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''"What kind of role did you have in mind, Matt? Robot overlord?! "''


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On [[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2019|March 30, 2019]], [[Strong Bad]] posted to [[@StrongBadActual]]:
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On [[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2019|March 30, 2019]], [[Strong Bad]] posted to [[@StrongBadActual]]:
>For [[April Fool's day]] this year, I wish [[Bubs]] would feed all my sbemails into his discount neural network and see what kinda insane, eyeball-covered gold it would spit out.
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<blockquote>For [[April Fool's day]] this year, I wish [[Bubs]] would feed all my sbemails into his discount neural network and see what kinda insane, eyeball-covered gold it would spit out.</blockquote>
This Tweet was followed by offers from numerous Twitter users to perform this experiment with actual neural networks. [https://twitter.com/@JanelleCShane Janelle Shane], the owner of [[artificial intelligence]] blog [http://aiweirdness.com AI Weirdness], extracted the text of every [[Strong Bad Email]] from the Homestar Runner Wiki and fed them into her neural network to produce over sixty original emails to Strong Bad, ranging from fairly coherent to unsettlingly bizarre. Strong Bad linked to Shane's "'''Discount Strong Bad emails'''" blog post on [[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2019|April 1st]]. On [[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2019|the 3rd]], he shared audio of himself reading and briefly responding to one of the emails, and hinted that it could be made into something like a podcast.
This Tweet was followed by offers from numerous Twitter users to perform this experiment with actual neural networks. [https://twitter.com/@JanelleCShane Janelle Shane], the owner of [[artificial intelligence]] blog [http://aiweirdness.com AI Weirdness], extracted the text of every [[Strong Bad Email]] from the Homestar Runner Wiki and fed them into her neural network to produce over sixty original emails to Strong Bad, ranging from fairly coherent to unsettlingly bizarre. Strong Bad linked to Shane's &quot;'''Discount Strong Bad emails'''&quot; blog post on [[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2019|April 1st]]. On [[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2019|the 3rd]], he shared audio of himself reading and briefly responding to one of the emails, and hinted that it could be made into something like a podcast.


Some of these emails are from familiar faces such as [[Dan]], FL from [[anything]] and Clancy from [[long pants]], while other senders, like Neal Haraldsson from Hamburg, are completely invented. The emails display a range of grammatical correctness that reflects [[Poorly Written Emails|that of the real email show]], and make occasional oblique references to other parts of [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]], like the mention of a &quot;[[Pom Pom|pom-pom-pom]]&quot; and a sender named &quot;trudy [[Marzipan|marzipan]]&quot;. Additional emails, inquiring about such topics as building a horse and having swamp rats in one's bed, can be viewed by subscribing to email updates from AI Weirdness.
Some of these emails are from familiar faces such as [[Dan]], FL from [[anything]] and Clancy from [[long pants]], while other senders, like Neal Haraldsson from Hamburg, are completely invented. The emails display a range of grammatical correctness that reflects [[Poorly Written Emails|that of the real email show]], and make occasional oblique references to other parts of [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]], like the mention of a "[[Pom Pom|pom-pom-pom]]" and a sender named "trudy [[Marzipan|marzipan]]". Additional emails, inquiring about such topics as building a horse and having swamp rats in one's bed, can be viewed by subscribing to email updates from AI Weirdness.


