Editing Talk:part-time job

== Papers ==
The transcript makes a claim about the text printed on the papers.  How do we know what they say?
: [[User:65.188.66.12|65.188.66.12]] 20:30, 4 Jan 2005 (MST)
::Load the flash file (.swf) and zoom in. --[[User:Shadow Hog|Shadow Hog]] 20:37, 4 Jan 2005 (MST)
:I put that on.  Shadow Hog is right.  I zoomed way in on it.  --[[User:Ed smildE|ED!smilde]]

Interestingly, the text on the papers is the same font that was used on the battle axe lessons flier in [[other days]].

== Other Things of Interest ==
Why are the fun facts formatted as such?  This seems inconsistent and out of place.
: [[User:65.188.66.12|65.188.66.12]] 20:35, 4 Jan 2005 (MST)
:They are formatted as such because many are not ''facts'' but speculation, and those that are actually true are completely boring (such as "The clock on Mrs. Bennedetto is stuck on 9:48.").  I would just delete them, but peoples' feelings would be hurt, so I put them into a separate section.  Also, the fun facts have never been consistant.  --[[User:24.21.86.243|24.21.86.243]] 19:41, 5 Jan 2005 (MST)

== Tooty-two? ==

Doesn't it seem like a stretch to say Bubs' "two times two" comment is a definite reference to tooty-two?  Two times two can be a lot of things (such as four, for instance).
--[[User:68.12.101.60|68.12.101.60]] 05:07, 5 Jan 2005 (MST)


Yes, it does. I say, squash it.

:According to the [[Tooty-two]] page:

::[The number tooty-two] also might be a vague reference to [http://www.petcaretips.net/sally_brown_peanuts.html Sally Brown] of ''Peanuts'' fame, who has been quoted as insisting, "Two times two is tooty-two; three times three is threety-three; four times four is four-forty-four."

:So it seems valid. [[User:mathgrant|mathgrant]] 13:19, 13 Jan 2005 (MST)

:That's still a stretch. [[User:Ogog|Ogog]]

== BGM ==

That music that loops in the background when Strong Bad is in the costume, doesn't it sound a bit like the Strongbadia National Anthem? The Cheat on the keyboard during that song does that loop, too. --[[User:Hagurumon|Hagurumon]]
:It seems to me like TBC do a lot of music using an old cheap Casio keyboard, which probably only has a few loops in it.  They probably aren't too concerned about the originality of the music they compose. --[[User:24.21.86.243|24.21.86.243]]

I've deducted that it is the same loop, but with a few notes excluded. This loop only has 3 notes, but you can kind of tell that it's the same. BTW, if you can't hear the music, turn up your volume. It's easiest to hear when Strong Bad starts dancing in the costume. --[[User:Hagurumon|Hagurumon]]

== Rhetorical Question? ==

One of the points of interest suggests that "What do you mean do I do anything besides checking e-mails" needs a question mark to be grammatically correct. But if the question is rhetorical (which it seems to be) it is perfectly grammatically correct not to use a question mark.

:Cool.  I've reworded the item.  Thank you.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]]  --  [[User:Tom|Tom]] 10:36, 10 Jan 2005 (MST)

Rhetorical questions still need a question mark!

== Definition of uniform ==

Bubs calls Strong Bad's hot dog outfit a uniform, when really it's more of a costume. Uniforms are a similar style of clothing worn by more than one person.

Does this "fact" really add anything?  My opinion is that it should be removed, because while being factually correct, it is quite nitpicky, and the fun value is questionable.  --[[User:racerx is alive|racerx_is_alive]] 10:45, 12 Jan 2005 (MST)

I say it should go byebye, for the same reasons. -- [[User:AgentSeethroo|AgentSeethroo]] 11:59, 12 Jan 2005 (MST)

Buh bye fun fact.  --[[User:racerx is alive|racerx_is_alive]] 09:30, 13 Jan 2005 (MST)

== One of what only? ==

This is one of the only emails were you manually have to make the paper go down at the end of an email

First of all, if you're going to post this as a fun fact, do your homework: this is one of how-many only emails with a manual paper?  And second of all, this fact has already been mentioned in the transcript AND in the Easter Eggs.  I say delete.

== Dilbert tie? ==

Sorry, but I doubt the tie's a reference to Dilbert. The bent-upwards tie is a very common thing for clowns to wear. It's more likely that Scott Adams was making a reference to clowns' ties than it is that TBCs were making a reference to Dilbert (Although I'm not sure that Adams was making a reference to clowns, himself).

