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keep cool

Knightdriver — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 01:02:37 GMT

Knightdriver: /* Transcript */ Removed a rogue parenthesis.

{{sbenav|154|redesign|some kinda robot}}

[[Strong Bad]] explains how he keeps cool in the summer.

[[Image:Keep_cool.PNG|thumb|"Pool Time!"]]

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Pom Pom}}, {{Film|The Poopsmith}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|The King of Town}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Strong Badia]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], [[The Stick]], [[The Brick Wall]], [[Marzipan's House]], [[Swimming Pool]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' July 31, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 3:33

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

==Transcript==

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{rapping}'' I'll take you back to a time when e-mail was king! ''{brings up the email}''

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: Oh man,,,</div>
How hot is it right now in Strongbadia? We're boiling over 
here. What do you do to keep cool? 
 
Tom B 
Sunnydale, CA
</blockquote>

''{After "Strongbadia", a record scratches, the screen dims and another Strong Bad appears.}''

'''SECOND STRONG BAD:''' Note to viewers:

''{Screen cuts to Strongbadia. A cutout in the shape of Strong Bad labeled "SB" is shown.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' ''This'' is Strongbadia.

''{Screen cuts to Bubs' Concession Stand, with a similar cutout for Bubs labeled "bubs".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Not this...

''{Screen cuts to Strong Bad's basement, with a cutout of Strong Mad labeled "graw mad".}''

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

''{Screen cuts to The Stick, with a cutout of Homestar labeled "ds".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' ... or this.

''{Cut back to Strongbadia.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Just this.

''{Cut back to the still-dimmed Lappy.}''

'''SECOND STRONG BAD:''' We clear? Now gimme five.

''{The second Strong Bad holds up his left hand, and then disappears as the rest of the screen returns to normal and the original Strong Bad finishes reading the email. He reads "CA" as "Cactus Area."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' I'm not exactly sure how hot it is round here, Tomby. But we do have an old-timey, made-uppy, no-worky way of finding out.

''{Cut to Strong Sad, sleeping on a brick wall. A book labeled "Mr. Chekhov" is next to him.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' We carefully place a spoonful...

''{Strong Bad and Strong Mad rise from behind Strong Sad, and Strong Bad places a spoon of sauce on Strong Sad's head.}

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' ... of hoisin sauce on Strong Sad's disturbing soft-serve flip. And then we just... ask him.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey!

''{Strong Bad hits Strong Sad, who wakes up.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Trundle bed, how hot it is right now?

'''STRONG SAD:''' Current temperature: ninety-seven, ninety-eight degrees. Humidity: twenty-five percent. ''{Strong Bad and Strong Mad slowly start to leave, making a tapping noise as they do.}'' Barometric pressure: thirty point oh five inches mercury. I'm gonna eat this spoonful of hoisin sauce.

''{Strong Sad grabs the spoon from off his head and eats the sauce. Cut to the edge of the wall, where Strong Bad and Strong Mad are standing.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You hear that?! The high nineties!

''{Strong Bad pulls out a paper titled "Monkey D's Summer Tips". The screen cuts to a closeup of the paper.}''

<div style="text-align:center; padding:8px; border: 1pt solid #000; width:300px">Monkey D's Summer Tips 95°-100°=COOL TIME, POOL TIME!!! 90°-95°=Grip n' Glide time,                               Slide n' Slide time 85°-90°=Tinkler time, Sprinkler time 80°-85°=Nose time, Hose time 
 </div>

'''STRONG BAD:''' You know what that means!

''{Cut to Strong Bad and Strong Mad. Music starts.}''

'''STRONG BAD AND STRONG MAD:''' COOL TIME, POOL TIME!!!

'''STRONG BAD:''' It's the pool that we've always had... that we use all the time... and the school has always had an elevator!

''{Cut to Marzipan's couch. Marzipan is sitting on it. Homestar Runner pops up in the foreground.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Cool time!

'''MARZIPAN:''' Pool time!

''{Cut to Bubs' Concession Stand, where Coach Z is leaning on the counter.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Cool time?

'''BUBS:''' Pool time!

''{Cut to the Field, where Pom Pom and The Poopsmith are standing.}''

'''POM POM:''' ''{bubbles}''

''{The Poopsmith gives him the thumbs-up. Cut to the Pool. Strong Bad is sitting in the lifeguard's chair. Coach Z walks past in the background with a barrel over him. Bubs floats with inflatable toys on his arms. The Cheat skims across the surface of the water quickly twice. Cut to a closeup on Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' All right, ya little sacks of crap, just so I never have to use this weird foamy thing, ''{He kicks a floatation device hanging from his perch.}'' lemme 'splain the pool rules.

''{A paper reading "POOL RULES" appears. Strong Bad reads along.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Welcome to our 'ool. Notice there is no "Take a crap in it" in it. Please keep it that way. 

''{Cut to The Poopsmith, wearing a [[Nebulon]] flotation device and testing the water with his foot.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Poopsmith, don't even try it.

''{A Nebulon-esque sound is heard as The Poopsmith hangs his head. Cut back to Strong Bad. The Pool Rules sheet returns, and the following rules get added with illustrations as Strong Bad mentions them.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Also, no rough-horsing, no house-rousing, no butt-patting.

'''COACH Z:''' ''{offscreen}'' Aw, nuts!

'''STRONG BAD:''' And no running, no diving, no swimming.

''{Cut back to Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' But that last one is not very widely enforced. But most importantly, after you eat, wait three full days, get a complete physical, have an ear candling, and press UP, A and START before re-entering the pool.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Strong Bad, what did you put in this pool water?

''{Strong Bad looks at Marzipan, whose ponytail has a green tinge and the very tip of it is burning away. The burning is slowly making its way up her ponytail, burning it off during the whole scene.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I dunno... chemicals, whatever was under the sink.

''{Cut to a pile of chemical containers and a bottle of Awesome Sauce.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You gotta put chemicals in the pool, right? That's what they say. ''{Pause}'' And that is ''all'' that they say.

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{suddenly smiling}'' Well, whatever it is, it's doing wonders for my hair. I can feel it tingling.

''{Cut to stormy clouds, faint flashes of lightning, and the sound of thunder. Cut back to Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{in sing-song voice}'' Lightning. ''{in a normal voice}'' You guys know the drill.

''{Cut to Bubs, Strong Mad, and The Cheat leaving the pool}''

'''STRONG MAD and THE CHEAT:''' ''{groans and The Cheat noises}''

'''BUBS''': Man!

''{Homestar Runner, Coach Z, and The King of Town walk through the pool carrying a TV antenna, a barrel and golf clubs, and an umbrella, respectively. They stop in the middle of the pool.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER, COACH Z and THE KING OF TOWN:''' ''{sighs and groans}''

''{Cut to Strong Bad talking with Bubs at the lifeguard chair}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' So later on anybody wanna get together a game of "Sharks and Minnows"? "Einstein and Kreskin"? "Pregnant and seventeen"?

'''BUBS:''' ''{points toward the diving board}'' Uh-oh! Looks like we should have been playin' "Keep Strong Mad off the freakin' high dive for Pete's sake, man!"

''{Strong Mad jumps off of a high-dive}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' MAD-ONBALL!


''{Strong Mad takes the shape of a circle and splashes into the water. There is a short pause. Suddenly, all of the water is splashed out of the pool. Cut back to Strong Bad's computer. Strong Bad crashes in through the ceiling. Water splashes down on him. He looks up}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I should really just stop patching that hole. ''{typing}'' Well, it looks like pool season's over. Guess I have to start Back2School shopping. Get some new pencilholders... ''{Homestar can be heard in the background}'' stencil folders...

''{Homestar lands on top of Strong Bad}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Uh, Strong Bad, I think that total wave ruined your 'ool.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{groaning}'' Ah... breaky... spiney...

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

==Easter Eggs==
* Click on CA when Strong Bad says "Sunnyvale, Cactus Area" to see a menu:

<blockquote>
Cactus Area 
"The most boring Mexican restaurant on Earth" 

(Yes, we know what salsa is now!)</blockquote>

* Click on the Lappy's screen at the end to see Strong Sad continuing his weather forecast:

:'''STRONG SAD:''' Wind south-southwest at 10 miles per hour. Sunset at 8:45 PM. ''{the King of Town slowly comes up behind him}'' Baseball games at two and, uh, three. ''{King of Town puts a cherry on Strong Sad's head and pulls out a can of "Lard Wipt"}''

==Fun Facts==
{{checkstuffpage}}
===Explanations===
*Strong Bad's explanation that Strong Badia consists only of the vacant lot he claimed as his own is probably for the benefit of emailers and others who mistakenly think that "Strong Badia", rather than [[Free Country, USA]], is the name for the region where he and the rest of the gang live.
*A [[Wikipedia:Trundle Bed|Trundle bed]] is a low bed on wheels that can be rolled under another bed for storage.
*[[Wikipedia:Ear candling|Ear candling]], also known as ear coning, is a folk remedy performed by using the heat from a lit candle to melt accumulated ear wax and debris.
*[[Wikipedia:Hoisin sauce|Hoisin sauce]] is a type of Chinese dipping sauce made from soybeans, garlic and spices.

===Goofs===
*The 'ool rules sign doesn't have a closing parenthesis.
*Clicking on the Lappy's screen after Strong Bad falls from the ceiling does not cause the usual ripple.

===Inside References===
*The "ds" on the Homestar Runner cutout probably stands for "Duckshirt" or "Dumbstar", two [[Nicknames#Homestar Runner|nicknames]] Strong Bad has used for Homestar in the past. However, it seems mostly implied that it is a poor phonetic spelling of the word "this", which Strong Bad says as he presents the examples of what Strong Badia is not.
*The pool was last seen in [[A Jumping Jack Contest]], although that cartoon was removed from the site some time ago.
*The Poopsmith uses a [[Nebulon]] floating tube; when Strong Bad tells him that he can't get in the pool, the Nebulon [[Sound Effects|sound effect]] ensues.
*Strong Bad previously fell through the roof in [[pom pom]].
*Graw Mad is a reference to [[the facts]].
*The disk in the [[Floppy Disk Container|floppy disk container]] is the same one found in [[disconnected]].
*Strong Bad's tan lines were first seen in [[lures & jigs]].
*The Cheat looks inflated while in the pool, which may be a reference to [[helium]].
*In the pile of chemicals we can see some "Roach Killa" from [[bedtime story]] and some "Awesome Sauce" mentioned in [[funny]] (though this is "Awesome Sauce for her").

