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Garglfluz — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 08:49:08 GMT

Garglfluz: /* Real World References */ Nalgene bottle

{{sbenav|143|secret identity|some kinda robot}}
[[Image:sbemail143.png|thumb|Demonstrating the art of floppy disk folding.]]

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

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

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

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

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

'''Running Time:''' 3:39

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

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

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

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

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

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

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{slightly robotic tone}'' One, zero zero, one one, zero, one, one zero, one one zero, zero one. ''{normal voice}'' You may not have understood me, but I was speaking technology.

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

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

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

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

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' —invented milk.

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

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

''{He shakes the 5.25" disk.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —and hard disks.

''{He lifts an unlabeled 3.5" floppy disk in his right hand.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I prefer ''{hides the 3.5" disk}'' these big ones because they hold more memory, although you have to ''{crumples the 5.25" disk}'' fold them up to fit them into these new computers.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{holding out for the high-five a bit longer}'' Uh, cool, right. I'll, uh... see you later. ''{waits a bit, then turns to The Cheat}'' What are you still doing here, The Cheat-Bot?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

== Easter Eggs ==
*Click on the words "half-dead goat" for a picture of a goat with the caption: "Do you see this goat as half-dead or half-alive?"

*Click the left side of the Lappy's screen at the end to see Strong Bad and Strong Sad arguing over floppy/hard disks.
:'''STRONG SAD:''' I keep telling you they're ''both'' floppy disks!
:'''STRONG BAD:''' You think ''this'' is a floppy disk?
:'''STRONG SAD:''' Yes, it is!
:'''STRONG BAD:''' It's not a hard disk? ''{he hits his desk with the disk three times}''
:'''STRONG SAD:''' No.
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Are you sure about this?
:'''STRONG SAD:''' Absolu- ''{Strong Bad throws the disk in his face}'' Ow!

*Click the right side of the Lappy's screen at the end to see Bubs selling Wireless Extension Cords.
:'''BUBS:''' Get your wireless extension cords. Three for three hundred! Lightweight, existent, and shockproof!
:''{Homestar peeks out from the left edge of the screen}''
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Umm... I'll take fooour! ''{he flies up the left screen edge and disappears}''

== Fun Facts ==
{{checkstuffpage}}

===Explanations===
*When Strong Bad "speaks technology," he is speaking in [[Wikipedia:Binary numeral system|binary code]], where each 1 or 0 is a bit.
**A [[Wikipedia:Byte|byte]] is an ordered collection of 8 bits.
*There are two kinds of disks shown in the email, 5.25" and 3.5", and they are both [[wikipedia:floppy disk|floppy disks]] (meaning Strong Sad was correct). Note that not only does Strong Bad misidentify the 3.5" floppy disk, but he incorrectly states that the larger disk has more memory. The smaller one has more disk space.
**In a 3.5" floppy disk, the disk itself is flexible, hence the name "floppy disk", even though it is inside a hard case. In a hard disk, the disk itself is inflexible.
*A [[wikipedia:hard disk|hard disk]] or hard drive (more correctly: "hard disk drive") is a storage unit for computer files that is usually located inside the computer and, therefore, not portable; however, recent technology has made hard drives that are both external and portable.
*A [[Wikipedia:Catacomb|catacomb]] is any network of caves, grottos, or subterranean place that is used for the burial of the dead, or it can refer to a specific underground burial place.

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

===Remarks===
*You cannot actually fold a 5.25" floppy disk to make it work in a 3.5" drive. Attempting to do so will destroy the media.
*The number on the solar calculator, 3.14, is the most common approximation of [[Wikipedia:pi|pi]].
*The screensaver goes in an endless loop of Forward, Right, Forward, Left, as shown here:
<code>
---- end
|
|---- end
| |
end |---- end
| |
end |...
</code>

*Strong Bad has referred to the 3.5 disks as floppy disks in the email [[funny]].
*A typical solar calculator has space for only 8 numbers. Strong Bad's has 10.
**This calculator is also able to insert spaces between numbers, which normal calculators can't do.

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

=== Real World References ===
*Strong Bad's binary sequence sounds very similar to the song "10001110101" by [[Wikipedia:Clutch (band)|Clutch]].
*The "catacombs" screensaver on the Lappy is reminiscent of the "3D-Maze" screen saver first introduced in [[Wikipedia:Windows 95|Windows 95 OSR-2]]. It is also similar to the 1991 DOS game [[Wikipedia:Catacomb_Abyss|Catacomb Abyss]].
*''[[Wikipedia:Kindergarten Cop|Kindergarten Cop]]'' is a movie starring [[Wikipedia:Arnold Schwarzenegger|Arnold Schwarzenegger]] as an undercover cop, posing as a teacher.
*[[Wikipedia:Sundance Film Festival|Sundance]] is an annual independent film festival in Park City, Utah, founded by actor Robert Redford and also a US pay cable television channel showing similar films. The name refers to Redford's portrayal of The Sundance Kid in the film [[IMDB:tt0064115|Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid.]]
* Pom Pom's [[Cell Phone|cell phone]] looks like a Palm Treo 600, 650, or 700w.
* Pom Pom drinks from what appears to be a Nalgene water bottle, a brand popular with college students and hollywood artist types.
*[[Wikipedia:J.C. Penney|JCPenney]] is a large chain of department stores commonly found in malls.
*Pom Pom's cell phone says "Incoming Call: Bob Redford", referring to American actor [[Wikipedia:Robert Redford|Robert Redford]].
*"Do you see this goat as half-dead or half-alive?" is a reference to the famous expression "[[Wikipedia:Is the glass half empty or half full|Do you see this glass as half-empty or half-full?]]", a psychological question often used to determine if a person is optimistic or pessimistic. It is also a reference to the famous [[Wikipedia:schrodingers cat|Schrodinger's cat]] experiment which involves an experiment wherein an unobserved cat is in a quantum superposition of being alive and dead.
*In [[Wikipedia:MMORPG|MMORPGs]], [[Wikipedia:Gank|gank]] is slang for a player attacking and killing another player who is at extreme disadvantage.
*Strong Bad's definition of technology may be a spoof on [[Wikipedia:Clarke's three laws|Clarke's third law]]: "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." Most middle-school technology classes begin with the definition of technology, which is the use of tools, materials, and knowledge to solve problems and do tasks efficiently.
*The first item to appear written on the blackboard is "I'm using technology," a lyric from the Stooges song Search and Destroy--"Look out honey, ’cause I’m using technology."
*Coincidentally, on the morning that this email appeared, NPR's Morning Edition aired a [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5175556 story] about movies filmed with cell phones.
*The poster that says computers don't BYTE, the font used for BYTE is the same font used in the old Apple IIe journal, [[Wikipedia:BYTE|BYTE magazine]]. The computer on the poster also resembles an [[Wikipedia:Apple IIe|Apple IIe]].

== External Links ==
{{sbemailextlinks|143|6895}}

{{Strong Bad Email}}

Talk:technology

Garglfluz — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 08:46:41 GMT

Garglfluz: /* The computer in the poster takes 5 1/4 discs */

==Extrapolates voice==
"extrapolates voice"? I, uh, don't think that word means what you think it means.
I'd correct it, but I can't think of anything better than "adopts a high-pitched voice"

Oh, and also, I've actually seen "Computers don't BYTE" posters. In the back of libraries, where even the librarians don't go anymore.

==Endless Square?==
*That doesn't seem right. It looks the the screen saver alternates between turning left and right, making it an endless zig-zag. And that doesn't seem to be worth mentioning. ~Ostrichburger
**I concur, and I changed it to indicate alternating left/right. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 23:52, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
*Take a better look. Its actually just one corridor like end----end with the camera turning around to go back the other way. And, if you think about it, this actually makes a bit more sense from an sbemail humor standpoint. ~SuperKawaiiNeko
** I agree with that - JamesDean

==Has anyone tried...==
*To decode what Strong Bad was saying in binary?[[User:The Noid|The Noid]] 15:29, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
**You could. [http://nickciske.com/tools/binary.php This] is a handy web-based utility. Short of decoding it yourself. ;) {{User:The Paper/sig}} 15:31, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
***Actually, that doesn't work because Strong Bad doesn't say a number of characters divisable by 8, so all the decoder is doing is adding 0's to make up for the lack of bits. And could whoever put the translation specify which coding you are using? eaglescout1984 30 Jan 2006 15:40 GMT
***Actually ASCII is 7 bit system. -- Crowther
****Well, I'm still trying to find out if he is saying anything. I get lost, though. I have this so far: 1001101 means...m.[[User:The Noid|The Noid]] 15:44, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
*****I don't have time to try again but I got 9945 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 213 + 210 + 29 + 27 + 26 24 + 23 + 20 = {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 15:44, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
******I don't think it adds up to anything now. I've used all of those programs, and they just come out with mainly this:�.[[User:The Noid|The Noid]] 15:46, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
*******If you're using Windows, just open up Calculator, put it in Scientific mode, switch to Binary, enter 1001101101100, then switch it to Decimal mode again. It confirms that Strong Bad's binary translates to 9945 in decimal.
*******That said, I don't think his binary speak means anything in particular. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 16:21, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
**For that matter, has anyone decoded what Strong Bad said in Semaphore? Or was he even doing real semaphore? -Ed
***Well, in Morse code, it's EMITEAUN if zero is a dot; TIMETNGA if zero is a dash. --[[User:Sgleason|S Gleason]] 04:51, 31 January 2006 (UTC)

==Homestar Flying==
*Why on earth does homestar fly up the left side of the screen? What's that all about? [[User:dayve_57|dayve_57]]
**I'm not sure--it seemed to be more of a glitch than something done intentionally. Unless it was a callback to [[virus]]. TBC have a habit of referencing their older cartoons. [[User:Bruce|Bruce]]
:::I'm pretty sure it was just a joke. The way Homestar Runner said "four" made it seem like it was done intentionally. - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 18:47, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
::::Yeah, I think it was just a little addition to the ridicul-ous way he raised his pitch.--[[User:Robert Benedicio|Robert Benedicio]] 20:52, 30 January
2006 (UTC)
:::::It has to be intentional, not a glitch, because Bubs' eyes follow Homestar up as he flies away. And how could it be a reference to [[virus]]? [[User:dayve_57|dayve_57]]
::::::I bet he was raised by wireless wires. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 01:49, 31 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::::If TBC wanted it to be a reference to virus, they would have made Homestar with The Homestar Runner's body, they would have made his head come off, and they would have made those weird shadowy things appear behind him. It's probably just your everyday Homestar randomness. {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 01:53, 31 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::::haha... I thought so. Everyday randomness, indeed![[User:dayve_57|dayve_57]]
:::::::::I was thinking maybe it has something to do with the way that Strong Bad rises up also when he says "I'll be your best friend!" Maybe they had SB rise up when he spoke in a higher pitch and in a sing-song tone, so they thought it would be funny if Homestar flew up when he spoke particularly high and sing-song. There's my theory. --Der Pepper

Just curious, did anyone see anything strange on the .swf file before it got black-boardered? -- Nobody Important (NI)

The way he flies up also kind of looks like that glitch in Double Dragon where you can get people to fly up off the screen.

== The Amber Screen ==

The screen in whihc Strong Bad describes how to select an email address is coloured Amber. this is a reference to a time in the mid 80's when Amber replaced green as the principle colour for monochrome screens. It was supposed to reduce eye strain or something.
--"Creepy Pants man"

I remember we had one of those amber monochrome screens.. Well, I was pretty little. I remember it being quite like that - that same color, with the diagonal-ish lines going up it.
No, I don't remember what year this would be.. probably very early 90's. (Probably just happened to have one.)
-- [[User:AshyRaccoon|AshyRaccoon]] 01:46, 31 January 2006 (UTC)

I would add that it's similar to the Tandy SB used to have. -- User who doesn't want to tell you his name (UWDWTTYHN)

The [http://oldcomputers.net/compaqiii.html Compaq Portable III] had an amber screen. Sigh ... ahhhhhh, for the good old days! -- [[User:Mycroft.holmes|Mycroft Holmes]] 17:00, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

== Clarke's Third Law ==

It seems to me that Strongbad was referencing ''Arthur C. Clarke's Third Law'' with:

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

''''Arthur C. Clarke's Third Law:''''
''Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.''

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarke%27s_Third_Law Arthur C. Clarke's Laws]

--Kitsula

:Oh. I just plain added the thing just now. Incidentally, although I didn't include it, it's even more similar to [http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff300/fv00255.htm this corollary]. - [[User:Octan|Octan]] Jan 30 2006, 3:44PM EST

==Catacombs==

When SB said "catacombs," the first thing I thought of was the second dungeon in the original Bard's Tale game, which used the first-person viewpoint as well. I'm sure other games had tombs/catacombs as well, since it's a standard RPG element. - [[User:Totoro|Totoro]] 19:54, 30 January 2006 (UTC)

:I was instantly reminded of DungeonQuest, with the Catacombs expansion pack. The screen saver itself resembles a first-person perspective of an extremely boring game of DungeonQuest (no catacombs). -Ed

::Yeah, but the screen saver itself is just a clone of "3D Maze", which was one of a series of free 3D screen savers supplied with Win98. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 23:12, 30 January 2006 (UTC)

:::What about adding a bullet along the lines of "Catacombs were a common setting for dungeons in 1980s RPGs, such as the Bard's Tale and DungeonQuest." The 1980s might be superfluous, since tombs and catacombs are still popular settings in RPGs, but the feel of that screensaver is very '80s, and TBC love to make references to '80s games. - [[User:Totoro|Totoro]] 00:34, 31 January 2006 (UTC)
::::The "feel" of the screensaver may be '80s, but that would be a very incorrect reference - that screensaver didn't exist until '96 or '97. (Besides, I doubt you'd find an RPG-style catacomb made up of brick walls.) {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 00:36, 31 January 2006 (UTC)

I remember having that screensaver when I was a kid.--[[User:Robert Benedicio|Robert Benedicio]] 20:55, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
:I remember an uncle or somebody having an old computer (not amber-screen or green-screen old, but still) with a game like this, it was a giant, brick wall maze game. Forgot the name, though. --[[User:Ookelaylay|אוקאלייליי (Ookelaylay)]]

==I can make mine say oboe shoes!==
Heh. Does anyone else like it when TBC refrence calculator words in such a funny way?
So, one time, in third grade, I remember a few kids typing

7734

on the calculators, and then turned them upside down. As you may of guessed, the H word was on the calculator screen. Very amusing. Especially when we could spell our teacher's first name on the
calculator. Weird. So does anybody like calculator words? - Oopsyoubwokeit (not logged in)
:It's a pretty common thing... I've done it before, but I don't particularily like it... - {{User:Joshua/sig}}
::Calculator talk is fun. There's 55378008, 58008, 0.7734, and a lot more I can't remember right now. --[[User:Ookelaylay|אוקאלייליי (Ookelaylay)]] 21:39, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Some Hebrew words can be typed on a calculator to! like 71070 or 7109179 (no need to turn it upside down for it!) {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 10:26, 1 February 2006 (UTC)
::It's very similar to 1337. Now they have those calculators that type letters, though. Boo...--[[User:Robert Benedicio|Robert Benedicio]] 11:28, 1 February 2006 (UTC)
:::Oh, those are awesome! My friend has a TI one (the same kind that the calculator-drawn The Cheat was drawn on a long time ago) and we type notes back and forth in math on it. --[[User:Ookelaylay|אוקאלייליי (Ookelaylay)]]

== The Cheatbot ==

I'm not going to STUFF this because it'd probably get denied right away, and I'm definitely not going to just add it to the email's fun facts list because it'd be taken off right away. In fact, I'm not even sure if this qualifies as a fun fact...it's fun to me, at least. Anyway, might could Strong Bad's mentioning of robot's purpose (other than destroying Japan) to be to serve hors d'œuvres be a reference to the first scene of The Second Renaissance? Just think about. And no, I'm not going to put a Wikipedia link to it, it's only worth discussing if you've actually seen TSR. --[[User:VolatileChemical|VolatileChemical]] 22:32, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
:If by "Second Renaissance", you're referring to episodes 2 and 3 of Animatrix, then I know what you're talking about. And I think that's a stretch - the idea of service robots that can do all sorts of menial tasks has been around much much longer. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 23:15, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
:PS: Just like when you were making fun of my name, I still think you're making things a lot harder on yourself with all that excess verbiage there. You know how much harder it is to type all that than just to type <nowiki>[[Wikipedia:Animatrix|Animatrix]]</nowiki>? {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 23:15, 30 January 2006 (UTC)

::Yes...I do. I do indeed, KieferSkunk. And do ''you'' know how much harder it is to type a message telling someone to type less in their messages on Homestar Runner Wiki talk pages, which is a decision that doesn't affect you or anyone else other than the one who types the message, than to type nothing at all, which is what would be better for everyone? And what else would I mean by ''Second Renaissance'' than the Animated Matrix episodes? I wouldn't care to hazard a guess. Plus, the only examples of fiction I can think of with robots that serve orderves are the 2nd Ren-sawnce, and <nowiki>[[Wikipedia:Clone High|Clone High</nowiki>]]. And I'm guessing Strong Bad wouldn't be referencing old Mr. Butlertron. --[[User:VolatileChemical|VolatileChemical]] 01:12, 1 February 2006 (UTC)
:::Eh, it's not that hard for me. I type at over 100 WPM. That's not the point, though - I'm just trying to suggest ways to be less laborious and to allow yourself to be taken more seriously (at least in my opinion - I obviously don't speak for everyone). When I see "I'm not gonna bother to look this up, just gonna spew it out anyway", I see someone who is making a point of being lazy, and most of the time I tend to skip over the entirety of what they said as a result. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 01:24, 1 February 2006 (UTC)
:::As for the last part of that: See [[Template:STUFF/technology|STUFF]] for quite a few examples of servant robots. It's pretty much gotten into TTATOT territory by now. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 01:24, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

==Email Song==
Does the email song sound familiar to anyone else? I tried googling some of the key words to figure out which song it comes from, but no luck. It reminds me of something I've heard on a classic rock station though. Maybe fleetwood mac? --[[User:Racerx is Alive|racerx_is_alive]] 22:35, 30 January 2006 (UTC)

I can't put my finger on it, but it isn't Fleetwood Mac (the closest I can come up with in this vein is that it shares a similar sort of tone to "The Chain", but not an actual series of notes or lyrics). [[User:Yaztromo|Yaztromo]] 11:25, 31 January 2006 (UTC)

==Schrödinger's cat?==

I'm not sure, so I didn't want to add this as a fun fact, and I didn't feel like going through all the STUFF stuff. Anyway, does anyone else think that the half alive/half dead goat is a reference to schrodinger's cat? [[User:Nosmorking|No Smorking]] 00:53, 31 January 2006 (UTC)
:No, I don't. {{unsigned|220.237.71.13|01:21, 31 January 2006 (UTC)}}
::I think it's possible - here's the Wikipedia article: [[Wikipedia:Schrödinger's cat|Schrodinger's Cat]]. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 01:25, 31 January 2006 (UTC)
:::I's more of a reference to "Is the glass half empty or half full?", that psycological question used to determine if someone is optimistic or pessimistic. {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 01:58, 31 January 2006 (UTC)
::::'''Second''' -- [[User:Mycroft.holmes|Mycroft Holmes]] 16:55, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

== Digits of Pi ==

I don't entirely like the sentence "The number on the solar calculator, 3.14, is the most common representation of pi." under the fun facts heading. Maybe I'm splitting hairs, but 3.14 is not a representation of pi, it is a representation of the number 3.14 which is not pi. Perhaps a better sentence could be something of the form "The number on the solar calculator, 3.14, is the first few digits of pi".
:Perhaps "most common approximation" might work better? [[User:Spell4yr|Spell4yr]] 03:58, 31 January 2006 (UTC)
::I agree and have just changed it. -[[User:Polly|Polly]] 06:24, 31 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Approximation is a better word, thanks. I do think "representation" is a correct word, as that's what most people think pi is, or at least what most people use when doing formulas with pi by hand. (It's also what a lot of math textbooks tell you to use.) {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 15:45, 31 January 2006 (UTC)
::::Or worse, they would tell you to use 22/7, which is only 3.14 truncated and is nowhere near pi. However, most [[Wikipedia:Texas Instruments|TI calculators]] use ''3.141592654'' for best approximation when graphing or calculating circles. I agree with you both, as no matter how many digits you calculate to, it is still an approximate value. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 16:16, 31 January 2006 (UTC)

==Cell phone movie festival==
Hey, when was this email released? Because if it was after 5 am, we've got another case of creepy last-minute coincidence between a real-world broadcast and a sbemail (granted, NPR ain't Family Guy): check out [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5175556 this report on Morning Edition] about a guy writing, directing, and producing a movie on his cell phone... and hoping to win a festival. At any rate, the [http://www.cellflixfestival.org/ festival itself] might merit mention. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 03:56, 31 January 2006 (UTC)

Great leaping ocelots, that's amazing! Nice find! --[[User:VolatileChemical|VolatileChemical]] 01:26, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

==Forward Right...==
*The screensaver goes in an endless loop of Forward, Right, Forward, Left, as shown here:

<code> ---- end
|
|---- end
| |
end |---- end
| |
end |...</code>
I don't think it goes like this. It looks to me like its forward right, forward right, in a big square. {{User:Salty/sig}} 04:02, 31 January 2006 (UTC)
:It seems to turn randomly left or right to me... - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 05:08, 31 January 2006 (UTC)
::Maybe the behavior is different at different times or for different people? It looks to me like a movie clip, but there could be more code in there than that. Every time I've watched it, though, it's gone left/right/left/right, etc. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 15:47, 31 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Yeah I saw it go left/right/left/right... too. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 17:17, 31 January 2006 (UTC)
Ok, I just realized that the little picture up there is correct, but if you were actually walking across those lines, it would be right,forward,right,forward. {{User:Salty/sig}} 03:58, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

== .swf changed. ==

The .swf file has changed from the original to completly black around the primary screen. {{User:Count X/sig}}
:Yeah, someone mentioned that somewheres. This and death metal, I think are like that. {{User:Salty/sig}} 13:35, 31 January 2006 (UTC)

== Worthless screensaver ==

That Screen Saver that Strong Bad is so proud of isn't gonna do the job. Anyone who has gone to an arcade can tell you about machines where the words "Game Over" or "Insert Coin(s)" has been literaly burned either into the glass or onto the colored mesh of the display. This is visible even when playing the game. HOWEVER, the point of a screen saver is to consistantly change the colors of these pixels so that the screen never has a chance of getting burned. While he's running his saver, the bottom part of the maze (probably about 3" of his screen) is always that dark yellowish color. Surely that would get burned into his screen if he runs it too long. -[[User:NFITC1|NFITC1]] 17:05, 31 January 2006 (UTC)

:That's true.. however, the Lappy has an LCD screen. Can LCDs get burn-in? -- [[User:Mithent|Mithent]] 20:16, 31 January 2006 (UTC)
::Nope. LCD panels don't burn-in. Plus, most CRT screens these days have built-in protection against burn-in. It's not to say that they will NEVER burn in, but a screen saver like that would be unlikely to cause burn-in even on a CRT screen. It has partly to do with the contrast and brightness of the screen, partly to do with the intensity of the colors, and also the specific technology the CRT is using. Older CRTs, like in the arcade games, and cheaper CRTs not of computer-monitor grade, are more likely to burn-in simply due to those factors. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 21:02, 31 January 2006 (UTC)
::LCDs don't burn like normal CRTs because they're made differently. They can, however, be damaged by direct sunlight or physical abuse (heh, what can't?). I wasn't arguing that his screen would get burned, I'm just saying that as far as screen savers go, this one's bunk. [[User:NFITC1|NFITC1]] 05:08, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

