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Nighttime Driving Type Game

2009-04-30T22:48:49Z

Jrv720: /* Glitches */

[[Image:nightdriver.png|thumb|It's just a four minute drive away]]

'''Nighttime Driving Type Game''' is a game accessible only by clicking the "O" in [[Strong Bad's Message Bored]].

In this game, you must drive through oncoming traffic... at night! Move your car with the mouse.

==Easter Eggs==
[[Image:Nightime_egg.PNG|thumb|300px|Get out of my basement!]]

*If you beat {{film|Strong Bad}}'s high score of 50,000 points, you'll get a short cutscene where Strong Bad shows you that he's now gotten a new high score, exactly one point higher than yours. You can also access this by right-clicking and pressing "Play" when you lose on the Flash File.
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, you beat my high score, huh? Well, check this out, I just finished this game.
:''{Cut to the game on his television screen. His score is one point higher than yours.}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, tough luck, man. I guess it's back to the drawing board for you!
:''{Cut back to Strong Bad.}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Or, back to the Night Driving board... or, w— ''{yells}'' Get out of my basement!

==Fun Facts==
===Trivia===
*The scoring is as follows:
**Green Car - 100
**Red Car - 500
**Police Car - 500
**Drunk Driver - 1000
*The movement of the cars are as follows:
**Green Car - Takes up one lane and can go in any.
**Red Car - Always Takes up the middle lane, moves very fast.
**Police Car - Always takes up the middle and the right lane.
**Drunk Driver (truck) - Takes up one lane, swerves from the left lane to the right lane most of the time, but on occasion, goes from the right lane to the left.

===Remarks===
*It's not possible to get a score one point higher than another score, like Strong Bad says he did, considering that all point values are multiples of 100.
*In [[SBCG4AP]], Strong Bad's room is not in his basement.
**Assuming that the website is correct and not the game, this is the first time his room is verified to be connected to the basement. This fact is revisited in [[nightlife]].

===Goofs===
*If you look closely at the TV in the Easter egg when the camera is focusing on Strong Bad, the points counter is in the correct position, but, when it focuses on the TV the points counter is in the wrong position as opposed to the actual game. Also, there is no life counter as opposed to the game which, of course, has it.

===Glitches===
[[Image:Nighttime_type_highscore.png|thumb|Two digits are cut off here.]]
*You still earn points for any vehicle that passes your wrecked vehicle.
*You can crash 2–3 times in rapid succession yet only lose one life (in other words, crashing, then immediately crashing again).
*The game sometimes loads data where the green cars always drive on the right side of the road (from your perspective), and the trucks swerve left, then right, meaning if you stay in the left lane, you'll never die. This is more likely to happen in the Flash file.
*Right-click and deselect play for unlimited lives. When you run out of lives, your lives will show as "-" and you can keep playing. Select "play" again to get the "game over" screen.
**Sometimes while exploiting this glitch, some vehicles will never appear.
*If you untick play at the game over screen, it goes to the Easter Egg, no matter what score you obtained.
*If you get over 100,000 points, the score will appear to reset to 10,000. This is due to the game only displaying the first five digits in the score; the counter still has the actual score stored.
**When you access the high-score Easter egg, if your score is over 100,000, Strong Bad's score will appear to be the same as yours due to this glitch, unless you highlight the score, revealing the digits after the first 5.
*If you crash into another car, and a drunk driver is there, the drunk driver will crash even though you didn't hit it.
*If you view the high score easter egg on the flash file you can see that strong bad has no legs.

===Inside References===

*The source of the Easter egg is the [[Strong Bad's Room Main Page]], where he brags that he's got the high score of 50,000 points, and challenges you to beat it.
*The "Drunk Drivers" are examples of [[alcohol]].

===Real-World References===

*The game itself is based on the [[Atari 2600]] game "[[Wikipedia:Night Driver|Night Driver]]", which in turn was based on the 1976 arcade game of the same name.
*Strong Bad beating the player's high score by one point when the player scores more than 50,000 point is a reference to the Marathon Man in [[Wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time]]. The Marathon Man will challenge Link to a race from the Gerudo Valley to the Kokiri Forest and when Link finishes, the Marathon Man always beats him by one second.
*The player's car resembles the Blue Falcon from F-Zero.

==See Also==

*[[Strong Bad's Message Bored]]
*[[Armless Invaders]]
*[[The Cheat's Smoking Challenge]]

==External Links==

*[[HR:boredgames.html|Go to the Message Bored]] and click on the "O" in "Bored"
*[[HR:superbored.swf|View the Flash file for the Message Bored]]

[[Category:Games]]

technology

2009-04-28T02:48:18Z

Jrv720: /* Remarks */

{{aboutemail}}{{for|article about Strong Bad's preference for out-of-date computers and other gadgets|Strong Bad's Technology}}
{{sbenav|143}}
[[Image:sbemail143.png|thumb|Demonstrating the art of floppy disk folding.]]

Strong Bad makes an introduction to technology for middle school students.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Pom Pom}}, {{Film|Bubs}} (Easter egg), {{Film|Homestar Runner}} (Easter egg), {{Film|Strong Sad}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Classroom]], [[The Field]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]] (Easter egg)

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' Monday, January 30, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 3:47

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Five}}, {{dvd|Sbemails' 50 Greatest Hits DVD|notitle=true}}

== Transcript ==
''{Strong Bad types "strongbad_email.exe" and presses enter.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Don't you wanna email, don't you need a email, don't you turn your life around!

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: little help, please</div>
Dear Strong Bad; 
I'm a middle school technology teacher. I would really 
appreciate it if you could come up with an introduction I 
could use for my new classes. Thanks. 
Jay 
Oswego NY
</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad pronounces "Oswego NY" as "Oswego to New York" with "Oswego" in a sing-song voice, as if saying "Off we go!"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' You would ''really appreciate'' it? That's it? Man, back in the olden ''{pronounces "olden" as ol-dèn}'' days, I could get upwards of 3 chickens, a sack of barley and a half-dead goat all for doing one of my technology intromercials. ''{clears screen}'' Well, I sure hope JCPenney's accepts really appreciate it's, 'cause I know for a fact they stopped taking ''{exaggerates voice}'' I'll be your best friend's ''{returns to normal}'' a while ago. Either way, middle school kids are all idiots and they need as much of my help and guidance as they can get.

''{Strong Bad gets up. Cut to a classroom with Strong Bad in a white lab coat, the words "I'M USING TECHNOLOGY" written on the blackboard and a poster with a drawing of a computer captioned "computers don't BYTE".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{moving his hands in a robotic way, speaking in a robotic voice}'' One, zero zero, one one, zero, one, one zero, one one zero, zero one. ''{normal voice}'' You may not have understood me, but I was speaking technology.

''{Cut to a close-up of Strong Bad's head in the lab.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The word "technology"... means... "magic". It's basically anything that's really cool that you don't know how it works. And if it breaks, you have to buy a new one. Why, I've got some technology beneath my pants right now! Whoo-ya!

''{Cut to the full classroom shot again. Strong Bad takes a 5¼" floppy disk with the logo "5.25 power" from behind him, throws it in the air and catches it in his right hand.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' This is a diskette. Diskettes were invented by computers to help us. Like how cows—

''{A crude drawing of a cow replaces the text on the blackboard.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —invented milk.

''{Zoom in on Strong Bad's head.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The two warring factions of diskettes are floppy disks—

''{He shakes the 5¼" disk, emphasizing its floppiness.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —and hard disks.

''{He lifts an unlabeled 3½" floppy disk in his right hand.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I prefer ''{hides the 3½" disk}'' these big ones because they hold more memory, although you have to ''{crumples the 5¼" disk}'' fold them up to fit them into these new computers.

''{Camera pans right to center on the "computers don't BYTE!" poster. Strong Bad drops the crumpled disk and continues.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Another thing you'll need is your very own email address.

''{Cut to a [[Tandy 400]]-like computer screen with an orange envelope labeled "email".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Just take your favorite hobby,—

''{The words "soccer", "ballet", "nachoeating", "skater", "fire", "football", "racecar" and "swimteam" alternate under the envelope and stop on "swimteam".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' — add kid, grrl, pie or izzle—

''{The words alternate next to "swimteam" as he speaks them, then being replaced by "pie".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —and put a bunch of numbers at the end!

''{The number "33331" appears next to "pie". The address is completed with "@kindergartencop.edu" appearing on the next line. Then, cut to the classroom with a picture of a robot marching towards a city and the text "gank gank!"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{moves his hands and head in a robotic way, speaking in a robotic voice}'' Robots are technology shaped like square people. ''{returns to normal voice}'' They are primarily used for destroying Japan and serving hors d'œuvres.

''{The Cheat walks up to Strong Bad with a plate of hors d'œuvres, making robotic The Cheat noises and encased in what appears to be an upside-down metal pail. The pail has bolts and a smiley mouth drawn on it in black marker and light bulbs sticking out of holes cut in the sides.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ah, The Cheatbot! I would love a stuffed grape leaf! ''{grabs one and eats it}''

''{Cut to The Field, where the lab coat-wearing Strong Bad and "The Cheatbot" are standing next to Pom Pom, who is talking to someone on his cell phone.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Originally, tellular cellaphones ''{indicating Pom Pom's phone}'' were for sending misspelled messages to your friends, telling them where you are in the food court.

'''POM POM:''' ''{makes a few bubbling noises directed at Strong Bad, then resumes his conversation}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Pom Pom just bought movie tickets with his cell phone!

'''POM POM:''' ''{looks annoyed and makes more bubbling noises}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, he just watched a movie ''on'' his cell phone!

'''POM POM:''' ''{looks angry at Strong Bad, makes more bubbling noises}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh oh ''oh''! Pom Pom just wrote, directed, produced, and ''distributed'' a movie with his cell phone!

'''POM POM:''' ''{answers an incoming call and makes a few more bubbling noises}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ...and he just got into Sundance! High-five, brother!

''{Pom Pom absorbs his phone into his body, produces a pair of sunglasses and a water bottle, and bounces off, "drinking" from the water bottle.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{holding out for the high-five a bit longer}'' Uh, cool, right. I'll, uh... see you later. ''{He emphasizes "see" and "you", as though saying "C U". He waits a bit, then turns to The Cheat.}'' What are you still doing here, The Cheatbot?

''{Cut back to the classroom, where the blackboard now reads "THE FUTURE??" in large letters.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The future of technology, or at least what people won't shut up about, is wireless. You know, things like—

''{The view zooms in on the blackboard, which displays drawings of each of the items Strong Bad mentions.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —walkmans, flashlights, and solar calculators.

''{He pops up in front of the blackboard and holds up a "Cakkalate" brand calculator which has the digits "53045 3080" typed in.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Look, I can make mine say "oboe shoes"!

