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Let us give TANKS!

Loopus — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 06:43:59 GMT

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[[Image:Let Us Give Tanks.PNG|thumb|"I can never tell you two apart!"]]
Blue Laser invites the Cheat Commandos to Thanksgiving dinner.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Green Helmets]], {{film|Gunhaver}}, {{film|Silent Rip}}, {{film|Reinforcements}}, {{film|Crackotage}}, {{film|Reynold}}, {{film|Firebert}}, {{film|Fightgar}}, [[Blue Laser Minions]], {{film|Blue Laser Commander}}, [[Ripberger]], [[Oliver Smidgen]], [[Reynold's Brother]]

'''Places:''' [[Cheat Commandos HQ]], [[Blue Laser Cottage]], Reynold's Parents' House

'''Date:''' November 21, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 5:00

'''Page Title:''' A Very Tremendous Chimendez Thanksgiving

==Transcript==
''{The title appears — ''"LET US GIVE TANKS!!" written by A. Chimendez'' — over a shot of the Cheat Commando base in red, orange, yellow, and brown hills in the background and falling leaves. Light, percussive music plays.}''

''{Gunhaver and Silent Rip appear in front of the control panel and video screen, watching shaky video of three Cheat Commandos being assaulted by blue lasers and explosions on a smoky, war-torn landscape.}''

'''CHEAT COMMANDO:''' We're taking heavy losses, sir. They've got us pinned down! We really need—

''{The video image is interrupted by a siren and a yellow and orange screen with the text, "Thanksgiving Break Alert"}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' All right! Thanksgiving break!

''{The screen fades through static back to the Cheat Commandos}''

'''CHEAT COMMANDO:''' But sir! We could really use some—

''{Gunhaver turns off the monitor and turns to Silent Rip}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' I ''love'' Thanksgiving break!

''{The camera focuses on Silent Rip}''

'''SILENT RIP:''' Uh, shouldn't we go help him?

''{The camera zooms out to include Gunhaver, along with Reinforcements and Fightgar}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' Naw, he's just one of those green helmets. We got like fifty of them. So, what's everybody doing for the holiday?

''{The camera shifts to Reynold}''

'''REYNOLD:''' I'm going to stay at my parents' house! If they haven't rented out my room... again... to my brother.

''{Gunhaver salutes the Cheat Commandos as they leave}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' Well, have a good time, soldiers. I'll just be here in case Blue Laser tries to blow up over-the-river-and-through-the-woods... so that no one to grandmother's house... can go.

''{The scene shifts to a small cottage in the autumn woods with a gravel path and smoke rising out of the stone chimney. Transition music plays}''

''{Cut to the inside of the cottage. A Blue Laser minion is preparing a turkey in the kitchen. Blue Laser Commander enters, brandishing a meat fork.}''

'''BLUE LASER COMMANDER:''' I thought I told you to fiendishly dice the evil onions!

'''BLUE LASER MINION 1:''' No sir.

''{The camera pans to a second Blue Laser Minion chopping onions with fiendish faces drawn on them on the counter.}''

'''BLUE LASER MINION 2:''' That was me, sir.

''{Camera pans back to Blue Laser Commander}''

'''BLUE LASER COMMANDER:''' I can never tell you two apart! ''{hurls the meat fork into the offscreen second minion's eye}''

'''BLUE LASER MINION 2:''' Ow.

'''BLUE LASER COMMANDER:''' There! Now you're the one with the fork stuck in your eye!

''{The door crashes open and the Fightgar, Firebert, and Silent Rip enter, armed with guns.}''

'''FIGHTGAR:''' Sorry Blue Laser — the only thanks ''you'll'' be giving is getting shot by us with our bullet-shooting guns!

''{Blue Laser Commander approaches the Cheat Commandos}''

'''BLUE LASER COMMANDER:''' What?!

'''FIGHTGAR:''' Aw, just kiddin'. ''{smiles, along with Firebert}'' Thanks for havin' us over!

'''BLUE LASER COMMANDER:''' ''{laughs and smiles}'' You really had me going for a second there. Get in here, you guys!

''{Fightgar, Firebert, and Silent Rip enter, followed by Ripberger}''

'''BLUE LASER COMMANDER:''' Ripberger, you made it! ''{Ripberger stops at the door}'' I thought you were only available for a limited time with three proofs of purchase!

'''RIPBERGER:''' I brought some ambrosia salad! ''{displays the salad}''

'''BLUE LASER COMMANDER:''' Uh! Where's Gunhaver?!

''{The camera pans to Fightgar and Silent Rip}''

'''SILENT RIP:''' ''{scratching his head}'' Uh, we kinda didn't give him your invitation. Gunhaver has a bit of a hard time cutting loose.

''{The scene cuts to Gunhaver in the Cheat Commandos base, saluting a flag labeled "The Flag" which is being blown by a fan.}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' Forty-seven! Forty-eight! Forty-nine! Fifty! C'mon Gunhaver, you maggot! Give me fifty more! One! Two! Three!

''{The scene cuts back to the cottage, with Blue Laser Commander and Fightgar at a table with plates, the turkey, and yams with marshmallows.}''

'''FIGHTGAR:''' Uh... I guess... Claude Monet, and um... Manchester United!

'''BLUE LASER COMMANDER:''' That's good, that's good! Now what about you, Silent Rip?!

''{The camera pans over to Silent Rip.}''

'''SILENT RIP:''' I'm thankful for this bountiful Blue Laser Thanksgiving action playset!

''{A "ding" noise is heard and the words "CHEAP AS FREE" appear in a cloud bubble in the corner of the scene}''

''{The camera cuts to Crackotage}''

'''CRACKOTAGE:''' I'm thankful for the gift of rhyme!!

''{The camera cuts to Ripberger}''

'''RIPBERGER:''' Ambrosia salad!

''{The camera cuts back to Crackotage}''

'''CRACKOTAGE:''' I'm also thankful for this lime! ''{holds up a lime}'' Hibbety-jeebity!

''{The camera cuts to Blue Laser Commander}''

'''BLUE LASER COMMANDER:''' Plutonium at closeout prices!

''{The camera cuts to a Blue Laser minion}''

'''BLUE LASER MINION 1:''' I'm thankful I don't have a fork in my eye, sir.

''{The camera cuts back to Blue Laser Commander}''

'''BLUE LASER COMMANDER:''' My Nana's new hip!

''{The camera cuts to the Blue Laser minion with a fork stuck through his visor into his eye}''

'''BLUE LASER MINION 2:''' I'm... thankful for this fork in my eye.

''{The scene cuts to Gunhaver, facing the camera in front of the control panel.}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' So I exchanged it for something of lesser value, and they gave me the rest in store credit!

''{The camera comes behind Gunhaver's back to show him standing in front of the video monitor with the anonymous Cheat Commando onscreen.}''

'''CHEAT COMMANDO:''' That's great sir! A real value. But we could really use some air support.

'''GUNHAVER:''' Yeah, I should go too. Gotta check in on Blue Laser.

'''CHEAT COMMANDO:''' Please, NO—

''{Gunhaver brings up the Blue Laser cottage on the video monitor, showing Blue Laser Commander, Fightgar, Silent Rip, and a Blue Laser minion at the table with the turkey.}''

'''FIGHTGAR:''' Ambros-er-a salad... sayin' right, right, right, right...

'''GUNHAVER:''' Tight buns! Blue Laser has captured the Cheat Commandos and is forcing them to sit down to a delicious meal and pleasant conversation! Hang on, boys. Daddy Gunhavvy's on his way! ''{walks away from the monitor}''

'''BLUE LASER COMMANDER:''' But I'm ''not'' thankful for that guy over there with the camera!

''{The scene cuts to Reinforcements, who is using a camera and lights to record the Thanksgiving dinner.}''

'''REINFORCEMENTS:''' Hey, guys.

''{The camera focuses on Silent Rip and Blue Laser Commander}''

'''SILENT RIP:''' Uh-oh. You know what ''that'' means.

''{The camera cuts to Fightgar.}''

'''FIGHTGAR:''' It won't be long before...

''{Gunhaver comes out of the turkey pointing a handgun. The Cheat Commandos theme music plays in the background.}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' Gobble, gobble... you're in trobble!

'''CRACKOTAGE:''' ''{offscreen}'' Hey, that's not bad!

''{The camera cuts to Blue Laser Commander.}''

'''BLUE LASER COMMANDER:''' Gunhaver! You actually have a gun!

''{The camera cuts back to Gunhaver, with the silhouettes of two Cheat Commandos in the foreground}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' Cheat Commandos, run! For cover! ''{camera zooms in}'' Blue Laser is clearly trying to have you all over for dinner!

''{The camera cuts to Silent Rip.}''

'''SILENT RIP:''' Uh, yeah! He invited you too! But we didn't tell you because we were afraid you'd do something like this!

''{The camera cuts back to Gunhaver.}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' And I did! The Cheat Commandos win again!

''{The camera cuts to Blue Laser Commander.}''

'''BLUE LASER COMMANDER:''' Well, since you're here... ''{clasps his hands together}'' Play us a song, won't you Charles?

''{The camera pans past several Cheat Commandos, all murmuring in agreement}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' A—a song? No, I couldn't possibly... it's been so long, I...

''{The camera cuts back to Gunhaver, with a small, dirty Cheat Commando wearing a cap behind him.}''

'''OLIVER SMIDGEN:''' Won't you play us a song, Gun'aver?

'''GUNHAVER:''' All right, you talked me into it. One song!

''{Cut to Gunhaver sitting at a black upright piano with the Cheat Commandos and Blue Laser gathered around.}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' This is one everybody knows, so give me a hand, boys. ''{begins playing the piano and singing}'' Buy all our playsets and...

'''CHEAT COMMANDOS AND BLUE LASER:''' Ooh!

'''GUNHAVER:''' ''{singing}'' Buy all our playsets and...

''{Ripberger descends upside-down from the ceiling.}''

'''CHEAT COMMANDOS AND BLUE LASER:''' Ah!

'''GUNHAVER:''' ''{singing}'' Buy all our playsets and...

'''EVERYONE:''' ''{singing}'' Toys!

''{The camera pans past Fightgar, Silent Rip, and the Blue Laser minion with the fork in his eye. The camera focuses on the piano keys, which Gunhaver is playing the Cheat Commandos theme song, and then cuts back to everyone in front of the piano}''

'''EVERYONE:''' Yeah!

