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Talk:Duplicate Characters

Ian911299 — Sat, 14 Jan 2006 16:06:30 GMT

Ian911299:

Does that one scene from Cheat Commandos where the commandos walk by twice count?--[[User:Dwedit|Dwedit]] 02:39, 22 November 2005 (UTC)
:No. That's just (intentional) bad animation. - {{User:Kookykman/sig}}
::How about the KOT seemingly booing himself from off-screen in [[geddup noise]]? I'd say that's an instance, although debatably so. --[[User:Shadow Hog|Shadow Hog]] 03:51, 22 November 2005 (UTC)
:::Heh, and I would debate that. :) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:57, 22 November 2005 (UTC)
::::Same here, especially since (I think) it went to STUFF and died. (I think.) - {{User:Kookykman/sig}}
:::::Kinda sorta. I'd chalk that one up to it claiming to be a reference to [[impression]] (which is doubtful).
:::::But still, I don't see any reason why it ''couldn't'' be the case (it's not like uncanny things like that haven't happened before in HSR); just a debate as to whether it ''is'' the case. And unless TBC actually up and answer this for us (strongbad_email.exe DVD 5?), I don't think there'll ever be a widely-supported belief that it ''is'' the case. I for one think it ''is'' the case, considering I definitely heard "boo", but that's just one opinion in a whole lot of others. --[[User:Shadow Hog|Shadow Hog]] 01:28, 1 December 2005 (UTC)

== Homestarmecium ==

I don't think the Homestarmecium from [[highschool]] fits the pattern of the phenomenon this page is describing. The cell was just dividing as a joke (and, after all, that's what cells do). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:26, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
:But it did mention that it's "for his twin brother". That make it legit. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 00:28, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

== Main Page 13 ==

Quick question: On [[Main Page 13]], it's possible to get Strong Bad to appear twice - mouse over "Email" first to start the "Freakin' duck" animation, and then mouse over "Characters". Atari Strong Bad will be seen both standing and waving his arms, AND running away from the Atari Dragon at the same time. Does this count as an instance of Twin Characters? {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 19:04, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
:I don't think so, since the viewer is in control of the phenomenon in this case... I dunno what that has to do with it, but it sounds good to me. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::I think that is a valid point, but also this: there are two different monkeys throwing coconuts in [[Main Page 3]]. Does that count?--[[User:Jnelson09|Jnelson09]] 02:42, 14 January 2006 (UTC)

== HA HA HA! ==

I think this is the most hilarious running gag on all of Homestar Runner! --[[User:Ian911299|Ian911299]]

Talk:Happy Trogday

Ian911299 — Sat, 14 Jan 2006 16:02:09 GMT

Ian911299:

==Format==
I assume similar fanstuff-slideshow works like [[More Fan Costumes]] will be used as precedent here. Let's make sure nobody starts uploading a zillion screenshots. It'll take quite a bit of time to describe all the images, but that's what we're lookin' at. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 06:13, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

Here, I got them listed up to when it goes really fast:

*{{tick}} A skewed drawing of trogdor ''{says "TROGDOR! THE BURNINATOR!" on the bottom left corner of the page}''
*{{tick}} <s>Some kind of goop</s> in the shape of trogdor on a plate ''{edited in text next to it that says "TROGDOR the BURNINATOR"; this is actually an S-shaped pancake with syrup making up the wings and small pancake pieces as the arm and legs and flame}''
*{{tick}} A cookie shaped like trogdor
*{{tick}} A drawing of Trogdor (possibly MS painted) ''{says "TROGDOR!" renewed!!" His beefy arm is also a whole lot bigger.}''
*{{tick}} A plushie Trogdor
*{{tick}} A "text picture" of Trogdor ''{correct term is ASCII Art. Underneath is "TRODGOR" also in ASCII art, followed by "Teh 1337 burn1na7x0r"}''
*{{tick}} A chalk drawing of Trogdor with a little girl lying beside it. ''{little girl is also screaming}''
*{{tick}} Three costumes
*{{tick}} A drawing of Trogdor ''{says "TRODGOR!!!" in the top left corner, plus there is a sign that says "A Burnination free-zone!" which is on fire. There is also a guy screaming in the bottom right corner.}''
*{{tick}} A cake with Icing shaped like Trogdor ''{says "Happy Birthday PAT!"}''
*{{tick}} A cake shaped like Trogdor
*{{tick}} A drawing done in the sand of Trogdor ''{with a guy's head edited in near Trogdor's head, or he could be buried and the sand with bad picture quality}''
*{{tick}} <s>Two</s> One drawing<s>s</s> of Trogdor ''{a really well done drawing, at that.}''
*{{tick}} An Etch-a-Sketch type drawing of Trogdor ''{I think it's one of those magnetic drawing things. "Burninator" wraps around it (so the "TOR" is in the lower left, though the rest of the word is on the right), and a peasant is on fire.}''
*{{tick}} A Maine Liscense plate reading "Trogdor"
*{{tick}} A Delaware Liscese plate reading the same thing.
*{{tick}} A picture of a country side <s>with Trogdor edited in</s> ''{It's actually a giant Trogdor shaped hot-air balloon. Jay: Still looks edited to me though. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}}:It's edited. I know this image was photoshopped in one of the Fark.com page.}''
*{{tick}} What appears to be a fish stick shaped like Trogdor ''{could be a chicken strip}''
*{{tick}} <s>A cookie</s> shaped like Trogdor ''{Not a cookie. Can't tell what it is.}''
*{{tick}} Two Digital rendered pictures of Trogdor ''{3D images. Second one has no wings.}''
*{{tick}} A Zippo with a <s>picture of Trogdor and the words "The Burninator" engraved in it</s> ''{A better way of saying this is "An almost-exact replica of the drawing of Trogdor that Strong Bad drew engraved in it, along with "TROGDOR THE BURNiNATOR"}''
*{{tick}} A costume ''{A shirt that has Trodgor drawn on it. The man seems to be dressed as some kind of Rennaisance-era knight.}''
*<s>A costume with some guy getting burninated</s> ''{Same as last one, just zoomed in.}''
*A "block" letter drawing of Trogdors name with the "T" beathing fire ''{The word "BURNINATED!!" is in the T's fire. Also, the "D" is saying "[[Main Page 15|I'm Sad we're all burning...]]" and the sun is saying "RUN!" It's credited to "Ryan Ingham".}''
*{{tick}} A tattoo of Trogdor
*{{tick}} A light bright thing of Trogdor ''{with glowsticks for flames}''
*{{tick}} A drawing of Trogdor done in the snow
*{{tick}} A drawing of Trogdor done in the sand
*{{tick}} A Virginia liscense plate reading <s>"Trogdor"</s> ''{It reads "BRNIN8R"}''
*{{tick}} 2 Crayon drawings of Trogdor ''{Trogdor is blue in the first one}''
*{{tick}} A pencil Drawing of Trogdor
*{{tick}} A scene of Trogdor burninating peasents and cotteges carved into pumpkins
*{{tick}} A digital rendered picture of Trogdor ''{could be better said by "A 3D rendering of Trogdor burninating cottages"}''
*{{tick}} A sand drawn picture of Trogdor ''{the flames are actually on fire.}''
*{{tick}} A guy in a peasent costume holding a plushie Trogdor ''{from [[More Fan Costumes]]}''
*{{tick}} A drawing of Trogdor ''{says "The Trogdor factor}''
*{{tick}} (I'll get this one in a second) ''{A guy in a Trogdor costume holding cardboard-cutout flames out of his mouth. There is another guy in front of the flames screaming.}''
*{{tick}} A picture of Trogdor chasing some of the main characters and Strong Bad and the Cheat riding on him ''{Trogdor is chasing The Poopsmith, Strong Sad, Pom Pom, Marzipan, Coach Z, Bubs, The King of Town and Homestar. Strong Mad is standing behind Trogdor.}''
*{{tick}} A hockey Jersey reading "Trogdor"
*{{tick}} A sculpture of Trogdor done in Legos
*{{tick}} * A drawing of Trogdor ''{repeated later}''
*{{tick}} A grafitti drawing of Trogdor
*{{tick}} "Trogdor house" ''{It's apparently at some Texas university (notice the sign on the right)}''
*{{tick}} 2 sewn plushies of Trogdor
*{{tick}} A sculpture of Trogdor ''{really evil looking; it's holding a [[Big Knife]]}''
*{{tick}} A picture of Trogdor done in "post-its" ''{note: this is the MIT "hack" documented at [[School Sightings#Trogdor: MIT Hacker]]. Should be linked in a Fun Fact.}''
{Goes really fast}

Each of these are on screen for maybe a frame or two:
*{{tick}} Foil in the shape of Trogdor.
*{{tick}} A drawn construction sign that says "Danger! Burninating in progress!" and with Trogdor in the middle.
*{{tick}} Drawings of "Baby Trogdor" ''{These could be [[Sketchbook]] Drawings, actually, given their style... there appears to be a Kerrek on there too, and an archer that just ARROWED! one of the Trogdors.}''
*{{tick}} Trogdor drawn in snow ''{A burninated peasant too}''
*{{tick}} Trogdor painted on the side of a ceramic bowl
*{{tick}} Another license plate that reads "TROGDOR" (From New Mexico — [[User:Gus|Gus]] 17:37, 13 January 2006 (UTC))
*{{tick}} 3D Rendering of Trogdor
*{{tick}} Trogdor stiched onto some fabric
*{{tick}} Trogdor drawn in chalk ''{Strongly resembles a winged crocodile, actually}''
*{{tick}} A clay trogdor (looks like a Christmas tree decoration)
*{{tick}} Trogdor-shaped cookie
*{{tick}} A Californian license plate that reads "BURNN8"
*{{tick}} A colour pencil drawing of Trogdor ''{This is a repeat - it was seen earlier in the same 'toon, marked with a yellow star}''
*{{tick}} An iPod screen that has Trogdor on it and text that reads "Do not disconnect."
*{{tick}} Trogdor painted onto a balloon (or it could be a piñata; {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}}: It's drawn on an egg, you can see the shell taxture.)
*(Several of the previous pictures are repeated:)
*Foil
*iPod
*Babies
*"BURNN8" plate
*Ceramic bowl
*Ornament
*3D rendering seen in the rapid section above
*Stitched onto a small piece of fabric
*Crocodile-like chalk drawing
*New Mexico plate
*Cookie
*Second snow drawing
*A third instance of the yellow-star drawing
*"Burninating in progress"
*Drawn on a balloon

*At the end, there's a brick wall with "TROGDOR STRIKES AGAIN" graffitied on it.

Can someone maybe check that?[[User:Darthvader66|Darthvader66]] 06:50, 13 January 2006 (UTC)
:Holy cow, Vader; you must have the eyes of an eagle and the typing skills of... a bat. (Because it's midnight.) That'll be incredibly helpful. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 06:55, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

::Probably viewed the flash file, and moved the scroll bar slowly, bit by bit. That's what I'd have done. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 08:00, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

:::Right, right. But still. The speed of documentation is what was impressive (and the strength of will, which was much greater than mine at the moment). —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 08:17, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

::::Ow, my edit conflict! Anyways, I confirmed the list. I used a seek bar. -- {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 08:31, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

:::::We should get another list with just the re-used images. I know I at least recognized a few of those images. Then clean it up a bit and create a special section in the Fun Facts. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 08:38, 13 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::We should probably make a [[Happy Trogday Song Visuals]] page for them when you're done. - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 13:57, 13 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Actually, this page will kind of be that when we're done. Compare [[More Fan Costumes]]: I know it's not a song, but if it were, that would be the "visuals" page. Further complications are that this song isn't new; it's just the Trogdor song. But yeah, by the time we're done describing all the shots it'll be a pretty dang good "visuals" page! —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 17:10, 13 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::I think the page the way it is now is fine for someone who wants to read the lyrics. Adding the visuals however would make it too distracting, and they'd have to go a different page to just read the song. That's why secondary pages for visuals are useful for things like this with so many different images. - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 17:24, 13 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::::I disagree, actually; I can't really imagine anyone watching this cartoon and saying, "Man, what were the words to that song?" I ''can'', however, imagine them saying, "Wait, I—what the—what were all those images again?" —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 17:49, 13 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::::I added the MIT hack fun fact. --[[User:VolatileChemical|VolatileChemical]] 19:04, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

'''Double Edit Conflict:''' Just remember what we discussed in [[Talk:More Fan Costumes#Pictures]]. {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 19:12, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

SWF Extractor extracts 66 images, not inclusing the pencil-sketch Stinkoman/Trogador frame, but I only count 59 check marks in the list above. Something missing? [[User:Gus|Gus]] 21:45, 13 January 2006 (UTC)
:I suspect some are multiple pictures in one shot One checked line reads "Three costumes", for example. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

==Running Gag Alert!==
:Before anyone else mentions it, "HAPPY TROGDAY TROGGiE" is yet another case of lowercase I's. Yay me. Stating the obvious! Eh, I felt like throwing my two cents worth in. =P -[[User:YK|YK]] 08:03, 13 January 2006 (UTC)
:I added it to the page. I hope nobody minds... I'm still new here and somewhat shy about making edits. -[[User:YK|YK]] 08:22, 13 January 2006 (UTC)
::Looks great. Don't be too shy about making edits. If you get the formatting or wording slightly wrong, somebody'll come by and correct it. At least the idea's there. Usually it's a race for the new transcript or Fun Fact, you should feel privilaged to have been able to add something that obvious before anybody else beat you to it. :) {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 08:36, 13 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Yay! My first (real) edit! Indeed, a rare "[[privileges|privalege]]". =P -[[User:YK|YK]] 08:45, 13 January 2006 (UTC)
::::Indeed indeed. Nobody expects the Thursday night update. I just came on to check my watchlist, not to get sidetracked with Fun Facts. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 08:49, 13 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::Sorry YK, but it's not. SB's handwriting is the source of the gag, not the gag itself. Check the [[Lowercase i's|page]] for details. Don't worry, you're not the first person to make that mistake, and I'm sure you'll find another thing to make an edit on. {{User:Some HSR themed username/sig}} 15:44, 13 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::Ack! You're right. I was so excited about finding something, that I overlooked the even *more* obvious. Darn. Oh well. =P -[[User:YK|YK]] 00:52, 14 January 2006 (UTC)

== guys, is this under construction? ==
i noticed that we have not done the slideshow and put it on there. there are a lot of pictures, should we undergo the massive effort? [[User:Seriously|Seriously]] 11:30, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

:See [[Talk:Happy_Trogday#Format|above]]. {{User:FireBird/sig}} 13:12, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

== [[Wikipedia:Friday the 13th|Friday the 13th]] ==

Just wanted to note that on one of the worst dates people are most scared of, came one of the best shorts in a while. The day is ''bad'', but in the good way! {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 15:51, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

:Bad luck, my clavicus majorus! My day was just fine, with no more bad things happening to me than usual, and it's just got even better! Now I have the urge to air guitar! {{User:The Chort/sig}} 18:49, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

::Random trivia: In Spain, it's ''Tuesday'' the 13th that's unlucky. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:11, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

== AYB? ==

Doesn't this sorta remind you of All Your Base? Maybe we should put something up. [[User:216.55.219.202|216.55.219.202]] 18:18, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

:Just what I was thinking! However, I don't think we should add this idea to the article. The only link they have is that they're both montages of various sightings. It'd probably get STUFFED. {{User:The Chort/sig}} 18:46, 13 January 2006 (UTC)
:: And AYB was probably created mainly by the video's designers Photoshopping pictures. These are pictures of real-life things taken by fans. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 19:46, 13 January 2006 (UTC)
:::'''UPDATE:''' This is now in STUFF. Later, you can see what the result was by scrolling down. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Trogday ==

First Cheatday, now Trogday? This "replacing the ''birth'' in ''birthday'' with a syllable from the person's name" might be the dawn of a running gag. --[[User:VolatileChemical|VolatileChemical]] 19:08, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

definitely. add a nice stub at the bottom, and this article is set. [[User:Seriously|Seriously]] 01:08, 14 January 2006 (UTC)
:By the way, I've actually been in the habit of doing that with my friends even before H*R. (E.g. "Mattday".) —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 01:15, 14 January 2006 (UTC)

== New Trogdor mp3? ==

I think this trogdor song sounds way more awesome than the original. Do you think there's a possibility that TBC will release a "3rd anniversary trogdor mp3?"

[[User:Agentjs03|Agentjs03]] 20:28, 13 January 2006 (UTC)
:If ya really want it, it's on the [[Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits|CD]]. But it's still possible, yes. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::I thought so. I heard the difference and remembered that CD. {{User:Salty/sig}} 22:44, 13 January 2006 (UTC)
:::And Agent, you should seriously get the CD. It's awesome, and right now it's just $10! I'd put it off until recently, but was glad I finally got it. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 01:16, 14 January 2006 (UTC)
::::Are you serious??? It sounds like that on the cd? I'll get it, ya. I thought the cd version would still sound like the downloadable mp3. I thought the metal sounded WAY heavier on this one. Thanks for the tip. BTW, is there a place I can preview the different songs on the cd?
[[User:Agentjs03|Agentjs03]] 05:07, 14 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::[[HR:midnight.swf|Here]] is a sample of "Because It's Midnite" by Limozeen. And [[HR:cheatnotdead.swf|Here]] is a sample of "The Cheat Is Not Dead". Hope this helps!--[[User:Martin925|Martin925]] 05:34, 14 January 2006 (UTC)

== Possible Sketchbook? ==

http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/8827/possiblesketchbook0qa.png
Could be a sketch.... but I'm not sure. I'm just throwing this out there. Any thoughts? It sort of looks like a TBC drawing, but then again it could just be a fan. {{User:Dantheburgerking/sig}} 06:39, 14 January 2006 (UTC)
: I noted the very same thing above. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 06:42, 14 January 2006 (UTC)

== Wow! ==

It's like TBC just made Happy Trogday the way it is for the sole purpose of making it hard for us wiki people to transcribe. --[[User:Ian911299|Ian911299]]

Talk:Happy Trogday

Ian911299 — Sat, 14 Jan 2006 16:01:00 GMT

Ian911299:

==Format==
I assume similar fanstuff-slideshow works like [[More Fan Costumes]] will be used as precedent here. Let's make sure nobody starts uploading a zillion screenshots. It'll take quite a bit of time to describe all the images, but that's what we're lookin' at. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 06:13, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

Here, I got them listed up to when it goes really fast:

*{{tick}} A skewed drawing of trogdor ''{says "TROGDOR! THE BURNINATOR!" on the bottom left corner of the page}''
*{{tick}} <s>Some kind of goop</s> in the shape of trogdor on a plate ''{edited in text next to it that says "TROGDOR the BURNINATOR"; this is actually an S-shaped pancake with syrup making up the wings and small pancake pieces as the arm and legs and flame}''
*{{tick}} A cookie shaped like trogdor
*{{tick}} A drawing of Trogdor (possibly MS painted) ''{says "TROGDOR!" renewed!!" His beefy arm is also a whole lot bigger.}''
*{{tick}} A plushie Trogdor
*{{tick}} A "text picture" of Trogdor ''{correct term is ASCII Art. Underneath is "TRODGOR" also in ASCII art, followed by "Teh 1337 burn1na7x0r"}''
*{{tick}} A chalk drawing of Trogdor with a little girl lying beside it. ''{little girl is also screaming}''
*{{tick}} Three costumes
*{{tick}} A drawing of Trogdor ''{says "TRODGOR!!!" in the top left corner, plus there is a sign that says "A Burnination free-zone!" which is on fire. There is also a guy screaming in the bottom right corner.}''
*{{tick}} A cake with Icing shaped like Trogdor ''{says "Happy Birthday PAT!"}''
*{{tick}} A cake shaped like Trogdor
*{{tick}} A drawing done in the sand of Trogdor ''{with a guy's head edited in near Trogdor's head, or he could be buried and the sand with bad picture quality}''
*{{tick}} <s>Two</s> One drawing<s>s</s> of Trogdor ''{a really well done drawing, at that.}''
*{{tick}} An Etch-a-Sketch type drawing of Trogdor ''{I think it's one of those magnetic drawing things. "Burninator" wraps around it (so the "TOR" is in the lower left, though the rest of the word is on the right), and a peasant is on fire.}''
*{{tick}} A Maine Liscense plate reading "Trogdor"
*{{tick}} A Delaware Liscese plate reading the same thing.
*{{tick}} A picture of a country side <s>with Trogdor edited in</s> ''{It's actually a giant Trogdor shaped hot-air balloon. Jay: Still looks edited to me though. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}}:It's edited. I know this image was photoshopped in one of the Fark.com page.}''
*{{tick}} What appears to be a fish stick shaped like Trogdor ''{could be a chicken strip}''
*{{tick}} <s>A cookie</s> shaped like Trogdor ''{Not a cookie. Can't tell what it is.}''
*{{tick}} Two Digital rendered pictures of Trogdor ''{3D images. Second one has no wings.}''
*{{tick}} A Zippo with a <s>picture of Trogdor and the words "The Burninator" engraved in it</s> ''{A better way of saying this is "An almost-exact replica of the drawing of Trogdor that Strong Bad drew engraved in it, along with "TROGDOR THE BURNiNATOR"}''
*{{tick}} A costume ''{A shirt that has Trodgor drawn on it. The man seems to be dressed as some kind of Rennaisance-era knight.}''
*<s>A costume with some guy getting burninated</s> ''{Same as last one, just zoomed in.}''
*A "block" letter drawing of Trogdors name with the "T" beathing fire ''{The word "BURNINATED!!" is in the T's fire. Also, the "D" is saying "[[Main Page 15|I'm Sad we're all burning...]]" and the sun is saying "RUN!" It's credited to "Ryan Ingham".}''
*{{tick}} A tattoo of Trogdor
*{{tick}} A light bright thing of Trogdor ''{with glowsticks for flames}''
*{{tick}} A drawing of Trogdor done in the snow
*{{tick}} A drawing of Trogdor done in the sand
*{{tick}} A Virginia liscense plate reading <s>"Trogdor"</s> ''{It reads "BRNIN8R"}''
*{{tick}} 2 Crayon drawings of Trogdor ''{Trogdor is blue in the first one}''
*{{tick}} A pencil Drawing of Trogdor
*{{tick}} A scene of Trogdor burninating peasents and cotteges carved into pumpkins
*{{tick}} A digital rendered picture of Trogdor ''{could be better said by "A 3D rendering of Trogdor burninating cottages"}''
*{{tick}} A sand drawn picture of Trogdor ''{the flames are actually on fire.}''
*{{tick}} A guy in a peasent costume holding a plushie Trogdor ''{from [[More Fan Costumes]]}''
*{{tick}} A drawing of Trogdor ''{says "The Trogdor factor}''
*{{tick}} (I'll get this one in a second) ''{A guy in a Trogdor costume holding cardboard-cutout flames out of his mouth. There is another guy in front of the flames screaming.}''
*{{tick}} A picture of Trogdor chasing some of the main characters and Strong Bad and the Cheat riding on him ''{Trogdor is chasing The Poopsmith, Strong Sad, Pom Pom, Marzipan, Coach Z, Bubs, The King of Town and Homestar. Strong Mad is standing behind Trogdor.}''
*{{tick}} A hockey Jersey reading "Trogdor"
*{{tick}} A sculpture of Trogdor done in Legos
*{{tick}} * A drawing of Trogdor ''{repeated later}''
*{{tick}} A grafitti drawing of Trogdor
*{{tick}} "Trogdor house" ''{It's apparently at some Texas university (notice the sign on the right)}''
*{{tick}} 2 sewn plushies of Trogdor
*{{tick}} A sculpture of Trogdor ''{really evil looking; it's holding a [[Big Knife]]}''
*{{tick}} A picture of Trogdor done in "post-its" ''{note: this is the MIT "hack" documented at [[School Sightings#Trogdor: MIT Hacker]]. Should be linked in a Fun Fact.}''
{Goes really fast}

Each of these are on screen for maybe a frame or two:
*{{tick}} Foil in the shape of Trogdor.
*{{tick}} A drawn construction sign that says "Danger! Burninating in progress!" and with Trogdor in the middle.
*{{tick}} Drawings of "Baby Trogdor" ''{These could be [[Sketchbook]] Drawings, actually, given their style... there appears to be a Kerrek on there too, and an archer that just ARROWED! one of the Trogdors.}''
*{{tick}} Trogdor drawn in snow ''{A burninated peasant too}''
*{{tick}} Trogdor painted on the side of a ceramic bowl
*{{tick}} Another license plate that reads "TROGDOR" (From New Mexico — [[User:Gus|Gus]] 17:37, 13 January 2006 (UTC))
*{{tick}} 3D Rendering of Trogdor
*{{tick}} Trogdor stiched onto some fabric
*{{tick}} Trogdor drawn in chalk ''{Strongly resembles a winged crocodile, actually}''
*{{tick}} A clay trogdor (looks like a Christmas tree decoration)
*{{tick}} Trogdor-shaped cookie
*{{tick}} A Californian license plate that reads "BURNN8"
*{{tick}} A colour pencil drawing of Trogdor ''{This is a repeat - it was seen earlier in the same 'toon, marked with a yellow star}''
*{{tick}} An iPod screen that has Trogdor on it and text that reads "Do not disconnect."
*{{tick}} Trogdor painted onto a balloon (or it could be a piñata; {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}}: It's drawn on an egg, you can see the shell taxture.)
*(Several of the previous pictures are repeated:)
*Foil
*iPod
*Babies
*"BURNN8" plate
*Ceramic bowl
*Ornament
*3D rendering seen in the rapid section above
*Stitched onto a small piece of fabric
*Crocodile-like chalk drawing
*New Mexico plate
*Cookie
*Second snow drawing
*A third instance of the yellow-star drawing
*"Burninating in progress"
*Drawn on a balloon

*At the end, there's a brick wall with "TROGDOR STRIKES AGAIN" graffitied on it.

Can someone maybe check that?[[User:Darthvader66|Darthvader66]] 06:50, 13 January 2006 (UTC)
:Holy cow, Vader; you must have the eyes of an eagle and the typing skills of... a bat. (Because it's midnight.) That'll be incredibly helpful. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 06:55, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

::Probably viewed the flash file, and moved the scroll bar slowly, bit by bit. That's what I'd have done. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 08:00, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

:::Right, right. But still. The speed of documentation is what was impressive (and the strength of will, which was much greater than mine at the moment). —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 08:17, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

::::Ow, my edit conflict! Anyways, I confirmed the list. I used a seek bar. -- {{User:Super_Sam/sig}} 08:31, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

:::::We should get another list with just the re-used images. I know I at least recognized a few of those images. Then clean it up a bit and create a special section in the Fun Facts. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 08:38, 13 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::We should probably make a [[Happy Trogday Song Visuals]] page for them when you're done. - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 13:57, 13 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Actually, this page will kind of be that when we're done. Compare [[More Fan Costumes]]: I know it's not a song, but if it were, that would be the "visuals" page. Further complications are that this song isn't new; it's just the Trogdor song. But yeah, by the time we're done describing all the shots it'll be a pretty dang good "visuals" page! —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 17:10, 13 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::I think the page the way it is now is fine for someone who wants to read the lyrics. Adding the visuals however would make it too distracting, and they'd have to go a different page to just read the song. That's why secondary pages for visuals are useful for things like this with so many different images. - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 17:24, 13 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::::I disagree, actually; I can't really imagine anyone watching this cartoon and saying, "Man, what were the words to that song?" I ''can'', however, imagine them saying, "Wait, I—what the—what were all those images again?" —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 17:49, 13 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::::I added the MIT hack fun fact. --[[User:VolatileChemical|VolatileChemical]] 19:04, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

'''Double Edit Conflict:''' Just remember what we discussed in [[Talk:More Fan Costumes#Pictures]]. {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 19:12, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

SWF Extractor extracts 66 images, not inclusing the pencil-sketch Stinkoman/Trogador frame, but I only count 59 check marks in the list above. Something missing? [[User:Gus|Gus]] 21:45, 13 January 2006 (UTC)
:I suspect some are multiple pictures in one shot One checked line reads "Three costumes", for example. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

==Running Gag Alert!==
:Before anyone else mentions it, "HAPPY TROGDAY TROGGiE" is yet another case of lowercase I's. Yay me. Stating the obvious! Eh, I felt like throwing my two cents worth in. =P -[[User:YK|YK]] 08:03, 13 January 2006 (UTC)
:I added it to the page. I hope nobody minds... I'm still new here and somewhat shy about making edits. -[[User:YK|YK]] 08:22, 13 January 2006 (UTC)
::Looks great. Don't be too shy about making edits. If you get the formatting or wording slightly wrong, somebody'll come by and correct it. At least the idea's there. Usually it's a race for the new transcript or Fun Fact, you should feel privilaged to have been able to add something that obvious before anybody else beat you to it. :) {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 08:36, 13 January 2006 (UTC)
:::Yay! My first (real) edit! Indeed, a rare "[[privileges|privalege]]". =P -[[User:YK|YK]] 08:45, 13 January 2006 (UTC)
::::Indeed indeed. Nobody expects the Thursday night update. I just came on to check my watchlist, not to get sidetracked with Fun Facts. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 08:49, 13 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::Sorry YK, but it's not. SB's handwriting is the source of the gag, not the gag itself. Check the [[Lowercase i's|page]] for details. Don't worry, you're not the first person to make that mistake, and I'm sure you'll find another thing to make an edit on. {{User:Some HSR themed username/sig}} 15:44, 13 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::Ack! You're right. I was so excited about finding something, that I overlooked the even *more* obvious. Darn. Oh well. =P -[[User:YK|YK]] 00:52, 14 January 2006 (UTC)

== guys, is this under construction? ==
i noticed that we have not done the slideshow and put it on there. there are a lot of pictures, should we undergo the massive effort? [[User:Seriously|Seriously]] 11:30, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

:See [[Talk:Happy_Trogday#Format|above]]. {{User:FireBird/sig}} 13:12, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

== [[Wikipedia:Friday the 13th|Friday the 13th]] ==

Just wanted to note that on one of the worst dates people are most scared of, came one of the best shorts in a while. The day is ''bad'', but in the good way! {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 15:51, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

:Bad luck, my clavicus majorus! My day was just fine, with no more bad things happening to me than usual, and it's just got even better! Now I have the urge to air guitar! {{User:The Chort/sig}} 18:49, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

::Random trivia: In Spain, it's ''Tuesday'' the 13th that's unlucky. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:11, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

== AYB? ==

Doesn't this sorta remind you of All Your Base? Maybe we should put something up. [[User:216.55.219.202|216.55.219.202]] 18:18, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

:Just what I was thinking! However, I don't think we should add this idea to the article. The only link they have is that they're both montages of various sightings. It'd probably get STUFFED. {{User:The Chort/sig}} 18:46, 13 January 2006 (UTC)
:: And AYB was probably created mainly by the video's designers Photoshopping pictures. These are pictures of real-life things taken by fans. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 19:46, 13 January 2006 (UTC)
:::'''UPDATE:''' This is now in STUFF. Later, you can see what the result was by scrolling down. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Trogday ==

First Cheatday, now Trogday? This "replacing the ''birth'' in ''birthday'' with a syllable from the person's name" might be the dawn of a running gag. --[[User:VolatileChemical|VolatileChemical]] 19:08, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

definitely. add a nice stub at the bottom, and this article is set. [[User:Seriously|Seriously]] 01:08, 14 January 2006 (UTC)
:By the way, I've actually been in the habit of doing that with my friends even before H*R. (E.g. "Mattday".) —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 01:15, 14 January 2006 (UTC)

== New Trogdor mp3? ==

I think this trogdor song sounds way more awesome than the original. Do you think there's a possibility that TBC will release a "3rd anniversary trogdor mp3?"

[[User:Agentjs03|Agentjs03]] 20:28, 13 January 2006 (UTC)
:If ya really want it, it's on the [[Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits|CD]]. But it's still possible, yes. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::I thought so. I heard the difference and remembered that CD. {{User:Salty/sig}} 22:44, 13 January 2006 (UTC)
:::And Agent, you should seriously get the CD. It's awesome, and right now it's just $10! I'd put it off until recently, but was glad I finally got it. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 01:16, 14 January 2006 (UTC)
::::Are you serious??? It sounds like that on the cd? I'll get it, ya. I thought the cd version would still sound like the downloadable mp3. I thought the metal sounded WAY heavier on this one. Thanks for the tip. BTW, is there a place I can preview the different songs on the cd?
[[User:Agentjs03|Agentjs03]] 05:07, 14 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::[[HR:midnight.swf|Here]] is a sample of "Because It's Midnite" by Limozeen. And [[HR:cheatnotdead.swf|Here]] is a sample of "The Cheat Is Not Dead". Hope this helps!--[[User:Martin925|Martin925]] 05:34, 14 January 2006 (UTC)

== Possible Sketchbook? ==

http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/8827/possiblesketchbook0qa.png
Could be a sketch.... but I'm not sure. I'm just throwing this out there. Any thoughts? It sort of looks like a TBC drawing, but then again it could just be a fan. {{User:Dantheburgerking/sig}} 06:39, 14 January 2006 (UTC)
: I noted the very same thing above. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 06:42, 14 January 2006 (UTC)

== Wow! ==

It's like TBC just did this for the sole purpose of making this hard for us wiki people to transcribe. --[[User:Ian911299|Ian911299]]

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{{about|phenomenon within the Homestar Runner universe}} {{for|[[Cheat Commandos]] twins|Blue Laser Babies}}

[[Image:pizzaz.png|thumb|Twin Strong Bads]]
'''Twin characters''', or characters that have appeared more than once in the same scene, appear a few times in the [[Homestar Runner (Flash cartoon)|Homestar Runner]] universe.

==Appearances==

*'''Debut:''' [[Everybody Knows It]]
:Toward the end of the song, three [[The Cheat|The Cheats]] are seen dancing together.
*[[Decemberween Teen Girl Squad]]
:At the judges' table, two [[Arrow'd Guy|Arrow'd Guys]] are seen.
*Email [[pizzaz]]
:[[Strong Bad]] conducts an interview of himself, in that he is asking the questions, and another him is answering them. Strong Bad seems to find this perfectly normal, even though the two Strong Bads interview, mock, yell at, plead with and bribe each other. But when [[The Cheat]] finds out, his [[The Cheat's Head Exploding|head explodes]] from confusion.
*[[Senorial Day]]
:[[Bubs]] holds a Bubsotathon, in which [[Homestar Runner|Homestar]] throws fireworks while on both sides of the screen at once. The Flash file shows that the one on the right wears a mustache.
*[[Main Page 23]]
:Rolling over [[Store]] will show Homestar facing away from you, saying the word ''store'', as well as another Homestar walking in the background with a simple exchange of "Sup, man?".
*[[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]]
:During one of the possible endings, in which Homestar becomes a [[Wikipedia:Cyclops|cyclops]] and is frightened by the fact that there is only a single [[Marzipan]], and that he hasn't been dating twins the whole time. Also, Homestar Runner can change into a twin Marzipan, although an odd side effect is quickly discovered.
*[[Fall Float Parade]]
:Two fez-wearing [[Homsar]]s go past, and Marzipan takes notice of the double.

[[Category:Running Gags]]

Talk:Thorax Corporation

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I really think we need to extend this page. We should transcript every page and give this it's own category. Maybe it should be the next big project we do after Peasant's Quest is done.-----[[User:RatherAnnoying]]

What about the profanity though? There are usages of "What the h*ll" and "a**" on Thorax Corp. This violates the profanity margins of the H*R Wiki. --[[User:Ian911299|Ian911299]]
:Hm... good point. Hell isn't such a big deal, seeing as it's been said before in the HSR universe. I think that a** isn't '''that''' big of a deal. If it's been said by TBC, it's ok on the wiki, I think. {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 00:30, 21 December 2005 (UTC)
::Except that transcribing every page would then bring up the same copyright concerns as we had before. Since the page is mostly text, it's just a simple copy-paste, unlike writing a transcript for a 'toon. See also: [[Talk:Strong Sad's Lament]]. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::It's not "hell" alone that's a problem. It's when it's being used as an exclamation. '''THAT''' doesn't appear in the H*R universe. And as [[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] mentioned, the copyright concerns are a problem, so overall, I think that we '''shouldn't''' transcribe Thorax Corp. --[[User:Ian911299|Ian911299]]
::::Oh, and I also saw usage of "p*ss" on Thorax. --[[User:Ian911299|Ian911299]]
:::::Hm... you have a point. This may not have appropriate language, and there can be copyright problems. All the same, it wouldnt be the wiki way if we didn't transcribe it. Perhaps we ask TBC if we could transcribe it and censor out the bad words.... Never mind. I'm not very good at this kinda thing. (Especially since I'm only 12). {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 00:50, 22 December 2005 (UTC)
::::::I'm not very good at it either. Is there anyone here who '''IS''' good at this type of stuff? --[[User:Ian911299|Ian911299]]
:::::::Hmmm... maybe we could discuss this on the forum with the others. --[[User:Ian911299|Ian911299]]
*spits out coffee* Bubsty's only ''12??!?!?!!?!'' Anyway, we could just put a warning on it, and do what we did on [[l33t Interview|this page.]] {{User:Salty/sig}} 05:39, 23 December 2005 (UTC)
**Hey! That's a pretty good idea! However, the copyright stuff is still an issue. --[[User:Ian911299|Ian911299]]

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<blockquote class="compy email">>c://run "My Documents/HRWiki/HRWikiIntro" 
 
A very short intro to HRWiki 
Version 2.1 by Markie 
 
Hey there. Welcome to the [[HRWiki:About|Homestar Runner Wiki]]! 
 