''{He turns the calculator upside-down so that the digits resemble the words "OBOE ShOES". Cut back to the Lappy, as Strong Bad sits back down.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' And then there's the Lappy, which rules over technology with a 42 pound, allegedly portable fist. Watch as it magically saves this screen.

''{Strong Bad types "screen_savior.exe" on a new line, bringing up a screen saver that resembles a primitive 3D maze. The words "Strong Bad gots the style" are written on the wall at every turn.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The screen is saved, man. This thing's gonna last like 50 years! Alright, awkward children, I'm all done kickin' my tech-knowledge. Now leave me alone! Got to find my way out of these catacombs...

''{[[The Paper]] comes down.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{mumbling to himself}'' Left... left... no, right... no, left... OK... just keep goin'... Strong Bad... style...

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{after some time}'' Where are you taking me, Lappy?

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{after another delay}'' Man... I throwed up all over this maze.

==Easter Eggs==
[[Image:Technology goat.PNG|thumb|Half-dead... or half-alive?]]
*Click on the words "half-dead goat" for a picture of a goat with the caption: "Do you see this goat as half-dead or half-alive?"
*Click the left side of the Lappy's screen at the end to see Strong Bad and Strong Sad arguing over floppy/hard disks.
:'''STRONG SAD:''' I keep telling you they're ''both'' floppy disks!
:'''STRONG BAD:''' You think ''this'' is a floppy disk?
:'''STRONG SAD:''' Yes, it is!
:'''STRONG BAD:''' It's not a hard disk? ''{he hits his desk with the disk three times}''
:'''STRONG SAD:''' No.
:'''STRONG BAD:''' And you're sure about this?
:'''STRONG SAD:''' Absolu- ''{Strong Bad throws the disk at Strong Sad's face}'' Ow!
*Click the right side of the Lappy's screen at the end to see Bubs selling Wireless Extension Cords.
:'''BUBS:''' Get your wireless extension cords. Three for three hundred! Lightweight, existent, and shockproof!
:''{Homestar peeks out from the left edge of the screen}''
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Umm... I'll take fooour! ''{he inexplicably flies up the left screen edge and disappears}''

== Fun Facts ==
===Explanations===
*When Strong Bad "speaks technology", he is speaking in [[Wikipedia:Binary numeral system|binary code]], where each 1 or 0 is a bit.
**A [[Wikipedia:Byte|byte]] is an ordered collection of 8 bits.
*There are two kinds of disks shown in the email, 5¼" and 3½", and they are both [[wikipedia:floppy disk|floppy disks]] (meaning Strong Sad was correct). Note that not only does Strong Bad misidentify the 3½" floppy disk, but he incorrectly states that the larger disk has more memory. His wording is incorrect here, too, as floppy disks don't have [[Wikipedia:Random access memory|memory]], per se, they have disk space. The smaller one has more disk space.
**In a 3½" floppy disk, the disk itself is flexible, hence the name "floppy disk", even though it is inside a hard case. In a hard disk, the disk itself is inflexible.
*A [[wikipedia:hard disk|hard disk]] or hard drive (more correctly: "hard disk drive") is a storage unit for computer files that is usually located inside the computer and, therefore, not portable. Though recent technology has made hard drives that are both external and portable, the disk in Strong Bad's hand is ''not'' a hard disk.
*A [[Wikipedia:Catacomb|catacomb]] is any network of caves, grottos, or subterranean place that is used for the burial of the dead, or it can refer to a specific underground burial place.
*The comment about robots destroying Japan refers to Japanese [[Wikipedia:kaiju|kaiju]] films or [[Wikipedia:tokusatsu|tokusatsu]] shows in which major cities are destroyed by giant monsters and robots. The best-known example of this genre is [[Wikipedia:Godzilla|Godzilla]].
*When Strong Bad says he "throwed up all over this maze", he means his graffiti. A "[[Wikipedia:Graffiti terminology|throw-up]]" is a work of graffiti of a complexity between that of "tag" and a "piece". He's speaking loosely (or ignorantly), because his hasty scrawl would more likely be considered a tag.
*When Strong Bad makes his calculator say 'Oboe Shoes', he is referring to the popular elementary/middle school practice of [http://www.floridatechnet.org/institute/calculator.pdf calculator writing].
**Most calculators can't hold enough numbers to say Oboeshoes; the most they do is Oboeshoe.

===Trivia===
*The label on the disk in the floppy disk container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#gold rush|gold rush]]".
*Taken as a whole number, Strong Bad's binary sequence "10011011011001" represents the number 9945. In 7-bit [[Wikipedia:ASCII|ASCII]], this sequence represents the letters "<tt>MY</tt>".
**This sequence is also a [[wikipedia:palindrome|palindrome]].

*"Tellular cellaphone" is a [[spoonerism]], a mixing-up of the initial sounds of a pair of words.

===Remarks===
*You cannot actually fold a 5¼" floppy disk to make it work in a 3½" drive. Attempting to do so will destroy the media (and possibly damage the disk drive).
**Moreover, the computer in the poster he gestures at when describing this procedure doesn't actually have a 3½" drive.
*The screensaver goes in an endless loop of Forward, Turn Right, Forward, Turn Left...
:*Due to the poor graphic quality, it is difficult to tell whether the maze actually has left and right turns. An alternative to the layout described above is that the observer "walks" up and down a single closed hallway, turning around (left or right) at each end.
*Strong Bad has referred to the 3½" disks as floppy disks in the email [[funny]], in which he says "Let's see here...I can tape this blank floppy disk to my head and start talking gibberish and acting like the crazy squeaky guy".
*The number on the chalkboard solar calculator, 3.14, is the most common approximation of [[pi]].
*A typical solar calculator has space for only 8 numbers in its display. Strong Bad's has 10.
**This calculator is also able to insert spaces between numbers, which normal calculators can't do.
*Bubs's "wireless extension cords" call to mind the [[Wikipedia:Magnifying transmitter|magnifying transmitter]], an experimental device developed by [[Wikipedia:Nicola Tesla|Nicola Tesla]] as part of his research into the possibility of wireless power transmission.
**For [[Wikipedia:April Fool's Day|April Fool's Day]] 2006, the online retailer [[Wikipedia:ThinkGeek|ThinkGeek]] advertised [http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/41/wec.shtml wireless extension cords], although at US $34.99 each, they are somewhat less expensive than Bubs's.
*The [[Wikipedia:screensaver|screensaver]] won't actually help the Lappy's [[Wikipedia:Liquid crystal display|LCD]] screen — only older [[Wikipedia:Cathode ray tube|CRT]] monitors needed screensavers to prevent an image being burned into the screen.
*Pom Pom's Treo 650 [[Cell Phones|cell phone]] seems to have AT&T phone service. When he's receiving the second call, if you zoom in, you can see that he's getting a call from Bob Redford, and the Blue Bars design of AT&T is under it.
*In this sbemail strong bad says that the lappy is 42 pounds when in animal its 49 pounds.

=== Inside References ===
*Pom Pom's ring tone is the indietronic remix of [[The Geddup Noise]], heard in the email [[geddup noise]].
*The "kindergartencop.edu" domain was also used in [[unused emails]], for the email address that Bubs sends spam to.
*The Lappy being 42 pounds and portable is also mentioned in [[animal]], when it first debuted.
*This is another appearance of [[Goats]].
*[[The Cheatbot|The Cheatbot's]] sounds are similar to those he makes in the intro to the news program in [[local news]].
*When Strong Bad is describing how to create an e-mail address, there are references to both '[[grrl]]' and '[[Pie]]'.
*This is another instance of the [[Food Court]].

* During the screen saver, Strong Bad says, "Left, left, no! Right, left...", similar to Homestar's mistake in [[TrogdorCon '97]].
*The [[Cakkalate]] is a reference to how Strong Bad pronounces "calculations" in [[space program]].
*When Strong Bad says "Oh oh ohhhhhh" when talking about Pom Pom's cell phone, it is similar to Homestar Runner's pronunciation of the same phrase in [[couch patch]].

=== Real-World References ===
*The "catacombs" screensaver on the Lappy is reminiscent of the "3D-Maze" screen saver first introduced in [[Wikipedia:Windows 95|Windows 95 OSR-2]]. It is also similar to the 1991 DOS game [[Wikipedia:Catacomb 3D|Catacomb Abyss]].
*''[[imdb:tt0099938|Kindergarten Cop]]'' is a movie starring [[Wikipedia:Arnold Schwarzenegger|Arnold Schwarzenegger]] as an undercover cop posing as a teacher.
*Pom Pom's cell phone looks like a [[Wikipedia:Treo|Palm Treo]] [[Wikipedia:Treo 600|600]], [[Wikipedia:Treo 650|650]], or [[Wikipedia:Treo 700w|700w]].
*Pom Pom's cell phone says "Incoming Call: Bob Redford", referring to American actor [[Wikipedia:Robert Redford|Robert Redford]].
*[[Wikipedia:Sundance Film Festival|Sundance]] is an annual independent film festival in Park City, Utah, founded by actor Robert Redford. The name refers to Redford's portrayal of The Sundance Kid in the film [[IMDB:tt0064115|Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid.]]
*"Do you see this goat as half-dead or half-alive?" is a reference to the famous expression "[[Wikipedia:Is the glass half empty or half full|Do you see this glass as half-empty or half-full?]]", a psychological question often used to determine if a person is optimistic or pessimistic.
*Strong Bad's definition of technology may be a spoof on [[Wikipedia:Clarke's three laws|Clarke's third law]]: "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." Most middle-school technology classes begin with the definition of technology, which is the use of tools, materials, and knowledge to solve problems and do tasks efficiently.
*On the poster that says ''computers don't BYTE'', the font used for BYTE is the same font used in [[Wikipedia:BYTE|BYTE magazine]]. The computer on the poster also resembles an [[Wikipedia:IBM XT|IBM XT]].
*When Strong Bad says he will be "Kicking (his) new Tech-Kuh-Nowledge", he is referencing the [[Wikipedia:Beastie Boys|Beastie Boys]], in particular "The Sounds Of Science" on [[Wikipedia:Paul's Boutique|Paul's Boutique]]. The lyrics go "''I've been dropping the new science and kicking the new knowledge An M.C. to a degree that you can't get in college''", in which "Knowledge" is pronounced with the "K" in the way Strong Bad does in the toon.
*"Intromercial" is a play on [[Wikipedia:infomercial|"infomercial"]], a commercial that usually lasts at least half an hour, often called "paid programming".
**It is also a [[portmanteau]] of informercial and intro(duction).
*Strong Bad uses the term "[[Wikipedia:-izzle|-izzle]]," an English suffix used for pop-culture hip hop slang initially used by [[Wikipedia:Gap Band#Hip hop influence|The Gap Band]], but popularized by rapper Snoop Dogg and Bay Area Rapper E-40.
*The phrase "I'm using technology" is a line from the song [[Wikipedia:Search and Destroy|"Search and Destroy"]] by Iggy Pop and the Stooges.
*[[Wikipedia:J.C. Penney|JCPenney]] is a large chain of department stores commonly found in malls.
*A [[Wikipedia:Walkman|Walkman]] is a portable cassette player manufactured by Sony that was popular in the 1980s and early '90s. In recent years, Sony has used the brand on MP3 players and cell phones.


