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! Image !! Description !! Appearances  
! Image !! Description !! Appearances  
|- id="Acupuncture and Pizza"
|- 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.
| [[your funeral]]
| [[your funeral]]
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|- id="Discount Flashback Warehouse"
 
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| [[Image:Discount_Ware.PNG|150px|"How can I make these prices any lower?"]]
 
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| '''Discount Flashback Warehouse''', apparently run by [[Strong Bad]], deals in flashbacks at low prices.
 
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{{seemain|Discount Flashback Warehouse}}
 
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| [[flashback]], [[Store]]
 
|- id="Diskettes ETC."
|- id="Diskettes ETC."
| [[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]] 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]]
|- id="Faceless Megacorp"
|- id="Faceless Megacorp"
| [[Image:FacelessMegacorp.png|150px|"Look at those hills."]]
| [[Image:FacelessMegacorp.png|150px|"Look at those hills."]]
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| '''Faceless Megacorp''' is a very large unknown company which sponsors [[Characters from Yonder Website]]. It has a couple of hills on the logo.
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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.
| [[Characters from Yonder Website]]
| [[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]]
|- id="joshCO!"
|- id="joshCO!"
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| [[Image:TheStabYourself!.png|150px|jochCo logo found in nightlife]]
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| [[Image:TheStabYourself!.png|150px|"Makers of funny products and funnier slogans!"]]
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| '''joshCO!''' is a company that has made the game "The Stab Yourself!" seen in [[nightlife]].
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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]]
|- id="Kickcheater"
|- id="Kickcheater"
| [[Image:TwitterKickCheater.png|150px|"Pledge it out!"]]
| [[Image:TwitterKickCheater.png|150px|"Pledge it out!"]]
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| '''Kickcheater''' is a company that is likely similar to {{wp|Kickstarter}}. It is a [[portmanteau]] of Kickstarter and [[kicking The Cheat]]. The name and logo are often used in conjunction with [[Trogdor!! The Board Game]].
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| {{seemain|Kickcheater}}
| [[sbemail 206]], [[@StrongBadActual]], [[PAX East - 8 Apr 2018]], [[The Deleteheads Download]], [[Trogdor!! The Board Game (video)]]
| [[sbemail 206]], [[@StrongBadActual]], [[PAX East - 8 Apr 2018]], [[The Deleteheads Download]], [[Trogdor!! The Board Game (video)]]
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|- id="Kertified Klown Kare"
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|- id="KungFuDragon"
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| [[Image:Klown kare.PNG|150px|"We need to get you some serious Klown Kare, man."]]
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| {{nophoto}}
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| '''Kertified Klown Kare''' is a medical service devoted exclusively to treating clown-related injuries.
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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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{{seemain|Kertified Klown Kare}}
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| [[Dangeresque: The Roomisode Triungulate]]
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| [[long pants]]
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|- id="Lump of Dump Pictures"
|- id="Lump of Dump Pictures"
| [[Image:WhinedAndDined.PNG|150px|"May the best man whine."]]
| [[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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| '''Lump of Dump Pictures''' is the company producing the Strong Sad film ''Whined & Dined''.
| [[narrator]]
| [[narrator]]
|- id="Manolios Ugly One's Lectro-pawn"
|- 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 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."
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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="Metalmation"
 
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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!"]].
 
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{{seemain|Metalmation}}
 
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| [[best thing]]
 
|- id="Micro Palace"
|- id="Micro Palace"
| [[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 received 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]]
|- id="Ol' Fatty's"
|- 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="Portly Washboy"
 
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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]].
 
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{{seemain|Portly Washboy Fancy Laundry Paste}}
 
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| [[radio]]
 
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|- id="Strong Bad's School of Barbzerdry"
 
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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 "[[Portmanteaus|barbzerdry]]".
 
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{{seemain|Strong Bad's School of Barbzerdry}}
 
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| [[haircut]]
 
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|- id="Sbemailiarized Entertainment"
 
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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 transforming cartoons and other pages into [[Strong Bad Emails]].
 
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{{seemain|Sbemailiarized Entertainment}}
 
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| [[Sbemailiarized!]], [[April Fool 09]]
 
|-id="Melonade Company"
|-id="Melonade Company"
| [[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''' makes different varieties of [[Melonade]] numbering in the hundreds, at least according to [[Homestar Runner]] 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]]
|- id="That Floating Horror"
|- id="That Floating Horror"
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|- id="Totalsoft Electronicals"
|- 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]]'' It can only be accessed from [[lures & jigs]].
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| '''[[Total]]soft Electronicals [[LLC,,.]]''' is the company behind the game ''[[Fishing Challenge '91]]''.
| [[lures & jigs]]
| [[lures & jigs]]
|- id="Very Old Inc."
|- id="Very Old Inc."
| [[Image: 1veryoldinc.png|150px|Very Old Inc.]]
| [[Image: 1veryoldinc.png|150px|Very Old Inc.]]
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| '''Very Old Inc.''' is the company that made "[[Oh No You Dent! Denture Tablets]]".
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| '''Very Old Inc.''' is the company that makes "[[Oh No You Dent! Denture Tablets]]".
| [[retirement]]
| [[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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