===Real-World References===
*This email was released during an actual heat wave in the [[Wikipedia:2006 United States heat wave|United States]], Canada and much of [[Wikipedia:2006 European heat wave|Europe]].
*Strong Sad's book reads "Mr. Chekhov", a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Russia|Russian]] writer and physician [[Wikipedia:Anton Chekhov|Anton Chekhov]], as well as [[Wikipedia:Pavel Chekov|Pavel Chekov]], a character from [[Wikipedia:Star Trek|Star Trek]] who was regularly referred to as "Mr. Chekov" by other crew members.
*The second item on "[[Monkey D]]'s Summer tips" is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Slip 'N Slide|Slip 'N Slide]] water toy.
*Strong Bad's advice to "press UP, A and START before reentering the pool" is a reference to the [[Nintendo|NES]] games [[Wikipedia:Metroid|Metroid]], [[Wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda|The Legend of Zelda]], and [[Wikipedia:Zelda II: The Adventure of Link|Zelda II: The Adventure of Link]], in which the game's progress can be saved or a game progress password would be brought up by pausing (pressing "START") on the first controller and simultaneously pressing "UP" and "A" on the second controller. It is also a reference to the code from Kirby's Dream Land for the Game Boy in which you enter Up+A+Select on the title screen to play the game in "Extra Mode" where enemy sprites are different and it's harder.
*Einstein and Kreskin refer to [[Wikipedia:Albert_Einstein|Albert Einstein]] (world-famous physicist) and [[Wikipedia:Amazing_Kreskin|The Amazing Kreskin]] (sort-of-famous mentalist).

==External Links==
{{sbemailextlinks|154|9311}}

{{Strong Bad Email}}

keep cool

Knightdriver — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 01:01:02 GMT

Knightdriver: /* Inside References */ referenced the first appearance of the pool in A Jumping Jack Contest.

{{sbenav|154|redesign|some kinda robot}}

[[Strong Bad]] explains how he keeps cool in the summer.

[[Image:Keep_cool.PNG|thumb|"Pool Time!"]]

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Pom Pom}}, {{Film|The Poopsmith}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|The King of Town}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Strong Badia]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], [[The Stick]], [[The Brick Wall]], [[Marzipan's House]], [[Swimming Pool]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' July 31, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 3:33

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

==Transcript==

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{rapping}'' I'll take you back to a time when e-mail was king! ''{brings up the email}''

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: Oh man,,,</div>
How hot is it right now in Strongbadia? We're boiling over 
here. What do you do to keep cool? 
 
Tom B 
Sunnydale, CA
</blockquote>

''{After "Strongbadia", a record scratches, the screen dims and another Strong Bad appears.}''

'''SECOND STRONG BAD:''' Note to viewers:

''{Screen cuts to Strongbadia. A cutout in the shape of Strong Bad labeled "SB" is shown.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' ''This'' is Strongbadia.

''{Screen cuts to Bubs' Concession Stand, with a similar cutout for Bubs labeled "bubs".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Not this...

''{Screen cuts to Strong Bad's basement, with a cutout of Strong Mad labeled "graw mad".}''

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

''{Screen cuts to The Stick, with a cutout of Homestar labeled "ds".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' ... or this.

''{Cut back to Strongbadia.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Just this.

''{Cut back to the still-dimmed Lappy.}''

'''SECOND STRONG BAD:''' We clear? Now gimme five.

''{The second Strong Bad holds up his left hand, and then disappears as the rest of the screen returns to normal and the original Strong Bad finishes reading the email. He reads "CA" as "Cactus Area."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' I'm not exactly sure how hot it is round here, Tomby. But we do have an old-timey, made-uppy, no-worky way of finding out.

''{Cut to Strong Sad, sleeping on a brick wall. A book labeled "Mr. Chekhov" is next to him.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' We carefully place a spoonful...

''{Strong Bad and Strong Mad rise from behind Strong Sad, and Strong Bad places a spoon of sauce on Strong Sad's head.}

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' ... of hoisin sauce on Strong Sad's disturbing soft-serve flip. And then we just... ask him.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey!

''{Strong Bad hits Strong Sad, who wakes up.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Trundle bed, how hot it is right now?

'''STRONG SAD:''' Current temperature: ninety-seven, ninety-eight degrees. Humidity: twenty-five percent. ''{Strong Bad and Strong Mad slowly start to leave, making a tapping noise as they do.}'' Barometric pressure: thirty point oh five inches mercury. I'm gonna eat this spoonful of hoisin sauce.

''{Strong Sad grabs the spoon from off his head and eats the sauce. Cut to the edge of the wall, where Strong Bad and Strong Mad are standing.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You hear that?! The high nineties!

''{Strong Bad pulls out a paper titled "Monkey D's Summer Tips". The screen cuts to a closeup of the paper.}''

<div style="text-align:center; padding:8px; border: 1pt solid #000; width:300px">Monkey D's Summer Tips 95°-100°=COOL TIME, POOL TIME!!! 90°-95°=Grip n' Glide time,                               Slide n' Slide time 85°-90°=Tinkler time, Sprinkler time 80°-85°=Nose time, Hose time 
 </div>

'''STRONG BAD:''' You know what that means!

''{Cut to Strong Bad and Strong Mad. Music starts.}''

'''STRONG BAD AND STRONG MAD:''' COOL TIME, POOL TIME!!!

'''STRONG BAD:''' It's the pool that we've always had... that we use all the time... and the school has always had an elevator!

''{Cut to Marzipan's couch. Marzipan is sitting on it. Homestar Runner pops up in the foreground.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Cool time!

'''MARZIPAN:''' Pool time!

''{Cut to Bubs' Concession Stand, where Coach Z is leaning on the counter.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Cool time?

'''BUBS:''' Pool time!

''{Cut to the Field, where Pom Pom and The Poopsmith are standing.}''

'''POM POM:''' ''{bubbles}''

''{The Poopsmith gives him the thumbs-up. Cut to the Pool. Strong Bad is sitting in the lifeguard's chair. Coach Z walks past in the background with a barrel over him. Bubs floats with inflatable toys on his arms. The Cheat skims across the surface of the water quickly twice. Cut to a closeup on Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' All right, ya little sacks of crap, just so I never have to use this weird foamy thing, ''{He kicks a floatation device hanging from his perch.}'' lemme 'splain the pool rules.

''{A paper reading "POOL RULES" appears. Strong Bad reads along.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Welcome to our 'ool. (Notice there is no "Take a crap in it" in it. Please keep it that way. 

''{Cut to The Poopsmith, wearing a [[Nebulon]] flotation device and testing the water with his foot.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Poopsmith, don't even try it.

''{A Nebulon-esque sound is heard as The Poopsmith hangs his head. Cut back to Strong Bad. The Pool Rules sheet returns, and the following rules get added with illustrations as Strong Bad mentions them.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Also, no rough-horsing, no house-rousing, no butt-patting.

'''COACH Z:''' ''{offscreen}'' Aw, nuts!

'''STRONG BAD:''' And no running, no diving, no swimming.

''{Cut back to Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' But that last one is not very widely enforced. But most importantly, after you eat, wait three full days, get a complete physical, have an ear candling, and press UP, A and START before re-entering the pool.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Strong Bad, what did you put in this pool water?

''{Strong Bad looks at Marzipan, whose ponytail has a green tinge and the very tip of it is burning away. The burning is slowly making its way up her ponytail, burning it off during the whole scene.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I dunno... chemicals, whatever was under the sink.

''{Cut to a pile of chemical containers and a bottle of Awesome Sauce.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You gotta put chemicals in the pool, right? That's what they say. ''{Pause}'' And that is ''all'' that they say.

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{suddenly smiling}'' Well, whatever it is, it's doing wonders for my hair. I can feel it tingling.

''{Cut to stormy clouds, faint flashes of lightning, and the sound of thunder. Cut back to Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{in sing-song voice}'' Lightning. ''{in a normal voice}'' You guys know the drill.

''{Cut to Bubs, Strong Mad, and The Cheat leaving the pool}''

'''STRONG MAD and THE CHEAT:''' ''{groans and The Cheat noises}''

'''BUBS''': Man!

''{Homestar Runner, Coach Z, and The King of Town walk through the pool carrying a TV antenna, a barrel and golf clubs, and an umbrella, respectively. They stop in the middle of the pool.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER, COACH Z and THE KING OF TOWN:''' ''{sighs and groans}''

''{Cut to Strong Bad talking with Bubs at the lifeguard chair}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' So later on anybody wanna get together a game of "Sharks and Minnows"? "Einstein and Kreskin"? "Pregnant and seventeen"?

'''BUBS:''' ''{points toward the diving board}'' Uh-oh! Looks like we should have been playin' "Keep Strong Mad off the freakin' high dive for Pete's sake, man!"

''{Strong Mad jumps off of a high-dive}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' MAD-ONBALL!


''{Strong Mad takes the shape of a circle and splashes into the water. There is a short pause. Suddenly, all of the water is splashed out of the pool. Cut back to Strong Bad's computer. Strong Bad crashes in through the ceiling. Water splashes down on him. He looks up}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I should really just stop patching that hole. ''{typing}'' Well, it looks like pool season's over. Guess I have to start Back2School shopping. Get some new pencilholders... ''{Homestar can be heard in the background}'' stencil folders...

''{Homestar lands on top of Strong Bad}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Uh, Strong Bad, I think that total wave ruined your 'ool.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{groaning}'' Ah... breaky... spiney...

