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!! — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 04:51:22 GMT

!!: Fix curly brace

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[[Image:Sbemail162.png|thumb|"Whoa, it's been upgraded to Stank..."]]

Strong Bad decides to get a new chair. Bubs offers some suggestions.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{film|Strong Bad}}, [[Stooly]], {{film|Bubs}}, [[Lil' Strong Bad]], [[Homestar Runner]] Chair, {{film|Strong Sad}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], [[Strong Sad's Room]] (Easter egg)

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' Monday, December 4, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 3:58

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Six}}

== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' A-just scrape some email off the top, and I'll help you out toniiiight!

<blockquote class="lappy email"><div>subject: the chair.</div>
D to the ear Strong Bad, That chair you're sitting on doesnt look very comfortable. When are you going to get a new, less hardwood, big, office manager-style comfy computer chair? Yours truely, Keith, PA</blockquote>

''{pronounces "D to the ear" as "Duh to the ear", "doesnt" as "dohs-n-t" (with extra emphasis at the end of the word), and "truely" as "treh-leh", and reads "Keith, PA" as "Keith and Pa"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ooh! It's a father-son email picnic! ''{typing}'' Y to the ou ''{pronounced "Yeah to the oo"}'' don't know ''what'' you're talkin' about, Pakeithpsy. Stooly here is a tush-cheek's dream. So cottony squish and pillowy fresh. ''{Zoom out to show Strong Bad leaping off of the stool.}'' Take a look-see!

''{Zoom in to the seat, which is filthy and has the word "STANK" seeping out of it at various spots.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa, it's been upgraded to Stank...

''{A face fades onto the seat of the stool and coughs.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Eeew... Maybe it ''is'' time for a re-imagining of my email-checkin' chair...

'''STOOLY:''' ''{coughs again}'' I just need a lozenge...

''{Cut to Strong Bad standing outside Bubs' Concession Stand, with the camera centered behind Bubs.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, Bubs!

'''BUBS:''' Hey, customer!

'''STRONG BAD:''' What do you got in the way of things I can sit on whilst I check emails?

''{cut to the front of the concession stand}''

'''BUBS:''' Ooh! Lucky for you! I just got ''{places a box on the counter}'' this pre-owned box of chicken beaks in just now! Like ''right'' just now!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Okay. Okay. Okay... But, you got anything less anthrax-y?

'''BUBS:''' I got this old Winger album! ''{holds up the record case}''

''{cut to Strong Bad}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Well, yeah... that ''is'' less Anthrax-y. But I was kinda hoping for a chair of some kind.

''{cut to Bubs}''

'''BUBS:''' Step right into my showroom!

''{Bubs slides away to his right. Cut to the side of Bubs' Concession Stand. As Strong Bad walks around, a portion of the wall falls outward, revealing a conveyor belt. Bubs rides on it standing on one foot.}''

'''BUBS:''' Zzzzziiiiiiiip! ''{jumps off conveyor belt}'' All right! We'll start at the tip, and work our way to the tup!

'''STRONG BAD:''' You make less sense every day, Bubsy.

'''BUBS:''' Crabadonk!

''{The wall flips back up, then falls down again, revealing a red, white and blue bicycle seat on the conveyor belt.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, that's no chair! ''{zoom in on the seat}'' That's Red, White, and Banana! My old bicycle seat!

''{Cut to a [[Projections|film-projected]] scene of Li'l Strong Bad riding the bicycle seat outside a porch.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I used to ride that thing on my paper route all the time!

''{Li'l Strong Bad lights a newspaper on fire with a [[BMW Lighter|Duplo lighter]] and throws it at the house. As it bounces off the door, the door begins to emit smoke, and Li'l Strong Bad laughs. Cut back to Strong Bad and Bubs.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' No, I'd better pass on that. I had a few too many wipeouts on that thing as a kid.

'''BUBS:''' Ugh! You nasty!

'''STRONG BAD:''' What?

''{The wall rises again, and falls down with a chair shaped like Homestar Runner on it}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What makes you think I want to check-a my email on a Homestar Runner-shaped chair?

'''BUBS:''' Aw, come on. Give it a try!

''{Strong Bad jumps onto the chair}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER CHAIR:''' Ow.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{jumping out of the chair}'' Wah!

'''BUBS:''' Whoops, seen enough of that one!

''{The wall rises and falls with a deformed gray lump vaguely resembling a chair.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Aww, your snowman died.

'''BUBS:''' ''{cut to closeup of Bubs}'' You simpleton! This is a Danoob Largo original!

''{Cut to the chair. A Styleron Ecochair logo appears.}''

'''BUBS:''' The Styleron Ecochair!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{pan up to Strong Bad}'' Look, I don't care how Swedish your chair is. I have no need for a giant ''{pan back to the chair}'' albino doggie-doody.

'''BUBS:''' ''{cut to Bubs}'' Always a hit at parties...

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{cut back to Strong Bad}'' Come on, Bubs! Don't you have anything more... ''executive''? A chair that will intimidate my underlings and eliminate my overlings!

'''BUBS:''' Ooh! ''{Cut back to the wide shot of Strong Bad and Bubs, the wall is already up.}'' Lucky for you! I just got this pre-owned—

''{The wall falls, displaying the same box of chicken beaks seen earlier.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{interrupting}'' ''NOT'' ''{The conveyor belt immediately rises.}'' a box of chicken beaks!

'''BUBS:''' Oh. Then behold!

''{The conveyor belt falls again, revealing a large leather chair, which obscures Strong Bad as it rolls out. The chair glows and a chorus sounds briefly, and a golden "Le Restige" plaque appears.}''

'''BUBS:''' Le Restige! ''{He pronounces "le" as "leh"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{appears from behind the chair}'' Style ''and'' class! Oh, tell me that leather's Corinthian! Just ''tell'' me it's Corinthian!

'''BUBS:''' ''{cut to closeup of Bubs}'' Craba''donk''!

''{Cut to a closeup of Strong Bad, who is now sitting on the chair.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' So what kind of options are we looking at on this baby?

'''BUBS:''' Ooh! You're gonna love this!

''{Bubs opens a compartment in the arm rest to reveal a red button and presses it, making a buzzing sound. A pair of metallic arms appear from behind Strong Bad and quickly slip a pair of gray sweatpants on him}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' No way! A sweatpants button! And so begins my meteoric rise to the top of the corporate ladder... Now alls we gotta do is see how well it checks emails!

''{Cut back to the computer room, with Le Restige taking up nearly the entire screen}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Hey, hey, hey. It's email.

''{opens an email which is almost completely obscured by the chair}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{reading email}'' Dear Strong Bad, how come you never take your mask off? ''{typing}'' Like I've said before, ''this'' is not a mask. It's my face. But hey, I'll give it a shot!

''{Strong Bad tugs on his mask until it comes off, and ripping fabric is heard as he does this. He raises the mask above the chair and screams for a few seconds, then puts it back on again, making gurgling noises throughout.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ugh! I am NEVER gonna do that again! And, here's a picture of my parents. ''{holds up a photo; only the corner is visible above the chair.}''

''{Cut to a wide shot of the computer room.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' And now time to unwind with a pair of executive sweatpants!

''{Strong Bad opens the compartment in the same arm rest and pushes the sweatpants button, making the buzzing sound again. The robotic arms go haywire and begin piling sweatpants onto him}

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, What's going on here?!! Uh!!! WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!!

''{Strong Bad is tossed into the air. He falls down with several layered sweatpants on his legs and another pair on his head.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{groaning}'' Ooooh... so... many... sweatpants... I can't feel my parts...

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

==Easter Eggs==
[[Image:Dodongo.png|right|150px|nice try dodongo!]]
*Click on the Styleron logo while Bubs displays the ecochair to see a poster of the designer.
*At the end, click on [[Le Restige]] to see a scene of Strong Sad trying to sit on the ecochair.
:''{Cut to Strong Sad's room. Strong Sad is balancing awkwardly atop the ecochair. The poster for it is on the wall behind him.}''
:'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{Tips back and forth}'' Whoa... whoa... whoa... whoa... ''{Falls backwards, appearing to break his back}'' Ooh! ... I can't feel my parts...
*The photo of Strong Bad's parents, when viewed in a decompiler, is blank except for the words "[[nice try]] dodongo!" written across it. 

{{clear}}

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===
*A [[wikipedia:Throat lozenge|lozenge]] is a small medicated candy intended to be dissolved slowly in order to soothe an irritated throat.
*"What does Strong Bad look like without his mask?" and "What do the [[parents]] of the characters look like?" are two commonly submitted questions [[The Brothers Chaps]] have stated that they are [[Flashforward 2006 Seattle - 28 Feb 2006#Pre-animation Process - 4:05 p.m.|not likely ever to answer seriously]].

===Trivia===
[[Image:Sb mask.PNG|right|thumb|150px|...when viewed with a decompiler]]
*This is another instance of [[Strong Bad checking more than one email]].
*The Floppy Disk Container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#bio forge|bio forge]]".
*Strong Bad's face/mask is facing the viewers even though Strong Bad is presumably facing his computer. This can be partially viewed when using a Flash decompiler.
*This email marks the first appearance of a more realistic-looking sky over [[The Field]].
*The text of the obscured email reads:<blockquote class="short lappy email"><div>subject: your mask</div>Dear strong bad, How come you never take your mask off? </blockquote>
*When Strong Bad pulls [[Le Restige]] up to the Lappy, it makes the [[The Geddup Noise#Chairscoot|Chairscoot]] noise.

===Remarks===
*The second email Strong Bad reads appears to have [[Strong Bad Email By Name of Sender#Unsigned|no sender]].
*There is no 'back' button at the end of this email.

===Goofs===
*When Lil' Strong Bad throws the burning newspaper at the house, the non-burning end of the newspaper hits the house and bounces off so that the burning part never touches the house, yet the house catches fire anyway.
*The conveyor belt is not seen or heard going back up again after the Styleron Ecochair is seen for the last time. Nevertheless, the conveyor belt is up when Bubs brings out the chicken beaks a second time.
*When the scene switches to a wide shot after Strong Bad holds up the picture of his parents, the text on the screen has immediately switched from the email he received to the text Strong Bad typed.

===Inside References===
*[[Wikipedia:Poughkeepsie|Poughkeepsie]] was last mentioned in [[Sick Day]]. (see also Real-World References)
*The adjective "stank" was previously used in [[modeling]] and [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]].
*The face on Stooly looks a lot like [[Doreauxgard]].
*Humane treatment of poultry was also mentioned in the toon [[No Hands On Deck!]].
*The quote "seen enough of that one" was also said in [[retirement]] and [[huttah!]].
*"Restige" is a [[portmanteau]] of "rest" and "prestige".
*Le Restige is the same design of the chairs used in [[rock opera]], [[HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS!]], [[Everybody to the Limit]] and [[Store Thank You Messages#Strong Bad and The Cheat's Thank You|Strong Bad and The Cheat's Thank You message]].
*Strong Bad says (and supposedly demonstrates offscreen) that his "wrestling mask" is his real face. He mentioned this before in [[some kinda robot]].
*When you see the flashback of Strong Bad on "red, white, and banana", Strong Bad throws a flaming news paper at a house that looks strangely like Marzipan's house as seen in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]].
*This is another reference to [[Parents]].
*This is another reference to [[Pants]].


===Real-World References===
*Bubs saying "Start from the Tip and work our way to the Tup" could be a reference to the video game character [[wikipedia:Tiptup|Tiptup]], who appeared in games such as [[wikipedia:Diddy Kong Racing|Diddy Kong Racing]] and [[wikipedia:Banjo Kazooie|Banjo Kazooie]].
*Pakeithpsy sounds almost identical to the upstate New York city of [[wikipedia:Poughkeepsie|Poughkeepsie]]. (See also Inside References)
*[[Ethical Chick'n Beaks]] is probably a reference to the questionably unethical practice of [[Wikipedia:Debeaking|cutting off baby chicken beaks]] employed by many chicken mega-farms.
*Anthrax is:
**[[wikipedia:Anthrax|An infectious, often fatal disease]] of cattle, sheep, and other mammals which can be transmitted to humans by contaminated wool, raw meat, or other animal products.
**[[wikipedia:Anthrax (band)|An influential '80s thrash metal band]].
*[[wikipedia:Winger (band)|Winger]] is an American Hard Rock/Glam Metal band from New York City.
**The [[Wikipedia:Winger (album)|album pictured]] was Winger's self-titled debut album.
*Lil' Strong Bad's lighter has an [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/4c/Duplo_logo_old.png older version] of the [[Wikipedia:Duplo|Duplo]] logo on it.
*The [[Styleron Ecochair]] by Danoob Largo is a parody of furniture made by Swedish-founded [[Wikipedia:IKEA|IKEA]], known for advertising its products as modern and environmentally sound and giving each product line a Scandinavian name.
*Le Restige is in the style of [[Wikipedia:Queen Anne#Other|Queen Anne]] furniture.
*Strong Bad's insistence about [[wikipedia:Corinthian leather|Corinthian leather]] is a reference to a 1975 commercial narrated by [[wikipedia:Ricardo Montalban|Ricardo Montalbán]] for the [[wikipedia:Chrysler Cordoba|Chrysler Cordoba]], where he famously intones about the "soft Corinthian leather" of the seats.
*A [[wikipedia:Bosses in The Legend of Zelda series#Dodongo|Dodongo]] is an enemy from [[Nintendo]]'s ''[[Legend of Zelda]]'' series.

*The labeling of the chair as "stank" could be a reference to the song "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch". [http://www.seuss.org/seuss/mr.grinch.html]

===Fast Forward===
*The "red, white, and banana" seat appears again in [[bike thief]].
*[[Le Restige]] reappears in [[Trogday 08]], the [[Strong Bad's Cool Game For Attractive People]] [[SBCG4AP Tutorial|tutorial]], and [[Sbemailiarized!]].
*Bubs' pose when standing on one foot on the conveyor belt would later be used in [[Happy Dethemberween]], when, as [[The Thnikkaman]], he skates on the ice.

== DVD Version ==
{{commentary|email=true}}
*The Dodongo easter egg is not viewable.
===Commentary Transcript===
('''Commentary by:''' [[Mike Chapman]], [[Matt Chapman]])

'''MIKE:''' "The chair," I call this one.

'''MATT:''' Whaaat should I scrape email off the top of, Strong Bad?

'''MIKE:''' Uhhh, like if you're making some tomato soup, maybe?

'''MATT:''' Ohhh!

'''MIKE:''' It cools a little bit.

'''MATT:''' I feel like it's, like, uh...the top of a cake.

'''MIKE:''' Oh.

'''MATT:''' When it's kind of rounded and you want it to be a flat-top,—

'''MIKE:''' Oh.

'''MATT:''' — so you have to scrape that off?

'''MIKE:''' I was thinkin' about the skin on some tomato soup.—

'''MATT:''' Oooh!

'''MIKE:''' —The skin that forms?

'''MATT:''' That Masala tea I get at Zyco,— 

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' —the taste, this Indian restaurant, has a nice skin on it.

'''MIKE:''' Mmhmm.

'''MATT:''' ''{pause until Strong Bad jumps off of the stool}'' Uhh...whoa. I am sitting on the stool that—

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' It's true!

'''MATT:''' —well, I guess that's—this isn't based...this stool is not what that stool is based on, but this stool ''{Mike begins to say something, but stops}'' happened after the fact, but it looks pretty dang much like it.

'''MIKE:''' Yellow cushion.

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' Wooden stool.

'''MATT:''' A rare...''{cuts himself off}''

'''MIKE:''' So, uhm, let's try to give some ''actual'' insight into this email, and—

'''MATT:''' ''{interrupting}'' I just did, man!

'''MIKE:''' —the process of us making it.

'''MATT:''' I'm sitting on a stool with—

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' Oh, that's right!

'''MATT:''' —chicken beaks. Ethical chick'n beaks.

''{Mike laughs}''

'''MATT:''' Um...you made a nice uh, version, of the ''{both laughing}'' cover of Winger's first album there, Mike!

'''MIKE:''' ''{singing}'' She's only seventeen...

'''MATT:''' Uh-huh, Uh-huh.

'''MIKE:''' Name ''one'' more song from—

'''MATT:''' ''{covering him up, singing loudly}'' Madalaine, ahh-ah ahh ahh...