== Strong Bad knows it's a Floppy Disk ==

In email #75 ("funny") he says "I can tape a floppy disk to my forehead". It's a 3.5" floppy. Just thought I'd point that out.
:Ooh. Now that's an observation worthy of a remark if ever there was one. Nice figuring. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== The Screensaver in general. ==

The screensaver is an obvious reference to the 3D Maze screensaver on windows 95 and later (I don't think it's on XP though), so why was my addition deleted? - [[User:Volbeat A The Cheat|Volbeat A The Cheat]] 05:01, 1 February 2006 (UTC)
:Your edit was reverted because that reference was already listed near the top of the Real World References. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 05:10, 1 February 2006 (UTC)
Damn, I always do that (by accident) - [[User:Volbeat A The Cheat|Volbeat A The Cheat]] 08:15, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

== .5 or ½ ==

When refuring to floppy disk shouldn't their size be in fractions? For example 3½" floppy instead of 3.5" floppy. – [[User:Zntrip|Zntrip]] 05:16, 1 February 2006 (UTC)
:I see 3.5 much more often that 1/2 - [[User:Aaronstj|Aaronstj]] 09:19, 1 February 2006 (UTC)
:Both are acceptable, and 3.5 is much easier to type. :) {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 15:42, 1 February 2006 (UTC)
On [[Wikipedia:Floppy|Wikipedia]] its written as "5¼-inch" and "3½-inch". So I thought I would ask. – [[User:Zntrip|Zntrip]] 23:33, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

== Cell Phone Videos ==

It seems to be at least worth mentioning that the President's of the United States vdieo for Some Postman was indeed filmed entirely with cell phone cameras, specifically 12 Sony Ericsson K750i [[User:Aaronstj|Aaronstj]] 09:17, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

== Hard Disk Description ==
isn't this a bit wordy and irrelevant. i always thought the difference between a hard disk and a floppy is that the read/write heads and contol circutry all come in a case with the disk platters for a hard disk not that the disk is internal and immovable, for example the Amiga 1200 had an optional external hard disk that was completely removable back in the early 1990's. A floppy is a floppy because its basically the disk platter in a protective sleve, with none of the technology required to read the data included with it.
:Technically, the term "hard disk" refers to the actual media itself. Floppy disks consist of a thin disk of flexible magnetic material (hence the name "floppy"), whereas a "hard disk" is just that: A hard, inflexible platter. A hard drive is a hermetically sealed box with the platters inside in order to protect the disk from dust and moisture (both of which can impede performance and even damage the media). And the HDD is usually non-removable because moving the unit around while it's turned on can cause alignment problems. Gyroscopic forces can also cause damage to the platter and the read-write heads, since the platters are usually always spinning. Hope this helps. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 23:27, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

==Whos that stupid?==
"You cannot actually fold a 5.25" floppy disk to make it work in a 3.5" drive. Attempting to do so will destroy the media." come on. you have to have an IQ to know that it wont work.i think it shoudl be deleted.
:You'd be surprised! There are COUNTLESS records of people doing stuff just like that - see [http://www.rinkworks.com/stupid/cs_drives.shtml The Computer Stupidities Website] for some examples. I used to work in a computer lab myself, and I saw people doing this sort of thing with my own eyes. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 23:27, 1 February 2006 (UTC)
::Skunk I love you! You just gave me hours of reading and fun. I can't wait to show this to my wife. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 23:43, 1 February 2006 (UTC)
:::Glad to be of service! :) {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 00:36, 2 February 2006 (UTC)
::::<blockquote>The night operator, apparently not sure if the problem was with the drive or the disc pack, stuffed the pack into the next drive in line, crashing that one, too, as the heads encountered the plowed-up aluminum from the first crash. He then proceeded to put that increasingly lethal pack into every single drive in the room, in some instances physically ripping the heads from their brackets.</blockquote>
::::Nice! Just absolutely NICE! --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 02:15, 2 February 2006 (UTC)
:::::Yeah! Actually, I didn't know it would destroy the media. {{User:Bluebry muffin/sig}} 02:42, 2 February 2006 (UTC)
::::::I see anony's point about the obviousness of this fact, but the reason I think it should stay is precisely because of people who do crapfully crappy things like that above. Besides, for those of us who know better, it just gives us a chance to laugh at those who don't. :) {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 03:22, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

== The computer in the poster takes 5 1/4 discs ==

Not only does folding a large disc to fit it into the drive not work at all, but the computer pictured on the poster that he holds the folded disc up to appears to have two 5 1/4 drives on the front, not 3 1/2 inch, so strong bad wouldn't even need to fold it. - Garglfluz doesn't know how to do sigs

Talk:technology

Garglfluz — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 08:45:29 GMT

Garglfluz: The computer in the poster takes 5 1/4 discs

Talk:secret identity

Garglfluz — Sun, 29 Jan 2006 05:10:18 GMT

Garglfluz: /* Dunno where to put it, but */

==Past our bedtimes==
It has finally happened! I discovered and watched this Strong Bad email before the Wiki knew that it existed. Ah, sweet success.[[User:Triumvir|Triumvir]] 10:31, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
:You mean not counting the fact that I started the toon page several minutes before you posted anything? ;) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 10:35, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
::Actually, it let me create the page and found no conflicts when I did. I guess you just started editing it before me :-) [[User:Triumvir|Triumvir]] 10:42, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Well, I realize I'm tooting my own horn here, but I'm [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=secret_identity&action=history&limit=2&offset=20060125102814 pretty sure] my edit was before yours. :) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 12:36, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
::::Ugh! you can do [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=secret_identity&action=history&limit=2&offset=20060125102814 that]!? Oh and hi Triumvir! Welcome to the wiki! --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 14:30, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
:...And how exactly is that an accomplishment?
[[User:Agentjs03|Agentjs03]] 21:36, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

== Dunno where to put it, but ==

The .wad file extension is most famous for its use on data files for Doom. -- Vorn

I is also used in other games after Doom. [http://www.telefragged.com/wally/tutorials/wad_files.html#OVERVIEW] -- Garglfluz

== simpsons? ==

Isn't "worst mayo party ever" a reference to the simpsons? You know, Comic Book Guy: Worst ____ Ever!" --[[User:TheGreatLogini|TheGreatLogini]] 12:43, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
:That's currently in dispute on the STUFF page for this toon. [[User:NFITC1|NFITC1]] 15:58, 26 January 2006 (UTC)

== brokeback Laramie? ==

did anyone else think about brokeback mountain when the cowboy picture came up or is there another cowboy reference that I might be missing. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 12:53, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
:I did, but I still don't think it's a reference. More likely, Laramie is a popular setting for westerns... come to think of it, I think I'll add that. [[User:Terlet Brush|Terlet Brush]] 19:01, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
::Isn't Laramie a brand of cigarettes on the Simpsons, with a wild west theme (sort of like Marlboro)?
:I totally thought the same thing. Don't know if it's worth referencing, but then with all the press the movie's gotten...--Impulse2, who needs to register

Actually, the town of Laramie is sort of famous for a hate crime which killed a gay man. There is a play about it entitled The Laramie Project.--[[User:Lucyinthesky|Lucyinthesky]] 22:24, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

yeah, actually the only time ive ever heard of laramie personally is from the laramie project and the hate crime. it was a gay ''kid'' get ur facts straight geez

:I think two possible Simpsons references in one toon is too coincidental to be a coincedence. {{User:Salty/sig}} 23:54, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
::The reason that the Simpsons chose "Laramie" as the popular cigarette brand is to parody [[Wikipedia:Marlboro (cigarette)|Marlboro cigarettes]], which are also cowboy-themed. Point is, Laramie's cowboy connotations came before the Simpsons. In fact, Wikipedia has an article on the Jimmy Stewart western [[Wikipedia:The Man from Laramie|The Man from Laramie]]. [[User:Terlet Brush|Terlet Brush]] 05:53, 26 January 2006 (UTC)

== Nintendogs? ==

Is the video game "where you pretend to be a dog" Nintendogs? Or possibly Animal Crossing? Neither of those really counts since you're not actually pretending to ''be'' a dog or frog. There was another one, a non-DS one, where you actually pretend to be a dog, but I forget its name off the top of my head. - [User:Octan|Octan] Jan 25 2005, 8:38AM EST
:A Dog's Life, for the PS2. --{{User:Venusy/Sig}} [[Wikipedia:Leet|13:37]], 25 January 2006 (UTC)

:Hm...aren't you a frog in Frogger?--[[User:Martin925|Martin925]] 23:57, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

::I say ''Frogger'' and ''Nintendogs.'' Or perhaps ''Dog's Life'' for PS2... --[[User:MrsCommanderson|MrsCommanderson]] 00:36, 26 January 2006 (UTC)

== a lot of work for one small comment ==

When SB talks about seeing the Poopsmith and himself together, I was thinking that TBC put there just to gives us work to do. It would take a bit of work, but does anyone find it worth it to list all of the times that SB and TPS have appeared in the same frame...or is that just too much work which will just amount to one small comment such as, "depsite trying to claim that he has never been seen with the poopsmith, they appeared together in ______, _____, and ______." {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 13:40, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
:Three words: [[big white face]]. And don't forget [[couch patch]]. And [[rock opera]]. And [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]]. And [[Parsnips-a-Plenty]]. {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 13:44, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
::I know, there are a bunch, but is it worth trying to find them all? {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 13:50, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Doubt it. But who knows what bored people with no lives will do. :P - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 13:52, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
::::Especially bored wiki people. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 13:56, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::And [[labor day]]... {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 14:00, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::Like in [[The Geddup Noise]], I made [[User:Stux/Email_CheckList_Template|this]] to help make tedious searches like this one. The only thing it doesn't have is regular toons. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 14:32, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::::You know, I remeber seeing that but I couldn't find it. SB and TPS have also appeared in several Halloween toons together. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 14:44, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::::By the way, Parsnips-a-Plenty doesn't really count because it's an Old Timey Era with different characters. {{User:The Chort/sig}} 19:04, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::::::Don't forget [[A Jumping Jack Contest]] {{User:Sbmaniac}}
:::::::::::And [[The Luau]] --Der Pepper

== Superman reference ==

Ms Fessmocker (sp?) is a reference to the female henchman(woman?) of Lex Luthor in the first Superman movie. Does this mean that the cheat is female? Maybe... probably not. It does kind of make sense that the cheat would pick a henchman of a villian as a fake name.

Would make even more sense if this was signed...--[[User:ISlayedTheKerrek|ISlayedTheKerrek]] 15:33, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

== The Poopsmith and I? ==

Shouldn't that be "The Poopsmith and me?" -- [[User:Mycroft.holmes|Mycroft Holmes]] 14:53, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
: Nope. The correct pronoun to use is 'I'. --[[User:Musachan|Musachan]] 15:11, 25 January 2006 (UTC)Musachan
::Hmmmm ... but, wouldn't you say "Have you ever seen us together"? You + me = us. You + I = we. -- [[User:Mycroft.holmes|Mycroft Holmes]] 15:59, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
:::It should be "me", not "I". — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:06, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
::::Yes. Because it is so drilled in everyone's head that you must always say "{someone} and I" (instead of "me and {someone}") in the subject of a sentence, people often don't realize that they should instead say "{someone} and me" instead in the predicate. The usage of I/me is exactly the same as if you were only speaking of yourself, and I/me should always be written last. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 16:29, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
My English teacher taught me to take out the extra phrase (in this case, "The Poopsmith") and see how the sentence should be without it. It would be "Have you ever seen me in...", so, it would be me. {{User:Salty/sig}} 03:19, 26 January 2006 (UTC)
:"(person) and me" is a terrible Americanization. Technically it '''should''' say "..and I", or better still in my eyes, the reflective "and myself". Eitherway it's an Americanization only. [[User:62.137.135.77|62.137.135.77]] 05:25, 26 January 2006 (UTC)
:: Say to yourself: "Have you ever seen I with The Poopsmith?" Does that sound fluid at all? "Me" is the only word that fits there. The structure of the sentence (other than the prepositional phrase) does not change by adding "The Poopsmith" to "I/me". "The Poopsmith and me" is the only correct option. What's more, the reflexive is ''only'' appropriate when the subject and object are the same entity. See also: [[Wikipedia:Hypercorrection|Hypercorrection]]. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 05:44, 26 January 2006 (UTC)
:::You beat me to it! I was about to say that. But to reiterate anyway: "myself" is only to be used as a grammatical particle in a sentence (negating quotes of course, gotta cover all the bases) if and only if (iff for those math-types like me) "I" is the subject of the sentence. Since the subject is "You", then "myself" should never appear in the sentence. [[User:NFITC1|NFITC1]] 16:06, 26 January 2006 (UTC)
== Real Genius ==

Could "I heart Toxic Waste" be a reference to the T-shirt Chris Knight wears in the eighties movie Real Genius?

Yeah that plus the pink bunny slippers and bath robe - he looked sort of like a cross between Chris Knight and that professor at the end, when they're both wearing the slippers.

== These edit conflicts are REALLY cheesing me off! ==

I just want to state, for the record, that I'm still very highly annoyed by receiving Edit Conflict after Edit Conflict when other people's edits have nothing to do with mine. (Someone makes a change in the transcript while I'm editing Inside References: Edit conflict.) This wasn't a problem before. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 19:15, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
: Actually, it used to be a problem, then it was "fixed" (but extremely glitchy; ie. One edit would auto-revert the previous edit in many cases), and then the "fix" was fixed. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 19:20, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
:You're not kidding. ._. I went through, like, nine edit conflicts to change "great" to "Greek" and remove that extra bit about Bubs. This has not been a good day so far, but that's too off topic. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::Yeah, ironically the same complaint has been posted [[Talk:Main_Page#holy_edit_conflicts_batman.21|here]]. I posted a similar reply to Jay's except I didn't know if the fix had been [[Wikipedia:Spaying and neutering|fixed]]. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 19:37, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

== SB's facial hair ==

Where was it that we saw Strong Bad working on growing a moustache and all he could manage was one tiny hair? Wherever that was, it seems to contradict his ability to grow stubble as Vance Mudgeman. [[User:Terlet Brush|Terlet Brush]] 19:17, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
:Maybe he can only grow the hair when he's taking on his alternate persona ;) --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 19:31, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
:Or it could be fake. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 19:33, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
::By the way, the pathetic tiny hair was seen in [[theme park]]. And who said he ''really'' takes the identity of Vance Mudgeman? He could be messing about with us. Remember [[highschool]]? {{User:The Chort/sig}} 19:45, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Yes, it could be fake, but this email seems more, I dunno, ''real'' than just a made-up Strong Bad fantasy (which [[highschool]] certainly was). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:50, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
::::I think that you could get a real big ice cream headache if you try to just reality from fiction in a toon where only one character resembles a human, most don't have arms (debatedly), and the narrator SB, has the maturity of some of the adolescents that I see on those judge shows. So, lets me understand this...He is a charachter on a website that thinks he's real, but also knows that he is performing and can actively let us in on events that he made up and his dreams which happened to be conveniently downloaded onto tangerine dreams for us to view. In this case, ignorance is bliss. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 22:22, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

==Mr. Chamberlain = Pom Pom? ==
Given Pom Pom's attraction to and luck with the ladies, and Wilt Chamberlain's [[Wikipedia:Wilt_Chamberlain#.2220.2C000_women.22_claim|legendary prowess]], is it possible that Mr. Chamberlain would be Pom Pom's pseudo-name? -- [[User:Mycroft.holmes|Mycroft Holmes]] 19:43, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
: I was thinking Strong Mad, actually. But either way, what does "COMPED" mean? --{{User:Jay/sig}} 19:45, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
::Bubs didn't charge Mr. Chamberlain, the room was [[Wikipedia:Comp|COMP]]-limentary. -- [[User:Mycroft.holmes|Mycroft Holmes]] 19:48, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
: Not to mention that only Pom Pom would be likely to get the Posh suite. That leaves only Mr. Allen Poe, who I think is Strong Sad. He had a pic of him for his blog once, I think. He'd also be into that kind of story, and would definitely require a double bed. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::Very good points. I was actually only thinking of Strong Mad because of his tendency to wear costumes related to sports stars (which, admittedly, Pom Pom did once too.) And I recalled the name being mentioned on the site once before, though it actually turned out to be in [[50K Racewalker]]. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 19:52, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
::'''EDC:''' Didn't Pom pom dess up as [[Kobe]] Bryant once? Ooo! I guessed the link right! What team did chamberlain play for? --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 19:55, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
:::'''EDCx2:''' Oh and both played for the [[Wikipedia:Wilt_Chamberlain#Los_Angeles_Lakers|Lakers]]. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 19:58, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
:::I'm not big on sports. You're lucky that I correctly realized that he was a basketball player. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 19:57, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

== House of Portraits ==

Isn't the trailer SB is in for the "Daddy" secret identity the same one as in [[portrait]]?--{{User:Benol/sig}} 20:06, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
:Yes it is. This has been mentioned. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Daemon ==

The word "daemon" can be correctly pronounced "DEE-mon" or "DAY-mon". See [http://www.catb.org/~esr/jargon/html/D/daemon.html here] for more info. [[User:ClamIAm|ClamIAm]] 20:38, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
:Thanks for the link - I went ahead and pulled the pronunciation note from the transcript. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 23:02, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

== Easter Eggs ==

Is it just me, or was the easter egg at the end with strong sad added some time after the tune was origionally put up? I remember looking for one at the end and not finding one, and then checking the wiki and not seeing it listed. [[User:Snowboardpunk|Snowboardpunk]]

:Did you actually check, as in, with the "tab" key? If not, then you could have easily missed any egg. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 20:59, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
::But to answer your question, yes, it was added later. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::Yeah when I saw it earlier this morning I was surprised not to see an egg either. Now I have to go back and watch it again! :) --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 21:03, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

== Whaddaya Know, Reference-Man? ==

*''[[Whaddaya Know, Haddi-Man?]]'' is playing on the TV in the Mudgeman home.

I pulled this item from Inside References because I listened several times to the Mudgeman scene, and I could not hear anything that sounded like Homsar's show. Figured I'd post it here in Talk, though. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 23:17, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
:Actually it sounds like the chords from Caleb Rentpayer, but I can't tell for sure. --{{User:Smileyface11945/sig}} 23:36, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

::I think it's definitely Haddi-Man on the TV. Some proof? Just as Strong Bad says "Jeffery Beffery", you can here that "doo-doo-DOO-doo" tune, but the words are hard to make out. While he's saying "Mudgeman", you can clearly here the words "make some new". --[[User:VolatileChemical|VolatileChemical]] 00:43, 26 January 2006 (UTC)
:::But there's also quite a bit of other noise in the background that wasn't there in [[for kids]] - whether that's part of the TV show or coming from elsewhere in the trailer, I don't know. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 00:46, 26 January 2006 (UTC)
::::I clearly hear the line "we'll make some new friends..." (everything else is obscured by Strong Bad's voice). [[User:Jonnny|Jonnny]] 05:40, 26 January 2006 (UTC)
::I hear it too. Though it might be coming from the other room, where the kids are. (That wouldn't explain what Strong Bad's watching and why we can't hear it though.) - [User:Octan|Octan] Jan 26 2006, 9:45PM EST
:: Seriously, it IS Whaddaya Know, Haddi-Man. You just need better headphones. I'm putting it back.
Ok, I here two things:
1) Some kids, one of them apparently Jeffrey Beffrey, are laughing in another room.
2) The openning song from Haddi-Man is playing on the TV. I can almost clearly hear the tune and the voice of the singer.
{{User:Salty/sig}} 04:19, 28 January 2006 (UTC)
:::It's definitely Haddi-Man's theme song. No question. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 04:25, 28 January 2006 (UTC)

== My Name Bubs ==

I believe the Bubs' nametag is a reference to his line ''My name cornbread'' in the Decemberween Pageant. Anyone else agree?--[[User:Martin925|Martin925]] 00:01, 26 January 2006 (UTC)
:Me, I thought of "My name Bubs. This is my regulah voice" from [[Sample of Style]], which was made into a Quote of the Week. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

::Oh yeah, I forgot about that one. It could be that too. They were both made Quote of The Week.--[[User:Martin925|Martin925]] 00:15, 26 January 2006 (UTC)
I thought of "mine name cornbread" but I knew he said something similar somewheres. I think it could be a reference, maybe. {{User:Salty/sig}} 03:25, 26 January 2006 (UTC)
:I think it could be a little Bubs idiosyncronicity by now. (Spelling help, anyone?) --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Girl on magazine ==
[[Image:Scarfgirl.PNG|thumb|right|who am I?]][[Image:baby lady real.jpg|thumb|Jackie Chapman]]
Who could be the girl on the woman's magazine?--[[User:Martin925|Martin925]] 00:17, 26 January 2006 (UTC)
:It of course could be [[Missy Palmer]], but I'm leaning more towards [[Jackie Chapman]], simply because it looks a bit more like her (from what we can see). Of course, it could be someone we don't know. —{{User:Mibluvr13/sig}} 00:24, 26 January 2006 (UTC)
::Well guys, judge for [[:Image:Scarfgirl.PNG|yourselves]]: --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 02:13, 26 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Um. I can't tell either. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 02:17, 26 January 2006 (UTC)
::::What I don't get is why somebody uploaded another Scarf after I already had one. Anyway, I think it looks a lot like Jackie Chapman after comparing with this: (picture at bottom right) {{User:Salty/sig}} 03:32, 26 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::I agee with Mibluvr, it's probably a third person. When it comes to making a descision about this picture, VolatileChemical thinks third person is the best way to go. That's a joke, by the way. And either hyperlink that picture, or scale it down. --[[User:VolatileChemical|VolatileChemical]] 03:33, 26 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::'''Edit conflict'''Oh I guess someone already uploaded a version. And she even has a [[Scarfgirl|page of her own]] too! --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 03:35, 26 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Turns out yours was uploaded first, I was getting ready to tag mine for deletion before i got the conflict. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 03:36, 26 January 2006 (UTC)
{{clear}}

== PoopBad Image ==

I've uploaded the image of poopbad to here: [http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/8550/poopbad8bb.png] can someone put it on the site? -- [[User:ravs|ravs]]
:This is [[HRFWiki:Main Page|Fanstuff]]. Please don't upload it onto the Knowledge Base. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 01:46, 26 January 2006 (UTC)
::Uh...fraid not. It's the image that appears as an easter egg in the actual email. Click on "so apparently I'm not The Poopsmith" as they're being spoken. Oh, and I'll try to find somewhere to put it. --[[User:VolatileChemical|VolatileChemical]] 01:49, 26 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Oops, I guess I didn't see that Easter egg. My bad. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 01:53, 26 January 2006 (UTC)
::::It's already on some page somewhere, though, so uploading it is still unnecessary. Check the recent images gallery. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::::Great. [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php/Image:Sb_and_poopsmith.PNG It already exists]. ''Now'' you tell me, after I've already uploaded it. Oh, well. I'll just put it at [[Minor Character Variations]], see how that works out. I'll call this monstrosity Poopbad, because that's the only name I've heard of so far. --[[User:VolatileChemical|VolatileChemical]] 02:11, 26 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::Now the question is: Which entry do we get rid of: the one at [[Other Character Variations]] or the one at [[Strong Bad Other Costumes]]? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

:::::::Hey! DorianGray! I was just thinking about how you're pleasantly ubiquitous. I'd say the Strong Bad Other Costumes one. It's not a costume, it's a hypothetical amalgamation. By this logi , could just as easily be called a Poopsmith costume. Plus, Poopbad is as tall as TPS, which means he could be in a costume that size, but SB couldn't have a costume that height unless that entire head is a very realistic mask. --[[User:VolatileChemical|VolatileChemical]] 03:29, 26 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::::I agree with you wholeheartedly, actually. Plus I prefer the Variations pic, coz it has no extra stuff in the background. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Lodgings? ==

Has no one else noticed that Bub's is running a hotel with no rooms?
There is a chance they are off screen but this is shattered by the fact Homestar appears from behind the stand, could the rooms be hidden in the supposed Basment? or does Bub's make them sleep on the ground behind the stand? :P
:Probably the basement. --[[User:VolatileChemical|VolatileChemical]] 01:50, 26 January 2006 (UTC)

== I ♥ Flint ==

Is it just me, or are these emails verging on [[Wikipedia:Documentary film|documentary]] format? I mean, it used to be Strong Bad answering the emailer's question, then showing an example of him doing it/seeing it/showing it. But now, it's Strong Bad saying he often does a certain thing, and then they'll switch to "[[Wikipedia:Stock footage|stock footage]]" of him doing that thing. More often than not, he narrates the clip. Like in "secret identity" itself, with Strong Bad describing all his alter-ego's, and then suddenly switching to him as that ego in the past. The clips must be in the past because the Tip Tappers one is during the night, and Strong Bad wouldn't take two days to answer an email).

