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* ReadingTheStageDirectionsOutLoud: Homestar says "Roll my eyes," while rolling his eyes.
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* SayingSoundEffectsOutLoud: Homestar says "Roll my eyes," while rolling his eyes.
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** The soapbox from [[Recap/StrongBadEmailE63Fingers "fingers"]] makes yet another appearance, this time reading "FIFTEEN TYPES".
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* RunningGag: The soapbox seen in previous cartoons and e-mails returns, now reading "Fifteen Types".
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* RunningGag: The soapbox seen in previous cartoons and e-mails returns, now reading "Fifteen Types"."FIFTEEN TYPES".
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** The soapbox from [[Recap/StrongBadEmailE63Fingers "fingers"]] makes yet another appearance, this time reading "FIFTEEN TYPES".
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->'''Strong Bad:''' I think we should ''seriously'' talk about your name, Roxy. I'm afraid your career choices may be limited to a Limozeen groupie or maybe an [[Series/AmericanGladiators American Gladiator]].
As it so happens, Strong Bad and The Cheat are getting ready to go on a business trip... or rather, Strong Bad and Homestar Runner are getting ready to go on a business trip.
As it so happens, Strong Bad and The Cheat are getting ready to go on a business trip... or rather, Strong Bad and Homestar Runner are getting ready to go on a business trip.
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->'''Strong Bad:''' I think we should ''seriously'' talk about your name, Roxy. I'm afraid your career choices may be limited to a Limozeen groupie or maybe an [[Series/AmericanGladiators American Gladiator]].
Gladiator]]. Something involving you wearing scantily clothes. You don't meet too many Professors of Women Studies named "Roxy".
As it so happens, Strong Bad and The Cheat are getting ready to go on a business trip... or rather, Strong Bad andHomestar Runner ''Homestar'' are getting ready to go on a business trip.
As it so happens, Strong Bad and The Cheat are getting ready to go on a business trip... or rather, Strong Bad and
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Homestar is also under the impression that they're going on a camping trip, and not a business trip, what with looking forward to roasting marshmallows and bringing along several cans of pork and beans (even smuggling a pair past airport security).
Strong Bad and Homestar hit all the cliches about going on business trips, including cracking bad jokes about the hotel food ("Continental breakfast? More like in-continental blech-fest!"), leaving early at the keynote speech (by Strong Sad, about how "Reducing Your Business's Carbon Footprint is Not a Matter of Buying Everyone Smaller Shoes"), and collecting lanyards and drinking fancy beer on the company's expense account (they're even called "ice-cold Expen$e Account Ones"). Though Strong Bad puts off "talk about how our dogs are killing us" until later, and is only able to "mostly-check" meeting hot female executives for drinks. He and Homestar also need to "seal the deal" with the head of a foreign conglomerate, played by the King of Town:
Strong Bad and Homestar hit all the cliches about going on business trips, including cracking bad jokes about the hotel food ("Continental breakfast? More like in-continental blech-fest!"), leaving early at the keynote speech (by Strong Sad, about how "Reducing Your Business's Carbon Footprint is Not a Matter of Buying Everyone Smaller Shoes"), and collecting lanyards and drinking fancy beer on the company's expense account (they're even called "ice-cold Expen$e Account Ones"). Though Strong Bad puts off "talk about how our dogs are killing us" until later, and is only able to "mostly-check" meeting hot female executives for drinks. He and Homestar also need to "seal the deal" with the head of a foreign conglomerate, played by the King of Town:
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Homestar is also under the impression that they're going on a camping ''camping'' trip, and not a business trip, what with looking forward to roasting marshmallows and bringing along several cans of pork and beans (even smuggling a pair past airport security).
Strong Bad and Homestar hit all thecliches clichés about going on a business trips, trip, including cracking bad jokes about the hotel food ("Continental breakfast? More like in-continental blech-fest!"), leaving early at the keynote speech (by Strong Sad, about how "Reducing Your Business's Carbon Footprint is Not a Matter of Buying Everyone Smaller Shoes"), and collecting lanyards lanyards, and drinking fancy beer on the company's expense account (they're even called "ice-cold Expen$e Account Ones"). Though Strong Bad puts off "talk about how our dogs are killing us" until later, and is only able to "mostly-check" meeting hot female executives for drinks. He and Homestar also need to "seal the deal" with the head of a foreign conglomerate, played by the King of Town:
Strong Bad and Homestar hit all the
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'''Strong Bad:''' Uh, King, you wrote a piece of ''lasagna'' on this piece of paper.\\
'''King of Town:''' And I ain't budging!
