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	*At the end of [[50 emails]] it comes down prematurely, ending an e-mail which in Strong Bad's opinion was not quite over. Indeed, The Paper seems to have a mind of its own!		*At the end of [[50 emails]] it comes down prematurely, ending an e-mail which in Strong Bad's opinion was not quite over. Indeed, The Paper seems to have a mind of its own!
	*In the email [[couch patch]] hovering your cursor right above the normal back button at the bottom of the screen and clicking the resulting link makes The Paper print out an ASCII million dollar bill.		*In the email [[couch patch]] hovering your cursor right above the normal back button at the bottom of the screen and clicking the resulting link makes The Paper print out an ASCII million dollar bill.
-	*In [[japanese cartoon]] The Paper is replaced with an anime credits list.	+	*In [[japanese cartoon]], The Paper is replaced with an anime credits list.
	*Strong Bad also uses The Paper in the [[autobiography]] email. This time he prints the email out from his computer, like you would with a normal printer. The actual location of the printer is probably forever a mystery, much like Strong Bad's ability to type with boxing gloves for hands.		*Strong Bad also uses The Paper in the [[autobiography]] email. This time he prints the email out from his computer, like you would with a normal printer. The actual location of the printer is probably forever a mystery, much like Strong Bad's ability to type with boxing gloves for hands.
	**Later in this e-mail, The Paper takes a while to signal the end of the e-mail due to (supposedly, according to Strong Bad himself) a paper jam.		**Later in this e-mail, The Paper takes a while to signal the end of the e-mail due to (supposedly, according to Strong Bad himself) a paper jam.

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The Paper is the piece of printer paper that comes down after nearly every Strong Bad Email. It reads:

Click here to e-mail strong bad
strongbad@homestarrunner.com

Originally, it contained just the first line without an email address. The Paper coming down usually signals the end of the email; however, the majority of Easter eggs can be found after The Paper has come down. One can either wait around or click on words Strong Bad has typed. Nobody knows where The Paper actually comes from, since Strong Bad does not seem to have a printer above his computer. This seemingly magical The Paper can sometimes be seen manifesting itself out of the clear blue sky. According to the Strong Bad Email montage, it will be replaced by an inkjet printer after email #173. That, of course, remains to be seen.

The onomatopoeia for The Paper's sound effect is "preeeow", mentioned in autobiography, haircut, extra plug, part-time job, and garage sale.

Abnormal Sayings

The Paper shows up in a couple other places too, saying different things.

• At the end of Superbowl Dealie, it reads, "Due to the big game, the Strong Bad Email will be late this week."
• At the end of Arcade Game, it reads, "Click here to play the Trogdor arcade game."
• At the end of duck pond, it reads, "Click here to play 'Duck Pond'".
• On the King of Town main page, click on e-mail and wait until it is over. The Paper comes down and reads, "Nobody wants to e-mail The King of Town. For real."
• In the Toons Menu version of crazy cartoon, it reads "The End".
• It also displays the menu options on the strongbad_email.exe DVD, as well as a "bottom-feeding Paper" reading "Make your selection and mash GO, moron!"
• In the email animal, it tells Strong Bad "Enough already, Strong Bad" above the usual email information.

Other "The Paper" Oddities

• The Paper prints upside-down from how a real printer would operate; that is, the last line prints first toward the free edge of the page.
• At the end of the bird it comes down from the sky. Pom Pom lifts the corner and peeks under.
• In superhero name, a comic book with an "email Strong Bad" link appeared in lieu of The Paper.
• At the end of guitar Strong Bad uses the BMW Lighter and unintentionally scorches The Paper. Also, at the end of the DVD version of caffeine, The Paper gets scorched again, this time by Strong Bad's science project; "The Effects Of Gasoline On Fire".
• There is a printer, and apparently it's female. This may be a reference to computer parts, where the ends are called male or female. Most printers, however, are male. Keep clicking the knobs of the Tandy 400 at the end of invisibility, and eventually the screen says, "tell the printer i'll miss her."
• At the end of 50 emails it comes down prematurely, ending an e-mail which in Strong Bad's opinion was not quite over. Indeed, The Paper seems to have a mind of its own!
• In the email couch patch hovering your cursor right above the normal back button at the bottom of the screen and clicking the resulting link makes The Paper print out an ASCII million dollar bill.
• In japanese cartoon, The Paper is replaced with an anime credits list.
• Strong Bad also uses The Paper in the autobiography email. This time he prints the email out from his computer, like you would with a normal printer. The actual location of the printer is probably forever a mystery, much like Strong Bad's ability to type with boxing gloves for hands.
  • Later in this e-mail, The Paper takes a while to signal the end of the e-mail due to (supposedly, according to Strong Bad himself) a paper jam.
• In big white face, it again comes down from the sky, and The Poopsmith pokes at it with his shovel.
• Apparently The Paper can follow orders, though. See date and for kids, where Strong Bad instructs The Paper when to come down to bring the e-mail to a close.
• In extra plug, even when the power is out, The Paper still comes down, thanks to Strong Mad and The Cheat.
• In animal The Paper's gender is set as male, with Strong Bad asking 'him' to come down and meet the new computer, Lappy 486. This is also the first time The Paper has moved in smaller increments and even moved partially back to the top of the screen before coming down all the way.
• In part-time job, The Paper, for the first time ever, doesn't come down on its own! Instead, you must click "ps: preeeow" to make it come down!
• In dreamail, The Paper takes the form of the United States Constitution, upside down, with the Strong Bad e-mail link scribbed at the top of the Constitution. This is the first time since japanese cartoon that The Paper hasn't been in its normal computer-printout format, and is the third time in four e-mails (see above) that The Paper has had at least one unusual twist.
• In lady...ing, The Paper comes down to the right of the Lappy, after Strong Bad has fallen asleep on that side.