Either that, or he'll say he's going to do something, and then the "directors" switch to other people talking about what he did without showing him doing it. Even though you don't see him doing it, it no doubt happened, due to the character's reaction. This proves the declaration of intent to exercise a certain action, the action-doing itself, and reaction of the other characters are all "filmed". Whether they're edited out or not varies.

Sometimes, Strong Bad (or, in this case, Bubs) will say he's going to do something, then they skip the doing, and go straight to the reaction. Like in [[virus]]. Declaration: Bubs says he's going to shotgun the [[Compy 386|Compy]]; Reaction: Strong Bad runs off crying and Homestar hops on one leg. The action is skipped. Other times, the declaration is stated, completed, and then reacted to. In [[modeling]], Strong Bad says he's going to get Pom Pom take pictures of him, then he does this, and him and Strong Sad talk about it at the end. Other times, Strong Bad will say he'll do something, then he'll do it, and finish the email without showing the reaction. In [[ghosts]], Strong Bad says he'll sweep [[Strongbadia|Strong Badia]] for paranormal activity with The Cheat, and he does, but then he ends the email ends without anyone reacting to it.

I'm sorry that I've taken up so much space with those last two paragraphs, and I just wrote those parts to prove that every action and reaction in these emails are filmed, but some parts are edited out. Okay, so: we got stock footage, editing, talking only to the camera numerous times instead of to someone else or writing the response, plus the fact that he's answering real life fan mail...even though you guys probably won't believe b/w agree with me, but I think these emails have long surpassed [[Fourth Wall Breaks|fourth wall breakings]], and are now full-fledged mockumentaries.

<nowiki>*</nowiki>prepares for the annoying barage of disagreements or personal insults or threats on my life coming from the same condescendingly ubiquitous group of users who get into every moderately imporatant argument on toon pages that seems to follow me like the tail of a snake on that [[Wikipedia:Snake (video game)|cell phone game]]* --[[User:VolatileChemical|VolatileChemical]] 01:46, 26 January 2006 (UTC)
:I disagree you <nowiki>*** **** $&$$*@!!! ***** chinese dentist! I'ma kill</nowiki> — err, gotta be firm. Well, I'm kinda not sure I see what your point is. If most emails fall under one of those few categories, then most, if not all, well not all, but a lot, of emails are like that, so it kinda hasn't "changed", but what do you expect? Him to say he did something, then the email ends? It's kinda the only way to do things, unless you want every email to be like [[some kinda robot]]. {{User:Salty/sig}} 03:40, 26 January 2006 (UTC)
::TBC are known to like ''Arrested Development'', which cuts to different scenes and/or back in time in documentary style. Maybe they like that type of format and are either intentionally using it or subconsciously being influenced by it. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:53, 26 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Ooh, Chinese dentist! That's the best one yet. Anyway, yes, ''Arrested Development''. Great show. That's kinda what subconsciously inspired me to make this argument. Same style. To the teeth. Metaphorical teeth, that is. And It's dot com, it shouldn't be noted that I originally planned to say that all the people in that group of condescendingly ubiquitous sooth-sayers and life-threateners include you personally in pretty much every single capacity I was thinking of! I would've said "like that guy [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]]", but I was afraid you or someone like you would go all "admin" on me and get mad at me and talk at me in that way that shows they're trying to be polite and not sound like you've broken one of the seven deadly sins (by using words like "could you please" or "next time, try to") but fail miserably. Not that admins fail miserably at anything, no, of course not...they're the g-greatest people in the world! Hehe...heh...*runs off screaming* *as I'm saying this next part my voice is gradually fading away into the distance as I run* To answer Salty's accusations with a lack of question but with an implied inquisitive tone as to my desire that every email should be like [[some kinda robot|SKR]], the answer is no! I wasn't saying I didn't like that really old style where he doesn't really do anything, or even say he'll do anything for that matter. I was just trying to prove that all parts of the email-making process are filmed by breaking the parts into categories such as declaration action and reaction, then going on to prove that they're not all shown, just to prove that these emails are (in the Homestar Runniverse) edited, thus making them more like documentaries. Wow, my voice has gone on for a really long time of fading away without disappearing into silence. Anyway, the meaning of life is ''not'' forty-two, it's actually... *voice fades away* --[[User:VolatileChemical|VolatileChemical]] 03:21, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

== Not My E-Mail, Yo ==

The Chaps didn't use my e-mail. That's just the way life goes, I guess. Has anyone noticed that Strong Bad has never answered an e-mail from a wiki user? Whatever, I guess I should watch this one. Kinda pointless, but hey, I don't have much life beyond Homestar. {{User:Darth Katana X/sig}}
:Actually, they have. [[montage]] was sent in by a wiki user. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
There's been more than that. There was [[animal]] (sent by kerrek slaya) and.... that's it. It makes me wonder, if there's so many wiki users, how could only two have there email picked, out of all the percentage of Homestar Runner fans, that comes out to about 1.4% of emails checked sent by wiki users. There's gotta be more than 1% of fans being wiki fans, right? {{User:Salty/sig}} 03:44, 26 January 2006 (UTC)
::It wouldn't shock me in the least if that statistic was ''exactly'' right... if not on the generous side. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 03:48, 26 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Well... actually. If you look at things from a different perspective, 1.4% might not be so bad after all: considering the number of H*R fans that contribute to this wiki (out of ~5,000 registered users, i'd say maybe 1,000 if not less are or have been active and/or legitimate). Let's be generous and say we have 4,000 registered users. I don't know the actual statistics, but I think i read somewhere that TBC has ~1,000,000 hits a month. So i'll be conservative and estimate that there are 500,000 H*R fans in existence. That's roughly 0.8% of the fan population that contributes to the wiki. Less conservative estimates (say 2,500 contributors and 750,000 fans) yield smaller numbers (in this case 0.3333%). So, by comparison, one could argue that the proportions of accepted wikian emails vs. general fan populations is bigger, or something. I should be doing my stats HW instead of this. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 04:05, 26 January 2006 (UTC)
::Well, your forgetting [[User:Shim-Sham-Sam|Shim-Sham-Sam]], who sent [[time capsule]], [[User:NachoMan|NachoMan]], who sent [[portrait]], and a certain forum user who sent [[space program]]. - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 23:20, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

=="Sign-in Book" Fun Facts==

What about moving all the "Guestbook Fun Facts", (there's over a dozen, from the references of the names, to who's behind the names) into one "Special Fun Fact" subheading? Much like we did with [[boring (really)#Fun Facts|Strong Bad's List Of 3 Letter Words]]? Perhaps in a table or something? It's kind of hard to figure out just who's who, and why, when the fun facts are all around everwhere. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 05:11, 26 January 2006 (UTC)
:I'd agree to that. I think it'd look neat. Although when I first saw this edit summary, I was thinkin' "Why the crap is he writing about [[HRWiki:Guestbooks|guestbooks]] ''here''?" --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

::I keep getting edit conflicted, so I'll just leave him to it and mention it here. It somehow needs to mention "Why The Bed", and have a Wikipedia link somewhere there for the person referenced. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 05:21, 26 January 2006 (UTC)
::: I got the main layout finished, anyway. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 05:27, 26 January 2006 (UTC)
::::The wiki-link for "Mr. Tesmacher" doesn't explain it at all, as far as I can tell the article doesn't have "tesmacher" in it at all. Anybody know anything about Tesmacher to get a better link or something? {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 05:41, 26 January 2006 (UTC)
::::: Eh, it made sense when there was a separate fact explaining it, which is the only case where I really think that even might be necessary without a better link. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 05:42, 26 January 2006 (UTC)

== Skull Barette ==

The skull-and-bone barette that Cara Carabowditbowdit wears is really ringing a bell for me, but I can't quite place it. It's possible that I'm thinking of Elmyra, from Tiny Toon Adventures, who wore a bow in her hair with a skull in the middle, but I still feel like there's someone more directly similar. Some sort of comic strip or comic book character? Anyone? --[[User:TheNicestGuy|TheNicestGuy]] 14:15, 26 January 2006 (UTC)
:Nope, sorry I'm no help with that one. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 22:46, 26 January 2006 (UTC)
::Elmyra's hair decoration was pretty different from Cara's. I agree that the skull barette feels like a reference but I'm not sure to what. {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 22:51, 26 January 2006 (UTC)

== Real-world References ==

The items listed in Bub's guestbook are real people and belong in real world references... just as they do in every single other toon. Just because other H*R character take those name as their pseudonym doesn't negate their existence as a real world reference. Please stop removing that section! {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 15:13, 26 January 2006 (UTC)
:They were listed as references in the special section. There's no reason to split them up like that. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:14, 26 January 2006 (UTC)
::I think that this is improper and out of line with every other toon. There is no good reason to seperate those real-world references from the others for the reasons stated above. I kindly ask that you revert your edit on this one. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 15:20, 26 January 2006 (UTC)
:::I'm fine with it being a special case. (We have other special cases in [[50 emails]], [[boring (really)]], and [[bottom 10]], just to name a few.) If it was just one or two lines, it wouldn't be so bad, but in this case we shouldn't present such lengthy information separately. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:25, 26 January 2006 (UTC)
::::Hi guys! I was disconnected for a little bit so I missed all the fun. The reason I made the reorganization was as a result of the different edits surrounding this theme. Having this information spread out like this seemed to me a little haphazard and redundant. So I opted to combine all this information into one subsection for clarity. (I originally had [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]] in mind as a framework, but now that I see it, it's a different kind of organization; Dot com's examples are better.) Nevertheless, this structure seemed more logical and reasonable than what had been in place. So I think it is reason enough to break with our typical structure and do things a little differently :) Now, to DO that stats hw i've been griping about for days. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 15:39, 26 January 2006 (UTC)

== floppy disk stuff ==

''This thread has been moved to [[Talk:Strong Bad Email#Floppy_Disk_Container|Talk:Strong Bad Email → Floppy Disk Container]] due to its relevance to each of the emails, not just this one.''

== Real Genius! ==

Puppet Homestar sings a song from Real Genius in [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2472939609435805830&q=Homestar this] video from a convention. Coincedence? I think not! Except, I don't know where to put this or even whether it should be put somewhere at all. --{{User:Smileyface11945/sig}} 16:25, 26 January 2006 (UTC)
:Good find, but I don't see what the relevance is to this toon. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 22:14, 26 January 2006 (UTC)
::"Homestar's I ♥ Toxic Waste shirt is a reference to the movie Real Genius." Maybe TBC are fans or something. --{{User:Smileyface11945/sig}} 22:23, 26 January 2006 (UTC)

== Type Writer Room ==

The room where Strong Bad as Cara Caraboutitboutit(sp?) is typing his article, is very similar to the room in The Interview where he is also typing.

:Yes, it is. That's why [[Smoky Office]] was added to the "Places" section of the page. {{User:The Chort/sig}} 17:49, 26 January 2006 (UTC)

== Another goof ==

Did anyone else notice that there is a grammatical error on the cover of "Scarfgirl" magazine? It should be "''Are'' politics bad?" not "''Is'' politics bad?". I'm not sure if this is worth noting, so I thought I'd mention it here instead and let all of you regulars decide. (originally posted by anonymous poster)
:"Politics" is a singular noun, so "politics is ..."/"Is politics ...?" is the correct verb tense usage. Definition 1 from the American Heritage Dictionary (quoted from dictionary.com):
:'''''(used with a sing. verb)''' The art or science of government or governing, especially the governing of a political entity, such as a nation, and the administration and control of its internal and external affairs.''
:''Political science.''
:[[User:Spell4yr|Spell4yr]] 21:05, 26 January 2006 (UTC)

Well, also its a teen magazine of some sort so the grammatical error are prolly intentional
:Look at the definition I posted, it's NOT a grammatical error. [[User:Spell4yr|Spell4yr]] 03:25, 27 January 2006 (UTC)
::I stand corrected on the verb agreement; however, you left out an important part of the definition: "Usage Note: Politics, although plural in form, takes a singular verb when used to refer to the art or science of governing or to political science: Politics has been a concern of philosophers since Plato. But in its other senses politics can take either a singular or plural verb. Many other nouns that end in -ics behave similarly, and the user is advised to consult specific entries for precise information." (Also from Dictionary.com). That is, it is not singular, but it may take a singular verb as well as a plural verb in most of its meanings.
:::I left out the important usage note because we weren't dealing with plural verbs. Yes, "Are politics bad?" ''could'' be correct (I don't really think in that context, personally), but the question was over politics' singularity, not over its ambiguity. [[User:Spell4yr|Spell4yr]] 16:58, 28 January 2006 (UTC)
:I think since "politics" is short for "political science", the s from "Science" is like, "blended" (not sure how to put this) into the shortened word. It's the same way with "forensic science", which is shortened to "forensics". I guess there's like a new rule that I am inventing with sciences and English. {{User:Salty/sig}} 22:47, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

== what was wrong with what i added? ==

well, about when strong bad threw homestar and KOT? [[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 06:22, 27 January 2006 (UTC)
:You're going to need to tell us what it was you posted before we can answer that. Stuff gets removed around here all the time, but if you let me know what it was, I can probably give you an idea, at least, why it was removed. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 06:24, 27 January 2006 (UTC)
::OK, I looked up what it was. The problem is that it isn't a clear enough reference: characters throwing other characters doesn't ''necessarily'' refer to Looney Tunes or other cartoons. It may be similar, but we usually only note clear references. That's why it
got reverted (I assume). {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 06:27, 27 January 2006 (UTC)
:::TTATOT {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 17:12, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

==Uh, The Poopsmith, definite article, stuff==

So, the fun facts state that this is the first time The Poopsmith has been named with the definite article. That sentence makes no sense to me. I would like it clarified, but moreover, I would like it deleted. But I'd like to see someone make sense of it. {{unsigned|Kimn|02:29, 27 January 2006}}
:I think what this means is the like "The Cheat" we find out that his name is "'''T'''he Poopsmith" rather than '''t'''he poopsmith, which would be his job. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 17:10, 27 January 2006 (UTC)
::I added the reference because, when Strong Bad types (and says) "So I'm apparently not The Poopsmith", I noticed that he typed "'''T'''he Poopsmith" and not "the Poopsmith". The capital "The" in that made this an instance of using the [[Definite Article]], and this was the first time he's been explicitly named as such. In previous toons, he has been called "Poopsmith" without the "The", and Strong Bad has typed "the Poopsmith" (with "the" in lower-case). {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 22:21, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

== Between you and me, it shouldn't be "you and I" ==

Some IP removed the "The Poopsmith and I" Goof and it went uncaught, so let's start this up again:

The phrase should be "The Poopsmith and me". Strong Bad is committing a common error called [[Wikipedia:Hypercorrection|hypercorrection]]. You see, when young or learning English, many people are taught that you shouldn't say, for instance, "Me and you are Homestar Runner fans." This is corrected to: "You and I are Homestar Runner fans." And that's perfectly correct... in the ''subject'' of the sentence.

However, what is often not stressed is that in the ''predicate'', "me" should still be "me." "Homestar Runner is watched by you and I" is '''''WRONG'''''. It's "Homestar Runner is watched by you and me." The simple method is to say the sentence:

a) without the person who isn't "I" or "me": "Homestar Runner is watched by me." 
b) using "us" or "we": "Homestar Runner is watched by we" is clearly wrong. We = you and I; Us = you and me.

In this case, the sentence sounds wrong as "Have you ever seen we in the same place at the same time?" So the word should be "me". Don't remove the fact. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 04:40, 28 January 2006 (UTC)

==Homestar's Pseudonym==
"Unless the email is not in chronological order, Homestar already has a pseudonym ("Mr. Dee Williams") when he talks about getting one in the Easter egg."

I removed this before, and it got readded. Since I'm not a registered user, I guess I can understand that. My reasoning for this is as follows: Webster's lists the definition of pseudonym as "a fictitious name; especially : PEN NAME". Given that "Cara Caraboutitboutit" was the only one that Strong Bad actually called a pseudonym, I believe TBC is using pseudonym to mean a "pen name" as well. Under that definition, "Mr. Dee Williams" is not a pseudonym. Any thoughts? Is this something that should be voted on? If so, could someone do that? [[User:70.224.232.14|70.224.232.14]] 04:45, 28 January 2006 (UTC)
: A pen name is a pseudonym, but a pseudonym is not necessarily a pen name. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 04:46, 28 January 2006 (UTC)
::Yeah, not all pseudonyms are pen names; as long as they aren't your real name, it would probably be a pseudonym. I'd accept this fact {{User:Salty/sig}} 04:50, 28 January 2006 (UTC)
::: Still, it seems like kind of a wishy-washy fact. Homestar's not the brightest bulb on the lamp. And even if the sentence is true, why does this need to be pointed out? I'ma STUFF it. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:52, 28 January 2006 (UTC)

== Second Family? ==

If the Mudgemans are Strongbad's second family? Who are his first? I don't think he's refering to the Brothers Strong, because family in this sense means wife and kids. --[[User:Swimma Dan|Swimma Dan]]
:I don't think the Mudgeman thing is meant to be taken seriously. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 19:08, 28 January 2006 (UTC)
::I dunno... the cutaways in this email seemed a lot more "real" than other recent emails (e.g. [[highschool]]). We may see the Mudgemans again. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:12, 28 January 2006 (UTC)

Talk:high school

Garglfluz — Sat, 14 Jan 2006 09:34:56 GMT

Garglfluz: /* I'm just silly about ciliates */

==34 or 35?==
I count 34 days from December 5 to January 8, from [[portrait]] (te last major update) to [[highschool]], but everyone keeps changing it to 35. How can this be? {{User:Salty/sig}} 02:31, 11 January 2006 (UTC)

==Dialogue questions==

Does anyone has an opinion of the dialogue might be in the following lines?

<blockquote>
'''STRONG BAD:''' {singing} It's an email, baby. (HERE)
</blockquote>

<blockquote>
'''BUBSAMECIUM:''' Certainly! Six tubes (HERE) of coming right up!
</blockquote>

<blockquote>
'''HOMESTARMECIUM:''' Oh, (HERE). Um, these are for my twin brother!
</blockquote>

'''EDIT:''' Just gotten word it may be '''Strongbadophage'''.

It would be great if anyone knew. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 05:34, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
:Here's one: I'd bet my important object that Bubsamecium is saying "rear-end cream". --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

:The "Bubsamecium" line sounds like "rear-end cream" to me. Provided the "(HERE)" was put in the right spot up there. Also, I think Baby Strong Sad said "Diapersmith" (as it's the baby Poopsmith and all...) -[[User:YK|YK]] 05:40, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
::Ditto that, YK. I'd further like to add that I think that the Strong Bad virus-looking thing is called "Strongbadophage". That's what I put on [[Twin Characters]]. I had to watch it several times to figure that out. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::Absolutely no clue what the word after "It's an e-mail, baby!" is, though. Sounds like "lunge juice"... that can't be right. -[[User:YK|YK]] 05:44, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
::::Sounds like "love juice" to me... Or "lunch juice". Which are just as weird. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

:::::I heard "lunch juice" and thought I was nuts until I saw you guys had similar things. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 05:52, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::Sigh—I feel a long and uncivil STUFF (or at least Talk battle) coming on. Currently the article reads "And the email baby loves juice". While this comes the closest to making any sense, it's just not what I hear. My hearing (though I don't assert it as the only possible one) is "It's a e-mail, baby! lunch juice." —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 15:42, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Definitely think you guys are right - I heard "lunch juice" the first (and every) time I watched the email. It's weird, but I think it's correct. "It's an email, baby, lunch juice!" [[User:Triumvir|Triumvir]] 04:46, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

Here's another: On first viewing, I heard Baby Strong Bad's line as "I'm pretending I'm playing ''violent'' video games!" What's in the article is "''better'' video games"; on closer listening it ''does'' sound like that, but is pretty difficult to make out anyway. It could be "vinyl" as far as we can tell! So: "violent" certainly makes more sense. But is it simply for that reason (contextual suggestion) that I "heard" it? —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 16:02, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
:I heard better on multiple viewings {{User:Some HSR themed username/sig}} 16:17, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
::i agree with abdiviklas. it's what i heard. plus, we know half of the strong bad email intros don't make sense. [[User:Seriously|Seriously]] 20:32, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

SOUNDS! {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 20:33, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
*[[Media:highschool_1.ogg|"It's an email, baby, lunch juice!"]]
*[[Media:highschool_2.ogg|"I'm pretending I'm playing better video games!"]]
*[[Media:highschool_3.ogg|"Certainly! Six tubes of rear-end cream coming right up!"]]
*[[Media:highschool_4.ogg|"Uh oh! It's Strongbadiophage! Um, uh... these are for my twin brother."]]
*[[Media:highschool_5.ogg|"Scampers! My long-lost uncle's abandoned pie factory sure is mysterious!"]]
:Ah, KieferSkunk comin' through, doin' his thing with the OGG files, he's gonna be king. =3 --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

I'm asking for a challennnnnge. Specifically, I want to challenge the "et" in "pluckety", in "pluckety parameciums living in Free Petry Dish" etc. I listened with the volume up, and it sounds like this is another "doot-do" vs. "doo-doot do" issue. What someone evidently heard as an extra consonant just sounds like a slight waver in his voice, to me. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 23:51, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
:I head "plucky" as well. For the videro games discussion, I listened to it again and Strong Bad says either "better video games" or "battle video games". And, I have one last thing to contradict: Don Knotts' line. I heard something along the lines of "Madley" rather than "Andy", though "Andy" makes a little sense. {{User:Salty/sig}} 02:12, 11 January 2006 (UTC)

::Agree with you that it's "plucky." I think it's pretty clear that baby Strong bad said "better video games," but I could be wrong. As for Don Knott's line, I thought he sounded like he was saying "Really?" Anyone else hear that? [[User:Triumvir|Triumvir]] 04:52, 13 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Yeah, oh Triumvirate one, I heard "Really" too. And with two backups, I'm gonna go ahead and change "pluckety." Respond here all ye who take exception. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 05:03, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

== Continuity ==

This could probably go without saying, but I think we need to consider all of the flashbacks from this toon (and probably the one from [[flashback]], too) to be apocryphal. They just don't jive with established continuity. I think [[stand-up]] probably actually happened in their timeline, as well as [[The Secrets That I Keep]]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:45, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
:I'll second that... Especially the paramecium bits. ;) --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