:I agree wholeheartedly.  --[[User:racerx is alive|racerx_is_alive]] 13:14, 14 Jan 2005 (MST)
:Jeez, I agree. I'm a huge Dilbert fan and I really think that this fun fact is just a coincidence. --senor (can't link because new WikiMedia made the tilde-n all wacky)

Scott Adams didn't make a reference to clowns when he made the tie. It was because of his lack of control (and mouth.) [[User:Amy Whifflepoof|Amy Whifflepoof]]

== early cut-off sounds ==

the mention of the sound starting early then getting cut off may have just been from somon with a slower computer. i remember on my older computer, sounds from easter eggs would start to play, like homsar in the suntan email

== Closed STUFF ==
{{stuffclosedaccept}}
=== Truth in Advertising ===
{{stufffact|The only way Bubs will have to honor his offer of "a free cup of ice with purchase of a deluxe cup of ice of equal or lesser value" is if he gives a free deluxe cup with the purchase of another deluxe cup, since a deluxe version of an item would be of ''greater'' value than the normal version.}}
{{stuffverdict|21:38, 16 Aug 2005 (UTC)|05:27, 31 Aug 2005 (UTC)|accepted as revised|10|4|part-time job}}

===The Answering Room (Declined)===
Judging from what's in it, the room that Strong Bad was in was probably a kitchen.

*'''Decline''' Marzipan's kitchen to be exact. Which is stated I believe, in the transcript. [[User:Donny vs Universe|Donny vs Universes]]
*'''I couldn't be happier with my new invention! I'll call it... the Super Decline Machine!''' --[[User:Upset_Your_Balance|Upset_Your_Balance]] 04:20, 11 Jun 2005 (UTC)
*'''Decline.''' Probably? PROBABLY? IT IS! --[[User:Gafaddict|Gafaddict]] 04:23, 11 Jun 2005 (UTC)
*'''Things which are in the transcript should not be STUFF'd.''' <small><tt>[[User:Homestar Coder|<span style="color:#8B0000;">Aurora the Homestar Coder</span>]]</tt></small>
**I agree, this should've been deleted altogether. It's insulting to one's intelligence. It's like saying that the thing Strong Bad types on appears to be a computer keyboard, or that the the green stuff that The Stick is sticking out of appears to be grass. --[[User:Upset_Your_Balance|Upset_Your_Balance]] 04:40, 11 Jun 2005 (UTC)
*'''Decline putting it on STUFF''' Oh, wait, you mean it's already here?! --{{User:Jay/sig}} 05:52, 11 Jun 2005 (UTC)
*'''Decline.''' -- [[User:tomstiff|tomstiff]] 03:48, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
*'''Decline.''' &mdash; [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 12:40, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)

== Question about fun facts ==
* On this article, there are several fun facts that start with, "This is the xth time..." (x representing number above 1st). I thought that was kinda looked down on here. [[User:Pop tire|Pop tire]] 02:41, 16 Jun 2005 (UTC)

== What Tune? ==

Can we vote on whether or not to ditch the Fun Fact about the "hundredaire socialite" line being the same "tune" as the old Lappy scroll-button rap? It sounds like a meaningless connection to me. - Octan from the forum

== Sims Reference ==

Has anyone considered the "tragic clown dog" costume to be a reference to the Sims computer game? It used to be that in the Sims a sim could purchase a painting titled "The Tragic Clown" and it was a picture of a crying clown. The sim would observe the painting and start crying and every once in awhile a clown would appear when the sim would cry. I can't remember if he either tried to cheer up the sim by doing tricks or if he would just try to kill the sim. Also the balloons next to Strong Bad were a type of Party Balloons that the sims could purchase and they ended up popping after about 15 minutes. [[User:Colonel Burnsides|Colonel Burnsides]] 17:07, 12 November 2005 (UTC)
:The tragic clown would ''try'' to cheer the sims up, but would rarely succeed. He was just annoying. It might be a referance, but I can't quite tell. Maybe we should STUFF it. {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 18:00, 12 November 2005 (UTC)
::Both are simply references to the sad clown theme in art. I suspect it owes a lot to [[Wikipedia:Emmett Kelly|Emmett Kelly]], but it's at least as old as [[Wikipedia:Pagliacci|Pagliacci]]. My great-aunt has several paintings of crying clowns in her guest bedroom. They always gave me a ''vigorous'' case of the jibblies. &mdash;[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 23:55, 12 November 2005 (UTC)

