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secret identity

MarcK — Wed, 25 Jan 2006 12:56:29 GMT

MarcK: /* Real-World References */

{{sbenav|142|death metal|some kinda robot}}
[[Image:sbemail142.png|thumb|"You get back here with that remote, Jeffrey Peppry Mudgeman."]]

Chris from Laramie, Wyoming, asks Strong Bad if he has any secret identities. Strong Bad discusses several options.

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

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], [[Trailer Home]], [[Smoky Office]], [[Marzipan's House]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' January 25, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 3:42

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' Initiate sbemail-refresh daemon.

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: none</div>
Dear Strongbad, 
Do you have a secret Identity? cause you know that 
would be the kinda rockin' cool thing you'd have. 
Chris 
Laramie, Wy 
</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad sings "Wy" as "why" in a soft high-pitched voice.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Chris, let me be frank. The term "rockin' cool" is so uncool it makes my face hurt.

''{clears screen}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Okay, now all the "rockin' cool"s are off the screen.

''{He shrieks as he realizes what he's typed, and clears the screen again.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' They're gone. Those things are vicious. Anyway Frank, I believe your question was about my secret identity. Well, let me ask you this: have you ever seen The Poopsmith and I in the same place at the same time?

''{Cut to a wide shot of the computer room. The Poopsmith is standing behind Strong Bad and to his right.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Dun dun DUUUNH! That's right! It is I who dons the crappy orange gloves and shovels—

''{The Poopsmith jabs Strong Bad a couple of times with his shovel. Strong Bad stops typing and turns to face him.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What the?! What are you ''doing'' here? ''{shakes his fist a little as he talks}'' You ruined my scam, man! I was gonna have all of everyone believing that I was you and that the teeming pile of whatsit was really a smoldering pile of money covered in whatsit. How'd you get in here anyways?

''{Homestar Runner approaches from the left side of the computer, holding a hamburger.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I let him in. ''{to The Poopsmith}'' Here you go. ''{hands him the hamburger}'' Oh, ''{angrily turns to face Strong Bad}'' and you're out of mayo.

''{Homestar and The Poopsmith exit toward the left. Strong Bad turns and addresses the camera.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Is there like a sign on my door that says ''{makes a sweeping gesture}'' "Wanted: Everyone I hate. Inquire within"?

''{The King of Town approaches from the right side of the computer.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' I didn't see one.

''{Strong Bad utters some frustrated gibberish and turns back to the computer.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{resumes typing}'' So apparently I'm not The Poopsmith. But I got lots of secret identities. Lately, I've been using this one: Tip Tappers: Expensive Briefcase Carrier. I use Mr. Tappers when I'm on tour and I want to check into a hotel and not be bothered by legions of fans.

''{Cut to Bubs' Concession Stand—make that Bubs' ''Motor Lodge''—at night. On the sign is a neon caricature of Bubs' head with three neon Z's next to it, each of which light up in cascading fashon. Bubs is wearing a nametag and Strong Bad has with him a briefcase. A sign-in book is on the counter.}''

'''BUBS:''' And what name will this room be under?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh, Tip Tappers, please. Unless some girl asks what room Strong Bad's in. And she's at least a seven out of ten. Or uh ''{thinks}'' six if she's naked.

'''BUBS:''' That'll be nine hundred dollars Mr. ''{clears his throat loudly}'' Tappers.

''{Homestar emerges from behind the building, carrying an empty ice bucket and dressed in a robe, a gold shirt, and pink bunny slippers.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Is there an ice machine around here?

'''BUBS:''' Certainly, Mr. Dee Williams.

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' And then there's Vance Mudgeman. I use that identity when I drop in on my secret second family over in Broiter Grove. Ahh, those kids love Daddy Mudgeman.

''{Cut to the trailer home. Strong Bad is sitting in a green armchair watching TV. He is wearing a grease-stained wife-beater T-shirt and has a couple of days' growth of beard stubble on his face. Kids' laughter can be heard in the background.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{to someone off screen}'' You get back here with that remote, Jeffrey Peppry Mudgeman. I'm not afraid to smack— ''{holds up his glove menacingly}''

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Yes, well, you gotta be firm. ''{clears his throat}'' And then there's the secret identity I use to write my advice column for a popular women's magazine.

''{An issue of ''Scarfgirl'' appears from the bottom of the screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Using the pseudoname Cara Carabowditbowdit, I'm slowly but surely making the girls of the world cooler for all us dudes.

''{Cut to the journalist's office. Strong Bad sits at an old typewriter, wearing a brown wig with a skull and bone on it.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Dear Buttless in Bedstuy, Sounds like YOU need to play more video games, galpal. And not those girly ones where you pretend to be a dog nor a frog neither. I'm talkin' about the explodey ones. The kind that make you dizzy when you play 'em. Then maybe your guy will stop taling about his ex. Eat a Steak, Cara Carabowditbowdit. ''{He finishes by typing "XOXOXO".}''

''{Cut to Marzipan's house. Marzipan and Homestar are sitting together on her couch, and Marzipan is reading ''Scarfgirl''.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{angrily}'' This lady doesn't know what she's talking about. And I don't like her pseudoname.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Aw, you're probably just jealous 'cause she gets all the hot boys.

''{A crumpled ball of paper flies in from off screen and hits Homestar in the face.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Marzipan, mail's here.

''{He reaches down and picks it up.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' What's it say?

''{Homestar uncrumples it and reads the following. Strong Bad has scribbled over his own name.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' No I don't. Strong Bad. I mean, Cara Carabowditbowdit.