::Indeed. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 05:55, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
::Hey, Strong Bad even *admits* here that he has a "very unphotographic memory". As if his flashback lies weren't obvious before, they are *now*. =P (BTW, is it just me, or does the "paramecium Homestar" resemble the Poopsmith more than Homestar? Weird misshapen eyes, odd mouth shape, few messy hairs... probably coincidence, but weird.) -[[User:YK|YK]] 05:58, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
:::I say it's comparible to the movie ''Big Fish'', where real events are skewed and altered to make a more interesting story. [[User:TheRealZajac|TheRealZajac]]

::::Guy above me- leave your signature, please. Just type four ~'s. ''{edit:signed for}'' As for continuity, It's a comedy. I really don't ever remember seeing a comedy that had continuity. Sometimes the lack of continuity adds to the humor, although I wouldn't necessarily say it does for this. Maybe. Continuity is usually only important in serious plot drama and such. [[User:Agentjs03|Agentjs03]] 13:40, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::There are lots of comedies that pay careful attention to continuity. ''[[IMDb:tt0285403|Scrubs]]'', for example. And TBC in general keep it pretty consistent. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:50, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

:The Muppet Babies-style flashback in particular closely resembles the Muppet Babies show in terms of discontinuity. You have a collection of characters who are of varying ages in the original toon, PLUS other movies in the Muppet series that establish different scenarios of how the characters met each other. I think it's a parody of the Muppet chronology as much as it is Strong Bad's really bad memory.[[User:Spell4yr|Spell4yr]] 20:17, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
The whole deal seems pretty simple to me. The first Easter egg sums it up. The first version of the Easter Egg shows what actually happened (and what we don't get to see in this email), while the second "doodle memory" version is comparable to what Strong Bad shows us. - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 18:21, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

== Small question... ==

*Would it be of consequence to mention that this is the shortest [[Lappy 486]] email so far? -- [[User:Frickinsellout|Frickinsellout]] 07:08, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
*it is? woah! [[User:Seriously|Seriously]] 20:13, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

We have a page just for that sort of information: [[Strong Bad Email Statistics]]. {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 17:44, 11 January 2006 (UTC)

== Stampers! ==

I definitely hear an 's' in front of Marzipan's "dampers!" Does anyone else?[[User:Trelawney|Trelawney]] 08:28, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

Me too. I heard "scampers" more clearly than "dampers". It could have been "stampers". [[User:TaranchulaVamp15|TaranchulaVamp15]] 12:35, 9 Jan 2006 (CST)

*[[Media:highschool_5.ogg|"Scampers! My long-lost uncle's abandoned pie factory sure is mysterious!"]] {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 21:59, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

:no. that is wrong. it is definitely stampers. [[User:Seriously|Seriously]] 00:43, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
::Upon further review, I hear "Stampers" too. Still, this appears to be customary in such situations, so I'll put it to a vote:

'''If you hear "Stampers!", add your name to this numbered list:'''
#{{User:KieferSkunk/sig}}
#[[User:Seriously|Seriously]]
#-[[User:YK|YK]]
#[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
#{{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}}
#[[User:Jonnny|Jonnny]]
#{{User:Bubsty/sig}}
#[[User:Trelawney|Trelawney]]
#[[User:NFITC1|NFITC1]]
#{{User:Total Spaceship Guy3/sig}}
#[[User:Geshmalderborgen|Geshmalder]]
#{{User: Theforumveteran/sig}}
#{{User:Has Matt?/sig}}
'''If you hear "Scampers!", add your name here:'''
#[[User:Catman87|Catman87]]

'''If you hear something else, add your name here and state what you hear:'''

== Accent on striped ==

Shouldn't the accent over the e in striped go upper-left to lower-right (the french ''accent grave'')?
:[[Wikipedia:Grave accent#Use in English]] suggests yes, although [[Wikipedia:Acute accent#Use in English]] seems contradictory. But my gut sides with you, IP. Changed accordingly. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 15:10, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

::Are we doing the same thing with "Stripe-ed Green Rabbit with Two Butts" for [[New Boots]]? {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 20:07, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Yes, we should totally use striped with accent on both articles. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 20:10, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

== Sickly Sam Pillar ==

In the Easter egg at the end, when Sickly Sam coughs/wheezes and disappears, and the pillar appears in his place... Could this be a reference to something? Isn't there some sort of myth where people were turned into salt pillars? -[[User:Polly|Polly]] 17:24, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
:There's the story of Lot's wife in the Bible, but I doubt there's a connection to this. [[User:EASports|EASports]]
::I'd be willing to give it a little consideration as a reference, but it would be a loose one at best, and I doubt it would survive a STUFF process. --[[User:ISlayedTheKerrek|ISlayedTheKerrek]] 17:59, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
:::I admit it occurred to me as well, but I don't think there's a real reference here. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:47, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
::::That entire scene makes no sense whatsoever. :P {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 20:11, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::this is probably just another instance of strong bad's apocryphal stortelling. probably doesn't have a reference.[[User:Seriously|Seriously]] 20:20, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
A comment from fark.com:
:2006-01-09 03:12:57 PM hoonis
:Strong-sad-ghost-in-rome is replaced by a DORIC column. get it? Doric.. Dorrr...kkk
Would be pretty obscure if true, but...
:Sorry, but that's most likely a corinthian column.

::No, it's not a [[Wikipedia:Corinthian order|Corinthian column]], it's more likely based on an [[Wikipedia:Ionic order|Ionic column]]. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 05:32, 13 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Yup; as noted in the article. Corinthian is the one that gets leafy at the top; Ionic (as seen here) has the little scroll dealies; and Doric is just kind of a plain top. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 05:41, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

==Marz-lody==

Did anyone else see a resemblance to Melody from [[Mellow Mushroom]] in Marzipan's high school self? [[User:TaranchulaVamp15|TaranchulaVamp15]] 12:40, 9 Jan 2006 (CST)

yeah, though i don't know why they would make a reference to her. most people (not counting the wiki) do not know about the site, let alone their creation of it. [[User:Seriously|Seriously]] 20:22, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
:Well, that's what references are for. Inside jokes, sort of. Even if only TBC get it. [[User:Xyzzyka|Xyzzyka]] 21:12, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
::Something I think is more interesting, actually, is that this would be the <s>first</s> second time we've seen Marzipan's legs, even if the sequence isn't exactly canon. The first was on [[Main Page 17]] when 20X6 Marzipan starts jumping around. In both cases, though, these are character variations, and not Marzipan herself. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 21:22, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
:::I'll agree with that... And, lemme tell ya, those legs creep me out... I'm just so used to Marzipan [[long pants#Easter Eggs|being a broom]]... --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::Yeah. The voice is similar, too. I mean, more similar than usual.--[[User:Jnelson09|Jnelson09]] 22:08, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::Maybe, but it sounds to me like Missy was just going for a "cute girl" voice in both cases. 1936 Marzipan also sounds like this. I think Melody had a thicker southern accent, too. [[User:Rocketlex|Rocketlex]] 17:31, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::That's what I was getting at. I could sense more "southern-ness" than usual.--[[User:Jnelson09|Jnelson09]] 00:25, 12 January 2006 (UTC)

== Adventure ==

If Strong Bad was referring to the Atari Dragon, and it ate two of his pixels, he was probably playing Adventure, and the second pixel was probably the black dot that activated the easter egg.
:That sounds logical to me... Also, isn't that sound effect an Adventure noise? I can't quite place it, although I know I've heard it before... --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::The sound effect in question is used on H*R in two places: In [[Secret Collect]] when you hit a force field, and on [[Main Page 13]] for the Store button. I don't know which actual 2600 game it was used in, though - I don't think it was Adventure. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 20:14, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Well, whatever game it was in, now I'm-a add it to My Pride And Joy, [[Sound Effects]]. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
The game he was playing seemed like secret collect with that Duck-dragon thrown in. Think about it, there's that same noise, and your character in Secret Collect only has a couple of pixels, right? {{User:Salty/sig}} 01:36, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
:Couldn't he have been playing Duck Pond? A duck eats pixels in that game.
::I don't think it's a bad thing in [[Duck Pond]], though. In context, Baby Strong Bad made it sound as if it was a bad thing. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== cellular strong bad ==
guys, it sounds like homestar says "strongbadiophage." should that be the name, or is it just homestar calling strong bad stongo badio again? if homestar is, then yes, it would be perfectly logical to call him strongbadophage. but what if he isn't?[[User:Seriously|Seriously]] 20:42, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
:Check the explanations. Strongbadiophage is based on a [[Wikipedia:Bacteriophage|bacteriophage]]. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

ah. thank you. that clears everything up.[[User:Seriously|Seriously]] 20:46, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

==Coach Z Hat==

Is it just me, or is Strong Bad wearing Coach Z's hat in High School? -- [[User:Grabboarm700|Grabboarm700]]
:Same style, different colour. Not precisely Coach Z's, but of the same brand, if you will. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

:It seems kind of a lighter color, I guess. -[[User:Grabboarm700|Grabboarm700]]
::Lighter? It's completely different. Coach Z's is purple with a blue brim. This one is bright green with a bright fuschia-ish brim. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

==Page==

Are the "Middle School" Homestar characters worthy of a page? I'm just curious, because I made took some pictures out , sooo... -[[User:Grabboarm700|Grabboarm700]]
:I think we already put them in [[Stylized Character Designs]]. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

==Fine Figures?==
Do you guys think it's worth noting that this is practically GUARANTEED PROOF that Marzy's body isn't skirt-shaped? -[[User:Marth 99|Marth 99]]
:No, because Marzipan's legs are seen courtesy of Strong Bad's "unphotographic memory" - implying that we can't rely on it to determine canon. (See [[#Marz-lody]] above.) {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 21:33, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

==Guitar==
[[Image:Highschool_band.PNG|thumb|Homestar's "Axe": Zakk Wylde or 70's Style?]]
does anyone else think that Homestar's guitar could be a reference to Zakk Wylde's famous axe? they both have a similar spiral design coming from the pickup areas...[[User:TheSyndicate88|TheSyndicate88]]
:Do you have a picture of this "famous axe" for comparison? I'd like to see before passing judgment. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::There are images of this "axe" available here: [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Zakk_Wylde Wikimedia Commons]. Probably the best photo in that bunch is this one: [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Zakk_Wylde_1106.JPG].
::That said, I don't think these are related. Homestar's guitar more closely follows the general style of that era rather than a specific artist. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 23:09, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Agree. They share a similarity, but I'm guessing it's nothing specific. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::Uploaded a screenshot from the Toon for more direct comparison. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 23:16, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
::::Also, addressing Syndicate's original post: Zakk's axe actually has a bulls-eye pattern on it, not a spiral. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 23:17, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::well, i guess that settles it then...hmm...((User:TheSyndicate88|TheSyndicate88))

== Baby Strong Bad's hat ==

[[Image:Baby_strong_bad.png|thumb|Baby Strong Bad's hat]] Baby Strong Bad's hat (see right) looks familiar...is it from some other cartoon? I was thinking [http://www.archiecomics.com/coloringbook/jughead/pages/jughead012_gif.htm Jughead], but it's different... {{User:Trey56/sig}} 00:00, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
:Reminds me of the ones Mickey Mouse's little nephews(?) wore... --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::It's '''definately''' not Jughead's. Maybe you're on to something Dorian... {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 00:18, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
:::I found this one by Googling. [http://www.thegremlin.com/DA/14465da.JPG] The hat's similar. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::That must be what I'm thinking of--thanks. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 01:35, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::It's kind of a cartoon convention, and one that always puzzled me as a kid. (And still does today, I guess.) Because I've ''never'' seen anyone wear a hat like that in real life. But yeah, Mickey's nephews, Jughead, I think somebody from Blondie... —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 06:29, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

== Vomitorium explanation ==

The paragraph explaning the term vomitorium appears to be copied and pasted directly out of [[Wikipedia:Roman_eating_and_drinking#Vomitorium|Wikipedia]], but without the citation. Do we have a policy on this type of reproduction? Should it be paraphrased, or should the original citation be included? Would a link to Wikipedia suffice? -- [[User:Mayosolo|Mayosolo]] 00:12, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
:I think that paragraph should be shortened and provided with a link to Wikipedia. That's more our usual style, if I'm not mistaken. I'll do that ASAP if no one objects. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 00:23, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

== Is this a real email? ==

Is it?[[User:Ava|Ava]]

:Yeah. Of course it's a real email. {{User:Kilroy/sig}} 00:32, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
:While nothing says it has to STAY this way, the [[FAQ]] states that all of the published Strong Bad Emails are real, except for [[mile]], which was made up by The Cheat. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 00:41, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

== More on striped ==

I referenced Strong Bad's recurring unique pronunciation of the word "striped," but it was reverted. I don't see why it shouldn't be an inside reference, or at least a remark. [[User:Terlet Brush|Terlet Brush]] 04:21, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
:The reason I reverted it is that we usually don't note recurrences of strange words or pronunciations. These are commonplace on H*R.com, and so we (or at least I) don't typically find them noteworthy. Also, it seems to me that Strong Bad's pronunciation of striped is not unique; I've heard it used outside of H*R.com several times. That said, I wouldn't want to act unilaterally, so if anyone thinks this should be noted, please do tell, or STUFF this or something. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 04:56, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
::I think I'll lay off on this - dictionary.com has it as a legitimate pronunciation. [[User:Terlet Brush|Terlet Brush]] 05:23, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
:::For posterity, I would just like to get the fact in question into this talk page; while I guess our policy's our policy, I find it interesting that it was the same word each time. If it were just multiple instances of aspirating final syllables, Shakespeare-style, then I wouldn't find it so notable. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 06:34, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
:::*Strong Bad similarly emphasizes the ''e'' in the word "striped" when referring to The Cheat as a [[Striped Green Rabbit]] in [[New Boots]] and to the striped worm named "Erweenga" in [[That Time of Year]].
:At first I didn't think about this issue, but I actually agree, Terlet Brush. First of all, when I listened to it again, I detected that Strong Bad and Homestar put unusual emphasis on the word. It's more like "''stripe''-ed" than "stripèd" (as it's listed). It just doesn't sound quite natural. Also, Strong Bad referred to the bird that flew by at the end of "Huttah" as, "my wingèd friend". I think there is a good case for mentioning Strong Bad's pronunciation of the -ed suffix somewhere, though not necessarily here. The [[Foreign words]] section is the closest thing I could find, but it would have to be expanded into a "mispronounced words" section. I think the deciding factor is whether anyone can find an instance of "striped" (or maybe a similar word) pronounced the common way in one of the 'toons or interviews. --[[User:Bobo the King|Bobo the King]] 21:12, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
:: "Stripèd" is correct; it's based on Old English pronunciations, which would sometimes pronounce the "E" in an -ed ending when we don't. The accent has nothing whatsoever to do with where the stress on the word is pronounced - English generally follows French's rules regarding accents, where accents determine how you pronounce the vowel, not where the stress on the word is. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 00:18, 11 January 2006 (UTC)
:::I know it's correct, but I'm saying that Strong Bad additionally emphasizes the word strangely. Strong bad could have just said "stripèd", but no, he said "STRIPE-èd" every time. You see what I'm saying? The emphasis implies that it's a joke since I can't imagine someone normally saying "stripèd" with so much emphasis on "stripe". It's a little bit like how Strong Sad contorts his face when he tries to pronounce "baklava". It's a sign that TBC are intentionally pronouncing that way for humor.--[[User:Bobo the King|Bobo the King]] 00:41, 12 January 2006 (UTC)

== Biology ==

Two Things: [[User:Plastic Chicken|Plastic Chicken]] 04:36, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

a) More specifically, Strong Bad looks like a T-Even bacteriophage. (IIRC the T bacteriophages were numbered in order of discovery and the even ones happened to look alike.)

b) Paramecium are eukaryotes, and therefore reproduce by mitosis (technically, mitosis followed by cytokinesis -- mitosis is only the process of separating the DNA after it has been duplicated. Muscles cells (for example) become multinucleated by lots of mitotic divisions that are NOT followed by splitting the cytoplasm). Binary fission is a different process limited to prokaryotes (bacteria).
:Thanks, P.C.; I'd seen that go back and forth several times. Most recently the explanation was that since Homestarmecium lacked a nucleus he was unable to commit mitosis; now biology is thin ice for me, but I might suppose that the logical conclusion is rather that he's simply an inaccurately-portrayed paramecium. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 06:38, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
:The page at http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Protists_%28General_Biology%29#Ciliophora:_Ciliates, as well as all the other pages I can find on ciliates, the family of which Paramecium are a part, say they have a macronucleus that is not very well defined from the rest of the cell, and that they undergo binary fission to reproduce, and cunjugation involving a smaller nucleus in order to spread their genes around. They are technically eukaryotic, but since they have a [[Wikipedia:Macronucleus|Macronucleus]] they are unlike most of their brethren. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciliates also mentions that "Division of the macronucleus does not occur by a mitotic process" I get the feeling that very few people will care about this in the end, even fewer than those that recognised strongbad as a t-even phage —[[User:Garglfluz|Garglfluz]] 11 January 2006
::Actually, Garglefluz, I didn't notice your earlier comment here and posted something related [[#I'm just silly about ciliates|below]]. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 08:58, 12 January 2006 (UTC)

==Preserved for posterity==
There were a couple of edits that got reverted; I wanted to save them from oblivion and preserve them here on the talk page, since I at least found them intriguing and noteworthy, if not worthy of inclusion in the article.
*Homestar as the matronly nursery character saying "Now you children skedaddle" is a reference and a hybrid of both Nanny from [[Wikipedia:Muppet Babies|Muppet Babies]] and the Mammy-Two-Shoes character from the massively successful series of theatrical short cartoons [[Wikipedia:Tom and Jerry|Tom and Jerry]]. The costume and dialogue are indicative of Tom's [[Wikipedia:African American|African American]] owner, who usually wallops the cat with a broom when he misbehaves. "Nanny" was a kind mentor only shown from the waist down.
*The Old Timey Romans Easter Egg may be a reference to "The Roman Holidays", a Hanna-Barbera animated sitcom from the 1970s. Like "The Flintstones" and "The Jetsons", the basic premise was "funny business in another time period".
On the Nanny/Mammy fact, I ''am'' pretty sold on its validity, though I'd prefer it rewritten (e.g. "Homestar... (bla bla) wast down... (bla bla) ...characters in many cartoons, most notably Nanny in Muppet Babies and various owners in Tom & Jerry (bla bla)"), preferably a little more streamlined (losing phrases like "massively successful series of theatrical short"). The Muppet Babies connection I see as justified by the overall allusion; the Tom & Jerry connection by the broom and nature of the line (Nanny never had a broom, right?). Note that Mammy was later replaced by the feet of a Caucasian owner, so she wasn't the only one in Tom & Jerry portrayed at that angle. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 06:47, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

It could be Homestar's Dad. Or Uncle. [[User:Homfrog|Homfrog]] 12:33, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
:Or mom for that matter. But I think it's Homestar, and ''his'' age gap would make the Coach Z discrepency far less strange! —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 16:22, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
::I thought the same thing as Abdi when I saw the toon, and I'm sure this is a reference to Mammy. And you know, SB is probably making it all up with his doodle memory... [[User:Kiki|Kiki]] 17:59, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

== Atari 2600 SFX ==

When Baby Strong Bad is playing the video game, the sound effects used there are also used in [[Secret Collect]] (first and third effects), and also on [[Main Page 13]] (all three). The first sound effect is repeated twice.

I removed a Fun Fact that said these sound effects were from the Atari 2600 version of Pac Man. They aren't - trust me. But for reference, there are two sound effects on [[Main Page 13]] that ARE taken from that game: When you mouse off of the Characters button and Strong Bad disappears (effect is played while the ghosts are under the effect of a power pill), and the "donk!" sound on the Downloads button is the sound played when you eat a dot.

I don't know exactly which games the SFX in this cartoon came from, but I can say with high certainty (with my much-more-photographic-than-Strong-Bad's memory) that they're not Pac Man. :) {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 17:35, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

== Flashback? ==

Another remark reads:

* In his flashback, Strong Bad recalls Coach Z being up to 2 years older than himself, but in the video Strong Sad showed in [[stand-up]], Coach Z was already an adult when Strong Bad was a little kid.

What flashback? Where did Strong Bad say Coach Z was 2 years older than himself? {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 17:47, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
:The "flashback" may be his "doodle memorys", but I have no clue where he says Coach Z is two years older then him. {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 23:37, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
::I think that person was just guessing by looks. {{User:Salty/sig}} 02:05, 11 January 2006 (UTC)

== Easter egg pic ==

[[Image:Unphotographic.png|thumb|100px|doodle]]
Why is there a picture of the "doodle memory" Easter egg (shown to the right) actually listed in the Easter egg section? I thought we only did that when the picture was hard to see or went by too fast or the words were hard to click on. This one doesn't seem to meet any of those criteria. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:56, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
:I dunno, but I appreciate the chance to see it. It go by too fast for ''me'', anyway. (And no, I didn't upload it. Goes by too fast, remember?) --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:[[Strong Bad is a Bad Guy]] has a picture of one of its Easter eggs, and that egg is visible for a similar amount of time. [[User:EASports|EASports]]
:It went way to fast for me. All I could tell was that Strong Bad robbed a safe. {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 23:38, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

Should The Cheat be listed in the cast for this email? [[User:EASports|EASports]]
:Yeah, under Easter Egg. I'll list it. {{User:Salty/sig}} 03:12, 11 January 2006 (UTC)

==Really Unphotographic==
Something must be seriously wrong with SB's memory. How else could he be Homestar's age in highschool, yet be a baby with Homestar as a nanny? -[[User:Marth 99|Marth 99]] 20:14, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
:Agreed. Please see the [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Talk:highschool&oldid=234570 comment] immediately prior to yours, as well as the last couple in [[Talk:highschool#Preserved for posterity|Preserved for posterity]] above. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 23:37, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

== Tamborine? ==

I don't hear any of Marzipan's tamborine in the band part. Am I alone? If not, is this a goof? --{{User:Smileyface11945/sig}} 21:41, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
:I say remark. {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 23:39, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

== Bubsamecium's Protazoa Spelling ==

I can't get the mirror to load, so unfortunately I'm unable to verify this, but I could have sworn that when this email was released, Bub5amecium's Protozoa Stand was spelled "PROTAZOA" rather than "PROTOZOA". I actually watched the toon specifically to verify the incorrect spelling, but now the official copy of the email has it spelled correctly. Did anyone else also see "PROTAZOA" earlier on? If so, and/or if the mirror is "out of date" and therefore shows an older version, and that can verify this claim, we should mention the spelling mistake in Goofs, along with the fact that it has since been corrected. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 21:50, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
:Got the mirror to load - spelling is "PROTOZOA" in that version. That also has the "Strong Mad's fist between Marzipan's thighs" goof fixed, so it's probably just as up-to-date as the official version. No help there. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 21:55, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
::I downloaded the flash file shortly after it was released (within the hour), so it still has both the Strong Mad's hand glitch and the Strong Bad's reflection glitch, but "Bub5amecium's Protozoa Stand" is still spelled "PROTOZOA" in that version. So if there was a goof there, it was fixed immediately, I guess. -[[User:YK|YK]] 22:10, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Okay, I probably just mis-remembered, then. So much for my more-photographic-than-Strong-Bad's memory. :P {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 22:38, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

== Don Knotts Reference ==

Was there any reason for the Don Knotts reference? Strong Bad mentioned his appearing after he said they lived in roman times. Was there a relationship between Don Knotts and Roman times or something that I missed? I don't ever remember seeing any Don Knotts movies or anything based in Rome. Also, I didn't see it mentioned in the wiki, but when Don Knotts showed up in the easter egg, his voice sounded like Coach Z's. Would this be worth mentioning in the wiki?
[[User:Agentjs03|Agentjs03]] 03:20, 11 January 2006 (UTC)
:I'm pretty sure it was because he appeared in two Scooby-Doo episodes, the old ones where they always had TV characters every episode. Knotts was one a couple of those. {{User:Salty/sig}} 04:29, 11 January 2006 (UTC)
::From Don's IMDB entry: "The New Scooby-Doo Movies" playing "Himself" (voice) in episode: "The Spooky Fog" (episode # 1.9) 4 November 1972 and "The New Scooby-Doo Movies" playing "Himself" (voice) in episode: "Guess Who's Knott Coming to Dinner?" (episode # 1.5) 7 October 1972 -- [[User:Mycroft.holmes|Mycroft Holmes]] 21:49, 11 January 2006 (UTC)
Is it worth explaining specifically that when Don Knotts says "Andy?" he is addressing Andy Griffiths?