'''MIKE:''' ''{under the previous line, quietly}'' that album...Wow! Nice! I don't think I was—

'''MATT:''' ''{still singing}'' Is this love too tough to taaake?

'''MIKE:''' Impressive.

'''MATT:''' ''{overlapping}'' Remember I showed, uh, John Raydle's brother Jeff, uh, that video—I had recorded that video? 

'''MIKE:''' Uh-huh?

'''MATT:''' ...and he came over to do somethin', I think we were all going to a Braves game? And I showed it to him and he kinda, he kinda laughed at it. ''{Mike laughs aloud}'' Thought that his— Kip Winger's spin moves were pretty hilarious. ''{Mike chuckles}'' Uh, just then I—I remember having a good time making the ''Welcome Back Kotter''-sounding little song that plays—

'''MIKE:''' ''{underneath}'' Uh-huh.

'''MATT:''' — when Strong Bad has his old paper route. ''{short pause}'' ''{referring to the Homestar Runner chair}'' That looks like some kind of chair that they would sell at Ikea.

'''MIKE:''' I would like that chair.

''{Another short pause}''

'''MATT:''' You think Bubs dipped Homestar in hot sugar, maybe? ''{Mike laughs}'' That one?

'''MIKE:''' Hot sugar, yeah.

'''MATT:''' He looks kinda like [[pet show|The Cheat did]] when they glazed him with those donuts.

'''MIKE:''' Those...Schlembaugh's Donuts?

'''MATT:''' ''{referring to the Styleron Ecochair}'' ''That'' thing just looks like a lump of hot sugar. Or melted. Now it's cooled.

'''MIKE:''' So what are you getting at? Do you think Bubs has some sort of hot sugar operation, ''{Matt laughs}'' Matt?

'''MATT:''' Think that's what's in the secret ''{Mike stifles laughter}'' basement of Bubs' Concession Stand is a big vat of hot sugar...and simple syrup. He likes to dip things in it.

''{Pause until Strong Bad refuses the Chick'n Beaks for a second time. Mike laughs.}''

'''MIKE:''' Too the—

'''MATT:''' Awww.

'''MATT:''' Uhhh... Ooh. Style ''and'' class! Did we originally make that for those promos in recor— in independent record stores?

'''MIKE:''' I think so, although I think it was based on a chair that he's sitting on in the [[Everybody to the Limit|Fhqwhgads video]]?

'''MATT:''' Oh, that's right. A badly drawn chair.

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' A badly drawn chair, and I think I...made a better version of just like a maroon...—

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' —what do you call that kind of chair? Is that a wingback chair?

'''MATT:''' Yeah, it looks like it might be. ''{short pause}'' The sweatpants button looks like, uh...some kind of Wallace & Gromit invention. ''{both laugh}'' Any...thing with robot hands that have Mickey Mouse gloves on them? ''{both laugh}'' It should be playing that music, ''{begins imitating bass intro to Wallace & Gromit invention theme}'' Dun dun dun dun, dun dun dun dun...''{continues}''

'''MIKE:''' ''{begins melody}'' Dun da da, daladdle-un dun dun... ''{Matt laughs}'' dun da da...''{trails off}''

'''MATT:''' Mike, what happens if you broke apart the .swf ''{pronounces as "swiff"}'' here and looked at...

'''MIKE:''' Uh...

'''MATT:''' ...the picture of his family?

'''MIKE:''' Well, there's a—

'''MATT:''' ''{underneath}'' err, his parents?

'''MIKE:''' —Polaroid that says "Nice try dodongo!"

'''MATT:''' And who is Dodongo, Mike?

'''MIKE:''' ''{underneath}'' Dodongo is— Dodongo's an enemy from Zelda, and I can't— is he a lizard, some kinda lizard-lookin' thing?

'''MATT:''' He was like a dinosaur.

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' A dinosaur thing?

'''MATT:''' Yeah. And you always have to throw bombs in his mouth.

'''MIKE:''' Dodongo...yeah, that's right.

'''MATT:''' ''{in reference the floppy disk container}'' BioForge. That's a good game.

'''MIKE:''' ''{chuckles slightly; pause until Strong Bad has been thrown out of Le Restige by the sweatpants button}'' Look at— ''{short pause}'' Hey, how's his arm  coming out of ''{Matt notices and laughs}'' the back of the sweatpants?

'''MATT:''' ''{amused}'' I dunno, maybe it's—

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' He's just got holes cut in the back. ''{mumbling nonsense as the paper comes down}'' Agadagadaga!

===Fun Facts===
*''[[Wikipedia:Welcome Back, Kotter|Welcome Back, Kotter]]'' was an American television sitcom about Gabe Kotter, a wise-cracking teacher at James Buchanan High in Brooklyn to teach an often unruly group of remedial wiseguys known as the Sweathogs.
*[[Wallace & Gromit]] are the main characters in a series of films by [[Wikipedia:Nick Park|Nick Park]] of [[Wikipedia:Aardman Animations|Aardman Animations]]. Wallace is an eccentric inventor and Gromit is his companion and dog. Gromit appears to be a lot more intelligent than his master.

==External Links==
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bottom 10

!! — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 04:49:26 GMT

!!: Fixed unclosed tag

{{sbenav|133}}
[[File:Strong Bad Email 133.png|thumb|"Buttdance again! Like the rhythm's down your pants now!"]]

Strong Bad tells us his "bottom 10."

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, [[Horrible Painting]], {{Film|Marshie}}, [[Nibbles]], {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, [[Shut up, Lady|Lady]], [[Limozeen]]

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Strong Badia]], [[Strong Mad's Room]], [[The Field]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' Monday, July 11, 2005

'''Running time:''' 4:59

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

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

== Transcript ==

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' This email is making fun of you.

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: Bottom 10</div>
To Weak Bad 
What is your bottom 10?
 
From someone stronger than you</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh man, this person made all kinds of typos. Lemme type this...

''{He changes "Weak Bad" to "Strong Bad".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' They forgot this...

''{He adds "the Good Dancer" after "Strong Bad".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' They got this wrong...

''{He changes "Someone stronger than you" to "Someone that is ''a girl''" with the phrase "a girl" italicized and in pink.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ah, there we go! ''{typing}'' Oh, Simone! You seem like a ''{in pink}'' ''really'' nice girl, so I'll answer your question ''{in pink}'' ''relatively'' free of charge. "Strong Bad's Bottom 10" is as follows:

''{Cut to Strong Badia. The "Strong Bad's Bottom 10" Logo flies in from the top of the screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Number Ten is easy. Dry T-Shirt Contests.

''{A Dry T-Shirt contest flyer for J. Stumblers Bar and Sometimes Grill flies in from the top.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You'll never find a more degrading contest or a larger waste of not water.

''{The flyer flies away.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Creeping in at Numba Nine is that horrible painting that's been in Strong Mad's closet since we were little.

''{Dramatic music starts playing, and we cut to the door of Strong Mad's closet. Strong Bad is there, sliding the door open slowly.}''

'''HORRIBLE PAINTING:''' ''{menacing, under its breath}'' Come on in heeeeere.

''{Strong Bad screams and slams the door. He begins flailing around, uttering "jibblie" over and over, almost incoherently. Cut back to Strong Badia.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Incidentally, the jibblies currently occupy Slot number Eleven ''{numbers ten and nine shift up to show'' <nowiki>*</nowiki>11. The Jibblies <nowiki>*</nowiki>Not in bottom 10 ''in gray}'' on my Bottom 10. ''{Number eleven slides out of frame. Ten and nine return to their former positions.}'' Numboo Eight is the one you should ''all'' pay close attention to: Emails with more than one "Fwd:" or "Re:" ''{pronounces "fwd" and "re" as written}'' in the Subject line.

''{Cut to the computer room. Strong Bad is preparing to answer an email.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Back out of my way, so I can check some email.

''{Strong Bad presses enter, and the email appears. However, the subject line fills up the screen, consisting entirely of "Fwd:" and "Re:". The subject line continues scrolling while Strong Bad talks.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, great. Let me guess: ''{in a mocking voice}'' "It's true! You saw it on the news!" Or, "Hey, sounds crazy, but thought it was worth a shot!"

''{Cut back to Strong Badia.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, a shot in the face, maybe. Now, Seven is something that's been going on for ''way'' too long. Miniaturized versions of already bite-sized food.

''{An ad for Fluffy Puff Marshmallows appears.}''

'''MARSHIE:''' Yowza! Guess who birfday it is! ''{a question mark appears}'' Mine!

''{The lights suddenly go out, and Marshie winces in pain as the noise of an electric shock plays. A miniature Marshie walks onto the screen, with Homsar's movement noise.}''

'''NIBBLES:''' ''{Marshie appears to be getting mad during the time Nibbles is saying this}'' Sorry, Marshie, but it's ''my'' birfday. I'm one years old. My name's Nibbles, for new Fluffy Puff Marshmallows bite-si—

'''ANNOUNCER:''' ''{cutting Off Nibbles}'' All-new Fluffy Puff Bite-Size Nibblers are perfect for newborn-type babies ''{a baby emerges from a mountain of Nibblers, and then ducks back down}'', and scalding hot chocolate ''{pull back to reveal the marshmallows atop a cup of hot chocolate, which catches on fire}''. No more mouth strain with Fluffy Puff Nibblers!

''{A mouth is shown straining at a full-size marshmallow. The caption reads "You Got Mouth Strain?" with a red circle and line "no" symbol drawn through it. The symbol rolls away as the marshmallow changes to a Nibbler. The mouth smiles and the caption reads "Heck No!!"}''

'''NIBBLES:''' I make good earplugs, too.

'''MARSHIE:''' ''{Flies onto the screen and knocks Nibbles away.}'' Get out of here, you little runt! ''{Marshie winces again, causing the electrical shock noise to return. The commercial suddenly pauses, and PAUSE appears on the bottom-left corner of the screen.}''

''{Cut back to Strong Badia.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' And-a Numba Six-a: the Foul Stench of Wet The Cheat.

''{Cut to The Field. The Cheat is standing there, soaked and shivering. Next to him, is a ladder, a cup, and a sign that says "HIGH DIVES – 5 bucks." Cut back to Strong Badia.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' And number Five, um... not... ''{music stops}'' pigeons. ''{a pigeon starts cooing}'' They eat breadcrumbs. Take craps on people. Funny stuff. NUMBER FOUR! ''{music plays again}'' There was this one time where I had to hug a tree.

''{Cut to the field. Strong Bad and Homestar are there, and Strong Bad is hugging a tree.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Keeeep ooon huggin' it.

'''STRONG BAD:''' How did you get me to do this in the first place?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hug it! Hug it!

'''STRONG BAD:''' And why do I continue to do it?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Keep on huggin' it. Hug it down.

'''STRONG BAD:''' I don't even like this tree that much.

''{Cut back to Strong Badia.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ooh, now we're getting to the good ones. Number Three is the ridiculous trend of giving chocolate desserts dangerous names. You know, like, Chocolardiac Arrest. ''{a picture of Chocolardiac Arrest appears}''

'''LADY:''' ''{Voice}'' Oh, that looks ''sinful.''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Or... THIS BROWNIE MIGHT KILL YOU. ''{a picture of said brownie appears}''

'''LADY:''' ''{Voice}'' Oh, this is so ''rich.''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Or, quite possible the least appetizing name of all time... Chocozuma's Revenge! ''{a picture of Chocozuma's Revenge appears}''

'''LADY:''' ''{Voice}'' This is all fat-free, right?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Shut up, lady! ''{the pictures slide off the top of the screen}'' Slumming in at Number Two are songs that try to pass off la la's, na na's, and doot do's as legit lyrics. As evidenced in Limozeen's bizarrely titled "Feed The Childrens." ''{the album art of "Feed The Childrens" appears}''

<div id="Feed_The_Childrens">
'''LIMOZEEN SOLO:''' 
Na, na, la la laaaaa, 
Hey, hey! Doo-doot doo! [[#Footnote|[1]]] 
Na, na, la la laaaaa, 
Hey, hey! Doo-doot doo!

'''LIMOZEEN:''' 
Na, na, la la laaaaa, 
Hey, hey! Doo-doot doo!
</div>

''{A record scratches, the song stops, and the album art slides off the screen}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ugh, what were they thinking? More like, "We need to feed our children, so we made this terrible song." And, the Number One item on Strong Bad's Bottom 10 is Th—

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey Strong Bad. ''{camera zooms out to a two-shot of Homestar and Strong Bad}'' What about my bottom—

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{interrupting}'' Nobody wants to hear ''your'' bottom 10, Homestar.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' No, no. Not my Bottom 10. My bottom! You know, ''{turns around and starts doing a buttdance, singing}'' buttdance again, like the rhythm's down your pants now!

''{Homestar stops and turns around again, looking on in confusion as Strong Bad begins to make vomiting noises. Cut to the Lappy, which has the Bottom 10 displayed, where Strong Bad then vomits onto his keyboard, off camera.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oooh. Ugh. ''{weakly}'' And the Number One item on Strong Bad's Bottom 10 is... Th ''{typing}'' cleaning up your own puke off the keyboard. ''{clears the screen}'' Simone, that'll be $7.50. And bring some paper towels. Eww. And some tweezers. I think I see a Fluffy Puff Nibblin in there.

''{[[The Paper]] comes down. After about fourteen seconds, the cursor reappears and Strong Bad continues:}''

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{weakly}'' No, there's no Easter eggs. I... I'm not up to it. Go away.

===Footnote===
# This line, and the ones like it, may be "Hey, hey! Doot doo!"

== Fun Facts ==

===Strong Bad's Bottom 10===
*The bottom 10 as typed on the Lappy:

<blockquote class="lappy email">
1. Thcleaning up your own puke off the keyboard 
2. Songs that try to pass off la la's, na na's, and doot do's 
    as legit lyrics 
3. Giving chocloate  desserts dangerous names 
4. There was this one time I had to hug a tree 
5. Um...not pigeons 
6. Foul stench of wet The Cheat 
7. Miniaturized versions of already bite-sized food 
8. Emails with more than 1 fwd: or re: in the subject line 
9. That horrible painting in Strong Mad's closet 
10. Dry t-shirt contests</blockquote>

===Explanations===
*An email forwarded because it was "on the news" or "worth a shot" is a reference to a myriad of urban legends, or chain letters, in particular the [[Snopes:inboxer/nothing/billgate.asp|something-for-nothing forward hoax]].
*"Miniaturized versions of already bite-sized food" include such items as Ritz [http://www.nabiscoworld.com/ritzbits/ Bits], M&M's [http://www.mms.com/us/about/products/mmsminis/ Minis], Hershey's Bites, and M&M/Mars' Pop'ables.
* Real life "songs that try to pass off la la's, na na's, and doot do's as legit lyrics" include "[http://www.songfacts.com/detail.lasso?id=713 Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye]" by [[Wikipedia:Steam (band)|Steam]], "[[Wikipedia:Hey Jude|Hey Jude]]" by [[The Beatles]], and "[[Wikipedia:Dee Doo Doo Doo Dee Da Da Da|Dee Doo Doo Doo Dee Da Da Da]]" by [[Wikipedia:The Police (band)|The Police]].
*Limozeen's song is likely a reference on the recent [[Wikipedia:Live 8|Live 8]] or older [[Wikipedia:Live Aid|Live Aid]] concerts/albums. The title "Feed the Childrens" is also similar to the "Feed the Children" songs played at these events.
*Chocolate desserts with dangerous names include desserts like [http://www.apricot.com/Food/DeathByChocolate.html Death by Chocolate], [http://www.aswaseattle.com/images/DA_ChocolateSuicide.jpg Chocolate Suicide], and [http://www.recipesource.com/desserts/chocolate/01/rec0144.html Chocolate Avalanche]. 

===Trivia===
*When viewing the Flash file, the sign on Strong Mad's closet reads "STRONG MAD RD."
*This is the first email without any clickable Easter eggs since Email #39, [[property of ones]].
*The label on the disk in the floppy disk container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#wraith|wraith]]".

