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[[Image:Virus.PNG|thumb|300px|"Never fear, Strong Bad! I know how to fix your computer box."]]

[[Image:Virus.PNG|thumb|300px|"Never fear, Strong Bad! I know how to fix your computer box."]]

Strong Bad experiences some "technical difficulties" with the Compy 386... and the rest of the [[Homestar Runner universe]].

Strong Bad experiences some "technical difficulties" with the Compy 386... and the rest of the [[Homestar Runner universe]].

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'''STRONG BAD:''' What is this? Did the quadratic formula explode? I see a "Strong ba" in there, but it's getting eaten... by some... Linux or something. Wait a minute! Is this one of those ''virus'' emails?! Like the kind that moms<!-- We had a discussion and determined that the word was "moms", not "mobs". Please don't change it. --> and offshore casinos send you?!? I'll take care of this!

'''STRONG BAD:''' What is this? Did the quadratic formula explode? I see a "Strong ba" in there, but it's getting eaten... by some... Linux or something. Wait a minute! Is this one of those ''virus'' emails?! Like the kind that moms<!-- We had a discussion and determined that the word was "moms", not "mobs". Please don't change it. --> and offshore casinos send you?!? I'll take care of this!

''{A red line of text appears, reading "That neither."}''

''{A red line of text appears, reading "That neither."}''

''{Strong Bad types in [[Edgar#Edgarware|Edgarware]].exe, bringing up the following text on-screen, along with a quick tune.}''

''{Strong Bad types in [[Edgar#Edgarware|Edgarware]].exe, bringing up the following text on-screen, along with a quick tune.}''

''{Homestar Runner walks onscreen. His torso is [[The Homestar Runner]]'s, but the rest of him is normal. Instead of his legs moving, he just glides. He leaves a motion trail behind him, producing several ghost images of himself.}''

''{Homestar Runner walks onscreen. His torso is [[The Homestar Runner]]'s, but the rest of him is normal. Instead of his legs moving, he just glides. He leaves a motion trail behind him, producing several ghost images of himself.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{stands up}'' No, no, don't touch that!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{stands up}'' No, no, don't touch that!

''{Suddenly, several pop-up windows appear one after the other (including a real one, unless popup blocking is used), titled "Click on the Monkey!!" They each feature oldschool Homestar who is saying "Making out with Marzipan is totally awesome!" Strong Bad starts screaming and pounds the side of the screen with his fists. Cut to Marzipan's living room. Strong Mad is standing nearby and Marzipan is standing next to a stack of VHS tapes.}''

''{Suddenly, several pop-up windows appear one after the other (including a real one, unless popup blocking is used), titled "Click on the Monkey!!" They each feature oldschool Homestar who is saying "Making out with Marzipan is totally awesome!" Strong Bad starts screaming and pounds the side of the screen with his fists. Cut to Marzipan's living room. Strong Mad is standing nearby and Marzipan is standing next to a stack of VHS tapes.}''

''{Marzipan turns into an ASCII art rendering of herself, and her voice becomes extremely deep and distorted, making her words unintelligible.}''

''{Marzipan turns into an ASCII art rendering of herself, and her voice becomes extremely deep and distorted, making her words unintelligible.}''

''{The scene suddenly changes to a [[Teen Girl Squad]]-style piece of paper, with the text "issue [[Pi|3.14159265and the rest]]" at the top. The Poopsmith is gone.}''

''{The scene suddenly changes to a [[Teen Girl Squad]]-style piece of paper, with the text "issue [[Pi|3.14159265and the rest]]" at the top. The Poopsmith is gone.}''

''{The Ugly One appears out of nowhere with the rhino sound from "Strong Bad's RhinoFeeder", and her mouth is huge and distorted.}''

''{The Ugly One appears out of nowhere with the rhino sound from "Strong Bad's RhinoFeeder", and her mouth is huge and distorted.}''

''{A salsa rhythm starts up, to which Strong Bad and The Cheat start dancing. The camera pans to the left to reveal Bubs holding a [[Bubs's Shotgun|shotgun]].}''

''{A salsa rhythm starts up, to which Strong Bad and The Cheat start dancing. The camera pans to the left to reveal Bubs holding a [[Bubs's Shotgun|shotgun]].}''

'''BUBS:''' It's in a better place, Strong Bad. Or rather, it's in the same place, but now it's got a big hole through it.

'''BUBS:''' It's in a better place, Strong Bad. Or rather, it's in the same place, but now it's got a big hole through it.

'''STRONG BAD:''' You don't understand! ''{cut to Strong Bad}'' You ''all'' understand! I mean, don't understand! YAAAUUUGGGHHH!