== Possible M&M reference ==

It might just be becuse I'm really hungry, but Strong Mad looks like an M&M in this one with the "m" on his chest being lowercase (and possibly the period after it) and his stomach being quite round. Think this is worth a mention? {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 20:32, 11 January 2006 (UTC)
:The "m" is in the same style as an M&M - it's possible, but I'm not sure if it qualifies... {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 20:47, 11 January 2006 (UTC)
::Now that I know It's not totally zany, I'll STUFF it. {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 06:10, 12 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Despite my sarcasm on the STUFF page, I do hand it to you that I can see it being a reference to the blue m&m character. Especially given the unwonted noncubicness. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 08:26, 12 January 2006 (UTC)

==I'm just silly about ciliates==
Okay, a venting that's been building up for a while now about the Homestarmecium biology entries: first of all, if the only thing that keeps him from being a paramecium is the absence of nuclei, then the reasonable conclusion is that TBC mean for him to be one but failed to draw them (yeah, they have two; I just learned something by reading the Wikip. article!). Secondly—can we be sure the little blobs depicted in him ''aren't'' the nuclei? Thirdly: if he's a ciliate it does ''indeed'' matter; I'm out of my depth here, but I don't think there are any bacteria that are ciliates. If I understand the article, ciliates are by definition eukaryotic. Meaning he's ''not'' a bacterium. Granted, he's just got that one "hairy" patch on top; it may or may not be taken as making him a ciliate. Bottom line: I think he's supposed to be a paramecium, and any statements about his prokaryoticism (is that a word?) or lack of nuclei should be worded more tentatively, with "might be"s instead of absolute statements. 
Perhaps a better Fun Fact: SB introduces them ''all'' as "a bunch of plucky parameciums", but nobody's suggested that Strongbadiophage is supposed to be one! And Bubs even shares the ''-amecium'' name ending, but has even less claim to nuclei (unless his eyes are the micro- and macronuclei—hm...), plus an even poorer attempt at cilia! —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 08:55, 12 January 2006 (UTC)
:It's also quite possible that Strong Bad committed the same error that a lot of beginning biology students do - refer to "all" microorganisms as paramecia. I remember that being quite common back in school - the teacher would frequently remind us that paramecia are a specific type of microorganism, and a more appropriate "macro" term would be "protozoa". So even though Strong Bad called the whole gang a bunch of "parameciums", the drawings suggest otherwise. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 16:41, 12 January 2006 (UTC)
::But parameciums don't have distinct nuclei, they're macronucleotic! There really isn't a problem with them being parameciums! - Garglfluz doesn't know how to tag these things

==Keyboard Strong Bad==
I'm going out on a limb here, but does anyone think that the teenage Strong Bad playing the keyboard is a reference to Keyboard Strong Bad from Sweet Cuppin Cakes? -[[User:Marth 99|Marth 99]] 19:43, 12 January 2006 (UTC)
:Nope. I think that's quite a stretch. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 19:49, 12 January 2006 (UTC)
::It's not article fodder, but it's an interesting line of thought. The instrument traditionally associated with SB has always been the guitar. Keyboard has been more the domain of The Cheat, as ascribed in [[guitar]] and witnessed in [[sibbie]], [[Everybody Knows It]], [[flag day]], and so forth. It is intriguing that Strong Bad's previous involvement with the keyboard was either ameliorated by a testosterone-boosting crosspolination with a sword and guitar in the Key-sword-tar or relegated to the Kafka-esque mutation in which he wears the keyboard as a head, avoiding the "nerd of the band" stereotype associated with ''playing'' the keyboard by subsuming, if you will, its nature directly ''into'' himself—facing the problem "head" on. This, then, is the first time he's actually been seen—as his own, agentic entity—''playing'' the keyboard. One might assume that, like the dirtiest diapey, this is one accomplishment he is not content to leave forgotten. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 02:32, 13 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Yeah, and Strong Mad's always associated with the bass, and Homestar once associated himself with drums ([[do over]]). But Marzipan's always the one playing the guitar (i.e.: Carol). We've never actually ''seen'' Strong Bad play guitar before, he's only asserted that he is able to play it. The only musical instrument we know for a fact that he can play well is his voice (i.e.: he'd be on vocals a la [[Strong Bad Sings]] and [[Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits]]).

==The scoop on vomitoria==
Here's [http://www.straightdope.com/columns/021101.html more on vomitoria]. I know just being on the internet doesn't make anything more scholarly than anything else, but this looks pretty on-the-level. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 17:28, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

== mirror ==

why is there a link to a mirror of this SBemail?--{{User:Benol/sig}} 21:14, 13 January 2006 (UTC)
: I was wondering the same thing yesterday, actually... --{{User:Jay/sig}} 21:17, 13 January 2006 (UTC)
::I think the mirror still has the two errors in the Goofs section, and someone put it up for viewing. I don't think it's necessary, however. We have screenshots. It's not like the content was super-updated like [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]]. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:The mirror was originally placed there to help users who couldn't see it because the site was moving so slowly when the toon was first released. - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 21:40, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

== Strong Sad...girly? ==

Is it just me, or does baby Strong Sad seem girly with the high pitched voice and the bow on his head? --[[User:ISlayedTheKerrek|ISlayedTheKerrek]] 22:30, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

Talk:high school

Garglfluz — Thu, 12 Jan 2006 08:21:07 GMT

Garglfluz: /* Biology */

==34 or 35?==
I count 34 days from December 5 to January 8, from [[portrait]] (te last major update) to [[highschool]], but everyone keeps changing it to 35. How can this be? {{User:Salty/sig}} 02:31, 11 January 2006 (UTC)

==Dialogue questions==

Does anyone has an opinion of the dialogue might be in the following lines?

<blockquote>
'''STRONG BAD:''' {singing} It's an email, baby. (HERE)
</blockquote>

<blockquote>
'''BUBSAMECIUM:''' Certainly! Six tubes (HERE) of coming right up!
</blockquote>

<blockquote>
'''HOMESTARMECIUM:''' Oh, (HERE). Um, these are for my twin brother!
</blockquote>

'''EDIT:''' Just gotten word it may be '''Strongbadophage'''.

It would be great if anyone knew. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 05:34, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
:Here's one: I'd bet my important object that Bubsamecium is saying "rear-end cream". --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

:The "Bubsamecium" line sounds like "rear-end cream" to me. Provided the "(HERE)" was put in the right spot up there. Also, I think Baby Strong Sad said "Diapersmith" (as it's the baby Poopsmith and all...) -[[User:YK|YK]] 05:40, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
::Ditto that, YK. I'd further like to add that I think that the Strong Bad virus-looking thing is called "Strongbadophage". That's what I put on [[Twin Characters]]. I had to watch it several times to figure that out. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::Absolutely no clue what the word after "It's an e-mail, baby!" is, though. Sounds like "lunge juice"... that can't be right. -[[User:YK|YK]] 05:44, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
::::Sounds like "love juice" to me... Or "lunch juice". Which are just as weird. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

:::::I heard "lunch juice" and thought I was nuts until I saw you guys had similar things. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 05:52, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::Sigh—I feel a long and uncivil STUFF (or at least Talk battle) coming on. Currently the article reads "And the email baby loves juice". While this comes the closest to making any sense, it's just not what I hear. My hearing (though I don't assert it as the only possible one) is "It's a e-mail, baby! lunch juice." —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 15:42, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

Here's another: On first viewing, I heard Baby Strong Bad's line as "I'm pretending I'm playing ''violent'' video games!" What's in the article is "''better'' video games"; on closer listening it ''does'' sound like that, but is pretty difficult to make out anyway. It could be "vinyl" as far as we can tell! So: "violent" certainly makes more sense. But is it simply for that reason (contextual suggestion) that I "heard" it? —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 16:02, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
:I heard better on multiple viewings {{User:Some HSR themed username/sig}} 16:17, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
::i agree with abdiviklas. it's what i heard. plus, we know half of the strong bad email intros don't make sense. [[User:Seriously|Seriously]] 20:32, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

SOUNDS! {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 20:33, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
*[[Media:highschool_1.ogg|"It's an email, baby, lunch juice!"]]
*[[Media:highschool_2.ogg|"I'm pretending I'm playing better video games!"]]
*[[Media:highschool_3.ogg|"Certainly! Six tubes of rear-end cream coming right up!"]]
*[[Media:highschool_4.ogg|"Uh oh! It's Strongbadiophage! Um, uh... these are for my twin brother."]]
*[[Media:highschool_5.ogg|"Scampers! My long-lost uncle's abandoned pie factory sure is mysterious!"]]
:Ah, KieferSkunk comin' through, doin' his thing with the OGG files, he's gonna be king. =3 --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

I'm asking for a challennnnnge. Specifically, I want to challenge the "et" in "pluckety", in "pluckety parameciums living in Free Petry Dish" etc. I listened with the volume up, and it sounds like this is another "doot-do" vs. "doo-doot do" issue. What someone evidently heard as an extra consonant just sounds like a slight waver in his voice, to me. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 23:51, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
:I head "plucky" as well. For the videro games discussion, I listened to it again and Strong Bad says either "better video games" or "battle video games". And, I have one last thing to contradict: Don Knotts' line. I heard something along the lines of "Madley" rather than "Andy", though "Andy" makes a little sense. {{User:Salty/sig}} 02:12, 11 January 2006 (UTC)

== Continuity ==

This could probably go without saying, but I think we need to consider all of the flashbacks from this toon (and probably the one from [[flashback]], too) to be apocryphal. They just don't jive with established continuity. I think [[stand-up]] probably actually happened in their timeline, as well as [[The Secrets That I Keep]]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:45, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
:I'll second that... Especially the paramecium bits. ;) --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

::Indeed. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 05:55, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
::Hey, Strong Bad even *admits* here that he has a "very unphotographic memory". As if his flashback lies weren't obvious before, they are *now*. =P (BTW, is it just me, or does the "paramecium Homestar" resemble the Poopsmith more than Homestar? Weird misshapen eyes, odd mouth shape, few messy hairs... probably coincidence, but weird.) -[[User:YK|YK]] 05:58, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
:::I say it's comparible to the movie ''Big Fish'', where real events are skewed and altered to make a more interesting story. [[User:TheRealZajac|TheRealZajac]]

::::Guy above me- leave your signature, please. Just type four ~'s. ''{edit:signed for}'' As for continuity, It's a comedy. I really don't ever remember seeing a comedy that had continuity. Sometimes the lack of continuity adds to the humor, although I wouldn't necessarily say it does for this. Maybe. Continuity is usually only important in serious plot drama and such. [[User:Agentjs03|Agentjs03]] 13:40, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::There are lots of comedies that pay careful attention to continuity. ''[[IMDb:tt0285403|Scrubs]]'', for example. And TBC in general keep it pretty consistent. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:50, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

:The Muppet Babies-style flashback in particular closely resembles the Muppet Babies show in terms of discontinuity. You have a collection of characters who are of varying ages in the original toon, PLUS other movies in the Muppet series that establish different scenarios of how the characters met each other. I think it's a parody of the Muppet chronology as much as it is Strong Bad's really bad memory.[[User:Spell4yr|Spell4yr]] 20:17, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
The whole deal seems pretty simple to me. The first Easter egg sums it up. The first version of the Easter Egg shows what actually happened (and what we don't get to see in this email), while the second "doodle memory" version is comparable to what Strong Bad shows us. - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 18:21, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

== Small question... ==

*Would it be of consequence to mention that this is the shortest [[Lappy 486]] email so far? -- [[User:Frickinsellout|Frickinsellout]] 07:08, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
*it is? woah! [[User:Seriously|Seriously]] 20:13, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

We have a page just for that sort of information: [[Strong Bad Email Statistics]]. {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 17:44, 11 January 2006 (UTC)

== Stampers! ==

I definitely hear an 's' in front of Marzipan's "dampers!" Does anyone else?[[User:Trelawney|Trelawney]] 08:28, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

Me too. I heard "scampers" more clearly than "dampers". It could have been "stampers". [[User:TaranchulaVamp15|TaranchulaVamp15]] 12:35, 9 Jan 2006 (CST)

*[[Media:highschool_5.ogg|"Scampers! My long-lost uncle's abandoned pie factory sure is mysterious!"]] {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 21:59, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

:no. that is wrong. it is definitely stampers. [[User:Seriously|Seriously]] 00:43, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
::Upon further review, I hear "Stampers" too. Still, this appears to be customary in such situations, so I'll put it to a vote:

'''If you hear "Stampers!", add your name to this numbered list:'''
#{{User:KieferSkunk/sig}}
#[[User:Seriously|Seriously]]
#-[[User:YK|YK]]
#[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
#{{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}}
#[[User:Jonnny|Jonnny]]
#{{User:Bubsty/sig}}
#[[User:Trelawney|Trelawney]]
#[[User:NFITC1|NFITC1]]
#{{User:Total Spaceship Guy3/sig}}
#[[User:Geshmalderborgen|Geshmalder]]
#{{User: Theforumveteran/sig}}
#{{User:Has Matt?/sig}}
'''If you hear "Scampers!", add your name here:'''
#[[User:Catman87|Catman87]]

'''If you hear something else, add your name here and state what you hear:'''

== Accent on striped ==

Shouldn't the accent over the e in striped go upper-left to lower-right (the french ''accent grave'')?
:[[Wikipedia:Grave accent#Use in English]] suggests yes, although [[Wikipedia:Acute accent#Use in English]] seems contradictory. But my gut sides with you, IP. Changed accordingly. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 15:10, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

::Are we doing the same thing with "Stripe-ed Green Rabbit with Two Butts" for [[New Boots]]? {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 20:07, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Yes, we should totally use striped with accent on both articles. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 20:10, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

== Sickly Sam Pillar ==

In the Easter egg at the end, when Sickly Sam coughs/wheezes and disappears, and the pillar appears in his place... Could this be a reference to something? Isn't there some sort of myth where people were turned into salt pillars? -[[User:Polly|Polly]] 17:24, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
:There's the story of Lot's wife in the Bible, but I doubt there's a connection to this. [[User:EASports|EASports]]
::I'd be willing to give it a little consideration as a reference, but it would be a loose one at best, and I doubt it would survive a STUFF process. --[[User:ISlayedTheKerrek|ISlayedTheKerrek]] 17:59, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
:::I admit it occurred to me as well, but I don't think there's a real reference here. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:47, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
::::That entire scene makes no sense whatsoever. :P {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 20:11, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::this is probably just another instance of strong bad's apocryphal stortelling. probably doesn't have a reference.[[User:Seriously|Seriously]] 20:20, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
A comment from fark.com:
:2006-01-09 03:12:57 PM hoonis
:Strong-sad-ghost-in-rome is replaced by a DORIC column. get it? Doric.. Dorrr...kkk
Would be pretty obscure if true, but...

==Marz-lody==

Did anyone else see a resemblance to Melody from [[Mellow Mushroom]] in Marzipan's high school self? [[User:TaranchulaVamp15|TaranchulaVamp15]] 12:40, 9 Jan 2006 (CST)

yeah, though i don't know why they would make a reference to her. most people (not counting the wiki) do not know about the site, let alone their creation of it. [[User:Seriously|Seriously]] 20:22, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
:Well, that's what references are for. Inside jokes, sort of. Even if only TBC get it. [[User:Xyzzyka|Xyzzyka]] 21:12, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
::Something I think is more interesting, actually, is that this would be the <s>first</s> second time we've seen Marzipan's legs, even if the sequence isn't exactly canon. The first was on [[Main Page 17]] when 20X6 Marzipan starts jumping around. In both cases, though, these are character variations, and not Marzipan herself. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 21:22, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
:::I'll agree with that... And, lemme tell ya, those legs creep me out... I'm just so used to Marzipan [[long pants#Easter Eggs|being a broom]]... --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::Yeah. The voice is similar, too. I mean, more similar than usual.--[[User:Jnelson09|Jnelson09]] 22:08, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::Maybe, but it sounds to me like Missy was just going for a "cute girl" voice in both cases. 1936 Marzipan also sounds like this. I think Melody had a thicker southern accent, too. [[User:Rocketlex|Rocketlex]] 17:31, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::That's what I was getting at. I could sense more "southern-ness" than usual.--[[User:Jnelson09|Jnelson09]] 00:25, 12 January 2006 (UTC)

== Adventure ==

If Strong Bad was referring to the Atari Dragon, and it ate two of his pixels, he was probably playing Adventure, and the second pixel was probably the black dot that activated the easter egg.
:That sounds logical to me... Also, isn't that sound effect an Adventure noise? I can't quite place it, although I know I've heard it before... --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::The sound effect in question is used on H*R in two places: In [[Secret Collect]] when you hit a force field, and on [[Main Page 13]] for the Store button. I don't know which actual 2600 game it was used in, though - I don't think it was Adventure. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 20:14, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Well, whatever game it was in, now I'm-a add it to My Pride And Joy, [[Sound Effects]]. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
The game he was playing seemed like secret collect with that Duck-dragon thrown in. Think about it, there's that same noise, and your character in Secret Collect only has a couple of pixels, right? {{User:Salty/sig}} 01:36, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
:Couldn't he have been playing Duck Pond? A duck eats pixels in that game.
::I don't think it's a bad thing in [[Duck Pond]], though. In context, Baby Strong Bad made it sound as if it was a bad thing. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== cellular strong bad ==
guys, it sounds like homestar says "strongbadiophage." should that be the name, or is it just homestar calling strong bad stongo badio again? if homestar is, then yes, it would be perfectly logical to call him strongbadophage. but what if he isn't?[[User:Seriously|Seriously]] 20:42, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
:Check the explanations. Strongbadiophage is based on a [[Wikipedia:Bacteriophage|bacteriophage]]. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

ah. thank you. that clears everything up.[[User:Seriously|Seriously]] 20:46, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

==Coach Z Hat==

Is it just me, or is Strong Bad wearing Coach Z's hat in High School? -- [[User:Grabboarm700|Grabboarm700]]
:Same style, different colour. Not precisely Coach Z's, but of the same brand, if you will. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

:It seems kind of a lighter color, I guess. -[[User:Grabboarm700|Grabboarm700]]
::Lighter? It's completely different. Coach Z's is purple with a blue brim. This one is bright green with a bright fuschia-ish brim. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

==Page==

Are the "Middle School" Homestar characters worthy of a page? I'm just curious, because I made took some pictures out , sooo... -[[User:Grabboarm700|Grabboarm700]]
:I think we already put them in [[Stylized Character Designs]]. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

==Fine Figures?==
Do you guys think it's worth noting that this is practically GUARANTEED PROOF that Marzy's body isn't skirt-shaped? -[[User:Marth 99|Marth 99]]
:No, because Marzipan's legs are seen courtesy of Strong Bad's "unphotographic memory" - implying that we can't rely on it to determine canon. (See [[#Marz-lody]] above.) {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 21:33, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

==Guitar==
[[Image:Highschool_band.PNG|thumb|Homestar's "Axe": Zakk Wylde or 70's Style?]]
does anyone else think that Homestar's guitar could be a reference to Zakk Wylde's famous axe? they both have a similar spiral design coming from the pickup areas...[[User:TheSyndicate88|TheSyndicate88]]
:Do you have a picture of this "famous axe" for comparison? I'd like to see before passing judgment. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::There are images of this "axe" available here: [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Zakk_Wylde Wikimedia Commons]. Probably the best photo in that bunch is this one: [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Zakk_Wylde_1106.JPG].
::That said, I don't think these are related. Homestar's guitar more closely follows the general style of that era rather than a specific artist. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 23:09, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Agree. They share a similarity, but I'm guessing it's nothing specific. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::Uploaded a screenshot from the Toon for more direct comparison. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 23:16, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
::::Also, addressing Syndicate's original post: Zakk's axe actually has a bulls-eye pattern on it, not a spiral. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 23:17, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

== Baby Strong Bad's hat ==

[[Image:Baby_strong_bad.png|thumb|Baby Strong Bad's hat]] Baby Strong Bad's hat (see right) looks familiar...is it from some other cartoon? I was thinking [http://www.archiecomics.com/coloringbook/jughead/pages/jughead012_gif.htm Jughead], but it's different... {{User:Trey56/sig}} 00:00, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
:Reminds me of the ones Mickey Mouse's little nephews(?) wore... --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::It's '''definately''' not Jughead's. Maybe you're on to something Dorian... {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 00:18, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
:::I found this one by Googling. [http://www.thegremlin.com/DA/14465da.JPG] The hat's similar. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::That must be what I'm thinking of--thanks. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 01:35, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::It's kind of a cartoon convention, and one that always puzzled me as a kid. (And still does today, I guess.) Because I've ''never'' seen anyone wear a hat like that in real life. But yeah, Mickey's nephews, Jughead, I think somebody from Blondie... —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 06:29, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

== Vomitorium explanation ==

The paragraph explaning the term vomitorium appears to be copied and pasted directly out of [[Wikipedia:Roman_eating_and_drinking#Vomitorium|Wikipedia]], but without the citation. Do we have a policy on this type of reproduction? Should it be paraphrased, or should the original citation be included? Would a link to Wikipedia suffice? -- [[User:Mayosolo|Mayosolo]] 00:12, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
:I think that paragraph should be shortened and provided with a link to Wikipedia. That's more our usual style, if I'm not mistaken. I'll do that ASAP if no one objects. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 00:23, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

== Is this a real email? ==

Is it?[[User:Ava|Ava]]

:Yeah. Of course it's a real email. {{User:Kilroy/sig}} 00:32, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
:While nothing says it has to STAY this way, the [[FAQ]] states that all of the published Strong Bad Emails are real, except for [[mile]], which was made up by The Cheat. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 00:41, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

