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[[Image:sbemail42.PNG|thumb|Smells like peanut action!]]<br />
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Kyle Rechsteiner asks Strong Bad what he would look like as an action figure.<br />
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'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}<br />
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'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]]<br />
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'''Computer:''' [[Compy 386]]<br />
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'''Date:''' Monday, September 16, 2002<br />
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'''Running Time:''' 1:45<br />
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'''Page Title:''' COMPY 386<br />
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{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc One}}; [[SBEmails' 50 Greatest Hits DVD]]<br />
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== Transcript ==<br />
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'''STRONG BAD''': ''{singing}'' Doo doo do doo, doo duh doo ''doo''! <br />
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''{reading}''<br />
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<blockquote class="email">Hey Strong Bad,<br /><br />
<br /><br />
If someone made a Strong Bad<br /><br />
action figure, what kind of<br /><br />
awesome stuff would it be able<br /><br />
to do?<br /><br />
<br /><br />
Kyle Rechsteiner<br /><br />
San Mateo, CA</blockquote><br />
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''{Strong Bad says "Camateos, Scamateos" instead of "San Mateo, CA".}''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD''': ''{typing}'' Oh man, Kyle. My action figure would have it all. First of all:<br />
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''{Cut to a screen where Strong Bad's action figure appears as he details it, while the music Strong Bad was humming at the beginning of the email plays.}''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD''': ''{voiceover}'' It'd look exactly like me...<br />
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''{The action figure pops into view. The figure has very large muscles, is quite tall, and has a head resembling Strong Bad's that is considerably smaller in proportion to the body than Strong Bad's actual head is. As Strong Bad continues describing the figure, the camera zooms in and pans across its chest, then over its head, before returning to the first shot.}''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD''': ...you know, in terms of his physique, and the relative size of his head to his body, it'd be exactly the same. ''{a croissant appears in the figure's hand and folds out into a star shape}'' And of course I'd come armed to the teeth with my Chinese throwing croissant! ''{says "croissant" with a heavy French accent}'' Then, I'd be able to shoot sparks from my mouth, you know like ''{the screen darkens and sparks come out of the action figure's mouth while Strong Bad makes a grinding noise}'' ...it'd make a noise like that. And when you push down on my head, there'd be ''{the action figure's head is pushed down, and the fists go up}'' BOOFFF! Double Deuce action! ''{the action figure's fists go up and down several times}'' And then of course, you could take the head off, too, ''{the action figure's head pops off}'' and there'd be a hole where you could pour like, motor oil, ''{black liquid pours into the action figure}'' or grapefruit juice, ''{whitish-green liquid pours in}'' or whatever kinda junk you wanna put in there. ''{the action figure's head comes back on}'' And then, turn out the lights... ''{the screen darkens and the action figure's muscles glow}'' ...Glow-in-the-dark abs, man! Oh! Oh! And get it wet ''{the action figure is dunked in a glass of water}'' and you get SEVERE KNIFE FIGHT DAMAGE ''{scars appear on the action figure}'' like magic appears! But that's not all! ''{the action figure's left leg falls off}'' UH-OH! Battle damage! And finally, switch to the dispenser fist ''{the action figure lifts its fist, which has a hole in the front}'' to ooze radioactive goo! ''{green slime oozes out of the dispenser fist}''<br />
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''{Cut back to the Compy 386}''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD''': ''{typing}'' I think those things would sell like hotcakes, man. Ooh! Especially if they ''smelled'' like hotcakes! Anyways, I tried to make one of my own one time and it didn't turn out as good as my imagination.<br />
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''{Strong Bad holds up a peanut with pipe cleaners for arms and a painted face with cheap plastic googly eyes}''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD''': Basically all it has is...smells-like-peanut action. I'm lookin' for some licensees. ''{starts playing with the action figure}'' Doo doo doooo! Hey Homestar, get away from here! Holy crap!<br />
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''{[[The Paper]] comes down.}''<br />
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== Easter Eggs ==<br />
* At the end you can click on the [[Peanut Strong Bad]] and see the package of the cool Strong Bad [[Action Figure Character Variations|action figure]]. Keep clicking to see some more characters as action figures. All the toys are made by [[Cheap as Free]] Toys, are for ages 3–5, and cost $11.01. The characters and package blurbs are:<br />
** Strong Bad<br />
*** Exciting Action Man!<br />
*** Chinese Throwing [[Croissant]]!<br />
*** Severe Double Deuce Action!<br />
*** Smells Like Hotcakes!<br />
**** If you zoom in on it, you'll see that the "M" is partially transposed over the "E". In fact, the entire "smells like hotcakes" sticker has poorly spaced text, perhaps due to a missing font when the Flash file was created.<br />
** [[Coach Z]]<br />
*** Green Colored Hero!<br />
*** High-Pitched Super Sonic Whistle!<br />
*** [[Butt-Patting]] Action<br />
** [[Strong Mad]]<br />
*** Action Toy!<br />
*** He's The Biggest One!<br />
*** Friends With [[The Cheat]]!<br />
** [[Pom Pom]]<br />
*** Action Fighting Guy!<br />
*** Secret [[Cell Phones|Cell Phone]]!<br />
*** The Ladies Choice!<br />
** [[Strong Sad]]<br />
*** Action-Like Figurine!<br />
*** Atomic Calligraphy Pen!<br />
*** Extreme Whining And Crying!<br />
** [[Homestar]]<br />
*** Super Action Doll<br />
*** Spiked Battle Marshmallows<br />
*** [[Lack of Visible Arms|No Arms]]! Like Real Life!<br />
** Peanut Strong Bad<br />
*** Homemade Peanut Warrior<br />
*** Museum Quality<br />
*** Smells Like Peanut Action!<br />
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== Fun Facts ==<br />
===Trivia===<br />
*All of the toys are labeled [[$11.01]]. They are priced this way because [[Matt Chapman]]'s birthday is November 1st. (This was revealed by [[Mike Chapman|Mike]] in the [[flag day]] [[flag day#Commentary Transcript|commentary]].)<br />
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===Remarks===<br />
*At the beginning, Strong Bad is humming the same tune that is in the background when it shows the action figures. <br />
*Strong Mad's action figure doesn't have the 'M' logo on its chest.<br />
*Strong Bad's action figure's eyes are the old style.<br />
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===Goofs===<br />
*At the end, you can still adjust the Compy's contrast through Strong Bad's hand.<br />
*In Strong Mad's action figure, part of his abs overlap his teeth.<br />
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===Inside References===<br />
*The "Chinese Throwing Croissant" is likely a reference to the end of [[3 Wishes]], when Strong Bad starts to ramble on about how the horns in his drawing look like croissants and how he'd really like a couple of them. He even pronounces the word "croissants" with a heavy French accent here, which he also did in 3 Wishes.<br />
*The action figure's "[[Double Deuce]]" action first appeared in [[the bird]].<br />
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===Real-World References===<br />
*All of the action figures are modeled strongly after the line of toys based on [[Wikipedia:He-Man|''He-Man and the Masters of the Universe'']]. In particular, they all have:<br />
**Identical bodies from the same toy mold with a different head and paint job for different characters (except Strong Mad, who is bigger and has no neck, Strong Bad, who has boxing gloves instead of hands, and Homestar, who has no arms)<br />
**[[Exaggerated Strong Bad|Exaggerated muscles]]<br />
**Limited poses and movement (except for rotating limbs)<br />
**The "Battle Damage" could also refer to the design of the He-Man action figures. The legs were held onto the body by a rubber band through the pelvis. This rubber band was prone to breaking, causing the legs to fall off. Also, one of the He-Man figures released had a chest plate with a spring-loaded part that would rotate when struck, so that it looked like it was dented.<br />
*The sparking mouth was actually used in some '80s toys, such as the [[Wikipedia:Ghostbusters|Ghostbusters]] Banshee.<br />
*Most modern action figures and related toys refer to "battle damage" as a special version of a character or vehicle modeled to look as if it were in a recent and brutal fight. However, it's more likely that Strong Bad's action figure battle damage concept is referring to the [[Wikipedia:Battletech|Battletech]] line of 'action figure vehicles' by Tyco. These figures had 'blast panels' that, when struck, would cause parts of the toy to fly off (commercials would showcase the toy's "one weakness--'battle damage!'"). In fact, the Clan Hunchback IIC had a battle damage effect exactly like Strong Bad's concept (the figure's left leg falling off). Battle damage was also used for some Gundam figures.<br />
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===Fast Forward===<br />
*The tune that plays throughout the email returns in the [[Ab-Abber 2000|Ab-Abber]] commercial in [[suntan]], in [[army]] in the [[Firebert]] action figure Easter egg, in the Strong Badman sequence in [[alternate universe]], and during the [[Race to the End of the Race]] in [[Homestar Ruiner]].<br />
*The peanut Strong Bad action figure appears again in [[2 emails]] and [[diorama]].<br />
*The Strong Bad and Strong Sad action figures appear again in [[rock opera]].<br />
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== External Links ==<br />
*[[HR:sbemail42.html|watch "action figure"]]<br />
*[[HR:sbemail42.swf|view the Flash file for "action figure"]]<br />
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[[Category:Compy 386 Emails]][[Category:Advertisements]][[Category:Podstar Runner]]</div>99.144.169.163http://hrwiki.org/wiki/bedtime_storybedtime story2009-04-08T22:27:31Z<p>99.144.169.163: /* Inside References */</p>
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[[Image:Sbemail137.PNG|thumb|"TRY HARDER TO BE A BRAN MUFFIN!"]]<br />
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Strong Bad explains how he helps The Cheat go to bed at night.<br />
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'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, [[The Denzel]], [[Moses Malone]], [[Maggot Man]], {{Film|Strong Mad}}<br />
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'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Basement of the Brothers Strong]], [[The King of Town's Grill]], [[Moses MaloneLand]]<br />
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{{Comp|Lappy 486}}<br />
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'''Date:''' Monday, October 24, 2005<br />
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'''Running Time:''' 3:34<br />
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'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486<br />
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{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Five}}<br />
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==Transcript==<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' I'm still here, after all these years, checkin' my email. ''{high pitched}'' Checkin' my email! ''{brings up the email}''<br />
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<blockquote class="lappy email"><br />
<div>subject: Bed-time Stories</div><br />
Hello Strong Bad,<br><br />
I can't seem to fall asleep latley and I was wondering,<br><br />
you know, if you would tell me a bedtime story.<br><br />
Good Night.<br><br />
- Justin Wagley<br><br />
Keller, TX</blockquote><br />
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''{Strong Bad pronounces "latley" as written and "Keller, TX" as "Killer taxes." He also puts special emphasis on "you know" and "Good Night."}''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Justin Wagley, ''{shakes head quickly}'' huh? Well, this just in, Wagley ''{shakes head again}'': I'm not your freakin' babysitter! Or your Dad. Or your dadbysitter. ''{clears screen}'' But I am The Cheat's dadbysitter and he's been having some serious problems falling asleep latley ''{pronounced as before}'' too, ever since he watched that shock-you-mentary about gingivitis.<br />
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''{Cut to The Cheat in Strong Bad's basement, with the lights off. The TV is playing, and The Cheat looks scared.}''<br />
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'''MAN ON TELEVISION:''' In the final stages, the gums took on the appearance and taste of chocolate pudding.<br />
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''{The Cheat gives a scared whine/whimper and turns pale. Cut back to the Lappy.}''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' We've had to cook up such an elaborate go-to-sleep scheme for The Cheat that I believe it's officially reached rigamarole status. Anyways, it all begins by making sure The Cheat has his security, um, item. A grodalated old sponge&mdash;<br />
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''{Cut to an image of a green sponge with a badly-drawn face, covered in bandages.}'' <br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' &mdash;covered in Band-Aids which he affectionately refers to as "The Denzel."<br />
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''{The words "The Denzel" appear in quotes at the bottom of the screen. Cut back to the Lappy; Strong Bad continues to type.}''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' Next, we have to prepare The Cheat's favorite bedtime snack. A tall glass of a little concoction he calls SUUDSU.<br />
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''{Cut to a blue screen with "oh my, SUUDSU" written in the background. A glass of milk appears with a chime.}''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Skim milk,&mdash;<br />
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''{A pile of gummy bears appears.}''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' &mdash;gummy bears,&mdash;<br />
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''{The gummy bears are placed in the milk and a circle reading "Pure Genius!" appears.}''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' &mdash;pure genius!<br />
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''{Cut to The King of Town's grill, without the lid. The Cheat is lying on it, carrying The Denzel and holding a glass of Suudsu.}''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' So, once he's safely cuddled up with The Denzel and his glass of Suudsu,&mdash;<br />
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''{Strong Bad walks up onscreen}''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' &mdash;it's time to begin the bedtime story proper.<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{onscreen}'' Okay, The Cheat, are you ready for tonight's installment of...<br />
<br />
''{A thought bubble appears from The Cheat, taking over the entire screen. In [[Powered by The Cheat]] style, the words "The Ch8t's Cheatventures in Moses MaloneLand" appear as spoken.}''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Powered by The Cheat, voiceover}'' The Cheat's Cheatventures in Moses MaloneLand! When we laugh left our heroes&mdash; <br />
<br />
''{A picture of The Cheat and a pair of dark-skinned legs with long socks and red shoes appears. They're standing behind a podium, with Mt. Rushmore to the right.}''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' &mdash;they had just won a debate against the minds of Mount Rushmore ''{said with the accent placed on "Mount"}'' and re-celebrating&mdash;<br />
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''{A new picture appears, with The Cheat sporting an unusual hairdo and Moses Malone's legs standing near a crude rack of items and "le new style" written in the background}''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' &mdash;by shopping for some new wri&mdash; wristbands.<br />
<br />
''{The Cheat turns toward the rack and points at one of the items.}''<br />
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'''MOSES MALONE:''' ''{only his legs are seen; the sock on the left moves up and down as he speaks}'' Dang, The Cheat, you ''would'' look good with a pair of monster truck tires!<br />
<br />
''{A pair of monster truck tires suddenly appear on The Cheat.}''<br />
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'''MOSES MALONE:''' Now we're talkin'! Uh-oh! Maggot Man!<br />
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''{Cut to a sunset view. A silhouette appears over the horizon; when it reaches the foreground, it is revealed to have a pink body, a pair of pincers in place of a head, seemingly boneless arms, and no hands.}''<br />
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'''MAGGOT MAN:''' ''{flailing his floppy arm}'' Hey, guys, can I come over and play video games!?<br />
<br />
''{Shift back to Moses and The Cheat, who is holding a knife.}''<br />
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'''MOSES MALONE:''' No.<br><br />
'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{simultaneously}'' ''{emphatic negative The Cheat noise}''<br />
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''{The camera moves back, showing that Maggot Man is very small compared to Moses, and that they're standing on a football field. Moses kicks Maggot Man away, toward the top of the screen. There is a small upside-down mushroom cloud where Maggot Man disappears from the screen. Cut to Moses and The Cheat in a trophy room with a banner that reads "HALL OF FAME."}''<br />
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'''MOSES MALONE:''' Nice work, little man. What do you say you and I go play some video games?<br />
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'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{affirmative The Cheat noises}''<br />
<br />
''{The Cheat's right arm becomes humanoid and gives Moses a thumbs-up.}''<br />
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'''MOSES MALONE:''' All right.<br />
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'''MOSES MALONE:''' I got first game!<br><br />
'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{simultaneously}'' ''{The Cheat noises that roughly match what Moses is saying}''<br />
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''{The Cheat laughs, with his arm temporarily detaching from his body. Cut to a picture of a digital wristwatch flashing a line art depiction of The Cheat in red LEDs. Above it is the banner "TIME NEXT".}''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Powered by The Cheat, voiceover}'' Next time on The Cheat's Cheatventures in Moses MaloneLand...<br />
