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Hyperactive090 — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 14:50:06 GMT

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[[Image:from work.png|thumb|"Hey! How come your imagination's working?"]]

Strong Bad answers an email from work.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{film|Strong Bad}}, {{film|Bubs}}, {{film|Strong Sad}}, {{film|Homestar Runner}}, {{film|Pom Pom}}

'''Places:''' [[The Office]]

{{Comp|Corpy NT6}}

'''Date:''' April 9, 2007

'''Running Time:''' 3:34

'''Page Title:''' Corpy NT6!

==Transcript==
''{Close-up of the lower half of Strong Bad's face. He holds his hand over his mouth.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{sotto voce}'' Shhh! Shut up, you guys! I'm checkin' email from work today, and I can't let The Man know what I'm up to!

''{Cut to Strong Bad typing on a computer with a grey monitor that reads "Corpy NT6"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Oh, tiptoe your fingers 'cross the keyboard for the quietest email you can check.

''{A buzzer is heard. An error message with a picture of a hand blocking a basketball appears with the text "BLOCKED! Back to work, drone!" The box shakes when the buzzer plays.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Oh, man. They got everything blocked now. Even those awesome pop-up insurance ads with the cool mini-games in 'em. I tasered that gnome like ten times! ''{stops typing}'' Good thing The Cheat hooked me up with this Cheatware!

''{Strong Bad holds up a yellow 3.5" diskette with black spots; the label reads "Cheatware ver. 2.1" and has an ASCII-like[[#Remarks|*]] drawing of The Cheat. He puts it in the computer. The computer makes a whirring sound and the text "Grandmaw Edgar's Corporate Firewall Get-Arounder" appears on the screen with a picture of an old woman and a brick wall. Music plays. The screen changes to an animation of the old woman pole vaulting over the wall into an envelope. The words "Running..." appears at the top and changes to "Done and done." as the animation finishes. A progress bar at the bottom progresses from yellow to red.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, nice work, pixel-Granny! Undermine those corporate oppressors on witcha bad self! ''{brings up email}''

<blockquote class="corpy email" style="border:#ddd;border-bottom:#ccc;">
Dear Strong Bad,<br>
If you could have any job in the whole<br>
world, regardless of how much it pays, what<br>
would you have?<br>
From The Nitwon
<div style="border:none;background:#08089c"></div>
</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad reads "The Nitwon" as "The Nittle One"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' You ask like I haven't told you guys a million times... ''{drumroll sounds; Strong Bad clears screen}'' I'd be a 2nd 2nd Assistant Space Whale Scrubber! ''{"tada" sound effect; the words "Space Whale Scrubber" flash in many colors}'' Cause  those are the ones that get to wear that glittery pantsuit and use a lazormop to scrub all the nudules and crudules off the whale's dorsal ridge! ''{Crickets chirp. Strong Bad looks around.}'' Umm, shouldn't we be seeing some of this by now?

'''BUBS:''' ''{offscreen, imitating buzzer noise}'' Baghh!

''{Cut to view of Bubs standing behind Strong Bad, who is facing him}''

'''BUBS:''' Sorry, Strong Bad! The suits had me install a firewall on your imagination! All that free thinking was wasting the company's cost money!

''{Close up of Strong Bad's face}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, that's it! I am totally never gonna quit this job but start complaining about it a little bit more! ''{he thumps the desk with his fist four times}''

''{Back to view of Strong Bad and Bubs}''

'''BUBS:''' Well, I'd better get back to taserin' that gnome! Err, I mean, ''{Bubs starts walking offscreen}'' upgrading the... taser in that gnome... server!

''{Return to view of Strong Bad in front of the Corpy}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Well, I guess I could try and describe it using work approved methods. Let's see: ''{clears screen, brings up a blank graph. Continues typing, the words appear in red above the graph}'' Why 2nd 2nd Assistant Space-Whale Scrubber is My Dream Job. ''{an image of a space-whale appears in the background}'' Twenty percent pantsuit, ''{a green bar comes up from the bottom of the graph with "20%" written on it and "pantsuit" written under it}'' seventeen percent space-whale proximity... ''{a shorter purple bar comes up with "17%" written on it and "space-whale proximity" written under it}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' Hey, cube neighbor!

''{Cut to Strong Sad looking at Strong Bad over the side of his cubicle}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' My work staysh is asking me if I want to log off or log out. Which one do I choose?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Pffft! Stupid temp. You don't know the difference between logging off and logging out?

'''STRONG SAD:''' Well, no. Back when I was in charge of the ''{starts drumming his fingers}'' schwa sound at dictionary.com they used to...

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{interrupting}'' Look, just hold down escape, control, tab, alt, both shifts, num lock and the little squiggly until your screen turns blue. Then, stare at it until your shift ends.

'''STRONG SAD:''' Oh, thanks!

''{Strong Sad goes back down into his own cubicle. Cut back to Strong Bad in front of the Corpy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Okay. Back to the, back to the sbemail. Let's talk about dorsal ridges!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' You wanna know what—

''{Cut to Homestar Runner behind Strong Bad}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' —''my'' dream job would be?

'''STRONG BAD:''' No. I mean, no. I mean, no.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I'd be the guy—

''{Cut to a shot of blue sky with clouds}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' —that flies around ''{Homestar Runner falls onto and starts riding a large flying goldfish}'' on that big plastic goldfish, ''{an oversized toothbrush appears next to Homestar, who uses it to paint clounds in the sky}'' painting the clouds with an oversized novelty toothbrush!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey! How come your imagination's working?

