{{sbenav|149|disconnected|some kinda robot}}

[[Image:CandyProduct.png|thumb|You got SBlounskched!!]]

Strong Bad gets his own candy product.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Senor Cardgage}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}} (Easter egg), {{Film|Marshie}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Brothers' Strong Bathroom]], [[The Field]], [[Marzipan's House]], [[Strong Bad's Basement]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' March 21, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 2:58

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

== Transcript ==

Check one, check two. Sibilants. Sibilants. SBEmail.
<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: Candy</div>
Dear Strongbad 
I was wondering, if you are so famous, popular, and a 
chick-magnet how come you dont have any candy product... 
or food thing... to sell.............. 
From somone thats not homestarrunner
</blockquote>
(While reading, Strong Bad inserts exaggerated pauses where the ellipses are in the e-mail.)

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Well, of course you're not, Somone. Or else you would've fallen prey to Edgar's Baby's Daddy: my Homestar junkmail filter.

''{clears screen}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' So what I don't have a candy product. I betcha I will by the end of this email. I'm famous, popular, and chick-magnet enough to have a candy product. Why is it athletes are the only ones with their own candy bars? Shouldn't they have their own brand of, like, jock-strap or divorce lawyer, instead?

''{clears screen}''

(Periodic table, incomplete)

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|-
| width="16.66%" {{Periodiccell|#d7e4c6| | |Darkium Chocolatium}}
| width="16.66%" {{Periodiccell|#d7d3e0| | |Peanutbutter}}
| width="66.66%" colspan="4" style="background: #cfdfef" |
|-
| width="16.66%" {{Periodiccell|#d7e4c6|5|Pz|Pretzelium}}
| width="16.66%" {{Periodiccell|#d7d3e0|6|Cr|Crispity}}
| width="16.66%" {{Periodiccell|#d7d3e0|7|Ch|Chewy}}
| width="16.66%" {{Periodiccell|#d7d3e0|8|Go|Gooey Center}}
| width="16.66%" {{Periodiccell|#d7d3e0|9|Ca|Caramelium}}
| width="16.66%" {{Periodiccell|#d7d3e0|10|Pf|Puffed Rice}}
|-
| width="16.66%" {{Periodiccell|#d7e4c6|11|Ma|Marshmalloid}}
| width="16.66%" {{Periodiccell|#d7d3e0|12|Fg|Fudge}}
| width="16.66%" {{Periodiccell|#d7d3e0|13|Ha|Hard Candium}}
| width="16.66%" {{Periodiccell|#d7d3e0|14|Cc|Candy Coating}}
| width="16.66%" {{Periodiccell|#d7d3e0|15|Ng|Nougat}}
| width="16.66%" {{Periodiccell|#d7d3e0|16|Tf|Taffium}}
|-
| colspan="6" style="height: 2em" |
|-
| colspan="2" |
| width="16.66%" {{Periodiccell|#c5d9f1|103|Mt|Minty Fresh}}
| width="16.66%" {{Periodiccell|#c5d9f1|104|Al|Almond}}
| width="16.66%" {{Periodiccell|#c5d9f1|105|Bg|Bubble Gum}}
| width="16.66%" {{Periodiccell|#c5d9f1|106|Wa|Those Wafer Things}}
|}

== Easter Eggs ==
[[Image:JunkmailFilta.png|thumb|Junkmail Filta]]
* Click "Edgar's Baby's Daddy" to see Strong Bad's Homestar junkmail filter.
<pre>Edgar´s Baby´s Daddy
H*R Junkmail Filta

Subject | Time | Sender
----------------------+-------+----------------
Re: Besing Friends | 10:22 | Homestar Runner
Draw Trogdor again ;) | 10:22 | Homestar Runner
Re: re: re: resending | 10:23 | Homestar Runner
Re: PharmBlacy news | 10:23 | Homestar Runner
Possible caper | 10:23 | Homestar Runner
Rrrrates so low!!!! | 10:24 | Homestar Runner
Shemp vs. Curly Joe | 10:24 | Homestar Runner
It's almost 10:25!! | 10:24 | Homestar Runner</pre>

* At the end of the e-mail, click the front SBLOUNSKCHED! bar to see a short scene of Homestar (dressed as a robber) preparing to steal a discarded candy product.

* Also click the SBLOUNSKHED! logo below the candy bars to see a short scene of [[Marshie]] as invinsible gaseous marshmallow vapor.
:'''MARSHIE:''' ''{creepy voice}'' You can't destroy me!

== Fun Facts ==

===Goofs===

*There is no back button at the end of the e-mail.

===Inside References===
*"Re: re: re: resending" is a possible reference to [[bottom 10]], where Strong Bad explains that he hates emails that have more than one Fwd:, or Re: in the subject line.
*This is another example of [[Homestar Peeking|characters peeking]] from behind objects in the foreground.
*One of the rejected forms for the candy bar is the [[Van_Buren | bust of Van Buren]].
*At the beginning of the commercial, small print at the bottom reveals that it is a production of [[Cheap As Free]] Foodstuffs.
*Marshie's creepy voice in the Easter egg is similar to an Easter egg in [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]].

===Real-World References===

*The "SBLOUNSKCHED!" commercial refers to ads for candies like [[Wikipedia:Mentos|Mentos]] where it is suggested that consumers of the product can do anything at all.
*[[Wikipedia:Baby Ruth|Baby Ruth]] is a popular candy bar 2 oz. in size in a log-shaped form. Strong Bad's allusion to its scatological appearance is most likely a reference to a like-minded gag in the film [[Wikipedia:Caddyshack|Caddyshack]].

== External Links ==
{{sbemailextlinks|149|7465}}

{{Strong Bad Email}}

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2006-03-21T19:06:57Z

Sikon:

candy product

2006-03-21T19:04:17Z

Sikon:

candy product

2006-03-21T18:59:56Z

Sikon: /* Transcript */ email text

Talk:Marzi-Mei

2006-03-21T15:45:55Z

Sikon: Isn't this weird...

==Stop That!==
Note: Stop making non-canon (not from the cartoons) additions to the 20X6 pages.--[[User:Hysterical Woman|Hysterical Woman]] 13:40, 11 Dec 2004 (MST)

== Prove it (again) ==

Are we sure this 20x6 marzipan.

:It's a woman in a purple dress with a long blonde ponytail and the exact same decorations as Marzipan on the bottom of her skirt. What kind of proof are you looking for? Because I don't think TBC has said. {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 08:04, 13 Jul 2005 (UTC)

Plus, when do they ever pull in another character without an introduction?

And what other girls are there? {{User:Fizz123/sig}}

Isn't it possible that 20X6 has an original character or two? I mean, "who" is/are Trogdor or Marshe supposed ot be? --{{User:Nerd42/sig}} 21:16, 5 February 2006 (UTC)
*Trogdor's 20X6 counterpart is called [[Trogador]]. - [[User:Sikon|Sikon]] 05:10, 14 February 2006 (UTC)

ooh! there IS another girl in Homestar Runner! One of those zombie kids from the marshmellow commercials is a girl I think! --{{User:Nerd42/sig}} 21:18, 5 February 2006 (UTC)

==Peace or Victory?==
Apparently, it's neither! I found this explanation [http://carleton.ottawa-anime.org/animefaq.html here].
<blockquote>
You'll often see anime characters flashing the "peace" or "V for victory" sign with their first two fingers -but that's really not what they're doing. That gesture is one of accomplishment, more "I made it!" or "I did it!" than "victory." Often this gesture is used when posing for photographs.
</blockquote>
--[[User:tomstiff|tomstiff]] 22:22, 19 Aug 2005 (UTC)

:Yup, I looked it up and you're right. However, as noted in this article, Marzipan is imitating Chun Li after she defeats an enemy -- usually referred to as the "victory pose." So I think that "victory sign" is probably more accurate than "peace sign" in this case. {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 22:33, 19 Aug 2005 (UTC)

::I agrees with ya. I only posted this to enlighten those of us who are, like me, anime-challenged. -- [[User:tomstiff|tomstiff]] 13:12, 22 Aug 2005 (UTC)

Aren't "I did it" and "victory" pretty much the same thing? {{User:Salty/sig}} 20:24, 19 December 2005 (UTC)

== Ticked Off ==

My friend said that there was no 20x6 Marizipan, and he's almost never wrong, so he can't bear to have his fact disproved. That IS the 20x6 Marzipan, but he won't listen to me. I'm so ticked off! Can anybody help me?-[[User:Runstar Homer|A very ticked off Runstar Homer]]
:While everyone here agrees that this character is 20X6 Marzipan, if he's convinced she's not, then the only way to prove him wrong would be to wait for a Stinkoman 'toon that includes her and, preferrably, names her or states her relationship to 1-Up. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 19:36, 27 Sep 2005 (UTC)
:You might try emailing the Brothers Chaps. I can't promise a return reply, but if they do, that's probably the best proof in the world. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

:Have you showed him the wiki page? He might believe you if there's consensus amongst the Homestar fanbase over whether such a character is Marzipan. {{User:Gafaddict/sig}} 19:38, 27 Sep 2005 (UTC)

::Out of curiosity, are you allowed to say "****ed" on the Wiki? --{{User:Venusy/Sig}}, 20:39, 27 September 2005 (BST)

:::What, P.O.'d? Meh, probably not. Runstar, please don't say that. (Although we completely understand your frustration.) Thanks. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:59, 27 Sep 2005 (UTC)

Sorry if I'm not allowed to say "****ed" on this wiki. I didn't know, but I guess that I should have known already. I did show him the wiki, but I'll try your ideas too. Thanks!-[[User:Runstar Homer|A slightly less ticked off Runstar Homer]]

Hi. I'm back! I realized that I don't know TBC E-mail adress. Could you put on my talk or something?-[[User:Runstar Homer|Runstar Homer]]
:[mailto:brotherschaps@homestarrunner.com brotherschaps@homestarrunner.com]

== why an individual page? ==
look, i don't know why we are putting this on it's own page. we already have a 20x6 page, so this is really useless. i'm gonna put this up for deletion. even if we don't, i think that it is still a useless character.[[User:Seriously|Seriously]]
:This page is not useless, and it is not getting deleted. - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 16:03, 30 December 2005 (UTC)

== Isn't this weird... ==

Is she the only variation of a major character that looks completely human? - [[User:Sikon|Sikon]] 15:45, 21 March 2006 (UTC)

secret identity

2006-03-16T18:23:05Z

Sikon: /* Easter Eggs */

{{sbenav|142|death metal|technology}}
[[Image:sbemail142.png|thumb|You gotta be firm.]]

Chris from Laramie, Wyoming, asks Strong Bad if he has any secret identities. Strong Bad discusses several options.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|The Poopsmith}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|The King of Town}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand|Bubs' Motor Lodge]], [[Trailer Home]], [[Smoky Office]], [[Marzipan's House]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' January 25, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 3:42

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' Initiate sbemail-refresh daemon.

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: none</div>
Dear Strongbad, 
Do you have a secret Identity? cause you know that 
would be the kinda rockin' cool thing you'd have. 
Chris 
Laramie, Wy 
</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad sings "Wy" as "why" in a soft high-pitched voice.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Chris, let me be frank. The term "rockin' cool" is so uncool it makes my face hurt.

''{clears screen}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Okay, now all the "rockin' cool"s are off the screen.

''{He shrieks as he realizes what he's typed, and clears the screen again.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' They're gone. Those things are vicious. Anyway Frank, I believe your question was about my secret identity. Well, let me ask you this: have you ever seen The Poopsmith and I in the same place at the same time?

''{Cut to a wide shot of the computer room. The Poopsmith is standing behind Strong Bad and to his right.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Dun dun DUUUNH! That's right! It is I who dons the crappy orange gloves and shovels—

''{The Poopsmith jabs Strong Bad a couple of times with his shovel. Strong Bad stops typing and turns to face him.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What the?! What are you ''doing'' here? ''{shakes his fist a little as he talks}'' You ruined my scam, man! I was gonna have all of everyone believing that I was you and that the steaming pile of whatsit was really a smoldering pile of money covered in whatsit. How'd you get in here anyways?

''{Homestar Runner approaches from the left side of the computer, holding a hamburger.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I let him in. ''{to The Poopsmith}'' Here you go. ''{hands him the hamburger}'' Oh, ''{turns to Strong Bad}'' and you're out of mayo.

''{Homestar and The Poopsmith exit toward the left. Strong Bad turns and addresses the camera.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Is there like a sign on my door that says ''{makes a sweeping gesture}'' "Wanted: Everyone I hate. Inquire within"?

''{The King of Town approaches from the right side of the computer.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' I didn't see one.

''{Strong Bad utters some frustrated gibberish and turns back to the computer.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{resumes typing}'' So apparently I'm not The Poopsmith. But I got lots of secret identities. Lately, I've been using this one: Tip Tappers: Expensive Briefcase Carrier. I use Mr. Tappers when I'm on tour and I want to check into a hotel and not be bothered by legions of fans.

''{Cut to Bubs' Concession Stand, now labeled Bubs' Motor Lodge, at night. On the sign is a neon caricature of Bubs' head with three neon Z's next to it, each of which light up in cascading fashon. Bubs is wearing a nametag and Strong Bad has with him a briefcase. A sign-in book is on the counter.}''

'''BUBS:''' And what name will this room be under?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh, Tip Tappers, please. Unless some girl asks what room Strong Bad's in. And she's at least a seven out of ten. Or uh... ''{thinks}'' six if she's naked.

