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User:Foolster41

Foolster41 — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:41:07 GMT

Foolster41:

My name comes from the fact that I was, (maybe unfortunitly) born on april 1st.
I am NOT 41 years old, the number corisponds to the date (4=April, 1=1st). I'm not much of a practical joker myself, but I enjoy playing music, drawing, writing and designing games.

My Sites: 

[http://www.paisho.pbwiki.com Paisho PBwiki] - A open collaborative Creative commons project to create rules for Pai Sho, a game seen in the tv show Avatar: the last airbender. 
[http://www.littlepapermengame.pbwiki.com Little Paper Men Wiki] - A open collaborative Creative commons project for a miniatures game. 
[http://www.bikaesh.pbwiki.com Bikaesh foundation wiki] - A site about a fantasy world including customs, language and history. 
[http://www.blogmarks.net/user/Foolster41 Foolster's Blogmarks] - My blogmarks. 
[http://foolster41.deviantart.com Deviantart.com/Foolster41] - My Deviant art gallery.

User:Foolster41

Foolster41 — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:39:32 GMT

Foolster41:

My name comes from the fact that I was, (maybe unfortunitly) born on april 1st.
I am NOT 41 years old, the number corisponds to the date (4=April, 1=1st). I'm not much of a practical joker myself, but I enjoy playing music, drawing, writing and designing games.

My Sites: 

[http://www.paisho.pbwiki.com] - A open collaborative Creative commons project to create rules for Pai Sho, a game seen in the tv show Avatar: the last airbender. 
[http://www.littlepapermengame.pbwiki.com] - A open collaborative Creative commons project for a miniatures game. 
[http://www.bikaesh.pbwiki.com] - A site about a fantasy world including customs, language and history.. 
[http://www.blogmarks.net/user/Foolster41] - My blogmarks. 
[http://foolster41.deviantart.com Deviantart.com/Foolster41] - My Deviant art gallery.

Trudgemank Visuals

Foolster41 — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:50:57 GMT

Foolster41:

The visuals that occur during [[Trudgemank]].
==Visuals==
:(light drumming) | A screw moves on the screen, with a rusty metal background. The crew spins and then explodes in to smaller screws and a piece of meat appears where the larger screw was.
:"Mired in the bog" | A Taranchula member is neck-high in a "bog". A negative effect flashes and The Cheat comes up from under the surface on the right.
:"Dying on the floor" | A slab of meat moves across the screen. A saw blade spins and a yellow sine wave matching the music goes in front of it.
:"Drown in the trudge" | Oozing, bubbling green sludge. The Cheat comes up from under the surface on the right.
:(guitar rhythm) | The same long hair guy from before stands, raises both hands in "devil horns" and a photo-realistic mouth comes out of his hair.

{{stub}}

[[Category:Music Video Visuals]]

Talk:Trudgemank Visuals

Foolster41 — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:44:06 GMT

Foolster41: /* starting to move */

== starting to move ==

This is off to a bad start, but at least the page has been created. [[User:Chipwich]]
:No one seems to care
::True. Someone get going on this!! --[[User:Das654|Das654]] 19:37, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

I move that this article be merged with the main article. There is no reason to have a separate lyrics and visual page for each music video. Also, I think the precedent is clear with previous music video pages that combine the lyrics and visuals together. --[[User:Foolster41|Foolster41]] 08:05, 27 August 2008 (UTC)
:The visuals page makes it far easier to see the lyrics and visuals as separate entities. It's a much better, more organised way to see things. Putting the lyrics and transcript together makes it much more difficult to even recognise what each lyric is, to be able to spot individual lines. This page needs work, true, but that does not mean it should not ''be''. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 08:22, 27 August 2008 (UTC)
:I realized after the fact that I was wrong about precedent and that it is done the way it's being done. You're right about the lyrics clarity thing and being more organized with two pages. Carry on. --[[User:Foolster41|Foolster41]] 20:44, 27 August 2008 (UTC)

Trudgemank

Foolster41 — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 08:14:29 GMT

Foolster41: Merged Lyrics with visuals and transcripts. Unfinished.

{{toonnav|Powered by The Cheat|trudgemank|Rap Song|The Cheat Theme Song}}

[[Image:Trudgemank.png‎ |thumb|right|220px|"Drown in the Trudgemank!"]]

'''Powered by The Cheat'''

The Cheat animates a music video for Taranchula featuring Peacey P.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Taranchula]], {{Film|The Cheat}}, [[Peacey P]]

'''Places:''' [[The Cheat's Computer Room]]

'''Date:''' Monday, August 18, 2008

'''Running Time:''' 1:47

'''Page Title:''' Get Your Product Phat For Ya!

==Transcript==

A metal screw bouncing on a steel rivet background.
Text in lower left corner reads:

Taranchula featuring Peacey P
"Trudgemank"
Trudgemank night soundtrack
Crample-O stow records

The screw turns and then with a guitar riff explodes into tiny screws and a piece of meat apears when the screw was. Cut to head of man with long hair chin deep in water.

'''TARANCHULA:''' 
Mired in the bog. 
Swamped in the sludge. 

A negative effect flashes, and the cheat rises from the water on the right.

Dying on the floor. 

Crawling meat on the previous steel rivet background.

Drown in the trudge!

Oozing bubbling slime. the cheat rises from below the surface on the right.

The same long hair guy from before stands, raises both hands in "devil horns" and a photo-realistic mouth comes out of his hair.

Drown in the Trudgemank!

Drown in the Trudgemank!

'''PEACEY P:''' ''{talking}'' Hello? What? Who? Taranchula? Naww, fool. Wait, how much? Dang! 

''{rapping}'' Peacey P back on the mic again 
Getting paid to rhyme in Scandinavian 
Trudging through the mank so it's easy to find me 
Mixing rap and heavy metal, like the early nineties.

''{talking}'' '91 or '93. Anthrax and P.E.
 
I got the Crample-O style and the Crample-O flow 
Got these metal-heads all up in my "STU G.O." 
And get your product phat for ya

'''TARANCHULA:''' 
Get your product phat

'''BOTH:''' 
AHHHHHHH!

'''PEACEY P:''' 
I'll say it once again, just in case'd you missed it, 
Leakin' gravy out your ears cause your head is a biscuit.
 
Ya'll biscuit-heads!

That's what happens when you're down with the trudgemank!

'''TARANCHULA:''' 
Get your product phat for ya!

'''PEACEY P:''' 
That's what happens when you're down with the trudgemank!

'''TARANCHULA:''' 
Get your product phat for ya!

'''PEACEY P:''' 
That's what happens when you're down with the trudgemank!

'''TARANCHULA:''' 
Get your product phat for ya!

'''PEACEY P:''' 
That's what happens when you're down with the

'''BOTH:''' 
Trudgemank!

'''PEACEY P:''' ''{talking}'' Maybe some of ya'll fellahs can maybe think about taking a shower somethin' next time before ya come up in here. Stank!

''{End video. Cut to The Cheat's Computer Room, where The Cheat is alone at his computer.}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{expectant, and then upset, The Cheat noises}'' ''{takes out a pizza trophy and places it on the desk}'' ''{happy The Cheat noises}'' ''{claps hands}''

==Fun Facts==
===Trivia===
*Peacey P's nightcap reads "Slee P"
*The bubbles (after the meat slithering across the floor) have the Taranchula Logo on them as part of the reflected light pattern.
*The Cheat's trophy reads "Pizza Trophy for the Cheat".

===Inside References===
*The [[pizza]] [[trophy]] that [[Strong Bad]] said that he would give to The Cheat in [[crazy cartoon]] appears in this music video at the end.
*The run-down, industrial-like environment as well as the screw and the slab of meat at the beginning of the music video is a reference to Taranchula's previously-seen music video: "The Decoupage", seen in [[death metal]].
*As with previous songs featuring Peacey P, this song is produced by [[Crample-O Stow Records]]. "Crample-O" appears in the lyrics and on the side of Peacey P's yacht.
*The Cheat's expectant, then upset Cheat noises may be reused from his Easter Egg in [[more armies]].
*Peacey P has [[blood]] on his coat during a segment, and mentions [[showering]] and [[stank]].

===Real-World References===
*Peacey P refers to [[Wikipedia:Anthrax (band)|Anthrax]] and "[[Wikipedia:Public Enemy (band)|P.E.]]", who collaborated on the track "[[Wikipedia:Bring the Noise|Bring the Noise]]" in 1991, an early teaming of heavy metal and rap.
*"Trudgment Night Soundtrack" is a reference to the 1993 [[Wikipedia:Judgment Night (film)#Soundtrack|soundtrack]] for the movie [[Wikipedia:Judgment Night (film)|Judgment Night]] which featured pairings of rock and hip hop artists.
*In the parts of the video where Peacey P is wearing a multicolored jacket and hat, he is wearing a shirt underneath which references [[Wikipedia:A Tribe Called Quest|A Tribe Called Quest]], a hip-hop group popular in the early '90s.
*In the spirit of the collaboration with Taranchula, Peacey P's boat exhibits "CRAMPLE-O" written as "Crample-Ø". Some Scandinavian languages use the [[Wikipedia:Ø|Ø]], or, an "O with a stroke" in their alphabets.
*The navy and orange "34" jersey that Peacey P wears is similar to a [[Wikipedia:Walter Payton|Walter Payton]] jersey. Wearing retro or fashion sports jerseys is popular with some rappers.

==See Also==
*The [[Trudgemank Visuals|visuals]] that occur during this music video.

==External links==
*[[HR:trudgemank.html|Watch "Trudgemank"]]
*[[HR:trudgemank.swf|View the Flash file for "Trudgemank"]]
*[[Forum:14634|Forum thread re: Trudgemank]]

{{subtitlesLinks|trudgemank}}

[[Category:Powered by The Cheat]]

Talk:Trudgemank Visuals

Foolster41 — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 08:05:39 GMT

Foolster41:

Talk:winter pool

Foolster41 — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 20:55:21 GMT

Foolster41: /* New Animations */

== How exactly are they freed? ==
Sooo, does the KOT poop them out? Is it safe to assume that? - SCCakes
:considering the color of the gunk on strong bad at the end, i say no. --[[User:Neumannz|Zatchman]] 20:52, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
::I think it's one of those things best left to the viewer's imagination. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 20:53, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

== Death!??!?! ==

Is this the end of Pom Pom?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? -Alex H.
:Well, if Homestar escaped the [[Horrible Painting]] in [[Jibblies 2]], I'm sure Pom Pom can escape the vast emptiness of space. - [[User:OkayGraphics|OkayGraphics]] 14:26, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

== Nebulon first times ==

Thisis the first time we actually see Nebulon in a toon or sbemail, right? -Ein Poltergeist (not a dumptruck)
:If you don't count when he was [[PBTC]], then yes. {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 14:26, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

== Mention where Red Angelo comes from ==

Nobody has put this in yet, but, the Red Angelo and the other kids names commented on come from the urban legend of kids being named Orangejello and Lemonjello.

http://www.snopes.com/racial/language/names.asp

:I volunteer in a NBICU and I am sorry to say that there are actually people who have named their children this. [[User:MisteR t|mister t]] 18:31, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
::I know for a fact that I live about 10 miles away from Lemonjello and Orangejello. [[User:Kevin G. Dannerson|Kevin G. Dannerson]] 19:07, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
:This is claimed as fact in the book Freakonomics, so I put it in with a reference. I think it's pretty clear as a reference to the event itself, though whether or not they actually got it from Freakonomics is uncertain. Keep in mind, though, it's a recent bestseller that sold three million copies, so it's a likely source. --[[User:TheNicestGuy|TheNicestGuy]] 15:20, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

::This story has been around waaay longer than Freakonomics. I heard it when I was a kid in the 80's. The Freakonomics text is very unlikely to be the source; why would the Chaps brothers mention another very common urban legend (the headlights flashed at a gangster car) at the same time unless they were referring to common urban legends.

:::Good point. I entered that just before I read the Snopes story about headlights, which I'd never heard before. Makes more sense now; Freakonomics was probably passing it along without knowing whether it was true or not just like everyone else. --[[User:TheNicestGuy|TheNicestGuy]] 15:53, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

== Is this the first time the King of Town was actually USEFUL? ==

In Strong Bad's perspective, at least.-Thnikkafan

==New Animations==

two notable points.
1) as someone put somewhere in Fun Facts, bubs' arms are animated like coach z's were in [[Trogday 08]]. BUT!! they were already animated like this in [[nightlife]] and [[Happy Dethemberween]].
2) we've never, NEVER seen strong bad's mouth do what it's doing at the end of the email.
somebody should fit these into the remarks
--[[User:Neumannz|Zatchman]] 15:39, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
: all i know, is that whoever wrote that fun fact failed to use english grammar rules or something. I read it 4 or 5 times and only have a guess as to what it means -[[User:Jdhannan|Jdhannan]] 17:26, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
::i see what you mean. i didn't read it carefully the first time. well, since i now have time, i guess i'll just handle this bit myself. --[[User:Neumannz|Zatchman]] 20:27, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
actually, i move that we no longer bother with mentioning the new animation style for bubs' arms, if not including this sbemail, than from now on. --[[User:Neumannz|Zatchman]] 20:37, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
I agree. There's no point in mentioning it every time. --[[User:Foolster41|Foolster41]] 20:55, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

== Space station ==

At first I thought the space station in the space background was a copy of the one from [[Wikipedia:2001: A Space Odyssey (film)|2001: A Space Odyssey]]. Then I looked up some images I realized that the original was a double wheel and not really that similar. The only striking feature they share is the "centrifuge wheel" design, which I imagine is not unique. Is there a station somewhere in sci-fi that looks more similar to this one? Something from Star Trek, maybe? (I browsed around [http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Main_Page Memory Alpha], but nothing jumped out at me. --[[User:TheNicestGuy|TheNicestGuy]] 15:39, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

== Flavors ==

If we don't have a running gag about flavors, we should. (If it already exists, I couldn't find it.) I thought about just "Color Flavors" but we also have water described as Malinko- and Strong Bad-flavored water (in [[rough copy]]). We have orange- and black-flavored from [[Malloween Commercial]], Bubs's sno-cone flavors, and the drinks in [[Lookin at a Thing in a Bag]]. Any name suggestions? Anyone is welcome to take this ball and run with it; I ain't so gung-ho about creating articles at the moment. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 18:36, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
:I dunno, we could have an [[Unusual Flavors]] or a [[Flavor Variations]] section for things like the flavored water and the orange-and-black marshmallows, respectively, but I don't think normal flavors like grape, cherry, green apple, etc. deserve a mention outside of the articles about the food/drink.--{{User:DongleGoblin/sig}} 19:22, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
::[[User:E.L. Cool|E.L. Cool]] created [[Color flavored]]. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 19:41, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
:::Interesting. Without reading this discussion I made [[Color flavored]]. Modestly Ok minds think very closely, right? {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 19:42, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
::::In my defense, I was talking about flavors, not-color flavors. Still, my bad. Sorry.--{{User:DongleGoblin/sig}} 19:59, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
== Highly Intellectual Property ==

Are there anymore instances of Strong Sad wearing the glasses he wears in this sbemail and [[rough copy]]. I'm wondering if they can be featured as a running gag.--{{User:DongleGoblin/sig}} 19:37, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
:didn't he also wear those in [[business trip]]? --[[User:Neumannz|Zatchman]] 20:29, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
::I don't think so. Those had legs, or whatever you call the part of the glasses that are held up by the ears. They might be a variation though. I haven't seen the DVD, but could someone who has tell me if they're the same glasses that are featured in [[Accent]]?--{{User:DongleGoblin/sig}} 20:43, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

== Gel-Arshie ==

the jello marshie has a visible brain. worth mentioning? ---[[User:Neumannz|Zatchman]] 20:45, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

Talk:business trip

Foolster41 — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 06:26:24 GMT

Foolster41: /* Take off wedding rings */

==Expen$e Account Ones Easter Egg==

I respectfully disagree with the assertion that this Easter Egg is a reference to the "Real American Heroes" Bud Light Campaign. The voice-over for this spot was, in my opinion, a pretty good Ted Koppel impersonation. I think the idea was just to have this spot sound more stuffy and business-like, but, if others agree, mentioning the Ted Koppel impersonation may be worth it. [66.61.20.81] 19:35, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
:I wouldn't say Ted Koppel is the source of the voice, but the structure and tone of the commercial is a reference to either the Bud Light campaign or Miller commercials. I'm willing to accept that the community will feel it's [[TTATOT]], but it's clear to me that the voice is clearly an attempt at mimicking a particular voice. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 19:13, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
:I also don't think its a reference to the Real American Heroes. The voice didnt match at all
:It sounded to me more like the Miller High Life commercials voice where they talk about "living the high life" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Lb28iZKHJc (example)
::I'm sure it's a Miller High Life parody. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:37, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
:Maybe it's not a reference to anything in particular? Maybe Matt was just mustering a generic overpaid executive voice? [[User:Evil Egg|Evil Egg]] 12:05, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

==The Field==

i've never seen that style of trees in the field before. is it new? [[User:Neumannz|Zatchman]] 18:54, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
:Looks like. They're all the time tweaking those bushes. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 18:58, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
::Or maybe these bushes are from Foreign Lands? Free County UK or summat? [[User:Evil Egg|Evil Egg]] 12:03, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:::That would be speculation. It's far more likely TBC are just playing with/refining the style of the bushes for whatever reason. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 03:27, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

== Take off wedding rings ==

This is not a reference to Strongbad's boxing glove hands at all, but the tendency of some male business people on the road to remove their wedding rings to hide the fact that they are married to other women they might meet. I moved this to explanations and removed the inside reference. A mention of vaugly hand related things doen't make a reference. --[[User:Foolster41|Foolster41]] 19:25, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

:Since this, it's been removed. Why come? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 21:16, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

::Hmmm. I also think this is worth including (just the ring explanation, not the boxing-glove stuff). [[User:Some kind of scientist|Some kind of scientist]] 17:54, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

I put it back as: "the tendency of some business people (primarily male) on the road to remove their wedding rings to hide the fact that they are married to other women they might meet." Hopefully it will stick this time. --[[User:Foolster41|Foolster41]] 08:20, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

:'''*"Take off wedding rings" on the itinerary refers to the tendency of some business people (primarily male) on the road to remove their wedding rings to hide the fact that they are married to other women they might meet.''' Maybe we shouldn't explain this joke. To ''really'' explain it would probably cross the line into becoming un-family-friendly. Anyway, if we keep it, it certainly needs to be reworded<s>, but I have no suggestions</s>. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 13:48, 20 October 2007 (UTC)
::Okay, by putting it that way I run the risk of being called unhelpful. My suggestion is that we get rid of it completely. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 13:56, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

Personally, I don't think we need a fact at all — I think anything we include will explain the joke too much. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 15:10, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

Nah. I like the way it is as Optimistic fool suggested it above. It explains the joke without saying too much (The Itinerary bit is a good add.). Adults know exactly WHY a guy would hide the fact that he's married. Seems to me something that should have an explanation too. since it is actually referring to something. --[[User:Foolster41|Foolster41]] 06:38, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

:Foolster, I was not making a suggestion with that bolded portion above. I was posting what it said at the time of my edit. Let there be no doubt, my suggestion is that we remove it completely. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 23:25, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

::Oh. Ok. I misunderstood. I still like the version you quoted, and I feel it has a purpose. (It is referring to something that really happens in popular culture) and it is not explicitly explained enough to be non-family friendly. --[[User:Foolster41|Foolster41]] 06:25, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

== You - You've earned it. ==
Is this a reference to the scene in Ghostbusters where Venkman gives the candy bar to Egon? Just a coincidence?
:Oh, wow. Why didn't I recognise that? o_o --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 20:55, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

==Conglomerate...==
I'm pretty sure that conglomerate is a rock. A sedimentary rock, at that. I have no idea what TBC would be referencing though... --[[User:Chiron|Chiron]] 23:11, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
*A conglomerate rock is a bunch of rocks formed into one. A business conglomerate is a bunch of companies formed into one. -[[User:141.133.160.52|141.133.160.52]] 23:24, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

== Delivery-ceivables ==

in the transcript for the last easter egg is says "Delivery Receivables", but if you listen to it, the announcer elides it into one word, like Delivericeivables. Not quite sure if there should be a note explaining it. [[User:Telamon|-Telamon]] 23:29, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

== Homestar's Soles ==

*Homestar's feet don't have stars in the soles, as they did in [[One, Two, One, Two]]. 
Is this notable? I'm not really STUFFing it now because I'm neutral to its inclusion. [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 23:40, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
:I think the sole-stars are a stylistic inclusion. The One Two Homestar picture is of an ever-so-slightly different style than normal. Please to be also referring to [[crying]], where he is in the usual style, also with no stars. Additionally, the footprints he leaves in the snow in [[Homestar Presents: Presents]] have no stars. Thusly, I feel the stars are NOT typical of the normal Homestar, and only appear in style changes. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 04:17, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

::Yeah, I think that makes sense. I agree. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 04:57, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:::If that's the case, then should we note the stars on his soles in One Two? If it's considerable to call it out of norm, then we should make note of it.{{User:Ten Ten/sig}} 00:49, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
::::Well, don't forget that he had the stars on the soles in [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]]. {{User:Superfield Credit Union/sig}}
:::::Which is also a completely different style. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 22:35, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

==St.Louis==
They brought The Cheat an swimming airplane from St. Louis, why implies that they went to St. Louis, even though they went to the King's castle and went to the bar. Did they even go anywhere for the buisness trip?-[[User:68.116.129.182|68.116.129.182]] 02:01, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:<s>I think we should at least mention Lambert International Airport, because that must have been where he likely got it.</s> Now that I read it again, did they even go anywhere? In some cases, I think it's possible. The Brother's Chaps try to reuse as much stuff as they can. Then again maybe "not going on pointless business trips." Means that the Cheat actually goes somewhere. [[User:70.232.141.225|70.232.141.225]] 11:06, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::I think it's just speaking to the cheapness of the souvenirs that it just has the name of some random city. It doesn't necessarily have anything to do with where they actually went. (I wish they would have came to St. Louis, though. I'd have been at the airport waiting for them.)--{{User:Johnny Jupiter/sig}} 20:22, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:::Saint Louis pride. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 20:32, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::::Yes, anyone who's ever been to, say, a massive truck stop in the middle of Missouri knows that it's entirely possible to buy souvenirs for a place when you're nowhere near it. Seriously, I've seen Alaska souvenirs at those truckstops. :) While I'm no Georgia expert, I'm willing to bet that if Homestar and Stwong Bad went to whatever Atlanta's airport is, they could find a STL souvenir. -- [[User:Onamuji|Onamuji]] 11:21, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
:::::Huh, weird. Who would have thought it? [[User:70.232.141.225|70.232.141.225]] 11:26, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
::::::Maybe Free Country, USA is close to St. Louis, or perhaps Strong Bad just got that plane the last time he went their and pretended that it was brand new.

== Scantily? ==

Should we maybe point out that Strong Bad misused (whether TBC did it intentionally or not) the word "scantily"? {{User:LongLiveCoachZ/sig}} 03:52, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:Strong Bad does that kind of thing all the time, really. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 03:59, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::Or maybe just sits in an Corinthian leather office chair all day lighting smokables with vast wads of cash. But yeah, "scantily"'s probably just a Strong Bad mannerism. [[User:Evil Egg|Evil Egg]] 12:00, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

Umm he '''didn't''' misuse it though. [[User:MJN SEIFER|MJN SEIFER]] 13:24, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

:He so did. 'Scantily' is an adverb. - Fred Chook
:: Yeah, the correct word would be "scant" or "scanty," which are adjectives. It could also be "...that involves you being scantily clad."--[[User:Sir Vimes|Sir Vimes]] 01:37, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
:::I have heard people say "Scantily Clothes" many times before I even heard of H*R. [[User:MJN SEIFER|MJN SEIFER]] 21:55, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
::::Well, they were using it wrong too, then. You can be dressed scantily, that's an adverb. But scanty, that's an adjective used to modivy the noun "clothes". {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 22:16, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

Well whadaya know. You learn something new everyday. Now the question is; did TBC make the same mistake, or are they just parodying the mistake? [[User:MJN SEIFER|MJN SEIFER]] 17:39, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

== New paaaaaper?! ==

The @ sign on New Paper is off a little bit. Wha?
:It is. If you compare it to a previous email's, it's quite clear. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 05:32, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

== Homestar jumping ==

Pretty sure that's a reference to scooby doo. Especially since it has to do with "rustling" in some bushes.
*Chances are maybe not. Homestar would have sounded like our good ol' little dog if he would try to make that reference. But then again, maybe his speech impediments make that impossible. [[User:70.232.141.225|70.232.141.225]] 11:10, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:::i meant the show. not just scooby

== They're bringing it back ==

American gladiators is [http://www.nbc.com/Casting/#gladiators being reborn]. Worth mentioning?--[[User:76.18.235.142|76.18.235.142]] 07:39, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:Perhaps, though nothing beyond "and it's being revived" or some similar short phrasing. The link should remain here on the talk page, since it's too tangental to the email. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 16:37, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

==Goes Down Smooth?==
Is there any explanation of the easter egg voiceover forthcoming? What does it mean? It sounds kind of like a dirty joke, but that's so not-Homestar Runner. [[User:140.180.166.176|140.180.166.176]] 15:49, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:As noted in the Real World References section (and misidentified by myself -.-;; ), the egg is a parody of the Miller commercials, right down to the tone of the announcer. "Goes down smooth" is a phrase that is commonly used in beer commercials, so I think TBC snuck in a subtle double entendre there with no really meaning. It could also be unintentional. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 16:35, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::In case you guys haven't noticed, the same phrase was used in [[web comics]]. "Strong Bad Email goes down smooth and clean, like gasoline." I rest my case. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 16:47, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::::maybe it contains alotta fiber

==Continental Breakfast==
As of this posting, there is an explanation phrased thus: "''A continental breakfast typically consists of juice, coffee, tea, pastries and fruit. Many hotels '''frequented by business travelers''' have such breakfasts available at no charge for guests.''" I call the bolded portion into question. I feel it's unnecessary, but when I try to remove it, I'm finding much resistance for unknown reasons. (Time to post those reasons, defender.) Opinions, all? {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 17:57, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:As i said in the edit when i first put it back in, certain types of hotels offer it. These types of hotels are the type frequented by businessmen, hence, i think it's an important statement. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 18:00, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::I'm no businessman, and I've often been at hotels with continental breakfasts. Many hotels that cater to tourists also have continental breakfasts. I agree with removing the part in bold. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 18:12, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:::I also agree with taking out 'frequented by business travelers'. [[User:Some kind of scientist|Some kind of scientist]] 22:07, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
::::I agree with Heimi.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 22:08, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
:::::Also me. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 22:18, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
::::::Thanks, everyone. I took it out. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 22:26, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

==Theme Song==
Is it just me or is the Super Mario Bros. theme song being played during the scene with Strong Bad and Homestar in The Field? [[User:72.83.150.246|72.83.150.246]] 20:41, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

It's just you [[User:Foogs|Foogs.]] 00:43, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

No wait, I kind of hear it too... I think it's a remix or something, Strong Bad and Homestar are pretty loud in that scene so, you have to really listen. [[User:MJN SEIFER|MJN SEIFER]] 17:46, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

== Time ==

Is this email actually 3:41? It seems much longer to me, and the number of frames doesn't seem to correspond to that. Or maybe I'm imagining things. Can somebody time it? I lack the technology to do so. [[User:Dementedc|Dementedc]] 21:18, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:Is that another way of saying, "I don't have a watch" ? Anyway, I get 4:06 for the running time, using my computer clock. And another 19 seconds for the Easter egg, but I don't know if that counts. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 21:45, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::Never time a toon that way. There is a formula where you can find the number of frames and the frame rate of the toon to get the time. We've occasionally had this problem, where the Toons Menu lists a different time than the frame rate formula shows. We usually write both as something like '''Time:''' X:XX (Toons Menu), X:XX (actual). --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 21:48, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:::The running time is the number of frames divided by 12. It also does not include the loading screen or the Easter eggs.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 21:51, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::::You'll notice I didn't update the time, because I know enough to know that I don't know enough to know what to do! {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 22:04, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:::::I'm gonna go ahead and update it with a 4:10 actual, since that seems to be what my calculations give me, assuming we round up. And, btw, "Is that another way of saying, 'I don't have a watch'?" Yes. Yes it is. :) [[User:Dementedc|Dementedc]] 22:15, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::::::No, it's 4:06. Trust me. I have a spreadsheet that performs the conversion, and for this I also did it on my calculator just to make sure. {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 01:00, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
:::::::Just for future reference, the format is x:xx <nowiki>[[TV Time Toons Menu|official]]</nowiki> x:xx actual I've made the adjustment based on the [[Cheat Commandos (toon)]] page. Shouldn't this be covered in the formatting guide, since this mismatch does come up occasionally. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 02:15, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
::::::::I'll go edit the '''TV Time Toons Menu''' page to say that running times are listed, so that people who click on "official" and land there know why they were sent there, along with a statement that sbemail running times aren't actually listed there, so that when they land there they will know why they can't find the sbemail running time listed there. This way, we won't have to change that format you showed us. [[User:76.200.155.112|76.200.155.112]] 03:18, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
:::::::::Oooohhh, I see where I went wrong in my calculations. Thank you for correcting that. [[User:Dementedc|Dementedc]] 11:56, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

== Killer Dogs ==

This isn't a slang expression for tired feet; it's a mixed metaphor. Correctly, one would say "my dogs are barking" or "my feet are killing me"--both of which mean that one's feet are tired.--[[User:H-ko|H-ko]] 23:57, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:I strongly disagree. I have a radio episode of "The Hitchhiker" from the 1940s where the phrase "my dogs are killing me" is used, and I've heard used many other places. "My dogs are barking" I've also heard, though more in a New York, Bowery Boy slang. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 02:17, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
:I've heard 'my dogs are killing me' many many times before this e-mail. ([[User:Some kind of scientist|Some kind of scientist]] 22:07, 17 October 2007 (UTC))
I believe the expression was used as a running gag in an episode of the tv show "chip and dales rescue rangers" (C. mid 1990s) though my memory is really bad. The episode had something to do with a dog and she would keep repeating the line. I guess other examples outdate mine anyway. --[[User:Foolster41|Foolster41]] 08:27, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

== Ripples ==

Im not sure what to call it, but when you click the screen it doesnt ripple like usual.
:Already noted under "Goofs" {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 00:13, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

=="roll my eyes"==
I was surprised this phrase wasn't included in the Real-Life References section. Its as if he werea dumb actor reading a cue card, and that should be mentioned,
:I don't think a cue card would read: "Oh, airport security. You know how it is these days. Roll my eyes." Maybe it would read "roll eyes" or something, but throwing the word "my" in there? Nah. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 19:30, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

== Homestar defying gravity ==

When Homestar puts his feet on the table, it looks very much like he's defying gravity, unless he's sitting on a very high invisible chair/stool or balancing on his "invisible hands". How is he able to sit there suspended by his feet from the table? [[User:Jimmy91|Jimmy91]] 17:05, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

== The Office ==

Could The Cheat being promoted be a reference to The Office(US version)? In that Michael is always bugging Ryan to do stuff with him and that Ryan is eventually promoted to a job Michael had been trying to get, leaving Michael with the annoying but eager Dwight(who has always thought that Michael likes him)? I know it's a long-shot but if it ''is'' a reference, then AWESOME! Cuz The Office rules! [[User:Spirit-O-Saint-Loolie|Spirit-O-Saint-Loolie]] 23:01, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

Talk:business trip

Foolster41 — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 06:25:49 GMT

Foolster41: /* Take off wedding rings */

==Expen$e Account Ones Easter Egg==

I respectfully disagree with the assertion that this Easter Egg is a reference to the "Real American Heroes" Bud Light Campaign. The voice-over for this spot was, in my opinion, a pretty good Ted Koppel impersonation. I think the idea was just to have this spot sound more stuffy and business-like, but, if others agree, mentioning the Ted Koppel impersonation may be worth it. [66.61.20.81] 19:35, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
:I wouldn't say Ted Koppel is the source of the voice, but the structure and tone of the commercial is a reference to either the Bud Light campaign or Miller commercials. I'm willing to accept that the community will feel it's [[TTATOT]], but it's clear to me that the voice is clearly an attempt at mimicking a particular voice. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 19:13, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
:I also don't think its a reference to the Real American Heroes. The voice didnt match at all
:It sounded to me more like the Miller High Life commercials voice where they talk about "living the high life" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Lb28iZKHJc (example)
::I'm sure it's a Miller High Life parody. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:37, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
:Maybe it's not a reference to anything in particular? Maybe Matt was just mustering a generic overpaid executive voice? [[User:Evil Egg|Evil Egg]] 12:05, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

==The Field==

i've never seen that style of trees in the field before. is it new? [[User:Neumannz|Zatchman]] 18:54, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
:Looks like. They're all the time tweaking those bushes. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 18:58, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
::Or maybe these bushes are from Foreign Lands? Free County UK or summat? [[User:Evil Egg|Evil Egg]] 12:03, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:::That would be speculation. It's far more likely TBC are just playing with/refining the style of the bushes for whatever reason. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 03:27, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

== Take off wedding rings ==

This is not a reference to Strongbad's boxing glove hands at all, but the tendency of some male business people on the road to remove their wedding rings to hide the fact that they are married to other women they might meet. I moved this to explanations and removed the inside reference. A mention of vaugly hand related things doen't make a reference. --[[User:Foolster41|Foolster41]] 19:25, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

:Since this, it's been removed. Why come? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 21:16, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

::Hmmm. I also think this is worth including (just the ring explanation, not the boxing-glove stuff). [[User:Some kind of scientist|Some kind of scientist]] 17:54, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

I put it back as: "the tendency of some business people (primarily male) on the road to remove their wedding rings to hide the fact that they are married to other women they might meet." Hopefully it will stick this time. --[[User:Foolster41|Foolster41]] 08:20, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

:'''*"Take off wedding rings" on the itinerary refers to the tendency of some business people (primarily male) on the road to remove their wedding rings to hide the fact that they are married to other women they might meet.''' Maybe we shouldn't explain this joke. To ''really'' explain it would probably cross the line into becoming un-family-friendly. Anyway, if we keep it, it certainly needs to be reworded<s>, but I have no suggestions</s>. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 13:48, 20 October 2007 (UTC)
::Okay, by putting it that way I run the risk of being called unhelpful. My suggestion is that we get rid of it completely. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 13:56, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

Personally, I don't think we need a fact at all — I think anything we include will explain the joke too much. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 15:10, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

Oh. Ok. I misunderstood. I still like the version you quoted, and I feel it has a purpose. (It is referring to something that really happens in popular culture) and it is not explicitly explained enough to be non-family friendly. --[[User:Foolster41|Foolster41]] 06:25, 29 October 2007 (UTC)
Nah. I like the way it is as Optimistic fool suggested it above. It explains the joke without saying too much (The Itinerary bit is a good add.). Adults know exactly WHY a guy would hide the fact that he's married. Seems to me something that should have an explanation too. since it is actually referring to something. --[[User:Foolster41|Foolster41]] 06:38, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

:Foolster, I was not making a suggestion with that bolded portion above. I was posting what it said at the time of my edit. Let there be no doubt, my suggestion is that we remove it completely. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 23:25, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

== You - You've earned it. ==
Is this a reference to the scene in Ghostbusters where Venkman gives the candy bar to Egon? Just a coincidence?
:Oh, wow. Why didn't I recognise that? o_o --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 20:55, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

==Conglomerate...==
I'm pretty sure that conglomerate is a rock. A sedimentary rock, at that. I have no idea what TBC would be referencing though... --[[User:Chiron|Chiron]] 23:11, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
*A conglomerate rock is a bunch of rocks formed into one. A business conglomerate is a bunch of companies formed into one. -[[User:141.133.160.52|141.133.160.52]] 23:24, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

== Delivery-ceivables ==

in the transcript for the last easter egg is says "Delivery Receivables", but if you listen to it, the announcer elides it into one word, like Delivericeivables. Not quite sure if there should be a note explaining it. [[User:Telamon|-Telamon]] 23:29, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

== Homestar's Soles ==

*Homestar's feet don't have stars in the soles, as they did in [[One, Two, One, Two]]. 
Is this notable? I'm not really STUFFing it now because I'm neutral to its inclusion. [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 23:40, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
:I think the sole-stars are a stylistic inclusion. The One Two Homestar picture is of an ever-so-slightly different style than normal. Please to be also referring to [[crying]], where he is in the usual style, also with no stars. Additionally, the footprints he leaves in the snow in [[Homestar Presents: Presents]] have no stars. Thusly, I feel the stars are NOT typical of the normal Homestar, and only appear in style changes. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 04:17, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

::Yeah, I think that makes sense. I agree. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 04:57, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:::If that's the case, then should we note the stars on his soles in One Two? If it's considerable to call it out of norm, then we should make note of it.{{User:Ten Ten/sig}} 00:49, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
::::Well, don't forget that he had the stars on the soles in [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]]. {{User:Superfield Credit Union/sig}}
:::::Which is also a completely different style. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 22:35, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

==St.Louis==
They brought The Cheat an swimming airplane from St. Louis, why implies that they went to St. Louis, even though they went to the King's castle and went to the bar. Did they even go anywhere for the buisness trip?-[[User:68.116.129.182|68.116.129.182]] 02:01, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:<s>I think we should at least mention Lambert International Airport, because that must have been where he likely got it.</s> Now that I read it again, did they even go anywhere? In some cases, I think it's possible. The Brother's Chaps try to reuse as much stuff as they can. Then again maybe "not going on pointless business trips." Means that the Cheat actually goes somewhere. [[User:70.232.141.225|70.232.141.225]] 11:06, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::I think it's just speaking to the cheapness of the souvenirs that it just has the name of some random city. It doesn't necessarily have anything to do with where they actually went. (I wish they would have came to St. Louis, though. I'd have been at the airport waiting for them.)--{{User:Johnny Jupiter/sig}} 20:22, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:::Saint Louis pride. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 20:32, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::::Yes, anyone who's ever been to, say, a massive truck stop in the middle of Missouri knows that it's entirely possible to buy souvenirs for a place when you're nowhere near it. Seriously, I've seen Alaska souvenirs at those truckstops. :) While I'm no Georgia expert, I'm willing to bet that if Homestar and Stwong Bad went to whatever Atlanta's airport is, they could find a STL souvenir. -- [[User:Onamuji|Onamuji]] 11:21, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
:::::Huh, weird. Who would have thought it? [[User:70.232.141.225|70.232.141.225]] 11:26, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
::::::Maybe Free Country, USA is close to St. Louis, or perhaps Strong Bad just got that plane the last time he went their and pretended that it was brand new.