== DVD Version ==
*The DVD version features creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.
=== Commentary Transcript ===
('''Commentary by:''' [[Mike Chapman]], [[Matt Chapman]])

'''MATT:''' Mike, we have a sister that—

'''MIKE:''' ''What?!''

'''MATT:''' Yeah! ''{gasps}'' Hold the phone! We have a sister that teaches young children about technology.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, it's true.

'''MATT:''' On the computers!

'''MIKE:''' It's true, I bet she doesn't do a very good job of—

'''MATT:''' Aww, that's not true.

'''MIKE:''' No, no. She teaches little babies about things though.

'''MATT:''' Really, little babies?

'''MIKE:''' Like two years olds.

'''MATT:''' I don't think that's true. I think it's like fifth graders.

'''MIKE:''' Well... ''{pause}'' Do you think she uses this as a teaching aid?

'''MATT:''' Probably not. I think we've been banned —

'''MIKE:''' Really?

'''MATT:''' —from public schools.

'''MIKE:''' She doesn't teach it at public schools, that's for darned sure.

'''MATT:''' One time I swore a cuss — on my website.

'''MIKE:''' Do it right now.

'''MATT:''' Yeah?

'''MIKE:''' Do it right now.

'''MATT:''' Parg.

'''MIKE:''' Parg. ''{pause}'' Wow. Sorry Moms. All you moms out there that just heard that. Dads don't care.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, dads love a curse.

'''MIKE:''' Dads love a good curse.

''{long pause until Strong Bad finishes "speaking" in binary}''

'''MATT:''' We should have our friend who makes home brew Atari games turn that string of binary code into something.

'''MIKE:''' Find out what it is? Yeah.

'''MATT:''' Make some video art out of it. ''{pause}'' So "Computers don't Byte"— that was a popular poster for computer labs back in the '80s.

'''MIKE:''' Yep.

''{pause}''

'''MATT:''' Thanks computers!

'''MIKE:''' Two disk drives? That was also popular in the '80s.

'''MATT:''' "diskcopy a: b:", that was always—

'''MIKE:''' That was for one disk drive. Or wait, no—

'''MATT:''' But you had "B".

'''MIKE:''' There was one way where you could do it where you could copy something with, uh —

'''MATT:''' Yeah, what was it saving it to?

'''MIKE:''' I guess— I don't know. Maybe it had a hard drive? But I remember—

'''MATT:''' Into the RAM?

'''MIKE:''' you had to switch back and forth a million times. ''{pause}'' So that was first— this is the first time we used the amber, instead of green monochrome.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, I think that kinda was the inspiration for Thy Dungeonman III, wasn't it?

'''MIKE:''' Well, I think we'd actually done the— ''some'' graphics for Thy Dungeonman III before that.

'''MATT:''' Oh had we already?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, yeah. But we had friends who had a quote unquote portable computer ''{laughs}'' that —

'''MATT:''' That weighed about 50 pounds.

'''MIKE:''' It was ''huge'' and it had a very— the keyboard flipped down from the front, and revealing a 5-inch or 6-inch amber monochrome monitor.

'''MATT:''' Oh yes.

'''MIKE:''' Played a lot of Karataka on that, maybe?

'''MATT:''' Ooo, nice. Hey, we have a friend who just got into Sundance!

'''MIKE:''' And it wasn't Pom Pom!

'''MATT:''' It wasn't!

'''MIKE:''' It was the person who invented Pom Pom.

'''MATT:''' That's true.

'''MIKE:''' Our Craig Zobel.

'''MATT:''' Our very own millioniare gadabout. Craig Zobel.

'''MIKE:''' He looks just like that.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, he's always drinking bottled water and wearing Ray-bans. ''{pause}'' The Cheatbot is adorable.

'''MIKE:''' I like him.

'''MATT:''' I'm going to make a— submit a fanstuff to our''self''. ''{overlapping}'' where I cut a hole in a bucket—

'''MIKE:''' You're going to put a bucket over a stuffed The Cheat?

'''MATT:''' Uh huh.

'''MIKE:''' That's a good idea. ''{pause}'' It doesn't get much more fun than drawing stuff on chalkboards.

'''MATT:''' Nope. ''{reading calculator}'' "Oboe shoes". Strong Bad doesn't really know too much about computers, does he Mike? He got the hard disk and floppy disk thing all wrong—

'''MIKE:''' Check.

'''MATT:''' I can remember, uh, correcting a teacher in seventh grade.

'''MIKE:''' Check.

'''MATT:''' Check?

'''MIKE:''' Yes. Sorry.

'''MATT:''' Is this a list?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' Oh, all right. A dozen eggs.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' Nope, still need those.

'''MATT:''' Whole wheat flour. Uh, do you remember this? I forget what it was called.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah the old—

'''MATT:''' "Maze", "3D Maze", or something.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' It was a nice screen saver.

'''MIKE:''' Screen saver for, what Windows '94 or something?

'''MATT:''' Yeah. It looks very Wolfenstein. ''{pause}'' Um..

'''MIKE:''' Oh, this keeps going for a bit right?

'''MATT:''' Yeah it does.

'''MIKE:''' Does it ever do something different, or does it?

'''MATT:''' No.

'''MIKE:''' Oh, ok.

'''MATT:''' No.

'''MIKE:''' Just keeps going for—

'''MATT:''' Do you think that maybe, uh— those words that he put on the wall. Is that customizable?

'''MIKE:''' Ooo. It should be. Type in whatever you want.

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

== External Links ==
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technology

2009-04-28T02:47:38Z

Jrv720: /* Remarks */

{{aboutemail}}{{for|article about Strong Bad's preference for out-of-date computers and other gadgets|Strong Bad's Technology}}
{{sbenav|143}}
[[Image:sbemail143.png|thumb|Demonstrating the art of floppy disk folding.]]

Strong Bad makes an introduction to technology for middle school students.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Pom Pom}}, {{Film|Bubs}} (Easter egg), {{Film|Homestar Runner}} (Easter egg), {{Film|Strong Sad}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Classroom]], [[The Field]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]] (Easter egg)

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' Monday, January 30, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 3:47

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Five}}, {{dvd|Sbemails' 50 Greatest Hits DVD|notitle=true}}

== Transcript ==
''{Strong Bad types "strongbad_email.exe" and presses enter.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Don't you wanna email, don't you need a email, don't you turn your life around!

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: little help, please</div>
Dear Strong Bad; 
I'm a middle school technology teacher. I would really 
appreciate it if you could come up with an introduction I 
could use for my new classes. Thanks. 
Jay 
Oswego NY
</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad pronounces "Oswego NY" as "Oswego to New York" with "Oswego" in a sing-song voice, as if saying "Off we go!"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' You would ''really appreciate'' it? That's it? Man, back in the olden ''{pronounces "olden" as ol-dèn}'' days, I could get upwards of 3 chickens, a sack of barley and a half-dead goat all for doing one of my technology intromercials. ''{clears screen}'' Well, I sure hope JCPenney's accepts really appreciate it's, 'cause I know for a fact they stopped taking ''{exaggerates voice}'' I'll be your best friend's ''{returns to normal}'' a while ago. Either way, middle school kids are all idiots and they need as much of my help and guidance as they can get.

''{Strong Bad gets up. Cut to a classroom with Strong Bad in a white lab coat, the words "I'M USING TECHNOLOGY" written on the blackboard and a poster with a drawing of a computer captioned "computers don't BYTE".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{moving his hands in a robotic way, speaking in a robotic voice}'' One, zero zero, one one, zero, one, one zero, one one zero, zero one. ''{normal voice}'' You may not have understood me, but I was speaking technology.

''{Cut to a close-up of Strong Bad's head in the lab.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The word "technology"... means... "magic". It's basically anything that's really cool that you don't know how it works. And if it breaks, you have to buy a new one. Why, I've got some technology beneath my pants right now! Whoo-ya!

''{Cut to the full classroom shot again. Strong Bad takes a 5¼" floppy disk with the logo "5.25 power" from behind him, throws it in the air and catches it in his right hand.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' This is a diskette. Diskettes were invented by computers to help us. Like how cows—

''{A crude drawing of a cow replaces the text on the blackboard.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —invented milk.

''{Zoom in on Strong Bad's head.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The two warring factions of diskettes are floppy disks—

''{He shakes the 5¼" disk, emphasizing its floppiness.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —and hard disks.

''{He lifts an unlabeled 3½" floppy disk in his right hand.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I prefer ''{hides the 3½" disk}'' these big ones because they hold more memory, although you have to ''{crumples the 5¼" disk}'' fold them up to fit them into these new computers.

''{Camera pans right to center on the "computers don't BYTE!" poster. Strong Bad drops the crumpled disk and continues.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Another thing you'll need is your very own email address.

''{Cut to a [[Tandy 400]]-like computer screen with an orange envelope labeled "email".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Just take your favorite hobby,—

''{The words "soccer", "ballet", "nachoeating", "skater", "fire", "football", "racecar" and "swimteam" alternate under the envelope and stop on "swimteam".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' — add kid, grrl, pie or izzle—

''{The words alternate next to "swimteam" as he speaks them, then being replaced by "pie".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —and put a bunch of numbers at the end!

''{The number "33331" appears next to "pie". The address is completed with "@kindergartencop.edu" appearing on the next line. Then, cut to the classroom with a picture of a robot marching towards a city and the text "gank gank!"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{moves his hands and head in a robotic way, speaking in a robotic voice}'' Robots are technology shaped like square people. ''{returns to normal voice}'' They are primarily used for destroying Japan and serving hors d'œuvres.

''{The Cheat walks up to Strong Bad with a plate of hors d'œuvres, making robotic The Cheat noises and encased in what appears to be an upside-down metal pail. The pail has bolts and a smiley mouth drawn on it in black marker and light bulbs sticking out of holes cut in the sides.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ah, The Cheatbot! I would love a stuffed grape leaf! ''{grabs one and eats it}''

''{Cut to The Field, where the lab coat-wearing Strong Bad and "The Cheatbot" are standing next to Pom Pom, who is talking to someone on his cell phone.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Originally, tellular cellaphones ''{indicating Pom Pom's phone}'' were for sending misspelled messages to your friends, telling them where you are in the food court.

'''POM POM:''' ''{makes a few bubbling noises directed at Strong Bad, then resumes his conversation}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Pom Pom just bought movie tickets with his cell phone!