'''MARZIPAN:''' See, I told you.

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' So you see? Secret identities aren't just for superheroes and Garth Brooks anymore. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have several butts to jettison from my home.

''{He gets up and goes off to the left.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{grunts from off screen as he throws Homestar}''

''{Homestar flies across the screen and lands with a thud.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Thanks for having me overrrrr!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{grunts from off screen as he throws the King.}''

''{The King, too, flies across the screen and lands with a thud.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Worst mayonnaise party everrrr!

''{The Poopsmith walks across while being prodded all the while by Strong Bad using a [[Strong Bad's Fondue Pot|fondue fork]].}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Get out. Get out. Get out. Get out. Get out. Get out. Get out. Get out. Get out. Get out. Get out. Get out.

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

==Easter Eggs==
*After Strong Bad says "Laramie.....Why?", click on the phrase to get a book of the same name, written by [[Beverly Sportsinterviews|Beverly]] and [[Leomard Sportsinterviews|Lem Sportsinterviews]].
*After Strong Bad types "So apparently I'm not The Poopsmith," click on the phrase to see a picture of the Poopsmith with Strong Bad's head, feet, and hands.
*While Strong Bad is checking in to Bubs' Motor Lodge, click on the reservations book to see it up close.

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===
*Bedstuy is short for Bedford Stuyvesant, in Brooklyn, NY.

===Trivia===
*Bubs' marquee reads:
<pre>BUBS' MOTOR
LODGE
(in small lettering:)
FORMERLY BUBSO'S CONCES5ION STAND</pre>
*Bubs' nametag reads:
<pre>My Name
BUBS</pre>
*Homestar's shirt reads:
<pre>I (heart)
TOXIC
WASTE</pre>

===Remarks===
*Strong Bad does not type his customary filename of Strongbad_email.exe to launch his email client, instead he types Strongbad_email.wad.

===Inside References===
*The room in which Vance Mudgeman is sitting (with the moose lamp and "Born to be Danged" poster) is in a double-wide trailer, first seen in the email [[portrait]].
*"BUBSO'S CONCE5SION STAND" is a reference to [[geddup noise]].
*"Laramie.....Why?" is a referece to the book "Eww...Claire! Why?" from [[origins]].

===Real-World References===
*The mention of Garth Brooks is a reference to his alter-ego, [[Wikipedia:Chris Gaines|Chris Gaines]].
*On that same note, both "Strongbad_email.wad" and "Initiate sbemail-refresh daemon." is a shout-out to the old PC computer game, ''[[Wikipedia:Doom|Doom]]''. WAD files contain level, graphical, and sound-replacement files for the game. As for "Initiate sbemail-refresh daemon," this is almost the exact same line first seen as ''Doom'' and ''Doom II'' load: the original line is "Init DOOM refresh daemon" followed by brackets that filled with 26 dots, which served as the text-based load progress bar.
*The disk on Strong Bad's desk says ''[[Wikipedia:Sam and Max|Sam and Max]]'', which was a fairly popular point-and-click adventure game (''[[Wikipedia:Sam & Max Hit the Road|Sam & Max Hit the Road]]'') by [[Wikipedia:LucasGames|LucasGames]] based on the comic strip of similar name (''Sam and Max Freelance Police'').
*"Mr. Dee Williams" refers to [[Wikipedia:Billy Dee Williams|Billy Dee Williams]], who played [[Wikipedia:Lando Calrissian|Lando Calrissian]] in the original ''[[Wikipedia:Star Wars|Star Wars]]'' films.

==External Links==
*[[HR:sbemail142.html|Watch "secret identity"]]
*[[HR:sbemail142.swf|View the Flash file for "secret identity"]]
*[[Forum:6836|forum thread re: "secret identity"]]

{{Strong Bad Email}}

death metal

MarcK — Wed, 18 Jan 2006 21:30:23 GMT

MarcK: /* Trivia */ we see Taranchula in Moving Very Slowly

'''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]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Brainkreig|Brainkrieg]], {{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 features two hands on either side doing the "evil fingers" and 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

*This is the second time that the actual band [[Taranchula]] appears. The first time was in the video for "[[Moving Very Slowly]]".
*This is the second time The Brothers Chaps have used Claymation in a Strong Bad Email. The first time was in [[the facts]].
*This is the second time Strong Bad shows his interest in the "evil fingers." The first time was in [[fingers]].

===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]].
*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]].
*Strong Bad's suggestion of hotglueing cornflakes to one's face is a possible reference to math-metal band [[Wikipedia:Mudvayne|Mudvayne]], whose guitarist once glued large triangular cornchips to his already-greasepainted face for a music video.
*Larry Palaroncini's screenname, "ladeezluvlarry71," is a reference to singer [[Wikipedia:LL Cool J|LL Cool J]], whose full stage name is "Ladies Love Cool James."

* The e-mail song Strong Bad sings is set to the tune of "In Da Club" by 50 Cent.

==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}}

homestar hair

MarcK — Tue, 17 Jan 2006 05:46:33 GMT

MarcK: /* Trivia */

{{sbe|4|butt IQ|3|making out|5}}

[[Image:sbemail4.PNG|thumb|"Oh, my hit points are, like, inexcusable in this dungeon, man."]]

Instead of a regular message, Strong Bad receives a [[Hairstyle Runner]] design. Anger and hilarity ensue.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}

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

{{Comp|Tandy 400}}

'''Date:''' 2001

'''Running Time:''' 0:56

'''Page Title:''' Tandy 400!!!

== Transcript ==

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' I check the email once, I check the email twice, doo doo doo, doo doo doo...'' {stops singing}'' Okay, let's see what we have got here...

