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Boofer — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 19:59:03 GMT

Boofer: /* Remarks */

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[[Image:sbemail142.png|thumb|"Ah, those kids love Daddy Mudgeman."]]

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

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

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

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

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

'''Running Time:''' 3:44

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

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

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

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

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

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

''{clears screen}''

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

''{An issue of ''Scarfgirl'' [[Periodicals|magazine]] appears from the bottom of the screen.}''

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

==Fun Facts==

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

===Trivia===
*Bubs's marquee reads:
<blockquote>BUBS' MOTOR 
LODGE 
FORMERLY BUBSO'S CONCES5ION STAND </blockquote>

*Bubs's nametag reads:
<blockquote>My Name 
BUBS</blockquote>

*Marzipan's issue of [[Scarfgirl]] reads:
<blockquote>Scarfgirl 
fashion AND environment stuff     feb. 
 
is politics bad? 
[[Hybrid Cars|HYBRID CARS!]] 
CELEB SHOCKERS! 
A PURSE!</blockquote>

*The Easter egg with Strong Sad was added several hours after the initial release of the toon.
*The label on the disk in the floppy disk container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#sam and max|sam and max]]".
*This is the third appearance of Homestar's [[Cinnamon|cinnamon]] beard. It first appeared in [[caper]].

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

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

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

===Goofs===
*Strong Bad commits a common grammatical error by asking "Have you ever seen The Poopsmith and I...?" Because it is in the predicate of the sentence, the phrase should be "The Poopsmith and me." 

===Fixed Goofs===
*When the email was first released, the name in Bubs's register that reads "mr. allan poe" was incorrectly spelled as "mr. allen poe", a common misspelling of the name of American author Edgar Allan Poe. This was corrected later in the day.

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

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



*Buttless in Bedstuy is a reference to the convention of signing letters to advice columns as "(adjective) in (location)", and may be a direct reference to the movie ''[[Wikipedia:Sleepless in Seattle|Sleepless in Seattle]]''.

==External Links==
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{{Strong Bad Email}}

redesign

Boofer — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 20:17:23 GMT

Boofer: /* Remarks */

{{sbenav|153|isp|keep cool}}
[[Image:New iMac.png|thumb|{{#switch:{{#rand:1|3}}
| 1="Well, I don't know how we're gonna print it out, seeing as how somebody sliced off the back of your monitor."
| 2="Quit rubbing that plastic bar of soap on the desk!"
| 3="You clearly don't have what it takes to bring NO LOAFING to the digital age." }}]]

Strong Bad considers redesigning the [[No Loafing Sign|"No Loafing" sign]] and painting his computer room.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}} (voice only), {{Film|Coach Z}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Cheat's Computer Room]], [[Strong Bad's Laundry Room]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' Monday, July 10, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 3:46

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

==Transcript==
''{The scene opens in a darkened Computer Room with yellow tape (reading "LELLOWTAPE") all over the Lappy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{from offscreen}'' Email is nice, ''{the lights come on and Strong Bad sits down}'' habalubabulabada! ''{rips the tape away}'' Email is twice, habilastilbilasaw!  ''{pulls up the email}''

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: keeping life exciting</div>
dear strong bad, 
dude i am getting bored of the "no loafing" sign and blue 
paint. 
 
jamie ericson canada
</blockquote>

''{The "dear strong bad" echoes, causing Strong Bad to look around a bit. Strong Bad pronounces "jamie ericson" as "hom-ee-ay eric-SON".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' That's so funny that you should say that Jamie ''{says as an unintelligible mumble}'', because I was just thinking how bored I am with your butt, and your face, and your snotty nose.

''{"nose" echoes, and Strong Bad looks around some more. Strong Bad clears the screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' I guess the No Loafing sign could take a cue from the fast-food, soft drink, and bad sports team industries and combat sluggish sales and decades of losing with a slick logo redesign.

''{The screen cuts back and then zooms to the No Loafing sign. The blue wall vanishes.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{rapping to a beat}'' First you squish it, skew it, and turn it all around. Squish it, skew it, turn it all around.

''{As he says this, the border disappears and the words are squished, skewed, and turned around. At the end, the words are at a slant.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Then we need to make it fast and slick and shiny like Flo Jo in a tuxedo.

''{The words curve, the tops of the letters become spikes pointing to the left, and they become all shiny.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{rapping again}'' Uh! Flo Jo with da tux-''eee''-do!

''{The words react to the beat of his rap, various decorations litter the screen, and a no symbol appears behind the words.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Now it's time to play Color Wheel Roulette. No Whammies, no Whammies!

''{The colors of the sign cycle through various schemes, finally ending up on the words being a dull yellow and the circle in the background turning a greenish tan, with the blank space in the middle turning brown.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{audience groans}'' Awww... Ouch, man. Now, just when you think you're done, you gotta dip it in molten Plexiglas ''{the entire sign becomes glossy}'' to give it that "children under three are sure to choke on it" goodness.

''{With a "ding", sparkles appear on the logo.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, wait. Almost forgot the fangs.

''{With a roar, [[Blood|bloody]] fangs sprout from the logo.}''

''{Cut to The Cheat and Strong Bad, with a new-style iMac in front of The Cheat. The logo Strong Bad described is on the monitor.}''

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' Well, I don't know how we're gonna print it out, seeing as how somebody sliced off the back of your monitor. And quit rubbing that plastic bar of soap ''{indicating The Cheat's cordless mouse}'' on the desk. You clearly don't have what it takes ''{rubs The Cheat's head}'' to bring NO LOAFING into the digital age.

''{The Cheat closes the window, and Strong Bad turns toward the viewer.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' But I does!

''{Cut back to the No Loafing sign.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Fresh from elementary school cafetoriums and lotto machines...

''{The No Loafing sign transforms into a cafeteria-style LED display.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ...comes one of those actually pretty hard-to-read message board signs.

''{"NO LOAFING" scrolls past, followed by a crawling worm.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Capable of advanced animation, scrollabatonies...

''{The words "GRUEL IS COOL!" come in, with the individual pixels coming from opposite sides before meeting.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ...and twelve levels of blinkiness.

''{"NO LOAFING" returns and the letters blink. Then the screen blinks and fireworks appear on the display.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Now we can celebrate the lack of loafing with some fireworks! And a man doing cartwheels!

''{The fireworks disappear and a man doing cartwheels moves across the display. Cut to Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' No mortal would ''dare'' loaf under the four-colored dotted digital stare of this bad boy! Y'know, unless they looked up too late, and the "No" had already scrolled off...

''{Scrolls up to the display just as the "N" in "NO LOAFING" scrolls off.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ...so they thought that it said, "DO Loafing."

''{The words "DO LOAFING" scroll on.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Or maybe, like, Franklin Delano Loafing, our nation's laziest president.

''{The man doing cartwheels appears after "DO LOAFING", followed by "FRANKL" before the screen cuts back to Strong Bad's Lappy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' That's enough loaf. As for the blue wall, if you're gonna repaint anything, you might as well use that magic green screen paint that Hollywood still thinks looks good. Then the wall can be anything you want!

''{Cut to Strong Bad's computer room, but with bright green walls instead of blue. Strong Bad happily skips in the middle of the screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Imagine being able to frolic through the bread aisle...

''{The wall — and Strong Bad's bright green eyes — are replaced with an image of a bread aisle at a supermarket.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' ...without leaving the house!

''{Strong Bad leans back against the wall and sinks into the sitting position.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, bread aisle! Warm me with your enriched, bleached bosom! And please, give me back my sight.

''{Cut to another part of the computer room with the same green paint. Strong Bad is sitting on the floor, looking at the wall, and holding a controller.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Or play your favorite video games where the pixels are big as hams!

''{The wall becomes a video game called "Sundae Drivin'", which involves a giant bowl of ice cream on wheels driving down the road collecting toppings.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{imitating a car's engine}'' Vrrrrrrrr! Vrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

''{The sundae-car collects a cherry, and "CHERRY GET" appears on the top of the screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Vrrrrrrrrrr! Watch out for the wet walnuts!

''{The sundae-car collides with a brown jar with a "W" on it and it explodes.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Awwwwwww!

''{The screen reads "Your James Over".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' This game sucks.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' But what green screens are ''really'' for...

''{The screen cuts to Strong Bad, with a Greek spear, shield, and helmet, looking at the wall, which appears to be an island village with a "Claymation" cycloptic monster on it. Strong Mad can be heard doing the voice of the monster.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' ...is battling Claymation!

''{The monster steps forward and swipes in Strong Bad's direction.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' It'll take more than karate pants to keep me from toilet-papering the temple of the gods!

''{Coach Z walks in. Where his bright green body overlaps the wall, the green screen's image appears over him, leaving just his head and feet standing on the carpet. His usual "Z" medallion is replaced with a glossy curved medallion with fangs, resembling The Cheat's remake of the No Loafing sign.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Hey, Strong Bad! Check it out! I squished it! And skewed it! And turned it all...

''{The medallion is squished, skewed, and turned around. Both Strong Bad and the monster run off.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Aaaaaaaaaaaah!

'''COACH Z:''' ...a...round?

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Aww, forget it, Jamie. ''{said as "whay-whay"}'' If you're so bored with my style, here's a change for ya.

''{Cut to the laundry room.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{from offscreen}'' No, pan up!

''{The screen pans up to reveal a seashell-themed wallpaper near the ceiling.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I've put up this delightful ocean-themed border in the laundry room! Oh, and look!

''{The screen zooms in on the dials on the washing machine.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I hot-glued some actual shells onto the knobs of the washer and dryer!

''{Cut back to show Strong Bad standing next to the washer.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' All for under fifty bucks!

''{Cut to a close-up.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Well, that's our show. Join us next week when we show you how to knit your own splatter paints!

''{Cut back again.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' All for under fifty bucks!

''{A logo for "redesigning SBEMAILS, JERK FOOT" appears.}''

'''SINGERS:''' Ba-doo ba! Do Daaaah!

