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| '''[[Strong Bad Email]] #197'''
| '''[[Strong Bad Email]] #197'''
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| [https://homestarrunner.com/sbemails/197-your-edge watch] · [[hiding|← hiding]] · [[magic trick|magic trick →]]
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| [https://homestarrunner.com/sbemails/197-your-edge watch]
| [[hiding|← hiding]]
| [[magic trick|magic trick →]]
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''"Look at this arsenal of edge-havery!"''


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&quot;Look at this arsenal of edge-havery!&quot;
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Gee Tee is worried that Strong Bad might be [[Strong Bad Losing His Edge|losing his edge]].
Gee Tee is worried that Strong Bad might be [[Strong Bad Losing His Edge|losing his edge]].


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'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486
'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486


'''DVD:''' [[strongbad email.exe Disc Six]]
'''DVD:'''[[strongbad email.exe Disc Six]]
 
{| id="toc" class="wikitable toc" summary="Contents"
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| <div id="toctitle">
 
<span id="contents"></span>
== Contents ==
 
</div>
* [#Transcript 1 Transcript]
* [#Easter_Eggs 2 Easter Eggs]
* [#Fun_Facts 3 Fun Facts]
** [#Explanations 3.1 Explanations]
** [#Trivia 3.2 Trivia]
** [#Remarks 3.3 Remarks]
** [#Fixed_Goofs 3.4 Fixed Goofs]
** [#Glitches 3.5 Glitches]
** [#Inside_References 3.6 Inside References]
** [#Real-World_References 3.7 Real-World References]
** [#Fast_Forward 3.8 Fast Forward]
* [#DVD_Version 4 DVD Version]
** [#Commentary_Transcript 4.1 Commentary Transcript]
** [#Fun_Facts_2 4.2 Fun Facts]
* [#External_Links 5 External Links]
 
|}


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


'''STRONG BAD''': ''{singing}'' Another freakin' email, another freakin' email song!
'''STRONG BAD''': ''{singing}'' Another freakin' email, another freakin' email song!


<blockquote><div>
<blockquote>
>subject: a little concerned
>Hey Strongbad-<br />
>I'm a little worried that you may be losing your edge. I <br />
>heven't seen any shennanigans from you or The Cheat in <br />
>a while.<br />
>Yours, etc<br />
>Gee Tee, Los Burbankos, CA<br />
</blockquote>


subject: a little concerned
''{Strong Bad pronounces the hyphen as "minus", "heven't" as spelled, and "shennanigansas "she-ne-ne-nanigans". He expands "yours etc" as "yours, his, hers, mine, ours". He also pronounces the name and place of the sender in a very rushed voice.}''
 
</div>
Hey Strongbad-<br />
I'm a little worried that you may be losing your edge. I<br />
heven't seen any shennanigans from you or The Cheat in<br />
a while.<br />
Yours, etc<br />
Gee Tee, Los Burbankos, CA<br />
 
</blockquote>
''{Strong Bad pronounces the hyphen as &quot;minus&quot;, &quot;heven't&quot; as spelled, and &quot;shennanigans&quot; as &quot;she-ne-ne-nanigans&quot;. He expands &quot;yours etc&quot; as &quot;yours, his, hers, mine, ours&quot;. He also pronounces the name and place of the sender in a very rushed voice.}''


'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Losing our edge?! That's ridiculous. Our shenanigans make the cover of Have Edge Times Magazine like every month! Like the other day. Me and The Cheat—
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Losing our edge?! That's ridiculous. Our shenanigans make the cover of Have Edge Times Magazine like every month! Like the other day. Me and The Cheat—
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'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' And then yesterday, we feathered—
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' And then yesterday, we feathered—


''{scene cuts to Strong Sad's bedroom, where Strong Bad and The Cheat are standing on the bed and throwing feathers from a torn pillow at Strong Sad, whose right side is only just visible at the right of the screen. The Cheat makes little excited noises, and Strong Sad produces quiet, bored-sounding &quot;ow&quot;s.}''
''{scene cuts to Strong Sad's bedroom, where Strong Bad and The Cheat are standing on the bed and throwing feathers from a torn pillow at Strong Sad, whose right side is only just visible at the right of the screen. The Cheat makes little excited noises, and Strong Sad produces quiet, bored-sounding "ow"s.}''


'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{as voiceover}'' —the living crap out of Strong Sad!
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{as voiceover}'' —the living crap out of Strong Sad!
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'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{disappointed The Cheat noise}''
'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{disappointed The Cheat noise}''


'''STRONG BAD:''' No, it is not &quot;pretend-we're-grandmas-baking&quot; time! ''{close up of Strong Bad}'' And it'll never be again! ''{zoom out}'' ''{sotto voce}'' See me after this email.
'''STRONG BAD:''' No, it is not "pretend-we're-grandmas-baking" time! ''{close up of Strong Bad}'' And it'll never be again! ''{zoom out}'' ''{sotto voce}'' See me after this email.


