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'''SBEmail Menu Description:''' The Cheat gets set up with a rejected potential Strong Bad suitor. Kids! Don't ever meet strangers at Sbarro! Or eat there!
== Transcript ==
== Transcript ==
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<blockquote class="short tandy email">hey my name is great looking girl strong bad!<br />
<blockquote class="short tandy email">hey my name is great looking girl strong bad!<br />
i she be your girlfriend.</blockquote>
i she be your girlfriend.</blockquote>
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''{Strong Bad squints as he reads the last sentence.}''
   
   
'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh... ''{typing}'' Hey! My name is Strong Bad, great looking girl! I he be your boyfriend. ''{clears screen}'' Okay, seriously. All i<!--sic--> gotta say about this is... ''{yells angrily}'' GET IN LINE SISTER!!! I mean, do you know how many freakin emails I get like this a DAY? From ladies with proper grammar? I mean come on! A guy's gotta have some standards right? But, I do feel kinda sorry for you, so I won't let your email go to waste.
'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh... ''{typing}'' Hey! My name is Strong Bad, great looking girl! I he be your boyfriend. ''{clears screen}'' Okay, seriously. All i<!--sic--> gotta say about this is... ''{yells angrily}'' GET IN LINE SISTER!!! I mean, do you know how many freakin emails I get like this a DAY? From ladies with proper grammar? I mean come on! A guy's gotta have some standards right? But, I do feel kinda sorry for you, so I won't let your email go to waste.
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''{[[The Paper]] comes down. After a few seconds, the scene changes to The Cheat sitting at his computer. An online messaging program is open. The conversation runs as follows:}''
''{[[The Paper]] comes down. After a few seconds, the scene changes to The Cheat sitting at his computer. An online messaging program is open. The conversation runs as follows:}''
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<blockquote class="email" style="background-image:none;border:4px solid #f90;background:#F7F7F7;color:#000;width:300px">
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<blockquote class="email" style="background-image:none;border:4px solid #f90;background:#F7F7F7;color:#000;width:260px">
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<center>instant messenge</center>
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<center>'''instant messenge'''</center>
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<span style="color:blue">'''gr8lookinggrrl:'''</span> are you around,<br />clown?<br />
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<span style="color:blue">'''gr8lookinggrrl:'''</span>are you around,<br />clown?<br />
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<span style="color:red">'''cheatachu72:'''</span> sure am, sam.<br />
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<span style="color:red">'''cheatachu72:'''</span>sure am, sam.<br />
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<span style="color:blue">'''gr8lookinggrrl:'''</span> LOL!!! :-*<br />
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<span style="color:blue">'''gr8lookinggrrl:'''</span>LOL!!! :-*<br />
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<span style="color:red">'''cheatachu72:'''</span> i want us to meet<br />in person<br />
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<span style="color:red">'''cheatachu72:'''</span>i want us to meet<br />in person<br />
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<span style="color:blue">'''gr8lookinggrrl:'''</span> OMG! where?<br />
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<span style="color:blue">'''gr8lookinggrrl:'''</span>OMG! where?<br />
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<span style="color:blue">'''gr8lookinggrrl:'''</span> the food court?<br />
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<span style="color:blue">'''gr8lookinggrrl:'''</span>the food court?<br />
<span style="color:red">'''cheatachu72:'''</span> sbarro. 8pm<br />
<span style="color:red">'''cheatachu72:'''</span> sbarro. 8pm<br />
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<span style="color:blue">'''gr8lookinggrrl:'''</span> whatta you look<br />like?<br />
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<span style="color:blue">'''gr8lookinggrrl:'''</span>whatta you look<br />like?<br />
<span style="color:red">'''cheatachu72:'''</span> 6ft tall. buff. big<br />red 'M' on my chest. no neck.<br />
<span style="color:red">'''cheatachu72:'''</span> 6ft tall. buff. big<br />red 'M' on my chest. no neck.<br />
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<span style="color:blue">'''gr8lookinggrrl:'''</span> can't wait. L8r<br />
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<span style="color:blue">'''gr8lookinggrrl:'''</span>can't wait. L8r<br />
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<span style="color:blue">'''gr8lookinggrrl signed off.'''</span></blockquote>
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<span style="color:blue">'''gr8lookinggrrl signed off.'''</span>
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</blockquote>
== Fun Facts ==
== Fun Facts ==
===Trivia===
===Trivia===
*This is the debut of The Cheat's computer, [[Tangerine Dreams]].
*This is the debut of The Cheat's computer, [[Tangerine Dreams]].
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*This is the first mention of the [[food court]].