''{On "Daaaah!", the words "FOR UNDER 50 BUCKS" appear below. [[The Paper]] comes down.}''

==Easter Eggs==
[[Image:Colorwheelroulette.PNG|thumb|Stupid Home Edition!]]
*Click on the "No Loafing" sign when Strong Bad is playing color wheel roulette with it to see the box design for Color Wheel Roulette Stupid Home Edition by [[Boardelectrix]].
<blockquote>
-50% fewer deaths than Russian variety 
-Pant one, pant two!! 
-Twice as many deaths as Garden Variety 
</blockquote>
*When "Do Loafing" starts to scroll by on the sign, click it to see a bumper sticker for Sucky Mountain, Colorado.
*At the end, click on "Jerk" which gives a "conversation" between The Cheat's redesigned No Loafing sign and the redesigned Coach Z emblem.
:'''REDESIGNED NO LOAFING SIGN:''' ''{purrs, growls, and then roars}''
:'''REDESIGNED COACH Z EMBLEM:''' ''{runs away}'' Yorp, yorp, yorp, yorp, yorp!

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===
[[Image:Animated 'No Loafing' Sign.gif|thumb=NoLoafing SmAnim.gif|The "New" No Loafing sign.]]
*The Lappy was covered in "[[LELLOWTAPE]]" because it had been nearly eight weeks (up to 55 days depending on when Strong Bad took the Lappy [[Weclome Back|skydiving]]) since the last email.
*[[wikipedia:Bluescreen|Greenscreens]] are used in filming in order to have an alternate background behind the live action. The solid color wall is digitally replaced by a chosen background. This technique is called chroma key, and can actually be done with any color, though blue and green are the most popular since human skin tones do not contain blue or green pigments.

*The No Loafing Scrolling Sign is actually a [[Wikipedia:LED#LED display panels|scrolling LED marquee]] ''(Pictured)''.

===Trivia===
*This marks the first appearance of [[The Cheat's iMac (2006)|The Cheat's new computer]] (an [[Wikipedia:IMac#iMac G5|iMac G5]] or [[Wikipedia:IMac#iMac Core Duo|iMac Core Duo]]), replacing the "[[Tangerine Dreams]]" [[Wikipedia:IMac#iMac (Tray Loading) (aka iMac G3)|iMac G3]] he previously had.
*The floppy disk container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#sundae drivin'|sundae drivin]]", which is the game Strong Bad plays on the greenscreen-painted wall.
*On the dryer, one knob reads, "Start"; the other has three settings: "Dry", "Real Dry", and "High & Dry".

===Remarks===
*Strong Bad is able to fluently type the word "redesign" with only his left hand, although it uses letters from both sides of the keyboard.
*Strong Bad's "Squish it, skew it, turn it all around" song is the same tune as the "Email is nice, email is twice" song at the beginning of the email.
*The Flo-Jo'd No Loafing Sign with the no-symbol has inconsistent lighting. The no-symbol is lit from the top left while the text is lit from the top right. The strong highlights are also placed inconsistently.
*When Strong Bad is playing Color Wheel Roulette, the No Loafing sign only cycles through five color schemes.
*Strong Bad asks The Cheat how he can print when "somebody sliced off the back of [his] monitor", yet his laptop screen is just as thin and he has no trouble printing The Paper out.
*The cartoon shows Strong Bad playing video games on his greenscreen-painted wall. This is actually impossible in real life, since chroma key only replaces green areas ''after'' processing the film or video output. (This is why TV weather forecasters have to look at an off-camera monitor to actually see the map they are pointing to.) Strong Bad would only ever see a green wall. The same goes for the battling claymation and being able to frolic through the bread aisle.
*On the scrolling LED No Loafing Sign, it is possible to see that the glowing lights do not line up perfectly, horizontally and vertically, with the dormant lights. Also, the words "No Loafing" slide across as a solid layer, rather than all the lights in each column lighting up one after another.
*None of the No Loafing signs are visible in the greenscreen scenes. In the real world, any of these signs would appear over the video being shown on the greenscreen.
*When Strong Bad says "But I does!", his mouth is round at the word "does", which is usually used only with words with an "ooh" sound.
*When Strong Bad is shown next to the green screen, his eyes disappear, yet his eyes are a darker shade of green than the screen.

===Goofs===
*When Strong Bad clears the screen, the "I was just thinking how bored I am with your butt, and" line disappears prematurely.
*When the screen shifts to the No Loafing Sign, you can briefly see a second cursor on the Lappy's screen.
*When Coach Z walks in front of the Green screen, the edge of the carpet can be seen through his ankles. This should not happen, as Coach Z's feet would fully block the view of the carpet whether the green-replacement effect has "removed" Coach Z's feet or not.


===Inside References===
*"Scrollabatonies" was previously used in one of the [[Scroll Button Songs]].
*The music that plays briefly in the background when Strong Bad starts "Color Wheel Roulette" is from [[The Show]], as heard on [[Main Page 19]].
*The box design for "Color Wheel Roulette Stupid Home Edition" is a reference to [[The Show#The Show! Stupid Home Edition|The Show! Stupid Home Edition]] from [[geddup noise]].
*When Strong Bad's game says "Your James Over" at the end, it echoes the [[Homsar Main Page]], where "Games" was pronounced "James".
*The explosion of the sundae looks very similar to the 'poofing' of Strong Bad's pants in [[senior prom]], Pom Pom's smoke bomb in [[Summer Short Shorts]], and the shell explosions in [[Let us give TANKS!]].


===Real World References===
*"Franklin Delano Loafing" is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Franklin D. Roosevelt|Franklin Delano Roosevelt]], the 32nd President of the United States. It's also another instance of [[Presidents]].
*"Flo-Jo" was a nickname for [[Wikipedia:Florence Griffith Joyner|Florence Griffith Joyner]], an American athlete.
*The famous phrase "No [[Wikipedia:Whammy (Press Your Luck)|Whammies]]" comes from the game show ''[[Wikipedia:Press Your Luck|Press Your Luck]]''.
*The Color Wheel picture is similar to that of [[Wikipedia: Wheel of Fortune|''Wheel of Fortune'']].
*The Color Wheel Roulette's claim of "50% fewer deaths than Russian variety" refers to the practice of [[Wikipedia:Russian roulette|Russian roulette]].
*Strong Bad's remark about dipping the sign in [[Wikipedia:Acrylic glass|molten plexiglass]] to "give it that 'children under 3 are sure to choke on it' goodness" is a reference to a common choking hazard warning seen on most plastic products.
*"Redesigning SBemails" at the end is a reference to the many house redesign shows on channels such as [[Wikipedia:HGTV|HGTV]]. The [[Wikipedia:Bassline|bass line]] that accompanies this title graphic is a likely [[Wikipedia:parody|parody]] of the theme music to the show ''[[Wikipedia:Trading Spaces|Trading Spaces]]''. It also sounds similar to the theme music of [[Wikipedia:Seinfeld|Seinfeld]].
**The tag line "FOR UNDER 50 BUCKS" is a reference to budget redesign shows such as [[IMDB:tt0370125|''Design on a Dime'']].
*The "Cherry Get!" graphic that appears when Strong Bad is playing "[[Sundae Drivin']]" is a reference to many Japanese video games, in which "[Object] Get!" is commonly displayed whenever you collect an object. 
*The scene with the [[Stop Motion|stop motion]] cyclops is a mashup of [[Wikipedia:Ray Harryhausen|Ray Harryhausen]] movies, most notably of [[imdb:tt0051337|''The 7th Voyage of Sinbad'']], where Sinbad fights an orange claymation cyclops on the beach (though Harryhausen used his pioneering [[Wikipedia:Dynamation|Dynamation]] technique instead of greenscreens).
*"Pant one, pant two!!" is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Pantone|Pantone]] color matching systems.
*The "big as hams" reference goes back to before [[Wikipedia:David Letterman|David Letterman]] made it big. He once lost a job as a weather man on local news for stating: "... and there are hail stones the size of canned hams out there!"


==See Also==
*Email [[no loafing]]

==External Links==
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{{Strong Bad Email}}

alternate universe

Boofer — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 03:54:41 GMT

Boofer: /* Remarks */

{{sbenav|150|candy product|senior prom}}
[[Image:Doppelgangers.png|thumb|"Save the last email for Strong Bad..."]]
In this, his sesquicentenn-email, Strong Bad constructs an [[alternate universe portal]] with the help of The Cheat and visits alternate realities, along with many of his doppelgängers, while Homestar tries to make a real fruit smoothie.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, [[Strong Badman]], {{Film|Old-Timey Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Vector Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Stinkoman}}, [[Tiny-Handed Strong Bad]], {{Film|Pom Pom}} (silhouette), {{Film|Strong Mad}} (silhouette), {{Film|Coach Z}} (silhouette/easter egg), {{Film|Bubs}} (silhouette), {{Film|Marzipan}} (silhouette), [[The Fat Bee]], [[Keyboard Strong Bad]], [[Puppet Character Variations#Puppet Strong Bad|Puppet Strong Bad]], [[Made-Up Strong Bad Animals#Da Huuuuuudge|Da Huuuuuudge]], [[Teenage Variation#Teenage Strong Bad|Teenage Strong Bad]], {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Senor Cardgage}}, [[Sterrance]]

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Strong Badman's Apartment]], [[Stages#Old-Timey Stage|Old-Timey Stage]], [[Vector Field]], [[flashback|Flashback]] [[Race Track]], [[Strong Badia]] (puppet), [[Da Huuuuuudge's Enclosure]], [[Pie Factory]], Interdimensional Void, Recording Studio, [[The Pond]] (Easter Egg), Black Lodge (Easter Egg)

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' Tuesday, April 4, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 5:52

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

==Transcript==

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing over guitar music}'' I've been walking on clouds and flipping off rainbows, on the wiiiiings of an emaiiil...

''{Cut to a wide view of the desk. Strong Sad is standing to the right of Strong Bad with a classical guitar. Strong Bad turns to face him.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Thanks, man.

'''STRONG SAD:''' No prob, Bob.

