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Words I Probably Said

Grogbor — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 05:25:01 GMT

Grogbor: fixed a link

[[Image:Words i probably said.PNG|thumb|300px|Books-on-Tape in all its glory]]
[[Image:Words I Probably Said on garage sale.PNG|thumb|A mere $67?]]
'''Words I Probably Said''' is an [[Wikipedia:Autobiography|autobiographical]] [[Wikipedia:Spoken word|spoken word]] books-on-tape series by [[Strong Bad]] that first appeared in the [[Strong Bad Email]] [[autobiography]]. This series has Strong Bad describing several events in his life, including playing basketball with "[[Reg having the ball|Reg]]" and "[[The Deke]]", being romantic with "a very special [[Strong Bad's Ladies|lady]]", and laughing so hard that both milk ''and'' cookies shot out of his nose. None of the events have actually happened in real toons and may be [[History according to Strong Bad|imagined]]. Strong Bad plays us three samples of Tape One during the email on his [[booOOMbox]]. Strong Bad suggests that it be listened to on roadtrips. He also suggests that it be listened to on [[Wikipedia:Walkman|Walkmans]] during jogs in the park because he bets it would make people want to run faster and could even double as "one of those weight loss tapes". In fact, its double use as a weight loss tape was demonstrated by [[The King of Town]] during an Easter egg of the same Email when The King of Town was practicing track and field while listening to the [[Words I Probably Said#First Sample|clip of the tape about the basketball game]] on his [[Sports Use]]. It later appears during [[garage sale]] on sale for $67, but it is unknown whether or not it was sold.

== Transcript of the Tape Samples and Strong Bad's comments ==

=== First Sample ===
'''STRONG BAD ON TAPE:''' —and Reg had the ball at the top of the key, and I was all like, "I'm open! I'm open!" But somebody musta slipped him some drugs or something before the game because he didn't see me and he passed it to the Deke instead and the Deke SLAM-DUNKED IT! Oh, it was my greatest moment on the court! I was trying to high-five everyone in sight but there was a lot of commotion and excitement and...the Deke accidentally shoved me to the ground and called me a—

''{Strong Bad hits fast-forward; the tape squeals.)''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oop! We'll skip on ahead here.

''{Strong Bad lets go of the fast forward button, and the tape continues.}''

=== Second Sample ===
'''STRONG BAD ON TAPE:''' —and she was a very, ''very'' special lady. And she loved me ''so much'' and had skinny blonde hair and was always hanging out at the beach, gazing at a photo of me... Too bad when she had to go to another planet for reasons too complex to elaborate on. I'll probably never see her again. And neither will any of you.

'''STRONG BAD:''' That was a true part! Let's skip ahead again.

''{Strong Bad hits fast-forward again for a minute, then stops.}''

=== Third Sample ===
[[Image:Words_I_Probably_Said_piece_of_paper.PNG|thumb|"us" ----> "money"]]
'''STRONG BAD ON TAPE:''' —but the Cheat couldn't stop laughing and I didn't know what the big deal was until I saw the piece of paper...

''{A piece of notebook paper is shown showing Strong Bad, Strong Mad and The Cheat, labeled "us," with an arrow pointing to lots of dollar signs, labeled "money."}''

'''STRONG BAD ON TAPE:''' I just about lost it! Milk and cookies shot out of my nose! Oh! It was a great idea. And it just might work!

''{Strong Bad leans into view.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' And it ''did'' work! All right, that's enough. You heard enough... of my secrets.

==Tapes in the Series==
The series consists of at least four white tapes; three tapes marked "Tape One" (two of them inside the cover, one of them playing in the booOOMbox) and one tape marked "Tape Three". It is unknown if the three "Tape One" tapes are all copies of each other or just incorrectly labeled. Another black tape with "Shaq-Fu" written on the tape appears with the others as well. The Shaq-Fu tape (probably the work of [[Wikipedia:Shaquille O'Neal|Shaquille O'Neal]]) was most likely shortened from the full title ''Shaq Fu - Da Return'', as the name "[[Wikipedia:Shaq Fu|Shaq Fu]]" by itself is a video game. The Shaq-Fu tape was probably already in the booOOMbox when Strong Bad wanted put in his tape, and thus he switched them. Thus, Shaq-Fu is probably not actually part of the Words I Probably Said series.

