Talk:trading cards

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Possible goof?

At the end of the email, you can click the sticky notes, but nothing happens. When I say that, I meen that if I press tab, a yellow square cyles betweene the real cards, and the sticky notes. Cessna Man! 21:09, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

They work fine for me; clicking on them lets you get a closer look at the sticky notes. The Brothers Chaps probably fixed it just now, so try refreshing your browser. — Kilroy / talk 21:24, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

Butt-Pattingness

This email's gonna save Butt Patting big time. -Brightstar 21:26, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

There isn't any three-L Palllor

Okay, I just noticed something that made some of my other edits seem a tad hasty. In this email, it's spelled "Palor", but on Strong Sad's Lament, it's "Pallor" (as the Wiki had previously spelled it.) --Jay v.2024 (Auld lang syne) 22:57, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

Pallor is the correct and original spelling. This spelling is most likely an accident. I'm not saying it is, but it most likely is an accident. Bluebry 22:59, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
Guess what. It was an accident. TBC have changed the spelling from "palor" to "correct". Qermaq - (T/C) Image:Qermaqsigpic.png 09:27, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

Way, Way Off?

Changed "...this way off STING of Town..." to "...this rare STING of Town..."

I understand how one could've interpreted it as "way off", but I believe that "rare" is a much more likely word to appear here, seeing as how Homestar was talking about the trading of cards, wherein rarity is a large factor. --Proxtown 23:16, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

stong-gum

should the fact that Daniel spelled "strong" incorrectly go in funfacts? Superplough 23:48, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

I say no. People are all the time mispelling Strongbad's name, so it's hardly a new thing now. Foolster41

For example, they'll write it as one word even though it is two words. Two different words that are not one word; that are "Strong" and "Bad". --Jay v.2024 (Auld lang syne) 00:20, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

Wooden background?

This is just the top of Strong Bad's computer desk. Would it be clearer to identify it as such? --BigScaryMike 02:36, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

Well spotted. Done. Loafing 02:59, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

Slip of the pen

Drawing outside the lines

I thought it was interesting that on the following sticky note, part of the drawing is on Homestar's shirt. This could be (a) a goof, (b) an indication that Strong Bad drew some of the "trading cards" after attaching the sticky notes to Homestar, or (3) I'm overanalyzing a blown-up screenshot and I should go to bed. Good night. Trey56 06:57, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

It's nearly impossible to make out if you don't zoom in. And as you said, SB could have drawn it after he stuck the note on Homestar. So I think we'll put it in the "cool discovery, but sadly not article material" drawer. Would have been a nice goof, though. Loafing 11:11, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
We added even minorer goofs to pages. I say we also add this one. Elcool (talk)(contribs) 12:58, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
Yeah. Why not just remarkify it? —BazookaJoe 13:22, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
I think the joke was the Homestar already had the other sticky notes before the email began (and thus affixed them to himself), which would make this a goof, not just a remark. — It's dot com 16:54, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

Ball-derdash

In continuing with the Pokemon references, is it worth noting that Cheatball probably echoes 'Pokeball'? -Grover Junior

I don't think so, since Poke Balls are just containers for Pokemon. I don't think there is a direct connection here. There could be, of course, but we don't know. Loafing 10:32, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
The way he throws the Cheatball does seem very similar to the throwing of a Poke Ball as seen in the cartoon and considering TBC's usual aptitude for dead-on parodies, "Cheatball" is an un-Pokemonish sounding name.-Grover Junior
Two good points. Not sure if this is still speculation, though. What does everybody else think? Oh, and you should create a user account, Grover Junior, it'll make editing easier for you. I know you want to ;-)  Loafing 11:08, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
I think it is a reference to Pokeballs. The shape, name, throw. everything adds up together. Elcool (talk)(contribs) 12:57, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
Yeah, it did occur to me, but didn't seem strong enough for me to add. However, Grover Jr.? People who are not logged in are not allowed to participate in STUFF, so make sure you're logged in first! --Jay v.2024 (Auld lang syne) 17:02, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

Cheatball's voice

Is it just me, or does it sound like the Cheatball is voiced by Missy Palmer? I heard it while I was looking at another browser (which allows me to focus more on the sound), and it sounded very much like her voice saying "Cheatball".--H-ko 16:13, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

I would disagree that it sounds like Missy, I doubt that she did the voice on this one. I have a voice that is very similar to Matt's (and I do voice acting too) and wouldn't be a bit surprised to find out that he did this voice too. It's much like a Jigglypuff voice. -The Shadow

Number of Conversations

This may be just another profitless discussion guys, but when I watched the cartoon for the first time (and subsequent times) I thought that Homestar said that they had this conversation "Twenty-five" times, and it surprised me when I saw the transcript state "thirty-five." This is probably something that can't be resolved except by the Brothers Chaps, since essentially Homestar says "unny-five" and isn't very clear. At least not to myself. -The Shadow

I'm pretty sure it's "twenty-five".
I'm hearing thirty-five, and I'm confident enough that I'm changing it back. --Jay v.2024 (Auld lang syne) 17:04, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
I'm heavily leaning toward twenty-five. I don't heat the T and W sounds (and neither a TH sound), but I definetly hear the E sound, like "enty-five". Elcool (talk)(contribs) 17:11, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
But I'm hearing the "ooty" (which is as close as H*R would ever come to "irty".) --Jay v.2024 (Auld lang syne) 17:13, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
Ok, here's another prove: There are 23 stiky notes on Homestar, plus two that fell off. That make 25 note, of one per conversations. Elcool (talk)(contribs) 17:28, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
Ooooooh, well done! I thought SB was just askin' a rhetorical question!
Sounds like thirty-five to me, with his usual speech impediments (thowty-five?). Even if there are 25 sticky notes in view, that doesn't mean that's all of them--there could be others on the side away from the viewer.--H-ko 19:33, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

My comments

Who removed my comments about the complications of card games? I was only agreeing with the email. Retromaniac 16:49, 12 September 2006 (UTC)


Thirty-Five?

I don't know about you, but I clearly heard "Twenty-Five" DeFender1031 17:23, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

Look two topics up. And I still say it's thirty. --Jay v.2024 (Auld lang syne) 17:23, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
And I still agree with Jay. --DorianGray


Hey, isn't this...

Isn't this the first appearance of the Cheatball (appart from the games menu)? That could be a fun fact, if you weren't already considering it.

It's there under trivia.--H-ko 19:35, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

Ah, didn't see that.

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