the basics
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| Strong Bad Email #15 |
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T.J. asks Strong Bad what some of his tricks are, and he replies with a list of the basics.
Cast (in order of appearance): Strong Bad
Places: Computer Room
Computer: Tandy 400
Date: Monday, February 25, 2002
Running Time: 1:08
Page Title: Tandy 400!!!
DVD: strongbad_email.exe Disc One
SBEmail Menu Description: Strong Bad gives basic tips on how to mess with people.
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[edit] Transcript
STRONG BAD: {singing to the tune of the intro song} Everybody... check your email...
Dear strong bad,
how do you do it . teach me some of your trick's.
With crap,
T.J.
{After Strong Bad reads "how do you do it", he says "no question mark".}
STRONG BAD: {clears screen, typing} Well, I mean I can't tell you all of them TJ, But, you know, there's the basics. I mean, like if somebody's like, "Hey! Are you listening to me?" You say, " Yes," but {stops typing} you know {resumes typing} you're not really listening. Um, then there's the one where you say, "Hey! Look over there." And when they turn their head, {stops typing} you know {resumes typing} there's nothing there and you pour some Coke down their shirt. And this one is a little amateur, but it has worked for me in the past. {clears screen, stops typing} You know, {resumes typing} you bet somebody a hundred "bucks", and if they win, {stops typing} you know, you'll... {resumes typing} you give them like a hundred kicks in the butt and {stops typing} you say, {resumes typing} you call that a buck. I mean, I don't know, somebody invented that...and...it works pretty good. You get to kick somebody. {clears screen} But everyone has a different taste, you know? Develop your own style, TJ. Reach down inside yourself and pull out something... {stops typing} y'know, {resumes typing} not like...organs. You know what I mean. Anyways, {stops typing} email... Oh, there'll be another one next week...
{The Paper comes down.}
[edit] Fun Facts
[edit] Trivia
- This is the first email in which the text goes behind Strong Bad's head, rather than word-wrapping around his head.
- The YouTube description for this email is "Strong Bad gives basic tips on how to mess with people."
[edit] Remarks
- Strong Bad should have run out of room before typing in the word "past".
- Strong Bad made an error of his own when he said "...it works pretty good." Grammatically, it should have been "...it works pretty well."
- At the end of the email, when Strong Bad types the word "Anyways", he leaves it there with a comma instead of finishing the sentence.
- Strong Bad comments on TJ's incorrect punctuation usage, but neglects to comment on his using the possessive "trick's" instead of the plural "tricks".
[edit] Goofs
- Strong Bad unnecessarily capitalizes "But".
- Strong Bad inserts a space between the first quotation mark and "Yes".
- When Strong Bad types 'You say, " Yes," but', only half of the second quotation mark is visible. When he types 'but', the other half appears.
- Because of this, it appears as You say, " Yes,' with an apostrophe rather than a quotation mark.
- The a> typing prompt does not appear again when Strong Bad clears the screen, as in most other Tandy 400 and Compy 386 Emails.
- Strong Bad leaves out a comma between "them" and "TJ".
[edit] Inside References
- Strong Bad receives another email with a "Crapfully Yours"-style signature.
[edit] Real-World References
- "Coke" is short for "Coca-Cola", a world-famous soft drink.
[edit] Fast Forward
- In labor day, Strong Bad claims that this is his favorite email.
[edit] YouTube Version
- The Paper comes down later.
[edit] External Links
- watch "the basics"
- watch "the basics" on YouTube
- watch "the basics" on the old Flash site
- view the Flash file for "the basics"