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* [[@StrongBadActual]] Tweet ([[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2019|30 Mar 2019]]) — The original Tweet that started this project.
* [[@StrongBadActual]] tweet ([[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2019|30 Mar 2019]]) — The original Tweet that started this project.
* [[@StrongBadActual]] Tweet ([[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2019|31 Mar 2019]]) — [https://twitter.com/@AnaBlazewing @AnaBlazewing]'s request for Strong Bad Email transcripts for [https://twitter.com/@botnikstudios @botnikstudios]'s neural network.
* [[@StrongBadActual]] tweet ([[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2019|31 Mar 2019]]) — [https://twitter.com/@AnaBlazewing @AnaBlazewing]'s request for Strong Bad Email transcripts for [https://twitter.com/@botnikstudios @botnikstudios]'s neural network.
* [[@StrongBadActual]] Tweet ([[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2019|31 Mar 2019]]) — [https://twitter.com/@daftkifty @daftkifty]'s request for Strong Bad Email transcripts for [https://twitter.com/@JanelleCShane @JanelleCShane]'s neural network.
* [[@StrongBadActual]] tweet ([[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2019|31 Mar 2019]]) — [https://twitter.com/@daftkifty @daftkifty]'s request for Strong Bad Email transcripts for [https://twitter.com/@JanelleCShane @JanelleCShane]'s neural network.
* [[@StrongBadActual]] Tweet ([[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2019|31 Mar 2019]]) — Strong Bad humbly thanks [https://twitter.com/@JanelleCShane @JanelleCShane] for her work.
* [[@StrongBadActual]] tweet ([[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2019|31 Mar 2019]]) — Strong Bad humbly thanks [https://twitter.com/@JanelleCShane @JanelleCShane] for her work.
* [[@StrongBadActual]] Tweet ([[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2019|1 Apr 2019]]) — The final celebratory Tweet.
* [[@StrongBadActual]] tweet ([[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2019|1 Apr 2019]]) — The final celebratory Tweet.
* [[@StrongBadActual]] Tweet ([[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2019|3 Apr 2019]]) — Strong Bad posts a video responding to one of the emails.
* [[@StrongBadActual]] tweet ([[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2019|3 Apr 2019]]) — Strong Bad posts a video responding to one of the emails.


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* Strong Bad [[The Brothers Chaps' Fansite Acknowledgments|acknowledges the Homestar Runner Wiki]] in several of the above Tweets.
* Strong Bad [[The Brothers Chaps' Fansite Acknowledgments|acknowledges the Homestar Runner Wiki]] in several of the above Tweets.


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* [http://aiweirdness.com/post/183868402192/discount-strong-bad-emails Discount Strong Bad emails]
* [http://aiweirdness.com/post/183868402192/discount-strong-bad-emails Discount Strong Bad emails]
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* [https://twitter.com/@JanelleCShane @JanelleCShane] on Twitter
* [https://twitter.com/@JanelleCShane @JanelleCShane] on Twitter


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'''2003:''' [[King of Town Intro|kingoftown.com]] ([[King of Town Main Page]], [[Revenge of the King]], [[King of Townmail]])
 
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'''2005:''' [[HomestarRunner.com: PAY PLUS!]]
 
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'''2009:''' [[April Fool 09]]
 
'''2010:''' [[Xeriouxly Forxe]]
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'''2014:''' [[April Fool 2014]]
'''2015:''' [[sbemail 206]]
'''2016:''' [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2]]
'''2018:''' [[the next april fools thing]]
'''2019:''' '''Discount Strong Bad emails'''
'''2022:''' [[parenting]]
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"What kind of role did you have in mind, Matt? Robot overlord?! "

On March 30, 2019, Strong Bad posted to @StrongBadActual:

>For April Fool's day this year, I wish Bubs would feed all my sbemails into his discount neural network and see what kinda insane, eyeball-covered gold it would spit out.

This Tweet was followed by offers from numerous Twitter users to perform this experiment with actual neural networks. Janelle Shane, the owner of artificial intelligence blog AI Weirdness, extracted the text of every Strong Bad Email from the Homestar Runner Wiki and fed them into her neural network to produce over sixty original emails to Strong Bad, ranging from fairly coherent to unsettlingly bizarre. Strong Bad linked to Shane's "Discount Strong Bad emails" blog post on April 1st. On the 3rd, he shared audio of himself reading and briefly responding to one of the emails, and hinted that it could be made into something like a podcast.

Some of these emails are from familiar faces such as Dan, FL from anything and Clancy from long pants, while other senders, like Neal Haraldsson from Hamburg, are completely invented. The emails display a range of grammatical correctness that reflects that of the real email show, and make occasional oblique references to other parts of Homestar Runner, like the mention of a "pom-pom-pom" and a sender named "trudy marzipan". Additional emails, inquiring about such topics as building a horse and having swamp rats in one's bed, can be viewed by subscribing to email updates from AI Weirdness.

Appearances

Fun Facts

April Fools' Day

2003: kingoftown.com (King of Town Main Page, Revenge of the King, King of Townmail) 2004: Under Construction 2005: HomestarRunner.com: PAY PLUS! 2006: April Fools' 2006 2009: April Fool 09 2010: Xeriouxly Forxe 2014: April Fool 2014 2015: sbemail 206 2016: Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2 2018: the next april fools thing 2019: Discount Strong Bad emails 2022: parenting

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