'''STRONG BAD:''' You don't understand! ''{cut to Strong Bad}'' You ''all'' understand! I mean, don't understand! YAAAUUUGGGHHH!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey, Bubs, can I have my leg back now?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey, Bubs, can I have my leg back now?

''{Cut to the Compy 386, which now has a giant hole through its monitor and most of the wall behind it. Strong Bad is sitting in front of it, head bowed.}''

''{Cut to the Compy 386, which now has a giant hole through its monitor and most of the wall behind it. Strong Bad is sitting in front of it, head bowed.}''

''{[[The Paper]] comes down.}''

''{[[The Paper]] comes down.}''

== Easter Eggs ==

== Easter Eggs ==

**Clicking the hidden main page button leads to [[Halloween Fairstival]].

**Clicking the hidden main page button leads to [[Halloween Fairstival]].

**Clicking the Quote of the Week button makes it bounce around the screen until it gets lodged at the top by its bottom corner. Clicking "Hear it" causes a pixelated broom to scroll vertically along the screen while making a loud distorted noise, and some of the links disappear off the bottom of the screen. Unless the X is pressed, the quote box stays there for the rest of the email. When clicking the "X" to close it, the Quote of the Week box wobbles a bit and then falls off the screen, while the links reappear. When viewing the Flash file, if "Don't TAPE it" is scrolled over, it changes to "Don't TAKE it!".

**Clicking the Quote of the Week button makes it bounce around the screen until it gets lodged at the top by its bottom corner. Clicking "Hear it" causes a pixelated broom to scroll vertically along the screen while making a loud distorted noise, and some of the links disappear off the bottom of the screen. Unless the X is pressed, the quote box stays there for the rest of the email. When clicking the "X" to close it, the Quote of the Week box wobbles a bit and then falls off the screen, while the links reappear. When viewing the Flash file, if "Don't TAPE it" is scrolled over, it changes to "Don't TAKE it!".

=== Trivia ===

=== Trivia ===

*This is the only page on the site that produces a pop-up browser window automatically.

*This is the only page on the site that produces a pop-up browser window automatically.

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*The label on the disk in the floppy disk container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#spy vs spy|spy vs spy]]".

*The label on the disk in the floppy disk container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#spy vs spy|spy vs spy]]".

[[Image:sbemail118.png|thumb|Ah! That is not a small number! That is a ''big'' number!]]

[[Image:sbemail118.png|thumb|Ah! That is not a small number! That is a ''big'' number!]]

*Since the navbar is contained in this email's Flash file, it does not appear on the page until the toon has finished loading.

*Since the navbar is contained in this email's Flash file, it does not appear on the page until the toon has finished loading.

*Strong Bad's head is larger than normal (but not his wrestling mask) while he is talking to Strong Sad. It reverts back to normal when he runs for The Cheat, but then regresses back to the larger head once he enters into the black.

*Strong Bad's head is larger than normal (but not his wrestling mask) while he is talking to Strong Sad. It reverts back to normal when he runs for The Cheat, but then regresses back to the larger head once he enters into the black.

*Strong Bad says that Edgar from the [[Edgar#Edgarware|Edgarware]] program is his "main man."  However, he claims in "[[2 years]]" that his main man "is, and has been since [[1987]], Van Mundegaarde."

*Strong Bad says that Edgar from the [[Edgar#Edgarware|Edgarware]] program is his "main man."  However, he claims in "[[2 years]]" that his main man "is, and has been since [[1987]], Van Mundegaarde."

*The reason the "making out with Marzipan" pop-up doesn't come up in the .swf, or Flash, version is because the information for the pop-up is stored in the HTML source code. All that the Flash file does is send a JavaScript command to the browser, opening the pop-up window.

*The reason the "making out with Marzipan" pop-up doesn't come up in the .swf, or Flash, version is because the information for the pop-up is stored in the HTML source code. All that the Flash file does is send a JavaScript command to the browser, opening the pop-up window.

*One of Strong Sad's expressions, "whistful," is spelled incorrectly. It should be "wistful."

*One of Strong Sad's expressions, "whistful," is spelled incorrectly. It should be "wistful."

*In the Fake QOD, the words "Quote of the Day (Or So)" are displayed reversed, as though in a mirror, and, instead of "Hear It!" and "Get It!", the buttons are "Hear It!" and "Don't TAPE It", although the latter is hidden by the top of the screen. "TAPE" changes to "TAKE" when moused over.

*In the Fake QOD, the words "Quote of the Day (Or So)" are displayed reversed, as though in a mirror, and, instead of "Hear It!" and "Get It!", the buttons are "Hear It!" and "Don't TAPE It", although the latter is hidden by the top of the screen. "TAPE" changes to "TAKE" when moused over.

**This happens because the SWF file for virus's fake Quote of the Week (qod_virus.swf) has black bars at the bottom right where those words are, so when it appears in the email, it covers up those words.

