i she be
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Strong Bad Email #13
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: February 11, 2002
Running Time: 1:10
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Transcript
STRONG BAD: {singing} Email, dud-duh-doo-duh-dud-duh, dud-duh-doo-duh-dud-duh... {stops singing}
hey my name is great looking girl strong bad!
i she be your girlfriend.
STRONG BAD: Uh... {typing} Hey! My name is Strong Bad, great looking girl! I he be your boyfriend. Okay, seriously. All i gotta say about this is... 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 forwards the message to The Cheat.} {talking} 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:}
gr8lookinggrrl: are you around,
clown?
cheatachu72: sure am, sam.
gr8lookinggrrl: LOL!!! :-*
cheatachu72: i want us to meet
in person
gr8lookinggrrl: OMG! where?
gr8lookinggrrl: the food court?
cheatachu72: sbarro. 8pm
gr8lookinggrrl: whatta you look
like?
cheatachu72: 6ft tall. buff. big
red 'M' on my chest. no neck.
gr8lookinggrrl: can't wait. L8r
gr8lookinggrrl signed off.
Fun Facts
Trivia
- This is the debut of The Cheat's computer, Tangerine Dreams.
Remarks
- "I she be" is most likely a typo of "I should be" or "I shall be."
- 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."
- 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 sticker page indicates that he is 8'3" and 900 lbs.
- 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.
- This could also be the first instance of the Lowercase i's inside joke. Even though it could have been an accident, it predates its first appearance in the bird, or even in the unfinished cartoon, Tis True, Pom Pom, Tis True.
Inside References
- Cheatachu was used in The House that Gave Sucky Treats when you choose The Cheat's costume as your favorite.
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 an Italian food chain which can be found in several 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."