:STUFF TO GET STARTED ON!: 
 
:*Look at the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Index MediaWiki User's Guide]. 
 
:*If you're stuck or lost, post questions posthaste on the [[HRWiki_talk:FAQ|discussion page]] for the [[HRWiki:FAQ|FAQ]]. 
 
:*Read the [[HRWiki:Standards|Standards]] so you know what to do. 
 
:*Remember that above all else, this is a collaborative knowledge-base dedicated to [[Homestar Runner (Flash cartoon)|Homestar Runner]]. 
 
:*And most importantly: [http://forum.hrwiki.org HAVE PHUN!!!!11111] Erm, have fun. Yeah. 
 
-[[User:BurninatorBoombox&Markie|MK and/or BurnBox]] of The Homestar Runner Welcoming Committee. Batteries not included, [[User talk:BurninatorBoombox&Markie|see your local retailer for more info]]</blockquote>

::Boy, thats one huge computer. {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 18:36, 18 December 2005 (UTC)

::Yeah, it is, isn't it? I like it though. I think it's cool. --[[User:Ian911299]]

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Hi! I'm Ian911299!

No, that's not my real name (as you probably have guessed). It's just my ID name for the wiki here.

Anyways, if you came here looking for a big bio on me... well... you won't find it. I'm too busy (lazy) to write one.

So... uh... yeah... I just thought I should put something here in my userpage so you know I actually exist (unless I'm just a figment of your imagination).

Well I think that covers it.

So... uh... bye!

(P.S. I might add something else here sometime... if I feel like it)

Talk:Fourth Wall Breaks

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==Article title==
This answers my question, I guess we are going to be tracking all 4th wall breaks. [[User:Drhaggis|<nowiki></nowiki>]]- [[User:Drhaggis|Dr Haggis]] - [[User talk: Drhaggis|Talk]] 16:36, 29 Nov 2004 (MST)

Can we at least be grammatical and call this something like "Fourth Wall Violations"?

I was going for [The] Fourth Wall Breaks, actually, as in "Fourth Wall Breaks! Details at 11." But if you think it's confusing, by all means change it. I'm just not going to go through the effort. :) --[[User:Vannav|Vannav]]

I think this should at the very least be separated into two categories: "Audience Acknowledgement" in which the characters talk about the audience, and "Total Breakage", which consists of e-mails like "virus" that make fun of them being on a website. It's important to realize that somebody could theoretically make a real website in which they read e-mails sent in to them, so acknowledgement of an audience is not necessarily the same as acknowledgement of "cartoondom". So audience acknowledgement might not even qualify. --Tom H.

I argee, since "audience acknowledgement" could refer to all the emails. "Fourth Wall Breaks" should be limited to "Total Breakage".--[[User:Hysterical Woman|Hysterical Woman]] 15:33, 30 Nov 2004 (MST)

"Total breakage"... don't know what I was thinking with that one. As with "cartoondom." --Tom H. (I actually signed up for the wiki but forgot my username.)

I don't think this page is necessary. --[[User:Upsilon|Upsilon]]

For Homestar Runner dot com, breaking the fourth wall is the rule rather than the exception. Except during the main toons (and even at times during them) the characters all seem to be fairly aware of an audience. Many references are made to the site, to sending Strong Bad emails, and there are few instances of characters being concerned that others are talking to the audience. Therefore, I don't think this page should exist. --[[User:Tim333|Tim333]]

Hey: Is there a reason this page has initial caps on all the words? It's not the title of a 'toon. Wikipedia caps the first letter of the ''first'' word of all articles without exception; our policy seems to be to do the same except on sbemails. (Perhaps page-naming conventions could be added to [[HRWiki:Standards]]? —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 02:52, 18 November 2005 (UTC)

== Are these really fourth-wall breaks? ==

To quote Wikipedia:

"The term breaking the fourth wall is used in film, theater, television, and literary works; it refers to a character directly addressing an audience, or actively acknowledging (through breaking character or through dialogue) that the characters and action going on is not real."

This page should not exist if one's definition of fourth wall breakage includes audience awareness through participation. It should exist (in some form or another) if one only counts the complete breakages (i.e. references to "the black").

In my opinion, this should only list total breakages. However, just implying that you're essentially watching a cartoon is NOT breakage in my opinion (they never say it really IS fake, just that it's not a live broadcast), so to me, only [[flashback]] (Homestar says he's usually behind the black) and [[virus]] (if you need THAT one explained, you need to go watch it) is breakage.

I'll gladly detail WHY I don't think the rest are breakages if anyone requests it for a particular e-mail. --[[User:83.88.139.108|83.88.139.108]] 13:21, 6 Dec 2004 (MST)

* I concur. If we refer to every time Strong Bad recognizes he's being watched in a Strong Bad e-mail, we have to list every single last Strong-Bad e-mail!!! --[[User:Jay|Jay]] 11:17, 7 Dec 2004 (MST)

* One could assume he's doing a Jennycam style live webcam show. Featuring him. Answering emails.
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*That seems to be the most likely scenario. -[[User:Clever Ben|Clever Ben]]

You know, this is a very interesting question, and I'm happy to see so many people debating it. As a major in film and a minor in drama, however, I can certainly attest to the fact that "breaking the fourth wall" is an important concept to at least TRY to point out. For folks in the trade and in the scholarly-studies, it basically translates to "acknowledging the 'real' world outside of the filmworld or playworld." In film, this rule is hardly ever broken -- actors are rarely directed to look directly into the camera. 99% of the time, they're often looking just to the side of it. When an actor DOES directly address the audience, because breaking the rule is SO strange and SO "not done," it's usually used for kooky humor, as in ''Ferris Bueller's Day Off'', or for jarring psychological effect, as in ''Psycho''. H*R being a cartoon only makes this page more interesting, because it's taking a pretty intellectual concept and putting it to use for the masses. Voila. -- [[User: Queenie-C|Queenie-C]]

:I say point out that the whole concept of SBEmails points out that Strong Bad knows he's on a cartoon, and then delete all the boring ones where he mentions the viewers and stuff. The only exceptions should be the really interesting ones which go beyond simple dialogue, like The Cheat watching an Email on his computer. Besides that, I think all the other mentionings of fourth wall breakage are fine. --[[User:Joshua|Joshua]] 18:01, 17 Mar 2005 (MST)

::I may have a way out of all this: Strong Bad is running a small operation ''inside'' the homestar-verse for the benefit of those within it. That is to say, Strong Bad is an internet star inside the world of Homestar and Friends, which is why The Cheat can watch on his computer (or Strong Bad do the show ''from'' The Cheat's computer). In this context, we are not watching Strong Bad answer email for our benefit, but for those inside; we just get to watch, explaining why we can follow Strong Bad around when he leaves his computer. -- [[User:TheRealZajac|The Real Zajac]] 10:08, 11 May 2005 (PDT)

I don't know if [[2 years]] neccessarily breaks the fourth wall, since [[Homestar's Website]] is not www.homestarrunner.com. --[[User:GregHosting|GregHosting]] 06:43, 14 May 2005 (UTC)

== Closed STUFF ==

These were on the [[HRWiki:STUFF|STUFF]] page and declined. If you wish to contest these, leave a note here, but don't allow it to be confused with any of the original votes.

===Strong Bad wants a cartoon (Declined)===
In the King of Town DVD comentary, Strong Bad complains about the King of Town having his own cartoon while he dosen't have his own.
*'''Decline.''' The fact that he's doing a commentary seems to point he knows they have cartoons.--[[User:Joshua|Joshua]] 18:17, 17 Mar 2005 (MST)
**'''Second'''. --[[User:Eujensc|Eujensc]] 05:35, 18 Mar 2005 (MST)
*'''Decline.''' What is it with these obvious Fun Facts showing up all over the place? This one ought to be in the transcript, if it isn't already... which means this one doesn't even warrant voting. --[[User:TheEggman|TheEggman]] 20:30, 17 Mar 2005 (MST)
*I'm the one who STUFF'd this, and it was mentioned in [[Fourth Wall Breaks]], not [[The King of Town DVD]]. This fact is supposed to apply to a fourth wall breakage. --[[User:Joshua|Joshua]] 07:19, 18 Mar 2005 (MST)
**And it still deserves a '''Decline,''' because it's a pointless fun fact. [[User:ISlayedTheKerrek|ISlayedTheKerrek]] 10:53, 18 Mar 2005 (MST)
*'''Decline with a vengence''' The entire idea of the characters doing commentaries is a fourth wall breaking excercise. [[User:Donny vs Universe|Donny vs Universe]]
*'''Decline''' I'm ready to "decline" the entire idea of logging "fourth wall breaks"... Strong Bad is constantly making it clear that he knows he's performing for an audience (e.g. "So, until next week, keep sending me those emails...") - Dingell
*'''Decline''' But then, I think the whole "Fourth Wall Breaks" page is a waste of webspace for reasons I think are probably mentioned on its Talk page. --[[User:Jay|Jay]] 03:21, 5 Apr 2005 (MDT)
**I don't think its bad, it just needs a clean up... badly. --[[User:Trogga|Trogga]] 14:50, 5 Apr 2005 (MDT)
*'''DECLINED!''' How about Homestar saying "What happened to my website?" in [[The System is Down]] or the fact that Strong Bad getting 400,000+ viruses caused everything in the Homestar Runner world to go haywire in [[virus]]? I'm sure there are several other instances of fourth wall breaking too. Comedies tend to do that a lot. -[[User:Upset_Your_Balance|Upset_Your_Balance]]

===Hello, Viewers! (Declined)===
In [insert Strong Bad Email here], Strong Bad says [insert speech here], which hints that he knows he's being watched by an audience.
*'''Decline.''' There are too many of these out there, and they're almost all boring. --[[User:Joshua|Joshua]] 05:21, 24 Mar 2005 (MST)
*'''Strong Decline.''' I agree. This fun fact can not be placed anywhere. Could it be that he is so self-esteemed that he believes that he will have an audience for anything he does? [[User: Pop_tire|Pop_tire]] 24 Mar 2005
*'''Decline''' See vote for "Strong Bad wants a cartoon" --[[User:Jay|Jay]] 03:21, 5 Apr 2005 (MDT)
*'''DECLINE''' In addition to the poor spelling, this fact doesn't even say anything! "[insert Strong Bad Email here]"??? Is this some kind of a joke?
**'''Second''' this unsigned vote. So whoever, sign your vote next time. [[User:Fizz123|Fizz123, who is not logged in]]
** You don't get it. This is a general fact - the Fourth Wall page used to have a LOT of Fun Facts in this style, so this is a vote on ALL the facts of this sort. Though I do agree with your vote, I don't with your reasoning. --[[User:Jay|Jay]] 14:46, 10 Apr 2005 (MDT)

==Toons! Games! Island==
The first break on [[island]] is subtle, but it's there. Strong Bad doesn't say, "I suspect it would be like most '''cartoons'''," but rather, "I suspect it would be like '''most''' cartoons." Why would Strong Bad suggest it as an appropriate analogy? Because he himself is a cartoon. Later, when Homestar makes the effects from the [[Main Page 3]] happen, it too is obviously a break. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:31, 22 Jul 2005 (UTC)

:Err, maybe if Strong Bad said "I suspect it would be like '''other''' cartoons," I'll believe you. And how does Homestar break the fourth wall? Are the [[Main Pages]] breaks? --[[User:Trogga|TROGGA!]] 00:31, 23 Jul 2005 (UTC)

::Strong Bad's emphasis is the key. Let's put it in different terms:
:::*Consider the human brain, which is like a personal computer but is not one. In describing it, one could say: "The human brain is like most '''computers.''' It takes in information, processes it, and signals the body to respond." Note that the emphasis in the first sentence is on the ''last'' word.
:::*Now consider my desktop computer. If someone asked me to describe it, I could say: "Well, it's like '''most''' personal computers; it's got a monitor and a keyboard and a mouse and it lets me run programs and access the Internet." Notice that "''most other''" is strongly implied by stressing the word "most".
::Strong Bad's emphasis in the sentence, again while subtle, matches the ''second'' example here.<div style="text-indent:1.5em">As for Homestar's wall break, this one is more clear-cut. Even if you take the stance that homestarrunner.com exists in their world and that Homestar posed for each of the main pages, he ''still'' shouldn't be able to make the effects occur at will. If he could, why wouldn't he just summon the ship to come pick them up off the island? Even if he didn't want to, surely Strong Bad would make him. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:40, 23 Jul 2005 (UTC)</div>

==Homestar's Theme==
Would Homestar singing his theme song be a fourth wall break? {{User:Rogue Leader/sig}}

==Dicuss Amongst Yourselves!==

It seems to me like we need to nail down some official policy about what will be considered 4th-Wall-breaks and what won't, and then bring this page up to speed. For instance, I don't think [[huttah!]], [[monument]], or [[part-time job]] should be there, but I think [[geddup noise]] should, and [[Main Page 23]] ''definitely'' should. I didn't want to go in deleting and adding recklessly until some kind of official consensus is reached, though. --[[User:notstrongorbad|notstrongorbad]] 20:25, 2 Oct 2005 (UTC)
:Quick note: [[part-time job]] should be there. Strong Bad peers around the black before walking into frame. There's no corresponding object in his world for him to be looking around. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 06:25, 6 Oct 2005 (UTC)

==[[monument]]==
Is Homestar singing "The Thnikkaman" song at the end really a fourth wall break? Isn't it implied that the song that's triggered upon his entrance & exit (as well as calling and hangups) is heard by the characters and just a part of the Thnikkaman's story? --[[User:Come back, chocolates!|Come back, chocolates!]] 15:21 2 Nov 2005 (EST)
:It's the fact that he puts his head back into the frame to say it, indicating he had to get himself in view of the audience. {{User:Some HSR themed username/sig}} 20:24, 2 November 2005 (UTC)

==Why is it called the "Fourth" Wall?==
What happened to the first three walls? [[User:Ian911299|Ian911299]]

Talk:DELETED

Ian911299 — Fri, 18 Nov 2005 19:16:20 GMT

Ian911299:

Is there a reason that this is a stub, yet [[Quarterback]] is not? I added a stub to The Quarterback, but the good [[User:Drhaggis|Dr. Haggis]] removed it. →[[User:FireBird|''<tt>[[User:FireBird|FireBird]]</tt>'']]

* In labor day, when Strong Bad doesn't show up to the Labor Day party, Strong Sad makes a funny by wondering if his invitation was DELETED!! (Strong Sad also smiles while saying that, which is, of course, rare.)
* Does anyone else ''not'' see any such smiling going on?

== LAPPY!!! ==

I think the "DELETED" picture for the Lappy will be somewhat like the "DELORTED" one in [[replacement]].--[[User:oopsyoubwokeit|oopsyoubwokeit]] 16:01, 28 Mar 2005 (MST)

I hope it'll be like the "Do over" from... [[do over]]. [[User:Kvb|Kvb]] 19:56, 16 May 2005 (UTC)

Yeah. And Strong Bad would say "DELETED!!" differently (like he said "Do over!!!"). [[User:TSCash2005|TSCash2005]] 03:15, 21 May 2005 (UTC)

Yeah, man. When he deletes something, he would yell, "DELETED!" I like that. [[The 386]]

I'd like the screen to be all cool, but I think the deleted noise and how Strong Bad says it should be the same. [[Ian911299]]

other days

Ian911299 — Thu, 06 Oct 2005 15:09:57 GMT

Ian911299:

[[Image:111snailmail.png|thumb|Um... where's my house?]]

'''Strong Bad Email #111'''

Brian asks what Strong Bad does on all the other days of the week.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}} (Easter Egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Field]], [[The Classroom]], [[Strongbadia]], [[The Office]], [[Strong Bad's Basement]] (Easter egg)

'''Computers:''' [[Compy 386]], [[Block]], [[Office Computer]]

'''Date:''' August 16, 2004

'''Running Time:''' 3:10

== Transcript ==

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' I got an email in my pocket, and I think it's starting to melt. ''{stops singing}'' Again with the

''{reading email}''

<blockquote class="email">dear strong bad, 
what do you do on all the other days 
of the week? 
sincerely, 
brian holmes CA</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad reads the name as "B. Ryan Holmes, certified arborist")

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing and speaking like a robot while bobbing his head sporadically}''Good question, Brian. I am going to answer this email like a robot. Don't you think this is a great idea? ''{normal voice}'' Yeah, sorry, me neither. OK, other days o' the week. Let's see...

''{A calendar appears with a heading "A Month" and weeks starting on Monday. On Monday is written "checka my e-mail.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' On Tuesdays, I check my snail mail.

''{"checka my snail mail" gets written in on Tuesday. Cut to Strong Bad at a mailbox that reads "sb_snailmail.exe"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' I got a snail mail in my pocket, and I think it's starting to melt.

''{He opens his letter and reads it.}''

<pre>Dear Mr. Bad,
This constitutes your final warning.
Please remit payment of three(3)
dollars and sixty-two(62) cents or
you will be turned over to a "cut off
your toes" -style collections agency.

Swarthily,
Bubs' Concession Stand</pre>

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{speaking sarcastically}'' Oh no, final warning. Is there nothing I can do to dissuade you? Like maybe give you a ride in my BMW?!? ''{Strong Bad pulls out the [[BMW Lighter|BMW lighter]] and burns the paper, laughing. He then looks around.}''WA HA HA HA! Um... Where's my house?

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Then to better help folks over the hump, on Wednesdays I give free motivational lectures.

''{"give lecture" is written in on Wednesday. Cut to the chalkboard with Coach Z and Strong Mad listening to Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You gots to look inside yourself! Positate the negative. When life throws pies at you, you make yourself a tall, cool glass of piemonade.

'''COACH Z:''' I'm a new man!

'''STRONG MAD:''' I'M THE HUMP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Due to a prior arrest, Thursdays are community service days, so me and the old Cheatasaurus head down to Strong Badia and give the place a firm scrubbin'.

''{"community service" gets written in for Thursday. Cut to Strong Badia, where Strong Bad is vacuuming the dirt and The Cheat is washing the Tire.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You know what I always say, The Cheat. Stay smart, vacuum...dirt.

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises, sounds like "And wash up the tire!"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Don't forget to wash where the sun don't shine.

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Then there's Business Casual Fridays, or as we say around the office, Biz Cas Fri. ''{"biz cas fri" appears on the Friday box.}'' You know, because we have to abbreve everything.

''{Cut to the office.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' That's the day we all wear the free polo shirts we got from various software companies.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, man. Did you play Online Gaming last night? No, yeah, no? I did. I got so many frags.

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' On Saturday I certainly don't wake up at 6 A.M., put on a Speedo, and go to swim practice. ''{"NOT swim practice" gets written in the Saturday box.}'' No, no, definitely not Speedo. But I do attend: {''A flyer for Battle Axe Lessons appears onscreen, "NOT swim practice" is replaced by "BATTLE AXE LESSONS!" in the Saturday box.}'' BATTLE AXE LESSONS AT THE REC CENTER, with my teacher Dolph Hauldhagen, The Instruc-TOR! And of course, Sunday is the OTHER day I check my email, for our Eastern European viewers across the pond.

''{"checka my eastern european emails" gets written in for Sunday. Cut to Strong Bad sitting at a gray computer with the word "BLOCK" in the bottom-left corner.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' I got a Polish e-mail in my pocket, and I think it's starting to melt.

''{reading, translator speaks over Strong Bad in Polish: Silne Złe: Proszę rozwiązywać sznurowadło z tyłu głowy. Janusz, Polska}''

<blockquote class="email" style="border: 4px solid #999">Dear Strong Bad: 
Please to be untieing that shoelace on 
the back of your head? 
 
Janus 
Poland</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Untie my shoelace, eh Janus? Your 
mother is the speed limit. 
Your aspirin, 
Strong Bad

''{Translator continues: Rozwiązywać sznurowadło, eh Janek? Twoja matka jest ograniczenie prędkości. Z aspiryną, Silne Złe}''

''{Cut back to Compy 386.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' That's pretty much my week. Now time for a refreshing glass of piemonade, or as we say around the office, p-nade.

''{Strong Bad gets up and leaves. The Paper comes down.}''

== Easter Eggs ==
*Click on "brian holmes CA" after Strong Bad says "Certified Arborist" to see B. Ryan Holmes's business card.
**The card reads: "B. Ryan Holmes, Certified Arborist. Phone:555-XYLM Mobile:coming soon" It has pictures of green trees and says "I think it has to do with trees!" in cursive on the bottom.
*At the end, click on "my week" to see Strong Sad waking Strong Bad up for swim practice.
::''{cut to the couch. Strong Bad is sleeping on it, as usual. Strong Sad walks in wearing a pair of swimming goggles and a swimming cap}''
::'''STRONG SAD:''' Strong Bad...
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Dangit, chrona trigga!
::'''STRONG SAD:''' Strong Bad, wake up!
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Chrona trigga!
::'''STRONG SAD:''' We're going to be late for swim practice!
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Chrhn—''Chrono Trigger''!
::''{Strong Sad produces a stick with a pair of Speedo-style swimming trunks at the end of it, face turns away in disgust}''
::'''STRONG SAD:''' I've got your swim trunks.
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Magus, I'm gonn... I'll kill you.
*Also at the end click on "piemonade," to see an advertisement for [[Piemonade]].

== Fun Facts ==

===Trivia===
*On biz cas fri, Homestar Runner wears a shirt labelled 'Diskettes Etc.', while Strong Bad's has 'Micro Palace'.
*The Battle Axe flyer reads:
<pre>BAD AT
BATTLE AXEING???{sic}

Come join
Dolph Hauldhagen
and learn professional
techniques that will
boost your confidence
and deadlines.

Community Rec Center "The Instruc-TOR"
Sat. 6am-9am Dolph Hauldhagen

PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN BATTLE
AXE AND AN EXERCISE MAT.

555-4AXE{x9}</pre>
*Brian Holmes and 'Holmes' (from [[huttah!]]) are both from California.
*Dolph Hauldhagen is just Matt with a viking helmet, nothing else.

===Remarks===
*The calendar starts on Monday, as per some European countries. North American calendars usually start on Sunday.
*Strong Bad's advice to "make Piemonade" is a reference to the saying "when life gives you lemons, make lemonade."
*While talking about online gaming, Homestar Runner says, "I got so many frags". It seems he's been playing numerous [[Wikipedia:First-person shooter|first-person shooters]], in which a "[[Wikipedia:Frag|frag]]" is a kill.
*It is interesting that Strong Bad helps people over the hump on Wednesdays, as some people refer to Wednesday as "Hump Day" since it is in the middle of the week.

===Goofs===
*When Homestar says "so many frags" and is looking to the left, his torso is flipped, and consequently the buttons on his collar appear on the wrong side and "Diskettes Etc." appears backwards for a split second.
*In the "my week" Easter Egg, Strong Sad enters the basement empty handed, yet he somehow produces Strong Bad's swimming trunks from behind the couch.

===Inside References===
*This is another instance of Strong Bad's [[Couch Mumbling|couch mumbling]].
*The Office where "biz cas fri" takes place is the same as in [[dullard]] and the [[Senor Mortgage]] short, and the conversation is very reminiscient of that from ''dullard''.
*When Strong Bad mentions having to do community service, it is likely a reference to the [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]].
*You can check out the ol' "Cheatasaurus" in one of the popcorn easter eggs in [[Labor Dabor]].

===Real-World References===
*When Strong Sad is waking up Strong Bad for swim practice, he mumbles various things, ranging from "I'll kill you" to the name of the classic [[Wikipedia:Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] [[Wikipedia:CRPG|RPG]], ''[[Wikipedia:Chrono Trigger|Chrono Trigger]]''. The "I'll kill you" in the swim practice Easter egg is directed at [[Wikipedia:Magus (Chrono Trigger)|Magus]], a villain/party member in the game. ''(Also see Inside References.)''
** Also notable is that Janus is also a significant name in Crono Trigger, the same as Strong Bad's Polish email author.
*The name of his other computer, "[[Block]]," is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Eastern Bloc|Soviet Bloc]]—the group of Eastern European nations which were under communist government.
*The text on the battle axe lesson flyer which instructs you to bring your own axe and exercise mat is in the same font as [[Wikipedia:Iron Maiden (band)|Iron Maiden's]] name almost always appears. One of their first ever songs, "Invasion", released only on a four track album of which 5000 copies were made, was about Viking invaders.
*Strong Bad's imitation of a robot seems to be a reference to Harry in the documentary "[[IMDB:tt0334405|Spellbound]]," a spelling bee contestant who spontaneously replies to a question from the interviewer in a robotic voice, and finishes off by saying "I-am-a-musical-robot. Do-I-sound-like-a-musical-robot?"
*"Stay smart, vacuum...dirt" may be based on "Be Smart! Don't Start!", a motto used in a series of '80s PSAs trying to discourage minors from drinking alcohol.
*The phone number for Brian Holmes, Certified Arborist (555-XYLM), is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Xylem|xylem]], the major water transporting tissue of a tree.

===Fast Forward===
*"Biz Cas Fri" would be the subject of three Puppet Stuff features, [[Biz Cas Fri 1|Biz Cas Fri]], [[Biz Cas Fri 2]], and [[Biz Cas Fri 3]].

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

'''MIKE:''' Hi, Matt!

'''MATT:''' Hi, Mike!

'''MIKE:''' Welcome to the email commentary for this email.

'''MATT:''' Thanks! I feel really good about this one, and I am ready to go.

'''MIKE:''' All right, let's get started. All right. We started here, well Strong Bad started here,

'''MATT:''' Strong Bad needs to learn the abbreviations for states.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, that's true. He has a problem with them.

'''MATT:''' This part reminds me about that kid from that movie "Spell Bound". About...

'''MIKE:''' When he's a musical robot?

'''MATT:''' When he's being a musical robot, yeah.

'''MIKE:''' Yes, it's true.

'''MATT:''' All right, here's Strong Bad's...

'''MIKE:''' Mailbox. Which has appeared one more time, one other time?

'''MATT:''' Yeah. Still no sign of his house, though.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah. No house. Just a mailbox. Not on the road.

'''MATT:''' No.

'''MIKE:''' Just in the grass.

'''MATT:''' In the greens. I don't think Strong Bad's being very sincere right now, Mike.

'''MIKE:''' This is a good example of sarcasm.

'''MATT:''' We've had lots of requests for the BMW lighter. Did you mention that on the last DVD?

'''MIKE:''' I dunno. I don't think it exists.

'''MATT:''' No, it doesn't

'''MIKE:''' I've tried to find them at BMW dealers.

'''MATT:''' That's right.

'''MIKE:''' I actually got to make a glass of piemonade when I was, uh, making the Easter Egg at the end, there.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, it was early in the morning, wasn't it?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, it was, like, 2 in the morning, and I went to Kroger and got some pie and some lemonade,

'''MATT:''' Nice work!

'''MIKE:''' I think I got an extra piece of pie and ate it and I drank some lemonade.

'''MATT:''' I think that vacuum has never made an appearance again.

'''MIKE:''' No. But I think the flowers on it are from...

'''MATT:''' Homsar?

'''MIKE:''' For kids email.

'''MATT:''' Kids show?

'''MIKE:''' Kids show. Yeah, what'd I say?

'''MATT:''' For kids. Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' I think it's called for kids.

'''MATT:''' I think you're right. I used to shop at Diskettes Et Cetera.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah?

'''MATT:''' One time. What's Strong Bad's say?

'''MIKE:''' Uhhhhh, can't read it. Micro...

'''MATT:''' Something?

'''MIKE:''' Micro something. That's me!

'''MATT:''' That's Mike!

'''MIKE:''' Holding a stand, Homestar's puppet stand. That's what that stick is, and I just photoshoped out the bottom and put in that axe.

'''MATT:''' I like that.

'''MIKE:''' Thanks!

'''MATT:''' This is our friend, Dan Cubus.

'''MIKE:''' That's right. He lived in Poland for two years.

'''MATT:''' Shoslav!

'''MIKE:''' Good job, Dan! We went to the Braves game, uh, the night of this.

'''MATT:''' Did you?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' Did you get a ghetto burger at...

'''MIKE:''' We got a ghetto burger at Miss Ann's Snack Stand. Ahh, good times.

'''MATT:''' Your asprino!

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail111.html|watch "other days"]]
*[[HR:sbemail111.swf|view the Flash file for "other days"]]
*[[Forum:504|forum thread re: "other days"]]

{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category:Compy 386 Emails]][[Category: Emails With DVD Commentary]]

Talk:Powered by The Cheat

Ian911299 — Thu, 06 Oct 2005 15:06:44 GMT

Ian911299:

{{featuredarticle}}

I love what was done with this page. It's really been brought up to par with [[Holiday Toons]], what with having the minor Powered by The Cheat refferances added too. Now all that's needed is upgrading [[Puppet Stuff]] the same way... {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 04:05, 4 Jun 2005 (UTC)

== Mysteriousness ==
I dare you to answer this without saying "Mike Chapman":

If The Cheat can't speak English, who does the voices for his cartoons?

:Some text-to-speech program? —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 19:33, 27 Aug 2005 (UTC)

::Isn't there some interview that says that The Cheat does the vocals? I think that I saw that around here. {{User:Rogue Leader/sig}} 19:44, 27 Aug 2005 (UTC)

::Me too. [[User:Mr. Bojangles|Mr. Bojangles]]

== Gee... ==
They haven't made any toons for this section in a long time. When do you think they'll update it again? [[User:Ian911299|Ian911299]]

Talk:lady...ing

Ian911299 — Wed, 05 Oct 2005 15:04:20 GMT

Ian911299:

== Mustachioed Homestar Runner==

Well I guess this email answers the question about whether [[Mustachioed Homestar Runner]] was a unique character or not. Now we know that he at least has the same voice as Homestar. And I imagine that this is the first time we can actually see him without having to view the toon from its Flash file directly. {{User:The Paper/sig}} 00:50, 9 Aug 2005 (UTC)

::Could that be Fabrosi? Strong Bad mentioned that he was probably out lady-ing with a fake mustache. -- 71.34.147.24 20:37, 8 Aug 2005 (MDT)

Maybe Homestar wrote in using Fabrosi as a pseudonym...

A side note: Fabrosi could also be Homsar, since he wears a false mustache in his main page. [[User:Smileyface11945|Smileyface11945]] 19:10, 18 Aug 2005 (UTC)

::::If Fabrosi is in fact meant to be a real character, I think [http://http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php/The_Announcer The Announcer] resembles SB's description the best. But I think "Fabrosi" is just a completely random character. --[[User:Skizzot|Skizzot]] 21:46, 23 Aug 2005 (UTC)

== Stocks and Stipes Forever ==
Toward the end of the email, Strong Bad says stocks are up and stipes are down. According to dictionary.com, a 'stipe' is "A supporting stalk or stemlike structure, especially the stalk of a pistil, the petiole of a fern frond, or the stalk that supports the cap of a mushroom". It's a bit of an unfamiliar word, I bet, so someone may want to add it to the Fun Facts. Just make sure no one alludes 'stocks' to being like 'stalks'. That's a bit too much of a stretch. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

::I agree. TBC is very good at making such obscure allusions to things that require a bit more knowledge to know about. From the definition it sounds like it correlates perfectly, too. --[[User:64.164.69.221|64.164.69.221]] 10:05, 9 Aug 2005 (UTC)

:::I have added the definition to Real-world references and changed stocks to stalks. --[User:Eman|Eman]

::::I changed it back. Strong bad types '''stocks'''. -- [[User:tomstiff|tomstiff]] 18:39, 9 Aug 2005 (UTC)

==Stipes, TBC and Georgia==

I'm surprised the no one has mentioned Michael Stipe since TBC are from Georgia and so is ... oh, never mind! -- [[User:tomstiff|tomstiff]] 18:43, 9 Aug 2005 (UTC)

:I thought the same thing. - [[User:211.28.51.186|211.28.51.186]] 06:51, 22 Aug 2005 (UTC)

== Buisness/Ab-Abber ==

I don't feel confident to put this on the main page, but is it possible he says "buisness"? And I'm a little surprised no one's tried to note the similarity between his appearance when he says "muscular" and the handiwork of the Ab-Abber 2000 (granted, not identical; he HAS pecs here).--notstrongorbad

== Kicking The Cheat ==
Don't we have enough for this to be a bona fide [[:Category:Running Gags|running gag]]? Namely:

*[[little animal]].
*Strong Bad threatens to kick The Cheat a couple times at the end of [[caper]].
*He tells Homestar to give The Cheat (hiding under the box)a "swift kick in The Cheat" in [[replacement]].
*He also mentions "Kickin' Cheats 'till the day I die" in [[replacement]].
*Mentioned in [[do over]].
*This email.

[[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:35, 9 Aug 2005 (UTC)
:I agree. [[User:Trey56|Trey56]]
::Yeah, totally. That's totally a worthwhile running gag. Don't forget the [[Kick the Cheat]] plushie too. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
I thought it was already a running gag. Somebody should get on this. {{User:Some HSR themed username/sig}} 20:44, 9 Aug 2005 (UTC)

:Page begun here: [[Kicking The Cheat]]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:48, 9 Aug 2005 (UTC)

== Cat ==
I think SB says "or holy-crap-adorable cat"...why else would Marzipan comment that it smells like litterbox? Maybe that's just me. --[[User:Cocoa|Cocoa]]

:Meh, sounds like "pet". — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:06, 9 Aug 2005 (UTC)
:I hear "pet" as well, and Marzipan isn't making a whole lot of sense in this email anyway. --{{User:Venusy/Sig}}, 00:14, 10 August 2005 (BST)

::Then it's just me. :/ --[[User:Cocoa|Cocoa]]

== The Fabrosi ==

I don't hear the "the" in "What did you two do to (the) Fabrosi". But since about 1.5% max of the users here ever agree with me on matters like this, discuss. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 01:05, 10 Aug 2005 (UTC)
:There's no "the". It's just "What'd you two do to Fabrosi?" — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:05, 10 Aug 2005 (UTC)
::I hope you don't mind that I combined the two topic headings that were created nigh-simultaneously. That said, if Dot com agrees with me... --{{User:Jay/sig}} 01:07, 10 Aug 2005 (UTC)
:::I don't hear a "the" either. I think the repetition of the same "oo" sound has confused people's ears. I once thought there was a "the", but I gave it another listen and found that it was the "you two do to" confusing my ears. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::I was unsure if it was "the," but there definitely is some syllable in between there... - '''''[[User:Joshua|Joshua]]'''''

== Genghis the Mongolian ==

Should we add that Genghis Khan lotion for women is referencing the ‘Mongolian aftershave lotion’ mentioned by Strong Bad or is it common knowedge Genghis was from Mongolia?-[[User:The Pardack|the Pardack]]
: It's already there, under Real-World References. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 04:29, 10 Aug 2005 (UTC)
:Didn't notice that, boy do I feel dumb. [[User:The Pardack|the Pardack]]
:: Ah, don't worry. Everyone makes mistakes sometimes. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 04:32, 10 Aug 2005 (UTC)

== Inside Reference? ==
"Even though Strong Bad says he would not openly admit that he could never get ladies, he did accidently say he doesn't know anything about the ladies at the end of lures & jigs."

Is this really an inside joke? If anything, I'd call this a fun fact, but it's not even very fun. I think any relation between the two is coincidental at best. -FatPamPam

:You have a point, although I think you meant "Is it an inside ''reference?''" No, it's really not. The item has been moved to "Remarks". — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:27, 10 Aug 2005 (UTC)

==Slightly Different?==
I've seen this fact thrashing in and out over the last couple of days. Is this really notable?