''{Homestar stops painting clouds. Cut back to Homestar Runner and Strong Bad}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, I got admin privileges! It helps when you're best friends with the Big Cheese!

''{Zoom out; An annoyed Pom Pom is behind Homestar with sunglasses above his eyes and carrying a bicycle with the text "[...]IG CHEESE"}''

'''POM POM:''' ''{bubble noises}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Agh! ''{jumps, turns around}'' The Big Cheese!

'''POM POM:''' ''{bubble noises}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{bends over with a downtrodden look}'' Yes, sir. Sorry, sir. Right away, sir. Hallelujah, sir. ''{Pom Pom begins to bounce away, with Homestar shuffling behind him}'' I'll have that DNA evidence on your desk by five.

''{Back to Strong Bad in front of the Corpy}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Nevermind, Nitwit. Checking sbemails at the office is not worth the trouble. I dunno how all those bloggers do it. Oh well. I guess I'd better get back to woik.

''{Screen clears; a message appears saying "Would you like to:"; there are two buttons, one that says "Log off", one that says "Log out"}''.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{mumbles, typing noises}'' 'Scape... tab... squiggly... ''{with each type, a word appears onscreen: "esc.ctrl.tab.alt.shift.shift.numlock.~.<"}''

<blockquote class="email" style="background:#455FD8; border-color:#E2E2E2; text-align:center">
{| cellspacing="0" style="border:1px solid white; color:white; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto"
|-
| style="background:#FFFFFF;color:#455FD8" |  TEMP LOG OFF/OUT ERROR 
|-
| <div style="text-align:center; border:none; background:none">Oh you are SOOOO not<br/>gonna work here again!</div>
|}
</blockquote>

''{[[The Paper]] comes down. After about 7 seconds, Strong Bad continues:}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, gonna be a long one. I haven't even taken my first sit-in-the-men's-room-and-play-''Tetris''-for-an-hour break yet.

==Easter Eggs==
[[Image:Taser gnome.PNG|thumb|Low rates and percent signs]]
*Click on the comic strip on the wall of Strong Bad's cubicle when Strong Sad appears to see a [[Dullard]] comic.
*Click on "work" at the end of the email after Strong Bad's comment in order to play "[[Taser the Gnome Game|Taser the Gnome For Low Rates]]".

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*A [[Wikipedia:Firewall|firewall]] is a computer system designed to protect one or more computers from unwanted connections, and can be configured to restrict the same computers from accessing certain external resources. However, it is occasionally used (incorrectly) to refer to a [[Wikipedia:Proxy server|proxy server]], often used at workplaces and schools to restrict access to non-work related websites, which appears to be the system used in Strong Bad's workplace.
*Cheatware is an example of a proxy or [[Wikipedia:anonymizer|anonymizer]], which can be used to bypass firewalls or restrictions placed by the administrators of the network.
*A [[Wikipedia:Temporary work|temp]] is a short-term (or temporary) worker.
*A [[Wikipedia:Blog|blog]], or "weblog", is a journal-like user generated website.
*A [[Wikipedia:Schwa|schwa]] is an unstressed, neutral vowel sound, represented by an ə (an upside down e).
*The squiggly (~) is known as the [[Wikipedia:Tilde|tilde]].
*The [http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/whales/glossary/indexd.shtml dorsal ridge] is a raised line or hump on the back of some whales (in place of a dorsal fin).
*A [[Wikipedia:Electroshock_weapon#TASER|taser]] is a non-lethal weapon used for subduing a person by administering an electric shock.
*Admin is short for Administrator.

===Remarks===
*The sound made by the computer when the [[Edgar#Grandmaw Edgar|Cheatware]] disk is put in is the noise made by many old 5.25" floppy drives. However, the Cheatware disk is a 3.5" floppy disk.
*The tune to the opening email song that this email has is similar to that of [[trading cards]].
*Several fluorescent lights can be seen in the Corpy's reflection. This can be seen most prominently in the "Loading..." screen.
*The ASCII-like image of The Cheat is not possible to make with ASCII. Parenthesis are used sideways, and the characters do not align correctly with a fixed width font.
*Although Strong Bad seems to be concerned with the volume level at the beginning of the email, he seems to disregard any semblance of noise control for the rest of the email, especially when he yells at Bubs.
*Although Homestar's dream job involves painting white clouds, in [[dreamail]] he says that he hates them.
*The image of the Dullard comic on Strong Bad's wall before it is clicked is the same image used in the email [[dullard]]. This can be seen in the fact that the comic resembles a rough sketch of the first Dullard comic, with characters handing each other a piece of paper and the dog-like character in the last panel.
**This same image was used in [[4 branches]].
*According to dictionary.com, there is no difference between "[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/log%20off log off]" and "log out".
*In the Gnome Tasering game there are 2 rows of state abreviations. One row has 24 states and the other has 26 states even though two rows of 25 states could have been used.

===Goofs===
[[Image:Tazer Gnome 100,000.PNG|thumb|Six digits.]]
*The Dullard comic is not visibly attached to the wall in any way, as the thumbtack does not actually go through the comic.
*The reflections of the lights above Strong Bad's cubicle overlap the reflection of his head, which should not be possible since his head would block any light coming from that direction.
*When Strong Sad goes back to his cubicle, his head disappears prematurely.

