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[[Image:emailbirds.PNG|thumb|Welcome to Text Quest]]
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'''[[strongbad_email.exe]] Bonus Email #2'''
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Strong Bad kills a few email birds with one stone, and answers three emails. This email seems to take place in the Tandy 400 era.
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'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}
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'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]]
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'''Computer:''' [[Tandy 400]]
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'''Running Time:''' 1:02
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__FORCETOC__
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== Transcript ==
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'''STRONG BAD:''' Okay, let's see if we can't kill a few email birds here with one big email bird killing stone. ''{reads email}''
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<blockquote class="short tandy email">how are you why don't you make a joke<br />
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kiss<br />
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bettina</blockquote>
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''{Strong Bad reads the email with a drone, exactly as written}''
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'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Uh, I'm fine, Bettina. Why don't you make a sentence? ''{stops typing, pulls up second email}'' Let's see what else we've got here... ''{reads email}''
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<blockquote class="short tandy email">Homestar Runner is a total dork. Don't you<br />
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think he's a total dork? I think he's a total dork!<br />
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-Jeffrey Gilligan</blockquote>
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'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' I agree. Don't you think I agree? I agree! ''{stops typing, pulls up third email}'' And lastly... ''{reads email}''
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<blockquote class="tandy email">Do you like to horse ride? I am horse woman!<br />
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neigh. Horse woman can beat Strong Bad up.<br />
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*kick*<br />
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<br />
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-Naomi, AB</blockquote>
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''{Strong Bad reads AB as "ab"}''
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'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Strong Bad feed horse woman poison oats. *sting* Minus 15 hit points! ''{types that as "-15 hp"}'' ''{stops typing}'' Ohh. That put me in the mood for a little text adventure. I'll talk to you guys later!
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''{Clears screen, bring up a text adventure, with the following text on the screen:}''
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<blockquote class="tandy email">Welcome to Text Quest<br />
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<br />
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You are in a hallway. Obvious exits are West, South,<br />
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and Over There. Around you is a dagger and another<br />
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dagger.<br />
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What will you do?</blockquote>
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'''STRONG BAD:''' Oooh, this is gonna be good. I hope I find some scrolls. Or maybe a flask. ''{typing}'' get dagger
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''{Text appears on the screen reading "What is 'dagger'?"}''
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'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{angrily}'' Oh, you stupid game! The dagger you just told me about!
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''{[[The Paper]] comes down.}''
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== Fun Facts ==
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===Trivia===
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*You can hear the hum in the background when Strong Bad speaks, implying that this was recorded before [[The Brothers Chaps]] got a better microphone and thus is an authentic old email.
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*These emails were originally up on the now defunct [[HR:wireless.html|WAP version]] of Strong Bad Email.
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===Real-World References===
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*"What is dagger?" is probably a reference to how many old text adventures usually wouldn't do what you told them to.
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===Fast-Forward===
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*The text game probably led to [[Thy Dungeonman]], seeing as it's extremely similar.
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**The comment on scrolls and flasks are referenced in [[Thy Dungeonman]], for these are key items in Thy Dungeonman.
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**The dagger in Thy Dungeonman that you can get without even being told about it is probably a reference to this email.
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*"Over There" is the place Strong Bad visited in [[vacation]].
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== Related Links ==
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[[strongbad_email.exe]]
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[[Category:Strong Bad DVD]]
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[[Category:Tandy 400 Emails]]

Revision as of 06:18, 12 November 2005

Welcome to Text Quest

strongbad_email.exe Bonus Email #2

Strong Bad kills a few email birds with one stone, and answers three emails. This email seems to take place in the Tandy 400 era.

Cast (in order of appearance): Strong Bad

Places: Computer Room

Computer: Tandy 400

Running Time: 1:02

Contents

Transcript

STRONG BAD: Okay, let's see if we can't kill a few email birds here with one big email bird killing stone. {reads email}

{Strong Bad reads the email with a drone, exactly as written}

STRONG BAD: {typing} Uh, I'm fine, Bettina. Why don't you make a sentence? {stops typing, pulls up second email} Let's see what else we've got here... {reads email}

STRONG BAD: {typing} I agree. Don't you think I agree? I agree! {stops typing, pulls up third email} And lastly... {reads email}

{Strong Bad reads AB as "ab"}

STRONG BAD: {typing} Strong Bad feed horse woman poison oats. *sting* Minus 15 hit points! {types that as "-15 hp"} {stops typing} Ohh. That put me in the mood for a little text adventure. I'll talk to you guys later!

{Clears screen, bring up a text adventure, with the following text on the screen:}

STRONG BAD: Oooh, this is gonna be good. I hope I find some scrolls. Or maybe a flask. {typing} get dagger

{Text appears on the screen reading "What is 'dagger'?"}

STRONG BAD: {angrily} Oh, you stupid game! The dagger you just told me about!

{The Paper comes down.}

Fun Facts

Trivia

  • You can hear the hum in the background when Strong Bad speaks, implying that this was recorded before The Brothers Chaps got a better microphone and thus is an authentic old email.
  • These emails were originally up on the now defunct WAP version of Strong Bad Email.

Real-World References

  • "What is dagger?" is probably a reference to how many old text adventures usually wouldn't do what you told them to.

Fast-Forward

  • The text game probably led to Thy Dungeonman, seeing as it's extremely similar.
    • The comment on scrolls and flasks are referenced in Thy Dungeonman, for these are key items in Thy Dungeonman.
    • The dagger in Thy Dungeonman that you can get without even being told about it is probably a reference to this email.
  • "Over There" is the place Strong Bad visited in vacation.

Related Links

strongbad_email.exe

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