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Zoom — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 07:45:57 GMT

Zoom: this update badly needs a page

Talk:Most in the Graveyard

Zoom — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 07:36:28 GMT

Zoom: /**/How green was my planet

==404'd==

The link directs me to the 404'd page. [[User:StarFox|StarFox]] 03:42, 31 October 2008 (UTC)
:Works fine for me. [[User:Dr. Savage|Dr. Savage]] 04:06, 31 October 2008 (UTC)

http://www.homestarrunner.com/ween08.html is 404'd.
:Try clearing your cache. It works fine. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 04:08, 31 October 2008 (UTC)

== Two Scud costumes? ==

How significant is it that two characters dressed up as characters from the same kinda-obscure comic book? --{{User:Jay/sig}} 05:15, 31 October 2008 (UTC)

I wouldn't say that significant. The complete graphic novel came out during the summer, so it just might be their way of pay homage to an unknown comic.

== Life the Universe and Everything ==

We should maybe mention the answer strong sad was looking for. 41 or something.
: 42. I've hardly read the books and I know that. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 06:00, 31 October 2008 (UTC)
:: You need to check your humor-meter, Jay.
::: What? I was correcting the incorrect answer of 41. If there was an inside joke in misremembering the answer, did you miss the part about me having hardly read the books? It wasn't particularly funny otherwise. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 07:01, 31 October 2008 (UTC)

== How green was my planet ==

The planet's name may or may not be "Greenguy". That is, apparently it didn't have a name when it was just a book cover, but when it became a common website image it took the name from its filename, greenguy.gif. Of course, the cartoon doesn't mention the name, so perhaps it doesn't matter anyway. {{User:Zoom/sig}} 07:36, 31 October 2008 (UTC)

magic trick

Zoom — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 20:23:27 GMT

Zoom: /* Real-World References */ 'Was THIS your card' is from Penn and Teller

{{sbenav|198}}

[[Image:Sbemail198.png|thumb|"This might hurt a lottle!"]]

Strong Bad shows off all the different kinds of magic.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{film|Strong Bad}}, {{film|The Cheat}}, {{film|Homestar Runner}}, {{film|Strong Sad}}, {{film|Coach Z}}, {{film|Bubs}}, [[Science Fiction Greg and D N'D Greg#D N'D Greg|D N'D Greg]] (Easter Egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Stage]], [[The Field]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], D N'D Greg's Parents' Basement (Easter Egg)

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' Monday, August 11, 2008

'''Running Time:''' 3:52

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

==Transcript==
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' I'm gonna check my uhngh, and then I'll check my uhngh, and then we'll turn it out.
<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: Srongbad email</div>
Hey, I am a girl from Sweden and like magic. Could you do 
a magic trick? I would be so happy, and maybe visit some 
day. Her are a tips to you: Take homestar runner in a box 
and take a saw and saw him. 
From Agnes in Sweden!
</blockquote>
''{Strong Bad pauses briefly after saying "Hey", says "OK" after reading "Take Homestar Runner in a box", says, "Yes, yes!" after "and take a saw", and sounds excited after, "and saw him". He then exclaims "From Agnes in Sweden!?"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' You're a girl. From Sweden. And you want me to take a saw to Homestar Runner. Um, I think we might need to get married, Agnes. ''{clears screen}'' Of course I can do a magic trick, babehoney. But what kind should it be, honbaby? Are we talking about, like, community center talent show type magic? You know, the kind with...

''{A page of a book pops up, showing a picture of a stereotypical magician with two cups and two balls in front of him. Below him is the text "Cups and Balls", to the left of him is "Fig. 1a", and above him is "The How-to Book of How to Do Magics". A thought bubble is next to him saying, "Both!"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ...cups and balls, or those jangly metal rings where the guy's like "Jingle jangle!"

''{Another page of a book shows the same magician holding two rings close to each other. "Fig. 6a" is to the left, and "Jingle jangle!" appears in a word bubble.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' And now they're ''separate'' rings!

''{The magician takes the rings away from each other as Strong Bad says this, prompting him to say "Omigosh!"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ooh, and don't forget the ubiquitous live woodland creature...

''{The magician is now holding a squirrel in his palm. The text "Fig. 17a" is to the left of him.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ...Cleverly smooshed into the lining of one's jacket or pants!

''{As Strong Bad says this, the magician shoves the squirrel into the front of his pants, apologizing with "Sorry, Mom!"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' But nothing says low-grade magic substitute like...

''{Strong Bad appears on a stage with purple curtains, holding a cone of newspaper. To the left of him is a table with two balls, two rings and a glass of milk}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The mystical Cone of Newspaper!

''{The crowd gasps. The camera zooms in on Strong Bad as he grabs the glass of milk}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Now watch carefully as I pour this full glass of white milk into this cone of newspaper!

''{He shakes the newspaper, and then pours milk into it. Crickets chirp.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Huh? Huh? Err...

''{The camera zooms out.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh... Does anyone remember what this trick is supposed to do?

''{Milk drips down the bottom of the newspaper. Strong Bad looks down at his leg and shakes it, causing The Cheat to burst out of nowhere. The scene cuts to Strong Bad typing on the Lappy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Or I could go a few steps up from that amateur stuff to the guys who are willing to blow their life savings in the name of magic! Or as I like to call them... moneygicians!

''{Cut to Strong Bad in the field, standing on top of a small crate that reads "SEVENTEEN FOR FREE". A purple box with stars and an exclamation mark is to the left, with another box on top featuring a hole and a square hole with red curtains. His audience seems to be just Homestar Runner, Coach Z and Strong Sad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' That's right, folks! Gazemaze in gazemazement, as I totally ordered Magic Novelties--

''{Zoom in on Strong Bad pointing his boxing gloves at the object on the right.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' --and Amusement Catalogue Item #1407B, assembled it, read the instructions on how to use it! And ''you'' didn't!

''{Strong Sad and Homestar Runner are shown in the audience. Each is standing next to another Item #1407B.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hate to burst your bubble, man.

''{Strong Bad is typing on his Lappy}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' There's also the subcategory of flowy-sleeved moneygicians. These are the guys with really hot assistants, really high production values, and really not a lot of magic. They might as well just spend their money paying audience into believeing they did magic, instead of putting on a big, pointless show.

''{Strong Bad is talking to Bubs, wearing a jacket that's flowing in the wind because of a fan in front of him. Strong Bad hands Bubs some dollar bills.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Here's a thousand bucks. I made this building disappear.

''{The camera zooms out. The word "POOF!" has been painted onto Bubs' Concession Stand.}''

'''BUBS:''' That's gazemazing!

''{The scene darkens. When Strong Bad says "street magic", an easel propped up against the Cinder Block is shown reading "street" "magic" "today" with an arrow pointing right. }''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Or I could go with the recent trend of street magic, but it usually just descends into dudes doing stupid crap to themselves in public.

''{Strong Bad is shown wearing a greasy shirt. A can labelled "tips" is to the right of him.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' For six straight days, I will not drink, I will not blink, I will not think! And I definitely will not do any magic while standing on top of Bubs' concession stand!

''{As he says this, the camera zooms out to reveal him on top of Bubs' stand with Homestar watching.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' What magic!

''{Strong Bad is now typing on the Lappy}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' But forget about the different kinds of magic tricks. I think it's time to take Homestar Runner in a box. And take a saw. And saw him.

''{Strong Bad is on stage, holding a saw and wearing the flowy jacket, again with a fan behind him. Homestar is next to him, wearing a box and some fake arms.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Now, we've never met before, have we, sir?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' No, good buddy Strong Bad. We have never met.

'''STRONG BAD:''' You look like a man of many arms.

''{Zoom in on Homestar.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yeah, I'm like an octopus.

''{Drumroll as the camera zooms back out.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' All right then, hold still... this might hurt a lot'll!

''{Abruptly, Homestar's fake arms fall off. A silhouetted Coach Z appears.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oops.

'''COACH Z:''' That saw didn't even touch him! He's pure evil!

''{Strong Bad is typing on the Lappy again.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Well, sweet wife Agnes, that didn't turn out ''exactly'' as I hoped. But now, not only does Coach Z think I'm a good magician, he also thinks I'm a class 3 dark wizard! Oh, and one more thing, Agnes...

''{Strong Bad holds a card up to the screen, showing four pictures of his butt, reading "4 my butt".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Was ''this'' your card?

''{A crowd gasps, and the [[New Paper]] comes down. After a few seconds, Strong Sad interrupts.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Wait, Strong Bad, you left out an important kind of magic!

''{Strong Bad glances over.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What?

''(The camera zooms out to reveal Strong Sad wearing a blue leotard at the desk.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' The magic of il-l-l-l-l-lusion.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ugh, I hope to high Heaven that the outfit is an illusion!

''{Strong Sad's head tilts forward somewhat, until it falls off and breaks. Then, a second Strong Sad appears on the other side of the screen.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Il-l-l-l-l-lusion!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Wah!

''{Strong Bad jumps and grabs the first, headless Strong Sad. Cut back to the Lappy.}''

==Easter Eggs==
*While the toon is zoomed in on Strong Bad, you can click on item #1407B after he says its catalog number to see its catalog page.
*At the end, click on "class 3 dark wizard" to see a Teen Girl Squad-style clip featuring Coach Z and D N'D Greg.
*:'''COACH Z''': How can I defeat him, o' my master?
*:'''D N'D GREG''': First you'll have to procure some root of mandrake powder.
*:'''COACH Z''': Ooh! I should have plenty o' that layin' around! That's what I use to defeat the dark fungus from downungus!
*:'''D N'D GREG''': I'm gonna have to ask you to leave my parents' basement now.

==Fun Facts==

===Trivia===
*The label on the [[Floppy Disk Container]] reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#rama|rama]]".

===Remarks===
*While Strong Bad is presenting item #1407b to an audience, the silhouettes of the audience are of three heads, Homestar, Strong Sad, and Coach Z. However, when the audience is revealed only Strong Sad and Homestar are present.
*Traditionally, the suit icons of playing cards are oriented such that half of them are right side up from any portrait-style orientation of the card. Strong Bad's "4 my butt" card has all its icons in the same orientation.

===Goofs===
[[Image:Wall-bracket-good.png|thumb|200px]]
*The close square bracket "]" that precedes Strong Bad's opening reply is seen on the wall as it rises after he clears the screen.
*When Homestar's "arms" fall, the image of the baseball bat skews to conform to the "surface" of the floor and is on top of Homestar's blue sole.

===Inside References===
*This is another occurrence of characters recognizing that Homestar has [[Lack of Visible Arms|no arms]].
*Homestar's fake arms originate from sbemail [[fingers]].
*This is an instance of [[Strong Sad's Severed Head]].
*This is another example of [[Strong Bad and Strong Sad's Relationship#Strong Sad's Revenge|Strong Sad getting his revenge]].
*The words "moneygician", "gazemaze" and "gazemazement" are [[portmanteaus]] (of ''money'' and ''magician'', ''gaze'' and ''amaze'', and ''gaze'' and ''amazement'', respectively).
*The music during Strong Bad's "flowy-sleeved moneygician" act is the music used to introduce [[Mr. Bland]], [[Señor]] and [[The Robot (storybook)|The Robot]] in [[Strongest Man in the World]] (and was also reused in [[more armies]]).

===Real-World References===
*Strong Bad on the roof is a parody of endurance artist and magician [[Wikipedia:David Blaine|David Blaine]].
* Strong Sad's outfit and reference to "Illusion" at the end are a reference to the late Canadian magician, [[Wikipedia:Doug Henning|Doug Henning]].
*Strong Bad's flowey-sleeved magicians are a reference to illusionists, such as [[Wikipedia:David Copperfield (illusionist)|David Copperfield]], who wear similar shirts while they perform.
*The phrase "Was this your card?" is a reference to some various card tricks from [[Wikipedia:Penn & Teller|Penn & Teller]] TV and video specials, in which that phrase was used suddenly after some lengthy distraction.


==External Links==
{{sbemailextlinks-noforum|198}}

{{Strong Bad Email}}

Workin' on the Game

Zoom — Mon, 05 May 2008 21:06:30 GMT

Zoom: /* Transcript */ Fruit Identification

<table width=100% border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2><tr><td>'''Toon Category: Uncategorized'''</td><td align=right>
{{watch|gamework.html}}</td></table>
[[Image:Workin' on the Game.jpg|thumb|"I don't understand; they said it would work with all the latest systems!"]]
The programmers at [[Videlectrix]] are hard at work on [[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]].

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Videlectrix Guys]]

'''Places:'''

'''Date:''' Monday, May 5, 2008

'''Running Time:''' 0:30

'''Page Title:''' Actually Hard at Work! (some loafing implied)

==Transcript==
''{A static shot shows two Videlectrix programmers working at an old Apple IIe computer, one with a Wiimote and the other waving a mouse.}''

'''FIRST PROGRAMMER:''' I don't understand; they said it would work with all the latest systems.

'''SECOND PROGRAMMER:''' Yeah, I heard, but I don't think this is— this system is the lat... est.

'''FIRST PROGRAMMER:''' This is a top-of-the-line, state-of-the-art, art computer.

'''SECOND PROGRAMMER:''' I— I think I was born after this computer.

'''FIRST PROGRAMMER:''' ''{angrily}'' Oh, that is it. One more crack like that and you will never graphic in this business again!

'''SECOND PROGRAMMER:''' ''{apologetically}'' Oh— Okay, I'm sorry. Wo—

'''FIRST PROGRAMMER:''' Good or bad!

'''SECOND PROGRAMMER:''' Wave it—

'''FIRST PROGRAMMER:''' ''{interrupting}'' I'll wave it at you!

'''SECOND PROGRAMMER:''' ''{quietly}'' I'd like that.

==Easter Eggs==
[[Image:Graphics Heyday.jpg|thumb|"WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THESE DAYS?"]]
*Click on the text on the screen at the end of the preview to see another exchange between the two programmers.

''{The first programmer holds up the art from the [[Planet Alert!]] box, and a screenshot from [[Peasant's Quest]]; the second programmer cowers.}''

'''FIRST PROGRAMMER:''' ''{shouting angrily}'' REMEMBER THESE DAYS?

'''SECOND PROGRAMMER:''' I... yeah...

'''FIRST PROGRAMMER:''' WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THESE DAYS?

'''SECOND PROGRAMMER:''' Uh... it was a while ago...

'''FIRST PROGRAMMER:''' THE HEYDAYS!

'''SECOND PROGRAMMER:''' I can draw hay.

'''FIRST PROGRAMMER:''' WHERE'S THE GRAPHICS?

'''SECOND PROGRAMMER:''' I can't do them any more...

'''FIRST PROGRAMMER:''' 3D? WHAT, DO YOU THINK YOU'RE A SPACEMAN?

'''SECOND PROGRAMMER:''' Not really, I thought I was a graphics man.

'''FIRST PROGRAMMER:''' WELL, START ACTING LIKE ONE!

'''SECOND PROGRAMMER:''' ''{sings a melody}''

'''FIRST PROGRAMMER:''' ''{slightly calmer}'' That's what I'm talking about!

'''SECOND PROGRAMMER:''' It's my good graphics song. ''{sings a few more notes}''

'''FIRST PROGRAMMER:''' ''{overlapping}'' It's great. Let's— Now, see— Cut! Print! Put it in the game!

==Fun Facts==
===Trivia===
*The computer screen shows a [[Wikipedia:BASIC|BASIC]] program that contains an endless printing loop. It reads:
<blockquote class="tandy email" style="background-IMAGE:none">
]LIST 
 
 5  MORE 
 10  PRINT "STRONG BAD'S COOL GAM 
     E FOR ATTRACTIVE PEOPLE" 
 20  GOTO 10 
 100  _ 
 
]9
</blockquote>

===Inside References===
*The Videlectrix programmers were previously seen in [[Peasant's Quest Preview]].
*The pronunciation of "spaceman" in the Easter egg is another case of [["man" pronounced as "m'n"]].
*The "L" in the loading screen is done in the same style as the "V" in [[Videlectrix]].

==External Links==
*[[HR:gamework.html|watch "Workin' on the Game"]]
*[[HR:gamework.swf|view the Flash file for "Workin' on the Game"]]
*[[Forum:14010|forum thread re: Workin' on the Game]]

[[Category:Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]]

winter pool

Zoom — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 06:13:01 GMT

Zoom: /* Real-World References */

{{sbenav|187}}
[[Image:sbemail187.png|thumb|"Well, I thought that this much gelatin would sorta naturally attract oiled-up bikini wrestlers."]]
J.Hazard asks about the pool's winter use. Strong Bad experiments with his pool and some gelatinous food.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Strong Badman}} (Easter egg), [[Strong Badman Characters#Hit-Enter-Too-Soon Man|Hit-Enter-Too-Soon Man]] (Easter Egg), [[Gel-arshie]], {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|Pom Pom}}, {{Film|The Poopsmith}}, {{Film|The King of Town}}, {{Film|Nebulon}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Swimming Pool]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], [[King of Town's Castle]], [[Outer Space]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' Monday January 21, 2008

'''Running Time:''' 4:06

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

==Transcript==
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Ooh, emails make me tremble, so I'll keep my body nimble.
<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: drained pool</div>
Dear Strong Bad, 
What do you do with the pool during the winter? Do you 
drain it and use it for skateboarding or something? 
-J.Hazard, IN</blockquote>
''{Strong Bad reads the state as the word "in", and says it as though there was more words coming}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' In what? In Spokane? In severe debt? In repose? Well, I guess I'll never know Hit-Enter-Too-Soon Man. ''{clears screen}'' Anyways, Hazbro, ''{sarcastic voice}'' yes, we usually drain it and yes I usually skateboard 30 different kinds of shred all over the pool and make awesome skate videos that accidentally get recorded over with cooking shows. ''{regular voice}'' But this year we're doing something way cooler ''{pause}'' and less pretend. Homestar Runner finally got paid for all those Fluffy Puff Marshmallows commercials he did. And GUESS HOW THEY PAID HIM? With a lifetime supply of Red Flavored Fluffy Puff Translucent Dessert Related Substance!

''{A box of said substance appears. Cut through static to a Fluffy Puff commercial. Marshie is red and translucent, his brain is visible floating inside his head.}''

'''MARSHIE:''' I'M AN ABOMINATION!

''{The word "GEL-arshie" appears below him with a ding.}''

'''MARSHIE:''' ''{closeup}'' And I'm coming to your house after school!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Y'know, I really think those Marshie commercials ought to be rated NC-17.

''{A ratings advice label appears in the top left corner, reading "NC-17, Needlessly Creepy times 17". Cut through static to the pool, which has been filled with red gelatin. A pile of empty Fluffy Puff boxes are in the background. Strong Bad, Strong Sad and Homestar are all present, along with a kitchen timer shaped like a chicken. Strong Sad is holding a clipboard and wearing glasses.}

'''STRONG BAD:''' How're we doing here, frog eggs?

'''STRONG SAD:''' I don't even get that one. According to my calculations, ''{looks at clipboard}'' we should achieve maximum jiggle ''{pats his belly}'' any second now.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, man, you three. I am so glad I chose this instead of that million dollars in cash. That wouldn't even have ''half'' filled up this pool!

''{The alarm rings}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' That's it! We're ready!

'''STRONG BAD:''' All right! ''{looks around expectedly}'' Well, where are they?

'''STRONG SAD:''' Where are who?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Well, I thought that this much gelatin would sorta naturally attract oiled-up bikini wrestlers.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''I'' thought it would naturally attract oiled-up Bill Cosby.

''{Cut to the concession stand. Coach Z is leaning on the counter, talking to Bubs.}''

'''BUBS:''' You heard the latest news?

'''COACH Z:''' Wazzat?

'''BUBS:''' The young'uns filled up the swimmin' hole with red Jell-Os!

'''COACH Z:''' Y'know, I once had a student in my health class, name of Red Angelo! True story! His folks named him that! And he had a sister, named Grape Flavored Jell-O With Fruit Floatin' In It!

''{Bubs starts to look annoyed at Coach Z, then descends into his basement.}''

'''COACH Z:''' No bull! And if you flash your lights at a car with its headlights orf, you get shot by gangsters!

''{Cut back to the pool. Strong Bad is standing in the middle of the pool, on a toilet seat. Strong Mad is standing by the edge of the pool.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Alright, Strong Mad, smack it around!

''{Strong Mad hits the pool surface, and a small wave ripples across. When it passes by Strong Bad:}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hang ten! Gnarly! Endless summer! Hey, do it again, but this time, smack it like a newborn's biscuit.

''{Strong Mad hits the pool surface much harder, and a much higher wave comes at Strong Bad. The force of it knocks him off the "board", he lands headfirst and starts to sink.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh, lifeguard? Bit of help here?

''{Pan to Pom Pom, sitting in the lifeguard chair.}''

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

''{Pom Pom jumps towards Strong Bad, lands on the gelatin, and bounces off into the sky, disappearing into the distance. Strong Bad continues to sink to the bottom of the pool, where he meets Homestar. A meter in the background shows them to be 10 feet below the surface.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Aww, I was hoping you were Bill Cosby.

'''STRONG BAD:''' So, uh, what're we doing for breathing down here?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I don't know. I hadn't really thought that far ahead.

'''STRONG BAD:''' And how did ''you'' get down here, Poopsmith?

''{Pan across to see the Poopsmith is down here too. He flicks open the top of his shovel to reveal a button, which he presses. Cut to the King of Town's castle, where the King is eating something out of a bowl through a crazy straw, and watching Caleb Rentpayer on TV.}''

'''TUCKSWORTH:''' ''{on TV}'' You can't grow a ZZ Top beard!

''{An alarm klaxon goes off, with red flashing lights. The King of Town looks up to see the "Eat a Lot of Food Alert".}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' My talents are needed!

''{The King grabs the straw and runs off. Cut back to the bottom of the pool.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Strong Bad, I think this is it. When I die, have my body preserved in red Jell-O.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh, I don't think that's gonna be a problem, Homestar.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' You're such a good friend.

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Citizens! Help has arrived!

''{Tilt up to see the King of Town, holding his crazy straw above the surface of the pool.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Everybody in there, shut your eyes. This-a ain't-a gonna be-a pretty. And a one, and a two, and a three.

''{The King sticks the straw into the pool and starts sucking. The screen fades to black, and then comes back in the computer room. Strong Bad limps in, covered in patches of red gelatin, with a disgusted look on his face. He sits down at the computer.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' All I remember after I closed my eyes, was that first, it got real loud, then it got real hot, then it got real slimy, then it got quiet, and then it got...unspeakable. And when I opened my eyes, the pool was empty, and three days had passed. And Pom Pom ''still'' hasn't landed!

''{Cut to outer space, a space station is in the distance, labeled "40-E". Pom Pom floats in to the center of the screen. Nebulon floats past, making his usual noise. [[New Paper]] comes down.}''

==Easter Eggs==
[[Image:EnterTooSoonMan.png|thumb|It's Hit-Enter-Too-Soon-Man IN!]]
*When Strong Bad types in the word "Hazbro", you can click on it to see the latest issue of [[Strong Badman]].
*At the end click on Pom Pom to see the continued chat of Coach Z and Bubs:
:'''BUBS:''' Well, email 187 is in the can.
:'''COACH Z:''' 1-8-7...? Oooohhh! Get down! ''{covers head}''
:'''BUBS:''' What do you think you're doing?
:'''COACH Z:''' There's a 187! Break yourself, Bubs!
:'''BUBS:''' I ought to break your face!
:'''COACH Z:''' I knew I shouldn't have flashed my brights at that hooptie full of gangsters!

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*"IN" is the US postal abbreviation of [[Wikipedia:Indiana|Indiana]].
*[[Wikipedia:187 (murder)|187]] is the California Penal Code section that defines murder. It has come into general use among gangs in the United States as a synonym for murder, and this usage has passed into popular culture via gangsta rap.
*"NC-17" is actually an [[Wikipedia:Motion Picture Association of America film rating system|MPAA]] rating which stands for "No Children 17 and Under Admitted".
*"{{p|l=http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=hooptie Hooptie}}" is an urban slang term for an older, usually beat up, car.
*[[Bill Cosby]] was the longtime spokesman for the [[Wikipedia:Jell-O|Jell-O]] brand.
*"Smack it like a newborn's biscuit" refers to the practice of spanking a newborn so that it will cry and use its lungs.
* "Frog Eggs" refers to the science fiction novel "His Master's Voice" by Stanislaw Lem, in which scientists try to decipher an alien message, but only manage to create a Jell-O-like substance they call "Frog Eggs".

===Trivia===
*The [[Floppy Disk Container]] reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#4-D boxing|4-D boxing]]".

===Remarks===
*Homestar, the Poopsmith, and the toilet seat don't have an empty trail in the gelatin above them like Strong Bad, although these may have filled in themselves earlier.
*This is the first time Strong Bad's mouth has appeared in any irregular shape.
*This is the first true appearance of [[Nebulon]] in a toon or Strong Bad Email. All other appearances up to this point (except [[Main Page 1]]) have been in [[Powered by the Cheat]] cartoons and [[Limozeen: "but they're in space!"]] as shown in [[best thing]].
*The Swimming Pool's tiles around the edges are blue-and-white-checked in this email instead of their regular red-and-white checks.

===Goofs===
*When we first see him, The King of Town's crazy drinking straw pokes out of the pink goop he is drinking and over the edge of the bowl.

===Inside References===
*One of Homestar's Fluffy Puff commercials can be found in [[Fluffy Puff Commercial|the similarly-named toon on the site]].
*The Fluffy Puff translucent substance being "Red Flavored" is a reference to [[color flavored]] food.
*[[Marshie|Gel-arshie]]'s [[brain]] is visible.
*Bubs descends into his basement, as he previously did in [[geddup noise]].
*Strong Bad's voice while in the gelatin is similar to his voice as a zombie in [[your funeral]].
**It also sounds, along with Homestar's voice, like the Free Petry Dish USA counterparts in [[highschool|highschool]].
*The King of Town is watching [[Caleb Rentpayer]]. He was previously shown to watch the show in [[secret recipes]].
*The Eat a Lot of Food Alert sound is the same as the Blue Las-alert used in several [[Cheat Commandos]] toons.
*"Break yourself" was also used as a pun on "brace yourself" in [[Shopping for Danger]].
*Strong Mad's 3-D perspective was previously used in [[death metal]].
*Strong Sad wears the same glasses first seen in [[Accent]].

===Real-World References===
*"Hazbro" is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Hasbro|Hasbro]], a famous toy company.
*''[[Wikipedia:The Endless Summer|Endless Summer]]'' is a series of documentaries covering surfing culture. "Hang ten" and "gnarly" are also associated with that culture.
*[[Wikipedia:ZZ Top|ZZ Top]] is an American blues rock band; two of its members are well-known for their trademark chest-length beards; the third one is '''named''' Beard.
*Coach Z's claim that flashing your headlights at a car with its headlights off will get you shot by gangsters is an [[Snopes:horrors/madmen/lightsout.asp|urban legend]], as is the story of the children named [http://www.namenerds.com/uucn/advice/urbanlegends.html Orangejello and Lemonjello].
*[[Wikipedia:Spokane, Washington|Spokane]] is a city in Washington state.

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

Talk:Toikey TV

Zoom — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 15:34:36 GMT

Zoom:

==I don't claim the transcript==
wait, nevermind, I DON'T claim the transcript. someone do it. anyone. just... some parts of it are unintelligable at best for me due to how tired I am. [[User:Yadaman|Yadaman]] 08:28, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

== ...Manchester? ==

Okay, I know I'm tired, but... That's one syllable, and sounds more like 'Rich' to me than 'Manchester.' WTF, dorian? [[User:Yadaman|Yadaman]] 09:12, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
:I think it's actually Reg. "Reg has the ball at the top of the twenty..." You know, like, "Reg had the ball at the top of the key" in [[autobiography]] and [[anything]]. See also [[Top of the Key]]. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 09:19, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
::I had no idea what it was. I heard "man", so I just put "Manchester" as the first name I thought of. I figured someone would fix it. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 09:35, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
:::You got the transcript done in 45 minutes. That's something to be proud of. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 09:37, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
::::It ''is'' a pretty nice transcription, isn't it? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 09:40, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

==Reg has the ball==
An inside reference read: ''"Reg has the ball" may be a reference to the Emails [[autobiography]] and [[anything]], both of which featured the line "Reg had the ball at the top of the key".'' This was removed, but I thought it was plausible. May need a re-word, and then maybe a running gag page of its own. Opinions? {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 15:28, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
:I'm pretty sure three is the agreed upon number of sightings for something to be a running gag. "Reg" fits the bill poifectly. I move for creationg [[User:Flashfight|Flashfight]]
::I was actually gonna create it earlier, but i couldn't think of a good title and then i had to run out... Definitely... i put the fact back on the page. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 17:44, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
:::I don't know what we should call the running gag page. We have two uses of "had" and one use of "has" .. so .. [[Reg Had the Ball]] ? *shrug* Anyway, the project is all yours if you want it, as far as I'm concerned. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 18:07, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
::::[[Reg Having the Ball]]? {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 18:12, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
:::::Make sure it meshes properly with [[Top of the Key]]. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 18:44, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

Ugh. Reg having the ball and the top of the key are NOT two different concepts. For the love of butterscotch, merge 'em. A slight variation is okay, you know. It's the same gag anyway, even if one word is different. Geez. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 20:28, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
:Nope, there have been other "top of the key" references than just reg, and this reg instance is at the twenty, not the top of the key... two separate gags. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 20:30, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

=='Mad Men' Parody?==

The scene w/ Blue Lazer ("Nice gams!"). judging by the style of BL's office and his treatment of his secretary, is it possible that scene is a parody/reference of the AMC sereies 'Mad Men?'
:[[TTATOT]]. {{User:Sam the Man/sig}} 16:20, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

== who are we to judge ==

''The "Bubs Friday" $chedule is missing apostrophes at the end of "SHOVIN" and before "N'". It should read "SHOVIN' 'N' TRAMPLIN'".'' Is there really a definitive answer to the question of the appropriate way to abbreviate slang words? Hardly seems like a goof, maybe bubs wrote it that way intentionally -[[User:Jdhannan|Jdhannan]] 20:24, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
: Omitted letters are represented by apostrophes. In this case, those are the "g" from "shoving", the "a" and "d" from "and", and the "g" from "trampling". [[User:EYanyo|EYanyo]] 02:24, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

==STUFF?==
I have noticed many edits which remove fun facts. Isn't this an instance where the [[STUFF]] process of the wiki should be used instead?--[[User:Dwedit|Dwedit]] 23:43, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
:No, STUFF is only used as a last resort, where no consensus can be reached by regular edits or talk page. If we STUFFed for every fact, do you realize what a mess that would be? {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 23:52, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

==KOT and Marzipan segements==

Could they be referencing ads where turkeys would ask people to eat ham instead? [[User:Awexome|Awexome]] 01:21, 20 November 2007 (UTC)
:No. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 01:29, 20 November 2007 (UTC)
:Why would Marzipan suggest replacing meat with a different meat? The whole point of her segment is that it's meatless. {{User:Zoom/sig}} 15:34, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

==Short Shorts?==

I think this is kind of like the Summer Short Shorts and Decemberween Short Shorts, were it was kind of just random things about the holiday. Do you think this should be added somewhere in the article?

==A Slew of References==
Should we mention all the things this references...and if so how? Bubsonathon, A Folky Tale, Marzipan's A&C type show (from lady fan), Let us give Tanks. I mean this entire short is more or less a potpurri of inside references, and I don't think having a million-sided inside reference section is the right thing to do.[[User:Flashfight|Flashfight]]
==Strong bad==
Hey, you know how strong bad seemed as though his mouth seemed to smile all the time in [[Jibblies 2]]? well i dont know if it's just because he's tired but his mouth isn't the same.
:no, it doesn't look different much.if it was sore though, it would have healed by now. i mean it's around a month later. and sign you're name
[[User:Imdaman]]
==John Wayne?==
When Gunhaver says "Well, pilgrims," it sounds a ''lot'' like John Wayne's catchphrase. --[[User:71.70.216.231|71.70.216.231]] 03:54, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

== Tryptophan ==

What does tryptophan have to do with falling asleep on the couch watching football? Lots of people (including my mother) fall asleep on the couch watching TV, and the tryptophan in turkey [http://www.snopes.com/food/ingredient/turkey.asp doesn't really make you sleepy]. --[[User:Trogga|Trogga]] 04:51, 20 November 2007 (UTC)
:Yeah, the tryptophan thing is an urban myth. You get sleepy from overeating, not from tryptophan. My question - should we correct the fun fact, or just remove it entirely? They never mention trpytophan in the toon, so there doesn't seem to be any reason to mention it, and "getting sleepy after Thanksgiving dinner is due to overeating" just doesn't strike me as a valid FF... [[User:Nightsong81|Nightsong81]] 08:17, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

== Internet Slang? ==

From the page: "The $avings $chedule uses internet slang." - Is that even true? I mean, has internet slang officially abducted the pretty commonplace practice of replacing S with $? '''→''' {{User:Peacey_P/sig}} 05:33, 20 November 2007 (UTC)
:I thought $=S originated with Uncle Scrooge. {{User:Zoom/sig}} 15:34, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

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Zoom — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 22:40:11 GMT

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== Summary ==
Early appearance of Homestar in Wacky Packages, 1973
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== Licensing ==
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Zoom — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 22:39:46 GMT

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== Summary ==
Early appearance of Homestar in Wacky Packages, 1973
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== Licensing ==
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User:Zoom

Zoom — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 22:38:19 GMT

Zoom: adding 2nd personal image

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== About Me ==

Born 1971, which is 2001 in dog years.

[http://zoom98.zoomshare.com Main Blog]
 [http://zoom98.deviantart.com My Fractal Artwork]
 [http://zapwar.deviantart.com Webcomic] (Coming soon)
 Also CEO of [http://destructosoft.deviantart.com Destructosoft], which will be making Flash cartoons and games someday.

Did a comic strip from October, 1980 to December 31, 1999-- the day before H*R appeared.

My H*R Wikipresence consists of occasionally making small changes. Though I was brave enough to mess with [[Trogdor]] once.

== Interests ==

•Fractallography
 •Science fiction
 •Self-written comedy
 •Fat girls (ewww!)
 •Old-Timey video games
 •RPG Making
 •Flash animation (spectator or participant)
 •3D computer art
 •Doctor Who and spinoffs
 •A humongous music collection

== ANSI Strong Bad ==


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== SBEmail ==

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>Quick Question</div>
Dear Strong Bad,
 If a tree falls in the forest, and nobody is around to hear it, how do you type with boxing gloves?
 Sincerely your crap,
 Zoom
 Outer Space, Universe
</blockquote>

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Zoom — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 22:36:09 GMT

Zoom: Early appearance of Homestar in Wacky Packages, 1973

== Summary ==
Early appearance of Homestar in Wacky Packages, 1973
== Licensing ==
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Other Sightings

Zoom — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 20:28:22 GMT

Zoom: alphabetize, capitalize, capitulate, positate

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== 505 Unbelievably Stupid Web Pages ==
On page 125 of [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1402201427/qid=1071549961/ this book], "Strong Bad E-Mail" is listed as link number 256. The writer claims "...the answers to these questions require as much thought as you'd expect from a baboon."

==The Alphabet of Manliness==
On page 141 of [[Wikipedia:The Alphabet of Manliness|The Alphabet of Manliness]] (page 138 in the UK version), Maddox lists the [[Double Deuce]] as an effective way of showing frustration to bad drivers.

==AnimeNEXT==
At AnimeNEXT's "Save Tokyo Tower" game, one of the disasters that occurs is Trogdor burninating Tokyo Tower.

== BigStuf Camp ==
The youth camp program "BigStuf" held in Panama City, FL every year is home to several Homestar Runner sightings: The violin player in the camp's band consistently wears various Homestar Runner shirts, and a Homestar Runner character is always thanked on the last day of camp every year. In 2004, it was Homestar Runner. In 2005, it was Coach Z.

==Camp Joy==
In the year 2006, the revolving theme of the [[Wikipedia:Boy Scouts|Boy Scouts]] summer camp [http://okawbsa.org/~campjoy/ Camp Joy] was [[Wikipedia:Pirate|pirates]], complete with antagonist [[Trogdor]].

== Celebration 3 ==
[[Image:53028701.jpg|thumb|Homestar on X-Wing]]
Before ''[[Wikipedia:Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith|Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith]]'', the official fan club held a convention in the Indiana Convention Center, where they showed cars modeled after several ships from the [[Wikipedia:Star Wars|Star Wars universe]]. One of the [[Wikipedia:X-Wing|X-Wing]] cars had a Homestar Runner cling sticker on it.

==Crime Files: Four-Minute Forensic Mysteries: Body of Evidence==
In the mystery "Gamer Over" found in the Jeremy Brown book "[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0439769345/002-5890081-1025652?v=glance&n=283155&n=507846&s=books&v=glance Crime Files: Four-minute Forensic Mysteries : Body of Evidence]", the username of the victim is Trogdor139.

==Extralife Radio Podcast==
In the [http://www.myextralife.com Extralife Radio] podcast, episode number 104, the program begins by playing the audio of the Easter egg in the [[Peasant's Quest Preview]].

== Great Teacher Largo Panel, Otakon ==
At the GLT panel, during the question and answer session, someone asked how Largo "typed with boxing gloves on". Largo replied that he was not Strong Bad, but he does "rock out like Trogdor" and sometimes his computer gets "burninated".  

==Halo 2: Special Edition DVD==
On the door of the recording room for the Halo internet machinima, Red vs Blue, there are stickers of Homestar and Strong Bad. Homestar was also shown briefly in a PSA for the same machinima.

== iPod + iTunes for Windows and Mac ==
The help book ''iPod + iTunes for Windows and Mac'' includes an "add to my library" dialog box, and a file called "[[Today is Alright 4 2Nite|alright42nite.mp3]]" is highlighted. The file is available for [[dangeresque_3#Easter_Eggs|download]] on the site.

==Joss Whedon: Super Fan ==
[[Image:Joss Whedon Buffy Strong Bad Shirt.jpg|thumb|Joss wearing a [[Strong Bad]] shirt]]
[[Wikipedia:Joss Whedon|Joss Whedon]], already [[Television Sightings#Buffy the Vampire Slayer|known to be a Homestar Runner fan]], quipped "Just the claps" after a group of [[Wikipedia:Browncoat|Browncoats]] sang him Happy Birthday on June 23, 2005.
*[http://www.serenitymovie.com/media/serenity_river_rev_700k.mov Clip of Joss quoting Strong Bad]

==Kingdom Hearts 2 Strategy Guide==
In the strategy guide for the Playstation 2 game "Kingdom Hearts II", on page 28 (the Aladdin Character page) there is a small blurb describing limits. The title says "Everybody To The Limit".

==Licence Plates==
[[Image:Trgdorcar.jpg|thumb|Burninate my ride.]]
A car has been spotted on the streets of Melbourne, Australia, with a licence plate reading "TRGDOR".

== Lost energy drink ==
The words "The System is Down" can be located on the "Lost" energy drink, above the Supplement Facts.

== Macromedia Flash 8 Conference ==
[[Image:homestar_in_flash_8.png|thumb|H*R in Flash Player 8]]
As part of the first showing of the unreleased at the time [http://www.macromedia.com/flash Macromedia Flash Player] 8, a graphical demo was shown with various effects that will be available in the new player being applied to both graphics, text, animations and movies on the fly. Of all the animations on the web, the Macromedia developers decided to feature both [[Homestar Runner]] and an animated [[The Homestar Runner]], showing the new effects being applied to their forms.

This was the first use of Homestar Runner by Macromedia, the later being the short, [[Where the Crap Are We?]], which appeared as an Easter egg in the about dialog of [http://www.macromedia.com/software/central/ Macromedia Central].

*[http://media.putfile.com/Homestar-in-Flash-8---HiRes See the short, cut video (high resolution)]
*[http://www.moock.org/blog/archives/000146.html Listing of mirrors for the full technical demo movie]

==Movies in Fifteen Minutes==
In the book [http://community.livejournal.com/m15m/ Movies in Fifteen Minutes] by Cleolinda Jones, she makes several brief references to Strong Bad in her versions of popular movies.

== Official Rock-Paper-Scissors Strategy Guide ==
In a sample tournament bracket in this book on page 163, one of the players is Trogdor.

==The Picture of Everything 2==
[http://www.howardhallis.com/artgallery/tpoe2/index.html In this work in progress] among the characters in this scene are [[Strong Bad]] and [[Homestar Runner]]. Strong Bad is to the left of the Enterprise bridge, slightly right of center image. Homestar is below the right side of the Rolling Stone magazine cover, in the bottom left.

== Pumpkin! ==
Around Halloween 2004, at "[http://www.osf.com/ The Old Spaghetti Factory]" restaurant in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (a fairly [http://www.osf.com/locations/alllocations.html large] [http://www.oldspaghettifactory.ca/locations.html chain], and a higher class restaurant), they had a large collection of carved pumpkins all over the place, and one prominently placed pumpkin near the entrance had an excellently carved likeness of Homestar in it.

==Rabbit and Mouse==
On the links page of [http://www.rabbitandmouse.com Rabbit and Mouse] it says for the description, "We're almost positive these guys do this sober".

==Shadowrun: Fourth Edition==
Shadowrun is a [[Wikipedia:Tabletop role-playing game|pen-and-paper RPG]] that combines elements of cyberpunk and fantasy. On page 87 (of the second printing), when discussing designing a character, it says (emphasis ours):
:Write down some quotes your character might say. Three or four should be good. Fiction is filled with characters that can be captured in a quote—everything from "Do you feel lucky, punk?" to "'''Double Deuce!'''"—capture our imaginations and give us something to hook a character on.

== Super Size Me ==
In the movie ''[[Wikipedia:Super Size Me|Super Size Me]]'', there are a group of kids at the computer watching an old Tandy era Strong Bad Email.
[[Category: Sightings]]

==Switchfoot Podcast Episode 17==
In episode 17 of the offical [[Wikipedia:Switchfoot|Switchfoot]] Podcast, bassist [[Wikipedia:Tim Foreman|Tim Foreman]] is seen playing Trogdor on Guitar Hero II for most of the episode.

==WaTiki Waterpark==
The WaTiki Indoor Waterpark in Rapid City, South Dakota had, as a transition on their electronic billboard, Homestar Runner running across the board.

==Wordplay==
In the documentary [[IMDB:tt0492506|Wordplay]], [http://rpipuzzleguy.livejournal.com/ Tyler Hinman] is seen wearing a [[Trogdor]] shirt. In fact, Hinman has worn the shirt during the final round of each of the three [http://www.crosswordtournament.com/ American Crossword Puzzle Tournaments] he has won.

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Talk:web comics

Zoom — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 22:05:52 GMT

Zoom: /* The Smurfs */

==Penny Arcade==

Doesn't anyone think that that Game Pox comic looks like Penny Arcade?[[User:Marvelrulez|Marvelrulez]] 20:27, 8 October 2007 (UTC)
:What, the first comic? With the brick? That's the first thing that came to MY mind, and I've never even read Penny Arcade. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 20:29, 8 October 2007 (UTC)
::Already in Real-World References. And yes, yes it does. It's a reference, no doubt. {{User:Bluebry/sig}} 20:31, 8 October 2007 (UTC)
:While Strong Bad is pretty clearly modelled after Gabriel, I don't know who the Strong Sad character is supposed to be. But the speech balloons and fonts look similar, also. I think the reference should be put back. (I think it was removed earlier.) [[User:Danny Lilithborne|Danny Lilithborne]] 20:32, 8 October 2007 (UTC)
::Strong Bad's point is that there are a million comics like this. We can't assume that he's making a reference to one specific comic. And as far as being modeled after Gabriel or whoever, I disagree. And besides.. again.. lots of comics are alike. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 20:46, 8 October 2007 (UTC)
:::STUFF'd. [[User:Danny Lilithborne|Danny Lilithborne]] 20:47, 8 October 2007 (UTC)
If not PA, its most likely CAD

[[User:69.125.174.75|69.125.174.75]]
Poster of that fun fact

:I don't think so. There's nothing that reminds me of CAD in "Game Pox". If anything, Strong Sad is reminiscent of PvP a ''little'' bit, but not enough for me to call it a reference. [[User:Danny Lilithborne|Danny Lilithborne]] 21:24, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

That is definitely a PA reference. If you say otherwise, well, you're wrong, and you're just going to have to deal with that. And that's my objective opinion on the matter. --{{User:Soapergem/sig}} 06:21, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

Well, after seeing the cartoon and noticing the conspicuous absence of a Penny Arcade fun fact, I moseyed over to look for the conversation. Obviously it needs to keep conversing a little longer, but my two cents are in favor of it. Yes yes, there are Ctrl-Alt-Del and PvP and Dueling Analogs and VGcats and ever and more. But TBC didn't have to put a shirt on Strong Bad at all, much less a yellow one. Plus his black hair, scowly expression, and backwards-leaning posture—I think they were trying their best to give us an overt reference. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 13:15, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

:Not only that, but look at the way the eyes and necks are drawn. The art style is closer to PA than PvP or CAD.

::I dunno, I've been reading penny arcade almost as long as I've been going to homestar runner, and I just don't see it. I'll grant that the characters look somewhat like their real life counterparts, but I say that's a pretty oblique reference. There's nothing else really penny arcade about the comic, none of the writing screams penny arcade (except maybe the very early stuff). I still say it's too much of a stretch. [[User:Nynexman4464|Nynexman4464]] 15:09, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

:::I think you most likely feel this way ''because'' you're very familiar with PA and thus notice the differences, but to someone who's only passingly familiar with it, it's pretty obviously supposed to be PA. Plus, PA is the most famous of of the gamernerd nerdgeek webcomics, and they're well-known for being impossible to understand if you don't play video games (just see the article on them in Wired...)--[[User:75.68.233.187|75.68.233.187]] 15:16, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

:While Strongsad's character is debatable, Strongbad is definitely a reference to Penny Arcade. [[User:Stev0|Stev0]] 16:13, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

:Strong Bad is Gabe from Penny Arcade. It is possible that Strong Sad is supposed to be someone else entirely from a different comic. Below someone suggests the idea that he's from Ctrl-Alt-Del, about which i know nothing -[[User:Jdhannan|Jdhannan]] 16:29, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

: Personally, I thought it was the Red vs Blue comic when I first saw this email.
::Then you're mental. It could not look less like or be less related to RvB -[[User:Jdhannan|Jdhannan]] 02:11, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

:As I said earlier, Strongbad's character is a reference to Penny Arcade. However, the way it's worded now, it sounds like the bit is ONLY a reference to Penny Arcade; it's obviously slamming the thousands of webcomics out there that are Two Guys Talking About Videogames. [[User:Stev0|Stev0]] 05:06, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

== Captain N parody? ==

Part of this email clearly seems to be sending up Captain N the Game Master. A series which featured a human in the video game world, and the game worlds, story plots and characters often bore little or no resemblance to their game counterparts. For example the Secret Collect character is a whiney coward not unlike Simon Belmont's portrayal in Captain N. The in-jokes may even go further than I recognise.

:Reminded me more of the Pac-Man cartoon, personally. Captain N centered around a real-world human, as well as a whole *group* of random NES characters; not much of a similarity IMO. Also, Simon Belmont was a whiny coward in Captain N (something he very much is *not* in Castlevania games, but I digress), but he was also a hopeless narcissist, which Secret Collect isn't. Ramble. -{{User:YK/sig}} 07:07, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

:It seems more than just Captain N. There were also shows like the "Super Mario Bros. Super Show," The Legend of Zelda TV Series, and the Megaman TV Series... two of the three can be found nowadays in the form of something completely mixed up on Youtube. - {{User:Ren Foxx/sig}} 01:46, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

::Honestly, I'm not sure where so many people are getting these mixed references to every single video game-based cartoon ever out of the five-second Secret Collect cartoon clip. Unless there's something horribly wrong with my computer, and the SBEMail is skipping over a five-minute segment making fun of those cartoons, all I'm seeing is a teen, a dog, and a talking red cube. And a stereotypical '70s-'80s cartoon villain. As someone who once watched those old cartoons religiously, I just can't see any connection whatsoever to Zelda, Super Mario, Sonic, Megaman, or any other of the myriad of video game-based cartoons and anime; those were, despite being cheesy, at least based on games with actual characters and plotlines. And it's *especially* nothing like Captain N, which was basically a collective of random characters in random settings. I mean, jeez, the three main villains were from Metroid, Punch Out, and Kid Icarus! The Secret Collect cartoon is, if anything, a jab at Saturday Supercade, which made cartoons out of those simple one-screen arcade games with no actual characterization, such as Pac-Man (which, yes, I know, was its own cartoon), Frogger, Q*Bert, and Donkey Kong. (DK wasn't *always* the bowtie-wearing banana-loving hipster he is today, kiddies.) If the cartoon featured, say, Secret Collect, Duck Guardian, Kid Speedy, Thy Dungeonman, and the guy from Where's An Egg?, along with the human kid, then yes, it'd be an obvious Captain N parody. But it doesn't. So it ain't. -{{User:YK/sig}} 05:00, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

== Bob and George? ==

Been a while since I had posted here. Anyway, when SB was listed out "They're all about video games, gamernerds, webgeeks, dorknerds, gamewads, nerdgames, webwebs, and elves." The first thing that came to mind when he mentioned "video games" (and later said "just steal some graphics from your favorite video game") was the Web Comic [http://www.bobandgeorge.com/ Bob and George], further enforced with the Stinkoman comic bit where the majority of Stinkoman sprites were based off of Megaman... Heck, I too am guilty of the use of videogame graphics for my own web-comic... which I'm currently slacking on. Also, I'd like to point out the MS Paint comment SB mentioned. Many new comers to the sprite/pixel comic landfill often use MS Paint as their very first program, and use it very badly. As far as the Elves part goes, I'm unsure. - {{User:Ren Foxx/sig}} 04:59, 9 October 2007 (UTC)
:Unlike Penny Arcade, which has a form that is discernably lampooned, Bob and George and 8-Bit Theater et. al. don't really have any hallmarks that would make them stand out from other sprite comics. [[User:Danny Lilithborne|Danny Lilithborne]] 05:40, 9 October 2007 (UTC)
::Well, unless you count Bob and George being the '''first''' significant sprite comic. There's a reputation for really bad comic writers to base their works on Bob and George as well. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 15:28, 9 October 2007 (UTC)
I believe it's lampooning ALL sprite comics. I also think 8-Bit Theater is more well known, if we have to point out one. [[User:Stev0|Stev0]] 20:23, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
:I agree; it's just about all sprite comics. We don't need to point out one specifically. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 20:42, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

== Explanations ==

I think GamerJox is a spoof of [[Wikipedia:Ctrl+Alt+Del |Ctrl+Alt+Del]]. Strong Sad strongly resembles Lucas. And those web comics with the sprites could be referenced to [[Wikipedia:8-Bit Theater |8-Bit Theater]].
*Strong Bad's pompadour, yelling pose and yellow shirt are pretty reminiscent of Gabriel. Contrariwise, I don't see anything in Strong Sad resembling Lucas other than he's fat. [[User:Danny Lilithborne|Danny Lilithborne]] 05:45, 9 October 2007 (UTC)
*No, I don't think so. Lucas wears a white shirt, and has hair more like Strong Bad's. [[User:Evil Egg|Evil Egg]] 12:31, 9 October 2007 (UTC)
**By the way, heading off at the pass further discussion of 8-Bit Theater: Yeah, that was the first thing I thought of when Strong Bad began talking about it, but as he went on to describe such crappy examples, I think he's really just referencing the dozens upon thousands of amateur attempts using the same method. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 13:17, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

Should "Burn" and "Dodge" be added to the Photoshop explanations section or are they self explanatory? {{User:Jeadly/sig}} 16:30, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

==Spamusement==

Is the Spam-based comic a reference to [http://www.spamusement.com/ | Spamusement]? I don't know of any other webcomic that does this. I'm not saying there aren't, I'm just saying I don't know about them if there are. [[User:Stev0|Stev0]] 16:17, 9 October 2007 (UTC)
:Seconded -[[User:Jdhannan|Jdhannan]] 16:29, 9 October 2007 (UTC)
:STUFF'd. Vote there. [[User:Danny Lilithborne|Danny Lilithborne]] 21:17, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

::STUFF should be only be used when there's no consensus on the talk page. Here's the fact that was removed (edited a bit):
<blockquote>
The Cheat's web comic, based on spam mailers' names, is a reference to ''[[Wikipedia:Spamusement!|Spamusement!]]'', a real-life comic made from spam email subject lines.
</blockquote>
::This seems to be a legitimate reference to me; the gimmicks behind the comics are almost identical, and I doubt that there are any other real-life web comics that are similar. Anybody agree or disagree? {{User:Trey56/sig}} 21:21, 9 October 2007 (UTC)
:::I think it's probably a reference, unless someone can demonstrate that it's [[TTATOT]]. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 21:35, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

:The following comments/arguments were moved here from the STUFF page — hopefully, we can find consensus on this fact here without the need for the STUFF process. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 00:10, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
<blockquote>
:''Argument For from [[User:Mathgrant|Mathgrant]]:'' Both The Cheat's comic and Spamusement! reference spam, and have bad art.

:''Comment from [[User:Kvn8907|Kvn8907]]:'' It was kind of annoying how people kept deleting and re-adding this before this section in STUFF was added, especially when they gave it as their reason for removing it. Not that it has much to do with the current argument; I'm just saying.-[[User:Kvn8907|Kvn8907]] 23:47, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

:''Argument Against from [[User:Ten Ten|Ten Ten]]:'' Claiming it as a reference to one specific source is ambiguous: there are multiple groups that spend time making fun of spam messages.
</blockquote>

::While there are many groups devoted to making fun of spam, crappy drawings based on spam subject lines are pretty much Spamusement!'s trademark, methinks. [[User:Mathgrant|Mathgrant]] 00:21, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

:::<s>I can't really see that TBC were specifically referencing Spamusement. The concept doesn't exactly match Spamusement; The Cheat draws things based on the senders' names, Spamusement draws things based on the subject line. Besides that, The Cheat's screen looks nothing like the POOR web design of Spamusement. Also, looking at several of Spamusement's drawings, they all seem to be black and white, whereas The Cheat's are full color. And The Cheat's style matches all PBTC artistry, so you can't really take drawing style into account. I have to admit, though, that a Google search did not seem to produce anything that compares to Spamusement. I didn't try very hard, though. And I'm not on the fence about it. I would vote to reject this being listed as a real world reference. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 01:04, 10 October 2007 (UTC)</s>

::::Perhaps you're not familiar with how a 'reference' works. What would they have to do for it to be a reference to Spamusement? Have the cheat make comics based on spam subject lines in black and white, matching that guy's style and his style of web design? HILARIOUS. Direct copying of someone else? thats comedic gold. No place for creativity here folks. -[[User:Jdhannan|Jdhannan]] 02:04, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

:::::Fine, I take it back. I didn't enjoy this email as it is; just not my kind of humor this time. A rare miss by TBC, IMO. ''(from [[User:OptimisticFool|OptimisticFool]]'s edit summary when removing the above comment)'' 04:09, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

== Kirby ==

The stupid paint thing that is drawn on the Stinkoman comic looks a little like Kirby in a messed up way.

Pardon me, but I don't think I see the resemblance. Other than a round pink shape and having a face. But other than that, you really have to stretch it to see the resemblance. [[User:71.231.56.40|71.231.56.40]] 17:02, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

== The Smurfs ==

*It's not something I want to put on the page without discussing it (unlike Penny Arcade where I'm pretty sure), but the evil wizard from the Secret Collect cartoon reminds me of Gargamel. He wears a crappy looking cloak, is balding, has rotten teeth, and the shot of his castle is reminiscent of all the interior shots in Gargamel's castle. [[User:Danny Lilithborne|Danny Lilithborne]] 09:31, 9 October 2007 (UTC)
:I agree entirely, although he also reminds me of <strike>Mitch Overlord</strike> Bozar. {{User:Zoom/sig}} 19:24, 9 October 2007 (UTC)
::I dunno, I don't want to add this unless I get more notes saying it's not a stretch. [[User:Danny Lilithborne|Danny Lilithborne]] 00:42, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
::Mitch Overlord? Are you sure you don't mean [[Bozar]]? -invisible_map

== Spam senders ==

Some of those names, besides Hooray4Dolphins I reckon could be from some other wellknown characters.