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

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: alternate univer$e</div>
Dear Strong Bad, 
Got some ?'s for you: 
1. What would you do with a hundred million dollars? 
2. What would you do if you suddenly found yourself in 
an alternate universe somehow? 
Jody (not a girl), TX
</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad says "question marks" for "?'s", and "Number one" and "Number two" for "1." and "2.", respectively.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{says everything inside parentheses normally}'' Ya know, you could probably ditch that (not a girl) thing, if you just replaced it with something tough and cool and kool and tuff. Like (Bulldozer). Jody (Bulldozer). Nobody's gonna think that guy's a girl. ''{clears screen}'' Well Ms. Dozer, you pretty much answered question mark #1 ''{read "number one"}'' with question mark #2 ''{read "number two"}''. Cuz a hundred million dollars is exactly how much The Cheat spent on our alternate universe portal.

''{Cut to a wide view of the desk. The Cheat is standing to the right of the Lappy with a blender containing a [[Nintendo]] Game Boy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Isn't that right, The Cheat?

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' What? This thing only cost us fourteen bucks?

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{agreeing The Cheat noise}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Well... that's like a hundred million dollars in... dog years, right?

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{affirmative The Cheat noise}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{leans towards The Cheat suddenly}'' All right! Mash go on that blender!

''{Camera zooms out a little as The Cheat presses a button on the blender. The blender shoots out white bolts as the lighting in the room flashes. Soon after, the blender stops with the Game Boy intact, and there is a large swirl to the right of the desk.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh-ho-ho! Swirly Photoshopped magic! I bet this thing could release some serious Cacodemons. So... ''{The Cheat turns to face Strong Bad}'' What? I— I just jump in?

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{leaning backwards}'' Ohbee Kaybee! ''{jumps off the stool and towards the swirl}'' Jump!

''{As soon as Strong Bad touches the swirl, everything except him and the swirl turns black and white. Strong Bad distorts horizontally and vertically, then "springs" into the swirl. Cut to a panel of a comic strip with a number of buildings drawn in it. A caption at the top of the panel reads "IN A BULDING..."}''

'''NARRATOR:''' In a bulding...

''{Camera shifts to the next panel, which shows an empty room. Strong Bad appears, with "VOIP!" appearing next to him briefly. While in the comic, everything Strong Bad says is also shown in a speech bubble.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa! Where am I?

''{Next panel. Strong Badman is in an action pose on a yellow background. Everything he says also appears in a speech bubble, and is not lip-synced.}''

'''STRONG BADMAN:''' ''{in large red text}'' STINY! ''{normal text}'' We have a visitor from an alternate universe!

''{Next panel. Strong Bad appears in the same room.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{looking to the right}'' It's Strong Badman! And his well drawn abs! ''{looks to the left}'' But... why are we in a crappy apartment instead of a secret underground lair... ''{looks back to the right}'' ...filled with secret underground gadgets?

''{Next panel. Strong Badman is shown from the chest up in front of a blue background.}''

'''STRONG BADMAN:''' Because mere mortal... this apartment...

''{Next panel. Strong Badman appears in front of a red background with his arms in the air. A thunderclap can be heard in the background.}''

'''STRONG BADMAN:''' ''{speech bubble is large, yellow and pointy}'' ...is rent controlled! ''{next speech bubbles are regular}'' And... water's included.

''{Next panel. A kitchen and bathroom sink are shown with the faucets running. The bathroom tap has the word "FROSH!" next to it.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' Is that why all your faucets are running?

''{Next panel. Strong Badman is standing in a room.}''

'''STRONG BADMAN:''' ''{each syllable appears individually in red text and is not in a speech bubble}'' Mu-hu-ha-ha-hah! ''{regular speech bubble and text}'' Those dimwits down at the public works won't know what hit them!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{walking in from left}'' So, that's your evil plan? To waste water?

'''STRONG BADMAN:''' And not pay for it!!

'''STRONG BAD:''' I gotta tell ya, Strong Badman... this part of your comic is pretty boring. I'm gonna see what's going on further down the page. ''{jumps out of the current panel}'' Jump!

''{He falls down three panels. There is a woman with a big knife sitting on a giant robotic snake.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh! Now we're talkin'!

''{Next panel. Strong Badman is in the left of the panel, Strong Bad in the center, and there is a TV with the previous panel on it (minus Strong Bad) to the right.}''

'''STRONG BADMAN:''' You're not kidding!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Wha?

'''STRONG BADMAN:''' Now we have expanded basic cable...

''{Next panel. Close-up of a cable running through a hole in the wall.}''

'''STRONG BADMAN:''' ''{offscreen}'' Stolen from my neighbor!

''{Next panel. Strong Bad is in front of a yellow background.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Who's writing this issue? The geniuses behind She-Hulk? ''{looks up}'' The Cheat?

''{Cut back to the Computer Room.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voice is slightly distorted, and a speech bubble appears from the swirl}'' A little frappe action, if you please.

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{Single "squeak"}''

''{The Cheat turns around and turns on the blender. Cut back to the previous comic panel. Strong Bad disappears with the same "VOIP!" with which he appeared.}''

''{Next panel. Strong Badman is in the same pose as when he first appeared, but flipped around and with a green background.}''

'''STRONG BADMAN:''' ''{in large red text}'' STINY! ''{normal text}'' Keep flushing those toilets!

''{Cut to the Old-Timey stage. Old-Timey Strong Bad is standing on the stage with curtains behind him. To the left of him is a sign that reads "STRONG BAD and his GOODE-TIME PARLOR TRICKS". An audience can be seen silhouetted at the bottom of the screen.}''

'''OLD-TIMEY STRONG BAD:''' Yes, and for my next parlor trick, I shan't make anything ''{faces left}'' appear!

''{Strong Bad appears to the left of Old-Timey Strong Bad. He is still in color.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh. H-hi.

'''OLD-TIMEY STRONG BAD:''' ''{crowd starts booing}'' You brightly colored baboon! You've ruined my vaudeville!

''{The Homestar Runner's dance music plays as tomatoes are thrown at the two Strong Bads.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ah! Shades of gray tomatoes!

''{Strong Bad disappears as Old-Timey Strong Bad looks to the left.}''

''{Cut to Vector Strong Bad floating above a vector field. Strong Bad appears to the right.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What is up, my enormous vector brother?

''{As Vector Strong Bad speaks, his words come out of his mouth in red vector-style text. They disappear after a short while.}''

'''VECTOR STRONG BAD:''' HELLOTE.

'''STRONG BAD:''' So, uh... ''{cut to close-up of Strong Bad}'' what do you do for fun around here? ''{cut back to previous view}''

'''VECTOR STRONG BAD:''' I SPLO STUFF UP.

''{Strong Bad jumps backwards slightly to avoid the "UP", which promptly explodes with vector graphics.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa, that's pretty cool.

''{Stinkoman walks in from the left.}''

'''STINKOMAN:''' Hey, guys! How's challenges?

'''VECTOR STRONG BAD:''' WHAT IT IS MY DOGE?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa, you two know each other?

''{Cut to close-up of Stinkoman.}''

'''STINKOMAN:''' ''{smiles}'' Oh, totally sure! ''{leans forward and waves one of his arms}'' He's my training simulator!

''{Cut back to previous view.}''

'''STINKOMAN:''' Check it out!

''{Vector Strong Bad starts moving left and right, shooting squares from his mouth. Stinkoman jumps around and dodges the squares. Strong Bad also jumps over and around the squares, but appears to have more difficulty doing so. Game music from [[video games]] plays. After a few seconds, they all stop.}''

'''STINKOMAN:''' Nice work, big nose!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Big nose?

'''STINKOMAN:''' Your nose!

'''VECTOR STRONG BAD:''' LEVEL 2

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh-oh.

'''STINKOMAN:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Uh-oh.

''{Stinkoman silently laughs as Vector Strong Bad shoots a series of squares directly at Strong Bad. As they explode, Strong Bad disappears. Vector Strong Bad then shoots some squares at Stinkoman, which he dodges.}''

''{Cut to a field in the style of [[flashback]]. Tiny Handed Strong Bad is standing close to the camera. Strong Bad appears to the right. All text appears in a white rectangle near the bottom of the screen.}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' And so, ''{Strong Bad starts looking around}'' both Strong Bads entered the 'Dig To China With Your Ears Contest.'

'''STRONG BAD:''' This is just about... the second or third to worst contest I ever heard of.

''{Cut to a silhouetted view of the field. Pom Pom, Strong Mad, Coach Z, Bubs and Marzipan are standing to the right of a banner which reads "the contest began!!". Tiny Handed Strong Bad is underneath the banner.}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' The contest began!

''{Cut to a close-up of Tiny Handed Strong Bad rubbing his head on the ground near a line marked "start".}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' And tiny-handed Strong Bad rubbed his head on the ground... ''{cut to a wide view; Strong Bad is sitting on a hammock with his Dangeresque sunglasses on.}'' while our Modern Day Hero maxed and relaxed.

''{Cut to Tiny Handed Strong Bad standing near the camera again, as in the first shot. A hole is visible near the background, and a giant glass of root beer appears in the center.}''

'''TINY HANDED STRONG BAD:''' I struck it rich!

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' Said T.H.S.B.

''{Cut to a zoomed out view of the previous scene, but with the giant glass of root beer in the center. The Fat Bee is seen holding Strong Bad's hammock up.}''

'''TINY HANDED STRONG BAD:''' A giant mug of frosty root beer!

''{Old-Timey Strong Bad appears to the left in a bathing suit. Tiny Handed Strong Bad looks at him.}''

'''OLD-TIMEY STRONG BAD:''' Zounds! A sarsparilla swimming hole! Last one in's a freemason! ''{he half-runs toward the root beer and jumps in}'' Jump! ''{this last word does not appear in a subtitle}''

''{Strong Bad disappears. Keyboard Strong Bad appears at the bottom left of the screen and dances while playing a tune.}''

''{Cut to a screen in the style of Puppet Stuff. Puppet Strong Bad is standing in front of the Strong Badia fence. The Tire and Stop Sign are visible. Strong Bad appears to the right. Music starts playing and both Strong Bads dance in sync with each other. After a moment, Strong Bad disappears again.}''

''{Cut to Da Huuuuuudge's Enclosure. Strong Bad appears lying down on top of it. He slowly slides down, then disappears.}''

''{Cut to the abandoned factory from [[highschool]]. Teenage Strong Bad is standing to the right. Strong Bad appears to the left.}''

'''TEENAGE STRONG BAD:''' Stripèd pants.