== Words on the Cover ==
Along with an image of Strong Bad and the text "WORDS I PROBABLY SAID" and "by Strong Bad", there are many (partially obscured) letters and words in a grey font over a white background. The readable letters and words include:
*scriggidy
*azy go nuts ([[Crazy Go Nuts University|Crazy Go Nuts]])
*bow-legged
*ell phone ([[Wikipedia:Mobile phone|cell phone]])
*OMPY ([[Compy 386|COMPY]])
*to
*su_____fully (the middle section of the word is obscured by Strong Bad's head)
*red or white
*trade
*secrets
*d ones ([[Cold One|cold ones]])

== Reviews ==
The backside of ''Words I Probably Said'' features many probable quotes from reviews by the likes of Ike Turner and Tex Arcana. The quotes are:
*"Hootie Hoo!" - Ike Turner
*"Hootie Hoo!" - Ike Turner
*"A nice, smooooth drive." - Ike Turner
*"Hootie Hoo!" - Tex Arcana

== Appearances ==
*'''Debut:''' Email [[autobiography]]
*Email [[garage sale]]

[[Category:Performances]]
[[Category:Books]]

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Grogbor — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 22:20:21 GMT

Grogbor: I'm bad with tenses

I am a huge fan (of lowercase I's, non-sequiters, and necessary articles). My knowledge of this website is probably rivaled, but not by any of my close friends. Werd.

Hammerspace

Grogbor — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 22:15:27 GMT

Grogbor: /* Strong Bad Emails */ Added the usage of hammerpace from "email thunder"

[[Image:The Cheat hammerspace.PNG|thumb|[[Firebert]] emerging from Hammerspace]]
Residents of the [[Homestar Runner universe]] often reach into '''[[Wikipedia:Hammerspace|Hammerspace]]''' to access regularly unavailable items. Hammerspace is an imagined "storage realm" that allows cartoon characters to have access to practically any item they wish without impeding the plot or ruining comedic timing. As in most other animated works of fiction, the other characters usually make no mention of and seemingly do not respond to the appearance of the new items.
It can be said that both [[The Paper]] and [[New Paper]] almost always emerge from Hammerspace, due to the lack of a visible printer, although the email [[the paper]] shows a printer falling too.

==[[Main Pages]]==
*[[Main page 1]] — [[Homestar Runner]]'s space helmet appears from and disappears into Hammerspace.
*[[Main page 2]] — The Christmas ornaments appear from and disappear into Hammerspace.
*[[Main page 3]] — Homestar's sun glasses appears from and disappears into Hammerspace.
*[[Main page 4]] — A bowling ball falls from Hammerspace.
*[[Main page 14]] — Homestar's towel reappears from Hammerspace.
*[[Main page 16]] — [[Decemberween]] ornaments appear from and disappear into Hammerspace. Also, snow falls onto Homestar from Hammerspace.
*[[Main page 17]] — Blue hair appears onto [[1-Up]]'s head from Hammerspace.
*[[Main page 19]] — All the prizes appear from Hammerspace.
*[[Main page 20]] — [[The Prince of Town]], [[Señor]], and a radio appear from and disappear into Hammerspace.