=== Glitches ===
*The gnome-tasering game's score system is only meant to hold five digits, and hitting 100,000+ will result in the last digit getting cut off.
*You can make the ka-ching sound without the animations or the buzzing noise by hitting a certain part of the gnome's left arm with the middle of the taser, by keeping the mouse button held down when you click on the gnome, or by tasering him and quickly pulling the mouse off the game.

===Inside References===

*This is the fifth email in a row to mention [[DNA Evidence]].
*Strong Sad previously said "staysh" in [[Missing Lappy]].
*"Grandmaw Edgar's Corporate Firewall Get-Arounder" is another program in the [[Edgar]] family.
*Using a lazormop to scrub all the nudules and crudules off the space whale's dorsal ridge is another example of [[Lasers]].
*One of the items in Bubs's tool belt is a [[Permanent Marker|permanent marker]].
*Bubs spoke of The Man in [[Cool Things]].
*Homestar saying he'll have the DNA evidence on Pom Pom's desk by five is a reference to the first [[Dullard]] comic.
*"Done and done" was last seen in [[radio]].
*"Corpy" is a [[Portmanteaus|portmanteau]] of "corporate" and "[[Compy 386|Compy]]".
*The goldfish Homestar rides in his daydream resembles one of the sketches of the [[Drive-Thru Whale]].
*Strong Bad saying, "No. I mean, no. I mean, no." is an example of a joke in the form [[X, I mean X, I mean X]].

===Real-World References===
*Products advertised in the Taser the Gnome easter egg are a [[Wikipedia:Xbox|Microsoft Xbox]], a [[Wikipedia:iPod (5G)|Fifth Generation iPod]], and a [[Wikipedia:PlayStation Portable|PlayStation Portable (PSP)]], all common "prizes" for playing the game ads which the Gnome Tasering game is parodying.
*''[[Wikipedia:Tetris|Tetris]]'' is a well-known and often imitated video game created by [[Wikipedia:Alexey Pajitnov|Alexey Pajitnov]], and has been ported to many video game consoles, digital organizers, and cell phones.
*The "Corpy NT6" could be a reference to [[Wikipedia:Windows Vista|Windows Vista]], which is [[Wikipedia:Windows NT#Releases|Windows NT version 6]].
*[[Wikipedia:The Man|The Man]] is a term from the '60s used to describe authority figures. It is often associated with a negative connotation, as '60s movements which used the term tended to resist the influence of individuals who could be considered "The Man."
*The way Strong Sad peeks over his cubicle wall and says "Hey, cube neighbor!" is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Wilson (Home Improvement)|Wilson]] on the TV sitcom ''[[Wikipedia:Home Improvement|Home Improvement]]''.
*"Insurance games" is a reference to online advertisements from companies, like LowerMyBills.com and FreePay, that feature Flash-based games which lead to the company's website when played.
*The [[Strong Bad's Computer Malfunctioning#System Errors|screen turning blue]] is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Blue_Screen_of_Death|Blue Screen of Death]], a [[Wikipedia:Microsoft Windows|Windows]] system error screen.
*Strong Bad's log off/log out key sequence is a parody of the key sequence used to unlock Windows NT work stations, [[Wikipedia:Control-Alt-Delete|Ctrl+Alt+Delete]], and of the [[Wikipedia:Novell|Novell]] 'Four Finger Salute' <Left Shift><Right Shift><Alt><Esc>.
*The "gnome server" that Bubs refers to is a Graphical User Interface add-on of the open-source [[Wikipedia:Linux|Linux]] operating system, also called [[Wikipedia:GNOME|Gnome]].
*[http://dictionary.reference.com Dictionary.com] is an online dictionary.

==External Links==
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User:Hyperactive090

Hyperactive090 — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 00:21:49 GMT

Hyperactive090:

Hello! My name is hyperactive090. But you can call me active090. I know {{User:Sam the Man/sig}} in real life. So, I really enjoy going to this site. I also like Strong Bad. Yeah. Everybody likes Strong Bad. Who doesn't?

User:Hyperactive090

Hyperactive090 — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 00:21:13 GMT

Hyperactive090: Updating

Hello! My name is hyperactive090. But you can call me active090. I know {{User:Sam the Man/sig}} in real life. So, I really enjoy going to this site. also like Strong Bad. Yeah. Everybody likes Strong Bad. Who doesn't?

User talk:Trey56

Hyperactive090 — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 19:16:16 GMT

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== [[User:Trey56#NES Endings Trivia Challenge|NES Endings Trivia Challenge]]==
===12 February 2007===
[[Image:The cheat rampage videogame.PNG|thumb|"MY PANTIES!"]]
The game is [[Wikipedia:Rampage (arcade game)|Rampage]], which was ported to the NES. [[rampage]] makes reference to the game when [[:Image:The cheat rampage videogame.PNG|The Cheat]] and [[:Image:Strong mad rampage videogame.PNG|Strong Mad]] rampage about in the [[rampage#Easter Eggs|Easter egg]]. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 06:44, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

:Exactly! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 13:35, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

===21 February 2007===
[[Wikipedia:River City Ransom|River City Ransom]] is the game, and the email is [[theme party]] because the pink shirted enemies are frat guys. {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 19:32, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

:Nice work — that's exactly what I was thinking of :) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 23:24, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

