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*One of the three letter words Strong Bad types is "sbu" which is a reference to [[lunch special]]. | *One of the three letter words Strong Bad types is "sbu" which is a reference to [[lunch special]]. | ||
*Strong Bad saying "Prepare to experience the fury of... me naming all the three letter words I can think of." is a reference to [[theme park]]. | *Strong Bad saying "Prepare to experience the fury of... me naming all the three letter words I can think of." is a reference to [[theme park]]. | ||
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*The music in the "old, bag" easter egg is the music from the end credits photo montage in [[montage]]. | *The music in the "old, bag" easter egg is the music from the end credits photo montage in [[montage]]. | ||
*Strong Bad taking very, very small steps might be a reference to [[50K Racewalker]], a [[Videlectrix]] game of similar excitement. It may also be a reference to "Flashback" where Strong Bad took very small steps in order to lose the 10-step footrace. | *Strong Bad taking very, very small steps might be a reference to [[50K Racewalker]], a [[Videlectrix]] game of similar excitement. It may also be a reference to "Flashback" where Strong Bad took very small steps in order to lose the 10-step footrace. | ||
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| + | *Strong Sad saying he thinks he was given super powers after being taken aboard an alien spaceship is a reference to [[Wikipedia:The Greatest American Hero|The Greatest American Hero]]. | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 04:08, 7 June 2005
Strong Bad Email #131
We learn how boring Free Country, USA really is. Bubs counts discount bricks.
Cast (in order of appearance): Strong Bad, Bubs, Homestar Runner, Strong Sad, Coach Z, Pom Pom (Easter egg), The King of Town (Easter Egg), Homsar (Easter egg), The Poopsmith (Easter egg), Pom Pom's girls (Easter Egg)
Places: Computer Room, Bubs' Concession Stand, The Stick, King of Town's Castle (Easter egg)
Computer: Lappy 486
Date: June 06, 2005
Running Time: 4:44
Contents |
Transcript
STRONG BAD: {rapping} E-mail theme song! 1-2-3! A da-da-checka e-mail wit' me, SB, y'all! {loads the email}
subject: bored...Dear Strongbad,
Does it ever get boring where you live? Right now I am
bored out of my mind.
With lots of crap,
Callie, Lake Jackson, TX
{Strong Bad says "Strobah" in place of "Strongbad," "groan" in place of "crap," and pronounces "TX" like "Tehas".}
STRONG BAD: {typing} So, you're bored out of your mind, eh? Well, you've come to the right place. Let's see what I...can do...about...that. {really draws "that" out, like "thaaaaaahhht"}
{Strong Bad exits stage left, and the screen zooms out on the Lappy. It then shows Bubs' face from very close up, and zooms out to show Bubs looking at the side of his concession stand while Strong Bad joins him. All the dialogue until Strong Sad's line is said at an exaggerated slow pace.}
STRONG BAD: Bubs! What craziness...is going on... over here?
{short pause}
BUBS: Oh! Strong Bad! {Strong Bad begins to slowly look towards Bubs} You startled me! I was just counting the bricks on this side of the building! I'm up to two hundred forty-eight!
STRONG BAD: Two hundred and forty-eight! That's just a little less than two fifty!
BUBS: Yep! I remember learning that in school!
STRONG BAD: Well, take care... Bubs. I'm gonna take real, {camera zooms in on Strong Bad's mouth} real {camera moves back} tiny steps on over to the Stick. {exits stage right — very slowly}
{another short pause}
BUBS: Be's careful!
{The screen zooms out on Bubs; Strong Bad, still walking in tiny steps, approaches Homestar Runner standing by the Stick. Homestar's mouth is open.}
STRONG BAD: What are you... um... doing?
HOMESTAR RUNNER: I'm practicing... closing... my eyes. I'm not very... good... at it... though.
STRONG BAD: I see.
HOMESTAR RUNNER: More like... I see.
{Close up on Homestar closing his eyes slowly, eventually closing them completely}
HOMESTAR RUNNER: Ooh! There we go! Now I see what all the fuss is about! {opens eyes} Oops, I lost it. {Bubs enters from stage left}
BUBS: Two hundred and ninety six!
HOMESTAR RUNNER: Wow!
STRONG BAD: {simultaneously} What?
HOMESTAR RUNNER: That's just a little less... than three hundred!