== Scantily? ==

Should we maybe point out that Strong Bad misused (whether TBC did it intentionally or not) the word "scantily"? {{User:LongLiveCoachZ/sig}} 03:52, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:Strong Bad does that kind of thing all the time, really. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 03:59, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::Or maybe just sits in an Corinthian leather office chair all day lighting smokables with vast wads of cash. But yeah, "scantily"'s probably just a Strong Bad mannerism. [[User:Evil Egg|Evil Egg]] 12:00, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

Umm he '''didn't''' misuse it though. [[User:MJN SEIFER|MJN SEIFER]] 13:24, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

:He so did. 'Scantily' is an adverb. - Fred Chook
:: Yeah, the correct word would be "scant" or "scanty," which are adjectives. It could also be "...that involves you being scantily clad."--[[User:Sir Vimes|Sir Vimes]] 01:37, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
:::I have heard people say "Scantily Clothes" many times before I even heard of H*R. [[User:MJN SEIFER|MJN SEIFER]] 21:55, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
::::Well, they were using it wrong too, then. You can be dressed scantily, that's an adverb. But scanty, that's an adjective used to modivy the noun "clothes". {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 22:16, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

Well whadaya know. You learn something new everyday. Now the question is; did TBC make the same mistake, or are they just parodying the mistake? [[User:MJN SEIFER|MJN SEIFER]] 17:39, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

== New paaaaaper?! ==

The @ sign on New Paper is off a little bit. Wha?
:It is. If you compare it to a previous email's, it's quite clear. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 05:32, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

== Homestar jumping ==

Pretty sure that's a reference to scooby doo. Especially since it has to do with "rustling" in some bushes.
*Chances are maybe not. Homestar would have sounded like our good ol' little dog if he would try to make that reference. But then again, maybe his speech impediments make that impossible. [[User:70.232.141.225|70.232.141.225]] 11:10, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:::i meant the show. not just scooby

== They're bringing it back ==

American gladiators is [http://www.nbc.com/Casting/#gladiators being reborn]. Worth mentioning?--[[User:76.18.235.142|76.18.235.142]] 07:39, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:Perhaps, though nothing beyond "and it's being revived" or some similar short phrasing. The link should remain here on the talk page, since it's too tangental to the email. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 16:37, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

==Goes Down Smooth?==
Is there any explanation of the easter egg voiceover forthcoming? What does it mean? It sounds kind of like a dirty joke, but that's so not-Homestar Runner. [[User:140.180.166.176|140.180.166.176]] 15:49, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:As noted in the Real World References section (and misidentified by myself -.-;; ), the egg is a parody of the Miller commercials, right down to the tone of the announcer. "Goes down smooth" is a phrase that is commonly used in beer commercials, so I think TBC snuck in a subtle double entendre there with no really meaning. It could also be unintentional. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 16:35, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::In case you guys haven't noticed, the same phrase was used in [[web comics]]. "Strong Bad Email goes down smooth and clean, like gasoline." I rest my case. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 16:47, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::::maybe it contains alotta fiber

==Continental Breakfast==
As of this posting, there is an explanation phrased thus: "''A continental breakfast typically consists of juice, coffee, tea, pastries and fruit. Many hotels '''frequented by business travelers''' have such breakfasts available at no charge for guests.''" I call the bolded portion into question. I feel it's unnecessary, but when I try to remove it, I'm finding much resistance for unknown reasons. (Time to post those reasons, defender.) Opinions, all? {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 17:57, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:As i said in the edit when i first put it back in, certain types of hotels offer it. These types of hotels are the type frequented by businessmen, hence, i think it's an important statement. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 18:00, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::I'm no businessman, and I've often been at hotels with continental breakfasts. Many hotels that cater to tourists also have continental breakfasts. I agree with removing the part in bold. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 18:12, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:::I also agree with taking out 'frequented by business travelers'. [[User:Some kind of scientist|Some kind of scientist]] 22:07, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
::::I agree with Heimi.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 22:08, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
:::::Also me. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 22:18, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
::::::Thanks, everyone. I took it out. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 22:26, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

==Theme Song==
Is it just me or is the Super Mario Bros. theme song being played during the scene with Strong Bad and Homestar in The Field? [[User:72.83.150.246|72.83.150.246]] 20:41, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

It's just you [[User:Foogs|Foogs.]] 00:43, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

No wait, I kind of hear it too... I think it's a remix or something, Strong Bad and Homestar are pretty loud in that scene so, you have to really listen. [[User:MJN SEIFER|MJN SEIFER]] 17:46, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

== Time ==

Is this email actually 3:41? It seems much longer to me, and the number of frames doesn't seem to correspond to that. Or maybe I'm imagining things. Can somebody time it? I lack the technology to do so. [[User:Dementedc|Dementedc]] 21:18, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:Is that another way of saying, "I don't have a watch" ? Anyway, I get 4:06 for the running time, using my computer clock. And another 19 seconds for the Easter egg, but I don't know if that counts. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 21:45, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::Never time a toon that way. There is a formula where you can find the number of frames and the frame rate of the toon to get the time. We've occasionally had this problem, where the Toons Menu lists a different time than the frame rate formula shows. We usually write both as something like '''Time:''' X:XX (Toons Menu), X:XX (actual). --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 21:48, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:::The running time is the number of frames divided by 12. It also does not include the loading screen or the Easter eggs.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 21:51, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::::You'll notice I didn't update the time, because I know enough to know that I don't know enough to know what to do! {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 22:04, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:::::I'm gonna go ahead and update it with a 4:10 actual, since that seems to be what my calculations give me, assuming we round up. And, btw, "Is that another way of saying, 'I don't have a watch'?" Yes. Yes it is. :) [[User:Dementedc|Dementedc]] 22:15, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::::::No, it's 4:06. Trust me. I have a spreadsheet that performs the conversion, and for this I also did it on my calculator just to make sure. {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 01:00, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
:::::::Just for future reference, the format is x:xx <nowiki>[[TV Time Toons Menu|official]]</nowiki> x:xx actual I've made the adjustment based on the [[Cheat Commandos (toon)]] page. Shouldn't this be covered in the formatting guide, since this mismatch does come up occasionally. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 02:15, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
::::::::I'll go edit the '''TV Time Toons Menu''' page to say that running times are listed, so that people who click on "official" and land there know why they were sent there, along with a statement that sbemail running times aren't actually listed there, so that when they land there they will know why they can't find the sbemail running time listed there. This way, we won't have to change that format you showed us. [[User:76.200.155.112|76.200.155.112]] 03:18, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
:::::::::Oooohhh, I see where I went wrong in my calculations. Thank you for correcting that. [[User:Dementedc|Dementedc]] 11:56, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

== Killer Dogs ==

This isn't a slang expression for tired feet; it's a mixed metaphor. Correctly, one would say "my dogs are barking" or "my feet are killing me"--both of which mean that one's feet are tired.--[[User:H-ko|H-ko]] 23:57, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:I strongly disagree. I have a radio episode of "The Hitchhiker" from the 1940s where the phrase "my dogs are killing me" is used, and I've heard used many other places. "My dogs are barking" I've also heard, though more in a New York, Bowery Boy slang. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 02:17, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
:I've heard 'my dogs are killing me' many many times before this e-mail. ([[User:Some kind of scientist|Some kind of scientist]] 22:07, 17 October 2007 (UTC))
I believe the expression was used as a running gag in an episode of the tv show "chip and dales rescue rangers" (C. mid 1990s) though my memory is really bad. The episode had something to do with a dog and she would keep repeating the line. I guess other examples outdate mine anyway. --[[User:Foolster41|Foolster41]] 08:27, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

== Ripples ==

Im not sure what to call it, but when you click the screen it doesnt ripple like usual.
:Already noted under "Goofs" {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 00:13, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

=="roll my eyes"==
I was surprised this phrase wasn't included in the Real-Life References section. Its as if he werea dumb actor reading a cue card, and that should be mentioned,
:I don't think a cue card would read: "Oh, airport security. You know how it is these days. Roll my eyes." Maybe it would read "roll eyes" or something, but throwing the word "my" in there? Nah. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 19:30, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

== Homestar defying gravity ==

When Homestar puts his feet on the table, it looks very much like he's defying gravity, unless he's sitting on a very high invisible chair/stool or balancing on his "invisible hands". How is he able to sit there suspended by his feet from the table? [[User:Jimmy91|Jimmy91]] 17:05, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

== The Office ==

Could The Cheat being promoted be a reference to The Office(US version)? In that Michael is always bugging Ryan to do stuff with him and that Ryan is eventually promoted to a job Michael had been trying to get, leaving Michael with the annoying but eager Dwight(who has always thought that Michael likes him)? I know it's a long-shot but if it ''is'' a reference, then AWESOME! Cuz The Office rules! [[User:Spirit-O-Saint-Loolie|Spirit-O-Saint-Loolie]] 23:01, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

Talk:business trip

Foolster41 — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 06:41:09 GMT

Foolster41: /* Take off wedding rings */

==Expen$e Account Ones Easter Egg==

I respectfully disagree with the assertion that this Easter Egg is a reference to the "Real American Heroes" Bud Light Campaign. The voice-over for this spot was, in my opinion, a pretty good Ted Koppel impersonation. I think the idea was just to have this spot sound more stuffy and business-like, but, if others agree, mentioning the Ted Koppel impersonation may be worth it. [66.61.20.81] 19:35, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
:I wouldn't say Ted Koppel is the source of the voice, but the structure and tone of the commercial is a reference to either the Bud Light campaign or Miller commercials. I'm willing to accept that the community will feel it's [[TTATOT]], but it's clear to me that the voice is clearly an attempt at mimicking a particular voice. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 19:13, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
:I also don't think its a reference to the Real American Heroes. The voice didnt match at all
:It sounded to me more like the Miller High Life commercials voice where they talk about "living the high life" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Lb28iZKHJc (example)
::I'm sure it's a Miller High Life parody. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:37, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
:Maybe it's not a reference to anything in particular? Maybe Matt was just mustering a generic overpaid executive voice? [[User:Evil Egg|Evil Egg]] 12:05, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

==The Field==

i've never seen that style of trees in the field before. is it new? [[User:Neumannz|Zatchman]] 18:54, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
:Looks like. They're all the time tweaking those bushes. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 18:58, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
::Or maybe these bushes are from Foreign Lands? Free County UK or summat? [[User:Evil Egg|Evil Egg]] 12:03, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:::That would be speculation. It's far more likely TBC are just playing with/refining the style of the bushes for whatever reason. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 03:27, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

== Take off wedding rings ==

This is not a reference to Strongbad's boxing glove hands at all, but the tendency of some male business people on the road to remove their wedding rings to hide the fact that they are married to other women they might meet. I moved this to explanations and removed the inside reference. A mention of vaugly hand related things doen't make a reference. --[[User:Foolster41|Foolster41]] 19:25, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

:Since this, it's been removed. Why come? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 21:16, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

::Hmmm. I also think this is worth including (just the ring explanation, not the boxing-glove stuff). [[User:Some kind of scientist|Some kind of scientist]] 17:54, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

I put it back as: "the tendency of some business people (primarily male) on the road to remove their wedding rings to hide the fact that they are married to other women they might meet." Hopefully it will stick this time. --[[User:Foolster41|Foolster41]] 08:20, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

:'''*"Take off wedding rings" on the itinerary refers to the tendency of some business people (primarily male) on the road to remove their wedding rings to hide the fact that they are married to other women they might meet.''' Maybe we shouldn't explain this joke. To ''really'' explain it would probably cross the line into becoming un-family-friendly. Anyway, if we keep it, it certainly needs to be reworded<s>, but I have no suggestions</s>. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 13:48, 20 October 2007 (UTC)
::Okay, by putting it that way I run the risk of being called unhelpful. My suggestion is that we get rid of it completely. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 13:56, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

Personally, I don't think we need a fact at all — I think anything we include will explain the joke too much. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 15:10, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

Nah. I like the way it is as Optimistic fool suggested it above. It explains the joke without saying too much (The Itinerary bit is a good add.). Adults know exactly WHY a guy would hide the fact that he's married. Seems to me something that should have an explanation too. since it is actually referring to something. --[[User:Foolster41|Foolster41]] 06:38, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

== You - You've earned it. ==
Is this a reference to the scene in Ghostbusters where Venkman gives the candy bar to Egon? Just a coincidence?
:Oh, wow. Why didn't I recognise that? o_o --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 20:55, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

==Conglomerate...==
I'm pretty sure that conglomerate is a rock. A sedimentary rock, at that. I have no idea what TBC would be referencing though... --[[User:Chiron|Chiron]] 23:11, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
*A conglomerate rock is a bunch of rocks formed into one. A business conglomerate is a bunch of companies formed into one. -[[User:141.133.160.52|141.133.160.52]] 23:24, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

== Delivery-ceivables ==

in the transcript for the last easter egg is says "Delivery Receivables", but if you listen to it, the announcer elides it into one word, like Delivericeivables. Not quite sure if there should be a note explaining it. [[User:Telamon|-Telamon]] 23:29, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

== Homestar's Soles ==

*Homestar's feet don't have stars in the soles, as they did in [[One, Two, One, Two]]. 
Is this notable? I'm not really STUFFing it now because I'm neutral to its inclusion. [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 23:40, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
:I think the sole-stars are a stylistic inclusion. The One Two Homestar picture is of an ever-so-slightly different style than normal. Please to be also referring to [[crying]], where he is in the usual style, also with no stars. Additionally, the footprints he leaves in the snow in [[Homestar Presents: Presents]] have no stars. Thusly, I feel the stars are NOT typical of the normal Homestar, and only appear in style changes. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 04:17, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

::Yeah, I think that makes sense. I agree. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 04:57, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:::If that's the case, then should we note the stars on his soles in One Two? If it's considerable to call it out of norm, then we should make note of it.{{User:Ten Ten/sig}} 00:49, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
::::Well, don't forget that he had the stars on the soles in [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]]. {{User:Superfield Credit Union/sig}}
:::::Which is also a completely different style. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 22:35, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

==St.Louis==
They brought The Cheat an swimming airplane from St. Louis, why implies that they went to St. Louis, even though they went to the King's castle and went to the bar. Did they even go anywhere for the buisness trip?-[[User:68.116.129.182|68.116.129.182]] 02:01, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:<s>I think we should at least mention Lambert International Airport, because that must have been where he likely got it.</s> Now that I read it again, did they even go anywhere? In some cases, I think it's possible. The Brother's Chaps try to reuse as much stuff as they can. Then again maybe "not going on pointless business trips." Means that the Cheat actually goes somewhere. [[User:70.232.141.225|70.232.141.225]] 11:06, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::I think it's just speaking to the cheapness of the souvenirs that it just has the name of some random city. It doesn't necessarily have anything to do with where they actually went. (I wish they would have came to St. Louis, though. I'd have been at the airport waiting for them.)--{{User:Johnny Jupiter/sig}} 20:22, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:::Saint Louis pride. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 20:32, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::::Yes, anyone who's ever been to, say, a massive truck stop in the middle of Missouri knows that it's entirely possible to buy souvenirs for a place when you're nowhere near it. Seriously, I've seen Alaska souvenirs at those truckstops. :) While I'm no Georgia expert, I'm willing to bet that if Homestar and Stwong Bad went to whatever Atlanta's airport is, they could find a STL souvenir. -- [[User:Onamuji|Onamuji]] 11:21, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
:::::Huh, weird. Who would have thought it? [[User:70.232.141.225|70.232.141.225]] 11:26, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
::::::Maybe Free Country, USA is close to St. Louis, or perhaps Strong Bad just got that plane the last time he went their and pretended that it was brand new.

== Scantily? ==

Should we maybe point out that Strong Bad misused (whether TBC did it intentionally or not) the word "scantily"? {{User:LongLiveCoachZ/sig}} 03:52, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:Strong Bad does that kind of thing all the time, really. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 03:59, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::Or maybe just sits in an Corinthian leather office chair all day lighting smokables with vast wads of cash. But yeah, "scantily"'s probably just a Strong Bad mannerism. [[User:Evil Egg|Evil Egg]] 12:00, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

Umm he '''didn't''' misuse it though. [[User:MJN SEIFER|MJN SEIFER]] 13:24, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

:He so did. 'Scantily' is an adverb. - Fred Chook
:: Yeah, the correct word would be "scant" or "scanty," which are adjectives. It could also be "...that involves you being scantily clad."--[[User:Sir Vimes|Sir Vimes]] 01:37, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
:::I have heard people say "Scantily Clothes" many times before I even heard of H*R. [[User:MJN SEIFER|MJN SEIFER]] 21:55, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
::::Well, they were using it wrong too, then. You can be dressed scantily, that's an adverb. But scanty, that's an adjective used to modivy the noun "clothes". {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 22:16, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

Well whadaya know. You learn something new everyday. Now the question is; did TBC make the same mistake, or are they just parodying the mistake? [[User:MJN SEIFER|MJN SEIFER]] 17:39, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

== New paaaaaper?! ==

The @ sign on New Paper is off a little bit. Wha?
:It is. If you compare it to a previous email's, it's quite clear. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 05:32, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

== Homestar jumping ==

Pretty sure that's a reference to scooby doo. Especially since it has to do with "rustling" in some bushes.
*Chances are maybe not. Homestar would have sounded like our good ol' little dog if he would try to make that reference. But then again, maybe his speech impediments make that impossible. [[User:70.232.141.225|70.232.141.225]] 11:10, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:::i meant the show. not just scooby

== They're bringing it back ==

American gladiators is [http://www.nbc.com/Casting/#gladiators being reborn]. Worth mentioning?--[[User:76.18.235.142|76.18.235.142]] 07:39, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:Perhaps, though nothing beyond "and it's being revived" or some similar short phrasing. The link should remain here on the talk page, since it's too tangental to the email. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 16:37, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

==Goes Down Smooth?==
Is there any explanation of the easter egg voiceover forthcoming? What does it mean? It sounds kind of like a dirty joke, but that's so not-Homestar Runner. [[User:140.180.166.176|140.180.166.176]] 15:49, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:As noted in the Real World References section (and misidentified by myself -.-;; ), the egg is a parody of the Miller commercials, right down to the tone of the announcer. "Goes down smooth" is a phrase that is commonly used in beer commercials, so I think TBC snuck in a subtle double entendre there with no really meaning. It could also be unintentional. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 16:35, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::In case you guys haven't noticed, the same phrase was used in [[web comics]]. "Strong Bad Email goes down smooth and clean, like gasoline." I rest my case. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 16:47, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::::maybe it contains alotta fiber

==Continental Breakfast==
As of this posting, there is an explanation phrased thus: "''A continental breakfast typically consists of juice, coffee, tea, pastries and fruit. Many hotels '''frequented by business travelers''' have such breakfasts available at no charge for guests.''" I call the bolded portion into question. I feel it's unnecessary, but when I try to remove it, I'm finding much resistance for unknown reasons. (Time to post those reasons, defender.) Opinions, all? {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 17:57, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:As i said in the edit when i first put it back in, certain types of hotels offer it. These types of hotels are the type frequented by businessmen, hence, i think it's an important statement. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 18:00, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::I'm no businessman, and I've often been at hotels with continental breakfasts. Many hotels that cater to tourists also have continental breakfasts. I agree with removing the part in bold. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 18:12, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:::I also agree with taking out 'frequented by business travelers'. [[User:Some kind of scientist|Some kind of scientist]] 22:07, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
::::I agree with Heimi.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 22:08, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
:::::Also me. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 22:18, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
::::::Thanks, everyone. I took it out. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 22:26, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

==Theme Song==
Is it just me or is the Super Mario Bros. theme song being played during the scene with Strong Bad and Homestar in The Field? [[User:72.83.150.246|72.83.150.246]] 20:41, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

It's just you [[User:Foogs|Foogs.]] 00:43, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

No wait, I kind of hear it too... I think it's a remix or something, Strong Bad and Homestar are pretty loud in that scene so, you have to really listen. [[User:MJN SEIFER|MJN SEIFER]] 17:46, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

== Time ==

Is this email actually 3:41? It seems much longer to me, and the number of frames doesn't seem to correspond to that. Or maybe I'm imagining things. Can somebody time it? I lack the technology to do so. [[User:Dementedc|Dementedc]] 21:18, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:Is that another way of saying, "I don't have a watch" ? Anyway, I get 4:06 for the running time, using my computer clock. And another 19 seconds for the Easter egg, but I don't know if that counts. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 21:45, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::Never time a toon that way. There is a formula where you can find the number of frames and the frame rate of the toon to get the time. We've occasionally had this problem, where the Toons Menu lists a different time than the frame rate formula shows. We usually write both as something like '''Time:''' X:XX (Toons Menu), X:XX (actual). --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 21:48, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:::The running time is the number of frames divided by 12. It also does not include the loading screen or the Easter eggs.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 21:51, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::::You'll notice I didn't update the time, because I know enough to know that I don't know enough to know what to do! {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 22:04, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:::::I'm gonna go ahead and update it with a 4:10 actual, since that seems to be what my calculations give me, assuming we round up. And, btw, "Is that another way of saying, 'I don't have a watch'?" Yes. Yes it is. :) [[User:Dementedc|Dementedc]] 22:15, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::::::No, it's 4:06. Trust me. I have a spreadsheet that performs the conversion, and for this I also did it on my calculator just to make sure. {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 01:00, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
:::::::Just for future reference, the format is x:xx <nowiki>[[TV Time Toons Menu|official]]</nowiki> x:xx actual I've made the adjustment based on the [[Cheat Commandos (toon)]] page. Shouldn't this be covered in the formatting guide, since this mismatch does come up occasionally. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 02:15, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
::::::::I'll go edit the '''TV Time Toons Menu''' page to say that running times are listed, so that people who click on "official" and land there know why they were sent there, along with a statement that sbemail running times aren't actually listed there, so that when they land there they will know why they can't find the sbemail running time listed there. This way, we won't have to change that format you showed us. [[User:76.200.155.112|76.200.155.112]] 03:18, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
:::::::::Oooohhh, I see where I went wrong in my calculations. Thank you for correcting that. [[User:Dementedc|Dementedc]] 11:56, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

== Killer Dogs ==

This isn't a slang expression for tired feet; it's a mixed metaphor. Correctly, one would say "my dogs are barking" or "my feet are killing me"--both of which mean that one's feet are tired.--[[User:H-ko|H-ko]] 23:57, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:I strongly disagree. I have a radio episode of "The Hitchhiker" from the 1940s where the phrase "my dogs are killing me" is used, and I've heard used many other places. "My dogs are barking" I've also heard, though more in a New York, Bowery Boy slang. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 02:17, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
:I've heard 'my dogs are killing me' many many times before this e-mail. ([[User:Some kind of scientist|Some kind of scientist]] 22:07, 17 October 2007 (UTC))
I believe the expression was used as a running gag in an episode of the tv show "chip and dales rescue rangers" (C. mid 1990s) though my memory is really bad. The episode had something to do with a dog and she would keep repeating the line. I guess other examples outdate mine anyway. --[[User:Foolster41|Foolster41]] 08:27, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

== Ripples ==

Im not sure what to call it, but when you click the screen it doesnt ripple like usual.
:Already noted under "Goofs" {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 00:13, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

=="roll my eyes"==
I was surprised this phrase wasn't included in the Real-Life References section. Its as if he werea dumb actor reading a cue card, and that should be mentioned,
:I don't think a cue card would read: "Oh, airport security. You know how it is these days. Roll my eyes." Maybe it would read "roll eyes" or something, but throwing the word "my" in there? Nah. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 19:30, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

Talk:business trip

Foolster41 — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 06:39:59 GMT

Foolster41: /* Take off wedding rings */

==Expen$e Account Ones Easter Egg==

I respectfully disagree with the assertion that this Easter Egg is a reference to the "Real American Heroes" Bud Light Campaign. The voice-over for this spot was, in my opinion, a pretty good Ted Koppel impersonation. I think the idea was just to have this spot sound more stuffy and business-like, but, if others agree, mentioning the Ted Koppel impersonation may be worth it. [66.61.20.81] 19:35, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
:I wouldn't say Ted Koppel is the source of the voice, but the structure and tone of the commercial is a reference to either the Bud Light campaign or Miller commercials. I'm willing to accept that the community will feel it's [[TTATOT]], but it's clear to me that the voice is clearly an attempt at mimicking a particular voice. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 19:13, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
:I also don't think its a reference to the Real American Heroes. The voice didnt match at all
:It sounded to me more like the Miller High Life commercials voice where they talk about "living the high life" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Lb28iZKHJc (example)
::I'm sure it's a Miller High Life parody. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:37, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
:Maybe it's not a reference to anything in particular? Maybe Matt was just mustering a generic overpaid executive voice? [[User:Evil Egg|Evil Egg]] 12:05, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

==The Field==

i've never seen that style of trees in the field before. is it new? [[User:Neumannz|Zatchman]] 18:54, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
:Looks like. They're all the time tweaking those bushes. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 18:58, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
::Or maybe these bushes are from Foreign Lands? Free County UK or summat? [[User:Evil Egg|Evil Egg]] 12:03, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:::That would be speculation. It's far more likely TBC are just playing with/refining the style of the bushes for whatever reason. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 03:27, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

== Take off wedding rings ==

This is not a reference to Strongbad's boxing glove hands at all, but the tendency of some male business people on the road to remove their wedding rings to hide the fact that they are married to other women they might meet. I moved this to explanations and removed the inside reference. A mention of vaugly hand related things doen't make a reference. --[[User:Foolster41|Foolster41]] 19:25, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

:Since this, it's been removed. Why come? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 21:16, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

::Hmmm. I also think this is worth including (just the ring explanation, not the boxing-glove stuff). [[User:Some kind of scientist|Some kind of scientist]] 17:54, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

I put it back as: "the tendency of some business people (primarily male) on the road to remove their wedding rings to hide the fact that they are married to other women they might meet." Hopefully it will stick this time. --[[User:Foolster41|Foolster41]] 08:20, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

:'''*"Take off wedding rings" on the itinerary refers to the tendency of some business people (primarily male) on the road to remove their wedding rings to hide the fact that they are married to other women they might meet.''' Maybe we shouldn't explain this joke. To ''really'' explain it would probably cross the line into becoming un-family-friendly. Anyway, if we keep it, it certainly needs to be reworded<s>, but I have no suggestions</s>. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 13:48, 20 October 2007 (UTC)
::Okay, by putting it that way I run the risk of being called unhelpful. My suggestion is that we get rid of it completely. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 13:56, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

Personally, I don't think we need a fact at all — I think anything we include will explain the joke too much. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 15:10, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

Nah. I like the way it is as you suggested it above, OptimasticFool. It explains the joke without saying too much (The Itineray bit is a good add.). (Adults know exactly WHY a guy would hide the fact that he's married.). Seems to me something that should have an explination too. since it is actually referring to something. --[[User:Foolster41|Foolster41]] 06:38, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

EDIT: How many times can I get your name wrong? Sorry. :(

== You - You've earned it. ==
Is this a reference to the scene in Ghostbusters where Venkman gives the candy bar to Egon? Just a coincidence?
:Oh, wow. Why didn't I recognise that? o_o --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 20:55, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

==Conglomerate...==
I'm pretty sure that conglomerate is a rock. A sedimentary rock, at that. I have no idea what TBC would be referencing though... --[[User:Chiron|Chiron]] 23:11, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
*A conglomerate rock is a bunch of rocks formed into one. A business conglomerate is a bunch of companies formed into one. -[[User:141.133.160.52|141.133.160.52]] 23:24, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

== Delivery-ceivables ==

in the transcript for the last easter egg is says "Delivery Receivables", but if you listen to it, the announcer elides it into one word, like Delivericeivables. Not quite sure if there should be a note explaining it. [[User:Telamon|-Telamon]] 23:29, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

== Homestar's Soles ==

*Homestar's feet don't have stars in the soles, as they did in [[One, Two, One, Two]]. 
Is this notable? I'm not really STUFFing it now because I'm neutral to its inclusion. [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 23:40, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
:I think the sole-stars are a stylistic inclusion. The One Two Homestar picture is of an ever-so-slightly different style than normal. Please to be also referring to [[crying]], where he is in the usual style, also with no stars. Additionally, the footprints he leaves in the snow in [[Homestar Presents: Presents]] have no stars. Thusly, I feel the stars are NOT typical of the normal Homestar, and only appear in style changes. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 04:17, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

::Yeah, I think that makes sense. I agree. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 04:57, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:::If that's the case, then should we note the stars on his soles in One Two? If it's considerable to call it out of norm, then we should make note of it.{{User:Ten Ten/sig}} 00:49, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
::::Well, don't forget that he had the stars on the soles in [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]]. {{User:Superfield Credit Union/sig}}
:::::Which is also a completely different style. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 22:35, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

==St.Louis==
They brought The Cheat an swimming airplane from St. Louis, why implies that they went to St. Louis, even though they went to the King's castle and went to the bar. Did they even go anywhere for the buisness trip?-[[User:68.116.129.182|68.116.129.182]] 02:01, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:<s>I think we should at least mention Lambert International Airport, because that must have been where he likely got it.</s> Now that I read it again, did they even go anywhere? In some cases, I think it's possible. The Brother's Chaps try to reuse as much stuff as they can. Then again maybe "not going on pointless business trips." Means that the Cheat actually goes somewhere. [[User:70.232.141.225|70.232.141.225]] 11:06, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::I think it's just speaking to the cheapness of the souvenirs that it just has the name of some random city. It doesn't necessarily have anything to do with where they actually went. (I wish they would have came to St. Louis, though. I'd have been at the airport waiting for them.)--{{User:Johnny Jupiter/sig}} 20:22, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:::Saint Louis pride. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 20:32, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::::Yes, anyone who's ever been to, say, a massive truck stop in the middle of Missouri knows that it's entirely possible to buy souvenirs for a place when you're nowhere near it. Seriously, I've seen Alaska souvenirs at those truckstops. :) While I'm no Georgia expert, I'm willing to bet that if Homestar and Stwong Bad went to whatever Atlanta's airport is, they could find a STL souvenir. -- [[User:Onamuji|Onamuji]] 11:21, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
:::::Huh, weird. Who would have thought it? [[User:70.232.141.225|70.232.141.225]] 11:26, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
::::::Maybe Free Country, USA is close to St. Louis, or perhaps Strong Bad just got that plane the last time he went their and pretended that it was brand new.

== Scantily? ==

Should we maybe point out that Strong Bad misused (whether TBC did it intentionally or not) the word "scantily"? {{User:LongLiveCoachZ/sig}} 03:52, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:Strong Bad does that kind of thing all the time, really. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 03:59, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::Or maybe just sits in an Corinthian leather office chair all day lighting smokables with vast wads of cash. But yeah, "scantily"'s probably just a Strong Bad mannerism. [[User:Evil Egg|Evil Egg]] 12:00, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

Umm he '''didn't''' misuse it though. [[User:MJN SEIFER|MJN SEIFER]] 13:24, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

:He so did. 'Scantily' is an adverb. - Fred Chook
:: Yeah, the correct word would be "scant" or "scanty," which are adjectives. It could also be "...that involves you being scantily clad."--[[User:Sir Vimes|Sir Vimes]] 01:37, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
:::I have heard people say "Scantily Clothes" many times before I even heard of H*R. [[User:MJN SEIFER|MJN SEIFER]] 21:55, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
::::Well, they were using it wrong too, then. You can be dressed scantily, that's an adverb. But scanty, that's an adjective used to modivy the noun "clothes". {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 22:16, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

Well whadaya know. You learn something new everyday. Now the question is; did TBC make the same mistake, or are they just parodying the mistake? [[User:MJN SEIFER|MJN SEIFER]] 17:39, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

== New paaaaaper?! ==

The @ sign on New Paper is off a little bit. Wha?
:It is. If you compare it to a previous email's, it's quite clear. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 05:32, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

== Homestar jumping ==

Pretty sure that's a reference to scooby doo. Especially since it has to do with "rustling" in some bushes.
*Chances are maybe not. Homestar would have sounded like our good ol' little dog if he would try to make that reference. But then again, maybe his speech impediments make that impossible. [[User:70.232.141.225|70.232.141.225]] 11:10, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:::i meant the show. not just scooby

== They're bringing it back ==

American gladiators is [http://www.nbc.com/Casting/#gladiators being reborn]. Worth mentioning?--[[User:76.18.235.142|76.18.235.142]] 07:39, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:Perhaps, though nothing beyond "and it's being revived" or some similar short phrasing. The link should remain here on the talk page, since it's too tangental to the email. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 16:37, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

==Goes Down Smooth?==
Is there any explanation of the easter egg voiceover forthcoming? What does it mean? It sounds kind of like a dirty joke, but that's so not-Homestar Runner. [[User:140.180.166.176|140.180.166.176]] 15:49, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:As noted in the Real World References section (and misidentified by myself -.-;; ), the egg is a parody of the Miller commercials, right down to the tone of the announcer. "Goes down smooth" is a phrase that is commonly used in beer commercials, so I think TBC snuck in a subtle double entendre there with no really meaning. It could also be unintentional. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 16:35, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::In case you guys haven't noticed, the same phrase was used in [[web comics]]. "Strong Bad Email goes down smooth and clean, like gasoline." I rest my case. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 16:47, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::::maybe it contains alotta fiber

==Continental Breakfast==
As of this posting, there is an explanation phrased thus: "''A continental breakfast typically consists of juice, coffee, tea, pastries and fruit. Many hotels '''frequented by business travelers''' have such breakfasts available at no charge for guests.''" I call the bolded portion into question. I feel it's unnecessary, but when I try to remove it, I'm finding much resistance for unknown reasons. (Time to post those reasons, defender.) Opinions, all? {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 17:57, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:As i said in the edit when i first put it back in, certain types of hotels offer it. These types of hotels are the type frequented by businessmen, hence, i think it's an important statement. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 18:00, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::I'm no businessman, and I've often been at hotels with continental breakfasts. Many hotels that cater to tourists also have continental breakfasts. I agree with removing the part in bold. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 18:12, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:::I also agree with taking out 'frequented by business travelers'. [[User:Some kind of scientist|Some kind of scientist]] 22:07, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
::::I agree with Heimi.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 22:08, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
:::::Also me. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 22:18, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
::::::Thanks, everyone. I took it out. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 22:26, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

==Theme Song==
Is it just me or is the Super Mario Bros. theme song being played during the scene with Strong Bad and Homestar in The Field? [[User:72.83.150.246|72.83.150.246]] 20:41, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

It's just you [[User:Foogs|Foogs.]] 00:43, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

No wait, I kind of hear it too... I think it's a remix or something, Strong Bad and Homestar are pretty loud in that scene so, you have to really listen. [[User:MJN SEIFER|MJN SEIFER]] 17:46, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

== Time ==

Is this email actually 3:41? It seems much longer to me, and the number of frames doesn't seem to correspond to that. Or maybe I'm imagining things. Can somebody time it? I lack the technology to do so. [[User:Dementedc|Dementedc]] 21:18, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:Is that another way of saying, "I don't have a watch" ? Anyway, I get 4:06 for the running time, using my computer clock. And another 19 seconds for the Easter egg, but I don't know if that counts. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 21:45, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::Never time a toon that way. There is a formula where you can find the number of frames and the frame rate of the toon to get the time. We've occasionally had this problem, where the Toons Menu lists a different time than the frame rate formula shows. We usually write both as something like '''Time:''' X:XX (Toons Menu), X:XX (actual). --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 21:48, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:::The running time is the number of frames divided by 12. It also does not include the loading screen or the Easter eggs.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 21:51, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::::You'll notice I didn't update the time, because I know enough to know that I don't know enough to know what to do! {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 22:04, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:::::I'm gonna go ahead and update it with a 4:10 actual, since that seems to be what my calculations give me, assuming we round up. And, btw, "Is that another way of saying, 'I don't have a watch'?" Yes. Yes it is. :) [[User:Dementedc|Dementedc]] 22:15, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::::::No, it's 4:06. Trust me. I have a spreadsheet that performs the conversion, and for this I also did it on my calculator just to make sure. {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 01:00, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
:::::::Just for future reference, the format is x:xx <nowiki>[[TV Time Toons Menu|official]]</nowiki> x:xx actual I've made the adjustment based on the [[Cheat Commandos (toon)]] page. Shouldn't this be covered in the formatting guide, since this mismatch does come up occasionally. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 02:15, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
::::::::I'll go edit the '''TV Time Toons Menu''' page to say that running times are listed, so that people who click on "official" and land there know why they were sent there, along with a statement that sbemail running times aren't actually listed there, so that when they land there they will know why they can't find the sbemail running time listed there. This way, we won't have to change that format you showed us. [[User:76.200.155.112|76.200.155.112]] 03:18, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
:::::::::Oooohhh, I see where I went wrong in my calculations. Thank you for correcting that. [[User:Dementedc|Dementedc]] 11:56, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

== Killer Dogs ==

This isn't a slang expression for tired feet; it's a mixed metaphor. Correctly, one would say "my dogs are barking" or "my feet are killing me"--both of which mean that one's feet are tired.--[[User:H-ko|H-ko]] 23:57, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:I strongly disagree. I have a radio episode of "The Hitchhiker" from the 1940s where the phrase "my dogs are killing me" is used, and I've heard used many other places. "My dogs are barking" I've also heard, though more in a New York, Bowery Boy slang. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 02:17, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
:I've heard 'my dogs are killing me' many many times before this e-mail. ([[User:Some kind of scientist|Some kind of scientist]] 22:07, 17 October 2007 (UTC))
I believe the expression was used as a running gag in an episode of the tv show "chip and dales rescue rangers" (C. mid 1990s) though my memory is really bad. The episode had something to do with a dog and she would keep repeating the line. I guess other examples outdate mine anyway. --[[User:Foolster41|Foolster41]] 08:27, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

== Ripples ==

Im not sure what to call it, but when you click the screen it doesnt ripple like usual.
:Already noted under "Goofs" {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 00:13, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

=="roll my eyes"==
I was surprised this phrase wasn't included in the Real-Life References section. Its as if he werea dumb actor reading a cue card, and that should be mentioned,
:I don't think a cue card would read: "Oh, airport security. You know how it is these days. Roll my eyes." Maybe it would read "roll eyes" or something, but throwing the word "my" in there? Nah. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 19:30, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

Talk:business trip

Foolster41 — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 06:39:22 GMT

Foolster41: /* Take off wedding rings */

==Expen$e Account Ones Easter Egg==

I respectfully disagree with the assertion that this Easter Egg is a reference to the "Real American Heroes" Bud Light Campaign. The voice-over for this spot was, in my opinion, a pretty good Ted Koppel impersonation. I think the idea was just to have this spot sound more stuffy and business-like, but, if others agree, mentioning the Ted Koppel impersonation may be worth it. [66.61.20.81] 19:35, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
:I wouldn't say Ted Koppel is the source of the voice, but the structure and tone of the commercial is a reference to either the Bud Light campaign or Miller commercials. I'm willing to accept that the community will feel it's [[TTATOT]], but it's clear to me that the voice is clearly an attempt at mimicking a particular voice. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 19:13, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
:I also don't think its a reference to the Real American Heroes. The voice didnt match at all
:It sounded to me more like the Miller High Life commercials voice where they talk about "living the high life" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Lb28iZKHJc (example)
::I'm sure it's a Miller High Life parody. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:37, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
:Maybe it's not a reference to anything in particular? Maybe Matt was just mustering a generic overpaid executive voice? [[User:Evil Egg|Evil Egg]] 12:05, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

==The Field==

i've never seen that style of trees in the field before. is it new? [[User:Neumannz|Zatchman]] 18:54, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
:Looks like. They're all the time tweaking those bushes. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 18:58, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
::Or maybe these bushes are from Foreign Lands? Free County UK or summat? [[User:Evil Egg|Evil Egg]] 12:03, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:::That would be speculation. It's far more likely TBC are just playing with/refining the style of the bushes for whatever reason. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 03:27, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

== Take off wedding rings ==

This is not a reference to Strongbad's boxing glove hands at all, but the tendency of some male business people on the road to remove their wedding rings to hide the fact that they are married to other women they might meet. I moved this to explanations and removed the inside reference. A mention of vaugly hand related things doen't make a reference. --[[User:Foolster41|Foolster41]] 19:25, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

:Since this, it's been removed. Why come? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 21:16, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

::Hmmm. I also think this is worth including (just the ring explanation, not the boxing-glove stuff). [[User:Some kind of scientist|Some kind of scientist]] 17:54, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

I put it back as: "the tendency of some business people (primarily male) on the road to remove their wedding rings to hide the fact that they are married to other women they might meet." Hopefully it will stick this time. --[[User:Foolster41|Foolster41]] 08:20, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

:'''*"Take off wedding rings" on the itinerary refers to the tendency of some business people (primarily male) on the road to remove their wedding rings to hide the fact that they are married to other women they might meet.''' Maybe we shouldn't explain this joke. To ''really'' explain it would probably cross the line into becoming un-family-friendly. Anyway, if we keep it, it certainly needs to be reworded<s>, but I have no suggestions</s>. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 13:48, 20 October 2007 (UTC)
::Okay, by putting it that way I run the risk of being called unhelpful. My suggestion is that we get rid of it completely. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 13:56, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

Personally, I don't think we need a fact at all — I think anything we include will explain the joke too much. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 15:10, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

Nah. I like the way it is as you suggested it above, OptimasFool. It explains the joke without saying too much (The Itineray bit is a good add.). (Adults know exactly WHY a guy would hide the fact that he's married.). Seems to me something that should have an explination too. since it is actually referring to something. --[[User:Foolster41|Foolster41]] 06:38, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

== You - You've earned it. ==
Is this a reference to the scene in Ghostbusters where Venkman gives the candy bar to Egon? Just a coincidence?
:Oh, wow. Why didn't I recognise that? o_o --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 20:55, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

==Conglomerate...==
I'm pretty sure that conglomerate is a rock. A sedimentary rock, at that. I have no idea what TBC would be referencing though... --[[User:Chiron|Chiron]] 23:11, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
*A conglomerate rock is a bunch of rocks formed into one. A business conglomerate is a bunch of companies formed into one. -[[User:141.133.160.52|141.133.160.52]] 23:24, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

== Delivery-ceivables ==

in the transcript for the last easter egg is says "Delivery Receivables", but if you listen to it, the announcer elides it into one word, like Delivericeivables. Not quite sure if there should be a note explaining it. [[User:Telamon|-Telamon]] 23:29, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

== Homestar's Soles ==

*Homestar's feet don't have stars in the soles, as they did in [[One, Two, One, Two]]. 
Is this notable? I'm not really STUFFing it now because I'm neutral to its inclusion. [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 23:40, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
:I think the sole-stars are a stylistic inclusion. The One Two Homestar picture is of an ever-so-slightly different style than normal. Please to be also referring to [[crying]], where he is in the usual style, also with no stars. Additionally, the footprints he leaves in the snow in [[Homestar Presents: Presents]] have no stars. Thusly, I feel the stars are NOT typical of the normal Homestar, and only appear in style changes. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 04:17, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

::Yeah, I think that makes sense. I agree. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 04:57, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:::If that's the case, then should we note the stars on his soles in One Two? If it's considerable to call it out of norm, then we should make note of it.{{User:Ten Ten/sig}} 00:49, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
::::Well, don't forget that he had the stars on the soles in [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]]. {{User:Superfield Credit Union/sig}}
:::::Which is also a completely different style. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 22:35, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

==St.Louis==
They brought The Cheat an swimming airplane from St. Louis, why implies that they went to St. Louis, even though they went to the King's castle and went to the bar. Did they even go anywhere for the buisness trip?-[[User:68.116.129.182|68.116.129.182]] 02:01, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:<s>I think we should at least mention Lambert International Airport, because that must have been where he likely got it.</s> Now that I read it again, did they even go anywhere? In some cases, I think it's possible. The Brother's Chaps try to reuse as much stuff as they can. Then again maybe "not going on pointless business trips." Means that the Cheat actually goes somewhere. [[User:70.232.141.225|70.232.141.225]] 11:06, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::I think it's just speaking to the cheapness of the souvenirs that it just has the name of some random city. It doesn't necessarily have anything to do with where they actually went. (I wish they would have came to St. Louis, though. I'd have been at the airport waiting for them.)--{{User:Johnny Jupiter/sig}} 20:22, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:::Saint Louis pride. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 20:32, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::::Yes, anyone who's ever been to, say, a massive truck stop in the middle of Missouri knows that it's entirely possible to buy souvenirs for a place when you're nowhere near it. Seriously, I've seen Alaska souvenirs at those truckstops. :) While I'm no Georgia expert, I'm willing to bet that if Homestar and Stwong Bad went to whatever Atlanta's airport is, they could find a STL souvenir. -- [[User:Onamuji|Onamuji]] 11:21, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
:::::Huh, weird. Who would have thought it? [[User:70.232.141.225|70.232.141.225]] 11:26, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
::::::Maybe Free Country, USA is close to St. Louis, or perhaps Strong Bad just got that plane the last time he went their and pretended that it was brand new.

