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* BrickJoke: Strong Bad refers to Strong Sad's head as a "soft serve flip" in the email and in the Easter egg The King of Town prepares to head it by covering Strong Sad in whipped cream and cherries while he rambles.
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->'''Strong Bad:''' Note to viewers: ''this'' (''cut to Strong Badia, with an outline of Strong Bad that reads "sb" being shown'') is Strong Badia. Not this (''shows Bubs' Concession Stand, with an outline of Bubs reading "bubs"''), this [''shows Strong Bad's TV room, with an outline of Strong Mad reading "graw mad"''), or this (''shows The Stick, with an outline of Homestar reading "ds"''). Just this (''cut back to Strong Badia''). We clear? Now gimme five.

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->'''Strong Bad:''' Note to viewers: ''this'' (''cut to Strong Badia, with an outline of Strong Bad that reads "sb" being shown'') is Strong Badia. Not this (''shows Bubs' Concession Stand, with an outline of Bubs reading "bubs"''), this [''shows (''shows Strong Bad's TV room, with an outline of Strong Mad reading "graw mad"''), or this (''shows The Stick, with an outline of Homestar reading "ds"''). Just this (''cut back to Strong Badia''). We clear? Now gimme five.
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->'''Strong Bad:''' Note to viewers: ''this'' (''cut to Strong Badia, with an outline of Strong Bad that reads "sb" being shown'') is Strong Badia. Not this (''shows Bubs' Concession Stand, with an outline of Bubs reading "bubs"''], this [''shows Strong Bad's TV room, with an outline of Strong Mad reading "graw mad"''), or this (''shows The Stick, with an outline of Homestar reading "ds"''). Just this (''cut back to Strong Badia''). We clear? Now gimme five.

Getting back to Tom's email, he asks what Strong Bad and friends do to keep cool in such a climate. Strong Bad apparently determines the weather by balancing a spoon of hoisin sauce on Strong Sad's "disturbing soft-serve flip"... and then just asking him.

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->'''Strong Bad:''' Note to viewers: ''this'' (''cut to Strong Badia, with an outline of Strong Bad that reads "sb" being shown'') is Strong Badia. Not this (''shows Bubs' Concession Stand, with an outline of Bubs reading "bubs"''], "bubs"''), this [''shows Strong Bad's TV room, with an outline of Strong Mad reading "graw mad"''), or this (''shows The Stick, with an outline of Homestar reading "ds"''). Just this (''cut back to Strong Badia''). We clear? Now gimme five.

Getting back to Tom's email, he asks what Strong Bad and friends do to keep cool in such a climate.the summer. Strong Bad apparently determines the weather by balancing a spoon of hoisin sauce on Strong Sad's "disturbing soft-serve flip"... and then just asking him.

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Tom from "Sunnyvale, Cactus Area" wants to know how hot it is in Strongbadia ("Note to viewers, ''this'' [''cut to Strong Badia''] is Strong Badia. Not this [''shows Bubs' Concession Stand''], this [''shows Strong Bad's TV room''], or this [''shows The Field''].") and what Strong Bad and friends do to keep cool. Strong Bad apparently determines the weather by balancing a spoon of hoisin sauce on Strong Sad's "disturbing soft-serve flip"... and then just asking him.

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Tom from "Sunnyvale, Cactus Area" wants to know how hot it is in Strongbadia ("Note Strong Badia, but before anymore can be said, Strong Bad feels the need to viewers, give the viewers a reminder:

->'''Strong Bad:''' Note to viewers:
''this'' [''cut (''cut to Strong Badia''] Badia, with an outline of Strong Bad that reads "sb" being shown'') is Strong Badia. Not this [''shows (''shows Bubs' Concession Stand''], Stand, with an outline of Bubs reading "bubs"''], this [''shows Strong Bad's TV room''], room, with an outline of Strong Mad reading "graw mad"''), or this [''shows (''shows The Field''].") and Stick, with an outline of Homestar reading "ds"''). Just this (''cut back to Strong Badia''). We clear? Now gimme five.