<blockquote>The old-fashioned Homestar in this email has a lower voice than his Marshmallow's Last Stand counterpart, sounding slightly more like his modern self. Strong Bad's voice is also slightly different and sounds more like his modern counterpart.</blockquote>

Slightly different? We normally kill stuff with language like that. Isn't it unlikely that an MLS-era voice would be "performed" precisely as it was years ago? -- [[User:tomstiff|tomstiff]] 17:09, 11 Aug 2005 (UTC)

:I didn't write this fact. I just put it back in because I don't like it when an anonymous user deletes something substantial without so much as a word of explanation. As for the fact itself, meh, I could probably go either way. If you really think it should go, you know what to do. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:39, 11 Aug 2005 (UTC)

::Oh, yeah. I know what to do! ;) -- [[User:tomstiff|tomstiff]] 17:44, 11 Aug 2005 (UTC)

:::I meant you should STUFF it. Which I have now done. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:41, 11 Aug 2005 (UTC)

== STUFF'd fact false ==

Even though it's too late to change it (it was already unanimously declined), I noticed that the fun fact that said "suppleties" means "supplements" in Dutch was blatantly false. I looked it up on Alta Vista, and the Dutch word for "supplements" is "supplementen." Wish I'd caught that beforehand. --[[User:ISlayedTheKerrek|ISlayedTheKerrek]] 22:20, 16 Aug 2005 (UTC)

:Did you do a "Dutch to English" translation of "suppleties"? I got an English translation of "supplements". Also, google "suppleties" ... lots of hits on sites in Dutch. -- [[User:tomstiff|tomstiff]] 22:27, 16 Aug 2005 (UTC)

:I'm confused, Kerrek Slayer... you wish the fact hadn't already been declined so that you could give an even-better reason to decline it? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:56, 16 Aug 2005 (UTC)

::Well, I dunno if the "even-better" reason was really "even-better". The "Dutch-to-English" translation of "suppleties" is indeed "supplements". Assuming you believe altavista's babelfish, of course. -- [[User:tomstiff|tomstiff]] 14:52, 17 Aug 2005 (UTC)

:::The translator at worldlingo.com agrees. -- [[User:tomstiff|tomstiff]] 14:56, 17 Aug 2005 (UTC)

::::Right. I should have said "''supposedly'' even-better". The fact that ISlayedTheKerrek considered it a better reason was what I was getting at. I was curious about why he seemed to wish the item was still open... So we could decline it with more oomph, or something? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:01, 17 Aug 2005 (UTC)

:::::I'm a lot less inclined to believe "suppleties" means supplements, because I know a few people that speak Dutch, amazing as that may be, and they told me it was "supplementen." --[[User:ISlayedTheKerrek|ISlayedTheKerrek]] 17:38, 18 Aug 2005 (UTC)

::::::But you didn't answer my original question. The one that begins "I'm confused..." — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]]

::::::It's gotta mean ''something'' in Dutch. [http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=GGLD,GGLD:2004-13,GGLD:en&q=suppleties This] search turns up all kinds of Dutch sites. -- [[User:tomstiff|tomstiff]] 19:17, 18 Aug 2005 (UTC)

:::::::Well, it's dot com, I wish I had caught it earlier. That's all there is to it. --[[User:ISlayedTheKerrek|ISlayedTheKerrek]] 20:55, 18 Aug 2005 (UTC)

::::::::Cool. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]]

== The return of the unamed girl!!! ==

in the sahdow, we si a girl who look like in the old game of dancing bubs!
* No, it's clearly a different girl, it's the same sillhouetted girl from the crowd in [[Marshmallow's Last Stand (toon)|Marshmallow's Last Stand]]. Not Unnamed Girl. --[[User:Dwedit|Dwedit]] 21:27, 25 Aug 2005 (UTC)

== Homestar ==
Did anyone else think that when "Strong Bad" threw the anvil into the crowd, the guy sounded like PBTC Homestar? I know it's not, but...weird. TBC may be a-running out of voices! ''{crowd gasps}'' YOU A-SHUT UP! [[User:Cheatachu72|Cheatachu72]] 00:02, 19 Sep 2005 (UTC)

== Closed STUFF ==

{{stuffclosedaccept}}
=== I hear voices ===
{{stufffact|The old-fashioned Homestar in this email has a lower voice than his Marshmallow's Last Stand counterpart, sounding slightly more like his modern self. Strong Bad's voice is also slightly more relaxed and sounds more like his modern counterpart.}}
{{stuffverdict|18:41, 11 Aug 2005 (UTC)|03:07, 25 Aug 2005 (UTC)|accepted|13|8|lady...ing}}

{{stuffcloseddecline}}
=== What about Van Mundegaarde?===
{{stufffact|Strong Bad's comments about his closest friends are devoid of mention of his self-proclaimed (in [[2_years|2 years]]) main man, Van Mundegaarde.}}
{{stuffverdict|16:20, 9 Aug 2005 (UTC)|03:41, 23 Aug 2005 (UTC)|declined|16|13|lady...ing}}

{{stuffclosedaccept}}
=== Adorable The Cheat's blue eyes ===
{{stufffact|Adorable The Cheat shares [[20X6_The_Cheat|20X6 The Cheat]]'s irresistible blue eyes.}}
{{stuffverdict|15:58, 9 Aug 2005 (UTC)|03:41, 23 Aug 2005 (UTC)|accepted|16|12|lady...ing}}

{{stuffclosedaccept}}
=== Long Pants reference ===
{{stufffact|This is another reference to [[Homestar's Pants]].}}
{{stuffverdict|20:51, 9 Aug 2005 (UTC)|01:23, 16 Aug 2005 (UTC)|overwhelmingly accepted ([[:Category:Running Gags|running gag]])|19|6|lady...ing}}

{{stuffclosedaccept}}
=== Holy crap! ===
{{stufffact|Although Strong Bad says "Holy crap" a lot in the flashback, he never actually used this phrase in Marshmallow's Last Stand.}}
{{stuffverdict|01:53, 9 Aug 2005 (UTC)|01:06, 16 Aug 2005 (UTC)|overwhelmingly accepted|25|8|lady...ing}}

{{stuffcloseddecline}}
=== Ice Creme Fixation===
{{stufffact|This is the second instance where Strong Bad ends his email by saying that he wants ice cream. The first instance was [[kids' book]].}}
{{stuffverdict|16:40, 10 Aug 2005 (UTC)|06:59, 15 Aug 2005 (UTC)|declined (and retracted by author)|9|2|lady...ing}}

{{stuffcloseddecline}}
=== Anchorman Strong Bad?===
{{stufffact|Strong Bad's using of gasoline as cologne may be a reference to the movie Anchorman, in which Ron Burgundy tells Brian Fantana that his sex panther cologne "smells like pure gasoline."}}
{{stuffverdict|15:50, 10 Aug 2005 (UTC)|06:59, 15 Aug 2005 (UTC)|overwhelmingly declined|14|1|lady...ing}}

{{stuffclosedaccept}}
=== Broken Lappy Screen (Goofs) ===
{{stufffact|While Strong Bad is sleeping at the end of the email (after he ducks out for the creme brulee ice creme), the Lappy's screen doesn't give the distortion effect it usually does when you click on it.}}
{{stuffverdict|16:30, 9 Aug 2005 (UTC)|14:11, 11 Aug 2005 (UTC)|unanimously accepted|18|0|lady...ing}}

{{stuffcloseddecline}}
=== Bubble Teas? ===
{{stufffact|Homestar's "bubbleties" is aurally identical to "Bubble tea," a fashionable drink involving chilled tea and large tapioca balls. Is this worth including in "Real-World References," even though by no stretch of the imagination could it be considered an outright allusion?}}
{{stuffverdict|04:52, 9 Aug 2005 (UTC)|19:21, 9 Aug 2005 (UTC)|overwhelmingly declined|19|1|lady...ing}}

{{stuffcloseddecline}}
=== Suppleties ===
{{stufffact|The word "suppleties" means "supplements" in Dutch.}}
{{stuffverdict|06:54, 9 Aug 2005 (UTC)|19:21, 9 Aug 2005 (UTC)|unanimously declined|14|0|lady...ing}}

== Strong Bad's exact height ==

Surprised I'm the first to pick up on this eMail's potential for beautifully pointless nitpickery and obssessive fandom. Think about it: a laserdisc is held onscreen, perfectly parallel to the plane of the camera lens, and apparently the exact same distance from said lens as Strong Bad's head. Laserdiscs have a diameter of precisely 30 centimeters. We now know Strong Bad's exact height. That's one step away from knowing his shoe size. That's yet another step away from actually stalking a fictional character. Just think of the potential; "Homsar's hat leaps exactly 14.7 centimeters above his head", "The Thnikkaman's shades appear to be <brand name>, but are 0.3 millimeters too wide, et-bloody-cetera". Or I suppose we could just take note of Strong Bad and the Cheat's height, since it's the kind of delightfully meaningless factoid on which true fanboys and fangirls thrive.
Update: Ding! ~76 centimeters, or a mere 2'6''. I suppose I'll just add this in, under "remarks".

:Can we compare it to The Cheat's hight in [[Where's The Cheat?]]? {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 11:42, 27 Sep 2005 (UTC)

::Hey, whatever floats the collective wikiboat. On a related note, someone seems to have delorted this particular Fun Fact without providing a reason or STUFFing the entry. I suppose I'll restore it until such a reason/vote is forthcoming.

:::What do you mean, "without providing a reason"? Read the edit summaries. You are right about one thing, though: it's pointless nitpickery. There's ''no way'' you can assume TBC would have tried to get the size of the laserdisc accurate to the point of its being used as a standard of measure. They made it look "about right" on screen, nothing more. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 14:15, 30 Sep 2005 (UTC)

::::My bad, not sure how I overlooked that. [[User:85.64.210.95|85.64.210.95]] 01:44, 1 Oct 2005 (UTC)

::::TBC probably just exaggurated the size of the laserdisc. Most people don't know how exactly big a laserdisc is, a lot of people have probably never seen one. They just know they're big. So standard caricature action comes into play when it gets cartoonised - people know they're big, so make it huge. {{User:phlip/sig}} 15:44, 30 Sep 2005 (UTC)

::::::You're both absolutely right, but I fail to see how that's in any way relevant. Obviously the disc was never actually intended for size comparison, but that's why this is the Wiki That Should Not Be. TBC make hilarious toons. That's what they do. Continuity, internal consistency, the fourth wall, none of these things matter to them, so long as they get the joke across. This wiki, in contrast, endeavors to turn the Homestarverse into some sort of rational, objective, well-documented world, and keep a straight face the whole while. We bring order to chaos, even when there's no good reason to do so. When TBC put a 'stashed Homestar just outside the frame, that's just a visual non sequitur. When this wiki gets light of said 'stashed Homestar, it wonders whether this might be the former King of Town, the one that's supposedly Marzipan's dad. When we realize there's no way the Gravy Train could fit a captain that's over half a million ladies tall, we fudge the numbers to make it work. So c'mon; just because this was clearly unintentional, doesn't mean it isn't worth noting. SB's bleeding tiny, he is. About as tall as puppet Strong Bad.[[User:85.64.210.95|85.64.210.95]] 01:44, 1 Oct 2005 (UTC)
:::::But compare Strong Bad to all the other objects around, like his computer. Is he living in a dwarf world, and The Cheat brought a laserdisc from elsewhere? I'll believe that the laserdisc was extra big before I believe the whole H*R universe is extra small. - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 01:50, 1 Oct 2005 (UTC)

Yeah, you must think I am a jak a** for pointing it out, I am ashamed, for I would not want any one to do the same. I mean look at this, this rite her, calculating pi would be easier than correcting all my misspellings 'n ty[oes! -[[User:Thechamp|Thechamp]] 01:57, 1 Oct 2005 (UTC)

== First Email? ==
So if that little flashback sequence in the wrestling pit area was the REAL first e-mail, then what about "some kinda robot"? That is labeled as the first e-mail, so does that make the wrestling pit email #0? [[User:Ian911299|Ian911299]]

Talk:Arrow'd Guy

Ian911299 — Sat, 25 Jun 2005 02:02:23 GMT

Ian911299:

== An official name? ==
Taken from the store, regarding the new "Everybody! Everybody!" poster: "All of your favorite characters are here from A, Arrow'd guy to Y, Yello Dello and everyone in between." Does everyone else consider this to be a good enough source? I'm afraid I don't know how to go round editing these. (That's to say I think I do but I know I'll screw something up.) [[User:Psi|Psi]] 02:59, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)

:Considering TBC maintain that store, I think it's safe to change TMWTHM's name. --[[User:Gafaddict|Gafaddict]] 20:07, 28 Apr 2005 (UTC)

thefreakyblueman-- I made the animated GIF over there. w00t

::Would anyone object if this article were moved to Arrow'd Guy? It's better to use TBC-official names. {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 17:09, 23 Jun 2005 (UTC)

:::Go for it. (I wish there were a punctuation mark between a period and an exclamation point; that's what I would have used in that sentence.) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:35, 23 Jun 2005 (UTC)

::::Maybe an exclamation point without the period? Or would that make it more enthusiastic? {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 18:02, 23 Jun 2005 (UTC)

:::::I meant that I wanted to be supportive of the project, but not weirdly so. ''"Go for it."'' didn't seem like enough, but ''"Go for it!"'' seemed like too much. I tried to move the page myself, but I can't delete the old redirect page. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:09, 23 Jun 2005 (UTC)

I just feel difficult in wanting to keep TMWTHM, since Arrow'd Guy just refers to his first appearance, but, hey. TBC did use it. -- [[User:Mithent|Mithent]] 19:35, 23 Jun 2005 (UTC)

I'm all for leaving it put, because "Arrow'd" DOES only refer to his first appearance. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 20:05, 23 Jun 2005 (UTC)

:Um, at this point you're all for changing it ''back''. All the links have been converted; we're just waiting for the [[Arrow'd Guy|old Arrow'd Guy page]] to be deleted so this page can be moved there. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:14, 23 Jun 2005 (UTC)

:: The page hasn't moved yet. Anyway, you know what I mean. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 20:15, 23 Jun 2005 (UTC)

::: I'm just saying that no articles point to this page anymore, and leaving it where it is is no longer the path of least resistance. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:20, 23 Jun 2005 (UTC)

:::: I'm not talking from a path of least resistance point of view. This character doesn't have a REAL official name (Arrow'd Guy is just as much a name as The Man with the Huge Mouth) and "Arrow'd Guy" covers only one of his eight/nine appearances. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 20:23, 23 Jun 2005 (UTC)

::::: Three things:
:::::#As an official name goes, "The Man with the Huge Mouth" is cumbersome, arbitrary, and ''made up by us''.
:::::#"Arrow'd Guy" is actually a useful descriptive term. As in, he's the guy who's always killing the TGS girls, and when he does they're ''"NOUN'd"'' in some way.
:::::#When choosing between the two names, '''we'd might as well use the one TBC use.''' We're not talking about a passing reference in an interview or anything—when they made their poster, at some point they had to ask themselves, "Is this what we really want to call this guy?" They had the chance to give him a name, and they ''did''.
:::::[[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:57, 23 Jun 2005 (UTC)
::::::Note that the poster does not reference his first appearance (i.e. he's shown mouth closed & no arrows), and yet he is referred to as Arrow'd Guy. -- [[User:tomstiff|tomstiff]] 21:10, 23 Jun 2005 (UTC)

:::::::I have to agree, but I'm biased because I never liked the name "The Man with the Huge Mouth". The guy on the poster has no arrows, and TBC still call him "Arrow'd Guy". That's official enough for me. {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 22:45, 23 Jun 2005 (UTC)

::::::::I very much agree with Aurora. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 22:52, 23 Jun 2005 (UTC)

:::::::::Then, Aurora, would you delete the old Arrow'd guy so that we can move this page there (and preserve the histories). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:55, 23 Jun 2005 (UTC)

::::::::::It's already been moved, right? {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 23:48, 23 Jun 2005 (UTC)

:::::::::::Yep. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]]

:Though not neccisarily an official name, "Arrow'd Guy" is the only name TBC have given us. I say it's best to go with any thing TBC give to us instead of making up our own. {{User:FireBird/sig}} 23:10, 23 Jun 2005 (UTC)

== Real name? ==
Someone has been going around editing all the pages that say The Man with the Huge Mouth and changing it to "Spazo", claiming this to be TMWTHM's real name. I've reverted their edits for now, is there any evidence supporting the idea that his name is Spazo? --[[User:Kilroy|Kilroy]] 17:12, 26 Oct 2004 (MST)

:No, there isn't any such evidence. Your reverts were prudent. Thanks. [[User:InterruptorJones|<nowiki></nowiki>]]— [[User:InterruptorJones|InterruptorJones]][[<nowiki></nowiki>]]

== Mrs. So-and-So-Erson/Man with the Huge Mouth ==

I'm still not entirely convinced that Mrs. So-and-So-Erson is actually The Man with the Huge Mouth. There's an obvious similarity in appearance, of course, but that doesn't necessarily mean that she is he. --[[User:TheNintenGenius|TheNintenGenius]] 20:17, 19 Jan 2005 (MST)
: Perhaps. But, 1. If not, then episode 8 really is the only TGS episode lacking MitHM. 2 It's funnier (IMHO) to think of them as the same character. I suppose only Strong Bad really knows for sure, though. Though I consider Mrs. SaSe's bald head and Adam's apple (look closely) to be VERY telling. --[[User:Jay|Jay]] 21:13, 19 Jan 2005 (MST)
::It could just be playing off the expectations of seeing the MwtHM as well, making drawing Mrs. So-and-So-Erson like him very deliberate. Since it's all a matter of conjecture, though, I still wonder if it should be listed as cold hard fact. --[[User:TheNintenGenius|TheNintenGenius]] 21:49, 19 Jan 2005 (MST)
::: Either way, Mrs. Sase is probably not really a woman. --[[User:Jay|Jay]] 13:12, 20 Jan 2005 (MST)
:I'd agree that Mrs. SaSE isn't the MwtHM. Strong Bad and Stinkoman are similar, but that doesn't make them the same person. --[[User:Upsilon|Upsilon]].
::But then, the Thnikkaman and Bubs are similar, and they are generally accepted to be the same person. --[[User:Jay|Jay]] 13:54, 20 Jan 2005 (MST)
:::My point is that we can't assume they're the same just because the two of them are similar. It's pretty obvious that Bubs is the Thnikkaman, but how can we say for certain that SaSE=MwtHM? --[[User:Upsilon|Upsilon]]
::::What, it's not obvious to YOU? Mrs. Sase looks just like the MwtHM (with some accessories). Same nose, same bald head, same hairdo if you don't count the curls added to Mrs. Sase, same head shape, same tendency toward harming or mocking the girls - the only real difference is the mouth (and that could just be because Mrs. Sase is wearing a ton of lipstick.) I mean, just picture the Thnikkaman with the moustache he was originally supposed to have, and a purple shirt instead of orange, and that's about all the difference that exists between MwtHM and Mrs. Sase. I mean, how do YOU know that it isn't a Bubs lookalike? --[[User:Jay|Jay]] 10:53, 21 Jan 2005 (MST)
:::::Tendency towards harming the girls? What, you mean like every other being in the TGS strips? And yeah, the Thnikkaman could be a Bubs lookalike for all we know, but since without the taped-on sign and sunglasses (both of which are merely accessories) he is identical to Bubs, it's fair to assume that they're the same person. Not the case with SaSE, whose curls and large lips distinguish her from MwtHM. Furthermore, there are two people who look like MwtHM in the Decemberween ep, so perhaps there are a lot of people in the TGS's world that look like that. --[[User:Upsilon|Upsilon]]
::And I'm actually not so sure that it would be wrong to say that Strong Bad = Stinkoman, at least when they were first created. (Though they've sort-of co-existed more recently, such as in 3 Times Halloween Funjob.) MwtHM and Sase have yet to co-exist. --[[User:Jay|Jay]] 14:15, 20 Jan 2005 (MST)
:::So do the Poopsmith's shovel and Carol. Therefore, they are the same object...? --[[User:Upsilon|Upsilon]]
::::Totally different. (And there's probably and exception, but no reason to bother looking for it.) Regardless of their actual identities, Stinkoman was at least based off of Strong Bad very heavily. Similarly, Mrs. Sase was at least based off of MwtHG. --[[User:Jay|Jay]] 10:53, 21 Jan 2005 (MST)
:::::I won't deny that. In fact, I may even go as far to say that she's a female equivalent. But to say that they are the same person is mere speculation. --[[User:Upsilon|Upsilon]]
::::::Well, not so "female" (you see that Adam's Apple?) But yeah, I see where you're coming from. I still think they're meant to be one and the same, but we really have no evidence one way or the other. As long as we at least keep the fact that Mrs. Sase is based on MwtHM I won't complain to much. --[[User:Jay|Jay]] 11:38, 22 Jan 2005 (MST)
:::::::Well, I think it's best to agree to disagree here and keep the article NPOV. --[[User:Upsilon|Upsilon]]
::::::::Only reason I wrote it in, er, "POV" in the first place was because it was SO FRIKKING OBVIOUS (to me) that they really were supposed to be one and the same... I'm still surprised you guys disagree, but I'll live with it. --[[User:Jay|Jay]] 14:51, 25 Jan 2005 (MST)
Sense Mrs. So-and-So-Erson's status as The Man is now "maybe", should we bring back this [[Talk:Teen_Girl_Squad_Issue_8#You_Big_Mouth.21_.28Declined.29|declined fun fact]]? --[[User:Trogga|Trogga]] 14:56, 9 Mar 2005 (MST)
== You little brats best get a life ==

Would you guys get off this? You obbsessed people are fighting over whether a bald woman is a bald man or not! Get a life, y'all.

-[[User: bri angel|Bri]]

Postal Service: And quit using abbreviations! Are you so lazy that you can not type easy words like the Man with the Huge Mouth and Missus So-and-So-Erson? Gosh, you bums!

: 1. This is a talk page. There is no rule stating we need to spell everything out on a talk page. And everyone knows who we mean when we type MwtHM and Mrs. Sase. On the main article pages, I would not dream of typing out "Mrs. Sase".
: 2. We're not fighting. We're debating.
: 3. This Wiki is devoted to giving quality information. Isn't it worth it to debate which information IS quality information?
: 4. Was this complaint REALLY worth not only a new heading, but a heading with a DUPLICATE NAME?! --[[User:Jay|Jay]] 03:22, 22 Jan 2005 (MST)

:Not to mention that if you didn't want to see people obsessed with Homestar Runner, you probably shouldn't have come to the Homestar Runner Wiki. ;) *changes the title appropriately* --[[User:Upsilon|Upsilon]]

*Well, I generally agree with you Postal Serivice, but It would take up so much more space on the page to type out the whole thing. Back to topic... I think that they are one and the same. If you removed the clearly faux lips and open her mouth then she'd look just like The Man with the Huge Mouth.→[[User:evin290|evin290]] 14:32, 23 Jan 2005 (MST)

== I'm here to settle the argument once and for all! ==

*Mrs. Sase (Mrs. So-and-so-erson) HAS to be the AG (Arrow's Guy)! How could that not be? Why would the AG appear in EVERY single issue (including the mini-issue in "HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS") only to be excluded in issue#8? He's a Teen Girl Squad tradition. It's just like the Marzipan's Answering Machine tradition where Strong Bad ALWAYS leaves at least one prank call. Someone also said earlier on this talk page that since there were 2 AGs in issue#6, and that means that there are probably a lot of people who look like that, meaning that Mrs. Sase isn't the AG, despite how similar they look. Well I disagree. Sometimes, characters get duplicated for no real reason. In the holiday toon "Senorial Day", there are 2 Homestar Runners. In the sbemail "pizzaz", there are 2 Strong Bads. And in the puppet short "Everybody Knows It", there are 3 The Cheats. And also, for those people who say Mrs. Sase doesn't have a big mouth like the AG, it's because she has about 2 tons of lipstick on. If you removed the lipstick, along with the eyelashes and curls, she would look EXACTLY like the AG. Therefore, the AG and Mrs. Sase are the same person. Who here agrees with me? --[[User:Ian911299|Ian911299]]

Talk:Main Page

Ian911299 — Tue, 14 Jun 2005 15:08:31 GMT

Ian911299:

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:''In order to shorten the size of this page, all conversations before the 30th of December have been archived. You can access the archive [[HRWiki:Main Page Talk Archive|here]].''

== Every thing is fine now ==
um what happened the last 3-4 days? i could not get on the wiki --[[User:djm1791|djm1791]] 05:33, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Bandwidth ran out. It's been discussed. Everything is fine. Nothing is ruined. [[User:Crystallina|Crystallina]] 05:36, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)

but what does that mean & were can i find this discosion? --[[User:djm1791|djm1791]] 05:38, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Bottom of this page, for one. [[User:Crystallina|Crystallina]] 05:49, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)

thanks --[[User:djm1791|djm1791]] 05:53, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)

== What the crap? ==

Why am I not on the list of registered users? --[[User:Upsilon|Upsilon]]

:You're number 439.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 11:42, 30 Dec 2004 (MST)

== 2004/2005 Tsunami Donation Link ==

I was just reading up on the [[Wikipedia:2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake|Indian Ocean Earthquake]] and realized how incredibly horrible this event was, and I'm seriously thinking we need some kind of banner to a donation link to the Wikipedia donation page. Or something like that. →[[User:FireBird|''<tt>[[User:FireBird|FireBird]]</tt>'']]

How very specific your request is.
-[[User:Fhqwhgadshgnsdbkhsdabkfabkveybvf|Fhq]]

Fhq, what's your point? It's a good idea, don't give him crap because he's thinking larger than himself.
Bird, perhaps you should send Joey a PM on the forum. -- [[User:AgentSeethroo|AgentSeethroo]]

:Just in case anyone was wondering, we won't be adding a notice to the Main Page. If you'd like to put a notice on your userpage, that would be acceptable.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 20:14, 7 Jan 2005 (MST)

== Dubious reference solution ==

Over the past few Strongbad e-mail articles, I've read a lot of (to be frank) farfetched suggestions of references that TBCs are presumably making to other stuff. Maybe, if you're 100% sure that something is intended as a reference (for example, a character name or line very specific to one TV show), then it's fine to say it's a reference. But if something just seems to remind you of something else (for example, a song that sounds kinda-sorta like a song that was played in the 23rd episode of some TV series), then it's more accurate to say that it is '''reminiscent''' of something, rather than a reference to something.

Just a suggestion.

:A wonderful suggestion, and it goes along with the ongoing discussion we are having regarding the overhaul of our current fun fact system. Thank you for your concern and idea.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 14:52, 13 Jan 2005 (MST)

== Locking down the main page ==

I visited today and noticed that the main page had been defaced. Someone else restored the last known good version, but it seems to me that the front page should not be editable by just anyone for this exact reason. Even the main page of Wikipedia is off-limits to anyone except staff...
:Yes, I want the main page protected as well... [[User:woddfellow2|<nowiki></nowiki>]]-<tt>[[User:woddfellow2|woddfellow2]]|[[User talk:woddfellow2|?</tt>]] 14:05, 14 Jan 2005 (MST)
-It happened again. This must be done NOW.

:Look, the template does nothing to prevent trolling; it's a redundancy. Locking down the Main Page is a good way to go, since nothing really changes there, anyway. -- [[User:FortyTwo|FortyTwo]] 14:26, 14 Jan 2005 (MST)

I find it funny how the MediaWiki's been around for at least 5 months now and only NOW are people starting to complain about wanting the Main Page locked down. Personally, I think it's prime idiot bait, as in "if you deface the main page, you're automatically not fit to be on the wiki." --[[User:TheNintenGenius|TheNintenGenius]] 15:02, 14 Jan 2005 (MST)

You could have a way to detect whether someone is severely defaceing the page or not. --[[User:67.161.224.65|67.161.224.65]]

::Okay, due to several requests and the seeming lack of need to update the Main Page, I've protected it. Please note that I do not like having it protected, this being a wiki and all, but I agree that it really doesn't need to be edited that much and is just sitting there as troll fodder. Thanks to all who helped with that last batch of defacement.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 19:12, 14 Jan 2005 (MST)

:::I never change the main page, so I'm pretty happy with that, but I do have one concern. Might the Trollers who automatically go to work on the Main Page to start with, now be forced to move onto smaller, harder to detect defacements on other pages? What if we're only spreading the diease? [[User:Thunderbird L17|''<tt>[[User:Thunderbird L17|?Thunderbird?]]</tt>'']] 18:46, 17 Jan 2005 (MST)
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::::A good concern, and lucky for me I have this wonderful ditty to cite:
::::''...the fact is that for every troll with too much spare time, there are 100 users with just as much spare time ready and eager to undo that troll's (un)work. The fact is, the trolls always get bored before the users do, because the users are emotionally invested in what they've created and the Wiki moves fast enough that the average trolling only lasts about two minutes before it's reverted. A troll's work is hardly ever noticed by anybody, but a legitimate user's work is always noticed and appreciated. That's why wikis work. — InterruptorJones 15:37, 17 Jan 2005 (MST)'' ([[User_talk:FireBird#Question_from_Troll|ref]])
::::Simply put, that's just how wikis work. We'll notice no matter where or how small, and they will get tired.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 18:55, 17 Jan 2005 (MST)

::::::That is, unless said troll or trolls are emotionally invested in destroying the wiki. --Guest

::Good answer, thanks. Come to think of it, I guess if everyone has on their watchlist the pages they created, or just care for, then likely whatever page is edited will be watched by SOMEBODY. Thanks for the quick reply. [[User:Thunderbird L17|''<tt>[[User:Thunderbird L17|?Thunderbird?]]</tt>'']] 17:36, 19 Jan 2005 (MST)

Well, I want to edit the main page. I have a feature in mind that I think would be appreciated by all (I know I'll use it), but would require a little updating every now and again. How about you just make the main page editable by registered members? Disallow guests from editing it. I await the unlocking to reveal my idea.
--Rgb9000

:If it's such a great idea, why can't you just say it? <tt>[[User:Homestar Coder|Aurora the Homestar Coder]]</tt> 00:25, 14 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Fair question. I want to do the actual edit so that I'll be properly credited in the history for the implementation. --[[User:Rgb9000|Rgb9000]] 01:28, 15 Apr 2005 (UTC)

:Well, it's a Wiki, so you can't really take credit beyond putting on your userpage that you were the one to do something. <tt>[[User:Homestar Coder|Aurora the Homestar Coder]]</tt> 01:45, 15 Apr 2005 (UTC)

:Is it making a link to the newest (H*R) updates on the main page (to the pages of the updates themselves, not to the updates page)? Because that would be quite nice. (but would require updating every week or so). -- 82.81.whatever

== Rejects? ==
Where did Rejects go?? What the? -- Asploder

:Away. [[User:InterruptorJones|<nowiki></nowiki>]]— [[User:InterruptorJones|InterruptorJones]][[<nowiki></nowiki>]] 23:57, 5 Feb 2005 (MST)

::Yes, they're all categorised now, but I don't know where they went. [[User:woddfellow2|<nowiki></nowiki>]]—<tt>[[User:woddfellow2|woddfellow2]]|[[User talk:woddfellow2|?</tt>]] 18:08, 14 Feb 2005 (MST)

They all went to better places. Characters are now characters, items are now classified as items. Fancy that ;) [[User:Drhaggis|<nowiki></nowiki>]]- [[User:Drhaggis|Dr Haggis]] - [[User talk: Drhaggis|Talk]] 21:48, 27 Feb 2005 (MST)

== Confusion over moving dates ==

The [[Main Page]] says that HRWiki will be moving 'from early Friday morning (Feb. 25) to late Sunday evening (Feb. 27)', but every other page says 'early Friday morning (Mar. 4) to late Sunday evening (Mar. 6)'. Someone should probably fix that on the main page, as it appears it's not closed presently. -- [[User:Mithent|Mithent]] 05:04, 26 Feb 2005 (MST)

:The date changed. A hard refresh (likely ctrl+F5) of the Main Page should clear your cache and solve the problem.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 21:16, 27 Feb 2005 (MST)

== New ==

Hi, I'm new and not on the list.--[[User:mailman8|mailman8]] 09:19, 1 Mar 2005 (MST)
:Yes you are, you're number 895 →[[User:evin290|evin290]] 09:50, 1 Mar 2005 (MST)

what number am i?--[[User:Harry|Harry]] 10:03, 1 Mar 2005 (MST)

Here, [[Special:Listusers|find out for yourself]]. -- [[User:AgentSeethroo|AgentSeethroo]] 10:46, 1 Mar 2005 (MST)

Thanks--[[User:mailman8|mailman8]] 11:10, 1 Mar 2005 (MST)

== Favorite Character List ==
It think it might be nice if some o' you guys set up a "Most Popular Character" page to find out who are the most popular main characters in the Homestar Runner universe. There seems to be enough wiki users here to get an accurate idea. In this page, people would say who their favorite character is on the talk section (and their 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc favorite as well if they want.) and then someone would add them all up into a graph to show who are the most/least popular character and so on. (And remember, MAIN characters only) To keep things simple, it could be a character would get 8 "popularity points" for being a first favorite, 7 for second, 6 for third, and so on. Whoever gets the highest popularity points goes in the most favorite section. Also, only registered users count. I dunno... this could be difficult and messy and inaccuriate, but if done right it could be very interesting.
Anyways... opinions anyone? --[[User:Joshua|Joshua]] 15:46, 7 Mar 2005 (MST)

:Sorry, but this here's a vote for no. I think it could be a good idea under a different venu, such as the [http://fanstuff.hrwiki.org/index.php/Main_Page Fanstuff Wiki], or perhaps a poll in the [http://forum.hrwiki.org/ Forum]. But since this is simply a knowledge base, it wouldn't really fit in too well.
[[User:Thunderbird L17|''<tt>[[User:Thunderbird L17|?Thunderbird?]]</tt>'']] 16:37, 7 Mar 2005 (MST)

::I agree with Thunderbird. It's just not necessary. →[[User:FireBird|''<tt>[[User:FireBird|FireBird]]</tt>'']]

:::What if it was made in Fanstuff Wiki? Don't care too much if it never happens. Besides, I wouldn't have the know-how and stuff to make a page like that anyway. Someone else would have had to do it. --[[User:Joshua|Joshua]] 17:09, 7 Mar 2005 (MST)

::::Yeah, that'd be awesome. Run with it. →[[User:FireBird|''<tt>[[User:FireBird|FireBird]]</tt>'']]

:::::I went and I ran with it. You can check it out in the Interactive section of Fanstuff H*R Wiki. :) It's called, "Character Popularity"--[[User:Joshua|Joshua]] 16:47, 9 Mar 2005 (MST)

== Article of the day? ==

Why not have a featured article like Wikipedia?

:We don't have any featured articles, so we couldn't have a featured article of the day.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 09:49, 22 Mar 2005 (MST)

::We could do it like the Fark.com [http://216.32.91.95/Main_Page Wiki] does it. Each month has 7 articles (one for each day of the week) that rotate around every week (with a new set every month). For instance, you create a page called [[HRWiki:Featured article/Tuesday, March]] then just do an include on the main page like:

<nowiki>== Featured article ==</nowiki> 
<nowiki>{{HRWiki:Featured article/{{CURRENTDAY}}, {{CURRENTMONTH}}}}</nowiki>

That would run automatically for a whole month with only 7 articles. --[[User:noclip|noclip]] 18:53, 22 Mar 2005 (MST)

:The fact remains that we still don't have featured articles.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 13:05, 23 Mar 2005 (MST)
::You don't need to "have" them. You can just make em. Start a poll of which articles should be on the front page, take those and copy-paste them into HRWiki:Featured article/Whatever day and use that link on the front page.

== New logo ==

How about it?

[[Image:hrwlogoidea-fixed.png]]

[[User:noclip|noclip]] 18:59, 22 Mar 2005 (MST)

::I had this alternate too

[[Image:hrlogowithhr.png]]

[[User:noclip|noclip]] 19:26, 22 Mar 2005 (MST)

:I like the one with the dropshadow, but would be happy with either of them... [[User:Glutnix|Glutnix]] 03:03, 23 Mar 2005 (MST)

I've started a "Poll" about this

:Sorry, but we don't do polls. I've deleted your poll page accordingly.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 14:02, 26 Mar 2005 (MST)
::JoeyDay told me to start one. It was just to see whether the users were for it. He said it was okay and that the decision would be left up to the admins anyway. It'd have been nice if you protected the page and posted the results instead of straight up deleting it.

:::Well, if it matters, I really don't like the green "Wiki". Another color would look nice.
:::And Homestar Runner looks a little bit bumpy. →[[User:FireBird|''<tt>[[User:FireBird|FireBird]]</tt>'']]
::::I would have used another color but TBC pretty much used everything on the logo.

:::::Just because it's been used once doesn't mean you can't use it again. Orange or grey would look nice (I think). →[[User:FireBird|''<tt>[[User:FireBird|FireBird]]</tt>'']]

:::The first one looks great. I don't know about the green, but it looks better than the current logo. {{User:Rainer/sig}}

::::The first one is perfect. --[[User:Joshua|Joshua]] 18:10, 28 Mar 2005 (MST)

:::::I love them both! Actiually, contrary to what these folks are saying, I like the green (probably because it's my favourite colour... xD). But I agree that Homestar looks bumpy. The first ones real nice, though.

::On second thought, the green looks nice, actually. {{User:Rainer/sig}}

:I think that the first one is incredible! Nice work! I love the green! →[[User:evin290|evin290]] 14:32, 2 Apr 2005 (MST)

:I Think the second one should be used. I prefer it over the one that's up now. And I also like the green "wiki". That logo looks really, really nice. But as for the first one... I don't know, the drop shadow just doesn't look H*Rish, and it's good to see H*R (the character) on the logo. In conclusion... the second one. --[[User:70.25.9.49|70.25.9.49]] 01:52, 7 Apr 2005 (MDT)
::Have you seen the H*R loading screen? It's got the drop shadow.
:::Yeah, but the logo in the loading screen is round, and I think the shadow isn't quite as dark. With the "Wiki" in there, the shadow looks like it should be more complex, but then it would be too realistic. Well, that's how I feel about it.