<br />
''{Cut to a room with a banner reading "ALL OF GAME," with The Cheat and Moses holding Nintendo controllers. Moses's hands are in view; he has a large gold ring on his right hand.}''<br />
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'''MOSES MALONE:''' ''The Adventures of Lolo''? You better s-s-save ''{pronounced like "have"}'' saved the receipt!<br />
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''{Cut to the Lappy.}''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' After I get sick of making up crap about The Cheat and Moses Malone, Strong Mad and I belt out his favorite lullaby.<br />
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''{Cut to the grill, where Strong Mad is revving up a chainsaw.}''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{attempting to yell over the chainsaw}'' BRAN MUFFINS!! WHERE ARE YOU STUPID BRAN MUFFINS?!! TRY HARDER TO BE A BRAN MUFFIN!!!<br />
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''{The Cheat sighs happily, closes his eyes, and smiles. Cut back to the Lappy.}''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' And when ''that'' doesn't work, we call upon our good friend, 2 or 3 roach foggers.<br />
<br />
''{Cut back to the grill once more. Two cans of "[[ROACH KILLA!]] ([[GAVIN]] SAFE!)" are now on the grill with The Cheat, and Strong Bad is holding a third.}''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' Sleep tight, sweet prince!<br />
<br />
''{He tosses the third can onto the grill, slams the lid on it, and then takes cover. A small explosion is seen from inside the grill. Then, The Cheat sighs again.}''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{looking over his shoulder}'' How're his vitals?<br />
<br />
''{Pan over to Strong Mad in scrubs and surgical mask, with a heart monitor. After an interval of straight line, it blips once.}''<br />
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'''STRONG MAD:''' WE'VE GOT A PULSE!<br />
<br />
''{Cut back to the Lappy.}''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' So if we're lucky, The Cheat wakes up alive the next morning and fixes us all a big pitcher of suudsu. No foolin', man. That stuff is G-E-W-D, gewd. Hopefully you were able to at least cop a wicked contact buzz off of The Cheat's bedtime story, Wagley. Or off the fumes from those bug bombs. Either way, ''{the screen dims}'' you should be losing consciousness ''{the sound slows and descends in pitch like recorded tape being slowed to a halt}'' any second now.<br />
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''{[[The Paper]] comes down.}''<br />
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== Easter Eggs ==<br />
*Click on "rigamarole" to see the Certificate of Rigamarolarity.<br />
[[Image:Sb rigamarolarity certificate.PNG|thumb|CERTIFICATE OF RIGAMAROLARITY]]<br />
<div style="border:1px solid #ccc27d;background:#dddaa4;text-align:center;color:black;width: 40em"><br />
<span style="font-size:200%"><span style="color:#C0C000">CERTIFICATE OF RIGAMAROLARITY</span></span><br />
<br />
This paper right here seriously signifies that<br><br />
<span style="font-family: AhnbergHand, sans-serif; text-decoration: underline">&nbsp;&nbsp;<span style="color:red">getting the Cheat to freaking go to sleep</span>&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><br><br />
has hereby achieved RIGAMAROLE STATUS<br><br />
Let it be known from the valleys<br><br />
to the hills.<br><br />
Or maybe the dells.<br />
<br />
<span style="font:200% cursive;text-decoration: underline"><font face="Cursive-Elegant">G.L. Rigamarole</font></span><br><br />
<div style="text-align:right; margin:0em 2em;font-size:75%">Good Lord Rigamarole</div><br />
</div><br />
*Click on "Suudsu" at the end to see a "real-life" glass of [[Suudsu]].<br />
*Click on "bedtime story" to see more of The Cheat and Moses Malone playing video games.<br />
:'''MOSES MALONE:''' ''Bayou Billy''? I hope you saved the receipt!<br />
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== Fun Facts ==<br />
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=== Explanations ===<br />
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*[[Wikipedia:Gingivitis|Gingivitis]] is the inflammation of the gums due to improper (or lack of) cleaning of the teeth.<br />
*''Rigamarole'' (a variant of ''[http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/rigmarole rigmarole]'') is "a complex and ritualistic procedure which may be perceived as petty."<br />
*"Grodalated" is a made-up word that presumably means "has become or been made [http://www.randomhouse.com/wotd/index.pperl?date=19960524 grody]".<br />
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===Remarks===<br />
*When the Suudsu is being made, the gummy bears do not cause any liquid displacement to the milk (the milk level does not rise).<br />
*Moses Malone's body does not appear above the "HALL OF FAME" banner or the "ALL OF GAME" banner.<br />
*The first time Moses Malone appears, his socks have one blue and red stripe each. Every time later, his left sock has a red stripe and his right sock has a blue stripe. They're also longer.<br />
*The smoke from the foggers doesn't come out of the open holes on the top of the grill.<br />
*It's strange that The Cheat's favorite lullaby involves the roar of a chainsaw, since he was terrified by the roar of [[Bubs]]' "pumpkin" in [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]].<br />
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===Goofs===<br />
*The word consciousness on the screen before the fadeout is misspelled as "conciousness."<br />
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===Inside References===<br />
*It was first revealed in [[Where's The Cheat?]] that The Cheat lives in the King of Town's grill.<br />
*The title "The Ch8t's Cheatventures in Moses MaloneLand" is an example of [[Internet Slang|Leetspeak]].<br />
**In addition, The Cheat is also referred to as "The Ch8t" during the email [[mile]].<br />
*The entire "Moses MaloneLand" part (including the voices) is all done in [[Powered by The Cheat]] style.<br />
*"Cheatventures", "Shock-you-mentary" and "Dadbysitter" are [[portmanteau | portmanteaus]].<br />
*The glass of Suudsu in the Easter Egg is a [[Real-Live Foods|live action drink]].<br />
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=== Real-World References ===<br />
*The controllers that The Cheat and Moses Malone were playing with are similar to the original and most recognizable controllers that were available for the [[Nintendo]] [[Wikipedia:Nintendo Entertainment System|Entertainment System]].<br />
**''[[Wikipedia:The Adventures of Lolo|Adventures of Lolo]]'' was a puzzle game for the NES developed by [[Wikipedia:HAL Laboratory|HAL Laboratory]], in which the player had to make their way through ten floors to save the country of Eden. <br />
**''[[Wikipedia:The Adventures of Bayou Billy|The Adventures of Bayou Billy]]'' was a multi-genre action adventure game for the NES featuring a beat-'em-up style of gameplay and first person shooter sections. It was notorious for poor controls and extreme difficulty.<br />
*[[Wikipedia:Moses Malone|Moses Malone]] is a former basketball player who played in both the [[Wikipedia:National Basketball Association|NBA]] and the [[Wikipedia:American Basketball Association|ABA]]. He was named one of the NBA's 50 greatest players in 1997, and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2001.<br />
*"Sleep tight, sweet prince" is a reference to [[Shakespeare]]'s ''[[Wikipedia:Hamlet|Hamlet]]'', Act 5, Scene 2, where Horatio says "Good night, sweet prince, and flights of angels sing thee to thy rest" to the dying Hamlet.<br />
*[[Wikipedia:Gummy bear|Gummy bears]] (also known as Gold-Bears in some parts of Europe) are small, chewy, bear-shaped confections originally developed by [[Wikipedia:Haribo|Haribo]].<br />
*The lullaby played on the chainsaw by Strong Mad is similar to the [[Wikipedia:Jackyl|Jackyl]] song "The Lumberjack", which features a chainsaw solo played by the band's lead singer Jesse Dupree.<br />
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=== Fast Forward ===<br />
*Exactly five months later, a photograph of the glass of Suudsu appeared in the [[Sketchbook 2006#SK-2006-03-24|Sketchbook]].<br />
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== DVD Version ==<br />
*The DVD version features creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.<br />
=== Commentary Transcript ===<br />
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'''MATT:''' Do you remember when Dad would read us ''Go Team Go'', Mike?<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Yes. There's an author, I think his name is John Tunis&mdash;<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' Yeah.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' He wrote this series of sports books, yeah, one of which was ''Go Team Go''<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' I always picture&mdash; were they in Indiana? I always just placed them in Indiana&mdash;<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Yeah.<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' &mdash;cause they played basketball. That's the only place where high school basketball exists, especially in the '50s.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Did you ever get read bedtime stories, Ry, that you can remember?<br />
<br />
'''RYAN:''' Uh, ''It's Raining Meatballs'', what's that one?<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' I dunno.<br />
<br />
'''RYAN:''' There's one my Dad really liked, <br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Right.<br />
<br />
'''RYAN:''' I think it's called "It's raining Spaghetti and Meatballs" or something like that.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Ok. ''Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing'' ? ''Super Fudge'' ?<br />
<br />
''{all laugh}'' <br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' I remember, I told my dentist about this joke, like I had to go to the dentist just a few days after we made this. <br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Uh huh.<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' And they were just like&mdash; and they knew&mdash; they kind of know what we do, that we make this cartoon website. And I was trying to explain, I was like "Oh yeah, we made this joke about, you know, gums getting gross." And they were just kinda like "What?" And I was like, "Well there's this little character, and&mdash;" &mdash; just like, yeah&mdash; they weren't getting it at all and I was having a terrible time explaining it.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' I saw that sponge in the sink&mdash;<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' Just now?<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Yeah.<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' Washing out some&mdash;<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Today I was washing out a cup, and it's still this gross old sponge.<br />
<br />
'''RYAN:''' That sink is a sad sight. In the office.<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' Yeah, that sink is in bad shape.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' The Denzel.<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' So, tell 'em Mike.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Well, Suudsu, along with Bronco Trolleys, were &mdash; uhh &mdash; I dreamt about. And I just had a dream about Suudsu, and it was a good&mdash;<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' Gummi bears and milk, man.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' It looks delicious.<br />
<br />
'''RYAN:''' We still have it don't we?<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' Yeah it's still in there.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Yeah, in the break room.<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' And all the milk is evaporated.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Ohh.. oh, and more P-T- &mdash; P-B-T-C.<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' The ''chate''. <!-- sic --><br />
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'''MIKE:''' I like how Moses Malone talks here, with his sock.<br />
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'''RYAN:''' Yeah.<br />
<br />
''{pause}''<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' The cheat has a nice little hairdo.<br />
<br />
''{all laugh}''<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' I don't like maggot man. ''{pause}'' Eww.. The Cheat grew a human hand.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Remember how Bayou Billy was advertised in comic books for about two years before it finally came out.<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' I think&mdash; I think our friend Neil called first game, the first time one of those ads appeared.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' "I call first game"<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' "I got first game" &mdash; as soon as Bayou Billy came into, like anyone's consciousness, Neil called first game. ''{long pause}'' That is a horrible lullaby, you guys. You should try that on your daughter Mike.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' What his he saying? Some&mdash; ...Try harder to be a bran muffin.<br />
<br />
''{all laught}''<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' That's a good &mdash; The Cheat loves it. ''{pause}'' For a second there, I thought Strong Mad wasn't holding that thing, and he was like Evil Dead II'ing it. ''{imitates chain saw sound}'' Chainsaw attached to his wrist.<br />
<br />
''{pause}''<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Ohh.. All you ladies will notice that looks like ''Grey's Anatomy''.<br />
<br />
''{laughter}''<br />
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'''MATT:''' Hot new show.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Ladies love ''Grey's Anatomy''.<br />
<br />
''{pause}''<br />
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'''MATT:''' Eww. That's a portmanteau of "good" and "eww".<br />
<br />
''{pause}''<br />
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'''MATT:''' Umm, what were those bug bombs called? I remember being proud of the packaging on &mdash; ''{email ends}'' uh oh.. ''{imitates slowing down as audio from email slows down}''<br />
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===Fun Facts===<br />
*The "It's Raining Spaghetti and Meatballs" book that Ryan mentions is probably [[Wikipedia:Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs|Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs]], the [http://www.amazon.com/Cloudy-Chance-Meatballs-Judi-Barrett/dp/0689707495 cover of which] shows it raining meatballs.<br />
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==External Links==<br />
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{{Strong Bad Email}}<br />
[[Category:Powered by The Cheat]]<br />
[[Category: Emails With DVD Commentary]]</div>99.144.169.163http://hrwiki.org/wiki/bottom_10bottom 102009-04-08T22:26:33Z<p>99.144.169.163: /* Inside References */</p>
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<div>{{sbenav|133}}<br />
[[Image:Strong Bad Email 133.png|thumb|"Buttdance again! Like the rhythm's down your pants now!"]]<br />
<br />
Strong Bad tells us his "bottom 10."<br />
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'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, [[Horrible Painting]], {{Film|Marshie}}, [[Nibbles]], {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, [[Unseen Characters|Lady]], [[Limozeen]]<br />
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'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Strong Badia]], [[Strong Mad's Room]], [[The Field]]<br />
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{{Comp|Lappy 486}}<br />
<br />
'''Date:''' Monday, July 11, 2005<br />
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'''Running time:''' 4:59<br />
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'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486<br />
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{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Five}}; [[SBEmails' 50 Greatest Hits DVD]]<br />
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== Transcript ==<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' This email is making fun of you.<br />
<br />
<blockquote class="lappy email"><br />
<div>subject: Bottom 10</div><br />
To Weak Bad<br><br />
What is your bottom 10?<br />
<br><br />
From someone stronger than you</blockquote><br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh man, this person made all kinds of typos. Lemme type this...<br />
<br />
''{He changes "Weak Bad" to "Strong Bad".}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' They forgot this...<br />
<br />
''{He adds "the Good Dancer" after "Strong Bad".}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' They got this wrong...<br />
<br />
''{He changes "Someone stronger than you" to "Someone that is ''a girl''" with the phrase "a girl" italicized and in pink.}''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' Ah, there we go! ''{typing}'' Oh, Simone! You seem like a ''{in pink}'' ''really'' nice girl, so I'll answer your question ''{in pink}'' ''relatively'' free of charge. "Strong Bad's Bottom 10" is as follows:<br />
<br />
''{Cut to Strong Badia. The "Strong Bad's Bottom 10" Logo flies in from the top of the screen.}''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' Number Ten is easy. Dry T-Shirt Contests.<br />
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''{A Dry T-Shirt contest flyer for J. Stumblers Bar and Sometimes Grill flies in from the top.}''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' You'll never find a more degrading contest or a larger waste of not water.<br />
<br />
''{The flyer flies away.}''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' Creeping in at Numbah Nine is that horrible painting that's been in Strong Mad's closet since we were little. <br />
<br />
''{Dramatic music starts playing, and we cut to the door of Strong Mad's closet. Strong Bad is there, sliding the door open slowly.}''<br />
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'''HORRIBLE PAINTING:''' ''{menacing, under its breath}'' Come on in heeeeere.<br />
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''{Strong Bad screams and slams the door. He begins flailing around, uttering "jibblie" over and over, almost incoherently. Cut back to Strong Badia.}''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' Incidentally, the jibblies currently occupy Slot number Eleven ''{numbers ten and nine shift up to show'' <nowiki>*</nowiki>11. The Jibblies <nowiki>*</nowiki>Not in bottom 10 ''in gray}'' on my Bottom 10. ''{Number eleven slides out of frame. Ten and nine return to their former positions.}'' Numboo Eight is the one you should ''all'' pay close attention to: Emails with more than one "Fwd:" or "Re:" ''{pronounces "fwd" and "re" as written}'' in the Subject line.<br />
<br />
''{Cut to the computer room. Strong Bad is preparing to answer an email.}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Back out of my way, so I can check some email.<br />
<br />
