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[[Image:MAM13-BananaPhone.png|thumb|PLZ GET EGGS,MILK?]] | [[Image:MAM13-BananaPhone.png|thumb|PLZ GET EGGS,MILK?]] | ||
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'''THE KING OF TOWN:'''<br/> | '''THE KING OF TOWN:'''<br/> | ||
- | I-i-i-i-it's my it's my new | + | I-i-i-is's-i-it's my it's my new jam!<br/> |
New jam! N-n-n-n-n-n-new jam!<br/> | New jam! N-n-n-n-n-n-new jam!<br/> | ||
Not talkin' 'bout ''{KOT!}''<br/> | Not talkin' 'bout ''{KOT!}''<br/> | ||
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=== Message 1 === | === Message 1 === | ||
- | '''STRONG BAD:''' Hello Marzipan, this is Lorenz... Magazine... Man, calling to tell you that your subscription to Soy... Bread... Tofu... Hybrid... Cars... Magazine, is about to erupt! You need to evacuate! It's gonna blow sky high! Get out while you can! So what you gotta do is | + | '''STRONG BAD:''' Hello Marzipan, this is Lorenz... Magazine... Man, calling to tell you that your subscription to Soy... Bread... Tofu... Hybrid... Cars... Magazine, is about to erupt! You need to evacuate! It's gonna blow sky high! Get out while you can! So what you gotta do is — and believe me, I'm Lorenz Magazine Man who are— who you're gonna trust — is bake all your money into a no-bake apple pie, and set it cooling on your windowsill. So that way, once the eruption is great, you can come home and eat pie and money! Because it's still going to be there, on your windowsill! Am I wr— am I wrong? Somebody, am I wrong? Everybody in here at the office with their headsets on said "you're not wrong". So this is Lorenz.. Magazine... Man... saying... the magma is seeping under the door. |
== Easter Eggs== | == Easter Eggs== | ||
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*A high sign is "a gesture used as a signal (as of approval or warning) -- usually used in the phrase ''give the high sign''." [http://www.webster.com/dictionary/high%20sign (Webster)] | *A high sign is "a gesture used as a signal (as of approval or warning) -- usually used in the phrase ''give the high sign''." [http://www.webster.com/dictionary/high%20sign (Webster)] | ||
- | *A 7 | + | *A 7 inch is a [[Wikipedia:Gramophone record|vinyl record]], commonly referred to as a 45 because it is spun at 45 rpm on a turntable. It is the format used for singles and each side normally holds one song. A split 7 inch would have two songs from two different artists, one on either side. |
- | *[[Wikipedia:Catgut|Catgut]] is a tough cord made from sheep or goat (not cat) intestines. It is commonly used for violin strings and for stitching up wounds. | + | *[[Wikipedia:Catgut|Catgut]] is a tough cord made from sheep or goat (not cat) intestines. It is commonly used for violin strings, and for stitching up wounds. |
*[[Wikipedia:Geophagy|Eating dirt]], also known as geophagy, is a practice most often seen in rural or preindustrial societies among [[Pregnancy|pregnant]] women. The day after this toon was released, [[The Brothers Chaps]] announced at [[Flashforward 2006 Seattle - 28 Feb 2006#Who does all the voices?|Flashforward 2006]] that [[Missy Palmer]] (the voice of Marzipan) was pregnant. | *[[Wikipedia:Geophagy|Eating dirt]], also known as geophagy, is a practice most often seen in rural or preindustrial societies among [[Pregnancy|pregnant]] women. The day after this toon was released, [[The Brothers Chaps]] announced at [[Flashforward 2006 Seattle - 28 Feb 2006#Who does all the voices?|Flashforward 2006]] that [[Missy Palmer]] (the voice of Marzipan) was pregnant. | ||
===Trivia=== | ===Trivia=== | ||
- | *When this cartoon was released, the link from the [[TV Time Toons Menu]] was directed to [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 12.2]]. The link was fixed the same day. | + | *When this cartoon was released, the link from the [[TV Time Toons Menu|TV Times toons menu]] was directed to [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 12.2]]. The link was fixed the same day. |
*This is the first Answering Machine in which The Cheat, The Homestar Runner and Old Timey Strong Bad leave messages. | *This is the first Answering Machine in which The Cheat, The Homestar Runner and Old Timey Strong Bad leave messages. | ||
*This is the first time the King of Town has identified The Cheat by name. In [[Where's The Cheat?]], he simply referred to The Cheat as "that little yellow thing". | *This is the first time the King of Town has identified The Cheat by name. In [[Where's The Cheat?]], he simply referred to The Cheat as "that little yellow thing". | ||
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===Remarks=== | ===Remarks=== | ||
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===Goofs=== | ===Goofs=== | ||
- | *Strong Bad incorrectly says that "the magma is seeping under the door." [[Wikipedia:Magma|Magma]] is molten rock located beneath the surface of the Earth. Once it reaches the surface (such as in a volcanic eruption), it is called [[Wikipedia:Lava|lava]]. | + | *Strong Bad incorrectly says that "the magma is seeping under the door." [[Wikipedia:Magma|Magma]] is molten rock located beneath the surface of the Earth. Once it reaches the surface (such as in a volcanic eruption), it is called [[Wikipedia:Lava|lava]]. |