'''POM POM:''' ''{looks annoyed and makes more bubbling noises}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, he just watched a movie ''on'' his cell phone!

'''POM POM:''' ''{looks angry at Strong Bad, makes more bubbling noises}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh oh ''oh''! Pom Pom just wrote, directed, produced, and ''distributed'' a movie with his cell phone!

'''POM POM:''' ''{answers an incoming call and makes a few more bubbling noises}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ...and he just got into Sundance! High-five, brother!

''{Pom Pom absorbs his phone into his body, produces a pair of sunglasses and a water bottle, and bounces off, "drinking" from the water bottle.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{holding out for the high-five a bit longer}'' Uh, cool, right. I'll, uh... see you later. ''{He emphasizes "see" and "you", as though saying "C U". He waits a bit, then turns to The Cheat.}'' What are you still doing here, The Cheatbot?

''{Cut back to the classroom, where the blackboard now reads "THE FUTURE??" in large letters.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The future of technology, or at least what people won't shut up about, is wireless. You know, things like—

''{The view zooms in on the blackboard, which displays drawings of each of the items Strong Bad mentions.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —walkmans, flashlights, and solar calculators.

''{He pops up in front of the blackboard and holds up a "Cakkalate" brand calculator which has the digits "53045 3080" typed in.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Look, I can make mine say "oboe shoes"!

''{He turns the calculator upside-down so that the digits resemble the words "OBOE ShOES". Cut back to the Lappy, as Strong Bad sits back down.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' And then there's the Lappy, which rules over technology with a 42 pound, allegedly portable fist. Watch as it magically saves this screen.

''{Strong Bad types "screen_savior.exe" on a new line, bringing up a screen saver that resembles a primitive 3D maze. The words "Strong Bad gots the style" are written on the wall at every turn.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The screen is saved, man. This thing's gonna last like 50 years! Alright, awkward children, I'm all done kickin' my tech-knowledge. Now leave me alone! Got to find my way out of these catacombs...

''{[[The Paper]] comes down.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{mumbling to himself}'' Left... left... no, right... no, left... OK... just keep goin'... Strong Bad... style...

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{after some time}'' Where are you taking me, Lappy?

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{after another delay}'' Man... I throwed up all over this maze.

==Easter Eggs==
[[Image:Technology goat.PNG|thumb|Half-dead... or half-alive?]]
*Click on the words "half-dead goat" for a picture of a goat with the caption: "Do you see this goat as half-dead or half-alive?"
*Click the left side of the Lappy's screen at the end to see Strong Bad and Strong Sad arguing over floppy/hard disks.
:'''STRONG SAD:''' I keep telling you they're ''both'' floppy disks!
:'''STRONG BAD:''' You think ''this'' is a floppy disk?
:'''STRONG SAD:''' Yes, it is!
:'''STRONG BAD:''' It's not a hard disk? ''{he hits his desk with the disk three times}''
:'''STRONG SAD:''' No.
:'''STRONG BAD:''' And you're sure about this?
:'''STRONG SAD:''' Absolu- ''{Strong Bad throws the disk at Strong Sad's face}'' Ow!
*Click the right side of the Lappy's screen at the end to see Bubs selling Wireless Extension Cords.
:'''BUBS:''' Get your wireless extension cords. Three for three hundred! Lightweight, existent, and shockproof!
:''{Homestar peeks out from the left edge of the screen}''
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Umm... I'll take fooour! ''{he inexplicably flies up the left screen edge and disappears}''

== Fun Facts ==
===Explanations===
*When Strong Bad "speaks technology", he is speaking in [[Wikipedia:Binary numeral system|binary code]], where each 1 or 0 is a bit.
**A [[Wikipedia:Byte|byte]] is an ordered collection of 8 bits.
*There are two kinds of disks shown in the email, 5¼" and 3½", and they are both [[wikipedia:floppy disk|floppy disks]] (meaning Strong Sad was correct). Note that not only does Strong Bad misidentify the 3½" floppy disk, but he incorrectly states that the larger disk has more memory. His wording is incorrect here, too, as floppy disks don't have [[Wikipedia:Random access memory|memory]], per se, they have disk space. The smaller one has more disk space.
**In a 3½" floppy disk, the disk itself is flexible, hence the name "floppy disk", even though it is inside a hard case. In a hard disk, the disk itself is inflexible.
*A [[wikipedia:hard disk|hard disk]] or hard drive (more correctly: "hard disk drive") is a storage unit for computer files that is usually located inside the computer and, therefore, not portable. Though recent technology has made hard drives that are both external and portable, the disk in Strong Bad's hand is ''not'' a hard disk.
*A [[Wikipedia:Catacomb|catacomb]] is any network of caves, grottos, or subterranean place that is used for the burial of the dead, or it can refer to a specific underground burial place.
*The comment about robots destroying Japan refers to Japanese [[Wikipedia:kaiju|kaiju]] films or [[Wikipedia:tokusatsu|tokusatsu]] shows in which major cities are destroyed by giant monsters and robots. The best-known example of this genre is [[Wikipedia:Godzilla|Godzilla]].
*When Strong Bad says he "throwed up all over this maze", he means his graffiti. A "[[Wikipedia:Graffiti terminology|throw-up]]" is a work of graffiti of a complexity between that of "tag" and a "piece". He's speaking loosely (or ignorantly), because his hasty scrawl would more likely be considered a tag.
*When Strong Bad makes his calculator say 'Oboe Shoes', he is referring to the popular elementary/middle school practice of [http://www.floridatechnet.org/institute/calculator.pdf calculator writing].
**Most calculators can't hold enough numbers to say Oboeshoes; the most they do is Oboeshoe.

===Trivia===
*The label on the disk in the floppy disk container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#gold rush|gold rush]]".
*Taken as a whole number, Strong Bad's binary sequence "10011011011001" represents the number 9945. In 7-bit [[Wikipedia:ASCII|ASCII]], this sequence represents the letters "<tt>MY</tt>".
**This sequence is also a [[wikipedia:palindrome|palindrome]].

*"Tellular cellaphone" is a [[spoonerism]], a mixing-up of the initial sounds of a pair of words.

===Remarks===
*You cannot actually fold a 5¼" floppy disk to make it work in a 3½" drive. Attempting to do so will destroy the media (and possibly damage the disk drive).
**Moreover, the computer in the poster he gestures at when describing this procedure doesn't actually have a 3½" drive.
*The screensaver goes in an endless loop of Forward, Turn Right, Forward, Turn Left...
:*Due to the poor graphic quality, it is difficult to tell whether the maze actually has left and right turns. An alternative to the layout described above is that the observer "walks" up and down a single closed hallway, turning around (left or right) at each end.
*Strong Bad has referred to the 3½" disks as floppy disks in the email [[funny]], in which he says "Let's see here...I can tape this blank floppy disk to my head and start talking gibberish and acting like the crazy squeaky guy".
*The number on the chalkboard solar calculator, 3.14, is the most common approximation of [[pi]].
*A typical solar calculator has space for only 8 numbers in its display. Strong Bad's has 10.
**This calculator is also able to insert spaces between numbers, which normal calculators can't do.
*Bubs's "wireless extension cords" call to mind the [[Wikipedia:Magnifying transmitter|magnifying transmitter]], an experimental device developed by [[Wikipedia:Nicola Tesla|Nicola Tesla]] as part of his research into the possibility of wireless power transmission.
**For [[Wikipedia:April Fool's Day|April Fool's Day]] 2006, the online retailer [[Wikipedia:ThinkGeek|ThinkGeek]] advertised [http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/41/wec.shtml wireless extension cords], although at US $34.99 each, they are somewhat less expensive than Bubs's.
*The [[Wikipedia:screensaver|screensaver]] won't actually help the Lappy's [[Wikipedia:Liquid crystal display|LCD]] screen — only older [[Wikipedia:Cathode ray tube|CRT]] monitors needed screensavers to prevent an image being burned into the screen.
*Pom Pom's Treo 650 [[Cell Phones|cell phone]] seems to have AT&T phone service. When he's receiving the second call, if you zoom in, you can see that he's getting a call from Bob Redford, and the Blue Bars design of AT&T is under it.
*In this sbemail storng bad says that the lappy is 42 pounds when in animal its 49 pounds.

=== Inside References ===
*Pom Pom's ring tone is the indietronic remix of [[The Geddup Noise]], heard in the email [[geddup noise]].
*The "kindergartencop.edu" domain was also used in [[unused emails]], for the email address that Bubs sends spam to.
*The Lappy being 42 pounds and portable is also mentioned in [[animal]], when it first debuted.
*This is another appearance of [[Goats]].
*[[The Cheatbot|The Cheatbot's]] sounds are similar to those he makes in the intro to the news program in [[local news]].
*When Strong Bad is describing how to create an e-mail address, there are references to both '[[grrl]]' and '[[Pie]]'.
*This is another instance of the [[Food Court]].

* During the screen saver, Strong Bad says, "Left, left, no! Right, left...", similar to Homestar's mistake in [[TrogdorCon '97]].
*The [[Cakkalate]] is a reference to how Strong Bad pronounces "calculations" in [[space program]].
*When Strong Bad says "Oh oh ohhhhhh" when talking about Pom Pom's cell phone, it is similar to Homestar Runner's pronunciation of the same phrase in [[couch patch]].