Public D. Themackinest - Pompon, The Mack
Lowpoint K. Festivals - Strong Sad, being at a constant lowpoint

There may be others that I have not been able to decifer. I know that it might be a reach, and in any way a weak case, but I just throught that I would throw it out there. [[User:Lord-z|Lord-z]] 15:38, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

: It's an interesting theory, but it strikes me as speculation. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 15:41, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

== Signature blocks ==

I added the following fact as a real world reference:
:The characters in GamerJox monotonously reciting computer specifications at the end of their comic is a reference to the inclusion of such information in [[Wikipedia:Signature block|signature blocks]] of posts in [[Wikipedia:Internet forum|internet forums]] by computer technology enthusiasts.
And it was removed with this explanation:
:Why would he be referencing signature blocks/internet forums in an email about web comics?? And being "similar to" is not enough to be a real world reference.)
The random spouting off computer specs really deserves an explanation, and I'm convinced that this is it. Why else would he possibly have done it? To answer the question the deleter asks, I would imagine Strong Bad is implying that these characters are the kinds of people who use and see computer specs in internet forum signature blocks so regularly that they automatically use them as a "signoff" even when communicating in person. That does seem odd, but it's a joke, and that's how I interpreted it. Did anyone interpret it some other way? [[User:LikeAsItself|LikeAsItself]] 18:51, 9 October 2007 (UTC)
:Seconded. That makes total sense. -[[User:Jdhannan|Jdhannan]] 02:01, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
:The reason is that it's a parody of all the unnecessary technogeekery that crop up in these types of comics. It's like if someone were to parody ''Peanuts'' by having Lucy say "Insult of Charlie Brown!" and Linus say "Vaguely related Bible verse!" Or something. There was a parody comic of ''Ozy and Millie'' that went kinda like that, but I can't find it anymore. [[User:Octan|Octan]] 04:41, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
::Here's a question though: is this more of a real-world reference or an explanation? [[User:LikeAsItself|LikeAsItself]] 02:39, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

== Cast of Characters ==

How much of the characters in the comics and cartoons and so one should we include in the cast list? Any? All? Note that not everything in the cast has to be linked. Personally, I'm for including everyone we can name/has a speaking part. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 19:29, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

==Captain N==

The first Saturday morning cartoon reminds me of Captain N. [[User:Awexome|Awexome]] 23:08, 9 October 2007 (UTC)
:Good thing this is different than the other Captain N message about 3 blocks up -[[User:Jdhannan|Jdhannan]] 02:02, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

== Stinkoman Sprite Comics ==

This is obvious, but the Stinkoman Sprite Comic definitely references Stinkoman Sprite Comics on the Fanstuff Wiki. I've seen MS Painted graphics in these things. {{User:Im a bell/sig}} 01:12, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
:P.S. This doesn't need to be STUFF'd! {{User:Im a bell/sig}}

Well, they're not the only sprite comics with MS Painted endings. 8-bit Theater, for one. I believe that the reason the TBC used Stinkoman 20X6 is that his game was the only sprite-styled game cinematic enough for sprite comic use. [[User:71.231.56.40|71.231.56.40]] 16:53, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
:P.S. Doesn't need to be STUFF'd? Why? There seems to be other explanations. We just might need to STUFF it. [[User:71.231.56.40|71.231.56.40]] 16:56, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

Changed my mind. No STUFF. It's spoofing the whole genre of sprite comics. Just don't put it there at all. [[User:71.231.56.40|71.231.56.40]] 17:13, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

:It bears mentioning that the genre exists, and in fact 8-Bit Theater is/was one of the first comics to do it (and ''the'' first to become famous for doing so). If we can have a Fun Fact referencing Penny-Arcade "and its many imitators", then we should be able to have a similar one for 8-Bit Theater and its derivatives. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 19:04, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

== ... and elves. ==

I believe that Strong Bads line, "They're all about video games, gamernerds, webgeeks, dorknerds, gamewads, nerdgames, webwebs, and elves" makes a reference to 8-bit Theater, at least the part about elves. [[User:12.18.218.230|12.18.218.230]] 01:52, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
:Yes, because 8-Bit Theater is the only webcomic ''ever'' to be about elves. [[User:Danny Lilithborne|Danny Lilithborne]] 01:58, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
::Elves don't pertain to 8-Bit Theater specifically. But I would argue that the Stinkoman sprite comic ''is'' a more specific reference to 8-Bit Theater - that's the webcomic/animation series that is most commonly "blamed" for starting that particular sub-genre. I believe that's a valid reference. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 18:18, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

== Why are you guys so quick to delete valid Real-World References? ==

I'm noticing a trend here, especially in this email, but more generally across the board in recently released toons and emails. This email is full of references to modern Internet culture, yet the established members of this community seem REALLY eager to just delete those references ''without discussion'' and without checking the facts (or showing they have checked the facts) being asserted. For example: My entry for the Stinkoman comic referencing 8-Bit Theater was removed almost immediately after I added it, with an edit summary saying that 8-Bit Theater was the ONLY comic out there that used video-game sprites.

Now, it's possible that person was being sarcastic (and honestly, guys, that kind of sarcasm doesn't help discussion at all), but the statement itself is patently false. Dozens of sprite-based comics (including many direct knock-offs and parodies) have been spawned mainly due to 8-Bit Theater's existence. G4 even has a syndicated TV show now based on that concept. 8-Bit Theater was one of the first comics using that particular medium to become successful (whether it was actually the very first one to do it is highly debatable, but it's famous for doing it well).

I just find it really discouraging to see people just deleting perfectly valid information like that without allowing for discussion and consensus. I realize we have STUFF, but it seems like even that vehicle is being sidestepped more and more lately. It's part of the reason I haven't been participating on this wiki as much as I used to - sometimes, this community can come across as downright hostile.

</soapbox> {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 18:36, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

:STUFF (or at least STUFFing immediately) has been discouraged of late in favor of a talk page discussion. (See below.) As for the attitude of the people here, as long as I can remember we've had established users who are consistently sarcastic (not that there's anything right with that). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:03, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

::It's one thing to be sarcastic in a friendly way, but comments like "Like this is the ''only'' place that elves have ''ever'' been referenced!" as a reply to someone asking for discussion is really quite unfriendly, and it seems against the spirit of the community that I joined two years ago. That's why I'm bringing it up now.

::As for the STUFF: I reverted your removal of my STUFF item because people have been trying to discuss that particular topic here in at least three separate threads on this Talk page. All of those have been summarily shot down as TTATOT without considering that a reference to the genre might be appropriate. I figured we'd make more headway in a single, organized discussion - that was what STUFF was originally designed for, was it not? {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 19:07, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
:::Our approach to STUFF has undergone some changes, and for reasons I think are quite good. More discussion and less voting is a good thing. I think it's appropriate to use a straight vote as a last resort, so STUFF does still have a purpose here, but I think it's good that we've reduced its use as we have. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 19:12, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

::::Okay. I'm fine with that so long as it doesn't turn into the problematic Talk-vote process that existed before STUFF came into use in the first place. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 19:15, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

I'm the one who reverted that fact, yes I *was* being sarcastic, and if you'll notice in the edit summary, references to sprite comics have been removed repeatedly. I didn't mean any particular offense or anything, so I apologize if I came across as rude. It's just, there are so many sprite-based webcomics out there that it's really impossible to say that the Stinkocomic is a direct reference to any one in particular. (Heck, *I* once attempted a sprite comic, using Chrono Trigger graphics; it got nowhere, but nevertheless.) The only way such a fact is truly "valid" is if we take the route of the "Jeeves" fact, noting more about its origin and the trend, rather than saying it's an out and out reference to one comic that TBC may or may not have heard of. -{{User:YK/sig}} 21:34, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

== Saturday Morning Cartoon Collect! ==
:''The Secret Collect Saturday morning cartoon is a reference to various cartoons produced in the 1980s that were based on video games. Most of these cartoons introduced new characters and deviated significantly from the plots or spirit of the games they were based on.''

This was another STUFF that was not brought to the talk page first. In the interest of encouraging discussion, I am moving it here so we can talk about it and hopefully not have to resort to a vote. There were two arguments for its inclusion:
<blockquote>
#The point of this FF is not to reference specific cartoons, but rather the entire genre of video-game licensed cartoons, most of which deviated significantly from the plot or spirit of the games they were based on.
#This isn't really "explaining the joke", since newer viewers unfamiliar with those old cartoons are unlikely to understand why the joke is funny.
</blockquote>

There were also several comments:
<blockquote>
*Variants of the proposed fact also reference ''Legend of Zelda'' and ''Captain N''. In the first revision of this FF, I used ''Pac-Man'' as a notable example because it enjoyed widespread popularity, mainly due to the game's own popularity in North America.
*Without referencing any/all specific video game cartoons, this may be more appropriate as a "Remark" rather than a "Real World Reference".
</blockquote>

Both '''[[User:KieferSkunk|KieferSkunk]]''' and '''[[User:OptimisticFool|OptimisticFool]]''' indicated that they supported keeping the fact and were responsible for the above arguments and comments. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:03, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

:<s>With all due respect, why do we still have a STUFF process if we're not going to use it? (Expanding on this) My understanding was that STUFF came about because the previous process, discussing Fun Facts on Talk pages, was cumbersome, difficult to manage, and people weren't taking it seriously. I'd really like to see us avoid falling back into that. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 19:08, 10 October 2007 (UTC)</s> Nevermind - I'm a bit grouchy at the moment and shouldn't be taking it out on everyone here. Move along. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 19:16, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
::OK, now my opinion. If the fact is worded so that it refers to the genre, rather than trying to make a claim to it referring to a specific show, it's probably good. Some people may not know this (especially readers born after the 80s), so it may be worth noting it. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 19:21, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

Talk:web comics

Zoom — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 19:24:09 GMT

Zoom: /* The Smurfs */

Blatant Lies

Zoom — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 22:50:46 GMT

Zoom: a couple of overall grammatical substitutions and razzmatazz

[[Image:Notswimpractice.PNG|thumb|"On Saturday I certainly '''don't''' wake up at 6 A.M., put on a [[Wikipedia:Speedo|Speedo]], and go to swim practice."]]
Characters have been known to '''lie blatantly''' to one another or to the audience, often in an attempt to persuade others of the veracity of a situation, when in fact the opposite is extremely obvious.

==Appearances==
===Strong Bad Emails===
*Email [[credit card]] — Strong Bad receives a [[Wikipedia:Phishing|phishing]] email from John and "some other people who aren't scam artists" that states that "We promise we are real and not just trying to steal your money."
*Email [[sugarbob]] — Strong Bad types in different colors and fonts to try to convince the emailer's girlfriend that he is taken by several other girlfriends.
*Email [[lures & jigs]] — Strong Bad accidentally admits to not knowing anything about the ladies. He then hurriedly tries to rectify his slip-up before running off.
*Email [[huttah!]] — Strong Bad says that [[The Cheat]] looks like a cheese or an anvil, then says that they are two of the finest things in life when The Cheat walks in. He then tapes a piece of paper reading "the cheat" on the [[Compy 386]] to make it look as if emails to him are to The Cheat.
*Email [[stunt double]] — Strong Bad says that he doesn't use a stunt double. When ''Dangeresque II: This Time, It's Not Dangeresque 1'' is then shown, it is obvious that Strong Sad is Strong Bad's stunt double.
*Email [[different town]] — Strong Bad is singing while standing on the stool when Strong Sad walks in. Strong Bad claims that he was just checking the lights, even though the ceiling of the [[Computer Room]] is far too high for him to reach.
*Email [[crying]] — Strong Bad begins to sniffle over [[Li'l Brudder]], and runs off claiming that he just has "a food" in the oven.
*Email [[other days]] — Strong Bad tries to convince the viewer that on Saturdays, he does not go to swim practice, and instead takes battle axe lessons. In an [[Easter egg]], Strong Sad is seen telling Strong Bad that they are late for swim practice.
*Email [[extra plug]] — Strong Bad says that the hot girl that he will be dancing with will be The Cheat, before catching himself and stating that it will be an actual hot girl.
*Email [[part-time job]] — Strong Bad sings "Comin' in to work on time.." while coming to his job at [[Bubs' Concession Stand]] 15 minutes late.
*Email [[secret identity]] — Strong Bad says that his secret identity is The Poopsmith, only to be disproven when The Poopsmith himself walks in. Also, in the email [[big white face]], Strong Bad can be seen giving The Poopsmith a cake.
*Email [[2 emails]] — Strong Bad says that he is holding the [[Ladies' Choice Awards]], but no ladies show up.
*Email [[senior prom]] — Strong Bad claims that he got a message on his "answering machine" from "Delilelia". It is obvious that he is the one providing the girl's voice, and that the "answering machine" is just a clock radio.
*Email [[road trip]] — Strong Bad emphasizes that a "not originally yellow spotted sheet" is from Strong Sad's room, and not his room.
*Email [[4 branches]] — [[Homestar Runner]] claims that moving into his mascot costume was "probably the coolest and least locking-[himself]-out-of-[his]-house-enest decision" he ever made.
*Email [[cliffhangers]] — After [[Coach Z]] and Homestar accuse themselves of being the [[Thnikkaman]] and stealing the [[Lappy 486]], respectively, they both try to cover it up by talking about "sports team".
*Email [[strong badathlon]] — Strong Bad claims that his strongest event in the [[Strong Badathlon (contest)|Strong Badathlon]] is "Probably Something with Guitars, Lasers, Robots, and Hot Girls". This event is only shown in [[Powered by The Cheat]] form, possibly suggesting that the event did not actually take place.
*Email [[the movies]] — [[The King of Town]] insists that his many trays of sizzling fajitas came from a box of [[Wikipedia:Milk Duds|Milk Duds]].
*Email [[from work]] — [[Bubs]] tries to cover up the fact that he was going to go and play a gnome tasering game by saying that he was going to get back to "upgrading the... taserin' that gnome... server".

===Marzipan's Answering Machine===
*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 1.0]]
**After leaving Marzipan a prank call, Strong Bad calls back for baking advice, insisting that he is calling her for the first time that day.
*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 2.0]]
**[[Pom Pom]] calls and apparently tells Marzipan about something that Homestar said. Homestar repeatedly insists that he did not say that, and that Pom Pom is crazy.
*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 6.0]]
**Strong Bad calls, saying that he has a real girlfriend for whom he needs to buy a Valentine's Day present.
**Homestar calls asking Marzipan what to get his girlfriend for Valentine's Day. He calls Marzipan annoying and overbearing, and then realizes his mistake, at which point he begins pretending to be a dial tone.
*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 9.2]]
**Strong Bad calls, saying that tofu is made from baby seals.
*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 10.2]]
**Strong Sad calls to ask Marzipan if she wants to come over and watch the ''V.I. Warshawski'' DVD. He later calls again and admits that he doesn't really have the DVD.

===Other===
*[[Halloween Awards Show]] — Strong Bad claims to have a super-hot girlfriend who recently got sucked into a wormhole.
*[[Where's The Cheat?]] — Strong Bad calls Marzipan, pretending to be Homestar Runner, saying that he killed Pom Pom, ''while'' Homestar was at Marzipan's house.
*[[Lookin at a Thing in a Bag]] — For almost the entire 'toon, Strong Bad and his gang attempt to convince Homestar that there is something cool in their paper bags. Bubs convinces Homestar that he knows nothing about Strong Bad's plan to get free drinks. Later on, Strong Bad tells Homestar that the thing in the bag escaped into the mountains.
*[[Broken Compy Menu]] — When Bubs asks Homestar, who was previously arguing, what he is doing at the stand, Homestar replies that he was talking to nobody, everybody, or [[Strong Mad]]. When asked where Strong Mad is now, Homestar says that he flew away. Later on, Bubs claims to Homestar that the shotgunned [[Compy 386]] is a low-priced automobile.
*[[Homestar Presents: Presents]] — While talking on the phone, Coach Z claims that he is not alone and his phone is plugged in, but nobody is nearby and the [[Disconnected Telephones|phone is unplugged]].
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10]] — After being caught making out with a drawing of [[The Ugly One]], Strong Bad claims that it is a piece of pizza and hurriedly stuffs the drawing into his mouth.
*[[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]] — The King of Town tries to convince Homestar that he is not trying to find a ham sandwich that he had buried in the [[Spooky Woods]] when he was nine. [[The Poopsmith]] is seen right next to him, digging holes.

==See Also==
*[[Aliases Used in Prank Calls]]
*[[History according to Strong Bad]]
*[[Strong Bad's Ladies]]

[[Category:Exaggeration running gags]]

Talk:Limozeen

Zoom — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 09:24:49 GMT

Zoom: /* We're still Limozeen! */

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== Category? ==
What category is this? Characters? -- [[User:AgentSeethroo|AgentSeethroo]] 09:24, 13 Aug 2004 (MST)

:Ahh, this is one of those pages that isn't linked to aside from the links on Easter Egg pages and the Emails they were in. I'd have to say this would get lumped into the same category as whatever the other Secondary Characters go under. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 10:35, 13 Aug 2004 (MST)

== Ugh ==
And ugh, this page is horrible. Too much is assumed about who plays who. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 10:35, 13 Aug 2004 (MST)

:How're we gonna go about linking [[Strong Bad Email|Stong Bad Emauls]]? Will it always be [[Strong Bad Email]] [[haircut]] <-- Like that? That gets a little hard on the eyes sometimes...What do you think? -- [[User:AgentSeethroo|AgentSeethroo]]

::One thing you have to remember is that things should really only get linked too once. If the word "Strong Bad" appears in ten different time on a page, it should only be linked the first time. We never really kept to that with 'Tavi. But to answer your question (I really don't know where that other point came from), I've been just putting [[haircut]] without the leading [[Strong Bad Email]]. I think the "Strong Bad Email haricut" was just used because for a while we didn't know we could change the link title with a pipe. So we'd have ((StrongBadEmail/haircut)). Yeah, just use the email's name. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 10:47, 13 Aug 2004 (MST)

== The Thanksgiving E-Cards ==

Since someone finally provided a working mirror of the Thanksgiving E-Cards, should a page be done about them? I think some of the information in them is pretty interesting, mostly about how it confirms that [[Gary Palaroncini]] is Gary from Limozeen (and that everybody's last name in Limozeen seems to be Palaroncini at that). Just decided to ask before doing anything. --[[User:TheNintenGenius|TheNintenGenius]] 23:02, 16 Feb 2005 (MST)

== Gunderson ==

I looked at the names of the newly added tour places and saw "Gunderson". how do you think it's linked to Emtarkanderundersgunderson from [[the process]]? I bet that there are a lot of names like this in here, just need to find them.

== "Donny" Chapman ==

I recall it being spelled "Donnie" in one of the various Brothers Chap interviews. --[[User:Spanky The Dolphin|Spanky The Dolphin]] 14:45, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)

== umbridge ==

Hey, wasn't umbridge from the fifth harry potter book?? Dolores ring some bels? -- '''aman.hoonoo'''

== flashback email ==

''In the email "flashback," Matt Chapman is everybody in Limozeen,''

...what does this mean? It doesn't look like the same person physically playing each character. Does Matt dub over all the voices? Or what?
[[User:Caradhras|Caradhras]] 17:07, 22 Sep 2005 (UTC)

:Look more closely. It really is Matt playing all four parts. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:17, 22 Sep 2005 (UTC)

== Album Mention ==

No mention of the album "Zeenin' Into the Night"?
This is definately cannon, as it appears in the liner of StrongBad Sings and Other Type Hits.

I suggest adding it to the Known Albums.

I think we need to separate the Albums and the Songs, there seems to be some blurred areas between them. For example: Feed the Childrens and Zeenin' Into the Night are albums, not songs. --[[User:Jrgilby|Jrgilby]] 02:02, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

== Ramones Rip-off? ==

They seem to be a rip off of the Ramones because they all share the same last name. --[[User:68.82.251.100|68.82.251.100]] 20:44, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
:How about the Osmonds? How about Hanson? This is textbook TTATOT. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 21:48, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

== Sealab 2021 ==

Are the ''Sealab 2021'' songs really Limozeen songs? --[[User:Trogga|Trogga]] 01:57, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
:They are credited to "Larry" in IMdB. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 05:27, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

== Quote ==
Shouldn't the quote of the week be attributed to Larry, since he had the character head and was singing? - {{User:The Joe/sig}} 20:25, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

==Danapolis==

Couldn't "Danapolis" be a play on "Indianapolis"?
:It's closer to "Annapolis", but not really. Coz it could be a play on the common city ending of "-polis". --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Um, who IS Limozeen? ==

I don't think the bros. have as much musical talent as their pseudonyms do (besides the vocals). So, who actually does the music for Limozeen? --{{User:Super Martyo Brother/sig}} 04:11, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

:I'm not sure, but I tend to think that they do all the music themselves, except where noted (e.g., [[different town]]). Also, most of Limozeen's music is pretty basic, with the possible exception of the guitar solos. And if one of them can't actually play that fast, then there's a good possibility that they recorded it a slower speed or did some other kind of trick to get the recording — there are lots of ways to fake things in a studio.

:At any rate, I don't think they would use other musicians without giving them credit, so if we don't hear anything about it on the DVDs, it's a good assumption that TBC do all Limozeen's music themselves. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 04:17, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

== We're still Limozeen! ==

I don't know if this would be more relevant in [[Talk:Limozeen]] or [[Talk:Limozeen: "but they're in space!"]] Is it safe to assume that the Limozeen in Space people replaced the 4 Mikes as the main forms of Limozeen? We haven't seen Mike dress as a Palarochini since [[death metal]], and Limozeen's last three appearances were in Limozeen in Space form. [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 22:53, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
:You mean [[Matt]]. I don't know whether anything is "safe" to assume when talking about in-universe happenings, but to answer your question, no, I don't think the "in space" versions have replaced the "real" versions. I think we're just being treated to snips of the TV show (which are presumably unaired, since it was canceled). Also, I just count two appearances of the "in space" forms since [[best thing]]. The appearances in the [[coloring]] book and the laser show are different kinds of illustrations. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:50, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
::You must have forgotten one, then. I'm counting [[4 branches]], [[concert]], and [[limozeen vs. sloshy]]. [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 01:02, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
:::Ah, right. I didn't know until now that Limozeen vs. sloshy had an Easter egg. Either way, the "in space" clips are still in space, not "real". — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:24, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
::::In concert, Strong Bad mentions that Limozeen skipped their own concert and just sat in their tour bus watching ESPN Classic. In the Limozeen in Space toon from that email, they're just sitting in their tour bus watching ESPN Classic. Does this count as "real"? [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 18:06, 23 September 2007 (UTC)
:::::No, I don't think so. It was a parody of the "real" situation. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 02:13, 7 October 2007 (UTC)
:I think the reason why there hasn't been any live action Limozeen lately is obvious: somebody must've stolen their costume trailer. ;) {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 02:21, 7 October 2007 (UTC)
::The reasons I thought of were that either live action is too hard for them to do so frequently or they had to sell their camera. [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 02:35, 7 October 2007 (UTC)
:::Or perhaps live action uses more bandwidth or looks muddier. {{User:Zoom/sig}} 09:24, 7 October 2007 (UTC)

Talk:Sightings

Zoom — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 00:03:24 GMT

Zoom: /* Kim Possible Cowinky Dink? */

==More on The Wotch==
Thanks to this website, I discovered The Wotch. I noticed that [http://www.thewotch.com/022703.html the cheerleaders] (only AFTER they become cheerleaders - you'll understand why I make that point if you read it) have "TG" on their shirts, and one of them has [[Cheerleader]]'s pigtails. You guys wanna call it a reference or a coincidence? --[[User:Jay|Jay]] 22:51, 22 Jan 2005 (MST)
:Well, the name of their school is Tandy Gardens High, and according to [http://www.thewotch.com/FAQ.html their FAQ], the writers chose the initials TG for transgender. I'd say it's just a coincidence. (Neat little comic, though!) -- [[User:FortyTwo|FortyTwo]] 22:58, 22 Jan 2005 (MST)
:: Oh. Well, I guess I didn't know the school's name. Still, they DID make a clear H*R reference in another comic (which is sorta how I discovered its existence in the first place - see the Sighting article page.) --[[User:Jay|Jay]] 23:03, 22 Jan 2005 (MST)

==Possible "Dominic Deegan" reference?==
I caught this link from another web-comic I read and I was reading through the archives when I stumbled across [http://www.dominic-deegan.com/d/20020923.html this comic]. It looks like the back of Strong Bad's head, kinda, but the line the character says is DEFINITELY something Strong Bad would say. Can anyone confirm or deny that this is a HSR reference?
: Oh! I forgot all about that DomDeeg comic! (Seen it before.) Yes, it was agreed upon by me and one of my online contacts that the comic in question does indeed include a Strong Bad cameo. --[[User:Jay|Jay]] 11:56, 22 Jan 2005 (MST)

==Small question==
Is the word/exclamation "huzzah!" directly linked to Homestar Runner or is it something generally used? Because I've spotted it in some game.

[[User:King Nintendoid|King Nintendoid]] 08:48, 16 Dec 2004 (MST)

"Huzzah" is an exclamation used back in the old days in England, and possibly elsewhere. So no, it's not technically a sighting. --[[User:Hagurumon|Hagurumon]]

Ok. Nah.. I saw it in Paper Mario 2, and I wondered....

[[User:King Nintendoid|King Nintendoid]]

==Buffy==
The "buffy" link is broken. --[http://www.jonnydigital.com JD]

== Cheat ==

I'm not sure, but the Cheat section looks like it's been defaced. -[[User:oddtodd]]

* I went ahead and fixed it myself. --[[User:oddtodd|oddtodd]] 21:43, 19 Nov 2004 (MST)

== ''One Ring To Rule Them All 2'' ==

This belongs in the Discussion section:

*no, i belive that music is "the Entertainer" a Rag time jazz song from the early 1890's by Scott Joplin.

No idea who wrote it, but it's about the background music in the middle of "One Ring To Rule Them All 2." (moved by [[User:oddtodd|oddtodd]] 21:43, 19 Nov 2004 (MST))

I wrote it - [[User:Ooy|Futuramaooy]]

== Enough with the Burnination "sightings" ==

Folks, please consider what refers to what.

Is it possible that [[TBC]]'s "Burnination" refers to videogames that pre-date H*R? I mean, it can't be the other way around. Seriously: How could Final Fantasy 1 and 2 '''''refer''''' to H*R? Those go back to the late 1980s. [[User:beanluc|beanluc]] 13:15, 14 Dec 2004 (MST)

Answer: It's the remakes. The line was added in to the new version on Game Boy Advance. Note that it says "Dawn of Souls". -Tom H.

*Oh, I see. My bad [[User:beanluc|beanluc]]

== Regular Chat ==

Holy crap! I'm like, an hour away from Hershey Park! I'm totally going there sometime now! Are they still doing the HR face paintings?

== Cruxshadows Cd ==

On A Cd From Darkwave Band Cruxshadows (pronunces Croo-shadows) the thank you in the back says homestar runner
ill try to scan a pic later

== Possible Reference? ==

Just tell me, is "heart of a lion" a common phrase, because Ryan Seacrest from American Idol just said it a few minutes ago. --[[User:205.188.116.197|205.188.116.197]]

:It's been a common phrase for centuries. See [[Wikipedia:Richard I of England|Richard the Lionheart]]. -- [[User:FortyTwo|FortyTwo]] 19:19, 1 Feb 2005 (MST)

== Table of Contents ==

In my opinion, it's getting too big and should be removed. --[[User:Gafaddict|Gafaddict]] 19:42, 14 Mar 2005 (MST)

==This Website Made a Reference!==

Do we really need all sightings of the form "this webcomic / blog / whatever made a Homestar Runner reference"? It isn't very interesting to list every two-bit webcomic writer who sticks "burnination" in their comic. [[User:Homestar Coder|Aurora Szalinski]] 21:14, 18 Mar 2005 (MST)

I agree. Although the extremely popular sites (Such as Yahoo, Google, Maddox, etc.) should stay. --[[User:radiodj19|radiodj19]] 12:01, 20 Mar 2005 (MST)

== Trim ==
This page ''really'' needs to be trimmed. It's getting way too long. I believe we should go through and remove all the minor HSR sightings and anything that could possibly be a stretch, leaving only major sightings (for example, Trogdor on Buffy, Asplode mentioned on Google blog, etc.). Any other comments on this? [[User:Kilroy|<nowiki></nowiki>]]—[[User:Kilroy|Kilroy]]/[[User talk:Kilroy|talk]][[<nowiki></nowiki>]] 12:05, 20 Mar 2005 (MST)
:Frankly, I'd love it if we could just clear 'em out to a subpage, or split it up with those... why exactly were we fiercely against those again? --[[User:Shadow Hog|Shadow Hog]] 12:12, 20 Mar 2005 (MST)
:That's what I was thinking when I made the post in the header above ^^^ (This Website Made a Reference!) There's just too many tiny, minor things here. [[User:Homestar Coder|Aurora Szalinski]] 12:18, 20 Mar 2005 (MST)

I agree that this page needs an overhaul, but I'm a little choked that the [[Wikipedia:Smax|Smax]] ref got cut. That comic is fairly major (it is [[Wikipedia:Alan Moore|Alan Moore]] after all) and it is rife with references. I would like to see this added back at some point. [[User:Drhaggis|<nowiki></nowiki>]]- [[User:Drhaggis|Dr Haggis]] - [[User talk: Drhaggis|Talk]] 15:19, 20 Mar 2005 (MST)

:Boo! Bad deletion. I know it was crowded, but you got rid of a few good ones. Like that Fosters one I thought was hilarious. I liked it better before. Much better. I'm thinkin' it might be better if we just split the original version of this page up into several pages. --[[User:Joshua|Joshua]] 16:16, 20 Mar 2005 (MST)

::I've restored everything that was removed. I think the discussion needs to be completed before someone (who I notice wasn't even part of the discussion) removes stuff.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 17:33, 20 Mar 2005 (MST)

:::I'm glad that all the references were restored. A lot of the deletion seemed arbitrary to me. I was thinking, maybe we could have a system for Sightings similar to the Fun Facts system? Then we could vote on which to keep and which to toss. [[User:Homestar Coder|Aurora Szalinski]] 18:17, 20 Mar 2005 (MST)

::::Eep. I think we should avoid anything like the STUFF thing. Discussion pages are where it's at. Or where it should be?[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 11:42, 21 Mar 2005 (MST)

Okay, I just removed the cleanup notice at the top of the page, since it seems to be encouraging people to remove references willy-nilly (this is the second instance, unless they were the same person). I think we should come to a consensus as to how the article should be cleaned up before putting up a cleanup notice. [[User:Homestar Coder|Aurora Szalinski]] 14:41, 21 Mar 2005 (MST)

I think we should have the main catagories, and make them links into that section like:

[[Sightings/Television|Television]]

[[Sightings/Games|Games|Games]]

ect

and stuff like that, it'll shorten the page and make it easier to see some "ddouble sightings" - [[User:Ooy|Futuramaooy]]--[[User:144.137.169.213|144.137.169.213]] 01:44, 7 Apr 2005 (MDT)

:Well, we definately need to do something with this page. It's bigger than a hippo on sterioids. But subpages are never allowed, says InterruptorJones. Maybe a "Sightings" namespace with all the references in an actual page? (Example: [[Sightings:Comics]], [[Sightings:Advertising]], etc.). Anyone like this idea?
:And while were at it, there is some terrible grammar and spelling and overall bad use of the wiki standards sitting here. But the largeness of the page seems to be the case for now. →''<tt>[[User:FireBird|FireBird]]</tt>''
::I hope nobody minds; I put the first three pages through SpellCheck before I noticed the Project Page notice was totally from last year.--{{User:The4sword/sig}} 06:05, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

== Basic Sightings ==
I saw a guy at the YMCA a few weeks back and he was wearing a star shirt. Could it be? [[User:unknown|unknown]] 3/21/05 12:00

:Could it be what? You trying to be funny? Or you mocking this article?[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 12:18, 23 Mar 2005 (MST)

=="unknown" note==

Ok, look guys, I'm sorry I crapped up the sightings page. I might be able to save it. I saved the page before I edited it, like I always do. I think I can copy everything on that page I saved and paste it over the text I crapped up. It's risky, but it's worth a shot. [[User:unknown|unknown]] 3/22/05 10:01

:It has already been reverted. Thanks.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 12:18, 23 Mar 2005 (MST)

== Used in Flash 8 Demo ==
I've got a link to a video and mirrors of a [[http://www.macromedia.com/software/flash/ Flash]] Development Con where [[Homestar Runner]] and [[The Homestar Runner]] appear as example graphics and animations and have some of the new effects applied to them that will be coming out in Flash 8. What section of the article should this 'sighting' be listed under?
[[User:Nidonocu|Nidonocu]] 16:39, 20 Apr 2005 (UTC)

:How about "Really Cool"? I can't think of anything better than the [[Sightings#OTHER|Other section]], but sometimes for really cool videos and the like we create a whole article for them. Are you up to it? Do you think it would be worth it? What's the link?[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 16:50, 20 Apr 2005 (UTC)

::Well, the characters only appear for a small part of it. Though I thought it was worth adding since out of all the cartoons on the web, the '''Developers of Flash its self''' picked Homestar to use in their first ever presentation of the new technology. The link is [[http://www.moock.org/blog/archives/000146.html here]]. Any of those links will take you to the same video at diffrent quality settings. I'd like to get this down as my first contribution here though so please don't anyone else post to the article. ^^; It might however be worth afterwards, someone either cropping the video to the relavent section or creating a HRWiki Mirror of the file. -- [[User:Nidonocu|Nidonocu]] 17:00, 20 Apr 2005 (UTC)

:::I have it on screen, and I can get a snapshot of it. Also, I have a screen recorder that can allow me to get the specific sections of the movie which Homestar is included. Should I?-- <tt>Posted by: [[User:-erson|-erson]] [[User talk:-erson|Talk]]</tt> 18:35, 20 Apr 2005 (UTC)

:::: Sure, I think capture everything from when Homestar appears to a sutible pause after The Homestar Runner disappears. I'll post up the main links and description. Check back in a while and append on your media and add the screenshot if you like.. since I still don't know how to do that on Wiki's. o.O -- [[User:Nidonocu|Nidonocu]] 19:12, 20 Apr 2005 (UTC)

::::: I know how to insert snapshots, but not the video. Can anyone explain it to me?-- <tt>Posted by: [[User:-erson|-erson]] [[User talk:-erson|Talk]]</tt> 20:35, 20 Apr 2005 (UTC)

:::::: The movie you'll need to host somewhere and then provide a link to it. I'd try contacting who ever it is that hosts the mirrors of the old versions of the flash files that are nolonger found on H*R.com such as the old menus. -- [[User:Nidonocu|Nidonocu]] 12:28, 21 Apr 2005 (UTC)

== Mr. Incredible vs. Trogdor ==

Twice now, I've discovered that people have added that "The Incredibles" makes a reference to Peasant's Quest, when Mirage calls Mr. Incredible's outfit "rather dashing". Such a thing is hideously unlikely. The voices for animated movies are often recorded MONTHS before the movie is actually completed (so the animation can be synched with the voices - it's much more difficult to do it the other way around). The release of The Incredibles (November 5, 2004) and Peasant's Quest (August 2, 2004) were too close. Anyway, "rather dashing" is a semi-common phrase that did not originate with Peasant's Quest. Without something a little more solid connecting the two, there is no reason to believe that the line was added because of Homestar Runner. --[[User:Jay|Jay]] 19:22, 20 Apr 2005 (UTC)

:I agree with Jay. When I watched the movie I was like "Wow, she said Rather Dashing, I bet that some user is going to consider this a reference." I highly doubt it is, rather dashing is actually a common phrase. {{User:Rainer/sig}} 12:39, 21 Apr 2005 (UTC)

:The phrase is why he's called Rather Dashing. "You are Rather Dashing. Your cottage" etc.

== Road Waffles ==

someone had mentioned this sighting but couldn't remember where it was, so I (Eight, the author of said comic) decided to wiki it up for y'all. [[http://www.roadwaffles.com/archive-rw.php?c=2003-7-23 "pop culture reference!"]]

:Thanks man. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 21:16, 20 May 2005 (UTC)

== Significant vs insignificant ==

[[User:Thunderbird_L17|TBird]] and I are planning on creating a second page for the more important fun facts (such as the Buffy, the Ryan S, the Maecromedia Flash Player 8, nothing that involves a random t-shirt wearing or toon watching). The discussion is on [[User_talk:-erson|My Talk Page]] if you want to see. What other signtings are significant enough to me moved this new page? Is this new page even a good idea? -- <tt>Posted by: [[User:-erson|-erson]] [[User talk:-erson|Talk]]</tt> 12:48, 29 Apr 2005 (UTC)

:Personally, like I have said before, I think we should have a Sightings namespace (for example, <nowiki>[[Sightings:Magazines]] or [[Sightings:Television]]</nowiki>. We could just list them on the regular [[Sightings]] page in a short list. →''<tt>[[User:FireBird|FireBird]]</tt>''

::Well basically my main problem is with the more minor web cartoons. Where does a sighting end, and a fanstuff begin? That's the main question. I think some kind of standard should be set, just how well known a sighting is to be accepted. Like... LIKE STUS! Select The Usable Sighting, or something. Anybody else wanna share their two cents? ''<tt>[[Special:Contributions/Thunderbird L17|⇔]][[User:Thunderbird L17|Thunderbird]][[User talk:Thunderbird L17|⇔]]</tt>'' 02:10, 4 May 2005 (UTC)

== Rodney's Gonna Have To Jump ==

I'm iffy about the "Gonna have to Jump" line from Robots being related to Homestar, but I haven't seen the movie in question. I can't find any links on the web connecting the two, so like The Incredibles, I'm more than willing to chalk it up to coincidence. (Having seen TI, I'm 100% confident that it's no reference there.) Thoughts? From someone who's actually seen the movie? --[[User:Jay|''Jay'']] [[User talk:Jay|(Talk)]] 05:24, 2 May 2005 (UTC)

Yeah, I remember he said that, but I'm not sure if it was intentional.-Alice 03:48, 8 May 2005

== Guild Wars ==

I wonder why this is not here already, but on NCSoft/ArenaNet's new Online Role Playing Game, there are fire skills which contain Rodgort e.g 'Rodgort's Invocation' and 'Mark of Rodgort'.
Rodgort backwards is obviously Trogdor, and seeing as they are fire skills and 'Rodgort's Invocation' symbol contains a dragon, its likely this is a sighting (or at least an obscure reference). There are also creatures in the game called trogs, dont know if this is related but could be.
: I coulda sworn it used to be - but it wasn't there, even before Trogga's removal of anything and everything online. Maybe it was deleted by someone who didn't know any better when I wasn't paying attention? I dunno. --[[User:Jay|''Jay'']] [[User talk:Jay|(Talk)]] 03:54, 8 May 2005 (UTC)

: There's also a "shout" skill that makes your character yell "For Great Justice", a possible reference to Zero Wing, so a HR reference doesn't seem that far-fetched. A "trog" creature is probably NOT a reference, I've seen creatures named this in other videogames. --[[User:ClamIAm|''ClamIAm'']]
::there are no such things as "trogs" in guildwars.

== Kim Possible Cowinky Dink? ==

In Kim Possible, during the "Oh Boyz" episode, one band member was wearing a sleeveless red shirt with a white star. Coincidence?

:Yes. White star on red? Red is a color and star is a common shape. Putting them together randomly isn't a Homestarrunner reference.
::I'd consider it a reference ONLY if by "sleeveless" you meant he didn't have anything to stick his arms through. :) {{User:Zoom/sig}} 00:03, 5 October 2007 (UTC)

== Where did all the sightings go? ==

I'm not sure when the last time I checked the sightings page was, but I'm fairly sure the page was twice as long before. Some of the genuine sightings have gone (i.e. Macromedia Flash Player 8 Demo), as well as all of the comic sightings (online or otherwise). Did someone take the notice on top of the page a little too seriously or something? --[[User:Venusy|Venusy]] <tt>([[User talk:Venusy|Talk]]) ([[Special:Contributions/Venusy|Contributions]])</tt>, 16:29, 11 May 2005 (BST)
:Someone deleted a ton. Again. Who's up to bringing them back? -- '''''[[User:Joshua|Joshua]]''''' 16:47, 11 May 2005 (UTC)
:: It was Trogga's doing, if I'm not mistaken. I didn't do anything about it because the page ''really was'' cluttered, but yeah, he might have gone too far. --[[User:Jay|''Jay'']] [[User talk:Jay|(Talk)]] 16:57, 11 May 2005 (UTC)
:::He did. The Macromedia one was rather significant, same with the Zelda Comic one. I think he just removed them because of the cleanup template. Perhaps we could elaborate more on how it should be cleaned up? Anyway, I say bring them back. -- <tt>Posted by: [[User:-erson|-erson]] [[User talk:-erson|Talk]]</tt> 18:05, 11 May 2005 (UTC)
::::Just read his user talkpage, and noticed he's removed a bunch of information from other pages too. I think this is a similar case. But now one problem, how do we re-add all the other sightings but keep the updates since they were removed?
:::Also think I'll point out that when I split the page, I also brought back all (or most) of those sightings Trogga deleted. -- '''''[[User:Joshua|Joshua]]''''' 01:44, 12 May 2005 (UTC)

==Split Page==
There, I put each category onto its own page. That helps cut down space a lot, and should really help lower the problem. -- '''''[[User:Joshua|Joshua]]''''' 00:18, 12 May 2005 (UTC)

:Holy carp, great job Joshua! That looks a whole lot more organized. On a scale from cool to awesome, you rate a super-great! →''<tt>[[User:FireBird|FireBird]]</tt>''

==Jughead's double digest==
In the newest issue of Jughead's double digest, Jughead said he was having a garage sale, and Reggie said "You forgot the 'b'. It should be a garbage sale." Coincidence? -Alice

:Doubtful. →[[User:FireBird|FireBird]]|([[User Talk:FireBird|Talk]])

::If anything, [[TBC]] copied from archie. It's too soon for vice-versa. It's not a sighting, and it's a pretty obvious pun. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 21:13, 20 May 2005 (UTC)

==12:00==
In [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon_Dynamite Napoleon Dynamite], when Uncle Rico is about to show his football tape, the VCR is blinking 12:00. It might be that the time was 12:00, but it looked like it was blinking it. Sighting? --Kutchipatchi (who lost her password)

:Based on your description, no, not a sighting. A blinking "12:00" is a default display for most VCRs. -[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 02:46, 8 Jul 2005 (UTC)

== Clean Up ==

Not really the main Sightings page itself, but more of the other sightings pages, such as [[Television Sightings]].
*The top summaries could probably use some work.
*They all need to be working with the [[HRWiki:Standards|Standards]]. Which means links, grammar, etc.
*They all need to follow the same format.
*[[Skins Sightings]] should probably be merged with [[Other Sightings]].
{{User:FireBird/sig}} 14:56, 11 Jul 2005 (UTC)

:Skins Sightings is crossing into fanstuff a bit much for my taste. {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 15:01, 11 Jul 2005 (UTC)

==Something on Fantastic 4==

I recently saw Fantastic 4 and on Johnny Storm's(aka The Human Torch) car, his front license plate said TORCH'D. Possible TGS reference? [[User:Imwithcrazy|Imwithcrazy]]

I guess so, but many people accross the US do that on their own licence plates.--[[User:witchesbrew82|witchesbrew82]] 15:28, 18 Jul 2005 (UTC)

Oh, ok, it's just when I saw it, it reminded me of the [[Arrow'd Guy]].
[[User:Imwithcrazy|Imwithcrazy]]

==Robots?==
Is that really a reference? A lot of people say "Look's like I'm gonna have to jump!".--[[User:witchesbrew82|witchesbrew82]] 15:28, 18 Jul 2005 (UTC)

I dunno, if he said it like Dangeresque, then it most likely is a reference. Otherwise, it probably isn't. [[User:Imwithcrazy|Imwithcrazy]]

==TGS'D!==
Seriously,people,just because there's a certain word in a webcomic with
'D! at the end of it doesn't always make it a reference to TGS. The comic page '''''REALLY''''' needs to be cleaned up. [[User:Imwithcrazy|Imwithcrazy]]

==A "Coincidence" Section==

(Warning: It's entirely possible that this is a really bad idea.) I think it might be neat to have a "coincidental sightings" section... Like, for example, if a cow lamp appeared in some TV show. It's not a *reference*, but it's a noteworthy coincidence. It'd be a place for the things that seem like references, but we know aren't. Although, I don't know if that sort of thing happens a lot... and it would probably spark a lot of argument... So I'm not officially proposing this, but it's a thing to consider, maybe. -[[User:Polly|Polly]] 15:17, 4 Aug 2005 (UTC)

That might be a good idea, but there would be ''SO'' many things and it would be really messy. --[[User:bkmlb|bkmlb]] 15:38, 4 Aug 2005 (UTC)

== Dead links ==

Should we really keep the sightings with dead links up? Because it seems kind of stupid to say "this site ''used to'' have a picture of Homestar" or something like that. [[User:Imwithcrazy|Imwithcrazy]]

== Deletion ==

This page seems an unnecessary duplication of the effort of [[:Category:Sightings]] and the Sightings template. Furthermore, the hotlinking images notice is out of place, because there are no longer any images (or anything) on the page. Let's just delete it and change all links to this page to links to [[:Category:Sightings]]. {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 16:47, 31 Aug 2005 (UTC)

:Do not delete. Too many links from other places direct people here.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 16:49, 31 Aug 2005 (UTC)

::Also, category pages should not contain articles.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 16:50, 31 Aug 2005 (UTC)

:::1. This isn't an article. It's a brief description of what a sighting is, which is fine for the header of the Sightings category.
:::2. We should change all the links to [[:Category:Sightings]], and leave a redirect to that page here for external sites. {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 16:51, 31 Aug 2005 (UTC)

::::The Category namespace should never contain article content. That is what the article namespace (also called the main namespace) is for. Regardless of what the actual content of an article is, it still remains an article. Also note that this has [[User talk:Drhaggis#Inside Jokes|come up]] [[HRWiki talk:FAQ#Category Redirect not working?|before]].[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 16:57, 31 Aug 2005 (UTC)

:::What about the Character Evolution page? It was deleted and replaced with a category. - '''''[[User:Joshua|Joshua]]'''''

::Anyway, I say we keep this page, if nothing else than to keep this talk page, with has a lot of lengthly discussions. - '''''[[User:Joshua|Joshua]]'''''

:::There isn't any article or content here, though, just "Homestar is taking over the world! Visit a Sightings page!" There's no content to be kept. Also, if we deleted it, we could move the discussion to the talk page of the category. {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 17:12, 31 Aug 2005 (UTC)

::::I say keep. This page is useful and fun, I might add. --[[User:Homsar999|Homsar999]][[User_talk:Homsar999|DaAaAaA!]] 18:29, 31 Aug 2005 (CDT)

:::::As stated before, me and Tom have been over this before, in the [[Inside Jokes]]/[[Running Gags]] instance. I say keep, and revise to add a bit more of an overview of 'sightings'. Maybe meantion a few of the more notable ones, maybe describe a few of the categories, ect. Lengthen the article to about a paragraph or so. I'll add it to my to do list. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 23:46, 31 Aug 2005 (UTC)

::::::That sounds good to me. I'm removing it from deletion, then. {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 23:52, 31 Aug 2005 (UTC)

== Move it to Fanstuff ==

Ok. Listen to me before you decline this. The sightings we list are made by fans. If it's the director of Buffy or the author of a webcomics, this person is a fan, and everything fan-made, is listed on the Fanstuff wiki. It have no to place here in the Knowledge Base. It's not official material that is off the site like the [[:Category:Side Projects|side projects]] or the [[TMBG Concert - 25 Sep 2004|TMBG concert]]. What do you think? {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 18:38, 5 November 2005 (UTC)

:The Fanstuff wiki is for fan submitted material. The fan themself submits it. The Buffy creator isn't going to come and submit his show in a page there. Here at the knowledge-base, we use the Sightings series of articles to report on appearances of Homestar Runner in popular culture, TV shows, etc. I see it as knowledge-base content. It could use some cleaning up and standardizing, for sure, but it belongs here.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 19:05, 5 November 2005 (UTC)

::What about [[HRFWiki:Not Without My Application|Not Without My Application]]? {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 19:27, 5 November 2005 (UTC)

:::It looks like it's covered under [[Animation Sightings#High Score]].[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 19:37, 5 November 2005 (UTC)

::That was placed there in the early stages of the Fanstuff Wiki, probably when users were struggling to get good fanstuff. It's appearance there has been questioned in the past, although nothing has been done as it isn't exactly urgent. - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 19:38, 5 November 2005 (UTC)

:::So what? The fact that it is listed there only makes my case stronger. I think that some years ago, when Homestar was an underdog and the sightnings were few, this page had some merit. But now it's like listing sightnings of Bill Clinton! If this was moved to Fanstuff each sightning can have page for itself with fun facts and transcripts. The move will also remove the question "Where does a sightning stop and fan stuff begins?" {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 19:58, 5 November 2005 (UTC)
:Firstly, this does not belong in the Fanstuff Wiki. Not Without My Application doesn't belong in the Fanstuff Wiki, and I'm planning on moving it elsewhere. (Like the Bonus Stage wiki, perhaps.) Also, sightings end and fanstuff begins when the feature is ''focused'' on Homestar Runner. That's why Not Without My Application isn't really a sighting either. - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 20:37, 5 November 2005 (UTC)

::So why not expend Fanstuff Wiki to include sightnings? As I wrote, it's not part of the Knowladge Base. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 20:41, 5 November 2005 (UTC)

:::Because most of these things ''aren't'' fanstuff. There's like... only one of two things here that can be classified as Homestar Runner Fanstuff. And there's no reason to expand the Fanstuff Wiki to put in a bunch of random sightings. It's better like this. - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 20:53, 5 November 2005 (UTC)

::::So you say we keep a "bunch of random sightings" in here? You know, I never realy liked this page. The only reason why I offered to move it, is that all the people who contributed won't be forgotten. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 21:05, 5 November 2005 (UTC)

:::::It's important to note that just because these items are made by fans of Homestar Runner, that doesn't make them "fanstuff" in the same way things on the fanstuff wiki are fanstuff. The way we use the word isn't just a simple "fan + stuff = fanstuff" equation. The fanstuff wiki requires that a user submit their own work. As Joshua noted, the [[HRFWiki:Not Without My Application|Not Without My Application]] page E.L. Cool brings up should not be there like that.
:::::The knowledge-base can report on and document instances of Homestar Runner appearing in popular culture, etc. That's what we do, we document everything about Homestar Runner.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 04:55, 6 November 2005 (UTC)
::::::But it's impossible to list them all. It's like listing sightnings of Google! Almost the whole world knows about it. I'll say we ether cut it down drasticaly or remove it completely. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 20:18, 6 November 2005 (UTC)

:::::::Yes, there's a lot of it, and yes, it could be cleaned up, but it definitely belongs on the knowlegdge base as opposed to the fanstuff wiki. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:13, 12 November 2005 (UTC)

== Censor Notice ==

I beleive these sightings page should have an "obscene language/imagery" notice template appended to these, some of these links can either have obscene language in other parts of the site, or risque images. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 21:56, 3 December 2005 (UTC)

:I agree, we've even had to delete some of them because it had to do with cruelty and nudity. A notice somewhere around here would be more appropriate. {{User:Homestramy20/sig}} 21:59, 3 December 2005 (UTC)
:2nd. {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 22:01, 3 December 2005 (UTC)
::Agreement. Even though I have no problem with such, others might. And I always think of others. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::I think we should individually put brief censor notices next to each link that leads to inappropiate content. That way younger uses can check out the good while avoiding the bad. - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 22:32, 3 December 2005 (UTC)
::::I also add that we have censored versions of interviews, when necessary. This would be related. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::::Yeah, I think having both notices would be a great idea: a general explanatory notice, and then wherever possible short warnings next to selected content. As for interviews: I know that the [[Inkhole Interview]] has a [[Inkhole_Interview_%28censored%29|censored]] version. The [[:Category:Interviews_and_Public_Appearances|category]] itself shows several interviews already with censored versions. It is possible that the rest did not need censoring. The [[Interviews and Public Appearances]] page links first to the uncensored versions and I think should either link first to the censored versions or provide links to both. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 13:00, 4 December 2005 (UTC)
I have created the following two templates: {{tl|sitelanguagenotice}} and {{tl|sightingslanguagewarning}} for the aforementioned notices. The Animation Sightings page has it, and so does [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Animation_Sightings&diff=213282&oldid=213281 this] section. I will be adding the notice to the other sightings pages. Please be aware that the wording may be a little ad hoc. So if you can come up with better wording. Cool! That would be {{quote|da bearm}}! --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 20:12, 8 December 2005 (UTC)

== Different Break Down ==

This is just an idea that will probably get rejected, but I think that this page would be more useful if, instead of breaking the sigtings up by media, we broke them up by topic. For example, a separate page for all the sigtings of "Burninate", etc. We could then create a page for Possible References so that there would be fewer arguments over what is a sighting and what isn't. I feel like this would definately make the sightings more organized. If you guys like it, I'd be willing to do the moving. Just my thought. -[[User:AtionSong|AtionSong]] 21:30, 30 December 2005 (UTC)

: These were the categories that I think we should break this into:

* Sightings of Trogdor & "Burninate"
* T-Shirt Sightings
* Possible Sightings
* Apostrophe D ('D) Sightings
* Peasant's Quest Sightings
* Mention of homestarrunner.com
* Mention of Characters
* Quotes Sightings
* Pictures of Actual Site
* TMBG Mentioning H*R.com
* Covers of H*R Songs/H*R Tribute Songs
* Thank Yous to H*R or SB

-[[User:AtionSong|AtionSong]]

== Unconfirmed Star Wars EU sighting ==

Hey, I'm not logged in, but according to the [http://starwars.wikicities.com/wiki/List_of_references_to_Earth_in_Star_Wars#Science_fiction_stories_set_in_our_galaxy Star Wars Wiki,] Homestar Runner might've made a tiny reference, but since it's so minor, it's unconfirmed. (Homestar was the name of a Corellian cantina in a comic)
[[User:66.142.252.20|66.142.252.20]]

== Wall Street Journal ==
(Ok, we don't have a newspaper section, so I'm not sure where to dump this. Someone move it where it needs to go, please. --[[User:James|JamesGecko]] 02:09, 30 July 2006 (UTC))

In the July 29-30 weekend edition of the Wall Street Journal had an article entitled "Moguls of New Media" in the Pursuits section. It talked about the internet media phenomena, and Homestar Runner was featured prominently. A slightly stretched image of Strong Bad checking his email was on the front page of the section, and he appeared again in the "What to watch" sidebar. TBC also appeared in a sidebar under the title "The Pioneers", with the following text:
"Since 2000, these Decatur, Ga., brothers have made hundreds of cartoons and videos featuring a roster of absurd characters for their Web site. One of the most popular is Strong Bad, the star of a series that's now produced as a regular podcast (see 'What to watch,' left)."
There appears to be no mention of Homestar Runner in the article main article body.

