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Strong Bad's Technology

Strongbad — Sat, 13 May 2006 16:28:16 GMT

Strongbad: /* Software */

[[Image:rhinofeeder.PNG|thumb|"Super-photorealistic"]]
[[Strong Bad]] shows a strong preference for out-of-date '''technology'''. Sometimes his feelings are so strong they lead to a state of denial, in which he describes such outmoded technologies as cutting-edge. Similarly, the company [[Videlectrix]], which Strong Bad endorses, seems to embrace a mission plan of releasing 8-bit and 16-bit "[[Peasant's Quest Preview|video computer games on TV]]" which they consider to have "good graphics". Strong Bad continually remains adamant that his computers are high tech.

== Appearances ==
*[[Strong Bad Sings]]-Strong Bad appears to think that a record holds more than a CD, as the announcer states that the collection is available on 3 records or 7 CDs. Also, he claims that it's available on [[Wikipedia:8-track|8-track cassettes]].
**An 8-track tape could also have more songs than a record, depending how long the songs are and if the record is 33, 45, or 78 rpm.
*Several occasions - The only [[Disconnected Telephones|telephone]] that Strong Bad ever seems to answer is an old fashioned mounted telephone, with the headpiece attached to the base via wire.
**Although the headpiece should be attached to the base, Strong Bad's appears to be disconnected from the base.
*Almost every [[Strong Bad Email]] - Strong Bad uses outdated [[Items#Strong Bad's Computers|computers]], and praised the [[Compy 386]] and [[Lappy 486]] as state-of-the-art computers with awesome features. [[The Paper]], as well, appears to come from a tractor-fed dot matrix printer. In home use, such printers are now nearly non-existent.
*Almost every [[Strong Bad Email]] - The operating system that Strong Bad uses on all three of his computers is [[Wikipedia:DOS|DOS]], which is never used as the primary OS for modern home computers.
*Email [[duck pond]] - Strong Bad says that the [[Atari 2600|Atari]] version of [[Duck Pond]] has state-of-the-art graphics.
*Email [[gimmicks]] - Despite Strong Sad's claim that he could replace the [[Tandy 400]] with a comparable computer "at a yard sale for, like, fifteen dollars," Strong Bad asserts that he "liked that computer." He evidently disregards Strong Sad's encouragement to get a modern computer when he chooses the [[Compy 386]].
**Despite the accurate price description by Strong Sad, he still asks to borrow 900 dollars, most of which was presumably not spent on a new computer.
*Email [[weird dream]] - Strong Bad is unaware of how to use [[The Cheat]]'s [[Tangerine Dreams|iMac's]] [[Wikipedia:Mac OS|Mac OS]].
**Despite this, Strong Bad had no trouble working [[Pom Pom|Pom Pom's]] [[Pom Pilot]] in [[the bird]].
*Email [[lures & jigs]] - Strong Bad refers to [[Fishing Challenge '91]] as "the pinnacle of graphics".
*Email [[50 emails]](Easter Egg) - [[Old Timey Strong Bad]] used a "telegramaphone" more commonly a [[Wikipedia:telegraph|telegraph]], although by the 1930's, they had been almost completely replaced by the telephone.
*Email [[website]] - [[Strong Bad's Website]] is similar to many other outdated ones created during the '90s.
*[[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]](Easter Egg) - Strong Bad and [[The Cheat]] constructed a working telephone from the canister marked "eww" in the cardboard box prison.
*Email [[video games]] - Strong Bad considers the [[Wikipedia:Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]]-style [[RhinoFeeder]] to be on a brand new and super-photorealistic system.
**He also thinks that the individual red pixel that represents the player in [[Secret Collect]] looks "kinda like [him]".
*Email [[haircut]] - Strong Bad edits a Polaroid picture of [[Strong Mad]] with a marker, claiming that he's using a light pen to edit a scanned picture.
**Here, he also referrs to the tech as "Cutting art, state-of-the-edge".
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 9]] - Strong Bad is irate that [[Wikipedia:GameStop|Babbages]] has no [[Wikipedia:Turbografx|Turbografx]] games. (which today are next to impossible to find)
*[[Real-Live E-Mails]] - Strong Bad is unaware of the term "burning DVDs" and sets fire to a spindle of them using the [[BMW Lighter]].
*[[Biz Cas Fri 3]] - Strong Bad fails to back up his files, and then seems to think he can do so by keeping some of the ashes of his exploded computer.
**Strong Bad's computer is unable to open the 3 gigabyte attachment entitle "catonfire_fallingfromanairplane.exe" and thus explodes.
*Email [[extra plug]] - Not only are the 'lectric boots low tech, taking up all the house's electricity, but the TV that [[Strong Sad]] and [[Homestar Runner|Homestar]] are watching is very old and outdated.
*Email [[lady...ing]] - Strong Bad uses a [[Wikipedia:Laserdisc|Laserdisc]] and sings a brief, nostalgic tribute to the medium, saying that "everything is better on Laserdisc".
*Email [[animal]] - Strong Bad scoffs at [[The Cheat]] for using ''new'' computers.
*Email [[long pants]] - Strong Bad deems the email "too long" and proceeds to edit it with a white-out pen, which he calls a "light pen" with "expensive electrons". When the plan backfires on him, though, he refers to it as "stupid made-up technology that I made up".
*Email [[highschool]] - Baby Strong Bad describes the video games of his earlier era as "better."
*Email [[portrait]] - Strong Bad is shown holding a "re-eally o-o-ld ce-e-ll phone".
*Email [[technology]] - A whole email on the subject; Strong Bad makes numerous references to older technologies being state-of-the-art. He also claims that he prefers early [[Wikipedia:floppy disks|floppy disks]] over [[Wikipedia:diskette|diskettes]], claiming that "they have more memory".
*Email [[alternate universe]] - The [[Wikipedia:Game Boy|Game Boy]] that Strong Bad uses to make his high tech "alternate universe [[Blender#Game Boy in a Blender|portal]]" is an original monochrome model, which is highly outdated and no longer produced.
*Email [[senior prom]] - Strong Bad pretends to get a message on his "answering machine" from "[[Strong Bad's Ladies|Delilelia]]", when it's actually a clock radio with a paper reading "an answering machine (trust me)" taped to it. Strong Bad himself provides "Delilelia's" voice.

==Fun Facts==
*Most of the graphics that Strong Bad refers to as "good" are from an [[Atari 2600]] or from a Super NES, which is what made the first H*R cartoon.
*Although the [[Tandy 400]]'s video capacity seems low, as evidenced by the [[Bad Graphics Ghost]] and Bad Graphics Homestar from [[butt IQ]], it shows an extremely photorealistic image of a [[Hairstyle Runner]] in the email [[homestar hair]].
*Although SB seems to have a preference for low-tech devices, he must have had a digital camera to download pictures of [[The Cheat]] onto [[Strong Bad's Website|his website]].
**Despite having enough technical knowledge to do this, he needed to call tech support in order to remove the "light pen" markings from the Lappy's screen.
*The [[Wikipedia:DOS|DOS]] command "dir/p", the command used on the Compy 386 Email Menu, would display an unnamed directory and pause after displaying each screenful of information.

==Strong Bad's Computers etc==
Besides his outdated computers, Strong Bad uses several other low-tech implements. He so often uses these, it is almost impossible to find an implement of technology that Strong Bad has that is not outdated.
===Computers===
*[[Tandy 400]] - Strong Bad's first computer. He used it to check emails 1-40. It exploded due to random malfunction.
*[[Compy 386]] - Strong Bad's second computer. He used it to check emails 41-118. He was so distraught when [[Bubs]] shot it in [[virus]], he was unable to compose himself enough to yell and argue with Bubs.
*[[Lappy 486]] - Strong Bad's current computer. To date, he has used it to check all emails since 119. He claims that it is portable, weighing in at 42 pounds. Also appears in [[Female Lappy 486|female]] form.
*[[Block]] - Its only appearance is in [[other days]]. Strong Bad uses it to check his Polish emails. Although it appears to be in the same room as his other computer, it is never visible on his desk.
*[[Office Computer]] - It appears in the [[Biz Cas Fri]] cartoons. It is obviously outdated as it runs on [[Wikipedia:DOS|DOS]] like SB's home computers, and is unable to open a 3GB attachment.

===Software===
*[[Edgar]] The Virus Hunter - Strong Bad's virus protection software was programmed by only one person, is apparently never maintained, and also seems to only have a scan function. It wasl also programmed before the first computer virus was discovered.
*[[Edgar#Edga Jr.|Edga Jr.]] - A simple piece of software that automatically deletes emails of a certain length.
*[[Edgar#Edgar's Baby's Daddy|Edgar's Baby's Daddy]] - Another simple application that removes and archives all emails with the sender named "Homestar Runner".
*[[DOS|The Operating System]] - Although this is often overlooked, the operating system Strong Bad runs is [[Wikipedia:DOS|DOS]], which is almost never used in modern day life.

===Other===
*[[The Paper]] - The Paper is apparently a dot matrix printer that for some reason can never be seen on top of Strong Bad's computer, even though it always feeds from the top of the screen.
*The light pen - Used in [[haircut]] to edit the hairstyle of a "scanned" picture of [[Strong Mad]]. It was later used in [[long pants]] to make the email shorter.
*[[Floppy Disk Container]] - Strong Bad still uses floppy disks to store information and games. It was revealed in [[technology]] that he preferred them over [[Wikipedia:Diskettes|diskettes]].
*[[Telebision]] - An old-fashioned TV, complete with knobs and dials.
*[[Cakkalate]] - Strong Bad's simple solar calculator that is "the future of technology" since it is wireless (according to him).

==See Also==
*[[Atari 2600]]
*[[Items#Strong Bad's Computers|Computers]]

[[Category:Electronics running gags]]
[[Category:Strong Bad Email running gags]]

Strong Bad's Technology

Strongbad — Sat, 13 May 2006 16:23:09 GMT

Strongbad: /* Appearances */

[[Image:rhinofeeder.PNG|thumb|"Super-photorealistic"]]
[[Strong Bad]] shows a strong preference for out-of-date '''technology'''. Sometimes his feelings are so strong they lead to a state of denial, in which he describes such outmoded technologies as cutting-edge. Similarly, the company [[Videlectrix]], which Strong Bad endorses, seems to embrace a mission plan of releasing 8-bit and 16-bit "[[Peasant's Quest Preview|video computer games on TV]]" which they consider to have "good graphics". Strong Bad continually remains adamant that his computers are high tech.

== Appearances ==
*[[Strong Bad Sings]]-Strong Bad appears to think that a record holds more than a CD, as the announcer states that the collection is available on 3 records or 7 CDs. Also, he claims that it's available on [[Wikipedia:8-track|8-track cassettes]].
**An 8-track tape could also have more songs than a record, depending how long the songs are and if the record is 33, 45, or 78 rpm.
*Several occasions - The only [[Disconnected Telephones|telephone]] that Strong Bad ever seems to answer is an old fashioned mounted telephone, with the headpiece attached to the base via wire.
**Although the headpiece should be attached to the base, Strong Bad's appears to be disconnected from the base.
*Almost every [[Strong Bad Email]] - Strong Bad uses outdated [[Items#Strong Bad's Computers|computers]], and praised the [[Compy 386]] and [[Lappy 486]] as state-of-the-art computers with awesome features. [[The Paper]], as well, appears to come from a tractor-fed dot matrix printer. In home use, such printers are now nearly non-existent.
*Almost every [[Strong Bad Email]] - The operating system that Strong Bad uses on all three of his computers is [[Wikipedia:DOS|DOS]], which is never used as the primary OS for modern home computers.
*Email [[duck pond]] - Strong Bad says that the [[Atari 2600|Atari]] version of [[Duck Pond]] has state-of-the-art graphics.
*Email [[gimmicks]] - Despite Strong Sad's claim that he could replace the [[Tandy 400]] with a comparable computer "at a yard sale for, like, fifteen dollars," Strong Bad asserts that he "liked that computer." He evidently disregards Strong Sad's encouragement to get a modern computer when he chooses the [[Compy 386]].
**Despite the accurate price description by Strong Sad, he still asks to borrow 900 dollars, most of which was presumably not spent on a new computer.
*Email [[weird dream]] - Strong Bad is unaware of how to use [[The Cheat]]'s [[Tangerine Dreams|iMac's]] [[Wikipedia:Mac OS|Mac OS]].
**Despite this, Strong Bad had no trouble working [[Pom Pom|Pom Pom's]] [[Pom Pilot]] in [[the bird]].
*Email [[lures & jigs]] - Strong Bad refers to [[Fishing Challenge '91]] as "the pinnacle of graphics".
*Email [[50 emails]](Easter Egg) - [[Old Timey Strong Bad]] used a "telegramaphone" more commonly a [[Wikipedia:telegraph|telegraph]], although by the 1930's, they had been almost completely replaced by the telephone.
*Email [[website]] - [[Strong Bad's Website]] is similar to many other outdated ones created during the '90s.
*[[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]](Easter Egg) - Strong Bad and [[The Cheat]] constructed a working telephone from the canister marked "eww" in the cardboard box prison.
*Email [[video games]] - Strong Bad considers the [[Wikipedia:Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]]-style [[RhinoFeeder]] to be on a brand new and super-photorealistic system.
**He also thinks that the individual red pixel that represents the player in [[Secret Collect]] looks "kinda like [him]".
*Email [[haircut]] - Strong Bad edits a Polaroid picture of [[Strong Mad]] with a marker, claiming that he's using a light pen to edit a scanned picture.
**Here, he also referrs to the tech as "Cutting art, state-of-the-edge".
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 9]] - Strong Bad is irate that [[Wikipedia:GameStop|Babbages]] has no [[Wikipedia:Turbografx|Turbografx]] games. (which today are next to impossible to find)
*[[Real-Live E-Mails]] - Strong Bad is unaware of the term "burning DVDs" and sets fire to a spindle of them using the [[BMW Lighter]].
*[[Biz Cas Fri 3]] - Strong Bad fails to back up his files, and then seems to think he can do so by keeping some of the ashes of his exploded computer.
**Strong Bad's computer is unable to open the 3 gigabyte attachment entitle "catonfire_fallingfromanairplane.exe" and thus explodes.
*Email [[extra plug]] - Not only are the 'lectric boots low tech, taking up all the house's electricity, but the TV that [[Strong Sad]] and [[Homestar Runner|Homestar]] are watching is very old and outdated.
*Email [[lady...ing]] - Strong Bad uses a [[Wikipedia:Laserdisc|Laserdisc]] and sings a brief, nostalgic tribute to the medium, saying that "everything is better on Laserdisc".
*Email [[animal]] - Strong Bad scoffs at [[The Cheat]] for using ''new'' computers.
*Email [[long pants]] - Strong Bad deems the email "too long" and proceeds to edit it with a white-out pen, which he calls a "light pen" with "expensive electrons". When the plan backfires on him, though, he refers to it as "stupid made-up technology that I made up".
*Email [[highschool]] - Baby Strong Bad describes the video games of his earlier era as "better."
*Email [[portrait]] - Strong Bad is shown holding a "re-eally o-o-ld ce-e-ll phone".
*Email [[technology]] - A whole email on the subject; Strong Bad makes numerous references to older technologies being state-of-the-art. He also claims that he prefers early [[Wikipedia:floppy disks|floppy disks]] over [[Wikipedia:diskette|diskettes]], claiming that "they have more memory".
*Email [[alternate universe]] - The [[Wikipedia:Game Boy|Game Boy]] that Strong Bad uses to make his high tech "alternate universe [[Blender#Game Boy in a Blender|portal]]" is an original monochrome model, which is highly outdated and no longer produced.
*Email [[senior prom]] - Strong Bad pretends to get a message on his "answering machine" from "[[Strong Bad's Ladies|Delilelia]]", when it's actually a clock radio with a paper reading "an answering machine (trust me)" taped to it. Strong Bad himself provides "Delilelia's" voice.

==Fun Facts==
*Most of the graphics that Strong Bad refers to as "good" are from an [[Atari 2600]] or from a Super NES, which is what made the first H*R cartoon.
*Although the [[Tandy 400]]'s video capacity seems low, as evidenced by the [[Bad Graphics Ghost]] and Bad Graphics Homestar from [[butt IQ]], it shows an extremely photorealistic image of a [[Hairstyle Runner]] in the email [[homestar hair]].
*Although SB seems to have a preference for low-tech devices, he must have had a digital camera to download pictures of [[The Cheat]] onto [[Strong Bad's Website|his website]].
**Despite having enough technical knowledge to do this, he needed to call tech support in order to remove the "light pen" markings from the Lappy's screen.
*The [[Wikipedia:DOS|DOS]] command "dir/p", the command used on the Compy 386 Email Menu, would display an unnamed directory and pause after displaying each screenful of information.

==Strong Bad's Computers etc==
Besides his outdated computers, Strong Bad uses several other low-tech implements. He so often uses these, it is almost impossible to find an implement of technology that Strong Bad has that is not outdated.
===Computers===
*[[Tandy 400]] - Strong Bad's first computer. He used it to check emails 1-40. It exploded due to random malfunction.
*[[Compy 386]] - Strong Bad's second computer. He used it to check emails 41-118. He was so distraught when [[Bubs]] shot it in [[virus]], he was unable to compose himself enough to yell and argue with Bubs.
*[[Lappy 486]] - Strong Bad's current computer. To date, he has used it to check all emails since 119. He claims that it is portable, weighing in at 42 pounds. Also appears in [[Female Lappy 486|female]] form.
*[[Block]] - Its only appearance is in [[other days]]. Strong Bad uses it to check his Polish emails. Although it appears to be in the same room as his other computer, it is never visible on his desk.
*[[Office Computer]] - It appears in the [[Biz Cas Fri]] cartoons. It is obviously outdated as it runs on [[Wikipedia:DOS|DOS]] like SB's home computers, and is unable to open a 3GB attachment.

===Software===
*[[Edgar]] The Virus Hunter - Strong Bad's virus protection software was programmed by only one person, is apparently never maintained, and also seems to only have a scan function.
*[[Edgar#Edga Jr.|Edga Jr.]] - A simple piece of software that automatically deletes emails of a certain length.
*[[Edgar#Edgar's Baby's Daddy|Edgar's Baby's Daddy]] - Another simple application that removes and archives all emails with the sender named "Homestar Runner".
*[[DOS|The Operating System]] - Although this is often overlooked, the operating system Strong Bad runs is [[Wikipedia:DOS|DOS]], which is almost never used in modern day life.

===Other===
*[[The Paper]] - The Paper is apparently a dot matrix printer that for some reason can never be seen on top of Strong Bad's computer, even though it always feeds from the top of the screen.
*The light pen - Used in [[haircut]] to edit the hairstyle of a "scanned" picture of [[Strong Mad]]. It was later used in [[long pants]] to make the email shorter.
*[[Floppy Disk Container]] - Strong Bad still uses floppy disks to store information and games. It was revealed in [[technology]] that he preferred them over [[Wikipedia:Diskettes|diskettes]].
*[[Telebision]] - An old-fashioned TV, complete with knobs and dials.
*[[Cakkalate]] - Strong Bad's simple solar calculator that is "the future of technology" since it is wireless (according to him).

==See Also==
*[[Atari 2600]]
*[[Items#Strong Bad's Computers|Computers]]

[[Category:Electronics running gags]]
[[Category:Strong Bad Email running gags]]

virus

Strongbad — Fri, 28 Oct 2005 01:16:20 GMT

Strongbad: /* Real-World References */

[[Image:sbemail118.png|thumb|181px|WHAT?! That is not a small number!!! That is a big number!!]]

'''Strong Bad Email #118'''

Strong Bad experiences some "technical difficulties" with Compy 386... and the rest of the Homestar Runner universe.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, [[The Virus]], {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|Coach Z}} (Easter egg) {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|The Poopsmith}}, {{Film|The King of Town}}, {{Film|The Ugly One}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Rather Dashing}}, {{Film|Fightgar}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Marzipan's House]], [[King of Town's Castle]], [[The Stick]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]] (Easter egg)

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

'''Date:''' November 15, 2004

'''Running Time:''' 4:05

'''Page Title:''' Compy 386??

== Transcript ==

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' I got the email, you got the email, I got the email, you got the email.
<blockquote class="compy email">ert+ 
y76p; '0lu8jkyee;u4p;e'/Rh 
Strong ba15456 `-------++++++gf 
+++++-//==========/*8901ikg</blockquote>

''{Pronounces "Ert plus: Why seven-six P? Ohlyuu eightkgee—" then stops}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What is this? Did the [[Wikipedia:Quadratic equation#Quadratic formula|quadratic formula]] explode? I see a "Strong ba" in there, but it's getting eaten by some... Linux or something. Wait a minute! Is this one of those '''virus''' emails? Like the kind that moms and offshore casinos send you?! I'll take care of this!

''{Strong Bad types "deleted," but the screen flashes:}''

<blockquote class="email" style="background:#003893;text-align:center">NICE TRY!</blockquote>

''{A red line of text appears reading "That didn't work."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What?! I said deleted!

''{Strong Bad types it again, this time in capital italicized letters, but the screen flashes:}''

<blockquote class="email" style="background:#003893;text-align:center">NOTTA 
CHANCE!!</blockquote>

''{A red line of text appears reading "That neither."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, a wise guy, eh? Maybe I should introduce you to my main man, Edgar!

''{Strong Bad types in [[Edgarware]].exe, bringing up the following text on-screen}''

<blockquote class="compy email" style="text-align:center">Edgar the Virus 
Hunter 
 
programmed entirely 
in mom's basement 
by Edgar       c1982 </blockquote>

''{Strong Bad hits enter, and the screen switches to the following text}''

<blockquote class="compy email" style="text-align:center">Virus Protection 
version .0001 
 
Last scan was NEVER ago. 
 
scanning...</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' All right, Edgar, now drop a ''train'' on 'em!

''{The following text now appears on the screen}''

<blockquote class="compy email" style="text-align:center">Scan Complete! 
 
423,827 
Viruses Found! 
 
A New Record!!</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{alarmed}'' Waaugh! That is not a small number! That is a ''big'' number!! What'm I gonna do?

''{The following text now appears on the screen.}''

<blockquote class="email" style="background:#003893;text-align:center">FLAGRANT SYSTEM ERROR 
 
Computer over. 
Virus = Very Yes.</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' Computer over? Virus equals very yes? That's not a good prize!

''{The text on the Compy 386 screen melts off and slides onto the floor.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oooh!

''{Strong Bad jumps out of the way. The camera zooms out to a view of the computer desk.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' And the Compy just peed my carpet.

''{The corner of the computer desk briefly flashes, showing an underlying gridwork to it, The No Loafing sign becomes the following text and falls off the wall.}''

<pre>
<head>
<href>No loafing!!</href>
</body>
</pre>

''{The Floppy Disk Container gets eaten by the computer desk. Strong Sad walks in, but his head is floating a foot to the left of where it should be and has been replaced by his emoticons from [[Strong Sad's Lament]].}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Strong Bad, what is going on?

'''STRONG BAD:''' WAH! Uh, I dunno. You forgot to wear your neck?

'''STRONG SAD:''' Have you been using the Internet irresponsibly?

''{The top of a Main Page starts to creep into the top of the email, with the text "Stave it off, 1, 2, 3..." in the corner in place of the "What's new" text.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' No more irresponsibly than usual.

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{His lower body starts walking away in place.}'' Did you get a virus?

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{with guilt}'' Uhhh, noo...

'''STRONG SAD:''' Did you get four hundred thousand viruses?

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{submissive}'' Yes... Very yes!

'''STRONG SAD:''' Well, hurry up and ''do'' something about it before it gets worse!

''{Strong Sad turns into a Strong Sad trading card and flies up and off the screen. The Main Page at the top of the screen creeps up and out of the email.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{scared}'' The Cheeeaaat!

''{Strong Bad runs off the screen and into the black to the right of the computer desk, then stops.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What the? Whoa! ''{shivers}'' It's cold out here!

''{Strong Bad tries to jump back into the room, but the room shifts left, causing him to still fall on blank space.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey!

''{Homestar Runner walks onscreen. His body is Old-Timey Homestar Runner's body, while the rest of him is normal. Instead of his legs moving, he just glides on, producing several ghost images of himself.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Never fear, Strong Bad! I know how to fix your computer box! ''{He turns to the Compy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{stands up}'' No, no! Don't touch that!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Your super box needs words. ''{His head falls off and onto the ground.}'' Like these right here!

'''STRONG BAD:''' No, stop! That's not supposed to be possible!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Uhh, this one ''{He picks up "downloads" from the bottom menu.}'' and this one ''{He picks up "games" from the bottom menu.}'' and this-a-this-a-this one. ''{He picks up "characters" from the bottom menu.}''

''{Suddenly, several pop-up windows appear one after the other (including a real one, unless popup blocking is used), titled "Click on the Monkey!!" They each feature oldschool Homestar who is saying "Making out with Marzipan is totally awesome!" Strong Bad starts screaming and pounds the side of the screen with his fists. Cut to Marzipan's living room. Strong Mad is standing nearby and Marzipan is standing next to a stack of VHS tapes.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Well, I think it's fantastic, Strong Mad! That's the best stack of VHS tapes I've ever—

''{Marzipan turns into an [[Wikipedia:ASCII|ASCII]] rendering of herself, and her voice becomes extremely deep and distorted making her words unintelligible.}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' I CAN'T SPELL YOU!

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{more unintelligible gibberish}''

''{Strong Mad turns into a picture of himself from his character video inside a large M, which walks offscreen with Homsar's walking noise. Text appears at the top of the screen reading as follows.}''

<pre>
If anyone is truly a big lug, Strong Mad is. This guy is dumb
strong, and that's pretty much the definition of a lug. One ti
his brother Strong Bad asked him to pick up this one car. An
he did, but it was the wrong car. See? Dumb and strong. He'
</pre>

''{Cut to the King of Town's castle. The Poopsmith is standing with his shovel extended and some you-know-what on the end of it, as the King of Town stands nearby.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' A little to the left... ''{The Poopsmith extends the shovel toward the King.}'' Good, good...

''{The scene suddenly changes to a [[Teen Girl Squad]] style piece of paper, with the text "issue [[Wikipedia:Pi|3.14159265and the rest]]" at the top. The Poopsmith is gone.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Ooh! Poopsmith?

''{The Ugly One appears out of nowhere with the rhino sound from "Strong Bad's RhinoFeeder", and her mouth is huge and distorted.}''

'''THE UGLY ONE:''' I can do it! I can do it 9 times!

''{The Ugly One extends her arm and starts slapping the King of Town.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Uh! No! Please! Stop! I'm old! And fat! And rich! And cool!

''{Cut to the Homestar Runner loading screen, and reveals a screen with the text "It's now safe to turn your computer off." Bubs walks on from the side of the screen. His mouth is a broken JPEG (with "TH" as the alt text), his legs are rendered in a fashion suitable for red/blue 3D-glasses, his midsection is missing, and he's carrying one of Homestar's legs in his left arm. His other arm is continually waving about, as seen on [[Dancin' Bubs]]. It is a bit larger than it should be}''

'''BUBS:''' I shoulda done this, like, a million years ago.

''{Cut to The Field, now a cloud scene. The Stick is gone. Strong Bad has one big foot instead of both legs, his black mark is too high, and his head and mouth are lopsided. The Cheat is floating around the screen, interchanging between different versions of himself. A pitch-black Rather Dashing and a colon fly by in the foreground. As Strong Bad talks, his left arm detaches from his body and flies off in random directions.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Using an old version of his voice}'' With Marzipan's Radish we gonna win the competition!

''{An explosion sound effect is heard, and suddenly everything returns to normal, revealing Strong Bad and The Cheat standing by The Stick.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey! He fixed it! That Bubs is a computer genius man! Let's do a dance for the computer genius man!

''{A salsa rhythm starts up, and Strong Bad and The Cheat start dancing. The camera pans to the left to reveal Bubs holding a shotgun.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Thanks Bubs! How'd you get rid of the vi—wait...why do you have a shotgun? ''{shaken}'' What did you do? Where's my Compy?!

'''BUBS:''' It's in a better place, Strong Bad. Or rather, it's in the same place, but now it's got a big hole through it!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{still shaken}'' YOU MURDERER! You killed my brother! ''{nearly sobbing}'' I mean, computer!

'''BUBS:''' Look, Strong Bad, my mouth was a broken JPEG. I had no choice!

'''STRONG BAD:''' You don't understand! You ''all'' understand! I mean, don't understand. AAAUUUGGGHHH!

''{Strong Bad runs off screen, very distraught. The Cheat squeaks and runs after him. Homestar hops onscreen on one leg, holding his other leg up.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey, Bubs! Can I have my leg back now?

''{Bubs stares at Homestar for a long, uncomfortable moment.}

''{Cut to the Compy 386, which now has a giant hole through its monitor and most of the wall behind it. Strong Bad is sitting in front of it, head bowed.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{very distraught}'' Dear Strong Bad, I doh du duoh crapfully yours. ''{He hits his head on the keyboard a few times.}''I...ID DOH DU DUOH CRAPFULLY YOURS! I can relate. ''{He hits his head on the keyboard again.}'' I ''can't'' re''late!'' ''{He hits his head on the keyboard again.}'' I'm gonna get, I'm gonna get in there and '''mix''' ''{He hits his head.}'' it up.

''{The Paper comes down.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{still very distraught}'' I don't remember your ''name'', Davey! ''{hits head on keyboard again}'' Dear Strong Bad. ''{voice trailing off}'' How do you text with boxing gloves on?

== Easter Eggs ==

*When the Main page is encroaching on the top of the screen you can still click the [[Quote of the Week]], weekly [[Sketchbook]], and [[Weekly Fanstuff]] buttons to see them.
**If you hold tab until it highlights over where the updates are posted and hit enter, it takes you to [[Halloween Fairstival]].
**If you mouse over the Quote of the Week, it bounces around the screen until it gets lodged at the top. When you click "Hear it," a pixelated broom scrolls vertically along the screen and makes a loud distorted noise, the same as is heard by Marzipan moments later and some of the links disappear off the bottom of the screen. When you click the "X" to close it, the Quote of the Week box wobbles a bit and then falls off the screen and the links reappear.
***This happens because the SWF file for virus's fake QOD (qod_virus.swf) has black bars at the bottom, right where those words are, so when it appears in the email, it covers up those words.
**If you click on Weekly Fanstuff, it leads to a glitched fanstuff box, where there is a picture of Coach Z upside down with his arms and legs wrapped around a white space the shape of The King of Town's head. This image is from [[Where's The Cheat?]], when Coach Z attacked The King over a misunderstanding involving The Cheat and [[The King of Town's Grill|a grill]]. The picture has a lot of numbers at the bottom. Scroll over the close button, which is misspelled as OCⓧSLE, and the words 'A BOOK' appear in green.
***The numbers are in a font called "MS Reference Specialty" and spell out the phrase "stick to your books" (possibly—since the letters a–h in MS Reference Specialty are represented by little squares).
**If you click on the Sketchbook, it leads to a glitched sketchbook box, where the Flash MX color mixer appears. Scroll over it and a green X appears overtop. Clicking it causes it to close. Allowing it to remain on-screen causes a screen glitch—a black box appears over the left side of the screen when the screen moves off of the center of the page.
***The reason for the glitch is because in the .swf file of the glitched up sketchbook, there is a black box to the left of the screen, which, of course, covers up the screen on the left.
*If you click on the cog on the left at the end of the e-mail, you can see Compy 386 on sale at [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], with signs reading "Like Used!" and "Slightly Shotgunned!"
*If you click on the fan on the right, you can see an excerpt of the original [[Cheat Commandos (toon)|Cheat Commandos]] toon, but with Fightgar using Homestar's leg as a gun.
:'''NARRATOR:''' To protect the world from the evil forces of Blue Laser!

== Fun Facts ==

=== Trivia ===
*This is the only email in which the navigation bar and the email are combined into one Flash file (so that Homestar can grab the words).
*The broken JPEG is from [[Wikipedia:Mozilla Firefox|Mozilla Firefox]].
** The broken JPEG has been used in [[Wikipedia:Mozilla|Mozilla]] and [[Wikipedia:Netscape Navigator|Netscape Navigator]] since before [[Wikipedia:Mozilla Firefox|Mozilla Firefox]] was conceived.

=== Remarks ===
*Edgar the Virus Hunter is said to have been written in 1982, a year before the first documented experimental virus was created. Although there are conflicting accounts as to when the first virus was made, it would pretty much be impossible for a virus scanner to have existed in 1982.
*Strong Bad's head is larger than normal (but not his wrestling mask) while he is talking to Strong Sad. It reverts back to normal when he runs for The Cheat, but then regresses back to the larger head once he enters into the black.
*The letters that make up ASCII Marzipan refer to parts of her body: "E" for eyes, "f" for face, "h" for hair, and "d" for dress.
*Strong Bad says that Edgar from the [[Edgarware]] program is his "main man." However, he claims in "[[2 years]]" that his main man "is, and has been since [[1987]], Van Mundegaarde."
*The reason the "making out with Marzipan" pop-up doesn't come up in the .swf, or Flash, version is because the information for the pop-up is stored in the HTML source code. All that the Flash file does is to send a JavaScript command to the browser, opening the pop-up window.
*In the Fake QOD, the words "Quote of the Day (Or So)" are displayed reversed, as though in a mirror, and, instead of "Hear It!" and "Get It!", the buttons are "Hear It!" and "Don't TAPE It", although the latter is hidden by the top of the screen.
*This is the second e-mail made using the Widescreen technique. The first was [[flashback]].
*Bubs' right arm is bigger than it should be.
*When Strong Bad is saying "With Marzipan's radish" the music from [[That A Ghost]] and [[Parsnips-A-Plenty]] is playing in the background.
*If you click "main" on the navigation bar, it takes you to [[404'd]]. The address is http://www.homestarrunner.com/mainNaN.html. NaN is the computer term for Not a Number, which is obtained in some environments by dividing zero by zero, and/or other mathematical errors.

=== Goofs ===
*While the liquid is leaking out of the screen, the contrast buttons are still clickable.
*After Homestar grabs "downloads", "characters", and "games" from the bottom, "toons" is no longer clickable, unlike the other remaining links. Then, at the end of the email when everything else returns to normal, all the links disappear.
*The fake QOD, fanstuff, and sketchbook stay on the screen until you get rid of them, even after Bubs shotguns the Compy, and in the Easter eggs.
*After Strong Bad types "deleted!" for the first time, and the blue screen appears, the drive letter disappears.
*The links between "toons" and "contact" disappear while the Quote of the Day Easter egg is active.
*Most shotguns spread out from the barrel, whereas the blast from Bub's shotgun seems to narrow down as it reaches the back wall.
*When the [[Random Toon|random toon]] link ("rando") was added to the [[HR:main_nav.swf|navbar]], The Brothers Chaps forgot or chose not to update this page, as it does not use the regular navbar.

=== Inside References ===

*This is an extreme instance of [[Strong Bad's Computer Malfunctioning]]. His response that it's not a "good prize" comes from "[[Pumpkin Carve-nival]]".
*"Stave it off, 1, 2, 3..." is the counting song from the Strong Bad E-mail "[[for kids]]".
*The card that Strong Sad transforms into is from the original deck of [[Character Cards]] that has since been removed from the site.
*The pixelated broom induced by the glitched Quote of the Day is the same graphic used in Peasant's Quest for the broom [[Baby Lady & Her Baby|the baby]] knocks over to let you into [[Naked Ned]]'s cottage. Using a broom to play Marzipan's ASCII noise may be an oblique reference to people mistaking her for a broom.
*"Making out with Marzipan is totally awesome" was once the phrase necessary to trigger the Strong Bad Talker from the [[Homestar Talker]]. (It has since been changed.) The sound clips for the words were also taken from the Homestar Talker. The first four words of the phrase are also heard in "[[The Cheat Theme Song]]".
*Strong Bad screaming and pounding on the edge of the screen while the popups are appearing could be a reference to [[Where the Crap Are We?]].
*Strong Mad's description, which appears when he glitches, comes from the [[Yearbook Character Page]], as does the picture of him inside a giant M.
*Bubs' broken JPEG mouth bears the letters "TH." This might be a reference to his other identity, [[The Thnikkaman]].
*The scene with The Ugly One and the King of Town has sounds from [[RhinoFeeder]].
*[[The Ugly One]]'s line and the sound effects played after it come from The Cheat's cartoon in "[[crazy cartoon]]". (However, she slightly misquotes it: she should say "I ''will'' do it nine times", not "I ''can'' do it nine times".)
*As Bubs is walking across the screen the first time, his left and right arms are moving as if stuck in positons #4 and #5 (respectively) in the [[Dancin' Bubs]] game. Bubs' right arm is also about twice as large as usual.
*During the big glitch scene right before Bubs "fixes" the computer, we can hear the song from the intro of "[[Parsnips-A-Plenty]]" and "[[That A Ghost]]".
*"With Marzipan's radish, we gonna win the competition!" is a sound clip from [[The Reddest Radish]].
*The powering-down sound clip that plays when the "It's now safe to turn your computer off" message appears (just before the Compy 386 is destroyed) is the same sound that plays just before the [[Tandy 400]] explodes in [[gimmicks]]
*The fan and cog in the Compy 386 are the same fan and cog that were visible when the Tandy 400 exploded.
**If you look closely (or zoom into the Flash file) the fan is once again mysteriously floating space, just like when the Tandy 400 blew up. You can faintly see the fan through the broken monitor, but cannot see a base for the fan to be connected to.
*Bubs sells the [[Broken Compy Menu|broken Compy 386]] as he does with the [[King of Town Email|broken Tandy 400]].
*The cloud background during the scene where Strong Bad says "With Marzipan's radish, we gonna win the competition!" is the same cloud background in a Powered By The Cheat cartoon: "[[New Boots]]".
*During the final distorted scene, The Cheat is on a rotation of six different versions of himself:
*# The [[Awexome Cross]] version.
*# One that looks like one of The Cheat's styles from "[[The Cheat Theme Song]]".
*# A drawn version, from "[[The Reddest Radish]]".
*# Another drawn version from Strong Bad's site.
*# A far more pixellated version of him, with a thin black outline around it.
*# And a Cheat x-ing sign, much like the similar signs seen in the "fan stuff" part of the [[Museum]].

=== Real-World References ===
*[[Wikipedia:Linux|"Linux"]] is a [[Wikipedia:Free software|Free]] [[Wikipedia:Unix|Unix-like]] [[Wikipedia:Kernel (computer science)|kernel]] originally written in 1991, or part of an entire operating system which uses this kernel ([[Wikipedia:GNU/Linux|"GNU/Linux"]]).
*[[Edgarware]] is a spoof of Norton Anti-Virus, which also uses a generic-looking bespectacled computer nerd as a front man.
*The [[Floppy Disk Container]] on Strong Bad's desk is labeled "''Spy vs. Spy''" before it melts into the desk. ''[[Wikipedia:Spy vs. Spy|Spy vs. Spy]]'', based on the feature comic of [[Wikipedia:Mad Magazine|MAD Magazine]], was a game for old computers and the NES that featured innovative split screen gameplay.
*The part where Homestar is followed by "ghost" images of himself is a Flash in-joke, referring to the [[Wikipedia:Onion skinning|Onion skinning]] feature of the program that will display translucent images of previous frames as an animation guide.
*"Click on the monkey" refers to various [[Wikipedia:Pop-up ad|popups]] where if you click said object (ranging from targets to robbers, iPods, etc.), your computer will usually get bombarded with spyware, viruses, etc.
*The dance The Cheat performs when Strong Bad says, "Let's do a dance for the computer genius man," looks like [[Wikipedia:Dana Carvey|Dana Carvey]]'s "[[Wikipedia:Church Lady|Church Lady]]" dance from the classic SNL sketch.
*"[[Wikipedia:Bourgeoisie|Bourgeoise]]," one of the emoticons acting as Strong Sad's head is the term used in [[Wikipedia:Marxism|Marxism]] to describe the upper or middle class that opposed the [[Wikipedia:Proletariat|proletariat]] in the class struggle.
*The "boing" sound heard after EdgarWare finds the viruses sounds like the "all-purpose" sound used in [[Wikipedia:Windows 98|Windows 98]].
*The screen "It's now safe to turn your computer off." is similar to the one displayed when shutting off DOS based Windows platforms (Windows 1.0-Windows 95) The actual message is "It is now safe to turn off your computer."

== 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]], [[Homestar Runner]])

'''MIKE:''' This email looks tiny, Matt.

'''MATT:''' It's a funny shape.

'''MIKE:''' It's smaller than the rest, and there's little words at the bottom.

'''MATT:''' This doesn't make any sense to me!

'''MIKE:''' What's going on?

'''MATT:''' S— Oh, no. Strong Bad must have gotten some type of a wirus!

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' Virus.

'''MATT:''' B— Pardon?

'''MIKE:''' Virus?

'''MATT:''' Oh. I used the German pronunciation.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' Yeah?

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' K. Um, so this was, uh, this was a— this email was kind of a big— big production.

'''MATT:''' Mm hmm.

'''MIKE:''' Took longer than most.

'''MATT:''' A long time in coming.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah. Um...

'''MATT:''' Yeah, see— he hasn't used "deleted" on the Lappy yet, now that he has a new computer, has he?

'''MIKE:''' I guess not. I wonder what it looks like when he deletes something on the Lappy.

'''MATT:''' I dunno. "Drop a train on 'em" was from a bad hip-hop song I made in college — ''{Mike laughs}''— where I sampled the soundtrack from a Dirty Harry movie.

'''MIKE:''' That's a good song.

'''MATT:''' Thanks.

''{Pause}''

'''MIKE:''' So this, obviously, was, uh, pretty fun to make where you could just kinda put stuff wherever and just...

'''MATT:''' It's more like ''your'' computer is getting the virus than Strong Bad's computer getting the virus.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah. The whole world is getting the virus.

'''MATT:''' Yeah. "Stave it off, 1, 2, 3" up there at the top.

'''MIKE:''' Mm hmm. There's uh, Strong Sad's head is the, uh, his little emoticons from the uh, his—

'''MATT:''' Strong Sad's Web journal.

'''MIKE:''' Strong Sad Journal.

'''MATT:''' That was from an unused character page we never made.

'''MIKE:''' Mm hmm.

''{Pause}''

'''MIKE:''' Say something good, Matt.

'''MATT:''' Uh—

'''MIKE:''' Make it— Make it funny.

'''MATT:''' All right. ''{adopts different tone}'' T— To— ''{normal voice}'' Oh, yeah, weren't we gonna do— I was going to be a character when we did this commentary.

'''MIKE:''' Oh yeah. Start doing Homestar.

'''MATT:''' All right...

''{Pause}''

'''HOMESTAR:''' That was a lot of me's.

'''MIKE:''' That ''was'' a lot of you's.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Mike, some of them were old me's that don't look so great.

'''MIKE:''' That's right. I thought you looked pretty good back in the old days.

'''HOMESTAR:''' No, no.

'''MIKE:''' Oh, you—

'''HOMESTAR:''' Look bad.

'''MIKE:''' Look Bad!

'''HOMESTAR:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' Strong Bad.

'''HOMESTAR:''' That's a different character.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' Who was Look Bad again?

'''HOMESTAR:''' Oh, what are they doing there? Is he gonna eat that doo-doo shovel?

'''MIKE:''' No, I think was going to take a picture of it, maybe.

'''HOMESTAR:''' But he doesn't have a camera, Mike.

'''MIKE:''' But the camera was offscreen.

'''HOMESTAR:''' He's got a mustache.

'''MIKE:''' The camera was offscreen.

'''HOMESTAR:''' He clearly wanted... a doo-doo-stache.