'''BUBS:''' That'll be nine hundred dollars Mr. ''{clears his throat loudly}'' Tappers.

''{Homestar emerges from behind the building, carrying an empty ice bucket, wearing his cinnamon beard, and dressed in a robe, a gold shirt that reads "I &hearts; Toxic Waste", and pink bunny slippers.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Is there an ice machine around here?

'''BUBS:''' Certainly, Mr. Dee Williams.

''{Cut back to the Lappy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' And then there's Vance Mudgeman. I use that identity when I drop in on my secret second family over in Broiter Grove. Ahh, those kids love Daddy Mudgeman.

''{Cut to the trailer home. Strong Bad is sitting in a green armchair watching TV. He is wearing a grease-stained A-shirt and has a couple of days' growth of beard stubble on his face. Kids' laughter can be heard in the background.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{to someone off screen}'' You get back here with that remote, Jeffrey Beffrey Mudgeman. I'm not afraid to smack— ''{holds up his glove menacingly}''

''{Cut abruptly back to the Lappy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Yes, well, you gotta be firm. ''{clears his throat}'' And then of course there's the secret identity I use to write my advice column for a popular women's magazine.

''{An issue of ''Scarfgirl'' appears from the bottom of the screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Using the pseudoname Cara Carabowditbowdit, I'm slowly but surely making the girls of the world cooler for all us dudes.

''{Cut to the smoky office. Strong Bad sits at an old typewriter, wearing a brown wig with a skull and bone on it.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Dear Buttless in Bedstuy, Sounds like YOU need to play more video games, galpal. And not those girly ones where you pretend to be a dog or a frog neither. I'm talkin' about the explodey ones. The kind that make you dizzy when you play 'em. Then maybe your guy will stop talking about his ex. Eat a Steak, Cara Carabowditbowdit. ''{He finishes by typing "XOXOXO".}''

''{Cut to Marzipan's house. Marzipan and Homestar are sitting together on her couch, and Marzipan is reading ''[[Scarfgirl]]''.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{angrily}'' This lady doesn't know what she's talking about. And I don't like her pseudoname.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Aw, you're probably just jealous 'cause she gets all the hot boys.

''{A crumpled ball of paper flies in from off screen and hits Homestar in the face.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Marzipan, mail's here.

''{He reaches down and picks it up.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' What's it say?

''{Homestar uncrumples it and reads the following. Strong Bad has scribbled over his own name.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' No I don't. Strong Bad. I mean, Cara Carabowditbowdit.

'''MARZIPAN:''' See, I told you.

''{Cut back to the Lappy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' So you see? Secret identities aren't just for superheroes and Garth Brooks anymore. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have several butts to jettison from my home.

''{He gets up and goes off to the left.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{grunts from off screen as he throws Homestar}''

''{Homestar flies across the screen and lands with a thud.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Thanks for having me overrrrr!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{grunts from off screen as he throws the King.}''

''{The King, too, flies across the screen and lands with a thud.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Worst mayonnaise party everrrr!

''{The Poopsmith walks across while being prodded all the while by Strong Bad using a fondue fork.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Get out. Get out. Get out. Get out. Get out. Get out. Get out. Get out. Get out. Get out. Get out. Get out.

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

==Easter Eggs==

*After Strong Bad says "Laramie, Why?", click on the phrase to get a book of the same name, written by [[Beverly Sportsinterviews|Beverly]] and [[Leomard Sportsinterviews|Lem Sportsinterviews]].
*After Strong Bad types "So apparently I'm not The Poopsmith," click on "The Poopsmith" to see a [[:Image:Sb and poopsmith.PNG|picture]] that is a cross between The Poopsmith and Strong Bad, with Strong Bad's head and feet, The Poopsmith's mouth and body, and a mix of Strong Bad's and The Poopsmith's gloves.
*While Strong Bad is checking in to Bubs' Motor Lodge, click on the reservations book to see it up close.
*Click on the Lappy's screen at the end to see a scene with Marzipan, Homestar, and [[Hyperactive Strong Sad]].
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Maybe I should get me one of them pseudonames.

:'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{hyperactive}'' It's "-nym"! It's "-nym"! It's pseudo''nym''! Not pseudo''name''! I can't take it any more! Nym nym nym! It's a Greek word for "name"! Pseudonym! Pseudonym! ''{leans back out}''

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===
*Bedstuy is short for [[Wikipedia:Bedford-Stuyvesant|Bedford-Stuyvesant]], a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn.
*A [[Wikipedia:Daemon (computer software)|daemon]], sometimes called a service, is a background process that serves an important function in a computer system. Common uses for daemons include such things as sending email or running [[Wikipedia:Web server|web]] and [[Wikipedia:File Transfer Protocol|FTP]] servers.
**The word "daemon" can be correctly pronounced "DEE-mon" (just like "demon"), or "DAY-mon", similar to how Strong Bad pronounces it in this e-mail.
*"Pseudoname" is a common misspelling of "[[Wikipedia:pseudonym|pseudonym]]," a fictitious name used as an alternative to one's legal name. As Strong Sad suggests, "pseudonym" is derived from the Greek word for name, ὄνυμα ''onyma'', which gives rise to the combining form ''-onym'' in English.
*A cowboy is featured on the cover of "Laramie, Why?" because [[Wikipedia:Laramie, Wyoming|Laramie]] is a popular setting for [[Wikipedia:westerns|westerns]].

===Trivia===
*Bubs' marquee reads:
<pre>BUBS' MOTOR
LODGE
(in small lettering:)
FORMERLY BUBSO'S CONCES5ION STAND</pre>
*Bubs' nametag reads:
<pre>My Name
BUBS</pre>
*The Easter egg with Strong Sad was added several hours after the initial release of the toon.
*The label on the disk in the floppy disk container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#sam and max|sam and max]]".
*This is the third appearance of Homestar's [[Cinnamon|cinnamon]] beard. It first appeared in [[caper]].

===Bubs' Motor Lodge Registry===
====Trivia====
*Bubs' Motor Lodge Registry reads:
<pre>
one double - mr. allan poe
PAID! queen suite - ms. cousteau
one king - mr. boyardee PAID!
PAID! smelly cot - mr. five freddy
posh suite - mr. chamberlain DISCO TAPE!
COMPED! one racecar bed - mr. dee williams
one grill - mr. tesmacher PAID TWICE!
PENCIL SHAVINGS!
</pre>

For the identities of the people in Bubs' Sign-In Book, see [[Secret Identities#Other Characters|Secret Identities]].

===Remarks===
*The sound when the Poopsmith is poking Strong Bad with his shovel and when Strong Bad is poking the Poopsmith to make him leave is the "Droplet" error sound from the old [[Wikipedia:Mac OS|Mac OS]].
*Strong Bad and The Poopsmith have actually appeared together several times in the past, most notably in [[big white face]], [[haircut]], [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]], and at the end of most [[Holiday Toons]].
*If he is to be believed, then Strong Bad is apparently the only main character to have offspring, his second family as Vance Mudgeman. The only other main characters who may possibly have had kids are the King of Town (who originally would have been Marzipan's father) and Coach Z (who implied that he was a mother in [[garage sale]]). However, given Strong Bad's propensity for scams and cons, it's entirely possible that the Mudgeman children are not actually his.
*If the Mudgeman trailer is the trailer in [[portrait]], then the setting has apparently changed since then. In that email, there was a portrait of Strong Bad to the left of the "Born to be Danged" poster, and the Moose lamp at the right was originally on the left, and was broken.
**Also, the moose lamp was slightly taller in [[portrait]].

===Goofs===
*When the email was first released, the name in Bubs' register that reads "mr. allan poe" was incorrectly spelled as "mr. allen poe", a common misspelling of the name of American author Edgar Allan Poe. This was corrected later in the day. The Easter egg at the end was also missing from this earlier version.
*Strong Bad commits a common grammatical error by asking "Have you ever seen The Poopsmith and I...?" Because it is in the predicate of the sentence, the phrase should be "The Poopsmith and me." 

===Inside References===
*The book title "Laramie, Why?" is a reference to the similar title "Eww, Claire!! Why???" from [[origins]], which was also written by Beverly Sportsinterviews.
*The room in which Vance Mudgeman is sitting (with the moose lamp and "Born to be Danged" poster) is in a double-wide trailer, first seen in the email [[portrait]]. The moose lamp is probably a reference to Homestar's "moose lamp" in the same email.
*"BUBSO'S CONCES5ION STAND" is a reference to [[geddup noise]].
*Strong Bad prods the Poopsmith with a fondue fork to encourage him to leave. Homestar has borrowed [[Strong Bad's Fondue Pot|Strong Bad's fondue set]] at least twice.
*Bubs' name tag is a reference to [[Puppets on the Road]], where Shark-Tooth Bubs says "My name Shark-Tooth Bubs."
*Homestar's housecoat and stubble were introduced in [[caper]].
*Strong Bad mentions that his secret family lives in Broiter Grove, a town also found on the back of the discontinued [[Limozeen]] concert T-shirt.
*''[[Whaddaya Know, Haddi-Man?]]'' is playing on the TV in the Mudgeman home.
*This email contains an instance of [[Hyperactive Strong Sad]].

===Real-World References===
*The mention of [[Wikipedia:Garth Brooks|Garth Brooks]] is a reference to his 1999 rock & roll alter-ego, [[Wikipedia:Chris Gaines|Chris Gaines]].
*"Strongbad_email.wad" and "Initiate sbemail-refresh daemon" are both homages to the PC game, ''[[Wikipedia:Doom|Doom]]''.
**[[Wikipedia:Doom WAD|WAD files]] contain level, graphical, and sound files for the game.
**"Initiate sbemail-refresh daemon," is similar to a line of text first seen in ''Doom'' and ''[[Wikipedia:Doom II|Doom II]]'', which reads "Init DOOM refresh daemon."
*Homestar's ''[http://www.founditemclothing.com/t-shirts/toxic.html I ♥ Toxic Waste]'' shirt is a reference to the movie [[Wikipedia:Real_Genius|Real Genius]].
*The name Jeffrey Beffrey is a literary nod to the Goose from [[Wikipedia:Charlotte's Web|Charlotte's Web]] by E. B. White. The Goose called her son "Jeffrey-Effrey" in her unique rhyming speech.
* The name Tip Tappers may refer to [[Wikipedia:Tip Tipping|Tip Tipping]], a 1980s stuntman who acted in many famous productions, including [[Wikipedia:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]] and [[Wikipedia:Indiana Jones|Indiana Jones]].




==External Links==
{{sbemailextlinks|142|6836}}
{{Strong Bad Email}}

Fourth Wall Breaks

2006-03-16T18:09:42Z

Sikon: /* Strong Bad Emails */

[[Image:fourthwalling.png|thumb|Good morning, reality!]]

Sometimes, the [[Characters|characters]] "'''break the [[Wikipedia:Fourth wall|fourth wall]]'''" by displaying awareness that they are in an Internet cartoon.

Fourth wall breakages are common in [[Strong Bad Email]]s; Strong Bad often addresses the viewers, and references to his "email show" are made. Excluding Strong Bad Emails that involve a character addressing the viewers, here is a list of fourth wall breakages in the toons.

Addressing the viewer, however, isn't neccesarily breaking the fourth wall. Strong Bad may believe that he has a [[Wikipedia:webcam|webcam]] that follows him around during the email show. Just because the characters realize they are being shown on a website doesn't mean they are breaking the fourth wall. A fictional character speaking into a fictional camera to a future audience hasn't necessarily broken the fourth wall. If they were to refer to being in a cartoon or to refer to being cartoon characters, '''''that''''' would be breaking the fourth wall. This is because the fictional character Strong Bad may be actually talking to a fictional audience that only exists in his mind. But this theory may be wrong because strong bad often addresses viewers in "sbemail" and never replies (send_email.exe). Also, go back to the first email: Strong Bad SAYS not TYPES "and send me some good ones next time".

== Fourth Wall Breakages ==

=== Big Toons ===

*[[Where's The Cheat?]]: While reassuring Strong Mad, Strong Bad says "Don't worry, big guy. We'll cut to a montage."
*[[In Search of the Yello Dello]] and [[The King of Town DVD]]: Characters doing commentaries and being in previews for the toons that are DVDs show that they know it was a cartoon. Strong Bad even calls one of the toons a cartoon several times.
*[[In Search of the Yello Dello]]: The TV announcer says that [[The Yello Dello|the Yello Dello]] is "the most rare and exotic bird in this entire cartoon."

=== Shorts ===

*[[Cheat Commandos]]: There are many breakages, such as [[Gunhaver]] saying "Buy all our playsets and toys," "Next episode, Blue Laser," and "Into the action figure storage vehicle!"
*[[The System is Down]]: Here are references to both the [[Error Page]] and [[Homestar Runner (Flash cartoon)|Homestarrunner.com]] being down.