ALL: I remember learning that in school!
{Strong Sad suddenly jumps in under the influence of caffeine, interrupting "school."}
STRONG SAD: Wah-wah-wah-wait! You guys! You guys! I struck gold on the alien spaceship - I think it gave me super powers, there are wood davers everywhere!
STRONG BAD: {typing} So, Jackson, as you can plainly see, things move a mile a minute 'round her'. Except for that Strong Sad. That guy's a real bore. And quite a fan of Danish physicist Niels Bohr. The most aptly named of all Danish physicists. So, I hope I bored you back into your mind. And I don't mean 'bored into your mind' like REEER! Pssh pssh! {typed as "(awesome drilling some brains sound)"}. That's gross. But if you're still bored, sit back, relax, and prepare to experience the fury of... me naming all the three letter words I can think of. {Strong Bad makes an imitation of a walkie-talkie click, then clears his throat and brings up new screen} Cat. The. Lob. Irk. Try. Wet. Cod. For. Her. Ebb. Egg. Goo. Elk. Ilk. {The Paper comes down.} Dog. Fat. Pat. Spy. Get. Sat. Sit. {screen dims} Wow. Man. {After a few seconds, the screen comes back up with many more words typed as Strong Bad continues to list words} Huh. Not. Sty. Eye. Pie. Tug. Gut. Gun. Sap. Asp. Pus. Job -
COACH Z: {record scratching noise, then from offscreen:} I gotta stop you there, Strong Bad. I'm pretty sure "jorb" is a four letters word.
Easter Eggs
- Click on "Niels Bohr" to see a signed picture of him addressed to Strong Sad.
- At the end, click on "try, wet, cod" for an image of a fish.
- Click on "err" for a comic book drawing of Strong Bad and The Cheat.
- The comic book drawing is a reference to Groo the Wanderer, written and drawn by Sergio Aragonés.
- Click on "old, bag" to see a short scene at a party thrown by the King of Town.
- {Pom Pom, the King of Town, the Poopsmith, and Homsar are standing in the King's castle with two of Pom Pom's girls. Two bags marked "PORK RAMBLINS" and "PORK SNAGGLINS" can be seen in the foreground. "It's the Weekend" can be heard in the background, as the party guests make a poor and somewhat unintelligible attempt at singing along.}
Fun Facts
Strong Bad's list of words
] Cat, the, lob, irk, try, wet, cod, for, her, ebb, egg, goo,
elk, ilk, dog, fat, pat, spy, get, sat, sit, wow, man, see, dew
jib, dub, orb, pip, nob, sag, use, vat, rot, tap, wee, saw, hub,
dag, cot, wok, biz, was, won, all, awl, owl, pug, lug, con, err,
hug, sad, mop, pan, nip, sbu, jut, lam, sod, too, you, old, bag,
cup, bad, hut, rom, rip, one, rue, pal, jig, sup, fez, man, tad,
log, tis, pod, new, vew, tar, wig, yok, fix, yon, use, hag, fad,
huh, not, sty, eye, pie, tug, gut, gun, sap, asp, pus, job
- Note that "man" is listed twice (On the second line, third word from the right, and on the sixth line, second word from the right).
- Also, there is no comma after dew. (last word on second line)
Inside References
- One of the three letter words Strong Bad types is "sbu" which is a reference to lunch special.
- Strong Bad saying "Prepare to experience the fury of... me naming all the three letter words I can think of." is a reference to theme park.
- While saying this, Strong Bad also uses his boring radio voice from radio.
- Strong Sad getting hyped up and mentioning wood davers are references to caffeine.
- This scene also re-uses the Deathly Pallor music from radio.
- Coach Z commenting on "jorb" being a four-letter word is a reference to A Jorb Well Done.
- The music in the "old, bag" easter egg is the music from the end credits photo montage in montage.
- Strong Bad taking very, very small steps might be a reference to 50K Racewalker, a Videlectrix game of similar excitement. It may also be a reference to "Flashback" where Strong Bad took very small steps in order to lose the 10-step footrace.
Real World References
- Strong Sad saying he thinks he was given super powers after being taken aboard an alien spaceship is a reference to The Greatest American Hero.
External Links
- watch "boring (really)"
- view the Flash file for "boring (really)"
- forum thread re: "boring (really)"