''{Strong Bad disappears. Cut to the interdimensional void, which changes colors constantly.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voice slightly distorted}'' The Cheat! Cool out on the liquefy button, man!

''{Cut to a close-up of Homestar standing next to the blender in the Computer Room. The blender still contains the Game Boy, but now also contains a green substance. One and a half avocados are sitting on the desk, along with a jar that reads "Total Load". Homestar is pressing buttons on the blender.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I'm trying to make me a real fruit smoothie here!

''{Cut to a wide shot. Tiny Handed Strong Bad is standing to the left, with Senor Cardgage, Old-Timey Strong Bad and Da Huuuuuudge to the right.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Any of you guys got any bee pollen?

''{As Homestar presses another button, Strong Bad appears next to the portal and Strong Badman appears on the left side of the screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Homestar! Quit messing with my alternate universe portal!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{slowly}'' I'm trying to replenish some electrolytes, if you don't mind!

''{Homestar presses another button on the blender. He and the portal both suddenly disappear, and Sterrance appears on the desk.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{looking around}'' Wow. Just look at all these Strong Bad-related faces. What an all-star cast! What say we all form a supergroup and record a number one jam!

''{All of the Strong Bad clones groan.}''

'''STINKOMAN:''' ''{off-screen, simultaneously with Old-Timey Strong Bad}'' I guess...

'''OLD-TIMEY STRONG BAD:''' ''{simultaneously with Stinkoman}'' If we must.

''{The screen fades to black, and then cuts to Strong Bad in a recording studio. Some music starts playing, and continues through the rest of the e-mail.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' There's a crazy world of e-mails in this crazy world. ''{Cut to a reversed view of Strong Bad.}'' Checkin' 'em down, checkin' 'em down...

''{Cut to Stinkoman standing next to Strong Badman and Old-Timey Strong Bad.}''

'''STINKOMAN:''' ''{singing}'' I hope it's from a girrrrrrrl! 

''{Old-Timey Strong Bad winces and looks toward Stinkoman on his last word. Cut to a zoomed out view of the scene, revealing (from left to right), Stinkoman, Strong Badman, Old-Timey Strong Bad, Strong Bad, Vector Strong Bad, Keyboard Strong Bad, Senor Cardgage, Teenage Strong Bad, Sterrance and Tiny Handed Strong Bad. Strong Badman's words appear in speech bubbles next to him.}''

'''ALL STRONG BADS:''' ''{singing}'' Save the last email for Strong Bad!

''{Cut to Senor Cardgage at the recording studio.}''

'''SENOR CARDGAGE:''' ''{singing}'' Let the little children go.

''{Cut to Vector Strong Bad in the field, which now has blue lines running above and below it.}''

'''VECTOR STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' I HOPE THEY DON'T A SPLODE

''{Cut back to a panning view of all the Strong Bads.}''

'''ALL STRONG BADS:''' ''{singing}'' Save the last email for Strong—

''{Cut to Old-Timey Strong Bad in the recording studio just before "Bad".}''

'''ALL STRONG BADS:''' —Bad!

'''OLD-TIMEY STRONG BAD:''' Save the last email for Strong Bad!

''{Da Huuuuuudge fades in from the right.}''

'''DA HUUUUUUDGE:''' ''{singing in a high voice with vibrato}'' Save the last email for meeeee!

''{A comic panel with Strong Badman in front of a green background slides into the upper-left corner toward the end of Da Huuuuuudge's line.}''

'''STRONG BADMAN:''' Save the last email!

''{Cut back to a view of all the Strong Bads. The camera slowly zooms out during Strong Bad's line.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' All my Strong Bad doppelgängers represent. Sesquicentenn-email, 2005. I-I mean six.

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

==Easter Eggs==
*At the end, click on Teenage Strong Bad's hat to see a creation of Strong Sad's ideas from [[Sbemail 150?!?]]:
:''{Piano music, fade in on Coach Z holding a pear covered with eyeballs while black coffee continually streams down his mouthless face. Cut to a close-up of the pear with its eyes googling, then to another shot of the pear from behind Coach Z with his arm raised higher. Then cut to a close-up of Coach Z's head. Fade via black to the original shot. Homestar appears next to Coach Z.}''
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{subtitled, in a fake backwards-sounding voice}'' Coach Z, if you're not going to eat that eyeball pear... ''{clears his throat, starts talking normally with no subtitles}'' I suggest you give it to someone who will.
:'''COACH Z:''' ''{distressed}'' I don't know what's going on, Homestar, but I'm not at liberty to discuss what I just did in my pants!

*At the end, click on Senor Cardgage's head to see Strong Bad's meeting with him:
:''{Senor Cardgage is sitting in a boat on a lake, holding a stick with fishing line tied to the end, hanging over the side. Strong Bad appears in the boat.}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Wow, a fishing trip with Senor Cardgage! My life is complete.
:'''SENOR CARDGAGE:''' Alonzo Mourning to you, Myrtlebeth. Say hello to my tacklebox. ''{holds up said tacklebox}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Hello there, tacklebox. ''{smiles}'' I'm such a big fan.
:'''SENOR CARDGAGE:''' Well, if you could just sign right here on the dotty line, the adaption will be complete.
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''You're'' gonna adopt me?
:''{Strong Bad disappears}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen and echoing slightly}'' Aw, man!

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===
* A [[Wikipedia:Doppelgänger|Doppelgänger]] refers either to a creature from folklore that mimics people's appearances as an omen of death, or to the theory that everyone in the world has someone else that looks exactly like them.
* [[Wikipedia:Sarsaparilla|Sarsaparilla]] (spelled incorrectly as "sarsparilla" in the flashback scene) is a type of plant used to make beverages, and is a common ingredient in [[Wikipedia:Root Beer|root beer]]. It is more commonly pronounced "sass-parilla" than "sar-sparilla" or "sar-sa-parilla". It is also commonly misspelled "sasparilla".
* [[Wikipedia:Rent control|Rent control]] is a policy used in some urban communities where the market price is deemed too high. Rent controlled dwellings are highly coveted in the communities where they are available.
* Strong Bad's conversion of fourteen dollars into [[Wikipedia:Dog years|dog years]] refers to the often-confused (and inaccurate) folk formula that dogs age seven "years" for every human year.
*A freemason is a member of a fraternal men's organization such as the [[Wikipedia:York Rite|York Rite]] or the [[Wikipedia:Scottish Rite|Scottish Rite]]. Other organizations permitting women and/or minors as members, including [[Wikipedia:DeMolay International|DeMolay]], [[Wikipedia:Job's Daughters International|Job's Daughters]], [[Wikipedia:Order of the Eastern Star|Eastern Star]], etc., also fall under the umbrella of [[Wikipedia:freemasonry|freemasonry]].
*[[Wikipedia:Electrolyte|Electrolytes]] are solutions of [[Wikipedia:Ion|ions]] (such as sodium and potassium salts) that are lost during [[Wikipedia:perspiration|perspiration]]. Drinks containing electrolytes, such as popular sports drinks, are often used to ease [[Wikipedia:Dehydration|dehydration]].
*[[Wikipedia:Vaudeville|Vaudeville]] is a style of multi-act theatre that flourished in North America from the 1880s to the 1920s, later succeeded by silent movies. Acts included anything from acrobats to mathematicians, from song-and-dance duos to trick high divers.
*A [[Wikipedia:Supergroup (music)|Supergroup]] is a musical group comprising artists who were previously members of earlier, well-known groups.

===Trivia===
*This email was the longest email when released, almost a full minute longer than [[flashback]] (previously the longest). However, it has since been surpassed by [[retirement]].
*When Strong Bad jumps down several panels in the Strong Badman comic, he passes a panel containing an explosion (with the word "TADAOW!"), and another panel with [[Deutschman]] (from [[haircut]]) holding a chain of sausages. Deutschman is saying "KINDER UBERRASCHUNG!!", the German name for [[Wikipedia:Kinder Surprise|Kinder Surprise]] (though Uberraschung should be spelled Überraschung).
*The label on the disk in the floppy disk container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#weird dreams|weird dreams]]".
*This is the first time Stinkoman has been seen smiling without laughing.

===Remarks===
*Strong Bad has no visible nose or ears, despite the fact that those body parts were mentioned in this email.
*Senor Cardgage is the only one of Strong Bad's alter egos who had been seen talking with him prior to this email, as seen in [[kind of cool]], [[garage sale]], and [[Senorial Day]].
*This is a [[Strong Bad and Strong Sad's Relationship#Strong Bad and Strong Sad Getting Along|rare]] occasion of Strong Bad being nice to Strong Sad.
*In [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]], Strong Sad is seen writing with his right hand. However, in this email, Strong Sad is playing the [[Strong Sad's Guitar|guitar]] [[Left Handedness|left-handed]], though it is possible that Strong Sad is ambidextrous.
*Although it can be argued whether or not Stinkoman has actually smiled before, this is the first time his mouth has been recognizably smile-shaped.
*The puppet Strong Bad is the only doppelgänger Strong Bad visited that did not appear in the ending screen, for obvious reasons.
*This is the first time we hear the Da Huuuuuudge's voice.
*Frappé is spelled as "Frappe" when Strong Bad talks to The Cheat. It is lacking the accent aigu.
*In the recording studio, the characters are using wireless microphones. While wireless microphones are handy in live performance (to prevent signal loss on a long cable run, as well as to avoid tangling of cables), they are actually rarely used in studio work because a cabled microphone will deliver truer fidelity.
*Homestar pronounces the word "fruit" without his usual speech impediment.
*During the Vector Strong Bad segment, the cartoon's border changes to red.
*Not all Strong Bad versions were included, such as his PBTC version.