:The article is currently free online, but it might not be for much longer. Read (or mirror) it while you can: [http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB115412710465720901-EZALtIxP32t6vNNd_hTHC2axm6E_20060827.html?mod=tff_main_tff_top Moguls of New Media] {{User:Loafing/sig}} 02:17, 30 July 2006 (UTC)

::"The Pioneers" part can be added to [[The Brothers Chaps]] page. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 06:53, 30 July 2006 (UTC)

== Burninate ==
Many of the sightings and references on the sightings pages are listed because of the word "burninate". I don't think Strong Bad was the first person to say this, and it's not a very uncommon thing to use. I think we shouldn't list any reference based solely on the fact that it uses the word "burninate". {{User:Salty/sig}} 01:19, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
:I'ma ask you for a citation of usage of "burninate" prior to 2003. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 10:06, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

== Nintendogs Dalmation ==

I was wondering if the new nintendogs should be added because in the commercial if you can see a propeller on the red and blue hat then it should be added.- {{User:Flamer8965/sig}} 06:47, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

== Template Relocation ==

Per [[Template talk:storenav#Position of this template on the subpages|this suggestion]] I'm moving all templates to the top. I'm also considering adding the notice to the template instead of as part of the page (kinda would force the template to go on top, but it's not an idea i'm really crazy about). --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 15:39, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

== Sightings per subject ==

Following [[Talk:Burninating#Suggestion|this discussion]] I would like to suggest that some sightings be organized in terms of subject (note I mean organized as in copied to, not reorganized as in moved). This would mean organizing significant references of a particular H*R subject into a section within some page. That way all such references are "neatly" packaged together. That is, as I'd suggested in the burninating page, that all references made to "Burnation" (or maybe just trogdor) be clustered under the same section for ease of use/accessibility. The question that would remain is if that would be useful. (Which I think to some degree it is.) Of course this might require a note to editors that sightings of specific topics be added in two locations. Comments? --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 16:09, 14 April 2007 (UTC)

== The Cheat Sighting ==

Ok, I'm not sure if this counts, and have absolutely no way to verify it, as it was just a brief appearance, but I was just watching a baseball game (June 27, Boston Red Sox vs. Seattle Mariners) and they showed a man in the seats wearing a red The Cheat shirt. They didn't say anything about it, but when the man moved, it was clear what it was. I don't know if this warrants inclusion, but I thought it was pretty neat and felt like mentioning it somewhere. -{{User:YK/sig}} 22:19, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

== Idiocracy ==

For those who may not know, the movie I will talk about is a sci-fi comedy about an army man and a prostitute who become subjects for a hibernation experiment and do not awaken until 2505, and by that time everyone in the country has become dumbed down, mostly by commercialism and violent/sexual media. The reason I am bringing this movie up is because the phrase "[[Why Come]]" appearrs in this film. [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 23:20, 4 October 2007 (UTC)

Talk:Decemberween

Zoom — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 08:00:07 GMT

Zoom: /* All religions? */ can of worms - OPEN!

{{featuredarticle}}

==Xmas addresses==

Despite the fact that Decemberween isn't supposed to Christmas, all of the Decemberween URLs end with "xmas2001" and such. Should that be mentioned?
*Not if "xmas2001" refers to the release date of the toon and not the event in the toon.

* There already is a comment to this effect; seems like it should be deleted. {{User:Bill/sig}}

==Aught Five Crap==

Shouldn't the new '05 Decemberween 'toon have come out by now? --[[User:Ookelaylay|אוקאלייליי (Ookelaylay)]] 15:33, 26 December 2005 (UTC)
:I hope it doesn't turn out to be ''Decemberween in July: The Sequel''. THAT would majorly suck. {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 15:36, 26 December 2005 (UTC)
::Maybe they're saving it as a New Year's toon...? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::Hmm.... might be... --[[User:Ookelaylay|אוקאלייליי (Ookelaylay)]]
I sure hope they're working on something awexome, it's been stagnant since the fifth![[User:Trelawney|Trelawney]] 03:00, 28 December 2005 (UTC)
:I knew I'd find a talk page to vent about this. <s>To the best of my knowledge, all prior Decemberween 'toons were released before Christmas, right? Could this be the first year with NO Decemberween?!! Aaaaa!!!</s> (Maybe Strong Bad stole Decemberween. Somebody call Cindy Lou Cheat.) —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 17:42, 28 December 2005 (UTC)
::You'll also want to check [[Talk:Main Page#Update?]] for other discussions. And It's dot com knows a few forum links too... (Look up Homestar Coder's talk for those.) --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::Yeah, I just bumped into that. And noticed there that 2003 didn't in fact have one in December. I don't know 'bout no July; personally, I'm lobbying for Decemberween in January. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 19:20, 28 December 2005 (UTC)
:Oh no! Homestar Runner died! The good times are over!--[[User:Robert Benedicio|Robert Benedicio]] 20:03, 28 December 2005 (UTC)
Maybe they just needed a sabbatical? If so, I hope they are enjoying it.[[User:71.115.222.77|71.115.222.77]] 19:45, 29 December 2005 (UTC)
:Indeed they are. They deserve a break. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 19:48, 29 December 2005 (UTC)

== Decemberween 2005? ==

I don't mean anything bad here, but I don't blame TBC for not having any Decemberween toons for '05, what with [[Wikipedia:War on Christmas|all the controversy.]]--[[User:Jnelson09|Jnelson09]] 14:31, 25 March 2006 (UTC)
:Yeah, well, they must've gotten over the controversy pretty quickly, because they put up two D'ween toons for '06 (one was [[what I want|email 163]] and the other was [[Decemberween Short Shorts|D'ween Short Shorts]]. [[User:MHarrington|MHarrington]] 01:57, 4 October 2007 (UTC)

== O RLY? ==

"There were no Decemberween cartoons in 2003 or 2005." They made up for 2003 with [[Decemberween in July]] but they did nothing for 2005. I'll delete it.
:While they made up for the lack of Decemberween cartoon in 2004, it doesn't stop the fact that there wasn't one in 2003. --{{User:TotalSpaceshipGuy3/sig}} 20:05, 21 July 2007 (UTC)
::Well, the reason they withdrew from D'ween in '03 is because it was about this time that [[Mike Chapman|Mike]] and [[Missy Palmer|Missy]] tied the knot. [[User:MHarrington|MHarrington]] 01:53, 4 October 2007 (UTC)

== All religions? ==
Well, I know for a fact that the reason they call it Decemberween is partly due to some non-Christian audiences who frequent this website as much as Christians. Well, I just thought of something: what if D'ween was for ALL religions? [[User:MHarrington|MHarrington]] 01:55, 4 October 2007 (UTC)
:What on Earth are you talking about? The H*R cast don't have religions, or at least, not full ones, they seem to celebrate a watered down version of a the real Xmas-save the idea that presents are an integral part of the day, although it seems real people believe this anyway. Go watch [[A Decemberween Pageant]] and tell me it isn't to do with Christianity.--{{User:Slipstream/sig}} 07:37, 4 October 2007 (UTC)
::As a Christian who doesn't believe in celebrating anything on December 25th due to the pagan origins of the holiday ([http://de.essortment.com/christmaspagan_rece.htm citation]), I still say that calling it Decemberween doesn't change anything. Except references to Christ that would likely offend non-Christians. {{User:Zoom/sig}} 08:00, 4 October 2007 (UTC)

Talk:pizza joint

Zoom — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 00:17:58 GMT

Zoom: /* I'm Dazed and Confused here */

==Dancing homestar==
Ok, the easter egg looks like nothing more than to plug the broken animation from the end of [[mile]]. It's pretty much exactly the same animation. Thoughts? {{User:Dr._Clash/sig}} 01:27, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
:Don't forget Cheatsa Parties. There were also those in mile. 01:38, 25 September 2007 (UTC){{User:Mee/sig}}
::Wow, looking at that animation, I have to say that they're probably the same. Here's my theory: TBC were going to make the Cheatsa Party/[http://www.inthe80s.com/toys/pizzaparty.shtml Pizza Party] Easter egg for mile, but didn't end up having time to do it. Notice that there are two separate links that lead to the same image of The Cheat eating the pizza, whereas it would make sense for one to link to the Pizza Party Easter egg.

::My theory is speculation, but I think it's very reasonable to say that the two instances are connected. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 01:44, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
:::Maybe it's just me, but looking at the afformentioned broken animation, the movements seem to match up perfectly to the Pizza Party song Homestar sings, adding even more plausibility to your theory. -{{User:YK/sig}} 03:19, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

Why is no one mentioning [[strong badathlon]]??? --[[User:Addict 2006|Addict]] [[User talk:Addict 2006|2006]] 13:54, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

:That's true, they did use use that animation during the Greco-Roman Homestar Crud-Out-of-Beating scene — I think it's just an unrelated reuse of the animation, though. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 14:31, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

Well "Cheatsa Pizza" could be a reference to ''Mario Party 3'''s "Eatsa Pizza" mini game. I know that the Chapman brothers are Nintendo fans, just throught I'd throw that in there for debate. I didn't know where to put it. :P --[[User:MrsCommanderson|MrsCommanderson]] 20:44, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

== Pizza and Grill ==

I vote '''Decline'''. But on what?

Someone will eventually claim that since a large number of people can fit into the KOT's grill and have a pizza joint party there, that it must come from a Warner Brothers cartoon in which Daffy or someone opens a fridge or oven and there's stock film of a party going on inside it; or that it comes from something similar held in Snoopy's doghouse.

On ''that''. {{User:Zoom/sig}} 01:48, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
:I assumed that it was definitely a reference to Looney-Tunes gags [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbit_Every_Monday">] where there's a party in the oven. Why wouldn't it be? -chad [don't even know how to do this sorry if I screw something up]

Wait, maybe it's just [[Hammerspace]] -[[User:Flashfight|Flashfight]]

:Calling it hammerspace would make sense, but it's the same thing in 2 years when Strong Sad is in the grill (I'm pretty sure he wouldn't fit naturally), and I don't think the hammerspace theory would work there because we don't see him enter or exit it. So I don't know. The ref to Snoopy's dog house kinda makes sense; Snoopy and The Cheat actually have quite a bit in common now that I think about it. --{{User:Johnny Jupiter/sig}} 07:10, 27 September 2007 (UTC)
::It's not exactly traditional hammerspace. It's a tesseract (it's bigger on the inside than the outside). --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 01:54, 29 September 2007 (UTC)
:::That's not a tesseract. A tesseract is a 4-D equivalent of a cube. Maybe you mean a TARDIS. {{User:Zoom/sig}} 08:21, 29 September 2007 (UTC)
::::Definately not TARDIS, that means Time And Relative Dimensions in Space, certainly not The Cheat's Grill.--{{User:Slipstream/sig}} 09:50, 29 September 2007 (UTC)

==Hang on a sec...==
Does this mean that Strong Bad has finally hit it with the ladies? [[User:141.133.145.118|141.133.145.118]]

Debatable. The ladies were there for The Cheat. Strong Bad just moved in on his action. --{{User:Bigscarymike/sig}} 03:17, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

== Floppy Disk Container is not an inside reference... ==

The name on the container is actually from the a game for PC and PS1 made in 1995 here's the wikipedia link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D_(video_game)
-CujoSR First Post but long time lurker...
:The floppy disk container has [[-'d]] written on it, as a reference to [[Teen Girl Squad]]. ''That'' is the inside reference I'm talking about. [[User:141.133.145.118|141.133.145.118]] 02:09, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
::I'm pretty sure CujoSR is right. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 02:15, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

== Background ==

Hey, is there a new background in this email? Because I don't remember seeing "trees" like that before. -[[User:141.133.145.118|141.133.145.118]] 02:46, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

:Yeah, I think you're right — I only remember seeing the ellipsoidal trees, which were used as recently as the last sbemail. I bet this is the new trees' debut! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 02:48, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

== virtualpizz.biz ==

Looks like virtualpizz.biz has become official. The login page now redirects you to this SB e-mail. The domain is registered to some dude from Austin, Texas, so I'm guessing the Brothers Chaps aren't behind this, unless they recruited a partner! --{{User:Bigscarymike/sig}} 03:14, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

:Yeah, it's a fan — {{p|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=pizza_joint&diff=500893&oldid=500892 this}} is the original message he had in the Easter egg. He sure registered that domain name and got the site up fast! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 03:16, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

== One "Pizz Point" for a Cow Lamp? ==

When Strong Bad adds the Cow Lamp to his Virtualpizz.biz room, only one "point" is deducted from his total. In garage sale, Homestar says "You wouldn't get much for that thing anyways. It's not even a real cow." Do you think the cheap price is a reference?

Also, this is the first time I have done anything here, so I'm new to this. {{unsigned|Nameless2000|04:34, 25 September 2007 (UTC)}}
:Makes sense to me -[[User:Jdhannan|Jdhannan]] 15:13, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

Hm...I think that's kinda far fetch'd for something like this...--{{User:Zerlock1124/sig}} 13:09, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
:I don't see this far fetched at all. All the other stuff costs a lot, and then there's a cowlamp for 1 point. If it's not a reference to that garage sale quote, there's still definitely something behind this, and should somehow be at least noted in some clause somewhere. --[[User:Sysrq868|Sysrq868]] 15:22, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

::How could you possibly think that that is far fetched? TBC/h*r are well known to add little references like that in all their toons/emails...some many years apart. I think it is EXACTLY what they meant to do. Well done on spotting that! [[User:71.75.58.31|71.75.58.31]] 00:48, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
:::You know, I have to agree here. It's been stated before that the cow lamp is cheap. And if an offhanded mention of "real fruit smoothies" in [[alternate universe]] can refer to a likewise offhanded mention in [[mascot]], then I fail to see why this is such a stretch. -{{User:YK/sig}} 05:29, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

== Indiana Jones reference? ==

"I belong in a museum!" seems to be a reference to ''Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade'', when he tells the villain who stole the Cross of Coronado "it belongs in a museum!" (Twice, actually.)--[[User:Tenka Muteki|Tenka Muteki]] 05:46, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

:I think it's a coincidence, personally. I love The Ugly One's line there, though! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 06:01, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
::Coincidence. [[User:Xerzes|Xerzes]] 09:31, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
:::Third'd. [[User:74.136.201.5|74.136.201.5]] 12:39, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

-Since the ugly one is in a Egyption sarcaphagus, (note Egypt was not a location for The Last Crusade) that reference doesn't seem very plausible.

-That could be classified as TTATOT, since it could be a reference to many things and whatnot. I just wouldn't go there...--{{User:Zerlock1124/sig}} 13:11, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

:Okay, it's looking like the consensus so far is that it's not a reference, so I {{p|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=pizza_joint&diff=501106&oldid=501105 removed it}}. Here's the fact as it was written. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 13:18, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
<blockquote>
The Ugly One's line, "I belong in a museum!" could be a reference to the opening sequence to ''Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade'', in which Indiana is fighting a man on a ship for the Cross of Coronado and says, "It belongs in a museum!" The man replies, "So do you!"
</blockquote>

Actually, Indy says it a lot, not only in the original 3 movies but in subsequent productions and games. He DOES visit egypt quite often. I immediately thought of indy when i saw this. I say it's a valid reference. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 12:59, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

== real world reference. ==

first flash site by brothers chaps anyone?

:I'm pretty sure that would be homestarrunner.com, which was started in 2000. In fact the only other flash site they've done that I can think of is mellowmushroom.com (2001). What does this have to do with the sbemail? [[User:74.136.201.5|74.136.201.5]] 12:48, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

:: Think he was incorrectly assuming Mellow Mushroom came first, and trying to connect it with the pizza theme in this email. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 18:51, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

== locations: Virtualpizz ==

isn't that website with a virtual strongbadia and homestar and the KOT a location? also, new character spin offs?(though the avatar's dont resemble Homestar and the King.

and did anybody notice a mouse cursor on Strong bad's computer? user: Raltaran (from starwars wiki)

:I don't think it should count as a location, since they weren't really there... it was just a simulation.

:Also, you're right that at least Strong Bad's version should go on [[Retro Gaming Character Variations]]. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 15:16, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

== The delivery guy's flat ==

Does anyone else hear, "...the delivery guy caught a flat" as opposed to "got a flat"? I'm pretty sure I hear a hard "c" sound in there... --[[User:Lukeonia1|Lukeonia1]] 15:49, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
:I hear "caught". It's weird, though. :|[[User:Awexome|Awexome]] 18:59, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
::I hear "caught" too.--{{User:Johnny Jupiter/sig}} 07:15, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

== Fourth Wall? ==

I'm reasonably sure Strong Sad's blatant mention of "Strong Bad Email 179" is an example of a [[Fourth Wall Break|Fourth Wall Break]]. I saw it mentioned last night, then removed. By its definition, it qualifies as a break of the 4th wall. Thoughts? [[User:PlasticDiverGuy|PlasticDiverGuy]] 15:52, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

:I {{p|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=pizza_joint&diff=501115&oldid=501111 removed it}}. Strong Bad knows that he has an email show, and he occasionally mentions the number of the episode (e.g., [[flashback]], [[montage]], etc.) So, I don't think that Strong Bad is recognizing that they are cartoons in his review, he's just commenting on the episode as it happens. I could be wrong, though — sometimes it's difficult to determine what is a Fourth Wall Break and what isn't... {{User:Trey56/sig}} 15:57, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

:: I think it totally breaks the fourth wall, He points up to the address bar of the browser... that is a total break [[User:MisteR t|mister t]] 18:06, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

:::Oh, I didn't notice that he was pointing at the address bar — maybe you have a point, then. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 18:16, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
::::The pointing at the address bar was what I noticed, and I'm the one who suggested it in the first place. That, and the URL appearing on the screen. [[User:Awexome|Awexome]] 18:57, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

::::: Strong Sad makes that "pointing" gesture in all of the Review Revue reviews. [[User:76.99.42.185|76.99.42.185]] 21:00, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

:::::: except in the last one, he actually "pokes" towards the address bar whereas his arm remains stationary during the others. [[User:63.253.45.138|63.253.45.138]] 15:21, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

:::My contention is this: There is precedence that the characters in sbemails are actually doing a webcast show that is watched by people in web browsers. So when they acknowledge it, they are not breaking the boundary between their fictional universe and reality (aka the 4th wall). This isn't the case in the big toons, shorts, and TGS; so I would apply different criteria to them. (I'm aware that by my criteria, most — but not all — of the "breaks" listed for sbemails are erroneous). [[User:74.136.215.40|74.136.215.40]] 23:35, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

: I think this would make a pretty good STUFF at this point. I say this because the result could redefine what we consider a 4th wall break. I can see both sides of this argument and where they come from. If we define things like this as 4th wall breaks, it sets a loose precedent for what is often mentioned in the emails themselves. If we don't define this, then the 4th wall page will get somewhat leaner. I saw Strong Sad point too, but he does it in all 3 reviews so I don't see that as 4th wall breaking. Still looking for opinions I can put on the arguments of STUFF for this so please fire away. [[User:PlasticDiverGuy|PlasticDiverGuy]] 05:11, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

::I voted to get rid of about half the fourth wall breaks listed on that page, so maybe I'm just an extremist, but if he's talking to the camera at all, as he does in all three reviews, he's talking to the audience. By the current standards we go by, that would make them all fourth wall breaks. But like the guy said a couple posts up, they don't break the boundary between fiction and reality, and neither do most of the breaks listed on the breaks page. I'll admit, pointing to the address bar is interesting, but it still isn't a fourth wall break. If they know they're being watched on the internet, then pointing up to where the address bar is supposed to be is just natural.--{{User:Johnny Jupiter/sig}} 07:42, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

==Tire goof? ==

In the social networking scene, is the Homestar "slice" passing behind the tire a goof? [[User:Wear a Bikini|Wear a Bikini]] 17:05, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

== The Maxx ==

"The Max" could be a reference to Saved by the Bell or to the TV show/comic book "The Maxx" (which has showed up on h*r before)
* I think it's a saved by the bell reference. I've never heard of the con agra thing called "the max"

==Pizza Party==

The way Homestar is saying "pizza party" reminds me of some cartoon where the character was saying "Party! Ice cream party!" the same way. [[User:Awexome|Awexome]] 19:02, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

* It's actually a reference to a commercial for an old game called 'Pizza Party.' There's a YouTube link to it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CG2PO2VFKnQ

* Yes, for whatever strange reason, I actually remembered this 20 years after the fact... -[[User:204.155.77.92|204.155.77.92]] 22:19, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

**The cartoon he's referring too is probably Kids Next Door, where they melt a giant Ice Cream Monster.
***Thank you. I watched the commercial for Pizza Party, and I'm more certain it's that and that the KND quote is actually referencing the commercial. [[User:Awexome|Awexome]] 17:44, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

==Two straight college ho-ties?==

After SB specifically denounced the lack of college style ladies, we get two straight sbemails composed by college style ladies with college style questions...Inside Reference yet? -[[User:Flashfight|Flashfight]]
:It could be a continuing theme that might result in something (like DNA Evidence did), but until it happens/doesn't, we have no way of knowing. {{User:Zoom/sig}} 01:17, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

I like your thinking. However, the Bike Theif email was annoyomus, so we can't conclude that the sender was female. [[User:Scholar of Homestar|Scholar of Homestar]]
:Problem with that is I know the first one is female (she's tachyon42 on deviantART). {{User:Zoom/sig}} 01:17, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
:"Annoyomous"? Her name was Virginia. Someone suggested that Virginia was a town name but according to google and mapquest there's no such place as Virginia, MI. It's her name.

== Abbreviated Ingredients ==

Is there an appropriate section for adding probable identities for the abbreviated ingredients that Homestar rattles off? I'd propose:
*p-roni - pepperoni
*t-sauce - tartar sauce (or maybe teriyaki sauce)
*m-rooms - mushrooms
*p-loaf - pimento loaf (though this could be pepperoni loaf)
*m-cheese - mozzarella cheese (or macaroni and cheese perhaps?)
Also, is there an Inside Reference here? Hasn't this form of abbreviation been featured rather prominently somewhere else? -{{User:ReverendTed/sig}} 01:57, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

:Tartar sauce pizza... hmm... I think I need to go vomit right now. Tomato sauce maybe? [[User:74.136.215.40|74.136.215.40]] 02:37, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

:: I don't think he's saying "t-sauce", I think it's "p-sauce" as in Pizza Sauce [[User:MisteR t|mister t]] 15:28, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

:::Regarding the Inside Reference... While I wouldn't call it specifically a reference, Strong Bad once said they called "Piemonade" "p-nade" around the office. Can't remember offhand which toon it was in, though. That's probably what you're thinking of. -{{User:YK/sig}} 23:38, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
:It sounds like "t-sauce" to me. [[User:Danny Lilithborne|Danny Lilithborne]] 05:48, 28 September 2007 (UTC)

==Review Revue==

The Review Revue looks like a parody of something. Could it be the Critic's Corner? [[User:Awexome|Awexome]] 04:06, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

: I was thinking the same thing myself. Of what exactly escapes my mind. Are there any local Atlanta commercials or review shows we don't know about? [[User:PlasticDiverGuy|PlasticDiverGuy]] 05:13, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

== 70th Email ==

I counted the email, and this is the 70th email of the [[Lappy 486]] era. {{User:Sam the Man/sig}} 10:45, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
:Actually, it's the '''''60th'''''. {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 11:30, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

== Zoombinis ==

I had to remove this reference, but i didn't want it to get lost, because it is interesting, and brings back memories.
<blockquote>*The Pizza Trolls were antagonists characters in the "Pizza Pass" puzzle in [[wikipedia:Zoombinis|The Logical Journey of the Zoombinis]] game made by [[wikipedia:Brøderbund|Brøderbund Software]].</blockquote>
and just so that no one looks at this and wonders why i removed it, it's because it's very much a stretch, the pizza trolls in that game were tree stumps who wanted you to make them pizza, not evil slices of pizza. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 13:16, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
:I used to love that game, and stll like it a lot, but I agree. Strong Bad probably called them pizza trolls off the internet slang word troll, not as a Zoombinis reference. If it was a Zoombinis reference, there would probably a hammy narrator or some blue things involved in the joke. {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 13:24, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
::"Fleens? You're not Fleens. Well, whatever you are... MAKE ME A PIZZA!" {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 13:26, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
:::"There's stuff on that I don't like!!" Which is my way of saying that I agree with you both on both points: that it's a great game, and that Strong Bad is probably not referencing it (unfortunately). {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 16:41, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

== Homestar Hair ==

well, when homestar is wearing his "the pizz" uniform, you see hair under his cap. is this the first time we actually see homestar with hair? and what does this go under, remarks? [[User:Neumannz|Zatchman]] 15:05, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
:No, I think Homestar has been seen with hair some times, especially when dressing up as someone else. Some halloween costumes of him have had hair. And if not anything else, then at least [[Hairstyle Runner]]s. --[[User:Sysrq868|Sysrq868]] 17:46, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
:I can't think of a time outside of Halloween that Homestar has had hair. Yes, a black outline of him for drawing hair on has had hair... thats hardly relevant tho -[[User:Jdhannan|Jdhannan]] 19:06, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

== The "piz"? ==

If the original word is pronounced (peet-sa) shouldnt the restaurant have been pronounced as the "peets"?
:Not, because it's not written "The Pizz-", but rather "The Pizz" as pizz as a seperate word. If you ignore that pizz derivates from "pizza", you'd also pronounce pizz as "piz". Also, TBC is widely known for their obscure pronunciation jokes. --[[User:Sysrq868|Sysrq868]] 17:41, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

== Craaaaappy Reference ==

Just FYI, I deleted one of the inside references ("Strong Bad spends his virtual "Pizz Points" on the Trogdor stand-up arcade cabinet from Arcade Game, the couch and wall paint from Strong Bad's basement, and Homestar's cow lamp.") because it's so blindingly obvious. {{User:Visorbot 386/sig}} 21:35, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
:Thats hardly that obvious. I didn't recognize immediately where the wall paint was from, and it did go by pretty quickly. I vote for reinstatement -[[User:Jdhannan|Jdhannan]] 16:29, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

:I also vote for reinstatement. Yes it is a bit on the obvious side if you've religiously watched every single e-mail but casual viewers might be interested to know. If we're going to exclude things that are obvious, why even have character pages? We all know everything about them anyway. [[User:Some kind of scientist|Some kind of scientist]] 20:50, 27 September 2007 (UTC)
::This fact should not be included, not because it's too obvious, but because this information is already in the transcript. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 21:11, 27 September 2007 (UTC)
:::Didn't notice that. Nevermind, keep it gone. [[User:Some kind of scientist|Some kind of scientist]] 01:38, 28 September 2007 (UTC)

== Strong Badia? ==
Seems like nobody learned from that time he explained to us the difference between Strong Badia and other locations in Free Country USA. This is like the fourth question now where they ask "is there any ___ in strong badia?" when strong badia is his freakin' backyard!
:True, but obviously Strong Bad was willing to overlook this in his excitement over an actual '''female''' writing to him. Furthermore, he ''did'' open his shop in Strongbadia to comply. --{{User:Bigscarymike/sig}} 01:34, 27 September 2007 (UTC)
::It's speculation to say that Daphne was talking about Free Country USA, not SBdia. Remember, although it's just a small field, Strong Bad treats SBdia as a sovereign nation, which is to say a place that we would expect to contain pizza places, its own army (though, as SB points out, it needs none), its' ''[sic]'' own local news, etc. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 03:05, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

== "Rabbit Every Monday" ==
I added the remark about this old Bugs Bunny classic cartoon because the situations are practically identical: a party inside the KOT's grill and a party inside Yosemite Sam's oven. It struck me as too similar for there not to be some mention of it.
-- Didymus 20X6.
:I thought it was more what Snoopy did with his doghouse. [[User:Awexome|Awexome]] 17:46, 27 September 2007 (UTC)
::Doghouse != Grill, Oven == Grill. Programming code == Really cool! {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 17:50, 27 September 2007 (UTC)
:: Doghouse, oven and grill are all dimensionally transcendental. The doghouse may have never cooked anything, but it DID catch fire once. Also, nobody sleeps in Yosemite Sam's oven. But as mentioned above, I still don't think it's necessarily a reference to either thing. {{User:Zoom/sig}} 17:59, 27 September 2007 (UTC)
:I think this is a clear case of TTATOT. Cartoons from all eras are full of similar cases. If you could find some proof that "Rabbit Every Monday" was absolutely the first one, then you might have a case (like the PG Wodehouse 'Jeeves' thing in Drive Thru). I'm pretty sure it's not though, so I say get rid of it.[[User:Some kind of scientist|Some kind of scientist]] 20:46, 27 September 2007 (UTC)
::I'm not sure it is a TTATOT. I don't think Snoopy's doghouse applies, since it's not a cooking device. But Sam's oven would certainly seem to. I am a long-time fan of old WB toons, as well as Tex Avery and Walter Lantz, and "Rabbit Every Monday" is the only toon from that era (c. 1951) that I remember ever having something like this. Unless someone can cite an earlier toon with the same gag.
:::And furthermore, the IMDB article seems to indicate that it was a rather unique gag.

== TGS characters ==

Can we say with certainty that it is indeed Cheerleader, So-and-So, and the Ugly One in the TGS segment? I thought that, like Daphne, they were supposed to be random college girls, as opposed to the main TGS cast who are typically shown as high schoolers. I also thought that What's Her Face being there was kinda playing along with it being occasionally suggested that What's Her Face is a year or two older than the rest.--{{User:Johnny Jupiter/sig}} 06:55, 27 September 2007 (UTC)
:Well, the girl on the far right is definitely The Ugly One... {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 11:28, 27 September 2007 (UTC)
::Oh right, because of the glasses. Well then I guess makes it a lot more likely for the other two to be So-and-So and Cheerleader. So then I guess nevermind.--{{User:Johnny Jupiter/sig}} 06:16, 28 September 2007 (UTC)

== www.virtualpizz.biz ==

How do you register in virtualpizz? All I see was the logo, and a box that says "LOGIN". I click login and it plays the pizza joint email. Is there a way to join that site?
:Eh... Of coarse not. [[User:King of wikis|King of wikis]] 04:00, 30 September 2007 (UTC)

== I'm Dazed and Confused here ==

*''The Emporium is a reference to the movie Dazed and Confused.''

I'm not a big fan of these mysterious "references"... I removed it once, but it was re-added; having never seen the movie, I can only assume it's true, but I think facts like this one should to be rewritten/expanded to explain just *how* it's a reference to whatever. -{{User:YK/sig}} 04:15, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
:Yeah. [[Wiktionary:emporium|Emporium]] is an actual word with an actual meaning (which, by the way, was used a few emails back in [[mini-golf]] as well). Regardless of what may be in some random movie about emporiums, a simple use of the word is not a refrence.--{{User:Johnny Jupiter/sig}} 01:48, 2 October 2007 (UTC)
::The plural of emporium is "emporia", btw. {{User:Zoom/sig}} 00:17, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

Dancing

Zoom — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 00:12:43 GMT

Zoom: more minor fixes

[[Image:headlessdance.gif|thumb|[[disconnected]] returns!]]
'''Dancing''' is frequently seen in the [[Homestar Runner universe]], usually done by [[Homestar]] himself.

==Appearances==
* '''Debut:'''[[The House that gave sucky treats]] — If you give Homestar the Circus peanuts, he does a dance while singing [[wikipedia:Entrance of the gladiators|Entrance of the Gladiators]]
*Email [[mile]] — In an Easter egg, you can see a glitched version of Homestar's dancing.
*Email [[pizza joint]] — In an Easter egg, Homestar is seen dancing, singing "Party! Cheatza party!"
*Email [[slumber party]] — In an Easter egg, Homestar is seen dancing, singing "Party! Slumber party!" to the same tune as [[pizza joint]].

[[Category: Inside Jokes]]

Talk:slumber party

Zoom — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 02:46:43 GMT

Zoom: /* ESRB */ someone rated me out

== Who's Gary? ==

I can't help but wonder... who's Gary? I can only hope that his existence will be explained in the next email. Maybe I wasn't paying attention to the last email... --[[User:Chiron|Chiron]] 11:32, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
:Maybe a reference to Limozeen Gary? [[User:Dementedc|Dementedc]] 11:49, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
::I was thinking it was [[Gary Palaroncini]] as well, with all the [[Limozeen]] and [[sloshy]] appearances as of late. [[User:jrgilby|jrgilby]]
:::I doubt it's reference to anything. It's just a random guy, a nobody. That's how I interpret it. Especially as it's not really stated anywhere why Strong Bad would be expecting an e-mail from Limozeen. --[[User:Sysrq868|Sysrq868]] 16:35, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
Yeah I was just going to say this would be a reference to a character if anything from Spongebob, not an episode. (Gary is a snail). But since Gary is a common name this seems a very tenuous link at best. I removed that line. --[[User:Foolster41|Foolster41]] 18:10, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
:I assume when TBC were planning this email, Matt/Mike just started singing a random song about Gary and they decided to put it in. It could have very easily been Larry, Paul, Dan, Fred, George, Tom, Dick or Harry. {{User:The Chort/sig}} 18:30, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
::::There was an episode of Spongebob where he and Gary were separated somehow and Spongebob missed him alot. [[User:Awexome|Awexome]] 20:30, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

== Coulomb's law? ==

I don't think "Coolguy's Law" is a direct reference to Coulomb's law, even if it was mentioned in "4 branches". "Coolguy's Law" is a throwback to "Prof. Tor Coolguy" from the Strong Bad Is In Jail Cartoon. The fact that "Coolguy" sounds like "Coulomb" is just a coincidence. Not to mention there's no similarity whatsoever between the two actual equations, nor any compelling reason to write out and explain Coulomb's law in this article instead of just linking to it.
:Amen, amen, a thousand times amen -[[User:Jdhannan|Jdhannan]] 15:04, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
::I agree as well. Besides, Coulomb's law is an inverse square law anyway, not an inverse proportional law. --[[User:Crazyswordsman|Crazyswordsman]] 15:32, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
:::I disagree, i think it IS a reference. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 15:46, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
:I agree, this is NOT a reference. Where is STUFF when you need it.-[[User:Racerx is Alive|racerx_is_alive]]

:OK DeFender, some of us have actually taken Physics courses (not to mention very basic mathematics) and
:realize that Coulomb's law does not actually have an inverse relationship - it is an inverse square law. Come now.
:Do you have any basis for making the claim other than the distant phonetic similarity?
:It's gone. [[User:Mycroft.holmes|Mycroft Holmes]] 17:18, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
::I agree with defender, i thought of coulomb's law before i even remembered strong bad is in jail, it sounds completely the same, and i don't think tbc would go as so far to make the equations or whatever similar, but i don't really know much about physics and such considering i'm kinda young. --{{User:Kanjiro/sig}} 02:22, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

== Text-clearing ==

Is it just me or is the animation for Strong Bad clearing the text on his computer different in this e-mail? I would check another one, but I don't have time. [[User:Dementedc|Dementedc]] 11:45, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
:Still looks like the same fwoosh-up to me. {{User:Punching Kittens/sig}} 12:08, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
:It does look like video-games -> food clears to the upper-left corner rather than going straight up. Could someone with a decompiler frame-by-frame it? [[User:61.48.103.184|61.48.103.184]] 12:13, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
::I thought the same thing when I was watching it. If you frame by frame it though it's just scrolling off the screen in the normal way. Must the the shape of the text on the screen that makes the illusion. [[User:64.198.255.1|64.198.255.1]] 15:55, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

== Slumber Party Dance ==

Can anyone make out what Homestar is singing? It's incoherent to me, but he's definitely not ''just'' saying "Party! Slumber Party!" as the transcript <strike>currently reads</strike>. [[User:64.198.255.1|64.198.255.1]] 16:00, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
:He most certainly is just saying that actually. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 16:00, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
::He certainly says that, he most certainly does not say '''just''' that. [[User:64.198.255.1|64.198.255.1]] 17:38, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
::That's basically what he's saying, but after "Party! Slumber party!" he says something noticeably different. I can't make out one word, but he sings "Listen to some something! At my slumber party!" Despite my attempts to understand that one word where he sings "Listen to some..." I can't make it out.
:::Nevermind, this is sort of moot now, someone has updated the transcript...[[User:64.198.255.1|64.198.255.1]] 17:42, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

==This is my email!!==

I sent this email in! I can't believe it got answered! --[[User:ThomasO|ThomasO]] 16:18, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
:That's really cool, way to go! So UNO invited you to a party, huh? {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 16:21, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
Oh no. There was a "slumber party" in the dorm lounge, and the only activity was a game of Uno. After one game everyone was bored and the "party" was over. --[[User:ThomasO|ThomasO]] 16:28, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
:Ah, i see... they need to get more interesting games... like [[wikipedia:Filthy Rich (game)|filthy rich]], hedbanz, [[Wikipedia:Ticket to Ride (board game)|ticket to ride]], [[Wikipedia:Guillotine (game)|guillotine]], things nobody's ever heard of... (Those are all fun games) I'm actually gonna be playing filthy rich with my friends tonight... {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 16:31, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
In case any of you don't believe me, I have the original email still saved, which I just took a screenshot of. Hmm, I just noticed that they edited out "at a nearby dorm".
[http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e270/NintendoExpert89/Picture4.png Here]
--[[User:ThomasO|ThomasO]] 16:41, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
:Welcome to the club Thomas O. How is that girl's night out party kit treating you ;) [[User:PlasticDiverGuy|PlasticDiverGuy]] 16:53, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

::That's awesome, ThomasO — congrats! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 16:55, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
:::Congrats ThomasO. I wish I had my email answered by Strong Bad. {{User:Sam the Man/sig}} 20:48, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
::::Me too. Heck, I've emailed Strong Bad SEVERAL TIMES and STILL NO ANSWER. CAPITALZ. {{User:Neox/sig}}
:::::Good to know they'll edit it a bit, now I don't have to be paranoid about making sure everything's completely good-sounding and relevant :)
In response to you posting a pic of the email, i believed it beforehand... it WAS signed "ThomasO"... {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 22:55, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
If any of you are interested, I wrote a story describing the events of that "slumber party" on my user page. --[[User:ThomasO|ThomasO]] 00:13, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

== Load Bearer ==

In traditional home construction, a load-bearing wall is one which is part of the basic structure of the house, and the studs in it support the roof. Normally it's the wall directly below the peak of the roof. Those studs, and therefore that wall, bear the load of the roof beam. This is opposed to a non-load-bearing wall, whose studs do not support any weight and simply divide the floor into rooms. Destroying a non-load-bearing wall won't affect the structural intecrity of a house; destroying a load-bearing wall can cause the roof to collapse. (Note that in steel buildings a steel beam is supported on either side and there is no need for a load-bearing wall, as the steel is stronger and does not require mid-beam support as wood does. However, homes built this way are more expensive.)

Now, is that what they're playing? Looking for a wall to destroy that bears the roof load? I didn't want to go and change the fact right off, as it at present also makes sense. Thought it merited discussion. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 21:34, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

== Stops abruptly ==

Um...this e-mail will just stop abruptly in the middle and not go on, around the part about Coolguy's Law. I've even tried using a seek bar, but it won't even go past that part. I've cleared my cache, refreshed, viewed the flash file, EVERYTHING I know. Help! --{{User:Color Printer/sig}} 22:02, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

:I haven't encountered that issue. Do you have other programs running which m ight be using up proccesing speed? I'd try clearing the cache and all that again, a full reboot, open just a browser, and try it then. Another question: does the Flash load completely? I mean, if you open it in Firefox with the Greasemonkey, does the bar fill completely, or does it not download the whole file? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 22:11, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
::It looks like it fully loads. When it stops, the seek bar isn't at the end, it's where it should be. Lemme try going to IE. --{{User:Color Printer/sig}} 22:13, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
::Huh, it works in IE. Weird. Let me try giving the Greasemonkey thing the bed axe and see if it works. --{{User:Color Printer/sig}} 22:42, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
::Ugh. Still stopping. I'll try rebooting it later, I have homework to do. --{{User:Color Printer/sig}} 22:43, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

== Unbelievable ==

I can't believe none of you guys put up the fact that Homestar can't play Clapping Party WITHOUT ARMS! User:WeirdAl 22:09, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

PS:I saw Weird Al a second time in Aug!!!

:He can't carry around a bag of four grapes without arms either. Nor can he carry a fondue set. Nor can he wrap a Deep Impact DVD and bring it to a party. He can't do any of these things without arms, can he? Well, turns out he in fact can. We don't know how really. But he can. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 22:14, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

::Altough, you have to admit, it is pretty ironic that the only game he can play is one about clapping your hands. Still, not relevant enough to make a mention.--{{User:DongleGoblin/sig}} 01:15, 2 October 2007 (UTC)
== ESRB ==

There's some kinda time vortex going on. Retro games with the very modern concept of being ''rated''.
:I disagree. Many retro-style games are being made nowadays for old systems (at one point there was even going to be a Homestar 2600 game) and, so far as I know, they are given ratings. Even re-releases of old pre-rating titles are rated. {{User:Zoom/sig}} 02:46, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

== Rhythm Action Games ==

Anyone else think "Clapping Party" is a reference to games like DDR and Guitar Hero? They both share the idea of not using the traditional controller. [[User:76.78.50.55|76.78.50.55]] 02:39, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

Talk:pizza joint

Zoom — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 08:21:14 GMT

Zoom: /* Pizza and Grill */

==Dancing homestar==
Ok, the easter egg looks like nothing more than to plug the broken animation from the end of [[mile]]. It's pretty much exactly the same animation. Thoughts? {{User:Dr._Clash/sig}} 01:27, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
:Don't forget Cheatsa Parties. There were also those in mile. 01:38, 25 September 2007 (UTC){{User:Mee/sig}}
::Wow, looking at that animation, I have to say that they're probably the same. Here's my theory: TBC were going to make the Cheatsa Party/[http://www.inthe80s.com/toys/pizzaparty.shtml Pizza Party] Easter egg for mile, but didn't end up having time to do it. Notice that there are two separate links that lead to the same image of The Cheat eating the pizza, whereas it would make sense for one to link to the Pizza Party Easter egg.

::My theory is speculation, but I think it's very reasonable to say that the two instances are connected. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 01:44, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
:::Maybe it's just me, but looking at the afformentioned broken animation, the movements seem to match up perfectly to the Pizza Party song Homestar sings, adding even more plausibility to your theory. -{{User:YK/sig}} 03:19, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

Why is no one mentioning [[strong badathlon]]??? --[[User:Addict 2006|Addict]] [[User talk:Addict 2006|2006]] 13:54, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

:That's true, they did use use that animation during the Greco-Roman Homestar Crud-Out-of-Beating scene — I think it's just an unrelated reuse of the animation, though. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 14:31, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

Well "Cheatsa Pizza" could be a reference to ''Mario Party 3'''s "Eatsa Pizza" mini game. I know that the Chapman brothers are Nintendo fans, just throught I'd throw that in there for debate. I didn't know where to put it. :P --[[User:MrsCommanderson|MrsCommanderson]] 20:44, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

== Pizza and Grill ==

I vote '''Decline'''. But on what?

Someone will eventually claim that since a large number of people can fit into the KOT's grill and have a pizza joint party there, that it must come from a Warner Brothers cartoon in which Daffy or someone opens a fridge or oven and there's stock film of a party going on inside it; or that it comes from something similar held in Snoopy's doghouse.

On ''that''. {{User:Zoom/sig}} 01:48, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
:I assumed that it was definitely a reference to Looney-Tunes gags [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbit_Every_Monday">] where there's a party in the oven. Why wouldn't it be? -chad [don't even know how to do this sorry if I screw something up]

Wait, maybe it's just [[Hammerspace]] -[[User:Flashfight|Flashfight]]

:Calling it hammerspace would make sense, but it's the same thing in 2 years when Strong Sad is in the grill (I'm pretty sure he wouldn't fit naturally), and I don't think the hammerspace theory would work there because we don't see him enter or exit it. So I don't know. The ref to Snoopy's dog house kinda makes sense; Snoopy and The Cheat actually have quite a bit in common now that I think about it. --{{User:Johnny Jupiter/sig}} 07:10, 27 September 2007 (UTC)
::It's not exactly traditional hammerspace. It's a tesseract (it's bigger on the inside than the outside). --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 01:54, 29 September 2007 (UTC)
:::That's not a tesseract. A tesseract is a 4-D equivalent of a cube. Maybe you mean a TARDIS. {{User:Zoom/sig}} 08:21, 29 September 2007 (UTC)

==Hang on a sec...==
Does this mean that Strong Bad has finally hit it with the ladies? [[User:141.133.145.118|141.133.145.118]]

Debatable. The ladies were there for The Cheat. Strong Bad just moved in on his action. --{{User:Bigscarymike/sig}} 03:17, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

== Floppy Disk Container is not an inside reference... ==

The name on the container is actually from the a game for PC and PS1 made in 1995 here's the wikipedia link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D_(video_game)
-CujoSR First Post but long time lurker...
:The floppy disk container has [[-'d]] written on it, as a reference to [[Teen Girl Squad]]. ''That'' is the inside reference I'm talking about. [[User:141.133.145.118|141.133.145.118]] 02:09, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
::I'm pretty sure CujoSR is right. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 02:15, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

== Background ==

Hey, is there a new background in this email? Because I don't remember seeing "trees" like that before. -[[User:141.133.145.118|141.133.145.118]] 02:46, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

:Yeah, I think you're right — I only remember seeing the ellipsoidal trees, which were used as recently as the last sbemail. I bet this is the new trees' debut! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 02:48, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

== virtualpizz.biz ==

Looks like virtualpizz.biz has become official. The login page now redirects you to this SB e-mail. The domain is registered to some dude from Austin, Texas, so I'm guessing the Brothers Chaps aren't behind this, unless they recruited a partner! --{{User:Bigscarymike/sig}} 03:14, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

:Yeah, it's a fan — {{p|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=pizza_joint&diff=500893&oldid=500892 this}} is the original message he had in the Easter egg. He sure registered that domain name and got the site up fast! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 03:16, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

== One "Pizz Point" for a Cow Lamp? ==

When Strong Bad adds the Cow Lamp to his Virtualpizz.biz room, only one "point" is deducted from his total. In garage sale, Homestar says "You wouldn't get much for that thing anyways. It's not even a real cow." Do you think the cheap price is a reference?

Also, this is the first time I have done anything here, so I'm new to this. {{unsigned|Nameless2000|04:34, 25 September 2007 (UTC)}}
:Makes sense to me -[[User:Jdhannan|Jdhannan]] 15:13, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

Hm...I think that's kinda far fetch'd for something like this...--{{User:Zerlock1124/sig}} 13:09, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
:I don't see this far fetched at all. All the other stuff costs a lot, and then there's a cowlamp for 1 point. If it's not a reference to that garage sale quote, there's still definitely something behind this, and should somehow be at least noted in some clause somewhere. --[[User:Sysrq868|Sysrq868]] 15:22, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

::How could you possibly think that that is far fetched? TBC/h*r are well known to add little references like that in all their toons/emails...some many years apart. I think it is EXACTLY what they meant to do. Well done on spotting that! [[User:71.75.58.31|71.75.58.31]] 00:48, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
:::You know, I have to agree here. It's been stated before that the cow lamp is cheap. And if an offhanded mention of "real fruit smoothies" in [[alternate universe]] can refer to a likewise offhanded mention in [[mascot]], then I fail to see why this is such a stretch. -{{User:YK/sig}} 05:29, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

== Indiana Jones reference? ==

"I belong in a museum!" seems to be a reference to ''Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade'', when he tells the villain who stole the Cross of Coronado "it belongs in a museum!" (Twice, actually.)--[[User:Tenka Muteki|Tenka Muteki]] 05:46, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

:I think it's a coincidence, personally. I love The Ugly One's line there, though! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 06:01, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
::Coincidence. [[User:Xerzes|Xerzes]] 09:31, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
:::Third'd. [[User:74.136.201.5|74.136.201.5]] 12:39, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

-Since the ugly one is in a Egyption sarcaphagus, (note Egypt was not a location for The Last Crusade) that reference doesn't seem very plausible.

-That could be classified as TTATOT, since it could be a reference to many things and whatnot. I just wouldn't go there...--{{User:Zerlock1124/sig}} 13:11, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

:Okay, it's looking like the consensus so far is that it's not a reference, so I {{p|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=pizza_joint&diff=501106&oldid=501105 removed it}}. Here's the fact as it was written. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 13:18, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
<blockquote>
The Ugly One's line, "I belong in a museum!" could be a reference to the opening sequence to ''Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade'', in which Indiana is fighting a man on a ship for the Cross of Coronado and says, "It belongs in a museum!" The man replies, "So do you!"
</blockquote>

Actually, Indy says it a lot, not only in the original 3 movies but in subsequent productions and games. He DOES visit egypt quite often. I immediately thought of indy when i saw this. I say it's a valid reference. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 12:59, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

== real world reference. ==

first flash site by brothers chaps anyone?

:I'm pretty sure that would be homestarrunner.com, which was started in 2000. In fact the only other flash site they've done that I can think of is mellowmushroom.com (2001). What does this have to do with the sbemail? [[User:74.136.201.5|74.136.201.5]] 12:48, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

:: Think he was incorrectly assuming Mellow Mushroom came first, and trying to connect it with the pizza theme in this email. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 18:51, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

== locations: Virtualpizz ==

isn't that website with a virtual strongbadia and homestar and the KOT a location? also, new character spin offs?(though the avatar's dont resemble Homestar and the King.

and did anybody notice a mouse cursor on Strong bad's computer? user: Raltaran (from starwars wiki)

:I don't think it should count as a location, since they weren't really there... it was just a simulation.

:Also, you're right that at least Strong Bad's version should go on [[Retro Gaming Character Variations]]. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 15:16, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

== The delivery guy's flat ==

Does anyone else hear, "...the delivery guy caught a flat" as opposed to "got a flat"? I'm pretty sure I hear a hard "c" sound in there... --[[User:Lukeonia1|Lukeonia1]] 15:49, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
:I hear "caught". It's weird, though. :|[[User:Awexome|Awexome]] 18:59, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
::I hear "caught" too.--{{User:Johnny Jupiter/sig}} 07:15, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

== Fourth Wall? ==

I'm reasonably sure Strong Sad's blatant mention of "Strong Bad Email 179" is an example of a [[Fourth Wall Break|Fourth Wall Break]]. I saw it mentioned last night, then removed. By its definition, it qualifies as a break of the 4th wall. Thoughts? [[User:PlasticDiverGuy|PlasticDiverGuy]] 15:52, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

:I {{p|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=pizza_joint&diff=501115&oldid=501111 removed it}}. Strong Bad knows that he has an email show, and he occasionally mentions the number of the episode (e.g., [[flashback]], [[montage]], etc.) So, I don't think that Strong Bad is recognizing that they are cartoons in his review, he's just commenting on the episode as it happens. I could be wrong, though — sometimes it's difficult to determine what is a Fourth Wall Break and what isn't... {{User:Trey56/sig}} 15:57, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

:: I think it totally breaks the fourth wall, He points up to the address bar of the browser... that is a total break [[User:MisteR t|mister t]] 18:06, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

:::Oh, I didn't notice that he was pointing at the address bar — maybe you have a point, then. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 18:16, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
::::The pointing at the address bar was what I noticed, and I'm the one who suggested it in the first place. That, and the URL appearing on the screen. [[User:Awexome|Awexome]] 18:57, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

::::: Strong Sad makes that "pointing" gesture in all of the Review Revue reviews. [[User:76.99.42.185|76.99.42.185]] 21:00, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

:::::: except in the last one, he actually "pokes" towards the address bar whereas his arm remains stationary during the others. [[User:63.253.45.138|63.253.45.138]] 15:21, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

:::My contention is this: There is precedence that the characters in sbemails are actually doing a webcast show that is watched by people in web browsers. So when they acknowledge it, they are not breaking the boundary between their fictional universe and reality (aka the 4th wall). This isn't the case in the big toons, shorts, and TGS; so I would apply different criteria to them. (I'm aware that by my criteria, most — but not all — of the "breaks" listed for sbemails are erroneous). [[User:74.136.215.40|74.136.215.40]] 23:35, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

: I think this would make a pretty good STUFF at this point. I say this because the result could redefine what we consider a 4th wall break. I can see both sides of this argument and where they come from. If we define things like this as 4th wall breaks, it sets a loose precedent for what is often mentioned in the emails themselves. If we don't define this, then the 4th wall page will get somewhat leaner. I saw Strong Sad point too, but he does it in all 3 reviews so I don't see that as 4th wall breaking. Still looking for opinions I can put on the arguments of STUFF for this so please fire away. [[User:PlasticDiverGuy|PlasticDiverGuy]] 05:11, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

::I voted to get rid of about half the fourth wall breaks listed on that page, so maybe I'm just an extremist, but if he's talking to the camera at all, as he does in all three reviews, he's talking to the audience. By the current standards we go by, that would make them all fourth wall breaks. But like the guy said a couple posts up, they don't break the boundary between fiction and reality, and neither do most of the breaks listed on the breaks page. I'll admit, pointing to the address bar is interesting, but it still isn't a fourth wall break. If they know they're being watched on the internet, then pointing up to where the address bar is supposed to be is just natural.--{{User:Johnny Jupiter/sig}} 07:42, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

==Tire goof? ==

In the social networking scene, is the Homestar "slice" passing behind the tire a goof? [[User:Wear a Bikini|Wear a Bikini]] 17:05, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

== The Maxx ==

"The Max" could be a reference to Saved by the Bell or to the TV show/comic book "The Maxx" (which has showed up on h*r before)

==Pizza Party==

The way Homestar is saying "pizza party" reminds me of some cartoon where the character was saying "Party! Ice cream party!" the same way. [[User:Awexome|Awexome]] 19:02, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

* It's actually a reference to a commercial for an old game called 'Pizza Party.' There's a YouTube link to it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CG2PO2VFKnQ

* Yes, for whatever strange reason, I actually remembered this 20 years after the fact... -[[User:204.155.77.92|204.155.77.92]] 22:19, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

**The cartoon he's referring too is probably Kids Next Door, where they melt a giant Ice Cream Monster.
***Thank you. I watched the commercial for Pizza Party, and I'm more certain it's that and that the KND quote is actually referencing the commercial. [[User:Awexome|Awexome]] 17:44, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

==Two straight college ho-ties?==

After SB specifically denounced the lack of college style ladies, we get two straight sbemails composed by college style ladies with college style questions...Inside Reference yet? -[[User:Flashfight|Flashfight]]
:It could be a continuing theme that might result in something (like DNA Evidence did), but until it happens/doesn't, we have no way of knowing. {{User:Zoom/sig}} 01:17, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

I like your thinking. However, the Bike Theif email was annoyomus, so we can't conclude that the sender was female. [[User:Scholar of Homestar|Scholar of Homestar]]
:Problem with that is I know the first one is female (she's tachyon42 on deviantART). {{User:Zoom/sig}} 01:17, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
:"Annoyomous"? Her name was Virginia. Someone suggested that Virginia was a town name but according to google and mapquest there's no such place as Virginia, MI. It's her name.

