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| '''[[Strong Bad Email]] #15'''
| [https://homestarrunner.com/sbemails/15-the-basics watch] · [[duck pond|← duck pond]] · [[band names|band names →]]
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''Strong Bad runs us through the basics''

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.

== Transcript ==

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

<blockquote>
>Dear strong bad, 
> 
>how do you do it . teach me some of your trick's. 
> 
>With crap, 
>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.}''

== Fun Facts ==

=== Trivia ===

* 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."

=== Remarks ===

* 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".

=== Goofs ===

* 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".

=== Inside References ===

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

=== Real-World References ===

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

=== Fast Forward ===

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

== YouTube Version ==

* The Paper comes down later.

== External Links ==

* [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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! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;background-color:#CCF;" | [[Strong Bad Email]]
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! style="width:8%;background:#DDF" | '''Info'''
| [[Strong Bad Email By Title|Email Titles]] · [[Strong Bad Email By Name of Sender|Sender's Name]] · [[Strong Bad Email By Place|Sender's Location]] · [[Strong Bad Email By Length|Email Lengths]] · [[Strong Bad Email By Greeting|Email Greetings]] · [[Strong Bad Email By Closing|Email Closings]] · [[Strong Bad Email Release Dates|Email Release Dates]] · [[Strong Bad Email Intros|Email Intros]] · [[Strong Bad Email Outros|Email Outros]] · [[Strong Bad Email Page Titles|Page Titles]] · [[Strong Bad Email Statistics|Statistics]] · [[Strong Bad Email Menu|Menu]] · [[Scroll Button Songs]] · [[Items|Computers]] · [[Floppy Disk Container]] · [[Strong Bad Email Sender's Subject|Subjects]] · [[Strong Bad Email Spin-offs|Spin-offs]] · [[Irregular Back Links]] · [[Poorly Written Emails]] · [[Emails That Meet Strong Bad's Approval]] · [[Emails Taken in a Different Direction]]
|-
! style="background:#DDF" | '''[[Tandy 400]]'''
| [[some kinda robot]] · [[homsar]] · [[butt IQ]] · [[homestar hair]] · [[making out]] · [[depressio]] · [[halloweener]] · [[brianrietta]] · [[i love you]] · [[trevor the vampire]] · [[i rule]] · [[credit card]] · [[i she be]] · [[duck pond]] · '''the basics''' · [[band names]] · [[studying]] · [[stand-up]] · [[tape-leg]] · [[spring cleaning]] · [[cartoon]] · [[sb email 22]] · [[little animal]] · [[the bird]] · [[super powers]] · [[CGNU]] · [[3 wishes]] · [[1 step ahead]] · [[superhero name]] · [[12:00]] · [[sugarbob]] · [[flag day]] · [[gimmicks]] · [[weird dream]] · [[sisters]] · [[guitar]] · [[dullard]] · [[helium]] · [[property of ones]] · [[vacation]]
|-
! style="background:#DDF" | '''[[Compy 386]]'''
| [[invisibility]] · [[action figure]] · [[little questions]] · [[lures & jigs]] · [[techno]] · [[your friends]] · [[new hands]] · [[ghosts]] · [[theme party]] · [[50 emails]] · [[website]] · [[island]] · [[comic]] · [[morning routine]] · [[cheat talk]] · [[current status]] · [[japanese cartoon]] · [[dragon]] · [[marzipan]] · [[huttah!]] · [[monster truck]] · [[interview]] · [[fingers]] · [[english paper]] · [[unused emails]] · [[the show]] · [[autobiography]] · [[caper]] · [[personal favorites]] · [[big white face]] · [[2 emails]] · [[crazy cartoon]] · [[mascot]] · [[privileges]] · [[funny]] · [[sibbie]] · [[suntan]] · [[anything]] · [[the process]] · [[stunt double]] · [[date]] · [[impression]] · [[labor day]] · [[kids' book]] · [[2 years]] · [[no loafing]] · [[mile]] · [[couch patch]] · [[local news]] · [[colonization]] · [[caffeine]] · [[kind of cool]] · [[army]] · [[video games]] · [[the bet]] · [[lackey]] · [[monument]] · [[stupid stuff]] · [[different town]] · [[flashback]] · [[car]] · [[lunch special]] · [[haircut]] · [[theme park]] · [[replacement]] · [[dangeresque 3]] · [[cheatday]] · [[pom pom]] · [[crying]] · [[for kids]] · [[other days]] · [[old comics]] · [[pizzaz]] · [[the facts]] · [[time capsule]] · [[extra plug]] · [[montage]] · [[virus]]
|-
! style="background:#DDF" | '''[[Lappy 486]]'''
| [[animal]] · [[radio]] · [[part-time job]] · [[dreamail]] · [[origins]] · [[secret recipes]] · [[rock opera]] · [[best thing]] · [[long pants]] · [[rampage]] · [[garage sale]] · [[do over]] · [[boring (really)]] · [[modeling]] · [[bottom 10]] · [[record book]] · [[lady...ing]] · [[geddup noise]] · [[bedtime story]] · [[space program]] · [[portrait]] · [[high school]] · [[death metal]] · [[secret identity]] · [[technology]] · [[narrator]] · [[myths & legends]] · [[pop-up]] · [[lady fan]] · [[disconnected]] · [[candy product]] · [[alternate universe]] · [[senior prom]] · [[isp]] · [[redesign]] · [[keep cool]] · [[theme song]] · [[road trip]] · [[trading cards]] · [[cliffhangers]] · [[retirement]] · [[coloring]] · [[4 branches]] · [[the chair]] · [[what i want]] · [[looking old]] · [[strong badathlon]] · [[unnatural]] · [[the movies]] · [[your funeral]] · [[from work]] · [[rough copy]] · [[underlings]] · [[more armies]] · [[the paper]] · [[mini-golf]] · [[concert]] · [[hygiene]] · [[original]] · [[bike thief]] · [[pizza joint]] · [[slumber party]] · [[web comics]] · [[business trip]] · [[yes, wrestling]] · [[diorama]] · [[nightlife]] · [[environment]] · [[winter pool]] · [[fan club]] · [[pet show]] · [[licensed]] · [[buried]] · [[shapeshifter]] · [[rated]] · [[specially marked]] · [[love poems]] · [[hiding]] · [[your edge]] · [[magic trick]] · [[being mean]] · [[email thunder]] · [[hremail 3184]]
|-
! style="background:#DDF" | '''[[Corpy NT6]]'''
| [[imaginary]]
|-
! style="background:#DDF" | '''[[Compé]]'''
| [[independent]] · [[dictionary]] · [[videography]]
|-
! style="background:#DDF" | '''[[Lappier]]'''
| [[sbemail 206]] · [[too cool]] · [[the next april fools thing]] · [[parenting]] · [[robots]]
|-
! style="background:#DDF" | '''[[strongbad email.exe|Bonus]]'''
| [[Greeting Cards]] · [[E-mail Birds]] · [[Videro Games]] · [[Family Resemblence]] · [[Real-Live E-Mails]] · [[Accent]] · [[Comic Book Movie]]
|}
[[Category:Strong Bad Filmography]]
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[[Category:Tandy 400 Emails]]

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