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== Transcript == | == Transcript == | ||
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<blockquote class="short tandy email">hey my name is great looking girl strong bad!<br /> | <blockquote class="short tandy email">hey my name is great looking girl strong bad!<br /> | ||
i she be your girlfriend.</blockquote> | i she be your girlfriend.</blockquote> | ||
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| + | ''{Strong Bad squints as he reads the last sentence.}'' | ||
'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh... ''{typing}'' Hey! My name is Strong Bad, great looking girl! I he be your boyfriend. ''{clears screen}'' Okay, seriously. All i<!--sic--> gotta say about this is... ''{yells angrily}'' GET IN LINE SISTER!!! I mean, do you know how many freakin emails I get like this a DAY? From ladies with proper grammar? I mean come on! A guy's gotta have some standards right? But, I do feel kinda sorry for you, so I won't let your email go to waste. | '''STRONG BAD:''' Uh... ''{typing}'' Hey! My name is Strong Bad, great looking girl! I he be your boyfriend. ''{clears screen}'' Okay, seriously. All i<!--sic--> gotta say about this is... ''{yells angrily}'' GET IN LINE SISTER!!! I mean, do you know how many freakin emails I get like this a DAY? From ladies with proper grammar? I mean come on! A guy's gotta have some standards right? But, I do feel kinda sorry for you, so I won't let your email go to waste. | ||
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===Trivia=== | ===Trivia=== | ||
*This is the debut of The Cheat's computer, [[Tangerine Dreams]]. | *This is the debut of The Cheat's computer, [[Tangerine Dreams]]. | ||
| + | *This is the first mention of the [[food court]]. | ||
| + | *The [[YouTube]] description for this email is "Strong Bad makes fun of grammar and stuff." | ||
===Remarks=== | ===Remarks=== | ||
*"I she be" is possibly a typo of "I should be" or "I shall be". | *"I she be" is possibly a typo of "I should be" or "I shall be". | ||
| - | *At the top of the IM window, it says "instant messenge. | + | *When first responding to the email, Strong Bad says, "All i gotta say..." The ''I'' is [[Lowercase i's|not capitalized]]. |
| - | + | *There is a space between each letter and three spaces between each word in "G E T I N L I N E S I S T E R ! ! !" when Strong Bad types it. There is also a space before every question mark and exclamation mark in the second paragraph. | |
| - | + | *In the [[credit card|previous email]], Strong Bad forwarded an email to [[Homestar Runner]] by simply typing "forward message". | |
| + | *At the top of the IM window, it says "instant messenge". "Messenge" is not a word, though it may be a play on, or a misspelling of, the word "messenger". | ||
*The IM conversation between The Cheat and gr8lookinggrrl contains several instances of [[Internet Slang]]. | *The IM conversation between The Cheat and gr8lookinggrrl contains several instances of [[Internet Slang]]. | ||
| - | * | + | *There is dispute on [[Strong Mad]]'s height. This email says 6 feet, while [[the facts]] says he's 88 inches (7'4") tall. The secret Strong Mad [[OldHR:smsticker.html|sticker page]] indicates that he is 8'3" and 900 lbs. |
| - | *The Cheat's last two IM posts have a space between his | + | *The Cheat's last two IM posts have a space between his username and what he had typed, though none of the other messages do. |
===Inside References=== | ===Inside References=== | ||
| - | *In [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]], | + | *In [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]], if The Cheat's costume is chosen as the viewer's favorite, the word "Cheatachu" is in the body of the email (which itself is a reference to the species [[wikipedia:Pikachu|Pikachu]] from ''[[Pokémon]]''). |
===Real-World References=== | ===Real-World References=== | ||
*The IM program is most likely [[Wikipedia:AOL Instant Messenger|AOL Instant Messenger]] (AIM). The sounds for sending and receiving a message in this email are the default ones for AIM, and the blue and red font colors used for the two names is an AIM default. | *The IM program is most likely [[Wikipedia:AOL Instant Messenger|AOL Instant Messenger]] (AIM). The sounds for sending and receiving a message in this email are the default ones for AIM, and the blue and red font colors used for the two names is an AIM default. | ||
| - | *[[Wikipedia:Sbarro|Sbarro]] is | + | *[[Wikipedia:Sbarro|Sbarro]] is a restaurant chain that serves Italian-style food. It can be found in many mall food courts. |
| - | *The song that Strong Bad sings at the start of this email is the theme to the popular '80s kids' TV show [[Wikipedia:He-Man|''He-Man and the Masters of the Universe | + | *The song that Strong Bad sings at the start of this email is the theme to the popular '80s kids' TV show [[Wikipedia:He-Man|''He-Man and the Masters of the Universe'']]. |
*The "same Strong Bad time, same Strong Bad channel" is a reference to the '60s [[Batman]] TV show, which ended "Tune in next week, same Bat-time, same Bat-channel." | *The "same Strong Bad time, same Strong Bad channel" is a reference to the '60s [[Batman]] TV show, which ended "Tune in next week, same Bat-time, same Bat-channel." | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
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{{Strong Bad Email}} | {{Strong Bad Email}} | ||
[[Category:Tandy 400 Emails]] | [[Category:Tandy 400 Emails]] | ||
Current revision as of 00:01, 12 September 2021
| Strong Bad Email #13 |
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Strong Bad receives an email saying "i she be your girlfriend." Then he makes fun of the author and forwards the email to The Cheat.
