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{{sbenav|16|the basics|studying}}
[[Image:sbemail16.PNG|thumb|The first appearance of the totally awesome Limozeen]]
[[Image:sbemail16.PNG|thumb|The first appearance of the totally awesome Limozeen]]
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'''Computer:''' [[Tandy 400]]
'''Computer:''' [[Tandy 400]]
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'''Date:''' Monday, March 4, 2002
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'''Date:''' March 4, 2002
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'''Running Time:''' 1:13
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'''Running Time:''' 1:12
'''Page Title:''' Tandy 400!!!
'''Page Title:''' Tandy 400!!!
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{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc One}}, {{dvd|Sbemails' 50 Greatest Hits DVD|notitle=true}}
 
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'''SBEmail Menu Description:''' Strong Bad gives advice on choosing a band name.
 
==Transcript==
==Transcript==
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'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{clears screen, typing}'' Well, Dan, the easiest way is to, you know, ''{actually types "to ,you know,"}'' just have a really cool last name and use that. You know like Van Halen, or Dokken, or to a lesser extent,... Z'Nuff. ''{clears screen}'' And then the other way is to take a really cool word but then spell it all wrong. You know like... ''{stops typing}'' "LAZOR",{{--}}
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'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{clears screen, typing}'' Well, Dan, the easiest way is to, you know, just have a really cool last name and use that. You know like Van Halen, or Dokken, or to a lesser extent,... Z'Nuff. ''{clears screen}'' The other way is to take a really cool word but then spell it all wrong. You know like... ''{stops typing}'' "LAZOR",&mdash;
''{An index card with "LAZOR" written on it with red, jagged text appears onscreen. The L's bottom line goes beneath the other letters and connects to the R. All the other letters are connected as well. There's a red light flash after the word. High-pitched music plays.}''
''{An index card with "LAZOR" written on it with red, jagged text appears onscreen. The L's bottom line goes beneath the other letters and connects to the R. All the other letters are connected as well. There's a red light flash after the word. High-pitched music plays.}''
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'''STRONG BAD:''' {{--}}or "BIGG NIFE",{{--}}
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'''STRONG BAD:''' &mdash;or "BIGG NIFE",&mdash;
''{The previous image disappears and another logo comes up. It uses blue text and has "BIGG" written on top in an metallic font, and then has "NIFE" written below it in a rounded font and an upward pointing knife replacing the letter I. A guitar strums.}''
''{The previous image disappears and another logo comes up. It uses blue text and has "BIGG" written on top in an metallic font, and then has "NIFE" written below it in a rounded font and an upward pointing knife replacing the letter I. A guitar strums.}''
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'''SINGER:''' ''{offscreen}'' Well, all right!
'''SINGER:''' ''{offscreen}'' Well, all right!
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'''STRONG BAD:''' {{--}}or something like "TARANCHULA"{{--}}
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'''STRONG BAD:''' &mdash;or something like "TARANCHULA"&mdash;
''{"BIGG NIFE" disappears and "TARANCHULA" comes up with red text. All the letters except for the C, U and L have long fangs hanging downward, and the first A, the N, and the last A are dripping something. Spooky-ish music plays.}''
''{"BIGG NIFE" disappears and "TARANCHULA" comes up with red text. All the letters except for the C, U and L have long fangs hanging downward, and the first A, the N, and the last A are dripping something. Spooky-ish music plays.}''
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'''STRONG BAD:''' {{--}}or maybe like "LIMOZEEN".
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'''STRONG BAD:''' &mdash;or maybe like "LIMOZEEN".
''{"TARANCHULA" disappears and the Limozeen logo comes up with the diamond-style blue text for everything but the red lightning-shaped "Z" in the middle. Gentle guitar music plays.}''
''{"TARANCHULA" disappears and the Limozeen logo comes up with the diamond-style blue text for everything but the red lightning-shaped "Z" in the middle. Gentle guitar music plays.}''
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'''STRONG BAD:''' You know, ''{starts typing}'' these are all{{--}}
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'''STRONG BAD:''' You know, ''{starts typing}'' these are all&mdash;
''{The index card crinkles up and disappears.}''
''{The index card crinkles up and disappears.}''
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'''STRONG BAD:''' {{--}}great names. ''{stops typing}'' And you know, ''{resumes typing}'' go ahead and take them. I'm not going to charge you or nothing. Just, uh, put me on the guest list plus one for that show huh? I'll probably take Pom Pom. ''{stops typing}'' You know, ''{resumes typing}'' He's been pretty cool lately. ''{stops typing}'' Okay, so tune in next week, when my guests will be Lemmy from Motörhead and the guys from Krokus!
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'''STRONG BAD:''' &mdash;great names. ''{stops typing}'' And you know, ''{resumes typing}'' go ahead and take them. I'm not going to charge you or nothing. Just, uh, put me on the guest list plus one for that show huh? I'll probably take Pom-Pom. ''{stops typing}'' You know, ''{resumes typing}'' He's been pretty cool lately. ''{stops typing}'' Okay, so tune in next week, when my guests will be Lemmy from Motörhead and the guys from Krokus!
''{[[The Paper]] comes down.}''
''{[[The Paper]] comes down.}''
==Fun Facts==
==Fun Facts==
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===Trivia===
 