:Though I am leaning toward the second logo, I like the first one almost as much (the green isn't a problem to me). Both logos are pretty good. Nice job. --[[User:acekirby13|acekirby13]] 16:33, 19 Apr 2005 (UTC)

:Not to be a picky monkey, but they look a tad bit jaggy...do ya think you could smooth it out a bit, especially the one with Homestar on it? - [[User:AgentSeethroo|AgentSeethroo]] 16:35, 19 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Oh my gosh that rocks out loud I love the green it fits so well. I love it love it love it. For cerial. (does that count as "internet slang"?)--[[User:Because, It's Midnite|Because, It's Midnite]]

I like it. Dropshadow. ''<tt>[[User:Thunderbird L17|?Thunderbird?]]</tt>'' 01:09, 25 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Me too. Dropshadow! [[User:Kvb|Kvb]] 15:47, 26 Apr 2005 (UTC)

I'm not a member but I go on this site all the time and you can't stop me from giving my opinion so... I VOTE DROPSHADOW! -Alice

I love the first one. The green is cool, but maybe a more basic color might apease some members such as black or white? I dunno though I am horrible at graphic design. --[[User:Tony Stony|Tony Stony]] 00:25, 15 May 2005 (UTC)

The second one is better in my opinion. Homestar adds some flavor to it. [[ ↔ Rabidfox ®]]

==Scared of 1.4.0==
I'm scared of this upgrading to 1.4.0 
I didn't like what it did to the fanstuff. Because... 
1. Different font. It's smaller and I don't like it as much. 
2. History erased. I expecially do not want that to happen. Not to mention it could leave some page histery blank, making them targets for non-revertable trolling. 
So, what I'm trying to say, is that if you can't get past these two problems, I think I'd prefer this wiki staying in the 1.3's. --[[User:Joshua|Joshua]] 18:37, 29 Mar 2005 (MST)
::I ran an upgrade to 1.4 a week ago on a pretty big wiki (~200 articles), it went seamlessly. The main page was defaulted, but that was easily reversible through history. Other than that, it shouldn't mess anything up. My thoughts, go ahead and do the upgrade.
:::Well, look at what happened to Fanstuff Wiki. Almost all history was erased, the font is smaller and uploading pictures doesn't work. --[[User:Joshua|Joshua]] 06:20, 31 Mar 2005 (MST)

== Character Evolution, The Stick ==

I posted the first of my suggestions on the discussion page for the FAQ, which of course was not the right place. If it doesn't make any sense what I am about to say, maybe how I worded it there does.

===Suggestion #1: Character Evolution===

In the [[Character Evolution]] pages, we should not treat the Yello Dello and Reddest Radish versions as designs. We shouldn't even include them on the page (perhaps in a sub-section "Other ways so-and-so has been drawn") because these were NEVER solid designs, they were never intended to be and simply aren't. The ''designs'' themselves are valid when talking about the Reddest Radish but they are still not necessary for the page.

===Suggestion #2: The Stick===

I believe that the Stick should not be treated as an Inside Joke, but rather as a full-fledged 'place.' I think it's earned that title, don't you?

Ok, so everyone leave your thoughts, comment or whatever here. I hope to get these suggestions used.

EDIT: I also believe that [[fhqwhgads]] should return to beign an inside joke.

*I agree with all three of those. Reddest Radish and Yello Dello aren't real designs. --[[User:thatkidsam|thatkidsam]] 15:41, 11 Apr 2005 (MDT)

*I wholeheartedly agwee. [[Fhqwhgads]] get your birdie carcus into the da inside joke place, and the Stick, be a place, I guess. [[User:64.12.116.195|64.12.116.195]] 00:59, 25 May 2005 (UTC)

==Editing issues==

For some reason, I can't edit the WikiTroll page. In fact, I can't even edit its talk page! I'm not banned (I can edit other pages just fine.) Every time I try to edit those pages, though, it informs me that I'm trying to edit a page that's just been edited - even though there's no new edit on the Recent Changes page or anywhere else. I was trying to add [[User:160.7.1.12|160.7.1.12]], a repeat offender who defaced [[long pants]] and [[Strong Bad Email]]. Can anyone else edit the WikiTroll page? --[[User:Jay|Jay]] 10:31, 6 Apr 2005 (MDT)
:It's a result of the move to MediaWiki 1.4. Lots of people are having problems editing certain pages, including the [[HRWiki:WikiTroll Archive|WikiTroll Archive]], [[Strong Bad's Room Main Page]], [[japanese cartoon]], and most importantly [[HRWiki:WikiTroll|WikiTroll]] and [[HRWiki Talk:WikiTroll|Talk:WikiTroll]]. For more information, go to [[HRWiki Talk:Upgrade to MediaWiki 1.4]] --{{User:Venusy/Sig}}, 17:39, 6 Apr 2005 (BST)
:I too had the same problems editing the WikiTroll and WikiTroll Talk pages, which I posted on the [[HRWiki Talk:Upgrade to MediaWiki 1.4]]. Annoying, yes? <tt>[[User:Homestar Coder|Aurora the Homestar Coder]]</tt> 12:48, 6 Apr 2005 (MDT)
:: I know I'm not the only one annoyed by a lack of WikiTroll page. Perhaps we should set up a temporary replacement? --[[User:Jay|Jay]] 14:06, 7 Apr 2005 (MDT)
::: That sounds like a great idea, since we've had a frustrating number of repeat trolls recently, like that guy who keeps changing the pictures around. We could call it "Temporary WikiTroll". <tt>[[User:Homestar Coder|Aurora the Homestar Coder]]</tt> 15:06, 7 Apr 2005 (MDT)
:::: I called it [[HRWiki:WikiTroll 2.0|WikiTroll 2.0]]. Too bad I can't edit the main page or the old WikiTroll page to link to it. Sigh. --[[User:Jay|Jay]] 18:45, 7 Apr 2005 (MDT)
:::::Great jorb! <tt>[[User:Homestar Coder|Aurora the Homestar Coder]]</tt> 19:15, 7 Apr 2005 (MDT)
::::::Now if only a mod would put it in an easily-accessible spot... or acknowledge its existence... --[[User:Jay|Jay]] 23:12, 8 Apr 2005 (MDT)
:::::::So, have none of the mods noticed the WikiTroll problem? Hasn't anyone noticed that the Wiki Troll page hasn't updated since the move? <tt>[[User:Homestar Coder|Aurora the Homestar Coder]]</tt> 04:14, 9 Apr 2005 (MDT)

== Watchlist is acting a little strange... ==

The watchlist is looking a bit weird - what happened? Was the database restored from a backup or something?

''(1 pages watched not counting talk pages; 120000 total pages edited''
''since cutoff; checking watched pages for recent edits... show and''
''edit complete list.)''

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Below are the last '''2''' changes in last '''3''' days.
Show last 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 hours 1 | 3 | 7 days all
'''14 Apr 2005'''
(diff) (hist) . . HRWiki talk:Upgrade to MediaWiki 1.4; 23:21 . .
12.2.235.67 (Talk) ''(?Creating a New Account)''
'''3 Apr 2005'''
(diff) (hist) . . '''N''' HRWiki:Upgrade to MediaWiki 1.4; 11:04 . . Tom
(Talk) ''(Add stuff.)''
--[[User:Pidgeot|Pidgeot]] [[User_talk:Pidgeot|(t)]] [[Special:Contributions/Pidgeot|(c)]] [[Special:Emailuser/Pidgeot|(e)]] 13:14, 18 Apr 2005 (UTC)

:Yeah, I'm seeing 120000 total pages edited too. You're the first one to notice, but I'm guessing this happens for most/all of users. Looks like my hope that our [[HRWiki talk:Upgrade to MediaWiki 1.4|problems since upgrading]] were all fixed has been dashed.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 15:29, 20 Apr 2005 (UTC)
::Thing is, this didn't happen at the same time as any of the changes (at least not that I know of). Although, the most obvious culprit is the time zone change, but the problem didn't occur until a while after that happened.
::I just noticed that the total pages edited field is always 40000*days - so if you select 6 hours (0.25 days), it shows 10000. I'd like to know where that figure comes from... but I'd need file and database access to verify, and that would probably be a little too much to ask :) --[[User:Pidgeot|Pidgeot]] [[User_talk:Pidgeot|(t)]] [[Special:Contributions/Pidgeot|(c)]] [[Special:Emailuser/Pidgeot|(e)]] 23:39, 20 Apr 2005 (UTC)

:I've just seen it as well. --{{User:Venusy/Sig}}, 16:36, 20 April 2005 (BST)
:Same here -- <tt>Posted by: [[User:-erson|-erson]] [[User talk:-erson|Talk]]</tt> 23:41, 20 Apr 2005 (UTC)
:This happened to me too. --[[User:acekirby13|acekirby13]] 16:20, 21 Apr 2005 (UTC)
::Pidgeot, if you have any specific queries you need me to run, just ask. I'm all about getting to the bottom of this.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 16:16, 21 Apr 2005 (UTC)
:::I'm afraid I need to examine things close up for me to try and determine anything - I have a number of ideas, but testing any of them is an extensive process, and it would be much easier to do this myself.
:::Could you possibly supply me with a MySQL database dump and a copy of your MediaWiki installation (in case you have files that for some reason are different from a standard MediaWiki 1.4 installation), so I can work on it remotely? I can supply you with a variety of methods of getting the files to me - FTP, a GMail account to send to, etc. (You can e-mail me if you want to discuss it more privately - just click the (e) in my sig.) --[[User:Pidgeot|Pidgeot]] [[User_talk:Pidgeot|(t)]] [[Special:Contributions/Pidgeot|(c)]] [[Special:Emailuser/Pidgeot|(e)]] 17:20, 21 Apr 2005 (UTC)

::::Heh, I just tried that (e), but it looks like our User email function isn't working for some reason. The link in the toolbox doesn't show up on user pages either. Anyway, send me an email at [mailto:tom@hrwiki.org tom@hrwiki.org] and we'll talk. Thanks.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 17:07, 22 Apr 2005 (UTC)

:::::Fixed, thanks to Pidgeot's help. For more information, see [http://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1778 MediaWiki bug 1778].[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 16:16, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)

== Refactoring the Main Page ==

How would people feel about having the main page refactored to be more like Wikipedia? I think we've got enough content that we could highlight a different article each week and keep a rolling "did you know" list. I also like Wikipedia's category links at the top of the main page. What does everyone think? — {{User:JoeyDay/sig}} 22:30, 21 Apr 2005 (UTC)

:I suggested this too up in "Article of the Day?" on this page. I fully support it.

::I don't think out category system is set up to be navigated like Wikipedia's is. Additionally, running the "Article of the whatever" would be a full-time job. We'd also need someone to come up with a system. The idea sounds nice, but how would you do it? Remember, the english language Wikipedia has 550 times as many legitimate content articles and 165 times as many registered users as we do.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 17:22, 22 Apr 2005 (UTC)

:::You're right. I don't think we have enough content to run an article of the day, but I wouldn't mind being in charge of a weekly or monthly featured article. It might be nice to set up a page where users could nominate articles to be featured, just to give me ideas. I also wouldn't mind scouting the wiki for strange facts to post in a "did you know" section. In fact, I think that would be fun. In short, I'm willing to do it if people want to see it done. In regard to categories, we could simply use our current [[Toons]], [[Strong Bad Email]], etc. pages instead of pointing to the categories themselves. An "in the news" section (though probably called something else) would also be useful for a quick glance at the most recent toons/emails.

:::As a corollary to this, we would probably want to move specifically wiki-related content off the front page and onto some sort of community portal page. — {{User:JoeyDay/sig}} 18:14, 22 Apr 2005 (UTC)

:::I've created a [[User:JoeyDay/Main Page Mock-up|mock-up]] of my main page idea. Not much different from Wikipedia's main page, but I figure what works for them should work just as well for us. I would of course build a bunch of templates to include most of the content. This is just a start. I don't want to spend too much more time on it unless more people want to see it happen. — {{User:JoeyDay/sig}} 20:13, 22 Apr 2005 (UTC)

:::I'm fully for this new Main Page. It looks great! I think we will be able to have a new article everyweek and everything. {{User:Rainer/sig}} 01:22, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)

:Although the new features are cool, I don't like how it makes the original list of pages less accessable. Much less accessable. -- [[User:Joshua|Joshua]] 01:52, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)

::I don't like the "Browse" or any of that other stuff on there- one reason I really like this wiki is because it's so simple. Browse and all that other stuff make it sort of confusing. To me, anyways. →''<tt>[[User:FireBird|FireBird]]</tt>''

:::The mock up looks nice, but there are still some things I don't think we need. You solved my category issue very well, but like Firebird mentioned, those links in the "Browse" line there are a bit cumbersome, and I can't actually picture someone using them. I think they work for Wikipedia simply because Wikipedia has a lot of subjects. We don't. How would our [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Browse|Browse]] page look?
:::Joshua makes another good point. Quite a few of the article links were left out. This might be because they would end up somewhere else in the new system, but I like having links for things like [[Marzipan's Answering Machine]] on there.
:::Now that I've seen more of the proposal, I'm liking the idea of featured something of the something, and the idea of a "What's new" section on the front page, but I'm not feeling good about the "Did you know?" section. That would be a job and a half for someone to manage.
:::Oh, I noticed for Wikipedia's "anyone can edit" link you went to our :About page. I kind of like the newer [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Introduction|Introduction guide]] that Wikipedia set up back in December. I'd be willing to set that up for us.
:::Oh, and the portal is a great idea too.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 16:32, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)

I have laid out a preliminary Categorization scheme on my [[User:Drhaggis|User Page]] for use in the new main page navigation This represents all of the top-level categories. Comments are welcome. [[User:Drhaggis|<nowiki></nowiki>]]- [[User:Drhaggis|Dr Haggis]] - [[User talk: Drhaggis|Talk]] 17:02, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)

::I've also created a [[User:Tom/Introduction Mock-up|Introduction mock-up]].[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 17:35, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)

::Looks great Tom. Are we getting a community portal? It would be a great non-forum way to discuss the Wiki. If so it should be called "Meet-up at the Stick" or some such thing [[User:Drhaggis|<nowiki></nowiki>]]- [[User:Drhaggis|Dr Haggis]] - [[User talk: Drhaggis|Talk]] 17:44, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)

:::I think we're seriously considering it, as Joey mentioned it in his mock up and discussion as well. "Meet-up at The Stick" sounds like the right name for it.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 17:49, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)

::::Call me stupid, but I'm not exactly sure what a community portal is. Can anyone explain it to me? →''<tt>[[User:FireBird|FireBird]]</tt>''

:::::Wikipdia has their [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Community Portal|Commnuity Portal]] you could check out. Basically, they don't have a forum and use the wiki itself for discusion of wiki-related topics.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 17:57, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)

:::Wow, man! Both mock-ups are fantastic! I really hope that they'll be used. [[User:señor|»ßenit, known as señor«]]

==Interviews/Presentations==

Since we're now starting to make pages for genuine interviews of, and presentations by [[TBC]], what about actually putting them somewhere, besides just 'sightings'. I figure that since they're put out BY [[TBC]], and not more or less fanstuff, they should get their own section linked to from the main page, under Wiki Stuff, maybe as 'Interviews' or something, and then as such, sort out all the websites we have with transcrips of interviews and stuff, and transcribe them, maybe put a few fun facts in there, ect, make them all genuine pages. I think it would really add to the usefulness of the Wiki. Any ideas? If the sysops ('''EDIT:''' Hey, That's Me!) are up to adding to the main page, I volunteer to personally spearhead, to an extent, (I'll have much more spare time as of May the 1st), this undertaking, along with transcribing, ect. Plus many of the interviews are already transcribed on the pages we're linked to, our transcriptions could just edit for typos, maybe censor a word or two, but be useful incase these pages are ever shut down, the interviews lost forever. Okay, any comments/suggestions? ''<tt>[[User:Thunderbird L17|?Thunderbird?]]</tt>'' 01:08, 25 Apr 2005 (UTC)

:Sounds good to me.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 01:16, 26 Apr 2005 (UTC)

==Signatures==

The signatures look like crap now thanks to 1.4.0

i spent a whole day trying to reformat me signature

then finally i got it.

it is so annoying though but if you want a cool signature like this one :[[User:pertmywert|pertmywert]][[User talk:pertmywert|talk]] copy this:<nowiki>pertmywert]][[User talk:pertmywert|talk</nowiki>

Just replace my name bit's and put in your name

:Actually, 1.4 handles signatures better than previous versions. You just need to make sure your preferences are set correctly.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 12:23, 27 Apr 2005 (UTC)

I think my Sig is pretty cool... ''<tt>[[User:Thunderbird L17|?Thunderbird?]]</tt>'' 22:25, 27 Apr 2005 (UTC)

:I can't see your arrows any more. Is this a font problem or what? <tt>[[User:Homestar Coder|Aurora the Homestar Coder]]</tt> 22:28, 27 Apr 2005 (UTC)

What? My Arrows? My precious little arrows? I can still see them. Keep on Arrowing, my Arrowies. Seriously though, can you not see them? If not, does anyone have any ideas why? I like my arrows. ''<tt>[[User:Thunderbird L17|?Thunderbird?]]</tt>'' 22:42, 27 Apr 2005 (UTC)

:In order to see the arrows, you must have Japanese fonts installed. These can be installed through the Control Panel. --[[User:Pidgeot|Pidgeot]] [[User_talk:Pidgeot|(t)]] [[Special:Contributions/Pidgeot|(c)]] <strike>(e)</strike> 13:49, 28 Apr 2005 (UTC)

::You're so smart. Yay for Pidgeot! →''<tt>[[User:FireBird|FireBird]]</tt>''

:::Yup, I can see them on my laptop which has Japanese fonts installed. Cool. <tt>[[User:Homestar Coder|Aurora the Homestar Coder]]</tt> 00:47, 29 Apr 2005 (UTC)

::::Sweet, kinda like a special little easter egg only if you have the right font. Btw, here's another 'easter egg', just finished it today, and it'll only work on my sig starting now. Try clicking on the two arrows individually... ''<tt>[[Special:Contributions/Thunderbird L17|?]][[User:Thunderbird L17|Thunderbird]][[User talk:Thunderbird L17|?]]</tt>'' 04:57, 29 Apr 2005 (UTC)

:::::Cute addition. You should have some sort of.... arrow... rap. <tt>[[User:Homestar Coder|Aurora the Homestar Coder]]</tt> 05:24, 29 Apr 2005 (UTC)

::::::"Arrows in the front, arrows in the back, get down get down, offa that [[secret recipies|smoke stack!]]." Hows that? ''<tt>[[Special:Contributions/Thunderbird L17|?]][[User:Thunderbird L17|Thunderbird]][[User talk:Thunderbird L17|?]]</tt>'' 05:29, 29 Apr 2005 (UTC)

==Borders==
So it's not that big of a deal or anything, but I think thin black borders around the current logo would look awesome. →''<tt>[[User:FireBird|FireBird]]</tt>''
:Yeah, you might have something there. Here's what they might like:
::[http://img2.echo.cx/img2/5051/req69bg.png Medium]
::[http://img2.echo.cx/img2/6681/req77er.png Thick]
::[http://img2.echo.cx/img2/6194/req83kw.png Thin]
:Especially with Homestar himself having a black border. [[User:Ed smildE|EDSMILDE]]

::You can tweak the CSS all you want. Maybe a little <tt>#p-logo{border:thin solid black;}</tt>?[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 02:11, 30 Apr 2005 (UTC)

:::([[MediaWiki:Monobook.css]])

::::Oh no no no, that's not what I meant at all. Please do not edit that. I was talking about FireBird's personal CSS at "User:FireBird/monobook.css".[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 03:45, 2 May 2005 (UTC)

:::::Wow, I didn't know you could do that.....! [[User:Ed smildE|EDSMILDE]] 23:37, 2 May 2005 (UTC)

== Back Links ==

I was just wondering, does anyone else think it'd be a good idea to have little links at the top and/or bottom of pages that return to the main page that links to it? For example, [[flashback]] would have a link at the top that would say something like "Back to [[Strong Bad Email]]" (maybe with some cool border around it). I think it'd make browsing around the site easier. For me, anyway. [[User:Ed smildE|EDSMILDE]] 22:41, 1 May 2005 (UTC)
Back to [[Strong Bad Email]]> 
it could maybe look like that

:I think a link to the page would do just fine instead of a template and all that. →''<tt>[[User:FireBird|FireBird]]</tt>''

::I love the idea of the link back, but I think the border is a little much. ~ [[User:señor|»ßenit, known as señor«]]

:::K, screw the template. [[User:Ed smildE|EDSMILDE]]

::::This sounds like a good idea, but isn't it already half done? There's a link to [[Strong Bad Email]] in [[:Template:Strong Bad Email]]. — {{User:JoeyDay/sig}} 15:45, 3 May 2005 (UTC)

:::::It's also in the navigation bar on the left side of the screen. And there's the browser back button. Plus many pages link from more than one place. Unfeasable, and unneeded, in my opinion. ''<tt>[[Special:Contributions/Thunderbird L17|?]][[User:Thunderbird L17|Thunderbird]][[User talk:Thunderbird L17|?]]</tt>'' 01:55, 4 May 2005 (UTC)

::::::Note, I just deleted that template and copied the style span here. The only thing I added was the closing span tag.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 14:58, 4 May 2005 (UTC)

:::::Well, about the browser back button, many times I click on the discussion page, maybe click edit, then maybe article again so when I want to go back I end up hitting back 3-4 times. Otherwise, do you think we should make those sbemail templates for other things like toons, too? [[User:Ed smildE|EDSMILDE]]

== Unused images ==

I've just been looking at the [[Special:Unusedimages|unused image list]], and it suprises me just how many there are. Some are not needed anymore (to pick at random, "sketchbook serpented.PNG" is a good example), while some appear to be for personal use, but never used on the wiki itself (see images 90 to 102, and others). Should somebody delete some of these, or at least put them on their respective pages? (providing they are not redundant or personal) --{{User:Venusy/Sig}}, 16:29, 3 May 2005 (BST)

== Interwiki Links ==

I think the [[HR:|interwiki links]] are ugly in the default stylesheet. I'd like to change them to look identical to [http://www.homestarrunner.com external links], but I'm not sure that would be the best way to do things. Anyone else have ideas? — {{User:JoeyDay/sig}} 16:51, 3 May 2005 (UTC)

:I like them how they are. Light blue without the [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php/Talk:Main_Page#Interwiki_Links tiny arrow] is interwiki, and with the arrow is external. Dark blue is internal. It always made sense to me. It's also the standard on Wikipedia and every other MediaWiki site that I can recall. If people really don't like it, they can always adjust their personal CSS in their user page.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 01:31, 4 May 2005 (UTC)

::Actually, now that I'm thinking straight, the interwiki links I was looking at were ''visited'' interwiki links. I don't like that particular shade of blue. I guess I'll go change my own stylesheet. — {{User:JoeyDay/sig}} 04:25, 4 May 2005 (UTC)

:::Heh, you just visit too many interwiki links then. Hmm. That's c00. Oops, I mean, that's 00c. Er, that's cool.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 14:55, 4 May 2005 (UTC)

::::Actually, now that I've examined the stylesheet, there really wasn't a difference between visited or unvisited interwiki links. It really was a dirty looking shade of blue. I've changed the global stylesheet so that interwiki links and external links are the same color. I won't add the arrow to interwiki links though, even though I'd like to since they are technically still outgoing links. — {{User:JoeyDay/sig}} 16:11, 4 May 2005 (UTC)

== Strong Bad Email link in navigation box ==

Does anyone actually use the Strong Bad Email link in the navigation box to the left? If enough people use it, I suppose we should leave it there, but I'm starting to think it's a little silly. If we link to Strong Bad Email from the sidebar, why don't we link to Toons, Games, Characters, etc. from the sidebar? Where do we draw the line? What makes Strong Bad Email so much more important than other pages? Just a thought. — {{User:JoeyDay/sig}} 17:35, 3 May 2005 (UTC)

:I think it is a very busy link. As much as we like to remain NPOV, Strong Bad Emails are quite the popular feature of homestarrunner.com. The Brothers Chaps seem to acknowledge this in their focus on the emails, and perhaps the fact that they are so often updated is another reason to keep it. I don't know what others think, but I think the link can stay.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 01:40, 4 May 2005 (UTC)

::Same here. ''<tt>[[Special:Contributions/Thunderbird L17|?]][[User:Thunderbird L17|Thunderbird]][[User talk:Thunderbird L17|?]]</tt>'' 01:56, 4 May 2005 (UTC)

::I use it a lot. I think we should put it below "H*R.com updates" though. {{User:Rainer/sig}} 05:56, 4 May 2005 (UTC)

:::Done. — {{User:JoeyDay/sig}} 16:12, 4 May 2005 (UTC)

== Something's Up... ==

Hey, has this been popping up for anybody else?

A database query syntax error has occurred. This may indicate a bug in the
software. The last attempted database query was: (SQL query hidden) from
within function "MediaWikiBagOStuff:_doquery". MySQL returned error "1062:
Duplicate entry 'hrwiki_mwiki:messages:Sitenotice' for key 1 (localhost)".

I'm sure it's a MediaWiki glitch, but I wanted to see if anyone else is having this problem. If an admin could help out, it would be greatly apreciated. Thanks! --[[User:acekirby13|acekirby13]] 20:38, 6 May 2005 (UTC)

:I've gotten this too. →''<tt>[[User:FireBird|FireBird]]</tt>''

::I've seen it several times, too. Perhaps we should sic [[User:Tom|Tom]] and [[User:Pidgeot|Pidgeot]] on it. — {{User:JoeyDay/sig}} 20:44, 6 May 2005 (UTC)

:::I wish I were as smart as them. They're like, amazing. →''<tt>[[User:FireBird|FireBird]]</tt>''

::::It's all a matter of learning by doing. Go get Apache, PHP (zipped version, NOT installer), MySQL and PHPMyAdmin, set them up on a Windows machine (mostly automatic), and start playing around. Find someone who already knows about these things, so you have someone to turn to when things don't go your way. Then write a small program of some sort. It could be anything - for me, my first PHP program was a POKéMON management system that kept track on your POKéMON and their training, whilst calculating various things about them, but that's probably too high a starting point for most people. ^_^ --[[User:Pidgeot|Pidgeot]] [[User_talk:Pidgeot|(t)]] [[Special:Contributions/Pidgeot|(c)]] <strike>(e)</strike> 21:25, 6 May 2005 (UTC)

It just happened to me again. It wasn't too bad a while ago, but now, it's becoming more frequent. To reiterate: Something's up... --[[User:acekirby13|acekirby13]] 20:53, 6 May 2005 (UTC)

:Same here, I just got two in as many minutes. The only thing I recognize in there is the [[MediaWiki:Sitenotice|site notice]], but I don't think that helps here. --{{User:Venusy/Sig}}, 22:18, 6 May 2005 (BST)

::I've gotten it too a couple of times. Never really thought too much about it. I've done a few database queries and [[Wikipedia:grep]]s on the MediaWiki software, but I haven't found anything.
::I may need a new database dump if I'm to make an indepth analysis and find out what's wrong - the error didn't occur until after I got my copy, so if it's database-related, I wouldn't have the error here. However, I've got an idea as to what it might be, so if Tom'd be so kind as to run a single query on the database for me, and tell me the result, I might be able to find the solution that way.
::The query that needs to be run is <tt>SELECT * FROM cur WHERE cur_title LIKE '%sitenotice'</tt>. Since the error is periodic, rather than permanent, it probably won't return a useful result, but it's worth a shot.
::Oh, if anyone has seen the error WITHOUT the query hidden (can sysops do that? Or maybe Tom?), it would help me immensly if you could tell me what the query is. That way, I can see what exactly is causing the error, and locate the PHP file sending that query to MySQL. --[[User:Pidgeot|Pidgeot]] [[User_talk:Pidgeot|(t)]] [[Special:Contributions/Pidgeot|(c)]] <strike>(e)</strike> 21:25, 6 May 2005 (UTC)
:::Actually, scratch that. I think I has the solution!
:::I need a sysop to go to [[MediaWiki:Sitenotice]] and put a single dash (-) as the article text - similar to what they have at [[Wikipedia:MediaWiki:Sitenotice]]. Appearantly, there's an issue somewhere that causes odd behavior when it's blank, but the dash will work as if it were blank.
:::With a little luck, that should do the trick. I haven't gone in-depth with the issue, though, I just remembered reading somewhere that it should be a dash instead of blanked. --[[User:Pidgeot|Pidgeot]] [[User_talk:Pidgeot|(t)]] [[Special:Contributions/Pidgeot|(c)]] <strike>(e)</strike> 21:30, 6 May 2005 (UTC)

::::Done. I did notice that this started to happen after I blanked the sitenotice. Let's see if the dash fixes it.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 21:37, 6 May 2005 (UTC)

:::::See, this is the problem with periodic errors - they don't appear when you want them to. :P (Oh, I edited my above post slightly - it's such an obvious quote that I '''had''' to use it :)) --[[User:Pidgeot|Pidgeot]] [[User_talk:Pidgeot|(t)]] [[Special:Contributions/Pidgeot|(c)]] <strike>(e)</strike> 21:51, 6 May 2005 (UTC)

Arg. I got the error again just now when trying to save changes to [[MediaWiki:Monobook.css]].

A database query syntax error has occurred. This may indicate a
bug in the software. The last attempted database query was:
(SQL query hidden)
from within function "MediaWikiBagOStuff:_doquery". MySQL
returned error "1062: Duplicate entry 'hrwiki_mwiki:messages'
for key 1 (localhost)".

Does this mean there's corruption in another db record? — {{User:JoeyDay/sig}} 17:40, 13 May 2005 (UTC)
:Well, it's not the same error message, so the problem is elsewhere in the database (the fix might be the same, though). I suggest you keep a lookout for whether or not it appears again, since it COULD be an isolated incident.
:I'm slightly puzzled with the error returned by this one, since it seems to suggest that there's a problem with a '''namespace'''... but I might be wrong there. I'll take a quick peek at my dump and see if I can come up with anything.
:BTW, if it's possible, it would be nice if you could enable display of these queries, at least for sysops (such as yourself). This would help a lot with finding the error quickly. --[[User:Pidgeot|Pidgeot]] [[User_talk:Pidgeot|(t)]] [[Special:Contributions/Pidgeot|(c)]] <strike>(e)</strike> 21:12, 13 May 2005 (UTC)
:Added 21:29, 13 May 2005 (UTC): The only thing that comes to mind is if the article/message has no title. I did actually find two of these in my dump - shown by the query <code><nowiki>SELECT * FROM cur WHERE cur_title=''</nowiki></code> - but neither of these are in the namespace suggested by the error message. -- [[User:Pidgeot|Pidgeot]] [[User_talk:Pidgeot|(t)]] [[Special:Contributions/Pidgeot|(c)]] <strike>(e)</strike>

== More interwiki links? ==

I've been thinking lately it would be nice if we set up Videlectrix, Thorax Corp, and Mellow Mushroom as sister sites. This would make it possible for us to create interwiki links to them in the same way we currently link to Homestar Runner. If I set these up, how should I do the links? I was thinking "Videlectrix" for Videlectrix, "Thorax" for Thorax Corp., and "Mushroom" for Mellow Mushroom.

And speaking of Mellow Mushroom, does anyone else think we should be transcribing those toons as well? I know we are only a Homestar Runner knowledge-base, but Mellow Mushroom is a big part of TBC lore. — {{User:JoeyDay/sig}} 22:39, 9 May 2005 (UTC)

:Yeah, I wondered if we were going to do that on [[HRWiki talk:Projects]]. It's a good idea (I mean, if we link to Wikipedia we should link to those). And, we might as well do MM transcripts.....
:Oh yeah and maybe an interwiki link to the H*R store, too. [[User:Ed smildE|EDSMILDE]] 03:10, 10 May 2005 (UTC)

:And we should also have interwiki links to the forum, I guess. {{User:Rainer/sig}} 07:48, 10 May 2005 (UTC)

::[[Mellow Mushroom]] transcripts and articles have been nixed on the respective [[Talk:Mellow Mushroom|talk page]] for a long time. The toons are not written by The Brothers Chaps, they simply did the animation. I do not think we need an interwiki link for that either. Videlectrix and Thorax seem alright though.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 15:48, 12 May 2005 (UTC)

I've added the [[HRStore:|Homestar Runner store]], [[Videlectrix:|Videlectrix]], and [[Thorax:|Thorax Corp.]] to our interwiki links. I've also styled them for standards-compliant browser users. We should start changing links to these three places all over the wiki. — {{User:JoeyDay/sig}} 16:49, 17 May 2005 (UTC)

== Thousand ==

One thousandth article. That's pretty cool. I should probably celebrate... oh! I know! article, article, article, article, article, article, article, article, article, article, article, article, article, article, article, article, article, article... forget it. --[[User:Gafaddict|Gafaddict]] 02:15, 13 May 2005 (UTC)

:The ten millionth page view and 100,000th edit are coming soon[[User:Ed smildE|EDSMILDE]]
:page view, page view, page view, page view, page view, page view, page view, page view...

== New blockquote style... ==

I've created a new default style for blockquotes.

<blockquote>This is a quoted block of text. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Vivamus vestibulum. Quisque adipiscing. Proin bibendum justo eu nunc. Nam pulvinar, ligula vel accumsan vestibulum, wisi sem vehicula leo, vitae condimentum nisl erat vitae nisl. Vivamus lacinia, est in rhoncus lacinia, enim magna tristique sapien, nec suscipit lorem magna at tortor. Pellentesque iaculis diam vel elit. Nunc a felis vel odio fringilla sollicitudin. Nullam et ipsum. Pellentesque porta nisl in justo. Pellentesque malesuada lacus sed elit. Vestibulum rutrum mi et mauris. Praesent sit amet quam. Phasellus rhoncus ipsum et mi egestas sagittis. Maecenas vel massa id lectus commodo faucibus. Integer varius blandit quam. Etiam dapibus mi nec nunc. Pellentesque eu felis quis ante rhoncus porta.

Donec pulvinar. Duis malesuada leo tempor mi. In orci odio, dictum varius, porttitor sit amet, accumsan ac, turpis. Integer tincidunt, dolor vel consequat vulputate, turpis quam bibendum odio, blandit lobortis nunc dui sit amet arcu. Mauris euismod libero sed leo. Mauris luctus risus sit amet justo. Class aptent taciti sociosqu ad litora torquent per conubia nostra, per inceptos hymenaeos. In vel libero in leo ullamcorper luctus. Integer ante nibh, lobortis in, fermentum eu, aliquet ac, ante. Etiam ornare. Mauris eleifend. Cras vel massa. Phasellus erat lacus, auctor vel, aliquam et, ullamcorper eget, urna. Praesent vestibulum lacinia odio. In nec dui ac mi sodales facilisis. Nunc laoreet turpis et tellus.</blockquote>

Only problem now is you have to put in your own <code>p</code> and <code>br</code> tags. Is there any way to do a blockquote with wiki formatting? What does everyone think of the style? (If you aren't seeing it, try Ctrl-F5 to do a hard refresh.) — {{User:JoeyDay/sig}} 21:06, 13 May 2005 (UTC)

:What about something more to differentiate, such as a blue line on the left side, or what would be really cool, a giant ' { ' to stretch from the top to the bottom along the left side. I think it needs something easily noticible, probably different colored. '''EDIT:''' My bad, looks like it's got the blue line now. I still think the stretching '{' would be pretty cool though... {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 22:27, 13 May 2005 (UTC)
::A stretching "{" would be very hard to do. [[User:Ed smildE|EDSMILDE]]
::Otherwise, you can put it in the css as like heading 5 so it's like <nowiki>"======Blockquote Text======"</nowiki>, but I don't know if you'd want to do that. [[User:Ed smildE|EDSMILDE]]

:::Yeah, the blue line was there from the start. Those of you who aren't seeing it should try a hard refresh (Ctrl+F5). — {{User:JoeyDay/sig}} 14:43, 16 May 2005 (UTC)

::Is that a idea of what to repace ''{stuff like this}'' with? If so, I don't like it as much. Sorry. -- '''''[[User:Joshua|Joshua]]''''' 15:53, 17 May 2005 (UTC)

:::I think some of you might be utterly confused. A <code>blockquote</code> is used for quoting large blocks of text. It won't be used as header level 5 or to replace curly braces. It will be used instead of <code>pre</code> when quoting things like emails. See [[Talk:Penguin Brothers Interview - 26 May 2003]] for a good example of what I'm talking about. — {{User:JoeyDay/sig}} 20:20, 17 May 2005 (UTC)

==kitkorp==

[http://homestarrunner.kitkorp.com/ kitkorp sub-page dealie]

<strike>Shouldn't we have some kinda page for this? What exactly is this, is this another 'museum' type thing the brothers chaps made for inquisitive folks like us? Shouldn't we have some kind of guiding walkthrough or something for this page? {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 21:07, 20 May 2005 (UTC)</strike>

:Ah, I see. Fansite mirror of entire website with bonus old data. Gotcha. Clever. Never mind... {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 21:42, 20 May 2005 (UTC)

== suggestion for front page ==

I think the front page here would greatly benefit from having a box with the 5 or so most recent updates from the [[H*R.com updates]] page. I hate when I come here to see what's new on hr.com and I have to click links, instead of just seeing. what do you think?