''{The Cheat removes apron}''
''{The Cheat removes apron}''
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'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{enthusiastic The Cheat noise}''
'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{enthusiastic The Cheat noise}''


''{left wipe reveals Strong Bad and The Cheat in a room with stacks of eggs in cartons, several battle-axes, a stack of toilet paper rolls, and two bottles of &quot;Lite Em Up Dan&quot;-brand lighter fluid near the wall, and a saw, a casserole, and gasoline can on the floor.}''
''{left wipe reveals Strong Bad and The Cheat in a room with stacks of eggs in cartons, several battle-axes, a stack of toilet paper rolls, and two bottles of "Lite Em Up Dan"-brand lighter fluid near the wall, and a saw, a casserole, and gasoline can on the floor.}''


'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh yeah, look at this arsenal of edge-haver-y right here, man. ''{close up of Strong Bad}'' We can't go wrong!
'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh yeah, look at this arsenal of edge-haver-y right here, man. ''{close up of Strong Bad}'' We can't go wrong!
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''{Cut to a pitch-black room with faint light appearing above. Nothing can be seen besides Strong Bad's and The Cheat's eyes, which appear white with black pupils.}''
''{Cut to a pitch-black room with faint light appearing above. Nothing can be seen besides Strong Bad's and The Cheat's eyes, which appear white with black pupils.}''


'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{moan, followed by &quot;yugga-da-yugga&quot; noise of lips flapping while head is shaken vigorously}'' Whoa, where are we? I suddenly feel so... easy to animate.
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{moan, followed by "yugga-da-yugga" noise of lips flapping while head is shaken vigorously}'' Whoa, where are we? I suddenly feel so... easy to animate.


'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noise}''
'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noise}''
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''{Another white ball appears from the level of Strong Bad's pants}''
''{Another white ball appears from the level of Strong Bad's pants}''


'''STRONG BAD:''' I always keep a spare pack ''{a cluster of similar balls appears from Strong Bad's hip-level}'' in my pants. ''{Throws the balls.}'' Some would say &quot;pocket&quot;, I say, &quot;in my pants&quot;.
'''STRONG BAD:''' I always keep a spare pack ''{a cluster of similar balls appears from Strong Bad's hip-level}'' in my pants. ''{Throws the balls.}'' Some would say "pocket", I say, "in my pants".


'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' Hello? Is somebody down there?
'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' Hello? Is somebody down there?
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''{cut back to dark hole}''
''{cut back to dark hole}''


'''STRONG BAD''': Where'd you check, like &quot;Have Most Edge Guy&quot; or edgetangle.com, one o' those?
'''STRONG BAD''': Where'd you check, like "Have Most Edge Guy" or edgetangle.com, one o' those?


''{cut back to Strong Sad}''
''{cut back to Strong Sad}''
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''{[[New Paper]] is heard coming down, but it is too dark to see it. However, hovering the mouse over where the new Paper should be reveals the text normally printed by New Paper.}''
''{[[New Paper]] is heard coming down, but it is too dark to see it. However, hovering the mouse over where the new Paper should be reveals the text normally printed by New Paper.}''


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== Easter Eggs ==
== <span class="mw-headline">Easter Eggs</span> ==


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''Edge-Losers or Edge-Havers?''


[[File:HaveEdgeTimes.png|[[File:HaveEdgeTimes.png|150px|thumb]]]]
* Clicking "Have Edge Times Magazine" at the beginning shows Strong Bad and The Cheat on the cover of ''Have Edge Times'' magazine.
<div class="thumbcaption">
* At the end, click Strong Bad's right eye to see what happens 3 hours later. ''{a cross-stitch title card with the text "THREE HOURS LATER" appears}'' '''THE CHEAT''': ''{The Cheat noises, in an imitation of a grandmother}'' '''STRONG BAD''': ''{Also in an imitation of a grandmother}'' Oh, Adelaide, you devil! Substituting bacon grease for butter? If my Wilbur only knew... ''{Lights turn on, revealing the basement of the Brothers Strong with Strong Bad and The Cheat standing on a circle of floor resting on Strong Mad's head. The Cheat is again wearing his apron}'' '''STRONG MAD''': WILL YOU PLEASE KEEP IT DOWN? ''{Lights turn back off.}''
* At the end, click The Cheat's eyes to see Strong Sad on the cover of ''Have Edge Times'' magazine.


<div class="magnify">
== Fun Facts ==


[[File:HaveEdgeTimes.png|[[File:magnify-clip.png|15px|thumb]]]]
=== Explanations ===
 
</div>
Edge-Losers or Edge-Havers?
 
</div>
 
</div>
 
</div>
<ul>
<li>Clicking &quot;Have Edge Times Magazine&quot; at the beginning shows Strong Bad and The Cheat on the cover of ''Have Edge Times'' magazine.</li>
<li>At the end, click Strong Bad's right eye to see what happens 3 hours later.
''{a cross-stitch title card with the text &quot;THREE HOURS LATER&quot; appears}''
'''THE CHEAT''': ''{The Cheat noises, in an imitation of a grandmother}''
'''STRONG BAD''': ''{Also in an imitation of a grandmother}'' Oh, Adelaide, you devil! Substituting bacon grease for butter? If my Wilbur only knew...
''{Lights turn on, revealing the basement of the Brothers Strong with Strong Bad and The Cheat standing on a circle of floor resting on Strong Mad's head. The Cheat is again wearing his apron}''
'''STRONG MAD''': WILL YOU PLEASE KEEP IT DOWN?
''{Lights turn back off.}''</li>
<li>At the end, click The Cheat's eyes to see Strong Sad on the cover of ''Have Edge Times'' magazine.</li></ul>
 
<span id="fun-facts"></span>
== <span class="mw-headline">Fun Facts</span> ==
 
<span id="explanations"></span>
=== <span class="mw-headline"> Explanations </span> ===


* Strong Bad's comment about tar is a reference to [[tarring and feathering]], a colonial punishment.
* Strong Bad's comment about tar is a reference to [[tarring and feathering]], a colonial punishment.


