Talk:road trip

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Contents 1 The car 2 Honk 'em if ya got 'em or smoke 'em if ya got 'em? 3 Forwards Compatible 4 New Fun fact 5 How long's it been? 6 Transposition of Bubs & Coach Z 7 Maxymoronically oxymoronic 8 Jumbo Shrimp? 9 Just Something 10 Powered by the SBemail?? 11 Spongebob Squarepants 12 Tumbleweed 13 reference to highschool

The car

Would it be too much of a stretch to infer that the Gremlin (mentioned in this toon to be Bubs's car) is the car that The Cheat won from Bubs in the Easter egg in pop-up? It's kinda speculatory, but it's possible it's a reference, it all fits together... --phlip ^T_C 06:50, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

Not main page material, but it's an interesting thought. --Jay (Talk) 06:55, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

(Edit Conflict) No, it's not too much of a stretch. The Cheat wins the car for Strong Bad ("Now get back in there and win me a car!"), and both SB and TC treat the car as SB's in this email. It was also only 10 emails away. Loafing 06:56, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

What about Strong Bad already being seen in the car in dangeresque 3? --DorianGray

Dangeresque 3 was years before The Cheat won the car. They could have just borrowed it from Bubs back then (which is what they could have done now as well, of course). Loafing 07:44, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

Then how did he get out of it when he had finished that scene if the doors and windows are broken? 210.54.74.240 07:52 PM, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

The cameraman, or The Cheat, or someone could have opened it for him, perhaps? --phlip ^T_C 08:00, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

It's entirely possible that the doors and windows weren't busted back then.

If it is, what happened to the key that Bubs gave The Cheat when he won the car, I wonder?--H-ko 18:26, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

And if The Cheat was the one who won the car, Bubs would have told him about the doors and windows, not Strong Bad.68.239.233.57 12:56, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

The Cheat won the car for Strong Bad, so he would be the one looking after the keys. And The Cheat never said he didn't know about the broken windows and doors. Loafing 02:29, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

Strong Bad says he doesn't have any keys in a manner that implies he doesn't know anything about them (rather than having forgotten or lost them), so presumably The Cheat never gave the key to him.--H-ko 05:13, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

Honk 'em if ya got 'em or smoke 'em if ya got 'em?

I remember a cigarette company whose motto was "Smoke 'em if ya got 'em". Possibly a real-world reference? Steve Talk Contributions 11:19, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

It's also a song by Parkway Drive, apparently. We'll see if it gets stuff'd. — Lapper (talk) 12:19, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

More likely just a cross between the saying "Flaunt 'em (it) if you got 'em (it)" and the various "Honk if..." bumper stickers. Octan 20:37, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

Smoke 'em if you got 'em is a very famous quote. I'm sure i remember hearing it on Saturday morning cartoons like Bugs Bunny — JamesDean (Talk | contribs) 01:07, 7 September 2006 (left unsigned)

Forwards Compatible

Yet another of Strong Bad's lack of knowledge of modern technology. Loved that part, and the part about the "other world, with another The Cheat and Strong Bad...stuck in a Gremlin". Best part of the whole toon. Retromaniac 17:04, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

I don't think Strong Bad actually knew that forward compatible was a real term--I think he was skewing backwards compatible. Before reading this page, I assumed he had made it up. However, this conflicts with the idea that Strong Bad is technologically impaired, as backwards-compatible electronics have really only become an issue with new generations of gaming consoles. Perhaps TBC were living vicariously through him? --Dragoon5464 05:37, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

When I first watched the email, I already knew that the term was real. I also believe that TBC thought it wasn't. It sounds as if SB is just making it up. But that's really pure speculation, and we've got no reason to include that in the article.  Loafing 07:59, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

I think that Strong Bad knew the term was real, and I think he knew that the 8-track player wouldn't play a CD-R. --Jecowa 21:59, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

New Fun fact

I noticed that the email isn't on the email menu yet. Someone put that one in, please.

It's showing up there for me, try clearing your cache or something. - Saturn 22:55, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

How long's it been?