===6 March 2007===
The game is [[Wikipedia:Contra (series)|Contra]]. Took place in the [[Wikipedia:Amazon Basin|Amazon Basin]]. "amazon" is part of the URL for [[Bookazon.com]] which features [[Leomard Sportsinterviews]]. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 06:03, 6 March 2007 (UTC)
:Yep — as opposed to other versions of the game, which apparently took place off the coast of [[User:Loafing|New Zealand]]. Well done! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 06:11, 6 March 2007 (UTC)
This may be unrelated, but Strong Bad [[Couch Mumbling|mumbled]] Super Contra in his sleep once. I think that may be a sequel or something. --[[User:Addict 2006|Addict]] [[User talk:Addict 2006|2006]] 14:28, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

:Nope, not unrelated at all; that's [[Wikipedia:Super Contra|the first sequel]] to Contra, and I considered using that as the clue for this one... Good catch! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 15:19, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

===14 March 2007===
The game is [[Wikipedia:RoboCop (video game)|RoboCop]]. [[Homestarloween Party]] introduced [[Visor Robot]], who shares [[Wikipedia:RoboCop|RoboCop's]] [[Wikipedia:RoboCop#Visor|visor]] and the "Robo" portion of the name. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 02:35, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

:That's correct — also, according to Strong Sad, the Visor Robot has a human brain, just as Robocop has some human organs...but that's stretching the connection :P Good work! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 02:40, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
::Ahhh! So ''that'' was the connection! I knew it was RoboCop by looking at the [[:Image:NES Ending.jpg|Bigger image]] (it's the last scene of the movie) but it didn't occurr to me that it was the visor robot that was modeled after it :(. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 14:44, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
:::Yeah, the question was admittedly kind of a stretch on this one — way to recognize the game, though! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 15:12, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
::::Thank you! Next time I'll just have to beat Tom somehow. If that's at all possible ;). Dude, you're quick replying. Do you sleep? Both last night and this morning (US Eastern Time Zone) you replied quickly to my notes! I know you're a native german speaker (I think Dorian mentioned that in some other talk page): do you live in Europe? Anyway, next time, I'll be ready ;). --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 15:25, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
:::::Sleep? What's that? Naw, I live in Chicago, and I only speak English very well — you might be thinking of [[User:Loafing|Loafing]], who's a native German speaker. As for being on at weird hours, that comes from the combination of being a grad student and a parent of a young child ;) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 15:34, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
::::::Ah! Loafing! Yes, yes I did confuse you guys. Did I tell you that I am bad with names? Ah! Yes, I know the Grad Student part very well. I can understand the parent part. I know this is late but, congratulations! (On the parent thing). :) --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 15:39, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
::::::: Thanks! :D {{User:Trey56/sig}} 15:53, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

===20 March 2007===
The game is [[Wikipedia:Maniac Mansion|Maniac Mansion]]. The ending you have there is seen if you choose to shoot the meteor into space. The game is explicitly referenced in frame 792 of [[lackey]] in the [[Floppy Disk Container#maniac_mansion|Floppy Disk Container]]. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 19:07, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
:Wow, I can't stump you! Looks like I'll have to look for some more obscure games. Yep, that's exactly right — as a side note, I love it when TBC put little Easter eggs in their toons that you can only find by decompiling the Flash file (that floppy disk is mostly obscured by the black border). Good work! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 19:14, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
::''(had an edit conflict and I just *now* noticed it.)'' How, just ''HOW'' do you do it!? --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 19:59, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
:::'''''[[looking old|Whaaa-donk. Click click click click click click click. This is not a drill.]]''''' --Get what I mean? Why don't you try to explain this to the people here? [[User:Addict 2006|Addict]] [[User talk:Addict 2006|2006]] 22:49, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
::::It's funny you brought that up — I noticed that too. It is '''clearly''' not the noise found in the NES version. Do you happen to know if it's the noise used in the PC version, or is the fact completely wrong? {{User:Trey56/sig}} 22:53, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
:::::Well, this and Wikipedia are subject to hoaxes... I wonder though. I don't have such a thing so I don't know. Man, if only a <nowiki>{{verification needed}}</nowiki> tag existed here. --[[User:Addict 2006|Addict]] [[User talk:Addict 2006|2006]] 22:57, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
::::::Yes — anyway, thanks for reminding me about that :) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 23:09, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

===27 March 2007===

So, since I have nothing to lose, I might as well observe that the statue that appears there seems to be a moai, so I'm wondering if the game might be Moai Kun. Mind you, I never played it and the screenshots I'm seeing don't look very similar to what you've got, so probably not. But heck, might as well try. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 05:12, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

:You're on the right track; but that's not the right game... good guess! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 05:14, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
::Thought not, but hey, at least I could demonstrate my knowledge of the word "moai". {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 05:15, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
:::Yeah, I would have said "Easter Island head" :D {{User:Trey56/sig}} 05:17, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

The game is [[Wikipedia:Arkanoid|Arkanoid]]. The boss Doh behaves very much like [[Vector Strong Bad]]. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 06:06, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

:Yep, you're right! Can't fool you. In retrospect, I didn't know that there was an article on [[Wikipedia:Moai in popular culture|Moai in popular culture]], although you perhaps didn't use that... Good job!{{User:Trey56/sig}} 12:56, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