=== Holiday Toons ===

*[[More Fan Costumes]]: Strong Bad comments that [[Coach Z]], [[King of Town]] and [[Marzipan]] are the least popular ''Homestar Runner'' characters.
*[[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]]: Throughout the cold open, Homestar directly addresses the viewer. When he comes upon [[Homsar]], he remarks "Oh, great. The secret guy" and then comments on the choices that Homsar "gives" him. Then when he reaches the [[Cliffs#Creepy Cliff|Creepy Cliff]], he refers to it as a "cool new background." Finally, in the [[The Goblin|Goblin]] ending, Marzipan declares the end of the scene.
*[[Homestar Presents: Presents]]: Strong Bad informs the viewers that Homestar runs around frantically from [[Decemberween]] to New Year's, then, in the Easter egg, there is a poster on the wall that reads, "Left Out Characters' Support Group & Buffet."
*[[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]: When [[Bubs]] shows frustration that Coach Z mangles his words yet again, Coach Z replies that "It's a crowd-pleaser."
*[[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]]: During the end discussion, Homestar comments first whether the viewers have voted yet (a feature for that year's toon), and then requests that the characters repeat stuff they have already said to freak "them" out, indicating that the characters know they are being watched.

=== Strong Bad Emails ===

*[[narrator]]: Strong Bad said that Strong Sad had made corrections in three emails in a row, the first two being [[secret identity]] and [[technology]]
*[[highschool]]: Strong Bad says that he was "probably just like other cartoons" in his high school days.
*[[bottom 10]]: After the end of the email, Strong Bad acknowledges that there are no Easter eggs at the end.
*[[part-time job]]: Strong Bad peeks around the edge of the black on his way to [[Bubs' Concession Stand|Bubs']].
*[[animal]]: Strong Bad says that a man with a laptop computer comes "from the right side of the screen."
*[[virus]]: [[The Virus]] opens most of the characters' minds to realize that they are in a cartoon.
*[[old comics]]: Strong Bad says he and Homestar were used in a comic that aired at least 60 years ago. Since they are obviously not that old, he is pointing out the fact that he and Homestar are unaging cartoon characters.
*[[dangeresque 3]]: Strong Bad asks the audience to resist the urge to throw full wine bottles at the screen.
*[[flashback]]: The size of the display area is purposefully extended and Homestar Runner is "behind the black." Also, at the end, Perry from [[Limozeen]] points out that their band's name is at "The Top Of The Screen".
*[[mile]]: Strong Bad addresses the viewer directly by speaking into the camera.
*[[couch patch]]: Strong Bad points out that the couch patch is visible in Homestar's flashback, and Homestar says he got confused about the title of the e-mail.
*[[monument]]: Homestar peeks out from behind the black as he sings "Here comes the Thnikkaman!".
*[[the process]]: Strong Bad spends the whole cartoon explaining how his other emails were/would be done.
*[[huttah!]]: [[The Cheat]] actually watches the email on his own computer.
*[[island]]: When Yami Yugi asks what Strong Bad would do if he were stuck on a desert island, Strong Bad nonchalantly replies, "I suspect it would be like most cartoons". Later, [[Homestar Runner|Homestar]] imitates [[Main Page 3]], with similar effects.
*[[your friends]]: Strong Bad states that he's giving the fans what they want.
*[[stand-up]]: Strong Sad tells you to come with him.

=== Not Quite Strong Bad Emails ===
*[[Not the 100th Email!!!]]: References to the 404 page and the user poking around the site.

=== Special Toons ===

*[[First Time Here?]]: Sets the stage for fourth wall breakages, especially when Strong Bad shows up to let you know why you're here.
=== Marzipan's Answering Machine ===

*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 8.0]]: Homestar says "This is Homestar Runner from Homestarrunner.com".

=== Games ===

*[[Stinkoman 20X6]]: When [[1-Up]] requests Stinkoman's help, Stinkoman says that he already helped him in Level 4. At the beginning of Level -0, Stinkoman addresses the player while he's stuck inside the wall. Also, at the end of Level -0, Stinkoman says he has to get through Level 9 and Level 10 to get to 1-Up and [[Pan Pan]].
*[[Peasant's Quest]]: If you talk to the second "[[Unusual Greetings#Haldo|Haldo]]" brother and say "Haldo" without talking to the first one (the one at the booth), he will say, "What'd you read that in PQ Stragedy [''sic''] Guide? Go talk to my brother first." Also, if you type "throw baby" before you actually ''get'' the baby, the game will say that you must have "misread the walkthrough on [[Wikipedia:GameFAQs|GameFAQS]]."

=== Character Pages ===

*[[Strong Sad]]: On Strong Sad's character page, he complains about making a "character page", and later runs his finger down the left side of the screen.

===DVDs===
*All Sbemail DVDs: Homestar walks by an FBI warning. Plus, Strong Mad asks if you said Bonus Stuff. And also, Strong Bad says time is up on Bonus Stuff.
*Sbemail Disc 1: Strong Bad says his mouth tastes like DVDs. When he sits down, he tells [[The Paper]] to show these morons what to do. Then, the paper will tell you to make up your choice.
*Sbemail Disc 3: Homestar and Strong Bad wait for you to come back.
*Sbemail Disc 4: Female Lappy asks Strong Bad what's taking them so long.
*Everything Else vol. 1: Strong Bad says there are no emails on the DVD. Homestar tells you to make up your choice.

[[Category:Lists]]

50 emails

2006-03-14T05:50:19Z

Sikon: /* Fun Facts */

{{sbenav|50|theme party|website}}

[[Image:sbemail50.PNG|thumb|"Hey, Strong Bad, I brought back your fondue pot."]]

In honor of his 50th email, Strong Bad tries to answer 50 emails, only to have Homestar unwittingly screw it up.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Old-Timey Strong Bad}} (Easter egg), {{Film|The Sneak}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Telegraph Room]] (Easter egg)

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

'''Date:''' November 11, 2002

'''Running Time:''' 3:28

'''Page Title:''' Lordy, Lordy, Look who's over there!

== Transcript ==

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Oh, girl, I want to email you so nice. ''{stops singing}'' All right, everybody. In honor of this, my 50th email, I've decided to answer 50 of your emails! Ready? Go!

''{reading}''

<blockquote class="email">Email #1 
Dear strong bad, 
Can you please write a book about 
come-back jokes! 
Mike 
Canada</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' More like, ''you'' write a book about come-back jokes, ''NERD!'' ''{hits enter}''

''{reading}''

<blockquote class="email">Email #2 
Dear Stong Bad, 
what are some cool ways to spell 
different words? example, fat = phat 
 
matt</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, you mean like ''{types}'' strong = stong? ''{stops}'' You seem to like that one. Or how about this? matt = MATT!! ''{He types matt = DELETED!, and the following appears on the screen as the email is deleted:}''

<blockquote class="email" style="background:#003893; text-align:center">MATT!!</blockquote>

''{reading}''

<blockquote class="email">Email #3 
Strong Bad, 
What is your favorite leg? 
 
Jess and Tiff 
Los Angeles, CA</blockquote>
''{He stops at "Jess and Tiff."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Well, I like all kinds of legs. You know, like the Great Leg... the Leg of Hope... Tape-Leg? ''{the phone rings}'' Oh, man! I was on a roll! Don't nobody go nowheres, I'll be right back. ''{He walks off and answers the phone}'' Hello? Yeah, this is me.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{offscreen}'' Strong Bad!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{on the phone}'' I dunno, what kind of savings?

''{Homestar Runner walks in carrying a fondue pot}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey Strong Bad, I brought back your fondue pot. Strong Bad? ''{He looks around, and then sees the computer}'' Whoa. That TV has words on it. ''{He sits down at the computer and re-reads the email}'' Strong Bad, what is your favorite leg? Jess and Tiff. ''{Stops reading}'' Um, ''{typing}'' Hey Crapface! Why dontcha blow it out your ear. Your buddy, Strong Bad. ''{enter}'' Oh, another one!

''{reading}''

<blockquote class="email" style="background-image:none">Email #4 
Dear Strong Bad 
How do you type with gloves on 
your hands? 
 
Scott 
Surrey BC Canada</blockquote>

Oh, even ''I'' know what to do with this one. ''{types}'' BALEETED! ''{hits enter, nothing happens}'' Wha—? Oh. Umm... ''{types}'' DELTEATED! ''{enter, nothing happens}'' No? Uhh... Del Taco?

''{Cut to Strong Bad talking on the phone}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' No, they're more like elephant feet. Yeah. So what do you think, like, 50 bucks? Sounds good. I'll leave the key under the at-may.

''{Back to Compy 386. Homestar has typed in many, many words, but none of them do anything.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' What is that stupid word? ''{He types in "da cheated" and hits enter. The computer plays a tune and the blue "Flagrant System Error" screen comes up. It reads:}''

<blockquote class="email" style="background:#003893; text-align:center">FLAGRANT SYSTEM ERROR 
 
The system is down. I dunno what 
you did, moron, but you sure 
screwed everything up good.</blockquote>

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Uh-oh. This does not look good for Homestar Runner.

''{Cut back to Strong Bad on the phone}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Okay. Bye!

''{He hangs up and walks off. Cut back to the computer}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Okay. Back to the 50 emails. ''{He sits down. There's a piece of paper over the monitor with a Windows error window titled "This is real." It says "System report: Everything is fine. Nothing is ruined." Strong Bad reads the message}'' Everything is fine. Nothing is ruined. Oh, that's good to hear. Let's just— Wait a minute! ''{he tears off the paper and sees the blue screen}'' Wha... Flagrant Error? What the... Where did all my emails go?

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' WHAT?!? The paper?! This isn't over yet! Go back up, go back up! ''{He swats at the paper and then tries to hold it up off the screen}'' Wait, wait! I think I can remember some of those emails! Uh, "Dear Strong Bad, why are you so awesome? Yours truly, Dumpface." Well, Dumpface, it's a long story. It all started with The Cheat one day when he was going down to the...

''{The screen, and Strong Bad's voice, slowly fade out. A paper plate with a Swiss Cake Roll with a "50" candle on it fades in. The Paper comes down again.}''

== Easter Eggs ==

*When Strong Bad types the word "book," you can click on it and bring up a picture of Strong Bad's idea of this book.
*At the end, click on the "50th email [[Swiss Cake Roll]]" to see an [[Old-Timey]] Strong Bad cartoon.
:''{A title screen reading "Strong Bad and The Electronic Message" appears. Cut to Old-Timey Strong Bad reading a telegram}''
<blockquote class="email" style="background-image:none;border:2px solid black;background:#cccccc;color:#000">Dear Sir Strong Bad stop 
How do you manage the telegramophone whilst 
wearing gentleman's sport gloves? stop 

signed, Lord Elsington Hallstingdingdingworth </blockquote>
:'''OLD-TIMEY STRONG BAD:''' Curses! This is all anyone ever asks me. ''{manning the telegraph}'' You buffoon! Stop. You...carpetbagger. Stop. I'll give you what for!
:''{The Sneak walks onscreen}''
:'''OLD-TIMEY STRONG BAD:''' The Sneak! How was that? I told that poor sap I'd give him what for! Yes... now go and steal me fresh jam!
:''{The Sneak scurries off}''

== Fun Facts ==

===Explanations===
*When old-timey Strong Bad responds to Lord Elsington Hallstingdingdingworth in the Easter egg, he calls him a "carpetbagger." A [[Wikipedia:carpetbagger|carpetbagger]] is actually a post-Civil War term for a Northerner moving to the South after the war to get rich or gain power.
*When Strong Bad says, "I'll leave the key under the at-may," he is speaking [[Wikipedia:Pig Latin|Pig Latin]]. "At-may" would mean "mat."

===Trivia===
*The title of the page may be a reference to the phrase "Lordy, Lordy! Look who's forty!" which is usually used on someone's 40th birthday, even though this is Strong Bad's 50th email.
*The phone ringing sound effect is "ringin.wav", from the Microsoft system sounds.
*The label on the disk in the floppy disk container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#tongue of the fatman|tongue of the fatman]]".

===Remarks===
*Strong Bad is talking to a potential customer about "[[Soolnds|elephant feet]]." Apparently he is planning to sell [[Strong Sad]]'s legs on the black market. It is later mentioned in the email [[modeling]] that poachers have offered several thousand dollars for Strong Sad's feet.
*It is strange that Homestar calls the computer screen a "TV [that] has words on it," yet he immediately knows he can type a response to the email.
*This is the first email in which we see the "DELETED" screen on the Compy. The background is blue, whereas it was green on the [[Tandy 400]].
*The telegram received by Old-Timey Strong Bad has an incomplete [[Wikipedia:Boolean_algebra|boolean]] [[Wikipedia:truth table|truth table]] in the upper right corner.

===Goofs===
*When Homestar is talking while reading/answering an email, his lips' movements and the movements in the reflection are not in sync.
*Right before Strong Bad hangs up the phone, you can see it is [[Disconnected Telephone|not connected to anything]].
*Telegrams are always typed in upper case. They also never use any punctuation, hence the word STOP at the end of each sentence.
*When Homestar types in "da cheated," it is typed in on the left. However, one would expect the entry to be in the right column, as there are already an odd number of attempts.

===Glitches===
*When you adjust the contrast while Homestar is at the computer, his reflection isn't affected.
*When Strong Bad says "Matt" while typing "DELETED", his reflection appears above the Compy for a moment.

===Inside References===
*Strong Bad starts his email checking by saying, "Ready? Go!" This is a reference to [[spring cleaning]], when he said that to start his spring cleaning.
*When he responds to Email #3 ("What is your favorite leg?"), Strong Bad mentions tape-leg. This is a reference to [[tape-leg]], one of his past emails, and represents yet another [[Tape leg|inside joke]] of the Homestar Universe.
*The phrase "The system is down" is from [[techno]].

===Real-World References===
*This is another instance of [[Strong Bad's Computer Malfunctioning]]. The blue "Flagrant System Error" screen is a spoof of the [[Wikipedia:Microsoft Windows|Windows 9x]] [[Wikipedia:Blue_screen_of_death|Blue screen of death]].