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*This is the first email in which Strong Bad's original Hispanic accent is gone completely. It had gradually been growing weaker since [[halloweener]].
 
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*The [[YouTube]] description for this email is "Strong Bad gives advice on choosing a band name."
 
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===Remarks===
 
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*"For Good or for Awesome", one of the potential band names [[Dan]] puts forth, was from [[some kinda robot]].
 
===Goofs===
===Goofs===
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*Strong Bad accidentally puts a space before a comma with no space following when he types: ''"the easiest way is to ,you know"''
*Strong Bad accidentally puts a space before a comma with no space following when he types: ''"the easiest way is to ,you know"''
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*You can click the knobs though the index card Strong Bad is holding up to show you the names of the bands.
 
===Inside References===
===Inside References===
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*Bigg Nife is a reference to the recurring [[Big Knives]], which first appeared in [[i love you]].
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*The coffee cup ring on the [[index card]] is from the recipe card in the [[Homestar Quiz]] when all of the questions are answered correctly.
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*Bigg Nife is a reference to the recurring [[Big Knife]] which was first mentioned in [[i love you]].
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*"For Good or for Awesome," one of the potential band names Dan puts forth, was taken from [[some kinda robot]].
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*The coffee cup ring on the [[Index Cards|index card]] is from the recipe card in the [[Homestar Quiz]] when you get all of them right.
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===Real-World References===
===Real-World References===
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*The three "really cool last names" Strong Bad mentions refer to bands who derived their names from founding members:
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**[[Van Halen]], named for brothers {{w|Alex Van Halen|Alex}} and {{w|Eddie Van Halen}}
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*[[Wikipedia:Van Halen|Van Halen]], [[Wikipedia:Enuff Z'nuff|Enuff Z'nuff]], [[Wikipedia:Motörhead|Motörhead]], [[Wikipedia:Krokus|Krokus]], and [[Wikipedia:Dokken|Dokken]] are real bands.
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**{{w|Dokken}}, named for {{w|Don Dokken}}
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*[[Wikipedia:Dolly Parton|Dolly Parton]] released an album called "White Limozeen" in 1989.
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**{{w|Enuff Z'Nuff}}, named for Chip Z'Nuff
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*Strong Bad's "take a really cool word, but then spell it all wrong" method of band-name generation is most likely a reference to real-world bands such as [[Wikipedia:Led Zeppelin|Led Zeppelin]],  [[Wikipedia:Def Leppard|Def Leppard]] and [[Wikipedia:Aerosmith|Aerosmith]], whose names seem to contain intentional spelling errors.
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*Strong Bad's "take a really cool word, but then spell it all wrong" method of band-name generation refers to bands such as [[Led Zeppelin]] or [[The Beatles]], whose names contain intentional misspellings.
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*"Lemmy from Motörhead" is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Lemmy Kilmister|Lemmy Kilmister]] of the real-life band Motörhead.
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*{{w|Motörhead}} frontman {{w|Lemmy Kilmister}} and the band {{w|Krokus (band)|Krokus}} are mentioned in the closing.
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===Fast Forward===
===Fast Forward===
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*[[Limozeen]], [[Taranchula]], [[Lazor]], and [[Bigg Nife]] have become actual bands in the Homestar Runner universe.
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*When Strong Bad says the name of each made up band, music is heard in the background. Bigg Nife was what ended up sounding like Limozeen, as mentioned in the DVD commentary below.