Much to Strong Bad's surprise ("What the sense-make?"), the "units" the King of Town suddenly demands are the cans of pork and beans Homestar had been lugging around all day. As the King of Town goes off to "prepare the bath-tub", Strong Bad reluctantly admits Homestar was a big help.
'''King of Town:''' And I ain't budging!
Much to Strong Bad's surprise ("What the sense-make?"), the "units" the King of Town suddenly demands are the cans of pork and beans Homestar had been lugging around all day. As the King of Town goes off to "prepare the bath-tub", Strong Bad reluctantly admits Homestar was a big help.
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'''Strong Bad:''' Uh, King, you wrote a piece ''piece of ''lasagna'' lasagna'' on this piece of paper.\\
'''King of Town:''' And I ain'tbudging!
budging! Now where are those units?
Much to Strong Bad's surprise ("What the sense-make?"), the "units" the King of Town suddenly demands are the cans of pork and beans Homestar had been lugging around all day. As the King of Towngoes off orders the Poopsmith to "prepare the bath-tub", Strong Bad reluctantly admits Homestar was a big help.
'''King of Town:''' And I ain't
Much to Strong Bad's surprise ("What the sense-make?"), the "units" the King of Town suddenly demands are the cans of pork and beans Homestar had been lugging around all day. As the King of Town
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Back at the Lappy, Strong Bad concludes "the real reason for business trips is to buy last-minute peanut brittle and crappy souvenirs from airport gift shops for your kids," like the wind-up "I ♥ St. Louis" airplane Strong Bad picked up for The Cheat.
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Back at the Lappy, Strong Bad concludes "the real by explaining the ''real'' reason for going on business trips is to trips: "to buy last-minute peanut brittle and crappy souvenirs from airport gift shops for your kids," like the kids!" He even demonstrates this by picking up a wind-up "I ♥ St. Louis" airplane Strong Bad picked up for The Cheat.
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->'''Strong Bad:''' (''singing'') When I was sixteen, I sold all my emails and hit the road.
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'''Strong Mad:''' (''off-screen'') NO I WON'T!
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'''Strong Mad:''' (''off-screen'') NO I WON'T!
WON'T!\\
(''The airplane sinks to the bottom of its fishbowl, New Paper comes down.'')
(''The airplane sinks to the bottom of its fishbowl, New Paper comes down.'')
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-->'''Announcer:''' Cool, refreshing Expen$e Account Ones make everything go down smooth. Including that moron from [[{{Portmanteau}} delivereceivables]] they sent you on the road with. Yes, that's right, he just made a "You Go Girl" joke.
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->'''Strong Bad:''' The peanut brittle could've swam better than that.
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->(''Cut to an ad for Expen$e Account Ones'')\\
'''Announcer:''' Cool, refreshing Expen$e Account Ones make everything go down smooth. Including that moron from delivereceivables they sent you on the road with. Yes, that's right, he just made a "You Go Girl" joke.
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* UndisclosedFunds: Parodied, the King of Town writes his offer on a piece of paper he shoves towards Strong Bad, but there's nothing there but a slice of lasagna.
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* UndisclosedFunds: SilentOffer: Parodied, the King of Town writes his offer on a piece of paper he shoves towards Strong Bad, but there's nothing there but a slice of lasagna.
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* WeddingRingRemoval: Parodied; "Take off wedding rings" is one of the items on Strong Bad's itinerary, even though neither he nor Homestar are married (or even have ''fingers'' on which to wear wedding rings).
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* WeddingRingRemoval: Parodied; "Take off wedding rings" is one of the items on Strong Bad's itinerary, even though neither he nor Homestar are married (or or even have ''fingers'' on which to wear wedding rings).rings.
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As it so happens, Strong Bad and the Cheat are getting ready to go on a business trip... or rather, Strong Bad and Homestar Runner are getting ready to go on a business trip.
->'''Strong Bad:''' Hey, you're not the Cheat!\\
->'''Strong Bad:''' Hey, you're not the Cheat!\\
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As it so happens, Strong Bad and the The Cheat are getting ready to go on a business trip... or rather, Strong Bad and Homestar Runner are getting ready to go on a business trip.
