Talk:alternate universe
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Fourth Wall
OW! My fourth wall! Anonny-5:36 WST
You don't say! -DumDe
Now we have an excuse in case there are made-up characters in the "real" HR universe... it's because Homestar was trying to make a real fruit smoothie! —BazookaJoe 17:08, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
- It was Homestar's fault all along. >.> - Joshua 18:08, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
That's the second biggest stretch I've ever seen!
Would you believe I nearly added that "This is about... the second or third to worst contest I ever heard of." as a Get Smart reference? Luckily it missed the article by this much. --phlip TC 09:48, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
The Last SBEMail?
Perhaps I'm jumping the gun, but given the song at the end, and the length and "recurring characters" show... anyone else think that the one who suggested a while back that SBEMail #150 might be the last of them is correct? I hope not, but if it *is*, it's quite a sendoff. I particularly liked this one. -YK
10:18, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
Why would The Paper tell us to send Strong Bad more emails if it was the last?--DumDe 10:34, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
I was a little worried too. But coming to think of it, TBC are doing it for a living right? So they probably won't blow up their source of income. Cisz 12:52 CET, 04-04-06
wahhh
csours 
11:00, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
Dudes.... this is the 150th email. Of course they're doing something special for it. --King Nintendoid 15:28, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
Plus guys, SB is going to update to an inkjet printer in 23 emails, although he might not considering it's been more than two years since he proposed changes to Strong Badia. -
Sluggy42(Talk|Cont.) 17:13, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
voip
why this went away?
voip csours 13:39, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
Anybody know whether or not VoIP is or should be considered for a running gag? I know it has also appeared in TGS (#1, I think), but I can't think of anything else. GillanTheVillain 15:23, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
Da Huuuuudge
This is the first time we hear da huuuudge talk or speak. Okay with that, yeah? Homfrog 11:47, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
Wow...
Loved it. I am a sucker for big-scale reunion bits. Just yesterday I was reading the Twin Characters page and thinking, "I wonder if we'll ever see Strong Bad go back in time and coexist with Old-Timey Strong Bad?". — Bill (Talk | contribs) 12:09, 4 April, 2006 (UTC) (left unsigned)
- This has now replaced rock opera as my favorite email of all-time. It pretty much more than made up for the April Fool's prank(s). — Has Matt? (talk) 12:36, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
What it is, my Doge?
Is it worth mentioning that Doge was the title of the rulers of Venice or Genoa? Silly Dan 12:39, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
- Probably not. The word was previously used in Biz Cas Fri 1 and was removed from that toon's page as a fact. — Has Matt? (talk) 12:42, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
Total Load
I wonder what the "TOTAL LOAD" is (one of the ingredients of Homestar's "real fruit smoothie"). Is it whey protein, or some similar nutritional supplement? At least, that's what the container looks like to me. 
Trey56 14:03, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
I think it's Mayonaise, for some unknown reason.. --Coach J 14:40, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
- Mayonnaise? No, given the context and its appearance, I think it is clearly meant to represent a tub of weight-gain protein powder such as you would find at GNC or a high-priced gym. I'm intrigued by the "Total Load" label, though. As far as I can tell, this is not an actual brand name—I'd be surprised if it were. But the phrase sounds familiar, like it was an insult somebody used... somewhere... sometime... --TheNicestGuy 15:25, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
- Perhaps you were thinking of Jeffery Parsons' work on sediment delivered to the mouth of a river. ;) Trey56 15:38, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
- Perhaps you were thinking of Jeffery Parsons' work on sediment delivered to the mouth of a river. ;)
- Nah, I was probably thinking of the combined impedances of speaker drivers wired in series. Or more likely, I was thinking of one of the death messages from Space Quest III: "Thanks, you've been a real pantload." --TheNicestGuy 16:24, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
- Or maybe "Man, Strong Sad, that's a real load right there. A real load!"... --phlip TC 16:26, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
Made-Up Strong Bad Animals
Anybody find it strange they would use TWO of the Made-Up Strong Bad Animals (Sterrence and Da Huuuuuudge), yet have no mention of the Monstrosity, Deep Sea Fangly Fish, The Red Steckled Elbermung, etc. I guess they really liked Da Huuuuuudge or something. ⇔Thunderbird⇔ 16:22, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
- Well, how can you not like Da Huuuuuudge? --DorianGray
- The El Pardack and Red Steckled Elbermung were just pictures, so I don't think they had much of a chance. As for the others... I guess we didn't need too many variations from a single email. A single zoo scene with them all would've been great, though. - Joshua 18:11, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
Coach Z's Voice
Did anyone else think Coach Z's voice was off in this cartoon? -Ben Mo
- Not really; I think he's just supposed to sound really freaked out/panicked in that scene... it's pretty similar to how he sounded when he thought he "killed" Strong Sad in Folky Tales. -
Saturn 16:48, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
Music
"The music in the Strong Badman comic is from action figure."