== Hot Dog Clown ==

Hey do you know what surprises me?  S.B. never trys to sell the costume in Garage Sale that really seems like a place the TBC would put it.
{{User:NOT Billy Bob Bob/sig}} 15:51, 10 December 2005 (UTC)

== Broast Button ==
im pretty sure that there is no 'broast' button on a microwave... ever. you prolly wont even see a 'roast' button, because roasting just cant be done in a microwave.  broast is a term applied to chicken in the south, because 'roasted chicken' is copyrighted or trademarked or patented or service marked or trade secreted. (secreeted? secretted? seacreatured?). Also, im prettyr sure you will never see boil onna nuke...

== Wireless or what? ==

Ok, here's the email that, for me, seals the deal on how SB does email. Look back at the Tandy and the Compy - even if there was a fast connection, how would they bring up an email so fast? Well, here he's clearly not even PLUGGED INTO ANYTHING and he can, so it's plain that he downloads the emails well before his "show".  So, this fact:

<blockquote>Apparently the Lappy 486 also comes with a wireless Internet access card. Either that or Strong Bad downloaded his emails before heading to Marzipan's.</blockquote>

seems to me to be largely speculative, especially in the face of such a more elegant explanation (that the fact even acknowledges). I'd remove it outright except I'd like a second. Any? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 01:54, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
:I wouldn't be willing to decide in favor of one explanation over another, given that technology in the H*R universe is hardly normal (apparently, tin-can-and-string-phones can call answering machines sixtyish years in the future). So I wouldn't be quick to discount the possibility of wireless and decide in favor of downloading in advance. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 02:05, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

== Conflict: Who's kitchen is this?  ==

The following block was taken from hrwiki article about email #152 “isp”
“Remarks... it is unlikely that the computer has a wireless connection (even though he was able to answer e-mails from under Homestar's kitchen table in part-time job)”
The next block was taken from hrwiki article about email #121 “part-time job”

{Cut to the lower area of Marzipan's kitchen. Strong Bad has apparently been checking this e-mail under Marzipan's kitchen table. Homestar walks in, and is holding a tennis ball.} 

My thoughts:

Case #1: Homestar's Kitchen
It can be argued that it is not Marzipan's kitchen because there is no sink or cookie jar on the counter behind the table. All known shots of her kitchen have those items. The table is correct with the counters for the mystery kitchen in the Schenectady Crispies commercial seen in email #83 “labor day” (shown in easter egg). If it were Homestar's kitchen, it would explain a lot about why Strong Bad had to get out without being noticed in “part time job.” It would also explain why in the commercial he said “Hope I don't get caught”. 

Case #2: Marzipan's Kitchen
It is plausible to say that this is Marzipan's kitchen viewed from the other side of the table, an angle that we never have seen before. If we assert that the mystery kitchens in “labor day” and “part-time job” are the same kitchen, this would indicate that marzipan has identical windows, cupboards, counters, and shelves on both sides of her kitchen (if not for the sink and cookie jar, the room would be symmetrical.) However, this makes us wonder where the microwave (seen in email #93 “army”) is normally kept, since it is not usually next to the cookie jar. Saying it is Marzipan's kitchen also explains why Strong Bad does not want to be caught in it.