==[[Strong Bad Email|Strong Bad Emails]]==
*Email [[morning routine]] — The brown [[egg]] appears out of Hammerspace.
*Email [[huttah!]] — Strong Bad slaps a piece of a sheet of lined paper labeled "the cheat" on the Compy pulled from Hammerspace.
*Email [[the show]] — The Poopsmith pulls out a sign from Hammerspace.
*Email [[personal favorites]] — In the very old email, Homestar appears out of Hammerspace.
*Email [[mascot]] — The Cheat pulls the sign out of Hammerspace.
*Email [[suntan]] — Strong Bad pulls a permanent marker out of Hammerspace.
*Email [[anything]] — Homestar pulls a piece of chalk, an eraser, and a bottle of [[Mountain Dew]] out of Hammerspace.
*Email [[the process]] — The Cheat pulls matches and a beehive from Hammerspace. Also, Strong Bad pulls a "discount brick" out of Hammerspace.
*Email [[stunt double]] — In an Easter egg, Strong Bad pulls the floppy disks from Hammerspace.
*Email [[no loafing]] — The chart appears from Hammerspace.
*Email [[kind of cool]] — [[Senor Cardgage]] appears from Hammerspace behind a small bush.
*Email [[army]] — The Cheat comes out from Hammerspace behind [[The Stick]].
*Email [[video games]] — Strong Bad pulls a [[Cold One]] out of Hammerspace.
*Email [[stupid stuff]] — Strong Bad reaches into Hammerspace to produce a lab coat, glasses, and test tube.
*Email [[flashback]] — The book "The Homestar Runner gets something stuck in his craw" and Senor Cardgage's sign come out of Hammerspace.
*Email [[lunch special]] — The phone that Strong Bad uses comes out of Hammerspace.
*Email [[replacement]] — Strong Bad pulls last name cards out of Hammerspace.
*Email [[dangeresque 3]] — Strong Bad pulls the nunchuck gun and Reesy Cup milkshake out of Hammerspace.
*Email [[crying]] — Strong Bad pulls the Tenderfoot picture out of Hammerspace.
*Email [[for kids]] — [[Homsar]] appears from and disappears into Hammerspace.
*Email [[other days]] — Strong bad pulls his [[BMW lighter]] from Hammerspace. In an Easter egg, Strong Sad procures Strong Bad's swim trunks from Hammerspace.
*Email [[extra plug]] — Homestar pulls the "popcorn" out of Hammerspace.
*[[Broken Compy Menu]] — [[Bubs]] walks up stairs from the Hammerspace below his Concession Stand.
*Email [[origins]] — Strong Bad pulls his drill out of Hammerspace when he was at [[Bubs' Concession Stand]].
*Email [[secret recipes]] — Strong Bad pulls the deodorant out of Hammerspace.
*Email [[long pants]] — Homestar appears from and disappears into Hammerspace.
*Email [[rampage]] — Homestar pulls a mallet from Hammerspace.
*Email [[boring (really)]] — The explosions on Strong Sad's entrance come out of Hammerspace.
*Email [[record book]] — Coach Z pulls gum out of Hammerspace.
*Email [[lady...ing]] — Strong Bad pulls an anvil, a gas can and a cigar out of Hammerspace.
*Email [[geddup noise]] — Bubs once again exits to the Hammerspace under his Concession Stand, this time by elevator.
*Email [[portrait]] — Lord Quackingstick appears out of Hammerspace.
*Email [[technology]] — Strong Bad pulls floppy disks out of and drops them into Hammerspace. Also, Pom Pom pulls a water bottle and sunglasses from Hammerspace.
*Email [[alternate universe]] — In an Easter egg, Homestar appears from Hammerspace.
*Email [[senior prom]] — Strong Bad's [[pants]] poof away into Hammerspace.
*Email [[redesign]] — The sea shells appear from Hammerspace.
*Email [[keep cool]] — Strong Bad pulls Monkey D's Summer Tips from Hammerspace.
*Email [[cliffhangers]] — When on the [[cliff]], Strong Bad pulls out the knife from Hammerspace, along with snack bags for Homsar and [[The King of Town]].
*Email [[4 branches]] — Homestar's "bad boyfriend" outfit suddenly appears from Hammerspace.
*Email [[looking old]] — [[Strong Bad]]'s easel slides fly in and out of Hammerspace.
*Email [[unnatural]] — Strong Sad draws the bowl of Kashi from Hammerspace.
*Email [[the movies]] — Strong Bad pulls his bazooka out of Hammerspace.
*Email [[rough copy]] — Strong Bad draws the soft tacos for The Cheat out of Hammerspace.
*Email [[slumber party]] — Strong Bad pulls an axe out of Hammerspace.
*Email [[yes, wrestling]] — Strong Bad pulls maps out of Hammerspace.
*Email [[diorama]] — The items in the dioramas all appear from Hammerspace.
*Email [[nightlife]] — Strong Mad pulls The Spicy Crispy Chicken Melt out of Hammerspace.
*Email [[winter pool]] — Bubs descends into Hammerspace again by elevator.
*Email [[specially marked]] — Many of the cereal boxes appear and disappear from Hammerspace.
*Email [[email thunder]] — Strong Bad pulls a giant bottle of Mountain Dew out of Hammerspace.

===Hammerspace from above===
*Email [[homsar]] — The [[Heavy Lourde]] falls from the sky.
*Email [[halloweener]] — [[Homestar Runner]] falls from the sky.
*Email [[funny]] — A bottle of ketchup falls from the ceiling.
*Email [[stunt double]] — A Heavy Lourde falls on Strong Sad from the sky.
*Email [[retirement]] — A boater hat falls onto Strong Bad's head and a cane falls into his hand from the sky.
*Email [[the paper]] — Strong Bad's printer seems to fall from the ceiling. At the end of the Email, Bubs enters hammerspace in order to install the new [[New Paper|inkjet printer]]. Strong Bad talks to Bubs at this time and watches him work.
*Email [[environment]] — Strong Bad releases a grand piano from the sky.
*Email [[pet show]] — A banner and confetti come down from the ceiling. Strong Sad also makes a hairbrush disappear into Hammerspace and pulls a mirror out of Hammerspace.