<blockquote class="short tandy email">Homestar Hair 
downloading...</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' Home...star...Hair...? What the...

''{A graphic from Hairstyle Runner appears comes up, with oddly shaped hair, sideburns and an outline of a beard.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh man! I swear if I get another one of these ''{types "delete that crap"}'' freakin' "Hairstyle Runners" from one of you guys,—

''{The image shrinks until it disappears, and a message reading "crap deleted." appears onscreen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —I'm gonna have to start busting some heads, okay? I mean, how come you people never play ''my'' game, man? I never get any Strong Libs in my email. I mean, there is this whole game out there that's all for me that you guys can fill out you know, and like, send me some hilarious crap or something. Now you got me all cheesed off! I'm gonna play some "Temple of Apshai". ''{types "run“temple__of__apshai”"}'' Forget you guys. ''{brings up Temple of Apshai}''

''{Temple of Apshai features a little white warrior walking back and forth in a pink-walled 8-bit dungeon with a blue monster and a green box. To the right are a bunch of statistics. [[The Paper]] comes down.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, my hit points are, like, inexcusable in this dungeon, man. I need to find some elixir or something.

== Fun Facts ==
===Trivia===
*The text on the Temple of Apshai game is as follows. Note that some characters are obscured by Strong Bad's head and others are uncertain, as the font contains many identical-looking characters.
<blockquote class="tandy email">ROOM NO=28 
WOUNDS= 91% 
FATIGUE=97% 
WEIGHT= 87 
ARROWS=    97 
MAG ARROWS  9 
SKELETON 
APPEARS| 
TOTAL SLAIN 
9
</blockquote>

*This is the first time Strong Bad deleted something in anger, although we don't see the now-standard "[[DELETED]]" screen.
*It is also the first Strong Bad Email to feature dialogue that takes place after The Paper comes down.
*This is also the first instance of Strong Bad's computer exceeding its technical boundaries—in this case, displaying Temple of Apshai and the Hairstyle Runner in full color and resolution on a supposedly monochrome monitor.

=== Inside References ===
*The game Strong Bad refers to as his game is [[Strong Libs]].

===Real-World References===
*[[Wikipedia:Temple of Apshai|''Temple of Apshai'']] is a real computer game from [[Wikipedia:Epyx|Epyx]]. However, the graphics on Strong Bad's screen are '''not''' from Temple of Apshai, but are actually a cut-and-paste job from an old [[Wikipedia:ZX Spectrum|Spectrum]] game called [[Wikipedia:Chaos (video game)|''Chaos: Battle of the Wizards'']].

== DVD Version ==
*The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.

=== Commentary Transcript ===
('''Commentary by:''' [[Mike Chapman]], [[Matt Chapman]])

'''MATT:''' This has a big inconsistency in it with the abilities of his old computer—

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' Yeah, displaying the color picture.

'''MATT:''' Yeah. Not only can it display JPEGs, it can display a full-color one. Yeah. And there's also a reference to, uh, to Strong Bad Libs in it, huh?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah. We still occasionally get a Strong Bad Lib if someone's watched this email and then...

'''MATT:''' And then does one.

''{long pause}''

'''MATT:''' Say—

'''MIKE:''' Not a lot of animation going on in this one.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, this was, uh...

'''MIKE:''' This one would probably take us— we could probably do this in under 20 minutes nowadays.

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs a little}'' Probabl—

'''MIKE:''' It probably took us 6 hours at the time, but...

'''MATT:''' Yep. And then now here it's color, color for Temple of Apshai, too.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' Why? I mean, he could be playing, like, Final Fantasy according to—

'''MIKE:''' That's a skeleton. That's a skeleton. That blue, isn't that? Isn't that the skeletons from—

'''MATT:''' Yeah. I always thought it looked like that blue thing, you know, The Close Encounters of the Third Kind.

=== Fun Facts ===
*Matt mentions [[Wikipedia:Final Fantasy|Final Fantasy]], a popular series of role-playing games.
*Matt also references [[imdb:tt0075860|Close Encounters of the Third Kind]], a science fiction movie about alien abductions directed by [[Wikipedia:Steven Spielberg|Steven Spielberg]].

== External Links ==

*[[HR:sbemail4.html|watch "homestar hair"]]
*[[HR:sbemail4.swf|view the Flash file for "homestar hair"]]

{{Strong Bad Email}}

[[Category:Tandy 400 Emails]] [[Category: Emails With DVD Commentary]]

User:MarcK

MarcK — Thu, 29 Dec 2005 08:19:54 GMT

MarcK:

Nothing here, checka on out [http://starwars.wikicities.com/wiki/User:MarcK my page] on [[Wikipedia:Wookieepedia|Wookieepedia]].

An Open Forum

MarcK — Thu, 29 Dec 2005 01:59:43 GMT

MarcK:

[[Image:An open forum.PNG|200px|thumb|An Open Forum]]
Homestar Runner delves into deep political thought.

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

'''Running Time:''' 0:32

==Transcript==

''{A screen comes up that reads "An Open Forum Starring: B. Brian Blair and Jumpin' Jim Brunzell" with music in the background. Then, the music abruptly stops and we see bad caricatures of Pom Pom and Homestar sitting by two round balls, which are on a pink table. The balls bounce a few times on their own.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I represent Distinguished Businessman.

''{The balls bounce some more. The words "The Ends." appear with the music returning.}''

==Easter Eggs==
* A brief commentary can be heard by switching your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.

'''MATT CHAPMAN:''' Mike, what did you do this time?!