'''BLUE LASER COMMANDER:''' A holiday classic!

''{Smoke begins wafting through the top of the room.}''

'''SILENT RIP:''' Uh, what's that smell?

'''FIGHTGAR:''' How should I know? You're the one called Silent Rip!

'''GUNHAVER:''' That's all me. I stuck a nuclear device in the oven in case I didn't make it out of here alive! ''{several of the attendees open their mouths in surprise}''

''{The scene cuts to Reynold's room, with his brother playing video games. There are several speakers in the room; the ones in the foreground are shaking as they play music. The Blue Laser cottage can be seen outside the window with smoke rising from it.}''

'''MUSIC:''' No one understands me! No one understands me!

''{Reynold enters the room, covering his ears}''

'''REYNOLD:''' Will you turn that noise down?!

'''REYNOLD'S BROTHER:''' You're so lame.

'''MUSIC:''' No one understands me... but YOU!'''

''{The Blue Laser cottage explodes in a mushroom cloud as the songs says YOU and the glass window of Reynold's room shatters}''

''{The screen shifts to a picture of Gunhaver coming out of the turkey, with the message, "Happy Thanksgiving! from those Cheat Commandos". The "Buy all our playsets and toys" music plays, without lyrics.}''

==Easter Eggs==
*At the end, click on "Cheat Commandos" to see Oliver Smidgen and Reynold's Brother action figures.
*At the end, click on the turkey drumstick to see Blue Laser order around a minion.<br>
*:'''BLUE LASER COMMANDER:''' ''{Holding a plate of food}'' I need you to take this plate of food, make a milkshake out of it, and spread it on Nana's gums for her!<br>
*:'''BLUE LASER MINION:''' I'm going to go ahead and disobey a direct order, sir.<br>
*:'''BLUE LASER COMMANDER:''' Understandable!

==Fun Facts==
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===Explanations===
*An arch-nemesis becoming a friend or associate in a holiday episode was not uncommon in cartoons produced prior to the mid-nineties. Often the antagonists would show a change of heart for the duration of the episode, but the little-to-no continuity of cartoons then provided no explanation (and due to the general audience's attention spans, no need) for the change back to evil ways.
*The "Green Helmets" are minor, expendable characters added so "heroes" can die without losing any members of the main cast. Such characters are frequently called "[[Wikipedia:Redshirt (stock character)|Redshirts]]", due to the fact that such characters in [[Wikipedia:Star Trek|Star Trek]] usually wore red shirts; in G.I. Joe, they were called "[[Wikipedia:Greenshirts (G.I. Joe)|Greenshirts]]".
*[[Wikipedia:Ambrosia (fruit salad)|Ambrosia salad]] is a fruit salad variation that contains lime jello, sour cream, whipped cream, mandarin oranges, pineapple, and coconut. Some variations also contain bananas, strawberries, or miniature marshmallows.
*Reynold's brother dresses and acts very much like a stereotypical [[Wikipedia:Goth|goth]], though given his age and context is likely to not understand Goth culture (see [[Wikipedia:Mansonite|kindergoth]]). He may also be an "[[Wikipedia:Emo (music)|emo]] kid" due to the music ("No one understands me") and video games.
*Oliver's pronunciation of Gunhaver as "Gun'avah" is a play on "Guv'nuh," a term of British origin used to refer to a person of higher social status.

===Trivia===
*This is the first time the Cheat Commandos are featured in a holiday toon.
*This is the first time Ripberger is heard speaking.
*This is the first Cheat Commandos cartoon to feature civilian characters besides Reynold.
*The Blue Laser Commander exclaims, "Gunhaver! You actually have a gun!" Indeed, in spite of his name, this is the first time Gunhaver is actually seen holding a gun. However, his gun appeared in [[Shopping for Danger]], though Blue Laser Commander never saw it.
*This is the first time that we have heard another name of a Cheat Commando. (Blue Laser says "Play us a song, won't you, Charles?" to Gunhaver.)
*Crackotage's "Hey, that's not bad!" line is the first time we hear him not attempting to conclude what he says with a rhyme.

===Remarks===
*Gunhaver is shown playing C E F B♭ F E. The notes heard are G G A B♭ A G.
*In action figure form, Reynold's brother still has cartoon-style eyes, although it may be because of his disgruntled facial expression.
*When Fightgar enters Blue Laser Cottage, he threatens Blue Laser Comander with their "bullet-shooting guns." In several other Cheat Commando episodes, the gun shoots lasers.
*Reynold's brother's box says he was born in the 90's, meaning he is somewhere between age 7 and age 16.

===Fixed Goofs===
[[Image:Cheat Commandos Lime No Decend.PNG|thumb|The floating lime]]
*Crackotage's arm originally went down after showing the lime, but the lime didn't descend with his arm. This was fixed by removing the downwards arm movement. 

===Inside References===
*The Lil' Steiny piano is a reference to [[Stiny]]'s nickname, Li'l Stiny, from [[superhero name]]. ''(See also: Real-World References)''
*The page title refers to [[A. Chimendez]].
*This is another instance of [[Blood|blood]] in a cartoon.
*This is another instance of [[Cheap as Free]] in a cartoon.
*The price of each Easter egg [[Action_Figure_Character_Variations|action figure]] is [[$11.01]].
*The appearance of Ripberger and the guy holding the camera originated from ideas mentioned in the commentaries for the Cheat Commandos on [[Everything Else, Volume 2]].

===Real-World References===
*The Lil' Steiny piano is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Steinway & Sons|Steinway & Sons]] pianos. ''(See also: Inside References)''
*"Over the river and through the woods" is a reference to the Christmas song, [[Wikipedia:Over the River and Through the Woods|Over the River and Through the Woods]], by Lydia Maria Child.
*Oliver Smidgen is an allusion to [[Wikipedia:Oliver Twist|Oliver Twist]].
*[[Wikipedia:Claude Monet|Claude Monet]] (1840-1926) was a French Impressionist painter.
*[[Wikipedia:Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] Football Club is the English football team most well-known to Americans through [[Wikipedia:David Beckham|David Beckham]]. The reference is also made funnier by the joke associated with the club, that it attracts fans from all corners of the globe except Manchester itself (a recent study showed people with Manchester-area post codes are more likely to support [[Wikipedia:Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]).
*The poster in Reynold's Brother's room displays the [[Wikipedia:Anarchy|anarchy]] symbol.
*The gun that Gunhaver is holding resembles a Colt .45 [[Wikipedia:M1911|M1911]].
*The second package in the toy Easter egg states "Next Gen Gamepad!" in the corner; this is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:History of video game consoles (seventh generation)|new game consoles]], two of which were released a few days before this toon.

==External Links==
*[[HR:ccdo5.html|watch "Let Us Give TANKS!"]]
*[[HR:ccdo5.swf|view the Flash file for "Let Us Give TANKS!"]]
*[[Mirror:ccdo5.html|watch toon with "floating lime" goof]] (mirror)
*[[Forum:10241|forum thread re: Let Us Give TANKS!]]

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Peasant's Quest

Loopus — Sun, 30 Jul 2006 05:24:08 GMT

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[[Image:peasantsquest.png|thumb|A game fit for a peasant!]]

''"Control a short-panted 'peasant' named Rather Dashing as he stumbles through Peasantry in his 'quest' to get revenge on a dragon thing."'' —[[Videlectrix]]

A real long time ago, in the peasant kingdom of [[Peasantry]], some people lived... in fear. You are {{Film|Rather Dashing}}, a peasant wearing short pants, who returns from his vacation to find his thatched cottage BURN[[Lowercase i's|i]]NATED! You set out on a quest to get revenge on {{Film|Trogdor}} once and for all.
So will he stay alive and protect this peasant kingdom from burnination?
''YOU'' decide!!!

'''Date:''' August 2, 2004

'''Page Title:''' Peasant's Quest

== Instructions ==
*Look around by typing "look".
*Talk to others by typing "talk".
*Take items by typing "get (item)".
*Use items by typing "use (item)". You can also "throw (item)", "give (item)","look (item)", and some other action words.
*Type "inv" to see your inventory.
*Type "save" to save your game and "load" to load a game. ([[Wikipedia:HTTP_cookie|Cookies]] must be enabled.)
*Press + or - to speed up or slow down your character.
*Type "ask about (name)" to gather information from other characters.

==Fun Facts==
===Trivia===
*On July 18th, 2005, Peasant's Quest received a "Top Dog" award from [http://www.the-underdogs.info/game.php?id=5243 Home of the Underdogs].
*The commands "make friends with Kerrek" and "buy Kerrek a cold one" were added after the e-mail [[for kids]] was released.
*On January 16th, 2006, Peasant's Quest was made into a [http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard/games/ratherdashing.html Dashboard Widget] for Mac OSX.

===Goofs===
*Even after you've picked up the map, typing "look ground" will have the game tell you it's still there.
*If you type "where" on the screen above the Mountain Pass, you'll see that it has no name.
*Typing "look" on [[Poor Gary]]'s screen will still say "rotten ol' horse" even after he's fled.
*If you get [[Kerrek]]'s belt after getting on fire, the animation of getting the belt won't show you on fire.

