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MisterLuke — Thu, 14 Jan 2016 21:10:00 GMT

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more armies

MisterLuke — Thu, 01 Oct 2015 03:55:56 GMT

MisterLuke: /* Inside References */

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[[Image:Homestar Frank Bennedetto more armies.png|thumb|"The Homestarmy has a career for you in the no-armed forces!"]]

Strong Bad gives us a tour of his Vaguely Military Career Fair.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{film|Strong Bad}}, {{film|The Cheat}}/[[Tito]]/{{film|Firebert}}, {{film|Strong Mad|}}, {{film|Strong Sad}}, {{film|Coach Z}}, {{film|The King of Town}}, {{film|The Poopsmith}}, {{film|Homestar Runner}}, [[Frank Bennedetto]]

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Basement of the Brothers Strong]], [[Gymnasium]], [[Strong Badia]], [[The King of Town's Castle]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' Monday, May 21, 2007

'''Running Time:''' 3:40

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Six}}

==Transcript==
'''STRONG BAD:''' Bring to me a suitable email, that I may check it down.

<blockquote class="lappy email"><div>
subject: Strong Badia's Army</div>
Mr Strong Bad 
I have three sons that wish to join the Strongbadia army. 
Do you have any pamphlets, brochures, video information 
that could assist. 
Yours, 
Paul, Perth 
Western Australia
</blockquote>
''{He says "Mr" as "Mere" and says "Hey, I am no mere Strong Bad, okay?!" after reading "Mr Strong Bad". He also reads "Paul, Perth" as one name.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{clears screen, typing}'' Look Perthy Paul, I've been over this already: Strong Badia doesn't have/need''{pronounces have-slash-need}'' an army. When we need muscle, we farm it out to our favorite band of shady missionaries, er I mean mercenaries, MERCENARIES! In fact, if your sons are so bonzer to enlist, they can ''{doesn't type}'' just ''{typing}'' swing by their booth at our Vaguely Military Career Fair, which just happens to be starting right now!

''{Cut to a wide shot of The Cheat next to Strong Bad. Strong Bad turns around to face him.}''

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, it's not for three weeks. Okay.

''{Cut to a black screen reading "2 weeks later...". Cut to Strong Bad in his basement.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Introducing...

''{Cut to The Cheat on the couch, with a cane, a bowtie, and a top hat reading "Tito". He turns left and right and waves.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ...Tito the Tophaticent! And his beautiful assistant,

''{Cut to a wide shot of the basement, revealing Strong Mad standing behind the couch with two basketballs in his singlet. He waves. Silhouettes of Strong Bad and Strong Sad are visible.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Strong Mad with two basketballs shoved down his singlet!

'''STRONG SAD:''' Yaaaay!! ''{claps}''

''{Cut to a black screen reading "1 week later...". Cut to Strong Bad sitting at a booth in the gymnasium, wearing an [[eyepatch]] and a taped-on mustache. On the booth is a muffler, a stack of brochures, and a pipe. Coach Z walks by.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Excuse me, Ganglo-Saxon. You look like the type of kid that gets his lunch handed to him daily. Well, if you'd like to be the lunch-handerer ''{raises his glove, revealing a robotic claw taped to it}'' for a change, then boy, do the On Point Kings have a brochure for you!

''{Strong Bad puts the brochure on the table. It has the On Point Kings logo on top of a camouflage-style background.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' It's a Roman trifold ''{opens brochure}'' printed on 65-pound cardstock.

''{The camera zooms in on the various features of the brochure.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' 14-point Helvetica, laid out using QuarkXpress! A ''pirated version'' of QuarkXpress!

''{Flips open to another side of the brochure, which shows photos of the On Point Kings in action.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' We specialize in black ops, brown ops, and the occasional beige op.

''{Cut to footage of Strong Badia, where a hopscotch grid has been drawn on the dirt. Strong Bad, Strong Mad, and The Cheat are there, all wearing fake mustaches. "CLASSIFIED" has been stamped on the screen. The Cheat starts hopping along the squares.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Come on, The Cheat! Go for sixies! ''Sixies!''

''{Cut back to Strong Bad at the booth.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' How do you ever expect to get an ''{shows off his features as he says them}'' eye patch, mustache, or robotic arm like this— clank, clank— unless you join up with a shady band of missionaries? Oh, crap, I did it again! ''{camera moves away}'' Mercenaries, I meant mercenaries! ''{screen pans right and fades out}'' We do bad stuff!

''{Cut to The King of Town at his booth. He is asleep while he is fed Giblet Gravy through a mask and tube. There is a TV on his table, as well as a sign reading, "Out to lunch Watch video" and an arrow pointing to the TV. Two posters are on the wall. Cut to the video, which shows a silhouetted The Poopsmith slowly climbing up the King's castle.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' ''{voiceover}'' The drive... the power... the skills... the motivation... the power again...

