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*As The King of Town doesn't "[[The King of Town's Character Video|care to disclose]]" why he has a Poopsmith, Strong Bad isn't really capable of answering the email's question. | *As The King of Town doesn't "[[The King of Town's Character Video|care to disclose]]" why he has a Poopsmith, Strong Bad isn't really capable of answering the email's question. | ||
| - | *Strong Bad makes a common mistake when he pronounces the Hert in {{ | + | *Strong Bad makes a common mistake when he pronounces the Hert in {{wp|Hertfordshire}} as "hurt" instead of "heart" (compare {{w|Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford}}). |
| - | ** | + | **Also, the correct pronunciation of {{w|Islip, New York|Islip}} is [aɪ slĭp]. |
*At the end of the "She Partied Without Dancing" clip, the tune enters a chord that [[Singing Out Of Tune|does not match the lyrics]]. | *At the end of the "She Partied Without Dancing" clip, the tune enters a chord that [[Singing Out Of Tune|does not match the lyrics]]. | ||
| - | *This entire email seems to imply that Strong Bad, Homestar, The King of Town, and The Poopsmith all existed (and were all adults) in the mid-1940s (as the "Castlefunnies" was already declining sharply in popularity by the time of the "Dry Pencil Scare of '47"). Assuming Strong Bad isn't once again fabricating the entire content of this email, that would make Strong Bad at least eighty years old. | + | *This entire email seems to imply that Strong Bad, Homestar, The King of Town, and The Poopsmith all existed (and were all adults) in the mid-1940s (as the "Castlefunnies" was already declining sharply in popularity by the time of the "Dry Pencil Scare of '47,"). Assuming Strong Bad isn't once again fabricating the entire content of this email, that would make Strong Bad at least eighty years old. |
*Like the storybook in [[flashback]], it is debatable whether this comic is really part of H*R continuity or not. | *Like the storybook in [[flashback]], it is debatable whether this comic is really part of H*R continuity or not. | ||
| - | *Everybody in the comic has a nose, a feature that most cast members currently [[ | + | *Everybody in the comic has a nose, a feature that most cast members currently [[lack of visible body parts|lack]]. |
**[[The Knight]] featured in the comic in the Easter egg also has visible arms, while he normally [[Lack of Visible Arms|doesn't]]. | **[[The Knight]] featured in the comic in the Easter egg also has visible arms, while he normally [[Lack of Visible Arms|doesn't]]. | ||
*Strong Bad talks about his and Homestar Runner's appearance keeping things interesting for "a week or so", but they're paying honors to their last reader (and getting canceled) the ''same strip'' in which they first appear. | *Strong Bad talks about his and Homestar Runner's appearance keeping things interesting for "a week or so", but they're paying honors to their last reader (and getting canceled) the ''same strip'' in which they first appear. | ||
**This may be because the strip shown here is not the one in which they first appeared; The context and strip dialogue are somewhat confusing. | **This may be because the strip shown here is not the one in which they first appeared; The context and strip dialogue are somewhat confusing. | ||
| - | *Strong Bad uses an unnecessary comma after the word "considering" when talking about the Dry Pencil Scare. There's no need for a pause at that point in the sentence, and indeed | + | *Strong Bad uses an unnecessary comma after the word "considering" when talking about the Dry Pencil Scare. There's no need for a pause at that point in the sentence, and indeed Strong Bad doesn't pause his dialogue there at all. |
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===Real-World References=== | ===Real-World References=== | ||
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*The style in which the King Castlefunny comic strips are drawn, particularly the shading methods and the nose style, is much like that of the {{wp|Krazy Kat}} comic strips, published in newspapers between 1913 and 1944. | *The style in which the King Castlefunny comic strips are drawn, particularly the shading methods and the nose style, is much like that of the {{wp|Krazy Kat}} comic strips, published in newspapers between 1913 and 1944. | ||
*The fact that the Poopsmith speaks only in commas is reminiscent to the ''[[Peanuts]]'' comics in which {{w|Woodstock (Peanuts)|Woodstock}} speaks only in [http://snoopy.com/comics/peanuts/meet_the_gang/meet_woodstock.html Birdspeak], a language with an alphabet composed entirely of exclamation points. | *The fact that the Poopsmith speaks only in commas is reminiscent to the ''[[Peanuts]]'' comics in which {{w|Woodstock (Peanuts)|Woodstock}} speaks only in [http://snoopy.com/comics/peanuts/meet_the_gang/meet_woodstock.html Birdspeak], a language with an alphabet composed entirely of exclamation points. | ||