'''MIKE CHAPMAN:''' So, I made this in a hotel room in New York, um by myself at, like, three in the morning. Um, we were speaking at NYU the next day and I just wanted to make something. ''{snickers}'' And so I had to use old audio.

'''MATT CHAPMAN:''' Look at the Lincoln heads behind them. I never noticed that before, I don't think.

'''MIKE CHAPMAN:''' This... so those characters, the drawings, were... um, for an Exaggeration that never got made.

'''MATT CHAPMAN:''' That's true.

'''MIKE CHAPMAN:''' So I just had those drawings laying around.

'''MATT CHAPMAN:''' ''{imitating Homestar from one [[Exaggerations|Exaggeration]]}'' These are some, these are some, these are some!

'''MIKE CHAPMAN:''' And that theme song became the Li'l Brother theme song. Brudder.

'''MATT CHAPMAN:''' Bru'''''DD'''''er.

==Fun Facts==

===Real-World References===

*[[Wikipedia:Brian Blair|B. Brian Blair]] and [[Wikipedia:James Brunzell|Jumpin' Jim Brunzell]] were [[Wikipedia:World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]] wrestlers in the 80's, collectively known as the Killer Bees.

==Related Links==

[[Everything Else, Volume 1]]

[[Category:Everything Else DVD]]

Strong Sad's Lament

MarcK — Sat, 27 Aug 2005 18:31:27 GMT

MarcK: /* Real-World References */

[[Image:strong_sads_lament_screenshot.PNG|thumb|220px|Why am I here?]]
'''Strong Sad's Lament''' is [[Strong Sad]]'s personal weblog. It originated in the email "[[website]]," when you could access it by clicking on the "F10" image at the bottom of [[Strong Bad's Website]].

In his lament he expresses his frustrations with life, complains about [[Strong Bad]]'s constant practical jokes, and describes his bizarre relationship with [[Homsar]]. It was on hiatus for 17 months until August 5, 2004, when Strong Sad remembered his password and began posting regularly until September 9, 2004. The blog then went on another hiatus until another post appeared on August 17, 2005.

== Taglines ==
*Aug 25, 2005: "Why am I here?"
**From ''[[IMDb:tt0139776|Fishing with John]].''
*Aug 17, 2005: "We're just blowing through naptime"
**From ''[[IMDb:tt0367279|Arrested Development]]''.
*Aug. 26, 2004: "You are not a beautiful or unique snowflake."
**From ''[[IMDb:tt0137523|Fight Club]]''.
*Aug. 19, 2004: "THEY'RE ALL GONNA LAUGH AT YOU!"
**From ''[[IMDb:tt0074285|Carrie]]''.
*Aug. 12, 2004: "When you grow up, your heart dies."
**From ''[[IMDb:tt0088847|The Breakfast Club]]''.
*Aug. 7, 2004: "Everybody dies frustrated and sad, and that is beautiful"
**From ''[http://www.tmbw.net/wiki/index.php/Lyrics:Don%27t_Let%27s_Start Don't Let's Start]'' by [[They Might Be Giants]].
*Prior to Aug. 7: "Dancin-a with myseh-helf wah wah wah-o."
**From ''[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005UOXL/ Dancing With Myself]'' by [[Wikipedia:Billy Idol|Billy Idol]].
*Dec. 11, 2003?: "Oh Oh, Lonesome Me."
**From ''[http://www.lyricsfreak.com/r/roy-orbison/119294.html Lonesome Me]'' by [[Wikipedia:Roy Orbison|Roy Orbison]].

== Avatars ==
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 style="border-collapse:collapse"
|- bgcolor=#eeeeee
! Image !! Date !! Description
|-
|[[Image:jim.jpg]] || 08/25/2005 || Director [[Wikipedia:Jim Jarmusch|Jim Jarmusch]]
|-
|[[Image:strongsadblog_vince.jpg]] || 08/17/2005 || Jazz musician [http://www.morbid-curiosity.com/id134.htm Vince Guaraldi]
|-
| [[Image:douglas.jpg]] || 09/09/2004 || English author [[Wikipedia:Douglas Adams|Douglas Adams]]
|-
| [[Image:strongsadblog_neil.jpg]] || 08/26/2004 || Neil from [[Wikipedia:The Young Ones (TV series)|The Young Ones]]
|-
| [[Image:strongsadblog_radar.jpg|Radar avatar]] || 08/19/2004 || [[Wikipedia:Corporal Walter (Radar) O'Reilly|Corporal Walter (Radar) O'Reilly]] from the hit movie, [[Wikipedia:M*A*S*H (movie)|M*A*S*H]]
|-
| [[Image:strongsadblog_lydia.jpg|Lydia avatar]] || 08/12/2004 || Lydia from the cartoon adaptation of the film [[Wikipedia:Beetlejuice|Beetlejuice]]
|-
| [[Image:strongsadblog_nosferatu.jpg|Nosferatu avatar]] || Unknown || Graf "Count" Orlok from the silent movie [[Wikipedia:Nosferatu|Nosferatu]]
|-
| [[Image:tear.gif|Morpheus avatar]] || Unknown || [[Wikipedia:Dream (DC Comics)|Morpheus]], or Dream of the Endless, from the ''[[Wikipedia:The Sandman (DC Comics Modern Age)|The Sandman]]'' series of comics by [[Wikipedia:Neil Gaiman|Neil Gaiman]]
|-
| [[Image:strongsadblog_wilde.png|Oscar Wilde avatar]] || Unknown || Irish author [[Wikipedia:Oscar Wilde|Oscar Wilde]]
|-
| [[Image:strongsadblog_poe.png]] || Unknown || American writer [[Wikipedia:Edgar Allan Poe|Edgar Allan Poe]]
|}

== Posts ==
===Current===
*08.25.05 (9:55pm) - A Curious Email
**'''Mood:''' [[Image:thefrig.gif]] the frig?
**'''Tune:''' [[Wikipedia:Neil Young|Neil Young - Trans - Transformer Man]]
:: Now, I don't get a lot of email. That is to say, I don't get a lot of worth while email. Lotta death threats, hate mail, and joke invitations to online singles sites (which, of course, I don't discover are 'joke' invitations until after waiting around the proposed meeting location for 4-8 hours. but hey! you never know when one might turn out to be legit!).