Wasn't it also reused in suntan, and should this be noted?The Lyrical Wondermind 16:38, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
Senor Cardgage Fishing Easter Egg-- Connection?
The odd "echo" sound effect heard in the fishing easter egg is also used in the first episode of the mockumentary TV series "Fishing with John", by actor/musician John Lurie.
I'm assuming that this is a stock sound effect, and simply a coincidence. To my knowledge, the similarities end with the sound itself and "fishing". But as a fan of both homestarrunner.com and Fishing with John, it made me laugh.
Fishing with John seems like the kind of indie/cult television show that could be referenced by HSR, though.
Anyone else think of this?
- C
- Well, the same sound effect was used in the "Fishing with Coach Z" segment in lures & jigs, I'd say it was probably intentional (check out the commentary transcript for that email). -
Saturn
Haha! That's so awesome. I haven't viewed lures & jigs since before I got my hands on Fishing with John.
- C
- The scene also seems similar to the fisherman from Peasant's Quest.
No Little Strong Bad
Not only is their no PBTC Strong Bad, but there isn't any Little Strong Bad, from flashback and highschool
- Atari Strong Bad is missing as well, as are any self portraits of him in Teen Girl Squad. Four of the made up animals are vacant also. - Joshua 18:12, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
- And plus, there's no Strongbadiophage. Trelawney
List of missing Variations
- PBTC - Not even made up by Strong Bad, made up by the Cheat.
- Little Strong Bad and Baby Strong Bad - It was an alternate reality machine, not a time machine.
- Made-Up Strong Bad Animals - Just Sterrence would have made more sense, but I guess they liked Da Huuuudge enough to represent him too.
- Atari Strong Bad - All video games represented by Vector.
- Self Portraits, Drawings, Etc - They aren't supposed to be alive or anything, just a portrait.
- Strongbadiophage - Yeah, he could have been there. But also represented by Teenage Strong Bad.
Seems like there's plausible reasons for missing variations by my viewpoint. ⇔Thunderbird⇔ 19:03, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
USA For Africa
The concept of them all singing together seems to be similar to USA for Africa, where they got together pop music superstars and had them sing together to raise money to help the poor in Africa. Their most notable song was "We Are the World".
- Yeah I agree. I think the reference was pretty obvious and I was surprised to not find it in the Real-World Refrences section already.
Universe Creator
You know, most of the universes Strong Bad visited were fantasies that he was supposed to have made up. (animal, highschool, etc) Does Strong Bad create an alternate universe every time he thinks up some new characters or time periods? The mystery continues! >.> - Joshua 18:38, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
- Perhaps each of us creates an alternate universe when we imagine. Pretty deep, eh? - Qermaq - (T/C)
18:44, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
- Or perhaps we all exist in an alternate reality created by the imagination of somebody else. Perhaps even a "Strong Bad" somewhere. Pretty deep...er, eh? (It had to be said) ⇔Thunderbird⇔ 18:51, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
Eyeball Pear
I just realized- we finally have the answer as to whether that eyeball pair used googly eyes or not! It's like they read our minds. Trelawney
- Or at least read our discussions. --DorianGray
- Which is why I'm taking credit for that shot. --TheNicestGuy 18:52, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
Oba Kaybe
Is it worth mentioning that Bill Cosby also used this phrase on an episode of The Cosby Show? Most people would be more likely to have heard it on the show than on Himself.
- Actually, I thought it was a catchphrase of one of the Fat Albert characters, wasn't it? Which I think would make it older than Himself. (There's an unusual concept...) But what I'm more concerned about is the inconsistency between the phrase in the Transcript and the phrase in the Fun Fact. I'm not in a position to do any careful listening right now. When I am, I'm going to take a closer look at this thing from several angles. --TheNicestGuy 19:30, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
