trolleys]], and also when [[Eh! Steve!]] jumps off-screen.
*The music played at the end is also used in [[Old Intro 2]]. It is also heard remixed in [[flashback]] after Strong Bad wins his very own The Cheat.
*This type of art, animation and comedy was parodied in the emails [[personal favorites]] and [[lady...ing]].
*The [[font]] used for the 1, 2, 3 count that appears when Homestar pins Strong Bad to the ground is the same as the [[Tandy 400]] font (which is Westminster).
*Homestar's comment on having eaten too many marshmallows mirrors a similar lamentation on drinking too many melonades in [[A Jumping Jack Contest]].
*Two of the scenes from this toon were exaggerated in [[Exaggerations]].

== DVD Version ==
*The poor synching of the dialogue and the sound effects is much worse than on the website.
*The music from The Good, The Bad and The Ugly is replaced with custom music sung by the Brothers Chaps; however, the original soundtrack can be heard during the commentary.
*The DVD version features creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.

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

'''HOMESTAR:''' Best cartoon on the site!

'''MIKE:''' Hey, Homestar!

'''HOMESTAR:''' Best cartoon on the site!

'''MIKE:''' Hey, Homestar. ''{pause} {whispers to Matt}'' One more time.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Best cartoon on the site!

'''MIKE:''' All right.

'''HOMESTAR:''' ''{to the same general tone and rhythm as "Best cartoon on the site."}'' Doot doot doo ba-da-doo!

'''MIKE:''' Okay, what's up, Homestar?

'''HOMESTAR:''' Oh, not a whole lot, Mike.

'''MIKE:''' Well, you know, I got a question for you.

'''HOMESTAR:''' What?

'''MIKE:''' Why do you not have a hat in this cartoon?

'''HOMESTAR:''' Look, it was a, a sordid affair. Mike.

'''MIKE:''' Coz there was another cartoon called "Where My Hat Is At?" where you found your hat...

'''HOMESTAR:''' Right...

'''MIKE:''' And then...

'''HOMESTAR:''' Where do you think it was when I went home from this wrestling match?

'''MIKE:''' Was it back in the fridge—

'''HOMESTAR:''' Between the milk and the ''pickles'', this time.

'''MIKE:''' Oh.

'''HOMESTAR:''' I didn't have no more Cold Ones.

'''MIKE:''' ''{during the Brothers Strong entrance music}'' Listen to those—

'''HOMESTAR:''' That was loud.

'''MIKE:''' —abrasive riffs on the guitar.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Um... I look great. In this cartoon.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, you look great, you act great—

'''HOMESTAR:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' You seem real great.

'''HOMESTAR:''' I wish that old marshmallow place got that old wallpaper they had back. I like that stuff.

'''MIKE:''' The green stripes?

'''HOMESTAR:''' And the crazy changing... changing gag framed picture behind me.

'''MIKE:''' Strong Bad's head looks like it's got an orange, uh, stripe on the right side there, instead of a shadow like it should.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Yeah. See, he doesn't look so good, but I look great. ''{In the cartoon, Strong Bad takes Homestar's star}'' Hey! I didn't even know that thing was removable. I thought you could see my portions when you—

'''MIKE:''' So your star's not—

'''HOMESTAR:''' —tore the star off.

'''MIKE:''' Your portions? ''{slight laugh}''

'''HOMESTAR:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' Lots of silence, Homestar.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Yeah... We didn't, we didn't think music was the way to go back in these days.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}''

'''HOMESTAR:''' Um, the arena. Where'd that go—

'''MIKE:''' Well, they tore it down—

'''HOMESTAR:''' Oh, is that what happened?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, they imploded that, uh...

'''HOMESTAR:''' That's too bad. What'd they build on top of it, Bubs' Concession Stand?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, that's where Bubs' Concession Stand is now.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Oh... Where did all these people?— ''{laughing}''

'''MIKE:''' They all... The duck person...

'''HOMESTAR:''' Were they inside?

'''MIKE:''' Don King, you can see Don King there... They were all in—

'''HOMESTAR:''' When they imploded it?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''HOMESTAR:''' That's terrible!

'''MIKE:''' Well, they chose to. Y'know, like those people who chain themselves to trees and—

'''HOMESTAR:''' Ohh...

'''MIKE:''' —in the forest.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Right, right. So they're protesting work.

'''MIKE:''' Right. Now, they got killed. ''{laughs}''

'''HOMESTAR:''' Look, that's the "Taking Care of Business" logo on that microphone.

'''MIKE:''' Ah...

'''HOMESTAR:''' Sort of.

'''MIKE:''' TCB?

'''HOMESTAR:''' TC and B. ''{in the cartoon, the Announcer introduces Homestar and Pom Pom}'' This is just like our old wrestling days, with the big entrance, Mike?

'''MIKE:''' Look, the bell's got a face. Is that—

'''HOMESTAR:''' That poor— that guy's dead too. That... what?

'''MIKE:''' The bell man?

'''HOMESTAR:''' Yeah. ''{In the cartoon, Homestar attacks Strong Bad}'' ''Waaah!'' I can't do that as good as I used to...

'''MIKE:''' You dropped a big leg. You dropped a big leg, and he gets to the corner... Oh, he makes the tag!

'''HOMESTAR:''' Oh, that's too bad... Uh oh, Mike. See, what'd I tell ya? ''{Strong Mad enters the ring}'' That guy...

'''MIKE:''' The crap! Run away, Homestar!

'''HOMESTAR:''' They weren't very thrilled! They were appalled that this big guy got ahold of me and my mouth got so giant.

'''MIKE:''' Strong Bad's tights are blue there... Have they always been blue this whole cartoon?

'''HOMESTAR:''' I don't think so. ...Pom Pom's got a weird shaped head. Was that supposed to be some kind of perspective?

'''MIKE:''' It may have been perspective...

'''HOMESTAR:''' We're getting our butts kicked, Mike. I gotta tell ya.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah. Now what's going on?

'''HOMESTAR:''' Okay, there's the crowd. See, they were just worried about things, so they got quiet... And now—

'''MIKE:''' Pom Pom knows what he's doing.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Oh, he's got a plan. ''{of Strong Mad}'' Look at those meaty palms. Strong Mad's got real meaty palms.

''{In the cartoon, Strong Mad flies into space, making the Nebulon sound}''

'''HOMESTAR:''' ''{surprised}'' Nebulon! Where is he?

'''MIKE:''' You heard the Nebulon sound—

'''HOMESTAR:''' I heard him! He was just off-screen.

'''MIKE:''' ''{at nearly the same time}'' He must've been just off-screen. Ooh, a rare front view of yourself.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Ooh, it's true. Do you think Nebulon abducted Strong Mad there? ''{as the theme from ''The Good, the Bad and the Ugly'' plays}'' Don't listen very closely up here, Mike. Coz it's gonna be different later on. Um... Ooh, he's got the old helicopter move.

'''MIKE:''' You're not going to fall for that, are you?

'''HOMESTAR:''' No way, man.

'''MIKE:''' You're gonna give him a slow kick and then slowly lift him up.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Oh, I barely got him over there. He made a very hollow noise when he hit the ground. Ooh, he's doing his "haselos theselos". Strong Bad used to, when he got real excited, he'd go, "Haselos theselos, haselos theselos".

''{In the toon, Homestar says, "I ate too many marshmallows."}''

'''HOMESTAR:''' So, wait, is that just you in the background going "buuyuuyuuyuu..."?

'''MIKE:''' Very possibly.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Nice. Oh, this is— ''{In the toon, Homestar spits the bomb at Strong Bad}'' Eew! That's disgusting! ''{Strong Bad blows up}'' Man, Mike... Ooh, I look good there. I did some damage to ol' Strong Bad's head.

'''MIKE:''' You did?

'''HOMESTAR:''' I gotta tell ya. Look, there's the Robot!

'''MIKE:''' There was the Robot, and, uh, Poopsmith.

'''HOMESTAR:''' He's barely got a— There musta been a plug under the seat where he was sittin'.

'''MIKE:''' Oh, yeah, coz he can't be very far away—

'''HOMESTAR:''' Else he would've been shut down.

'''MIKE:''' —with his four-foot extension cord, power cord.

'''HOMESTAR:''' That was a nice little, uh, photograph. I should start autographing those and giving them out.

'''MIKE:''' Glossies?

'''HOMESTAR:''' Yeah—

'''MIKE:''' That's a glossy.

''{In the toon, Strong Bad tears up the star}''

'''HOMESTAR:''' Hey! ''{He does a flying kick against Strong Bad}'' Ah, I did it again! Buh-lam, Mike! Buh-lam and the angel. That's a good metal band.

'''MIKE:''' Who just said that?

'''HOMESTAR:''' Uh, not me.

'''MIKE:''' Apparently not.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Don't look at me! I had that recorded, pre-recorded.

'''MIKE:''' So Pom Pom just hit "mash play" on the—

'''HOMESTAR:''' On a jambox. Pretty expensive. Inexpensive.

== External Links ==
*[[Mirror:marshmallow2.html|watch "Marshmallow's Last Stand"]] (mirror)
*[[Mirror:marshmallow2.swf|view the Flash file for "Marshmallow's Last Stand"]] (mirror)

{{subtitlesLinks|marshmallow2}}

[[Category:Toons]][[Category:DVD Commentary]]

Marshmallow's Last Stand

Healthy Sam — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:20:13 GMT

Healthy Sam: /* Trivia */ Strong bad weighs HOW much?

[[Image:mm_ls.png|thumb|right|220px|"You better believe it, man!"]]
[[Image:marshmallowcrowd.PNG|thumb|right|220px|Friendly faces in the crowd]]

{{abouttoon}} {{for|place|Marshmallow's Last Stand (place)}}

Strong Bad and Strong Mad steal the star from Homestar Runner's shirt in order to force Homestar and Pom Pom to participate in a tag-team wrestling match. This cartoon, which is the first ever full-length Homestar Runner toon made, has been removed from the site.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Pom Pom}}, {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|The Announcer}}, {{Film|Mr. Bland}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|Señor}}, {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|The King of Town}}, {{Film|The Poopsmith}}, {{Film|The Robot (storybook)}}, Various Audience Characters

'''Places:''' [[Marshmallow's Last Stand (place)|Marshmallow's Last Stand]], [[Arena]], [[Outer Space]]

'''Running Time:''' 5:00

'''Date:''' 1999

'''Page Title:''' 8:30! Be there!

{{dvd|Everything Else, Volume 2}}
== Transcript ==
''{There is a color-changing background that reads:}''

<blockquote>'''FBI WARNING''' 
 
This cartoon is pretty old. It was the first cartoon 
we ever made. Homestar is not very funny and 
neither is Strong Bad. They are mere shadows of 
the men they have become. This cartoon has not 
been on the site for many months, but we have had 
several requests(from our Dad) to put it back. So 
here it is. Consider yourselves warned.</blockquote>

''{Show opening credits. Cut to inside Marshmallow's Last Stand. Homestar and Pom Pom sit at a table each with a marshmallow.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' These are some great marshmallows, eh, Pom Pom? ...Why don't you look over there, for no reason.

''{Pom Pom bubbles and looks away as Homestar sucks up Pom Pom's marshmallow. He chews it up and takes a bite of his own. Suddenly, heavy metal music plays in the background as Strong Bad and Strong Mad walk up.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, look at the babies! Eating their marshmallows.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Uh-oh, it's The Brothers Strong, Strong Bad and Strong Mad!

'''STRONG BAD:''' You better believe it, man. We're the greatest tag team wrestlers in the world! ''{Strong Mad nods}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' That's great, Strong Bad! Have a good time.

'''POM POM:''' ''{Bubbles over Homestar's line}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' No, you morones ''{"morons" with Strong Bad's old, affected Mexican accent}''. We're challenging you to the tag-team match!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hmm... no thanks.

''{Both Strong Bad and Strong Mad get angry. They both growl.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, you gimme this!

''{He takes Homestar's star from his shirt.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey! Gimme back my star!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Of course, but first you have to beat us in the ring!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' What do you say, Pom Pom, old friend?

'''POM POM:''' ''{bubbles in agreement}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' You're on!

''{Cut to outside a stadium. Crowds go in. We see a close-up of the door. There is a poster that says: "War for the Star Tonight!!! 8:30 PM." The scene changes to the ring.}''

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' ''{heavy echo}'' Ladies and gentlemen, good evening and welcome to The War for the Star! In this corner, at a combined weight of one million pounds, hailing from Parts Unknown, The Brothers Strong, Strong Mad and Strong Bad! ''{Each fall into the ring as his name is called}'' And now, the hometown favorites, with a combined weight of one hundred and four pounds, Homestar Runner and Pom Pom! ''{A light shines on each one as his name is called.}''

''{We see the crowd cheering. In the crowd are Mr. Bland, Señor, Marzipan, Bubs, Coach Z, The King of Town, The Poopsmith, The Robot, Strong Sad, and other various people. Señor is wearing a giant styrofoam hand; Mr. Bland is holding a sign that says "Wrestling Mania!!!"; and The Poopsmith is holding a sign that says "I'm #2". The bell rings and Homestar takes down Strong Bad with a flying kick to the head. Strong Bad gets up, but Homestar knocks him to the ground with the same kick, and then body slams him. Strong Bad tags in Strong Mad, who enters the ring.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Uh-oh!

''{Strong Mad grabs Homestar by the legs and proceeds to slam him on the ground. He tosses Homestar out of the ring. Pom Pom gets angry and vaults over the top rope into the ring, but lands on Strong Mad's fist. Strong Mad beats him against the boxing ring floor repeatedly, and Pom Pom falls over. Strong Mad climbs to the top turnbuckle and gets ready to deliver the finishing move.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Pom Pom, look out!

'''POM POM:''' ''{winks at Homestar}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Huh?

''{Strong Mad jumps off the turnbuckle and splashes onto Pom Pom, but is bounced into space. Strong Bad and Homestar re-enter the ring and Homestar bounces off of the ropes into Strong Bad, taking him out by smashing his head into Strong Bad's face. Strong Bad gets up. We see a close up of Homestar's face while music from ''The Good, the Bad and the Ugly'' starts playing. We also see a close-up of Strong Bad with the same music. Strong Bad attempts a windmill punch but Homestar kicks his stomach and tosses him out of the ring. Strong Bad grabs a lit bomb from under the ring while mumbling incoherently. He gets back into the ring and shoves the bomb down Homestar's throat and punches Homestar's belly.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{Homestar's stomach gurgles}'' Ooh, I ate too many marshmallows... ''{His face turns green and he pukes the bomb and some marshmallow-y goo onto Strong Bad's head, where it sticks.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{running around frantically}'' AUGH! Getitoffme getitoffme getitoffme!

''{The bomb explodes. When the dust clears, we see Homestar standing atop of Strong Bad. Strong Bad has a chunk missing from his head.}''

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' One! Two! Three! ''{The crowd cheers. Strong Mad falls back into the ring.}'' Ladies and gentlemen, your winners, Homestar Runner and Pom Pom!

''{We see a black-and-white picture of Homestar Runner and Pom Pom, labeled "Winners"}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Now how about my star back, Strong Bad?

''{Frustrated, Strong Bad tears up Homestar's star while muttering something inaudible, and Strong Mad nods. Homestar kicks Strong Bad, who now lies on the ground with stars of confusion floating around his head. Homestar kicks one of the stars to himself so he can grab it.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Homestar....RUN!

''{He jumps up and the star of pain becomes a star on his shirt. The end!}''

== Fun Facts ==

===Explanations===
*According to [[l33t Interview|a 2001 interview with Stephan of WTFiml33t.com]], the reason this toon was taken off the site was quote: "The characters are completely different. Saying and doing things they'd never do now." However, in [[Club Aquatica Interview - 29 Oct 2003|a later interview]], it is mentioned that The Brothers Chaps "can’t disclose why [Marshmallow's Last Stand and [[A Jumping Jack Contest]]] are off, it's a personal reason."
*The Poopsmith's sign reads "I'm #2." #2 is also a slang term for [[whatsit]].

===Trivia===
*The [[Hanging Objects#From Marshmallow's Last Stand|framed sign]] behind Homestar Runner changes repeatedly in the restaurant. The order which they are shown in is:
**Nice to Meat You (picture of a [[steak]])
**Lettuce Pray (picture of lettuce)
**Get Toasted (picture of [[Bread|toast]] with [[butter]])
**Say Cheese (picture of cheese)
**Get Toasted (picture of toast)
**Eggs-Treme (picture of fried [[eggs]])
**Pie-Fect!! (picture of a slice of [[pie]])
**Say Cheese (picture of a slice of cheese)
**Lettuce Pray (picture of a head of lettuce)
**Nice to Meat You (picture of a steak)
*According to [[Pom Pom#Character Video Transcript|Pom Pom's character video]], he weighs 4 pounds. Combining this fact with Pom Pom and Homestar's combined weight according to this toon, Homestar weighs 100 pounds.
*Similarly, Strong Mad's [http://www.homestarrunner.com/smsticker.html sticker page] places him at 900 pounds. Again, with Strong Bad and Strong Mad's weight, this places Strong Bad at a whopping 999100 pounds.
*According to a now non-existent comment in the Homestar Runner Museum, this was the first Homestar Runner cartoon to use voice acting. Each character's voice has developed since then.
*[[The Brothers Chaps]] parody [[Wikipedia:Luchador|lucha libre]]-style wrestling with Strong Bad's south-of-the-border accent and wrestling mask.
*In this toon, Homestar Runner has a hint of a southern accent. This is likely because The Brothers Chaps are from Georgia.
*The camera angle changes more in this toon than in any other.
*This cartoon was co-written and co-directed by [[Chad Eikhoff]].
*In this cartoon, Strong Mad has visible chest hair on several occasions.
*Homestar Runner has stars on the treads of his sneaker soles.
*This is the first toon in which [[The Poopsmith]] and [[The King of Town]] appear.
*Although Strong Sad appears in the toon, he isn't referred to as one of [[The Brothers Strong]]. This might be because Strong Sad was disowned by Strong Bad and Strong Mad, according to an old Characters page that was drawn in the same style as this toon.

===Goofs===
*The Announcer begins speaking before the microphone is lowered to him, and once the microphone is lowered his voice isn't any louder.
*Although Homestar's star has five points, Strong Bad appears to tear the star into four triangular pieces.
*Strong Bad's pants turn blue when Homestar wrestles Strong Mad. When Strong Bad steps back in the ring, they are black again.
**His pants are also blue near the end of the toon, after the Brothers Strong lose and are standing at the side of the ring while the Announcer is announcing Homestar and Pom Pom as the winners.
*When the Brothers Strong first jump into the ring, Strong Mad looks unusually short.
*When Homestar says, "Hey! Give me back my star," his voice sounds a little cut off at the beginning.
*Almost all of the sound effects can be heard slightly before the actions causing them are seen.
*After Strong Bad's face explodes from the bomb, the marshmallow on his face changes with every shot. The last time he is shown, he has no marshmallow on his face at all.
*When Homestar jumps up to grab the gold star and says "Homestar....RUN!", Strong Bad doesn't scroll down with the rest of the floor while he is lying down.
*When Strong Bad grabs the bomb from under the ring, you can notice on the left of Strong Bad's hands, the blue is overlapping his face, and to the right of his hands, his hand's outline extends into the blue.
*Starting at the Arena, the toon is poorly voice synched, getting worse near the end.
*Sometimes, when the ring is zoomed out far enough, you can see in the top left corner where the graphics for the audience end before the frame.
*When Homestar says "Homestar...RUN!" his mouth doesn't move.
*The final screen is in two slightly, but noticeably, different shades of orange.
*Homestar's star is off-line; you can still see some parts where it isn't red.
*When the Brothers Strong enter the stand, their silhouettes show them facing the viewer, not Homestar and Pom Pom.
*At the very end, Homestar's new star is not in the same place as the old one. (You can see that a bit of the shadow is still on there after he gets his new star).

===Real-World References===
* Strong Bad's "You better believe it, man!" sounds almost identical to the same phrase uttered by Jesus Quintana (played by [[Wikipedia:John Turturro|John Turturro]]) in the movie ''[[The Big Lebowski]]''.
* The rainbow-colored warning is most likely a reference to an old FBI warning used by [[Wikipedia:Paramount Pictures|Paramount Pictures]]. It is also used in the [[strongbad_email.exe|DVD]].
* "The War for the Star" is a parody of boxing matches with rhyming titles (e.g. ''[[Wikipedia:Rumble in the Jungle|Rumble in the Jungle]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:Thrilla in Manila|The Thrilla in Manila]]'').
* The Announcer says Strong Bad hails from Parts Unknown. Having more exotic characters (especially masked wrestlers, like Strong Bad) coming from "Parts Unknown" has been standard in wrestling for decades. For example, the Ultimate Warrior and Kane were said to be from Parts Unknown.
* Mr. Bland is holding a sign that says "Wrestling Mania." This is quite likely a reference to the annual [[Wikipedia:Wwe|WWE]] [[Wikipedia:WrestleMania|WrestleMania]] event.
* The music played when Homestar and Strong Bad are staring each other down comes from the movie ''[[imdb:tt0060196|The Good, the Bad and the Ugly]]''.
* The largely ineffective "windmill punch" Strong Bad tries to use on Homestar has actually been used in real life to similar comedic effect, during one of the wrestling matches comedian [[Wikipedia:Andy Kaufman|Andy Kaufman]] staged with professional wrestler [[Wikipedia:Jerry Lawler|Jerry "The King" Lawler]]. The sound effect used during the toon was taken from the PC game [[Wikipedia:SimCopter|Sim Copter]].
* There is a chain of frozen custard stands in New York, Montana, Iowa, and Kansas called Custard's Last Stand that Marshmallow's Last Stand may be based off of.

=== Fast Forward ===
*The [[Sound Effects|sound]] played when Strong Mad flies into space is used again much later in the [[Powered by The Cheat]] cartoon, "[[New Boots]]", the Strong Bad Email, "[[keep cool]]", and in "[[narrator]]", when [[Nebulon]] leaves.
*The sound played when Homestar is being slammed about by Strong Mad is the same sound used in the game [[Bronco Trolleys]], and also when [[Eh! Steve!]] jumps off-screen.
*The music played at the end is also used in [[Old Intro 2]]. It is also heard remixed in [[flashback]] after Strong Bad wins his very own The Cheat.
*This type of art, animation and comedy was parodied in the emails [[personal favorites]] and [[lady...ing]].
*The [[font]] used for the 1, 2, 3 count that appears when Homestar pins Strong Bad to the ground is the same as the [[Tandy 400]] font (which is Westminster).
*Homestar's comment on having eaten too many marshmallows mirrors a similar lamentation on drinking too many melonades in [[A Jumping Jack Contest]].
*Two of the scenes from this toon were exaggerated in [[Exaggerations]].

== DVD Version ==
*The poor synching of the dialogue and the sound effects is much worse than on the website.
*The music from The Good, The Bad and The Ugly is replaced with custom music sung by the Brothers Chaps; however, the original soundtrack can be heard during the commentary.
*The DVD version features creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.

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

'''HOMESTAR:''' Best cartoon on the site!

'''MIKE:''' Hey, Homestar!

'''HOMESTAR:''' Best cartoon on the site!

'''MIKE:''' Hey, Homestar. ''{pause} {whispers to Matt}'' One more time.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Best cartoon on the site!

'''MIKE:''' All right.

'''HOMESTAR:''' ''{to the same general tone and rhythm as "Best cartoon on the site."}'' Doot doot doo ba-da-doo!

'''MIKE:''' Okay, what's up, Homestar?

'''HOMESTAR:''' Oh, not a whole lot, Mike.

'''MIKE:''' Well, you know, I got a question for you.

'''HOMESTAR:''' What?

'''MIKE:''' Why do you not have a hat in this cartoon?

'''HOMESTAR:''' Look, it was a, a sordid affair. Mike.

'''MIKE:''' Coz there was another cartoon called "Where My Hat Is At?" where you found your hat...

'''HOMESTAR:''' Right...

'''MIKE:''' And then...

'''HOMESTAR:''' Where do you think it was when I went home from this wrestling match?

'''MIKE:''' Was it back in the fridge—

'''HOMESTAR:''' Between the milk and the ''pickles'', this time.

'''MIKE:''' Oh.

'''HOMESTAR:''' I didn't have no more Cold Ones.

'''MIKE:''' ''{during the Brothers Strong entrance music}'' Listen to those—

'''HOMESTAR:''' That was loud.

'''MIKE:''' —abrasive riffs on the guitar.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Um... I look great. In this cartoon.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, you look great, you act great—

'''HOMESTAR:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' You seem real great.

'''HOMESTAR:''' I wish that old marshmallow place got that old wallpaper they had back. I like that stuff.

'''MIKE:''' The green stripes?

'''HOMESTAR:''' And the crazy changing... changing gag framed picture behind me.

'''MIKE:''' Strong Bad's head looks like it's got an orange, uh, stripe on the right side there, instead of a shadow like it should.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Yeah. See, he doesn't look so good, but I look great. ''{In the cartoon, Strong Bad takes Homestar's star}'' Hey! I didn't even know that thing was removable. I thought you could see my portions when you—

'''MIKE:''' So your star's not—

'''HOMESTAR:''' —tore the star off.

'''MIKE:''' Your portions? ''{slight laugh}''

'''HOMESTAR:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' Lots of silence, Homestar.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Yeah... We didn't, we didn't think music was the way to go back in these days.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}''

'''HOMESTAR:''' Um, the arena. Where'd that go—

'''MIKE:''' Well, they tore it down—

'''HOMESTAR:''' Oh, is that what happened?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, they imploded that, uh...

'''HOMESTAR:''' That's too bad. What'd they build on top of it, Bubs' Concession Stand?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, that's where Bubs' Concession Stand is now.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Oh... Where did all these people?— ''{laughing}''

'''MIKE:''' They all... The duck person...

'''HOMESTAR:''' Were they inside?

'''MIKE:''' Don King, you can see Don King there... They were all in—

'''HOMESTAR:''' When they imploded it?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''HOMESTAR:''' That's terrible!

'''MIKE:''' Well, they chose to. Y'know, like those people who chain themselves to trees and—

'''HOMESTAR:''' Ohh...

'''MIKE:''' —in the forest.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Right, right. So they're protesting work.

'''MIKE:''' Right. Now, they got killed. ''{laughs}''

'''HOMESTAR:''' Look, that's the "Taking Care of Business" logo on that microphone.

'''MIKE:''' Ah...

'''HOMESTAR:''' Sort of.

'''MIKE:''' TCB?

'''HOMESTAR:''' TC and B. ''{in the cartoon, the Announcer introduces Homestar and Pom Pom}'' This is just like our old wrestling days, with the big entrance, Mike?

'''MIKE:''' Look, the bell's got a face. Is that—

'''HOMESTAR:''' That poor— that guy's dead too. That... what?

'''MIKE:''' The bell man?

'''HOMESTAR:''' Yeah. ''{In the cartoon, Homestar attacks Strong Bad}'' ''Waaah!'' I can't do that as good as I used to...

'''MIKE:''' You dropped a big leg. You dropped a big leg, and he gets to the corner... Oh, he makes the tag!

'''HOMESTAR:''' Oh, that's too bad... Uh oh, Mike. See, what'd I tell ya? ''{Strong Mad enters the ring}'' That guy...

'''MIKE:''' The crap! Run away, Homestar!

'''HOMESTAR:''' They weren't very thrilled! They were appalled that this big guy got ahold of me and my mouth got so giant.

'''MIKE:''' Strong Bad's tights are blue there... Have they always been blue this whole cartoon?

'''HOMESTAR:''' I don't think so. ...Pom Pom's got a weird shaped head. Was that supposed to be some kind of perspective?

'''MIKE:''' It may have been perspective...

'''HOMESTAR:''' We're getting our butts kicked, Mike. I gotta tell ya.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah. Now what's going on?

'''HOMESTAR:''' Okay, there's the crowd. See, they were just worried about things, so they got quiet... And now—

'''MIKE:''' Pom Pom knows what he's doing.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Oh, he's got a plan. ''{of Strong Mad}'' Look at those meaty palms. Strong Mad's got real meaty palms.

''{In the cartoon, Strong Mad flies into space, making the Nebulon sound}''

'''HOMESTAR:''' ''{surprised}'' Nebulon! Where is he?

'''MIKE:''' You heard the Nebulon sound—

'''HOMESTAR:''' I heard him! He was just off-screen.

'''MIKE:''' ''{at nearly the same time}'' He must've been just off-screen. Ooh, a rare front view of yourself.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Ooh, it's true. Do you think Nebulon abducted Strong Mad there? ''{as the theme from ''The Good, the Bad and the Ugly'' plays}'' Don't listen very closely up here, Mike. Coz it's gonna be different later on. Um... Ooh, he's got the old helicopter move.

'''MIKE:''' You're not going to fall for that, are you?

'''HOMESTAR:''' No way, man.

'''MIKE:''' You're gonna give him a slow kick and then slowly lift him up.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Oh, I barely got him over there. He made a very hollow noise when he hit the ground. Ooh, he's doing his "haselos theselos". Strong Bad used to, when he got real excited, he'd go, "Haselos theselos, haselos theselos".

''{In the toon, Homestar says, "I ate too many marshmallows."}''

'''HOMESTAR:''' So, wait, is that just you in the background going "buuyuuyuuyuu..."?

'''MIKE:''' Very possibly.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Nice. Oh, this is— ''{In the toon, Homestar spits the bomb at Strong Bad}'' Eew! That's disgusting! ''{Strong Bad blows up}'' Man, Mike... Ooh, I look good there. I did some damage to ol' Strong Bad's head.

