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|- id="Acupuncture and Pizza"
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| [[Image:Acupuncture and pizza.PNG|150px|Open late, free delivery]]
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| [[Image:Acupuncturepizza.png|150px|Open late, free delivery]]
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| '''Acupuncture and Pizza''' is a [[pizza]] place that apparently serves sharp needles with its pizza. It is found in chapter 16 of the phone book. It is open late, and offers free delivery.
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| '''Acupuncture and Pizza''' is a [[pizza]] place that offers {{w|acupuncture}} services, perhaps by using the needles as pizza toppings. It is found in chapter 16 of the phone book. It is open late, and offers free delivery.
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| [[your funeral]]
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|- id="Diskettes ETC."
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| [[Image:Compy_2.png|150px|Registered Trademark]]
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| '''Compy, Inc''' is the name of the company that manufactured the [[Compy 386]] and the [[Lappy 486]]. The name probably has multiple real-world references. The loading screen for the game [[Population: Tire|Population: Tire]] indicates a parody of [[Wikipedia:Commodore International|Commodore International]]. The name "Compy" and the overall look of the computer itself is somewhat evocative of [[Wikipedia:Compaq|Compaq Computer Corporation]]. The logo is reminiscent of the [[Wikipedia:IBM|IBM]] logo.
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| [[Strong Bad Email|various emails]]
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| [[Image:Discount_Ware.PNG|150px|"How can I make these prices any lower?"]]
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| '''Discount Flashback Warehouse''', run by [[Strong Bad]], deals in flashbacks at low prices. You can get flashbacks from "this season, last season, even stuff (he) just made up!". At some point in '04, there was a special sale in the [[Store|Homestar Runner Store]], "Strong Bad's Weekend Bargains." On the page explaining the sale, it said, "I'm like Discount Bargains Warehouse over here," obviously a reference to the DFW.
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| [[flashback]], [[Store]]
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| [[Image:folk art stitch.png|150px|Diskettes ETC.]]
| [[Image:folk art stitch.png|150px|Diskettes ETC.]]
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| '''Diskettes ETC.''' is a quite unknown company, although it is known that they are a software company that gives away orange polo shirts. [[Homestar Runner|Homestar]] received one.
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| '''Diskettes Etc.''' is a company that sells computer hardware like floppy diskettes. [[Homestar Runner]] wears an orange polo with their logo.
| [[other days]]
| [[other days]]
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|- id="Faceless Megacorp"
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| [[Image:TheStabYourself!.png|150px|jochCo logo found in nightlife]]
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| [[Image:FacelessMegacorp.png|150px|"Look at those hills."]]
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| '''joshCO!''' is a fictional company that has made the game "The Stab Yourself!" seen in [[nightlife]].
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| '''Faceless Megacorp''' is a {{w|Megacorporation|very large company}} which sponsors [[Characters from Yonder Website]]. It has a couple of hills on the logo.
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| [[Characters from Yonder Website]]
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|- id="Hot Jones Investment"
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| [[Image:HotJonesInvestment.png|150px|"Primary and secondary investments simply won't be enough."]]
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| '''Hot Jones Investments''' is a company whose polo shirts Homestar Runner and Strong Bad are seen wearing "[[Larger or Smaller Number|8 or 7]] years" after the events of [[too cool]].<br>The company has no known relation to the [[Hot Jones]] beverage.
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| [[too cool]]
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|- id="joshCO!"
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| [[Image:TheStabYourself!.png|150px|"Makers of funny products and funnier slogans!"]]
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| '''joshCO!''' is the company that created the game "The Stab Yourself!". The company's name is a play on the email [[Strong Bad Email By Name of Sender|closing]] "Josh [[wikipedia:Colorado|CO]]", and is referred to by Strong Bad with the slogan "makers of funny products and funnier slogans".
| [[nightlife]]
| [[nightlife]]
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|- id="Kickcheater"
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| [[Image:Klown kare.PNG|150px|We need to get you some serious Klown Kare, man.]]
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| [[Image:TwitterKickCheater.png|150px|"Pledge it out!"]]
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| '''Kertified Klown Kare''' is a medical service devoted exclusively to treating clown-related injuries. In the Strong Bad Email [[long pants]], Strong Bad suggests that Homestar, driven to insanity by an accusation regarding his lack of pants, receive a "serious" amount of said care. Rodeo and [[Tragic Clown Dog|Tragic Clown Hot Dogs]] are not accepted. According to their business card, they provide services for pie injuries, giant foot problems, wacky malaria, and grease paint poisoning.
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| {{seemain|Kickcheater}}
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| [[long pants]]
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| [[sbemail 206]], [[@StrongBadActual]], [[PAX East - 8 Apr 2018]], [[The Deleteheads Download]], [[Trogdor!! The Board Game (video)]]
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|- id="KungFuDragon"
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| [[Image:WhinedAndDined.PNG|150px|May the best man whine.]]
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| '''Lump of Dump Pictures''' is the company that is producing the movie Whined & Dined. However, it is unknown if the movie will come out or not.