=== Real-World References ===
*The "catacombs" screensaver on the Lappy is reminiscent of the "3D-Maze" screen saver first introduced in [[Wikipedia:Windows 95|Windows 95 OSR-2]]. It is also similar to the 1991 DOS game [[Wikipedia:Catacomb 3D|Catacomb Abyss]].
*''[[imdb:tt0099938|Kindergarten Cop]]'' is a movie starring [[Wikipedia:Arnold Schwarzenegger|Arnold Schwarzenegger]] as an undercover cop posing as a teacher.
*Pom Pom's cell phone looks like a [[Wikipedia:Treo|Palm Treo]] [[Wikipedia:Treo 600|600]], [[Wikipedia:Treo 650|650]], or [[Wikipedia:Treo 700w|700w]].
*Pom Pom's cell phone says "Incoming Call: Bob Redford", referring to American actor [[Wikipedia:Robert Redford|Robert Redford]].
*[[Wikipedia:Sundance Film Festival|Sundance]] is an annual independent film festival in Park City, Utah, founded by actor Robert Redford. The name refers to Redford's portrayal of The Sundance Kid in the film [[IMDB:tt0064115|Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid.]]
*"Do you see this goat as half-dead or half-alive?" is a reference to the famous expression "[[Wikipedia:Is the glass half empty or half full|Do you see this glass as half-empty or half-full?]]", a psychological question often used to determine if a person is optimistic or pessimistic.
*Strong Bad's definition of technology may be a spoof on [[Wikipedia:Clarke's three laws|Clarke's third law]]: "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." Most middle-school technology classes begin with the definition of technology, which is the use of tools, materials, and knowledge to solve problems and do tasks efficiently.
*On the poster that says ''computers don't BYTE'', the font used for BYTE is the same font used in [[Wikipedia:BYTE|BYTE magazine]]. The computer on the poster also resembles an [[Wikipedia:IBM XT|IBM XT]].
*When Strong Bad says he will be "Kicking (his) new Tech-Kuh-Nowledge", he is referencing the [[Wikipedia:Beastie Boys|Beastie Boys]], in particular "The Sounds Of Science" on [[Wikipedia:Paul's Boutique|Paul's Boutique]]. The lyrics go "''I've been dropping the new science and kicking the new knowledge An M.C. to a degree that you can't get in college''", in which "Knowledge" is pronounced with the "K" in the way Strong Bad does in the toon.
*"Intromercial" is a play on [[Wikipedia:infomercial|"infomercial"]], a commercial that usually lasts at least half an hour, often called "paid programming".
**It is also a [[portmanteau]] of informercial and intro(duction).
*Strong Bad uses the term "[[Wikipedia:-izzle|-izzle]]," an English suffix used for pop-culture hip hop slang initially used by [[Wikipedia:Gap Band#Hip hop influence|The Gap Band]], but popularized by rapper Snoop Dogg and Bay Area Rapper E-40.
*The phrase "I'm using technology" is a line from the song [[Wikipedia:Search and Destroy|"Search and Destroy"]] by Iggy Pop and the Stooges.
*[[Wikipedia:J.C. Penney|JCPenney]] is a large chain of department stores commonly found in malls.
*A [[Wikipedia:Walkman|Walkman]] is a portable cassette player manufactured by Sony that was popular in the 1980s and early '90s. In recent years, Sony has used the brand on MP3 players and cell phones.


== DVD Version ==
*The DVD version features creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.
=== Commentary Transcript ===
('''Commentary by:''' [[Mike Chapman]], [[Matt Chapman]])

'''MATT:''' Mike, we have a sister that—

'''MIKE:''' ''What?!''

'''MATT:''' Yeah! ''{gasps}'' Hold the phone! We have a sister that teaches young children about technology.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, it's true.

'''MATT:''' On the computers!

'''MIKE:''' It's true, I bet she doesn't do a very good job of—

'''MATT:''' Aww, that's not true.

'''MIKE:''' No, no. She teaches little babies about things though.

'''MATT:''' Really, little babies?

'''MIKE:''' Like two years olds.

'''MATT:''' I don't think that's true. I think it's like fifth graders.

'''MIKE:''' Well... ''{pause}'' Do you think she uses this as a teaching aid?

'''MATT:''' Probably not. I think we've been banned —

'''MIKE:''' Really?

'''MATT:''' —from public schools.

'''MIKE:''' She doesn't teach it at public schools, that's for darned sure.

'''MATT:''' One time I swore a cuss — on my website.

'''MIKE:''' Do it right now.

'''MATT:''' Yeah?

'''MIKE:''' Do it right now.

'''MATT:''' Parg.

'''MIKE:''' Parg. ''{pause}'' Wow. Sorry Moms. All you moms out there that just heard that. Dads don't care.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, dads love a curse.

'''MIKE:''' Dads love a good curse.

''{long pause until Strong Bad finishes "speaking" in binary}''

'''MATT:''' We should have our friend who makes home brew Atari games turn that string of binary code into something.

'''MIKE:''' Find out what it is? Yeah.

'''MATT:''' Make some video art out of it. ''{pause}'' So "Computers don't Byte"— that was a popular poster for computer labs back in the '80s.

'''MIKE:''' Yep.

''{pause}''

'''MATT:''' Thanks computers!

'''MIKE:''' Two disk drives? That was also popular in the '80s.

'''MATT:''' "diskcopy a: b:", that was always—

'''MIKE:''' That was for one disk drive. Or wait, no—

'''MATT:''' But you had "B".

'''MIKE:''' There was one way where you could do it where you could copy something with, uh —

'''MATT:''' Yeah, what was it saving it to?

'''MIKE:''' I guess— I don't know. Maybe it had a hard drive? But I remember—

'''MATT:''' Into the RAM?

'''MIKE:''' you had to switch back and forth a million times. ''{pause}'' So that was first— this is the first time we used the amber, instead of green monochrome.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, I think that kinda was the inspiration for Thy Dungeonman III, wasn't it?

'''MIKE:''' Well, I think we'd actually done the— ''some'' graphics for Thy Dungeonman III before that.

'''MATT:''' Oh had we already?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, yeah. But we had friends who had a quote unquote portable computer ''{laughs}'' that —

'''MATT:''' That weighed about 50 pounds.

'''MIKE:''' It was ''huge'' and it had a very— the keyboard flipped down from the front, and revealing a 5-inch or 6-inch amber monochrome monitor.

'''MATT:''' Oh yes.

'''MIKE:''' Played a lot of Karataka on that, maybe?

'''MATT:''' Ooo, nice. Hey, we have a friend who just got into Sundance!

'''MIKE:''' And it wasn't Pom Pom!

'''MATT:''' It wasn't!

'''MIKE:''' It was the person who invented Pom Pom.

'''MATT:''' That's true.

'''MIKE:''' Our Craig Zobel.

'''MATT:''' Our very own millioniare gadabout. Craig Zobel.

'''MIKE:''' He looks just like that.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, he's always drinking bottled water and wearing Ray-bans. ''{pause}'' The Cheatbot is adorable.

'''MIKE:''' I like him.

'''MATT:''' I'm going to make a— submit a fanstuff to our''self''. ''{overlapping}'' where I cut a hole in a bucket—

'''MIKE:''' You're going to put a bucket over a stuffed The Cheat?

'''MATT:''' Uh huh.

'''MIKE:''' That's a good idea. ''{pause}'' It doesn't get much more fun than drawing stuff on chalkboards.

'''MATT:''' Nope. ''{reading calculator}'' "Oboe shoes". Strong Bad doesn't really know too much about computers, does he Mike? He got the hard disk and floppy disk thing all wrong—

'''MIKE:''' Check.

'''MATT:''' I can remember, uh, correcting a teacher in seventh grade.

'''MIKE:''' Check.

'''MATT:''' Check?

'''MIKE:''' Yes. Sorry.

'''MATT:''' Is this a list?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' Oh, all right. A dozen eggs.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' Nope, still need those.

'''MATT:''' Whole wheat flour. Uh, do you remember this? I forget what it was called.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah the old—

'''MATT:''' "Maze", "3D Maze", or something.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' It was a nice screen saver.

'''MIKE:''' Screen saver for, what Windows '94 or something?

'''MATT:''' Yeah. It looks very Wolfenstein. ''{pause}'' Um..

'''MIKE:''' Oh, this keeps going for a bit right?

'''MATT:''' Yeah it does.

'''MIKE:''' Does it ever do something different, or does it?

'''MATT:''' No.

'''MIKE:''' Oh, ok.

'''MATT:''' No.

'''MIKE:''' Just keeps going for—

'''MATT:''' Do you think that maybe, uh— those words that he put on the wall. Is that customizable?

'''MIKE:''' Ooo. It should be. Type in whatever you want.

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

== External Links ==
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technology

2009-04-28T02:46:51Z

Jrv720: /* Remarks */

{{aboutemail}}{{for|article about Strong Bad's preference for out-of-date computers and other gadgets|Strong Bad's Technology}}
{{sbenav|143}}
[[Image:sbemail143.png|thumb|Demonstrating the art of floppy disk folding.]]

Strong Bad makes an introduction to technology for middle school students.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Pom Pom}}, {{Film|Bubs}} (Easter egg), {{Film|Homestar Runner}} (Easter egg), {{Film|Strong Sad}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Classroom]], [[The Field]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]] (Easter egg)

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' Monday, January 30, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 3:47

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Five}}, {{dvd|Sbemails' 50 Greatest Hits DVD|notitle=true}}

== Transcript ==
''{Strong Bad types "strongbad_email.exe" and presses enter.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Don't you wanna email, don't you need a email, don't you turn your life around!

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: little help, please</div>
Dear Strong Bad; 
I'm a middle school technology teacher. I would really 
appreciate it if you could come up with an introduction I 
could use for my new classes. Thanks. 
Jay 
Oswego NY
</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad pronounces "Oswego NY" as "Oswego to New York" with "Oswego" in a sing-song voice, as if saying "Off we go!"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' You would ''really appreciate'' it? That's it? Man, back in the olden ''{pronounces "olden" as ol-dèn}'' days, I could get upwards of 3 chickens, a sack of barley and a half-dead goat all for doing one of my technology intromercials. ''{clears screen}'' Well, I sure hope JCPenney's accepts really appreciate it's, 'cause I know for a fact they stopped taking ''{exaggerates voice}'' I'll be your best friend's ''{returns to normal}'' a while ago. Either way, middle school kids are all idiots and they need as much of my help and guidance as they can get.

''{Strong Bad gets up. Cut to a classroom with Strong Bad in a white lab coat, the words "I'M USING TECHNOLOGY" written on the blackboard and a poster with a drawing of a computer captioned "computers don't BYTE".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{moving his hands in a robotic way, speaking in a robotic voice}'' One, zero zero, one one, zero, one, one zero, one one zero, zero one. ''{normal voice}'' You may not have understood me, but I was speaking technology.

''{Cut to a close-up of Strong Bad's head in the lab.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The word "technology"... means... "magic". It's basically anything that's really cool that you don't know how it works. And if it breaks, you have to buy a new one. Why, I've got some technology beneath my pants right now! Whoo-ya!

''{Cut to the full classroom shot again. Strong Bad takes a 5¼" floppy disk with the logo "5.25 power" from behind him, throws it in the air and catches it in his right hand.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' This is a diskette. Diskettes were invented by computers to help us. Like how cows—

''{A crude drawing of a cow replaces the text on the blackboard.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —invented milk.

''{Zoom in on Strong Bad's head.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The two warring factions of diskettes are floppy disks—

''{He shakes the 5¼" disk, emphasizing its floppiness.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —and hard disks.

''{He lifts an unlabeled 3½" floppy disk in his right hand.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I prefer ''{hides the 3½" disk}'' these big ones because they hold more memory, although you have to ''{crumples the 5¼" disk}'' fold them up to fit them into these new computers.

''{Camera pans right to center on the "computers don't BYTE!" poster. Strong Bad drops the crumpled disk and continues.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Another thing you'll need is your very own email address.

''{Cut to a [[Tandy 400]]-like computer screen with an orange envelope labeled "email".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Just take your favorite hobby,—

''{The words "soccer", "ballet", "nachoeating", "skater", "fire", "football", "racecar" and "swimteam" alternate under the envelope and stop on "swimteam".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' — add kid, grrl, pie or izzle—

''{The words alternate next to "swimteam" as he speaks them, then being replaced by "pie".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —and put a bunch of numbers at the end!