===Glitches===
[[Image:PQvanishingRD.PNG|thumb|Hidden behind the door]]
[[Image:Pqglitch_babylady_rain.png|thumb|Anyone feel a draft?]]
*If you walk straight up to the Jhonka's door, you will disappear, except for one leg.
*A strange mapping bug allows you to "warp" to the [[Baby Lady & Her Baby|baby lady]]'s house and the inn from another screen entirely. Walk into where you would go to the hidden glen, but go up through the fence and to the left.
*On the screen containing [[Jhonka]]'s Cave, walk into the bottom left corner and you'll end up in the inn, however you'll only be able to walk along the bottom and right sides of the screen.
*Standing behind the "INN" sign while standing as close as possible to the inn itself will cause part of Rather Dashing to appear in front of the sign.
*If you fail the quiz from one of the three keepers of Trogdor, instead of loading a game, just click on RESTART on the load menu after Game Over. Skip the game's intro and then press any key. This will once again bring up the question you answered wrong while you're standing by the knight at the entrance of Trogdor's cave. Answering the question wrong again just gets you another Game Over, answering right makes the box disappear, but every time you try to move or press any other key, the question comes up again, and you will be stuck until you answer the question wrong.
*After you kill the Kerrek, go into the baby cottage. It will be raining inside.
**It will also rain inside the inn.
*In the Baby Lady Cottage, if you open up the inventory and select the Supertime Funbow, a small blue square will appear to the left of the screen.
*On the Game Over screen, hit Enter twice and the animation of your bones will start over.
**If you die, and press restart, and then press enter twice, you will go through another death scene.
*After typing "use sword" in Trogdor's inner sanctum, walk right for an interesting glitch. Even though Rather Dashing's graphic is locked in place, he will get burninated even though he is nowhere near Trogdor. The fire will come from Trogdor's neck instead of his nose.
*In Trogdor's Lair, you will hear a tune. Keep pressing load game and it will keep repeating.
*If you type "get mask" at the well after placing the pebbles in the bucket, but before getting the Monster Maskus, you will not get the mask and will be unable to get it through any means.
*If you put the baby in the bucket, but do not turn the handle, then you can type "put baby in bucket" and get more points again and again.
*As soon as you start the game, type "save" and when you click on your loaded game, you will be in trogdor's lair.
*If you enter Trogdor's outer sanctum and then try to leave, you get teleported back inside.

=== Inside References ===
*Sometimes, when you jump in to the hay bale (after being covered with mud), it says you jump in like a "two years old boy". This is a reference to [[Main Page 15]].
*The screen title "River b/w Tree" is another reference to [[b/w]]. 
*If you try to jump in the left side of the lake, it responds "Not so fast, Swimmer [[Dan]]!".
*When you reach the top of the mountain, it says "Nice jorb climbing the cliff.", which is a reference to [[A Jorb Well Done]], as well as [[Coach Z]]'s accent in general.
*[[Jhonka]] is from the e-mail [[impression]].
*[[Kerrek]] is from the e-mail [[interview]].
*At the bale of hay, if you type "Get hay", it makes a reference to [[Thy Dungeonman]] and [[Thy Dungeonman II]] by saying "Who do you think you are, some kind of Thy Dungeonman?"
**There is another Thy Dungeonman reference if you "look jhonka."
**When you type in "die" it says "That wasn't very smart," another reference to Thy Dungeonman.
*If you type in "get plague" at the burned out tree, the game calls you Mispeller Jones [sic], a reference to the "Interruptor Jones" quip from [[morning routine]].
*After killing the Kerrek the screen says "ARROWED!! Nice shot. You smote the Kerrek! He lay there stinking." ''Arrowed!'' is a running joke used in [[Teen Girl Squad]] and [[TROGDOR!]].
*If you return to the corpse of the Kerrek and type "kill Kerrek," it says "Yeah. You smote the Kerrek. You deserve a trophy full of Mutton-ums." This is a reference to the toon [[New Boots]], where [[Strong Bad]] claims [[The Cheat]] could have earned a trophy full of Steak-ums.
*Much of the text in the game echoes Strong Bad's style of speech, such as the quote, "Behold the TrogShield! No seriously, behold it."

=== Real-World References ===
====Other Video Games====
*The game itself is a parody of the Sierra On-Line games [[Wikipedia:King's Quest|King's Quest]] and [[Wikipedia:The Black Cauldron (video game)|The Black Cauldron]].
*The name of the land, "Peasantry", is a reference to "Daventry", the kingdom from [[Wikipedia:King's Quest|King's Quest]].
*Several screens as well as the main character's appearance are taken directly from [[Wikipedia:The Black Cauldron (video game)|The Black Cauldron]]
*The filename of the game is disk4of12.html, a nod to old PC games which were often distributed on multiple floppy disks and which prompted the player to insert the next disk at certain points during installation or gameplay.
*Starting from the Hidden Glen screen, turn left as you exit through the hole in the fence. This allows you enter the screen "located" above the Hidden Glen, which turns out to be the interior of the Baby Lady Cottage. Entering the cottage in this manner changes the way you interact with your surroundings, allowing you to walk through walls, and even walk an indeterminate distance off the edge of the screen. Possibly this is not an error, but rather a reference to [[Wikipedia:Atari|Atari's]] old ''Adventure'' game, in which you could peer off the edge of one screen into another, and enter a secret room which is said to be the first instance of an "Easter egg" in a game.
*When you smite the Kerrek, it'll first say "Here goes, Kid Icarus". This is a reference to a [http://www.nintendo.com Nintendo] game of the same name: [[Wikipedia:Kid Icarus|Kid Icarus]], in which your main weapon is a bow.
*The save screen may be a reference to the old [[Wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda series|Legend of Zelda]] games in format, the addition of hearts through progress, and the addition of artifacts that are added to your body (shield, helmet, sword).
*Typing "light lantern" is a reference to the text-based [[Wikipedia:Zork|Zork]] series, in which you always carried a Brass Lantern, and which is parodied in Thy Dungeonman.
*When you obtain the Kerrek's belt, Rather Dashing holds it over his head in a fashion similar to Link of The Legend of Zelda.
*Naked Ned popping in and out from the tree is similar to [[Wikipedia:Smoke (Mortal Kombat)|Smoke]] from [[Wikipedia:Mortal Kombat II|Mortal Kombat II]] in the living forest level, where you would occasionally see him pop out, look, and return behind the tree.
*The noise you hear when the disk read error occurs is very similar to the [[Wikipedia:Commodore 64|Commodore 64]] disk drive, for when the drive is trying to load a disk, it sometimes loses its place where it was loading and made a loud clicking noise.
*Using the baby at the hole of the mysterious cabin brings up a message "Deploying Q-Baby...", which is probably a reference to the [[Wikipedia:James Bond|James Bond]] video games. In those games, you use a remote contol Q-Spider to crawl through small holes.
*The three questions that are asked to you are a refrence to the original DUNGEON ( not the 3 Zork games ), where the dungeon master asked you 3 questions about the game
*The loading screen is a reference to Space Quest 3, in which it showed a picture of the game's creators trying to console you about dying.

====Music====
*If you type "look" near the hay, it says, "It reminds you of a warm, safe place where as a child you'd hide," a reference to "[[Wikipedia:Sweet Child O' Mine|Sweet Child O' Mine]]" by [[Wikipedia:Guns N' Roses|Guns N' Roses]].
*Looking at the rock in the middle of the river gives a reference to "Rock of Ages" by [[Wikipedia:Def Leppard|Def Leppard]].
*When you scare Poor Gary it says he "broke on through to the other side," a reference to "Break on Through" by [[Wikipedia:The Doors|the Doors]].
*Hugging the tree at the hay bale produces a reference to a well-known [[Wikipedia:The Byrds|Byrds]] song. However, once you do this you seem to get stuck. Pressing the down key will remedy this.
*If you look at the cracked ground, it says something about it being a place in which rock stars make amazing guitar solos — a reference to [[Wikipedia:Slash (musician)|Slash's]] solo on "November Rain" by Guns N' Roses.

====TV/Movies/Comic Books====
*At the bale of hay, type "look tree". It says, "[[IMDb:0074697|It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown]]," a 1976 [[Wikipedia:Peanuts|Peanuts]] TV special.
*When you first talk to the knight guarding the mountain pass, he calls you "Dragonheart", a reference to [[IMDb:0116136|the movie]] of the same name.
*If you try to get the pebbles but are too far away, it says, "You try to do your best Mr. Fantastic impression." This is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Fantastic Four|Fantastic Four]].
*If you go to the screen with "River b/w Tree" and type "look hut" or "look cottage", it says, "You see a cottage in the distance. You hold your fingers up to one eye and pretend to squash it." This is a reference to the Head-Crusher sketch on [[Wikipedia:The Kids in the Hall|Kids in the Hall]].
*If you try to give the Jhonka something he'll reply with, "Don't need nothing from no filthy peasantses!!" This is a reference to the ''Lord of the Rings'' character [[Wikipedia:Gollum|Gollum]], whom Jhonka somewhat resembles.
*After jumping in the hay the game comments you look like "that guy from that one show", a reference to Cousin It from [[Wikipedia:The Addams Family|The Addams Family]] who looked like a walking hay bale.
*If you type "drink", you'll get a message about how you don't need to drink, concluded with "So you got that going for you. Which is nice." This comes from Carl Spackler in the film Caddyshack.

====Other====
*Typing "throw baby" at the west screen of the lake returns the message, "I guess you misread the walkthrough at GameFAQs..." [[Wikipedia:GameFAQs|GameFAQs]] is a popular gaming website known for its huge number of walkthroughs or FAQs for just about every game there is ([http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/online/game/922153.html including Peasant's Quest])
*When you look at the painting in the inn, it says that there are dogs playing "Magic: The Nerdening". This is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Magic: The Gathering|''Magic: the Gathering'']] card game, as well as to the stereotype of ''Magic''-players as being antisocial nerds. The painting itself is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Cassius Marcellus Coolidge|C. M. Coolidge's]] series of nine oil paintings featuring dogs playing poker, as well as the follow-up painting "Looks Like Four of a Kind".
*If you try to "scare gary" before getting the mask, two of the three possible responses are references. The first ("You tell Gary the story about the kid who pops this big zit he has and all these baby spiders come out. It doesn't phase him.") is a reference to an urban legend, as is the second ("You tell Gary the "THE CALLS ARE COMING FROM INSIDE THE HOUSE!!" one but he doesn't act very scared. He's probably heard it before."), which was made into the 1979 horror movie ''[[IMDb:0080130|When a Stranger Calls]]''.
*Trogdor's voice is an old speech synthesizer called the [[Wikipedia:Software Automatic Mouth|Software Automatic Mouth]], or S.A.M.
*The berries on the bushes are called "[[Wikipedia:Cap'n Crunch|Crunch Berries]]." This is a reference to the [[Breakfast Cereal|cereal]] of the same name.
*Trying to jump in the hay from far away will cause a reply which includes a usage of the initials MJ. This is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Michael Jordan|Michael Jordan]], a basketball player who had an incredible vertical jump, and was able to dunk the ball from the foul line, which is several feet away.
*Looking at the rocking chair after the baby lady leaves will get you a message saying "One of those self-rocking kind. Not bad for a brown-collar peasant-type. Must be trickle-down in action." This may be a reference to trickle-down economics; part of [[Wikipedia:Ronald Reagan|Ronald Reagan]]'s economic plan for the United States was based on the theory that allowing those with the most economic influence (businesses and the upper-class) to flourish would "trickle down" and benefit the rest of the economy in the form of increased spending, saving, and investment. Therefore, according to the trickle-down theory, given fair market conditions, the best way to enhance overall economic health is to concentrate economic benefits on those with the most economic influence.
**Furthermore, "brown-collar" is a reference to white- and blue-collar jobs, referring to office work and manual labor, respectively. There is no brown collar, but it can only be assumed it represents whatever brown-robed peasants do.
*When Trogdor first wakes up, Rather Dashing wishes he had some "Depeasent Underwear". This is a reference to Depends Underwear.
*When the game is loading, it is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Apple_II#Apple_IIe|Apple IIe]] booting with the screen saying "v1.8" (all that is readable) and the [[Population: Tire]] Loading screen.
*The Apple IIe in the loading screen (along with its disk drives) are on the [[Videlectrix]] Home Page.
{{Peasant's Quest}}
{{VidelectrixGames}}