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

==Easter Eggs==
* Click on CA when Strong Bad says "Sunnyvale, Cactus Area" to see a menu:

<blockquote>
Cactus Area 
"The most boring Mexican restaurant on Earth" 

(Yes, we know what salsa is now!)</blockquote>

* Click on the Lappy's screen at the end to see Strong Sad continuing his weather forecast:

:'''STRONG SAD:''' Wind south-southwest at 10 miles per hour. Sunset at 8:45 PM. ''{the King of Town slowly comes up behind him}'' Baseball games at two and, uh, three. ''{King of Town puts a cherry on Strong Sad's head and pulls out a can of "Lard Wipt"}''

==Fun Facts==
{{checkstuffpage}}
===Explanations===
*Strong Bad's explanation that Strong Badia consists only of the vacant lot he claimed as his own is probably for the benefit of emailers and others who mistakenly think that "Strong Badia", rather than [[Free Country, USA]], is the name for the region where he and the rest of the gang live.
*A [[Wikipedia:Trundle Bed|Trundle bed]] is a low bed on wheels that can be rolled under another bed for storage.
*[[Wikipedia:Ear candling|Ear candling]], also known as ear coning, is a folk remedy performed by using the heat from a lit candle to melt accumulated ear wax and debris.
*[[Wikipedia:Hoisin sauce|Hoisin sauce]] is a type of Chinese dipping sauce made from soybeans, garlic and spices.

===Goofs===
*The 'ool rules sign doesn't have a closing parenthesis.
*Clicking on the Lappy's screen after Strong Bad falls from the ceiling does not cause the usual ripple.

===Inside References===
*The "ds" on the Homestar Runner cutout probably stands for "Duckshirt" or "Dumbstar", two [[Nicknames#Homestar Runner|nicknames]] Strong Bad has used for Homestar in the past. However, it seems mostly implied that it is a poor phonetic spelling of the word "this", which Strong Bad says as he presents the examples of what Strong Badia is not.
*The pool was last seen in [[A Jumping Jack Contest]], although that cartoon was removed from the site some time ago.
*The Poopsmith uses a [[Nebulon]] floating tube; when Strong Bad tells him that he can't get in the pool, the Nebulon [[Sound Effects|sound effect]] ensues.
*Strong Bad previously fell through the roof in [[pom pom]].
*Graw Mad is a reference to [[the facts]].
*The disk in the [[Floppy Disk Container|floppy disk container]] is the same one found in [[disconnected]].
*Strong Bad's tan lines were first seen in [[lures & jigs]].
*The Cheat looks inflated while in the pool, which may be a reference to [[helium]].
*In the pile of chemicals we can see some "Roach Killa" from [[bedtime story]] and some "Awesome Sauce" mentioned in [[funny]] (though this is "Awesome Sauce for her").

===Real-World References===
*This email was released during an actual heat wave in the [[Wikipedia:2006 United States heat wave|United States]], Canada and much of [[Wikipedia:2006 European heat wave|Europe]].
*Strong Sad's book reads "Mr. Chekhov", a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Russia|Russian]] writer and physician [[Wikipedia:Anton Chekhov|Anton Chekhov]], as well as [[Wikipedia:Pavel Chekov|Pavel Chekov]], a character from [[Wikipedia:Star Trek|Star Trek]] who was regularly referred to as "Mr. Chekov" by other crew members.
*The second item on "[[Monkey D]]'s Summer tips" is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Slip 'N Slide|Slip 'N Slide]] water toy.
*Strong Bad's advice to "press UP, A and START before reentering the pool" is a reference to the [[Nintendo|NES]] games [[Wikipedia:Metroid|Metroid]], [[Wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda|The Legend of Zelda]], and [[Wikipedia:Zelda II: The Adventure of Link|Zelda II: The Adventure of Link]], in which the game's progress can be saved or a game progress password would be brought up by pausing (pressing "START") on the first controller and simultaneously pressing "UP" and "A" on the second controller. It is also a reference to the code from Kirby's Dream Land for the Game Boy in which you enter Up+A+Select on the title screen to play the game in "Extra Mode" where enemy sprites are different and it's harder.
*Einstein and Kreskin refer to [[Wikipedia:Albert_Einstein|Albert Einstein]] (world-famous physicist) and [[Wikipedia:Amazing_Kreskin|The Amazing Kreskin]] (sort-of-famous mentalist).

==External Links==
{{sbemailextlinks|154|9311}}

{{Strong Bad Email}}

Main Pages

Knightdriver — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 17:20:55 GMT

Knightdriver: /* Other Main Pages */ Having the directions for accessing The King of Town menu page in reverse order might be confusing.

[[Image:main1.png|thumb|right|220px|Today the Main Page, tomorrow the world!]]
The '''Main Pages''' are the menu pages for [[Homestar Runner (Flash cartoon)|Homestarrunner.com]], and are one of the more interesting aspects of the site. Every time a viewer returns to the Main Page, a random one will load. These pages contain links to the regularly updating material of the site including the [[Quote of the Week]], [[Weekly Fanstuff]], the weekly [[Sketchbook]], and the [[Random Toon]] button. They also have the week's [[Main Page Messages|current updates]], located in the top-right corner. This reads, "Go on and see what's new!" above a "bubble", which rotates the latest updates. Clicking on the H*R icon at the top left takes the viewer to the [[Museum]]. There is also a "[[First Time Here?]]" button located near the "Go on and see what's new!" button, which plays an animation of Homestar screwing up a welcome speech for the website.

The Main Pages consist of [[Homestar Runner]] standing in the foreground, with "[[Toons Menu|Toons]]", "[[Games]]", "[[Characters]]", "[[Downloads]]", "[[Store]]", and "[[Email]]" buttons to the left, with the exception of [[Main Page 23]], which has them to the right. Rolling-over these with the cursor makes Homestar read them aloud, and also makes certain events happen in proximity to Homestar. These all have to do with the theme of the Main Page, and often make references to previous toons.

==Current list==

*[[Main Page 1]] — [[The Moon]] ''("What's not to love about Homestar Runner?")''
*[[Main Page 2]] — The Alps ''("Homestar Runner")''
*[[Main Page 3]] — A beach ''("Homestar Runner")''
*[[Main Page 4]] — Bowling alley ''("The Comeback Kid!! Also known as Homestar Runner!")''
*[[Main Page 5]] — Waffle House ''("Doing it right ways all the time...it's Homestar Runner!")''
*[[Main Page 6]] — Heaven ''("Homestar Runner must be dead!")''
*[[Main Page 7]] — Graveyard ''("Dead as a doornail!")''
*[[Main Page 8]] — Falling through the sky ''("What's so great about Homestar Runner?")''
*[[Main Page 9]] — Notebook sketch ''("Trapper Keeper!!")''
*[[Main Page 10]] — [[Old-Timey]] ''("Old Timey Fun Timey!")''
*[[Main Page 11]] — Channel 4 Action news ''("More news at 11!")''
*[[Main Page 12]] — [[Holidays#Fourth of July/Independence Day (July 4th)|4th of July]] ''("Come Forth on July!!!")''
*[[Main Page 13]] — [[Atari 2600]] ''("Homestar Runner Game Pac")''
*[[Main Page 14]] — Shower ''("Nakers!!!")''
*[[Main Page 15]] — [[Powered by The Cheat]] ''("Powered by The Cheat")''
*[[Main Page 16]] — Wintertime ''("WE'RE SNOWED IN!!")''
*[[Main Page 17]] — [[20X6]] ''("20X6!!!")''
*[[Main Page 18]] — [[Sweet Cuppin' Cakes]] ''("Sweet Cuppin' Cakes")''
*[[Main Page 19]] — [[The Show]] ''("The Show!!")''
*[[Main Page 20]] — Early Homestar (from [[flashback]]) ''("Duckie Shirt!!")''
*[[Main Page 21]] — Vector video game style à la [[StrongBadZone]] ''("Many Green Lines!")''
*[[Main Page 22]] — [[The Virus|Virus]] ''("Drop a train on em!")''
*[[Main Page 23]] — Rear-view ''("Backstage Pass")''

==Other Main Pages==

There are a few other Main Pages:

*[[Luau Main Page]] — Found after the toon [[The Luau]]. ''("The Luau")'' or ''("Everyone loves tofu!")''
*[[King of Town Main Page]] — Accessed via the menu page for [[The King of Town DVD]]. Click the 'stache on the coat of arms to move it out of the way, then click the stone behind it. ''("kingoftown.com!!")''
*[[Strong Bad's Room Main Page]] — Found by winning the secret messages in [[Homestar Talker]]. ''("Homestar Talker")''
*[[Homsar Main Page]] — See Easter egg below. ''("LEGITIMATE MENU PAGE!")''

==Easter Eggs==

*Clicking the last digit of the copyright years (currently the "6" in 2006) on each Main Page takes you to the [[Homsar Main Page]]. This Main Page is also accessible by clicking on the [[Homsar]] pen puppet at the end of [[interview]].

==Fun Facts==

===Trivia===

*The only Main Pages that have Homestar in his regular outfit, size, and style are Main Pages 8, 18, 19, and 23. Of these, Main Page 18 is the only one where nothing special happens with Homestar; he merely stands at the front facing forward and says the various words.
*It took [[The Brothers Chaps]] until February 21, 2005, to change the copyright date from "2004" to "2005".

===Glitches===

*If you click on the navigation buttons from the left-hand menu area and drag your mouse away from the menu area and then let go, you can make certain effects persist. You can even combine more than one effect. (Other buttons throughout the site behave in a similar manner.)
**For example, on Main Page 1, if you click and drag "'toons", "store", and "e-mail" to the left or right and let go, you'll be able to see the spaceman at the top of the rocket, the constellations of Strong Bad and Marzipan, and Homestar's helmet all at the same time (see the image at the top of this article).
**You can use this trick for at least one effect on all the Main Pages except 7, 12, 19, and 23. For the trick to work, the effect has to persist as long as you keep the mouse over the button.
**You can use this trick with all six effects on Main Page 11. If you do "downloads" first all six effects can be seen at once. This is the only Main Page (including the hidden ones) on which you can see all six effects at once.
*Sometimes showing more than one effect produces unexpected results. See '''[[Main Page Glitches]]''' for the complete listing.