===Fast Forward===
*"Diggity", one of Homestar's attempts at "DELETED" (see below), appears in Strong Bad's deletion song in [[unused emails]] and [[car]].
*The "Flagrant System Error" screen appears again in [[virus]] and (as "Flamboyant System Error") in [[Biz Cas Fri 1]].
*The fake Windows system report appears again in [[Not the 100th Email!!!]].

[[Image:Stupid word.png|thumb|400px|"What is that stupid word?"]]

===Homestar's attempts at [[DELETED]]===
*Baleeted
*Delteated
*Deltaco
*freaky D'td
*chadeated
*deedleated
*meathead?
*dltd
*duh lee ted
*teeteeted
*[[Bubs|bubs]]
*diddley dee
*repeated
*733t3d
*3-D movie
*del monte
*ddddddd
*[[The Cheat|da cheated]]
*diggity
*beefeated
*stupid word
*believe it
*received it
*stratego
*3TDted
*seabed
*whitebread
*open sesame
*marie
*hello
*de la soul
*geleted
*feeted
*Some of the commands Homestar tries are references. Some are more obvious than others:
**'del monte' — Am American [http://www.delmonte.com/ produce company].
**'beefeated' — 'Beefeaters' is a nickname for the [[Wikipedia:Yeomen Warders|Yeomen Warders]] of the [[Wikipedia:Tower of London|Tower of London]]. There is also a 'Beefeaters' London Dry Gin sold in most liquor stores.
**'meathead?' — This is probably referring to a catch phrase from the sitcom [[Wikipedia:All in the Family|'All in the Family']] in which [[Wikipedia:Archie Bunker|Archie Bunker]] called his son-in-law [[Wikipedia:Michael Stivic|Mike]] 'Meathead.'
**'stratego' — [[Wikipedia:Stratego|Stratego]] is a board game.
**'open sesame' — Famous words from the tale [[Wikipedia:Ali Baba|'Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves']]. This may be a further reference to the 1937 Popeye cartoon [[Wikipedia:Popeye_the_Sailor_Meets_Ali_Baba's_Forty_Thieves|Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves]]. In it, Popeye fails to remember the magic words 'open sesame', instead trying a series of similar words and phrases to no avail.
**'de la soul' — [[Wikipedia:De La Soul|De La Soul]] is a hip-hop group made of Posdnous, Trugoy, and P.A. Mase. They are best known for their groundbreaking 1989 debut album [[Wikipedia:3 Feet High and Rising|"3 Feet High and Rising"]]. Their second album, [[Wikipedia:De La Soul is Dead|De La Soul is Dead]] is on [[Matt Chapman]]'s favorite album list.
**'733t3d' — A reference to [[Internet Slang|Leetspeak]], a variation of language used on the Internet where letters are replaced by numbers or symbols. While this is probably meant to say "leeted," it actually says "teeted."
**'Deltaco' — [[Wikipedia:Del Taco|Del Taco]] is a Mexican fast food chain.

==DVD Version==
*The "Comeback joke book" Easter egg is disabled.

== External Links ==
*[[HR:homester.html|BALEETED]] sound can be downloaded in "System Sounds Pack" at the downloads section.
*[[HR:sbemail50.html|watch "50 emails"]]
*[[HR:sbemail50.swf|view the Flash file for "50 emails"]]
{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category:Compy 386 Emails]]
[[Category:Old-Timey]]

50 emails

2006-03-14T05:49:27Z

Sikon: /* Fun Facts */

{{sbenav|50|theme party|website}}

[[Image:sbemail50.PNG|thumb|"Hey, Strong Bad, I brought back your fondue pot."]]

In honor of his 50th email, Strong Bad tries to answer 50 emails, only to have Homestar unwittingly screw it up.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Old-Timey Strong Bad}} (Easter egg), {{Film|The Sneak}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Telegraph Room]] (Easter egg)

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

'''Date:''' November 11, 2002

'''Running Time:''' 3:28

'''Page Title:''' Lordy, Lordy, Look who's over there!

== Transcript ==

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Oh, girl, I want to email you so nice. ''{stops singing}'' All right, everybody. In honor of this, my 50th email, I've decided to answer 50 of your emails! Ready? Go!

''{reading}''

<blockquote class="email">Email #1 
Dear strong bad, 
Can you please write a book about 
come-back jokes! 
Mike 
Canada</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' More like, ''you'' write a book about come-back jokes, ''NERD!'' ''{hits enter}''

''{reading}''

<blockquote class="email">Email #2 
Dear Stong Bad, 
what are some cool ways to spell 
different words? example, fat = phat 
 
matt</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, you mean like ''{types}'' strong = stong? ''{stops}'' You seem to like that one. Or how about this? matt = MATT!! ''{He types matt = DELETED!, and the following appears on the screen as the email is deleted:}''

<blockquote class="email" style="background:#003893; text-align:center">MATT!!</blockquote>

''{reading}''

<blockquote class="email">Email #3 
Strong Bad, 
What is your favorite leg? 
 
Jess and Tiff 
Los Angeles, CA</blockquote>
''{He stops at "Jess and Tiff."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Well, I like all kinds of legs. You know, like the Great Leg... the Leg of Hope... Tape-Leg? ''{the phone rings}'' Oh, man! I was on a roll! Don't nobody go nowheres, I'll be right back. ''{He walks off and answers the phone}'' Hello? Yeah, this is me.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{offscreen}'' Strong Bad!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{on the phone}'' I dunno, what kind of savings?

''{Homestar Runner walks in carrying a fondue pot}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey Strong Bad, I brought back your fondue pot. Strong Bad? ''{He looks around, and then sees the computer}'' Whoa. That TV has words on it. ''{He sits down at the computer and re-reads the email}'' Strong Bad, what is your favorite leg? Jess and Tiff. ''{Stops reading}'' Um, ''{typing}'' Hey Crapface! Why dontcha blow it out your ear. Your buddy, Strong Bad. ''{enter}'' Oh, another one!

''{reading}''

<blockquote class="email" style="background-image:none">Email #4 
Dear Strong Bad 
How do you type with gloves on 
your hands? 
 
Scott 
Surrey BC Canada</blockquote>

Oh, even ''I'' know what to do with this one. ''{types}'' BALEETED! ''{hits enter, nothing happens}'' Wha—? Oh. Umm... ''{types}'' DELTEATED! ''{enter, nothing happens}'' No? Uhh... Del Taco?

''{Cut to Strong Bad talking on the phone}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' No, they're more like elephant feet. Yeah. So what do you think, like, 50 bucks? Sounds good. I'll leave the key under the at-may.

''{Back to Compy 386. Homestar has typed in many, many words, but none of them do anything.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' What is that stupid word? ''{He types in "da cheated" and hits enter. The computer plays a tune and the blue "Flagrant System Error" screen comes up. It reads:}''

<blockquote class="email" style="background:#003893; text-align:center">FLAGRANT SYSTEM ERROR 
 
The system is down. I dunno what 
you did, moron, but you sure 
screwed everything up good.</blockquote>

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Uh-oh. This does not look good for Homestar Runner.

''{Cut back to Strong Bad on the phone}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Okay. Bye!

''{He hangs up and walks off. Cut back to the computer}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Okay. Back to the 50 emails. ''{He sits down. There's a piece of paper over the monitor with a Windows error window titled "This is real." It says "System report: Everything is fine. Nothing is ruined." Strong Bad reads the message}'' Everything is fine. Nothing is ruined. Oh, that's good to hear. Let's just— Wait a minute! ''{he tears off the paper and sees the blue screen}'' Wha... Flagrant Error? What the... Where did all my emails go?

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' WHAT?!? The paper?! This isn't over yet! Go back up, go back up! ''{He swats at the paper and then tries to hold it up off the screen}'' Wait, wait! I think I can remember some of those emails! Uh, "Dear Strong Bad, why are you so awesome? Yours truly, Dumpface." Well, Dumpface, it's a long story. It all started with The Cheat one day when he was going down to the...

''{The screen, and Strong Bad's voice, slowly fade out. A paper plate with a Swiss Cake Roll with a "50" candle on it fades in. The Paper comes down again.}''

== Easter Eggs ==

*When Strong Bad types the word "book," you can click on it and bring up a picture of Strong Bad's idea of this book.
*At the end, click on the "50th email [[Swiss Cake Roll]]" to see an [[Old-Timey]] Strong Bad cartoon.
:''{A title screen reading "Strong Bad and The Electronic Message" appears. Cut to Old-Timey Strong Bad reading a telegram}''
<blockquote class="email" style="background-image:none;border:2px solid black;background:#cccccc;color:#000">Dear Sir Strong Bad stop 
How do you manage the telegramophone whilst 
wearing gentleman's sport gloves? stop 

signed, Lord Elsington Hallstingdingdingworth </blockquote>
:'''OLD-TIMEY STRONG BAD:''' Curses! This is all anyone ever asks me. ''{manning the telegraph}'' You buffoon! Stop. You...carpetbagger. Stop. I'll give you what for!
:''{The Sneak walks onscreen}''
:'''OLD-TIMEY STRONG BAD:''' The Sneak! How was that? I told that poor sap I'd give him what for! Yes... now go and steal me fresh jam!
:''{The Sneak scurries off}''

== Fun Facts ==

===Explanations===
*When old-timey Strong Bad responds to Lord Elsington Hallstingdingdingworth in the Easter egg, he calls him a "carpetbagger." A [[Wikipedia:carpetbagger|carpetbagger]] is actually a post-Civil War term for a Northerner moving to the South after the war to get rich or gain power.
*When Strong Bad says, "I'll leave the key under the at-may," he is speaking [[Wikipedia:Pig Latin|Pig Latin]]. "At-may" would mean "mat."

===Trivia===
*The title of the page may be a reference to the phrase "Lordy, Lordy! Look who's forty!" which is usually used on someone's 40th birthday, even though this is Strong Bad's 50th email.
*The phone ringing sound effect is "ringin.wav", from the Microsoft system sounds.
*The label on the disk in the floppy disk container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#tongue of the fatman|tongue of the fatman]]".

===Remarks===
*Strong Bad is talking to a potential customer about "[[Soolnds|elephant feet]]." Apparently he is planning to sell [[Strong Sad]]'s legs on the black market. It is later mentioned in the email [[modeling]] that poachers have offered several thousand dollars for Strong Sad's feet.
*It is strange that Homestar calls the computer screen a "TV [that] has words on it," yet he immediately knows he can type a response to the email.
*This is the first email in which we see the "DELETED" screen on the Compy. The background is blue, whereas it was green on the [[Tandy 400]].
*The telegram received by Old-Timey Strong Bad has an incomplete [[Wikipedia:Boolean_algebra|boolean]] [[Wikipedia:truth table|truth table]] in the upper right corner.

===Goofs===
*When Homestar is talking while reading/answering an email, his lips' movements and the movements in the reflection are not in sync.
*Right before Strong Bad hangs up the phone, you can see it is [[Disconnected Telephone|not connected to anything]].
*Telegrams are always typed in upper case. They also never use any punctuation, hence the word STOP at the end of each sentence.
*When Homestar types in "da cheated," it is typed in on the left. However, one would expect the entry to be in the right column, as there are already an odd number of attempts.

===Glitches===
*When you adjust the contrast while Homestar is at the computer, his reflection isn't affected.
*When Strong Bad says "Matt" while typing "DELETED", his reflection appears above the Compy for a moment.

===Inside References===
*Strong Bad starts his email checking by saying, "Ready? Go!" This is a reference to [[spring cleaning]], when he said that to start his spring cleaning.
*When he responds to Email #3 ("What is your favorite leg?"), Strong Bad mentions tape-leg. This is a reference to [[tape-leg]], one of his past emails, and represents yet another [[Tape leg|inside joke]] of the Homestar Universe.
*The phrase "The system is down" is from [[techno]].

===Real-World References===
*This is another instance of [[Strong Bad's Computer Malfunctioning]]. The blue "Flagrant System Error" screen is a spoof of the [[Wikipedia:Microsoft Windows|Windows 9x]] [[Wikipedia:Blue_screen_of_death|Blue screen of death]].

===Fast Forward===
*"Diggity", one of Homestar's attempts at "DELETED" (see below), appears in Strong Bad's deletion song in [[50 emails]] and [[car]].
*The "Flagrant System Error" screen appears again in [[virus]] and (as "Flamboyant System Error") in [[Biz Cas Fri 1]].
*The fake Windows system report appears again in [[Not the 100th Email!!!]].

[[Image:Stupid word.png|thumb|400px|"What is that stupid word?"]]