== External Links ==
*Play the [[HR:disk4of12.html|Game]]
*Play the [[HR:peasantsquest61.swf|Game (Flash file)]]
*[http://wsidecar.apple.com/cgi-bin/nph-reg3rdpty1.pl/product=09442&cat=31&platform=osx&method=sa/Rather%20Dashing.zip Download] the game as a Dashboard widget (Mac OSX 10.4 or higher only)
*Listen to the [[Videlectrix:songs/pq_theme.mp3|Game Music]] [[Videlectrix:songs/pq_trogcave.mp3|Game Music (Trogdor's Cave)]]
*[[Forum:411|forum thread re: "Peasant's Quest"]]

[[Category:Peasant's Quest]]
[[Category:Videlectrix Mascot Filmography]]

A Folky Tale

Loopus — Sun, 30 Jul 2006 04:48:08 GMT

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{{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:''' August 22, 2005

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

'''Page Title:''' Folky Tales

== 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 pronounces "real" as "rerl"}'' 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,<br>
We haven't stopped laughing<br>
since you left. No one can get any<br>
work done. We need you to come<br>
say something miserable and<br>
depressing so we can have our<br>
lives back.<br>

<div align="right">Talk atcha later,<br>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.

===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.
*When the note gets pinned to the tree above Saddy, it already has the words on it. Yet when it zooms in, the words don't appear until after they are spoken.
*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.

===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's Imagined Death|killed Strong Sad]].
*Listening to Bubs's end of the phone conversation, Homestar apparently calls Bubs his "dog." 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].
*[[Wikipedia:Joseph Merrick|Joseph Merrick]] (1862–1890), called "The Elephant Man," was 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]].

== 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"]]

[[Category:Toons]]

Fortune Cookies

Loopus — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 22:47:33 GMT

Loopus: /* Trivia */

{{gamenav|Old Game|fortune|Dancin' Bubs|Hairstyle Runner}}

[[Image:fortunecookies.PNG|thumb|Seek your destiny!]]

A fun little "game" that gives you a new fortune every time you click on a fortune cookie. It used to be in the [[Museum]], but it was moved to the [[Handheld Games Menu]] when the [[Scrolling Shooter Games Menu|game menu]] was remodeled.

'''Page Title:''' Homestar Runner Fortune Cookies
__FORCETOC__
== List of Fortunes ==
*Little things add up to a little bit.
*Try a little levitation.
*Start a little fire. A little one!
*Hey, it worked for Taft.
*Briefly, let's discuss your underwear.
*You will spot a food store with your name. You aren't related.
*Switching soaps cold turkey will give you a rash.
*Brush up on knock-knock jokes. They're on their way back.
*Have a good time, all the time.
*Your friends wonder if they met you now, would they still like you?
*Ask me about super-dooper savings.
*"They" say "you" are "stupid." Whatever that means.
*Your primary goal will be washing up.
*Lighten your load by doing less work.
*Length x width = height. No wait. I mean area.
*Park in a secret place where no one can find you.
*Ugliness is next to you. Scooch on over.
*Girls shouldn't casually wear ball caps.
*You will tire of your mayonnaise and it will grow tired of you.
*Homonyms will give you trouble at a social function.
*Wait by the phone. See if it rings.
*You will fight for a just cause, just 'cause.
*You've got something between your teeth. Something green.
*Make a little guy out of a paperclip.
*Clumsiness will bring about a change of pants.
*An authority figure will look at you through X-ray specs.
*Make it great. Next time don't be late.
*Why not try some moldy bread. You might not vomit.
*Pay no attention to the man in parentheses.
*Things are about to get a whole lot flimsier.
*The backwards alphabet is just as important as the frontwards one.
*Start adding sugar to coke. That's why they put it on the table.
*A true friend will tell you how stupid that shirt looks.
*From now on, give only high-fives.
*It's not lazy if it's hilarious.
*Start putting stamps on all your emails.
*Greatness can be measured in arguments won.
*Tell your boss to quit. Then take their job.
*Buy me a sandwich.
*There are some dishes under your bed that you should just throw away.
*Stop listening to country music.
*The truth is, banana peels just aren't that slippery.
*You will avoid laundry altogether and buy more socks.
*Don't skip school... skip class.
*<font color="yellow">Yellow text is hard to read.</font>
*Remember that time you lied to your mom?
*Begin saying 'toot' backwards. No one will ever know.
*It's not illegal if it's hilarious.
*A pillow fort simply cannot last.
*The likelihood is great that you will bring home some bacon.
*Gimme a dollar.
*Stop picking at it.
*It's not mean if it's hilarious.
*Will you go with me? Yes [ ] No [ ]
*Treat others as if they treated you first.
*Don't wait for a reason to give up, just stop trying.
*Your potential is full, empty it out. It's starting to stink.
*Laugh your way out of a tense bathroom situation.
*[[Thorax:|www.thoraxcorp.com]]
*Maybe try and be a little funnier.
*A life of luxury will end in buxury.
*You suck so much, you don't suck.

== Fun Facts ==
===Trivia===
[[Image:You very dead..png|thumb|right|You very dead.]]
[[Image:Youarenotasgoodasmostpeople.png|thumb|right|You are not as good as most people.]]
*All of the slips of paper read "You are very ''[illegible]'' indeed" (or, possibly, "You very dead") and "You are not as good as most people" before they are completely unraveled.
**Due to this, when "yellow text is hard to read" comes up, it's black until it's completely unfolded.
*When it asks "Will you go with me?", you can check off either answer, but nothing happens.

===Inside References===
*The fortune cookie that reads www.thoraxcorp.com is an obvious reference to the [[Thorax Corporation]].

===Real-World References===
*The one about the paper clip may be a reference to Clippy, one of the [[Wikipedia:Office Assistant|office assistants]] on [[Wikipedia:Microsoft Office|Microsoft Office]].
*"Pay no attention to the man in parentheses" is a reference to ''[[IMDB:tt0032138|The Wizard of Oz]]''.
*[[Wikipedia:William Howard Taft|William Howard Taft]] was the 27th president of the United States of America.
*The Fortune Reading "Have a good time, all the time," is a reference to "[[Wikipedia:This Is Spinal Tap|This Is Spinal Tap]]."

===Fast Forward===
*Similar fortune cookies are used in an Easter egg for the [[Strong Bad Email]] [[long pants]].

== External Links ==
*[[HR:fortune.html|play Fortune Cookies]]
*[[HR:fortune.swf|view the Flash file for Fortune Cookies]]
{{OldFlashStuff}}
[[Category: Games]]

User:Loopus

Loopus — Tue, 04 Jul 2006 06:34:34 GMT

Loopus:

Hi, my name's Loopus! Well, not really...

Weclome Back

Loopus — Tue, 04 Jul 2006 05:32:47 GMT

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{{toonnav|Big Toon|weclomeback|A Folky Tale|The King of Town DVD}}
[[Image:Weclome Back.PNG|thumb|"What is it, like, mid-May or something?"]]
Homestar and the gang all reflect on their summer vacation.

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

'''Places:''' [[The Field]], [[Topiary Garden]], [[The Island]], Glutton Camp's Obstacle Course, An Airplane

'''Date:''' July 3, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 4:37

'''Page Title:''' Your dreams were your ticket out...

==Transcript==
''{A closeup of a time clock attached to a telephone pole. A time card is punched in. The words "Weclome Back" are shown, and flash various colors. Pull out to see Bubs holding a cup of coffee, in front of a table with styrofoam cups and an urn, in the Field. Marzipan enters and also punches in.}''

'''BUBS:''' Well, hello, Marzi-person! Welcome back.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Well, howdy, stranger!

'''BUBS:''' Stranger? I'm Bubs, remember?

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{unimpressed}'' Uh, I know. It's a joke.

'''BUBS:''' That's hilarious. How was your vacation?

'''MARZIPAN:''' It was tout de suite! I took the Cool Tapes on a midwestern tour ''{the tour map pops up}'' of bead shops and topiary gardens.

''{Cut to a topiary garden; Marzipan, Strong Mad and The Cheat are playing in the band}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{singing}''
:Cool tapes are cool, and we're better than ever,
:Cool tapes are cool, 'cause we're light as a feather.
:Keep it down with that real cool flavor,
:Me and The Cheat and our bass player.
:Rockin' the spot.
:Yeah, we're rockin' the spot.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Thanks, jah! And don't forget we've got cool 7-inches for sale over at our merch table.

''{Cut to the merchandise table. Homsar is standing on it, it has a sign reading "Merch Masala" and another reading "Steven Inches $<span style="font: italic 120% serif">π</span>"}''

'''HOMSAR:''' I'm a little light in the leftovers!

''{Homsar's hat flies off the left of the screen, and comes back on from the right and settles on his head. Cut back to Bubs and Marzipan at the coffee table.}''

'''BUBS:''' I bet you drove the shape-ed plants wild.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Yeah, they were way into it. So what did you do?

'''BUBS:''' I drove my baloney sandwich truck down to the beach.

''{Cut to the tropical island. Bubs's "Baloney Sammich Truck", which resembles an ice-cream truck, doesn't quite fit, and the rear wheels are in the water.}''

'''BUBS:''' Baloney! Come on, people! Come on, palm tree! I'm-tryingtosellabaloneysammich!

''{An Atari seagull flies past.}''

'''BUBS:''' You shut your face!

''{Cut back to the coffee table.}''

'''BUBS:''' I sold exactly zero baloney sandwiches!