'''MIKE:''' Who's that, Homestar?

'''HOMESTAR:''' That looks kinda like Bubs, from Website. But I don't think so. Oh, look, it's ''Pitfall''.

'''MIKE:''' That did happen in ''Pitfall''.

'''HOMESTAR:''' If you flick the on and off switch a lot, you get a little floating Pitfall Harry through the trees!

'''MIKE:''' Oh, I like The Cheat's little sassy dance there, Homestar. Did you teach him that?

'''HOMESTAR:''' I did. Hands on hips!

'''MIKE:''' How'd you teach him that?

'''HOMESTAR:''' I said, "Hands on hips!"

'''MIKE:''' Look, there's your leg.

'''HOMESTAR:''' That is not my leg! That looks like a shotgun.

'''MIKE:''' Bu—

''{Pause}''

'''HOMESTAR:''' That shotgun looks dangerous, Mike. I don't agree with its appearance in this cartoon.

'''MIKE:''' You shouldn't play with shotguns, Homestar.

'''HOMESTAR:''' I don't, man.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' Good.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Did you learn that the hard way?

'''MIKE:''' No.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Penny Hardaway?

'''MIKE:''' I'm allowed to— I'm allowed to draw them, though. Drawing them's no problem.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Drawing them is bad.

'''MIKE:''' No, I think it's okay.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Here I come!

'''MIKE:''' See?

'''HOMESTAR:''' Look! I lost my leg!

'''MIKE:''' I know, that's— Bubs— Bubs has it there.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Strong Bad looks like he's a little delirious in this part.

'''MIKE:''' He's— He's sad. He's had a great loss. People sometimes act like this... when they're experiencing great losses.

'''HOMESTAR:''' But— Mike, a great loss sounds like a contradiction.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}''

'''HOMESTAR:''' I don't— I've never had any ''great'' losses.

'''MIKE:''' "Great"— "Great" meaning "large," not meaning—

'''HOMESTAR:''' All my losses are bad losses.

'''MIKE:''' You've never had a great loss?

'''HOMESTAR:''' Except maybe, some pounds. ''{Pause}'' He just really put a hole right through that thing, huh?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah. Didn't go through the wall, though.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Nope. ''{whispering}'' Let's get quiet.

'''MIKE:''' ''{whispering}'' Okay.

== See Also ==
* [[Main Page 22]]

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail118.html|watch "virus"]]
*[[HR:sbemail118.swf|view the Flash file for "virus"]]
*[[HR:hsmakeout.html|view the "click the monkey" popup]]
*[[HR:hsmakeout.swf|view the Flash file for the "click the monkey" popup]]
*[[HR:qod_virus.swf|view the Flash file for the "fake QOD"]]
*[[HR:fanstuff_virus.swf|view the Flash file for the "fake fanstuff"]]
*[[HR:sketchbook_virus.swf|view the Flash file for the "fake sketchbook"]]
*[[Forum:1284|forum thread re: "virus"]]

{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category:Compy 386 Emails]][[Category:Powered by The Cheat]][[Category: Emails With DVD Commentary]]

virus

Strongbad — Thu, 27 Oct 2005 19:31:41 GMT

Strongbad: /* Real-World References */

[[Image:sbemail118.png|thumb|181px|WHAT?! That is not a small number!!! That is a big number!!]]

'''Strong Bad Email #118'''

Strong Bad experiences some "technical difficulties" with Compy 386... and the rest of the Homestar Runner universe.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, [[The Virus]], {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|Coach Z}} (Easter egg) {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|The Poopsmith}}, {{Film|The King of Town}}, {{Film|The Ugly One}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Rather Dashing}}, {{Film|Fightgar}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Marzipan's House]], [[King of Town's Castle]], [[The Stick]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]] (Easter egg)

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

'''Date:''' November 15, 2004

'''Running Time:''' 4:05

'''Page Title:''' Compy 386??

== Transcript ==

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' I got the email, you got the email, I got the email, you got the email.
<blockquote class="compy email">ert+ 
y76p; '0lu8jkyee;u4p;e'/Rh 
Strong ba15456 `-------++++++gf 
+++++-//==========/*8901ikg</blockquote>

''{Pronounces "Ert plus: Why seven-six P? Ohlyuu eightkgee—" then stops}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What is this? Did the [[Wikipedia:Quadratic equation#Quadratic formula|quadratic formula]] explode? I see a "Strong ba" in there, but it's getting eaten by some... Linux or something. Wait a minute! Is this one of those '''virus''' emails? Like the kind that moms and offshore casinos send you?! I'll take care of this!

''{Strong Bad types "deleted," but the screen flashes:}''

<blockquote class="email" style="background:#003893;text-align:center">NICE TRY!</blockquote>

''{A red line of text appears reading "That didn't work."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What?! I said deleted!

''{Strong Bad types it again, this time in capital italicized letters, but the screen flashes:}''

<blockquote class="email" style="background:#003893;text-align:center">NOTTA 
CHANCE!!</blockquote>

''{A red line of text appears reading "That neither."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, a wise guy, eh? Maybe I should introduce you to my main man, Edgar!

''{Strong Bad types in [[Edgarware]].exe, bringing up the following text on-screen}''

<blockquote class="compy email" style="text-align:center">Edgar the Virus 
Hunter 
 
programmed entirely 
in mom's basement 
by Edgar       c1982 </blockquote>

''{Strong Bad hits enter, and the screen switches to the following text}''

<blockquote class="compy email" style="text-align:center">Virus Protection 
version .0001 
 
Last scan was NEVER ago. 
 
scanning...</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' All right, Edgar, now drop a ''train'' on 'em!

''{The following text now appears on the screen}''

<blockquote class="compy email" style="text-align:center">Scan Complete! 
 
423,827 
Viruses Found! 
 
A New Record!!</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{alarmed}'' Waaugh! That is not a small number! That is a ''big'' number!! What'm I gonna do?

''{The following text now appears on the screen.}''

<blockquote class="email" style="background:#003893;text-align:center">FLAGRANT SYSTEM ERROR 
 
Computer over. 
Virus = Very Yes.</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' Computer over? Virus equals very yes? That's not a good prize!

''{The text on the Compy 386 screen melts off and slides onto the floor.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oooh!

''{Strong Bad jumps out of the way. The camera zooms out to a view of the computer desk.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' And the Compy just peed my carpet.

''{The corner of the computer desk briefly flashes, showing an underlying gridwork to it, The No Loafing sign becomes the following text and falls off the wall.}''

<pre>
<head>
<href>No loafing!!</href>
</body>
</pre>

''{The Floppy Disk Container gets eaten by the computer desk. Strong Sad walks in, but his head is floating a foot to the left of where it should be and has been replaced by his emoticons from [[Strong Sad's Lament]].}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Strong Bad, what is going on?

'''STRONG BAD:''' WAH! Uh, I dunno. You forgot to wear your neck?

'''STRONG SAD:''' Have you been using the Internet irresponsibly?

''{The top of a Main Page starts to creep into the top of the email, with the text "Stave it off, 1, 2, 3..." in the corner in place of the "What's new" text.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' No more irresponsibly than usual.

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{His lower body starts walking away in place.}'' Did you get a virus?

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{with guilt}'' Uhhh, noo...

'''STRONG SAD:''' Did you get four hundred thousand viruses?

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{submissive}'' Yes... Very yes!

'''STRONG SAD:''' Well, hurry up and ''do'' something about it before it gets worse!

''{Strong Sad turns into a Strong Sad trading card and flies up and off the screen. The Main Page at the top of the screen creeps up and out of the email.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{scared}'' The Cheeeaaat!

''{Strong Bad runs off the screen and into the black to the right of the computer desk, then stops.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What the? Whoa! ''{shivers}'' It's cold out here!

''{Strong Bad tries to jump back into the room, but the room shifts left, causing him to still fall on blank space.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey!

''{Homestar Runner walks onscreen. His body is Old-Timey Homestar Runner's body, while the rest of him is normal. Instead of his legs moving, he just glides on, producing several ghost images of himself.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Never fear, Strong Bad! I know how to fix your computer box! ''{He turns to the Compy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{stands up}'' No, no! Don't touch that!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Your super box needs words. ''{His head falls off and onto the ground.}'' Like these right here!

'''STRONG BAD:''' No, stop! That's not supposed to be possible!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Uhh, this one ''{He picks up "downloads" from the bottom menu.}'' and this one ''{He picks up "games" from the bottom menu.}'' and this-a-this-a-this one. ''{He picks up "characters" from the bottom menu.}''

''{Suddenly, several pop-up windows appear one after the other (including a real one, unless popup blocking is used), titled "Click on the Monkey!!" They each feature oldschool Homestar who is saying "Making out with Marzipan is totally awesome!" Strong Bad starts screaming and pounds the side of the screen with his fists. Cut to Marzipan's living room. Strong Mad is standing nearby and Marzipan is standing next to a stack of VHS tapes.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Well, I think it's fantastic, Strong Mad! That's the best stack of VHS tapes I've ever—

''{Marzipan turns into an [[Wikipedia:ASCII|ASCII]] rendering of herself, and her voice becomes extremely deep and distorted making her words unintelligible.}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' I CAN'T SPELL YOU!

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{more unintelligible gibberish}''

''{Strong Mad turns into a picture of himself from his character video inside a large M, which walks offscreen with Homsar's walking noise. Text appears at the top of the screen reading as follows.}''

<pre>
If anyone is truly a big lug, Strong Mad is. This guy is dumb
strong, and that's pretty much the definition of a lug. One ti
his brother Strong Bad asked him to pick up this one car. An
he did, but it was the wrong car. See? Dumb and strong. He'
</pre>

''{Cut to the King of Town's castle. The Poopsmith is standing with his shovel extended and some you-know-what on the end of it, as the King of Town stands nearby.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' A little to the left... ''{The Poopsmith extends the shovel toward the King.}'' Good, good...

''{The scene suddenly changes to a [[Teen Girl Squad]] style piece of paper, with the text "issue [[Wikipedia:Pi|3.14159265and the rest]]" at the top. The Poopsmith is gone.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Ooh! Poopsmith?

''{The Ugly One appears out of nowhere with the rhino sound from "Strong Bad's RhinoFeeder", and her mouth is huge and distorted.}''

'''THE UGLY ONE:''' I can do it! I can do it 9 times!

''{The Ugly One extends her arm and starts slapping the King of Town.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Uh! No! Please! Stop! I'm old! And fat! And rich! And cool!

''{Cut to the Homestar Runner loading screen, and reveals a screen with the text "It's now safe to turn your computer off." Bubs walks on from the side of the screen. His mouth is a broken JPEG (with "TH" as the alt text), his legs are rendered in a fashion suitable for red/blue 3D-glasses, his midsection is missing, and he's carrying one of Homestar's legs in his left arm. His other arm is continually waving about, as seen on [[Dancin' Bubs]]. It is a bit larger than it should be}''

'''BUBS:''' I shoulda done this, like, a million years ago.

''{Cut to The Field, now a cloud scene. The Stick is gone. Strong Bad has one big foot instead of both legs, his black mark is too high, and his head and mouth are lopsided. The Cheat is floating around the screen, interchanging between different versions of himself. A pitch-black Rather Dashing and a colon fly by in the foreground. As Strong Bad talks, his left arm detaches from his body and flies off in random directions.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Using an old version of his voice}'' With Marzipan's Radish we gonna win the competition!

''{An explosion sound effect is heard, and suddenly everything returns to normal, revealing Strong Bad and The Cheat standing by The Stick.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey! He fixed it! That Bubs is a computer genius man! Let's do a dance for the computer genius man!

''{A salsa rhythm starts up, and Strong Bad and The Cheat start dancing. The camera pans to the left to reveal Bubs holding a shotgun.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Thanks Bubs! How'd you get rid of the vi—wait...why do you have a shotgun? ''{shaken}'' What did you do? Where's my Compy?!

'''BUBS:''' It's in a better place, Strong Bad. Or rather, it's in the same place, but now it's got a big hole through it!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{still shaken}'' YOU MURDERER! You killed my brother! ''{nearly sobbing}'' I mean, computer!

'''BUBS:''' Look, Strong Bad, my mouth was a broken JPEG. I had no choice!

'''STRONG BAD:''' You don't understand! You ''all'' understand! I mean, don't understand. AAAUUUGGGHHH!

''{Strong Bad runs off screen, very distraught. The Cheat squeaks and runs after him. Homestar hops onscreen on one leg, holding his other leg up.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey, Bubs! Can I have my leg back now?

''{Bubs stares at Homestar for a long, uncomfortable moment.}

''{Cut to the Compy 386, which now has a giant hole through its monitor and most of the wall behind it. Strong Bad is sitting in front of it, head bowed.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{very distraught}'' Dear Strong Bad, I doh du duoh crapfully yours. ''{He hits his head on the keyboard a few times.}''I...ID DOH DU DUOH CRAPFULLY YOURS! I can relate. ''{He hits his head on the keyboard again.}'' I ''can't'' re''late!'' ''{He hits his head on the keyboard again.}'' I'm gonna get, I'm gonna get in there and '''mix''' ''{He hits his head.}'' it up.

''{The Paper comes down.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{still very distraught}'' I don't remember your ''name'', Davey! ''{hits head on keyboard again}'' Dear Strong Bad. ''{voice trailing off}'' How do you text with boxing gloves on?

== Easter Eggs ==

*When the Main page is encroaching on the top of the screen you can still click the [[Quote of the Week]], weekly [[Sketchbook]], and [[Weekly Fanstuff]] buttons to see them.
**If you hold tab until it highlights over where the updates are posted and hit enter, it takes you to [[Halloween Fairstival]].
**If you mouse over the Quote of the Week, it bounces around the screen until it gets lodged at the top. When you click "Hear it," a pixelated broom scrolls vertically along the screen and makes a loud distorted noise, the same as is heard by Marzipan moments later and some of the links disappear off the bottom of the screen. When you click the "X" to close it, the Quote of the Week box wobbles a bit and then falls off the screen and the links reappear.
***This happens because the SWF file for virus's fake QOD (qod_virus.swf) has black bars at the bottom, right where those words are, so when it appears in the email, it covers up those words.
**If you click on Weekly Fanstuff, it leads to a glitched fanstuff box, where there is a picture of Coach Z upside down with his arms and legs wrapped around a white space the shape of The King of Town's head. This image is from [[Where's The Cheat?]], when Coach Z attacked The King over a misunderstanding involving The Cheat and [[The King of Town's Grill|a grill]]. The picture has a lot of numbers at the bottom. Scroll over the close button, which is misspelled as OCⓧSLE, and the words 'A BOOK' appear in green.
***The numbers are in a font called "MS Reference Specialty" and spell out the phrase "stick to your books" (possibly—since the letters a–h in MS Reference Specialty are represented by little squares).
**If you click on the Sketchbook, it leads to a glitched sketchbook box, where the Flash MX color mixer appears. Scroll over it and a green X appears overtop. Clicking it causes it to close. Allowing it to remain on-screen causes a screen glitch—a black box appears over the left side of the screen when the screen moves off of the center of the page.
***The reason for the glitch is because in the .swf file of the glitched up sketchbook, there is a black box to the left of the screen, which, of course, covers up the screen on the left.
*If you click on the cog on the left at the end of the e-mail, you can see Compy 386 on sale at [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], with signs reading "Like Used!" and "Slightly Shotgunned!"
*If you click on the fan on the right, you can see an excerpt of the original [[Cheat Commandos (toon)|Cheat Commandos]] toon, but with Fightgar using Homestar's leg as a gun.
:'''NARRATOR:''' To protect the world from the evil forces of Blue Laser!

== Fun Facts ==

=== Trivia ===
*This is the only email in which the navigation bar and the email are combined into one Flash file (so that Homestar can grab the words).
*The broken JPEG is from [[Wikipedia:Mozilla Firefox|Mozilla Firefox]].
** The broken JPEG has been used in [[Wikipedia:Mozilla|Mozilla]] and [[Wikipedia:Netscape Navigator|Netscape Navigator]] since before [[Wikipedia:Mozilla Firefox|Mozilla Firefox]] was conceived.

=== Remarks ===
*Edgar the Virus Hunter is said to have been written in 1982, a year before the first documented experimental virus was created. Although there are conflicting accounts as to when the first virus was made, it would pretty much be impossible for a virus scanner to have existed in 1982.
*Strong Bad's head is larger than normal (but not his wrestling mask) while he is talking to Strong Sad. It reverts back to normal when he runs for The Cheat, but then regresses back to the larger head once he enters into the black.
*The letters that make up ASCII Marzipan refer to parts of her body: "E" for eyes, "f" for face, "h" for hair, and "d" for dress.
*Strong Bad says that Edgar from the [[Edgarware]] program is his "main man." However, he claims in "[[2 years]]" that his main man "is, and has been since [[1987]], Van Mundegaarde."
*The reason the "making out with Marzipan" pop-up doesn't come up in the .swf, or Flash, version is because the information for the pop-up is stored in the HTML source code. All that the Flash file does is to send a JavaScript command to the browser, opening the pop-up window.
*In the Fake QOD, the words "Quote of the Day (Or So)" are displayed reversed, as though in a mirror, and, instead of "Hear It!" and "Get It!", the buttons are "Hear It!" and "Don't TAPE It", although the latter is hidden by the top of the screen.
*This is the second e-mail made using the Widescreen technique. The first was [[flashback]].
*Bubs' right arm is bigger than it should be.
*When Strong Bad is saying "With Marzipan's radish" the music from [[That A Ghost]] and [[Parsnips-A-Plenty]] is playing in the background.
*If you click "main" on the navigation bar, it takes you to [[404'd]]. The address is http://www.homestarrunner.com/mainNaN.html. NaN is the computer term for Not a Number, which is obtained in some environments by dividing zero by zero, and/or other mathematical errors.

=== Goofs ===
*While the liquid is leaking out of the screen, the contrast buttons are still clickable.
*After Homestar grabs "downloads", "characters", and "games" from the bottom, "toons" is no longer clickable, unlike the other remaining links. Then, at the end of the email when everything else returns to normal, all the links disappear.
*The fake QOD, fanstuff, and sketchbook stay on the screen until you get rid of them, even after Bubs shotguns the Compy, and in the Easter eggs.
*After Strong Bad types "deleted!" for the first time, and the blue screen appears, the drive letter disappears.
*The links between "toons" and "contact" disappear while the Quote of the Day Easter egg is active.
*Most shotguns spread out from the barrel, whereas the blast from Bub's shotgun seems to narrow down as it reaches the back wall.
*When the [[Random Toon|random toon]] link ("rando") was added to the [[HR:main_nav.swf|navbar]], The Brothers Chaps forgot or chose not to update this page, as it does not use the regular navbar.

=== Inside References ===

*This is an extreme instance of [[Strong Bad's Computer Malfunctioning]]. His response that it's not a "good prize" comes from "[[Pumpkin Carve-nival]]".
*"Stave it off, 1, 2, 3..." is the counting song from the Strong Bad E-mail "[[for kids]]".
*The card that Strong Sad transforms into is from the original deck of [[Character Cards]] that has since been removed from the site.
*The pixelated broom induced by the glitched Quote of the Day is the same graphic used in Peasant's Quest for the broom [[Baby Lady & Her Baby|the baby]] knocks over to let you into [[Naked Ned]]'s cottage. Using a broom to play Marzipan's ASCII noise may be an oblique reference to people mistaking her for a broom.
*"Making out with Marzipan is totally awesome" was once the phrase necessary to trigger the Strong Bad Talker from the [[Homestar Talker]]. (It has since been changed.) The sound clips for the words were also taken from the Homestar Talker. The first four words of the phrase are also heard in "[[The Cheat Theme Song]]".
*Strong Bad screaming and pounding on the edge of the screen while the popups are appearing could be a reference to [[Where the Crap Are We?]].
*Strong Mad's description, which appears when he glitches, comes from the [[Yearbook Character Page]], as does the picture of him inside a giant M.
*Bubs' broken JPEG mouth bears the letters "TH." This might be a reference to his other identity, [[The Thnikkaman]].
*The scene with The Ugly One and the King of Town has sounds from [[RhinoFeeder]].
*[[The Ugly One]]'s line and the sound effects played after it come from The Cheat's cartoon in "[[crazy cartoon]]". (However, she slightly misquotes it: she should say "I ''will'' do it nine times", not "I ''can'' do it nine times".)
*As Bubs is walking across the screen the first time, his left and right arms are moving as if stuck in positons #4 and #5 (respectively) in the [[Dancin' Bubs]] game. Bubs' right arm is also about twice as large as usual.
*During the big glitch scene right before Bubs "fixes" the computer, we can hear the song from the intro of "[[Parsnips-A-Plenty]]" and "[[That A Ghost]]".
*"With Marzipan's radish, we gonna win the competition!" is a sound clip from [[The Reddest Radish]].
*The powering-down sound clip that plays when the "It's now safe to turn your computer off" message appears (just before the Compy 386 is destroyed) is the same sound that plays just before the [[Tandy 400]] explodes in [[gimmicks]]
*The fan and cog in the Compy 386 are the same fan and cog that were visible when the Tandy 400 exploded.
**If you look closely (or zoom into the Flash file) the fan is once again mysteriously floating space, just like when the Tandy 400 blew up. You can faintly see the fan through the broken monitor, but cannot see a base for the fan to be connected to.
*Bubs sells the [[Broken Compy Menu|broken Compy 386]] as he does with the [[King of Town Email|broken Tandy 400]].
*The cloud background during the scene where Strong Bad says "With Marzipan's radish, we gonna win the competition!" is the same cloud background in a Powered By The Cheat cartoon: "[[New Boots]]".
*During the final distorted scene, The Cheat is on a rotation of six different versions of himself:
*# The [[Awexome Cross]] version.
*# One that looks like one of The Cheat's styles from "[[The Cheat Theme Song]]".
*# A drawn version, from "[[The Reddest Radish]]".
*# Another drawn version from Strong Bad's site.
*# A far more pixellated version of him, with a thin black outline around it.
*# And a Cheat x-ing sign, much like the similar signs seen in the "fan stuff" part of the [[Museum]].

=== Real-World References ===
*[[Wikipedia:Linux|"Linux"]] is a [[Wikipedia:Free software|Free]] [[Wikipedia:Unix|Unix-like]] [[Wikipedia:Kernel (computer science)|kernel]] originally written in 1991, or part of an entire operating system which uses this kernel ([[Wikipedia:GNU/Linux|"GNU/Linux"]]).
*[[Edgarware]] is a spoof of Norton Anti-Virus, which also uses a generic-looking bespectacled computer nerd as a front man.
*The [[Floppy Disk Container]] on Strong Bad's desk is labeled "''Spy vs. Spy''" before it melts into the desk. ''[[Wikipedia:Spy vs. Spy|Spy vs. Spy]]'', based on the feature comic of [[Wikipedia:Mad Magazine|MAD Magazine]], was a game for old computers and the NES that featured innovative split screen gameplay.
*The part where Homestar is followed by "ghost" images of himself is a Flash in-joke, referring to the [[Wikipedia:Onion skinning|Onion skinning]] feature of the program that will display translucent images of previous frames as an animation guide.
*"Click on the monkey" refers to various [[Wikipedia:Pop-up ad|popups]] where if you click said object (ranging from targets to robbers, iPods, etc.), your computer will usually get bombarded with spyware, viruses, etc.
*The dance The Cheat performs when Strong Bad says, "Let's do a dance for the computer genius man," looks like [[Wikipedia:Dana Carvey|Dana Carvey]]'s "[[Wikipedia:Church Lady|Church Lady]]" dance from the classic SNL sketch.
*"[[Wikipedia:Bourgeoisie|Bourgeoise]]," one of the emoticons acting as Strong Sad's head is the term used in [[Wikipedia:Marxism|Marxism]] to describe the upper or middle class that opposed the [[Wikipedia:Proletariat|proletariat]] in the class struggle.
*The "boing" sound heard after EdgarWare finds the viruses sounds like the "all-purpose" sound used in [[Wikipedia:Windows 98|Windows 98]].
*The screen "It's now safe to turn your computer off." is similar to the one displayed when shutting off DOS based Windows platforms (Windows-Windows 95) The actual message is "It is now safe to turn off your computer."

== 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]], [[Homestar Runner]])

'''MIKE:''' This email looks tiny, Matt.

'''MATT:''' It's a funny shape.

'''MIKE:''' It's smaller than the rest, and there's little words at the bottom.

'''MATT:''' This doesn't make any sense to me!

'''MIKE:''' What's going on?

'''MATT:''' S— Oh, no. Strong Bad must have gotten some type of a wirus!

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' Virus.

'''MATT:''' B— Pardon?

'''MIKE:''' Virus?

'''MATT:''' Oh. I used the German pronunciation.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' Yeah?

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' K. Um, so this was, uh, this was a— this email was kind of a big— big production.

'''MATT:''' Mm hmm.

'''MIKE:''' Took longer than most.

'''MATT:''' A long time in coming.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah. Um...

'''MATT:''' Yeah, see— he hasn't used "deleted" on the Lappy yet, now that he has a new computer, has he?

'''MIKE:''' I guess not. I wonder what it looks like when he deletes something on the Lappy.

'''MATT:''' I dunno. "Drop a train on 'em" was from a bad hip-hop song I made in college — ''{Mike laughs}''— where I sampled the soundtrack from a Dirty Harry movie.

'''MIKE:''' That's a good song.

'''MATT:''' Thanks.

''{Pause}''

'''MIKE:''' So this, obviously, was, uh, pretty fun to make where you could just kinda put stuff wherever and just...

'''MATT:''' It's more like ''your'' computer is getting the virus than Strong Bad's computer getting the virus.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah. The whole world is getting the virus.

'''MATT:''' Yeah. "Stave it off, 1, 2, 3" up there at the top.

'''MIKE:''' Mm hmm. There's uh, Strong Sad's head is the, uh, his little emoticons from the uh, his—

'''MATT:''' Strong Sad's Web journal.

'''MIKE:''' Strong Sad Journal.

'''MATT:''' That was from an unused character page we never made.

'''MIKE:''' Mm hmm.

''{Pause}''

'''MIKE:''' Say something good, Matt.

'''MATT:''' Uh—

'''MIKE:''' Make it— Make it funny.

'''MATT:''' All right. ''{adopts different tone}'' T— To— ''{normal voice}'' Oh, yeah, weren't we gonna do— I was going to be a character when we did this commentary.

'''MIKE:''' Oh yeah. Start doing Homestar.

'''MATT:''' All right...

''{Pause}''

'''HOMESTAR:''' That was a lot of me's.

'''MIKE:''' That ''was'' a lot of you's.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Mike, some of them were old me's that don't look so great.

'''MIKE:''' That's right. I thought you looked pretty good back in the old days.

'''HOMESTAR:''' No, no.

'''MIKE:''' Oh, you—

'''HOMESTAR:''' Look bad.

'''MIKE:''' Look Bad!

'''HOMESTAR:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' Strong Bad.

'''HOMESTAR:''' That's a different character.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' Who was Look Bad again?

'''HOMESTAR:''' Oh, what are they doing there? Is he gonna eat that doo-doo shovel?

'''MIKE:''' No, I think was going to take a picture of it, maybe.

'''HOMESTAR:''' But he doesn't have a camera, Mike.

'''MIKE:''' But the camera was offscreen.

'''HOMESTAR:''' He's got a mustache.

'''MIKE:''' The camera was offscreen.

'''HOMESTAR:''' He clearly wanted... a doo-doo-stache.

'''MIKE:''' Who's that, Homestar?

'''HOMESTAR:''' That looks kinda like Bubs, from Website. But I don't think so. Oh, look, it's ''Pitfall''.

'''MIKE:''' That did happen in ''Pitfall''.

'''HOMESTAR:''' If you flick the on and off switch a lot, you get a little floating Pitfall Harry through the trees!

'''MIKE:''' Oh, I like The Cheat's little sassy dance there, Homestar. Did you teach him that?

'''HOMESTAR:''' I did. Hands on hips!

'''MIKE:''' How'd you teach him that?

'''HOMESTAR:''' I said, "Hands on hips!"

'''MIKE:''' Look, there's your leg.

'''HOMESTAR:''' That is not my leg! That looks like a shotgun.

'''MIKE:''' Bu—

''{Pause}''

'''HOMESTAR:''' That shotgun looks dangerous, Mike. I don't agree with its appearance in this cartoon.

'''MIKE:''' You shouldn't play with shotguns, Homestar.

'''HOMESTAR:''' I don't, man.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' Good.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Did you learn that the hard way?

'''MIKE:''' No.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Penny Hardaway?

'''MIKE:''' I'm allowed to— I'm allowed to draw them, though. Drawing them's no problem.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Drawing them is bad.

'''MIKE:''' No, I think it's okay.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Here I come!

'''MIKE:''' See?

'''HOMESTAR:''' Look! I lost my leg!

'''MIKE:''' I know, that's— Bubs— Bubs has it there.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Strong Bad looks like he's a little delirious in this part.

'''MIKE:''' He's— He's sad. He's had a great loss. People sometimes act like this... when they're experiencing great losses.

'''HOMESTAR:''' But— Mike, a great loss sounds like a contradiction.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}''

'''HOMESTAR:''' I don't— I've never had any ''great'' losses.

'''MIKE:''' "Great"— "Great" meaning "large," not meaning—

'''HOMESTAR:''' All my losses are bad losses.

'''MIKE:''' You've never had a great loss?

'''HOMESTAR:''' Except maybe, some pounds. ''{Pause}'' He just really put a hole right through that thing, huh?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah. Didn't go through the wall, though.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Nope. ''{whispering}'' Let's get quiet.

'''MIKE:''' ''{whispering}'' Okay.

== See Also ==
* [[Main Page 22]]

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail118.html|watch "virus"]]
*[[HR:sbemail118.swf|view the Flash file for "virus"]]
*[[HR:hsmakeout.html|view the "click the monkey" popup]]
*[[HR:hsmakeout.swf|view the Flash file for the "click the monkey" popup]]
*[[HR:qod_virus.swf|view the Flash file for the "fake QOD"]]
*[[HR:fanstuff_virus.swf|view the Flash file for the "fake fanstuff"]]
*[[HR:sketchbook_virus.swf|view the Flash file for the "fake sketchbook"]]
*[[Forum:1284|forum thread re: "virus"]]

{{Strong Bad Email}}
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Homsar Main Page

Strongbad — Thu, 27 Oct 2005 19:29:01 GMT

Strongbad:

__NOTOC__
[[Image:mainhomsar.png|thumb|right|220px|How did he get up there?]]

To find the '''Homsar Main Page''' click on the last digit on the copyright date on any [[Main Pages|main page]] (except the [[Luau Main Page]]). It's also accessible via an Easter Egg at the end of the email "[[interview]]." It's Homsar, being random as usual. Notice that the navigation buttons are all staggered and askew instead of arranged neatly along the white line.

'''Page title:''' "LEGITIMATE MENU PAGE!"

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Homsar}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}

'''Place:''' [[The Field]]

'''Icon:''' Homsar

*'''Toons''' — Bubbles come out of his mouth when he says, "ToOoOons!"
*'''Games''' — He says, "Jame!" and gets hit with a [[Heavy Lourde]], inspired by the Strong Bad Email "[[homsar]]."
*'''Characters''' — He says, "[[Wikipedia:Kelsey Grammer|Kelsey Grammer]]," gets a mustache (which he keeps until you roll over another button), and a dinosaur appears with a sign that says "BEAT STATE!"
*'''Downloads''' — He says, "Thank you," and a boat goes by backwards in the background and toots its horn in reverse.
*'''Store''' — He says, "Legitimate Business!" and Strong Sad comes up and says, "How did you get up there? I don't think this is a very good idea."
*'''Email''' — Homsar wails, "AaAaAaAaAaAaA!" and the background waves insanely behind him.

== Fun Facts ==

===Remarks===
*When the Downloads boat goes by backwards, the boat horn sound is backwards too.

===Glitches===
*When you roll over the "Games" link and roll off quickly, Homsar's hat will jump up and then momentarily disappear.

===Real-World References===
*Kelsey Grammer is an actor best known for his role as Frasier Crane on ''[[IMDb:tt0083399|Cheers]]'' and its spinoff ''[[IMDb:tt0106004|Frasier]]''. In the opening credits of ''Cheers'', his name was displayed over an antique photograph of a mustachioed man wearing a bowler hat and drinking a beer.

== External Links ==
*[[HR:memorabilia.html|View the Homsar Main Page]]
*[[HR:main_homsar.swf|View Flash file for the Homsar Main Page]]
{{Main Page}}

[[Category:Main Pages]]

User:Strongbad

Strongbad — Thu, 27 Oct 2005 01:00:02 GMT

Strongbad: /* Why I Am Such A Big Strong Bad Fan */

''Please note that this is my userpage. To see the page about the character, see [[Strong Bad]].''

Hrpedians, feel free to edit this page at your own free will.
[[Image:Weather.PNG|thumb|right|250px|today's forcast is total crap]]

Hi, i'm Tony, aka, Strongbad, and I am new to this site.

==About Me==
well, I'm a Michiganian (in the lower penesilla, so according to the Yoopers, I live in hell) and i'm 13, so i'm right in the middle of H*R's age target. I olny found out about H*R a few months ago, and since then I have been a fan since my first visit to the website. I'm currently studying to become a [[Wikipedia:Auto Design|Car Designer]].

===How I Got Into Homestar Runner===
Well, I've been a Wikipedia member for a while (under the username [[Wikipedia:User:Karrmann|Karrmann]]) and when reading an article about the [[Wikipedia:Blue screen of death|Blue screen of death]], There was a link to the [[Strong Bad]] email [[virus]]. I thought it was the funniest thing, and after setting aside a saturday to explore the site inside and out, I was an instant fan. The first character I learned about was Strong Bad, and I first thought he was the star because he was plastered all over the site. I later learned about [[Homestar Runner]], [[Marzipan]] and the rest of them, and how the whole story gos.

===Why I Am Such A Big Strong Bad Fan===
Well, the main reason why is because we have similar personalities, no, I'm not a mean cruel hearted jerk, i'm accually very nice, but I share his quick wit and humer, and I became a big fan because of our personalitiy relations, and for the fact that he is very funny. And just like Strong Bad, i'm stuck in the [[Wikipedia:1990s|1990s]]. I don't know why, but I can see Strong Bad driving a [[Wikipedia:BMW Z8|BMW Z8]].

==Life Away From Homestar Runner==
well, away from Homestar Runner, I am a student, i'm studying to become a Car Designer, and what else can I tell you?

==Things I Like Besides Homestar Runner==
well, accually, my main hobby is Cars, and I am a giant car nut. so pretty much, I like Homestar Runner besides cars, or whatever. I also like modeling (no not posing for photographs, but building plastic models), keyboarding, computering (I know a lot about computers, so you can call me a computer nerd if you want to) and I play [[Wikipedia:Gran Turismo|Gran Turismo]] for at least an hour a day. I also like to play football in my backyard with my friends.

===My Favorite Cars===
You know how I said I like cars, well, these are my favorite cars.
*[[Wikipedia:Ford Taurus|Ford Taurus SHO]]
*[[Wikipedia:Mercedes Benz CLK GTR|Mercedes Benz CLK GTR]]
*[[Wikipedia:Oldsmobile Toronado|Oldsmobile Toronado Trofeo]]
*[[Wikipedia:Oldsmobile|in fact, I like any car that has an Oldsmobile badge on it.]]

but most of all I like the
*[[Wikipedia:Pontiac Fiero|Pontiac Fiero]]
*[[Wikipedia:Mercury Marauder|Mercury Marauder (2003-2004 revival based on Crown Victoria, screw the muscle car version)]]

There are tons more cars I like, but I'm to lazy to list them all.

===Favorite Businessess===
these are some places I like spending money at
*[[Wikipedia:Subway (restaurant)|Subway]]
*[[Wikipedia:Meijer|Meijer]]

and there are more, I will add them later

==Keep Your Pants On==
This is just the page's current state for now, I will add more information as time progressess.

==External Links==
[http://www.fordvehicles.com Ford]
[http://www.homestarrunner.com Homestar Runner]

crazy cartoon

Strongbad — Thu, 27 Oct 2005 00:14:23 GMT

Strongbad: /* Fast Foward */

[[Image:sbemail72.png|thumb|"And when I get mad, it'd play the demo."]]

'''Strong Bad Email #72'''

Monkeydude asks Strong Bad to make a ''crazy'' cartoon. ''(There is also a cartoon title "Crazy Cartoon" on the [[Toons Menu]]. It is simply a copy of The Cheat's cartoon)''.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, [[Sherlock]], [[The Worm]], {{Film|Eh! Steve}}, [[The Wheelchair]], [[Keyboard Strong Bad]], {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Sweet Cuppin' Cakes Land]], [[The Cheat's Computer Room]], [[The Field]]

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

'''Date:''' May 5, 2003

'''Running Time:''' 2:38 ''(when watched through the Strong Bad Email menu)''

'''Running Time:''' 1:12 ''(when watched through the Toons menu)''

'''Page Title:''' Compy 386! ''(when watched through the Strong Bad Email menu)''

'''Page Title:''' Powered by The Cheat!! ''(when watched through the Toons menu)''

== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD:''' I'm intrigued by these...how you say...emails.

''{He pulls up the email and reads it aloud:}''

<blockquote class="compy email">Hi strong bad! 
I wanted to know what your craziest 
cartoon would be like. Please make a 
CRAZY cartoon. 
 
Your awesome friend monkeydude</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Look, I'm not your friend, monkey dude. In fact, I'm not even gonna call you monkeydude ''{he types "******" instead of "monkeydude"}'' again. I'ma call you Josh. ''{pause}'' So, a kah-razy cartoon huh, Josh? Crazy cartoons usually have titles that have nothing to do with the cartoon itself. ''{stops typing}'' You know, like...

''{Cut to a weird cartoon landscape, where a cartoon logo appears.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Sweet Cuppin' Cakes! The main character would look like a mix between a cow and a helicopter.

''{Sherlock flies in accompanied by helicopter noise.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And his talking would be just these weird sounds, and no words.

''{Sherlock makes incoherent mumbling sounds.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And all the episodes would be about him trying to get a little worm out of the ground.

''{A hole in the ground opens up and a worm peeks out. Sherlock lands on top of it.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Oh! Oh! And at least once an episode, Eh! Steve would show up to deliver his catchphrase!

''{Eh! Steve drops down from the top of the screen}''

'''EH! STEVE:''' Eh! Steve!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And Bubs would definitely be the voice of the wheelchair.

''{Eh! Steve runs off and a badly drawn wheelchair pulls up}''

'''THE WHEELCHAIR:''' I'll get you Eh! Steve, if it's the last thing I dooooo!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' I'd be in there too, but my head would be an old keyboard, and when I get mad, it'd play the demo.

''{Strong Bad with a keyboard head starts dancing around while the demo plays. Sherlock starts dancing along, and Eh! Steve runs past, being pursued by the wheelchair. Cut back to the Compy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' So that's a pretty crazy cartoon huh, Josh? But I'm not much of an animator. Though I bet The Cheat makes some crazy cartoons. Let's see what he's cookin' up tonight. Today. Just right.

=== Powered by The Cheat ===

''{Cut to The Cheat on Tangerine Dreams working on an animation. Strong Bad comes up to him.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' 'Sup, my man? What're you workin' on today?

''{The Cheat makes noises, then starts up the animation. It is of very poor quality, in typical The Cheat style. "POWEREd by THE CHEAT" flashes on the screen. Cut to Strong Bad and Homestar Runner out at the field.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey, Strong Bad! I need to be kicked in the face.

'''STRONG BAD:''' I can do it! I will do it nine times.

''{Strong Bad jumps up in the air and kicks Homestar in the face nine times}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' This is the last—

'''STRONG BAD:''' Shut it up! Shut it up, you.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Shut it up, me.

''{The Cheat runs on screen}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Here, The Cheat, have a trophy!

''{Strong Bad tosses him a trophy, and The Cheat squeaks}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Here, The Cheat, have another trophy!

''{A trophy falls out of Homestar's mouth and The Cheat catches it. Strong Bad kicks Homestar in the face.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I was saving that one for about two seconds ago.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Perfect. Timing.

''{A purple Coach Z drops down from the sky, trophy in hand}''

'''COACH Z:''' Here, The Chort, have a trophy!

'''STRONG BAD AND HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Three trophies for The Cheat! 
'''COACH Z:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Three trophies for The Chort!

''{Eh! Steve shows up}''

'''EH! STEVE:''' Eh! Steve!

''{the cartoon pans out to a badly drawn cartoon of Strong Bad and The Cheat watching the toon}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The Cheat, this is the greatest cartoon in the whole world! Have a trophy!

''{Strong Bad gives The Cheat a trophy and The Cheat squeaks. Zoom out again to the ''actual'' Strong Bad and The Cheat.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, I didn't do that! Did I? ''{The Cheat squeaks}'' I mean, it was good. I liked the way you worked in Eh! Steve!, but I don't think it deserved a trophy. I don't even think it deserved a pizza! Maybe a pizza trophy.

''{[[The Paper]] comes down. In the toon version, it says "The End"; in the email version it has the usual "Click here to e-mail Strong Bad", written in badly-formed letters.}''

== Easter Eggs ==
*At the end you can click on Eh! Steve on The Cheat's screen to see him again.
:''{Eh! Steve drops in and stands in front of the scene.}''
:'''EH! STEVE:''' Eh! Steve!
:''{Eh! Steve jumps upwards and leaves the scene.}''
*Also at the end you can click on The Cheat's CD-ROM drive to get some Sweet Cuppin' Cakes [[HR:sccicons.html|buddy icons]] (email version only).

== Fun Facts ==
=== Trivia ===
*The [[Powered by The Cheat]] portion of this email is shown by itself in the Powered by The Cheat section of the Toons menu.
*It is a running gag that in almost every Powered by The Cheat toon Strong Bad's leg gets long and kicks Homestar.
*The Cheat apparently likes the color purple. He accidentally makes Coach Z purple and later gives Strong Bad purple boxing gloves in [[New Boots]].
*This is the first appearance of the main cast of [[Sweet Cuppin' Cakes]].

=== Inside References ===
*The noise made as Eh! Steve jumps off-screen is the same noise made in [[Marshmallow's Last Stand (toon)|Marshmallow's Last Stand]] when Strong Mad throws Homestar out of the ring.
*Strong Bad saying that The Cheat's cartoon "didn't even deserve a pizza" is a reference to [[Everybody to the Limit]], where Strong Bad (impressed with The Cheat's cartoon) said he'd buy him a pizza.

===Fast Foward===
The phrase "I can do it, I can do it 9 times" is used again in the email [[virus]]

===Real-World References===
*The demo that is played by Keyboard Strong Bad is the actual demo from a [http://www.synthmuseum.com/casio/casvltone01.html Casio VL-Tone keyboard]. The tune is known as "Unterlanders Heimweh" (which means "Homesickness of the Lowlander" in German), and for many years, was the only song used in Casio keyboard one-button-select demos.
**This song would later be the inspiration for the "Cheat Cakes" song in the Easter egg for [[stupid stuff]].
*The [[Wikipedia:Macromedia Flash|Macromedia Flash]] interface is shown here when The Cheat is working on his cartoon.
*The idea of Sherlock spending all of his time trying to catch a worm might be a throwback to the [[Wikipedia:U.S. Acres|"U.S. Acres"]] segment of the TV series [[Wikipedia:Garfield and Friends|''Garfield and Friends'']]. In it, one of the running gags involved Booker the chick trying to catch a worm that always seemed to be smarter than he was.