::And in speaking Bubble Bobble series terms, and back into the infamous [[#23 January 2007|Bubble Bobble 2 ambiguation]]: Yes, [[Wikipedia:Rainbow Islands|Rainbow Islands]] has that boss and an island that makes a reference to Arkanoid (probably with deadly balls that once again kill the player instantly on contact, as it is with such games) too. --[[User:Addict 2006|Addict]] [[User talk:Addict 2006|2006]] 23:17, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

::And another game that features [[Wikipedia:Moai|moais]]: [[Wikipedia:Parodius Da! －Shinwa kara Owarai e－|Parodius Da]] (aka the "Nonsense fantasy", the first game released on the SNES). --[[User:Addict 2006|Addict]] [[User talk:Addict 2006|2006]] 23:20, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

:::I didn't know about those ones — I'll have to play them soon! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 23:56, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

===3 April 2007===
[[Wikipedia:Super Mario Bros. 3|Super Mario Bros. 3]] is the game, I believe. The toon is [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]], in which [[The King of Town]] says "Sorry, king, but our princess is an another castle!" {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 23:24, 3 April 2007 (UTC)
:Exactly — nice work! (and fast too) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 23:29, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

::Not exactly,
<blockquote>The game is [[Wikipedia:Super Mario Bros. 3|Super Mario Bros. 3]]. The quote is "But our Princess is in another castle" which is quoted as "Sorry, King, but our princess is in another castle..." by [[The King of Town]] in [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]].</blockquote>
::See [http://www.vgmuseum.com/end/nes/a/marioIII-4.gif marioIII-4.gif] :P -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 23:30, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

:::Yes — you're right. Close enough, though :P Also, I should note that both ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' and the KOT are referencing the original message at the end of the first seven worlds of ''[[Wikipedia:Super Mario Bros.|Super Mario Bros.]]'' {{User:Trey56/sig}} 23:41, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

::::Of course. Good work Heimstern! -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 23:44, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

:::::Yeah, that last bit was more for completeness than 'cause I thought people didn't know it. Thanks for playing, guys :) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 23:51, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

And you know what's '''''more''''' for completeness? And that people don't even know?!

{{spoiler}}

Well, I remember reading somewhere that what Princess Toadstool/Peach said at the end was different in the Japanese NES version (and even in the [[Wikipedia:Super Mario Advance 4|GBA remake]], so I remember playing once). I do not wanna spaz out on every single unnecessary change, so I'll quote, from [http://www.themushroomkingdom.net/smb3_j-e.shtml this site]:

<blockquote>The Japanese SMB3 features a more serious Princess Toadstool. In the Japanese version, Princess Toadstool originally said, "Thank you! Finally, peace returns to the Mushroom World. The end!"</blockquote>

Picture: [http://www.themushroomkingdom.net/images/j-e/smb3_peach.gif "Hahaha! Oh wait..."]

As a side note:
<blockquote>...it is interesting to note that neither the Japanese nor English versions of SMB3 in Super Mario All-Stars are based on their respective NES versions. Instead, both games contain an amalgamation of the Japanese and English versions, with the level changes (such as the world 1-1 Fortress) remaining from English version, along with the graphic "gimmicks" (such as the suit flying off effect) from the Japanese version.</blockquote>

And if I must state again ([[crying|"Oh no! Don't do it!!!"]]) '''''Oh drop that.''' Anyway, if I must state it again,'' I said that the non-joke ending was also repeated for the [[Wikipedia:Super Mario Advance 4|GBA remake]]. Princess Toadstool/Peach says [http://www.vgmuseum.com/end/gba/d/sma4-4.png "Thank you! Peace has at last returned to our Mushroom Kingdom!"] And with that, I re-checked and it was like that.

Well, I'll have to ask you to go back to [http://www.themushroomkingdom.net/smb3_j-e.shtml here] and [http://www.vgmuseum.com/end/gba/d/sma4.htm here]. The original world names from the NES Japanese edit were mostly kept for the GBA remake. "Castle of Koopa" was kept ''but of course they changed it to'' "Bowser's Castle", in my opinion because they had to change that to fit today's standards... or something.

And if you ever play the GBA remake, you'll see they decided to add a little motion to the static pictures of the original, so that all the characters fit into the place when the freeze-frame sets in for each of them. (Get what I'm saying?)

:'''Spoilers end here.'''

And so ends another ending plot expansion since the last time I stressed over Bubble Bobble and its own NES differences. Not that I'm stressing now. Really. And that's it. Hopefully I won't have to overload ending plot discrepancies again. Alright now. --[[User:Addict 2006|Addict]] [[User talk:Addict 2006|2006]] 19:39, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

:Wow — interesting! I didn't know any of that! I think I like the English NES ending the best, though. That sneaky Princess! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 22:19, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

===12 April 2007===
The game is [[Wikipedia:Metroid|Metroid]]. [[TBC]] [[japanese cartoon#Easter Eggs|finished it]] in under three hours but in more than one hour. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 04:00, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

:Yup, [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 9|Quite good, quite good]]. And you got it in only 5 minutes! :D {{User:Trey56/sig}} 04:04, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

::While tempting, no pictures of you in a bikini are necessary. Thanks though. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 04:48, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

:::Oh, the picture of me in a bikini (=S) is reserved for 0-1 second replies. The 1 second—10 minute completions are rewarded with [[:Image:Da Huuuuuudge closeup.png|this tantalizing treat]]. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 04:54, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