== Abbreviated Ingredients ==

Is there an appropriate section for adding probable identities for the abbreviated ingredients that Homestar rattles off? I'd propose:
*p-roni - pepperoni
*t-sauce - tartar sauce (or maybe teriyaki sauce)
*m-rooms - mushrooms
*p-loaf - pimento loaf (though this could be pepperoni loaf)
*m-cheese - mozzarella cheese (or macaroni and cheese perhaps?)
Also, is there an Inside Reference here? Hasn't this form of abbreviation been featured rather prominently somewhere else? -{{User:ReverendTed/sig}} 01:57, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

:Tartar sauce pizza... hmm... I think I need to go vomit right now. Tomato sauce maybe? [[User:74.136.215.40|74.136.215.40]] 02:37, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

:: I don't think he's saying "t-sauce", I think it's "p-sauce" as in Pizza Sauce [[User:MisteR t|mister t]] 15:28, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

:::Regarding the Inside Reference... While I wouldn't call it specifically a reference, Strong Bad once said they called "Piemonade" "p-nade" around the office. Can't remember offhand which toon it was in, though. That's probably what you're thinking of. -{{User:YK/sig}} 23:38, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
:It sounds like "t-sauce" to me. [[User:Danny Lilithborne|Danny Lilithborne]] 05:48, 28 September 2007 (UTC)

==Review Revue==

The Review Revue looks like a parody of something. Could it be the Critic's Corner? [[User:Awexome|Awexome]] 04:06, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

: I was thinking the same thing myself. Of what exactly escapes my mind. Are there any local Atlanta commercials or review shows we don't know about? [[User:PlasticDiverGuy|PlasticDiverGuy]] 05:13, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

== 70th Email ==

I counted the email, and this is the 70th email of the [[Lappy 486]] era. {{User:Sam the Man/sig}} 10:45, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
:Actually, it's the '''''60th'''''. {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 11:30, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

== Zoombinis ==

I had to remove this reference, but i didn't want it to get lost, because it is interesting, and brings back memories.
<blockquote>*The Pizza Trolls were antagonists characters in the "Pizza Pass" puzzle in [[wikipedia:Zoombinis|The Logical Journey of the Zoombinis]] game made by [[wikipedia:Brøderbund|Brøderbund Software]].</blockquote>
and just so that no one looks at this and wonders why i removed it, it's because it's very much a stretch, the pizza trolls in that game were tree stumps who wanted you to make them pizza, not evil slices of pizza. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 13:16, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
:I used to love that game, and stll like it a lot, but I agree. Strong Bad probably called them pizza trolls off the internet slang word troll, not as a Zoombinis reference. If it was a Zoombinis reference, there would probably a hammy narrator or some blue things involved in the joke. {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 13:24, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
::"Fleens? You're not Fleens. Well, whatever you are... MAKE ME A PIZZA!" {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 13:26, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
:::"There's stuff on that I don't like!!" Which is my way of saying that I agree with you both on both points: that it's a great game, and that Strong Bad is probably not referencing it (unfortunately). {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 16:41, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

== Homestar Hair ==

well, when homestar is wearing his "the pizz" uniform, you see hair under his cap. is this the first time we actually see homestar with hair? and what does this go under, remarks? [[User:Neumannz|Zatchman]] 15:05, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
:No, I think Homestar has been seen with hair some times, especially when dressing up as someone else. Some halloween costumes of him have had hair. And if not anything else, then at least [[Hairstyle Runner]]s. --[[User:Sysrq868|Sysrq868]] 17:46, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
:I can't think of a time outside of Halloween that Homestar has had hair. Yes, a black outline of him for drawing hair on has had hair... thats hardly relevant tho -[[User:Jdhannan|Jdhannan]] 19:06, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

== The "piz"? ==

If the original word is pronounced (peet-sa) shouldnt the restaurant have been pronounced as the "peets"?
:Not, because it's not written "The Pizz-", but rather "The Pizz" as pizz as a seperate word. If you ignore that pizz derivates from "pizza", you'd also pronounce pizz as "piz". Also, TBC is widely known for their obscure pronunciation jokes. --[[User:Sysrq868|Sysrq868]] 17:41, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

== Craaaaappy Reference ==

Just FYI, I deleted one of the inside references ("Strong Bad spends his virtual "Pizz Points" on the Trogdor stand-up arcade cabinet from Arcade Game, the couch and wall paint from Strong Bad's basement, and Homestar's cow lamp.") because it's so blindingly obvious. {{User:Visorbot 386/sig}} 21:35, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
:Thats hardly that obvious. I didn't recognize immediately where the wall paint was from, and it did go by pretty quickly. I vote for reinstatement -[[User:Jdhannan|Jdhannan]] 16:29, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

:I also vote for reinstatement. Yes it is a bit on the obvious side if you've religiously watched every single e-mail but casual viewers might be interested to know. If we're going to exclude things that are obvious, why even have character pages? We all know everything about them anyway. [[User:Some kind of scientist|Some kind of scientist]] 20:50, 27 September 2007 (UTC)
::This fact should not be included, not because it's too obvious, but because this information is already in the transcript. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 21:11, 27 September 2007 (UTC)
:::Didn't notice that. Nevermind, keep it gone. [[User:Some kind of scientist|Some kind of scientist]] 01:38, 28 September 2007 (UTC)

== Strong Badia? ==
Seems like nobody learned from that time he explained to us the difference between Strong Badia and other locations in Free Country USA. This is like the fourth question now where they ask "is there any ___ in strong badia?" when strong badia is his freakin' backyard!
:True, but obviously Strong Bad was willing to overlook this in his excitement over an actual '''female''' writing to him. Furthermore, he ''did'' open his shop in Strongbadia to comply. --{{User:Bigscarymike/sig}} 01:34, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

== "Rabbit Every Monday" ==
I added the remark about this old Bugs Bunny classic cartoon because the situations are practically identical: a party inside the KOT's grill and a party inside Yosemite Sam's oven. It struck me as too similar for there not to be some mention of it.
-- Didymus 20X6.
:I thought it was more what Snoopy did with his doghouse. [[User:Awexome|Awexome]] 17:46, 27 September 2007 (UTC)
::Doghouse != Grill, Oven == Grill. Programming code == Really cool! {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 17:50, 27 September 2007 (UTC)
:: Doghouse, oven and grill are all dimensionally transcendental. The doghouse may have never cooked anything, but it DID catch fire once. Also, nobody sleeps in Yosemite Sam's oven. But as mentioned above, I still don't think it's necessarily a reference to either thing. {{User:Zoom/sig}} 17:59, 27 September 2007 (UTC)
:I think this is a clear case of TTATOT. Cartoons from all eras are full of similar cases. If you could find some proof that "Rabbit Every Monday" was absolutely the first one, then you might have a case (like the PG Wodehouse 'Jeeves' thing in Drive Thru). I'm pretty sure it's not though, so I say get rid of it.[[User:Some kind of scientist|Some kind of scientist]] 20:46, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

== TGS characters ==

Can we say with certainty that it is indeed Cheerleader, So-and-So, and the Ugly One in the TGS segment? I thought that, like Daphne, they were supposed to be random college girls, as opposed to the main TGS cast who are typically shown as high schoolers. I also thought that What's Her Face being there was kinda playing along with it being occasionally suggested that What's Her Face is a year or two older than the rest.--{{User:Johnny Jupiter/sig}} 06:55, 27 September 2007 (UTC)
:Well, the girl on the far right is definitely The Ugly One... {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 11:28, 27 September 2007 (UTC)
::Oh right, because of the glasses. Well then I guess makes it a lot more likely for the other two to be So-and-So and Cheerleader. So then I guess nevermind.--{{User:Johnny Jupiter/sig}} 06:16, 28 September 2007 (UTC)

Viidelectrix

Zoom — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 23:10:41 GMT

Zoom: undid revision 502167;

[[Image:Viidelectrix Menu 3-12-2007.PNG|thumb|"Point your Wii Browser here"]]

{{about-nothe|games played on the Wii}} {{for|game company|Videlectrix}}

'''Viidelectrix''' is a series of [[Videlectrix]] [[games]] designed to be played on the trial version of the [[Wikipedia:Internet Channel|Internet Channel]] for [[Nintendo|Nintendo's]] [[Wikipedia:Wii|Wii]] console. All of the games available on the Viidelectrix menu have been modified for use with the [[Wikipedia:Wii Remote|Wii Remote]] or the mouse pointer (including [[Population: Tire]], which took both cosmetic changes to its loading screen and instructions and moved the hitbox slightly so the tire bounces off the tip of the Wii "player one" finger).

The page itself appears to be modeled after the [[Wikipedia:Wii Channels|Wii Channels]] interface. The sounds are modeled after those in the Internet Channel (usually played on the Wii Remote's speaker), which normally do not play when scrolling over a button contained in a Flash file.

'''Date:''' January 28, 2007

'''Page Title:''' Viidelectrix

'''[[Scrolling Shooter Games Menu]] Title:''' Wii Games

'''Scrolling Shooter Games Menu Description:''' "GAMES FOR WII! WAVE IT ALL AROUND!"

==Available Games==
*[[StrongBadZone]]
*[[Secret Collect.]]
*[[Kid Speedy]] Version 1.TWII
*[[Population: Tire]]
*[[TROGDOR!]] (Released March 12, 2007; removed March 13, 2007)
*[[Duck Guardian One]] (Released March 12, 2007; removed March 13, 2007)

==External Links==
*[[Videlectrix:vii/|View the Viidelectrix menu]]
*[[Videlectrix:vii/wiimenu.swf|View the Flash file for the Viidelectrix menu]]
*[[Forum:10457|Forum thread re: Viidelectrix]]

[[Category:Games]][[Category:Viidelectrix| ]]

caffeine

Zoom — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 08:29:43 GMT

Zoom: /* Real-World References */ link fixx

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

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

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

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

{{Comp|Compy 386}}

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

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

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

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Three}}

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

''{reading}''

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

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

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

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

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

''{Cut to a blue-print-style background, followed by a jar of coffee powder and a spoon. The spoon takes some coffee powder and "heaping spoonful" appears with an arrow pointing at the spoon.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voicing over}'' So, I figure—

''{The title "How to make science work for me" appears}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —I just drop a couple of heaping spoonfuls—

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' —of Sanka

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

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

''{Said juice appears.}''

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

'''STRONG SAD:''' No!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The right side, which is on fire, reads:

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

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

== Fun Facts ==

===Explanations===

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

===Trivia===

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

===Remarks===

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

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

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

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

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

caffeine

Zoom — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 08:26:22 GMT

Zoom: Sundry fixes + song reference

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

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

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

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

{{Comp|Compy 386}}

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

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

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

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Three}}

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

''{reading}''

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

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

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

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

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

''{Cut to a blue-print-style background, followed by a jar of coffee powder and a spoon. The spoon takes some coffee powder and "heaping spoonful" appears with an arrow pointing at the spoon.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voicing over}'' So, I figure—

''{The title "How to make science work for me" appears}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —I just drop a couple of heaping spoonfuls—

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' —of Sanka

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

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

''{Said juice appears.}''

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

'''STRONG SAD:''' No!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The right side, which is on fire, reads:

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

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

== Fun Facts ==

===Explanations===

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

===Trivia===

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

===Remarks===

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

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

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

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

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

Couch Mumbling

Zoom — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 18:30:45 GMT

Zoom: No games for SNES in 1990; the system was released in 1991

[[Image:couchmumbling.png|thumb|Get up already!]]

'''Couch Mumbling''' is the phenomenon that occurs when [[Strong Bad]] sleeps on [[the couch]] and mutters the names of [[Nintendo]] (usually SNES) video games [[Wikipedia:Somniloquy|in his sleep]]. This page catalogs instances of couch mumbling, with the toon name or email where it appeared, a brief explanation of the game mumbled by Strong Bad, and sources of supplementary material about the game. While this [[Running Gags|running joke]] is similar to the appearance of video game titles in the [[Floppy Disk Container]], those games are generally older and less well-known than the titles Strong Bad mumbles.
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{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 style=;border-collapse:collapse"
|- bgcolor=#eeeeee
! Transcript !! Appearance !! Explanation !! Sources
|-
| Super Bomberman... || Email [[morning routine]] || '''''Super Bomberman''''' was the SNES incarnation of the puzzle game series by Hudson Soft, released in 1993. Like most games in the Bomberman series, ''Super Bomberman'' features a normal game as well as the famous battle mode. In the normal game, Mr. Karat and Dr. Mukk have been terrorizing Diamond City. You must go from board to board, defeating the bad guys and solving puzzles to move to the next board. In battle mode, up to four computer- or human- controlled players go head to head in a battle to the death. The Super MultiTap which originally came with this game enabled more than two player gameplay. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/snes/super-bomberman Moby] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/snes/data/588720.html Faqs] [[Wikipedia:Super Bomberman|Wiki]]
|-
| ''{mumbling}'' Super...Super Contra... || Email [[cheatday]] || '''''Super Contra''''', or ''Super C'', was the second in a series of side scrolling action games by Konami, this one for NES and DOS, released in 1990. The alien Red Falcon is back, and planning on taking over the planet Earth. Now it's up to Scorpion and Mad Dog to battle through five levels and save the planet. Gameplay is a combination of side scrolling/platform and top down view. There is a wide variety of enemies to defeat, starting with earthly locations, and progressing to more alien ones. To help out, weapon upgrades can be found as the game progresses. Two players can play simultaneously, or one player can attempt to take on Red Falcon himself. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/nes/super-c Moby] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/coinop/arcade/data/562766.html Faqs] [[Wikipedia:Super Contra|Wiki]]
|-
| Dangit, chrona trigga! ... Chrona trigga! ... Chrhn—Chrono Trigger! ... Magus, I'm gonn... I'll kill you. || Email [[other days]] || '''''Chrono Trigger''''' was an RPG for the SNES and PlayStation, released by Square Co. in 1995. What begins as a carefree day at the Millennial Fair for a young man named Crono turns into his ultimate adventure. A young girl named Marle, his best friend Lucca's invention, and a mysterious pendant are a recipe for adventure and an incredible trip through time and space. With his new friends, he must battle the wizard Magus (whom he later has the option to recruit) and stop the alien Lavos in the year 1999. This game is well-known for its multiple alternate endings and is highly sought after. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/snes/chrono-trigger Moby] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/snes/data/563538.html Faqs] [[Wikipedia:Chrono Trigger|Wiki]]
|-
| ''{mumbling}'' ActRaiser. || [[The Li'l Brudder Show]] || '''''ActRaiser''''' was an action strategy game for the SNES, released by Enix in 1991. It was one of the early SNES games drawing upon the success of side-scrolling platform action titles and the building model of ''SimCity''. You play "The Master" (essentially, God), and must save the world from evil. It includes a combination of side scrolling action and top view strategy. First, in side scrolling format, you send your spirit into a statue of a warrior with a big sword and magic powers, and travel through swamps and forests, pyramids and snowy mountaintops. Then, after eliminating evil from different parts of the land, you allow villagers to return and build their towns. During these parts you control an angel who helps guide the villagers in their town building, and you can send down miracles to aid them in meeting their needs. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/snes/actraiser Moby] [http://www.the-underdogs.info/game.php?id=3673 Udogs] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/snes/data/563502.html Faqs] [[Wikipedia:ActRaiser|Wiki]]
|-
| ''{incomprehensible mumbles}'' Pilotwings... ''{more incomprehensible mumbles}'' || [[Sbemail 150?!?]] || '''''Pilotwings''''' was a launch title for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, made by Nintendo in 1991. It was a third-person flying game, giving you a selection of aircraft (including bi-planes, hang gliders, and helicopters) to fly through a range of training programs and missions. The more training you complete, the more difficult the tasks become. Try your hand at taking off, landing, party tricks, flying through bad weather and even performing dangerous rescue missions.|| [http://www.mobygames.com/game/snes/pilotwings Moby] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/snes/data/588570.html Faqs] [[Wikipedia:Pilotwings|Wiki]]
|-
| ''{incomprehensible mumbles}'' Lost... Vikings! ''{more incomprehensible mumbles}'' || Email [[underlings]] || '''''The Lost Vikings''''' was a side-scrolling puzzle game on the SNES, developed by Synapse (now known as Blizzard) and released by Interplay in 1992. Three Vikings, Erik the Swift, Baleog the Fierce, and Olaf the Stout have been abducted by the evil Tomator, an alien ruler who is collecting lifeforms to put on display in his intergalactic zoo. The player must help the trio escape by using each Viking's unique abilities to solve the many puzzles in each level. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/lost-vikings Moby] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/564577.html Faqs] [[Wikipedia:The Lost Vikings|Wiki]]
|}

==See Also==

*[[Floppy Disk Container]]

[[Category:Electronics running gags]][[Category:Lists]]

Talk:pizza joint

Zoom — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 17:59:56 GMT

Zoom: /* "Rabbit Every Monday" */ forgot sig AGAIN

==Dancing homestar==
Ok, the easter egg looks like nothing more than to plug the broken animation from the end of [[mile]]. It's pretty much exactly the same animation. Thoughts? {{User:Dr._Clash/sig}} 01:27, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
:Don't forget Cheatsa Parties. There were also those in mile. 01:38, 25 September 2007 (UTC){{User:Mee/sig}}
::Wow, looking at that animation, I have to say that they're probably the same. Here's my theory: TBC were going to make the Cheatsa Party/[http://www.inthe80s.com/toys/pizzaparty.shtml Pizza Party] Easter egg for mile, but didn't end up having time to do it. Notice that there are two separate links that lead to the same image of The Cheat eating the pizza, whereas it would make sense for one to link to the Pizza Party Easter egg.

::My theory is speculation, but I think it's very reasonable to say that the two instances are connected. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 01:44, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
:::Maybe it's just me, but looking at the afformentioned broken animation, the movements seem to match up perfectly to the Pizza Party song Homestar sings, adding even more plausibility to your theory. -{{User:YK/sig}} 03:19, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

Why is no one mentioning [[strong badathlon]]??? --[[User:Addict 2006|Addict]] [[User talk:Addict 2006|2006]] 13:54, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

:That's true, they did use use that animation during the Greco-Roman Homestar Crud-Out-of-Beating scene — I think it's just an unrelated reuse of the animation, though. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 14:31, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

Well "Cheatsa Pizza" could be a reference to ''Mario Party 3'''s "Eatsa Pizza" mini game. I know that the Chapman brothers are Nintendo fans, just throught I'd throw that in there for debate. I didn't know where to put it. :P --[[User:MrsCommanderson|MrsCommanderson]] 20:44, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

== Pizza and Grill ==

I vote '''Decline'''. But on what?

Someone will eventually claim that since a large number of people can fit into the KOT's grill and have a pizza joint party there, that it must come from a Warner Brothers cartoon in which Daffy or someone opens a fridge or oven and there's stock film of a party going on inside it; or that it comes from something similar held in Snoopy's doghouse.

On ''that''. {{User:Zoom/sig}} 01:48, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
:I assumed that it was definitely a reference to Looney-Tunes gags [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbit_Every_Monday">] where there's a party in the oven. Why wouldn't it be? -chad [don't even know how to do this sorry if I screw something up]

Wait, maybe it's just [[Hammerspace]] -[[User:Flashfight|Flashfight]]

:Calling it hammerspace would make sense, but it's the same thing in 2 years when Strong Sad is in the grill (I'm pretty sure he wouldn't fit naturally), and I don't think the hammerspace theory would work there because we don't see him enter or exit it. So I don't know. The ref to Snoopy's dog house kinda makes sense; Snoopy and The Cheat actually have quite a bit in common now that I think about it. --{{User:Johnny Jupiter/sig}} 07:10, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

==Hang on a sec...==
Does this mean that Strong Bad has finally hit it with the ladies? [[User:141.133.145.118|141.133.145.118]]

Debatable. The ladies were there for The Cheat. Strong Bad just moved in on his action. --{{User:Bigscarymike/sig}} 03:17, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

== Floppy Disk Container is not an inside reference... ==

The name on the container is actually from the a game for PC and PS1 made in 1995 here's the wikipedia link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D_(video_game)
-CujoSR First Post but long time lurker...
:The floppy disk container has [[-'d]] written on it, as a reference to [[Teen Girl Squad]]. ''That'' is the inside reference I'm talking about. [[User:141.133.145.118|141.133.145.118]] 02:09, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
::I'm pretty sure CujoSR is right. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 02:15, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

== Background ==

Hey, is there a new background in this email? Because I don't remember seeing "trees" like that before. -[[User:141.133.145.118|141.133.145.118]] 02:46, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

:Yeah, I think you're right — I only remember seeing the ellipsoidal trees, which were used as recently as the last sbemail. I bet this is the new trees' debut! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 02:48, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

== virtualpizz.biz ==

Looks like virtualpizz.biz has become official. The login page now redirects you to this SB e-mail. The domain is registered to some dude from Austin, Texas, so I'm guessing the Brothers Chaps aren't behind this, unless they recruited a partner! --{{User:Bigscarymike/sig}} 03:14, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

:Yeah, it's a fan — {{p|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=pizza_joint&diff=500893&oldid=500892 this}} is the original message he had in the Easter egg. He sure registered that domain name and got the site up fast! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 03:16, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

== One "Pizz Point" for a Cow Lamp? ==

When Strong Bad adds the Cow Lamp to his Virtualpizz.biz room, only one "point" is deducted from his total. In garage sale, Homestar says "You wouldn't get much for that thing anyways. It's not even a real cow." Do you think the cheap price is a reference?

Also, this is the first time I have done anything here, so I'm new to this. {{unsigned|Nameless2000|04:34, 25 September 2007 (UTC)}}
:Makes sense to me -[[User:Jdhannan|Jdhannan]] 15:13, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

Hm...I think that's kinda far fetch'd for something like this...--{{User:Zerlock1124/sig}} 13:09, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
:I don't see this far fetched at all. All the other stuff costs a lot, and then there's a cowlamp for 1 point. If it's not a reference to that garage sale quote, there's still definitely something behind this, and should somehow be at least noted in some clause somewhere. --[[User:Sysrq868|Sysrq868]] 15:22, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

::How could you possibly think that that is far fetched? TBC/h*r are well known to add little references like that in all their toons/emails...some many years apart. I think it is EXACTLY what they meant to do. Well done on spotting that! [[User:71.75.58.31|71.75.58.31]] 00:48, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
:::You know, I have to agree here. It's been stated before that the cow lamp is cheap. And if an offhanded mention of "real fruit smoothies" in [[alternate universe]] can refer to a likewise offhanded mention in [[mascot]], then I fail to see why this is such a stretch. -{{User:YK/sig}} 05:29, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

== Indiana Jones reference? ==

"I belong in a museum!" seems to be a reference to ''Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade'', when he tells the villain who stole the Cross of Coronado "it belongs in a museum!" (Twice, actually.)--[[User:Tenka Muteki|Tenka Muteki]] 05:46, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

:I think it's a coincidence, personally. I love The Ugly One's line there, though! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 06:01, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
::Coincidence. [[User:Xerzes|Xerzes]] 09:31, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
:::Third'd. [[User:74.136.201.5|74.136.201.5]] 12:39, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

-Since the ugly one is in a Egyption sarcaphagus, (note Egypt was not a location for The Last Crusade) that reference doesn't seem very plausible.

-That could be classified as TTATOT, since it could be a reference to many things and whatnot. I just wouldn't go there...--{{User:Zerlock1124/sig}} 13:11, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

:Okay, it's looking like the consensus so far is that it's not a reference, so I {{p|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=pizza_joint&diff=501106&oldid=501105 removed it}}. Here's the fact as it was written. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 13:18, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
<blockquote>
The Ugly One's line, "I belong in a museum!" could be a reference to the opening sequence to ''Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade'', in which Indiana is fighting a man on a ship for the Cross of Coronado and says, "It belongs in a museum!" The man replies, "So do you!"
</blockquote>

Actually, Indy says it a lot, not only in the original 3 movies but in subsequent productions and games. He DOES visit egypt quite often. I immediately thought of indy when i saw this. I say it's a valid reference. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 12:59, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

== real world reference. ==

first flash site by brothers chaps anyone?

:I'm pretty sure that would be homestarrunner.com, which was started in 2000. In fact the only other flash site they've done that I can think of is mellowmushroom.com (2001). What does this have to do with the sbemail? [[User:74.136.201.5|74.136.201.5]] 12:48, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

:: Think he was incorrectly assuming Mellow Mushroom came first, and trying to connect it with the pizza theme in this email. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 18:51, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

== locations: Virtualpizz ==

isn't that website with a virtual strongbadia and homestar and the KOT a location? also, new character spin offs?(though the avatar's dont resemble Homestar and the King.

and did anybody notice a mouse cursor on Strong bad's computer? user: Raltaran (from starwars wiki)

:I don't think it should count as a location, since they weren't really there... it was just a simulation.

:Also, you're right that at least Strong Bad's version should go on [[Retro Gaming Character Variations]]. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 15:16, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

== The delivery guy's flat ==

Does anyone else hear, "...the delivery guy caught a flat" as opposed to "got a flat"? I'm pretty sure I hear a hard "c" sound in there... --[[User:Lukeonia1|Lukeonia1]] 15:49, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
:I hear "caught". It's weird, though. :|[[User:Awexome|Awexome]] 18:59, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
::I hear "caught" too.--{{User:Johnny Jupiter/sig}} 07:15, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

== Fourth Wall? ==

I'm reasonably sure Strong Sad's blatant mention of "Strong Bad Email 179" is an example of a [[Fourth Wall Break|Fourth Wall Break]]. I saw it mentioned last night, then removed. By its definition, it qualifies as a break of the 4th wall. Thoughts? [[User:PlasticDiverGuy|PlasticDiverGuy]] 15:52, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

:I {{p|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=pizza_joint&diff=501115&oldid=501111 removed it}}. Strong Bad knows that he has an email show, and he occasionally mentions the number of the episode (e.g., [[flashback]], [[montage]], etc.) So, I don't think that Strong Bad is recognizing that they are cartoons in his review, he's just commenting on the episode as it happens. I could be wrong, though — sometimes it's difficult to determine what is a Fourth Wall Break and what isn't... {{User:Trey56/sig}} 15:57, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

:: I think it totally breaks the fourth wall, He points up to the address bar of the browser... that is a total break [[User:MisteR t|mister t]] 18:06, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

:::Oh, I didn't notice that he was pointing at the address bar — maybe you have a point, then. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 18:16, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
::::The pointing at the address bar was what I noticed, and I'm the one who suggested it in the first place. That, and the URL appearing on the screen. [[User:Awexome|Awexome]] 18:57, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

::::: Strong Sad makes that "pointing" gesture in all of the Review Revue reviews. [[User:76.99.42.185|76.99.42.185]] 21:00, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

:::::: except in the last one, he actually "pokes" towards the address bar whereas his arm remains stationary during the others. [[User:63.253.45.138|63.253.45.138]] 15:21, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

:::My contention is this: There is precedence that the characters in sbemails are actually doing a webcast show that is watched by people in web browsers. So when they acknowledge it, they are not breaking the boundary between their fictional universe and reality (aka the 4th wall). This isn't the case in the big toons, shorts, and TGS; so I would apply different criteria to them. (I'm aware that by my criteria, most — but not all — of the "breaks" listed for sbemails are erroneous). [[User:74.136.215.40|74.136.215.40]] 23:35, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

: I think this would make a pretty good STUFF at this point. I say this because the result could redefine what we consider a 4th wall break. I can see both sides of this argument and where they come from. If we define things like this as 4th wall breaks, it sets a loose precedent for what is often mentioned in the emails themselves. If we don't define this, then the 4th wall page will get somewhat leaner. I saw Strong Sad point too, but he does it in all 3 reviews so I don't see that as 4th wall breaking. Still looking for opinions I can put on the arguments of STUFF for this so please fire away. [[User:PlasticDiverGuy|PlasticDiverGuy]] 05:11, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

::I voted to get rid of about half the fourth wall breaks listed on that page, so maybe I'm just an extremist, but if he's talking to the camera at all, as he does in all three reviews, he's talking to the audience. By the current standards we go by, that would make them all fourth wall breaks. But like the guy said a couple posts up, they don't break the boundary between fiction and reality, and neither do most of the breaks listed on the breaks page. I'll admit, pointing to the address bar is interesting, but it still isn't a fourth wall break. If they know they're being watched on the internet, then pointing up to where the address bar is supposed to be is just natural.--{{User:Johnny Jupiter/sig}} 07:42, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

==Tire goof? ==

In the social networking scene, is the Homestar "slice" passing behind the tire a goof? [[User:Wear a Bikini|Wear a Bikini]] 17:05, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

== The Maxx ==

"The Max" could be a reference to Saved by the Bell or to the TV show/comic book "The Maxx" (which has showed up on h*r before)

==Pizza Party==

The way Homestar is saying "pizza party" reminds me of some cartoon where the character was saying "Party! Ice cream party!" the same way. [[User:Awexome|Awexome]] 19:02, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

* It's actually a reference to a commercial for an old game called 'Pizza Party.' There's a YouTube link to it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CG2PO2VFKnQ

* Yes, for whatever strange reason, I actually remembered this 20 years after the fact... -[[User:204.155.77.92|204.155.77.92]] 22:19, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

**The cartoon he's referring too is probably Kids Next Door, where they melt a giant Ice Cream Monster.
***Thank you. I watched the commercial for Pizza Party, and I'm more certain it's that and that the KND quote is actually referencing the commercial. [[User:Awexome|Awexome]] 17:44, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

==Two straight college ho-ties?==

After SB specifically denounced the lack of college style ladies, we get two straight sbemails composed by college style ladies with college style questions...Inside Reference yet? -[[User:Flashfight|Flashfight]]
:It could be a continuing theme that might result in something (like DNA Evidence did), but until it happens/doesn't, we have no way of knowing. {{User:Zoom/sig}} 01:17, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

I like your thinking. However, the Bike Theif email was annoyomus, so we can't conclude that the sender was female. [[User:Scholar of Homestar|Scholar of Homestar]]
:Problem with that is I know the first one is female (she's tachyon42 on deviantART). {{User:Zoom/sig}} 01:17, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
:"Annoyomous"? Her name was Virginia. Someone suggested that Virginia was a town name but according to google and mapquest there's no such place as Virginia, MI. It's her name.

== Abbreviated Ingredients ==

Is there an appropriate section for adding probable identities for the abbreviated ingredients that Homestar rattles off? I'd propose:
*p-roni - pepperoni
*t-sauce - tartar sauce (or maybe teriyaki sauce)
*m-rooms - mushrooms
*p-loaf - pimento loaf (though this could be pepperoni loaf)
*m-cheese - mozzarella cheese (or macaroni and cheese perhaps?)
Also, is there an Inside Reference here? Hasn't this form of abbreviation been featured rather prominently somewhere else? -{{User:ReverendTed/sig}} 01:57, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

:Tartar sauce pizza... hmm... I think I need to go vomit right now. Tomato sauce maybe? [[User:74.136.215.40|74.136.215.40]] 02:37, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

:: I don't think he's saying "t-sauce", I think it's "p-sauce" as in Pizza Sauce [[User:MisteR t|mister t]] 15:28, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

:::Regarding the Inside Reference... While I wouldn't call it specifically a reference, Strong Bad once said they called "Piemonade" "p-nade" around the office. Can't remember offhand which toon it was in, though. That's probably what you're thinking of. -{{User:YK/sig}} 23:38, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

==Review Revue==

The Review Revue looks like a parody of something. Could it be the Critic's Corner? [[User:Awexome|Awexome]] 04:06, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

: I was thinking the same thing myself. Of what exactly escapes my mind. Are there any local Atlanta commercials or review shows we don't know about? [[User:PlasticDiverGuy|PlasticDiverGuy]] 05:13, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

== 70th Email ==

I counted the email, and this is the 70th email of the [[Lappy 486]] era. {{User:Sam the Man/sig}} 10:45, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
:Actually, it's the '''''60th'''''. {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 11:30, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

== Zoombinis ==

I had to remove this reference, but i didn't want it to get lost, because it is interesting, and brings back memories.
<blockquote>*The Pizza Trolls were antagonists characters in the "Pizza Pass" puzzle in [[wikipedia:Zoombinis|The Logical Journey of the Zoombinis]] game made by [[wikipedia:Brøderbund|Brøderbund Software]].</blockquote>
and just so that no one looks at this and wonders why i removed it, it's because it's very much a stretch, the pizza trolls in that game were tree stumps who wanted you to make them pizza, not evil slices of pizza. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 13:16, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
:I used to love that game, and stll like it a lot, but I agree. Strong Bad probably called them pizza trolls off the internet slang word troll, not as a Zoombinis reference. If it was a Zoombinis reference, there would probably a hammy narrator or some blue things involved in the joke. {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 13:24, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
::"Fleens? You're not Fleens. Well, whatever you are... MAKE ME A PIZZA!" {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 13:26, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
:::"There's stuff on that I don't like!!" Which is my way of saying that I agree with you both on both points: that it's a great game, and that Strong Bad is probably not referencing it (unfortunately). {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 16:41, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

== Homestar Hair ==

well, when homestar is wearing his "the pizz" uniform, you see hair under his cap. is this the first time we actually see homestar with hair? and what does this go under, remarks? [[User:Neumannz|Zatchman]] 15:05, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
:No, I think Homestar has been seen with hair some times, especially when dressing up as someone else. Some halloween costumes of him have had hair. And if not anything else, then at least [[Hairstyle Runner]]s. --[[User:Sysrq868|Sysrq868]] 17:46, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
:I can't think of a time outside of Halloween that Homestar has had hair. Yes, a black outline of him for drawing hair on has had hair... thats hardly relevant tho -[[User:Jdhannan|Jdhannan]] 19:06, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

== The "piz"? ==

If the original word is pronounced (peet-sa) shouldnt the restaurant have been pronounced as the "peets"?
:Not, because it's not written "The Pizz-", but rather "The Pizz" as pizz as a seperate word. If you ignore that pizz derivates from "pizza", you'd also pronounce pizz as "piz". Also, TBC is widely known for their obscure pronunciation jokes. --[[User:Sysrq868|Sysrq868]] 17:41, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

== Craaaaappy Reference ==

Just FYI, I deleted one of the inside references ("Strong Bad spends his virtual "Pizz Points" on the Trogdor stand-up arcade cabinet from Arcade Game, the couch and wall paint from Strong Bad's basement, and Homestar's cow lamp.") because it's so blindingly obvious. {{User:Visorbot 386/sig}} 21:35, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
:Thats hardly that obvious. I didn't recognize immediately where the wall paint was from, and it did go by pretty quickly. I vote for reinstatement -[[User:Jdhannan|Jdhannan]] 16:29, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

== Strong Badia? ==
Seems like nobody learned from that time he explained to us the difference between Strong Badia and other locations in Free Country USA. This is like the fourth question now where they ask "is there any ___ in strong badia?" when strong badia is his freakin' backyard!
:True, but obviously Strong Bad was willing to overlook this in his excitement over an actual '''female''' writing to him. Furthermore, he ''did'' open his shop in Strongbadia to comply. --{{User:Bigscarymike/sig}} 01:34, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

== "Rabbit Every Monday" ==
I added the remark about this old Bugs Bunny classic cartoon because the situations are practically identical: a party inside the KOT's grill and a party inside Yosemite Sam's oven. It struck me as too similar for there not to be some mention of it.
-- Didymus 20X6.
:I thought it was more what Snoopy did with his doghouse. [[User:Awexome|Awexome]] 17:46, 27 September 2007 (UTC)
::Doghouse != Grill, Oven == Grill. Programming code == Really cool! {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 17:50, 27 September 2007 (UTC)
:: Doghouse, oven and grill are all dimensionally transcendental. The doghouse may have never cooked anything, but it DID catch fire once. Also, nobody sleeps in Yosemite Sam's oven. But as mentioned above, I still don't think it's necessarily a reference to either thing. {{User:Zoom/sig}} 17:59, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

== TGS characters ==

Can we say with certainty that it is indeed Cheerleader, So-and-So, and the Ugly One in the TGS segment? I thought that, like Daphne, they were supposed to be random college girls, as opposed to the main TGS cast who are typically shown as high schoolers. I also thought that What's Her Face being there was kinda playing along with it being occasionally suggested that What's Her Face is a year or two older than the rest.--{{User:Johnny Jupiter/sig}} 06:55, 27 September 2007 (UTC)
:Well, the girl on the far right is definitely The Ugly One... {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 11:28, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

Talk:pizza joint

Zoom — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 17:59:27 GMT

Zoom: /* "Rabbit Every Monday" */

==Dancing homestar==
Ok, the easter egg looks like nothing more than to plug the broken animation from the end of [[mile]]. It's pretty much exactly the same animation. Thoughts? {{User:Dr._Clash/sig}} 01:27, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
:Don't forget Cheatsa Parties. There were also those in mile. 01:38, 25 September 2007 (UTC){{User:Mee/sig}}
::Wow, looking at that animation, I have to say that they're probably the same. Here's my theory: TBC were going to make the Cheatsa Party/[http://www.inthe80s.com/toys/pizzaparty.shtml Pizza Party] Easter egg for mile, but didn't end up having time to do it. Notice that there are two separate links that lead to the same image of The Cheat eating the pizza, whereas it would make sense for one to link to the Pizza Party Easter egg.

::My theory is speculation, but I think it's very reasonable to say that the two instances are connected. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 01:44, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
:::Maybe it's just me, but looking at the afformentioned broken animation, the movements seem to match up perfectly to the Pizza Party song Homestar sings, adding even more plausibility to your theory. -{{User:YK/sig}} 03:19, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

Why is no one mentioning [[strong badathlon]]??? --[[User:Addict 2006|Addict]] [[User talk:Addict 2006|2006]] 13:54, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

:That's true, they did use use that animation during the Greco-Roman Homestar Crud-Out-of-Beating scene — I think it's just an unrelated reuse of the animation, though. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 14:31, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

Well "Cheatsa Pizza" could be a reference to ''Mario Party 3'''s "Eatsa Pizza" mini game. I know that the Chapman brothers are Nintendo fans, just throught I'd throw that in there for debate. I didn't know where to put it. :P --[[User:MrsCommanderson|MrsCommanderson]] 20:44, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

== Pizza and Grill ==

I vote '''Decline'''. But on what?

Someone will eventually claim that since a large number of people can fit into the KOT's grill and have a pizza joint party there, that it must come from a Warner Brothers cartoon in which Daffy or someone opens a fridge or oven and there's stock film of a party going on inside it; or that it comes from something similar held in Snoopy's doghouse.

On ''that''. {{User:Zoom/sig}} 01:48, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
:I assumed that it was definitely a reference to Looney-Tunes gags [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbit_Every_Monday">] where there's a party in the oven. Why wouldn't it be? -chad [don't even know how to do this sorry if I screw something up]

Wait, maybe it's just [[Hammerspace]] -[[User:Flashfight|Flashfight]]

:Calling it hammerspace would make sense, but it's the same thing in 2 years when Strong Sad is in the grill (I'm pretty sure he wouldn't fit naturally), and I don't think the hammerspace theory would work there because we don't see him enter or exit it. So I don't know. The ref to Snoopy's dog house kinda makes sense; Snoopy and The Cheat actually have quite a bit in common now that I think about it. --{{User:Johnny Jupiter/sig}} 07:10, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

==Hang on a sec...==
Does this mean that Strong Bad has finally hit it with the ladies? [[User:141.133.145.118|141.133.145.118]]

Debatable. The ladies were there for The Cheat. Strong Bad just moved in on his action. --{{User:Bigscarymike/sig}} 03:17, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

== Floppy Disk Container is not an inside reference... ==

The name on the container is actually from the a game for PC and PS1 made in 1995 here's the wikipedia link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D_(video_game)
-CujoSR First Post but long time lurker...
:The floppy disk container has [[-'d]] written on it, as a reference to [[Teen Girl Squad]]. ''That'' is the inside reference I'm talking about. [[User:141.133.145.118|141.133.145.118]] 02:09, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
::I'm pretty sure CujoSR is right. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 02:15, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

== Background ==

Hey, is there a new background in this email? Because I don't remember seeing "trees" like that before. -[[User:141.133.145.118|141.133.145.118]] 02:46, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

:Yeah, I think you're right — I only remember seeing the ellipsoidal trees, which were used as recently as the last sbemail. I bet this is the new trees' debut! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 02:48, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

== virtualpizz.biz ==

Looks like virtualpizz.biz has become official. The login page now redirects you to this SB e-mail. The domain is registered to some dude from Austin, Texas, so I'm guessing the Brothers Chaps aren't behind this, unless they recruited a partner! --{{User:Bigscarymike/sig}} 03:14, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

:Yeah, it's a fan — {{p|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=pizza_joint&diff=500893&oldid=500892 this}} is the original message he had in the Easter egg. He sure registered that domain name and got the site up fast! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 03:16, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

== One "Pizz Point" for a Cow Lamp? ==

When Strong Bad adds the Cow Lamp to his Virtualpizz.biz room, only one "point" is deducted from his total. In garage sale, Homestar says "You wouldn't get much for that thing anyways. It's not even a real cow." Do you think the cheap price is a reference?

Also, this is the first time I have done anything here, so I'm new to this. {{unsigned|Nameless2000|04:34, 25 September 2007 (UTC)}}
:Makes sense to me -[[User:Jdhannan|Jdhannan]] 15:13, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

Hm...I think that's kinda far fetch'd for something like this...--{{User:Zerlock1124/sig}} 13:09, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
:I don't see this far fetched at all. All the other stuff costs a lot, and then there's a cowlamp for 1 point. If it's not a reference to that garage sale quote, there's still definitely something behind this, and should somehow be at least noted in some clause somewhere. --[[User:Sysrq868|Sysrq868]] 15:22, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

::How could you possibly think that that is far fetched? TBC/h*r are well known to add little references like that in all their toons/emails...some many years apart. I think it is EXACTLY what they meant to do. Well done on spotting that! [[User:71.75.58.31|71.75.58.31]] 00:48, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
:::You know, I have to agree here. It's been stated before that the cow lamp is cheap. And if an offhanded mention of "real fruit smoothies" in [[alternate universe]] can refer to a likewise offhanded mention in [[mascot]], then I fail to see why this is such a stretch. -{{User:YK/sig}} 05:29, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

== Indiana Jones reference? ==

"I belong in a museum!" seems to be a reference to ''Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade'', when he tells the villain who stole the Cross of Coronado "it belongs in a museum!" (Twice, actually.)--[[User:Tenka Muteki|Tenka Muteki]] 05:46, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

:I think it's a coincidence, personally. I love The Ugly One's line there, though! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 06:01, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
::Coincidence. [[User:Xerzes|Xerzes]] 09:31, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
:::Third'd. [[User:74.136.201.5|74.136.201.5]] 12:39, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

-Since the ugly one is in a Egyption sarcaphagus, (note Egypt was not a location for The Last Crusade) that reference doesn't seem very plausible.

-That could be classified as TTATOT, since it could be a reference to many things and whatnot. I just wouldn't go there...--{{User:Zerlock1124/sig}} 13:11, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

:Okay, it's looking like the consensus so far is that it's not a reference, so I {{p|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=pizza_joint&diff=501106&oldid=501105 removed it}}. Here's the fact as it was written. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 13:18, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
<blockquote>
The Ugly One's line, "I belong in a museum!" could be a reference to the opening sequence to ''Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade'', in which Indiana is fighting a man on a ship for the Cross of Coronado and says, "It belongs in a museum!" The man replies, "So do you!"
</blockquote>

Actually, Indy says it a lot, not only in the original 3 movies but in subsequent productions and games. He DOES visit egypt quite often. I immediately thought of indy when i saw this. I say it's a valid reference. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 12:59, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

== real world reference. ==

first flash site by brothers chaps anyone?

:I'm pretty sure that would be homestarrunner.com, which was started in 2000. In fact the only other flash site they've done that I can think of is mellowmushroom.com (2001). What does this have to do with the sbemail? [[User:74.136.201.5|74.136.201.5]] 12:48, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

:: Think he was incorrectly assuming Mellow Mushroom came first, and trying to connect it with the pizza theme in this email. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 18:51, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

== locations: Virtualpizz ==

isn't that website with a virtual strongbadia and homestar and the KOT a location? also, new character spin offs?(though the avatar's dont resemble Homestar and the King.

and did anybody notice a mouse cursor on Strong bad's computer? user: Raltaran (from starwars wiki)

:I don't think it should count as a location, since they weren't really there... it was just a simulation.

:Also, you're right that at least Strong Bad's version should go on [[Retro Gaming Character Variations]]. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 15:16, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

== The delivery guy's flat ==

Does anyone else hear, "...the delivery guy caught a flat" as opposed to "got a flat"? I'm pretty sure I hear a hard "c" sound in there... --[[User:Lukeonia1|Lukeonia1]] 15:49, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
:I hear "caught". It's weird, though. :|[[User:Awexome|Awexome]] 18:59, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
::I hear "caught" too.--{{User:Johnny Jupiter/sig}} 07:15, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

== Fourth Wall? ==

I'm reasonably sure Strong Sad's blatant mention of "Strong Bad Email 179" is an example of a [[Fourth Wall Break|Fourth Wall Break]]. I saw it mentioned last night, then removed. By its definition, it qualifies as a break of the 4th wall. Thoughts? [[User:PlasticDiverGuy|PlasticDiverGuy]] 15:52, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

:I {{p|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=pizza_joint&diff=501115&oldid=501111 removed it}}. Strong Bad knows that he has an email show, and he occasionally mentions the number of the episode (e.g., [[flashback]], [[montage]], etc.) So, I don't think that Strong Bad is recognizing that they are cartoons in his review, he's just commenting on the episode as it happens. I could be wrong, though — sometimes it's difficult to determine what is a Fourth Wall Break and what isn't... {{User:Trey56/sig}} 15:57, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

:: I think it totally breaks the fourth wall, He points up to the address bar of the browser... that is a total break [[User:MisteR t|mister t]] 18:06, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

:::Oh, I didn't notice that he was pointing at the address bar — maybe you have a point, then. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 18:16, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
::::The pointing at the address bar was what I noticed, and I'm the one who suggested it in the first place. That, and the URL appearing on the screen. [[User:Awexome|Awexome]] 18:57, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

::::: Strong Sad makes that "pointing" gesture in all of the Review Revue reviews. [[User:76.99.42.185|76.99.42.185]] 21:00, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

:::::: except in the last one, he actually "pokes" towards the address bar whereas his arm remains stationary during the others. [[User:63.253.45.138|63.253.45.138]] 15:21, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

:::My contention is this: There is precedence that the characters in sbemails are actually doing a webcast show that is watched by people in web browsers. So when they acknowledge it, they are not breaking the boundary between their fictional universe and reality (aka the 4th wall). This isn't the case in the big toons, shorts, and TGS; so I would apply different criteria to them. (I'm aware that by my criteria, most — but not all — of the "breaks" listed for sbemails are erroneous). [[User:74.136.215.40|74.136.215.40]] 23:35, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

: I think this would make a pretty good STUFF at this point. I say this because the result could redefine what we consider a 4th wall break. I can see both sides of this argument and where they come from. If we define things like this as 4th wall breaks, it sets a loose precedent for what is often mentioned in the emails themselves. If we don't define this, then the 4th wall page will get somewhat leaner. I saw Strong Sad point too, but he does it in all 3 reviews so I don't see that as 4th wall breaking. Still looking for opinions I can put on the arguments of STUFF for this so please fire away. [[User:PlasticDiverGuy|PlasticDiverGuy]] 05:11, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

::I voted to get rid of about half the fourth wall breaks listed on that page, so maybe I'm just an extremist, but if he's talking to the camera at all, as he does in all three reviews, he's talking to the audience. By the current standards we go by, that would make them all fourth wall breaks. But like the guy said a couple posts up, they don't break the boundary between fiction and reality, and neither do most of the breaks listed on the breaks page. I'll admit, pointing to the address bar is interesting, but it still isn't a fourth wall break. If they know they're being watched on the internet, then pointing up to where the address bar is supposed to be is just natural.--{{User:Johnny Jupiter/sig}} 07:42, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

==Tire goof? ==

In the social networking scene, is the Homestar "slice" passing behind the tire a goof? [[User:Wear a Bikini|Wear a Bikini]] 17:05, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

== The Maxx ==

"The Max" could be a reference to Saved by the Bell or to the TV show/comic book "The Maxx" (which has showed up on h*r before)

==Pizza Party==

The way Homestar is saying "pizza party" reminds me of some cartoon where the character was saying "Party! Ice cream party!" the same way. [[User:Awexome|Awexome]] 19:02, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

* It's actually a reference to a commercial for an old game called 'Pizza Party.' There's a YouTube link to it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CG2PO2VFKnQ

* Yes, for whatever strange reason, I actually remembered this 20 years after the fact... -[[User:204.155.77.92|204.155.77.92]] 22:19, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

**The cartoon he's referring too is probably Kids Next Door, where they melt a giant Ice Cream Monster.
***Thank you. I watched the commercial for Pizza Party, and I'm more certain it's that and that the KND quote is actually referencing the commercial. [[User:Awexome|Awexome]] 17:44, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

==Two straight college ho-ties?==

After SB specifically denounced the lack of college style ladies, we get two straight sbemails composed by college style ladies with college style questions...Inside Reference yet? -[[User:Flashfight|Flashfight]]
:It could be a continuing theme that might result in something (like DNA Evidence did), but until it happens/doesn't, we have no way of knowing. {{User:Zoom/sig}} 01:17, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

I like your thinking. However, the Bike Theif email was annoyomus, so we can't conclude that the sender was female. [[User:Scholar of Homestar|Scholar of Homestar]]
:Problem with that is I know the first one is female (she's tachyon42 on deviantART). {{User:Zoom/sig}} 01:17, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
:"Annoyomous"? Her name was Virginia. Someone suggested that Virginia was a town name but according to google and mapquest there's no such place as Virginia, MI. It's her name.

== Abbreviated Ingredients ==

Is there an appropriate section for adding probable identities for the abbreviated ingredients that Homestar rattles off? I'd propose:
*p-roni - pepperoni
*t-sauce - tartar sauce (or maybe teriyaki sauce)
*m-rooms - mushrooms
*p-loaf - pimento loaf (though this could be pepperoni loaf)
*m-cheese - mozzarella cheese (or macaroni and cheese perhaps?)
Also, is there an Inside Reference here? Hasn't this form of abbreviation been featured rather prominently somewhere else? -{{User:ReverendTed/sig}} 01:57, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

:Tartar sauce pizza... hmm... I think I need to go vomit right now. Tomato sauce maybe? [[User:74.136.215.40|74.136.215.40]] 02:37, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

:: I don't think he's saying "t-sauce", I think it's "p-sauce" as in Pizza Sauce [[User:MisteR t|mister t]] 15:28, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

:::Regarding the Inside Reference... While I wouldn't call it specifically a reference, Strong Bad once said they called "Piemonade" "p-nade" around the office. Can't remember offhand which toon it was in, though. That's probably what you're thinking of. -{{User:YK/sig}} 23:38, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

==Review Revue==

The Review Revue looks like a parody of something. Could it be the Critic's Corner? [[User:Awexome|Awexome]] 04:06, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

: I was thinking the same thing myself. Of what exactly escapes my mind. Are there any local Atlanta commercials or review shows we don't know about? [[User:PlasticDiverGuy|PlasticDiverGuy]] 05:13, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

== 70th Email ==

I counted the email, and this is the 70th email of the [[Lappy 486]] era. {{User:Sam the Man/sig}} 10:45, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
:Actually, it's the '''''60th'''''. {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 11:30, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

== Zoombinis ==

I had to remove this reference, but i didn't want it to get lost, because it is interesting, and brings back memories.
<blockquote>*The Pizza Trolls were antagonists characters in the "Pizza Pass" puzzle in [[wikipedia:Zoombinis|The Logical Journey of the Zoombinis]] game made by [[wikipedia:Brøderbund|Brøderbund Software]].</blockquote>
and just so that no one looks at this and wonders why i removed it, it's because it's very much a stretch, the pizza trolls in that game were tree stumps who wanted you to make them pizza, not evil slices of pizza. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 13:16, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
:I used to love that game, and stll like it a lot, but I agree. Strong Bad probably called them pizza trolls off the internet slang word troll, not as a Zoombinis reference. If it was a Zoombinis reference, there would probably a hammy narrator or some blue things involved in the joke. {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 13:24, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
::"Fleens? You're not Fleens. Well, whatever you are... MAKE ME A PIZZA!" {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 13:26, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
:::"There's stuff on that I don't like!!" Which is my way of saying that I agree with you both on both points: that it's a great game, and that Strong Bad is probably not referencing it (unfortunately). {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 16:41, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

== Homestar Hair ==

well, when homestar is wearing his "the pizz" uniform, you see hair under his cap. is this the first time we actually see homestar with hair? and what does this go under, remarks? [[User:Neumannz|Zatchman]] 15:05, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
:No, I think Homestar has been seen with hair some times, especially when dressing up as someone else. Some halloween costumes of him have had hair. And if not anything else, then at least [[Hairstyle Runner]]s. --[[User:Sysrq868|Sysrq868]] 17:46, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
:I can't think of a time outside of Halloween that Homestar has had hair. Yes, a black outline of him for drawing hair on has had hair... thats hardly relevant tho -[[User:Jdhannan|Jdhannan]] 19:06, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

== The "piz"? ==

If the original word is pronounced (peet-sa) shouldnt the restaurant have been pronounced as the "peets"?
:Not, because it's not written "The Pizz-", but rather "The Pizz" as pizz as a seperate word. If you ignore that pizz derivates from "pizza", you'd also pronounce pizz as "piz". Also, TBC is widely known for their obscure pronunciation jokes. --[[User:Sysrq868|Sysrq868]] 17:41, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

== Craaaaappy Reference ==

Just FYI, I deleted one of the inside references ("Strong Bad spends his virtual "Pizz Points" on the Trogdor stand-up arcade cabinet from Arcade Game, the couch and wall paint from Strong Bad's basement, and Homestar's cow lamp.") because it's so blindingly obvious. {{User:Visorbot 386/sig}} 21:35, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
:Thats hardly that obvious. I didn't recognize immediately where the wall paint was from, and it did go by pretty quickly. I vote for reinstatement -[[User:Jdhannan|Jdhannan]] 16:29, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

== Strong Badia? ==
Seems like nobody learned from that time he explained to us the difference between Strong Badia and other locations in Free Country USA. This is like the fourth question now where they ask "is there any ___ in strong badia?" when strong badia is his freakin' backyard!
:True, but obviously Strong Bad was willing to overlook this in his excitement over an actual '''female''' writing to him. Furthermore, he ''did'' open his shop in Strongbadia to comply. --{{User:Bigscarymike/sig}} 01:34, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

== "Rabbit Every Monday" ==
I added the remark about this old Bugs Bunny classic cartoon because the situations are practically identical: a party inside the KOT's grill and a party inside Yosemite Sam's oven. It struck me as too similar for there not to be some mention of it.
-- Didymus 20X6.
:I thought it was more what Snoopy did with his doghouse. [[User:Awexome|Awexome]] 17:46, 27 September 2007 (UTC)
::Doghouse != Grill, Oven == Grill. Programming code == Really cool! {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 17:50, 27 September 2007 (UTC)
:: Doghouse, oven and grill are all dimensionally transcendental. The doghouse may have never cooked anything, but it DID catch fire once. Also, nobody sleeps in Yosemite Sam's oven. But as mentioned above, I still don't think it's necessarily a reference to either thing.

== TGS characters ==

Can we say with certainty that it is indeed Cheerleader, So-and-So, and the Ugly One in the TGS segment? I thought that, like Daphne, they were supposed to be random college girls, as opposed to the main TGS cast who are typically shown as high schoolers. I also thought that What's Her Face being there was kinda playing along with it being occasionally suggested that What's Her Face is a year or two older than the rest.--{{User:Johnny Jupiter/sig}} 06:55, 27 September 2007 (UTC)
:Well, the girl on the far right is definitely The Ugly One... {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 11:28, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

Limozeen vs. sloshy

Zoom — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 02:50:38 GMT

Zoom: undid revision 501236; The technical term has always been spelled "licks"

{{toonnav|Shorts|limozloshy|Quality Time|Strong Bad Sings}}
[[Image:Limozeenvssloshy.png|thumb|200px|The label made us do it!]]

[[Limozeen]] and [[sloshy]] cover each other's trademark songs.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{film|Limozeen}}, [[Larry Palaroncini]], [[sloshy]], [[Teeg Dougland]] (Easter egg), [[Gary Palaroncini]] (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Strong Bad's Basement]], [[Outer Space]] (Easter egg)

'''Date:''' Monday, September 17, 2007

'''Page title:''' The Label Made Us Do It!

'''Running time:''' 1:35 (each song); 6:10 (all four songs combined)

==Transcript==

''{[[The Cheat]]'s [[Characters' Instruments#Record Player|record player]] appears on a table in Strong Bad's basement. An album cover slides onscreen, which reads "limozeen" (in sloshy's logo's font) "vs. SLOSHY" (in Limozeen's logo's font). Two feet are seen: one Hollywood Boulevard and one wearing jeans and a [[Chuck Taylor All-Stars|Chuck Taylor All-Star]]. At the bottom of the screen, it reads "A. Limozeen plays sloshy's 'We Don't Really Even Care About You'" and "B. sloshy plays Limozeen's '[[Because, It's Midnite]]'". Each has "listen", "download", and "hear the original" next to it. By default, Limozeen's version of "We Don't Really Even Care About You" plays.}''

===Limozeen's cover of "We Don't Really Even Care About You"===
'''LIMOZEEN BACKUP SINGERS:''' We don't really even 
'''LARRY PALARONCINI:''' We don't really even! 
'''BACKUP SINGERS:''' We don't really even 
'''LARRY:''' We don't really even! 
'''BACKUP SINGERS:''' We don't really even 
'''LARRY:''' We don't rrreally even care! About you!

'''LARRY:''' Get out of my backyard! 
Or maybe don't. 
'Cuz I'm about to watch a movie! 
A movie movie movie movieee!

'''BACKUP SINGERS:''' We don't really even 
'''LARRY:''' We don't rrreally even! 
'''BACKUP SINGERS:''' We don't really even 
'''LARRY:''' We don't really even! 
'''BACKUP SINGERS:''' We don't really even 
'''LARRY:''' Rrre rrron't rrreally rrreven care! About you! Right now.

''{guitar solo}''

'''LARRY:''' Oh, I'm feelin' sloshy!

'''BACKUP SINGERS:''' We don't really even 
'''LARRY:''' We don't really even! 
'''BACKUP SINGERS:''' We don't really even 
'''LARRY:''' ''{louder}''We don't really even! 

'''BACKUP SINGERS:''' We don't really even 
'''LARRY:''' We don't really even care! About you! About you!

''{much quieter and with an acoustic guitar:}''

'''LARRY:''' We don't really even... 
We don't really even... all right. 
Take it slow, take it fast, take it 'round town, 
We don't care about you 
Da-row mow mow mow!

''{fade}''

===sloshy's cover of "Because, It's Midnite"===
Walkin' the streets, I got a feelin', 
It's leather tough, you betta believe it. 
Wakin' up late, asleep in the gutter. 
Breakin' the chains, you better cut me some, 
Cut me some...