===Remarks===
*One of the two brownies pictured in Chocozuma's Revenge is [[Food Still In Peel or Package|still inside its wrapper]]. The [[pudding]] on top is also still in its container.
*Strong Bad possibly makes a grammatical error when he writes "la la's, na na's, and doot do's:" the use of apostrophes makes these words possessive, not plural, unless their coherence is threatened by the apostrophes' absence.
*Strong Bad tried to pass off nonsense words as legit lyrics in [[secret recipes]], [[local news]], [[action figure]], [[stupid stuff]], [[monument]], and [[colonization]] (Easter egg).
*Strong Bad can type with puke on his keyboard.
*Strong Bad refers to email with more than one "Fwd:" or "Re:" in the subject line. While this was once a common annoyance, many modern email clients and web email services are sophisticated enough to not prepend these to the subject line if already there.
*Strong Bad [[Fourth Wall Breaks|breaks the fourth wall]] by telling the audience that there are no Easter eggs.
*Strong Bad's opening song, "This email is making fun of you...", is rather ironic considering the subsequent email is making fun of Strong Bad.
*After puking, Strong Bad says that he sees a "Fluffy Puff Nibblin in there." However, in the earlier commercial, the small Fluffy Puffs were named Fluffy Puff Nibblers.

===Goofs===
*When you click on the Lappy's screen, no ripples come up.
*When you see Strong Bad's list on his normal computer screen in the background, "chocolate" is incorrectly spelled as "chocloate".


===Glitches===
*At the end of the e-mail, the cursor disappears after Strong Bad has typed "I think I see a Fluffy Puff Nibblin in there." It reappears a few seconds before Strong Bad claims there are no Easter eggs.

===Inside References===
*The Marshie commercial pausing at the end is similar to the [[Character Videos|character videos]].
*The mouth in the marshmallow eating diagram is adapted from [[english paper]] with the battery changed to a marshmallow.
*Homestar's [[buttdance]] is from his [[Homestar Runner#Character Video Transcript|character video]].
*Strong Bad also got the [[jibblies]] in [[your friends]] and [[date]], although not as severely.
*Strong Bad also asked for $7.50 in [[radio]].
*This is another occurence of [[puking]] on the site.
*The three chocolate desserts are examples of [[concoctions]].
*All three desserts are examples of [[Real-Live Foods|live action foods]].
*Strong Bad has [[Not X|not pigeons]] on his bottom 10.



===Real-World References===
*Chocolardiac Arrest is a reference to [[Wikipedia:cardiac arrest|cardiac arrest]], the cessation of normal circulation of the blood due to failure of the ventricles of the heart to contract effectively.
*Chocozuma's Revenge is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Montezuma's Revenge|Montezuma's Revenge]], used today to describe travelers' illness, usually gastrointestinal. It was first coined during the Spanish conquest of the [[Wikipedia:Aztec|Aztecs]] in 1519–1520 by [[Wikipedia:Hernan Cortez|Hernán Cortés]]. The debilitating diarrhea that the conquistadors' troops suffered in the jungles of today's [[Wikipedia:Mexico|Mexico]] was attributed to the force of the deposed Aztec ruler, [[Wikipedia:Moctezuma II|Moctezuma II]].
**Chocolardiac and Chocozuma are both [[portmanteaus]].
*The Bottom Ten list is presented in the same manner as the [[Wikipedia:Top Ten list (David Letterman)|Top Ten list]] on [[Wikipedia:The Late Show with David Letterman|The Late Show with David Letterman]].
**The [[Podstar Runner]] summary for the e-mail is a reference to the way Letterman introduces his Top Ten list. [[wikipedia:Scottsdale, Arizona|Scottsdale, Arizona]] (misspelled with just one "t" in the summary) has, at one point, been an actual "[[wikipedia:Cities that have been David Letterman's Home Office|home office]]" of the list.
*The scene showing The Cheat wet and shivering insinuates that he dove into the glass of water from the ladder. This is most likely a reference to several older cartoons (such as [[Wikipedia:Looney Tunes|Looney Tunes]]) where a character did the same thing.
*On Limozeen's album cover, the F on "Feed the Children" is the same F used by Fender, a company that manufactures guitars.

===Fast Forward===
*The Horrible Painting would reappear in [[More Fan Costumes]] (in pumpkin form), and as the major antagonist in [[Jibblies 2]]. He also made appearances in [[Baddest of the Bands]] and [[8-Bit is Enough]].
*The Cheat is wet again in [[DNA Evidence]].
*Strong Bad himself would later sing a song with "Na Nas" as 'legit lyrics' in a song about the [[the S is for Sucks Dragon|S is for Sucks Dragon]] in [[Trogday 08]].
*The lady who says that a "Chocolardiac Arrest" is "sinful" would reappear in several other e-mails, and receive the same response of "[[Shut Up, Lady]]" each time.

== DVD Version ==
*The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.

===Commentary Transcript===
('''Commentary by:''' [[Mike Chapman]], [[Matt Chapman]] and [[Karen Wagner]])

'''MIKE:''' We are joined by our sister, Karen Wagner, ''{pronounced in the German manner, with a V}'' famed, uh, composer. Karen Wagner.

'''KAREN:''' Also known as The Sister Chap who takes care everything at the Homestar Store.

'''MIKE:''' That's true.

'''MATT:''' Thanks, Karen.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, thanks, Karen.

'''KAREN:''' ''{overlapping}'' You're welcome. And I've been bugging you guys forever to let me do the commentary for Bottom 10.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' So, now's your chance. Make it count. Karen, go!

'''KAREN:''' Okay, I gotta tell you that I like this email. It's my favorite email—

'''MIKE:''' ''{interrupting}'' That's awesome, Karen! All right, Matt, so—

'''KAREN:''' ''{overlapping}'' Because—

'''MIKE:''' —what do you think about this email?

'''KAREN:''' ''Because it's so rich'' and that, that becomes a joke later on.

'''MATT:''' ''{as Strong Bad}'' Shut up, lady.

''{laughter}''

'''MATT:''' You made, uh, there was an old-timey mustache guy that was the, uh, mascot for J. Stumblers originally, Mike.

'''MIKE:''' Oh, really?

'''MATT:''' I think so. He was kinda like stumbling.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah. Okay, right.

'''MATT:''' ''{overlapping}'' The old-timey guy was like whooooa...

'''MIKE:''' Where is he?

'''MATT:''' I dunno. You just drew a picture. You probably got it somewhere.

'''KAREN:''' ''{overlapping}'' I love that monster. Especially—

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' That was based on a, um, painting that, uh, my friend Jason Fields had in college that his mom did that he had on the wall of this weird creepy goblin.

'''MATT:''' Well and the thing that it says is the, uh, another, yet another thing we owe my friend Neil thousands of dollars for because it's idea number twenty-two that came from Neil. Uh, was— It's the voice of a rocoulm, which is a crook or a criminal and he's a creepy guy that hides in an alley and when you walk by, he says "Come on in here..."

'''KAREN:''' ''{laughs}''

'''MATT:''' And then you go in there and he mugs you or something.

'''KAREN:''' ''{laughs}'' Yeah, that is one of the things to contribute to— attribute to Neil.

''{Marshie comes on}''

'''KAREN:''' Yep, here's another reason why it's ''so rich'' is because it has a little commercial here with um, Marshie and, uh—

'''MATT and MIKE:''' Nibbles.

'''KAREN:''' Nibbles.

'''MIKE:''' Nibbles I made years ago and it was sitting around not being used for anything for a couple years.

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' I think it got— They reached new lows when M&Ms, when there's a mini-M&M. M&Ms are very small.

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''KAREN:''' To begin with.

'''MATT:''' Or like Oreo minis. Or like, Ritz Bits, I feel like were one of the first things. It was just like, but it's a cracker! It's like one and a half inches around, like it's this tiny thing that— If you can't eat that in a bite, then something is wrong with you.

'''KAREN:''' ''{overlapping}'' Too much mouth strain.

'''MATT:''' Yeah. If you are supposed to eat, uh, you know, pieces of sushi that are five times the size of a Ritz Bit in one bite...

'''KAREN:''' Then you can certainly eat a whole Ritz in one bite.

'''MATT:''' Exactly.

'''KAREN:''' Okay. All right.

'''MATT:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Was that you doing that pigeon voice?

'''KAREN:''' You guys gotta shut up because I've got to tell you a story about this. You know Little Girl and I have incorporated this little bit into our daily lives. You do, you add any verb at all. "Keep on doing it. Do it! Do it down!" ''{laughs}'' And Chris hates it.

''{all laugh}''

'''KAREN:''' Okay, here's another thing I gotta tell you guys about. Because this is ''{pause}'' what everybody has to say when there is a rich dessert in front you. You have to say, "Oh, this is rich."

'''MATT:''' Usually, a cheesecake.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''KAREN:''' Right.

'''MIKE:''' This was really fun to make, though. We went over to our— to Ryan's house, actually one night. We just went to the store and bought like 20 dollars worth of chocolate stuff—

'''MATT:''' Uh huh.

'''MIKE:''' —and started piling it on. And then, it was actually really good. We ate it afterwards.

'''MATT:''' Afterwards, we all ate it.

'''MIKE:''' It was really good. And—

'''KAREN:''' And here's another rich part of this. It's got an appearance by Limozeen.

'''MATT:''' It's true. It's kind of a best, a best of.

'''KAREN:''' And, you know, you got the, um, necessary little a cappella part there.

'''MIKE:''' The breakdown. It just gets the whole crowd, you know.

'''KAREN:''' Clapping at the same time.

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' The lights are like flashing along.

'''MATT:''' ''{simultaneously}'' The lights flash.

'''KAREN:''' Okay, here's another reason—

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' I forgot what it is. Oh, yeah.

'''KAREN:''' And the fact that there is another appearance of the Buttdance, you know, she just loves it.

'''MIKE:''' It's like "Let's twist again, like we did last summer."

'''MATT:''' Yeah!

'''MIKE:''' It's a sequel to a song.

'''KAREN:''' Like the rhythm's down your pants.

'''MATT:''' There's a lot of, uh, gross, um, vomit-related jokes on our website.

'''MIKE:''' Really?

'''MATT:''' I feel like there are. We should probably curb that.

'''MIKE:''' There's— I don't think they're gross. You don't even see it.

'''MATT:''' That's true. We always—

'''KAREN:''' What other one are you talking about?

'''MATT:''' There's, uh, the Stoops and Gusso logo, one of them is just throwing up.

'''MATT:''' One them—

'''MATT:''' One them has an arrow through their head and one of them is puking. That's what the morning crew is all about.

'''KAREN:''' Oh, and now the one with, uh, Strong Bad says he's—

'''MIKE:''' It's over.

'''KAREN:''' Okay. ''{laughs}''

'''MIKE:''' That's when— When, the paper comes down, you always gotta end it.

'''MATT:''' No wait. Wait!

'''MIKE:''' Oh, is this— Is it still going?

'''KAREN:''' Oh, right, no Easter eggs. He's too, he's not up to it. He's not up to it.

'''MATT:''' Hurry up, say what you're gonna say!

'''KAREN:''' Okay! Oh, I forget.

'''MIKE:''' Good job.

===Fun Facts===
*"Come on twist again, like we did last summer" is a quote from "Let's Twist Again" by [[Wikipedia: Chubby Checker|Chubby Checker]].
*[[Radio Stations and Shows#The AM Morning "CRUDE" Crew|Stoops and Gusso]] were referenced in [[radio]].
*The way that the Brothers Chaps pronounced Karen Wagner's last name with a V and compared her to a composer is a reference to famed composer [[Wikipedia:Richard Wagner|Richard Wagner]].
*[[Little Girl]] and [[Ryan Sterritt]] are mentioned.

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other days

!! — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 04:45:45 GMT

!!: Fix curly brace

{{sbenav|111}}
[[Image:111snailmail.png|thumb|"Um... Where's my house?"]]

Brian asks what Strong Bad does on all the other days of the week.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}} (Easter Egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Field]], [[The Classroom]], [[Strong Badia]], [[The Office]], [[Basement of the Brothers Strong]] (Easter egg)

{{Comp|Compy 386}}, [[Block]]

'''Date:''' Monday, August 16, 2004

'''Running Time:''' 3:12

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

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Four}}

==Transcript==

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' I got an email in my pocket, and I think it's starting to melt. ''{stops singing}'' Again with the—

''{reading email}''

<blockquote class="email">dear strong bad, 
what do you do on all the other days 
of the week? 
sincerely, 
brian holmes CA</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad reads the name as "B. Ryan Holmes, certified... arborist..."}

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing and speaking like a robot while bobbing his head sporadically}'' Good question, Brian. I am going to answer this email like a robot. Don't you think this is a great idea? ''{normal voice}'' Yeah, sorry, me neither. OK, other days o' the week. Let's see ''{spells "lessee"}''...

''{A calendar appears with a heading "A Month" and weeks starting on Monday. On Monday is written "checka my e-mail".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' On Tuesdays, I check my snail mail.

''{"checka my snail mail" appears in handwriting on Tuesday. Cut to Strong Bad at a mailbox that reads "sb_snailmail.exe"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' I got a snail mail in my pocket, and I think it's starting to melt...

''{He opens his letter, clears his throat and reads it.}''

<blockquote class="email" style="background-image:none;border:2px solid black;background:#ffffff;color:#000">Dear Mr. Bad, 
This constitutes your final warning. 
Please remit payment of three(3) 
dollars and sixty-two(62) cents or 
you will be turned over to a "cut off 
your toes" -style collections agency. 

Swarthily, 
Bubs' Concession Stand</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{speaking sarcastically}'' Oh no, final warning. Is there nothing I can do to dissuade you? Like maybe give you a ride in my... ''{normally}'' BMW?!?

''{Strong Bad pulls out the [[BMW lighter]] and burns the paper, laughing. He then looks around.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' BWA HA HA HA HA HA! Haa ha haw... Hoh.. Oh.. Um... Where's my house?

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Then to better help folks over the hump, on Wednesdays I give free motivational lectures.

''{"give lecture" appears on Wednesday. Cut to the chalkboard with Coach Z and Strong Mad listening to Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You gots to look insiiide yourself! Positate the negative! When life throws pies atcha, you make yourself a tall, cool glass of piemonade.

'''COACH Z:''' I'm a new man!

'''STRONG MAD:''' I'M THE HUMP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Due to a prior arrest, Thursdays are community service days, so me and the old Cheatasaurus head down to Strong Badia and give the place a firm scrubbin'.

''{"community service" appears for Thursday. Cut to Strong Badia, where Strong Bad is vacuuming the dirt and The Cheat is washing the Tire.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You know what I always say, The Cheat. Stay smart, vacuum... dirt.

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Don't forget to wash where the sun don't shine.

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Then there's Business Casual Fridays, or as we say around the office, Biz Cas Fri.

''{"biz cas fri" appears on the Friday box}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' You know... because we have to abbreve everything.

''{Cut to the office.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' That's the day we all wear the free polo shirts we got from various software companies.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, man. Did you play Online Gaming last night? No, yeah, no? I did. I got ''soo'' many frags.

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' On Saturday I certainly don't wake up at 6 A.M., put on a Speedo, and go to swim practice.

''{"NOT swim practice" appears in the Saturday box}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' No, no, definitely not Speedo. ''{Short pause}'' But I do attend:

{''A flyer for Battle Axe Lessons appears onscreen; "NOT swim practice" is replaced by "BATTLE AXE LESSONS!" in the Saturday box.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ...BATTLE AXE LESSONS AT THE REC CENTER, with my teacher Dolph Hauldhagen, The Instruc-TOR! And of course, Sunday is the ''other'' day I check my email, for our Eastern European viewers across the pond.

''{"checka my eastern european emails" appears for Sunday. Cut to Strong Bad sitting at a gray computer with the word "BLOCK" in the bottom-left corner.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' I got a Polish e-mail in my pocket, and I think it's starting to melt.

''{reading, translator speaks over Strong Bad in Polish: Silne Złe: Proszę rozwiązywać sznurowadło z tyłu głowy. Janusz, Polska}''

<blockquote class="email" style="border: 4px solid #999">Dear Strong Bad: 
Please to be untieing that shoelace on 
the back of your head? 
 
Janus 
Poland</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Untie my shoelace, eh Janus? Your 
mother is the speed limit. 
Your aspirin, 
Strong Bad

''{Translator continues: Rozwiązywać sznurowadło, eh Janek? Twoja matka jest ograniczenie prędkości. Z aspiryną, Silne Złe}''

''{Cut back to Compy 386.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' That's pretty much my week. Now time for a refreshing glass of piemonade, or as we say around the office, p-nade.

