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[[Image:sbemail186.png|thumb|"Are you guys picketing my computer?"]] | [[Image:sbemail186.png|thumb|"Are you guys picketing my computer?"]] | ||
Strong Bad explains how he is helping the environment. | Strong Bad explains how he is helping the environment. | ||
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{{Comp|Lappy 486}} | {{Comp|Lappy 486}} | ||
- | '''Date:''' | + | '''Date:''' Monday, January 7, 2008 |
'''Running Time:''' 3:28 | '''Running Time:''' 3:28 | ||
'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486 | '''Page Title:''' Lappy 486 | ||
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
- | '''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' | + | '''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Checkin' checkin' emails in 2008! Checkin' checkin' Strong Bad fit to regulate! ''{brings up the email}'' |
<blockquote class="lappy email"> | <blockquote class="lappy email"> | ||
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''{cut back to the Lappy}'' | ''{cut back to the Lappy}'' | ||
- | '''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' So, there ya go possibly ladies. My boat take | + | '''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' So, there ya go possibly ladies. My boat take—<br> |
- | '''STRONG SAD | + | '''STRONG SAD and MARZIPAN:''' ''{faintly, chanting}'' Scrappy the Lappy! We think it's really crappy! Scrappy the Lappy! |
- | ''{cut to | + | ''{cut to The Computer Room's window where the silhouette of two pickets signs are seen. Strong Sad and Marzipan continue underneath}'' |
- | '''STRONG BAD:''' What the | + | '''STRONG BAD:''' What the—? |
- | ''{cut to | + | ''{cut to The Field. Strong Sad holds up a sign that says "Scrap the Lappy". Marzipan holds a sign saying "Lappy, Take the Dirt Nappy!". Strong Bad enters from the right.}'' |
- | '''STRONG SAD | + | '''STRONG SAD and MARZIPAN:''' We think it's really crappy! |
'''STRONG BAD:''' Are you guys picketing my computer? | '''STRONG BAD:''' Are you guys picketing my computer? | ||
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''{close up of Strong Bad}'' | ''{close up of Strong Bad}'' | ||
- | '''STRONG BAD:' | + | '''STRONG BAD:''' That's very clever. How long did it take you to think up— |
''{cut back to shot of all three}'' | ''{cut back to shot of all three}'' | ||
- | '''STRONG SAD:' | + | '''STRONG SAD:''' Three days. |
'''MARZIPAN:''' Just look at your power bill from last month. | '''MARZIPAN:''' Just look at your power bill from last month. | ||
- | '''STRONG SAD:''' The bill itself uses eight trees' worth of paper | + | '''STRONG SAD:''' The bill itself uses eight trees' worth of paper |
''{pan to the left to reveal a stack of paper marked "BILLS!"}'' | ''{pan to the left to reveal a stack of paper marked "BILLS!"}'' | ||
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''{Push wipe back to the Lappy. There is a list labeled "Okay for Mom" on the screen with various euphemisms for buttocks within it.}'' | ''{Push wipe back to the Lappy. There is a list labeled "Okay for Mom" on the screen with various euphemisms for buttocks within it.}'' | ||
- | '''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing in the list}'' tuckus ''{presses enter | + | '''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing in the list}'' tuckus ''{presses enter, heard with a loud clang}'' hinders ''{presses enter}'' bwathom ''{presses enter}'' boontockle ''{presses enter}'' |
''{Push wipe to Homestar Runner with an [[Atari 2600]] joystick.}'' | ''{Push wipe to Homestar Runner with an [[Atari 2600]] joystick.}'' | ||
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''{cut to a close up of Coach Z's hand in the [[showering|shower]], holding a soggy hot dog.}'' | ''{cut to a close up of Coach Z's hand in the [[showering|shower]], holding a soggy hot dog.}'' | ||
- | '''COACH Z:''' Ah, the world famous Coach Z ''{the Sog Dog logo appears in the upper left corner}'' Sog Dog. ''{words appear on the screen as he says it}'' | + | '''COACH Z:''' Ah, the world famous Coach Z ''{the Sog Dog logo appears in the upper left corner}'' Sog Dog. ''{words appear on the screen as he says it}'' Mmmm... Drink In That Bun! |
- | ''{cut back to | + | ''{cut back to The Field, close up of Strong Bad}'' |
'''STRONG BAD:''' Wait. So, alls I got to do is take something I already do and word it differently so it sounds eco-friendly? | '''STRONG BAD:''' Wait. So, alls I got to do is take something I already do and word it differently so it sounds eco-friendly? | ||
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''{close up of Strong Bad, smiling}'' | ''{close up of Strong Bad, smiling}'' | ||
- | '''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, yeah, okay. And say hello to my 65 mile | + | '''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, yeah, okay. And say hello to my 65 mile per gallon hybrid piano! |
- | ''{long shot in silhouette of | + | ''{long shot in silhouette of The Field. A piano is seen dropping and Strong Sad and Marzipan scatter}'' |
- | '''STRONG SAD | + | '''STRONG SAD and MARZIPAN:''' Al Gore's beard! |