===Homestar's attempts at [[DELETED]]===
*Baleeted
*Delteated
*Deltaco
*freaky D'td
*chadeated
*deedleated
*meathead?
*dltd
*duh lee ted
*teeteeted
*[[Bubs|bubs]]
*diddley dee
*repeated
*733t3d
*3-D movie
*del monte
*ddddddd
*[[The Cheat|da cheated]]
*diggity
*beefeated
*stupid word
*believe it
*received it
*stratego
*3TDted
*seabed
*whitebread
*open sesame
*marie
*hello
*de la soul
*geleted
*feeted
*Some of the commands Homestar tries are references. Some are more obvious than others:
**'del monte' — Am American [http://www.delmonte.com/ produce company].
**'beefeated' — 'Beefeaters' is a nickname for the [[Wikipedia:Yeomen Warders|Yeomen Warders]] of the [[Wikipedia:Tower of London|Tower of London]]. There is also a 'Beefeaters' London Dry Gin sold in most liquor stores.
**'meathead?' — This is probably referring to a catch phrase from the sitcom [[Wikipedia:All in the Family|'All in the Family']] in which [[Wikipedia:Archie Bunker|Archie Bunker]] called his son-in-law [[Wikipedia:Michael Stivic|Mike]] 'Meathead.'
**'stratego' — [[Wikipedia:Stratego|Stratego]] is a board game.
**'open sesame' — Famous words from the tale [[Wikipedia:Ali Baba|'Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves']]. This may be a further reference to the 1937 Popeye cartoon [[Wikipedia:Popeye_the_Sailor_Meets_Ali_Baba's_Forty_Thieves|Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves]]. In it, Popeye fails to remember the magic words 'open sesame', instead trying a series of similar words and phrases to no avail.
**'de la soul' — [[Wikipedia:De La Soul|De La Soul]] is a hip-hop group made of Posdnous, Trugoy, and P.A. Mase. They are best known for their groundbreaking 1989 debut album [[Wikipedia:3 Feet High and Rising|"3 Feet High and Rising"]]. Their second album, [[Wikipedia:De La Soul is Dead|De La Soul is Dead]] is on [[Matt Chapman]]'s favorite album list.
**'733t3d' — A reference to [[Internet Slang|Leetspeak]], a variation of language used on the Internet where letters are replaced by numbers or symbols. While this is probably meant to say "leeted," it actually says "teeted."
**'Deltaco' — [[Wikipedia:Del Taco|Del Taco]] is a Mexican fast food chain.

==DVD Version==
*The "Comeback joke book" Easter egg is disabled.

== External Links ==
*[[HR:homester.html|BALEETED]] sound can be downloaded in "System Sounds Pack" at the downloads section.
*[[HR:sbemail50.html|watch "50 emails"]]
*[[HR:sbemail50.swf|view the Flash file for "50 emails"]]
{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category:Compy 386 Emails]]
[[Category:Old-Timey]]

The Field

2006-03-14T05:32:54Z

Sikon: /* Strong Bad Emails */

[[Image:The_Empty_Field_Of_Green.png|thumb|right|220px|The Field]]

'''The Field''' is just a plain, grassy field in [[Free Country, USA]] where various [[Toons|toons]] take place. It is also the home of [[The Stick]].

==Appearances==
<table border="0">
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="33%">
===[[Main Pages]]===
*[[Main Page 13]]
*[[Main Page 15]]
*[[Main Page 20]]
*[[Main Page 21]]
*[[Main Page 23]]
*[[Homsar Main Page]]
</td>
<td valign="top" width="33%">

===Big Toons===
*[[Strong Bad Is in Jail Cartoon]]
*[[In Search Of The Yello Dello DVD]]
*[[The Luau]]
*[[Bug In Mouth Disease]]
*[[Cool Things]]
</td>
<td valign="top" width="33%">
===Shorts===
*[[Strong Bad is a Bad Guy]]
*[[Experimental Film]]
*[[Fluffy Puff Commercial]]
*[[The Interview]]
*[[Fluffy Puff Commercial]]
*[[Theme Song Video]]
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">
===[[Holiday Toons|Holiday]]===
*[[Homestar Presents: Presents]]
*[[Halloween Fairstival]]
*[[The Best Decemberween Ever]]
*[[Some Stupid Turkey]]
*[[Fall Float Parade]]
</td>
<td valign="top">
===[[Powered by the Cheat]]===
*[[New Boots]]
*[[mile]]
*[[crazy cartoon]]
</td>
</tr>
</table>

===[[Strong Bad Email]]s===
<table width="100%">
<autocolumn cols="4" width="25%">
*[[homsar]]
*[[halloweener]]
*[[i love you]]
*[[cartoon]]
*[[the bird]]
*[[1 step ahead]]
*[[helium]]
*[[invisibility]]
*[[your friends]]
*[[new hands]]
*[[marzipan]]
*[[fingers]]
*[[caper]]
*[[personal favorites]]
*[[big white face]]
*[[mascot]]
*[[sibbie]]
*[[suntan]]
*[[anything]]
*[[the process]]
*[[stunt double]]
*[[date]]
*[[impression]]
*[[labor day]]
*[[local news]]
*[[colonization]]
*[[caffeine]]
*[[kind of cool]]
*[[the bet]]
*[[monument]]
*[[different town]]
*[[flashback]]
*[[lunch special]]
*[[haircut]]
*[[replacement]]
*[[dangeresque 3]]
*[[cheatday]]
*[[pom pom]]
*[[crying]]
*[[other days]]
*[[old comics]]
*[[montage]]
*[[virus]]
*[[animal]]
*[[secret recipes]]
*[[the process]]
*[[crazy cartoon]]
*[[garage sale]]
*[[do over]]
*[[boring (really)]]
*[[modeling]]
*[[bottom 10]]
*[[record book]]
*[[lady...ing]]
*[[portrait]]
*[[technology]]
*[[disconnected]]
</autocolumn>
</table>

{| width="100%"
|- valign="top"
| width="45%" |

==[[Old-Timey]] Appearances==
[[Image:1936field.png|thumb|right|180px|The Field, Old-Timey style (The factory/circus district)]]
*[[Kick the Can]]
*[[Main Page 10]]
*[[little animal]]
*[[Parsnips-A-Plenty]]
*[[Ballad of The Sneak]]
*[[That A Ghost]]
[[Category:Places|Field, The]]
| width="20px" |  
| width="45%" |

==[[20X6]] Appearances==
[[Image:planetk.png|thumb|right|180px|The Field, 20X6 style ([[Planet K]])]]
*[[japanese cartoon]]
*[[Main Page 17]]
*[[20X6 vs. 1936]]
*[[time capsule]]
*[[Stinkoman 20X6]]
*[[Happy Trogday]]
|}

==See also==
*[[The Athletic Field]]

Dangeresque (character)

2006-03-13T17:12:14Z

Sikon:

Talk:Marzi-Mei

2006-02-14T05:10:49Z

Sikon: /* Prove it (again) */

Homestar Runner

2006-02-04T14:25:18Z

Sikon: /* Also known as... */

{{charnav|Homestar Runner|hs|Homsar|Strong Bad}}
[[Image:NewestHomestar.png|thumb|"Welcome to me... Homestar... Runner."]]

{{aboutcharacter}} {{for|Flash cartoon|Homestar Runner (Flash cartoon)}}

== Biography ==
'''Homestar Runner''' (middle name possibly [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig|Michael]] or [[time capsule#Commentary Transcript|Hal]]) is the star of his website namesake, but he probably doesn't realize it. Ever the butt of jokes and the recipient of [[Nicknames#Homestar Runner|nicknames]], Homestar is an earnest character with a clean heart and nothing but love for the rest of mankind. Unfortunately, his absolute cluelessness and clumsiness keep him from realizing his full potential. He's not completely stupid, though, and has proven to be remarkably clever in the past, though such occurrences are few and far between. You can never be quite sure whether or not he and [[Marzipan]] are going out, but he sure seems to think they are. According to the toon [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]], he weighs about one hundred pounds.

Homestar is the star athlete on an unspecified sports team led by [[Coach Z]] and keeps it that way via vigorous workouts, as revealed in the [[Strong Bad Email]] [[dullard]]. He is also the colonel (which is always pronounced phonetically) of the inactive [[Homestarmy]], while his best friend remains [[Pom Pom]]. He has some speech impediments (as he says, he has "twouble with his aw's"), and appears to have short-term memory problems, as he frequently forgets things he has just done or said, (for examples, see the [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 12.2|12th Answering Machine]] or [[Homestar Presents: Presents]]). He also tends to "borrow" things from (and return things to) [[Strong Bad]], for example, [[Strong Bad's Fondue Pot|Strong Bad's fondue pot]]. Though he [[Lack of Visible Arms|lacks a visible pair of arms]], he is still able to function as though he has them, being able to carry and throw things and even type proficiently. It's generally accepted that either he ''does'' have arms, but for reasons that are never explained, they are invisible, or that he has limited telekinetic powers. He frequently uses two-syllable exclamations, like "Hi-Ya!", "Highball!", and "Ah-tpoo!".

Although he is often the target of pranks by Strong Bad, Homestar believes that he is friends with Strong Bad and tries to win his favor, often with bad results that Homestar completely misunderstands. As a whole, Homestar seems to be too dim to realize when people are being mean to him, or when he's being mean to other people. He often unintentionally insults his friends or steps on their feelings and is unable to understand their resulting feelings of anger. As Strong Bad put it in email 124, [[secret recipes]], "it's like, even when we win, he wins."

Presently, Homestar works at an unnamed tech company with Strong Bad and [[The Cheat]], but has frequently dabbled in the entertainment industry. He made several [[Fluffy Puff Commercial|commercials]] for [[Fluffy Puff Marshmallows]] along with the product's mascot, [[Marshie]]. He is also the host of an obscure game show named "[[The Show]]", has co-starred in [[Dangeresque]], sung several hit singles such as "[[Everybody Knows It]]", "[[Puppet Jam: Bad Jokes|Bad Jokes]]" and other jams with [[They Might Be Giants]], and "[[montage|Party Party Party]]", revealed that he is considering a career in [[crying|male modeling]], and also guest starred in an episode of [[Caleb Rentpayer]] (in which he shot Caleb). He enjoys running, breaking into Strong Bad's house, and finding the perfect [[Decemberween]] present. Also, he, [[Coach Z]], and [[Bubs]] are the law enforcement in [[Free Country, USA]].

*'''Domicile:''' [[Homestar's House]]
*'''Debut:''' [[Original Book|"The Homestar Runner Enters The Strongest Man in the World Contest"]]
*[[:Category:Homestar Runner Filmography|Complete Filmography]]

== Character Video Transcript ==
''{'''Page Title:''' Homerun Hitter!}''
''{'''Place:''' [[The Field]]}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, hello. Greetings, one and everyone. Welcome to me... Homestar! ...Runner! Homestar Runner. Um... what else? I pretty much run the show around here. I date the only girl, I have the only propeller cap. ''{propeller cap twirls}'' And can run, and jump, and kick the fastest, highest and like nobody's business. If I had to pick one word to describe myself, it would probably be... Fluffy Puff Marshmallows. Or Homestar. Either one, really. They both fit.

''{The next line is chosen at random between the three.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' Don't forget "doofus".

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' Don't forget "moron".

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' Don't forget um... "[[Wikipedia:Lionel Richie|Lionel Richie]]".

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yeah, that too. That's another good one. In closing, I look good in red. Check it out. ''{turns around, sings while shaking his rear}'' Buttdance, buttda-a-ance!

== Homestar's eyes ==
[[Image:TMBG_Homestar_closeup_20040925.jpg|thumb|right|Puppet Stuff straight-on]]
[[Image:Straighton.png|thumb|left|Cartoon straight-on]]
*Homestar's eyes are quite strange. There are many theories about how they work:
**Sometimes they seem to move around his head. Most of the time they're like a flounder's eyes, but they switch sides of his face whenever he turns. In the [[Old Intro 2]], you can sort of see Homestar's eyes moving as the camera circles around him. Also, in [[Theme Song Video]], the currently absent toon [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]], the old version of [[In Search Of The Yello Dello DVD|In Search of the Yello Dello]] and the [[Homestar Runner and Strong Bad Screensaver|Homestar Screensaver]], you can see his face from the front, which further lends credence to this theory.

*His puppet and his two figurines, on the other hand, have eyes stuck on one side of his head. Occasionally you can get a peek at the other side of Puppet Homestar's face.
**[[The Brothers Chaps]] actually made the eyes out of felt, so that they can be switched if necessary.
{{clear}}

== Homestar's Shirt ==

His shirt seems to most resemble a red skirt with a white star on it. The star can be removed, but Homestar wears it as a mark of pride. Other than his propeller cap, it appears to be his only piece of clothing, as his questionable [[Homestar's Pants|pants]] are a mystery. He also wore a gray version of the shirt (still with a star) in [[impression]] while doing a bad imitation of [[Strong Sad]].

In the original script for [[flashback]], Strong Bad wore a similar shirt until Marzipan gave one to Homestar (to replace his Duckie Shirt). After this point, Strong Bad would have ripped off his shirt, explaining why he never wore one to this day.

A real-life version of the shirt is available for purchase in the [[Store]].

== [[Homestar and Marzipan's Relationship|Homestar & Marzipan]] ==
[[Image:marzipan.png|thumb|Homestar's favorite hippie.]]

Homestar's relationship with Marzipan seems tenuous at best and has deteriorated as the episodes progress. Though Homestar insults her, often without meaning it, and Marzipan breaks up with him frequently, they seem to patch things up in between. Homestar's idiocy seems to be charmed as well as charming, as evidenced by his lucky gift of wire cutters in [[Homestar Presents: Presents]]. It is unclear how their relationship started, but they do seem to care about each other, if only a little bit.

Homestar even appears to miss and need Marzipan's badgering every once in a while. When she was out of town in [[Happy Fireworks|July of 2005]], he carried around a [[Cardboard Marzipan|cardboard cutout]] version of her and provided a voice for it. The cardboard version still made similar comments about violence and Homestar's poor grammar that the actual Marzipan would have, providing Homestar the presumably cathartic opportunity to say "Shut up, Marzipan." Even Homestar's relationship with the "Cardboard Marzi" was tenuous, though, as he voiced her flirting with other men (and The Cheat).