==Gallery==

<gallery>
Image:main1.png|<center>'''[[Main Page 1]]''' (The Moon)</center>
Image:main2.PNG|<center>'''[[Main Page 2]]''' (The Alps)</center>
Image:main3.PNG|<center>'''[[Main Page 3]]''' (A beach)</center>
Image:Main4.PNG|<center>'''[[Main Page 4]]''' (Bowling Alley)</center>
Image:main5.png|<center>'''[[Main Page 5]]''' (Waffle House)</center>
Image:Main6.PNG|<center>'''[[Main Page 6]]''' (Heaven)</center>
Image:main7.png|<center>'''[[Main Page 7]]''' (Graveyard)</center>
Image:main8.PNG|<center>'''[[Main Page 8]]''' (Falling through the Sky)</center>
Image:Trapper Keeper Main.PNG|<center>'''[[Main Page 9]]''' (Notebook Sketch)</center>
Image:main10.png|<center>'''[[Main Page 10]]''' ([[Old-Timey]])</center>
Image:main11.png|<center>'''[[Main Page 11]]''' (Channel 4 Action News)</center>
Image:Main12.PNG|<center>'''[[Main Page 12]]''' (4th of July)</center>
Image:Main13.PNG|<center>'''[[Main Page 13]]''' ([[Atari 2600]])</center>
Image:Main14.PNG|<center>'''[[Main Page 14]]''' (Shower)</center>
Image:Main15.PNG|<center>'''[[Main Page 15]]''' ([[Powered by The Cheat]])</center>
Image:Main16.PNG|<center>'''[[Main Page 16]]''' (Wintertime)</center>
Image:Main17.PNG|<center>'''[[Main Page 17]]''' ([[20X6]])</center>
Image:Main18.PNG|<center>'''[[Main Page 18]]''' ([[Sweet Cuppin' Cakes]])</center>
Image:main19.png|<center>'''[[Main Page 19]]''' ([[The Show]])</center>
Image:Main20.PNG|<center>'''[[Main Page 20]]''' ([[flashback|Flashback]])</center>
Image:Main21.PNG|<center>'''[[Main Page 21]]''' (Vector)</center>
Image:main22.PNG|<center>'''[[Main Page 22]]''' ([[virus|Virus]])</center>
Image:main page 23.PNG|<center>'''[[Main Page 23]]''' (Rear-view)</center>
Image:luaumain.PNG|<center>'''[[Luau Main Page]]'''</center>
Image:kingmain.PNG|<center>'''[[King of Town Main Page]]'''</center>
Image:sbmain.PNG|<center>'''[[Strong Bad's Room Main Page]]'''</center>
Image:mainhomsar.png|<center>'''[[Homsar Main Page]]'''</center>
</gallery>

{{Main Page}}
{{H*RNav}}
[[Category:Main Pages|*]]
[[Category:Lists]]

The Cheatcakes

Knightdriver — Mon, 10 Apr 2006 20:23:50 GMT

Knightdriver: Grammar edit.

[[Image:TheCheatCakes.png|thumb|right|220px|Better than grumblecakes!]]

'''The Cheatcakes''' are a specialty food [[The Cheat]] originally invented for [[Strong Bad]] as a substitute for [[Grumblecakes]], which the he had previously been swindled out of by a collaborative effort of Kevin Grumbles and [[Homestar Runner]]. Strong Bad did not appreciate the substitute, despite the efforts of The Cheat to add even more steam and sugar than the Grumblecakes.

Strong Bad eventually had a change of heart in the email [[do over]]. In retrospect he wished he could have tried one, because they did look "a-pretty good". Because of that, obviously, Homestar came up with a cheap variation. Homestar, dressed as The Cheat, almost gave him a bag of "Moldy Bread, Guys".

The Cheatcakes have their own "jingle" which encourages people not to eat Grumblecakes. The lyrics are as follows: "Only liars and thieves eat Grumblecaaaaakes, and those people go to prison. Just ask The Cheat." After the jingle, you hear The Cheat talking in The Cheat and the slogan, "Those people go to prison!" appears.

==Appearances==
*'''Debut:''' Email [[stupid stuff]]
*Email [[do over]] (variation)
*[[Grumblecakes (video)]]

[[Category:Food and drinks]]

Couch Mumbling

Knightdriver — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 18:35:03 GMT

Knightdriver: In addition to the two previous edits, I just realized calling Pilotwings a "plane flying" game is a bit of a misnomer.

[[Image:couchmumbling.png|thumb|Get up already!]]

'''Couch Mumbling''' is the phenomenon that occurs when [[Strong Bad]] sleeps up on [[The Couch|the couch]], and says the name of a video game [[Wikipedia:List of SNES games|for the SNES]] in his sleep. This page catalogs instances of couch mumbling, with the toon name or email where it appeared, a brief explanation of the game mumbled by Strong Bad, and sources of supplementary material about the game. Although it is the same idea as the [[Floppy Disk Container]], the games mumbled are generally newer, and better known. This has become a [[Running Gags|running joke]], first appearing in the email [[morning routine]].
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| Super Bomberman... || [[morning routine]] || '''''Super Bomberman''''' was the SNES incarnation of the puzzle game series by Hudson soft company, released in 1993. Like most games in the Bomberman series, Super Bomberman features a normal game as well as the famous battle mode. In the normal game, Mr. Karat and Dr. Mukk have been terrorizing Diamond City. You must go from board to board, defeating the bad guys and solving puzzles to move to the next board. In battle mode, up to four players go head to head in a battle to the death. Players can be computer controlled or human controlled via the Super MultiTap. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/snes/super-bomberman Moby] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/snes/data/588720.html Faqs] [[Wikipedia:Bomberman|Wiki]]
|-
| ''{mumbling}'' Super...Super Contra... || [[cheatday]] || '''''Super Contra''''', or ''Super C'', was the second in a series of side scrolling action games by Konami, this one for NES and Dos, released in 1990. The alien Red Falcon is back, and planning on taking over the planet Earth. Now it's up to Scorpion and Mad Dog to battle through five levels and save the planet. Gameplay is a combination of side scrolling/platform and top down view. There is a wide variety of enemies to defeat, starting with earthly locations, and progressing to more alien. To help out, weapon upgrades can be found as the game progresses. Two players can play simultaneously, or one player can attempt to take on Red Falcon himself. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/nes/super-c Moby] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/coinop/arcade/data/562766.html Faqs] [[Wikipedia:Super Contra|Wiki]]
|-
| Dangit, chrona trigga! ... Chrona trigga! ... Chrhn—Chrono Trigger! ... Magus, I'm gonn... I'll kill you. || [[other days]] || '''''Chrono Trigger''''' was an RPG for the SNES and Playstation, released by Square Co. in 1995. What begins as a carefree day at the Millennial Fair for a young man named Crono turns into his ultimate adventure. A young girl named Marle, his best friend Lucca's invention, and a mysterious pendant are a recipe for adventure when the combination thrusts him into the ultimate trip through time and space. Along with new friends, he must battle the forces of evil such as Lavos and Magus. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/snes/chrono-trigger Moby] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/snes/data/563538.html Faqs] [[Wikipedia:Chrono Trigger|Wiki]]
|-
| ''{mumbling}'' ActRaiser. || [[The Li'l Brudder Show]] || '''''ActRaiser''''' was an action strategy game for the SNES, released by Enix in 1990. It was one of the early SNES games drawing upon the success of side-scrolling platform action titles and the building model of SimCity. You play "The Master" (essentially God), and must save the world from evil. It includes a combination of side scrolling action and top view strategy. First, in side scrolling format, you send your spirit into a warrior with a big sword and magic powers, and travel through swamps and forests, pyramids and snowy mountaintops. Then, after eliminating evil from different parts of the land, you allow villagers to return and build their towns. During these parts you control an angel who helps guide the villagers in their town building, and you can send down miracles to aid them in meeting their needs. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/snes/actraiser Moby] [http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?id=3673 Udogs] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/snes/data/563502.html Faqs] [[Wikipedia:ActRaiser|Wiki]]
|-
| ''{incomprehensible mumbles}'' Pilotwings... ''{more incomprehensible mumbles}'' || [[Sbemail 150?!?]] || '''''Pilotwings''''' was a launch title for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, made by Nintendo in 1990. It was a third-person flying game, giving you a selection of aircraft (including bi-planes, hang gliders, and helicopters) to fly through a range of training programs and missions. The more training you complete, the more difficult the tasks will become. Try your hand at taking off, landing, party tricks, flying through bad weather and even performing dangerous rescue missions.|| [http://www.mobygames.com/game/snes/pilotwings Moby] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/snes/data/588570.html Faqs] [[Wikipedia:Pilotwings|Wiki]]
|}

==See Also==

*[[Floppy Disk Container]]

[[Category:Electronics running gags]][[Category:Lists]]

Couch Mumbling

Knightdriver — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 18:29:54 GMT

Knightdriver: Pilotwings section had some fact issues.

[[Image:couchmumbling.png|thumb|Get up already!]]