===Glitches=== | ===Glitches=== | ||
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*The Cheat's remix of the King of Town's new jam ends in the same way as [[Everybody to the Limit]]. | *The Cheat's remix of the King of Town's new jam ends in the same way as [[Everybody to the Limit]]. | ||
*"From the 'neath" may be a reference to the phrase "From the 'bove", which appeared in [[Moving Very Slowly]] and later in [[That Time of Year]]. | *"From the 'neath" may be a reference to the phrase "From the 'bove", which appeared in [[Moving Very Slowly]] and later in [[That Time of Year]]. | ||
- | *This is another mention of [[ | + | *This is another mention of [[Pom Pom]]'s [[Cell Phones|Cell Phone]], [[eggs]], [[Presidents]], and [[pie]]. |
- | + | *Using "[[b/w]]" instead of "with" is a [[running gag]] that started in [[Strong Sad's Lament]]. However, "b/w" is appropriate in this case, since The King Of Town mentions that it is a split seven-inch single. | |
- | *Using "[[b/w]]" instead of "with" is a [[running gag]] that started in [[Strong Sad's Lament]]. However, "b/w" is appropriate in this case, since | + | |
*[[Cheap as Free]] makes another appearance, this time on the record jacket. | *[[Cheap as Free]] makes another appearance, this time on the record jacket. | ||
*Homestar using a banana as a phone is the second instance of Homestar Runner [[Foods used as phones|using food as a phone]]. The first was in [[Where the Crap Are We?]]. | *Homestar using a banana as a phone is the second instance of Homestar Runner [[Foods used as phones|using food as a phone]]. The first was in [[Where the Crap Are We?]]. | ||
- | *Strong Bad's prank call makes a reference to | + | *This marks the second time in which Marzipan's answering machine receives a message from a different universe (in this case the [[Old-Timey]] universe). The first time was in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 8.0]], when the machine receives a call from [[Stinkoman]], who has supposedly gotten a "wrong number", but also asks Marzipan if she is interested in a challenge. |
- | *Old-Timey Strong Bad pronounces | + | *Strong Bad's prank call makes a reference to [[hybrid cars]]. |
+ | *Old-Timey Strong Bad pronounces toothed [[-èd|toothèd]]. | ||
===Real-World References=== | ===Real-World References=== | ||
*The King of Town's phrasing "unreasonably search and seize" derives from the [[Wikipedia:Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution|Fourth Amendment]] to the [[Wikipedia:United States Constitution|United States Constitution]], which protects against unreasonable searches and seizures. | *The King of Town's phrasing "unreasonably search and seize" derives from the [[Wikipedia:Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution|Fourth Amendment]] to the [[Wikipedia:United States Constitution|United States Constitution]], which protects against unreasonable searches and seizures. | ||
- | *[[Wikipedia:William Henry Harrison|William Henry Harrison]], the 9th [[ | + | *[[Wikipedia:William Henry Harrison|William Henry Harrison]], the 9th [[Wikipedia:President of the United States|president of the United States]], and [[Wikipedia:James Garfield|James Garfield]], the 20th president, held the shortest terms in office at just one month and six months, respectively. |
- | **President Garfield's enjoying | + | **President Garfield's enjoying lasagna may be a reference to lasagna-loving [[Wikipedia:Garfield |Garfield the Cat]]. |
- | *Strong Bad saying, "Am I wrong? Somebody, am I wrong?" is probably a reference to Walter Sobchak, [[Wikipedia:John Goodman|John Goodman]]'s character in [[The Big Lebowski]], who repeats the phrase constantly. | + | *Strong Bad saying, "Am I wrong? Somebody, am I wrong?" is probably a reference to Walter Sobchak, [[Wikipedia:John Goodman|John Goodman]]'s character in [[The Big Lebowski]], who repeats the phrase constantly. |
* The King of Town's Jam "Not talkin' 'bout butter" may be a reference to the song "[[Wikipedia:Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love|Ain't Talkin 'bout Love]]" by [[Van Halen]]. | * The King of Town's Jam "Not talkin' 'bout butter" may be a reference to the song "[[Wikipedia:Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love|Ain't Talkin 'bout Love]]" by [[Van Halen]]. | ||
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===Fast Forward=== | ===Fast Forward=== | ||
*Another dual-artist single record is seen in [[Limozeen vs. sloshy]]. | *Another dual-artist single record is seen in [[Limozeen vs. sloshy]]. | ||
- | *A seven | + | **A seven inch record is also mentioned again in [[Weclome Back]]. |
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
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[[Category:Old-Timey]] | [[Category:Old-Timey]] | ||
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