''{Strong Bad presses enter, and the email appears. However, the subject line fills up the screen, consisting entirely of "Fwd:" and "Re:". The subject line continues scrolling while Strong Bad talks.}''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, great. Let me guess: ''{in a mocking voice}'' "It's true! You saw it on the news!" Or, "Hey, sounds crazy, but thought it was worth a shot!"<br />
<br />
''{Cut back to Strong Badia.}''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, a shot in the face, maybe. Now, Seven is something that's been going on for ''way'' too long. Miniaturized versions of already bite-sized food.<br />
<br />
''{An ad for Fluffy Puff Marshmallows appears.}''<br />
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'''MARSHIE:''' Yowza! Guess who birfday<!-- Yes, it's birfday. Listen closer if you think it's not. --> it is! ''{a question mark appears}'' Mine!<br />
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''{The lights suddenly go out, and Marshie winces in pain as the noise of an electric shock plays. A miniature Marshie walks onto the screen, with Homsar's movement noise.}''<br />
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'''NIBBLES:''' ''{Marshie appears to be getting mad during the time Nibbles is saying this}'' Sorry, Marshie, but it's ''my'' birfday. I'm one years old. My name's Nibbles, for new Fluffy Puff Marshmallows bite-si&mdash;<br />
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'''ANNOUNCER:''' ''{cutting Off Nibbles}'' All-new Fluffy Puff Bite-Size Nibblers are perfect for newborn-type babies ''{a baby emerges from a mountain of Nibblers, and then ducks back down}'', and scalding hot chocolate ''{pull back to reveal the marshmallows atop a cup of hot chocolate, which catches on fire}''. No more mouth strain with Fluffy Puff Nibblers!<br />
<br />
''{A mouth is shown straining at a full-size marshmallow. The caption reads "You Got Mouth Strain?" with a red circle and line "no" symbol drawn through it. The symbol rolls away as the marshmallow changes to a Nibbler. The mouth smiles and the caption reads "Heck No!!"}''<br />
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'''NIBBLES:''' I make good earplugs, too.<br />
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'''MARSHIE:''' ''{Flies onto the screen and knocks Nibbles away.}'' Get out of here, you little runt! ''{Marshie winces again, causing the electrical shock noise to return. The commercial suddenly pauses, and PAUSE appears on the bottom-left corner of the screen.}''<br />
<br />
''{Cut back to Strong Badia.}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' And-a Numba Six-a: the Foul Stench of Wet The Cheat.<br />
<br />
''{Cut to The Field. The Cheat is standing there, soaked and shivering. Next to him, is a ladder, a cup, and a sign that says "HIGH DIVES &ndash; 5 bucks." Cut back to Strong Badia.}''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' And number Five, um... not... ''{music stops}'' pigeons. ''{a pigeon starts cooing}'' They eat breadcrumbs. Take craps on people. Funny stuff. NUMBER FOUR! ''{music plays again}'' There was this one time where I had to hug a tree.<br />
<br />
''{Cut to the field. Strong Bad and Homestar are there, and Strong Bad is hugging a tree.}''<br />
<br />
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Keeeep ooon huggin' it.<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' How did you get me to do this in the first place?<br />
<br />
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hug it! Hug it!<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' And why do I continue to do it?<br />
<br />
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Keep on huggin' it. Hug it down.<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' I don't even like this tree that much.<br />
<br />
''{Cut back to Strong Badia.}''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' Ooh, now we're getting to the good ones. Number Three is the ridiculous trend of giving chocolate desserts dangerous names. You know, like, Chocolardiac Arrest. ''{a picture of Chocolardiac Arrest appears}''<br />
<br />
'''LADY:''' ''{Voice}'' Oh, that looks ''sinful.''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' Or... THIS BROWNIE MIGHT KILL YOU. ''{a picture of said brownie appears}''<br />
<br />
'''LADY:''' ''{Voice}'' Oh, this is so ''rich.''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Or, quite possible the least appetizing name of all time... Chocozuma's Revenge! ''{a picture of Chocozuma's Revenge appears}''<br />
<br />
'''LADY:''' ''{Voice}'' This is all fat-free, right?<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Shut up, lady! ''{the pictures slide off the top of the screen}'' Slumming in at Number Two are songs that try to pass off la la's, na na's, and doot do's as legit lyrics. As evidenced in Limozeen's bizarrely titled "Feed The Childrens." ''{the album art of "Feed The Childrens" appears}''<br />
<br />
<div id="Feed_The_Childrens"><br />
'''LIMOZEEN SOLO:''' <br><br />
Na, na, la la laaaaa,<br><br />
Hey, hey! Doo-doot doo! <sup><small>[[#Footnote|[1]]]</small></sup><br><br />
Na, na, la la laaaaa,<br><br />
Hey, hey! Doo-doot doo!<br />
<br />
'''LIMOZEEN:''' <br><br />
Na, na, la la laaaaa,<br><br />
Hey, hey! Doo-doot doo!<br />
<div><br />
<br />
''{A record scratches, the song stops, and the album art slides off the screen}'' <br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Ugh, what were they thinking? More like, "We need to feed our children, so we made this terrible song." And, the Number One item on Strong Bad's Bottom 10 is Th&mdash;<br />
<br />
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey Strong Bad. ''{camera zooms out to a two-shot of Homestar and Strong Bad}'' What about my bottom&mdash;<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{interrupting}'' Nobody wants to hear ''your'' bottom 10, Homestar.<br />
<br />
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' No, no. Not my Bottom 10. My bottom! You know, ''{turns around and starts doing a buttdance, singing}'' buttdance again, like the rhythm's down your pants now!<br />
<br />
''{Homestar stops and turns around again, looking on in confusion as Strong Bad begins to make vomiting noises. Cut to the Lappy, which has the Bottom 10 displayed, where Strong Bad then vomits onto his keyboard, off camera.}'' <br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' Oooh. Ugh. ''{weakly}'' And the Number One item on Strong Bad's Bottom 10 is... Th ''{typing}'' cleaning up your own puke off the keyboard. ''{clears the screen}'' Simone, that'll be $7.50. And bring some paper towels. Eww. And some tweezers. I think I see a Fluffy Puff Nibblin in there.<br />
<br />
''{[[The Paper]] comes down. After about fourteen seconds, the cursor reappears and Strong Bad continues:}''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD''': ''{weakly}'' No, there's no Easter eggs. I... I'm not up to it. Go away.<br />
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<br />
===Footnote=== <br />
# This line, and the ones like it, may be "Hey, hey! Doot doo!"<br />
<br />
== Fun Facts ==<br />
<br />
===Strong Bad's Bottom 10===<br />
*The bottom 10 as typed on the Lappy:<br />
<br />
<blockquote class="lappy email"><br />
1. Thcleaning up your own puke off the keyboard<br /><br />
2. Songs that try to pass off la la's, na na's, and doot do's<br /><br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;as legit lyrics<br /><br />
3. Giving chocloate <!--sic--> desserts dangerous names<br /><br />
4. There was this one time I had to hug a tree<br /><br />
5. Um...not pigeons<br /><br />
6. Foul stench of wet The Cheat<br /><br />
7. Miniaturized versions of already bite-sized food<br /><br />
8. Emails with more than 1 fwd: or re: in the subject line<br /><br />
9. That horrible painting in Strong Mad's closet<br /><br />
10. Dry t-shirt contests</blockquote><br />
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===Explanations===<br />
*An email forwarded because it was "on the news" or "worth a shot" is a reference to a myriad of urban legends, or chain letters, in particular the [[Snopes:inboxer/nothing/billgate.asp|something-for-nothing forward hoax]].<br />
*"Miniaturized versions of already bite-sized food" include such items as Ritz [http://www.nabiscoworld.com/ritzbits/ Bits], M&M's [http://www.mms.com/us/about/products/mmsminis/ Minis], Hershey's Bites, and M&M/Mars' Pop'ables.<br />
* Real life "songs that try to pass off la la's, na na's, and doot do's as legit lyrics" include "[http://www.songfacts.com/detail.lasso?id=713 Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye]" by [[Wikipedia:Steam (band)|Steam]], "[[Wikipedia:Hey Jude|Hey Jude]]" by [[The Beatles]], and [[Wikipedia:Cannibal & the Headhunters|Cannibal & the Headhunters]]' rendition of "[[Wikipedia:Land of a Thousand Dances|Land of a Thousand Dances]]". <!--we could have a hundred examples here; please keep it to these three--><br />
*Limozeen's song is likely a reference on the recent [[Wikipedia:Live 8|Live 8]] or older [[Wikipedia:Live Aid|Live Aid]] concerts/albums. The title "Feed the Childrens" is also similar to the "Feed the Children" songs played at these events.<br />
*Chocolate desserts with dangerous names include desserts like [http://www.apricot.com/Food/DeathByChocolate.html Death by Chocolate], [http://www.aswaseattle.com/images/DA_ChocolateSuicide.jpg Chocolate Suicide], and [http://www.recipesource.com/desserts/chocolate/01/rec0144.html Chocolate Avalanche]. <!--we could have a hundred examples here; please keep it to these three--><br />
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===Trivia===<br />
*When viewing the Flash file, the sign on Strong Mad's closet reads "STRONG MAD RD."<br />
*This is the first email without any clickable Easter eggs since Email #39, [[property of ones]].<br />
*The label on the disk in the floppy disk container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#wraith|wraith]]".<br />
*This is the first time Strong Bad says "[[Shut up, lady]]!"<br />
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===Remarks===<br />
*One of the two brownies pictured in Chocozuma's Revenge is [[Food Still In Peel or Package|still inside its wrapper]]. The [[pudding]] on top is also still in its container.<br />
*Strong Bad possibly makes a grammatical error when he writes "la la's, na na's, and doot do's:" the use of apostrophes makes these words possessive, not plural, unless their coherence is threatened by the apostrophes' absence. <br />
*Strong Bad tried to pass off nonsense words as legit lyrics in [[secret recipes]], [[local news]], [[action figure]], [[stupid stuff]], [[monument]], and [[colonization]] (Easter egg).<br />
*Strong Bad can type with puke on his keyboard.<br />
*Strong Bad refers to email with more than one "Fwd:" or "Re:" in the subject line. While this was once a common annoyance, many modern email clients and web email services are sophisticated enough to not prepend these to the subject line if already there.<br />
*Strong Bad [[Fourth Wall Breaks|breaks the fourth wall]] by telling the audience that there's no Easter eggs.<br />
*Strong Bad's opening song, "This email is making fun of you...", is rather ironic considering the subsequent email is making fun of Strong Bad.<br />
*After puking, Strong Bad says that he sees a "Fluffy Puff Nibblin in there." However, in the earlier commercial, the small Fluffy Puffs were named Fluffy Puff Nibblers.<br />
<br />
===Goofs===<br />
*When you click on the Lappy's screen, no ripples come up.<br />
*When you see Strong Bad's list on his normal computer screen in the background, "chocolate" is incorrectly spelled as "chocloate".<br />
<!-- Although it's hard to see, Strong Bad's reflection DOES move in the fwd: and re: section. See talk page. --><br />
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===Glitches===<br />
*At the end of the e-mail, the cursor disappears after Strong Bad has typed "I think I see a Fluffy Puff Nibblin in there." It reappears a few seconds before Strong Bad claims there are no Easter eggs.<br />
<br />
===Inside References===<br />
*The Marshie commercial pausing at the end is similar to the [[Character Videos|character videos<!--this link is different from the one below-->]].<br />
*The mouth in the marshmallow eating diagram is adapted from [[english paper]] with the battery changed to a marshmallow.<br />
*Homestar's [[buttdance]] is from his [[Homestar Runner#Character Video Transcript|character video<!--this link is different from the one above-->]].<br />
*Strong Bad also got the [[jibblies]] in [[your friends]] and [[date]], although not as severely.<br />
*Strong Bad also asked for $7.50 in [[radio]].<br />
*This is another occurence of [[puking]] on the site.<br />
*The three chocolate desserts are examples of [[concoctions]].<br />
*All three desserts are examples of [[Real-Live Foods|live action foods]].<br />
*Strong Bad has [[Not X|not pigeons]] on his bottom 10.<br />
<!-- "Bring some paper towels" has been deemed a non-reference on STUFF. Please do not add it. --><br />
<!-- No tree hugging references. Both went through STUFF and were declined. --><br />
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===Real-World References===<br />
*Chocolardiac Arrest is a reference to [[Wikipedia:cardiac arrest|cardiac arrest]], the cessation of normal circulation of the blood due to failure of the ventricles of the heart to contract effectively. <br />
*Chocozuma's Revenge is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Montezuma's Revenge|Montezuma's Revenge]], used today to describe travelers' illness, usually gastrointestinal. It was first coined during the Spanish conquest of the [[Wikipedia:Aztec|Aztecs]] in 1519&ndash;1520 by [[Wikipedia:Hernan Cortez|Hernán Cortés]]. The debilitating diarrhea that the conquistadors' troops suffered in the jungles of today's [[Wikipedia:Mexico|Mexico]] was attributed to the force of the deposed Aztec ruler, [[Wikipedia:Moctezuma II|Moctezuma II]].<br />
**Chocolardiac and Chocozuma are both [[portmanteaus]].<br />
*The Bottom Ten list is presented in the same manner as the [[Wikipedia:Top Ten list (David Letterman)|Top Ten list]] on [[Wikipedia:The Late Show with David Letterman|The Late Show with David Letterman]].<br />
**The [[Podstar Runner]] summary for the e-mail is a reference to the way Letterman introduces his Top Ten list. [[wikipedia:Scottsdale, Arizona|Scottsdale, Arizona]] (misspelled with just one "t" in the summary) has, at one point, been an actual "[[wikipedia:Cities that have been David Letterman's Home Office|home office]]" of the list.<br />
*The scene showing The Cheat wet and shivering insinuates that he dove into the glass of water from the ladder. This is most likely a reference to several older cartoons (such as [[Wikipedia:Bugs Bunny|Bugs Bunny]]) where a character did the same thing.<br />
*On Limozeen's album cover, the F on "Feed the Children" is the same F used by Fender, a company that manufactures Guitars<br />
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===Fast Forward===<br />
*The Horrible Painting would reappear in pumpkin form in [[More Fan Costumes]], and as the major antagonist in [[Jibblies 2]].<br />
*The Cheat is wet again in [[DNA Evidence]].<br />
*Strong Bad himself would later sing a song with "Na Nas" as 'legit lyrics' in a song about the [[the S is for Sucks Dragon|S is for Sucks Dragon]] in [[Trogday 08]].<br />
*The lady who says that a "Chocolardiac Arrest" is "sinful" would repeat her line in an Easter egg in the email [[buried]].<br />
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== DVD Version ==<br />
*The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.<br />
<br />
===Commentary Transcript===<br />
('''Commentary by:''' [[Mike Chapman]]. [[Matt Chapman]] and [[Karen Wagner]])<br />
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'''MIKE:''' We are joined by our sister, Karen Wagner, ''{pronounced in the German manner, with a V}'' famed, uh, composer. Karen Wagner.<br />
<br />
'''KAREN:''' Also known as The Sister Chap who takes care everything at the Homestar Store.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' That's true.<br />
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'''MATT:''' Thanks, Karen. <br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Yeah, thanks Karen.<br />
<br />
'''KAREN:''' ''{overlapping}'' You're welcome. And I've been bugging you guys forever to let me do the commentary for Bottom 10.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' So, now's your chance. Make it count. Karen, go!<br />
<br />
'''KAREN:''' Okay, I gotta tell you that I like this email. It's my favorite email&mdash;<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' ''{interrupting}'' That's awesome, Karen! All right, Matt, so&mdash;<br />
<br />
'''KAREN:''' ''{overlapping}'' Because&mdash;<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' &mdash;what do you think about this email?<br />
<br />
'''KAREN:''' ''Because it's so rich'' and that, that becomes a joke later on.<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' ''{as Strong Bad}'' Shut up, lady.<br />
<br />
''{laughter}''<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' You made, uh, there was an old-timey mustache guy that was the, uh, mascot for J. Stumblers originally, Mike.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Oh, really?<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' I think so. He was kinda like stumbling.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Yeah. Okay, right.<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' ''{overlapping}'' The old-timey guy was like wooooah...<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Where is he?<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' I dunno. You just drew a picture. You probably got it somewhere.<br />
<br />
'''KAREN:''' ''{overlapping}'' I love that monster. Especially&mdash;<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' That was based on a, um, painting that, uh, my friend Jason Fields had in college that his mom did that he had on the wall of this weird creepy goblin. <br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' Well and the thing that it says is, uh, another, yet another thing we owe my friend Neil thousands of dollars for because it's idea number twenty-two that came from Neil. Uh, was&mdash; It's the voice of a rocoulm, which is a crook or a criminal and he's a creepy guy that hides in an alley and when you walk by, he says "Come on in here..."<br />
<br />
'''KAREN:''' ''{laughs}''<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' And then you go in there and he mugs you or something.<br />
<br />
'''KAREN:''' ''{laughs}'' Yeah, that is one of the things to contribute to, attribute to Neil.<br />
<br />
''{Marshie comes on}''<br />
<br />
'''KAREN:''' Yep, here's another reason why it's ''so rich'' is because it has a little commercial here with um, Marshie and, uh&mdash;<br />
<br />
'''MATT and MIKE:''' Nibbles.<br />
<br />
'''KAREN:''' Nibbles.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Nibbles I made years ago and it was sitting around not being used for anything for a couple years.<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' Yeah.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' I think it got&mdash; It reached new lows when M&Ms, when there's a mini-M&M. M&Ms are very small.<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' Yeah.<br />
<br />
'''KAREN:''' To begin with.<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' Or like Oreo minis. Or like, Ritz Bits, I feel like were one of the first things. It was just like, but it's a cracker! It's like one and a half inches around, like it's this tiny thing that&mdash; If you can't eat that in a bite, then something is wrong with you.<br />