I got the heart-heart of a lion, 
And the wings of a bat, why? 
(Because, it's midnite.) 
I got the heart-heart of a lion, 
And the wings of a bat, why? 
(Because, it's midnite.)

Liquid and leather, 
(Liquid and leather.) 
In equal measure. 
(In equal measures.) 
Champagne glass. 
(Champagne glass, champagne glass.) 
Mix 'em together. 
(Mix it, mix it.)

Sweet city sweat, vampire love, 
Crimson flows down from the wings of a dove. 
Oh, floatin' over the pavement, a guitar takes flight. 
I'm wearin' really tight pants! Because it's midnite.

(I got the) Heart-heart of a lion, 
And the wings of a bat, why? 
(Because, it's midnite.) 
I got the heart-heart of a lion, 
And the wings of a bat, why? 
All right, we're done here.

==Easter Eggs==
*While the music is stopped, click on the lightning bolt to see a [[Limozeen: "but they're in space!"]] cartoon:
:''{Teeg Dougland is standing in the back of the Space Machine and addresses the members of Limozeen.}''
:'''TEEG DOUGLAND:''' I'm afraid I've got some bad news, boys. sloshy's tour van is getting away.
:''{Cut to Larry shaking his fist at Gary}''
:'''LARRY:''' Gary, hit 'em with some hot licks!
:''{A guitar rises up in front of Gary and he grins. Cut to an external shot of the Space Machine, flying through space firing lasers while a guitar solo plays. The lasers hit the broken-down van of sloshy as it flies away.}''
:''{Cut to the interior of the sloshy van as the guitar music fades. One band member is driving, one is turned around in the shotgun seat, and one (the glasses-wearing bassist) is sitting in the back seat.}''
:'''SLOSHY MEMBER 1:''' Uh, hey man, did you remember to recharge the shields?
:'''BASSIST:''' Yeah... Yeah, we don't have any shields.
:'''SLOSHY MEMBER 1:''' Oh... Do we have any cigarettes left?
:'''BASSIST:''' Yeah, we got cigarettes. ''{holds up pack of cigarettes}''
:'''SLOSHY MEMBER 1:''' Awwwesome.
:''{The guitar solo resumes and the sloshy van explodes.}''

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===
*The format of the single is known as a [[Wikipedia:Split album|split single]] with two different bands on one single. Split singles where two bands cover each other's songs are often done by indie bands to promote the label and the two bands, thus the page title.

===Trivia===
*The [[Audio Quality|sound quality]] of the toon has been upped considerably, resulting in clearer sound than other cartoons, similar to [[Homestar Presents: Presents]] and [[An Important Rap Song]].
*This is the first time the original ''Because, It's Midnite'' has been made publicly accessible. Previously it had only been available through [[strongbad_email.exe Disc Four]] and [[Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits]].
**It is also the first permanent publicly accessible version of the original We Don't Even Really Care About You, having previously been a [[Quote of the Week]].
*The Easter egg is the first Limozeen: "but they're in space!" toon not to feature the "comic relief", [[Mary Palaroncini]].

===Remarks===
*The space background used in the space chase scene in the Easter egg has a noticeable seam.
*In the Limozeen cover, the lead vocals are trilled in some parts, resulting in a rolled R sound even when there are no Rs.
*The sloshy cover is shorter than the original.
*As mentioned in [[concert]], one of the members of Sloshy has his back to the camera throughout the Easter egg.
*Counting all four songs together, this is the longest [[Toons#Shorts|Short]] by nearly two minutes.

===Inside References===
*The album is produced under the label "[[Cheap as Free]] Music".
*The boot on the cover of the album is a Hollywood Boulevard, previously worn by Strong Bad in [[concert]].
*The Easter egg references [[smoking]].

==External Links==
*[[HR:limozloshy.html|watch "Limozeen vs. Sloshy"]]
*[[HR:limozloshy.swf|view the Flash file for "Limozeen vs. Sloshy"]]
*[[HR:limozeen_dontcare.mp3|Download Limozeen's cover of ''We Don't Really Even Care About You'']]
*[[HR:sloshy_midnite.mp3|Download sloshy's cover of ''Because, It's Midnite'']]
*[[Forum:12473|forum thread re: "Limozeen vs. Sloshy"]]

{{subtitlesLinks|limozloshy}}

[[Category:Shorts]]

Concoctions

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[[Image:50cake.png|thumb|"I think I'm gonna puke my pants!"]]

Using ingredients both edible and inedible, [[characters]] in the [[Homestar Runner universe]] create culinary '''concoctions'''-- mixtures of foods not usually found together. Results range from the delightful to the disgusting. Completed concoctions are usually consumed by said characters. Often, the concoctions use oft-seen foods that are running gags in themselves, such as [[chocolate]].

==Appearances==
*[[Bronco Trolleys]] are made from [[Wikipedia:Triscuit|Triscuits]], peanut butter, and an orange slice with the [[Food Still In Peel or Package|peel intact]].
*[[Suudsu]] is made from skim milk and [[Wikipedia:Gummy_bears|gummi bears]].
*[[Piemonade]] is composed of a slice of [[pie]] stuck in a glass of lemonade with lots of ice cubes in it and a lemon wedge on the side.
*The three chocolate desserts in [[bottom 10]], "Chocolardiac Arrest", "This Brownie Might Kill You", and "Chocozuma's Revenge", contain successively more outrageous chocolate items, including a still-wrapped brownie and a Jell-O pudding cup.
*[[Strong Bad]] tricks [[Coach Z]] into eating a bowl of sour cream and [[The Cheat]] hair in [[secret recipes]].
*[[The Poopsmith]]'s second cake from [[big white face]] contains beans, fortune cookies, Chinese food, grapes, [[Wikipedia:Golden Grahams|Golden Grahams]] [[Breakfast Cereal|cereal]], ice cubes, lemon slices, and a [[Swiss Cake Roll]].
*The [[Meet Marshie]] commercial shows a plate of [[Fluffy Puff Marshmallows|marshmallows]] covered with maple syrup and butter and a plate of marshmallows covered with slices of tomatoes.
*The [[SBLOUNSKCHED! Bar]] contains a gaseous cloud of marshmallow vapor, globules of semi-solid licorice colloid, a channel of liquid nougat, a crispity cookety log, rich and creamy pepperoni, tiny bowls of crispy puffed rice cereal, and Boring Brown Chocolate.
*"The Poopsmiths Super Deluxe You-Know-What Cookies" contain "[[Whatsit|You-know-what]]", along with common cookie ingredients; the recipe is given as a reward for a perfect score on the [[Homestar Quiz]].
*[[Homestar Runner]] attempts to use a [[blender]] to make a real fruit smoothie out of avocado, "total load" brand protein shake mix, and a [[Wikipedia:Game Boy line|Game Boy]] in [[alternate universe]].
*Homestar Runner combines several unlikely ingredients to make [[Marzipan]]'s [[Halloween]] potion in [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]].
*Coach Z spikes a bowl of punch with [[Wikipedia:Listerine|Listerine]] in [[senior prom]].
*[[Bubs]] sells a "Gumball Surprise" baloney sandwich from his [[Baloney Sammich Truck]] in [[Weclome Back]].
*Homestar Runner eats a lightbulb sandwich in [[theme song]].
*The King of Town tells about his "Last Three Items in the Pantry Special!" which consists of onion salt, hot sauce, and lumps of coal in [[Decemberween Short Shorts]].

==A concoction of concoctions==
<gallery>
Image:bronco_t.PNG|Bronco trolleys
Image:Suudsu.PNG|Suudsu
Image:p-nade.png|Piemonade
Image:Chocozumas_Revenge.PNG|Chocozuma's Revenge
Image:Pawdabber.png|Sour cream and The Cheat hair
Image:50cake.PNG|The Poopsmith's second cake (see featured image for further additions)
Image:Breakfast marshmallows.PNG|Marshmallows and maple syrup
Image:Lunch marshmallows.PNG|Marshmallows and tomatoes
Image:SBLOUNSKCHED in progress2.PNG|SBLOUNSKCHED!
Image:Fruit smoothie.png|A real fruit smoothie
Image:Halloween potion.png|Marzipan's magic brew
Image:Listerine.png|"...for all yer hygienes." Right.
Image:Gumball Surprise.png|A gumball-and-baloney sandwich
Image:Lightbulb Sandwich.png|Creepy pants all the time get some light globe sandwiches
Image:Last Three Items in the Pantry Special.png|The King of Town's Last Three Items in the Pantry Special!
</gallery>

[[Category:Food_running_gags]][[Category:Food and drinks]]

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The wiki's still alive!

Exaggerations

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[[Image:DVD Exaggerations JJC.JPG|thumb|220px|right|"OOOOOH! A-The Cheeeat."]]
The Homestar Runner characters are exaggerated.

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

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

'''Running Time:''' 2:27

{{dvd|exclusive=TRUE|Everything Else, Volume 1}}

==Transcript==

''{Mike and Matt Chapman are sitting in a room with a wooden wall, below a picture of Homestar.}''

'''MIKE CHAPMAN:''' Hi, welcome back. Here we are in the bonus section of the DVD. This segment is called "Exaggerations". This—

'''MATT CHAPMAN:''' This is a little something we were going to put on the website some years ago. We made a few of them. We decided maybe they weren't ready for mass consumption.

'''MIKE CHAPMAN:''' Not quite.

'''MATT CHAPMAN:''' So we'd, um, shove them onto a DVD somewhere down the line, maybe.

'''MIKE CHAPMAN:''' So what we're gonna show you here is the original line, and then some exaggerated crazy versions that you guys are— you guys are— you're gonna love.

''{The screen displays "the original", and then cuts to Homestar Runner and Pom Pom in Marshmallow's Last Stand, as in [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]].}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' These are some great marshmallows, eh Pom Pom?

''{The screen displays "exagerration 1". When it cuts back, Homestar and Pom Pom are drawn as bad caricatures. Instead of marshmallows, they have coffee cups sitting on a table actually made out of the word "TABLE", and a picture in the background displays the words "a joke". The only other object in the room is a large gray rectangle behind Homestar.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{falsetto, sounding nothing like Homestar}'' Dese are some great marshmallows, eh Pom Pom?

''{The screen displays "exaggeration 2". It cuts back to the very same scene as before.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{in an only slightly-exaggerated version of his regular voice}'' These are some— ''{moves upwards, revealing that he has no legs}'' These are some— ''{moves downwards and closer to Pom Pom}'' These are some— ''{moves up even higher than before, still close to Pom Pom}'' These are some... ''{moves into Pom Pom's lap}'' Glade PlugIns, Tom Tom.

''{The screen displays "exaggeration 3". This shows the same scene, but with a closeup on Homestar. The coffee cups are now on the characters' heads.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{whistling noises that somewhat follow the "tune" of the original line}''

''{The screen displays "the original". This time, the scene includes Strong Bad jumping jacks from [[A Jumping Jack Contest]]. The Cheat appears immediately.}''

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ah, The Cheat! Is everything ready?

''{Exaggeration 1. Strong Bad is drawn in a potbellied, mustachioed caricature. The Cheat, who now appears as little more than a rectangle with eyes, a nose, and three very curly locks of hair, drops in from the top of the screen. The background now has two clouds and is much less detailed.}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{sounding nothing like usual}'' Meepmeep meep! Meep, meep, meepmeep meep!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{in an exaggerated oozy voice}'' Oh, oh, oh, oh, ''OOOOOOOOH!'' A-The ''Cheeeeeat''. Iss eve-ray-thing ''{starts floating toward the top of the screen on each syllable}'' a-da-dee-da-deedly da!

''{Exaggeration 2. This time, The Cheat arrives from the left side of the screen; everything else is identical in appearance.}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{strange noises that vaguely resemble a turkey}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{yawn}'' Oh... The Cheat... Caught me at a bit of a bad time here, uh... Is everything, um... mm-hmm?

''{The original: Homestar (star-less) is in the Arena near the end of Marshmallow's Last Stand.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Now how about my star back, Strong Bad?

''{Exaggeration 1: Homestar is drawn on the right-hand side of the screen in black-and-white, with his hat and a star clearly visible on his shirt. He is short and fat in this scene. The background is entirely gray, with darker gray indicating the crowds.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{in a whiny, nasaly version of his regular voice}'' Now! How about my ''{jumps up}'' star back?! ''{drops back down, but his head shifts to the left as though it's a typewriter}'' Strong Bad! ''{His head returns to normal.}''

''{Exaggeration 2. This one is a closeup on Homestar.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{in a deep slurred voice}'' Now-ooo how-ooo bow-ooo my-ooo sta-ooo ba-ooo, Sto-ooo Ba-ooo?

''{Exaggeration 3. For this one, Homestar is standing more toward the middle of the screen, leaning back.}''

[[Image:DVD Exaggerations TBC.JPG|thumb|220px|left|"Oh, wow. Those were crazy!"]]
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{in a voice almost identical to Eh! Steve's}'' Now how about it... ''{his neck opens to say the next part}'' how 'bout it, Steve?

''{Cut back to Matt and Mike.}''

'''MIKE CHAPMAN:''' Oh, wow. Those were crazy!

'''MATT CHAPMAN:''' Man, I— I wasn't ready for those, Mike, and I ''made'' 'em!

'''MIKE CHAPMAN:''' Those were crazy!
{{clear}}

==Fun Facts==

===Real-World References===
* [[Wikipedia:Glade (brand)|Glade]] is a brand of the [[Wikipedia:SC Johnson Company|SC Johnson Company]] that produces various forms of air fresheners, including their "PlugIns" line, so named because they are plugged into electric outlets.

==Related Links==

*[[Everything Else, Volume 1]]

[[Category:Everything Else DVD]]

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Commandos in the Classroom

Zoom — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 17:57:34 GMT

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{{toonnav|Shorts|cheatcommandos4|TrogdorCon '97|Sick Day}}
[[Image:Commandos in the Classroom.PNG|thumb|Commandos in the Classroom!]]

The [[Cheat Commandos]] teach about inappropriate peer-2-teen choice behaviors.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Gunhaver}}, {{Film|Fightgar}}, {{Film|Silent Rip}}, {{Film|Crackotage}}, {{Film|Reynold}}, {{Film|Blue Laser Minion}}, {{Film|Firebert}}, {{Film|Blue Laser Commander}}, {{Film|Reinforcements}}

'''Places:''' [[Cheat Commandos HQ]], [[Price Style]], Seedy Bar, Blue Laser HQ (Easter Egg)

'''Date:''' Tuesday, September 13, 2005

'''Running Time:''' 4:15

'''Page Title:''' Buy all our Teaching Aids and Filmstrips!

{{dvd|Everything Else, Volume 2}}
== Transcript ==
''{Open to Cheat Commandos headquarters; a title which reads "'MOVIE NIGHT!' written by A. Chimendez Jr." appears. Cut to some Cheat Commandos at [[The Screen]].}''

'''CRACKOTAGE:''' Movie night is my favorite night. I think it is my favorite night. Hee hee hoo hoo!

'''SILENT RIP:''' Are you even trying anymore?

''{Crackotage looks offended and sad.}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' All right boys, time for a little R&R. Tonight we've got the old family favorite ''Pony Fights 2''!!!

''{the lights dim, and the big screen cuts to the green rating screen. It reads:}''
<blockquote style="background:#0C0; color:#FFF; padding:1em; width:500px; border:none; font-weight:bold; text-align:center; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">THE FOLLOWING FILM HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR 
CERTAIN AUDIENCES 
BY SOME PEOPLE WHO KNOW WHAT'S BEST 
 
IT BE RATED
{| cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="background:none; border:1px #FFF solid; margin:0 auto; color:white"
|-
| style="border:1px #FFF solid;" | PG-13
| style="border:1px #FFF solid;" | FOR SEVERE CUSSING AND ''VERY'' ILLEGAL PONY FIGHTS
|}
</blockquote>

'''EVERYBODY:''' Yay! Yeah!

'''SILENT RIP:''' All right! PG-13!

'''GUNHAVER:''' Uh, sorry Reynold, ''{He flicks the lights back on.}'' I'm afraid lights-out for you is at oh-now hundred hours!

'''FIGHTGAR:''' Yeah, all that cuss-language might give you nightmares. Ah-ha ha ha.

'''REYNOLD:''' Oh, I can handle it, why I can even swear a cuss myself! A-hem. Diaper biscuits.

'''OTHER COMMANDOS:''' ''{unrestrained laughter}''

'''REYNOLD:''' Oh, I can't do anything right. I might as well go home and get teen pregnant.

''{The other commandos gasp, Fightgar covers his mouth in surprise, Slient Rip spills some of his popcorn, and the Blue Las-Alert siren sounds once.}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' Easy there, Cheat Cuss-mando, you just made an inappropriate peer-to-teen choice behavior!

'''REYNOLD:''' A whaaa?

''{cut to the black and white Commandos in the Classroom logo, which looks like Reynold in a mortarboard cap pointing a pointer at an A+}''

'''ANNOUNCER:''' ''{singing}'' Commandos in the Classroom!

''{Cut to another black-and-white slide that reads "LESSON 4: INAPPROPRIATE PEER-2-TEEN CHOICE BEHAVIORS". At the bottom in fine print it reads "*TEACHERS, USE THIS TIME TO CATCH A NAP OR HAVE A SMOKE."}''

'''ANNOUNCER:''' Lesson four: Inappropriate peer-to-teen choice behaviors!

''{Cut back to Gunhaver and Reynold in Cheat Commandos HQ}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' Here, Reynold, lemme show you.

''{Gunhaver points the remote at the screen, which shows two ponies fighting in a field for a moment, then snows out to a diagram of a person's head showing the brain. The other commandos cheer for a second, then groan as the scene changes.}''

'''SILENT RIP:''' I was watchin' the ponies...

'''GUNHAVER:''' The brain is divided into two halves:

''{The brain in the diagram gets a jagged line down the middle}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' —the good half—

''{A dotted line points to the left half saying "GOOD HALF"}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' —and the evil half.

''{A dotted line points to the right half saying "EVIL HALF.}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' The good half likes positive things, like Self-Esteem, ''{the word "Self-Esteem" appears in the middle of the screen and moves through the mouth into the "good" half of the brain.}'' Oreo Cheesecake, ''{again, the words appear and move through the mouth and up into the brain}'' Bringing Your Old Man a Cold One, ''{again, then cut to a close-up of Gunhaver}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' —and all our playsets and toys.

''{Gunhaver smiles a big grin toward the camera. Cut back to the diagram.}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' But the evil half likes—

''{as each of the next four words is said, it appears from the "evil" half of the brain and moves to the right side of the screen}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' Littering! Loitering! Latering! Lootering! And all the other stuff that causes inappropriate peer-to-teen choice behaviors!

''{The other words vanish and are replaced by "Inappropriate peer-2-teen choice behaviors". Cut back to Gunhaver and Reynold.}''

'''REYNOLD:''' But how do ''I'' keep from making peer-to-teen choice awards, Gunhaver?

'''GUNHAVER:''' If you find yourself in a sticky ''{makes "finger quotes"}'' teenage situation, just remember these three pro-positive life tools:

''{Cut to Silent Rip in a classroom, next to a Blue Laser minion. Both appear to be taking tests. On the blackboard is written, "ASSIGNMENTS", "TAKE TEST" and "STARE AT CLOCK UNTIL I GET BACK". Silent Rip's assignment reads, "Problem 4. Compare and contrast your 2 most favorite 'Ernest' movies. Show your work!"}''

'''BLUE LASER MINION:''' What did you get for number four, sir?

'''SILENT RIP:''' Uhhhh...

''{Gunhaver suddenly enters the screen from the bottom.}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' ''Freeze!''

''{The screen cuts to a diagram of a male body with "PRO-POSITIVE LIFE TOOL" written next to it, and a giant "#1" appears next to it.}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' Pro-positive life tool number one:

''{Gunhaver appears on the screen}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' say you have one of any debilitating gold rush era diseases!

''{He pulls out a book labeled "BIG BOOK OF DEBILITATING GOLD RUSH ERA DISEASES", and "BBODGRED" on the spine. Cut back to the classroom.}''

'''BLUE LASER MINION:''' Come on, man. I thought we were bros!

'''SILENT RIP:''' I can't! I have the typhoid! Or the cholera!

'''BLUE LASER MINION:''' Never mind. Your answers are gross, bro.

''{Silent Rip smiles. Cut back to Gunhaver and Reynold, the latter of whom is now wearing a false beard and a prospector's hat, and is holding a mining pick.}''

'''REYNOLD:''' Gold rush era diseases, eh?

'''GUNHAVER:''' Now you're getting it!

''{Cut to the supermarket, where two Blue Laser Minions are holding a lot of bottles labeled "WINE COOLA," some of them in their pants, and Fightgar is standing nearby.}''

'''FIRST BLUE LASER MINION:''' Hey, man. We need you to put these wine coolers down your pants... er, down your headband.

'''FIGHTGAR:''' Oh, um, uh...

''{Again, Gunhaver suddenly jumps onto the screen.}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' ''STOP!''

''{The diagram of the body returns, but now, it's a woman's body. "#2" appears on the side and "EN SAP" at the bottom.}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' Pro-positive life tool numero two:

''{silhouettes of the two Blue Laser minions and Fightgar appear with question marks over them. The minions are labeled "INAPPROPRIATORS"}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' Envision your Inappropriators ''{Fightgar is labeled "STILL JUST YOU" and the minions turn into pizza slices.}'' as giant slices of pizza.

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

'''FIGHTGAR:''' Ah-ha ha ha! You're deep-dish! Ah-ha ha! And you've got extra cheese! Ah-ha ha ha ha! Oh, pepperoni!

'''FIRST BLUE LASER MINION:''' What's with this guy?

'''SECOND BLUE LASER MINION:''' He sounds crazy. Should we shoot him?

'''FIRST BLUE LASER MINION:''' Abso-total-lutely!

''{The second minion pulls out a large gun and aims it at Fightgar, who looks startled. The scene cuts back to Gunhaver and Reynold, who is now wearing a baseball cap and holding a bat, with a ball sitting next to him, and we can hear shooting over the next exchange.}''

'''REYNOLD:''' But Gunhaver, I've never had pizza before!

'''GUNHAVER:''' But you know what it looks like, don't you?

'''REYNOLD:''' ''{smiling}'' I think so!

'''GUNHAVER:''' Now you're getting it!

''{Cut to an alley next to a building labeled "Seedy Bar". Firebert walks by in the background, while the Blue Laser Commander is standing next to a building.}''

'''BLUE LASER COMMANDER:''' ''{Jumping out}'' Hey, kid! Wanna smoke some ''candy'' ''{holds up chocolate bar}'' with me?

''{The diagram of the body, which now appears to be a bear, appears over the scene this time. "#3" appears on the right. Firebert and Blue Laser Commander lean back to make room for the diagram}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' ''{voiceover}'' Pro-positive life tool number three:

''{The diagram and "#3" disappear, and Silent Rip appears from the side of the building and throws a smoke bomb.}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' Have your light infantry create a thick smokescreen.

''{The commander starts hacking and coughing, while Firebert pulls out a gun and shoots it at the commander.}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' Then lay down some suppressive fire until the snipers are in position. ''{He stops firing.}'' But look out for surface-to-air antioxidant missiles!

''{Firebert jumps out of the way as three missiles, labeled "100% GREEN TEA" and painted with skulls-and-crossbones, just barely miss the Commander.}''

'''BLUE LASER COMMANDER:''' Ah!

'''GUNHAVER:''' ''{voiceover}'' Then by the time Reinforcements shows up...

''{Reinforcements shows up.}''

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

''{Cut to a screen with Gunhaver.}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' ...Your mom ''{an image of a station wagon appears}'' should be waiting for you in the bus turnaround!

''{The theme music plays. Cut back to Gunhaver and Reynold.}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' So, do you think you're ready to make ''{more finger quotes}'' appropriate inappropriate whatever thingies now?

'''REYNOLD:''' Yes sir! I'm gonna get high on life!

''{Silent Rip walks up.}''

'''SILENT RIP:''' We're about to start the movie! You guys coming?

'''GUNHAVER:''' What do you think, Reynold?

'''REYNOLD:''' ''{thinks a moment, then grins}'' I've got dysentery!

'''GUNHAVER:''' Good job, little buddy!

''{Gunhaver pushes Reynold offscreen to stage left, then walks with Silent Rip to stage right}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' Man, I can't wait to see some serious pony carnage!

''{Fade to the Commandos in the Classroom logo again.}''

'''ANNOUNCER:''' ''{singing}'' Commandos in the classroom!

''{Cut to an image that reads "NEXT WEEK... LESSON 5: LISTEN YOU GUYS, YOU SERIOUSLY NEED TO START SHOWERING EVERYDAY"}''

'''ANNOUNCER:''' Next week, lesson 5: Listen you guys, you seriously need to start showering every day!

''{"THE END" and "BACK" appear at the bottom of the screen.}''

==Easter Eggs==
*Click on "Lesson" to see the "Commandos in the Classroom" Lesson 4 Worksheet.

:<div style="background:#F5F5F5; color:black; padding:8px; width: 240px; border:1px solid #CCC">'''LESSON 4''' '''WORKSHEET''' '''1. DRAW A PICTURE OF YOUR FAVORITE INAPPROPRIATE''' '''PEER-2-TEEN CHOICE BEHAVIOR''' <table align="center" style="border:1px black solid; background:none"><tr height="50"><td width="70"> </td></tr></table> '''2. WHY DO YOU THINK REYNOLD''' '''HAS NEVER TRIED PIZZA?''' ___________________________ ___________________________ <nowiki>*</nowiki>(TEACHERS, THIS WORKSHEET SHOULD BUY YOU 10-15 MORE MINUTES OF PEACE. FIX YOURSELF A DRINK, MAYBE!)</div>

*Click on "Guys" for Blue Laser to get the wrong end of the stick.
:''{The Blue Laser Commander and a minion are standing in their HQ, dressed as pizza slices. The text "OPERATION DRESS UP AS PIZZA!!" is flashing on a screen in the background.}''
:'''BLUE LASER MINION:''' Um, I'm not entirely sure this is what they were talking about sir.
:'''BLUE LASER COMMANDER:''' Shut it! Pizza can't talk!

*Click on "[[Seriously]]" for the following exchange:
:''{Cut to Silent Rip and Crackotage in the HQ, with Pony Fights 2 playing in the background.}''
:'''SILENT RIP:''' Ah, you can do it. Try another one.
:'''CRACKOTAGE:''' I think my rhymes are truly broke! Broke, broke, broke, broke, broke, broke, broke! Hoo-hoo, hweh-hweh!

== Fun Facts ==

===Explanations===
*[[Wikipedia:Second audio program|SAP]] is an auxiliary audio channel for television that can be broadcast or transmitted both over the air and by cable TV. It is often used for an alternate language or descriptive video.
*[[Wikipedia:MPAA_film_rating_system#The addition of the PG-13 rating|PG-13]] is one of the film ratings used in the [http://mpaa.org/FlmRat_Ratings.asp MPAA] film rating system. It is a strong caution to parents that some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.
*[[Wikipedia:Chicago-style pizza|Deep-dish]] is a style of [[pizza]] in which the pizza is much thicker than usual, often requiring the use of a fork and knife to eat it.
*[[Wikipedia:Typhoid fever|Typhoid fever]], [[Wikipedia:Cholera|cholera]], and [[Wikipedia:Dysentery|dysentery]] are bacterial diseases generally associated with the ingestion of drinking water contaminated by improper sanitation. They are also generally associated with the Gold Rush era, as today's sanitation standards have all but wiped them out.
*[[Wikipedia:Antioxidants|Antioxidants]] are chemicals that prevent the [[Wikipedia:oxidation|oxidation]] of other chemicals.
**[[Wikipedia:Green tea|Green tea]] has been identified as a source of [[Wikipedia:flavonoids|bioflavonoids]], a type of antioxidant, hence the "100% Green Tea" labels on the missiles.
*"Oh-now hundred hours" is a reference to the military use of the 24-hour clock, where the time is stated as a single 4-digit number. For example, using the 24-hour clock, 9 a.m. is 0900 hours (pronounced "Oh-nine hundred hours"), and 9 p.m. is 2100 hours ("twenty-one hundred hours").

===Trivia===
[[Image:Commandos4 problem4.PNG|right|thumb|Smell that purple ink!!]]
*The blackboard in the classroom sequence reads "ASSIGNMENTS", "TAKE TEST", and "STARE AT CLOCK UNTIL I COME BACK".
*In the same scene as above, Silent Rip's test paper reads "Problem 4: Compare and contrast your 2 most favorite '[[Wikipedia:Ernest P. Worrell|Ernest]]' movies. Show your work!"
*This is the first time Reinforcements is shown in his animated form, and also the first time he talks in his own voice.
*This is the longest "Short" cartoon on the website (although technically [[Limozeen vs. Sloshy]] has a longer running time if you add the length of all four songs together). This toon is in fact longer than a few of the main cartoons.
*The line "Come on, man, I thought we were bros." is the first time a [[Blue Laser Minion]] has ended a sentence without referring to the person he was speaking to as "sir" or "ma'am".

===Remarks===

*The episode is called "Movie Night", but when we see the headquarters, it's daytime.
*When Gunhaver sees Reynold, he appears to turn a lightswitch on at the edge of the screen. But when the camera zooms out (when Fightgar starts talking), you can see there is no lightswitch in sight.
*Cuss-mando is an example of [[portmanteaus]].

===Goofs===
*"Every day" is misspelled "everyday" on the slide at the end. In that context, it should be the two-word adverb, not the one-word adjective.
*The clock in the classroom sequence has only 8 hours on its face, instead of 12.
*When you are looking at the wider view of the HQ, the panel to the right of Reynold is blank. But when you get a close-up of Reynold, the panel has a bunch of buttons on it.

===Inside References===
*This episode of Cheat Commandos is written by [[A. Chimendez|A. Chimendez Jr.]]
*Gunhaver makes a reference to [[Cold Ones]].
:*There is also a reference to [[alcohol]].
*The grocery store scene takes place in the same aisle as [[Shopping for Danger]].
*The lesson four worksheet seems to be based on the application form in [[CGNU]].
*There are a couple of instances of [[smoking]].
*Reynold's remark, "I might as well go home and get teen pregnant", is another instance of [[pregnancy]].
*There is another reference to [[pants]] in this cartoon.
*Lesson 5 is another mention of [[showering]].

===Real-World References===
*The title is based on [http://www.ciconline.org/default.htm Cable in the Classroom], a non-profit organization dedicated to providing educational programming to be aired in schools.
*The [[Wikipedia:Teen Choice Awards|Teen Choice Awards]] is an awards ceremony shown annually on Fox since 1999 in which teens get to vote for the winners of various categories such as movies, music, and television.
*[http://www.kraftfoods.com/recipes/CakesPiesCheesecakes/CheesecakesBaked/OREOCheesecake.html Oreo Cheesecake] is a novelty dessert made by replacing the normal cheesecake crust with crushed [[Wikipedia:Oreos|Oreos]].

== DVD Version ==
*The DVD version features creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.

===DVD Commentary===
'''MATT:''' Do you remember watching things like this when you were in school, Mike?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, back in the '80s we used to have to watch movies that were made in the '60s about peer pressure, hygiene, and...

'''MATT:''' Yeah. They taught me several things.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, like...

'''MATT:''' Um...

'''MIKE:''' ...you needed to use deodorant, and,

'''MATT:''' Absolutely!

'''MIKE:''' The importance of showering and dressing out before gym class...

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}''

'''MIKE:''' ...why you couldn't wear your black jeans and trenchcoat out on to the blacktop! Now you can't wear your black jeans and trenchcoat at all.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, because you'll... you'll be a bad kid.

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

'''MATT:''' I don't wanna get....

''{pause until Reynold begins saying his "swear"}''

'''MIKE:''' A-hem!

'''MATT:''' One of the original lines for that was him saying "crap-dang-fire", which is something our friend Jamie's mom, uh, used to say sometimes, she'd say "Crap-dang-fire!"

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

'''MATT:''' ''{regarding Reynold's "teen pregnant" line}'' Ooh, that set off the, uh,

'''MIKE:''' Blue Las-Alert! ''{laughs}''

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}''

'''MATT:''' That was such a bad thing he said that it thought Blue Laser was... ''{laughs}'' up to no good!

''{pause until the "Commandos In The Classroom" logo is shown on screen}''

'''MATT:''' Nice little logo you made, there, Mikey.

'''MIKE:''' Thanks, Matty!

'''MATT:''' How often do you think we compliment things that we did...

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

'''MATT:''' ...or say, or talk about how much we like what we did on these commentaries?

'''MIKE:''' I really like that tie that Reynold's wearing.

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}''

''{pause until divided brain is shown on the screen}''

'''MIKE:''' I enjoy drawing brains, I gotta tell ya.

'''MATT:''' You did a good job on that brain. Looks real good.

''{after a long pause}''

'''MATT:''' Ummm, what else, Mike?

'''MIKE:''' Um, ''{pause}'' I'm kinda just watching the cartoon right now...

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}''

'''MIKE:''' ...I haven't seen it in a while.

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' This is one of those ones, sometimes the cartoons that take a long time to make, I don't wanna watch for a long time. Sometimes I find that a year has gone by and I never watched the cartoon since the second we published it.

'''MATT:''' That's good.

'''MIKE:''' This might be one of those.

'''MATT:''' Assignments: Take test, stare at clock until I get back.

'''MIKE:''' That's a good teaching tool.

'''MATT:''' I'm pretty sure I got those instructions written on the board a few times during the couse of schooling.

'''MIKE:''' I forget, what does his thing say?

'''MATT:''' His paper? Is that the one about Ernest movies?

'''MIKE:''' "Which is your favorite Ernest movie?" or something? I think there are way more Ernest movies out there there realizes.

'''MATT:''' That's true

'''MIKE:''' Are those bottles empty?

'''MATT:''' NO! That's why you can see the bubbles in there.

'''MIKE:''' Okay.

'''MATT:''' That's just a really crystal-clear, uh, a crisp, clear wine cooler, Mike! Goes down smooth!

'''MATT:'''So those Pro-Positive Life Tool icons don't seem to make any sense. The first one was a girl's- a guy's body ingesting something, now it's a girl's circulatory system ingesting something, and the last time, it's, like, a bear that's devouring the logo.

'''MATT:''' ''{in response to Fightgar getting shot}''OH! So did Fightgar just get killed?

'''MIKE:''' Uh, maybe.

'''MATT:''' I like how Reynold's costume continues to change. Now he's a little kid.

'''MIKE:''' ''{indecipherable}''

'''MATT:''' He's little Jimmy out on the uh, ballfield!

'''MATT:''' I wanna go to Seedy Bar!

'''MIKE:''' And, there's the bear.

''{pause until Firebert fires on Blue Laser}''

'''MATT:''' He's not a very good shot, Firebert. He's maybe two feet away from Blue Laser and can't hit him.

'''MIKE:''' Is that the first time Reinforcements said anything?

'''MATT:''' I think that's the first cartoon appearance of Reinforcements.

'''MATT:''' I like how they also kinda treat this like they're celebrities. The cartoon characters are like,''{Gunhaver's voice}''"Yeah, they're makin' me do this, I owe some customer service."

'''MIKE:''' Owe some customer...community service, maybe?

'''MATT:''' ''{normal voice}'' Community service, Mike!

'''MIKE:''' Customer service... you gotta go clean up the side of the highways for customer service.

'''MATT:''' ''{Gunhaver's voice}'' Thank you for calling Mindspring, this is Gunhaver! May I have your e-mail address or account number, please?

'''MATT:''' ''{normal voice}'' I remember our teacher having that conversation with us in fifth grade.

==External Links==
*[[HR:cheatcommandos4.html|watch "Commandos in the Classroom"]]
*[[HR:cheatcommandos4.swf|view the Flash file for "Commandos in the Classroom"]]
*[[Forum:4934|forum thread re: Commandos In The Classroom]]

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Commandos in the Classroom

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[[Image:Commandos in the Classroom.PNG|thumb|Commandos in the Classroom!]]

The [[Cheat Commandos]] teach about inappropriate peer-2-teen choice behaviors.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Gunhaver}}, {{Film|Fightgar}}, {{Film|Silent Rip}}, {{Film|Crackotage}}, {{Film|Reynold}}, {{Film|Blue Laser Minion}}, {{Film|Firebert}}, {{Film|Blue Laser Commander}}, {{Film|Reinforcements}}

'''Places:''' [[Cheat Commandos HQ]], [[Price Style]], Seedy Bar, Blue Laser HQ (Easter Egg)

'''Date:''' Tuesday, September 13, 2005

'''Running Time:''' 4:15

'''Page Title:''' Buy all our Teaching Aids and Filmstrips!

{{dvd|Everything Else, Volume 2}}
== Transcript ==
''{Open to Cheat Commandos headquarters; a title which reads "'MOVIE NIGHT!' written by A. Chimendez Jr." appears. Cut to some Cheat Commandos at [[The Screen]].}''

'''CRACKOTAGE:''' Movie night is my favorite night. I think it is my favorite night. Hee hee hoo hoo!

'''SILENT RIP:''' Are you even trying anymore?

''{Crackotage looks offended and sad.}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' All right boys, time for a little R&R. Tonight we've got the old family favorite ''Pony Fights 2''!!!

''{the lights dim, and the big screen cuts to the green rating screen. It reads:}''
<blockquote style="background:#0C0; color:#FFF; padding:1em; width:500px; border:none; font-weight:bold; text-align:center; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">THE FOLLOWING FILM HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR 
CERTAIN AUDIENCES 
BY SOME PEOPLE WHO KNOW WHAT'S BEST 
 
IT BE RATED
{| cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="background:none; border:1px #FFF solid; margin:0 auto; color:white"
|-
| style="border:1px #FFF solid;" | PG-13
| style="border:1px #FFF solid;" | FOR SEVERE CUSSING AND ''VERY'' ILLEGAL PONY FIGHTS
|}
</blockquote>

'''EVERYBODY:''' Yay! Yeah!

'''SILENT RIP:''' All right! PG-13!

'''GUNHAVER:''' Uh, sorry Reynold, ''{He flicks the lights back on.}'' I'm afraid lights-out for you is at oh-now hundred hours!

'''FIGHTGAR:''' Yeah, all that cuss-language might give you nightmares. Ah-ha ha ha.

'''REYNOLD:''' Oh, I can handle it, why I can even swear a cuss myself! A-hem. Diaper biscuits.

'''OTHER COMMANDOS:''' ''{unrestrained laughter}''

'''REYNOLD:''' Oh, I can't do anything right. I might as well go home and get teen pregnant.

''{The other commandos gasp, Fightgar covers his mouth in surprise, Slient Rip spills some of his popcorn, and the Blue Las-Alert siren sounds once.}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' Easy there, Cheat Cuss-mando, you just made an inappropriate peer-to-teen choice behavior!

'''REYNOLD:''' A whaaa?

''{cut to the black and white Commandos in the Classroom logo, which looks like Reynold in a mortarboard cap pointing a pointer at an A+}''

'''ANNOUNCER:''' ''{singing}'' Commandos in the Classroom!

''{Cut to another black-and-white slide that reads "LESSON 4: INAPPROPRIATE PEER-2-TEEN CHOICE BEHAVIORS". At the bottom in fine print it reads "*TEACHERS, USE THIS TIME TO CATCH A NAP OR HAVE A SMOKE."}''

'''ANNOUNCER:''' Lesson four: Inappropriate peer-to-teen choice behaviors!

''{Cut back to Gunhaver and Reynold in Cheat Commandos HQ}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' Here, Reynold, lemme show you.

''{Gunhaver points the remote at the screen, which shows two ponies fighting in a field for a moment, then snows out to a diagram of a person's head showing the brain. The other commandos cheer for a second, then groan as the scene changes.}''

'''SILENT RIP:''' I was watchin' the ponies...

'''GUNHAVER:''' The brain is divided into two halves:

''{The brain in the diagram gets a jagged line down the middle}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' —the good half—

''{A dotted line points to the left half saying "GOOD HALF"}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' —and the evil half.

''{A dotted line points to the right half saying "EVIL HALF.}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' The good half likes positive things, like Self-Esteem, ''{the word "Self-Esteem" appears in the middle of the screen and moves through the mouth into the "good" half of the brain.}'' Oreo Cheesecake, ''{again, the words appear and move through the mouth and up into the brain}'' Bringing Your Old Man a Cold One, ''{again, then cut to a close-up of Gunhaver}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' —and all our playsets and toys.

''{Gunhaver smiles a big grin toward the camera. Cut back to the diagram.}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' But the evil half likes—

''{as each of the next four words is said, it appears from the "evil" half of the brain and moves to the right side of the screen}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' Littering! Loitering! Latering! Lootering! And all the other stuff that causes inappropriate peer-to-teen choice behaviors!

''{The other words vanish and are replaced by "Inappropriate peer-2-teen choice behaviors". Cut back to Gunhaver and Reynold.}''

'''REYNOLD:''' But how do ''I'' keep from making peer-to-teen choice awards, Gunhaver?

'''GUNHAVER:''' If you find yourself in a sticky ''{makes "finger quotes"}'' teenage situation, just remember these three pro-positive life tools:

''{Cut to Silent Rip in a classroom, next to a Blue Laser minion. Both appear to be taking tests. On the blackboard is written, "ASSIGNMENTS", "TAKE TEST" and "STARE AT CLOCK UNTIL I GET BACK".}''

'''BLUE LASER MINION:''' What did you get for number four, sir?

'''SILENT RIP:''' Uhhhh...

''{Gunhaver suddenly enters the screen from the bottom.}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' ''Freeze!''

''{The screen cuts to a diagram of a male body with "PRO-POSITIVE LIFE TOOL" written next to it, and a giant "#1" appears next to it.}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' Pro-positive life tool number one:

''{Gunhaver appears on the screen}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' say you have one of any debilitating gold rush era diseases!

''{He pulls out a book labeled "BIG BOOK OF DEBILITATING GOLD RUSH ERA DISEASES", and "BBODGRED" on the spine. Cut back to the classroom.}''

'''BLUE LASER MINION:''' Come on, man. I thought we were bros!

'''SILENT RIP:''' I can't! I have the typhoid! Or the cholera!

'''BLUE LASER MINION:''' Never mind. Your answers are gross, bro.

''{Silent Rip smiles. Cut back to Gunhaver and Reynold, the latter of whom is now wearing a false beard and a prospector's hat, and is holding a mining pick.}''

'''REYNOLD:''' Gold rush era diseases, eh?

'''GUNHAVER:''' Now you're getting it!

''{Cut to the supermarket, where two Blue Laser Minions are holding a lot of bottles labeled "WINE COOLA," some of them in their pants, and Fightgar is standing nearby.}''

'''FIRST BLUE LASER MINION:''' Hey, man. We need you to put these wine coolers down your pants... er, down your headband.

'''FIGHTGAR:''' Oh, um, uh...

''{Again, Gunhaver suddenly jumps onto the screen.}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' ''STOP!''

''{The diagram of the body returns, but now, it's a woman's body. "#2" appears on the side and "EN SAP" at the bottom.}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' Pro-positive life tool numero two:

''{silhouettes of the two Blue Laser minions and Fightgar appear with question marks over them. The minions are labeled "INAPPROPRIATORS"}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' Envision your Inappropriators ''{Fightgar is labeled "STILL JUST YOU" and the minions turn into pizza slices.}'' as giant slices of pizza.

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

'''FIGHTGAR:''' Ah-ha ha ha! You're deep-dish! Ah-ha ha! And you've got extra cheese! Ah-ha ha ha ha! Oh, pepperoni!

'''FIRST BLUE LASER MINION:''' What's with this guy?

'''SECOND BLUE LASER MINION:''' He sounds crazy. Should we shoot him?

'''FIRST BLUE LASER MINION:''' Abso-total-lutely!

''{The second minion pulls out a large gun and aims it at Fightgar, who looks startled. The scene cuts back to Gunhaver and Reynold, who is now wearing a baseball cap and holding a bat, with a ball sitting next to him, and we can hear shooting over the next exchange.}''

'''REYNOLD:''' But Gunhaver, I've never had pizza before!

'''GUNHAVER:''' But you know what it looks like, don't you?

'''REYNOLD:''' ''{smiling}'' I think so!

'''GUNHAVER:''' Now you're getting it!

''{Cut to an alley next to a building labeled "Seedy Bar". Firebert walks by in the background, while the Blue Laser Commander is standing next to a building.}''

'''BLUE LASER COMMANDER:''' ''{Jumping out}'' Hey, kid! Wanna smoke some ''candy'' ''{holds up chocolate bar}'' with me?

''{The diagram of the body, which now appears to be a bear, appears over the scene this time. "#3" appears on the right. Firebert and Blue Laser Commander lean back to make room for the diagram}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' ''{voiceover}'' Pro-positive life tool number three:

''{The diagram and "#3" disappear, and Silent Rip appears from the side of the building and throws a smoke bomb.}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' Have your light infantry create a thick smokescreen.

''{The commander starts hacking and coughing, while Firebert pulls out a gun and shoots it at the commander.}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' Then lay down some suppressive fire until the snipers are in position. ''{He stops firing.}'' But look out for surface-to-air antioxidant missiles!

''{Firebert jumps out of the way as three missiles, labeled "100% GREEN TEA" and painted with skulls-and-crossbones, just barely miss the Commander.}''

'''BLUE LASER COMMANDER:''' Ah!

'''GUNHAVER:''' ''{voiceover}'' Then by the time Reinforcements shows up...

''{Reinforcements shows up.}''

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

''{Cut to a screen with Gunhaver.}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' ...Your mom ''{an image of a station wagon appears}'' should be waiting for you in the bus turnaround!

''{The theme music plays. Cut back to Gunhaver and Reynold.}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' So, do you think you're ready to make ''{more finger quotes}'' appropriate inappropriate whatever thingies now?

'''REYNOLD:''' Yes sir! I'm gonna get high on life!

''{Silent Rip walks up.}''

'''SILENT RIP:''' We're about to start the movie! You guys coming?

'''GUNHAVER:''' What do you think, Reynold?

'''REYNOLD:''' ''{thinks a moment, then grins}'' I've got dysentery!

'''GUNHAVER:''' Good job, little buddy!

''{Gunhaver pushes Reynold offscreen to stage left, then walks with Silent Rip to stage right}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' Man, I can't wait to see some serious pony carnage!

''{Fade to the Commandos in the Classroom logo again.}''

'''ANNOUNCER:''' ''{singing}'' Commandos in the classroom!

''{Cut to an image that reads "NEXT WEEK... LESSON 5: LISTEN YOU GUYS, YOU SERIOUSLY NEED TO START SHOWERING EVERYDAY"}''

'''ANNOUNCER:''' Next week, lesson 5: Listen you guys, you seriously need to start showering every day!

''{"THE END" and "BACK" appear at the bottom of the screen.}''

==Easter Eggs==
*Click on "Lesson" to see the "Commandos in the Classroom" Lesson 4 Worksheet.

:<div style="background:#F5F5F5; color:black; padding:8px; width: 240px; border:1px solid #CCC">'''LESSON 4''' '''WORKSHEET''' '''1. DRAW A PICTURE OF YOUR FAVORITE INAPPROPRIATE''' '''PEER-2-TEEN CHOICE BEHAVIOR''' <table align="center" style="border:1px black solid; background:none"><tr height="50"><td width="70"> </td></tr></table> '''2. WHY DO YOU THINK REYNOLD''' '''HAS NEVER TRIED PIZZA?''' ___________________________ ___________________________ <nowiki>*</nowiki>(TEACHERS, THIS WORKSHEET SHOULD BUY YOU 10-15 MORE MINUTES OF PEACE. FIX YOURSELF A DRINK, MAYBE!)</div>

*Click on "Guys" for Blue Laser to get the wrong end of the stick.
:''{The Blue Laser Commander and a minion are standing in their HQ, dressed as pizza slices. The text "OPERATION DRESS UP AS PIZZA!!" is flashing on a screen in the background.}''
:'''BLUE LASER MINION:''' Um, I'm not entirely sure this is what they were talking about sir.
:'''BLUE LASER COMMANDER:''' Shut it! Pizza can't talk!

*Click on "[[Seriously]]" for the following exchange:
:''{Cut to Silent Rip and Crackotage in the HQ, with Pony Fights 2 playing in the background.}''
:'''SILENT RIP:''' Ah, you can do it. Try another one.
:'''CRACKOTAGE:''' I think my rhymes are truly broke! Broke, broke, broke, broke, broke, broke, broke! Hoo-hoo, hweh-hweh!

== Fun Facts ==

===Explanations===
*[[Wikipedia:Second audio program|SAP]] is an auxiliary audio channel for television that can be broadcast or transmitted both over the air and by cable TV. It is often used for an alternate language or descriptive video.
*[[Wikipedia:MPAA_film_rating_system#The addition of the PG-13 rating|PG-13]] is one of the film ratings used in the [http://mpaa.org/FlmRat_Ratings.asp MPAA] film rating system. It is a strong caution to parents that some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.
*[[Wikipedia:Chicago-style pizza|Deep-dish]] is a style of [[pizza]] in which the pizza is much thicker than usual, often requiring the use of a fork and knife to eat it.
*[[Wikipedia:Typhoid fever|Typhoid fever]], [[Wikipedia:Cholera|cholera]], and [[Wikipedia:Dysentery|dysentery]] are bacterial diseases generally associated with the ingestion of drinking water contaminated by improper sanitation. They are also generally associated with the Gold Rush era, as today's sanitation standards have all but wiped them out.
*[[Wikipedia:Antioxidants|Antioxidants]] are chemicals that prevent the [[Wikipedia:oxidation|oxidation]] of other chemicals.
**[[Wikipedia:Green tea|Green tea]] has been identified as a source of [[Wikipedia:flavonoids|bioflavonoids]], a type of antioxidant, hence the "100% Green Tea" labels on the missiles.
*"Oh-now hundred hours" is a reference to the military use of the 24-hour clock, where the time is stated as a single 4-digit number. For example, using the 24-hour clock, 9 a.m. is 0900 hours (pronounced "Oh-nine hundred hours"), and 9 p.m. is 2100 hours ("twenty-one hundred hours").

===Trivia===
[[Image:Commandos4 problem4.PNG|right|thumb|Smell that purple ink!!]]
*The blackboard in the classroom sequence reads "ASSIGNMENTS", "TAKE TEST", and "STARE AT CLOCK UNTIL I COME BACK".
*In the same scene as above, Silent Rip's test paper reads "Problem 4: Compare and contrast your 2 most favorite '[[Wikipedia:Ernest P. Worrell|Ernest]]' movies. Show your work!"
*This is the first time Reinforcements is shown in his animated form, and also the first time he talks in his own voice.
*This is the longest "Short" cartoon on the website (although technically [[Limozeen vs. Sloshy]] has a longer running time if you add the length of all four songs together). This toon is in fact longer than a few of the main cartoons.
*The line "Come on, man, I thought we were bros." is the first time a [[Blue Laser Minion]] has ended a sentence without referring to the person he was speaking to as "sir" or "ma'am".

===Remarks===

*The episode is called "Movie Night", but when we see the headquarters, it's daytime.
*When Gunhaver sees Reynold, he appears to turn a lightswitch on at the edge of the screen. But when the camera zooms out (when Fightgar starts talking), you can see there is no lightswitch in sight.
*Cuss-mando is an example of [[portmanteaus]].

===Goofs===
*"Every day" is misspelled "everyday" on the slide at the end. In that context, it should be the two-word adverb, not the one-word adjective.
*The clock in the classroom sequence has only 8 hours on its face, instead of 12.
*When you are looking at the wider view of the HQ, the panel to the right of Reynold is blank. But when you get a close-up of Reynold, the panel has a bunch of buttons on it.

===Inside References===
*This episode of Cheat Commandos is written by [[A. Chimendez|A. Chimendez Jr.]]
*Gunhaver makes a reference to [[Cold Ones]].
:*There is also a reference to [[alcohol]].
*The grocery store scene takes place in the same aisle as [[Shopping for Danger]].
*The lesson four worksheet seems to be based on the application form in [[CGNU]].
*There are a couple of instances of [[smoking]].
*Reynold's remark, "I might as well go home and get teen pregnant", is another instance of [[pregnancy]].
*There is another reference to [[pants]] in this cartoon.
*Lesson 5 is another mention of [[showering]].

===Real-World References===
*The title is based on [http://www.ciconline.org/default.htm Cable in the Classroom], a non-profit organization dedicated to providing educational programming to be aired in schools.
*The [[Wikipedia:Teen Choice Awards|Teen Choice Awards]] is an awards ceremony shown annually on Fox since 1999 in which teens get to vote for the winners of various categories such as movies, music, and television.
*[http://www.kraftfoods.com/recipes/CakesPiesCheesecakes/CheesecakesBaked/OREOCheesecake.html Oreo Cheesecake] is a novelty dessert made by replacing the normal cheesecake crust with crushed [[Wikipedia:Oreos|Oreos]].

== DVD Version ==
*The DVD version features creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.

===DVD Commentary===
'''MATT:''' Do you remember watching things like this when you were in school, Mike?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, back in the '80s we used to have to watch movies that were made in the '60s about peer pressure, hygiene, and...

'''MATT:''' Yeah. They taught me several things.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, like...

'''MATT:''' Um...

'''MIKE:''' ...you needed to use deodorant, and,

'''MATT:''' Absolutely!

'''MIKE:''' The importance of showering and dressing out before gym class...

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}''

'''MIKE:''' ...why you couldn't wear your black jeans and trenchcoat out on to the blacktop! Now you can't wear your black jeans and trenchcoat at all.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, because you'll... you'll be a bad kid.

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

'''MATT:''' I don't wanna get....

''{pause until Reynold begins saying his "swear"}''

'''MIKE:''' A-hem!

'''MATT:''' One of the original lines for that was him saying "crap-dang-fire", which is something our friend Jamie's mom, uh, used to say sometimes, she'd say "Crap-dang-fire!"

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

'''MATT:''' ''{regarding Reynold's "teen pregnant" line}'' Ooh, that set off the, uh,

'''MIKE:''' Blue Las-Alert! ''{laughs}''

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}''

'''MATT:''' That was such a bad thing he said that it thought Blue Laser was... ''{laughs}'' up to no good!

''{pause until the "Commandos In The Classroom" logo is shown on screen}''

'''MATT:''' Nice little logo you made, there, Mikey.

'''MIKE:''' Thanks, Matty!

'''MATT:''' How often do you think we compliment things that we did...

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

'''MATT:''' ...or say, or talk about how much we like what we did on these commentaries?

'''MIKE:''' I really like that tie that Reynold's wearing.

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}''

''{pause until divided brain is shown on the screen}''

'''MIKE:''' I enjoy drawing brains, I gotta tell ya.

'''MATT:''' You did a good job on that brain. Looks real good.

''{after a long pause}''

'''MATT:''' Ummm, what else, Mike?

'''MIKE:''' Um, ''{pause}'' I'm kinda just watching the cartoon right now...

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}''

'''MIKE:''' ...I haven't seen it in a while.

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' This is one of those ones, sometimes the cartoons that take a long time to make, I don't wanna watch for a long time. Sometimes I find that a year has gone by and I never watched the cartoon since the second we published it.

'''MATT:''' That's good.

'''MIKE:''' This might be one of those.

'''MATT:''' Assignments: Take test, stare at clock until I get back.

'''MIKE:''' That's a good teaching tool.

'''MATT:''' I'm pretty sure I got those instructions written on the board a few times during the couse of schooling.

'''MIKE:''' I forget, what does his thing say?

'''MATT:''' His paper? Is that the one about Ernest movies?

'''MIKE:''' "Which is your favorite Ernest movie?" or something? I think there are way more Ernest movies out there there realizes.

'''MATT:''' That's true

'''MIKE:''' Are those bottles empty?

'''MATT:''' NO! That's why you can see the bubbles in there.

'''MIKE:''' Okay.

'''MATT:''' That's just a really crystal-clear, uh, a crisp, clear wine cooler, Mike! Goes down smooth!

'''MATT:'''So those Pro-Positive Life Tool icons don't seem to make any sense. The first one was a girl's- a guy's body ingesting something, now it's a girl's circulatory system ingesting something, and the last time, it's, like, a bear that's devouring the logo.

'''MATT:''' ''{in response to Fightgar getting shot}''OH! So did Fightgar just get killed?

'''MIKE:''' Uh, maybe.

'''MATT:''' I like how Reynold's costume continues to change. Now he's a little kid.