== Scantily? ==

Should we maybe point out that Strong Bad misused (whether TBC did it intentionally or not) the word "scantily"? {{User:LongLiveCoachZ/sig}} 03:52, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:Strong Bad does that kind of thing all the time, really. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 03:59, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::Or maybe just sits in an Corinthian leather office chair all day lighting smokables with vast wads of cash. But yeah, "scantily"'s probably just a Strong Bad mannerism. [[User:Evil Egg|Evil Egg]] 12:00, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

Umm he '''didn't''' misuse it though. [[User:MJN SEIFER|MJN SEIFER]] 13:24, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

:He so did. 'Scantily' is an adverb. - Fred Chook
:: Yeah, the correct word would be "scant" or "scanty," which are adjectives. It could also be "...that involves you being scantily clad."--[[User:Sir Vimes|Sir Vimes]] 01:37, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
:::I have heard people say "Scantily Clothes" many times before I even heard of H*R. [[User:MJN SEIFER|MJN SEIFER]] 21:55, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
::::Well, they were using it wrong too, then. You can be dressed scantily, that's an adverb. But scanty, that's an adjective used to modivy the noun "clothes". {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 22:16, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

Well whadaya know. You learn something new everyday. Now the question is; did TBC make the same mistake, or are they just parodying the mistake? [[User:MJN SEIFER|MJN SEIFER]] 17:39, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

== New paaaaaper?! ==

The @ sign on New Paper is off a little bit. Wha?
:It is. If you compare it to a previous email's, it's quite clear. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 05:32, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

== Homestar jumping ==

Pretty sure that's a reference to scooby doo. Especially since it has to do with "rustling" in some bushes.
*Chances are maybe not. Homestar would have sounded like our good ol' little dog if he would try to make that reference. But then again, maybe his speech impediments make that impossible. [[User:70.232.141.225|70.232.141.225]] 11:10, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:::i meant the show. not just scooby

== They're bringing it back ==

American gladiators is [http://www.nbc.com/Casting/#gladiators being reborn]. Worth mentioning?--[[User:76.18.235.142|76.18.235.142]] 07:39, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:Perhaps, though nothing beyond "and it's being revived" or some similar short phrasing. The link should remain here on the talk page, since it's too tangental to the email. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 16:37, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

==Goes Down Smooth?==
Is there any explanation of the easter egg voiceover forthcoming? What does it mean? It sounds kind of like a dirty joke, but that's so not-Homestar Runner. [[User:140.180.166.176|140.180.166.176]] 15:49, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:As noted in the Real World References section (and misidentified by myself -.-;; ), the egg is a parody of the Miller commercials, right down to the tone of the announcer. "Goes down smooth" is a phrase that is commonly used in beer commercials, so I think TBC snuck in a subtle double entendre there with no really meaning. It could also be unintentional. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 16:35, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::In case you guys haven't noticed, the same phrase was used in [[web comics]]. "Strong Bad Email goes down smooth and clean, like gasoline." I rest my case. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 16:47, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::::maybe it contains alotta fiber

==Continental Breakfast==
As of this posting, there is an explanation phrased thus: "''A continental breakfast typically consists of juice, coffee, tea, pastries and fruit. Many hotels '''frequented by business travelers''' have such breakfasts available at no charge for guests.''" I call the bolded portion into question. I feel it's unnecessary, but when I try to remove it, I'm finding much resistance for unknown reasons. (Time to post those reasons, defender.) Opinions, all? {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 17:57, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:As i said in the edit when i first put it back in, certain types of hotels offer it. These types of hotels are the type frequented by businessmen, hence, i think it's an important statement. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 18:00, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::I'm no businessman, and I've often been at hotels with continental breakfasts. Many hotels that cater to tourists also have continental breakfasts. I agree with removing the part in bold. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 18:12, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:::I also agree with taking out 'frequented by business travelers'. [[User:Some kind of scientist|Some kind of scientist]] 22:07, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
::::I agree with Heimi.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 22:08, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
:::::Also me. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 22:18, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
::::::Thanks, everyone. I took it out. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 22:26, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

==Theme Song==
Is it just me or is the Super Mario Bros. theme song being played during the scene with Strong Bad and Homestar in The Field? [[User:72.83.150.246|72.83.150.246]] 20:41, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

It's just you [[User:Foogs|Foogs.]] 00:43, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

No wait, I kind of hear it too... I think it's a remix or something, Strong Bad and Homestar are pretty loud in that scene so, you have to really listen. [[User:MJN SEIFER|MJN SEIFER]] 17:46, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

== Time ==

Is this email actually 3:41? It seems much longer to me, and the number of frames doesn't seem to correspond to that. Or maybe I'm imagining things. Can somebody time it? I lack the technology to do so. [[User:Dementedc|Dementedc]] 21:18, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:Is that another way of saying, "I don't have a watch" ? Anyway, I get 4:06 for the running time, using my computer clock. And another 19 seconds for the Easter egg, but I don't know if that counts. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 21:45, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::Never time a toon that way. There is a formula where you can find the number of frames and the frame rate of the toon to get the time. We've occasionally had this problem, where the Toons Menu lists a different time than the frame rate formula shows. We usually write both as something like '''Time:''' X:XX (Toons Menu), X:XX (actual). --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 21:48, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:::The running time is the number of frames divided by 12. It also does not include the loading screen or the Easter eggs.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 21:51, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::::You'll notice I didn't update the time, because I know enough to know that I don't know enough to know what to do! {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 22:04, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:::::I'm gonna go ahead and update it with a 4:10 actual, since that seems to be what my calculations give me, assuming we round up. And, btw, "Is that another way of saying, 'I don't have a watch'?" Yes. Yes it is. :) [[User:Dementedc|Dementedc]] 22:15, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::::::No, it's 4:06. Trust me. I have a spreadsheet that performs the conversion, and for this I also did it on my calculator just to make sure. {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 01:00, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
:::::::Just for future reference, the format is x:xx <nowiki>[[TV Time Toons Menu|official]]</nowiki> x:xx actual I've made the adjustment based on the [[Cheat Commandos (toon)]] page. Shouldn't this be covered in the formatting guide, since this mismatch does come up occasionally. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 02:15, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
::::::::I'll go edit the '''TV Time Toons Menu''' page to say that running times are listed, so that people who click on "official" and land there know why they were sent there, along with a statement that sbemail running times aren't actually listed there, so that when they land there they will know why they can't find the sbemail running time listed there. This way, we won't have to change that format you showed us. [[User:76.200.155.112|76.200.155.112]] 03:18, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
:::::::::Oooohhh, I see where I went wrong in my calculations. Thank you for correcting that. [[User:Dementedc|Dementedc]] 11:56, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

== Killer Dogs ==

This isn't a slang expression for tired feet; it's a mixed metaphor. Correctly, one would say "my dogs are barking" or "my feet are killing me"--both of which mean that one's feet are tired.--[[User:H-ko|H-ko]] 23:57, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:I strongly disagree. I have a radio episode of "The Hitchhiker" from the 1940s where the phrase "my dogs are killing me" is used, and I've heard used many other places. "My dogs are barking" I've also heard, though more in a New York, Bowery Boy slang. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 02:17, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
:I've heard 'my dogs are killing me' many many times before this e-mail. ([[User:Some kind of scientist|Some kind of scientist]] 22:07, 17 October 2007 (UTC))
I believe the expression was used as a running gag in an episode of the tv show "chip and dales rescue rangers" (C. mid 1990s) though my memory is really bad. The episode had something to do with a dog and she would keep repeating the line. I guess other examples outdate mine anyway. --[[User:Foolster41|Foolster41]] 08:27, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

== Ripples ==

Im not sure what to call it, but when you click the screen it doesnt ripple like usual.
:Already noted under "Goofs" {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 00:13, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

=="roll my eyes"==
I was surprised this phrase wasn't included in the Real-Life References section. Its as if he werea dumb actor reading a cue card, and that should be mentioned,
:I don't think a cue card would read: "Oh, airport security. You know how it is these days. Roll my eyes." Maybe it would read "roll eyes" or something, but throwing the word "my" in there? Nah. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 19:30, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

Talk:business trip

Foolster41 — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 06:38:47 GMT

Foolster41: /* Take off wedding rings */

==Expen$e Account Ones Easter Egg==

I respectfully disagree with the assertion that this Easter Egg is a reference to the "Real American Heroes" Bud Light Campaign. The voice-over for this spot was, in my opinion, a pretty good Ted Koppel impersonation. I think the idea was just to have this spot sound more stuffy and business-like, but, if others agree, mentioning the Ted Koppel impersonation may be worth it. [66.61.20.81] 19:35, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
:I wouldn't say Ted Koppel is the source of the voice, but the structure and tone of the commercial is a reference to either the Bud Light campaign or Miller commercials. I'm willing to accept that the community will feel it's [[TTATOT]], but it's clear to me that the voice is clearly an attempt at mimicking a particular voice. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 19:13, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
:I also don't think its a reference to the Real American Heroes. The voice didnt match at all
:It sounded to me more like the Miller High Life commercials voice where they talk about "living the high life" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Lb28iZKHJc (example)
::I'm sure it's a Miller High Life parody. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:37, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
:Maybe it's not a reference to anything in particular? Maybe Matt was just mustering a generic overpaid executive voice? [[User:Evil Egg|Evil Egg]] 12:05, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

==The Field==

i've never seen that style of trees in the field before. is it new? [[User:Neumannz|Zatchman]] 18:54, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
:Looks like. They're all the time tweaking those bushes. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 18:58, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
::Or maybe these bushes are from Foreign Lands? Free County UK or summat? [[User:Evil Egg|Evil Egg]] 12:03, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:::That would be speculation. It's far more likely TBC are just playing with/refining the style of the bushes for whatever reason. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 03:27, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

== Take off wedding rings ==

This is not a reference to Strongbad's boxing glove hands at all, but the tendency of some male business people on the road to remove their wedding rings to hide the fact that they are married to other women they might meet. I moved this to explanations and removed the inside reference. A mention of vaugly hand related things doen't make a reference. --[[User:Foolster41|Foolster41]] 19:25, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

:Since this, it's been removed. Why come? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 21:16, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

::Hmmm. I also think this is worth including (just the ring explanation, not the boxing-glove stuff). [[User:Some kind of scientist|Some kind of scientist]] 17:54, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

I put it back as: "the tendency of some business people (primarily male) on the road to remove their wedding rings to hide the fact that they are married to other women they might meet." Hopefully it will stick this time. --[[User:Foolster41|Foolster41]] 08:20, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

:'''*"Take off wedding rings" on the itinerary refers to the tendency of some business people (primarily male) on the road to remove their wedding rings to hide the fact that they are married to other women they might meet.''' Maybe we shouldn't explain this joke. To ''really'' explain it would probably cross the line into becoming un-family-friendly. Anyway, if we keep it, it certainly needs to be reworded<s>, but I have no suggestions</s>. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 13:48, 20 October 2007 (UTC)
::Okay, by putting it that way I run the risk of being called unhelpful. My suggestion is that we get rid of it completely. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 13:56, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

Personally, I don't think we need a fact at all — I think anything we include will explain the joke too much. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 15:10, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

Nah. I like the way it is as you suggested it above, UTC. It explains the joke without saying too much (The Itineray bit is a good add.). (Adults know exactly WHY a guy would hide the fact that he's married.). Seems to me something that should have an explination too. since it is actually referring to something. --[[User:Foolster41|Foolster41]] 06:38, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

== You - You've earned it. ==
Is this a reference to the scene in Ghostbusters where Venkman gives the candy bar to Egon? Just a coincidence?
:Oh, wow. Why didn't I recognise that? o_o --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 20:55, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

==Conglomerate...==
I'm pretty sure that conglomerate is a rock. A sedimentary rock, at that. I have no idea what TBC would be referencing though... --[[User:Chiron|Chiron]] 23:11, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
*A conglomerate rock is a bunch of rocks formed into one. A business conglomerate is a bunch of companies formed into one. -[[User:141.133.160.52|141.133.160.52]] 23:24, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

== Delivery-ceivables ==

in the transcript for the last easter egg is says "Delivery Receivables", but if you listen to it, the announcer elides it into one word, like Delivericeivables. Not quite sure if there should be a note explaining it. [[User:Telamon|-Telamon]] 23:29, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

== Homestar's Soles ==

*Homestar's feet don't have stars in the soles, as they did in [[One, Two, One, Two]]. 
Is this notable? I'm not really STUFFing it now because I'm neutral to its inclusion. [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 23:40, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
:I think the sole-stars are a stylistic inclusion. The One Two Homestar picture is of an ever-so-slightly different style than normal. Please to be also referring to [[crying]], where he is in the usual style, also with no stars. Additionally, the footprints he leaves in the snow in [[Homestar Presents: Presents]] have no stars. Thusly, I feel the stars are NOT typical of the normal Homestar, and only appear in style changes. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 04:17, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

::Yeah, I think that makes sense. I agree. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 04:57, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:::If that's the case, then should we note the stars on his soles in One Two? If it's considerable to call it out of norm, then we should make note of it.{{User:Ten Ten/sig}} 00:49, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
::::Well, don't forget that he had the stars on the soles in [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]]. {{User:Superfield Credit Union/sig}}
:::::Which is also a completely different style. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 22:35, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

==St.Louis==
They brought The Cheat an swimming airplane from St. Louis, why implies that they went to St. Louis, even though they went to the King's castle and went to the bar. Did they even go anywhere for the buisness trip?-[[User:68.116.129.182|68.116.129.182]] 02:01, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:<s>I think we should at least mention Lambert International Airport, because that must have been where he likely got it.</s> Now that I read it again, did they even go anywhere? In some cases, I think it's possible. The Brother's Chaps try to reuse as much stuff as they can. Then again maybe "not going on pointless business trips." Means that the Cheat actually goes somewhere. [[User:70.232.141.225|70.232.141.225]] 11:06, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::I think it's just speaking to the cheapness of the souvenirs that it just has the name of some random city. It doesn't necessarily have anything to do with where they actually went. (I wish they would have came to St. Louis, though. I'd have been at the airport waiting for them.)--{{User:Johnny Jupiter/sig}} 20:22, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:::Saint Louis pride. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 20:32, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::::Yes, anyone who's ever been to, say, a massive truck stop in the middle of Missouri knows that it's entirely possible to buy souvenirs for a place when you're nowhere near it. Seriously, I've seen Alaska souvenirs at those truckstops. :) While I'm no Georgia expert, I'm willing to bet that if Homestar and Stwong Bad went to whatever Atlanta's airport is, they could find a STL souvenir. -- [[User:Onamuji|Onamuji]] 11:21, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
:::::Huh, weird. Who would have thought it? [[User:70.232.141.225|70.232.141.225]] 11:26, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
::::::Maybe Free Country, USA is close to St. Louis, or perhaps Strong Bad just got that plane the last time he went their and pretended that it was brand new.

== Scantily? ==

Should we maybe point out that Strong Bad misused (whether TBC did it intentionally or not) the word "scantily"? {{User:LongLiveCoachZ/sig}} 03:52, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:Strong Bad does that kind of thing all the time, really. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 03:59, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::Or maybe just sits in an Corinthian leather office chair all day lighting smokables with vast wads of cash. But yeah, "scantily"'s probably just a Strong Bad mannerism. [[User:Evil Egg|Evil Egg]] 12:00, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

Umm he '''didn't''' misuse it though. [[User:MJN SEIFER|MJN SEIFER]] 13:24, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

:He so did. 'Scantily' is an adverb. - Fred Chook
:: Yeah, the correct word would be "scant" or "scanty," which are adjectives. It could also be "...that involves you being scantily clad."--[[User:Sir Vimes|Sir Vimes]] 01:37, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
:::I have heard people say "Scantily Clothes" many times before I even heard of H*R. [[User:MJN SEIFER|MJN SEIFER]] 21:55, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
::::Well, they were using it wrong too, then. You can be dressed scantily, that's an adverb. But scanty, that's an adjective used to modivy the noun "clothes". {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 22:16, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

Well whadaya know. You learn something new everyday. Now the question is; did TBC make the same mistake, or are they just parodying the mistake? [[User:MJN SEIFER|MJN SEIFER]] 17:39, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

== New paaaaaper?! ==

The @ sign on New Paper is off a little bit. Wha?
:It is. If you compare it to a previous email's, it's quite clear. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 05:32, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

== Homestar jumping ==

Pretty sure that's a reference to scooby doo. Especially since it has to do with "rustling" in some bushes.
*Chances are maybe not. Homestar would have sounded like our good ol' little dog if he would try to make that reference. But then again, maybe his speech impediments make that impossible. [[User:70.232.141.225|70.232.141.225]] 11:10, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:::i meant the show. not just scooby

== They're bringing it back ==

American gladiators is [http://www.nbc.com/Casting/#gladiators being reborn]. Worth mentioning?--[[User:76.18.235.142|76.18.235.142]] 07:39, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:Perhaps, though nothing beyond "and it's being revived" or some similar short phrasing. The link should remain here on the talk page, since it's too tangental to the email. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 16:37, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

==Goes Down Smooth?==
Is there any explanation of the easter egg voiceover forthcoming? What does it mean? It sounds kind of like a dirty joke, but that's so not-Homestar Runner. [[User:140.180.166.176|140.180.166.176]] 15:49, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:As noted in the Real World References section (and misidentified by myself -.-;; ), the egg is a parody of the Miller commercials, right down to the tone of the announcer. "Goes down smooth" is a phrase that is commonly used in beer commercials, so I think TBC snuck in a subtle double entendre there with no really meaning. It could also be unintentional. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 16:35, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::In case you guys haven't noticed, the same phrase was used in [[web comics]]. "Strong Bad Email goes down smooth and clean, like gasoline." I rest my case. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 16:47, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::::maybe it contains alotta fiber

==Continental Breakfast==
As of this posting, there is an explanation phrased thus: "''A continental breakfast typically consists of juice, coffee, tea, pastries and fruit. Many hotels '''frequented by business travelers''' have such breakfasts available at no charge for guests.''" I call the bolded portion into question. I feel it's unnecessary, but when I try to remove it, I'm finding much resistance for unknown reasons. (Time to post those reasons, defender.) Opinions, all? {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 17:57, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:As i said in the edit when i first put it back in, certain types of hotels offer it. These types of hotels are the type frequented by businessmen, hence, i think it's an important statement. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 18:00, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::I'm no businessman, and I've often been at hotels with continental breakfasts. Many hotels that cater to tourists also have continental breakfasts. I agree with removing the part in bold. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 18:12, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:::I also agree with taking out 'frequented by business travelers'. [[User:Some kind of scientist|Some kind of scientist]] 22:07, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
::::I agree with Heimi.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 22:08, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
:::::Also me. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 22:18, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
::::::Thanks, everyone. I took it out. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 22:26, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

==Theme Song==
Is it just me or is the Super Mario Bros. theme song being played during the scene with Strong Bad and Homestar in The Field? [[User:72.83.150.246|72.83.150.246]] 20:41, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

It's just you [[User:Foogs|Foogs.]] 00:43, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

No wait, I kind of hear it too... I think it's a remix or something, Strong Bad and Homestar are pretty loud in that scene so, you have to really listen. [[User:MJN SEIFER|MJN SEIFER]] 17:46, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

== Time ==

Is this email actually 3:41? It seems much longer to me, and the number of frames doesn't seem to correspond to that. Or maybe I'm imagining things. Can somebody time it? I lack the technology to do so. [[User:Dementedc|Dementedc]] 21:18, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:Is that another way of saying, "I don't have a watch" ? Anyway, I get 4:06 for the running time, using my computer clock. And another 19 seconds for the Easter egg, but I don't know if that counts. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 21:45, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::Never time a toon that way. There is a formula where you can find the number of frames and the frame rate of the toon to get the time. We've occasionally had this problem, where the Toons Menu lists a different time than the frame rate formula shows. We usually write both as something like '''Time:''' X:XX (Toons Menu), X:XX (actual). --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 21:48, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:::The running time is the number of frames divided by 12. It also does not include the loading screen or the Easter eggs.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 21:51, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::::You'll notice I didn't update the time, because I know enough to know that I don't know enough to know what to do! {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 22:04, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:::::I'm gonna go ahead and update it with a 4:10 actual, since that seems to be what my calculations give me, assuming we round up. And, btw, "Is that another way of saying, 'I don't have a watch'?" Yes. Yes it is. :) [[User:Dementedc|Dementedc]] 22:15, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::::::No, it's 4:06. Trust me. I have a spreadsheet that performs the conversion, and for this I also did it on my calculator just to make sure. {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 01:00, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
:::::::Just for future reference, the format is x:xx <nowiki>[[TV Time Toons Menu|official]]</nowiki> x:xx actual I've made the adjustment based on the [[Cheat Commandos (toon)]] page. Shouldn't this be covered in the formatting guide, since this mismatch does come up occasionally. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 02:15, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
::::::::I'll go edit the '''TV Time Toons Menu''' page to say that running times are listed, so that people who click on "official" and land there know why they were sent there, along with a statement that sbemail running times aren't actually listed there, so that when they land there they will know why they can't find the sbemail running time listed there. This way, we won't have to change that format you showed us. [[User:76.200.155.112|76.200.155.112]] 03:18, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
:::::::::Oooohhh, I see where I went wrong in my calculations. Thank you for correcting that. [[User:Dementedc|Dementedc]] 11:56, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

== Killer Dogs ==

This isn't a slang expression for tired feet; it's a mixed metaphor. Correctly, one would say "my dogs are barking" or "my feet are killing me"--both of which mean that one's feet are tired.--[[User:H-ko|H-ko]] 23:57, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:I strongly disagree. I have a radio episode of "The Hitchhiker" from the 1940s where the phrase "my dogs are killing me" is used, and I've heard used many other places. "My dogs are barking" I've also heard, though more in a New York, Bowery Boy slang. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 02:17, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
:I've heard 'my dogs are killing me' many many times before this e-mail. ([[User:Some kind of scientist|Some kind of scientist]] 22:07, 17 October 2007 (UTC))
I believe the expression was used as a running gag in an episode of the tv show "chip and dales rescue rangers" (C. mid 1990s) though my memory is really bad. The episode had something to do with a dog and she would keep repeating the line. I guess other examples outdate mine anyway. --[[User:Foolster41|Foolster41]] 08:27, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

== Ripples ==

Im not sure what to call it, but when you click the screen it doesnt ripple like usual.
:Already noted under "Goofs" {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 00:13, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

=="roll my eyes"==
I was surprised this phrase wasn't included in the Real-Life References section. Its as if he werea dumb actor reading a cue card, and that should be mentioned,
:I don't think a cue card would read: "Oh, airport security. You know how it is these days. Roll my eyes." Maybe it would read "roll eyes" or something, but throwing the word "my" in there? Nah. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 19:30, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

Talk:business trip

Foolster41 — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 06:37:31 GMT

Foolster41: /* Take off wedding rings */

==Expen$e Account Ones Easter Egg==

I respectfully disagree with the assertion that this Easter Egg is a reference to the "Real American Heroes" Bud Light Campaign. The voice-over for this spot was, in my opinion, a pretty good Ted Koppel impersonation. I think the idea was just to have this spot sound more stuffy and business-like, but, if others agree, mentioning the Ted Koppel impersonation may be worth it. [66.61.20.81] 19:35, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
:I wouldn't say Ted Koppel is the source of the voice, but the structure and tone of the commercial is a reference to either the Bud Light campaign or Miller commercials. I'm willing to accept that the community will feel it's [[TTATOT]], but it's clear to me that the voice is clearly an attempt at mimicking a particular voice. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 19:13, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
:I also don't think its a reference to the Real American Heroes. The voice didnt match at all
:It sounded to me more like the Miller High Life commercials voice where they talk about "living the high life" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Lb28iZKHJc (example)
::I'm sure it's a Miller High Life parody. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:37, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
:Maybe it's not a reference to anything in particular? Maybe Matt was just mustering a generic overpaid executive voice? [[User:Evil Egg|Evil Egg]] 12:05, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

==The Field==

i've never seen that style of trees in the field before. is it new? [[User:Neumannz|Zatchman]] 18:54, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
:Looks like. They're all the time tweaking those bushes. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 18:58, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
::Or maybe these bushes are from Foreign Lands? Free County UK or summat? [[User:Evil Egg|Evil Egg]] 12:03, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:::That would be speculation. It's far more likely TBC are just playing with/refining the style of the bushes for whatever reason. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 03:27, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

== Take off wedding rings ==

This is not a reference to Strongbad's boxing glove hands at all, but the tendency of some male business people on the road to remove their wedding rings to hide the fact that they are married to other women they might meet. I moved this to explanations and removed the inside reference. A mention of vaugly hand related things doen't make a reference. --[[User:Foolster41|Foolster41]] 19:25, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

:Since this, it's been removed. Why come? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 21:16, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

::Hmmm. I also think this is worth including (just the ring explanation, not the boxing-glove stuff). [[User:Some kind of scientist|Some kind of scientist]] 17:54, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

I put it back as: "the tendency of some business people (primarily male) on the road to remove their wedding rings to hide the fact that they are married to other women they might meet." Hopefully it will stick this time. --[[User:Foolster41|Foolster41]] 08:20, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

:'''*"Take off wedding rings" on the itinerary refers to the tendency of some business people (primarily male) on the road to remove their wedding rings to hide the fact that they are married to other women they might meet.''' Maybe we shouldn't explain this joke. To ''really'' explain it would probably cross the line into becoming un-family-friendly. Anyway, if we keep it, it certainly needs to be reworded<s>, but I have no suggestions</s>. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 13:48, 20 October 2007 (UTC)
::Okay, by putting it that way I run the risk of being called unhelpful. My suggestion is that we get rid of it completely. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 13:56, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

Personally, I don't think we need a fact at all — I think anything we include will explain the joke too much. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 15:10, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

Nah. I like the way it is as UTC suggested it. It explains the joke without saying too much. (Adults know exacltly WHY a guy would hide the fact that he's married.). Seems to be something that would warrent a explination too since it is actually refering to something.

== You - You've earned it. ==
Is this a reference to the scene in Ghostbusters where Venkman gives the candy bar to Egon? Just a coincidence?
:Oh, wow. Why didn't I recognise that? o_o --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 20:55, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

==Conglomerate...==
I'm pretty sure that conglomerate is a rock. A sedimentary rock, at that. I have no idea what TBC would be referencing though... --[[User:Chiron|Chiron]] 23:11, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
*A conglomerate rock is a bunch of rocks formed into one. A business conglomerate is a bunch of companies formed into one. -[[User:141.133.160.52|141.133.160.52]] 23:24, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

== Delivery-ceivables ==

in the transcript for the last easter egg is says "Delivery Receivables", but if you listen to it, the announcer elides it into one word, like Delivericeivables. Not quite sure if there should be a note explaining it. [[User:Telamon|-Telamon]] 23:29, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

== Homestar's Soles ==

*Homestar's feet don't have stars in the soles, as they did in [[One, Two, One, Two]]. 
Is this notable? I'm not really STUFFing it now because I'm neutral to its inclusion. [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 23:40, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
:I think the sole-stars are a stylistic inclusion. The One Two Homestar picture is of an ever-so-slightly different style than normal. Please to be also referring to [[crying]], where he is in the usual style, also with no stars. Additionally, the footprints he leaves in the snow in [[Homestar Presents: Presents]] have no stars. Thusly, I feel the stars are NOT typical of the normal Homestar, and only appear in style changes. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 04:17, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

::Yeah, I think that makes sense. I agree. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 04:57, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:::If that's the case, then should we note the stars on his soles in One Two? If it's considerable to call it out of norm, then we should make note of it.{{User:Ten Ten/sig}} 00:49, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
::::Well, don't forget that he had the stars on the soles in [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]]. {{User:Superfield Credit Union/sig}}
:::::Which is also a completely different style. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 22:35, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

==St.Louis==
They brought The Cheat an swimming airplane from St. Louis, why implies that they went to St. Louis, even though they went to the King's castle and went to the bar. Did they even go anywhere for the buisness trip?-[[User:68.116.129.182|68.116.129.182]] 02:01, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:<s>I think we should at least mention Lambert International Airport, because that must have been where he likely got it.</s> Now that I read it again, did they even go anywhere? In some cases, I think it's possible. The Brother's Chaps try to reuse as much stuff as they can. Then again maybe "not going on pointless business trips." Means that the Cheat actually goes somewhere. [[User:70.232.141.225|70.232.141.225]] 11:06, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::I think it's just speaking to the cheapness of the souvenirs that it just has the name of some random city. It doesn't necessarily have anything to do with where they actually went. (I wish they would have came to St. Louis, though. I'd have been at the airport waiting for them.)--{{User:Johnny Jupiter/sig}} 20:22, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:::Saint Louis pride. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 20:32, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::::Yes, anyone who's ever been to, say, a massive truck stop in the middle of Missouri knows that it's entirely possible to buy souvenirs for a place when you're nowhere near it. Seriously, I've seen Alaska souvenirs at those truckstops. :) While I'm no Georgia expert, I'm willing to bet that if Homestar and Stwong Bad went to whatever Atlanta's airport is, they could find a STL souvenir. -- [[User:Onamuji|Onamuji]] 11:21, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
:::::Huh, weird. Who would have thought it? [[User:70.232.141.225|70.232.141.225]] 11:26, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
::::::Maybe Free Country, USA is close to St. Louis, or perhaps Strong Bad just got that plane the last time he went their and pretended that it was brand new.