Getting back to Tom's email, he asks
what Strong Bad and friends do to keep cool.cool in such a climate. Strong Bad apparently determines the weather by balancing a spoon of hoisin sauce on Strong Sad's "disturbing soft-serve flip"... and then just asking him.



According to Strong Bad's handy chart, temperatures in the high nineties means it's "Cool Time, Pool Time!" ("In the pool that we've always had... that we use all the time... and the school has always had an elevator!") The news that it's "cool time, pool time" spreads fast among the citizens of Free Country USA, and soon everyone is relaxing at the pool.

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According to Strong Bad's handy chart, temperatures in the high nineties means it's "Cool Time, Pool Time!" ("In the pool that we've always had... that we use all the time... and the school has always had an elevator!") The news that it's "cool time, pool time" spreads fast among the citizens of Free Country USA, and soon everyone is maxing and relaxing at the pool.



Strong Bad's life-guarding is somewhat questionable: his idea of putting pool chemicals is using "whatever was under the sink" (which leaves Marzipan's hair green and smoldering), he orders everyone out of the pool during a lightning storm ''except'' the characters he doesn't like (Homestar, Coach Z, and the King of Town), and he makes the mistake of forgetting to keep Strong Mad off the high dive. The ensuing "Mannon Ball" sends all the water (and all the swimmers) flying out of the pool, with Strong Bad getting knocked all the way back to the computer room.

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Strong Bad's life-guarding is somewhat questionable: his idea of putting pool chemicals is using "whatever was under the sink" (which leaves Marzipan's hair green and smoldering), he orders everyone out of the pool during a lightning storm ''except'' the characters he doesn't like (Homestar, Coach Z, and the King of Town), Town, who are all holding various metal objects), and he makes the mistake of forgetting to keep Strong Mad off the high dive. The ensuing "Mannon Ball" sends all the water (and all the swimmers) flying out of the pool, with Strong Bad getting knocked all the way back to the computer room.
room, but not without water splashing on him.

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->'''Strong Bad:''' (''rapping'') I'll take you back to a time when email was king!



'''Strong Bad:''' Ah... I... breaky... spiney...

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'''Strong Bad:''' Ah... I... breaky... spiney...
spiney...\\
(''The Paper comes down.'')



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'''Strong Sad:''' Wind sou'-sou'west at 10 miles per hour. Sunset at 8:45 PM. (''The King of Town sneaks up behind him'') Baseball games at two, eleven, and three. (''The King of Town places a cherry on Strong Sad's head and breaks out a can of "Lard Wipt".'')

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** Strong Bad falls through the roof of the computer room again, just like in [[Recap/StrongBadEmailE108PomPom "pom pom"]].

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** Strong Bad falls through the roof of the computer room again, just like in [[Recap/StrongBadEmailE108PomPom "pom pom"]]. [[LampshadeHanging He even says he should probably stop patching the hole at this rate]].



* LampshadeHanging: Strong Bad previously landed in his computer room through the ceiling in "pom pom". When he lands in the exact same way again, he mentions about just ignoring the hole.
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* DelayedReaction: There's a beat right between when Strong Mad's "Mad-don Ball" hits the water and when it empties the pool of its contents.

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* DelayedReaction: There's a beat right between when Strong Mad's "Mad-don "Mannon Ball" hits the water and when it empties the pool of its contents.
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Strong Bad's life-guarding is somewhat questionable: his idea of putting pool chemicals is using "whatever was under the sink" (which leaves Marzipan's hair green and smoldering), he orders everyone out of the pool during a lightning storm ''except'' the characters he doesn't like (Homestar, Coach Z, and the King of Town), and he makes the mistake of forgetting to keep Strong Mad off the high dive. The ensuing "Mad-don Ball" sends all the water (and all the swimmers) flying out of the pool, with Strong Bad getting knocked all the way back to the computer room.