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

==Easter Eggs==
[[Image:Arborist.png|thumb|"B. Ryan Holmes, certified... arborist..."]]
*Click on "brian holmes CA" after Strong Bad says "Certified Arborist" to see B. Ryan Holmes's business card. The card reads:
<blockquote>B. Ryan Holmes 
Certified Arborist 
 
PHONE: 555-XYLM 
MOBILE: COMING SOON 
 
"I think it has to do with trees!" </blockquote>

*At the end, click on "my week" to see Strong Sad waking Strong Bad up for swim practice.

:''{cut to the couch. Strong Bad is sleeping on it, as usual. Strong Sad walks in wearing a pair of swimming goggles and a swimming cap}''
:'''STRONG SAD:''' Strong Bad...
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{mumbling}'' Dangit... chrona trigga!
:'''STRONG SAD:''' Strong Bad, wake up!
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{mumbling}'' Chrona trigga!
:'''STRONG SAD:''' We're going to be late for swim practice!
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{mumbling}'' Chrhn - Chrono Trigger!
:''{Strong Sad produces a stick with a pair of Speedo-style swimming trunks at the end of it, face turns away in disgust}''
:'''STRONG SAD:''' I've got your swim trunks.
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{mumbling}'' Magus, I'm gonn... I'll kill ya.

*At the end click on "piemonade," to see an advertisement for real life [[Piemonade]].

==Fun Facts==
=== Explanations ===
*"Snail mail" is a term that refers to the postal service, in comparison to the significantly faster email service.

===Trivia===

*In Biz Cas Fri, Homestar wears a shirt labeled 'Diskettes Etc.', while Strong Bad's has 'Micro Palace'.
*The Battle Axe flyer reads:
<blockquote>BAD AT 
BATTLE AXEING??? 
 
Come join 
Dolph Hauldhagen 
and learn professional 
techniques that will 
boost your confidence 
and deadliness. 
 
Community Rec Center     "The Instruc-TOR" 
Sat. 6am-9am                 Dolph Hauldhagen 
 
PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN BATTLE 
AXE AND AN EXERCISE MAT. 
 
555-4AXE{x9}</blockquote>
*Brian Holmes and 'Holmes' (from [[huttah!]]) are both from California.
*[[Dolph Hauldhagen]] is just [[Mike Chapman|Mike]] with a [[horned helmet]]. The battleaxe is actually [[Puppet Stuff|Puppet Homestar]]'s stand, after being edited in Photoshop.
*The translator for Strong Bad's Polish email is the voice of [[Dan Cubus]], a friend of [[The Brothers Chaps]].
*The email was originally released without the translations.

===Remarks===
*In the calendar, Monday is the first day of the week, which is the convention in some European countries. North American calendars usually begin weeks on Sunday.
*Strong Bad's advice to "make Piemonade" is a reference to the saying "when life gives you lemons, make lemonade."
*While talking about online gaming, Homestar Runner says, "I got so many frags". It seems he's been playing numerous [[Wikipedia:First-person shooter|first-person shooters]], in which a "[[Wikipedia:Frag|frag]]" is a kill.
*Strong Bad helps people "over the hump" on Wednesdays. Some people refer to Wednesday as "[[Wikipedia:Hump day|Hump Day]]" since it is in the middle of the week.
*The Cheat is seen cleaning the [[Tire]], so Strong Bad must have temporarily disabled the [[Bear holding a Shark]].
*At the end, the Paper comes down, but does not cover the first line of the e-mail, as it does in other e-mails. (This is probably because the Strong Sad Easter egg on "my week" is on this line, and could not be covered up.)
*In the "my week" Easter egg, Strong Sad enters the basement empty handed, yet he [[Hammerspace|somehow produces Strong Bad's swimming trunks]] from behind the couch.
*Strong Bad's mailbox says sb_snailmail.exe.
*In the scene for biz caz fri at the office, Strong Bad appears to be typing with his hands sideways. In most emails that show his typing, he would be typing like a normal person.
*Strong Bad's polo has no buttons on it.

===Goofs===
[[Image:setteksiD .ctE.PNG|thumb|Homestar got his polo shirt from setteksiD .ctE!]]
*When Homestar says "so many frags" and is looking to the left, his torso is [[Flipped Images|flipped]], and consequently the buttons on his collar appear on the wrong side and "Diskettes Etc." appears backwards for a split second. However, this does not happen when he says "No, yeah, no?"
*When Strong Bad turns off the vacuum in Strong Badia, you can still see a patch behind the vacuum of the dirt cloud.
*When Strong Bad is vacuuming, his right eye is a lighter shade of green.

===Inside References===
*This is another instance of Strong Bad's [[couch mumbling]].
*The Office where "biz cas fri" takes place is the same as in [[dullard]] and the [[Senor Mortgage]] short, and the conversation is very reminiscent of that from "dullard".
*When Strong Bad mentions having to do community service for a prior arrest, it is likely a reference to the [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]].
*The way that Strong Bad answers the Polish email is a likely reference to the email [[little questions]] in which he answers another foreign email.
*InstrucTOR is an instance of [[-or pronounced with a long O]].
*The glass of Piemonade is a [[Real-Live Foods|live-action drink]].
*The Polish email includes a reference of [[Please to be]].

===Real-World References===
*Strong Bad's intro song for this email (as well as for the snail-mail and the East-European email) is sung to the tune of ''[[Wikipedia:Oh! Susanna|Oh! Susanna]]''.
*When Strong Sad is waking up Strong Bad for swim practice, he mumbles various things, ranging from "I'll kill you" to the name of the classic [[Nintendo#Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES)|SNES]] [[Wikipedia:Role-playing video game|RPG]], ''[[Wikipedia:Chrono Trigger|Chrono Trigger]]''. The "I'll kill you" in the swim practice Easter egg is directed at [[Wikipedia:Magus (Chrono Trigger)|Magus]], a villain/party member in the game. ''(Also see Inside References.)''
** Janus, the name of the Polish email sender, is also a significant name in Chrono Trigger.
*The name of his other computer, "[[Block]]," is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Eastern Bloc|Soviet Bloc]]—the group of Eastern European nations which were under communist government.
*The style of voice-over during the Polish e-mail is reminiscent of that used on Polish television, where foreign language programs are not dubbed with different actors, but instead [[Wikipedia:Voice-over translation|narrated entirely by a single actor]], usually male. Also, unlike American dubbing, in which the re-dubbed track replaces the original, Polish dubbing is laid on top of the original audio track, as the narrator's voice is here.
*The text on the battle axe lesson flyer which instructs you to bring your own axe and exercise mat is in the same [[font]] as [[Wikipedia:Iron Maiden (band)|Iron Maiden's]] name almost always appears ([http://www.abstractfonts.com/search/Metal%20Lord Metal Lord]). One of their first songs ever, "Invasion", released only on a four track album of which 5000 copies were made, was about Viking invaders.
*Strong Bad's imitation of a robot seems to be a reference to Harry in the documentary "[[IMDB:tt0334405|Spellbound]]," a spelling bee contestant who spontaneously replies to a question from the interviewer in a robotic voice, and finishes off by saying "I-am-a-musical-robot. Do-I-sound-like-a-musical-robot?"
*"Stay smart, vacuum...dirt" may be based on "Be Smart! Don't Start!", a motto used in a series of '80s PSAs trying to discourage minors from drinking alcohol.
*The phone number for Brian Holmes, Certified Arborist (555-XYLM), is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Xylem|xylem]], the major water transporting tissue of vascular plants.

===Fast Forward===

*"Biz Cas Fri" would be the subject of three Puppet Stuff features, [[Biz Cas Fri 1|Biz Cas Fri]], [[Biz Cas Fri 2]], and [[Biz Cas Fri 3]].
*Strong Bad's final payment notice is signed with Bubs's full name, which was revealed to be Bubs Concession Stand in [[Senorial Day]]. Here "Bubs'" has an apostrophe, though, as a possessive, which isn't seen in [[Senorial Day]].
*In [[Summer Short Shorts]], The Cheat is called "The Cheatasaurus" in the [[Powered By The Cheat]] clip.
*The Battle Axe Lessons flyer reappears in [[Lappynapped!]].
*In [[pizza joint]], Homestar shortens pepperoni to "p-roni", etc., similar to piemonade being shortened to "p-nade".
*It is revealed in ''[[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]]'' that Strong Bad's house is actually [http://files.telltalegames.com/strongbad/screenshots/strongbad-3.jpg just off the screen to the left] when he's checking his snail mail.

==DVD Version==

*The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.

===Commentary Transcript===

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Mike Chapman]], [[Matt Chapman]]

'''MIKE:''' Hi, Matt!

'''MATT:''' Hi, Mike!

'''MIKE:''' Welcome to the email commentary for this email.

'''MATT:''' Thanks! I feel really good about this one, and I am ready to go.

'''MIKE:''' All right, let's get started. All right. We started here, well Strong Bad has started,

'''MATT:''' Strong Bad needs to learn the abbreviations for states.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, that's true. He has a problem with them.

'''MATT:''' This part reminds me about that kid from that movie "Spell Bound". About...

'''MIKE:''' When he's a musical robot?

'''MATT:''' When he's being a musical robot, yeah.

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

'''MATT:''' All right, here's Strong Bad's...

'''MIKE:''' Mailbox. Which has appeared one more time, one other time?

'''MATT:''' Yeah. Still no sign of his house, though.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah. No house. Just a mailbox. Not on the road.

'''MATT:''' No.

'''MIKE:''' Just in the grass.

'''MATT:''' In the greens. I don't think Strong Bad's being very sincere right now, Mike.

'''MIKE:''' This is a good example of sarcasm.

'''MATT:''' We've had lots of requests for the BMW lighter. Did you mention that on the last DVD?

'''MIKE:''' I dunno. I don't think it exists.

'''MATT:''' No, it doesn't.

'''MIKE:''' I've tried to find them at BMW dealers.

'''MATT:''' That's right.

'''MIKE:''' I actually got to make a glass of piemonade when I was making the uh, Easter Egg at the end, there.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, it was early in the morning, wasn't it?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, it was, like, 2 in the morning, and I went to Kroger and got some pie and some lemonade,

'''MATT:''' Nice work!

'''MIKE:''' I think I got an extra piece of pie and ate it and I drank some lemonade.

'''MATT:''' I think that vacuum has never made an appearance again.

'''MIKE:''' No. Although I think the flowers on it are from...

'''MATT:''' Homsar?

'''MIKE:''' For kids email.

'''MATT:''' Kids show?

'''MIKE:''' Kids show. Yeah, what'd I say?

'''MATT:''' ''{simultaneously}'' For kids. Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' I think it's called for kids.

'''MATT:''' You're probably right. I used to shop at Diskettes Et Cetera.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah?

'''MATT:''' One time. What's Strong Bad's say?

'''MIKE:''' Uhhhhh, can't read it. Micro...

'''MATT:''' Something?

'''MIKE:''' Micro something.

''{Pause until Battle Axeing advertisement appears}''

'''MIKE:''' That's me!

'''MATT:''' That's Mike!

'''MIKE:''' Holding a stand, Homestar's puppet stand. That's what that stick is, and I just Photoshopped out the bottom and put in that axe.

'''MATT:''' I like that.

'''MIKE:''' Thanks!

'''MATT:''' This is our friend, Dan Cubus.

'''MIKE:''' That's right.

'''MATT:''' Speaking this.

'''MIKE:''' He lived in Poland for two years.

'''MATT:''' Shoslav!

'''MIKE:''' Good job, Dan! We went to the Braves game, uh, the night of this.

'''MATT:''' Did you?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' Got a ghetto burger at the uh, what is that place called?

'''MIKE:''' We got a ghetto burger at Miss Ann's Snack Stand. Good times.

'''MATT:''' Z aspiryną!

'''MIKE:''' Uhhh!

==External Links==

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impression

!! — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 04:37:40 GMT

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[[Image:sbemail82.png|thumb|"Nice use of light and shadow. And picnic supplies."]]

"Your Friend" asks Strong Bad to do his best impression of Strong Sad. Strong Bad goes to the [[Strong Sad Lookalike Contest]] instead.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, [[Jhonka]] (Easter egg), {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|The King of Town}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Homsar}} (in Strong Sad costume), {{Film|The Cheat}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Telephone Pole]], [[The Field]], [[Living Room of the Brothers Strong]] (Easter egg)

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

'''Date:''' Monday, August 25, 2003

'''Running Time:''' 3:13

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

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Three}}

==Transcript==

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Email: It's like the sugar on the candy for my stuff.

''{reading email}''

<blockquote class="compy email">Dear Strong Bad, 
 
Could you please do your impression 
of Strong Sad? 
 
Thanks, 
Your friend</blockquote>

''{pauses between "Dear" and "Strong"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ...and there's no name. Um... Thanks, Your friend... Jhonka.

''{He types "Jhonka" under "Your Friend", then starts typing his reply.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' No way, Jhonka! What a coincidence! I was just on my way out the door to go to the annual Strong Sad Lookalike Contest where contestants are judged on appearance, impression and penmanship. I'm a shoo-in this year, man. Wait'll you see my costume.

''{He runs offscreen, but runs back a few seconds later to say:}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Not beatin' around the bush this week.

''{Strong Bad runs off again. Cut to The Field. Coach Z is standing under a sign that reads: "2003 Sectional Finals — STRONG SAD LOOKALIKE CONTEST".}''

'''COACH Z:''' Okay, I'd like to welcome everybody back! Hope you enjoyed your intermission there. Bubs, the hot cold cuts was great!

'''BUBS:''' ''{off screen}'' Those were moist towelettes!

'''COACH Z:''' So without further ado, I'd like to introduce the man of the hour, the deathly pallor: Strong Sad!!

''{Strong Sad joins Coach Z under the sign}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' ''{off screen}'' Booo!

'''STRONG SAD:''' Thank you! Thank you! I'm simultaneously honored and insulted to be involved in this contest for the fourth year in a row.

'''COACH Z:''' That's enough there, Strong Sad! ''{He shoves Strong Sad out of the way.}'' Your work is done here. Let's get this pratty started!!

''{Cut to a view of Strong Bad in a Strong Sad costume, which consists of a grey "Phys Ed" sweatshirt, a white beret, and a paper plate with Strong Sad's face drawn on it. There's a suspicious looking lump under the sweatshirt.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Lookin' good there, Strong Bad.

'''STRONG BAD:''' I know.

'''COACH Z:''' Nice use of light and shadow.

'''STRONG BAD:''' I know.

'''COACH Z:''' ...and picnic supplies.

'''STRONG BAD:''' I know. Shut up.

'''COACH Z:''' Let's hear what you got.

'''STRONG BAD:''' All right. Let me just push play on my "sweatshirt" here.

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{on a tape}'' Why do you want me to say "Hello, my name is Strong Sad"? ''{He fast-forwards the tape}'' Get that tape-recorder out of my face! ''{more fast-forwarding}'' Stop flickin' my ear!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{also on tape}'' More like, You stop flickin' ''my ear''!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{He stops the tape.}'' Ha ha. Oops.

'''COACH Z:''' Ok, then. Very unsuspicious.

'''STRONG BAD:''' I know.

''{Coach Z moves on to Homestar Runner. Homestar is wearing hippo slippers and a grey shirt with a star on it, and he has a sock taped to his head instead of his signature hat.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Hey, there, Homestar. Nice hippo slippers.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Thanks. They're elephants.

'''COACH Z:''' Sure they are! Now let's hear your impression.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Um... Remind me again what type stuff that guy says.

'''COACH Z:''' You know. Depressing-type stuff!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Right, right! Here goes! Ahem. ''{in a depressing voice}'' Oh... Some animal died. ''{In his normal voice}'' That's something he's always saying, right?

'''COACH Z:''' Yeah, I think I heard him say that a few times. Next contestant!

''{The next contestant appears to be Strong Sad.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Strong Sad, you're not eligible for this contest! I thought I told youse to go on home!

''{A familiar-looking hat pops up from behind the Strong Sad lookalike's head revealing that he is, in fact, Homsar. His Strong Sad costume is flawless, except the mouth becomes bigger when Homsar talks. Coach Z (already walking away) doesn't realize who it is.}''

'''HOMSAR:''' ''{sadly}'' AaAaAaAa... I'm cryin' on the inside!

''{The Cheat hops up in a paper bag, painted to look like Strong Sad's left leg.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Okay, The Chort, lay it on me!

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{depressed The Cheat noises}''

'''COACH Z:''' Holy crap! It's as if Strong Sad was still alive and with us today! First Prize!