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


* The label on the [[Floppy Disk Container]] reads [[Floppy Disk Container|"flash-back"]].
* The label on the [[Floppy Disk Container]] reads [[Floppy Disk Container|"flash-back"]].
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* The text on the first magazine reads:
* The text on the first magazine reads:


<blockquote>HAVE EDGE [[Times|TIMES]]<br />
<blockquote>
MAGAZINE<br />
>HAVE EDGE [[Times|TIMES]]<br />
Strong Bad &amp; The Cheat -<br />
>MAGAZINE<br />
Edge-Losers or<br />
>Strong Bad & The Cheat -<br />
Edge-[[Haver|Havers]]<br />
>Edge-Losers or<br />
YOU Decide<br />
>Edge-[[Haver|Havers]]<br />
''{image of The Cheat peeking over Strong Bad's head}''<br />
>YOU Decide<br />
PLUS:<br />
>''{image of The Cheat peeking over Strong Bad's head}''<br />
A [[Knives|Knife]]<br />
>PLUS:<br />
A Dead [[Rats|Rat]]<br />
>A [[Knives|Knife]]<br />
Two matches<br />
>A Dead [[Rats|Rat]]<br />
and much more<br />
>Two matches<br />
edgy stuff<br />
>and much more<br />
on the cutting edge of edge-having</blockquote>
>edgy stuff<br />
>on the cutting edge of edge-having
</blockquote>
 
* The text on the second magazine reads:
* The text on the second magazine reads:


<blockquote>HAVE EDGE TIMES<br />
<blockquote>
MAGAZINE<br />
>HAVE EDGE TIMES<br />
The NEW FACE of Edgy?<br />
>MAGAZINE<br />
''{image of Strong Sad}''<br />
>The NEW FACE of Edgy?<br />
AND:<br />
>''{image of Strong Sad}''<br />
Old [[Bread]]<br />
>AND:<br />
Rusty Pipe<br />
>Old [[Bread]]<br />
Smashed Tape<br />
>Rusty Pipe<br />
and THAT IS ALL<br />
>Smashed Tape<br />
on the cutting edge of edge-having</blockquote>
>and THAT IS ALL<br />
* The [[YouTube]] description for this email is &quot;Strong Bad tries to prove he's not losing his edge.&quot;
>on the cutting edge of edge-having
</blockquote>
 
* The [[YouTube]] description for this email is "Strong Bad tries to prove he's not losing his edge."


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


* The sender's city of Los Burbankos, CA doesn't exist, but probably refers to [[Burbank, California|Burbank]].
* The sender's city of Los Burbankos, CA doesn't exist, but probably refers to [[Burbank, California|Burbank]].
* Strong Bad [[Fourth Wall Breaks|breaks the fourth wall]] when he says, &quot;I suddenly feel so... easy to animate&quot;.
* Strong Bad [[Fourth Wall Breaks|breaks the fourth wall]] when he says, "I suddenly feel so... easy to animate".
* When Strong Bad and The Cheat are in the hole, the same Flash object that is used for Bubs's smaller eye is used for both of their pupils.
* When Strong Bad and The Cheat are in the hole, the same Flash object that is used for Bubs's smaller eye is used for both of their pupils.
* If the Easter egg showing Strong Sad's ''Have Edge Times'' cover is clicked on, the New Paper's mouseover will appear on top of it rather than under it.
* If the Easter egg showing Strong Sad's ''Have Edge Times'' cover is clicked on, the New Paper's mouseover will appear on top of it rather than under it.
* In the Strong Mad Easter egg, both Strong Bad's and The Cheat's eyes are higher up in the frame after the lights come on than before.
* In the Strong Mad Easter egg, both Strong Bad's and The Cheat's eyes are higher up in the frame after the lights come on than before.
* When The Cheat falls down the hole, he does not have his Grandma apron on or with him, but he is wearing it in the Strong Mad Easter egg. This suggests that he went upstairs to fetch it and then returned to the darkened basement for further &quot;pretend-we're-grandmas-baking&quot; time.
* When The Cheat falls down the hole, he does not have his Grandma apron on or with him, but he is wearing it in the Strong Mad Easter egg. This suggests that he went upstairs to fetch it and then returned to the darkened basement for further "pretend-we're-grandmas-baking" time.
* In the Strong Sad Easter egg, the outline around his head is lighter than usual.
* In the Strong Sad Easter egg, the outline around his head is lighter than usual.
* Although the same sound effect is used, the invisible [[New Paper]] prints out nearly twice as fast as in previous emails.
* Although the same sound effect is used, the invisible [[New Paper]] prints out nearly twice as fast as in previous emails.
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* When Strong Bad tosses his handful of ping-pong balls, all of them make a bouncing sound, except for the ball that was tossed straight up. It comes down and apparently falls through the floor.
* When Strong Bad tosses his handful of ping-pong balls, all of them make a bouncing sound, except for the ball that was tossed straight up. It comes down and apparently falls through the floor.
* The basement's echo disappears when Strong Mad turns on the lights. Also, no echo is heard in any other toons with scenes in the basement.
* The basement's echo disappears when Strong Mad turns on the lights. Also, no echo is heard in any other toons with scenes in the basement.
* Strong Bad commits a common grammatical error by saying, &quot;Like the other day. Me and The Cheat—&quot; The phrase should be &quot;The Cheat and I&quot;. Interestingly, he gets it right later in the email.
* Strong Bad commits a common grammatical error by saying, "Like the other day. Me and The Cheat—" The phrase should be "The Cheat and I". Interestingly, he gets it right later in the email.
* When Strong Bad is in the hole, he has white eyes with distinct pupils.
* When Strong Bad is in the hole, he has white eyes with distinct pupils.
* When Strong Sad is pretending to type, the actual typing sound effect can be heard, faintly.
* When Strong Sad is pretending to type, the actual typing sound effect can be heard, faintly.
* In [[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]], which was released shortly after this email, the basement is below the living room, much like it is in this email.
* In [[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]], which was released shortly after this email, the basement is below the living room, much like it is in this email.