== Scantily? ==

Should we maybe point out that Strong Bad misused (whether TBC did it intentionally or not) the word "scantily"? {{User:LongLiveCoachZ/sig}} 03:52, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:Strong Bad does that kind of thing all the time, really. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 03:59, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::Or maybe just sits in an Corinthian leather office chair all day lighting smokables with vast wads of cash. But yeah, "scantily"'s probably just a Strong Bad mannerism. [[User:Evil Egg|Evil Egg]] 12:00, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

Umm he '''didn't''' misuse it though. [[User:MJN SEIFER|MJN SEIFER]] 13:24, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

:He so did. 'Scantily' is an adverb. - Fred Chook
:: Yeah, the correct word would be "scant" or "scanty," which are adjectives. It could also be "...that involves you being scantily clad."--[[User:Sir Vimes|Sir Vimes]] 01:37, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
:::I have heard people say "Scantily Clothes" many times before I even heard of H*R. [[User:MJN SEIFER|MJN SEIFER]] 21:55, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
::::Well, they were using it wrong too, then. You can be dressed scantily, that's an adverb. But scanty, that's an adjective used to modivy the noun "clothes". {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 22:16, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

Well whadaya know. You learn something new everyday. Now the question is; did TBC make the same mistake, or are they just parodying the mistake? [[User:MJN SEIFER|MJN SEIFER]] 17:39, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

== New paaaaaper?! ==

The @ sign on New Paper is off a little bit. Wha?
:It is. If you compare it to a previous email's, it's quite clear. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 05:32, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

== Homestar jumping ==

Pretty sure that's a reference to scooby doo. Especially since it has to do with "rustling" in some bushes.
*Chances are maybe not. Homestar would have sounded like our good ol' little dog if he would try to make that reference. But then again, maybe his speech impediments make that impossible. [[User:70.232.141.225|70.232.141.225]] 11:10, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:::i meant the show. not just scooby

== They're bringing it back ==

American gladiators is [http://www.nbc.com/Casting/#gladiators being reborn]. Worth mentioning?--[[User:76.18.235.142|76.18.235.142]] 07:39, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:Perhaps, though nothing beyond "and it's being revived" or some similar short phrasing. The link should remain here on the talk page, since it's too tangental to the email. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 16:37, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

==Goes Down Smooth?==
Is there any explanation of the easter egg voiceover forthcoming? What does it mean? It sounds kind of like a dirty joke, but that's so not-Homestar Runner. [[User:140.180.166.176|140.180.166.176]] 15:49, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:As noted in the Real World References section (and misidentified by myself -.-;; ), the egg is a parody of the Miller commercials, right down to the tone of the announcer. "Goes down smooth" is a phrase that is commonly used in beer commercials, so I think TBC snuck in a subtle double entendre there with no really meaning. It could also be unintentional. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 16:35, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::In case you guys haven't noticed, the same phrase was used in [[web comics]]. "Strong Bad Email goes down smooth and clean, like gasoline." I rest my case. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 16:47, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::::maybe it contains alotta fiber

==Continental Breakfast==
As of this posting, there is an explanation phrased thus: "''A continental breakfast typically consists of juice, coffee, tea, pastries and fruit. Many hotels '''frequented by business travelers''' have such breakfasts available at no charge for guests.''" I call the bolded portion into question. I feel it's unnecessary, but when I try to remove it, I'm finding much resistance for unknown reasons. (Time to post those reasons, defender.) Opinions, all? {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 17:57, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:As i said in the edit when i first put it back in, certain types of hotels offer it. These types of hotels are the type frequented by businessmen, hence, i think it's an important statement. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 18:00, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::I'm no businessman, and I've often been at hotels with continental breakfasts. Many hotels that cater to tourists also have continental breakfasts. I agree with removing the part in bold. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 18:12, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:::I also agree with taking out 'frequented by business travelers'. [[User:Some kind of scientist|Some kind of scientist]] 22:07, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
::::I agree with Heimi.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 22:08, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
:::::Also me. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 22:18, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
::::::Thanks, everyone. I took it out. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 22:26, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

==Theme Song==
Is it just me or is the Super Mario Bros. theme song being played during the scene with Strong Bad and Homestar in The Field? [[User:72.83.150.246|72.83.150.246]] 20:41, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

It's just you [[User:Foogs|Foogs.]] 00:43, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

No wait, I kind of hear it too... I think it's a remix or something, Strong Bad and Homestar are pretty loud in that scene so, you have to really listen. [[User:MJN SEIFER|MJN SEIFER]] 17:46, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

== Time ==

Is this email actually 3:41? It seems much longer to me, and the number of frames doesn't seem to correspond to that. Or maybe I'm imagining things. Can somebody time it? I lack the technology to do so. [[User:Dementedc|Dementedc]] 21:18, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:Is that another way of saying, "I don't have a watch" ? Anyway, I get 4:06 for the running time, using my computer clock. And another 19 seconds for the Easter egg, but I don't know if that counts. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 21:45, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::Never time a toon that way. There is a formula where you can find the number of frames and the frame rate of the toon to get the time. We've occasionally had this problem, where the Toons Menu lists a different time than the frame rate formula shows. We usually write both as something like '''Time:''' X:XX (Toons Menu), X:XX (actual). --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 21:48, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:::The running time is the number of frames divided by 12. It also does not include the loading screen or the Easter eggs.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 21:51, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::::You'll notice I didn't update the time, because I know enough to know that I don't know enough to know what to do! {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 22:04, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:::::I'm gonna go ahead and update it with a 4:10 actual, since that seems to be what my calculations give me, assuming we round up. And, btw, "Is that another way of saying, 'I don't have a watch'?" Yes. Yes it is. :) [[User:Dementedc|Dementedc]] 22:15, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::::::No, it's 4:06. Trust me. I have a spreadsheet that performs the conversion, and for this I also did it on my calculator just to make sure. {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 01:00, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
:::::::Just for future reference, the format is x:xx <nowiki>[[TV Time Toons Menu|official]]</nowiki> x:xx actual I've made the adjustment based on the [[Cheat Commandos (toon)]] page. Shouldn't this be covered in the formatting guide, since this mismatch does come up occasionally. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 02:15, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
::::::::I'll go edit the '''TV Time Toons Menu''' page to say that running times are listed, so that people who click on "official" and land there know why they were sent there, along with a statement that sbemail running times aren't actually listed there, so that when they land there they will know why they can't find the sbemail running time listed there. This way, we won't have to change that format you showed us. [[User:76.200.155.112|76.200.155.112]] 03:18, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
:::::::::Oooohhh, I see where I went wrong in my calculations. Thank you for correcting that. [[User:Dementedc|Dementedc]] 11:56, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

== Killer Dogs ==

This isn't a slang expression for tired feet; it's a mixed metaphor. Correctly, one would say "my dogs are barking" or "my feet are killing me"--both of which mean that one's feet are tired.--[[User:H-ko|H-ko]] 23:57, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:I strongly disagree. I have a radio episode of "The Hitchhiker" from the 1940s where the phrase "my dogs are killing me" is used, and I've heard used many other places. "My dogs are barking" I've also heard, though more in a New York, Bowery Boy slang. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 02:17, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
:I've heard 'my dogs are killing me' many many times before this e-mail. ([[User:Some kind of scientist|Some kind of scientist]] 22:07, 17 October 2007 (UTC))
I believe the expression was used as a running gag in an episode of the tv show "chip and dales rescue rangers" (C. mid 1990s) though my memory is really bad. The episode had something to do with a dog and she would keep repeating the line. I guess other examples outdate mine anyway. --[[User:Foolster41|Foolster41]] 08:27, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

== Ripples ==

Im not sure what to call it, but when you click the screen it doesnt ripple like usual.
:Already noted under "Goofs" {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 00:13, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

=="roll my eyes"==
I was surprised this phrase wasn't included in the Real-Life References section. Its as if he werea dumb actor reading a cue card, and that should be mentioned,
:I don't think a cue card would read: "Oh, airport security. You know how it is these days. Roll my eyes." Maybe it would read "roll eyes" or something, but throwing the word "my" in there? Nah. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 19:30, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

Talk:business trip

Foolster41 — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 08:27:13 GMT

Foolster41: /* Killer Dogs */

==Expen$e Account Ones Easter Egg==

I respectfully disagree with the assertion that this Easter Egg is a reference to the "Real American Heroes" Bud Light Campaign. The voice-over for this spot was, in my opinion, a pretty good Ted Koppel impersonation. I think the idea was just to have this spot sound more stuffy and business-like, but, if others agree, mentioning the Ted Koppel impersonation may be worth it. [66.61.20.81] 19:35, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
:I wouldn't say Ted Koppel is the source of the voice, but the structure and tone of the commercial is a reference to either the Bud Light campaign or Miller commercials. I'm willing to accept that the community will feel it's [[TTATOT]], but it's clear to me that the voice is clearly an attempt at mimicking a particular voice. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 19:13, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
:I also don't think its a reference to the Real American Heroes. The voice didnt match at all
:It sounded to me more like the Miller High Life commercials voice where they talk about "living the high life" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Lb28iZKHJc (example)
::I'm sure it's a Miller High Life parody. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:37, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
:Maybe it's not a reference to anything in particular? Maybe Matt was just mustering a generic overpaid executive voice? [[User:Evil Egg|Evil Egg]] 12:05, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

==The Field==

i've never seen that style of trees in the field before. is it new? [[User:Neumannz|Zatchman]] 18:54, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
:Looks like. They're all the time tweaking those bushes. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 18:58, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
::Or maybe these bushes are from Foreign Lands? Free County UK or summat? [[User:Evil Egg|Evil Egg]] 12:03, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:::That would be speculation. It's far more likely TBC are just playing with/refining the style of the bushes for whatever reason. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 03:27, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

== Take off wedding rings ==

This is not a reference to Strongbad's boxing glove hands at all, but the tendency of some male business people on the road to remove their wedding rings to hide the fact that they are married to other women they might meet. I moved this to explanations and removed the inside reference. A mention of vaugly hand related things doen't make a reference. --[[User:Foolster41|Foolster41]] 19:25, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

:Since this, it's been removed. Why come? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 21:16, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

::Hmmm. I also think this is worth including (just the ring explanation, not the boxing-glove stuff). [[User:Some kind of scientist|Some kind of scientist]] 17:54, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

I put it back as: "the tendency of some business people (primarily male) on the road to remove their wedding rings to hide the fact that they are married to other women they might meet." Hopefully it will stick this time. --[[User:Foolster41|Foolster41]] 08:20, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

== You - You've earned it. ==
Is this a reference to the scene in Ghostbusters where Venkman gives the candy bar to Egon? Just a coincidence?
:Oh, wow. Why didn't I recognise that? o_o --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 20:55, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

==Conglomerate...==
I'm pretty sure that conglomerate is a rock. A sedimentary rock, at that. I have no idea what TBC would be referencing though... --[[User:Chiron|Chiron]] 23:11, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
*A conglomerate rock is a bunch of rocks formed into one. A business conglomerate is a bunch of companies formed into one. -[[User:141.133.160.52|141.133.160.52]] 23:24, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

== Delivery-ceivables ==

in the transcript for the last easter egg is says "Delivery Receivables", but if you listen to it, the announcer elides it into one word, like Delivericeivables. Not quite sure if there should be a note explaining it. [[User:Telamon|-Telamon]] 23:29, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

== Homestar's Soles ==

*Homestar's feet don't have stars in the soles, as they did in [[One, Two, One, Two]]. 
Is this notable? I'm not really STUFFing it now because I'm neutral to its inclusion. [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 23:40, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
:I think the sole-stars are a stylistic inclusion. The One Two Homestar picture is of an ever-so-slightly different style than normal. Please to be also referring to [[crying]], where he is in the usual style, also with no stars. Additionally, the footprints he leaves in the snow in [[Homestar Presents: Presents]] have no stars. Thusly, I feel the stars are NOT typical of the normal Homestar, and only appear in style changes. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 04:17, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

::Yeah, I think that makes sense. I agree. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 04:57, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:::If that's the case, then should we note the stars on his soles in One Two? If it's considerable to call it out of norm, then we should make note of it.{{User:Ten Ten/sig}} 00:49, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
::::Well, don't forget that he had the stars on the soles in [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]]. {{User:Superfield Credit Union/sig}}

==St.Louis==
They brought The Cheat an swimming airplane from St. Louis, why implies that they went to St. Louis, even though they went to the King's castle and went to the bar. Did they even go anywhere for the buisness trip?-[[User:68.116.129.182|68.116.129.182]] 02:01, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:<s>I think we should at least mention Lambert International Airport, because that must have been where he likely got it.</s> Now that I read it again, did they even go anywhere? In some cases, I think it's possible. The Brother's Chaps try to reuse as much stuff as they can. Then again maybe "not going on pointless business trips." Means that the Cheat actually goes somewhere. [[User:70.232.141.225|70.232.141.225]] 11:06, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::I think it's just speaking to the cheapness of the souvenirs that it just has the name of some random city. It doesn't necessarily have anything to do with where they actually went. (I wish they would have came to St. Louis, though. I'd have been at the airport waiting for them.)--{{User:Johnny Jupiter/sig}} 20:22, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:::Saint Louis pride. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 20:32, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::::Yes, anyone who's ever been to, say, a massive truck stop in the middle of Missouri knows that it's entirely possible to buy souvenirs for a place when you're nowhere near it. Seriously, I've seen Alaska souvenirs at those truckstops. :) While I'm no Georgia expert, I'm willing to bet that if Homestar and Stwong Bad went to whatever Atlanta's airport is, they could find a STL souvenir. -- [[User:Onamuji|Onamuji]] 11:21, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
:::::Huh, weird. Who would have thought it? [[User:70.232.141.225|70.232.141.225]] 11:26, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

== Scantily? ==

Should we maybe point out that Strong Bad misused (whether TBC did it intentionally or not) the word "scantily"? {{User:LongLiveCoachZ/sig}} 03:52, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:Strong Bad does that kind of thing all the time, really. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 03:59, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::Or maybe just sits in an Corinthian leather office chair all day lighting smokables with vast wads of cash. But yeah, "scantily"'s probably just a Strong Bad mannerism. [[User:Evil Egg|Evil Egg]] 12:00, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

Umm he '''didn't''' misuse it though. [[User:MJN SEIFER|MJN SEIFER]] 13:24, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

:He so did. 'Scantily' is an adverb. - Fred Chook
:: Yeah, the correct word would be "scant" or "scanty," which are adjectives. It could also be "...that involves you being scantily clad."--[[User:Sir Vimes|Sir Vimes]] 01:37, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
:::I have heard people say "Scantily Clothes" many times before I even heard of H*R. [[User:MJN SEIFER|MJN SEIFER]] 21:55, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
::::Well, they were using it wrong too, then. You can be dressed scantily, that's an adverb. But scanty, that's an adjective used to modivy the noun "clothes". {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 22:16, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

Well whadaya know. You learn something new everyday. Now the question is; did TBC make the same mistake, or are they just parodying the mistake? [[User:MJN SEIFER|MJN SEIFER]] 17:39, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

== New paaaaaper?! ==

The @ sign on New Paper is off a little bit. Wha?
:It is. If you compare it to a previous email's, it's quite clear. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 05:32, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

== Homestar jumping ==

Pretty sure that's a reference to scooby doo. Especially since it has to do with "rustling" in some bushes.
*Chances are maybe not. Homestar would have sounded like our good ol' little dog if he would try to make that reference. But then again, maybe his speech impediments make that impossible. [[User:70.232.141.225|70.232.141.225]] 11:10, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:::i meant the show. not just scooby

== They're bringing it back ==

American gladiators is [http://www.nbc.com/Casting/#gladiators being reborn]. Worth mentioning?--[[User:76.18.235.142|76.18.235.142]] 07:39, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:Perhaps, though nothing beyond "and it's being revived" or some similar short phrasing. The link should remain here on the talk page, since it's too tangental to the email. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 16:37, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

==Goes Down Smooth?==
Is there any explanation of the easter egg voiceover forthcoming? What does it mean? It sounds kind of like a dirty joke, but that's so not-Homestar Runner. [[User:140.180.166.176|140.180.166.176]] 15:49, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:As noted in the Real World References section (and misidentified by myself -.-;; ), the egg is a parody of the Miller commercials, right down to the tone of the announcer. "Goes down smooth" is a phrase that is commonly used in beer commercials, so I think TBC snuck in a subtle double entendre there with no really meaning. It could also be unintentional. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 16:35, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::In case you guys haven't noticed, the same phrase was used in [[web comics]]. "Strong Bad Email goes down smooth and clean, like gasoline." I rest my case. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 16:47, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::::maybe it contains alotta fiber

==Continental Breakfast==
As of this posting, there is an explanation phrased thus: "''A continental breakfast typically consists of juice, coffee, tea, pastries and fruit. Many hotels '''frequented by business travelers''' have such breakfasts available at no charge for guests.''" I call the bolded portion into question. I feel it's unnecessary, but when I try to remove it, I'm finding much resistance for unknown reasons. (Time to post those reasons, defender.) Opinions, all? {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 17:57, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:As i said in the edit when i first put it back in, certain types of hotels offer it. These types of hotels are the type frequented by businessmen, hence, i think it's an important statement. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 18:00, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::I'm no businessman, and I've often been at hotels with continental breakfasts. Many hotels that cater to tourists also have continental breakfasts. I agree with removing the part in bold. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 18:12, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:::I also agree with taking out 'frequented by business travelers'. [[User:Some kind of scientist|Some kind of scientist]] 22:07, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
::::I agree with Heimi.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 22:08, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
:::::Also me. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 22:18, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
::::::Thanks, everyone. I took it out. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 22:26, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

==Theme Song==
Is it just me or is the Super Mario Bros. theme song being played during the scene with Strong Bad and Homestar in The Field? [[User:72.83.150.246|72.83.150.246]] 20:41, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

It's just you [[User:Foogs|Foogs.]] 00:43, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

No wait, I kind of hear it too... I think it's a remix or something, Strong Bad and Homestar are pretty loud in that scene so, you have to really listen. [[User:MJN SEIFER|MJN SEIFER]] 17:46, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

== Time ==

Is this email actually 3:41? It seems much longer to me, and the number of frames doesn't seem to correspond to that. Or maybe I'm imagining things. Can somebody time it? I lack the technology to do so. [[User:Dementedc|Dementedc]] 21:18, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:Is that another way of saying, "I don't have a watch" ? Anyway, I get 4:06 for the running time, using my computer clock. And another 19 seconds for the Easter egg, but I don't know if that counts. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 21:45, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::Never time a toon that way. There is a formula where you can find the number of frames and the frame rate of the toon to get the time. We've occasionally had this problem, where the Toons Menu lists a different time than the frame rate formula shows. We usually write both as something like '''Time:''' X:XX (Toons Menu), X:XX (actual). --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 21:48, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:::The running time is the number of frames divided by 12. It also does not include the loading screen or the Easter eggs.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 21:51, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::::You'll notice I didn't update the time, because I know enough to know that I don't know enough to know what to do! {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 22:04, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:::::I'm gonna go ahead and update it with a 4:10 actual, since that seems to be what my calculations give me, assuming we round up. And, btw, "Is that another way of saying, 'I don't have a watch'?" Yes. Yes it is. :) [[User:Dementedc|Dementedc]] 22:15, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::::::No, it's 4:06. Trust me. I have a spreadsheet that performs the conversion, and for this I also did it on my calculator just to make sure. {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 01:00, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
:::::::Just for future reference, the format is x:xx <nowiki>[[TV Time Toons Menu|official]]</nowiki> x:xx actual I've made the adjustment based on the [[Cheat Commandos (toon)]] page. Shouldn't this be covered in the formatting guide, since this mismatch does come up occasionally. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 02:15, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
::::::::I'll go edit the '''TV Time Toons Menu''' page to say that running times are listed, so that people who click on "official" and land there know why they were sent there, along with a statement that sbemail running times aren't actually listed there, so that when they land there they will know why they can't find the sbemail running time listed there. This way, we won't have to change that format you showed us. [[User:76.200.155.112|76.200.155.112]] 03:18, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
:::::::::Oooohhh, I see where I went wrong in my calculations. Thank you for correcting that. [[User:Dementedc|Dementedc]] 11:56, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

== Killer Dogs ==

This isn't a slang expression for tired feet; it's a mixed metaphor. Correctly, one would say "my dogs are barking" or "my feet are killing me"--both of which mean that one's feet are tired.--[[User:H-ko|H-ko]] 23:57, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:I strongly disagree. I have a radio episode of "The Hitchhiker" from the 1940s where the phrase "my dogs are killing me" is used, and I've heard used many other places. "My dogs are barking" I've also heard, though more in a New York, Bowery Boy slang. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 02:17, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
:I've heard 'my dogs are killing me' many many times before this e-mail. ([[User:Some kind of scientist|Some kind of scientist]] 22:07, 17 October 2007 (UTC))
I believe the expression was used as a running gag in an episode of the tv show "chip and dales rescue rangers" (C. mid 1990s) though my memory is really bad. The episode had something to do with a dog and she would keep repeating the line. I guess other examples outdate mine anyway. --[[User:Foolster41|Foolster41]] 08:27, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

== Ripples ==

Im not sure what to call it, but when you click the screen it doesnt ripple like usual.
:Already noted under "Goofs" {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 00:13, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

=="roll my eyes"==
I was surprised this phrase wasn't included in the Real-Life References section. Its as if he werea dumb actor reading a cue card, and that should be mentioned,
:I don't think a cue card would read: "Oh, airport security. You know how it is these days. Roll my eyes." Maybe it would read "roll eyes" or something, but throwing the word "my" in there? Nah. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 19:30, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

Talk:business trip

Foolster41 — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 08:20:46 GMT

Foolster41: /* Take off wedding rings */

==Expen$e Account Ones Easter Egg==

I respectfully disagree with the assertion that this Easter Egg is a reference to the "Real American Heroes" Bud Light Campaign. The voice-over for this spot was, in my opinion, a pretty good Ted Koppel impersonation. I think the idea was just to have this spot sound more stuffy and business-like, but, if others agree, mentioning the Ted Koppel impersonation may be worth it. [66.61.20.81] 19:35, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
:I wouldn't say Ted Koppel is the source of the voice, but the structure and tone of the commercial is a reference to either the Bud Light campaign or Miller commercials. I'm willing to accept that the community will feel it's [[TTATOT]], but it's clear to me that the voice is clearly an attempt at mimicking a particular voice. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 19:13, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
:I also don't think its a reference to the Real American Heroes. The voice didnt match at all
:It sounded to me more like the Miller High Life commercials voice where they talk about "living the high life" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Lb28iZKHJc (example)
::I'm sure it's a Miller High Life parody. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:37, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
:Maybe it's not a reference to anything in particular? Maybe Matt was just mustering a generic overpaid executive voice? [[User:Evil Egg|Evil Egg]] 12:05, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

==The Field==

i've never seen that style of trees in the field before. is it new? [[User:Neumannz|Zatchman]] 18:54, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
:Looks like. They're all the time tweaking those bushes. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 18:58, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
::Or maybe these bushes are from Foreign Lands? Free County UK or summat? [[User:Evil Egg|Evil Egg]] 12:03, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:::That would be speculation. It's far more likely TBC are just playing with/refining the style of the bushes for whatever reason. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 03:27, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

== Take off wedding rings ==

This is not a reference to Strongbad's boxing glove hands at all, but the tendency of some male business people on the road to remove their wedding rings to hide the fact that they are married to other women they might meet. I moved this to explanations and removed the inside reference. A mention of vaugly hand related things doen't make a reference. --[[User:Foolster41|Foolster41]] 19:25, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

:Since this, it's been removed. Why come? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 21:16, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

::Hmmm. I also think this is worth including (just the ring explanation, not the boxing-glove stuff). [[User:Some kind of scientist|Some kind of scientist]] 17:54, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

I put it back as: "the tendency of some business people (primarily male) on the road to remove their wedding rings to hide the fact that they are married to other women they might meet." Hopefully it will stick this time. --[[User:Foolster41|Foolster41]] 08:20, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

== You - You've earned it. ==
Is this a reference to the scene in Ghostbusters where Venkman gives the candy bar to Egon? Just a coincidence?
:Oh, wow. Why didn't I recognise that? o_o --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 20:55, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

==Conglomerate...==
I'm pretty sure that conglomerate is a rock. A sedimentary rock, at that. I have no idea what TBC would be referencing though... --[[User:Chiron|Chiron]] 23:11, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
*A conglomerate rock is a bunch of rocks formed into one. A business conglomerate is a bunch of companies formed into one. -[[User:141.133.160.52|141.133.160.52]] 23:24, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

== Delivery-ceivables ==

in the transcript for the last easter egg is says "Delivery Receivables", but if you listen to it, the announcer elides it into one word, like Delivericeivables. Not quite sure if there should be a note explaining it. [[User:Telamon|-Telamon]] 23:29, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

== Homestar's Soles ==

*Homestar's feet don't have stars in the soles, as they did in [[One, Two, One, Two]]. 
Is this notable? I'm not really STUFFing it now because I'm neutral to its inclusion. [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 23:40, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
:I think the sole-stars are a stylistic inclusion. The One Two Homestar picture is of an ever-so-slightly different style than normal. Please to be also referring to [[crying]], where he is in the usual style, also with no stars. Additionally, the footprints he leaves in the snow in [[Homestar Presents: Presents]] have no stars. Thusly, I feel the stars are NOT typical of the normal Homestar, and only appear in style changes. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 04:17, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

::Yeah, I think that makes sense. I agree. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 04:57, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:::If that's the case, then should we note the stars on his soles in One Two? If it's considerable to call it out of norm, then we should make note of it.{{User:Ten Ten/sig}} 00:49, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
::::Well, don't forget that he had the stars on the soles in [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]]. {{User:Superfield Credit Union/sig}}

==St.Louis==
They brought The Cheat an swimming airplane from St. Louis, why implies that they went to St. Louis, even though they went to the King's castle and went to the bar. Did they even go anywhere for the buisness trip?-[[User:68.116.129.182|68.116.129.182]] 02:01, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:<s>I think we should at least mention Lambert International Airport, because that must have been where he likely got it.</s> Now that I read it again, did they even go anywhere? In some cases, I think it's possible. The Brother's Chaps try to reuse as much stuff as they can. Then again maybe "not going on pointless business trips." Means that the Cheat actually goes somewhere. [[User:70.232.141.225|70.232.141.225]] 11:06, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::I think it's just speaking to the cheapness of the souvenirs that it just has the name of some random city. It doesn't necessarily have anything to do with where they actually went. (I wish they would have came to St. Louis, though. I'd have been at the airport waiting for them.)--{{User:Johnny Jupiter/sig}} 20:22, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:::Saint Louis pride. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 20:32, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::::Yes, anyone who's ever been to, say, a massive truck stop in the middle of Missouri knows that it's entirely possible to buy souvenirs for a place when you're nowhere near it. Seriously, I've seen Alaska souvenirs at those truckstops. :) While I'm no Georgia expert, I'm willing to bet that if Homestar and Stwong Bad went to whatever Atlanta's airport is, they could find a STL souvenir. -- [[User:Onamuji|Onamuji]] 11:21, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
:::::Huh, weird. Who would have thought it? [[User:70.232.141.225|70.232.141.225]] 11:26, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

== Scantily? ==

Should we maybe point out that Strong Bad misused (whether TBC did it intentionally or not) the word "scantily"? {{User:LongLiveCoachZ/sig}} 03:52, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:Strong Bad does that kind of thing all the time, really. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 03:59, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::Or maybe just sits in an Corinthian leather office chair all day lighting smokables with vast wads of cash. But yeah, "scantily"'s probably just a Strong Bad mannerism. [[User:Evil Egg|Evil Egg]] 12:00, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

Umm he '''didn't''' misuse it though. [[User:MJN SEIFER|MJN SEIFER]] 13:24, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

:He so did. 'Scantily' is an adverb. - Fred Chook
:: Yeah, the correct word would be "scant" or "scanty," which are adjectives. It could also be "...that involves you being scantily clad."--[[User:Sir Vimes|Sir Vimes]] 01:37, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
:::I have heard people say "Scantily Clothes" many times before I even heard of H*R. [[User:MJN SEIFER|MJN SEIFER]] 21:55, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
::::Well, they were using it wrong too, then. You can be dressed scantily, that's an adverb. But scanty, that's an adjective used to modivy the noun "clothes". {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 22:16, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

Well whadaya know. You learn something new everyday. Now the question is; did TBC make the same mistake, or are they just parodying the mistake? [[User:MJN SEIFER|MJN SEIFER]] 17:39, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

== New paaaaaper?! ==

The @ sign on New Paper is off a little bit. Wha?
:It is. If you compare it to a previous email's, it's quite clear. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 05:32, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

== Homestar jumping ==

Pretty sure that's a reference to scooby doo. Especially since it has to do with "rustling" in some bushes.
*Chances are maybe not. Homestar would have sounded like our good ol' little dog if he would try to make that reference. But then again, maybe his speech impediments make that impossible. [[User:70.232.141.225|70.232.141.225]] 11:10, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:::i meant the show. not just scooby

== They're bringing it back ==

American gladiators is [http://www.nbc.com/Casting/#gladiators being reborn]. Worth mentioning?--[[User:76.18.235.142|76.18.235.142]] 07:39, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:Perhaps, though nothing beyond "and it's being revived" or some similar short phrasing. The link should remain here on the talk page, since it's too tangental to the email. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 16:37, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

==Goes Down Smooth?==
Is there any explanation of the easter egg voiceover forthcoming? What does it mean? It sounds kind of like a dirty joke, but that's so not-Homestar Runner. [[User:140.180.166.176|140.180.166.176]] 15:49, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:As noted in the Real World References section (and misidentified by myself -.-;; ), the egg is a parody of the Miller commercials, right down to the tone of the announcer. "Goes down smooth" is a phrase that is commonly used in beer commercials, so I think TBC snuck in a subtle double entendre there with no really meaning. It could also be unintentional. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 16:35, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::In case you guys haven't noticed, the same phrase was used in [[web comics]]. "Strong Bad Email goes down smooth and clean, like gasoline." I rest my case. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 16:47, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::::maybe it contains alotta fiber

==Continental Breakfast==
As of this posting, there is an explanation phrased thus: "''A continental breakfast typically consists of juice, coffee, tea, pastries and fruit. Many hotels '''frequented by business travelers''' have such breakfasts available at no charge for guests.''" I call the bolded portion into question. I feel it's unnecessary, but when I try to remove it, I'm finding much resistance for unknown reasons. (Time to post those reasons, defender.) Opinions, all? {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 17:57, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:As i said in the edit when i first put it back in, certain types of hotels offer it. These types of hotels are the type frequented by businessmen, hence, i think it's an important statement. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 18:00, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::I'm no businessman, and I've often been at hotels with continental breakfasts. Many hotels that cater to tourists also have continental breakfasts. I agree with removing the part in bold. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 18:12, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:::I also agree with taking out 'frequented by business travelers'. [[User:Some kind of scientist|Some kind of scientist]] 22:07, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
::::I agree with Heimi.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 22:08, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
:::::Also me. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 22:18, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
::::::Thanks, everyone. I took it out. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 22:26, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

==Theme Song==
Is it just me or is the Super Mario Bros. theme song being played during the scene with Strong Bad and Homestar in The Field? [[User:72.83.150.246|72.83.150.246]] 20:41, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

It's just you [[User:Foogs|Foogs.]] 00:43, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

No wait, I kind of hear it too... I think it's a remix or something, Strong Bad and Homestar are pretty loud in that scene so, you have to really listen. [[User:MJN SEIFER|MJN SEIFER]] 17:46, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

== Time ==

Is this email actually 3:41? It seems much longer to me, and the number of frames doesn't seem to correspond to that. Or maybe I'm imagining things. Can somebody time it? I lack the technology to do so. [[User:Dementedc|Dementedc]] 21:18, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:Is that another way of saying, "I don't have a watch" ? Anyway, I get 4:06 for the running time, using my computer clock. And another 19 seconds for the Easter egg, but I don't know if that counts. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 21:45, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::Never time a toon that way. There is a formula where you can find the number of frames and the frame rate of the toon to get the time. We've occasionally had this problem, where the Toons Menu lists a different time than the frame rate formula shows. We usually write both as something like '''Time:''' X:XX (Toons Menu), X:XX (actual). --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 21:48, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:::The running time is the number of frames divided by 12. It also does not include the loading screen or the Easter eggs.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 21:51, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::::You'll notice I didn't update the time, because I know enough to know that I don't know enough to know what to do! {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 22:04, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:::::I'm gonna go ahead and update it with a 4:10 actual, since that seems to be what my calculations give me, assuming we round up. And, btw, "Is that another way of saying, 'I don't have a watch'?" Yes. Yes it is. :) [[User:Dementedc|Dementedc]] 22:15, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::::::No, it's 4:06. Trust me. I have a spreadsheet that performs the conversion, and for this I also did it on my calculator just to make sure. {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 01:00, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
:::::::Just for future reference, the format is x:xx <nowiki>[[TV Time Toons Menu|official]]</nowiki> x:xx actual I've made the adjustment based on the [[Cheat Commandos (toon)]] page. Shouldn't this be covered in the formatting guide, since this mismatch does come up occasionally. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 02:15, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
::::::::I'll go edit the '''TV Time Toons Menu''' page to say that running times are listed, so that people who click on "official" and land there know why they were sent there, along with a statement that sbemail running times aren't actually listed there, so that when they land there they will know why they can't find the sbemail running time listed there. This way, we won't have to change that format you showed us. [[User:76.200.155.112|76.200.155.112]] 03:18, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
:::::::::Oooohhh, I see where I went wrong in my calculations. Thank you for correcting that. [[User:Dementedc|Dementedc]] 11:56, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

== Killer Dogs ==

This isn't a slang expression for tired feet; it's a mixed metaphor. Correctly, one would say "my dogs are barking" or "my feet are killing me"--both of which mean that one's feet are tired.--[[User:H-ko|H-ko]] 23:57, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:I strongly disagree. I have a radio episode of "The Hitchhiker" from the 1940s where the phrase "my dogs are killing me" is used, and I've heard used many other places. "My dogs are barking" I've also heard, though more in a New York, Bowery Boy slang. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 02:17, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
:I've heard 'my dogs are killing me' many many times before this e-mail. ([[User:Some kind of scientist|Some kind of scientist]] 22:07, 17 October 2007 (UTC))

== Ripples ==

Im not sure what to call it, but when you click the screen it doesnt ripple like usual.
:Already noted under "Goofs" {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 00:13, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

=="roll my eyes"==
I was surprised this phrase wasn't included in the Real-Life References section. Its as if he werea dumb actor reading a cue card, and that should be mentioned,
:I don't think a cue card would read: "Oh, airport security. You know how it is these days. Roll my eyes." Maybe it would read "roll eyes" or something, but throwing the word "my" in there? Nah. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 19:30, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

Talk:business trip

Foolster41 — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 08:20:24 GMT

Foolster41: /* Take off wedding rings */

==Expen$e Account Ones Easter Egg==

I respectfully disagree with the assertion that this Easter Egg is a reference to the "Real American Heroes" Bud Light Campaign. The voice-over for this spot was, in my opinion, a pretty good Ted Koppel impersonation. I think the idea was just to have this spot sound more stuffy and business-like, but, if others agree, mentioning the Ted Koppel impersonation may be worth it. [66.61.20.81] 19:35, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
:I wouldn't say Ted Koppel is the source of the voice, but the structure and tone of the commercial is a reference to either the Bud Light campaign or Miller commercials. I'm willing to accept that the community will feel it's [[TTATOT]], but it's clear to me that the voice is clearly an attempt at mimicking a particular voice. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 19:13, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
:I also don't think its a reference to the Real American Heroes. The voice didnt match at all
:It sounded to me more like the Miller High Life commercials voice where they talk about "living the high life" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Lb28iZKHJc (example)
::I'm sure it's a Miller High Life parody. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:37, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
:Maybe it's not a reference to anything in particular? Maybe Matt was just mustering a generic overpaid executive voice? [[User:Evil Egg|Evil Egg]] 12:05, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

==The Field==

i've never seen that style of trees in the field before. is it new? [[User:Neumannz|Zatchman]] 18:54, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
:Looks like. They're all the time tweaking those bushes. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 18:58, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
::Or maybe these bushes are from Foreign Lands? Free County UK or summat? [[User:Evil Egg|Evil Egg]] 12:03, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:::That would be speculation. It's far more likely TBC are just playing with/refining the style of the bushes for whatever reason. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 03:27, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

== Take off wedding rings ==

This is not a reference to Strongbad's boxing glove hands at all, but the tendency of some male business people on the road to remove their wedding rings to hide the fact that they are married to other women they might meet. I moved this to explanations and removed the inside reference. A mention of vaugly hand related things doen't make a reference. --[[User:Foolster41|Foolster41]] 19:25, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

:Since this, it's been removed. Why come? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 21:16, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

::Hmmm. I also think this is worth including (just the ring explanation, not the boxing-glove stuff). [[User:Some kind of scientist|Some kind of scientist]] 17:54, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

I put it back as: "the tendency of some business people (primarily male) on the road to remove their wedding rings to hide the fact that they are married to other women they might meet." Hopefully it will stick this time.

== You - You've earned it. ==
Is this a reference to the scene in Ghostbusters where Venkman gives the candy bar to Egon? Just a coincidence?
:Oh, wow. Why didn't I recognise that? o_o --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 20:55, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

==Conglomerate...==
I'm pretty sure that conglomerate is a rock. A sedimentary rock, at that. I have no idea what TBC would be referencing though... --[[User:Chiron|Chiron]] 23:11, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
*A conglomerate rock is a bunch of rocks formed into one. A business conglomerate is a bunch of companies formed into one. -[[User:141.133.160.52|141.133.160.52]] 23:24, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

== Delivery-ceivables ==

in the transcript for the last easter egg is says "Delivery Receivables", but if you listen to it, the announcer elides it into one word, like Delivericeivables. Not quite sure if there should be a note explaining it. [[User:Telamon|-Telamon]] 23:29, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

== Homestar's Soles ==

*Homestar's feet don't have stars in the soles, as they did in [[One, Two, One, Two]]. 
Is this notable? I'm not really STUFFing it now because I'm neutral to its inclusion. [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 23:40, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
:I think the sole-stars are a stylistic inclusion. The One Two Homestar picture is of an ever-so-slightly different style than normal. Please to be also referring to [[crying]], where he is in the usual style, also with no stars. Additionally, the footprints he leaves in the snow in [[Homestar Presents: Presents]] have no stars. Thusly, I feel the stars are NOT typical of the normal Homestar, and only appear in style changes. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 04:17, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

::Yeah, I think that makes sense. I agree. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 04:57, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:::If that's the case, then should we note the stars on his soles in One Two? If it's considerable to call it out of norm, then we should make note of it.{{User:Ten Ten/sig}} 00:49, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
::::Well, don't forget that he had the stars on the soles in [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]]. {{User:Superfield Credit Union/sig}}

==St.Louis==
They brought The Cheat an swimming airplane from St. Louis, why implies that they went to St. Louis, even though they went to the King's castle and went to the bar. Did they even go anywhere for the buisness trip?-[[User:68.116.129.182|68.116.129.182]] 02:01, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:<s>I think we should at least mention Lambert International Airport, because that must have been where he likely got it.</s> Now that I read it again, did they even go anywhere? In some cases, I think it's possible. The Brother's Chaps try to reuse as much stuff as they can. Then again maybe "not going on pointless business trips." Means that the Cheat actually goes somewhere. [[User:70.232.141.225|70.232.141.225]] 11:06, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::I think it's just speaking to the cheapness of the souvenirs that it just has the name of some random city. It doesn't necessarily have anything to do with where they actually went. (I wish they would have came to St. Louis, though. I'd have been at the airport waiting for them.)--{{User:Johnny Jupiter/sig}} 20:22, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:::Saint Louis pride. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 20:32, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::::Yes, anyone who's ever been to, say, a massive truck stop in the middle of Missouri knows that it's entirely possible to buy souvenirs for a place when you're nowhere near it. Seriously, I've seen Alaska souvenirs at those truckstops. :) While I'm no Georgia expert, I'm willing to bet that if Homestar and Stwong Bad went to whatever Atlanta's airport is, they could find a STL souvenir. -- [[User:Onamuji|Onamuji]] 11:21, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
:::::Huh, weird. Who would have thought it? [[User:70.232.141.225|70.232.141.225]] 11:26, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

== Scantily? ==

Should we maybe point out that Strong Bad misused (whether TBC did it intentionally or not) the word "scantily"? {{User:LongLiveCoachZ/sig}} 03:52, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:Strong Bad does that kind of thing all the time, really. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 03:59, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::Or maybe just sits in an Corinthian leather office chair all day lighting smokables with vast wads of cash. But yeah, "scantily"'s probably just a Strong Bad mannerism. [[User:Evil Egg|Evil Egg]] 12:00, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

Umm he '''didn't''' misuse it though. [[User:MJN SEIFER|MJN SEIFER]] 13:24, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

:He so did. 'Scantily' is an adverb. - Fred Chook
:: Yeah, the correct word would be "scant" or "scanty," which are adjectives. It could also be "...that involves you being scantily clad."--[[User:Sir Vimes|Sir Vimes]] 01:37, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
:::I have heard people say "Scantily Clothes" many times before I even heard of H*R. [[User:MJN SEIFER|MJN SEIFER]] 21:55, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
::::Well, they were using it wrong too, then. You can be dressed scantily, that's an adverb. But scanty, that's an adjective used to modivy the noun "clothes". {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 22:16, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

Well whadaya know. You learn something new everyday. Now the question is; did TBC make the same mistake, or are they just parodying the mistake? [[User:MJN SEIFER|MJN SEIFER]] 17:39, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

== New paaaaaper?! ==

The @ sign on New Paper is off a little bit. Wha?
:It is. If you compare it to a previous email's, it's quite clear. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 05:32, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

== Homestar jumping ==

Pretty sure that's a reference to scooby doo. Especially since it has to do with "rustling" in some bushes.
*Chances are maybe not. Homestar would have sounded like our good ol' little dog if he would try to make that reference. But then again, maybe his speech impediments make that impossible. [[User:70.232.141.225|70.232.141.225]] 11:10, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:::i meant the show. not just scooby

== They're bringing it back ==

American gladiators is [http://www.nbc.com/Casting/#gladiators being reborn]. Worth mentioning?--[[User:76.18.235.142|76.18.235.142]] 07:39, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:Perhaps, though nothing beyond "and it's being revived" or some similar short phrasing. The link should remain here on the talk page, since it's too tangental to the email. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 16:37, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

==Goes Down Smooth?==
Is there any explanation of the easter egg voiceover forthcoming? What does it mean? It sounds kind of like a dirty joke, but that's so not-Homestar Runner. [[User:140.180.166.176|140.180.166.176]] 15:49, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:As noted in the Real World References section (and misidentified by myself -.-;; ), the egg is a parody of the Miller commercials, right down to the tone of the announcer. "Goes down smooth" is a phrase that is commonly used in beer commercials, so I think TBC snuck in a subtle double entendre there with no really meaning. It could also be unintentional. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 16:35, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::In case you guys haven't noticed, the same phrase was used in [[web comics]]. "Strong Bad Email goes down smooth and clean, like gasoline." I rest my case. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 16:47, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::::maybe it contains alotta fiber

==Continental Breakfast==
As of this posting, there is an explanation phrased thus: "''A continental breakfast typically consists of juice, coffee, tea, pastries and fruit. Many hotels '''frequented by business travelers''' have such breakfasts available at no charge for guests.''" I call the bolded portion into question. I feel it's unnecessary, but when I try to remove it, I'm finding much resistance for unknown reasons. (Time to post those reasons, defender.) Opinions, all? {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 17:57, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:As i said in the edit when i first put it back in, certain types of hotels offer it. These types of hotels are the type frequented by businessmen, hence, i think it's an important statement. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 18:00, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::I'm no businessman, and I've often been at hotels with continental breakfasts. Many hotels that cater to tourists also have continental breakfasts. I agree with removing the part in bold. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 18:12, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:::I also agree with taking out 'frequented by business travelers'. [[User:Some kind of scientist|Some kind of scientist]] 22:07, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
::::I agree with Heimi.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 22:08, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
:::::Also me. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 22:18, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
::::::Thanks, everyone. I took it out. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 22:26, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

==Theme Song==
Is it just me or is the Super Mario Bros. theme song being played during the scene with Strong Bad and Homestar in The Field? [[User:72.83.150.246|72.83.150.246]] 20:41, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

It's just you [[User:Foogs|Foogs.]] 00:43, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

No wait, I kind of hear it too... I think it's a remix or something, Strong Bad and Homestar are pretty loud in that scene so, you have to really listen. [[User:MJN SEIFER|MJN SEIFER]] 17:46, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

== Time ==

Is this email actually 3:41? It seems much longer to me, and the number of frames doesn't seem to correspond to that. Or maybe I'm imagining things. Can somebody time it? I lack the technology to do so. [[User:Dementedc|Dementedc]] 21:18, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:Is that another way of saying, "I don't have a watch" ? Anyway, I get 4:06 for the running time, using my computer clock. And another 19 seconds for the Easter egg, but I don't know if that counts. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 21:45, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::Never time a toon that way. There is a formula where you can find the number of frames and the frame rate of the toon to get the time. We've occasionally had this problem, where the Toons Menu lists a different time than the frame rate formula shows. We usually write both as something like '''Time:''' X:XX (Toons Menu), X:XX (actual). --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 21:48, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:::The running time is the number of frames divided by 12. It also does not include the loading screen or the Easter eggs.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 21:51, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::::You'll notice I didn't update the time, because I know enough to know that I don't know enough to know what to do! {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 22:04, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:::::I'm gonna go ahead and update it with a 4:10 actual, since that seems to be what my calculations give me, assuming we round up. And, btw, "Is that another way of saying, 'I don't have a watch'?" Yes. Yes it is. :) [[User:Dementedc|Dementedc]] 22:15, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
::::::No, it's 4:06. Trust me. I have a spreadsheet that performs the conversion, and for this I also did it on my calculator just to make sure. {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 01:00, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
:::::::Just for future reference, the format is x:xx <nowiki>[[TV Time Toons Menu|official]]</nowiki> x:xx actual I've made the adjustment based on the [[Cheat Commandos (toon)]] page. Shouldn't this be covered in the formatting guide, since this mismatch does come up occasionally. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 02:15, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
::::::::I'll go edit the '''TV Time Toons Menu''' page to say that running times are listed, so that people who click on "official" and land there know why they were sent there, along with a statement that sbemail running times aren't actually listed there, so that when they land there they will know why they can't find the sbemail running time listed there. This way, we won't have to change that format you showed us. [[User:76.200.155.112|76.200.155.112]] 03:18, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
:::::::::Oooohhh, I see where I went wrong in my calculations. Thank you for correcting that. [[User:Dementedc|Dementedc]] 11:56, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

== Killer Dogs ==

This isn't a slang expression for tired feet; it's a mixed metaphor. Correctly, one would say "my dogs are barking" or "my feet are killing me"--both of which mean that one's feet are tired.--[[User:H-ko|H-ko]] 23:57, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
:I strongly disagree. I have a radio episode of "The Hitchhiker" from the 1940s where the phrase "my dogs are killing me" is used, and I've heard used many other places. "My dogs are barking" I've also heard, though more in a New York, Bowery Boy slang. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 02:17, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
:I've heard 'my dogs are killing me' many many times before this e-mail. ([[User:Some kind of scientist|Some kind of scientist]] 22:07, 17 October 2007 (UTC))

== Ripples ==

Im not sure what to call it, but when you click the screen it doesnt ripple like usual.
:Already noted under "Goofs" {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 00:13, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

=="roll my eyes"==
I was surprised this phrase wasn't included in the Real-Life References section. Its as if he werea dumb actor reading a cue card, and that should be mentioned,
:I don't think a cue card would read: "Oh, airport security. You know how it is these days. Roll my eyes." Maybe it would read "roll eyes" or something, but throwing the word "my" in there? Nah. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 19:30, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

business trip

Foolster41 — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 08:18:19 GMT

Foolster41: /* Explanations */

{{sbenav|182}}
[[Image:business_trip_thumb.png|thumb|200px|"I think I heard a bear rustling in the woods!"]]
Strong Bad is asked if he ever does anything serious, so he and Homestar go on a business trip.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{film|Strong Bad}}, {{film|Homestar Runner}}, {{film|The Cheat}}, {{film|Strong Sad}}, {{film|The King of Town}}, {{film|Strong Mad}} (voice-only)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Field]], [[The Bar]], [[The King of Town's Castle]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' October 15, 2007

'''Running Time:''' 3:41 [[TV Time Toons Menu|official]], 4:06 actual

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

==Transcript==
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' When I was sixteen I sold all my emails and hit the road.

