Broken Compy Menu

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[[Image:Shotgunned_menu.png|thumb|Homestar, did you come here for a reason?]]
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{{watchtoon|20041122 Broken Compy Menu.html|watch (mirror with short)|Mirror}}
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[[Image:Shotgunned menu.png|thumb|"Homestar, did you come here for a reason?"]]
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'''Strong Bad Email?'''
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Homestar Runner complains about pricing while Bubs tries to unload the shotgunned [[Compy 386]]. This toon replaced the [[Strong Bad Email]] [[Strong Bad Email Menu|menu]] after the Compy 386's destruction in [[virus]], and is no longer available as of November 29, 2004.
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Homestar Runner complains about pricing while Bubs tries to unload the shotgunned [[Compy 386]]. The menu was created after the Compy 386 died.
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'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Bubs}}
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'''Places:''' [[Bubs' Concession Stand]]
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'''Date:''' Monday, November 22, 2004
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'''Running Time:''' 1:15
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'''Page Title:''' Denny's Menu
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'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Homestar Runner]], [[Bubs]]
 
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== Transcript ==
== Transcript ==
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''{The shot opens with the shotgunned Compy 386 with a piece of paper taped to the front of it listing all of the current Strong Bad emails. After about 10 seconds, Homestar Runner starts talking}''
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''{The shot opens with the shotgunned Compy 386 with a piece of paper taped to the front of it listing all the Strong Bad emails from [[some kinda robot]] to [[virus]] (some kinda robot to [[animal]] on versions with the toon removed). After about 10 seconds, Homestar Runner starts talking}''
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'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{offscreen}'' You want how much?! That's preposterous! What kinda shady Bubs business you running here anyways? A Bubsness?
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''{The camera zooms out to show Homestar and the rest of the concession stand, with Bubs nowhere in sight}''
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'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{offscreen}'' You want how much?! That's preposterous! What kinda shady Bubs business you running here anyways? A Bubsness? ''{camera zooms out so we can see Homestar and the rest of the concession stand, with Bubs nowhere in sight}'' Why, I've got half a mind to report you, mister!
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'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Why, I've got half a mind to report you, mister!
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''{Bubs appears from the back of the concession stand}''
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''{Bubs appears from the back of the concession stand as though walking up a staircase}''
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'''BUBS:''' Doot doot doo... alright, I'm back!
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'''BUBS:''' Doot doot doo... all right, I'm back!
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh! Nothing!
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh! Nothing!
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'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Bubsy, I'm not gonna lie to you. He flew away.
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Bubsy, I'm not gonna lie to you. He flew away.
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'''BUBS:''' Homestar, ''{camera changes back to exterior view of the concession stand}'' did you come up here for a reason?
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'''BUBS:''' Homestar,{{--}}
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''{camera changes back to exterior view of the concession stand}''
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'''BUBS:''' {{--}}did you come up here for a reason?
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Um, freedom?
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Um, freedom?
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==Fun Facts==
==Fun Facts==
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*If you let the animation start, the menu has a bug that causes the emails to count up from 0 instead of 1, so clicking on a title will direct you to the email one previous to it. This also means [[some kinda robot]] directed to 'sbemail0.html' and [[virus]] could not be accessed from the menu.  Also, [[flashback]] takes you to 'emailahundred.html' instead of 'sbemailahundred.html', whether or not you let the animation play.
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*This toon replaced the Compy 386 email menu after its destruction in "virus", and doubled as the replacement email menu.
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===Explanations===
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*This toon also has a different filename than the usual Strong Bad email menu, so instead of being "sbemail.swf," it was "sbemail_shotgunned.swf"
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*A "{{w|Lemon (automobile)|lemon}}", which Homestar refers to, is a defective car.
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**This might be so it can still be accessed when the menu is replaced.
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*When the Tandy 400 exploded, [[Broken Tandy Menu]] similarly replaced the usual email menu.
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===Trivia===
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*When the [[Tandy 400]] exploded, the [[Broken Tandy Menu]] similarly replaced the usual email menu.
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===Remarks===
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*This toon has a different filename than the usual Compy 386 Strong Bad email menu; instead of being "[[OldHR:sbemail.swf|sbemail.swf]]", it is "[[OldHR:sbemail shotgunned.swf|sbemail_shotgunned.swf]]".
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*We now know where both of Strong Bad's old computers were being held in the time period from [[virus]] to [[retirement]]. [[The King of Town]] had the [[Tandy 400]], and [[Homestar Runner]] had the [[Compy 386]].
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===Goofs===
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*On the email list, [[flashback]] leads to "emailahundred.html", a [[404'd]] page, instead of the intended "sbemailahundred.html".
*The Compy 386 is missing the contrast dial.
*The Compy 386 is missing the contrast dial.
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*The line, "I'm not gonna lie to you," spoken by both Homestar and Bubs, was also spoken by Homsar in [[for kids]].
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*The font used for the email names does not include an underscore ('_') character, so 'sb_email 22' appears with a square instead of an underscore.
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*For some strange reason there is a square in the spapce between SB and Email 22 where there should be an underscore.
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*The Compy 386 is shaped differently than it is seen from the side in [[fingers]].
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*The notepad does not list the email [[virus]] as new after the camera zooms out to Bubs' Concession Stand.
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===Expired Glitches===
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*Before it was removed, after the animation played, the list of emails counted up from 0 instead of 1, so clicking on a title would direct the viewer to the email one previous to it. This also meant that [[some kinda robot]] directed to the nonexistent 'sbemail0.html' and [[virus]] could only be accessed from the menu by clicking the very top of the word ''virus''.
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**Similarly, after the animation, [[car]] linked to sbemail100.html, "[[Sbemail 100 fakeout]]".
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**This glitch made it impossible to watch [[different town]], since clicking it led to [[stupid stuff]] (the email before it), and clicking on [[flashback]] (the email after) always directs to emailahundred.
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===Inside References===
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*"Bubsness" is an example of a [[portmanteau]].
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*Homestar's claim about Strong Mad flying away is a [[blatant lie]].
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===Real-World References===
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*Homestar's lines about freedom, liberty, savings, and [[eggs]] may be a reference to the {{w|Terry Pratchett}} novel ''{{w|Night Watch (Discworld)|Night Watch}}'', in which the slogan of a violent revolution is "Truth! Justice! Freedom! Reasonably-Priced Love! And a hard-boiled egg!"
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===Fast Forward===
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*Homestar Runner later asks for milk and eggs in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 13.2]].
==External Links==
==External Links==
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*[http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail.html watch "Strong Bad Email?"]
 