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*[[Limozeen]] and [[Taranchula]] have become actual bands in the Homestar Runner universe.
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*The music that plays when the Taranchula card is shown is later heard in [[death metal]].
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*When Strong Bad says the name of each made up band, you hear music and things in the background. Bigg Nife was what really ended up sounding like Limozeen, as mentioned in the commentary below.
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*During the course of the [[Baddest of the Bands]], Strong Bad gets another email about good band names.
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*The misspelling "lazor" later reappeared in [[new hands]] and [[Puppet Jam: Tropical Lazor Beams]].
==DVD Version==
==DVD Version==
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{{commentary|email=true}}
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*The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.
===Commentary Transcript===
===Commentary Transcript===
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('''Commentary by:''' [[Matt Chapman]], [[Mike Chapman]])
('''Commentary by:''' [[Matt Chapman]], [[Mike Chapman]])
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'''MATT:''' That's, of course, The Cheat Party—I mean The Skate Party theme song for The Cheat. ''{pause}'' Uh, this was, I remember thinking this was the heyday of, like, when we were making these.
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'''MATT:''' That's, of course, The Cheat Party— I mean The Skate Party theme song for The Cheat. ''{pause}'' Uh, this was, I remember thinking this was the heyday of, like, when we were making these.
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'''MIKE:''' This was a fun one to make 'cause I remember you were still working and we did it, um, we finished it up at the end, I think, the morning before you went to work ''{inaudible}''
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'''MIKE:''' This was a fun one to make 'cause I remember you were still working and we did it, um, we finished it up at the end, I think, the morning before you went to work ''{inaudable}''
'''MATT:''' Yeah, I was going into work around 11 or 12.
'''MATT:''' Yeah, I was going into work around 11 or 12.
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'''MIKE:''' Thanks.
'''MIKE:''' Thanks.
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'''MATT:''' Poor... representation.
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'''MATT:''' Poor...representation.
'''MIKE:''' I like—I just hit a harmonic note there.
'''MIKE:''' I like—I just hit a harmonic note there.
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'''MIKE:''' Limozeen sounds nothing like that.
'''MIKE:''' Limozeen sounds nothing like that.
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'''MATT:''' —Bigg Nife, yeah, Bigg Nife was what really ended up sounding like the Limozeen we've made today whereas this Limozeen just sounds like... Richie Kotzen... like, Deliverance.
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'''MATT:''' —Bigg Nife, yeah, Bigg Nife was what really ended up sounding like the Limozeen we've made today whereas this Limozeen just sounds like...Richie Kotzen...like, Deliverance.
'''MIKE:''' Extreme. Yeah.
'''MIKE:''' Extreme. Yeah.
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==External Links==
==External Links==
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{{sbemailextlinks|16|youtube=xOWyEX9Imk8}}
 
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{{Strong Bad Email}}
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*[[HR:sbemail16.html|watch "band names"]]
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*[[HR:sbemail16.swf|view the Flash file for "band names"]]
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{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category:Tandy 400 Emails]]
[[Category:Tandy 400 Emails]]
[[Category:Emails With DVD Commentary]]
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[[Category:Homestar Runner Original Soundtrack Volume 1]]
 

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