::But today, I got this:

::[[Image:hopiss.jpg|why am i here indeed]]

::It clearly depicted me, looking the way I look when I'm thinking too hard about dairy. So I looked it up and it appears that I bear a striking resemblance to the Hopi sun god. I'm not sure how he or she felt about dairy but I hope I don't start getting accidentally worshipped. I've been 'worshed' before. Like, out back with the hose. You know, worshed off after I got all muddy. Never worshipped though. If nothing else, this has taught me that I should start wearing more red and yellow, as that border around my head really accentuates the pallor. Pallor if ya hear meh!

::Sorry. It sounded funnier than it reads.

*08.17.05 (2:19pm) - Stats n' Stumps
**'''Mood:''' [[Image:stillalive.gif]] Still alive
**'''Tune:''' [[Wikipedia:The Black Rider (album)|Tom Waits - "The Black Rider"]]
::So, here are I am again. Not quite a year since my last update. I checked the site stats for my blog, and in the 349 days of dormancy, my blog had 4.2 visitors. And only three of them were me. I bet Homsar is the .2 of a person. I wonder who that other person was. Oh, I guess Homsar could've checked it out 6 times. That's probably it.
::I recently sat on a tree stump. That's a real rush. If you've never done it, give it a shot. It's the kind of thing you see in stories a lot, but don't actually get to do very often. I had to stand up after a few hours because it was so intense. I'm also pretty excited about trying to hibernate this winter.
::I see no reason to not type the alphabet:
::AaBbCcDdEeFfGgHhIiJjKkLlMmNnOoPpQqRrSsTtUuVvWwXxYyZz

*09.09.04 (6:54am) - Dinner for One
**'''Mood:''' [[Image:zonked.gif]] zonked.
**'''Tune:''' Mr. Mom - ''Original Movie Soundtrack''
::I grilled up some zucchini last night and, oh man, that was a good meal. Grilling vegetables by oneself on a George Foreman grill outside by the trashcans can be the most pleasant of dining experiences. It's like I always say, "Food should be consumed in the most depressing way possible." In other news, I have recently discovered that I can't jump. Gravity works real good on me.

*08.26.04 (7:15am) - History Lesson Part II
**'''Mood:''' [[Image:whimsicallywhistful.gif]] whimsically whistful
**'''Tune:''' [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00004Y7WV/ Bowie at the Beeb - ''Five Years'']
:: I think if I grew up in the late 18th century, I would have made sure Johnny Appleseed and I were best friends. What a freakin weirdo, right? Wore a pot on his head and planted apple trees everywhere. There's no way that guy had any friends. He'd have no choice but to make me his best. I would have worn a washboard 'round my neck and overalls and been his right hand man: [[HR:sadjournal/dumpington.html|Saddy Dumpington]].
::We'd crisscross this great nation of ours, he planting apple trees and me rapping out songs of the day on my washboard for the townsfolk in exchange for table scraps. Songs like, um, 'Yankee Doodle' or maybe 'Skip to my Lu.' I'm not sure if those were around then, though. Or if they'd sound like anything other than 'SCRRREENK SCRUNK, SCRRRENK, SCRUNK!' on a washboard.
::Jeez, my job woulda been way harder than his. Ungrateful hippie. Nothing but chuckin' seeds and getting all the girls for Appleseed while Saddy picks up the slack and keeps food on the table.
::Forget Johnny Appleseed. I'll take my washboard and jam with Francis Scott Key instead. That guy knew how to party. Orchestrally.

*08.19.04 (12:01am) - The Curse of Keen Eyes
**'''Mood:''' [[Image:morehumbledthanusual.gif]] more humbled than usual
**'''Tune:''' my own remix - ''The writings of [[Wikipedia:Gregor Mendel|Gregor Mendel]] read over some old [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/stores/artist/glance/-/16236/ Brian Eno] stuff''
:: Why am I cursed with being the guy that always sees the saddest and most pathetic little snippets of other peoples' lives? Does anybody else have this problem? Like today, I was at a thrift store and I happened to look over just as this old lady walked right into a window that I guess she thought was a doorway. And she was going at a pretty good clip for a woman her age, too. She left a big faceprint on the glass and broke her bifocals and dropped a bunch of gross napkins she was carrying. And if that wasn't bad enough, then she looks over and sees me looking at her and goes, 'I'm sorry, Cambridge, will you shut off this force shield?' I couldn't take it so I ran away.
::Right into a window that I guess I thought was a doorway. Or rather, right THROUGH a window that I thought was a doorway.
::Now I'm banned from 'Soiled Bargains.' It's cool though. I kinda don't wear clothes.