:1. Please sign your posts, by typing <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki> after them. 2. It is a good idea, and we've been working on incorperating it into a new main page. It's been under some discussion [[User_talk:JoeyDay/Main_Page_Mock-up#What.27s_new|here]]. Welcome to the wiki. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 21:20, 21 May 2005 (UTC)

::Speaking of main page changes, I think the [[User:JoeyDay/Main_Page_Mock-up|new main page layout]] is ready to go live sometime this week. I'd really appreciate some last-minute feedback on the [[User talk:JoeyDay/Main Page Mock-up|talk page]]. Most notably, we need [[HRWiki:Featured article nominations|nominations for featured articles]]. Thanks. — {{User:JoeyDay/sig}} 03:41, 23 May 2005 (UTC)

*Joey Day you rock! THe Main Page looks Shuper Shweet! [[User:Cheatachu72|Cheatachu72]] 19:01, 23 May 2005 (UTC)

== The New Main Page ==
Let me be the first to thank [[User:JoeyDay|JoeyDay]] for all of his hard work in getting this new main page up and running. Suggestions to make this page better? Questions/Comments? Post 'em here! {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 18:50, 23 May 2005 (UTC)

:I think the new Main Page is hawt. However, I'm not a fan of the small-caps in the "Browse the Knowledge-Base" section. It works fine for the sub-headings (e.g. "Features", "Weeklies"), but not so much for the links themselves. IMHO. Anyway, great work Joey. — [[User:InterruptorJones|InterruptorJones]] 18:53, 23 May 2005 (UTC)

::I kindof like the small-caps for all the nav items, but I wouldn't be opposed to making the "browse" section normal-caps if enough people really want it. So, what say ye? Anyone else not like the small-caps in the browse section? — {{User:JoeyDay/sig}} 17:14, 24 May 2005 (UTC)

::I would like it normal- as in, capitalize the first letter of the word. It makes it look a bit cluttered and stuffed like it is now. {{User:FireBird/sig}} 21:07, 24 May 2005 (UTC)

:I personally think that the new [[Main Page]] is awesome. I like how you can post a pic from the newest toon/game!! --[[User:kerrek slaya|kerrek slaya]] 19:03, 23 May 2005 (UTC)

:I like it. Great jorb! --[[User:acekirby13|acekirby13]]|[[User talk:acekirby13|My Talk]] 19:39, 23 May 2005 (UTC)

:WOW surprised me that this design is finally up. Good job! [[User:Ed smildE|EDSMILDE]]

:I am dissapointed mainly because now there is no link to STUFF. Personally, I think STUFF should be added to the navigation bar/ [[User:TakuaKaita600|TK600]] 22:16, 23 May 2005 (UTC)

::Yeah, where's the quick links to STUFF, Sightings, WikiTroll and the like? Other than that, I like it. -- '''''[[User:Joshua|Joshua]]''''' 00:57, 24 May 2005 (UTC)

:::Wikitroll and STUFF can be found at [[HRWiki:The Stick|The Stick]]. I think Sightings can fit somewhere on the Main Page. {{User:FireBird/sig}} 03:01, 24 May 2005 (UTC)

::::Sightings is still on the main page. It's in the "Miscellany" section (it's been there since the new layout went live). STUFF and WikiTroll are linked to from The Stick. In fact, I just added a Quick Menu box to The Stick to facilitate easier navigation. The main reason for moving those links is that the Main Page is the pretty face we present to visitors and users. It should really only contain links to the actual content of the knowledge-base. With the creation of The Stick, we finally have a separate place to move maintenance type links out of the way. Does this make sense? — {{User:JoeyDay/sig}} 17:14, 24 May 2005 (UTC)

:I think that maybe the text should be smaller...I opened it up and was like, "Who set the text size so big?" But then I checked the navigation bar and saw it was normal. But anyway, I think it's awesome! It's like Wikipedia. --[[User:VolatileChemical|VolatileChemical]] 03:05, 24 May 2005 (UTC)

::The reason it looks so big is because every word is capitalized, just the first word is bigger. In my opinion, it would look better normal, but it doesn't really matter either way.{{User:FireBird/sig}} 03:10, 24 May 2005 (UTC)

:::The "welcome" message is actually in a larger font. Everything else is normal. — {{User:JoeyDay/sig}} 17:14, 24 May 2005 (UTC)

== What The... ==

What the crap happened to the main page? Who edited it?? -Kinsey

:JoeyDay updated it, Kinsey. You can check the status by clicking [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Main_Page&action=history here]. JoeyDay does awesome work. --[[User:The Paper|The Paper]] 21:36, 23 May 2005 (UTC)

I gotta be honest, I don't like it. I guess it takes getting used to. But who asked me? -Alice

== What's New? ==

Shouldn't any user be allowed to edit that section? I propose that we make that section a template and link to the template from the main page. --[[User:Gafaddict|Gafaddict]] 19:03, 24 May 2005 (UTC)

*Agreed. [[User:Kvb|Kvb]] 19:05, 24 May 2005 (UTC)

::Er... [[Template:whatsnew|it is a template]]. {{User:FireBird/sig}} 19:06, 24 May 2005 (UTC)

== Low Bandwith? ==
I remember on 5/28 to 6/1 or something close that the bandwidth was down. Why? Too many viewers?-user, not signed in.

:Yes, essentially, too many visitors. We use an incredible amount of bandwidth here and it just keeps growing. We were lucky that we didn't pass the limit until close to the end of the month. The best solution to the bandwidth problems is to [[HRWiki:Donations|help us pay our hosting costs]]. — [[User:InterruptorJones|InterruptorJones]] 13:48, 1 Jun 2005 (UTC)

::Same thing happened last month for two hours or so.[[User:Ed smildE|EDSMILDE]]

:::Happened to me, too
: No need to point that out - it happened to EVERYBODY between those dates. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 15:42, 1 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Perhaps HRWIKI has other reasons to use them or is getting a better deal, but the transfer limits on Goleman's $50 plan (as per their products page) seems to be low. Could this be addressed with Goleman Networks without additional funding? — ''gsw''

:I'm not sure what you're looking at, because there isn't a $50 plan on Goleman Networks' product page, but you're right. The numbers on that page are pretty low. Fortunately, Mr. Goleman is a good friend of mine and he's giving us an awesome deal: 150 GB per month at $50 per month — and it's still not enough! — {{User:JoeyDay/sig}} 18:47, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)

:Sorry, I meant Products->Hosting, which shows a 5 GB limit. Sounds like you've got it covered, though. 'Nuff said. — ''gsw''

== *Tink* easter egg ==

Well, i found something that isn't useful, but is a bit unusual. In the main menu 4, (the bowling one) if you roll your mouse over the games sign 1 time, it will leave 2 pins standing. If you do it again, it produces a *tink* sound.

:Hmmmmm... Well... Ummm.... Wow. Just... Wow. Actually, it's already been meantioned [[Main Page 4|here]]. This is more the place for discussions about the Wiki Main Page, or the Wiki as a whole. This comment probably would have been best directed [[Talk:Main Page 4|here]]. We do appreciate the input and watchfullness though, just try and direct most comments to their respective talk pages. And welcome to the wiki. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 06:09, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)

== Possible Troll? ==

Call me crazy, but I not only clicked on the new email rap link, I checked it against the website. As of this moment, the email rap is still the same as it was. Is somebody trolling? --[[User:ISlayedTheKerrek|ISlayedTheKerrek]] 14:51, 7 Jun 2005 (UTC)

:No, this is valid. The scroll buttons rap has been changed. Hit refresh, or something. Your browser is probably being stupid. --[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 14:55, 7 Jun 2005 (UTC)

== Wiki interview ==
As of now we are the biggest Homestar Runner fan-site. We have everything, everyone and every-toon cataloged and transcribed in their own page. But still, there are so much we don't know for sure, like:
*Is [[Stickly Man]] realy [[The Poopsmith]]?
*Who is the [[Unnamed Characters|Unnamed Girl]]?
*Or [[The Unguraits]]?
*Did a certain character realy refered to a certain thing in pop-colture/game/other toon when he said/did something?
*Did a character realy said this, or that?
*Is [[Creepy Comb-Over Strong Bad]] realy [[Senor Cardgage]]?
*What was TBC's real part in [[Mellow Mushroom]]?
*What was the deal with [[Puppet Jam: Mission Control]]? Was it an actual puppet thing they had on the site and removed? Or was it just a joke?
*And so on.

If we want to answer these questions and others, I think we sould ask for an intrview fron the brothers Chaps and ask them those questions so we can stop arguing over this silly things. [[User:E.L. Cool|E.L. Cool]] 12:20, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)

:I've always wondered why they labled one of the [[Floppy Disk Container]]s 'Hypou Blade' instead of 'Hyper Blade'. Among other things... {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 02:07, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)

::So let's make a list of questions to TBC and just ask them! [[User:E.L. Cool|E.L. Cool]] 04:41, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)

:::Well sure, you can always email them and try your hand at getting a reply. Beyond that though... Don't know if there's much you can do to ENSURE a reply. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 21:34, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)

::::Its worth a shot, sure. I think if people have any particularly pressing comments they should add them to the list above..However I would be cautious; more likely than not TBC left some of these minor details ambiguous, and probably don't really think that they are big enough points to merit an "interview"...However, without my pessimist side showing I think its a good idea! -- [[User:Tony Stony|Tony Stony]]

::::Hmmm.. I ''would'' try my hand at this but English is not my primary language. It takes me like, 5 minutes to write this thing here. If it was Hebrew on the other hand... :) [[User:E.L. Cool|E.L. Cool]] 06:07, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Talk:Puppet Jam: Mission Control

Ian911299 — Tue, 14 Jun 2005 15:00:47 GMT

Ian911299:

Has anyone ever e-mailed the Brothers Chaps and asked them about Mission Control? If so, did they respond? --[[Ian911299]]

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Ian911299 — Tue, 14 Jun 2005 02:35:49 GMT

Ian911299:

[[Image:payplus_aprilfools2005.JPG|thumb|"Finally At Last!!!"]]

It's April Fool's day and—Oh no! HomestarRunner.com is now a subscription site!

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Homestar Runner]], [[Senor Cardgage]], [[Strong Bad]], [[The Cheat]], [[Strong Sad]]'s head, [[Strong Mad]], [[Frank Bennedetto]], [[Sterrance]], [[Bubs]] ''(warped into his concession stand)'', [[Vector Strong Bad]], [[Stinkoman]], [[Rather Dashing]] ''{silhouetted}'', [[Eh! Steve]], [[The Wheelchair]], [[Prime Time]], [[Keyboard Strong Bad]], [[The Worm]], [[Sherlock]], [[Mr. Shmallow (character)|Mr. Shmallow]] ''{watermark}'', [[Cheerleader]], [[So and So]], [[What's Her Face]], [[The Ugly One]], [[The Man with the Huge Mouth]]

'''Places:''' [[The Field]], [[Strong Bad's Basement]], [[Computer Room]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]]

''' Date:''' April 1, 2005

'''Page Title:''' Finally At Last!!!
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== Transcript ==

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====Homestar's Seven Seconds====
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'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' One... two... three... four... fi-

''{The timer reaches seven; a buzzer goes off, and "TRIAL PERIOD OVER" pops up on the screen.}''

===Page Two===
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====Strong Bad "Trap Door" Sample====

''{Cue Strong Bad sitting in front of his computer, flanked by the Cheat, who is holding a remote control. Homestar is standing in front of Strong Bad.}''

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'''STRONG BAD:''' The Cheat, I thought we were opting for the bottomless pit. ''{Homestar starts a little dance with his feet, stepping back and forth gracefully.}'' ... Not a two-foot pit!

'''THE CHEAT:''' [Says something in The Cheat, probably along the lines of "It's not ''my'' fault."]

''{Cut to the basement, where Strong Mad sits on the couch with Homestar's feet dancing on top of him.''}

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===Page Three===
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The free sample game resembles Space Invaders with Strong Bad against an army of Homestars coming out of the sky. The Cheat periodically falls from top to bottom and if he hits you, a message will appear saying "YOUR"
"HEAD"(changes to SHIP a second later)
"ASPLODE". Trying to play the game is difficult because the screen continually flashes the message "TRIAL VERSION", locking the game controls. The game also automatically closes itself after the third or fourth "TRIAL VERSION" screen, keeping you from advancing.

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====Teen Girl Squad Sample====

''{Cheerleader, So and So, and The Ugly One are standing around. Cheerleader's shirt reads "sperld rott'n".}''

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''{Enter Eh! Steve!, wearing a football uniform with the number nine}''

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''{Cut to Wheelchair}''

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== Fun Facts ==
{{funfacts}}
=== Explanations ===
*The entire April Fool's site is a parody of the preview pages on many pay-sites on the Internet: the trial videos, the free tour that ends with a sign-up page, the tacky design and layout, and the "streaming video game feeds" all mimic said pages.
**The second page claims "ACCESS TO ALL 230+ STRONG BAD EMAILS!" when there were only 127 emails at the time it was posted. This parodies how subscription sites often flagrantly misrepresent their content.
**A recent trend for Internet entertainment sites (especially game sites) is to be free for a few years, and then the owners initiate a pay-to-play policy. Perhaps this April Fool's joke was done so the Homestar Runner site would fit the trend.

=== Trivia===
*When the page was first released, the navigation buttons at the bottom of the page weren't there, like [[Under Construction]].
*After the false message about 6 to 8 weeks delivery, the page always directs you to [[Main Page 19]], The Show.
*Pressing '7' on the keyboard (or the numeric keypad) during the trial game will toggle the gray 'TRIAL VERSION' message. If it's onscreen, it will vanish. If it's not onscreen, it will appear. Holding down the 7 key rapidly toggles the message on and off. The 7 key has no effect at any other time.
*The screenshots on the first page show:
**Senor Cardgage showing a pie chart to Homestar, dressed in his pajamas and robe from [[caper]]
**Strong Bad with the [[Lappy 486]] as The Cheat serves him Strong Sad's head on a platter.
**Strong Mad on [[The Couch]] wearing Homestar's Homestarmy bowl, next to Frank Bennedetto.
*The screenshots on the second page show:
**Strong Bad at the [[Tandy 400]] with Sterrance (from [[animal]]) in the foreground.
**Strong Bad destroying a city (à la [[Wikipedia:Godzilla|Godzilla]]).
**Strong Bad in front of [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], which has gained [[Bubs]]' eyes and mouth.
*The third page has:
**A screenshot from [[StrongBadZone]] with the quote "A SPLODE IS A LOT".
**The boxes for the [[Videlectrix]] games [[Planet, Alert!]] and [[Spaceshipper]].
**The sprite of Stinkoman from [[Stinkoman 20X6]].
**A screenshot from [[RhinoFeeder]].
**A screenshot from the Videlectrix game [[Rabbit Algebra]].
*There is a [[HR:payplustile.jpg|background tile]] image, but it's only a tiny black line.

=== Remarks ===
*None of the screenshots on the first two pages are from actual toons or emails. The StrongBadZone screenshot contains a quote not found in the game.
*Strong Bad is seen with the [[Tandy 400]] in one of the screenshots, with Sterrance from the email [[animal]] even though that was a [[Lappy 486]] era email.
*Saying that a new Sweet Cuppin' Cakes episode will come out every week pokes fun at the fact that Sweet Cuppin' Cakes almost never gets any new episodes.
*Except for the buttons and movie clips, all content featured on this toon are JPEGs.
*If you shoot all the Homestars in the trial game, a second wave appears.

===Goofs===
*Pressing the back button while watching the "Let's see a clip!" preview on page 2 will not make the Clip close, but it does close if you go back to page 2. This does not work if you hit "Show me more, sir!" or on any other of the previews.
**Though if you right click and click rewind while watching the other samples, it goes to the first section. It zooms in on the game.
*In the 7 second trial (which is actually 7.15 seconds long, according to counter), the counter in the corner is counting by seconds and then 60ths of seconds. If you watch it frame by frame in the swf. file, you can see the decimal counter is going at 5 60ths of a second per frame, which means the decimal goes up by 5 every frame. At the end of any second, the counter does not go from 55 to 0, it goes from 55 to 60, and then to 65, and then to 10.
*On the "The Email Show" page, in the middle of the screen, Strong Bad's eyes are a much lighter shade of green and have lost the shadow on the tops of his eyes.
*In the .swf file, right clicking and clicking "play" will take you to the "6-8 weeks" page where normally in their toons (when viewed in .swf form), the Brothers Chaps have the cartoon already on "play" mode so that when you click it, all it does is pause the toon.

=== Inside References ===
*When your ship is destroyed in the trial game, the message "YOUR HEAD A SPLODE" appears, with "head" changing to "ship" a split-second later. This is an obvious reference to [[StrongBadZone]].
*All the sprites in the trial game come from the secret games on [[Strong Bad's Message Bored]].
*The "cred" card shown on page five belongs to [[Lem Sportsinterviews]], who is a member of the [[Superfied Credit Union]]. This is a reference to the [[credit card]] email and to the [[Downloads]] page.
*Strong Sad's head may be a reference to the [[Fan Costume Commentary]].

=== Real-World References ===
*The trial game is a [[wikipedia:Space_invaders|Space Invaders]] clone.
*"I'm a real boy!" is an obvious reference to [[Wikipedia:Pinnochio|Pinocchio]], a wooden puppet who was turned "real" and made a similar remark in at least one version of the story.
*"I'll teach you to steal my date, Eh! Steve! I'm gonna come outta my shell at the Friday Night Dance and show everybody who's who!" and the #9 jersey are references to the movie [[IMDB:tt0112368|Angus]].
*In the background of the Strong Bad "trapdoor" sample, the disk is labeled [[Wikipedia:Hunt the Wumpus|Hunt the Wumpus]].
*The phrase on Cheerleader's dress (sperld rott'n) is very similar to the license plate on Princess Vespa's spaceship (Spoil'd Rott'n I) in ''[[Wikipedia:Spaceballs|Spaceballs]]''.

==External Links==
*[[HR:payplus.html|View "PAY PLUS!"]]
*[[HR:payplus2.swf|View the Flash file for "PAY PLUS!"]]
*View the component flash files for:
**[[HR:7seconds.swf|Homestar's Seven Seconds]]
**[[HR:sbsample.swf|Strong Bad "Trap Door" Sample]]
**[[HR:SevenSecondTrialGame.swf|Seven Second Trial Game "Homestar Invaders"]]
**[[HR:tgsample.swf|Teen Girl Squad Sample]]

[[Category:April Fools]][[Category:Homestar Runner Filmography]][[Category:Strong Bad Filmography]][[Category:The Cheat Filmography]][[Category:Strong Mad Filmography]][[Category:Cheerleader Filmography]][[Category:So and So Filmography]][[Category:The Ugly One Filmography]][[Category:Eh! Steve Filmography]][[Category:Teen Girl Squad]][[Category:Sweet Cuppin' Cakes]]

lackey

Ian911299 — Sun, 05 Jun 2005 23:20:20 GMT

Ian911299:

[[Image:sbemail96.png|thumb|So excited, so naive...]]

'''Strong Bad Email #96'''

Steve from Victoria, BC, wants to know why The Cheat is such a diligent lackey.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Strong Bad]], [[The Cheat]], [[Bubs]], [[Doreauxgard]], Puppet [[Homestar Runner]] (Easter egg), [[Strong Sad]] (DVD Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]]

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

'''Date:''' January 26, 2004

'''Running Time:''' 2:42

== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' So innocent and email-free.... That's you 'n me. ''{He pulls up the e-mail and reads it aloud.}''

<blockquote class="compy email">Hey, yo there Strong Bad! 
I was wondering why The Cheat is such 
a diligent lackey. Did you save his 
life one time and now he has to repay 
you? 
 
Steve 
Victoria, BC</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{typing}'' BC? Whoa! This is an old freakin' email. Most of the emails I get are ADs. And the occasional JD. Wow. I wonder if it was written on, like, a stone tablet. Or maybe some, uh, papyrus. Anyhow... ''{Strong Bad clears the screen and continues typing.}'' No, Steve, The Cheat is a good lackey because he "knows what's best" and "doesn't want to get left by the side of the road during a thunderstorm" or "taped to Pom Pom again." ''{He clears screen and continues typing.}'' It probably also has to do with the fact that I "treat him like a brother that's not Strong Sad" instead of a "little yellow squeaky thing that somethetimes steals my ladytypes." I also pay him real nice. Which isn't very difficult considering The Cheat "thinks pencil shavings are legal tender." Check it out...

''{Strong Bad sharpens a pencil with a small handheld sharpener.}''

'''STRONG BAD''': Hey, The Cheat!

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{walks in}'' Meh!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Strong Bad waves his hand over the fresh pencil shavings.}'' I'll pay you all these precious pencil shavings if you go pilfer me a cantaloupe from Marzipan's melon patch.

'''THE CHEAT:''' Mehneh! ''{runs out}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Ahhhh, look at him go. So excited, so naive... ''{''Naive'' is said like the word "knave."}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat runs back in with a cantaloupe.}'' Meh!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa, supa soivice! Thanks man. You can go back to whatever you were doin'.

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{angry}'' Mehhhh!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, right. Your "payment." Here ya go! ''{Strong Bad scrapes pencil shavings onto The Cheat's head.}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' (He makes noises that sound like, "Thank you, thank you.")''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Awwww, that's almost adorable... Now, what am I gonna to do with all my tons of new stuff? A sharp pencil...and a can-ta-loo-pay. The possibilities are endless! I suppose I could use the pencil to draw a little guy on the cantaloupe. ''{mumbling while drawing}'' Ooh, and then if I jammed the cantaloupe on the end of the pencil... Hey everybody look! It's Doreauxgard! How ya doin', Do?

'''DOREAUXGARD:''' Hey, there, Mister Strong Bad! Well, I'm fine, past couple days though...

''{Cut to Bubs' Concession Stand with The Cheat.}''

'''BUBS:''' Your total comes out to fifteen tooty-two!

'''THE CHEAT:''' Meh! ''{This is said while he is passing pencil shavings.}''

'''BUBS:''' What's this malarkey?

'''THE CHEAT:''' Mehneh! ''{He points to a sign saying: "We'll Gladly Accept: Cash, Money, or Cash Money." "Pencil shavings" has been added at the bottom.}''

'''BUBS:''' Well, if it's on the sign... Nice doin' business witchya!

''{The Cheat walks off with his new "Boy's Hobby Kit." Doreauxgard shows up}''

'''DOREAUXGARD:''' Hey, there, Mr. Bubs. I'm from the collection agency. You missed your last payment. Gonna have to bust your kneecaps if ya don't pay up!

'''BUBS:''' Oh, dag! You found me! ''{He slams down a metal shop gate, revealing "SB" graffiti.}''

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa! Forgot about that one! I mean...

'''DOREAUXGARD:''' Sure is some niiice graffiti!

== Easter Eggs ==
*Click on the top of the "boy's hobby kit" box when The Cheat is buying it to see what it says.
<pre> hollerin' jimmy's hobby kit
"We have no idea what's in this box!!"</pre>
*Click on Doreauxgard's head at the end to see a video of the Homestar and Doreauxgard show! 
'''ANNOUNCER''': The Homestar Runner and Doreauxgard Show! Brought to you by Hollerin' Jimmy Hobby Kits! 
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': Hey, Doreauxgard! We've got our own show! 
'''DOREAUXGARD''': Boy, I'll say! I'm gonna be a star! 
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': Nope. I'm afraid there's only one job for you on ''this'' show! 
'''DOREAUXGARD''': Well, lay it on me! 
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': You have to be...the ''produce''-r! 
''{Homestar and the audience laugh.}'' 
'''DOREAUXGARD''': Forget you, Whitey! I'm going solo! 
''{Doreauxgard walks off. Soon Homestar stops laughing.}'' 
*Click on the "SB" part of the graffiti to play a Strong Lib.
<pre>No, dan, the Cheat is a good lackey
because he "(active verb phrase (i.e. "does some stuff."))"
and "(negative active verb phrase (i.e. "doesn't do some stuff."))" or
"(active verb phrase)." It probably
also has to do with the fact that I
treat him "(comparison phrase (i.e. "like an idiot"))"
instead of a "(noun)."
I also pay him real nice. Which isn't
very difficult considering the Cheat
"(another stupid active verb phrase)."
Check it out.</pre>

== Fun Facts ==
===Trivia===
*When this email was first put up, you could click "Stone Tablet" and "Papyrus" to see fake emails written on said items. These have since been removed.

*In the Strong Bad - lib Easter Egg, we can see Strong Bad's green tongue.

===Goofs===
*When Doreauxgard is in front of [[Compy 386]], you can't see the contrast buttons.
*When Strong Bad contemplates what to do with his sharp pencil and cantaloupe, you can see another pencil behind Strong Bad's head. The pencil is resting on the keyboard, which is where Strong Bad was holding it earlier in the e-mail.

===Inside References===
*When The Cheat is buying the hobby kit, Bubs says, "and that comes out to fifteen-[[Tooty-two]]," which is an [[Inside Jokes|inside joke]].
*When Strong Bad says The Cheat doesn't want to be taped to Pom Pom again he is referring to the e-mail [[your friends]].

===Real-World References===
*"JD" is a reference to [http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/JulianDate.html ''Julian Date''], an astronomical dating system that counts the total days from January 1, 4713 BC (for example, January 26, 2004 AD is 2453031 JD).
*Strong Bad's remark about "super service" (in a Brooklyn accent) is a reference to the Three Stooges short [http://www.stoogeworld.com/_Videography/Filmography/ViolentCurly.htm ''Violent is the Word for Curly'']

===Fast Forward===
*Doreauxgard is an actual cantaloupe in the Easter egg, but [[The Brothers Chaps]] later created an actual Doreauxgard puppet with a moving mouth that has not been used on the site but can be seen in their Comcast interview.

== DVD Version ==
*The Boy's Hobby Kit Easter egg is viewable using the angle button on your DVD remote.
*The Homestar Runner and Doreauxgard Show Easter egg is now fullscreen and in much higher quality video. It also adds a tiny bit of additional footage to the end (though sans any dialogue).
*The Strong Libs Easter egg now has Strong Sad moderating a Strong Lib and Strong Bad reluctantly playing.
===Transcript===
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Awww, don't make me do this thing! They're only funny when you're, like, 4 years old.

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' No, we're gonna do it, and it's gonna be great! ''{booklet flips to page two}'' OK, I need an active verb phrase.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Uhm... "brings the noise"

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{He writes "brings the noise" in.}'' ''{voiceover}'' OK, now I need a negative active verb phrase.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' "Never takes two."

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{He writes in "never takes two."}'' ''{voiceover}'' O-kay... Uh, another active verb phrase.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Uh, let me think about it, "gets busy."

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{He writes in "gets busy."}'' ''{voiceover}'' OK. A comparison phrase. You know, like "like an idiot."

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' "Like a beard."

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{He writes in "like a beard."}'' ''{voiceover}'' What? Oh, OK, I need a noun.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' "Throat lozenge."

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{He writes in "throat lozenge."}'' ''{voiceover}'' All right, and finally, one more active verb phrase.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' I can't think of anymore!

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{He writes in "can't think of anymore."}'' OK! Great! Let's see how it turned out! ''{turns page}'' "A Strong Bad Email. No, dan, the Cheat is a good lackey because he 'brings the noise' and 'never takes two' or 'gets busy.'" You see, that's... You told me to write that.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover, irritated}'' I know! Hurry up and finish!

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Oh! "It probably also has to do with the fact that I treat him 'like a beard' instead of a 'throat lozenge.'" You see, that's good, you see, you wouldn't... you'd rather be treated like—

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover, angry}'' Come on!

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' "I also pay him real nice. Which isn't very difficult considering that the Cheat 'can't think of anymore.' Check it out." See, that turned out pretty good! Strong Bad?

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover, more distant}'' I'm already playing Nintendo in the other room!

===Fun Facts===
*"Brings the noise" is likely a reference to the Public Enemy song "Bring the Noise."
*Oddly enough, Strong Sad writes the phrases in Strong Bad's handwriting.

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail96.html|watch "lackey"]]
*[[HR:sbemail96.swf|view the Flash file for "lackey"]]
*[[HR:sbemail96_puppet.swf|view the Flash file for the puppet short]]

{{Strong Bad Email}}[[Category:Strong Bad Filmography]][[Category:The Cheat Filmography]][[Category:Bubs Filmography]][[Category:Homestar Runner Filmography]][[Category:Puppet Stuff]][[Category:Compy 386 Emails]]

Talk:lackey

Ian911299 — Sun, 05 Jun 2005 03:29:43 GMT

Ian911299:

anyone have any thoughts on what "JD" stands for ?

Julian Day. Typically used by astronomers (and the loose base for Star Trek's "stardate" calendar), when mapped to the Gregorian calendar, it's the raw number of days that have elapsed since Monday, January 1, 4713 BC. There's also some decimal thingy involved that I don't fully understand that also gives the time of day. Right now it's 2453308.89444 JD in Eastern time zone. --[[User:Southpaw018|Southpaw018]] 18:28, 30 Oct 2004 (MST)

Anyone else think that the way that H*R's puppet laughs at the end of the puppet show is similar to the way Kermit T. Frog used to laugh (when making similar jokes) on The Muppet Show? --[[User:CorruptPanda|CorruptPanda]]

== "Malarkey" ==

I want to put this in the main page for this email... "Malarkey" may refer to Buffalo Bills head coach Mike Mularkey. Is that all right?

Nope, malarkey is a synonym for nonsense; look it up in a thesourus. --[[User:homestar3.14|homestar3.14]] 22:49, 26 May 2005 (UTC)

== Two pencils goof? ==

To the best of my knowledge, no one has caught this. After Strong Bad gives The Cheat his "payment," he contemplates what he is going to with his "tons of new stuff" (a sharp pencil and a cantaloupe). At this point, you can see the tip and eraser of a second pencil resting on the keyboard behind Strong Bad's head. Strong Bad probably never had two pencils to begin with, so in my opinion, this is a goof. I can provide further evidence by pointing out that (earlier) this was were Strong Bad's pencil was placed or held before he turned back to the computer and typed "Ahhhh, look at him go. So excited, so naive." Then when The Cheat returns with the cantaloupe, a new pencil seems to have been created which rests in front of the keyboard (which is now the pencil Strong Bad uses). The old pencil seen on the keyboard seems not to have been deleted. [[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 02:08, 25 May 2005 (UTC)

== Is there a link to the puppet short? ==

Just curious. --[[Ian911299|Ian911299]]

Dunno Don't Care

Well we have links to all the other puppet easter eggs found in cartoons. If the puppet easter egg in this one has a link, we should post it. Does anyone else agree? --[[Ian911299|Ian911299]]

Nevermind! I just found and posted it! Ha ha ha! I'm the best! Yeah, I rock! I did it all on my own! I can make it on my own! Impressed? --[[Ian911299|Ian911299]]

dullard

Ian911299 — Wed, 01 Jun 2005 14:52:49 GMT

Ian911299:

[[Image:sbemail37.PNG|thumb|right|220px|Multitasking]]

'''Strong Bad Email #37'''

Strong Bad gives some helpful advice on how to deal with the office dullard.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Strong Bad]], [[Homestar Runner]]

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

'''Computer:''' [[Tandy 400]], [[Office Computer]]

'''Date:''' July 22, 2002

'''Running Time:''' 2:12

== Transcript ==

'''STRONG BAD:''' Mmmmm... fresh emails...

<blockquote class="short tandy email">Strong Bad, 
How do I deal with the office dullard? 
Jason</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' {typing} I'm glad you came to me, Jason. The office dullard is a clever foe. But there are ways you can beat him. Here are a few of my tried and true methods.

''{The words "Method 1" appear on the screen, as per following methods}''

=== Method 1 ===

''{Strong Bad is sitting and typing in an office. Homestar Runner comes and stands behind him.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey man, what's up? Good time, bad time...?

''{Strong Bad reaches out very quick to his phone and pretends to have been speaking into it.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh! Oh, oh! Yes, yes, yes... As you know, I'm still here, yes. Working hard. I've been synergizing all morning... ''{He turns his head to Homestar and whispers.}'' I'm not going to be able to talk right now, man. ''{Homestar mouths "Ohhhh..." in his usual Homestarlike fashion, and walks away, leaving Strong Bad to resume his "phone call"}'' Right... Yes... Multi-tasking...

=== Method 2 ===

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Once I finish my second run, you know, I'll have a smoothie or something, and then I'll head to the gym, and do, I've been doing about three sets of reps a piece, and then one...

'''STRONG BAD:''' Psssh! ''{Strong Bad flips Homestar off...sort of. He gives him the unprecedented "Single Deuce," complete with sound effect. Homestar looks surprised, only for a moment.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yeah... So, how much can you bench?

=== Method 3 ===

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' So, did you catch last night's episode of Popular Reality Show? Yeah, no? You missed a good one, man, you missed a good one! They were kickin' people off left and right, and, like, some people got kicked on, and um, I mean, it was... you should've watched it. You definitely should've watched it. Should-of-watched it! I mean, they'll be talkin' about this one for a while. I mean, ''I'm'' going ta be talkin' about this one for a while... ''{Strong Bad leaves his seat and walks away and Homestar Runner turns his head towards Strong Bad's direction.}'' Oh, cool, I guess you're going to go watch it now...oh, all right, man...later... {pauses} Cool...

=== Method 4 ===

''{Homestar is talking. Strong Bad is ignoring him, adding "yeah" occasionally under Homestar's dialogue}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' So the next thing I know...

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ...Fredrickson from accounting comes up to me, puts this...

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeaah.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ...thing on my desk, I'm like, "Hey man, the mailroom is...

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh yeah.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ..."that-a-way," you know, so I sent out a memo, like...

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh yeaaah.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ...to everybody.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah... yeah... oh yeah... ''{Homestar Runner stops talking and glares at Strong Bad. Strong Bad keeps on saying "Yeah". Homestar Runner walks away.}'' yep... mmhmm...

''{Back to Strong Bad sitting in front of his computer.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' So there you go, Jason. One of those ways should work. Though it couldn't hurt to steal his lunch from the break room fridge everyday. ''{stops typing}'' Mmmmm... Hot Pockets.

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

== Easter Eggs ==
[[Image:Dullard comic.png|thumb|It's five!]]
*You can click on the comic in Strong Bad's cubicle to see a close-up of it. The comic is an almost exact replica of a Dilbert comic strip, except with "It's Five" instead of the original "It's Monday."

== Fun Facts ==
===Trivia===
*According to the [[Quote of the Day]] clip, Homestar was originally going to say "I've been doing a couple of sets of reps, and then a rep of sets, and that's been working great for me."

===Remarks===
*This is the first time we actually see Strong Bad "typing" with boxing gloves on; however, he seems to be doing little besides hitting the keyboard. Then again, he can also type by hitting the keyboard with his [[sisters|head]] and his [[funny|foot]], so doing it with his hands shouldn't be a problem.
*The computer being used by Strong Bad looks a little like his "Block", the computer he uses for reading European e-mail.
*After Strong Bad returns his right hand to the keyboard from the [[Double_Deuce|Single Deuce]], it remains motionless while his left hand continues "typing".

===Glitches===
*During Method 4, Homestar's eyelids come down once he realizes Strong Bad isn't really listening to him. When his eyes blink (like they always do like every 3 seconds), there is a glitch where part of his gray outline is intruded on by white.

===Fast Forward===
*This [[The Office|office]] was used again in [[Senor Mortgage]] and [[other days]].

== DVD Version ==
*The DVD version features not only the comic strip featured on the site, but a new one for each of the methods as well. These can all be viewed by using the angle button on your DVD remote.

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail37.html|watch "dullard"]]
*[[HR:sbemail37.swf|view the Flash file for "dullard"]]

{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category:Tandy 400 Emails]][[Category:Strong Bad Filmography]][[Category:Homestar Runner Filmography]]

lackey

Ian911299 — Wed, 01 Jun 2005 14:47:59 GMT

Ian911299:

[[Image:sbemail96.png|thumb|So excited, so naive...]]

'''Strong Bad Email #96'''

Steve from Victoria, BC, wants to know why The Cheat is such a diligent lackey.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Strong Bad]], [[The Cheat]], [[Bubs]], [[Doreauxgard]], Puppet [[Homestar Runner]] (Easter egg), [[Strong Sad]] (DVD Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]]

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

'''Date:''' January 26, 2004

'''Running Time:''' 2:42

== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' So innocent and email-free.... That's you 'n me. ''{He pulls up the e-mail and reads it aloud.}''

<blockquote class="compy email">Hey, yo there Strong Bad! 
I was wondering why The Cheat is such 
a diligent lackey. Did you save his 
life one time and now he has to repay 
you? 
 
Steve 
Victoria, BC</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{typing}'' BC? Whoa! This is an old freakin' email. Most of the emails I get are ADs. And the occasional JD. Wow. I wonder if it was written on, like, a stone tablet. Or maybe some, uh, papyrus. Anyhow... ''{Strong Bad clears the screen and continues typing.}'' No, Steve, The Cheat is a good lackey because he "knows what's best" and "doesn't want to get left by the side of the road during a thunderstorm" or "taped to Pom Pom again." ''{He clears screen and continues typing.}'' It probably also has to do with the fact that I "treat him like a brother that's not Strong Sad" instead of a "little yellow squeaky thing that somethetimes steals my ladytypes." I also pay him real nice. Which isn't very difficult considering The Cheat "thinks pencil shavings are legal tender." Check it out...

