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Mr. Screenshot — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 07:54:47 GMT

Mr. Screenshot: Fixed a typo

[[Image:French Homestar.png|thumb|100px|"Let us away to my romantic chateau in the Fantastic mountains!"]]
While [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] takes place in and around [[Free Country, USA]], there are a sizable number of cultural references to the '''[[Wikipedia:Culture of France|French]]'''.
== Appearances ==

*The [[Heavy Lourde]] — In French, "lourde" means "heavy", making the name redundant.
*[[Hairstyle Runner]] — The game is made in [[Prance]].
*Email [[halloweener]] — [[Strong Bad]] says "You'll be the belle of the ball", and [[Homestar Runner]] replies, "I'm a belle". Belle means, in French, "beauty" or "a beauty".
*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 8.0]] — [[Marzipan]] says "Bonjour... Je m'appelle" meaning "Hello... My name is" (although she mixes her languages by including "amigos" in her greeting. "Amigos" is [[Wikipedia:Spanish language|Spanish]] for "friends").
*Email [[origins]] — The name of the emailer's town, Eau Claire, means "Clear Water" in French. Strong Bad mispronounces "Eau".
*[[Parsnips A-Plenty]] — The way [[The Homestar Runner]] pronounces "depot" is the French pronunciation.
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 2]] — The word "Le" in the "Le Girl" magazine means "the" in French, but in the masculine form. The feminine form, which would correspond to "girl", is "La".
*Email [[unused emails]] — Strong Bad pronounces "Illinois" with a French accent.
*Email [[dreamail]] — The official French abbreviation for Monsieur is "M.", but it is misspelled as "Mssr." in the "French Countryside" dream e-mail. This may be based on the abbreviation "Messrs." or "Mssrs.", standing for Messieurs, the plural of Monsieur. The spelling also resembles the way French actually pronounce "Monsieur", which Strong Bad imitates.
*[[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]] — French Homestar talks with a heavy French accent and acts very refined. He has a black Donald Trump style comb-over or toupee.
*Email [[highschool]] — Patrique is a French spelling of Patrick.
*Email [[narrator]] — Some smelly French studio makes the movie "Whatsit All About," which is a four hour film with no dialogue and no plot.
*Email [[senior prom]] — [[Strong Sad]] says [[Coach Z]] is supposed to be their chaperone (with a heavy French accent).
*[[Weclome Back]] — Marzipan saying "Toot sweet" is a play on the French phrase "tout de suite" which translates to "immediately" or "at once".
*Email [[the chair]] — Strong Bad's ill-fated chair is called [[Le Restige]].
*Email [[your funeral]] — Strong Sad says that he was about to perform his "chap au fan". He says this with a French accent.
*[[Drive-Thru]] — Strong Bad orders another bottle of Château Prétende, a mistranslation of "Pretend Manor" and a play on classic French wines.
*[[Date Nite]] — [[The Cheat]] and Marzipan eat at [[Marshmallow's Last Stand (Place)|Marshmallow's l'est Stand]].
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 13]] — [[Cheerleader]] is killed by a French [[toilet]]. While killing her, it says "Eau de toilette!"
*[[The Limozeen Advantage]] — Thinking that Advantage is from the French Nebula instead of Jersey, [[Larry Palaroncini]] repeatedly pronounces the band's name with a French accent.
*Email [[yes, wrestling]] — Strong Sad's pronunciation of "bring it on" seems to again invoke his French accent.
*[[Trogday 08]] — Strong Bad uses a faux French accent to sing the final chorus of the [[The S is for Sucks]] song.
*Email [[fan club]] — Strong Sad and Homestar say "[[wikipedia:Twizzlers|Twizzlérs]]" with a French pronunciation.
*[[FAQ]] — When asked if Level 27 of Trogdor was intentionally unbeatable, TBC replied "non."
*[[Homestar Ruiner]] — Strong Bad claims a French guy told him to beat up Homestar.
*[[SBCG4AP_Dev_Blog#Payable_Demo.21|SBCG4AP Dev Blog]] — In the "Playable Demo", an easter egg adds a mustache on Homestar's face and Strong Bad calls him a "Frenchman".

==See Also==
*[[Croissants]]
*[[Spanish]]

[[Category: Inside Jokes]]

depressio

Mr. Screenshot — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 23:17:26 GMT

Mr. Screenshot: Um, I'm sure it's grammatically correct this way...

{{sbenav|6}}

[[Image:sbemail6.PNG|thumb|"He says you're dumb and a crappy guy."]]

Anthony thinks Strong Sad is dumb and a crappy guy and wants Strong Bad to deliver the message.

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

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Strong Sad's Room]]

{{Comp|Tandy 400}}

'''Date:''' 2001

'''Running Time:''' 0:54

'''Page Title:''' Tandy 500!!

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc One}}

== Transcript ==

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing, types "run Strongbad's__email"}'' I check, you check, we all check for email, check an email.