[[Image:Altuniv1318-1319.png|thumb|From blue to green.]]
*When Strong Bad gets the root beer, the hole is now under the hammock; before, it was beside the hammock.
*In the final scene, when all of the Strong Bads are singing, Strong Badman's words appear in a speech bubble, but Vector Strong Bad's words do not appear in text as they always otherwise do.
* When Strongbad types "Well, Ms. Dozer" he types Ms. (pronounced 'miz', used by both married and single women) but pronounces it 'miss', which is the form of address for unmarried women
*In the Easter Egg with Senor Cardgage, when Strong Bad disappears, his voice is heard, yet he is probably far away from where Senor Cardgage is.

===Goofs===
*During the "Because, mere mortal" comic scene, the panel below the next panel has a blue background. In the next scene ("Is rent controlled!"), that panel now has a green background.
*The first time everyone says "Save the last email for Strong Bad", you can see that Strong Bad's pants have changed from black to dark navy, but not the pant legs. (Compare to Keyboard Strong Bad standing next to him.)
**This happens a few times in the email, such as when Strong Bad meets Vector Strong Bad.
*During the recording session at the end, the wall's grey spot pattern is made from a single image of dots copied and pasted multiple times. This results in some half dots appearing between the copied images.
*When Strong Bad first jumps into the Alternate Universe Portal, his stool disappears briefly while he's in the process of warping. It briefly reappears after Strong Bad leaves, but for the remainder of the email, the stool is missing.
*After cutting to the wide shot showing The Cheat with the blender, the Lappy's screen includes the text "Isn't that right, The Cheat?", even though Strong Bad didn't actually type it.

[[Image:Alternateuniversegoof.png|thumb|Disappearing start line.]]
*In the "Save The Last Email" song, Vector Strong Bad is behind Strong Badman, yet his white and green lines appear above Strong Badman when talking/singing.
*In the "Dig to China with your ears contest" part, the starting line disappears when the camera cuts to the giant mug of root beer.
*At the beginning of the email, Strong Bad's reflection and himself are unsynchronized.
*Zounds is pronounced "zoondz", not "zowndz". It is archaic and short for "God's wounds".

===Fixed Goofs===
*When the email was released, "girl" was misspelled as "gir" in Jody's email. This was fixed shortly thereafter.

===Inside References===
*Strong Bad saying that the "dig to China with your ears contest" is the second or third to worst contest he's ever heard of is a reference to [[bottom 10]], where his least favorite contest is the "dry t-shirt" type of contest.
*Strong Bad's intro song refers to flipping [[the bird]].
*Strong Sad was previously seen playing an acoustic guitar in a recent [[Sketchbook#SK-2006-03-02|Sketchbook]], although that guitar was a twelve-string. Here he plays a six-string classical guitar.
[[Image:HSRTimeMachine.PNG|thumb|Homestar's Time machine]]
*The alternate dimension machine is a [[Blender#Game Boy in a Blender|Game Boy in a Blender]]. In [[2 emails]], Homestar claims to have made a time machine by sticking a Game Boy in a [[Blender|blender]] while the email is fast-forwarding.
*This is another example of [[Mashing Go|Mashing Go/Play]].
*The "In a bulding"  line, including its accent and pronunciation, is straight from the [[Sketchbook (video)|DVD Sketchbook]] (though it was spelled correctly there).
*Strong Bad visits many previous emails in his travels:
**Strong Badman and Stiny originated in [[superhero name]].
**Deutschman originated in [[haircut]].
**Vector Strong Bad is from [[video games]].
**Stinkoman originated in [[japanese cartoon]].
**Tiny-handed Strong Bad is from [[flashback]].
**Keyboard Strong Bad originated in [[crazy cartoon]] and played the same song then as in this email. 
**Da Huuuuuudge and Sterrance are both from [[animal]].
**Teenage Strong Bad and the term "stripèd pants" are from [[highschool]].
**Senor Cardgage originated in [[kind of cool]].
*In addition, some of the music accompanying the scenes Strong Bad visits are also reused from other parts of the website. They include:
**The music from [[action figure]]; later used in [[suntan]] and [[army]] (during the Strong Badman scene).
**Old-Timey Strong Bad's theme music from [[Parsnips A-Plenty]]; later used in [[50 emails]] (during the Old-Timey scene).
**[[The Homestar Runner]]'s dance music (also during the Old-Timey scene).
**The synthesized drum tune from [[Main Page 21]] (during the [[Vector Field]] scene).
**The music from [[flashback]] (during the [[Original Book]] scene).
**Keyboard Strong Bad's demo music from [[crazy cartoon]].
**The weird music during Coach Z's dream scene from [[A Jorb Well Done]]; later used in [[lures & jigs]] (during the fishing Easter egg scene with Senor Cardgage).
**The creepy music during Strong Sad's storyboard scenes from [[Sbemail 150?!?]] (during the Coach Z Easter egg).
*The fence used for the puppet Strong Badia set is the same one used in [[Homestar vs. Other Little Girl]].
*The Easter egg with coffee-drenched Coach Z and the eyeball pear begins exactly as described and storyboarded by Strong Sad in [[Sbemail 150?!?]]. Also, the word ''sesquicentenn-email'', which would mean "150th email", was coined by Strong Sad in Sbemail 150?!?.
*The fishing boat, lake and background sounds are all from [[lures & jigs]].
*The woman on Strong Badman's television is holding a [[Big Knives|Big Knife]].
*"Doge" is a reference to [[Biz Cas Fri 1]], where Homestar misspells the word "dog" ("dawg") the same way.
*This marks the second time in which characters from at least two different universes come together in one universe. The first time was in [[20X6 vs. 1936]], in which The Homestar Runner shows up on [[Planet K]].
*Strong Bad comments that the "Dig To China With Your Ears Contest" is the "second or third to worst contest I ever heard of." The worst contests that originated in children's storybooks are likely to be the "Strongest Man in the World Contest" from the [[Original Book]], and the "Ten Step Footrace" from [[flashback]]. 
*This is another appearance of the [[Dangeresque (character)|Dangeresque]] sunglasses.
*The word "VOIP" is a reference to the [[Visor Robot]]'s sound effect from [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 1]].
*Strong Bad previously mentioned "real fruit smoothies" in [[mascot]] when the team won the game.
*Homestar Runner's "real fruit smoothie" is another example of a [[Concoctions|concoction]].
*Stinkoman's line in the song "I hope it's from a girl" is a reference to the e-mail song in [[dragon]], "Every week I hope that it's from a female!".

=== Real-World References ===
* The concept of interdimensional travel by jumping into a portal of "swirly photoshop magic" generated by a machine may have been inspired by long-running sci-fi TV series [[Wikipedia:Sliders|Sliders]].
* [[Wikipedia:Cacodemons|Cacodemons]] are evil spirits or demons, the opposite being an angel or "agathodemon". However, the name cacodemon is better known as the flying, red, one-eyed enemy from the ''[[Wikipedia:Doom|Doom]]'' series of computer games. The plot for these games involved demons escaping hell via portals.
* [[Wikipedia:Adobe Photoshop|Adobe Photoshop]] is a widely used image editor from Adobe Systems Incorporated. The term "[[Wikipedia:Photoshopping|Photoshopped]]" has come to mean any digital edit done to an image, even if it wasn't done in Photoshop itself. The term is often used pejoratively to say that something is rather obviously edited.
* The pronunciation "ohbee kaybee" for "okay" was frequently said by the character Mushmouth on the animated ''[[Wikipedia:Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids|Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids]]'', as well as being used by Bill Cosby himself in his famous 'Dentists' routine.
* The way Strong Bad travels from panel to panel while visiting Strong Badman may be inspired by the videogame ''[[Wikipedia:Comix Zone|Comix Zone]]''.
* [[Wikipedia:She-Hulk|She-Hulk]] is a comic book heroine from [[Wikipedia:Marvel Comics|Marvel Comics]] and the cousin of ''[[Wikipedia:Hulk (comics)|The Incredible Hulk]]''. She-Hulk comics were once noted for their [[Fourth Wall Breaks|fourth-wall breaks]], similar to Strong Bad's comments on the quality of the Strong Badman comic and his ability to travel from panel to panel. These not-always-appreciated gags were introduced by writer [[Wikipedia:John Byrne|John Byrne]], who may be the "genius" Strong Bad ridicules.
* The surreal Coach Z Easter egg is an homage to a famous scene from the similarly surreal TV series, ''[[Wikipedia:Twin Peaks|Twin Peaks]]''. The background for the scene featured red drapes, and the starring character, Dale Cooper, spills coffee on himself, represented here by Coach Z's streaming hat of coffee. The unusual speech used by Homestar, meanwhile, was the hallmark of the scene; the actors actually spoke their dialogue backwards, and the recording was then played in reverse, so that the words were heard by the audience in their proper order (though they still sounded unusual and contorted, just as Homestar sounds here). It seems as though Matt Chapman faked this technique, rather than actually recording his lines backwards. ''Twin Peaks'' was co-created by director [[Wikipedia:David Lynch|David Lynch]], whom Strong Sad cited as an influence in [[Sbemail 150?!?]]. Additionally, the phrase "I'm not at liberty to discuss [...]" is a direct lift from the lines of Major Garland Brigs, a character on Twin Peaks, who is often unable to talk about what he does for a living.
* [[Wikipedia:Alonzo Mourning|Alonzo Mourning]] is an NBA basketball player.
*The phrase 'maxed and relaxed' may be a reference to the ''[[Wikipedia:The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air|Fresh Prince of Bel-Air]]'' theme song, in which [[Wikipedia:Will Smith|Will Smith]] states he is "maxin' and relaxin' all cool". Additionally, Smith uses the phrase throughout the series and his own raps.
*Stinkoman calls Strong Bad "big nose", a derogatory term used in eastern Asia to describe Westerners, whose noses tend to be genetically larger than Asians'. This is also a reference to the anime art style, where noses are less pronounced than most American cartoons.
* The all-star super group recording a number one jam calls to mind [[Wikipedia:Band Aid (band)|Band Aid]] (a collaboration of forty-four artists in the UK and Ireland organized by [[Wikipedia:Bob Geldof|Bob Geldof]], releasing the hit single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" in 1984, the profits from which were used for famine and disease relief in Africa) and the similar [[Wikipedia:USA for Africa|USA for Africa]] (a group of forty-five U.S. musicians that collaborated on the number one single "We Are the World" in 1985).
*The [[Fonts|font]] in the comic book alternative universe, known as "Peanuts", was designed to emulate the style of lettering used in the ''[[Wikipedia:Peanuts|Peanuts]]'' comics.
* The [[Sound Effects|sound effect]] in the fishing Easter Egg that starts right after Strong Bad says "Wow, a fishing trip with Senor Cardgage!" is from ''[[Wikipedia:Fishing with John|Fishing With John]]''.