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: have you ever? PLEASE!!</div>
Have you ever made a sbmail about a business trip or 
something serious? think about it. 
 
-ROXY~VA
</blockquote>
''{pronounces "sbmail" as written. The "~" is accompanied by a sound like a cassette tape playing unevenly}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' I think we should ''seriously'' talk about your name, Roxy. I'm afraid your career choices may be limited to a Limozeen groupie or maybe an American Gladiator. ''{clears screen}'' Something involving you wearing scantily clothes. You don't meet too many Professors of Women Studies named Roxy. As for business trips, The Cheat and I are being sent to a conference in a just a few seconds here. ''{stops typing}'' The Cheat, you ready to ro'?

''{cut to wider shot of Homestar Runner standing next to Strong Bad's computer}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Sure am, Sam!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, you're not The Cheat.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Nah, not any more. The Cheat got promoted to ''{cut to a portrait of The Cheat in a business suit}'' Junior Executive Of Not Having To Go On Pointless Business Trips.

''{Cut back to Strong Bad}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What?! I've been trying to get that job for years.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' So, it just going to be me and you. Sleepin' out under the stars. Roasting some marshmallows.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Homestar, this is a ''business'' trip, not a camping trip.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh. Oh, I see. I guess I shouldn't have brought these, then. ''{Pan over to a stack of cans marked "Pork [[b/w]] Beans"}''

''{Diamond iris out to The Field, next to a sign that reads "Annual Symposium Conference Lecture Seminar Series Registration"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' All right, Homestar. We got to start talking loudly about our business trip, so that everyone around us knows we're on a business trip. ''{speaking a little louder}'' Uh, continental breakfast? More like, ''in''-continential blech-fast. ''{As he says "blech," the top and bottom of his mouth wiggle}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{angrily}'' Yeah, seal the deal! ''{wider shot with Homestar wearing the pork b/w beans cans on his feet}'' Seal the deal!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Homestar, what are those jangles? ''{Close up of the cans}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, airport security. You know how it is these days. Roll my eyes. ''{Homestar's eye highlights rotate}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Well, hurry up. We've got to get there before the keynote starts so we can ditch out five minutes after the keynote starts.

''{push wipe to Strong Sad wearing [[cool shades|glasses]] and holding a clip board. He is standing on the soapbox, but one of his feet has punched through the top.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{flatly}'' Welcome to Reducing Your Business's Carbon Footprint Is Not A Matter of Buying Everyone Smaller Shoes. Please allow me to begin.

''{Reverse shot to Strong Bad and Homestar}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' That's our cue. ''{they sneak out}''

''{Cut back to Strong Sad}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ...And we'll go ahead and break for lunch.

''{Diamond iris out to The Bar, medium shot of Strong Bad}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Man, there's nothing like a couple of ice cold Expen$e Account Ones while on a business trip.

''{Cut to a wide shot of Homestar and Strong Bad. Homestar is wearing five lanyards.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Boy, I'll say. I've been going nuts with our lanyard per diem.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Let's see what's next on the itinerary. ''{Cut to the itinerary. As items are checked off, check marks appear.}'' Take off wedding rings, check. Complain about hotel mattress, check. Talk about how our dogs are killing us...''{squiggly line appears}'' we're not quite there yet. Collect dry twigs for kindling? ''{This is written in blue ink, with a silly picture of Homestar drawn next to it}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{off-screen}'' That's a check.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Meet hot female executives for drinks. ''{Cut back to Homestar and Strong Bad. Strong Bad looks around.}'' Um... mostly check? Oh crap! ''{Cut back to the checklist. "Mostly check" is a check made from a dotted line}'' we've got to seal the deal with the foreign conglomerate in ten minutes!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{Homestar has leapt into Strong Bad's arms}'' And not a moment too soon! I think I heard a bear rustling in the woods!

''{Iris out to The King of Town's castle. A gong is heard. The King of Town is wearing a tag saying "Foreign Conglomerate"}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' All right, gentlemen, this is how this is going to go down. I'm going to write a number on this piece of paper.

''{Reverse shot to Homestar and Strong Bad. The King of Town slides the paper with an obvious bulge to the pair.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh, King, you wrote a piece of lasagna on this piece of paper.

''{Cut back to The King of Town.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' And I ain't budging! Now, where are those units?

''{Reverse shot}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What units? I thought we just here to seal the deal.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, Strong Bad wouldn't let me bring all of them. But I did manage to smuggle these two ''{holds up the Pork b/w Beans cans}'' past airport security.

'''STRONG BAD:''' What the sense-make?

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' All right, I'll take it! You boys drive a soft bargain. Poopsmith! Prepare the bathtub!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Well, cramp my style. We sealed the deal! Go ahead, Homestar. You— you've earned it.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{Homestar puts his feet up on the table}'' My dogs are killing me!

''{Cut back to the Lappy}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' But the real reason for business trips is to buy last minute peanut brittle and crappy souvenirs from airport gift shops for your kids!

''{Cut to the Cheat on the computer table, with a windup airplane that says "I ♥ St. Louis" floating in a fish bowl}''

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' No, see, it's an airplane! That swims! And loves St. Louis!

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{annoyed The Cheat noises and then walks off}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Fine, then. Strong Mad will appreciate it.

'''STRONG MAD:''' ''{off-screen}'' NO I WON'T!

''{The airplane sinks and [[New Paper]] comes down}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The peanut brittle could've swam better than that.

==Easter Eggs==
*Click on the "mostly check" check mark to see an assortment of hockey player [[Trading Cards#From business trip|trading cards]] for Jeu'realo Mostlycheck, Claudglaun Sortacheck, and Reneejeue Kindacheck.
*Click on "peanut brittle" as Strong Bad types it to see a box of "Last Minit Peanut Brittle".
*Click on [[The Spirit of St. Louis]] at the end to see an advertisement for "[[Cold One|Expen$e Account Ones]]".
*:'''ANNOUNCER:''' Cool, refreshing Expen$e Account Ones make everything go down smooth. Including that moron from delivereceivables they sent you on the road with. Yes, that's right, he just made a "You Go Girl" joke.

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*A [[Wikipedia: Breakfast#Continental breakfast|continental breakfast]] typically consists of juice, coffee, tea, pastries and fruit. Many hotels have such breakfasts available at no charge for guests.
*Incontinence is the inability to control urination or defecation.
*A [[Wikipedia:carbon footprint|carbon footprint]] is the amount of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases emitted by a product or service, or in this case, a company.
*"[[Wikipedia:Per diem|Per diem]]", a Latin term meaning "for each day", is the amount of money a business allows their employees to spend each day to cover work-related living and traveling expenses.
*"My dogs are killing me" is slang for "My feet hurt".
*the tendency of some business people (primarily male) on the road to remove their wedding rings to hide the fact that they are married to other women they might meet.

===Trivia===
*The [[Floppy Disk Container]] reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#ballistix|ballistix]]".
*This is the first time Homestar rolls his eyes.
[[Image:AtOff.png|thumb|200px|Off-center @ symbol]]

===Remarks===
*Delivereceivables is a [[portmanteau]].

===Goofs===
*The indentations usually caused by clicking on the Lappy's screen are missing in this email.
*The @ sign on [[New Paper]] is off center on its key.

===Inside References===
*Homestar states that he isn't The Cheat anymore, referring to [[do over]].
**Additionally, the exclamation Homestar uses, "Sure am, Sam!", is a phrase used by The Cheat during an online chat in [[i she be]].
*During the scene with Strong Sad, music from [[slumber party]] is playing.
*The [[soapbox]] now reads: "Fifteen [[Type]]s"
*Homestar mentions eating "pork [[b/w]] beans" in both [[helium]] and [[Arcade Game]].
*One of Homestar's passes read [[LEMKE]]. Also, the pennant reading "LEMKE!" is also just visible on the wall of The Bar.
*The "Last Minit Peanut Brittle" box mirrors the "Not-So-Thin Mints" box seen in [[rough copy]].
*The hat and briefcase in the Expense Account Ones Easter egg were previously seen in [[montage]].

===Real-World References===
*[[Wikipedia:American Gladiators|American Gladiators]], one of Strong Bad's suggestions for Roxy's career path, was a television show where contestants would compete against each other in various athletic contests while muscle-bound "Gladiators" attempted to frustrate their progress. The gladiators were given one-word names that bordered on "Remarkably Cheesy". Some notable examples are: Blaze, Bronco, Diamond, Ice, Thunder, Turbo, Storm, Tower, Viper, Elektra, Havoc, Tank and Thor.
*The Expen$e Account Ones commercial is a parody of [[Wikipedia:Miller Brewing Company|Miller High Life]] commercials.
*Strong Bad saying "You— you've earned it" is similar to one of Bill Murray's lines in [[Ghostbusters]].
*The [[Wikipedia:Spirit of St. Louis|Spirit of St. Louis]] made the first non-stop solo trans-Atlantic flight in 1927.

==External Links==
{{sbemailextlinks|182|{{{2|12636}}}}}

{{Strong Bad Email}}

Talk:business trip

Foolster41 — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 19:28:26 GMT

Foolster41: /* Take off wedding rings */

business trip

Foolster41 — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 19:26:56 GMT

Foolster41: /* Inside References */

{{sbenav|182}}
[[Image:business_trip_thumb.png|thumb|200px|"I think I heard a bear rustling in the woods!"]]
Strong Bad is asked if he ever does anything serious, so he and Homestar go on a business trip.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{film|Strong Bad}}, {{film|Homestar Runner}}, {{film|The Cheat}}, {{film|Strong Sad}}, {{film|The King of Town}}, {{film|Strong Mad}} (voice-only)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Field]], [[The Bar]], [[The King of Town's Castle]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' October 15, 2007

'''Running Time:''' 3:41

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

==Transcript==
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' When I was sixteen I sold all my emails and hit the road.

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: have you ever? PLEASE!!</div>
Have you ever made a sbmail about a business trip or 
something serious? think about it. 
 
-ROXY~VA
</blockquote>
''{pronounces "sbmail" as written. The "~" is accompanied by the sound like a cassette tape playing unevenly}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I think we should ''seriously'' talk about your name, Roxy. I'm afraid your career choices may be limited to a Limozeen groupie or maybe an American Gladiator. ''{clears screen}'' Something involving you wearing scantily clothes. You don't meet too many Professors of Women Studies named Roxy. As for business trips, The Cheat and I are being sent to a conference in a just a few seconds here. The Cheat, you ready to ro'?

''{cut to wider shot of Homestar Runner standing next to Strong Bad's computer}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Sure am, Sam!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, you're not The Cheat.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Nah, not any more. The Cheat got promoted to ''{cut to a portrait of The Cheat in a business suit}'' Junior Executive Of Not Having To Go On Pointless Business Trips.

''{Cut back to Strong Bad}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What! I've been trying to get that job for years.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' So, it just going to be me and you. Sleepin' out underneath the stars. Roasting some marshmallows.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Homestar, this is a ''business'' trip, not a camping trip.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh. Oh, I see. I guess I shouldn't brought these, then. ''{Pan over to a stack of cans marked "Pork [[b/w]] Beans"}''

''{Diamond iris out to The Field, next to a sign that reads "Annual Symposium Conference Lecture Seminar Series Registration"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' All right, Homestar. We got to start talking loudly about our business trip, so that everyone around us knows we're on a business trip. ''{speaking a little louder}'' Uh, continental breakfast? More like, ''in''-continential bleck-fast.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{angrily}'' Yeah, seal the deal! ''{wider shot with Homestar wearing the pork b/w beans cans on his feet}'' Seal the deal!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Homestar, what are those jangles? ''{Close up of the cans}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, airport security. You know how it is these days. Roll my eyes. ''{Homestar's eye highlights rotate}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Well, hurry up. We've got to get there before the keynote starts so we can ditch out five minutes after the keynote starts.

''{push wipe to Strong Sad wearing [[cool shades|glasses]] and holding a clip board}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{flatly}'' Welcome to Reducing Your Business's Carbon Footprint Is Not A Matter of Buying Everyone Smaller Shoes. Please allow me to begin.

''{Reverse shot to Strong Bad and Homestar}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' That's our cue.

''{Cut back to Strong Sad}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' And we'll go ahead and break for lunch.

''{Diamond iris out to The Bar, medium shot of Strong Bad}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Man, there's nothing like a couple of ice cold Expen$e Account Ones while on a business trip.

''{Cut to a wide shot of Homestar and Strong Bad. Homestar is wearing multiple lanyards.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Boy, I'll say. I've been going nuts with our lanyard per diem.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Let's see what's next on the itinerary. ''{Cut to the itinerary. As items are checked off, check marks appear.}'' Take off wedding rings, check. Complain about hotel mattress, check. Talk about how our dogs are killing us...''{squiggly line appears}'' we're not quite there yet. Collect dry twigs for kindling?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{off-screen}'' That's a check.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Meet hot female executives for drinks. ''{Cut back to Homestar and Strong Bad. Strong Bad looks around.}'' Um.. mostly check? Oh crap, we've got to seal the deal with the foreign conglomerate in ten minutes!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{Homestar has leapt into Strong Bad's arms}'' And not a moment too soon! I think I heard a bear rustling in the woods!

''{Iris out to The King Of Town's castle. A gong is heard. The King Of Town is wearing a tag saying "Foreign Conglomerate"}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Alright, gentlemen, this is how this is going to go down. I'm going to write a number on this piece of paper.

''{Reverse shot to Homestar and Strong Bad. The King Of Town slides the paper with an obvious bulge to the pair.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh, King, you wrote a piece of lasagna on this piece of paper.

''{Cut back to The King Of Town.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' And, I ain't budging! Now, where are those units?

''{Reverse shot}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What units? I thought we just here to seal the deal.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, Strong Bad wouldn't let me bring all of them. But I did manage to smuggle these two ''{holds up the Pork b/w Beans cans}'' past airport security.

'''STRONG BAD:''' What the sense make?

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Alright, I'll take it! You boys drive a soft bargain. Poopsmith! Prepare the bathtub!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Well, cramp my style. We sealed the deal! Go ahead Homestar, you— you've earned it.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{Homestar puts his feet up on the table}'' My dogs are killing me!

''{Cut back to the Lappy}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' But the real reason for business trips is to buy last minute peanut brittle and crappy souvenirs from airport gift shops for your kids!

''{Cut to the Cheat on the computer table, with a windup airplane floating in a fish bowl}''

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' No, see, it's an airplane! That swims! And loves St. Louis!

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{annoyed The Cheat noises and then walks off}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Fine, then. Strong Mad will appreciate it.

'''STRONG MAD:''' ''{off-screen}'' NO I WON'T!

''{The airplane sinks and [[New Paper]] comes down}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The peanut brittle could've swam better than that.

==Easter Eggs==
*Click on the "mostly check" checkmark to see an assorment of hockey player trading cards, the first of which has the last name "mostlycheck".
*Click on "peanut brittle" as Strong Bad types it to see a box of "Last Minit Peanut Brittle".
*Click on the airplane at the end to see an advertisement for "Expen$e Account Ones".
*:'''ANNOUNCER:''' Cool, refreshing Expen$e Account Ones make everything go down smooth. Including that moron from Delivery Receivables they stuck you on the road with. Yeah, that's right, he just made a "You Go Girl" joke.

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
* A [[Wikipedia:carbon footprint|carbon footprint]] is the amount of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases emitted by a product or service, or in this case, a company.
* "[[Wikipedia:Per diem|Per diem]]", a Latin term meaning "for each day", is the amount of money a business allows their employees to spend each day to cover work-related living and traveling expenses.
* "My dogs are killing me" is American slang for "My feet hurt."
* "Take off wedding rings" is a refrence to the tendency of some male business people on the road to remove their wedding rings to hide the fact that they are married to other women they might meet.

===Trivia===
*The [[Floppy Disk Container]] reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#ballistix|ballistix]]".
*This is the first time Homestar rolls his eyes.

===Goofs===
*The indentations usually caused by clicking on the Lappy's screen are missing in this email.
*The @ sign on [[New Paper]] is off center on its key.

===Inside References===
*Homestar states that he isn't The Cheat anymore, referring to [[do over]].
*The [[soapbox]] now reads: "Fifteen [[Type]]s"
*Homestar mentions eating "pork [[b/w]] beans" in both [[helium]] and [[Arcade Game]].
*One of Homestar's passes read [[LEMKE]]. Also, the pennant reading "LEMKE!" is also just visible on the wall of The Bar.
*The "Last Minit Peanut Brittle" box mirrors the "Not-So-Thin Mints" box seen in [[rough copy]].
*The hat and briefcase in the Expense Account Ones Easter egg were previously seen in [[montage]].
*The way Homestar says "marshmallows" echoes the way he says it in [[No Hands on Deck]].

==External Links==
{{sbemailextlinks|182|{{{2|12636}}}}}

{{Strong Bad Email}}

business trip

Foolster41 — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 19:26:38 GMT

Foolster41: /* Explanations */

{{sbenav|182}}
[[Image:business_trip_thumb.png|thumb|200px|"I think I heard a bear rustling in the woods!"]]
Strong Bad is asked if he ever does anything serious, so he and Homestar go on a business trip.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{film|Strong Bad}}, {{film|Homestar Runner}}, {{film|The Cheat}}, {{film|Strong Sad}}, {{film|The King of Town}}, {{film|Strong Mad}} (voice-only)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Field]], [[The Bar]], [[The King of Town's Castle]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' October 15, 2007

'''Running Time:''' 3:41

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

==Transcript==
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' When I was sixteen I sold all my emails and hit the road.

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: have you ever? PLEASE!!</div>
Have you ever made a sbmail about a business trip or 
something serious? think about it. 
 
-ROXY~VA
</blockquote>
''{pronounces "sbmail" as written. The "~" is accompanied by the sound like a cassette tape playing unevenly}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I think we should ''seriously'' talk about your name, Roxy. I'm afraid your career choices may be limited to a Limozeen groupie or maybe an American Gladiator. ''{clears screen}'' Something involving you wearing scantily clothes. You don't meet too many Professors of Women Studies named Roxy. As for business trips, The Cheat and I are being sent to a conference in a just a few seconds here. The Cheat, you ready to ro'?

''{cut to wider shot of Homestar Runner standing next to Strong Bad's computer}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Sure am, Sam!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, you're not The Cheat.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Nah, not any more. The Cheat got promoted to ''{cut to a portrait of The Cheat in a business suit}'' Junior Executive Of Not Having To Go On Pointless Business Trips.

''{Cut back to Strong Bad}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What! I've been trying to get that job for years.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' So, it just going to be me and you. Sleepin' out underneath the stars. Roasting some marshmallows.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Homestar, this is a ''business'' trip, not a camping trip.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh. Oh, I see. I guess I shouldn't brought these, then. ''{Pan over to a stack of cans marked "Pork [[b/w]] Beans"}''

''{Diamond iris out to The Field, next to a sign that reads "Annual Symposium Conference Lecture Seminar Series Registration"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' All right, Homestar. We got to start talking loudly about our business trip, so that everyone around us knows we're on a business trip. ''{speaking a little louder}'' Uh, continental breakfast? More like, ''in''-continential bleck-fast.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{angrily}'' Yeah, seal the deal! ''{wider shot with Homestar wearing the pork b/w beans cans on his feet}'' Seal the deal!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Homestar, what are those jangles? ''{Close up of the cans}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, airport security. You know how it is these days. Roll my eyes. ''{Homestar's eye highlights rotate}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Well, hurry up. We've got to get there before the keynote starts so we can ditch out five minutes after the keynote starts.

''{push wipe to Strong Sad wearing [[cool shades|glasses]] and holding a clip board}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{flatly}'' Welcome to Reducing Your Business's Carbon Footprint Is Not A Matter of Buying Everyone Smaller Shoes. Please allow me to begin.

''{Reverse shot to Strong Bad and Homestar}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' That's our cue.

''{Cut back to Strong Sad}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' And we'll go ahead and break for lunch.

''{Diamond iris out to The Bar, medium shot of Strong Bad}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Man, there's nothing like a couple of ice cold Expen$e Account Ones while on a business trip.

''{Cut to a wide shot of Homestar and Strong Bad. Homestar is wearing multiple lanyards.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Boy, I'll say. I've been going nuts with our lanyard per diem.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Let's see what's next on the itinerary. ''{Cut to the itinerary. As items are checked off, check marks appear.}'' Take off wedding rings, check. Complain about hotel mattress, check. Talk about how our dogs are killing us...''{squiggly line appears}'' we're not quite there yet. Collect dry twigs for kindling?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{off-screen}'' That's a check.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Meet hot female executives for drinks. ''{Cut back to Homestar and Strong Bad. Strong Bad looks around.}'' Um.. mostly check? Oh crap, we've got to seal the deal with the foreign conglomerate in ten minutes!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{Homestar has leapt into Strong Bad's arms}'' And not a moment too soon! I think I heard a bear rustling in the woods!

''{Iris out to The King Of Town's castle. A gong is heard. The King Of Town is wearing a tag saying "Foreign Conglomerate"}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Alright, gentlemen, this is how this is going to go down. I'm going to write a number on this piece of paper.

''{Reverse shot to Homestar and Strong Bad. The King Of Town slides the paper with an obvious bulge to the pair.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh, King, you wrote a piece of lasagna on this piece of paper.

''{Cut back to The King Of Town.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' And, I ain't budging! Now, where are those units?

''{Reverse shot}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What units? I thought we just here to seal the deal.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, Strong Bad wouldn't let me bring all of them. But I did manage to smuggle these two ''{holds up the Pork b/w Beans cans}'' past airport security.

'''STRONG BAD:''' What the sense make?

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Alright, I'll take it! You boys drive a soft bargain. Poopsmith! Prepare the bathtub!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Well, cramp my style. We sealed the deal! Go ahead Homestar, you— you've earned it.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{Homestar puts his feet up on the table}'' My dogs are killing me!

''{Cut back to the Lappy}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' But the real reason for business trips is to buy last minute peanut brittle and crappy souvenirs from airport gift shops for your kids!

''{Cut to the Cheat on the computer table, with a windup airplane floating in a fish bowl}''

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' No, see, it's an airplane! That swims! And loves St. Louis!

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{annoyed The Cheat noises and then walks off}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Fine, then. Strong Mad will appreciate it.

'''STRONG MAD:''' ''{off-screen}'' NO I WON'T!

''{The airplane sinks and [[New Paper]] comes down}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The peanut brittle could've swam better than that.

==Easter Eggs==
*Click on the "mostly check" checkmark to see an assorment of hockey player trading cards, the first of which has the last name "mostlycheck".
*Click on "peanut brittle" as Strong Bad types it to see a box of "Last Minit Peanut Brittle".
*Click on the airplane at the end to see an advertisement for "Expen$e Account Ones".
*:'''ANNOUNCER:''' Cool, refreshing Expen$e Account Ones make everything go down smooth. Including that moron from Delivery Receivables they stuck you on the road with. Yeah, that's right, he just made a "You Go Girl" joke.

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
* A [[Wikipedia:carbon footprint|carbon footprint]] is the amount of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases emitted by a product or service, or in this case, a company.
* "[[Wikipedia:Per diem|Per diem]]", a Latin term meaning "for each day", is the amount of money a business allows their employees to spend each day to cover work-related living and traveling expenses.
* "My dogs are killing me" is American slang for "My feet hurt."
* "Take off wedding rings" is a refrence to the tendency of some male business people on the road to remove their wedding rings to hide the fact that they are married to other women they might meet.

===Trivia===
*The [[Floppy Disk Container]] reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#ballistix|ballistix]]".
*This is the first time Homestar rolls his eyes.

===Goofs===
*The indentations usually caused by clicking on the Lappy's screen are missing in this email.
*The @ sign on [[New Paper]] is off center on its key.

===Inside References===
*Homestar states that he isn't The Cheat anymore, referring to [[do over]].
*The [[soapbox]] now reads: "Fifteen [[Type]]s"
*Homestar mentions eating "pork [[b/w]] beans" in both [[helium]] and [[Arcade Game]].
*One of Homestar's passes read [[LEMKE]]. Also, the pennant reading "LEMKE!" is also just visible on the wall of The Bar.
*The "Last Minit Peanut Brittle" box mirrors the "Not-So-Thin Mints" box seen in [[rough copy]].
*The hat and briefcase in the Expense Account Ones Easter egg were previously seen in [[montage]].
*The way Homestar says "marshmallows" echoes the way he says it in [[No Hands on Deck]].
*The "Take off wedding rings" item on Strong Bad's list refer to Strong Bad's boxing glove hands and Homestar's [[lack of visible arms]].

==External Links==
{{sbemailextlinks|182|{{{2|12636}}}}}

{{Strong Bad Email}}

Talk:business trip

Foolster41 — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 19:25:59 GMT

Foolster41: /* Take off wedding rings */

Talk:business trip

Foolster41 — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 19:25:39 GMT

Foolster41: /* Take off wedding rings */

Talk:slumber party

Foolster41 — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 18:12:21 GMT

Foolster41: /* Who's Gary? */

== Who's Gary? ==

I can't help but wonder... who's Gary? I can only hope that his existence will be explained in the next email. Maybe I wasn't paying attention to the last email... --[[User:Chiron|Chiron]] 11:32, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
:Maybe a reference to Limozeen Gary? [[User:Dementedc|Dementedc]] 11:49, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
::I was thinking it was [[Gary Palaroncini]] as well, with all the [[Limozeen]] and [[sloshy]] appearances as of late. [[User:jrgilby|jrgilby]]
:::I doubt it's reference to anything. It's just a random guy, a nobody. That's how I interpret it. Especially as it's not really stated anywhere why Strong Bad would be expecting an e-mail from Limozeen. --[[User:Sysrq868|Sysrq868]] 16:35, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
Yeah I was just going to say this would be a reference to a character if anything from Spongebob, not an episode. (Gary is a snail). But since Gary is a common name this seems a very tenuous link at best. I removed that line. --[[User:Foolster41|Foolster41]] 18:10, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

== Coulomb's law? ==

I don't think "Coolguy's Law" is a direct reference to Coulomb's law, even if it was mentioned in "4 branches". "Coolguy's Law" is a throwback to "Prof. Tor Coolguy" from the Strong Bad Is In Jail Cartoon. The fact that "Coolguy" sounds like "Coulomb" is just a coincidence. Not to mention there's no similarity whatsoever between the two actual equations, nor any compelling reason to write out and explain Coulomb's law in this article instead of just linking to it.
:Amen, amen, a thousand times amen -[[User:Jdhannan|Jdhannan]] 15:04, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
::I agree as well. Besides, Coulomb's law is an inverse square law anyway, not an inverse proportional law. --[[User:Crazyswordsman|Crazyswordsman]] 15:32, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
:::I disagree, i think it IS a reference. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 15:46, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
:I agree, this is NOT a reference. Where is STUFF when you need it.-[[User:Racerx is Alive|racerx_is_alive]]

:OK DeFender, some of us have actually taken Physics courses (not to mention very basic mathematics) and
:realize that Coulomb's law does not actually have an inverse relationship - it is an inverse square law. Come now.
:Do you have any basis for making the claim other than the distant phonetic similarity?
:It's gone. [[User:Mycroft.holmes|Mycroft Holmes]] 17:18, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

== Text-clearing ==

Is it just me or is the animation for Strong Bad clearing the text on his computer different in this e-mail? I would check another one, but I don't have time. [[User:Dementedc|Dementedc]] 11:45, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
:Still looks like the same fwoosh-up to me. {{User:Punching Kittens/sig}} 12:08, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
:It does look like video-games -> food clears to the upper-left corner rather than going straight up. Could someone with a decompiler frame-by-frame it? [[User:61.48.103.184|61.48.103.184]] 12:13, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
::I thought the same thing when I was watching it. If you frame by frame it though it's just scrolling off the screen in the normal way. Must the the shape of the text on the screen that makes the illusion. [[User:64.198.255.1|64.198.255.1]] 15:55, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

== Slumber Party Dance ==

Can anyone make out what Homestar is singing? It's incoherent to me, but he's definitely not ''just'' saying "Party! Slumber Party!" as the transcript <strike>currently reads</strike>. [[User:64.198.255.1|64.198.255.1]] 16:00, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
:He most certainly is just saying that actually. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 16:00, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
::He certainly says that, he most certainly does not say '''just''' that. [[User:64.198.255.1|64.198.255.1]] 17:38, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
::That's basically what he's saying, but after "Party! Slumber party!" he says something noticeably different. I can't make out one word, but he sings "Listen to some something! At my slumber party!" Despite my attempts to understand that one word where he sings "Listen to some..." I can't make it out.
:::Nevermind, this is sort of moot now, someone has updated the transcript...[[User:64.198.255.1|64.198.255.1]] 17:42, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

==This is my emial!!==

I sent this email in! I can't believe it got answered! --[[User:ThomasO|ThomasO]] 16:18, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
:That's really cool, way to go! So UNO invited you to a party, huh? {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 16:21, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
Oh no. There was a "slumber party" in the dorm lounge, and the only activity was a game of Uno. After one game everyone was bored and the "party" was over. --[[User:ThomasO|ThomasO]] 16:28, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
:Ah, i see... they need to get more interesting games... like [[wikipedia:Filthy Rich (game)|filthy rich]], hedbanz, [[Wikipedia:Ticket to Ride (board game)|ticket to ride]], [[Wikipedia:Guillotine (game)|guillotine]], things nobody's ever heard of... (Those are all fun games) I'm actually gonna be playing filthy rich with my friends tonight... {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 16:31, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
In case any of you don't believe me, I have the original email still saved, which I just took a screenshot of. Hmm, I just noticed that they edited out "at a nearby dorm".
[http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e270/NintendoExpert89/Picture3.png Here]
--[[User:ThomasO|ThomasO]] 16:41, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
:Welcome to the club Thomas O. How is that girl's night out party kit treating you ;) [[User:PlasticDiverGuy|PlasticDiverGuy]] 16:53, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

::That's awesome, ThomasO — congrats! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 16:55, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

slumber party

Foolster41 — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 18:11:17 GMT

Foolster41: /* Real-World References */

{{sbenav|180}}
[[Image:Slumber party sega tapes.png|thumb|200px|"Whoa! Jackpot!"]]

Strong Bad gives slumber party advice.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{film|Strong Bad}}, {{film|Homestar Runner}}, {{film|Bubs}}, {{film|Coach Z}}, {{film|The King of Town}}, {{film|Strong Sad}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Homestar Runner's House]], [[Coach Z's Locker Room]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' Monday, October 1, 2007

'''Running Time:''' 4:11

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

==Transcript==
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Gary... I hope this email's from Gary... ''{The email comes up}'' Hah! Aw...

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: slumber parties</div>
Dear Strong Bad, 
I attended a slumber party and there was nothing but a 
lame game of Uno. I ask you, what types of slumber 
parties should one attend or ignore? 
Sincerely, 
Thomas O. from NY
</blockquote>
''{Strong Bad reads NY as en-why}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' So it was just you and Uno? Like, no other people or sleeping bags or R-rated movies? Uh, you probably shoulda skipped that one. Family card games are notorious for hosting the worst slumber parties.

''{Cut to Strong Bad sitting at a table with his eyes half closed. There is a deck of cards sitting across from him on the table.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{flatly}'' Thanks for inviting me, Skip-Bo.

''{Cut back to the computer}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{clears screen}'' But let's say you get invited to a slumber party by a carbon based lifeform. The first thing you wanna look at is the popularity of the host.

''{Cut to a blackboard with "COOLGUY's LAW:" and a face wearing a mortar board drawn on it}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' According to Coolguy's Law, the popularity of the host is inversely proportional to the amount of fun you can have at their house.

''{As he speaks, the formula appears on the blackboard. Cut back to the computer.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' You got nothing to lose! You can tear that place apart and dislocate all the younger siblings' shoulders you want. It's not like you're ever going back there again.

''{Cut to Homestar Runner's bedroom. Homestar and Strong Bad are there, and there are sledgehammers embedded in the walls. Strong Bad is holding a sledgehammer.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' What did you say the name of this family card game was again, Strong Bad?

'''STRONG BAD:''' This is called Find The Load-Bearer. You never played this before?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' No. Find The Load-Bearer, Bed Axe, ''{Cut to Homestar's bed, which has two axes embedded in it}'' I never heard of any of these games we played.

''{Strong Bad throws another axe into the bed. Cut back to the computer.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Unpopular kids' dads definitely still play video games, so try and locate—

''{Cut to Strong Bad reaching into Homestar's dresser and pulling out some games}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' —his stash of Rated M for Mature titles.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa! Jackpot! ''{Holds up a game with a skull in a bloodstain on the cover}'' Blood Bleeder, ''{Holds up a game with the disembodied heads of two men and a dog on the cover}'' Head Chopper 2, ''{Holds up a game with a laser shooting at some disembodied scabs on the cover}'' Scab Wars, ''{Holds up a game with a blistered hand and a ghost holding a chainsaw on the cover}'' Blistergeist? Most of these things have been taken off the market!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh. Those are off-limits. We're only allowed to play Clapping Party.

''{Homestar plays Clapping Party, which consists of two hands against a blue background. They clap three times, and the words "ROUND CLEAR" appear against a red background with confetti. Several hands rapidly appear at the bottom of the screen. Cut back to the Lappy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The next thing to consider when going to a slumber party is the menu.

''{Cut to a blue screen with the words "TYPICAL SLUMBER PARTY FARE" at the top and a boy's head at the bottom. As Strong Bad talks, the things he describes appear, and the boy gets fatter}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Typical party food includes things like, six-foot party sub, an exorbitant amount of pizza, and at least enough Skittles and red cream soda to make your spit hurt.

''{The boy sticks out his tongue, which is bumpy and rainbow colored. A rainbow drool-drop forms. Cut to a table.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' But if you get over there, ''{Strong Bad falls from the sky}'' and they're, like, having a meal at a table, and they're serving, like...

''{A chicken leg in a pan moves towards Strong Bad}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{uncertain voice}'' Chicken... in a pan? ''{A plate moves towards Strong Bad and salad appears on it}'' With some... salad... ''{A glass of milk pours from the top of the screen}'' and a... glass of milk? To drink?

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' You better start running! ''{Strong Bad runs}'' Because that family must have some serious health problems.

''{Cut back to the computer}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' But if you're looking for a guaranteed good time, you need to get invited to an OLDER KID'S slumber party. Anything goes at those things!

