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	'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Strong Bad]], [[Strong Mad]], [[The Cheat]]		'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Strong Bad]], [[Strong Mad]], [[The Cheat]]

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	'''Page Title:''' MEN AT WORK		'''Page Title:''' MEN AT WORK
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	* [#Processing_Details 1 Processing Details]		* [#Processing_Details 1 Processing Details]
	* [#~~Noted_Inconsistency~~ 2 ~~Noted Inconsistency~~]		* [#Easter_Eggs 2 Easter Eggs]
	* [#~~The_Rumor~~ 3 ~~The Rumor]~~		* [#Fun_Facts 3 Fun Facts]
	* [#Fun_Facts 4 Fun Facts]		** [#Trivia 3.1 Trivia]
	** [#Trivia 4.1 Trivia]		** [#Goofs 3.2 Goofs]
	** [#Goofs 4.2 Goofs]		** [#Inside_References 3.3 Inside References]
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	== <span class="mw-headline">Processing Details</span> ==		== <span class="mw-headline">Processing Details</span> ==

	[[The Cheat]] types on an old computer (~~probably~~ an [[Apple IIe\|Apple II]]~~, by the shape of the computer case and the monitor on top~~) and prints out a potential email candidate. [[Strong Mad]] grabs the printout, puts on reading glasses, and reads the email briefly. He then chews up the paper, spits it into a cylinder, and sends it via [[pneumatic tube]] to Strong Bad. Strong Bad takes the paper from the tube and reads it. He then laughs at the paper and rips it into tiny pieces, and the cycle repeats.		[[The Cheat]] types on an old computer (likely an [[Apple IIe\|Apple II]]) and prints out a potential email candidate. [[Strong Mad]] grabs the printout, puts on reading glasses, and reads the email briefly. He then chews up the paper, spits it into a cylinder, and sends it via [[pneumatic tube]] to Strong Bad. Strong Bad takes the paper from the tube and reads it. He then laughs at the paper and rips it into tiny pieces, and the cycle repeats.

	~~<span id="noted-inconsistency"></span>~~
	~~== <span class="mw-headline">Noted Inconsistency</span> ==~~

	Behind Strong Mad three signs that say, "PRiDE," "DETAiL," and "ETHiCS" can be seen. They include a link to the former website of "The Rumor." (The site later expired and was turned into a weight loss advertisement page.) In an [[EmailFAQ\|early FAQ]], requests for links from Homestar Runner were rejected on the grounds that the Brothers Chaps' policy has always been "absolutely no advertising," including links to other sites. This has been corrected in the later [[FAQ]]; it now says that they "link to a couple sites here and there but only when it's appropriate."

	~~Currently the attempt to link to a page at FSU ([http://mailer.fsu.edu/~asterrit/garnet-abs8286/ http://mailer.fsu.edu/~asterrit/garnet-abs8286/]) which is no longer available.~~

	* [http://mailer.fsu.edu/~asterrit/garnet-abs8286/ FSU page] (which directs users to www.dumpyusa.com) as of 2009-09-14 on archive.org
	* [http://www.dumpyusa.com/ www.dumpyusa.com] as of 2003-02-10 on archive.org

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	~~== <span class="mw-headline">The Rumor</span> ==~~

	~~"The Rumor" eventually became [http:~~//dumpyusa.0catch.com/index.htm DumpyUSA], a website run by Brent McNeal and Adam Sterritt, who are friends of [[Matt Chapman]] and [[Craig Zobel]]. Adam is the brother of [[Ryan Sterritt]], and all are Homestar Runner creators and [[Contributors\|contributors]]. The "PRiDE," "DETAiL," and "ETHiCS" signs in the cartoon refer to corresponding signs posted in Rumor South headquarters, i.e. Adam's bedroom.		<span id="easter-eggs"></span>
			== <span class="mw-headline">Easter Eggs</span> ==

	~~The new site included a~~ [http://~~dumpyusa~~.~~0catch~~.~~com~~/~~matt~~.~~htm photo page~~ of Matt] and [http://www.~~adamscorner.blogspot~~.com/ ~~Adam's blog~~] ~~with~~ [http://www.~~adamscorner.blogspot~~.com/~~adamscorner_archive~~.~~html archives~~].		* Clicking on the three signs behind Strong Mad linked to [http://garnet.acns.fsu.edu/~abs8286/ The Rumor]. The Rumor was a fan site for [[The Band]] run by Brent McNeal and Adam Sterritt (brother of [[Ryan Sterritt]]), friends of [[Matt Chapman]] and [[Craig Zobel]]; the site similarly used the motto "Pride, Detail, and Ethics" with corresponding signs posted in Sterritt's room. As this page was on the [[Florida State University]] student webspace, it was no longer hosted by May 2009.
			** In 2003, The Rumor moved to [http://www.dumpyusa.com/rumorintro.htm DumpyUSA]; this site went offline by fall 2004. One page on DumpyUSA included [http://www.dumpyusa.com/matt.htm several photos of Matt].
			** Notably, an [[Email FAQ\|early FAQ]] stated that [[The Brothers Chaps]] had a policy of "absolutely no links to other sites". This was corrected in the later [[FAQ]] to state that they "link to a couple sites here and there but only when it's appropriate."
			** Adam Sterritt later appeared in the introduction video to [[Sbemails' 50 Greatest Hits DVD]].

