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The '''Email Processing Room''' is the nexus of all [[Strong Bad]]'s e-mail processing. It is linked through the animated GIF of a mouse on [[Strong Bad's Website]].   
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The '''Email Processing Room''' is the nexus of all [[Strong Bad]]'s email processing. It used to be linked from an auto-reply sent up to the [[Compy 386]] era, but now it can only be accessed from the official site through the animated GIF of a mouse on [[Strong Bad's Website]].   
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'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}
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'''Running Time:''' 0:14
'''Page Title:''' MEN AT WORK
'''Page Title:''' MEN AT WORK
==Processing Details==
==Processing Details==
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[[The Cheat]] types on an old computer (telling by the shape of the computer case and the monitor on top, probably an Apple II) and prints out a potential email candidate. [[Strong Mad]] grabs [[The Paper]], puts on his reading glasses, and reads the email carefully. He then chews up the paper, spits it into a cylinder, and sends it via pneumatic tube to Strong Bad. Strong Mad takes off his glasses. Strong Bad just laughs at the paper and rips it into tiny pieces. This cycle repeats.
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[[The Cheat]] types on an old computer (likely an [[Apple IIe|Apple II]]) and prints out a potential email candidate. [[Strong Mad]] grabs the printout, puts on reading glasses, and reads the email briefly. He then chews up the paper, spits it into a cylinder, and sends it via {{w|pneumatic tube}} to Strong Bad. Strong Bad takes the paper from the tube and reads it. He then laughs at the paper and rips it into tiny pieces, and the cycle repeats.
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==Noted Inconsistency==
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==Easter Eggs==
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Behind Strong Mad can be seen a [[Hanging_Objects#Email_Processing_Room|poster]] reading "GET BACK TO WORK!"  and three signs that say, "PRiDE," "DETAiL," and "ETHiCS."  They include a link to the former website of "The Rumor." The site has since expired and been turned into a weight loss advertisement page.  This is notable because in an [[EmailFAQ|early FAQ]], requests for links from Homestar Runner were rejected on the grounds that they do not use links to other sites. This has been corrected in the later [[FAQ]]. It now says that they "link to a couple sites here and there but only when it's appropriate."
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*Clicking on the three signs behind Strong Mad linked to [https://web.archive.org/web/20020522024622/http://garnet.acns.fsu.edu/~abs8286/ The Rumor]. The Rumor was a fan site for {{w|The Band}} run by Brent McNeal and Adam Sterritt (brother of [[Ryan Sterritt]]), friends of [[Matt Chapman]] and [[Craig Zobel]]; the site similarly used the motto "Pride, Detail, and Ethics" with corresponding signs posted in Sterritt's room. As this page was on the {{w|Florida State University}} student webspace, it was no longer hosted by May 2009.
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**In 2003, The Rumor moved to [https://web.archive.org/web/20031004180627/http://www.dumpyusa.com/rumorintro.htm DumpyUSA]; this site went offline by fall 2004. One page on DumpyUSA included [http://web.archive.org/web/20030212025222/http://www.dumpyusa.com/matt.htm several photos of Matt].  
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==The Rumor==
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**Notably, an [[Email FAQ|early FAQ]] stated that [[The Brothers Chaps]] had a policy of "absolutely no links to other sites". This was corrected in the later [[FAQ]] to state that they "link to a couple sites here and there but only when it's appropriate."
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"The Rumor" eventually became [http://dumpyusa.0catch.com/index.htm DumpyUSA], a website run by Brent McNeal and Adam Sterritt, who are friends of [[Matt Chapman]] and [[Craig Zobel]], the latter being the brother of [[Ryan Sterritt]], who are all Homestar Runner creators and [[Contributors|contributors]]. The "Pride," "Detail," and "Ethics" signs in the cartoon refer to corresponding signs posted in Rumor South headquarters, i.e. Adam's bedroom.  
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The new site includes a [http://dumpyusa.0catch.com/matt.htm photo page of Matt] and [http://www.adamscorner.blogspot.com/ Adam's blog] with [http://www.adamscorner.blogspot.com/adamscorner_archive.html archives].
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==Fun Facts==
==Fun Facts==
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*Back in the [[Tandy 400|Tandy]] era, sending Strong Bad an email would get an [[Strong_Bad_Email#Trivia|automated response]] that linked here.
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===Trivia===
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**In that email, he explains the order of events in an acronym. The email gets "R.E.D. The Cheat '''R'''eads it, Strong Mad '''E'''ats it, and I '''D'''eletes it."
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*Back in the [[Tandy 400|Tandy]] era, sending Strong Bad an email would get an [[Strong Bad Email#Trivia|automated response]] that linked to the Email Processing Room page.
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*Strong Mad's right arm is messed up: he appears to "grow" another arm out of it the second and third time he lifts it.
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**The response explains the order of events in an acronym. The email gets "R.E.D. The Cheat '''R'''eads it, Strong Mad '''E'''ats it, and I [[DELETED|'''D'''eletes]] it."
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*There is also a layering problem the second time he lowers his arm.He places the tube into the tube, then his fist moves in '''FRONT''' of the table and disappears.
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*The printer shown here is one of the printers Strong Bad has used at the end of his emails (see [[The Paper]]).
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*The printer shown here may be the printer Strong Bad uses at the end of emails.
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*The Flash file for the Email Processing Room can be found by exploring [[strongbad_email.exe Disc Two]] in a computer's DVD-ROM drive.
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**If this is true, then until email [[lady fan]], this was the only toon on the site where we saw the actual printer, not just the paper.
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*A Flash decompiler reveals [[Strong Bad Evolution|Strong Bad's fourth design]] (seen in [[A Jumping Jack Contest]]) is being used.
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* You can find the SWF file for processing if you explore disc 2 of "sbemail.exe- The First Hundred Strong Bad E-mails" in your computer's DVD drive (if you have one).
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*The Cheat typing, Strong Bad typing, Strong Mad chewing and Strong Bad reading the email are all movie clips, as they still do these actions when the toon is paused.
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*If you look closely enough, you'll see that Strong Bad is slightly floating above his stool. His computer appears to be floating as well.
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*When Strong Bad takes the chewed-up e-mail out of the tube, he doesn't unscrew the lid, but he takes the note out through the tube.
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===Goofs===
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*Strong Mad appears to "grow" another arm out of his right arm the second and third time he lifts it.
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*There is also a layering problem the second time he lowers his arm. He places the cylinder into the tube, then his fist moves in front of the table and disappears.
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*When Strong Bad takes the chewed-up email out of the cylinder, he doesn't unscrew the lid, but he takes the note out through the tube.
*Just before Strong Mad sends the cylinder down the tube, the lid closes itself.
*Just before Strong Mad sends the cylinder down the tube, the lid closes itself.
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*There is a little gray line that goes through The Cheat's computer (you will have to zoom in to see this). The gray line is just like the line that goes through Coach Z's foot in [[In Search of the Yello Dello]].
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*There is a little gray line that goes through The Cheat's computer.
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*The printer is missing a manual feed roller on the side facing the audience (usually a small wheel jutting out from the printer, used to feed the paper into the printer manually).
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===Inside References===
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*The "PRiDE," "DETAiL," and "ETHiCS" signs include [[lowercase i's]].
== External Links ==
== External Links ==
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*[[HR:processing.html|Visit the Processing Room]]
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{{extlinks|processing|title=the Processing Room|noquotes=true}}
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*[[HR:processing.swf|View the Flash file for the Processing Room]]
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[[Category:Strong Bad Email]]