== More on striped ==

I referenced Strong Bad's recurring unique pronunciation of the word "striped," but it was reverted. I don't see why it shouldn't be an inside reference, or at least a remark. [[User:Terlet Brush|Terlet Brush]] 04:21, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
:The reason I reverted it is that we usually don't note recurrences of strange words or pronunciations. These are commonplace on H*R.com, and so we (or at least I) don't typically find them noteworthy. Also, it seems to me that Strong Bad's pronunciation of striped is not unique; I've heard it used outside of H*R.com several times. That said, I wouldn't want to act unilaterally, so if anyone thinks this should be noted, please do tell, or STUFF this or something. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 04:56, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
::I think I'll lay off on this - dictionary.com has it as a legitimate pronunciation. [[User:Terlet Brush|Terlet Brush]] 05:23, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
:::For posterity, I would just like to get the fact in question into this talk page; while I guess our policy's our policy, I find it interesting that it was the same word each time. If it were just multiple instances of aspirating final syllables, Shakespeare-style, then I wouldn't find it so notable. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 06:34, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
:::*Strong Bad similarly emphasizes the ''e'' in the word "striped" when referring to The Cheat as a [[Striped Green Rabbit]] in [[New Boots]] and to the striped worm named "Erweenga" in [[That Time of Year]].
:At first I didn't think about this issue, but I actually agree, Terlet Brush. First of all, when I listened to it again, I detected that Strong Bad and Homestar put unusual emphasis on the word. It's more like "''stripe''-ed" than "stripèd" (as it's listed). It just doesn't sound quite natural. Also, Strong Bad referred to the bird that flew by at the end of "Huttah" as, "my wingèd friend". I think there is a good case for mentioning Strong Bad's pronunciation of the -ed suffix somewhere, though not necessarily here. The [[Foreign words]] section is the closest thing I could find, but it would have to be expanded into a "mispronounced words" section. I think the deciding factor is whether anyone can find an instance of "striped" (or maybe a similar word) pronounced the common way in one of the 'toons or interviews. --[[User:Bobo the King|Bobo the King]] 21:12, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
:: "Stripèd" is correct; it's based on Old English pronunciations, which would sometimes pronounce the "E" in an -ed ending when we don't. The accent has nothing whatsoever to do with where the stress on the word is pronounced - English generally follows French's rules regarding accents, where accents determine how you pronounce the vowel, not where the stress on the word is. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 00:18, 11 January 2006 (UTC)
:::I know it's correct, but I'm saying that Strong Bad additionally emphasizes the word strangely. Strong bad could have just said "stripèd", but no, he said "STRIPE-èd" every time. You see what I'm saying? The emphasis implies that it's a joke since I can't imagine someone normally saying "stripèd" with so much emphasis on "stripe". It's a little bit like how Strong Sad contorts his face when he tries to pronounce "baklava". It's a sign that TBC are intentionally pronouncing that way for humor.--[[User:Bobo the King|Bobo the King]] 00:41, 12 January 2006 (UTC)

== Biology ==

Two Things: [[User:Plastic Chicken|Plastic Chicken]] 04:36, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

a) More specifically, Strong Bad looks like a T-Even bacteriophage. (IIRC the T bacteriophages were numbered in order of discovery and the even ones happened to look alike.)

b) Paramecium are eukaryotes, and therefore reproduce by mitosis (technically, mitosis followed by cytokinesis -- mitosis is only the process of separating the DNA after it has been duplicated. Muscles cells (for example) become multinucleated by lots of mitotic divisions that are NOT followed by splitting the cytoplasm). Binary fission is a different process limited to prokaryotes (bacteria).
:Thanks, P.C.; I'd seen that go back and forth several times. Most recently the explanation was that since Homestarmecium lacked a nucleus he was unable to commit mitosis; now biology is thin ice for me, but I might suppose that the logical conclusion is rather that he's simply an inaccurately-portrayed paramecium. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 06:38, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
:The page at http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Protists_%28General_Biology%29#Ciliophora:_Ciliates, as well as all the other pages I can find on ciliates, the family of which Paramecium are a part, say they have a macronucleus that is not very well defined from the rest of the cell, and that they undergo binary fission to reproduce, and cunjugation involving a smaller nucleus in order to spread their genes around. They are technically eukaryotic, but since they have a [[Wikipedia:Macronucleus|Macronucleus]] they are unlike most of their brethren. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciliates also mentions that "Division of the macronucleus does not occur by a mitotic process" I get the feeling that very few people will care about this in the end, even fewer than those that recognised strongbad as a t-even phage —[[User:Garglfluz|Garglfluz]] 11 January 2006

==Preserved for posterity==
There were a couple of edits that got reverted; I wanted to save them from oblivion and preserve them here on the talk page, since I at least found them intriguing and noteworthy, if not worthy of inclusion in the article.
*Homestar as the matronly nursery character saying "Now you children skedaddle" is a reference and a hybrid of both Nanny from [[Wikipedia:Muppet Babies|Muppet Babies]] and the Mammy-Two-Shoes character from the massively successful series of theatrical short cartoons [[Wikipedia:Tom and Jerry|Tom and Jerry]]. The costume and dialogue are indicative of Tom's [[Wikipedia:African American|African American]] owner, who usually wallops the cat with a broom when he misbehaves. "Nanny" was a kind mentor only shown from the waist down.
*The Old Timey Romans Easter Egg may be a reference to "The Roman Holidays", a Hanna-Barbera animated sitcom from the 1970s. Like "The Flintstones" and "The Jetsons", the basic premise was "funny business in another time period".
On the Nanny/Mammy fact, I ''am'' pretty sold on its validity, though I'd prefer it rewritten (e.g. "Homestar... (bla bla) wast down... (bla bla) ...characters in many cartoons, most notably Nanny in Muppet Babies and various owners in Tom & Jerry (bla bla)"), preferably a little more streamlined (losing phrases like "massively successful series of theatrical short"). The Muppet Babies connection I see as justified by the overall allusion; the Tom & Jerry connection by the broom and nature of the line (Nanny never had a broom, right?). Note that Mammy was later replaced by the feet of a Caucasian owner, so she wasn't the only one in Tom & Jerry portrayed at that angle. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 06:47, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

It could be Homestar's Dad. Or Uncle. [[User:Homfrog|Homfrog]] 12:33, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
:Or mom for that matter. But I think it's Homestar, and ''his'' age gap would make the Coach Z discrepency far less strange! —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 16:22, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
::I thought the same thing as Abdi when I saw the toon, and I'm sure this is a reference to Mammy. And you know, SB is probably making it all up with his doodle memory... [[User:Kiki|Kiki]] 17:59, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

== Atari 2600 SFX ==

When Baby Strong Bad is playing the video game, the sound effects used there are also used in [[Secret Collect]] (first and third effects), and also on [[Main Page 13]] (all three). The first sound effect is repeated twice.

I removed a Fun Fact that said these sound effects were from the Atari 2600 version of Pac Man. They aren't - trust me. But for reference, there are two sound effects on [[Main Page 13]] that ARE taken from that game: When you mouse off of the Characters button and Strong Bad disappears (effect is played while the ghosts are under the effect of a power pill), and the "donk!" sound on the Downloads button is the sound played when you eat a dot.

I don't know exactly which games the SFX in this cartoon came from, but I can say with high certainty (with my much-more-photographic-than-Strong-Bad's memory) that they're not Pac Man. :) {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 17:35, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

== Flashback? ==

Another remark reads:

* In his flashback, Strong Bad recalls Coach Z being up to 2 years older than himself, but in the video Strong Sad showed in [[stand-up]], Coach Z was already an adult when Strong Bad was a little kid.

What flashback? Where did Strong Bad say Coach Z was 2 years older than himself? {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 17:47, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
:The "flashback" may be his "doodle memorys", but I have no clue where he says Coach Z is two years older then him. {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 23:37, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
::I think that person was just guessing by looks. {{User:Salty/sig}} 02:05, 11 January 2006 (UTC)

== Easter egg pic ==

[[Image:Unphotographic.png|thumb|100px|doodle]]
Why is there a picture of the "doodle memory" Easter egg (shown to the right) actually listed in the Easter egg section? I thought we only did that when the picture was hard to see or went by too fast or the words were hard to click on. This one doesn't seem to meet any of those criteria. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:56, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
:I dunno, but I appreciate the chance to see it. It go by too fast for ''me'', anyway. (And no, I didn't upload it. Goes by too fast, remember?) --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:[[Strong Bad is a Bad Guy]] has a picture of one of its Easter eggs, and that egg is visible for a similar amount of time. [[User:EASports|EASports]]
:It went way to fast for me. All I could tell was that Strong Bad robbed a safe. {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 23:38, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

Should The Cheat be listed in the cast for this email? [[User:EASports|EASports]]
:Yeah, under Easter Egg. I'll list it. {{User:Salty/sig}} 03:12, 11 January 2006 (UTC)

==Really Unphotographic==
Something must be seriously wrong with SB's memory. How else could he be Homestar's age in highschool, yet be a baby with Homestar as a nanny? -[[User:Marth 99|Marth 99]] 20:14, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
:Agreed. Please see the [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Talk:highschool&oldid=234570 comment] immediately prior to yours, as well as the last couple in [[Talk:highschool#Preserved for posterity|Preserved for posterity]] above. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 23:37, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

== Tamborine? ==

I don't hear any of Marzipan's tamborine in the band part. Am I alone? If not, is this a goof? --{{User:Smileyface11945/sig}} 21:41, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
:I say remark. {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 23:39, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

== Bubsamecium's Protazoa Spelling ==

I can't get the mirror to load, so unfortunately I'm unable to verify this, but I could have sworn that when this email was released, Bub5amecium's Protozoa Stand was spelled "PROTAZOA" rather than "PROTOZOA". I actually watched the toon specifically to verify the incorrect spelling, but now the official copy of the email has it spelled correctly. Did anyone else also see "PROTAZOA" earlier on? If so, and/or if the mirror is "out of date" and therefore shows an older version, and that can verify this claim, we should mention the spelling mistake in Goofs, along with the fact that it has since been corrected. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 21:50, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
:Got the mirror to load - spelling is "PROTOZOA" in that version. That also has the "Strong Mad's fist between Marzipan's thighs" goof fixed, so it's probably just as up-to-date as the official version. No help there. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 21:55, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
::I downloaded the flash file shortly after it was released (within the hour), so it still has both the Strong Mad's hand glitch and the Strong Bad's reflection glitch, but "Bub5amecium's Protozoa Stand" is still spelled "PROTOZOA" in that version. So if there was a goof there, it was fixed immediately, I guess. -[[User:YK|YK]] 22:10, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Okay, I probably just mis-remembered, then. So much for my more-photographic-than-Strong-Bad's memory. :P {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 22:38, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

== Don Knotts Reference ==

Was there any reason for the Don Knotts reference? Strong Bad mentioned his appearing after he said they lived in roman times. Was there a relationship between Don Knotts and Roman times or something that I missed? I don't ever remember seeing any Don Knotts movies or anything based in Rome. Also, I didn't see it mentioned in the wiki, but when Don Knotts showed up in the easter egg, his voice sounded like Coach Z's. Would this be worth mentioning in the wiki?
[[User:Agentjs03|Agentjs03]] 03:20, 11 January 2006 (UTC)
:I'm pretty sure it was because he appeared in two Scooby-Doo episodes, the old ones where they always had TV characters every episode. Knotts was one a couple of those. {{User:Salty/sig}} 04:29, 11 January 2006 (UTC)
::From Don's IMDB entry: "The New Scooby-Doo Movies" playing "Himself" (voice) in episode: "The Spooky Fog" (episode # 1.9) 4 November 1972 and "The New Scooby-Doo Movies" playing "Himself" (voice) in episode: "Guess Who's Knott Coming to Dinner?" (episode # 1.5) 7 October 1972 -- [[User:Mycroft.holmes|Mycroft Holmes]] 21:49, 11 January 2006 (UTC)
Is it worth explaining specifically that when Don Knotts says "Andy?" he is addressing Andy Griffiths?

== Possible M&M reference ==

It might just be becuse I'm really hungry, but Strong Mad looks like an M&M in this one with the "m" on his chest being lowercase (and possibly the period after it) and his stomach being quite round. Think this is worth a mention? {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 20:32, 11 January 2006 (UTC)
:The "m" is in the same style as an M&M - it's possible, but I'm not sure if it qualifies... {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 20:47, 11 January 2006 (UTC)
::Now that I know It's not totally zany, I'll STUFF it. {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 06:10, 12 January 2006 (UTC)

Talk:high school

Garglfluz — Thu, 12 Jan 2006 08:20:18 GMT

Garglfluz: /* Biology */

==34 or 35?==
I count 34 days from December 5 to January 8, from [[portrait]] (te last major update) to [[highschool]], but everyone keeps changing it to 35. How can this be? {{User:Salty/sig}} 02:31, 11 January 2006 (UTC)

==Dialogue questions==

Does anyone has an opinion of the dialogue might be in the following lines?

<blockquote>
'''STRONG BAD:''' {singing} It's an email, baby. (HERE)
</blockquote>

<blockquote>
'''BUBSAMECIUM:''' Certainly! Six tubes (HERE) of coming right up!
</blockquote>

<blockquote>
'''HOMESTARMECIUM:''' Oh, (HERE). Um, these are for my twin brother!
</blockquote>

'''EDIT:''' Just gotten word it may be '''Strongbadophage'''.

It would be great if anyone knew. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 05:34, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
:Here's one: I'd bet my important object that Bubsamecium is saying "rear-end cream". --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

:The "Bubsamecium" line sounds like "rear-end cream" to me. Provided the "(HERE)" was put in the right spot up there. Also, I think Baby Strong Sad said "Diapersmith" (as it's the baby Poopsmith and all...) -[[User:YK|YK]] 05:40, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
::Ditto that, YK. I'd further like to add that I think that the Strong Bad virus-looking thing is called "Strongbadophage". That's what I put on [[Twin Characters]]. I had to watch it several times to figure that out. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::Absolutely no clue what the word after "It's an e-mail, baby!" is, though. Sounds like "lunge juice"... that can't be right. -[[User:YK|YK]] 05:44, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
::::Sounds like "love juice" to me... Or "lunch juice". Which are just as weird. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

:::::I heard "lunch juice" and thought I was nuts until I saw you guys had similar things. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 05:52, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::Sigh—I feel a long and uncivil STUFF (or at least Talk battle) coming on. Currently the article reads "And the email baby loves juice". While this comes the closest to making any sense, it's just not what I hear. My hearing (though I don't assert it as the only possible one) is "It's a e-mail, baby! lunch juice." —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 15:42, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

Here's another: On first viewing, I heard Baby Strong Bad's line as "I'm pretending I'm playing ''violent'' video games!" What's in the article is "''better'' video games"; on closer listening it ''does'' sound like that, but is pretty difficult to make out anyway. It could be "vinyl" as far as we can tell! So: "violent" certainly makes more sense. But is it simply for that reason (contextual suggestion) that I "heard" it? —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 16:02, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
:I heard better on multiple viewings {{User:Some HSR themed username/sig}} 16:17, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
::i agree with abdiviklas. it's what i heard. plus, we know half of the strong bad email intros don't make sense. [[User:Seriously|Seriously]] 20:32, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

SOUNDS! {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 20:33, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
*[[Media:highschool_1.ogg|"It's an email, baby, lunch juice!"]]
*[[Media:highschool_2.ogg|"I'm pretending I'm playing better video games!"]]
*[[Media:highschool_3.ogg|"Certainly! Six tubes of rear-end cream coming right up!"]]
*[[Media:highschool_4.ogg|"Uh oh! It's Strongbadiophage! Um, uh... these are for my twin brother."]]
*[[Media:highschool_5.ogg|"Scampers! My long-lost uncle's abandoned pie factory sure is mysterious!"]]
:Ah, KieferSkunk comin' through, doin' his thing with the OGG files, he's gonna be king. =3 --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

I'm asking for a challennnnnge. Specifically, I want to challenge the "et" in "pluckety", in "pluckety parameciums living in Free Petry Dish" etc. I listened with the volume up, and it sounds like this is another "doot-do" vs. "doo-doot do" issue. What someone evidently heard as an extra consonant just sounds like a slight waver in his voice, to me. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 23:51, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
:I head "plucky" as well. For the videro games discussion, I listened to it again and Strong Bad says either "better video games" or "battle video games". And, I have one last thing to contradict: Don Knotts' line. I heard something along the lines of "Madley" rather than "Andy", though "Andy" makes a little sense. {{User:Salty/sig}} 02:12, 11 January 2006 (UTC)

== Continuity ==

This could probably go without saying, but I think we need to consider all of the flashbacks from this toon (and probably the one from [[flashback]], too) to be apocryphal. They just don't jive with established continuity. I think [[stand-up]] probably actually happened in their timeline, as well as [[The Secrets That I Keep]]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:45, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
:I'll second that... Especially the paramecium bits. ;) --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

::Indeed. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 05:55, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
::Hey, Strong Bad even *admits* here that he has a "very unphotographic memory". As if his flashback lies weren't obvious before, they are *now*. =P (BTW, is it just me, or does the "paramecium Homestar" resemble the Poopsmith more than Homestar? Weird misshapen eyes, odd mouth shape, few messy hairs... probably coincidence, but weird.) -[[User:YK|YK]] 05:58, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
:::I say it's comparible to the movie ''Big Fish'', where real events are skewed and altered to make a more interesting story. [[User:TheRealZajac|TheRealZajac]]

::::Guy above me- leave your signature, please. Just type four ~'s. ''{edit:signed for}'' As for continuity, It's a comedy. I really don't ever remember seeing a comedy that had continuity. Sometimes the lack of continuity adds to the humor, although I wouldn't necessarily say it does for this. Maybe. Continuity is usually only important in serious plot drama and such. [[User:Agentjs03|Agentjs03]] 13:40, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::There are lots of comedies that pay careful attention to continuity. ''[[IMDb:tt0285403|Scrubs]]'', for example. And TBC in general keep it pretty consistent. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:50, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

:The Muppet Babies-style flashback in particular closely resembles the Muppet Babies show in terms of discontinuity. You have a collection of characters who are of varying ages in the original toon, PLUS other movies in the Muppet series that establish different scenarios of how the characters met each other. I think it's a parody of the Muppet chronology as much as it is Strong Bad's really bad memory.[[User:Spell4yr|Spell4yr]] 20:17, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
The whole deal seems pretty simple to me. The first Easter egg sums it up. The first version of the Easter Egg shows what actually happened (and what we don't get to see in this email), while the second "doodle memory" version is comparable to what Strong Bad shows us. - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 18:21, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

== Small question... ==

*Would it be of consequence to mention that this is the shortest [[Lappy 486]] email so far? -- [[User:Frickinsellout|Frickinsellout]] 07:08, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
*it is? woah! [[User:Seriously|Seriously]] 20:13, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

We have a page just for that sort of information: [[Strong Bad Email Statistics]]. {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 17:44, 11 January 2006 (UTC)

== Stampers! ==

I definitely hear an 's' in front of Marzipan's "dampers!" Does anyone else?[[User:Trelawney|Trelawney]] 08:28, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

Me too. I heard "scampers" more clearly than "dampers". It could have been "stampers". [[User:TaranchulaVamp15|TaranchulaVamp15]] 12:35, 9 Jan 2006 (CST)

*[[Media:highschool_5.ogg|"Scampers! My long-lost uncle's abandoned pie factory sure is mysterious!"]] {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 21:59, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

:no. that is wrong. it is definitely stampers. [[User:Seriously|Seriously]] 00:43, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
::Upon further review, I hear "Stampers" too. Still, this appears to be customary in such situations, so I'll put it to a vote:

'''If you hear "Stampers!", add your name to this numbered list:'''
#{{User:KieferSkunk/sig}}
#[[User:Seriously|Seriously]]
#-[[User:YK|YK]]
#[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
#{{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}}
#[[User:Jonnny|Jonnny]]
#{{User:Bubsty/sig}}
#[[User:Trelawney|Trelawney]]
#[[User:NFITC1|NFITC1]]
#{{User:Total Spaceship Guy3/sig}}
#[[User:Geshmalderborgen|Geshmalder]]
#{{User: Theforumveteran/sig}}
#{{User:Has Matt?/sig}}
'''If you hear "Scampers!", add your name here:'''
#[[User:Catman87|Catman87]]

'''If you hear something else, add your name here and state what you hear:'''

== Accent on striped ==

Shouldn't the accent over the e in striped go upper-left to lower-right (the french ''accent grave'')?
:[[Wikipedia:Grave accent#Use in English]] suggests yes, although [[Wikipedia:Acute accent#Use in English]] seems contradictory. But my gut sides with you, IP. Changed accordingly. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 15:10, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

::Are we doing the same thing with "Stripe-ed Green Rabbit with Two Butts" for [[New Boots]]? {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 20:07, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Yes, we should totally use striped with accent on both articles. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 20:10, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

== Sickly Sam Pillar ==

In the Easter egg at the end, when Sickly Sam coughs/wheezes and disappears, and the pillar appears in his place... Could this be a reference to something? Isn't there some sort of myth where people were turned into salt pillars? -[[User:Polly|Polly]] 17:24, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
:There's the story of Lot's wife in the Bible, but I doubt there's a connection to this. [[User:EASports|EASports]]
::I'd be willing to give it a little consideration as a reference, but it would be a loose one at best, and I doubt it would survive a STUFF process. --[[User:ISlayedTheKerrek|ISlayedTheKerrek]] 17:59, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
:::I admit it occurred to me as well, but I don't think there's a real reference here. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:47, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
::::That entire scene makes no sense whatsoever. :P {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 20:11, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::this is probably just another instance of strong bad's apocryphal stortelling. probably doesn't have a reference.[[User:Seriously|Seriously]] 20:20, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
A comment from fark.com:
:2006-01-09 03:12:57 PM hoonis
:Strong-sad-ghost-in-rome is replaced by a DORIC column. get it? Doric.. Dorrr...kkk
Would be pretty obscure if true, but...