'''MIKE:''' You did?

'''HOMESTAR:''' I gotta tell ya. Look, there's the Robot!

'''MIKE:''' There was the Robot, and, uh, Poopsmith.

'''HOMESTAR:''' He's barely got a— There musta been a plug under the seat where he was sittin'.

'''MIKE:''' Oh, yeah, coz he can't be very far away—

'''HOMESTAR:''' Else he would've been shut down.

'''MIKE:''' —with his four-foot extension cord, power cord.

'''HOMESTAR:''' That was a nice little, uh, photograph. I should start autographing those and giving them out.

'''MIKE:''' Glossies?

'''HOMESTAR:''' Yeah—

'''MIKE:''' That's a glossy.

''{In the toon, Strong Bad tears up the star}''

'''HOMESTAR:''' Hey! ''{He does a flying kick against Strong Bad}'' Ah, I did it again! Buh-lam, Mike! Buh-lam and the angel. That's a good metal band.

'''MIKE:''' Who just said that?

'''HOMESTAR:''' Uh, not me.

'''MIKE:''' Apparently not.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Don't look at me! I had that recorded, pre-recorded.

'''MIKE:''' So Pom Pom just hit "mash play" on the—

'''HOMESTAR:''' On a jambox. Pretty expensive. Inexpensive.

== External Links ==
*[[Mirror:marshmallow2.html|watch "Marshmallow's Last Stand"]] (mirror)
*[[Mirror:marshmallow2.swf|view the Flash file for "Marshmallow's Last Stand"]] (mirror)

{{subtitlesLinks|marshmallow2}}

[[Category:Toons]][[Category:DVD Commentary]]

Talk:Strong Bad Email

Healthy Sam — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:03:40 GMT

Healthy Sam: /* Infobox for Sbemails? */

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| style="padding:10px" | '''Checklist for new Strong Bad Email:'''
*Create an article with the title of the new email (as listed on the [[HR:sbemail.html|Strong Bad Email menu]]) with the content <tt><nowiki>{{subst:newsbemail|###}}</nowiki></tt> (substitute the new email number for <tt>###</tt>). If you already know the forum thread number, use <tt><nowiki>{{subst:newsbemail|###|#####}}</nowiki></tt>.
*Update [[Template:sbemail]]. Be sure to set the value of "last" to the new email.
*Update main [[Strong Bad Email]] list, and the [[Template:Strong Bad Email|template list]].
*On the main [[Strong Bad Email]] page, update the total emails and various fun facts.
*Update each list in the Strong Bad Email [[Template:StrongBadEmailInfo|navigation template]].
*Update [[Template:recenttoons]].
*Update [[HRWiki:Subtitles/List]].
*Link the email page to the forum and vice versa, if necessary.
*Redirect <tt><nowiki>[[</nowiki>sbemail###]]</tt>, <tt><nowiki>[[</nowiki>sbemail ###]]</tt>, and <tt><nowiki>[[</nowiki>Strong Bad Email ###]]</tt> to the current email.
*Update [[Template:whatsnew]] with an entry to the new toon.
*Update [[Secret Pages XML Source#Random Toon XML File]] with [[HR:rando.xml|rando.xml]] (click View->Page Source and copy/paste).
|} 

== E-mail Command Lines ==

Is there a list of all the command lines Strongbad has used to check his e-mail? (IE: sbemail.exe, strongbad_email.exe or run "Strongbad's__email", etc...)
:Each of the computers' pages ([[Tandy 400]], [[Compy 386]], and [[Lappy 486]]) has a list of ALL the commands used on that particular computer. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== A Quick Question... ==

does anybody know why the title of the sbemail page is "denny's menu"? i looked around, and tell me if i missed anything...-{{User:Homsar7/sig}}
:I believe it's a reference to the resturaunt [[Wikipedia:Denny's|Denny's]]. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

==No caps==

All of the titles of our email pages are in lowercase. This is because they're lowercase in the email menu, right? Well, they aren't lowercase on the Podcast page, and so officially the titles are capital, maybe. I don't think we should change these, but I'm just throwing it out there. {{User:Salty/sig}} 22:10, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

Hm, I'm not sure what to think of that. Technically, all the emails had lowercase titles when they were first released, but if they were changed to uppercase, does that mean TBC have intentions of changing them to uppercase? Or could it just be some incompatability issue with the iPod software? I think this issue should merit expert consultation. {{User:Ten Ten/sig}} 22:14, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

: There are capital letters in a few emails on the site - [[3 Wishes]] and [[CGNU]], specifically, cross my mind. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 22:30, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
::What he's getting at is that on the podcast, emails like [[techno]] are capitalized. So the question is, should we capitalize these titles as well? Or more accurately, how should we handle this? {{User:Ten Ten/sig}} 22:33, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
:::I know what he was getting at, but... ah, you know what, I can't even remember what I was trying to get at. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 22:35, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

::::It's not just Podstar; the email titles on the DVDs are all capitalized. Has anybody noticed that the DVD-only email articles are capitalized? Now that this is thrown into the pot, the problem with capitalizing only Podstar emails can be thrown out. Personally, I'm in favor of capitalizing Strong Bad Emails with respect to the DVD and Podstar, but first, I'm going to need someone to do some research for me, since I do not have access to my DVDs:
::::*Which multiple-word and special-case titles are capitalized Like This, and which, if any, are capitalized Like this?
::::*Do any capitalizations on the DVD conflict with Podstar?
::::Due to the breadth of such a project, this is going to need a well-defined plan of action, including: when and by whom the titles are going to be moved, what high-priority redirects need to be fixed right away, how to accomplish fixing all other redirects, how to find and fix all non-linked titles, the understanding that all future emails will have to have a lowercase redirect, and stuff like that. It's a massive project and a very big change over how it's been done these years, but I don't think it will be too much to get used to. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 23:46, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
:::::WaitWaitWaitWaitWait. Putting "Road Trip" in the search box yields [[road trip]] immediately. A lower-case title being found with a capitalized search is not an issue. I recommend not changing the current page names, as they are the historic first names, and they won't break a search. If a DVD or Podcast-only sbemail should be capitalized (like [[Videro Games]]), we should capitalize the same. If it's shown a capped title won't properly lead to the sbemail's page, a redirect should be made. And finally, the changed title should be noted in the Fun Facts on the sbemail's page. There's no reason to change all the locks when the key's not out. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 00:53, 8 September 2006 (UTC)
::::::It has occurred to me that capitalizing will create ambiguity between [[pom pom]] and [[Pom Pom]], [[marzipan]] and [[Marzipan]], etc. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 01:00, 8 September 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Good point. It will also break the Greasemonkey script.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 01:02, 8 September 2006 (UTC)
::::::::Well, (character) can be added, and scripts can be modified. But the real question is which title is canonical? Originally, most sbemails are un-capped. I strongly suggest staying with that, and solving any problems with redirects and the like. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 01:06, 8 September 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::I agree; we should stick with the email titles as shown on the Strong Bad Email menu. DVDs are not on the site, and I don't consider the Podstar menu to have more weight than the real email menu. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:07, 8 September 2006 (UTC)
Whoa, you guys actually considered it? Well, I also thought of the conflicts with Marzipan and Pom Pom. This would also be a whole lot of work. It's just that two official things have them capitalized "DVDs and Podstar) and only one (though it's more official) has it capped. I dunno. Did we reach consensus? {{User:Salty/sig}} 01:17, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

I think we have officially reached consensus that the titles '''NOT''' be changed unless it is shown on the website. {{User:Ten Ten/sig}} 01:19, 8 September 2006 (UTC)
:To be more precise: we will capitalize according to the first actual title. Subsequent tilles will at best reach it through a redirect of sorts. So sbemails debuting on the site get the site title, sbemails debuting on the DVD get the DVD title, and if a sbemail ever debuts on Podcast, it gets that title. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 01:46, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

::What if the sbemails were titled according to number? (e.g. 001. Some Kinda Robot) This way, marzipan & pom pom can be simply titled, "059. Marzipan" and "108. Pom Pom," respectively, rather than titling them, "Marzipan (SBEmail)" and "Pom Pom (SBEmail)," respectively again. Plus, nobody will have to search the emails by lowercase letters.

:::I don't think that's a good idea at all. Under that system, just about every time we wanted to refer to ''any'' email, we'd have to use a piped link. I can't see any compelling reason whatsoever to change the status quo. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:54, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

==Not quite Strong Bad email==
Is that missing Lappy short a NQSBE? It does relate to his email checking.[[User:68.239.213.209|68.239.213.209]] 13:54, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
:I think so, yes. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 14:49, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
::I agree. At first I didn't think so, but after looking at the list of what else has been considered NQSBE's, I think that this another one. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 14:57, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

== Retirement ==

Shouldn't the retirement email be labeled like this?

158. cliffhanger
159. retirement A
160. retirement B

[[User:RocketMasterZ|RocketMasterZ]] 04:49, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

:It's officially 159 a & b, per the URLs: [[HR:sbemail159a.html|sbemail159a.html]], [[HR:sbemail159b.html|sbemail159b.html]]. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 04:53, 8 October 2006 (UTC)
::Thanks, but it's not very, accurate. [[User:RocketMasterZ|RocketMasterZ]] 05:17, 8 October 2006 (UTC)
:::Well, it's a bit odd that they called two seperately released emails one email, but they did call it that, so that's what we stick with. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 05:30, 8 October 2006 (UTC)
:::How is it not accurate? It's precisely what TBC called them. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 12:48, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

== Retirement, part 2 ==

Just for argument's sake- I put this to a vote. I believe that emails 159a and 159b should be placed in the proper era where they were answered in. Opinions? --[[User:ISlayedTheKerrek|ISlayedTheKerrek]] 20:29, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

:Er - they were answered in the Lappy era. That was the whole point of the plot. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 20:32, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
::Also, the point of the list is to keep them in numerical order. The eras and email-style formatting are just nifty things we've added on. Plus, parts A and B don't exist separately anymore. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:39, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
:::Emails 119-present are Lappy ''era'' emails, not necessarily Lappy ''email'' emails. This is like how there are no Pom Pilot era email(s) or Tangerine Dreams era email(s). —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 20:44, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

== Eggs ==

I just saw the newest Weebl and Bob cartoon in which they reference Strong Bad Email. The cartoon is called "Email" and the reference reads as follows:

Weebl: Yes, but today also...THE DAY WE GET EMAIL! 
Bob: Ooh. Like that strongbad chap? 
Weebl: No, not like that at all. 

Where should we put this? --[[User:Kiwi|Kiwi]] 22:06, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

:Already listed as an animation sighting: [[Animation Sightings#Weebl and Bob]].{{User:Loafing/sig}} 02:13, 12 October 2006 (UTC)

== Other Characters? ==

I'd be interested in a page dedicated to the other characters who have answered Strong Bad's e-mails (the Cheat and Homestar come to mind), or one that deals exculsively with internet access to all the characters (disconnected phone, ISP, and website pages come to mind first, as well as Strong Sad's Lament/e-mail, King Of Town's page/e-mail, etc.). I'm not sure if this would go under statistics or what. I'd try to start one but all my stuff tends to be deleted so I won't. :-). Does anyone else think this is cool? Or is there already one like that? I love the details on this site... -Cyndi 12 October 2006
:Well, there's already a category for it: [[:Category:Character Websites]]. And exept The Cheat and Homestar i don't think anyone answered an email besides Strong Bah. If anyone else answer an email then ''maybe'' there could be a page. Nice idea though. Keep on thinking of ways to improve the wiki! :) {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 09:17, 13 October 2006 (UTC)
::There have been a number of references to online activity by the characters (from Bubs hosting his only customer, to Strong Mad's "E-COMMERCE!" carton) but I wonder if that's so unique to merit being noted. In a way, it'd be like having a page discussing all the characters' various jobs - that's info we'd note on a character's page, but not notable enough to collect all onto one. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 09:26, 13 October 2006 (UTC)
:::Coul' be one o' them "Re-Serch" pages. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 09:41, 13 October 2006 (UTC)
::::Or one of those lists where people aren't sure what should be included and what not.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 09:46, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

== Question on emailing ==

Would it make any difference if you sent an email using yahoo. - {{User:Flamer8965/sig}} 04:17, 21 November 2006 (UTC)
:Any difference in what? {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 04:21, 21 November 2006 (UTC)
:Sorry what I meant to say was do TBC get emails sent from yahoo. - {{User:Flamer8965/sig}} 04:26, 21 November 2006 (UTC)
::Of course. Everybody can get emails from any provider. - {{User:The Joe/sig}} 04:34, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

== Bugging Me==
Okay, sorry guys, but something's been bugging me. Which email is the email where Strong Bad shows that he blocks all of Homestar's emails? It's one of the newer ones.... I just can't remember though. {{User:Salty/sig}} 01:27, 29 November 2006 (UTC)
:That would be [[candy product]] (which I found via the [[Edgar]] page). {{User:Phlip/sig}} 01:32, 29 November 2006 (UTC)
::Thank you, phlip. {{User:Salty/sig}} 01:49, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

== Blockquotes ==

I think we should update the blockquotes with the most recent Strong Bad, which has a different emblem shading. <s>[[User:X66x66|X66x66]]</s> {{unsigned|152.3.5.15|23:28, 15 December 2006}}

== What about The Paper? ==

Why isn't the Paper included in the cast lists? [[User:4kai2lyn6|kai lyn]] 22:49, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

:See [[Talk:The Paper#TBC refer to The Paper as a character.|Talk:The Paper]]. The Paper is a [[:Category:PseudoCharacters|pseudocharacter]]. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 22:52, 31 December 2006 (UTC)
::Oh. Okay. But aren't some other pseudocharacters listed, like in [[army]], (Frank Bennedetto), or [[bedtime story]], (The Denzel)? [[User:4kai2lyn6|kai lyn]] 22:59, 31 December 2006 (UTC)
:::The Paper's listed at the bottom of each. I think it's more convenient that way. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::Okay! I'll take that. [[User:4kai2lyn6|kai lyn]] 23:01, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

== The font used in sbemails ==

Does anyone know which font exactly is used in the Strong Bad e-mails? Is it a free one?
:Check our [[Fonts]] page. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Capitalizing titles ==
:''This discussion is a continuation of "[[Talk:Main Page#Capital Sbemail titles?]]".''
Seeing that TBC capitalize email titles on [[Podstar Runner]] and [[TV Time Toons Menu]], should we start doing the same? --[[User:Trogga|Trogga]] 22:29, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
:I think Denny's Menu should set the precedent, as they appear there first and longest. So no. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 22:30, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
::We need to combine all the fractured discussions on this topic so that we don't have to post in X0 places. And I agree with Dorian. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:54, 15 February 2007 (UTC)
:::They're capitalised on the DVDs too... Denny's Menu is the only place where they're lowercase... I think the status quo is fine though. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 05:40, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
::::The earliest/most complete listing is the one we should use. Little letters, please. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 10:04, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

== Scrolling Songs ==

Is there a list of all the songs Strong Bad has sung while enticing you to use the scroll buttons? It seems like pretty much everything else is covered, so I'd be surprised if they weren't anywhere on the Wiki. [[User:Michelle Mabelle|Michelle Mabelle]] 10:49, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
:I'm assuming you're asking about the [[Scroll Button Songs]] page? If you look at the bottom of that page there's a green template with links to pages about everything you want to know, (but didn't know you could even ask) about SBEmails. Maybe even stuff you don't want to know ;) --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 15:06, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

== Podcast Music Videos ==

Is this page a good place to note that the Podstar Runner music videos include the Sbemail Podcast clips even if Strong Bad is not in the videos? If so, which part of the page? [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 06:39, 28 April 2007 (UTC)

== Watch link on top ==

I'd {{pl|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Strong_Bad_Email&diff=439546&oldid=439337 added}} a watch link that held its ground for a while but recently got {{pl|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Strong_Bad_Email&diff=450181&oldid=450144 reverted}}. I think a watch link there would be useful. Is there any (''better?'') place for this link on the top of the page? --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 15:49, 28 April 2007 (UTC)
:I {{p|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Strong_Bad_Email&diff=450430&oldid=450181 undid}} that reversion before I read this message — I agreee that there should be such a link at the top of the page, although I'm not sure where the best position is. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 21:16, 28 April 2007 (UTC)
::I reworked it some into a custom link plus picture box. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:41, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

== New subcat ==

There are subcategories in the category Strong Bad Email for the [[Tandy 400]], [[Compy 386]], and [[Lappy 486]]. However, there are three emails that were checked on other machines. Should there be a new subcategory for emails on non-Strong Bad-owned computers?{{User:Bassbone/sig}} 11:13, 30 April 2007 (UTC)
:These categories are for sbemail eras. The sbemail answered on the Corpy NT6 is from the Lappy era, for example.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 11:15, 30 April 2007 (UTC)
::Yes, but these three emails are also listed as part of the main category. If this is the case, should they be delisted in the main category and left listed int heir respective eras?{{User:Bassbone/sig}} 11:18, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

== DNA Evidence ==

Does the DNA Evidence toon count as a not quite sbemail? [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 20:12, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

:No, because the two criteria we have used for "not quite sbemails" are toons where SB checks an email or toons that are linked to from the email menu. This fits neither criteria. {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 20:16, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
::I disagree. Missing Lappy, Sick Day, and Puppet Time meet neither of these criteria, although I can see why they're there. Heck, DNA has scenes from and ties directly into 6 sbemails. I say it belongs. {{User:Dr._Clash/sig}} 20:24, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
:::No way. SB isn't the protagonist, and there isn't even an email in there.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 20:35, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
::::Um, SB's not in puppet time, either. The only thing is the computer. {{User:Dr._Clash/sig}} 20:48, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
:::No, Puppet Time was linked to from the email menu when it was first released, and Sick Day involves Strong Bad ''trying'' to check an email (we see the email on the screen, and the Paper comes down). Missing Lappy, I'm not sure about myself, but at least it bridges two sbemails directly. If we're going by "ties into references from sbemail" as a criteria for not quite sbemail, then we'd have to include nearly everything on the site (Teen Girl Squad, everything Trogdor, everything with Homsar or Senor Cardgage, etc). {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 21:02, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
::::This is closer to a Strong Bad Email spinoff (like TGS, 2X06 etc.) than a not-quite-sbemail. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 21:21, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
:::::To add to what Homestar Coder said, and if memory serves me right, [[Lappynapped!|Missing Lappy]] came at the end of the email [[cliffhangers]] and before [[retirement]]. It directly adds to that Missing Lappy story arc and is totally within the realm of influencing strong bad emails. As for spin-offs they've taken a life of their own and for the most have become separate from SBE's. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 03:36, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

== New Paper, New "Era"? ==

Just wondering, are we introducing a new "era" only if the computer (= the "emails" menu) changes or would the new The Paper also qualify as one? After all, it's just as much a long-term change as the computers are. --[[User:80.135.101.16|80.135.101.16]] 14:33, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

:I dunno. It seems to me that sub-eras or multiple lists of eras, divided by Computers and pristers both seems.... overly complicated. Redundant. Whatever.--[[User:CoachG|CoachG]] 14:55, 13 June 2007 (UTC)
::I say it would be better to just stick with the Lappy emails era. {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 14:57, 13 June 2007 (UTC)
:::Well, we're yet to see if New Paper will have much of an impact on the emails, or if it'll even stick around (it's only on "trial status" after all)... For now, I say stick with just Tandy/Compy/Lappy, and wait and see what happens. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 14:59, 13 June 2007 (UTC)
::::I think that no matter what happens we shouldn't change the ''era''s to a new one. {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 15:04, 13 June 2007 (UTC)
:::::Unless paper 2.0 has some (very large, like becoming a full-blown charecter) unforseen effect on the sbemails beside its usual duties as The Paper, then yeah... no mulitple paper eras.--[[User:CoachG|CoachG]] 15:06, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

==Scroll Button Songs==

Does anyone know what Stong Bad sing-songs when the e-mails' main menu is brought up? (my English listening is not that great, so the only things I can capture are the first two verses: "look around... I think you'll find..." and I don't really know the rest of it). [[User:201.9.137.250|201.9.137.250]] 17:32, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

:Hey there. He's saying, "Look around, I think you'll find that these buttons are the scrolling kind." You can read more about this song and his past ones at [[Scroll Button Songs]]. Best, {{User:Trey56/sig}} 18:34, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

== does anybody know???? ==
hey i was just wondering if anyone new wat the name or # of the strong bad email when homestarrunner awnsers it???
:The email you're looking for is [[anything]], though Homestar also messes with the computer in [[50 emails]]. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 00:19, 15 July 2007 (UTC)

==somthing that has been bugging me==
what email does Strong Bad say "so you see comma?" {{User:Slipknot6477/sig}} 14:16, 30 July 2007 (UTC)
:[[rampage]]. {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 14:41, 30 July 2007 (UTC)
i figured that out like, right when you said it, seriously. {{User:Slipknot6477/sig}} 14:42, 30 July 2007 (UTC)
Now i dont know what email when strong bad does spell check and finds 0 problems? anybody know? im pretty shure its a compy. {{User:Slipknot6477/sig}} 16:24, 31 July 2007 (UTC)
:I think it's [[autobiography]]. {{User:Mee/sig}} 16:25, 31 July 2007 (UTC)
yep. {{User:Slipknot6477/sig}} 16:27, 31 July 2007 (UTC)
:You know, a better place to ask general questions like this is the [http://forum.hrwiki.org forum]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:47, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

== What's going on? ==

I just went to the sbemail page on H*R.com and every SBemail after [[the chair]] is missing! does anyone know what happened?
:It's fine for me. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 19:21, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

I'm looking right at it, and it says that the chair is the most recent sbemail

== Not Quite Numbering ==

"King of Town Email" is numbered 41½. But it came out April 1, 2003, which is inbetween #68, "Caper" (March 31st) and #69, "Personal Favorites" (April 14th). However, "Lookin' at a Thing in a Bag" (the real 68½) came out April 8th.

So, assuming the dates are correct, should they be renumbered, and if so, should we use decimals or the "¼" character? --
{{User:Zoom/sig}}, TI:ME, 12 Million August 2007½ (UTC)

== Emails that mention Strong Badia ==

I think there have been too many emails that mention Strong Badia, as in [[ISP]] and [[mini-golf]]. So far, there have been 11 emails concerning this topic, and seven of those are from the Lappy 486 era. Should we create a Strong Bad Email-related article on this or something? --[[User:Charlie Jr.|Charlie Jr.]] 15:28, 13 August 2007 (UTC)
:A category, perhaps, but I don't see what more an article could say. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:33, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

== A bug/glitch inherent to all Lappy-era SBEmails ==

Just noticed just now, playing around with my tablet, that if you click on the lappy's screen 3 times simultaneously (in the form of a regular click, and a button bound to double-click), the little distortion thing stays there, until a scene transition. It's also possible to make a smaller ring that goes away after a few seconds, by botching the timing. It'd probably be easier to do using a mouse, and mouse software that lets you bind a button to double click. Dunno if it's significant enough to be mentioned?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v116/syldssuf/sbscreen.jpg

Oops, forgot signature. [[User:Arrkhal|Arrkhal]] 19:39, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

:I don't think so. If you have to do this, then that, then this, if you have this, it should not be mentioned. {{User:Techgeekmbg/sig}} 14:05, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

::'''Pressing two buttons''' is hardly what I'd call "this, then that, then this." Plenty of input devices have a button bound to double-click by default, like Wacom Intuos3 pens. And a ton of really old 3-button mice have the middle button bound to double click by default. It's just push two buttons (one bound to click, one bound to double click) at about the same time, and it happens. Very simple. -[[User:Arrkhal|Arrkhal]] 19:50, 14 October 2007 (UTC)
:::Arrkhal, keep in mind that, although numerous, programmable pointing devices (and more so tablets) are not universally employed by users. This means that in order to duplicate the "bug" a normal wiki reader would likely have to a) buy a mouse that's programmable b) learn how to program said mouse, c) actually program the action (assuming it's not a factory default) and d) perform the rather tricky-looking action you described. To most users this is more than "just a few clicks". If, however, the bug involved "triple clicking at a certain moment", perhaps it might be a worthwhile consideration. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 20:13, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

== Infobox for Sbemails? ==

I propost that to make the sbemails look a little better on the page, and maybe a little more professional, how about an infobox? It would replace all the stuff at the top of the page, except for the description. See the example for [[mile]] to the right. {{User:Techgeekmbg/sig}} 14:17, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

{| border=0 align=right cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0 width=300 class="toccolours" style="float: right; clear: both; margin: 0 0 1em 1em; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 90%;"
|+<big>'''mile'''</big>
|-
| align=center colspan=2 | [[Image:sbemail87.PNG|200px|"The Cheat is a millionaire!"]]
|- valign=top
! Cast (in order of appearance):
| [[Strong Bad]], [[The Cheat]], [[Bubs]], [[Marzipan]], [[Homestar Runner]], [[Coach Z]], [[The Poopsmith]]
|- valign=top
! Places:
| [[Computer Room]], [[Strong Bad's Basement]], [[Strong Badia]], [[The Field]]
|- valign=top
! Computer:
| Compa (cartoon version of the [[Compy 386]])
|- valign=top
! Date:
| Monday, October 13, 2003
|- valign=top
! Running Time:
| 2:27
|- valign=top
! Page Title:
| Compy 386!!
|- valign=top
! DVD:
| strongbad_email.exe Disc Three
|- valign=top
|}
:{{p|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=HRWiki:Sandbox&oldid=506123 It looks pretty good}}, aside from it intruding the transcript section a bit (though I think I can deal with that). If we adopt this idea, we'd have to add the infobox to ''every'' sbemail page, and perhaps even to toons and shorts. I like the new look, but would it be worth all the work? — {{User:SamFisher1022/sig}} 15:23, 13 October 2007 (UTC)
::I was wondering about this, when creating it, maybe a bot that automatically does it, or just a wiki-wide project. {{User:Techgeekmbg/sig}} 15:30, 13 October 2007 (UTC)
:::I don't know enough about bots to say for sure, but it seems plausible for an autoreplace to happen. I like the look of the box in general, since it makes it a little more compact. My main concern is the the spacing, particularly of the "Running Time" field. It wraps in the table. Perhaps for that one line, maybe have it as "valign=bottom"? {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 16:48, 13 October 2007 (UTC)
::::Alternately, shortening the label to "Run time:" solves the alignment issue. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 16:53, 13 October 2007 (UTC)
:::::This [[User:It's dot com/replacement|has been tried already]] (several times, actually). The [[User talk:It's dot com/replacement|general consensus]] was that the infobox didn't work uniformly enough across various resolutions and browsers, and that it didn't offer a substantial improvement over what we already have. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:27, 13 October 2007 (UTC)
::::::The format looks different between mine and yours, and I can see why people refused to use it. I'm on Safri right now, and it looks fine. Could people on other browers please tell me how it looks on that? {{User:Techgeekmbg/sig}} 18:11, 13 October 2007 (UTC)
:::::::The two styles are not that different at all. You picked an email for testing that has a ''lot'' of text before Strong Bad actually pulls up the message, and most emails aren't like that. When you put {{p|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User:It%27s_dot_com/replacement&oldid=506158 your style with a more typical email}}, the same problems arise. My version is actually more compact than yours. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:42, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

== Emails/computer? ==
Should we give the # of emails checked next to each computer name? Currently it's: Pom Pilot:1, Corpy NT6: 2 (3 if you count its appearance in 4 branches), Block: 1 The Cheats computers: 1 (2 if you count redesign), Tandy - 39 (Not counting Weird Dream (The Cheat's) and The Bird (Pom Pilot) counting retirement), Compy: 79 (counting retirement), Lappy : 63 (not counting from work). We could put other computers on a smaller section.--[[User:Healthy Sam|Healthy Sam]] 16:03, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

other days

Healthy Sam — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:01:17 GMT

Healthy Sam: /* Fast Forward */

{{sbenav|111}}
[[Image:111snailmail.png|thumb|"Um... Where's my house?"]]

Brian asks what Strong Bad does on all the other days of the week.

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

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Field]], [[The Classroom]], [[Strong Badia]], [[The Office]], [[Strong Bad's Basement]] (Easter egg)

{{Comp|Compy 386}}, [[Block]]

'''Date:''' Monday, August 16, 2004

'''Running Time:''' 3:12

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

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Four}}

==Transcript==

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' I got an email in my pocket, and I think it's starting to melt. ''{stops singing}'' Again with the--

''{reading email}''

<blockquote class="email">dear strong bad, 
what do you do on all the other days 
of the week? 
sincerely, 
brian holmes CA</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad reads the name as "B. Ryan Holmes, certified... arborist...")

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing and speaking like a robot while bobbing his head sporadically}'' Good question, Brian. I am going to answer this email like a robot. Don't you think this is a great idea? ''{normal voice}'' Yeah, sorry, me neither. OK, other days o' the week. Let's see ''{spells "lessee"}''...

''{A calendar appears with a heading "A Month" and weeks starting on Monday. On Monday is written "checka my e-mail".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' On Tuesdays, I check my snail mail.

''{"checka my snail mail" appears in handwriting on Tuesday. Cut to Strong Bad at a mailbox that reads "sb_snailmail.exe"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' I got a snail mail in my pocket, and I think it's starting to melt...

''{He opens his letter, clears his throat and reads it.}''

<blockquote class="email" style="background-image:none;border:2px solid black;background:#ffffff;color:#000">Dear Mr. Bad, 
This constitutes your final warning. 
Please remit payment of three(3) 
dollars and sixty-two(62) cents or 
you will be turned over to a "cut off 
your toes" -style collections agency. 