== DVD Version ==
*The buddy icons Easter egg is disabled for obvious reasons.
*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]])

'''MIKE:''' Hi, I'm Mike.

'''MATT:''' Hi, my name's Matt C.

'''MIKE:''' We're gonna make the commentary on this Strong Bad e-mail... ''{pause}'' Is, uh... I don't know what I'm talking about.

'''MATT:''' Monkeydude, uh, you're thinking of Monkey D.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, okay, Monkey D came from, was those post—

'''MATT:''' ''{overlapping}'' It was first—

'''MIKE:''' cards, yeah.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, it was from the postcards and those just, we just made it up.

'''MIKE:''' Right.

'''MATT:''' And then, this guy's name is Monkey''dude'', which could also be construed as Monkey D. See?

'''MIKE:''' 'S true.

'''MATT:''' So, what else? There was—we had some other names, I remember, there was Sweet Cuppin' Cakes, and there was like some kinda Grandma—

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' I think it was Grandma, Grandma's Soup or something.

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' That guy's name is Sherlock.

'''MATT:''' ''{chuckling}'' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' Cow-copter, his real name is Sherlock, but it's never been revealed other than the files on our computer saved as "Sherlock".

'''MATT:''' Yeah. And, of course, Eh! Steve came from a doodle on a, during—we were having a meeting, and I doodled him on a paper—

'''MIKE:''' And the wheelchair, Matt just, like, as a joke, just drew this wheelchair real fast and was like, ''{false excited}'' "Mike, I got the wheelchair done." And I was like, ''{false serious}'' I was all like, "We should keep it just like that."

'''MATT:''' Yeah. And of course, that's the Casio VL tone, which, um, we have right here.

'''MIKE:''' Where is it? It's right there, we're holding it in our hands, but you probably can't—

'''MATT:''' ''{overlapping}'' Listen, Mitch, could you—There's no batteries in it, so but this is—

''{sound of fingers across the plastic keys}''

'''MIKE:''' This is what it sounds like when you hit it against Matt's head.

''{four light taps}''

'''MATT:''' You hear that? That's the—That's it, I swear. Um...

'''MIKE:''' And here's my chance to, uh, shine here in a second.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, Mike does—

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' As—As I voice The Cheat's bad cartoons.

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' Here I go. ''{over PbTC Homestar}'' That's me. ''{mumbled, then synched with cartoon as PbTC Strong Bad}'' I can do it! I will do it nine times. ''{mimics sound of PbTC Strong Bad kicking PbTC Homestar in the face three times}''

'''MATT:''' Now Mike, what if ''I'' sat here and just did my voice during my voice—

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' Hey, this is my ''one'' thing! I just wanna double—I gonna, ghe, double my own voices. ''{synched with cartoon as PbTC Strong Bad}'' Here The Cheat, have a trophy. ''{synched with cartoon as PbTC Homestar}'' Here The Cheat, have another trophy.

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' Are you really just gonna do that throughout?

'''MIKE:''' Well... I like the pink Coach Z, though.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, the pink Coach Z is great, those clouds are, um, are awesome...

''{pause}''

''{both snicker at PbTC Eh! Steve}''

'''MIKE:''' But the best part is, uh, coming up here. ''{short pause}'' Wait...

'''MATT:''' What are you talking about?

'''MIKE:''' Oh, no, it's the [[mile]] one, with the parade...?

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' I was thinkin—

'''MATT:''' ''{overlapping}'' We'll do that one later.

'''MIKE:''' Okay. Can I still talk about the parade?

'''MATT:''' Yeah, yeah, yeah.

'''MIKE:''' I like the Poopsmith cleaning up there at the end of the parade.

'''MATT:''' ''{hurried stuttering}'' wel—no—I—bu—

== See Also ==

* [[Sweet Cuppin' Cakes]]
* [[Main Page 18]]

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail72.html|watch "crazy cartoon"]]
*[[HR:sbemail72.swf|view the Flash file for "crazy cartoon"]]
*[[HR:crazycartoon.html|watch the toons menu version]]
*[[HR:crazycartoon.swf|view the Flash file for the toons menu version]]
*[[HR:sccicons.html|view the Sweet Cuppin' Cakes buddy icons]]

{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category:Compy 386 Emails]][[Category:Sweet Cuppin' Cakes]][[Category:Powered by The Cheat]][[Category: Emails With DVD Commentary]]

crazy cartoon

Strongbad — Thu, 27 Oct 2005 00:14:00 GMT

Strongbad: /* Fun Facts */

[[Image:sbemail72.png|thumb|"And when I get mad, it'd play the demo."]]

'''Strong Bad Email #72'''

Monkeydude asks Strong Bad to make a ''crazy'' cartoon. ''(There is also a cartoon title "Crazy Cartoon" on the [[Toons Menu]]. It is simply a copy of The Cheat's cartoon)''.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, [[Sherlock]], [[The Worm]], {{Film|Eh! Steve}}, [[The Wheelchair]], [[Keyboard Strong Bad]], {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Sweet Cuppin' Cakes Land]], [[The Cheat's Computer Room]], [[The Field]]

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

'''Date:''' May 5, 2003

'''Running Time:''' 2:38 ''(when watched through the Strong Bad Email menu)''

'''Running Time:''' 1:12 ''(when watched through the Toons menu)''

'''Page Title:''' Compy 386! ''(when watched through the Strong Bad Email menu)''

'''Page Title:''' Powered by The Cheat!! ''(when watched through the Toons menu)''

== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD:''' I'm intrigued by these...how you say...emails.

''{He pulls up the email and reads it aloud:}''

<blockquote class="compy email">Hi strong bad! 
I wanted to know what your craziest 
cartoon would be like. Please make a 
CRAZY cartoon. 
 
Your awesome friend monkeydude</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Look, I'm not your friend, monkey dude. In fact, I'm not even gonna call you monkeydude ''{he types "******" instead of "monkeydude"}'' again. I'ma call you Josh. ''{pause}'' So, a kah-razy cartoon huh, Josh? Crazy cartoons usually have titles that have nothing to do with the cartoon itself. ''{stops typing}'' You know, like...

''{Cut to a weird cartoon landscape, where a cartoon logo appears.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Sweet Cuppin' Cakes! The main character would look like a mix between a cow and a helicopter.

''{Sherlock flies in accompanied by helicopter noise.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And his talking would be just these weird sounds, and no words.

''{Sherlock makes incoherent mumbling sounds.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And all the episodes would be about him trying to get a little worm out of the ground.

''{A hole in the ground opens up and a worm peeks out. Sherlock lands on top of it.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Oh! Oh! And at least once an episode, Eh! Steve would show up to deliver his catchphrase!

''{Eh! Steve drops down from the top of the screen}''

'''EH! STEVE:''' Eh! Steve!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And Bubs would definitely be the voice of the wheelchair.

''{Eh! Steve runs off and a badly drawn wheelchair pulls up}''

'''THE WHEELCHAIR:''' I'll get you Eh! Steve, if it's the last thing I dooooo!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' I'd be in there too, but my head would be an old keyboard, and when I get mad, it'd play the demo.

''{Strong Bad with a keyboard head starts dancing around while the demo plays. Sherlock starts dancing along, and Eh! Steve runs past, being pursued by the wheelchair. Cut back to the Compy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' So that's a pretty crazy cartoon huh, Josh? But I'm not much of an animator. Though I bet The Cheat makes some crazy cartoons. Let's see what he's cookin' up tonight. Today. Just right.

=== Powered by The Cheat ===

''{Cut to The Cheat on Tangerine Dreams working on an animation. Strong Bad comes up to him.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' 'Sup, my man? What're you workin' on today?

''{The Cheat makes noises, then starts up the animation. It is of very poor quality, in typical The Cheat style. "POWEREd by THE CHEAT" flashes on the screen. Cut to Strong Bad and Homestar Runner out at the field.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey, Strong Bad! I need to be kicked in the face.

'''STRONG BAD:''' I can do it! I will do it nine times.

''{Strong Bad jumps up in the air and kicks Homestar in the face nine times}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' This is the last—

'''STRONG BAD:''' Shut it up! Shut it up, you.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Shut it up, me.

''{The Cheat runs on screen}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Here, The Cheat, have a trophy!

''{Strong Bad tosses him a trophy, and The Cheat squeaks}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Here, The Cheat, have another trophy!

''{A trophy falls out of Homestar's mouth and The Cheat catches it. Strong Bad kicks Homestar in the face.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I was saving that one for about two seconds ago.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Perfect. Timing.

''{A purple Coach Z drops down from the sky, trophy in hand}''

'''COACH Z:''' Here, The Chort, have a trophy!

'''STRONG BAD AND HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Three trophies for The Cheat! 
'''COACH Z:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Three trophies for The Chort!

''{Eh! Steve shows up}''

'''EH! STEVE:''' Eh! Steve!

''{the cartoon pans out to a badly drawn cartoon of Strong Bad and The Cheat watching the toon}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The Cheat, this is the greatest cartoon in the whole world! Have a trophy!

''{Strong Bad gives The Cheat a trophy and The Cheat squeaks. Zoom out again to the ''actual'' Strong Bad and The Cheat.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, I didn't do that! Did I? ''{The Cheat squeaks}'' I mean, it was good. I liked the way you worked in Eh! Steve!, but I don't think it deserved a trophy. I don't even think it deserved a pizza! Maybe a pizza trophy.

''{[[The Paper]] comes down. In the toon version, it says "The End"; in the email version it has the usual "Click here to e-mail Strong Bad", written in badly-formed letters.}''

== Easter Eggs ==
*At the end you can click on Eh! Steve on The Cheat's screen to see him again.
:''{Eh! Steve drops in and stands in front of the scene.}''
:'''EH! STEVE:''' Eh! Steve!
:''{Eh! Steve jumps upwards and leaves the scene.}''
*Also at the end you can click on The Cheat's CD-ROM drive to get some Sweet Cuppin' Cakes [[HR:sccicons.html|buddy icons]] (email version only).

== Fun Facts ==
=== Trivia ===
*The [[Powered by The Cheat]] portion of this email is shown by itself in the Powered by The Cheat section of the Toons menu.
*It is a running gag that in almost every Powered by The Cheat toon Strong Bad's leg gets long and kicks Homestar.
*The Cheat apparently likes the color purple. He accidentally makes Coach Z purple and later gives Strong Bad purple boxing gloves in [[New Boots]].
*This is the first appearance of the main cast of [[Sweet Cuppin' Cakes]].

=== Inside References ===
*The noise made as Eh! Steve jumps off-screen is the same noise made in [[Marshmallow's Last Stand (toon)|Marshmallow's Last Stand]] when Strong Mad throws Homestar out of the ring.
*Strong Bad saying that The Cheat's cartoon "didn't even deserve a pizza" is a reference to [[Everybody to the Limit]], where Strong Bad (impressed with The Cheat's cartoon) said he'd buy him a pizza.

==Fast Foward==
The phrase "I can do it, I can do it 9 times" is used again in the email [[virus]]

===Real-World References===
*The demo that is played by Keyboard Strong Bad is the actual demo from a [http://www.synthmuseum.com/casio/casvltone01.html Casio VL-Tone keyboard]. The tune is known as "Unterlanders Heimweh" (which means "Homesickness of the Lowlander" in German), and for many years, was the only song used in Casio keyboard one-button-select demos.
**This song would later be the inspiration for the "Cheat Cakes" song in the Easter egg for [[stupid stuff]].
*The [[Wikipedia:Macromedia Flash|Macromedia Flash]] interface is shown here when The Cheat is working on his cartoon.
*The idea of Sherlock spending all of his time trying to catch a worm might be a throwback to the [[Wikipedia:U.S. Acres|"U.S. Acres"]] segment of the TV series [[Wikipedia:Garfield and Friends|''Garfield and Friends'']]. In it, one of the running gags involved Booker the chick trying to catch a worm that always seemed to be smarter than he was.

== DVD Version ==
*The buddy icons Easter egg is disabled for obvious reasons.
*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]])

'''MIKE:''' Hi, I'm Mike.

'''MATT:''' Hi, my name's Matt C.

'''MIKE:''' We're gonna make the commentary on this Strong Bad e-mail... ''{pause}'' Is, uh... I don't know what I'm talking about.

'''MATT:''' Monkeydude, uh, you're thinking of Monkey D.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, okay, Monkey D came from, was those post—

'''MATT:''' ''{overlapping}'' It was first—

'''MIKE:''' cards, yeah.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, it was from the postcards and those just, we just made it up.

'''MIKE:''' Right.

'''MATT:''' And then, this guy's name is Monkey''dude'', which could also be construed as Monkey D. See?

'''MIKE:''' 'S true.

'''MATT:''' So, what else? There was—we had some other names, I remember, there was Sweet Cuppin' Cakes, and there was like some kinda Grandma—

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' I think it was Grandma, Grandma's Soup or something.

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' That guy's name is Sherlock.

'''MATT:''' ''{chuckling}'' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' Cow-copter, his real name is Sherlock, but it's never been revealed other than the files on our computer saved as "Sherlock".

'''MATT:''' Yeah. And, of course, Eh! Steve came from a doodle on a, during—we were having a meeting, and I doodled him on a paper—

'''MIKE:''' And the wheelchair, Matt just, like, as a joke, just drew this wheelchair real fast and was like, ''{false excited}'' "Mike, I got the wheelchair done." And I was like, ''{false serious}'' I was all like, "We should keep it just like that."

'''MATT:''' Yeah. And of course, that's the Casio VL tone, which, um, we have right here.

'''MIKE:''' Where is it? It's right there, we're holding it in our hands, but you probably can't—

'''MATT:''' ''{overlapping}'' Listen, Mitch, could you—There's no batteries in it, so but this is—

''{sound of fingers across the plastic keys}''

'''MIKE:''' This is what it sounds like when you hit it against Matt's head.

''{four light taps}''

'''MATT:''' You hear that? That's the—That's it, I swear. Um...

'''MIKE:''' And here's my chance to, uh, shine here in a second.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, Mike does—

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' As—As I voice The Cheat's bad cartoons.

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' Here I go. ''{over PbTC Homestar}'' That's me. ''{mumbled, then synched with cartoon as PbTC Strong Bad}'' I can do it! I will do it nine times. ''{mimics sound of PbTC Strong Bad kicking PbTC Homestar in the face three times}''

'''MATT:''' Now Mike, what if ''I'' sat here and just did my voice during my voice—

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' Hey, this is my ''one'' thing! I just wanna double—I gonna, ghe, double my own voices. ''{synched with cartoon as PbTC Strong Bad}'' Here The Cheat, have a trophy. ''{synched with cartoon as PbTC Homestar}'' Here The Cheat, have another trophy.

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' Are you really just gonna do that throughout?

'''MIKE:''' Well... I like the pink Coach Z, though.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, the pink Coach Z is great, those clouds are, um, are awesome...

''{pause}''

''{both snicker at PbTC Eh! Steve}''

'''MIKE:''' But the best part is, uh, coming up here. ''{short pause}'' Wait...

'''MATT:''' What are you talking about?

'''MIKE:''' Oh, no, it's the [[mile]] one, with the parade...?

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' I was thinkin—

'''MATT:''' ''{overlapping}'' We'll do that one later.

'''MIKE:''' Okay. Can I still talk about the parade?

'''MATT:''' Yeah, yeah, yeah.

'''MIKE:''' I like the Poopsmith cleaning up there at the end of the parade.

'''MATT:''' ''{hurried stuttering}'' wel—no—I—bu—

== See Also ==

* [[Sweet Cuppin' Cakes]]
* [[Main Page 18]]

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail72.html|watch "crazy cartoon"]]
*[[HR:sbemail72.swf|view the Flash file for "crazy cartoon"]]
*[[HR:crazycartoon.html|watch the toons menu version]]
*[[HR:crazycartoon.swf|view the Flash file for the toons menu version]]
*[[HR:sccicons.html|view the Sweet Cuppin' Cakes buddy icons]]

{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category:Compy 386 Emails]][[Category:Sweet Cuppin' Cakes]][[Category:Powered by The Cheat]][[Category: Emails With DVD Commentary]]

virus

Strongbad — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 22:54:23 GMT

Strongbad: /* Real-World References */

[[Image:sbemail118.png|thumb|181px|WHAT?! That is not a small number!!! That is a big number!!]]

'''Strong Bad Email #118'''

Strong Bad experiences some "technical difficulties" with Compy 386... and the rest of the Homestar Runner universe.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, [[The Virus]], {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|Coach Z}} (Easter egg) {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|The Poopsmith}}, {{Film|The King of Town}}, {{Film|The Ugly One}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Rather Dashing}}, {{Film|Fightgar}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Marzipan's House]], [[King of Town's Castle]], [[The Stick]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]] (Easter egg)

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

'''Date:''' November 15, 2004

'''Running Time:''' 4:05

'''Page Title:''' Compy 386??

== Transcript ==

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' I got the email, you got the email, I got the email, you got the email.
<blockquote class="compy email">ert+ 
y76p; '0lu8jkyee;u4p;e'/Rh 
Strong ba15456 `-------++++++gf 
+++++-//==========/*8901ikg</blockquote>

''{Pronounces "Ert plus: Why seven-six P? Ohlyuu eightkgee—" then stops}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What is this? Did the [[Wikipedia:Quadratic equation#Quadratic formula|quadratic formula]] explode? I see a "Strong ba" in there, but it's getting eaten by some... Linux or something. Wait a minute! Is this one of those '''virus''' emails? Like the kind that moms and offshore casinos send you?! I'll take care of this!

''{Strong Bad types "deleted," but the screen flashes:}''

<blockquote class="email" style="background:#003893;text-align:center">NICE TRY!</blockquote>

''{A red line of text appears reading "That didn't work."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What?! I said deleted!

''{Strong Bad types it again, this time in capital italicized letters, but the screen flashes:}''

<blockquote class="email" style="background:#003893;text-align:center">NOTTA 
CHANCE!!</blockquote>

''{A red line of text appears reading "That neither."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, a wise guy, eh? Maybe I should introduce you to my main man, Edgar!

''{Strong Bad types in [[Edgarware]].exe, bringing up the following text on-screen}''

<blockquote class="compy email" style="text-align:center">Edgar the Virus 
Hunter 
 
programmed entirely 
in mom's basement 
by Edgar       c1982 </blockquote>

''{Strong Bad hits enter, and the screen switches to the following text}''

<blockquote class="compy email" style="text-align:center">Virus Protection 
version .0001 
 
Last scan was NEVER ago. 
 
scanning...</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' All right, Edgar, now drop a ''train'' on 'em!

''{The following text now appears on the screen}''

<blockquote class="compy email" style="text-align:center">Scan Complete! 
 
423,827 
Viruses Found! 
 
A New Record!!</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{alarmed}'' Waaugh! That is not a small number! That is a ''big'' number!! What'm I gonna do?

''{The following text now appears on the screen.}''

<blockquote class="email" style="background:#003893;text-align:center">FLAGRANT SYSTEM ERROR 
 
Computer over. 
Virus = Very Yes.</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' Computer over? Virus equals very yes? That's not a good prize!

''{The text on the Compy 386 screen melts off and slides onto the floor.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oooh!

''{Strong Bad jumps out of the way. The camera zooms out to a view of the computer desk.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' And the Compy just peed my carpet.

''{The corner of the computer desk briefly flashes, showing an underlying gridwork to it, The No Loafing sign becomes the following text and falls off the wall.}''

<pre>
<head>
<href>No loafing!!</href>
</body>
</pre>

''{The Floppy Disk Container gets eaten by the computer desk. Strong Sad walks in, but his head is floating a foot to the left of where it should be and has been replaced by his emoticons from [[Strong Sad's Lament]].}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Strong Bad, what is going on?

'''STRONG BAD:''' WAH! Uh, I dunno. You forgot to wear your neck?

'''STRONG SAD:''' Have you been using the Internet irresponsibly?

''{The top of a Main Page starts to creep into the top of the email, with the text "Stave it off, 1, 2, 3..." in the corner in place of the "What's new" text.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' No more irresponsibly than usual.

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{His lower body starts walking away in place.}'' Did you get a virus?

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{with guilt}'' Uhhh, noo...

'''STRONG SAD:''' Did you get four hundred thousand viruses?

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{submissive}'' Yes... Very yes!

'''STRONG SAD:''' Well, hurry up and ''do'' something about it before it gets worse!

''{Strong Sad turns into a Strong Sad trading card and flies up and off the screen. The Main Page at the top of the screen creeps up and out of the email.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{scared}'' The Cheeeaaat!

''{Strong Bad runs off the screen and into the black to the right of the computer desk, then stops.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What the? Whoa! ''{shivers}'' It's cold out here!

''{Strong Bad tries to jump back into the room, but the room shifts left, causing him to still fall on blank space.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey!

''{Homestar Runner walks onscreen. His body is Old-Timey Homestar Runner's body, while the rest of him is normal. Instead of his legs moving, he just glides on, producing several ghost images of himself.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Never fear, Strong Bad! I know how to fix your computer box! ''{He turns to the Compy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{stands up}'' No, no! Don't touch that!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Your super box needs words. ''{His head falls off and onto the ground.}'' Like these right here!

'''STRONG BAD:''' No, stop! That's not supposed to be possible!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Uhh, this one ''{He picks up "downloads" from the bottom menu.}'' and this one ''{He picks up "games" from the bottom menu.}'' and this-a-this-a-this one. ''{He picks up "characters" from the bottom menu.}''

''{Suddenly, several pop-up windows appear one after the other (including a real one, unless popup blocking is used), titled "Click on the Monkey!!" They each feature oldschool Homestar who is saying "Making out with Marzipan is totally awesome!" Strong Bad starts screaming and pounds the side of the screen with his fists. Cut to Marzipan's living room. Strong Mad is standing nearby and Marzipan is standing next to a stack of VHS tapes.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Well, I think it's fantastic, Strong Mad! That's the best stack of VHS tapes I've ever—

''{Marzipan turns into an [[Wikipedia:ASCII|ASCII]] rendering of herself, and her voice becomes extremely deep and distorted making her words unintelligible.}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' I CAN'T SPELL YOU!

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{more unintelligible gibberish}''

''{Strong Mad turns into a picture of himself from his character video inside a large M, which walks offscreen with Homsar's walking noise. Text appears at the top of the screen reading as follows.}''

<pre>
If anyone is truly a big lug, Strong Mad is. This guy is dumb
strong, and that's pretty much the definition of a lug. One ti
his brother Strong Bad asked him to pick up this one car. An
he did, but it was the wrong car. See? Dumb and strong. He'
</pre>

''{Cut to the King of Town's castle. The Poopsmith is standing with his shovel extended and some you-know-what on the end of it, as the King of Town stands nearby.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' A little to the left... ''{The Poopsmith extends the shovel toward the King.}'' Good, good...

''{The scene suddenly changes to a [[Teen Girl Squad]] style piece of paper, with the text "issue [[Wikipedia:Pi|3.14159265and the rest]]" at the top. The Poopsmith is gone.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Ooh! Poopsmith?

''{The Ugly One appears out of nowhere with the rhino sound from "Strong Bad's RhinoFeeder", and her mouth is huge and distorted.}''

'''THE UGLY ONE:''' I can do it! I can do it 9 times!

''{The Ugly One extends her arm and starts slapping the King of Town.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Uh! No! Please! Stop! I'm old! And fat! And rich! And cool!

''{Cut to the Homestar Runner loading screen, and reveals a screen with the text "It's now safe to turn your computer off." Bubs walks on from the side of the screen. His mouth is a broken JPEG (with "TH" as the alt text), his legs are rendered in a fashion suitable for red/blue 3D-glasses, his midsection is missing, and he's carrying one of Homestar's legs in his left arm. His other arm is continually waving about, as seen on [[Dancin' Bubs]]. It is a bit larger than it should be}''

'''BUBS:''' I shoulda done this, like, a million years ago.

''{Cut to The Field, now a cloud scene. The Stick is gone. Strong Bad has one big foot instead of both legs, his black mark is too high, and his head and mouth are lopsided. The Cheat is floating around the screen, interchanging between different versions of himself. A pitch-black Rather Dashing and a colon fly by in the foreground. As Strong Bad talks, his left arm detaches from his body and flies off in random directions.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Using an old version of his voice}'' With Marzipan's Radish we gonna win the competition!

''{An explosion sound effect is heard, and suddenly everything returns to normal, revealing Strong Bad and The Cheat standing by The Stick.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey! He fixed it! That Bubs is a computer genius man! Let's do a dance for the computer genius man!

''{A salsa rhythm starts up, and Strong Bad and The Cheat start dancing. The camera pans to the left to reveal Bubs holding a shotgun.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Thanks Bubs! How'd you get rid of the vi—wait...why do you have a shotgun? ''{shaken}'' What did you do? Where's my Compy?!

'''BUBS:''' It's in a better place, Strong Bad. Or rather, it's in the same place, but now it's got a big hole through it!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{still shaken}'' YOU MURDERER! You killed my brother! ''{nearly sobbing}'' I mean, computer!

'''BUBS:''' Look, Strong Bad, my mouth was a broken JPEG. I had no choice!

'''STRONG BAD:''' You don't understand! You ''all'' understand! I mean, don't understand. AAAUUUGGGHHH!

''{Strong Bad runs off screen, very distraught. The Cheat squeaks and runs after him. Homestar hops onscreen on one leg, holding his other leg up.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey, Bubs! Can I have my leg back now?

''{Bubs stares at Homestar for a long, uncomfortable moment.}

''{Cut to the Compy 386, which now has a giant hole through its monitor and most of the wall behind it. Strong Bad is sitting in front of it, head bowed.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{very distraught}'' Dear Strong Bad, I doh du duoh crapfully yours. ''{He hits his head on the keyboard a few times.}''I...ID DOH DU DUOH CRAPFULLY YOURS! I can relate. ''{He hits his head on the keyboard again.}'' I ''can't'' re''late!'' ''{He hits his head on the keyboard again.}'' I'm gonna get, I'm gonna get in there and '''mix''' ''{He hits his head.}'' it up.

''{The Paper comes down.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{still very distraught}'' I don't remember your ''name'', Davey! ''{hits head on keyboard again}'' Dear Strong Bad. ''{voice trailing off}'' How do you text with boxing gloves on?

== Easter Eggs ==

*When the Main page is encroaching on the top of the screen you can still click the [[Quote of the Week]], weekly [[Sketchbook]], and [[Weekly Fanstuff]] buttons to see them.
**If you hold tab until it highlights over where the updates are posted and hit enter, it takes you to [[Halloween Fairstival]].
**If you mouse over the Quote of the Week, it bounces around the screen until it gets lodged at the top. When you click "Hear it," a pixelated broom scrolls vertically along the screen and makes a loud distorted noise, the same as is heard by Marzipan moments later and some of the links disappear off the bottom of the screen. When you click the "X" to close it, the Quote of the Week box wobbles a bit and then falls off the screen and the links reappear.
***This happens because the SWF file for virus's fake QOD (qod_virus.swf) has black bars at the bottom, right where those words are, so when it appears in the email, it covers up those words.
**If you click on Weekly Fanstuff, it leads to a glitched fanstuff box, where there is a picture of Coach Z upside down with his arms and legs wrapped around a white space the shape of The King of Town's head. This image is from [[Where's The Cheat?]], when Coach Z attacked The King over a misunderstanding involving The Cheat and [[The King of Town's Grill|a grill]]. The picture has a lot of numbers at the bottom. Scroll over the close button, which is misspelled as OCⓧLSE, and the words 'A BOOK' appear in green.
***The numbers are in a font called "MS Reference Specialty" and spell out the phrase "stick to your books" (possibly—since the letters a–h in MS Reference Specialty are represented by little squares).
**If you click on the Sketchbook, it leads to a glitched sketchbook box, where the Flash MX color mixer appears. Scroll over it and a green X appears overtop. Clicking it causes it to close. Allowing it to remain on-screen causes a screen glitch—a black box appears over the left side of the screen when the screen moves off of the center of the page.
***The reason for the glitch is because in the .swf file of the glitched up sketchbook, there is a black box to the left of the screen, which, of course, covers up the screen on the left.
*If you click on the cog on the left at the end of the e-mail, you can see Compy 386 on sale at [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], with signs reading "Like Used!" and "Slightly Shotgunned!"
*If you click on the fan on the right, you can see an excerpt of the original [[Cheat Commandos (toon)|Cheat Commandos]] toon, but with Fightgar using Homestar's leg as a gun.
:'''NARRATOR:''' To protect the world from the evil forces of Blue Laser!

== Fun Facts ==

=== Trivia ===
*This is the only email in which the navigation bar and the email are combined into one Flash file (so that Homestar can grab the words).
*The broken JPEG is from [[Wikipedia:Mozilla Firefox|Mozilla Firefox]].
** The broken JPEG has been used in [[Wikipedia:Mozilla|Mozilla]] and [[Wikipedia:Netscape Navigator|Netscape Navigator]] since before [[Wikipedia:Mozilla Firefox|Mozilla Firefox]] was conceived.

=== Remarks ===
*Edgar the Virus Hunter is said to have been written in 1982, a year before the first documented experimental virus was created. Although there are conflicting accounts as to when the first virus was made, it would pretty much be impossible for a virus scanner to have existed in 1982.
*Strong Bad's head is larger than normal (but not his wrestling mask) while he is talking to Strong Sad. It reverts back to normal when he runs for The Cheat, but then regresses back to the larger head once he enters into the black.
*The letters that make up ASCII Marzipan refer to parts of her body: "E" for eyes, "f" for face, "h" for hair, and "d" for dress.
*Strong Bad says that Edgar from the [[Edgarware]] program is his "main man." However, he claims in "[[2 years]]" that his main man "is, and has been since [[1987]], Van Mundegaarde."
*The reason the "making out with Marzipan" pop-up doesn't come up in the .swf, or Flash, version is because the information for the pop-up is stored in the HTML source code. All that the Flash file does is to send a JavaScript command to the browser, opening the pop-up window.
*In the Fake QOD, the words "Quote of the Day (Or So)" are displayed reversed, as though in a mirror, and, instead of "Hear It!" and "Get It!", the buttons are "Hear It!" and "Don't TAPE It", although the latter is hidden by the top of the screen.
*This is the second e-mail made using the Widescreen technique. The first was [[flashback]].
*Bubs' right arm is bigger than it should be.
*When Strong Bad is saying "With Marzipan's radish" the music from [[That A Ghost]] and [[Parsnips-A-Plenty]] is playing in the background.
*If you click "main" on the navigation bar, it takes you to [[404'd]]. The address is http://www.homestarrunner.com/mainNaN.html. NaN is the computer term for Not a Number, which is obtained in some environments by dividing zero by zero, and/or other mathematical errors.

=== Goofs ===
*While the liquid is leaking out of the screen, the contrast buttons are still clickable.
*After Homestar grabs "downloads", "characters", and "games" from the bottom, "toons" is no longer clickable, unlike the other remaining links. Then, at the end of the email when everything else returns to normal, all the links disappear.
*The fake QOD, fanstuff, and sketchbook stay on the screen until you get rid of them, even after Bubs shotguns the Compy, and in the Easter eggs.
*After Strong Bad types "deleted!" for the first time, and the blue screen appears, the drive letter disappears.
*The links between "toons" and "contact" disappear while the Quote of the Day Easter egg is active.
*Most shotguns spread out from the barrel, whereas the blast from Bub's shotgun seems to narrow down as it reaches the back wall.
*When the [[Random Toon|random toon]] link ("rando") was added to the [[HR:main_nav.swf|navbar]], The Brothers Chaps forgot or chose not to update this page, as it does not use the regular navbar.

=== Inside References ===

*This is an extreme instance of [[Strong Bad's Computer Malfunctioning]]. His response that it's not a "good prize" comes from "[[Pumpkin Carve-nival]]".
*"Stave it off, 1, 2, 3..." is the counting song from the Strong Bad E-mail "[[for kids]]".
*The card that Strong Sad transforms into is from the original deck of [[Character Cards]] that has since been removed from the site.
*The pixelated broom induced by the glitched Quote of the Day is the same graphic used in Peasant's Quest for the broom [[Baby Lady & Her Baby|the baby]] knocks over to let you into [[Naked Ned]]'s cottage. Using a broom to play Marzipan's ASCII noise may be an oblique reference to people mistaking her for a broom.
*"Making out with Marzipan is totally awesome" was once the phrase necessary to trigger the Strong Bad Talker from the [[Homestar Talker]]. (It has since been changed.) The sound clips for the words were also taken from the Homestar Talker. The first four words of the phrase are also heard in "[[The Cheat Theme Song]]".
*Strong Bad screaming and pounding on the edge of the screen while the popups are appearing could be a reference to [[Where the Crap Are We?]].
*Strong Mad's description, which appears when he glitches, comes from the [[Yearbook Character Page]], as does the picture of him inside a giant M.
*Bubs' broken JPEG mouth bears the letters "TH." This might be a reference to his other identity, [[The Thnikkaman]].
*The scene with The Ugly One and the King of Town has sounds from [[RhinoFeeder]].
*[[The Ugly One]]'s line and the sound effects played after it come from The Cheat's cartoon in "[[crazy cartoon]]". (However, she slightly misquotes it: she should say "I ''will'' do it nine times", not "I ''can'' do it nine times".)
*As Bubs is walking across the screen the first time, his left and right arms are moving as if stuck in positons #4 and #5 (respectively) in the [[Dancin' Bubs]] game. Bubs' right arm is also about twice as large as usual.
*During the big glitch scene right before Bubs "fixes" the computer, we can hear the song from the intro of "[[Parsnips-A-Plenty]]" and "[[That A Ghost]]".
*"With Marzipan's radish, we gonna win the competition!" is a sound clip from [[The Reddest Radish]].
*The powering-down sound clip that plays when the "It's now safe to turn your computer off" message appears (just before the Compy 386 is destroyed) is the same sound that plays just before the [[Tandy 400]] explodes in [[gimmicks]]
*The fan and cog in the Compy 386 are the same fan and cog that were visible when the Tandy 400 exploded.
**If you look closely (or zoom into the Flash file) the fan is once again mysteriously floating space, just like when the Tandy 400 blew up. You can faintly see the fan through the broken monitor, but cannot see a base for the fan to be connected to.
*Bubs sells the [[Broken Compy Menu|broken Compy 386]] as he does with the [[King of Town Email|broken Tandy 400]].
*The cloud background during the scene where Strong Bad says "With Marzipan's radish, we gonna win the competition!" is the same cloud background in a Powered By The Cheat cartoon: "[[New Boots]]".
*During the final distorted scene, The Cheat is on a rotation of six different versions of himself:
*# The [[Awexome Cross]] version.
*# One that looks like one of The Cheat's styles from "[[The Cheat Theme Song]]".
*# A drawn version, from "[[The Reddest Radish]]".
*# Another drawn version from Strong Bad's site.
*# A far more pixellated version of him, with a thin black outline around it.
*# And a Cheat x-ing sign, much like the similar signs seen in the "fan stuff" part of the [[Museum]].

=== Real-World References ===
*[[Wikipedia:Linux|"Linux"]] is a [[Wikipedia:Free software|Free]] [[Wikipedia:Unix|Unix-like]] [[Wikipedia:Kernel (computer science)|kernel]] originally written in 1991, or part of an entire operating system which uses this kernel ([[Wikipedia:GNU/Linux|"GNU/Linux"]]).
*[[Edgarware]] is a spoof of Norton Anti-Virus, which also uses a generic-looking bespectacled computer nerd as a front man.
*The [[Floppy Disk Container]] on Strong Bad's desk is labeled "''Spy vs. Spy''" before it melts into the desk. ''[[Wikipedia:Spy vs. Spy|Spy vs. Spy]]'', based on the feature comic of [[Wikipedia:Mad Magazine|MAD Magazine]], was a game for old computers and the NES that featured innovative split screen gameplay.
*The part where Homestar is followed by "ghost" images of himself is a Flash in-joke, referring to the onion-skinning feature of the program that will display translucent images of previous frames as an animation guide.
*"Click on the monkey" refers to various popups where if you click said object (ranging from targets to robbers, iPods, etc.), your computer will usually get bombarded with spyware, viruses, etc.
*The dance The Cheat performs when Strong Bad says, "Let's do a dance for the computer genius man," looks like Dana Carvey's "Church Lady" dance from the classic SNL sketch.
*"Bourgeoise," one of the emoticons acting as Strong Sad's head is the term used in Marxism to describe the upper or middle class that opposed the proletariat in the class struggle.
*The "boing" sound heard after EdgarWare finds the viruses sounds like the "all-purpose" sound used in Windows 98.
*The screen "It's now safe to turn your computer off." is similar to the one displayed when shutting down DOS based Windows platform. The actual message is "It is now safe to turn off your computer."

== 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]], [[Homestar Runner]])

'''MIKE:''' This email looks tiny, Matt.

'''MATT:''' It's a funny shape.

'''MIKE:''' It's smaller than the rest, and there's little words at the bottom.

'''MATT:''' This doesn't make any sense to me!

'''MIKE:''' What's going on?

'''MATT:''' S— Oh, no. Strong Bad must have gotten some type of a wirus!

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' Virus.

'''MATT:''' B— Pardon?

'''MIKE:''' Virus?

'''MATT:''' Oh. I used the German pronunciation.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' Yeah?

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' K. Um, so this was, uh, this was a— this email was kind of a big— big production.

'''MATT:''' Mm hmm.

'''MIKE:''' Took longer than most.

'''MATT:''' A long time in coming.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah. Um...

'''MATT:''' Yeah, see— he hasn't used "deleted" on the Lappy yet, now that he has a new computer, has he?

'''MIKE:''' I guess not. I wonder what it looks like when he deletes something on the Lappy.

'''MATT:''' I dunno. "Drop a train on 'em" was from a bad hip-hop song I made in college — ''{Mike laughs}''— where I sampled the soundtrack from a Dirty Harry movie.

'''MIKE:''' That's a good song.

'''MATT:''' Thanks.

''{Pause}''

'''MIKE:''' So this, obviously, was, uh, pretty fun to make where you could just kinda put stuff wherever and just...

'''MATT:''' It's more like ''your'' computer is getting the virus than Strong Bad's computer getting the virus.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah. The whole world is getting the virus.

'''MATT:''' Yeah. "Stave it off, 1, 2, 3" up there at the top.

'''MIKE:''' Mm hmm. There's uh, Strong Sad's head is the, uh, his little emoticons from the uh, his—

'''MATT:''' Strong Sad's Web journal.

'''MIKE:''' Strong Sad Journal.

'''MATT:''' That was from an unused character page we never made.

'''MIKE:''' Mm hmm.

''{Pause}''

'''MIKE:''' Say something good, Matt.

'''MATT:''' Uh—

'''MIKE:''' Make it— Make it funny.

'''MATT:''' All right. ''{adopts different tone}'' T— To— ''{normal voice}'' Oh, yeah, weren't we gonna do— I was going to be a character when we did this commentary.

'''MIKE:''' Oh yeah. Start doing Homestar.

'''MATT:''' All right...

''{Pause}''

'''HOMESTAR:''' That was a lot of me's.

'''MIKE:''' That ''was'' a lot of you's.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Mike, some of them were old me's that don't look so great.

'''MIKE:''' That's right. I thought you looked pretty good back in the old days.

'''HOMESTAR:''' No, no.

'''MIKE:''' Oh, you—

'''HOMESTAR:''' Look bad.

'''MIKE:''' Look Bad!

'''HOMESTAR:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' Strong Bad.

'''HOMESTAR:''' That's a different character.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' Who was Look Bad again?

'''HOMESTAR:''' Oh, what are they doing there? Is he gonna eat that doo-doo shovel?

'''MIKE:''' No, I think was going to take a picture of it, maybe.

'''HOMESTAR:''' But he doesn't have a camera, Mike.

'''MIKE:''' But the camera was offscreen.

'''HOMESTAR:''' He's got a mustache.

'''MIKE:''' The camera was offscreen.

'''HOMESTAR:''' He clearly wanted... a doo-doo-stache.

'''MIKE:''' Who's that, Homestar?

'''HOMESTAR:''' That looks kinda like Bubs, from Website. But I don't think so. Oh, look, it's ''Pitfall''.

'''MIKE:''' That did happen in ''Pitfall''.

'''HOMESTAR:''' If you flick the on and off switch a lot, you get a little floating Pitfall Harry through the trees!

'''MIKE:''' Oh, I like The Cheat's little sassy dance there, Homestar. Did you teach him that?

'''HOMESTAR:''' I did. Hands on hips!

'''MIKE:''' How'd you teach him that?

'''HOMESTAR:''' I said, "Hands on hips!"

'''MIKE:''' Look, there's your leg.

'''HOMESTAR:''' That is not my leg! That looks like a shotgun.

'''MIKE:''' Bu—

''{Pause}''

'''HOMESTAR:''' That shotgun looks dangerous, Mike. I don't agree with its appearance in this cartoon.

'''MIKE:''' You shouldn't play with shotguns, Homestar.

'''HOMESTAR:''' I don't, man.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' Good.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Did you learn that the hard way?

'''MIKE:''' No.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Penny Hardaway?

'''MIKE:''' I'm allowed to— I'm allowed to draw them, though. Drawing them's no problem.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Drawing them is bad.

'''MIKE:''' No, I think it's okay.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Here I come!

'''MIKE:''' See?

'''HOMESTAR:''' Look! I lost my leg!

'''MIKE:''' I know, that's— Bubs— Bubs has it there.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Strong Bad looks like he's a little delirious in this part.

'''MIKE:''' He's— He's sad. He's had a great loss. People sometimes act like this... when they're experiencing great losses.

'''HOMESTAR:''' But— Mike, a great loss sounds like a contradiction.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}''

'''HOMESTAR:''' I don't— I've never had any ''great'' losses.

'''MIKE:''' "Great"— "Great" meaning "large," not meaning—

'''HOMESTAR:''' All my losses are bad losses.

'''MIKE:''' You've never had a great loss?

'''HOMESTAR:''' Except maybe, some pounds. ''{Pause}'' He just really put a hole right through that thing, huh?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah. Didn't go through the wall, though.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Nope. ''{whispering}'' Let's get quiet.

'''MIKE:''' ''{whispering}'' Okay.

== See Also ==
* [[Main Page 22]]

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail118.html|watch "virus"]]
*[[HR:sbemail118.swf|view the Flash file for "virus"]]
*[[HR:hsmakeout.html|view the "click the monkey" popup]]
*[[HR:hsmakeout.swf|view the Flash file for the "click the monkey" popup]]
*[[HR:qod_virus.swf|view the Flash file for the "fake QOD"]]
*[[HR:fanstuff_virus.swf|view the Flash file for the "fake fanstuff"]]
*[[HR:sketchbook_virus.swf|view the Flash file for the "fake sketchbook"]]
*[[Forum:1284|forum thread re: "virus"]]

{{Strong Bad Email}}
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Strong Bad Evolution

Strongbad — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 22:33:33 GMT

Strongbad:

[[Strong Bad]] has changed a lot. He's "grown" a blue diamond and a silver V on his forehead and eventually lost his mexican accent. His personality has changed significantly.