==Marz-lody==

Did anyone else see a resemblance to Melody from [[Mellow Mushroom]] in Marzipan's high school self? [[User:TaranchulaVamp15|TaranchulaVamp15]] 12:40, 9 Jan 2006 (CST)

yeah, though i don't know why they would make a reference to her. most people (not counting the wiki) do not know about the site, let alone their creation of it. [[User:Seriously|Seriously]] 20:22, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
:Well, that's what references are for. Inside jokes, sort of. Even if only TBC get it. [[User:Xyzzyka|Xyzzyka]] 21:12, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
::Something I think is more interesting, actually, is that this would be the <s>first</s> second time we've seen Marzipan's legs, even if the sequence isn't exactly canon. The first was on [[Main Page 17]] when 20X6 Marzipan starts jumping around. In both cases, though, these are character variations, and not Marzipan herself. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 21:22, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
:::I'll agree with that... And, lemme tell ya, those legs creep me out... I'm just so used to Marzipan [[long pants#Easter Eggs|being a broom]]... --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::Yeah. The voice is similar, too. I mean, more similar than usual.--[[User:Jnelson09|Jnelson09]] 22:08, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::Maybe, but it sounds to me like Missy was just going for a "cute girl" voice in both cases. 1936 Marzipan also sounds like this. I think Melody had a thicker southern accent, too. [[User:Rocketlex|Rocketlex]] 17:31, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::That's what I was getting at. I could sense more "southern-ness" than usual.--[[User:Jnelson09|Jnelson09]] 00:25, 12 January 2006 (UTC)

== Adventure ==

If Strong Bad was referring to the Atari Dragon, and it ate two of his pixels, he was probably playing Adventure, and the second pixel was probably the black dot that activated the easter egg.
:That sounds logical to me... Also, isn't that sound effect an Adventure noise? I can't quite place it, although I know I've heard it before... --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::The sound effect in question is used on H*R in two places: In [[Secret Collect]] when you hit a force field, and on [[Main Page 13]] for the Store button. I don't know which actual 2600 game it was used in, though - I don't think it was Adventure. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 20:14, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Well, whatever game it was in, now I'm-a add it to My Pride And Joy, [[Sound Effects]]. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
The game he was playing seemed like secret collect with that Duck-dragon thrown in. Think about it, there's that same noise, and your character in Secret Collect only has a couple of pixels, right? {{User:Salty/sig}} 01:36, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
:Couldn't he have been playing Duck Pond? A duck eats pixels in that game.
::I don't think it's a bad thing in [[Duck Pond]], though. In context, Baby Strong Bad made it sound as if it was a bad thing. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== cellular strong bad ==
guys, it sounds like homestar says "strongbadiophage." should that be the name, or is it just homestar calling strong bad stongo badio again? if homestar is, then yes, it would be perfectly logical to call him strongbadophage. but what if he isn't?[[User:Seriously|Seriously]] 20:42, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
:Check the explanations. Strongbadiophage is based on a [[Wikipedia:Bacteriophage|bacteriophage]]. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

ah. thank you. that clears everything up.[[User:Seriously|Seriously]] 20:46, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

==Coach Z Hat==

Is it just me, or is Strong Bad wearing Coach Z's hat in High School? -- [[User:Grabboarm700|Grabboarm700]]
:Same style, different colour. Not precisely Coach Z's, but of the same brand, if you will. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

:It seems kind of a lighter color, I guess. -[[User:Grabboarm700|Grabboarm700]]
::Lighter? It's completely different. Coach Z's is purple with a blue brim. This one is bright green with a bright fuschia-ish brim. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

==Page==

Are the "Middle School" Homestar characters worthy of a page? I'm just curious, because I made took some pictures out , sooo... -[[User:Grabboarm700|Grabboarm700]]
:I think we already put them in [[Stylized Character Designs]]. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

==Fine Figures?==
Do you guys think it's worth noting that this is practically GUARANTEED PROOF that Marzy's body isn't skirt-shaped? -[[User:Marth 99|Marth 99]]
:No, because Marzipan's legs are seen courtesy of Strong Bad's "unphotographic memory" - implying that we can't rely on it to determine canon. (See [[#Marz-lody]] above.) {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 21:33, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

==Guitar==
[[Image:Highschool_band.PNG|thumb|Homestar's "Axe": Zakk Wylde or 70's Style?]]
does anyone else think that Homestar's guitar could be a reference to Zakk Wylde's famous axe? they both have a similar spiral design coming from the pickup areas...[[User:TheSyndicate88|TheSyndicate88]]
:Do you have a picture of this "famous axe" for comparison? I'd like to see before passing judgment. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::There are images of this "axe" available here: [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Zakk_Wylde Wikimedia Commons]. Probably the best photo in that bunch is this one: [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Zakk_Wylde_1106.JPG].
::That said, I don't think these are related. Homestar's guitar more closely follows the general style of that era rather than a specific artist. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 23:09, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Agree. They share a similarity, but I'm guessing it's nothing specific. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::Uploaded a screenshot from the Toon for more direct comparison. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 23:16, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
::::Also, addressing Syndicate's original post: Zakk's axe actually has a bulls-eye pattern on it, not a spiral. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 23:17, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

== Baby Strong Bad's hat ==

[[Image:Baby_strong_bad.png|thumb|Baby Strong Bad's hat]] Baby Strong Bad's hat (see right) looks familiar...is it from some other cartoon? I was thinking [http://www.archiecomics.com/coloringbook/jughead/pages/jughead012_gif.htm Jughead], but it's different... {{User:Trey56/sig}} 00:00, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
:Reminds me of the ones Mickey Mouse's little nephews(?) wore... --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::It's '''definately''' not Jughead's. Maybe you're on to something Dorian... {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 00:18, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
:::I found this one by Googling. [http://www.thegremlin.com/DA/14465da.JPG] The hat's similar. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::That must be what I'm thinking of--thanks. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 01:35, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::It's kind of a cartoon convention, and one that always puzzled me as a kid. (And still does today, I guess.) Because I've ''never'' seen anyone wear a hat like that in real life. But yeah, Mickey's nephews, Jughead, I think somebody from Blondie... —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 06:29, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

== Vomitorium explanation ==

The paragraph explaning the term vomitorium appears to be copied and pasted directly out of [[Wikipedia:Roman_eating_and_drinking#Vomitorium|Wikipedia]], but without the citation. Do we have a policy on this type of reproduction? Should it be paraphrased, or should the original citation be included? Would a link to Wikipedia suffice? -- [[User:Mayosolo|Mayosolo]] 00:12, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
:I think that paragraph should be shortened and provided with a link to Wikipedia. That's more our usual style, if I'm not mistaken. I'll do that ASAP if no one objects. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 00:23, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

== Is this a real email? ==

Is it?[[User:Ava|Ava]]

:Yeah. Of course it's a real email. {{User:Kilroy/sig}} 00:32, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
:While nothing says it has to STAY this way, the [[FAQ]] states that all of the published Strong Bad Emails are real, except for [[mile]], which was made up by The Cheat. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 00:41, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

== More on striped ==

I referenced Strong Bad's recurring unique pronunciation of the word "striped," but it was reverted. I don't see why it shouldn't be an inside reference, or at least a remark. [[User:Terlet Brush|Terlet Brush]] 04:21, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
:The reason I reverted it is that we usually don't note recurrences of strange words or pronunciations. These are commonplace on H*R.com, and so we (or at least I) don't typically find them noteworthy. Also, it seems to me that Strong Bad's pronunciation of striped is not unique; I've heard it used outside of H*R.com several times. That said, I wouldn't want to act unilaterally, so if anyone thinks this should be noted, please do tell, or STUFF this or something. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 04:56, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
::I think I'll lay off on this - dictionary.com has it as a legitimate pronunciation. [[User:Terlet Brush|Terlet Brush]] 05:23, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
:::For posterity, I would just like to get the fact in question into this talk page; while I guess our policy's our policy, I find it interesting that it was the same word each time. If it were just multiple instances of aspirating final syllables, Shakespeare-style, then I wouldn't find it so notable. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 06:34, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
:::*Strong Bad similarly emphasizes the ''e'' in the word "striped" when referring to The Cheat as a [[Striped Green Rabbit]] in [[New Boots]] and to the striped worm named "Erweenga" in [[That Time of Year]].
:At first I didn't think about this issue, but I actually agree, Terlet Brush. First of all, when I listened to it again, I detected that Strong Bad and Homestar put unusual emphasis on the word. It's more like "''stripe''-ed" than "stripèd" (as it's listed). It just doesn't sound quite natural. Also, Strong Bad referred to the bird that flew by at the end of "Huttah" as, "my wingèd friend". I think there is a good case for mentioning Strong Bad's pronunciation of the -ed suffix somewhere, though not necessarily here. The [[Foreign words]] section is the closest thing I could find, but it would have to be expanded into a "mispronounced words" section. I think the deciding factor is whether anyone can find an instance of "striped" (or maybe a similar word) pronounced the common way in one of the 'toons or interviews. --[[User:Bobo the King|Bobo the King]] 21:12, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
:: "Stripèd" is correct; it's based on Old English pronunciations, which would sometimes pronounce the "E" in an -ed ending when we don't. The accent has nothing whatsoever to do with where the stress on the word is pronounced - English generally follows French's rules regarding accents, where accents determine how you pronounce the vowel, not where the stress on the word is. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 00:18, 11 January 2006 (UTC)
:::I know it's correct, but I'm saying that Strong Bad additionally emphasizes the word strangely. Strong bad could have just said "stripèd", but no, he said "STRIPE-èd" every time. You see what I'm saying? The emphasis implies that it's a joke since I can't imagine someone normally saying "stripèd" with so much emphasis on "stripe". It's a little bit like how Strong Sad contorts his face when he tries to pronounce "baklava". It's a sign that TBC are intentionally pronouncing that way for humor.--[[User:Bobo the King|Bobo the King]] 00:41, 12 January 2006 (UTC)

== Biology ==

Two Things: [[User:Plastic Chicken|Plastic Chicken]] 04:36, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

a) More specifically, Strong Bad looks like a T-Even bacteriophage. (IIRC the T bacteriophages were numbered in order of discovery and the even ones happened to look alike.)

b) Paramecium are eukaryotes, and therefore reproduce by mitosis (technically, mitosis followed by cytokinesis -- mitosis is only the process of separating the DNA after it has been duplicated. Muscles cells (for example) become multinucleated by lots of mitotic divisions that are NOT followed by splitting the cytoplasm). Binary fission is a different process limited to prokaryotes (bacteria).
:Thanks, P.C.; I'd seen that go back and forth several times. Most recently the explanation was that since Homestarmecium lacked a nucleus he was unable to commit mitosis; now biology is thin ice for me, but I might suppose that the logical conclusion is rather that he's simply an inaccurately-portrayed paramecium. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 06:38, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
:The page at http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Protists_%28General_Biology%29#Ciliophora:_Ciliates, as well as all the other pages I can find on ciliates, the family of which Paramecium are a part, say they have a macronucleus that is not very well defined from the rest of the cell, and that they undergo binary fission to reproduce, and cunjugation involving a smaller nucleus in order to spread their genes around. They are technically eukaryotic, but since they have a [[Wikipedia:Macronucleus|Macronucleus]] they are unlike most of their brethren. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciliates also mentions that "Division of the macronucleus does not occur by a mitotic process" I get the feeling that very few people will care about this in the end, even fewer than those that recognised strongbad as a t-even phage

==Preserved for posterity==
There were a couple of edits that got reverted; I wanted to save them from oblivion and preserve them here on the talk page, since I at least found them intriguing and noteworthy, if not worthy of inclusion in the article.
*Homestar as the matronly nursery character saying "Now you children skedaddle" is a reference and a hybrid of both Nanny from [[Wikipedia:Muppet Babies|Muppet Babies]] and the Mammy-Two-Shoes character from the massively successful series of theatrical short cartoons [[Wikipedia:Tom and Jerry|Tom and Jerry]]. The costume and dialogue are indicative of Tom's [[Wikipedia:African American|African American]] owner, who usually wallops the cat with a broom when he misbehaves. "Nanny" was a kind mentor only shown from the waist down.
*The Old Timey Romans Easter Egg may be a reference to "The Roman Holidays", a Hanna-Barbera animated sitcom from the 1970s. Like "The Flintstones" and "The Jetsons", the basic premise was "funny business in another time period".
On the Nanny/Mammy fact, I ''am'' pretty sold on its validity, though I'd prefer it rewritten (e.g. "Homestar... (bla bla) wast down... (bla bla) ...characters in many cartoons, most notably Nanny in Muppet Babies and various owners in Tom & Jerry (bla bla)"), preferably a little more streamlined (losing phrases like "massively successful series of theatrical short"). The Muppet Babies connection I see as justified by the overall allusion; the Tom & Jerry connection by the broom and nature of the line (Nanny never had a broom, right?). Note that Mammy was later replaced by the feet of a Caucasian owner, so she wasn't the only one in Tom & Jerry portrayed at that angle. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 06:47, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

It could be Homestar's Dad. Or Uncle. [[User:Homfrog|Homfrog]] 12:33, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
:Or mom for that matter. But I think it's Homestar, and ''his'' age gap would make the Coach Z discrepency far less strange! —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 16:22, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
::I thought the same thing as Abdi when I saw the toon, and I'm sure this is a reference to Mammy. And you know, SB is probably making it all up with his doodle memory... [[User:Kiki|Kiki]] 17:59, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

== Atari 2600 SFX ==

When Baby Strong Bad is playing the video game, the sound effects used there are also used in [[Secret Collect]] (first and third effects), and also on [[Main Page 13]] (all three). The first sound effect is repeated twice.

I removed a Fun Fact that said these sound effects were from the Atari 2600 version of Pac Man. They aren't - trust me. But for reference, there are two sound effects on [[Main Page 13]] that ARE taken from that game: When you mouse off of the Characters button and Strong Bad disappears (effect is played while the ghosts are under the effect of a power pill), and the "donk!" sound on the Downloads button is the sound played when you eat a dot.

I don't know exactly which games the SFX in this cartoon came from, but I can say with high certainty (with my much-more-photographic-than-Strong-Bad's memory) that they're not Pac Man. :) {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 17:35, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

== Flashback? ==

Another remark reads:

* In his flashback, Strong Bad recalls Coach Z being up to 2 years older than himself, but in the video Strong Sad showed in [[stand-up]], Coach Z was already an adult when Strong Bad was a little kid.

What flashback? Where did Strong Bad say Coach Z was 2 years older than himself? {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 17:47, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
:The "flashback" may be his "doodle memorys", but I have no clue where he says Coach Z is two years older then him. {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 23:37, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
::I think that person was just guessing by looks. {{User:Salty/sig}} 02:05, 11 January 2006 (UTC)

== Easter egg pic ==

[[Image:Unphotographic.png|thumb|100px|doodle]]
Why is there a picture of the "doodle memory" Easter egg (shown to the right) actually listed in the Easter egg section? I thought we only did that when the picture was hard to see or went by too fast or the words were hard to click on. This one doesn't seem to meet any of those criteria. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:56, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
:I dunno, but I appreciate the chance to see it. It go by too fast for ''me'', anyway. (And no, I didn't upload it. Goes by too fast, remember?) --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:[[Strong Bad is a Bad Guy]] has a picture of one of its Easter eggs, and that egg is visible for a similar amount of time. [[User:EASports|EASports]]
:It went way to fast for me. All I could tell was that Strong Bad robbed a safe. {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 23:38, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

Should The Cheat be listed in the cast for this email? [[User:EASports|EASports]]
:Yeah, under Easter Egg. I'll list it. {{User:Salty/sig}} 03:12, 11 January 2006 (UTC)

==Really Unphotographic==
Something must be seriously wrong with SB's memory. How else could he be Homestar's age in highschool, yet be a baby with Homestar as a nanny? -[[User:Marth 99|Marth 99]] 20:14, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
:Agreed. Please see the [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Talk:highschool&oldid=234570 comment] immediately prior to yours, as well as the last couple in [[Talk:highschool#Preserved for posterity|Preserved for posterity]] above. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 23:37, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

== Tamborine? ==

I don't hear any of Marzipan's tamborine in the band part. Am I alone? If not, is this a goof? --{{User:Smileyface11945/sig}} 21:41, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
:I say remark. {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 23:39, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

== Bubsamecium's Protazoa Spelling ==

I can't get the mirror to load, so unfortunately I'm unable to verify this, but I could have sworn that when this email was released, Bub5amecium's Protozoa Stand was spelled "PROTAZOA" rather than "PROTOZOA". I actually watched the toon specifically to verify the incorrect spelling, but now the official copy of the email has it spelled correctly. Did anyone else also see "PROTAZOA" earlier on? If so, and/or if the mirror is "out of date" and therefore shows an older version, and that can verify this claim, we should mention the spelling mistake in Goofs, along with the fact that it has since been corrected. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 21:50, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
:Got the mirror to load - spelling is "PROTOZOA" in that version. That also has the "Strong Mad's fist between Marzipan's thighs" goof fixed, so it's probably just as up-to-date as the official version. No help there. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 21:55, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
::I downloaded the flash file shortly after it was released (within the hour), so it still has both the Strong Mad's hand glitch and the Strong Bad's reflection glitch, but "Bub5amecium's Protozoa Stand" is still spelled "PROTOZOA" in that version. So if there was a goof there, it was fixed immediately, I guess. -[[User:YK|YK]] 22:10, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Okay, I probably just mis-remembered, then. So much for my more-photographic-than-Strong-Bad's memory. :P {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 22:38, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

== Don Knotts Reference ==

Was there any reason for the Don Knotts reference? Strong Bad mentioned his appearing after he said they lived in roman times. Was there a relationship between Don Knotts and Roman times or something that I missed? I don't ever remember seeing any Don Knotts movies or anything based in Rome. Also, I didn't see it mentioned in the wiki, but when Don Knotts showed up in the easter egg, his voice sounded like Coach Z's. Would this be worth mentioning in the wiki?
[[User:Agentjs03|Agentjs03]] 03:20, 11 January 2006 (UTC)
:I'm pretty sure it was because he appeared in two Scooby-Doo episodes, the old ones where they always had TV characters every episode. Knotts was one a couple of those. {{User:Salty/sig}} 04:29, 11 January 2006 (UTC)
::From Don's IMDB entry: "The New Scooby-Doo Movies" playing "Himself" (voice) in episode: "The Spooky Fog" (episode # 1.9) 4 November 1972 and "The New Scooby-Doo Movies" playing "Himself" (voice) in episode: "Guess Who's Knott Coming to Dinner?" (episode # 1.5) 7 October 1972 -- [[User:Mycroft.holmes|Mycroft Holmes]] 21:49, 11 January 2006 (UTC)
Is it worth explaining specifically that when Don Knotts says "Andy?" he is addressing Andy Griffiths?

== Possible M&M reference ==

It might just be becuse I'm really hungry, but Strong Mad looks like an M&M in this one with the "m" on his chest being lowercase (and possibly the period after it) and his stomach being quite round. Think this is worth a mention? {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 20:32, 11 January 2006 (UTC)
:The "m" is in the same style as an M&M - it's possible, but I'm not sure if it qualifies... {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 20:47, 11 January 2006 (UTC)
::Now that I know It's not totally zany, I'll STUFF it. {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 06:10, 12 January 2006 (UTC)

high school

Garglfluz — Wed, 11 Jan 2006 04:25:43 GMT

Garglfluz: /* Explanations */

[[Image:highschool.png|thumb|Debating the existence of Mysterious.]]
'''Strong Bad Email #140'''

Patrick asks Strong Bad about his younger years.

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

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

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' So that's what highschool was like. In, um, middle school we were a bunch of melon-headed babies with gigantic eyes and enormous...

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

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

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

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

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

'''BABY STRONG BAD:''' ''{high-pitched, childish voice}'' I'm pretending I'm playing better video games! Aw, man! That freakin' duck swallowed both my pixels!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

'''BUBSAMECIUM:''' Certainly! Six tubes of rear-end cream coming right up!

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

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

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

'''HOMESTARMECIUM:''' Uh-oh, it's Strongbadiophage. Um, uh, these are for my twin brother! ''{divides into two}'' These are for my twin brother! ''{divides into four}'' These are for my twin brother! ''{divides into eight}'' These are for my twin brother!

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

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

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

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

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

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*"Cowichewa to you too" is an aural allusion to of "konnichiwa", a basic Japanese greeting.
*Homestarmecium, being a [[Wikipedia:Paramecium|paramecium]] (which are [[Wikipedia:Ciliate|ciliates]]), replicates himself using the process of [[Wikipedia:Binary_fission|Binary Fission]].
**However, Ciliates are [[Wikibooks"Protists_(General_Biology)#Ciliophora:_Ciliates|capable]] of a type [[Wikipedia:Bacterial_conjugation|sexual reproduction]] (despite being asexual creatures), so there is still a chance he may score with Marzipecium.
*Strongbadiophage, which has a hexagonal head upon a column ending in 6 legs, appears to be a T4 Phage [[Wikipedia:Bacteriophage|bacteriophage]]. These [[Wikipedia:Virus|viruses]] attack a host cell (actually, [[Wikipedia:E Coli|E. Coli]] [[Wikipedia:Bacteria|bacteria]], not paramecia) and force the cell to create copies of the virus by modifying the cell's DNA.
**The [[Wikipedia:T4_phage|T4 Bacteriophage]] was most likely chosen for strongbad because it is by far the most easily recognised shapes of virii, and not specifically because of their nature.
**Just as "bacteriophage" means "one who devours bacteria," "Strongbadiophage" may be taken to mean "one who devours [[Strongbadia]]" or simply "one who devours Strong Bad".
*The Homestar Runner mentions [[Wikipedia:Aqueducts|aqueducts]]. The Roman Aqueduct system is perhaps the most famous ever built, running over 250 miles across their empire and supplying over a million gallons of water a day to ancient Rome alone.
*A Roman [[Wikipedia:Roman eating and drinking#Vomitorium|vomitorium]] was a passage situated below or behind a tier of seats in an amphitheatre, through which the crowds could "spew out" at the end of a show. Contrary to popular belief, it does not refer to a place where people would go to vomit.

===Trivia===
*When this email was released, the [[Main Pages|main page]] button read "new strong bad email" and "nothing else!". The site had just experienced an unusually long hiatus, 35 days, since the last major update.

===Remarks===
*Strong Bad [[Fourth Wall Breaks|breaks the fourth wall]] by acknowledging the fact that he is a cartoon character.
*This email appears to support the idea that Strong Bad and Homestar were once friends, as was first suggested by Homestar in [[The Best Decemberween Ever]].
*Teenage Marzipan appears to be playing a tambourine, but the tambourine is not heard in the song.
*Teenage Homestar plays a left-handed bass guitar.
*Baby Coach Z wearing green pajamas supports the theory that he wears a green body suit, as Strong Bad questioned in [[labor day]].
*Strong Bad seems to be a little confused on Coach Z's age: In his "middle school" flashback, Coach Z appears about the same age as him, but in [[stand-up]], Strong Sad's video tape reveals that Coach Z was already an adult when Strong Bad was a little kid.
*[[Wikipedia:Petri dish|Petri dish]] is misspelled in "Free Petry Dish USA" as a reference to [[Free Country USA]].

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

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

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

==External Links==
*[[HR:sbemail140.html|Watch "highschool"]]
*[[HR:sbemail140.swf|View the Flash file for "highschool"]]
*[http://www.homestarrunner.com.nyud.net:8090/sbemail140.html View "highschool"] (Mirror)
*[http://www.homestarrunner.com.nyud.net:8090/sbemail140.swf View the Flash file for "highschool"] (Mirror)
*[[Forum:6613|Forum thread re: highschool]]

{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category:Old-Timey]]

high school

Garglfluz — Wed, 11 Jan 2006 04:10:50 GMT

Garglfluz: /* Explanations */ Info on paremecium and viruses (deleted some things)

[[Image:highschool.png|thumb|Debating the existence of Mysterious.]]
'''Strong Bad Email #140'''

Patrick asks Strong Bad about his younger years.

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

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

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' So that's what highschool was like. In, um, middle school we were a bunch of melon-headed babies with gigantic eyes and enormous...

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

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

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

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

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

'''BABY STRONG BAD:''' ''{high-pitched, childish voice}'' I'm pretending I'm playing better video games! Aw, man! That freakin' duck swallowed both my pixels!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

'''BUBSAMECIUM:''' Certainly! Six tubes of rear-end cream coming right up!

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

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

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

'''HOMESTARMECIUM:''' Uh-oh, it's Strongbadiophage. Um, uh, these are for my twin brother! ''{divides into two}'' These are for my twin brother! ''{divides into four}'' These are for my twin brother! ''{divides into eight}'' These are for my twin brother!

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

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

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

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

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

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*"Cowichewa to you too" is an aural allusion to of "konnichiwa", a basic Japanese greeting.
*Homestarmecium, being a [[Wikipedia:Paramecium|paramecium]] (which are [[Wikipedia:Ciliate|ciliates]]), likely replicates himself using the process of [[Wikipedia:Binary_fission|Binary Fission]].
*Strongbadiophage, which has a hexagonal head upon a column ending in 6 legs, appears to be a T4 Phage [[Wikipedia:Bacteriophage|bacteriophage]]. These [[Wikipedia:Virus|viruses]] attack a host cell (actually, [[Wikipedia:E Coli|E. Coli]] [[Wikipedia:Bacteria|bacteria]], not paramecia) and force the cell to create copies of the virus by modifying the cell's DNA.
**The [[Wikipedia:T4_phage|T4 Bacteriophage]] was most likely chosen for strongbad because it is by far the most easily recognised shapes of virii, and not specifically because of their nature.
**Just as "bacteriophage" means "one who devours bacteria," "Strongbadiophage" may be taken to mean "one who devours [[Strongbadia]]" or simply "one who devours Strong Bad".
*The Homestar Runner mentions [[Wikipedia:Aqueducts|aqueducts]]. The Roman Aqueduct system is perhaps the most famous ever built, running over 250 miles across their empire and supplying over a million gallons of water a day to ancient Rome alone.
*A Roman [[Wikipedia:Roman eating and drinking#Vomitorium|vomitorium]] was a passage situated below or behind a tier of seats in an amphitheatre, through which the crowds could "spew out" at the end of a show. Contrary to popular belief, it does not refer to a place where people would go to vomit.