'''Couch Mumbling''' is the phenomenon that occurs when [[Strong Bad]] sleeps up on [[The Couch|the couch]], and says the name of a video game [[Wikipedia:List of SNES games|for the SNES]] in his sleep. This page catalogs instances of couch mumbling, with the toon name or email where it appeared, a brief explanation of the game mumbled by Strong Bad, and sources of supplementary material about the game. Although it is the same idea as the [[Floppy Disk Container]], the games mumbled are generally newer, and better known. This has become a [[Running Gags|running joke]], first appearing in the email [[morning routine]].
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| Super Bomberman... || [[morning routine]] || '''''Super Bomberman''''' was the SNES incarnation of the puzzle game series by Hudson soft company, released in 1993. Like most games in the Bomberman series, Super Bomberman features a normal game as well as the famous battle mode. In the normal game, Mr. Karat and Dr. Mukk have been terrorizing Diamond City. You must go from board to board, defeating the bad guys and solving puzzles to move to the next board. In battle mode, up to four players go head to head in a battle to the death. Players can be computer controlled or human controlled via the Super MultiTap. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/snes/super-bomberman Moby] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/snes/data/588720.html Faqs] [[Wikipedia:Bomberman|Wiki]]
|-
| ''{mumbling}'' Super...Super Contra... || [[cheatday]] || '''''Super Contra''''', or ''Super C'', was the second in a series of side scrolling action games by Konami, this one for NES and Dos, released in 1990. The alien Red Falcon is back, and planning on taking over the planet Earth. Now it's up to Scorpion and Mad Dog to battle through five levels and save the planet. Gameplay is a combination of side scrolling/platform and top down view. There is a wide variety of enemies to defeat, starting with earthly locations, and progressing to more alien. To help out, weapon upgrades can be found as the game progresses. Two players can play simultaneously, or one player can attempt to take on Red Falcon himself. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/nes/super-c Moby] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/coinop/arcade/data/562766.html Faqs] [[Wikipedia:Super Contra|Wiki]]
|-
| Dangit, chrona trigga! ... Chrona trigga! ... Chrhn—Chrono Trigger! ... Magus, I'm gonn... I'll kill you. || [[other days]] || '''''Chrono Trigger''''' was an RPG for the SNES and Playstation, released by Square Co. in 1995. What begins as a carefree day at the Millennial Fair for a young man named Crono turns into his ultimate adventure. A young girl named Marle, his best friend Lucca's invention, and a mysterious pendant are a recipe for adventure when the combination thrusts him into the ultimate trip through time and space. Along with new friends, he must battle the forces of evil such as Lavos and Magus. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/snes/chrono-trigger Moby] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/snes/data/563538.html Faqs] [[Wikipedia:Chrono Trigger|Wiki]]
|-
| ''{mumbling}'' ActRaiser. || [[The Li'l Brudder Show]] || '''''ActRaiser''''' was an action strategy game for the SNES, released by Enix in 1990. It was one of the early SNES games drawing upon the success of side-scrolling platform action titles and the building model of SimCity. You play "The Master" (essentially God), and must save the world from evil. It includes a combination of side scrolling action and top view strategy. First, in side scrolling format, you send your spirit into a warrior with a big sword and magic powers, and travel through swamps and forests, pyramids and snowy mountaintops. Then, after eliminating evil from different parts of the land, you allow villagers to return and build their towns. During these parts you control an angel who helps guide the villagers in their town building, and you can send down miracles to aid them in meeting their needs. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/snes/actraiser Moby] [http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?id=3673 Udogs] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/snes/data/563502.html Faqs] [[Wikipedia:ActRaiser|Wiki]]
|-
| ''{incomprehensible mumbles}'' Pilotwings... ''{more incomprehensible mumbles}'' || [[Sbemail 150?!?]] || '''''Pilotwings''''' was a launch title for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, made by Nintendo in 1990. It was a third-person plane flying game, giving you a selection of aircraft (including bi-planes, hang gliders and helicopters) to fly through a range of training programs and missions. The more training you complete, the more difficult the tasks will become. Try your hand at taking off, landing, party tricks, flying through bad weather and even performing dangerous rescue missions.|| [http://www.mobygames.com/game/snes/pilotwings Moby] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/snes/data/588570.html Faqs] [[Wikipedia:Pilotwings|Wiki]]
|}

==See Also==

*[[Floppy Disk Container]]

[[Category:Electronics running gags]][[Category:Lists]]

Couch Mumbling

Knightdriver — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 18:25:38 GMT

Knightdriver:

[[Image:couchmumbling.png|thumb|Get up already!]]

'''Couch Mumbling''' is the phenomenon that occurs when [[Strong Bad]] sleeps up on [[The Couch|the couch]], and says the name of a video game [[Wikipedia:List of SNES games|for the SNES]] in his sleep. This page catalogs instances of couch mumbling, with the toon name or email where it appeared, a brief explanation of the game mumbled by Strong Bad, and sources of supplementary material about the game. Although it is the same idea as the [[Floppy Disk Container]], the games mumbled are generally newer, and better known. This has become a [[Running Gags|running joke]], first appearing in the email [[morning routine]].
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| Super Bomberman... || [[morning routine]] || '''''Super Bomberman''''' was the SNES incarnation of the puzzle game series by Hudson soft company, released in 1993. Like most games in the Bomberman series, Super Bomberman features a normal game as well as the famous battle mode. In the normal game, Mr. Karat and Dr. Mukk have been terrorizing Diamond City. You must go from board to board, defeating the bad guys and solving puzzles to move to the next board. In battle mode, up to four players go head to head in a battle to the death. Players can be computer controlled or human controlled via the Super MultiTap. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/snes/super-bomberman Moby] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/snes/data/588720.html Faqs] [[Wikipedia:Bomberman|Wiki]]
|-
| ''{mumbling}'' Super...Super Contra... || [[cheatday]] || '''''Super Contra''''', or ''Super C'', was the second in a series of side scrolling action games by Konami, this one for NES and Dos, released in 1990. The alien Red Falcon is back, and planning on taking over the planet Earth. Now it's up to Scorpion and Mad Dog to battle through five levels and save the planet. Gameplay is a combination of side scrolling/platform and top down view. There is a wide variety of enemies to defeat, starting with earthly locations, and progressing to more alien. To help out, weapon upgrades can be found as the game progresses. Two players can play simultaneously, or one player can attempt to take on Red Falcon himself. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/nes/super-c Moby] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/coinop/arcade/data/562766.html Faqs] [[Wikipedia:Super Contra|Wiki]]
|-
| Dangit, chrona trigga! ... Chrona trigga! ... Chrhn—Chrono Trigger! ... Magus, I'm gonn... I'll kill you. || [[other days]] || '''''Chrono Trigger''''' was an RPG for the SNES and Playstation, released by Square Co. in 1995. What begins as a carefree day at the Millennial Fair for a young man named Crono turns into his ultimate adventure. A young girl named Marle, his best friend Lucca's invention, and a mysterious pendant are a recipe for adventure when the combination thrusts him into the ultimate trip through time and space. Along with new friends, he must battle the forces of evil such as Lavos and Magus. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/snes/chrono-trigger Moby] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/snes/data/563538.html Faqs] [[Wikipedia:Chrono Trigger|Wiki]]
|-
| ''{mumbling}'' ActRaiser. || [[The Li'l Brudder Show]] || '''''ActRaiser''''' was an action strategy game for the SNES, released by Enix in 1990. It was one of the early SNES games drawing upon the success of side-scrolling platform action titles and the building model of SimCity. You play "The Master" (essentially God), and must save the world from evil. It includes a combination of side scrolling action and top view strategy. First, in side scrolling format, you send your spirit into a warrior with a big sword and magic powers, and travel through swamps and forests, pyramids and snowy mountaintops. Then, after eliminating evil from different parts of the land, you allow villagers to return and build their towns. During these parts you control an angel who helps guide the villagers in their town building, and you can send down miracles to aid them in meeting their needs. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/snes/actraiser Moby] [http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?id=3673 Udogs] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/snes/data/563502.html Faqs] [[Wikipedia:ActRaiser|Wiki]]
|-
| ''{incomprehensible mumbles}'' Pilotwings... ''{more incomprehensible mumbles}'' || [[Sbemail 150?!?]] || '''''Pilotwings''''' was a launch title for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, made by Nintendo in 1990. It was a third-person plane flying game, giving you a selection of aircraft (including bi-planes, hang gliders and helicopters) to fly through a range of training programs and missions. The more training you complete, the better the chance that you will complete the even bigger missions. Try your hand at landing, taking off, party tricks, flying through bad weather and shoot down targets. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/snes/pilotwings Moby] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/snes/data/588570.html Faqs] [[Wikipedia:Pilotwings|Wiki]]
|}

==See Also==

*[[Floppy Disk Container]]

[[Category:Electronics running gags]][[Category:Lists]]

Couch Mumbling

Knightdriver — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 18:24:08 GMT

Knightdriver: Fixed some grammatical issues in the "ActRaiser" section.

[[Image:couchmumbling.png|thumb|Get up already!]]