{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 style="border-collapse:collapse"
|- bgcolor=#eeeeee
! Image !! Info !! Created !! Appearances !! What's Changed?
|-
| [[Image:tinyhandedstrongbad.png|150px]]|| This is the first Strong Bad design. || 1996 || [[Original Book]], [[flashback]], [[Main Page 20]] || N/A
|-
| [[Image:sb_evolution_mls.png|150px]] || The second design || 1999 || [[Marshmallow's Last Stand (toon)|Marshmallow's Last Stand]], [[Old Characters Page]], [[Character Cards]], [[personal favorites]], [[The Reddest Radish]], [[lady...ing]]|| His mouth is now flesh colored, his eyes are green and detailed, the silver crest and diamond are now on his head, and he seems to have grown. Also, his eyes seem to be inside his mask, not outside. He also has purple pants, brighter colours, shading and a belly button.
|-
| [[Image:sb_evolution_jumpingjack.png|150px]] || The third design || 2000 || [[A Jumping Jack Contest]], [[Strong Libs]], [[Yearbook Character Page]] (in photo) || His design is neater, his red has gotten darker, he now wears red boots and black pants. His boxing gloves are bigger. There's more shading, and the outline has become thinner. His eyes are now back outside his head. His belly button has now disappeared.
|-
| [[Image:oldstrongbad.png|150px]] || The fourth design || 2000 || [[Strong Bad Sings]], [[A Jorb Well Done]], [[The Luau]], [[Tis True, Pom Pom, Tis True]], all [[Strong Bad Email]]s from [[some kinda robot]] to [[halloweener]], [[Main Page 6]], [[Main Page 7]], [[Main Page 8]], [[Main Page 11]], [[Yearbook Character Page]], [[Theme Song Video]], [[Homestarloween Party]], [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]], [[A Holiday Greeting]] || The outline is coloured and has gotten thinner. Around this point Strong Bad loses the "I'm the bad guy" role to more of this mean funny cool guy. His voice is still somewhat hispanic, but to a lesser extent; the current Strong Bad voice is becoming more noticable.
|-
| [[Image:sb_evolution_current.png|150px]] || The fifth design, which is also not much different from the current. || 2001 || [[The Best Decemberween Ever]], all [[Strong Bad Email]]s from [[brianrietta]] to [[extra plug]], [[The Cheat Theme Song]], [[Where's The Cheat?]], [[First Time Here?]], [[A Mother's Day Message]], [[Everybody to the Limit]], [[Homestar Talker]], [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]], [[A Decemberween Pageant]], [[Decemberween Email Menu]], [[The System is Down]], [[Superbowl Dealie]], [[Arcade Game]], [[Lookin at a Thing in a Bag]], [[Malloween Commercial]], [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]], [[Not the 100th Email!!!]], [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]], [[New Boots]], [[Cheat Commandos (toon)|Cheat Commandos]], [[Decemberween Sweet Cuppin' Cakes]], [[Experimental Film]], [[Halloween Fairstival]], [[Revenge of the King]] || He now has a reflection to his eye and much better shading. The black in his mask turned to a lighter shade of gray. By now, the hispanic accent has, more or less, gone away and evolved into a much more relaxed voice that goes up and down in tone, unlike the previous ones which seemed to be a forced low-as-possible tone. His pants have a purplish shine and he has shrunk a little in proportion. His legs are now closer together.
|-
| [[Image:MontageStrongBad.png|150px]] || This is the current design of Strong Bad. || 2004 || [[montage]] to current. || His head is bigger and his arms are higher up and shorter. His shoes are darker, a different shape and have different shading. The black on his face is slightly darker, and takes up more space. His pants seem to have lost some of their purple shading. The diamond is also more symmetrical. The shading on Strong Bad's boots seem to drift from this version's style to the previous version and vice versa.
|}
[[Category:Character Evolution]]

User:Strongbad

Strongbad — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 22:19:09 GMT

Strongbad: /* My Favorite Cars */

''Please note that this is my userpage. To see the page about the character, see [[Strong Bad]].''

Hrpedians, feel free to edit this page at your own free will.
[[Image:Weather.PNG|thumb|right|250px|today's forcast is total crap]]

Hi, i'm Tony, aka, Strongbad, and I am new to this site.

==About Me==
well, I'm a Michiganian (in the lower penesilla, so according to the Yoopers, I live in hell) and i'm 13, so i'm right in the middle of H*R's age target. I olny found out about H*R a few months ago, and since then I have been a fan since my first visit to the website. I'm currently studying to become a [[Wikipedia:Auto Design|Car Designer]].

===How I Got Into Homestar Runner===
Well, I've been a Wikipedia member for a while (under the username [[Wikipedia:User:Karrmann|Karrmann]]) and when reading an article about the [[Wikipedia:Blue screen of death|Blue screen of death]], There was a link to the [[Strong Bad]] email [[virus]]. I thought it was the funniest thing, and after setting aside a saturday to explore the site inside and out, I was an instant fan. The first character I learned about was Strong Bad, and I first thought he was the star because he was plastered all over the site. I later learned about [[Homestar Runner]], [[Marzipan]] and the rest of them, and how the whole story gos.

===Why I Am Such A Big Strong Bad Fan===
Well, the main reason why is because we have similar personalities, no, I'm not a mean cruel hearted jerk, i'm accually very nice, but I share his quick wit and humer, and I became a big fan because of our personalitiy relations, and for the fact that he is very funny. I don't know why, but I can see Strong Bad driving a [[Wikipedia:BMW Z8|BMW Z8]].

==Life Away From Homestar Runner==
well, away from Homestar Runner, I am a student, i'm studying to become a Car Designer, and what else can I tell you?

==Things I Like Besides Homestar Runner==
well, accually, my main hobby is Cars, and I am a giant car nut. so pretty much, I like Homestar Runner besides cars, or whatever. I also like modeling (no not posing for photographs, but building plastic models), keyboarding, computering (I know a lot about computers, so you can call me a computer nerd if you want to) and I play [[Wikipedia:Gran Turismo|Gran Turismo]] for at least an hour a day. I also like to play football in my backyard with my friends.

===My Favorite Cars===
You know how I said I like cars, well, these are my favorite cars.
*[[Wikipedia:Ford Taurus|Ford Taurus SHO]]
*[[Wikipedia:Mercedes Benz CLK GTR|Mercedes Benz CLK GTR]]
*[[Wikipedia:Oldsmobile Toronado|Oldsmobile Toronado Trofeo]]
*[[Wikipedia:Oldsmobile|in fact, I like any car that has an Oldsmobile badge on it.]]

but most of all I like the
*[[Wikipedia:Pontiac Fiero|Pontiac Fiero]]
*[[Wikipedia:Mercury Marauder|Mercury Marauder (2003-2004 revival based on Crown Victoria, screw the muscle car version)]]

There are tons more cars I like, but I'm to lazy to list them all.

===Favorite Businessess===
these are some places I like spending money at
*[[Wikipedia:Subway (restaurant)|Subway]]
*[[Wikipedia:Meijer|Meijer]]

and there are more, I will add them later

==Keep Your Pants On==
This is just the page's current state for now, I will add more information as time progressess.

==External Links==
[http://www.fordvehicles.com Ford]
[http://www.homestarrunner.com Homestar Runner]

User:Strongbad

Strongbad — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 22:16:19 GMT

Strongbad:

''Please note that this is my userpage. To see the page about the character, see [[Strong Bad]].''

Hrpedians, feel free to edit this page at your own free will.
[[Image:Weather.PNG|thumb|right|250px|today's forcast is total crap]]

Hi, i'm Tony, aka, Strongbad, and I am new to this site.

==About Me==
well, I'm a Michiganian (in the lower penesilla, so according to the Yoopers, I live in hell) and i'm 13, so i'm right in the middle of H*R's age target. I olny found out about H*R a few months ago, and since then I have been a fan since my first visit to the website. I'm currently studying to become a [[Wikipedia:Auto Design|Car Designer]].

===How I Got Into Homestar Runner===
Well, I've been a Wikipedia member for a while (under the username [[Wikipedia:User:Karrmann|Karrmann]]) and when reading an article about the [[Wikipedia:Blue screen of death|Blue screen of death]], There was a link to the [[Strong Bad]] email [[virus]]. I thought it was the funniest thing, and after setting aside a saturday to explore the site inside and out, I was an instant fan. The first character I learned about was Strong Bad, and I first thought he was the star because he was plastered all over the site. I later learned about [[Homestar Runner]], [[Marzipan]] and the rest of them, and how the whole story gos.

===Why I Am Such A Big Strong Bad Fan===
Well, the main reason why is because we have similar personalities, no, I'm not a mean cruel hearted jerk, i'm accually very nice, but I share his quick wit and humer, and I became a big fan because of our personalitiy relations, and for the fact that he is very funny. I don't know why, but I can see Strong Bad driving a [[Wikipedia:BMW Z8|BMW Z8]].

==Life Away From Homestar Runner==
well, away from Homestar Runner, I am a student, i'm studying to become a Car Designer, and what else can I tell you?

==Things I Like Besides Homestar Runner==
well, accually, my main hobby is Cars, and I am a giant car nut. so pretty much, I like Homestar Runner besides cars, or whatever. I also like modeling (no not posing for photographs, but building plastic models), keyboarding, computering (I know a lot about computers, so you can call me a computer nerd if you want to) and I play [[Wikipedia:Gran Turismo|Gran Turismo]] for at least an hour a day. I also like to play football in my backyard with my friends.

===My Favorite Cars===
You know how I said I like cars, well, these are my favorite cars.
*[[Wikipedia:Ford Taurus|Ford Taurus SHO]]
*[[Wikipedia:Mercedes Benz CLK GTR|Mercedes Benz CLK GTR]]
*[[Wikipedia:Oldsmobile Toronado|Oldsmobile Toronado Trofeo]]
*[[Wikipedia:Oldsmobile|in fact, I like any car that has an Oldsmobile badge on it.]]

but most of all I like the
*[[Wikipedia:Pontiac Fiero|Pontiac Fiero]]
*[[Wikipedia:Mercury Marauder|Mercury Marauder (2003-2004 revival based on Crown Victoria, screw the muscle car version)]]

===Favorite Businessess===
these are some places I like spending money at
*[[Wikipedia:Subway (restaurant)|Subway]]
*[[Wikipedia:Meijer|Meijer]]

and there are more, I will add them later

==Keep Your Pants On==
This is just the page's current state for now, I will add more information as time progressess.

==External Links==
[http://www.fordvehicles.com Ford]
[http://www.homestarrunner.com Homestar Runner]

User talk:Strongbad

Strongbad — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 22:15:48 GMT

Strongbad: new state

Hello there, Strongbad. What you've got there is a Flash artifact. You see, whenever the Brothers Chaps are creating an animation, they don't bother to animate the stuff you can't see. It actually happens quite a lot.

Let me be the first, however, to say welcome to the wiki!! Here are some links to help you out:

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Above all, be sure to '''be bold''' and have fun! Feel free to ask me if I can be of any assistance to you. And feel free to remove this message when you've checked out those links. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:43, 20 October 2005 (UTC)

== artifact ==

hmm, ok IC, please note that I will put image back up to show readers the part when Strong Bad beats your score by 1 point.
:Well, that doesn't exactly work. The screenshot shouldn't show areas outside the frame. Also, our image standards require a PNG format file for this kind of thing. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:59, 20 October 2005 (UTC)

== Images ==

We have a policy that you can have only one personal image. I'm going to need to delete all but one of them. Which one do you want to keep? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:11, 20 October 2005 (UTC)

:Also, it is not possible for you to self-licence screenshots of copywrited websites under the GFDL. If you like, you could use the {{[[Template:web-screenshot|web-screenshot]]}} template tag instead.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 01:21, 20 October 2005 (UTC)

== new state ==

I expanded the page, if anyone wants to edit it, go right ahead.

User:Strongbad

Strongbad — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 22:11:06 GMT

Strongbad:

''Please note that this is my userpage. To see the page about the character, see [[Strong Bad]].''
Hrpedians, feel free to edit this page at your own free will.
[[Image:Weather.PNG|thumb|right|250px|today's forcast is total crap]]

Hi, i'm Tony, aka, Strongbad, and I am new to this site.

==About Me==
well, I'm a Michiganian (in the lower penesilla, so according to the Yoopers, I live in hell) and i'm 13, so i'm right in the middle of H*R's age target. I olny found out about H*R a few months ago, and since then I have been a fan since my first visit to the website. I'm currently studying to become a [[Wikipedia:Auto Design|Car Designer]].

===How I Got Into Homestar Runner===
Well, I've been a Wikipedia member for a while (under the username [[Wikipedia:User:Karrmann|Karrmann]]) and when reading an article about the [[Wikipedia:Blue screen of death|Blue screen of death]], There was a link to the [[Strong Bad]] email [[virus]]. I thought it was the funniest thing, and after setting aside a saturday to explore the site inside and out, I was an instant fan. The first character I learned about was Strong Bad, and I first thought he was the star because he was plastered all over the site. I later learned about [[Homestar Runner]], [[Marzipan]] and the rest of them, and how the whole story gos.

===Why I Am Such A Big Strong Bad Fan===
Well, the main reason why is because we have similar personalities, no, I'm not a mean cruel hearted jerk, i'm accually very nice, but I share his quick wit and humer, and I became a big fan because of our personalitiy relations, and for the fact that he is very funny. I don't know why, but I can see Strong Bad driving a [[Wikipedia:BMW Z8|BMW Z8]].

==Life Away From Homestar Runner==
well, away from Homestar Runner, I am a student, i'm studying to become a Car Designer, and what else can I tell you?

==Things I Like Besides Homestar Runner==
well, accually, my main hobby is Cars, and I am a giant car nut. so pretty much, I like Homestar Runner besides cars, or whatever. I also like modeling (no not posing for photographs, but building plastic models), keyboarding, computering (I know a lot about computers, so you can call me a computer nerd if you want to) and I play [[Wikipedia:Gran Turismo|Gran Turismo]] for at least an hour a day. I also like to play football in my backyard with my friends.

===My Favorite Cars===
You know how I said I like cars, well, these are my favorite cars.
*[[Wikipedia:Ford Taurus|Ford Taurus SHO]]
*[[Wikipedia:Mercedes Benz CLK GTR|Mercedes Benz CLK GTR]]
*[[Wikipedia:Oldsmobile Toronado|Oldsmobile Toronado Trofeo]]
*[[Wikipedia:Oldsmobile|in fact, I like any car that has an Oldsmobile badge on it.]]

but most of all I like the
*[[Wikipedia:Pontiac Fiero|Pontiac Fiero]]
*[[Wikipedia:Mercury Marauder|Mercury Marauder (2003-2004 revival based on Crown Victoria, screw the muscle car version)]]

===Favorite Businessess===
these are some places I like spending money at
*[[Wikipedia:Subway (restaurant)|Subway]]
*[[Wikipedia:Meijer|Meijer]]

and there are more, I will add them later

==Keep Your Pants On==
This is just the page's current state for now, I will add more information as time progressess.

==External Links==
[http://www.fordvehicles.com Ford]
[http://www.homestarrunner.com Homestar Runner]

User:Strongbad

Strongbad — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 21:42:31 GMT

Strongbad:

''Please note that this is my userpage. To see the page about the character, see [[Strong Bad]].''
[[Image:Weather.PNG|today's weather is total crap]]

page still under construction

flashback

Strongbad — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 20:38:18 GMT

Strongbad: /* Real-World References */

[[Image:sbemailahundred.png|thumb|300px|Puttin' their weight on it.]]

'''Strong Bad Email #100'''

In the long-anticipated 100th email, Jon from NH asks Strong Bad how long he has known Homestar Runner. The answer is too big to be shown in anything but...WIDESCREEEEEEEEEEEEN!

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, [[The Prince of Town]], {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|Pom Pom}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|Marzipan}}, [[Mr. Bland]], {{Film|Señor}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Limozeen}} (Easter egg), {{Film|Senor Cardgage}} (Easter egg), {{Film|Old-Timey Strong Bad}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Moon]], [[Places Strong Bad Made Up#The Sweet Sweet Rainbow Bridge|The Sweet Sweet Rainbow Bridge]], [[The Field]], [[Marzipan's House]] (Easter egg), [[Telegraph Room]] (Easter egg)

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

'''Date:''' March 16, 2004

'''Running Time:''' 5:00

== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD''': ONE TWO THREE FOUR ''{starts singing hard rock with instruments in the background, and the following words appear as they are said:}'' EMAIL IS AWESOME ''{"AWESOME"}'', EMAIL IS WEIRD ''{"WEIRD"}'', EMAIL IS AWESOME ''{"AWESOME"}'' AND EMAIL IS WEIRD ''{"WEIRD"}''! And I'll never forget the way it was, GRRRL ''{"grrrl"}''...uh!

''{Starts reading in his old accent. However, the text is in the style of Tandy, and it is in fact the [[some_kinda_robot|very first e-mail]] he's ever done.}''

<blockquote class="tandy email">Dear Strong Bad, 
 
Do you take your wrestling mask and boxing 
gloves off before you go to bed? 
 
Sincerely, 
Abdi LaRue 
San Diego, CA</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{He stops reading at "before you go to."}'' dajede...wait a minute! ''{hits Compy, the text fixes itself to be a new email}'' There we go!

''{reading}''

<blockquote class="email">Hey there, Strong Bad! 
I was wondering. How long have you 
known Homestar? Is there some sort of 
flashback that could describe how 
and when you guys met? 
Your Fan, 
Jon, NH</blockquote>

''{Instead of "New Hampshire," Strong Bad says "No Hamsters."}''

''{typing}'' Oh, I got flashbacks alright, Jon. I'm like, Discount Flashback Warehouse over here. But this particular flashback has way too much historical significance to be shown in anything but WIDESCREEEEEEEEEEEEN. Left side: WOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAH! ''{As he says this with a resonating noise, the left side of the screen expands out. His next one he doesn't type.}'' Right side: WOOOOOAHH—''{the right side of the screen expands out to show Homestar standing there}'' Wha-uh, what are you doin' over there?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': Oh, I'm pretty much here every week. It's just that usually I'm behind the black.

'''STRONG BAD''': I guess I should start...lookin' to the right more often.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': In fact, I think I might live here.

'''STRONG BAD''': I don't think so. If you lived here, you'd have less non-broken bones. And more crushed spirits.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': ''{looking dejected}'' Yes, sir.

'''STRONG BAD''': Frame shift left! WOOOOOAAHHH! ''{The screen starts shifting left to get Homestar out of the shot.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': See ya after the flashback!

''{We go to a picture of Strong Bad on the moon with a tennis racket. The drawing is in the style of the original children's book and we see that it's just a parody of that style. Although, the characters are still somewhat animated. Strong Bad doesn't read every little piece of text, so the text that's there that he doesn't read will be included in a parenthetical when it occurs.}''

'''STRONG BAD''': Strong Bad meets the Homestar Runner.

''{The book turns the page to a picture of just Strong Bad.}''

Everyone loves Strong Bad. He is an okay guy.

''(The book turns the page to a picture of Strong Bad and Coach Z playing tennis on the moon.}''

One day Strong Bad was finishing up a game of tennis on the moon with his pal, the Coach Z. He won 1,000,000 to 3. "You see, 3 is clearly a smaller number than a million," said Strong Bad. "Ooooooh. Now I understand."

''{Turn the page to them flying down a rainbow from the moon to earth.}''

They flew on a sweet, sweet rainbow bridge back down to Free Country USA.

''{Turn the page to Coach Z holding a towel and talking to Strong Bad.}''

"I'ma go shower up!" said the Coach Z. "Gross!" said Strong Bad. "Shut up!"

''{Turn the page to see Strong Bad walking toward a giant pink egg with yellow spots.}''

Walking home, Strong Bad came upon a big ol' egg. "Waaaaaaaaagh!"

''{Turn the page to a closer view of Strong Bad and the egg.}''

"I wonder what's inside," thought tiny-handed Strong Bad.

''{Turn the page to see Homestar behind the egg wearing a yellow shirt with a duck on it.}''

"Hello! How do you like my egg, Mr. Strong Bad?" said a voice from behind. "Who the crap are you, Duckshirt?" asked No-shirt. "I'm The Homestar Runner!" said the duckshirt. "Some folk say I'm a terrific athlete."

''{Turn the page to a closer view of the scene.}''

"Well I folk say you're a terrific liar!" ''(said Strong Bad.)'' "This is plainly my egg. ''{in a King of Town voice}'' "What's all the commotion about?"

''{Turn the page to zoom out to see the Prince of Town looking at Strong Bad and Homestar.}''

...said the svelt, young Prince of Town. "And who's this weirdo in the duckie shirt?" "I'm The Homestar Runner! Some folk say I'm a terrific ''(athlete!" said Duckshirt.)'' "Prancibald over here says this egg belongs to him, when I found it first."

''{Turn the page to a closeup of the Prince of Town.}''

"We'll settle this with a ten-step footrace."

''{Turn the page to see a bunch of the gang, including some characters from the original children's book, watching Strong Bad and Homestar at the start line of a race.}''

And so they all gathered for a ten-step footrace. The slim and trim young Prince of Town explained the rules. ''{a piece of paper shows up reading: "Ten-step Footrace Official Rules. Rule One. Whoever goes the most distance in ten steps, will be the winner! Rule Two. No biting."}'' "Whoever goes the most distance in ten steps, will be the winner!"

''{Turn the page to see Strong Bad and Homestar at the line and Marzipan giving the startoff.}''

"Ready-and-set-and-go-now." ''{they start running, with Homestar counting}'' "One, two, three, four, five, six..." ''{Strong Bad takes tiny steps and is way behind}'' "Keep up the pace. Gotta break 4:40"

''{Turn the page to see silhouettes of everyone, and Homestar has reached the end.}''

"Ten!" "And the Duckie-man is the winner. Loser gets the egg."

''{Turn the page to see Homestar up front and Strong Bad in the distance with the egg.}''

"WHAAAAT??!!?&,:;%${}" "Hooray a-for me!!"

''{Turn the page to see Strong Mad holding the egg over his head while Strong Bad watches.}''

And so Strong Mad helped to break open the egg. ''{Strong Mad tosses the egg}''

''{Turn the page to see the egg broke and a bunch of fishsticks pour out.}''

And out poured a lifetime supply of fishsticks. And a The Cheat!!!!

''{The Cheat springs out of the egg, turn the page to give him his very own page. Turn the page again to see Strong Bad and The Cheat with the egg in the background.}''

"Awesome! My very own a The Cheat!"

''{Turn the page to see everyone hanging out by a boombox.}''

And so, The Cheat mashed play on an extremely expensive jambox with high-speed dubbing and everybody put their weight on it! ''{The Cheat plays a remix of the original intro music for H*R.com, and everyone dances.}''

''{Cut back to Strong Bad sitting at the stool, talking to Homestar, who's sitting on the ground listening to the tale.}''

So that's pretty much how it all went down, huh?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': Oh, yes. Read me another one! Another one!

'''STRONG BAD''': Ohhhhh, very well. This one's called The Homestar Runner Gets Something Stuck In His Craw ''{Strong Bad pulls out a children's book of the same name. Compy beeps and turns blue with the caption "Congratulations! You have answered 100 emails." and ASCII fireworks.}'' What the—whoah! Would ya look at that! 100 emails. I had no idea! I lost count around 51. Well, I suppose I should do something to celebrate...ooh! I'll say email 100 times!

''{He says email 100 times, [[The Paper]] comes down.}''

Oo. I'm pa—I'm parched. ''{wheezes}'' I need a glass of water. ''{A glass of water appears onscreen.}''

== Easter Eggs ==
*When Strong Bad pulls out the book "The Homestar Runner Gets Something Stuck In His Craw," you can click on it to get a closer look.

*After Strong Bad says "Email" 100 times, you can click on the words:
**"Congratulations!" for a message from [[Limozeen]].
::'''Transcript'''
::'''LIMOZEEN:''' Congratulations Strong Bad on your 100th email!
::''{slight pause}''
::'''LARRY:''' We're from the band Limozeen!
::'''PERRY:''' Uh, I think it says that at the top of the screen, Larry.
::'''LARRY:''' Well, I didn't know that!
::''{The band members strike various poses and the frame freezes, as the central riff from "Because It's Midnite" plays.}''
::* Direct link to Limozeen's greeting [[HR:sbemail100_zeen.swf|here]].

:*click on "you" to see Homestar deliver his message.
::'''Transcript'''
::''{Homestar is standing in the field, wearing the Duckie Shirt.}''
::'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Happy hundredth birthday, Strong Bad!

:*click on "have" to see a funny message from Marzipan.
::'''Transcript'''
::''{Marzipan is standing in her house near her answering machine.}''
::'''MARZIPAN:''' Whoo-hoo, Strong Bad, whoo-hoo. I've almost caught up with you. I only have 90 more answering machines to go.

:*click on "answered" to see Senor Cardgage say some stuff.
::'''Transcript'''
::''{Senor Cardgage is standing in The Field near his bush.}''
::'''SENOR CARDGAGE:''' Many combolations, Elizagerth! ''{holds up a sign reading "combolations, elizagerth," and puts it back down, then produces a melty candybar from behind his back}'' I hope you get all my... particles.
::'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{off screen}'' Man, so cool!

:*click on "100" to see Old-Timey Strong Bad making a telegram. His "doppelgänger" or "copy" is present-day Strong Bad.
::'''Transcript'''
::''{Old-Timey Strong Bad is standing next to a telegraph machine. Half of his moustache has been ripped off, and he is holding a envelope that looks like it contains the missing half of the moustache. The "[[No Loafing Sign|Loafing Not Permitted]]" sign hangs on the wall.}''
::'''OLD-TIMEY STRONG BAD:''' ''{operating the telegraph}'' Well done, my doppelgänger! Stop! By the time you read this telegrammaparcel, I'll be long dead! Stop! Therefore, I've enclosed half of my moustache therein. Stop! I bid you good tidings, and may you continue to flummox those less fortunate than you!

*Also, clicking in the 2 areas where the fireworks go off will bring you to two other shorts.
**The firework on the left takes you to a TV ad for [[Discount Flashback Warehouse]].
::'''Transcript'''
::''{cut to Strong Bad's basement with the Television. Strong Bad's face appears on it}''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Come on down to Discount Flashback Warehouse.
::''{Discount Flashback Warehouse text appears, then disappears. Cut back so we can see Strong Bad's body}''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' I've got this season. ''{He gestures to the left, where a screen from "different town" appears.}'' Last season. ''{He gestures to the right where a screen from "band names" appears.}'' Even stuff I've just made up! ''{The screenshots disappear and "just made up!!" appears as he says it.}''
::''{Cuts to just his head again, next to text reading "These prices: $9 $6.53."}''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' How can I make these prices any lower?
::''{Cut to Strong Bad standing beneath yellow text that reads "Discount Flashback Warehouse."}''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Just ask for me, the guy that works here ''{very quietly, trailing off}'' at the flashback place.

:*The firework on the right shows you what became of the lifetime supply of fishsticks.
::'''Transcript'''
::''{Cut to the field back in the flashback. The Prince of Town is standing near the broken-open egg.}''
::'''THE PRINCE OF TOWN:''' Will no one claim this lifetime supply of fishsticks?
::''{Prince of Town does an over-the-top look left and right. This could also be a happy dance.}''

== Fun Facts ==
===Trivia===
*The DVD commentary for this episode reveals several interesting facts—originally, it would have been animated in the normal style, and would have told a different story, until the Brothers Chaps decided to re-write it halfway through. Originally, story elements included Strong Bad wearing a star shirt, and Marzipan attempting to do something about Homestar's awful fashion sense (his [[Ducks|duckie]] shirt, and also in this version, a pair of sandals). She gets him a star shirt, and Strong Bad rips his own shirt off in protest, which is why nowadays, Strong Bad never wears a shirt.
*The email was assigned the URL of "http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemailahundred.html," breaking the convention of the previous ninety-nine. This was done because of [[Not the 100th Email!!!]].
*Strong Bad ''actually'' says the word "E-mail" exactly 100 times.
**The Paper comes down during "e-mails" #28 through #30.
**For #49 he distinctly says "e-MAIL-a."
**For #67 he quickly says "e-mail-mail-nahduhluh."
**For #72 he says "e-meh-meh-meh-meh-mail."
**"E-mails" #91 and #92 blend together so much that it sounds like "email—mail," but if it was just one "e-mail" then there would only be 99, so it has been accepted to be 2 separate "e-mails."
*This is the first time a character has mentioned [[Free Country, USA]].
*This email has the most Easter eggs in any email to date, with an amazing eight. It's second on the site total, tied with Halloween Fairstival, to 3 Times Halloween Funjob's ten.
*Old-Timey Strong Bad appearing with half a mustache was inspired by a waiter [[The Brothers Chaps]] once encountered who sported the same odd facial hair style.

===Remarks===
*It is debatable whether the story in the book really "happened", since Strong Bad could be making it up. Homestar verifies the tale, but this may just be typical, dense Homestar behavior.
*More proof that Strong Bad's boxing gloves are his hands; the small boxing gloves are referred to as his tiny hands.
*Strong Bad couldn't have lost count at email 51 because in [[caffeine|Email #91]] the intro is "Coming in at number 91, it's, EMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIL." However it is possible that he could have said number 91 by coincidence.
*Also, he knew that it was the 100th email because he confronted users trying to find the email before it was finished in [[Not the 100th Email!!!]]
*During the ten-step footrace, Strong Bad made more than ten steps, although that wouldn't have affected the result of the race, for he would have lost/won the egg anyway.
*When the Compy said Strong Bad had answered 100 e-mails, that's not entirely true. He answered two in [[50 emails]], two more in [[2 emails]], and you could say he answered more than one in [[huttah!]] (although he didn't answer any in [[anything]] or [[mile]]). Depending on your definition of "answering" an email, he read extras in [[spring cleaning]] (although they were promptly deleted). If you count by each toon being an e-mail, then he still answered in excess of 103 e-mails, since the three bonus e-mails on the DVD are presumably pre-100th. In addition, there is a "preview email" in the [[Toons Menu]] and never before seen emails in [[personal favorites]]. So really, at the time of the hundredth e-mail, Strong Bad actually has answered more than 100 e-mails. The hundredth email was actually answered somewhere between Emails 83-94.
*Though the style of the artwork and the voice acting for most of the characters resembled closely that of the classic Homestar cartoons, Strong Bad, for some reason, sounds nothing like the real "old-school" Strong Bad in the flashback. Old Strong Bad's manner of speaking was very loud and dramatic (almost overacted), and he had a strong Mexican accent. "Old-school" Strong Bad in the flashback is just the opposite, speaking in a monotonic, mumbling fashion.
*When he reads the Tandy e-mail, his accent is more like it is in the old cartoons (most notably, he pronounces "you" as "joo" a few times).

===Goofs===
*Homestar knows Strong Bad's name, although he never told him.

===Glitches===
*When Strong Bad shifts the screen left, the carpet appears to slide to the right, moving without the stool and the table.

===Inside References===
*Present in the flashback are [[Mr. Bland]] and [[Señor]], who haven't been seen since [[Marshmallow's Last Stand (toon)|Marshmallow's Last Stand]].
*Strong Bad first uses "grrl" (seen here as grrrl) in [[i she be]]. The word is also used in the [[Teen Girl Squad|Teen Girl Squad Main Page]] and [[The House that Gave Sucky Treats]].
*Old-style Marzipan, Strong Sad, and Strong Mad refer to the [[Museum Sketchbook|concept sketches]].
*Old-style Coach Z and Bubs refer to "[[Where My Hat Is At?]]."
*The Cheat also mashed play on a [[Ghetto Blastro|jambox]] in "[[Everybody Knows It]]."
*When Strong Bad gasps at the end of the e-mail, it is the same sound effect of the Dry Meal in [[20X6 vs. 1936]].
*The TV from the Discount Flashback Warehouse egg is from an old H*R.com main menu.
*The two e-mails in the Discount Flashback Warehouse egg are [[different town]] and [[band names]].
*When Senor Cardgage says "Many [[Combolations|combolations]], Elizagerth," it's a reference to the credits in [[japanese cartoon]].
*Strong Bad is heard saying "Man, so cool" in the Senor Cardgage Easter egg. He said the same thing in the email "[[kind of cool]]."

=== Real-World References ===
*The widescreen is 750×400 pixels, a perfect 1.85:1 [[Wikipedia:Aspect ratio (image)|aspect ratio]]. Normal toons are 550×400, or 1.375:1.
*The guitar the guy is holding in the Limozeen egg is the same guitar that Homestar Runner steals in [[Puppet Time]], a Hamer "Bat" spin-off of the more popular [[Wikipedia:Gibson Explorer|Gibson Explorer]] shape. The bass the other guy is holding is a [[Wikipedia:Fender|Fender]] Jazz-Bass.
**It may also be a [[Wikipedia:Jackson Kelly|Jackson KE3 Kelly]] model.
*The melty candy bar Creepy Comb-Over Strong Bad/Senor Cardgage holds up near the end appears to be a [[Wikipedia:Zagnut|Zagnut bar]], which was also seen in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]].
*"Put your weight on it!" was a famous line from the [[Wikipedia:Dolemite|Dolemite]] movie ''Disco Godfather.''
*"Strong Bad Meets The Homestar Runner" and "The Homestar Runner Gets Something Caught in His Claw" are parodies of the [[Original Book]].

== DVD Version ==
*The Limozeen video is now in fullscreen and much higher quality.
**In addition, you can use your DVD player's angle Button while watching the Limozeen clip to change the clip's background image. There are three separate backgrounds in all.
*Due to it being widescreen, the characters in this email look a little stretched out from top to bottom, unless you are watching it on a widescreen TV. Computer monitors seem to have this problem as well.
*The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.
=== Commentary Transcript ===
('''Commentary by:''' [[Matt Chapman]], [[Mike Chapman]])

'''MATT:''' The guitar just fell on the floor.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' Ooh, I like this, uh, part. The song—

'''MATT:''' Yeah, we should make a full song of that. And I'll never forget the way it was, Mike. I thought— I wanted it to be this sort of nostalgic punk rock song, you know, 'cause, what if we decided after doing a hundred we weren't going to make anymore Strong Bad Emails? So I wanted it to kinda be like that.

'''MIKE:''' We decided to do more.

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' At least twelve more as of this commen— as of the time of this commentary.

'''MATT:''' Yeah. So Abdi LaRue, uh, was our first, uh, the first email.

'''MIKE:''' Mmm, that's true.

'''MATT:''' Was he just a fan that we tal— that just emailed a lot early— in the early days?

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

'''MATT:''' Or— he or she, we don't really know— do we know the gender of Abdi LaRue? I always assumed it was a guy.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah...?

'''MATT:''' Abdi, if you—

'''MIKE:''' I don't know any other Abdis, so—

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' It's true. So this— we— a lot— a lot of gimmicks sort of in this one, visually. Uh, the widescreen thing...

'''MIKE:''' The song at the beginning. Cave Quest there—

'''MATT:''' ''{interrupting}'' That— That—

'''MIKE:''' Home— White character.

'''MATT:''' A game Mike and I made, Cave Quest.

'''MIKE:''' On the Apple II...

'''MATT:''' C+

'''MIKE:''' C++

'''MATT:''' Yeah. Low-res graphics text interface—

'''MIKE:''' He threw a spear, at this dinosaur—

'''MATT:''' He threw a rock at one, to knock the spear out of the little dinosaur's mouth.

'''MIKE:''' Ohhh. And it showed the animation of the rock falling against the, uh— across the screen.

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' So this is done in the style of the original children's book, uh, that [[Craig Zobel]], and I— myself made in 1996. Um, so these were the original— That drawing of Coach Z was done, like a couple of years later.

'''MATT:''' Yeah. I like that little, like, that little lip, the little flair on the "Z" that used to exist—

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' Because like— 'Cause he was originally going to have hair like that, didn't he?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah he had like—

'''MATT:''' On like some early drawings you did, where it has a little "Z" hair sort of.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' I like the way he walks, there. It looks good, Mike.

'''MIKE:''' Thanks, man.

'''MATT:''' So this whole email, we got very far into this email and then completely rewrote it.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, if you watch the, um, Making of the Hundredth Email time-lapse which is on this DVD in the Bonus Features section—

'''MATT:''' Three disc set, Strong Bad Emails DVD!

'''MIKE:''' That's right. But anyway, if you watch, you can see me making graphics if you look closely of, like, Strong— of Homestar wearing sandals.

'''MATT:''' Yeah he's got the duckshirt on, but it's like regular graphics. It's—

'''MIKE:''' It's using the regular style, yeah. It's before we decided to do— and you can see, like, in the second day of the time-lapse, Matt's looking— like writing, and is pretty much rewriting the whole thing.

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' Um, there was lots of stuff about his duckshirt, like, originally, Marzipan gives him his star shirt.

'''MATT:''' Right. Er, we kinda overdid the origin of things.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' Like, we were explaining—

'''MIKE:''' Because Strong Bad had a star shirt on, too, and he tore it off because he didn't want to wear one—

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' —because Homestar had one too—

'''MATT:''' And he had never put a shirt on since then.

'''MIKE:''' And that was why— And that was why Strong Bad never wore a shirt again.

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' That's a good Marzipan mouth. ''{imitating Strong Bad}'' Augh!

'''MIKE:''' Do it, Strong Bad, do it!

'''MATT:''' Um...

'''MIKE:''' That little silhouette— The yellow silhouetted thing is a staple of the Dennis the Menace comics.

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' That's right!

'''MIKE:''' Usually the third frame is the yellow silhouette.

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' It's true.

'''MIKE:''' I love that.

'''MATT:''' And so in the Easter egg, the fishsticks do sort of explain why the King of Town is— is fat—

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' —and got this lifestyle.

'''MIKE:''' Look at that old Bubs! Lookin' good!

'''MATT:''' That's of course, uh, on the left side is, uh, Mr. Bland—

'''MIKE:''' —doing cartwheels. Then on the right is Senor— Señor.

'''MATT:''' Señor Havin' A Little Trouble is his full name. Now Strong Mad is great. And Strong Sad too, is— got little stubs for arms. I like how this is like— Homestar's so excited. ''{Mike laughs}'' He's sat down and is like crowded around the campfire. We should make that.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah. So, are we gonna do the commentary of him saying "email" a hundred times?

'''MATT:''' Yeah, we should talk over it anyway.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, what should we talk about? Maybe um...

'''MATT:''' Anything else about this email? This hundredth email? It was kind of a—

'''MIKE:''' It took three days to make—

'''MATT:''' Yeah, it was defin—

'''MIKE:''' Took a long time to make.

'''MATT:''' It's one of the longest ones. One of the biggest file size-wise.

'''MIKE:''' Um—

'''MATT:''' What did w— Oh, we had just met for the first time Jonathan Howe, the guy that programs all our games for us. We had just met him in person for the first time, and came down to visit, and then he left on... Monday morning? Or was it Sunday?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, I think Monday morning.

'''MATT:''' Oh, no no, he left Sunday morning and then we started working—

'''MIKE:''' This was Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday, and we put it up on Tuesday night.

'''MATT:''' But we didn't decide to make the hundredth email, we had been kind of putting it off because we knew we had to make it a big deal. And so we didn't do it until, like, uh, we decided it that day, basically, right? On that Sunday, that we were like, "Ah, let's just do it," like we were going to do some other update or do— or try and put it off, and we just decided to pull the trigger on it or we'd always be putting it off.

'''MIKE:''' There. We're done.

''{Pause}''

'''MATT:''' Lemonade Stand.

===Fun Facts===
*[[Wikipedia:Dennis the Menace (US)|Dennis the Menace]] is a long-running comic strip featuring the adventures of a mischievous young boy.
*[http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?id=2961 "Lemonade Stand"] probably refers to the [[Wikipedia:Apple II family|Apple II]] game, which featured a graphic similar to the glass of water.

== See Also ==

* [[Original Book]]
* [[Main Page 20]]

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemailahundred.html|watch "flashback"]]
*[[HR:sbemailahundred.swf|view the Flash file for "flashback"]]
{{Strong Bad Email}}
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Compy 386

Strongbad — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 18:36:58 GMT

Strongbad: /* Quick Facts */

[[Image:compy_386_side_view.png|thumb|left|Side view seen in [[fingers]] (with "fingers" edited out)]]
[[Image:sbemail.png|thumb|right|Strong Bad checks his email.]]
The '''Compy 386''' was [[Strong Bad]]'s second computer, and in his words, "a spectacle of graphics and sound." He used this machine to answer his Emails after the [[Tandy 400]] was thrown out at the beginning of "invisibility". This machine was built by [[Compy, Inc]] and seemed to have [[couch patch#Easter Eggs|something against The Cheat]].
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== Quick Facts ==
'''Debut''': [[invisibility]]

'''Interactive Feature''': You can click on the little wheels repeatedly to change the screen contrast from black to blue and then back to black again.
[[Image:End_compy.png|thumb|left|Slightly Shotgunned!]]
'''Death''': Destroyed by [[Bubs' shotgun]] after being infected by 423,827 [[The Virus|viruses]] in the email "[[virus]]." [[Bubs]] later sold it to [[Homestar Runner]] as seen in the [[Broken Compy Menu]].

'''Font''': [http://simplythebest.net/fonts/fonts/commodore_64.html Commodore 64]

 
[[Image:flagrant_system_error.PNG|right|thumb|That's not a good prize!]]
'''Error Screen''': The Compy had a blue [[Strong Bad's Computer Malfunctioning|Flagrant System Error]] screen that appeared when it encountered a major problem. Resembling the Windows 9x famous [[Wikipedia:Blue Screen of Death|Blue Screen Of Death]], it gave Strong Bad some vague information as to what went wrong. This screen appeared in "[[50 emails]]," when Homestar's many failed attempts to delete an email crashed the system. It later appeared in "[[virus]]," after Strong Bad learned that the Compy was infected with 423,827 viruses.
 

== The Real Computer ==
[[Image:Powered_Compy.PNG|thumb|right|The Compy appearing in [[Powered by The Cheat]] form in [[mile]], under the name "Compa"]]
[[Image:Puppet_Compy.PNG|thumb|left|The Compy (or at least an Apple II monitor and a Dell keyboard) appearing in [[Puppet Time]]]]
Like the Tandy 400, this was an almost-reference to a real computer. There was a 386 processor, which was very popular in its day, but there was no company called "Compy" that made a 386 version of their computer. The "386" logo in "[[invisibility]]" is most likely a reference to the real-life logo of IBM, though the Compy 386 is running DOS (programs are .exe), the blue startup screen is a reference to the Commodore 64, or C64, which was Commodore's predecessor to the Amiga.

The design of the computer itself seems to be a take on the old Compaq Deskpro 386, which has a similar monitor and keyboard. However, the monitor in the [[Puppet Time]] movie is an old Apple II monitor. The keyboard is a recent model of the Dell QuietKey keyboard that came with earlier Dell computers.

Interestingly, both the exploded Compy 386 and [[Tandy 400]] contain identical gears and fans, despite being built by different manufacturers and being different generations of computer.
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{{start box}}
{{Succession box | before = [[Tandy 400]] | title = [[Strong Bad Email|Strong Bad Emails]] | years = 41 - 118 | after = [[Lappy 486]]}}
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[[Category:Computers]]

montage

Strongbad — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 17:57:52 GMT

Strongbad: /* Real-World References */

[[Image:sbemail117.png|thumb|A girl. Or maybe a wagon. Filled up with pancakes.]]

'''Strong Bad Email #117'''

Strong Bad "creats" a few montages about a wagon full of pancakes.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, [[Wagon Fulla Pancakes]], {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Field]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], [[The Pond]], [[The Movie Theatre]], [[Race Track]]

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

'''Date:''' November 8, 2004

'''Running Time:''' 3:16

== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{announcing}'' Tonight on Strong Bad Email: Comedian Coach Z, actress Marzipan, and some guy from a zoo.

''{reading}''

<blockquote class="compy email">Dear Strong Bad, 
Why don't you creat a montage? 
 
Steve 
Surf City, NJ</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad pronounces "creat" as "cree-at" and reads NJ as "No Job"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' ''{in a high-pitched, mocking voice}'' Oooohhh! Why don't you creat an alternate reality where you don't have to spell correctly and I talk like this. And your name is Watered Down. ''{Strong Bad clears the screen and continues typing in normal voice.}'' A montage, eh Watered Down? Like, about whatever? Okay. I'll make a montage about...