Boom tick tick tick. Look, it is '''''impossible''''' for something to be submitted in only one second nowadays, with the inexplicable slowdowns and the time it takes for the Save changes button to work!!! Wait. I'm gonna put something else up. Let me verify it first. --[[User:Addict 2006|Addict]] [[User talk:Addict 2006|2006]] 23:21, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

And who's to say how many seconds passed when you refresh a page and your thing is there?! It would already have been 29 seconds [[Everybody to the Limit|over the limit! Because everybody's at the limit]]. Now if you'll excuse me... Don't force anyone to try to reply to one second because it is downright impossible in a Wiki of this stature! --[[User:Addict 2006|Addict]] [[User talk:Addict 2006|2006]] 23:24, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

Well, let me tell you that if you put in [[invisibility#Easter Eggs|someone named Justin whose last name is Bailey]]... I don't want to tell you any more because you'd have figured it out, along with the other way you can get into [[Strong Bad's Message Bored|the Board. Uh, bored.]] Ugh, [[Wikipedia:Detroit Red Wings|Detroit]] leads 2-0 over [[Wikipedia:Calgary Flames|us]]... --[[User:Addict 2006|Addict]] [[User talk:Addict 2006|2006]] 23:29, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

:Yeah, impossibility is exactly the feature of the 1 second limit that attracted me to it! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 00:52, 13 April 2007 (UTC)

==[[User:Bigscarymike]]==
I just want to bring to your attention that this user has a link to porn on his userpage. Additionally, he swears on one of his userboxes and makes a comment on there that makes me want to throw up. Thanks, --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 23:06, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
:Thanks for the note — I'll get back to you in a minute. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 23:33, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
::Okay, Dot com left him a message — if Mike's response to your complaint isn't satisfactory to you, feel free to calmly discuss it with him on his talk page. Talk atcha later, {{User:Trey56/sig}} 00:20, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

== Hey ==

updated my user page! [[Image:Strong_Sad.jpg|19px]] [[User:Lazylaces|Lazylaces]] [[User_Talk:Lazylaces|Talk]] 15:27, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
:Looks good! — and thanks for adding me to your page :D {{User:Trey56/sig}} 18:51, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
== STUFF vote correction ==
You have brought to my attention that a person can only accept one revision of the same fact. I appreciate it, and I have made the corrections, which you have adknowledged, however, could you please point out specifically where it states this in the policy you pointed out? Thank you. [[User:The 3000th flare|Flare]] 23:12, 24 March 2007 (UTC)

:Sure — it's the second-to-last sentence in the "Notes about voting" section on [[HRWiki:STUFF]]. "Revisions to facts are considered separate. You can decline the original wording but accept the revision. (You cannot accept more than one revision. Only your bottommost vote to accept will count.)" Hope this helps, {{User:Trey56/sig}} 23:14, 24 March 2007 (UTC)

::Thank you for pointing this out. And I must say, you've been very helpful and polite to me, despite the obvious fact that I'm new here. I very much appreciate it. Thank you. [[User:The 3000th flare|Flare]] 19:12, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

:::No problem — everybody's new once — we're glad to have you here! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 20:44, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

== I'm really sorry for... ==

Hey! I wanted to apologize for editing your page and saying bad things. I was just angry and I now relize that was wrong. Is there anything I can do to make it up? {{User:Sam the Man/sig}}

:Apology accepted — no hard feelings :) {{User:Trey56/sig}} 21:43, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

== Page Creations ==

Do you have any idea what page to create, cuz I can't think of any. {{User:Sam the Man/sig}}
:None come to mind at the moment — however, there'll likely be an update within the next 24 hours, and so there should then be plenty of work to do! Other than that, it's always good to work on [[HRWiki:Article cleanup|refining our currently existing articles]]. Hope this helps, {{User:Trey56/sig}} 23:49, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

== signature ==

Is there any possible way to get an animation beside my name or a signature?[[User:Haddiman|Haddiman]]
:There is — the trick is to have one that's subtle enough that people don't find it distracting (see [[HRWiki:Signature]]). But, if you find such an image, you can upload it and put it in your signature using the instructions at [[Help:Signature]]. Let me know if you have any questions! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 23:56, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

== Userpage ==

I updated my page {{User:Lazylaces/sig}} 16:44, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
:Looks good — I like the new font! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 23:56, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

== Need I say this truthful comment? ==

Please see my [[User:Addict 2006|user page]] immediately. --[[User:Addict 2006|Addict]] [[User talk:Addict 2006|2006]] 14:15, 1 April 2007 (UTC)

:[[Let us give TANKS!|Understandable!!]] Well, you should be pleased at least that this year's prank is a lot tamer than [[HRWiki:A History#Back to WikkiTikkiTavi for April Fool.27s Day|last year's]], which had a lot of people fooled until April 2 hit. I thought this year's was clever, personally, and it took me by surprise :) Laters! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 22:22, 1 April 2007 (UTC)

== "Truthful comment", day 2 ==

Okay, [[User:Addict 2006#April 2, 2007|now can you see this]]? And looks like you oughta archive your talk page. But do something about the NES Trivia Challenges. Oh wait. Yes, SB has just had his [[your funeral|funeral dirge]] contested. See my user page for more info. --[[User:Addict 2006|Addict]] [[User talk:Addict 2006|2006]] 14:11, 2 April 2007 (UTC)
:Archive my page? [[User talk:Tom|No way. A long talk page is the coolest.]] =3 I agree with you, though, the other song they chose for Strong Bad's funeral seemed really out of place. Boo! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 15:22, 2 April 2007 (UTC)
::Well, I've [[User talk:Trey56/Archive 1|given up my coolness]]. Ah well, it was fun while it lasted. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 06:05, 13 April 2007 (UTC)