==[[Toons]]==
*[[The Reddest Radish]] — [[Marzipan]] gets the reddest radish from Hammerspace.
*[[A Jumping Jack Contest]] — The Cheat pulls a Homestar Runner mask from Hammerspace.
*[[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]] — [[The Poopsmith]] pulls out a [[The Poopsmith's Signs|sign]] out of nowhere, à la [[Wikipedia:Wile E. Coyote|Wile E. Coyote]].
*[[The Best Decemberween Ever]] — Homestar pulls various objects out of Hammerspace.
*[[Some Stupid Turkey]] — Several characters come from Hammerspace behind [[Strong Bad]]. An axe comes from the top of the screen to decapitate Strong Bad's turkey costume. Bread appears in the beak of the turkey after its decapitation.
*[[Where's The Cheat?]] — Homestar's toothpicks appear out of Hammerspace.
*[[Under Construction]] — Stinkoman pulls a spoon out of Hammerspace.
*[[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]] — Strong Mad pulls a "cake" ([[Jack Hamma!]] with frosting) out of Hammerspace.
*[[Halloween Fairstival]] — Homestar pulls out two containers of [[Witch's Brew]] from Hammerspace. Also, in an Easter Egg, Homsar falls into frame from Hammerspace.
*[[Homestar Presents: Presents]] — Coach Z pulls a [[Disconnected Telephone]] out of Hammerspace.
*[[No Hands On Deck!]] — Homestar comes out from behind the stick, and later from under [[Strong Sad]]'s blankets.
*[[Ever and More!]] — Bubs pulls "minutes", [[BUBRUB!]], and even a [[Wetski|Jetski]] from under the table.
*[[Jibblies 2]] — The Poopsmith takes out a sign reading "[[Jibblies|Jibblie Jibblie]]" from Hammerspace. Also, Pom Pom pulls out the [[Golbol]] from Hammerspace.
*[[In Search of the Yello Dello]] — Pom Pom pulls a [[gun]] out of Hammerspace.
*[[20X6 vs. 1936]] — [[The Homestar Runner]] pulls out a [[washboard]] and a straw out of Hammerspace.
*[[Cheat Commandos...O's]] — A [[Blue Laser Minion]] pulls a tray of burgers from Hammerspace.
*[[Let us give TANKS!]] — [[Ripberger]] produces a bowl of ambrosia salad from Hammerspace.
*[[Happy Hallow-day]] — [[The Cheat]] pulls his keyboard to summon [[The Goblin]] out of Hammerspace. Seconds later, The Goblin appears out of Hammerspace. Also, Homestar Runner seemingly pulls his '[[Color Flavored|orange-and-black flavored]] loose tooth remover candies' and his 'spooky yucky chew toy' out of Hammerspace.
*[[The King of Town DVD]] — A blackboard falls onto the wall, and a graduate cap and pointer fall into Homestar's head and [[Lack of visible arms|"hand"]].
*[[Summer Short Shorts]] — Homestar makes a flower come out of a shoe.
*[[Sbemail 150?!?]] — Strong Sad pulls a story board out of Hammerspace.
*[[The Interview]] — Homestar pulls a shopping list and a note book and pen out of Hammerspace. Also, duct tape and a spear appear out of Hammerspace.
*[[Pumpkin Carve-nival]] — The ribbons appear from Hammerspace.
*[[Senorial Day]] — Bubs pulls various items and costumes out of Hammerspace.
*[[Sickly Sam's Big Outing]] — [[Fort Wayne Locomotive]] pulls a Sheboygan Booteaters flag out of Hammerspace.
*[[Play Date]] — In an Easter Egg, [[The King of Town]] pulls a spoon of sour cream from hammerspace.
[[Category:Object running gags]]

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Grogbor — Wed, 14 May 2008 18:43:56 GMT

Grogbor: Starting Info... I guess

I am a huge fan (of lowercase I's, non-sequiters, and necessary articles). My knowledge of this website is probably rivaled, but not by any of his close friends. Werd.

animal

Grogbor — Wed, 14 May 2008 18:41:07 GMT

Grogbor: Made Da Huuuuuudge link go directly to Da Huuuuuudge page

{{sbenav|119}}
[[Image:Strong Bad Email 119.png|thumb|"Finally, a computer for your lap!"]]

Strong Bad has a new computer! Introducing... Lappy 486! Meanwhile, Spud Jr. asks Strong Bad what he would like as if he were his own made up animal.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, [[Made-Up Strong Bad Animals#Monstrosity|Monstrosity]], {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, [[Made-Up Strong Bad Animals#Deep Sea Fangly Fish|Deep Sea Fangly Fish]], [[Baby Styles]], [[Da Huuuuuudge]], {{Film|Marzipan}}, [[Made-Up Strong Bad Animals#The Red Steckled Elbermung|The Red Steckled Elbermung]], [[Made-Up Strong Bad Animals#El Pardack|El Pardack]], [[Sterrance]], {{Film|The Cheat}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Show]], [[The Field]], [[Places#Made-Up Places|Da Huuuuuudge's Enclosure]], [[Strong Badia]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' Monday, November 29, 2004

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

'''Page Title:''' Compy 386?? Not No More.

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Four}}

== Transcript ==

''{Both Strong Bad and the [[Compy 386]] are absent from their usual place at the desk. Silhouettes of the Compy monitor and the keyboard are evident against the slightly faded wall and table. Wind can be heard, and a tumbleweed rolls past.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' It is a time of desolation, chaos, and uncertainty. Brother pitted against brother; babies havin' babies. Then one day, from the right side of the screen,—

''{Strong Bad walks on from the right, carrying the folded-up Lappy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —came a man.

''{He sits down at the desk and places the Lappy on it.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' A man with a plastic rectangle... I MEAN LAPTOP COMPUTER!

''{He unfolds the Lappy; the words "Lappy 486" appear on the screen with an accompanying note, then the Lappy's logo appears above; the screen becomes a black screen with a square bracket in the top left.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Now that is a classy start-up noise! ''{imitating the start-up noise}'' Dong...ding! And check out all these speculations!