''{cut to an empty field}''

Me. ''{Strong Bad appears}''

And a wagon. ''{a wagon appears}''

Full of pancakes. ''{pancakes appear in the wagon}''

''{Diamond wipe to Strong Bad and the wagon walking past Bubs's Concession Stand.}''

''{Wipe to a field where Strong Bad kicks the wagon calmly.}''

''{Cut to Strong Bad pulling the wagon uphill.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oooh, or maybe a montage of me falling in love with the wagon full of pancakes.

''{Heart wipe to Strong Bad in a boat with the wagon. They are both holding glasses of wine (or some sort of juice).}''

''{singing}''

Let's make this moment be the symbol of our lives 
''{Cut to Strong Bad and the wagon listening to a Taranchula LP on headphones.}'' 
We'll pawn your dad's computer 
''{Cut to Strong Bad and the wagon, under the stars. Strong Bad points to some shooting stars in the distance.}'' 
and we'll sail to paradise 
''{Cut to Strong Bad and the wagon spinning around, holding "hands".}'' 
''{Cut to Strong Bad and the wagon at the movies. Strong Bad drops some popcorn.}'' 
You're a girl... or maybe a wagon... 
''{Cut to Strong Bad and the wagon at a fast food place. Strong Bad puts ketchup on some fries while laughing and smiling.} 
filled up with pancakes 
''{Cut to Strong Bad frolicking across a field as the wagon follows.}'' 

'''STRONG BAD:''' Or maybe a montage of the wagon full of pancakes
''{Cut to a front door view of The Cheat and the wagon, both sporting business-class fedoras.}''
and The Cheat being down on their luck door to door salesmen.

''{Cut to The Cheat lying in the wagon as the wagon rolls past.}''

''{Several doors slam on The Cheat at different angles.}''

''{singing}''
You can't do it so give up now 
Whatcha gonna do when your dough runs out? 
Ain't that a drag? 
''{Cut to the wagon sitting in an arm chair while the Cheat lies on the floor in front, smoking.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{He stops singing.}'' No, I got it. A montage of the wagon full of pancakes training ''{Cut to Homestar in a black shirt that says "The #1" looking at the wagon in a field.}'' for the championship.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' A wagon full of pamcakes? In the Champeenship?! I'd like to see ya try!

''{Zoom in on pancakes as training music starts to play.}''

''{Cut to the wagon climbing the stairs of a stadium.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}''
Guts, guts, and might ''{The wagon's handle slowly collapses on top of a barbell.}'' 
''{Cut to Strong Bad and the wagon on a track.}'' 
Lifting weights and feeling all right ''{Strong Bad clicks a stop watch.''} 
''{Cut to a silhouette of Strong Bad and the wagon running past a sunset and an ocean.}'' 
It's a showdown going downtown 
You're gonna mess around showdown 
''{Cut to the wagon ascending the bleachers again.}'' 
Put your nose down showdown 
''{Cut to quick shot of wagon jumping up and down at the top of the bleachers.}'' 

''{Cut to Homestar Runner and the wagon in a gym as Coach Z looks on in a referee costume.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hi-yah! Hi-yah! ''{Homestar kicks.}''

''{The wagon's handle falls on Homestar, just like it did while training with the barbell, and Homestar falls down.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oof!

'''COACH Z:''' The pamcakes wins!

''{A buzzer sounds and the score changes from 6–6 to 6–7 on the scoreboard.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Showdown.

''{Cut to Strong Bad at the Compy 386.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Those were some good montages, eh Watered Down? That was like, a montage of montages. The only thing we left out is the end credits photo montage. ''{Music starts up}'' Hit it!

''{Cut to a glossy of Strong Bad and the wagon in the boat.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': ''{singing}''
Partying... ''party party party'' 
''{Cut to glossy of Strong Bad and the wagon on the beach.}''
It's the weekend... ''party party party'' 
''{Cut to glossy of Strong Bad and the wagon in the movie theater.}'' 
''{Cut to a closeup of The Cheat lying on the floor.}'' 
'''CAPTION:''' The Cheat never sold a single box of toner. He is currently unemployed. 
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{still singing}'' And a wagon... ''party party party''. 
Full of pancakes... 
''{Cut to Homestar kicking in the gym.}'' 
'''CAPTION''': Homestar sold his "The #1" shirt for $3(US). He got a good deal. 
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{still singing}'' ''party party party'' 
''{Cut to a glossy of Strong Bad frolicing across the field, the wagon not in the photo.}'' 
'''CAPTION''': Strong Bad went on to host some show on Animal Planet. 
It was cancelled before the first commercial break. 
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{still singing}'' And we're partying... ''party party party'' 
''{Cut to the wagon with a fedora.}'' 
'''CAPTION''': After winning the champeenship, the Wagon Fulla Pancakes did some local TV spots for a used car dealership. 
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing}'' It's the weekend... ''party party party'' 
And we're partying... ''party party party'' 
Everybody does it tonnniiight... 
'''CAPTION''': It currently resides in Long Beach with its spouse and 2 children.

''{Homestar quits singing.}''

''{[[The Paper]] comes down onto the photo.}''

== Easter Eggs ==

*Wait a bit at the end to see what becomes of [[The Paper]].
<pre>The Paper stuck around until
email #173, at which time Strong Bad
upgraded to an inkjet printer.</pre>

*At the end, click on "4 Wheels" on the wagon to see Homestar, undefeated in spirit.
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing in the now dark champeenship stadium}''
:I'm the best around
:Sombadubba sombadubba, take me down!
:I'm the best around!
:Dubba dubba dubbado, take me down!
:''{His score on the score board behind him turns from 0 to -1 as the buzzing sound is heard.}''

*At the end, click on "Strong Bad" to see another scene.
:''{Highly pixelated versions of Strong Bad wearing a pink jogging suit and the Wagon Fulla Pancakes are running through a highly pixelated city, which is the NYC backdrop (minus the [[Wikipedia:World Trade Center|World Trade Center]] towers) from Punch-Out from the NES.}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' It's a showdown going downtown
:You're gonna mess around showdown
:Put your nose down showdown

== Fun Facts ==

===Explanations===
*In filmic terms, scholars David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson define a montage sequence as "a segment of film which summarizes a topic or compresses a passage of time into brief symbolic or typical images." Also, montage sequences generally represent a longer passage of time than the also-typical "dissolve" or "fade" techniques between shots.
===Trivia===
*This is an email [[Forum:1226#34044|that was sent in by an HRWiki member]]. Congratulations [[User:porplemontage|porplemontage]]!
*In the original version of this e-mail, the background was static while Strong Bad and the wagon were spinning around. It has since been fixed to blurred trees.
*At the current email rate (about one email in a little over two weeks), The Paper will be around until late February 2007.
*This email introduces an updated, more symmetrical version of the gray "horns" on Strong Bad's mask.
*The Champeenship fight is the first time we ever see Homestar wearing pants outside of Halloween 'toons (though he almost put on a pair in [[monument]]).
*This is the last proper [[Compy 386]] email before the disaster in [[virus]].

===Remarks===
*Homestar gets less money for a shirt than he gets for a half-eaten breakfast burrito in [[HR:auction.html|"Some Type of Online Auction"]].
*Strong Bad probably changed Steve's name to Watered Down to prevent another "[[Eh! Steve]]" crack, like he did in [[kids' book]] and [[different town]].

===Goofs===
*As The Cheat keeps getting doors slammed in his face as a salesman, the last place he visits with the blue wall and white door, the door frame ends before the bottom of the toon's frame, and the right end of the door ends before the right of the frame.

===Glitches===
*Between The Wagon's picture and The Paper's picture, there's a split-second sound clip that sounds like the beginning of "It's" from the Champeenchip montage, and the easter egg at the end.

===Inside References===
*The scene with Strong Bad and the Wagon Fulla Pancakes sitting in the canoe is reminiscent of [[lures & jigs]], where Strong Bad and Coach Z fish in the exact same spot. This is probably prompted by the [[lures & jigs]] DVD Commentary, in which [[The Brothers Chaps]] decide to reuse the lake, and which was presumably recorded before this email came out. In doing so, TBC also reused [[Marshmallow's Last Stand (place)|Marshmallow's Last Stand]], the ketchup and fries from [[funny]], the house from [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]], and [[The Movie Theatre]].
*The song Strong Bad sings when he falls in love with the wagon is reminiscent of the style of [[The Kinda Long Haired Band]].
*The [[Taranchula]] album cover is the same one from the liner notes of [[Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits]], on which their song [[Moving Very Slowly]] appears. The name "Taranchula" also appears in the e-mail [[band names]].
*Besides the [[The Cheat's Smoking Challenge|smoking game]] and [[big white face]], this is the first actual cartoon in which we see The Cheat smoking. Strong Bad originally acknowledged The Cheat's nicotine habit in [[Where's The Cheat?]]
*The sparkling water seen while Strong Bad is running on the horizon seems to be the same from [[Main Page 3]].
*The lyric "Lifting weights and feeling all right", from the song played during the training montage, may be a reference to [[dangeresque 3]]'s "Riding in a Corvette and feeling all right" lyric.
*"The #1" T-Shirt is loosely referenced by Strong Sad in the commentary of [[In Search Of The Yello Dello DVD|In Search Of The Yello Dello]].
**Though the shirt Strong Sad refers to says "''I'm'' #1" according to him, as opposed to "''The'' #1."
*Strong Bad has a problem identifying things that rhyme with "agon" in song. In this email, he mistakes a wagon for a girl, and in [[dragon]] he mistakes a dragon for a man, or maybe a dragon man. He catches the mistake both times.

===Real-World References===
*The song Homestar is singing in the Easter egg ("You're the Best") comes from the 1984 classic ''[[Wikipedia:The_Karate_Kid|The Karate Kid]]''. Homestar's headband, bearing the design of an old Japanese flag, is also a reference to this film, and has appeared before in both [[pom pom]] and [[Theme Song Video]].
**There is actually a song called "Training Montage" from Rocky IV by Vince DiCola.
**The scene during which "You're the Best" plays in ''The Karate Kid'' is another well-known martial arts training montage.
*Much of the wagon's training sequence (especially the wagon "running" up the stairs) is a parody of the training sequence from the immortal boxing epic, ''[[Wikipedia:Rocky|Rocky]]''. It could also be seen as an homage to the Matthew Modine classic ''Vision Quest'' in which the steps of a stadium are used during the workout routine.
*The Strong Bad easter egg is a take on the popular NES game ''[[Wikipedia:Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!|Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!]]'', in which halfway through the game players saw a similar sequence.
**The ''Punch-Out!!'' sequence itself was a clear reference to the training sequence in ''[[Wikipedia:Rocky|Rocky]]''.
*There actually is a system call in the Unix operating system called <tt>creat</tt>. It creat(e)s a new file.
*The "some guy from a zoo" line by Strong Bad during the "Late-Night Talk Show"-style intro is most likely a reference to how such shows often resort to the gimmick of having zoo workers appear on the show, accompanied by their animal partners, whose mischievous antics can often get a cheap laugh from the audience.
*The Cheat not being able to sell any toner is reminiscent of the movie ''The Salesman'', where traveling salesmen have varying rates of success selling Bibles. The poorest-selling Bible seller of the group winds up losing his job.
*The line about Strong Bad's show being canceled before the commercial break may be a reference to ''[[Wikipedia:Turn-On|Turn-On]]'', which was cancelled 10 minutes into its pilot episode. It could also be a reference to ''[[Wikipedia:Australia's Naughtiest Home Videos|Australia's Naughtiest Home Videos]]'', which was also cancelled during the middle of the pilot episode.
*The End Credits Photo Montage song is reminiscient of the ''[[Wikipedia:Queen (band)|Queen]]'' song "Headlong."
*''[[Wikipedia:Animal Planet|Animal Planet]]'' is a TV network featuring programs that talk about all kinds of animals.

===Fast Forward===
*The Wagon Fulla Pancakes really ''does'' do some spots for a used car dealership, as it shows up in a commercial for [[Senor Cardgage]]'s in [[Senorial Day]].
*Strong Bad and his pink suit from the Easter egg show up again in [[rock opera]].
*Homestar's "weekend" song plays at [[The King of Town]]'s party of [[boring (really)]].

== 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:''' [[Matt Chapman]], [[Mike Chapman]], [[Marzipan]])

'''MATT:''' Listen... ''{Strong Bad says, "actress Marzipan" in the background.}'' And we've got Marzipan right here with us!

'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously, indecipherable}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Yeah!

'''MATT:''' He called you an actress. Isn't that nice?

'''MARZIPAN:''' Yeah!

'''MATT:''' Seems like usually he calls you something worse than that.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Yeah!

''{Matt and Mike both laugh.}''

'''MIKE:''' You're doing a good job acting right now, saying "Yeah" all the time.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Thank you.

'''MATT:''' Oh, thank you. A new word.

'''MARZIPAN:''' So, what are we here for, today?

'''MIKE:''' We're doing the commentary for the "montage" email.

'''MATT:''' Yeah. We're here in this tiny, glass-enclosed booth, recording some commentary.

'''MARZIPAN:''' It is getting smelly in here, too.

'''MATT:''' It is. Mike and I have been in here all day.

'''MARZIPAN:''' It smells like Fritos.

'''MIKE:''' Have you ever seen this email before?

'''MARZIPAN:''' I... haven't.

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}''

'''MIKE:''' Look, he's got a wagon fulla pancakes, isn't that something?

'''MARZIPAN:''' Those are not real pancakes.

'''MIKE:''' No? What are they?

'''MARZIPAN:''' I dunno, I think they're made out of plaster.

'''MATT:''' Look, Mike, there's the lake that did appear later as per your, uh, prophecy on the old DVD.

'''MIKE:''' Oh, yeah.

'''MATT:''' Your comments of the—

'''MIKE:''' ''{indecipherable}''

'''MATT:''' Yeah, that we were going to use it later and— and we did, just a few weeks after that I think.

'''MARZIPAN:''' It really is starting to smell.

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' Let's comment more on the— on the email. Is that— that was completely new, that— I mean it looks kind of like the one from — can't say "job" — doesn't it? But that theater—?

'''MIKE:''' It's been modified for the theater, yeah.

'''MATT:''' Yeah. Um, we should head back there someday, Mike.

'''MIKE:''' And maybe we will.

'''MATT:''' For a movie.

'''MIKE:''' Look, there's your friend The Cheat.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' Look, the pancakes are wearing a hat, Marzipan.

'''MARZIPAN:''' I see.

'''MATT:''' And holding a briefcase somehow.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' And now they're enjoying a highball.

'''MARZIPAN:''' I didn't know that The Cheat smoked!

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' He's got a problem.

'''MARZIPAN:''' I didn't know that—

'''MIKE:''' ''{whispering}'' There's your boyfriend.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Homestar had that— that's ''my'' shirt.

'''MATT:''' That's yours? Uh oh, 'cause he sells it later on in this email, so—

'''MARZIPAN:''' That was mine! I was wondering what happened to it.

'''MATT:''' He got a good deal for it, at least.

'''MARZIPAN:''' What'd he get?

'''MATT:''' Uh, I'm not sure. Probably, like, 17 dollars.

'''MARZIPAN:''' I'll tell him he needs to split the proceeds.

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' He should. Sounds like it should ''all'' go to you; it was ''your'' shirt.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' A nice sunset.

'''MARZIPAN:''' It's okay.

''{Pause}''

'''MATT:''' Ohhh, Homestar looks like Daniel LaRusso. His Karate's a joke.

'''MIKE:''' "You think you can rely on that crane crap?"

'''MARZIPAN:''' He's actually trained in Tae Kwon Do.

'''MATT:''' Really? Homestar is?

'''MARZIPAN:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' Wow.

'''MARZIPAN:''' That's probably why he didn't do well with the Karate.

'''MATT:''' ''{laughing}'' Oh ho! He learned the wrong martial art.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Right.

'''MATT:''' What do you think of this, um, end of the— end of the movie photo montage?

'''MARZIPAN:''' I think it's okay.

'''MATT:''' See, look. Oh! He— no, sorry, I lied. He got it for three bucks. Not 17.

'''MIKE:''' You got a buck-fifty comin' to ya.

'''MARZIPAN:''' I— Animal Planet's my favorite program.

'''MATT:''' Hey, isn't "cancelled" spelled wrong there?

'''MIKE:''' Was it?

'''MATT:''' I think "cancelled" only has one L. Let's change that before we put out this DVD.

'''MIKE:''' We can— ''{Pause}'' Oh, it's not over yet.

'''MATT:''' Oh, it's not, Marzipan.

'''MIKE:''' You might think it's over, but it's not.

'''MATT:''' Say something!

'''MIKE:''' Now it's over.

===Fun Facts===
*Daniel LaRusso is the name of the main character from ''The Karate Kid''.
*"Cancelled" appears on both the website and DVD. Though both are correct ways of spelling, "canceled" is generally a more American way of spelling it.
*Unlike her prior DVD commentary appearances in emails 1-100, Marzipan has largely dropped the premise that homestarrunner.com is a show and not "real" life.

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail117.html|watch "montage"]]
*[[HR:sbemail117.swf|view the Flash file for "montage"]]
*[[Forum:1226|forum thread re: "montage"]]

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

Secret Collect.

Strongbad — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 11:03:10 GMT

Strongbad: /* Remarks */

[[Image:secretcollect.PNG|thumb|220px|Those other squares SERIOUSLY look nothing like you!]]
[[Image:secretcollectbox.PNG|thumb|220px|Secret Collect boxart]]

''"The greatest secrets man has ever known have been scattered all over the globe and its your job to find them."'' —[[Videlectrix]]


'''Secret Collect''' is a low-quality graphic adventure game. Accessible from the [[Scrolling Shooter Games Menu]] and "[[video games]]," this game has you, The Red Dot [[Strong Bad]], as you try and collect other squares (aka Things That Look Nothing Like Strong Bad). Use the arrow keys to move.

Yellow squares take you to the next level. Blue squares speed you up slightly.

'''Page Title:''' Secret Collect featuring a Strong Bad!

==Fun Facts==
===Remarks===
*On all packaging, both in the email "video games" and the Videlectrix website, the game's name has a period at the end. "Secret Collect.", rather than "Secret Collect".
*The animated zapping bars are an imitation of "color cycling" or "[[wikipedia:Palette-shifting|palette shifting]]" - a process where the color palette used by an image is changed in a way that makes it look like the image is moving, even though it is unchanged. This trick was often used in early games, as it required less memory or processor power compared to storing an animation as several images.
*On the "Click to start" screen, the color of the entire screen changes every few seconds, imitating the initial screens of older Atari 2600 games and the screen saver built into Atari 8-bit computers like the [[wikipedia:Atari_800XL|800XL]].
*On or around 14 Jul 2005, the game was changed. The change wasn't mentioned on the main page.
**Extra levels 11-14 were added to the game.
**The diagonal parts of the "Y" in Level 10 were changed to short jagged vertical stripes.
**A glitch was removed where you could click at any time and you would be returned to the first level.
**A glitch was removed where in level 5, you could go through one of the green walls. In level 9, you could walk through the wall directly beneath you for a huge shortcut. In level 10 you could walk into the center of the "A".
*On or around Sunday 16 Oct 2005, the game was changed again, again not mentioned on the main page.
**Levels 15 and 16 were added.
**You now start on level 15 (presumably for debugging purposes - levels 1-14 still exist in the game).
**A glitch was fixed where, once the final level started repeating itself, you had an infinite number of lives.
**A glitch was fixed where the counter for the level was too narrow, so some of the wider numbers were trimmed, and on levels after level 10 you could only see the "1".
*You can only collect 4 blue squares in the entire game - collecting a blue square in one level will make one disappear in later levels, and after collecting 4, no later levels will have blue squares. Thus there is strategy involved choosing when to collect the blue squares.
*When you finish the final level (currently level 16), that level repeats endlessly.
*When you access the game from the games menu, it starts off on level 15.

=== Glitches===
*The score is drawn in a normal serif font instead of the pixelated font used everywhere else.

== External Links ==
*Play [[HR:sbcollect.html|Secret Collect]]
*Play the Flash file for [[HR:atarigame2.swf|Secret Collect]]
{{VidelectrixGames}}
[[Category: Videlectrix Games]]

User:Strongbad

Strongbad — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 01:25:38 GMT

Strongbad:

[[Image:Weather.PNG|today's weather is total crap]]

page still under construction

User:Strongbad

Strongbad — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 01:05:27 GMT

Strongbad:

[[Image:Stupid match.JPG|Hi, my name is little match, and i'm not going to start the fire!]]
[[Image:Pootslap.JPG|pootslap]]
[[Image:Weather.PNG|today's weather is total crap]]

page still under construction

File:Weather.PNG

Strongbad — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 01:05:02 GMT

Strongbad:

screenshot I took from homestar runner website

{{GDFL-self}}

File:Weather.PNG

Strongbad — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 01:04:32 GMT

Strongbad:

User:Strongbad

Strongbad — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 00:59:41 GMT

Strongbad:

[[Image:Stupid match.JPG|Hi, my name is little match, and i'm not going to start the fire!]]
[[Image:Pootslap.JPG|pootslap]]

page still under construction

User:Strongbad

Strongbad — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 00:57:22 GMT

Strongbad:

[[Image:Stupid match.JPG|Hi, my name is little match, and i'm not going to start the fire!]]

page still under construction

User:Strongbad

Strongbad — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 00:52:50 GMT

Strongbad:

UNDER CONSTRUCTION:

WILL OPEN SOON, I PROMISE

Nighttime Driving Type Game

Strongbad — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 00:49:35 GMT

Strongbad: please note that image is up to show readers a screenshot of the hidden scene, as I understand that SB's legs missing are an atrifact.

[[Image:nightdriver.png|thumb|It's just a four minute drive away]]

A game accessible only by clicking the "O" in [[Strong Bad's Message Bored]].

In this game, you must drive through oncoming traffic... at night! Move your car with the mouse.
[[Image:SBnolegs.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Oh, It looks like back to the drawing board for you, or driving board...]]

== Easter Eggs ==
* If you beat Strong Bad's high score of 50,000 points, you'll get a short cutscene where Strong Bad shows you that he's now gotten a new high score... exactly one point higher than yours.

=== Transcript ===
'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, you beat my high score, huh? Well, I just finished the game. Check it out! ''{Shows you the screen, his score is one point higher than yours.}'' Oh, tough luck. I guess it's back to the drawing board for you! Or, the, uh, Night Driving board, or uh.... Get out of my basement!

== Fun Facts ==
===Remarks===
*It's not possible to get a score one higher, like Strong Bad says he did, considering the smallest increasing score is 100.

=== Glitches ===
* You still earn points for any vehicle that passes your wrecked vehicle.
* You can crash 2–3 times in rapid succession yet only lose one life (in other words, crashing, then immediately crashing again).
* The game sometimes loads data where the station wagons primarily drive on the right side of the road, and semis swerve left, then right, meaning if you stay in the left lane, you'll never die.
*If you view the flash file directly, and get a game over, right click the file and hit forward a few times, then hit play. You can see the [[Strong Bad's Basement|Strong Bad basement]] scene without having to beat 50,000 points!
*Right-click and unselect play for unlimited lives. When you run out of lives, your lives will show as - and you can keep playing. Select play again to get the game over screen.
*If you get over 100,000 points, the score will reset to 10,000. This is due to the game only displaying the first five digits in the score; the counter still has you over 100,000.
*If you crash into another car and a drunk driver is there it will crash even though you didn't hit it.
*If you run this game directly from the Strong Bad Message Bored flash file and use the right-clicked context menu to fast-foward (click the foward menu option) right after losing the game, you will see any score that you have gotten increased just by one point.
*When you see the easter-egg screen for this game, the first basement shot shows your original score before adding one point to the score. But after the TV screen is shown, the score remains changed at one point higher than your original score.

===Inside References===
*The source of the Easter egg is the [[Strong Bad's Room Main Page]], where he brags that he's got the high score of 50,000 points, and challenges you to beat it.

===Real-World References===
* The whole game itself is based on the Atari 2600 game "Night Driver," which in turn was based on the 1976 arcade game of the same name.

==See Also==
*[[Strong Bad's Message Bored]]

[[Category:Games]]

User talk:It's dot com

Strongbad — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 00:46:27 GMT

Strongbad: artifact

==Technical help==
===How to add images===
Here's a quick rundown of how to add images:
#If you haven't already, read the [[HRWiki:Image_use_policy|image use policy]]. Note that the PNG format is preferred.
#Over in the toolbox on the left, click [[Special:Upload|Upload file]].
#(A) Browse to the file on your computer. (B) Write a brief description in the summary area. (C) Click the copyright checkbox. (D) Click "Upload file".
#Place code on your page in the following format, usually at the very top of the page (although you can place it in other places): <code><nowiki>[[Image:IMAGE NAME|thumb and/or POSITION|SIZE|CAPTION]]</nowiki></code>

To make an [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Gallery|image gallery]], use the wollowing format:
:<code><nowiki><gallery></nowiki>
:Image:image1.png|caption 1
:Image:image2.png|caption 2
:Image:image3.png|caption 3
:<nowiki></gallery></nowiki></code>
Start each picture on a new line. You can use links and full wiki markup in the captions.

Click on these links here for a [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Picture_tutorial|tutorial]] and more [[MetaWikipedia:Help:Images and other uploaded files|technical info]] and [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Extended_image_syntax|syntax info]]. HRWiki policy allows [[HRWiki:User_page#What can_I_have_on_my_user_page?|one uploaded image]] per user with no questions asked. For an example, I placed the following code at the top of your page: <code><nowiki>[[Image:cheatgold.PNG|thumb|300px|I've got a gold tooth. Wanna see it? Tough!]]</nowiki></code> That's all. Have fun! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:33, 15 May 2005 (UTC)
:Thanx a bunch for telling me how to add images and adding an image and all that crap. Love your page. [[User:Cheatachu72|Cheatachu72]]
::Anytime, my friend. It's my pleasure. And thanks for your comments about my page. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:56, 16 May 2005 (UTC)

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===How to revert a page===
*YO! I do like what you did to my gallery, but I'd like to revert it for the time being. I do want to change it to your suggestion in the future, though. But, um, how do you revert? [[User:Cheatachu72|Cheatachu72]] 02:56, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)
:It was more complicated than normal to revert your page since you had already made changes to it. Here are some basic instructions on how to revert:

<div style="margin-left:2em;padding:6px;border:1px dashed #666;background:#F5F5F5">
:'''To completely revert a page to a previous version:'''
#View the history of the page in question.
#Click on the time and date of the version to which you want to revert; this will bring up the page as it was.
#Click "edit" at the top of the old version; it will warn you that you're editing an out-of-date version.
#Type a comment in the summary, usually something like "reverted edit of so-and-so; changed to last version by what's her face".
#Click "Save page".</div>

<div style="margin-left:2em;padding:6px;border:1px dashed #666;background:#F5F5F5">
:'''To revert a page and keep some changes at the same time:'''
#View the history of the page in question.
#Determine what changes have been made since the version to which you want to revert.
#Copy the affected section to the clipboard. If there is more than one section, it may be necessary to do a normal revert (see above) and then make the changes again one at a time in later edits.
#In the page history, click on the time and date of the version to which you want to revert; this will bring up the page as it was.
#Click "edit" at the top of the old version; it will warn you that you're editing an out-of-date version.
#From the clipboard, paste in the new changes over the appropriate old section.
#Type a comment in the summary.
#Click "Show preview" to ensure that you pasted the new changes in correctly.
#Click "Save page".</div>

:In the section way above, I've included the syntax for the image gallery for whenever you want to go back to that. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:48, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)

::Thanx. One more helpful thing you can either

::A. Strong Mad Bath
::B. Crisper Drawer
::C. Be Cheatachu72's homeslice
::[[User:Cheatachu72|Cheatachu72]] 03:17, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)

:::I'll take (C). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:48, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)

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=== Where to link characters ===
I had a question. On the page for [[monster truck]], should "The Sad kids" and "The King of town" in the transcript be changed to include links to thier respective pages? FYI, the sentence that would be changed is "{The Sad Kids and the King of Town appear on screen respectively crossed out}". —[[User:Smileyface11945|Smileyface11945]]

:No. Characters are never linked in the transcript. Instead, they are listed at the top of the page in the order in which they appear. Also, whenever you post something on a talk page, type four tildes after it, like this: "<code><nowiki>~~~~</nowiki></code>". That will automatically sign your name and put a timestamp after it. It looks like this: — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:06, 24 Jul 2005 (UTC)

::Thanks! [[User:Smileyface11945|Smileyface11945]] 01:08, 24 Jul 2005 (UTC)

:::No probalo! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:09, 24 Jul 2005 (UTC)

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=== How to make the vertical line to appear ===
How do you make this vertical line appear? | It's used in a lot of links in the wiki, [[Strong Bad Email|like this]], but if I want to use the line, I always have to copy it from somewhere else. Can you press certain keys to make it appear? [[User:The Chort|The Chort]] 14:11, 16 Aug 2005 (UTC)

:It should be on your keyboard. Mine's above the enter key. {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 14:30, 16 Aug 2005 (UTC)

Hmm...let's see: | Hey, it worked! Thank you! You're my new best friend at this wiki! [[User:The Chort|The Chort]] 14:33, 16 Aug 2005 (UTC)

:No probalo... {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 14:34, 16 Aug 2005 (UTC)

::I'm glad I could bring you two closer together. I have nothing useful to say here, but since this is my talk page, I feel compelled to comment. The character The Chort is speaking of is called the [[Wikipedia:vertical bar|vertical bar]], or pipe. It is used in wiki markup to create [[Wikipedia:Piped_link|piped links]], [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Table tables], and other things. As Amanda (H*C) said, the key is usually located at the extreme right of the keyboard, just above the Enter (return) key, grouped with the [[Wikipedia:backslash|backslash]]. On some keyboard configurations, the key is on the top row, just to the left of the Backspace (in this case the Enter key is about double its customary size and the Backspace is about half its normal size). To type a vertical bar, you must hold the Shift key. Well, I hope you enjoyed my short essay. I now return you to the wiki. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:46, 16 Aug 2005 (UTC)

==STUFF reform==
=== The note ===

Here's the note you requested. [[HRWiki:IRC_channel]]?[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 17:30, 11 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Okay, I for the instructions, I have this:

:''{Tom's code moved here: [[User:It's dot com/instructions code]]}''

You need to fix up Section II, since I have no idea what's going on there. (And quite possibily sections I and III as well.) You also might want to check out some of the bulleted points in the [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Votes_for_deletion#Things_to_consider|things to consider]] section for when you write up the instructions. Well, good luck.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 18:58, 11 Jun 2005 (UTC)

=== STUFF help ===

I would be glad to help you out Dot Com. I'm bored and I'm really digging what you are doing here. Keep up the good work. -- [[User:Tony Stony|Tony Stony]]

:On an aside note, when the time comes will you need help turning all of the current STUFF'd facts to your format? If so lemmie know and I can help you out. When do you think the big change might occur? -- [[User:Tony Stony|Tony Stony]]

::I'm shooting for the middle of this week. Maybe there won't be a new toon this week. That would help. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:34, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Looks like you're about ready to make this happen. I would also be willing to help you and Tony with the big change, if you so desire. You know, taking what's currently in STUFF and putting it on the new page. There's a lot of them there. Just let me know. --[[User:Some HSR themed username|Some HSR themed username]] 03:12, 16 Jun 2005 (UTC)

:I welcome any help I can get. I don't know the best way to go about it. I figure we'll have to temporarily close the STUFF page so that people aren't trying to edit it while we're converting it. Also, I want to open the format up for others to test. I'm trying to get that done tonight. I think the format is really easy to use, but I ''made'' it, so there could be problems I'm not seeing. I'll leave you a note on your talk page when I have more to report, which shouldn't be too long from now. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:48, 16 Jun 2005 (UTC)

:: In case you didn't notice, I've discovered what is causing the problem in STUFF. Not external links in and of themselves (notice that "The Legend of Credits" has an external link.) It's the fact that there was an equal sign in one of the links. Try plugging a random equal sign into any fact (link or no) and see what happens. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 07:59, 16 Jun 2005 (UTC)

If you're looking for a response as to the new STUFF's simplicity, I would say it is pretty easy if you follow the directions. I do have a suggestion, though. For the how to revise page you have the entire template out for cutting and pasting, but the initial template setup has the optional things on parts of it. It might make it easier to take the optional notes and the false user votes off of that template so it's easy to cut and paste the entire thing. That's what I think anyway. Other than that, I think the new system is great. --[[User:Some HSR themed username|Some HSR themed username]] 19:27, 16 Jun 2005 (UTC)

I went ahead an implemented everything, including Protecting all the templates and DELETING!! all the test pages I could think of. If there are others I missed, feel free to TBD them. I ended up erasing a lot of old Verdicted facts on the old STUFF page - dig through the history if you really feel you need them. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 07:42, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)

===New STUFF Verdicts===

The new STUFF looks prooty good! One little quibble: it appears that the original posting dates were not included when the open STUFFs were ported. My real question is: how should a VERDICT'D STUFF look? -- [[User:tomstiff|tomstiff]] 13:12, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)

: The date thing was my fault. Anyway, I guess that a VERDICT should be another template or two, and should be put in place of the arguments and votes. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 17:02, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)

:: I fixed the dates. For verdicts, we can either move the items to the talk pages (like we do now), or they could be moved to a different subpage, like '''HRWIKI:STUFF Archive/pagename''', for example. If we use an archive subpage, we should put a reference link on the talk page with the fact in question and the verdict.<div style="text-indent:2em">As items close, they should definitely be ''moved'' somewhere. Otherwise, if down the line someone STUFFs something new from a page, all the old, closed facts will still be there. Once a template subpage is empty (all the facts have closed), the template subpage should be deleted. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:13, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)</div>

The rest of this discussion has moved to [[HRWiki_talk:STUFF#Verdicts]].

=== <3 ===

My ace in the hole. You rock. Good prize. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 06:15, 24 Jun 2005 (UTC)
:Well, thank you! (But what specifically are you referring to? And what does "less than three" mean in this context?) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 06:18, 24 Jun 2005 (UTC)
::Haha, "less than three" in this context means, "Yay! Heart!" This is just a random compliment for you. You know, because you're always cool. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 06:25, 24 Jun 2005 (UTC)
:::Of course! Now I see. (I'm not a big emoticon user myself, so you'll have to forgive my ignorance here.) And thanks for the encouraging words! Great jaerb on the [[Biz Cas Fri 1]] transcript. It's always fun to help on those (especially since I rarely get the chance to do one — they're always done so quickly after a toon is released). Keep up the good troll fightin' recent patrollin' wiki gnomin' work! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 06:38, 24 Jun 2005 (UTC)
I already congraturated you once, but way to go, again, STUFF guru! -[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 01:45, 9 Jul 2005 (UTC)
:As always, you are welcome. Just curious, what made you think to say that this time? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:46, 9 Jul 2005 (UTC)
::Well, I was sitting in Recent Changes... and just looking at the two jillion STUFF edits you make every two jillion seconds. That's very cool. -[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 01:48, 9 Jul 2005 (UTC)
::: Ha ha, it feels like that sometimes. The way I look at it, since I stirred up the waters by coming up with the format, I have an obligation to keep it as well-oiled as possible, and so I do a lot of maintenance on items, even if I don't actually participate in every vote. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:52, 9 Jul 2005 (UTC)
::::And well-oiled it is. -[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 01:57, 9 Jul 2005 (UTC)

=== STUFF query ===
Hey It's dot com, I just noticed that one of bottom 10's [[Template:STUFF/bottom_10|STUFF entries]] is not ever going to succeed due to the author's mistake. (The Knott's Berry Farm one) It is not true, and will not get a single acceptance vote. I just thought it might be best to close that one now and save everybody time. On that note, I have also noticed that you are the only one who ever closes STUFFed facts, and was wondering if you wanted a hand with that. I am willing to help you out if you want me to. Forever Young, {{User:Some HSR themed username/sig}} 20:17, 12 Jul 2005 (UTC)
:To tell the truth, I don't mind doing it at all; it's fun. But others are of course welcome to do it (this is a wiki, after all); and certainly you should at least know ''how''. (It's not difficult, but it ''is'' involved. The instructions are [[HRWiki:STUFF/Verdict|here]].) I dunno, like I've said to BazookaJoe, since I made up the format, I feel responsible for making sure all the gears mesh and turn like they're supposed to. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:49, 12 Jul 2005 (UTC)
:P.S. I took care of that item like you suggested.

=== Anonymous STUFFing ===

Okay, it's one thing to say that Anonnies can't VOTE in STUFF facts. It's another entirely to say that they can't CREATE facts; I'd taken it for granted that they could. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 18:18, 26 Jul 2005 (UTC)
:The rules state: "You may only edit arguments while logged in." I would think that extends to creating items. If a user cares enough about an item, he can log in to create it. If an item truly is important, a logged-in user has probably already made it anyway. As for this particular item, it was such a stretch that it would have been deleted outright from the page. If you truly feel, however, that it needs to go through the process, resubmit it anew (but I've got a thousand dollars I would bet as to how the verdict will end up). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:26, 26 Jul 2005 (UTC)
:: Well, I don't disagree that it was a waste of space. I was more thinking about future reference—if someone actually adds a fact worth STUFFing. I suppose the only safeguards we had specified for unlogged users were votes and editing pre-existing arguments (it doesn't specifically say that unlogged users can't add facts or arguments) so I wanted clarification. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 18:44, 26 Jul 2005 (UTC)
:::I'll admit, I threw it out on a technicality. A technicality I would probably overlook if it had ''any'' merit at all. The last couple of days it seems like people are abusing the STUFF page, STUFFing the most trivial bits of nothing. I was trying to make an example of something that clearly deserved to get the ax, to try and nip this in the bud. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:52, 26 Jul 2005 (UTC)
:::: Fair enough. For example, I completely deleted a false "Fact" yesterday (regarding The Cheat's bendable arms never appearing before outside of Cheat Commandos, in spite of the fact that they'd been seen in [[caper]] and [[virus]]), so imagine my surprise today to find that it had been re-added (albeit prematurely Verdicted). Was it the same guy? How could multiple people make that mistake? And, as a result of your previous comments, I modified the "Add a toon/Add an item/Revise an item" instructions; now, all three say that you must be logged in. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 18:56, 26 Jul 2005 (UTC)
::::: "Early," not "premature." When several users find multiple instances that directly contradict an item, it is patently false and therefore not worth our time. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:59, 26 Jul 2005 (UTC)
:::::: Er, maybe my wording was a bit confusing, but I already knew that. I tend to refer to facts as "prematurely closed" when they're closed early no matter what the reason—even if I was the one who did it. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 19:03, 26 Jul 2005 (UTC)
::::::: Ah, I see. I took it in the sense of "before it should have been", but "before normal" works too. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]]

==Thundercolor==
Hey Dot com. I noticed you gave me a color pointer on my talk page, which I'm greatful for. But what I didn't get was your pick? Which is your favorite? Thanks, ''<tt>[[Special:Contributions/Thunderbird L17|?]][[User:Thunderbird L17|Thunderbird]][[User talk:Thunderbird L17|?]]</tt>'' 03:42, 16 May 2005 (UTC)
:My favorite is the one that's the easiest to read: #CD9B1D — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]]

::Oh, my bad. You were there. Sorry 'bout that. I think it was because of the two different styles of sig, or something. I dunno. I need more sleep... ''<tt>[[Special:Contributions/Thunderbird L17|?]][[User:Thunderbird L17|Thunderbird]][[User talk:Thunderbird L17|?]]</tt>'' 14:43, 16 May 2005 (UTC)

:::No probalo. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:45, 16 May 2005 (UTC)

== WikiTroll ==

Hey, It's dot com. Just letting you know that you don't have to add to WikiTroll if the user has already been blocked. {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 19:27, 15 Jul 2005 (UTC)

:Well, I started adding him, and then I got called away from my computer, and by the time I got back you had already blocked him. I ''did'' notice this, but since it's such a hassle to add somebody to the table (what with making a list of all their evil edits and whatnot) and since I had already gone to the trouble, I just hit "Save page" anyway. Plus, I figured if he did it again, there would already be a record there. (And yes, I know there's the blocked log.) So that's why. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:45, 15 Jul 2005 (UTC)

::Oh, I see. Sorry to bug you then. :) {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 19:50, 15 Jul 2005 (UTC)

:::No probalo. Besides, I like getting comments. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:56, 15 Jul 2005 (UTC)

::::Okay! Bother bother bother bother bother bother bother! [http://www.potterpuppetpals.com] {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 20:25, 15 Jul 2005 (UTC)

:::::Whoa, ''weeeeird''. Funny, though. I especially liked the part where they busted out their M-16s to dispatch [[Wikipedia:Lord Voldemort|You-Know-Who]]. At Barnes & Noble, you can reserve a place in line, which I did, and I'm in the first group, so I will be one of the first thirty to get a book tonight at midnight. My [[Special:Contributions/It's dot com|contribs]] may be way down for a couple of days. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:17, 15 Jul 2005 (UTC)

::::::I'm getting mine tomorrow, via Amazon. And yes, I know weird links. Far too many weird links... ;) {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 21:22, 15 Jul 2005 (UTC)

:::::::I'll miss you two while you are lost in that other realm of fantasy. Have fun reading, [[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]]

::::::::Hold down the fort for us, BazookaJoe. Actually, I know you will... You're, like, ''always'' here. You're doing an awesome job, man. (But seriously, don't forget to see what the sun looks like every now and then. ;) ) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]]

:::::::::I have been very bored this summer, and have had nothing to do but wiki. I'll be on a lot less once I start my job in a week or two. The Potter Puppet Pals are funny! —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 21:49, 15 Jul 2005 (UTC)
[[Image:sbemail127.png|thumb|shiny things!]]

Um hi, [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]], I would like to point you to the [[Store]] page where if you check out the [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Store&action=history history] you will see that the user [[User:Hydro|Hydro]] has been trolling the page constantly. I have not yet seen his name on the [[HRWiki:WikiTroll|Troll Page]]. Also, I like [[virus|linking]], and [[long_pants|shiny]] things! --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 14:08, 28 Sep 2005 (UTC)

:Hi Stux. If someone ever needs to be added to the troll list, then by all means do it. Don't even worry if you mess up the format... if you should encounter problems somebody will be along to fix it. I'll take a look at Hydro now. Thanks for bringing it to someone's (in this case, my) attention. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 14:12, 28 Sep 2005 (UTC)

My apologies for bugging you again. I think i'm trying to upgrade my status from being Mr. Fix minor things to being Mr. Pain-in-the-behind Wannabe. What am I talking about? Basically, fact checking. To what extent should we do fact checking. I was checking [[Matt Chapman]]'s page [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Matt_Chapman&action=history history] and noticed that the last [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Matt_Chapman&diff=0&oldid=154227 change] added the misc fact: ''"*Can be seen as an audience member in one episode of '''[[IMDb:tt0163507|Whose Line Is It Anyway?]]'''"'' This is very general and my fingers are itching to revert it and leave a 'please provide evidence' note. But I haven't. Perhaps out of pity. Suggestions? (Do you have a fact-checking or fact adding set of guidelines even for admins?) --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 01:31, 1 Oct 2005 (UTC)
:Well, I hate to interrupt somebody else's conversation, but I checked this myself. If you look at Matt's IMBD page, it lists him as an uncredited audience member near the bottom. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::I don't know about [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] cuz it's his message bored but I personally appreciate the interruption. Not to mention quick response! Wow, amazing, I didn't think they'd credit such minor things, but they did! Thanks [[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]! (and thank you [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] for letting me use your Talk page!) --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 01:43, 1 Oct 2005 (UTC)

==it's "Dot com"==
Hello. Thanks for letting me know about the [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php/Talk:Strong_Bad_Email#Redirects discussion] regarding deleted redirects of the first two Strong Bad Emails. I was previously unaware of the accusations by Jay against me. By the way, may I call you IDC? It's an acronym of your username if you wouldn't mind me referring you by it. Thanks again. {{User:The Paper/sig}} 18:45, 19 Jul 2005 (UTC)

:I don't think he was accusing you, just perhaps mistaken. I alerted you to the discussion because I figured it pertained to you and therefore you could tell us why you thought it was better not to have the redirects. But if it wasn't you, then, obviously, you can't. Ah, well. I think the redirects are going to go forward (if E.L. Cool or others are still up to it). As for a short form of my user name, when people ask what it is, I say: it's [[User:It's dot com|Dot com]]. 19:26, 19 Jul 2005 (UTC)

== The single deuce...not really ==

About Autobiography and the whole single deuce thing, you were right. I froze the frame and the way SB's holding his hand corresponds to his chin. Good call! —[[User:Smileyface11945|Smileyface11945]]

:Thanks. Yeah, I guess Strong Bad's way more fond of ''double'' deuce action. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:45, 23 Jul 2005 (UTC)

==That one guy==

Hey man, I put your link on my page. Change it if you don't like the way it's linked. Everything is up for discussion on my page, go ahead and talk all you want and encourage others to do so also. [[User:Thechamp|Thechamp]] 02:58, 24 Jul 2005 (UTC)
:Thanks. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]]

Thanks for all your help, um... where can I talk with people again? -it's that annoying guy again!

