That Time of Year

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Summary

A holiday kids book by...er...Strong Bad, done in the style of ((StrongBadEmail/kids' book)).

Transcript

VOICE OVER: That time of year, by Lem
STRONG BAD: {quickly} Strong Bad!
VOICE OVER: Sportsinterview.

{book opens}

VOICE OVER: Decemberween is almost here. Get ready.

STRONG BAD: The Giant Mantis is almost here. Get ready to be pistol-whipped, snowman! Or... "Erweenga" is the name of the striped worm. Get dead, kid.

{book turns page}

VOICE OVER: Does the package have a
STRONG BAD: troll in it?
VOICE OVER: doll in it? Or maybe
STRONG BAD: a troll?
VOICE OVER: a train?

{book turns page}

VOICE OVER: Snow falls from the 'bove. It's cold when it snows.

STRONG BAD: Now, a million eyeballs fall from the 'bove. The boy gets financial advice from the rat king. Or... Show the future magic ball! It burns flesh when it glows.

{book turns page}

VOICE OVER: The Martins sing festive songs for the neighbors.

STRONG BAD: The martinis have gone straight to their heads. The neigbors will probably call the cops.

{book turns page}

VOICE OVER: Wear a hat. Don't forget to wear a hat!

STRONG BAD: I swear that thing is evil. Liberace is fixing to lose a finger.

{book turns page}

VOICE OVER: Greta is making cookies. When will they be done?

STRONG BAD: Greta is feeding the mouse bug spray. When will he be done for?

{book turns page}

VOICE OVER: The store is crowded with
{strong bad and the voice over read at the same time}
STRONG BAD: robots bursting out of people. Oh the humanity!
VOICE OVER: people buying things for other people. Oh boy!

{book turns page}

VOICE OVER: Decemberween is here. Decemberween is here. Today.
STRONG BAD: Radioactivity is here. Growing arms out of heads is here. Today! Or... I am here stealing your presents. Sorry kids, today is not your lucky day.

{book closes}

Fun Facts

• If you look closely you can see the book belongs to Cherry Greg, who directed the First Time Here? cartoon and the Fluffy Puff Commercial with Homestar.
• You can see a Trogdor graffiti to the right when the "Martini's go to their heads"
• Despite various debates about Cold Ones, the crack about martinis going to people's heads is the first unquestionable alcohol reference in H*R.
  • Does the downloadable Strong Bad screensaver that advertises "Strong Beer: Alcoholic Cold Ones" count?
  • What about Coach Z's "Coldson Lite" in the sbemail 'Labor Day'?
  • And what about on http://www.thoraxcorp.com where on the staph page it says, "hear their drunken ramblings"?
• For people who don't know, Liberace was a professional piano player. Yes, those gold rings are real. He was very fond of his expensive jewelry.
  • Strong Bad must be from the south. He says, "Liberace is FIXING TO lose a finger." The phrase "fixing to" is distinctly southern.
    • Given that the Brothers Chaps are from Atlanta, its probably not intentional.
    • It could also explain why he thinks Southern Accents are hot.
      • No wonder Strong Bad has a mexican accent!
        • Well, he used to, I think he's grown out of it.
        • "Southern" is totally different from "Mexican". I assume this whole Mexican Wrestling thing had more to do with it, prime example probably being Marshmallow's Last Stand.

External Links

• watch "Decemberween Kids' Book"
• view the flash file for "Decemberween Kids' Book"