<br />
'''KAREN:''' ''{overlapping}'' Too much mouth strain.<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' Yeah. If you are suppose to eat, uh, you know, pieces of sushi that are five times the size of a Ritz Bit in one bite.<br />
<br />
'''KAREN:''' Then you can certain eat a whole Ritz in one bite.<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' Exactly.<br />
<br />
'''KAREN:''' Okay. All right.<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Was that you doing that pigeon voice?<br />
<br />
'''KAREN:''' You guys gotta shut up because I've got to tell you a story about this. You know [[Little Girl]] and I have incorporated this little bit into our daily lives. You do, you add any verb at all. "Keep on doing it. Do it! Do it down!" ''{laughs}'' And Chris hates it.<br />
<br />
''{all laugh}''<br />
<br />
'''KAREN:''' Okay, here's another thing I gotta tell you guys about. Because this is ''{pause}'' what everybody has to say when there is a rich dessert in front you. You have to say, "Oh, this is rich."<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' Usually, a cheesecake.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Yeah.<br />
<br />
'''KAREN:''' Right.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' This was really fun to make, though. We went over to our&mdash; to [[Ryan Sterritt|Ryan]]'s house, actually one night. We just went to the store and bought like 20 dollars worth of chocolate stuff&mdash;<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' Uh huh.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' &mdash;and started piling it on. And then, it was actually really good. We ate it afterwards.<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' Afterwards, we all ate it.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' It was really good. And&mdash;<br />
<br />
'''KAREN:''' And here's another rich part of this. It's got an appearance by Limozeen.<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' It's true. It's kind of a best, a best of.<br />
<br />
'''KAREN:''' And, you know, you got the, um, necessary little a cappella part there.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' The breakdown. <br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' It just gets the whole crowd, you know.<br />
<br />
'''KAREN:''' Clapping at the same time.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' The lights are like flashing along.<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' ''{simultaneously}'' The lights flash.<br />
<br />
'''KAREN:''' Okay, here's another reason&mdash;<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' I forgot what it is. Oh, yeah.<br />
<br />
'''KAREN:''' And the fact that there is another appearance of the Buttdance, you know, she just loves it.<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' It's like&mdash;<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Let's twist again, like we did last summer. It's a sequel to the song.<br />
<br />
'''KAREN:''' Like the rhythm's down your pants.<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' There's a lot of, uh, gross, um, vomit related jokes on our website.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Really?<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' I feel like there are. We should probably curb that.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' There's&mdash; I don't think they're gross. You don't even see it.<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' That's true. We always&mdash;<br />
<br />
'''KAREN:''' What other one are you talking about?<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' There's, uh, the [[Radio Stations and Shows#The AM Morning "CRUDE" Crew|Stoops and Gusso logo]], one of them is just throwing up.<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' One them&mdash;<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' One them has an arrow through their head and one of them is puking. That's what the morning crew is all about.<br />
<br />
'''KAREN:''' Oh, and now the one with, uh, Strong Bad says he's&mdash;<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' It's over.<br />
<br />
'''KAREN:''' Okay. ''{laughs}''<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' That's when&mdash; When, the paper comes down, you always gotta end it.<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' No wait. Wait! <br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Oh, is this&mdash; Is it still going?<br />
<br />
'''KAREN:''' Oh, right, no easter eggs. He's too, he's not up to it. He's not up to it.<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' Hurry up, say what you're gonna say!<br />
<br />
'''KAREN:''' Oh, I forget.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Good job.<br />
<br />
===Fun Facts===<br />
*"Come on twist again, like we did last summer" is a quote from "Let's Twist Again" by [[Wikipedia: Chubby Checker|Chubby Checker]].<br />
*Stoops and Gusso was referenced in [[radio]].<br />
*The way that the Brothers Chaps pronounced Karen Wagner's last name with a V and compared her to a composer is a reference to famed composer, [[Wikipedia:Richard Wagner|Richard Wagner]].<br />
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== External Links ==<br />
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{{Strong Bad Email}}<br />
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[[Category: Emails With DVD Commentary]]</div>99.144.169.163http://hrwiki.org/wiki/space_programspace program2009-04-08T22:25:46Z<p>99.144.169.163: /* Inside References */</p>
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[[Image:Sbemail138.PNG|thumb|"Nice work, The Strap!"]]<br />
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We learn of Strong Badia's space program, [[The Strong Badian Administration of Some Aluminum Foil|SBASAF]].<br />
<br />
'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|The King of Town}}, {{Film|Coach Z}} (Easter Egg)<br />
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'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Strong Badia]], [[The Classroom]] (Easter Egg)<br />
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{{Comp|Lappy 486}}<br />
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'''Date:''' Monday, November 14, 2005<br />
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'''Running Time:''' 3:44<br />
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'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486<br />
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{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Five}}, [[SBEmails' 50 Greatest Hits DVD]]<br />
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== Transcript ==<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Email is the sound that we make when a young girl cries...<br />
<br />
<blockquote class="email"><div>subject: space program</div><br />
Dear Strongbad,<br /><br />
Does Strongbadia have a space program?<br /><br />
Doo doo crap,<br /><br />
Ryan<br /><br />
Raleigh, NC<br />
</blockquote><br />
<br />
''{Strong Bad says "Da-da-da-da-" before "Dear," "Good jokes" instead of "Doo doo crap," "Ryan Raleigh" as one name, and "NC" as "Not Cool."}''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Who ''doesn't'' have a space program these days? I mean, don't, like, the Italians have a space program? Ours is called SBASAF ''{pronounced "sbase-aff"}''. The Strong Badian Administration of Some Aluminum Foil. ''{clears screen}'' The only problem is, ...<br />
<br />
''{Fade to white; Strong Bad continues in voiceover.}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' ...we blew our whole budget on this kick-awesome logo...<br />
<br />
''{As he says this, the SBASAF logo appears&mdash;a rocket's path tracing the second S, and ending up in position as the first A.}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' ...and on our orientation filmstrip.<br />
<br />
''{Cut to a filmstrip frame of the SBASAF logo, with "2005 Strong Badian Administration of Some Aluminum Foil" at the bottom. The frame is initially out of focus, but becomes focused partway through the voiceover.}''<br />
<br />
'''VOICEOVER:''' SBASAF is a definitely-for-profit organization, dedicated to the manned taping of aluminum foil to cardboard. ''{beep sound}''<br />
<br />
''{Another frame comes up - a stylized drawing of alien mountains in [[outer space]], with a [[The Moon|moon]] and a comet in the sky. A ten and five dollar note are visible, and a large arrow pointing beyond the mountains. The ten dollar bill has the text "TEN O' DEMS" along the top, the earth in the president's place and a circled "SB" for the seal. The five dollar bill is mostly obscured, but a sun and planet are visible on it.}''<br />
<br />
'''VOICEOVER:''' Our mission objective: to accompany 15 earth dollars on a round trip journey... ''{beep}''<br />
<br />
''{Another frame: a drawing of a spaceship flying past a planet.}''<br />
<br />
'''VOICEOVER:''' ...to the closest reaches of space. ''{beep}''<br />
<br />
''{Another frame: two astronauts, one lying on a bench with weights, the other saying "Gimme '''ONE''' more!!"}''<br />
<br />
'''VOICEOVER:''' While the muscular crew will age only a few hours, the cargo, according to our... ''{beep}''<br />
<br />
''{Another frame: a portrait of Albert Einstein, saying "Hiya!"}''<br />
<br />
'''VOICEOVER:''' ...vague understanding of the theory of relativity, will have aged to an incredible... ''{beep}''<br />
<br />
''{Another frame: three large gold bars in space, with the caption "THREE O' DEMS". The slide is initially above center, then is adjusted.}''<br />
<br />
'''VOICEOVER:''' ...one million dollars. And who is good enough at video games... <br />
<br />
''{Another frame: a photo of a TV screen with a joystick in front of it. On the screen is a typical 2-D one-on-one fighting game with "FIGHT!!!" written on it. The combatants are a hamburger and a ghost. The ghost has only 1/3 health.}''<br />
<br />
'''VOICEOVER:''' ...to accept such a dangerous mission? Why, none other than beef bouillon-aire joyboy... ''{beep}''<br />
<br />
''{Another frame: Strong Bad wearing a headband with small wings on it, with pants made of foil.}''<br />
<br />
'''VOICEOVER:''' ...Space Captainface. First Lieuteneral Captainface knows the true key to success is... <!--{no beep}--><br />
<br />
''{Another frame: a girl smiling at the camera, with a polka-dot background.}''<br />
<br />
'''VOICEOVER:''' ...to have as many hot '60s-looking girls in your filmstrips as possible. <br />
<br />
''{Another frame: two more girls against a blue background with a wavy stripe.}''<br />
<br />
'''VOICEOVER:''' Yeah, girls! All right! ''{beep}''<br />
<br />
''{Another frame: The Cheat wearing a blue cap and [[Cool Shades|sunglasses]], with the caption Harold "Strap" Coopmore.}''<br />
<br />
'''VOICEOVER:''' Hey, look! It's onboard mechanic Harold "Strap" Coopmore! Looks like he could use a grilled cheese sandwich. <br />
<br />
''{Another frame: a photo of a grilled cheese sandwich, with the caption Item 3b: "Grilled Cheese". Different music plays for a little bit, then, with a record-scratching noise, the previous music resumes and another frame is cued: two men with flat-top haircuts and headsets in front of a computer terminal. They're wearing horn-rimmed glasses and short-sleeved dress shirts; one has a pocket protector and several pens.}''<br />
<br />
'''VOICEOVER:''' Flat-tops and shirt sleeves are the order of the day at SBASAF mission control. Why, Flight Engineer Ted Averill! You aren't smoking a smooth relaxing cigarette at all! ''{beep}''<br />
<br />
''{Another frame: the same scene, but the man on the left is smoking.}''<br />
<br />
'''VOICEOVER:''' That's better. And somebody get that man a highball. ''{beep}''<br />
<br />
''{Another frame: rows of spaceships.}''<br />
<br />
'''VOICEOVER:''' The flagship of SBASAF's 30-vessel fleet is the Proud Anselmo.<br />
<br />
''{Another frame: Strong Bad in the same outfit, atop a spaceship labeled "PROUD ANSELMO". There is a beam of golden light spotlighting Strong Bad.}''<br />
<br />
'''VOICEOVER:''' A wonder of modern SBASAF-ery, the Proud Anselmo was constructed entirely out of cardboardium alloy. When blastoff day finally arrives, <br />
<br />
''{Another frame: the '60s girls in silhouette with a large question mark.}''<br />
<br />
'''VOICEOVER:''' ...will you be among the hot '60s-looking girls to wish Strap and Space Captainface a safe voyage? And if not... ''{beep}''<br />
<br />
''{Another frame: a tearful basset hound with the caption "How Come?"}''<br />
<br />
'''VOICEOVER:''' ...how come?<br />
<br />
''{Cut to Strong Badia. A close-up of Strong Bad wearing his Space Captainface costume in a cardboard box holding an Atari joystick. He and the box are trembling violently.}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Argrgrgrgrgrgr! Got to... escape... Earth's... tenacity.... Fire the afterburners, Strap!<br />
<br />
''{A wider shot shows that The Cheat is in a taller cardboard box duct-taped to Strong Bad's, and has a [[SeeDees|CD player]]. [[#Trivia|Various objects]] are duct-taped to the side of the box. We can now see Strong Mad's hand shaking the boxes.}''<br />
<br />
'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{strained The Cheat noises}''<br />
<br />
''{The Cheat presses play on the CD Player, which plays a sci-fi flyby sound effect. Cut back to Strong Bad. The box lifts into the air temporarily and lands on the ground.}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh... we made it. ''{the boxes continue shaking}'' Ahem. ''Oh, we made it.'' ''{the boxes stop shaking}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG MAD:''' Awww...<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{holding a Speak & Spell}'' According to my ca-cuh-lations, our precious cargo should have already multiplied to about 50 bucks!<br />
<br />
''{Strong Mad walks away behind the fence and sits down, looking dejected.}''<br />
<br />
'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{holding up a CD labeled "SOUND F/X (not sounds from that movie F/X)"} {The Cheat noises}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, right. We spent the precious cargo on that sound effect CD. Well, let me hear "Body falling downstairs".<br />
<br />
'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{agreeable-sounding The Cheat noises}'' ''{presses button on CD player}''<br />
<br />
''{The sound effect of what sounds like a body falling down a staircase plays. Strong Bad moves his head with each thump. Homestar Runner rushes up with a sweater stuck over his head.}''<br />
<br />
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' You guys! You guys! I need help putting on this sweater!<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' A space myoot-ant from Satriani 5! Hit him with everything we got, Strap!<br />
<br />
''{The Cheat pushes various buttons, and random laser sounds and explosions are played. After a pause, The Cheat throws the CD case at Homestar.}''<br />
<br />
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Aah! I knew I should have asked the Italian space program. ''{hobbles off}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Nice work, The Strap. Another successful mission for ''{music starts; singing}'' Space Captainface!<br />
<br />
''{A piece of cardboard labeled SPACE CAPTAINFACE is lowered on a fishing hook above Strong Bad}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{still singing}'' Pretender of the galaxies! He's all-the-ways having space cocktails with hot '60s-looking girls!<br />
<br />
''{Cut to wide shot; we see that The Cheat is holding a fishing rod with the SPACE CAPTAINFACE logo hanging from it.}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{although the first few words are almost spoken, concludes singing an octave higher}'' Where are all the hot '60s-looking girls? ''{music stops}''<br />
<br />
''{The King of Town enters from the left.}''<br />
<br />
'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' I'm in my 60s!<br />
<br />
''{[[The Paper]] comes down.}''<br />
<br />
== Easter Eggs ==<br />
*At the end, click "S. CAPTAINFACE" on the boxflap to the side of Strong Bad to hear a log entry.<br />
:''{Strong Bad is at the Lappy}''<br />
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Captainface Log: The vinegar-baking soda drive on the Proud Anselmo has run out of fuel, stranding us in the Impellitteri Sector. There is shrapnel everywhere. It makes one wonder, does man truly ''{beep}''<br />
:''{The slide of Item 3b: "Grilled Cheese" comes into frame from the bottom and stays a few seconds, accompanied by its music from the filmstrip.}''<br />
*At the end, click the [[Tire]] to see Cadet Z at recruitment.<br />
:''{The last two slides of the slideshow play again. Coach Z's arm enters frame from the bottom}''<br />
:'''COACH Z:''' I was told I was gonna get to pee in a cup!<br />
:''{Pull back to see Coach Z watching Strong Bad next to a projection screen}''<br />
:'''STRONG BAD:''' In due time, Cadet Z. In due time.<br />
:'''COACH Z:''' Oh, doo time! Even better!<br />
:''{Strong Bad looks slightly shocked}''<br />
*At the end, click the CD to see the back cover<br />
SOUND F/X are not a joke!<br />
featuring such favorite hits as:<br />
- baby in a wagon<br />
- drippy towel<br />
- single bird tweet<br />
- the hush of winter<br />
- baseball in repose<br />
- body falling downstairs<br />
- sonar ping<br />
- creaking rustiness<br />
- sonar pong<br />
- rub sequence 00003 or 2<br />
:On the side of the case is the text ''Sound F/X (not sounds from that movie F/X)''.<br />
<br />
==Fun Facts==<br />
<br />
===Explanations===<br />
*The beeps in the filmstrip are common when a presenter is given a set of slides and a tape - so the presenter knows when to change the slides. Also, some combined tape player/projector models advance automatically upon detecting the beep.<br />
*The "vague understanding of the theory of relativity" is a parody of [[Wikipedia:Special relativity|Special relativity]] which is popularly held to be difficult to understand, and predicts that space travellers going near the speed of light will age more slowly.<br />
*A [[Wikipedia:Sonar|Sonar]] ping is a method used to determine distance from one object to another, like two submarines. One will send out a low level "ping" that travels at a set speed through water, "bounces" off the other submarine, and is re-received by the first's sonar system. The amount of time this takes determines the distance.<br />
**There is no Sonar "pong" - the reflection of the ping is called a return. The term "pong" is often incorrectly used due to confusion with the game [[Wikipedia:Ping Pong|Ping Pong]].<br />
**You can hear an example of a Sonar ping near the end of [[dreamail]].<br />
*SBASAF's "definitely-for-profit" status is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Non-profit organization|not-for-profit organizations]].<br />
*Although it makes sense as constructed, Strong Bad's reference to "escap[ing]... Earth's... tenacity" appears to be a [[Wikipedia:Malapropism|malapropism]] for the phenomenon of [[Wikipedia:Escape velocity|escape velocity]].<br />
*A [http://m-w.com/dictionary/highball highball] is an iced drink containing liquor (as whiskey) and water or a carbonated beverage and served in a tall glass. Highballs were also featured prominently in [[radio]].<br />
*An [[Wikipedia:Alloy|alloy]] is a combination of two or more elements that includes at least two metals and has metallic properties.<br />