'''MARZIPAN:''' Well that's great!

'''BUBS:''' Yeah, it was pretty much my best summer ever.

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{walks in}'' Same here. I spent two glorious weeks at Gluten Camp. I learned more about this oft-misunderstood plant protein than I ever thought possible.

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' What''eva!'' ''{puts a time card in the time clock}'' I was across the lake at Glutton Camp. And we challenged those pansies to an obstacle course!

''{Cut to the obstacle course, pan across to see Strong Sad and the King of Town stuck in two tire swings.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Well, should we call it a draw?

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Hecks no! I got stuck in here 10 minutes before you!

''{Pan across to Coach Z.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Let's go, Glorten Camp! Glorten Camp is pain and scranin' on yous!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh yeah? Well while you slo-mos were slounching around on your haunchy laurels, I was checking the most amazing email of my career!

''{Cut through static to Strong Bad, holding the Lappy, on a plane. Screen markers and a recording light are visible, as though viewed through a camcorder. Strong Bad leans in and adjusts the focus.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' All right, Lappy, when I mash record on that camera, we're gonna perform the world's first death-defying midair SBEmail check! We'll make the cover of all the latest blogs! Now, are you psyched?! I'm psyched, are you psyched?!? OK, 3! 2! 1!

''{Strong Bad leans in and presses a button on the camera. Cut through static to Strong Bad standing on the ground. The camera drops to the ground and slowly falls over.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, the believing is hard to be doing, because that was so incredible! We met so many celebrities in midair! And the part with the ''Narwhal'' ''{said "Nar-wayel"}'' was ''so'' illegal.

''{Cut through static to Strong Bad, back at the coffee table}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, cuh-rap! What am I, your dad? I can't believe I pulled the old "mash Stop when you think you're mashing Record and mash Record when you think you're mashing Stop" routine on myself.

'''MARZIPAN:''' But if we've all been on vacation, who's been taking care of the website?

''{Homestar Runner walks in, tired, wearing a dressing gown, a nightcap and [[Nebulon]] slippers, with a cinnamon 5 o'clock shadow.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{yawns}'' What's up, my brothers? Let no one say the Homestar Runner don't know how to nap. What is it, like mid-May or something?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh, try "early July."

''{Zoom in.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Aah! I slept through June!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yup.

''{Zoom in even tighter.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Aah! Bet Agatha Christie would never sleep through June... neither would Angela Lansbury.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Aren't they the same person?

'''BUBS:''' Yeah.

'''KING OF TOWN:''' Yep.

'''MARZIPAN:''' I think they are.

'''STRONG SAD:''' Yes, they definitely are.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Well, it's settled then. Now, what's this I hear about some of you guys sleeping through June? I'll let it slide this time, but June-sleepers will not be tolerated from this day henceforth. Now, whose turn was it to bring the doughnuts?

'''EVERYONE:''' Yours.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Well, I'll let it slide this time, but doughnut-rememberers will do-not be tolerated from now on. All right, everybody, everybody. It's time to get this www-dot-show back on the road-dot-com. Now, places! And...

''{Cut to everyone standing in front of a plain blue background. The words "everybody, everybody" appear in front of them. The music from the Intro page plays.}''

'''SINGERS:''' Everybody, everybody! Everybody, everybody! Everybody, everybody! Everybody, everybody!

==Easter Eggs==
* In Homsar's scene, click on the "Steven Inches" sign to see a "The Freewheelin' Eh, Steve" album cover. On the bottom it lists the songs ''Sweet Cups and Cakes'' by Wheelchair Man, ''Eh, Steve's Dream'' by Eh, Steve!, and ''Talkin' Trying to Catch a Worm Blues'' by Fresh Juice.
* When the King of Town first appears, click on his crown to see his "I'm with Glutton Camp" T-shirt.
* Click on the left "everybody" at the end of the toon to see what Pom Pom and The Poopsmith presumably did during their summer vacation.
:''{Pom Pom and the Poopsmith are both leaning on the palm tree on the deserted island. They are both wearing sunglasses. After a few moments, a thought cloud appears and reveals that Pom Pom is thinking of a baloney (or bologna) sandwich. Another one appears shortly afterwards and shows that the Poopsmith is too.}''

==Fun Facts==
{{checkstuffpage}}

===Explanations===
*This toon refers to the real-life vacation that [[The Brothers Chaps]] took in the late spring/early summer of 2006, during which time the site went nearly seven weeks (48 days) without a major update (there were various minor updates during this period, but no toons).
*The Baloney Truck is a spoof on the [[wikipedia:Ice_cream_truck|Ice Cream Truck/Van]], which is popular in some parts of the world.
*[[Wikipedia:Agatha Christie|Agatha Christie]] and [[Wikipedia:Angela Lansbury|Angela Lansbury]] are, in fact, not the same person. Christie was an English crime fiction writer and Lansbury is an English-born American actress most famous for her role (as a crime fiction author) on [[Wikipedia:Murder, She Wrote|Murder, She Wrote]]. Lansbury however did play Christie's fictional sleuth [[Wikipedia:Miss Marple|Miss Marple]] in the movie adaptation of Christie's [[Wikipedia:The Mirror Crack'd|The Mirror Crack'd]].

===Trivia===
*The time card reads:
{| style="border-collapse: collapse; text-align: center; font-face: monospace"
|- style="border: 3px solid #F9C; font: bold 100% sans-serif"
! style="width: 5em" | IN: !! style="width: 5em" | OUT:
|- style="border: 3px solid #F9C"
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|- style="border: 3px solid #F9C"
| style="border-right: 10px double #F9C " | 8:03 || 5:54
|- style="border: 3px solid #F9C"
| style="border-right: 10px double #F9C " | 7:45 || 6:21
|- style="border: 3px solid #F9C"
| style="border-right: 10px double #F9C " | 9:21 || 6:03
|- style="border: 3px solid #F9C"
| style="border-right: 10px double #F9C " | 12:02 || 5:58
|- style="border: 3px solid #F9C"
| style="border-right: 10px double #F9C " | 7:56 || 6:23
|- style="border: 3px solid #F9C"
| style="border-right: 10px double #F9C " | 8:03 || 5:54
|- style="border: 3px solid #F9C"
| style="border-right: 10px double #F9C " | 7:45 || 6:21
|}
[[Image:Cool tapes tour.png|thumb|Cool Tapes' June 2006 tour]]
*The Cool Tapes tour goes through East Westerburg, Beadsburg, Bead Store City, Sculpted Busheton, New Beadshop, Topiarianapolis, Beeeeeds and Tope Gardens. Other towns on the map are Northtime, Pantsburg, Shoigut, Thuxtable and The Slickster.
*There are trees in the topiary garden shaped as an ice-cream cone, [[Trogdor]], a tree stump, and [[Wikipedia:William Shakespeare|William Shakespeare]].
*According to the sign on the side of Bubs's truck, he's selling:
**"Gumball Surprise"—A baloney sandwich with a purple gumball on top.
**"Open Smiley Face"—An open baloney sandwich with a smiley face drawn on it in mustard.
**"I Heart Baloney"—A baloney sandwich with heart-shaped bread.
**"Dog Food"—A baloney sandwich with bone-shaped bread.
**"It's Not a Real Popsicle"—A baloney sandwich with popsicle-shaped bread.
**"Inside Out"—A piece of bread between two slices of baloney.

===Remarks===
*Coach Z's line about "Glorten" Camp echoes a similar line from him in [[mascot]]. There, he refers to the same entity in two different ways, and here, he refers to two different entities in the same way.
* Strong Bad's parachute apparently has no straps, though he may have donned it after accidently "mashing" stop.

===Inside References===
* Pantsburg is one of the [[Strong Bad's Vacation Spots|places Strong Bad visited]] on his [[vacation]] and one of the places in [[Limozeen]]'s [[Limozeen#Zeenin' Across the Country 2001|Zeenin' Across the Country tour]].
* When Strong Bad says "I can't believe I pulled the 'Mash stop when you think you're mashing record, and mash record when you think you're mashing stop' on myself" is a reference to [[Mashing_Go|mashing go/play on something]]
* The Atari seagull is from [[huttah!]]
* Marzipan's [[Cool Tapes]] band comes from [[Cool Things]].
* The toon's title includes [[Unusual Greetings#Weclome|Weclome]].
* Homestar's slippers resemble [[Nebulon]].
* Bubs' "Baloney Sammich Truck" has a [[Marshie]] look-alike sandwich on the top.
* Bubs pronounces "shaped plants" the same way Strong Bad and Teenage Homestar pronounced "striped pants" in [[highschool]].
* One of the places the Cool Tapes band visits is East Westerburg. Westerberg (spelled slightly differently) was visited in [[Thy Dungeonman 3]], and it was to the east of the player's starting location.
* Pom Pom is wearing [[Dangeresque Too]]'s sunglasses.
* In addition to the two ropes attaching the tire swings to the tree at the obstacle course, a third rope hangs from the sky and sways gently, as did the rope featured in [[A Folky Tale]].
* The "Gumball Surprise" is another example of a [[Concoctions|concoction]].