== Also known as... ==
*[[The Homestar Runner]] ([[Old-Timey]])
*[[1-Up]] ([[20X6]])
*[[Dangeresque too]] ([[Dangeresque]])
*[[The King of Town (Decemberween)|The King of Town]] ([[Decemberween]])
*[[Atari Homestar]]
*[[Tofu Homestar]]
*[[Retro Gaming Character Variations|Vector Homestar]]
*[[Retro Gaming Character Variations|Bad Graphics Homestar]]
*[[The Jolly Dumple]]
*[[Mount RidesPlace USA Mascots|Poppy the Tire]]
*[[Homestarmy|Colonel Homestar Runner]]
*Freaky Marzipan ([[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]])
*Suave Homestar ([[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]])
*One-eyed Homestar ([[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]])
*Homestarmecium ([[highschool]])
*Mr. Dee Williams ([[secret identity]])

=== [[Halloween Costumes]] ===
*[[Wikipedia:Kurt Cobain|Kurt Cobain]] in [[Homestarloween Party]].
*[[Wikipedia:The Greatest American Hero|The Greatest American Hero]] in [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]].
*[[Wikipedia:Angus Young|Angus Young]] in [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]].
*[[Wikipedia:John McEnroe|John McEnroe]] in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]].
*Carl Spackler (played by [[Wikipedia:Bill Murray|Bill Murray]] in [[IMDb:tt0080487|Caddyshack]]) in [[Halloween Fairstival]].
*Moocher from [http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0078902/ Breaking Away] in [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]].

== Fun Facts ==
===Fast Forward===
*Homestar shows off his butt dance again in [[bottom 10]].

== See Also ==
*[[Homestar Runner Evolution]]
*[[Homestar Runner Other Costumes|Other Costumes]]
*[[Nicknames#Homestar Runner|Nicknames]]

== External Links ==
*[[HR:vcr_hs.html|watch Homestar Runner's character video]]
*[[HR:vcr_hs.swf|view the Flash file for Homestar Runner's character video]]

{{Characters|Homestar Runner}}
[[Category:Homestarmy]]

50 emails

2006-02-04T14:12:55Z

Sikon:

{{sbenav|50|theme party|website}}

[[Image:sbemail50.PNG|thumb|"Hey, Strong Bad, I brought back your fondue pot."]]

In honor of his 50th email, Strong Bad tries to answer 50 emails, only to have Homestar unwittingly screw it up.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Old-Timey Strong Bad}} (Easter egg), {{Film|The Sneak}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Telegraph Room]] (Easter egg)

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

'''Date:''' November 11, 2002

'''Running Time:''' 3:28

'''Page Title:''' Lordy, Lordy, Look who's over there!

== Transcript ==

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Oh, girl, I want to email you so nice. ''{stops singing}'' All right, everybody. In honor of this, my 50th email, I've decided to answer 50 of your emails! Ready? Go!

''{reading}''

<blockquote class="email">Email #1 
Dear strong bad, 
Can you please write a book about 
come-back jokes! 
Mike 
Canada</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' More like, ''you'' write a book about come-back jokes, ''NERD!'' ''{hits enter}''

''{reading}''

<blockquote class="email">Email #2 
Dear Stong Bad, 
what are some cool ways to spell 
different words? example, fat = phat 
 
matt</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, you mean like ''{types}'' strong = stong? ''{stops}'' You seem to like that one. Or how about this? matt = MATT!! ''{He types matt = DELETED!, and the following appears on the screen as the email is deleted:}''

<blockquote class="email" style="background:#003893; text-align:center">MATT!!</blockquote>

''{reading}''

<blockquote class="email">Email #3 
Strong Bad, 
What is your favorite leg? 
 
Jess and Tiff 
Los Angeles, CA</blockquote>
''{He stops at "Jess and Tiff."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Well, I like all kinds of legs. You know, like the Great Leg... the Leg of Hope... Tape-Leg? ''{the phone rings}'' Oh, man! I was on a roll! Don't nobody go nowheres, I'll be right back. ''{He walks off and answers the phone}'' Hello? Yeah, this is me.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{offscreen}'' Strong Bad!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{on the phone}'' I dunno, what kind of savings?

''{Homestar Runner walks in carrying a fondue pot}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey Strong Bad, I brought back your fondue pot. Strong Bad? ''{He looks around, and then sees the computer}'' Whoa. That TV has words on it. ''{He sits down at the computer and re-reads the email}'' Strong Bad, what is your favorite leg? Jess and Tiff. ''{Stops reading}'' Um, ''{typing}'' Hey Crapface! Why dontcha blow it out your ear. Your buddy, Strong Bad. ''{enter}'' Oh, another one!

''{reading}''

<blockquote class="email" style="background-image:none">Email #4 
Dear Strong Bad 
How do you type with gloves on 
your hands? 
 
Scott 
Surrey BC Canada</blockquote>

Oh, even ''I'' know what to do with this one. ''{types}'' BALEETED! ''{hits enter, nothing happens}'' Wha—? Oh. Umm... ''{types}'' DELTEATED! ''{enter, nothing happens}'' No? Uhh... Del Taco?

''{Cut to Strong Bad talking on the phone}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' No, they're more like elephant feet. Yeah. So what do you think, like, 50 bucks? Sounds good. I'll leave the key under the at-may.

''{Back to Compy 386. Homestar has typed in many, many words, but none of them do anything.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' What is that stupid word? ''{He types in "da cheated" and hits enter. The computer plays a tune and the blue "Flagrant System Error" screen comes up. It reads:}''

<blockquote class="email" style="background:#003893; text-align:center">FLAGRANT SYSTEM ERROR 
 
The system is down. I dunno what 
you did, moron, but you sure 
screwed everything up good.</blockquote>

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Uh-oh. This does not look good for Homestar Runner.

''{Cut back to Strong Bad on the phone}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Okay. Bye!

''{He hangs up and walks off. Cut back to the computer}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Okay. Back to the 50 emails. ''{He sits down. There's a piece of paper over the monitor with a Windows error window titled "This is real." It says "System report: Everything is fine. Nothing is ruined." Strong Bad reads the message}'' Everything is fine. Nothing is ruined. Oh, that's good to hear. Let's just— Wait a minute! ''{he tears off the paper and sees the blue screen}'' Wha... Flagrant Error? What the... Where did all my emails go?

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' WHAT?!? The paper?! This isn't over yet! Go back up, go back up! ''{He swats at the paper and then tries to hold it up off the screen}'' Wait, wait! I think I can remember some of those emails! Uh, "Dear Strong Bad, why are you so awesome? Yours truly, Dumpface." Well, Dumpface, it's a long story. It all started with The Cheat one day when he was going down to the...

''{The screen, and Strong Bad's voice, slowly fade out. A paper plate with a Swiss Cake Roll with a "50" candle on it fades in. The Paper comes down again.}''

== Easter Eggs ==

*When Strong Bad types the word "book," you can click on it and bring up a picture of Strong Bad's idea of this book.
*At the end, click on the "50th email [[Swiss Cake Roll]]" to see an [[Old-Timey]] Strong Bad cartoon.
:''{A title screen reading "Strong Bad and The Electronic Message" appears. Cut to Old-Timey Strong Bad reading a telegram}''
<blockquote class="email" style="background-image:none;border:2px solid black;background:#cccccc;color:#000">Dear Sir Strong Bad stop 
How do you manage the telegramophone whilst 
wearing gentleman's sport gloves? stop 

signed, Lord Elsington Hallstingdingdingworth </blockquote>
:'''OLD-TIMEY STRONG BAD:''' Curses! This is all anyone ever asks me. ''{manning the telegraph}'' You buffoon! Stop. You...carpetbagger. Stop. I'll give you what for!
:''{The Sneak walks onscreen}''
:'''OLD-TIMEY STRONG BAD:''' The Sneak! How was that? I told that poor sap I'd give him what for! Yes... now go and steal me fresh jam!
:''{The Sneak scurries off}''

== Fun Facts ==

===Explanations===
*When old-timey Strong Bad responds to Lord Elsington Hallstingdingdingworth in the Easter egg, he calls him a "carpetbagger." A [[Wikipedia:carpetbagger|carpetbagger]] is actually a post-Civil War term for a Northerner moving to the South after the war to get rich or gain power.
*When Strong Bad says, "I'll leave the key under the at-may," he is speaking [[Wikipedia:Pig Latin|Pig Latin]]. "At-may" would mean "mat."

===Trivia===
*The title of the page may be a reference to the phrase "Lordy, Lordy! Look who's forty!" which is usually used on someone's 40th birthday, even though this is Strong Bad's 50th email.
*The phone ringing sound effect is "ringin.wav", from the Microsoft system sounds.
*The label on the disk in the floppy disk container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#tongue of the fatman|tongue of the fatman]]".

===Remarks===
*Strong Bad is talking to a potential customer about "[[Soolnds|elephant feet]]." Apparently he is planning to sell [[Strong Sad]]'s legs on the black market. It is later mentioned in the email [[modeling]] that poachers have offered several thousand dollars for Strong Sad's feet.
*It is strange that Homestar calls the computer screen a "TV [that] has words on it," yet he immediately knows he can type a response to the email.
*This is the first email in which we see the "DELETED" screen on the Compy. The background is blue, whereas it was green on the [[Tandy 400]].
*The telegram received by Old-Timey Strong Bad has an incomplete [[Wikipedia:Boolean_algebra|boolean]] [[Wikipedia:truth table|truth table]] in the upper right corner.

===Goofs===
*When Homestar is talking while reading/answering an email, his lips' movements and the movements in the reflection are not in sync.
*Right before Strong Bad hangs up the phone, you can see it is [[Disconnected Telephone|not connected to anything]].
*Telegrams are always typed in upper case. They also never use any punctuation, hence the word STOP at the end of each sentence.

===Glitches===
*When you adjust the contrast while Homestar is at the computer, his reflection isn't affected.
*When Strong Bad says "Matt" while typing "DELETED", his reflection appears above the Compy for a moment.

===Inside References===
*Strong Bad starts his email checking by saying, "Ready? Go!" This is a reference to [[spring cleaning]], when he said that to start his spring cleaning.
*When he responds to Email #3 ("What is your favorite leg?"), Strong Bad mentions tape-leg. This is a reference to [[tape-leg]], one of his past emails, and represents yet another [[Tape leg|inside joke]] of the Homestar Universe.
*The phrase "The system is down" is from [[techno]].

===Real-World References===
*This is another instance of [[Strong Bad's Computer Malfunctioning]]. The blue "Flagrant System Error" screen is a spoof of the [[Wikipedia:Microsoft Windows|Windows 9x]] [[Wikipedia:Blue_screen_of_death|Blue screen of death]].

[[Image:Stupid word.png|thumb|400px|"What is that stupid word?"]]

===Homestar's attempts at [[DELETED]]===
*Baleeted
*Delteated
*Deltaco
*freaky D'td
*chadeated
*deedleated
*meathead?
*dltd
*duh lee ted
*teeteeted
*[[Bubs|bubs]]
*diddley dee
*repeated
*733t3d
*3-D movie
*del monte
*ddddddd
*[[The Cheat|da cheated]]
*diggity
*beefeated
*stupid word
*believe it
*received it
*stratego
*3TDted
*seabed
*whitebread
*open sesame
*marie
*hello
*de la soul
*geleted
*feeted
*Some of the commands Homestar tries are references. Some are more obvious than others:
**'del monte' — A popular brand of fruit juice.
**'beefeated' — 'Beefeaters' is a nickname for the [[Wikipedia:Yeomen Warders|Yeomen Warders]] of the [[Wikipedia:Tower of London|Tower of London]]. There is also a 'Beefeaters' London Dry Gin sold in most liquor stores.
**'meathead?' — This is probably referring to a catch phrase from the sitcom [[Wikipedia:All in the Family|'All in the Family']] in which [[Wikipedia:Archie Bunker|Archie Bunker]] called his son-in-law [[Wikipedia:Michael Stivic|Mike]] 'Meathead.'
**'stratego' — [[Wikipedia:Stratego|Stratego]] is a board game.
**'open sesame' — Famous words from the tale [[Wikipedia:Ali Baba|'Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves']]. This may be a further reference to the 1937 Popeye cartoon [[Wikipedia:Popeye_the_Sailor_Meets_Ali_Baba's_Forty_Thieves|Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves]]. In it, Popeye fails to remember the magic words 'open sesame', instead trying a series of similar words and phrases to no avail.
**'de la soul' — [[Wikipedia:De La Soul|De La Soul]] is a hip-hop group made of Posdnous, Trugoy, and P.A. Mase. They are best known for their groundbreaking 1989 debut album [[Wikipedia:3 Feet High and Rising|"3 Feet High and Rising"]]. Their second album, [[Wikipedia:De La Soul is Dead|De La Soul is Dead]] is on [[Matt Chapman]]'s favorite album list.
**'733t3d' — A reference to [[Internet Slang|Leetspeak]], a variation of language used on the Internet where letters are replaced by numbers or symbols. While this is probably meant to say "leeted," it actually says "teeted."
**'Deltaco' — [[Wikipedia:Del Taco|Del Taco]] is a Mexican fast food chain.
**'diggity' - A reference to Strong Bad's song in [[unused emails]] and [[car]].

==DVD Version==
*The "Comeback joke book" Easter egg is disabled.