*The phrase "smooth and relaxing cigarette", like most of the SBASAF slide show, comes directly from the '50s and '60s TV culture. [[Smoking#Cigarettes|Cigarettes]] were "in" during this period, so advertisers primarily targeted men in their 20s and 30s, often trying to make non-smokers seem uncool.<br />
*Mixing vinegar and baking soda together causes a chemical reaction that, in some instances, can be powerful enough to propel small objects forward.<br />
*An [[Wikipedia:afterburner|afterburner]] increases the power of a jet engine by adding and burning more fuel before the nozzle and after the turbine (hence, "afterburner"). As it only works on air-breathing jet engines, it cannot be fitted to a rocket.<br />
<br />
===Trivia===<br />
*This email was sent in by wiki forum user <span class="plainlinks">[http://forum.hrwiki.org/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=2807 Ryan Sturmer]</span>.<br />
*The various things and text adorning Strong Bad's spaceship are from left to right:<br />
**[[Duct Tape]]<br />
**A [[Van Buren]] bust<br />
**An [[ABA Basketball]]<br />
**Used paper towel rolls<br />
**An [[Atari 2600]] joystick<br />
**The [[Strong Badia|Strong Badian]] national flag/emblem<br />
**A/C ductwork<br />
**''"the proud anselmo"''<br />
**''1ST LTNRL. S. CAPTAINFACE''<br />
**Aluminum foil<br />
**Upside down ''THIS WAYS''<br />
**''"STRAP" COOPMORE''<br />
**An empty milk carton<br />
*Apparently several parts of the [http://static.flickr.com/32/63362276_e72bcf6cc6_o.png original email] were cut out. The alleged original version was:<br />
<blockquote class="email"><div>subject: Space Program</div><br />
Dear Strongbad,<br /><br /><br />
Does Strongbadia have a space program? Certainly your terrestrial resources will be depleted at some point: What plans do you have for emergency migration to other worlds?<br /><br /><br />
Crapfully DooDooCrap,<br /><br /><br />
Ryan<br /><br />
Raleigh, NC<br />
</blockquote><br />
[[Image:Television Reflection.JPG|thumb|We see you!]]<br />
*If you use a decompiler to get the original picture used on the video game scene, you can see the reflection in the screen, showing one of [[The Brothers Chaps]] taking the screenshot, with someone else in the background.<br />
*This is the first time we learn of the King of Town's age, as he claims that he is in his 60s.<br />
*"Lieuteneral" is another example of [[Portmanteaus]], being a combination of "Lieutenant" and "General".<br />
<br />
===Remarks===<br />
*As of this cartoon's release, only the [[Wikipedia:United States of America|USA]], [[Wikipedia:Russia|Russia]], and [[Wikipedia:China|China]] have [[Wikipedia:Human spaceflight|manned space programs]]. [[Wikipedia:Italy|Italy]] is a member of the [[Wikipedia:European Space Agency|European Space Agency]].<br />
*Homestar may be having difficulty with his sweater's sleeves because he [[Lack of Visible Arms|has no visible arms]].<br />
*In the old-fashioned video game shown on the TV, the player on the left is titled "Hamburger" even though it has a large layer of cheese in it which would technically make it a cheeseburger.<br />
*The [[Tire]] wears a corded headset and is smoking a cigarette. Thus it appears to be the only acting member of Mission Control.<br />
*"Track 03" is displayed on the CD player for the afterburner sound as well as for one of the laser sounds.<br />
*Some beeps don't occur in the soundtrack accompanying the SBASAF filmstrip. Also, while there is a beep between the final two slides in the filmstrip, the beep is absent when the clip is replayed during one of the Easter eggs.<br />
*Strong Bad allegedly purchased a spaceship with Homestar's credit card in [[credit card]].<br />
*Bouillon-aire and Lieuteneral are [[portmanteaus]].<br />
<br />
===Inside References===<br />
*Strong Bad receives yet another email signed with the word [[Crapfully Yours|crap]].<br />
*The soundtrack to the filmstrip is built around the theme that plays when you roll over Store and Downloads on [[Main Page 19]] (with much longer notes, and transposed from G to C).<br />
*In [[Halloween Fairstival]], Coach Z attempted to use a drippy towel to scare the hiccups out of The Cheat.<br />
*In the slide featuring Harold "Strap" Coopmore, [[The King of Town's Grill]] is visible in the background.<br />
*"And somebody get that man a highball" is a reference to [[alcohol]].<br />
* This is another appearance of [[Names ending in -face]].<br />
* The Grilled Cheese Sandwich in the filmstrip is a [[Real-Live Foods|live-action food]].<br />
<br />
===Real-World References===<br />
*The S. CAPTAINFACE log is similar to the ones that occur at the beginning of many [[Wikipedia:Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]] episodes. The original Star Trek series also included philosophical musings on whether man belonged in space, which may be the sentiment interrupted by the grilled cheese sandwich slide.<br />
* The narrator's comments about shirt-sleeves and flattops being the order of the day, and implying a cigarette is required, is a good description of late '60s early '70s [http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/mirrors/images/images/pao/AS11/10075291.jpg Mission Control]. Many other aspects of SBASAF including its acronym title and logo parallel [[Wikipedia:NASA|NASA]].<br />
*[[Wikipedia:Albert Einstein|Albert Einstein]] was a twentieth century theoretical physicist, most famous for his [[Wikipedia:Theory of relativity|theory of relativity]]. This e-mail came out in 2005, which marked the 100th anniversary of Einstein's famous paper on Special Relativity.<br />
*Harold "Strap" Coopmore is possibly a reference to U.S. Air Force General [[Wikipedia:Henry H. Arnold|Henry "Hap" Arnold]] who served on the committee that would become NASA.<br />
*[[The Proud Anselmo]], Satriani 5 and the Impellitteri Sector all refer to famous rock musicians &mdash; [[Wikipedia:Phil Anselmo|Phil Anselmo]], [[Wikipedia:Joe Satriani|Joe Satriani]] and [http://www.rapture.net/impellitteri/ Chris Impellitteri], respectively. Also note Satriani's late 80's album, ''Surfing with the Alien''.<br />
**The "Proud Anselmo" is also likely a reference to [http://www.space.com/news/space_news_100-1.html Rene Anselmo], the creator of the commercial satellite industry.<br />
*Strong Bad's pronunciation of "mutant" is most likely a reference to the classic science-fiction film ''[[Wikipedia:This Island Earth|This Island Earth]]'' (featured in ''[[Wikipedia:Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie|Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie]]''), where an alien "mut-ant" figures in the climax.<br />
*[[Wikipedia:F/X|F/X]] is a movie from 1986 starring [[Wikipedia:Bryan Brown|Bryan Brown]] and [[Wikipedia:Brian Dennehy|Brian Dennehy]]. The movie is about a special effects technician who is hired by a government agency to help stage the assassination of a well-known gangster.<br />
*The joystick next to the TV is the standard [[Wikipedia:ColecoVision|ColecoVision]] joypad, known as the "doorknob" due to the control stick's distinctive and somewhat uncomfortable shape.<br />
*Strong Bad's "Space Captainface" costume includes a [[Wikipedia:petasus|petasus]], the winged hat that is characteristically worn by the Greek god [[Wikipedia:Hermes|Hermes]].<br />
**Hermes' Roman counterpart is [[Wikipedia:Mercury (mythology)|Mercury]], which was the name given to the [[Wikipedia:Project Mercury|first American manned space project]].<br />
*Strong Bad checks his "ca-cuh-lations" on a [[Wikipedia:Speak & Spell (game)|Speak & Spell]]. This educational toy also formed part of the [[Grape-Nuts Robot]].<br />
*Strong Bad's opening is a reference to the song [[Wikipedia:When Doves Cry|When Doves Cry]] by [[Wikipedia:Prince (artist)|Prince]].<br />
*The Space Captainface song is a parody of the theme song to the 1980 ''[[Wikipedia:Flash Gordon (film)|Flash Gordon]]'' film, performed by [[Wikipedia:Queen (band)|Queen]].<br />
*"He's all-the-ways having space cocktails" is possibly a reference to [[The Beatles]] song "What's the New Mary Jane", which includes the lyric "She having all the ways good contact."<br />
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===Fast Forward===<br />
* Space Captainface and Strap make a reappearance in [[cliffhangers]] and [[Career Day]].<br />
<br />
== DVD Version ==<br />
*An [[Space Program Alternate Take|alternate version]] of the preflight check is included as a separate Easter Egg. <br />
*The DVD version features creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.<br />
===Commentary Transcript===<br />
('''Commentary by:''' [[Mike Chapman]], [[Strong Bad]], [[Homestar Runner]])<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' This email introduces my very own space progrum.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' And your other ego, Space Captainface.<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Yes, "other ego" is the new term. Alter-ego is out. It's all other ego from now on.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' So, Space Captainface was invented for a while, right, Strong Bad? Before this email?<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{overlapping}'' You didn't&mdash; you didn't want to put it any cartoons.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' I kept squashing it.<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' I came up with it a long time ago, so funny&mdash; I even had the theme song!<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' And you'd come up to board meetings and be like "Oh, let's do Space Captainface this week!" Like "No, Strong Bad! Not this week."<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, well, look at this fabulous filmstrip.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' I only agreed so I could do that logo. I like the logo.<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Why don't we go make a t-shirt with that logo on it, Mike? I want to wear one.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Yeah, well...<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{overlapping}'' I'd... give it a rub.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Yeah, I don't wanna see that.<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' No! ''{pause}'' "Gimme ONE more!" Lookit those astronauts. You got&mdash; They make you do that, you know in training. They make you lift weights in like&mdash;<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' In your suit.<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, they make you go down to the Bally's or, the like, L.A. Fitness&mdash;<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' The Crunch.<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, to the gym and you have to wear it.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Tell me about this, uh, filmstrip. Did you have anything to do with this?<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' I gonna tell you about Ghost vs. Hamburger.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' It's a good fighting game.<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' It's a great fighter. ''{pause}'' That game is hard.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Are there a lot of combos in that game?<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, I got a 4, 4 x combo one time. There's like pizza-flavored combos&mdash;<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' You're missing hot girls, Strong Bad.<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' They look good. ''{slide with Strap comes up}'' Oh!<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' That's, that's The Cheat.<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{laughs}'' Sorry, I didn't notice. ''{slide with "Grilled Cheese" comes up}'' Oh, hello.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Man, that looks pretty good.<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Maybe I can check you out later on, [[-èd|grillèd]] cheese.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' I always love it when we get to, uh, make food for an Easter egg or part of an email.<br />
<br />
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' It's true.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' Whoa! Switched, switched it up.<br />
<br />
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yeah, that was on accident, actually.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Back in the Si&mdash; Really? Forgot which character?<br />
<br />
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Kinda forgot who I was.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Uh, the&mdash; Seems like in the Sixties, just drinkin' and smokin' on the job&mdash;<br />
<br />
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Absolutely.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' &mdash;was always okay, but especially in the field of space, space travel.<br />
<br />
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{overlapping}'' Yeah, 'cause, you know, you were putting a man on the moon.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' It's high stress.<br />
<br />
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' If you can't relax and have a smoke and cocktail... ''{the filmstrip ends}'' Awww, that poor dog. Poor dog. <br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' ''{underneath}'' One word?<br><br />
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I think it's name is Poudog.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' P-O-U-<br />
<br />
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' That's right!<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' D-O-G?<br />
<br />
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Poudog.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' Poudog.<br />
<br />
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oo! I love these sound effects CDs.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Yeah, we had a few of them.<br />
<br />
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yeah.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' My brother Matt and I growing up.<br />
<br />
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Me, me an&mdash; Me and my buddy used to make a movie called "A Lunar Space".<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Yeah, and did you use all the space sound effects?<br />
<br />
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' In mom and dad's basement.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' They definitely added a level, uh, level of legitimacy to the movies we were making.<br />
<br />
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yes, yes.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' When weren't just making the sound effects ourselves.<br />
<br />
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{carefully}'' Authenticity.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Crickets, maybe. ''{Homestar agrees}'' Car, like traffic noises.<br />
<br />
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yeah, that's good, too.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Bodies falling down stairs.<br />
<br />
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Ouch!<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Was that a real one?<br />
<br />
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yeah.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' From a sound effects CD?<br />
<br />
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' That's from a CD.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' Really?<br />
<br />
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yep. Ah! I remember that day. I got caught inside this sweater. And I thought I was a space mut-tant.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Was that your sweater? Why were you&mdash; [[Lack of Visible Arms|why does your sweater have arms]]? For, you know, two arms, two arms on it...<br />
<br />
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Shut up. Shut up and I'm out.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, doodly dee. Look, this is the best theme song. It's all the ways have space cocktails with hot babe-lien girls.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Hot '60s-looking girls. Oh, I think it was originally hot&mdash;<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' I think it was. Then we used that for [[best thing|Limozeen]]. Limozeen. Hmm. Get out!<br />
<br />
===Fun Facts===<br />
* [[wikipedia:Bally Total Fitness|Bally's]] and [[wikipedia:LA FItness|LA Fitness]] are fitness center chains.<br />
* [[wikipedia:Combos|Combos]] is a pretzel-like snack food that comes in various flavors, including pizza.<br />
==External Links==<br />
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{{Strong Bad Email}}<br />
[[Category: Emails With DVD Commentary]]</div>99.144.169.163http://hrwiki.org/wiki/Cheat_Commandos...O%27sCheat Commandos...O's2009-04-08T22:24:54Z<p>99.144.169.163: /* Inside References */</p>
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[[Image:cheat commandos complete breakfast.png|thumb|right|220px|Those aren't O's!]]<br />
'''Time to Break...Fast!'''<br />
<br />
Some [[Cheat Commandos]] look for the secret desert headquarters of [[Blue Laser]]. Some product placement ensues.<br />
<br />
'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Fightgar}}, {{Film|Gunhaver}}, {{Film|Silent Rip}}, {{Film|Firebert}}, {{Film|Blue Laser Commander}}, {{Film|Blue Laser Minion}}, {{Film|Crackotage}}, [[Ser-g-geant Marshie]]<br />
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'''Places:''' [[Secret Desert Headquarters]], [[Blue Laser Commander's Nana's Backyard]]<br />
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'''Date:''' Monday, May 31, 2004<br />
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'''Running Time:''' 2:13<br />
<br />
'''Page Title:''' Breakfast is Fundamental<br />
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{{dvd|Everything Else, Volume 2}}<br />
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== Transcript ==<br />
<br />
''{The cartoon starts with a military soundtrack and a desert landscape. A title comes up saying "TIME TO BREAK...FAST!" written by A. Chimendez. The commandos appear in the distance, climbing over a dune.}''<br />
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'''FIGHTGAR''': It's gotta be a hundred degrees out here and I'm running on empty!<br />
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'''GUNHAVER''': Come on, Fightgar! Just a little further! ''{he pulls a paper from his jacket}'' The secret entrance to Blue Laser's secret desert headquarters has to be in this secret desert somewhere!<br />
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'''SILENT RIP''': You'd think so, but are we even sure they ''have'' a desert hideout?<br />
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'''GUNHAVER''': I think I remember hearing something about it on the...news...<br />
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''{cut to Blue Laser's secret headquarters. He's watching the Commandos on a video feed.}''<br />
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'''BLUE LASER COMMANDER''': The Cheat Commandos will never find our desert headquarters, since we relocated to my nana's backyard!<br />
<br />
''{ominous music}''<br />
<br />
'''BLUE LASER MINION''': The burgers are done, sir. ''{holds up a tray of burgers}''<br />
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'''BLUE LASER COMMANDER''': Fantastic!<br />
