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[[Image:sbemail19.PNG|thumb|The infamous tape-leg]] | [[Image:sbemail19.PNG|thumb|The infamous tape-leg]] | ||
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Nicolas asks if Strong Bad's legs are made of tape. | Nicolas asks if Strong Bad's legs are made of tape. | ||
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'''Computer:''' [[Tandy 400]] | '''Computer:''' [[Tandy 400]] | ||
- | '''Date:''' | + | '''Date:''' March 25, 2002 |
- | '''Running Time:''' | + | '''Running Time:''' 0:58 |
'''Page Title:''' Tandy 400!!! | '''Page Title:''' Tandy 400!!! | ||
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== Transcript == | == Transcript == | ||
- | '''STRONG BAD:''' ''{muttering}'' Ow-mnow, mnow, mnow... ''{louder}'' Mow-mnow, mnow, mnow... ''{stops muttering}'' | + | '''STRONG BAD:''' ''{muttering}'' Ow-mnow, mnow, mnow...''{louder}'' Mow-mnow, mnow, mnow... ''{stops muttering}'' |
<blockquote class="short tandy email">Dear strong bad,<br /> | <blockquote class="short tandy email">Dear strong bad,<br /> | ||
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-Nicolas</blockquote> | -Nicolas</blockquote> | ||
- | '''STRONG BAD:''' Nee-''co''-las. ''{typing}'' They said my legs were made of tape?! WHAT?? I mean, do I look like some | + | '''STRONG BAD:''' Nee-''co''-las. ''{typing}'' They said my legs were made of tape?! WHAT?? I mean, do I look like some kind of tape-leg? I can guarantee you, man, I am not a tape-leg. |
- | ''{Strong Bad stops typing and lifts | + | ''{Strong Bad stops typing and lifts his leg up, where we can see a piece of masking tape on the bottom of his shoe.}'' |
'''STRONG BAD:''' I mean, look at this leg. Look... look at it there... Oh wait a minute, what's that on- OH, there's a little piece of tape on my shoe! | '''STRONG BAD:''' I mean, look at this leg. Look... look at it there... Oh wait a minute, what's that on- OH, there's a little piece of tape on my shoe! | ||
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== Fun Facts == | == Fun Facts == | ||
+ | ===Explanations=== | ||
+ | *Nicolas's brothers may have gotten the idea that Strong Bad's legs were made of tape from [[halloweener]], where duct tape was wrapped around [[Homestar Runner|Homestar]]'s legs as part of a Halloween costume of Strong Bad. | ||
+ | **It's possible that the idea may have come from the way the reflection on Strong Bad's shoe is drawn: it has kind of a zig-zag look to it, similar to the pattern on the end of a piece of transparent tape when you pull it from the dispenser. | ||
===Trivia=== | ===Trivia=== | ||
*This is the first email in which Strong Bad does not say the word "email" in his opening. | *This is the first email in which Strong Bad does not say the word "email" in his opening. | ||
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===Remarks=== | ===Remarks=== | ||
*Not only can Strong Bad [[How Do You Type With Boxing Gloves On?|type with boxing gloves on]], but he can do so with one hand. He types while he is ripping the tape off. | *Not only can Strong Bad [[How Do You Type With Boxing Gloves On?|type with boxing gloves on]], but he can do so with one hand. He types while he is ripping the tape off. | ||
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===Goofs=== | ===Goofs=== | ||
- | * | + | *The contrast buttons on the Tandy are clickable while they are blocked by Strong Bad's leg and hand. |
===Fast Forward=== | ===Fast Forward=== | ||
- | *An email which endures much controversy over its quality, | + | *An email which endures much controversy over its quality, "tape-leg" is frequently referred to by other emails and toons on the site (see [[Tape leg]]). |
- | + | *In a later email, [[personal favorites]], Strongbad shows us an unaired 'Tape-leg Two' where the same person writes another e-mail to Strongbad about his legs being made of tape. | |
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
- | + | *[[HR:sbemail19.html|watch "tape-leg"]] | |
+ | *[[HR:sbemail19.swf|view the Flash file for "tape-leg"]] | ||
{{Strong Bad Email}} | {{Strong Bad Email}} | ||
[[Category:Tandy 400 Emails]] | [[Category:Tandy 400 Emails]] |