*08.12.04 (9:38am) - Dr. Scholls?
**'''Mood:''' [[Image:brissly.gif]] brissly
**'''Tune:''' [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000060JA/ Peter Murphy - ''Holy Smoke'']
:: Okay, okay, okay. Let's be honest. My feet look like elephant feet --- BUT THEY ARE NOT!!! They're called soolnds. Let's review: elephant = elephant feet; Strong Sad = soolnds. After a little epsom salt bath every night, my soolnds are quite soft and comfy. When I walk on the beach people laugh at me because my footprints are just big, circular indentions in the sand. It's possible that they're laughing at the fact that I wear a hooded sweatshirt when I swim in the ocean. The sun is such an evil thing. I also bring my towel with me into the water so nobody steals it. I hate the beach.

*08.05.04 (2:19am) - Long Time
**'''Mood:''' [[Image:smarmy.gif]] smarmy
**'''Tune:''' [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000009S1/ Frank Zappa - ''Uncle Meat'']
:: So I forgot the password to my blog a year or so ago and I just remembered it. I had decided to count how many times I blinked yesterday and around 3:14pm I was up to 2,387 when I remembered my password was gray_n_grey584. That jogged my memory because 2,387 reminds me of 584 for some reason. They must be cosmically linked. Is anyone even reading this? A little haiku before I sign off:
::Broken slouchiness,
::Smiling from outside the spine,
::Sit up straight for once.
::That's all for now.
::I ended up blinking 7,413 times. My record is 11,083.

*03.13.03 (3:12pm) - Weird Time [[Image:Homsars Invite To StrongSad.PNG|thumb|Strong Sad's Invite]]
**'''Mood:''' [[Image:torn.gif]] torn
**'''Tune:''' Angelo Badalamenti - ''Twin Peaks Fire Walk With Me Soundtrack''
:: Today I got [[HR:sadjournal/evite.html|this]] e-vite from Homsar. That spells trouble. The last time he invited me to something I had to hug a tree. And it was just the 2 of us but he kept talking about what a great turnout there was. And the only refreshments were chips, mustard, and gravy. Except he called the chips "hot wings."
::But at the same time I'm not exactly an invitation-magnet am I? I guess I'll go.

*02.28.03 (4:08am) - More Like Writer's Blecchh!
**'''Mood:''' [[Image:gettingfrustrated.gif]] getting frustrated
**'''Tune:''' [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/stores/artist/glance/-/154630/ Godspeed You Black Emperor] - ''I can't tell where one song stops and the next one starts''
:: Ugh! It's 4 am already and I haven't written one poem yet today. If I don't come up with something soon, my poem-count for February will be the lowest ever! I was trying to write something about the crack on my ceiling, but it seemed a little upbeat for my style. Maybe I could write about how no one is ever around to understand how clever I am.
::Clever I am? Next to no one.
::Undiscovered and soggy.
::Look up. Look down. They're around.
::Probably laughing. Still, bright, watery.
::Listed among the top. Ten.
::Nine. Late night. Early morn.
::Early mourn. Now I sleep.

*02.20.03 (10:38am) - Post-it on my face
**'''Mood:''' [[Image:selfpitying.gif]] self pitying
**'''Tune:''' [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000051TSQ/ Butch Willis - ''I'm the Kitty Cat'']
:: I woke up this morning with a Post-it on my face that said, "I am very awesome, got it?" I wonder who that was from. In case any of you are new readers, that would be my brother, Strong Bad. He thinks he is very awesome and also likes Post-its a lot. When I'm done with this entry, I'm going to go fix myself a cup of tea. Then I'll probably start trying to avoid Strong Bad for the rest of the day. Oh, here he is now. If I type real quite [quiet], maybe he won't come in here. HJLWHOUISNASNKL?A STUPID!! GUY I AM A STUPID GUY!! HA HA HA!!!!GUIS kljIUS SJ. Okay, I didn't type that. I'll go ahead and leave it, so you guys can have an idea of what I have to put up with.

===Archive 2===
*02.14.03 (11:16am) - A Dark, Dark Day
**'''Mood:''' [[Image:meh.gif]] meh
**'''Tune:''' The Promise Ring - ''Say Goodbye Good''
:: I think [[HR:sadjournal/vday.swf|this]] just about sums it up. special thanks to The Cheat

*02.05.03 (9:16pm) - A New Year, A New You
**'''Mood:''' [[Image:rotteninside.gif]] rotten inside
**'''Tune:''' Jerry Goldsmith - ''The Poltergeist Motion Picture Score''
:: Normally I don't make any New Year's Resolutions, but the idea of self improvement is growing on me. So I started asking around about them. Bubs said he's going to quit embezzling from himself. Marzipan's going to try and enforce tougher water restrictions on the rest of us. And when I asked Homestar what his resolution was, he said, "Oh, 640x480 probably." That made me laugh. Then Homestar said, "What?" and I remebered what league I was playing in. "Nothing, that's a good one," I told him. "I know," he said, "You should see Space Quest 3. It looks awesome!"
::My resolution for this year is to not feel so bad about wanting to hit Homestar so much.

*02.03.03 (1:02pm) - From out of the darkness
**'''Mood:''' [[Image:sebaceous.gif]] sebaceous
**'''Tune:''' Pet Shop Boys - ''Discography: The Complete Singles Collection''
::Okay, so I kind of freaked out there at the end of the year and couldn't bring myself to post in my web journal. The pressure of all you people on the internet reading my inner thoughts got to be too much. So I locked myself in the pantry and revealed my secrets to fruit roll-ups and economy sized cans of Heinz ketchup. That worked for a while until I realized 3 months had passed and I'd gained 45 pounds. But now I'm back. Here I am, internet. Rock me like an e-Hurricane.