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


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''Three-to-one arm-y?''


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Three-to-one arm-y?
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* When the camera cut to the back of the Lappy, part of Strong Bad's fist went through it.
* When the camera cut to the back of the Lappy, part of Strong Bad's fist went through it.
* Before scratching his eye while listening to Strong Bad, Strong Sad had two right arms for a single frame. Twelve frames later, he then had no right arm at all.
* Before scratching his eye while listening to Strong Bad, Strong Sad had two right arms for a single frame. Twelve frames later, he then had no right arm at all.
* After Strong Bad told The Cheat to take off his apron, the apron was already on the floor for a split-second before it reappeared on The Cheat's body. The Cheat then took it off again.
* After Strong Bad told The Cheat to take off his apron, the apron was already on the floor for a split-second before it reappeared on The Cheat's body. The Cheat then took it off again.
* Strong Bad said that they had the &quot;foot-stomp casserole&quot; and the gasoline in the hole, but in the Strong Mad Easter egg, only the gasoline was there.
* Strong Bad said that they had the "foot-stomp casserole" and the gasoline in the hole, but in the Strong Mad Easter egg, only the gasoline was there.


<span id="glitches"></span>
=== Glitches ===
=== <span class="mw-headline"> Glitches </span> ===


* When the camera zooms out to show Strong Bad yelling at The Cheat, several dark pixels appear along the edge of the Lappy's screen.
* When the camera zooms out to show Strong Bad yelling at The Cheat, several dark pixels appear along the edge of the Lappy's screen.


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


* Strong Bad's nervous dancing is the same as in [[retirement]].
* Strong Bad's nervous dancing is the same as in [[retirement]].
* In the living room, [[Eggs|eggs]], &quot;[[Lite Em Up Dan]]&quot; lighter fluid from [[pizza joint]], and [[Axes|axes]] from [[slumber party]] are seen.
* In the living room, [[Eggs|eggs]], "[[Lite Em Up Dan]]" lighter fluid from [[pizza joint]], and [[Axes|axes]] from [[slumber party]] are seen.
** The eggs and [[Toilet Paper|toilet paper]], in particular, were previously used for Halloween shenanigans in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]].
** The eggs and [[Toilet Paper|toilet paper]], in particular, were previously used for Halloween shenanigans in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]].
* Strong Bad [[Strong Bad Smiling|smiles]] while spreading mayonnaise, and also while vacuuming it up. The cover of ''Have Edge Times'' magazine also shows him smiling.
* Strong Bad [[Strong Bad Smiling|smiles]] while spreading mayonnaise, and also while vacuuming it up. The cover of ''Have Edge Times'' magazine also shows him smiling.
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* This is another instance of [[Kicking The Cheat|kicking The Cheat]].
* This is another instance of [[Kicking The Cheat|kicking The Cheat]].
* Strong Sad [[Strong Bad and Strong Sad's Relationship|gets his revenge]] on Strong Bad again.
* Strong Sad [[Strong Bad and Strong Sad's Relationship|gets his revenge]] on Strong Bad again.
* &quot;Scram-oose&quot; is a [[Portmanteaus|portmanteau]] of &quot;scram&quot; and &quot;vamoose&quot;, both slang terms meaning &quot;go away&quot;.
* "Scram-oose" is a [[Portmanteaus|portmanteau]] of "scram" and "vamoose", both slang terms meaning "go away".
* Adelaide was a name previously mentioned in [[dreamail]].
* Adelaide was a name previously mentioned in [[dreamail]].
* &quot;Smashed Tape&quot; was one of the items sold at [[Manolios Ugly One]]'s Lectro-Pawn in [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10]].
* "Smashed Tape" was one of the items sold at [[Manolios Ugly One]]'s Lectro-Pawn in [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10]].
* Strong Bad and the Cheat use [[Fluffy Puff Mayo]] in their third shenanigan.
* Strong Bad and the Cheat use [[Fluffy Puff Mayo]] in their third shenanigan.
* Strong Mad's predicament in the Easter egg is similar to the Strong Bad Email clip in [[HomestarRunner.com: PAY PLUS!]], when a 2-foot pit caused Homestar to drop onto Strong Mad's head.
* Strong Mad's predicament in the Easter egg is similar to the Strong Bad Email clip in [[HomestarRunner.com: PAY PLUS!]], when a 2-foot pit caused Homestar to drop onto Strong Mad's head.
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* Strong Bad previously had admitted to stomping around in pecan pie in [[DNA Evidence]].
* Strong Bad previously had admitted to stomping around in pecan pie in [[DNA Evidence]].


<span id="real-world-references"></span>
=== Real-World References ===
=== <span class="mw-headline"> Real-World References </span> ===


* [[Lucy van Pelt|Lucy]], a character from the [[Peanuts]] comic strip, famously held a football to be kicked by [[Charlie Brown]] only to pull it away at the last second in many strips in the series.
* [[Lucy van Pelt|Lucy]], a character from the [[Peanuts]] comic strip, famously held a football to be kicked by [[Charlie Brown]] only to pull it away at the last second in many strips in the series.