'''Couch Mumbling''' is the phenomenon that occurs when [[Strong Bad]] sleeps up on [[The Couch|the couch]], and says the name of a video game [[Wikipedia:List of SNES games|for the SNES]] in his sleep. This page catalogs instances of couch mumbling, with the toon name or email where it appeared, a brief explanation of the game mumbled by Strong Bad, and sources of supplementary material about the game. Although it is the same idea as the [[Floppy Disk Container]], the games mumbled are generally newer, and better known. This has become a [[Running Gags|running joke]], first appearing in the email [[morning routine]].
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| Super Bomberman... || [[morning routine]] || '''''Super Bomberman''''' was the SNES incarnation of the puzzle game series by Hudson soft company, released in 1993. Like most games in the Bomberman series, Super Bomberman features a normal game as well as the famous battle mode. In the normal game, Mr. Karat and Dr. Mukk have been terrorizing Diamond City. You must go from board to board, defeating the bad guys and solving puzzles to move to the next board. In battle mode, up to four players go head to head in a battle to the death. Players can be computer controlled or human controlled via the Super MultiTap. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/snes/super-bomberman Moby] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/snes/data/588720.html Faqs] [[Wikipedia:Bomberman|Wiki]]
|-
| ''{mumbling}'' Super...Super Contra... || [[cheatday]] || '''''Super Contra''''', or ''Super C'', was the second in a series of side scrolling action games by Konami, this one for NES and Dos, released in 1990. The alien Red Falcon is back, and planning on taking over the planet Earth. Now it's up to Scorpion and Mad Dog to battle through five levels and save the planet. Gameplay is a combination of side scrolling/platform and top down view. There is a wide variety of enemies to defeat, starting with earthly locations, and progressing to more alien. To help out, weapon upgrades can be found as the game progresses. Two players can play simultaneously, or one player can attempt to take on Red Falcon himself. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/nes/super-c Moby] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/coinop/arcade/data/562766.html Faqs] [[Wikipedia:Super Contra|Wiki]]
|-
| Dangit, chrona trigga! ... Chrona trigga! ... Chrhn—Chrono Trigger! ... Magus, I'm gonn... I'll kill you. || [[other days]] || '''''Chrono Trigger''''' was an RPG for the SNES and Playstation, released by Square Co. in 1995. What begins as a carefree day at the Millennial Fair for a young man named Crono turns into his ultimate adventure. A young girl named Marle, his best friend Lucca's invention, and a mysterious pendant are a recipe for adventure when the combination thrusts him into the ultimate trip through time and space. Along with new friends, he must battle the forces of evil such as Lavos and Magus. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/snes/chrono-trigger Moby] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/snes/data/563538.html Faqs] [[Wikipedia:Chrono Trigger|Wiki]]
|-
| ''{mumbling}'' ActRaiser. || [[The Li'l Brudder Show]] || '''''ActRaiser''''' was an action strategy game for the SNES, released by Enix in 1990. It was one of the early SNES games drawing upon the success of side-scrolling platform action titles and the building model of SimCity. You play "The Master" (essentially God), and must save the world from evil. It includes a combination of side scrolling action and top view strategy. First, in side scrolling format, you send your spirit into a warrior with a big sword and magic powers, and travel through swamps and forests, pyramids and snowy mountaintops. Then, after eliminating evil from different parts of the land, you allow villagers to return and build their towns. During these parts you control an angel who helps guide the villagers in their town building, and you can send down miracles to aid them in meeting their needs. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/snes/actraiser Moby] [http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?id=3673 Udogs] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/snes/data/563502.html Faqs] [[Wikipedia:ActRaiser|Wiki]]
|-
| ''{incomprehensible mumbles}'' Pilotwings... ''{more incomprehensible mumbles}'' || [[Sbemail 150?!?]] || '''''Pilotwings''''' was a launch title for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, made by Nintendo in 1990. It was a third-person plane flying game, giving you a selection of aircraft (including training vehicles, fighter planes and helicopters) to fly through a range of training programs and missions. The more training you complete, the better the chance that you will complete the even bigger missions. Try your hand at landing, taking off, party tricks, flying through bad weather and shoot down targets. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/snes/pilotwings Moby] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/snes/data/588570.html Faqs] [[Wikipedia:Pilotwings|Wiki]]
|}

==See Also==

*[[Floppy Disk Container]]

[[Category:Electronics running gags]][[Category:Lists]]

Pom Pom

Knightdriver — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 21:57:07 GMT

Knightdriver: /* Biography */ Changed the grammar, which previously suggested that Pom Pom takes karate via his cell phone.

{{charnav|Pom Pom|pp|Strong Sad|Marzipan}}
{{aboutcharacter}} {{foremail|pom pom}}
[[Image:pompom.PNG|thumb|right|220px|Mack on, brother Pom Pom, mack on.]]
== Biography ==

[[Image:Babypp.PNG|thumb|Bouncy, bouncy...]]

'''Pom Pom''' (also spelled '''Pom-Pom''') is a Pom from the [[Isle of Pom]]. Pom Pom, like all Poms, appears to be inflated. He talks by making bubbly noises and can store stuff by absorbing objects into his body, suggesting that he's made of some sort of carbonated/gelatinous substance. Pom Pom is [[Homestar Runner]]'s best friend, but Pom Pom sometimes also hangs out with [[Strong Bad]]. He takes karate and is often on [[Cell Phone|his cell phone]] talking to his many [[Pom Pom's girls|girlfriends]]. He was going to have a dog named [[Rejected Characters#Trivia Time|Trivia Time]], but this concept seems to have been abandoned. He also has a "wicked [[Pom Pilot]]". Pom Pom's parents' names are [[General and Fraulein Pom Pom]], as seen in an Easter egg in the Strong Bad E-mail [[pom pom]]. Pom Pom has such an open mind that he has even made friends with such characters as the [[The King of Town|King of Town]] and [[The Poopsmith]].

*'''Debut:''' [[Original Book|"The Homestar Runner Enters The Strongest Man in the World Contest"]]
*[[:Category:Pom Pom Filmography|Complete Filmography]]

== Character Video Transcript ==
''{'''Page Title''': The Most Mackinest!!}'' ''{'''Place:''' [[The Field]]}''

''{Pom Pom is talking on his phone.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': Here go Pom Pom. ''{to Pom Pom}'' What's up, Pom Pom? ''{Pom Pom gestures to his phone}'' Oh, sorry. ''{to camera}'' Pom Pom is definitely the mack around here. And he's my best friend. He's gotten me out of some pretty tight jams. And some pretty tight pants! But that only happened once. ''{to Pom Pom}'' Hey Pom Pom—''{Pom Pom looks at him angrily and points to his phone}'' Oh, right. I forgot already. He's probably talking to some fine honey on his celly. ''{Pom Pom gets out his wallet and shows the camera some pictures of his girlfriends}'' About to get her phone number. Or maybe he already has it. He gets digits like every single day. ''{to Pom Pom}'' Isn't that right, Pom Pom? ''{irritated, Pom Pom snaps his phone shut and bubbles angrily at Homestar}'' Oh, sorry again man. My bad. I wasn't trying to step to you or anything. We're still cool. ''{Pom Pom sighs, puts his phone away, shakes his head and bounces away}'' Pom Pom and I are still cool.

== Fun Facts ==
=== Driver's license ===
<pre>POM POM
125 Lexington Ave
Isle Of Pom

SEX HEIGHT WEIGHT
POM 6'2" 4 lbs

ORGAN
DONOR</pre>

===Phone Numbers===
''Home'': (123) 456-7890 
''Cell'': (123) 555-8307 
''Pager'': (718) 555-1059 

* Based on the area code for his pager number, Pom Pom has either lived or does business in the outer boroughs of New York City. 123 is not a real area code, as none (in the [[wikipedia:North American Numbering Plan|North American Numbering Plan]], at least) begin with the numeral 1.
* Pom Pom's "voice" is the same re-used sound sample of [[Mike Chapman]] blowing bubbles into a glass of milk. His is the only voice that is never recorded fresh for every toon (and never has since his first appearance).
* "The Most Mackinest" is a phrase taken from the Beastie Boys' song "Shake Your Rump."
* Pom Pom is the only main character whose parents have been seen on the site, in a picture in [[Isle of Pom]]. They are differently-colored Poms there, but Strong Bad hypothetically envisions them as a File Cabinet in [[Family Resemblence]].
*Pom Pom's ringtone as heard in [[technology]] is a clip of the [[geddup noise]] as performed by DJ Teh Cheat.

== Also known as... ==
*[[Fat Dudley]] ([[Old-Timey]])
*[[Pan Pan]] ([[20X6]])
*[[Kobe|Kobe 1]] ([[A Decemberween Pageant|Decemberween]])

=== [[Halloween Costumes]] ===

*[[Wikipedia:Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man|Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man]] (from [[Wikipedia:Ghostbusters|Ghostbusters]]) in [[Homestarloween Party]].
*[[Wikipedia:Michael_Moore|Michael Moore]] in [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]].
*[[Wikipedia:Kool-Aid_Man|Kool-Aid Man]] in [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]].
*[http://kamala37.tripod.com/ Kamala the Ugandan Giant] in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]].
*The Big Boy (from [http://www.bobs.net/ Bob's Big Boy]) in [[Halloween Fairstival]].
*The Skipper from [[Wikipedia:Gilligan's Island|Gilligan's Island]] (never used in a 'toon, but was seen on one [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats Costumes#Secret Costumes|secret page]])
*Walter Sobchak from [[Wikipedia:The Big Lebowski|The Big Lebowski]] in [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]].

==See Also==
*[[Pom Pom Evolution]]
*[[Pom Pom Other Costumes|Other Costumes]]
*[[Nicknames#Pom Pom|Nicknames]]
*[[Pom Pom's Hypothetical Family]]

== External links ==
*[[HR:vcr_pp.html|watch Pom Pom's character video]]
*[[HR:vcr_pp.swf|view the Flash file for Pom Pom's character video]]

{{Characters|Pom Pom}}

death metal

Knightdriver — Wed, 18 Jan 2006 03:44:17 GMT

Knightdriver: /* Remarks */ "Deity" isn't ugly, but it is a prime Death Metal word, and hardly likely to have been one of the wrong answers.

'''Strong Bad Email #141'''
[[Image:Sbemail141.PNG|thumb|"...let the evil flow forth."]]

Strong Bad instructs viewers on how to make an awesome [[Wikipedia:Death metal|death metal]] song.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, [[Larry Palaroncini]], {{Film|Strong Mad}}, [[Taranchula]], {{Film|Homestar Runner}} (Easter egg), {{Film|What's Her Face}} (Easter egg), {{Film|Cheerleader}} (Easter egg), [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#No "i" in team boy|No "i" in team boy]] (Easter Egg), [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Trolls|A Troll]] (Easter Egg)

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

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' January 16, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 3:47

==Transcript==

'''STRONG BAD:''' Email, ah ooh, ooh, ah ah ooh, email. ''{reading}''

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: death metal</div>
Dear Strong Bad, 
I'm in this death metal band at my school, and I am in need 
of some of your expert lyrical advice: what words sound 
really cool when you scream 'em at the top of your lungs? 
Dane 
Corvallis, OR 
</blockquote>

''{He says "Ding dong, string strong, bing bong" instead of "Dear Strong Bad."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Whoa! You must go to a pretty cool school. Most schools just have a marching band or maybe a jazz ensemble. But a death metal band? That's extracurriculariffic! ''{clears screen}'' Now let's see, first, you'd better be ugly, Dane. Or fat. The gift of death metal does not smile on the good looking. If there's any doubt, go ahead and hot-glue some corn flakes to your face. That'll do the trick. Now, I'm no geographist, but I don't think Oregon is anywhere near Scandinavia, which seems to be the only place left where death metal will get you any chicks. ''{clears screen}'' As for lyrics, you've got it all wrong! Screaming words at the ''top'' of your lungs is for people with blond hair. Ya know, words like 'tonite,' 'wooh-mon,' and the name of any street in L.A. ''{types "run 'webcam'"}'' Check it out! ''{clears screen. A window with a camera shot of Larry Palaroncini pops up.}''

'''LARRY PALARONCINI:''' ''{sings the following lines, which appear below the shot under the screen name "ladeezluvlarry71"}'' tonight! wooh-mon! we'll be drivin' down Sepulveda with the t-top down?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Thanks, Larry.