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*[http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail_shotgunned.swf view the flash file for "Strong Bad Email?"]
 
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*[http://forum.hrwiki.org/viewtopic.php?t=1332 forum thread re: "Strong Bad Email?"]
 
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*[[OldHR:sbemail shotgunned.swf|view the official Flash file for the Broken Compy Menu]] (with above toon removed)
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*[[Mirror:20041122 Broken Compy Menu.html|watch the Broken Compy Menu]] (mirror with above cartoon)
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*[[Mirror:20041122 Broken Compy Menu.swf|view the Flash file for the Broken Compy Menu]] (also with above cartoon)
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*[[Forum:1332|forum thread re: the Broken Compy Menu]] (referred to there as "Strong Bad Email?")
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{{subtitlesLinks|20041122 broken compy menu}}
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[[Category: Strong Bad Email]] [[Category: Homestar Runner Filmography]] [[Category: Bubs Filmography]]
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[[Category:Strong Bad Email]][[Category:Not Quite Strong Bad Emails]][[Category:Old Navigation Pages]]

Current revision as of 23:35, 21 November 2023

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"Homestar, did you come here for a reason?"

Homestar Runner complains about pricing while Bubs tries to unload the shotgunned Compy 386. This toon replaced the Strong Bad Email menu after the Compy 386's destruction in virus, and is no longer available as of November 29, 2004.

Cast (in order of appearance): Homestar Runner, Bubs

Places: Bubs' Concession Stand

Date: Monday, November 22, 2004

Running Time: 1:15

Page Title: Denny's Menu

Contents

[edit] Transcript

{The shot opens with the shotgunned Compy 386 with a piece of paper taped to the front of it listing all the Strong Bad emails from some kinda robot to virus (some kinda robot to animal on versions with the toon removed). After about 10 seconds, Homestar Runner starts talking}

HOMESTAR RUNNER: {offscreen} You want how much?! That's preposterous! What kinda shady Bubs business you running here anyways? A Bubsness?

{The camera zooms out to show Homestar and the rest of the concession stand, with Bubs nowhere in sight}

HOMESTAR RUNNER: Why, I've got half a mind to report you, mister!

{Bubs appears from the back of the concession stand as though walking up a staircase}

BUBS: Doot doot doo... all right, I'm back!

HOMESTAR RUNNER: Oh! Nothing!

BUBS: Who were you just talkin' to?

HOMESTAR RUNNER: Um, nobody? Everybody? Strong... Mad?

BUBS: Strong Mad was up here? Where'd he go?

{camera angle changes so that the camera is inside the concession stand looking outward}

HOMESTAR RUNNER: Bubsy, I'm not gonna lie to you. He flew away.

BUBS: Homestar,—

{camera changes back to exterior view of the concession stand}

BUBS: —did you come up here for a reason?

HOMESTAR RUNNER: Um, freedom?

BUBS: What?

HOMESTAR RUNNER: Liberty! I mean, savings? Milk! Eggs! A low-priced automobile!

BUBS: Well, why didn't you say so? I've got one right here! {Bubs gestures toward the shotgunned Compy} Just in! Fresh from the factory goodness!

{camera changes back to the interior view of the concession stand. Homestar performs several double takes}

HOMESTAR RUNNER: Bubs, are you trying to sell me a lemon?

BUBS: Homestar, I'm not gonna lie to you.

{camera changes back to exterior view of the concession stand}

BUBS: You're not gonna find a better deal.

HOMESTAR RUNNER: Sold! Sold! {deeper voice} Sold!

{The camera cuts back to the menu taped on the broken Compy 386}

[edit] Fun Facts

[edit] Explanations

  • A "lemon", which Homestar refers to, is a defective car.

[edit] Trivia

[edit] Remarks

[edit] Goofs

  • On the email list, flashback leads to "emailahundred.html", a 404'd page, instead of the intended "sbemailahundred.html".
  • The Compy 386 is missing the contrast dial.
  • The font used for the email names does not include an underscore ('_') character, so 'sb_email 22' appears with a square instead of an underscore.
  • The Compy 386 is shaped differently than it is seen from the side in fingers.
  • The notepad does not list the email virus as new after the camera zooms out to Bubs' Concession Stand.

[edit] Expired Glitches

  • Before it was removed, after the animation played, the list of emails counted up from 0 instead of 1, so clicking on a title would direct the viewer to the email one previous to it. This also meant that some kinda robot directed to the nonexistent 'sbemail0.html' and virus could only be accessed from the menu by clicking the very top of the word virus.

[edit] Inside References

[edit] Real-World References

  • Homestar's lines about freedom, liberty, savings, and eggs may be a reference to the Terry Pratchett novel Night Watch, in which the slogan of a violent revolution is "Truth! Justice! Freedom! Reasonably-Priced Love! And a hard-boiled egg!"

[edit] Fast Forward

[edit] External Links

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