''{Cut to Coach Z's locker room. Pan from Bubs to Coach Z to the King of Town}''

'''BUBS:''' My cousin Louis, he's dead. My cousin Harold, he's dead.

'''COACH Z:''' ''{Overlapping}'' And my back still hurts. And my knees still hurt.

'''KING OF TOWN:''' ''{Overlapping}'' Government ain't right! Government ain't right!

'''BUBS:''' So my escrow carried over into my lumbago, but then my sciatica started acting up.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh, can you guys start using words that were invented ''after'' the year nineteen-oh-zero?

'''KING OF TOWN:''' Come now, young whipper-snapper. My fellows and I were just about to start playing at games of chance. ''{Holds up some dice and shakes them}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Lemme guess. That ''doesn't'' include Bed Axe. ''{Holds up an axe}''

''{Cut back to the computer}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Uh, you might wanna put a cap on what you define as "older kids." Other than that, you can look always forward to endlessly ridiculing the kid that got picked up early 'cause he misses his mom. Strong Sad used to do that when we'd have slumber parties in our own basement!

''{Cut to a wide shot. Strong Sad is standing nearby with his arm in a sling}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' That only happened once!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{nodding}'' Uh-huh...

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{reluctantly}'' A week...

'''STRONG BAD:''' Keep going.

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{very reluctantly}'' For ten years...

'''STRONG BAD:''' There you go!

''{He turns back to the computer}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Oh, and one more thing: If your jim-jams happen to be a, oh, I dunno, long V-neck undershirt with a pair of questionable tighty-whities underneath, maybe don't wear those to the slumber party. Don't ask me how I know this. Please, PLEASE, ''{hangs head}'' DON'T ASK ME HOW I KNOW THIS.

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{offscreen, mocking voice}'' How do you know that?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, that's it! Allow me to relieve you of that located shoulder! Yah!

''{Strong Bad jumps off his chair and offscreen. Strong Sad yells. [[New Paper]] comes down.}''

==Easter Eggs==
*Click on "questionable" at the end to play Clapping Party. If you play the game twice, it unlocks "Blistergeist" mode, which involves a ghost in a hockey mask attacking the hands with a chainsaw, causing blisters to appear on them.
*Click on "slumber party" at the end to watch Homestar's Slumber Party dance.
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Party! Slumber party! Listen to some Sade at my slumber party!

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===
*"Rated M for Mature" refers to the [[Wikipedia:ESRB|ESRB]] rating system, which uses letters to indicate what age group a video game is best suited for.

===Remarks===
*When Strong Bad says, "find the [[wikipedia:Structural load|load bearer]]," he is referring to a [[wikipedia:Wall stud|stud]], although in a typical wood-framed house, most vertical studs bear an equal load.

===Inside References===
*Strong Bad is referred to as Prof. Tor Coolguy in [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]], hence the fact that he created "Coolguy's law".
*The pizza boxes are from [[The Pizz]] introduced in [[pizza joint]], only now labeled "Slumber Party [[Style]]" instead of "Neighborhood Style".
**Homestar's dance from his Easter egg is also based on an Easter egg seen in pizza joint.
*This is a reference to Homestar's dad, as well as to Bubs having cousins.
*When Strong Bad is looking in the closet for M-rated games, we can see some [[Sega tapes]].
*Some of the games have [[blood]].
*This email mentions [[underwear]].

===Real-World References===
*[[Wikipedia:Uno (game)|Uno]] and [[Wikipedia:SKIP-BO|SKIP-BO]] are card games owned by [[Wikipedia:Mattel|Mattel]].
*[[Wikipedia:Skittles (confectionery)|Skittles]] are a small, fruit-flavored candy produced by [[Wikipedia:Mars, Inc.|Mars, Inc.]]
*The T-shirt Homestar is wearing during the Easter egg is identical to the one Michael Jackson wears in the "Beat It" video.
*Blistergeist is a parody of [[Wikipedia:Splatterhouse|Splatterhouse]], the most notable reference being the goalie mask.
*Clapping Party is played similarly to the [[Wikipedia: Donkey Konga|Donkey Konga]] series of video games.
*In the Easter egg, Homestar mentions listening to [[Wikipedia:Sade (band)|Sade]].

==External Links==
{{sbemailextlinks|180|12563}}

{{Strong Bad Email}}

Talk:slumber party

Foolster41 — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 18:10:43 GMT

Foolster41: /* Who's Gary? */

== Who's Gary? ==

I can't help but wonder... who's Gary? I can only hope that his existence will be explained in the next email. Maybe I wasn't paying attention to the last email... --[[User:Chiron|Chiron]] 11:32, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
:Maybe a reference to Limozeen Gary? [[User:Dementedc|Dementedc]] 11:49, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
::I was thinking it was [[Gary Palaroncini]] as well, with all the [[Limozeen]] and [[sloshy]] appearances as of late. [[User:jrgilby|jrgilby]]
:::I doubt it's reference to anything. It's just a random guy, a nobody. That's how I interpret it. Especially as it's not really stated anywhere why Strong Bad would be expecting an e-mail from Limozeen. --[[User:Sysrq868|Sysrq868]] 16:35, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
Yeah I was just going to say this would be a reference to a character if anything from Spongebob, not an episode. (Gary is a snail). But since Gary is a common name this seems a verry tenuous link at best. --[[User:Foolster41|Foolster41]] 18:10, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

== Coulomb's law? ==

I don't think "Coolguy's Law" is a direct reference to Coulomb's law, even if it was mentioned in "4 branches". "Coolguy's Law" is a throwback to "Prof. Tor Coolguy" from the Strong Bad Is In Jail Cartoon. The fact that "Coolguy" sounds like "Coulomb" is just a coincidence. Not to mention there's no similarity whatsoever between the two actual equations, nor any compelling reason to write out and explain Coulomb's law in this article instead of just linking to it.
:Amen, amen, a thousand times amen -[[User:Jdhannan|Jdhannan]] 15:04, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
::I agree as well. Besides, Coulomb's law is an inverse square law anyway, not an inverse proportional law. --[[User:Crazyswordsman|Crazyswordsman]] 15:32, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
:::I disagree, i think it IS a reference. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 15:46, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
:I agree, this is NOT a reference. Where is STUFF when you need it.-[[User:Racerx is Alive|racerx_is_alive]]

:OK DeFender, some of us have actually taken Physics courses (not to mention very basic mathematics) and
:realize that Coulomb's law does not actually have an inverse relationship - it is an inverse square law. Come now.
:Do you have any basis for making the claim other than the distant phonetic similarity?
:It's gone. [[User:Mycroft.holmes|Mycroft Holmes]] 17:18, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

== Text-clearing ==

Is it just me or is the animation for Strong Bad clearing the text on his computer different in this e-mail? I would check another one, but I don't have time. [[User:Dementedc|Dementedc]] 11:45, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
:Still looks like the same fwoosh-up to me. {{User:Punching Kittens/sig}} 12:08, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
:It does look like video-games -> food clears to the upper-left corner rather than going straight up. Could someone with a decompiler frame-by-frame it? [[User:61.48.103.184|61.48.103.184]] 12:13, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
::I thought the same thing when I was watching it. If you frame by frame it though it's just scrolling off the screen in the normal way. Must the the shape of the text on the screen that makes the illusion. [[User:64.198.255.1|64.198.255.1]] 15:55, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

== Slumber Party Dance ==

Can anyone make out what Homestar is singing? It's incoherent to me, but he's definitely not ''just'' saying "Party! Slumber Party!" as the transcript <strike>currently reads</strike>. [[User:64.198.255.1|64.198.255.1]] 16:00, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
:He most certainly is just saying that actually. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 16:00, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
::He certainly says that, he most certainly does not say '''just''' that. [[User:64.198.255.1|64.198.255.1]] 17:38, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
::That's basically what he's saying, but after "Party! Slumber party!" he says something noticeably different. I can't make out one word, but he sings "Listen to some something! At my slumber party!" Despite my attempts to understand that one word where he sings "Listen to some..." I can't make it out.
:::Nevermind, this is sort of moot now, someone has updated the transcript...[[User:64.198.255.1|64.198.255.1]] 17:42, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

==This is my emial!!==

I sent this email in! I can't believe it got answered! --[[User:ThomasO|ThomasO]] 16:18, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
:That's really cool, way to go! So UNO invited you to a party, huh? {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 16:21, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
Oh no. There was a "slumber party" in the dorm lounge, and the only activity was a game of Uno. After one game everyone was bored and the "party" was over. --[[User:ThomasO|ThomasO]] 16:28, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
:Ah, i see... they need to get more interesting games... like [[wikipedia:Filthy Rich (game)|filthy rich]], hedbanz, [[Wikipedia:Ticket to Ride (board game)|ticket to ride]], [[Wikipedia:Guillotine (game)|guillotine]], things nobody's ever heard of... (Those are all fun games) I'm actually gonna be playing filthy rich with my friends tonight... {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 16:31, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
In case any of you don't believe me, I have the original email still saved, which I just took a screenshot of. Hmm, I just noticed that they edited out "at a nearby dorm".
[http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e270/NintendoExpert89/Picture3.png Here]
--[[User:ThomasO|ThomasO]] 16:41, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
:Welcome to the club Thomas O. How is that girl's night out party kit treating you ;) [[User:PlasticDiverGuy|PlasticDiverGuy]] 16:53, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

::That's awesome, ThomasO — congrats! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 16:55, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

Talk:slumber party

Foolster41 — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 18:10:13 GMT

Foolster41: /* Who's Gary? */

== Who's Gary? ==

I can't help but wonder... who's Gary? I can only hope that his existence will be explained in the next email. Maybe I wasn't paying attention to the last email... --[[User:Chiron|Chiron]] 11:32, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
:Maybe a reference to Limozeen Gary? [[User:Dementedc|Dementedc]] 11:49, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
::I was thinking it was [[Gary Palaroncini]] as well, with all the [[Limozeen]] and [[sloshy]] appearances as of late. [[User:jrgilby|jrgilby]]
:::I doubt it's reference to anything. It's just a random guy, a nobody. That's how I interpret it. Especially as it's not really stated anywhere why Strong Bad would be expecting an e-mail from Limozeen. --[[User:Sysrq868|Sysrq868]] 16:35, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
Yeah I was just going to say this would be a reference to a character if anything from Spongebob, not an episode. (Gary is a snail). But since Gary is a common name this seems a verry tenuous link at best.

== Coulomb's law? ==

I don't think "Coolguy's Law" is a direct reference to Coulomb's law, even if it was mentioned in "4 branches". "Coolguy's Law" is a throwback to "Prof. Tor Coolguy" from the Strong Bad Is In Jail Cartoon. The fact that "Coolguy" sounds like "Coulomb" is just a coincidence. Not to mention there's no similarity whatsoever between the two actual equations, nor any compelling reason to write out and explain Coulomb's law in this article instead of just linking to it.
:Amen, amen, a thousand times amen -[[User:Jdhannan|Jdhannan]] 15:04, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
::I agree as well. Besides, Coulomb's law is an inverse square law anyway, not an inverse proportional law. --[[User:Crazyswordsman|Crazyswordsman]] 15:32, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
:::I disagree, i think it IS a reference. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 15:46, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
:I agree, this is NOT a reference. Where is STUFF when you need it.-[[User:Racerx is Alive|racerx_is_alive]]

:OK DeFender, some of us have actually taken Physics courses (not to mention very basic mathematics) and
:realize that Coulomb's law does not actually have an inverse relationship - it is an inverse square law. Come now.
:Do you have any basis for making the claim other than the distant phonetic similarity?
:It's gone. [[User:Mycroft.holmes|Mycroft Holmes]] 17:18, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

== Text-clearing ==

Is it just me or is the animation for Strong Bad clearing the text on his computer different in this e-mail? I would check another one, but I don't have time. [[User:Dementedc|Dementedc]] 11:45, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
:Still looks like the same fwoosh-up to me. {{User:Punching Kittens/sig}} 12:08, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
:It does look like video-games -> food clears to the upper-left corner rather than going straight up. Could someone with a decompiler frame-by-frame it? [[User:61.48.103.184|61.48.103.184]] 12:13, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
::I thought the same thing when I was watching it. If you frame by frame it though it's just scrolling off the screen in the normal way. Must the the shape of the text on the screen that makes the illusion. [[User:64.198.255.1|64.198.255.1]] 15:55, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

== Slumber Party Dance ==

Can anyone make out what Homestar is singing? It's incoherent to me, but he's definitely not ''just'' saying "Party! Slumber Party!" as the transcript <strike>currently reads</strike>. [[User:64.198.255.1|64.198.255.1]] 16:00, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
:He most certainly is just saying that actually. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 16:00, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
::He certainly says that, he most certainly does not say '''just''' that. [[User:64.198.255.1|64.198.255.1]] 17:38, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
::That's basically what he's saying, but after "Party! Slumber party!" he says something noticeably different. I can't make out one word, but he sings "Listen to some something! At my slumber party!" Despite my attempts to understand that one word where he sings "Listen to some..." I can't make it out.
:::Nevermind, this is sort of moot now, someone has updated the transcript...[[User:64.198.255.1|64.198.255.1]] 17:42, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

==This is my emial!!==

I sent this email in! I can't believe it got answered! --[[User:ThomasO|ThomasO]] 16:18, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
:That's really cool, way to go! So UNO invited you to a party, huh? {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 16:21, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
Oh no. There was a "slumber party" in the dorm lounge, and the only activity was a game of Uno. After one game everyone was bored and the "party" was over. --[[User:ThomasO|ThomasO]] 16:28, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
:Ah, i see... they need to get more interesting games... like [[wikipedia:Filthy Rich (game)|filthy rich]], hedbanz, [[Wikipedia:Ticket to Ride (board game)|ticket to ride]], [[Wikipedia:Guillotine (game)|guillotine]], things nobody's ever heard of... (Those are all fun games) I'm actually gonna be playing filthy rich with my friends tonight... {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 16:31, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
In case any of you don't believe me, I have the original email still saved, which I just took a screenshot of. Hmm, I just noticed that they edited out "at a nearby dorm".
[http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e270/NintendoExpert89/Picture3.png Here]
--[[User:ThomasO|ThomasO]] 16:41, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
:Welcome to the club Thomas O. How is that girl's night out party kit treating you ;) [[User:PlasticDiverGuy|PlasticDiverGuy]] 16:53, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

::That's awesome, ThomasO — congrats! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 16:55, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

Talk:concert

Foolster41 — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 06:51:16 GMT

Foolster41: /* Email song? */

== That was fun... ==

Whee! That was my first transcript! And I gotta admit... That was fun. I gotta get to bed now, good luck finishing the page, guys. [[User:Yadaman|Yadaman]] 13:23, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
:Yeah, me doing this subtitling is cool too. One thing, tho: I am seeing the "local viewer test subtitle" screen as sbemail174 with sbemail175 subtitles. This normal? (sbemail174's OK). I should probably get to bed soon, too. [[User:ZanderSchubert|ZanderSchubert]] 14:08, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
::No that isn't normal. In Line 5, it says sbemal174.swf instead of 175. You might want to change that. Also, if you quit working on the subtitles, please remove the <nowiki>{{inprgoress}}</nowiki>-template. You could change it to <nowiki>{{stub}}</nowiki> {{User:The Commander IN COMMAND/sig}} 14:23, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
:::Yeah, I just noticed that as well... Changed, removed "Inprogress" and done up until (but excluding) the easter eggs. Night, all. [[User:ZanderSchubert|ZanderSchubert]] 14:58, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

== An eerie coincidence? ==

I noticed something very interesting. In [[best thing]], the description of the alternative rock band that knocked Limozeen off the charts seems to accurately describe sloshy. Three members, glasses, short hair, no guitarist? Even though it's coincidental, does anyone think it may still deserve to be in fun facts, perhaps as a remark or something? [[User:Hagurumon|Hagurumon]] 11:33, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
:Yeah, that does sound familiar. I say it deserves to possibly be an Inside Reference or something. Maybe a remark. Idk, I'm not good at this fun fact thing. {{User:Compgrl323/sig}} 11:41, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
::I think the connection's a little tenuous. All the members of sloshy have short hair, so if Limozeen had been knocked off the charts by them, Mary would have said "And they've got short hair!" rather than "And the drummer's got short hair!" It's more likely that these are just common examples of indie/alternative fashion in contrast to 80s metal fashion. -ART
:::Limozeen didn't say that the band kicked them off didn't have a guitarist, they just didn't bother mentioning him, probably because he wasn't doing anything as unmetal as the rest of the band.

==Buy all play sets and toys!==

With the Cheat Commandos toys showing up, along with the Troop Transport, again in this short, do we do anything beyond just mentioning them here in the transcript and references? I'm sorta surprised that the individual accessories (like the Troop Transport) don't at least have images with them. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 14:48, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

==Alternative==

Could sloshy be an alternative band? [[User:Awexome|Awexome]] 16:59, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
:I was led to believe as such. [[User:76.99.103.184|76.99.103.184]] 17:10, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
::I think sloshy's an emo group. --[[User:ISlayedTheKerrek|ISlayedTheKerrek]] 22:50, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
:::Gloomcore. [[User:76.200.149.76|76.200.149.76]] 22:51, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
::::No, it's definitely alternative rock. Look at the facts:
::::#No costumes.
::::#Short hair.
::::#A logo that's not jaggedy or drippety at all.
::::#Songs that aren't about girls/Los Angeles/good times ect.
::::#Electric guitar solos.
::::#Strange band name.
::::#Not depressing and/or gloomy like emo or gloomcore.
::::Furthermore, I kept comparing sloshy to [[Wikipedia:They Might Be Giants|They Might Be Giants]] and [[Wikipedia:Muse|Muse]] (my favourite band) throughout the entire email. {{User:The Chort/sig}} 11:51, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
:::::I dunno... they seemed like a mix between the Meat Puppets and The Strokes to me... [[User:Jaypolka|Jaypolka]] 03:18, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

== Email song? ==

I can't shake the feeling that the email song is a reference to some metal song. My first guess was Black Sabbath's 'Paranoid,' but that's not it. Any ideas, or am I just insane? [[User:76.99.103.184|76.99.103.184]] 17:12, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
* Howbout The Kinks (Paranoia Will Destroyya). Not metal. In short, TTATOT. [[User:76.200.149.76|76.200.149.76]] 22:52, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

The one band I couldn't help but think of when they played "don't even care" was 3rd Eye Blind (Specifically during their first self-titled album.) Just the way the tune kind of reminds me of the way the lead singer from 3EB sings for some of the songs like "hows it gonna be" --[[User:Foolster41|Foolster41]] 06:51, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

== Marble Craze ==

The music from the game Strong Bad/Sad are playing is from Marble Craze and can be heard here: http://qotile.net/audio/marble_music.mp3 --[[User:74.110.104.75|74.110.104.75]] 18:01, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

== Not a "special" email? ==

So I guess this email #175 is not a "special" email, in the spirits of emails 50, 100, & 150? I suppose we can all agree that "25th anniversary" emails (25 integrals ending in -25 and -75) have not been given special treatment that agknowledge their number. --[[User:Compdude|Compdude]]
:Yeah, the 25s haven't been as special (except maybe [[rock opera]]). [[super powers]] was ''kind of'' special-like, revealing superpowers, but [[funny]]... stunk out loud. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 20:08, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
::[[funny]] was funny as f**k, man. ''You're'' outloud. Tenderly, I remain, [[User:76.200.149.76|76.200.149.76]] 22:58, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
:::OK, now we're getting into [http://forum.hrwiki.org forum] territory. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 22:59, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
::::I think that [[funny]], like [[personal favorites]], was funniest the first time I saw them. {{User:Neox/sig}}

== First Email w/ New Paper to have back button? FALSE! ==

Someone posted a revision saying this is the first email with the New Paper to have a back button. Not true. See ''[[the paper|email 173]]''. {{User:Ert plus/sig}} 04:13, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

== Tex-mex? ==

I know it was me that wrote the transcript... But the 'tex-mex' bit was mostly a guess, and now that I think about it, it didn't really sound like tex-mex... it was sorta like... tech-mesh. or tetrex.. [[User:Yadaman|Yadaman]] 04:41, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
:Tex-Mex is what I heard.--[[User:Antisexy|Antisexy]] 04:45, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
:It is tex-mex. don't argue with me, i've been on the internets -[[User:JamesDean|JamesDean]] 13:38, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

== Strong Bad Shirt ==

Has this been enough occasions of Strong Bad wearing a shirt to deserve its own page, or should it just be a fun fact? {{User:Itama/sig}} 04:55, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
:We've got [[Strong Bad Other Costumes]]. Is that what you meant?{{User:Loafing/sig}} 04:59, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
I was kinda wondering that myself.--[[User:Antisexy|Antisexy]] 05:00, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
:I think that would be a good page: "Although strong bad usually goes shirtless, there has been a few occasions were he is seen wearing a shirt" And then it goes on, then we can show pictures of when he's wearing shirts.--{{User:Kanjiro/sig}} 05:04, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
::Oh, wait, we have [[Strong bad wearing a shirt|this]].--{{User:Kanjiro/sig}} 05:06, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
:::Yeah, I just now saw that too. Rats. Here I thouhght we had a good idea going.--[[User:Antisexy|Antisexy]] 05:08, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
::::Strong sad wearing a shirt?--{{User:Kanjiro/sig}} 05:10, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

== Possible reference ==

When Strong Bad throws that record at Strong Sad and a piece gets stuck in his head, I thought it very similar to a scene in the movie Shaun of the Dead in which a record is thrown at a zombie and a very similar thing happens. Think it's enough of a reference to make the page?
:I personally thought it was a reference to an episode of Family Guy when Stewie gets a piece of glass lodged in his forehead. Except ''he'' is the one that crashes into the sharp objects (a glass cabinet), not the other way around. [[User:Jimmy91|Jimmy91]] 10:59, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
::I agree with the Shaun of the Dead reference. I can't imagine any other reason why he'd throw a record rather than something harder at Strong Sad, like a CD case or something. It's what my mind jumped to immediately after I saw it, especially with the triangular piece lodged in Strong Sad's forehead. {{User:Houdin654jeff/sig}} 15:43, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

== New Paper change ==

<nowiki>Did anybody else notice that the bottom of the envelope on the new paper was more defined? Do we think this is a graphical mistake or is the new paper slowly gaining its ink?
</nowiki>
:if anything, the paper would be gettings its ink 'flowing' earlier. unless this is another time and space defying printer, it must print the part of the paper that comes into the screen first, which is the part thats the fadedest -[[User:JamesDean|JamesDean]] 13:39, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

== accents ==

An acute accent, as in intriguéd (which Strong Bad types on the screen in his e-mail, and is pronounced roughly like a long A sound), and a grave accent, as in pleatèd (which is a running gag on the site, and is pronounced roughly like a short E sound) are two entirely different things.
[[User:64.198.255.1|64.198.255.1]] 18:51, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

== Textiles ==

I aggree that the thing about calling Tex-Mex a textile needs deleted. It doesn't seem like it was a mistake. Strong Bad has a history of naming a list of 3 or 4 things, and the last one being kinda out of place, as a little joke. (The first one to come to mind is "No running, no diving, no swimming.") Also, and perhaps more importantly, he wasn't naming off textiles. Latex isn't one. We obviously need something about Tex-Mex, but the textile thing is too far fetched.--[[User:Antisexy|Antisexy]] 03:49, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
:So we should not, in the process of explaining what tex-mex is, inform the viewer that it is not a cloth we can make clothes out of, which Strong Bad purports? Latex can be used in the manner of a textile - perhaps the term "textile" can be improved upon? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 04:04, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
::Just saying what Tex-Mex is: "The term tex-mex refers to several things, including a style of cuisine, a style of music, and a railway" suffices to explain that it's not something to wear. I guess, yeah, it wouldn't be so bad if we used a word other than textile, and if we didn't make it sound like Strong Bad made a mistake ('cause he dosen't make 'em!) But still, for the record, my vote it to get rid of that line altogether.--[[User:Antisexy|Antisexy]] 04:14, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Talk:coloring

Foolster41 — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 20:38:01 GMT

Foolster41: /* Hey, -man */

== "Okay" ==

If I'm not mistaken, this is the first time that [[The Cheat]] has actually said a word... {{User:Trey56/sig}} 04:32, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:Or is it? Are they just The Cheat noises? hmmm...{{User:Trey56/sig}} 04:34, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
::They're still The Cheat noises. Distinctive, but The Cheat noises nonetheless. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 04:36, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:::I think this one's pretty clearly unambiguous. Just to mess with people. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::It definitely sounds like a very clear (for [[cheat talk]] anyway) "Okay!" to me. ''Much'' more intelligible than all the other times people have claimed to hear actual words in The Cheat noises, at any rate. {{User:Saturn/sig}} 04:39, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::I have no question in my mind at all that this is "OK", not just The Cheat noises. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 04:40, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
::::::Let's STUFF'it! {{User:Dacheatbot/sig}} 04:41, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Don't think we need to STUFF it... It's also not a fun fact. I believe that it's probably "OK", but it's still a guess. And if we allow this, then we'll have to revisit other toons as well. Where would we draw the line?{{User:Loafing/sig}} 04:50, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
::::::::Yeah, I agree with Loafing. Should we remove it, or do we have to have a holy-crap-long debate about it in the STUFFlands? -[[User:J2|J2]]
:::::::::STUFFlands isn't what Loafing said. Loafing said Herelands. Anyway, The Cheat does say "okay", and it's probably just to play with the fans, as Dorian said (more or less). It's a sticky topic if we want to make an exception to The-Cheat-language transcription rule, and I'm going back and forth on this one. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 04:57, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::I don't think this is comparable to previous situations at all. The Cheat here does something ''completely'' out of the ordinary. In general, his vowels are always variants on "eh" or "er", but here he makes a clear "O" sound. Likewise, for his second syllable, he uses a "k" consonant, which is not in the Cheat's normal phonology either. I think it's quite clear that TBC meant this one to be unambiguous. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 04:58, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::I disagree. I think it's still just The Cheat in his own language. Just because we think he said that does not make it so. Also, notice the angry black squiggle. That's hardly a mood where The Cheat would offer a compliant "OK". I'd suggest the real translation could not appear on a family website. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 05:05, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::I agree with Qermaq --[[User:70.28.112.174|70.28.112.174]] 10:57, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::I actually hear a "t" sound, not a "k". I think it could mean "OK" just because "OK" would be an appropriate answer. I also don't believe that TBC worry too much whether we can understand The Cheat or not. They don't have to document it.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 05:12, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
::::::I agree. The Cheat was MEANT to obviously sound like he said a real word for the first time. I think it's worth mentioning that.--{{User:Bleed0range/sig}} 05:06, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
This isn't the first time it's happened. He's said things clearly like this before. This isn't notable on the page as it's still pretty much The Cheat talk. It freaked me out though. {{User:Salty/sig}} 12:46, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

Well... after listening to it a couple of times, it's definitely still in The Cheat. I can hear a distinct "k" sound in there, but everything else is standard squeakyness. So it's The Cheat talk, just more distinct than previously.

== Interesting coincidence... or ''did'' I?? ==

This was removed from the article's fun facts, but I think it merits mention somewhere.

*The Chalkboard says "SOY IS MURDER" which is odd, given that she has been previously established as a [[Wikipedia:Vegetarian|vegetarian]]. This may be explained by Strong Bad's message in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 9.2]] where he tells Marzipan that tofu (a soy product) is really made of baby seals.

{{User:Qermaq/sig}} 05:13, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:I think the first part does not make sense. The second sentence might be OK to include. (The board says that soy is "ALSO" murder, btw.){{User:Loafing/sig}} 05:15, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
::The first part neglects to mention that it says "TOO". As in, "Meat is murder, but soy is murder as well". The second part came to mind instantly for me. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::I've readded, editing the beginning part considerably. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 05:22, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
::::I would prefer a more neutral statement, like "Strong Bad has previously said that tofu (a soy product) is really made of baby seals."{{User:Loafing/sig}} 05:26, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::I agree, as I don't think it really was a reference to Marzipan's Answering Machine. I think it's just Marzipan going overboard with her "hippiness" (e.g., the chinchilla protest actually being a protest to get them out of her basement).--[[User:Bobo the King|Bobo the King]] 09:58, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::: Baby seals is one possibility. The other is that "killing plants is no better than killing animals." Remember, she sings to vegetables, she had a seance for her plant, and made her veggie burger into homestar junior. Maybe the lesson was that plants are just as important.
::::::: and don't forget about when she decided not to cut the pumpkin off the vine. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 17:24, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
::::::::I think this is the perfect time to use [[STUFF]]. --[[User:Trogga|Trogga]] 19:04, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::::::It's related to her desire not to kill ''anything'', not to the answering machine message. Basically, it's just a joke. Her line "So that way, you always feel guilty" illustrates this. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:31, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

== Pressed Bunson? ==

Strong Bad raises a good point: What the crap is "pressed bunson"? The Google, it does nothing. Is this a reference to something (real-world or otherwise), or is this just another bit of standard-issue H*R nonsense? --[[User:Lukeonia1|Lukeonia1]] 07:07, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:If anything, it's just nonsense. No search on Google, Yahoo! or the Wikipedia turned up anything. Noted in the article. Possibly an inside joke just between the Bros. Chaps. [[User:WaveOBabies|WaveOBabies]] 11:42, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
::My guess is they just want to mess with the wiki community and its over-obsessed fans. --[[User:TheRealZajac|The Real Zajac]] 09:49, 23 Oct 2006 (PDT)

== We just call it blue ==

I can't remember exactly which style of art it refers to, but one of the traditional art forms, like those of the Australian Aboriginees or Native American Indians, uses black where there should be blue due to lack of natural blue pigments. I'd put it on the page but it's probably better that someone finds the type of art first... [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:ZanderSchubert ZanderSchubert] 07:53, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

== Kindergarten? ==

Doesn't the fact that Missy P had a baby link in with the kindergarten thing? I don't know, it was just a thought.
:Babies don't go to kindergarten. {{User:Salty/sig}} 12:49, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

== Hey, -man ==

Santaman, Santaman again, Monsterman, Teacherman... is it time to give [[-man]] its own page under [[Running Gags]] yet? [[User:Octan|Octan]] 13:48, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

:If you're going to do that, establish a very strong initial edit; make the first edit as if you won't edit the article again. Most running gag pages will be put up for deletion if the article does not appear strong. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 14:29, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

::And don't forget [[Marzipan|Marzi]]man. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 14:32, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:::And [[Stinkoman]]. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 16:27, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

:This just sounds like "This and that" (Or whatever it's called). This is simply part of how homestar talks funny personaly.

== Animas or Animals? ==

The fun facts, as well as this [[:Image:Homestar reportcard.png|image]], say that one of the subjects on Homestar's reportcard is "talking to animas". But when I watch it, it says "animals". What's going on? — [[User:Lappynapped|Lappynapped]] 15:48, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

I also notice that the fun facts say "blossom" is misspelled as "blossum", but it looks ok to me. Were these mistakes that have since been fixed? — [[User:Lappynapped|Lappynapped]] 15:48, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:They both seem to have been fixed now. I watched it last night, and it said "blossum" (not sure about the animal/animas thing though). {{User:Saturn/sig}} 16:09, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
::Well, clearly the [[:Image:Homestar reportcard.png|image on the page]] is the original release. Shortly after, they put the "l" back in "animal" [[:Image:Homestar reportcard 2.png|(from a file cached on my computer)]]. Then after that, they corrected "blossom" [[:Image:Homestar reportcard 3.png|(from the current file)]]. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 17:02, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:::I fixed the image.--{{User:Bleed0range/sig}} 18:03, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

== Vulgar... ==

So, should we link to [[Swears]]? --[[User:Jnelson09|Jnelson09]] 20:01, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:Not really a swear, but it is vulgar. Like "crap" is vulgar too. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 20:19, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

Talk:cliffhangers

Foolster41 — Thu, 21 Sep 2006 07:35:31 GMT

Foolster41: /* Beatles song "Revolution" */

{{talk|9843}}

== my email! ==

This was my email that I sent him! He didn't make fun of me! Yaaaaaa
[[User:Cessna Man!|Cessna Man!]] 00:48, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

:I can confirm that Cessna Man!'s registered wiki email address contains the word "jake" and that the email was also used to register a website under the name Jake that contains the word "jake". -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 00:59, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
::He ''did'' make fun of your name. I'm so jealous.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 01:24, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
:Good Jorb! Little Jakey!--[[User:Solwyvern|Solwyvern]] 05:07, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

:If this is your e-mail, then I have a question: What did you mean by "resolve all the cliffhangers"? I don't recall there ver being a cliffhanger before. [[User:Exhibit A|Exhibit A]] 05:04, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
::The end of the KOT game, etc. [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 16:08, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
:: I asked him that because I had asked him stuff relivent to the h*r universe before, and it didn't get answered, and also, most of the emails are not relivent to the show, so I did something totaly diffrent. [[User:Cessna Man!|Cessna Man!]] 19:27, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

==Kid-lapped?==
Woah, does this mean that there's going to be a new computer? {{User:Grit7/sig}}

:You'll have to stay tuned to find out. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 01:16, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
::I thought there would be a new new lappy soon. Has been a while!
:::I'm willing to bet that this was just part of the exaggerated cliffhanger theme of the email, and nothing more. Strong Bad will more than likely have the Lappy back next email, and no explanation will be made as to what happened at the end of this email. --[[User:ISlayedTheKerrek|ISlayedTheKerrek]] 13:10, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
::::Oh, there will be an explanation. You can count on it. It's a two-part suspense story arc like the end of the Compy. And maybe the blood from Lappy's little toe is ketchup, not to be confused with catsup. I don't want Lappy to get replaced. She's had a short run. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 13:39, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
:::::Actually, from [[animal]] to today, there are presently 40 emails on the Lappy. That's the exact same number of emails on the [[Tandy 400]] (from [[some kinda robot]] to [[vacation]]). [[User:MHarrington|MHarrington]] 21:55, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
In terms of time, we've had the Lappy almost 2 years now,which was about the same as the compy.-Teh 4rticle B4ndit
::::::Did anybody notice that the Lappy's been around for as long as Compy, but only had as many emails as the Tandy? Even so, this is a little early to make a descision. There could be an explanation and he just gets it back, although I doubt it. -[[User:Brightstar Shiner|Brightstar]] 20:13, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

== 'nother Batman Parody ==

The first cliffhanger is a parody of one of those Batman scenes where the villain (Coach Z) tries to unmask Batman (Thnikkaman), however he gets away. This should go in Real World References as well as the [[Batman]] page.
:True, but this happens to other superheroes as well. Thus, it's TTATOT and not notable. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 02:21, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
:However, the announcer for the second cliffhanger is the same one that appeared in [[fingers]], and TBC noted in the commentary for that e-mail that it was, indeed, a parody of Batman. [[KensterFox]] 10:41, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
:Apples and oranges. Qermaq is right. This is TTATOT. It's only notable for the appearance of the announcer, and is not a Batman reference. --[[User:ISlayedTheKerrek|ISlayedTheKerrek]] 13:11, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

== Whammy speed? ==

"Then strap in, Strap, and prepare for ramming speed!"

I heard whammy speed, which would fit in with all the other guitar related jokes in that segment. [[User:Swimma Dan|Swimma Dan]] 02:38, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
:Hmm. It would certainly make sense. Though I wouldn't edit it in until we can confirm it one way or the other. ~ [[User:Bruce|Bruce]] 04:28, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
::That would be brilliant, but I'm afraid I hear "ramming." —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 04:30, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
:::After listening to it again, I definately hear ramming. The other guitar references must have clouded my judgement. [[User:Swimma Dan|Swimma Dan]] 01:35, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

== Remarks ==

1: Correct me if i'm wrong, but I think this is the first time the paper has failed completely to mention the word "email."

2: I believe that this is also the first time anything on Homestarrunner has explicitly said it will have a sequel. [[User:66.251.27.251|66.251.27.251]]
:The Dangeresque "trilogy" could be taken as counting against the latter, but I think you're right about the former. (I even clicked it to make sure it wasn't an Easter egg.) —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 04:06, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
::In [[Sick Day]], The Paper said "Strong Bad, I can't come in today."{{User:Loafing/sig}} 04:31, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
:Wouldn't the sequel comment count as another instance of breaking the fourth wall? --[[User:Pladams9|Pladams9]] 16:58, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
Sick Day really isn't an Email, It just has the Lappy and Paper in it.
:I admittedly clicked the paper to make sure it wasn't an easter egg, too. Yes, I think it is the first time it didn't say email '''OR''' Strong Bad.--{{User:Super Martyo Brother/sig}} 00:57, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
::If true, it would only be the first time for a real Strong Bad email. I don't know if this would be notable, since it already happened elsewhere. And yes, I also clicked it to make sure it wasn't an Easter Egg.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 01:04, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

== Cakewalk ==

Is it possible that rather than the Atari game, the disk in the box is the old MIDI sequencing software "Cakewalk"? That would seem more appropriate for a 486, and the Cheat and Strong Bad do, after all, dabble in music. Generally it seems the precedent of the [[Floppy Disk Container]] is to be for games that were distributed for systems that actually used some kind of disk...
:Possibly, but it would go against the grain. I'm pretty sure every disk in the [[Floppy Disk Container]] thus far has been for a game. Sure, this one happens to be an Atari game instead of a computer game, but heaven knows it wouldn't be the first absurdity in the HsR universe. ~ [[User:Bruce|Bruce]] 04:31, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
::Even considering all the other music references in this email?