===Real-World References===
*The city "The Slickster" (as seen on the Cool Tapes tour map) is a reference to former WWF manager Kenneth Johnson, who's ring name was Slick and often called "The Slickster" by the commentators.
*The city of "Thuxtable" is a reference to Theo Huxtable, a character on The Cosby Show. Theo Huxtable was previously mentioned in [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]], when Coach Z dressed up like him.
*The design of the Cool Tapes Marzipan amps are based on the design of the classic Marshall amp, as seen in [[different town]].
*A Vlog is a Video Blog, made popular by Youtube.com, a short video of the host sharing a part of their lives.
*The page title references the theme song from the sitcom ''[[Wikipedia:Welcome Back, Kotter|Welcome Back, Kotter]]'' ("Welcome back / Your dreams were your ticket out...").
*Athletic competitions between summer camps occupying the same campground are common in family movies and cartoons.
*The "Freewheelin' Eh! Steve" album cover is a reference to Bob Dylan's early album, "Freewheelin' Bob Dylan."
*Homestar's shirt is a reference to the movie ''[[IMDB:tt0088258|This Is Spinal Tap]]'', in which [[Wikipedia:Nigel Tufnel|Nigel Tufnel]] is seen wearing the same shirt featuring a green ribcage and later remarks "This is what I sleep in sometimes".
*The Eh! Steve song "Sweet Cups and Cakes" is likely a ''[[IMDB:tt0088258|This Is Spinal Tap]]'' reference as well, since "Cups and Cakes" is the name of a Spinal Tap song.
*Strong Mad's violin styled bass bears a resemblance to the [[Wikipedia:Hofner|Hofner]] bass played by [[Wikipedia:Paul McCartney|Paul McCartney]]. However Strong Mad plays right handed, while Paul is a lefty.
*Strong Bad's Narwhal reference is a reference to the popular internet game [http://www.spinnerdisc.com/narwhaldiving.html Narwhal Diving] at the website [http://www.spinnerdisc.com Spinnerdisc.com].
*The sign on the merchandise table that reads "Merch Masala" might be a reference to the 1985 Hindi movie [[Wikipedia:Mirch Masala|Mirch Masala]]
* Marzipan referring to Strong Mad simply as "Our bass player" is a reference to the film ''That Thing You Do!'', about a fictional rock band in the 60s. The bass player in the group is always reffered to and listed in the credits as simply "The Bass Player" (Although in a short segment discussing what happened to the members of the group afterwards, he is called "T.B Player"

==External Links==
*[[HR:weclomeback.html|watch "Weclome Back"]]
*[[HR:weclomeback.swf|view the Flash file for "Weclome Back"]]
*[[Forum:8992|forum thread re: "Weclome Back"]]

[[Category:Toons]]

Mr. Bland

Loopus — Mon, 28 Nov 2005 00:11:59 GMT

Loopus: changed "n" to "ñ" in "Señor."

[[Image:mr_bland.PNG|thumb|right|Mr. Bland is about to be crushed.]]

'''Mr. Bland''' is a character from the book that all of [http://www.homestarrunner.com homestarrunner.com] is based on. He entered The Strongest Man in the World contest, which was the subject of the original book. [[Strong Sad]]'s head seems to be based on this much older character. Mr. Bland was apparently one of the most popular characters until he was crushed by a falling [[Bubs' Concession Stand]] along with [[Señor]] (seen in "[[origins]]").
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== Complete Filmography ==
*'''Debut''': [[Original Book|The Homestar Runner Enters the Strongest Man in the World Contest]]
*[[Marshmallow's Last Stand (toon)|Marshmallow's Last Stand]]
*[[Strumstar Hammer]] ([[kids' book]] Easter egg)
*Email [[flashback]]
*Email [[origins]]

[[Category:Storybook Characters|Bland,Mr]]

couch patch

Loopus — Sat, 12 Feb 2005 06:01:23 GMT

Loopus: /* Real-World References */

[[Image:sbemail88.png|thumb|Ptooie]]

'''Strong Bad Email #88'''

Somebody asks Strong Bad about the history behind the patch on his couch.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Strong Bad]], [[Strong Sad]], [[Little Strong Bad]], [[The Poopsmith]], [[Homestar Runner]], [[Coach Z]], [[The Cheat]] (easter egg)

== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD:''' I'm goin' to try something a little different. ''{typing}'' print out million dollar bill.exe

''{The computer responds with "Bad command or file name"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{not typing}'' What? Oh. ''{typing}'' no for real, print me out a million dollar bill, man.exe

''{The computer responds with "Syntax error."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' um, this time, really print me out a million dollars bill.nofoolin'

''{The computer responds with "Cut it out, you."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{not typing}'' What the-! Don't give me none of that cross talk! Oh well, it was worth a shot. Now on to... ''{sighs}'' on to the e-mail.

''{Strong Bad hits enter, types "strongbad_email.exe," and hits enter again}''

''{reading}''

<pre>is there a story behiend the patch
on the couch? if so, do tell!

form,
your pal</pre>

''{Strong Bad pronounces "behiend" as "buh-HEEND" and "form" like it's spelled}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ooh, my pal! ''{typing}'' Well Palbert, it's a good story. And now you all have to hear it.

''{Cut to flashback of Strong Bad in the basement with a sack acting all mysterious.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Seems I was looking for a place to hide all my Aztec gold. But when I made the first incision, not only did I realize that I don't have any Aztec gold, ''{bag falls open to reveal it was full of oil filters}'' but I unleashed a stench of biblical proportions.

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' They had to call in a hazmat team just to hose me hose me hose me ''{typed then deleted, typed then deleted, then typed}'' down!

''{Cut to The Poopsmith wearing a "Has Matt?" suit hosing Strong Bad down as he screams.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' I had to spend a fortune on Glade plugins.

''{Cut to Strong Sad standing next to Strong Bad at the computer.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Now wait a second! That's not how ''I'' remember it

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, and I'm sure every loser out there wants to hear your loser opinions, loser.

'''STRONG SAD:''' They do!

''{Cut to flashback of a young Strong Bad in the basement}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' I seem to remember a young Strong Bad thinking that Olympic sprinter Carl Lewis was a woman. And that he was hot!

''{Young Strong Bad writes "Strong Bad LUVS Carla Lewis!! and thinks shes hott!!" with a Sharpie on the couch.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' That is entirely untrue.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Lies! All lies!

''{Cut to Homestar standing behind Strong Bad.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Clearly I'm the only one who remembers how it all went down.

''{Cut to flashback of Homestar laying on the couch in the basement.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover}'' It was not so long ago that I was in Strong Bad's basement spitting Teddy Grahams all over the place. One of them got stuck to the ceiling.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Homestar, shut up! This is about that patch on the couch. It's clearly already on there in your flashback.

''{Cut back to the two Brothers Strong and Homestar at the computer}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh oh ohhhhh. I thought this week's e-mail was entitled "Teddy Graham Memories."

''{Cut to shadowed "This guy's voice has been digitally altered" interview session}''

'''MYSTERIOUS PERSON''' ''{Clearly Coach Z}'': No, no. I got the ''real'' scoop. Strong Bad had me over for Gumbo one night, and I don't know what kind of doodoo meat he was using in there, but I had to puke!

''{Cut to flashback of Coach Z's shadow in the basement}''

'''COACH Z:''' ''{voiceover}'' So I went downstairs and I noticed this little rip in the couch, so I puked in it!

''{Coach Z's shadow pukes in the couch. Cut back to interview session}''

'''COACH Z:''' ''{voiceover}'' I... I'm sorry for what I done!

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' I liked that gumbo! I didn't use no doodoo meat. If I ever find out who that guy is... Well, palbert, there's your answer. Me? I'm gonna go over there.

''{Strong Bad starts to get up from his seat, but sits down again.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{not typing}'' Oh wait! ''{typing}'' make homestar's head explode.exe

''{The computer responds with "No can do." The camera pulls back so we can see Strong Sad and Homestar again}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' No can do.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh crap! this computer is worthless.

''{Zoom back to just Strong Bad and the computer. Strong Bad now gets up and leaves. [[The Paper]] comes down.}''

== Easter Eggs ==
*You can click on a hidden 'print out million dollar bill, please.exe" at the bottom to print out a million dollar bill. This is more easily seen if you use the contrast knob to make the background blue.
*At the end you can click on the "make homestars head explode.exe" link to cut to a short of Homestar, again spitting Teddy Grahams all over da basement.
::''{cut back to the basement. Homestar is laying on the couch spitting Teddy Grahams all over again, with The Cheat standing nearby. After a few seconds, The Cheat's head inexplicably explodes}''
::'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Dang, The Cheat. That computer's got something against you. Did you ever, like, pour Mountain Dew all over it?

== Fun Facts ==
===Explanations===
*When [[The Poopsmith]] is hosing Strong Bad, he is wearing a blue shirt, reading "Has Matt?" Obviously a "got milk?" take off, this is also a play on words with "hazmat", which stands for Hazardous Materials.

===Inside References===
*In the "make homestars head explode.exe" easter egg, Homestar Runner asks The Cheat, "Did you ever like, pour Mountain Dew all over it?" That is a reference to the email [[anything]], when Homestar Runner pours Mountain Dew all over Strong Bad's computer.
*[[The Cheat's Head Exploding]] is a running gag.
*The "Stench of Biblical Proportions" makes a sound similar to [[Bad Graphics Ghost]].
===Real-World References===
*Little Strong Bad is wearing a shirt featuring a rather well known advertisement for [http://www.seerockcity.com/ "Rock City"], a tourist trap in the south.
*Strong Bad repeating "hose me down" seems to be a reference to skate videos.
*The fact that Strong Bad says "a stench of biblical proportions" refers to The Bible and the history of destructions in it, often on a large scale such as The Flood and Sodom And Gommorah.
*"Palbert" may be a reference to the TV show/comic strip "Dilbert" in which many principal characters living at Dilbert's home have the same naming convention: Dilbert, Dogbert, Catbert, and Ratbert.
*Carl Lewis is an actual sprinter from the Olympics. He does have a sister who was an Olympic long jumper, but her name is Carol, not Carla.

== External Links ==
*[http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail88.html watch "couch patch"]
*[http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail88.swf view the flash file "couch patch"]

{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category:Compy 386 Emails]][[Category:Strong Bad Filmography]][[Category:Strong Sad Filmography]][[Category:The Poopsmith Filmography]][[Category:Homestar Runner Filmography]][[Category:Coach Z Filmography]][[Category:The Cheat Filmography]]

different town

Loopus — Thu, 30 Sep 2004 20:09:23 GMT

Loopus: /* Fun Facts */

== Screenshot ==
http://www.cs.utah.edu/~swilde/hsw/sbemail99.PNG

== Summary ==
'''StrongBadEmail #99'''

Steven WV writes in and askes [[Strong Bad]] what he would change in his town to make it better, and he sings a weirded-out song, in which he describes how he would change the characters. You'll have to see it to find out!

'''Features: [[Strong Bad]], [[The Poopsmith]], [[Marzipan (character) | Marzipan]], [[The Cheat]], [[Strong Mad]], [[The King of Town]], [[Bubs]], [[Strong Sad]], [[Coach Z]], [[Homestar Runner]], [[Pom Pom]], [[Homsar (character) | Homsar]]'''

== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD''': ''{singing}'' Check your email and check your email. ''{still singing, but there is an echo}'' Check check your your email and and check check your your email email ''{stops singing}''

''{Strong Bad presses Enter}''

'''STRONG BAD''': {reading email below}

<pre>Dear Strong Bad,

I just wondering, if you had a chance
to make your town different, what
would you do?