->'''Strong Bad:''' Hey, you're notthe The Cheat!\\
->'''Strong Bad:''' Hey, you're not
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'''Strong Bad:''' Uh, King, you wrote a piece of lasagna on this piece of paper.\\
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'''Strong Bad:''' Uh, King, you wrote a piece of lasagna ''lasagna'' on this piece of paper.\\
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Back at the Lappy, Strong Bad concludes "the real reason for business trips is to buy last-minute peanut brittle and crappy souvenirs from airport gift shops for your kids," like the wind-up "I ♥ St. Louis" airplane Strong Bad picked up for the Cheat.
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Back at the Lappy, Strong Bad concludes "the real reason for business trips is to buy last-minute peanut brittle and crappy souvenirs from airport gift shops for your kids," like the wind-up "I ♥ St. Louis" airplane Strong Bad picked up for the The Cheat.
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'''The Cheat:''' (''annoyed the Cheat noises, walks off'')\\
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'''The Cheat:''' (''annoyed the The Cheat noises, walks off'')\\
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* ContinuityNod: Homestar's remark about how he's not the Cheat "anymore" may refer to "[[Recap/StrongBadEmailE130DoOver do over]]", where he impersonated the Cheat.
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* ContinuityNod: Homestar's remark about how he's not the The Cheat "anymore" may refer to "[[Recap/StrongBadEmailE130DoOver do over]]", where he impersonated the The Cheat.
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* SayingSoundEffectsOutLoud: "Roll my eyes."
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* SayingSoundEffectsOutLoud: Homestar says "Roll my eyes," while rolling his eyes."
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-->'''Strong Bad:''' I think we should ''seriously'' talk about your name, Roxy. I'm afraid your career choices may be limited to a Limozeen groupie or maybe an [[Series/AmericanGladiators American Gladiator]].
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-->'''Strong Bad:''' Hey, you're not the Cheat!\\
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-->'''King of Town:''' All right, gentlemen, this is how this is going to go down. I'm gonna write a number on this piece of paper.\\
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-->'''Strong Bad:''' Well, cramp my style. We sealed the deal! Go ahead, Homestar. You-- you've earned it.\\
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-->'''Strong Bad:''' No, see, it's an airplane! That swims! And loves St. Louis!\\
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* BrickJoke: While going over his itinerary, Strong Bad decides to put off "talk about how our dogs are killing us" until later. After Homestar helps "seal the deal" with the King of Town, Strong Bad decides to let him be the one to kick back and say "My dogs are killing me!"
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-->'''Strong Bad:''' I think we should ''seriously'' talk about your name, Roxy. I'm afraid your career choices may be limited to a Limozeen groupie or maybe an American Gladiator.
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-->'''Strong Bad:''' I think we should ''seriously'' talk about your name, Roxy. I'm afraid your career choices may be limited to a Limozeen groupie or maybe an [[Series/AmericanGladiators American Gladiator.
Gladiator]].
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Strong Bad and Homestar hit all the cliches about going on business trips, including cracking bad jokes about the hotel food ("Continental breakfast? More like in-continental blech-fest!"), leaving the keynote speech (by Strong Sad, about how "Reducing Your Business's Carbon Footprint is Not a Matter of Buying Everyone Smaller Shoes") early, and collecting lanyards and drinking fancy beer on the company's expense account (they're even called "ice-cold Expen$e Account Ones"). Though Strong Bad puts off "talk about how our dogs are killing us" until later, and is only able to "mostly-check" meeting hot female executives for drinks. He and Homestar also need to "seal the deal" with the head of a foreign conglomerate, played by the King of Town:
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Strong Bad and Homestar hit all the cliches about going on business trips, including cracking bad jokes about the hotel food ("Continental breakfast? More like in-continental blech-fest!"), leaving early at the keynote speech (by Strong Sad, about how "Reducing Your Business's Carbon Footprint is Not a Matter of Buying Everyone Smaller Shoes") early, Shoes"), and collecting lanyards and drinking fancy beer on the company's expense account (they're even called "ice-cold Expen$e Account Ones"). Though Strong Bad puts off "talk about how our dogs are killing us" until later, and is only able to "mostly-check" meeting hot female executives for drinks. He and Homestar also need to "seal the deal" with the head of a foreign conglomerate, played by the King of Town:
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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Homestar seems to be under the impression that the business trip is a ''camping'' trip.
