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Strong Bad runs us through the basics

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T.J. asks Strong Bad what some of his tricks are, and he replies with a list of the basics.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Strong Bad]]

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]]

'''Computer:''' [[Tandy 400]]

'''Date:''' Monday, February 25, 2002

'''Running Time:''' 1:08

'''Page Title:''' Tandy 400!!!

'''DVD:''' [[strongbad email.exe Disc One]]

'''SBEmail Menu Description:''' Strong Bad gives basic tips on how to mess with people.

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== Contents ==

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* [#Transcript 1 Transcript]
* [#Fun_Facts 2 Fun Facts]
** [#Trivia 2.1 Trivia]
** [#Remarks 2.2 Remarks]
** [#Goofs 2.3 Goofs]
** [#Inside_References 2.4 Inside References]
** [#Real-World_References 2.5 Real-World References]
** [#Fast_Forward 2.6 Fast Forward]
* [#YouTube_Version 3 YouTube Version]
* [#External_Links 4 External Links]

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing to the tune of the [[Everybody Everybody|intro song]]}'' Everybody... check your email...

<blockquote>Dear strong bad,<br />
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how do you do it . teach me some of your trick's.<br />
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With crap,<br />
T.J.</blockquote>
''{After Strong Bad reads "how do you do it", he says "no question mark".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{clears screen, typing}'' Well, I mean I can't tell you all of them TJ, But, you know, there's the basics. I mean, like if somebody's like, "Hey! Are you listening to me?" You say, " Yes," but ''{stops typing}'' you know ''{resumes typing}'' you're not really listening. Um, then there's the one where you say, "Hey! Look over there." And when they turn their head, ''{stops typing}'' you know ''{resumes typing}'' there's nothing there and you pour some Coke down their shirt. And this one is a little amateur, but it has worked for me in the past. ''{clears screen, stops typing}'' You know, ''{resumes typing}'' you bet somebody a hundred "bucks", and if they win, ''{stops typing}'' you know, you'll... ''{resumes typing}'' you give them like a hundred kicks in the butt and ''{stops typing}'' you say, ''{resumes typing}'' you call that a buck. I mean, I don't know, somebody invented that...and...it works pretty good. You get to kick somebody. ''{clears screen}'' But everyone has a different taste, you know? Develop your own style, TJ. Reach down inside yourself and pull out something... ''{stops typing}'' y'know, ''{resumes typing}'' not like...organs. You know what I mean. Anyways, ''{stops typing}'' email... Oh, there'll be another one next week...

''{[[The Paper]] comes down.}''

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

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

* This is the first email in which the text goes behind Strong Bad's head, rather than word-wrapping around his head.
* The [[YouTube]] description for this email is "Strong Bad gives basic tips on how to mess with people."

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

* Strong Bad should have run out of room before typing in the word "past".
* Strong Bad made an error of his own when he said "...it works pretty good." Grammatically, it should have been "...it works pretty well."
* At the end of the email, when Strong Bad types the word "Anyways", he leaves it there with a comma instead of finishing the sentence.
* Strong Bad comments on TJ's incorrect punctuation usage, but neglects to comment on his using the possessive "trick's" instead of the plural "tricks".

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

* Strong Bad unnecessarily capitalizes "But".
* Strong Bad inserts a space between the first quotation mark and "Yes".
* When Strong Bad types 'You say, " Yes," but', only half of the second quotation mark is visible. When he types 'but', the other half appears.
** Because of this, it appears as You say, " Yes,' with an apostrophe rather than a quotation mark.
* The a> typing prompt does not appear again when Strong Bad clears the screen, as in most other [[Tandy 400]] and [[Compy 386]] Emails.
* Strong Bad leaves out a comma between "them" and "TJ".

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

* Strong Bad receives another email with a "[[Crapfully Yours]]"-style signature.

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=== <span class="mw-headline">Real-World References</span> ===

* "Coke" is short for "[[Coca-Cola]]", a world-famous soft drink.

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=== <span class="mw-headline">Fast Forward</span> ===

* In [[labor day]], Strong Bad claims that this is his favorite email.

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== <span class="mw-headline">YouTube Version</span> ==

* The Paper comes down later.

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

* [https://homestarrunner.com/sbemails/15-the-basics watch "the basics"]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sh9uAIGUpuU watch "the basics"] on [[YouTube]]
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/sbemail15.html watch "the basics"] on the old [[Flash]] site
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/sbemail15.swf view the Flash file for "the basics"]

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[/wiki/Special:Categories Categories]: <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Strong Bad Filmography|Strong Bad Filmography]]</span> | <span dir="ltr">[[Category:strongbad email.exe Disc One|strongbad email.exe Disc One]]</span> | <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Tandy 400 Emails|Tandy 400 Emails]]</span>

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