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Strong Bad's life-guarding is somewhat questionable: his idea of putting pool chemicals is using "whatever was under the sink" (which leaves Marzipan's hair green and smoldering), he orders everyone out of the pool during a lightning storm ''except'' the characters he doesn't like (Homestar, Coach Z, and the King of Town), and he makes the mistake of forgetting to keep Strong Mad off the high dive. The ensuing "Mad-don "Mannon Ball" sends all the water (and all the swimmers) flying out of the pool, with Strong Bad getting knocked all the way back to the computer room.



* TheBait: The pool's lightning procedure involves everyone vacating the pool except Homestar, Coach Z and the King of Town, all holding metallic objects meant to attract the lightning.

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* TheBait: The pool's lightning procedure involves everyone vacating the pool except Homestar, Coach Z and the King of Town, all [[UmbrellasAreLightningRods holding metallic objects meant to attract the lightning.lightning]].

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This is more of a case of I Am Not Shazam.


* IAmNotShazam: Addressed InUniverse. Strong Bad feels the need to point out that "Strong Badia" only refers to the vacant lot that Strong Bad calls his own kingdom, not the general setting where the characters all live; the actual name of the setting is Free Country, USA (though this name isn't often brought up, not even in this e-mail).



* YouKeepUsingThatWord: Strong Bad feels the need to point out that "Strong Badia" only refers to the vacant lot that Strong Bad calls his own kingdom.
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The pool is the same one that first appeared in "A Jumping Jack Contest", but outside of the Theme Song Video it hasn't been seen until this email.


* GeographicFlexibility: This is the first time the pool's ever appeared or even been mentioned. Lampshaded when Strong Bad insists that they've always had this pool and they use it all the time.

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* GeographicFlexibility: This is the first time the pool's ever appeared or even been mentioned.mentioned since "Theme Song Video" way back in spring of 2000. Lampshaded when Strong Bad insists that they've always had this pool and they use it all the time.

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* GeographicFlexibility: This is the first time the pool's ever appeared or even been mentioned. Lampshaded when Strong Bad insists that they've always had this pool and they use it all the time.



''(He sees the Poopsmith testing the water)\\

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''(He sees the Poopsmith testing the water)\\water)''\\
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* TheBait: The pool's lightning procedure involves everyone vacating the pool except Homestar, Coach Z and the King of Town, all holding metallic objects meant to attract the lightning.
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->'''Strong Bad:''' Welcome to our 'ool. Notice ther eis no 'take a crap in it' in it. Please keep it that way.\\

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->'''Strong Bad:''' Welcome to our 'ool. Notice ther eis there is no 'take "take a crap in it' it" in it. Please keep it that way.\\



'''Strong Bad:''' Poopsmith, don't even try it! Also, no rough-horsing, no house-rousing, no butt-patting.\\

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'''Strong Bad:''' Poopsmith, don't even try it! it. Also, no rough-horsing, no house-rousing, no butt-patting.\\

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-->'''Strong Bad:''' Welcome to our Ool. Notice there is no "take a crap in it" in it. Please keep it that way.

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-->'''Strong Bad:''' Welcome to our Ool.'ool. Notice there is no "take a crap in it" in it. Please keep it that way.\\
''(He sees the Poopsmith testing the water)\\
'''Strong Bad:''' Poopsmith, don't even try it.\\
''(The Poopsmith hangs his head)''
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* RealLifeWritesThePlot: This email debuted during an actual heat wave in the United States, Canada, and much of Europe. Sunnyvale itself, where the email sender resides, had just suffered a two-week period of unusually hot weather, responsible for 83 heat-related deaths in California.
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* LampshadeHanging: Strong Bad previously landed in his computer room through the ceiling in "pom pom". When he lands in the exact same way again, he mentions about just ignoring the hole.

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* BreadEggsMilkSquick: "So later on, anybody wanna get together a game of Sharks and Minnows? Einstein and Kreskin? Pregnant and Seventeen?"