''{The Poopsmith has reached the top of the castle. He grabs his shovel.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' ''{voiceover}'' The fortitude...

''{The Poopsmith holds the shovel by his side.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' ''{voiceover}'' The strive...

''{The Poopsmith holds the shovel up to the dark, cloudy sky as lightning flashes.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' ''{voiceover}'' The ideals...

''{Lightning strikes the shovel, which gives The Poopsmith dark gloves, a gas mask, a club, and a shield.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' ''{voiceover}'' The list of attributes...

''{Zoom out on The Poopsmith, revealing a black and white poster with five Poopsmiths with the same gear. A King of Town logo is in the center and the words "The Municipality" are at the top.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' ''{voiceover}'' The Municipality. ''{words appear as the King says them}'' Honor. Valor. Buttor.

''{Cut to Homestar Runner's booth. Homestar is wearing an orange bowl on his head and is wielding an orange spoon. The table has the popcorn machine, Frank Bennedetto, behind a sign reading "Not free popcorn, memorial statue". There are two posters on the wall, one depicting Homestar wearing the same outfit, with the caption "Do You Has?", and another depicting the orange bowl and spoon, with the caption "Boond You Like?"}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Say, young man! Say, young man, young man, young man, young man, young man, young man, young man! ''{points a wooden spoon at viewer}'' You look like you come from a long line of five bucks-havers. Well, the Homestarmy has a career for ''you'' ''{points}'' in the no-armed forces!

''{Cut to closeup of Homestar.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Say, you good at video games? I'm not good at video games. ''{chuckles}'' The last time I fired up one of my old Sega tapes, it made me a waffle. ''{zoom in}'' Say, you like pamphlets? ''{holds up a book of "Game Program Instructions" by [[Videlectrix]]}'' Here's a pamphlet! ''{tears book in half}'' Here's two pamphlets!

''{Cut to the original wide shot.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Say, you got a girlfriend? Well, what if your girlfriend was a ''{holds up spoon}'' wooden spoon and an ''{lifts bowl off his head}'' orange plastic bowl? ''{lowers eyelids}'' That'd be really weird, man. What kind of screwed-up kid are you? ''{angry}'' We don't recruit your kind! ''{waves spoon}'' Get out of here!

''{Cut back to Strong Bad at the Lappy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' So that's fair, right Dinkum? You send your coolest son off to join the On Point Kings. He'll have to be jumped in. You send your fat son off to join The Municipality. He'll have to be ''{short pause}'' pooped in. And then you send your step-headed red-child off to certain doom in the Homestarmy. He's gonna wanna be jumped out. Well, I gotta go find the bicycle pump. Tito the Tophaticent's beautiful assistant's looking a little...lopsided.

''{Strong Bad gets up and leaves. [[The Paper]] comes down with an odd, sick-sounding noise; it is crumpled and torn. Strong Bad peeks in from the right side of the screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh. That's a bad sign.

''{Strong Bad leaves again.}''

==Easter Eggs==
[[Image:Shady missionaries.png|thumb|Fairly Religious Overtones!]]
*Click on "Shady Missionaries" to see a [[Taranchula]] album of the same name.
* When Homestar says "The last time I fired up one of my old [[Sega tapes]], it made me a waffle", click anywhere on the screen to bring up a picture of a [[Wikipedia:Waffle iron|waffle iron]] with a [[Wikipedia:Sega Genesis|Genesis]]-like controller and cartridge attached to it.
*At the end, click on "Tito the Tophaticent's" to see a video clip:
:''{The Cheat, in his Firebert outfit, is standing in front of a sign that bears the Cheat Commandos logo and reads "Meet TV's Firebert!" After a long pause with cricket sounds, he takes out a fine tip red permanent marker and angrily replaces "Firebert" with "Trogdor." He smiles and sighs happily as a large crowd of people gathers around and mumbles to each other. The only discernible phrases are "Oh, Trogdor, man, it's Trogdor" and "He looks taller."}''