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


* In [[Career Day]], Strong Bad as [[SBASAF|Space Captainface]] has white eyes with distinct pupils.
* In [[Career Day]], Strong Bad as [[SBASAF|Space Captainface]] has white eyes with distinct pupils.
* In [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2]], Strong Bad sets up the living room in a similar way.
* In [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2]], Strong Bad sets up the living room in a similar way.


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


* The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary. To access it, switch the DVD player's audio language selection while watching.
* The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary. To access it, switch the DVD player's audio language selection while watching.


<span id="commentary-transcript"></span>
=== Commentary Transcript ===
=== <span class="mw-headline">Commentary Transcript</span> ===


('''Commentary by:''' [[Strong Bad]], [[Mike Chapman]], [[Ryan Sterritt]])
('''Commentary by:''' [[Strong Bad]], [[Mike Chapman]], [[Ryan Sterritt]])
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'''MIKE:''' ''{chuckles}'' Okay.
'''MIKE:''' ''{chuckles}'' Okay.


'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{in response to his &quot;pretend we're grandmas baking&quot; comment}'' Yeah! Who thinks that I do that every Friday night at 7:30 PM until 9:30 PM?
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{in response to his "pretend we're grandmas baking" comment}'' Yeah! Who thinks that I do that every Friday night at 7:30 PM until 9:30 PM?


'''MIKE:''' Now— I do.
'''MIKE:''' Now— I do.
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'''MIKE:''' Because you were so specific about saying that you didn't do it then.
'''MIKE:''' Because you were so specific about saying that you didn't do it then.


'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{overlapping}'' No, what I do during that time... is, punch a lot of people in the— in the butt! ''{Mike and Ryan laugh}'' I say, &quot;Look behind you!&quot; And they say, &quot;What?&quot; and I go, &quot;POW!&quot; Right in the butt and they can't sit down no more 'cause of the... Charley horse.
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{overlapping}'' No, what I do during that time... is, punch a lot of people in the— in the butt! ''{Mike and Ryan laugh}'' I say, "Look behind you!" And they say, "What?" and I go, "POW!" Right in the butt and they can't sit down no more 'cause of the... Charley horse.


'''MIKE:''' Do you give them the gas?
'''MIKE:''' Do you give them the gas?


'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah. Look at that, man! &quot;Cassssss&quot;!
'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah. Look at that, man! "Cassssss"!


'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' I'd kinda like to have a casserole dish like that.
'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' I'd kinda like to have a casserole dish like that.
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'''STRONG BAD:''' Why don't I use those battle axes more often!? You know?!
'''STRONG BAD:''' Why don't I use those battle axes more often!? You know?!


'''MIKE:''' Well, we didn't draw them until the &quot;slumber party&quot; email.
'''MIKE:''' Well, we didn't draw them until the "slumber party" email.


'''RYAN:''' ''{laughs}''
'''RYAN:''' ''{laughs}''
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'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh! ''{pause}'' The Paper?
'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh! ''{pause}'' The Paper?


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* [[James Naismith]] is the inventor of basketball.
* [[James Naismith]] is the inventor of basketball.
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* Mike's mention of Strong Bad's battle axe lessons with [[Dolph Hauldhagen]] refers to [[other days]].
* Mike's mention of Strong Bad's battle axe lessons with [[Dolph Hauldhagen]] refers to [[other days]].


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* [https://homestarrunner.com/sbemails/197-your-edge watch "your edge"]
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* [http://forum.hrwiki.org/viewtopic.php?t=14610 forum thread re: "your edge"]


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"Look at this arsenal of edge-havery!"

Gee Tee is worried that Strong Bad might be losing his edge.

Cast (in order of appearance): Strong Bad, The Cheat, Strong Sad, Strong Mad (Easter egg)

Places: Computer Room, The Field, Strong Sad's Room, Basement of the Brothers Strong, Living Room of the Brothers Strong

Computer: Lappy 486

Date: Monday, July 21, 2008

Running Time: 4:00

Page Title: Lappy 486

DVD:strongbad email.exe Disc Six

Transcript

STRONG BAD: {singing} Another freakin' email, another freakin' email song!

>subject: a little concerned >Hey Strongbad-
>I'm a little worried that you may be losing your edge. I
>heven't seen any shennanigans from you or The Cheat in
>a while.
>Yours, etc
>Gee Tee, Los Burbankos, CA

{Strong Bad pronounces the hyphen as "minus", "heven't" as spelled, and "shennanigans" as "she-ne-ne-nanigans". He expands "yours etc" as "yours, his, hers, mine, ours". He also pronounces the name and place of the sender in a very rushed voice.}

STRONG BAD: {typing} Losing our edge?! That's ridiculous. Our shenanigans make the cover of Have Edge Times Magazine like every month! Like the other day. Me and The Cheat—

{scene cuts to The Field. We see Strong Bad and The Cheat approaching a deflated basketball lying on the ground}

STRONG BAD: {as voiceover} —walked past this deflated basketball and consciously decided not to re-inflate it!

STRONG BAD: So what do you think, man?

THE CHEAT: {The Cheat noises}

STRONG BAD: OK, now we're talkin'. {Dances nervously} Let's get out of here before the cops come!