I think this is the first time in a while that Strong Bad has ended his e-mail with an "Until next time" comment. Is anyone not-lazy enough to check out when the last time was that he did that? --ComputerBox 22:27, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

It's been about 4 years. See also Until Next Time.... The first thing I thought of when I heard that was the wiki page. I doubt that's why he said it though. —Zelinda 22:46, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

Transposition of Bubs & Coach Z

Is this the second time that the distinction between Bubs and Coach Z has been blurred by Strong Bad? (1st time being the Coach B/Zubs project from current status) Have there been other times this has happened? Has the line ever been fuzzy for other characters too? Is this just a reference to the Coach B/Zubs Project or an emerging inside joke?

I don't think the two are related at all - Coach Z and Bubs are simply best friends and hang out together a lot, and perhaps that's where SB's little joke came from. I think it's only coincidentally similar to Coach B/Zubs. --Jay (Talk) 01:42, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

current status was not Strong Bad confusing the two, it was him actually switching the pair's heads, which would require him to not be confusing them, clearly. - Qermaq - (^T/C)  02:10, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

Well you'll note that neither the first nor second post claimed that SB was "confusing" them. The original post just said that SB was blurring the distinction between them, which certainly is the case. He was giving them each attributes of each other. I'm not necessarily claiming that it's a reference or an inside joke, however.

Thank you for the clarification of my original post-- I did only mean blurring. Further, I mearly ask the question of all of you: could this be an emerging inside joke or perhaps the second instance of a new running gag? (I am looking for more instances of blurry treatment of the two characters.) Although it is a subtle point, does anyone else think that it deserves comment within the write-up for this Strong Bad e-mail?--Solwyvern 20:49, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

I still say coincidence. It's come up before that one character is referred to as ("I want my own cartoon, Pom Pom," to Strong Bad, for instance) or compared with ("Everyone's favorite blue midget Homestar: Homsar!" is an example) another. --Jay (Talk) 21:34, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

I disagree with Homsar and Homestar being that much of a problem. Homsar was just created because of a misspelling of Homestar in an email, so he would be a blue midget Homestar. -- Super Martyo boing! 22:06, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

Perhaps it is coincidence; however, your first example is just Homestar being confused-- something that happens all the time. Your second is a fact: Homsar IS a midget version of Homestar turned blue. Coach Z is not a green version of Bubs (nor is Bubs an orange version of Coach Z), and clearly Strong Bad is not confused as was Homestar in the facts. This gag was very deliberate; The Brothers clearly had Strong Bad say "Bubs? Green Bubs?" Then they reinforced the reference within the easter egg (I wonder how Bubs & Coach Z knew about it?) Maybe there is nothing to this, but I am interested to see if it ever comes up again.--Solwyvern 22:15, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

Maxymoronically oxymoronic

Why does every anonny think that it's acceptable to delete the "Strong Bad doesn't use the word 'maxymoronic' to refer to an oxymoron" part of the fact? No named user seems to have a problem with it. Is there something wrong with it that I don't see? --Jay (Talk) 19:43, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

Not as far as I can see... Maybe there's a subliminal message that only works on IPs... --DorianGray

Maybe because it's obviously not referring to an oxymoron, since jumbo/LARGE is not an oxymoron, and therefore is an overclarification?--H-ko 05:18, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

As the fact said in the first place. Then some IP removed it, so I reworded it. Then some other IP removed it, so I tried permutating and rewording it in various ways before the IPs finally gave up. --Jay (Talk) 05:37, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

Jumbo Shrimp?

First thing I thought of when StrongBad used the maxymoron "Jumbo-LARGE" was the oxymoron "Jumbo-Shrimp". Am I the only one who thought that? Is this worthy of a note on the Wiki? (Should I just add it? I was told to post it here on the discussion page first ...)