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===
*[[Wikipedia:Mercenary|Mercenaries]] are hired soldiers not currently a member of any national armed forces organization, while [[Wikipedia:Missionaries|missionaries]] preach religious teachings.
*Strong Bad uses stereotypical examples of [[Wikipedia:Australian English|Australian English]] in his reply, "bonzer" (meaning excellent) and "fair dinkum" (meaning true or genuine).
*[[Wikipedia:Black ops|Black ops]] are covert operations which involve activities of a legally or ethically questionable nature.
*Giblet gravy is [[Wikipedia:gravy|gravy]] with the [[Wikipedia:giblets|giblets]], or internal organs, of turkey or chicken. It is usually served with the type of poultry from which the giblets came.
*"Jumping in" is a typical gang initiation ritual where new members are attacked by several gang members at once. The new member must fight back to prove himself before being accepted.
**"Jumping in" also refers to airborne military troops being dropped into a combat zone via parachute.
*"Step-headed red-child" is a [[Wikipedia:Spoonerism|spoonerism]] of [http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=red-headed+stepchild "redheaded stepchild"], an expression used to refer to a social outcast.
*"Ganglo-Saxon" is a [[portmanteau]] of "gangly" and "[[Wikipedia:Anglo-Saxon|Anglo-Saxon]]".
*The brochure for the On Point Kings states that the version of QuarkXPress is registered to "B4KDØR H4XXØR" on the third inside page. This is a [[Leet]]-spelling of "Backdoor Hacker", a reference to [[Wikipedia:Hacker|computer hackers]] who use "[[Wikipedia:Backdoor (computing)|backdoors]]" to crack software copy-protection.
*Strong Bad's comment "You look like the type of kid that gets his lunch handed to him daily" could be explained as a [[portmanteau]]-like combination of "gets his [rear] handed to him" and "has his lunch money taken/stolen".
*When Strong Bad mistakenly says "missionaries" instead of "mercenaries", he is making a [[Wikipedia: Freudian slip|Freudian slip]].

===Trivia===
[[Image:On Point Kings brochure.png|thumb|"Bro, sure!"]]
*The label on the [[Floppy Disk Container]] reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#dark seed|dark seed]]".
*This email contains another instance of [[Strong Mad smiling]].
*Apparently, The Cheat himself voices Firebert on the [[Cheat Commandos]] cartoon (which is no surprise, as Firebert appears to be the only Cheat Commando incapable of speech).
*When Strong Bad is explaining his brochure, an army style version of the Dangeresque theme is playing.
*The various parts of the brochure read:
{| style="width: 45em"
| rowspan="2" style="width: 15em; text-align: center"|ARE YOU ''ON'' POINT?
"Bro, sure!" All the ladies 
love a man that has this 
brochure in his back 
pocket.
{Hand-drawn picture of a stick figure jumping from a helicopter into water}
This could be you!!!
| colspan="2" style="width: 30em; text-align: center" | {Black-and-white photo of Strong Bad, Strong Mad and The Cheat – all three have fake moustaches and their eyes are censored}
Our three fourfathers. Identies unknown.
|-
| style="width: 15em" | Clients include:
*Strong Badia
*The Cheat's sister
*Joe Piscopo
| style="width: 15em; text-align: center" |Earn your 'stache today!!
{fake moustache}
Made on a Quark Xpress Registered to B4KDØR H4XXØR
|}

*The [[Podstar Runner]] description of this email reads "Strong Bad takes us on a tour of his Vaguely Military Career Fair."

===Remarks===
*The [[font]] [[Wikipedia:Helvetica|Helvetica]] is not present anywhere on the On Point Kings' brochure.
** The font featured is called "Coolvetica," a derivative, cost-free alternative, which is a stylized modification of Helvetica Bold.
*The Cheat does not receive any visitors until he replaces "[[Firebert]]" with "[[Trogdor]]". It is strongly implied that his initial unpopularity is due to the name "Firebert", which was criticized in [[army]] and again in [[Shopping for Danger]].

*After The Paper comes down, you can still click on the Easter egg before and while Strong Bad says his last line.

===Goofs===
[[Image:Backwardscoachz.PNG|thumb|Backwards Coach Z emblem]]
*Coach Z's emblem is backwards.
*As Strong Bad leaves the screen the first time at the end, part of his reflection appears on the wall behind the Lappy, and the right edge of the table disappears.
*As Strong Bad enters the screen once The Paper comes down, his head appears behind the Paper.

===Fixed Goofs===
*When Strong Bad showed his robotic arm, his glove did not appear. This was fixed later in the day.