Swarthily, 
Bubs' Concession Stand</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{speaking sarcastically}'' Oh no, final warning. Is there nothing I can do to dissuade you? Like maybe give you a ride in my... ''{normally}'' BMW?!?

''{Strong Bad pulls out the [[BMW lighter]] and burns the paper, laughing. He then looks around.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' BWA HA HA HA HA HA! Haa ha haw... Hoh.. Oh.. Um... Where's my house?

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Then to better help folks over the hump, on Wednesdays I give free motivational lectures.

''{"give lecture" appears on Wednesday. Cut to the chalkboard with Coach Z and Strong Mad listening to Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You gots to look insiiide yourself! Positate the negative! When life throws pies atcha, you make yourself a tall, cool glass of piemonade.

'''COACH Z:''' I'm a new man!

'''STRONG MAD:''' I'M THE HUMP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Due to a prior arrest, Thursdays are community service days, so me and the old Cheatasaurus head down to Strong Badia and give the place a firm scrubbin'.

''{"community service" appears for Thursday. Cut to Strong Badia, where Strong Bad is vacuuming the dirt and The Cheat is washing the Tire.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You know what I always say, The Cheat. Stay smart, vacuum... dirt.

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' Don't forget to wash where the sun don't shine.

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Then there's Business Casual Fridays, or as we say around the office, Biz Cas Fri.

''{"biz cas fri" appears on the Friday box}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' You know... because we have to abbreve everything.

''{Cut to the office.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' That's the day we all wear the free polo shirts we got from various software companies.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, man. Did you play Online Gaming last night? No, yeah, no? I did. I got ''soo'' many frags.

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' On Saturday I certainly don't wake up at 6 A.M., put on a Speedo, and go to swim practice.

''{"NOT swim practice" appears in the Saturday box}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' No, no, definitely not Speedo. ''{Short pause}'' But I do attend:

{''A flyer for Battle Axe Lessons appears onscreen; "NOT swim practice" is replaced by "BATTLE AXE LESSONS!" in the Saturday box.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ...BATTLE AXE LESSONS AT THE REC CENTER, with my teacher Dolph Hauldhagen, The Instruc-TOR! And of course, Sunday is the ''other'' day I check my email, for our Eastern European viewers across the pond.

''{"checka my eastern european emails" appears for Sunday. Cut to Strong Bad sitting at a gray computer with the word "BLOCK" in the bottom-left corner.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' I got a Polish e-mail in my pocket, and I think it's starting to melt.

''{reading, translator speaks over Strong Bad in Polish: Silne Złe: Proszę rozwiązywać sznurowadło z tyłu głowy. Janusz, Polska}''

<blockquote class="email" style="border: 4px solid #999">Dear Strong Bad: 
Please to be untieing that shoelace on 
the back of your head? 
 
Janus 
Poland</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Untie my shoelace, eh Janus? Your 
mother is the speed limit. 
Your aspirin, 
Strong Bad

''{Translator continues: Rozwiązywać sznurowadło, eh Janek? Twoja matka jest ograniczenie prędkości. Z aspiryną, Silne Złe}''

''{Cut back to Compy 386.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' That's pretty much my week. Now time for a refreshing glass of piemonade, or as we say around the office, p-nade.

''{Strong Bad gets up and leaves. [[The Paper]] comes down.}''

==Easter Eggs==
[[Image:Arborist.png|thumb|"B. Ryan Holmes, certified... arborist..."]]
*Click on "brian holmes CA" after Strong Bad says "Certified Arborist" to see B. Ryan Holmes's business card. The card reads:
<blockquote>B. Ryan Holmes 
Certified Arborist 
 
PHONE: 555-XYLM 
MOBILE: COMING SOON 
 
"I think it has to do with trees!" </blockquote>

*At the end, click on "my week" to see Strong Sad waking Strong Bad up for swim practice.

:''{cut to the couch. Strong Bad is sleeping on it, as usual. Strong Sad walks in wearing a pair of swimming goggles and a swimming cap}''
:'''STRONG SAD:''' Strong Bad...
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{mumbling}'' Dangit... chrona trigga!
:'''STRONG SAD:''' Strong Bad, wake up!
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{mumbling}'' Chrona trigga!
:'''STRONG SAD:''' We're going to be late for swim practice!
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{mumbling}'' Chrhn - Chrono Trigger!
:''{Strong Sad produces a stick with a pair of Speedo-style swimming trunks at the end of it, face turns away in disgust}''
:'''STRONG SAD:''' I've got your swim trunks.
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{mumbling}'' Magus, I'm gonn... I'll kill you.

*At the end click on "piemonade," to see an advertisement for real life [[Piemonade]].

==Fun Facts==
=== Explanations ===
*"Snail mail" is a term that refers to the postal service.
===Trivia===

*On biz cas fri, Homestar Runner wears a shirt labeled 'Diskettes Etc.', while Strong Bad's has 'Micro Palace'.
*The Battle Axe flyer reads:
<blockquote>BAD AT 
BATTLE AXEING??? 
 
Come join 
Dolph Hauldhagen 
and learn professional 
techniques that will 
boost your confidence 
and deadliness. 
 
Community Rec Center     "The Instruc-TOR" 
Sat. 6am-9am                 Dolph Hauldhagen 
 
PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN BATTLE 
AXE AND AN EXERCISE MAT. 
 
555-4AXE{x9}</blockquote>
*Brian Holmes and 'Holmes' (from [[huttah!]]) are both from California.
*[[Dolph Hauldhagen]] is just [[Mike Chapman|Mike]] with a [[horned helmet]], nothing else.
*The translator for Strong Bad's Polish email is the voice of [[Dan Cubus]], a friend of [[The Brothers Chaps]].

===Remarks===
*The calendar starts on Monday, as per some European countries. North American calendars usually start on Sunday.
*Strong Bad's advice to "make Piemonade" is a reference to the saying "when life gives you lemons, make lemonade."
*While talking about online gaming, Homestar Runner says, "I got so many frags". It seems he's been playing numerous [[Wikipedia:First-person shooter|first-person shooters]], in which a "[[Wikipedia:Frag|frag]]" is a kill.
*Strong Bad helps people "over the hump" on Wednesdays. Some people refer to Wednesday as "[[Wikipedia:Hump day|Hump Day]]" since it is in the middle of the week.
*The Cheat is seen cleaning the [[Tire]], so Strong Bad must have temporarily disabled the [[Bear holding a Shark]].
*At the end, the Paper comes down, but does not cover the first line of the e-mail, as it does in other e-mails. (This is probably because the Strong Sad Easter egg on "my week" is on this line, and could not be covered up.)
*In the "my week" Easter egg, Strong Sad enters the basement empty handed, yet he [[Hammerspace|somehow produces Strong Bad's swimming trunks]] from behind the couch.

===Goofs===
*When Homestar says "so many frags" and is looking to the left, his torso is flipped, and consequently the buttons on his collar appear on the wrong side and "Diskettes Etc." appears backwards for a split second.
*When Strong Bad turns off the vacuum in Strong Badia, you can still see a patch behind the vacuum of the dirt cloud.
*When Strong Bad is vacuuming, his right eye is a lighter shade of green.

===Inside References===
*This is another instance of Strong Bad's [[couch mumbling]].
*The Office where "biz cas fri" takes place is the same as in [[dullard]] and the [[Senor Mortgage]] short, and the conversation is very reminiscent of that from "dullard".
*When Strong Bad mentions having to do community service for a prior arrest, it is likely a reference to the [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]].
*The way that Strong Bad answers the Polish email is a likely reference to the email [[little questions]] in which he answers another foreign email.

===Real-World References===
*Strong Bad's intro song for this email (as well as for the snail-mail and the East-European email) is sung to the tune of ''[[Wikipedia:Oh! Susanna|Oh! Susanna]]''.
*When Strong Sad is waking up Strong Bad for swim practice, he mumbles various things, ranging from "I'll kill you" to the name of the classic [[Nintendo#Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES)|SNES]] [[Wikipedia:CRPG|RPG]], ''[[Wikipedia:Chrono Trigger|Chrono Trigger]]''. The "I'll kill you" in the swim practice Easter egg is directed at [[Wikipedia:Magus (Chrono Trigger)|Magus]], a villain/party member in the game. ''(Also see Inside References.)''
** Janus, the name of the Polish email sender, is also a significant name in Chrono Trigger.
*The name of his other computer, "[[Block]]," is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Eastern Bloc|Soviet Bloc]]—the group of Eastern European nations which were under communist government.
*The text on the battle axe lesson flyer which instructs you to bring your own axe and exercise mat is in the same [[font]] as [[Wikipedia:Iron Maiden (band)|Iron Maiden's]] name almost always appears ([http://www.abstractfonts.com/search/Metal%20Lord Metal Lord]). One of their first songs ever, "Invasion", released only on a four track album of which 5000 copies were made, was about Viking invaders.
*Strong Bad's imitation of a robot seems to be a reference to Harry in the documentary "[[IMDB:tt0334405|Spellbound]]," a spelling bee contestant who spontaneously replies to a question from the interviewer in a robotic voice, and finishes off by saying "I-am-a-musical-robot. Do-I-sound-like-a-musical-robot?"
*"Stay smart, vacuum...dirt" may be based on "Be Smart! Don't Start!", a motto used in a series of '80s PSAs trying to discourage minors from drinking alcohol.
*The phone number for Brian Holmes, Certified Arborist (555-XYLM), is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Xylem|xylem]], the major water transporting tissue of a tree.
*The style of voice-over during the Polish e-mail is reminiscent of that used on Polish television, where foreign language programs are not dubbed with different actors, but instead narrated entirely by a single actor, usually male. Also, unlike American dubbing, in which the re-dubbed track replaces the original, Polish dubbing is laid on top of the original audio track, as the narrator's voice is here.

===Fast Forward===

*"Biz Cas Fri" would be the subject of three Puppet Stuff features, [[Biz Cas Fri 1|Biz Cas Fri]], [[Biz Cas Fri 2]], and [[Biz Cas Fri 3]].
*Strong Bad's final payment notice is signed with Bubs's full name, which was revealed to be Bubs Concession Stand in [[Senorial Day]]. Here "Bubs'" has an apostrophe, though, as a possessive, which isn't seen in [[Senorial Day]].
*In [[Summer Short Shorts]], The Cheat is called "The Cheatasaurus" in the [[Powered By The Cheat]] clip.
*The Battle Axe Lessons flyer reappears in [[Lappynapped!]]
*In [[pizza joint]], Homestar shortens pepperoni to "p-roni", etc., similar to piemonade being shortened to "p-nade".

==DVD Version==

*The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.

===Commentary Transcript===

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Mike Chapman]], [[Matt Chapman]]

'''MIKE:''' Hi, Matt!

'''MATT:''' Hi, Mike!

'''MIKE:''' Welcome to the email commentary for this email.

'''MATT:''' Thanks! I feel really good about this one, and I am ready to go.

'''MIKE:''' All right, let's get started. All right. We started here, well Strong Bad has started,

'''MATT:''' Strong Bad needs to learn the abbreviations for states.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, that's true. He has a problem with them.

'''MATT:''' This part reminds me about that kid from that movie "Spell Bound". About...

'''MIKE:''' When he's a musical robot?

'''MATT:''' When he's being a musical robot, yeah.

'''MIKE:''' Yes, it's true.

'''MATT:''' All right, here's Strong Bad's...

'''MIKE:''' Mailbox. Which has appeared one more time, one other time?

'''MATT:''' Yeah. Still no sign of his house, though.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah. No house. Just a mailbox. Not on the road.

'''MATT:''' No.

'''MIKE:''' Just in the grass.

'''MATT:''' In the greens. I don't think Strong Bad's being very sincere right now, Mike.

'''MIKE:''' This is a good example of sarcasm.

'''MATT:''' We've had lots of requests for the BMW lighter. Did you mention that on the last DVD?

'''MIKE:''' I dunno. I don't think it exists.

'''MATT:''' No, it doesn't

'''MIKE:''' I've tried to find them at BMW dealers.

'''MATT:''' That's right.

'''MIKE:''' I actually got to make a glass of piemonade when I was making the uh, Easter Egg at the end, there.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, it was early in the morning, wasn't it?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, it was, like, 2 in the morning, and I went to Kroger and got some pie and some lemonade,

'''MATT:''' Nice work!

'''MIKE:''' I think I got an extra piece of pie and ate it and I drank some lemonade.

'''MATT:''' I think that vacuum has never made an appearance again.

'''MIKE:''' No. Although I think the flowers on it are from...

'''MATT:''' Homsar?

'''MIKE:''' For kids email.

'''MATT:''' Kids show?

'''MIKE:''' Kids show. Yeah, what'd I say?

'''MATT:''' For kids. Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' I think it's called for kids.

'''MATT:''' I think you're right. I used to shop at Diskettes Et Cetera.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah?

'''MATT:''' One time. What's Strong Bad's say?

'''MIKE:''' Uhhhhh, can't read it. Micro...

'''MATT:''' Something?

'''MIKE:''' Micro something. That's me!

'''MATT:''' That's Mike!

'''MIKE:''' Holding a stand, Homestar's puppet stand. That's what that stick is, and I just photoshopped out the bottom and put in that axe.

'''MATT:''' I like that.

'''MIKE:''' Thanks!

'''MATT:''' This is our friend, Dan Cubus.

'''MIKE:''' That's right.

'''MATT:''' Speaking this.

'''MIKE:''' He lived in Poland for two years.

'''MATT:''' Shoslav!

'''MIKE:''' Good job, Dan! We went to the Braves game, uh, the night of this.

'''MATT:''' Did you?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' Did you get a ghetto burger at uh, what is that place called?

'''MIKE:''' We got a ghetto burger at Miss Ann's Snack Stand. Good times.

'''MATT:''' Your asprino!

'''MIKE:''' Uhhh!

==External Links==

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other days

Healthy Sam — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 15:57:02 GMT

Healthy Sam: /* Goofs */

{{sbenav|111}}
[[Image:111snailmail.png|thumb|"Um... Where's my house?"]]

Brian asks what Strong Bad does on all the other days of the week.

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

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Field]], [[The Classroom]], [[Strong Badia]], [[The Office]], [[Strong Bad's Basement]] (Easter egg)

{{Comp|Compy 386}}, [[Block]]

'''Date:''' Monday, August 16, 2004

'''Running Time:''' 3:12

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

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Four}}

==Transcript==

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' I got an email in my pocket, and I think it's starting to melt. ''{stops singing}'' Again with the--

''{reading email}''

<blockquote class="email">dear strong bad, 
what do you do on all the other days 
of the week? 
sincerely, 
brian holmes CA</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad reads the name as "B. Ryan Holmes, certified... arborist...")

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing and speaking like a robot while bobbing his head sporadically}'' Good question, Brian. I am going to answer this email like a robot. Don't you think this is a great idea? ''{normal voice}'' Yeah, sorry, me neither. OK, other days o' the week. Let's see ''{spells "lessee"}''...

''{A calendar appears with a heading "A Month" and weeks starting on Monday. On Monday is written "checka my e-mail".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' On Tuesdays, I check my snail mail.

''{"checka my snail mail" appears in handwriting on Tuesday. Cut to Strong Bad at a mailbox that reads "sb_snailmail.exe"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' I got a snail mail in my pocket, and I think it's starting to melt...

''{He opens his letter, clears his throat and reads it.}''

<blockquote class="email" style="background-image:none;border:2px solid black;background:#ffffff;color:#000">Dear Mr. Bad, 
This constitutes your final warning. 
Please remit payment of three(3) 
dollars and sixty-two(62) cents or 
you will be turned over to a "cut off 
your toes" -style collections agency. 

Swarthily, 
Bubs' Concession Stand</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{speaking sarcastically}'' Oh no, final warning. Is there nothing I can do to dissuade you? Like maybe give you a ride in my... ''{normally}'' BMW?!?

''{Strong Bad pulls out the [[BMW lighter]] and burns the paper, laughing. He then looks around.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' BWA HA HA HA HA HA! Haa ha haw... Hoh.. Oh.. Um... Where's my house?

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Then to better help folks over the hump, on Wednesdays I give free motivational lectures.

''{"give lecture" appears on Wednesday. Cut to the chalkboard with Coach Z and Strong Mad listening to Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You gots to look insiiide yourself! Positate the negative! When life throws pies atcha, you make yourself a tall, cool glass of piemonade.

'''COACH Z:''' I'm a new man!

'''STRONG MAD:''' I'M THE HUMP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Due to a prior arrest, Thursdays are community service days, so me and the old Cheatasaurus head down to Strong Badia and give the place a firm scrubbin'.

''{"community service" appears for Thursday. Cut to Strong Badia, where Strong Bad is vacuuming the dirt and The Cheat is washing the Tire.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You know what I always say, The Cheat. Stay smart, vacuum... dirt.

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' Don't forget to wash where the sun don't shine.

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Then there's Business Casual Fridays, or as we say around the office, Biz Cas Fri.

''{"biz cas fri" appears on the Friday box}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' You know... because we have to abbreve everything.

''{Cut to the office.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' That's the day we all wear the free polo shirts we got from various software companies.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, man. Did you play Online Gaming last night? No, yeah, no? I did. I got ''soo'' many frags.

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' On Saturday I certainly don't wake up at 6 A.M., put on a Speedo, and go to swim practice.

''{"NOT swim practice" appears in the Saturday box}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' No, no, definitely not Speedo. ''{Short pause}'' But I do attend:

{''A flyer for Battle Axe Lessons appears onscreen; "NOT swim practice" is replaced by "BATTLE AXE LESSONS!" in the Saturday box.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ...BATTLE AXE LESSONS AT THE REC CENTER, with my teacher Dolph Hauldhagen, The Instruc-TOR! And of course, Sunday is the ''other'' day I check my email, for our Eastern European viewers across the pond.

''{"checka my eastern european emails" appears for Sunday. Cut to Strong Bad sitting at a gray computer with the word "BLOCK" in the bottom-left corner.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' I got a Polish e-mail in my pocket, and I think it's starting to melt.

''{reading, translator speaks over Strong Bad in Polish: Silne Złe: Proszę rozwiązywać sznurowadło z tyłu głowy. Janusz, Polska}''

<blockquote class="email" style="border: 4px solid #999">Dear Strong Bad: 
Please to be untieing that shoelace on 
the back of your head? 
 
Janus 
Poland</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Untie my shoelace, eh Janus? Your 
mother is the speed limit. 
Your aspirin, 
Strong Bad

''{Translator continues: Rozwiązywać sznurowadło, eh Janek? Twoja matka jest ograniczenie prędkości. Z aspiryną, Silne Złe}''

''{Cut back to Compy 386.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' That's pretty much my week. Now time for a refreshing glass of piemonade, or as we say around the office, p-nade.

''{Strong Bad gets up and leaves. [[The Paper]] comes down.}''

==Easter Eggs==
[[Image:Arborist.png|thumb|"B. Ryan Holmes, certified... arborist..."]]
*Click on "brian holmes CA" after Strong Bad says "Certified Arborist" to see B. Ryan Holmes's business card. The card reads:
<blockquote>B. Ryan Holmes 
Certified Arborist 
 
PHONE: 555-XYLM 
MOBILE: COMING SOON 
 
"I think it has to do with trees!" </blockquote>

*At the end, click on "my week" to see Strong Sad waking Strong Bad up for swim practice.

:''{cut to the couch. Strong Bad is sleeping on it, as usual. Strong Sad walks in wearing a pair of swimming goggles and a swimming cap}''
:'''STRONG SAD:''' Strong Bad...
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{mumbling}'' Dangit... chrona trigga!
:'''STRONG SAD:''' Strong Bad, wake up!
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{mumbling}'' Chrona trigga!
:'''STRONG SAD:''' We're going to be late for swim practice!
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{mumbling}'' Chrhn - Chrono Trigger!
:''{Strong Sad produces a stick with a pair of Speedo-style swimming trunks at the end of it, face turns away in disgust}''
:'''STRONG SAD:''' I've got your swim trunks.
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{mumbling}'' Magus, I'm gonn... I'll kill you.

*At the end click on "piemonade," to see an advertisement for real life [[Piemonade]].

==Fun Facts==
=== Explanations ===
*"Snail mail" is a term that refers to the postal service.
===Trivia===

*On biz cas fri, Homestar Runner wears a shirt labeled 'Diskettes Etc.', while Strong Bad's has 'Micro Palace'.
*The Battle Axe flyer reads:
<blockquote>BAD AT 
BATTLE AXEING??? 
 
Come join 
Dolph Hauldhagen 
and learn professional 
techniques that will 
boost your confidence 
and deadliness. 
 
Community Rec Center     "The Instruc-TOR" 
Sat. 6am-9am                 Dolph Hauldhagen 
 
PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN BATTLE 
AXE AND AN EXERCISE MAT. 
 
555-4AXE{x9}</blockquote>
*Brian Holmes and 'Holmes' (from [[huttah!]]) are both from California.
*[[Dolph Hauldhagen]] is just [[Mike Chapman|Mike]] with a [[horned helmet]], nothing else.
*The translator for Strong Bad's Polish email is the voice of [[Dan Cubus]], a friend of [[The Brothers Chaps]].

===Remarks===
*The calendar starts on Monday, as per some European countries. North American calendars usually start on Sunday.
*Strong Bad's advice to "make Piemonade" is a reference to the saying "when life gives you lemons, make lemonade."
*While talking about online gaming, Homestar Runner says, "I got so many frags". It seems he's been playing numerous [[Wikipedia:First-person shooter|first-person shooters]], in which a "[[Wikipedia:Frag|frag]]" is a kill.
*Strong Bad helps people "over the hump" on Wednesdays. Some people refer to Wednesday as "[[Wikipedia:Hump day|Hump Day]]" since it is in the middle of the week.
*The Cheat is seen cleaning the [[Tire]], so Strong Bad must have temporarily disabled the [[Bear holding a Shark]].
*At the end, the Paper comes down, but does not cover the first line of the e-mail, as it does in other e-mails. (This is probably because the Strong Sad Easter egg on "my week" is on this line, and could not be covered up.)
*In the "my week" Easter egg, Strong Sad enters the basement empty handed, yet he [[Hammerspace|somehow produces Strong Bad's swimming trunks]] from behind the couch.

===Goofs===
*When Homestar says "so many frags" and is looking to the left, his torso is flipped, and consequently the buttons on his collar appear on the wrong side and "Diskettes Etc." appears backwards for a split second.
*When Strong Bad turns off the vacuum in Strong Badia, you can still see a patch behind the vacuum of the dirt cloud.
*When Strong Bad is vacuuming, his right eye is a lighter shade of green.

===Inside References===
*This is another instance of Strong Bad's [[couch mumbling]].
*The Office where "biz cas fri" takes place is the same as in [[dullard]] and the [[Senor Mortgage]] short, and the conversation is very reminiscent of that from "dullard".
*When Strong Bad mentions having to do community service for a prior arrest, it is likely a reference to the [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]].
*The way that Strong Bad answers the Polish email is a likely reference to the email [[little questions]] in which he answers another foreign email.

===Real-World References===
*Strong Bad's intro song for this email (as well as for the snail-mail and the East-European email) is sung to the tune of ''[[Wikipedia:Oh! Susanna|Oh! Susanna]]''.
*When Strong Sad is waking up Strong Bad for swim practice, he mumbles various things, ranging from "I'll kill you" to the name of the classic [[Nintendo#Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES)|SNES]] [[Wikipedia:CRPG|RPG]], ''[[Wikipedia:Chrono Trigger|Chrono Trigger]]''. The "I'll kill you" in the swim practice Easter egg is directed at [[Wikipedia:Magus (Chrono Trigger)|Magus]], a villain/party member in the game. ''(Also see Inside References.)''
** Janus, the name of the Polish email sender, is also a significant name in Chrono Trigger.
*The name of his other computer, "[[Block]]," is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Eastern Bloc|Soviet Bloc]]—the group of Eastern European nations which were under communist government.
*The text on the battle axe lesson flyer which instructs you to bring your own axe and exercise mat is in the same [[font]] as [[Wikipedia:Iron Maiden (band)|Iron Maiden's]] name almost always appears ([http://www.abstractfonts.com/search/Metal%20Lord Metal Lord]). One of their first songs ever, "Invasion", released only on a four track album of which 5000 copies were made, was about Viking invaders.
*Strong Bad's imitation of a robot seems to be a reference to Harry in the documentary "[[IMDB:tt0334405|Spellbound]]," a spelling bee contestant who spontaneously replies to a question from the interviewer in a robotic voice, and finishes off by saying "I-am-a-musical-robot. Do-I-sound-like-a-musical-robot?"
*"Stay smart, vacuum...dirt" may be based on "Be Smart! Don't Start!", a motto used in a series of '80s PSAs trying to discourage minors from drinking alcohol.
*The phone number for Brian Holmes, Certified Arborist (555-XYLM), is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Xylem|xylem]], the major water transporting tissue of a tree.
*The style of voice-over during the Polish e-mail is reminiscent of that used on Polish television, where foreign language programs are not dubbed with different actors, but instead narrated entirely by a single actor, usually male. Also, unlike American dubbing, in which the re-dubbed track replaces the original, Polish dubbing is laid on top of the original audio track, as the narrator's voice is here.

===Fast Forward===

*"Biz Cas Fri" would be the subject of three Puppet Stuff features, [[Biz Cas Fri 1|Biz Cas Fri]], [[Biz Cas Fri 2]], and [[Biz Cas Fri 3]].
*Strong Bad's final payment notice is signed with Bubs's full name, which was revealed to be Bubs Concession Stand in [[Senorial Day]]. Here "Bubs'" has an apostrophe, though, as a possessive, which isn't seen in [[Senorial Day]].
*In [[Summer Short Shorts]], The Cheat is called "The Cheatasaurus" in the [[Powered By The Cheat]] clip.
*The Battle Axe Lessons flyer reappears in [[Lappynapped!]]

==DVD Version==

*The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.

===Commentary Transcript===

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Mike Chapman]], [[Matt Chapman]]

'''MIKE:''' Hi, Matt!

'''MATT:''' Hi, Mike!

'''MIKE:''' Welcome to the email commentary for this email.

'''MATT:''' Thanks! I feel really good about this one, and I am ready to go.

'''MIKE:''' All right, let's get started. All right. We started here, well Strong Bad has started,

'''MATT:''' Strong Bad needs to learn the abbreviations for states.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, that's true. He has a problem with them.

'''MATT:''' This part reminds me about that kid from that movie "Spell Bound". About...

'''MIKE:''' When he's a musical robot?

'''MATT:''' When he's being a musical robot, yeah.

'''MIKE:''' Yes, it's true.

'''MATT:''' All right, here's Strong Bad's...

'''MIKE:''' Mailbox. Which has appeared one more time, one other time?

'''MATT:''' Yeah. Still no sign of his house, though.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah. No house. Just a mailbox. Not on the road.

'''MATT:''' No.

'''MIKE:''' Just in the grass.

'''MATT:''' In the greens. I don't think Strong Bad's being very sincere right now, Mike.

'''MIKE:''' This is a good example of sarcasm.

'''MATT:''' We've had lots of requests for the BMW lighter. Did you mention that on the last DVD?

'''MIKE:''' I dunno. I don't think it exists.

'''MATT:''' No, it doesn't

'''MIKE:''' I've tried to find them at BMW dealers.

'''MATT:''' That's right.

'''MIKE:''' I actually got to make a glass of piemonade when I was making the uh, Easter Egg at the end, there.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, it was early in the morning, wasn't it?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, it was, like, 2 in the morning, and I went to Kroger and got some pie and some lemonade,

'''MATT:''' Nice work!

'''MIKE:''' I think I got an extra piece of pie and ate it and I drank some lemonade.

'''MATT:''' I think that vacuum has never made an appearance again.

'''MIKE:''' No. Although I think the flowers on it are from...

'''MATT:''' Homsar?

'''MIKE:''' For kids email.

'''MATT:''' Kids show?

'''MIKE:''' Kids show. Yeah, what'd I say?

'''MATT:''' For kids. Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' I think it's called for kids.

'''MATT:''' I think you're right. I used to shop at Diskettes Et Cetera.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah?

'''MATT:''' One time. What's Strong Bad's say?

'''MIKE:''' Uhhhhh, can't read it. Micro...

'''MATT:''' Something?

'''MIKE:''' Micro something. That's me!

'''MATT:''' That's Mike!

'''MIKE:''' Holding a stand, Homestar's puppet stand. That's what that stick is, and I just photoshopped out the bottom and put in that axe.

'''MATT:''' I like that.

'''MIKE:''' Thanks!

'''MATT:''' This is our friend, Dan Cubus.

'''MIKE:''' That's right.

'''MATT:''' Speaking this.

'''MIKE:''' He lived in Poland for two years.

'''MATT:''' Shoslav!

'''MIKE:''' Good job, Dan! We went to the Braves game, uh, the night of this.

'''MATT:''' Did you?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' Did you get a ghetto burger at uh, what is that place called?

'''MIKE:''' We got a ghetto burger at Miss Ann's Snack Stand. Good times.

'''MATT:''' Your asprino!

'''MIKE:''' Uhhh!

==External Links==

{{sbemailextlinks|111|504}}
{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category:Emails With DVD Commentary]]

Tangerine Dreams

Healthy Sam — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 15:43:04 GMT

Healthy Sam: /* Trivia */ Just a note.

[[Image:tangerine dreams.PNG|thumb|right|Tangerine Dreams in [[weird dream]]]]

'''Tangerine Dreams''' was [[The Cheat]]'s [[Wikipedia:iMac|iMac]] computer. He used it to make Flash cartoons including [[The Cheat Theme Song]], [[Everybody to the Limit]], [[Main Page 15]], and [[Powered by The Cheat|many more]]. It has also been used by [[Strong Bad]], in lieu of the [[Tandy 400]] due to its inoperability, to [[Strong Bad Email|check his email]] in [[weird dream]].