:Well, it's late. A lot of people are probably going to bed soon. Most people like to talk when something happens, like the release of a new toon. So check back on Monday. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:41, 24 Jul 2005 (UTC)

::Yeah, It is late, isn't it. I'm surprised you, BazukaJoe, and some other guy, are still awake... I'm too tired to spell rite.

Listen, In the morn' discuss the stuff I gots on me' page, if I'm around...n' stuff. [[User:Thechamp|Thechamp]] 04:49, 24 Jul 2005 (UTC)Thechamp

:Sure. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:53, 24 Jul 2005 (UTC)

Hey! It's dot com, are you awake? [[User:Thechamp|Thechamp]] 15:16, 24 Jul 2005 (UTC)

Anyone know how long your supposed to cook beef stu? [[User:Thechamp|Thechamp]] 18:20, 24 Jul 2005 (UTC)

Sorry about the edditing, I just neede to get your attention.
Can you tell me who usually goes on the forums? [[User:Thechamp|Thechamp]] 18:24, 24 Jul 2005 (UTC)

:Hundreds of people. Many of them are on this wiki. Many of them aren't. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 18:51, 24 Jul 2005 (UTC)

How come no one is talking about my Idea that I had? I thought it was good, does no one else think so? [[User:Thechamp|Thechamp]] 18:35, 24 Jul 2005 (UTC)

:This isn't exactly the wiki where people care about story ideas. Fanstuff like that goes on the [http://fanstuff.hrwiki.org Fanstuff wiki]. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 18:51, 24 Jul 2005 (UTC)

==Baseball fan!==

Hey Dot com! Are you a baseball fan?--[[User:bkmlb|bkmlb]]

:I should probably add this to my user page sooner or later, but I'm a ''huge'' fan of baseball, and Major League Baseball in particular, and more specifically the Texas Rangers Baseball Club. I've got my trusty Rangers ballcap on right now, as always. I've been to several games this year and plan on more. I don't live in the Dallas–Fort Worth area, otherwise I would have season tickets at Ameriquest Field. I make up for it by keeping track of the team on TV, radio, and at mlb.com using Gameday, Gameday Audio, and MLB.TV. I mainly follow the AL (my second-favorite club is the Yankees), but I do like some NL teams: the Nationals, the Astros, the Mets, and (sorry) the Cubs, to name a few. Tonight, as it turns out, the Rangers topped the Orioles, 4–2, in Baltimore. Yay! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:32, 26 Jul 2005 (UTC)

Cool! You're only the second user I've heard of that is a baseball fan (other than me, there are two I've heard of). If you're not a ''huge'' cub fan then you won't bother me--and if you're not drunk, I'll be fine.--[[User:bkmlb|bkmlb]]

:Not a huge Cub fan, but I do pull for them as the perennial underdogs, especially now that the Red Sox have won it all. Even being a Yankee fan, when Boston was able to overcome a 3–0 deficit, when in Game 4 all Rivera had to do was put out the side in the ninth... well, at that point I was pleased to see the BoSox finally rid themselves of that blasted curse! (I can't remember, who was it they beat in the World Series? ;) ) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 14:24, 26 Jul 2005 (UTC)

Yeah. I know, the Cardinals lost. I went to game four of the World Series, I was sad *sniffle*. I remember there were lots of Red Sox fans around us. One guy was talking to his wife on the phone the whole time. When the Sox won, my dad asked this red sox fan next to us, "What will you do now? This is your whole Idenity." And the red sox fan said back, " What year is it 86 years from now?"
But the cubs haven't won the series since 1908!--[[User:bkmlb|bkmlb]]

== Fanstuff ==

Do you have an account on the HRFWiki to? -- [[User:Strong Lad|Strong]] [[User talk:Strong Lad|Lad]]

:Yes, I do, but I don't much use it. I reserved the same username as here on the knowledge base so that I'd have it if I ever wanted to comment on anything there, and also so no one could impersonate me (not like anybody ''would'', but you never know). — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]]

What is it? -- [[User:Strong Lad|Strong]] [[User talk:Strong Lad|Lad]]

:The same as here: [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]]

== DVD ==

Hey, how's your stuff for the DVD coming? Are you still working on [[Puppets on the Road]]? Oh, and are you doing [[Sample of Style Too]]? Because if not, I think I am going to take a stab at rewriting its transcript today. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 13:35, 2 Aug 2005 (UTC)
:I see that the Sample of Style Too main part and outtakes are both just about done. I didn't read the transcript closely... you say you're going to ''rewrite'' it? I was working on Puppets on the Road, but I was wiped out last night and didn't finish it. I'd still like to complete POTR, but if somebody beats me to it, I won't be upset. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 14:38, 2 Aug 2005 (UTC)
::I wrote Sample of Style Too's transcript using snippets of [[NYU Talk - 1 Mar 2005#Characer Animation Video|NYU Talk]]'s transcript. There were many differences between the two videos (see [[Talk:Sample of Style Too]]). I would love it if you could get Puppets on the Road up. It's funny and popular with fans and I'm sure they would love to read it. I don't mean to rush you, though. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 04:30, 3 Aug 2005 (UTC)
:::Nah, I just kinda got slammed with going out of town and then I actually had to go in to my job and do real work. Sometimes, I can goof off here, but not today. And tonight, I was in a softball game. And we won the game. And so we went and got real fruit smoothies. (Really.) I figured at some point someone would just go ahead and take POTR from me if I didn't get a chance to finish it. I'm not even at my home computer (where my DVD is and where I've done all the DVD stuff), or I'd do it now. So to sum up, if somebody else does it instead because I dragged my feet, that's cool; but otherwise, I can do it by later tomorrow. If ''you'' should do it, just drop me a note here so I won't worry. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:45, 3 Aug 2005 (UTC)
::::I ''did'' finally have a chance to do this, in case anybody wondered how that story ended. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]]

==No swearing, huh?==
[http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Talk:record_book&oldid=120932 Talk:record book] Now, I'm trying real hard here to see what you're getting at, but I can't for the life of me spot ANY swearing in there. Care to point it out to me?
:Look [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Talk:record_book&diff=120932&oldid=120930 more closely]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:21, 5 Aug 2005 (UTC)

What r you speekin aboot? Any who, Hay dot man? wana add your speechin to my talk payj? [[User:Thechamp|Thechamp]] 22:23, 5 Aug 2005 (UTC)

== Sorry for the edit ==

Ya that was stupid of me, I just wanted to see if anyone would notice it and change it. I promise nothing of the sort will happen again. [[User:Sox101|Sox101]]

:Oh, we've got eyes in the back of our heads! Seriously, thanks for apologizing. I trust you'll be more careful in the future. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 02:42, 9 Aug 2005 (UTC)

==Speculation or no==
What was [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=lady...ing&diff=123490&oldid=123488 this] for? It's not merely speculation; it's a likely reference. --[[User:195.92.67.69|195.92.67.69]] 16:52, 9 Aug 2005 (UTC)

:Really? When an item is phrased using words like "could be" and "whether she actually did is debatable," it sure sounds like speculation to me. And you're not considering the fact that Marzipan breaks up with Homestar 50% of the time on her [[Marzipan#Character_Video_Transcript|character video]]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:59, 9 Aug 2005 (UTC)

::Gah. I hate this wiki. Well, maybe not wiki, more like you and BazookaJoe seemingly cutting every edit I make. In fact, I'm going to stop editing this thing and just watch the cartoons in peace. --[[User:195.92.67.69|195.92.67.69]] 17:02, 9 Aug 2005 (UTC)

:::I'm sorry you feel that way. If you truly believe I or we are acting unilaterally, I will cheerfully STUFF the item(s) in question for you. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:13, 9 Aug 2005 (UTC)

==Thanks==
===Thank you from pertmywert===

Thankyou so much for all your help and ideas. I hope you can keep on being nice to me and I to you. Email me if you want. --[[User:Pertmywert|Pertmywert]]|<big>[[User_Talk:Pertmywert|♥]] </big> 02:32, 10 Jul 2005 (UTC)

:Pertmywert, to answer the question you asked earlier, I think you're a fine user. You've made several good contributions recently, including some necessary reverts. Also, in all seriousness, I appreciate your willingness to welcome new users. I think your ♥ is in the right place there. (Side note: there's a link in your welcome template that says "me" but actually points to JoeyDay. Perhaps change "me" to "JoeyDay".)<div style="text-indent:1.5em">Remember that not everybody stays at their computer every minute of every day, so sometimes patience is required when waiting for a response. And it's an unfortunate fact that many of the users go unnoticed who do a lot of little but important things. It's like an umpire in baseball, who nobody pays any attention to when everything is going fine, but people rant and shout when a call is blown.</div><div style="text-indent:1.5em">A couple of pointers: whenever you're describing your edits, try to avoid emotionally charged words like "useless", etc. It's sufficient just to say "reverted such-and-such to version by so-and-so". Even better, try to find the good parts of an edit see if you can reword them so they fit into the article. (See [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=lunch_special&curid=1117&diff=108570&oldid=108569&rcid=55453 this edit] for an example.)</div><div style="text-indent:1.5em">To sum up, keep up the good work learning, gaining experience, and making quality contributions.</div><div>Sincerely, [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:20, 10 Jul 2005 (UTC)</div>

:P.S. ''{comment moved under image in subsection below}''

==== User Award ====

Congrats

You have won the favourite use award for this week (or month)

Here is your trophy

[[Image:fav user awards.PNG|thumb|none|100px]]

*Thank you for your FUA on 03:31, 10 Jul 2005 (UTC). I appreciate that. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]]

====Fav User Award Page?====

Hey, It's dot com, is there a page that has the previous winners of the "Fav. User Award"? --[[User:Smileyface11945|Smileyface11945]] 22:10, 27 Jul 2005 (UTC)

:Do you mean the one I got from Pertmywert? If so, I dunno; that's his page. You might check the history [[User:Pertmywert/fua|here]]. Or you could [[User_talk:Pertmywert|ask him]]. Hope that helps. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:19, 27 Jul 2005 (UTC)

::Thank you. You are undoutably awesome. [[User:Smileyface11945|Smileyface11945]] 22:28, 27 Jul 2005 (UTC)
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=== Thanx from Strong Lad===

Thanks for the help with my user page -- [[User:Strong Lad|Strong Lad]]

:No probalo. My pleasure. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:29, 26 Jul 2005 (UTC)
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=== Thank you from Rogue Leader===
Thank you so moch for making the troll template. It is much easier to add trolls now. Thanks again! {{User:Rogue Leader/sig}}
:Copy, Rogue Leader! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:08, 14 Aug 2005 (UTC)
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=== Thanx from Rebecca ===
I also wanted to thank you! Thanx for helping me with some of the questions that I asked on my talk page! --{{User:RJMT/sig}} 05:42, 5 Aug 2005 (UTC)
:Any time you need help, I'm happy to do so. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:08, 14 Aug 2005 (UTC)
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===Thank You from bkmlb===

For helping me with my sig and being nice to me, you get a trophy http://jrsice.com/images/trophy.jpg ''sparkle sparkle''
--{{User:bkmlb/sig}} 04:26, 14 Aug 2005 (UTC)
:You're certainly welcome. Gotta look out for a fellow baseball fan. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:08, 14 Aug 2005 (UTC)
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===You deserve a Pizza Trophy!===
{| align="center"
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| [[Image:pizza_trophy_award.PNG|70px|"Congrats! Have a Pizza Trophy!"]]
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''I present this Pizza Trophy to [[User:It's_dot_com|It's dot com]] for his outstanding work and attention to detail on countless articles.

I've been meaning to award you for your tireless efforts here on the wiki. I saw the gift that bkmlb gave you and it reminded me what I had intended to award you. Hope you don't mind receiving two trophies in the same day! http://forum.hrwiki.org/images/smiles/emowink.gif {{User:The Paper/sig}} 05:52, 14 Aug 2005 (UTC)

:Thank you, The Paper! I appreciate it. Tireless efforts sure can be tiring sometimes, but it helps to have encouragement like that. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 06:00, 14 Aug 2005 (UTC)

::Concur'd! Those wiki projects you're all the time doing are hawt! —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 12:46, 14 Aug 2005 (UTC)

:::You know, I was thinking that you deserved a Pizza Trophy for the Stuff reform. Lo and behold, here it is. Good prize! :D {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 07:34, 19 Aug 2005 (UTC)

::::Thanks, Amanda. Have fun at Disney World! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:56, 19 Aug 2005 (UTC)

:::::I'm sure I will! (I'm not actually leaving until tomorrow, but I thought I'd put the message up in case I forgot in the rush of packing & everything.) {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 18:00, 19 Aug 2005 (UTC)
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===Thanks from Payphone Ed===
"Homer no function beer well without." Thanks for fixing those things on the [[Linux Incompatibilities]] page. I think I need a nap or something. :3
--[[User:Payphone Ed|Payphone Ed]] 23:09, 14 Aug 2005 (UTC)
:Glad to help. I know the feeling... "No TV and no beer make ''It's dot com'' something something." "Go crazy?" "Don't mind if I do!" Actually, it's more like no TV and no ''Dr Pepper'', in my case. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:16, 14 Aug 2005 (UTC)

== br format ==

I was just wondering why you changed the <tt> </tt> to <tt> </tt> on [[Template:Strong Bad Email]]. Both are standards compliant ([http://validator.w3.org/check?verbose=1&uri=http%3A//www.hrwiki.org/index.php%3Ftitle%3DTemplate%3AStrong_Bad_Email%26oldid%3D128594], [http://validator.w3.org/check?verbose=1&uri=http%3A//www.hrwiki.org/index.php/Template%3AStrong_Bad_Email]) so I was just wondering what made you make the switch. It's not a problem or anything, I'm just curious. Thanks.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 21:36, 17 Aug 2005 (UTC)

:Well, earlier this week I read [http://forums.devshed.com/t204843/s.html this]: "IE generally does not seem to appreciate using br as a clearing agent. Too, the clear attribute is deprecated in html4 in favor of the style property." Since I figured we also preferred styles, I changed it when I noticed it. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:47, 17 Aug 2005 (UTC)

::Okay, thanks.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 21:55, 17 Aug 2005 (UTC)

== Martin F. ==

Hey, Its Martin F. lol Thanks for the inspiration. You and I both have a similar experience with being introduced wih Homestar. You do a great job editing. See you around the Wiki! --[[User:Martin925|Martin925]] 03:02, 21 Aug 2005 (UTC)
:Thanks, Martin. See ya 'round! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:07, 21 Aug 2005 (UTC)

== User page ==

'''''AWESOME''''' user page Dot com! Where did you find that template thing?--{{User:bkmlb/sig}} 14:51, 22 Aug 2005 (UTC)

:Thanks, BK! I spotted the code for the stuff at the top on a user page over at WikiCities, and then I just adapted it to my page. I also decided to update a few things, expand a few things, add some new sections, and make the format more readable. I'm glad you like it! I just changed it yesterday... what led you to notice it? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:40, 22 Aug 2005 (UTC)

I don't know. I just look a recent changes alot and you're on there alot.--{{User:bkmlb/sig}} 17:21, 22 Aug 2005 (UTC)

==Go Bearcats!==
Are you from missouri or the area? The Bearcats aren't well known outside the area..
--[[User:Adamlw|Adamlw]] 05:17, 23 Aug 2005 (UTC)
:Actually, no, I'm not. I've only been to Missouri a handful of times. I confess I looked it up. Go google! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:22, 23 Aug 2005 (UTC)

==Brilliance==

You sir, are quite a genius. I was trying to figure out a good way of keeping the two [[Inside Jokes]] lists the same. Your solution for its sister page, [[Running Gags]], is perfect. Therefore I copied it on Inside Jokes. Thank you very much, and keep up the good work. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 00:28, 25 Aug 2005 (UTC)
:Thanks, TBird! Organizing Strong Bad Emails in different ways I can understand. But it just didn't make sense to have two lists with identical information organized the same way. We misinterpret "[[HRWiki:Once And Only Once|Once and Only Once]]" around here, but this was a clear case where it fit perfectly. Thanks for the compliment! And I will keep it up! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:07, 25 Aug 2005 (UTC)
::I know, it was kinda a tricky thing. I suggested just making [[:Category:Running Gags]] the whole page, but Tom said they weren't meant for that. I never thought of just making the page link to the list, instead of being the list. Thanks for thinking of it. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 17:17, 25 Aug 2005 (UTC)

==The Process==
Hey, '''Dot com''', it's [[User:Thesmokingmonkey|The Smoking Monkey]]. As you seem both knowledgeable and up front about how things get done, I thought I'd come to you. Recently, I've been doing the whole recent change patrolling bit, and have come up with the following questions:
*Do all edits done by anonymous users need to be reverted? I've encountered a few that are correct or beneficial.
*Conversely, if a registered user makes a questionable edit (say, for example, adding a goof or remark that is open to debate), what would I do? I've reverted a couple, and I need to make sure this is within the rules.

Thanks for any input you might have.

:Well, Smoking Monkey, anonymous users are more than welcome to contribute. I daresay ''everyone'' (with the exception of the handful of people who actually set up the wiki) started out as an anonymous user. They often have insight or experience that are invaluable to getting to the bottom of an article. The reason we keep such a close eye on people who aren't members is that it just happens that most of the edits that are redundant, obvious, or otherwise non-beneficial come from anonymous users. The vast majority of trolls are anonymous as well. So, to make a long story short, '''do not ''automatically'' revert anonymous edits.''' (Note: if we wanted, we could prevent anonymous editing with a simple setting; obviously, we have not chosen to do this.)

:If a logged in user makes a bad edit, it can be reverted just like an anonymous edit. '''Logged-in users get a little special treatment, however.''' First of all, it's polite to list a reason in the edit summary instead of simply rolling back the page. Second, if an edit is borderline, strongly consider starting a discussion on the relevant talk page instead of simply removing another user's work.

:I hope this helps. Don't hesitate to ask if you have further questions. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:02, 25 Aug 2005 (UTC)

::Understood. I don't want to be overzealous in reverting things - the last thing I want to do is step on toes and hurt feelings. But my "common sense" might not be so "common" to everyone. Trying to be careful as I go. -TSM

:::I just happened upon this discussion and figured I drop a word or two. My general rule of thumb is this: revert bad edits, keep good ones. Rewrite bad wording (there's *A LOT* of it). Have fun, be polite, but be bold! It's pretty simple, really! -- [[User:tomstiff|tomstiff]] 17:06, 25 Aug 2005 (UTC)

::::Thanks for the input! -- {{User:Thesmokingmonkey/sig}} 17:13, 25 Aug 2005 (UTC)

:::That's an excellent way to put it, Tom (I've always assumed your name is Tom... your user page has never said anything other than "Hello world!"). I'll probably steal your rule of thumb and not give you credit, just so you know. ;) To it I would add one thing: if you ever have legitimate doubt about whether an anonymous edit is good or bad, '''take the action that leads to ''more'' content.''' That is, if someone adds something but you're not sure, then just leave it. But if an anonny deletes something (especially something big) that you think has merit, put it back.
:::There's ''always'' more than one logged-in user looking at these pages, so it all usually gets straightened out in the end. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:19, 25 Aug 2005 (UTC)

== Signature ==

Hi, It's dot com. I need your help.. your the only one I really trust to have enough patients with me! Anydangways, could you help me figiure out how to make my signiture stand out? I notice that alot of people do that, but I have no clue how. [[User:Homestramy20|Homestramy20]] 06:45, 30 Aug 2005 (UTC)

Oh, never mind. The Paper helped me {{User:Homestramy20/sig}} 06:48, 30 Aug 2005 (UTC)

:Glad you got that worked out. I made a couple of code tweaks for you so that the date would show up correctly on the same line as the sig. Wish I could've helped you more, but I've gotta sleep ''sometime''. ;) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 13:51, 30 Aug 2005 (UTC)

==[[:Template:sightingslist|New Template]]==

Thanks Dot Com, that color looks good. I'm just wondering about the centering. On the Email template (the one I modeled this one after), it's much larger, and fills the whole screen from side to side. This one doesn't, so on larger displays, such as mine, it's shifted to the left. Any idea how to center it? (And for the sizing, it's small on the Strong Bad Emails to save space. I don't think it'd be too bad to have medium font on this template, for easier reading and clicking). {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 04:53, 31 Aug 2005 (UTC) 
'''EDIT:''' I think the centering thing could be something to do with 'width="100%"' {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 04:55, 31 Aug 2005 (UTC)
:Er, I guess you haven't looked at the template again yet, because I already fixed the centering. All the other nav templates (SB email, answering machines, CD, DVD, etc.) use <nowiki></nowiki>, so I figured this one should, too. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:04, 31 Aug 2005 (UTC)

::Hmmm... For some reason it still seems askew on my browser. Oh well, I don't care much. Like so many things on a wiki, I'm sure it'll somehow get fixed later, by someone else. And sorry about the sizing thing, I guess I'm wrong on that. In any case, I'm going to bed. Here's hoping the trolls do too. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 05:08, 31 Aug 2005 (UTC)
:::Amen to that. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]]

== Character screenames ==

Um, Mr. Dot com, sir.... I was just wondering if it was article-worthy to write about the AIM screenames of all the characters. Just a thought.... -- [[User:Alcnolien|Alcnolien]]

:Let's have a brainstorm. What ''are'' all the screen names used by the characters? Just curious. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 01:26, 2 Sep 2005 (UTC)

:I know of hooray4dolphins for Marzipan (although it's debateable that Strong Bad was telling the truth), cheatachu72 for The Cheat, and depressio111117 for Strong Sad. There's also gr8lookinggrrl from i she be. Although, in my opinion, these aren't really worthy of an article. -- [[user:mibluvr13|mibluvr13]][[User talk:mibluvr13|dígame]] 01:30, 2 Sep 2005 (UTC)

:Perhaps it could be noted in a specific spot on the character pages of those that are known, since we don't know them all. By the way, you don't have to call me sir. "Mr. Dot com" is fine. ;) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 02:29, 5 Sep 2005 (UTC)

::Thank you, Mr. Dot com. I just felt it was noteworthy somewhere. --[[User:Alcnolien|Alcnolien]]

:::I was kidding about the mister part, too. You can call me Dot com if you want. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]]

==Free Country USA==

'''It's dot com''', it's your friendly neighborhood '''Smoking Monkey''' again. I just wanted to comment on the [[Free Country, USA]] thing earlier today, because I've made you my unofficial HRWiki mentor and seek your advice from time to time on Wiki matters.

In any case, what caught my attention was an anonymous user dumped, say, 50% more info on the Free Country article. I've noticed over the weeks that 90% of anonymous edits tend to be speculation, stating the obvious, or just plain wrong. Let's say the other 9% are helpful typo, spelling and grammar corrections. It's that 1% that leads to doubt. This guy/gal radically expanded a decent article, but I couldn't tel whether the expansion was worthy or not. I know I was previously advised to err on the side of expanded content, but I've seen even registered users get slammed for adding little bits of info to articles. This guy/gal added a lot, and when I first saw it, I balked. It seemed like speculation, so I reverted.

Then '''Mr. Bojangles''' re-reverted. I looked at it a second time - this time I saw disconnected thoughts that added only confusion - so I reverted ''again''.

Then '''you''' reverted my change, and I looked at it a third time. This time, I saw neither speculation nor confused thinking - only prose that needed refining.

I admit I've been in a bad mood recently, and have been, er, draconian in my enforcement of what I perceive is appropriate for the Wiki. I admit I was wrong reverting this article across the board.

Hopefully I made it up by actually adding to and trying to improve on the additions of the anonymous (and British) user - I got a little too caught up in making sure others play by the rules...

Faithfully patrolling the Wiki, {{User:Thesmokingmonkey/sig}} 00:26, 6 Sep 2005 (UTC)
:Your characterization of anonymous edits is probably dead-on accurate (except when pages are first being created, which isn't that often, relatively speaking). If someone has something important to add, they usually take the step of registering first. Most of my edits were relatively minor until I registered. In fact, it was when I was trying to add something more substantial that I was encouraged to join.

:I appreciate that you consider me something of a mentor, and I take seriously my responsibility to you and others I help. I carefully consider any advice I give, and it is always my hope that each user's experience here is improved by my input. This can't always be the case when someone disagrees with me, but in cases like that I try to be as diplomatic as possible. As far as anonymous users go, I try to incorporate any part of their contributions that I can—anything—so that they will feel important and be comfortable enough to finally become full contributing members.

:In ''this'' specific case, you may notice that I didn't do a straight revert, but rather cleaned it up a bit before adding it back.

:If there's anything else I can help you with, you know I will. Besides, we 28-year-olds have to stick together. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:42, 6 Sep 2005 (UTC)

::I see you're taking your critical, incisive eye to my runway pet project ([[Free Country, USA]])- and it's about time. Of all the times I've proof-read, and internally debated the structure and the "facts" of the article, I knew that others would need to parse and improve on my own thoughts. And, speaking of my own thoughts, all I have to thank for my (irrational?) devotion to this article is some anonymous British kid I tried to censor.

::In any case, I think most of it holds up well.

::I really need to sleep,

::{{User:Thesmokingmonkey/sig}} 02:49, 8 Sep 2005 (UTC)

:::Sleep well, Dave. Irrational devotion to articles, by the way, can strangely be a good thing, and is therefore completely welcome around here. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:19, 8 Sep 2005 (UTC)

''(For more on specific parts of the above article, see [[Talk:Free Country, USA]].)''

==Offline==
Hey It's dot com! I was wondering what you did with the 2005 updates page? Was it a ploy to annoy the troll? {{User:Rogue Leader/sig}} 02:08, 8 Sep 2005 (UTC)

:Hey Rogue. That troll is not a person; rather, it is some kind of bot that searches for the different sections on the page and adds links under each one. My reasoning was that if I removed all the sections, it would have nothing to do, and would quit. In the meantime, I put up a notice so that any regular user who was looking at the page would be aware of what was going on. I don't know whether my actions actually did anything, or whether it was just coincidence that the attack stopped (almost) at that point. Only further research will tell. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 02:14, 8 Sep 2005 (UTC)
::Another positive consequence: it may help the bot move on to less-visible pages. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 02:32, 8 Sep 2005 (UTC)
:::It just happened again, and this time I think blanking the page actually did some good. The bot made one more attempt after I blanked it, but then it moved on. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:27, 8 Sep 2005 (UTC)

== Man, you're the man! ==

How can you not be a sysop? You are one great user. When I read others' talk pages, you are alweys there to halp and give advise. Your edits and comments are alweys constructive and truthful. Your are the awesomest thing ever. Would you write a song about me? {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 15:23, 8 Sep 2005 (UTC)
:Sorry for not replying sooner (and I don't mean because the database was locked), but things were already in the works (see the thread two down from here), just not yet official. It's been a while since I wrote a song (I've written a few, but it was always for a class), but maybe I'll see what I can do. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:18, 11 Sep 2005 (UTC)

== How old are you??? ==

Well. How old are you??? (Pertmywert)
:Twenty-eight. Almost twenty-nine as of this writing. Why? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:15, 8 Sep 2005 (UTC)
::Just Wondering. {{User:Pertmywert/sig}}

== Sysop ==

Just letting you know, you have been given [[HRWiki:Administrators|sysop]] privileges. If you have any questions, never hesitate to ask. Thanks.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 16:28, 11 Sep 2005 (UTC)
:To JoeyDay, Tom, and all of you who have supported this, thank you from the bottom of my heart. I promise to fight for truth, justice, and the wiki way, and to always use my powers for good, and for awesome. Sincerely, [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] — 17:23, 11 Sep 2005 (UTC)
::Congrats, Dot com, and thank you for all the work you put into this wiki. Whether it be STUFF, troll fighting, public relations, revising, rewriting, copyediting, collaborating, you always do a top-notch job. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 17:49, 11 Sep 2005 (UTC)
:::Dot com! Conga rats, yo. {{User:FireBird/sig}} 19:01, 11 Sep 2005 (UTC)
::::Please forgive me for the delay in these combolations. This is an honor you've deserved for quite some time now, glad to see you can finally block all of those trolls that irk us so. {{User:Some HSR themed username/sig}} 03:45, 12 Sep 2005 (UTC)
:::::Here here, congrats! You've finally been endowed with the tools you so desperately deserved. (I was on the chat channel when JoeyDay first awarded them their powers, but it doesn't hurt to congratulate twice) {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 16:56, 12 Sep 2005 (UTC)
::::::'''Combolations, Valerie'''! You'll no doubt do an outstanding job as sysop! {{User:Thesmokingmonkey/sig}} 11:24, 13 Sep 2005 (UTC)
:::::::Jay here. I see from the Recent Changes page that the two of you were named sysops at the Homestar Runner Wiki. Way to go! Join the elite ranks! I was actually thinking a while back that you two would make [good sysops], though I played no part in the actual decision. I'd congratulate you on the Wiki itself, but, well... ''(from [[User:Jay|Jay]] via email at 09:35, 10 Sep 2005 (UTC), sent while the wiki was locked)''
:::::::: To note, the above was also sent to BazookaJoe (who was named a sysop at the same time). I wasn't really expecting it to appear on this Wiki... But you guys both help out a lot around here, from refining STUFF to troll-fighting to whatever, so I do stand by what I said. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 21:29, 13 Sep 2005 (UTC)
:::::::::Bricka bracker firecracker sis boom bah! Dot com dot com rah rah rah! {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 21:51, 13 Sep 2005 (UTC)
::::::::::I'm a little late to the party, but I still wanted to congratulate you on the recently-acquired sysop privileges... Ahem, "pri-vah-lah-gez". http://forum.hrwiki.org/images/smiles/sbgif.gif Mazal tov! {{User:The Paper/sig}} 23:58, 13 Sep 2005 (UTC)
:::::::::::Congrats!!!{{User:Pertmywert/sig}} 04:04, 14 Sep 2005 (UTC)
::::::::::::Way 2 go!!! You da bomb! {{User:Homestramy20/sig}} 02:40, 20 Sep 2005 (UTC)
Once again, thanks to everyone who has left a note here! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]]

== Fanstuff Wiki ==

Thank you for telling me. Man, I feel stupid right now... --[[User:thatkidsam|thatkidsam]] 19:23, 11 Sep 2005 (UTC)
:Don't feel dumb. Stuff like that happens to all of us. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:34, 11 Sep 2005 (UTC)

== Pronounced with an "RWiki" ==

This is a bit trivial, but an interesting fact. As you know, I'm all hung up on England, and even spent three weeks there. In response to your question 'wouldn't it be pronounced aitch-are-wiki?', the answer is 'no'. Not in England. Just the same way they pronounce the letter Z as 'zed', they also put an H sound in front of H, making it 'haitch' or something thereof. I'm not sure if this is of significance, but it's an interesting fun-fact nonetheless. I think so, anyway. But since the Wiki (and H*R itself) are American-based, your 'an HRWiki namespace' would technically be correct. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:What do I think of the English, huh? Oh, I'll tell you what I think of the English! ''{the rest of this post has been BANNED IN THE U.K.}'' — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]]

== Blockquote ==

How do you make that "blockquote" (i'm not sure what it is called but thats what it said in editing) where it shows what Strong Bad wrote on his computer on the transcripts? Is there a way to do it in HTML or just plain text? I'm just curious, because I think it will be so cool if I write my internet blogs like that.

Thanks again and again. You are the one user that I always go to for help! THANKS!--[[User:Martin925|Martin925]] 19:22, 18 Sep 2005 (UTC)

:Sorry for the delay in responding. I might suggest that you would get a faster reply by posting questions to the [[HRWiki_talk:FAQ|FAQ talk page]]. Anyway, it's possible to recreate the blockquote style outside the wiki, but you need to know some CSS and where to find it. First of all, the HTML (<nowiki><blockquote> ...blah blah ... </blockquote></nowiki>) is the same as the code you get when you press "edit", so you could just copy one of those to practice. What you need then is the various definitions for "email" found in [[MediaWiki:Monobook.css]] (and possibly other CSS files... check the source code of a wiki page to see what they are). Also, you would need the image of Strong Bad's face copied and saved to your server. It sounds kinda coplicated, but I hope this helps. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:55, 19 Sep 2005 (UTC)

== WOW ==
Hey, '''Ben.''' I know you probably noticed, but we had a WOW-style vandal before (Homestar walker). But he...apologized? He seems a tad confused. — {{User:Thesmokingmonkey/sig}} 18:01, 23 Sep 2005 (UTC)

:Hey, '''Dave.''' I did notice. In fact, I deleted all the bogus redirects I could find. I think I got them all. As for blocking him, I wasn't sure whether to do it. If blocking would lead to more vandalism but ''not'' blocking wouldn't, then I'm willing to leave well enough alone. I was actually seeking advice from Joey and/or Tom, but neither of them seems to be online right at the moment. Obviously, if Willy or whoever this gets so much as a toe out of line again, he'll get the indefinite block. What do you think? I haven't been able to get in touch with any of the other sysops, either, so he could yet be blocked by one of them and this discussion would be moot. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:12, 23 Sep 2005 (UTC)

::'Tis rather curious. I can't help but feel we're being blackmailed by the devil. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 21:15, 23 Sep 2005 (UTC)

:::Hmmm...since it was my first WOW-battling incident, I was bit hot afterwards, ''especially'' when he came out and said "sorry" and then "if you try to block me, I'll just do it again." It all seemed typically sophmoric to me - clearly he was having fun moving the same four pages over and over and over again, but then he lost interest and indicated he wanted to contribute. Essentially, he was malicious, but only so long as it saved him from being bored.

:::Your point is well-taken, though: if we can't actually block him because of the AOL loop-hole, then I guess it shouldn't be a problem if he continues behaving like a normal user. I'm not big on holding grudges, and if '''Venusy''' and '''bkmlb''' (the other two users caught up in the battle against him) don't have a problem with him staying on, then I don't have a problem.

:::That is, until he gets bored again! {{User:Thesmokingmonkey/sig}} 10:56, 24 Sep 2005 (UTC) (Incidentally, the idea of a smoking monkey on wheels is pretty funny in and of itself)

::::As long as he doesn't do it again, I don't have a problem. And you're right, the concept of a smoking monkey on wheels is pretty funny. --{{User:Venusy/Sig}}, 12:12, 24 September 2005 (BST)
::::'''EDIT:''' I shouldn't have used MS Paint to do [http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b354/Venusy/smokingmonkeyonwheels.png this] in 5 minutes.
:::::Dude, that's hilarious! I wonder what kind of mileage he gets? {{User:Thesmokingmonkey/sig}}11:35, 24 Sep 2005 (UTC)

== sysops ==

I was wondering, how do you become a sysops?
-lil stiny

:I have actually written on this subject on several other pages. Below is a copy of [[User_talk:Homestar_Coder/MayAug2005#I_have_a_big_query.|this discussion]]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:19, 23 Sep 2005 (UTC)

<blockquote>Hey AtHC, How do people become Administrators? I've been thinking about that... -Kinsey

:I don't want to presume to speak for Aurora, but I've written at length about this very subject on [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=User_talk:Balmung_of_Azure_Sky&oldid=96317#Welcome this page], if that helps. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:42, 12 Jul 2005 (UTC)

:::''Here is the relevant text from that page:''<blockquote>Becoming an admin, as they're also called, is a good goal to have, but it doesn't happen overnight. Basically, you start out at the bottom of the totem pole, and work your way up. Over time, people will begin to notice your edits; you'll want to make good ones. If you do, gradually a sense of trust will develop between you and the wiki community. In the meantime, fight [[HRWiki:WikiTroll|trolls]], add good [[stuff|fun facts]], [[Special:Recentchanges|monitor]] pages for bad edits, help out with the maintenance of the site, learn the ins and outs of the software. Undertake a worthwhile project (but ... it's best to get approval before doing so). Then, sometime in the future, the current admins will open the floor for nominations for new sysops, at which time another user can throw your name in the ring. Then, we'll all vote on you. They probably won't nominate new admins for a while, and when they do, maybe you'll be nominated, maybe not. Either way, keep on keepin' on making good edits and building up that trust. It's just that simple!</blockquote>

::I'm glad you posted that, It's dot com, because it's a good explanation! Definately monitor for edits, learn to recognize good and poor edits, and always be diplomatic in discussions. Undertaking worthwhile projects (with wiki-approval first) is a great way to contribute and be noticed. To all of this, I would add that you should think about why you want to become an administrator. If you want to be an administrator to have more power, that's the wrong reason. It's about responsibility, not power, and it sometimes involves doing unpleasant things. {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 19:46, 12 Jul 2005 (UTC)
</blockquote>
teehee, the entire time I was reading this I'm picturing It's dot com sitting at his compy/lappy dictating this message in the best strong bad impression he can make. The question was very similar to several of the sbemails and the answer was just as good except it didn't make fun of lil stiny (I'm not saying he should have, but that was the only difference) [[User:NFITC1|NFITC1]]
:No, I wouldn't make fun here. I just have already thought long about this question and felt that the previous discussion (especially including the reply by Homestar Coder) covered the subject well. Thus, it was practical to copy and paste. :) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:34, 23 Sep 2005 (UTC)

==Super-plain link==

Is there any way to link something, but keep it just a regular black color, without underlining or anything? perhaps some kind of color tags or a 'no underline' tag before and after? Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 19:42, 23 Sep 2005 (UTC)
:Sure. One of the words in this sentence [[Blue Laser minion|is]] a link to a page. If you wanted to be really sneaky, I think you could even force it not to show the "hand pointing" cursor that is usually displayed when you're over a link. Out of curiosity, what makes you ask? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:58, 23 Sep 2005 (UTC)

::Hmmm... The link is still underlined. And It's not that I want it sneaky, I still want the hand to pop up. I just want uniformity. Is there any way to get rid of the underline? Then I'll let you know why. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 20:04, 23 Sep 2005 (UTC)

:::I will have to do more research. I don't know why the text-decoration property isn't being correctly displayed by your browser. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:28, 23 Sep 2005 (UTC)

== block ==

what does it take to bann someone? [[User:Lil Stiny|Lil Stiny]] 02:39, 24 Sep 2005 (UTC)
:That depends. Why do you ask? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]]
::i just fixed some vandalism and i was wondering [[User:Lil Stiny|Lil Stiny]] 02:42, 24 Sep 2005 (UTC)
:::Ah, I see. Well, here is our official [[HRWiki:Blocking Policy|blocking policy]]. Whenever you notice vandalism, leave a note on [[HRWiki:WikiTroll]]. Try to follow the format as best you can, but don't worry if you don't get it quite right (someone will fix it for you). The sysops check that page and block vandals and trolls listed there. Hope that helps. Oh, and I went ahead and took care of the guy you mentioned. Thanks for looking out for the wiki! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 02:55, 24 Sep 2005 (UTC)

== Senor Cardgage Mortgage ==

I checked those two Fast Forwards for you. They were indeed factual. However, they still don't qualify as Fun Facts in my book. The "Fun" part is seriously lacking on those two, in my opinion. [[User:ACupOfCoffee|ACupOfCoffee]] 21:18, 25 Sep 2005 (UTC)
:Right. It wasn't that I thought that they were untrue, just that they didn't really qualify as references. Thanks for checking on that. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:20, 25 Sep 2005 (UTC)

== Pasta Salad a go-go ==

Hey, Ben. Thanks for, um, clarifying the tone of my voice for the whole Pasta Salad talk Page boondoggle. It's easy for me to forget no one around here (short of you) really has any idea who I am. Life's kinda throwing me a curveball right now, and as an artist, I tend to get irrational about my work (even if it's three sentences about Gron Mad eating elbow macaroni). I wasn't trying to be a jerk. Anyway, thanks as always for the classic Dot com level-headedness. — {{User:Thesmokingmonkey/sig}} 22:28, 25 Sep 2005 (UTC)
:Well, Dave, I just knew you wouldn't make an article—on whatever subject—without a positive reason, and certainly not to make a point. As far as I can tell, that's not your style. And I felt I needed to step up and say so, so I did. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:36, 25 Sep 2005 (UTC)

== Geddup Noise ==

It's dot com, it's getting pretty ugly over here at [[geddup noise]]. There is a constant revert/add between whether the KOT says Booo or Dooo. Maybe someone should add a footnote about the transcript, like in [[boring (really)]]. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 01:36, 28 Sep 2005 (UTC)

==Archives==

I wasn't sure where to ask this, but you seem to know alot. So what exactly is this archives.org that people keep retrieving treasures from? How does it really work, and would you be able to provide me with an answer to my question on [[Talk:some kinda robot]]? {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 05:50, 29 Sep 2005 (UTC)
:I'm not really all that familiar with that, TBird. You might try the FAQ talk. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]]

== Greetings ==

Hey there It's dot com, i got your message from my talk page thanks for the greeting.

I'm new to Homestar runner wiki, but i'm also a member of Wikipedia it self, so i know about this (~) to write my name, and how to upload images ETC.

Lets get to know each other a bit:

#How did you find me so quickly?
#whats your real name?
#whats your speciality in Hrwiki?
#are you a member of wikipedia? if so whats your user name?

hope so see your reply.

[[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 06:05, 29 Sep 2005 (UTC)

:Well, Nikolce...
:#I saw you create your user page in the [[Special:Recentchanges|recent changes]].
:#Ben.
:#Read all about me on my [[User:It's dot com|user page]].
:#I edit Wikipedia as an anonymous user from time to time, but I'm not a member.
:Again, welcome to the wiki! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 06:11, 29 Sep 2005 (UTC)

by the way it's dot com, when you reply, reply the message to my talk page, it's just easier to know i have s new message, but thats if you want to. [[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 04:45, 30 Sep 2005 (UTC)

:Actually, Nikolce, I'm a big believer in keeping threads in one place. But you're welcome to add me to your [[Special:Watchlist|watchlist]] if you want, at least until you get a reply. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:07, 30 Sep 2005 (UTC)

== Reynold ==

Alright, I have to ask. As my first bold attempt at helping keep the peace in this particular Wiki, I remove a Wikipedia reference to pizza. Why is a link to such a common food necessary? [[User:Come back, chocolates!|Come back, chocolates!]]
:Where is the harm in including it? The article is interesting, and you might be surprised how much pizza differs in other countries from the U.S. version. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:52, 29 Sep 2005 (UTC)
::No harm per se, it was simply my motivation to prevent the building a precedent of Wiki-linking every common object, regardless of its history. But I digress. -[[User:Come back, chocolates!|Come back, chocolates!]]