''{Some music starts playing. Cut to the set of The Show, with a silhouetted Lappy on the pedestal. As Strong Bad speaks, the camera zooms in and the Lappy becomes visible.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The Lappy 486 weighs in at an extremely portable forty-two pounds—

''{The words "42 POUNDS!!! (LBS.)" appear in the top right.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —and features an impressive battery life—

''{The words "Several" color monitor" and "2 MB Hard Drive!" appear at the top of the screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —of one half of ten minutes.

''{The words "WARNING: +/- FIVE MINUTE BATTERY LIFE" appear under the first slogan.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The Lappy 486—

''{"512k RAM" appears next to the battery life warning}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —by Compy.

''{The slogan "Finally, a computer for your lap!" appears at the bottom of the screen next to a Compy logo. An applause accompanies the scene. Cut back to the computer room.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' All right! Let's see if this bad boy can check some emails.

''{He types in "strongbad_email.exe" as with the Compy.}''

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: made up animal</div>
Dear Strong Bad,<br />
What would you like as if you were your own made up<br />
animal<br />
Sincerely,<br />
Spud Jr.</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Come now, Spud Jr. What would Spud Sr. think of such nightmarish grammar and punctuation? And poor Spudmom. ''"What would you like as if..."'' I at least hope you're good at sports, for their sake. ''{He stops typing.}'' All right, I'm done. ''{He clears the screen and resumes typing.}'' Well Stu-Pud Jr., If I was my own made up animal I would probably like as the coolest made up animal ever made up. I would have all the cool animal options and accessories:

:Claws
:Horns
:Tusks
:Tentacles
:Power Doors
:15 Year Drivetrain Warranty
:Proboscis
:Segmented Eyes

''{Cut to the field, where Strong Bad stands with three compound eyes (see [[animal#Goofs|Goofs]]), two antlers, two tusks, a proboscis, four claws on each hand, and four tentacles. Homestar Runner is also present.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I say there, Monstrosity! Do you know the times?

''{Strong Bad attempts to respond and makes gargling sound while foaming at the mouth. Homestar steps back, looking shocked. Cut back to the Lappy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Oh. I guess I couldn't really talk with that proboscis. Not that I'd have much of an answer for "Do you know the times," anyway. Hmmm. Maybe I could be one of those deep-sea fangly fishes.

''{Cut to the sea, rendered in [[Powered by The Cheat]] style.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' You know, the kind that have Christmas lights all over them, and those custom lures hanging over their heads.

''{An anglerfish with flashing lights adorning its body and Homestar's head for a lure appears.}''

'''HOMESTAR LURE:''' Right this way, everyone! Free puppies, ginger snaps ''{a fish version of The Cheat swims past}'', Pocket PCs...

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' 'Cept I'd also have an awesome back deck on me for dinner and dancing!

''{A deck appears on the fish's back. Zoom in to see a woman dancing on it with Strong Bad, with some typical Powered-by-the-Cheat techno-ish music playing.}''

'''PbTC STRONG BAD:''' Hey there, Baby Styles, do you want to watch me bench-press a lot...of weights?

'''HOMESTAR LURE:''' ''{lowers onto the deck}'' Turn it out, Strong Bad, turn it out!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Oh, wait. ''{The Strong Bad on the deck disappears.}'' How could I enjoy the dinner and dancing if I'm already the fanglyfish?

''{Zoom out to see the full view of the "fanglyfish". Cut back to the Lappy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Maybe I'm overthinking this. I should just come up with a cool name and the rest will like as itself. I would be called ''{considers}'' da huuuuuudge. ''{He pronounces each letter of huuuuuudge, as if to say "huh-duh-juh."}''

''{Cut to Da Huuuuuudge's Enclosure. A sign on the front of the enclosure reads:}''

<pre>Please, for the love of Pete,
DO NOT feed Da Huuuuuudge</pre>

'''STRONG BAD:''' Da Huuuuuudge! ''{Pronounced as "hudge."}''

''{A large, pus-colored, gelatinous, bubbling creature with Strong Bad's face lands in the enclosure.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Eew! No. No Huuuuuudge. ''{Pronounced as "hudge" again.}''

''{Marzipan enters from the right, silhouetted, outside the enclosure.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Oh, wow! Look at the Huuuuuudge! ''{Pronounced as "hudge" again.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Um... How about...the red steckled elbermung?

''{An open book descends into the frame with a picture of a red gastropod with a pattern like Strong Bad's mask around its eyes and huge lips. The text in the book reads:}''

<pre> R is for
Red steckled elbermung</pre>

'''STRONG BAD:''' No no no.

''{The lips, the eyes and the tail become annotated with the word "No" each time Strong Bad says the word.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Um...the pardack?

''{Some yellow lined paper descends into the frame. On it is a picture of a large blobby creature with Strong Bad's eyes, horns, duck feet, one of Strong Bad's arms and Strong Sad's leg for the other arm. Text under it reads: "el pardack."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What the? ''{The pardack gains a speech bubble with the text "what the?"}'' Why do these keep coming out as nasty blob things?