''{Strong Bad sharpens a pencil with a small handheld sharpener.}''

'''STRONG BAD''': Hey, The Cheat!

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{walks in}'' Meh!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Strong Bad waves his hand over the fresh pencil shavings.}'' I'll pay you all these precious pencil shavings if you go pilfer me a cantaloupe from Marzipan's melon patch.

'''THE CHEAT:''' Mehneh! ''{runs out}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Ahhhh, look at him go. So excited, so naive... ''{''Naive'' is said like the word "knave."}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat runs back in with a cantaloupe.}'' Meh!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa, supa soivice! Thanks man. You can go back to whatever you were doin'.

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{angry}'' Mehhhh!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, right. Your "payment." Here ya go! ''{Strong Bad scrapes pencil shavings onto The Cheat's head.}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' (He makes noises that sound like, "Thank you, thank you.")''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Awwww, that's almost adorable... Now, what am I gonna to do with all my tons of new stuff? A sharp pencil...and a can-ta-loo-pay. The possibilities are endless! I suppose I could use the pencil to draw a little guy on the cantaloupe. ''{mumbling while drawing}'' Ooh, and then if I jammed the cantaloupe on the end of the pencil... Hey everybody look! It's Doreauxgard! How ya doin', Do?

'''DOREAUXGARD:''' Hey, there, Mister Strong Bad! Well, I'm fine, past couple days though...

''{Cut to Bubs' Concession Stand with The Cheat.}''

'''BUBS:''' Your total comes out to fifteen tooty-two!

'''THE CHEAT:''' Meh! ''{This is said while he is passing pencil shavings.}''

'''BUBS:''' What's this malarkey?

'''THE CHEAT:''' Mehneh! ''{He points to a sign saying: "We'll Gladly Accept: Cash, Money, or Cash Money." "Pencil shavings" has been added at the bottom.}''

'''BUBS:''' Well, if it's on the sign... Nice doin' business witchya!

''{The Cheat walks off with his new "Boy's Hobby Kit." Doreauxgard shows up}''

'''DOREAUXGARD:''' Hey, there, Mr. Bubs. I'm from the collection agency. You missed your last payment. Gonna have to bust your kneecaps if ya don't pay up!

'''BUBS:''' Oh, dag! You found me! ''{He slams down a metal shop gate, revealing "SB" graffiti.}''

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa! Forgot about that one! I mean...

'''DOREAUXGARD:''' Sure is some niiice graffiti!

== Easter Eggs ==
*Click on the top of the "boy's hobby kit" box when The Cheat is buying it to see what it says.
<pre> hollerin' jimmy's hobby kit
"We have no idea what's in this box!!"</pre>
*Click on Doreauxgard's head at the end to see a video of the Homestar and Doreauxgard show! 
'''ANNOUNCER''': The Homestar Runner and Doreauxgard Show! Brought to you by Hollerin' Jimmy Hobby Kits! 
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': Hey, Doreauxgard! We've got our own show! 
'''DOREAUXGARD''': Boy, I'll say! I'm gonna be a star! 
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': Nope. I'm afraid there's only one job for you on ''this'' show! 
'''DOREAUXGARD''': Well, lay it on me! 
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': You have to be...the ''produce''-r! 
''{Homestar and the audience laugh.}'' 
'''DOREAUXGARD''': Forget you, Whitey! I'm going solo! 
''{Doreauxgard walks off. Soon Homestar stops laughing.}'' 
*Click on the "SB" part of the graffiti to play a Strong Lib.
<pre>No, dan, the Cheat is a good lackey
because he "(active verb phrase (i.e. "does some stuff."))"
and "(negative active verb phrase (i.e. "doesn't do some stuff."))" or
"(active verb phrase)." It probably
also has to do with the fact that I
treat him "(comparison phrase (i.e. "like an idiot"))"
instead of a "(noun)."
I also pay him real nice. Which isn't
very difficult considering the Cheat
"(another stupid active verb phrase)."
Check it out.</pre>

== Fun Facts ==
===Trivia===
*When this email was first put up, you could click "Stone Tablet" and "Papyrus" to see fake emails written on said items. These have since been removed.

*In the Strong Bad - lib Easter Egg, we can see Strong Bad's green tongue.

===Goofs===
*When Doreauxgard is in front of [[Compy 386]], you can't see the contrast buttons.
*When Strong Bad contemplates what to do with his sharp pencil and cantaloupe, you can see another pencil behind Strong Bad's head. The pencil is resting on the keyboard, which is where Strong Bad was holding it earlier in the e-mail.

===Inside References===
*When The Cheat is buying the hobby kit, Bubs says, "and that comes out to fifteen-[[Tooty-two]]," which is an [[Inside Jokes|inside joke]].
*When Strong Bad says The Cheat doesn't want to be taped to Pom Pom again he is referring to the e-mail [[your friends]].

===Real-World References===
*"JD" is a reference to [http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/JulianDate.html ''Julian Date''], an astronomical dating system that counts the total days from January 1, 4713 BC (for example, January 26, 2004 AD is 2453031 JD).
*Strong Bad's remark about "super service" (in a Brooklyn accent) is a reference to the Three Stooges short [http://www.stoogeworld.com/_Videography/Filmography/ViolentCurly.htm ''Violent is the Word for Curly'']

===Fast Forward===
*Doreauxgard is an actual cantaloupe in the Easter egg, but [[The Brothers Chaps]] later created an actual Doreauxgard puppet with a moving mouth that has not been used on the site but can be seen in their Comcast interview.

== DVD Version ==
*The Boy's Hobby Kit Easter egg is viewable using the angle button on your DVD remote.
*The Homestar Runner and Doreauxgard Show Easter egg is now fullscreen and in much higher quality video. It also adds a tiny bit of additional footage to the end (though sans any dialogue).
*The Strong Libs Easter egg now has Strong Sad moderating a Strong Lib and Strong Bad reluctantly playing.
===Transcript===
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Awww, don't make me do this thing! They're only funny when you're, like, 4 years old.

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' No, we're gonna do it, and it's gonna be great! ''{booklet flips to page two}'' OK, I need an active verb phrase.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Uhm... "brings the noise"

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{He writes "brings the noise" in.}'' ''{voiceover}'' OK, now I need a negative active verb phrase.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' "Never takes two."

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{He writes in "never takes two."}'' ''{voiceover}'' O-kay... Uh, another active verb phrase.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Uh, let me think about it, "gets busy."

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{He writes in "gets busy."}'' ''{voiceover}'' OK. A comparison phrase. You know, like "like an idiot."

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' "Like a beard."

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{He writes in "like a beard."}'' ''{voiceover}'' What? Oh, OK, I need a noun.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' "Throat lozenge."

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{He writes in "throat lozenge."}'' ''{voiceover}'' All right, and finally, one more active verb phrase.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' I can't think of anymore!

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{He writes in "can't think of anymore."}'' OK! Great! Let's see how it turned out! ''{turns page}'' "A Strong Bad Email. No, dan, the Cheat is a good lackey because he 'brings the noise' and 'never takes two' or 'gets busy.'" You see, that's... You told me to write that.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover, irritated}'' I know! Hurry up and finish!

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Oh! "It probably also has to do with the fact that I treat him 'like a beard' instead of a 'throat lozenge.'" You see, that's good, you see, you wouldn't... you'd rather be treated like—

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover, angry}'' Come on!

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' "I also pay him real nice. Which isn't very difficult considering that the Cheat 'can't think of anymore.' Check it out." See, that turned out pretty good! Strong Bad?

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover, more distant}'' I'm already playing Nintendo in the other room!

===Fun Facts===
*"Brings the noise" is likely a reference to the Public Enemy song "Bring the Noise."
*Oddly enough, Strong Sad writes the phrases in Strong Bad's handwriting.

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail96.html|watch "lackey"]]
*[[HR:sbemail96.swf|view the Flash file for "lackey"]]

{{Strong Bad Email}}[[Category:Strong Bad Filmography]][[Category:The Cheat Filmography]][[Category:Bubs Filmography]][[Category:Homestar Runner Filmography]][[Category:Puppet Stuff]][[Category:Compy 386 Emails]]

for kids

Ian911299 — Wed, 01 Jun 2005 14:46:34 GMT

Ian911299:

[[Image:sbemail110.png|thumb|right|"Okay, kids, we're gonna play ''Where's The Cheat!''"]]

'''Strong Bad Email #110'''

Allison wonders what a Strong Bad television series would be like.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Strong Bad]], [[Rather Dashing]], [[Kerrek]], [[The Cheat]], [[Homsar]], [[The King of Town]] (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]]

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

'''Date:''' August 9, 2004

'''Running Time:''' 3:21

== Transcript ==
''{We see Strong Bad at the Compy 386 playing ''[[Peasant's Quest]]''. He has a score of -38 and is in the area with Kerrek.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh, let's see here... ''{typing}'' Make friends with Kerrek. ''{A message pops up. It reads "The Kerrek says he has enough friends already. And he doesn't like your short, short pants." His score also drops to -40.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What the!? ''(presses enter}'' Um... ''{typing}'' Buy Kerrek a cold one. ''{Kerrek smashes him on the head. There is another message. It reads "The Kerrek is a Teetotaller and is offended by your offer. He pounds your head into the ground. You dead." His score also drops to -45.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' WHAT?! Oh man... Stupid game! ''{types "quit." a message says "You quitter."}'' I guess I should do the thing that I do. ''{pulls up the a> sign and types "strongbad_email.exe"}'' ''{Reading}''

<blockquote class="email">Coolest guy ever - - - Strong Bad, 
I've been wondering if you ever 
thought of making your own television 
series? Kids everywhere would love 
you, and your awesomeness. 
 
Allison , NJ</blockquote>

''{instead of saying "- - -", he mumbles "henna" three times. After reading his own name, he stops reading and says, "Whoa! Three hennas! Must be an important one!" Then he continues reading. After the comma, he says "unnecessary comma," and he pronounces "Allison" as "All is on"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Television?!! Kids?!! Wait, do you people think I'm intended for children? Like, the littlest, tiniest babies? You know, that watch those shows on public television. I don't think I'm cut out for that sort of sugarjob.

''{Cut to a piece of yellow paper used for teaching Kindergartners writing. Strong Bad is super-imposed on it with a rocket launcher/bazooka, a monster with horns, a bunny with fangs, and a creature that resembles a man sticking its tongue out are drawn in crayon around him.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Smiling beatifically}'' Okay, kids, we're gonna play "Where's The Cheat?". Can you say, "a-The Cheat"?

'''KIDS:''' ''{half incoherent}'' The Cheat. ''{one child mumbles}'' Christopher Columbus.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Not good enough. F minus minus. ''{"F--" appears on the screen. A buzz sound is heard. Cut back to Strong Bad. Behind him are a tree and an open box. A toilet is in front of him.}'' All right, dumb children. ''{rubs his hands together}'' Find The Cheat! ''{The Cheat comes out from behind the box.}''

'''KIDS:''' ''{say things like "He's over there," or "Right there." They continue saying this.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Um, no, he's behind the box. ''{Turns around and points to The Cheat}'' No, uh, he's not even ''behind'' the box, he's barely ''obscured'' by the box. ''{turns around}'' Look, ''The Cheat is behind the freaking box!!'' ''{Kids stop talking and the music soundtrack screeches to a halt. Strong Bad comes closer to the viewer.}'' HE'S BEHIND THE BOX! I'LL KILL YOU!! I'LL KILL ALL YOUR DOGS!![[#Footnote|(1)]] ''{Cut back to Strong Bad at the Compy 386}''


'''STRONG BAD:''' So, you can see how that might be less than pleasant. What with all the letter writing and the angry mothers and the subsequent stringing me up in town square for all to see. But you know who's a natural for that sorta thing? None other than America's favorite blue midget Homestar: Homsar!!

''{Cut to an all-white scene. Homsar comes through a faraway door. He walks closer to the viewer and stops.}''

'''KIDS:''' What do you know, Haddi-man?

'''MAN:''' ''{As the words are sung, they are shown one by one at the bottom of the viewer's screen. Homsar rides by in a boat with a flag. The background is green with flowers. His shirt says "if you lived here you'd be home"}'' We'll have an adventure, and several long trips. We'll make some new friends ''{Children appear behind Homsar}'' and maybe get a bite to eat!! ''{An orange with "abc" on it appears behind Homsar. A lot of Homsars now appear and disappear.}'' All 'cause we say, ''{A red Homsar with a flag appears. White liquid spills onto the screen. A logo that says "Whaddaya know, Haddi-man? with a Homsar on it appears.}''

'''KIDS:''' What do you know, Haddi-man?

'''HOMSAR:''' DaAaAaA! I'm a trendy totebag!

''{Cut to a tan scene. Homsar disappears and reappears in various places, making raspberry noises. When he stops, "g" appears in front of him.}''

'''KIDS:''' A "G"!

'''HOMSAR''': I'm not gonna lie to you, that's a healthy piece of real estate!

'''KIDS:''' A "G"!

''{Cut to a purple background with a person playing a guitar on a chair wearing sneakers. As the words are sung, they appear on the screen.}''

'''MAN:''' Stave it off, 1-2-3, and now you can count to three.

'''HOMSAR:''' That's a real popular song! Who wants to hear of it fifty times more?

'''KIDS''': ''{shouts of approval}''

''{Cut to a purple place. Now we see two of the guitar-playing people, one superimposed over the other. Again, as the words are sung, they appear on the screen.}''

'''MAN:''' Stave it off, 1-2-3, and now you can count to three.

''{One of the guitarists is suddenly upside-down. The song repeats.}''

'''MAN:''' Stave it off, 1-2-3, and now you can count to three.

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Good gravy. ''{Spoken: GOOD... GRAVY.}'' I've got two words for the children that are raised on that crap: HELD BACK. REPEATING THE THIRD GRADE. LOW STANDARDIZED TEST SCORES. I GUESS THIS WAS MORE THAN TWO WORDS. THE PAPER, PLEASE TAKE US HOME.

''{The paper comes down}''

== Footnote ==
(1) There has been ensuing debate over whether Strong Bad says "dogs" or "dolls" at this point. A poll conducted about this seems to point toward "dogs" being most accepted as correct

== Easter Eggs ==
*At the end, click on the words "good gravy" to see the KOT's new food product.
[[Image:kot-gravy.png|thumb|The KOT's Good Gravy]]
<pre>the KOT's
Good
GRAVY
"I don't lets the
Poopsmith near it!"
104 oz.</pre>
*Also at the end, click "crap" to see a CD jewel case and hear a sample of All is On's album:
<pre>ALL IS ON!!!
Mega Hits!!
PARTY MIX!
(on spine) Songs We Found On The Street</pre>
(sample from "album") "All is on... feel it, feel it, feel it, feel it..."

== Fun Facts ==

===Remarks===
*The commands Strong Bad uses in [[Peasant's Quest]] were not originally part of the game but were added after this email debuted. It is impossible to get a negative score in the real game, despite Strong Bad's miserable showing.
*When Strong Bad is playing Peasant's Quest, the contrast does not affect the game; only the screen behind it.
*The positions of the crayon graphics in the first scene are all rearranged when the scene zooms in on SB's face.
*The buzz in the background for the F-- is the same as when Strong Bad deletes an e-mail.

===Goofs===
*When Homsar talks after the G shows up (complete with various head movements and hat flyings, as per usual), his shadow stands still.
===Glitches===
*You can click on the "All Is On" Easter egg then click on the CD case then the Easter egg case to have the all is on song singing over itself.
===Inside References===
*Strong Bad refers to hosting a kids' show as a "sugarjob," echoing the email [[sugarbob]].
*One of the crayon drawings in Strong Bad's show looks similar to [[Dijjery-Doo]].
*The drawing in top right corner of Strong Bad's show is the gelatinous monster from [[kids' book]].

===Real-World References===
*The fake show hosted by Strong Bad is a spoof of many children's shows; the kids heard shouting the answers to Strong Bad's questions are taken from the show [[IMDb:tt0163929|Blue's Clues]]. Strong Bad's show is actually a curious reversal of Blue's Clues; in Blue's Clues the kids know all the answers but the host is completely clueless.
*The way Homsar enters and walks closer to the viewer is from the British kids' show "Bod". This is likely, as [[The Brothers Chaps]] have claimed that [http://www.retrocrush.com/homestar/index2.html Bod was one of their influences.]
*The opening theme/scene of Homsar's show has some similarities to the "It's a Small World" ride at Disney.
*The noise Homsar makes when he teleports around sound like the PBS show [http://pbskids.org/boohbah/boohbah.html Boobah].
*The Guitar Playing Man is possibly a reference to folk singer [http://www.james-taylor.com James Taylor] who made numerous appearances on childrens TV Program [http://pbskids.org/sesame/ Sesame Street] often singing educational songs. The Man is also similar in appearance to James Taylor, for example on the [http://www.james-taylor.com/gallery/Gorilla.jpg Gorilla album cover.]

===Fast Forward===
*The "All is On" song from this email is used again in the easter egg for [[extra plug]].
*"Stave it off, 1, 2, 3..." was used again in the email [[virus]].

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail110.html|watch "for kids"]]
*[[HR:sbemail110.swf|view the Flash file for "for kids"]]
*[http://forum.hrwiki.org/viewtopic.php?t=459 forum thread re: "for kids"]

{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category:Strong Bad Filmography]]
[[Category:Homsar Filmography]]
[[Category:The Cheat Filmography]]
[[Category:Rather Dashing Filmography]]
[[Category:Compy 386 Emails]]

Strong Bad Email

Ian911299 — Wed, 01 Jun 2005 14:45:51 GMT

Ian911299:

[[Image:sbemail_lappy2.png|thumb|Strong Bad checks his email.]]

[[Strong Bad]]'s emails are the most frequently updated feature of the [[Homestar Runner (flash cartoon)|Homestar Runner website]]. They were originally a small feature introduced in 2001, in which Strong Bad would mock the spelling and grammar of those who wrote him. Although the animations were initially brief, the responses gradually grew to establish numerous catchphrases and [[Inside Jokes|running gags]], as well as spin-offs like [[Trogdor]], [[20X6]], [[Teen Girl Squad]], and even the main character [[Homsar]]. A typical Strong Bad email will also include numerous easter eggs and other hidden material.

== Strong Bad Emails ==
<table width="100%">
<td width="25%" valign="top">
130. [[do over]] 
129. [[garage sale]] 
128. [[rampage]] 
127. [[long pants]] 
126. [[best thing]] 
125. [[rock opera]] 
124. [[secret recipes]] 
123. [[origins]] 
122. [[dreamail]] 
121. [[part-time job]] 
120. [[radio]] 
119. [[animal]] 
118. [[virus]] 
117. [[montage]] 
116. [[extra plug]] 
115. [[time capsule]] 
114. [[the facts]] 
113. [[pizzaz]] 
112. [[old comics]] 
111. [[other days]] 
110. [[for kids]] 
109. [[crying]] 
108. [[pom pom]] 
107. [[cheatday]] 
106. [[dangeresque 3]] 
105. [[replacement]] 
104. [[theme park]] 
103. [[haircut]] 
102. [[lunch special]] 
101. [[car]] 
100. [[flashback]] 
99. [[different town]] 
98. [[stupid stuff]] 
</td>
<td width="25%" valign="top">
97. [[monument]] 
96. [[lackey]] 
95. [[the bet]] 
94. [[video games]] 
93. [[army]] 
92. [[kind of cool]] 
91. [[caffeine]] 
90. [[colonization]] 
89. [[local news]] 
88. [[couch patch]] 
87. [[mile]] 
86. [[no loafing]] 
85. [[2 years]] 
84. [[kids' book]] 
83. [[labor day]] 
82. [[impression]] 
81. [[date]] 
80. [[stunt double]] 
79. [[the process]] 
78. [[anything]] 
77. [[suntan]] 
76. [[sibbie]] 
75. [[funny]] 
74. [[privileges]] 
73. [[mascot]] 
72. [[crazy cartoon]] 
71. [[2 emails]] 
70. [[big white face]] 
69. [[personal favorites]] 
68. [[caper]] 
67. [[autobiography]] 
66. [[the show]] 
65. [[unused emails]] 
</td>
<td width="25%" valign="top">
64. [[english paper]] 
63. [[fingers]] 
62. [[interview]] 
61. [[monster truck]] 
60. [[huttah!]] 
59. [[marzipan]] 
58. [[dragon]] 
57. [[japanese cartoon]] 
56. [[current status]] 
55. [[cheat talk]] 
54. [[morning routine]] 
53. [[comic]] 
52. [[island]] 
51. [[website]] 
50. [[50 emails]] 
49. [[theme party]] 
48. [[ghosts]] 
47. [[new hands]] 
46. [[your friends]] 
45. [[techno]] 
44. [[lures & jigs]] 
43. [[little questions]] 
42. [[action figure]] 
41. [[invisibility]] 
40. [[vacation]] 
39. [[property of ones]] 
38. [[helium]] 
37. [[dullard]] 
36. [[guitar]] 
35. [[sisters]] 
34. [[weird dream]] 
33. [[gimmicks]] 
</td>
<td width="25%" valign="top">
32. [[flag day]] 
31. [[sugarbob]] 
30. [[12:00]] 
29. [[superhero name]] 
28. [[1 step ahead]] 
27. [[3 Wishes]] 
26. [[CGNU]] 
25. [[super powers]] 
24. [[the bird]] 
23. [[little animal]] 
22. [[sb_email 22]] 
21. [[cartoon]] 
20. [[spring cleaning]] 
19. [[tape-leg]] 
18. [[stand-up]] 
17. [[studying]] 
16. [[band names]] 
15. [[the basics]] 
14. [[duck pond]] 
13. [[i she be]] 
12. [[credit card]] 
11. [[i rule]] 
10. [[trevor the vampire]] 
9. [[i love you]] 
8. [[brianrietta]] 
7. [[halloweener]] 
6. [[depressio]] 
5. [[making out]] 
4. [[homestar hair]] 
3. [[butt IQ]] 
2. [[homsar]] 
1. [[some kinda robot]]
</td>
</table>

=== DVD Emails ===
The following emails only appear on the [[strongbad_email.exe]] DVD set.

*[[Greeting Cards]]
*[[E-mail Birds]]
*[[Videro Games]]

=== Not Quite Strong Bad Emails ===
The following shorts were originally associated in one way or another with the Strong Bad Emails. They are numbered by halves to show where they appeared chronologically in the list above. Number 99½B and 118½ are not linked to from anywhere on the site.

*127½. [[HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS!]] ("The Email Show" is one of the pay-per-view features.) 
*118½. [[Broken Compy Menu|Strong Bad Email?]] (Broken Compy Menu.) 
*99½B. [[Not the 100th Email!!!]] (Secret URL address for anyone who wanted a peek at Email 100 before it was released.) 
*99½A. [[Puppet Time]] (A message was taped onto Puppet Compy's screen that read "Probably at a barbecue, from SB") 
*87½. [[Fan Costume Commentary]] (One fan is pretending to answer a Strong Bad Email.) 
*68½. [[Lookin at a Thing in a Bag]] (A message was taped onto the Compy in the email menu that read "Looking at a thing in a bag" when the cartoon was released.) 
*66½. [[Arcade Game]] (Homestar Runner reads Strong Bad's note he left on the Compy 386.) 
*59½. [[Superbowl Dealie]] (The Paper reads "Due to the big game, the Strong Bad Email will be a little late this week.") 
*41½. [[King of Town Email]] ([[The King of Town]] tries to answer an email on his recently bought (but broken) Tandy 400.) 

== Strong Bad Email Menus ==
*1–32 [http://porplemontage.com/media/sbemail_raps/01%20List%20Files.SWF Tandy 400 menu]
*33–34 [[Broken Tandy Menu]]
*35–40 [http://e2tl.playvectrex.com/jingles/sbemail_menu38.swf Slightly damaged Tandy menu]
*41 [[HR:sbemail(vacation).swf|Vacation menu]]
*42–118 [[HR:sbemail.swf|Compy 386 menu]]
**Between 55 and 56 [[Decemberween Email Menu]]
**Between 118 and 119 [[Broken Compy Menu]]
*119–Current [[HR:sbemail_lappy.swf|Lappy 486 menu]]

== Fun Facts ==
===Trivia===
*Some time during mid-2003, "updated mondays" on the main Strong Bad Email Menu changed to "updated somedays."
*On the Compy 386 menus, Strong Bad types "<tt>dir /p</tt>", a [[Wikipedia:DOS|DOS]] command used to list all the files in a directory, and to pause between each screen's worth of files.
*Back in the Tandy era, e-mailing Strong Bad used to result in this automated response:

<blockquote>Thanks for your freakin email. I hope it's not stupid. 
Once I finish these swiss cake rolls I'll read it and if it's awesome enough, 
I'll answer it on the site. 
But if your email is terrible, then it gets R.E.D. alright. 
The Cheat Reads it, Strong Mad Eats it, and I Deletes it. 
[[HR:processing.html|Click Here]] to see us in action! 
Check back every Monday to see if your email has what it takes. 

Watch me while I'm awesome, 
Strong Bad</blockquote>

The link in the automated response leads to the [[Email Processing Room]].

===Goofs===
*On the week [[do over]] was put up, Strong Bad's body wasn't on the menu while you selected your email. He still sang his scroll button song and typed.

== Additional Information ==
<table width="100%">
<td width="33%" valign="top">
*[[Strong Bad Email By Name]]
*[[Strong Bad Email By Place]]
*[[Strong Bad Email By Length]]
*[[Strong Bad Email Statistics]]
*[[Items#Strong_Bad.27s|Strong Bad's Computers]]
<td width="50%" valign="top">
*[[Strong Bad Email Raps]]
*[[Strong Bad Email Intros]]
*[[Strong Bad Email Page Titles]]
*[[Spelling|Poorly Written Emails]]
</td>
</table>

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail.html|Strong Bad Email menu]]
*[[HR:sbemail_lappy.swf|View the Flash file for Strong Bad Email Menu]]
*[mailto:strongbad@homestarrunner.com Email Strong Bad]
[[Category: Strong Bad Email]][[Category: Lists]]

crying

Ian911299 — Sat, 28 May 2005 21:06:04 GMT

Ian911299:

[[Image:lilbrudder.png|thumb|"Don't cry for me, The Cheatentina"]]

'''Strong Bad Email #109'''

DJ Solerous asks Strong Bad if he had ever made Homestar cry. All weep when they see Lil' Brudder.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Strong Bad]], [[Li'l Brudder]], [[Homestar Runner]], [[The Cheat]], [[Strong Sad]], [[Tendafoot]]

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

'''Computer:''' [[Lappy 486]]

'''Date:''' July 26, 2004

'''Running Time:''' 3:25

== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD''': ''{Rapping}'' I'm not going to sing an email song this week e-''{Talking}'' Oh. Never mind.

''{Pulls up email}''

''{Reading}''

<blockquote class="email">YO yo Strong Bad, 
Hey Strong Bad I was wondering if you 
have ever made Homestar cry. 
DJ Solerous, Australia.</blockquote>

''{After "Hey Strong Bad" he stops mid-sentence and says:}'' Well, which is it? "Yo yo" or "Hey" Strong Bad? I mean, the outcome of the rest of this whole email hinges on the decision made- ''{Without skipping a beat, as if it no longer matters, he finishes reading the email.}''

''{Typing}'' Whoa! ''THE'' DJ Solerous? What an honor! I saw you spin in a warehouse in Canberra ''{pronounces as can-BEAR-uh}'' a few years back! Uh, no wait. I lied. I, nor anyone else, have ever heard of DJ Smoldyface.

''{Pulls up blank page.}''

So, have I ever made Homestar cry? Uh, yes. Yes I have. A lot. I can pretty much make anybody cry just by showing them this drawing I invented of a one-legged puppy named "Li'l Brudder". ''{Holds up a picture of a one-legged puppy saying "I can make it on my own".}'' ''{Laughing}'' I mean, it cracks me up, but Homestar just falls apart when he sees him. A-like so... ''{Gets up and exits.}''

''{Cut to: field. Homestar is standing there, looking angrily offscreen right. Enter Strong Bad.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': Yeah, you stay over there.

'''STRONG BAD''': Hey, Homestar. I've got something for you.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': Thanks, Strong Bad! What is it what is it what is it what is it what is it?

'''STRONG BAD''': It's just this drawing I made...

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': ''{Uneasy}'' Oh, no. Don't do it. You know the storm that will unleash!

'''STRONG BAD''': No! I think you'll like it!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': ''{Edge of tears}'' Strong Bad, no! I can't handle it!

'''STRONG BAD''': Ta-daaah! ''{Holds the Li'l Brudder drawing in front of his face.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': ''{Breaks down crying, falls to his knees}'' No-ho-hooo... LIDD'L BRUDDOR! That little guy... He's got the heart of a champion! You can make it, Li'l Brudder! You just keep scrapin' along! ''{Strong Bad looks on in disbelief; Homestar is lying on the ground, sobbing hysterically and kicking at the air}'' Li'l Brudder... I... ''I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M DOING WITH MY LIFE!'' I-I'm thinking of getting into male modeling - o-or maybe high finance... '''I JUST DON'T KNOW!!'''

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{as Li'l Brudder, shaking the drawing like a crude hand puppet}'' I'm gonna be all right, Homestar. I can make it on my own!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': ''{sobs}'' It's like I said -- the heart of a champion!

''{Enter the Cheat, from offscreen left.}''

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

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{Turns to The Cheat and does his Li'l Brudder act.}'' Hey, The Cheat, I'm gonna be a quarterback when I grow up! I'm gonna throw for 2,000 yards! ''{The Cheat begins sobbing in Cheatese.}'' Don't cry for me, The Cheat-entina...

''{Enter Strong Sad, his eyes red around the edges and all watery, apparently trying NOT to cry.}''

'''STRONG SAD''': Oh, Strong Bad, is Li'l Brudder named after me? Do you think of ME as a... one-legged puppy?

'''STRONG BAD''': Uhh, no. I think of you as a two-legged elephant... named "Tendafoot." ''{Holds up a picture of this, with "Tendafoot" saying "I'm tops!" Speaks as Tendafoot/Strong Sad:}'' I could power a small city with my whining!

'''STRONG SAD''': ''{dejected}'' I probably COULD.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': ''{still sobbing}'' Oh, Tenderfoot, can you tell me how to get the most out of life?

''{Cut to Compy 386. Strong Bad enters and sits down.}''

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{typing}'' There ya go. Homestar crying. Not a problem. I bet all a y'alls are prob'ly crying all over the place. That Li'l Brudder sure knows how to tug at your heartstrings. ''{begins to choke up as he speaks}'' He's just such a trooper.  Got such a strong... one leg. ''{recovers}'' Um, yeah. I think I've got a ''{hesitates}'' food in the oven. ''{begins to choke up again}'' I gotta go. ''{Gets up and hurries out.}''

''{The Paper comes down.}''

== Easter Eggs ==
*Click on "YO Yo" to see a Strong Bad yo-yo.
*Click on "''The'' DJ Solerous" to see a flyer for a DJ event.
<pre>Perfectly Legal WAREHOUSE RAVE
featuring:
DJ Solerous
DJ Stank
and DJ from Roseanne
Don't tell the cops!!</pre>
*Click on "Homestar crying" at the end to see more of him crying.
::'''Transcript:'''
::''{Homestar is still bawling.}''
::'''HOMESTAR''': Ohh, Tendafoot! Can you tell me what to do with myself? I feel like I'm at a crossroads, and there's like, a Denny's on one corner, and an IHOP on the other!
::''{Homestar is kneeling over the Tendafoot drawing.}''
::'''HOMESTAR''': Can you give me some sound financial advice?
::''{Homestar is lying on the ground again.}''
::'''HOMESTAR''': Tendafoot, can you help advise me on my future?
*Click on "Li'l Brudder" at the end to see Li'l Brudder falling off his one leg.

== Fun Facts ==
===Remarks===
* When Homestar is rolling around on the ground, you get to see the tread on his shoes, which no longer has a star on it like it did in [[Marshmallow's Last Stand (toon)|Marshmallow's Last Stand]].
* The tears flying off Homestar's face are the same as in [[A Jorb Well Done]]. In [[A Jorb Well Done]], the water coming off his face is sweat.
* This is the first email to come from Australia.
* Strong Bad must be an extremely talented typist to be able to quickly type an entire sentence, complete with punctuation and capital letters, with only one hand as he holds up Li'l Brudder's picture with the other... and while wearing boxing gloves.

===Inside References===
*The DJ flyer is a reference to an easter egg in [[techno]] for The Cheat's light-switch rave.

*"I can make it on my own" might be a reference to the easter egg in [[invisibility]], where the tossed-out [[Tandy 400]] says it.
*When Li'l Brudder falls, it makes the same sound that Homsar makes when he walks.

===Real-World References===
*On the DJ flyer, "the DJ from Roseanne" is a reference to the television show "[[IMDB:tt0094540|Roseanne]]". Actor [[IMDB:nm0279896|Michael Fishman]] played the role of Roseanne's son D. J. Conner.
*"Don't cry for me the Cheatentina" is a reference to the song "[http://www.cs.rpi.edu/~kennyz/madonna_lyrics/evita2.html#dontcry Don't Cry For Me Argentina]" from [[Wikipedia:Andrew Lloyd Webber|Andrew Lloyd Webber's]] musical "[[Wikipedia:Evita|Evita]]".
*"Tendafoot" is possibly a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Boy_Scouts_of_America|Boy Scouts']] rank of "[[Wikipedia:List_of_BSA_rank_requirements#Tenderfoot_Scout|Tenderfoot]]", which is the first rank a Scout can achieve.
*[[Wikipedia:Canberra|Canberra]] is Australia's capital city. Most Australians pronounce the city's name "CAN-bruh". A minority pronounce it "CAN-buh-ruh" and a few use "can-BEAR-uh", though the latter is generally considered incorrect. The varying pronunciation is to some extent a class-based difference.
*[[Wikipedia:IHOP|IHOP]] is an acronym for "International House of Pancakes," a [http://ihop.know-where.com/ihop/ chain of restaurants] which specializes in breakfast items.

===Fast Forward===
*Li'l Brudder and Tendafoot later star in their own TV show, "[[The Li'l Brudder Show]]".

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail109.html|watch "crying"]]
*[[HR:sbemail109.swf|view the Flash file for "crying"]]
*[http://forum.hrwiki.org/viewtopic.php?t=353 forum thread re: "crying"]

{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category:Compy 386 Emails]][[Category:Strong Bad Filmography]]
[[Category:Homestar Runner Filmography]][[Category:Strong Sad Filmography]]
[[Category:The Cheat Filmography]]

virus

Ian911299 — Sat, 28 May 2005 21:05:23 GMT

Ian911299:

[[Image:sbemail118.png|thumb|181px|An all too familiar computer doom.]]

'''Strong Bad Email #118'''

Strong Bad experiences some "technical difficulties" with [[Compy 386]]...and the rest of the Homestar Runner universe.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Strong Bad]], [[The Virus]], [[Strong Sad]], [[Coach Z]] (easter egg) [[Homestar Runner]], [[Strong Mad]], [[Marzipan]], [[The Poopsmith]], [[The King of Town]], [[The Ugly One]], [[Bubs]], [[The Cheat]], [[Rather Dashing]], [[Fightgar]] (easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Marzipan's House]], [[King of Town's Castle]], [[The Stick]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]] (easter egg)

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

'''Date:''' November 15, 2004

'''Running Time:''' 4:05

== Transcript ==

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' I got the email, you got the email, I got the email, you got the email.
<blockquote class="compy email">ert+ 
y76p; '0lu8jkyee;u4p;e'/Rh 
Strong ba15456 `-------++++++gf 
+++++-//==========/*8901ikg</blockquote>

''{Pronounces "Ert plus: Why seven-six P? Ohlyuu eightkgee—" then stops}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What is this? Did the [[Wikipedia:Quadratic equation|Quadratic Formula]] explode? I see a "Strong ba" in there, but it's getting eaten by some... Linux or something. Wait a minute! Is this one of those '''virus''' emails? Like the kind that moms and offshore casinos send you?! I'll take care of this!

''{Strong Bad types "deleted," but the screen replies "NICE TRY!" A red line of text appears reading "That didn't work."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What?! I said deleted!

''{Strong Bad types it again, this time in capital italicized letters, but the screen flashes "NOTTA CHANCE!!" A red line of text appears reading "That neither."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, a wise guy, eh? Maybe I should introduce you to my main man, Edgar!

''{Strong Bad types in [[Edgarware]].exe, bringing up the following text on-screen}''

<blockquote class="compy email" style="text-align:center">Edgar the Virus 
Hunter 
 
programmed entirely 
in mom's basement 
by Edgar       c1982 </blockquote>

''{Strong Bad hits a key, and the screen switches to the following text}''

<blockquote class="compy email" style="text-align:center">Virus Protection 
version .0001 
 
Last scan was NEVER ago. 
 
scanning...</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' All right Edgar, now drop a ''train'' on 'em!