==Encountering trolls==

Uh... I think i just found a troll. What do i do? --{{User:Bubsty/sig}} 21:17, 1 Oct 2005 (UTC)

:First things first... what did you find? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]]

::Oh wait, dorian gray deleted it, i think. It was on the user page [[User:Aussie Evil]]. --{{User:Bubsty/sig}} 21:20, 1 Oct 2005 (UTC)

:::Oh good, thanks for blockin them. --{{User:Bubsty/sig}} 21:25, 1 Oct 2005 (UTC)

::::Thanks for bringing it to my attention. Below are some general suggestions for anyone who might be faced with this issue in the future. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:40, 1 Oct 2005 (UTC)

'''If you find a troll, especially one in progress:'''
*Revert each affected page to the last good version (the instructions for reverting are at the top of [[HRWiki:WikiTroll]]).
*''Use the edit comment "reverting trolling".'' This will help the sysops notice something is wrong.
*Make an entry on [[HRWiki:WikiTroll]] for the troll. If no sysops are around at the time of the vandalism, they can check the list and make appropriate blocks later.
'''Some things to remember, especially in the face of a serious attack:'''
*Remain calm.
*Remain professional.
'''Some things ''not'' to do:'''
*Do not feed the trolls.
*That is, do not put anything in edit summaries that would encourage them to continue their attacks.
*Likewise, do not try to reason with them or taunt them on their talk pages.
Hope that helps! — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]]

:It does, thanks!!!! --{{User:Bubsty/sig}} 22:14, 1 Oct 2005 (UTC)

==Edit comments==
How does one make editing comments? -[[User:Thechamp|Thechamp]] 21:43, 1 Oct 2005 (UTC)
:Click "edit" at the right over there → . Then look just below the editing window. See where it says "Summary"? Type something in that box. That's how you leave an edit comment. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:47, 1 Oct 2005 (UTC)

==Alphabetizing Categories and Catchin' Trolls==
This seems like a good place to put stuff... I don't wanna clutter your talk by making new categories, that's why I keep piggybacking my messages. Ever thought of Archiving!? (gasp!) Hehe. Anyway on to ''buisness'':
*Ooooohhh! Right! So that's what it does. I thought it changed how the entry looked in the category list, and seeing no change, thought it did nothing. I had to remove it cuz it was autolinking to PseudoCharacters edit page, and I am sure I had created the link after I made the page. And I think I tried to purge... the hard way... Maybe? Anyway thanks for the fix!
*BTW check out my first troll person report!
--[[User:Stux|Stux]] 16:10, 3 Oct 2005 (UTC)
:    If a comment really is a continuation of an earlier thread, then go ahead and piggyback, but if it's a new thought, then it's perfectly fine to (and I prefer that you would) start a new thread. :) I reorganize my talk page from time to time and it helps me keep everything straight. As for archiving, I'm probably gonna put it off for at least a little bit longer. Only recently has this page exploded to the point that archiving would be necessary. If you want to see a page really in need of being split, look at [[User talk:Tom|Tom's talk page]].
:    As for the user who deleted things, well, he's not a troll. You may disagree with the things he deleted, but each example was something that is borderline. I even agree with a couple of them. Also, there's no reason to think that he saw the message left him in the edit summaries. Most anonymous users probably never look there. If you need to leave him a note, you should do so on his talk page.
:    Sorry for removing him from the troll list, because I can tell you're proud of it and that your heart is in the right place. Don't worry... there'll be plenty others. ;) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:36, 3 Oct 2005 (UTC)
::Yeah.... I was proud of it. You're quite observant! :). Bye troll edit :'( ... ;) To me they looked like random edits removing credible information. He was just over that side of the line (except for his first edit). Oh well. Next time! Catch ya later! --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 20:36, 3 Oct 2005 (UTC)

==IP block issues==
Yo, Mr. Dot Com, might I ask why you keep blocking my IP address every time, and also mark me as a "repeat offender?" I asked nicely for you and the other sysops to fix the rpoblem of this, because it's getting extremely frustrating for me when I want to edit something and I can't because somebody with a similar IP addy is trolling the site. This is now the fifth time that something like this has happened, and the second consecutive time that it's been you who has blocked me. I know you're just trying to do your job, but it isn't fair to people who follow all the wiki rules to be blocked just because of idiotic trolls who like to delete pages and add cuss words to them. --[[User:ISlayedTheKerrek|ISlayedTheKerrek]] 01:57, 5 Oct 2005 (UTC)
:I apologize for any inconvenience, ISlayedTheKerrek. I will be happy to investigate your situation further, but I need some more information. What was the IP address that was blocked? When did you notice the problem? How do you connect to the Internet? I have reviewed the block log, and any blocks I have imposed for any real length are for what I consider serious infractions. There have been only three occasions when I have used the comment "repeat offender," only one of which was recent. In addition, the IPs fitting this description have had zero legitimate edits. Unfortunately, since this seems to be a recurring problem, it may not have a simple solution. There are some real jerks out there whose mission in life seems to be to spoil the fun for everybody else. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we try to sort this out. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:23, 5 Oct 2005 (UTC)
::My IP address, although I don't know EXACTLY which one it is offhand, is in the 205 range. Note this as well...I am not editing from my computer at this exact moment, as you again have blocked me because of the reason I stated before. I hope you can find a way to fix it soon, because this is now time number 5. --[[User:ISlayedTheKerrek|ISlayedTheKerrek]] 18:28, 5 Oct 2005 (UTC)
:::KerekSlayerDude: You can check your IP by going to [http://www.ipchicken.com IP Chicken]. Let us know the exact IP that is blocked and we'll see if we can get the block removed. Thanks. — {{User:JoeyDay/sig}} 18:54, 5 Oct 2005 (UTC)
::::Well, my current IP address according to IP Chicken is 152.163.101.7, which has changed in the last couple of days from the 205.whatever it was before. Right now, I'm able to edit from my computer, so all is good for now. --[[User:ISlayedTheKerrek|ISlayedTheKerrek]] 14:51, 6 Oct 2005 (UTC)
:::::Thanks, Kerrek. If you have this problem in the future please let us know. Again, we're sorry about the inconvenience. We appreciate having you around and hate to see good productive members getting blocked an behalf of nasty trollers. — {{User:JoeyDay/sig}} 16:18, 6 Oct 2005 (UTC)
::::::Actually, he ''slayed'' the Kerrek. ;) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]]
:::::::ISlayedTheKerrek, if you ever find yourself blocked from editing again, please simply email a sysop or [mailto:admin@hrwiki.org the Admins] a short note explaining the situation. Make sure you include the IP address that appears on the blocked notice. It is easy for a sysop to unblock you, you just need to supply us with the proper information and remain calm. Thanks.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 16:34, 6 Oct 2005 (UTC)

== ATTENTION: this is a joke, don't take it seriously ==

I thought you of all people would know that it's against the rules to [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Talk:Sick_Day&curid=12730&diff=0&oldid=157606 tamper with other people's comments]. I'll let it slide this time, but try to be more careful in the future. {{User:Some HSR themed username/sig}} 15:46, 5 Oct 2005 (UTC)
:Well, at least I justified it by doing it for no good reason whatsoever. ;) ...Seriously (and I know you said don't take it seriously), you ''can'' fix others' formatting to a point, so long as you don't change the ''content'' of their comments. And, for purely aesthetic value, those color words really needed to be colorized. I would have gone with green for "greediest" (which of course is not a color word, just different from "greatest"), but it was already taken by "greenest." — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:35, 5 Oct 2005 (UTC)
::Yeah, I know... Just a little too bored this morning. I usually don't let it get the best of me, but what can I say. {{User:Some HSR themed username/sig}} 18:04, 5 Oct 2005 (UTC)
:::Likewise, I only replied (partly) seriously because I don't like comments to go unanswered, especially on my own talk page, and I couldn't think of what else to say. Also, if someone comes along and reads this later, I wanted to explain it so they'll have a clue as to what we were talking about. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:18, 5 Oct 2005 (UTC)
::::Hey, it's my sig color! *is greediest* :p {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 19:10, 5 Oct 2005 (UTC)

== IRC channel ==

How ... do you join it? This little experience has made me like this wiki, more, and now I want to join the chat channel. HOW?!?! {{User:H*R 700/sig}}
:There are several ways, but the easiest way is to go to [http://chat.hrwiki.org chat.hrwiki.org] and follow the instructions there. See also [[HRWiki:IRC channel]]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:56, 7 Oct 2005 (UTC)

== Hi from H*L! ==
Hallo! I was ''so'' glad that my new page was noticed by a Wiki legend like yourself... Anydangway, it's cool to be welcomed into the Wiki community. I seem to be gaining popularity among current and former music students. Keep on tranglin'. [[User:Heimstern Läufer|Heimstern Läufer]] 04:33, 8 Oct 2005 (UTC)
:Sorry for the late reply. I must have missed your comments. A ''legend''? Heh, I don't know about ''that'', but it's kind of you to say. And tranglin' is my middle name. Well, actually "dot" is, but if I ever changed my name, it might be to that. — [[User:It's dot com|It's tranglin' com]] 23:33, 12 October 2005 (UTC)

== Help creating welcome template? ==
I'm kinda embarrassing, since this is the sort of thing that seems like it ought to be easy to find an answer to—but it hasn't been. I want to start welcoming folks formally, and thought it would be nice to make an adapted welcome message of my own. I know doing this would involve creating a subpage in my userspace—but I have no idea how to go about that. Thanks! —[[User:notstrongorbad|notstrongorbad]] 05:32, 8 Oct 2005 (UTC)
:Oooo! May I? (answer this one?) Making templates and new pages is really easy. So I hope I can explain well. First things first, new pages. All you need to do to create a page is to go to it and start editing it. Make sure you save the page, so it actually writes something down to create the page! Suppose you wanted to create a page called "strombalos" under your user space, then you'd go to [[User:notstrongorbad/strombalos]] (notice how it's in red now -- if you click on it now it'll take you straight to the edit page), and start adding information. It's that simple! You can even (from your user page) type the new URL yourself and start it that way. As for templates: all you need to do for the basic form is to put regular wiki code. There is more on templates that you can learn [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Template here], cuz they have neat stuff like variables and the like. There is more general help [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Section here]. Now for your specific case, you want to make a welcome page for our guests. I won't go into detail here, but you must use the template format in a special way. Suppose you had a template [[User:notstrongorbad/welcome_template]] in that page. Then you inject the code: <code><nowiki>{{subst:User:notstrongorbad/welcome_template}}</nowiki></code> into the victims', er, guests page and hit submit. It will inject the code and replace the contents of the template in his page. To practice, you can always use the [[HRWiki:Sandbox|Sandbox]]. Good luck! I hope this helps. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 07:57, 8 Oct 2005 (UTC)
::And that's what I needed to know! DONK! Many thanks. —[[User:notstrongorbad|notstrongorbad]] 08:12, 8 Oct 2005 (UTC)

== Block ==

Dot com, you blocked me then unblocked me.-24.24.226.13

:Yes. You keep messing with [[HRWiki:WikiTroll]], and it's hard to tell whether you're doing so maliciously. I suggest not doing that. The time that I blocked you, I thought you were blanking the page; then I realized those had recently been moved to an archive. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:10, 10 October 2005 (UTC)

== Hyphen?! ==
(in regards to Freshley's) I know it's an apostrophe; I have no idea what I was thinking when I made the edit. Just so you know that I'm not completely stupid. :-) The reason I reverted the edit, though, was even though it's correct, the display of the link is really funky, and for readability, it probably needs to be without the apostrophe, correct or not. [[User:Spell4yr|Spell4yr]] 20:19, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
:I'm not sure what you mean by really funky. I just looked at it again, and it looks normal to me. Either way, it's correct with the apostrophe, so it probably needs to be with it, funky or not. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 23:22, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
::At least for me, the external link box doesn't show up, unlike next to Mrs. Freshley's and the like, so there's several spaces between the word Shaw's and the text that follows it (such as Shaw's____and then text). But yeah, it does need it. That's why I had added it in the first place, but then I figured that it wasn't in the word because the link looked weird, so I took it back out. So it turns out that an edit of mine that I reverted was reverted back. Or something. My head hurts. — [[User:Spell4yr|Spell4yr]] 05:07, 13 October 2005 (UTC)

== Sandbox Talk ==

Since talking through Sandbox edits can get old, I figure I'd at least close the conversation here! :) Anyway thanks for the help making the edit easier, even if I was done by that time. At least I have a better idea of how play around with this more efficiently! :D --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 04:35, 18 October 2005 (UTC)
:Heh. Yeah, I was gonna follow along with what you were doing, but all that extra stuff kept getting in the way. Oh, well. Glad I could ''almost'' help. ;) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:46, 18 October 2005 (UTC)

==Regarding the Article of the Day==

Thanks for the image revert. I probably should have discussed the choice of image earlier, but hindsight is 50/50. I didn't exactly have my heart set on any one image, since the one I came up with originally was a different one altogether. I could see an edit war happening with this feature, what with like 50 images to choose from. I just wanted something easy to make out and understandable, that embodied the early Fanstuff, particularly drawings (since they don't usually feature those anymore). But the Matrix parody is a fun, clever, simple pic, and one that TBC also meantioned in the FAQ. Thanks for keeping watch. ;) {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 03:15, 19 October 2005 (UTC)
:I've protected images on the main page before. Are we also supposed to protect featured ''articles'' as well? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:31, 19 October 2005 (UTC)
::If it's changed again, we could just protect the article. I don't think usually, since alot of users link stuff, fix wording, ect. Perhaps something similar in the future might warrent a featured article overview protect. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 03:47, 19 October 2005 (UTC)

== artifact ==

hmm, ok IC, please note that I will put image back up to show readers the part when Strong Bad beats your score by 1 point.

Nighttime Driving Type Game

Strongbad — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 00:40:05 GMT

Strongbad:

[[Image:nightdriver.png|thumb|It's just a four minute drive away]]

A game accessible only by clicking the "O" in [[Strong Bad's Message Bored]].

In this game, you must drive through oncoming traffic... at night! Move your car with the mouse.

== Easter Eggs ==
* If you beat Strong Bad's high score of 50,000 points, you'll get a short cutscene where Strong Bad shows you that he's now gotten a new high score... exactly one point higher than yours.

=== Transcript ===
'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, you beat my high score, huh? Well, I just finished the game. Check it out! ''{Shows you the screen, his score is one point higher than yours.}'' Oh, tough luck. I guess it's back to the drawing board for you! Or, the, uh, Night Driving board, or uh.... Get out of my basement!

== Fun Facts ==
[[Image:SBnolegs.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Strong Bad telling you he beat your score]]
===Remarks===
*It's not possible to get a score one higher, like Strong Bad says he did, considering the smallest increasing score is 100.

=== Glitches ===
* You still earn points for any vehicle that passes your wrecked vehicle.
* You can crash 2–3 times in rapid succession yet only lose one life (in other words, crashing, then immediately crashing again).
* The game sometimes loads data where the station wagons primarily drive on the right side of the road, and semis swerve left, then right, meaning if you stay in the left lane, you'll never die.
*If you view the flash file directly, and get a game over, right click the file and hit forward a few times, then hit play. You can see the [[Strong Bad's Basement|Strong Bad basement]] scene without having to beat 50,000 points!
*Right-click and unselect play for unlimited lives. When you run out of lives, your lives will show as - and you can keep playing. Select play again to get the game over screen.
*If you get over 100,000 points, the score will reset to 10,000. This is due to the game only displaying the first five digits in the score; the counter still has you over 100,000.
*If you crash into another car and a drunk driver is there it will crash even though you didn't hit it.
*If you run this game directly from the Strong Bad Message Bored flash file and use the right-clicked context menu to fast-foward (click the foward menu option) right after losing the game, you will see any score that you have gotten increased just by one point.
*When you see the easter-egg screen for this game, the first basement shot shows your original score before adding one point to the score. But after the TV screen is shown, the score remains changed at one point higher than your original score.

===Inside References===
*The source of the Easter egg is the [[Strong Bad's Room Main Page]], where he brags that he's got the high score of 50,000 points, and challenges you to beat it.

===Real-World References===
* The whole game itself is based on the Atari 2600 game "Night Driver," which in turn was based on the 1976 arcade game of the same name.

==See Also==
*[[Strong Bad's Message Bored]]

[[Category:Games]]

Nighttime Driving Type Game

Strongbad — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 00:38:26 GMT

Strongbad:

[[Image:nightdriver.png|thumb|It's just a four minute drive away]]

A game accessible only by clicking the "O" in [[Strong Bad's Message Bored]].

In this game, you must drive through oncoming traffic... at night! Move your car with the mouse.

== Easter Eggs ==
* If you beat Strong Bad's high score of 50,000 points, you'll get a short cutscene where Strong Bad shows you that he's now gotten a new high score... exactly one point higher than yours.

=== Transcript ===
'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, you beat my high score, huh? Well, I just finished the game. Check it out! ''{Shows you the screen, his score is one point higher than yours.}'' Oh, tough luck. I guess it's back to the drawing board for you! Or, the, uh, Night Driving board, or uh.... Get out of my basement!

== Fun Facts ==
[[Image:SBnolegs.JPG|thumb|right|250px|screenshot of strongbad scene. note that his legs are missing]]
===Remarks===
*It's not possible to get a score one higher, like Strong Bad says he did, considering the smallest increasing score is 100.
* Strong Bad's legs are missing during the scene when he tells you that he beat your score. (even if he is sittling down, his stretched out legs or at least feet should still be visable.)

=== Glitches ===

* You still earn points for any vehicle that passes your wrecked vehicle.
* You can crash 2–3 times in rapid succession yet only lose one life (in other words, crashing, then immediately crashing again).
* The game sometimes loads data where the station wagons primarily drive on the right side of the road, and semis swerve left, then right, meaning if you stay in the left lane, you'll never die.
*If you view the flash file directly, and get a game over, right click the file and hit forward a few times, then hit play. You can see the [[Strong Bad's Basement|Strong Bad basement]] scene without having to beat 50,000 points!
*Right-click and unselect play for unlimited lives. When you run out of lives, your lives will show as - and you can keep playing. Select play again to get the game over screen.
*If you get over 100,000 points, the score will reset to 10,000. This is due to the game only displaying the first five digits in the score; the counter still has you over 100,000.
*If you crash into another car and a drunk driver is there it will crash even though you didn't hit it.
*If you run this game directly from the Strong Bad Message Bored flash file and use the right-clicked context menu to fast-foward (click the foward menu option) right after losing the game, you will see any score that you have gotten increased just by one point.
*When you see the easter-egg screen for this game, the first basement shot shows your original score before adding one point to the score. But after the TV screen is shown, the score remains changed at one point higher than your original score.

===Inside References===
*The source of the Easter egg is the [[Strong Bad's Room Main Page]], where he brags that he's got the high score of 50,000 points, and challenges you to beat it.

===Real-World References===
* The whole game itself is based on the Atari 2600 game "Night Driver," which in turn was based on the 1976 arcade game of the same name.

==See Also==
*[[Strong Bad's Message Bored]]

[[Category:Games]]

Nighttime Driving Type Game

Strongbad — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 00:34:58 GMT

Strongbad: /* Glitches */

[[Image:nightdriver.png|thumb|It's just a four minute drive away]]

A game accessible only by clicking the "O" in [[Strong Bad's Message Bored]].

In this game, you must drive through oncoming traffic... at night! Move your car with the mouse.

== Easter Eggs ==
* If you beat Strong Bad's high score of 50,000 points, you'll get a short cutscene where Strong Bad shows you that he's now gotten a new high score... exactly one point higher than yours.

=== Transcript ===
'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, you beat my high score, huh? Well, I just finished the game. Check it out! ''{Shows you the screen, his score is one point higher than yours.}'' Oh, tough luck. I guess it's back to the drawing board for you! Or, the, uh, Night Driving board, or uh.... Get out of my basement!

== Fun Facts ==
===Remarks===
*It's not possible to get a score one higher, like Strong Bad says he did, considering the smallest increasing score is 100.

=== Glitches ===
[[Image:SBnolegs.JPG|thumb|right|250px|screenshot of Strongbad's missing legs]]
* You still earn points for any vehicle that passes your wrecked vehicle.
* You can crash 2–3 times in rapid succession yet only lose one life (in other words, crashing, then immediately crashing again).
* The game sometimes loads data where the station wagons primarily drive on the right side of the road, and semis swerve left, then right, meaning if you stay in the left lane, you'll never die.
*If you view the flash file directly, and get a game over, right click the file and hit forward a few times, then hit play. You can see the [[Strong Bad's Basement|Strong Bad basement]] scene without having to beat 50,000 points!
*Right-click and unselect play for unlimited lives. When you run out of lives, your lives will show as - and you can keep playing. Select play again to get the game over screen.
*If you get over 100,000 points, the score will reset to 10,000. This is due to the game only displaying the first five digits in the score; the counter still has you over 100,000.
*If you crash into another car and a drunk driver is there it will crash even though you didn't hit it.
*If you run this game directly from the Strong Bad Message Bored flash file and use the right-clicked context menu to fast-foward (click the foward menu option) right after losing the game, you will see any score that you have gotten increased just by one point.
*When you see the easter-egg screen for this game, the first basement shot shows your original score before adding one point to the score. But after the TV screen is shown, the score remains changed at one point higher than your original score.
* Strong Bad's legs are missing during the scene when he tells you that he beat your score.

===Inside References===
*The source of the Easter egg is the [[Strong Bad's Room Main Page]], where he brags that he's got the high score of 50,000 points, and challenges you to beat it.

===Real-World References===
* The whole game itself is based on the Atari 2600 game "Night Driver," which in turn was based on the 1976 arcade game of the same name.

==See Also==
*[[Strong Bad's Message Bored]]

[[Category:Games]]

Secret Collect.

Strongbad — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 23:55:29 GMT

Strongbad: /* Remarks */

[[Image:secretcollect.PNG|thumb|220px|Those other squares SERIOUSLY look nothing like you!]]
[[Image:secretcollectbox.PNG|thumb|220px|Secret Collect boxart]]

''"The greatest secrets man has ever known have been scattered all over the globe and its your job to find them."'' —[[Videlectrix]]


'''Secret Collect''' is a low-quality graphic adventure game. Accessible from the [[Scrolling Shooter Games Menu]] and "[[video games]]," this game has you, The Red Dot [[Strong Bad]], as you try and collect other squares (aka Things That Look Nothing Like Strong Bad). Use the arrow keys to move.

Yellow squares take you to the next level. Blue squares speed you up slightly.

'''Page Title:''' Secret Collect featuring a Strong Bad!

==Fun Facts==
===Remarks===
*On all packaging, both in the email "video games" and the Videlectrix website, the game's name has a period at the end. "Secret Collect.", rather than "Secret Collect".
*The animated zapping bars are an imitation of "color cycling" or "[[wikipedia:Palette-shifting|palette shifting]]" - a process where the color palette used by an image is changed in a way that makes it look like the image is moving, even though it is unchanged. This trick was often used in early games, as it required less memory or processor power compared to storing an animation as several images.
*On the "Click to start" screen, the color of the entire screen changes every few seconds, imitating the initial screens of older Atari 2600 games and the screen saver built into Atari 8-bit computers like the [[wikipedia:Atari_800XL|800XL]].
*On or around 14 Jul 2005, the game was changed. The change wasn't mentioned on the main page.
**Extra levels 11-15 were added to the game.
**The diagonal parts of the "Y" in Level 10 were changed to short jagged vertical stripes.
**A glitch was removed where you could click at any time and you would be returned to the first level.
**A glitch was removed where in level 5, you could go through one of the green walls. In level 9, you could walk through the wall directly beneath you for a huge shortcut. In level 10 you could walk into the center of the "A".
*You can only collect 3 blue squares in the entire game - collecting a blue square in one level will make one disappear in later levels, and after collecting 3, no later levels will have blue squares. Thus there is strategy involved choosing when to collect the blue squares.
*Once Level 15 starts repeating itself, you have an infinite number of lives.
*the game starts at level 15

=== Glitches===
*After level 15, the level repeats itself.
*The counter for the level is too narrow, so some of the wider numbers are trimmed, and on levels after level 10 you can only see the "1".
*The score is drawn in a normal serif font instead of the pixelated font used everywhere else.

== External Links ==
*Play [[HR:sbcollect.html|Secret Collect]]
*Play the Flash file for [[HR:atarigame2.swf|Secret Collect]]
{{VidelectrixGames}}
[[Category: Videlectrix Games]]

best thing

Strongbad — Mon, 19 Sep 2005 01:47:46 GMT

Strongbad: /* Real-World References */

[[Image:sbemail126.png|thumb|One Hit Wonders!]]
'''Strong Bad Email #126'''

Strong Bad shows us the best thing he's ever seen, done or eaten: the quickly cancelled pilot of [[Limozeen]]: [[Limozeen: "But they're in space!"|"but they're in space!"]]

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, [[Gary Palaroncini]], [[Larry Palaroncini]], [[Perry Palaroncini]], [[Mary Palaroncini]], [[Teeg Dougland]], {{Film|Strong Sad}}, [[Mitch Overlord]], [[Bozar]], {{Film|Nebulon}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Strong Bad's Basement]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' March 8, 2005

'''Running Time:''' 4:02

== Transcript ==

'''STRONG BAD:''' You got to ''e''-mail, just to stay alive! ''{types "strongbad_email.exe", begins reading}''

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: What's the best...</div>
Dear Strong Bad, 
How you doin'? I have three quick questions... 
1. What's the best thing you've ever seen? 
2. What's the best thing you've ever done? 
3. What's the best thing you've ever eaten? 
 
Later, 
Albin J. (from Maryland)</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad doesn't read the numbers, and after saying "seen", he immediately follows with "done, eaten." He also whispers "from, from Maryland." Then he clears the screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' I'm doing real real ''{types "rrll rrll"}'' well Albi. Believe it or not, I've got one answer for all three questions. And that answer is...

''{Cut to an image of a video tape labelled "Limozeen cartoon" and "Don't record over for dang's sake!!!"}''

'''SINGERS:''' Limozeen!*

'''STRONG BAD:''' The only known copy of the failed pilot episode of the Limozeen Saturday morning cartoon shoooooooow!

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' It only aired once at, like, 4 a.m. some forgotten Saturday. And guess who was already up and eating brown sugar straight from the box? That's right, Strong Sad. But then I got up and started watching TV. If not for my The Cheat-like VHS reflexes, it would have been as lost as four-armed Grimace. ''{clears screen}'' I'll let you guys see it, but please, no flash photography or video taping. It could damage the precious oils and heavy metals of this priceless piece of television history.

''{Cut to the cartoon. It opens with "Metalmation" appearing in large block letters, followed by "presents" in cursive.}''

'''SINGER:''' 
Remember those guys from that band Limozeen? 
Well, they turned their tour bus into a space machine! 
But they're still Limozeen!

'''LARRY:''' 
We're still Limozeen!

'''SINGER:''' 
But they're in space!

'''LARRY:''' 
But we're in space?!

''{Now the title screen is shown: LIMOZEEN "but they're in space!" The Limozeen members appear in animated form below. Teeg walks in from stage right.}

'''TEEG DOUGLAND:''' I'm afraid I've got some bad news, boys. You're in space!

''{One final chord of the theme song plays.}''

''{Cut to the Couch. Strong Bad is sitting on it, while Strong Sad is leaning on it from behind.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh-ho-ho! So classic!

'''STRONG SAD:''' But why are they in space? There's no reason for them to be in space!

'''STRONG BAD:''' On the contrary, my dear Fatson! There's ''every'' reason for them to be in space.

''{Title card for "ENCOUNTER AT GROUPULON 5" by A. Chimendez appears. From there, it cuts to the Limozeen members running away from a pair of flesh-colored hands, a pair of blue hands, and two magenta tentacles.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{narrating}'' So, one of their main goals is to both run away from and give backstage passes to all the hot babe-liens of the galaxy.

''{The Limozeen members run into their tour spaceship.}''

'''TEEG DOUGLAND:''' I'm afraid I've got some bad news, boys. None of the hot alien chicks from Groupulon 5 have backstage passes to tonight's show.

'''LARRY:''' Then whose midriffs are we gonna sign?

'''GARY:''' What happened to all the passes, Teeg?

'''TEEG DOUGLAND:''' Galactic Radio gave them all away. To Mitch Overlord.

''{The members of Limozeen gasp, as we cut to Mitch Overlord's lair}''

'''MITCH OVERLORD:''' That's right, Limozeen! I was the one million, six hundred and eighty-five thousand, four hundred and twenty-first caller! ''{He raises his claw-like right hand, which says MITCH!, and opens and shuts it twice.}''

''{The members of Limozeen are shown running again, this time from nothing that can be seen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{narrating}'' And sometimes the magical prankster Bozar appears and turns reality upside-down.

'''BOZAR:''' Riddle me twice, Limo-losers! How are you going to play tonight's show after I turn your instruments into Italian noodles? 

''{The band is greeted with "boooos" as they attempt to play a concert with their noodle-instruments anyway. A random voice in the crowd yells, "That's not music!" The word NOODLES! appears in lights behind the stage. Mary eats his noodles instead.}''

'''MARY:''' This is the best show ever, guys!

''{Canned laughter is heard.}''

'''LARRY:''' Mary, quit eatin' your drums!

''{Cut to the outside of the tour spaceship flying through space. Nebulon flies past.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{narrating}'' But most of all, the episode centers around the boys making sure metal stays number one throughout the galaxy.

''{Cut to spaceship interior}''

'''TEEG DOUGLAND:''' I'm afraid I've got some bad news, boys. We've been knocked off the charts in the Forbidden Zone by an alternative rock band.

'''PERRY:''' But their bassist is a girl!

'''MARY:''' And the drummer's got short hair!

'''LARRY:''' And the lead singer wears glasses!

''{Cut back to the couch. Strong Bad throws the remote at Strong Sad.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Ow! What was that for?

'''STRONG BAD:''' For you and your kind destroying metal! Chuck Taylor-wearing, low self-esteemers...

''{Cut back to the cartoon. The band is practicing as Teeg walks up to them.}''

'''TEEG DOUGLAND:''' I'm afraid I've got some bad news, boys. Our pilot episode has been cancelled.

'''LARRY, GARY, PERRY, and MARY:''' What?

'''GARY:''' Oh well. I guess I won't be needing this anymore. ''{He throws his guitar offscreen.}''

''{Cut to the real Larry on Strong Bad's television, who catches the real equivalent of the guitar.}''

'''LARRY:''' Oh, thanks, Space Gary! I can't believe we got cancelled! Weeeeeell, join us next time, kids! In syndication! Or maybe on DVD! ''{plays a short tune as the TV fades out. Strong Bad returns to the Lappy.}

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Whattaya think, Albi? If that's not the best thing you've ever seen, done, or eaten, then may I politely ask you to gouge out your eyes, cut out your tongue, and um, have all your done ''{short pause}'' removed.

''{The Paper comes down.}

===Footnotes===
*This line has also been heard as "VHS."

== Easter Eggs ==
*Click on "brown sugar" to see a box of "[[Suge Brown]]" brown sugar, with the tagline "Don't borrow from thy neighbor" and a weight of "one whole pound".
*At the end of the email, click "eaten" to see a member of Limozeen question his hair color and size:
*:'''MARY:''' How come they made me fat and have red hair?
*:'''LARRY:''' Because you're the comic relief-uh!
*:''{Mary burps very loudly}''

== Fun Facts ==
=== Explanations ===
*The fact that Limozeen's cartoon takes place in space for no good reason is likely a reference to several other cartoons which also took place in space for no reason, like ''[http://www.tvtome.com/tvtome/servlet/ShowMainServlet/showid-5297/ the Partridge Family, 2200 A.D.]'', ''[http://www.tvtome.com/tvtome/servlet/ShowMainServlet/showid-2345/ Gilligan's Planet]'', and ''[http://www.tvtome.com/tvtome/servlet/ShowMainServlet/showid-7865/ Josie & the Pussycats In Outer Space]'', all of which had extremely short runs (usually only one season).
**The Limozeen cartoon is also likely a riff on Hanna-Barbera cartoons that featured bands who solved crimes or fought villians. In addition to ''Josie'' there was ''Jabberjaw'' and ''Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kids''. Teeg Dougland's repeated mantra of "I'm afraid I've got some bad news, boys" is a parody of band managers in such cartoons, who were often only featured as characters for plot exposition.

=== Trivia ===
*Teeg Dougland is voiced by [[Mike Chapman]].

=== Remarks ===
*This email gives a good answer to Strong Bad's own question in [[different town]] when he tries to think up the Best Thing Ever, which turned out to be beef stew.
*Strong Bad's tape lacks the little tab that can be pushed out to prevent people taping over it, a chief concern with the cartoon tape.
*Although elements of the Limozeen in Space cartoon such as the animation style and mention of the popularity of hair metal bands seem to suggest that it would have been aired in the '80s, Larry mentions DVDs at the end, which first hit the American market in 1997.
*When Limozeen is flying in the spaceship, the background is looping (there is even a noticable seam in the background); a common practice in old cartoons.
*If the pilot episode was cancelled, then the "animators" would have had to know that while they were animating and recording the voices. Cartoons aren't exactly live.
**On a related topic, Strong Bad says that Bozar appears 'sometimes.' Considering only one episode was made, this is a very odd thing to say. Also, most cartoons of this nature fit into half-hour time slots, meaning that the show is around 22 minutes long. That would mean that this single episode would have had 22 minutes to fit in: Limozeen running from alien babes, "making sure metal is still number one around the galaxy", a plot involving Mitch Overlord, ''and'' Bozar turning their instruments into pasta.
*Mary is always seen looking into the camera, even when the rest of the characters are looking in a different direction.

=== Goofs ===
*Just before Strong Bad sits down at the Lappy, you see almost his entire head, but you can't see the laces on the back of his mask; usually when they show that much of his head (such as in [[crazy cartoon]]) you see those laces.
*When the space-mobile is flying at supposed hyper-speed, the stars flying by in the background are streaking the wrong way.
*When we see the TV and VCR in Strong Bad's basement, the VCR shows no sign of a tape being inside it nor of any playback. (VCRs typically have some type of counter or a "play" graphic on their display.)
*When the tape is being displayed, Strong Bad is supposedly typing (as his spoken line is seen when the Lappy is shown again). However, the typing sound effect is not heard.

=== Inside References ===
*The green alien which floats by in one scene is Nebulon, as seen in [[New Boots]], [[Stinkoman 20X6]], and [[Main Page 1]].
*The teleplay for Limozeen's cartoon is written by [[A. Chimendez]].
*Teeg Dougland is the name of the director of the [[Moving Very Slowly]] video on the [[strongbad_email.exe]] DVD. He is identified as the manager of the band at the NYU talk during the showing of a Limozeen coloring book 'game'.
*[[The VCR]] is still blinking from [[12:00]] and someone removed the alarm clock that [[Bubs]] duct-taped to it.
*The guitar that Space Gary tosses is the same one seen in [[Puppet Time]].
**It closely resembles a KE3 Kelly model guitar by ''[http://www.jacksonguitars.com/ Jackson]''.
*The villain, Mitch Overlord, has a claw that is the same as the one from [[Kick the Cheat]].

=== Real-World References ===
*As a magical, large-headed trickster, Bozar calls to mind such characters the Great Gazoo from ''The Flintstones'', but his insulting manner and fondness for transmutating objects to cause trouble make it clear that he is most strongly inspired by Superman villain, Mr. Mxyzptlk. His "riddle me twice" taunt is a reference to the Riddler from the '60s Batman TV show, in which the villains often taunted the Dynamic Duo by mocking their names. The Riddler's catchphrase was "Riddle me this", immediately followed by an obscure clue as to what his next crime would be.
*"Metalmation" is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Filmation|Filmation]] animation studio, with the logos looking very similar. Filmation was famous for churning out cookie-cutter cartoons many of which also took place in space for no good reason.
*The repeated "band being chased" segments may be a reference to a Hanna-Barbera 70's staple of stock-footage chase scenes, which appeared most prominently in Scooby-Doo. Also, this may refer to the Beatles, who spent a good deal of "A Hard Day's Night"—supposedly a typical day in the life of the band—running away from adoring female fans. [[Image:evil-grimace.jpg|thumb|Four-armed Grimace]]
*"Four-armed Grimace" is a reference to the purple McDonaldland character. Grimace was originally named "The Evil Grimace", and he had four arms—so that he could hold many shakes at once.
*"On the contrary, my dear Fatson" is an adaptation of "Elementary, my dear Watson", a line often attributed to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's character Sherlock Holmes, though he never actually used that exact phrase in the Holmesian canon.
*The space logo of Limozeen is very similar to the logo of the Nintendo game series Metroid.
*The laugh track used in one scene is a typical element of older Hanna-Barbera cartoons featuring more realistic characters, intended to incite laughter in the same manner as a sitcom. It may sound dry and out of place to modern viewers.
* Mary asking "How come they made me fat and have red hair?" draws attention to the manipulation of characters in cartoon adaptations to clearly defined sterotypical roles. In particular, Mary's question references the cartoon [http://www.tvtome.com/RealGhostbusters/ ''The Real Ghostbusters''], where the Dan Aykroyd character (from the ''Ghostbusters'' film) was modified into an overweight redhead.
*Limozeen being kicked off the charts by an alternative band with a girl bassist references the death of hair metal in the early '90s, when bands like [[Wikipedia:Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]], [[Wikipedia:The Pixies|The Pixies]] and [[Wikipedia:The Smashing Pumpkins|the Smashing Pumpkins]] (the latter two actually had girl bassists') were able to have success.
* The phrase "Chuck Taylor wearin'..." refers to [[Wikipedia:Converse Shoes|Converse High Top Basketball Shoes]], designed by Chuck Taylor. "Chucks" are a signature look of Grunge, Punk, and Metal that happened after 1990.
*The scene at the end, where the cartoon throws the guitar to the real-life band member, pokes fun at almost every '80s cartoon that had a (semi) famous person behind it—where the cartoon would transition/interact with the real person from off screen: Fat Albert, Alf, M.C. Hammer, Mr. T, the Harlem Globetrotters, and many others all closed the episode with the real-world people.
*The entire tape of the Limozeen cartoon includes a "VHS grain" effect, most visible during the black METALMATION intro (note how the background appears to be randomly speckled). This artifact of VHS recording results from multiple generation copies, repeated erasing/recording, and from recording in extended tape speeds. This is a different technique for VHS "authenticity" than the kind used in the [[Character Videos]], however.
*"Encounter at Groupulon 5" is most likely a reference to Encounter at Farpoint (the first episode of ''[[Wikipedia:Star Trek: The Next Generation|Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'').
*The fact that the Cartoon was cancelled during it's first episode is a parody of [[Wikipedia:Australia's Naughtiest Home Videos|Australia's Naughtiest Home Videos]], which was canceled during it's first episode because the station owner didn't like the raunchy content of the show. It simply went to a commercial and never came back.

== DVD Version ==
*This email is slightly extended:
**Strong Bad looks on both sides before throwing the remote at Strong Sad.
**A credits sequence is added after Gary's real-life bit.
**"And, um, done." is added before "have all your done removed."
*The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.

===Credits listed===
*'''LEAD ANIMATOR:''' MARK DOOR
*'''DANIMATOR:''' [[Dan|DAN]] PREDGE
*'''HEAD ANIMATOR:''' MOORFACE
*'''TOP ANIMATOR:''' ROLANDO PREDGE
*'''WORST ANIMATOR:''' [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Brett Bretterson|B. BRETTERSON]]
*'''BEST DRAW MAN:''' JON MOLLO

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey Mike, hey Mike.

'''MIKE:''' Hi Strong Bad, hi Strong Bad.

'''STRONG BAD:''' It's the Strong Bad. The Strong Bad.

'''MIKE:''' ''The'' Strong Bad? ... So, Strong Bad, I gotta tell ya. This is my favorite email.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Really?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Wow!

'''MIKE:''' I'm really gonna enjoy this one. I'm glad to be here with you.

'''STRONG BAD:''' I'm glad to be here with you, Mike. You just took a shower; you smell nice.

'''MIKE:''' I actually played basketball this morning and have not showered since then.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh.

'''MIKE:''' Interestingly enough.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Wow, you mask it well!

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughing}'' Thanks. ''{pause}'' I thought it was gonna be you that—

'''STRONG BAD:''' See? I faked you out. That's, that's what it's like when you live with the Strong Bad.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughing}'' I can't imagine.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Four-armed Grimace, Mike. A relic. I have a four-armed Grimace diary, like the Grail diary, from ''Indiana Jones''.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah?

'''STRONG BAD:''' All these little pits—

'''MIKE:''' Bits of evidence?

'''STRONG BAD:''' —pits and teeses of where, of where he might have been.

'''MIKE:''' You know, Strong Bad, my brother Matt and I were in a band called Grimace in high school.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Really?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, we—

'''STRONG BAD:''' Was it as good as Limozeen?

'''MIKE:''' We were never as good as Limozeen.

'''STRONG BAD:''' What I don't understand is how come the theme song is, like, this terrible banjo song with some skat band singing.

'''MIKE:''' That's the way cartoons were back then.

'''STRONG BAD:''' But they're a metal band!

'''MIKE:''' Well, you can't put metal on Saturday mornings.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Look, I love Teeg's style, I gotta tell you what. That, I have, I sought out a light-blue turtleneck and some peach-colored—

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughing}'' Peach-colored-type pants.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah. With flared at the bottom for sure.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah; it's good style.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Um, does he have a problem with people remembering his name? Why is he, like, nobody else is labeled. Like, personally I have trouble telling the Limozeens apart.

'''MIKE:''' Well, it's—

'''STRONG BAD:''' Look at that hot, blue alien. D'ja see her?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, I saw her hand.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hot Blues. I call her Hot Blues.

'''MIKE:''' I don't think it's 'cause—Do they ever say Teeg's name? I guess they say Teeg—

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, ''somebody'' does.

'''MIKE:''' —but no one ever knows—Teeg Dougland, this is his first appearance.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Well, I don't know ''his'' name ''{indicating one of the Limozeens}''. What's his name? "Lead Singer Limozeen"?

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' That's Gary. That's Gary and Larry.

'''STRONG BAD:''' How do you tell 'em apart?!

'''MIKE:''' Because I—

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, that guy is awesome. Mitch Overlord, I wish he was in more episodes of this show that has just one episode.

'''MIKE:''' He's labeled, too.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, ''{laughing}'' people have—I guess, I guess kids are pretty dumb. You know? So that's what I'm saying. Now that guy doesn't have a label, but you're not gonna mix him up with—Look at those disgusting horns, like, tearing, are those, those are an accident, bursting out of his brain.

'''MIKE:''' Man that bass player is really trying.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{overlapping}'' Noodles! Noodles! Noodles! Noodles! The crowd should be goin' nuts right now! Man, anytime something flashes in big lights behind the band at a show, you chant it! You know?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, I agree, I agree.

'''STRONG BAD:''' I agree too.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughing}'' Okay, you agree with yourself.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yes!

'''MIKE:''' Apparently Teeg Dougland looks exactly like me, Strong Bad. What do you think?

'''STRONG BAD:''' I don't, I don't see the resemblance.

'''MIKE:''' Me either.

'''STRONG BAD:''' I think you look kinda like that tall guy in the middle ''{one of the Limozeens}''.