**This happens because the SWF file for virus's fake Quote of the Week (qod_virus.swf) has black bars at the bottom right where those words are, so when it appears in the email, it covers up those words.

**The reason for the color switcher glitch is because in the .swf file of the glitched up sketchbook, there is a black box to the left of the screen, which covers up the screen on the left.

**The reason for the color switcher glitch is because in the .swf file of the glitched up sketchbook, there is a black box to the left of the screen, which covers up the screen on the left.

*This is the second email made using the widescreen technique. The first was [[flashback]].

*This is the second email made using the widescreen technique. The first was [[flashback]].

*Clicking on the "main" on the navigation bar leads to the [[404'd]] page. The address is http://www.homestarrunner.com/mainNaN.html. NaN is the computer term for Not a Number, which is obtained in some environments by dividing zero by zero and/or other mathematical errors.

*Clicking on the "main" on the navigation bar leads to the [[404'd]] page. The address is http://www.homestarrunner.com/mainNaN.html. NaN is the computer term for Not a Number, which is obtained in some environments by dividing zero by zero and/or other mathematical errors.

*After Strong Bad types "deleted!" for the first time and the blue screen appears, the drive letter disappears.

*After Strong Bad types "deleted!" for the first time and the blue screen appears, the drive letter disappears.

*While the NavBar's Store button directs to the current version of the Store, the [[YouTube]] button (and the previous [[Feedburner]] button) are not on the 'toon's custom NavBar.

*While the NavBar's Store button directs to the current version of the Store, the [[YouTube]] button (and the previous [[Feedburner]] button) are not on the 'toon's custom NavBar.

===Goofs===

===Goofs===

===Fixed Glitches===

===Fixed Glitches===

=== Inside References ===

=== Inside References ===

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*The "Flagrant System Error" title is from [[50 emails]].

*The "Flagrant System Error" title is from [[50 emails]].

*"Stave it off, 1, 2, 3..." is from the counting song in "[[Whaddaya Know, Haddi-Man?]]".

*"Stave it off, 1, 2, 3..." is from the counting song in "[[Whaddaya Know, Haddi-Man?]]".

*The card that Strong Sad transforms into is from the original deck of [[Character Cards]] that has since been removed from the site.

*The card that Strong Sad transforms into is from the original deck of [[Character Cards]] that has since been removed from the site.

**The "Click on the Monkey" pop-up(s) shows an [[Homestar Runner Evolution|older version of Homestar]].

**The "Click on the Monkey" pop-up(s) shows an [[Homestar Runner Evolution|older version of Homestar]].

*Strong Bad screaming and pounding on the edge of the screen while the popups are appearing could be a reference to [[Where the Crap Are We?]].

*Strong Bad screaming and pounding on the edge of the screen while the popups are appearing could be a reference to [[Where the Crap Are We?]].

**This time, the giant M shows Strong Mad's "M" insignia on his singlet, whereas in [[Yearbook Character Page]], the giant M did not.

**This time, the giant M shows Strong Mad's "M" insignia on his singlet, whereas in [[Yearbook Character Page]], the giant M did not.

*The sound effect that plays when The Ugly One appears is taken from [[RhinoFeeder]].

*The sound effect that plays when The Ugly One appears is taken from [[RhinoFeeder]].

*As Bubs is walking across the screen the first time, his left and right arms are moving as if stuck in positons #4 and #5 (respectively) in the [[Dancin' Bubs]] game. Bubs's right arm is also about twice as large as usual.

*As Bubs is walking across the screen the first time, his left and right arms are moving as if stuck in positons #4 and #5 (respectively) in the [[Dancin' Bubs]] game. Bubs's right arm is also about twice as large as usual.

*Strong Bad's line during the final glitch scene is taken directly from [[The Reddest Radish]].

*Strong Bad's line during the final glitch scene is taken directly from [[The Reddest Radish]].

*The cloud background during the final glitch scene is the same cloud background used in [[New Boots]].

*The cloud background during the final glitch scene is the same cloud background used in [[New Boots]].

*# The [[Awexome Cross]] version.  

*# The [[Awexome Cross]] version.  

*The fan and cog in the Compy 386 are the same fan and cog that were visible when the Tandy 400 exploded.

*The fan and cog in the Compy 386 are the same fan and cog that were visible when the Tandy 400 exploded.

**Looking closely (or zooming into the Flash file) reveals that the fan is once again mysteriously floating in space, just like when the Tandy 400 blew up.

**Looking closely (or zooming into the Flash file) reveals that the fan is once again mysteriously floating in space, just like when the Tandy 400 blew up.

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=== Real-World References ===

=== Real-World References ===

===Fast Forward===

===Fast Forward===

*[[Main Page 22]] is based on this email.