Sincerley
Steven WV</pre>

''{Strong Bad says Wolksvagen instead of WV}''

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

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

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

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

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

''{cut to The Poopsmith shoveling poop}''

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

'''THE POOPSMITH''': ''{singing}'' Hello!

''{screen slides to reveal the right, where Marzipan is dressed in heavy metal garb, holding a guitar decorated with a skeleton pattern, in front of a wall of amplifiers marked 'Marzipan'}''

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

''{Marzipan wails on her guitar}''

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

''{a polaroid picture of the tree with Strong Bad (still singing) and The Cheat hanging out with it. Strong Mad appears from behind the left border of the photo and says...}''

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

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{singing}'' We'll see.. ''{Strong Mad looks shocked}'' And The King of Town would be underground in a box filled up with peas...

''{pan down to reveal a large crate label 'A MILLION PEAS' buried under ground. A cut-out from the crate is taken away to reveal The King Of Town inside surrounded with peas}''

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

''{Strong Bad appears in the lower right and says...}''

'''STRONG BAD''': I know!

''{cut to Bub's Concession Stand surrounded by flamethrowers and a sign that says 'Please. Take SEVERAL'.}''

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{singing}'' Bubs would give away flame throwers that shoot chocolate hundred dollar bills...

'''BUBS''': Imitation chocolate!

''{pan right to reveal Strong Sad}''

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

'''STRONG SAD''': ''{sadly}'' I'm Evil.

''{pan right to reveal the sports field with Coach Z standing there wearing an orange jacket}''

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

''{Coach Z turns to reveal the back of his jacket which says 'Totally Style' and has a picture of a big thumbs up}''

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

''{pan right to reveal more of the sports field with Homestar Runner standing there}''

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

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

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': I quit!

''{what looks like a collectors card floats into the left of the screen with a picture of Pom Pom making a basket}''

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

''{total blackout, fade in close up of Strong Bad's mouth. Zoom out to reveal Strong Bad wearing a blue jacket not unlike The Fonz from Happy Days}''

'''STRONG BAD''': two three four ''{singing}'' and this little weirdo

''{a spotlight turns on to reveal Homsar}''

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

''{Homsar silhouettes and transmogrifies into a silhouette of Modestly Hot Homsar}''

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

''{Modestly Hot Homsar un-silhouettes and is wearing a blue one-piece bikini with the word 'homsar' on it. She is wearing Homsar's yellow bowler hat and has brown hair and pink lipstick.}''

'''MODESTLY HOT HOMSAR''': DaAaAa, I'm forever your girl!

''{Crowd cheers}''

''{Cut to the Computer Room where Strong Bad is standing on his stool}''

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

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

'''STRONG SAD''': Hey Strong Bad--

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

''{Cut to group shot with Strong Bad and Strong Sad standing to the right of the computer. Strong Bad is still standing on his stool.}''

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

'''STRONG SAD''': Noo... Calm down, spazz. I'm going to the Clash of the Titans Con, dressed up as Calibos, remember? I was just gonna ask if you still wanted that bust of Bubo?

'''STRONG BAD''': Oh, um. Right. Of course. ''{coughs} {speaking quietly}'' yeah I still want that bust of Bubo.

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

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

''{cut back to the computer where Strong Bad continues his reply}''

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

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

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

== Fun Facts ==
*The music for "Different Town" was written and performed by [[They Might Be Giants]] specially for HomestarRunner.com. [[The Brothers Chaps]] wrote the lyrics (this is confirmed on the [[Downloads]] page). [http://tmbw.net/ This Might Be a Wiki] (the unofficial TMBG Wiki) has a page about [http://www.tmbw.net/wiki/index.php/Different_Town "Different Town"]. You can download the song by rolling over the area next to the "back" link at the end, or at the [[Downloads]] page.
*Coach Z says "Check it out, yo!" This is a reference to Pumpkin Carve-nival.
*The "ABA Basketball" is a reference to the isle of the poms and an easter egg from [[new hands]].
**Also a more direct reference to an American Basketball Association basketball, which was red, white and blue instead of the NBA orange.
*The guitar Marzipan is playing is "Mr. Scary," the axe George Lynch used during his years with the '80s metal band Dokken.
*The floppy disk in the case says "BAAL," which is a platform-style game published by Psygnosis in 1989.
*The board behind Homestar says CGNU and something else. This is probaly a refrence to [[mascot]].
**The "something else" is "DeBry," which is a reference to [http://www.devry.edu/ "DeVry University"].

== External Links ==
*[http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail99.html watch "different town"]
*[http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail99.swf view the flash file for "different town"]
*download the song: [http://www.homestarrunner.com/songs/differentown.zip Win] [http://www.homestarrunner.com/songs/differentown.sit Mac] (performed by [[They Might Be Giants]])

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for kids

Loopus — Thu, 30 Sep 2004 20:06:34 GMT

Loopus: /* Fun Facts */

== Screenshot ==
http://img44.exs.cx/img44/3035/sbemail110.png

== Summary ==
'''StrongBadEmail #110'''

Allison wonders what a Strong Bad television series would be like.

'''Features: [[Strong Bad]], [[The Cheat]], [[Homsar (character) | Homsar]]'''

== Transcript ==
''{We see [[Strong Bad]] at the [[Compy 386]] playing [[Peasant's Quest]]. He has a score of -38 and is in the area with [[Kerrek]].}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh, let's see here... ''{typing}'' Make friends with Kerrek. ''{A message pops up. It reads "The Kerrek says he has enough friends already. And he doesn't like your short, short pants." His score also drops to -40.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What the!? ''(presses enter}'' Um... ''{typing}'' Buy Kerrek a cold one. ''{Kerrek smashes him on the head. There is another message. It reads "The Kerrek is a Teetotaller and is offended by your offer. He pounds your head into the ground. You dead." His score also drops to -45.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What? Oh man... Stupid game! ''{types "quit". a message says "You quitter."}'' I guess I should do the thing that I do. ''{pulls up the a> sign and types "strongbad_email.exe"}'' ''{Reading}''

<pre>Coolest guy ever - - - Strong Bad,
I've been wondering if you ever
thought of making your own television
series? Kids everywhere would love
you, and your awesomeness.

Allison , NJ</pre>

''{instead of saying "- - -", he mumbles "handle" three times. After reading his own name, he stops reading and says, "Whoa! Three handles! Must be an important one!" Then he continues reading. After the comma, he says "unnecessary comma," and he pronounces "Allison" as "All is on"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Television?!! Kids?!! Wait, do you people think I'm intended for children? Like, the littlest, tiniest babies? You know, that watch those shows on public television. I don't think I'm cut out for that type of sugarjob.

''{Cut to a piece of yellow paper used for teaching Kindergartners writing. A bazooka gun, a monster with horns, a bunny with fangs, and a creature that resembles a man sticking its tongue out are drawn in crayon around him.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Okay, kids, we're gonna play where's [[The Cheat]]. Can you say, "a-The Cheat"?

'''KIDS:''' ''{half incoherent}'' The Cheat. ''{one child mumbles}'' Christopher Columbus.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Not good enough. F minus minus. ''{"F--" appears on the screen. A buzz sound is heard. Cut back to Strong Bad. Behind him are a tree and an open box. A toilet is in front of him.}'' All right, dumb children. ''{rubs his hands together}'' Find The Cheat! ''{The Cheat comes out from behind the box.}''

'''KIDS:''' ''{say things like "There he is," or "Right there." They continue saying this.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Um, no, he's behind the box. ''{Turns around and points to The Cheat}'' No, uh, he's not even ''behind'' the box, he's barely ''obscured'' by the box. ''{turns around}'' Look, The Cheat is behind the freaking box!! ''{Kids stop talking and the music soundtrack screeches to a halt. Strong Bad comes closer to the viewer.}'' '''He's behind the box! I'll kill you!! I'll kill all your dogs!!''' ''{Cut back to Strong Bad at the Compy 386}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' So, you can see how that might be less than pleasant. What with all the letter writing and the angry mothers and the subsequent stringing me up in town square for all to see. But you know who's a natural for that sorta thing? None other than America's favorite blue midget [[Homestar Runner|Homestar]]: [[Homsar (character) | Homsar]]!!

''{Cut to an all-white scene. Homsar comes through a faraway door. He walks closer to the viewer and stops.}''

'''KIDS:''' What do you know, Haddi-man?

'''MAN:''' ''{As the words are sung, they are shown one by one at the bottom of the viewer's screen. Homsar rides by in a boat with a flag. The background is green with flowers. His shirt says "if you lived here you'd be home"}'' We'll have an adventure, and several long trips. We'll make some new friends ''{Children come out of nowhere behind Homsar}'' and maybe get a bite to eat!! ''{An orange with "abc" on it appears behind Homsar. A lot of Homsars now appear and disappear.}'' All 'cause we say, ''{A red Homsar with a flag appears. White liquid spills onto the screen. A logo that says "Whaddaya know, Haddi-man? with a Homsar on it appears.}''

'''KIDS:''' What do you know, Haddi-man?

'''HOMSAR:''' DaAaAaA! I'm a trendy totebag!

''{Cut to a tan scene. Homsar disappears and reappears in random places and makes sounds. When he stops, "g" appears in front of him.}''

'''KIDS:''' A "G"!

'''HOMSAR''': I'm not gonna lie to you, that's a healthy piece of real estate!

'''KIDS:''' A "G"!

''{Cut to a purple place with a person playing a guitar on a chair wearing sneakers. As the words are sung, they appear on the screen.}''

'''MAN:''' Stave it off, 1-2-3, and now you can count to three.

'''HOMSAR:''' That's a real popular song! Who wants to hear of it fifty times more?

'''KIDS''': ''{shouts of approval}''

''{Cut to a purple place. Now we see two of the guitar playing people, one superimposed over the other. Again, as the words are sung, they appear on the screen.}''

'''MAN:''' Stave it off, 1-2-3, and now you can count to three.

''{One of the guitarists is suddenly upside-down. The song repeats.}''

'''MAN:''' Stave it off, 1-2-3, and now you can count to three.

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Good gravy. I've got two words for the children that are raised on that crap: HELD BACK. REPEATING THE THIRD GRADE. LOW STANDARDIZED TEST SCORES. I GUESS THIS WAS MORE THAN TWO WORDS. THE PAPER, PLEASE TAKE US HOME.