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Okay, okay, okay. Gotta look good for the Lappy. My made up animal ''{slight pause}'' would be called...

''{Cut to Strong Badia.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Sterrance.

''{A blue creature with stick arms and legs, red hands, orange feet, angel wings, an orange tongue, buck teeth, and a pattern like Strong Bad's mask around its eyes appears. Some music starts playing.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, I did it! ''{Sterrance starts dancing}'' Look at Sterrance. Aw, Sterrance! I want one! Sterrance is way cuter than that stupid ugly old washed-up The Cheat I used to have.

''{Cut back to the computer room. The Cheat is standing by Strong Bad, looking angry.}''

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, Captain Past-His-Prime himself.

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, I know you heard me. And I stand by it.

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{angry Cheat noises; walks away}''

''{Strong Bad turns back to the Lappy, affectionately stroking it.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Don't worry about him, Lappy. That's just The Cheat. He uses ''{dismissively} new'' computers. Psssh! The Paper, come on down and meet your new brother!

''{The Paper begins to edge down.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Come on!

''{It edges down a bit more.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' It's okay!

''{It edges back a bit.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' No, ah! Come on!

''{It edges down a bit.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Lappy's not going to bite you or tear at your perforated edges!

''{It comes down a bit more.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' That's it!

''{It comes all the way down.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Lappy, this is The Paper. He lets me know when I've stopped being funny!

''{The Paper comes down even more so that it now reads:}''

{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" style="text-align:center;font-family: courier new, monospace;width:350px"
|- style="background:#E0F5E1;"
| Enough already, Strong Bad
|- style="background:#F8F8F8;"
| > Click here to e-mail strong bad
|- style="background:#E0F5E1;"
| strongbad@homestarrunner.com
|}

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oops! Sorry. Bye, everybody.

== Easter Eggs ==
*At the end, click on the word 'cuter' to show a small movie of Homestar's head on a lure next to the dancing girl in a dance club.
:''{The Homestar lure and the dancing woman are at a disco, Powered by The Cheat style. Two disco balls hang from the ceiling and a rough approximation of music is playing.}''
:'''HOMESTAR LURE:''' Hey there, Baby Styles. This is a nice dancing club, right? Do you have a phone at your house?
*At the end, click on the words 'The Cheat' to see what the runners-up get.
:''{Cut to the pedestal of The Show again. The fanglyfish is on it.}''
:'''VOICEOVER:''' Second-place contestants receive deep sea fanglyfish. Promotional considerations by Sterrance. Strong Bad's wardrobe furnished by Styles Upon Styles. ''{Some text appears on the screen reading:}''
<pre>MR. BAD'S WARDROBE
PROVIDED BY
Styles
Upon
Styles</pre>
:'''HOMESTAR LURE:''' Steep prices and trees! ''{these words appear on the bottom of the screen as he says them}''

== Fun Facts ==


===Explanations===
*The Christmas lights Strong Bad mentions on the fish refer to [[Wikipedia:Bioluminescence|bioluminescence]], which is used by various deep sea creatures to attract prey, among other functions.
*The "lure" he mentioned is a feature of many different "fanglyfishes", including the [[Wikipedia:Anglerfish|anglerfish]], in which the lure gives off a small amount of light in order to attract fish in close enough to its mouth in order to eat it. Note that only ''female'' anglerfishes have lures.

===Trivia===
*This is the first appearance of the Lappy 486.
**In the hidden commentary for the email "[[invisibility]]," Mike said they give Strong Bad a new computer and that it should be a laptop named Lappy. Matt suggested Lappy 486.
*This email was sent in by HRWiki member [[User:kerrek slaya|kerrek slaya]].
*The table has been re-drawn with thinner lines with no shadow along the back edge. The obvious differences can be seen with comparison to the table in "[[virus]]."
*The label on the disk in the floppy disk container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#future wars|future wars]]".