===Trivia===
*When this email was released, the [[Main Pages|main page]] button read "new strong bad email" and "nothing else!". The site had just experienced an unusually long hiatus, 35 days, since the last major update.

===Remarks===
*Strong Bad [[Fourth Wall Breaks|breaks the fourth wall]] by acknowledging the fact that he is a cartoon character.
*This email appears to support the idea that Strong Bad and Homestar were once friends, as was first suggested by Homestar in [[The Best Decemberween Ever]].
*Teenage Marzipan appears to be playing a tambourine, but the tambourine is not heard in the song.
*Teenage Homestar plays a left-handed bass guitar.
*Baby Coach Z wearing green pajamas supports the theory that he wears a green body suit, as Strong Bad questioned in [[labor day]].
*Strong Bad seems to be a little confused on Coach Z's age: In his "middle school" flashback, Coach Z appears about the same age as him, but in [[stand-up]], Strong Sad's video tape reveals that Coach Z was already an adult when Strong Bad was a little kid.
*[[Wikipedia:Petri dish|Petri dish]] is misspelled in "Free Petry Dish USA" as a reference to [[Free Country USA]].

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

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

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

==External Links==
*[[HR:sbemail140.html|Watch "highschool"]]
*[[HR:sbemail140.swf|View the Flash file for "highschool"]]
*[http://www.homestarrunner.com.nyud.net:8090/sbemail140.html View "highschool"] (Mirror)
*[http://www.homestarrunner.com.nyud.net:8090/sbemail140.swf View the Flash file for "highschool"] (Mirror)
*[[Forum:6613|Forum thread re: highschool]]

{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category:Old-Timey]]

high school

Garglfluz — Wed, 11 Jan 2006 03:58:30 GMT

Garglfluz: /* Explanations */

[[Image:highschool.png|thumb|Debating the existence of Mysterious.]]
'''Strong Bad Email #140'''

Patrick asks Strong Bad about his younger years.

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

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

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' So that's what highschool was like. In, um, middle school we were a bunch of melon-headed babies with gigantic eyes and enormous...

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

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

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

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

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

'''BABY STRONG BAD:''' ''{high-pitched, childish voice}'' I'm pretending I'm playing better video games! Aw, man! That freakin' duck swallowed both my pixels!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

'''BUBSAMECIUM:''' Certainly! Six tubes of rear-end cream coming right up!

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

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

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

'''HOMESTARMECIUM:''' Uh-oh, it's Strongbadiophage. Um, uh, these are for my twin brother! ''{divides into two}'' These are for my twin brother! ''{divides into four}'' These are for my twin brother! ''{divides into eight}'' These are for my twin brother!

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

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

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

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

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

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*"Cowichewa to you too" is an aural allusion to of "konnichiwa", a basic Japanese greeting.
*Homestarmecium, being a [[Wikipedia:Paramecium|paramecium]] (which are eukaryotic), likely replicates himself using the process of [[Wikipedia: Mitosis|mitosis]].
**Homestarmecium is drawn without a nucleus, however, which may indicate he is using [[Wikipedia: Binary Fission|binary fission]].
**To be more accurate, Homestarmecium's reproduction may be inexplicable: ''Division of the macronucleus does not occur by a mitotic process but segregation of the chromosomes is by a different process, whose mechanism is unknown. This process is by no means perfect, and after about 200 generations the cell shows signs of aging.'' -Wikipedia article on [[Wikipedia: Ciliates|ciliates]].
*Strongbadiophage, which has a hexagonal head upon a column ending in 6 legs, appears to be a T4 Phage [[Wikipedia:Bacteriophage|bacteriophage]]. These [[Wikipedia:Virus|viruses]] attack a host cell (actually, [[Wikipedia:E Coli|E. Coli]] [[Wikipedia:Bacteria|bacteria]], not paramecia) and force the cell to create copies of the virus by modifying the cell's DNA.
**The [[Wikipedia:T4_phage|T4 Bacteriophage]] was most likely chosen for strongbad because it is by far the most easily recognised shapes of virii, and not specifically because of their nature.
**Just as "bacteriophage" means "one who devours bacteria," "Strongbadiophage" may be taken to mean "one who devours [[Strongbadia]]" or simply "one who devours Strong Bad".
*The Homestar Runner mentions [[Wikipedia:Aqueducts|aqueducts]]. The Roman Aqueduct system is perhaps the most famous ever built, running over 250 miles across their empire and supplying over a million gallons of water a day to ancient Rome alone.
*A Roman [[Wikipedia:Roman eating and drinking#Vomitorium|vomitorium]] was a passage situated below or behind a tier of seats in an amphitheatre, through which the crowds could "spew out" at the end of a show. Contrary to popular belief, it does not refer to a place where people would go to vomit.

===Trivia===
*When this email was released, the [[Main Pages|main page]] button read "new strong bad email" and "nothing else!". The site had just experienced an unusually long hiatus, 35 days, since the last major update.

===Remarks===
*Strong Bad [[Fourth Wall Breaks|breaks the fourth wall]] by acknowledging the fact that he is a cartoon character.
*This email appears to support the idea that Strong Bad and Homestar were once friends, as was first suggested by Homestar in [[The Best Decemberween Ever]].
*Teenage Marzipan appears to be playing a tambourine, but the tambourine is not heard in the song.
*Teenage Homestar plays a left-handed bass guitar.
*Baby Coach Z wearing green pajamas supports the theory that he wears a green body suit, as Strong Bad questioned in [[labor day]].
*Strong Bad seems to be a little confused on Coach Z's age: In his "middle school" flashback, Coach Z appears about the same age as him, but in [[stand-up]], Strong Sad's video tape reveals that Coach Z was already an adult when Strong Bad was a little kid.
*[[Wikipedia:Petri dish|Petri dish]] is misspelled in "Free Petry Dish USA" as a reference to [[Free Country USA]].

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

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

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

==External Links==
*[[HR:sbemail140.html|Watch "highschool"]]
*[[HR:sbemail140.swf|View the Flash file for "highschool"]]
*[http://www.homestarrunner.com.nyud.net:8090/sbemail140.html View "highschool"] (Mirror)
*[http://www.homestarrunner.com.nyud.net:8090/sbemail140.swf View the Flash file for "highschool"] (Mirror)
*[[Forum:6613|Forum thread re: highschool]]

{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category:Old-Timey]]

Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters

Garglfluz — Tue, 03 Jan 2006 09:40:22 GMT

Garglfluz: /* Science Fiction Greg */

Some characters make a very brief appearance in [[Teen Girl Squad]], often hurting one of the girls. Usually they are never seen again, but in the [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10|10th Issue special]], many of these characters made cameo appearances.
[[Image:Sweetsometeen.PNG|500px|thumb|A party of minor characters]]
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==[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 1|Issue 1]]==

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| [[Image:Dinosaur.PNG|150px|Bend It Like Beckhamasaurus Rex]] ||
=====The Dinosaur=====
The dinosaur punted [[What's Her Face]] across the cartoon. Just after this, she was heard to remark, "Dag, yo." She is presumed to have died upon landing. The dinosaur also appeared in the sweet someteenth birthday party, part of the Tenthennial Extravaganza, where he was revealed to have bloody teeth.
 
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==[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 2|Issue 2]]==
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|[[Image:Cloud_Monster.PNG|150px|Bad weather]] ||
=====Cloud Monster=====
As the girls go to look so good, a cloud in the background grows angry eyes and a mouthful of sharp teeth. This cloud monster quickly chomped on some [[The Birds|birds]].
 
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|[[Image:paul_no_I_in_team.png|150px|No "I" in dead either]] ||
=====No "i" in team boy=====
He is a boy who goes out with [[So and So]], which causes her friends to get jealous. When So and So mentions that she's totally crushing, the boy gets hit by a school bus (driven by [[Arrow'd Guy]]) marked "'''CHILDREN'''". He also appeared in the sweet someteenth birthday party, part of the Tenthennial Extravaganza.
 
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|[[Image:Vulture.png|left|150px|SWOOP'D!!]] 
[[Image:Bat.png|left|150px|GRASP'D!]]
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=====The Vulture and the Bat=====
The Vulture swooped [[The Ugly One]] when she got jealous of [[So and So]] getting the "No I In Team Boy" to date her. The Bat grasped [[Cheerleader]] for the same reasons as the vulture.
 
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==[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 3|Issue 3]]==
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| [[Image:Buzzsaw sun.png|150px|Preeow!]] ||
=====Buzzsaw Sun=====
The sun turned into a buzzsaw, and chopped up some [[The Birds|birds]] in this episode.
 
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|[[Image:Thrift_Store_Girl.PNG|150px|Boy or girl?]] ||
=====Thrift Store Person=====
This person is found at the thrift store that [[What's Her Face]] shopped at, where she stays behind a rack of shirts, holding a sign that reads, "1 or 2 cent each item." In the [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 3]] DVD commentary, Strong Bad says that she is a "homeless woman."
 
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|[[Image:Possum_Attack.PNG|150px|"Poooosssssummmmms...!"]] ||

=====Possums=====
A wave of possums, announced by a menacingly voiced "Poooosssssummmmms...!" attacked What's Her Face as she walked home from the thrift store. They got her dirty and tore her clothing, but didn't kill her. When she met up with the other girls, one possum was seen still attacking her. The possum attack apparently made [[What's Her Face]]'s blood hurt. They also appeared in the sweet someteenth birthday party, part of the Tenthennial Extravaganza. 
 
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==[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 4|Issue 4]]==
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| [[Image:Pierced_Heart.PNG|150px|Cupid strikes back]] ||
=====Brett Bretterson=====
Brett is an imaginary person who So And So made up in first grade. He is mentioned in Teen Girl Squad Issues 4 and 10. Ignoring her friends' denial of Brett's reality, So And So interacts with "Brett" as if she could actually see and hear him. This causes the other girls to be weirded out. Brett and So And So were going to study together when their plans were ended abruptly by falling in the Fighting Growlbacks [[Bottomless Pits|Bottomless Spirit Pit]].

So And So is in love with Brett, and when she thinks of him hearts appear over her head. One of them grew a face just as it was pierced with an arrow.

In the tenth episode, So And So states that she and Brett Bretterson are "Splitsville".

Brett may or may not be a real person, too; he is listed in the [[best thing#Credits listed|credits]] for [[Limozeen: "but they're in space!"]] as the "Worst animator". Strong Bad confirms this in the [[best thing#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]] for [[best thing]].
 
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| [[Image:quarterback.png|150px|Quarterman]] ||
=====Quarterback=====
The quarterback for the Fighting Growlbacks is a target of the affections of [[Cheerleader]]. He dismisses her with the quip "How's about you get some brains?" This causes Cheerleader to get CEREBELLUM'D by [[Arrow'd Guy]]'s [[Minor_Teen_Girl_Squad_Characters#Giant_Brain_Mech|Giant Brain Mech]]. He also appeared in the sweet someteenth birthday party, part of the Tenthennial Extravaganza.
 
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|[[Image:Cerebellumed_Cheerleader.PNG|150px|Cerebellum'd!]] ||
=====Giant Brain Mech=====
The Giant Brain Mech is a giant brain with lips and an eye patch. It is apparently mechanical, because [[Arrow'd Guy]] can be seen controlling the thing under a glass dome. The brain CEREBELLUM'D! [[Cheerleader]] when the Quarterback suggested that she should go get some brains.
 
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==[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 5|Issue 5]]==
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|[[Image:perchingbird.png|150px|PERCH!]] ||
=====Fat Bird=====
The fat bird is first seen in Issue 5, perched on the "meanwhile, ON VACATION" sign in the transition scene. Later in the cartoon, when The Ugly One gets nervous and sticks her head in the sand, the fat bird flies down and perches on her side. The bird doesn't seem to do anything after that. It just sits there with its tongue hanging out for the rest of the cartoon.
 
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| [[Image:oldaboys.png|150px|Lying around...]] ||
=====Olda Boys=====
The olda boys are college boys that were at the vacation beach with Cheerleader, So and So, and The Ugly One. One misses video games, but the other misses his mom even more. They can combine their sayings into a pretty cool jam. The longer-haired one earned a [[Quote of the Week]]. They also appeared in the sweet someteenth birthday party, part of the Tenthennial Extravaganza.
 
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|[[Image:Famous or Cool Guys.PNG|150px|Cool or famous]] ||
=====[[Wikipedia:George Washington|George Washington]], [[Wikipedia:Abraham Lincoln|Abraham Lincoln]] and [[Wikipedia:Henry Rollins|Henry Rollins]]=====
These are the "cool or famous" people who look at the nervous The Ugly One and then parasail with So and So. They also appeared in the sweet someteenth birthday party, part of the Tenthennial Extravaganza. There, Henry Rollins was revealed to be an odd red color. It is also interesting to note that Abraham Lincoln has [[Lack of Visible Arms|no visible arms]].
 
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==[[Decemberween Teen Girl Squad|Issue 6]]==
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|[[Image:giftexchangelion.png|150px|Now with more 3-legged action!]] ||
=====Gift Exchange Lion=====
This [[Lions|lion]], who seems to be missing a leg, appears in Decemberween Teen Girl Squad. Cheerleader, So and So, and The Ugly One all dive into its mouth in pursuit of [[Decemberween]] presents, but What's Her Face declines. For some reason the [[Teen Girl Squad Locations#Inside the Lion|inside of the lion]] looks like the inside of a whale. He also appeared in the sweet someteenth birthday party, part of the Tenthennial Extravaganza.
 
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|[[Image:smileyfaceman.png|150px|A nose from the happy judge]] ||
=====Smiley Face Man=====
This happy fellow is a judge in the Decemberween Teen Girl Squad. He and the other two judges (who are both [[Arrow'd Guy]]) TWO'D The Ugly One for her cannonball into the Gift Exchange Lion's mouth. He rates Cheerleader's dive into the lion's mouth a "nose" along with the other judges. Noticeable is the fact that he can move his arms along his skinny body. His "shoulder" is not visible until he lifts up the sign. Little else is known about this person, or what the value of a "nose" is in competitive Lion's mouth jumping. He also appeared in the sweet someteenth birthday party, part of the Tenthennial Extravaganza.
 
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|[[Image:hawiianguy.png|150px|Singing about babies]] ||
=====Hawaiian Guy=====
This musician wears a hat, Hawaiian shirt, and plays a ukulele. He sang "Wave o' Babies" as a wave of babies appeared. He also appeared in the sweet someteenth birthday party, part of the Tenthennial Extravaganza.
 
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| [[Image:Wave of Babies.PNG|150px|A virtual tsunami of infants.]] ||
=====Wave o' Babies=====
These babies are in a giant wave that crashed into What's Her Face. They are seen caving onto What's Her Face, but the actual crash is not shown. It is possible that the wave just swept past without stopping. This is further supported by the fact that after the crash, only two babies are visible clinging onto What's Her Face, while all the others are gone. They also appeared in the sweet someteenth birthday party, part of the Tenthennial Extravaganza.
 
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|[[Image:gazelle_carcass_half-digested.PNG|150px|Bonus: Half-Digested!]] ||
=====Gazelle Carcass=====
This half-digested animal is presented by [[The Ugly One]] at the very end of Decemberween Teen Girl Squad to [[Cheerleader]] to her dismay. All of the other girls seem to be pleased at the sight of the dead animal, despite the negative aspects of decomposing carcasses.
 
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==[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 7|Issue 7]]==
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|[[Image:squished_fatman.PNG|150px|Squished.]] ||
=====Fat Man=====
He's a fat man who wears a singlet similar to Strong Mad's. He fell down a slide and squished Teeny Tiny Cheerleader while she was throwing a tantrum. He bears a striking resemblance to pro wrestler [[Wikipedia:Chris Pallies|King Kong Bundy]].
 
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| [[Image:billbellamy.png|150px|The bell tolls for thee]] ||
=====Bill Bellamy=====
This is the bell seen in Issue 7 in the Teeny Tiny Girl Squad's [[Teen Girl Squad Locations#Diaper School|preschool]]. His role is similar to that of the Intercom, but specific relationship details are unknown. He bears the same name as actor and comedian [[IMDB:nm0004740|Bill Bellamy]].
 
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==[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 8|Issue 8]]==
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|[[Image:TGS_Intercom.png|120px|Who's that hiding in the wheel?]] ||
=====Intercom=====
The intercom is a feature of the Teen Girl Squad's school. It is hanging up high in the girls' classroom. It is responsible for announcing things like the school lunch. It will also give orders on occasion. Later in the cartoon, the Intercom is seen mounted on a robot body, hosting the Battle of the Bands. It introduced the bands "Fatty's Big Chance" and the Teen Girl Squad "[[Kissyboots]]." It also appeared in the sweet someteenth birthday party on its stand, part of the Tenthennial Extravaganza, nursing a martini.
 
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|[[Image:floortommed.png|150px|Floor Tom, the evil drum]] ||
=====Floor Tom=====
When [[The Ugly One]] does her 16-hour drum solo, she was rudely interrupted by an evil floor tom (a type of drum included in a drumset that stands on the floor with 3 legs) when it FLOOR TOMMED her by biting her top half off. This was just one of three events that stopped her drum solo, as she was also STEP-MOMMED and POM POMMED.
 
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|[[Image:stepmom.jpg|150px|"YOU LITTLE BRATS BEST SHUT YER YAPS!!!"]] ||
=====Mrs. So-and-so-erson=====
So and So's stepmom. ''See main article: [[Mrs. So-and-so-erson]]''
 
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|[[Image:FattysBigChance2.png|150px|Consider it Picked!]] ||

=====Fatty=====
is the sole member of the one-man saxophone band, "Fatty's Big Chance." He attends the same school as the Teen Girl Squad members. He played before Kissyboots in the Battle of The Bands. With his [[Wikipedia:Two Tone|two tone]] suit and rousing chant of "pick it up, pick it up," Fatty is a [[Wikipedia:Ska|ska]] machine. He also appeared in the sweet someteenth birthday party, part of the Tenthennial Extravaganza.
 
|-
|[[Image:Trollswantautograph.PNG|150px|KRA'AGH!]] ||
=====Trolls=====
The trolls enter So and So's dressing room while [[So and So]] is preparing for the Battle of the Bands. In their native tongue, they ask her for her autograph. Apparently So and So can understand them, and is happy to oblige. But before she could sign, she was TWELVE-SIDED DiED!, inexplicably by a 20-sided die. They also appeared in the sweet someteenth birthday party, part of the Tenthennial Extravaganza.
 
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|[[Image:whatsherfacesshark.PNG|150px|A seaworthy bass]] ||
=====A Shark=====
While [[What's Her Face]] is playing for the battle of the bands, her bass turns into a shark. This causes What's Her Face to comment, "My bass feels seaworthy." The shark quickly bit off What's Her Face's "most of her" (the top half of her body). Amazingly, the shark can also play bass even with no fingers, so Cheerleader made him her new backup band. The shark followed along with the song quite nicely, but was heard chomping Cheerleader as soon as the song was finished.
 
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==[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 9|Issue 9]]==
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|[[Image:TGS_LPGirl.PNG|150px|TEN O' CLOCK AND TWO O' CLOCK!]] ||
=====Learner's Permit Girl=====
This girl first appears in Teen Girl Squad Issue 9. She is not a very good driver, and ends up DRiVER'S ED'ED...DEADing Cheerleader. On the plus side, she gives Strong Bad a ride to Babbage's. She also appeared in the sweet someteenth birthday party, part of the Tenthennial Extravaganza.
 
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|[[Image:SciFiGreg.png|120px|He knew she'd come back to him]] ||
=====Science Fiction Greg=====
Science Fiction Greg is an old boyfriend of What's Her Face, and, judging by his name, is a science fiction fan. After Cheerleader died, he admits that he knew that she would come back to him. He also claims that his experience points went into triple digits and he has since needed to keep the ladies and valkyries off with a two-handed +3 broad sword. As these are all Dungeons and Dragons terms, this claim bites D N' D Greg's style.
 
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|[[Image:SciFiGregPallies.PNG|152px|Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum]] ||

=====Friends of Science Fiction Greg=====
Putative friends of Science Fiction Greg. They listen patiently as he brags about his relationship with What's Her Face and his experience points. The character on the left bears a resemblance to an overweight character often found in Gary Larson's [[Wikipedia:Far Side|Far Side]] cartoons.
 
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|[[Image:DndGreg.PNG|152px|Doesn't like his style bitten]] ||

=====D N'D Greg=====
An apparent [[Wikipedia:Dungeons and Dragons|Dungeons and Dragons]] expert. Science Fiction Greg's boasting bites his style.
 
|-
|[[Image:Vultures.PNG|150px|Vulture'd!]] ||

=====Vultures=====
When [[Mr. Pitters]] tries to join the Teen Girl Squad, these fiendish birds tell him that he "ain't no Teen Girl" before eating him at a fancy dinner. According to the second vulture, Mr. Pitters tastes "quite good, quite good." They may be an evolution of the vulture from Issue 2. They also appeared in the sweet someteenth birthday party, part of the Tenthennial Extravaganza.
 
|-
|[[Image:Port-O-John.png|150px|Starring Johnny Rite There as some sort of king.]] ||
=====Port-O-John=====
Port-O-John is a portable outhouse that came to life by growing eyes, a nose, a moustache, a mouth, hands and feet. It put on a play with So and So once Cheerleader died in Teen Girl Squad Issue 9. A sign on his side reads ''Johnny Rite There''. It didn't get very good reviews, however, and he is killed by [[Arrow'd Guy]].
 
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==[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10|Issue 10]]==
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|[[Image:A_mighty_warrior.png|110px|Corn-based products are no place for him]] ||
=====A Mighty Warrior=====
A [[Wikipedia:Samurai|samurai]] armed with a naginata who bursts twice from corn-based products: "corn and corn alone" and corn chips. Both times he does so because they are "no place for a mighty warrior." After emerging from the corn chips, his naginata lathe'd a spinning What's Her Face in two.
 
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|[[Image:Coach and olympic man.png|150px|We're not sure what they're talking about, either]] ||
=====Olympic Man and Coach=====
A lonely pair at the "Olympic Race," Olympic Man and Coach prepare for some type of sporting event after being ditched by Cheerleader. Coach apparently brings this about by telling Cheerleader over the phone that "the olympics are soooo dumb!", though Coach vehemently denies this to his well-muscled companion, who apparently has no hands.
 
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|[[Image:TGS_Scotsmen.PNG|150px|ACHGH!]] ||
=====Scotsmen=====
This "uppaclass" trio of burly, bearded, kilted Scots were drinking a frothy brew from a keg marked "XXX" when they were interrupted by Cheerleader's flirtation. Predictably, she was rejected and caber-tossed 23 metres away for her efforts.
 
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|[[Image:Manolio's.png|150px|p4wned!]] ||
=====Manolios Ugly One=====
The Ugly One's father. Owns [[Minor Companies|Manolios Ugly One's Lectro-pawn]], specializing in used and broken electronic goods. ''See main article: [[Manolios Ugly One]]''
 
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[[Category: Teen Girl Squad Characters]]

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Garglfluz — Mon, 20 Jun 2005 16:35:29 GMT

Garglfluz: Port-O-John

Port-O-John

File:SciFiGreg.png

Garglfluz — Mon, 20 Jun 2005 16:33:12 GMT

Garglfluz: Portrait of Science Fiction Greg

Portrait of Science Fiction Greg