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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Homestar seems to be under the impression that the business trip he and Strong Bad are going on is a ''camping'' trip.
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* UndisclosedFunds: Parodied. "You wrote ''a piece of lasagna'' on this sheet of paper." "And I ain't budging!"
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* UndisclosedFunds: Parodied. "You wrote ''a Parodied, the King of Town writes his offer on a piece of lasagna'' on this sheet paper he shoves towards Strong Bad, but there's nothing there but a slice of paper." "And I ain't budging!"lasagna.
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* UndisclosedFunds: Parodied. "You wrote ''a piece of lasanga'' on this sheet of paper." "And I ain't budging!"
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* UndisclosedFunds: Parodied. "You wrote ''a piece of lasanga'' lasagna'' on this sheet of paper." "And I ain't budging!"budging!"
* WeddingRingRemoval: Parodied; "Take off wedding rings" is one of the items on Strong Bad's itinerary, even though neither he nor Homestar are married (or even have ''fingers'' on which to wear wedding rings).
* WeddingRingRemoval: Parodied; "Take off wedding rings" is one of the items on Strong Bad's itinerary, even though neither he nor Homestar are married (or even have ''fingers'' on which to wear wedding rings).
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* ChekhovsGag[=/=]TheCloudCuckoolanderWasRight: Homestar's insistence on bringing along cans of pork and beans helps him and Strong Bad "seal the deal" with the King of Town.
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* ContinuityNod: Homestar's remark about how he's not the Cheat "anymore" may refer to "[[Recap/StrongBadEmailE130DoOver do over]]".
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* ContinuityNod: Homestar's remark about how he's not the Cheat "anymore" may refer to "[[Recap/StrongBadEmailE130DoOver do over]]".over]]", where he impersonated the Cheat.
* TheCuckoolanderWasRight: Homestar's insistence on bringing along cans of pork and beans helps him and Strong Bad "seal the deal" with the King of Town.
* TheCuckoolanderWasRight: Homestar's insistence on bringing along cans of pork and beans helps him and Strong Bad "seal the deal" with the King of Town.
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As it so happens, Strong Bad and the Cheat are getting read to go on a business trip... or rather, Strong Bad and Homestar Runner are going on a business trip.
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As it so happens, Strong Bad and the Cheat are getting read ready to go on a business trip... or rather, Strong Bad and Homestar Runner are going getting ready to go on a business trip.
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Strong Bad and Homestar hit all the cliches about going on business trips: cracking bad jokes about the hotel food ("Continental breakfast? More like in-continental blech-fest!"), leaving the keynote speech (by Strong Sad, about how "Reducing Your Business's Carbon Footprint is Not a Matter of Buying Everyone Smaller Shoes") early, drinking fancy beer ("ice-cold Expen$se Account Ones") on the expense account, and so on, though Strong Bad puts off "talk about how our dogs are killing us" until later, and is only able to "mostly-check" meeting hot female executives for drinks. They've also got to "seal the deal" with the head of a foreign conglomerate, played by the King of Town:
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Strong Bad and Homestar hit all the cliches about going on business trips: trips, including cracking bad jokes about the hotel food ("Continental breakfast? More like in-continental blech-fest!"), leaving the keynote speech (by Strong Sad, about how "Reducing Your Business's Carbon Footprint is Not a Matter of Buying Everyone Smaller Shoes") early, and collecting lanyards and drinking fancy beer ("ice-cold Expen$se on the company's expense account (they're even called "ice-cold Expen$e Account Ones") on the expense account, and so on, though Ones"). Though Strong Bad puts off "talk about how our dogs are killing us" until later, and is only able to "mostly-check" meeting hot female executives for drinks. They've He and Homestar also got need to "seal the deal" with the head of a foreign conglomerate, played by the King of Town:
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* ContinuityNod: Homestar's remark about how he's not the Cheat "anymore" may refer to "do over".
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* ContinuityNod: Homestar's remark about how he's not the Cheat "anymore" may refer to "do over"."[[Recap/StrongBadEmailE130DoOver do over]]".
* LuckyCharmsTitle: In-universe, the Expen$e Account Ones.
* LuckyCharmsTitle: In-universe, the Expen$e Account Ones.