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	* There is a little gray line that goes through The Cheat's computer.		* There is a little gray line that goes through The Cheat's computer.
	* The printer is missing a manual feed roller on the side facing the audience (usually a small wheel jutting out from the printer, used to feed the paper into the printer manually).		* The printer is missing a manual feed roller on the side facing the audience (usually a small wheel jutting out from the printer, used to feed the paper into the printer manually).

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			=== <span class="mw-headline">Inside References</span> ===

			* The "PRiDE," "DETAiL," and "ETHiCS" signs include [[Lowercase i's\|lowercase i's]].

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The '''Email Processing Room''' is the nexus of all [[Strong Bad]]'s email processing. It used to be linked from an auto-reply sent up to the [[Compy 386]] era, but now it can only be accessed from the official site through the animated GIF of a mouse on [[Strong Bad's Website]].

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Strong Bad]], [[Strong Mad]], [[The Cheat]]

'''Page Title:''' MEN AT WORK

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* [#Processing_Details 1 Processing Details]
* [#Noted_Inconsistency 2 Noted Inconsistency]
* [#The_Rumor 3 The Rumor]
* [#Fun_Facts 4 Fun Facts]
** [#Trivia 4.1 Trivia]
** [#Goofs 4.2 Goofs]
* [#External_Links 5 External Links]

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== <span class="mw-headline">Processing Details</span> ==

[[The Cheat]] types on an old computer (probably an [[Apple IIe|Apple II]], by the shape of the computer case and the monitor on top) and prints out a potential email candidate. [[Strong Mad]] grabs the printout, puts on reading glasses, and reads the email briefly. He then chews up the paper, spits it into a cylinder, and sends it via [[pneumatic tube]] to Strong Bad. Strong Bad takes the paper from the tube and reads it. He then laughs at the paper and rips it into tiny pieces, and the cycle repeats.

<span id="noted-inconsistency"></span>
== <span class="mw-headline">Noted Inconsistency</span> ==

Behind Strong Mad three signs that say, "PRiDE," "DETAiL," and "ETHiCS" can be seen. They include a link to the former website of "The Rumor." (The site later expired and was turned into a weight loss advertisement page.) In an [[EmailFAQ|early FAQ]], requests for links from Homestar Runner were rejected on the grounds that the Brothers Chaps' policy has always been "absolutely no advertising," including links to other sites. This has been corrected in the later [[FAQ]]; it now says that they "link to a couple sites here and there but only when it's appropriate."

Currently the attempt to link to a page at FSU ([http://mailer.fsu.edu/~asterrit/garnet-abs8286/ http://mailer.fsu.edu/~asterrit/garnet-abs8286/]) which is no longer available.

* [http://mailer.fsu.edu/~asterrit/garnet-abs8286/ FSU page] (which directs users to www.dumpyusa.com) as of 2009-09-14 on archive.org
* [http://www.dumpyusa.com/ www.dumpyusa.com] as of 2003-02-10 on archive.org

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== <span class="mw-headline">The Rumor</span> ==

"The Rumor" eventually became [http://dumpyusa.0catch.com/index.htm DumpyUSA], a website run by Brent McNeal and Adam Sterritt, who are friends of [[Matt Chapman]] and [[Craig Zobel]]. Adam is the brother of [[Ryan Sterritt]], and all are Homestar Runner creators and [[Contributors|contributors]]. The "PRiDE," "DETAiL," and "ETHiCS" signs in the cartoon refer to corresponding signs posted in Rumor South headquarters, i.e. Adam's bedroom.

The new site included a [http://dumpyusa.0catch.com/matt.htm photo page of Matt] and [http://www.adamscorner.blogspot.com/ Adam's blog] with [http://www.adamscorner.blogspot.com/adamscorner_archive.html archives].

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== <span class="mw-headline">Fun Facts</span> ==

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

* Back in the [[Tandy 400|Tandy]] era, sending Strong Bad an email would get an [[Strong Bad Email|automated response]] that linked to the Email Processing Room page.
** The response explains the order of events in an acronym. The email gets "R.E.D. The Cheat '''R'''eads it, Strong Mad '''E'''ats it, and I [[DELETED|Deletes]] it."
* The printer shown here is one of the printers Strong Bad has used at the end of his emails (see [[The Paper]]).
* The Flash file for the Email Processing Room can be found by exploring [[strongbad email.exe Disc Two]] in a computer's DVD-ROM drive.
* A Flash decompiler reveals [[Strong Bad Evolution|Strong Bad's fourth design]] (seen in [[A Jumping Jack Contest]]) is being used.
* The Cheat typing, Strong Bad typing, Strong Mad chewing and Strong Bad reading the email are all movie clips, as they still do these actions when the toon is paused.

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

* Strong Mad appears to "grow" another arm out of his right arm the second and third time he lifts it.
* There is also a layering problem the second time he lowers his arm. He places the cylinder into the tube, then his fist moves in front of the table and disappears.
* When Strong Bad takes the chewed-up email out of the cylinder, he doesn't unscrew the lid, but he takes the note out through the tube.
* Just before Strong Mad sends the cylinder down the tube, the lid closes itself.
* There is a little gray line that goes through The Cheat's computer.
* The printer is missing a manual feed roller on the side facing the audience (usually a small wheel jutting out from the printer, used to feed the paper into the printer manually).

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== <span class="mw-headline"> External Links </span> ==

* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/processing.html watch the Processing Room] on the old [[Flash]] site
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/processing.swf view the Flash file for the Processing Room]

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