== Known Installed Applications ==
*SB Email (email client w/ Dream Viewer)
*[[Wikipedia:AOL Instant Messenger|AOL Instant Messenger]]
*[[Macromedia Flash]]
*An Image-Editing Program
*[[Wikipedia:TextEdit|TextEdit]]

== The Real Computer ==
The computer that appears in [[Labor Dabor]] appears to be a [http://www.lowendmac.com/imacs/dv.shtml Slot-Loading Tangerine iMac DV] running [[Wikipedia:Mac OS|Mac OS]] [[Wikipedia:Mac OS 9|9]]. The first slot-loading iMacs were released in the fall of 1999 and were offered in six colors, including Tangerine.

The logo on Tangerine Dreams (the same logo as on the [[Tandy 400]])—a rainbow-colored star with a bite taken out of its side—is a play on the old Apple logo, a rainbow apple with a bite missing.

<gallery>
Image:Tandy logo.PNG|The Tangerine Dreams' logo.
Image:Puppet_Tangerine.PNG|Tangerine Dreams appearing in puppet form in [[Labor Dabor]]
Image:Powered_Tangerine.PNG|Tangerine Dreams appearing in Powered By The Cheat form
Image:Main22TangerineDreams.PNG|The virus'd Tangerine Dreams shown in [[Main Page 22]].
Image:Full Dreams Flash.png|A shot of the entire Tangerine Dreams from [[huttah!]].
Image:cheatroom.png|Tangerine Dreams from the back.
</gallery>

== New Computer ==
[[Image:New iMac.png|thumb|iMac Dreams]]
:''Main article: [[Monosodium Dreams]]''

In the email [[redesign]], The Cheat was shown designing a new [[No Loafing Sign]] graphic with a new iMac, preferably a Intel Core Duo with a [[Wikipedia:iSight|built-in iSight]]

The new computer features an Apple wireless mouse, [[Wikipedia:Apple Mighty Mouse|Mighty Mouse]], as Strong Bad tells The Cheat to "quit rubbin' that plastic bar of soap on the desk." Despite Strong Bad's clear misunderstanding of the purpose of a mouse, he uses a mouse (or at least a cursor) in [[lunch special]]. Also, because it has a flat panel display, Strong Bad criticizes it for not being able to print, because "Somebody sliced off the back of [The Cheat's] monitor." The new computer features an integrated [[Wikipedia:ISight|iSight]] webcam, and has been called "Monosodium Dreams" by [[Mike Chapman]].

== Fun Facts ==
===Trivia===
*The [[Fonts]] used for Tangerine Dreams are Chicago for the menu and Courier New for the email client.
*The name Tangerine Dreams comes from the page title of the email [[weird dream]]. While the computer is never directly referred to by this name within the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] body of work, [[Mike Chapman]] indirectly confirmed that it is the computer's name in the [[redesign#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary for redesign]].
*The new computer's mouse has no button, rendering it nearly useless.

== Appearances ==
*'''Debut:''' Email [[i she be]]
*Email [[weird dream]]
*[[The Cheat Theme Song]]
*[[Main Page 15]]
*Email [[huttah!]]
*Email [[crazy cartoon]]
*[[Everybody to the Limit]]
*[[Labor Dabor]]
*[[New Boots]]
*[[Main Page 22]]
[[Category: Computers]]

Peasants

Healthy Sam — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 15:43:03 GMT

Healthy Sam:

[[Image:babylady.PNG|thumb|100px|Brown Robéd Action!]]
'''Peasants''' inhabit the land of Peasantry and the land in the game [[TROGDOR!]]. Some notable peasants are [[Rather Dashing]], the [[Baby Lady]], and [[Old Man]]. The three defining aspects of peasants are:
*Being on fire
*Stinking pretty bad
*Wearing brown robes

Peasants live in [[thatched-roof cottages]]. These cottages, as well as their inhabitants, are continually burninated by [[Trogdor]]. Trogdor also enjoys stomping on the peasants. They provide a "crisp crunch worthy of Trogdor".

==Appearances==
*Email [[dragon]]
*[[TROGDOR!]]
*[[Peasant's Quest Preview]]
*[[Peasant's Quest]]
*[[Peasant's Quest Movie Trailer]]
{{sectionstub}}

[[Category:Peasant's Quest Characters]]

Peasants

Healthy Sam — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 15:41:09 GMT

Healthy Sam:

[[Image:babylady.PNG|thumb|100px|Brown Robed Action!]]
'''Peasants''' inhabit the land of Peasantry and the land in the game [[TROGDOR!]]. Some notable peasants are [[Rather Dashing]], the [[Baby Lady]], and [[Old Man]]. The three defining aspects of peasants are:
*Being on fire
*Stinking pretty bad
*Wearing brown robes

Peasants live in [[thatched-roof cottages]]. These cottages, as well as their inhabitants, are continually burninated by [[Trogdor]]. Trogdor also enjoys stomping on the peasants. They provide a "crisp crunch worthy of Trogdor".

==Appearances==
*Email [[dragon]]
*[[TROGDOR!]]
*[[Peasant's Quest Preview]]
*[[Peasant's Quest]]
*[[Peasant's Quest Movie Trailer]]
{{sectionstub}}

[[Category:Peasant's Quest Characters]]

the paper

Healthy Sam — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 05:34:12 GMT

Healthy Sam: A slightly better summary?

{{aboutemail}}{{for|[[pseudocharacter]]|The Paper}}
{{sbenav|173}}
[[Image:Sbemail173thepaper.PNG|thumb|"Did you hear that? It said 'Preeeeow!'"]]

Strong Bad reminisces about [[The Paper]] as it passes away.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{film|Strong Bad}}, [[The Paper]], [[Lil' Strong Bad]], [[Lil' Strong Sad]][[Category: Strong Sad Filmography]], {{film|Homestar Runner}}, {{film|Homsar}}, {{film|Bubs}}, [[New Paper]], {{film|Coach Z}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Gymnasium]], [[The Island]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' Monday, June 11, 2007

'''Running Time:''' 3:08

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

==Transcript==
'''STRONG BAD:''' Check the deck, y'all! Press eject, y'all! Well, it's another email and I'm about to reject y'all!

<blockquote class="lappy email"><div>
subject: The Paper...</div>
Dear Strongbad, 
Is the Paper really quitting? Could you tell me the best 
moment that you had with the paper? 
Thank You 
Kyle Williams 
North Ogden, Utah
</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad reads the state as "Eww-tah".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' No, The Paper's not quitting, Kyle, you total Ogdenite. Ol' Papes is at the top of his game, the prime of his time, the cusp of his stuff!

''{The printer falls onto Strong Bad, knocking him offscreen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' OW!!!

''{Cut back to show the full computer room. The wrecked printer is on the ground, with Strong Bad reeling next to it. The printer prints a sheet with a sickly, distorted sound. A dramatic chord plays. Cut to a closeup of The Paper, which reads "I tHiNK i'MM rEAlllyy QUItTinG sTROng BBBaD".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' THE PAPER! NO!!!

''{Cut back to a shot of the whole screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Why do all my thirty-year-old electronics keep breaking on me?!

''{Cut to a closeup of The Paper, which prints out some more text reading "wE haDd A goOd RUN, oLD buDddy."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' We sure did, pal.

''{Cut back}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Why, I remember the day you were born like it was about to happen in a wavy flashback...

''{Harp music plays. It transitions to Lil' Strong Bad and Strong Sad, in front of a computer and printer. Strong Sad is typing.}''

'''LIL' STRONG BAD:''' Hurry up, Diaper Stripe! I wanna print out that butt I made out of hyphens and dollar signs!

''{Strong Sad hits a key, and a paper prints out of the printer.}''

'''LIL' STRONG BAD:''' Did you hear that?

''{Cut to a closeup of The Paper, which reads "[[Preeeeow]], world."}''

'''LIL' STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' It said "Preeeeow!"

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And you were always phenomenal over the boards on defense!

''{Cut to the stadium. Strong Bad is wearing a headband, dancing in front of a basketball hoop as though blocking it. Homestar Runner holds a football and is wearing kneepads and a purple shirt that reads "Team Kneepads 15". The scoreboard gives a score of "?" for the Home team and "$" for the Visitors.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Homestar had the ball at the top of the key. ''{bounces the football twice}'' Dribble, dribble, ''{throws it toward the hoop}'' shoot!

''{The Paper comes down reading "Manute Bol" in front of the hoop, blocking the shot. Strong Bad looks up.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ooooh! ''{closeup}'' Get that weak mess outta here!

''{Cut to a closeup of Homestar}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Aw, man! Wish I had a time-and-space-transcending piece of paper on ''my'' team.

''{Cut back a bit. Homsar is hovering in midair behind Homestar, wearing a similar shirt but with the number ".4". He has a kneepad on his hat instead of his legs.}''

'''HOMSAR:''' ''{his hat flies offscreen}'' AaAaAaAaAaAaA ''{his hat lands on Strong Bad}'' aAaAaAaAa...

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover, over Homsar}'' I will admit, I wasn't crazy about your goth phase.

''{Cut to Strong Bad in the computer room, in front of the [[Compy 386|Compy]]. A black version of The Paper designed to resemble bat wings comes down with a purple glow and a drop of [[blood]] that slowly drips off. It has the usual text printed in a Gothic font, but it's nearly unreadable.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ahh! ''{Looks up, holds up his hands in a defensive stance.}''

''{Cut to Strong Bad in front of the Compy up close.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Or your preppy phase, for that matter.

''{The Paper comes down. It appears to be wearing a pink polo shirt with a turquoise scarf. The shirt has "Tennis" stitched into it with an image of a tennis racket above it. Only the word "golf" is visible on The Paper itself. Strong Bad looks up, then down.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' But you always watched out for your younger brothers and sisters.

''{Another drop of blood drips down from The Paper. Cut to computer room with the Lappy on the desk. Homestar is wrapped up in paper dangling from the ceiling. A bottle of Mountain Dew is visible on the desk.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Look, I was just trying to pour Mountain Dew on it! Ohwait. I mean Mello Yello on it! Ohwait. I mean Sierra Mist!

''{Cut to a closeup of Homestar.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Fresca! ''{pronounced "fresha"}'' Surge!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And who knows how many times you saved my shiny black keister?

''{Cut to Strong Bad, on the Island, which has a hole in it and is slowly sinking. Strong Bad is wearing a ragged bandanna. Many shark fins appear circling the island.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' How is this island sinking?! I didn't even kill any end bosses!

''{The Paper comes down reading "Anybody need a lift?"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{looking up}'' The Paper! I thought you were still in Pyongyang! Let's go! Jump!

''{He jumps up and grabs The Paper, which reels upwards. Cut back to a silhouetted version of the scene over a sunset. Strong Bad and The Paper appear to be flying away from the island. The Population: Tire video game music plays. The words "GAME OVER" and "PROGRAMMERS:" appear after a moment as the island sinks completely. Transition back to the computer room.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I can't believe this is really it!

''{Cut to a closeup of The Paper. It prints out "iT is Tiime. YOU kNOw WhHat to dO."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' Farewell—

''{Cut to a full shot. Strong Bad pats the printer.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —my stripèd friend.

''{Strong Bad pulls out the [[BMW Lighter]]. Cut to a closeup of The Paper again. Strong Bad burns it, leaving ashes that read "BYE NOW". Cut back.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing, distressed}'' And The Paper goeth into the ''{a spotlight shines down on Strong Bad}'' niiIIiiIIiiIIght!

''{The scene fades out, then back in to Strong Bad in front of the Lappy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{looking up}'' How's it comin' up there, Bubs?

''{Bubs's hand drops down.}''

'''BUBS:''' I'm almost finished!

''{For a few seconds, Bubs grunts and socket wrench noises are heard.}''

'''BUBS:''' ''{offscreen}'' There!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Alright, now hit us with some Preeow 2.0!

''{A new paper comes down slowly making shuffling noises. A key with "@" is drawn on the left, and an envelope with Strong Bad's face in it is drawn on the right. The text and graphics on the new paper are slightly striped with white, and the "@" key is striped with cyan, yellow and magenta on the bottom.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' What the? How am I ever supposed to pronounce that garglemesh? ''{imitating the printer's noises}'' Heunh heownh heunh heownh vvvvvt eangt clonk-a-donk. Doesn't quite roll off the tongue. Alright New Paper, you are officially on trial status. So ya better get to impressin'!

''{[[New Paper]] comes down a little more, printing out an [[ASCII art]] butt made with hyphens and dollar signs, with "(but, a butt)" printed next to it.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hm. Well... that's a start.

==Easter Eggs==

*Click "Butt" at the end to see Homestar tangled in the Paper later on that day.
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{Singing to the tune of Neverending Story}'' The blood is rushing to my head... Blacking out, blacking out, blacking out... ''{he blacks out}''
*Click "impressin'" at the end to see a revisit of [[One Two, One Two]].
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{Bouncing his football}'' Dribble dribble, shoot! Dribble dribble, shoot shoot! ''{Continues over Coach Z's lines}''
:'''COACH Z:''' ''{Leaning into frame}'' Ooh, dang! ''{Claps four times}'' Ooh, dang! ''{Claps four times}''
:''{Both continue over Strong Bad's lines}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Leaning into frame}'' Look! We're not doing this again. Look! We're not doing this again. ''{Record scratch, Homestar and Coach Z stop}'' WE'RE REALLY NOT DOING THIS AGAIN!
:''{Scoreboard changes from ? to G}''

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===
* Strong Bad's comment about not having killed any end bosses is a reference to [http://project-apollo.net/text/rpg.html load bearing bosses], bosses in video games that, when defeated, result in the destruction of the surrounding environment.

===Trivia===
*The [[Floppy Disk Container]] reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#Logo|Logo]]" and "[[Floppy Disk Container#the colonel's bequest|colonel's bequest]]" in the flashbacks. In the present, it reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#rise of the triad|rise of the triad]]".
* Strong Bad [[fourth wall breaks|breaks the fourth wall]] by mentioning that he remembered first meeting The Paper like it was "about to happen in a wavy flashback".
*During the flashback of The Paper's goth phase, the screen of the Compy 386 reads, in part (this is all that is available in the Flash file):
<blockquote class="short compy email">
a> See there Tompo, 
wasted youth. I 
six or eleven
</blockquote>
*During the flashback of The Paper's preppy phase, the screen of the Compy 386 reads:
<blockquote class="short compy email">
a> Kick the booty all day long, I 
say. But, ya know, maybe not.
</blockquote>
*During the flashback of Homestar being tangled up by The Paper, the screen of Lappy 486 reads:
<blockquote class="lappy email" style="background-image: none">
]Look, Darius, if you want me to eat a Philly cheesesteak 
instead of answering an email this week, you got it. No 
skin off my back. I'll eat a couple-a Tastykakes while I'm 
at it, too. Now, if you'll excuse me, I gotta skee-dat.
</blockquote>
*This email was sent in by HRWiki member [[user:Thewi2kbug|thewi2kbug]].
*This is the third time Homsar's hat has left his head without coming back. The first time was in [[different town]] (as [[Modestly Hot Homsar]]), the second time was in [[origins]], and the fourth time was in [[mini-golf]].

===Remarks===
*Strong Bad's printer [[Hammerspace|seems to fall out of nowhere]]. While The Paper itself frequently appears from seemingly nowhere, this is the first time we have seen the printer do so.
*In [[more armies]], The Paper came down wrinkled and torn. However, when it comes out of the printer here, it is not torn or wrinkled.
*Even though The Paper's plug falls out of the outlet, it is still able to print messages to Strong Bad.
*When the email was originally released, the background crowd noise after The Paper blocked Homestar's shot was somewhat louder and overlapped Homestar's line as well as Homsar's bit. By the end of the first day of release, the background cheers were reduced at the block, and eliminated altogether as Homestar begins to speak.
*Ordinarily, The Paper prints upside-down, with the ''last'' line toward the free edge of the page. When shown together with the printer, however, it prints right-side-up.
*In the goth The Paper flashback, the contrast on the Compy can be changed... normally, this can't be done on zoomed-out shots. The contrast setting remains the same in the next flashback, rather than resetting, like it usually does.

===Goofs===
*When the printer falls on top of Strong Bad, there is a section of paper sticking out of it. But when the printer is seen on the ground there's no paper until it starts printing.
*There are extra lengths of paper sticking out when The Paper says, "iT is Tiime. YOU kNOw WhHat to dO." On the next close-up to The Paper, these extra lengths are missing.
*In the Easter egg, some of Coach Z's claps are out of sync to his movements. The same is also true for Homestar's dribble and shooting movements, shortly before Strong Bad appears.
*While The Paper is falling, its reflection is not seen in the Lappy's screen.

===Fixed Goofs===
*During The Paper's "preppy" phase, the contrast control used to affect the area outside the Compy's screen.

===Inside References===
*The departure of The Paper was foretold in [[montage]] and implied in the previous email, [[more armies]].
*The music when Strong Bad is carried off the island is from [[Population: Tire]].
*Strong Bad says "jump" when he jumps in the same manner as in [[alternate universe]].
*After Strong Bad interrupts the rhythmic Easter egg, the scoreboard changes to [[G]].
**This, plus the "$" and "?", are [[Scoreboard#Irregular Scores|irregular scores]].
*Homestar refers to [[autobiography]], [[anything]], and [[trading cards]] when he says, "Homestar has the ball at the top of the key!"
*Lil' Strong Bad's duck shirt is a variation of the [[Duckie Shirt]].
*"And The Paper goeth into the niiIIiiIIiiIIght!" is a reference to the song in [[guitar]], which Strong Bad ended by screaming that the dragon comes in the night. The Paper was burned with the [[BMW Lighter]] in both instances, but in guitar only the edge was scorched.
**Strong Bad also mirrored this line in [[dragon]], in which he replaced the word "dragon" with "Trogdor."
*The pear and leaves wallpaper was first seen in the email [[no loafing]].
*The computer seen in the flashback is the same computer used in the [[Email Processing Room]].
*Homestar's "Kneepads Team" could be referring to "Homestar's Knees Tech", from [[mascot]], or possibly Coach Z's "spring shin tryouts" in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 14.2]].
*As Strong Bad attempts to block Homestar's shot, he makes Homsar's walking noise, just as he did in [[retirement]].
*The phrase on the New Paper, "but, a butt" is similar to Strong Bad's line in [[TrogdorCon '97]], "...but, you're... a butt."
*Strong Bad calls The Paper his "[[-èd|stripèd]] friend".
*Homestar poured [[Mountain Dew]] on Strong Bad's other computers in [[anything]] and [[retirement]].
*Strong Bad's remark about "brothers and sisters" is a reference to [[animal]], where he asks The Paper to "come on down and meet your new brother", the brother being the Lappy.
**Strong Bad also pronounces "sisters" as he did in [[sisters]].
*Strong Bad's rhetorical question, "Why do all my 30-year-old electronics keep breaking on me?!?" refers to [[Strong Bad's Computer Malfunctioning|the many malfunctions]] he's had in the past.
*The song Homestar sings is a reference to the Easter egg in the email [[anything]], in which he sang a parody of 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]].

===Real-World References===
*"Preeeeow, world", is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Hello world program|"hello world" programs]].
*[[Mountain Dew]], [[Wikipedia:Mello Yello|Mello Yello]], [[Wikipedia:Sierra Mist|Sierra Mist]], [[Wikipedia:Fresca|Fresca]], and [[Wikipedia:Surge|Surge]] are all citrus-flavored sodas.
*[[Wikipedia:Tastykake|Tastykakes]] are snack cakes made by the Tasty Baking Company in Philadelphia since 1914. Available for the most part only in the Eastern section of the US, the cakes are often shipped to people now in other parts of the world who grew up with the treats while living in the East.
*The football Homestar dribbles in the gym is an old ball from the defunct [[Wikipedia:XFL|XFL]] football league, founded by [[Wikipedia:World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]] owner [[Wikipedia:Vince McMahon|Vince McMahon]].
*[[Wikipedia:Manute Bol|Manute Bol]] is a Sudanese-born basketball player and activist. He is known for his height (7'7"/2.31 m), which allowed him to become a top shot blocker in the NBA.
*[[Wikipedia:Goth_subculture|Goth]] is a subculture of many young people of North America, Europe, and Japan. It is commonly characterized by black or very dark colors, an interest in the macabre and gruesome, and a medieval aesthetic, hence the Paper displaying [[Wikipedia:Blackletter|Gothic script]], a script commonly used between the 12th and 16th centuries in Europe.
*[[Wikipedia:Pyongyang|Pyongyang]] is the capital city of [[Wikipedia:North Korea|North Korea]].
* The shirt Lil' Strong Sad is wearing is the same shirt [[Peanuts|Charlie Brown]] wears.



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

Mountain Dew

Healthy Sam — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 05:29:48 GMT

Healthy Sam:

[[Image:Mountain Dew.png|frame|"This thing's like... the never-ending soda."]]
[[Homestar Runner]] regularly possesses and presumably consumes '''[[Wikipedia:Mountain Dew|Mountain Dew]]''', a carbonated beverage notoriously known (in the U.S. versions at least) for its high caffeine content. Although this real-world soda is distributed in several flavors and volumes, its appearance in the [[Homestar Runner universe]] is limited to citrus flavor and two-liter bottles. It is also interesting to note that while Mountain Dew is bright yellow in real life (in a green coloured bottle), it is always green in the Homestar Runner cartoons. It should also be noticed that it always has the old logo, not the new, edgier one.

Homestar seems to be unable to remember the name of it in [[the paper]], calling it Mountain Dew, then Mello Yello, Sierra Mist, Fresca, and Surge, all similarly flavored sodas.

==Appearances==
*[[Main Page 5]] — When the cursor is placed over the "[[Character Videos|Characters]]" button, the drink dispenser pours out a green Mountain Dew-like soda.
*Email [[techno]] — [[Strong Bad]] tells [[The Cheat]] to break a [[The Cheat's Glowsticks|glowstick]] open and pour it into Homestar's Mountain Dew.
*Email [[anything]] — Homestar instructs viewers on how to "make a wet computer out of Strong Bad's computer". He does this by applying Mountain Dew "liberally" onto the [[Compy 386]]'s keyboard. The flow of the liquid is apparently "never-ending," as Homestar says fifteen seconds after the end of the email.
*Email [[couch patch]] — Homestar alludes to the above appearance by responding to [[The Cheat's Head Exploding]], "Dang, The Cheat. That computer's got something against you. Did you ever, like, pour Mountain Dew all over it?"
*[[strongbad_email.exe Disc Three]] — In the main menu, a bottle of Mountain Dew is shown lying on its side, leaking onto the computer desk.
*Email [[extra plug]] — Homestar brings a bottle of Mountain Dew in a bucket of popcorn when he comes over to the [[House of the Brothers Strong]] to watch a picture of [[Wikipedia:Andy Griffith|Andy Griffith]] taped to the TV.
*Email [[retirement]] — Homestar helps put the [[Tandy 400]] to rest by filling it with Mountain Dew, which, combined with [[The King of Town]]'s [[Oh No You Dent! Denture Tablets|denture tablets]], results in a bad graphics nuclear [[explosion]].
*[[DNA Evidence]] — Homestar mistakes a glass of [[DNA Evidence (running gag)|DNA Evidence]] for Mountain Dew, and drinks it, but immediately spits it out. He pronounces it as "Moutain Dwa", and when he spits it out, says it tasted like "Dwa-Dwa".
*Email [[the paper]] — Homestar names Mountain Dew, along with similar real life brands of citrus-style soda, trying to find one that [[The Paper]] will let him pour on the [[Lappy 486]].

==External links==
*[http://www.mountaindew.com/index.php Official Mountain Dew Page]
{{Spoken HRWiki|Mountain Dew.ogg|23 October 2006|oldid=376899}}
[[Category:Food and drinks]]

Mountain Dew

Healthy Sam — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 05:29:18 GMT

Healthy Sam:

[[Image:Mountain Dew.png|frame|"This thing's like... the never-ending soda."]]
[[Homestar Runner]] regularly possesses and presumably consumes '''[[Wikipedia:Mountain Dew|Mountain Dew]]''', a carbonated beverage notoriously known (in the U.S. versions at least) for its high caffeine content. Although this real-world soda is distributed in several flavors and volumes, its appearance in the [[Homestar Runner universe]] is limited to citrus flavor and two-liter bottles. It is also interesting to note that while Mountain Dew is bright yellow in real life (in a green coloured bottle), it is always green in the Homestar Runner cartoons. It should also be noticed that it always has the old logo, not the new, edgier one.

Homestar seems to be unable to remember the name of it in [[the paper]], calling it Mello Yello, Sierra Mist, Fresca, and Surge, all similarly flavored sodas.

==Appearances==
*[[Main Page 5]] — When the cursor is placed over the "[[Character Videos|Characters]]" button, the drink dispenser pours out a green Mountain Dew-like soda.
*Email [[techno]] — [[Strong Bad]] tells [[The Cheat]] to break a [[The Cheat's Glowsticks|glowstick]] open and pour it into Homestar's Mountain Dew.
*Email [[anything]] — Homestar instructs viewers on how to "make a wet computer out of Strong Bad's computer". He does this by applying Mountain Dew "liberally" onto the [[Compy 386]]'s keyboard. The flow of the liquid is apparently "never-ending," as Homestar says fifteen seconds after the end of the email.
*Email [[couch patch]] — Homestar alludes to the above appearance by responding to [[The Cheat's Head Exploding]], "Dang, The Cheat. That computer's got something against you. Did you ever, like, pour Mountain Dew all over it?"
*[[strongbad_email.exe Disc Three]] — In the main menu, a bottle of Mountain Dew is shown lying on its side, leaking onto the computer desk.
*Email [[extra plug]] — Homestar brings a bottle of Mountain Dew in a bucket of popcorn when he comes over to the [[House of the Brothers Strong]] to watch a picture of [[Wikipedia:Andy Griffith|Andy Griffith]] taped to the TV.
*Email [[retirement]] — Homestar helps put the [[Tandy 400]] to rest by filling it with Mountain Dew, which, combined with [[The King of Town]]'s [[Oh No You Dent! Denture Tablets|denture tablets]], results in a bad graphics nuclear [[explosion]].
*[[DNA Evidence]] — Homestar mistakes a glass of [[DNA Evidence (running gag)|DNA Evidence]] for Mountain Dew, and drinks it, but immediately spits it out. He pronounces it as "Moutain Dwa", and when he spits it out, says it tasted like "Dwa-Dwa".
*Email [[the paper]] — Homestar names Mountain Dew, along with similar real life brands of citrus-style soda, trying to find one that [[The Paper]] will let him pour on the [[Lappy 486]].

==External links==
*[http://www.mountaindew.com/index.php Official Mountain Dew Page]
{{Spoken HRWiki|Mountain Dew.ogg|23 October 2006|oldid=376899}}
[[Category:Food and drinks]]

Videro Games

Healthy Sam — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 05:25:10 GMT

Healthy Sam: /* Real-World References */

[[Image:viderogames.PNG|thumb|"You gonna eat that last congraturation?"]]

'''[[strongbad_email.exe]] Bonus Email #3'''

Wilbur asks Strong Bad's opinion on the effects of video games on children. This email takes place in the Compy 386 era.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, [[Wilbur]], Wilbur's Associate, {{Film|Homestar Runner}} (Easter egg), {{Film|The Cheat}} (Easter egg), {{Film|Strong Mad}} (Easter egg), {{Film|Strong Sad}} (Easter egg), {{Film|Pom Pom}} (Easter egg), {{Film|Marzipan}} (Easter egg), {{Film|Coach Z}} (Easter egg), {{Film|Bubs}} (Easter egg), {{Film|The King of Town}} (Easter egg), {{Film|The Poopsmith}} (Easter egg), {{Film|Homsar}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], The Video Game Make Place, [[The Stick]] (Easter egg)

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

'''Running Time:''' 1:37

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc One|exclusive=TRUE}}
__FORCETOC__
== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' There comes a time, when we read a certain email. ''{reads email}''

<blockquote class="compy email">Dear Strong Bad, 
What is your opinion of the effects 
of in video games on children? Are 
video games harmful to the 
development of the human brain? 
 
sincerely, 
Wilbur, Seattle, WA</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad sings "WA" as a high note (pronounced "wa")}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ohh, Wilbur. Sounds an awful lot like a little video game programming version of The Cheat.

''{A balding creature with a human head, long hair, glasses, a beard, and a The Cheat body appears on the screen momentarily.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' No way, Wilbur. Video games actually teach you all kindsa new stuff. Think of all the words we've learned from video games. ''{clears screen}'' There's "strafe." Who ever used strafe before they started putting it in video games? They used to just say, "walk sideways and shoot." Then there's "toggle." Y'know, you gotta toggle between the missiles and the lasers. ''{clears screen}'' And who could forget "melee." Which I can only assume means, "a buncha peoples fighting, like, all at the same time." Plus, most video games provide a veritable what-not-to-do of spelling and grammar. ''{stops typing}'' Just give a kid a video game instruction booklet

''{The cover of the instruction manual for "Strong Sad's Strafing/Toggling Challenge!!" appears on the screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{continuing}'' and play "Find the complete sentence." That's plenty educational!