<blockquote class="tandy email">Dear Strong Bad, 
Tell Strong Sad he is dumb and a crappy guy , 
Your fan, 
Anthony 
from South Gate CA</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad pronounces "CA" as "Cah". He then gets up.}''

''{Cut to Strong Sad's room. Strong Sad is working on a desk with a card, scissors and "SCHOOL PASTE." There are paper shards lying around.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{sticks hands and head through door}'' Hey, stupid! You know some guy named Anthony from South Gate?

'''STRONG SAD:''' Oh yeah. I was just making him this card—

''{He picks up the card. Its front is white and has "TO: ANTHONY" written on it with a picture of Strong Sad.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' —and gonna send him a hundred dolla-

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, well he says you're dumb and a crappy guy. ''{leaves}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{disappointed}'' Ohhhhhhhhh. ''{starts to rip card in half}''

''{Cut back to the Tandy 400.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{sits back down, clears screen and starts typing}'' Look Anthony, as much as I like insulting my stupid kid brother, I'm not your freaking message service, alright? Next time, you email him yourself. ''{stops typing}'' His email address is: ''{typing}'' [mailto:depressio@homestarrunner.com depressio@homestarrunner.com] ''{stops typing}'' Okay, so until next time, ''{singing}'' "Everybody email that guy!" "What guy?" "ME!" "Everybody email that guy!"

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

== Easter Eggs ==
*For a while, emailing depressio@homestarrunner.com would result in this response:
<blockquote>Hello there, 
I hope your email wasn't full of awful, hurtful remarks like all the rest but I'll never know. I 
stopped reading emails a long time ago and wish my brother would stop giving out my address. Before you 
start making fun of me again, I'd like to share something with you. 
 
[[HR:sadjournal/wonderyears.html|http://www.homestarrunner.com/wonderyears.html]] 
 
I hope this puts us on the same page of this dusty, many volumed set of 
ever-changing encyclopedias we call Life. 
 
-Strong Sad</blockquote>

Then it changed to:
<blockquote>Strong Sad is no longer accepting emails because you people kept signing me up for "natural male enhancers." That, and the death threats weren't very cool either. 
 
Leemee 'lone! 
 
Strong Sad 
 
[[HR:sadjournal/|www.homestarrunner.com/sadjournal/]]
</blockquote>
The email has now been deleted and is no longer running, so an email to this address will yield no response.
*This was the first Easter egg in an email. The toon linked to from the email, "[[The Secrets That I Keep]]", is now available via [[Strong Sad's Lament]].

== Fun Facts ==
===Trivia===
*This is the first time that Strong Bad pronounces a state's abbreviation as if it were just a word.
*This is the first time Strong Sad is referred to as Strong Bad's little brother. (For the record, [[Strong Mad]] is the eldest sibling, Strong Bad is the middle one, and Strong Sad is the youngest.)
*This is Strong Sad's first appearance in a Strong Bad Email.
*This is the first time Strong Bad makes noise with his computer chair. The sound, however, is not [[The Geddup Noise]].
*This is the first email ever made with an Easter Egg.

===Remarks===
*It is a physical impossibility to tear paper as Strong Sad did with the card to Anthony with one side remaining upright.
*The page title reads "Tandy 500" rather than 400.

===Real-World References===
*The design of the [[School Paste|paste container]] is similar to the [http://www.elmers.com/product/product_page.asp?pCode=E505A one] manufactured by [http://www.elmers.com/about/index.asp Elmer's Products Inc.]
*Strong Bad's intro song is most likely a reference to the children's rhyme, "I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream!"

===Fast Forward===
*"Depressio111117" later becomes Strong Sad's screen name in [[marzipan]] and [[Strong Sad's Lament]].

== DVD Version ==
*If you click on the hidden Strong Bad icon in the bottom left-hand corner of the Tandy 400's screen at the end of the email, it takes you to Strong Sad's shoebox full of childhood memories.
**This time, instead of being able to select which items you want to look at, it goes through each in turn. In addition, the card Strong Bad gave Strong Sad is read out loud by a young Strong Bad.
*The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.

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

'''MIKE:''' Back in the days when you could see his mouth in the reflection.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, what a dumb idea that was. Though I don't know, sometimes I think doing his mouth was less work—

'''MIKE:''' Well, if you don't move his head

'''MATT:''' Don't move his head, yeah.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah. Well, when we used to barely move his head, it was fine, but now his head's constantly waggin' around.

'''MATT:''' That's my fault. So...

''{laughter}''

'''MATT:''' Look at his head! Strong Bad's head, man—

'''MIKE:''' Everyone's looking a little rough right here!

''{laughter}''

'''MATT:''' I don't know... Strong Sad's...

''{laughter}''

'''MIKE:''' That's a good sound effect.

'''MATT:''' Um... So what else? Depressio!

'''MIKE:''' There was the Some Kind of Wonderful—oh yes, Depressio. It used to be, if you emailed that email, it sent you a return email with the first Easter egg.

'''MATT:''' Hurry up and finish!