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''{cut back to the desert with the commandos}''<br />
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'''FIGHTGAR''': Are we there yet? I'm tired.<br />
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'''GUNHAVER''': Me too. We need some energy fast!<br />
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'''SILENT RIP''': Look! It's that guy! That flies that plane!<br />
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''{There is a fighter jet flying up above, and we zoom up to see Crackotage flying it)''<br />
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'''CRACKOTAGE''': Look out below, Geronimo! Hee hee ha ha!<br />
<br />
''{The jet drops a box of [[Breakfast Cereal|cereal]] on a parachute, and it descends to the commandos below.}''<br />
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'''CHEAT COMMANDOS''': We're saved!<br />
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'''GUNHAVER''': Sugar-crunchy Cheat Commandos...O's Sugar Cereal! Part of this nutritious breakfast!<br />
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''{We transition to a commercial for Cheat Commandos...O's.}''<br />
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'''SPOKESMAN''': New Cheat Commandos...O's...O'sy O's...sugar cereal, is a delicious part of this complete delicious breakfast!<br />
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''{we see a box of Cheat Commandos...O's, next to a glass of caramel candies, a mug of marshmallows, and a slice of chocolate fudge cake on a plate. There's a caption saying "Delicious Nutritious Breakfast!!!" with the word Nutritious crossed out. A subtitle states "Gallon of Ice Cream not pictured".}''<br />
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'''SPOKESMAN''': And take some vitamins, too!<br />
<br />
''{cut to Blue Laser's headquarters. He's yelling at his minions.}''<br />
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'''BLUE LASER COMMANDER''': Which one of you ate the last bratwurst?!<br />
<br />
''{The Cheat Commandos show up right behind him.}''<br />
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'''GUNHAVER''': Nice try, Blue Laser! This party is busted!<br />
<br />
'''BLUE LASER COMMANDER''': What the crap?!<br />
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'''FIGHTGAR, GUNHAVER & SILENT RIP''': Sugar-crunchy Cheat Commandos...O's Sugar Cereal!<br />
<br />
'''BLUE LASER COMMANDER''': Well that's...just...great!<br />
<br />
'''SILENT RIP''': Cheat Commandos...O's...<br />
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'''FIGHTGAR, GUNHAVER & SILENT RIP''': Rock, rock on!<br />
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'''BLUE LASER COMMANDER''': I hate you!<br />
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''{Fightgar, Gunhaver, and Silent Rip jump in surprise. The grill explodes behind him, and a couple of Blue Laser minions paradrop behind the fence. We go to a commercial again.}''<br />
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'''SPOKESMAN''': And now, try Cheat Commandos...O's, with Fluffy Puff Marshmallows...O's.<br />
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''{Back to the cartoon, Marshie flies up to Gunhaver wearing a soldier's hat.}''<br />
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'''SER-G-GEANT MARSHIE''': Ser-g-geant Marshie reporting for duty, sir!<br />
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'''GUNHAVER''': Would somebody get this flying cottonball outta my face?<br />
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''{Cut back to the scene with the cereal and the delicious (not nutritious) breakfast. The commandos walk on in the background, while the theme song plays.}''<br />
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'''SINGERS:''' Cheat Commandos O's, ridiculous breakfast... buy all our playsets and toys!<br />
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== Easter Eggs ==<br />
*Click on the mug of marshmallows at the end to see a ''new'' action figure.<br />
:''{Drumming is heard in the background.)''<br />
:'''SPOKESMAN:''' Kids, get a free Ser-g-geant Marshie action figure! Just send in five dollars, twenty-five proofs of purchase, and five dollars shipping and handling!<br />
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== Fun Facts ==<br />
===Explanations===<br />
*Parachutists traditionally yell "[http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a5_146.html Geronimo]!" when jumping from an airplane.<br />
<br />
===Trivia===<br />
*[[The Brothers Chaps]] yet again forgot to change the title of the page, which still read "Compy 386!!" for a while. This was quickly changed to say, "Breakfast is Fundamental."<br />
*The "back" button at the end of this toon will always take you to [[Main Page 8]].<br />
*Marshie looks different in this toon than he normally does. Since Cheat Commandos was said to be a 1980s show, [[The Brothers Chaps]] decided to make Marshie look like an older design for this toon.<br />
*It is finally discovered what our beheadphoned pal Crackotage does. This was left unclear with the cryptic "Master Locksmith, Perhaps?" on his action figure box. Now it is known that he's " ... that guy! That flies that plane!" Of course, he could still crack locks in his spare time.<br />
*Ser-g-geant Marshie's action figure box has the following labels:<br />
**A Marshmallow, Not a Cottonball!!<br />
**Creepier than Most!<br />
**A Green Helmet!!<br />
**His First Initial is 'M'! (A reference to [[Meet Marshie]], where [[Marshie]] introduces himself as "Capital M, and then 'arshie'!")<br />
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===Remarks===<br />
*You can get a Ser-G-Geant Marshie toy free by sending in ten dollars and twenty-five proofs of purchase. Assuming a typical cost of $2-3 a box, it would cost $60-85 to get the toy.<br />
**Since we know that the toy retails for [[$11.01]], each box of cereal would have to cost 4¢ (3¢ if sales tax automatically rounds up or is more than 16.6%) before this would be a deal, with an overall savings of one cent.<br />
**A realistic approach to save money can only be done if the actual cost to make the cereal (including all sales tax) is the same 4¢ less than the retail price (plus sales tax).<br />
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===Goofs===<br />
*The microphone attached to Silent Rip's helmet disappears momentarily after Crackotage drops the box of cereal.<br />
*Silent Rip and Fightgar's mouths aren't moving when shouting, "WE'RE SAVED!!"<br />
*When Gunhaver smacks the paper, he isn't touching it.<br />
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===Inside References===<br />
*The episode "Time to break...fast!" is written by [[A. Chimendez]].<br />
*Cheat Commandos...O's are made by [[Cheap as Free]] Foodstuffs.<br />
*The ridiculous brekfast is a [[Real-Live Foods|live-action food]] set.<br />
<br />
===Real-World References===<br />
*[[Cheat Commandos O's Cereal|Cheat Commandos...O's]] really aren't "O's", as Fightgar has noticed on the box. The cereal actually bears a striking resemblance to [[Wikipedia:Quaker Oats Company|Quaker's]] [[Wikipedia:Cap'n Crunch|Cap'n Crunch]], or possibly [[Wikipedia:Kellogg's|Kellogg's]] [[Wikipedia:Corn Pops|Corn Pops]].<br />
*"That guy who flies that plane!" may be a reference to the GI Joe comic book. When [[Wikipedia:Hasbro|Hasbro]] released the Phantom X-19 Stealth Fighter, they named the pilot Ghostrider without checking the copyrights. [[Wikipedia:Marvel Comics|Marvel Comics]] already had a [[Wikipedia:Ghost Rider (comics)|well established character]] of that name, so Hasbro was unable to use it in any publications. To circumvent this, the GI Joes in the comic could never remember his code name. Ghostrider never appeared in the cartoon for this reason.<br />
*The plane that Crackotage is flying is almost identical to the US Navy's F-14 Tomcat.<br />
**The primary GI Joe jet was the Skystriker, which was based on the F-14. <br />
*The Ser-g-geant Marshie character refers to any number of crossovers between figures in pop culture and G.I. Joe (or other 80's cartoonmercials) that culminated in the creation of action figures, notably [[Wikipedia:Sgt. Slaughter|Sergeant Slaughter]] of the [[Wikipedia:American Wrestling Association|AWA]]/[[Wikipedia:World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]] and [[Wikipedia:William Perry (football)|William "Refrigerator" Perry]] of the [[Wikipedia:Chicago Bears|Chicago Bears]]. Both of these also started out as mail-order characters.<br />
*The parachuting Blue Laser minions that appear after the grill explodes refers to the fact that no one ever actually died in a G.I. Joe cartoon, despite all the explosions and flying bullets. The enemies were always seen emerging bruised and shaken, but alive, from the wreckage.<br />
* The "Breakfast is Fundamental" at the beginning of the cartoon is a reference to "Reading is Fundamental" cartoons that used to be on on Saturday mornings.<br />
*On the Cheat Commandos...O's box, Gunhaver, Fightgar, and Crackotage stand around the cereal bowl in a similar fashion as how [[Wikipedia:Snap, Crackle and Pop|Snap, Crackle, and Pop]] do on boxes of [[Wikipedia:Rice Krispies|Rice Krispies]].<br />
*This is a parody of the numerous advertisements that included 80s cartoon characters peddling ridiculously sugary foodstuffs. [[Wikipedia:G. I. Joe|G.I. Joe]] itself was guilty of this with Purina's [http://www.yojoe.com/archive/nottoys/actionstarscereal.shtml G.I.Joe Action Stars].<br />
*The bowl and mug are [[Wikipedia:Corelle|Corelle Ware]]. The pattern is called [http://www.corelle.com/usr/Products/Thumbs/Showroom/butterfly_gold.jpg Butterfly Gold].<br />
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===Fast Forward===<br />
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*[[Green Helmets]] would become the expendable units of the Cheat Commando force in [[Let us give TANKS!]].<br />
*The Cereal box and the Marshie Figure later appeared in the Strong Bad Email [[specially marked]]. The phrase is changed to "These STILL aren't O's!" and the upper right hand corner reads "NOT NEW!".<br />
**There is also a Blue Laser Cereal in said Email called "Blue Laser Blasts"<br />
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== DVD Version ==<br />
*The DVD version features creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.<br />
=== Commentary Transcript ===<br />
('''Commentary by:''' [[Matt Chapman]], [[Mike Chapman]])<br />
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'''MIKE:''' A. Chimendez, the work that he's done, the work he's contributed to the medium of animated cartoons, about cereals and toys... it's huge! Enough can't be said. <br />
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'''MATT:''' I really like this song. I remember particularly proud of the song that's in the background right now. Which I think I call, I think the track is called "Written by A. Chimendez". I think that that's the name of it. A. Chimendez is tremendous. I'll tell you that right now. <br />
<br />
''{Mike laughs}''<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' So where do you think that camera is that just filmed...? <br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' One of the Blue Laser henchman is dressed up as a cactus. <br />
<br />
''{Mike laughs}''<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' He's just obviously holding a video camera on his shoulder, I think, filming Gunhaver. I remember that bothering me as a kid, even. I was being like, "Wait, so how does Cobra, how can Cobra see inside G.I. Joe's secret hideout? Like, why don't they see the guy holding the camera? And plus it would cut angles. Like they would have a whole six-camera setup inside G.I. Joe Headquarters that Cobra is doing a live production of.<br />
<br />
''{Mike laughs}''<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' So, uh... for this, we made a real box of the Cheat Commandos...O's cereal.<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' Right. We printed out that graphic and stuck it to a box of blueberry morning cereal from General Mills. Mike Mills' cereal company.<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' And I drank a glass of caramels that morning, too.<br />
<br />
''{Matt laughs}''<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' It was a "glass of caramels" morning, too. In addition to the blueberry morning.<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' Oooh... bust-ad. If you can listen&mdash;you can't really hear. Fightgar says "Cea-we-al".<br />
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'''MIKE:''' Cea-we-al.<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' ''{in Fightgar's voice}'' Cereal!<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Cea-we... I can do it too! Cea-we-al<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' Good. ''I'' can do it better. That explosion has since been replaced with a fantastic explosion in the Cheat Commandos layabout!<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' Look at Ser-g-geant Marshie.<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' Way creepier in this. I didn't think it was possible...<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' That little tongue thing he does!<br />
<br />
''{Both make intelligible Marshie screaming noises}''<br />
<br />
'''MIKE:''' ''{in Marshie's voice}'' I won't get you down easy!<br />
<br />
'''MATT:''' Marshie never gets me down easy, Mike. <br />
<br />
''{Mike laughs}''<br />
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===Fun Facts===<br />
<br />
*[[Wikipedia:Mike Mills|Mike Mills]] is the bass player for [[Wikipedia:R.E.M. (band)|R.E.M.]]<br />
*Blueberry Morning is a real cereal, but it is made by [[Wikipedia:Kraft Foods|Kraft]] through its Post Cereals division and not by [[Wikipedia:General Mills|General Mills]] as was stated in the commentary.<br />
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== External Links ==<br />
*[[HR:cheatcereal.html|watch "Cheat Commandos...O's"]]<br />
*[[HR:cheatcereal.swf|view the Flash file for "Cheat Commandos...O's"]]<br />
*[[Forum:135|forum thread re: "Cheat Commandos...O's"]]<br />
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[[Category:Toons]][[Category:Shorts]][[Category:Cheat Commandos]][[Category:Marshie Filmography]][[Category:DVD Commentary]]</div>99.144.169.163http://hrwiki.org/wiki/big_white_facebig white face2009-04-08T22:23:56Z<p>99.144.169.163: /* Inside References */</p>
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<div>{{sbenav|70}}<br />
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[[Image:sbemail70.PNG|thumb|Not the first time this has happened, today.]]<br />
<br />
Jen C. asks Strong Bad why he is so mean to the guy with the big white face and gray body.<br />
<br />
'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|The Poopsmith}}<br />
<br />
'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Field]], [[King of Town's Castle]]<br />
<br />
'''Computer:''' [[Compy 386]]<br />
<br />
'''Date:''' Monday, April 21, 2003<br />
<br />
'''Running Time:''' 2:51<br />
<br />
'''Page Title:''' Compy 086!!<br />
<br />
{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Two}}<br />
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== Transcript ==<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Hoo! Cha! Cheritiza! Hooritajuzu-duh-email!<br />
<br />
''{reading}''<br />
<br />
<blockquote class="compy email">Dear Strong Bad,<br /><br />
<br /><br />
Why are you so mean to the guy with<br /><br />
the big white face and gray body?<br /><br />
<br /><br />
Jen C from Millbrae , CA</blockquote><br />
<br />
''{Strong Bad sings "Dear Strong Bad" in a slightly high-pitched voice}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Big, white face and gray body?!? Who is she talking about? Hang on a second. <br />
<br />
''{types run "M4RZ1P4N"}'' <br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Is she talking about Marzipan? <br />
<br />
''{Marzipan's picture shows up on his computer}'' <br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' No, her head is... more like a baseball bat. <br />
<br />
''{types run "bu-hubs"}'' <br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Maybe Bubs? No. Bubs is definitely of the blue-headed persuasion. <br />
<br />
''{types run "undabite"}'' <br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Homestar's got the white head, but... his body's just kinda that red skirt. <br />
<br />
''{types run "no-neck"}'' <br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Strong Mad doesn't really have a head ''or'' a body. <br />
<br />
''{types run "dacheese"}'' <br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' The Cheat's physiology just plain baffles me. <br />
<br />
''{types run "mr.smith"}'' <br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Um, the Poopsmith? Oh, the Poopsmith! Why would she think he has a gray body? Maybe her monitor isn't calibrated right. Or maybe she's like... on one of those old black and white monitors. <br />
<br />
''{types run "[[b/w]]"; it converts his monitor to an old Macintosh layout}'' <br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' That's it! ''{tabs out of the Macintosh layout, starts typing}'' Yeah, maybe I am a little hard on that guy. I should do something nice for him.<br />
<br />
''{Strong Bad gets up, Strong Sad walks past}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG SAD:''' Just on my way to do some stuff... Oh! What's this say? ''{reads the email, mumbling}'' Finally! My come-uppance has arrived! I should go wait somewhere inconspicuous and act none the wiser.<br />
<br />
''{Cut to a screen of the Macintosh setup with the caption "A little while later..." with the wristwatch cursor on the screen. Then cut to The Field, where Strong Sad is standing.}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG SAD:''' Oh, nothing, nothing... <br />
<br />
''{Strong Bad starts walking past Strong Sad with a cake behind his back}'' <br />
<br />
'''STRONG SAD:''' Oh, hey, Strong Bad!<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, wiggidy-wiener.<br />
<br />
'''STRONG SAD:''' Did you have something you wanted to tell me?<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Ummm... you're the wiggidy-wiener?<br />
<br />
'''STRONG SAD:''' No, not that. What are you holding behind your back?<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Ummm... a single deuce? Doosh? ''{flips him the single deuce}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG SAD:''' No, your other back!<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Uhhh... cake for the Poopsmith? Doosh? ''{throws the cake in Strong Sad's face}'' Aww, look what you made me do! Now I gotta make The Cheat make me another cake. ''{walks off}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG SAD:''' I wish I could say that this is the first time this has happened to me. ''Today.''<br />
<br />
''{Back to the Mac screen, now reading "Another while later..." Cut to the Poopsmith and his pile of [[whatsit]]. Strong Bad walks up to him with another cake.}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, doodoo man! I just wanted to apologize for throwing that first cake at Strong Sad. I put some beans on it. You know. In case maybe you wanted beans on it. ''{The Poopsmith shrugs}'' I hope there's no hard feelings. <br />
<br />
''{The Poopsmith takes the cake}'' <br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Anyways, it really stinks over here, so, uhh... I'm—I'm gonna go. Enjoy the cake.<br />
<br />