===Remarks===
*Since the [[Wikipedia:proboscis|proboscis]] is where the monstrosity's nose should be, it shouldn't prevent him from speaking at all, but it does anyway.
*The wall behind the computer had been expertly mended, leaving no seams or cracks, and matching perfectly with the silhouetting from where Compy used to be. It is impossible to tell where the shot entered the wall after destroying Compy in [[virus]].
*Despite its supposed portability, the Lappy is plugged into the same socket that both [[Tandy 400|Tandy]] and Compy used to occupy—which is good, since well over 75% of its battery life would have been exhausted during the email. However, we never see Strong Bad plug in the Lappy. The Lappy was plugged in after Strong Bad cut away from the speculations back to the [[computer room]].
*Strong Bad refers to [[The Paper]] as a male. (In the email [[invisibility]], the [[Tandy 400]] says that the ''printer'' is a female.)
**Similarly, at the end of this email, Strong Bad refers to the Lappy 486 as the Paper's brother, but refers to it as female in later emails.
*Strong Bad's mention of "Christmas lights" is one of the few [[Decemberween#References to Christmas|references to Christmas]] on the site, since [[Free Country, USA]] celebrates [[Decemberween]].
*Although Strong Bad usually only types what he is saying when his computer is visible, his voiceover for Sterrance's appearance is visible on the Lappy at the end of the email.
*The background "disco music" (used when Strong Bad is dancing on the back deck of the fanglyfish and in the dance club Easter egg) sounds similar to "Papa's Got a Brand New Pigbag" by Pigbag.
*In the opening of the e-mail, when you see the silhouettes of the Compy and the keyboard, you can see the shadow of a connecting cable from the keyboard to the Compy, even though there was never a visible cord that plugged in the keyboard.
*Strong Bad notices that he couldn't be on the dance when he's the fanglyfish, but fails to catch that he couldn't own a Sterrance for the same reasons.
===Goofs===
*In the scene with Sterrance in Strong Badia, the [[Stop Sign]] and [[Cinder Block]] are on the ''left'' side of Strong Badia.
*The first animal Strong Bad makes up has antlers, not horns.
*On the list of Strong Bad's animal options and accessories is "Segmented Eyes." The proper terminology for the multi-faceted eye found on many insects is "[[Wikipedia:Compound eye|Compound Eye]]." On the [[strongbad_email.exe]] [[#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]], [[The Brothers Chaps]] admit this goof and say that they found out about it by reading it "on [[Main Page|the wiki]]."
*In the [[The Show]] Easter egg, there is no back deck on the fangly fish.
*Right after the [[The Show]] Easter egg, one "do" from the back deck party can be heard.

===Inside References===
*The Lappy was mentioned in the commentary on the DVD for the email [[invisibility]] when the Tandy was replaced by the Compy.
*Strong Bad's pronunciation of "lure" when envisioning the fangly fish comes from [[lures & jigs]].
*The fact that horns is the second accessory listed for the Monstrosity is a reference to [[3 Wishes]], when Strong Bad says his second wish would be horns.
*When Homestar greets Strong Bad's first animal, he says "I say there, Monstrosity," just as he does in [[The King of Town DVD]] when asking about the sheep. (i.e. "I say there, fair Blacksmith, ...)
*"Baby styles" and "Styles Upon Styles" are references to [[style]].

===Real-World References===
*The new email client bears a strong resemblance to a Unix/Linux email client, [http://www.sfsu.edu/~helpdesk/docs/using/upine.htm PINE].
*The Lappy's classic startup noise sounds somewhat like the startup tone on the older Macintoshes. The sound was created on the Brothers Chaps' Casio keyboard, using the "Funny" preset. The first note is the lowest C, the second note a C one octave higher.
*Sterrance's feet look remarkably like the feet of Mickey Mouse.
*The way Strong Bad describes Lappy is in the style of many game shows.
*The Lappy's logo is a reference to the Apple Powerbook's logo.


*The word "color" in "'Several' color monitor" is the same font and color as the symbol for the Game Boy Color.
*"Babies Having Babies" is a 1988 hit by Terry Tate; as well as a [[IMDB:tt0088759|School Break Special]] on CBS in 1986.
*"Brother pitted against brother" is a term used to describe civil war. It originated in the Bible as a description of the end times.
* Styles Upon Styles is a reference to a lyric from "Buggin' Out", a song on the seminal 1991 album "[[Wikipedia:Low End Theory|The Low End Theory]]" by hip-hop group [[Wikipedia:A Tribe Called Quest|A Tribe Called Quest]].
*''[[Wikipedia:Starcade|Starcade]]'' is an early '80s game show where teams played arcade games to win one of their own. "Kevin" is a reference to Kevin McMahon, the show's announcer.
*''[[IMDb:0362270|The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou]]'' is a 2004 film about an [[Wikipedia:Oceanography|oceanographer]] who tries to avenge his dead partner.
*''[[Wikipedia:The Matrix|The Matrix]]'' is a movie released in 1999, "[[Wikipedia:Neo (The Matrix)|Neo]]" being the alias of the main character, Thomas A. Anderson, played by Keanu Reeves.

===Fast-Forward===
*[[Styles Upon Styles]] is later mentioned in [[modeling]].
*Both Da Huuuuuudge and Sterrance reappear in [[alternate universe]] along with other Strong Bad-related faces.

== DVD Version ==
*The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.
=== Commentary Transcript ===
('''Commentary by:''' [[Mike Chapman]], [[Matt Chapman]])

'''MIKE:''' So here we have the unveiling of Strong Bad's new computer after it was destroyed in the last episode.

'''MATT:''' Mike, what is a tumbleweed doing in Strong Bad's computer office?

'''MIKE:''' I can't— I can't even imagine.

'''MATT:''' Look, "Future Wars." Is that symbolic because this is the future of Strong Bad Emails?

'''MIKE:''' It's definitely symbolic. I thought about that for a long time.

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' You didn't just think of some old game we used to have?