''{The manual turns to Page One, which reads as follows:}''

<pre>
Play for best!!
- top score wins choice
- d+pad UP for combo
- remember alert!
Always to stop scoring. Challenge again!
</pre>

''{The manual disappears, and Strong Bad resumes responding.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' And who doesn't remember staying up all night to beat an end boss only to be rewarded with a hearty ''{typed in big, bold, golden letters}'' CONGRATURATION! ''{resumes typing normally}'' They didn't even bother giving you multiple ones. Just a single congraturation they had lying around the video game make place.

''{Cut to an office setting. A balding creature with short hair, glasses, and a mustache and a The Cheat body is standing by a computer, while Wilbur is standing near a box of "congraturations!", which look like muffins. A Broderbund Software and Jumpman poster are in the background. Text in the corner reads, "AT THE VIDEO GAME MAKE PLACE"}''

'''BALD GUY:''' Hey man, you gonna eat that last Congraturation?

'''WILBUR:''' Naw, man. We're puttin' it in the game if you beat the end boss.

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{angrily}'' Freakin' stupid cheap waste of my time! They're being jerks!

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

==Easter Eggs==
[[Image:Videro_Melee.png|thumb|"Melee: A buncha peoples fighting"]]
*If you use the Angle button to change the angle, then when Strong Bad talks about the word "melee", you'll see a computer screen filled with sprites of all the main characters "attacking" each other at [[The Stick]].

== Fun Facts ==
===Remarks===
*The [[font]] on the instruction booklet for "Challenge!!" is the same as the font used for [[monster truck|Awexome Cross]].
*The title screen is for the [[Tandy 400]], but the email is done with the Compy 386.
*The computer in the Video Game Make Place is a Compy 386.

===Goofs===
*The sound of Strong Bad typing continues for several keystrokes after "strongbad_email.exe" has completely appeared on the screen.

===Inside References===
[[Image:Strong_Sad's_ST_Challenge.jpg|thumb|top score wins choice]]
*The title of this email is a mention of [[Glossary#V|Videro]].
*"Challenge again!" in the manual is a reference to the "Challenge Again!" button that appears when dying in [[TROGDOR!]].

===Real-World References===
*The controller Strong Sad is holding in the instruction manual is very similar to the original [[Nintendo|NES]] controller.
*Brøderbund Software is a now-defunct game development house, best known for its games ''Lode Runner'', ''Reader Rabbit'', and the ''Carmen Sandiego'' series. The [http://www.broderbund.com/ company itself] is still around, but has all but ceased production of games.
*Jumpman was a classic computer game from Epyx. The poster pictured in the background is the box art from one of its many versions.
*The title of this email and the misuse of English throughout is a reference to the [[Deliberately Poor English|poor Japanese/English translations]], or Engrish, often found in old video games.
**It should also be noted that the title [[video games]] had already been used for another Strong Bad Email and therefore a slight variation had to be given to this one.
*Strong Bad's intro song is based on USA For Africa's "We Are The World".
*"Congraturation" is from the end screen of the Nintendo game [[Wikipedia:Ghosts_'n_Goblins|Ghosts 'n Goblins]]. Generally regarded as one of the most difficult video games of all time, its ending can be viewed [http://www.vgmuseum.com/end/nes/a/ghosts.htm here]. The ending of [[Thy Dungeonman]] makes reference to this as well.
**"Challenge again!" from the manual, is also a reference to the ending of Ghosts 'n Goblins.
*Strong Bad says "Ohh, Wilbur" like the title horse in the '60s TV series [[Wikipedia:Mister Ed|Mister Ed]].

== Related Links ==
*[[strongbad_email.exe]]

[[Category:Compy 386 Emails]]

secret recipes

Healthy Sam — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 05:01:34 GMT

Healthy Sam: /* Goofs */

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[[Image:SBEmail 124.PNG|thumb|The horrible truth revealed!]]

Strong Bad reveals some secret family recipes.

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

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Field]], [[King of Town's Castle]], [[Marzipan's House]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' Monday, February 14, 2005

'''Running Time:''' 4:34

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Four}}

== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Email, na na, na na, na na, nanaNA...

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: family recipes</div>
Dear Strong Bad, 
When we grow up we want to be chefs. We wanted to know 
if you had any secret family recipes that you would want 
to share with us so....we can make them! 
 
-Melissa and Hillary (from NJ)</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad reads "Dear Strong Bad" as "The usual" and "NJ" as "Nigeria"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Well Mellie, Hillarious, being from Africa I'm sure you guys are used to eating, like, exotic fruits and nectars and, um, lions ''{clears screen, continues typing}'' so our recipes may seem a bit uncouth. ''{stops typing}'' Uncouth. ''{typing}'' Can something be just plain couth? I bet freakin' Strong Sad is plain couth. Anyways, Couthy, all our family recipes tend to center around the grossing out of or the making puke of friends and well-wishers.

''{The camera cuts back, and we see The Cheat laying on the computer desk flinging floppy disks all over.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The Cheat! Let's go try out Great Uncle Pawdabber's Pre-tend Ice Cream Showdown!
''{His legs kick to each syllable of Pre-tend Ice Cream Showdown.}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises, possibly an enthusiastic "Okay!"}''

''{The Cheat stands up. The screen greys and the following text appears.}''

'''NARRATOR:''' Strong Bad may or may not have an actual Great Uncle Pawdabber.

''{Cut to the field. Coach Z is standing around holding a basketball.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Man, what is this thing? ''{bounces the basketball once}'' A bounce thing?

''{Strong Bad and The Cheat enter from the right. Strong Bad is holding what appears to be a bowl of ice cream with yellowish sprinkles, and The Cheat is wearing a towel around his waist.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh man, The Cheat! Wow! Look at this! It's our best friend, Coach Z. Say there, Coach, would you like to try some of our free icèd-c-cream? It's got toasted coconut!

'''COACH Z:''' How could I refuse? ''{throws the basketball over his shoulder}'' I can't afford the money-cost variety!

''{The basketball can be seen falling behind the trees in the background.}''

''{Coach Z takes the ice cream and starts pigging out on it.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Oooh! Sweet mercy! ''{He eats some more.}'' This is orful! ''{He eats more.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Aww, it's OK, Coach. You're the proud new eater of a healthy bowl of sour cream and The Cheat fur.

''{Coach Z drops the bowl in shock. Strong Bad pulls away The Cheat's towel to reveal that he's been shaved from the waist down.}''

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

'''COACH Z:''' ''{He starts making disgusted noises and coughing up fur.}'' Oof! I think I'm going to puke my pants!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ugh! Please don't elaborate on that.

'''COACH Z:''' ''{talking normally}'' Naw, it's easy. I do it all the time! Here, let me show ya's!

'''STRONG BAD:''' AUGH!

'''THE CHEAT:''' MEEH!

''{Strong Bad and the Cheat run away as Coach Z continues talking.}''

'''COACH Z:''' You take your pants...

''{A recipe card appears on screen reading as follows.}''

<blockquote class="email" style="background-image:none;border:2px solid black;background:#ffffff;color:#000">Recipe: 
Great Uncle Pawdabber's Pre-tend 
Ice Cream Showdown 
 
Ingredients: 
3 scoops (really) sour cream 
1/2 of shaved The Cheat 
1 bowl 
1 languagely challenged vaguely coach type person 
 
Instructions: 
Mix ingredients until golden brown</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' For best results, dip The Cheat in egg wash before shaving or else he'll get those red shaving bumpies all over him. Ugh.

''{Cut to the side of the King of Town's castle.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{sotto voce}'' All right, we're mixing this next one up on them, The Cheat. I filled this old Speed Stick—

''{He pulls out some underarm deodorant reading "X-treme Glacier."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —with white chocolate and we'll totally gross out or make puke The King of Town when I start eatin' it in front of him!

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

''{Cut to inside the castle. The King of Town is watching TV and eating the same type of Speed Stick we saw Strong Bad with. He also has some more underarm deodorants and spray cans in a bowl next to him.}''

'''TUCKSWORTH:''' You can't marry your guitar, Caleb!

'''CALEB:''' I can try!

''{Strong Bad and The Cheat enter from the right.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey Ole King Droll! Checka me out! I'm eatin'—oh. Never mind.

''{The King of Town picks up a spray can and sprays it in his mouth, then resumes eating the Speed Stick}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ugh, shoulda known...

''{Strong Bad and The Cheat walk out.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' No, wait, you guys! Come back! This stuff is strong enough for a man but tasty enough for a king! Don't you want to try any Forest Rush? Or Tundra Mist?

''{A recipe card spins onscreen reading as follows}''

<blockquote class="email" style="background-image:none;border:2px solid black;background:#ffffff;color:#000">Recipe: 
Crazy Aunt Eulatherm's Deodorant 
Doppelganger 
 
Ingredients: 
6 oz. white chocolate 
1/2 of shaved The Cheat (for moral support) 
1 kinda cleaned-out De-odor Cake 
 
Instructions: 
Mix ingredients. Preheat oven. Add hot sauce 
if necessary</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Yeah, how come deodorants and stuff are always named after biomes anyways?

''{Cut to Marzipan's house. Marzipan is sitting on the couch reading The Latest News. Homestar walks in carrying one of Strong Bad's Pre-Tend Ice Cream Showdown bowls.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey, girlfriend, have you tried any of this free ice cream Strong Bad made?

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{setting aside her paper, clearly amused}'' Homestar, didn't anyone tell you? That's, like, cottage cheese and The Cheat hair!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' WHAT?! ''{He does a spit take, producing some fur.}'' Strong Bad told me it was ''sour cream'' and The Cheat hair! Looks like this is a job for Stupid Uncle Egg's Goodtime Diaper Pie!

''{Homestar walks offscreen to the left. The screen greys and the following text appears on it.}''

'''NARRATOR:''' Homestar Runner definitely does not have a Stupid Uncle Egg.

''{Cut to Strong Bad's computer room. A pinecone and bendy straw are in a bowl with a sign next to it reading "not A pimecone, diaper pie! i mean reg-ular pie." Strong Bad and The Cheat walk in. The Cheat is now wearing yellow sticky notes, some with black dots on them, to try to cover up his shaved area.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' No, it looks ''totally'' real. I swear, no one'll be able to tell! Oh, what's this?

''{Strong Bad picks up the sign and reads it.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' "Not a pimecone." Well, he's got that right!

''{Homestar pokes his head in from the right.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, look, it's my best friends Cheat and The Strong Bad! Hey, I heard you guys been eatin' some serious regular pie in here!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh, yeah, man! We've even got some left over if you want it.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Well if it's anywhere near as good as your free ice cream!

''{Homestar puts the pine cone in his mouth and starts crunching it up. The Cheat and Strong Bad look at each other incredulously.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{with his mouth full}'' Well, so long, suckers!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' It's like, even when we win, he wins.

''{Cut back to Strong Bad at the Lappy}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' There you go girls. Recipes for the ages. But if you really want to be chefs when you grow up, we've got a super-secret family recipe for cooking the C-H-E-blank-T ''{types this as "C H E _ T"}''

''{The Cheat makes a very angry noise from offscreen and chucks a floppy disk reading "YOU JERK!" at Strong Bad's head.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ow! ''{typing}'' And of course that blank is for the letter K. The Chekt. My family's got a great recipe for cooking the Chekt. Yeah, yeah. ''{He only types one "yeah."}'' We're mostly from Bumdumbourge. It's near, uh, Totalslava. "Come down off that smokestack and eat your the Chekt!" my poopaw used to say. Ah, my dear poopaw, I miss you so.

''{The Paper comes down}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{whispering}'' I think the Cheat bought it. Let me know if you want that recipe.

== Easter Eggs ==
*At the end, click on "grow up" to hear a few seconds of the television program the King of Town was watching.
::''{Cut back to the King of Town's castle. The TV is still on.}''
::'''TUCKSWORTH:''' Caleb, that hamburger was mine!
::'''CALEB:''' It's mine now!
*At the end, click on "C H E _ T" to see The Cheat reading a book entitled "So You Want to Cook a Wrestleman?", with a picture of The Cheat putting a lid on a pot with Strong Bad in it.
*At the end, click on the left "poopaw" to hear the narrator's disclaimer about Strong Bad's poopaw.
::'''NARRATOR:''' I, uh, I don't even know what a poopaw is.
*At the end, click on "the Chekt" to see another recipe.

<blockquote class="email" style="background-image:none;border:2px solid black;background:#ffffff;color:#000">From the Kitchen of Poopaw 
Chicken-fried the CHEKT 
 
Ingredients: 
3 or 7 medium sized the Chekts 
2 salt 
40 pancakes 
 
Instructions: 
Get down off smokestack. Then cook that 
ugly thing.</blockquote>

''{"Bumdumbourge '96" appears as a watermark on the recipe card.}''

== Fun Facts ==

=== Explanations ===
*A [[Wikipedia:Biome|biome]] is a major regional group of distinctive plant and animal communities well adapted to that region's physical environment (for example, Tundra, Forest, etc.).
*[http://m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=couth "Couth"] means "possessing a high degree of sophistication" or "refined".
=== Trivia ===
*When Strong Bad is talking to The Cheat flinging the discs, if you manage to zoom in on the [[Lappy 486|Lappy's]] screen, you'll find out that some different stuff is typed in (not all of it is visible due to Strong Bad's head blocking the Lappy screen):
<blockquote class="lappy email">
so our recipes may seem a bit uncouth. Can something be 
just plain couth? I bet freakin' Strong Sad is plain couth. 
I wouldn't put that past him. Not that you could put 
anything past that guy. Y'know on account of he's so fat. 
And maybe standing in a really narrow alleyway of some 
 
around the grossing out of or the making puke of friends 
and well-wishers.</blockquote>

*Marzipan's Newspaper repeats the following paragraph as many times as necessary to fill up the pages.
<blockquote class="email" style="background-image:none;border:2px solid black;background:#ffffff;color:#000;width:180px">
'''The Latest News''' 
 
It’s all true. All the 
rumors are true. The 
crime is on the rise 
in our very own 
town. Trust me on 
this one. I know 
what I’m talking 
about. No, wait. I 
don’t. I make stuff 
up sometimes. 
That’s cool though, 
right? Good. I’ll 
keep doing it then. 
It’s a lot easy than 
fact checking. That 
stuff can be 
annoying.
</blockquote>
*The label on the disk in the floppy disk container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#battle chess|battle chess]]". The floppy disk that The Cheat throws at Strong Bad reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#you JERK|you JERK!]]"
*This is the first appearance of [[deodorant]].

=== Remarks ===
*The way Marzipan is sitting is evidence against the theory that Marzipan's lower body is skirt-shaped.
*Strong Bad refers to a "Totalslava". "Slava" means "fame" or "glory" in multiple [[Wikipedia:Slavic languages|Slavic languages]] such as [[Wikipedia:Czech language|Czech]] (sláva) and [[Wikipedia:Russian language|Russian]] (слава).

*This is the only time when we see Homestar with the "one-eyebrow-up-one-eyebrow-down" expression.
*When Coach Z bounces the basketball, it sounds as if it's bouncing on cement or asphalt.
*The recipe card says to use a "1 kinda cleaned-out De-odor Cake". Strong Bad uses "X-treme Glacier".

=== Goofs ===
*When Strong Bad reads the "pimecone" card, the computer screen is almost blank...but still has "and well-wishers." written on it in the same area where Strong Bad typed it before.
*In Marzipan's newspaper, the word "easy" should be "easier."
*During the "I'm gonna puke my pants!" scene, Strong Bad's mouth is partly off his head.
*During the "So You Want to Cook a Wrestleman?" Easter Egg, the scribbling on the post-it note closest to the ground flickers slightly during the animation.
*When Strong Bad gives Coach z the "ice cream", his right (your left) eye seems slightly too small, even with distance.

=== Inside References ===
*The newspaper Marzipan is reading is the exact same one (down to the repeating text) she was reading in [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]].
*The book in the Easter egg is titled "So You Want to Cook a [[Wrestleman]]", a word that has described Strong Bad previously.
*On the first recipe card where it says "Mix ingredients until golden brown" may be reference to the [[Homestar Quiz]] after you win.
*The towel that the Cheat is wearing appears to be either the same as, or very similar to, the one worn by Homestar in "[[Main Page 14]]."
*The use of the '96 on the card is quite possibly a reference to the year that [[Original Book|the original Homestar Runner book]] was created, during the [[Wikipedia:1996 Summer Olympics|1996 Summer Olympics]] held in Atlanta, Georgia.
*The narrator's voice is the same voice that originally announced Strong Bad's test sentence in the email [[radio]].
*The bowl of sour cream and The Cheat fur is another example of a [[concoction]].

=== Real-World References ===
*[http://www.colgate.com/app/Speedstick/US/HomePage.cvsp "Speed Stick"] is an actual brand of underarm deodorant.
*"Old King Droll" is possibly a play on the nursery rhyme "[[Wikipedia:Old King Cole|Old King Cole]]."
*The King of Town's quip about the deodorants being "strong enough for a man" is a reference to [http://www.secret.com/ "Secret" brand deodorant] ads, whose slogan used to be "Strong enough for a man, but made for a woman."

===Fast Forward===
* The television show watched by the King appears again in [[Bug In Mouth Disease]]. In that toon, we discover the name of the show is ''[[Caleb Rentpayer]]''.
*In the email [[rock opera]], Strong Bad types "It's only a msyyer pd tun/ blegfr teh '''chekts'''" due to the Cheat throwing roses onto the keyboard.

==DVD Version==
*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]], [[Strong Bad]], [[Ryan Sterritt]], [[Craig Zobel]])

'''MIKE:''' Uh oh. Strong Bad's here.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, it's true, you guys. Who's gonna tolerate it?

'''RYAN:''' It's gonna—It's chronicling one of your greatest pranks yet.

'''STRONG BAD:''' That's right. You guys were around for this. Huh? Were you?

'''RYAN:''' We watched it all on TVD.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, me too.

'''MIKE:''' Really the only good thing about this email is the introduction of "Caleb Rentpayer."

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{angrily}'' What? Why you gonna... jock me like that?

'''RYAN:''' I disagree, Mike.

'''STRONG BAD:''' —Downplay my accomplishments. Look, I just accused those girls of eating lions. ''{Mike laughs}'' That's great! I think there's just— The abbreviation "NJ" means Nigeria. ''{Mike laughs}'' That is comedy at its finest.

'''MIKE:''' That's pretty funny.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah. Brian!

'''MIKE:''' Uhh, that's pretty good right there; the making puke of—

'''STRONG BAD:''' Exactly.

'''MIKE:''' Kinda switch up the word—

'''STRONG BAD:''' Look! What's The Cheat doing, man?

'''CRAIG:''' What's the game of the day, Ryan?

'''STRONG BAD:''' He's tossing my stuff all over.

'''RYAN:''' Battle Chess. ''{pause}'' Pawdabber.

'''MIKE:''' Oh, this is good.

'''STRONG BAD:''' That guy is clueless.

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' He doesn't even know what a basketball is.

'''STRONG BAD:''' I was gonna start calling him "Z" cause he does not— He's not a coach of anything.

'''CRAIG:''' I should have guessed what was gonna happen with the towel around him, but—

'''MIKE:''' Did you not know?

'''CRAIG:''' No, it's talking about—

'''MIKE:''' ''I'' knew.

'''CRAIG:''' I asked Steve about it, too... when I first watched it. Why does The Cheat have a towel around him? ''{Mike chuckles}'' And then you find out!

'''MIKE:''' I had made a shaved The Cheat several weeks prior just— I think just to have. I just—

'''STRONG BAD:''' It's nice to have a shaved The Cheat lying around.

'''RYAN:''' Ohhh hooo ohh...

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ohh. And the fact that when Coach Z coughs up you see the little hairs come out. Oh, puke my pants. That's—

'''MIKE:''' That's right.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ryan Sterritt made that up. Ryan? Talk about it.

'''MIKE:''' Yet another example of us stealing—

'''STRONG BAD:''' At least—

'''MIKE:''' —from our friends.

'''STRONG BAD:''' At least you pay this guy.

'''MIKE:''' That's true.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ryan, give 'em— Tell 'em how where it came from.

'''RYAN:''' Uh...I did it once ''{Everyone laughs}'' and it kind of grossed me out. So, it became a recurring joke.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Puke my pants. Why not?

'''RYAN:''' ''{overlapping}'' Something I should not want to do.

'''STRONG BAD:''' So this was based on a prank that Matt had when he was a kid. He always wanted to play was wash out an old speed stick, fill it with white chocolate, and then gross some kids out in the locker room after gym class.

'''RYAN:''' We talked briefly about adding a randomizer to the names of the deodorants—

'''MIKE:''' Oh, right.

'''RYAN:''' But we never got around to—

'''STRONG BAD:''' Mike made a bunch of sweet, sweet deodorant names.

'''MIKE:''' It was fun coming up with—

'''STRONG BAD:''' other biomes.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' Deodorant names.

'''RYAN:''' Like those band namer things. You know, you pick like four prefixes and four words like "mountain" and "glaciers."

'''STRONG BAD:''' That's true. I don't have a Crazy Aunt Eulatherm, honestly.

'''MIKE:''' Really?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' Ahhh. Doesn't surprise me. I don't know if I believe very much of what you say.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Look! That's a rare shot of Marzipan sitting down.

'''MIKE:''' That's true.

'''RYAN:''' Can we "zoom in" on that paper?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh, it says the same thing over and over again, doesn't it, Mike?

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' Yeah. And it says the same thing from the Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah. Marzipan needs to get a new subscription. ''{Mike laughs}'' She's such a recycler that she just reads the same paper that she got so many years ago.

'''RYAN:''' Uhh—

'''STRONG BAD:''' That looks great. Mike, remember when you made your wife a post-it note dress?

'''MIKE:''' I did. She—

'''STRONG BAD:''' She didn't want to wear—

'''RYAN:''' She was very excited, wasn't she?

'''MIKE:''' It's still in my closet. ''{laughter}'' Not hers.

'''STRONG BAD:''' It wasn't very flattering. It kinda look like a—

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' It looked just like a potato sack—

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah.

'''RYAN:''' Uhh—

'''MIKE:''' made out of post-it notes.

'''STRONG BAD:''' It's true.

'''RYAN:''' ''{overlapping}'' It's the thought that—

'''MIKE:''' Right. Remember the thought?

'''RYAN:''' The girls don't remember the thought.

'''MIKE:''' They don't. They just want—

'''STRONG BAD:''' Dudes. Dudes do.

'''MIKE:''' a good looking dress.

'''CRAIG:''' ''{overlapping}'' That was foleyed by, um, I almost ate the chips and I got reprimanded for eating the chips that were left over—

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, that's right because I had to...and Mike and Matt had to—

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' We had Mo—We had some Moe's Nacho Chips and saved them.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{theme park tour guide-styled monotone voice}'' Welcome to Moe's.

'''CRAIG:''' ''{deep voice, slow}'' Moe's.

'''STRONG BAD:''' He's always the really ''{monotone voice again}'' depressed guy. At the end. ''{normal voice}'' Or they just go "Muhhhhh" ''{pause}'' What did that one say? That disk?

'''MIKE:''' I don't know what that one said.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Somebody slow it back down. Play it again, Ryan—

'''MIKE:''' Call us up, let us know.

'''RYAN:''' ''{imitates rewind noise of a tape}'' There you go.

'''STRONG BAD:''' What did it say?

'''RYAN:''' ''{overlapping}'' Good game, boys.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' Good game, boys.

'''STRONG BAD:''' OK.

'''RYAN:''' I think it was an action game?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Totalslava. You guys?

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughing to himself}'' Poopaw.

'''STRONG BAD:''' So did this mean that I am— I have Euro—Eastern-European roots?

'''MIKE:''' ''{quickly}'' Yes.

''{After The Paper comes down, there is a pause}''

'''MATT:''' Oh, it's not over.—

'''RYAN:''' We finish quick every time.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{overlapping}'' That's right, guys. Every time 'cause ''{begins to whisper; decrescendo}'' we don't remember cartoons after we're finished making them!

== External Links ==
{{sbemailextlinks|124|2014}}
{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category: Emails With DVD Commentary]]

interview

Healthy Sam — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 04:50:33 GMT

Healthy Sam: /* Trivia */ Strange stuff.

{{sbenav|62}}

[[Image:sbemail62.PNG|thumb|"I was raised by a cup of coffee."]]

{{aboutemail}} {{forshort|The Interview}} {{for|real-world interviews|Interviews and Public Appearances}}

Kerrek asks Strong Bad about Homsar. Pen puppets ensue.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Kerrek}} (Easter egg), {{Film|Trogdor}} (Easter egg), {{Film|Homsar}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]]

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

'''Date:''' Monday, February 10, 2003

'''Running Time:''' 2:13

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

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Two}}

== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD:''' Ahh...so many emails, so little good emails.

''{reading}''

<blockquote class="compy email">What's up with Homsar? I know he's 
weird and all, but don't you think we 
deserve to know a bit more about him? 
I think you should do an interview so 
we can finally find out what his 
deal is. 
 
Kerrek 
PA</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad reads "PA" as "P-A".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa, that's a pretty cool name! ''{typing in a Gothic blackletter font}'' And then Trogdor smote the Kerrek, and all was laid to burnination. ''{Clears the screen, starts typing normally}'' My good Kerrek, you might enjoy such an encounter, but I know I can't talk to that guy for more than about 3 seconds before I start thinking that gnawing my own leg off might be a more better way to spend my time...more...more better. ''{clears screen, continues typing}'' Let me show you how it would go down with post-its attached to the top of pens.

''{Strong Bad ducks his head and brings up two pens with sticky notes attached to them, one with a crude drawing of Strong Bad, the other of Homsar. Strong Bad does the voices for both puppets.}''

'''STRONG BAD PUPPET:''' All right, then. For the record, please. Tell us who you are.

'''HOMSAR PUPPET:''' DaAaAaA! I'm a song from the sixties!

'''STRONG BAD PUPPET:''' That's just nonsense. Are you trying to make some sense?

'''HOMSAR PUPPET:''' AaAaA! Rightio! I think I can twice!

'''STRONG BAD PUPPET:''' Homsar, tell us about your childhood.

'''HOMSAR PUPPET:''' DaAa! I was raised by a cup of coffee.

'''STRONG BAD PUPPET:''' Interesting. So! How did you end up here?

'''HOMSAR PUPPET:''' 'Twas the pride of the peaches.

'''STRONG BAD PUPPET:''' 'Twas the pride of the peaches, huh? You got any last remarks?

'''HOMSAR PUPPET:''' DaAaA! Don't fake the funk on a nasty dunk!

'''STRONG BAD PUPPET:''' Okay, interview over. Commence beating! ''{Strong Bad starts beating the Homsar puppet with the Strong Bad puppet.}''

''{The doorbell rings. Cut to a wide shot of Strong Bad kneeling in front of the Compy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa! That'll be the Cheat with my Thai iced tea! Come on in!

''{Cut to the entryway. Homsar shuffles in.}''

'''HOMSAR:''' AaAaAaAaAaAaA! Hey Reggie! Is that rhinoceros around?

''{His hat stays an inch above his head. Cut to Strong Bad}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Um... I can only assume you're talking to me and asking about Strong Sad. He's in the basement.

''{Cut to Homsar. His hat falls down.}''

'''HOMSAR:''' ''{His hat makes a full loop as he says this.}'' I'm a song from the sixties.

''{Cut to Strong Bad, who is now sitting on the stool and shaking salt on his leg.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' If you don't get down there quick, things could get real ugly around here.

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

''{After a while, The Cheat shows up with Strong Bad's Thai iced tea but Strong Bad doesn't notice him. The Cheat then walks away.}'' ''{Strong Bad continues salting his leg indefinitely.}

== Easter Eggs ==
*Once Strong Bad starts typing and the name Kerrek comes up, you can click on it and bring up a Strong Sad-style drawing of [[Trogdor]] smiting the [[Kerrek]].
*Click on Strong Bad's or Homsar's [[Sticky Notes|sticky-note]] figures to see a few different versions. You can do this throughout the whole email.
*Once you see Homsar, you can click on the bottom lightswitch for the lighting effects from [[techno]] and the top one to turn the other lights off. This happens only until the scene changes back to Strong Bad.
*After The Paper comes down, you can click on the floppy disk near the two puppets to bring up the [[Homsar Main Page]].
**The original version of the Homsar Main Page had only the Toons and Games buttons. After it was added as an Easter egg on the [[Main Pages]], it was normalized to fit in (more or less) with the rest of the menus.

== Fun Facts ==
=== Trivia ===
[[Image:interviewwithmainpagefeatures.PNG|thumb|An email and a main page in one!]]
*The label on the disk in the floppy disk container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#rise of the dragon|rise of the dragon]]".
*All of the objects for the Homsar Main Page are included as part of this email's Flash file. Using a seek bar to view the menu page before viewing the email, and then watching the email afterward, causes all of the features from external Flash files normally used on the main pages (i.e. the homepage list, the "What's New" button) appear during the rest of the email.
**This can also be accomplished in the Flash file by viewing the Homsar main page, right-clicking, and then choosing "Rewind" or "Play".
*As popular as the idea has become, Homsar never actually said he was raised by a cup of coffee.
*The things on the Homsar sticky note are (in order): "Stoop", "Gomp" and "bread??".

===Remarks===
*The salt shaker never runs out of salt at the end of the email. (In [[anything]], a bottle of [[Mountain Dew]] acts the same way and [[Homestar Runner]] comments on it.)

===Goofs===
*For some reason, the table's shadowing is not complete, so a brighter brown bar appears under the Compy after Homsar's first scene.
*The sticky notes and pens do not cast reflections on the Compy's screen.
*A small blue dot is visible at the bottom of Homsar's right foot. It is best seen when viewing the Flash file and zooming in.
*The sticky notes, if clicked on and altered in that way, after it pans back at any time from Homsar, is always back to the default, as if it were never clicked.