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*The [[YouTube]] description for this email is "Strong Bad makes fun of grammar and stuff."
===Remarks===
===Remarks===
*"I she be" is possibly a typo of "I should be" or "I shall be".
*"I she be" is possibly a typo of "I should be" or "I shall be".
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*At the top of the IM window, it says "instant messenge." "Messenge" is not a word, though it may be a play on, or a misspelling of, the word "messenger."
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*When first responding to the email, Strong Bad says, "All i gotta say..." The ''I'' is [[Lowercase i's|not capitalized]].
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*There is dispute on [[Strong Mad]]'s height. This email says 6 feet while [[the facts]] says 88 inches (7'4"). The secret Strong Mad [[HR:smsticker.html|sticker page]] indicates that he is 8'3" and 900 lbs.
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*There is a space between each letter and three spaces between each word in "G&nbsp;E&nbsp;T &nbsp; I&nbsp;N &nbsp; L&nbsp;I&nbsp;N&nbsp;E &nbsp; S&nbsp;I&nbsp;S&nbsp;T&nbsp;E&nbsp;R&nbsp;!&nbsp;!&nbsp;!" when Strong Bad types it. There is also a space before every question mark and exclamation mark in the second paragraph.
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*When first responding to the email, Strong Bad says, "all i gotta say..." The ''I'' is not capitalized, contrary to his ruthless attention to mechanics.
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*In the [[credit card|previous email]], Strong Bad forwarded an email to [[Homestar Runner]] by simply typing "forward message".
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*At the top of the IM window, it says "instant messenge". "Messenge" is not a word, though it may be a play on, or a misspelling of, the word "messenger".
*The IM conversation between The Cheat and gr8lookinggrrl contains several instances of [[Internet Slang]].
*The IM conversation between The Cheat and gr8lookinggrrl contains several instances of [[Internet Slang]].
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*In the previous email ([[credit card]]), Strong Bad forwarded an email to [[Homestar Runner]] by simply typing "forward message".
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*There is dispute on [[Strong Mad]]'s height. This email says 6 feet, while [[the facts]] says he's 88 inches (7'4") tall. The secret Strong Mad [[OldHR:smsticker.html|sticker page]] indicates that he is 8'3" and 900 lbs.
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*The Cheat's last two IM posts have a space between his username and what he had typed, though none of the other messages do.
===Inside References===
===Inside References===
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*In [[The House that Gave Sucky Treats]], when you choose The Cheat's costume as your favorite, the word "Cheatachu" is in the body of the email (which itself is a reference to the show "[[Wikipedia:Pokémon (anime)|Pokémon]]").
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*In [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]], if The Cheat's costume is chosen as the viewer's favorite, the word "Cheatachu" is in the body of the email (which itself is a reference to the species [[wikipedia:Pikachu|Pikachu]] from ''[[Pokémon]]'').
===Real-World References===
===Real-World References===
*The IM program is most likely [[Wikipedia:AOL Instant Messenger|AOL Instant Messenger]] (AIM). The sounds for sending and receiving a message in this email are the default ones for AIM, and the blue and red font colors used for the two names is an AIM default.
*The IM program is most likely [[Wikipedia:AOL Instant Messenger|AOL Instant Messenger]] (AIM). The sounds for sending and receiving a message in this email are the default ones for AIM, and the blue and red font colors used for the two names is an AIM default.
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*[[Wikipedia:Sbarro|Sbarro]] is an Italian food chain which can be found in many mall food courts.
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*[[Wikipedia:Sbarro|Sbarro]] is a restaurant chain that serves Italian-style food. It can be found in many mall food courts.
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*The song that Strong Bad sings at the start of this email is the theme to the popular '80s kids' TV show [[Wikipedia:He-Man|''He-Man and the Masters of the Universe.'']]
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*The song that Strong Bad sings at the start of this email is the theme to the popular '80s kids' TV show [[Wikipedia:He-Man|''He-Man and the Masters of the Universe'']].
*The "same Strong Bad time, same Strong Bad channel" is a reference to the '60s [[Batman]] TV show, which ended "Tune in next week, same Bat-time, same Bat-channel."
*The "same Strong Bad time, same Strong Bad channel" is a reference to the '60s [[Batman]] TV show, which ended "Tune in next week, same Bat-time, same Bat-channel."
== External Links ==
== External Links ==
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*[[HR:sbemail13.html|watch "i she be"]]
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{{sbemailextlinks|13|youtube=922zrgs1UHQ}}
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*[[HR:sbemail13.swf|view the Flash file for "i she be"]]
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{{Strong Bad Email}}
{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category:Tandy 400 Emails]]
[[Category:Tandy 400 Emails]]