- | ''{zoom back in just before the piano is seen smashed in the field next to Strong Bad. Cut back to the Lappy.}'' | + | ''{zoom back in just before the piano is seen smashed in the field next to Strong Bad. Cut back to the Lappy.}'' |
- | '''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' So there, there, THERE we go, maybe ladies. Strong Bad and the environment are now making out in the parent's basement of a solar-powered house. Take a look at the Lappy's new environmentally compliant sticker compliance sticker! ''{close up of the sticker next to the Lappy 486 logo}'' And it's got a picture of a little leaf on it, so you know it's good for the environment. ''{zoom out to the Lappy; resumes typing}'' So until next week, my boat take | + | '''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' So there, there, THERE we go, maybe ladies. Strong Bad and the environment are now making out in the parent's basement of a solar-powered house. Take a look at the Lappy's new environmentally compliant sticker compliance sticker! ''{close up of the sticker next to the Lappy 486 logo}'' And it's got a picture of a little leaf on it, so you know it's good for the environment. ''{zoom out to the Lappy; resumes typing}'' So until next week, my boat take— |
- | ''{The Cheat noises are heard and the Lappy's screen goes dark. Zoom out to see a panting The Cheat (painted green) in a hamster wheel hooked up | + | ''{The Cheat noises are heard and the Lappy's screen goes dark. Zoom out to see a panting The Cheat (painted green) in a hamster wheel hooked up the Lappy}'' |
'''STRONG BAD:''' Come on green The Cheat! ''{The Cheat resumes running in the wheel}'' That's good, that's good! Only 17 more hours and I can press send. | '''STRONG BAD:''' Come on green The Cheat! ''{The Cheat resumes running in the wheel}'' That's good, that's good! Only 17 more hours and I can press send. | ||
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==Easter Eggs== | ==Easter Eggs== | ||
[[Image:IdiotAndMoron.png|thumb|"Idiot and Moron"]] | [[Image:IdiotAndMoron.png|thumb|"Idiot and Moron"]] | ||
- | *When Strong Bad says "Idiot and Moron, respectively | + | *When Strong Bad says "Idiot and Moron, respectively," click on "ID and MO" to see an image of the states Idaho and Montana dancing with goofy faces. |
- | **Click on Montana to change it into Missouri and " | + | **Click on Montana to change it into Missouri and "idiot and moron" into "[[Mike Chapman|Mike]] is a moron!" |
*At the end, click on The Cheat to see a button extolling the virtues of GreenCheat. | *At the end, click on The Cheat to see a button extolling the virtues of GreenCheat. | ||
*At the end, after Strong Bad comments on the hamster wheel, click on the wall outlet. | *At the end, after Strong Bad comments on the hamster wheel, click on the wall outlet. | ||
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==Fun Facts== | ==Fun Facts== | ||
===Explanations=== | ===Explanations=== | ||
- | *Game Pak is the official name for | + | *Game Pak is the official name for a cartridge for any of [[Nintendo]]'s early video game consoles. |
*"100% post-consumer" is used to indicate the amount and source of recycled material. In this case, all of the paper material comes from sources other than leftovers from manufacturing and is considered environmentally superior. | *"100% post-consumer" is used to indicate the amount and source of recycled material. In this case, all of the paper material comes from sources other than leftovers from manufacturing and is considered environmentally superior. | ||
- | *[[Wikipedia:Overclocking|Overclocking]] is having a computer component run faster than the designed speed, usually referring to | + | *[[Wikipedia:Overclocking|Overclocking]] is having a computer component run faster than the designed speed, usually referring to CPUs. |
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===Trivia=== | ===Trivia=== | ||
- | *Strong Bad | + | *Strong Bad's list reads: |
<blockquote class="lappy email"> | <blockquote class="lappy email"> | ||
<u>Okay for [[Parents|Mom]]</u><br> | <u>Okay for [[Parents|Mom]]</u><br> | ||
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113. boat take</blockquote> | 113. boat take</blockquote> | ||
- | *Strong Bad claims that his monthly power bill is $70,000. Assuming that he pays the US national average price of [http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/electricity/epm/table5_6_a.html 9.86¢/kWh], that would mean that he uses approximately 710 MWh/month ( | + | *Strong Bad claims that his monthly power bill is $70,000. Assuming that he pays the US national average price of [http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/electricity/epm/table5_6_a.html 9.86¢/kWh], that would mean that he uses approximately 710 MWh/month (megawatt hours per month). This would be roughly 800 times more than the average usage of [http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/reps/enduse/er01_us.html 888 kWh/month] per US household. |
- | + | **Assuming Strong Bad leaves the Lappy on all the time and he doesn't have any other ridiculous power consumers in his house, it can be computed that the Lappy's consumption demand is just under one megawatt. | |