''{The number "33331" appears next to "pie". The address is completed with "@kindergartencop.edu" appearing on the next line. Then, cut to the classroom with a picture of a robot marching towards a city and the text "gank gank!"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{moves his hands and head in a robotic way, speaking in a robotic voice}'' Robots are technology shaped like square people. ''{returns to normal voice}'' They are primarily used for destroying Japan and serving hors d'œuvres.

''{The Cheat walks up to Strong Bad with a plate of hors d'œuvres, making robotic The Cheat noises and encased in what appears to be an upside-down metal pail. The pail has bolts and a smiley mouth drawn on it in black marker and light bulbs sticking out of holes cut in the sides.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ah, The Cheatbot! I would love a stuffed grape leaf! ''{grabs one and eats it}''

''{Cut to The Field, where the lab coat-wearing Strong Bad and "The Cheatbot" are standing next to Pom Pom, who is talking to someone on his cell phone.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Originally, tellular cellaphones ''{indicating Pom Pom's phone}'' were for sending misspelled messages to your friends, telling them where you are in the food court.

'''POM POM:''' ''{makes a few bubbling noises directed at Strong Bad, then resumes his conversation}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Pom Pom just bought movie tickets with his cell phone!

'''POM POM:''' ''{looks annoyed and makes more bubbling noises}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, he just watched a movie ''on'' his cell phone!

'''POM POM:''' ''{looks angry at Strong Bad, makes more bubbling noises}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh oh ''oh''! Pom Pom just wrote, directed, produced, and ''distributed'' a movie with his cell phone!

'''POM POM:''' ''{answers an incoming call and makes a few more bubbling noises}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ...and he just got into Sundance! High-five, brother!

''{Pom Pom absorbs his phone into his body, produces a pair of sunglasses and a water bottle, and bounces off, "drinking" from the water bottle.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{holding out for the high-five a bit longer}'' Uh, cool, right. I'll, uh... see you later. ''{He emphasizes "see" and "you", as though saying "C U". He waits a bit, then turns to The Cheat.}'' What are you still doing here, The Cheatbot?

''{Cut back to the classroom, where the blackboard now reads "THE FUTURE??" in large letters.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The future of technology, or at least what people won't shut up about, is wireless. You know, things like—

''{The view zooms in on the blackboard, which displays drawings of each of the items Strong Bad mentions.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —walkmans, flashlights, and solar calculators.

''{He pops up in front of the blackboard and holds up a "Cakkalate" brand calculator which has the digits "53045 3080" typed in.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Look, I can make mine say "oboe shoes"!

''{He turns the calculator upside-down so that the digits resemble the words "OBOE ShOES". Cut back to the Lappy, as Strong Bad sits back down.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' And then there's the Lappy, which rules over technology with a 42 pound, allegedly portable fist. Watch as it magically saves this screen.

''{Strong Bad types "screen_savior.exe" on a new line, bringing up a screen saver that resembles a primitive 3D maze. The words "Strong Bad gots the style" are written on the wall at every turn.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The screen is saved, man. This thing's gonna last like 50 years! Alright, awkward children, I'm all done kickin' my tech-knowledge. Now leave me alone! Got to find my way out of these catacombs...

''{[[The Paper]] comes down.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{mumbling to himself}'' Left... left... no, right... no, left... OK... just keep goin'... Strong Bad... style...

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{after some time}'' Where are you taking me, Lappy?

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{after another delay}'' Man... I throwed up all over this maze.

==Easter Eggs==
[[Image:Technology goat.PNG|thumb|Half-dead... or half-alive?]]
*Click on the words "half-dead goat" for a picture of a goat with the caption: "Do you see this goat as half-dead or half-alive?"
*Click the left side of the Lappy's screen at the end to see Strong Bad and Strong Sad arguing over floppy/hard disks.
:'''STRONG SAD:''' I keep telling you they're ''both'' floppy disks!
:'''STRONG BAD:''' You think ''this'' is a floppy disk?
:'''STRONG SAD:''' Yes, it is!
:'''STRONG BAD:''' It's not a hard disk? ''{he hits his desk with the disk three times}''
:'''STRONG SAD:''' No.
:'''STRONG BAD:''' And you're sure about this?
:'''STRONG SAD:''' Absolu- ''{Strong Bad throws the disk at Strong Sad's face}'' Ow!
*Click the right side of the Lappy's screen at the end to see Bubs selling Wireless Extension Cords.
:'''BUBS:''' Get your wireless extension cords. Three for three hundred! Lightweight, existent, and shockproof!
:''{Homestar peeks out from the left edge of the screen}''
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Umm... I'll take fooour! ''{he inexplicably flies up the left screen edge and disappears}''

== Fun Facts ==
===Explanations===
*When Strong Bad "speaks technology", he is speaking in [[Wikipedia:Binary numeral system|binary code]], where each 1 or 0 is a bit.
**A [[Wikipedia:Byte|byte]] is an ordered collection of 8 bits.
*There are two kinds of disks shown in the email, 5¼" and 3½", and they are both [[wikipedia:floppy disk|floppy disks]] (meaning Strong Sad was correct). Note that not only does Strong Bad misidentify the 3½" floppy disk, but he incorrectly states that the larger disk has more memory. His wording is incorrect here, too, as floppy disks don't have [[Wikipedia:Random access memory|memory]], per se, they have disk space. The smaller one has more disk space.
**In a 3½" floppy disk, the disk itself is flexible, hence the name "floppy disk", even though it is inside a hard case. In a hard disk, the disk itself is inflexible.
*A [[wikipedia:hard disk|hard disk]] or hard drive (more correctly: "hard disk drive") is a storage unit for computer files that is usually located inside the computer and, therefore, not portable. Though recent technology has made hard drives that are both external and portable, the disk in Strong Bad's hand is ''not'' a hard disk.
*A [[Wikipedia:Catacomb|catacomb]] is any network of caves, grottos, or subterranean place that is used for the burial of the dead, or it can refer to a specific underground burial place.
*The comment about robots destroying Japan refers to Japanese [[Wikipedia:kaiju|kaiju]] films or [[Wikipedia:tokusatsu|tokusatsu]] shows in which major cities are destroyed by giant monsters and robots. The best-known example of this genre is [[Wikipedia:Godzilla|Godzilla]].
*When Strong Bad says he "throwed up all over this maze", he means his graffiti. A "[[Wikipedia:Graffiti terminology|throw-up]]" is a work of graffiti of a complexity between that of "tag" and a "piece". He's speaking loosely (or ignorantly), because his hasty scrawl would more likely be considered a tag.
*When Strong Bad makes his calculator say 'Oboe Shoes', he is referring to the popular elementary/middle school practice of [http://www.floridatechnet.org/institute/calculator.pdf calculator writing].
**Most calculators can't hold enough numbers to say Oboeshoes; the most they do is Oboeshoe.

===Trivia===
*The label on the disk in the floppy disk container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#gold rush|gold rush]]".
*Taken as a whole number, Strong Bad's binary sequence "10011011011001" represents the number 9945. In 7-bit [[Wikipedia:ASCII|ASCII]], this sequence represents the letters "<tt>MY</tt>".
**This sequence is also a [[wikipedia:palindrome|palindrome]].

*"Tellular cellaphone" is a [[spoonerism]], a mixing-up of the initial sounds of a pair of words.

===Remarks===
*You cannot actually fold a 5¼" floppy disk to make it work in a 3½" drive. Attempting to do so will destroy the media (and possibly damage the disk drive).
**Moreover, the computer in the poster he gestures at when describing this procedure doesn't actually have a 3½" drive.
*The screensaver goes in an endless loop of Forward, Turn Right, Forward, Turn Left...
:*Due to the poor graphic quality, it is difficult to tell whether the maze actually has left and right turns. An alternative to the layout described above is that the observer "walks" up and down a single closed hallway, turning around (left or right) at each end.
*Strong Bad has referred to the 3½" disks as floppy disks in the email [[funny]], in which he says "Let's see here...I can tape this blank floppy disk to my head and start talking gibberish and acting like the crazy squeaky guy".
*The number on the chalkboard solar calculator, 3.14, is the most common approximation of [[pi]].
*A typical solar calculator has space for only 8 numbers in its display. Strong Bad's has 10.
**This calculator is also able to insert spaces between numbers, which normal calculators can't do.
*Bubs's "wireless extension cords" call to mind the [[Wikipedia:Magnifying transmitter|magnifying transmitter]], an experimental device developed by [[Wikipedia:Nicola Tesla|Nicola Tesla]] as part of his research into the possibility of wireless power transmission.
**For [[Wikipedia:April Fool's Day|April Fool's Day]] 2006, the online retailer [[Wikipedia:ThinkGeek|ThinkGeek]] advertised [http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/41/wec.shtml wireless extension cords], although at US $34.99 each, they are somewhat less expensive than Bubs's.
*The [[Wikipedia:screensaver|screensaver]] won't actually help the Lappy's [[Wikipedia:Liquid crystal display|LCD]] screen — only older [[Wikipedia:Cathode ray tube|CRT]] monitors needed screensavers to prevent an image being burned into the screen.
*Pom Pom's Treo 650 [[Cell Phones|cell phone]] seems to have AT&T phone service. When he's receiving the second call, if you zoom in, you can see that he's getting a call from Bob Redford, and the Blue Bars design of AT&T is under it.
*IN this sbemail storng bad says that th e lappy is 42 pounds when in animal its 49 pounds.

=== Inside References ===
*Pom Pom's ring tone is the indietronic remix of [[The Geddup Noise]], heard in the email [[geddup noise]].
*The "kindergartencop.edu" domain was also used in [[unused emails]], for the email address that Bubs sends spam to.
*The Lappy being 42 pounds and portable is also mentioned in [[animal]], when it first debuted.
*This is another appearance of [[Goats]].
*[[The Cheatbot|The Cheatbot's]] sounds are similar to those he makes in the intro to the news program in [[local news]].
*When Strong Bad is describing how to create an e-mail address, there are references to both '[[grrl]]' and '[[Pie]]'.
*This is another instance of the [[Food Court]].

* During the screen saver, Strong Bad says, "Left, left, no! Right, left...", similar to Homestar's mistake in [[TrogdorCon '97]].
*The [[Cakkalate]] is a reference to how Strong Bad pronounces "calculations" in [[space program]].
*When Strong Bad says "Oh oh ohhhhhh" when talking about Pom Pom's cell phone, it is similar to Homestar Runner's pronunciation of the same phrase in [[couch patch]].