First time the possibility occurred to me was right now when I read this. I'm willing to chalk it up to coincidence. (By the by, "Jumbo shrimp" isn't a true oxymoron, as "shrimp" is used in reference to the aquatic crustacean that people eat, not a short person, but it's frequently called an "oxymoron" humorously.) --Jay (Talk) 19:53, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

That hadn't occured to me either before I read your comment. I say STUFF it. -Brightstar Shiner 20:24, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

I did think of that immediately when viewing the e-mail. It is a common enough reference in our culture to suspect that The Brothers were at least aware of it while composing the e-mail if they weren't playing off it directly.--Solwyvern 20:58, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

Actually, shrimp meant a small version of something before it referred to any specific crustacean. Being that shrimp are the smallest in the lobster/crayfish/prawn continuity, they were called 'shrimp crayfish' or 'shrimp lobsters' or something to that effect.

Perhaps, but that's not the point. Shrimp is not being used in that context as something small; it's being used as the name of the crustacean. --Jay (Talk) 03:51, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

Also shrimp is primarily an American term--most English-speaking countries call them prawn. Jumbo shrimp in particular are usually called king prawn elsewhere, I believe. According to Miriam-Webster [1], the origin is an Old Norse word meaning "to shrivel up". --H-ko 05:27, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

Yeah well...did anybody else presume that maybe TBC just thought that nonsence up off the top of their heads and didn't intend for it to pertain to anything?-Brightstar Shiner 20:40, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

Thank you! not everything is something JamesDean 01:29, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar!--H-ko 22:42, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

I thought that this was a very obvious reference, and was shocked not to find it in the "explanations" section. At least where I live, "Jumbo shrimp" is a stock example of an oxymoron, one of the four or five most well-known. It seems inconceivable to me that it was unintentional.

Just Something

We don't have to add this, I just wanted to point out that Strong Bad or The Cheat never actually tried to open the doors. It's just a funny little tidbit I noticed. » c u t e p e t s r u s « ^T/_C 22:39, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

We also don't point out that Homestar opened the door (with his invisible hands) even though there is no visible door handle on the Gremlin. -- Tom 00:42, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

Whoops, we do. -- Tom 00:43, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

Powered by the SBemail??

I think this is just me, but when The Cheat slams the CD into the 8 track player, the CD looks almost PBTC-ish. Could that be possible, or am I just hallucinating due to lack of sleep? · · T²|_Things 23:29, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

It looks a little odd to me, but not powered by the cheat. Maybe it's because it has no shading. --- The Joe^(Talk) 23:36, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

Maybe. If thats really the case, should it be mentioned anywhere under the fun facts? As a goof? · · T²|_Things 23:40, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

I suppose it could. Other pages mention it whenever an object has inconsistant shading, so why not this one? - The Joe^(Talk) 23:43, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

Works for me. I already put it up as a goof. · · T²|_Things 23:44, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

Spongebob Squarepants

Is the scene where Strong Bad says: "All right, you ready to go, The Cheat? Why is Strong Mad hiding under that not-originally-yellow-spotted sheet from Strong Sad's bedroom? Not my bedroom." A reference to SpongeBob SquarePants? SpongeBob is yellow and square like the sheet that covered the Bull Honkey. — Blue Leopard (Talk | contribs) 08:27, 8 September 2006 (left unsigned)

Are you implying that Spongebob looks like a ... stained .. sheet? But seriously, the sheet looks nothing like Spongebob. Being a bit rectangular and having yellow spots does not make it look like a yellow sponge with pants and a face. Loafing 08:40, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

Tumbleweed

The noise it makes as it rolls by in one scene is the exact same as in animal. --4.158.36.10 21:10, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

Stick it in Sound Effects, if it's not already there. --DorianGray

reference to highschool

I don't know if it's just me but when he said the thing about the stain being a whole 'nother world with a whole 'nother Strong Bad and The Cheat it made me think of highschool when he said that before "middle school" they were paramecium living in free petri dish USA. Coincidentaly a stain is what you use to better identify cell parts when being veiwed under a microscope. Is this just an odd coincidence or a reference? Andrew911

I'm in the "odd coincidence" column, myself. - Qermaq - (^T/C)  03:51, 9 September 2006 (UTC)

Although I would credit Andrew with making an astute observation, I too have to come down in the “odd coincidence" column.--Solwyvern 11:26, 9 September 2006 (UTC)