===Inside References===
*This email makes several references to [[army]]. These include:
**Strong Bad's claim that he already said Strong Badia has/needs no army.
**The memorial to [[Frank Bennedetto]], the only casualty of [[The Battle of Strong Badia]].
**A poster at Homestar's booth is captioned with "Do you has?" In [[army]], Homestar asks Strong Bad, "Do you has what it takes to join the [[Homestarmy]]?" This poster is also available as a [[Downloads|downloadable]] [[wallpaper]].
**In [[army]], Homestar tells his troops to give five bucks to the Homestarmy. Here, he states, "You look like you come from a long line of five-bucks-havers."
**The [[Cheat Commandos]] first originated in [[army]] by having [[The Cheat]] dress as [[Firebert]]. In the Easter egg, his Firebert costume is seen again.
*The Cheat's [[Tito]] costume is from [[part-time job]].
*The music during the Tito scene is from [[Strongest Man in the World]].
*[[The Municipality]] was previously mentioned in [[disconnected]].
*The Paper's poor condition is a reference to [[montage]], where it's stated that "The Paper stuck around until email #173, at which time Strong Bad upgraded to an inkjet printer" (this email is #172).
**The sound it makes is an extended version of the one from [[Sick Day]].
* The [[On Point Kings]] were first referenced in [[origins]].
*[[The smashed muffler]] and a pipe are sitting on Strong Bad's recruiting stand.
* In his "Homestarmy" monologue, Homestar mentions [[Sega tapes]].
*The time displayed on the scoreboard is [[Pi|3:14]].
*Homestar's line about pursuing a career in the "no-armed forces" references Homestar's [[Lack of Visible Arms|lack of visible arms]].
*Strong Bad's costume, from when he is running the On Point Kings booth, features a [[mustache]].
*The sound The Cheat makes in the beginning of the Firebert Easter Egg is similar to the one he made in [[mile]] after Strong Bad left.
*The skeleton costume visible on the hands of the "shady missionary" on the cover of Taranchula's album was also worn by the guitarist in their [[Moving Very Slowly (video)|Moving Very Slowly music video]].
*There is an appearance of [[feeding through a tube]].
*The waffle iron in the Sega tape Easter Egg resembles the one that appears on [[Main Page 5]].
*The pamphlet has two examples of [[deliberately poor English]]: "forefathers" and "identities" are respectively written as "fourfathers" and "identies".
*In the Easter egg, while The Cheat is waiting for people to come to his booth, [[cricket noises]] can be heard.

===Real-World References===
*The Municipality video closely resembles a commercial for the [[Wikipedia:United States Marine Corps|US Marines.]]
**Similarly, the Poopsmith's shield has "Pooper Fi" written on it, a parody of the US Marines motto "[[Wikipedia:Semper fidelis#The United States Marine Corps|Semper Fi]]".
*[[Wikipedia:Joe Piscopo|Joe Piscopo]] is an American comedian known for his work on ''[[Wikipedia:Saturday Night Live|Saturday Night Live]]''.
*[[Wikipedia:QuarkXPress|QuarkXPress]] is a page layout application for Mac and Windows.
*The pamphlet for the Homestarmy features the cover art for the [[Atari 2600]] version of ''[[Wikipedia:Space Invaders|Space Invaders]]''.
*Strong Bad's mercenary costume closely resemblances that of [[Wikipedia:Major Bludd|Major Bludd]], a mercenary from the [[Wikipedia:G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (TV series)|G.I. Joe]] cartoon series.

===Fast Forward===
*In the next email, titled "[[the paper]]", The Paper finally breaks down and is replaced by [[New Paper]].
*The music during Strong Bad's brochure demo is used again as background music for [[Dangeresque: Puppet Squad]]

==DVD Version==
{{commentary|email=true}}

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

''{The commentary begins with Matt singing da-das to the tune of an action theme. He laughs slightly at the start of his second line, apparently at Mike's confusion.}''

'''MIKE:''' Matt's singing a song, everyone, that ''{laughs slightly}'' I don't know where to go with.

'''MATT:''' It's...it's the On Point Kings'...''{laughs slightly} A-Team''-like—

'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Oh, okay.

'''MATT:''' —theme song that plays while they look at their brochure!

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' I thought you were g— I thought it was ''just'' the actual ''A-Team'' ...

'''MATT:''' No. It's ''just'' shy ''{both laugh}'' of the actual ''A-Team'' song.

'''MIKE:''' ''{singing}'' You can pretend that you're Hannibal,

'''BOTH:''' ''{singing}'' Murdock or ''{Mike stumbles slightly}'' Face, 
:: Or maybe B.A. Baracus, 
:: you know each one is an ace. 
:: Each is sold separately with rifle and gear, 
:: When there's ''{both stumble}'' trouble to face, 
:: You know the A-Team's here! 

'''MIKE:''' There you go. ''A-Team''. Toys commercial. ''{mumbling}'' We just...

'''MATT:''' ''{overlapping}'' Yeah, that's pretty good! That just came outta nowhere.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah. Uhh...so, the ''A-Team'' toys, I mean, that show...was it for kids?

'''MATT:''' Uh, I think kids liked mohawks. A lot,—

'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' —Mike, and so they ''had'' to do what they could. I dunno, I feel like it was—

'''MIKE:''' Well, for a primetime show? What ''primetime'' show now has action figures?

'''MATT:''' Yeah. That's true. Yeah, there's even a show...''about'' comic-book superheroes ''{laughs slightly}'' that doesn't have action figures.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah!

'''MATT:''' Like, it's like, ''Lost''...

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' Uh...''Dukes of''...''Dukes of Hazzard'' had...

'''MATT:''' Yeah! Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' Primetime shows don't cater towards ki—I guess, back then there was...far less kids' programming.