{Strong Bad and The Cheat run off to the right. Scene cuts back to Strong Bad in front of computer.}

STRONG BAD: {typing} And then yesterday, we feathered—

{scene cuts to Strong Sad's bedroom, where Strong Bad and The Cheat are standing on the bed and throwing feathers from a torn pillow at Strong Sad, whose right side is only just visible at the right of the screen. The Cheat makes little excited noises, and Strong Sad produces quiet, bored-sounding "ow"s.}

STRONG BAD: {as voiceover} —the living crap out of Strong Sad!

STRONG BAD: You said it The Cheat! Tar is prohibitively expensive!

{Scene cuts back to Strong Bad in front of computer}

STRONG BAD: {typing} But edgiest of all, THIS MORNING, we spread mayonnaise—

{scene cuts to Strong Bad and The Cheat in the Basement, spreading Fluffy Puff Mayonnaise onto the tops of cardboard boxes}

STRONG BAD: {as voiceover} —on all these cardboard boxes, man. And then waited like, thirty minutes to clean it all up,—

{clockwise-wipe reveals basement with mayonnaise gone, Strong Bad vacuuming, and The Cheat spraying air-freshener. Room twinkles occasionally.}

STRONG BAD: —vacuum, and use air-freshener to get rid of any undesirable odors left by the mayonnaise!

{cut to a rear view of the Lappy}

STRONG BAD: Thirty whole minutes! Can you be— {quickly loses his jubilation} yeah, okay, we're losing our edge. The Cheat, get in here!

{cut to a full shot of the computer room as The Cheat appears, wearing an apron}

THE CHEAT: {The Cheat noises, with a melodic tone}

STRONG BAD: Take that thing off!

THE CHEAT: {disappointed The Cheat noise}

STRONG BAD: No, it is not "pretend-we're-grandmas-baking" time! {close up of Strong Bad} And it'll never be again! {zoom out} {sotto voce} See me after this email.

{The Cheat removes apron}

STRONG BAD: No, it's time to do some real damage, The Cheat! It's time to get our shenan on! Again!

THE CHEAT: {enthusiastic The Cheat noise}

{left wipe reveals Strong Bad and The Cheat in a room with stacks of eggs in cartons, several battle-axes, a stack of toilet paper rolls, and two bottles of "Lite Em Up Dan"-brand lighter fluid near the wall, and a saw, a casserole, and gasoline can on the floor.}

STRONG BAD: Oh yeah, look at this arsenal of edge-haver-y right here, man. {close up of Strong Bad} We can't go wrong!

{zoom out}

THE CHEAT: {questioning The Cheat noise}

STRONG BAD: You know, shenanigans! Like, uh, you start sawin' a hole in the floor, and I'll stomp on this casserole.

THE CHEAT: {affirmative The Cheat noise}

{Cut to a close up of the casserole. Strong Bad stomps on it while The Cheat saws a hole in the floor around him}

STRONG BAD: Ah ha ha! Sorry, casserole, your crusty layer of fried onions is no match for my— {zoom out} {screams}

{Strong Bad, The Cheat, and the gasoline can fall through the hole in the floor}

{Cut to a pitch-black room with faint light appearing above. Nothing can be seen besides Strong Bad's and The Cheat's eyes, which appear white with black pupils.}

STRONG BAD: {moan, followed by "yugga-da-yugga" noise of lips flapping while head is shaken vigorously} Whoa, where are we? I suddenly feel so... easy to animate.

THE CHEAT: {The Cheat noise}

STRONG BAD: I dunno man, but we gotta stay edgy. We can't let this deep, dark hole get us down in a deep, dark hole. Here, lemme kick you. That's a classic shenani-move. {grunts}

THE CHEAT: {The Cheat noise}

{Strong Bad's eyes move in a way consistent with him winding up to kick The Cheat. The Cheat's eyes move in a way consistent with him backing up slightly. Strong Bad's eyes then flip around and lower in a way consistent with him flipping over and then falling to the floor.}

STRONG BAD: Aaaaa-oof. Geez, Lucy, hold still! {a hitting sound is heard}

THE CHEAT: {The Cheat noise} {another hitting sound and a popping sound are heard}

{Strong Bad's left eye disappears; in its place a round white ball appears of roughly the same size. It falls from Strong Bad's face level and rolls away on the floor.}

STRONG BAD: Ow, my eye!

THE CHEAT: {screaming The Cheat noise}

{Strong Bad's left eye reappears, opening}

STRONG BAD: Naw, just kiddin'. It's a ping-pong ball.

{Another white ball appears from the level of Strong Bad's pants}

STRONG BAD: I always keep a spare pack {a cluster of similar balls appears from Strong Bad's hip-level} in my pants. {Throws the balls.} Some would say "pocket", I say, "in my pants".

STRONG SAD: {offscreen} Hello? Is somebody down there?

{cut to Strong Sad looking at the hole from above}

STRONG BAD: Go away, Strong Sad! The Cheat and I are down here shenanigan-ing each other in the dark alone by ourselves.

STRONG SAD: Uh, are you sure you wanna go on record with that explanation?

{cut back to dark hole}

STRONG BAD: Of course! I don't see how that could possibly be taken out of context! Now either violently throw yourself in here, or scram-oose!

{cut back to Strong Sad}

STRONG SAD: Fine! But I wasn't the one who—

STRONG BAD: Hey wait! Could you get on the internet and look up if cutting a hole in your own floor is edgy?

STRONG SAD: Ah, sure. {mimes typing} Tappity-tappity-tap. Yeah, I just checked. It is.

STRONG BAD: Awesome, I thought so!

{cut back to dark hole}

STRONG BAD: Where'd you check, like "Have Most Edge Guy" or edgetangle.com, one o' those?