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* BreadEggsMilkSquick: "So later on, anybody wanna Strong Bad asks if anyone wants to get together a game of Sharks and Minnows? Minnows, Einstein and Kreskin? Kreskin, or Pregnant and Seventeen?"Seventeen.



* LongList: "After you eat, wait three full days, get a complete physical, have an ear candling, and press UP, A, and START before re-entering the pool."
* RhymesOnADime: "Cool time, pool time!" Strong Bad has a whole list of rhyming activity suggestions, including "Nose time, hose time" and "Tinkler time, sprinkler time".

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* LongList: Strong Bad's pool safety advice includes "After you eat, wait three full days, get a complete physical, have an ear candling, and press UP, A, and START before re-entering the pool."
* RhymesOnADime: "Cool time, pool time!" Strong Bad has a whole list of rhyming activity suggestions, including not only "Cool time, pool time," but "Nose time, hose time" and "Tinkler time, sprinkler time".



* ToiletHumor: "Welcome to our Ool. Notice there is no 'take a crap in it' in it. Please keep it that way."

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* ToiletHumor: "Welcome Strong Bad has his own take on a classic humorous pool safety sign:
-->'''Strong Bad:''' Welcome
to our Ool. Notice there is no 'take "take a crap in it' it" in it. Please keep it that way."
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** Homestar's swimsuit is the same one he wears at one point in the [[http://homestarrunner.com/video.html Theme Song Video]].
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* YouKeepUsingThatWord: Strong Bad feels the need to point out that "Strong Badia" only refers to the vacant lot that Strong Bad calls his own kingdom.

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* YouKeepUsingThatWord: Strong Bad feels the need to point out that "Strong Badia" only refers to the vacant lot that Strong Bad calls his own kingdom.kingdom.
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-->'''Strong Bad:''' Hey, Trundle Bed! How hot it is right now?\\

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-->'''Strong ->'''Strong Bad:''' Hey, Trundle Bed! How hot it is right now?\\



-->'''Strong Bad:''' Welcome to our 'ool. Notice ther eis no 'take a crap in it' in it. Please keep it that way.\\

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-->'''Strong ->'''Strong Bad:''' Welcome to our 'ool. Notice ther eis no 'take a crap in it' in it. Please keep it that way.\\



-->'''Strong Bad:''' I should really just stop patching that hole. Well, it looks like pool season's over. Guess I have to start [=Back2School=] shopping. Get some new pencil holders... (''Homestar can be faintly heard screaming in the background'') Stencil folders... (''Homestar crashes through the roof and lands on Strong Bad'')\\

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-->'''Strong ->'''Strong Bad:''' I should really just stop patching that hole. Well, it looks like pool season's over. Guess I have to start [=Back2School=] shopping. Get some new pencil holders... (''Homestar can be faintly heard screaming in the background'') Stencil folders... (''Homestar crashes through the roof and lands on Strong Bad'')\\
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* EmbarrassingNickname: Strong Bad addresses Strong Sad as "Trundle Bed".
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-->'''Strong Bad:''' I should really just stop patching that hole. Well, it looks like pool season's over. Guess I have to start Back2School shopping. Get some new pencil holders... (''Homestar can be faintly heard screaming in the background'') Stencil folders... (''Homestar crashes through the roof and lands on Strong Bad'')\\

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-->'''Strong Bad:''' I should really just stop patching that hole. Well, it looks like pool season's over. Guess I have to start Back2School [=Back2School=] shopping. Get some new pencil holders... (''Homestar can be faintly heard screaming in the background'') Stencil folders... (''Homestar crashes through the roof and lands on Strong Bad'')\\
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'''Airdate:''' Monday, July 31, 2006

'''Sender:''' Tom B, Sunnyvale CA

Tom from "Sunnyvale, Cactus Area" wants to know how hot it is in Strongbadia ("Note to viewers, ''this'' [''cut to Strong Badia''] is Strong Badia. Not this [''shows Bubs' Concession Stand''], this [''shows Strong Bad's TV room''], or this [''shows The Field''].") and what Strong Bad and friends do to keep cool. Strong Bad apparently determines the weather by balancing a spoon of hoisin sauce on Strong Sad's "disturbing soft-serve flip"... and then just asking him.