'''MATT:''' Yeah. Look at that robot claw! ''{Mike snickers}'' ''{Strong Bad displays the pamphlet}'' Oh, yeah. ''{closeup on the helicopter and stick figure}'' That could be you, ''{laughs slightly}'' Mike. ''{Mike snickers throughout}'' You could get chucked out of a...spindly helicopter. B4KDØR—B4KDØR H4XXØR was a thing that had been on our, uh...whaddaya call 'em—

'''MIKE:''' Dry erase board?

'''MATT:''' Yeah. One of...one of several things that Strong Bad should say ''{chuckles}'' at some point.

'''MIKE:''' There's a—

'''MATT:''' ''{interrupting}'' We finally used it.

'''MIKE:''' Uhh...the...camera. The...Strong—the name of a digital camera—

'''MATT:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' that's still not been used.

'''MATT:''' D-I-X-I-T-A-L...?

'''BOTH:''' X-A-M-E-R-A?

'''MIKE:''' Dishtical cshamera? ''{both laugh}''

'''MATT:''' Ohhh, he said missionaries.

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' Look at that kind of, uh...

'''MATT:''' P.O.V.?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' ''{quietly}'' Look at that giblet container.

'''MIKE:''' We ''are'' some...pimply little teenager.

'''MATT:''' Yeah! ''{pause as they watch the Municipality video}'' Oh, man, that is an ominous-lookin' sky there. ''{pause; Mike makes a thunder sound effect along with the email}'' The few, the proud. That was prob'ly—I—I didn't go back and watch the...the...Marines commercial where the guy turns into a knight ''{Mike laughs}'' after climbing some big...rock? But, uh, I—it probably is alarmingly close—

'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' —in terms of the cuts and stuff.

'''MIKE:''' Right.

'''MATT:''' Boond you like, Mike?

'''MIKE:''' Hmm?

'''MATT:''' ''{in an unidentifiable accent}'' Boond you like a lick with my flabotox? Boond you liiike?  ''{Homestar prods his spoon at the camera}'' Ooh, look at that...P.O.V.-style spoon, ''{Mike snickers}'' too! ''{short pause}'' Sega tapes? Oh! That is not a pamphlet, Mike. That was a Space Invaders ''{both chuckle}'' instruction booklet. Which I...was ''very'' confused about the cover of Space Invaders, and Boston—

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' —album covers as a kid. I thought there was some link there.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughing}'' I can see that!

'''MATT:''' I wanted, like—I thought maybe Boston...made the...games? ''{Mike laughs}'' 'Cause there was also the Journey...the Journey Escape game? So...it was like, well, rock, there's—here's a...crossover...

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' It was an obvious connection...between...

'''MATT:''' Yeah! Rock 'n' roll and video games...

'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Early '80s arena rock, and...

'''MATT:''' So, uh...y'know, those Space Invaders things...were...maybe they were guitars? ''{Mike snickers}'' With cities on them? ''{Mike continues laughing throughout}'' Like Boston would like you to have?

'''MIKE:''' Did we miss that part? 

'''MATT:''' Yeah, we missed half this email.

'''MIKE:''' Ohh.

''{The Paper comes down torn}''

'''MATT:''' Ohh!

'''MIKE:''' Uh-oh. This is—must be near the end of the reign.

'''MATT:''' ''{overlapping}'' Madame—this does not Madame Bodewell. ''{Mike snickers}''

{{dvdproofread}}

=== Fun Facts ===
*''[[Wikipedia:The A-Team|The A-Team]]'' was an 80's action show about four mercenaries who fight to protect the oppressed. It is perhaps best remembered for the mohawk-wearing character B.A. Baracus, portrayed by [[Wikipedia:Mr. T|Mr. T]].
**The brothers nearly perfectly recall the song from an ''A-Team'' action figure commercial, which can be viewed [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xC3AgzQk6yA here]. This version of the commercial is likely not that which the brothers remember, but its lyrics are the same.
*''[[Wikipedia:The Dukes of Hazzard|The Dukes of Hazzard]]'' was an action show in the 80's which featured the Duke brothers, Bo and Luke, who were constantly at odds with the corrupt politician Boss Hogg.
*''[[Wikipedia:Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:Lost (TV series)|Lost]]'' were both primetime action shows that were active at the time this email was released.
**''Heroes'' does in fact have some action figures, but they are not marketed to children in the way that ''A-Team'' action figures were in the 80's. They are largely intended as collectors' items.
*''[[Space Invaders]]'' is one of the best-known early arcade games. It is often cited as being one of the games which made video games a major industry worldwide.
*[[Wikipedia:Boston (band)|Boston]] and [[Wikipedia:Journey (band)|Journey]] are both bands which had many of their hits in the early 80's.
**Matt mentions ''[[Wikipedia:Journey Escape|Journey Escape]]'', a 1982 game for the [[Atari 2600]] in which the player guides Journey past "Love-Crazed Groupies" and similar foes in the band's attempt to escape after a concert.
*Madame Bodewell is an [[unseen character]] from [[pet show]].