'''LARRY PALARONCINI:''' ''{the words continue to appear below Larry's image}'' no prob, Strong Bad. HEY! i'm gonna b online later on playing an MMORPG if you wanna join my guild!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, maybe.

'''LARRY PALARONCINI:''' no wait! ''{the text "you kicked ladeezluvlarry71 offline" appears in red. The window closes.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' So for death metal, you want to scream from the bowels of your lungs. The bowels! Words like, ''{in a deep, sinister voice, and with the words in green, spooky letters}'' 'decay,' 'deranged,' 'decrepit,' and um, 'delouse.' In fact, you really can't go wrong with anything that starts with d-e. 'Cept for maybe

''{cut to the auditorium from [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 8]], with a singer and back-up on stage}''

'''SINGER:''' Dentist!

'''BACK-UP:''' Jugga jigga wugga!

'''SINGER:''' Deli-style!

'''BACK-UP:''' Jugga jigga wugga!

''{cut back to the Lappy}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' ''{in Teen Girl Squad voice}'' That was Brainkrieg. They got last place. ''{in normal voice}'' So let's recap: ugly, Nordic, bowels, d-e words. Now all you gotta do is ''{cut to Strong Mad in the Basement}'' hunch all upon yourself, pretend you're holding a mystical orb in each hand ''{Strong Mad holds out his hands and a circular outline appears in each}'' and let the evil flow forth. ''{The scene darkens. A drum beat begins.}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' ''{bounces up and down}'' DeVito. DENIRO!! DELUISE!!!! ''{cut back to the Lappy}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing, imitating drum beat}'' Broodle-broodle-broodle blap-biddle-baddle! Broodle-broodle-broodle blap-biddle-blap! Whoa! Boy, do I ever need a quadruple bass pedal. And now, let's watch how it all comes together on the Half-Hour Death Metal Dungeon Hour! ''{Cut to the TV in the basement, on which the text "Half-Hour Death Metal Dungeon [Hour]" is seen. Strong Bad sits on the couch. Taranchula appears on the screen.}''

'''TARANCHULA:''' ''{in pseudo-Scandinavian accents}'' Ja, we are Taranchula!

'''DAVE OLAFTENSTON:''' You just saw videos from Vinger, Schlaugh-ter and the Winnie Wincent Inwasion.

'''SCHENKEL MCDOO:''' Ja, now here's a sneak peak at our new wideo. ''{lifts tone as if asking a question}''

''{The TV cuts to the video. We see a screw on some rusty metal. Cut to another scene with rusty metal. Cut to a piece of beef slithering across rusty metal. Cut to four screws, one of which moves around quickly. Cut to the beef, which is stabbed by a nail and then bound with metal wires. The beef explodes. Cut to the beef slithering over the rusty metal, this time in the opposite direction. Cut to Strong Bad on the couch.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Creeping rusty meat. Truly the heart and soul of all death metal. Except, now I feel like I really need to brush my teeth. Lookin' at all that rust. And beef. While I'm gone, complete this worksheet I've prepared for you aspiring death metal types. And, uh, careful with the hot-glue gun, Dane. ''{He goes offscreen to the left, while the worksheet floats to the front of the screen. The worksheet includes [[The Paper|The Paper's]] customary "Click here to email Strong Bad" link at the bottom.}''

==Easter Eggs==
*Click on "fresh juice" at the end to see Homestar Runner come in looking for try-outs.

:''{Homestar Runner walks in, holding a box of corn flakes and with corn flakes glued to his face}''
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Uh, hello? Is anybody here? I'm uh, here to try out for the uh, jazz ensemble.
:*Click on "Corn Krunch" during the easter egg to see a closeup of the box.

[[Image:TGS-brainkrieg.png|thumb|"Stay for the jiggy juggas."]]
*Click on "deafening" at the end to see an extra [[Teen Girl Squad]] scene.
:''{cut to the auditorium from Teen Girl Squad Issue 8 again, with the singer and back-up on stage}''
:'''SINGER:''' DELi-STYLE!
:'''BACK UP:''' Jugga jigga wugga!
:'''SINGER:''' DE LA SOUL!
:'''BACK UP:''' Jugga jigga wugga!
:''{Cut to What's Her Face and Cheerleader standing in the crowd.}''
:'''WHAT'S HER FACE:''' Cheerleader, are you here to see Brainkrieg?
:'''CHEERLEADER:''' ''{wearing a shirt that says "de"}'' I come for the wuggas, but stay for the jiggy juggas.
:'''BACK UP:''' Jugga jigga wugga!

==Fun Facts==
{{checkstuffpage}}
===Explanations===
*[[Wikipedia:Scandinavia|Scandinavia]] is a group of countries in northern Europe. It consists of the countries Norway, Denmark, and Sweden, and is sometimes also said to include Finland and Iceland, especially when the term is used in English. Many successful Death and Black Metal bands originate in Scandinavia, and the genres are arguably the most popular there. Examples of famous Death & Black Metal bands include Emperor, Mayhem, Celtic Frost, Decapitated, and Dimmu Borgir. 
*[[Wikipedia:Sepulveda Boulevard|Sepulveda Boulevard]] is a major street in [[Wikipedia:Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]].
*[[Wikipedia:MMORPG|MMORPG]] stands for "'''M'''assively '''M'''ultiplayer '''O'''nline '''R'''ole-'''P'''laying '''G'''ame". Many MMORPGs include the guild system or the option to join a team, most prominently [[Wikipedia:Everquest|Everquest]] and [[Wikipedia:World of Warcraft|World of Warcraft]]. Other titles include [[Wiki:Guild Wars|Guild Wars]] and [[Wikipedia:Dark Age of Camelot|Dark Age of Camelot]].
*[[Wikipedia:Decoupage|Decoupage]] is a craft art that involves decorating objects by gluing cut-out pictures onto them and, sometimes, painting them, then sealing the decoration under varnish.
*A [[Wikipedia:Deltoid muscle|deltoid]] is a thick triangular muscle covering the shoulder joint, used to raise the arm from the side.
*To [[Wikipedia:Denatured alcohol|denature]] is most commonly to render unfit to eat or drink without destroying usefulness in other applications, especially to add methanol to (ethyl alcohol).

===Trivia===
*When this email first came out, there was no "back" button at the end. This was fixed in a matter of minutes.
*This is one of the few e-mails to end without [[The Paper|The Paper]].

*The AOL Instant Messenger Screenname "ladeezluvlarry71" does exist. The profile information is the same lyrics he sang to Strong Bad in the email. His away message is his comment about MMORPGs from the email.
*The death metal worksheet is rendered exclusively in purple ink, suggesting it was produced by a [[Wikipedia:Spirit_duplicator|spirit duplicator]]; this device, commonly called a "ditto machine," was in widespread use in public schools prior to the introduction of photocopiers. The worksheet reads:
Death Metal Worksheet

Which words would NOT
be good death metal lyrics?

destruction
decapitation
delicious
demonic
fresh juice
decaying
deafening
deteriorate
deltoid
deity
devastation
denature

click here to email strongbad

===Remarks===

*One of the members of Taranchula is wearing the exact same pink shirt that [[Matt Chapman]] wears in the [[:Image:Videlectrix developers.jpg|promo photo]] for [[Videlectrix]].
*In keeping with Strong Bad's instruction, the answers to the worksheet are probably "delicious," "fresh juice," "deltoid," and "denature."
*Strong Bad uses a similar email greeting when he says "Ding dong dear Strong Bad" in [[japanese cartoon]].

===Inside References===
*The TGS Battle of the Crappy High School Bands is taken from [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 8]].
*"Video Thyme" is a reference to "Message Thyme" from [[marzipan]].
*The name of the director of the Taranchula video, Mort Dougland, is a reference to [[Teeg Dougland]].
*The growling riff that introduces the "Half-Hour Death Metal Dungeon Hour" is from [[band names]].


===Real-World References===
*[[Wikipedia:De La Soul|De La Soul]] is a highly influential eclectic hip-hop group, matching activist lyrics with artistic [[Wikipedia:Jazz rap|jazz rap]] backings. Their second album, [[Wikipedia:De La Soul is Dead|De La Soul is Dead]] is on [[Matt Chapman]]'s favorite album list. De La Soul was referenced before in [[50 emails]].
*Taranchula's music video is done in the style of a number of videos done by the band [[Wikipedia:Tool (band)|Tool]], most notably their video for the song "Sober".
*The Taranchula video seems to be inspired by the style and imagery of stop-motion animators [[Wikipedia:Brothers_Quay|The Brothers Quay]], particularly their short film "The Street of Crocodiles" (which features self-mobile screws, meat, and a similar decrepit industrial setting).
*Strong Mad's death metal lyrics are a reference to three film and television actors whose last names begin with "D-e": [[Wikipedia:Danny_Devito|Danny DeVito]], [[Wikipedia:Robert_Deniro|Robert De Niro]], and [[Wikipedia:Dom_DeLuise|Dom DeLuise]].
*The "Winnie Wincent Inwasion" is in reference to the [[Wikipedia:Vinnie_Vincent_Invasion|Vinnie Vincent Invasion]]. Vinnie Vincent formed the Invasion after leaving [[Wikipedia:KISS_%28band%29|KISS]].
*"Schlaugh-ter" is probably meant to be a reference to [[Wikipedia:Slaughter_(band)|Slaughter]], a hair metal band formed near the end of that genre's mass popularity. Interestingly enough, it was formed mostly out of former members of the Vinnie Vincent Invasion.
*"Vinger" is more than likely a reference to [[Wikipedia:Winger|Winger]], an oft-ridiculed hair metal band most famous for songs such as "Headed for a Heartbreak."
*The "Half-Hour Death Metal Dungeon Hour" may be a parody of "[[Wikipedia:Headbanger's Ball|Headbanger's Ball]]," a metal-oriented music-video segment on MTV that aired in the late 1980s up through 1994. Headbanger's Ball had a reputation for disappointing metal fans by claiming to play heavy music while actually playing very little real metal, instead favoring videos from bands like Motley Crue and Poison. The Bros. Chaps may be poking fun at that tendency. "Half-Hour Death Metal Dungeon Hour" also takes its name from MTV's "Half-hour Comedy Hour," a 30 minute stand up comedy show hosted by Mario Joyner.
*The "Video Thyme" player appears to parody of [[Wikipedia:AOL Instant Messenger|AOL Instant Messenger's]] video chat function.
**It also seems to allude to [[Wikipedia:QuickTime|QuickTime]], a video player created by Apple Computer. The Video Thyme window is very similar in style to those of recent QuickTime versions.
*Dave Bjornborg's name is probably derived from the name of [[Wikipedia:Björn Borg|Björn Borg]], a famous tennis player. Björn was also mentioned in [[Sample of Style]].