=== Real-World References ===
*The "catacombs" screensaver on the Lappy is reminiscent of the "3D-Maze" screen saver first introduced in [[Wikipedia:Windows 95|Windows 95 OSR-2]]. It is also similar to the 1991 DOS game [[Wikipedia:Catacomb 3D|Catacomb Abyss]].
*''[[imdb:tt0099938|Kindergarten Cop]]'' is a movie starring [[Wikipedia:Arnold Schwarzenegger|Arnold Schwarzenegger]] as an undercover cop posing as a teacher.
*Pom Pom's cell phone looks like a [[Wikipedia:Treo|Palm Treo]] [[Wikipedia:Treo 600|600]], [[Wikipedia:Treo 650|650]], or [[Wikipedia:Treo 700w|700w]].
*Pom Pom's cell phone says "Incoming Call: Bob Redford", referring to American actor [[Wikipedia:Robert Redford|Robert Redford]].
*[[Wikipedia:Sundance Film Festival|Sundance]] is an annual independent film festival in Park City, Utah, founded by actor Robert Redford. The name refers to Redford's portrayal of The Sundance Kid in the film [[IMDB:tt0064115|Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid.]]
*"Do you see this goat as half-dead or half-alive?" is a reference to the famous expression "[[Wikipedia:Is the glass half empty or half full|Do you see this glass as half-empty or half-full?]]", a psychological question often used to determine if a person is optimistic or pessimistic.
*Strong Bad's definition of technology may be a spoof on [[Wikipedia:Clarke's three laws|Clarke's third law]]: "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." Most middle-school technology classes begin with the definition of technology, which is the use of tools, materials, and knowledge to solve problems and do tasks efficiently.
*On the poster that says ''computers don't BYTE'', the font used for BYTE is the same font used in [[Wikipedia:BYTE|BYTE magazine]]. The computer on the poster also resembles an [[Wikipedia:IBM XT|IBM XT]].
*When Strong Bad says he will be "Kicking (his) new Tech-Kuh-Nowledge", he is referencing the [[Wikipedia:Beastie Boys|Beastie Boys]], in particular "The Sounds Of Science" on [[Wikipedia:Paul's Boutique|Paul's Boutique]]. The lyrics go "''I've been dropping the new science and kicking the new knowledge An M.C. to a degree that you can't get in college''", in which "Knowledge" is pronounced with the "K" in the way Strong Bad does in the toon.
*"Intromercial" is a play on [[Wikipedia:infomercial|"infomercial"]], a commercial that usually lasts at least half an hour, often called "paid programming".
**It is also a [[portmanteau]] of informercial and intro(duction).
*Strong Bad uses the term "[[Wikipedia:-izzle|-izzle]]," an English suffix used for pop-culture hip hop slang initially used by [[Wikipedia:Gap Band#Hip hop influence|The Gap Band]], but popularized by rapper Snoop Dogg and Bay Area Rapper E-40.
*The phrase "I'm using technology" is a line from the song [[Wikipedia:Search and Destroy|"Search and Destroy"]] by Iggy Pop and the Stooges.
*[[Wikipedia:J.C. Penney|JCPenney]] is a large chain of department stores commonly found in malls.
*A [[Wikipedia:Walkman|Walkman]] is a portable cassette player manufactured by Sony that was popular in the 1980s and early '90s. In recent years, Sony has used the brand on MP3 players and cell phones.


== DVD Version ==
*The DVD version features creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.
=== Commentary Transcript ===
('''Commentary by:''' [[Mike Chapman]], [[Matt Chapman]])

'''MATT:''' Mike, we have a sister that—

'''MIKE:''' ''What?!''

'''MATT:''' Yeah! ''{gasps}'' Hold the phone! We have a sister that teaches young children about technology.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, it's true.

'''MATT:''' On the computers!

'''MIKE:''' It's true, I bet she doesn't do a very good job of—

'''MATT:''' Aww, that's not true.

'''MIKE:''' No, no. She teaches little babies about things though.

'''MATT:''' Really, little babies?

'''MIKE:''' Like two years olds.

'''MATT:''' I don't think that's true. I think it's like fifth graders.

'''MIKE:''' Well... ''{pause}'' Do you think she uses this as a teaching aid?

'''MATT:''' Probably not. I think we've been banned —

'''MIKE:''' Really?

'''MATT:''' —from public schools.

'''MIKE:''' She doesn't teach it at public schools, that's for darned sure.

'''MATT:''' One time I swore a cuss — on my website.

'''MIKE:''' Do it right now.

'''MATT:''' Yeah?

'''MIKE:''' Do it right now.

'''MATT:''' Parg.

'''MIKE:''' Parg. ''{pause}'' Wow. Sorry Moms. All you moms out there that just heard that. Dads don't care.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, dads love a curse.

'''MIKE:''' Dads love a good curse.

''{long pause until Strong Bad finishes "speaking" in binary}''

'''MATT:''' We should have our friend who makes home brew Atari games turn that string of binary code into something.

'''MIKE:''' Find out what it is? Yeah.

'''MATT:''' Make some video art out of it. ''{pause}'' So "Computers don't Byte"— that was a popular poster for computer labs back in the '80s.

'''MIKE:''' Yep.

''{pause}''

'''MATT:''' Thanks computers!

'''MIKE:''' Two disk drives? That was also popular in the '80s.

'''MATT:''' "diskcopy a: b:", that was always—

'''MIKE:''' That was for one disk drive. Or wait, no—

'''MATT:''' But you had "B".

'''MIKE:''' There was one way where you could do it where you could copy something with, uh —

'''MATT:''' Yeah, what was it saving it to?

'''MIKE:''' I guess— I don't know. Maybe it had a hard drive? But I remember—

'''MATT:''' Into the RAM?

'''MIKE:''' you had to switch back and forth a million times. ''{pause}'' So that was first— this is the first time we used the amber, instead of green monochrome.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, I think that kinda was the inspiration for Thy Dungeonman III, wasn't it?

'''MIKE:''' Well, I think we'd actually done the— ''some'' graphics for Thy Dungeonman III before that.

'''MATT:''' Oh had we already?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, yeah. But we had friends who had a quote unquote portable computer ''{laughs}'' that —

'''MATT:''' That weighed about 50 pounds.

'''MIKE:''' It was ''huge'' and it had a very— the keyboard flipped down from the front, and revealing a 5-inch or 6-inch amber monochrome monitor.

'''MATT:''' Oh yes.

'''MIKE:''' Played a lot of Karataka on that, maybe?

'''MATT:''' Ooo, nice. Hey, we have a friend who just got into Sundance!

'''MIKE:''' And it wasn't Pom Pom!

'''MATT:''' It wasn't!

'''MIKE:''' It was the person who invented Pom Pom.

'''MATT:''' That's true.

'''MIKE:''' Our Craig Zobel.

'''MATT:''' Our very own millioniare gadabout. Craig Zobel.

'''MIKE:''' He looks just like that.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, he's always drinking bottled water and wearing Ray-bans. ''{pause}'' The Cheatbot is adorable.

'''MIKE:''' I like him.

'''MATT:''' I'm going to make a— submit a fanstuff to our''self''. ''{overlapping}'' where I cut a hole in a bucket—

'''MIKE:''' You're going to put a bucket over a stuffed The Cheat?

'''MATT:''' Uh huh.

'''MIKE:''' That's a good idea. ''{pause}'' It doesn't get much more fun than drawing stuff on chalkboards.

'''MATT:''' Nope. ''{reading calculator}'' "Oboe shoes". Strong Bad doesn't really know too much about computers, does he Mike? He got the hard disk and floppy disk thing all wrong—

'''MIKE:''' Check.

'''MATT:''' I can remember, uh, correcting a teacher in seventh grade.

'''MIKE:''' Check.

'''MATT:''' Check?

'''MIKE:''' Yes. Sorry.

'''MATT:''' Is this a list?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' Oh, all right. A dozen eggs.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' Nope, still need those.

'''MATT:''' Whole wheat flour. Uh, do you remember this? I forget what it was called.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah the old—

'''MATT:''' "Maze", "3D Maze", or something.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' It was a nice screen saver.

'''MIKE:''' Screen saver for, what Windows '94 or something?

'''MATT:''' Yeah. It looks very Wolfenstein. ''{pause}'' Um..

'''MIKE:''' Oh, this keeps going for a bit right?

'''MATT:''' Yeah it does.

'''MIKE:''' Does it ever do something different, or does it?

'''MATT:''' No.

'''MIKE:''' Oh, ok.

'''MATT:''' No.

'''MIKE:''' Just keeps going for—

'''MATT:''' Do you think that maybe, uh— those words that he put on the wall. Is that customizable?

'''MIKE:''' Ooo. It should be. Type in whatever you want.

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

== External Links ==
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[[Image:sbemail51.png|thumb|"You can make a webpage of your cat."]]

Strong Bad gives an emailer advice on building a website, and shows off his own.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]]

'''Computer:''' [[Compy 386]]

'''Date:''' Monday, November 18, 2002

'''Running Time:''' 1:53

'''Page Title:''' Compy 386!

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Two}}

== Transcript ==

''' STRONG BAD''': Oh-you-thought-there-was-no-more-emails-but-guess-what-there's-an-EMAIL!

''{reading email}''

<blockquote class="compy email">Dear Strong Bad. 
 
I want to start a new website but I 
don't have any ideas of what to do for 
my website. I was wondering if you 
could give me some ideas for my new 
website. This website will be cool and 
I'll e-mail you when I'm done. 
 
Sincerely Yours: 
James</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad says "Website. I mean, James" instead of just "James"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' You know, James, I've been around this great, big internet of ours a few times, so I know what I'm talking about, and I can safely say, that whatever idea you have is completely unimportant as long as you adhere to these fundamentals: ''{clears screen}'' First of all, you want to start out with a long flash intro. ''{stops typing}'' Like this one The Cheat made for me.

''{"The Cheat presents" on a black background appears on the screen, followed by two green, bean-shaped eyes.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Check it out, those are supposed to be my eyes, I think.

''{The eyes fade and the letters "SB" appear. "Strong" and "Bad" are inside each letter}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' That stands for my name.

'' {The "S" and "B" turn into "The Web" in cursive} ''

'''STRONG BAD:''' "The Web".

''{"The Web" turns into "Welcomes 'u' '2'", the letters made of only horizontal and vertical lines. The words "strong bad's cybersite" appear in red below "Welcomes 'u' '2'". A rainbow circle about 3/4 the size of the "2" comes and rolls in, stopping at the quotation mark before the "2"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' That little rainbow thing's kinda cool.

''{The word "cybersite" turns into rainbow colors. The words exit and a blackhole-like thing appears.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, go through the tunnel, oh look out!

''{As he says "Oh, look out!", a hand appears to punch you, and after it does, the word "OUCH!" appears above it. The words "Get on in!" appear in a long button.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, you got punched! Aw, man, right in the face. ''{typing}'' Okay, next on the checklist: ''lots'' of animated GIFs! ''{pronounces it /gifs/; stops typing}'' or... GIFs... ''{pronounces it /jifs/}'' or however you say it. I don't know. I heard a couple of nerds arguing about it one time. ''{clears screen}'' But you want as many of those as possible.