''{The paper comes down}''

== Easter Eggs ==
*At the end, click on the words "good gravy" to see the KOT's new food product.
*Also at the end click "crap" to see a CD and hear a sample.

== Fun Facts ==
*Strong Bad was playing [[Peasant's Quest]] and was doing poorly.
**The commands he uses were not originally part of the game but were added (though not in identical form) after this email debuted. It is also impossible to get a negative score in the real game.
*The fake show hosted by Strong Bad is a spoof of many children's shows.
*One of the crayon drawings in Strong Bad's show looks similar to [[Dijjery-Doo]].
*The drawing in top right corner of Strong Bad's show is the gelatnous monster from [[kids' book]].
*One of the children says "Christopher Columbus!" when Strong Bad asks them to say The Cheat.
*When Homsar talks after the G shows up (complete with various head movements and hat flyings, as per usual), his shadow says still.
*The Party Mix CD easter egg is a parody of the various "Kidz Bopz!" and other 'kid-safe' albums.
*The spine of the Party Mix CD reads "Songs we found on the street"
*The song "All is on" is a reference to Allison, the writer of the email. When Strong Bad reads her name at the beginning he pronounces it "All is on"
*"The Paper please take us home" is probably a reference to Guns n' Roses' song, "Paradise City". Guns n' Roses was also referred to in Peasant's Quest.
*Strong Bad's game of 'Where's The Cheat?' with the children is likely a reference to the cartoon [[Where's The Cheat?]]
*The noise Homsar makes when he teleports around is a reference to the PBS show [http://pbskids.org/boohbah/boohbah.html Boobah]
*This is the first time SB ever really threatens to kill anyone.
*This email has Homsar as a fairly important character. The last email to share this trait was [[interview]], which introduced Kerrek. This e-mail begins with Strong Bad's attempts to foil the Kerrek's plans.
*The positions of the crayon graphics in the first scene (the one with the bazooka, Dijery-Doo, Gelatinous monster, and sick-looking guy) are all rearranged when the scene zooms in on SB's face.
*If the [[Kerrek]] is a tee-totaller, then [[Cold One]]s must be alcoholic if that stops him from drinking them? Cold Ones have never before been ''shown'' to be alcoholic, although it seems likely.
*Strong Bad refers to hosting a kids' show as a "sugarjob." This is possibly a reference to the e-mail [[sugarbob]].

== External Links ==
*[http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail110.html watch "for kids"]
*[http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail110.swf watch "for kids" in fullscreen]
*[http://forum.hrwiki.org/viewtopic.php?t=459 forum thread re: "for kids"]

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invisibility

Loopus — Fri, 24 Sep 2004 22:02:21 GMT

Loopus: /* Fun Facts */

== Screenshot ==

[[Image:invisibility.PNG]]

== Summary ==

'''Strong Bad Email #41'''

[[Tandy 400]] is dead and gone. BEHOLD! Da [[Compy 386]]! A spectacle of graphics and sound!
Strong Bad discovers being invisible really isn't worth it.

'''Features: [[Strong Bad]], [[Bubs]], [[Homestar Runner]], [[Strong Mad]]'''

== Transcript ==

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{off-screen}'' I'm hooome!

''{He walks to the Tandy 400 and sits in front of it.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Okay, let's see here. Don't need this anymore.

''{Strong Bad removes the post-it on the screen that says "DORKS!" on it and an angry face with sharp teeth below.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' And don't need THIS anymore.

''{Strong Bad knocks the Tandy off the table and onto the floor.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' For behold...

''{Strong Bad places a new computer on the desk.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' A 386. A spectacle of graphics and sound! ''{The "386 Version 1.5" logo appears on the screen.}'' Okay, let's get to checking!

<pre>strong bad,

what would you do if you were
invisable for one day????

sin studly17</pre>

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Well dumb name, this is something I've often thought about myself. And I came to the conclusion that... ''{clears screen, continues typing}'' I don't really think being visible prevents me from doing whatever I want to do. So I'd probably just do the kinda stuff I normally do.

''{Cut to an invisible Strong Bad stealing two boxes of Swiss Cake Rolls from Bubs' Concession Stand.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voice-over}'' You know, like, steal stuff...

''{Bubs turns around to find the Swiss Cake Rolls boxes floating away.}''

'''BUBS:''' My chocolates! Come back, chocolates! I didn't mean what I said.

''{Cut to Homestar Runner standing in the field.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voice-over}'' ...punch stuff...

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Marzipan is late.

''{The boxes of rolls float up to Homestar.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh hey guys!

''{A punching noise is heard and Homestar doubles over. The boxes float off.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oof! Owww. Those things are bad for you.

''{Cut to Invisible Strong Bad eating the Swiss Cake Rolls on his couch in front of the TV.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voice-over}'' ...eat stuff... and at the same time... watch stuff...

''{A buzzing sound is heard from the TV.}''

'''INVISIBLE STRONG BAD:''' Hoo ha ha ha! Survey says, you're an idiot!

''{Strong Mad enters the room and walks in front of where Invisible Strong Bad is sitting.}''

'''INVISIBLE STRONG BAD:''' Oh hey man. Look, I'm sitting here, I'm just invisible, okay? Hey! Brain-for-brains! I'm right here! The floating Swiss Cake Roll is talking to you! Hey, now what the...NONONONO...

''{Strong Mad gets angry and jumps on the couch where Invisible Strong Bad is sitting.}''

'''INVISIBLE STRONG BAD:''' NOOOOOOOO!

''{Cut back to the computer with Strong Bad}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ugh! ''{typing}'' Nevermind. Being invisible is not worth a face full of Strong Mad butt. ''{stops typing}'' Whoa! ''{resumes typing}'' I feel like I need to take a shower. I dunno when the last time he washed that singlet was. ''{stops typing}'' Anyways. Remember, kids! Take your vitamins, pretend you're hilarious, and always, ''always'', e-mail Strong Bad.

''{[[The Paper]] comes down. The screen eventually fades out and cuts to the Tandy 400 sitting in a trash can}''

== Easter Eggs ==

*At the end of it, the screen will fade to the Tandy in the trash. You can click on the contrast buttons to see some funny last words.
**Why strong bad? why?
**Remember the duck pond?
**I thought we were a team.
**whatever, man. [[crying|I can make it on my own]]
**386? more like three eighty SUCKS!
**Tell the printer I'll miss her
**Yeah? well someone on eBay loves me.
**There's flies in me. it tickles
**My mind is going. I can feel it.
**Fine, I'm gonna start giving away secrets.
**Have you clicked on the 'O' in message bored?
**Justin Bailey ****** ******
**Oh jeez. I think this is really it.
**gasp.
**wheez.
**cough.
**''(blank screen)''
**end of line.

== Fun Facts ==

*The line "My mind is going. I can feel it." is a reference to the movie '''2001: A Space Odyssey'''

*The line "Justin Bailey ****** ******" is reference to a cheat code in Metroid for the NES.

*The line "end of line." is a reference to the movie '''Tron.'''

*One of the 'last words' is a hint to click on the 'O' in Message Bored, if you click on the O there it brings you to 3 hidden games.

*If you look at the Tandy's screen when its in the garbage, you'll notice that the crack in the glass isn't there.

*If you try to change the contrast on Tandy before Strong Bad's reflection appears, the reflection is not changed like in previous emails, instead, it looks like his reflection on Compy.

*The buzz sound from the TV and Strong Bad's quote "Survey Says... You're an Idiot!" are references to Family Feud.

== External Links ==
*[http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail41.html watch "invisibility"]
*[http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail41.swf watch "invisibility" in fullscreen]

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sisters

Loopus — Thu, 23 Sep 2004 02:12:14 GMT

Loopus: /* Easter Eggs */

== Screenshot ==

http://www.freewebs.com/upsilon3/sbemail35.png

== Summary ==

'''Strong Bad Email #35'''

Ali and her sister tell Strong Bad that they think he is cute. His already malfunctioning Tandy 400 screws up and it is deleted.

'''Features: [[Strong Bad]]'''

== Transcript ==

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ah, the old girl's working again. What do you got for me?

<pre>Strong Bad,
My sister and me think you are so cool.
Do you have a girlfriend? There is two of us.
Yours,
Ali</pre>

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{after half a second stunned silence...}'' Ahh, there's two of them! ''{typing}'' Well, Ali. There's ONE of me...

''' DELETED!! '''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ah, deleted? DELETED?! What?! Augh... what happened? No! ''{undeleted}'' Undeleted! ''{undeleted}'' Undeleted! ''{undeleted}'' I didn't mean to do that ''{do something}'' ''{anything!}'' Awwww, man!!! ''{he's wailing}'' Come back Ali! Come back Ali's sister! ''{He knocks his head against the keyboard.}'' You two meant everything ''{head}'' to ''{hit}'' me! ''{keyboard}'' Okay, calm down. Maybe she'll email me again. I 'lljust... hang out here for a while and try to picture which one of them is hotter, Ali or Ali's sister. ''{He imagines Ali as a blond girl and her sister as brunette (see above).}'' Ali; Ali's sister... Ali; Ali's sister...

'''You have 1 new e-mail'''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ah, there she is! Okay, here we go.

<pre>hello,
I am write single to salute and wait
for answer again</pre>

'''STRONG BAD:''' What? ''{typing}'' You're not Ali. You're not even literate. Oh! Though, I have just the thing for you...

''' SAVED!! '''

''{But Strong Bad says "Deleted".}''

''{message saved. forever.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, that's great. Great, thank you. Yeah, go ahead and save that one, why don't you, yeah. So I can treasure it for years and years, and show it to my kids. The ones I SHOULD be having with Ali and Ali's sister! ''{He bend down his head and sounds pessimisstic.}'' I hate this computer.

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

== Easter Eggs ==
*When the pictures of the sisters appear, you can click on them to have Strong Bad imagine different variations.
*The first images of Ali and her sister are taken from the first Leisure Suit Larry game.
*"I hate this computer" is probably a reference to "I like that computer" in "gimmicks". (How quickly views can change...)
*The computer probably dosen't work because Strong Bad taped it back together.
**And the cracks don't match the exploded computer at all...

== External Links ==
*[http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail35.html watch "sisters"]
*[http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail35.swf watch "sisters" in fullscreen]

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