==External Links==
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*[[Podstar:sb_email_altuniverse.m4v|download "alternate universe" for the iPod]] (see [[Podstar Runner]])
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lures & jigs

Boofer — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 03:38:34 GMT

Boofer: /* Remarks */

{{sbenav|44|little questions|techno}}

[[Image:sbemail44.PNG|thumb|"Come on and get in the boat, fish fish!"]]

Strong Bad gets asked about the lures and jigs he uses when fishing.

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

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Pond]]

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

'''Date:''' Monday, September 30, 2002

'''Running Time:''' 1:45

'''Page Title:''' COMPY 386

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc One}}

== Transcript ==

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{singing}'' I check ''e''-mail from the front to the back, I said check ''e''-mail from the front to the back I said check...

''{reading}''

Dear Strong Bad, ''{Strong Bad repeats this line three times with different emphases, stopping halfway through the third time saying "Hmm, I'll go with that one."}''

<blockquote class="email">Dear Strong Bad, 
 
When you go fishing, do you use any 
sort of special lure or jig to 
attract the fishs? 
 
David Jacobus 
Astoria, NY</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad says lure as "lyooer", and "fishs" as "fishes...ss..."}''

''{fade out and fade back in to "Fish Show With Strong Bad and Coach Z". Strong Bad and Coach Z are in a boat on a lake. Coach Z has a pole, Strong Bad does not. Coach Z is wearing a fisherman cap, Strong Bad has a farmer's tan.}''

'''COACH Z''': ''{turns his head backwards}'' Say, Strong Bad, what type'a lure are you usin' dere?

'''STRONG BAD''': Well, this morning, Coach, I've been mostly using this one: ''{shouting into the water}'' Hey fish! Hey fiish! I'm gonna, I'm gonna recommend that you guys come up here in the boat. We've got a, uh, a keg! ''{Coach Z shrugs}'' Of worms! And, uh...phytoplankton! ... Come on! Anybody who's everybody is up in here!

'''COACH Z''': I don't think that's gonna work with a stocked pond. You got any type of jig you could try on there?

'''STRONG BAD''': Oh, yeah! I got ''this'' jig! ''(starts singing and doing a little hip-swiveling dance)'' Come on and get in the boat, fish! Come on and get in the boat, fish fish! Come on and get in the boat, fish! ''{fish start leaping into the boat}'' Get in the boat!

'''COACH Z''': Oh! They got in the boat! ... Fish fish!

''{Cut back to Compy}''

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{typing}'' Actually, David, it may surprise you to hear this but, uh... I don't know anything about fishing, man. You're welcome to try the jig thing if you want. Though it might work better with the ladies. ''{stops typing}'' You know, like, {''singing''} come on and come to my house, ladies! Come on and come to my house, girls girls! ''{stops singing, resumes typing}'' Actually, ''{chuckles shyly}'' I don't really know anything about the ladies either. I mean I do! I mean—WHGT! JGTH! YES I'M AWESOME!

''{Strong Bad runs out of the room. [[The Paper]] comes down.}''

== Easter Eggs ==
[[Image:fishinggame.PNG|thumb|"This is the pinnacle of graphics."]]
*At the end, click on the word "fishing" to play [[Fishing Challenge '91]] with Strong Bad.
:''{The screen of the Compy displays the title screen for "Fishing Challenge '91"}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' Whoa, look at that title screen! Man, the 386 never ceases to amaze me!
:''{After you press the spacebar, the screen shows the instructions on how to play}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' No way! This is the pinnacle of graphics. They're never gonna get any better than this. I bet the sound's just as good, too!

== Fun Facts ==
===Explanations===
*[[Wikipedia:Phytoplankton|Phytoplankton]] are small plant-like organisms that live in water, and are closely related to algae.

===Trivia===
*The "Fishing Challenge '91" Easter Egg did not exist when the email originally came out. It was added months later.

===Remarks===
*This is the first Strong Bad Email that immediately cuts to another scene, instead of Strong Bad responding first.
*This is also the first time Strong Bad has ever openly admitted to knowing nothing about [[Strong Bad's Ladies|the ladies]].
*Coach Z's eyes are a little brighter than their regular black.
*Strong Bad has a tan line while in the boat. This suggests at some time, he was wearing a shirt.
*Coach Z is a darker shade of green.
*There is a motor on the boat when Coach Z and Strong Bad are in it, but in the Easter Egg, there is no motor in the game.

===Glitches===
*If you get the score up to 10,000 in Fishing Challenge '91, it goes back to 1,000. You still have 10,000 points—it just doesn't display the last digit.
*If you press "j" and "l" very fast in Fishing Challenge '91, the noise will become staticky and you won't be able to hear Strong Bad say anything.
*When you play the game at the end, the contrast knobs still work, except the screen turns whiter.
*When played using Linux Flash Player, Fishing Challenge '91 has some [[Linux Incompatibilities|incompatibilities]].

===Inside References===
*The sound at the beginning and end of the fishing scene is also used in [[A Jorb Well Done]] while Coach Z is dreaming.
*[[Minor Companies|Totalsoft Electronicals,,.]] ending with ",,." is a reference to the logo on the [[Thorax Corporation]] website, which ends the same way.

===Real-World References===
*This email may be a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Bert and Ernie|Bert and Ernie]] skit called "Bert and Ernie Go Fishing." In the skit, Ernie gets fish to leap into the boat by calling, "Heeeere fishy fishy fishy!" Bert eventually tries this technique too, louder and louder. Finally, a shark jumps in and says, "You called?"
*The "Fishing Challenge '91" game resembles many early '90s PC games that featured grainy digital voice and pixelated "photo-realistic" graphics with limited frames.

===Fast Forward===
*The fishing scene is revisited in [[alternate universe]], except with [[Senor Cardgage]] instead of Coach Z.

== DVD Version ==
*While the Fishing Game isn't playable, you can still watch Strong Bad play it.
**There's also additional dialog. The transcript of the additional dialog (which picks up right where the Easter egg transcript above ends), is given below.
*The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.

=== Easter Egg Transcript ===
''{After catching several fish (including a large, red one), text flashes on the screen reading "Congrats! You caught the big one!}''
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' I can safely say this is the most fulfilling video gaming experience I've ever had in-a my whole life.

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

'''MATT:''' ''{joining in with Strong Bad}'' to the back as I check. This is a good one. We should turn ''that'' into a hip-hop song.

'''MIKE:''' This, um, one, our friend Jamie was—

'''MATT:''' No, this was when Nat was here. Nat was the one tha—

'''MIKE:''' This was the one when Jamie was here!

'''MATT:''' Jamie was there for the, uh, leftover emails, Unused Emails.

'''MIKE:''' Ohhh, yeah, this is Nat. That's right.

'''MATT:''' Nat was here.

'''MIKE:''' I forgot, sorry. Sorry, Jamie. Sorry, Nat.

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' I get you guys mixed up sometimes.

''{Matt laughs a little}''

'''MIKE:''' So.

'''MATT:''' Here it comes.

'''MIKE:''' Ahhh.

'''MATT:''' So that's, our—

'''MIKE:''' Fishing with John.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, reference to Jim Jarmusch episode of Fishing with John, which you should all buy on-

'''MIKE:''' ''{imitating Jim Jarmusch}'' Why am I here?

'''MATT:''' ''{imitating Jim Jarmusch}'' Why am I here? ''{stops}'' That was a good one.

'''MIKE:''' Uhh, I enjoyed making the uh, I like the mist. The mist on the bottom there.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, the mist is really good. Those cattails—

'''MIKE:''' The ripples along the boat. This is, and we had to do a whole new view of Coach Z there.

'''MATT:''' It's a whole new way to experience Coach Z.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, this is a ''{Matt says something that's hard to make out}'' This is some scenery that's never happened, never been reused.

'''MATT:''' Yeah. We never ended up—

'''MIKE:''' There's very few... most things, we end up reusing, but this, we've never reused. I think I might, uh, reuse it next week.

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' Next week's email, they're gonna be in a lake!

'''MATT:''' ''{weak voice}'' Okay, Mike. Look, there, it's funny.

'''MIKE:''' He's got, uh, a farmer's tan of a tank-top.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, look at those fish. Those fish are kind of funny looking. ''{imitating Jim Jarmusch}'' Why am I here? ''{pause}'' This is one of those other times, it's another recurring trend, with Strong Bad sort of tipping his hand in letting you know that he doesn't know anything about women. Uh, which I don't know why he ends up doing a lot, ''{Mike laughs in the background}'' but he kinda has to let you see his sensitive side, I guess. And then, whgt! Jgth!

=== Fun Facts ===
*"Fishing with John" was a satirical fishing show starring, written, and directed by independent musician [[Wikipedia:John Lurie|John Lurie]], known for both its interesting selection of guest stars (including director [[Wikipedia:Jim Jarmusch|Jim Jarmusch]]) and very dry sense of humor. It ran for only 6 episodes and is considered something of a cult classic.
*Mike mentioning he'd like to reuse the lake is foreshadowing for [[montage]], when he finally would use the scene again. Montage was released in the short time after this commentary was recorded, and before the box set of [[strongbad_email.exe|DVD]]s were released.