Current revision as of 07:43, 3 December 2022

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Print. Chew. Crumple. Repeat!

The Email Processing Room is the nexus of all Strong Bad's email processing. It used to be linked from an auto-reply sent up to the Compy 386 era, but now it can only be accessed from the official site through the animated GIF of a mouse on Strong Bad's Website.

Cast (in order of appearance): Strong Bad, Strong Mad, The Cheat

Running Time: 0:14

Page Title: MEN AT WORK

Contents

[edit] Processing Details

The Cheat types on an old computer (likely an Apple II) and prints out a potential email candidate. Strong Mad grabs the printout, puts on reading glasses, and reads the email briefly. He then chews up the paper, spits it into a cylinder, and sends it via pneumatic tube to Strong Bad. Strong Bad takes the paper from the tube and reads it. He then laughs at the paper and rips it into tiny pieces, and the cycle repeats.

[edit] Easter Eggs

  • Clicking on the three signs behind Strong Mad linked to The Rumor. The Rumor was a fan site for The Band run by Brent McNeal and Adam Sterritt (brother of Ryan Sterritt), friends of Matt Chapman and Craig Zobel; the site similarly used the motto "Pride, Detail, and Ethics" with corresponding signs posted in Sterritt's room. As this page was on the Florida State University student webspace, it was no longer hosted by May 2009.
    • In 2003, The Rumor moved to DumpyUSA; this site went offline by fall 2004. One page on DumpyUSA included several photos of Matt.
    • Notably, an early FAQ stated that The Brothers Chaps had a policy of "absolutely no links to other sites". This was corrected in the later FAQ to state that they "link to a couple sites here and there but only when it's appropriate."

[edit] Fun Facts

[edit] Trivia

  • Back in the Tandy era, sending Strong Bad an email would get an automated response that linked to the Email Processing Room page.
    • The response explains the order of events in an acronym. The email gets "R.E.D. The Cheat Reads it, Strong Mad Eats it, and I Deletes it."
  • The printer shown here is one of the printers Strong Bad has used at the end of his emails (see The Paper).
  • The Flash file for the Email Processing Room can be found by exploring strongbad_email.exe Disc Two in a computer's DVD-ROM drive.
  • A Flash decompiler reveals Strong Bad's fourth design (seen in A Jumping Jack Contest) is being used.
  • The Cheat typing, Strong Bad typing, Strong Mad chewing and Strong Bad reading the email are all movie clips, as they still do these actions when the toon is paused.

[edit] Goofs

  • Strong Mad appears to "grow" another arm out of his right arm the second and third time he lifts it.
  • There is also a layering problem the second time he lowers his arm. He places the cylinder into the tube, then his fist moves in front of the table and disappears.
  • When Strong Bad takes the chewed-up email out of the cylinder, he doesn't unscrew the lid, but he takes the note out through the tube.
  • Just before Strong Mad sends the cylinder down the tube, the lid closes itself.
  • There is a little gray line that goes through The Cheat's computer.
  • The printer is missing a manual feed roller on the side facing the audience (usually a small wheel jutting out from the printer, used to feed the paper into the printer manually).

[edit] Inside References

  • The "PRiDE," "DETAiL," and "ETHiCS" signs include lowercase i's.

[edit] External Links

Retrieved from "http://www.hrwiki.org/wiki/Email_Processing_Room"
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