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'''Airdate:''' Monday, October 15, 2007
Roxy from Virginia wants to know if Strong Bad has ever made a "sbmail" about a business trip, or something serious like that.
-->'''Strong Bad:''' I think we should ''seriously'' talk about your name, Roxy. I'm afraid your career choices may be limited to a Limozeen groupie or maybe an American Gladiator.
As it so happens, Strong Bad and the Cheat are getting read to go on a business trip... or rather, Strong Bad and Homestar Runner are going on a business trip.
-->'''Strong Bad:''' Hey, you're not the Cheat!\\
'''Homestar:''' Nah, not anymore. The Cheat got promoted to Junior Executive of Not Having to Go On Pointless Business Trips.\\
'''Strong Bad:''' What?! I've been trying to get that job for years.
Homestar is also under the impression that they're going on a camping trip, and not a business trip, what with looking forward to roasting marshmallows and bringing along several cans of pork and beans (even smuggling a pair past airport security).
Strong Bad and Homestar hit all the cliches about going on business trips: cracking bad jokes about the hotel food ("Continental breakfast? More like in-continental blech-fest!"), leaving the keynote speech (by Strong Sad, about how "Reducing Your Business's Carbon Footprint is Not a Matter of Buying Everyone Smaller Shoes") early, drinking fancy beer ("ice-cold Expen$se Account Ones") on the expense account, and so on, though Strong Bad puts off "talk about how our dogs are killing us" until later, and is only able to "mostly-check" meeting hot female executives for drinks. They've also got to "seal the deal" with the head of a foreign conglomerate, played by the King of Town:
-->'''King of Town:''' All right, gentlemen, this is how this is going to go down. I'm gonna write a number on this piece of paper.\\
'''Strong Bad:''' Uh, King, you wrote a piece of lasagna on this piece of paper.\\
'''King of Town:''' And I ain't budging!
Much to Strong Bad's surprise ("What the sense-make?"), the "units" the King of Town suddenly demands are the cans of pork and beans Homestar had been lugging around all day. As the King of Town goes off to "prepare the bath-tub", Strong Bad reluctantly admits Homestar was a big help.
-->'''Strong Bad:''' Well, cramp my style. We sealed the deal! Go ahead, Homestar. You-- you've earned it.\\
'''Homestar:''' (''kicks his feet up'') My dogs are ''killing'' me!
Back at the Lappy, Strong Bad concludes "the real reason for business trips is to buy last-minute peanut brittle and crappy souvenirs from airport gift shops for your kids," like the wind-up "I ♥ St. Louis" airplane Strong Bad picked up for the Cheat.
-->'''Strong Bad:''' No, see, it's an airplane! That swims! And loves St. Louis!\\
'''The Cheat:''' (''annoyed the Cheat noises, walks off'')\\
'''Strong Bad:''' Fine, then. Strong Mad will appreciate it!\\
'''Strong Mad:''' (''off-screen'') NO I WON'T!
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*ChekhovsGag[=/=]TheCloudCuckoolanderWasRight: Homestar's insistence on bringing along cans of pork and beans helps him and Strong Bad "seal the deal" with the King of Town.
*ComicallyMissingThePoint: Homestar seems to be under the impression that the business trip is a ''camping'' trip.
*ContinuityNod: Homestar's remark about how he's not the Cheat "anymore" may refer to "do over".
*ObsessedAreTheListmakers: Strong Bad has an itinerary which includes minutiae such as "take off wedding rings" and "talk about how our dogs are killing us".
*PaintingTheFourthWall: Strong Bad reads the tilde in Roxy's signature as the sound of a warped cassette playing.
*ParodyCommercial: An Easter egg features a commercial for "Expen$e Account Ones".
-->'''Announcer:''' Cool, refreshing Expen$e Account Ones make everything go down smooth. Including that moron from [[{{Portmanteau}} delivereceivables]] they sent you on the road with. Yes, that's right, he just made a "You Go Girl" joke.
*RunningGag: The soapbox seen in previous cartoons and e-mails returns, now reading "Fifteen Types".
*SayingSoundEffectsOutLoud: "Roll my eyes."
*SecurityCling: Homestar jumps into Strong Bad's arms when he claims to hear "a bear rustlin' in the woods".
*UndisclosedFunds: Parodied. "You wrote ''a piece of lasanga'' on this sheet of paper." "And I ain't budging!"