===Inside References===
*One of Strong Bad's sticky-note alter egos is his action figure from the email [[action figure]].
*Homsar's short, squat, sticky-note character (click through it a few times) looks exactly like Homestar in one scene of [[In Search of the Yello Dello]]. Strong Bad even makes fun of the crude early version in the commentary!
*Strong Bad referring to salting and eating his own foot recalls [[island]], where he says, while pondering what life on a deserted island with Homestar would be like, "And at some point my foot would look like a sandwich and I'd put salt on it and try to eat it and it's like, 'Oh, no! It's my foot!'"
*The second Strong Bad sticky-note drawing (the one showing him running) is similar to the caricature of him seen in a [[vacation]] Easter egg.
*The Strong Sad-style drawing of Trogdor smiting the Kerrek was first seen in the email [[dragon]] when Strong Bad was singing about Trogdor.
*There is another appearance of [[bread]] in the Easter egg.

===Real-World References===
*The phrase "Don't fake the funk on a nasty dunk" was said by [[Wikipedia:Shaquille O'Neal|Shaquille O'Neal]] in his first [[Wikipedia:Reebok|Reebok]] commercial [http://www.sportscenteraltar.com/phrases/usage.asp?ID=125].
*The flying skull-like Strong Bad head is a reference to the Bubble, an enemy from the [[Wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda series|Legend of Zelda series]].
*[[Wikipedia:Thai tea|Thai iced tea]] is a chilled drink made with red tea, anise, sugar and condensed milk.

===Fast Forward===
*The Kerrek appears later in [[Peasant's Quest]].
*Sticky-note Homsar's quote "I was raised by a cup of coffee" gives rise to the motto on the back of the [http://store.yahoo.com/homestarrunner/rabycupofco.html Homsar - Raised by Cup of Coffee shirt] in the [[Store]], which reads "Raised by a Cup of Coffee".
*The "bat winged Strong Bad head" seen on the sticky note was later seen in [[Decemberween Short Shorts]]

== DVD Version ==
*To view the Easter eggs, use the angle button on your DVD remote. (Except for the Homsar link, which has been removed.)

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail62.html|watch "interview"]]
*[[HR:sbemail62.swf|view the Flash file for "interview"]]

{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category:Compy 386 Emails]]

Kick The Cheat (game)

Healthy Sam — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 04:32:07 GMT

Healthy Sam:

{{about|game}} {{for|running gag|Kicking The Cheat}} {{for|talking doll|Store Toys}}
[[Image:kickthecheat.PNG|thumb|''WHACK!'']]

'''Page Title:''' Kick the Cheat the Cheat! Rent to Own!

'''Kick The Cheat''' is a "game" that was accessible from the [[Flash Store]]. The player must hit the "KICK!" button to make a giant {{Film|Strong Bad}} foot kick {{Film|The Cheat}} as he falls from a robotic arm. If The Cheat is hit successfully, he slams against a brick wall and falls to the ground. It is also possible to hit him so that he merely flies up into the air, but does not hit the wall. No points will be earned for this. The score is calculated once The Cheat hits the wall, therefore if you press "reset" before he hits the wall, the point will not be added. The game uses [http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/articles/lso/ Flash LSOs] (similar to cookies) to save the player's score between sessions of the game (i.e., if you stop playing and come back later, the score is remembered).

== Fun Facts ==
=== Explanations ===
*This game came out as an advertisement for the [[Store Toys#Kick The Cheat|Talking Kick The Cheat doll]].

=== Trivia ===
*The game was originally going to be about how far one could kick The Cheat. Using a Flash seek bar, you can view him flying through the air with a distance meter at the top of the screen.
*The Cheat will always land in the same position (with the top of his head pointing toward the player).
*If you hold the KICK! button while The Cheat is dropping, the leg will raise backward, building up power.
*If you press and release the KICK! button fast enough, The Cheat will be kicked straight up, and not hit the wall. This is easiest by using the tab and enter keys.
*It is possible to make The Cheat float in the air after the arm drops him by going to the distance Easter Egg then quickly going back to the game.
*It is impossible to kick The Cheat over the wall. No matter when or how much power, it cannot be done.

== External Links ==

*[[HR:kickcheat.html|play "Kick the Cheat"]]
*[[HR:kickcheat09.swf|play the Flash file for "Kick the Cheat"]]

[[category:Games]]
[[Category:Secret Pages]]

Kick The Cheat (game)

Healthy Sam — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 04:31:59 GMT

Healthy Sam:

{{about|game}} {{for|running gag|Kicking The Cheat}} {{for|talking doll|Store Toys}}
[[Image:kickthecheat.PNG|thumb|''WHACK!'']]

'''Page Title:''' Kick the Cheat the Cheat! Rent to Own!

'''Kick The Cheat''' is a "game" that was accessible from the [[Flash Store]]. The player must hit the "KICK!" button to make a giant {{Film|Strong Bad}} foot kick {{Film|The Cheat}} as he falls from a robotic arm. If The Cheat is hit successfully, he slams against a brick wall and falls to the ground. It is also possible to hit him so that he merely flies up into the air, but does not hit the wall. No points will be earned for this. The score is calculated once The Cheat hits the wall, therefore if you press "reset" before he hits the wall, the point will not be added. The game uses [http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/articles/lso/ Flash LSOs] (similar to cookies) to save the player's score between sessions of the game (i.e., if you stop playing and come back later, the score is remembered).

'''Page Title:''' Kick the Cheat the Cheat! Rent to Own!

== Fun Facts ==
=== Explanations ===
*This game came out as an advertisement for the [[Store Toys#Kick The Cheat|Talking Kick The Cheat doll]].

=== Trivia ===
*The game was originally going to be about how far one could kick The Cheat. Using a Flash seek bar, you can view him flying through the air with a distance meter at the top of the screen.
*The Cheat will always land in the same position (with the top of his head pointing toward the player).
*If you hold the KICK! button while The Cheat is dropping, the leg will raise backward, building up power.
*If you press and release the KICK! button fast enough, The Cheat will be kicked straight up, and not hit the wall. This is easiest by using the tab and enter keys.
*It is possible to make The Cheat float in the air after the arm drops him by going to the distance Easter Egg then quickly going back to the game.
*It is impossible to kick The Cheat over the wall. No matter when or how much power, it cannot be done.

== External Links ==

*[[HR:kickcheat.html|play "Kick the Cheat"]]
*[[HR:kickcheat09.swf|play the Flash file for "Kick the Cheat"]]

[[category:Games]]
[[Category:Secret Pages]]

Kick The Cheat (game)

Healthy Sam — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 04:30:31 GMT

Healthy Sam: /* Trivia */

{{about|game}} {{for|running gag|Kicking The Cheat}} {{for|talking doll|Store Toys}}
[[Image:kickthecheat.PNG|thumb|''WHACK!'']]

'''Kick The Cheat''' is a "game" that was accessible from the [[Flash Store]]. The player must hit the "KICK!" button to make a giant {{Film|Strong Bad}} foot kick {{Film|The Cheat}} as he falls from a robotic arm. If The Cheat is hit successfully, he slams against a brick wall and falls to the ground. It is also possible to hit him so that he merely flies up into the air, but does not hit the wall. No points will be earned for this. The score is calculated once The Cheat hits the wall, therefore if you press "reset" before he hits the wall, the point will not be added. The game uses [http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/articles/lso/ Flash LSOs] (similar to cookies) to save the player's score between sessions of the game (i.e., if you stop playing and come back later, the score is remembered).

'''Page Title:''' Kick the Cheat the Cheat! Rent to Own!

== Fun Facts ==
=== Explanations ===
*This game came out as an advertisement for the [[Store Toys#Kick The Cheat|Talking Kick The Cheat doll]].

=== Trivia ===
*The game was originally going to be about how far one could kick The Cheat. Using a Flash seek bar, you can view him flying through the air with a distance meter at the top of the screen.
*The Cheat will always land in the same position (with the top of his head pointing toward the player).
*If you hold the KICK! button while The Cheat is dropping, the leg will raise backward, building up power.
*If you press and release the KICK! button fast enough, The Cheat will be kicked straight up, and not hit the wall. This is easiest by using the tab and enter keys.
*It is possible to make The Cheat float in the air after the arm drops him by going to the distance Easter Egg then quickly going back to the game.
*It is impossible to kick The Cheat over the wall. No matter when or how much power, it cannot be done.

== External Links ==

*[[HR:kickcheat.html|play "Kick the Cheat"]]
*[[HR:kickcheat09.swf|play the Flash file for "Kick the Cheat"]]

[[category:Games]]
[[Category:Secret Pages]]

Peasants

Healthy Sam — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 04:20:34 GMT

Healthy Sam: /* Appearances */

'''Peasants''' inhabit the land of Peasantry and the land in the game [[TROGDOR!]]. Some notable peasants are [[Rather Dashing]], the [[Baby Lady]], and [[Old Man]]. The three defining aspects of peasants are:
*Being on fire
*Stinking pretty bad
*Wearing brown robes

Peasants live in [[thatched-roof cottages]]. These cottages, as well as their inhabitants, are continually burninated by [[Trogdor]]. Trogdor also enjoys stomping on the peasants. They provide a "crisp crunch worthy of Trogdor".

==Appearances==
*Email [[dragon]]
*[[TROGDOR!]]
*[[Peasant's Quest]]
*[[Peasant's Quest Preview]]
*[[Peasant's Quest Movie trailer]]
{{sectionstub}}

[[Category:Peasant's Quest Characters]]

Peasants

Healthy Sam — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 04:09:38 GMT

Healthy Sam: Im organizing this a bit better. At least better than my grammar. Sorry Dorian, but it just kinda need a re-do.

'''Peasants''' inhabit the land of Peasantry and the land in the game [[TROGDOR!]]. Some notable peasants are [[Rather Dashing]], the [[Baby Lady]], and [[Old Man]]. The three defining aspects of peasants are:
*Being on fire
*Stinking pretty bad
*Wearing brown robes

Peasants live in [[thatched-roof cottages]]. These cottages, as well as their inhabitants, are continually burninated by [[Trogdor]]. Trogdor also enjoys stomping on the peasants. they provide a "crisp crunch worthy of Trogdor".

==Appearances==
*Email [[dragon]]
*[[TROGDOR!]]
*[[Peasant's Quest]]

[[Category:Peasant's Quest Characters]]

User talk:DorianGray

Healthy Sam — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 03:15:03 GMT

Healthy Sam: /* Pesants */ sig

== Welcome to The Homestar Runner Wiki! ==

Hello, and welcome to [[HRWiki:About|The Homestar Runner Wiki]]! This is the best place, as you've probably noticed, to learn about anything and everything [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]]. There are a couple of things you should read up on before you really start jumping in and editing -

*Take a look at the [[HRWiki:Standards|Wiki Standards]] to see how things work around here.
*Read up on how to edit at the [[Help:Editing|Editing Help]] section.
*Read the [[HRWiki:FAQ|FAQ]].
*Read the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Index MediaWiki User's Guide].
*If you're looking for more interaction with the users, our [http://www.chat.hrwiki.org Chat Channel] is always available, and we also have a [http://www.forum.hrwiki.org Wiki Forum].
*[[HRWiki:The Stick|The Stick]] is a place where you can find out some projects to do or committees to join, if you choose to.
*If you're still confused, check out the [[HRWiki:Introduction|Introduction]] page.

If you have any questions, ask them up in the [[Help:Contents|HelpDesk]] or ask [[User:JoeyDay|JoeyDay]], or any other of the [[Special:Listadmins|sysops or admins]] ('sysop' is just a special term for someone who watches over the wiki and has a few more rights than other users). I'm sure you'll catch on quickly, and all of the users are very nice here. Feel free to delete this message when you're done reading it, and I hope you stick around and join our team. Have fun! {{User:Pertmywert/sig}}, [[HRWiki:Welcoming committee|The Homestar Runner Wiki Welcoming Committee]]

== Wilde Coincidence? ==

Your name is a reference to ''The Picture of Dorian Gray'', is it not? And furthermore, does that indicate that you identify with the character Dorian Gray, or are you just a fan of the book/movie/story/author? If you are referencing the novel, I'd love to hear your thoughts on it. I'm a big Oscar Wilde fan myself, and I wrote an essay on ''The Picture of Dorian Gray'' for Philosophy class, back in June. -[[User:Polly|Polly]] 07:47, 3 Aug 2005 (UTC)

:Actually, I've been trying to find the novel to read. I only know about Dorian Gray from the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen film. I like reading the background of such things, which is why I want the novel. I haven't yet had an oppurtunity to get to the library yet, and it's never in at the bookstore...
::EDIT: I got my mum to check the book out for me instead. All is well. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Sorry for the edit ==

Ya sorry, that was pretty stupid of me, I just wanted to see if anyone would notice and change it. I promise nothing of the sort will happen again.
:That's quite all right. No lasting harm done, and it was all taken care of quickly. Thanks for apologising, though. I hope you enjoy the rest of your time here. ^-^ --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Moved examples into list ==

I hope it's okay, but on [[Talk:Ice Cream]] I went ahead and moved your examples into the list itself and put a note on it so others will edit it as they see fit. If you want, repost with your opinion on whether it should be a running gag. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:48, 11 Aug 2005 (UTC)
:Yes, of course it's fine. Anything for the good of the wiki, yeah? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== England ==

Have a good trip! Never mind the bullocks! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:30, 16 Aug 2005 (UTC)

:England, huh? That's quite the trip you're taking. Hope it's a good one. We'll try to keep the wiki afloat during your absence, but it will be tough. Have a good time. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 03:30, 16 Aug 2005 (UTC)

== Away Message Song ==

I'll be away in England for the next three weeks, y'all. Sorry. To make up for my not being here to help the Wiki, I offer you this away message song. Yes, it's the same 'Believe It Or Not' song that Homestar and George Costanza have sung to before. 

''Believe it or not, ''
''I'm away from the comp, ''
''So leave a message just for me. ''
''I must be out, or I'd IM you back. ''
''Where could I be? ''
''Believe it or not, you're alone! ''

Please, hold your applause. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:Well, Seany-sama, how was England? If you're from Pennsylvania, how come you spell favorite "favourite"? I'm from Texas, one of your other favou—I mean, favorite places. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:28, 5 Sep 2005 (UTC)
::I spell everything the English way coz, well, coz I'm so hung up on England. Originally, though, it was a side effect from visiting Neopets and it's just stuck with me. And all those other reasons about it actually being the real and correct spelling and all. And as for England itself... Well, to tell the truth, it's not so different from here, except for the television programmes, when you get right down to it. But, despite being faintly similar, it was a total blast.
:::Did you go to the tower, or the abbey, or the palace? Did you ride the Eye? The last time I was there, I got to drive a car by myself through the cities and highways of Scotland. ''That'' was fun, and not just a little weird being on the wrong side of the road. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:57, 5 Sep 2005 (UTC)
::::Me, I didn't really do much of anything a normal tourist does. I went up to stay with my friend, who I met a couple years ago online. We've been planning this forever. I stayed at her house up in Nottingham, so most of the sights I saw were generally A) really cool and loud, 2) around the general Nottingham area, and D) more "fun" than "historic" or "tourist-y". My mum and sister did the whole bus-tour thing throughout England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, and even nipped down to France for a day, though. But I was more content to stay with my best friend than go sightseeing.

==Sound Effects==
I think it's great you're spearheading this project. Look at the formatting changes I just made (putting each table cell on a new line and a space after the align=center part). I think that makes the code easier to read. Also, be sure to link every instance in the last column. A user shouldn't have to search up and down the list for a link. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:31, 14 Sep 2005 (UTC)
:All right. Thanks for the advice (and the help). And I just like making lists. I have tons of similar lists on my computer (none are H*R related, though). --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

==Secret==

Yes, it does. I was wondering if someone would see that. you win. --{{User:Bubsty/sig}} 20:41, 25 Sep 2005 (UTC)

== Synonyms ==

Um, have you been known to collect synonyms? I saw that in your entry. --[[User:The 386|The 386]] 00:31, 4 Oct 2005 (UTC)

:For some things. Synonyms are useful if you write a lot. That way, you don't come off as boring by repeating yourself. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

So, we all know that. But do you REALLY do that for a livin'? --[[User:The 386|The 386]] 00:33, 4 Oct 2005 (UTC)

:Currently, I don't do ''anything'' for a living. I do it as more of a hobby. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Hobbies ==

I see. Why is that your hobby? --[[User:The 386|The 386]] 00:36, 4 Oct 2005 (UTC)

:I think 'coz I'm weird like that' works best here. Anyway, I have a lot of hobbies, some of which I take more seriously. Some, like my synonym collections, are just for fun. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

I think you're right. If you want, you can tell me about synonyms in my talk page. --[[User:The 386|The 386]] 00:39, 4 Oct 2005 (UTC)

:Well, aside from all those ones for regurgitation, I only collect synonyms for 'crazy'. You can see them all [http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/16326646/ here]. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

I remember learning that in school. But don't you want to tell me about it in my talk page? --[[User:The 386|The 386]] 00:57, 4 Oct 2005 (UTC)

:Well, I figure we're already here... Would you like me to move the discussion, then? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

Uh, no. Just leave it here. --[[User:The 386|The 386]] 01:05, 4 Oct 2005 (UTC)

:All right then. Maybe we can continue some other time on your page. But for now, I'm gonna go... [[Place]]. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

Okay then. I'll try to log on tomorrow. But till then, I'm outta here! --[[User:The 386|The 386]] 01:13, 4 Oct 2005 (UTC)

== Note ==

You asked for a note encouraging you to do that work on the Videlectrix games. I have left such a note [[Talk:50K_Racewalker#New_Racewalker_Image|here]]. See also the bit about the music. Thanks for being willing to do this. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:05, 17 October 2005 (UTC)
:Willing, yes... Unfortunately, by the time I got here, it seems someone already added all the music links (although I was able to make a few minor corrections). As to the other bit... D'you want me to just include a new "Official Videlectrix Description" section in each game, or what? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 16:55, 17 October 2005 (UTC)
::Oh, whatever you think is best. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:26, 17 October 2005 (UTC)
:::Looks like someone beat me to the punch there, too. I did get to do some minor formatting, though... Ah, well. Next time, I won't get 12 hours sleep before starting a project. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Thank You ==

Thanks, Dorian. I didn't even notice it happened. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 17:11, 17 October 2005 (UTC)
:You're welcome. Any time. Just remember: CONSTANT VIGILANCE. (And if you know that quote, you get a cookie.) --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

Yeah! Thanks, dude. First time someone trolled my page :) {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 17:21, 17 October 2005 (UTC)
:First time someone trolled my page too. But then, I was reverting all his edits, so it was to be expected. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::I know that quote. Its from Harry Potter book 4, from Mad-Eye Moody. (Cookie please?) {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 05:30, 11 December 2005 (UTC)
:::<nowiki>*</nowiki>gives Bubsty a cookie* Right in one. =) Noice work, Clanky. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Bottommost vote ==

Hey Dorian. This is a reminder that only your bottommost accept vote counts in STUFF. The one from the upper voting section has been removed. Please review this and make any changes if necessary. Thanks. (And thanks for voting for my revision. :) ) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:02, 20 October 2005 (UTC)
:Oh, okay. I didn't know that. First time voting for a revision... Keep it the way it is, with the vote at the revised version. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::As it turns out, I was persuaded that the revision was wrong, so I split the second half of it into its own item. You should review it an make a new vote accordingly. Sorry for all the confusion. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:49, 20 October 2005 (UTC)
:::Oy. Complication upon complication, eh? And it seems such a simple fact... So, in essence, I voted the same way you did for both facts. Thanks for the heads-up. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::Yeah, how did it become such a mess? ;) One last thing (and I'm really not trying to bother you with all this)... Would you like to fix your vote in the [[HRWiki:STUFF/Archive/Strong_Bad_is_a_Bad_Guy#Good_Ol.27_Uncle_Sam|archive]]? If so, then please do so. Just put a note in the edit summary to see your talk page. Or I could fix it for you. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:17, 20 October 2005 (UTC)
:::::Yes, please fix it for me. No one will question it if it comes from you, I've noticed. =3 --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::::I swear this is the last time I'll post on this subject on your talk page. After studying the evidence a little closer, it seems the ''drawing'' of Uncle Sam didn't come about until the 1830s. So I changed my vote to the revision. (Not that you have to vote the same way I do, but since we've been through it together ''this'' far, I thought it would only be polite for me to let you know I'd switched again. But I'm ''not'' switching ''any more''... I hope.) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:04, 21 October 2005 (UTC)
:::::::Thanks. I didn't realize that. [[User:Shnizzedy|Johnny Baby]] 15:47, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

== Hmm.. I thought I checked that ==

Must not have notice he was already blocked. (I really did check—honest!) {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 04:49, 26 October 2005 (UTC)
:Oh, I believe you. Sometimes it's easy to glance over a name. I've done that sort of thing many times in my day. Nice catch anyway, though. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

==I wouldn't put ''anything'' in that yellow man's mouth!==
Yes, your memory of a decision not to transliterate The Cheat Talk is correct: see [[HRWiki talk:Standards#Standardize "The Cheat Noises"]]. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 21:33, 6 November 2005 (UTC)
:Ah, thanks... I can never find that when I want it. And I wonder if that urban legend about a dog's mouth being cleaner than our own even applies to yellow ones. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

==Defender of the Wiki==
[[Image:defender of the wiki.jpg|thumb|Handcrafted by Fell Blacksmiths]]DorianGray was one of several users assiduously reverting the tsunami of edits of an IP-shifting troll-bot the night of November 11th 2005. For your heroism, this [[HRWiki:Barnstars|barnstar]] seems a small token. And your new Viking name will be DorianGray TrollBane. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 08:00, 12 November 2005 (UTC)

:Many congraturations!!! (Hey Wilbur, mind if I eat the last one?) {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 16:30, 12 November 2005 (UTC)
::Woo! Thanks, guys. Glad to help out. I just did what anyone with the best interest of the wiki at heart would do. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::P.S. Yeah, Bubsty, go ahead. I was just gonna put it at the end of my new card game anyway.

== Yeah...sorry about that. ==

About the Star Wars intro on [[haircut]], I was really tired when I heard that. The "Da Da Da Dear" sounded like the opening notes of the Star Wars main theme to me, at the time. Now it just sounds...not like that.

Anyway, sorry.
-{{User:Houdin654jeff/sig}}
:No problem. I can see how one might think that, but it's really kind of... not that. No need to be sorry. That's the way the wiki works, yeah? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

::Oh, come on. A Holiday Greeting most likely to be reverted? It doesn't sound like Chriiiii(st) to you? Listen to it one more time just to make sure. If you don't hear it though, I understand. Or did you revert it because you thought I was being in appropriate? Either way, I understand.

Sorry again.
-{{User:Houdin654jeff/sig}}
:::Yeah, I'm thinkin' more of who it would offend rather than what it sounds like. The page has a history of that revert, and I was just following what [[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] put last time I remember it being reverted (right down to the edit comment). Maybe we could take it to the talk page. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

::::Understandable, but we didn't write/say/direct this. I thought we were here to report and act as a reference. I know it will offend a few people, but we're just supposed to state the facts, aren't we? Maybe it deserves a vote.

::::-{{User:Houdin654jeff/sig}}

==quote?==
:As you might have noticed, I have a new quote thingy on my user page. Do you have a quote you can/want to use? Just keep it under PG-13. {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 19:02, 1 December 2005 (UTC)
::You came to the right guy, then. ^-^ I have a lot of quotes I use all the time... Let's see... How about this one: "Don't put off until tomorrow what you can put off until the day after tomorrow." --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::That is the first time I hear that saying in English. It's far more common in Hebrew. ("Al tidkh'e lemakhar ma she'ata yakhol lidkhot lemakhrataim") {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 19:39, 1 December 2005 (UTC)
::::Really? That's neat... --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::::Thanks. I'm usin that. {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 21:23, 1 December 2005 (UTC)
==award'd==
:So... for being a cool person, (and for being the first person to notice my guestbook), you get the '''thank you award'''.
:Thanks! {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 03:29, 2 December 2005 (UTC)
[[Image:Thankyouposter.PNG|thumb|The thank you award presented to '''DorianGray''']]
::Thank ''you'', and you're welcome. ^-^ And a very merry Decemberween to you too. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

:::Sorry, to keep posting, but I have one more thing. After counting every single e-mail password reminder I got, (which took a long time), I found out that I got 4992 password reminders. Maybe next time Dorian... {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 03:45, 2 December 2005 (UTC)
::::Aw, man. Although I hope there ''isn't'' a next time... Ah, well. I'll go change mine to second place. Or "one of the most". Or something like that. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

==New Format==
Hey DorianGrey. I was wondering, did you bring up your new format unto Standards? Try to clear it up with them before you implement new formats. {{User:Rogue Leader/sig}} 00:03, 3 December 2005 (UTC)
:Well, actually... It was discussed a lot under one of the Running Gags (I forget which), and was then applied to several other pages. I just was bored and thus decided to take the next step. If I was out of order, sorry. It was discussed with users I respect a lot, so I figured it wasn't too bad. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::If you discussed it, it isn't out of order. Most people didn't like italics, though. {{User:Rogue Leader/sig}} 00:13, 3 December 2005 (UTC)
:::Well, we liked italics better than the <nowiki></nowiki> tags, I think. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Awww, that's the sweetest guestbook signature! ==

Thanks! :) {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 21:53, 5 December 2005 (UTC)
:Any time. Coz it's true. If I had a list of favourite users, you'd be on it. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::Really? How come? {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 21:58, 5 December 2005 (UTC)
:::I think it has to do with how you always get those OGGs for the debated wordstyles. That's pretty awesome. I mean, if I could do that, I'd be all the time making my own QOTWs. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::Check out [http://www.goldwave.com Goldwave] (if you're a Windows user). It's what I use - all you gotta be able to do is record from your "What U Hear" or "Wave Out Mix" on your soundcard's mixer. STill, thanks. :) {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 22:02, 5 December 2005 (UTC)
:::::Wow, that seems complicated. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::::It's a relatively simple and yet full-featured sound editor - personally, I think it's just as good as a more expensive package like Sound Forge. Give it a try. :) {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 22:16, 5 December 2005 (UTC)
:::::::All right, but what do I click on? Is it free? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::::::On the main page, click on "Goldwave 5.12 is Available", then in the Download Links section, click on one of the links to download the program. It's shareware, and it will start prompting you to register it after a month (I think). It's something like $40 to register (or at least it was when I registered it, which was some time back). {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 22:26, 5 December 2005 (UTC)
:::::::::Ooy. I dun care for shareware... Not if it's gonna prompt me for cash. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::::::::If you can't afford the money-cost variety, might I recommend [http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ Audacity]. Or even if you can! This is the best of both worlds: it's free, and it's really high-quality non-crap. I mean, the digital music labs at both Eastman School of Music and UNC have it on their computers. Plus it's open source so it's good karma. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 05:46, 11 December 2005 (UTC)
:::::::::::Actually, I already have Audacity. Smileyface pointed me in such a direction, when the .OGGs were being added to [[Sound Effects|my pride and joy]]. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Nonsense con Carne ==

Hey man! what's up? I didn't even realize [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User:Stux&diff=215077&oldid=215069 until now] I had [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User:Stux&diff=210301&oldid=210298 blatantly] ... um borrowed, your [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User_talk:Stux&diff=208684&oldid=208666 nonsense incarnate line]. My my, no wonder I was coming up with such "great ideas". --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 21:33, 10 December 2005 (UTC)
:Great minds think alike? Or it could simply be that "nonsense incarnate" is simply such a great description of everyone's favourite blue midget Homestar. I, in turn, can say I got it from his [[Homsar|character page]]'s opening lines.
:To be honest, I hadn't even noticed. But thanks for giving credit to me anyways. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

==theres water on mars!==
:I just saw this: [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6a/Water_on_mars.jpg PROOF] THAT THERES WATER ON MARS! {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 05:07, 11 December 2005 (UTC)
::Yeah, there is. =3 Mars has polar ice caps. *checked the link before you even sent it* ;) --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::Aw crap. {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 05:10, 11 December 2005 (UTC)
::::...Bubsty. For one; what is the point of this outburst? And two; plenty of people have known for as long as '''I''' can remember that there ''is'' water on the moon. Except that it's frozen. So... Ice. There is icecaps on Mars indeed. {{User:Homestramy20/sig}} 05:11, 11 December 2005 (UTC)
:::::You guys don't get it. look at the picture. it's a joke.--{{User:Benol/sig}} 05:15, 11 December 2005 (UTC)
::::::... {{User:Homestramy20/sig}} 05:18, 11 December 2005 (UTC)
::::::''{Edit conflict}'' Yup. Made me smile. Though it might have been more effective if they had used LIFE cereal, or the board game, and said "Life on Mars." —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 05:19, 11 December 2005 (UTC)
:::::::'''edit conflict x3''' yeah, its just a joke homestramy. {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 05:21, 11 December 2005 (UTC)
::::::::I got it. I just commented with "...", because I couldn't believe how spaced of me to not realise that I shouldn't stick my nose into ''everything''. :) {{User:Homestramy20/sig}} 05:29, 11 December 2005 (UTC)
:::::::::I stick my nose into everything... ''see!'' Okay, I gotta go study for my test tommorrow. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 21:50, 12 December 2005 (UTC)

== How could I forget? ==

In answer to your question of how I could forget to link Dot com's name correctly: actually, I forget that sort of thing all the time. I can be pretty absent-minded, especially when I'm thinking about otheer things, like a project that I'm working on. So, thanks for catching that one for me! I probably wouldn't have for quite some time. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 03:13, 13 December 2005 (UTC)
:No problem. Maybe I'll watch it particularly, just in case it happens again. Or maybe he should just have a main namespace redirect. I mean, he's cool enough. ;) --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Thanks! ==