'''MIKE:''' I definitely don't—that's Perry.

'''STRONG BAD:''' That's Perry. How do you know these guys—they're my favorite band, I can't tell them apart! The only one I know is the one they made be fat and have orange hair. Like, I appreciate that, that that's Ron.

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' That's Mary. Ron?

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{laughing}'' Ron Limozeen.

'''MIKE:''' His name is Mary Palaroncini.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Wait, his name is Mary?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''STRONG BAD:''' There's a guy in Limozeen named Mary?!

'''MIKE:''' Yes.

''{They watch the transition to the live action.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ooh! Whoa, who's that guy?

'''MIKE:''' Live-action cut scene.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Man! See, that—it would be awesome to have the real band.

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' Strong Bad, look behind you.

'''STRONG BAD:''' What?

'''MIKE:''' That's where we are, right there, that sound room that he's in.

'''STRONG BAD:''' That guy from Limozeen was in this sound room?

'''MIKE:''' That's right.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Man, it's almost like this is real, live, fake subtitles.

''{Mike laughs.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Right, Mike?

'''MIKE:''' That's right.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Look, Brett Bretterson is the worst animator, did you know that?

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughing}'' I thought I was.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, yeah, you are. There's that Bubs, that starts runnin' at me.

'''MIKE:''' ''{still laughing}'' I made your, I made your head wiggle right here.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Good job!

'''MIKE:''' Thanks!

'''STRONG BAD:''' That is a painful operation.

=== Fun Facts ===
*The [http://www.indygear.com/props/graildiary.shtml "Grail diary"] Strong Bad mentions is from [[imdb:tt0097576|''Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade'']].

== External Links ==
* [[HR:sbemail126.html|watch "best thing"]]
* [[HR:sbemail126_mx.swf|view the Flash file for "best thing"]]
* [[Forum:2214|forum thread re: "best thing"]]

{{Strong Bad Email}}

[[Category: Emails With DVD Commentary]]

best thing

Strongbad — Mon, 19 Sep 2005 01:47:12 GMT

Strongbad: /* Real-World References */

[[Image:sbemail126.png|thumb|One Hit Wonders!]]
'''Strong Bad Email #126'''

Strong Bad shows us the best thing he's ever seen, done or eaten: the quickly cancelled pilot of [[Limozeen]]: [[Limozeen: "But they're in space!"|"but they're in space!"]]

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, [[Gary Palaroncini]], [[Larry Palaroncini]], [[Perry Palaroncini]], [[Mary Palaroncini]], [[Teeg Dougland]], {{Film|Strong Sad}}, [[Mitch Overlord]], [[Bozar]], {{Film|Nebulon}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Strong Bad's Basement]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' March 8, 2005

'''Running Time:''' 4:02

== Transcript ==

'''STRONG BAD:''' You got to ''e''-mail, just to stay alive! ''{types "strongbad_email.exe", begins reading}''

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: What's the best...</div>
Dear Strong Bad, 
How you doin'? I have three quick questions... 
1. What's the best thing you've ever seen? 
2. What's the best thing you've ever done? 
3. What's the best thing you've ever eaten? 
 
Later, 
Albin J. (from Maryland)</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad doesn't read the numbers, and after saying "seen", he immediately follows with "done, eaten." He also whispers "from, from Maryland." Then he clears the screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' I'm doing real real ''{types "rrll rrll"}'' well Albi. Believe it or not, I've got one answer for all three questions. And that answer is...

''{Cut to an image of a video tape labelled "Limozeen cartoon" and "Don't record over for dang's sake!!!"}''

'''SINGERS:''' Limozeen!*

'''STRONG BAD:''' The only known copy of the failed pilot episode of the Limozeen Saturday morning cartoon shoooooooow!

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' It only aired once at, like, 4 a.m. some forgotten Saturday. And guess who was already up and eating brown sugar straight from the box? That's right, Strong Sad. But then I got up and started watching TV. If not for my The Cheat-like VHS reflexes, it would have been as lost as four-armed Grimace. ''{clears screen}'' I'll let you guys see it, but please, no flash photography or video taping. It could damage the precious oils and heavy metals of this priceless piece of television history.

''{Cut to the cartoon. It opens with "Metalmation" appearing in large block letters, followed by "presents" in cursive.}''

'''SINGER:''' 
Remember those guys from that band Limozeen? 
Well, they turned their tour bus into a space machine! 
But they're still Limozeen!

'''LARRY:''' 
We're still Limozeen!

'''SINGER:''' 
But they're in space!

'''LARRY:''' 
But we're in space?!

''{Now the title screen is shown: LIMOZEEN "but they're in space!" The Limozeen members appear in animated form below. Teeg walks in from stage right.}

'''TEEG DOUGLAND:''' I'm afraid I've got some bad news, boys. You're in space!

''{One final chord of the theme song plays.}''

''{Cut to the Couch. Strong Bad is sitting on it, while Strong Sad is leaning on it from behind.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh-ho-ho! So classic!

'''STRONG SAD:''' But why are they in space? There's no reason for them to be in space!

'''STRONG BAD:''' On the contrary, my dear Fatson! There's ''every'' reason for them to be in space.

''{Title card for "ENCOUNTER AT GROUPULON 5" by A. Chimendez appears. From there, it cuts to the Limozeen members running away from a pair of flesh-colored hands, a pair of blue hands, and two magenta tentacles.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{narrating}'' So, one of their main goals is to both run away from and give backstage passes to all the hot babe-liens of the galaxy.

''{The Limozeen members run into their tour spaceship.}''

'''TEEG DOUGLAND:''' I'm afraid I've got some bad news, boys. None of the hot alien chicks from Groupulon 5 have backstage passes to tonight's show.

'''LARRY:''' Then whose midriffs are we gonna sign?

'''GARY:''' What happened to all the passes, Teeg?

'''TEEG DOUGLAND:''' Galactic Radio gave them all away. To Mitch Overlord.

''{The members of Limozeen gasp, as we cut to Mitch Overlord's lair}''

'''MITCH OVERLORD:''' That's right, Limozeen! I was the one million, six hundred and eighty-five thousand, four hundred and twenty-first caller! ''{He raises his claw-like right hand, which says MITCH!, and opens and shuts it twice.}''

''{The members of Limozeen are shown running again, this time from nothing that can be seen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{narrating}'' And sometimes the magical prankster Bozar appears and turns reality upside-down.

'''BOZAR:''' Riddle me twice, Limo-losers! How are you going to play tonight's show after I turn your instruments into Italian noodles? 

''{The band is greeted with "boooos" as they attempt to play a concert with their noodle-instruments anyway. A random voice in the crowd yells, "That's not music!" The word NOODLES! appears in lights behind the stage. Mary eats his noodles instead.}''

'''MARY:''' This is the best show ever, guys!

''{Canned laughter is heard.}''

'''LARRY:''' Mary, quit eatin' your drums!

''{Cut to the outside of the tour spaceship flying through space. Nebulon flies past.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{narrating}'' But most of all, the episode centers around the boys making sure metal stays number one throughout the galaxy.

''{Cut to spaceship interior}''

'''TEEG DOUGLAND:''' I'm afraid I've got some bad news, boys. We've been knocked off the charts in the Forbidden Zone by an alternative rock band.

'''PERRY:''' But their bassist is a girl!

'''MARY:''' And the drummer's got short hair!

'''LARRY:''' And the lead singer wears glasses!

''{Cut back to the couch. Strong Bad throws the remote at Strong Sad.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Ow! What was that for?

'''STRONG BAD:''' For you and your kind destroying metal! Chuck Taylor-wearing, low self-esteemers...

''{Cut back to the cartoon. The band is practicing as Teeg walks up to them.}''

'''TEEG DOUGLAND:''' I'm afraid I've got some bad news, boys. Our pilot episode has been cancelled.

'''LARRY, GARY, PERRY, and MARY:''' What?

'''GARY:''' Oh well. I guess I won't be needing this anymore. ''{He throws his guitar offscreen.}''

''{Cut to the real Larry on Strong Bad's television, who catches the real equivalent of the guitar.}''

'''LARRY:''' Oh, thanks, Space Gary! I can't believe we got cancelled! Weeeeeell, join us next time, kids! In syndication! Or maybe on DVD! ''{plays a short tune as the TV fades out. Strong Bad returns to the Lappy.}

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Whattaya think, Albi? If that's not the best thing you've ever seen, done, or eaten, then may I politely ask you to gouge out your eyes, cut out your tongue, and um, have all your done ''{short pause}'' removed.

''{The Paper comes down.}

===Footnotes===
*This line has also been heard as "VHS."

== Easter Eggs ==
*Click on "brown sugar" to see a box of "[[Suge Brown]]" brown sugar, with the tagline "Don't borrow from thy neighbor" and a weight of "one whole pound".
*At the end of the email, click "eaten" to see a member of Limozeen question his hair color and size:
*:'''MARY:''' How come they made me fat and have red hair?
*:'''LARRY:''' Because you're the comic relief-uh!
*:''{Mary burps very loudly}''

== Fun Facts ==
=== Explanations ===
*The fact that Limozeen's cartoon takes place in space for no good reason is likely a reference to several other cartoons which also took place in space for no reason, like ''[http://www.tvtome.com/tvtome/servlet/ShowMainServlet/showid-5297/ the Partridge Family, 2200 A.D.]'', ''[http://www.tvtome.com/tvtome/servlet/ShowMainServlet/showid-2345/ Gilligan's Planet]'', and ''[http://www.tvtome.com/tvtome/servlet/ShowMainServlet/showid-7865/ Josie & the Pussycats In Outer Space]'', all of which had extremely short runs (usually only one season).
**The Limozeen cartoon is also likely a riff on Hanna-Barbera cartoons that featured bands who solved crimes or fought villians. In addition to ''Josie'' there was ''Jabberjaw'' and ''Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kids''. Teeg Dougland's repeated mantra of "I'm afraid I've got some bad news, boys" is a parody of band managers in such cartoons, who were often only featured as characters for plot exposition.

=== Trivia ===
*Teeg Dougland is voiced by [[Mike Chapman]].

=== Remarks ===
*This email gives a good answer to Strong Bad's own question in [[different town]] when he tries to think up the Best Thing Ever, which turned out to be beef stew.
*Strong Bad's tape lacks the little tab that can be pushed out to prevent people taping over it, a chief concern with the cartoon tape.
*Although elements of the Limozeen in Space cartoon such as the animation style and mention of the popularity of hair metal bands seem to suggest that it would have been aired in the '80s, Larry mentions DVDs at the end, which first hit the American market in 1997.
*When Limozeen is flying in the spaceship, the background is looping (there is even a noticable seam in the background); a common practice in old cartoons.
*If the pilot episode was cancelled, then the "animators" would have had to know that while they were animating and recording the voices. Cartoons aren't exactly live.
**On a related topic, Strong Bad says that Bozar appears 'sometimes.' Considering only one episode was made, this is a very odd thing to say. Also, most cartoons of this nature fit into half-hour time slots, meaning that the show is around 22 minutes long. That would mean that this single episode would have had 22 minutes to fit in: Limozeen running from alien babes, "making sure metal is still number one around the galaxy", a plot involving Mitch Overlord, ''and'' Bozar turning their instruments into pasta.
*Mary is always seen looking into the camera, even when the rest of the characters are looking in a different direction.

=== Goofs ===
*Just before Strong Bad sits down at the Lappy, you see almost his entire head, but you can't see the laces on the back of his mask; usually when they show that much of his head (such as in [[crazy cartoon]]) you see those laces.
*When the space-mobile is flying at supposed hyper-speed, the stars flying by in the background are streaking the wrong way.
*When we see the TV and VCR in Strong Bad's basement, the VCR shows no sign of a tape being inside it nor of any playback. (VCRs typically have some type of counter or a "play" graphic on their display.)
*When the tape is being displayed, Strong Bad is supposedly typing (as his spoken line is seen when the Lappy is shown again). However, the typing sound effect is not heard.

=== Inside References ===
*The green alien which floats by in one scene is Nebulon, as seen in [[New Boots]], [[Stinkoman 20X6]], and [[Main Page 1]].
*The teleplay for Limozeen's cartoon is written by [[A. Chimendez]].
*Teeg Dougland is the name of the director of the [[Moving Very Slowly]] video on the [[strongbad_email.exe]] DVD. He is identified as the manager of the band at the NYU talk during the showing of a Limozeen coloring book 'game'.
*[[The VCR]] is still blinking from [[12:00]] and someone removed the alarm clock that [[Bubs]] duct-taped to it.
*The guitar that Space Gary tosses is the same one seen in [[Puppet Time]].
**It closely resembles a KE3 Kelly model guitar by ''[http://www.jacksonguitars.com/ Jackson]''.
*The villain, Mitch Overlord, has a claw that is the same as the one from [[Kick the Cheat]].

=== Real-World References ===
*As a magical, large-headed trickster, Bozar calls to mind such characters the Great Gazoo from ''The Flintstones'', but his insulting manner and fondness for transmutating objects to cause trouble make it clear that he is most strongly inspired by Superman villain, Mr. Mxyzptlk. His "riddle me twice" taunt is a reference to the Riddler from the '60s Batman TV show, in which the villains often taunted the Dynamic Duo by mocking their names. The Riddler's catchphrase was "Riddle me this", immediately followed by an obscure clue as to what his next crime would be.
*"Metalmation" is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Filmation|Filmation]] animation studio, with the logos looking very similar. Filmation was famous for churning out cookie-cutter cartoons many of which also took place in space for no good reason.
*The repeated "band being chased" segments may be a reference to a Hanna-Barbera 70's staple of stock-footage chase scenes, which appeared most prominently in Scooby-Doo. Also, this may refer to the Beatles, who spent a good deal of "A Hard Day's Night"—supposedly a typical day in the life of the band—running away from adoring female fans. [[Image:evil-grimace.jpg|thumb|Four-armed Grimace]]
*"Four-armed Grimace" is a reference to the purple McDonaldland character. Grimace was originally named "The Evil Grimace", and he had four arms—so that he could hold many shakes at once.
*"On the contrary, my dear Fatson" is an adaptation of "Elementary, my dear Watson", a line often attributed to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's character Sherlock Holmes, though he never actually used that exact phrase in the Holmesian canon.
*The space logo of Limozeen is very similar to the logo of the Nintendo game series Metroid.
*The laugh track used in one scene is a typical element of older Hanna-Barbera cartoons featuring more realistic characters, intended to incite laughter in the same manner as a sitcom. It may sound dry and out of place to modern viewers.
* Mary asking "How come they made me fat and have red hair?" draws attention to the manipulation of characters in cartoon adaptations to clearly defined sterotypical roles. In particular, Mary's question references the cartoon [http://www.tvtome.com/RealGhostbusters/ ''The Real Ghostbusters''], where the Dan Aykroyd character (from the ''Ghostbusters'' film) was modified into an overweight redhead.
*Limozeen being kicked off the charts by an alternative band with a girl bassist references the death of hair metal in the early '90s, when bands like [[Wikipedia:Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]], [[Wikipedia:The Pixies|The Pixies]] and [[Wikipedia:The Smashing Pumpkins|the Smashing Pumpkins]] (the latter two actually had girl bassists') were able to have success.
* The phrase "Chuck Taylor wearin'..." refers to [[Wikipedia:Converse Shoes|Converse High Top Basketball Shoes]], designed by Chuck Taylor. "Chucks" are a signature look of Grunge, Punk, and Metal that happened after 1990.
*The scene at the end, where the cartoon throws the guitar to the real-life band member, pokes fun at almost every '80s cartoon that had a (semi) famous person behind it—where the cartoon would transition/interact with the real person from off screen: Fat Albert, Alf, M.C. Hammer, Mr. T, the Harlem Globetrotters, and many others all closed the episode with the real-world people.
*The entire tape of the Limozeen cartoon includes a "VHS grain" effect, most visible during the black METALMATION intro (note how the background appears to be randomly speckled). This artifact of VHS recording results from multiple generation copies, repeated erasing/recording, and from recording in extended tape speeds. This is a different technique for VHS "authenticity" than the kind used in the [[Character Videos]], however.
*"Encounter at Groupulon 5" is most likely a reference to Encounter at Farpoint (the first episode of ''[[Wikipedia:Star Trek: The Next Generation|Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'').
*The fact that the Cartoon was cancelled during it's first episode of [[Wikipedia:Australia's Naughtiest Home Videos|Australia's Naughtiest Home Videos]] which was canceled during it's first episode because the station owner didn't like the raunchy content of teh show. it simply went to a commercial and never came back.

== DVD Version ==
*This email is slightly extended:
**Strong Bad looks on both sides before throwing the remote at Strong Sad.
**A credits sequence is added after Gary's real-life bit.
**"And, um, done." is added before "have all your done removed."
*The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.

===Credits listed===
*'''LEAD ANIMATOR:''' MARK DOOR
*'''DANIMATOR:''' [[Dan|DAN]] PREDGE
*'''HEAD ANIMATOR:''' MOORFACE
*'''TOP ANIMATOR:''' ROLANDO PREDGE
*'''WORST ANIMATOR:''' [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Brett Bretterson|B. BRETTERSON]]
*'''BEST DRAW MAN:''' JON MOLLO

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey Mike, hey Mike.

'''MIKE:''' Hi Strong Bad, hi Strong Bad.

'''STRONG BAD:''' It's the Strong Bad. The Strong Bad.

'''MIKE:''' ''The'' Strong Bad? ... So, Strong Bad, I gotta tell ya. This is my favorite email.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Really?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Wow!

'''MIKE:''' I'm really gonna enjoy this one. I'm glad to be here with you.

'''STRONG BAD:''' I'm glad to be here with you, Mike. You just took a shower; you smell nice.

'''MIKE:''' I actually played basketball this morning and have not showered since then.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh.

'''MIKE:''' Interestingly enough.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Wow, you mask it well!

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughing}'' Thanks. ''{pause}'' I thought it was gonna be you that—

'''STRONG BAD:''' See? I faked you out. That's, that's what it's like when you live with the Strong Bad.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughing}'' I can't imagine.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Four-armed Grimace, Mike. A relic. I have a four-armed Grimace diary, like the Grail diary, from ''Indiana Jones''.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah?

'''STRONG BAD:''' All these little pits—

'''MIKE:''' Bits of evidence?

'''STRONG BAD:''' —pits and teeses of where, of where he might have been.

'''MIKE:''' You know, Strong Bad, my brother Matt and I were in a band called Grimace in high school.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Really?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, we—

'''STRONG BAD:''' Was it as good as Limozeen?

'''MIKE:''' We were never as good as Limozeen.

'''STRONG BAD:''' What I don't understand is how come the theme song is, like, this terrible banjo song with some skat band singing.

'''MIKE:''' That's the way cartoons were back then.

'''STRONG BAD:''' But they're a metal band!

'''MIKE:''' Well, you can't put metal on Saturday mornings.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Look, I love Teeg's style, I gotta tell you what. That, I have, I sought out a light-blue turtleneck and some peach-colored—

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughing}'' Peach-colored-type pants.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah. With flared at the bottom for sure.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah; it's good style.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Um, does he have a problem with people remembering his name? Why is he, like, nobody else is labeled. Like, personally I have trouble telling the Limozeens apart.

'''MIKE:''' Well, it's—

'''STRONG BAD:''' Look at that hot, blue alien. D'ja see her?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, I saw her hand.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hot Blues. I call her Hot Blues.

'''MIKE:''' I don't think it's 'cause—Do they ever say Teeg's name? I guess they say Teeg—

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, ''somebody'' does.

'''MIKE:''' —but no one ever knows—Teeg Dougland, this is his first appearance.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Well, I don't know ''his'' name ''{indicating one of the Limozeens}''. What's his name? "Lead Singer Limozeen"?

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' That's Gary. That's Gary and Larry.

'''STRONG BAD:''' How do you tell 'em apart?!

'''MIKE:''' Because I—

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, that guy is awesome. Mitch Overlord, I wish he was in more episodes of this show that has just one episode.

'''MIKE:''' He's labeled, too.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, ''{laughing}'' people have—I guess, I guess kids are pretty dumb. You know? So that's what I'm saying. Now that guy doesn't have a label, but you're not gonna mix him up with—Look at those disgusting horns, like, tearing, are those, those are an accident, bursting out of his brain.

'''MIKE:''' Man that bass player is really trying.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{overlapping}'' Noodles! Noodles! Noodles! Noodles! The crowd should be goin' nuts right now! Man, anytime something flashes in big lights behind the band at a show, you chant it! You know?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, I agree, I agree.

'''STRONG BAD:''' I agree too.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughing}'' Okay, you agree with yourself.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yes!

'''MIKE:''' Apparently Teeg Dougland looks exactly like me, Strong Bad. What do you think?

'''STRONG BAD:''' I don't, I don't see the resemblance.

'''MIKE:''' Me either.

'''STRONG BAD:''' I think you look kinda like that tall guy in the middle ''{one of the Limozeens}''.

'''MIKE:''' I definitely don't—that's Perry.

'''STRONG BAD:''' That's Perry. How do you know these guys—they're my favorite band, I can't tell them apart! The only one I know is the one they made be fat and have orange hair. Like, I appreciate that, that that's Ron.

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' That's Mary. Ron?

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{laughing}'' Ron Limozeen.

'''MIKE:''' His name is Mary Palaroncini.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Wait, his name is Mary?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''STRONG BAD:''' There's a guy in Limozeen named Mary?!

'''MIKE:''' Yes.

''{They watch the transition to the live action.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ooh! Whoa, who's that guy?

'''MIKE:''' Live-action cut scene.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Man! See, that—it would be awesome to have the real band.

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' Strong Bad, look behind you.

'''STRONG BAD:''' What?

'''MIKE:''' That's where we are, right there, that sound room that he's in.

'''STRONG BAD:''' That guy from Limozeen was in this sound room?

'''MIKE:''' That's right.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Man, it's almost like this is real, live, fake subtitles.

''{Mike laughs.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Right, Mike?

'''MIKE:''' That's right.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Look, Brett Bretterson is the worst animator, did you know that?

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughing}'' I thought I was.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, yeah, you are. There's that Bubs, that starts runnin' at me.

'''MIKE:''' ''{still laughing}'' I made your, I made your head wiggle right here.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Good job!

'''MIKE:''' Thanks!

'''STRONG BAD:''' That is a painful operation.

=== Fun Facts ===
*The [http://www.indygear.com/props/graildiary.shtml "Grail diary"] Strong Bad mentions is from [[imdb:tt0097576|''Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade'']].

== External Links ==
* [[HR:sbemail126.html|watch "best thing"]]
* [[HR:sbemail126_mx.swf|view the Flash file for "best thing"]]
* [[Forum:2214|forum thread re: "best thing"]]

{{Strong Bad Email}}

[[Category: Emails With DVD Commentary]]

best thing

Strongbad — Mon, 19 Sep 2005 01:45:39 GMT

Strongbad: /* Real-World References */

[[Image:sbemail126.png|thumb|One Hit Wonders!]]
'''Strong Bad Email #126'''

Strong Bad shows us the best thing he's ever seen, done or eaten: the quickly cancelled pilot of [[Limozeen]]: [[Limozeen: "But they're in space!"|"but they're in space!"]]

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, [[Gary Palaroncini]], [[Larry Palaroncini]], [[Perry Palaroncini]], [[Mary Palaroncini]], [[Teeg Dougland]], {{Film|Strong Sad}}, [[Mitch Overlord]], [[Bozar]], {{Film|Nebulon}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Strong Bad's Basement]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' March 8, 2005

'''Running Time:''' 4:02

== Transcript ==

'''STRONG BAD:''' You got to ''e''-mail, just to stay alive! ''{types "strongbad_email.exe", begins reading}''

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: What's the best...</div>
Dear Strong Bad, 
How you doin'? I have three quick questions... 
1. What's the best thing you've ever seen? 
2. What's the best thing you've ever done? 
3. What's the best thing you've ever eaten? 
 
Later, 
Albin J. (from Maryland)</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad doesn't read the numbers, and after saying "seen", he immediately follows with "done, eaten." He also whispers "from, from Maryland." Then he clears the screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' I'm doing real real ''{types "rrll rrll"}'' well Albi. Believe it or not, I've got one answer for all three questions. And that answer is...

''{Cut to an image of a video tape labelled "Limozeen cartoon" and "Don't record over for dang's sake!!!"}''

'''SINGERS:''' Limozeen!*

'''STRONG BAD:''' The only known copy of the failed pilot episode of the Limozeen Saturday morning cartoon shoooooooow!

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' It only aired once at, like, 4 a.m. some forgotten Saturday. And guess who was already up and eating brown sugar straight from the box? That's right, Strong Sad. But then I got up and started watching TV. If not for my The Cheat-like VHS reflexes, it would have been as lost as four-armed Grimace. ''{clears screen}'' I'll let you guys see it, but please, no flash photography or video taping. It could damage the precious oils and heavy metals of this priceless piece of television history.

''{Cut to the cartoon. It opens with "Metalmation" appearing in large block letters, followed by "presents" in cursive.}''

'''SINGER:''' 
Remember those guys from that band Limozeen? 
Well, they turned their tour bus into a space machine! 
But they're still Limozeen!

'''LARRY:''' 
We're still Limozeen!

'''SINGER:''' 
But they're in space!

'''LARRY:''' 
But we're in space?!

''{Now the title screen is shown: LIMOZEEN "but they're in space!" The Limozeen members appear in animated form below. Teeg walks in from stage right.}

'''TEEG DOUGLAND:''' I'm afraid I've got some bad news, boys. You're in space!

''{One final chord of the theme song plays.}''

''{Cut to the Couch. Strong Bad is sitting on it, while Strong Sad is leaning on it from behind.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh-ho-ho! So classic!

'''STRONG SAD:''' But why are they in space? There's no reason for them to be in space!

'''STRONG BAD:''' On the contrary, my dear Fatson! There's ''every'' reason for them to be in space.

''{Title card for "ENCOUNTER AT GROUPULON 5" by A. Chimendez appears. From there, it cuts to the Limozeen members running away from a pair of flesh-colored hands, a pair of blue hands, and two magenta tentacles.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{narrating}'' So, one of their main goals is to both run away from and give backstage passes to all the hot babe-liens of the galaxy.

''{The Limozeen members run into their tour spaceship.}''

'''TEEG DOUGLAND:''' I'm afraid I've got some bad news, boys. None of the hot alien chicks from Groupulon 5 have backstage passes to tonight's show.

'''LARRY:''' Then whose midriffs are we gonna sign?

'''GARY:''' What happened to all the passes, Teeg?

'''TEEG DOUGLAND:''' Galactic Radio gave them all away. To Mitch Overlord.

''{The members of Limozeen gasp, as we cut to Mitch Overlord's lair}''

'''MITCH OVERLORD:''' That's right, Limozeen! I was the one million, six hundred and eighty-five thousand, four hundred and twenty-first caller! ''{He raises his claw-like right hand, which says MITCH!, and opens and shuts it twice.}''

''{The members of Limozeen are shown running again, this time from nothing that can be seen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{narrating}'' And sometimes the magical prankster Bozar appears and turns reality upside-down.

'''BOZAR:''' Riddle me twice, Limo-losers! How are you going to play tonight's show after I turn your instruments into Italian noodles? 

''{The band is greeted with "boooos" as they attempt to play a concert with their noodle-instruments anyway. A random voice in the crowd yells, "That's not music!" The word NOODLES! appears in lights behind the stage. Mary eats his noodles instead.}''

'''MARY:''' This is the best show ever, guys!

''{Canned laughter is heard.}''

'''LARRY:''' Mary, quit eatin' your drums!

''{Cut to the outside of the tour spaceship flying through space. Nebulon flies past.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{narrating}'' But most of all, the episode centers around the boys making sure metal stays number one throughout the galaxy.

''{Cut to spaceship interior}''

'''TEEG DOUGLAND:''' I'm afraid I've got some bad news, boys. We've been knocked off the charts in the Forbidden Zone by an alternative rock band.

'''PERRY:''' But their bassist is a girl!

'''MARY:''' And the drummer's got short hair!

'''LARRY:''' And the lead singer wears glasses!

''{Cut back to the couch. Strong Bad throws the remote at Strong Sad.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Ow! What was that for?

'''STRONG BAD:''' For you and your kind destroying metal! Chuck Taylor-wearing, low self-esteemers...

''{Cut back to the cartoon. The band is practicing as Teeg walks up to them.}''

'''TEEG DOUGLAND:''' I'm afraid I've got some bad news, boys. Our pilot episode has been cancelled.

'''LARRY, GARY, PERRY, and MARY:''' What?

'''GARY:''' Oh well. I guess I won't be needing this anymore. ''{He throws his guitar offscreen.}''

''{Cut to the real Larry on Strong Bad's television, who catches the real equivalent of the guitar.}''

'''LARRY:''' Oh, thanks, Space Gary! I can't believe we got cancelled! Weeeeeell, join us next time, kids! In syndication! Or maybe on DVD! ''{plays a short tune as the TV fades out. Strong Bad returns to the Lappy.}

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Whattaya think, Albi? If that's not the best thing you've ever seen, done, or eaten, then may I politely ask you to gouge out your eyes, cut out your tongue, and um, have all your done ''{short pause}'' removed.

''{The Paper comes down.}

===Footnotes===
*This line has also been heard as "VHS."

== Easter Eggs ==
*Click on "brown sugar" to see a box of "[[Suge Brown]]" brown sugar, with the tagline "Don't borrow from thy neighbor" and a weight of "one whole pound".
*At the end of the email, click "eaten" to see a member of Limozeen question his hair color and size:
*:'''MARY:''' How come they made me fat and have red hair?
*:'''LARRY:''' Because you're the comic relief-uh!
*:''{Mary burps very loudly}''

== Fun Facts ==
=== Explanations ===
*The fact that Limozeen's cartoon takes place in space for no good reason is likely a reference to several other cartoons which also took place in space for no reason, like ''[http://www.tvtome.com/tvtome/servlet/ShowMainServlet/showid-5297/ the Partridge Family, 2200 A.D.]'', ''[http://www.tvtome.com/tvtome/servlet/ShowMainServlet/showid-2345/ Gilligan's Planet]'', and ''[http://www.tvtome.com/tvtome/servlet/ShowMainServlet/showid-7865/ Josie & the Pussycats In Outer Space]'', all of which had extremely short runs (usually only one season).
**The Limozeen cartoon is also likely a riff on Hanna-Barbera cartoons that featured bands who solved crimes or fought villians. In addition to ''Josie'' there was ''Jabberjaw'' and ''Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kids''. Teeg Dougland's repeated mantra of "I'm afraid I've got some bad news, boys" is a parody of band managers in such cartoons, who were often only featured as characters for plot exposition.

=== Trivia ===
*Teeg Dougland is voiced by [[Mike Chapman]].

=== Remarks ===
*This email gives a good answer to Strong Bad's own question in [[different town]] when he tries to think up the Best Thing Ever, which turned out to be beef stew.
*Strong Bad's tape lacks the little tab that can be pushed out to prevent people taping over it, a chief concern with the cartoon tape.
*Although elements of the Limozeen in Space cartoon such as the animation style and mention of the popularity of hair metal bands seem to suggest that it would have been aired in the '80s, Larry mentions DVDs at the end, which first hit the American market in 1997.
*When Limozeen is flying in the spaceship, the background is looping (there is even a noticable seam in the background); a common practice in old cartoons.
*If the pilot episode was cancelled, then the "animators" would have had to know that while they were animating and recording the voices. Cartoons aren't exactly live.
**On a related topic, Strong Bad says that Bozar appears 'sometimes.' Considering only one episode was made, this is a very odd thing to say. Also, most cartoons of this nature fit into half-hour time slots, meaning that the show is around 22 minutes long. That would mean that this single episode would have had 22 minutes to fit in: Limozeen running from alien babes, "making sure metal is still number one around the galaxy", a plot involving Mitch Overlord, ''and'' Bozar turning their instruments into pasta.
*Mary is always seen looking into the camera, even when the rest of the characters are looking in a different direction.

=== Goofs ===
*Just before Strong Bad sits down at the Lappy, you see almost his entire head, but you can't see the laces on the back of his mask; usually when they show that much of his head (such as in [[crazy cartoon]]) you see those laces.
*When the space-mobile is flying at supposed hyper-speed, the stars flying by in the background are streaking the wrong way.
*When we see the TV and VCR in Strong Bad's basement, the VCR shows no sign of a tape being inside it nor of any playback. (VCRs typically have some type of counter or a "play" graphic on their display.)
*When the tape is being displayed, Strong Bad is supposedly typing (as his spoken line is seen when the Lappy is shown again). However, the typing sound effect is not heard.

=== Inside References ===
*The green alien which floats by in one scene is Nebulon, as seen in [[New Boots]], [[Stinkoman 20X6]], and [[Main Page 1]].
*The teleplay for Limozeen's cartoon is written by [[A. Chimendez]].
*Teeg Dougland is the name of the director of the [[Moving Very Slowly]] video on the [[strongbad_email.exe]] DVD. He is identified as the manager of the band at the NYU talk during the showing of a Limozeen coloring book 'game'.
*[[The VCR]] is still blinking from [[12:00]] and someone removed the alarm clock that [[Bubs]] duct-taped to it.
*The guitar that Space Gary tosses is the same one seen in [[Puppet Time]].
**It closely resembles a KE3 Kelly model guitar by ''[http://www.jacksonguitars.com/ Jackson]''.
*The villain, Mitch Overlord, has a claw that is the same as the one from [[Kick the Cheat]].

=== Real-World References ===
*As a magical, large-headed trickster, Bozar calls to mind such characters the Great Gazoo from ''The Flintstones'', but his insulting manner and fondness for transmutating objects to cause trouble make it clear that he is most strongly inspired by Superman villain, Mr. Mxyzptlk. His "riddle me twice" taunt is a reference to the Riddler from the '60s Batman TV show, in which the villains often taunted the Dynamic Duo by mocking their names. The Riddler's catchphrase was "Riddle me this", immediately followed by an obscure clue as to what his next crime would be.
*"Metalmation" is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Filmation|Filmation]] animation studio, with the logos looking very similar. Filmation was famous for churning out cookie-cutter cartoons many of which also took place in space for no good reason.
*The repeated "band being chased" segments may be a reference to a Hanna-Barbera 70's staple of stock-footage chase scenes, which appeared most prominently in Scooby-Doo. Also, this may refer to the Beatles, who spent a good deal of "A Hard Day's Night"—supposedly a typical day in the life of the band—running away from adoring female fans. [[Image:evil-grimace.jpg|thumb|Four-armed Grimace]]
*"Four-armed Grimace" is a reference to the purple McDonaldland character. Grimace was originally named "The Evil Grimace", and he had four arms—so that he could hold many shakes at once.
*"On the contrary, my dear Fatson" is an adaptation of "Elementary, my dear Watson", a line often attributed to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's character Sherlock Holmes, though he never actually used that exact phrase in the Holmesian canon.
*The space logo of Limozeen is very similar to the logo of the Nintendo game series Metroid.
*The laugh track used in one scene is a typical element of older Hanna-Barbera cartoons featuring more realistic characters, intended to incite laughter in the same manner as a sitcom. It may sound dry and out of place to modern viewers.
* Mary asking "How come they made me fat and have red hair?" draws attention to the manipulation of characters in cartoon adaptations to clearly defined sterotypical roles. In particular, Mary's question references the cartoon [http://www.tvtome.com/RealGhostbusters/ ''The Real Ghostbusters''], where the Dan Aykroyd character (from the ''Ghostbusters'' film) was modified into an overweight redhead.
*Limozeen being kicked off the charts by an alternative band with a girl bassist references the death of hair metal in the early '90s, when bands like [[Wikipedia:Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]], [[Wikipedia:The Pixies|The Pixies]] and [[Wikipedia:The Smashing Pumpkins|the Smashing Pumpkins]] (the latter two actually had girl bassists') were able to have success.
* The phrase "Chuck Taylor wearin'..." refers to [[Wikipedia:Converse Shoes|Converse High Top Basketball Shoes]], designed by Chuck Taylor. "Chucks" are a signature look of Grunge, Punk, and Metal that happened after 1990.
*The scene at the end, where the cartoon throws the guitar to the real-life band member, pokes fun at almost every '80s cartoon that had a (semi) famous person behind it—where the cartoon would transition/interact with the real person from off screen: Fat Albert, Alf, M.C. Hammer, Mr. T, the Harlem Globetrotters, and many others all closed the episode with the real-world people.
*The entire tape of the Limozeen cartoon includes a "VHS grain" effect, most visible during the black METALMATION intro (note how the background appears to be randomly speckled). This artifact of VHS recording results from multiple generation copies, repeated erasing/recording, and from recording in extended tape speeds. This is a different technique for VHS "authenticity" than the kind used in the [[Character Videos]], however.
*"Encounter at Groupulon 5" is most likely a reference to Encounter at Farpoint (the first episode of ''[[Wikipedia:Star Trek: The Next Generation|Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'').
*The fact that the Cartoon was cancelled during it's first episode is a parody of [[Wikipedia:Australia's Naughtiest Home Videos|Australia's Naughtiest Home Videos]] which was canceled during it's first episode because the station owner didn't like the raunchy content of the show. It simply went to a commercial and never came back.

== DVD Version ==
*This email is slightly extended:
**Strong Bad looks on both sides before throwing the remote at Strong Sad.
**A credits sequence is added after Gary's real-life bit.
**"And, um, done." is added before "have all your done removed."
*The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.

===Credits listed===
*'''LEAD ANIMATOR:''' MARK DOOR
*'''DANIMATOR:''' [[Dan|DAN]] PREDGE
*'''HEAD ANIMATOR:''' MOORFACE
*'''TOP ANIMATOR:''' ROLANDO PREDGE
*'''WORST ANIMATOR:''' [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Brett Bretterson|B. BRETTERSON]]
*'''BEST DRAW MAN:''' JON MOLLO

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey Mike, hey Mike.

'''MIKE:''' Hi Strong Bad, hi Strong Bad.

'''STRONG BAD:''' It's the Strong Bad. The Strong Bad.

'''MIKE:''' ''The'' Strong Bad? ... So, Strong Bad, I gotta tell ya. This is my favorite email.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Really?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Wow!

'''MIKE:''' I'm really gonna enjoy this one. I'm glad to be here with you.

'''STRONG BAD:''' I'm glad to be here with you, Mike. You just took a shower; you smell nice.

'''MIKE:''' I actually played basketball this morning and have not showered since then.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh.

'''MIKE:''' Interestingly enough.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Wow, you mask it well!

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughing}'' Thanks. ''{pause}'' I thought it was gonna be you that—

'''STRONG BAD:''' See? I faked you out. That's, that's what it's like when you live with the Strong Bad.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughing}'' I can't imagine.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Four-armed Grimace, Mike. A relic. I have a four-armed Grimace diary, like the Grail diary, from ''Indiana Jones''.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah?

'''STRONG BAD:''' All these little pits—

'''MIKE:''' Bits of evidence?

'''STRONG BAD:''' —pits and teeses of where, of where he might have been.

'''MIKE:''' You know, Strong Bad, my brother Matt and I were in a band called Grimace in high school.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Really?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, we—

'''STRONG BAD:''' Was it as good as Limozeen?

'''MIKE:''' We were never as good as Limozeen.

'''STRONG BAD:''' What I don't understand is how come the theme song is, like, this terrible banjo song with some skat band singing.

'''MIKE:''' That's the way cartoons were back then.

'''STRONG BAD:''' But they're a metal band!

'''MIKE:''' Well, you can't put metal on Saturday mornings.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Look, I love Teeg's style, I gotta tell you what. That, I have, I sought out a light-blue turtleneck and some peach-colored—

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughing}'' Peach-colored-type pants.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah. With flared at the bottom for sure.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah; it's good style.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Um, does he have a problem with people remembering his name? Why is he, like, nobody else is labeled. Like, personally I have trouble telling the Limozeens apart.

'''MIKE:''' Well, it's—

'''STRONG BAD:''' Look at that hot, blue alien. D'ja see her?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, I saw her hand.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hot Blues. I call her Hot Blues.

'''MIKE:''' I don't think it's 'cause—Do they ever say Teeg's name? I guess they say Teeg—

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, ''somebody'' does.

'''MIKE:''' —but no one ever knows—Teeg Dougland, this is his first appearance.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Well, I don't know ''his'' name ''{indicating one of the Limozeens}''. What's his name? "Lead Singer Limozeen"?

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' That's Gary. That's Gary and Larry.

'''STRONG BAD:''' How do you tell 'em apart?!

'''MIKE:''' Because I—

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, that guy is awesome. Mitch Overlord, I wish he was in more episodes of this show that has just one episode.

'''MIKE:''' He's labeled, too.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, ''{laughing}'' people have—I guess, I guess kids are pretty dumb. You know? So that's what I'm saying. Now that guy doesn't have a label, but you're not gonna mix him up with—Look at those disgusting horns, like, tearing, are those, those are an accident, bursting out of his brain.

'''MIKE:''' Man that bass player is really trying.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{overlapping}'' Noodles! Noodles! Noodles! Noodles! The crowd should be goin' nuts right now! Man, anytime something flashes in big lights behind the band at a show, you chant it! You know?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, I agree, I agree.

'''STRONG BAD:''' I agree too.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughing}'' Okay, you agree with yourself.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yes!

'''MIKE:''' Apparently Teeg Dougland looks exactly like me, Strong Bad. What do you think?

'''STRONG BAD:''' I don't, I don't see the resemblance.

'''MIKE:''' Me either.

'''STRONG BAD:''' I think you look kinda like that tall guy in the middle ''{one of the Limozeens}''.

'''MIKE:''' I definitely don't—that's Perry.

'''STRONG BAD:''' That's Perry. How do you know these guys—they're my favorite band, I can't tell them apart! The only one I know is the one they made be fat and have orange hair. Like, I appreciate that, that that's Ron.

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' That's Mary. Ron?

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{laughing}'' Ron Limozeen.

'''MIKE:''' His name is Mary Palaroncini.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Wait, his name is Mary?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''STRONG BAD:''' There's a guy in Limozeen named Mary?!

'''MIKE:''' Yes.

''{They watch the transition to the live action.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ooh! Whoa, who's that guy?

'''MIKE:''' Live-action cut scene.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Man! See, that—it would be awesome to have the real band.

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' Strong Bad, look behind you.

'''STRONG BAD:''' What?

'''MIKE:''' That's where we are, right there, that sound room that he's in.

'''STRONG BAD:''' That guy from Limozeen was in this sound room?

'''MIKE:''' That's right.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Man, it's almost like this is real, live, fake subtitles.

''{Mike laughs.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Right, Mike?

'''MIKE:''' That's right.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Look, Brett Bretterson is the worst animator, did you know that?

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughing}'' I thought I was.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, yeah, you are. There's that Bubs, that starts runnin' at me.

'''MIKE:''' ''{still laughing}'' I made your, I made your head wiggle right here.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Good job!

'''MIKE:''' Thanks!

'''STRONG BAD:''' That is a painful operation.

=== Fun Facts ===
*The [http://www.indygear.com/props/graildiary.shtml "Grail diary"] Strong Bad mentions is from [[imdb:tt0097576|''Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade'']].

== External Links ==
* [[HR:sbemail126.html|watch "best thing"]]
* [[HR:sbemail126_mx.swf|view the Flash file for "best thing"]]
* [[Forum:2214|forum thread re: "best thing"]]

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Strongbad — Sat, 17 Sep 2005 23:26:31 GMT

Strongbad:

Hi, this is Strong Bad, I came here to edit the pages with my new Lappy. Maybe you can stop by and email me or just chat on my talk page.