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail44.html|watch "lures & jigs"]]
*[[HR:sbemail44.swf|view the Flash file for "lures & jigs"]]

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lures & jigs

Boofer — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 03:36:15 GMT

Boofer: /* Remarks */

{{sbenav|44|little questions|techno}}

[[Image:sbemail44.PNG|thumb|"Come on and get in the boat, fish fish!"]]

Strong Bad gets asked about the lures and jigs he uses when fishing.

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

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Pond]]

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

'''Date:''' Monday, September 30, 2002

'''Running Time:''' 1:45

'''Page Title:''' COMPY 386

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc One}}

== Transcript ==

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{singing}'' I check ''e''-mail from the front to the back, I said check ''e''-mail from the front to the back I said check...

''{reading}''

Dear Strong Bad, ''{Strong Bad repeats this line three times with different emphases, stopping halfway through the third time saying "Hmm, I'll go with that one."}''

<blockquote class="email">Dear Strong Bad, 
 
When you go fishing, do you use any 
sort of special lure or jig to 
attract the fishs? 
 
David Jacobus 
Astoria, NY</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad says lure as "lyooer", and "fishs" as "fishes...ss..."}''

''{fade out and fade back in to "Fish Show With Strong Bad and Coach Z". Strong Bad and Coach Z are in a boat on a lake. Coach Z has a pole, Strong Bad does not. Coach Z is wearing a fisherman cap, Strong Bad has a farmer's tan.}''

'''COACH Z''': ''{turns his head backwards}'' Say, Strong Bad, what type'a lure are you usin' dere?

'''STRONG BAD''': Well, this morning, Coach, I've been mostly using this one: ''{shouting into the water}'' Hey fish! Hey fiish! I'm gonna, I'm gonna recommend that you guys come up here in the boat. We've got a, uh, a keg! ''{Coach Z shrugs}'' Of worms! And, uh...phytoplankton! ... Come on! Anybody who's everybody is up in here!

'''COACH Z''': I don't think that's gonna work with a stocked pond. You got any type of jig you could try on there?

'''STRONG BAD''': Oh, yeah! I got ''this'' jig! ''(starts singing and doing a little hip-swiveling dance)'' Come on and get in the boat, fish! Come on and get in the boat, fish fish! Come on and get in the boat, fish! ''{fish start leaping into the boat}'' Get in the boat!

'''COACH Z''': Oh! They got in the boat! ... Fish fish!

''{Cut back to Compy}''

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{typing}'' Actually, David, it may surprise you to hear this but, uh... I don't know anything about fishing, man. You're welcome to try the jig thing if you want. Though it might work better with the ladies. ''{stops typing}'' You know, like, {''singing''} come on and come to my house, ladies! Come on and come to my house, girls girls! ''{stops singing, resumes typing}'' Actually, ''{chuckles shyly}'' I don't really know anything about the ladies either. I mean I do! I mean—WHGT! JGTH! YES I'M AWESOME!

''{Strong Bad runs out of the room. [[The Paper]] comes down.}''

== Easter Eggs ==
[[Image:fishinggame.PNG|thumb|"This is the pinnacle of graphics."]]
*At the end, click on the word "fishing" to play [[Fishing Challenge '91]] with Strong Bad.
:''{The screen of the Compy displays the title screen for "Fishing Challenge '91"}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' Whoa, look at that title screen! Man, the 386 never ceases to amaze me!
:''{After you press the spacebar, the screen shows the instructions on how to play}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' No way! This is the pinnacle of graphics. They're never gonna get any better than this. I bet the sound's just as good, too!

== Fun Facts ==
===Explanations===
*[[Wikipedia:Phytoplankton|Phytoplankton]] are small plant-like organisms that live in water, and are closely related to algae.

===Trivia===
*The "Fishing Challenge '91" Easter Egg did not exist when the email originally came out. It was added months later.

===Remarks===
*This is the first Strong Bad Email that immediately cuts to another scene, instead of Strong Bad responding first.
*This is also the first time Strong Bad has ever openly admitted to knowing nothing about [[Strong Bad's Ladies|the ladies]].
*Coach Z's eyes are a little brighter than their regular black.
*Strong Bad has a tan line while in the boat. This suggests at some time, he was wearing a shirt.
*Coach Z is a darker shade of green.

===Glitches===
*If you get the score up to 10,000 in Fishing Challenge '91, it goes back to 1,000. You still have 10,000 points—it just doesn't display the last digit.
*If you press "j" and "l" very fast in Fishing Challenge '91, the noise will become staticky and you won't be able to hear Strong Bad say anything.
*When you play the game at the end, the contrast knobs still work, except the screen turns whiter.
*When played using Linux Flash Player, Fishing Challenge '91 has some [[Linux Incompatibilities|incompatibilities]].

===Inside References===
*The sound at the beginning and end of the fishing scene is also used in [[A Jorb Well Done]] while Coach Z is dreaming.
*[[Minor Companies|Totalsoft Electronicals,,.]] ending with ",,." is a reference to the logo on the [[Thorax Corporation]] website, which ends the same way.

===Real-World References===
*This email may be a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Bert and Ernie|Bert and Ernie]] skit called "Bert and Ernie Go Fishing." In the skit, Ernie gets fish to leap into the boat by calling, "Heeeere fishy fishy fishy!" Bert eventually tries this technique too, louder and louder. Finally, a shark jumps in and says, "You called?"
*The "Fishing Challenge '91" game resembles many early '90s PC games that featured grainy digital voice and pixelated "photo-realistic" graphics with limited frames.

===Fast Forward===
*The fishing scene is revisited in [[alternate universe]], except with [[Senor Cardgage]] instead of Coach Z.

== DVD Version ==
*While the Fishing Game isn't playable, you can still watch Strong Bad play it.
**There's also additional dialog. The transcript of the additional dialog (which picks up right where the Easter egg transcript above ends), is given below.
*The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.

=== Easter Egg Transcript ===
''{After catching several fish (including a large, red one), text flashes on the screen reading "Congrats! You caught the big one!}''
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' I can safely say this is the most fulfilling video gaming experience I've ever had in-a my whole life.

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

'''MATT:''' ''{joining in with Strong Bad}'' to the back as I check. This is a good one. We should turn ''that'' into a hip-hop song.

'''MIKE:''' This, um, one, our friend Jamie was—

'''MATT:''' No, this was when Nat was here. Nat was the one tha—

'''MIKE:''' This was the one when Jamie was here!

'''MATT:''' Jamie was there for the, uh, leftover emails, Unused Emails.

'''MIKE:''' Ohhh, yeah, this is Nat. That's right.

'''MATT:''' Nat was here.

'''MIKE:''' I forgot, sorry. Sorry, Jamie. Sorry, Nat.

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' I get you guys mixed up sometimes.

''{Matt laughs a little}''

'''MIKE:''' So.

'''MATT:''' Here it comes.

'''MIKE:''' Ahhh.

'''MATT:''' So that's, our—

'''MIKE:''' Fishing with John.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, reference to Jim Jarmusch episode of Fishing with John, which you should all buy on-

'''MIKE:''' ''{imitating Jim Jarmusch}'' Why am I here?

'''MATT:''' ''{imitating Jim Jarmusch}'' Why am I here? ''{stops}'' That was a good one.

'''MIKE:''' Uhh, I enjoyed making the uh, I like the mist. The mist on the bottom there.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, the mist is really good. Those cattails—

'''MIKE:''' The ripples along the boat. This is, and we had to do a whole new view of Coach Z there.

'''MATT:''' It's a whole new way to experience Coach Z.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, this is a ''{Matt says something that's hard to make out}'' This is some scenery that's never happened, never been reused.

'''MATT:''' Yeah. We never ended up—

'''MIKE:''' There's very few... most things, we end up reusing, but this, we've never reused. I think I might, uh, reuse it next week.

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' Next week's email, they're gonna be in a lake!

'''MATT:''' ''{weak voice}'' Okay, Mike. Look, there, it's funny.

'''MIKE:''' He's got, uh, a farmer's tan of a tank-top.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, look at those fish. Those fish are kind of funny looking. ''{imitating Jim Jarmusch}'' Why am I here? ''{pause}'' This is one of those other times, it's another recurring trend, with Strong Bad sort of tipping his hand in letting you know that he doesn't know anything about women. Uh, which I don't know why he ends up doing a lot, ''{Mike laughs in the background}'' but he kinda has to let you see his sensitive side, I guess. And then, whgt! Jgth!

=== Fun Facts ===
*"Fishing with John" was a satirical fishing show starring, written, and directed by independent musician [[Wikipedia:John Lurie|John Lurie]], known for both its interesting selection of guest stars (including director [[Wikipedia:Jim Jarmusch|Jim Jarmusch]]) and very dry sense of humor. It ran for only 6 episodes and is considered something of a cult classic.
*Mike mentioning he'd like to reuse the lake is foreshadowing for [[montage]], when he finally would use the scene again. Montage was released in the short time after this commentary was recorded, and before the box set of [[strongbad_email.exe|DVD]]s were released.

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail44.html|watch "lures & jigs"]]
*[[HR:sbemail44.swf|view the Flash file for "lures & jigs"]]

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monster truck

Boofer — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 21:26:37 GMT

Boofer: /* Remarks */

{{sbenav|61|huttah!|interview}}

[[Image:sbemail61picture.png|thumb|SUNDAY! SUNDAY! SOMEDAY!]]

Strong Bad hosts a monster truck event this SUNDAY SUNDAY SOMEDAY!

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|The King of Town}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|The Poopsmith}}, {{Film|The Sad Kids}}, {{Film|Limozeen}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Strong Badia]]

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

'''Date:''' Monday, February 3, 2003

'''Running Time:''' 1:43

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

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Two}}

== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD''': ''{like Homestar on the main page}'' Toons! Games! I'm gonna check my eeeemail...