===Archive 1===
*11.23.02 (1:00pm) - A New Pain
**'''Mood:''' [[Image:devoid.gif]] devoid
**'''Tune:''' [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000002L7J/ The Smiths - ''Meat Is Murder'']
:: Today Strong Bad asked me to help him with his whistling, so I kept trying to explain to him how to do it, but he wasn't getting it. He finally just punched me on the side of my knee and said, "Whistle this." I don't know what that means. The punch didn't really hurt, so that was good. But then I told him that the punch didn't hurt. That was a mistake. Then he got Strong Mad to punch me on the side of my knee. That one hurt. A lot. I started to elevate my mind so I wouldn't be able to feel the pain, but I decided that feeling the pain was better than feeling nothing at all. I have given the pain in my knee a name. I call him, "Kreigh."

*11.18.02 (1:00pm) - A New Beginning of the End
**'''Mood:''' [[Image:slight.gif]] slight
**'''Tune:''' Matthew Sweet - ''Altered Beast''
::When I woke up this morning, I thought to myself, "Today's gonna be my day, Strong Sad's day." I have since come to discover that today is Not Strong Sad's Day. Just like every other day. Though I suppose you could call it Strong Sad's Day To Have Toothpaste Smeared In His Eyes By His Brothers. Unforuntately, that day is also fast becoming synonymous with WEEKdays. I have a good feeling about tomorrow, though. I'm hoping that someone other than Homsar talks to me. Today he kept asking, "When can we start the Jeffersons?" [[HR:/sadjournal/homsar_jeff.mp3|That guy]] has a communication problem.

*11.17.02 - The Beginning of the End
**10:18 pm
***'''Mood:''' [[Image:lessreticent.gif]] less reticent
***'''Tune:''' [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005AVQ4/ Thursday - ''Concealer'']
::: So I've thought it over and I've decided to give the weblog another chance. Strong Bad's always stealing my journal anyway so I might as well make it public for all the world to ridicule. I'll try and keep it updated every week or so, depending on how heavy the weight of the world is at that particular time. I thought I'd begin with my crushed hope of the day: '''HAVE FRIENDS'''
**10:15 pm

***'''Mood:''' [[Image:reticent.gif]] reticent
***'''Tune:''' [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005AVQ4/ Thursday - ''Understanding in a Car Crash'']
::: Oh well, welcome to my weblog. You're probably going to hate it and write me horrible emails. In fact, nevermind. I give up.
:::'''R.I.P. Strong Sad's Weblog''' ''12:05-12:15''

== Easter Eggs ==
*In Strong Sad's user profile, you can click "none" after "friends" to see what [[The Secrets That I Keep|secret fond memories]] Strong Sad has.

== Fun Facts ==
=== Trivia ===
*'Morpheus' will have a drop of blood that comes out of his eye, much like a tear.

*Here is Strong Sad's user profile:
<blockquote>Name: Strong Sad 
Email: depressio@homestarrunner.com 
AOL IM: depressio111117 
Quote: "Each day we die a little more." 
Interests: Listening, Books, Listening to books, Calligraphy, Poetry, Safety, Being alone, Arts, Crafts, Arts b/w Crafts 
Friends: [[The Secrets That I Keep|None]]</blockquote>

*Every alternate text (for links) is "Header."
*His emotions are...
**the frig?
**still alive
**zonked.
**whimsically whistful
**more humbled than usual
**brissly
**smarmy
**torn
**getting frustrated - in [[virus]]
**bourgeoise - in [[virus]]
**self pitying
**meh
**rotten inside
**sebaceous
**devoid
**slight
**less reticent
**reticent

*For a short while on August 12th, 2004, heading to the [[Index Page]] would instead bring up Strong Sad's blog; this blocked all access to the site for a short period of time, with the only way to reach the site being to sneak through the [[404'd]] pages.

*You can click on the following links:
**In Strong Sad's user profile, you can click "none" after "friends" to see what [[The Secrets That I Keep|secret fond memories]] Strong Sad has.
**In archives 1, click on "That guy" to hear a clip of Homsar saying "When can we start [[Wikipedia:The Jeffersons|the Jeffersons]]?"
**In archives 2, click on "this" to see a short Powered by The Cheat clip of hearts being crushed on a conveyor belt, with the grim reaper in the background.
**In current, click on "Post-its" to see an article about the invention of Post-its. (Link currently broken).
**In current, click on "this" to see Homsar's party invite.
**In current, click on "Saddy Dumpington" to see a picture of Saddy Dumpington.

*Strong Sad's e-vite reads:
:'''Page title:''' PARSON BROWN PRESENTS!!
<blockquote>'''''You're invited to an:''''' 
'''I'm Creepin & I'm Creepin & I'm Creepin Party!!'''
----
''Hosted By:'' '''Homsar''' 
''Where:'' '''Almost There''' 
''When:'' '''Friday March 14th - from '93 til...'''

''Comments:'' 
'''Please come to my mega mix.'''

'''Bring Dips. Chips will be provided.'''

'''Bonfire. Social Graces. Late Night JengaJam.'''