Thank you for reverting the Peasant's quest page. I was trying to revert it, but my mom was yelling at me to get off so I didn't have a chance.--{{User:Homsarroks/sig}} 19:59, 16 December 2005 (UTC)
:No problem. I would've reverted it earlier, but wanted to see if anyone else would get to it first. All about teamwork, isn't it? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::Ayuh.--{{User:Homsarroks/sig}} 21:12, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

==Trollage==

Wow. First troll in a while. What a waste of one of the few chances to troll nowadays. The least he could have done is waited until the dark of night, and then moved a million pages here there and everywhere... In any case, thanks for the revert. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 21:18, 19 December 2005 (UTC)
:That's what I'm here for... And it was a pretty sad attempt, truth be told. If I was a troll--which I am not, never was, never will be--I'd make something special of it, since the chance is rare, like you said. (Hopefully, we're not giving anyone any ideas. Although, my talk page and user page are rarely looked at, so there should be no problem.) --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::Oh, and just for the record, we actually had a similar incident of vandalism only about a week ago, when someone decided to blank portions of [[Homestar Runner]] (a similarly feeble effort, quickly reverted). So it actually hasn't been all that long. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 21:30, 19 December 2005 (UTC)
:::Haha, yea, I saw that one. I think it was Jay that got him. But the block log has been pretty sparce as of late, there's only been like a dozen blocks (3 or 4 because of trolls) since NSMC. I feel kinda special to have been able to block one of the few trolls in the past while. And yeah DorianGray, you gotta watch for 'em. Take it from someone who once was one - Trolls are a sly bunch. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 21:34, 19 December 2005 (UTC) DorianGray's mother was a hampster, and his father smelled of elderberries!
::::Oh, yeah... That one totally slipped my mind. Shows how pathetic it truly was, yeah? And not all are such a sly bunch, yeah? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] (I use the word "yeah?" too much, don't I?)
:::::Actully, it was PFloyedPotter who did the blanking, and *ahem* ''I'' reverted it. {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 21:57, 19 December 2005 (UTC)
::::::Funny, that's not quite how I remember it... nor how the history of that page remembers it... {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 21:59, 19 December 2005 (UTC)
:::::::Oh. *turns red* Then it was me who put him on the offenders list. {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 22:57, 19 December 2005 (UTC)

== thanks ==
:Thanks for putting me on your fav users list. {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 22:46, 23 December 2005 (UTC)
::^-^ Any time. But ''shh''! It's a secret! =P --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::Ditto. :D {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 01:55, 24 December 2005 (UTC)
::::SHH! How do you people keep finding this? =3 --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::::I was seeing how you made the unnofficial QOTW, and saw it. {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 02:50, 25 December 2005 (UTC)
::::::Peekin' at the secret inner workings of my page, eh? =3 Well, that's why I have it. Speaking of my QOTW, I should make some more of those... I only have enough to last 'til, like, February. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::::::I'd like to take credit for having found the list minutes after it was created. Not exactly hard, though, since I ''was'' patrolling the recent changes at the time. But I decided not to mention it, since you said it was a secret. I guess not no more! {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 02:59, 28 December 2005 (UTC)
::::::::And I thanked you for it on the IRC chnnel, so that counts too. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 06:29, 28 December 2005 (UTC)

==Reverts==
I would like to help out the site. Can you tell me how a revert works? [[User:Marth 99|Marth 99]]
:Sure I can! When a page has been trolled or had a bad edit made, the simplest way to change it back is to revert it. Each page has a history of every edit made to it, see. Up at the top, you'll notice a little tab marked "history" (it's the fourth from the left, usually). Click on that and it'll bring up a page of all the edits made to that page, most recent ones on the top. Find the version you want to change it back to and click the date for that version. This will bring that version up in the window for editing. Just type "reverted" or "rv" (or "rv/v" for vandalism) ito the edit summary box beneath it and hit "save page". And that will correct the whole page! I hope that helps. If not, check out the [[Help:Contents|Help pages]] for more information. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Danke ==

Thanks for reverting my user page from that vandal. That's a first for me, getting vandalised. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 00:19, 2 January 2006 (UTC)
:Well, I certainly wasn't going to just leave it, yeah? Oddly, I've reverted several people's first trollings. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::Sure, I knew you wouldn't just leave it, but I thought I'd still thank you. I suppose with my revert-happy trigger finger I'm probably getting vandals mad at me by now and it was sure someone would come after me. Great way to celebrate the new year, don't you think? {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 05:14, 2 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Happens all the time. If you check the Contribs of trolls who vandalise userpages, I bet most will have another edit that was reverted by the same person whose page they ruined. I know this coz it's happened to me several times. It's nice to get back in the trenches again, though, isn't it? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::That's what I'd always thought about that (I remember one vandal who wrote an obscene message about Thesmokingmonkey after he made a revert). Which I find interesting, since I'd never reverted anything by this guy. He seems to have been nothing but a troublemaker: he just want after me and [[User:Has Matt?|Has Matt?]] for no obvious reason. But I had always figured it would happen someday. And yes, it's good to be back in the trenches. I love reverting crappy edits again! {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 05:33, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

== Happy New Year! ==

I know it's a little late, I just wanted to wish you a happy new year, and may you finally beat Stinkoam 20X6! {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 10:20, 2 January 2006 (UTC)
:Thankies. And I'm getting pretty good at the -0 levels... I can get to somewhere 'round the middle of -0.2 (I think that's the one). --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::Happy also late new year! {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 03:28, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
:::And the same to you, my friend! ^-^ --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
Happy very, very, very, very, very, very, very, etc. with the verys, late New Year.{{User:LePorello/sig}} 02:15, 10 January 2006 (UTC) P. S. I'll help you with Stinkoman 20X6 if you need it. I'm just a click (cool click sound) away. (Though I'm not on the Wiki as often as I would like. Booooooo.)
::Ten days. That's ''very'' very. {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 02:19, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Better late than never I always say. =D And my main problem with Stinkoman (aside from how small the life bar is, but that can't be helped) is that I have a slow response time. It's like, "Hey, that thing shot me. I'd better move in case it does it again." --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Drawing of Darth Katana X ==

Yo, Dorian. I was wondering if you would draw a picture of Darth Katana X for my profile. I see by your guestbook entry and your deletion of AbdiViklas' note on John Reuben that you've seen my profile. You can read up on my Sith Apprentice there, if you haven't already.

He looks like Inuyasha dressed like Darth Vader, but he's only wearing Vader's headgear. And he has a big, glowing Katana Sword. So, would you mind drawing that? Because that'd totally rock - thanks one million! {{User:Darth Katana X/sig}}
:I'd be totally willing to give it a try, although I can't promise top quality. But I shall still try! DorianGray never backs down from a challenge, believe it! I'll get on that first chance I have. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

Awesome! Thank you! Supashi-bo! {{User:Darth Katana X/sig}}
:And now it is complete. You can see the pic on DeviantART, complete with my comments, [http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/27817918/ here]. If you want to direct link to it, it's also on [http://photobucket.com/albums/v203/andsean/?action=view&current=DarthKatanaX.jpg PhotoBucket]. Feel free to copy and resize as you see fit. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

That is so cool! Thanks so much for taking the time to draw my character. I'm-a post that on my user page. {{User:Darth Katana X/sig}}
:Oh, any time. Glad to to it. Also glad you like it. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== You've won the Platypus Award!==
Yay! You've won the Platypus award! Congradgulationsingtonish! This award is really for you're help with my userpage, finding most of the Homsar quotes. Enjoy![[Image:platypusaward.jpg]]
:Ooh, many ''mahalos''. I was glad to do it. And if you need any help again in the future, don't hesitate to give me a ring. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Ha ha ha! ==

Your Quote of the Week with Homestar saying he doesn't wear Marzipan's skirts anymore was hilarious! Keep it up, man! [[User:Nintendostar_Runner|Nintendostar_Runner]]
:Yeah, I liked that one. I should get to work collecting more. I only have enough to last for February... --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== lol ==
:I burst out laughing when I saw [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Talk%3Ainterview&diff=244754&oldid=244747 this]. It's just funny to think of someone gnawing their leg off all the time. [[User:Thekillerdynamo|Thekillerdynamo]] 20:48, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
::You'd probably run out of legs awfully quickly, too. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Vandals ==

Yes, um, the Welcoming page said to welcome people no matter what. (Trust me, it's there). But, um, sorry 'bout that. I'll stop for the day. (or week, if needed) [[User:Bluebry muffin|Bluebry]] 02:07, 26 January 2006 (UTC)
:Hmm. Maybe we need to change that...? I'll bring it up at the next board meeting. =P --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:K [[User:Bluebry muffin|Bluebry]] 03:26, 26 January 2006 (UTC)
::Anyways, good luck. It's at least a good thing that you read the policies and stuff. I'm sure you'll do [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 8|HG HJHG HAAAALL right]]. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::I learn'd a new word! WoW. Cool. Also, I made another poll. [[User:Bluebry muffin|Bluebry]] 01:07, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

== MLS QOD ==

Hey DG, how'd you get the Old-School Homestar for your newest quote? {{User:LePorello/sig}} 14:39, 27 January 2006 (UTC)
:I actually took a screen shot from... [[personal favorites|personal favourites]], I think. I cropped out everything but his head, and rotated, resized, and/or flipped it 'til it was layered perfectly over a normal Quote of the Week box with the current Homestar in it. And there it was: one old-school Homestar quote. However, since my editing software is now kaput, I can't do any more specialised quotes like that. Ah, well. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::What do you mean kaput? --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 18:36, 3 February 2006 (UTC)
:::It won't load anymore. Click it, nothing happens. Also, since all PNGs are saved to open directly from that program, now if you wish to open a PNG, you have to right click and find "Open With..." and open it with something like Picture and Fax Viewer or Paint. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Verboten ==

Re: [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=HRWiki_talk:A_History&curid=15714&diff=255319&oldid=255315 this edit]: Or, to put it another way, "If she could have done one thing to make absolutely sure that every single person in this school will read your interview, it was banning it!" {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 06:02, 3 February 2006 (UTC)
:Yes, quite... =3 That one never occurs to me 'til later, though. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== You won! ==

Combolations on winning the Object of the Week! You get these fine leather jackets. {{User:Bluebry muffin/sig}} 23:01, 8 February 2006 (UTC)
:Oh, awesome. My very own these jackets. ''Mahalo.'' --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Oops ==

Well, good grief. Many apologies, DorianGray. How foolish of me; I really have no idea how that happened. Man, I need to take a wiki-vacation or something. {{User:FireBird/sig}} 22:29, 9 February 2006 (UTC)
:No problem. It was easily fixed, although I admit I did have a sudden heart palpatation when I saw it on Recent Changes. It's easy to get confused when the RC is all clogged like that. Keep on doin' your thing, man. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::Thanks for understanding. My heart, too, had a bit of a shaking when I realized what I had done. {{User:FireBird/sig}} 22:35, 9 February 2006 (UTC)
::Wait, what did he do? Just wondering why you guys are having heart palpatations. {{User: Seriously/sig}} 22:49, 12 February 2006 (UTC)
:::He accidentally blocked me for a few seconds during a big flood of vandalism. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Clarifying edit summary ==

[http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User:InterruptorJones&curid=714&diff=265592&oldid=265588] That's the user list from the 'Tavi Wiki. I guess Jones copied that here in case old.hrwiki.org ever goes off line. {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 06:43, 16 February 2006 (UTC)
:Ahh... I figured it was something like that. Thanks for clearing that up. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Parody wiki ==

Go [http://hrwooky.wikicities.com/ here] I'll make u a sysop --{{User:The thing/sig}} 19:44, 18 February 2006 (UTC)
:No thanks, for the same reasons as [[User talk:E.L. Cool#Parody wiki|E.L. Cool]]. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Userboxes (and more!) ==
Yeah, DG. I ''saw'' what you did with the userbox that ''I'' added. It's OK; I found it prooty humorous. And I remember you being blocked on the 9th. I actually saw the unblockage first, and I thought, "Huh? How'd Dorian get blocked?" [[suntan|HEE HO HEE!]] Oh, and is it OK if I use your "tomorrow" quote on my page. Keep up the good work! {{User:LePorello/sig}} 16:57, 23 February 2006 (UTC)
:A) Glad you don't mind. It was a little long, and it's actually how I feel. o_o I'm gonna be twenty in 5 months exactly, and I feel ancient. 
:2) Yeah, the block was pretty freaky. I had a premonition I'd end up on that list somehow, but I don't do anything bad. So that's that, then. 
:D) Sure it's fine. =3 I love that quote. It's the procrastinator's creed. 
:Keep on tranglin'. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Weird ==
You know, just now you reverted 3 pages that I was also reverting. Weird huh? {{User:LePorello/sig}} 20:45, 2 March 2006 (UTC)
:Yep, that happens when two good users are fightin' an annoyance together. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::Yeah. Hi-five, man. ''(loud clap)''{{User:LePorello/sig}} 20:49, 2 March 2006 (UTC)

== HELP!!! ==

SOMEBODY MESSED UP TAMPO'S WELCOME MESSAGE HE SENT ME!!!!!!!!!!! WHAT HAPPENED???????????????? --Not a Robot
:It was a persistent vandal around here by the name of Dr. Who. Don't worry, I fixed it. It's very hard to do permanent damage around here, especially with such vigilant users. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Hacking ==

I think someone hacked onto my compy. [[User:Some stupid idiot]] somehow came up on my watchlist, but I didn't even know it existed! Please tell me it's a problem with Mediawiki. {{User:Bluebry muffin/sig}} 20:56, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
:Do you watch [[User:FireBird]]? Someone tried to move FireBird's page to that name, which is probably why it came up in your watchlist. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::Oh, wait, I DID put his talk page under my watchlist because I was waiting fo a reply. Thanks! {{User:Bluebry muffin/sig}} 21:00, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
:::No problem. Glad to alleviate your fears. =) --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

==Thank You Again==

Thanks for rv-ing the vandalism to my userpage. {{User:Granola/sig}} 22:52, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
:You're welcome. Glad to do it. =) I mean, not, like, glad to see vandalism. Like, glad to help out the wiki any way possible. You know. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::Yeah, I know what you meant. It's kinda ironic, really, that Dr. Who vandalized ''my'' userpage. {{User:Granola/sig}} 22:54, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
:::Ironic in what way? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::Ironic that he would vandalize a former vandal's userpage. {{User:Granola/sig}} 22:58, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
:::::Ah, yes. Who knows, though, maybe you'll get to revert him. Then he'll be ''reverted'' by a former vandal, and that's almost poetic, I think. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::::Then he'll revert TARDIS, the next vandal to come along. :=) {{User:Granola/sig}} 23:03, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
:::::::And so on, until it makes a cycle, and Willy on Wheels and NSMC are simultaneously reverting each other. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::::::Then it turns out that Willy on Wheels was Jimbo Wales all along, and NSMC was JoeyDay all along, LOL. {{User:Granola/sig}} 23:22, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::*Gasp* WHAT?! Oh, scandalous Nah, I'm just kidding. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 23:36, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::I've always wondered if Willy was Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger, who left the project and turned against the idea of such a site. {{User:Granola/sig}} 23:40, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::Sorry for hijacking your talkpage. {{User:Granola/sig}} 23:40, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::No, I don't mind. It's very quiet tonight. This helps. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

Oh, well if it helps, this is another false alarm. {{User:Granola/sig}} 05:41, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

== Pizza ==

Did you eat pizza? --{{User:The thing/sig}} 22:57, 7 March 2006 (UTC)
:Not today, but I've been thinking about it an awful lot. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Why? ==

Why did you remove my picture from the halloweener page? You gotta give me some credit. I'm a full wiki member, and I don't deserve to have my image deleted. Also, if you think it's ugly, keep it to yourself. Sorry, but I don't find this very respectful.
[[User:Chess Cheese|Chess Cheese]]
:It's not relevant because tons of people do fanart of all sorts of toons all the time. That doesn't make it necessary to mention in an encyclopedic knowledge-base. It's nothing against you. Anyone's would be deleted. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

Well, this is a big slap in the face to art.
[[User:Chess Cheese|Chess Cheese]]
:Sorry, but that's how things are. Maybe you should check out our [[HRFWiki:Main Page|Fanstuff Wiki]]...? That's the creative companion to this wiki. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

==Squeaketycoo==
On the other hand, can we hold up just a sec on the unsqueaking? I think there ''are'' a few times when it's okay. After all, Strong Bad does call "a little yellow squeaky thing". Specifically, if he makes a ''single'' noise, like "Meh!", that isn't exactly a scream, then I think that could best be called a squeak. It's more wieldy than '''THE CHEAT:''' ''{makes a The Cheat noise}''. Also [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=The_Best_Decemberween_Ever&curid=1024&diff=297773&oldid=297028&rcid=244845 this] seems like a good candidate for squeaking: the intent is to say he "sings along," but what the Cheat does can't really be called singing. About the best thing it can be called, then, is squeaking. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 17:23, 31 March 2006 (UTC)
:Well, there's pretty much nothing left to correct anyways, so I can definitely hold up for a while. =3 Fix whatever you like; I guess there ARE some times when it's okay, like you said. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::Cool. I think I'll just revert a few on the basis of wieldiness. For the record, the [[HRWiki talk:Standards#Standardize "The Cheat Noises"|original crusade]] was to correct instances where people had tried to transliterate The Cheat noises into our alphabet. If you see any of that still around, a small train needs to be dropped. At least a caboose. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 17:28, 31 March 2006 (UTC)
:::I always look out for those. I think that's actually referred to a few entries earlier up my talk page. Along with putting words in his mouth. Always watch out for those, I do... --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
==Hi, Dorian!==
Hi Dorian, I saw you wondered about my name. Well--in short--I made it up. It's basically the name I use everywhere, unless it's more formal (in which case I use the long form, Katori), or in the rare case where there's something better (like Coach Z on BHZ's forum ;)). I made it up a few years ago. Occassionally I use it in stories as well. :) Nice to meet you!! --[[User:Kato|Kato]]
:Likewise. =) I have a character named Kato, who's one of my most popular creations, is why I asked. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Awsomeness! ==

You like the same shows and games I like! =D (i.e. Kingdom Hearts, Drawn Together, Seinfeld, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Paper Mario Thousand-Year Door, the list goes on and on!) {{User:Dacheatbot/sig}} 05:58, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
:Cool-cool. =) Those are all among my favourites. Nice to meet another fan, yeah? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::Yeah, I'm a PM:TTYD fan, too. Oh, and I consider it your fault that I'm now addicted to El Goonish Shive. =P - {{User:Kookykman/sig}}
:::Hehehe. I do what I can. And you're not the first to express a similar sentiment to me. =3 --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Countervandalism ==

[[Image:colonelhomestar.PNG|thumb|Prepare to feel the fluoride sting of the DorianGray!]]
Hey Dorian:

I wanted to let you know that you are one of the best countervandals I've ever known. Before I was a sysop, I remember how often the two of us were working together to stop a persistent vandal. Since I became a sysop, I find myself blocking vandals after being alerted by your reverts.

You've already received the Defender of the Wiki barnstar for revering NSMC, but I felt it was time for you to get a little more recognition: not for one act of countervandalism, but for a long history of defending this wiki. I'm leaving you this image to let you know you'll always be a colonel in the Homestarmy in my mind. Keep up the good fight, man. Constant vigilance! {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 21:10, 29 April 2006 (UTC)
:And the same to you. =) I'm happy to help any way I can, and will continue to do so as long as I can. ^-^ Thanks very much for the recognition. It makes me feel special. I'm glad to be part of such a dedicated wiki, and to know such dedicated users. May you continue to great things too. =) --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== You Following Me? ==

i was reading over my talk in random things, and ive gotten a lot of responses from you. thanks! now i know that other people patrol the recent changes pages:)-{{User:Homsar7/sig}}
:Oh, yeah. Lots of people do. That's pretty much how I spend my day. Checkin' the recent changes for stuffs. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

==Hawaii==
Since you wanted to know about Hawaii so bad I am making a Hawaiian Journal On my Talk page and Day 1 is up.{{User:Dacheatbot/sig}} 23:08, 4 May 2006 (UTC)
:Cool. I'll definitely have to take a look. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
== Once again...==
Like the other countless vandalism reverts you've done, someone has to thank you. So I will. :) Seriously, you astound me with your amazing abilities to represent the wiki like you do. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 19:52, 5 May 2006 (UTC)
:^-^ I jus' do what anyone with the best interest of the wiki at heart would do. *sweatdrop* An' I did mess up a little towards the end there, if you check the move log. Shh! Is a secret. o_o --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::LOL. Heimstern, we've got a possible vandal, and he doesn't seem stable...</useless gossip> — {{User: Seriously/sig}}
:::Nah, I jus' misread the move log entry and thought he'd moved my page, so I hit the revert. Then realised that was the entry for [[privileges]] I'd just done. So I had to re-revert it. Happens to the best of us sometimes... --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::Heh. I saw that error during that mess. Wasn't going to bring it up, but since you did... Well, you might be interested in [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Fhqwhgads&diff=prev&oldid=282268 this edit]. Heh. I was a little new to the rollback button at the time. :-) {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 21:04, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
:::::Y'know, that reminds me of something Has Matt? and some others did a while ago in the sandbox...gimme a sec to find it, it's really funny. — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 21:07, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
::::::[http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=HRWiki:Sandbox&oldid=251699 Here] it is. It includes sysops reverting vandalism fighters, Kilroy sailign the ocean blue, and much, much more! :P — {{User: Seriously/sig}} 21:10, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Hehehe, I remember that... --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

==[[Homestar Singing]]==

Thanks for the help with the formatting and writing style on that page. - [[User:Totoro|Totoro]] 19:44, 18 May 2006 (UTC)
:Oh, any time. I love to help out where I can. And it's a neat page, too. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Copyright category ==

Hey Dorian. It looks like you found a good category for that category. Just so you know, those templates are some advance work I'm doing in preparation for our switch to MediaWiki 1.6. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:07, 19 May 2006 (UTC)
:Yeah, I wasn't planning to tag anything with them. Although, I do have a question. Is there anything you'd tag [[:Image:Darkfire Taimatsu.PNG|my personal image]] with? It's art a friend of mine drew, so it really doesn't fit anything that ''I'' know of... Also [[:Image:DarthDrawing.jpg|the one]] I drew for Darth Katana X. Anything you'd class those under? I've been wondering for a while now... --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::I think the path of least resistance would be to slap a {{tl|permission}} tag on 'em. I should point out that there are others with way more experience than I when it comes to image copyright tags, so you might could get a better answer. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:20, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
:::I'll put that on 'em, then, unless/until someone else finds something better. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::Well, unless your friend specifically agrees to release the rights to the picture, {{tl|permission}} is the most appropriate template. There's basically 3 types of image tag: 1) The owner says we can use it ({{tl|permission}}) II) The owner says anyone can use it ({{tl|gfdl}}, the Creative Commons licenses, etc) C) The owner hasn't said we can use it, but we're using it anyway under Fair Use ({{tl|web-screenshot}} et al) (plus the tags that say "we really shouldn't be using this", like {{tl|no license}}). This image is clearly under group 1, (unless your friend wants to move it into II). {{User:Phlip/sig}} 05:36, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
:::::I can ask her. Right now, even. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::::She says she'd prefer it left as {{tl|permission}}. So that's all good then. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Sorry ==
I don't think I said this or not, but you know when I created those sockpuppets on here? Well if you do then I am sorry for trying to trick people into thinking that I wasn't making them. Do you forgive me?--[[User:H*Bad|H*Bad]] 21:00, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
:Apology accepted. =) The important thing is that you learned from your mistake, right? Not gonna do it again, yeah? =) That's what really matters. We can be quite forgiving 'round here, I think. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::Unless your name has NSMC or ON WHEELS in it. And yes I did learn my lesson.--[[User:H*Bad|H*Bad]] 21:50, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
:::That's true. We don't have much forgiveness for those guys. They don't learn, or try to reform. Unlike you, eh? Good luck to you, and all your wiki...ing. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Wiki ==
How do you say Wiki?--[[User:H*Bad|H*Bad]] 21:56, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
:Some say "wick-ey", some say "wee-kee". I say the former. (See [[Wikipedia:Wiki|wiki]] at Wikipedia.) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:59, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
::Me personally? I say it "wee-kee". It's from the Hawaiian ''wikiwiki'', which means "quick" (refers to how easy it is to edit on here). So I use the pronounciation that's directly from the Hawaiian root, mostly due to my slight obsession with Hawaii. However, for some reason, I pronounce "Wikipedia" as "wick-i-pee-dee-a". --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::I say it the same way. Which is why I was wondering. Thanks again.--[[User:H*Bad|H*Bad]] 22:03, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
::::Any time. Always glad to help, if I can. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::::"Wee-kee-pedia" is really hard to say... {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 22:08, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
::::::I've always thought wick-ey has a nice ring to it. --[[User:Garfunkel|<TT>Garfunkel</TT>]] 22:09, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Due to a certain locational obsession ''I'' have, I've occasionally pronounced it "vee-kee". :-) But not usually. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 22:38, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
::::::::Here's a fascinating piece of trivia for you: [[Mike]] pronounces it "wick-ey" (cf. [[animal]] DVD [[animal#Commentary Transcript|commentary]]). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:18, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::That is neat. =) Cool to know, as I have no DVD access myself. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::::::::Aw Hebrew don't have a letter for the W sound, some of my friends say it like Viki. I usually switch back and forth from W to V, depends who I'm talking to. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 05:27, 8 June 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::::Then there's always the less common "Why-Kai" (Sounds like [[Wikipedia:Wi-Fi|Wi-Fi]]). Though I don't usually use it, it still sounds pretty cool. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 05:51, 8 June 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::::That, of course, leads to the question "Why not [[Wikipedia:Kai Hiwatari|Kai]]?" (Feel free to choose any other Kai you like, too.) --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

==Senior Prom, I Am The Walrus edit==
Oh, sorry. I thought my computer messed up, so I added it again. And by the way, iTunes Listed the song 'I Am the Walrus' under styx. Check if you have it.
:Sorry, I don't. Maybe they remade it...? (*should look that up*) But it was originally performed by The Beatles. No harm done, though. Catch you later. =) --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::Have a look at [[Wikipedia:I Am The Walrus#Cultural references]], in particular the "cover versions" bit. I'm guessing the version on iTunes is the Styx cover, rather than the Beatles original. If I remember correctly, there was issues between the [[Wikipedia:Apple Computer|Apple]] that owns iTunes and the [[Wikipedia:Apple Records|Apple]] that owns the Beatles songs... so for a long time there were no Beatles songs on iTunes... I dunno if it was ever resolved. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 12:37, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
:::Cool... Thanks for the info. That's neat. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== um... ==

hello, i was wondering...as i was reading your page, you spelled "favorite" as favourite". i have a question.

are you english and if so did you enjoy sb_email 22? -{{User:Homsar7/sig}}
:Nope, I'm not English, but one of my best friends is. I just picked it up both from her and an obession with Neopets. =3 And I still find sb_email 22 funny, if short. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Homsar's Speech ==

Hey Dorian. :) Just wanted to thank you for the <s>flowers you sent me while I was in the hospital</s> help on my Homsar's Speech project! Seems like we're almost done, and so far I've only found two, maybe three things he's ever said that are genuine word salads. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 22:17, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
:Oh, any time. It was fun, as Homsar is quite th' character... And now I have, like, most of his line memorised, I think. I really like seeing the analyses of each line... He's more coherent than I originally thought. o_o --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::Sure seems to be. I think this project conclusively proves that Homsar is actually pretty "with it" - just random in the way he communicates with others. Once the project is done, I'm wondering if we should make this an actual article that we can then point to from the main Homsar article or its Talk page... or otherwise include the analysis on the Talk page, or something. It's useful data that can help to define and refute the "word salad" assertion on both Homsar's page and the Wikipedia page. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 22:32, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
:::Yeah, I really like it... Quite an interesting article. Sheds new light on a beloved wacky character. And Homsar is now reminding me of a character of my own, who also speaks in an unusual way (example: she uses the word "circle" instead of "family"). --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Thanks for the Memo ==
Yeah, I'm sorry about he mishap. Yes, it was me who was editing my page. I'm sorry for the confusion, and I've set it to auto log-in from now on so it does not happen again.
Thanks again, [[User:Omegalord|Omegalord]]
:No problem. I have mine set like that myself. Hope we didn't set you back too much with our reverts. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Dinosaurs and Genus ==

A "genus" is one single level up from "species", so saying that dinosaurs are their own genus is not only not true (there is more than one genus of Dinosaur - quite a few, in fact!) but also not relevant - They are part of the [[Wikipedia:Sauropsid|Sauropsid]] class, which is the class containing all reptiles (it also happens to include birds.) --{{User:Jay/sig}} 05:03, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
:I always get those rotten kingdom, order, phylum, species things mixed up... --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

==Recent Valiant Efforts==

I'd give you a defender sword, but I see you already have one. In any case, that was some first class reverting. Sorry there were no sysops on hand at the time to drop the hammer. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 23:20, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
:It was kinda fun. I haven't done high-class reverting like that in a long time. Thankies. =) --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Sysop ==