== External Links ==
*[[HR:homester.html|BALEETED]] sound can be downloaded in "System Sounds Pack" at the downloads section.
*[[HR:sbemail50.html|watch "50 emails"]]
*[[HR:sbemail50.swf|view the Flash file for "50 emails"]]
{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category:Compy 386 Emails]]
[[Category:Old-Timey]]

50 emails

2006-02-04T14:12:37Z

Sikon: 1. just "I dunno", without "know" 2. diggity reference

{{sbenav|50|theme party|website}}

[[Image:sbemail50.PNG|thumb|"Hey, Strong Bad, I brought back your fondue pot."]]

In honor of his 50th email, Strong Bad tries to answer 50 emails, only to have Homestar unwittingly screw it up.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Old-Timey Strong Bad}} (Easter egg), {{Film|The Sneak}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Telegraph Room]] (Easter egg)

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

'''Date:''' November 11, 2002

'''Running Time:''' 3:28

'''Page Title:''' Lordy, Lordy, Look who's over there!

== Transcript ==

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Oh, girl, I want to email you so nice. ''{stops singing}'' All right, everybody. In honor of this, my 50th email, I've decided to answer 50 of your emails! Ready? Go!

''{reading}''

<blockquote class="email">Email #1 
Dear strong bad, 
Can you please write a book about 
come-back jokes! 
Mike 
Canada</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' More like, ''you'' write a book about come-back jokes, ''NERD!'' ''{hits enter}''

''{reading}''

<blockquote class="email">Email #2 
Dear Stong Bad, 
what are some cool ways to spell 
different words? example, fat = phat 
 
matt</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, you mean like ''{types}'' strong = stong? ''{stops}'' You seem to like that one. Or how about this? matt = MATT!! ''{He types matt = DELETED!, and the following appears on the screen as the email is deleted:}''

<blockquote class="email" style="background:#003893; text-align:center">MATT!!</blockquote>

''{reading}''

<blockquote class="email">Email #3 
Strong Bad, 
What is your favorite leg? 
 
Jess and Tiff 
Los Angeles, CA</blockquote>
''{He stops at "Jess and Tiff."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Well, I like all kinds of legs. You know, like the Great Leg... the Leg of Hope... Tape-Leg? ''{the phone rings}'' Oh, man! I was on a roll! Don't nobody go nowheres, I'll be right back. ''{He walks off and answers the phone}'' Hello? Yeah, this is me.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{offscreen}'' Strong Bad!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{on the phone}'' I dunno, what kind of savings?

''{Homestar Runner walks in carrying a fondue pot}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey Strong Bad, I brought back your fondue pot. Strong Bad? ''{He looks around, and then sees the computer}'' Whoa. That TV has words on it. ''{He sits down at the computer and re-reads the email}'' Strong Bad, what is your favorite leg? Jess and Tiff. ''{Stops reading}'' Um, ''{typing}'' Hey Crapface! Why dontcha blow it out your ear. Your buddy, Strong Bad. ''{enter}'' Oh, another one!

''{reading}''

<blockquote class="email" style="background-image:none">Email #4 
Dear Strong Bad 
How do you type with gloves on 
your hands? 
 
Scott 
Surrey BC Canada</blockquote>

Oh, even ''I'' know what to do with this one. ''{types}'' BALEETED! ''{hits enter, nothing happens}'' Wha—? Oh. Umm... ''{types}'' DELTEATED! ''{enter, nothing happens}'' No? Uhh... Del Taco?

''{Cut to Strong Bad talking on the phone}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' No, they're more like elephant feet. Yeah. So what do you think, like, 50 bucks? Sounds good. I'll leave the key under the at-may.

''{Back to Compy 386. Homestar has typed in many, many words, but none of them do anything.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' What is that stupid word? ''{He types in "da cheated" and hits enter. The computer plays a tune and the blue "Flagrant System Error" screen comes up. It reads:}''

<blockquote class="email" style="background:#003893; text-align:center">FLAGRANT SYSTEM ERROR 
 
The system is down. I dunno what 
you did, moron, but you sure 
screwed everything up good.</blockquote>

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Uh-oh. This does not look good for Homestar Runner.

''{Cut back to Strong Bad on the phone}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Okay. Bye!

''{He hangs up and walks off. Cut back to the computer}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Okay. Back to the 50 emails. ''{He sits down. There's a piece of paper over the monitor with a Windows error window titled "This is real." It says "System report: Everything is fine. Nothing is ruined." Strong Bad reads the message}'' Everything is fine. Nothing is ruined. Oh, that's good to hear. Let's just— Wait a minute! ''{he tears off the paper and sees the blue screen}'' Wha... Flagrant Error? What the... Where did all my emails go?

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' WHAT?!? The paper?! This isn't over yet! Go back up, go back up! ''{He swats at the paper and then tries to hold it up off the screen}'' Wait, wait! I think I can remember some of those emails! Uh, "Dear Strong Bad, why are you so awesome? Yours truly, Dumpface." Well, Dumpface, it's a long story. It all started with The Cheat one day when he was going down to the...

''{The screen, and Strong Bad's voice, slowly fade out. A paper plate with a Swiss Cake Roll with a "50" candle on it fades in. The Paper comes down again.}''

== Easter Eggs ==

*When Strong Bad types the word "book," you can click on it and bring up a picture of Strong Bad's idea of this book.
*At the end, click on the "50th email [[Swiss Cake Roll]]" to see an [[Old-Timey]] Strong Bad cartoon.
:''{A title screen reading "Strong Bad and The Electronic Message" appears. Cut to Old-Timey Strong Bad reading a telegram}''
<blockquote class="email" style="background-image:none;border:2px solid black;background:#cccccc;color:#000">Dear Sir Strong Bad stop 
How do you manage the telegramophone whilst 
wearing gentleman's sport gloves? stop 

signed, Lord Elsington Hallstingdingdingworth </blockquote>
:'''OLD-TIMEY STRONG BAD:''' Curses! This is all anyone ever asks me. ''{manning the telegraph}'' You buffoon! Stop. You...carpetbagger. Stop. I'll give you what for!
:''{The Sneak walks onscreen}''
:'''OLD-TIMEY STRONG BAD:''' The Sneak! How was that? I told that poor sap I'd give him what for! Yes... now go and steal me fresh jam!
:''{The Sneak scurries off}''

== Fun Facts ==

===Explanations===
*When old-timey Strong Bad responds to Lord Elsington Hallstingdingdingworth in the Easter egg, he calls him a "carpetbagger." A [[Wikipedia:carpetbagger|carpetbagger]] is actually a post-Civil War term for a Northerner moving to the South after the war to get rich or gain power.
*When Strong Bad says, "I'll leave the key under the at-may," he is speaking [[Wikipedia:Pig Latin|Pig Latin]]. "At-may" would mean "mat."

===Trivia===
*The title of the page may be a reference to the phrase "Lordy, Lordy! Look who's forty!" which is usually used on someone's 40th birthday, even though this is Strong Bad's 50th email.
*The phone ringing sound effect is "ringin.wav", from the Microsoft system sounds.
*The label on the disk in the floppy disk container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#tongue of the fatman|tongue of the fatman]]".

===Remarks===
*Strong Bad is talking to a potential customer about "[[Soolnds|elephant feet]]." Apparently he is planning to sell [[Strong Sad]]'s legs on the black market. It is later mentioned in the email [[modeling]] that poachers have offered several thousand dollars for Strong Sad's feet.
*It is strange that Homestar calls the computer screen a "TV [that] has words on it," yet he immediately knows he can type a response to the email.
*This is the first email in which we see the "DELETED" screen on the Compy. The background is blue, whereas it was green on the [[Tandy 400]].
*The telegram received by Old-Timey Strong Bad has an incomplete [[Wikipedia:Boolean_algebra|boolean]] [[Wikipedia:truth table|truth table]] in the upper right corner.

===Goofs===
*When Homestar is talking while reading/answering an email, his lips' movements and the movements in the reflection are not in sync.
*Right before Strong Bad hangs up the phone, you can see it is [[Disconnected Telephone|not connected to anything]].
*Telegrams are always typed in upper case. They also never use any punctuation, hence the word STOP at the end of each sentence.

===Glitches===
*When you adjust the contrast while Homestar is at the computer, his reflection isn't affected.
*When Strong Bad says "Matt" while typing "DELETED", his reflection appears above the Compy for a moment.

===Inside References===
*Strong Bad starts his email checking by saying, "Ready? Go!" This is a reference to [[spring cleaning]], when he said that to start his spring cleaning.
*When he responds to Email #3 ("What is your favorite leg?"), Strong Bad mentions tape-leg. This is a reference to [[tape-leg]], one of his past emails, and represents yet another [[Tape leg|inside joke]] of the Homestar Universe.
*The phrase "The system is down" is from [[techno]].

===Real-World References===
*This is another instance of [[Strong Bad's Computer Malfunctioning]]. The blue "Flagrant System Error" screen is a spoof of the [[Wikipedia:Microsoft Windows|Windows 9x]] [[Wikipedia:Blue_screen_of_death|Blue screen of death]].

[[Image:Stupid word.png|thumb|400px|"What is that stupid word?"]]

===Homestar's attempts at [[DELETED]]===
*Baleeted
*Delteated
*Deltaco
*freaky D'td
*chadeated
*deedleated
*meathead?
*dltd
*duh lee ted
*teeteeted
*[[Bubs|bubs]]
*diddley dee
*repeated
*733t3d
*3-D movie
*del monte
*ddddddd
*[[The Cheat|da cheated]]
*diggity
*beefeated
*stupid word
*believe it
*received it
*stratego
*3TDted
*seabed
*whitebread
*open sesame
*marie
*hello
*de la soul
*geleted
*feeted
*Some of the commands Homestar tries are references. Some are more obvious than others:
**'del monte' — A popular brand of fruit juice.
**'beefeated' — 'Beefeaters' is a nickname for the [[Wikipedia:Yeomen Warders|Yeomen Warders]] of the [[Wikipedia:Tower of London|Tower of London]]. There is also a 'Beefeaters' London Dry Gin sold in most liquor stores.
**'meathead?' — This is probably referring to a catch phrase from the sitcom [[Wikipedia:All in the Family|'All in the Family']] in which [[Wikipedia:Archie Bunker|Archie Bunker]] called his son-in-law [[Wikipedia:Michael Stivic|Mike]] 'Meathead.'
**'stratego' — [[Wikipedia:Stratego|Stratego]] is a board game.
**'open sesame' — Famous words from the tale [[Wikipedia:Ali Baba|'Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves']]. This may be a further reference to the 1937 Popeye cartoon [[Wikipedia:Popeye_the_Sailor_Meets_Ali_Baba's_Forty_Thieves|Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves]]. In it, Popeye fails to remember the magic words 'open sesame', instead trying a series of similar words and phrases to no avail.
**'de la soul' — [[Wikipedia:De La Soul|De La Soul]] is a hip-hop group made of Posdnous, Trugoy, and P.A. Mase. They are best known for their groundbreaking 1989 debut album [[Wikipedia:3 Feet High and Rising|"3 Feet High and Rising"]]. Their second album, [[Wikipedia:De La Soul is Dead|De La Soul is Dead]] is on [[Matt Chapman]]'s favorite album list.
**'733t3d' — A reference to [[Internet Slang|Leetspeak]], a variation of language used on the Internet where letters are replaced by numbers or symbols. While this is probably meant to say "leeted," it actually says "teeted."
**'Deltaco' — [[Wikipedia:Del Taco|Del Taco]] is a Mexican fast food chain.
**'diggity'' - A reference to Strong Bad's song in [[unused emails]] and [[car]].

==DVD Version==
*The "Comeback joke book" Easter egg is disabled.

== External Links ==
*[[HR:homester.html|BALEETED]] sound can be downloaded in "System Sounds Pack" at the downloads section.
*[[HR:sbemail50.html|watch "50 emails"]]
*[[HR:sbemail50.swf|view the Flash file for "50 emails"]]
{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category:Compy 386 Emails]]
[[Category:Old-Timey]]

high school

2006-01-15T16:34:55Z

Sikon: /* Goofs */ occurred

[[Image:highschool.png|thumb|"Ahh, there's no such thing as mysterious."]]
'''Strong Bad Email #140'''

Patrick asks Strong Bad about his younger years.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}} (Easter Egg, Screenshot), {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|The Poopsmith}} (as [[The Diapersmith]]), {{Film|Pom Pom}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|The Homestar Runner}} (Easter Egg), {{Film|Old-Timey Strong Bad}} (Easter Egg), [[Wikipedia:Don Knotts|Don Knotts]] (Easter Egg), {{Film|Sickly Sam}} (Easter Egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], Abandoned Pie Factory, High School, Middle School, [[Free Country, USA|Free Petry Dish USA]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand|Bubsamecium's Protozoa Stand]], [[Wikipedia:Rome|Rome]] (Easter Egg)

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' January 8, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 3:01

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486
==Transcript==

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' It's the email, baby, lunch juice!

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>Subject: high school</div>
Hey Strong Bad! 
What were you like during highschool? 
Sincerely, 
Patrick Cowiche WA
</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad stretches out "Hey Strong Bad!", says "high-shool... er, highs- high school. highschool (as one word)" instead of just "high school", and reads "Cowiche WA" as one word.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Well, cowichewa to you too, Patrique. Now, I have an extremely unphotographic memory. So, I guess that'd be more like a drawing, or a doodle. Like a doodle memory. ''{clears screen}'' But I would hazard a guess that we were probably just like other cartoons were in high school, i.e. we were a team of super sleuths.