== Yay ;-) ==

Happy Tuesday! {{User:Lazylaces/sig}} 11:49, 3 April 2007 (UTC)
:Whee! I'll say! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 15:34, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

== NES Question ==

Is it [[Senor Mortgage]]? {{User:Sam the Man/sig}}
:Nope — the game is ''[[Wikipedia:Super Mario. Bros. 3|Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', and the toon is [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]] ([[#3 April 2007|see here]]). {{User:Trey56/sig}} 17:29, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

== Hey there! ==
I was wondering how do you delete and undelete a page? {{User:Sam the Man/sig}}
:Hey, Sam. If you see a page that should be deleted, add the <nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:tobedeleted|tbd]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki> template to the top of the page. In an unusual case where the page requires speedy deletion (e.g., vandalism, etc.), you can use the <nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:delete|delete]]|''insert reason here''<nowiki>}}</nowiki> tag. In the first case, if consensus to delete is achieved on the talk page, a [[HRWiki:Sysops|sysop]] will delete the page, and in the second case, the same thing will happen but more quickly. You can read more about this at [[HRWiki:Deletion Policy]]. Hope this helps! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 22:41, 6 April 2007 (UTC)
::Thanks!!! {{User:Sam the Man/sig}}
:::Also, I mean literly, how do you really delete a page like you deleted Visitation Room? {{User:Sam the Man/sig}}
::::Aha. That's a [[HRWiki:Sysops#Abilities of a sysop|restricted feature]], but not having access to this doesn't prevent you from being part of the decision-making process which enables its use. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 22:56, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

== Dear Trey56 ==

I have noticed lately that you have been really a good friend to me lately. In that way, I have one thing to say. '''WELCOME TO THE COOL PEEPS LIST!!!''' I say, well done. It takes a lot of work to be on that list! {{User:Sam the Man/sig}}
:Thanks! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 23:02, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

== Welcome Notice ==

Hey thank you for the welcome notice!--[[User:FG90|FG90]] 23:41, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

:You're welcome — have fun! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 23:43, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

==Cool Homestar==

do you like my cool homestar. {{unsigned|Blkstar13|01:40, 7 April 2007 (UTC)}}

:[[Caleb Rentpayer]]? Yes sir. Yes, I do. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 02:02, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

==A Similar Nintendo Challenge==
Hey Trey. I have been thinking for a while to start my own Nintendo-esque trivia challenge. It is not endings like yours, just hard questions from Mario, Zelda, Donkey Kong, and Metroid games, with pictures and captions. This is kinda your idea and I am asking for your permission for me to do it. Cheese puffs are great, {{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 00:31, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

:Of course! No problem at all :) My only suggestion would be to tie it into Homestar Runner in some way, if possible. Laters, {{User:Trey56/sig}} 01:56, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
::Oh, yeahs, that's right. Homestar Runner... eh? I'll try. Thanks, man! --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 02:06, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

:::No probalo. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 02:07, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

== I've been meaning to rage at [[User:Bluebry]] for what he/she did to you before the [[User talk:Addict 2006#What??!! Nothing percent?|slowness]] kicked in ==

But since it's been over a week, and it was over at [[User:Loafing/Archive1#Good riddance!]], but most importantly, it's been over a week, I'd like to be on your side and throw over [[Wikipedia:Template:Uw-npa2|this Wikipedia warning]]. Or a tougher level 3 warning of that. '''''But since it's been over a week,''' and rudeness is... discouraged,'' for lack of a better word, still you have to remember: [[User:Bluebry]] mis-grammared their insult. --[[User:Addict 2006|Addict]] [[User talk:Addict 2006|2006]] 00:17, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

:Oh, it was all part of the April one fun. But now that you mention it, Bluebry is blocked with an expiry time of <math>-\infty</math>. So, I guess he'll just have to wait it out. [[2 emails|Backwards.]] {{User:Trey56/sig}} 00:30, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

::[[Wikipedia:Darth Vader|I kinda hope so, for our sakes. I'm not very forgiving.]] --[[User:Addict 2006|Addict]] [[User talk:Addict 2006|2006]] 01:30, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

== thanks ==
[[Image:Eguy egg.gif|thumb|an egg]]
I want to personly thank you for keeping me from getting in trouble with that GIF and as thanks you can have this [[:Image:Eguy egg.gif]] It'll hatch on April 17 {{unsigned|Eguy|21:03, 11 April 2007 (UTC)}}

== Upgraded ==

Congratulations. Your my favorite sysop. Annoying question, but can be a sysop! ('_'). Thanks for listening, {{User:Sam the Man/sig}}

:Hi! and thanks :) I don't make those decisions, but I can tell you that sysop responsibilities are usually assigned when there's more work to be done than the current group of sysops can handle. It doesn't look to me like we're currently in that situation.

:Nevertheless, let me tell you that, by far, the things I enjoy most about participating in this wiki are things that any user can do — improving articles, participating in content discussions, collaborating with other users, and so on. Becoming a sysop is a goal for a lot of users, but the small set of maintenance responsibilities sysops take care of isn't nearly as rewarding as earning respect on the wiki by being a great contributor.

