Talk:part-time job

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Papers

The transcript makes a claim about the text printed on the papers. How do we know what they say?

65.188.66.12 20:30, 4 Jan 2005 (MST)

Load the flash file (.swf) and zoom in. --Shadow Hog 20:37, 4 Jan 2005 (MST)

I put that on. Shadow Hog is right. I zoomed way in on it. --ED!smilde

Other Things of Interest

Why are the fun facts formatted as such? This seems inconsistent and out of place.

65.188.66.12 20:35, 4 Jan 2005 (MST)

They are formatted as such because many are not facts but speculation, and those that are actually true are completely boring (such as "The clock on Mrs. Bennedetto is stuck on 9:48."). I would just delete them, but peoples' feelings would be hurt, so I put them into a separate section. Also, the fun facts have never been consistant. --24.21.86.243 19:41, 5 Jan 2005 (MST)

Tooty-two?

Doesn't it seem like a stretch to say Bubs' "two times two" comment is a definite reference to tooty-two? Two times two can be a lot of things (such as four, for instance). --68.12.101.60 05:07, 5 Jan 2005 (MST)

Yes, it does. I say, squash it.

According to the Tooty-two page:

[The number tooty-two] also might be a vague reference to Sally Brown of Peanuts fame, who has been quoted as insisting, "Two times two is tooty-two; three times three is threety-three; four times four is four-forty-four."

So it seems valid. mathgrant 13:19, 13 Jan 2005 (MST)

That's still a stretch. Ogog

BGM

That music that loops in the background when Strong Bad is in the costume, doesn't it sound a bit like the Strongbadia National Anthem? The Cheat on the keyboard during that song does that loop, too. --Hagurumon

It seems to me like TBC do a lot of music using an old cheap Casio keyboard, which probably only has a few loops in it. They probably aren't too concerned about the originality of the music they compose. --24.21.86.243

I've deducted that it is the same loop, but with a few notes excluded. This loop only has 3 notes, but you can kind of tell that it's the same. BTW, if you can't hear the music, turn up your volume. It's easiest to hear when Strong Bad starts dancing in the costume. --Hagurumon

Rhetorical Question?

One of the points of interest suggests that "What do you mean do I do anything besides checking e-mails" needs a question mark to be grammatically correct. But if the question is rhetorical (which it seems to be) it is perfectly grammatically correct not to use a question mark.

Cool. I've reworded the item. Thank you. -- Tom 10:36, 10 Jan 2005 (MST)

Rhetorical questions still need a question mark!

Definition of uniform

Bubs calls Strong Bad's hot dog outfit a uniform, when really it's more of a costume. Uniforms are a similar style of clothing worn by more than one person.

Does this "fact" really add anything? My opinion is that it should be removed, because while being factually correct, it is quite nitpicky, and the fun value is questionable. --racerx_is_alive 10:45, 12 Jan 2005 (MST)

I say it should go byebye, for the same reasons. -- AgentSeethroo 11:59, 12 Jan 2005 (MST)

Buh bye fun fact. --racerx_is_alive 09:30, 13 Jan 2005 (MST)

One of what only?

This is one of the only emails were you manually have to make the paper go down at the end of an email

First of all, if you're going to post this as a fun fact, do your homework: this is one of how-many only emails with a manual paper? And second of all, this fact has already been mentioned in the transcript AND in the Easter Eggs. I say delete.

Dilbert tie?

Sorry, but I doubt the tie's a reference to Dilbert. The bent-upwards tie is a very common thing for clowns to wear. It's more likely that Scott Adams was making a reference to clowns' ties than it is that TBCs were making a reference to Dilbert (Although I'm not sure that Adams was making a reference to clowns, himself).

I agree wholeheartedly. --racerx_is_alive 13:14, 14 Jan 2005 (MST)

Jeez, I agree. I'm a huge Dilbert fan and I really think that this fun fact is just a coincidence. --senor (can't link because new WikiMedia made the tilde-n all wacky)

Scott Adams didn't make a reference to clowns when he made the tie. It was because of his lack of control (and mouth.) Amy Whifflepoof

early cut-off sounds

the mention of the sound starting early then getting cut off may have just been from somon with a slower computer. i remember on my older computer, sounds from easter eggs would start to play, like homsar in the suntan email

Closed STUFF

The Answering Room (Declined)

Judging from what's in it, the room that Strong Bad was in was probably a kitchen.

• Decline Marzipan's kitchen to be exact. Which is stated I believe, in the transcript. Donny vs Universes
• I couldn't be happier with my new invention! I'll call it... the Super Decline Machine! --Upset_Your_Balance 04:20, 11 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Decline. Probably? PROBABLY? IT IS! --Gafaddict 04:23, 11 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Things which are in the transcript should not be STUFF'd. Aurora the Homestar Coder
  • I agree, this should've been deleted altogether. It's insulting to one's intelligence. It's like saying that the thing Strong Bad types on appears to be a computer keyboard, or that the the green stuff that The Stick is sticking out of appears to be grass. --Upset_Your_Balance 04:40, 11 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Decline putting it on STUFF Oh, wait, you mean it's already here?! --Jay (Gobble) 05:52, 11 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Decline. -- tomstiff 03:48, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Decline. — It's dot com 12:40, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)