''{An animated GIF appears that cycles between a flame, the word "Fire!" and another flame.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Especially the ''{Another GIF appears, featuring a mouse that looks side to side before revealing a letter labeled "INTERNET?" in its mouth.}'' rotate-y kind. ''{Two rotating GIFs appear, one of a guitar, the other of a diamond that flashes, showing the words "hi rez" which then disappear.}'' Those are awesome, man. Nobody gets tired of looking at those. ''{clears screen}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' So, then you can pretty much just pick whatever for your subject. It doesn't really matter as long as you got the rest of that stuff on there. ''{stops typing}'' I mean, ''{resumes typing}'' James, the Internet is a place where absolutely nothing happens. You need to take advantage of that. ''{stops typing}'' I mean, you can make a webpage of your cat...

''{A picture of a cat lying on a football with [[Wikipedia:Red-eye effect|red eye]] thinking "It's 4th and 10. Now WHERE'S MY SUPPER?!?" appears}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ...or your The Cheat.

''{A picture of [[The Cheat]] sleeping on his back on a couch thinking "It's 4th and 10. I hate cats."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' And, ''{typing}'' Who knows? Maybe tomorrow you'll be really big in Pakistan. Or at least, with some guy named Stan. ''{Stops typing}'' Anyways, I gotta go work on my webpage.

''{Strong Bad leaves. [[The Paper]] comes down}''

== Easter Eggs ==
*Click on "strong bad's web page" to go to the Flash intro. Then click on "get on in!" to go to [[Strong Bad's Website]].
**Click on the F10 button at the bottom of the Strong Bad's website to read [[Strong Sad's Lament]], Strong Sad's LiveJournal-esque weblog.
**At the bottom of Strong Bad's website, click on the envelope in the mouse GIF. You get to [[Email Processing Room|the room where the emails are received]].
**Also at the bottom of Strong Bad's website, click on the Email GIF to send an email to Strong bad.
**Clicking on the Enter GIF reloads the website, adding an extra STRONG BAD at the top each time.
**In strong sad's lament click on a link to the right of strong sads photo it will bring you to another window click on none and you will find a box of strong sads memories as a kid.

== Fun Facts ==
===Explanations===
*The reason Strong Bad says, "Oh-you-thought-there-was-no-more-emails-but-guess-what-there's-an-EMAIL!" might be because fans thought the emails would stop because the [[50 emails|previous email]] ended with the [[Compy 386]] in a "flagrant system error."

===Trivia===
*The cat featured in the email is [[Mabel]], owned by [[Matt Chapman]] and his wife [[Jackie Chapman|Jackie]]. The cat appears to be sporting [http://www.softclaws.com/ Soft Claws], which are an alternative to [[Wikipedia:Onychectomy|declawing]].

===Remarks===
*The "get on in" Flash link during the email itself is clickable, but doesn't do anything.
*At the end of the email Strong Bad says he has to go work on his website, but then he leaves his computer.
*The music on the intro sounds very close to his description of Strong Bad playing rhythm guitar on the email "[[guitar]]".
*The "long haired freaky cheat" picture on Strong Bad's page never loads.
*The counter is a static link to a .gif so it doesn't update.

===Fast Forward===
*According to "[[flashback]]," this is about where Strong Bad lost count of the emails.
*In email 152, "[[isp]]," Strong Bad refers to the breakdancing rodent GIF as a gif/jif.
*The photograph of Matt and Jackie's pet cat Mabel is later used in an epitaph to the now-deceased cat in [[hygiene]].

== DVD Version ==
*You cannot browse Strong Bad's website on the DVD. However, the intro to his website is still accessible (via a hidden Strong Bad icon in the lower right corner of the Compy 386 screen).
**Note that the DVD version of the intro is out of sync—Strong Bad begins talking long before the animation ends.

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail51.html|watch "website"]]
*[[HR:sbemail51.swf|view the Flash file for "website"]]
*[[HR:cheatintro.swf|watch the Flash intro]]
*[[HR:sbsite/|Strong Bad's website, skipping the intro]]

{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category:Compy 386 Emails]][[Category:Powered by The Cheat]]

website

2009-04-27T20:49:19Z

Jrv720: /* Easter Eggs */

{{aboutemail}}{{for|Homestar Runner website|homestarrunner.com}}

{{sbenav|51}}

[[Image:sbemail51.png|thumb|"You can make a webpage of your cat."]]

Strong Bad gives an emailer advice on building a website, and shows off his own.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]]

'''Computer:''' [[Compy 386]]

'''Date:''' Monday, November 18, 2002

'''Running Time:''' 1:53

'''Page Title:''' Compy 386!

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Two}}

== Transcript ==

''' STRONG BAD''': Oh-you-thought-there-was-no-more-emails-but-guess-what-there's-an-EMAIL!

''{reading email}''

<blockquote class="compy email">Dear Strong Bad. 
 
I want to start a new website but I 
don't have any ideas of what to do for 
my website. I was wondering if you 
could give me some ideas for my new 
website. This website will be cool and 
I'll e-mail you when I'm done. 
 
Sincerely Yours: 
James</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad says "Website. I mean, James" instead of just "James"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' You know, James, I've been around this great, big internet of ours a few times, so I know what I'm talking about, and I can safely say, that whatever idea you have is completely unimportant as long as you adhere to these fundamentals: ''{clears screen}'' First of all, you want to start out with a long flash intro. ''{stops typing}'' Like this one The Cheat made for me.

''{"The Cheat presents" on a black background appears on the screen, followed by two green, bean-shaped eyes.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Check it out, those are supposed to be my eyes, I think.

''{The eyes fade and the letters "SB" appear. "Strong" and "Bad" are inside each letter}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' That stands for my name.

'' {The "S" and "B" turn into "The Web" in cursive} ''

'''STRONG BAD:''' "The Web".

''{"The Web" turns into "Welcomes 'u' '2'", the letters made of only horizontal and vertical lines. The words "strong bad's cybersite" appear in red below "Welcomes 'u' '2'". A rainbow circle about 3/4 the size of the "2" comes and rolls in, stopping at the quotation mark before the "2"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' That little rainbow thing's kinda cool.

''{The word "cybersite" turns into rainbow colors. The words exit and a blackhole-like thing appears.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, go through the tunnel, oh look out!

''{As he says "Oh, look out!", a hand appears to punch you, and after it does, the word "OUCH!" appears above it. The words "Get on in!" appear in a long button.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, you got punched! Aw, man, right in the face. ''{typing}'' Okay, next on the checklist: ''lots'' of animated GIFs! ''{pronounces it /gifs/; stops typing}'' or... GIFs... ''{pronounces it /jifs/}'' or however you say it. I don't know. I heard a couple of nerds arguing about it one time. ''{clears screen}'' But you want as many of those as possible.

''{An animated GIF appears that cycles between a flame, the word "Fire!" and another flame.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Especially the ''{Another GIF appears, featuring a mouse that looks side to side before revealing a letter labeled "INTERNET?" in its mouth.}'' rotate-y kind. ''{Two rotating GIFs appear, one of a guitar, the other of a diamond that flashes, showing the words "hi rez" which then disappear.}'' Those are awesome, man. Nobody gets tired of looking at those. ''{clears screen}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' So, then you can pretty much just pick whatever for your subject. It doesn't really matter as long as you got the rest of that stuff on there. ''{stops typing}'' I mean, ''{resumes typing}'' James, the Internet is a place where absolutely nothing happens. You need to take advantage of that. ''{stops typing}'' I mean, you can make a webpage of your cat...

''{A picture of a cat lying on a football with [[Wikipedia:Red-eye effect|red eye]] thinking "It's 4th and 10. Now WHERE'S MY SUPPER?!?" appears}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ...or your The Cheat.

''{A picture of [[The Cheat]] sleeping on his back on a couch thinking "It's 4th and 10. I hate cats."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' And, ''{typing}'' Who knows? Maybe tomorrow you'll be really big in Pakistan. Or at least, with some guy named Stan. ''{Stops typing}'' Anyways, I gotta go work on my webpage.

''{Strong Bad leaves. [[The Paper]] comes down}''

== Easter Eggs ==
*Click on "strong bad's web page" to go to the Flash intro. Then click on "get on in!" to go to [[Strong Bad's Website]].
**Click on the F10 button at the bottom of the Strong Bad's website to read [[Strong Sad's Lament]], Strong Sad's LiveJournal-esque weblog.
**At the bottom of Strong Bad's website, click on the envelope in the mouse GIF. You get to [[Email Processing Room|the room where the emails are received]].
**Also at the bottom of Strong Bad's website, click on the Email GIF to send an email to Strong bad.
**Clicking on the Enter GIF reloads the website, adding an extra STRONG BAD at the top each time.

*In strong sad's lament click on a link to the right of strong sad's photo and info then another window will come up then click none and you will find a box of strong sad's memories as a kid.

== Fun Facts ==
===Explanations===
*The reason Strong Bad says, "Oh-you-thought-there-was-no-more-emails-but-guess-what-there's-an-EMAIL!" might be because fans thought the emails would stop because the [[50 emails|previous email]] ended with the [[Compy 386]] in a "flagrant system error."

===Trivia===
*The cat featured in the email is [[Mabel]], owned by [[Matt Chapman]] and his wife [[Jackie Chapman|Jackie]]. The cat appears to be sporting [http://www.softclaws.com/ Soft Claws], which are an alternative to [[Wikipedia:Onychectomy|declawing]].

===Remarks===
*The "get on in" Flash link during the email itself is clickable, but doesn't do anything.
*At the end of the email Strong Bad says he has to go work on his website, but then he leaves his computer.
*The music on the intro sounds very close to his description of Strong Bad playing rhythm guitar on the email "[[guitar]]".
*The "long haired freaky cheat" picture on Strong Bad's page never loads.
*The counter is a static link to a .gif so it doesn't update.

===Fast Forward===
*According to "[[flashback]]," this is about where Strong Bad lost count of the emails.
*In email 152, "[[isp]]," Strong Bad refers to the breakdancing rodent GIF as a gif/jif.
*The photograph of Matt and Jackie's pet cat Mabel is later used in an epitaph to the now-deceased cat in [[hygiene]].

== DVD Version ==
*You cannot browse Strong Bad's website on the DVD. However, the intro to his website is still accessible (via a hidden Strong Bad icon in the lower right corner of the Compy 386 screen).
**Note that the DVD version of the intro is out of sync—Strong Bad begins talking long before the animation ends.

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail51.html|watch "website"]]
*[[HR:sbemail51.swf|view the Flash file for "website"]]
*[[HR:cheatintro.swf|watch the Flash intro]]
*[[HR:sbsite/|Strong Bad's website, skipping the intro]]

{{Strong Bad Email}}
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