==== Fast Forward ====

*The line "Each is sold separately with rifle and gear" later was used to describe [[the Topplegangers]].
*"Journey Escape" became the basis for "Limozeen's Hot Babelien Odyssey" within the ''[[SBCG4AP]]'' episode [[Baddest of the Bands]].

==External Links==
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The Paper

MisterLuke — Thu, 01 Oct 2015 03:50:13 GMT

MisterLuke: /* When it has a mind of its own */

{{about|[[pseudocharacter]]}} {{foremail|the paper}}
[[Image:Thepaper.png|thumb|right|"Talk to my man with the green and white stripes."]]
[[Image:sbemail13.PNG|thumb|right|As it appeared in the first 20 emails]]
'''The Paper''' was the piece of printer paper that came down from the top of the screen after nearly every [[Strong Bad Email]], up until [[the paper]], when it was replaced by [[New Paper]]. It usually would read:

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

In the first twenty emails, it contained just the first line without an email address. When the link is clicked in subsequent emails, the email address disappears, possibly as a result of the address not being properly added to the Flash file. In said emails, it would read:

{| cells pacing="0" cellpadding="4" style="text-align:center;font-family: courier new, monospace;width:350px"
|- style="background:#F8F8F8;"
| > Click here to e-mail strong bad
|- style="background:#E0F5E1;"
|  
|}

The Paper coming down usually signals the end of the email; however, the majority of [[Easter egg]]s can be found after The Paper has come down. One can either wait around or click on certain words [[Strong Bad]] has typed. It is shown in [[the paper]] that Strong Bad had its printer above his desk, but it is still unclear exactly to what it was attached. This seemingly magical paper can sometimes be seen manifesting itself out of the clear blue sky, where it can seem huge in comparison to its normal size. Some suggest that it's merely in the foreground. On occasion, Strong Bad has touched The Paper in closeup, making The Paper look even more like it's gigantic compared to everything else by having his hand seem notably smaller than The Paper.

From the sound it made and the quality of the printout, the printer that produces The Paper can be assumed to be of the [[Wikipedia:dot matrix printer|dot matrix]] variety. The sprocket holes on the edges further indicated that it had a tractor feed mechanism. Both technologies are almost completely [[Strong Bad's Technology|outmoded]]. In most appearances, The Paper prints upside-down from how a real dot-matrix printer would operate; that is, the ''last'' line prints first toward the free edge of the page. However, as seen in [[the paper]], it is also capable of printing in the "normal" orientation. A drawing of the printer in [[lady fan]] also shows the printer operating in this way.

[[Image:Broken Paper.png|thumb|"wE haDd A goOd RUN, oLD buDddy."]]
It was foretold in [[montage]] that The Paper would stick around until email #173, at which time Strong Bad would upgrade to an [[New Paper|inkjet printer]]. This did indeed come to pass. The Paper's printer began to malfunction, and fell from its hidden spot above the computer. After a series of flashbacks reminiscing about The Paper, it bade Strong Bad farewell, and he cremated it with the [[BMW lighter]]. Its ashes spelled "Bye now". Strong Bad then sang a lament for his departed friend: "And The Paper goeth into the niiIIiiIIiiIIght!"

Despite The Paper's demise on the website, it returned alive and well in ''[[Strong Bad's Cool Game For Attractive People]]'', as part of the in-game menu. It also returned to the site for Strong Bad's [[email thunder|200th email]], when it fought [[New Paper]] offscreen. It was then accidentally burned to a crisp once more by sparks flying off the short-circuiting Happy 8600. It has since appeared as the background image of and in photographs Tweeted by [[@StrongBadActual]].

The [[onomatopoeia]] for The Paper's sound effect is "[[preeeeow]]", mentioned in [[autobiography]], [[haircut]], [[part-time job]], [[garage sale]], [[lady fan]], [[coloring]], and [[the paper]]. In honor of this, Strong Bad has set the [[Compé-per]] to make the "preeeeow" noise. The Paper is always referred to with an [[integral article]].

== Abnormal Sayings ==
[[Image:close Paper.png|thumb|right|"Oops! Sorry. Bye, everybody."]]
The Paper has displayed messages other than the standard "Click here to e-mail Strong Bad" link.