''{Cuts to a splash screen titled "The Homestar Runner Mysfit-steries" with "story by Youdbetterbelieveit Chimendez" in the lower right. Crudely drawn teenage versions of Homestar Runner, Marzipan, Strong Mad, and Strong Bad stand abreast in the center. Dissolve to teenage Marzipan in an old building.}''

'''TEENAGE MARZIPAN:''' Stampers! My long lost uncle's abandoned pie factory sure is mysterious.

''{Cut to a wider shot showing the entire gang.}''

'''TEENAGE STRONG BAD:''' Ah, there's no such thing as "mysterious".

'''TEENAGE HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I don't want to take any chances. ''{close up shot}'' We should play in a band, just to be safe.

''{Cut to teenage Strong Bad, Strong Mad, Marzipan, and Homestar Runner playing the keyboard, the drums, the tambourine, and the bass guitar, respectively, on a blue backdrop.}''

'''TEENAGE HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing without his usual speech impediment}'' Havin' fun with my friends. Words about a mystery. Shakin' hands with my man...

''{Cut back to the Lappy 486.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' And when we weren't debating the existence of mysterious, Strong Mad and I were all the time trying to liberate Homestar from those ridiculous striped ''{pronounced stripèd}'' pants.

''{Cut to teenage Strong Mad, Homestar, and Strong Bad near some lockers. Strong Mad and Strong Bad hold ropes attached to hooks in the ceiling and floor, which then run through hooks on Homestar's waistline. A magnet lies next to Homestar's feet.}''

'''TEENAGE HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' And you guys are sure this won't emancipate me from my ridiculous striped ''{pronounced stripèd}'' pants?

''{Cut back to the Lappy 486.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' So that's what high school ''{pronounced "high-shool", as before}'' was like. In, um, middle school we were a bunch of melon-headed babies with gigantic eyes and enormous...

''{A baby-sized Coach Z tosses with a box marked "NOT A BALL!" up and down, with a plush football beside him. Strong Bad continues, voicing over.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ...imaginations.

'''BABY COACH Z:''' ''{high-pitched, childish voice}'' I'm pretending I'm the craptain of the foortball torm!

''{As Coach Z says this, the nursery-school style background is replaced with a black and white image of a football field.}''

''{Push pan to a baby Strong Bad in a diaper with a small blue cap on his head. He sits holding a video game control pad.}''

'''BABY STRONG BAD:''' ''{high-pitched, childish voice}'' I'm pretending I'm playing better video games! ''{Atari 2600 sound effects play in the background.}'' Aw, man! That freakin' duck swallowed both my pixels!

''{Push pan to a baby Strong Sad and a baby The Poopsmith. Baby Strong Sad has a pink bow in his hair, long eyelashes, and a frilly divide between his torso and trunk. The baby Poopsmith wears a blue baby bonnet and holds a stained rattle, with a large pile of dirty diapers behind him.}''

'''BABY STRONG SAD:''' I'm pretending I'm not sitting next to The Diapersmith.

''{As Strong Sad says this, the background, including The Diapersmith's diapers, is replaced by a black and white image of a bi-plane.}''

''{The Diapersmith turns to baby Strong Sad and blows a raspberry.}''

''{Black and white image vanishes. Pan to the legs of Homestar Runner, who is wearing puffy red and white pants and holding a broom.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Now you children skedaddle. ''{pushes sweeping end of broom at The Diapersmith and Strong Sad}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voicing over, in normal voice}'' And going even unnecessarily further back, ''{as Strong Bad says this, baby Pom Pom bounds by the screen, with a Bumble Ball body form and no distinguishable head.}'' we were all a bunch of plucky parameciums  living in Free Petry  Dish USA.

''{Cut to a petri dish with a liquid inside resembling the shape of the United States of America.}''

''{Cut to a paramecium Bubs floating in a box marked "BUB5AMECIUM'S PROTOZOA STAND". A paramecium Homestar floats up.}''

'''HOMESTARMECIUM:''' Hey there, Bubsamecium. I need to buy some embarrassing items for my embarrassing body parts.

'''BUBSAMECIUM:''' Certainly! Six tubes of rear-end cream coming right up! ''{He brings out a bag with said tubes of cream, and gives it to Homestarmecium.}''

''{Cut to a close-up of a viral Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONGBADIOPHAGE:''' Oh ho ho! Whatcha buying there, Homestarmecium?

''{Cut to a wide shot. Strongbadiophage "walks" in from the left.}''

'''HOMESTARMECIUM:''' Uh-oh, it's Strongbadiophage. Um, uh, these are for my twin brother! ''{Homestarmecium divides into two of himself, and both speak in unison}'' These are for my twin brother! ''{the two Homestarmecia divide into four}'' These are for my twin brother! ''{the four divide into eight}'' These are for my twin brother!

'''STRONGBADIOPHAGE:''' Aaaahh!! ''{he runs off}''

''{Cut back to the Lappy 486.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' And then, of course, before that we were ''{pause}'' Romans...living in Roman times. And Don Knotts was always showing up. So there you go, Patrice. Just the facts. ''{types the score on different lines}'' Strong Bad Emails: 1, Not Strong Bad Emails: 0. ''{stops typing}'' You guys keep score at home. I'll see you next time. ''{runs off singing}'' Oh, havin' fun with my friends...

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

==Easter Eggs==
[[Image:Unphotographic.png|thumb|right|200px|Unphotographic]]
*Click on the word "unphotographic" to reveal a photographic memory of the [[caper|jumble caper]].
**Click on the resulting image to reveal the doodle memory version of the same event. Strong Bad is carrying a large gemstone out of a vault, [[The Cheat]] is drawn as a rattlesnake-like creature carrying a turkey on a platter, and a sign points to the right reading "Subwoofers."
*Click on "Roman" to see what those times were like.
:''{Cut to The Homestar Runner and Old-Timey Strong Bad in an black and white Roman land. The Homestar Runner is dressed as [[Wikipedia:Julius Caesar|Julius Caesar]] and Old-Timey Strong Bad is dressed as a [[Wikipedia:Legionary|Roman legionary]].}''
:'''THE HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh... aqueduct.
:'''OLD-TIMEY STRONG BAD:''' Hm... yes! Vomitorium!
:'''DON KNOTTS:''' ''{pokes head in}'' Andy?
:''{Pan to Sickly Sam wearing a sack reading "OLIVES" instead of his usual "POTATES" sack. He vanishes, and an [[Wikipedia:Ionic column|Ionic column]] takes his place.}''

==Fun Facts==
{{checkstuffpage}}
===Explanations===
*"Cowichewa to you too" is an aural allusion to "[[Wikipedia:List of common phrases in various languages#Japanese|konnichiwa]]", a basic Japanese greeting.
*Homestarmecium, despite his name, is drawn without a nucleus. This suggests that he could actually be construed as a [[Wikipedia:Bacteria|bacterium]] (a [[Wikipedia:Prokaryote|prokaryote]]), rather than a [[Wikipedia:Paramecium|paramecium]] (a [[Wikipedia:Eukaryote|eukaryote]]), and that he replicates himself using [[Wikipedia:Binary Fission|binary fission]] (eukaryotes replicate via [[Wikipedia:Mitosis|mitosis]]).
**On the other hand, the "hairs" on his head area may suggest he's a [[Wikipedia:Ciliate|ciliate]], which would rule out the possibility of being a bacterium. While Bubs also has "cilia" patches, his outline suggests the stereotypical image of an amoeba rather than the typical "footprint" shape of a paramecium.
*Strongbadiophage, which has a hexagonal head upon a column ending in 6 legs, appears to be a T4 Phage [[Wikipedia:Bacteriophage|bacteriophage]]. This type of [[Wikipedia:Virus|virus]] attacks bacteria, not paramecia, and forces the host cell to create copies of the virus by modifying the cell's DNA.
**The [[Wikipedia:T4_phage|T4 Bacteriophage]] was likely chosen to represent Strong Bad because it is by far the most easily recognised virus, not necessarily because of its nature.
**Just as "bacteriophage" means "one who devours bacteria," "Strongbadiophage" may be taken to mean "one who devours [[Strongbadia]]" or simply "one who devours Strong Bad".
*The Homestar Runner mentions [[Wikipedia:Aqueducts|aqueducts]]. The Roman Aqueduct system is perhaps the most famous ever built, running over 250 miles across their empire and supplying over a million gallons of water a day to ancient Rome alone.
*A Roman [[Wikipedia:Roman eating and drinking#Vomitorium|vomitorium]] was a passage situated below or behind a tier of seats in an amphitheatre, through which the crowds could "spew out" at the end of a show. Contrary to popular belief, it does not refer to a place where people would go to vomit.
*In the Roman easter egg, Sickly Sam is wearing a sack that says OLIVES. Olives were valuable back in that era.

===Trivia===
*When this email was released, the [[Main Pages|main page]] button read "new strong bad email" and "nothing else!". The site had just experienced an unusually long hiatus, 35 days, since the last major update.
*"[[The Homestar Runner Mysfit-steries]]" is written by Youdbetterbelieveit [[A. Chimendez|Chimendez]].

===Remarks===
*Strong Bad [[Fourth Wall Breaks|breaks the fourth wall]] by acknowledging the fact that he is a cartoon character.
*This email appears to support the idea that Strong Bad and Homestar were once friends, as was first suggested by Homestar in [[The Best Decemberween Ever]].
*Teenage Homestar plays a left-handed bass guitar.
*Baby Coach Z wearing green pajamas supports the theory that he wears a green body suit, as Strong Bad questioned in [[labor day]].
*Strong Bad seems to be a little confused on Coach Z's age: In his "middle school" flashback, Coach Z appears about the same age as him, but in [[stand-up]], Strong Sad's video tape reveals that Coach Z was already an adult when Strong Bad was a little kid.
*[[Wikipedia:Petri dish|Petri dish]] is misspelled in "Free Petry Dish USA" as a reference to [[Free Country, USA]].

===Goofs===
[[Image:20060108_highschool_masking_goof.png|thumb|Masking goof]]
[[Image:Mysfit-steries.PNG|thumb|An unsettling mistake]]
*When the email was released, Strong Bad's reflection went outside of the Lappy's screen as he got up. This occurred due to lack of using a masking effect. This was corrected shortly after it was released.
*Originally, on the Mysfit-steries title screen, Strong Mad's fist was visibly protruding from between Marzipan's thighs. This has since been fixed. His other fist features a similar problem by going in front of Strong Bad's left arm, and this has yet to be fixed.

===Inside References===
*The photo from the "[[Wikipedia:Eidetic memory|photographic memory]]" Easter Egg is a screen shot from [[caper]].
*There is another reference to [[Homestar's Pants]].
*The "[[Pie]] factory" was originally mentioned in [[stunt double]], though the location bears a resemblance to Eustice Pietimer's estate in [[That A Ghost]].
*The horizontal lines on the wall of the middle school may be a reference to the lines on the wall of [[Strong Bad's Basement]].
*During his song, Homestar mentions "shaking hands with my man," possibly supporting the notion that he has [[Lack of Visible Arms|invisible hands]].
*The "freakin' duck" is a reference to one of the deleted scenes in [[In Search of the Yello Dello Deleted Scenes|In Search of the Yello Dello]], and also to [[Main Page 13]]. In this context it most likely refers to the [[Atari Dragon]].
**It is also another mention of [[Ducks|ducks]].
*Baby Strong Bad's left eye has a star-shaped reflection, which is also seen in the [[Strong Bad 404 Error Page|Old 404 page]].
*The multiple Homestarmeciums are an instance of [[Twin Characters|twin characters]].

===Real-World References===
*"The Homestar Runner Mysfit-steries" parodies ''[[Wikipedia:Scooby-Doo|Scooby-Doo]]'', as well as numerous other [[Wikipedia:Cartoon Network Studios|Hanna-Barbera]] cartoons such as ''Jabberjaw'', ''Josie and the Pussycats'', and ''Speed Buggy''. These cartoons featured common themes of teenagers and young adults solving mysteries and playing together in bands.
*"Stampers" is a parody of the ubiquitous nonsensical Scooby-Doo exclamations, such as "Jinkies!", "Jeepers!", and "Zoinks!"
*The "middle school" portion of the email parodies ''[[Wikipedia:Muppet Babies|Jim Henson's Muppet Babies]]''.
*Based on the "freakin' duck", Baby Strong Bad is most likely playing [[Wikipedia:Adventure (Atari 2600)|Adventure]].
*The black and white picture behind Baby Strong Sad and The Diapersmith is from the historic [[Wikipedia:Image:Wrightflyer.jpg|first flight]] made by the [[Wikipedia:Wright brothers|Wright brothers]] in 1903 at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
**Live action backdrops such as this one and the football field behind Baby Coach Z were used in Muppet Babies when the babies would use their imaginations.
*[[Wikipedia:Don Knotts|Don Knotts]] is an actor best known for playing [[Wikipedia:Barney Fife|Barney Fife]] on [[Wikipedia:The Andy Griffith Show|''The Andy Griffith Show'']]. He also twice guest-starred in the ''New Scooby-Doo Movies'' cartoons.

==External Links==
*[[HR:sbemail140.html|Watch "highschool"]]
*[[HR:sbemail140.swf|View the Flash file for "highschool"]]
*[[Forum:6613|Forum thread re: highschool]]

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