'''MIKE:''' ''{quickly}'' That was the first Easter egg ever!

'''MATT:''' ''{quickly speaking gibberish}''

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail6.html|watch "depressio"]]
*[[HR:sbemail6.swf|view the Flash file for "depressio"]]

{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category:Tandy 400 Emails]] [[Category: Emails With DVD Commentary]]

Talk:Reversed Dialogue

Mr. Screenshot — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 22:53:24 GMT

Mr. Screenshot:

==Scope==
Should this page list:
* Times when the sound clip has been actually reversed (eg [[rock opera]]).
* Times when the reversal has been faked (eg [[looking old]]... [[alternate universe]]'s Twin Peaks egg kinda fits here too).
* Times when a character has attempted to speak backwards, and failed (eg Homestar in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine version 9.2]]).
The opening as written seems to talk only about the first one... but I think it should include at least the first two, maybe all three. What do people think? {{User:Phlip/sig}} 05:55, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

:I agree that this page should include all three. Not sure if they should go in separate sections or not. But the more info on this page about these three related topics, the better. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 05:57, 1 December 2007 (UTC)
::I agree.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 07:07, 1 December 2007 (UTC)
:::Yep, there should be separate sections. [[User:Mr. Screenshot|Mr. Screenshot]] 22:53, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

Breaking and Entering

Mr. Screenshot — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 22:34:52 GMT

Mr. Screenshot: CAPITAL R'D!!

{{rename}}
[[Image:sbemail50.PNG|thumb|"Hey, Strong Bad! I'm in your house!"]]
Many characters, most often [[Homestar Runner]] himself, often find their way into [[House of the Brothers Strong|Strong Bad's House]], much to [[Strong Bad]]'s chagrin.

==Appearances==
*Email [[50 emails]] While Strong Bad answers the phone, Homestar enters to return [[Strong Bad's fondue pot]].
*Email [[english paper]] — Homestar calls out that he's in Strong Bad's house. Strong Bad replies, "Oh. That sucks."
*Email [[dragon]] — Upon encountering [[Homsar]], Strong Bad cries out, "Get out of my house!"
*[[Arcade Game]] — Homestar breaks in to borrow the fondue pot.
*Email [[the process]] — At the end of this email, Homestar Runner pops in unannounced and Strong Bad throws a brick at him.
*Email [[stupid stuff]] — Homestar admits he's always breaking into Strong Bad's house.
*[[Puppet Time]] — Homestar drops off a ''Mr. Wizard'' videotape in the computer room, then steals Strong Bad's stuff.
*Email [[flashback]] — Strong Bad is surprised to see Homestar in his house. Homestar explains that he's pretty much there every week, and that he's usually behind the black.
*[[strongbad email.exe Disc Three]] intro — When asked by Strong Bad how does he keep getting to his house, Homestar answered that he picked the lock.
*Email [[secret identity]] — Homestar, [[The King of Town]], and [[The Poopsmith]] hold a mayonnaise party in Strong Bad's home, to his annoyance.
*[[No Hands On Deck!]] — Homestar Runner appears in the House of the Brothers Strong, specifically in [[Strong Sad]]'s bed, while spreading the news that he is going to build a deck.
*[[Jibblies 2]] — Strong Bad is annoyed by [[Marzipan]] being in his house.
*Email [[pet show]] — Homestar sneaks into Strong Bad's house to try and give him "the old relish foot".

==Other Break-Ins==
[[Image:CheatRobbing.png|thumb|The reason Strong Bad has garage sales]]
*Email [[caper]] — Strong Bad and The Cheat break into Homestar's house to steal his jumbles.
*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 9.2]] — [[Coach Z]] leaves Marzipan a message talking about letting himself in through the window of her house. Homestar later enters her house to switch out her answering machine tape.
*[[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]] — Strong Bad and The Cheat attempt to break into [[Bubs' Concession Stand]].
*Email [[part-time job]] — Strong Bad begins the email in Marzipan's house, apparently without permission.
*Email [[garage sale]] — Strong Bad states that the whole reason to have a garage sale is so that The Cheat can break into everyone's houses to steal things, which Strong Bad and The Cheat sell back at ridiculously high prices.
*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 13.2]] (Easter egg) — [[The Cheat]] and [[The King of Town]] break into Marzipan's house.
*[[DNA Evidence]] — Strong Bad breaks into Marzipan's house to steal change from under her couch cushions.
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 13]] — [[Cheerleader]], [[What's Her Face]], and [[The Ugly One]] break into [[Tompkins]]'s house. Cheerleader calls a plumber and asks, "Wanna come over and sneak in through the back window?"

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[[Category:Activity running gags]]

User:Mr. Screenshot

Mr. Screenshot — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 22:11:51 GMT

Mr. Screenshot: Hi

Hi! I am Mr. Screenshot. My username on the forum is TheHumanScreenshot, and I tried to sign up here with that username, but for some reason it said it was too similar to an existing username. Sorry.

I'll add more to this page later.