Cast (in order of appearance): Strong Bad, The Cheat
Places: Computer Room, The Cheat's Computer Room
Computer: Tandy 400
Date: Monday, February 11, 2002
Running Time: 1:11
Page Title: Tandy 400!!!
DVD: strongbad_email.exe Disc One
SBEmail Menu Description: The Cheat gets set up with a rejected potential Strong Bad suitor. Kids! Don't ever meet strangers at Sbarro! Or eat there!
Contents |
[edit] Transcript
STRONG BAD: {singing} Email, dud-duh-doo-duh-dud-duh, dud-duh-doo-duh-dud-duh...
hey my name is great looking girl strong bad!
i she be your girlfriend.
{Strong Bad squints as he reads the last sentence.}
STRONG BAD: Uh... {typing} Hey! My name is Strong Bad, great looking girl! I he be your boyfriend. {clears screen} Okay, seriously. All i gotta say about this is... {yells angrily} GET IN LINE SISTER!!! I mean, do you know how many freakin emails I get like this a DAY? From ladies with proper grammar? I mean come on! A guy's gotta have some standards right? But, I do feel kinda sorry for you, so I won't let your email go to waste.
{He types "forward to 'the cheat'".}
STRONG BAD: {clears screen, doesn't type the following} Okay, so tune in next time: Same Strong Bad time, same Strong Bad channel.
{The Paper comes down. After a few seconds, the scene changes to The Cheat sitting at his computer. An online messaging program is open. The conversation runs as follows:}
instant messenge
gr8lookinggrrl:are you around,
clown?
cheatachu72:sure am, sam.
gr8lookinggrrl:LOL!!! :-*
cheatachu72:i want us to meet
in person
gr8lookinggrrl:OMG! where?
gr8lookinggrrl:the food court?
cheatachu72: sbarro. 8pm
gr8lookinggrrl:whatta you look
like?
cheatachu72: 6ft tall. buff. big
red 'M' on my chest. no neck.
gr8lookinggrrl:can't wait. L8r
gr8lookinggrrl signed off.
[edit] Fun Facts
[edit] Trivia
- This is the debut of The Cheat's computer, Tangerine Dreams.
- This is the first mention of the food court.
- The YouTube description for this email is "Strong Bad makes fun of grammar and stuff."
[edit] Remarks
- "I she be" is possibly a typo of "I should be" or "I shall be".
- When first responding to the email, Strong Bad says, "All i gotta say..." The I is not capitalized.
- There is a space between each letter and three spaces between each word in "G E T I N L I N E S I S T E R ! ! !" when Strong Bad types it. There is also a space before every question mark and exclamation mark in the second paragraph.
- In the previous email, Strong Bad forwarded an email to Homestar Runner by simply typing "forward message".
- At the top of the IM window, it says "instant messenge". "Messenge" is not a word, though it may be a play on, or a misspelling of, the word "messenger".
- The IM conversation between The Cheat and gr8lookinggrrl contains several instances of Internet Slang.
- There is dispute on Strong Mad's height. This email says 6 feet, while the facts says he's 88 inches (7'4") tall. The secret Strong Mad sticker page indicates that he is 8'3" and 900 lbs.
- The Cheat's last two IM posts have a space between his username and what he had typed, though none of the other messages do.
[edit] Inside References
- In The House That Gave Sucky Treats, if The Cheat's costume is chosen as the viewer's favorite, the word "Cheatachu" is in the body of the email (which itself is a reference to the species Pikachu from Pokémon).
[edit] Real-World References
- The IM program is most likely AOL Instant Messenger (AIM). The sounds for sending and receiving a message in this email are the default ones for AIM, and the blue and red font colors used for the two names is an AIM default.
- Sbarro is a restaurant chain that serves Italian-style food. It can be found in many mall food courts.
- The song that Strong Bad sings at the start of this email is the theme to the popular '80s kids' TV show He-Man and the Masters of the Universe.
- The "same Strong Bad time, same Strong Bad channel" is a reference to the '60s Batman TV show, which ended "Tune in next week, same Bat-time, same Bat-channel."
[edit] External Links
- watch "i she be"
- watch "i she be" on YouTube
- watch "i she be" on the old Flash site
- view the Flash file for "i she be"