{cut back to Strong Sad}

STRONG SAD: Yup, all the most popular sites. Uh, they recommend staying in the hole for a few days too. So I can finish my novellique.

{cut back to dark hole}

STRONG BAD: Oh, cool! I mean, we've got foot-stomp casserole down here, so we should be good! Could you toss down something to drink though?

{cut back to Strong Sad, who walks away to the left}

STRONG BAD: Strong Sad? Ah, never mind, {cut back to dark hole} we'll just drink that gasoline. Doesn't get edgier than that, right?

THE CHEAT: {The Cheat noise}

STRONG BAD: High-five, The Cheat!

THE CHEAT: {The Cheat noise}

{The Cheat's eyes move in a manner consistent with him jumping up to slap Strong Bad's raised hand}

STRONG BAD: {grumbles} Thinks we're losing our edge. Pfft!

{New Paper is heard coming down, but it is too dark to see it. However, hovering the mouse over where the new Paper should be reveals the text normally printed by New Paper.}

Easter Eggs

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Edge-Losers or Edge-Havers?

  • Clicking "Have Edge Times Magazine" at the beginning shows Strong Bad and The Cheat on the cover of Have Edge Times magazine.
  • At the end, click Strong Bad's right eye to see what happens 3 hours later. {a cross-stitch title card with the text "THREE HOURS LATER" appears} THE CHEAT: {The Cheat noises, in an imitation of a grandmother} STRONG BAD: {Also in an imitation of a grandmother} Oh, Adelaide, you devil! Substituting bacon grease for butter? If my Wilbur only knew... {Lights turn on, revealing the basement of the Brothers Strong with Strong Bad and The Cheat standing on a circle of floor resting on Strong Mad's head. The Cheat is again wearing his apron} STRONG MAD: WILL YOU PLEASE KEEP IT DOWN? {Lights turn back off.}
  • At the end, click The Cheat's eyes to see Strong Sad on the cover of Have Edge Times magazine.

Fun Facts

Explanations

Trivia

  • The label on the Floppy Disk Container reads "flash-back".
  • As of this email, Strong Bad has checked seventy-nine emails on the Lappy — one more than on the Compy.
  • The text on the first magazine reads:

>HAVE EDGE TIMES
>MAGAZINE
>Strong Bad & The Cheat -
>Edge-Losers or
>Edge-Havers
>YOU Decide
>{image of The Cheat peeking over Strong Bad's head}
>PLUS:
>A Knife
>A Dead Rat
>Two matches
>and much more
>edgy stuff
>on the cutting edge of edge-having

  • The text on the second magazine reads:

>HAVE EDGE TIMES
>MAGAZINE
>The NEW FACE of Edgy?
>{image of Strong Sad}
>AND:
>Old Bread
>Rusty Pipe
>Smashed Tape
>and THAT IS ALL
>on the cutting edge of edge-having

  • The YouTube description for this email is "Strong Bad tries to prove he's not losing his edge."

Remarks

  • The sender's city of Los Burbankos, CA doesn't exist, but probably refers to Burbank.
  • Strong Bad breaks the fourth wall when he says, "I suddenly feel so... easy to animate".
  • When Strong Bad and The Cheat are in the hole, the same Flash object that is used for Bubs's smaller eye is used for both of their pupils.
  • If the Easter egg showing Strong Sad's Have Edge Times cover is clicked on, the New Paper's mouseover will appear on top of it rather than under it.
  • In the Strong Mad Easter egg, both Strong Bad's and The Cheat's eyes are higher up in the frame after the lights come on than before.
  • When The Cheat falls down the hole, he does not have his Grandma apron on or with him, but he is wearing it in the Strong Mad Easter egg. This suggests that he went upstairs to fetch it and then returned to the darkened basement for further "pretend-we're-grandmas-baking" time.
  • In the Strong Sad Easter egg, the outline around his head is lighter than usual.
  • Although the same sound effect is used, the invisible New Paper prints out nearly twice as fast as in previous emails.
  • During Strong Bad's close-up in his living room, his right hand is animated in the flash, but is obscured by the layer that the blurry background occupies. This can only be observed by viewing below the flash's border.
  • When Strong Bad tosses his handful of ping-pong balls, all of them make a bouncing sound, except for the ball that was tossed straight up. It comes down and apparently falls through the floor.
  • The basement's echo disappears when Strong Mad turns on the lights. Also, no echo is heard in any other toons with scenes in the basement.
  • Strong Bad commits a common grammatical error by saying, "Like the other day. Me and The Cheat—" The phrase should be "The Cheat and I". Interestingly, he gets it right later in the email.
  • When Strong Bad is in the hole, he has white eyes with distinct pupils.
  • When Strong Sad is pretending to type, the actual typing sound effect can be heard, faintly.
  • In Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People, which was released shortly after this email, the basement is below the living room, much like it is in this email.

Fixed Goofs

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Three-to-one arm-y?

  • When the camera cut to the back of the Lappy, part of Strong Bad's fist went through it.
  • Before scratching his eye while listening to Strong Bad, Strong Sad had two right arms for a single frame. Twelve frames later, he then had no right arm at all.
  • After Strong Bad told The Cheat to take off his apron, the apron was already on the floor for a split-second before it reappeared on The Cheat's body. The Cheat then took it off again.
  • Strong Bad said that they had the "foot-stomp casserole" and the gasoline in the hole, but in the Strong Mad Easter egg, only the gasoline was there.