Current revision as of 00:01, 12 September 2021

Strong Bad Email #13
watch credit card duck pond
Hooking up with Great Looking Girl

Strong Bad receives an email saying "i she be your girlfriend." Then he makes fun of the author and forwards the email to The Cheat.

Cast (in order of appearance): Strong Bad, The Cheat

Places: Computer Room, The Cheat's Computer Room

Computer: Tandy 400

Date: Monday, February 11, 2002

Running Time: 1:11

Page Title: Tandy 400!!!

DVD: strongbad_email.exe Disc One

SBEmail Menu Description: The Cheat gets set up with a rejected potential Strong Bad suitor. Kids! Don't ever meet strangers at Sbarro! Or eat there!

Contents

[edit] Transcript

STRONG BAD: {singing} Email, dud-duh-doo-duh-dud-duh, dud-duh-doo-duh-dud-duh...

{Strong Bad squints as he reads the last sentence.}

STRONG BAD: Uh... {typing} Hey! My name is Strong Bad, great looking girl! I he be your boyfriend. {clears screen} Okay, seriously. All i gotta say about this is... {yells angrily} GET IN LINE SISTER!!! I mean, do you know how many freakin emails I get like this a DAY? From ladies with proper grammar? I mean come on! A guy's gotta have some standards right? But, I do feel kinda sorry for you, so I won't let your email go to waste.

{He types "forward to 'the cheat'".}

STRONG BAD: {clears screen, doesn't type the following} Okay, so tune in next time: Same Strong Bad time, same Strong Bad channel.

{The Paper comes down. After a few seconds, the scene changes to The Cheat sitting at his computer. An online messaging program is open. The conversation runs as follows:}

[edit] Fun Facts

[edit] Trivia

  • This is the debut of The Cheat's computer, Tangerine Dreams.
  • This is the first mention of the food court.
  • The YouTube description for this email is "Strong Bad makes fun of grammar and stuff."

[edit] Remarks

  • "I she be" is possibly a typo of "I should be" or "I shall be".
  • When first responding to the email, Strong Bad says, "All i gotta say..." The I is not capitalized.
  • There is a space between each letter and three spaces between each word in "G E T   I N   L I N E   S I S T E R ! ! !" when Strong Bad types it. There is also a space before every question mark and exclamation mark in the second paragraph.
  • In the previous email, Strong Bad forwarded an email to Homestar Runner by simply typing "forward message".
  • At the top of the IM window, it says "instant messenge". "Messenge" is not a word, though it may be a play on, or a misspelling of, the word "messenger".
  • The IM conversation between The Cheat and gr8lookinggrrl contains several instances of Internet Slang.
  • There is dispute on Strong Mad's height. This email says 6 feet, while the facts says he's 88 inches (7'4") tall. The secret Strong Mad sticker page indicates that he is 8'3" and 900 lbs.
  • The Cheat's last two IM posts have a space between his username and what he had typed, though none of the other messages do.

[edit] Inside References

[edit] Real-World References

  • The IM program is most likely AOL Instant Messenger (AIM). The sounds for sending and receiving a message in this email are the default ones for AIM, and the blue and red font colors used for the two names is an AIM default.
  • Sbarro is a restaurant chain that serves Italian-style food. It can be found in many mall food courts.
  • The song that Strong Bad sings at the start of this email is the theme to the popular '80s kids' TV show He-Man and the Masters of the Universe.
  • The "same Strong Bad time, same Strong Bad channel" is a reference to the '60s Batman TV show, which ended "Tune in next week, same Bat-time, same Bat-channel."

[edit] External Links

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