== Leon Powalski ==

I don't think this is solid enough to put on the page, but the lizard-creature in Strong Bad's mock spaceship reminds me a lot of [[Wikipedia:Leon Powalski|Leon Powalski]] from the [[Wikipedia:Star Fox|Star Fox]] series. Just throwing it out is all. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 03:58, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
:He reminded me of [http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Balok Balok] from the original Trek episode ''The Corbomite Maneuver'' (and yes, I had to look all that up; all I remembered was "grape-headed alien dude"). —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 04:12, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
::Ah, but he has the chameleon eyes that your Balok seems to lack. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 04:18, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
:::Right, and forked tongue. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 04:29, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

== Pregnancy ==

This is the second time a male mentions (or anyone for that matter) becoming pregnant. The Cheat Commandos had the only other one, right?
:Yep. I believe you're right. But related, Coach Z once implied that he was a mother. Remember the email Garage Sale? Strong Bad: "Ah ah ah... moms ONLY!" Coach Z: "Oh, then I'm okay to say it!" ~ [[User:Bruce|Bruce]] 04:37, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
::Actually, for this one, I think this might be a reference to the episode "Cash" from The Young Ones. In that one, Vyvyan (a male, yes) 'admits' to being pregnant when asked to join the army. The two instances are very similar. (~InvaderJem)
The transcript states SS says "I think I'd like my money back now." but I heard it as "my bunny". This is funnier/more tragic as it implies Homestar "borrowed" the bunny for a rabbit test. Did anyone else hear bunny there? (~Kirin)
::Sounds like "money" here. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 02:48, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
:Wait a minute... What the hell gave Homestar the idea he was pregnant?? {{User:Cyberdemon}} 7:06 am, 21 September 2006
::He's dumb, simple as that. --[[User:Trogga|Trogga]] 19:11, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

== Thnikkaman ==

'''How come in the debut episode of The Thnikkaman ( Monument ) , He takes his Cool Shades off ( Twice ), But in the Cliffhangers episode, Coach Z is trying to reveal The Thnikkaman by taking off the Cool Shades? Wouldn't this mean that The Thnikkaman has already been revealed? .... By himself (?)''' {{unsigned|Assassinator666|06:31, 19 September 2006}}

:Well spotted. I added this as a remark on the page.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 07:46, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

::And doesn't what Coach Z says to Bubs in the Easter Egg about being a "skinny green man" show that he's not wearing a jumpsuit?-[[User:MasterTrek|MasterTrek]] 18:20, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

:::Or what he calls "athlete's footies".--[[User:Song from the 60's|Song from the 60's]] 01:01, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

== A glitch? ==

Is it just me, or did the scene with Strong Sad and Homestar take forever? I mean, they just stood at the table staring at each other for about 20 seconds (then Strong Sad finally said something) and then afterwards the word "resolution" hangs on the screen for about another 30 seconds. I don't think the flash was broken because they were blinking all the while. Did this happen to anyone else? [[User:Jimmy91|Jimmy91]] 16:54, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
:Must just be you. The "Resolution" screen lasts all of about 2 seconds, and the two didn't stare at each other for long, either. Are you on dial-up, by any chance? Flash allows the video to start before it's fully loaded, and if you got to that point and the scene hadn't been completely loaded yet, then it's going to pause until it does. They were still blinking because the blinking animation is a "tween"--sort of like a seperate animation "thread" that repeats over and over. ~ [[User:Bruce|Bruce]] 16:11, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
::Yeah, this is something that occasionally happens when you're on dial-up or any other laggy/slow connection; the toon will freeze for a few seconds while waiting for the rest of it to load. Used to happen to me all the time, when I was still stuck on dial-up. Kind of interesting that it froze ''right'' at that moment, though - for a second I probably would've thought it was intentional, you know, to heighten the suspense. :) {{User:Saturn/sig}} 16:46, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
:::As it happens, I'm not on dial-up, but it probably was my connection. (it seemed a bit laggy) Isn't that kind of thing called buffering, or does that not apply to flash? [[User:Jimmy91|Jimmy91]] 16:54, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
::::ha, yeah, that always happened to me when i had dialup. it positively sucked. 18:33, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

==Excellent==

This was the best in a while. Well done! Loved the Thnikaman part. [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 16:09, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

== KOT pose ==

Isn't the pose the KOT is in when he's suspended from the cliff the same one he was in when he was stuck in the tyre swing in Weclome Back? (this may or may not merit a place on the article, but I was just bringing it up). [[User:Jimmy91|Jimmy91]] 16:53, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
:Yus, I noticed that too. I didn't think it was THAT noteworthy, but I have no problem with it being included. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::I noticed they tripled up the rope to make it match the width of the tire. - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 17:51, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
:::I think it's interesting to note that here on the talk page, but I don't think it's article-worthy at all. TBC reuse animation all the times. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:54, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
::::But there is similar fact on the [[lunch special]] page. --[[User:Trogga|Trogga]] 19:02, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
:::::Not anymore there's not. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:36, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

== Goof ==
[[Image:Cliffhangergoof.png|thumb|Oops.]]
I think I found a goof but I want to make sure everyone else is seeing it too before I add it...

During most of the spaceship scene, the green ground is slightly cut off on the left side of the screen, so that a strip of white is visible along the black edge of the frame. Here's a picture in case I'm not making any sense (which... I'm not); you can see it the most at the scene where The Cheat is messing with the CD player. {{User:Saturn/sig}} 19:21, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

Definitely a goof. Add it in. --[[User:That crazy DumDe!|DumDe]] 19:53, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

== Ropes ==

I can't see anything that the ropes holding the King of Town and Homsar could've been attached to. Also, as a note, Strong Bad is very skilled at swinging that big knife. --[[User:Proxtown|Proxtown]] 22:36, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
:Actually, I'm going through it frame by frame right now, and it looks really odd. At first glance, it would seem that they're just knotted on the edge of the cliff. But Strong Bad's knife goes under the cliff, so it would have to be further back. - {{User:The Joe/sig}} 23:05, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

== The Creepy Cliff? ==

Doesn't the cliff Homsar and The KOT look like the Creepy Cliff from Halloween Potion-Ma-Jig? And Strong Bad looks totally awesoem with that machete with him.

:That machete is actually the [[Big Knives|big knife]]. Also, the cliff ''could'' be te same cliff, but it could also not be --[[User:That crazy DumDe!|DumDe]] 23:47, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

:Yes, it's impossible to tell from the angle whether they are the same or different/ That could be noted on the [[Cliffs]] page, I suppose. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 02:47, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

== Other elements to focus on ==

This gives us more insight into Coach Z's life. He coaches because his "secrort" is that he has poor hand-eye coordination, limiting his actual playing abilities. "Those who can't, teach," as the cruel saying goes.
But this is hrwiki where nearly every pixel is examined, so let's amp this up. Why the comma? Why the less-than sign? What is the significance to this? Why not the tilde button? Much more a "little toe."
And any significance to the missing T in "Nex time?"
:Correct, this is the hrwiki. We document facts about Homestar Runner toons. Speculations like these are discussed on the forum. As for Coach Z's secret, you could be '''bold''' and add this on his page.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 04:23, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
:If you want to ask a question, you do it on the forum. If you have a theory, then be '''bold''' and post it here and then people will argue about it until its 2 pages long. [[User:JamesDean|JamesDean]] 07:17, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

I think a comma because it looks kinda like a toe and it's at the bottom of the keyboard, an anagalous(sp?) place where a toe would be. [[Foolster41]]

== Thrynn? ==

I'm trying to find a screenshot to verify this, but the drawing of the reptile-looking alien inside of Space Captainface's ship looks ''remarkabky'' like a Thrynn from the old PC/Sega Genesis game "Starflight." Does anyone else have a way to help verify this? -[[User:204.155.72.139|204.155.72.139]] 18:05, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
: As I noted above, I saw a totally different reptilian alien creature from a video game when I saw it... --{{User:Jay/sig}} 19:36, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

== Beatles song "Revolution" ==

Apparently this was disputed for some reason, but I think it's pretty obvious that SB's line, "so you say you want a resolution, huh?" is a reference to a famous line from the song "Revolution" by the Beatles. The line begins, "so you say you want a revolution?" I can't see much to dispute there. - [[User:Pete Sampwas|Pete Sampwas]] 01:34, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
: I completely agree. Being a Beatles fan, I back Pete's statement. It probably is what they were trying to convey.
::Oh, don't let being a Beatles fan cloud your judgement ;-) The fact was deleted because "Revolution" is not the only song featuring such a line (and the fact that the other songs probably reference "Revolution" does not change this) [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=cliffhangers&diff=368602&oldid=368601] (and just so you know, I have all their albums on CD).{{User:Loafing/sig}} 03:28, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
:::However, a reference to a thing that in itself is a reference is invalid normally. So, the Marilyn Manson reference would be revertible simply on the basis of it being itself a reference to the Beatles. Thus we are left with the same question - is it likelier than not the line is a reference to "Revolution"? I think perhaps it is. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 04:02, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
::::Not true. What if TBC thought of the Manson song and not the Beatles song? What if they didn't even know about the Beatles song? The toon does not give any hint towards this. Which leads us to the next question: is this a reference at all? Is "So you say you want a resolution, eh?" not what you would expect SB to say anyway? He's not even singing it. The "reference" is weak, and we can't say for sure what exactly it references.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 04:25, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
Eh. I think this is maybe being a little overthought. Since the beatles song is the more well known (Who knows about Manson who hasn't heard of The Beatles?), isn't the more liekly that it is the one being refrenced?
[[Foolster41]]

== Easter Egg Sequence ==

Doesn't anybody else think that the two end easter eggs should be listed in the opposite order (Homestar/SB then Z/Bubs)? Not only was the trigger for Homestar/SB physically above the other, Z/Bubs clearly refers back to it more easily than vice versa: the more awkward "accusing yourself of being the Thnikkaman" seems more a parody of "admitting that you stole my computer", and Homestar's "...sports team" is actually somewhat appropriate given its context (water cooler talk : sports) whereas it was a complete non sequitur when Coach Z said it. [[User:69.168.161.140|69.168.161.140]] 01:54, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
:Coach Z would be likely to actually talk about a sports team, as he's a coach. However, I support putting them in the order we see the links on the page. It's senseless to decide on an order from contextual clues, as we do not know the order the viewer will discover the links. Nor should we present a presumed sequence when none is implicit. The only sensible sequences to follow in listing eggs are earlier/later, top/bottom, left/right. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 02:56, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

::They are currently in the order they appear in the actual Flash file. Coach Z and Bubs are frames 2501 to 2681 and Homestar and Strong Bad are frames 2695 to 2938. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 03:01, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
:::While that's meaningful to you or I, it's less so to the average viewer who might consult the knowledgebase. Putting the ransom note one (SB+HR) first, and the outlet one (CZ+B) second makes ordering sense for those who aren't aware of what frame they're in. And that's who we're trying to help here, isn't it? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:15, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
::::I do think that the Coach Z one should be first, for a few reasons: (1) The Coach Z one is first in the Flash file, so it shows that TBC likely consider it to come first, or at least made it first. (B) The Coach Z one refers to an earlier part of the toon (Cliffhanger #1) than the Homestar one (Cliffhanger #4). (III) It makes more sense (to me) for Coach Z to talk about sports, since he's a ''coach'' after all, then Homestar's line referring to that, than vice-versa. {{User:Phlip/sig}}
:::::But this is presuming order where none was given. It's imposing your artistic intent over TBC's, which is not our role. The only order the common user is afforded here is visually sequential order, top/bottom, left/right. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:59, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
::::::I'm somewhat between you guys. Aren't we always trying to interpret what TBC meant to do? What the characters are saying and what they are referring to? Anyways, for Easter eggs that are accessible in the same frame, no natural order is given. We have to invent one. Be it left/right and top/bottom, size and colour (prominence), order in the Flash file, or by content, I don't mind much. My guess is that the order they are in in the Flash file is the intended order, as the file would probably match the thought process of TBC. {{User:Loafing/sig}} 04:41, 21 September 2006 (UTC) Addendum: (If the Easter eggs appear in text on the compy, then I think they should be listed in that order.)

Talk:cliffhangers

Foolster41 — Thu, 21 Sep 2006 07:32:51 GMT

Foolster41: /* Other elements to focus on */

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== my email! ==

This was my email that I sent him! He didn't make fun of me! Yaaaaaa
[[User:Cessna Man!|Cessna Man!]] 00:48, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

:I can confirm that Cessna Man!'s registered wiki email address contains the word "jake" and that the email was also used to register a website under the name Jake that contains the word "jake". -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 00:59, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
::He ''did'' make fun of your name. I'm so jealous.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 01:24, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
:Good Jorb! Little Jakey!--[[User:Solwyvern|Solwyvern]] 05:07, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

:If this is your e-mail, then I have a question: What did you mean by "resolve all the cliffhangers"? I don't recall there ver being a cliffhanger before. [[User:Exhibit A|Exhibit A]] 05:04, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
::The end of the KOT game, etc. [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 16:08, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
:: I asked him that because I had asked him stuff relivent to the h*r universe before, and it didn't get answered, and also, most of the emails are not relivent to the show, so I did something totaly diffrent. [[User:Cessna Man!|Cessna Man!]] 19:27, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

==Kid-lapped?==
Woah, does this mean that there's going to be a new computer? {{User:Grit7/sig}}

:You'll have to stay tuned to find out. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 01:16, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
::I thought there would be a new new lappy soon. Has been a while!
:::I'm willing to bet that this was just part of the exaggerated cliffhanger theme of the email, and nothing more. Strong Bad will more than likely have the Lappy back next email, and no explanation will be made as to what happened at the end of this email. --[[User:ISlayedTheKerrek|ISlayedTheKerrek]] 13:10, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
::::Oh, there will be an explanation. You can count on it. It's a two-part suspense story arc like the end of the Compy. And maybe the blood from Lappy's little toe is ketchup, not to be confused with catsup. I don't want Lappy to get replaced. She's had a short run. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 13:39, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
:::::Actually, from [[animal]] to today, there are presently 40 emails on the Lappy. That's the exact same number of emails on the [[Tandy 400]] (from [[some kinda robot]] to [[vacation]]). [[User:MHarrington|MHarrington]] 21:55, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
In terms of time, we've had the Lappy almost 2 years now,which was about the same as the compy.-Teh 4rticle B4ndit
::::::Did anybody notice that the Lappy's been around for as long as Compy, but only had as many emails as the Tandy? Even so, this is a little early to make a descision. There could be an explanation and he just gets it back, although I doubt it. -[[User:Brightstar Shiner|Brightstar]] 20:13, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

== 'nother Batman Parody ==

The first cliffhanger is a parody of one of those Batman scenes where the villain (Coach Z) tries to unmask Batman (Thnikkaman), however he gets away. This should go in Real World References as well as the [[Batman]] page.
:True, but this happens to other superheroes as well. Thus, it's TTATOT and not notable. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 02:21, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
:However, the announcer for the second cliffhanger is the same one that appeared in [[fingers]], and TBC noted in the commentary for that e-mail that it was, indeed, a parody of Batman. [[KensterFox]] 10:41, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
:Apples and oranges. Qermaq is right. This is TTATOT. It's only notable for the appearance of the announcer, and is not a Batman reference. --[[User:ISlayedTheKerrek|ISlayedTheKerrek]] 13:11, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

== Whammy speed? ==

"Then strap in, Strap, and prepare for ramming speed!"

I heard whammy speed, which would fit in with all the other guitar related jokes in that segment. [[User:Swimma Dan|Swimma Dan]] 02:38, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
:Hmm. It would certainly make sense. Though I wouldn't edit it in until we can confirm it one way or the other. ~ [[User:Bruce|Bruce]] 04:28, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
::That would be brilliant, but I'm afraid I hear "ramming." —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 04:30, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
:::After listening to it again, I definately hear ramming. The other guitar references must have clouded my judgement. [[User:Swimma Dan|Swimma Dan]] 01:35, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

== Remarks ==

1: Correct me if i'm wrong, but I think this is the first time the paper has failed completely to mention the word "email."

2: I believe that this is also the first time anything on Homestarrunner has explicitly said it will have a sequel. [[User:66.251.27.251|66.251.27.251]]
:The Dangeresque "trilogy" could be taken as counting against the latter, but I think you're right about the former. (I even clicked it to make sure it wasn't an Easter egg.) —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 04:06, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
::In [[Sick Day]], The Paper said "Strong Bad, I can't come in today."{{User:Loafing/sig}} 04:31, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
:Wouldn't the sequel comment count as another instance of breaking the fourth wall? --[[User:Pladams9|Pladams9]] 16:58, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
Sick Day really isn't an Email, It just has the Lappy and Paper in it.
:I admittedly clicked the paper to make sure it wasn't an easter egg, too. Yes, I think it is the first time it didn't say email '''OR''' Strong Bad.--{{User:Super Martyo Brother/sig}} 00:57, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
::If true, it would only be the first time for a real Strong Bad email. I don't know if this would be notable, since it already happened elsewhere. And yes, I also clicked it to make sure it wasn't an Easter Egg.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 01:04, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

== Cakewalk ==

Is it possible that rather than the Atari game, the disk in the box is the old MIDI sequencing software "Cakewalk"? That would seem more appropriate for a 486, and the Cheat and Strong Bad do, after all, dabble in music. Generally it seems the precedent of the [[Floppy Disk Container]] is to be for games that were distributed for systems that actually used some kind of disk...
:Possibly, but it would go against the grain. I'm pretty sure every disk in the [[Floppy Disk Container]] thus far has been for a game. Sure, this one happens to be an Atari game instead of a computer game, but heaven knows it wouldn't be the first absurdity in the HsR universe. ~ [[User:Bruce|Bruce]] 04:31, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
::Even considering all the other music references in this email?

== Leon Powalski ==

I don't think this is solid enough to put on the page, but the lizard-creature in Strong Bad's mock spaceship reminds me a lot of [[Wikipedia:Leon Powalski|Leon Powalski]] from the [[Wikipedia:Star Fox|Star Fox]] series. Just throwing it out is all. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 03:58, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
:He reminded me of [http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Balok Balok] from the original Trek episode ''The Corbomite Maneuver'' (and yes, I had to look all that up; all I remembered was "grape-headed alien dude"). —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 04:12, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
::Ah, but he has the chameleon eyes that your Balok seems to lack. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 04:18, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
:::Right, and forked tongue. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 04:29, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

== Pregnancy ==

This is the second time a male mentions (or anyone for that matter) becoming pregnant. The Cheat Commandos had the only other one, right?
:Yep. I believe you're right. But related, Coach Z once implied that he was a mother. Remember the email Garage Sale? Strong Bad: "Ah ah ah... moms ONLY!" Coach Z: "Oh, then I'm okay to say it!" ~ [[User:Bruce|Bruce]] 04:37, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
::Actually, for this one, I think this might be a reference to the episode "Cash" from The Young Ones. In that one, Vyvyan (a male, yes) 'admits' to being pregnant when asked to join the army. The two instances are very similar. (~InvaderJem)
The transcript states SS says "I think I'd like my money back now." but I heard it as "my bunny". This is funnier/more tragic as it implies Homestar "borrowed" the bunny for a rabbit test. Did anyone else hear bunny there? (~Kirin)
::Sounds like "money" here. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 02:48, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
:Wait a minute... What the hell gave Homestar the idea he was pregnant?? {{User:Cyberdemon}} 7:06 am, 21 September 2006
::He's dumb, simple as that. --[[User:Trogga|Trogga]] 19:11, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

== Thnikkaman ==

'''How come in the debut episode of The Thnikkaman ( Monument ) , He takes his Cool Shades off ( Twice ), But in the Cliffhangers episode, Coach Z is trying to reveal The Thnikkaman by taking off the Cool Shades? Wouldn't this mean that The Thnikkaman has already been revealed? .... By himself (?)''' {{unsigned|Assassinator666|06:31, 19 September 2006}}

:Well spotted. I added this as a remark on the page.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 07:46, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

::And doesn't what Coach Z says to Bubs in the Easter Egg about being a "skinny green man" show that he's not wearing a jumpsuit?-[[User:MasterTrek|MasterTrek]] 18:20, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

:::Or what he calls "athlete's footies".--[[User:Song from the 60's|Song from the 60's]] 01:01, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

== A glitch? ==

Is it just me, or did the scene with Strong Sad and Homestar take forever? I mean, they just stood at the table staring at each other for about 20 seconds (then Strong Sad finally said something) and then afterwards the word "resolution" hangs on the screen for about another 30 seconds. I don't think the flash was broken because they were blinking all the while. Did this happen to anyone else? [[User:Jimmy91|Jimmy91]] 16:54, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
:Must just be you. The "Resolution" screen lasts all of about 2 seconds, and the two didn't stare at each other for long, either. Are you on dial-up, by any chance? Flash allows the video to start before it's fully loaded, and if you got to that point and the scene hadn't been completely loaded yet, then it's going to pause until it does. They were still blinking because the blinking animation is a "tween"--sort of like a seperate animation "thread" that repeats over and over. ~ [[User:Bruce|Bruce]] 16:11, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
::Yeah, this is something that occasionally happens when you're on dial-up or any other laggy/slow connection; the toon will freeze for a few seconds while waiting for the rest of it to load. Used to happen to me all the time, when I was still stuck on dial-up. Kind of interesting that it froze ''right'' at that moment, though - for a second I probably would've thought it was intentional, you know, to heighten the suspense. :) {{User:Saturn/sig}} 16:46, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
:::As it happens, I'm not on dial-up, but it probably was my connection. (it seemed a bit laggy) Isn't that kind of thing called buffering, or does that not apply to flash? [[User:Jimmy91|Jimmy91]] 16:54, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
::::ha, yeah, that always happened to me when i had dialup. it positively sucked. 18:33, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

==Excellent==

This was the best in a while. Well done! Loved the Thnikaman part. [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 16:09, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

== KOT pose ==

Isn't the pose the KOT is in when he's suspended from the cliff the same one he was in when he was stuck in the tyre swing in Weclome Back? (this may or may not merit a place on the article, but I was just bringing it up). [[User:Jimmy91|Jimmy91]] 16:53, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
:Yus, I noticed that too. I didn't think it was THAT noteworthy, but I have no problem with it being included. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::I noticed they tripled up the rope to make it match the width of the tire. - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 17:51, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
:::I think it's interesting to note that here on the talk page, but I don't think it's article-worthy at all. TBC reuse animation all the times. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:54, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
::::But there is similar fact on the [[lunch special]] page. --[[User:Trogga|Trogga]] 19:02, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
:::::Not anymore there's not. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:36, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

== Goof ==
[[Image:Cliffhangergoof.png|thumb|Oops.]]
I think I found a goof but I want to make sure everyone else is seeing it too before I add it...

During most of the spaceship scene, the green ground is slightly cut off on the left side of the screen, so that a strip of white is visible along the black edge of the frame. Here's a picture in case I'm not making any sense (which... I'm not); you can see it the most at the scene where The Cheat is messing with the CD player. {{User:Saturn/sig}} 19:21, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

Definitely a goof. Add it in. --[[User:That crazy DumDe!|DumDe]] 19:53, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

== Ropes ==

I can't see anything that the ropes holding the King of Town and Homsar could've been attached to. Also, as a note, Strong Bad is very skilled at swinging that big knife. --[[User:Proxtown|Proxtown]] 22:36, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
:Actually, I'm going through it frame by frame right now, and it looks really odd. At first glance, it would seem that they're just knotted on the edge of the cliff. But Strong Bad's knife goes under the cliff, so it would have to be further back. - {{User:The Joe/sig}} 23:05, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

== The Creepy Cliff? ==

Doesn't the cliff Homsar and The KOT look like the Creepy Cliff from Halloween Potion-Ma-Jig? And Strong Bad looks totally awesoem with that machete with him.

:That machete is actually the [[Big Knives|big knife]]. Also, the cliff ''could'' be te same cliff, but it could also not be --[[User:That crazy DumDe!|DumDe]] 23:47, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

:Yes, it's impossible to tell from the angle whether they are the same or different/ That could be noted on the [[Cliffs]] page, I suppose. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 02:47, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

== Other elements to focus on ==

This gives us more insight into Coach Z's life. He coaches because his "secrort" is that he has poor hand-eye coordination, limiting his actual playing abilities. "Those who can't, teach," as the cruel saying goes.
But this is hrwiki where nearly every pixel is examined, so let's amp this up. Why the comma? Why the less-than sign? What is the significance to this? Why not the tilde button? Much more a "little toe."
And any significance to the missing T in "Nex time?"
:Correct, this is the hrwiki. We document facts about Homestar Runner toons. Speculations like these are discussed on the forum. As for Coach Z's secret, you could be '''bold''' and add this on his page.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 04:23, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
:If you want to ask a question, you do it on the forum. If you have a theory, then be '''bold''' and post it here and then people will argue about it until its 2 pages long. [[User:JamesDean|JamesDean]] 07:17, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

I think a comma because it looks kinda like a toe and it's at the bottom of the keyboard, an anagalous(sp?) place where a toe would be. [[Foolster41]]

== Thrynn? ==

I'm trying to find a screenshot to verify this, but the drawing of the reptile-looking alien inside of Space Captainface's ship looks ''remarkabky'' like a Thrynn from the old PC/Sega Genesis game "Starflight." Does anyone else have a way to help verify this? -[[User:204.155.72.139|204.155.72.139]] 18:05, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
: As I noted above, I saw a totally different reptilian alien creature from a video game when I saw it... --{{User:Jay/sig}} 19:36, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

== Beatles song "Revolution" ==

Apparently this was disputed for some reason, but I think it's pretty obvious that SB's line, "so you say you want a resolution, huh?" is a reference to a famous line from the song "Revolution" by the Beatles. The line begins, "so you say you want a revolution?" I can't see much to dispute there. - [[User:Pete Sampwas|Pete Sampwas]] 01:34, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
: I completely agree. Being a Beatles fan, I back Pete's statement. It probably is what they were trying to convey.
::Oh, don't let being a Beatles fan cloud your judgement ;-) The fact was deleted because "Revolution" is not the only song featuring such a line (and the fact that the other songs probably reference "Revolution" does not change this) [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=cliffhangers&diff=368602&oldid=368601] (and just so you know, I have all their albums on CD).{{User:Loafing/sig}} 03:28, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
:::However, a reference to a thing that in itself is a reference is invalid normally. So, the Marilyn Manson reference would be revertible simply on the basis of it being itself a reference to the Beatles. Thus we are left with the same question - is it likelier than not the line is a reference to "Revolution"? I think perhaps it is. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 04:02, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
::::Not true. What if TBC thought of the Manson song and not the Beatles song? What if they didn't even know about the Beatles song? The toon does not give any hint towards this. Which leads us to the next question: is this a reference at all? Is "So you say you want a resolution, eh?" not what you would expect SB to say anyway? He's not even singing it. The "reference" is weak, and we can't say for sure what exactly it references.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 04:25, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

== Easter Egg Sequence ==

Doesn't anybody else think that the two end easter eggs should be listed in the opposite order (Homestar/SB then Z/Bubs)? Not only was the trigger for Homestar/SB physically above the other, Z/Bubs clearly refers back to it more easily than vice versa: the more awkward "accusing yourself of being the Thnikkaman" seems more a parody of "admitting that you stole my computer", and Homestar's "...sports team" is actually somewhat appropriate given its context (water cooler talk : sports) whereas it was a complete non sequitur when Coach Z said it. [[User:69.168.161.140|69.168.161.140]] 01:54, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
:Coach Z would be likely to actually talk about a sports team, as he's a coach. However, I support putting them in the order we see the links on the page. It's senseless to decide on an order from contextual clues, as we do not know the order the viewer will discover the links. Nor should we present a presumed sequence when none is implicit. The only sensible sequences to follow in listing eggs are earlier/later, top/bottom, left/right. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 02:56, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

::They are currently in the order they appear in the actual Flash file. Coach Z and Bubs are frames 2501 to 2681 and Homestar and Strong Bad are frames 2695 to 2938. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 03:01, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
:::While that's meaningful to you or I, it's less so to the average viewer who might consult the knowledgebase. Putting the ransom note one (SB+HR) first, and the outlet one (CZ+B) second makes ordering sense for those who aren't aware of what frame they're in. And that's who we're trying to help here, isn't it? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:15, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
::::I do think that the Coach Z one should be first, for a few reasons: (1) The Coach Z one is first in the Flash file, so it shows that TBC likely consider it to come first, or at least made it first. (B) The Coach Z one refers to an earlier part of the toon (Cliffhanger #1) than the Homestar one (Cliffhanger #4). (III) It makes more sense (to me) for Coach Z to talk about sports, since he's a ''coach'' after all, then Homestar's line referring to that, than vice-versa. {{User:Phlip/sig}}
:::::But this is presuming order where none was given. It's imposing your artistic intent over TBC's, which is not our role. The only order the common user is afforded here is visually sequential order, top/bottom, left/right. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:59, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
::::::I'm somewhat between you guys. Aren't we always trying to interpret what TBC meant to do? What the characters are saying and what they are referring to? Anyways, for Easter eggs that are accessible in the same frame, no natural order is given. We have to invent one. Be it left/right and top/bottom, size and colour (prominence), order in the Flash file, or by content, I don't mind much. My guess is that the order they are in in the Flash file is the intended order, as the file would probably match the thought process of TBC. {{User:Loafing/sig}} 04:41, 21 September 2006 (UTC) Addendum: (If the Easter eggs appear in text on the compy, then I think they should be listed in that order.)

Talk:trading cards

Foolster41 — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 00:13:28 GMT

Foolster41: /* stong-gum */

== Possible goof? ==

At the end of the email, you can click the sticky notes, but nothing happens. When I say that, I meen that if I press tab, a yellow square cyles betweene the real cards, and the sticky notes.
[[User:Cessna Man!|Cessna Man!]] 21:09, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
:They work fine for me; clicking on them lets you get a closer look at the sticky notes. The Brothers Chaps probably fixed it just now, so try refreshing your browser. {{User:Kilroy/sig}} 21:24, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

== Butt-Pattingness ==

This email's gonna save [[Butt Patting]] big time. -[[User:Brightstar Shiner|Brightstar]] 21:26, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

== There isn't any three-L Palllor ==

Okay, I just noticed something that made some of my other edits seem a tad hasty. In this email, it's spelled "Palor", but on [[Strong Sad's Lament]], it's "Pallor" (as the Wiki had previously spelled it.) --{{User:Jay/sig}} 22:57, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

:Pallor is the correct and original spelling. This spelling is most likely an accident. I'm not saying it ''is'', but it most likely is an accident. {{User:Bluebry muffin/sig}} 22:59, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

== Way, Way Off? ==

Changed "...this ''way off'' STING of Town..." to "...this ''rare'' STING of Town..."

I understand how one could've interpreted it as "way off", but I believe that "rare" is a much more likely word to appear here, seeing as how Homestar was talking about the trading of cards, wherein rarity is a large factor. --[[User:Proxtown|Proxtown]] 23:16, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

== stong-gum ==

should the fact that Daniel spelled "strong" incorrectly go in funfacts? [[User:Superplough|Superplough]] 23:48, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

I say no. People are all the time mispelling Strongbad's name, so it's hardly a new thing now. [[User:Foolster41|Foolster41]]

Talk:trading cards

Foolster41 — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 00:12:45 GMT

Foolster41: /* stong-gum */

== Possible goof? ==

At the end of the email, you can click the sticky notes, but nothing happens. When I say that, I meen that if I press tab, a yellow square cyles betweene the real cards, and the sticky notes.
[[User:Cessna Man!|Cessna Man!]] 21:09, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
:They work fine for me; clicking on them lets you get a closer look at the sticky notes. The Brothers Chaps probably fixed it just now, so try refreshing your browser. {{User:Kilroy/sig}} 21:24, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

== Butt-Pattingness ==

This email's gonna save [[Butt Patting]] big time. -[[User:Brightstar Shiner|Brightstar]] 21:26, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

== There isn't any three-L Palllor ==

Okay, I just noticed something that made some of my other edits seem a tad hasty. In this email, it's spelled "Palor", but on [[Strong Sad's Lament]], it's "Pallor" (as the Wiki had previously spelled it.) --{{User:Jay/sig}} 22:57, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

:Pallor is the correct and original spelling. This spelling is most likely an accident. I'm not saying it ''is'', but it most likely is an accident. {{User:Bluebry muffin/sig}} 22:59, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

== Way, Way Off? ==

Changed "...this ''way off'' STING of Town..." to "...this ''rare'' STING of Town..."

I understand how one could've interpreted it as "way off", but I believe that "rare" is a much more likely word to appear here, seeing as how Homestar was talking about the trading of cards, wherein rarity is a large factor. --[[User:Proxtown|Proxtown]] 23:16, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

== stong-gum ==

should the fact that Daniel spelled "strong" incorrectly go in funfacts? [[User:Superplough|Superplough]] 23:48, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
I say no. People are all the time mispelling Strongbad's name, so it's hardly a new thing now. [[User:Foolster41|Foolster41]]

Talk:trading cards

Foolster41 — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 00:12:25 GMT

Foolster41: /* stong-gum */

== Possible goof? ==

At the end of the email, you can click the sticky notes, but nothing happens. When I say that, I meen that if I press tab, a yellow square cyles betweene the real cards, and the sticky notes.
[[User:Cessna Man!|Cessna Man!]] 21:09, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
:They work fine for me; clicking on them lets you get a closer look at the sticky notes. The Brothers Chaps probably fixed it just now, so try refreshing your browser. {{User:Kilroy/sig}} 21:24, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

== Butt-Pattingness ==

This email's gonna save [[Butt Patting]] big time. -[[User:Brightstar Shiner|Brightstar]] 21:26, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

== There isn't any three-L Palllor ==

Okay, I just noticed something that made some of my other edits seem a tad hasty. In this email, it's spelled "Palor", but on [[Strong Sad's Lament]], it's "Pallor" (as the Wiki had previously spelled it.) --{{User:Jay/sig}} 22:57, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

:Pallor is the correct and original spelling. This spelling is most likely an accident. I'm not saying it ''is'', but it most likely is an accident. {{User:Bluebry muffin/sig}} 22:59, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

== Way, Way Off? ==

Changed "...this ''way off'' STING of Town..." to "...this ''rare'' STING of Town..."

I understand how one could've interpreted it as "way off", but I believe that "rare" is a much more likely word to appear here, seeing as how Homestar was talking about the trading of cards, wherein rarity is a large factor. --[[User:Proxtown|Proxtown]] 23:16, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

== stong-gum ==

should the fact that Daniel spelled "strong" incorrectly go in funfacts? [[User:Superplough|Superplough]] 23:48, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
I say no. People are all the time mispelling Strongbad's name, so it's hardly a new thing now. [[User:Foolster41|Foolster41]]

trading cards

Foolster41 — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 00:08:53 GMT

Foolster41: /* Real-World References */

{{sbenav|157|road trip|some kinda robot}}
[[Image:Sbemail157.PNG|thumb|"Those aren't even from the same lame game."]]
Strong Bad shows us several examples of character trading cards.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, [[Cheatball]], {{Film|Stinkoman}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Planet K]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' September 11, 2006

'''Running Time:'''

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

==Transcript==

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Away you dribble down the court with an email, you leave your dreams at the top of the keeey. ''{brings up the email}''

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: Trading Stong-gum</div>
Hey Strongbad- 
You should have trading cards...With a stick of gum in them. 
Nerdly yours, 
Daniel, 
N.S. CANADA
</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad says "Another freakin' guy named Daniel" instead of "Daniel" and "not safe, in Canada" instead of "N.S. CANADA".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing and whispering}'' Oh, Thanks for the tip, Daniel. I'll lay low here in the states for a while until things cool off. ''{clears screen}'' Daniel, trading cards are the biggest waste of not a video game on the planet! In fact, I thought trading cards were outlawed the day they invented good graphics. As for the "gum" that comes with them, I'm pretty sure they replaced that with a pink piece of balsa wood back in the ealry 80's and nobody ever noticed. So, no, I shouldn't have trading cards. But most of the other idiots around here have engaged in some form of trading cardery. Let's rag on them, shall we?

''{We see a wooden background, and trading cards are put on them as Strong Bad introduces them.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' First up is Coach Z's line of vaguely sportsish managerial cards. What self-respecting twelve-year-old doesn't want to collect pictures of the smelly old man behind our favourite sports teams? And who could resist memorizing all these fabulous stats? Ooh, a record high of 23 butt patts in '84.

''{cut back to Strong Bad on his Lappy, with Homestar Runner next to him}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey, do you know the secret recipient of all those butt patts except o' one?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Let me guess, it...

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' No, it was me. It was like I was made to hustle for that season.

'''STRONG BAD:''' So, who got that last butt patt?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh. I think he gave himself that one. He's renowned for that self-butt patts.

''{closeup of Strong Bad's head}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, ''known'' in seven states.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{offscreen}'' What?

''{Cut back to Strong Bad typing on his Lappy. He clears the screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Next up, we got the Cheat's trading card game, which is really more like a trading card activity or trading card goings-on, because the word 'game' implies fun and enjoyment.

''{cut to the wooden background}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' And you won't find none of that here.

''{wipe to 20X6 the field with Stinkoman and Cheatball}''

'''STINKOMAN''': CHEATBALL POISON RAIN VORNADO!!!

'''CHEATBALL''': Cheatball.

''{Numbers appear in the four corners of the screen and change rapidly. The words "PLAY GET!" flashes on the screen and the 20x6 credit song plays}''

'''STINKOMAN''': Uhm, so, did I win? Does anyone know how this game works?

''{wipe back to wooden background with trading cards lying on them}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{offscreen}'' I'll trade you your Cheatball card for my Deathly Palor Lonely Lurker Attack card.

''{cut back to Strong Bad on his Lappy, with Homestar Runner next to him}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Homestar, these aren't even from the same lame game. Or SLG.

''{closeup of Strong Bad's head}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''Your'' game is for musky nerds to play in the basement of the freshmen dorms. This cutesy Japanese game is for little kids to play during recess, to make sure they don't get any real exercise.

''{cut back to Strong Bad on his Lappy, with Homestar Runner next to him}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' But how are them kids gonna earn any butt patts if they won't hustle it out?

'''STRONG BAD:''' I don't think butt patts are part of the approved curriculum in elementary schools these days.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Well, that's just sad.

''{Strong Bad turns back to his Lappy, cut back to him typing}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The only trading cards I really gave a toot about were...

''{cut to the wooden background}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' .. the Poopsmith's line of gross-out cards for kids.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{offscreen}'' I'll trade you that Petey POOPsmith for this Marzi-PANCAKE.

''{cut back to Strong Bad on his Lappy, with Homestar Runner next to him}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You just keep showing up, don't ya?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' O.K., O.K., I'll throw in this rare STING of Town, too.

''{cut to the wooden background}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' How 'bout I trade ''you''...

''{cut back to Strong Bad on his Lappy, with Homestar Runner next to him}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ...a "get outta my face" for this...

''{cut to Strong Bad drawing on a post-it note, with the Lappy between his face and the camera.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' uhhhh...

''{cut to the wooden background}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' ...one of a kind Strong Bad bench-pressing dinosaurs collector's card.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{offscreen}'' Hooo-ray!

''{Cut back to Strong Bad on his Lappy, with Homestar Runner next to him. Homestar is covered in sticky notes with Strong Bad and dinosaurs on them.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' My collection is complete! And ''here'', my good man, is your "get outta your face". ''{runs off}''

''{The Paper comes down. After some time has passed...}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' How many times have we had that conversation?

''{Homestar Runner quickly pops his head back into the screen.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Thirty-five!

''{disappears again quickly}''

== Easter Eggs ==
[[Image:Fan with dimetrodon.PNG|thumb|i fan myself w/ dimetrodon]]
*Click on "good graphics" to reveal the title screen of the 1982 [[Videlectrix]] video game [[C.H.E.A.T.]]
*Click on the Strong Sad card when Strong Bad turns around to see another Strong Sad card.
*Click on the stack of cards at the end to see all of the trading cards featured in this email up close.
*Click on the sticky notes on the floor at the end to see them up close.

== Fun Facts ==
===Explanations===
*Coach Z's trading cards are references to sports cards which often feature an image of a player of a sport playing said sport. Statistics like the ones on the back of Coach Z's cards are similar to the statistics found on sports cards as well.

===Trivia===
*This is the first time we have ever seen 20X6 The Cheat's real name, heard him speak, or even seen what he actually looks like, other than his face.
*The floppy disk container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#kyrandia_series|kyrandia series]]".

===Remarks===
*The [[Wikipedia:Dimetrodon|Dimetrodon]] Strong Bad fans himself with in an Easter egg was a real creature that is commonly mistaken for a dinosaur. Actually, it was a reptile that lived before the first dinosaurs appeared.

===Goofs===
*For a single frame, Strong Bad's drawing (148 more reps!) remains after he lifts the [[Sticky Notes|sticky note]] up.
*"Pallor" is spelled as "Palor" on Strong Sad's playing card.