Case #3: Strong Bad's Kitchen
We rarely see Strong Bad at Homestar's or Marzipan's house. I doubt that he has much motivation to go there. With it being so rare for Strong Bad to show up in their houses, it seems odd that we should catch him in their kitchens so much and never in his own kitchen. On the other hand, Homestar is at Strong Bad's so often he thinks he lives there (see “flashback”), and  there are instances where Homestar cooks at Strong Bad's house (see “jibblies 2” and “secret identity”). In fact, there are several instances where Strong Bad himself cooks, indicating that he must use his own kitchen frequently (see “big white face”, “old comics”, “bug in mouth disease”, and “secret recipes”). If it is unlikely for Strong Bad to be in anyone else's kitchen, it would make sense for him to be in his own during these scenes.
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 The following block was taken from hrwiki article about email #152 “isp”
+“Remarks... it is unlikely that the computer has a wireless connection (even though he was able to answer e-mails from under Homestar's kitchen table in part-time job)”
-“Remarks... it is unlikely that the computer has a wireless connection (even though he was able to answer e-mails from under '''Homestar's kitchen''' table in part-time job)”
 The next block was taken from hrwiki article about email #121 “part-time job”
-{Cut to the lower area of '''Marzipan's kitchen'''. Strong Bad has apparently been checking this e-mail under Marzipan's kitchen table. Homestar walks in, and is holding a tennis ball.}
+{Cut to the lower area of Marzipan's kitchen. Strong Bad has apparently been checking this e-mail under Marzipan's kitchen table. Homestar walks in, and is holding a tennis ball.}
 My thoughts:
 Case #1: Homestar's Kitchen
 It can be argued that it is not Marzipan's kitchen because there is no sink or cookie jar on the counter behind the table. All known shots of her kitchen have those items. The table is correct with the counters for the mystery kitchen in the Schenectady Crispies commercial seen in email #83 “labor day” (shown in easter egg). If it were Homestar's kitchen, it would explain a lot about why Strong Bad had to get out without being noticed in “part time job.” It would also explain why in the commercial he said “Hope I don't get caught”.
 Case #2: Marzipan's Kitchen
 It is plausible to say that this is Marzipan's kitchen viewed from the other side of the table, an angle that we never have seen before. If we assert that the mystery kitchens in “labor day” and “part-time job” are the same kitchen, this would indicate that marzipan has identical windows, cupboards, counters, and shelves on both sides of her kitchen (if not for the sink and cookie jar, the room would be symmetrical.) However, this makes us wonder where the microwave (seen in email #93 “army”) is normally kept, since it is not usually next to the cookie jar. Saying it is Marzipan's kitchen also explains why Strong Bad does not want to be caught in it.
 Case #3: Strong Bad's Kitchen
 We rarely see Strong Bad at Homestar's or Marzipan's house. I doubt that he has much motivation to go there. With it being so rare for Strong Bad to show up in their houses, it seems odd that we should catch him in their kitchens so much and never in his own kitchen. On the other hand, Homestar is at Strong Bad's so often he thinks he lives there (see “flashback”), and  there are instances where Homestar cooks at Strong Bad's house (see “jibblies 2” and “secret identity”). In fact, there are several instances where Strong Bad himself cooks, indicating that he must use his own kitchen frequently (see “big white face”, “old comics”, “bug in mouth disease”, and “secret recipes”). If it is unlikely for Strong Bad to be in anyone else's kitchen, it would make sense for him to be in his own during these scenes.
-:In this email, it's Marzipan's kitchen.  Trivia Time is visible in the scene where Homestar walks in with the tennis ball, just barely beyond the upper left corner.--{{User:Johnny Jupiter/sig}} 01:58, 20 February 2008 (UTC)
-I put the same post on the discussion for "isp" and they fixed it. It now says it is Marzipan's kitchen on both "isp" and "part time job"
-I just viewed the clip again. You are right. The cookie jar is in the top left corner. I didn't notice it before. That must mean we are looking at the other side of the room that the sink is not on, or they may have moved the table to a different part of the kitchen.
-==Hey it's a/the hot dog clown==
-Okay so, let me know if this is too small an edit, but I'm about 70% sure CoachZ says "Hey, it's ''a'' hot dog clown!", then "Pom Pom, take a picture of me with ''the'' hot dog clown." (the difference is the first article).  If you guys agree, I'll edit the transcript and the subtitles. Thanks! [[User:Dutchscout|Dutchscout]] 20:13, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
-==Goofs?==
-I don't see anything wronng with his arm in the armhole, and it's not that unusual not to put a drop shadow under SB while there's a spotlight on him.
-:Click on the picture in the section to enlarge it. Some of his arm (near his shoulder) is in front of the costume. {{User:The Knights Who Say Ni/sig}} 22:21, 20 July 2014 (UTC)
-::You might be on to something with that shadow remark though. According to an HRWiki search of "spotlight", the only appearances I could find that had a shadow were in [[Flashforward]] and [[the paper]]. {{User:The Knights Who Say Ni/sig}} 02:14, 21 July 2014 (UTC)
-== Equal or lesser value ==
-My remark about "equal or lesser value" was rejected. The more common phrase is "equal or greater value", where you purchase something more expensive in order to account for the price of the "free" item. [[User:Wolf O&#39;Donnel|Wolf O&#39;Donnel]] 01:43, 15 December 2020 (UTC)