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| '''Kung-Fu Dragon''' is a Chinese takeout restaurant mentioned in [[Dangeresque Roomisode 1]]. [[Dangeresque (character)|Dangeresque]] has a container of takeout food from the restaurant in his [[Smoky Office|office]].
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| [[Dangeresque: The Roomisode Triungulate]]
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|- id="Lump of Dump Pictures"
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| [[Image:WhinedAndDined.PNG|150px|"May the best man whine."]]
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| '''Lump of Dump Pictures''' is the company producing the Strong Sad film ''Whined & Dined''.
| [[narrator]]
| [[narrator]]
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|- id="Manolios Ugly One's Lectro-pawn"
| [[Image:Manolio's.png|150px|Vera low prices guaranteed]]
| [[Image:Manolio's.png|150px|Vera low prices guaranteed]]
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| '''[[Manolios Ugly One]]'s Lectro-pawn''' is a pawn shop owned by [[The Ugly One|The Ugly One's]] father, specializing in used and broken electronic goods. Manolios has a flair for sales, except his stock is somewhat less than functional: he showcases a broken [[Wikipedia:VCR|VCR]] and a smashed [[Wikipedia:VHS|VHS tape]] in his Easter egg "commercial" for Lectro-pawn. His catchphrase, muttered in tiny letters after his more bold sales pitches, is "or something like that."
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| '''[[Manolios Ugly One]]'s Lectro-pawn''' is a pawn shop owned by [[The Ugly One]]'s father, specializing in used and broken electronic goods. Manolios has a flair for sales, except his stock is somewhat less than functional: he showcases a broken {{wp|VCR}} and a smashed {{wp|VHS}} tape in the "commercial" for Lectro-pawn and tried to sell a half-stereo to [[D n' D Greg]] for "two seventy-five". His catchphrase, muttered in tiny letters after his more bold sales pitches: "or something like that."
| [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10]]
| [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10]]
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|- id="Micro Palace"
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| [[Image:metalmation logo.png|150px|"Classy" logo, "classy" shows]]
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| '''Metalmation''' is the company responsible for the first (and only) episode of [[Limozeen: "but they're in space!"]]. The name is a parody of the [[Wikipedia:Filmation|Filmation]] animation studio which produced various animated television series (e.g. Cosby Kids, Star Trek, Archie and most notably He-man) from 1968 to 1987.
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| [[Image:MicroPalace.PNG|150px|Micro Palace]]
| [[Image:MicroPalace.PNG|150px|Micro Palace]]
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| '''Micro Palace''' is a software company that gives away blue polo shirts. Strong Bad has one.  
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| '''Micro Palace''' is a computer-related company, likely a parody of computer retail store {{w|Micro Center}}. Strong Bad wears a blue polo shirt with their logo on Biz Cas Fri.  
| [[other days]]
| [[other days]]
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|- id="Ol' Fatty's"
| [[Image:ol_fattys.PNG|150px|Ol' Fatty's 'Lectric Boots]]
| [[Image:ol_fattys.PNG|150px|Ol' Fatty's 'Lectric Boots]]
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| '''Ol' Fatty's''' is the company that manufactures the "whisper quiet" [['Lectric Boots]]. Strong Bad mail-ordered a pair.
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| '''Ol' Fatty's''' is the company that manufactures the "whisper quiet" [['Lectric Boots]] mail-ordered by Strong Bad.
| [[extra plug]]
| [[extra plug]]
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|-id="Melonade Company"
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| [[Image:Portly_Washboy.gif|150px|Don't eat it like the cartoon man]]
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| '''Portly Washboy Fancy Laundry Paste''' is a sponsor of the [[Old-Timey]] "The Fish Was Delish" radio program run by [[Old-Timey Strong Bad]], as seen in the Strong Bad Email "[[radio]]." Its slogan is "Don't eat it like the cartoon man."
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| [[Image:barbzerdry ad2.png|150px|Big Ol' Eyebrows, here I come!]]
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| '''Strong Bad's School Of Barbzerdry''' is an academy specializing in Barber Wizardry, or "Barbzerdry" for short. The aformentioned business was first mentioned in the [[Strong Bad Email]] "[[haircut]]", in which [[Strong Bad]] laments the lack of potential customers in [[Free Country, USA]]. The school advertises that they specialize in elixirs, faeries, and high top fades. Absolutely NO cuts, butts, or coconuts.
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| [[Image:Sbemailiarized!.png|150px|We're totally not recycling an old gag!]]
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|'''Sbemailiarized Entertainment&trade; &copy; &reg; LLC,,. ''' is a new venture responsible for taking old non-[[SBEmails]] and make them into new SBEmails.
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| [[Sbemailiarized!]], [[April Fool 09]]
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| [[File:Melonade Logo.png|150px|"I am contractually unable to drink, talk about, or bathe in any other liquid!"]]
| [[File:Melonade Logo.png|150px|"I am contractually unable to drink, talk about, or bathe in any other liquid!"]]
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| '''The Ethical Advancement of Melonade''' is a fictional company that makes different varieties numbering in the hundreds, at least according to [[Homestar]] in [[Hremail 7]].