*At the end of [[Superbowl Dealie]], it reads, "Due to the big game, the Strong Bad Email will be late this week."
*At the end of [[Arcade Game]], it reads, "Click here to play the [[TROGDOR!|Trogdor arcade game]]."
*At the end of [[duck pond]], it reads, "Click here to play '[[Duck Pond]]'".
*At the end of [[King of Town Email]], The Paper comes down and reads, "No one really wants to email [[the King of Town]]. For real."
*In the [[Crazy Cartoon|Toons Menu version]] of [[crazy cartoon]], it appears in [[Powered by The Cheat]] form and reads ">>>The End<<<".
*In the [[strongbad_email.exe|DVD]] and [[Podstar Runner]] versions of Strong Bad Emails, it simply reads, ">>The End<<", due to the inability to link to Strong Bad's email address.
*It displays the menu options on the [[strongbad_email.exe]] DVD. There is also a "bottom-feeding Paper" reading "Make your selection and mash GO, moron!"
*In the email [[animal]], it reads "Enough already, Strong Bad" above the usual email information.
*At the end of [[Sick Day]], a very unhealthy-looking (crumpled) The Paper reads "Strong Bad, I can't come in today."
*At the end of [[cliffhangers]], it reads, "Tune in next time for the cliff hanging conclusion!!"
*In [[retirement]], The Paper translates what the broken [[Tandy 400]] and [[Compy 386]] are trying to tell Strong Bad. At the end of retirement A it read, "To Be Continued Tomorrow!" before retirement A and retirement B were merged. At the end of the email The Paper reads, "It was me. I like hushpuppies."
*In [[the paper]], it shares its last words with Strong Bad: "I tHiNK i'MM rEAlllyy QUItTinG sTROng BBBaD" and "wE haDd A goOd RUN, oLD buDddy". The earliest words of The Paper are revealed to be "Preeeeow, world." In the basketball flashback, it reads "Manute Bol". During the flashback to its preppy phase, it reads "golf". Just before saving Strong Bad from [[The Island]], it reads "Anybody need a lift?" After Strong Bad's flashback, it reads "iT is Tiime. YOU kNOw WhHat to dO". After Strong Bad "cremates" The Paper, its ashes spell "bye now."
*In ''[[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]]'', The Paper occasionally pops down to give instructions on various bonus modes of the game.

== Other "The Paper" Oddities ==
===General===
[[Image:sbemail116.PNG|thumb|165px|right|"Nobody move! Gonna be a long week!"]]
*At the end of [[guitar]], Strong Bad uses the [[BMW Lighter]] and unintentionally scorches The Paper.
**In an Easter egg in the DVD version of [[caffeine]], The Paper gets scorched again by Strong Bad's science project, "The Effects Of Gasoline On Fire".
*In [[sb_email 22]], The Paper only comes down at the end of the [[sb_email 22#Easter Eggs|press conference]] Easter egg.
*The printer for The Paper is apparently female; at the end of [[invisibility]], the contrast knobs of the [[Tandy 400]] can be repeatedly clicked to produce the message "tell the printer i'll miss her." However, The Paper itself is male, as mentioned in [[animal]] when Strong Bad asks "him" to come down and meet the new [[Lappy 486]].
*Apparently, The Paper can also produce counterfeit money; in an Easter egg in [[couch patch]], one can click on a hidden link to make The Paper print out an [[ASCII art]] million dollar bill.
*Strong Bad also uses The Paper in [[autobiography]] to print out the actual email. He runs the command "print_of_it.exe" to do so.
**Later in this email, The Paper takes a while to signal the end of the email due to a paper jam (according to Strong Bad).
*In [[the process]], Strong Bad points out The Paper's descent. In the scene when Strong Bad [[Throwing Bricks|throws a discount brick]] at Homestar, The Paper is much smaller than usual.
*In [[theme park]], The Paper comes down twice.
*In [[extra plug]], even when the power is out, The Paper still comes down, with the help of [[Strong Mad]] and [[The Cheat]].
*In [[coloring]], [[Larry Palaroncini]] is heard singing The Paper's signature noise as it comes down and his song ends.
[[Image:The Paper---Shreder'd + montage.PNG|thumb|220px|right|'Twas foretold]]
*In [[more armies]], the email just before its death, The Paper comes down crumpled and torn, prompting Strong Bad to comment, "that's a bad sign."
*In [[the paper]], The Paper is seen in Strong Bad's flashbacks:
**In a "Goth phase" The Paper is entirely black and has [[blood]] dripping from it.
**In a "Preppy phase" it is seen with a pink polo shirt with a turquoise sweater draped around it and the word "golf" being the only visible print (blood also drips from it).