''{The following text now appears on the screen}''

<blockquote class="compy email" style="text-align:center">Scan Complete! 
 
423,827 
Viruses Found! 
 
A New Record!!</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{alarmed}'' Waaugh! That is not a small number! That is a ''big'' number!! What'm I gonna do?

''{The following text now appears on the screen}''

<blockquote class="email" style="background:#2222FF;text-align:center">FLAGRANT SYSTEM ERROR 
 
Computer over. 
Virus = Very Yes.</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' Computer over? Virus equals very yes? That's not a good prize!

''{The text on the Compy 386 screen melts off, and slides onto the floor}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oooh!

''{Strong Bad jumps out of the way. The camera zooms out to a view of the computer desk}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' And the Compy just peed my carpet.

''{The corner of the computer desk briefly flashes, showing an underlying gridwork to it, The No Loafing sign becomes the following text and falls off the wall}''

<pre>
<head>
<href>No loafing!!</href>
</body>
</pre>

''{The Floppy Disk Container gets eaten by the computer desk. Strong Sad walks in, but his head has been replaced by his emoticons from [[Strong Sad's Lament]], which float a foot to the left of where they should be}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Strong Bad, what is going on?

'''STRONG BAD:''' WAH! Uh, I dunno. You forgot to wear your neck?

'''STRONG SAD:''' Have you been using the Internet irresponsibly?

''{The top of a Main Page starts to creep into the top of the email, with the text "Stave it off, 1, 2, 3," in the corner in place of the "What's new" text}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' No more irresponsibly than usual.

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{Lower body starts walking away in place}'' Did you get a virus?

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{with guilt}'' Uhhh, noo...

'''STRONG SAD:''' Did you get four hundred thousand viruses?

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{submissive}'' Yes... very yes!

'''STRONG SAD:''' Well hurry up and ''do'' something about it before it gets worse!

''{Strong Sad turns into a Strong Sad trading card and flies up and off the screen. The Main Page at the top of the screen creeps up and out of the email}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{scared}'' The Cheeeaaat!

''{Strong Bad runs off the screen and into the black to the right of the computer desk, then stops.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What the? Whoa! ''{shivers}'' It's cold out here!

''{Strong Bad tries to jump back into the room, but the room shifts left, causing him to still fall on blank space}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey!

''{Homestar Runner walks onscreen. His body is 1936 Homestar Runner's body, while the rest of him is normal. Instead of his legs moving, he just glides on, producing several ghost images of himself}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Never fear, Strong Bad! I know how to fix your computer box! ''{he turns to the Compy}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{stands up}'' No, no! Don't touch that!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Your super box needs words. ''{His head falls off and onto the ground}'' Like these right here!

'''STRONG BAD:''' No, stop! That's not supposed to be possible!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Uhh, this one ''{picks up "downloads" from the bottom menu}'' and this one ''{picks up "games" from the bottom menu}'' and this-a-this-a-this one. ''{picks up "characters" from the bottom menu}''

''{Suddenly, several pop-up windows appear one after the other (including a real one), titled "Click on the Monkey!!". They each feature oldschool Homestar who is saying "Making out with Marzipan is totally awesome!". Strong Bad starts screaming and pounds the side of the screen with his fists. Cut to Marzipan's living room. Strong Mad is standing nearby and Marzipan is standing next to a stack of VHS tapes}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Well I think it's fantastic, Strong Mad! That's the best stack of VHS tapes I've ever—

''{Marzipan turns into a [[Wikipedia:ASCII|ASCII]] rendering of herself, and her voice becomes extremely deep and distorted making her words unintelligible}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' I CAN'T SPELL YOU!

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{more unintelligible gibberish}''

''{Strong Mad turns into a picture of himself from his character video inside a large M, which walks offscreen with Homsar's walking noise. Text appears at the top of the screen reading as follows}''

<pre>
If anyone is truly a big lug, Strong Mad is. This guy is dumb
strong, and that's pretty much the definition of a lug. One ti
his brother Strong Bad asked him to pick up this one car. An
he did, but it was the wrong car. See? Dumb and strong. He'
</pre>

''{Cut to the King of Town's castle. The Poopsmith is standing with his shovel extended and some you-know-what on the end of it, as the King of Town stands nearby}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' A little to the left... ''{the Poopsmith extends the shovel towards the King}'' Good, good...

''{The scene suddenly changes to a [[Teen Girl Squad]] style piece of paper, with the text "issue [[Wikipedia:Pi|3.14159265and the rest]]" at the top. The Poopsmith is gone}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Ooh! Poopsmith?

''{The Ugly One appears out of nowhere with the rhino sound from "Strong Bad's Rhinofeeder", and her mouth is huge and distorted}''

'''THE UGLY ONE:''' I can do it! I can do it 9 times!

''{The Ugly One extends her arm and starts slapping the King of Town}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Uh! No! Please! Stop! I'm old! And fat! And rich! And cool!

''{Cut to the Homestar Runner loading screen, and reveals a screen with the text "It's now safe to turn your computer off." Bubs walks on from the side of the screen. His mouth is a broken JPEG, his legs are rendered in a fashion suitable for red/blue 3D-glasses, his belt is transparent, and he's carrying one of Homestar's legs in his left arm. His other arm is continually waving about, as seen on [[Dancin' Bubs]]}''

'''BUBS:''' I shoulda done this, like, a million years ago.

''{Cut to The Field, now a cloud scene. The Stick is gone. Strong Bad has one big foot instead of both legs, his black mark is too high, and his head and mouth are lopsided. The Cheat is floating around the screen, interchanging between different versions of himself. A pitch-black Rather Dashing and a colon fly by in the foreground. As Strong Bad talks, his left arm detaches from his body and flies off in random directions.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Using an old version of his voice}'' With Marzipan's Radish we gonna win the competition!

''{An explosion sound effect is heard, and suddenly everything returns to normal, revealing Strong Bad and The Cheat standing by The Stick}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey! He fixed it! That Bubs is a computer genius man! Let's do a dance for the computer genius man!

''{A salsa rhythm starts up, and Strong Bad and The Cheat start dancing. The camera pans to the left to reveal Bubs holding a shotgun}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Thanks Bubs! How'd you get rid of the vi— wait...why do you have a shotgun? ''{shaken}'' What did you do? Where's my Compy?!

'''BUBS:''' It's in a better place, Strong Bad. Or rather, it's in the same place, but now it's got a big hole through it!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{still shaken}'' YOU MURDERER! You killed my brother! ''{nearly sobbing}'' I mean, computer!

'''BUBS:''' Look, Strong Bad, my mouth was a broken JPEG. I had no choice!

'''STRONG BAD:''' You don't understand! You ''all'' understand! I mean, don't understand. AAAUUUGGGHHH!

''{Strong Bad runs off screen, very distraught. The Cheat makes some Cheat noises that sound like 'Hey wait', and follows him. Homestar hops onscreen on one leg, holding his other leg up}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey, Bubs! Can I have my leg back now?

''{Bubs stares at Homestar for a long, uncomfortable moment.}

''{Cut to the Compy 386, which now has a giant hole through its monitor and most of the wall behind it. Strong Bad is sitting in front of it, head bowed}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{very distraught}'' Dear Strong Bad, I doh du duoh crapfully yours. ''{hits head on keyboard a few times}''I...ID DOH DU DUOH CRAPFULLY YOURS! I can relate. ''{hits head on keyboard again}'' I ''can't relate!'' ''{hits head on keyboard again}'' I'm gonna get, I'm gonna get in there and MIX ''{hits head}'' it up.

''{The Paper comes down}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{still very distraught}'' I don't remember your ''name'', Davey! ''{hits head on keyboard again}'' Dear Strong Bad. ''{voice trailing off}'' How do you text with boxing gloves on?

== Easter Eggs ==

*When the Main page is encroaching on the top of the screen you can still click the [[Quote of the Week]], weekly [[Sketchbook]], and [[Weekly Fanstuff]] buttons to see them.
**If you hold tab until it highlights over where the updates are posted and hit enter, it takes you to [[Halloween Fairstival]].
**If you mouse over the Quote of the Week, it bounces around the screen until it gets lodged at the top. When you click "Hear it," a pixelated broom scrolls vertically along the screen and makes a loud distorted noise, the same as is heard by Marzipan moments later and some of the links disappear off the bottom of the screen. When you click the "X" to close it, the Quote of the Week box wobbles a bit and then falls off the screen and the links reappear.
***This happens because the SWF file for virus's fake QOD (qod_virus.swf) has black bars at the bottom, right where those words are, so when it appears in the email, it covers up those words.
**If you click on Weekly Fanstuff, it leads to a glitched fanstuff box, where there is a picture of Coach Z upside down with his arms and legs wrapped around a white space the shape of The King of Town's head. This image is from [[Where's The Cheat?]], when Coach Z attacked The King over a misunderstanding involving The Cheat and [[The King of Town's Grill|a grill]]. The picture has a lot of numbers at the bottom. Scroll over the close button,which is misspelled as OC(x)LSE, and the words 'A BOOK' appear in green.
***The numbers are in a font called "MS Reference Specialty" and spell out the phrase "stick to your books" (possibly— since the letters a–h in MS Reference Specialty are represented by little squares.)
**If you click on the Sketchbook, it leads to a glitched sketchbook box, where the Flash MX color mixer appears. Scroll over it and a green X appears overtop. Clicking it causes it to close. Allowing it to remain on-screen causes a screen glitch—a black box appears over the left side of the screen when the screen moves off of the center of the page.
***The reason for the glitch is because in the .swf file of the glitched up sketchbook, there is a black box to the left of the screen, which, of course, covers up the screen on the left.
*If you click on the cog on the left at the end of the e-mail, you can see Compy 386 on sale at [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], with signs reading "Like Used!" and "Slightly Shotgunned!"
*If you click on the fan on the right, you can see a excerpt of [[The Cheat Commandos]] with Fightgar using Homestar's leg as a gun.
:'''ANNOUNCER:''' To protect the world from the evil forces of Blue Laser!

== Fun Facts ==
{{funfacts}}

=== Trivia ===
*This is the only email in which the navigation bar and the email are combined into one flash file (so that Homestar can grab the words).
*The broken JPEG is from [[Wikipedia:Mozilla Firefox|Mozilla Firefox]].

=== Remarks ===
*Edgar the Virus Hunter is said to have been written in 1982, a year before the first documented experimental virus was created. Although there are conflicting accounts as to when the first virus was made, it would pretty much be impossible for a virus scanner to have existed in 1982.
*The letters that make up ASCII Marzipan refer to parts of her body: "E" for eyes, "f" for face, "h" for hair, and "d" for dress.
*Strong Bad says that Edgar from the [[Edgarware]] program is his "main man." However, he claims in "[[2 years]]" that his main man "is, and has been since [[1987]], Van Mundegaarde."
*The reason the "making out with Marzipan" pop-up doesn't come up in the .swf, or Flash, version is because the information for the pop-up is stored in the HTML source code. All that the Flash file does is to send a JavaScript command to the browser, opening the pop-up window.
*In the Fake QOD, the words "Quote of the Day (Or So)" are displayed reversed, as though in a mirror, and, instead of "Hear It!" and "Get It!", the buttons are "Hear It!" and "Don't TAPE It", although the latter is hidden by the top of the screen.
*This is the second e-mail made using the Widescreen technique. The first was [[flashback]].

===Goofs===
*While the liquid is leaking out of the screen, the contrast buttons are still clickable and make the back of the screen turn blue.
*After Homestar grabs Downloads, Characters, and Games, Toons is no longer clickable, then, at the end of the email, all the links are gone.
*The fake QOD, fanstuff, and sketchbook stay on the screen until you get rid of them, even after Bubs shotguns the Compy, and in the easter eggs.

=== Glitches===
*If you click "main" on the navigation bar, it takes you to a 404 error. The address is http://www.homestarrunner.com/mainNaN.html. NaN is the computer term for Not a Number, which is obtained in some environments by dividing zero by zero, and/or other mathematical errors.
**This may have been on purpose, since everything else is screwy in this email, too.

=== Inside References ===


*"FLAGRANT SYSTEM ERROR" comes from "[[50 emails]]" (where, in turn, it was similar to the Windows [[Wikipedia:Blue Screen of Death|Blue Screen of Death]]). His response that it's not a "good prize" comes from "[[Pumpkin Carve-nival]]".
**The "good prize" comment might also be in response to his setting a new record for the number of viruses, and he was "rewarded" with Flagrant System Error.

*"Stave it off, 1, 2, 3..." is the counting song from the Strong Bad E-mail "[[for kids]]".

*The card that Strong Sad transforms into is from the original deck of [[Character Cards]] that has since been removed from the site.

*The pixelated broom induced by the glitched Quote of the Day is the same graphic used in Peasant's Quest for the broom [[The Baby|the baby]] knocks over to let you into [[Naked Ned]]'s cottage.

*"Making out with Marzipan is totally awesome" was once the phrase necessary to trigger the Strong Bad Talker from the [[Homestar Talker]]. (It has since been changed.) The sound clips for the words were also taken from the Homestar Talker. The first four words of the phrase are also heard in "[[The Cheat Theme Song]]".

*Strong Bad screaming and pounding on the edge of the screen while the popups are appearing could be a reference to [[Where the Crap Are We?]].

*Strong Mad's description, which appears when he glitches, comes from the [[Yearbook Character Page]], as does the picture of him inside a giant M.

*Bubs' broken JPEG mouth bears the letters "TH." This might be a reference to his other identity, [[Thnikkaman|The Thnikkaman]].

*The scene with The Ugly One and the King of Town has sounds from [[Rhinofeeder]].

*[[The Ugly One]]'s line and the sound effects played after it come from The Cheat's cartoon in "[[crazy cartoon]]". (However, she slightly misquotes it: she should say "I ''will'' do it nine times", not "I ''can'' do it nine times".)

*As Bubs is walking across the screen the first time, his left and right arms are moving as if stuck in positons #4 and #5 (respectively) in the [[Dancin' Bubs]] game. Bubs' right arm is also about twice as large as usual.

*During the big glitch scene right before Bubs "fixes" the computer, we can hear the song from the intro of "[[Parsnips-A-Plenty]]" and "[[That a Ghost]]".

*"With Marzipan's radish, we gonna win the competition!" is a sound clip from [[The Reddest Radish]].

*The powering-down sound clip that plays when the "It's now safe to turn your computer off" message appears (just before the Compy 386 is destroyed) is the same sound that plays just before the [[Tandy 400]] explodes in [[gimmicks]]

*The fan and cog in the Compy 386 are the same fan and cog that were visible when the Tandy 400 exploded.
**If you look closely (or zoom into the flash file) the fan is once again mysteriously floating space, just like when the Tandy 400 blew up. You can faintly see the fan through the broken monitor, but cannot see a base for the fan to be connected to.

*Bubs sells the broken Compy 386 as he does with the [[King of Town Email|broken Tandy 400]].

*The cloud background during the scene where Strong Bad says "With Marzipan's raddish, we gonna win the competition!" is the same cloud background in a Powered By The Cheat flash: "[[New Boots]]".

*During the final distorted scene, The Cheat is on a rotation of six different versions of himself:
**1. The [[Awexome Cross]] version.
**2: One that looks like one of The Cheat's styles from "[[The Cheat Theme Song]]".
**3: A drawn version, from "[[The Reddest Radish]]".
**4: Another drawn version from Strong Bad's site.
**5: A far more pixellated version of him, with a thin black outline around it.
**6: And a Cheat x-ing sign, much like the similar signs seen in the "fan stuff" part of the [[Museum]].

=== Real-World References ===
*[[Wikipedia:Linux|"Linux"]] is a [[Wikipedia:Free software|Free]] [[Wikipedia:Unix|Unix-like]] [[Wikipedia:Kernel (computer science)|kernel]] originally written in 1991, or part of an entire operating system which uses this kernel ([[Wikipedia:GNU/Linux|"GNU/Linux"]]).

*[[Edgarware]] is a spoof of Norton Anti-Virus, which also uses a generic-looking bespectacled computer nerd as a front man.

*The [[Floppy Disk Container]] on Strong Bad's desk is labeled "''Spy vs. Spy''" before it melts into the desk. ''[[Wikipedia:Spy vs. Spy|Spy vs. Spy]]'', based on the feature comic of [[Wikipedia:Mad Magazine|MAD Magazine]], was a game for old computers and the NES that featured innovative split screen gameplay.

*The part where Homestar is followed by "ghost" images of himself is a Flash in-joke, referring to the onion-skinning feature of the program that will display translucent images of previous frames as an animation guide.

*"Click on the monkey" refers to various popups where if you click said object (ranging from targets to robbers, iPods, etc.), your computer will usually get bombarded with spyware, viruses, etc.

*The dance The Cheat performs when Strong Bad says, "Let's do a dance for the computer genius man," looks like Dana Carvey's "Church Lady" dance from the classic SNL sketch.

*"Bourgeoise," one of the emoticons acting as Strong Sad's head is the term used in Marxism to describe the upper or middle class that opposed the proletariat in the class struggle.

*The "boing" sound heard after EdgarWare finds the viruses sounds like the "all-purpose" sound used in Windows 98.

*The screen "It's now safe to turn your computer off." is similar to the one displayed when shutting off Windows 95. The actual message is "It is now safe to turn off your computer."

=== Fast-Forward ===
*Near the end of the cartoon, when it says "It's now safe to turn your computer off," the font - Glitch0 - is the same as the [[Lappy 486]], which Strong Bad buys in the next e-mail, [[animal]].

{{funfacts2}}

== See Also ==

* [[Main Page 22]]

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail118.html|watch "virus"]]
*[[HR:sbemail118.swf|view the Flash file for "virus"]]
*[[HR:hsmakeout.html|view the "click the monkey" popup]]
*[[HR:hsmakeout.swf|view the Flash file for the "click the monkey" popup]]
*[[HR:qod_virus.swf|view the Flash file for the "fake QOD"]]
*[[HR:fanstuff_virus.swf|view the Flash file for the "fake fanstuff"]]
*[[HR:sketchbook_virus.swf|view the Flash file for the "fake sketchbook"]]
*[http://forum.hrwiki.org/viewtopic.php?t=1284 forum thread re: "virus"]

{{Strong Bad Email}}
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action figure

Ian911299 — Sat, 28 May 2005 21:03:58 GMT

Ian911299:

[[Image:sbemail42.PNG|thumb|Smells like peanut action!]]

'''Strong Bad Email #42'''

Somebody asks Strong Bad what he would look like as an action figure.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Strong Bad]], [[Peanut Strong Bad]]

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]]

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

'''Date:''' September 16, 2002

'''Running Time:''' 1:44

== Transcript ==

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{singing}'' Doo doo do doo, doo duh doo ''doo''!

''{reading}''

<blockquote class="email">Hey Strong Bad, 
 
If someone made a Strong Bad action figure, what kind of awesome stuff would it be able to do? 
 
Kyle Rechsteiner 
San Mateo, CA</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad says "Can Mateo, Scan Mateos".}''

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{typing}'' Oh man, Kyle. My action figure would have it all. First of all:

''{cut to a screen where Strong Bad's action figure appears as he details it, while the music Strong Bad was humming at the beginning of the email plays}''
'''STRONG BAD''': ''{voiceover}'' It'd look exactly like me...

''{the action figure first appears; it is considerably taller, buffer, and with a much smaller head than the actual Strong Bad}''

...you know, in terms of his physique, and the relative size of his head to his body, it'd be exactly the same. And of course I'd come armed to the teeth with my Chinese throwing croissant! Then, I'd be able to shoot sparks from my mouth, you know like, khfkhfkhffffkhfk, it'd make a noise like that. And when you push down on my head, there'd be PFF! Double deuce action! And then of course, you could take the head off, too, and there'd be a hole where you could pour like, motor oil, or grapefruit juice, or whatever kinda junk you wanna put in there. And then, turn out the lights, glow-in-the-dark abs, man! Oh! Oh! And get it wet, and you get SEVERE KNIFE FIGHT DAMAGE, like magic appears! But that's not all! UH-OH! ''{the action figure's leg falls off}'' Battle damage! And finally, switch to the dispenser fist to ooze radioactive goo!

''{Cut back to the Compy 386}''

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{typing}'' I think those things would sell like hotcakes, man. Ooh! Especially if they ''smelled'' like hotcakes! Anyways, I tried to make one of my own one time and it didn't turn out as good as my imagination.

''{Strong Bad holds up a peanut with pipe cleaners for arms and a painted face with cheap plastic glue-on eyes}''

'''STRONG BAD''': Basically all it has is...smells-like-peanut action. I'm lookin' for some licensees.

''{Strong Bad starts playing with the action figure}''

'''STRONG BAD''': Doo doo doooo! ''{starts speaking for the figure}'' Hey Homestar, get away from here! Holy crap!

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

== Easter Eggs ==
* At the end you can click on the ugly [[Peanut Strong Bad]] and see the package of the cool Strong Bad action figure. Keep clicking to see some more characters as action figures. The characters and package blurbs are:
** Strong Bad
*** Exciting Action Man!
*** Chinese Throwing Croissant!
*** Severe Double Deuce Action!
*** Smells Like Hotcakes!
**** If you zoom in on it, you'll see that the "M" is partially transposed over the "E". In fact, the entire "smells like hotcakes" sticker has poorly spaced text, perhaps due to a missing font when the Flash file was created.
** Coach Z
*** Green Colored Hero!
*** High-Pitched Super Sonic Whistle!
*** Butt-Patting Action
** Strong Mad
*** Action Toy!
*** He's The Biggest One!
*** Friends With The Cheat!
** Pom Pom
*** Action Fighting Guy!
*** Secret Cell Phone!
*** The Ladies Choice!
** Strong Sad
*** Action-Like Figurine!
*** Atomic Calligraphy Pen!
*** Extreme Whining And Crying!
** Homestar
*** Super Action Doll
*** Spiked Battle Marshmallows
*** No Arms! Like Real Life!
** Peanut Strong Bad
*** Homemade Peanut Warrior
*** Museum Quality
*** Smells Like Peanut Action!
* All the toys are made by [[Cheap as Free]] Toys, are for ages 3–5, and cost [[$11.01]].

== Fun Facts ==
===Trivia===
*All of the toys are labeled [[$11.01]]. They are priced this way because [[Matt Chapman]]'s birthday is November 1st. (This was revealed by [[Mike Chapman|Mike]] in the [[flag day]] [[flag_day#Commentary_Transcript|commentary]].)

===Remarks===
*At the beginning, Strong Bad is humming the same tune that is in the background when it shows the action figures.

===Inside References===
*The "Chinese Throwing Croissant" is likely a reference to the end of [[3 Wishes]], when Strong Bad starts to ramble on about how the horns in his drawing look like croissants and how he'd really like one right about now.
*When you push on its head, it supposedly has "[[Double Deuce]]" action. This is referring to [[the bird]].
===Real-World References===
*All of the action figures are modeled strongly after the Masters of the Universe (i.e. He-Man) line. In particular, they all have:
**Identical bodies from the same toy mold with a different head and paint job for different characters (except Strong Mad, who has no neck, and Homestar, who has no arms)
**Exaggerated muscles
**Limited poses and movement (except for rotating limbs)
*The sparking mouth was actually used in some '80s toys, such as the Ghostbusters Banshee.

===Fast Forward===
*The tune that plays throughout the email returns in the [[Ab-Abber 2000|Ab-Abber]] commercial in [[suntan]], and in [[army]] in the [[Firebert]] action figure Easter egg.

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail42.html|watch "action figure"]]
*[[HR:sbemail42.swf|view the Flash file for "action figure"]]

{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category:Compy 386 Emails]][[Category:Strong Bad Filmography]]

invisibility

Ian911299 — Sat, 28 May 2005 21:02:40 GMT

Ian911299:

[[Image:invisibility.PNG|thumb|BEHOLD! A spectacle of graphics and sound!]]

'''Strong Bad Email #41'''

[[Tandy 400]] is dead and gone. BEHOLD! Da [[Compy 386]]! A spectacle of graphics and sound! Meanwhile, Strong Bad discovers being invisible really isn't worth it.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Strong Bad]], [[Bubs]], [[Homestar Runner]], [[Strong Mad]]

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], [[The Field]], [[Strong Bad's Basement]]

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

'''Date:''' September 9, 2002

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

== Transcript ==

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{off-screen}'' I'm hooome!

''{He walks to the Tandy 400 and sits in front of it.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Okay, let's see here. Don't need this anymore.

''{Strong Bad removes the post-it on the screen that says "DORKS!" on it with an angry face with sharp teeth below.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' And don't need ''this'' anymore.

''{Strong Bad knocks the Tandy off the table and onto the floor.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' For behold...

''{Strong Bad places the Compy on the desk.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The 386. A spectacle of graphics and sound! ''{A tune is played and the "386 Version 1.5" logo appears on the screen.}'' Okay, let's get to checking!

<blockquote class="email">strong bad, 
 
what would you do if you were 
invisable for one day???? 
 
sin studly17</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Well dumb name, this is something I've often thought about myself. And I came to the conclusion that... ''{clears screen, continues typing}'' I don't really think being visible prevents me from doing whatever I want to do. So I'd probably just do the kinda stuff I normally do.

''{Cut to an invisible Strong Bad stealing boxes of Swiss Cake Rolls from Bubs' Concession Stand.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voice-over}'' You know, like, steal stuff...

''{Bubs turns around to find the Swiss Cake Rolls boxes floating away.}''

'''BUBS:''' My chocolates! Come back, chocolates! I didn't mean what I said...

''{Cut to Homestar Runner standing in the field.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voice-over}'' ...punch stuff...

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Marzipan is ''late''.

''{The boxes of rolls float up to Homestar.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, hey, guys!

''{A punching noise is heard and Homestar doubles over. The boxes float off.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oof! Owwwww... Those things are bad for you...

''{Cut to Invisible Strong Bad eating the Swiss Cake Rolls on his couch in front of the TV. Family Feud is on in here.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voice-over}'' ...eat stuff...and at the same time...watch stuff...

''{The "Family Feud" strike buzzer is heard from the TV.}''

'''INVISIBLE STRONG BAD:''' Pwa ha ha ha! Survey says, you're an idiot!

''{Strong Mad enters the room and walks in front of where Invisible Strong Bad is sitting.}''

'''INVISIBLE STRONG BAD:''' Oh, hey, man. Look, I'm sitting here, I'm just invisible, okay? ''{Strong Mad looks confused and looks around for the source of the voice, while Invisible Strong Bad waves the swiss cake roll around him}'' Hey! Brain-for-brains! I'm right here! The floating Swiss Cake Roll is talking to you! Hey, now what the...NONONONO...

''{Strong Mad gets angry and sits on the couch where Invisible Strong Bad is sitting.}''

'''INVISIBLE STRONG BAD:''' WAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!

''{Cut back to the computer with Strong Bad}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ugh! ''{typing}'' Nevermind. Being invisible is not worth a face full of Strong Mad butt. ''{stops typing}'' Whoa! ''{resumes typing}'' I feel like I need to take a shower. I dunno when the last time he washed that singlet was. ''{stops typing}'' Anyways. Remember, kids! Take your vitamins, pretend you're hilarious, and always, ''always'', e-mail Strong Bad.

''{[[The Paper]] comes down. The screen eventually fades out and cuts to the Tandy 400 sitting in a trash can.}''

== Easter Eggs ==

*At the end of it, the screen will fade to the Tandy in the trash. You can click on the contrast buttons to see some funny last words.
**Why, Strong Bad, why?
**Remember the duck pond?
**I thought we were a team.
**Whatever, man. I can make it on my own.
**386? more like three eighty SUCKS!
**Tell the printer I'll miss her
**Yeah? Well someone on eBay loves me.
**There's flies in me. It tickles.
**My mind is going. I can feel it. [x5]
**Fine, I'm gonna start giving away secrets.
**Have you clicked on the 'O' in Message Bored?
** Justin Bailey ****** ******
**Oh jeez. I think this is really it.
**gasp.
**wheez.
**cough.
**''(blank screen)'' [x2]
**end of line.

== Fun Facts ==
===Goofs===
*If you look at the Tandy's screen when it's in the garbage, you'll notice that the crack in the glass isn't there.
===Glitches===
*If you try to change the contrast on Tandy before Strong Bad's reflection appears, the reflection is not changed like in previous emails, instead, it looks like his reflection on Compy.
*In addition, in the reflection in Tandy, you'll see that Strong Bad's red mask base is cut just before the edge of the screen, but not the black shape in the front. You'll see it better with the green contrast being set on.
*Strangely, when Strong Bad sits down at the Tandy, we see his reflection but it blocks the little green lines on the screen. In real life this wouldn't happen, nor does it happen in any other email.

===Inside References===
*One of the 'last words' is a hint to click on the 'O' in Message Bored. The "Message Bored" it is refering to is the [[Strong Bad's Message Bored]], an old, official forum that used to be on the site (now, only the banner from the top is still around.) Clicking on the "O" it brings you to 3 hidden games.
*"Remember the duck pond?" is a reference to [[duck pond]].

===Real-World References===
*The line "[http://www.palantir.net/2001/sounds.html My mind is going. I can feel it.]" is a reference to the movie ''[[Wikipedia:2001: A Space Odyssey|2001: A Space Odyssey'']].
*The line "Justin Bailey ****** ******" is a reference to the infamous suitless Samus cheat code in Metroid for the NES.
*The buzz sound from the TV and Strong Bad's quote "Survey says...you're an idiot!" are references to [[Wikipedia:Family Feud|Family Feud]].
*"End of line" is a quote from the Walt Disney movie ''[[Wikipedia:Tron_(movie)|Tron]]''. The sinister Master Control Program always ended conversations with his minions by saying "[http://161.58.5.90/tron/endline.wav End of line.]"
*At the end of the email when Strong Bad says "Take your vitamins, pretend you're hilarious, and always, always, e-mail Strong Bad." is a parody of the way Hulk Hogan used to tell fans to "train, say your prayers, and take your vitamins" in the '80s.

===Fast Forward===
*This email is later mentioned in [[personal favorites]].
*In [[crying]], the phrase "I can make it on my own" is used as the motto of [[Li'l Brudder]].

== DVD Version ==
*Unlike the email version, you have to click on a hidden Strong Bad head icon to access the Tandy 400's last words, as opposed to just waiting.
**As well, there are minor differences in the egg. The egg is now a video, with sound effects of the flies buzzing, blips when the Tandy changes text, and inability to cycle through the text manually. When the Tandy says "My mind is going, I can feel it," it flashes on the screen a few times before switching over to the next block of text. As well, when "End of Line" appears, the text slowly fades away into nothingness.
*There is also a hidden creator's commentary for this email. To access it, just switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching this email.

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

'''MATT:''' Strong Bad's coming back from vacation, Mike! This is the first break we really took after we'd started doing the Strong Bad Emails every week, huh?

'''MIKE:''' Mmm-hm. Couple weeks.

'''MATT:''' Where'd YOU go on your vacation?

'''MIKE:''' I went to Bald Head Island in North Carolina.

'''MATT:''' Did you?

'''MIKE:''' Mmm-hm. The beach.

'''MATT:''' I guess I went to Marco Island in Florida, I would assume. ''{pause}'' So, here comes the 386! Just—

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, new computer! Uh, he hasn't updated since then.

'''MATT:''' Yeah. Should we do that?

'''MIKE:''' Maybe someday. I've thought about giving him a laptop named Lappy.

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' That sounds pretty good.

'''MIKE:''' Maybe we'll do that someday.

'''MATT:''' The [[Lappy 486]]?

'''MIKE:''' Uh-huh.

'''MATT:''' I like that song Bubs is singing to himself. I love how personified the Swiss Cake Rolls are.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, no one, no one seems to have a problem with the floating Swiss Cake Rolls.

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' It's like, so common.

'''MATT:''' Bubs had been in some kind of domestic dispute with them earlier. Homestar was...y'know, maybe going to meet them up at the club later. I like the, like, butt, the sweaty butt imprint that Strong Bad's leaving on the couch there. Here comes Graw Mad! Look out! He doesn't know what's going on! Uh-oh, Strong Bad! Ohhh, man.

'''MIKE:''' So did that really happen?

'''MATT:''' What?

'''MIKE:''' All of that stuff?

'''MATT:''' No.

'''MIKE:''' Oh.

'''MATT:''' That was all, I think

'''MIKE:''' Like a dream sequence?

'''MATT:''' We draw—there's a fine line. Sometimes, it's really happening, and sometimes it's just hypothetical.

'''MIKE:''' I think that one was hypothetical.

'''MATT:''' I think we leave the best—the more grey we leave it, the better. Thanks everyone.

=== Fun Facts ===
*This commentary serves as very effective foreshadowing to the email [[virus]] (which had not been made at the time the commentary was recorded).
*It is also a foreshadowing of [[animal]], since the [[Lappy 486]] has indeed replaced the Compy.
*Matt calling Strong Mad "Graw Mad" is probably a reference to [[the facts]] (though the email may not have been made at the time of the commentary recording).

=== Fast-Forward ===
*One of the Tandy's lines in the trash is, "No problem, man. I can make it on my own." This is used again with Lil' Brudder, who can, "Make it on his own."

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail41.html|watch "invisibility"]]
*[[HR:sbemail41.swf|view the Flash file for "invisibility"]]

{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category:Strong Bad Filmography]]
[[Category:Strong Mad Filmography]]
[[Category:Bubs Filmography]]
[[Category:Homestar Runner Filmography]]
[[Category:Compy 386 Emails]]
[[Category:Tandy 400 Emails]]

Videro Games

Ian911299 — Sat, 28 May 2005 21:01:43 GMT

Ian911299:

[[Image:viderogames.PNG|thumb|Wilbur and the other guy at the video game make place]]

'''[[strongbad_email.exe]] Bonus Email #3'''

Wilbur asks Strong Bad's opinion on the effects of video games on children. This email takes place in the Compy 386 era.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Strong Bad]], [[Wilbur]]

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], The Video Game Make Place

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

'''Length:''' 1:37

__FORCETOC__
== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' There comes a time, when you read a certain email. ''{reads email}''

<blockquote class="compy email">Dear Strong Bad, 
What is your opinion of the effects 
of in video games on children? Are 
video games harmful to the 
development of the human brain? 
 
sincerely, 
Wilbur, Seattle, WA</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad sings "WA" as a high note (pronounced "wa")}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ohh, Wilbur. Sounds an awful lot like a little video game programming version of The Cheat.

''{A balding creature with a human head, long hair, glasses, a beard, and a The Cheat body appears on the screen momentarily}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' No way, Wilbur. Video games actually teach you all kindsa new stuff. Think of all the words we've learned from video games. ''{clears screen}'' There's "strafe." Who ever used strafe before they started putting it in video games? They used to just say, "walk sideways and shoot." Then there's "toggle." Y'know, you gotta toggle between the missles and the lasers. ''{clears screen}'' And who could forget "melee." Which I can only assume means, "a buncha peoples fighting, like, all at the same time." Plus, most video games provide a veritable what-not-to-do of spelling and grammar. ''{stops typing}'' Just give a kid a video game instruction booklet

''{The cover of the instruction manual for "Strong Sad's Strafing/Toggling Challenge!!" appears on the screen}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{continuing}'' and play "Find the complete sentence." That's plenty educational!

''{The manual turns to Page One, which reads as follows}''

<pre>
Play for best!!
- top score wins choice
- d+pad UP for combo
- remember alert!
Always to stop scoring. Challenge again!
</pre>

''{The manual disappears, and Strong Bad resumes responding}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' And who doesn't remember staying up all night to beat an end boss only to be rewarded with a hearty ''{typed in big, bold, golden letters}'' CONGRATURATION! ''{resumes typing normally}'' They didn't even bother giving you multiple ones. Just a single congraturation they had lying around the video game make place.

''{cut to an office setting. A balding creature with short hair, glasses, and a moustache and a The Cheat body is standing by a computer, while Wilbur is standing near a box of "congraturations!", which look like muffins. A Broderbund Software and Jumpman poster are in the background. Text in the corner reads "AT THE VIDEO GAME MAKE PLACE"}''

'''BALD GUY:''' Hey man, you gonna eat that last Congraturation?

'''WILBUR:''' Naw, man. I'm puttin' it in the game if you beat the end boss.

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{angrily}'' Freakin' stupid Cheat waste of my time! They're being jerks!

''{The Paper comes down}''

==Easter Eggs==

*If you use the Angle button to change the angle, then when Strong Bad talks about the word "melee", you'll see a computer screen filled with Homestar Runner character-shaped sprites attacking each other.

== Fun Facts ==
===Trivia===
*The font on the instruction manual for "Challenge!!" is the same as the font used for [[monster truck|Awexome Cross]].
*On the DVD, the name screen is for the Tandy, but the email is done with the [[Compy 386|Compy]].
*The computer in the Videro Game Make Place is a Compy 386.
*The title of this email is a mention of [[Glossary#V|Videro]].

