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- | *During the SBLOUNSKCHED! commercial, the contrast knobs on the [[Tandy 400]] | + | *During the SBLOUNSKCHED! commercial, you can't adjust the contrast knobs on the [[Tandy 400]] as you normally could. |
*The Tandy gives the "current" date as month-day-year, with a 4-digit year, but it is asking for the new date as day-month-year with a 2-digit year. | *The Tandy gives the "current" date as month-day-year, with a 4-digit year, but it is asking for the new date as day-month-year with a 2-digit year. | ||
*Requesting a "new date" at startup was very common for early Tandy computers, as many of them did not have any battery powered memory installed to keep track of the date and time while powered off. | *Requesting a "new date" at startup was very common for early Tandy computers, as many of them did not have any battery powered memory installed to keep track of the date and time while powered off. | ||
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*"Sibilance", a word describing the "s" sound, was used by [[Wikipedia: Tom Hanks|Tom Hanks]] in a "[[Wikipedia: Wayne's World|Wayne's World]]" sketch on ''[[Wikipedia: Saturday Night Live|Saturday Night Live]]'' in a soundcheck for [[Wikipedia: Aerosmith|Aerosmith]]. The word was also used during a soundcheck scene from the 1984 mock rockumentary, ''[[This Is Spinal Tap]]''. | *"Sibilance", a word describing the "s" sound, was used by [[Wikipedia: Tom Hanks|Tom Hanks]] in a "[[Wikipedia: Wayne's World|Wayne's World]]" sketch on ''[[Wikipedia: Saturday Night Live|Saturday Night Live]]'' in a soundcheck for [[Wikipedia: Aerosmith|Aerosmith]]. The word was also used during a soundcheck scene from the 1984 mock rockumentary, ''[[This Is Spinal Tap]]''. | ||
- | *The "SBLOUNSKCHED!" commercial is a parody of a series of TV commercials for [[Wikipedia:Mentos|Mentos]] candies. In these commercials, it is suggested that | + | *The "SBLOUNSKCHED!" commercial is a parody of a series of TV commercials for [[Wikipedia:Mentos|Mentos]] candies. In these commercials, it is suggested that you can get away with virtually anything so long as you have the advertised product. |
*[[Wikipedia:Baby Ruth|Baby Ruth]] is a popular 2-ounce candy bar in a log-shaped form. Strong Bad's comment about "athletes with their own candy bars" may refer to the common assumption that the Baby Ruth was named after baseball great [[Wikipedia:Babe Ruth|Babe Ruth]]. ([http://www.babyruth.com/ Officially], Baby Ruth was named after the daughter of U.S. President [[Wikipedia:Grover Cleveland|Grover Cleveland]], but this may have been a smokescreen to avoid paying royalties to the Babe.) | *[[Wikipedia:Baby Ruth|Baby Ruth]] is a popular 2-ounce candy bar in a log-shaped form. Strong Bad's comment about "athletes with their own candy bars" may refer to the common assumption that the Baby Ruth was named after baseball great [[Wikipedia:Babe Ruth|Babe Ruth]]. ([http://www.babyruth.com/ Officially], Baby Ruth was named after the daughter of U.S. President [[Wikipedia:Grover Cleveland|Grover Cleveland]], but this may have been a smokescreen to avoid paying royalties to the Babe.) | ||
:*There have been a number of candy bars actually named after athletes, [[Wikipedia:Reggie Jackson|Reggie Jackson's]] '''Reggie!''' bar being one of the first (debuting in the 1970s) and probably the best known. | :*There have been a number of candy bars actually named after athletes, [[Wikipedia:Reggie Jackson|Reggie Jackson's]] '''Reggie!''' bar being one of the first (debuting in the 1970s) and probably the best known. |