'''MIKE:''' ''{indecipherable}''

'''MATT:''' He's little Jimmy out on the uh, ballfield!

'''MATT:''' I wanna go to Seedy Bar!

'''MIKE:''' And, there's the bear.

''{pause until Firebert fires on Blue Laser}''

'''MATT:''' He's not a very good shot, Firebert. He's maybe two feet away from Blue Laser and can't hit him.

'''MIKE:''' Is that the first time Reinforcements said anything?

'''MATT:''' I think that's the first cartoon appearance of Reinforcements.

'''MATT:''' I like how they also kinda treat this like they're celebrities. The cartoon characters are like,''{Gunhaver's voice}''"Yeah, they're makin' me do this, I owe some customer service."

'''MIKE:''' Owe some customer...community service, maybe?

'''MATT:''' ''{normal voice}'' Community service, Mike!

'''MIKE:''' Customer service... you gotta go clean up the side of the highways for customer service.

'''MATT:''' ''{Gunhaver's voice}'' Thank you for calling Mindspring, this is Gunhaver! May I have your e-mail address or account number, please?

'''MATT:''' ''{normal voice}'' I remember our teacher having that conversation with us in fifth grade.

==External Links==
*[[HR:cheatcommandos4.html|watch "Commandos in the Classroom"]]
*[[HR:cheatcommandos4.swf|view the Flash file for "Commandos in the Classroom"]]
*[[Forum:4934|forum thread re: Commandos In The Classroom]]

{{CheatCommandos}}

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

Limozeen vs. sloshy

Zoom — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 01:11:43 GMT

Zoom: /* Easter Eggs */ Nix lixx, fix

{{toonnav|Shorts|limozloshy|Quality Time|Strong Bad Sings}}
[[Image:Limozeenvssloshy.png|thumb|200px|The label made us do it!]]

[[Limozeen]] and [[sloshy]] cover each other's trademark songs.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{film|Limozeen}}, [[sloshy]], [[Teeg Dougland]] (Easter egg), [[Larry Palaroncini]] (Easter egg), [[Gary Palaroncini]] (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Strong Bad's Basement]], [[Outer Space]] (Easter egg)

'''Date:''' Monday, September 17, 2007

'''Page title:''' The Label Made Us Do It!

'''Running time:''' 6:10 (all four songs combined)

==Transcript==

''{[[The Cheat]]'s [[Characters' Instruments#Record Player|record player]] appears on a table in Strong Bad's basement. An album cover slides onscreen, which reads "limozeen" (in sloshy's logo's font) "vs. SLOSHY" (in Limozeen's logo's font). Two feet are seen: one Hollywood Boulevard and one wearing jeans and a [[Chuck Taylor All-Stars|Chuck Taylor All-Star]]. At the bottom of the screen, it reads "A. Limozeen plays sloshy's 'We Don't Really Even Care About You'" and "B. sloshy plays Limozeen's '[[Because, It's Midnite]]'". Each has "listen", "download", and "hear the original" next to it. By default, Limozeen's version of "We Don't Really Even Care About You" plays.}''

===Limozeen's cover of "We Don't Really Even Care About You"===
'''LIMOZEEN BACKUP SINGERS:''' We don't really even 
'''LARRY PALARONCINI:''' We don't really even! 
'''BACKUP SINGERS:''' We don't really even 
'''LARRY:''' We don't really even! 
'''BACKUP SINGERS:''' We don't really even 
'''LARRY:''' We don't rrreally even care! About you!

'''LARRY:''' Get out of my backyard! 
Or maybe don't. 
'Cuz I'm about to watch a movie! 
A movie movie movie movieee!

'''BACKUP SINGERS:''' We don't really even 
'''LARRY:''' We don't rrreally even! 
'''BACKUP SINGERS:''' We don't really even 
'''LARRY:''' We don't really even! 
'''BACKUP SINGERS:''' We don't really even 
'''LARRY:''' Rrre rrron't rrreally rrreven care! About you! Right now.

''{guitar solo}''

'''LARRY:''' Oh, I'm feelin' sloshy!

'''BACKUP SINGERS:''' We don't really even 
'''LARRY:''' We don't really even! 
'''BACKUP SINGERS:''' We don't really even 
'''LARRY:''' We don't really even! 

'''BACKUP SINGERS:''' We don't really even 
'''LARRY:''' We don't really even care! About you! About you!

''{much quieter:}''

'''LARRY:''' We don't really even... 
We don't really even... all right. 
Take it slow, take it fast, take it 'round town, 
I don't hear about you 
When you run around town!

''{fade}''

===sloshy's cover of "Because, It's Midnite"===
Walkin' the streets, I got a feelin', 
It's leather tough, you betta believe it. 
Wakin' up late, asleep in the gutter. 
Breakin' the chains, you better cut me some, 
Cut me some...

I got the heart-heart of a lion, 
And the wings of a bat, why? 
(Because, it's midnite.) 
I got the heart-heart of a lion, 
And the wings of a bat, why? 
(Because, it's midnite.)

Liquid and leather, 
(Liquid and leather.) 
In equal measure. 
(In equal measures.) 
Champagne glass. 
(Champagne glass, champagne glass.) 
Mix 'em together. 
(Mix it, mix it.)

Sweet city sweat, vampire love, 
Crimson flows down from the wings of a dove. 
Oh, floatin' over the pavement, a guitar takes flight. 
I'm wearin' really tight pants! Because it's midnite.

(I got the) Heart-heart of a lion, 
And the wings of a bat, why? 
(Because, it's midnite.) 
I got the heart-heart of a lion, 
And the wings of a bat, why? 
All right, we're done here.

==Easter Eggs==
*While the music is stopped, click on the lightning bolt to see a [[Limozeen: "but they're in space!"]] cartoon:
:''{Teeg Dougland is standing in the back of the Space Machine and addresses the members of Limozeen.}''
:'''TEEG DOUGLAND:''' I'm afraid I've got some bad news, boys. sloshy's tour van is getting away.
:''{Cut to Larry shaking his fist at Gary}''
:'''LARRY:''' Gary, hit 'em with some hot licks!
:''{A guitar rises up in front of Gary and he grins. Cut to an external shot of the Space Machine, flying through space firing lasers while a guitar solo plays. The lasers hit the broken-down van of sloshy as it flies away.}''
:''{Cut to the interior of the sloshy van as the guitar music fades. One band member is driving, one is turned around in the shotgun seat, and one (the glasses-wearing bassist) is sitting in the back seat.}''
:'''SLOSHY MEMBER 1:''' Uh, hey man, did you remember to recharge the shields?
:'''BASSIST:''' Yeah... Yeah, we don't have any shields.
:'''SLOSHY MEMBER 1:''' Oh... Do we have any cigarettes left?
:'''BASSIST:''' Yeah, we got cigarettes.
:'''SLOSHY MEMBER 1:''' Awwwesome.
:''{The guitar solo resumes and the sloshy van explodes.}''

==Fun Facts==

===Trivia===

*The [[Audio Quality|sound quality]] of the toon has been upped considerably, resulting in clearer sound than other cartoons, similar to [[Homestar Presents: Presents]] and [[An Important Rap Song]].
*At a combined total of 6:10, this might count as the longest "short" to date.
*This is the first time the original Because It's Midnite has been made publicly accessible. Previously it had only been available through a DVD and [[Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits]].
**It is also the first permanent publicly acessible version of the original We Don't Even Really Care About You, having previously been a [[Quote of the Week]].
*The Easter Egg is the first Limozeen in Space toon not to feature the "comic relief," [[Mary Palaroncini]].

===Remarks===

*The space background used in the space chase scene in the easter egg has a noticeable seam.
*In the Limozeen cover, the lead vocals are distorted in some parts, resulting in a rolled R sound even when there are no Rs.
*The sloshy cover is shorter than the original.
*Both covers are exactly 1:35 in length.

===Inside References===
*The album is produced under the [[Cheap as Free]] label.
*The Easter egg references [[smoking]].

===Real-World References===

*The format of the single is known as a [[Wikipedia:Split album|split single]], with two different bands are on one single. Split singles where two bands cover each other's songs are often done by indie bands to promote the label and the two bands, thus the page title. An example would be a split single by [[Wikipedia: Touch Me I'm Sick#Sonic Youth cover| Sonic Youth and Mudhoney]] released in December 1988.

==External Links==
*[[HR:limozloshy.html|watch "Limozeen vs. Sloshy"]]
*[[HR:limozloshy.swf|view the Flash file for "Limozeen vs. Sloshy"]]
*[[HR:limozeen_dontcare.mp3|Download Limozeen's cover of ''We Don't Really Even Care About You'']]
*[[HR:sloshy_midnite.mp3|Download sloshy's cover of ''Because, It's Midnight'']]
*[[Forum:12473|forum thread re: "Limozeen vs. Sloshy"]]

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Talk:Eh! Steve!

Zoom — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 05:57:36 GMT

Zoom: /* Italian accent? */

This has been moved back and forth from Eh! Steve to Eh! Steve! now. I'm inclined to move it back to Eh! Steve! because that's how it's written in [[HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS!]]: "Meet Eh! Steve!'s lawyer!" {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 21:12, 20 Jul 2005 (UTC)
: Ah, but in the icons downloadable from [[crazy cartoon]], it's Eh! Steve, no second exclamation point. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 21:19, 20 Jul 2005 (UTC)
: And let's not forget the Easter egg in [[kids' book]]. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 21:20, 20 Jul 2005 (UTC)
::I was just waiting for someone to come up with counterexamples ;) I guess two against one is convincing enough for me... Although Pay Plus! is more recent, so if we see something else with the ending exclamation point, we might want to consider moving it back. {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 21:21, 20 Jul 2005 (UTC)
:::I don't know whether this means anything, but the caption under Eh, Steven in [[different town]] has a period after the name and inside the quotation marks. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:01, 20 Jul 2005 (UTC)
::::Also, in [[what I want]], his ornament's an "Eh! Steve!" soiled gold ornament. I'm all for 2 exclammy points. - Th' Duck
Seeing as the ! after "Eh" is undisputed, let's see about Steve...

Eh! Steve -
1. Buddy Icons
2. [[kid's book]] easter egg

Eh! Steve! -
1. [[Decemberween Sweet Cuppin' Cakes]] - when his mouth exploded the universe, the text is shown, although this may just be how he speaks it.
2. [[different town]] - Eh, Steven. (there's a period after Steven, implying punctuation after Steve.
3. [[HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS!|Pay Plus]] - It's Eh! Steve!'s lawyer
4. [[Weclome Back]] - It's "Eh, Steve!" but it's still "Steve!"
5. [[what I want]] - Eh! Steve! ornament

It's one versus 5. I'ma move to Eh! Steve! - [[User:Dr. Clash|Dr. Clash]] 01:28, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

==Haircut Appearance?==
Before I throw it in his filmography, I throw it here. In [[haircut]], when Strong Bad makes his "Prime Time" version of Strong Mad's hair, he draws a tiny Eh! Steve. Now, realizing it's not ''actually'' Eh!Steve, and that even Strong Bad says "Eh!Greg", is there any way this qualifies? [[User:Thesmokingmonkey|The Smoking Monkey]] 11:09, 27 Jul 2005 (UTC)

:I think it counts. {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 13:19, 27 Jul 2005 (UTC)

:Works for me! [[User:Thesmokingmonkey|The Smoking Monkey]] 13:49, 27 Jul 2005 (UTC)

::I think it counts. I would count different town as an appearance, too, if you asked me. [[User:Evan|Evan]]

== Eh!Steve/Eh Steve!/Eh!Steve! ==

How many different I dentites for Eh!Steve are there? I remember these ones-

Eh!Steve

Eh Steve!

Eh!Steve!

Eh!Steven

Steven-Teen Girl Squad
There has to be more than this.--[[User:Gir007|Gir007]] 21:06, 15 February 2006 (UTC)

== Eh! Steve reference to happy days? ==
: Does anyone think Eh steve saying "Eh steve!" is a reference to Fonzi's catchphrase "Ehhhh!"

== Quite certain it's SOLID ==

In the listing of the solid gold ornament, somehwone keeps changing solid back to soiled after I edit it. It is SOLID, Right?

:No, it's actually soiled. Check what it says in the sidebar on the toon. {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 16:39, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

== Seinfeld? ==

Eh! Steve! might be a joke in reference to the Seinfeld episode where Kramer staples people's pictures to the wall in the lobby. Jerry says hi to someone while looking for his picture and that person's name was Steve. Jerry ended up saying, "Hey...Steve!" --{{User:SantanaHomerunner/sig}} 14:21, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
:Eh! Steve! could reference lots of things. So [[TTATOT]]. {{User:Sam the Man/sig}} 14:23, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

== Eh! Steve will get what he deserves ==

Should [[kids' book]] be counted in Eh! Steve's filmography or would that be breaking that rule about not counting pictures of people as actual appearances? [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 15:57, 1 September 2007 (UTC)

== Italian accent? ==

Eh! Steve! only says one thing, if at all. And I'm pretty sure it's said in an Italian accent. I guess it could be Greek, due to the patterns on his quadrangle... those seem like Greek motifs to me. Didn't Strong Bad talk about his shape once? Or was it just "Eh! Steve! isn't really a person?" ---Ransom (--[[User:69.105.84.54|69.105.84.54]] 04:59, 17 September 2007 (UTC))
:Definitely Italian, like Arthur Fonzarelli ("Ayyy, Richie!"), but that ''is'' a Greek pattern. However, remember the ancient Romans annexed Greece and occasionally borrowed their culture (i.e. Greek deities). {{User:Zoom/sig}} 05:57, 17 September 2007 (UTC)

Talk:bike thief

Zoom — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 21:48:26 GMT

Zoom: /* I know who submitted this email! */

==Easter Egg, what does Homestar Say?==
I hear "burger wrapper". this makes more sense, as it's a kind of garbage, similar to how SB was listing parts of the bush earlier. "Murder weapon" makes no sense. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 12:43, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
:Murder weapon. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 12:45, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
::How does that make any sense? {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 12:46, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
:::You'd put a murder weapon in the trash after using it, wouldn't you? —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 12:46, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
::::WHAT?! THAT'S the best you can come up with? No, you wouldn't necessarily put a murder weapon in the trash. You WOULD however, necessarily put a burger wrapper in the trash. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 12:51, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
:::::It's not a question of what makes more sense. It's a question of what he's actually ''saying''. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 12:53, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

I very definitely hear "murder weapon", and can't hear anything like "burger" or "wrapper" no matter how hard I try. It couldn't be any clearer. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 12:47, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
:Personally, I heard "Mortor Weapon". That sounds closer to Murder Weapon, and I doubt my opinion means much here.--[[User:147.133.211.123|147.133.211.123]] 12:49, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
::Okay, just listened to it again, with the sound all the way up, it is most definitely "murder weapon". I stand corrected, and bid you all a good day. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 12:58, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

'''I realize that you've agreed it is "Murder Weapon"''' so i'm not saying anything other than I agree. But to the person who asked why that makes sense, it's to do with Strong Bad's line where he asks if Homestar is a trash can or a robot, some robots would probly have some sort of gun of some sort, which is a murder weapon - '''that''' is why it makes sense. 15:36, 10 September 2007 (UTC) MJN SEIFER
:How does "murder weapon" not make sense as something in a trash can? There are plenty of references to this in popular culture, particularly on crime shows like CSI. Bloody knives wrapped in towels tossed in a dumpster, etc. The first one that came to mind for me was Harrison Ford in The Fugitive, but I recall now that's a mailbox. -{{User:ReverendTed/sig}} 19:20, 12 September 2007 (UTC)

I'm confused. When did we start worrying about whether Homestar made any sense?--{{User:Johnny Jupiter/sig}} 19:58, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
:I heard mortar weapon, but because of Homestar's speaking skills "mortar" and "murder" would probably sound the same...... {{User:Salty/sig}} 23:38, 12 September 2007 (UTC)

== Ocean's Eleven ==

When Strong Bad tries to steal the bike seat off the couch, he says, "I'll have to employ some Chinese acrobatics!" When I saw this, I thought of the 2001 film ''[[Wikipedia:Ocean's Eleven (2001 film)|Ocean's Eleven]]'', in which thieves rob a Las Vegas casino. In the heist scene of that film, one of them (a Chinese acrobat) uses his talents to break into the vault. As a side note, two thieves also have to bypass laser security in a long vertical shaft, although they get through the shaft by rappelling rather than using suction cups.

I think that at least the Chinese acrobat bit is a real-world reference; anyone agree? Unless I'm mistaken, the combination of Chinese acrobatics and thievery is uncommon enough that it's almost certainly a reference to that film, but I wanted to post here first and see what others thought... {{User:Trey56/sig}} 13:10, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
:No, many movies i've seen make use of acrobatics to avoid lazer security. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 13:22, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
::Sure, but ''Chinese'' acrobatics? {{User:Trey56/sig}} 13:30, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
:::Nah, i think he just picked a country famous for martial arts. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 13:31, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
::BEH! its Ocean's Eleven (series of movies). Name one other (reasonably famous) movie where they avoid lasers with chinese acrobatics? Not Mission Impossible. And what does martial arts have to do with acrobatics? -[[User:Jdhannan|Jdhannan]] 15:32, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
:::Ocean's Eleven was certainly my first thought when I heard it, but I'm still not entirely sure it's an obvious enough reference. -{{User:ReverendTed/sig}} 19:22, 12 September 2007 (UTC)
:Lucy Liu is Chinese, she was in Charlie's Angels. She did that stuff.--[[User:71.203.169.248|71.203.169.248]] 18:43, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
:::There's no reason to believe it's a reference. Acrobatics are very commonly used for getting around security in movies, and China is known for acrobatics. It's likely just a joke. {{User:Exhibit A/sig}} 19:28, 12 September 2007 (UTC)

== College References ==

One wonders just how many college references need to be included in the Real World section. Are backwards baseball caps a uniquely American cliche/frat-boy joke? Wannabe hippies with dreads carrying generally ignored petitions? Or should the jokes be allowed to stand on context in the hopes that a viewer in, say, Bangladesh who has never set foot on a university campus will infer the references?
:I bet more people in Bangladesh are wearing backwards baseball caps than fratboys in America are. You know why? Because there are more people in Bangladesh than in American frats. In short, everybody in the world who has ever seen a baseball hat has seen a backwards one. What makes you think frats have anything at all to do with it? Now, if the hat was 1/3-frontways-sideways, or 1/4-sideways, I would concede that you're probably justified in making a Fun Fact about West Coast ricercar-racers, or hyphy kids of any color.
::What on earth are you talking about? Are you honestly telling me that you have never heard anyone connecting frats with backwards baseball caps? Strong Bad himself mentioned it in theme party, along with every stand-up comedian who has ever ripped on college life. It's an enormous cliche, and I was asking if it were a particularly AMerican cliche or recognized elsewhere, like donut-eating cops or butt-crack plumbers. I don't think the snippiness was warranted.
:::I've heard of backards caps being associated with the totally cool styles of kids these days, but never specifically college fraternities. I mean, yeah, a lot of college students wear backwards ball caps, but that's just 'cause a lot of people that age wear 'em regardless of their educational status. I don't think it deserves a mention. And what's the deal? Was signing disabled on this thread somehow?--{{User:Johnny Jupiter/sig}} 05:30, 11 September 2007 (UTC)
::::I'll concede that it may not be worth a mention, but I'm confused as to why so many people on here keep saying "I've never heard of this!" Even if you've never set foot on a college campus, once again , SB himself mentions it as a frat cliche in [[theme party]], so surely this information has been assimilated at some point.
:::::He doesn't say anything about them being backwards in theme party. Maybe it is a stereotypical frat boy image, but either way, I just think it's unremarkable. And appearantly signing is disabled for everyone 'cept me.--{{User:Johnny Jupiter/sig}} 06:14, 11 September 2007 (UTC)
::::::Oop, my mistake, you're right on the cap reference. I dunno, I guess I'm the only one that equates backwards caps with college kids on this forum, but the Chaps also seem to share the opinion, since Homestar as a college kid suddenly has his hat backwards. Probably a coincidence. And yes, we get it, posts without sigs make you anxious. Take deep, cleansing breths. This will pass.

== Ivory tower ==

Another debatable RWR: when I saw the CGNU tower off in the distance during the scene in the Field, I immediately thought of Stanford University's [[Wikipedia:Hoover Tower|Hoover Tower]], a similar tower that is often used as a symbol of the university. I've also seen it silhouetted like that in illustrations ([[Wikipedia:Piled Higher and Deeper|PhD comics]], for example). Probably won't get people to agree it's a reference, but thought I'd mention it here. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 13:48, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

Perhaps if we just mention that many university campuses (at least in my travels and inferences, which may be inaccurate) have a generally-recognized tower that is used in a lot of said campus' signage...For example, when I first saw the CGNU tower, I thought of the [[Wikipedia:Coughlin Campanile|Coughlin Campanile]], here on the campus of South Dakota State University...even though we do not have SDSU branded on the outside. [[User:Rosseloh|Rosseloh]] 18:43, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

:Agree with the original poster that they do look similar. Also agree with OP that they would have a diffiult time convincing anyone of such specificity. The Berkey campus has a remarkably similar tower, as I'm sure many campuses do. One instance where I'm sure the Chaps snigger over the fan base's tendency to nitpick over every joke.

:I think its supposed to be similar to the [[Wikipedia:Tech Tower|Tech Tower]] of Georgia Tech.

::Wow, I think you've got something there:
::#It's got the letters on the top.
::#It's got a peaked roof, unlike some of the other towers.
::#It's a Georgia school, and TBC like to make [[Georgia|references to their home state]].
::I think it should be included in the article... {{User:Trey56/sig}} 13:41, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

:::I think we have a winner. Tech Tower for sooth. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 05:55, 12 September 2007 (UTC)

::::It looks nothing like it, except for the letters. I'm not so convinced, but will be content if there's is enough support for it here.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 05:58, 12 September 2007 (UTC)

:::4. They were at GA Tech this spring.
:::::Loafing, I wouldn't expect TBC to copy every detail exactly from the Tech Tower, especially not for a quick-draw silhouette. What I'm saying is that they are modeling the CGNU Tower off of the Tech Tower, not copying nor necessarily referencing it. Even if it's not a reference, this still is a "remark"able fact to some extent. After all, which college building would be a better fit for TBC to model than the Tech Tower? (Answer: Probably a building from a campus they've been to. But how many college buildings have they seen with a pointy roof, white letters, a ledge, and a few windows under the ledge?) —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 06:14, 12 September 2007 (UTC)

Wait, if this could be Stanford, or South Dakota, or Georgia Tech, or Berkley...then isn't this the exact definition of TTATOT? [[User:Flashfight|Flashfight]]

:Only if it's equally likely to be any of the four. In this case, I think there's strong evidence pointing to Georgia Tech but not so much the others. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 22:29, 12 September 2007 (UTC)

== CHiPs ==

I think, rather than "Punch" and "John", Strong Bad is actually exclaiming "Ponch" and "Jon" who are the main characters in the 70s TV show [[Wikipedia:CHiPs|CHiPs]].

:Definitely agree. Transcriber dropped the ball on that one.
::Well, I'm so sorry for not being an active US TV watcher, or alive, in the '70s. :-P    But yes, that does make sense. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 00:17, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

==MIT==

Can someone verify my explaination for MIT? I'm not sure about it. It could also refer to NIT. [[User:Awexome|Awexome]] 16:38, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
:Sure — he's referring to the [[Wikipedia:Massachusetts Institute of Technology|Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] (I {{p|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=bike_thief&diff=497572&oldid=497570 changed it}}). {{User:Trey56/sig}} 16:42, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

== Bromide ==

Bromide is not a compound. A compound contains two or more elements. Bromide is an ion based on the element bromine. --[[User:H-ko|H-ko]] 19:16, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

:Technically, a bromide is a compound. A bromide ''ion'' is not, but rather a single atom. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 19:38, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
::Technically, "bromide" refers to the ion... it's just in common usage that it refers to a compound containing bromide (because, once it's dissolved, it doesn't matter what the cation is... just that there is one). Like how the "fluoride" in toothpaste is generally sodium fluoride, which is a compound. But the fluoride itself is only one element. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 00:15, 11 September 2007 (UTC)
:::All of you are missing the point. The word bromide here is employed as a frat-boy slang/cliche, just a play on the word "bro." It has nothing to do with the actual element or chemistry, and most certainly does not refer to its somewhat archaic use to mean "boring."

== Peasant's Quest Bush ==
Maybe I'm reaching, maybe not, but did anyone else find that SB's bush disguise looked remarkably similar to the berry bush in the Peasant's Quest video game? {{unsigned|87.69.106.165|21:49, 10 September 2007 (UTC)}}
:Hmm, it does, now that you mention it. Not sure it's good enough for a reference though. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 21:55, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

:I thought the same thing when I watched it. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 21:56, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
::I thought it too, especially on the mention of berries by Strong Bad. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 21:57, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
::Vote!
:::I'd have to say that it deserves a reference. Or at least a "is possibly a reference to".
::::yeah, I think it deserves a reference --{{User:Geoblu2/sig}} 00:51, 11 September 2007 (UTC)
:::::I noticed the music introducing Strong'Bush' sounds like as if when we're introduced to Sterrance in sbemail animal. --[[User:Cardgage Forty Twone|Cardgage Forty Twone]] 05:29, 11 September 2007 (UTC)
:::::Whoops. It's stupid late/early and it somehow didn't register that this was already mentioned in Inside References. Blargh. --[[User:Cardgage Forty Twone|Cardgage Forty Twone]] 05:41, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

== Spray Can ==

What does it say on the spray can he uses on the lasers? I'm lazy and can't find it anywhere on the page. [[User:Telamon|-Telamon]] 22:10, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
:It reads "C'mon! It's Fog!" You're right, it should be added somewhere. {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 22:17, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
::It seems too specific to not have a reference, but I can't think of what it might be...
:::I think having it in the transcript is enough, but if you were going to mention it elsewhere, i guess it would go under trivia. [[User:Telamon|-Telamon]] 22:55, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
::: ''"It seems too specific to not have a reference"''... Hilarious! C'mon! It's fog! Y'know, like the fog spray that movie burglars always use to see laserbeams! How much more specific? C'mon! It's fog! [[User:76.200.159.237|76.200.159.237]] 04:23, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

== College Girl ==

Not sure if it's worth noting, but in hygiene Strong Bad complained about receiving email from kids, and wanted more email from college girls, which this one presumably is. Don't know any guys named Virginia. [[User:Xerzes|Xerzes]] 23:33, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
:Sounds good to me, i hadn't even noticed the relation. [[User:Telamon|-Telamon]] 03:00, 11 September 2007 (UTC)
::I '''third'''.--{{User:Johnny Jupiter/sig}} 05:45, 11 September 2007 (UTC)
:::Ehh... isn't Virginia a city in Michigan?
::::Why do you say that? Have you heard of or been to that city before? According to mapquest and google it doesn't exist. I give a '''fourth''' agreement that it's worth noting.[[User:Some kind of scientist|Some kind of scientist]] 23:36, 15 September 2007 (UTC)

== Ban Roll-On ==

Incidentally, when Strong Bad said "to ban roll-on", my immediate assumption was that it was a reference to the common [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deodorant#Health_effects urban myth] that deodorant causes cancer. This theory was particularly common amongst health enthusiasts for a quite a while, and in fact, persists to this day. In the context of the cartoon, it doesn't really make much sense for him to be talking about "a petition to Ban Roll-On" (the brand); since the brand name is a noun, this would be akin to "a petition to tree" or something, wouldn't it? I know that we don't hear the rest of his sentence, but grammatically, I can't think of any way for that statement to end. Meanwhile, for him to be trying to ban roll-on deodorant (because it causes cancer) makes a fair amount of sense, particularly when coupled with his later comments about vegan food and brotherhood (indicating a sort of hippie/health nut image). I know this is Strong Bad we're talking about, and he rarely makes complete sense, but could my explanation be considered, at least?--[[User:Tally Solleni|Tally Solleni]] 00:07, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

:I think you are right that "ban" is being most likely used as a verb, but that doesn't change the fact that Ban Roll On is a brand name, so it makes sense to mention the word play for the benefit of people unfamiliar with the brand. Incidentally, one way the sentence fragment could be interpreted so that "ban" is a noun was if Strong Bad were saying "...signing this petition [addressed] to Ban Roll On". (pretty unlikely). [[User:74.136.220.105|74.136.220.105]] 00:51, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

== Trashcan Robot Explaination ==

When Homestar says "Murder Weapon" he's not referring to a robot having a murderous weapon. He is indeed referring to something thrown in the trash. Strong Bad asks if he's a robot because of his monotone robot-like voice he's using, which doesn't necissarily befit a trashcan as much as it would classically be associated with a robot. That, or it's a reference to his trash can shape looking similar to the Visor Robot. I don't expect anyone to listen or agree even though it's pretty obvious, but there you go. -- [[User:208.60.233.130|208.60.233.130]] 02:18, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

:More power to ya IP Address man, I wholeheartedly agree [[User:24.35.69.29|24.35.69.29]] 04:07, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

:The only reason I know what you're teekin bot is because I already read the separate topic where they're teekin bot this. Why don't/didn't you put your comment [[Talk:bike_thief#Easter_Egg.2C_what_does_Homestar_Say.3F|up there]]? [[User:76.200.159.237|76.200.159.237]] 04:26, 11 September 2007 (UTC)
::I figured it was more about the tone and why he's a robot than what specific words he said. Perhaps this was a GRAVE MISTAKE! :O I also think the Visor Robot possibility is worth exploring, and I dunno if it would UP THAR. :C -- [[User:208.60.233.51|208.60.233.51]] 17:29, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

== Jump Back? ==

When Strong Bad just throws out the words "jump back", it reminded me of Kevin Bacon in Footloose saying that line in response to what he thought was absurd (that dancing in town was banned). I'm thinking it might be worth mentioning. The phrase is common, but only in sentences where it is elaborated on, like, "jump back in time", or, "jump back 5 feet". By itself, I can only think of Kevin Bacon here. Thoughts? [[User:PlasticDiverGuy|PlasticDiverGuy]] 03:39, 11 September 2007 (UTC)
:Think James Brown, who in Superbad said "Jump back - I wanna kiss myself!". I doubt that was the first use of Jump back in a soul or R&B song, but certainly earlier than Kevin Bacon, who like every white person in American history tried to be cool by imitating a Negro.

== Fitty Fitty Cent ==

Since we said in [[Email]] that "Fitty Cent" was a refrence to rapper [[Wikipedia:50 Cent|50 Cent]], should the same thing be said here about Fitty Fitty? I'm personally not sure it belongs on either page, but since the consensus on Email was to keep it, I think it should go here too. Another words, either fitty is a ref to 50 Cent and his slur or it's not. It should be the same on both pages.--{{User:Johnny Jupiter/sig}} 05:12, 11 September 2007 (UTC)
:Well, [[Email]] includes the word "cent", where as this doesn't... I think that's enough for it to be not considered a reference here. Random unverifiable statistics: in a Google search I just did, about 2/3 of the results for "fitty" didn't include "cent" ("fitty" returned just under 300k results, "fitty -cent" returned just over 200k). {{User:Phlip/sig}} 08:50, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

== Earf ==

Personally, I had no idea what Marzipan was talking about -- the pheonetic spelling of her Earth-friendly "ebonics," as it were -- until Googling it. Am I thick or does this require explanation?
:I didn't get it until reading this post... {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 09:45, 11 September 2007 (UTC)
::I added something after the transcript of her petition. Hope it suits.

== Outside CGNU? ==

OK this is pretty minor, but...

In the scene where Strong Bad and Homestar (and then Marzipan) are supposedly outside CGNU, they are obviously just at the field (as we can see the stick), not somewhere new. I don't think this scene should count as being at CGNU or as the "first time we see the outside of CGNU". It's the same old field badly disguised as being CGNU. In the transcript it says "Cut to The Stick. A CGNU sign is visible in the background". This backs up what I'm saying - that it is just the field with a CGNU sign propped up in the background. What do other people think?--[[User:Nallan|Nallan]] 03:45, 12 September 2007 (UTC)
:I hadn't even realized CGNU was listed as a location. I would have placed that scene at "The Stick". (An unrelated thing I noticed while looking into this is that "The Field" and "The Show" are under listings F and S on the HRWiki Places list, but several others starting with "The", including "The Stick", are listed under T.) -{{User:ReverendTed/sig}} 19:30, 12 September 2007 (UTC)

==Homestar/Strong Bad Discussion, RW?==

First poster, be gentle to the newb. Now, during "The Awkward Swindle," Strong Bad and Homestar give a lot of real world references that seem to be of questionable relevance to this page, including Strong Bad commenting that Homestar looks like he "Likes to progress," likely a mention of how American college campuses are usually perceived as having a lot of political discourse, usually liberal or 'progressive' leaning. Other instances include 'Drum Circle,' 'Computer Lab,' and 'Meal Plan.' Is there a reason these are not included, or have they simply not been added yet? 74.130.122.80 00:24, 14 Friday September 2007 (UTC)

== I know who submitted this email! ==

The person claiming to have written the email is [http://tachyon42.deviantart.com/journal/14657212/ Tachyon42] on [http://deviantart.com deviantART]. I mostly watched her page for the fractal art.

I couldn't find the page (if any) where it lists who we know wrote which emails, or if we're supposed to put it on the sbemail page itself, so I'll leave it to you guys. {{User:Zoom/sig}} 21:39, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
:Some reason, we usually only list it when it's confirmed a wiki user sent it. One of our own. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 21:42, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
::Interesting. So if we were to somehow find out who Fhqwhgads was, or Ali and Ali's Sister, we should ignore it? {{User:Zoom/sig}} 21:48, 16 September 2007 (UTC)

Sbemail 100 Fakeout

Zoom — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 21:44:01 GMT

Zoom: /* Remarks */ why drag FF into this?

<table width=100% border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2><tr><td>'''Toon Category: Uncategorized'''</td><td align=right>
{{watch|sbemail100.html}}
</td></tr></table>
[[Image:sbemail100.png|thumb|"When are you gonna do one already?"]]

Strong Bad confronts the user with his/her snooping around the site. Homestar Runner adds to the hilarity.

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

'''Places:''' [[Error Page]]

'''Date:''' March 16, 2004

'''Running time:''' 0:30

'''Page Title:''' Not the 100th Email!!!

== Explanation ==

The two weeks following [[different town]] were filled with much angst, as faithful [[Strong Bad Email]] fans woke up on those Monday mornings without a new Email. After being teased by [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 5]], [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 10.2]], and [[Puppet Time]], many people were getting impatient waiting for [[flashback|the 100th Strong Bad Email]]. Several of these people went so far as to check the expected URL for the Email directly, in hopes that they could see the Email as soon as possible. The only way this could be done was to type "http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail100.html" into their address bar, since this address would follow the format used for the previous ninety-nine Emails. These users kept getting the usual [[404'd]] page, until about 2:20 a.m. (EST) on Tuesday, March 16, 2004, which was when they were greeted by '''Not the 100th Email!!!'''.

== Transcript ==

''{Scene opens to typical Internet Explorer 6 error message. The sound of the wind blowing can be heard.}''

''{Strong Bad walks on to the screen from the left to confront the viewer.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, I suppose you think you're ''{sways his hips}'' pretty clever, huh? Thought you would find something you weren't supposed to see yet? Well, it's not—

''{Homestar walks on from the right, interrupting Strong Bad.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey, is this where the hundredth email is?

'''STRONG BAD:''' No. Get outta here!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' When are you going to do one already?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, just keep your pants on.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Pants? Hmm...

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, chew on that one for a while... ''{mumbles as he walks off}'' Teach you to poke around in my HTML...

''{A handwritten sticky note, which is supposed to be a system alert message, is slapped onto the screen, that reads:}''

<pre>
This is real.
System report:
Keep your pants on.
For real.
[ ok ]
</pre>

==Fun Facts==
===Trivia===
*This is probably the only secret page on the site that is supposed to be found, but was never purposefully linked to at any time. However, for a short while, the links to Strong Bad E-mails on [[Broken Compy Menu]] were one lower than they should've been, so clicking on [[car]] brought you to Not the 100th Email.

===Remarks===
*Since the file for this animation is named sbemail100.html, the [[flashback|actual hundredth email's]] file name is sbemailahundred.html.

*If you use a Flash player that is able to show the number of frames in a file, you'll find that the total number of frames in this file is exactly ''four hundred four'' ([[Wikipedia:HTTP 404|404]]). (29 frames have been added in after the Flash file stops to bring it to this count.)
*The "Ths page cannot be found" page is for Internet Explorer, so other browser users might not recognize that page.

===Inside References===
*The fake system report is from [[50 emails]]. Homestar put up a nearly identical one when he caused an [[Strong Bad's Computer Malfunctioning|error]] on the [[Compy 386|Compy]].
*The wind-like [[sound effect]] at the beginning of the toon is from the sbemail [[ghosts]]. In the email, it plays shortly before and during when the little [[Bad Graphics Ghost]] appears on the [[Tandy 400]], and for a short time when it also shows up on the [[Compy 386]] screen. Both the background screen and sound effects were also used in [[The System is Down]].
*This is another reference to [[Homestar Runner's Pants]].

==See Also==
*[[Sbemail 150?!?]]

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail100.html|watch "Not the 100th Email!!!"]]
*[[HR:100th_email.swf|view the Flash file for "Not the 100th Email!!!"]]

{{subtitlesLinks|sbemail100}}

[[Category: Strong Bad Email]][[Category:Not Quite Strong Bad Emails]]

Talk:bike thief

Zoom — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 21:39:38 GMT

Zoom: /**/I know who submitted this email!

bike thief

Zoom — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 14:48:45 GMT

Zoom: /* Inside References */ not really needed anymore

{{sbenav|178}}
[[Image:Sbemail178 screenshot.PNG|thumb|"...and my roommate's like, you know..."]]

Strong Bad reveals his bike thieving secrets.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Strong Bad]], [[Pom Pom]], [[Bubs]], [[The Cheat]], [[Strong Mad]], [[Homestar Runner]], [[Marzipan]], [[Strong Sad]]

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Field]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], [[Crazy Go Nuts University]], [[Strong Bad's Basement]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' Monday, September 10, 2007

'''Running Time:''' 3:55

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

==Transcript==
'''STRONG BAD:''' Letters. And words. Emails get absurd, I just gotta jump back!

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: bike thieves</div>
Hey Strong Bad, 
I'm at college and I need to keep my bike from being 
stolen. I figure if I think like a thief, I can figure out 
how to protect it. So, how would you try to steal my bike? 
Virginia 
MI
</blockquote>
''{Strong Bad reads MI as two letters}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Oh, not smart enogh for MIT, huh? Just MI? ''{clears screen}'' Well first off, how do you know your crappy bike is even worth stealing? How many pegs you got? Mag wheels? White tires? Worthless baseball card in the spokes? If not, then you got nothing to worry about. What self-respecting bicycle thief would steal a (shudder) ten-speed? Or a (shudder, shudder) mounTAIN bike? The only thing those bikes gets you is tired. Any bike with a water bottle holder is a complete waste of bike. ''{clears screen}'' But, let's pretend you do have a cool bike. I would first go to my old thieving standby: dress up like a bush.

''{Cut to the field. Strong Bad is hiding behind a short berry bush with cartoon eyes, his feet clearly visible. He shuffles over to a pink bicycle, carrying the bush with him. He picks up the bike through the bush, and starts carrying it away.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow.

''{Pull out to see Pom Pom talking on a phone. He looks away from his phone to glare at Strong Bad.}''

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{walking offscreen}'' Oh, I mean... Bush. Bush. Leaves. Branch. Um... Berries.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And don't forget: dressing up as a bush is also a great way to get free pizza!

''{Cut to Bubs' Concession Stand. Strong Bad walks up to the counter behind his bush costume.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Can I have some free pizza?

'''BUBS:''' Sure thing, bush!

''{Bubs pulls a pizza box from behind the counter and drops it on top of the bush. Strong Bad walks off-screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Variations on this approach—

''{Cut to the field, with just Strong Bad standing in the middle of screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' —include dressing up as a cactus,—

''{The bush is replaced by a cactus, with Strong Bad badly concealed behind it, and cartoony eyes.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' —a trashcan,—

''{The cactus is replaced by a trashcan, again with cartoony eyes.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' —or a barrel.

''{The trashcan is replaced by a wooden barrel, yet again with cartoony eyes.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Though, depending on your physique—

''{The Cheat appears next to Strong Bad's barrel.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' —you could also dress up like... a hideous pile—

''{The Cheat turns into a pile of unidentified pink goo, with tufts of hair, a crushed can, a plank of wood, a circular saw blade, and two misaligned cartoony eyes. Strong Bad inches away from the mess. Strong Mad appears on the other side of the barrel.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' —or a... textile factory?

''{Strong Mad turns into a factory building, signed "BRRLAP", with cartoony eyes near the roof. Cut back to the computer room.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' So if I were you, I'd steer clear of pretty much anything with cartoon eyeholes. If that method didn't work for me, I'd go for the awkward swindle. This is especially effective on college campuses.

''{Cut to The Stick. A CGNU sign is visible in the background. Homestar, wearing a backpack, is chaining up his white bike to the stick, the chain is simply looped over the top branch. Strong Bad, sporting a ponytail, walks in, carrying a clipboard.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, brother. Hey, my bromide. You look like a cool guy who likes to progress. I was wondering if you'd be interested in signing this petition to ban roll-on...

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, um, yeah, sorry, uh, I've got a class...

'''STRONG BAD:''' ...free vegan food...

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ...and my roommate's like... you know...

'''STRONG BAD:''' ...fellowship...

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ...so, my parents, um...

'''STRONG BAD:''' ...drum circle?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Computer lab! ''{darts off-screen}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Man. so effective! I've stolen people's lunches this way... their girlfriends... puppies even!

''{Strong Bad throws away his clipboard and walks over to Homestar's bike, and starts kicking the tires. Marzipan walks in, with multicoloured dreadlocks, and her own clipboard.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Hey, my bromide, wanna sign this...

'''STRONG BAD:''' Meal plan! ''{darts offscreen}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Cool, man, free bike.

''{Cut back to the computer room.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' But my all-time favorite theifnique has got to be, the best use of black turtlenecks and suction cups ever devised: cat-burgling!

''{Cut to a featureless orange wall. Strong Bad climbs up the wall with suction cups, wearing a black turtleneck and beanie.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Almost... to the top!

''{Cut to Strong Bad's basement... Strong Bad climbs up from behind the orange couch. The bicycle seat [[Red_White_and_Banana|Red White and Banana]] is on the couch, and two laser guns duct taped to the couch on either side of it. Strong Bad pulls out a spray can and sprays it into the air, revealing the two laser beams.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Aw, Ponch. Laser tech security! I'll have to employ some Chinese acrobatics!

''{Strong Bad tries to jump up, but is stuck to the couch.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ugh, these suction cups are stuck to the side of this couchscraper. Ah, somebody? The Cheat? Come put that bicycle seat in my mouth! Gently!

''{The lights turn on.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Aw, Jon! Light tech security!

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{walking in}'' Well, if you had agreed to play Cats the musical, instead of cat-burglar, maybe you wouldn't be stuck to back of the couch again.

'''STRONG BAD:''' I would rather die.

''{Cut back to the computer room.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' That's how I'd do it, College Bike Owner. So keep away from shrubbery, don't talk to anyone with a clipboard, and avoid putting your bike on the roof of glass skyscrapers.

''{During the next part, Strong Bad types "Your bike should be totally safe if you listen to me. I am a good person that gives sound advice. Bike on, my friend, bike on!" while he says his other lines.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Secret message to bike thieves!

''{The words "SECRET MESSAGE!" flash on the screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Bolt cutters, guys! Just use bolt cutters!

''{The words "BOLT CUTTERS!" flash on the screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' We'll split the pawn-shop money fitty-fitty!

''{The words "FITTY FITTY!" flash on the screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' See you next time!

''{[[New Paper]] comes down, printing a picture of [[The Paper]].}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Nice try, New Papes. Though that does make me feel a little better... he was so stripedy...

==Easter Eggs==
*After Strong Bad says MI, click the "M" to see a flag.
*Click on "baseball cards" to see a card.
*At the end, click on "safe" for this:
:''{The Lappy slowly moves to the right}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Woah, what the?
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{dressed up as a trash can}'' Garbage, garbage, rubbish, umm... murder weapon.
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Are you supposed to be a trash can or a robot?
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Ummm... ''{pulls out petition reading "The Bromide Solution"}'' you wanna sign this petition, my bromide?

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*[[Wikipedia:Magnesium alloy wheels|Magnesium alloy wheels]], or "mag wheels", are wheels made of magnesium alloy. They typically have larger and fewer spokes than regular bicycle wheels.
*"Pegs" are metal tubes affixed to a bicycle's front or real axle, allowing the rider to balance their weight on an area other than the pedals and freeing the body of the bike for a wider range of tricks.
*A bromide is an compound of bromine in formal oxidation state with a -1 ionic charge. Such bromides as potassium bromide were once used as sedatives, leading to the once prevalent use of the word "bromide" to indicate something that is boring.

===Trivia===
*Strong Bad's petition reads:
<blockquote>-PETITION- 
i do hearby sign that 
i am in full support 
of fully supporting 
all the good causes 
and casual effects of 
said causes and, as it 
were, cauouses. now, 
previously, and also 
futurely held... 
X________________</blockquote>
*Marzipan's petition reads:
<blockquote>Counter-Petition 
I, the willing signer of this 
document, betta recognize 
that Earf in trouble. Earf 
injured. Injured bad. 
 
X______________</blockquote>
*Homestar's bike is a Huffy SIGMA circa 1987.

=== Remarks ===
*"Thiefnique" is a [[portmanteau]] of "thief" and "technique."
*"Couchscraper" is a [[portmanteau]] of "couch" and "skyscraper."
*"Brrlap" on Strong Mad's textile-mill disguise refers to [[Wikipedia:burlap|burlap]], a durable but coarse cloth made of vegetable fiber.
*Homestar's trash disguise has his own eyes, whereas Strong Bad, Strong Mad and The Cheat wore disguises with a unified, cartoony eye pattern, quite distinct from their own.

===Goofs===

*Strong Bad misspells "enough" as "enogh" in the beginning of his response.

===Inside References===
*The pizza Bubs gives Strong Bad is [[Bubs' Old Pizza]] from [[privileges]].
*Pom Pom's costume and bicycle are from [[from work]].
*The cat-burglar scene shows another instance of [[duct tape]].
*Strong Bad's cat-burgling outfit was seen before in [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]].
*The music playing as Strong Bad first appears in his bush disguise made its debut as [[Sterrance]]'s theme in [[animal]].

===Real-World References===
*When Strong Bad attempts to steal the bike seat off of [[the couch]], he is foiled by two [[Wikipedia:Lazer Tag|Lazer Tag]] guns. [[The Poopsmith]] previously carried one of these guns when he [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats Costumes#The Poopsmith|dressed up in Lazer Tag gear]] in [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]].
*''[[Wikipedia:Cats (musical)|Cats]]'' is a musical stage production, premiering in 1981, in which all the actors, portraying cats, perform in skin-tight catsuits.
*[[Wikipedia:Ban (deodorant)|Ban]] Roll On is the name of an actual deodorant product.
*Ponch and Jon were the main characters of the television show [[Wikipedia:CHiPs|CHiPs]].

==External Links==
{{sbemailextlinks|178|12422}}

{{Strong Bad Email}}

bike thief

Zoom — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 14:47:20 GMT

Zoom: /* Transcript */ A little bit of that ol' RWB

{{sbenav|178}}
[[Image:Sbemail178 screenshot.PNG|thumb|"...and my roommate's like, you know..."]]

Strong Bad reveals his bike thieving secrets.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Strong Bad]], [[Pom Pom]], [[Bubs]], [[The Cheat]], [[Strong Mad]], [[Homestar Runner]], [[Marzipan]], [[Strong Sad]]

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Field]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], [[Crazy Go Nuts University]], [[Strong Bad's Basement]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' Monday, September 10, 2007

'''Running Time:''' 3:55

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

==Transcript==
'''STRONG BAD:''' Letters. And words. Emails get absurd, I just gotta jump back!

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: bike thieves</div>
Hey Strong Bad, 
I'm at college and I need to keep my bike from being 
stolen. I figure if I think like a thief, I can figure out 
how to protect it. So, how would you try to steal my bike? 
Virginia 
MI
</blockquote>
''{Strong Bad reads MI as two letters}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Oh, not smart enogh for MIT, huh? Just MI? ''{clears screen}'' Well first off, how do you know your crappy bike is even worth stealing? How many pegs you got? Mag wheels? White tires? Worthless baseball card in the spokes? If not, then you got nothing to worry about. What self-respecting bicycle thief would steal a (shudder) ten-speed? Or a (shudder, shudder) mounTAIN bike? The only thing those bikes gets you is tired. Any bike with a water bottle holder is a complete waste of bike. ''{clears screen}'' But, let's pretend you do have a cool bike. I would first go to my old thieving standby: dress up like a bush.

''{Cut to the field. Strong Bad is hiding behind a short berry bush with cartoon eyes, his feet clearly visible. He shuffles over to a pink bicycle, carrying the bush with him. He picks up the bike through the bush, and starts carrying it away.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow.

''{Pull out to see Pom Pom talking on a phone. He looks away from his phone to glare at Strong Bad.}''

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{walking offscreen}'' Oh, I mean... Bush. Bush. Leaves. Branch. Um... Berries.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And don't forget: dressing up as a bush is also a great way to get free pizza!

''{Cut to Bubs' Concession Stand. Strong Bad walks up to the counter behind his bush costume.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Can I have some free pizza?

'''BUBS:''' Sure thing, bush!

''{Bubs pulls a pizza box from behind the counter and drops it on top of the bush. Strong Bad walks off-screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Variations on this approach—

''{Cut to the field, with just Strong Bad standing in the middle of screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' —include dressing up as a cactus,—

''{The bush is replaced by a cactus, with Strong Bad badly concealed behind it, and cartoony eyes.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' —a trashcan,—

''{The cactus is replaced by a trashcan, again with cartoony eyes.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' —or a barrel.

''{The trashcan is replaced by a wooden barrel, yet again with cartoony eyes.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Though, depending on your physique—

''{The Cheat appears next to Strong Bad's barrel.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' —you could also dress up like... a hideous pile—

''{The Cheat turns into a pile of unidentified pink goo, with tufts of hair, a crushed can, a plank of wood, a circular saw blade, and two misaligned cartoony eyes. Strong Bad inches away from the mess. Strong Mad appears on the other side of the barrel.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' —or a... textile factory?

''{Strong Mad turns into a factory building, signed "BRRLAP", with cartoony eyes near the roof. Cut back to the computer room.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' So if I were you, I'd steer clear of pretty much anything with cartoon eyeholes. If that method didn't work for me, I'd go for the awkward swindle. This is especially effective on college campuses.

''{Cut to The Stick. A CGNU sign is visible in the background. Homestar, wearing a backpack, is chaining up his white bike to the stick, the chain is simply looped over the top branch. Strong Bad, sporting a ponytail, walks in, carrying a clipboard.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, brother. Hey, my bromide. You look like a cool guy who likes to progress. I was wondering if you'd be interested in signing this petition to ban roll-on...

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, um, yeah, sorry, uh, I've got a class...

'''STRONG BAD:''' ...free vegan food...

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ...and my roommate's like... you know...

'''STRONG BAD:''' ...fellowship...

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ...so, my parents, um...

'''STRONG BAD:''' ...drum circle?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Computer lab! ''{darts off-screen}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Man. so effective! I've stolen people's lunches this way... their girlfriends... puppies even!

''{Strong Bad throws away his clipboard and walks over to Homestar's bike, and starts kicking the tires. Marzipan walks in, with multicoloured dreadlocks, and her own clipboard.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Hey, my bromide, wanna sign this...

'''STRONG BAD:''' Meal plan! ''{darts offscreen}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Cool, man, free bike.

''{Cut back to the computer room.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' But my all-time favorite theifnique has got to be, the best use of black turtlenecks and suction cups ever devised: cat-burgling!

''{Cut to a featureless orange wall. Strong Bad climbs up the wall with suction cups, wearing a black turtleneck and beanie.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Almost... to the top!

''{Cut to Strong Bad's basement... Strong Bad climbs up from behind the orange couch. The bicycle seat [[Red_White_and_Banana|Red White and Banana]] is on the couch, and two laser guns duct taped to the couch on either side of it. Strong Bad pulls out a spray can and sprays it into the air, revealing the two laser beams.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Aw, Ponch. Laser tech security! I'll have to employ some Chinese acrobatics!

''{Strong Bad tries to jump up, but is stuck to the couch.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ugh, these suction cups are stuck to the side of this couchscraper. Ah, somebody? The Cheat? Come put that bicycle seat in my mouth! Gently!

''{The lights turn on.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Aw, Jon! Light tech security!

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{walking in}'' Well, if you had agreed to play Cats the musical, instead of cat-burglar, maybe you wouldn't be stuck to back of the couch again.

'''STRONG BAD:''' I would rather die.

''{Cut back to the computer room.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' That's how I'd do it, College Bike Owner. So keep away from shrubbery, don't talk to anyone with a clipboard, and avoid putting your bike on the roof of glass skyscrapers.

''{During the next part, Strong Bad types "Your bike should be totally safe if you listen to me. I am a good person that gives sound advice. Bike on, my friend, bike on!" while he says his other lines.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Secret message to bike thieves!

''{The words "SECRET MESSAGE!" flash on the screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Bolt cutters, guys! Just use bolt cutters!

''{The words "BOLT CUTTERS!" flash on the screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' We'll split the pawn-shop money fitty-fitty!

''{The words "FITTY FITTY!" flash on the screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' See you next time!

''{[[New Paper]] comes down, printing a picture of [[The Paper]].}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Nice try, New Papes. Though that does make me feel a little better... he was so stripedy...

==Easter Eggs==
*After Strong Bad says MI, click the "M" to see a flag.
*Click on "baseball cards" to see a card.
*At the end, click on "safe" for this:
:''{The Lappy slowly moves to the right}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Woah, what the?
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{dressed up as a trash can}'' Garbage, garbage, rubbish, umm... murder weapon.
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Are you supposed to be a trash can or a robot?
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Ummm... ''{pulls out petition reading "The Bromide Solution"}'' you wanna sign this petition, my bromide?

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*[[Wikipedia:Magnesium alloy wheels|Magnesium alloy wheels]], or "mag wheels", are wheels made of magnesium alloy. They typically have larger and fewer spokes than regular bicycle wheels.
*"Pegs" are metal tubes affixed to a bicycle's front or real axle, allowing the rider to balance their weight on an area other than the pedals and freeing the body of the bike for a wider range of tricks.
*A bromide is an compound of bromine in formal oxidation state with a -1 ionic charge. Such bromides as potassium bromide were once used as sedatives, leading to the once prevalent use of the word "bromide" to indicate something that is boring.

===Trivia===
*Strong Bad's petition reads:
<blockquote>-PETITION- 
i do hearby sign that 
i am in full support 
of fully supporting 
all the good causes 
and casual effects of 
said causes and, as it 
were, cauouses. now, 
previously, and also 
futurely held... 
X________________</blockquote>
*Marzipan's petition reads:
<blockquote>Counter-Petition 
I, the willing signer of this 
document, betta recognize 
that Earf in trouble. Earf 
injured. Injured bad. 
 
X______________</blockquote>
*Homestar's bike is a Huffy SIGMA circa 1987.

=== Remarks ===
*"Thiefnique" is a [[portmanteau]] of "thief" and "technique."
*"Couchscraper" is a [[portmanteau]] of "couch" and "skyscraper."
*"Brrlap" on Strong Mad's textile-mill disguise refers to [[Wikipedia:burlap|burlap]], a durable but coarse cloth made of vegetable fiber.
*Homestar's trash disguise has his own eyes, whereas Strong Bad, Strong Mad and The Cheat wore disguises with a unified, cartoony eye pattern, quite distinct from their own.

===Goofs===

*Strong Bad misspells "enough" as "enogh" in the beginning of his response.

===Inside References===
*The pizza Bubs gives Strong Bad is [[Bubs' Old Pizza]] from [[privileges]].
*Pom Pom's costume and bicycle are from [[from work]].
*The bicycle seat in the cat-burglar scene is Red, White and Banana, introduced in [[the chair]].
*The cat-burglar scene shows another instance of [[duct tape]].
*Strong Bad's cat-burgling outfit was seen before in [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]].
*The music playing as Strong Bad first appears in his bush disguise made its debut as [[Sterrance]]'s theme in [[animal]].