''{Strong Bad walks off. The Poopsmith flinches when [[The Paper]] comes down. The Poopsmith pokes it with his shovel. The end is on a loop, so he does this about every 10 seconds}''<br />
<br />
== Easter Eggs ==<br />
[[Image:50cake.PNG|thumb|"Enjoy the cake."]]<br />
*Click on the image of [[The Cheat]] to check out [[Physiology of The Cheat|his physiology]].<br />
*At the end you can click on a bit of whatsit on The Poopsmith's shovel to [[Miscellaneous Downloads|download]] those Mac desktops as wallpaper.<br />
*Also at the end, you can click on the cake to see what it looks like. You can keep clicking on it to add toppings to it. The toppings are added in this order: fortune cookies, Chinese food (which looks like it might be [[General Tso's Chicken]]), [[grapes]], [[Wikipedia:Golden Grahams|Golden Grahams]] [[Breakfast Cereal|cereal]], ice cubes, lemon slices, and finally, a [[Swiss Cake Roll]] and the "50" candle from [[50 emails]].<br />
**The cake Easter egg will not work on some computers, probably because the cake is stored in a separate Flash file.<br />
**The cake reads: ''Sorry I threw that 1st cake at Strong Sad.'' There is a ''you'' that points at a caricature of the Poopsmith. There is a ''me'' that points to a caricature of Strong Bad.<br />
<br />
== Fun Facts ==<br />
===Trivia===<br />
*The first cake said, "Hey!! Poopsmith! Here's a cake!" However, the second cake (when zoomed in, not seen in the closeup) says, "Sorry for screwing up the jumble caper." ''(also see Inside References)''<br />
*The label on the disk in the floppy disk container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#world games|world games]]".<br />
<br />
===Remarks===<br />
*It's strange that Strong Bad says he's been hard on The Poopsmith, since in [[your friends]], he says he didn't harm The Poopsmith because, on account of The Poopsmith's profession, "his tolerance for pain's gotta be through the roof."<br />
*In the part where Strong Bad says, "Big, white face and gray body?!? Who is she talking about? Hang on a second...," he's actually typing it, meaning he's sending a reply. Unless he was thinking out loud, he should have said "you", not "she".<br />
*Even though Strong Bad has [[Lack of Visible Body Parts#Strong Bad's Nose|no visible nose]], he covers the area where his nose would be had he had one when he says "It really stinks over here..."<br />
*Strong Bad's theory that Jen C.'s monitor may not have been calibrated correctly can be applied to make [[Homestar Runner]] a viable person to apologize to as well as the Poopsmith and Strong Sad, and, were he to have continued, [[Homsar]], [[Coach Z]], [[the King of Town]], [[The Hornblower]], and many others.<br />
<br />
===Goofs===<br />
*Strong Bad's reflection is covered by the pictures.<br />
*Strong Sad's reflection isn't affected by contrast change.<br />
*The bottom of Strong Sad's reflection is cut off early at the Compy.<br />
*If the contrast is changed before the Mac desktop comes up, then the Mac desktop appears blue instead of grey.<br />
<br />
===Inside References===<br />
*"Sorry for screwing up the jumble caper" ''(see Trivia)'' is The Cheat's continued apology for ruining the [[caper]].<br />
*When Strong Sad asks what Strong Bad is holding behind his back, he says the Single Deuce, which is [[Pom Pom]]'s gesture from "[[the bird]]."<br />
*The Cheat's photo shows him smoking a pipe, as per his [[Smoking#The Cheat's smoking|nicotine habit]] seen in [[The Cheat's Smoking Challenge]] and [[Where's The Cheat?]] His addiction is later revisited in [[montage]].<br />
*When Strong Bad types out Marzipan's name ("M4RZ1P4N"), it is written in a form of [[Internet Slang|leet]].<br />
*The Poopsmith's second cake is another example of a [[concoction]].<br />
*In the Easter egg, the final addition to the cake includes the candle shaped as a 50, which was previously used on the cake in [[50 emails]]<br />
**The whole cake at the end, and all its toppings, is a [[Real-Live Foods|live-action food]].<br />
<br />
===Real-World References===<br />
*The email's page title says "Compy 086" instead of "Compy 386," and there's an icon on the black and white [[Wikipedia:Apple Macintosh|Mac]] desktop that says "Compy 086." This is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Intel 8086|Intel 8086]], the first 16-bit processor introduced by [[Wikipedia:Intel|Intel]]. Of course, Macs of that vintage ran on [[Wikipedia:Motorola 68000|Motorola 68000]] processors, not Intel processors. It may be inferred that Strong Bad was using either a screen simulator or fast-loading OS emulator because the OS is at the desktop immediately after Strong Bad's keystroke and is not shown booting.<br />
**One explanation of the "Compy 086" designation is that with the introduction of the 68020 processor, Motorola's processors were sometimes referred to by dropping the "68" and abbreviating their names to their last three digits - Macs were said to run on "020", "030" and "040" processors. It is reasoned that that is where the "0" in "086" may have come from in this email. <br />
**However, it should be noted that Apple officially pronounced the processor lines by their full generation names and by spelling out all the numbers in the names individually, (i.e. "six-eight-oh-two-oh, six-eight-oh-three-oh, six-eight-oh-four-oh"). Many Mac users followed that or a similar full pronunciation of the processor generation names (the other popular variant being "six-eighty-twenty, six-eighty-thirty, six-eighty-forty"), although for convenience the triple digit abbreviation was sometimes used in third-party product literature. In other words, the aforementioned triple digit abbreviation was not officially used by Apple to refer to the processors, nor was it necessarily used by many users.<br />
*The Mac desktop shown is most likely of a version of System 6 with Multi-Finder enabled, hence the application menu on the top right. It may be a release of System 5 instead, but that is unlikely since System 5 was replaced relatively quickly by System 6. However, it is clearly not a version of System 7 since, although it looked similar to its predecessors in B&W mode, the menubar lacks the Balloon Help icon found in System 7.<br />
*The Mac desktop has a floppy disk icon that reads [[Wikipedia:The Manhole|"The Manhole,"]] one of the first computer games by [[Wikipedia:Cyan Worlds|Cyan]], the company that would go on to make [[Wikipedia:Myst|Myst]].<br />
*Visible on the Mac's menu bar are a closed pair of eyes from the old Mac shareware program MyEyes. These eyes would open to follow the cursor around and blink periodically.<br />
*The Apple desktop has [[Wikipedia:Karateka|Karateka]] on it, a [[Wikipedia:Karate|karate]] combat game developed by [[Wikipedia:Jordan Mechner|Jordan Mechner]] in 1984. Karateka was popular in the 1980s, so we may again infer that this Macintosh environment is very old.<br />
<br />
===Fast Forward===<br />
*Strong Bad will later have a similar chant in the email [[funny]].<br />
<br />
== DVD Version ==<br />
*All of the Easter eggs are still viewable using either the angle button on your DVD remote or pressing down to find the bad graphics Strong Bad at the end of the email.<br />
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== External Links ==<br />
*[[HR:sbemail70.html|watch "big white face"]]<br />
*[[HR:sbemail70.swf|view the Flash file for "big white face"]]<br />
*[[HR:cake.swf|view the cake]]<br />
*[[HR:wallpapers/macbkgd2.gif|download the Mac desktop (800×600)]]<br />
*[[HR:wallpapers/macbkgd.gif|download the Mac desktop (1024×768)]]<br />
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{{Strong Bad Email}}<br />
[[Category:Compy 386 Emails]]</div>99.144.169.163http://hrwiki.org/wiki/50_emails50 emails2009-04-08T22:22:59Z<p>99.144.169.163: /* Inside References */</p>
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<div>{{sbenav|50}}<br />
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[[Image:sbemail50.PNG|thumb|"Hey, Strong Bad, I brought back your fondue pot."]]<br />
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In honor of his 50th email, Strong Bad tries to answer 50 emails, only to have Homestar unwittingly screw it up.<br />
<br />
'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Old-Timey Strong Bad}} (Easter egg), {{Film|The Sneak}} (Easter egg)<br />
<br />
'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Telegraph Room]] (Easter egg)<br />
<br />
'''Computer:''' [[Compy 386]]<br />
<br />
'''Date:''' Monday, November 11, 2002<br />
<br />
'''Running Time:''' 2:45<br />
<br />
'''Page Title:''' Lordy, Lordy! Look who's over there!<br />
<br />
{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc One}}<br />
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== Transcript ==<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Oh, girl, I want to email you so nice. ''{stops singing}'' All right, everybody. In honor of this, my 50th email, I've decided to answer 50 of your emails! Ready? Go! ''{hits enter}'' Number one:<br />
<br />
''{reading}''<br />
<br />
<blockquote class="email">Email #1<br /><br />
Dear strong bad,<br /><br />
Can you please write a book about<br /><br />
come-back jokes!<br /><br />
Mike<br /><br />
Canada</blockquote><br />
<br />
''{read as a question despite the exclamation mark}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' More like, ''you'' write a book about come-back jokes, ''NERD!'' ''{hits enter}'' Number two:<br />
<br />
''{reading}''<br />
<br />
<blockquote class="email">Email #2<br /><br />
Dear Stong Bad,<br /><br />
what are some cool ways to spell<br /><br />
different words? example, fat = phat<br /><br />
<br /><br />
matt</blockquote><br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, you mean like ''{types}'' strong = stong? ''{stops}'' You seem to like that one. Or how about this? matt = MATT!! ''{He types matt = DELETED!, and the following appears on the screen as the email is deleted:}''<br />
<br />
<blockquote class="email" style="background:#003893; text-align:center">MATT!!</blockquote><br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Number three:<br />
<br />
''{reading}''<br />
<br />
<blockquote class="email">Email #3<br /><br />
Strong Bad,<br /><br />
What is your favorite leg?<br /><br />
<br /><br />
Jess and Tiff<br /><br />
Los Angeles, CA</blockquote><br />
''{He stops at "Jess and Tiff"}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Well, I like all kinds of legs. You know, like the Great Leg... the Leg of Hope... Tape-Leg? ''{the phone rings}'' Oh, man! I was on a roll! Don't nobody go nowheres, I'll be right back. <br />
<br />
''{He walks offscreen and answers the phone}'' <br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen)'' Hello? Yeah, this is me.<br />
<br />
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{offscreen}'' Strong Bad!<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{on the phone}'' I dunno, what kind of savings?<br />
<br />
''{Homestar Runner walks in carrying a fondue pot}''<br />
<br />
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey Strong Bad, I brought back your fondue pot. Strong Bad? ''{He looks around, and then sees the computer}'' Whoa. That TV has words on it. <br />
<br />
''{Homestar sits down at the computer and re-reads the email}'' <br />
<br />
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Strong Bad, what is your favorite leg? Jess and Tiff. ''{Stops reading}'' Um, ''{typing}'' Hey Crapface! Why dontcha blow it out your ear. Your buddy, Strong Bad. ''{enter}'' Oh, another one!<br />
<br />
''{reading}''<br />
<br />
<blockquote class="email" style="background-image:none">Email #4<br /><br />
Dear Strong Bad<br /><br />
How do you type with gloves on<br /><br />
your hands?<br /><br />
<br /><br />
Scott<br /><br />
Surrey BC Canada</blockquote><br />
<br />
''{Homestar does not read the signature.}''<br />
<br />
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, even ''I'' know what to do with this one. ''{types}'' BALEETED! ''{hits enter, nothing happens}'' Wha&mdash;? Oh. Umm... ''{types}'' DELTEATED! ''{enter, nothing happens}'' No? Uhh...<br />
<br />
''{Cut to Strong Bad talking on the phone}''<br />
<br />
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{offscreen}'' Del Taco?<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' No, they're more like elephant feet. Yeah. So what do you think, like, 50 bucks? Sounds good. ''{Whispers}'' I'll leave the key under the at-may.<br />
<br />
''{Back to the Compy 386. Homestar has typed in many, many words that he believes to be "deleted", but none of them do anything.}''<br />
<br />
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' What is that stupid word? <br />
<br />
''{He types in "da cheated" and hits enter. The Compy plays its start up noise and the blue "Flagrant System Error" screen comes up. It reads:}''<br />
<br />
<blockquote class="email" style="background:#455fd8; text-align:center">FLAGRANT SYSTEM ERROR<br /><br />
<br /><br />
The system is down. I dunno what <br /><br />
you did, moron, but you sure <br /><br />
screwed everything up good.</blockquote><br />
<br />
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Uh-oh. This does not look good for Homestar Runner.<br />
<br />
''{Cut back to Strong Bad on the phone}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Okay. Bye!<br />
<br />
''{He hangs up and walks off. Cut back to the computer}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Okay. Back to the 50 emails. <br />
<br />
''{He sits down. There's a piece of paper over the monitor with a Windows error window titled "This is real." It reads:}''<br />
<div style="background:#E1E1E1; border:3px solid black; width:505px; margin-left: 2em; padding: 8px; font-weight: bolder"><br />
<div style="background:#03C; color:white; border:3px solid black; padding:6px; font-size:125%">This is real.</div><br />
{| style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; background: none"<br />
| style="padding-bottom:10px; width:17%" | [[Image:Warning-gray.png]]<br />
| style="width:80%; font-size:140%; text-align:center; padding:10px; line-height:120%" | System report:<br />
|}<br />
<div style="font-size:140%; text-align:center; border-top:2px solid black; padding-left:18px; padding-top:18px; padding-right:18px; padding-bottom:6px; line-height:120%">Everything is fine. Nothing<br>is ruined.</div><br />
<div style="border:3px solid black; margin: 0 auto; width: 135px; padding: 4px"><br />
<div style="border:2px dashed black; text-align:center; font-size:135%; padding: 0px; width: 130px" class="noul blocklink"><div style="margin: -9px"><span style="color:black; display:block; padding: 13px">ok</span></div></div><br />
</div><br />
</div><br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{reading}'' Everything is fine. Nothing is ruined. Oh, that's good to hear. Let's just&mdash; Wait a minute! ''{he tears off the paper and sees the blue screen}'' Wha... Flagrant Error? What the... Where did all my emails go?<br />
<br />
''{[[The Paper]] comes down.}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' WHAT?!? The paper?! This isn't over yet! Go back up, go back up! <br />
<br />
''{Strong Bad swats at The Paper and then tries to hold it up off the screen}'' <br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Wait, wait! I think I can remember some of those emails! Uh, "Dear Strong Bad, why are you so awesome? Yours truly, Dumpface." Well, Dumpface, it's a long story. It all started with The Cheat one day when he was going down to the...<br />
<br />
''{The screen, and Strong Bad's voice, slowly fade out. A paper plate with a Swiss Cake Roll with a "50" candle on it fades in. The Paper comes down again.}''<br />
<br />
== Easter Eggs ==<br />
[[Image:Comeback.PNG|thumb|More like, ''YOU'' write a book about comeback jokes, ''NERD!!'']]<br />
*When Strong Bad types the word "book," you can click on it and bring up a picture of [[More Like You Write A Book About Come-back Jokes, NERD!!|Strong Bad's idea]] of this book.<br />
*At the end, click on the "50th email [[Swiss Cake Roll]]" to see an [[Old-Timey]] Strong Bad cartoon.<br />
:''{A title screen reading "Strong Bad and The Electronic Message" appears. Cut to Old-Timey Strong Bad reading a telegram. A "[[No Loafing Sign|Loafing Not Permitted]]" sign can be seen in the background.}''<br />
<blockquote class="email" style="background-image:none;border:2px solid black;background:#cccccc;color:#000">Dear Sir Strong Bad stop<br /><br />
How do you manage the telegramophone whilst<br /><br />
wearing gentleman's sport gloves? stop<br /><br />
<br />
signed, Lord Elsington Hallstingdingdingworth<br /></blockquote><br />
:'''OLD-TIMEY STRONG BAD:''' Curses! This is all anyone ever asks me. ''{manning the telegraph}'' You buffoon! Stop. You...carpetbagger. Stop. I'll give you what for!<br />
:''{The Sneak walks onscreen}''<br />
:'''OLD-TIMEY STRONG BAD:''' The Sneak! How was that? I told that poor sap I'd give him what for! Yes... now go and steal me fresh jam!<br />
:''{The Sneak scurries off}''<br />
<br />
== Fun Facts ==<br />
===Explanations===<br />
*When Old-Timey Strong Bad responds to Lord Elsington Hallstingdingdingworth in the Easter egg, he calls him a "carpetbagger." A [[Wikipedia:carpetbagger|carpetbagger]] is actually a post-Civil War term for a Northerner moving to the South after the war to get rich or gain power.<br />
*When Strong Bad says, "I'll leave the key under the at-may," he is speaking [[Wikipedia:Pig Latin|Pig Latin]]. "At-may" would mean "mat."<br />
<br />
===Trivia===<br />
*This is another instance of [[Strong Bad checking more than one email]].<br />
*The title of the page may be a reference to the phrase "Lordy, Lordy! Look who's forty!" which is usually used on someone's 40th birthday, even though this is Strong Bad's 50th email.<br />
*The phone ringing sound effect is "ringin.wav", from the Microsoft system sounds included in Windows 95 through Windows XP.<br />
*The label on the disk in the floppy disk container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#tongue of the fatman|tongue of the fatman]]".<br />
*The date on the telegram is "11th/x4/29..".<br />
*This is the first email in which the "[[DELETED]]" screen is shown on the Compy (However, The deleted Screen read "MATT" instead of The Actual "DELETED"). The background is blue, whereas it was green on the [[Tandy 400]].<br />
*This is the first instance of [[The Paper]] coming down more than once.<br />
*This is the first appearance of [[Strong Bad's Fondue Pot]].<br />
<br />
===Remarks===<br />
*It is strange that Homestar calls the computer screen a "TV [that] has words on it," yet he immediately knows he can type a response to the email.<br />
*The telegram received by Old-Timey Strong Bad has an incomplete [[Wikipedia:Boolean algebra|boolean]] [[Wikipedia:truth table|truth table]] in the upper right corner.<br />
*In the Easter egg, Old-Timey Strong Bad fails to end his telegram with a 'stop'.<br />
*You can't click The Paper when it first comes down.<br />
*On most DOS versions it is impossible to have filenames on both the left and right side of the screen.<br />
*When Strong Bad jumps off his stool and The Geddup noise is made, his stool doesn't move.<br />
<br />
===Goofs===<br />
*As Homestar sits down in front of the Compy, his darkened reflection appears in front of the wall.<br />
*When Homestar is talking while reading/answering an email, his lips' movements and the movements in the reflection are not in sync.<br />
*Telegrams are always typed in upper case. They also never use any punctuation, hence the word STOP at the end of each sentence.<br />