==External Links==
*[[HR:sbemail141.html|Watch "death metal"]]
*[[HR:sbemail141.swf|View the Flash file for "death metal"]]
*[[Forum:6714|forum thread re: "death metal"]]

{{Strong Bad Email}}

Strong Bad's Website

Knightdriver — Mon, 16 Jan 2006 05:00:27 GMT

Knightdriver: Grammar sounded off. Replaced "were" with "was".

[[Image:Strong_Bads_Website.png|thumb|right|220px|Frames upon frames]]

'''Strong Bad's Website''' is a vanity page about [[Strong Bad]]'s own [[The Cheat]]. It was launched in the email "[[website]]" as an example of design and content fundamentals. It sports a long Flash intro and lots of animated GIFs, especially the rotating kind. This is a parody of every poorly executed and ultimately pointless website that was common on free webservers like Tripod and Geocities in the late 1990s.

'''Page Title (With frames)''': WELCOME TO YOUR DOOM!! 
'''Page Title (Without frames)''': Total Grodal

== House of the Brothers Chaps==
[[Image:cheatcouch.jpg|thumb|right|220px|The Cheat on the couch]]
[[Image:cheatfridge.jpg|thumb|right|220px|That hunk of foil]]
The pictures of The Cheat are photos of [[The Brothers Chaps]]' house with The Cheat added in later. The couch seen here is the same couch that appears in the [[Pulse Interview - 1 Aug 2003|August 1, 2003 Pulse Interview]]. The brick wall seen in [[HR:sbsite/cheatwindow.jpg|this image]] follows the same brick pattern seen in the [[The Cheatar]] short.
The contents of the fridge are listed here for completeness:
*Top shelf in the door (left to right):
**Mt. Olive pickles
**Three jars Smuckers jam
**Two unknown jars
*Bottom shelf in the door (left to right):
**three unknown containers
**Hellmann's mayonnaise
**Sriracha Hot Chili Sauce
**Two unknown containers
**Heinz ketchup
**Two unknown containers
*Top shelf inside fridge:
**Water filter pitcher
**Loaf of bread
*Bottom shelf inside fridge:
**Hunk of foil wrapped food that's been there since April
*Strewn about on the floor:
**Milk
**Kraft Parmesan cheese
**Unknown item
*To the left of the fridge:
** Some [[Cold One]]s

==Easter Eggs==
* Click on the mouse with the email to go to the [[Email Processing Room]].
* At the very bottom of Strong Bad's page there is an "F10" button which is the gateway to the [[Strong Sad Blog]].

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*The picture on the site titled "long haired freaky cheat" will never load. The reason the picture never loads is because the image is directed to the file "oh, just nothing" in the source.

===Trivia===
* Clicking the button that says, "ENTER," will reload the same website, and because it uses frames so poorly, the website will reload inside one of its own frames.
*The counter always reads "The 16th biggest moron ever."
*The doubled rotating GIF about halfway down the page reads: "World Wide Wed."
*The GIF with the silver diamond reads "Hi Rez," which is most likely referring to the term "high resolution."
*The fire GIFs at the top of the page actually alternate between "Hot!" and "Fire!"

===Remarks===
*Strong Bad says "I'm pretty much the best at HTML", however, according to the World Wide Web Consortium's HTML validator, the main website page http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbsite/badgifs.html isn't valid HTML 4.01 Transitional. [http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.homestarrunner.com%2Fsbsite%2Fbadgifs.html] However, it must be noted that most, if not all, Homestar Runner HTML pages, such as intro.html and main1.html, fail with the same error.
*The caption for the picture of The Cheat after a bath makes no note of the #6 item on Strong Bad's [[bottom 10|Bottom 10]], the "Foul Stench of Wet The Cheat".

===Real-World References===
*"Welcome to your doom!" is from the vintage game [[Wikipedia:Altered Beast|Altered Beast]].

==External links==
*[[HR:sbsite/|Visit Strong Bad's Cheat Page]]
**[[HR:sbsite/badgifs.html|View the page with no frames]]
*[[HR:cheatintro.swf|View the long Flash intro]]

[[Category: Character Websites]]

high school

Knightdriver — Wed, 11 Jan 2006 00:50:19 GMT

Knightdriver: /* Remarks */ Removed a "-" in "e-mail".

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

Patrick asks Strong Bad about his younger years.

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

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

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

high school

Knightdriver — Wed, 11 Jan 2006 00:47:28 GMT

Knightdriver: /* Remarks */ Referenced the support to Strong Bad/Homestar friendship theory.

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

Patrick asks Strong Bad about his younger years.

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

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

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Main Page 14

Knightdriver — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 19:54:29 GMT

Knightdriver: /* Remarks */

[[Image:Main14.PNG|220px|thumb|Oh, the indecency.]]

Homestar is in the shower. There is a continual dripping sound from the showerhead.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Homestar Runner}}

'''Places:''' [[Homestar's House]]

'''Icon:''' Bar of soap

'''Page title:''' "Nakers!!!"

==Button Effects==
*'''Toons''' — His bathing cap puffs up.
*'''Games''' — The shower turns on.
*'''Characters''' — The shower turns on again, but weaker than before.
*'''Downloads''' — Homestar pulls the curtain shut.
*'''Store''' — The shower comes on again, and fills the screen with steam. The word "[[LEMKE]]" is traced in the condensation that builds up on the screen.
*'''E-mail'''— Homestar's towel comes off. Pixelation!

== Fun Facts ==
=== Remarks ===
*This and [[Main Page 10]] are the only pages that have a continual noise played.
*Each time Homestar's showerhead drips (and the "Drip" sound effect plays), the scrolling "What's New!" placard changes to the next selection in the list. This is because the timing between the sound and the placard are identical.

=== Goofs ===
*If you do the click-and-drag bug on email, then roll over downloads, his towel will be back on, but you will still see the pixelation.
*You can also make the shower do two different things at the same time by doing the click drag bug on games then the same thing on characters.

== External Links ==
*[[HR:main14.html|go to Main Page 14]]
*[[HR:main14.swf|view the Flash file for Main Page 14]]
{{Main Page}}

[[Category:Main Pages]]

Main Page 14

Knightdriver — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 19:53:43 GMT

Knightdriver: /* Remarks */

[[Image:Main14.PNG|220px|thumb|Oh, the indecency.]]

Homestar is in the shower. There is a continual dripping sound from the showerhead.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Homestar Runner}}

'''Places:''' [[Homestar's House]]

'''Icon:''' Bar of soap

'''Page title:''' "Nakers!!!"

==Button Effects==
*'''Toons''' — His bathing cap puffs up.
*'''Games''' — The shower turns on.
*'''Characters''' — The shower turns on again, but weaker than before.
*'''Downloads''' — Homestar pulls the curtain shut.
*'''Store''' — The shower comes on again, and fills the screen with steam. The word "[[LEMKE]]" is traced in the condensation that builds up on the screen.
*'''E-mail'''— Homestar's towel comes off. Pixelation!

== Fun Facts ==
=== Remarks ===
*This and [[Main Page 10]] are the only pages that have a continual noise played.
*Each time Homestar's showerhead drips (and the "Drip" sound effect plays), the scrolling "What's New!" placard changes to the next selection in the list.

=== Goofs ===
*If you do the click-and-drag bug on email, then roll over downloads, his towel will be back on, but you will still see the pixelation.
*You can also make the shower do two different things at the same time by doing the click drag bug on games then the same thing on characters.

== External Links ==
*[[HR:main14.html|go to Main Page 14]]
*[[HR:main14.swf|view the Flash file for Main Page 14]]
{{Main Page}}

[[Category:Main Pages]]

Main Page 14

Knightdriver — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 19:53:29 GMT

Knightdriver: /* Goofs */

[[Image:Main14.PNG|220px|thumb|Oh, the indecency.]]

Homestar is in the shower. There is a continual dripping sound from the showerhead.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Homestar Runner}}

'''Places:''' [[Homestar's House]]

'''Icon:''' Bar of soap

'''Page title:''' "Nakers!!!"

==Button Effects==
*'''Toons''' — His bathing cap puffs up.
*'''Games''' — The shower turns on.
*'''Characters''' — The shower turns on again, but weaker than before.
*'''Downloads''' — Homestar pulls the curtain shut.
*'''Store''' — The shower comes on again, and fills the screen with steam. The word "[[LEMKE]]" is traced in the condensation that builds up on the screen.
*'''E-mail'''— Homestar's towel comes off. Pixelation!

== Fun Facts ==
=== Remarks ===
*This and [[Main Page 10]] are the only pages that have a continual noise played.
=== Goofs ===
*If you do the click-and-drag bug on email, then roll over downloads, his towel will be back on, but you will still see the pixelation.
*You can also make the shower do two different things at the same time by doing the click drag bug on games then the same thing on characters.

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