''{reading}''

<blockquote class="compy email">Hey Strong Bad, 
 
Do you ever do TV commercials for 
Monster Truck Shows? I think you 
would be great for the voiceovers. 
 
Your devoted fans, 
 
Stan and Loretta</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' Aww...that's very sweet. ''{typing}'' Look Dan and Linda, Strong Bad doesn't sell out to anybody, man. No matter how monstrous their truck show may or may not be. Though I have done the occasional promo for the events we hold in Strong Badia. In fact, I think there's one coming up this...

''{Cut to a monster-truck show promo-style segment. The words Strong Bad says appear on the screen}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' SUNDAY! SUNDAY! SOMEDAY!

''{Two tires cross the screen diagonally, with Strong Bad providing the "vroom" noises for them}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' IT'S AWEXOME ''{pronounced "awesome"}'' CROSS 98!

''{Awexome Cross logo appears. Another tire appears and screeches away to cut to the Strong Badia national flag}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' LIVE IN STRONGBADIA!

''{Cut to The Cheat wearing a jumpsuit and waving.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' THRILL! AS THE CHEAT ATTEMPTS TO JUMP THE TIRE OVER THE KOT EATING A CARDBOARD BOX COVERED IN SYRUP!

''{The Cheat is shown rolling inside the tire as it rolls up a ramp. Cut to the King of Town, in the process of eating a cardboard box with maple syrup and a pat of butter on it.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN''': This is some good cake!

''{Cut to Strong Mad holding Marzipan's guitar over Homestar, who is wearing a helmet and knee pads.}''

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{voiceover}'' CHILL! AS STRONG MAD SMASHES MARZIPAN'S GUITAR OVER HOMESTAR'S HEAD!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': Let's do this like Brutus.

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{voiceover}'' RECOIL IN HORROR!

''{Strong Mad raises the guitar. As he starts to bring it down, cut to the Poopsmith tossing out multicolored smoke bombs.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' AS THE POOPSMITH LIGHTS SOME SMOKE BOMBS! AND THEN? YOU'LL JUST HAVE TO BE THERE TO FIND OUT!

''{The Poopsmith winks at the camera.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' ADULT ADMISSION IS STILL JUST FIVE DOLLARS! KIDS AND OLD PEOPLE—

''{The Sad Kids and the King of Town appear on screen, then are respectively crossed out}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' NOT ALLOWED WITHOUT A BUCKET OF FRIED CHICKEN—

''{A bucket of KnF'nC chicken appears onscreen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' FOR MEEEEE!

''{An image of Strong Bad appears.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' STICK AROUND AFTER THE SHOW FOR A FREE PERFORMANCE BY LIMOZEEN!

''{Cut to a photo of Limozeen}''

'''LIMOZEEN:''' ''{singing}'' I've got the heart of a lion and the wings of a bat, because it's midnite!

''{Cut back to the Compy 386 and Strong Bad}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Heart of a lion, wings of some stuff, because it's something! ''{stops singing}'' Oh-ho man, I love that song! ''{typing}'' I can't wait for this sunday ''{pause}'' sunday ''{pause}'' someday.

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

== Easter Eggs ==
[[Image:AWEXOME_CROSS_FLYER.PNG|thumb|200px|AWEXOME CROSS 98]]
*At the end you can click on the first "Sunday" to bring up a flyer advertisement for the show. The Awexome Cross 98 theme song plays in the background.
<blockquote>SUNDAY 
AWEXOME 
CROSS 
98 
LIVE IN STRONGBADIA 
Thrills! Chills! Syrup! 
Also, too: 
A live performance by 
LIMOZEEN</blockquote>
*Click on the second "Sunday" to play [[Awexome Cross]].
[[Image:Limozeentruck.PNG|thumb|200px|Because it's something!]]
*Click on the "Someday" to see an autographed [[Limozeen]] picture. "Because It's Midnite" is sung in the background.

== Fun Facts ==
===Explanations===
*A loud voice booming "Sunday! Sunday! Sunday!" or any word repeated, as if an echo, is a commonly mocked style of advertising used for [[Wikipedia:Monster truck|monster truck races]].
*[[Wikipedia:Brutus|Brutus]] most commonly refers to [[Wikipedia:Marcus Junius Brutus|Marcus Junius Brutus]], friend and assassin of [[Wikipedia:Julius Caesar|Caesar]].

===Remarks===
*There are apparently two authors of this email, but they say "''I'' think you would be great for the voiceovers." However, one of them could have been dictating the email.
*For some reason, in the picture of Limozeen, there are four extra hands floating around the band members. One is in front of [[Perry Palaroncini|Perry]] and [[Larry Palaroncini|Larry]], one behind Perry, one behind [[Gary Palaroncini|Gary]] and the last one behind Larry.
*In the "Awexome Cross" ad and the "someday" Easter egg, the bass player plays his first note a step too high, then corrects himself on the second beat.
*As with a few other cartoons on the website, the King of Town is oddly using an older design for this e-mail.
*The Paper comes down slightly faster than most other e-mails.

===Goofs===
*The Back link extends farther to the left than the word itself.
*Strong Bad doesn't capitalize either Sunday when he types them.

===Inside References===
*"Toons! Games! I'm gonna check my eeeemail..." is a reference to all the [[Main Pages]].
*Strong Bad calls one of the email's authors "[[Dan]]" instead of "Stan".

===Real-World References===
*The jumpsuit The Cheat is wearing is similar to the jumpsuit worn by the famous daredevil [[Wikipedia:Evel Knievel|Evel Knievel]] during his famous motorcycle jumps. However, in design (specifically, the red and blue head-to-toe piping with stars) it is actually closer to the jumpsuit worn by hapless stuntman [[Wikipedia:Super Dave Osborne|Super Dave Osborne]]. The image of The Cheat inside the tire is also a possible allusion to one of Super Dave's more famous (and disasterous) stunts, where he rode in the center of a giant yo-yo.
*The bottles of maple syrup around the cardboard box are designed similarly to those of Mrs. Butterworth's, a famous syrup brand.
*The line "Let's do this like Brutus" comes from [http://www.lyricsdepot.com/de-la-soul/skit-1.html a skit] on the [[Wikipedia:De La Soul|De La Soul]] album [[Wikipedia:De La Soul Is Dead|"De La Soul Is Dead"]].
*The chicken bucket that says "KnF'nC" is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Guns N' Roses|Guns N' Roses]], who used the acronym "GnF'nR" during the [[Wikipedia:Use Your Illusion I|Use Your Illusion]] era. The 2000-2004 incarnation of the band contained guitarist [[Wikipedia:Buckethead|Buckethead]], who wears a [[Wikipedia:KFC|KFC]] bucket on his head like a hat.


===Fast Forward===
*The Limozeen song "[[Because It's Midnite]]" would eventually appear on the [[Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits|Strong Bad Sings CD]].
*Also the King of Town would later hold the chicken bucket in [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]].
*"Awexome Cross 98" is available on the [[Scrolling Shooter Games Menu|current game menu]] with more levels.

== DVD Version ==
*The Awexome Cross '98 Easter egg is disabled for obvious reasons.
*The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.

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

'''MATT:''' We were just discussing, uh, how there are some Strong Bad Emails that really tip their hand with the name of them—

'''MIKE:''' The title, yeah.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, like this one.

'''MIKE:''' You kind of know what it's going to be about.

'''MATT:''' ''{almost simultaneously}'' Know what it's going to be about.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' This is—was this the first instan—nah, I guess he's always getting people's names wrong. That's a common theme.

'''MIKE:''' I don't know if that's—I don't know if he's—this... Maybe it's the first time.

'''MATT:''' Who knows?

'''MIKE:''' Somebody, uh, let us know. One of you callers. One of our callers will probably let us know.

'''MATT:''' Mike, we don't have callers.

'''MIKE:''' We should, uh, have a radio show.

'''MATT:''' Mike, no.

'''MIKE:''' Like, this is a radio show.

'''MATT:''' It's not.

'''MIKE:''' ''{adopts gravelly voice}'' All right, all right.

''{Matt laughs}''

'''MIKE:''' Uhm...

'''MATT:''' So here we go. That's The Cheat in his Evel Knievel outfit, obviously, which our mom made us for—or made our ''oldest'' brother first for Halloween—

'''MIKE:''' Yep.

'''MATT:''' —and then I think it got passed down to all of us. I think in, like, 1987 I was wearing an Evel Knievel ''{Mike laughs}'' and I, like, didn't know that he wasn't very popular anymore. And he says "Let's do this like Brutus" there, not "Buddhists." A lot of people think he says that, but that's just a, uh...comment. It's in a De La Soul song or it's on the De La Soul album "De La Soul is Dead." Doesn't Flavor Flav say it at some point?

'''MIKE:''' I think so, yeah.

'''MATT:''' KnF'nC. That's a reference to GnF'nR, Drivin' N' Cryin'.

'''MIKE:''' That's—

'''MATT:''' That's—all four of those are our big brother Donnie, very seriously in the year 1987 dressed as Vince Neil for Halloween. There you have it. And then a bunch of extra limbs.

''{Mike laughs}''

'''MATT:''' And of course, there you go. Limozeen given...wings...wings of steel ''{Mike laughs}'' you know, with which to fly.

=== Fun Facts ===
*Drivin' N' Cryin' was a Southern rock band famous in the Georgia region that never really achieved national fame.
*[[Wikipedia:Vince Neil|Vince Neil]] was lead singer for the band [[Wikipedia:Mötley Crüe|Mötley Crüe]].
*"Wings of steel" combined with the lyric "wings of a bat" refer to the 1960s cartoon [[Wikipedia:Batfink|''Batfink'']], whose eponymous hero is a crime-fighting bat with steel wings.

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail61.html|watch "monster truck"]]
*[[HR:sbemail61.swf|view the Flash file for "monster truck"]]
*[[Podstar:sb_email_monstertruck.m4v|download "monster truck" for the iPod]] (see [[Podstar Runner]])
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