===When it has a mind of its own===
*At the end of [[50 emails]], it comes down prematurely, ending an email which, in Strong Bad's opinion, was not quite over.
*The Paper can occasionally follow orders, though. In [[date]] and [[for kids]], Strong Bad instructs The Paper when to come down to bring the email to a close.
*In [[the facts]], The Paper comes down after [[Homestar Runner|Homestar]] says, "And that's the end of my show, DONK!" Strong Bad objects to this.
*In [[animal]], The Paper nervously goes back up when meeting the Lappy. It then tells Strong Bad via printout (see [[#Abnormal Sayings|above]]) that he's stopped being funny for the day.
*In [[part-time job]], The Paper doesn't come down on its own. Instead, "ps: preeeeow" must be clicked to make it come down.
*In [[Sick Day]], The Paper is wrinkled and produces a sick-sounding noise, and tells Strong Bad that it can't come in. It then retreats when Strong Bad asks if he can blow his nose on it.
*In [[retirement]], The Paper suddenly appears and offers to translate the Tandy 400 and Compy 386's language of "extravagantly broken computer". Later, The Paper explains to Strong Bad that it is the one that likes hushpuppies.
*In The Paper's last moments in [[the paper]]. it shares its last words with Strong Bad; "I tHiNK i'MM rEAlllyy QUItTinG sTROng BBBaD", "wE haDd A goOd RUN, oLD buDddy", and then after Strong Bad's flashback, "iT is Tiime. YOU kNOw WhHat to dO." After Strong Bad burns The Paper the ashes spell "bye now."
*In [[email thunder]], [[New Paper]] begins advertising Homestar's HREmails. It is then dragged off the top of the screen and presumably beat up, and The Paper comes down, much to Strong Bad's delight. It is burned by sparks from Homestar's computer shortly thereafter.
*In [[Baddest of the Bands]], when Strong Bad comments that he could make a better entry form using the Lappy and The Paper, The Paper comes down reading: "Got that right."

===When it shows up in odd places===
*In [[stand-up]], it comes down in front of the [[Telebision]] after the end of [[Strong Sad]]'s video.
*In [[little animal]], it appears at the top of the screen while Strong Mad chases Strong Bad around the room. It also remains there when you switch to [[Strong Man]] chasing [[Old-Timey Strong Bad]] and back.
*In [[the bird]], it comes down from the sky. [[Pom Pom]] lifts the corner and [[Homestar Runner Peeking|peeks out]] from under it.
*In [[property of ones]], it comes down over the [[Cold Ones]] [[:Image:sbemail39.PNG|needlepoint]].
*In [[big white face]], it appears above [[The Poopsmith]], who pokes at it with his shovel.
*In [[lackey]], it comes down in front of [[Bubs' Concession Stand]].
*In [[replacement]], it appears above Strong Bad's grave.
*In [[garage sale]], it comes down from the sky. When viewing the Homestar Runner Easter egg, it remains centered on the screen even as the scene shifts to the left.
*In [[lady...ing]], The Paper comes down to the right of the Lappy (although centered on the screen), after Strong Bad has fallen asleep on that side.
*In [[portrait]], The Paper comes down in the Brothers Strongs' [[Basement of the Brothers Strong|basement]].
*In [[redesign]], The Paper comes down in front of the "Redesigning SBEMAILS, JERK FOOT" logo.
*In [[retirement]], it appears on the roof of Bubs' Concession Stand and in [[the field]].
*In [[the paper]], The Paper is shown blocking for Strong Bad in a basketball-type game (Homestar was using a rubber football). After it blocked the shot Homestar comments "Aw, man! Wish I had a time-and-space-transcending piece of paper on my team" (at which point Homsar appears). It also rescues Strong Bad from a sinking island.

===When it's not The Paper===
*In the [[little animal#DVD Version|DVD Version]] of [[little animal]], the [[Old-Timey]] version of The Paper is a [[Supra Modern Telegram]] reading "-the end-".
*In [[superhero name]], a comic book with an "email Strong Bad" link appears in lieu of The Paper.
*In [[vacation]], The Paper does not appear at all.
*In [[japanese cartoon]], The Paper is replaced with an anime credits list.
*In [[crazy cartoon]] and [[mile]], a [[Powered by The Cheat]] version of The Paper appears.
*In [[dreamail]], The Paper takes the form of an upside-down copy of the [[Wikipedia:United States Constitution|United States Constitution]], with the Strong Bad email link scribbled at the top.
*In [[death metal]], the link to Strong Bad's email address is on the bottom of the death metal worksheet.
*In [[lady fan]], The Paper is shown coming out of a printer in a "boring soap-opera comic".
*In [[the paper]], The Paper is updated to an inkjet printer.
*In [[bike thief]], [[New Paper]] prints out in the green-white-"stripedy" style of The Paper, causing Strong Bad to comment that it "makes him feel a little better".
*In [[sbemail206]], a CG version of The Paper appears.
<gallery>
Image:Supra Modern Telegram.png|Old-Timey The Paper
Image:crumbled_paper.png|On the US Constitution
Image:Soapoperapaper.png|The Paper in email [[lady fan]]
File:3DPapes.png|3D The Paper
</gallery>

== See Also ==
* [[Sound Effects#the_paper|Sound Effects]] to listen to an audio sample.

[[Category:Items|Paper]]
[[Category:Pseudocharacters|Paper]]
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