'''4 live bands. 2 on the main stage, 2 on the Nokia SugarPhone SideShow Stage. Live acts TBA*'''

<nowiki>*</nowiki>Most (all) of the live acts will be to hug a tree.</blockquote>

===Remarks===
*Strong Sad says he can't jump, despite doing two lousy jumping jacks in [[A Jumping Jack Contest]], and at least one jumping jack the year before, although he may be implying that he's no good at jumping. He also jumped in [[Experimental Film]] and [[boring (really)]].
*There was never a "[[imdb:0085970|Mr. Mom]] Original Movie Soundtrack."
*Strong Sad does have Homsar as a friend.
*"History Lesson Part II" employs a large number of Strong Bad mannerisms, such as
::* calling Johnny Appleseed a hippie and a "freakin' weirdo"
::* calling Strong Sad "Saddy Dumpington"
::* using the [[funny|squeaky pants]] sound effect
::* growing tired/annoyed with the original subject and switching to a different subject at the very end
:This strongly suggests that the entry's author was actually Strong Bad, particularly since Strong Sad posted his password a few entries previous. However, in [[A Folky Tale]], Strong Sad claims that [[Saddy Dumpington]] is a "legendary folk hero I made up". There are several possible solutions to this apparent contradiction:
::* Saddy Dumpington was originally Strong Sad's invention, and Strong Bad made fun of it
::* Saddy Dumpington was Strong Bad's invention, and Strong Sad liked it so much he claimed it as his own
::* Strong Sad actually wrote the entry using Strong Bad's mannerisms.

===Strong Sad's Mistakes===
*Strong Sad actually made a typo in the "Post-it on my face" entry. He writes "If I type real '''quite,''' maybe he won't come in here." Instead of '''quiet.'''
*He also makes a typo in the entry titled "A New Beginning of the End," where he misspells "unfortunately" as "unforuntately."
*Strong Sad has a third typo in the entry "A New Year, A New You"; He misspells "remembered" as "remebered."
*In History Lesson, Part II, Strong Sad says that [[Wikipedia:Francis Scott Key|Francis Scott Key]] knew how to party orchestrally. However, Key only wrote the words to [[Wikipedia:The Star Spangled Banner|"The Star Spangled Banner"]] as a poem; it was later put to the music of an old English drinking song.

===Inside References===
*Strong Sad's profile quote says "Each day we die a little more." You can hear him say that on the [[Spin 'n' Say]].
*Homsar first said "JengaJam" in [[Where's The Cheat?]]

=== Real-World References ===

*"Arts b/w Crafts" in Strong Sad's profile is a reference to the titles of old vinyl singles and LP's, when "b/w" was an abbreviation put between the a-side name and b-side name which stood for "backed with".

*[[Wikipedia:Gregor Mendel|Gregor Mendel]] is known as "the father of genetics."

*3.14 are the first 3 digits of [[Wikipedia:Pi|pi]], and it is mentioned twice.
**Strong Sad remembered his password at 3:14 PM.
**Homsar's e-vite is on March 14, or 3-14. March 14 is also [[Wikipedia:Pi Day|Pi Day]].

*The title of the 8/26/04 entry, "History Lesson Part II," is also the title of a song by the Minutemen (from 1984's ''Double Nickels on the Dime'' LP).

*In "From out of the darkness", "Rock me like an e-Hurricane" is a reference to the song "Rock You Like a Hurricane," by The Scorpions.

*"Parson Brown" is a character in the Christmas song "Winter Wonderland" by Felix Bernard and Dick Smith.

*The cellular phone company [[Wikipedia:Nokia|Nokia]] is the title sponsor of the [[Wikipedia:Sugar Bowl|Sugar Bowl]].

*"I'm creepin' and I'm creepin' and I'm creepin'" is a line from Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg's "Nuthin' But a "G" Thang."

*"Pallor if ya hear meh!" is a reference to ex-wrestler [[Wikipedia:Scott Rechsteiner|Scott Steiner]]'s catchphrase, "Holler if ya hear me."

=== Fast Forward ===
*[[Saddy Dumpington]] would later be featured in his [[A Folky Tale|own toon]].

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sadjournal/index.html|read "Strong Sad's Lament"]]

[[Category: Character Websites]]

Basement of the Brothers Strong

MarcK — Mon, 15 Aug 2005 12:25:45 GMT

MarcK: /* Toons */

[[Image:The_Basement.PNG|thumb|220px|Strong Bad, Strong Mad, The Cheat, and Homestar in front of Trogdor arcade cabinet]]

'''Strong Bad's Basement''' is where [[Strong Bad]], [[Strong Mad]], and [[The Cheat]] hang out and play [[TROGDOR!|the Trogdor game]] and watch [[Telebision|telebision]]. Many things happen down here, including (but not limited to) The Cheat in a crisper drawer. Strong Bad sleeps on [[The Couch|the couch]], as shown in the emails "[[cheatday]]", "[[other days]]", "[[morning routine]]" and in the short "[[The Lil' Brudder Show]]".

[[The Brothers Chaps]] work in a room, shown in [[Making of Email 100]], where the wall is painted with the same design as Strong Bad's basement.
== Appearances ==

===Strong Bad Emails===
* [[invisibility]]
* [[your friends]]
* [[morning routine]]
* [[dragon]]
* [[fingers]]
* [[privileges]]
* [[sibbie]]
* [[stunt double]]
* [[no loafing]]
* [[mile]]
* [[couch patch]]
* [[caffeine]]
* [[haircut]] (Easter egg)
* [[replacement]]
* [[dangeresque 3]]
* [[cheatday]]
* [[other days]] (Easter egg)
* [[the facts]]
* [[radio]] (Easter egg)
* [[extra plug]]
* [[best thing]]

===Toons===
*[[Arcade Game]]
*[[Superbowl Dealie]]
*[[Lookin at a Thing in a Bag]]
*[[Strong Bad vs. Little Girl!]]
*[[Homestar Presents: Presents]]
*[[HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS!]]
*[[The Li'l Brudder Show]]
*[[Bug In Mouth Disease]]
*[[Cool Things]]

[[Category:Individual Rooms]]