-->'''Strong Bad:''' Hey, Trundle Bed! How hot it is right now?\\
'''Strong Sad:''' Current temperature: ninety-seven, ninety-eight degrees... humidity, twenty-five percent... barometric pressure's 30.05 inches mercury... I'm gonna eat this spoonful of hoisin sauce...

According to Strong Bad's handy chart, temperatures in the high nineties means it's "Cool Time, Pool Time!" ("In the pool that we've always had... that we use all the time... and the school has always had an elevator!") The news that it's "cool time, pool time" spreads fast among the citizens of Free Country USA, and soon everyone is relaxing at the pool.

Lifeguard Strong Bad makes sure to lay down the pool rules "just so I never have to use this weird foamy thing":

-->'''Strong Bad:''' Welcome to our 'ool. Notice ther eis no 'take a crap in it' in it. Please keep it that way.\\
(''Cut to the Poopsmith, wearing a Nebulon floatie and testing the water with his foot'')\\
'''Strong Bad:''' Poopsmith, don't even try it! Also, no rough-horsing, no house-rousing, no butt-patting.\\
'''Coach Z:''' Aw, nuts!

Strong Bad's life-guarding is somewhat questionable: his idea of putting pool chemicals is using "whatever was under the sink" (which leaves Marzipan's hair green and smoldering), he orders everyone out of the pool during a lightning storm ''except'' the characters he doesn't like (Homestar, Coach Z, and the King of Town), and he makes the mistake of forgetting to keep Strong Mad off the high dive. The ensuing "Mad-don Ball" sends all the water (and all the swimmers) flying out of the pool, with Strong Bad getting knocked all the way back to the computer room.

-->'''Strong Bad:''' I should really just stop patching that hole. Well, it looks like pool season's over. Guess I have to start Back2School shopping. Get some new pencil holders... (''Homestar can be faintly heard screaming in the background'') Stencil folders... (''Homestar crashes through the roof and lands on Strong Bad'')\\
'''Homestar:''' Uh, Strong Bad, I think that total wave ruined your 'ool.\\
'''Strong Bad:''' Ah... I... breaky... spiney...

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!!Tropes:
* BeachEpisode: A variant, the gang visits the public pool to keep cool.
* BreadEggsMilkSquick: "So later on, anybody wanna get together a game of Sharks and Minnows? Einstein and Kreskin? Pregnant and Seventeen?"
* ContinuityNod:
** Strong Bad consults [[Recap/StrongBadEmailE40Vacation Monkey D's Summer Tips]] on how to beat the heat.
** The Poopsmith wears a [[Recap/HomestarRunnerNewBoots Nebulon floatie]].
** Strong Bad falls through the roof of the computer room again, just like in [[Recap/StrongBadEmailE108PomPom "pom pom"]].
* DelayedReaction: There's a beat right between when Strong Mad's "Mad-don Ball" hits the water and when it empties the pool of its contents.
* ItRunsOnNonsensoleum: Apparently, balancing a spoonful of hoisin sauce on Strong Sad's head gives him the power to predict the weather.
* LongList: "After you eat, wait three full days, get a complete physical, have an ear candling, and press UP, A, and START before re-entering the pool."
* RhymesOnADime: "Cool time, pool time!" Strong Bad has a whole list of rhyming activity suggestions, including "Nose time, hose time" and "Tinkler time, sprinkler time".
* TanLines: Strong Bad has a farmer's tan while acting as a lifeguard, despite not normally wearing a shirt.
* ToiletHumor: "Welcome to our Ool. Notice there is no 'take a crap in it' in it. Please keep it that way."
* YouKeepUsingThatWord: Strong Bad feels the need to point out that "Strong Badia" only refers to the vacant lot that Strong Bad calls his own kingdom.

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