'''MIKE:''' No! Was that a game?

'''MATT:''' Yeah, Future Wars? By Del— Delphine ''{pronounces it, "Del-feen"}''? Delphine ''{pronounces it, "Del-fine"}''?

'''MIKE:''' I was just kidding.

'''MATT:''' Oh. And a classy logo, Mike.

'''MIKE:''' Thanks.

'''MATT:''' —I might add.

'''MIKE:''' That comes to, um—

'''MATT:''' —Life.

'''MIKE:''' Comes to life, with the yellow wig on.

'''MATT:''' ''{as [[Lappy 486#Female Lappy 486|Female Lappy 486]]}'' Strong Bad! Don't—! Stave it off! It's best time!

'''MIKE:''' So this is, of course, the background from "[[the show]]" email.

'''MATT:''' Yes.

'''MIKE:''' The game show background that I like so much.

'''MATT:''' Looks like it might be a prize that you win when you appear on the show.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' Yes.

'''MATT:''' Uh, I think that was very heavily inspired by when, uh, Kevin on ''Starcade'' is announcing the prizes on ''Starcade'', ''{Mike laughs}'' and so, I was like— What's that game? There was one that was a controller that they always did.

'''MIKE:''' Uh, I—

'''MATT:''' I can't remember.

'''MIKE:''' A kind of joystick.

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' A spud is, uh, is another word for a potato.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, they probably know that already.

'''MIKE:''' Who's "they"?

'''MATT:''' Those watching— the viewers.

'''MIKE:''' I bet— I bet at least one person watching this didn't know that a spud was also a potato.

'''MATT:''' Well, that's probably a four-year-old—

'''MIKE:''' There you go, buddy. I just taught you something. Pay me later. Oh, we messed up here, like, he says "segmented eyes," but he actually has compound eyes.

'''MATT:''' Ohhh.

'''MIKE:''' Read that on the wiki.

'''MATT:''' Good job.

'''MIKE:''' Goofs.

'''MATT:''' Goofs. That's a total goof. Strong Bad messed up, Mike. ''We'' knew our stuff.

'''MIKE:''' That's true. We did that on purpose.

'''MATT:''' Yeah. What is "segmented eyes" like?

'''MIKE:''' I dunno.

'''MATT:''' Is that a made-up thing?

'''MIKE:''' Maybe.

'''MATT:''' I remember originally—

'''MIKE:''' "Segmented bodies."

'''MATT:''' The line said, "segmented eyes" and "segmented butt," but we cut out "segmented butt."

'''MIKE:''' That's too risqué. Too risky.

'''MATT:''' Uh, so, look! The Cheat, out of nowhere! Look! There's ''my'' voice! There's the Cheat-whale.

'''MIKE:''' It must feel a little weir—

'''MATT:''' That Cheat-whale looks kinda like the Jaguar shark from ''The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou''.

'''MIKE:''' It does.

'''MATT:''' This was before that.

'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Before that.

'''MATT:''' Yes, see? We're suing Wes Anderson as we speak. ''{Mike laughs}'' Litigation Jackson is on the case. ''{Mike laughs}'' ''{Pause}'' Um... I think Powered by The Cheat-style thing should assist in Strong Bad Emails more often.

'''MIKE:''' Alright, let's do that for next week's email.

'''MATT:''' All— All— Calling all Powered by The Cheats. ''{Mike laughs}'' Sorry. That thing is gross, Mike.

'''MIKE:''' It is.

'''MATT:''' Look, it's like, look at the ground around it. It's greasing out everywhere.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}''

'''MATT:''' It's really gross. That thing's ''as'' gross—

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}''

'''MATT:''' —if not grosser.

'''MIKE:''' He's happy, though.

'''MATT:''' —or more gross. And that thing has a Strong Sad leg coming out of it, Mike.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, his mouth is kinda like, um, Neo's mouth in, uh, ''The Matrix'' when it closes up, and it becomes like...

'''MATT:''' Ohhh, GUI? ''{pronounced "gooey"}''

'''MIKE:''' GUI. GUI mouth.

'''MATT:''' Graphic user interface mouth?

'''MIKE:''' Look at little Sterrance!

'''MATT:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Oh, Sterrance!

'''MIKE:''' He appears on the cover of this very DVD on the back!

'''MATT:''' Um, will we ever see him again?

'''MIKE:''' I dunno. Very possibly not.

'''MATT:''' I remember, uh, some people thinking we were gonna ditch The Cheat after this email, that Sterrance was going to—

'''MIKE:''' Yeah. They really thought that Sterrance was gonna be the new sidekick for Strong Bad.

'''MATT:''' He is pretty harsh to him. That'd be a sad way for The Cheat to go out. The Cheat ain't goin' out like that. Over the years, The Paper definitely has become more and more of a—

'''MIKE:''' A character.

'''MATT:''' It should have been on [[Everybody Everybody Poster|that big characters poster]] we made, I think.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah. It definitely has a personality.

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