*[[Main Page 22]] is based on this email.

*The shotgunned Compy would reappear along with the cracked [[Tandy 400|Tandy]] in [[retirement]].

*The shotgunned Compy would reappear along with the cracked [[Tandy 400|Tandy]] in [[retirement]].

*Two of The Cheat's designs seen near the end (just before everything returns to normal) can be viewed as a few alternatives in the [[Everything Else, Volume 2|DVD]] release of [[The Reddest Radish]]; namely, the child's drawing and the crossing sign (but without the word "x-ing").

*Two of The Cheat's designs seen near the end (just before everything returns to normal) can be viewed as a few alternatives in the [[Everything Else, Volume 2|DVD]] release of [[The Reddest Radish]]; namely, the child's drawing and the crossing sign (but without the word "x-ing").

== DVD Version ==

== DVD Version ==

*The email is letterboxed to preserve the widescreen aspect ratio.

*The email is letterboxed to preserve the widescreen aspect ratio.

*The central pop-up (that is, the one that would actually pop up on the website version) does not appear.

*The central pop-up (that is, the one that would actually pop up on the website version) does not appear.

*The way the Quote of the Week, Sketchbook, and Weekly Fanstuff Easter eggs work has changed. All three are combined into one Easter egg, which goes to the Weekly Fanstuff Easter egg, then the Quote of the Week Easter egg, and finally the Sketchbook Easter egg. However, the Quote of the Week egg is silent.

*The way the Quote of the Week, Sketchbook, and Weekly Fanstuff Easter eggs work has changed. All three are combined into one Easter egg, which goes to the Weekly Fanstuff Easter egg, then the Quote of the Week Easter egg, and finally the Sketchbook Easter egg. However, the Quote of the Week egg is silent.

=== Commentary Transcript ===

=== Commentary Transcript ===

('''Commentary by:''' [[Mike Chapman]], [[Matt Chapman]], [[Homestar Runner]])

('''Commentary by:''' [[Mike Chapman]], [[Matt Chapman]], [[Homestar Runner]])

'''MIKE:''' What's going on?

'''MIKE:''' What's going on?

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' Virus.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' Virus.

'''MIKE:''' Virus?

'''MIKE:''' Virus?

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' Mm hmm.

'''MATT:''' Mm hmm.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah. Um...

'''MIKE:''' Yeah. Um...

'''MIKE:''' I guess not. I wonder what it looks like when he deletes something on the Lappy.

'''MIKE:''' I guess not. I wonder what it looks like when he deletes something on the Lappy.

'''MIKE:''' That's a good song.

'''MIKE:''' That's a good song.

'''MATT:''' Yeah. "Stave it off, 1, 2, 3" up there at the top.

'''MATT:''' Yeah. "Stave it off, 1, 2, 3" up there at the top.

'''MATT:''' Strong Sad's Web journal.

'''MATT:''' Strong Sad's Web journal.

'''MIKE:''' Say something good, Matt.

'''MIKE:''' Say something good, Matt.

'''MIKE:''' Oh yeah. Start doing Homestar.

'''MIKE:''' Oh yeah. Start doing Homestar.

'''HOMESTAR:''' No, no.

'''HOMESTAR:''' No, no.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Look bad.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Look bad.

'''HOMESTAR:''' That is not my leg! That looks like a shotgun.

'''HOMESTAR:''' That is not my leg! That looks like a shotgun.

''{Pause}''

''{Pause}''

'''HOMESTAR:''' Penny Hardaway?

'''HOMESTAR:''' Penny Hardaway?

'''HOMESTAR:''' Drawing them is bad.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Drawing them is bad.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Look! I lost my leg!

'''HOMESTAR:''' Look! I lost my leg!

'''HOMESTAR:''' Strong Bad looks like he's a little delirious in this part.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Strong Bad looks like he's a little delirious in this part.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}''

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}''

'''HOMESTAR:''' All my losses are bad losses.

'''HOMESTAR:''' All my losses are bad losses.

* Homestar demonstrates his ignorance that he has [[Lack of Visible Arms|no visible hands or arms]].

* Homestar demonstrates his ignorance that he has [[Lack of Visible Arms|no visible hands or arms]].

* [[Wikipedia:Penny Hardaway|Penny Hardaway]] is a professional basketball player who has played guard for the [[Wikipedia:National Basketball Association|NBA]]'s Orlando Magic, Phoenix Suns, and New York Knicks.

* [[Wikipedia:Penny Hardaway|Penny Hardaway]] is a professional basketball player who has played guard for the [[Wikipedia:National Basketball Association|NBA]]'s Orlando Magic, Phoenix Suns, and New York Knicks.

== See Also ==

== See Also ==

* [[Main Page 22]]

* [[Main Page 22]]

== External Links ==

== External Links ==

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