===Real-World References===
*When Strong Bad attempts to steal the bike seat off of [[the couch]], he is foiled by two [[Wikipedia:Lazer Tag|Lazer Tag]] guns. [[The Poopsmith]] previously carried one of these guns when he [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats Costumes#The Poopsmith|dressed up in Lazer Tag gear]] in [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]].
*''[[Wikipedia:Cats (musical)|Cats]]'' is a musical stage production, premiering in 1981, in which all the actors, portraying cats, perform in skin-tight catsuits.
*[[Wikipedia:Ban (deodorant)|Ban]] Roll On is the name of an actual deodorant product.
*Ponch and Jon were the main characters of the television show [[Wikipedia:CHiPs|CHiPs]].

==External Links==
{{sbemailextlinks|178|12422}}

{{Strong Bad Email}}

Talk:from work

Zoom — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 01:38:44 GMT

Zoom: /* Nevermind the bullocks album */ sign'd

==Transcript==

Is it just the transcript that we can't touch? [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 22:14, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
:That's correct.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 22:17, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

==Edit Conflict'd==

I was trying to explain that the items advertised in the popup game parody are a reference to the scam where popups promise them free for participation by clicking the ad or playing the game, which usually results in spyware being downloaded to the user's computer. [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 22:26, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

:Well... do you have any proof that they normally DO upload spyware? I mean, I think that it varies. {{User:Bluebry/sig}} 22:31, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

: alot of these "scam" sites are actually legit, you just have to jump through so many hoops to get whatever it is and alot of times actually pay for services that you have to keep for a certain length of time it isnt worth the effort to get a crappy little ipod
::See below. --[[User:Addict 2006|Addict]] [[User talk:Addict 2006|2006]] 00:01, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

==Pink Floy'd!!==

Can anyone verify whether or not the "cha-ching" in the gnome game is sampled from "Money"? It does sound like the same one... (And it would be sampled from "Money" if it's the same sound, because Roger Waters actually did record the little money clinks himself.)
:It isn't. If you listen to a cash register in ANY cartoon, it makes almost the same exact sound. If it is the same one, then it's not a reference, it's a sound effect that can be taken from about anywhere. --{{User:TotalSpaceshipGuy3/sig}} 23:36, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

==Goof?==

In the opening loading screen, the overhead reflections visible in the monitor can be easily seen. Should this be classified as a goof? --[[User:74.134.244.134|74.134.244.134]] 23:17, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
:Not a goof. The loading screen for sbemails is always on the prominant computer's screen, and this is just the Corpy's. Look at the others and you'll see Lappy and Compy loading screens for the appropiate emails. - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 03:40, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
::I can see how it might seem funny for the Corpy's loading screen to reflect the surrounding lights, since the Compy, Tandy, and Lappy loading screens never showed any signs of their immediate surroundings, but still, there's no reason to think this wasn't done on purpose. --[[User:Lux Acerbus|Lux Acerbus]] 15:22, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

==Good Drawings'd==
when the xbox/ipod/psp pop up, they look like they have been photoshopped, but they have actually been imported into flash, then "'Trace Bitmapp"'d, which makes them easy to manipulate in flash.
:That's actually one of my favorite flash tools. --[[User:74.134.244.134|74.134.244.134]] 20:43, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

==Travelocity==

I don't think it's Travelocity. I think it's just a random character like the others. [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 23:27, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
:Well, Travelocity is the only company I can think of that has a gnome for a mascot. If you really disagree, try STUFFing it. See what other people say. {{User:Compgrl323/sig}} 00:46, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
::It's just a gnome, not a company mascot. - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 01:21, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
:::I think it is travelocity. The gnome looks a more let go version of the travelocity gnome, and there are games where you had to harm the gnome that were made by travelocity.

== Miscellaneous fun fact... ==

I did this 'cause I was kinda bored so I went I played that Taser the Gnome Easter Egg just to see the limit on the amount of digits the score will allow and from what I've played, it goes up to six digits with that last one being cut-off slightly. - {{User:Ren Foxx/sig}} 23:35, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

== Space Whale ==

I don't know if it's Fun Fact-worthy, but it occurs to me that a space whale of sorts was featured in [[Drive-Thru]]. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 23:36, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

:if you are going to go this far might as well say its a refrence to the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy http://www.globusz.com/ebooks/Hitchhikers/00000029.htm

:: Uh... except that a reference to another Homestar Runner toon is more likely, and I never said that it WAS a reference, just throwing it out there for people to comment on? --{{User:Jay/sig}} 23:49, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

:::The Space Whale in the bar graph has spots that kinda resemble the ones on the [[Europa-pean Lobster]]. {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 23:56, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

::::When Strong Bad mentioned "Space Whales", I fully expected to see the [[Drive-Thru Whale]]. That's exactly TBC's style. So, Jay, you weren't the only one who had that thought. =P -{{User:YK/sig}} 07:01, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

== DNA on your desk by five.... ==

did i just miss it, but should we mention that Homestar referred to DNA in this email, just like the past couple emails?
not quite sure....
{{User:ArchiveMaker/sig}}
: It's already on the page. See "Inside References" or [[DNA Evidence (running gag)|DNA Evidence]]. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 23:40, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

== Here are my thoughts on the situation ==

Before I started using AdBlock on the Firefox browser I'm using, I saw a couple of those badly-made Flash game banner advertisements by FreePay (for example). I'm saying it's weird because there's apparently a time limit on things or whatever, especially on this odd shooting gallery-type thing where you're supposed to shoot targets. And this "time limit" in this case is when all the targets pass the length of the banner and the screen says "you lose, try again" and restarts from the beginning on its own. How weird is that? Also, I saw one where the objective is to cut a certain color wire to avoid a time bomb going off, but apparently those wires twist and turn around [[Main Page 15|"like they don't care"]].

Also, since the SBEmail song for this one is similar to [[trading cards]], and that song stated dribbling down the court with an email, wouldn't it fit with the fact that in this one, a basketball is blocked?

Oh yeah, anyone see http://www.pbskids.org/dontbuyit ? They have examples of this sort.

--[[User:Addict 2006|Addict]] [[User talk:Addict 2006|2006]] 23:46, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

== NT6 = Windows Vista ==

The "NT6" in the name of the computer is a reference to Windows Vista according to the Wikipedia entry on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_NT Windows NT]. [[User:Rocket Lobster|Rocket Lobster]] 00:38, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

Good call. i guess you could try STUFFing it, but it would be better to "decode" the computer language first. keep it short and sweet, though, otherwise it might never survive STUFF. -[[User:Zerlock1124|Zerlock1124]]

:How can you possibly say with any sort of assurance that they were referencing Vista with NT6? They could have just been sticking random letters and numbers together for all we know. [[User:134.48.148.190|134.48.148.190]] 05:03, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
::Well, NT is far too specific to not be a reference to ''some'' form of MS Windows. But I gotta tell ya, I'm a Comp. Sci. major and ''I'' didn't know that Vista is NT 6 internally. {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 05:13, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
:::Well then you're not a very good comp sci major now are you? j/k Still, i think it IS a ref. [[User:DeFender1031|DeFender1031]] 05:22, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
::::I knew that NT5 is XP. So I just assumed NT6 would be Vista when I first watched the sbemail. But I didn't know it. And I doubt that TBC would have known. A [http://www.google.co.nz/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=vista+nt6+-forum+-blog&btnG=Search&meta= google search] does not bring up too many results either, so I doubt that this is common knowledge for people who don't major in compsci.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 02:00, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
:::::Nothing about the Corpy NT6 is Vista-ish so such a reference would make no sense. On the other hand, we have things like Compy 38'''6''' and Lappy 48'''6''', and following that pattern is a much, much more reasonable explanation. [[User:134.48.148.190|134.48.148.190]] 01:35, 13 April 2007 (UTC)
Isn't Corpy NT6 a play on 20X6? {{User:Fireyfuzzball/sig}} 01:50, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
:Why? Because of the "6"? Just because something ends with the same digit doesn't make it a reference. [[User:DeFender1031|DeFender1031]] 01:51, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
::I was referring to the way it is pronounced. Corpy NT6 has the same amount of syllables and sounds similar to 20X6. ("Twenty Xty Six") {{User:Fireyfuzzball/sig}} 01:58, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
:::Ah, i hear. I still think not though, but you make a valid point. [[User:DeFender1031|DeFender1031]] 02:02, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
::::I think the Corpy is a reference to [[Compy 386|Compy]]. I mean, the difference is only one letter. [[User:Neox|Neox]]

== Percent Signs ==

The Percent Signs that come out of the tasered gnome in the last easter egg are a reference to Senor Cardgage's commercial. "Percent signs... I dunno..." Agree or disagree? -- Someguyerson
:That was the first thing I thought of, especially since the text on the game seems to be from a mortgage company, or at least some sort of financial intermediary. I strongly accept. [[User:EYanyo|EYanyo]] 02:58, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
::Um, I'm gonna add this as an Inside reference, but if anyone's got problems with it, go ahead and remove it. [[User:EYanyo|EYanyo]] 19:46, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
::UPDATE: I guess this fact won't work. It was reverted a record two minutes after I added it. This is funny, because I thought that the general consensus was that parts of the game referred to Senor Mortgage, especially given the caption under the picture of the game. [[User:EYanyo|EYanyo]] 20:04, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
:::Well... you know how ''some'' wikipederasts are. -- [[User:208.60.233.115|208.60.233.115]] 01:43, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

== Alt, tab, esc, both shifts, etc etc. ==

The keyboard combo as described by Strong Bad to Strong Sad doesn't do anything except make your computer start beeping at you, but I still wouldn't recommend it anyways. Also shouldn't it be noted that there is no difference between logging off and logging out?
:For what it's worth, it is possible to purposefully make Windows have a BSOD, if you enable the proper setting in the registry, restart, and press the proper key combo. [[http://pcsupport.about.com/od/tipstricks/ht/makebsodxp.htm]] I don't know that it's meant to be a reference, but it's what it made me think of. --[[User:AshyRaccoon|AshyRaccoon]] 08:59, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
*Honestly, I think it's more of a reference to the half-assed computer solutions people usually give. Specifically, "Hit Ctrl-Alt-Delete." [[User:0rion|0rion]] 10:01, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
**Another one being Alt-F4, which is the common shortcut key to close a program. - {{User:Ren Foxx/sig}} 18:27, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
***I don't even have a num-lock key so I'd go with one of those Ctrl-Alt-Delete type solutions. [[User:Sir Vimes|Sir Vimes]] 22:41, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

It is possible to hold down this key configuration, at least on a MacBook Pro. One could do so as follows:

Left hand:
-thumb on alt
-pointer finger (bent) on shift + ctrl
-middle finger on tab
-ring finger on tilde
-pinky on esc
Right hand:
-thumb on right shift
-pointer finger on num lock (F6)

Try it out.

: Yeah, it was just removed. And if I'd managed to be a little quicker on the draw, I'd have removed it myself: I can do it on my Compaq Presario laptop. Sure, I have to hold my hands in awkward positions and hit two keys with the same finger, but I'm still hitting all the buttons at once.(Of course, it doesn't DO anything. ;) --{{User:Jay/sig}} 03:00, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
::Edit Conflict'd... but yeah: It is possible on your stock PC keyboard as well. It's not comfortable at all and I also had to press both TAB and "the squiggly" with the same finger, but it's definitely possible.{{User:Bryanc/sig}} 03:05, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
::There are some keyboards that put the tilde in a different place (I don't remember where, I only remember it's different because I actually ''use'' the tilde everyday...). On those keyboards it might well be an impossible thing.{{User:Bryanc/sig}} 03:08, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

== The Nitwon ==

What ''is'' a nitwon? Here's [http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22the+nitwon%22 the relevant] [http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=nitwon&btnG=Search Google searches] I could find. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 07:01, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
:The Nitwon seems to be his nickname. What's a Qermaq? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 02:28, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
::In all but one case all evidence leans towards each of those google results pointing to the same person, a gentleman from the UK (who happens to own a Wii). I guess someone could send him an email and ask if he wrote to Strongbad, and what the story behind his handle is if they really cared.{{User:Bryanc/sig}} 02:42, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
::Nitwon.com is the online home of a guy who on the internet goes by the alias of Nitwon. Nitwon.com includes a few Flash animations, a personal blog...[[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 04:42, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

== Strong Sad Goof ==

Has anyone else noticed this? When Strong Sad says, "Oh! Thanks!" He just disappears. His head doesn't go down like it's intended. Should this be counted as a goof? -- [[User:Abelhawk|Abelhawk]] 13:40, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
:I'm pretty sure I saw Strong Sad's head go down. Besides, even if he did just seem to "disappear," keep in mind that this is a cartoon, and one would expect to see these sorts of cartoony antics in it. --[[User:Lux Acerbus|Lux Acerbus]] 15:26, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
::No, it definately just disappears...and even if it was a cartoon antic, I'd think they'd at least make a puff of smoke or something. It literally just blinks off the screen. Not necessarily a Goof, but a Remark or something perhaps? -- [[User:Abelhawk|Abelhawk]] 20:42, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
:::I really don't think so. I think he just moves so quickly that in one frame he's there and the next he's not. (At a framerate of 12 per second, that's not moving all that fast, giving the short distance he has to move). {{User:Bryanc/sig}} 22:16, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
::::Yeah, I was thinking along those lines too, I just wasn't articulate enough to explain it in that way at the time. --[[User:Lux Acerbus|Lux Acerbus]] 23:50, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
:::::I added that goof about half an hour ago without seeing this article before. I haven't checked if it's still there yet. {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 22:50, 11 April 2007 (UTC) Well, someone deleted it but I do agree with Abelhawk about it.
::::::It's not a goof, it's how animation works. You are free to disagree with TBC's technique, but this is not the right outlet to discuss it.{{User:Bryanc/sig}} 00:06, 15 April 2007 (UTC)

== GNOME server ==

Should there be some comment relating Bubs' gnome server line to the Linux GNOME server? That's what I thought of when he said it. {{User:NFITC1/sig}} 13:57, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
:At first, I didn't think about it, but now that you've mentioned it, It does sound like a hidden-plain-in-sight reference to the Linux GNOME servers and [[Wikipedia:GNOME System Tools|GNOME System Tools]]. - {{User:Ren Foxx/sig}} 18:34, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
::I dunno, I don't see any indication of a reference. Typically a linux ''server'' wouldn't likely be running GNOME in normal operation (GNOME is a GUI Desktop environment, and most servers don't have heads on them).{{User:Bryanc/sig}} 02:50, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
:::No. He was saying that because he didn't want to do work, but said something that sounded like he was going to do work . - {{User:Gtxm78/sig}} 02:31, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

== The Sky ==

Should it be worth noting that Homestar's cut-away to the goldfish has the new sky and that it's the first email to include it? [[User:70.161.101.249|70.161.101.249]] 19:00, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
:Okay, never mind. I just found out that the chair email was the first. [[User:70.161.101.249|70.161.101.249]] 19:05, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

== 5 times DNA at 5 ==
is it worth noting that, coincedentaly, that this is the 5th toon to include DNA evidence AND that HSR said he would have the DNA evidence by 5? -[[User:Zerlock1124|Zerlock1124]]
:I think it's most jobs are "9 to 5", and he'd get it to him before the end of the day. Coincidence, probably. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 21:57, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

==Tetris==

What should we do about Tetris? [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 04:43, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

:Can this question get any more vague? [[User:DeFender1031|DeFender1031]] 05:29, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
::I propose, we do '''nothing''' (''shock''). Leave it as it is with a reference to the wikipedia article. Anything else is pure speculation, and totally unsubstantiated. Tetris is ubiquitous. (and the claims regarding gameboy are just wrong, the game's first boom in popularity was Spectrum's version for the IBM PC).{{User:Bryanc/sig}} 06:09, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
:::Isn't there an article somewhere on the site where it might reference video games that are mentioned or referenced? If there isnt, there definitely should be... [[User:Falanalanel|Jorb Is A Four Letters Word]] 06:11, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
::::I'm pretty sure there is not. Do so many references exist to make it worthwhile? (that's not a challenge, but a serious question).{{User:Bryanc/sig}} 06:17, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
:::::Well, maybe..from what I can think of, stuff like the game screenshots from the email/toon I can't remember, the TGS Tompkins "Bowser on the Ropes" thing, I think there was another reference to Tetris, but I cant remember if so, and maybe that Stinkoman 20X6 is based off of Megaman's sprites and gameplay...but I'm not sure..if there was more, maybe, but with the information I just provided, thats not enough...[[User:Falanalanel|Jorb Is A Four Letters Word]] 06:20, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
::::::Wait, just found the Atari and Nintendo Pages, and a page about Video Game Allusions, but there seems to be no place for Tetris to ever be noticed for now.[[User:Falanalanel|Falanalanel]] 06:49, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

== The Office TV show ==

Why was my real world reference addition about the TV show "The Office" deleted? Can anyone give another plausible explanation for why Pom Pom is carrying a bike through the office? Don't you think the similarities between the character Josh Porter and Pom Pom (carrying bike through office, being the boss) are enough to qualify as a real world reference? I dunno, maybe nobody here has seen the EMMY AWARD WINNING SHOW The Office, hmm?! I for one am sure that the Brothers Chaps have.

below is my original entry:
*Pom Pom as "the big cheese" carrying a bike through the office may be a reference to Josh Porter, a managerial character on the show The Office[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Office_(US_TV_series)] who carries a bike through his office.

:You're right, and i changed my mind. I originally removed it because he wasn't a main character, but have reconsidered based on the fact that there's no other explanation for the bike, it IS an office, and he IS a manager. By the way, wikipedia links are done by <nowiki>[[wikipedia:example link page name|example link text]]</nowiki> rather than an external link. [[User:DeFender1031|DeFender1031]] 08:20, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
::I have a good friend who works for an alarm and security company. His boss also has a contract with Segway to sell those. He's seen Segwaying around and lets employees take them home to show their neighbors. I also have worked for a few bosses who are archetypical sports-jocks, and seeing them with a bike or similar stuff isn't anything to bat an eye. I've never watched that TV T-V show you're referring to, but I think even if I had I'd still relate the bike to bosses in general being go-do-it types who'd be regularly seen with the "toys of their craft" by their employees. Just my two cents. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 08:58, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
:I personally have to say, what? huh? But that's because I don't own a television. So I must defer. I assume you people know what your speaking of.{{User:Bryanc/sig}} 09:11, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
:::I agree with Qermaq, carrying a bike after lunch break is nothing unusual for trendy looking big cheeses. If that Office character would have been nicknamed "big cheese", that would have been a different story. I deleted the fact from the article.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 22:46, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

== Wasn't 169 supposed to be special? ==

It's been a long time, but somewhere back in the past, didn't SB mention that something would happen "until email 169"? Was it supposed to be the successor to Lappy, or something?

Please tell me I'm not hallucinating.
:It's ok your probably just insane. It happens. Sorry.{{User:Bryanc/sig}} 09:15, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
:He never mentioned #169, but you may be thinking of [[montage]]. "The Paper stuck around until email #173, at which time Strong Bad upgraded to an inkjet printer." {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 09:16, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

::Shwoo, you found it! Ok, so I'm 4 emails early and got the wrong hardware, but I'm not hallucinating. Paper watch begins... Thanks! Steve Rapaport
:::Heh, I was about to say that. I've been waiting for The Paper's disappearance for about ten e-mails now, ever since I downloaded the montage podcast. But yeah, you're a little early. --[[User:Lux Acerbus|Lux Acerbus]] 20:26, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
::::And come #174, The Paper will probably still be around. Three years of your life waiting...for nought! And if you don't believe me, just look at [[2 years]] and [[mile]]... {{User:The Chort/sig}} 20:35, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
:::::Or look at [[stunt double]]. 2 years were more of an abstract mental prediction from the brain of Strong Bad, and mile was from the brain of [[The Cheat]]. The commentary in montage was more of a retrospective look back from the future, and with a difinitive email number given, it's gonna be way too hard to just ignore that. They'll definently do something to aknowledge it, whether it actually results in [[The Paper]]'s demise or not is the real question. I'm still holding out for this [[DNA evidence (running gag)|DNA Evidence]] running gag to climax at email #173... {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 22:05, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
::::::Well, 169 is thirteen squared. That's cooler than some dumb ol' disappearance of The Paper, right? Yeah, just - well... no - not really... nothing. --[[User:Lux Acerbus|Lux Acerbus]] 03:45, 28 April 2007 (UTC)

== Done and Done ==

The computer screen says 'Done and Done' at one point.. does anyone remember which other sbemail this was said in? I can't recall.
:Perhaps you're thinking of [[radio]]? {{User:Trey56/sig}} 16:51, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

== Dullard Glitch ==

I know the contrast buttons can sometimes be clicked through Strong Bad's various body parts in some emails, but in every email where that's been the case, I'm sure I've seen it mentioned in the Glitches section. What the heck? --[[User:Lux Acerbus|Lux Acerbus]] 20:46, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

== Bubs's tool... thing ==

What is that thing that Bubs is wearing? I want to call it a tool belt or a utility belt, but it's not really a belt at all. Does anyone know what that thing is called? {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 22:02, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
:Looks more like a shoulder holster type thing. Surprised there isn't a gun in it actually... {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 22:07, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

== Another goof ==

I added another goof to the list, but if anyone can say it better please do. If it sounds good enough please say so here so I know. {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 22:33, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
:There was a discussion on that goof a few headings up at [[Talk:from work#Strong Sad Goof]]. You can continue the discussion there if you like. {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 22:35, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

== Keyboard Sounds? ==

Does anyone else think the keyboard sounds are different in this sbemail?{{User:Bassbone/sig}} 04:27, 13 April 2007 (UTC)
:Yes. That's intentional. He's got a quieter keyboard at work. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:29, 13 April 2007 (UTC)

== Taser != Stun Gun ==

To me, the taser in the gnome tasering game looks more like a stun gun than a taser. Is this noteworthy enough to be put into Remarks? [[User:Grayson|Grayson]] 23:54, 13 April 2007 (UTC)
:No, because you dont say "Stun Gun the Gnome" you say "Taser the Gnome". It just sounds better. --{{User:Jangles5150/sig}} 00:36, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
::Well, I think it's noteworthy over on the [[Taser the Gnome Game]] page. --{{User:Super Martyo Brother/sig}} 00:55, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
:::Mabye there, but not here. --{{User:Jangles5150/sig}} 00:59, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

== goofs? ==

did anyone notice that in the gnome game there are two rows of states on the right side (one has 26 and one has 24) should this be noted as a goof?they could have had two 25s.
:I don't know if it should go in the '''Goofs''' section of the page. Maybe you could put it under '''Remarks'''. [[User:Homestar-winner|Homestar-winner]] 14:20, 14 April 2007 (UTC)
::...And what rule states that you have to list the states with two rows of twenty-five stars? I fail to see the logic here. Besides, if it's visually apparent in the toon, why put it down? --[[User:Lux Acerbus|Lux Acerbus]] 03:41, 28 April 2007 (UTC)

==Log Off/Log Out ==

Dictionary.com is wrong. I have taken an ICT course and my teacher mentioned that when you "Log Off" the computer is still on, but you user name/admin what ever is "off" so other user can log it on their accounts, but If you "Log Out" the whole computer is off "Another Words" Logout is the same as "Shut Down". [[User:MJN SEIFER|MJN SEIFER]] 21:23, 14 April 2007 (UTC)

:I dunno. I think Log ''Off'' means to close all your programs and end your session, while Log ''Out'' means to end your session, but still keep your programs running, like "Switch User" in Windows XP and Vista. - {{User:Gtxm78/sig}} 20:11, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

::Umm, there's no difference. I'm at the end of my sophomore year in a technology university. Your teacher was incorrect. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 20:13, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

:::On my Windows XP machine here, I can end my session but not shut the computer down using the "log off" function. But on the MacOS X (10.4.9) machine behind me, the same function is called "log out". So clearly it's a PC/Mac thing. ;) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:20, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

== "Oversized Novelty" inside reference ==

In one of [[retirement]]'s easter eggs, Strong Bad's Cloud Shape Spotting Log includes an "oversized novelty comb." Here, Homestar dreams up using an "oversized novelty toothbrush" to paint clouds. Anyone else think the similarity is worth inclusion in the list of Inside References (or maybe a Fast Forward in the other email)? --[[User:Rriegs|Rriegs]] 04:11, 16 April 2007 (UTC)

:Wow, good observation. There are some strong similarities: "oversized novelty" toiletries in both cases, and both concerning clouds. I think there's enough of a connection to include in the article — anyone else agree? {{User:Trey56/sig}} 04:38, 16 April 2007 (UTC)

::I agree. Put it in the article. --{{User:Jangles5150/sig}} 00:33, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
:::So why this get mentioned in the article for having two subsequent email mentions, but the phonebook ref in [[your funeral]] got shot down? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 04:27, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

== Part-Time Job ==
Does anybody think we should add something about how Strong Bad worked for Bubs in his part-time job? I think it's weird how he'd manage to work for something as major as tech support while doing a part-time job as an advertiser. --{{User:}}
:Like what I said to Sam The Man about [[ Talk:Strong_Bad#Add_his_rocket|Strong Bad's Rocket]], it only happened once. And besides, he quit his job. --{{User:Jangles5150/sig}} 00:31, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
But that doesn't mean he didn't work for Bubs in a separate way. We saw him working for tech support since Dullard, then we see him working for Bubs as an advertiser? I think it should be added even if it is minor.--{{User:}}
:Just because he had a part-time job where he was working for Bubs, why does that mean he can't have a separate job? It was PART-TIME, after all.--[[User:Lux Acerbus|Lux Acerbus]] 03:38, 28 April 2007 (UTC)
Okay, I see your point, thanks.--{{User:}}
== Florescant Lights ==
Those florescant lights in the reflections are the same as on the ATM machine on the downloads page, only reversed. I'm not sure if this has been noticed yet, but I just thought it was interesting. [[User:TheDenzel|TheDenzel]]

== Possible reference? ==

It just struck me, Strong Sad said he was in charge of the schwa sound at Dictionary.com. Could this possibly have something to do with him having practicing the dictionary in [[Jorb Well Done]]? {{User:NFITC1/sig}} 04:24, 28 April 2007 (UTC)
:I think that's way too much of a stretch. There's barely any connection between the two at all. --[[User:Lux Acerbus|Lux Acerbus]] 04:35, 28 April 2007 (UTC)

== Caveman Games? ==

The animation of the woman pole vaulting reminded me of a similar minigame in the NES game; Caveman Games. Possible real-world reference?

:Comparing the two, they didn't seem similar enough to me. ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juNh_qJ2W8M Here's] the video I was watching) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 05:13, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

== Taserin' the taser in it ==

It's been changed back and forth. Does Bubs say that he's going to upgrade the ''taserin' '' that gnome or the ''taser in'' that gnome? Although the first is closer to what he said the second time, the second one is grammatically correct (albeit fairly meaningless.) I'm'a go with '''taser in'''. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 00:27, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
:I disagree. "'''taserin''''" makes far more sense. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 00:29, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
::It definitely sounds like '''taserin' '''— especially when he says it the second time. It also makes more sense.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 00:31, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
::: How does it make sense? Upgrading the taserin'? --{{User:Jay/sig}} 00:32, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
::: And how can you possibly tell the difference in sound between two things that are phonetically identical? --{{User:Jay/sig}} 00:34, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
::::You left out the end of the sentance. he's gonna upgrade the tasering that gnome server where "tasering that gnome" is the name of the server. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 00:35, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
::::: Sounds like kind of a reach to me. Besides, the word "server" seemed to be an afterthought. As "Oh! I better make this sound work-related! It's not a gnome! It's a gnome ''server!''" --{{User:Jay/sig}} 00:36, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
::::::Exactly. It was all an afterthought to his first phrase "Taserin that gnome", which he repeats exactly to make it sound work related. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 00:38, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
::::::I mean, why would there be a taser '''''in''''' a gnome, and why would he want to upgrade it? {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 00:40, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
:::::::Why would there be a "taserin' that gnome server"? --{{User:Jay/sig}} 00:43, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
::::::::My interpretation is different. I thought he meant to say "upgrade that server", and then accidentally slipped a very telling "tazerin' that gnome" in there, which is what he's actually going to do. Also, the two wouldn;t actually sound identical. There's definitely no pause whatsoever between "tazer" and "in" in that sentence.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 00:43, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

:::::::::Yes, I agree with that, more or less. I definitely think it's "taserin'". {{User:Trey56/sig}} 00:47, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
::::::::::I always thought it was "taserin'". It just seems funnier to me. {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 01:05, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

== Awesome ==

This episode showed the Xbox, which i have.

You don't suppose the Brother Chaps actually own a Xbox?

[[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 07:26, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

== Nevermind the bullocks album ==

Three possibilities:
 1. SB, in typing "Nevermind", referred to the 1992 Nirvana album Nevermind.
 B. Instead, SB was referring to the Sex Pistols album of slightly profane moniker, like he did once before in [[sbemail22|sbemail22]]; though the words used were seperated in the origin title, SB combined them then.
 3. He simply connected the words "never" and "mind" like he always does to words. In fact it was standard practice in comic books and other forms of fiction to spell it "nevermind" if one was mumbling it or saying it faster or exasperatedly. {{User:Zoom/sig}} 01:38, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

Talk:from work

Zoom — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 01:36:01 GMT

Zoom: /**/Nevermind the bullocks album

==Transcript==

Is it just the transcript that we can't touch? [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 22:14, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
:That's correct.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 22:17, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

==Edit Conflict'd==

I was trying to explain that the items advertised in the popup game parody are a reference to the scam where popups promise them free for participation by clicking the ad or playing the game, which usually results in spyware being downloaded to the user's computer. [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 22:26, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

:Well... do you have any proof that they normally DO upload spyware? I mean, I think that it varies. {{User:Bluebry/sig}} 22:31, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

: alot of these "scam" sites are actually legit, you just have to jump through so many hoops to get whatever it is and alot of times actually pay for services that you have to keep for a certain length of time it isnt worth the effort to get a crappy little ipod
::See below. --[[User:Addict 2006|Addict]] [[User talk:Addict 2006|2006]] 00:01, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

==Pink Floy'd!!==

Can anyone verify whether or not the "cha-ching" in the gnome game is sampled from "Money"? It does sound like the same one... (And it would be sampled from "Money" if it's the same sound, because Roger Waters actually did record the little money clinks himself.)
:It isn't. If you listen to a cash register in ANY cartoon, it makes almost the same exact sound. If it is the same one, then it's not a reference, it's a sound effect that can be taken from about anywhere. --{{User:TotalSpaceshipGuy3/sig}} 23:36, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

==Goof?==

In the opening loading screen, the overhead reflections visible in the monitor can be easily seen. Should this be classified as a goof? --[[User:74.134.244.134|74.134.244.134]] 23:17, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
:Not a goof. The loading screen for sbemails is always on the prominant computer's screen, and this is just the Corpy's. Look at the others and you'll see Lappy and Compy loading screens for the appropiate emails. - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 03:40, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
::I can see how it might seem funny for the Corpy's loading screen to reflect the surrounding lights, since the Compy, Tandy, and Lappy loading screens never showed any signs of their immediate surroundings, but still, there's no reason to think this wasn't done on purpose. --[[User:Lux Acerbus|Lux Acerbus]] 15:22, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

==Good Drawings'd==
when the xbox/ipod/psp pop up, they look like they have been photoshopped, but they have actually been imported into flash, then "'Trace Bitmapp"'d, which makes them easy to manipulate in flash.
:That's actually one of my favorite flash tools. --[[User:74.134.244.134|74.134.244.134]] 20:43, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

==Travelocity==

I don't think it's Travelocity. I think it's just a random character like the others. [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 23:27, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
:Well, Travelocity is the only company I can think of that has a gnome for a mascot. If you really disagree, try STUFFing it. See what other people say. {{User:Compgrl323/sig}} 00:46, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
::It's just a gnome, not a company mascot. - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 01:21, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
:::I think it is travelocity. The gnome looks a more let go version of the travelocity gnome, and there are games where you had to harm the gnome that were made by travelocity.

== Miscellaneous fun fact... ==

I did this 'cause I was kinda bored so I went I played that Taser the Gnome Easter Egg just to see the limit on the amount of digits the score will allow and from what I've played, it goes up to six digits with that last one being cut-off slightly. - {{User:Ren Foxx/sig}} 23:35, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

== Space Whale ==

I don't know if it's Fun Fact-worthy, but it occurs to me that a space whale of sorts was featured in [[Drive-Thru]]. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 23:36, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

:if you are going to go this far might as well say its a refrence to the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy http://www.globusz.com/ebooks/Hitchhikers/00000029.htm

:: Uh... except that a reference to another Homestar Runner toon is more likely, and I never said that it WAS a reference, just throwing it out there for people to comment on? --{{User:Jay/sig}} 23:49, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

:::The Space Whale in the bar graph has spots that kinda resemble the ones on the [[Europa-pean Lobster]]. {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 23:56, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

::::When Strong Bad mentioned "Space Whales", I fully expected to see the [[Drive-Thru Whale]]. That's exactly TBC's style. So, Jay, you weren't the only one who had that thought. =P -{{User:YK/sig}} 07:01, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

== DNA on your desk by five.... ==

did i just miss it, but should we mention that Homestar referred to DNA in this email, just like the past couple emails?
not quite sure....
{{User:ArchiveMaker/sig}}
: It's already on the page. See "Inside References" or [[DNA Evidence (running gag)|DNA Evidence]]. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 23:40, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

== Here are my thoughts on the situation ==

Before I started using AdBlock on the Firefox browser I'm using, I saw a couple of those badly-made Flash game banner advertisements by FreePay (for example). I'm saying it's weird because there's apparently a time limit on things or whatever, especially on this odd shooting gallery-type thing where you're supposed to shoot targets. And this "time limit" in this case is when all the targets pass the length of the banner and the screen says "you lose, try again" and restarts from the beginning on its own. How weird is that? Also, I saw one where the objective is to cut a certain color wire to avoid a time bomb going off, but apparently those wires twist and turn around [[Main Page 15|"like they don't care"]].

Also, since the SBEmail song for this one is similar to [[trading cards]], and that song stated dribbling down the court with an email, wouldn't it fit with the fact that in this one, a basketball is blocked?

Oh yeah, anyone see http://www.pbskids.org/dontbuyit ? They have examples of this sort.

--[[User:Addict 2006|Addict]] [[User talk:Addict 2006|2006]] 23:46, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

== NT6 = Windows Vista ==

The "NT6" in the name of the computer is a reference to Windows Vista according to the Wikipedia entry on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_NT Windows NT]. [[User:Rocket Lobster|Rocket Lobster]] 00:38, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

Good call. i guess you could try STUFFing it, but it would be better to "decode" the computer language first. keep it short and sweet, though, otherwise it might never survive STUFF. -[[User:Zerlock1124|Zerlock1124]]

:How can you possibly say with any sort of assurance that they were referencing Vista with NT6? They could have just been sticking random letters and numbers together for all we know. [[User:134.48.148.190|134.48.148.190]] 05:03, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
::Well, NT is far too specific to not be a reference to ''some'' form of MS Windows. But I gotta tell ya, I'm a Comp. Sci. major and ''I'' didn't know that Vista is NT 6 internally. {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 05:13, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
:::Well then you're not a very good comp sci major now are you? j/k Still, i think it IS a ref. [[User:DeFender1031|DeFender1031]] 05:22, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
::::I knew that NT5 is XP. So I just assumed NT6 would be Vista when I first watched the sbemail. But I didn't know it. And I doubt that TBC would have known. A [http://www.google.co.nz/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=vista+nt6+-forum+-blog&btnG=Search&meta= google search] does not bring up too many results either, so I doubt that this is common knowledge for people who don't major in compsci.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 02:00, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
:::::Nothing about the Corpy NT6 is Vista-ish so such a reference would make no sense. On the other hand, we have things like Compy 38'''6''' and Lappy 48'''6''', and following that pattern is a much, much more reasonable explanation. [[User:134.48.148.190|134.48.148.190]] 01:35, 13 April 2007 (UTC)
Isn't Corpy NT6 a play on 20X6? {{User:Fireyfuzzball/sig}} 01:50, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
:Why? Because of the "6"? Just because something ends with the same digit doesn't make it a reference. [[User:DeFender1031|DeFender1031]] 01:51, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
::I was referring to the way it is pronounced. Corpy NT6 has the same amount of syllables and sounds similar to 20X6. ("Twenty Xty Six") {{User:Fireyfuzzball/sig}} 01:58, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
:::Ah, i hear. I still think not though, but you make a valid point. [[User:DeFender1031|DeFender1031]] 02:02, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
::::I think the Corpy is a reference to [[Compy 386|Compy]]. I mean, the difference is only one letter. [[User:Neox|Neox]]

== Percent Signs ==

The Percent Signs that come out of the tasered gnome in the last easter egg are a reference to Senor Cardgage's commercial. "Percent signs... I dunno..." Agree or disagree? -- Someguyerson
:That was the first thing I thought of, especially since the text on the game seems to be from a mortgage company, or at least some sort of financial intermediary. I strongly accept. [[User:EYanyo|EYanyo]] 02:58, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
::Um, I'm gonna add this as an Inside reference, but if anyone's got problems with it, go ahead and remove it. [[User:EYanyo|EYanyo]] 19:46, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
::UPDATE: I guess this fact won't work. It was reverted a record two minutes after I added it. This is funny, because I thought that the general consensus was that parts of the game referred to Senor Mortgage, especially given the caption under the picture of the game. [[User:EYanyo|EYanyo]] 20:04, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
:::Well... you know how ''some'' wikipederasts are. -- [[User:208.60.233.115|208.60.233.115]] 01:43, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

== Alt, tab, esc, both shifts, etc etc. ==

The keyboard combo as described by Strong Bad to Strong Sad doesn't do anything except make your computer start beeping at you, but I still wouldn't recommend it anyways. Also shouldn't it be noted that there is no difference between logging off and logging out?
:For what it's worth, it is possible to purposefully make Windows have a BSOD, if you enable the proper setting in the registry, restart, and press the proper key combo. [[http://pcsupport.about.com/od/tipstricks/ht/makebsodxp.htm]] I don't know that it's meant to be a reference, but it's what it made me think of. --[[User:AshyRaccoon|AshyRaccoon]] 08:59, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
*Honestly, I think it's more of a reference to the half-assed computer solutions people usually give. Specifically, "Hit Ctrl-Alt-Delete." [[User:0rion|0rion]] 10:01, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
**Another one being Alt-F4, which is the common shortcut key to close a program. - {{User:Ren Foxx/sig}} 18:27, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
***I don't even have a num-lock key so I'd go with one of those Ctrl-Alt-Delete type solutions. [[User:Sir Vimes|Sir Vimes]] 22:41, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

It is possible to hold down this key configuration, at least on a MacBook Pro. One could do so as follows:

Left hand:
-thumb on alt
-pointer finger (bent) on shift + ctrl
-middle finger on tab
-ring finger on tilde
-pinky on esc
Right hand:
-thumb on right shift
-pointer finger on num lock (F6)

Try it out.

: Yeah, it was just removed. And if I'd managed to be a little quicker on the draw, I'd have removed it myself: I can do it on my Compaq Presario laptop. Sure, I have to hold my hands in awkward positions and hit two keys with the same finger, but I'm still hitting all the buttons at once.(Of course, it doesn't DO anything. ;) --{{User:Jay/sig}} 03:00, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
::Edit Conflict'd... but yeah: It is possible on your stock PC keyboard as well. It's not comfortable at all and I also had to press both TAB and "the squiggly" with the same finger, but it's definitely possible.{{User:Bryanc/sig}} 03:05, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
::There are some keyboards that put the tilde in a different place (I don't remember where, I only remember it's different because I actually ''use'' the tilde everyday...). On those keyboards it might well be an impossible thing.{{User:Bryanc/sig}} 03:08, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

== The Nitwon ==

What ''is'' a nitwon? Here's [http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22the+nitwon%22 the relevant] [http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=nitwon&btnG=Search Google searches] I could find. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 07:01, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
:The Nitwon seems to be his nickname. What's a Qermaq? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 02:28, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
::In all but one case all evidence leans towards each of those google results pointing to the same person, a gentleman from the UK (who happens to own a Wii). I guess someone could send him an email and ask if he wrote to Strongbad, and what the story behind his handle is if they really cared.{{User:Bryanc/sig}} 02:42, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
::Nitwon.com is the online home of a guy who on the internet goes by the alias of Nitwon. Nitwon.com includes a few Flash animations, a personal blog...[[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 04:42, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

== Strong Sad Goof ==

Has anyone else noticed this? When Strong Sad says, "Oh! Thanks!" He just disappears. His head doesn't go down like it's intended. Should this be counted as a goof? -- [[User:Abelhawk|Abelhawk]] 13:40, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
:I'm pretty sure I saw Strong Sad's head go down. Besides, even if he did just seem to "disappear," keep in mind that this is a cartoon, and one would expect to see these sorts of cartoony antics in it. --[[User:Lux Acerbus|Lux Acerbus]] 15:26, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
::No, it definately just disappears...and even if it was a cartoon antic, I'd think they'd at least make a puff of smoke or something. It literally just blinks off the screen. Not necessarily a Goof, but a Remark or something perhaps? -- [[User:Abelhawk|Abelhawk]] 20:42, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
:::I really don't think so. I think he just moves so quickly that in one frame he's there and the next he's not. (At a framerate of 12 per second, that's not moving all that fast, giving the short distance he has to move). {{User:Bryanc/sig}} 22:16, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
::::Yeah, I was thinking along those lines too, I just wasn't articulate enough to explain it in that way at the time. --[[User:Lux Acerbus|Lux Acerbus]] 23:50, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
:::::I added that goof about half an hour ago without seeing this article before. I haven't checked if it's still there yet. {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 22:50, 11 April 2007 (UTC) Well, someone deleted it but I do agree with Abelhawk about it.
::::::It's not a goof, it's how animation works. You are free to disagree with TBC's technique, but this is not the right outlet to discuss it.{{User:Bryanc/sig}} 00:06, 15 April 2007 (UTC)

== GNOME server ==

Should there be some comment relating Bubs' gnome server line to the Linux GNOME server? That's what I thought of when he said it. {{User:NFITC1/sig}} 13:57, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
:At first, I didn't think about it, but now that you've mentioned it, It does sound like a hidden-plain-in-sight reference to the Linux GNOME servers and [[Wikipedia:GNOME System Tools|GNOME System Tools]]. - {{User:Ren Foxx/sig}} 18:34, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
::I dunno, I don't see any indication of a reference. Typically a linux ''server'' wouldn't likely be running GNOME in normal operation (GNOME is a GUI Desktop environment, and most servers don't have heads on them).{{User:Bryanc/sig}} 02:50, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
:::No. He was saying that because he didn't want to do work, but said something that sounded like he was going to do work . - {{User:Gtxm78/sig}} 02:31, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

== The Sky ==

Should it be worth noting that Homestar's cut-away to the goldfish has the new sky and that it's the first email to include it? [[User:70.161.101.249|70.161.101.249]] 19:00, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
:Okay, never mind. I just found out that the chair email was the first. [[User:70.161.101.249|70.161.101.249]] 19:05, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

== 5 times DNA at 5 ==
is it worth noting that, coincedentaly, that this is the 5th toon to include DNA evidence AND that HSR said he would have the DNA evidence by 5? -[[User:Zerlock1124|Zerlock1124]]
:I think it's most jobs are "9 to 5", and he'd get it to him before the end of the day. Coincidence, probably. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 21:57, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

==Tetris==

What should we do about Tetris? [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 04:43, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

:Can this question get any more vague? [[User:DeFender1031|DeFender1031]] 05:29, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
::I propose, we do '''nothing''' (''shock''). Leave it as it is with a reference to the wikipedia article. Anything else is pure speculation, and totally unsubstantiated. Tetris is ubiquitous. (and the claims regarding gameboy are just wrong, the game's first boom in popularity was Spectrum's version for the IBM PC).{{User:Bryanc/sig}} 06:09, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
:::Isn't there an article somewhere on the site where it might reference video games that are mentioned or referenced? If there isnt, there definitely should be... [[User:Falanalanel|Jorb Is A Four Letters Word]] 06:11, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
::::I'm pretty sure there is not. Do so many references exist to make it worthwhile? (that's not a challenge, but a serious question).{{User:Bryanc/sig}} 06:17, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
:::::Well, maybe..from what I can think of, stuff like the game screenshots from the email/toon I can't remember, the TGS Tompkins "Bowser on the Ropes" thing, I think there was another reference to Tetris, but I cant remember if so, and maybe that Stinkoman 20X6 is based off of Megaman's sprites and gameplay...but I'm not sure..if there was more, maybe, but with the information I just provided, thats not enough...[[User:Falanalanel|Jorb Is A Four Letters Word]] 06:20, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
::::::Wait, just found the Atari and Nintendo Pages, and a page about Video Game Allusions, but there seems to be no place for Tetris to ever be noticed for now.[[User:Falanalanel|Falanalanel]] 06:49, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

== The Office TV show ==

Why was my real world reference addition about the TV show "The Office" deleted? Can anyone give another plausible explanation for why Pom Pom is carrying a bike through the office? Don't you think the similarities between the character Josh Porter and Pom Pom (carrying bike through office, being the boss) are enough to qualify as a real world reference? I dunno, maybe nobody here has seen the EMMY AWARD WINNING SHOW The Office, hmm?! I for one am sure that the Brothers Chaps have.

below is my original entry:
*Pom Pom as "the big cheese" carrying a bike through the office may be a reference to Josh Porter, a managerial character on the show The Office[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Office_(US_TV_series)] who carries a bike through his office.

:You're right, and i changed my mind. I originally removed it because he wasn't a main character, but have reconsidered based on the fact that there's no other explanation for the bike, it IS an office, and he IS a manager. By the way, wikipedia links are done by <nowiki>[[wikipedia:example link page name|example link text]]</nowiki> rather than an external link. [[User:DeFender1031|DeFender1031]] 08:20, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
::I have a good friend who works for an alarm and security company. His boss also has a contract with Segway to sell those. He's seen Segwaying around and lets employees take them home to show their neighbors. I also have worked for a few bosses who are archetypical sports-jocks, and seeing them with a bike or similar stuff isn't anything to bat an eye. I've never watched that TV T-V show you're referring to, but I think even if I had I'd still relate the bike to bosses in general being go-do-it types who'd be regularly seen with the "toys of their craft" by their employees. Just my two cents. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 08:58, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
:I personally have to say, what? huh? But that's because I don't own a television. So I must defer. I assume you people know what your speaking of.{{User:Bryanc/sig}} 09:11, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
:::I agree with Qermaq, carrying a bike after lunch break is nothing unusual for trendy looking big cheeses. If that Office character would have been nicknamed "big cheese", that would have been a different story. I deleted the fact from the article.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 22:46, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

== Wasn't 169 supposed to be special? ==

It's been a long time, but somewhere back in the past, didn't SB mention that something would happen "until email 169"? Was it supposed to be the successor to Lappy, or something?

Please tell me I'm not hallucinating.
:It's ok your probably just insane. It happens. Sorry.{{User:Bryanc/sig}} 09:15, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
:He never mentioned #169, but you may be thinking of [[montage]]. "The Paper stuck around until email #173, at which time Strong Bad upgraded to an inkjet printer." {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 09:16, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

::Shwoo, you found it! Ok, so I'm 4 emails early and got the wrong hardware, but I'm not hallucinating. Paper watch begins... Thanks! Steve Rapaport
:::Heh, I was about to say that. I've been waiting for The Paper's disappearance for about ten e-mails now, ever since I downloaded the montage podcast. But yeah, you're a little early. --[[User:Lux Acerbus|Lux Acerbus]] 20:26, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
::::And come #174, The Paper will probably still be around. Three years of your life waiting...for nought! And if you don't believe me, just look at [[2 years]] and [[mile]]... {{User:The Chort/sig}} 20:35, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
:::::Or look at [[stunt double]]. 2 years were more of an abstract mental prediction from the brain of Strong Bad, and mile was from the brain of [[The Cheat]]. The commentary in montage was more of a retrospective look back from the future, and with a difinitive email number given, it's gonna be way too hard to just ignore that. They'll definently do something to aknowledge it, whether it actually results in [[The Paper]]'s demise or not is the real question. I'm still holding out for this [[DNA evidence (running gag)|DNA Evidence]] running gag to climax at email #173... {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 22:05, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
::::::Well, 169 is thirteen squared. That's cooler than some dumb ol' disappearance of The Paper, right? Yeah, just - well... no - not really... nothing. --[[User:Lux Acerbus|Lux Acerbus]] 03:45, 28 April 2007 (UTC)

== Done and Done ==

The computer screen says 'Done and Done' at one point.. does anyone remember which other sbemail this was said in? I can't recall.
:Perhaps you're thinking of [[radio]]? {{User:Trey56/sig}} 16:51, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

== Dullard Glitch ==

I know the contrast buttons can sometimes be clicked through Strong Bad's various body parts in some emails, but in every email where that's been the case, I'm sure I've seen it mentioned in the Glitches section. What the heck? --[[User:Lux Acerbus|Lux Acerbus]] 20:46, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

== Bubs's tool... thing ==

What is that thing that Bubs is wearing? I want to call it a tool belt or a utility belt, but it's not really a belt at all. Does anyone know what that thing is called? {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 22:02, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
:Looks more like a shoulder holster type thing. Surprised there isn't a gun in it actually... {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 22:07, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

== Another goof ==

I added another goof to the list, but if anyone can say it better please do. If it sounds good enough please say so here so I know. {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 22:33, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
:There was a discussion on that goof a few headings up at [[Talk:from work#Strong Sad Goof]]. You can continue the discussion there if you like. {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 22:35, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

== Keyboard Sounds? ==

Does anyone else think the keyboard sounds are different in this sbemail?{{User:Bassbone/sig}} 04:27, 13 April 2007 (UTC)
:Yes. That's intentional. He's got a quieter keyboard at work. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:29, 13 April 2007 (UTC)

== Taser != Stun Gun ==

To me, the taser in the gnome tasering game looks more like a stun gun than a taser. Is this noteworthy enough to be put into Remarks? [[User:Grayson|Grayson]] 23:54, 13 April 2007 (UTC)
:No, because you dont say "Stun Gun the Gnome" you say "Taser the Gnome". It just sounds better. --{{User:Jangles5150/sig}} 00:36, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
::Well, I think it's noteworthy over on the [[Taser the Gnome Game]] page. --{{User:Super Martyo Brother/sig}} 00:55, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
:::Mabye there, but not here. --{{User:Jangles5150/sig}} 00:59, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

== goofs? ==

did anyone notice that in the gnome game there are two rows of states on the right side (one has 26 and one has 24) should this be noted as a goof?they could have had two 25s.
:I don't know if it should go in the '''Goofs''' section of the page. Maybe you could put it under '''Remarks'''. [[User:Homestar-winner|Homestar-winner]] 14:20, 14 April 2007 (UTC)
::...And what rule states that you have to list the states with two rows of twenty-five stars? I fail to see the logic here. Besides, if it's visually apparent in the toon, why put it down? --[[User:Lux Acerbus|Lux Acerbus]] 03:41, 28 April 2007 (UTC)

==Log Off/Log Out ==

Dictionary.com is wrong. I have taken an ICT course and my teacher mentioned that when you "Log Off" the computer is still on, but you user name/admin what ever is "off" so other user can log it on their accounts, but If you "Log Out" the whole computer is off "Another Words" Logout is the same as "Shut Down". [[User:MJN SEIFER|MJN SEIFER]] 21:23, 14 April 2007 (UTC)

:I dunno. I think Log ''Off'' means to close all your programs and end your session, while Log ''Out'' means to end your session, but still keep your programs running, like "Switch User" in Windows XP and Vista. - {{User:Gtxm78/sig}} 20:11, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

::Umm, there's no difference. I'm at the end of my sophomore year in a technology university. Your teacher was incorrect. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 20:13, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

:::On my Windows XP machine here, I can end my session but not shut the computer down using the "log off" function. But on the MacOS X (10.4.9) machine behind me, the same function is called "log out". So clearly it's a PC/Mac thing. ;) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:20, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

== "Oversized Novelty" inside reference ==

In one of [[retirement]]'s easter eggs, Strong Bad's Cloud Shape Spotting Log includes an "oversized novelty comb." Here, Homestar dreams up using an "oversized novelty toothbrush" to paint clouds. Anyone else think the similarity is worth inclusion in the list of Inside References (or maybe a Fast Forward in the other email)? --[[User:Rriegs|Rriegs]] 04:11, 16 April 2007 (UTC)

:Wow, good observation. There are some strong similarities: "oversized novelty" toiletries in both cases, and both concerning clouds. I think there's enough of a connection to include in the article — anyone else agree? {{User:Trey56/sig}} 04:38, 16 April 2007 (UTC)

::I agree. Put it in the article. --{{User:Jangles5150/sig}} 00:33, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
:::So why this get mentioned in the article for having two subsequent email mentions, but the phonebook ref in [[your funeral]] got shot down? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 04:27, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

== Part-Time Job ==
Does anybody think we should add something about how Strong Bad worked for Bubs in his part-time job? I think it's weird how he'd manage to work for something as major as tech support while doing a part-time job as an advertiser. --{{User:}}
:Like what I said to Sam The Man about [[ Talk:Strong_Bad#Add_his_rocket|Strong Bad's Rocket]], it only happened once. And besides, he quit his job. --{{User:Jangles5150/sig}} 00:31, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
But that doesn't mean he didn't work for Bubs in a separate way. We saw him working for tech support since Dullard, then we see him working for Bubs as an advertiser? I think it should be added even if it is minor.--{{User:}}
:Just because he had a part-time job where he was working for Bubs, why does that mean he can't have a separate job? It was PART-TIME, after all.--[[User:Lux Acerbus|Lux Acerbus]] 03:38, 28 April 2007 (UTC)
Okay, I see your point, thanks.--{{User:}}
== Florescant Lights ==
Those florescant lights in the reflections are the same as on the ATM machine on the downloads page, only reversed. I'm not sure if this has been noticed yet, but I just thought it was interesting. [[User:TheDenzel|TheDenzel]]

== Possible reference? ==

It just struck me, Strong Sad said he was in charge of the schwa sound at Dictionary.com. Could this possibly have something to do with him having practicing the dictionary in [[Jorb Well Done]]? {{User:NFITC1/sig}} 04:24, 28 April 2007 (UTC)
:I think that's way too much of a stretch. There's barely any connection between the two at all. --[[User:Lux Acerbus|Lux Acerbus]] 04:35, 28 April 2007 (UTC)

== Caveman Games? ==

The animation of the woman pole vaulting reminded me of a similar minigame in the NES game; Caveman Games. Possible real-world reference?

:Comparing the two, they didn't seem similar enough to me. ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juNh_qJ2W8M Here's] the video I was watching) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 05:13, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

== Taserin' the taser in it ==

It's been changed back and forth. Does Bubs say that he's going to upgrade the ''taserin' '' that gnome or the ''taser in'' that gnome? Although the first is closer to what he said the second time, the second one is grammatically correct (albeit fairly meaningless.) I'm'a go with '''taser in'''. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 00:27, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
:I disagree. "'''taserin''''" makes far more sense. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 00:29, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
::It definitely sounds like '''taserin' '''— especially when he says it the second time. It also makes more sense.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 00:31, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
::: How does it make sense? Upgrading the taserin'? --{{User:Jay/sig}} 00:32, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
::: And how can you possibly tell the difference in sound between two things that are phonetically identical? --{{User:Jay/sig}} 00:34, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
::::You left out the end of the sentance. he's gonna upgrade the tasering that gnome server where "tasering that gnome" is the name of the server. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 00:35, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
::::: Sounds like kind of a reach to me. Besides, the word "server" seemed to be an afterthought. As "Oh! I better make this sound work-related! It's not a gnome! It's a gnome ''server!''" --{{User:Jay/sig}} 00:36, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
::::::Exactly. It was all an afterthought to his first phrase "Taserin that gnome", which he repeats exactly to make it sound work related. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 00:38, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
::::::I mean, why would there be a taser '''''in''''' a gnome, and why would he want to upgrade it? {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 00:40, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
:::::::Why would there be a "taserin' that gnome server"? --{{User:Jay/sig}} 00:43, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
::::::::My interpretation is different. I thought he meant to say "upgrade that server", and then accidentally slipped a very telling "tazerin' that gnome" in there, which is what he's actually going to do. Also, the two wouldn;t actually sound identical. There's definitely no pause whatsoever between "tazer" and "in" in that sentence.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 00:43, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

:::::::::Yes, I agree with that, more or less. I definitely think it's "taserin'". {{User:Trey56/sig}} 00:47, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
::::::::::I always thought it was "taserin'". It just seems funnier to me. {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 01:05, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

== Awesome ==

This episode showed the Xbox, which i have.