Glitches

  • When the camera zooms out to show Strong Bad yelling at The Cheat, several dark pixels appear along the edge of the Lappy's screen.

Inside References

Real-World References

  • Lucy, a character from the Peanuts comic strip, famously held a football to be kicked by Charlie Brown only to pull it away at the last second in many strips in the series.

Fast Forward

DVD Version

  • The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary. To access it, switch the DVD player's audio language selection while watching.

Commentary Transcript

(Commentary by: Strong Bad, Mike Chapman, Ryan Sterritt)

STRONG BAD: {simultaneously with himself} Another freakin' email song!

MIKE: Welcome.

STRONG BAD: That's my new Ache.

MIKE: Eh—

STRONG BAD: My new Acheman impression.

MIKE: Hey, Strong Bad, we got Ryan in here. Talk— Make Ryan feel welcome. Sometimes, he doesn't talk very much during these commentaries.

STRONG BAD: {overlapping} Hey, Ryan!

MIKE: Really try to... break him out of his shell. {unintelligible}

STRONG BAD: Okay.

RYAN: I might get more into it.

STRONG BAD: Okay. Uh... {imitating} Down, double down! 71! 72! A-hick!

RYAN: {chuckles} Sounds just like him.

STRONG BAD: Uh... Ryan, this email does not paint me in a very favourable light, from what I can tell so far. {pause} What do you think that is on the floor there, Ryan?

RYAN: Deflated basketball.

STRONG BAD: Yeah. I think that's right.

RYAN: James Naismith. {pause} {chuckles} Like pulling... each individual feather out of the pillow.

{pause}

MIKE: Strong Bad?

STRONG BAD: {annoyed} What?!

MIKE: You're fired from getting Ryan to break out of his shell. {Ryan laughs} All this talking about this throwing individual feathers out of a pillow.

STRONG BAD: I'm trying, man!

MIKE: How do you think they got those— you guys got the cardboard to shine like that?

RYAN: {laughs}

STRONG BAD: It was hard. We had to cover it in wax first.

MIKE: Uh-huh.

STRONG BAD: And then buff the wax.

MIKE: {chuckles} Okay.

STRONG BAD: {in response to his "pretend we're grandmas baking" comment} Yeah! Who thinks that I do that every Friday night at 7:30 PM until 9:30 PM?

MIKE: Now— I do.

STRONG BAD: Why?

MIKE: Because you were so specific about saying that you didn't do it then.

STRONG BAD: {overlapping} No, what I do during that time... is, punch a lot of people in the— in the butt! {Mike and Ryan laugh} I say, "Look behind you!" And they say, "What?" and I go, "POW!" Right in the butt and they can't sit down no more 'cause of the... Charley horse.

MIKE: Do you give them the gas?

STRONG BAD: Yeah. Look at that, man! "Cassssss"!

MIKE: {laughs} I'd kinda like to have a casserole dish like that.

STRONG BAD: Uh, this is weird. This is just weird and unsettling and I hate it. {Mike starts to say something} I do not have eyeballs!

MIKE: When you're in the dark, Strong Bad.

STRONG BAD: Look, I've never s— {Mike starts to say something} I can't see myself in the dark!

MIKE: Well, that's what you look like.

{pause until after Strong Bad tries to kick The Cheat}

STRONG BAD: Uh, I did a Charlie B. Augh, I say. A-U-G-H. {pause} That is a big ping-pong ball, Mike.

RYAN: {unintelligible}

STRONG BAD: {simultaneously} That is a giant ping-pong ball.

MIKE: Yeah, eyeballs and ping-pong balls. They show up in the dark.

STRONG BAD: You've got some weird rules for the dark, Mike.

MIKE: {chuckles} Oh, just two rules. The whites of eyes and the whites of ping-pong balls. {unintelligible} enough. Yeah.

STRONG BAD: {unintelligible} That's it.

MIKE: Two rules. Very simple.

STRONG BAD: Why don't I use those battle axes more often!? You know?!

MIKE: Well, we didn't draw them until the "slumber party" email.

RYAN: {laughs}

STRONG BAD: Why didn't you make them earlier? I could've been throwing those things at Homestar during the jumping jack contest!

MIKE: {laughs} Maybe we can go back and redo that one.

STRONG BAD: Okay. With battle axe. The bat— the deleted... battle axe scene.

MIKE: {simultaneously} We could just do a battle axe edition of a lot of old cartoons.

STRONG BAD: {grunts}

MIKE: I probably think we might wanna go back...

STRONG BAD: Battle axe?

MIKE: Battle axe?

STRONG BAD: Go baxe?

MIKE: Let me know.

STRONG BAD: Let's go baxe. That could be our slogan.

MIKE: Is that your Dolph Hauldhagen battle axe for your... battle axe lessons?

STRONG BAD: Yeah, but I have one with an extended pole.

MIKE: Is it just a broomstick taped to that?

STRONG BAD: Uhhhh-uh-uh-uh-uhhh... yes.

MIKE: Yeah, that's what I thought.

STRONG BAD: Uh— what is going on!? {Mike laughs} Is anybody entertained right now?!

MIKE: Uhh...

STRONG BAD: Ugh.

{pause}

STRONG BAD: It was nice to see that living room.

MIKE: Yeah, the bl— the light blue smoke detector room?

STRONG BAD: Yeah, that's a good room to be in.

MIKE: Four, five... four or five appearances for that room.

STRONG BAD: It's apparently directly above the basement.

MIKE: Or the black-ment.

STRONG BAD: Oh! {pause} The Paper?

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