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noise}'' ''{Jumps up out of the bag, then lands back inside bag}''

''{Cut to Strong Bad's computer. Strong Bad walks up muttering. He's still in costume.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Stupid friggin' Cheat-in-a-Bag. ''{typing}'' I can't believe The Cheat won sectionals for the 4th year in a row dressed up as Strong Sad's left leg. I knew I should have gone for the bigger butt. ''{stops typing}'' Oh well. ''{resumes typing}'' At least I won the penmanship award. But I should get going if I'm still going to be fashionably late to the afterparty. ''{stops typing}'' So, until next time, all the ladies and dudes say: ''{singing}'' "Strong Bad is a cool guy! And we're not cool in the least!"

''{Strong Bad leaves and [[The Paper]] descends.}''

== Easter Eggs ==
*Click on "Jhonka" to see just what a Jhonka is.
<blockquote>JHONKA 
 
The Jhonka are one of many 
tribes of primitive, troll-like 
creatures found in the lowlands 
and throughout lesser dungeons. 
 
Their low intelligence makes 
them quite susceptible to toilet 
humor and cheap gags such as 
"Gimme five. Up high. Down 
low. Too slow." 
 
FREQUENCY: Common 
INTELLIGENCE: Low 
ARMOR CLASS: +2</blockquote>
*Click on "Bigger Butt" to see Strong Bad's alternative plans for his costume.
*Click on "Penmanship Award" to see Strong Bad's entry for the Strong Sad penmanship contest.
*Click on "afterparty" at the end to see what happened at the afterparty.
:''{Homestar and Coach Z are standing in a room filled with balloons. Homestar is dressed in his Strong Sad costume, "[[Poot-Slap]]" is playing in the background, and Coach Z is holding a [[Cold One|Not So Cold One]].}''
:'''COACH Z:''' I meant to tell you the sock on the head was a nice touch.
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I have a sock on my head? ''{shaking back and forth}'' Getitoff getitoff getitoff getitoff getitoff getitoff ''{stops shaking}'' getitoff getitoff.

== Fun Facts ==
===Explanations===
*The "not beating around the bush" comment may refer to Strong Bad's normal way of [[Emails Taken in a Different Direction|not really answering an email's question]]. Alternatively, it may mean that there is no delay between his remark and his answer.
*Pallor means paleness.
*The "cheap gag" mentioned in the Jhonka Easter Egg involves the perpetrator giving the receiver a [[Wikipedia:high five|high five]] ("Up high"), then pretending to offer a low-five ("down low"), but pulling their hand away before the other person can slap it ("too slow").

===Trivia===
*This toon has the ending Easter egg embedded in the beginning of the Flash file, instead of it being at the end as usual.

===Remarks===
*Strong Sad on the tape tells Strong Bad to stop flicking his ear, but Strong Sad doesn't have [[Lack of Visible Body Parts#Ears|visible ears]].
*The Cheat's costume has three toenails, whereas Strong Sad's [[soolnds]] only have two toenails each.
*In this email, Strong Bad shows excellent touch-typing skills as he finishes the email with a paper plate mask taped to his face. However, he seems to later lose this ability. In [[pom pom]], Strong Bad is unable to type while blindfolded.
*Strong Sad actually saying "Oh...some animal died" was made the [[Quote of the Week#QW-2003-08-25|Quote of the Week]] the same day this email appeared on the site.
*Both wooden columns supporting the banner have the staples and torn pieces of paper in the exact same spots.
*Coach Z says "adieu" instead of "ado"; this is a rather common mistake, and probably all the more probable with Coach Z being the speaker.
*Strong Bad's line "Stupid Friggin' Cheat-in-a-Bag..." is a rare instance of using The Cheat's name without the [[integral article]].

===Goofs===
*When Strong Bad comes back to the computer after the contest, still wearing his costume, his hat is incorrectly mirrored in the screen's reflection.
*The form for the penmanship contest says 2004 Sectional Finals; however, the sign for the contest said 2003.
*Homestar's eyes reverse direction quickly before he slouches to do his Strong Sad impression.
*Strong Sad doesn't move his mouth to his "whoa!" when he is pushed. Instead, his mouth switches direction.

===Glitches===
*If you click on the "Bigger Butt" Easter egg while [[The Paper]] is coming down, it will disappear as it is zooming in.

===Inside References===
*At the after party Coach Z is drinking a "[[Cold One|Not So Cold One]]," from [[property of ones]].
*Strong Bad's comeback "More like, YOU stop flicking MY ear," is very similar to his comeback in [[50 emails]].
*The hat Strong Bad wears is similar to the hat Strong Sad originally wore in his original sketches seen in the [[Sketchbook (museum)|Museum Sketchbook]].
*Coach Z's praise of The Cheat's costume ("It's as if Strong Sad was still alive and with us today!") is another instance of [[Death#Strong Sad|Strong Sad's imagined death]].
*The blue ribbon in the penmanship Easter egg is the same as the ribbons from [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]].
*The King of Town [[The King of Town Booing|boos]] Strong Sad.
*The Cheat dresses as Strong Sad's [[Severed Body Parts|leg]].

===Real-World References===
*The picture of Jhonka is reminiscent of the various humanoid creatures in [[Wikipedia:Dungeons & Dragons|Dungeons and Dragons]].
**In previous versions of Dungeons and Dragons, an armor class of +2 would be a decent defense rating. However, in the current incarnation of Dungeons and Dragons it would make the creature very easy to hit in combat. The article's tone seems to indicate that it was written for 2nd edition AD&D.
*In the bigger butt Easter egg, Strong Bad drew the [[Wikipedia:Kangol|Kangol]] kangaroo above his cap. Kangol is a British clothier famous for this kind of hat.

===Fast Forward===
*The Jhonka plays a prominent role in [[Peasant's Quest]].
*Homestar also uses, "Oh... Some animal died" in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 9.2]].
*[[The Deathly Pallor]] is the name of Strong Sad's radio persona in [[radio]]. It is also used in the email [[trading cards]].
*The King of Town again demonstrates [[The King of Town Booing|his low, one-man "boooo"]] in [[geddup noise]] after showing "The Standing Up Noise".

== DVD Version ==
*All of the Easter eggs in this email are viewable using the angle button on your DVD remote.

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail82.html|watch "impression"]]
*[[HR:sbemail82.swf|view the Flash file for "impression"]]

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Decemberween Short Shorts

!! — Wed, 27 Dec 2006 19:53:19 GMT

!!: Wikipedia-d a link

{{toonnav|Holiday Toon|dweenshorts|Let Us Give TANKS!|Homestarloween Party|}}
[[Image:Decemberween Short Shorts.JPG|thumb|Short Santa shorts]]

Homestar and pals star in another series of short shorts, this time holiday-related.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{film|The Cheat}}, {{film|Homestar Runner}}, {{film|Strong Sad}}, {{film|Bubs}}, {{film|Pom Pom}}, {{film|Coach Z}}, {{film|The King of Town}}, {{film|Strong Mad}}, {{film|The Homestar Runner}}, [[Rumble Red]], {{film|Old-Timey Marzipan}}, one of [[Pom Pom's girls]]

'''Places:''' [[The Brick Wall]], [[The Stick]], [[Strong Bad's Basement]], [[The Office]], [[The Decemberween Tree]], [[The Field#Old-Timey_Appearances|The Old-Timey Field]], [[Coach Z's Locker Room]], [[The Classroom]], [[The Field]], [[Club Technochocolate]] (dance floor)

'''Date:''' December 18, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 6:05

'''Page Title:''' The Short Shorts are BACK! And Holiday Scented!

==Transcript==

''{A pair of red shorts with white fur lining and a gold belt buckle appears, on which is superimposed the title: "DECEMBERWEEN Short Shorts". Snowflakes fall and synthesized music plays.}''

''{The scene changes to The Brick Wall, on which Strong Bad is writing on a piece of paper. As he writes, the words appear on a note at the top of the screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Dear Tube Socks, It's me again. I hope you had a good year. Free of athletes' feet and toe jams.

''{Zoom in close on Strong Bad}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Lemme cut to the chase. On Decemberween morning, when I open you guys up, you're going to hear...things. Hurtful things. Unforgivable things. Things like,

''{Cut to Strong Bad opening tube socks with The Cheat at a decorated The Stick.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uhhh...

''{A black transition screen with the word "and" appears}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' and

''{Cut to Strong Bad opening tube socks on The Couch}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, man!

''{The black transition screen with the word "and" reappears}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' and

''{Cut to Strong Bad opening tube socks in his cubicle with Homestar and a Decemberween tree made out of pushpins and a flyer on the wall that reads, "D'screetret Santa Today!"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' This present of tube socks totally sucks and I hate it!

''{Cut back to Strong Bad writing his note at The Brick Wall}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Don't you believe a word of it, Tube Socks. I love you guys. I don't know what I'd do without my yearly pair.

''{Zoom out to a silhouette of the scene}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' But a guy's gotta keep up appearances, right? if peoples found out I have a soft spot for tube socks, it'd be all over. ''{a pair of tube socks appears, and the stripes rotate between several colors.}'' it took me years to live down that Martina Navratilova poster,

''{Cut to a poster of Martina Navratilova playing tennis on the wall of The Basement}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ...and I will not go down that road again.

''{Cut back to Strong Bad writing his note at The Brick Wall.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' We can be secret friends. Like that hunchback kid at school. In closing, please disregard any and all negative comments or negative burning you may hear or experience on Decemberween. Stealthily Yours, Strong Bad.

''{Strong Bad draws a picture of his head with bat wings, a heart with an apostrophe and the letter "s", and a pair of tube socks.

''{Cut to the title screen shot of the Decemberween shorts and accompanying music.}''

''{The scene changes to a Decemberween tree with ornaments representing the following characters: Strong Sad, Bubs, Homestar Runner, Pom Pom, Strong Bad, Coach Z, and The King of Town.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER ORNAMENT:''' Ooh, man. I feel de-licious!

''{Zoom in on the Homestar Runner ornament, which is an iced gingerbread cookie}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER ORNAMENT:''' Does anybody here know if it is either illegal or unethical to wanna eat yourself?

''{Zoom back out}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN ORNAMENT:''' I sure hope not!

'''STRONG BAD ORNAMENT:''' Eww — shut up, king... or I'll stuff you full of coal!

''{Zoom in on the King of Town ornament.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN ORNAMENT:''' That wouldn't be so bad! A little onion salt,

''{A picture of "The King of Town's Last Three Items in the Pantry Special!" descends}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN ORNAMENT:''' ...some hot sauce... wouldn't be the first time!

''{Zoom back out to the rest of the ornaments.}''

'''BUBS ORNAMENT:''' Hey, Coach Z! Don'tcha think it's about time you updated that photograph?

''{Zoom in on the Coach Z ornament.}''

'''COACH Z ORNAMENT:''' Heck no! The '74s was the prime of my dating year! In those days, ladies would go out with ''anything'' that had a mustache.

''{Zoom back out to the rest of the ornaments.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER ORNAMENT:''' Hey, Strong Bad, I really like your rhinestone cowboy costume.

'''STRONG BAD ORNAMENT:''' Uh, you got the wrong 'ween, Homestar. This is Decemberween. Not the Hallow- one.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER ORNAMENT:''' Oh... right, right. Trick-or-treat!

''{Zoom in on the Strong Bad ornament.}''

'''STRONG BAD ORNAMENT:''' Does anybody know where Strong Sad is?

''{Pan to the Strong Sad ornament, which is made of clear glass and therefore transparent.}''

'''STRONG SAD ORNAMENT:''' Uh, hello. I'm right here!

''{Zoom back out to the rest of the ornaments.}''

'''STRONG BAD ORNAMENT:''' Whoa, I can hardly see you! You're like the Predator up there.

''{Zoom in on the Strong Sad ornament.}''

'''STRONG SAD ORNAMENT:''' No, I'm like the most expensive ornament on this tree by about forty-five dollars!

''{Zoom back out to the rest of the ornaments.}''

'''STRONG BAD ORNAMENT:''' Oh yeah? Well my four-point-five cents of plastic sequins and styrofoam are about to bedazzle you right offa this tree! ''{sparkles and shines while warbling}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER, COACH Z, AND THE KING OF TOWN ORNAMENTS:''' ''{in amazement}'' Ooh!

''{The Strong Sad ornament shakes, falls, and shatters on the ground. The camera pans down to the base of the tree where his broken remains are next to a Decemberween present with an "M" on the front and a couple of yellow ribbons for eyebrows.}''

'''STRONG MAD PRESENT:''' HAPPY DECEMBERWEEN!

''{Cut to the title screen shot of the Decemberween shorts and accompanying music.}''

''{The scene changes to The Homestar Runner in the snow-covered Old-Timey Field, wearing a winter cap and holding a dead rat in front of a decorated pile of other dead rats. Music plays in the background.}''

'''THE HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' This here's gonna be the biggest Decemberween rat pile in town.

'''RUMBLE RED:''' Eh, rumble ''{superimposed several times upon itself as he appears}''

'''THE HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{scowls at Rumble Red}'' Aw, phooey. And after that, pooey. Not you again.

'''RUMBLE RED:''' Earthling, explain to me this pile of rotten rodentia...rumble.

''{Zoom in on The Homestar Runner}''

'''THE HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' It's Decemberween, Rumble Red. ''{holds up a dead rat}'' The most sanitary time of year. ''{Zoom out}'' When everyone piles up all the dead rats they've a-cooma-lated throughout the year.

''{Zoom in on Rumble Red}''

'''RUMBLE RED:''' We don't have any Decemberweens on ''my'' planeeeeet, trumble.

''{Zoom in on The Homestar Runner}''

'''THE HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{angrily}'' Well, whaddaya know? ''{Zoom out}'' What ''do'' they have on your planet?

'''RUMBLE RED:''' Oh, not much. Long lines. Expensive bread. Rumble-doo.

''{Old-Timey Marzipan walks in with a bundle of dynamite with a ticking timer.}''

'''OLD-TIMEY MARZIPAN:''' Happy Decemberween, Rumble Red. ''{hands him the dynamite}''

'''RUMBLE RED:''' Cosmic joy! ''{Zoom in}'' I think this buffalo has showed me the true meaning of December-rumble-ween!

''{The ticking grows quicker, the top of the dynamite pops open, revealing a large pistol, out of which a cement mixer emerges and drops a bear trap around Rumble Red. The bear trap closes and decapitates him. Music plays and his body dances.}''

'''THE HOMESTAR RUNNER''': Haw, Haw, Haw. 
'''OLD-TIMEY MARZIPAN:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Hee, Hee, Hee.

''{A black screen saying ''THE END'' covers everything except for a circle around The Homestar Runner's face}''

'''THE HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' A Decemberween tradition! ''{the circle closes to black}''

''{Cut to the title screen shot of the Decemberween shorts and accompanying music.}''

''{The scene changes to The Brick Wall, on which Strong Sad is writing on a piece of paper. As he writes, the words appear on a note at the top of the screen.}''

'''STRONG SAD''': Dear Argyle Socks, 

''{Cut to the title screen shot of the Decemberween shorts and accompanying music.}''

''{Homestar Runner is in the locker room wearing a cricket helmet. He puts the helmet in an open locker and then puts a rolled up towel around his neck}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Wow, ''{locker slams shut}'' what a great season, Coach Z.

'''COACH Z:''' You said it, crumb bum. We was undeforted!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Maybe ''you'' were. Well, have a good holiday. You doing anything special?

'''COACH Z:''' Aww, totally. I'm havin' all kinds of real people over to my house for a coupla real people parties. Don't you worry about me. I am nat a loser.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' That's great, Coach Z! Well I... ''{Coach Z is no longer in sight}'' Coach Z? Coach Z? Ohh, Coach Zeeee.

''{Coach Z is laying upside down in an open locker with empty Listerine bottles and stubble on his face}''

'''COACH Z:''' I've hit rack battom.

''{Zoom out to Homestar Runner, as music begins to play.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing and dancing}'' A-listen to me now. Cheer up, Coach Z. It doesn't have to be creepy and depressing all the time.

''{Zoom in on Coach Z}''

'''COACH Z:''' For real?