===Real-World References===
*The controller cartoon Strong Sad is holding in the instruction manual is very similar to the old-school NES controllers.
*Brøderbund Software is a now-defunct game development house, most well known for making Lode Runner, Reader Rabbit and the Carmen Sandiego Series. The [http://www.broderbund.com/ company itself] is still around, but has all but ceased production of games.
*Jumpman was the original name of Mario from Donkey Kong (NES).
**Jumpman was also a classic computer game from Epyx. The poster pictured in the background is box from one of its many versions.
*The bad English throughout the email is a reference to the poor Japanese/English translation that often happened in old video games.
*The title of this email is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Engrish|Engrish]].
**It could also be noted that the title [[video games]] was already used for another Strong Bad Email and therefore a slight variation had to be given to this one.
*Strong Bad's e-mail song at the start is based on USA For Africa's "We Are The World".
*"Congraturation" is from the end screen of the Nintendo game "Ghosts N' Goblins". Generally regarded as one of the most difficult video games of all time, the disappointing ending can be viewed [http://www.vgmuseum.com/end/nes/a/ghosts.htm here]. The ending of [[Thy Dungeonman]] makes reference to this as well.
*Strong Bad says "Ohh, Wilbur" like the title horse in the 60s TV series [[Wikipedia:Mister Ed|Mister Ed]].

== Related Links ==
[[strongbad_email.exe]]

[[Category:Strong Bad DVD]]
[[Category:Compy 386 Emails]]
[[Category:Strong Bad Filmography]]

E-mail Birds

Ian911299 — Sat, 28 May 2005 21:01:02 GMT

Ian911299:

[[Image:emailbirds.PNG|thumb|Welcome to Text Quest]]

'''[[strongbad_email.exe]] Bonus Email #2'''

Strong Bad kills a few E-mail birds with one stone, and answers three emails. This email seems to take place in the [[Tandy 400]] era.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Strong Bad]]

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]]

'''Computer:''' [[Tandy 400]]

'''Length:''' 1:02

__FORCETOC__
== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD:''' OK, let's see if we can kill a few email birds here with one big email bird killing stone. ''{reads email}''

<blockquote class="short tandy email">how are you why don't you make a joke 
kiss 
bettina</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad reads the email exactly as written}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Uh, I'm fine, Bettina. Why don't you make a sentence? ''{stops typing, pulls up second email}'' Let's see what else we've got here... ''{reads email}''

<blockquote class="short tandy email">Homestar Runner is a total dork. Don't you 
think he's a total dork? I think he's a total dork! 
-Jeffrey Gilligan</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' I agree. Don't you think I agree? I agree! ''{stops typing, pulls up third email}'' And lastly... ''{reads email}''

<blockquote class="tandy email">Do you like to horse ride? I am horse woman! 
neigh. Horse woman can beat Strong Bad up. 
*kick* 
 
-Naomi, AB</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad reads AB as "ab"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Strong Bad feed horse woman poison oats. *sting* Minus 15 hit points! ''{types that as "-15 hp}'' ''{stops typing}'' Ohh. That put me in the mood for a little text adventure. I'll talk to you guys later!

''{clears screen, bring up a text adventure, with the following text on the screen}''

<blockquote class="tandy email">Welcome to Text Quest 
 
You are in a hallway. Obvious exits are West, South, 
and Over There. Around you is a dagger and another 
dagger. 
 
What will you do?</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oooh, this is gonna be good. I hope I find some scrolls. Or maybe a flask. ''{typing}'' get dagger

''{Text appears on the screen reading "What is 'dagger'?"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{angrily}'' Oh, you stupid game! The dagger you just told me about!

''{The Paper comes down}''

== Fun Facts ==
===Trivia===
* You can hear the hum in the background when Strong Bad speaks, implying that this was recorded before [[The Brothers Chaps]] got a better mic and thus is an authentic old email.

===Real-World References===
*"What is dagger?" is probably a reference to how many old text adventures usually wouldn't do what you told them to.
*These emails were originally up on the now defunct [http://www.homestarrunner.com/wireless.html WAP version] of Strong Bad email.

===Fast-Forward===
*The text game probably led to [[Thy Dungeonman]], seeing as it's extremely similar.
**The comment on scrolls and flasks are referenced in [[Thy Dungeonman]], for these are key items in Thy Dungeonman.
**The dagger in Thy Dungeonman that you can get without even being told about it is probably a reference to this email.

== Related Links ==
[[strongbad_email.exe]]
[[Category:Strong Bad DVD]]
[[Category:Strong Bad Filmography]]
[[Category:Tandy 400 Emails]]

Greeting Cards

Ian911299 — Sat, 28 May 2005 21:00:01 GMT

Ian911299:

[[Image:greetingcards.PNG|thumb|Thinking of You (and How Terrible Your Films Are)]]

'''[[strongbad_email.exe]] Bonus Email #1'''

FAF FAN #23 asks Strong Bad how he can tell his independent filmmaker buddy that his films suck. This email apparently took place in the [[Tandy 400]] era.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Strong Bad]]

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]]

'''Computer:''' [[Tandy 400]]

'''Length:''' 1:20

__FORCETOC__
== Transcript ==

'''STRONG BAD:''' Gather 'round, everybody! It's email time! ''{starts reading email}''

<blockquote class="tandy email">Hey Strong Bad, 
I have a friend who is trying hard to be an 
independent filmmaker. The problem is, his films 
suck. How do I tell him he's wasting his life? 
 
Signed, 
FAF FAN #23</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' I got good news for you, #23. You're not alone. We've all got no-talent friends who refuse to quit chasing their dreams. That's why I've come up with my own line of greeting cards for just such occasions.

''{cut to a greeting card with a picture of flowers on the front}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' I've got ones for independent filmmakers.

'''VOICE ONE:''' ''{reading the card}'' On this special day, I thought I'd let you know how terrible your films are.

''{cut to a second card with a cartoon drawing of a boy's head, with a thermometer in his mouth and a cold pack on his head}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' People in terrible bands.

'''VOICE TWO:''' ''{reading the card}'' I'm sick! Of wasting my Fridays seeing your crappy band.

''{cut to a third card with a picture of a sunset and a palm tree}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Web cartoonists.

'''VOICE THREE:''' ''{reading the card}'' Thinking of you...and how terrible your stupid Star Wars spoofs are.

''{cut to a fourth card with a cartoon drawing of a bear behind the mic at a comedy club, signed L.S. '02}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And burgeoning stand-up comedians.

'''VOICE FOUR:''' ''{reading the card}'' Hey friend! Your stand up comedy is unBEARable!!

''{cut back to the Tandy 400}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I mean, ''{typing}'' its ''[sic]'' not like these people don't know they suck, sometimes they just need a cute friendly reminder. Who knows? This could be the final straw that makes them give up and get some terrible office job instead. Or at the very least go to grad school. You know, like for an MBA. Or maybe try out for the NBA. I dunno. See ya later, 23.

''{The Paper comes down}''

== Fun Facts ==
===Explanations===
*At an appearence at the University of Central Florida in early 2004, both this e-mail and [[E-mail Birds]] were shown. Apparently they were both created to be shown at an independent film festival in 2002, hence the usage of the Tandy and the fact that the e-mail is about crappy independent films. The independent film festival was organized by Future Animators of the Future and was shown in Boston and New York City.
*The line ''"Thinking of you...and how terrible your stupid Star Wars spoofs are."'' refers to the fact that when The Brothers Chaps started H*R, most Flash projects on the 'net were various Star Wars spoofs, as they've mentioned in several interviews.
**Strong Bad's remark about Star Wars spoofs may also be a reference to [http://www.starwarsspoofs.com Star Wars Spoofs.]

===Trivia===
*The voice reading the first card sounds very similar to the voice of [[Cinderblock]] from "[[2 years]]". The alternating voices are pretty obviously Mike and Matt.
* You can hear the hum in the background when Strong Bad speaks, implying that this was recorded before they got a better mic and thus is an authentic old email.

===Goofs===
*Strong Bad uses the improper form of "its" near the end of the email. (It should be "it's".)

===Inside References===
*The drawing of the bear on the fourth card is apparently done by [[Lem Sportsinterviews]].
*The music is from the email [[CGNU]].

== Related Links ==
[[strongbad_email.exe]]
[[Category: Strong Bad DVD]]
[[Category:Strong Bad Filmography]]
[[Category:Tandy 400 Emails]]

i love you

Ian911299 — Sat, 28 May 2005 20:59:18 GMT

Ian911299:

[[Image:Fhqwhgads.png|thumb|The origin of that word.]]

'''Strong Bad Email #9'''

Strong Bad receives a "love letter" from [[Fhqwhgads]].

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Strong Bad]], [[Painting of a guy with a big knife]]

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

'''Computer:''' [[Tandy 400]]

'''Date:''' January 14, 2002

'''Running Time:''' 0:55

== Transcript ==

'''STRONG BAD:''' I've carefully set aside this time for checking my email.

<blockquote class="short tandy email">i love u 
-fhqwhgadshgnsdhjsdbkhsdabkfabkveybvf</blockquote>

''{STRONG BAD reads "I love you", then squints and attempts to prounounce the line of gibberish below.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Look, fhqwgadshg... can I just call you fhqwgads? ''{Pronounces it fuh-HOOG-wa-gads.}'' Look fhqwhgads, I'm sorry to say, but the feeling's not mutual. Mainly because of your ''long freakin' name.'' I mean in the time it took me to say your name, I coulda done all kinds of stuff. Like paint a picture...of a guy...with a big knife. Whoa, in fact, I'm gonna get started on that right now.

''{He leaves the computer. Fade to Strong Bad standing in front of an easel. On the easel is a partially completed painting of a Rambo-esque guy with a big knife.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh yeah! This is looking great. I mean, I think I could probably sell this at like the arts and crafts fair, you know...to maybe some POWs, or, like, somebody's dad...

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

The drawing animation continues.

== Fun Facts ==
===Explanations===
*"[[Wikipedia:POW|POW]]" is an acronym meaning Prisoner of War. According to the Geneva Convention, a POW is a soldier, sailor, airman, or marine who is imprisoned by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict.

===Trivia===
*This is the debut of the Painting of a guy with a big knife.
*This was the first email to end outside the [[Computer Room|computer room]].
*This is the first time that Strong Bad writes or draws in an e-mail. He is right-handed.
*This is the first email that the paper comes down outside his computer room.

===Goofs===
*Strong Bad types "Fhqwhgads" as "Fhqwgads" (without the h after the w).
*Throughout much of the email, keyboard sounds can be heard even when Strong Bad is not typing.

===Fast Forward===
*[[fhqwhgads]] is the inspiration for the song [[Everybody to the Limit]].
*[[Homestar Runner]] and [[Coach Z]] are taught how to pronounce [[fhqwhgads]] in an easter egg from another email called [[sibbie]].

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail9.html|watch "i love you"]]
*[[HR:sbemail9.swf|view the Flash file for "i love you"]]

{{Strong Bad Email}}

[[Category:Strong Bad Filmography]]
[[Category:Tandy 400 Emails]]

sisters

Ian911299 — Sat, 28 May 2005 20:57:44 GMT

Ian911299:

[[Image:sbemail35.PNG|thumb|Ali or Ali's Sister?]]

'''Strong Bad Email #35'''

Ali and her sister tell Strong Bad that they think he is cute. His already malfunctioning [[Tandy 400]] screws up and it is...[[DELETED]]!!

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Strong Bad]]

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]]

'''Computer:''' [[Tandy 400]]

'''Date:''' July 8, 2002

'''Running Time:''' 1:40

== Transcript ==

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ah, the old girl's working again. What do you got for me?

<blockquote class="tandy email">Strong Bad, 
My sister and me think you are so cool. 
Do you have a girlfriend? There is two of us. 
Yours, 
Ali</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{after half a second stunned silence...}'' Ohh, there's two of them! ''{typing; speaking seductively}'' Well, Ali. There's ''one'' of me...

''' DELETED!! '''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{seductively; no break in tone of voice}'' A—deleted... ''{shocked}'' DELETED?! What?! Augh... what happened? No! ''{undeleted}'' Undeleted! ''{undeleted}'' ''{undeleted}'' Undeleted! ''{do something}'' ''{anything!}'' I didn't mean to do that! Awwww, man!!! ''{he's wailing}'' Come back, Ali! Come back, Ali's sister! You two meant ''{Strong Bad smacks his head against his keyboard, resulting in "head" being typed}'' everything to ''{Strong Bad smacks his head again, this time typing "hit"}'' me! ''{Strong Bad repeats, resulting in "keyboard" being typed}'' Okay, calm down. Maybe she'll email me again. ''{clears screen}'' I'll just... hang out here for a while and try to picture which one of them is hotter. Ali or Ali's sister. ''{He imagines Ali as a blonde girl and her sister as brunette (see above).}'' Ali... Ali's sister... Ali... Ali's sister...

'''You have 1 new e-mail'''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, there she is! Okay, here we go.

<blockquote class="short tandy email">hello, 
I am write single to salute and wait 
for answer again</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' What? ''{typing}'' You're not Ali. You're not even literate. Oh! Though, I have just the thing for you... DELETED!

'' {Tandy displays: SAVED!!} ''

'' {Tandy displays: message saved. forever.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, that's great. Great, thank you. Yeah, go ahead and save that one, why don't you, yeah. So I can treasure it for years and years, and show it to my kids. The ones I ''should'' be having with Ali and Ali's sister! ''{Hangs his head}'' I hate this computer.

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

== Easter Eggs ==
*When the pictures of the sisters appear, you can click on them to have Strong Bad imagine different variations.

== Fun Facts ==

===Trivia===
*When this email was first released, Strong Bad's head typed, "bam—bam—bigalow", the name of a [http://www.wrestlinginformer.net/bam_bam_bigelow.htm professional wrestler]. This was later changed to the current, "head—hit—keyboard". The reason for the change is unknown.

===Inside References===
*"I hate this computer" is probably a reference to "I liked that computer" in [[gimmicks]].

===Real-World References===
*The first images of Ali and her sister are taken from the first [[Wikipedia:Leisure Suit Larry|Leisure Suit Larry]] game, ''Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards''. The additional images seen in the Easter egg are from the second game in the series, ''Leisure Suit Larry Goes Looking for Love (in Several Wrong Places)''.

===Fast Forward===
*In [[personal favorites]], the [[Grape Nuts Robot]] says "Come Back Ali, Come Back Ali's Sister".
*In [[do over]], Strong Bad imagines how he would correct the "stnank" he commits in this email. He also names Ali's sister "Ali Jr."

== DVD Version ==
*In the DVD version, the Ali/Ali's sister Easter egg is implemented differently. If you hit "Angle," when Strong Bad thinks of each girl, the image changes, similar to how clicking on them changed them in the original email.

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail35.html|watch "sisters"]]
*[[HR:sbemail35.swf|view the Flash file for "sisters"]]

{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category:Strong Bad Filmography]]
[[Category:Tandy 400 Emails]]

mile

Ian911299 — Sat, 28 May 2005 20:54:46 GMT

Ian911299:

[[Image:sbemail87.PNG|thumb|The Cheat is a millionaire!]]

'''Strong Bad Email #87'''

Strong Bad doesn't want to do an email this week, so The Cheat makes a [[Powered by The Cheat]] email for us instead. Strong Bad does cartwheels for a mile, and The Cheat is a millionaire!

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Strong Bad]], [[The Cheat]], [[Bubs]], [[Marzipan]], [[Homestar Runner]], [[Coach Z]], [[The Poopsmith]]

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Strong Bad's Basement]], [[Strongbadia]], [[The Field]]

'''Computer:''' Compa (cartoon version of the [[Compy 386]])

'''Date:''' October 13, 2003

'''Running Time:''' 2:25

== Transcript ==
''{The computer room is empty. After a second, we see Strong Bad walk on-screen}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' And I pretend that it's made of money--

''{stops singing, notices camera}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{addressing viewer}'' Er..Oh! Um... Look, uh, I'm not doin' one this week. Yeah... not doin' one. So... bye!

''{Strong Bad walks out of the room}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing again}'' And I pretend that it's made of money...

''{The Cheat enters and looks at the computer, then looks around for anyone. He then grins at the camera fiendishly. A new Flash cartoon begins. The cartoon is [[Powered by The Cheat]], as evidenced by the more primitive graphic quality.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Eeeeeeeeeemail. Ooh, ah, email, ooh, ah—

''{reading}''

<blockquote class="compy email">Dear Strong Bad, 
 
Can you run a mile. 
 
-Seb 
The Lodge, MN</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD''' ''{typing}'': You'd better believe it, Seb, I can ride I can do cartwheels for a mile. Ready and one and set and go!

''{Strong Bad cartwheels away from his desk. Cut to a shot of him cartwheeling through the TV room from left to right.}''

'''TV ANNOUNCER:''' TV show featuring The Cheat in a Trans Am.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Here I go.

''{The scene cuts to a lot with a bunch of buses that say Sköl}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Here I go again on my own.

''{Strong Bad uses a ramp to jump over the buses. Bubs appears from behind a fence. He appears to have no lower body}''

'''BUBS:''' Hey Strong Bad, you jumped over some of my buses!

''{"A new record!! 19 buses!!" appears in the air and we hear crowd noises. Cut to Marzipan standing in the field}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Keep it up, Strong Bad. Keep up the pace!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Thanks for cheering me on.

''{Scene cuts to a brick wall, standing in the middle of a field}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Half way to go. I have to break through this brick wall.

''{Strong Bad rolls forward and the wall doesn't give him any resistance. The bricks fall down and spell "HI". Cut to Homestar in the field holding a sign that says "I love cooties"}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': Kick it out, b-hand.

''{Strong Bad stretches out his leg and trips Homestar. Cut to Strong Bad finishing his mile on an athletic track, with flashbulbs everywhere. It then cuts to Homestar, Marzipan, and Coach Z waiting for Strong Bad. Coach Z is pink}''

'''COACH Z:''' Mr. Strong Bad, you won the mile, how did what's your secret?

'''STRONG BAD:''' The Cheat.

''{The Cheat parachutes in from the top of the frame, wearing a light blue tuxedo and sunglasses and holding a glass of champagne. Money is stuffed into his tuxedo pocket. He lands on the ground and raises up his glass. A thought bubble appears above Marzipan's head reading "i ''?'' that cheat."}''

'''EVERYBODY:''' The Cheat is a millionaire! A parade for The Cheat!

''{A parade goes by, featuring a The Cheat float that says "Dunkin' the Ch8t", a The Cheat hot air balloon, fireworks, and The Poopsmith pushing a broom at the end, then the scene cuts back to Strong Bad's computer.}''

'''STRONG BAD''' ''{typing}'': So yes, Jimmy-Jimmy, there have been parades honoring The Cheat, but don't let that from stopping you from organizing your own. He can be the Grand... Marshall. He's also available for proms and pizza parties.
''{Strong Bad actually types: So yes, Jimmy-Jimmy, there have been p's h-ing the C. B. d. l. t. f. s. y. f. o. y. o. He can be the Grand Marshall. He's a-so available for proms and pizza parties.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' So, okay folks, I gotta go to my next show. See you later night-time!

''{At the end, a Cheated-up version of [[The Paper]] comes down with a sound effect that just sounds like some guy going "'''K'''errrriorrrr..."}''

== Easter Eggs ==
*Before The Cheat shows up, the diskette says "One on One". Within The Cheat's cartoon but before Strong Bad starts cartwheeling, you can click on it to see that it says "Out of this world". After Strong Bad gets back, you can click on it again to show [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitemare_3D "NITEMARE 3D"].

*At the end of the email, click "proms" to see a polaroid of The Cheat with a sillouhette labelled "Your bod here" and a note scrawled at the bottom: "A Knight to Remember, June 3rd 2004."
**It had been rumored that was "scheduled for further release", meaning they might have made a cartoon about it. Unfortunately, the day passed without any update on H*R.com. Nevertheless, two days following, the Strong Bad Email [[cheatday]] was released.

*Also at the end, click "pizza parties" to see a logo for "Cheatsa Parties," featuring The Cheat taking a bite out of a large pizza.

*Press 'O' on your keyboard at the end to see a silhouette of Strong Bad doing cartwheels over a bunch of hills with a song playing in the background. [[The Brothers Chaps]] are making fun of [[Old Intro 2]] here.

* If you use a decompiler or install a [http://www.squarefree.com/2004/07/19/flash-seek-bar-bookmarklet Flash Seek Bookmarklet], you can access some broken animation of dancing homestar at the end after the cartwheeling easter egg.

== Fun Facts ==
===Explanations===
*Strong Bad cartwheeling the mile (as opposed to just running it) was probably done so that The Cheat wouldn't have to animate anything, instead just rotating Strong Bad's standing frame a few hundred times.

===Trivia===
*When The Cheat shows up (after Strong Bad wins the mile) [[Marzipan]] has a thought bubble saying "I ? ''that'' Cheat." This is one of the few times that The Cheat is not referred to with a "The" preceeding his name.
*The buses Strong Bad cartwheeled over each said the dictionary pronunciation of "School". ("sköl" with an umlaut over the "O").
*Strong Bad cartwheels 65 times, 55 without the Easter egg.
*This is the one and only e-mail that TBC completely made up, there is nobody named Seb that asked Strong Bad if he could run a mile.
*This cartoon can be found either on the [[Strong Bad Email]] menu or the [[Powered by The Cheat]] menu.

===Remarks===
*This PBTC cartoon highlights The Cheat's poor animation skills. To wit:
**When Coach Z says "what's your secret?" his head pops off a little bit.
**When you click on the floppy when Strong Bad is finishing the cartwheel, it says "Nitemare 3-D" and it's ''behind'' Strong Bad and the computer.
**The way "cheat" is spelled on the "Dunkin' the Ch8t" float would actually be pronounced 'chaitt'.
**Before Strong Bad starts to do cartwheels for a mile, the text typed in his computer stays in position for a couple of frames or so.

===Real-World References===
*When the parade happens and The Poopsmith shows up behind it, it is a subtle reference to a segment of [[Wikipedia:The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show|"Rocky and Bullwinkle"]] called "Peabody's Improbable History", where there were parades honoring [[Wikipedia:Mr. Peabody|Peabody]] with only one janitor cleaning up after it.
*Strong Bad says "Here I go again on my own" before going on the ramp over Bubs' 19 buses. This is the first line of the chorus of "Here I Go Again," an 80's standard by [[Wikipedia:Whitesnake|Whitesnake]]
*The "song" being played during the parade is from [[Wikipedia:Super Mario Bros. 3|Super Mario Bros. 3]] for the NES, played during the levels on airships.
**Also, after the parade, there are six fireworks in the sky, similar in sound and appearance to the ones that appear after completing a level with a 1, 3, or 6 at the end of your remaining time in the [[Wikipedia:Super Mario Bros.|Super Mario Bros.]] game for the [[Wikipedia:Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]].
*"Seb" may be a reference to the British athlete, [[Wikipedia:Sebastian Coe|Sebastian "Seb" Coe]], a mid-distance runner who once held the world record in the mile. [[Wikipedia:Seb|Seb]] was also the name of the Egyptian god of fertility.
*The line "A TV show featuring The Cheat in a [[Wikipedia:Pontiac Trans Am|Trans Am]]" refers to the TV series [[Wikipedia:Knight Rider|"Knight Rider."]]
*When The Cheat parachutes in after Strong Bad has won the mile he is wearing a [[Wikipedia:Gucci|Gucci]] parachute.
*The "Dunkin' the Ch8t" float is a reference to the science toy, the [http://science.howstuffworks.com/question608.htm Drinking Bird].
*"You jumped over some of my buses" is believed to be a reference to the popular 1975 arcade game, Stunt Cycle, where your objective was to earn points by jumping over school buses.

== DVD Version ==
*For whatever reason, there is no option to use the angle button, and therefore the Floppy Disk Easter eggs have been disabled. This is one of the only emails on the set that does not have the angle option available when it should be.
*The hills Easter egg is now accessable like a normal Easter egg.
*The DVD version features hidden creator's commentary. To acccess it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.
===Commentary Transcript===
''{Commentary by [[Mike Chapman]], [[Matt Chapman]]}''

'''MATT:''' I like that song, I like to hear that whole song.

'''MIKE:''' I wonder what he's pretending is made of money.

'''MATT:''' I know, maybe that's just the chorus, and goes through a bunch of different things.

'''MIKE:''' Kinda like a

'''MATT:''' can of beans. Pretend that it's made of money! Unh! A guitar! Unh! Unh! And I pretend that it's made of money!

'''MIKE:''' That's...a good song.

'''MATT:''' That's clearly not how he's singing it, but maybe...

'''MIKE:''' Look, One-On-One. The original One-on-One was, of course, uh, Dr. J and Larry Bird. Great game!

'''MATT:''' Great game! So here's The Cheat, his big de-butt. Well, I guess in [[crazy cartoon]], he does it.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, or something. Compa!

'''MATT:''' This is one of the only made-up Strong Bad emails, right?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, we made that up. The only one.

'''MATT:''' Yeah. We figured that The Cheat's doing it, so he's not gonna care about that sort of stuff.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

''{pause}''

'''MIKE:''' The vocal work on this, uh, particular episode is fantastic.

'''MATT:''' Oh, really, Mike?

'''MIKE:''' You did a great job on this one, Matt!

'''MATT:''' Oh. Um, you did the voices

'''MIKE:''' Oh, wait, ''I'' did the voices. Okay, listen to my Bubs impression, which is pretty much my Fat Albert Impression. ''{Imitating Powered by The Cheat Bubs}'' Hey, Hey, Rudy!

'''MATT:''' That's a good one. That Marzipan is... horrifying. I like her teeth.

''{Mike Laughs}''

'''MIKE:''' I remember... um... what's that, Matt?

'''MATT:''' Dan from Carmel, Indiana really loved that one, I remember. I remember in band, we talked to him a lot.

'''MIKE:''' Oh.

'''MATT:''' Uh, B-Hand was a guy that ran with our older brother, Donny, at track. I remember my Mom always yelling, "Kick it out, B-Hand!"

'''MIKE:''' I like the, uh, The Cheat's Gucci parachute.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, it's amazing. And he's just got some loose cash.

''{Mike and Matt laugh}''

'''MIKE:''' Dunkin' The Cheat!

'''MATT:''' DunkinTheCh8t is somebody's screename on one of the Homestar Runner message forums I saw

'''MIKE:''' Oh, really? This is my favorite part right here. Here it comes... here comes The Poopsmith, cleanin' up! Weet! Weet! Weet! Just like that little guy at the end of Rocky and Bullwinkle. Or that guy inbetween the commercials of the Carol Burnett Shows. Or the bloopers and outtakes.

''{Mike and Matt start singing a song}''

'''MATT:''' I like that.

'''MIKE:''' He just start using punctuations

'''MATT:''' Abbreviations.

'''MIKE:''' Abbreviations. Also, it's the best because that's actually longer than if he just used an "l".

'''MATT:''' Yeah. That's a reference to

'''MIKE:''' Andy Cooper

'''MATT:''' Guitar lessons with Andy Cooper.

'''MIKE:''' Tap that?

'''MATT:''' Looks good.

'''MIKE:''' Mm-hmm.

'''MATT:''' Tapping on the G-Chord, B-Minor.

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail87.html|watch "mile"]]
*[[HR:sbemail87.swf|view the Flash file for "mile"]]

{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category:Powered by The Cheat]][[Category:Strong Bad Filmography]][[Category:The Cheat Filmography]][[Category:Bubs Filmography]][[Category:Homestar Runner Filmography]][[Category:Marzipan Filmography]][[Category:Coach Z Filmography]][[Category:The Poopsmith Filmography]] [[Category:Compy 386 Emails]]

brianrietta

Ian911299 — Sat, 28 May 2005 20:52:37 GMT

Ian911299:

[[Image:sbemail8.PNG|thumb|Brian's love letter]]

'''Strong Bad Email #8'''

Strong Bad gets hit on, and it's not quite what he expected.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Strong Bad]]

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]]

'''Computer:''' [[Tandy 400]]

'''Date:''' January 10, 2002

'''Running Time:''' 0:51

== Transcript ==

'''STRONG BAD:''' I remember the time when I checked my email.

<blockquote class="tandy email">Dear Strong Bad, 
Every time I watch a cartoon with you in it, 
I can't help but realize how incredibly gorgeous 
you are. I love the way you walk around without 
your shirt on so confidently. Anyways, I 
was wondering if you would like to go 
out sometime. Give me a call, Pom- 
Pom has my number. 
 
Hopefully yours, 
Brian</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing, speaking suavely}'' Well, Brian, maybe you and I could... ''{stops typing, becomes shocked/angry}'' hey... BRIAN!? What the crap? ''{typing}'' Look, man. Unless Brian is short for... Brianrietta or Brian-Sue or something like that it's just not gonna work out between you and me, okay? - Sorry to crush your hopes and dreams, - Strong Bad ''{stops typing}'' Okay, so until next week... 1, 2, 3, email me! 1, 2, 4, email me more!

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

== Fun Facts ==
===Trivia===
*This is the first email to use a new typing sound effect—without the buzz.
*This is one of the only emails to use differing margins.
*This is also the first e-mail that uses Strong Bad's current voice (he no longer has that weird accent)
**Well, mostly. His transition from the original Mexican-sounding Strong Bad to the current version didn't happen in just one week - his voice was undoubtedly changing at this point, but faint traces of his old manner of speaking still remained.
*This is one of the very few emails where Strong Bad actually signs his name at the end.
*This is the first Strong Bad Email using [[The Brothers Chaps]]' current style of animation, where his head, rather than his mouth, moves. This, apparently, is a much harder sort of animation. Also, note the highlights on Strong Bad's eyes.

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail8.html|watch "brianrietta"]]
*[[HR:sbemail8.swf|view the Flash file for "brianrietta"]]

{{Strong Bad Email}}

[[Category:Tandy 400 Emails]][[Category:Strong Bad Filmography]]

Talk:lackey

Ian911299 — Sat, 28 May 2005 20:48:02 GMT

Ian911299:

anyone have any thoughts on what "JD" stands for ?

Julian Day. Typically used by astronomers (and the loose base for Star Trek's "stardate" calendar), when mapped to the Gregorian calendar, it's the raw number of days that have elapsed since Monday, January 1, 4713 BC. There's also some decimal thingy involved that I don't fully understand that also gives the time of day. Right now it's 2453308.89444 JD in Eastern time zone. --[[User:Southpaw018|Southpaw018]] 18:28, 30 Oct 2004 (MST)

Anyone else think that the way that H*R's puppet laughs at the end of the puppet show is similar to the way Kermit T. Frog used to laugh (when making similar jokes) on The Muppet Show? --[[User:CorruptPanda|CorruptPanda]]

== "Malarkey" ==

I want to put this in the main page for this email... "Malarkey" may refer to Buffalo Bills head coach Mike Mularkey. Is that all right?

Nope, malarkey is a synonym for nonsense; look it up in a thesourus. --[[User:homestar3.14|homestar3.14]] 22:49, 26 May 2005 (UTC)

== Two pencils goof? ==

To the best of my knowledge, no one has caught this. After Strong Bad gives The Cheat his "payment," he contemplates what he is going to with his "tons of new stuff" (a sharp pencil and a cantaloupe). At this point, you can see the tip and eraser of a second pencil resting on the keyboard behind Strong Bad's head. Strong Bad probably never had two pencils to begin with, so in my opinion, this is a goof. I can provide further evidence by pointing out that (earlier) this was were Strong Bad's pencil was placed or held before he turned back to the computer and typed "Ahhhh, look at him go. So excited, so naive." Then when The Cheat returns with the cantaloupe, a new pencil seems to have been created which rests in front of the keyboard (which is now the pencil Strong Bad uses). The old pencil seen on the keyboard seems not to have been deleted. [[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 02:08, 25 May 2005 (UTC)

== Is there a link to the puppet easter egg? ==

Just curious. --[[Ian911299|Ian911299]]

Dunno Don't Care

Well we have links to all the other puppet easter eggs found in cartoons. If the puppet easter egg in this one has a link, we should post it. Does anyone else agree? --[[Ian911299|Ian911299]]

the bird

Ian911299 — Fri, 27 May 2005 15:05:36 GMT

Ian911299:

[[Image:sbemail24.PNG|thumb|The famous [[Double Deuce]]]]

'''Strong Bad Email #24'''

Phylo D asks how hard it is for Strong Bad to flip someone off with boxing gloves on.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Strong Bad]], [[Pom Pom]], [[Homestar Runner]]

'''Places:''' [[The Stick]]

'''Computer:''' [[Pom Pilot]]

'''Date:''' April 22, 2002

'''Running Time:''' 1:17

__FORCETOC__
== Transcript ==

''{Pom Pom and Strong Bad are standing next to The Stick.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' So I was like, ''{begins to "shake it" mockingly}'' "Well, you think you're so hot, but me hot, ''me hot''!"

''{Pom Pom laughs.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, that's a pretty good one, huh? Oh crap, I should probably check my email. Hey, let me see your Pom Pilot!

''{Pom Pom tosses his Pom Pilot to Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing as he uses the stylus to bring up the email}'' Checkin' my email... Here at the stick... That's pretty cool...

<pre>Dear Strong Bad,
Is it hard to flip someone
off with boxing gloves on?
Very crapfully:
Phylo D</pre>

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh, not really, man.

''{He holds his hand straight to the front.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I'm flippin you off right now. Of course there's other ways to give somebody the finger.

''{He puts his hand behind him}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, check it out: behind the back.

''{He waves his hand in circles.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, around the world. And my personal favorite.

''{He holds both of his arms up to the side.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Psssshhh! The Double Deuce! What's your favorite, Pom Pom?

''{Pom Pom holds one of his hands up.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ah, Pom Pom likes the Single Deuce.

''{Pom Pom nods. Homestar walks on screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, Homestar!

''{He flips his hand to Homestar.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey, right back at you Strong Bad!

''{Homestar walks away.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' He just give me the bird!

''{Pom Pom laughs.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' That wasn't funny, man! That'll hurt a guy's feelings. ''{Brooding}'' Okay, so until next week send me your email and I will more than likely flip you off.

''{[[The Paper]] comes down. After a few seconds, Pom Pom peeks his head out from under it.}''

== Fun Facts ==
===Trivia===
*This the first instance of a character interacting with The Paper.
*This is the only e-mail set completely outside.
*The name "Double Deuce" may be a reference to the film "Road House", starring Patrick Swayze, wherein Swayze is the head bouncer at a club bearing the name "Double Deuce".

===Goofs===
* The page title is ''Tandy 400!!!'', even though Strong Bad is never at his computer.
* Right before Strong Bad gives the Double Deuce, he sets down the Pom Pilot at his feet. Then, when Homestar Runner walks by, the Pom Pilot is nowhere to be seen.
* Strong Bad's right eye (on the viewer's left) has the "gleam" in the wrong spot.
* Apparently, Pom Pom has Strong Bad's email username and password saved on to his Pom Pilot.

===Fast Forward===
*The Double Deuce would later become [[Stinkoman]]'s main attack.

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail24.html | watch "the bird"]]
*[[HR:sbemail24.swf | view the Flash file for "the bird"]]

{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category: Strong Bad Email]][[Category:Strong Bad Filmography]][[Category:Pom Pom Filmography]][[Category:Homestar Runner Filmography]]

Talk:Tandy 400

Ian911299 — Fri, 27 May 2005 15:00:28 GMT

Ian911299:

For some reason, Strong Bad has never referred to the Tandy as "the Tandy".

== Tandy's Gender ==

I think the Tandy must be a female computer since in the e-mail "sisters" (e-mail #35) Strong Bad says "and the old girl's working again" in the beginning. I refer to my computer as a female since the old clunker is very temperamental. (lol.) --[[User:Osiris-Kitty|Osiris-Kitty]] 01:55, 19 Nov 2004 (MST)

* I don't think the computers were really ever given a specific gender. They're just computers. Besides, 'the old girl' is just a figure of speech. Good observation though. -- [[User:Thunderbird L17|Thunderbird]] 03:31, 19 Nov 2004 (MST)
*It should be noted that, in [[invisibility]], when the Tandy is lying in the trash, it says "Tell the printer I'll miss HER". -[[User:Clever Ben|Clever Ben]]
**Yea, I noted that a few weeks ago, [[The Paper|here]]. Under 'Fun Facts' I think, or something. -- [[User:Thunderbird L17|Thunderbird]] 14:32, 23 Nov 2004 (MST)
**Just because Tandy said "Tell the printer I'll miss her", it doesn't mean that Tandy is a male. Tandy and the printer could simply be friends. I think Tandy is a girl, and I think the Compy and the Lappy are guys. As for the Tangerine Dreams and the Pom Pilot, I'm not sure what their gender is. -- [[User:Ian911299|Ian911299]]
*Strong Bad refered to the Compy as his brother in virus --[[User:ninja pirate|ninja pirate]] 17:10, 29 Nov 2004 (MST)
**Hmmm... Quite true. In that case, I don't WANT to know anymore... -- [[User:Thunderbird L17|''<tt>[[User:Thunderbird L17|⇔Thunderbird⇔]]</tt>'']] 17:32, 29 Nov 2004 (MST)
**That was nothing significant: just a slip of the tongue. He corrected himself immediately afterwards. --[[User:Upsilon|Upsilon]] 19:21, 5 Dec 2004 (MST)