E-mail Birds
This article is about the DVD-exclusive Strong Bad Email. For other uses, see Birds (disambiguation).
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Welcome to Text Quest
Strong Bad kills a few email birds with one stone, and answers three emails. This email seems to take place in the Tandy 400 era.
Cast (in order of appearance): Strong Bad
Places: Computer Room
Computer: Tandy 400
Running Time: 1:02
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Transcript
STRONG BAD: Okay, let's see if we can't kill a few email birds here with one big email bird killing stone. {reads email}
>how are you why don't you make a joke
>kiss
>bettina
{Strong Bad reads the email with a drone, exactly as written}
STRONG BAD: {typing} Uh, I'm fine, Bettina. Why don't you make a sentence? {stops typing, pulls up second email} Let's see what else we've got here... {reads email}
>Homestar Runner is a total dork. Don't you
>think he's a total dork? I think he's a total dork!
>-Jeffrey Gilligan
STRONG BAD: {typing} I agree. Don't you think I agree? I agree! {stops typing, pulls up third email} And lastly... {reads email}
>Do you like to horse ride? I am horse woman!
>neigh. Horse woman can beat Strong Bad up.
> *kick*
>
>-Naomi, AB
{Strong Bad reads AB as "ab"}
STRONG BAD: {typing} Strong Bad feed horse woman poison oats. *sting* Minus 15 hit points! {types that as "-15 hp"} {stops typing} Whoa. That put me in the mood for a little text adventure. I'll talk to you guys later!
{Clears screen, bringing up a text adventure, with the following text on the screen:}
>Welcome to Text Quest
>
>You are in a hallway. Obvious exits are West, South,
>and Over There. Around you is a dagger and another
>dagger.
>
>What will you do?
STRONG BAD: Oooh, this is gonna be good. I hope I find some scrolls. Or maybe a flask. {typing} get dagger
{Text appears on the screen reading "What is 'dagger'?"}
STRONG BAD: {angrily} Oh, you stupid game! The dagger you just told me about!
{The Paper comes down.}
Fun Facts
Trivia
- This is another episode in which Strong Bad checks multiple emails.
- When Strong Bad speaks, the hum in the background is audible, implying that this was recorded before The Brothers Chaps got a better microphone and thus is an authentic old email.
- The emails in this episode were originally up on the now defunct WAP version of Strong Bad Email.
Real-World References
- "What is 'dagger'?" is a reference to the difficulty of playing many text adventures, particularly older ones. Text adventures often have a very limited vocabulary and take an extremely literal translation of what the player says. As a result, many red herrings exist in these games—for instance, objects that are described in game text but are not actually a part of the game, like the daggers in Strong Bad's text adventure.
- The parser in this instance is probably having trouble telling the two daggers apart, another frequent problem with early text adventures.
- The dagger is probably also a reference to King's Quest I, where one of the first items you find is a dagger.
Fast Forward
- The text game probably led to Thy Dungeonman, seeing as it's extremely similar.
- The comment on scrolls and flasks are referenced in Thy Dungeonman, for these are key items in Thy Dungeonman.
- The dagger in Thy Dungeonman that can be obtained without even being told about it is probably a reference to this email.
- "Over There" is a place Strong Bad visited in vacation.