===Inside References===
*Strong Sad's Grim Reaper costume originally appeared in [[Experimental Film]].
*Strong Sad was known as "The Deathly Pallor" in [[impression]]; this is also the name of his [[The Deathly Pallor|radio host alter-ego]] in [[radio]].
*This is another appearance of [[Butt-Patting|butt-patting]].
*This is also another appearance of [[Dan]]
*Strong Sad was described as a lurker in [[garage sale]] and [[Senorial Day]].

===Real-World References===
*"Whatsit Pile Tikes" are a parody of [[Wikipedia:Garbage Pail Kids|Garbage Pail Kids]].
*The title screen for "C.H.E.A.T." is a reference to the notoriously unpopular [[Atari 2600]] game ''[[Wikipedia:E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (Atari 2600)|E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial]]'', which featured an uncharacteristically detailed title screen and is often cited as one of the main causes of the [[Wikipedia:Video_game_crash_of_1983|video game crash of 1983]].
*The "Beleaguered: Alliance" cards with Strong Sad are a reference to ''[[Wikipedia:Magic: The Gathering|Magic: The Gathering]]''.
*The Stinkoman Cards are a parody of Japanese trading card games such as ''[[Wikipedia:Pokémon Trading Card Game|Pokémon]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]''; in particular, the points that appear onscreen during the 20X6 sequence resemble those from the [[Wikipedia:Yu-Gi-Oh! (second series anime)|''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' anime]].
*"[[Wikipedia:Vornado Air Circulation Systems|Vornado]]" is a manufacturer of "air circulators" (fans).
*"Play Get!" is a refrence to the message "Shine Get!" in the japanese version of super mario sunshine

==External Links==
{{sbemailextlinks|157|9786}}
{{Strong Bad Email}}
{{subtitlesLinks}}

trading cards

Foolster41 — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 00:08:24 GMT

Foolster41: /* Real-World References */

{{sbenav|157|road trip|some kinda robot}}
[[Image:Sbemail157.PNG|thumb|"Those aren't even from the same lame game."]]
Strong Bad shows us several examples of character trading cards.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, [[Cheatball]], {{Film|Stinkoman}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Planet K]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' September 11, 2006

'''Running Time:'''

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

==Transcript==

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Away you dribble down the court with an email, you leave your dreams at the top of the keeey. ''{brings up the email}''

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: Trading Stong-gum</div>
Hey Strongbad- 
You should have trading cards...With a stick of gum in them. 
Nerdly yours, 
Daniel, 
N.S. CANADA
</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad says "Another freakin' guy named Daniel" instead of "Daniel" and "not safe, in Canada" instead of "N.S. CANADA".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing and whispering}'' Oh, Thanks for the tip, Daniel. I'll lay low here in the states for a while until things cool off. ''{clears screen}'' Daniel, trading cards are the biggest waste of not a video game on the planet! In fact, I thought trading cards were outlawed the day they invented good graphics. As for the "gum" that comes with them, I'm pretty sure they replaced that with a pink piece of balsa wood back in the ealry 80's and nobody ever noticed. So, no, I shouldn't have trading cards. But most of the other idiots around here have engaged in some form of trading cardery. Let's rag on them, shall we?

''{We see a wooden background, and trading cards are put on them as Strong Bad introduces them.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' First up is Coach Z's line of vaguely sportsish managerial cards. What self-respecting twelve-year-old doesn't want to collect pictures of the smelly old man behind our favourite sports teams? And who could resist memorizing all these fabulous stats? Ooh, a record high of 23 butt patts in '84.

''{cut back to Strong Bad on his Lappy, with Homestar Runner next to him}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey, do you know the secret recipient of all those butt patts except o' one?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Let me guess, it...

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' No, it was me. It was like I was made to hustle for that season.

'''STRONG BAD:''' So, who got that last butt patt?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh. I think he gave himself that one. He's renowned for that self-butt patts.

''{closeup of Strong Bad's head}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, ''known'' in seven states.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{offscreen}'' What?

''{Cut back to Strong Bad typing on his Lappy. He clears the screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Next up, we got the Cheat's trading card game, which is really more like a trading card activity or trading card goings-on, because the word 'game' implies fun and enjoyment.

''{cut to the wooden background}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' And you won't find none of that here.

''{wipe to 20X6 the field with Stinkoman and Cheatball}''

'''STINKOMAN''': CHEATBALL POISON RAIN VORNADO!!!

'''CHEATBALL''': Cheatball.

''{Numbers appear in the four corners of the screen and change rapidly. The words "PLAY GET!" flashes on the screen and the 20x6 credit song plays}''

'''STINKOMAN''': Uhm, so, did I win? Does anyone know how this game works?

''{wipe back to wooden background with trading cards lying on them}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{offscreen}'' I'll trade you your Cheatball card for my Deathly Palor Lonely Lurker Attack card.

''{cut back to Strong Bad on his Lappy, with Homestar Runner next to him}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Homestar, these aren't even from the same lame game. Or SLG.

''{closeup of Strong Bad's head}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''Your'' game is for musky nerds to play in the basement of the freshmen dorms. This cutesy Japanese game is for little kids to play during recess, to make sure they don't get any real exercise.

''{cut back to Strong Bad on his Lappy, with Homestar Runner next to him}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' But how are them kids gonna earn any butt patts if they won't hustle it out?

'''STRONG BAD:''' I don't think butt patts are part of the approved curriculum in elementary schools these days.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Well, that's just sad.

''{Strong Bad turns back to his Lappy, cut back to him typing}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The only trading cards I really gave a toot about were...

''{cut to the wooden background}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' .. the Poopsmith's line of gross-out cards for kids.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{offscreen}'' I'll trade you that Petey POOPsmith for this Marzi-PANCAKE.

''{cut back to Strong Bad on his Lappy, with Homestar Runner next to him}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You just keep showing up, don't ya?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' O.K., O.K., I'll throw in this rare STING of Town, too.

''{cut to the wooden background}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' How 'bout I trade ''you''...

''{cut back to Strong Bad on his Lappy, with Homestar Runner next to him}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ...a "get outta my face" for this...

''{cut to Strong Bad drawing on a post-it note, with the Lappy between his face and the camera.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' uhhhh...

''{cut to the wooden background}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' ...one of a kind Strong Bad bench-pressing dinosaurs collector's card.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{offscreen}'' Hooo-ray!

''{Cut back to Strong Bad on his Lappy, with Homestar Runner next to him. Homestar is covered in sticky notes with Strong Bad and dinosaurs on them.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' My collection is complete! And ''here'', my good man, is your "get outta your face". ''{runs off}''

''{The Paper comes down. After some time has passed...}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' How many times have we had that conversation?

''{Homestar Runner quickly pops his head back into the screen.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Thirty-five!

''{disappears again quickly}''

== Easter Eggs ==
[[Image:Fan with dimetrodon.PNG|thumb|i fan myself w/ dimetrodon]]
*Click on "good graphics" to reveal the title screen of the 1982 [[Videlectrix]] video game [[C.H.E.A.T.]]
*Click on the Strong Sad card when Strong Bad turns around to see another Strong Sad card.
*Click on the stack of cards at the end to see all of the trading cards featured in this email up close.
*Click on the sticky notes on the floor at the end to see them up close.

== Fun Facts ==
===Explanations===
*Coach Z's trading cards are references to sports cards which often feature an image of a player of a sport playing said sport. Statistics like the ones on the back of Coach Z's cards are similar to the statistics found on sports cards as well.

===Trivia===
*This is the first time we have ever seen 20X6 The Cheat's real name, heard him speak, or even seen what he actually looks like, other than his face.
*The floppy disk container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#kyrandia_series|kyrandia series]]".

===Remarks===
*The [[Wikipedia:Dimetrodon|Dimetrodon]] Strong Bad fans himself with in an Easter egg was a real creature that is commonly mistaken for a dinosaur. Actually, it was a reptile that lived before the first dinosaurs appeared.

===Goofs===
*For a single frame, Strong Bad's drawing (148 more reps!) remains after he lifts the [[Sticky Notes|sticky note]] up.
*"Pallor" is spelled as "Palor" on Strong Sad's playing card.

===Inside References===
*Strong Sad's Grim Reaper costume originally appeared in [[Experimental Film]].
*Strong Sad was known as "The Deathly Pallor" in [[impression]]; this is also the name of his [[The Deathly Pallor|radio host alter-ego]] in [[radio]].
*This is another appearance of [[Butt-Patting|butt-patting]].
*This is also another appearance of [[Dan]]
*Strong Sad was described as a lurker in [[garage sale]] and [[Senorial Day]].

===Real-World References===
*"Whatsit Pile Tikes" are a parody of [[Wikipedia:Garbage Pail Kids|Garbage Pail Kids]].
*The title screen for "C.H.E.A.T." is a reference to the notoriously unpopular [[Atari 2600]] game ''[[Wikipedia:E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (Atari 2600)|E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial]]'', which featured an uncharacteristically detailed title screen and is often cited as one of the main causes of the [[Wikipedia:Video_game_crash_of_1983|video game crash of 1983]].
*The "Beleaguered: Alliance" cards with Strong Sad are a reference to ''[[Wikipedia:Magic: The Gathering|Magic: The Gathering]]''.
*The Stinkoman Cards are a parody of Japanese trading card games such as ''[[Wikipedia:Pokémon Trading Card Game|Pokémon]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]''; in particular, the points that appear onscreen during the 20X6 sequence resemble those from the [[Wikipedia:Yu-Gi-Oh! (second series anime)|''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' anime]].
*"[[Wikipedia:Vornado Air Circulation Systems|Vornado]]" is a manufacturer of "air circulators" (fans).
*"Shine Get" is a refrence to the message "Shine Get!" in the japanese version of super mario sunshine

==External Links==
{{sbemailextlinks|157|9786}}
{{Strong Bad Email}}
{{subtitlesLinks}}

User:Foolster41

Foolster41 — Wed, 03 May 2006 06:51:17 GMT

Foolster41:

My name comes from the fact that I was, (maybe unfortunitly) born on april 1st.
I am NOT 41 years old, the number corisponds to the date (4=April, 1=1st). I'm not much of a practical joker myself, but I enjoy playing music, drawing, writing and designing games.

Favorite Sites: 
[http://www.urbandead.com Urban Dead] - Seriously one of the coolest games around. 

My Sites: 
[http://www.foolster41.blogspot.com Foolster.blogspot.com] - A blog I keep. 
[http://foolster41.deviantart.com Deviantart.com/Foolster41] - My Devient art page 
[http://www.bikaesh.8m.net Bikaesh.8m.net] - A rather detailed and growing webpage about the culture of a non-human race called "Salthans".

User:Foolster41

Foolster41 — Wed, 03 May 2006 06:50:33 GMT

Foolster41: Fixed URL (Again, doh!)

My name comes from the fact that I was, (maybe unfortunitly) born on april 1st.
I am NOT 41 years old, the number corisponds to the date (4=April, 1=1st). I'm not much of a practical joker myself, but I enjoy playing music, drawing, writing and designing games.

Favorite Sites: 
[http://www.urbandead.com Urban Dead] - Seriously one of the coolest games around. 

My Sites: 
[http://www.foolster.blogspot.com Foolster.blogspot.com] - A blog I keep. 
[http://foolster41.deviantart.com Deviantart.com/Foolster41] - My Devient art page 
[http://www.bikaesh.8m.net Bikaesh.8m.net] - A rather detailed and growing webpage about the culture of a non-human race called "Salthans".

User:Foolster41

Foolster41 — Wed, 03 May 2006 06:49:33 GMT

Foolster41: Fixed URL

My name comes from the fact that I was, (maybe unfortunitly) born on april 1st.
I am NOT 41 years old, the number corisponds to the date (4=April, 1=1st). I'm not much of a practical joker myself, but I enjoy playing music, drawing, writing and designing games.

Favorite Sites: 
[http://www.urbandead.com Urban Dead] - Seriously one of the coolest games around. 

My Sites: 
[http://www.foolster.blogspot.com Foolster.blogspot.com] - A blog I keep. 
[http://www.deviantart.com/Foolster41 Deviantart.com/Foolster41] - My Devient art page 
[http://www.bikaesh.8m.net Bikaesh.8m.net] - A rather detailed and growing webpage about the culture of a non-human race called "Salthans".

User:Foolster41

Foolster41 — Tue, 02 May 2006 07:34:06 GMT

Foolster41:

My name comes from the fact that I was, (maybe unfortunitly) born on april 1st.
I am NOT 41 years old, the number corisponds to the date (4=April, 1=1st). I'm not much of a practical joker myself, but I enjoy playing music, drawing, writing and designing games.

Favorite Sites: 
[http://www.urbandead.com Urban Dead] - Seriously one of the coolest games around. 

My Sites: 
[http://www.foolster.blogspot.com Foolster.blogspot.com] - A blog I keep. 
[http://www.devientart.com/Foolster41 Deviantart.com/Foolster41] - My Devient art page 
[http://www.bikaesh.8m.net Bikaesh.8m.net] - A rather detailed and growing webpage about the culture of a non-human race called "Salthans".

User:Foolster41

Foolster41 — Tue, 02 May 2006 07:33:36 GMT

Foolster41:

My name comes from the fact that I was, (maybe unfortunitly) born on april 1st.
I am NOT 41 years old, the number corisponds to the date (4=April, 1=1st). I'm not much of a practical joker myself, but enjoys playing music, drawing, writing and designing games.

Favorite Sites: 
[http://www.urbandead.com Urban Dead] - Seriously one of the coolest games around. 

My Sites: 
[http://www.foolster.blogspot.com Foolster.blogspot.com] - A blog I keep. 
[http://www.devientart.com/Foolster41 Deviantart.com/Foolster41] - My Devient art page 
[http://www.bikaesh.8m.net Bikaesh.8m.net] - A rather detailed and growing webpage about the culture of a non-human race called "Salthans".

User:Foolster41

Foolster41 — Tue, 02 May 2006 07:26:22 GMT

Foolster41:

My name comes from the fact that I was, maybe unluckily born on april 1st.
I am NOT 41 years old, the number corisponds to the date (4=April, 1=1st)

Favorite Sites:
[www.urbandead.com] - Seriously one of the coolest games around.

My Sites:
[www.foolster.blogspot.com] - A blog I keep
[www.devientart.com/Foolster41] - My Devient art page
[www.bikaesh.8m.net] - A rather detailed and growing webpage about the culture of a non-human race called "Salthans".

User talk:Salty

Foolster41 — Tue, 02 May 2006 07:21:50 GMT

Foolster41:

I wonder if it's possible to change your username. Anyone know? {{unsigned|Salty|23:19, 25 November 2005 (UTC)}}

:In fact, it is. You might want to look [[HRWiki:Changing username|here]]. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

:Thanx. -- The Lappy
i dont have to link ^that because i'm already here, right? {{unsigned|Salty|00:58, 26 November 2005 (UTC)}}

:Not if you don't want to. {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 23:43, 26 November 2005 (UTC)

==Help==

For some reason, the text on my talk page appears in weird boxes. Can anybody help? {{unsigned|Salty|01:18, 27 November 2005 (UTC)}}

If you take out the two spaces before each line, the boxes should go away. [[User:Heimstern Läufer|Heimstern Läufer]] 06:22, 27 November 2005 (UTC)

== Text ==

The reason why the text on your user page was showing up like

This,

is because you put a indent before typing. In order to have your text appear normal, but ''with'' an indent, then you must type ''':''' (the more you type, the more indented the text appears). I fixed up your page for you, by the way. {{User:Homestramy20/sig}} 06:32, 27 November 2005 (UTC)

:Ohhhhhh, I get it now. I should've known that.
thanx -Salty

Here's another tip-In case you didn't already know, you can easily type four tildes like so:<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>. Guess what this will do? Well, this handy code will add a link to your user page, and a time stamp. It's usually preferred after every comment of yours. If you have any further questions, don't hesitate to ask. :) {{User:Homestramy20/sig}} 06:46, 27 November 2005 (UTC)

:I know that. How do you get it to be colored and stuff though? And how do you make a sig? -Salty

Ahh, yes. Creating a signiture. Well, first off, you can just take a quick look at [[User:Homestramy20/sig|my signiture]]. Press edit, and look at the codes for HTML. You can use these codes to create colors and links to your user page, talk page, and, well, any link that will automatically be visable in your signiture. And when you're done, just copy (Of course, use your ''own'' user links) and add it to this page:{{User:Salty/sig}}. Then, once you're done there, go to '''preferences''', and add in '''<nowiki>{{User:Salty/sig}}</nowiki>''' under Nickname. Save it, and you're done! And it would be the same to sign-just 4 tiles (<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>). Hope this helps, and just come to me if you have any further questions. {{User:Homestramy20/sig}} 08:31, 27 November 2005 (UTC)

:Btw, Four <nowiki>~~~~'s</nowiki> leaves sig and datestamp, but three just leaves your signature. And five leaves just the datestamp. Feel free to check out [[User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie|other user's]] sigs as well, for more tricks to the format. Often users like to leave links somewhere within their sig to their [[User:Salty|user page]], '''talk page''' (the place we are now, obviously), and [[Special:Contributions/Salty|your contributions page]] so they can see all the stuff you've done. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 09:24, 27 November 2005 (UTC)

I realy suggest using the [[Help:Signature|sig]] [[Help:Contents|help page]]. They are very useful and very easy to follow. Have fun creating your sig! {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 10:14, 27 November 2005 (UTC)

Thanks a lot guys. I'll get to work on that! -Salty

== Hola ==

I just popped in and felt like saying hi.--[[Image:homsar_small.PNG]]Homsarroks[[Image:kookysig.gif]] 19:09, 27 November 2005 (UTC)

You do that a lot. :) -Salty

BTW, here's a hint. If you want to have your name be in a special color, follow these instructions: Go up to the top-right of the page and click on preferences. Once there, you will see a a box with nickname next to it. Go in it and put Salty. After that, put in . IN place of the x's, enter a [[Wikipedia:Web colors|hexidecimal color code]]. A number of these codes can be found on the page attatched. If you want to attatch an image, here's what to do: the standard image file's script looks like this: [[Image:xxxx.PNG]]. In order to replace the x's with an image name, you have to click on your selected image. THis will take you to the image page. Directly below the image there will be a label bearing the image's name. Copy the name and paste it in front of your sig. Make sure that it's a small image, though, otherwise your sig will look really weird. Take the little homsar in front of my sig. If you want that, just type in Image:homsar_small.PNG in between brackets in front of or behind your name in the nickname box. After you are done, the text in the nickname box will become your sig. Also, if you want to italicize or embolden text, just put double ' marks or triple ' marks, respectively, on both sides of the text. If you have any more questions, contact me on my userpage [[User:Homsarroks|here]]. Good luck!--[[Image:homsar_small.PNG]]Homsarroks[[Image:kookysig.gif]] 19:29, 27 November 2005 (UTC)
:So... in order to understand what that guy just said, look at the sig help page. {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 19:32, 27 November 2005 (UTC)

Yeah, pretty much.--[[Image:homsar_small.PNG]]Homsarroks[[Image:kookysig.gif]] 19:49, 27 November 2005 (UTC)

I'm sorta halfway there now. I've got my name colored, but I need a font. Problem is, I don't know any of the fonts I can chose. Also, I need to get the link to my talkpage colored. I've got this: {{User:Salty/sig}} 20:48, 27 November 2005 (UTC)
:To color a link, put <nowiki>TEXT</nowiki>. {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 21:06, 27 November 2005 (UTC)
::Ah, I see you found it. Nice new sig! (Like my x-mas themed style?) {{User:Bubsty/xmasig}} 01:16, 28 November 2005 (UTC)
Thanx. Yes, yours is cool; I'll make mine red and green too. Maybe. {{User:Salty/sig}} 03:58, 28 November 2005 (UTC)

==The Ancient Summaryans==
Please remember to use the edit summary! For a revert like the one you just [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=property_of_ones&diff=206732&oldid=206730 did], you can just put "rv" (or "rvv" for "revert vandalism" if applicable). —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 00:11, 28 November 2005 (UTC)

Sorry. Sometimes I forget. -- {{User:Salty/sig}} 00:12, 28 November 2005 (UTC)
:[[Wikipedia:Se%C3%B1or Wences|S'allright]]. It's hardly the ''most'' important thing to remember. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 00:53, 28 November 2005 (UTC)

== Namechange ==

Woa! I didn't know you had changed your name. I saw your changes and thought you were a noob of sorts with good edits, then I read [[User_talk:ISlayedTheKerrek#The_answer.2C_my_friend.2C_is_blowin.27_in_the_Winds|this]] discussion and found that out. So... :'( bye bye old name... Hi Salty! --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 01:33, 28 November 2005 (UTC)
:So, the obvious question: why "Salty"? Yeah, I know it's what you have everywhere else; how'd that come about? —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 01:38, 28 November 2005 (UTC)

Heh heh, well, about two years ago my mom made me get this this I didn't want because It was on sale, and in big letters it said "SALTY". So kids at school started calling me Salty, and once I wore it to my cousin's house and his friends started calling me Salty.... eventually, some of his friends came over and asked me what my name was, and I just said Salty. They never found out my real name. Also, I think Salty is a pretty cool name. Ionly chose Lappy 486 in the beginning because everyone else had names from H*R and I couldn't think of anything :) {{User:Salty/sig}} 03:33, 28 November 2005 (UTC)
:Cool! Neat story. So that thing you wore... was it a shirt, a cap or what exactly? --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 05:23, 28 November 2005 (UTC)
:Oops, I called it a "this." It was a shirt. {{User:Salty/sig}} 22:18, 28 November 2005 (UTC)

== Fixing the link ==

Hi Salty! I hope you didn't mind but I fixed your link that you were having trouble with. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 03:58, 2 December 2005 (UTC)

Thanx, but I'm not sure which link you are talking about. {{User:Salty/sig}} 04:01, 2 December 2005 (UTC)

:NP. It was [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User:Salty&diff=209413&oldid=209312 this] link right here. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 05:14, 2 December 2005 (UTC)
:Ooooh, I thought I had fixed that. Thanks! {{User:Salty/sig}} 22:19, 2 December 2005 (UTC)

== Speling porblems ==

They're my favorite we'''b'''sites too.
[[User:Elvis|Elvis]] 19:18, 9 December 2005 (UTC)
:Sorry to dissapoint, but I spelled it like that on purpose. :)
helscome my wedsite.
-homestar {{User:Salty/sig}} 04:15, 10 December 2005 (UTC)

== signature wouldn't show! ==

My sig wouldn't show up in the welcome template. It was just when ''I'' was about to welcome that user. Can I have help here? --{{User:The 386/sig}} 16:35, 10 December 2005 (UTC)
:Hmm... I checked, and I see it there. {{User:Salty/sig}} 16:36, 10 December 2005 (UTC)
Why did you welcome him? I was about to do it, man! --{{User:The 386/sig}} 16:41, 10 December 2005 (UTC)
:The sig didn't show up? Thats odd. I wonder what happened... which guy were you trying to welcome? {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 16:42, 10 December 2005 (UTC)
Look on the recent changes page. --{{User:The 386/sig}} 16:43, 10 December 2005 (UTC)
:Ah. Thats pretty weird. I have no clue why it happened. {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 16:47, 10 December 2005 (UTC)

==Random Message==

I just wanted to say that you're cool.--{{User:Homsarroks/sig}} 19:20, 10 December 2005 (UTC)
:Who, me? Ok, thanks. So are you. So is Homsar. {{User:Salty/sig}} 21:34, 10 December 2005 (UTC)
::Yay! Lemons...--{{User:Homsarroks/sig}} 17:19, 11 December 2005 (UTC)

== BGG D'ween ==

I wanted to ask you a question about [[:Image:DweenGhost.PNG|this image]]. You uploaded it, but a similar image exists [[:Image:santa bad graphics ghost.png|here]]. You put your image on your userpage, but [[User:Bkmlb|Bkmlb]] noticed the similar image and changed the one on your userpage to the preexisting one and marked your image for deletion. I wanted to know if you are ok with this, or if you want the clean image you uploaded to stay. You can keep it as a personal image, if you don't already have one. Just wanted to make sure you were aware of the situation. Thanks. {{User:Some HSR themed username/sig}} 22:10, 11 December 2005 (UTC)
:Umm, I'd prefer the the one I made especially for me... {{User:Salty/sig}} 22:25, 11 December 2005 (UTC)
::All taken care of. {{User:Some HSR themed username/sig}} 22:27, 11 December 2005 (UTC)
:::Yeah, I changed it back, and saw that the image wasn't marked. Thanx. {{User:Salty/sig}} 22:28, 11 December 2005 (UTC)

== Cool!==

I saw that I made your "Persons I Like" list. Cool. Thanks. Um...I'ma...go place. Yeah. Shutting up.--{{User:Homsarroks/sig}} 22:49, 15 December 2005 (UTC)
:Yeah, you're like, my favorite person here, kinda. I don't know who else to put though. {{User:Salty/sig}} 00:40, 16 December 2005 (UTC)
::Awesome!!!--{{User:Homsarroks/sig}} 00:53, 16 December 2005 (UTC)
:::Aw... thanks for putting me on there too. {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 22:32, 20 December 2005 (UTC)
::::Be good children, or I'll take it off. {{User:Salty/sig}} 00:44, 21 December 2005 (UTC)
:::::I will. {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 00:47, 21 December 2005 (UTC)
::::::Takes all the fun out of it...--{{User:Homsarroks/sig}} 12:11, 23 December 2005 (UTC)

== Deutschman ==

Hey there! Glad to see that I'm on your cool list! I just wanted to clarify something, though: I'm not actually German. I just speak German. I'm actually an American and live in California. Of course, if, when you said I was German, you just meant that I speak and like German (or for that matter that I have German ancestry), then you'd be correct. But I didn't want you to be misled about me. Talk atcha later! {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 07:27, 16 December 2005 (UTC)
:I editted it. I'm part-part-part-part German as well. And Irish, and Hispanic.... {{User:Salty/sig}} 13:20, 16 December 2005 (UTC)
::I'm related to a small, venemous frog in southwestern Asia.--{{User:Homsarroks/sig}} 16:15, 16 December 2005 (UTC)
:::OMG you're Asian? :) {{User:Salty/sig}} 00:37, 17 December 2005 (UTC)
::::No. I'm a frog. Or a "forg", as Coach Z would probably say it. But seriously, I'm not Asian. I'm like, part Swedish, part English, part French, part French ''Canadian'', part Portugese, part Irish, vaguely Spanish, and many other things. I don't even know for sure what my ethnic background is. All I know is that I'm not from Asia, Africa, South America, Australia, or Antarctica.--{{User:Homsarroks/sig}} 21:15, 17 December 2005 (UTC)
::::I'm 999999999/1000000000 Swedish, and 1/1000000000 Danish. {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 21:51, 17 December 2005 (UTC)
:::::I'm 12/[[G]] swedish, 9999999/pi french, and 678.2% from neuconsin. I'm also part Dortugese and Prench. Oh, yeah, and a little bit Peasantrian.--{{User:Homsarroks/sig}} 21:54, 17 December 2005 (UTC)
::::::I'm 4Tst Percent Strongbadian. {{User:Salty/sig}} 05:44, 18 December 2005 (UTC)

==Wings of stone==
Thanx for the Homsar description.--{{User:Homsarroks/sig}} 12:10, 23 December 2005 (UTC)
:No probalo! {{User:Salty/sig}} 17:44, 23 December 2005 (UTC)

== Clavicle ==

[[User:Pieinbubsface|Happy Decemberween!]]--{{User:Homsarroks/sig}} 18:43, 23 December 2005 (UTC)
:Well he said "Why do people like NOT billy bob bob only put a link on these pages and not there totaly awsome sig?" then put NOT billy bob's sig there, and Nbb had some extra line in his sig that made counters restart, so your guestbook was scrambled and the counter was at one. But Nbb has since fixed his sig and Pieinbubsface has since removed the end of his line, and now all Decemberween is saved. (btw, what's with the weird titles? Does "clavicle" have some hidden meeting?) {{User:Salty/sig}} 21:32, 23 December 2005 (UTC)
::Oh... I think I broke my... clavicle.. majorus... (A little [[unused emails]] humor). {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 21:49, 23 December 2005 (UTC)
:::Actually, it's not from unused emails. It was just a random thought. Good work anyway, though. Umm...ya!!!--{{User:Homsarroks/sig}} 23:07, 1 January 2006 (UTC)

==trolling==
:Heads up; Ciberdude444 was trolling your userpage. Thought you ought to know. {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 21:54, 24 December 2005 (UTC)
::Yeah, kind of a weird way to end up commemorating your first Homestarniversary, getting your user page vandalized. But I guess trolls don't take Decemberween Eve off. Anyway, keep on tranglin'. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 18:33, 28 December 2005 (UTC)
:::Somebody else calls them Homestarniversaries? And spells it exactly like that? That's a really strange coincidence. Well, great minds think alike. —{{User:Mibluvr13/sig}} 15:48, 7 January 2006 (UTC)
::::You spelled it that way on your blog, right? I guess it's just a common way of saying it.

==[[Experimental Film|Wasabi]]==

I felt like dropping by and saying hi again. Oh, and telling you that you ''have'' to get an account on runescape.com so I can play with you sometime. Bye!--{{User:Homsarroks/sig}} 15:02, 30 December 2005 (UTC)

:Yeah. Yo have to get one. I never play, though. [[User:Bluebry muffin|Bluebry muffin]] 14:03, 15 January 2006 (UTC)

== Hey Salty ==

We really got a lot of stuff in common. I'm about the same age, live in Texas, and discovered Homestar about the same time. Creepy. By the way, thanks for signing my guest book. [[User:Bluebry muffin]]
:No problem. Guestbooks are my thing. {{User:Salty/sig}} 14:57, 14 January 2006 (UTC)

== Poll ==

Thanks for participatin in my poll! I will tally the votes at Feb. 1. [[User:Bluebry muffin|Bluebry muffin]] 14:00, 15 January 2006 (UTC)

== Just some STUFF ==

Hey, Salty. Sorry to bother you, but on the recent STUFF about Taranchula you voted twice. You can only accept one version of any given fact (but can decline as many as you like). You'll have to remove one of your votes. Thanks for understanding. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

'''EDIT:''' [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] removed all but your bottommost vote, as per the instructions. Check if that's the one you wanna keep, will ya? Thanks. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

:OK, I wasn't familiar with that. That's the one I want to keep. Thanks. {{User:Salty/sig}} 22:23, 18 January 2006 (UTC)

== Censorware ==

Hey Salty. You probably have some [[Wikipedia:censorware|censorware]] on your computer. It removed the word "lotto" (as in the lottery) with [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=HRWiki:Guestbooks&curid=17888&diff=245043&oldid=245037 this edit] (it was separated with a space in the original). It may have been installed without your knowledge, for example as [[Wikipedia:spyware|spyware]]. You should check that out. It would probably explain the problems you were having on the sandbox the other day, too. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 02:04, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
: It also removed the obvious part of "Josie and the Pussycats" on [[highschool]]. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 03:06, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

== Quotes ==

Yea but you have to sign your name. Have a muffin.

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{{User:Bluebry muffin/sig}} 01:09, 30 January 2006 (UTC)

== Dude ==

I gotta go keep reverting. --{{User:The thing/sig}} 16:44, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

:Whoa he's STILL here! --{{User:The thing/sig}} 17:19, 12 February 2006 (UTC)
What do you mean? The edits stopped. We just need Kilroy to block him, now. {{User:Salty/sig}} 17:21, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

:There he's blocked! --{{User:The thing/sig}} 17:22, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

== Defender ==

The other helpers were [[User:The thing]] and [[User:Some HSR Themed Username]]. Did you get them? (Oh, have you gotten it yet? You deserve it also.) {{User:Bluebry muffin/sig}} 20:53, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

:I don't think you have, so, here ya go! [[Image:defender_of_the_wiki.jpg|thumb|I saw you reverting...]]
:{{User:Bluebry muffin/sig}} 20:55, 12 February 2006 (UTC)
I got them. And thank you. {{User:Salty/sig}} 22:55, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

== Welcome to you too, pal! ==

Hey Salty, thanks for the warm welcome. I just did my user space today and saw it. [[User:Qermaq|Qermaq]] 02:47, 18 February 2006 (UTC)
:You're welcome. Wait, I already welcomed you! (haha, ha... heh) Well, I've been seeing you around lately and you seem like a pretty cool guy. I read your page and it made me laugh. If I had a cookie, I'd eat it. {{User:Salty/sig}} 03:08, 18 February 2006 (UTC)

== Uploading is Asploding (for me) ==
For some reason, I can't upload files. Can you help me (as you told me how)? {{User:LePorello/sig}} 14:22, 18 February 2006 (UTC)
:I followed your instructions on my talk page, but when I click "Upload file", it says: 
The file you are trying to upload has an incorrect extension. Please try again. 
:Or something like that. See you (er, sort of) on Monday! {{User:LePorello/sig}} 21:37, 18 February 2006 (UTC)
::Are you uploading PNG's? {{User:Teh_Frossty_One/sig}} 21:42, 18 February 2006 (UTC)
:::Yes. BTW, is there a difference between "png" and "PNG"? {{User:LePorello/sig}} 21:44, 18 February 2006 (UTC)
::::I'm pretty sure it's just the capitalization that's different. They're one in the same. {{User:Teh_Frossty_One/sig}} 21:48, 18 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::Welllllllll, in that case, yes. I am '''''attempting''''' to upload PNG's. {{User:LePorello/sig}} 21:50, 18 February 2006 (UTC)
I always check before I try. {{User:LePorello/sig}} 20:32, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
:Ok, I read through my instructions. Don't type anything under "destination filename"; that will automatically fill itself in after you hit browse and click your picture. It will already be whatever you saved it as. Just make sure when you ''save'' it, it's not the name of an existing image. That might work. Also, remember to save it as .png. {{User:Salty/sig}} 23:17, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
::One more Q. When you save it, how do you avoid all the white space around the actual image? Do you just save it upper left of the page? {{User:LePorello/sig}} 16:58, 26 March 2006 (UTC)
I'll use an image, and assume you are using MS Paint. Say I want to upload that blue biohazard image, but not the white space. Move your image to the top left, and on the lower righthand side should be a tiny gray square-
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b204/Typhlode/biobluetest.jpg
Click and hold that square and move it up-left and it moves the border. Move it to the sides of your image until the white space is gone, and save. {{User:Salty/sig}} 18:02, 26 March 2006 (UTC)
:Now that I've uploaded two successfully, I can live in peace. Thanks! {{User:LePorello/sig}} 00:10, 28 March 2006 (UTC)

== Sandbox ==

Poot Daggay

That what you were after? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 07:40, 11 March 2006 (UTC)
:Yeah, thanks. {{User:Salty/sig}} 16:27, 11 March 2006 (UTC)

== Re: [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User_talk:Foolster41&oldid=287214 Edit summary on Foolster41's talk page] ==

Probably joined a while back. The user creation log wasn't installed all that long ago (just a few months). He shows up in the all users list, so he is registered. Hope that helps. {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 08:51, 16 March 2006 (UTC) '''EDIT:''' Appears he ''has'' been editing for a while, ubt not while logged in. Checked the edits made by the IP right before him. {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 09:01, 16 March 2006 (UTC)
:The only possibility is that he joined sometime before December 30 and somehow never got a welcome, then editted annonymously until last night. His talk page had no history. {{User:Salty/sig}} 18:38, 16 March 2006 (UTC)

Um, Hi. Someone mentioned my name? (Wow, it took me 2 months to notice even!) I've been here a while before I got a username, and I may have been contributing before then, but I don't think so. I actually don't even remember anymore when I arived or got a user name. Might be recorded around here somewhere. I may also sometimes *Ahem* have been too lazy to log in. I share a computer with another HRwiki user, so that may cause some IP confusion. Anyways, thanks for the welcome Salty. :) [[User:Foolster41|Foolster41]] 07:21, 2 May 2006 (UTC)

==Uncyclopedia==

Thanks for signing my guestbook over there...I guess you don't have one for me to sign, since that area at the bottom of the page isn't a guestbook... {{User:Granola/sig}} 06:27, 21 March 2006 (UTC)
:I'll make one then. {{User:Salty/sig}} 13:42, 21 March 2006 (UTC)

== Welcoming ==

May I just ask why when you welcome a user, you sign the post twice? {{User:DBK/sig}} 04:53, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

:And may I just congratulate you on 50 welcomes? Congratulation! {{User:Bluebry muffin/sig}} 04:54, 25 March 2006 (UTC)
Thank you for pointing that out. I guess I've been welcoming wrong. I usually type "<nowiki>{{subst:welcome|~~~|~~~~}}</nowiki>", with the second set of tildes having four, but I just realized it should have five, leaving just the time stamp there. And thank you. {{User:Salty/sig}} 05:14, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

== R U ==

Are you back? --{{User:The thing/sig}} 20:31, 25 March 2006 (UTC)
:Uh, I never left. But I saw that I waa on your "users that will leave" list. I wonder what it would be like if I left... {{User:Salty/sig}} 20:41, 25 March 2006 (UTC)
::You'd never know. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 20:45, 25 March 2006 (UTC)
:::Who put you on there anyway? --{{User:The thing/sig}} 15:23, 1 April 2006 (UTC)
::::You mean it wasn't you? {{User:Salty/sig}} 15:44, 1 April 2006 (UTC)
:::::No. --{{User:The thing/sig}} 15:46, 1 April 2006 (UTC)

== test1 and test2 ==

Salty, do you need your [[User:Salty/test1|test1]] and [[User:Salty/test2|test2]] pages for any reason? The only reason I ask is because they're kinda cluttering the [[Special:DoubleRedirects]] page. It's not a big deal by any means, but if you could blank them or mark them for deletion that would be great. Thanks. — {{User:JoeyDay/sig}} 00:48, 1 April 2006 (UTC)
:Oh, I was gonna mark those, but I forgot. You can delete em. {{User:Salty/sig}} 01:12, 1 April 2006 (UTC)
::I've deleted your test pages for you, Salty. I assume you know how looped redirects work now? — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 01:14, 1 April 2006 (UTC)
:::Uh.. yeah. But I was expecting some kind of infinite time loop that would 'splode the internet and rip a hole in the universe. {{User:Salty/sig}} 02:50, 1 April 2006 (UTC)

== Nice ==

I've been noticing your sig's changes over the past whatever period of time. Pretty cool, man! I like it.--{{User:Homsarroks/sig}} 18:14, 14 April 2006 (UTC)

User talk:Foolster41

Foolster41 — Tue, 02 May 2006 07:09:59 GMT

Foolster41:

Talk:Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 7.0

Foolster41 — Tue, 02 May 2006 07:07:55 GMT

Foolster41: Reply and fixed Sig,

Is it known what Coach Z did specificly that made Marzipan send him a kick in the crotch? [[User:Foolster41|Foolster41]] 07:07, 2 May 2006 (UTC)
:No, it's not. It's one of those things that we don't see in Free Country, USA. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
Ah. Though so, but wasn't sure. [[User:Foolster41|Foolster41]] 07:07, 2 May 2006 (UTC)

User:Foolster41

Foolster41 — Tue, 02 May 2006 07:00:54 GMT

Foolster41:

My name comes from the fact that I was, maybe unluckily born on april 1st.
I am NOT 41 years old, the number corisponds to the date (4=April, 1=1st)