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| '''The Ethical Advancement of Melonade''' makes different varieties of [[Melonade]] numbering in the hundreds. [[Homestar Runner]] is their national spokesmodel.
| [[Hremail 7]]
| [[Hremail 7]]
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| [[Image:That Floating Horror.png|150px|Th-th-these jerks STOLE IT!]]
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| '''That Floating Horror''' appears to be [[Marshie]]'s own personal branding, separate from [[Fluffy Puff Marshmallows]].
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| [[Stack 'Em to the Heavens!]]
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|- id="Totalsoft Electronicals"
| [[Image:totalsoft.JPG|150px|This is the Totalsoft Electronicals LLC,,. Logo]]
| [[Image:totalsoft.JPG|150px|This is the Totalsoft Electronicals LLC,,. Logo]]
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| '''[[Total]]soft Electronicals [[LLC,,.]]''' is the company behind the game ''[[Fishing Challenge '91]]'' only accessible via the email [[lures & jigs]].
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| '''[[Total]]soft Electronicals [[LLC,,.]]''' is the company behind the game ''[[Fishing Challenge '91]]''.
| [[lures & jigs]]
| [[lures & jigs]]
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|- id="Very Old Inc."
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| <center>[[Image: 1veryoldinc.png|150px|Very Old Inc.]]</center>
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| [[Image: 1veryoldinc.png|150px|Very Old Inc.]]
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| '''Very Old Inc.''' is the company that made the King of Town's [[Oh No You Dent! Denture Tablets]] in [[retirement]].
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| '''Very Old Inc.''' is the company that makes "[[Oh No You Dent! Denture Tablets]]".
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| [[retirement]]
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== See Also ==
== See Also ==
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* [[Boardelectrix]]
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* [[Characters#Companies|Companies]]
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* [[Crazy Go Nuts University]]
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* [[Freshley's]]
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* [[Kidelectrix]]
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* [[Senor Cardgage Mortgage]]
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* [[Styles Upon Styles]]
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Current revision as of 22:46, 20 August 2023

Image Description Appearances
Open late, free delivery Acupuncture and Pizza is a pizza place that offers acupuncture services, perhaps by using the needles as pizza toppings. It is found in chapter 16 of the phone book. It is open late, and offers free delivery. your funeral
Diskettes ETC. Diskettes Etc. is a company that sells computer hardware like floppy diskettes. Homestar Runner wears an orange polo with their logo. other days
"Look at those hills." Faceless Megacorp is a very large company which sponsors Characters from Yonder Website. It has a couple of hills on the logo. Characters from Yonder Website
"Primary and secondary investments simply won't be enough." Hot Jones Investments is a company whose polo shirts Homestar Runner and Strong Bad are seen wearing "8 or 7 years" after the events of too cool.
The company has no known relation to the Hot Jones beverage. 		too cool
"Makers of funny products and funnier slogans!" joshCO! is the company that created the game "The Stab Yourself!". The company's name is a play on the email closing "Josh CO", and is referred to by Strong Bad with the slogan "makers of funny products and funnier slogans". nightlife
"Pledge it out!"
See main article: Kickcheater
sbemail 206, @StrongBadActual, PAX East - 8 Apr 2018, The Deleteheads Download, Trogdor!! The Board Game (video)
Kung-Fu Dragon is a Chinese takeout restaurant mentioned in Dangeresque Roomisode 1. Dangeresque has a container of takeout food from the restaurant in his office. Dangeresque: The Roomisode Triungulate
"May the best man whine." Lump of Dump Pictures is the company producing the Strong Sad film Whined & Dined. narrator
Vera low prices guaranteed Manolios Ugly One's Lectro-pawn is a pawn shop owned by The Ugly One's father, specializing in used and broken electronic goods. Manolios has a flair for sales, except his stock is somewhat less than functional: he showcases a broken VCR and a smashed VHS tape in the "commercial" for Lectro-pawn and tried to sell a half-stereo to D n' D Greg for "two seventy-five". His catchphrase, muttered in tiny letters after his more bold sales pitches: "or something like that." Teen Girl Squad Issue 10
Micro Palace Micro Palace is a computer-related company, likely a parody of computer retail store Micro Center. Strong Bad wears a blue polo shirt with their logo on Biz Cas Fri. other days
Ol' Fatty's 'Lectric Boots Ol' Fatty's is the company that manufactures the "whisper quiet" 'Lectric Boots mail-ordered by Strong Bad. extra plug
"I am contractually unable to drink, talk about, or bathe in any other liquid!" The Ethical Advancement of Melonade makes different varieties of Melonade numbering in the hundreds. Homestar Runner is their national spokesmodel. Hremail 7
Th-th-these jerks STOLE IT! That Floating Horror appears to be Marshie's own personal branding, separate from Fluffy Puff Marshmallows. Stack 'Em to the Heavens!
This is the Totalsoft Electronicals LLC,,. Logo Totalsoft Electronicals LLC,,. is the company behind the game Fishing Challenge '91. lures & jigs
Very Old Inc. Very Old Inc. is the company that makes "Oh No You Dent! Denture Tablets". retirement

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