''{Homestar appears in The Classroom in front of a blackboard with the words "NOTE TO SELF:" written on it.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing}'' If you learn to say words right,

''{The words "SAY WOUDS WIDE!" are written on the blackboard as Homestar says "say words right".}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing}'' You'll find out people might

''{Coach Z appears in the snowy Field sitting on a soapbox with a puke pail and a sign that reads, "CHAT WITH ME ON SPEC!"}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing offscreen}'' ...not throw up so much when they talk to you!

'''COACH Z:''' Oh, that'd be nice!

''{Homestar Runner appears against a yellow background of Coach Z's logo, wiggling horizontally.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing}'' Now listen to me. It's almost Decemberween,

''{Homestar Runner returns to the locker scene, hanging from the top of the screen}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing offscreen}'' ...and there's not a single present beneath your tree.

''{Pan to a pile of green towels decorated with an ornament, Blue Star ointment, underwear, and a sign reading: "THIS SPACE FOR RENT (ON SPEC!)"}''

''{Homestar Runner appears in front of "FIGURE 1-A", a diagram of Coach Z and Bubs, with a question mark in a word balloon coming from the latter's head.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing}'' When someone asks you, "What's up?"

''{A word balloon with a picture of Coach Z's butt comes from Coach Z's head}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing}'' ...don't tell him about your butt, ''{a "no" symbol appears on top of Coach Z's word balloon}''

''{Cut back to the locker room scene}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing}'' or any embarrassing physical problems you might have.

'''COACH Z:''' I collect those!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing}'' And when you're talking to a pretty girl...

''{"FIGURE 1-B" appears, Coach Z standing on a dance floor. One of Pom Pom's girls descends from the top of the screen in front of Coach Z.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing offscreen}'' On second thought, don't talk to any pretty girls.

''{The girl is yanked offscreen by a cane and Coach Z hangs his head.}''

''{The scene returns to Homestar in front of the Coach Z background, this time wiggling vertically.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing}'' and you'll find yourself invited,

''{Cut to a wanted poster of Coach Z on a brick wall which reads, "FOR CREEPY STYLES AND CREEPIER HABITS"}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing offscreen}'' and probably way less indicted. ''{the poster is torn down the middle}''

''{Return to the locker room scene, in which Homestar is now standing with the cricket helmet on his head.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing}'' And you won't have to spend Decemberween alone! ''{Homestar takes off his helmet and shakes it on the last word.}''

''{Coach Z climbs out of the locker as the Listerine bottles fall to the ground.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Hey, thanks for the advice, Homestar! I'd love to come to your house for Decemberween!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' What? No, no-ho-ho! No, no, no. No, Coach Z, no. No. ''{glaring}'' No, you can't.

''{The scene ends and a modified title screen appears, with the Decemberween shorts, falling snowflakes, music, and the word "End."}''

==Fun Facts==
{{checkstuffpage}}
===Explanations===
*[[Wikipedia:Argyle (pattern)|Argyle]] is a pattern containing diamonds in a diagonal checkerboard arrangement.
*On [[Wikipedia:Speculation|Spec]] refers to doing work without the assurance of income.
*"D'screetret Santa" is a play on the Christmas gift-exchange practice of "[[Wikipedia:Secret Santa|Secret Santa]]".
*The "und" from Coach Z's list is the [[Wikipedia: German|German]] word for "and".

===Trivia===
*"The King of Town's Last Three Items in the Pantry Special!" reads:
<blockquote>
The King of Town's Last Three Items in the Pantry Special! 
onion salt-hot sauce-lumps of coal 
$f.ood 
</blockquote>

*Coach Z's clipboard reads:
<blockquote>
plays: 
-the runaround 
-the picket fence 
-the stanislaw 
-the local gentry 
-cake und pie 
-eyeball eyeball
</blockquote>

===Remarks===
[[Image:XweenHandwriting.png|thumb|Handwriting comparison]]
*The Ahnberg Hand [[Fonts|font]] that Strong Bad uses for writing his letter has a modified uppercase "I". The uppercase I in this font normally has a dot on it and is often mistaken for a [[Lowercase i's|lowercase i]]. However, Strong Bad does not use the capital I consistently; he still uses lowercase i's at the beginning of two sentences.
*In Strong Bad's letter, he remarks about how much he secretly likes tube socks, yet the picture he draws at the bottom shows socks that have a distinct heel.
*When Strong Bad writes his letter, the words on the paper he's writing on are illegible. When Strong Sad writes his letter, it is legible. 
*The way Homestar has a towel around his neck gives the impression that he has [[Lack of Visible Arms|shoulders]].
*Ironically, Strong Bad makes an appearance as what he considers to be the worst kind of Decemberween gift: a homemade ornament (as seen in [[what I want]]).

===Goofs===
*In the locker room short, the ends of Homestar Runner's towel are rolled in contradictory directions.
*In the song Homestar sings to Coach Z, the word "say" on the chalkboard moves when the word "wouds" comes up.

===Inside References===
*This collection of Decemberween shorts is based on [[Summer Short Shorts]].
*The 1974 Coach Z ornament was first used in [[what I want]].
*The [[Puke Pail]] next to Coach Z is the same one as in [[Sick Day]], but now says 'PUKE PAIL FOR WHOEV!' instead of 'PUKE PAIL FOR HIM!'.
*The Blue Star [[Ointment and Old Person Rub|Ointment]] at the top of Coach Z's tree was first seen in [[Halloween Fairstival]].
*Strong Bad was seen modeling for tube socks in the email [[modeling]].
*Old-Timey Homestar's hat is based on the one modern-day Homestar wears in the wintertime.
*Coach Z was also seen with [[Listerine]] in [[The Best Decemberween Ever]] and [[senior prom]].
*Coach Z getting drunk from Listerine is another reference to [[Alcohol|alcohol]].
*This is another appearance of "[[What are you supposed to be?]]".
*Coach Z sits on the [[Soapbox]].
*Coach Z's clipboard mentions [[Pie|pie]].
*Rumble Red was first seen in [[4 branches]].
*"D'screetret" is a [[Portmanteaus|portmanteau]] of "discreet" and "secret".
*Strong Sad's broken ornament is a reference to [[Death#Strong Sad's Imagined Death|his imagined death]].
*The King of Town's Last Three Items in the Pantry Special is an example of a [[Concoctions|concoction]].
*The "bat-winged Strong Bad head" in Strong Bad's signature was last seen in [[interview]].
*This is another instance of [[Strong Bad Hurting Strong Sad]].

===Real-World References===
*[[Wikipedia:Martina Navratilova|Martina Navratilova]] is a former World No. 1 woman tennis player.
*The [[Wikipedia:Predator (alien)|Predator]] is a fictional alien hunter from the movie series of the same name. He could turn invisible by using light refraction.
*Strong Bad and Strong Sad writing letters on a wall is a reference to the [[Peanuts]] Christmas Specials, where the characters write letters to Santa in the same position.
*The "Picket Fence" is a basketball play from the film ''[[Wikipedia: Hoosiers|Hoosiers]]'', specifically the one used by tiny Hickory High School to win the Indiana state title.
*What Rumble Red does have on his planet (long lines, expensive bread) is a reference to the state of affairs in the Soviet Union prior to its collapse, when the Soviets had to stand in extremely long lines to receive their rations, and when staple foods like bread were scarce, and therefore expensive to procure. This relates to The Homestar Runner calling Rumble Red a "Communist fool" in [[4 branches]].
*In general, a [[Wikipedia: Rhinestone Cowboy | rhinestone cowboy]] is any man who wears the elaborate, stylized western wear made by rodeo tailors, especially as contrasted to a working cowboy or ranch hand.

==External Links==
*[[HR:dweenshorts.html|watch "Decemberween Short Shorts"]]
*[[HR:dweenshorts.swf|view the Flash file for "Decemberween Short Shorts"]]
*[[Forum:10428|forum thread re: Decemberween Short Shorts]]

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No Hands On Deck!

!! — Sat, 26 Aug 2006 06:26:00 GMT

!!: /* Real-World References */

{{toonnavfulllink|Shorts|HR:deck.html|Summer Short Shorts|Strong Bad Sings}}
[[Image:Build-a-deck.png|200px|thumb|"I'm gonna go build a deck!"]]

Homestar decides to build a deck... ''with galvanized nails!''

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, [[Cardboard Marzipan]], {{Film|The King of Town}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Pom Pom}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Marshmallow's Last Stand (place)|Marshmallow's Last Stand]], [[The King of Town's Castle]], [[The Stick]], [[Marzipan's House]], [[Strong Sad's Room]], [[The Field]], [[Coach Z's Locker Room]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]]

'''Date:''' August 14, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 3:07

'''Page title:''' Homestar Decker-Slaney!

==Transcript==

''{The toon opens in Marshmallow's Last Stand with Homestar Runner sitting across from Cardboard Marzipan. As he speaks for her, he moves her head with a string.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{as Cardboard Marzipan}'' And they feed the ducks through a tube. Don't you think that's awful?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Look, girl sitting across from me. I gotta level with you. ''{jumps up}'' I'm gonna go build a deck!

''{Homestar runs away from the table. He pops up from under the table to imitate Cardboard Marzipan}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{as Cardboard Marzipan}'' I gots to find me a new man.

''{Cut to The King of Town eating something white in a bowl. Homestar pops up from under the table.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey, King of Town!

''{The King of Town spits out a remote control.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I'm gonna build a deck!

''{Cut to The Cheat knitting in The Field. Homestar pops out from behind The Stick.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' The Cheat, I'm deckin' it out!

''{Cut to Homestar standing on Marzipan's couch. Pom-Pom is holding a camera and a boom mic is overhead.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I am the Deckman! D-E-C-K-E-M-A-N!

''{Cut to Strong Sad lying in bed. Homestar pops out from under the covers.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh! Hi, Strong Sad... Um... Not sure how I got in here... I'll just... go back the way I came.

''{Homestar disappears under the covers.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' I have ''got'' to get my prescription changed!

''{"The Local Newspapes" appears with headline "No Hands On Deck!!"}''

''{Cut to Homestar and Bubs in The Field. Homestar is wearing a tool belt and leaning against a stack of wood. He also has a toothpick in his mouth, which remains for the rest of the toon.}''

'''BUBS:''' Now what's all this about, Homestar?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' What, you didn't know? Yeah, I'm building me a deck. Using galvanized nails. That's right, that's right. I said I'm using galvani' nai'.''

'''BUBS:''' Galvanized nails, eh? Sounds legit. We can chill out on it an' drink melonade all summer long.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yeah, melonade! We haven't talked about that much lately! Maybe we can eat some ''{Homestar's head turns into an older animation style, and he speaks accordingly}'' marshmallows ''{Homestar's head and voice turn back to normal}'' too!

'''BUBS:''' And I like to dance! ''{beat plays and Bubs does a little dance}'' Well, I'll let you get back to work. I'll swing by later on with a sixer of Melonade!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Make it a seven-er.

'''BUBS:''' Aroo-got it!

''{Cut to Coach Z's Locker Room.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Galvanized, you don't say?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yeah, it's pretty legit. I was thinking about writing a musical about it too. Maybe call it, "My Good/Great Deck". I'll probably get Rappaport to star in it.

'''COACH Z:''' What about me? I wanna be in your myorsical! I can be the orphan! ''{Coach Z switches his hat to a flat cap and starts singing}'' Oh, where is my mudder-dee-doo?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' That's a good one, Coach. A ''{the shot zooms in with each of the next three words}'' really... really... good one. Well, I better get back to work if I'm gonna build a deck in this cartoon. ''{leaves}''

'''COACH Z:''' ''{holds up four Tony awards}'' But what abrat my four Tony Awards?

''{Cut to Homestar sitting across from Cardboard Marzipan in Marshmallow's Last Stand}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' 'Kipedia said vulcanized was the way to go. But I dang old knew better. Galvanized, galvanized, galvanized, that's what I always say!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{as Cardboard Marzipan}'' Homestar, are you using galvanized nails to hide the fact that you don't know how to build a deck?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I'm gonna have to get... back to you on that one... Peow! ''{a small cloud of dust appears, but nothing happens}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{as Cardboard Marzipan}'' ... Ahem...

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Let's try that again. Peow! ''{runs off, leaving behind another small cloud of dust}''

''{Music plays. Homestar marches forward super-imposed on top of a hammer and saw working on two separate pieces of wood. The scene switches to show a small Homestar being hammered into a plank of wood repeatedly. The scene switches again, showing a saw sawing wood mirrored in four orientations while Homestar flies forward on a pile of lumber. A second pile flies by in the opposite direction. The scene switches to a tabletop, where a tiny Homestar marches, leading a number of galvanised nails out of the box. A larger Homestar rises up from behind, watching them then begins to groove with the music.}''

''{Music ends. Cut to Bubs and Homestar standing on top of Bubs' Concession Stand, holding cans of Melonade}''

'''BUBS:''' Well, I'm impressed, Homestar. When you said you were building a deck, I figured it would end up being something stupid and terrible. You know, 'cause ''you'' were building it.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yeah, me too!

''{Looks out over The Field, which is now completely covered in wood.}

'''BUBS:''' But I think I could get used to this!

''{Cut back to Bubs and Homestar}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Here's to galvanized nails and cardboard females!

'''BUBS:''' I'll drink to that! ''{Bubs and Homestar chink their cans in a toast.}''

''{Cut back to the image of the wooden field. Wooden clouds can now be seen as well. The screen reads "end." and "back."}''

==Easter Eggs==
[[Image:Deckhandbill.png|thumb|Mudder-Dee-Doo!]]
*When Homestar says he'll make a musical, click on the locker handle to the left of him to see a [[Playbills|playbill]] for it.

:The bill reads:
{{playbill|My Good/ Great Deck|A picture of Homestar looking determinedly at three galvanized nails|3=<div style="text-align: center; width: 12em; margin: 0.5em 0 0.5em auto; background-color: yellow; -moz-border-radius: 150px;">featuring: 'Where Is My Mudder- Dee-Doo?'</div>A Three Act Opt-In Musical Rant by Homestar Runner (now with 50% more Rappaport!)}}

*At the end of the cartoon, click the second tree to the left to see a brief scene with a few characters in a 'wooded' environment.

:''{A lumber-covered Cardboard Marzipan is standing on the deck. Homestar peeks out from under a plank and manipulates her with the string.}''
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': ''{as Cardboard Marzipan}'' Oh, Homestar, I'm so proud of you!
:''{Cut to Strong Mad, similarly boxed in with lumber.}''
:'''STRONG MAD''': ME TOO!

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*[[Wikipedia:Galvanization|Galvanization]] is the process of coating steel or iron with zinc to reduce corrosion. Thus, galvanized nails are zinc-coated nails.
**Using galvanized nails with ACQ [[Wikipedia:Pressure_treated_lumber#Preservatives|pressure treated]] deck lumber will lead to electrolysis which will [http://www.sutherlands.com/acq.htm corrode] nails very quickly, leading to an unsightly and possibly unstable deck.
*[[Wikipedia:Vulcanization|Vulcanization]] is the curing of rubber. This makes the rubber harder and more durable.
*The term "Ham and Egger" refers to a mediocre or bland athlete, a reference to the fact that ham and eggs is an "ordinary" meal. The slang term was widely used in the world of professional boxing, where it meant either an ordinary grade sparring partner or a palooka, a loser. A "ham and egger" is the opposite of a contender. It was also used in professional wrestling, referring to a wrestler who routinely lost in opening matches and wouldn't make much money, but would still get paid enough to buy a simple meal. The wrestling meaning was popularized by [[Wikipedia:Bobby Heenan|Bobby "The Brain" Heenan]].
*Feeding ducks "through a tube" refers to a technique used to enlarge duck livers for the preparation of [[Wikipedia:Foie gras|foie gras]] by force-feeding cornmeal down the throat several times a day. The alleged harmful effects of this technique are debated among environmental activists and foie gras producers. At the time of this toon's release, the [[Wikipedia:Associated Press|Associated Press]] and other major news organizations were running stories on the Chicago ban on foie gras that went into effect on the released date of the toon.
*[[Apothecary|Apothecaries]], from the Middle Ages through the 19th century, filled roles analogous to modern pharmacists.
*The [[Wikipedia:Tony Award|Tony Award]] is an award given for merit in live American theater, particularly on [[Wikipedia:Broadway theatre|Broadway]].
*The call, "all hands on deck" is used on naval vessels to request that all available personnel to report to the top-most deck of the ship. This command is usually given in an emergency such as a fire.