Hey Dorian. It is my pleasure to announce that you have been given [[HRWiki:Administrators|sysop]] privileges and responsibilities. If you have any questions, never hesitate to ask. May you always use your powers for good and for awesome. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:04, 22 September 2006 (UTC)
:...I think I have stumbled into another dimension. It is a dimension of sight, and of sound. I think I have entered... The Twilight Zone. o_O I do believe freaking out is in order. Then denial, then pleased acceptance. ^-^ Seany will attempt to uphold the honour bestowed upon him.
:Y'know, I think I had something planned out I was gonna say, but now I've forgotten. Ah, well. Mindless meanderings will have to do. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::Congratulations Sean! You made your first edit one day before me, did you know that? Looking at your user page and contributions you made many fine edits, and usful pages, too! You are a great user and you deserve your sysophood. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 08:09, 22 September 2006 (UTC)
:::I bring you good tidings, and may you continue to flummox those more trollish than you stop --{{User:Jay/sig}} 08:26, 22 September 2006 (UTC)
::::Congraturation on becoming a sysop! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! --{{User:Y2K/sig}} 10:36, 22 September 2006 (UTC)
:::::And on behalf of the sysop team, I would like to present DorianGray with his very own SysopNightStick. Congrats, Meep. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 12:13, 22 September 2006 (UTC)
::::::Glad I didn't miss this by too much. I'm at my aunt and uncle's house and they only have dial-up, so I've been a bit scarce at the wiki lately. Well, I've been wondering for awhile when this was coming. ;-) Clearly my position as the new sysop with the most block log entries is in danger. I've no doubt you'll be ready to give those vandals some serious p0wnage. Now more than ever before, "Constant vigilance!" {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 17:42, 22 September 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Didn't I say that you will be made sysop? Oh yeah I did. Heh, I guess I can pick the winners. Anyways, congradulations.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 11:06, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
::::::::Congratulations Dorian. Sorry I haven't been around as much as I used to, or I would have noticed the promotion alot sooner. In any case, here's a belated congratulations upon your sysophood. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 04:58, 2 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::Dorian, After the long time I was gone, I am honored to serve<s>r</s> under you. (Explodes in Bows) {{User:Dacheatbot/sig}} 03:13, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

== Trying to make this Userbox work ==
Hi there, I was just wondering if you could help me (or know who could). I made a new userbox for my userpage which uses a random Homsar quote. I tried to add it to the Userbox page and it won't work because of the template inside a template format, the homsarquote template I mean. It works ON my user page and outside of the <userboxsampes> tag, just not inside of it. Any idea how to make that work?
--{{User:Bleed0range/sig}} 21:05, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
:Hmm, I dunno much myself, but I'll certainly ask around. I know a few people who might be able to help, maybe. I's not much good with coding and stuff myself. *sweatdrop* Let you know once they get on, or something. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::Have a look at this example in the sandbox [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=HRWiki:Sandbox&oldid=376677].{{User:Loafing/sig}} 21:20, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
:::Thanks Loafing, but I think you misunderstand the problem. It will work inside that. Look at my userpage and you will see what I made. It's making it work inside the <userboxsample> tag on the Userbox page. The page with the preview and code next to it? It won't work in there for some reason.--{{User:Bleed0range/sig}} 21:38, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
::::Oh, I see now. That looks like a bug in userboxsamples. [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] would be the guy to fix that.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 07:48, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:Anybody out there know if this Homsar Quote thing will work on the Userbox page? .... anybody--{{User:Bleed0range/sig}} 07:29, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

== Great minds ==

Would you believe that I was attempting to add that "See also" thing at the same time as you and got Edit Conflict'd? And I believe it was last seen in [[big white face]]. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 17:52, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
:Wow, great minds ''do'' have similar thought processes, or however the saying goes. =3 big white face seems right, but I may have been thinking of another (can't remember where, though. I think it was a game, maybe). --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Oops... ==

Sorry. I was the one who made that "Kick The Cheat" edit on the "Twin Characters" section. Thanks for correcting me! (I completely forgot about artistic licence)! Just wanted to let you know I appreciate the help, and I'll consider that factor next time!... 4kai2lyn6...
:No problem. That edit, and many similar ones, all used to be there until very recently, when we started to rethink the page. Sometimes it's just hard to tell. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

==Quotes==

Everything I've ever read or seen said that even if only one word of a quote was being used that punctuation should be in the quote. So before I go and change how I edit and grade such things, can you show me where you found the rule you're using? - [[User:Ilko Skevüld's Teh C|Ilko Skevüld's Teh C]] 18:39, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
:[[HRWiki:Manual of Style]]. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::Got it. Not sure if I agree with it, but will abide while here. - [[User:Ilko Skevüld's Teh C|Ilko Skevüld's Teh C]] 18:48, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
:::No problem. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Thank you! ==

Thanks for the fixes! My first STUFF contrib. ;) [[User:Jedi liz|Jedi liz]] 05:39, 10 December 2006 (UTC)
:No problem. For a first-time STUFFer, you did very well. =) --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::w00t! and look, they're voting for me! ha. that's what happens when you delete MY contribution to hrwiki. Kay-POW! [[User:Jedi liz|Jedi liz]] 14:15, 10 December 2006 (UTC)
:::Hehehe, you must have some very convincing arguments. =3 --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

==Huh?==
You said "This really can't be proven, seems speculative, not the full H'ween toon, and it's a real shirt." about my edit. Can you explain further? I thnk TBC put that there for people to ponder it? Can you please put it back? --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}}
:It's speculation to assume TBC put it there for people to ponder, because we don't know what they were thinking. We run a knowledge base, based in fact, not assumption. It was not the full, official Halloween toon for that year, and they probably didn't use Homestar's costume for spoiler reasons. To round it out, Homestar's shirt is a real shirt, generally used by people too lazy to wear a real costume (like people who answer the door for trick-or-treaters, for example). Those are the reasons I took it out. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Help out ==
*Hey, I'm thinking about creating a new page, but I don't know what to call it and I don't know all of its info. The page will be about interuppted names Strong Bad usually starts sounding out before getting interrupted by someone. Such as in [[bottom 10]]: He says, "and the number one spot in my bottom 10 is... Th--" and then gets interrupted. Please help out. I am sending this to all sysops. --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}}

==Reverts==
Ah, good to see someone noticed. I highly suggest protecting pages that transclude onto the main page. I don't suppose you all like pseudo-vandals who test security, but consider this a security wake up call, for lack of a better word. [[User:74.224.137.55|74.224.137.55]] 01:54, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

==STUFF talk==
About Hrjogger's vote, I assumed he wanted to vote in the ''only valid'' voting revision, since he put his vote on the old one, even though the new one has been made. Does ths make sense? {{User:Theyellowdart/sig}}
:Just because a revision has been made doesn't make the original vote not valid. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::It doesn't? Then which revision gets the final verdict? Both of them can't. {{User:Theyellowdart/sig}}
:::I'd guess whichever has a better accept-to-decline ratio (if it gets accepted). --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::Okay, thanks for telling me. Now I know better. :-) {{User:Theyellowdart/sig}}

== DorianGray: ==

No need to be a jerk, dude. "Ugh?" "Not at all aesthetically pleasing?" Give me a break. That's an exaggeration -- especially since it's a matter of your personal taste -- and regardless of your preferences, the harsh words are completely unnecessary.

I guess you don't want people to constructively contribute if you're going to behave like that.
:No offense meant. It's just that strong stylistic changes like this should be brought before the community and discussed beforehand, before any changes go into effect. Mebbe I was a little harsh, but it really does look bad. It doesn't fit at all. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

==STUFF==

Yeah, got that. As soon as you pointed it out in the edit summ back there, I checked the rules. Thanks. [[User:Rowsdower45|Rowsdower45]] 18:15, 15 February 2007 (UTC)
:No problem. In fact, if you look quite a ways up 'round about section 13 (heh. Section 13... Fun. =3 ), I had the same problem myself, eons ago. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 19:30, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

== KHI ==

Are you on KHI too? There is a Dorian Gray there too. Just curious. [[User:Toasty!|Toasty!]] 20:41, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
:Nope. What's KHI? =) --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 20:42, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

Forum on Kingdom Hearts. Its pretty big.

forums.khinsider.com [[User:Toasty!|Toasty!]] 20:49, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
:Nope. HRWiki and related sites (i.e. HRWiki forum and that ol' fanstuff place) is the only place I've ever used the name "DorianGray". --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 20:51, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

OK then, just makin sure. :D [[User:Toasty!|Toasty!]] 20:53, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
:Yep. So don't go botherin' this person with fond wiki reminisces, coz I'm sure they won't know what on earth you're talking about. =3 --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 20:58, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

== Secret Eating ==

Hahahahaha — that's been one of my favorite quotes for a long time. Excellent choice =4 {{User:Trey56/sig}} 18:10, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
:All my quotes are excellent choices. =3 --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 18:21, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
::It is! =2 {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 18:41, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
:::Mine are way better. =1 — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 18:58, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
::::But do yours have a spiffy table and an XML-edited picture? I think not. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 18:59, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
:::::Actually, you are all wrong. Sir. Loafing The Great has the greatest quotes. =-1 --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 19:00, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
::::::Oh, he doesn't have what I have either. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 19:01, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
:::::::You missed one. And so did the Ancient Egyptians, Babylonians and maybe even the Phoenecians, but not the Greeks. Definitely not the Greeks. =[[Wikipedia:0 (number)#History|0]] --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 20:27, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
::::::::Ow. More than I wanted to read. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 20:28, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

== Sorry about that crap on the grinch ==
My cousin added that he is Nine and likes Homestar but adds stupid stuff that are very unlikely so dont Blame me (75.8.34.131 is out)

:Don't worry, he's [[Talk:retirement#Slink?|not the only one]] who saw a reference there. And we also appreciate him trying to make a contribution to the article. He has done nothing wrong :-){{User:Loafing/sig}} 21:36, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
::Yeah, ditto. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 22:24, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

== Podstar fix ==

Hey Dorian,

I just wanted to let you know that the podstar links need to be {{pl|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=technology&diff=420751&oldid=420622 piped}} instead of spaced, otherwise the link will be broken! I'd fix all occurrences myself, but I have this big project to turn in for tommorrow, and I can't procrastinate any more than I have! :) --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 02:13, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
:Oh, right. My computer really effed up while doing that one, so I probably overlooked it in that case. Most of the time, I'm pretty sure I fixed it to be piped... --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 04:40, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
::Oh! I see... sorry about that, nevermind then, I guess it was just a fluke that I happen to check out the one link that wasn't piped! :) --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 06:41, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
:::Well, I'm glad you did, coz it probably would've gone unnoticed for days, weeks on end otherwise. =3 --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 06:45, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
::::NP! Any time! And it's good to be lucky sometimes. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 08:34, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

== quite certain he says "oh my lan" ==

Considering that Renold says before hand: "Get your hands off those floppy disks and fiscal reports" it would suggest he says oh my lan. oh my land isn't even a saying.

For the sake of argument, I recorded the part he said and played it over, there is no audio wave that suggests him saying "d" after lan.

http://fileupload.ning.com/mov/3771583
:"Oh my land" still makes more sense than "LAN", but whatever. I don't feel strongly enough about it to argue. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 04:44, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

== No longer newest ==

You were only the newest sysop for at most 59 seconds. [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Special%3ALog&type=rights&user=&page=] {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 03:40, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
:Hmm. I always felt he was before me anyway... Not even in [[HRWiki:A History]], even though I thought I put him first...
:Maybe, since it occurred during the same minute, we're BOTH the newest sysop simultaneously. A shared title. And thus my statement remains valid.
:I was never one to be perfectly accurate anyway. =3 --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 03:43, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

== "Spin and say" ==

I don't understand why the name was changed, nor why we can acknowledge the fact that it was changed. Can you tell me exactly why we can't acknowledge this fact? Was there a copyright issue? If so, we can just mention that the TBC got a (really out of place) C&D letter. --[[User:Crazyswordsman|Crazyswordsman]] 20:08, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
:When the time is right, perhaps. But that time is not right now. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:11, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
::Why can't we know? We have the fact that 1800-555-SBSINGS used to be 1800-BAD-SONG. Why can't we know this one? --[[User:Crazyswordsman|Crazyswordsman]] 21:26, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
:::I don't think that one was as big a deal as this. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 21:31, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
::::I still think we have the right to know what happened. I can't just pretend something I know happened didn't. All you need to do is tell me exactly what happened, and I'll shut up about this. You can email me the answer privately if you'd like, I just am that curious. Thanks a lot in advance. --[[User:Crazyswordsman|Crazyswordsman]] 22:07, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

==About the Unnoficial Quote of the Week thing==
I was wondering...could I use it in my userpage? Thanks in advance! -[[User:Zephiel|Zephiel]] 30 March 2007
:Oh, sure. 'Course you can. 'S long as you aren't stealing my quotes. =3 There's millions of quotes! Think of your own! *holds his selfishly* But I digress.
:Sure you can use it. You don't even need to credit me or anything (after all, it's just a table and a picture--which are mine!). If you'd like to know how to do some XML editing of your own, [[User:Venusy|Venusy]] has a [[User:Venusy/weeklies.xml editing|tutorial]] on it--that's how I learned, even. In addition, if you'd like to use certain images of mine from ''past'' quotes, maybe we can arrange that... But making your own is half the fun! =)
:I forget what I was saying, but you can make your own quotes, certainly. Feel free to even steal my section header name. =3 --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 04:31, 31 March 2007 (UTC)

== Don't go! ==

You can't leave! Stay here or else I'll be really sad. And then angry. Grr. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 09:01, 1 April 2007 (UTC)
:I'm totally staying here. I'm just devoting my userpage to being a Bonus Stage mini-shrine from now on. I could find some other site, I suppose, but wiki code is the only code I understand. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 09:03, 1 April 2007 (UTC)
::Don't change it! Change it back or else I'll be really sad! And then angry! Grr! If you are pulling a prank, I'm totally oblivious to it! Fooled, you might say! But don't tell ''me'' that. Now I've just confused mehself. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 09:17, 1 April 2007 (UTC)
:::So, yeah, whatever happened ''TO'' the BS Wiki??? Died just like the toon? Ran outta money? Did anyone back it up? --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 05:01, 2 April 2007 (UTC)
::::There's a big long tale about it, that I don't even really know anymore... I think Matt Wilson himself asked Steve to shut it down, and he complied. Which sucks. D= --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 05:03, 2 April 2007 (UTC)
:::::They lost their funding or public interest waned or something distracted them... Man what WAS it? What could possibly have distracted them from humbera hum... [[User:DeFender1031|DeFender1031]] 05:06, 2 April 2007 (UTC)
::::::Nice. :) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 05:08, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

== Coppyright? ==

Could I please copy the quote of the week style thing? {{User:Sam the Man/sig}}
:Sure thing. =) I'll say the same to you as I did [[#About the Unnoficial Quote of the Week thing|two sections up]]. Wow, my quotes are popular all of a sudden... --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 03:19, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

== thanks re:office ==

thanks dorian, I'm new to hrwiki and I guess I thought my comment wasn't added, so I tried to add it again today without double checking. Thanks for explaining how to link wikipedia too! Man, you guys are really fast with fixing stuff on this site!
:Yeah. Things move [[boring (really)|a mile a minute 'round here]]. There's always somebody watching. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 22:04, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

== Removing my post ==

Thanks for removing my post for no reason except that you thought I should "take it to the forum". Tape Leg's wiki page has a note saying that some think it's the worst episode. I mentioned that perhaps "Rough Copy" was, which would carry a similar note if their was a concensus. You had no reason to remove my post, but hey - if you want to be a jerk about a Homestar Runner wiki '''TALK''' page, that's your problem. -- Someguyerson
:Such information does belong on the forum, not on the wiki. And please don't be rude to other editors. Thanks.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 23:49, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

:Hey there. DorianGray was acting perfectly within [[HRWiki:Talk page etiquette#Talk post content|policy]]. Comments on talk pages concerning personal opinions of the toons are routinely removed for exactly the reason Dorian provided — they don't concern the content of the article. Now, [[tape leg]] is an exception, because the issue is actually addressed by Strong Bad. So, I understand why you consider your talk page post to be legitimate, but DorianGray actually did the right thing.

:Regardless, your personal attacks of DorianGray were completely uncalled for. If you disagree with a user's actions, it is simple to say so in a civil way without insulting them. Please refrain from doing this in the future to avoid having your editing privileges restricted. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 23:49, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
::Additionally, the comments on [[Talk:tape-leg]] were made several years ago, before policy was more strictly enforced. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 03:28, 19 April 2007 (UTC)

== ;-) ==

Thanks! {{User:Lazylaces/sig}} 18:56, 22 April 2007 (UTC)
:Oh, sure. I got tons of rhythym. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 18:58, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

== 76.5.105.107 ==

I don't give orders but please block 76.5.105.107. He is disrupting the wiki and will not stop no matter what anybody says. {{User:Sam the Man/sig}} 22:21, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
:Sam, you're really not in any position to tell a sysop who should or shouldn't be blocked. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 22:24, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
::I believe he has been blocked at the fanstuff (in an action that I wholly do not approve of). See [[HRFWiki:User talk:76.5.105.107]] for more details. ¤ {{User:The Mu/sig}} 22:28, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
:::O.K, he's blocked. Sorry this comment was here. Forget everything I said. {{User:Sam the Man/sig}} 22:35, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
::::The Mu, if you have an issue with a sysop action taken at Fanstuff, please take that up at Fanstuff with the sysop in question. Bringing it up here is pointless. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 22:38, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

==Discussion Topic==
Sorry for putting the new discussion topic at the top. I'm kinda new to this so thank you for telling me about the + tab. I didn't know what it was there for. Hey how do you do the thing where it puts your name on there and what time you did it? Dangeresque, too?
:A lot of people don't know about it, actually... And to sign your name with a timestamp, just type four tildes (<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>). A-like so. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 21:10, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

== How do I... ==

How do I save a file in Weeklies.xml and qod.swf? {{User:Sam the Man/sig}}
:If you read carefully Dorian's [[User_talk:Sam_the_Man#Unofficial_Quote_of_the_Week|note]] you'll see that he gave you a link to a very detailed [[User:Venusy/weeklies.xml editing|tutorial]] explaining how to do that step by step. I sugges that you carefully read that first before posting any more questions regarding the process. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 12:43, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
:I read it. How do I download those things? {{User:Sam the Man/sig}}
::Where it says "View the Flash file for the current quote" on the Quote of the Week page, and so on, right-click and choose "Save target as...". Then save them to the appropriate place. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 19:19, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

==Pokémon Help==
=== Eggs ===

Hello buddy! Is it possible in FireRed/LeafGreen to hatch more than one egg? I already hatched one egg from the day-care on Four Island, but I can't hatch anymore from there. Is there any other way to hatch an egg? {{User:Zapdos/sig}} 03:17, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
:Oh, sure. There's tons of compatible eggs. You just have to leave two Pokémon of the same Egg group at the day care. (Ditto is a good way to get around this.) And then wait until an Egg appears. Is that helpful, or do you need more info? Have any other breeding questions? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 03:50, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
::Well, uhh... I knew about the Ditto thing where you put a pokemon with Ditto at the day care and you get an egg with the pokemon you put with ditto, but can you do it again? I want an egg with another Zapdos. {{User:Zapdos/sig}} 19:34, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
:::That's the problem, then. You can hatch as many eggs as you want, but the one-of-a-kind Pokémon like Zapdos, Mewtwo, Mew, Lugia, Celebi, etc. can't be bred at all. [[User:76.5.105.107|76.5.105.107]] 19:40, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
:::Oh, Zapdos can't breed. It's in the No Eggs group. Generally, all legendary Pokémon, all baby Pokémon (Pichu, Magby, Elekid, and so on), and a few others (Unown, Nidoran (F), and Nidorina) can't breed. They're too special. If you want another Zapdos, you'll have to trade it from another game. Sorry. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 19:42, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
::::But can you get more than one egg from the day care? If yes, how? {{User:Zapdos/sig}} 19:57, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
:::::They'll give you eggs your Pokémon produce whenever they produce them. Just leave two compatible Pokémon, and go off and do something else. Come back in a while, and maybe they've produced an egg. If you leave Ditto and another breedable Pokémon, you're guaranteed to get an egg sooner or later. You just have to go somewhere else and walk around a bit. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 20:00, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

=== Unowns ===

Hi, do you know anything about the Unown pokemon in the Tanoby Ruins? Before the chambers had '''nothing''' at all in them, no pokemon, nothing. Then I found the Tanoby key, activated it and there were unown pokemon in the chambers! Each unown is exactly the same, except for the body shape, and at the front of one chamber, a guy says a mystic pokemon lives in the chamber. Some of my friends say all the unowns are the shape of each letter of the alphabet and if you catch all of them to create the alphabet, the mystic pokemon will appear in the chamber(s). Do you know anything about the mystic pokemon, the unowns or the chambers? If so, please tell me, thanks. {{User:Zapdos/sig}} 19:39, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
:The mystic Pokémon the guy is referring to is probably the Unown themselves. Unown are pretty fascinating. They do match up to the alphabet: one Unown for each of the 26 letters, as well as one each for ? and !. I haven't yet been able to find Unown ? or ! in Tanoby (they're really rare). The only thing you get for collecting all 28 Unown is the satisfaction of knowing you have them all, though. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 19:43, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
::Do you know anything about the legendary dogs? Because I heard after defeating the elite four (I defeated it 3 times), outside of Cerulean cave a legendary dog will appear and the type will depend on which starter pokemon you picked. I picked Squirtle so my dog should be the thunder dog. Do you know anything about it? {{User:Zapdos/sig}} 19:48, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
:::Yes, that's true. Depending on your starter, one of the Legendary Beasts will appear in Kanto: Raikou for Squirtle, Entei for Bulbasaur, and Suicune for Charmander. They're extremely hard to catch, though. They move around between routes, so you have to use your Pokédex to track them down (only once you find it in the first place, though). Then, if you're lucky enough to be in the same place at the same time, you'll encounter it randomly in the tall grass. It runs at the start of the battle, so putting it to sleep or using Mean Look will help keep it there long enough to wear it down and catch it. If you do manage to catch it, it's a very powerful Pokémon, so treat it well. =) --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 04:59, 14 July 2007 (UTC)
::::Well, I found the Raikou last night looking for meowths and I found it and it fled. I looked in the pokedex to find where it was, I ran into it, had my wobbuffet first with the shadow tag ability. The Raikou couldn't escape because of shadow tag, but it used roar and escaped. Then because it was very late, I turned it off and then today when I played it, I went to Raikou's pokedex entry to find it's location and it said "area unknown". Do you know how I'm supposed to confront it again and if yes, how do I catch it if it either runs away or uses roar? {{User:Zapdos/sig}} 15:58, 14 July 2007 (UTC)
:::::Hmm. Dunno why it's not appearing in the Pokédex locator. Catching one of the beasts is usually mostly luck, and a big pain in the rear. I saved my Master Ball for Entei just coz I hate catching the roaming Pokémon. I could do a li'l research, see if there's anything that has, like, both Suction Cups and Mean Look (Ingrain and Spider Web?) or something. I don't know many counters for Roar... --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 19:05, 14 July 2007 (UTC)

=== eevee ===

Hi, do you know how to get Eevee? I heard you get it in the Celadon Mansion, but how do you get it? {{User:Zapdos/sig}} 23:21, 15 July 2007 (UTC)
:You just go around the back of the building. There's a back entrance that leads to a room on the roof. Eevee is up there. You probably need to have only 5 Pokémon in your party, too, so you have room to take it. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 23:26, 15 July 2007 (UTC)
::Heh, want to know something funny? I got to Celadon a really long time ago and got Eevee a long time ago, so today I looked everywhere and I was just confused, and I looked in the PC and I found the Eevee! Funny, eh? Oh and you said Entei, so you probably picked Mr. Venus. I don't really like Venusy, I don't think it's very good. I like Blasty the best, which is why I picked it. {{User:Zapdos/sig}} 02:52, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
:::I picked Bulbasaur because, way back in Blue version, Bulbasaur was my first Pokémon. I wanted to carry the tradition.
:::Neat how you found th' Eevee. I love a good story like that. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 02:54, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
::::I The reason I picked Squirtle is because I tried all the starters and thought Squirtle was the best. Also because everybody picks Charizard, so if they breed their Charizard, they would maybe trade me something for their Charmander. One of my friends who picked Bulbasaur traded for one of my Squirtle's so he could easily take out his rival's Charmy. {{User:Zapdos/sig}} 14:04, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
:::::Oh, you like stories, don't you? Well, this might make you laugh. You can only get one Master Ball in the game right? Well, you want to save it for the legendary dog, but it's okay if you use it on Articuno or MewTwo or maybe Zapdos or Moltres. Well, my friend really wanted Articuno because he didn't save infront of the other legendary birds. So he took out Zapdos and Moltres, so Articuno was the only one left. That bird is so hard to catch, so if you don't have like a million ultra balls, chances are you won't catch it, so I used my master ball on it. Well, my friend used his master ball on a level 14 Onix then released his Onix. Then he found Articuno and it escaped all of his balls, s he kept on resetting and he did that about 20 times and finally gave up. This was about a month ago, and the Articuno is still standing there, so I can't wait for the Mewtwo! {{User:Zapdos/sig}} 14:14, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
::::::Heh. Your friend has some bad luck. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 18:32, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

==Homestar Runner Fanstuff Wiki is Down==

Check the main page talk dude. --The fanstuff user known as Sterrence88
:Dot com is already on it. Please don't spam talk pages, Sterrence. Also, IRC is more effective for these messages.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 20:53, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
::Sorry. I just thought a admin can help me. I have never used the IRC before. Sorry everyone!! --Sterrence88.
:::No probalo :-){{User:Loafing/sig}} 21:00, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

==Pokemon==

I checked the Link you gave me, I realized I was thinking of a different Pokemon show. You can keep the Cheatball as it is if you want. [[User:MJN SEIFER|MJN SEIFER]] 21:35, 18 July 2007 (UTC)
:No problem. =3 --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 21:37, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

== Invitation ==

Greetings User DORIAN!If you've kept up with current events,I am releasing a story on a wedsite,and putting the link on my user page.On my talk page,there is going to be a party held in honor of said event.I hope you can make it to the talk page party.The party will starty at 8:00 PM EST Friday night.It will last an hour,at which the talk page will return to normal.Hope to see you there!

{{User:Chaosvii7/sig}} 02:32, 26 July 2007 (UTC)

== Image ==
Hi Dorian! I was wondering...how did you manage to use my image and remove the arrow so quickly? It appears to be the same frame, but you might have just replaced it with a new one and kept the name.
Also, you might want to archive some of this page, it's a bit long. Stay Cool.--{{User:Slipstream/sig}} 06:57, 7 August 2007 (UTC)
:A long talk page is the coolest. =3
:I'm just quite quick. It also helps that it was early in the toon. One thing to note: don't crop a picture for a toon's main image. Use the whole spread. (Although you ''should'' crop out the black borders.) --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 07:01, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

== Forgot ==

Hey Dorian, I forgot how to make a new user page. How? --[[User:Homsar Lover|Homsar Lover]]
:To get a userpage, first you need to [[Special:Userlogin|create an account]]. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 01:33, 13 August 2007 (UTC)
::I think this ''is'' actually Homsar Lover. I think I remember seeing a conversation about him forgetting his password or something. {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 01:35, 13 August 2007 (UTC)
:::[[User talk:Trey56#DaaAAAaaaAaAAaaaa|Here it is]]. {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 01:37, 13 August 2007 (UTC)
::::The created userpage did not have an actual user account attached to it, though (and I didn't know this user existed), so I treated it as a new person. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 01:49, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

== Yay! ==
You won Cool Person of the Day! [[User:Numa Numa|Numa Numa]]
:Just of the day? Is that all? =3 --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 03:33, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

== Yay again? ==
Apparently, since nobody that I find cool is online, I choose the one that made the last edit. Your person of the day again! [[User:Numa Numa|Numa Numa]]
:Wow, you're a two-fer, whilst I go unnoticed. I cower appropriately. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 00:46, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

== U.S. grammar for U.S. toon ==

Regarding [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=original&curid=37326&diff=496589&oldid=496587 this] edit: where are our standards listed, and why should they be diffrent from proper U.S. grammar? It is based on a U.S. toon, after all.--{{User:Johnny Jupiter/sig}} 22:22, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

:See [[HRWiki:Manual of Style#Quotation marks]]. Not every editor agrees with this, by the way, but it's the standard we've settled on so that our articles are consistent. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 22:31, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

== See you soon ==

Have a great time with your friend. We'll miss you here, and will look forward to seeing you back soon. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 00:13, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

== Ugh.... ==

Looks like were the only ones editing.... What do you wanna do... [[User:King of wikis|King of wikis]]
:It usually slows down at night... But just you wait 'til tomorrow (perhaps). When a new toon or email is released, there's often an explosion of edits. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 04:46, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

==Peasants==
It seems kinda arrogant, since you just fixed it, but would you mind if I re-did the [[Peasants]] page? It's kinda disorganized. --[[User:Healthy Sam|Healthy Sam]] 03:15, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

User talk:DorianGray

Healthy Sam — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 03:14:06 GMT

Healthy Sam: /* Pesants */

User talk:Healthy Sam

Healthy Sam — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 03:04:26 GMT

Healthy Sam:

== Those helpful links ==

You read all of that information and followed all the links in just two minutes? Wow. You're some kind of speed champion. Seriously, I hope you go back and actually explore all those pages. They contain a lot of useful data, especially our standards and policies. Talk atcha later! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 02:56, 21 October 2007 (UTC)
:I read 7th harry potter book in like 8 hours :) And a lot of it is identical to other wiki info pages.--[[User:Healthy Sam|Healthy Sam]] 03:03, 21 October 2007 (UTC)