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	Sometimes a character will use a '''disconnected telephone''', or a telephone handset with frayed wires poking out of the bottom. It is uncertain whether the telephones actually work with phone service, as [[Coach Z]] was talking to one of his [[Parents\|parents]] with one in [[Homestar Presents: Presents]]. This is probably not the case, however, because Coach Z is known to do odd things. Some evidence that the phones have some function appears in the [[Strong Bad Email]] [[replacement]], where [[Strong Bad]] uses one to page [[The Cheat]] despite the phone's lack of connectivity. There are no buttons on these phones, which would suggest that they are corded phones and the bases would have the buttons.		Sometimes a character will use a '''disconnected telephone''', or a telephone handset with frayed wires poking out of the bottom. It is uncertain whether the telephones actually work with phone service, as [[Coach Z]] was talking to one of his [[Parents\|parents]] with one in [[Homestar Presents: Presents]]. This is probably not the case, however, because Coach Z is known to do odd things. Some evidence that the phones have some function appears in the [[Strong Bad Email]] [[replacement]], where [[Strong Bad]] uses one to page [[The Cheat]] despite the phone's lack of connectivity. There are no buttons on these phones, which would suggest that they are corded phones and the bases would have the buttons.

	On a related note, Coach Z attempted to speak on a drawing of a cell phone on a notepad in [[diorama]].		On a related note, Coach Z attempted to speak on a drawing of a cell phone on a notepad in [[diorama]].

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	* Email [[50 emails]] — tan phone (possibly a goof)		* Email [[50 emails]] — tan phone (possibly a goof)
	* Email [[replacement]] — red phone, with spiral cord		* Email [[replacement]] — red phone, with spiral cord
	* [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]] — tin can ~~"~~Eww~~"~~ phone in end segment		* [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]] — tin can "Eww" phone in end segment
	* [[Homestar Presents: Presents]] — red phone		* [[Homestar Presents: Presents]] — red phone
	* Email [[modeling]] — yellow phone		* Email [[modeling]] — yellow phone
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	* Email [[pizza joint]] — yellow phone		* Email [[pizza joint]] — yellow phone
	** In addition, the [[pizza joint\|DVD commentary]] mentions the running gag.		** In addition, the [[pizza joint\|DVD commentary]] mentions the running gag.
	* [[Twenty THANXty Six]] — While pretending to be a ~~"~~Top Exec~~"~~, [[Stinkoman]] shouts into a disconnected phone.		* [[Twenty THANXty Six]] — While pretending to be a "Top Exec", [[Stinkoman]] shouts into a disconnected phone.
	* [[@StrongBadActual]] ~~Tweet~~ ([[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2017\|23 Jul 2017]]) — Strong Bad replies to a Tweet ~~"~~via unplugged 'ol landline~~"~~.		* [[@StrongBadActual]] tweet ([[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2017\|23 Jul 2017]]) — Strong Bad replies to a Tweet "via unplugged 'ol landline".

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	* [[Foods used as phones]]		* [[Foods used as phones]]
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Sometimes a character will use a '''disconnected telephone''', or a telephone handset with frayed wires poking out of the bottom. It is uncertain whether the telephones actually work with phone service, as [[Coach Z]] was talking to one of his [[Parents|parents]] with one in [[Homestar Presents: Presents]]. This is probably not the case, however, because Coach Z is known to do odd things. Some evidence that the phones have some function appears in the [[Strong Bad Email]] [[replacement]], where [[Strong Bad]] uses one to page [[The Cheat]] despite the phone's lack of connectivity. There are no buttons on these phones, which would suggest that they are corded phones and the bases would have the buttons.

On a related note, Coach Z attempted to speak on a drawing of a cell phone on a notepad in [[diorama]].

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== <span class="mw-headline">Appearances</span> ==

* Email [[50 emails]] — tan phone (possibly a goof)
* Email [[replacement]] — red phone, with spiral cord
* [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]] — tin can "Eww" phone in end segment
* [[Homestar Presents: Presents]] — red phone
* Email [[modeling]] — yellow phone
* Email [[rock opera]] — tan phone (same as in 50 emails)
* Email [[geddup noise]] — green phone (with ''and'' without cord)
* Email [[isp]] — yellow phone
* [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 14.2]] — green phone in Easter egg
* Email [[pizza joint]] — yellow phone
** In addition, the [[pizza joint|DVD commentary]] mentions the running gag.
* [[Twenty THANXty Six]] — While pretending to be a "Top Exec", [[Stinkoman]] shouts into a disconnected phone.
* [[@StrongBadActual]] Tweet ([[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2017|23 Jul 2017]]) — Strong Bad replies to a Tweet "via unplugged 'ol landline".

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* [[Foods used as phones]]

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