===Trivia===
[[Image:Local Newspapes.png|200px|thumb|"All the decks fit to print"]]
*This toon's loading screen reads "[[Irregular Loading Screens|loadinate]]".

*The newspaper reads...
<blockquote>
----
<big><big>The Local Newspapes
----
NO HANDS ON DECK!!</big> 
Area Man To Build Deck</big> 
[[Free Country, USA|FCUSA]] - The world waits with baited breath 
as local [[Ham|ham]] n' [[Eggs|egger]] Homestar Runner 
prepares to break ground on a wooden 
deck-like Structure of what can only be 
described (by him) as 'deckic proportions.'

The 'Deckeman?'

<big>Strong Sad Unavailable 
For Comment!</big> 
''Last seen at local apothecary Bubs' Concession''
</blockquote>
*The last time [[Melonade|melonade]] was mentioned was in [[Halloween Potion-Ma-Jig]], but was actually seen last in [[anything]].
*The toon was originally put on the site without the Easter eggs and the wood covered clouds. These were added a few hours later.
*The phrase "with baited breath" is a common misspelling of the phrase "with bated breath", meaning "in extreme anticipation".
*The cans of Melonade Bubs and Homestar are drinking at the end are marked "12 fl. oz."
*[[The Geddup Noise]] can be heard when Homestar jumps up and runs away in the opening scene.
*When the toon first came out, on the [[Toons Menu]] it said "All Hands On Deck!". It now says "No Hands On Deck!".

===Inside References===
[[Image:Nohandsondeck_oldversionhomestar.png|thumb|"Maybe we can eat some... ''Marshmallows''... too!"]]
*The title of the short and the newspaper headline refer to Homestar's [[Lack of Visible Arms|lack of visible arms]].
*"Cardboard Marzipan" originated in [[Happy Fireworks]].
*The King of Town is eating the remote control of the [[Telebision]].
*Just as in the email [[pom pom]], Pom Pom operates the camera while someone else holds the boom mic.
*Strong Sad first mentioned taking medication in [[funny]].
*As Homestar says "marshmallows", his head and voice briefly transform to the earlier [[A Jumping Jack Contest]] form. He said it the same way in [[Homestar Talker]].
*Bubs' dance moves are the spin and flip from [[Dancing Bubs]].
*The [[Periodicals|newspaper]], ''The Local Newspapes'', also appears in the [[Dangeresque]] series.
*Homestar's line, "...if I'm gonna build a deck in this cartoon," [[Fourth Wall Breaks|breaks the fourth wall]].
*The Cheat was also seen knitting in [[Seasonal Sweaters]].
*Homestar's intonation of "Peow!" while dashing off screen is similar to Strong Bad's in [[garage sale]].

===Real-World References===
*The name "Homestar Decker-Slaney" is a reference to U.S. middle-distance runner [[Wikipedia:Mary Decker|Mary Decker-Slaney]].
*The name "Rappaport" may be a reference to Herb Gardner's Tony award winning play "[[Wikipedia:I'm Not Rappaport|I'm Not Rappaport]]" or to stage and film actor [[Wikipedia:Michael Rapaport|Michael Rapaport]].
*"'Kipedia" is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]]. The 'Kipedia article on [[Wikipedia:Deck (building)|decks]] actually doesn't mention any sort of nails, vulcanized or otherwise.
*Homestar standing on the couch to announce his intention to build a deck is likely a reference to [[Wikipedia:Tom Cruise|Tom Cruise]]'s infamous sofa stand on the ''[[Wikipedia: The Oprah Winfrey Show|Oprah Winfrey Show]]''.

==External Links==
*[[Hr:deck.html|watch "No Hands On Deck!"]]
*[[Hr:deck.swf|view the Flash file for "No Hands On Deck!"]]
*[[Forum:9492|forum thread re: "No Hands On Deck!"]]

[[Category:Shorts]]

best thing

!! — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 16:40:48 GMT

!!: /* DVD Version */

{{sbenav|126|rock opera|long pants}}
[[Image:sbemail126.png|thumb|"I'm afraid I've got some bad news, boys."]]

Strong Bad shows us the best thing he's ever seen, done or eaten: the quickly cancelled pilot of {{Film|Limozeen}}: [[Limozeen: "but they're in space!"|"but they're in space!"]]

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, [[Gary Palaroncini]], [[Larry Palaroncini]], [[Perry Palaroncini]], [[Mary Palaroncini]], [[Teeg Dougland]], {{Film|Strong Sad}}, Hot Babe-liens, [[Mitch Overlord]], [[Bozar]], {{Film|Nebulon}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Outer Space]], Limozeen's Stage, [[Strong Bad's Basement]], Various Futuristic Places, [[The Moon]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' March 8, 2005

'''Running Time:''' 4:02

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

== Transcript ==

'''STRONG BAD:''' You got to ''e''-mail, just to stay alive! ''{types "strongbad_email.exe", begins reading}''

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: What's the best...</div>
Dear Strong Bad, 
How you doin'? I have three quick questions... 
1. What's the best thing you've ever seen? 
2. What's the best thing you've ever done? 
3. What's the best thing you've ever eaten? 
 
Later, 
Albin J. (from Maryland)
</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad doesn't read the numbers, and after saying "seen", he immediately follows with "done, eaten." He also whispers "from, from Maryland." Then he clears the screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' I'm doing real real ''{types "rrll rrll"}'' well Albi. Believe it or not, I've got one answer for all three questions. And that answer is...

''{Cut to an image of a video tape labeled "Limozeen cartoon" and "Don't record over for dang's sake!!!"}''

'''BACKGROUND SINGERS:''' ''{drawn out}'' VHS!

'''STRONG BAD:''' The only known copy of the failed pilot episode of the Limozeen Saturday morning cartoon shoooooooow!

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' It only aired once at, like, 4 a.m. some forgotten Saturday. And guess who was already up and eating brown sugar straight from the box? That's right, Strong Sad. But then I got up and started watching TV. If not for my The Cheat-like VHS reflexes, it would have been as lost as four-armed Grimace. ''{clears screen}'' I'll let you guys see it, but please, no flash photography or video taping. It could damage the precious oils and heavy metals of this priceless piece of television history.

''{Cut to the cartoon. It opens with "Metalmation" appearing in large block letters, followed by "presents" in cursive.}''

'''SINGER:''' 
Remember those guys from that band Limozeen? 
Well, they turned their tour bus into a space machine! 
But they're still Limozeen!

'''LARRY:''' 
We're still Limozeen!

'''SINGER:''' 
But they're in space!

'''LARRY:''' 
But we're in space?!

''{Now the title screen is shown: LIMOZEEN "but they're in space!" The Limozeen members appear in animated form below. Teeg walks in from stage right.}

'''TEEG DOUGLAND:''' I'm afraid I've got some bad news, boys. You're in space!

''{One final chord of the theme song plays.}''

''{Cut to the Couch. Strong Bad is sitting on it, while Strong Sad is leaning on it from behind.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh-ho-ho! So classic!

'''STRONG SAD:''' But why are they in space? There's no reason for them to be in space!

'''STRONG BAD:''' On the contrary, my dear Fatson! There's ''every'' reason for them to be in space.

''{Title card for "ENCOUNTER AT GROUPULON 5" by A. Chimendez appears. From there, it cuts to the Limozeen members running away from a pair of flesh-colored hands, a pair of blue hands, and two magenta tentacles.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{narrating}'' So, one of their main goals is to both run away from and give backstage passes to all the hot babe-liens of the galaxy.

''{The Limozeen members run into their tour spaceship.}''

'''TEEG DOUGLAND:''' I'm afraid I've got some bad news, boys. None of the hot alien chicks from Groupulon 5 have backstage passes to tonight's show.

'''LARRY:''' Then whose midriffs are we gonna sign?

'''GARY:''' What happened to all the passes, Teeg?

'''TEEG DOUGLAND:''' Galactic Radio gave them all away. To Mitch Overlord.

''{The members of Limozeen gasp, as we cut to Mitch Overlord's lair. a rock sting of terror is heard}''

'''MITCH OVERLORD:''' That's right, Limozeen! I was the 1,685,421st caller! ''{He raises his claw-like right hand, which says MITCH!, and opens and shuts it twice.}''

''{The members of Limozeen are shown running again, this time from nothing that can be seen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{narrating}'' And sometimes the magical prankster Bozar appears and turns reality upside-down.

''{cut to Bozar. the sting is barely heard}''

'''BOZAR:''' Riddle me twice, Limo-losers! How are you going to play tonight's show after I turn your instruments into Italian noodles? 

''{The band is greeted with "boooos" as they attempt to play a concert with their noodle-instruments anyway. A random voice in the crowd yells, "That's not music!" The word NOODLES! appears in lights behind the stage. Mary eats his noodles instead. He pauses to speak.}''

'''MARY:''' This is the best show ever, guys! ''{resumes eating}''

''{Canned laughter is heard.}''

'''LARRY:''' Mary, quit eatin' your drums!

''{Cut to the outside of the tour spaceship flying through space. Nebulon flies past.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{narrating}'' But most of all, the episode centers around the boys making sure metal stays number one throughout the galaxy.

''{Cut to spaceship interior}''

'''TEEG DOUGLAND:''' I'm afraid I've got some bad news, boys. We've been knocked off the charts in the Forbidden Zone by an alternative rock band.

'''PERRY:''' But their bassist is a girl!

'''MARY:''' And the drummer's got short hair!

'''LARRY:''' And the lead singer wears glasses!

''{Cut back to the couch. Strong Bad throws the remote at Strong Sad.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Ow! What was that for?

'''STRONG BAD:''' For you and your kind destroying metal! Chuck Taylor-wearing, low self-esteemers...

''{Cut back to the cartoon. The band is practicing as Teeg walks up to them.}''

'''TEEG DOUGLAND:''' I'm afraid I've got some bad news, boys. Our pilot episode has been cancelled.

''{the sting is heard a bit louder}''

'''LARRY, GARY, PERRY, and MARY:''' What?

'''GARY:''' Oh well. I guess I won't be needing this anymore. ''{He throws his guitar offscreen.}''

''{Cut to the real Larry on Strong Bad's television, who catches the real equivalent of the guitar.}''

'''LARRY:''' Oh, thanks, Space Gary! I can't believe we got cancelled! Weeeeeell, join us next time, kids! In syndication! Or maybe on DVD! ''{plays a short tune as the TV fades out. Strong Bad returns to the Lappy.}

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Whattaya think, Albi? If that's not the best thing you've ever seen, done, or eaten, then may I politely ask you to gouge out your eyes, cut out your tongue, and um, ''{hesitates}'' have all your ''{hesitates again}'' done ''{short pause}'' removed. 

''{The Paper comes down.}

== Easter Eggs ==
*Click on "brown sugar" to see a box of "[[Suge Brown]]" brown sugar, with the tagline "Don't borrow from thy neighbor" and a weight of "one whole pound".
*At the end of the email, click "eaten" to see a member of Limozeen question his hair color and size:
*:'''MARY:''' How come they made me fat and have red hair?
*:'''LARRY:''' Because you're the comic relief-uh!
*:''{Mary burps very loudly}''

== Fun Facts ==
=== Explanations ===
*The fact that Limozeen's cartoon takes place in space for no good reason is likely a reference to several other cartoons which also took place in space for no reason, like ''[http://www.tvtome.com/tvtome/servlet/ShowMainServlet/showid-5297/ The Partridge Family, 2200 A.D.]'', ''[http://www.tvtome.com/tvtome/servlet/ShowMainServlet/showid-2345/ Gilligan's Planet]'', and ''[http://www.tvtome.com/tvtome/servlet/ShowMainServlet/showid-7865/ Josie & the Pussycats In Outer Space]'', all of which had extremely short runs (usually only one season).
**The Limozeen cartoon is also likely a riff on [[Wikipedia:Cartoon Network Studios|Hanna-Barbera]] cartoons that featured bands who solved crimes or fought villians. In addition to ''Josie'' there was [[Wikipedia:Jabberjaw|''Jabberjaw'']] and [[Wikipedia:Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kids|''Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kids'']]. Teeg Dougland's repeated mantra of "I'm afraid I've got some bad news, boys" is a parody of band managers in such cartoons, who were often only featured as characters for plot exposition.
*Mitch Overlord declaring that "I was the one million, six hundred and eighty-five thousand, four hundred and twenty-first caller" to Galactic Radio is a take on radio promotional giveaways that require that listeners call a number and be the ''n''th caller to get through in order to win the prize.
*In the television industry, [[Wikipedia:Television syndication|syndication]] is the sale of the right to broadcast programs to multiple stations, without going through a broadcast network, although that process is reserved for long-running TV shows (more than 100 episodes), not ones with a single episode.

=== Trivia ===
*Teeg Dougland is voiced by [[Mike Chapman]].

=== Remarks ===
*This email gives a good answer to Strong Bad's own question in [[different town]] when he tries to think up the Best Thing Ever, which at the time he identified as beef stew.
*Strong Bad's tape lacks the little tab that can be pushed out to prevent people taping over it, a chief concern with the cartoon tape.
**Strong Bad may have accidentally placed the label of the tape over this tab, however, as the label appears to be too long. This would mean the tape is still recordable, hence adding to his concern.
*Although elements of the Limozeen in Space cartoon such as the animation style and mention of the popularity of hair metal bands seem to suggest that it would have been aired in the '80s, Larry mentions DVDs at the end, which first hit the American market in 1997.
*When Limozeen is flying in the spaceship, the background is looping (there is even a noticeable seam in the background); a common practice in old cartoons. In similar fashion, Limozeen is often shown running away from some off-screen pursuer, using an unchanging run cycle of animation.
*Teeg's announcement that the show has been canceled is interesting from a logistical standpoint: For his line to be animated and voiced, the animators would have to have known the fact while they were animating and recording the voices.
*Mary is always seen looking into the camera, even when the rest of the characters are looking in a different direction.
*This email features a [[Live Action|live action]] segment.

=== Goofs ===
*Just before Strong Bad sits down at the Lappy, you see almost his entire head, but you can't see the laces on the back of his mask; usually when they show that much of his head (such as in [[crazy cartoon]]) you see those laces.
*When the space-mobile is flying at supposed hyper-speed, the stars flying by in the background are streaking the wrong way.
*When we see the TV and VCR in Strong Bad's basement, the VCR shows no sign of a tape being inside it nor of any playback. (VCRs typically have some type of counter or a "play" graphic on their display.)
*When the tape is being displayed, Strong Bad is supposedly typing (as his spoken line is seen when the Lappy is shown again). However, the typing sound effect is not heard.

=== Inside References ===
*The green alien which floats by in one scene is Nebulon, as seen in [[New Boots]], [[Stinkoman 20X6]], and [[Main Page 1]].
*The teleplay for Limozeen's cartoon is written by [[A. Chimendez]].
*Teeg Dougland is the name of the director of the [[Moving Very Slowly]] video on the [[strongbad_email.exe]] DVD. He is identified as the manager of the band at the NYU talk during the showing of a Limozeen coloring book 'game'.
*[[The VCR]] is still blinking from [[12:00]] and someone removed the alarm clock that [[Bubs]] duct-taped to it.
*The guitar that Space Gary tosses is the same one seen in [[Puppet Time]].
**It closely resembles a KE3 Kelly model guitar by ''[http://www.jacksonguitars.com/ Jackson]''.
**The guitar was also used in the Limozeen Easter egg in [[flashback]].
*The villain, Mitch Overlord, has a claw that is the same as the one from [[Kick the Cheat]].
*Bozar's horns look very much like Strong Bad's horns from [[3 Wishes]].