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*The [[Floppy Disk Container]] reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#gamma force|gamma force]]". | *The [[Floppy Disk Container]] reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#gamma force|gamma force]]". | ||
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===Remarks=== | ===Remarks=== | ||
- | *The only United States marketed hybrid car to achieve 65 miles per gallon | + | *Though the email senders say they are from Idaho and Missouri (ID and MO), the Easter egg shows the states Idaho and Montana (ID and MT). |
- | *Just like Strong Sad in [[concert]], Homestar is either playing with a left | + | **The next day, an additional Easter egg was added, fixing this and poking fun at the mistake. |
- | + | *The only United States marketed hybrid car to achieve 65 miles per gallon was the [[wikipedia:Honda Insight|Honda Insight]] (61/70 mpg). It is no longer produced. Currently, the most efficient hybrid car is the [[wikipedia:Toyota Prius|Toyota Prius]] (45/48 mpg) | |
+ | *Just like Strong Sad in [[concert]], Homestar is either playing with a left handed Atari 2600 joystick or is playing with the joystick sideways. The standard joystick has its button in the upper left hand corner. | ||
===Fixed Goofs=== | ===Fixed Goofs=== | ||
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*When this email was originally released, while Homestar was playing the game and the power went out, every time he sighed, the wire stuck out of the top of the controller. | *When this email was originally released, while Homestar was playing the game and the power went out, every time he sighed, the wire stuck out of the top of the controller. | ||
- | *Originally, after the close-up on | + | *Originally, after the close-up on it, Lappy's "Environmentally Compliant Sticker" sticker disappeared and did not reappear for the rest of the email. |
===Inside References=== | ===Inside References=== | ||
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*The window above the computer desk was last seen in [[cheat talk]] and the CGI portion of [[strongbad_email.exe Disc One|Disc 1]] of the [[strongbad_email.exe|Strong Bad Email DVD]]. | *The window above the computer desk was last seen in [[cheat talk]] and the CGI portion of [[strongbad_email.exe Disc One|Disc 1]] of the [[strongbad_email.exe|Strong Bad Email DVD]]. | ||
*Marzipan and Strong Sad previously behaved as a team of environmental activists, as related on [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 14.2]]. | *Marzipan and Strong Sad previously behaved as a team of environmental activists, as related on [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 14.2]]. | ||
+ | *Strong Bad [[Strong Bad Smiling|smiles]] when he announces for his eco-friendly piano. | ||
*The email references [[smoking]]. | *The email references [[smoking]]. | ||
- | *" | + | *Homestar mentions the game he's playing is "[[This is the (adjective) video game I've ever played|the easiest he's ever played]]". |
- | + | *Marzipole and eco-mail are [[portmanteaus]]. | |
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===Real-World References=== | ===Real-World References=== | ||
- | *[[Strong Sad's iPod|Strong Sad's MP3 player]] strongly resembles an [[wikipedia:iPhone|iPhone]] | + | *[[Strong Sad's iPod|Strong Sad's MP3 player]] strongly resembles an [[wikipedia:iPhone|iPhone]]. <!-- Do not add reference to the iPod touch yet, discuss on the talk page --> |
*''[[Wikipedia:Thelma & Louise|Thelma & Louise]]'' is a 1991 film starring [[Wikipedia:Geena Davis|Geena Davis]] as Thelma and [[Wikipedia:Susan Sarandon|Susan Sarandon]] as Louise. | *''[[Wikipedia:Thelma & Louise|Thelma & Louise]]'' is a 1991 film starring [[Wikipedia:Geena Davis|Geena Davis]] as Thelma and [[Wikipedia:Susan Sarandon|Susan Sarandon]] as Louise. | ||
- | *The exclamation "Al Gore's beard!" is reference to 45th Vice President of the United States and noted environmental activist [[Wikipedia:Al Gore|Al Gore]], who | + | *The exclamation "Al Gore's beard!" is reference to 45th Vice President of the United States and noted environmental activist [[Wikipedia:Al Gore|Al Gore]], who after losing the 2000 presidential campaign famously grew a beard and went into seclusion for a short period of time before refocusing on the environment. |
*The "Environmentally Compliant" sticker is a play on [[Wikipedia:Energy Star|Energy Star]] and similar certifications used on electronics devices to rate their electricity consumption. | *The "Environmentally Compliant" sticker is a play on [[Wikipedia:Energy Star|Energy Star]] and similar certifications used on electronics devices to rate their electricity consumption. | ||
+ | *The intro song is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Warren G|Warren G]] and [[Wikipedia:Nate Dogg|Nate Dogg's]] 1994 song "[[Wikipedia:Regulate (song)|Regulate]]". | ||
===Fast Forward=== | ===Fast Forward=== | ||
- | *Strong Sad's | + | *Strong Sad's iPhone later appears on the [[Podstar Runner]] background after it was updated. |
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
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{{Strong Bad Email}} | {{Strong Bad Email}} | ||
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