You don't suppose the Brother Chaps actually own a Xbox?

[[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 07:26, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

== Nevermind the bullocks album ==

Three possibilities:
 1. SB, in typing "Nevermind", referred to the 1992 Nirvana album Nevermind.
 B. Instead, SB was referring to the Sex Pistols album of slightly profane moniker, like he did once before in [[sbemail22|sbemail22]], though the words used were seperated.
 3. He simply connected the words "never" and "mind" like he always does to words. In fact it was standard practice in comic books and other forms of fiction to spell it "nevermind" if one was mumbling it or saying it faster or exasperatedly.

The System is Down

Zoom — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 01:19:37 GMT

Zoom: /* Remarks */ put slightly better

{{toonnav|Shorts|systemisdown|Meet Marshie|20X6 vs. 1936}}
:''This is for the toon The System is Down. For the song, please see [[The System Is Down (song)]].''

[[Image:systemisdown.png|200px|thumb|"The system is down, yo."]]

In January of 2003, [[homestarrunner.com]] suddenly and inexplicably went down. Patient viewers then saw this short toon, cleverly disguised as an error page.

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

'''Places:''' [[Error Page]]

'''Date:''' Wednesday, January 22, 2003

'''Running Time:''' 1:05

'''Page Title:''' 404 Doodoo Error

{{dvd|Everything Else, Volume 1}}

== Transcript ==
''{A typical Internet Explorer error page appears. The whistling of the wind is heard. Homestar Runner enters from the right.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{walks in and looks at the error message}'' Ummmm... what's going on here? What happened to my website?

''{Strong Bad enters from the left.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The system is down, yo.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Ohh...the system... Right, right.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, I think too many people tried to log on. ''{scratches his head}'' Uh.. sorry about that.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' What are you sorry for? It's my website.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Um... I don't think they're coming to see you, Homestar.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' What, you think everyone's logging on to watch "tape-leg"? Yeah, that's a good one.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, shut up! The tape-leg is cool. ''{Stretches his hand out and to the right}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Well, when do I get my website back?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, anytime now. We've got our top men working on it round-the-clock.

''{Bubs enters from the left holding a motherboard.}''

'''BUBS:''' Well, I found the problem. Looks like somebody tried to cram-a-lam a Swiss Cake Roll into the disk drive.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, really? ''{leaning toward Strong Bad, eyeing him suspiciously}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh, what are you looking at me for? I did—hut—wut—nany—huit— ''{runs off quickly}

''{The note which looks like an error message appears, taped to the screen. It says, "Everything is fine. Nothing is ruined."}

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' So, Bubs... What are you gonna do with that Swiss Cake Roll?

== Fun Facts ==
===Explanations===
* This cartoon came about when the site was still on Yahoo's server. The site's popularity drove the bandwidth well into the [[Wikipedia:Terabyte|terabytes]], which Yahoo overlooked for a time only because they were all fans. They finally had to shut it down because of the intense server consumption, hence the origins of the toon. However, the [[Store]] is still run by [[Wikipedia:Yahoo!|Yahoo!]].

===Trivia===
* At the end of the cartoon, it automatically takes you back to the [[TV Time Toons Menu]].
* This toon can also be seen at [http://www.jomama.com jomama.com].
* The [[TV Time Toons Menu]] [[HR:menuswfs/menu_systemisdown.swf|preview]] has Homestar running past the 404 error. He does not do this in the toon.

===Remarks===
* There are actually ''two'' Swiss Cake Rolls "cram-a-lammed" in the computer's innards.
* The error page is specifically for [[Wikipedia:Internet Explorer|Internet Explorer 6]]; which makes it somewhat out of place for those using any other browser or version.
* Bubs is actually holding a [[Wikipedia:Motherboard|motherboard]], not a [[Wikipedia:Disk storage|disk drive]].

===Inside References===
* The note that appears on the screen is from [[50 emails]].
* "The system is down" is from [[Strong Bad Email]] [[techno]].
* [[tape-leg]] is a Strong Bad Email, and a [[Tape-leg|running gag]].
* [[Swiss Cake Rolls]] are another running gag.

===Real-World References===

* "We've got our top men working on it 'round the clock," said by Strong Bad, is a reference to what the government representative says to [[Wikipedia:Indiana Jones|Indiana Jones]] about the status of the Ark of the Covenant at the end of ''[[Wikipedia:Raiders of the Lost Ark|Raiders of the Lost Ark]]''.

== DVD Version ==
*The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.

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

'''MIKE:''' So, this is ''The System is Down'', and we made it when the system really was down.

'''MATT:''' It was down for two whole days.

'''MIKE:''' In January of 2003.

'''MATT:''' That's right.

'''MIKE:''' So we made this cartoon, and we were going to put it on a different website, ThoraxCorp.com... um, and email— uh, send out an email to everyone telling them that the system was down and to watch this cartoon.

'''MATT:''' To all fifteen people.

'''MIKE:''' To all fifteen people that were watching the site. But by the time we got done with it, the site was back up, so we just put in on there, and it ended up being a nice little, uh, cartoon.

'''MATT:''' A humor piece. A humor— A nice humor piece. We call these humor-toons, some of these.

'''MIKE:''' Homestar's got a little sass, and also—

'''MATT:''' Sass dackery.

'''MIKE:''' There's also a period where Homestar's dress/shirt was a slightly more magenta than red.

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' Like look at the bill of his hat versus his body.

'''MATT:''' I don't like it. I remember we found a— we did a Google image search for "motherboard" or something and that's what, uh...

'''MIKE:''' ''{mumbles}''

'''MATT:''' Yeah. Not a disk drive at all, is it?

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs a little}''

'''MATT:''' It's a motherboard.

== External Links ==
*[[HR:systemisdown.html|watch "The System is Down"]]
*[[HR:systemisdown.swf|view the Flash file for "The System is Down"]]

{{subtitlesLinks|systemisdown}}

[[Category:Shorts|System is Down, The]]
[[Category:DVD Commentary]]

Talk:more armies

Zoom — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 01:13:44 GMT

Zoom: /* Deck Talkin's? */

==Continuation of "army"?==
Could this email be considered a continuation of the email [[army]] due to how the subject nature is so similar to the said email and how this email is called "more armies"? -- [[User:Bad Graphics Ghost|The BGG]]
:See [[Talk:more_armies#Email_sequel|here]]. {{User:The Chort/sig}} 20:30, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

== B4KD0R H4XX0R==

Anyone else catch the 1337/L337/LeeT in the brochure that read "Backdoor Hacker?"

== Benedetto!==
Just making sure. Frank Bennedetto was not in this email, but rather a memorial to him. Right? -
[[User:Drsandsattwo|Drsandsattwo]] 20:18, 21 May 2007 (UTC)

Uhm... no. Frank was revealed to be alive in Labor Dabor (and sign your name please.) -[[User:Everybody!|Everybody!]] 21:49, 21 May 2007 (UTC)

Sorry. What I realize Bennedetto is as alive as a psuedocharacter can be, but that is a memorial rather than the real thing. correct? -
[[user:Drsandsattwo|Drsandsattwo]] 23:38, 21 May 2007 (UTC)

I'd say that the memorial of Bennedetto counts as a character appearance as much as stuffed Strong Bad suplexing a cougar does. {{User:Jeadly/sig}} 16:39, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

My vote is that Bennedetto isn't so much a character as it is just an average everyday popcorn maker that Homestar, in all his geniusness, thinks is a character named Bennedetto. He's probably the only one who sees the memorial as an actuall memorial. To the rest of the world, the real question is: is it the same popcorn maker? Who can really say?--[[User:69.29.135.247|69.29.135.247]] 18:31, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

== I have made my decission ==

I can do the transcript luckaly say my parents. I can do the transcript. Can I do the transcript again? {{User:Sam the Man/sig}}

:[[User:Has Matt?|Has Matt?]] is {{p|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=more_armies&curid=34763&diff=460758&oldid=460756&rcid=415474 working on it now}}. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 21:54, 21 May 2007 (UTC)

==Not-yet opened STUFF==

The third kid facing certain doom in the Homestarmy refers to military school.

- {{User:Gtxm78/sig}} 21:56, 21 May 2007 (UTC)

I think that, if anything, certain doom refers to the fact that Homestar is a ridiculously inept "commander" and will lead the Homestarmy to certain doom. - [[User:Chupaqueso|Chupaqueso]] 22:01, 21 May 2007 (UTC)

He's more of a "Col-o-nel". -WeatherPerson

==Jumped in?==
What's that mean? Strong Bad said you can send your kid off to join the On Point Kings, but he'll have to be jumped in. Funny, usually by the time I come here, the e-mail page is already done. It's odd to see it so new :). [[User:Kvn8907|Kvn8907]] 22:11, 21 May 2007 (UTC)

: It's the standard gang initiation... urban legends about flashing headlights and assaulting random people in front of Wal-Mart notwithstanding, most gangs simply beat the $*#! out of prospective members to make sure they're tough enough. That's called being "jumped in". [[User:68.13.21.225|68.13.21.225]] 23:22, 21 May 2007 (UTC) (a no-account good for nothing so and so)

Well, I remember in 5th grade we learned about gangs. (A police officer came as a special guest.) What gangs do, is they try and see how tough you are by beating the crap out of you. Then, you are in the gang, and there is bad stuff (I don't know the specifics, because I've never been in one, thankfully), like weapons and drugs. Then if you want to get out, they have to "jump you out." That means you get beaten up, but a lot harder, and some people have died trying to escape/get out of gangs. [[User:Tgcdse|Tgcdse]]

==Firebert to Trogdor==
It's possible that The Cheat didn't change Firebert to Trogdor just because his name was awful. I think it's more to do with the popularity of Trogdor and the amount of fan contributions it has spawned.
:Same here. {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} 00:10, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
::agreed --[[User:EricTheDerek|EricTheDerek]] 00:20, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
:::I disagree. I think the firebert not being a good commando name was exactly what they had in mind. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 00:22, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
::::but Trogdor isn't a commando name...is it? --[[User:EricTheDerek|EricTheDerek]] 00:25, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
::::I agree as well... SB may have stated his opinion that Firebert isn't a good commando name in a previous email, but there's no reason to assume that's the reason he's unpopular; the gag would have worked just as well with any of the other commandos. The gag is a commentary on how much more popular Trogdor is than the commandos, not the "quality" of the name. - [[User:Uglinessman|Ugliness Man]] 02:10, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

==Redheaded stepchild?==
Is it possible that "step-headed red-child" is a reference to the phrase "redheaded stepchild," meaning an unfavored child? -[[User:HotBees|HotBees]] 00:01, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
:If that's an actualy saying, then i'd say definately. Incidentally, i've never heard that before. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 00:03, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
:: I have. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 00:21, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
:::Me three. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 00:22, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
:::Ditto, I've heard the phrase "gonna beat you like a red-headed step-child", and I've heard a few comedians reference the phrase. And even if it wasn't a common phrase, there'd pretty much be no other explanation for what the heck step-headed red-child is supposed to mean. - [[User:Uglinessman|Ugliness Man]] 02:15, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
::::According to [http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=red-headed+stepchild Urban Dictionary], red-headed stepchild is a synonym for whipping boy. That's how I've always heard it used (eg, my department is the company's red-headed stepchild) and that makes sense in this context. (Be ye warned, oh external link-clickers, Urban Dictionary is NOT a family-friendly website!) [[User:Not Horse Woman|Not Horse Woman]] 00:44, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
::: It's an old saying for suretain. --[[User:Mycroft.holmes|Mycroft Holmes]] 01:19, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

== Links to toon titles ==

Is there some kind of arbitrary rule that you don't link the same page twice in a paragraph or something? "which strong bad said was not a good commando name in army" looks wonky without a link or some way to identify "army" as referring to an email and not simply a grammatical miscarriage. -anonymous
:Link once and only once. First instance only. It's not unwritten, it's written.. [[HRWiki:Once And Only Once|place]]... {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 01:45, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
::I understand the reason for the rule, and I'm not asking for the rule to be relaxed or broken, but there should be some sort of punctuation or format convention (quotes, bold, italics, some combination of 2 or 3) for a case like this. Otherwise, as anonymous pointed out, it just looks like bad grammar. - [[User:Uglinessman|Ugliness Man]] 02:13, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
:::"Once and Only Once" has little to do with this... the rule you're after is [[HRWiki:Standards#Link once|Link once]]. But I agree, things like email names should be linked every time... {{User:Phlip/sig}} 03:07, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
::::You sure 'bout that, Phlip? Email names always linked? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 09:07, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
:::::It's tough, because if we were doing it correctly, we would probably have all the toons' names italicized. Since we don't, if you use the name of an email/toon but don't link it, it looks strange, like this: "Strong Bad's first email was some kinda robot". Especially the emails, since they're uncapitalized. So, I'm not sure that linking them all the time is the best solution, but we've got to do something to make them stand out, and italicizing them sometimes but not others would be too inconsistent... {{User:Trey56/sig}} 09:12, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
::::::I'd say link all unless doing something major to all of 'em such as italics or quotes. - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 17:31, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
:::::::I've always thought toon titles should be linked every time. In a way, it ''is'' their punctuation. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:03, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
::::::::I think such a change is the sort of gnome work that could be completed site-wide in a matter of days, if not hours, by one or two industrious gnomes — if there were an official decision made (e.g. always link, link once but always italicize, or whatever).{{User:Bryanc/sig}} 14:45, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

== Boond? ==

What does the "Boond You Like?" poster behind Homestar mean? {{User:Einstein runner/sig}} 02:54, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
:From what I understand, it's a portmanteau of "bowl" and "spoon." That still doesn't make sense, though. -[[User:HotBees|HotBees]] 03:00, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
::Maybe something to do with [[Wikipedia:War bond|war bonds]]? {{User:Phlip/sig}} 03:14, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
::How 'bout "bowl", "spoon", and "would"? [[User:68.85.154.172|68.85.154.172]] 19:39, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

== Mercenaries ==

The line "Mercenaries are typically known to have bad reputations" was used to explain the point of Strong Bad saying "We do bad stuff". How is this not NPOV? -[[User:Itama|Itama]] 03:29, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
:I took that sentence out, and with NPOV, I meant the part about the missionaries. Without the missionaries bit, I didn't see much relevance in the mercenaries part of the sentence.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 10:13, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

==Poster==

should it be mentioned that the "do you has" poster, though slightly changed, has been used in a down loadable wallpaper?

:"Do you has?" reminds me of http://icanhascheezburger.com [[User:Bombcar|Bombcar]] 07:44, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

::"Do you has what it takes to join the Homestarmy?" is from [[army]], which was published in January 2004. [http://icanhascheezburger.com/2006/05/01/this-be-a-test-arr-me-matey/ ICHC's first post] is from May 2006.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 07:57, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

== He-Man ==
So, someone thought that the Poopsmith's change into the Municipality Soldier was not related to He-Man... I thought the lightning striking the shovel was just like the special magic that changes Prince Adam into Heman... "By the Castle of Grayskull.... I HAVE THE POWER!" I would like to add it back in, but please let me know what you thing.... I think you need to be a He-Man fan to appreciate it... any takers for a debate? [[User:MisteR t|mister t]] 05:06, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
:I see the resemblence, but I think it's a reference to the Marines commercials (especially given the context of the toon). {{User:Trey56/sig}} 05:09, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
::No, I totally thought of He-Man too. The Chaps are notorious for '80s refs. ...I think. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 05:14, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
:::But really. Is this the place for a He-Man reference? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 09:06, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
::::I'm gonna have to agree with Trey on this one. This is a clear Marine commercial reference. It also makes a lot more sense to be referencing an actual military recruitment commercial (rather than He-Man) at a Vaguely Military Career Fair. [[User:Manolios|Manolios]] 14:07, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
:::::It does seem like a He-Man reference, now that you mention it. Besides, The Poopsmith doesn't almost lose his grip, like in the Marines commercial it seems to be referencing. [[User:Neox|Neox]]
::::::And He-Man... does? The Marines commerical reference is patently true (it says "pooper fi" on his shield). The only reason the scene resembles He-Man at all is because the Marines commercial that it parodies kinda does. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:40, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
:::::::Why is everyone acting as though the Municipality video can only be a reference to one thing and one thing only? Is it not a possibility that it references BOTH the Marines recruitment ads AND He-Man?[[User:71.217.233.97|71.217.233.97]] 20:35, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
::::::::Because when something is clearly a reference to thing A, and kind of sorta resembles or is a stretch to thing B, then it's probably just a reference to think A alone. (It could be considered a variation of [[TTATOT]] that I will call TAOT ("this and only this").) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:40, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
:::::::::As the coiner of TTATOT, I hereby give my support to TAOT. I bequeath thee! --{{User:Jay/sig}} 05:06, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

== His left hand? ==

:The Cheat uses the marker with his [[left handedness|left hand]].

I don't want to change this yet just in case it's just my dyslexia, but I'm pretty sure the Cheat is using that marker with his right hand. [[User:Wrath|Wrath]] 13:52, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
:Hmm, true, i corrected the wording, didn't think to look at the fact itself. Okay. DELETED! {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 14:06, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

== Brown Ops ==

I am not 100% on this, but aren't brown ops Navy operations in coastal and riverine areas?

== What? No goofs? ==

Shouldn't there be a goofs section? I noticed that when Strong Bad gets up, you see his reflection emerge from behind the Lappy and his head is behind the fairly tattered Paper.
:I haven't seen that one yet myself. But it's a wiki; feel free to add it. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:04, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

:Who says he's looking at the paper? If your printer suddenly started shooting out ripped, mangled paper, would you look at the paper, or the printer? I say he's looking at the printer! --[[User:JamesDean|JamesDean]] 05:17, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

== Mile reference? ==

Does anyone else think the sound The Cheat makes in the beginning of the Easter Egg is similar to that 1 from when he looked around in [[mile]]? [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 15:40, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
:Perhaps, but why is that notable? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:47, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

== Ganglo-Saxon ==

Isn't "Ganglo-Saxon" a [[portmanteau]] of "gangly" (probably referring to the build of high-school-age students likely to be attending career fairs) and "Anglo-Saxon"? (Edit: I see now that Has Matt? has added it to the Portmanteaus page already, just not here.) -{{User:ReverendTed/sig}} 15:55, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

:I have no actual sources for this claim, nor do I feel like looking them up, but I'm sure Ganglo-Saxon is a (real world) reference to the popularity of vaguely military organizations (militias) among the white supremacist crowd in the United States. If no one else agrees I'll shut up but I know I've seen various news articles about neo-nazi and "white power" military organizations throughout my life.[[User:Some kind of scientist|Some kind of scientist]] 21:47, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

== Music ==

The music is the scene after the 2 Weeks... sound familiar. I think its from something. I'll see if I can find it to have proof.--{{User:X66x66/sig}} 19:12, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
:[[Strongest Man In The World]], I believe. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 22:48, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

== Undertaker? ==

Is it just me or does the Shady Missionary look eerily like the Undertaker from old school WWF? The facial expression is exact. --((User:Shadix))

I came in here to say that. I vote it gets added to Real World Ref. [[User:71.127.223.22|71.127.223.22]] 02:07, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

I agree, it was the first thought that went through my mind. The grimace is unmistakeable.

== 5 Bucks ==
I can't be the only one who noticed this. Homestar saying that the "viewer" looks like he comes from "a long line of five bucks-havers" is a direct reference to the email army. However, I'm guessing maybe there are so damn many references to that email in this one that listing them all would be silly?[[User:71.217.233.97|71.217.233.97]] 20:35, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

== Joe Piscopo ==

Did I miss something? WTF does Joe Piscopo have to do with anything? --- [[User:Wfaulk|Wfaulk]] 22:45, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

:He's listed as a client on the brochure for the On Point Kings. -[[User:Itama|Itama]] 04:02, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

== Long Sbemail ==

Apparently, the sbemail was put up for 3 weeks. Should I mention that anywhere? [[User:The Magic Pixel|The Magic Pixel]] 23:23, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

Oh, I guess someone else added it. NEVERMIND'D! [[User:The Magic Pixel|The Magic Pixel]] 01:37, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

:Note that [[time capsule]] spanned an even longer period of time, so there's nothing notable about the three weeks except that SB actually completed answering this. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 04:01, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

== Montage ==

Does noone remember that at the end of Montage Strong Bad upgrades to an inkjet in sbemail173 and that could be why the paper is mesed up? {{unsigned|24.252.248.124|23:36, 22 May 2007 (UTC)}}
:See [[more armies#Inside References]]. It's already mentioned. {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 23:38, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

:Everyone remembers. Trust me. You should drop by [http://forum.hrwiki.org/index.php the forum] some time. [[User:Wrath|Wrath]] 01:32, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

===Told Ya!===
As some of the higher-up wikiers may remember, I tried to create a page on the [[Inkjet Era]] about a month or 2 ago, but it was quickly yet vigorously discussed, closed, and deleted. I "rebeled" by making a [[Userbox]] for it on [[User:Supuhstar|my page]]. I'm not usually one to say this, (and tell me if it breaks any rules) but, '''''IN YOUR FACE!!!''''' {{User:Supuhstar/sig}}

:Calm down tigger. I knew it would hapen too.
::Yes, BUT at this moment in time, we don't know whether The Paper really will be replaced (and I sincerly hope not), or if TBC are just messing with our minds. Again. Your article was probably deleted because it was pure speculation. {{User:The Chort/sig}} 20:29, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

Man, I was worried there was nothing in this article about that! you made my day =] [[User:O a Israel|O a Israel]] 15:05, 27 May 2007 (UTC)

==Roman Trifold==

What the crap's a Roman Trifold? [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 00:20, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
:Perhaps it's a play on the Roman trireme. A brochure of this style is refereed to as "trifold", that's for sure. The rest is a guess. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 04:04, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

==Helicopter==

Isn't that helicopter from TGS Issue 1? [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 00:25, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
:No, it looks totally different. Go and have a look.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 00:28, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
::It still looks the same. [[User:Awexome Cross|Awexome Cross]] 21:49, 24 May 2007 (UTC)
:::Also please note that my username was DELETED, so I had to re-register. [[User:Awexome Cross|Awexome Cross]] 21:50, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

== Email sequel ==

I believe TBC broke their own rules. Didn't they say not to email Strong Bad asking him to remake an old email? This is basically a sequel to [[army]]. [[User:Hagurumon|Hagurumon]] 03:47, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
:Their admonition was not to ask them to "do Trogdor again" or anything like that. And frankly, this is as much a sequel to [[origins]] and [[disconnected]] as it is to [[army]]. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:50, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
::Yes, more of a sequel to several things. They just don't want the same question a second time. An offshoot or followup question seems to be okay, though. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 03:52, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
:::Also, [[dangeresque 3]] was a sequel to [[stunt double]], so it's not unprecedented. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:53, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
::::There's a big difference between ''"I have three sons that wish to join the Strongbadia army. Do you have any pamphlets, brochures, video information that could assist."'' and ''"GHET HOMESTRAMY TO INVAED STONGBANDIA AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11"'' (Incidently, I was just re-watching "army" '''the day BEFORE''' this email was released. :) {{User:The Chort/sig}} 16:34, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

== The Cheat and Firebert ==

Is it fair to say that The Cheat voices Firebert in the Cheat Commando cartoons just as Crack Stuntman voices Gunhaver? Evidence to support this:
*The Cheat Commando cartoons are produced by members of the main Homestar Runner universe (hence Stuntman's message on Marzipan's answering machine). Theoretically, the other voice actors behind the CC characters exist alongside Homestar Runner, Strong Bad, etc.
*This email seems to indicate that The Cheat is making an appearance as the actor who plays Firebert.
*Firebert has never spoken English in any of the cartoons, but he made The Cheat noises in [[Shopping for Danger]].
*The Cheat also went by the name of Firebert in [[army]].
I think this makes sense, and I think it's intended by TBC, rather than simply speculation. Anyone agree or disagree? {{User:Trey56/sig}} 06:46, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
:Agree on all counts. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 02:04, 24 May 2007 (UTC)
*Isn't the real question being asked here whether Crack Stuntman is a product of Strong Bad's imagination that materializes on Marzipan's answering machine? What is REAL in the homestarrunner universe is an impossible question, although one that I think would be interesting to explore. For example, is Videlectrix a real video game company in the homestarrunner universe, or a product of Strong Bad's imagination? How could games that he conjures up in an email appear instantaneously as "real" video game cartridges, available in Free Country USA. Do we assume that Strong Bad is actually on staff at (or being plagiarized by) Videlectrix, or does Strong Bad actually have the most powerful "telekenisis" of all the characters, creating a corporation with real employees and products with the power of his mind? Is it possible that there is a sub-universe within the homestarrunner universe that is only as real to the characters as homestarrunner.com is to us? [[User:71.104.226.62|71.104.226.62]]
:What makes you think crack stuntman is a product of strong bad imagination? the cheat commandoes tv show is a real show in the HR universe, so clearly gunhaver needs a voice actor, hence a guy named crack. meanwhile, there are spin-offs, certainly, many of which are unexplained, like senor cartgage suddenly appearing, but these spin-offs should not be taken are a direct result of strong bad talking about them. -[[User:Neumannz|Zatchman]] 03:16, 25 May 2007 (UTC)
::Yeah, I guess you're right in this case, I thought that the cheat commandos were one of those things he kinda randomly starts talking about and then appears, but that's just firebert, and the cheat kinda invented him. [[User:71.104.226.62|71.104.226.62]]
:Well I agree. {{User:Supuhstar/sig}}

== The paper? ==

What's up with the tattered paper at the end there. Could this be the end of the paper?

:See [[montage#Fast Forward|here]], [[more armies#Inside References|here]], and on this very page: [[Talk:more armies#Montage|here]].{{User:Bryanc/sig}} 14:32, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

::In montage, it said that the paper stuck around until email 173,at which point Strong Bad upgraded to an Ink jet Printer. [[User:99.245.175.130|99.245.175.130]] 20:42, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

== Homestar the Traitor? ==
Ok, now is it just me, or does anyone else here Homestar Talking in the Firebert Easter Egg? listen carefully, and you can hear (or might hear) a person speaking with HSR's Speech impedement. I just want to know if i'm just crazy or if it's for real before I post it. - {{User:Zerlock1124/sig}}

I turned the volume way high up, and he doesn't have his speech impediment. [[User:71.231.56.40|71.231.56.40]] 00:50, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

:I agree, it's not Homestar. While I DO hear someone that sounds similar to Homestar, I think they weren't INTENDED to be Homestar. {{User:Bluebry/sig}} 00:53, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

== Shady Missionaries album cover change? ==

Is it just my imagination, or did the easter egg album cover art change shortly after the release of this sbemail? I seem to remember it being cartoony and MSPaint-ish.

== Major Bludd ==

This fact was {{p|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=more_armies&diff=462615&oldid=462613 removed}}, but I think that it's very possibly true (unlike the other one that was removed with it):
<blockquote>Strong Bad's mercenary costume closely resemblances that of [[wikipedia:Major_Bludd|Major Bludd]], a mercenary from the [[Wikipedia:G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (TV series)|G.I. Joe]] cartoon series.</blockquote>
According to [[Wikipedia:Major Bludd]], Major Bludd has an eyepatch, a mustache, ''and'' a cybernetic hand. I don't know much about G.I. Joe, but this is enough to convince me. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 22:11, 25 May 2007 (UTC)
:Yeah, I guess I removed it too hastily. I read the part about Major Bludd's eyepatch and mustache, but I didn't read the [[Wikipedia:Major Bludd#Comic books|comic books]] section of the article, where it talks about his cybernetic hand. Since TBC reference G.I. Joe all the time with the [[Cheat Commandos]], I don't think it's wrong to assume that they were referencing Major Bludd here. {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 22:17, 25 May 2007 (UTC)
::Cool. I wasn't convinced until I read the bit about the cybernetic hand either; I'll add it back in. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 22:18, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

== Jumped in/Jumped out Gang Reference ==

In school, we learned about gangs from a police officer, and these are confirmed facts: For anyone who doesn't know, gangs "jump in" potential members. When someone chooses to join the gang (a bad choice btw, if you've never learned that), the gang beats the crap out of you to test your toughness. Then, in the gang, they have bad stuff like weopons and drugs, so if you want to get out, they "jump you out." This is supposed to be even worse, where they give you no mercy, and beat the crap and everything out of you (some people have died trying to get away from a gang they were in).
Anyways, does anyone think that we should add it as a real world reference to gangs (when sb mentions jumping in and out)?
[[User:Tgcdse|Tgcdse]]
:It's already mentioned in [[more armies#Explanations|Explanations]]. But I don't think it explains what "jumping out" is, so you might want to add that information to the fact that's already there. {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 16:00, 27 May 2007 (UTC)

== 65lb Cardstock ==

65lb Cardstock is likely a real-world reference to Kraft paper, generally used for making tubes for various use in pyrotechnics, sold as 'kraft paper', made with the Kraft process. "65lb" means that 500 square meters of the paper weighs in at 65lbs, generally it is sold in 40, 50, 60, and 70lb strengths. 65lb is just below the highest quality. I don't know if its worth mentioning or not, so I will let you guys decide. -Xeno [[User:70.56.206.2|70.56.206.2]] 19:53, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

Regular paper is also sold in varying weights - see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_density#Basis_weight. --[[User:207.207.83.16|207.207.83.16]] 00:17, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

== Closed STUFF ==

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=== Firebert Vs. Trogdor ===
{{stufffact|The Cheat does not receive any visitors until he replaces "[[Firebert]]" with "[[Trogdor]]". It is strongly implied that his initial unpopularity is due to the name "Firebert", which was criticized in [[army]] and again in [[Shopping for Danger]].}}
{{stuffverdict|23:24, 18 June 2007 (UTC)|16:25, 22 June 2007 (UTC)|accepted|15|4|more armies}}

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=== Oh, check me out, it's in back of my head! ===
{{stufffact|Strong Bad's head is behind The Paper when he comes back to look at it.}}
{{stuffverdict|18:44, 23 May 2007 (UTC)|20:10, 27 May 2007 (UTC)|declined|16|6|more armies}}

== An Aussie SBMAIL??? ==

Awesome, does anyone else know if this is the first Australian email?

[[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 08:01, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
:Actually, [[crying]] was the first [[Strong Bad Email By Place#Australia|from Australia]]. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 08:22, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

== And they feed the king through a tube? ==

Would the scene of the KOT eating giblet gravy count as feeding him through a tube? [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 22:11, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
:The reason I asked was because I thought if it did, we could write an article about [[Feeding Through A Tube]] because there were also references in [[No Hands on Deck!]] and [[looking old]]. [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 23:04, 28 July 2007 (UTC)

== Are you good at video games? ==

I don't know if this is noteworthy, but seems to me that Homestar's asking whether or not the implied scoutee was good at video games was a reference to the real world Army's (American) semi-recent practices aimed at getting gamers to join the army. Most notably their creation of the video game, army simulator hybrid "America's Army." [[User:70.146.127.219|70.146.127.219]] 06:22, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
:mayhaps--[[User:Antisexy|Antisexy]] 06:25, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

== Deck Talkin's? ==

Perthy. Paul. Perfect Paul is a Dectalk TTS voice. Andy similarity? -Alex H. --[[User:68.74.58.104|68.74.58.104]] 01:06, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
:Nope. SB wouldn't know about TTS. I don't think '''TBC''' knows about TTS. {{User:Zoom/sig}} 01:13, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

Strong Bad

Zoom — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 01:07:31 GMT

Zoom: /* Biography */ Couch Potate

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[[Image:MontageStrongBad.png|thumb|The ramblin' wreck of email-check!]]
== Biography ==

'''Strong Bad''' is one of the most well-known characters in the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] body of work. He started out as the villain who tried to cheat his way to the top but was always doomed to fail before [[Homestar Runner]]. In the manner that minor characters become [[Wikipedia:breakout character|breakout characters]], he's now less of a villain and more of a highly expanded form of comic relief, with his irascible sarcasm and rough voice seeming to make him ever more popular with fans of the website.

He answers [[Strong Bad Email|emails]] with a passion, and will [[Poorly Written Emails|make fun]] of their grammar, punctuation, and spelling—although he's not overly worried about [[Strong Bad's Spelling|his own]]. He also hates to be asked about [[How Do You Type With Boxing Gloves On?|how he manages to type with boxing gloves on]]. He usually does what he does best when he gets an e-mail like that: '''[[DELETED|DELETED!!]]''' He also writes, illustrates, and narrates the series of [[Teen Girl Squad]] comics.

Strong Bad is the middle child of [[The Brothers Strong]]. His is the dominant personality and he loves to push everyone around: he's often abusing Homestar, [[Kicking The Cheat|kicking]] [[The Cheat]], [[Marzipan's Answering Machine|prank-calling]] [[Marzipan]], or [[Strong Bad and Strong Sad's Relationship|tormenting]] [[Strong Sad]] (although it's been hinted that they [[The Secrets That I Keep|got along]] when they were younger). Although he seems to dislike or positively loathe most people, he enjoys the company of [[Bubs]], The Cheat, his ever-diligent lackey, [[Strong Mad]], his older brother, and, [[Strong Bad and Pom Pom's Relationship|to a lesser extent]], [[Pom Pom]].

He has boxing gloves for hands (which always have square window reflections on them, no matter where he is), and a [[Wikipedia:Lucha libre|lucha libre]] mask for a head (as confirmed in [[some kinda robot]]). Although he claims that his mask is his face, he once removed it in the [[the chair]], which caused him a lot of pain. His mouth is rectangular, though it often becomes round when he says words with the letter "o". Most of the time, Strong Bad's mouth is in a slight frown, but there are occasions where he [[Strong Bad Smiling|smiles]]. The blue diamond on his face also gives him the power to mentally open [[Cold One]]s and even pop Homestar's hat off his head; however, this seems to have been abandoned, as it was only demonstrated in [[super powers]]. Strong Bad rules the land of [[Strong Badia]], a barren field behind the [[Wikipedia:Dumpster (term)|dumpsters]] that is completely devoid of any sentient life. His favorite saying is (or was for a time) "[[Crap|holy crap]]", though he hates when people use the word crap when [[Crapfully Yours|signing emails]]. He frequently mangles words, as seen in [[army]]. ("We're a one man army. Er, a three man one-y. [[Three-to-One Marny|Three-to-one-marny]]?") It has also been [[road trip|implied]] that he wets the bed, a fact that he attempts to [[Blatant Lies|cover up]] with little success. However, he seems to sleep instead on the couch in his [[Strong_Bad's_Basement|basement]], frequently mumbling video game titles as he wakes surrounded by bags of [[Potate|Potate]].

Strong Bad talks a big line, claiming to be a criminal mastermind, a [[Exaggerated Strong Bad|muscle man]], and totally popular with the [[Strong Bad's Ladies|ladies]], though there is little evidence of any of these claims, and no shortage of evidence that they are all untrue. Strong Bad refuses to acknowledge this however, and continues unaffected with his delusions of grandeur. He is convinced that Marzipan likes, or has a crush on, him when in fact she "[[marzipan|really doesn't like him at all]]." Due to his delusional opinions about himself, much of what Strong Bad says is [[Blatant Lies|obviously untrue]].

He loves to listen to [[Limozeen]], [[Taranchula]], and [[Peter Frampton]]. He seems to dislike any band that isn't considered [[Heavy Metal|metal]], as seen towards the end of [[concert]]. His favorite show is [[Caleb Rentpayer]]. He also enjoys doing Jumble puzzles and baking. His love for [[Strong Bad's Technology|older technology]] such as cassette tapes, command prompt computers, old video games and laserdiscs, and the titles of events such as "[[monster truck|Awexome Cross '98]]", and "[[TrogdorCon '97]]" suggest that Strong Bad is "stuck in the '90s". Despite his love of the nineties, he seems to despise and destroy anything from any previous decade, like [[Wikipedia:8-track cartridge|8-Tracks]], TVs that lost their essence in the '70s, and the [[Wikipedia:Nintendo Entertainment System|Nintendo Entertainment System]].

[[Image:Baby strong bad.png|thumb|Pretending to play better video games.]]
Strong Bad has sung many hit singles, his most popular being "[[Everybody to the Limit]]". He also stars as the protagonist in the blockbuster action series "[[Dangeresque (film series)|Dangeresque]]".

He works with Homestar and The Cheat at an [[The Office|unnamed tech company]], though despite this fixed income, he seems to have financial troubles, and often attempts money making solutions of questionable legitimacy and [[other days|burns his bills]] with his [[BMW Lighter]].

Strong Bad is somewhat prejudiced; he has been [[sb_email 22|banned from the UK]], and often [[little questions|ridicules non-English speakers]] on their e-mails. He also does not get on well with old people or [[for kids|children]], although he claims to have children of his own, including Jeffrey Beffrey Mudgeman, at his second secret home where he goes by the name Vance Mudgeman. He doesn't appear to care much for those children either, or perhaps he does and truly believes that "you got to be firm."

As evidenced in [[stand-up]], Strong Bad once did [[Wikipedia:standup comedy|stand-up comedy]] as a kid. He apparently wasn't very good, as he tried to make up jokes instead of using natural comedy or rehearsed jokes. However, he doesn't like talking about his act, because his pants fell down in front of the audience, and he ran away embarrassed.

*'''Domicile:''' [[House of the Brothers Strong]]
*'''Debut:''' [[Original Book|"The Homestar Runner Enters The Strongest Man in the World Contest"]]
*[[:Category:Strong Bad Filmography|Complete Filmography]]

== Character Video Transcript ==
[[Image:The SB.PNG|thumb|"Girls, make a line for make-outs! Dudes, make a line for high-fives!"]]
''{'''Page Title:''' Get ready for the new!}'' ''{'''Place:''' [[Strong Badia]]}''

''{Strong Bad is seen standing next to several wooden props, including one of Homestar Runner with a snake wrapped around his head. He is moving some of the props around.}''

'''STRONG BAD''': Hold on, I'm not done with the props yet! ''{turns to camera}'' Greetings, party people in the place to be! I am called Strong Bad! Hand over all your moneys in a paper and/or plastic bag! Ladies, form a line to my left for makeouts! Dudes, form a line to my right for high fives! Like I said, I'm Strong Bad. I've been described as cool, awesome, hot, video games, the hottest, and real real hot. Me and my big brother and our The Cheat pretty much run the show around here, as well as serve as a sort of multi-purpose criminal element. Yeah, we got a lot of—

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': Ahe-he-hem.

'''STRONG BAD''': What are you doing here?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': Well, I was gonna get a high five, but, I see that I'm already here. And with a snake on my head!

'''STRONG BAD''': Yeah, that's right. So I'm gonna have to charge you double. You know, since you're both here.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': That sounds reasonable! ''{pronounces it re-ZON-able}''

'''STRONG BAD''': Okay, I only accept gold nuggets. Or maybe Denver Nuggets. ...Whatever you got on ya. Chicken nuggets.

===Fun Facts===
*"Party peoples in the place to be!" is a reference to an [[Wikipedia:Ultramagnetic MC|Ultramagnetic MC]] song called "Ego Trippin'", during which before the song, the announcer says, "Party peoples in the place to be! Just for you, it's the Ultramagnetic MCs!"
*The [http://www.nba.com/nuggets/ Denver Nuggets] are a professional [[Wikipedia:National Basketball Association|NBA]] basketball team.

== Strength ==
There is highly conflicting evidence regarding Strong Bad's strength. For the most part, it is implied that Strong Bad is actually very weak and out of shape and that "Strong Bad" is merely his name and not an accurate description: In the email [[lady fan]], he is unable to do even a single push-up, and states that he used to be able to do only four. In addition, the paper on Strong Bad's desk in the [[Homestar Quiz]] reads "Strong Bad isn't so strong after all. If he tried hard, which of the following could he lift?", and lists the choices as "an ounce", "a week", "a weak", and "pepper". Strong Sad has stated on [[Strong Sad's Lament|his blog]] that Strong Bad's punches do not hurt, compared against Strong Mad's that do. On the other hand, in the email [[car]], Strong Bad demonstrates the ability to punch Homestar hard enough to hit and crack the wall, and in the email [[secret identity]], he literally tosses both Homestar and the King of Town out of his house. He can also easily pick up and carry the supposedly 42-pound [[Lappy 486]], and is quite adept at [[kicking The Cheat]] (hinted in [[Where's The Cheat?]] to weigh about 18 pounds). In the email [[lady...ing]], Strong Bad picks up and throws an anvil. It is possible that, like Homestar's "[[Lack of Visible Arms|arms]]", Strong Bad's true strength may be purposely ambiguous.

== Fun Facts ==
*Strong Bad and Strong Mad, and their original role as tag team wrestlers, came from the [[Nintendo]] video game [[Wikipedia:Tag Team Wrestling|Tag Team Wrestling]] created by Data East U.S.A. in 1986. In this game, one of the teams is called "The Strong Bads."
*Apparently, Strong Bad is able to survive, stand up, and even talk, with a hole blasted in his head, as shown in [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]] and the email [[lady...ing]].
*Strong Bad has never closed his eyes completely, even when he is sleeping. He has closed one eye in [[Field Day Intro]], while winking.
**However, it appears that his eyes will turn black after he dies, as evidenced in the e-mail [[your funeral]].
*He also has never completely closed his mouth, and he supposedly has a green tongue.
*Strong Bad was originally conceived as a masked wrestler because in their childhood, The Brothers Chaps viewed masked wrestlers as the embodiment of evil, making them an ideal choice for an antagonist.
*As seen by [[Lil' Strong Bad]] and in [[highschool]], his head seems to become more oval-shaped as he grows older.
*When he is sleeping, he [[Couch Mumbling|mumbles]] names of famous SNES games, such as Super Contra or Chrono Trigger.
*Strong Bad's head moves around when he is speaking a lot more when he is facing away from the camera. This is true even when he [[Main Page 23|thinks he is facing the camera]].
*As of 18 March 2007, Strong Bad has the highest complete filmography of all the characters on the website, appearing in 320 toons.
*Strong Bad hopes to become a 2nd 2nd Assistant Space-Whale scrubber.
*Strong Bad has a [["Er" pronounced as "oi"|habit]] of pronouncing certain words with an "uhr" sound the way New Yorkers pronounce them (e.g. he says "soivice" instead of "service" in [[lackey]]).

== Variations ==
[[Image:puppetstrongbad.png|thumb|[[Puppet Stuff|Puppet]] Strong Bad]]
*[[Old-Timey Strong Bad]] ([[Old-Timey]])
*[[Stinkoman]] ([[20X6]])
*[[Keyboard Strong Bad]] ([[Sweet Cuppin' Cakes]])
*[[Tiny-Handed Strong Bad]]
*[[Lil' Strong Bad]]
*[[Strong Badman]]
*[[Atari Strong Bad]]
*[[Vector Strong Bad]]
*[[Wrestleman]]
*[[Made-Up Strong Bad Animals]]
*[[Sterrance]]
*[[Teenage Variation#Teenage Strong Bad|Teenage Strong Bad]]
*[[Free_Petry_Dish,_USA_Variation#Strongbadiophage|Strongbadiophage]] ([[highschool]])
*[[Head Bad and Strong Body]] ([[disconnected]])
*[[The Castlefunnies|The Castlefunnies Strong Bad]] ([[old comics]])
*[[Zombie Strong Bad]] ([[your funeral]])
*[[Poopsmith Strong Bad]] ([[secret identity]])


=== [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters|Teen Girl Squad Variations]] ===
*[[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Strong Bad|Strong Bad]]
*[[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Leprechaun Strong Bad|Leprechaun Strong Bad]]
*[[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Sir Hotbod Handsomeface|Sir Hotbod Handsomeface]]
*[[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Strong Bad Robot|Strong Bad Robot]]

=== [[Halloween Costumes]] ===
*[[Wikipedia:Carmen Miranda|Carmen Miranda]] in [[Homestarloween Party]].
*[[Wikipedia:Carmen Sandiego|Carmen Sandiego]] in [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]].
*Homestar as [[Wikipedia:Angus Young|Angus Young]] in [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]].
*Ozone (from the movie [[Wikipedia:Breakin'|Breakin']]) in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]].
*[[Wikipedia:Cesar Romero|Cesar Romero]] as [[Wikipedia:Joker (comics)|The Joker]] in [[Halloween Fairstival]].
*[[Wikipedia:Jambi the Genie|Jambi the Genie]] (from [[Wikipedia:Pee-wee's Playhouse|Pee-wee's Playhouse]]) in [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]]
*[[Wikipedia:Father Guido Sarducci|Father Guido Sarducci]] in [[Happy Hallow-day]].

==Quotes of the Week==
{{qotwstart}}
*{{qotw|"I'm gonna be so far under par, I'm gonna be over par!" '''[[The Cheat]]:''' ''{The Cheat noises}'' '''Strong Bad:''' "Oh, well then, I'll just be really far under par, then."|[[mini-golf]] outtake|mirror:sbcheat_par.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Garbage disposal: what a way to go! Garbage disposal, meet So and So."|[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 13]]|Mirror:sb_garbagedis.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Do not attempt to adjust those trucker caps you're all wearing. Or wait, in fact, DO adjust them. Everybody turn your trucker caps sidewise!"|[[Field Day Intro]]|Mirror:sb_fieldday.mp3|download}}
*{{qotw|'''Singers:''' "You and me, babe, livin for dreams, lifin' for love, drinkin' for free. Sittin' on top of an old robot, sharin' and carin' it out. The memory's scrubbin' you down!"|[[theme song]]|Mirror:lifingforlove.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Whoa, it's been upgraded to stank. Just last week it was only stink. Stonk can't be far away."|[[the chair]] outtake|Mirror:sb_stankstonk.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Naw it's a moon computer. Y'know, the kind the planets use to do their taxes." |[[A Decemberween Pageant]]|Mirror:sb_planetaxes.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"When email comes to town you know, you know it's like a rainstorm in your browser.When email comes to town I know, I know it's like a netscape hurricane"|Extended version of [[theme song]]'s opening lines (with background music)|Mirror:sb_rainstorm.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"You will note the artist's attention to fine wines, his masterful use of shadow...stevens. Circle gets the square."|[[portrait]] outtake|Mirror:sb_stevens.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Alright I gotta get out of here. I'm meetin Delelilia for some vietma- viamatese tunuffins!"|[[senior prom]] outtake|Mirror:sb_vietbunmuffins.mp3}}
*{{qotw|The SBLOUNSKCHED! Bar jingle|[[candy product]]|Mirror:sblounskched.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Oh, if you want it to be possessive it's just 'its,' but if it's supposed to be a contraction then it's I-T apostrophe S! ...scalawag."|[[local news]]|Mirror:sb_itsits.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"What?! ''[[Wikipedia:Under Siege 2: Dark Territory|Under Siege 2]]''?? You got me this for like the last 3 years, man!"|[[The Best Decemberween Ever]] outtake|Mirror:sb_undersiege2.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"The Cheatbot! Do you use that same mouth to kiss your... motherboard."|[[technology]] outtake|Mirror:sb_motherboard.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"They flew on a sweet, sweet mushroom bridge to the...baseball...game."|[[flashback]] outtake|Mirror:sb_baseballgame.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Oh! Very mean things...to say. Funny also, too."|QotW exclusive|Mirror:sb_verymean.mp3}}
*{{qotw|As [[Reynold]]: "Oh, I really need to go grocery shopping. I wish my girlfriend didn't leave me." |[[Cheat Commandos (toon)|Cheat Commandos]]|Mirror:reynold_groceries.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"You bet! Hit me on the slant!"|[[Senorial Day]]|Mirror:sb_hitmeontheslant.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Naw, it can't be heaven. There's not enough [[Wikipedia:Twinkies|Twinkies]]."|[[Where the Crap Are We?]]|Mirror:sb_twinkies.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"I'm on a RAMPAGE!!"|[[rampage]]|Mirror:sb_rampage.mp3}}
*{{qotw|Imitating the [[Lappy 486]] startup noise: "Dong DIIING!!!"|[[animal]]|Mirror:sb_dongdling.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Oh. Why do you...guys...like me anymore. I—I've lost it!"|[[origins]] outtake|Mirror:sb_ivelostit.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Everyone is different. No two people are not on fire. Awww."|[[kids' book]]|Mirror:sb_no2people.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"I doh du duoh [[crapfully yours]]. ID DO DU DUOH CRAPFULLY YOURS!"|[[virus]]|Mirror:qod_sb_crapfullyours.mp3}}
*{{qotw|Sings the "You're a Girl" song|[[montage]]|Mirror:youreagirl.zip}}
*{{qotw|"And I'll just erase it using my... electron... towel."|[[haircut]] outtake|Mirror:sb_lightrag.mp3}}
*{{qotw|'''With [[Homestar Runner]]''': "Looks like we're gonna have to jump!"|[[dangeresque 3]]|Mirror:sbhs_havetojump.zip}}
*{{qotw|''{click}'' "Don't forget to experience the fury of our gift shooop." ''{click}''|[[theme park]]|Mirror:sb_giftshop.zip}}
*{{qotw|'''As [[Li'l Brudder]]''': "I can make it on my own!"|[[crying]]|Mirror:sb_brudder.zip}}
*{{qotw|"Strong Bad did a jig while holding all the grapes, and [[The Cheat]] learned to fly!"|[[kids' book]] Easter egg [[strongbad_email.exe|DVD version]]|Mirror:sb_jig.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Ah, the self-proclaimed King of Town. Like you aren't an easy jab for my witty glivers and put-dubs."|[[labor day]] outtake|Mirror:sb_kingmessup.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Jeez, The Cheat, you can't sneak up on a brotha like that!"|[[privileges]]|Mirror:sb_sneakup.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Possums!"|[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 3]]|Mirror:sb_possums.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Why you lazy crap for crap!"|[[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]]|Mirror:sb_crap4crap.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"This is the quote of the day!"|QotW exclusive|Mirror:sb_qod.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"You guys, that was a pretty good one."|QotW exclusive|Mirror:sb_fart.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Check me out! No, seriously, check me out."|A la [[First Time Here?]]|Mirror:sb_checkme2.mp3}}
*{{qotw|The Strong Bad Show theme song.|QotW exclusive|Mirror:sb_sbshow.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Okay, now I got to bust a wicked solo. ''{a crappy acoustic guitar solo is played}'' Thank you, goodnight!"|[[vacation]]|Mirror:sb_wickedsolo.mp3}}
*{{qotw|'''Strong Bad:''' "It's that cloc—" '''[[Mike Chapman]]:''' "Sorry."|[[vacation]] outtake|Mirror:sb_clockmessup.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Pretty impressive, huh? I bet you're pretty impressed."|[[Homestar Quiz]]|Mirror:sb_impressive.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"I am the very strongest. You guys are not very strong."|[[original book]] line|Mirror:sb_strongest.mp3}}
*{{qotw-nd|"Matt Equals MATT!!"|[[50 emails]]}}
|}

== See Also ==
*[[Strong Bad Evolution]]
*[[Strong Bad Other Costumes|Other Costumes]]
*[[Nicknames#Strong Bad|Nicknames]]
*[[Senor Cardgage]]
*[[History according to Strong Bad]]

== External Links ==
*[[HR:vcr_sb.html|watch Strong Bad's character video]]
*[[HR:vcr_sb.swf|view the Flash file for Strong Bad's character video]]
*[[HR:cheatintro.swf|Strong Bad's website]], from [[website]]
*[mailto:strongbad@homestarrunner.com Email Strong Bad]

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User:Zoom

Zoom — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 05:10:02 GMT

Zoom:

[[Image:HolyCrap.jpg|thumb|I read the sbemails today, oh boy.]]
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== About Me ==

Born 1971, which is 2001 in dog years.

[http://zoom98.zoomshare.com Main Blog]
 [http://zoom98.deviantart.com My Fractal Artwork]
 [http://zapwar.deviantart.com Webcomic] (Coming soon)
 Also CEO of [http://destructosoft.deviantart.com Destructosoft], which will be making Flash cartoons and games someday.

Did a comic strip from October, 1980 to December 31, 1999-- the day before H*R appeared.

My H*R Wikipresence consists of occasionally making small changes. Though I was brave enough to mess with [[Trogdor]] once.

== Interests ==

•Fractallography
 *Science fiction
 *Self-written comedy
 *Fat girls (ewww!)
 *Old-Timey video games
 *RPG Making
 *Flash animation (spectator or participant)
 *3D computer art
 *Doctor Who and spinoffs
 *A humongous music collection

== ANSI Strong Bad ==


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== SBEmail ==

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>Quick Question</div>
Dear Strong Bad,
 If a tree falls in the forest, and nobody is around to hear it, how do you type with boxing gloves?
 Sincerely your crap,
 Zoom
 Outer Space, Universe
</blockquote>

Talk:The King of Town's Food

Zoom — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 04:32:04 GMT

Zoom: /* Imply vs. Infer */

== KoT Food Page ==

I think this page is a good idea, but it could use a better title. Maybe the '''King Of Town's Foodstuffs''' or something. Also, it definately needs a lot of editing and more content. --[[User:The Lurker|The Lurker]] 23:16, 8 May 2005 (UTC)

:I'm thinking about "The King of Town's Food". And what do you mean by more editing and content? I think it looks fine. →''<tt>[[User:FireBird|FireBird]]</tt>''
::'''The King Of Town's Food''' sounds good. And it is maturing into a decent article now, but I made that first comment shorty after the article was created. The format wasn't great and there was very little content. --[[User:The Lurker|The Lurker]] 02:49, 16 May 2005 (UTC)

::Yeah change it to "The King of Town's Food". That will make it somewhat less mystifying. -- [[User:Tony Stony|Tony Stony]] 22:52, 17 May 2005 (UTC)

Does anyone have a bigger version of the Pork Snagglins images, so that it fits in with the rest of the images? --[[User:The Lurker|The Lurker]] 00:08, 16 May 2005 (UTC)
:It's because it's a .gif. Someone needs to replace it with a .png picture. (Those will resize for any occasion) -- '''''[[User:Joshua|Joshua]]''''' 03:10, 16 May 2005 (UTC)

::Actually, PNG's won't resize any bigger than the original without looking pixelated. I created and uploaded a new version of the image. What do you think? — {{User:JoeyDay/sig}} 22:29, 17 May 2005 (UTC)

== Imply vs. Infer ==

My change to fishsticks was reverted because it "didn't change the meaning". But I know the difference between implication (something done by the speaker) and inference (something done by the listener).

What I am getting at, is that we don't really know that the Prince of Town gained weight specifically from the lifetime supply of fishsticks (as opposed to, say, anything else), or that TBC implied this was definitely the case. However, we seem to have inferred it.

So, how was the meaning not changed? {{User:Zoom/sig}} 04:24, 26 August 2007 (UTC)
:Ah, if that's what you are saying then it should definitely be "imply" as the whole point of the easter egg is that implication. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 04:27, 26 August 2007 (UTC)
::That's the problem with implications-- kind of hard to know they are there. But it is true that the egg seems pointless without there being one. Thanks for the clarification. {{User:Zoom/sig}} 04:32, 26 August 2007 (UTC)

Talk:The King of Town's Food

Zoom — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 04:24:03 GMT

Zoom: /**/Imply vs. Infer

File talk:marzipanfrontporch.png

Zoom — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 03:26:09 GMT

Zoom:

Can someone fix the colors? --[[User:Trogga|Trogga]] 23:06, 25 August 2007 (UTC)
:Are they broken? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 23:09, 25 August 2007 (UTC)
::Kinda. --[[User:Trogga|Trogga]] 23:15, 25 August 2007 (UTC)
:::They look fine to me. I tried auto-levels in photoshop and it didn't make enough diffrence to matter.--{{User:Johnny Jupiter/sig}} 23:22, 25 August 2007 (UTC)
::::It'll still look better fixed. --[[User:Trogga|Trogga]] 00:10, 26 August 2007 (UTC)
:::::Yeah, the colors are slightly darker in the toon. I'll upload a fix. {{User:Zoom/sig}} 03:26, 26 August 2007 (UTC)