Roxy from Virginia wants to know if Strong Bad has ever made a "sbmail" about a business trip, or something serious like that.
-->'''Strong Bad:''' I think we should ''seriously'' talk about your name, Roxy. I'm afraid your career choices may be limited to a Limozeen groupie or maybe an American Gladiator.
As it so happens, Strong Bad and the Cheat are getting read to go on a business trip... or rather, Strong Bad and Homestar Runner are going on a business trip.
-->'''Strong Bad:''' Hey, you're not the Cheat!\\
'''Homestar:''' Nah, not anymore. The Cheat got promoted to Junior Executive of Not Having to Go On Pointless Business Trips.\\
'''Strong Bad:''' What?! I've been trying to get that job for years.
Homestar is also under the impression that they're going on a camping trip, and not a business trip, what with looking forward to roasting marshmallows and bringing along several cans of pork and beans (even smuggling a pair past airport security).
Strong Bad and Homestar hit all the cliches about going on business trips: cracking bad jokes about the hotel food ("Continental breakfast? More like in-continental blech-fest!"), leaving the keynote speech (by Strong Sad, about how "Reducing Your Business's Carbon Footprint is Not a Matter of Buying Everyone Smaller Shoes") early, drinking fancy beer ("ice-cold Expen$se Account Ones") on the expense account, and so on, though Strong Bad puts off "talk about how our dogs are killing us" until later, and is only able to "mostly-check" meeting hot female executives for drinks. They've also got to "seal the deal" with the head of a foreign conglomerate, played by the King of Town:
-->'''King of Town:''' All right, gentlemen, this is how this is going to go down. I'm gonna write a number on this piece of paper.\\
'''Strong Bad:''' Uh, King, you wrote a piece of lasagna on this piece of paper.\\
'''King of Town:''' And I ain't budging!
Much to Strong Bad's surprise ("What the sense-make?"), the "units" the King of Town suddenly demands are the cans of pork and beans Homestar had been lugging around all day. As the King of Town goes off to "prepare the bath-tub", Strong Bad reluctantly admits Homestar was a big help.
-->'''Strong Bad:''' Well, cramp my style. We sealed the deal! Go ahead, Homestar. You-- you've earned it.\\
'''Homestar:''' (''kicks his feet up'') My dogs are ''killing'' me!
Back at the Lappy, Strong Bad concludes "the real reason for business trips is to buy last-minute peanut brittle and crappy souvenirs from airport gift shops for your kids," like the wind-up "I ♥ St. Louis" airplane Strong Bad picked up for the Cheat.
-->'''Strong Bad:''' No, see, it's an airplane! That swims! And loves St. Louis!\\
'''The Cheat:''' (''annoyed the Cheat noises, walks off'')\\
'''Strong Bad:''' Fine, then. Strong Mad will appreciate it!\\
'''Strong Mad:''' (''off-screen'') NO I WON'T!
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!!Tropes:
*ChekhovsGag[=/=]TheCloudCuckoolanderWasRight: Homestar's insistence on bringing along cans of pork and beans helps him and Strong Bad "seal the deal" with the King of Town.
*ComicallyMissingThePoint: Homestar seems to be under the impression that the business trip is a ''camping'' trip.
*ContinuityNod: Homestar's remark about how he's not the Cheat "anymore" may refer to "do over".
*ObsessedAreTheListmakers: Strong Bad has an itinerary which includes minutiae such as "take off wedding rings" and "talk about how our dogs are killing us".
*PaintingTheFourthWall: Strong Bad reads the tilde in Roxy's signature as the sound of a warped cassette playing.
*ParodyCommercial: An Easter egg features a commercial for "Expen$e Account Ones".
-->'''Announcer:''' Cool, refreshing Expen$e Account Ones make everything go down smooth. Including that moron from [[{{Portmanteau}} delivereceivables]] they sent you on the road with. Yes, that's right, he just made a "You Go Girl" joke.
*RunningGag: The soapbox seen in previous cartoons and e-mails returns, now reading "Fifteen Types".
*SayingSoundEffectsOutLoud: "Roll my eyes."
*SecurityCling: Homestar jumps into Strong Bad's arms when he claims to hear "a bear rustlin' in the woods".
*UndisclosedFunds: Parodied. "You wrote ''a piece of lasanga'' on this sheet of paper." "And I ain't budging!"