:There is [[HRWiki:FAQ#How do I become an admin or sysop?|a section on the wiki FAQ]] addressing your question, but above that I would encourage you to enjoy trying to make good contributions rather than strive to be a sysop — it's a lot more satisfying! Hope that helps, and keep up the hard work! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 01:16, 14 April 2007 (UTC)

== Sam's Signature ==

I need help with my signature. Can you help me? {{User:Sam the Man/sig}}

:Of course! What do you need help with? {{User:Trey56/sig}} 01:36, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
::Getting my signature like yours a little bit. Having 1 part link to my page, have 1 link to my talk page and 1 linking to my contributions. All of them being different colors. In fact, I don't care if you edit my signature. {{User:Sam the Man/sig}}
:::The secret is located at [[Help:Signature#Changing the target of images' links]]. For example, if you wanted to make Strong Bad's head link to your talk page and Homestar link to your contributions, you could do this:
:::<span class="plainlinks" style="white-space: nowrap">[http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php/User_talk:Sam_the_Man http://www.hrwiki.org/images/thumb/7/72/update-sb.png/20px-update-sb.png] [[User:Sam the Man|<span style="font-family:font; color:red;">Sam the Man</span>]] [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php/Special:Contributions/Sam_the_Man http://www.hrwiki.org/images/d/d9/Buttdance_small.gif]</span>
:::I also added something in there to [[Help:Signature#Preventing signature breakup|prevent it from being broken up when it appears at the end of a line]]. That should get you started — you can rearrange the order of things if you want, of course. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 14:03, 15 April 2007 (UTC)

== Looking For Assignments ==

Hi, there. . . I'm really looking for some way to make myself useful to the Wiki community (so I don't feel like I joined for no reason ^_^), but I checked stuff out on the Stick and everything I looked at seemed to be done already. Any suggestions? I'm primarily suited for WikiGnome activities--correcting spelling, grammar, cleaning stuff up, etc. Anyway appreciate any help you can give me. Eh! Megan 03:26, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
:When I am bored, I hit the [[Special:Random|random page link]] in the left column, and look for ways the articles I find might be improved. Try that. And incidentally, did you sign your talk posts with 4 ~'s? It didn't appear like [[User:Eh! Megan/sig|I think you intended]]. Check your settings in preferences again, be sure you have the correct page "User:Eh! Megan/sig" in the signature box. I'm guessing it's not right. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 13:06, 15 April 2007 (UTC)

::Eh! Megan! Qermaq's suggestion is a good one. Here are a couple other ideas:
::*[[:Category:Articles needing cleanup]] — These articles need to be cleaned up, for various reasons (which should be listed on their talk pages).
::*[[:Category:Articles for Discussion]] — These articles have been proposed to be merged with other articles or deleted. Getting involved with these types of discussions is a good way to find out what makes a good article and might give you some ideas of ways to improve other articles.
::*[[HRWiki:List of common misspellings]] — If you click on the links, they'll take you to any pages that contain those misspellings. I'm not sure how much luck you'll have there, but it's worth a try.
::*Lastly, there will probably be a [[homestarrunner.com]] update on Monday, so check back then and there will be quite a few things that need to be updated.
::Hope that helps, and let me know if you have any other questions! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 14:11, 15 April 2007 (UTC)

== Featured articles ==

Can only sysops create featured articles? {{User:Sam the Man/sig}}

:Do you mean, select which ones are featured? If that's what you mean, then no, it's a community decision: [[HRWiki:Featured Article Selection]]. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 12:57, 16 April 2007 (UTC)
::Can only sysops '''write''' featured articles. {{User:Sam the Man/sig}}
:::Okay, I think I see what you mean. No, there's no way to be able to predict if an article will one day be featured when it's written. As you know, anybody can create an article, but featured articles are selected from previously existing articles that are deemed to have major significance to the Homestar Runner body of work. Those decisions are made at the above link. Does this answer your question? {{User:Trey56/sig}} 13:18, 16 April 2007 (UTC)
::::Close, but no. Let's say I wrote about Sports for a featured article. Can anybody create those articles or can only sysops create it. {{User:Sam the Man/sig}}
:::::Anybody can, after consensus is reached about which article will be featured at the above link. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 15:43, 16 April 2007 (UTC)

== :-) ==

New sbemail! Happy! {{User:Lazylaces/sig}} 14:08, 16 April 2007 (UTC)
:Yay! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 15:43, 16 April 2007 (UTC)

== SB2O ==

Is there any way you could get [[HRWiki:The Stick|The Stick]] and [[SB2O]]'s history to say I created the page because I did create it. {{User:Sam the Man/sig}}
:Fixed. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 15:26, 16 April 2007 (UTC)

== I'm Sam the Man but am in Hyperactive's profile ==

Hi Trey56. This is Hyperactive090. I'm actually Sam the Man at his house. Well, I was wondering, are my pages good enough to be a good page? {{User:Hyperactive090/sig}} though I'm really {{User:Sam the Man/sig}}

User:Hyperactive090

Hyperactive090 — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 19:08:23 GMT

Hyperactive090: I'm starting out.

Hello! My name is hyperactive090. But you can call me active090. I know {{User:Sam the Man/sig}} in real life. That's it so far.

User:Hyperactive090/sig

Hyperactive090 — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 14:48:08 GMT

Hyperactive090:

[[Image:The-cheat-small.png|20px]] [[User:Hyperactive09O|Hyperactive090]]--([[User talk:Hyperactive090|T]])