=== Real-World References ===
*As a magical, large-headed trickster, Bozar calls to mind such characters [[Wikipedia:The Great Gazoo|the Great Gazoo]] from [[Wikipedia:The Flintstones|''The Flintstones'']], but his insulting manner and fondness for transmutating objects to cause trouble make it clear that he is most strongly inspired by [[Wikipedia:Superman|Superman]] villain, [[Wikipedia:Mister Mxyzptlk|Mr. Mxyzptlk]]. His "riddle me twice" taunt is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Riddler|Riddler]] from the [[Wikipedia:Batman (TV series)|'60s Batman TV show]], in which the villains often taunted the Dynamic Duo by mocking their names. The Riddler's catchphrase was "Riddle me this", immediately followed by an obscure clue as to what his next crime would be.
*"Metalmation" is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Filmation|Filmation]] animation studio, with the logos looking very similar. Filmation was famous for churning out cookie-cutter cartoons many of which also took place in space for no good reason.
*The repeated "band being chased" segments may be a reference to a Hanna-Barbera 70's staple of stock-footage chase scenes, which appeared most prominently in [[Wikipedia:Scooby-Doo|Scooby-Doo]]. Also, this may refer to the [[Wikipedia:Beatles|Beatles]], who spent a good deal of "A Hard Day's Night"—a typical day in the life of the band—running away from adoring female fans. [[Image:evil-grimace.jpg|thumb|Four-armed Grimace]]
*"Four-armed Grimace" is a reference to the purple [[Wikipedia:McDonaldland|McDonaldland]] character. [[Wikipedia:Grimace|Grimace]] was originally named "The Evil Grimace", and he had four arms (replaced with two arms a few years later) so that he could hold many shakes at once.
*"On the contrary, my dear Fatson" is an adaptation of "Elementary, my dear Watson", a line often attributed to Sir [[Wikipedia:Arthur Conan Doyle|Arthur Conan Doyle's]] character [[Wikipedia:Sherlock Holmes|Sherlock Holmes]], though he never actually used that exact phrase in the Holmesian canon.
*The space logo of Limozeen is very similar to the logo of the Nintendo game series [[Wikipedia:Metroid|Metroid]].
*The laugh track used in one scene is a typical element of older Hanna-Barbera cartoons featuring more realistic characters, intended to incite laughter in the same manner as a sitcom. It may sound dry and out of place to modern viewers.
*Mary asking "How come they made me fat and have red hair?" draws attention to the manipulation of characters in cartoon adaptations to clearly defined sterotypical roles. In particular, Mary's question references the cartoon [http://www.tvtome.com/RealGhostbusters/ ''The Real Ghostbusters''], where the [[Wikipedia:Dan Aykroyd|Dan Aykroyd]] character (from the ''Ghostbusters'' film) was modified into an overweight redhead.
*Limozeen being kicked off the charts by an alternative band with a girl bassist references the death of hair metal in the early '90s, when bands like [[Wikipedia:Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]], [[Wikipedia:The Pixies|The Pixies]] and [[Wikipedia:The Smashing Pumpkins|the Smashing Pumpkins]] were able to have success. (The Pixies and the Smashing Pumpkins actually had female bassists.)
*The phrase "Chuck Taylor wearin'..." refers to [[Wikipedia:Converse Shoes|Converse High Top Basketball Shoes]], designed by Chuck Taylor. "Chucks" are a signature look of Grunge, Punk, and Metal that happened after 1990.
*The scene at the end, where the cartoon throws the guitar to the real-life band member, pokes fun at almost every '80s cartoon that had a (semi) famous person behind it—where the cartoon would transition/interact with the real person from off screen: Fat Albert, Alf, M.C. Hammer, Mr. T, the Harlem Globetrotters, and many others all closed the episode with the real-world people.
*The entire tape of the Limozeen cartoon includes a "VHS grain" effect, most visible during the black METALMATION intro (note how the background appears to be randomly speckled). This artifact of VHS recording results from multiple generation copies, repeated erasing/recording, and from recording in extended tape speeds. This is a different technique for VHS "authenticity" than the kind used in the [[Character Videos]], however.
*"Encounter at Groupulon 5" is most likely a reference to Encounter at Farpoint (the first episode of ''[[Wikipedia:Star Trek: The Next Generation|Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'') and the award-winning TV series Babylon 5.

== DVD Version ==
*Strong Bad's starts makes his grand announcement about the tape's contents slightly sooner, obscuring the singers (who are even quieter and more indistinct than usual.)
*A different transition is used to show the "real-life" Limozeen members becoming their animated counterparts.
*Bozar's horns are yellow rather than green.
*No laughter can be heard in response to Mary's "best show ever" line.
*Strong Bad looks to both sides before throwing [[Remote Control|the remote]] at Strong Sad.
*A credits sequence is added after Larry's real-life bit. (see below)
*"And, um, done." is added before "have all your done removed."
*The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.
*This version of the cartoon is also used in the podcast.

===Credits listed===
*'''LEAD ANIMATOR:''' MARK DOOR
*'''DANIMATOR:''' [[Dan|DAN]] PREDGE
*'''HEAD ANIMATOR:''' MOORFACE
*'''TOP ANIMATOR:''' ROLANDO PREDGE
*'''WORST ANIMATOR:''' [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Brett Bretterson|B. BRETTERSON]]
*'''BEST DRAW MAN:''' JON MOLLO

=== Commentary Transcript ===
('''Commentary by:''' [[Strong Bad]], [[Mike Chapman]])

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey Mike, hey Mike.

'''MIKE:''' Hi Strong Bad, hi Strong Bad.

'''STRONG BAD:''' It's the Strong Bad. The Strong Bad.

'''MIKE:''' ''The'' Strong Bad? ... So, Strong Bad, I gotta tell ya. This is my favorite email.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Really?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Wow!

'''MIKE:''' I'm really gonna enjoy this one. I'm glad to be here with you.

'''STRONG BAD:''' I'm glad to be here with you, Mike. You just took a shower; you smell nice.

'''MIKE:''' I actually played basketball this morning and have not showered since then.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh.

'''MIKE:''' Interestingly enough.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Wow, you mask it well!

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughing}'' Thanks. ''{pause}'' I thought it was gonna be you that—

'''STRONG BAD:''' See? I faked you out. That's, that's what it's like when you live with the Strong Bad.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughing}'' I can't imagine.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Four-armed Grimace, Mike. A relic. I have a four-armed Grimace diary, like the Grail diary, from ''Indiana Jones''.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah?

'''STRONG BAD:''' All these little pits—

'''MIKE:''' Bits of evidence?

'''STRONG BAD:''' —pits and teeses of where, of where he might have been.

'''MIKE:''' You know, Strong Bad, my brother Matt and I were in a band called Grimace in high school.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Really?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, we—

'''STRONG BAD:''' Was it as good as Limozeen?

'''MIKE:''' We were never as good as Limozeen.

'''STRONG BAD:''' What I don't understand is how come the theme song is, like, this terrible banjo song with some skat band singing.

'''MIKE:''' That's the way cartoons were back then.

'''STRONG BAD:''' But they're a metal band!

'''MIKE:''' Well, you can't put metal on Saturday mornings.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Look, I love Teeg's style, I gotta tell you what. That, I have, I sought out a light-blue turtleneck and some peach-colored—

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughing}'' Peach-colored-type pants.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah. With flared at the bottom for sure.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah; it's good style.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Um, does he have a problem with people remembering his name? Why is he, like, nobody else is labeled. Like, personally I have trouble telling the Limozeens apart.

'''MIKE:''' Well, it's—

'''STRONG BAD:''' Look at that hot, blue alien. D'ja see her?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, I saw her hand.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hot Blues. I call her Hot Blues.

'''MIKE:''' I don't think it's 'cause—Do they ever say Teeg's name? I guess they say Teeg—

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, ''somebody'' does.

'''MIKE:''' —but no one ever knows—Teeg Dougland, this is his first appearance.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Well, I don't know ''his'' name ''{indicating one of the Limozeens}''. What's his name? "Lead Singer Limozeen"?

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' That's Gary. That's Gary and Larry.

'''STRONG BAD:''' How do you tell 'em apart?!

'''MIKE:''' Because I—

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, that guy is awesome. Mitch Overlord, I wish he was in more episodes of this show that has just one episode.

'''MIKE:''' He's labeled, too.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, ''{laughing}'' people have—I guess, I guess kids are pretty dumb. You know? So that's what I'm saying. Now that guy doesn't have a label, but you're not gonna mix him up with—Look at those disgusting horns, like, tearing, are those, those are an accident, bursting out of his brain.

'''MIKE:''' Man that bass player is really trying.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{overlapping}'' Noodles! Noodles! Noodles! Noodles! The crowd should be goin' nuts right now! Man, anytime something flashes in big lights behind the band at a show, you chant it! You know?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, I agree, I agree.

'''STRONG BAD:''' I agree too.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughing}'' Okay, you agree with yourself.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yes!

'''MIKE:''' Apparently Teeg Dougland looks exactly like me, Strong Bad. What do you think?

'''STRONG BAD:''' I don't, I don't see the resemblance.

'''MIKE:''' Me either.

'''STRONG BAD:''' I think you look kinda like that tall guy in the middle ''{one of the Limozeens}''.

'''MIKE:''' I definitely don't—that's Perry.

'''STRONG BAD:''' That's Perry. How do you know these guys—they're my favorite band, I can't tell them apart! The only one I know is the one they made be fat and have orange hair. Like, I appreciate that, that that's Ron.

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' That's Mary. Ron?

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{laughing}'' Ron Limozeen.

'''MIKE:''' His name is Mary Palaroncini.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Wait, his name is Mary?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''STRONG BAD:''' There's a guy in Limozeen named Mary?!

'''MIKE:''' Yes.

''{They watch the transition to the live action.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ooh! Whoa, who's that guy?

'''MIKE:''' Live-action cut scene.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Man! See, that—it would be awesome to have the real band.

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' Strong Bad, look behind you.

'''STRONG BAD:''' What?

'''MIKE:''' That's where we are, right there, that sound room that he's in.

'''STRONG BAD:''' That guy from Limozeen was in this sound room?

'''MIKE:''' That's right.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Man, it's almost like this is real, live, fake subtitles.

''{Mike laughs.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Right, Mike?

'''MIKE:''' That's right.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Look, Brett Bretterson is the worst animator, did you know that?

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughing}'' I thought I was.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, yeah, you are. There's that Bubs, that starts runnin' at me.

'''MIKE:''' ''{still laughing}'' I made your, I made your head wiggle right here.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Good job!

'''MIKE:''' Thanks!

'''STRONG BAD:''' That is a painful operation.

=== Fun Facts ===
*The [http://www.indygear.com/props/graildiary.shtml "Grail diary"] Strong Bad mentions is from [[imdb:tt0097576|''Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade'']].
*The name of the worst animator for Limozeen's cartoon, B. Bretterson, is taken from [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 4]]. [[Brett Bretterson]] is an imaginary friend that [[So and So]] made up.

== External Links ==
* [[HR:sbemail126.html|watch "best thing"]]
* [[HR:sbemail126_mx.swf|view the Flash file for "best thing"]]
* [[Forum:2214|forum thread re: "best thing"]]
*[[Podstar:sb_email_best_thing.m4v|download "Best Thing" for the iPod]] (see [[Podstar Runner]])

{{Strong Bad Email}}

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Talk:Strongest Man in the World

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== 10 years! ==

Nice toon. I added this to the filmography of mr. bland and señor's charecter pages. I'm glad they re-did the old book. and there is another thing that I saw, when señor gets crushed, it says "sbloncheked" or what ever sb's candy bar was.
[[User:Cessna Man!|Cessna Man!]] 23:43, 21 August 2006 (UTC)
:I really liked this toon. It really captures the series' appeal. Who's doing the transcript for this, by the way? I hope they get done soon. We should put up pictures of Senor, Mr. Bland, etc.'s new forms on their pages. And also, Senor's voice doesn't sound like Matt's; think it could've been done by someone else?-[[User:Brightstar Shiner|Brightstar Shiner]] 00:00, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
:I'm almost certain that Mr. Bland was voiced by Mike. Anyone know for sure? --[[User:Bigscarymike|BigScaryMike]] 01:52, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

== Not on main page? ==

Does anyone else not see this on the Main Pages? Should this be included as a Fun Fact of some kind?
:I see it there. Maybe clear your cache? {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 00:47, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

== Introduction ==

The intro says that Homestar enters the contest yet again. This seems a little misleading, as the toon is a modernization, not a sequel, as the intro could imply.

== Everybody Loves The Homestar Runner ==

doesnt he say "Everybody loves THE me" not "loves a'me"? that would make more sense to me. --([[User:Superplough|superplough]] not logged in) [[User:132.181.7.1|132.181.7.1]] 02:01, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
:He does say "the me." You can go ahead and change that. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 02:06, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

== Mega Man Introductions? ==

I think that Mr. Bland, Señor, and The Robot's introductions may be references to games from the [[Wikipedia:Mega_Man_(series)|Mega Man series]], in which the bosses are introduced with a snazzy background, a pose, and a sound effect before you begin their levels. Or, is this a more general reference? {{User:Trey56/sig}} 02:07, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

:The opening to The New Leave it to Beaver Show introduced the cast in a similar fashion if I remember correctly. Can't find any substantiating images though. Does it have to be a reference? Maybe it's just a visually interesting way to introduce characters. [[User:PolarBoy|PolarBoy]] 02:37, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

== Slo-Mo Action ==

Currently, the article page says that Homestar's slo-mo kicking of The Cheat is a reference to Super Mario Strikers. I think that it's actually a reference to The Matrix.

Hmmm... I dont think its necessarily a Matrix reference...its just in slow motion. the camera doesnt rotate around Homestar like the famous "bullet time" effect usually does. To me it just looks like a bicycle kick.
- [[User:Del Taco?|Del Taco?]] 02:49, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
:Yeah, you're probably right. But I don't think TBC would make a reference to Super Mario Strikers. {{User:The_Spainish_Inquisition/sig}} 03:24, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

==I still alive?==
I think Senor says "I see the light!" Instead of "I still alive"! I see the light is much funnier. The Chaps would go for I See The Light!-Me
: I hear "I still alive," funny or not. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 02:48, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
:I originally thought it was "i see the light", but i think "I still alive" makes more sense with the way he waves his hand up through the grapes. And his bad grammar does fit with hes dialect. -[[User:Del Taco?|Del Taco?]] 02:52, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
: I was just about to add a discussion on this line. I hear, "I ''feel'' alive!" His accent is a little hard to decipher, so I don't see this ending well. Prepare for weeks of arguing...--[[User:Bobo the King|Bobo the King]] 02:54, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
::FWIW, the first time I heard it I heard "I steel alive!" and it was hilarious. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:03, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
:::I heard "I steel alive" [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 03:19, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
[[Media:Alive.ogg|The first quote in question]]--[[User:Bobo the King|Bobo the King]] 03:27, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
::::I heard "I see de light!" {{User:The_Spainish_Inquisition/sig}} 03:35, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

== All right, you crap-for-brains ==

What is it that the Grape Fairie is saying in his first line. I can't tell what it is, but it doesn't sound anything like "stupid" to me. Thoughts? --{{User:Jay/sig}} 02:55, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
:My first guess is "sorry brains", but I'm not sure enough to change the transcript.--[[User:Bobo the King|Bobo the King]] 02:59, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
::Perhaps "slowest brains"? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:05, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

:: ive just listeend to it a bunch of times and im pretty sure its just one syllable. kinda sounds like "All right you slows brains". Im not really hearing the 2 sylables of slowest and not the "ee" sound of sorry. But yea definatly not "stupid brains" -[[User:Del Taco?|Del Taco?]] 03:13, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
[[Media:Listenup.ogg|The second quote in question]]--[[User:Bobo the King|Bobo the King]] 03:29, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

== Unplugged? ==

The first fun fact credits the show MTV Unplugged with the creation of the term unplugged. I think (and am researching) that the term predates the show. [[User:Mila|Mila]] 03:26, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

The unplugged fact is credited both to MTV and Eric Clapton in different sections, which is kind of contradicting itself. One or the other should be taken out.

== Reference ==

I recently removed these RWRs from the page:

*Homestar's slow-motion move (a Pele kick) seems similar to a "Slo-mo Cross Shot" from [[Wikipedia:Super_Mario_Strikers|Super Mario Strikers]].
**It could also be a reference to the "Bullet Time" sequences in [[Wikipedia:The_Matrix|The Matrix]].
***Another possibility is they modeled it after the Sphere Shot in [[Wikipedia:Final Fantasy X|Final Fantasy X]].

This seems to me to be the very definition of TTATOT. I'd be glad to entertain discussion to help settle what Homestar's move ''actually'' refers to; however, I kind of suspect it's actually just a generic fighting move and not a reference at all. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 03:37, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

== ==hacky sack vs footbag== ==

in the transcript, it says that homestar kicks the cheat around like a hacky sack. this is a brand name. footbag is the generic term.{{User:Csours/sig}} 03:39, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

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Is "The Homestar Runner Enters the Longest Page Title on the Website Contest!" actually the longest page title on the website? [[User:!!|!!]]