Talk:Shut Up, Lady

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Seperate Lady?

Shouldn't Lady have her own page?

I don't think so. She's not really separate from Shut Up. --DorianGray 20:32, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

She's a lady and Strong Bad tells her to "Shut up". Ergo, "Shut Up, Lady". She's part of the gag and a separate article would be a violation of Once and Only Once. – The Chort 20:52, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

Well, as a recurring character, she should have a page. Perhaps it could be merged with this one?

She's never appeared outside of this gag, hence, they are one and the same. — Defender1031*Talk 17:18, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

There is no single lady. The lady who thinks that dead Strong Bad is peaceful doesn't sound like the lady who comments that things are sinful. -- Mithent 19:09, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

Nor does the lady who says the Biscuitdoughhandsman paper towel is exorbitantly absorbent. DEI DAT VM^┌_{datvm center}\^{super contra}_┘

Shut up, ladies! --Homestar tiger

Possible joke

I perceived the joke to be that the mystery voice first seemed to belong to a stereotypical gay man, and then we the audience are chided for having thought that when it is revealed that it belongs to a woman... anybody else take it that way? User:shelikescloth

I don't think that's what's intended. The reason it sounds a bit like a man with a high voice rather than a woman likely has nothing to do with stereotypes of gay men, but rather with the fact that it's voiced by a man (i.e., Matt). Heimstern Läufer 05:40, 2 July 2008 (UTC)

Well, first of all, it's more than just a "high voice"; it's also the intonation, and stereotypically "feminine" phrasing (e.g referring to food as "sinful") The other question is: why does the other character in each case say "shut up lady" instead of just "shut up"? It seems like perhaps the creators felt the need to make it clear that the voice was a woman's, precisely because they knew that it would be perceived as a man's... and in particular, not what is considered stereotypically "masculine" man, if I can put it that way for lack of a more neutral way to say it... Maybe they did not set out to make a gay joke (I was a bit surprised at them when I first heard what I thought was gay-mockery) but ended up having to either make one or cut the joke entirely, since they couldn't do a convincing female voice...

In any case, there's clearly no real consensus here, so this discussion probably doesn't belong in the article itself. Shelikescloth 15:33, 2 July 2008 (UTC)