*Morse Code uses anywhere from one to four strokes per letter or punctuation mark. Therefore, Old Timey Strong Bad's response telegram, while not expected to be perfectly accurate, is indeed way off.<br />
*Three different shades of blue were used for the system error screen (each of which were a different shade from the "MATT" screen). The color changes from a bright blue to a duller blue as Strong Bad is sitting back down.<br />
<br />
===Glitches===<br />
*When you adjust the contrast while Homestar is at the computer, his reflection isn't affected.<br />
*When Strong Bad says "Matt" while typing "DELETED", his reflection appears above the Compy for a moment.<br />
*When you adjust the contrast on the "Flagrant System Error" screen, the text changes color rather than the background.<br />
*When Strong Bad is talking before he answers the first email you can hear a low pitched hum. For the rest of the email, the pitch is higher.<br />
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===Inside References===<br />
*Strong Bad starts his email checking by saying, "Ready? Go!" This is a reference to [[spring cleaning]], when he said that to start his spring cleaning.<br />
*When he responds to Email #3 ("What is your favorite leg?"), Strong Bad mentions tape-leg. This is a reference to [[tape-leg]], one of his past emails, and represents yet another [[Tape-leg|inside joke]] of the Homestar Universe.<br />
*The phrase "The system is down" is from [[techno]].<br />
*The "[[How do you type with boxing gloves on?]]" and "[[DELETED]]" running gags play a prominent role in this email.<br />
*Right before Strong Bad hangs up the phone, you can see it is [[Disconnected Telephones|not connected to anything]].<br />
*This is another instance of [[Strong Bad's computer malfunctioning]].<br />
*This is another instance of the common misspelling "[[Stong Bad]]".<!--note that this says "Stong", not "Strong"--><br />
*The Swiss Cake Roll at the end is a [[Real-Live Foods|live-action food]].<br />
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===Real-World References===<br />
*The blue "Flagrant System Error" screen is a spoof of the [[Wikipedia:Microsoft Windows|Windows 9x]] [[Wikipedia:Blue Screen of Death|blue screen of death]].<br />
*In the Old-Timey Strong Bad Easter egg, Strong Bad ends his emails with the word "stop". Back when telegrams were used, most people used "stop" instead of a period.<br />
*The telegram in the top left corner says "X-11ish". [[Wikipedia: X Window System|X11]] is a windowing system for Unix-like computer systems.<br />
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===Fast Forward===<br />
*"Diggity", one of Homestar's attempts at "DELETED" (see below), appears in Strong Bad's deletion song in [[unused emails]] and [[car]].<br />
*"De la soul", another attempt to say "DELETED", is sung by [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Brainkrieg|Brainkrieg]] in the email [[death metal]].<br />
*The "Flagrant System Error" screen appears again in [[virus]] and (as "Flamboyant System Error") in [[Biz Cas Fri 1]].<br />
*The fake Windows system report appears again in [[The System is Down]], [[Not the 100th Email!!!]], and on [[Main Page 22]].<br />
*Homestar would eventually say "DELETED" correctly in [[retirement]], when he helps Strong Bad delete an email harder than ever before. <br />
*When Strong Bad is on the phone, he may be talking about poachers offering money for [[Strong Sad]]'s "[[Soolnds|elephant feet]]". Strong Sad mentions this in [[modeling]].<br />
*The Swiss Cake Roll and "50" candle appear again in [[big white face]] on top of the cake in the Easter egg at the end.<br />
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===Homestar's attempts at [[DELETED]]===<br />
<blockquote class="email" style="background-image:none;width:150px"><br />
a> BALEETED!<br /><br />
a> DELTEATED!<br /><br />
a> Del Taco?<br /><br />
</blockquote><br />
<blockquote class="email" style="background-image:none"><br />
<table class="emaillinks" style="color:#fff;background:none;width:100%"><br />
<autocolumn cols="2" width="50%"><br />
a> freaky D'td<br /><br />
a> chadeated<br /><br />
a> deedleated<br /><br />
a> meathead?<br /><br />
a> dltd<br /><br />
a> duh lee ted<br /><br />
a> teeteeted<br /><br />
a> [[bubs]]<br /><br />
a> diddley dee<br /><br />
a> repeated<br /><br />
a> 733t3d<br /><br />
a> 3-D movie<br /><br />
a> del monte<br /><br />
a> ddddddd<br /><br />
a> [[The Cheat|da cheated]]<br /><br />
a> [[Diggity|diggity]]<br /><br />
a> beefeated<br /><br />
a> stupid word<br /><br />
a> believe it<br /><br />
a> received it<br /><br />
a> stratego<br /><br />
a> 3TDted<br /><br />
a> seabed<br /><br />
a> whitebread<br /><br />
a> open sesame<br /><br />
a> marie<br /><br />
a> hello<br /><br />
a> de la soul<br /><br />
a> geleted<br /><br />
a> feeted<br /><br />
</autocolumn><br />
</table><br />
</blockquote><br />
[[Image:Stupid word.png|thumb|300px|"What is that stupid word?"]]<br />
*Some of the commands Homestar tries are references. Some are more obvious than others: <br />
**"733t3d" &mdash; A reference to [[Internet Slang|Leetspeak]], a variation of language used on the Internet where letters are replaced by numbers or symbols. While this is probably meant to say "leeted," it actually says "teeted."<br />
**"beefeated" &mdash; The [[Wikipedia:Yeomen Warders|Yeomen Warders]] of the [[Wikipedia:Tower of London|Tower of London]] are popularly known as Beefeaters. Beefeater is also a widely available brand of gin.<br />
**"bubs" &mdash; [[Bubs]], not otherwise mentioned or referenced in the email.<br />
**"de la soul" &mdash; [[Wikipedia:De La Soul|De La Soul]] is a hip-hop group made of Posdnous, Trugoy, and P.A. Mase. They are best known for their groundbreaking 1989 debut album ''[[Wikipedia:3 Feet High and Rising|3 Feet High and Rising]]''. Their second album, ''[[Wikipedia:De La Soul is Dead|De La Soul is Dead]]'' is on [[Matt Chapman]]'s favorite album list.<br />
**"del monte" &mdash; An American [http://www.delmonte.com/ produce company].<br />
**"Del Taco?" &mdash; [[Wikipedia:Del Taco|Del Taco]] is a fast food chain that sells American and Mexican food.<br />
**"dltd" &mdash; Text message speak for "deleted".<br />
**"meathead?" &mdash; This is probably referring to a catch phrase from the 1970s sitcom ''[[Wikipedia:All in the Family|All in the Family]]'' in which [[Wikipedia:Archie Bunker|Archie Bunker]] called his son-in-law [[Wikipedia:Michael Stivic|Mike]] "Meathead."<br />
**"open sesame" &mdash; Famous words from the tale ''[[Wikipedia:Ali Baba|Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves]]''.<br />
**"stratego" &mdash; [[Wikipedia:Stratego|Stratego]] is a board game.<br />
**"whitebread" &mdash; Another example of Homestar's [[Bread|bread obsession]].<br />
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==DVD Version==<br />
*The "Comeback joke book" Easter egg is disabled.<br />
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== External Links ==<br />
*[[HR:sbemail50.html|watch "50 emails"]]<br />
*[[HR:sbemail50.swf|view the Flash file for "50 emails"]]<br />
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[[Image:Sbemailiarized!.png|thumb|Never mind new sbemails! It's Sbemailiarized Entertainment!]]<br />
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Strong Bad answers the question, "What separates a [[Strong Bad Email]] from a regular cartoon?" Apparently, not that much!<br />
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'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{film|Strong Bad}}, {{film|Homestar Runner}}, {{film|Coach Z}}, {{film|Mike Chapman}}, {{film|Matt Chapman}}, {{film|The Cheat}}, [[Drive-Thru Whale]]<br />
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'''Places:''' [[Smoky Office]], [[Computer Room]], [[The Athletic Field]], [[The Field]], [[The Moon]]<br />
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'''Date:''' Monday, March 30, 2009<br />
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'''Running Time:''' 2:46<br />
<br />
'''Page Title:''' Terminal D6!!<br />
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==Transcript==<br />
''{the loading screen for Lappy emails appears}''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Never mind new sbemails! It's Sbemailiarized Entertainment! ''{the logo for "Sbemailiarized Entertainment&trade; &copy; &reg; LLC,,. Esq." appears. A note plays as each intellectual property symbol is added}''<br />
<br />
''{Cut to Strong Bad sitting in [[Le Restige]], in the smoky office. He has his head turned, to face the camera from a side view of the chair}''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' Hi. Yeah, it's Strong Bad. ''{camera swings to a frontal shot of the chair}'' This-a one time people ask me, "What separates the men from the boys? ''{camera gets in closer}'' The wheat from the chaff? ''{zoom in even closer}'' The sbemails from the other cartoons?" ''{camera returns to original side view position}'' And I told them: "Not all that much!"<br />
<br />
''{A line graph appears, titled "the "difference"". The red line represents "other cartoons", and the blue "sbemails". It spans from 2003 to 2009.}''<br />
<br />
'''VOICES:''' Oooh!<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Watch as I sbemailiarize myself with this classic cartoon!<br />
<br />
''{Static cut to Strong Bad in front of the Tandy 400. An email is on screen:}''<br />
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<blockquote class="tandy email"> Dear Strongbad,<br><br />
Coach Z talks real funney.<br><br />
-Jimty,<br><br />
St. Pod</blockquote><br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing; talking in a forced, acting voice}'' Jimty??!! That's a weird name! And you misspelled funny. Let's cut to Coach Z!!<br />
<br />
''{cut to a scene from [[A Jorb Well Done]], with Coach Z talking to Homestar}''<br />
<br />
'''COACH Z:''' I uh, I say you did a great ''jorb'' out there.<br />
<br />
''{Cut back to the Tandy}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing; speaking as before}'' I cam'b deven umberstand wum that guy's sane! Zee you nezz dime!<br />
<br />
''{[[The Paper]] comes down, in the old one-line style message}''<br />
<br />
''{Static cut back to Strong Bad}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' See? I turned that old cra<!--sic-->toon into a Strong Bad Email! ''{turns to the side and puts his hand aside of his mouth}'' The secret is this: We take a classic cartoon, ''{a blue screen with the words "THE SECRET! Shhh!" at the bottom falls over the scene. An orange box with old-style Homestar jumping appears}'' and bookend it with my snarky wagglehead ''{orange boxes with pictures of Strong Bad and the text "snark snark!" slide in and squish the Homestar box, then settle in place. The pictures of Strong Bad's head bobs back and forth.}'' and an old computer! ''{pull out to show the screen on the Lappy}'' ''{the disk load sound plays}''<br />
<br />
''{Cut back to Strong Bad}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' It's not a rerun ''or'' a cop-out! It's Sbemailiarized Entertainment! ''{The Sbemailiarized Entertainment&trade; &copy; &reg; LLC,,. GQ logo again appears. A note plays as each intellectual property symbol is added}''<br />
<br />
''{Cut to Mike and Matt Chapman sitting in a room with wood paneling. A television and an Atari console sit between them. "THE CREATORS" is displayed in yellow above them. Matt is shaking his head angrily at Mike.}''<br />
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'''MIKE CHAPMAN:''' I can safely say: This is the future of Strong Bad Emails! ''{gestures toward camera}'' I can't wait to stop working&mdash;start working on ''them''!<br />
<br />
'''MATT CHAPMAN:''' ''{suddenly stands up, knocking the word "CREATORS" offscreen}'' ''{angrily}'' This is ''the'' worst idea you've&mdash;!!<br />
<br />
''{Small blip, and cut back to Strong Bad}''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' Remember the one with that whale thing? ''{an inset showing a clip from [[Drive-Thru]] appears on the left}'' That crap made no sense, right? Well, that's because ''I'' wasn't there to tell you why things were funny!<br />
<br />
''{Cut to Strong Bad typing on a greenish computer, the [[Terminal D6]]}''<br />
<br />
<blockquote class="compy email" style="border:4px solid #B9D79D;color:#D2FFD2">Hey Strong Bad,<br><br />
Man, those drive-thru speaker things<br><br />
sure are hard to understand. Will you<br><br />
cut to a scene of you talking to one?<br><br />
&mdash;Shandy</blockquote><br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Drive-thru? More like drivel-thru if you ask me. I mean, this is a fast food exchange we're having here. There's only like, ten things you could possibly be saying and I ''still'' can't understand you.<br />
<br />
''{Cut to a scene from Drive-Thru, with Strong Bad and The Cheat facing the Drive-Thru Whale}''<br />
<br />
'''DRIVE-THRU WHALE:''' Nine-seventeen, sever your leg please, sir.<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Could you repeat that? ''{Shakes head}'' I thought you just asked me to sever my leg. ''{Strong Bad shakes his leg as he says this}''<br />
<br />
'''DRIVE-THRU WHALE:''' Sever your leg, please. It's the greatest day.<br />
<br />
''{Cut back to Strong Bad at the greenish computer}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' See Shandy? Now it's social satire and not just some weird crap that you watch. See you next time!<br />
<br />
''{Static cut back to Strong Bad in the chair}''<br />
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'''STRONG BAD:''' And it doesn't just apply to cartoons in which I can't understand what people are saying! ''{lowers eyelids, speaks dryly}'' Which there seems to be an abundance of. ''{normal again}'' Why, you could sbemailiarize just about anything!<br />
<br />
''{Cut to [[Main Page 1]], with the old style What's New buttons and only 10 main pages. A lonely wind whistle sound effect plays throughout.}''<br />
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'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Toons! ''{the spaceship opens}''<br />
<br />
''{Cut to the Tandy}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' And that's why Homestar is able to breathe in the vacuum of space, Devon. Thanks for a&mdash; ''{record scratch, scene darkens and tilts}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And just watch me&mdash;<br />
<br />
''{Cut to a live action video of a hamburger}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' &mdash;go to work on this hambroiger!<br />
<br />
''{After a couple seconds, a Strong Bad figurine falls onto the burger with a splat}''<br />
<br />
''{The Paper comes down}''<br />
<br />
''{Cut back to Strong Bad once again}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Wow! That totally didn't work! ''{turns to face front again}'' Sbemailiarized Entertainment.<br />
<br />
''{The logo appears, sans copyright marks, and the scene behind it fades to black}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Yeah Yeah, No, Yeah! ''{these words appear beneath the logo as Strong Bad says them}''<br />
<br />
'''ANNOUNCER:''' ''{voiceover}'' Sbemailiarized Entertainment: Coming soon to the rest of 2009! ''{"*Coming soon to the rest of 2009" appears in the corner. The back button appears}''<br />
<br />
''{After a few moments, the "coming soon" message fades, and cuts to Strong Bad typing at the Lappy}''<br />
<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' So that's how you could do some kinda sbemail parody, 4th wall type thing, Greggy. I think it'd be a big hit! People would be all confused like, "Wait, did he really mean it? Or did he really, ''really'' mean it?" ''{the second "really" is typed in waving, green letters}'' You know like, "Am I watching him? Or is he watching me?" Up is down! Taft is white! And hremails are sbemails! Uhhh, can you say ''{high pitched}'' mindblow?<br />
<br />
''{Cut back to the logo}''<br />
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==Fun Facts==<br />
===Explanations===<br />
*In the [[email thunder]] commentary included on [[strongbad_email.exe Disc Six]], Matt Chapman informed Mike that he planned to discontinue Strong Bad Email. It was never confirmed whether or not he was joking.<br />
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===Trivia===<br />
*When this toon was released, the [[Main Page Messages|main page button]] read "new strong bad email", but changed to "new strong bad email?" when scrolled over.<br />
*This is the first time [[The Brothers Chaps]] have appeared as themselves on the website.<br />
*The mockup of [[Main Page 1]] has only ten Main Page buttons in the corner, and the "What's New" cycles between "new toons menu", "new cartoon!", "another homepage", and "more messages". The buttons on the left are all drawn in the newer style, but the "What's New" button is done in an older, plainer style. Additionally, the "What's New" button is the only one on the page that responds to the mouse cursor.<br />
*Matt Chapman is wearing [[Chuck Taylor All-Stars]].<br />
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===Remarks===<br />
*Each time The Paper comes down during the toon, the "Email Strong Bad" link works.<br />
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===Goofs===<br />
*Strong Bad misspells "breathe" as "breath". <!-- Pay attention to his pronunciation of the word. --><br />
*The left and the lower brims of the [[Tandy]] screen glow as if not fitted in perfectly.<br />
<br />
===Inside References===<br />
*The list of trademarks and acronyms in the show's name includes [[LLC,,.]]<br />
*The image of Homestar jumping is from [[A Jumping Jack Contest]].<br />
*The Brothers Chaps have an [[Atari 2600]] sitting between them.<br />
*Mike Chapman is wearing a [[Bear holding a Shark]] [[Store T-Shirts#tshirt_bear-shark|T-shirt]].<br />
*Strong Bad calling the other videos "cartoons" and Matt Chapman knocking the word "CREATORS" offscreen are examples of [[Fourth Wall Break]]s, which Strong Bad acknowledges when he calls this toon a "4th Wall [[Type]] Thing".<br />
*The Strong Bad [[Collectible Figurine]] lands in the [[Burgers|hamburger]].<br />
*Strong Bad's pronunciation of "hamburger" is an example of [["Er" pronounced as "Oi"]].<br />
*The burger is a great example of a [[Real-Live Foods|live-action food]].<br />
*Strong Bad mentions [[Greg|Greggy]] as the writer of the email.<br />
*Strong Bad mentions [[Hremails]].<br />
*Strong Bad previously said "See you next time!" at the end of [[bike thief]].<br />
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===Real-World References===<br />
*The first time the logo appears, the run of trademarks and abbreviations ends with "Esq."; the second time, this is replaced with "GQ". ''[[Wikipedia:Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:GQ|GQ]]'' are both men's magazines.<br />
*"Taft" likely refers to [[president]] [[Wikipedia:William Howard Taft|William Howard Taft]].<br />
*"See, Shandy?" is likely a reference to sea shanties.<br />
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===Fast Forward===<br />
*Two days later, the Homestar Runner intro would be [[April Fool 09|"Sbemailiarized"]] for April Fool's Day. The men's magazine gag would be continued with [[Wikipedia:FHM|FHM]].<br />
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==External Links==<br />
*[[HR:sbemailiarized.html|watch "Sbemailiarized!"]]<br />
*[[HR:sbemailiarized.swf|view the Flash file for "Sbemailiarized!"]]<br />
*[[Forum:15213|Forum thread re: "Sbemailiarized!"]]<br />
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