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About the smartest things Homestar can think to say are "Science!", "Science again!", and "plus two... hundred", so Strong Bad decides to employ some "reverse psychologies" by asking a stupid question in order to get an intelligent answser. It doesn't work out like planned, however...

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About the smartest things Homestar can think to say are "Science!", "Science again!", and "plus two... hundred", so Strong Bad decides to employ some "reverse psychologies" by asking a stupid question in order to get an intelligent answser.answer. It doesn't work out like planned, however...
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* {{Malaproper}}: Homestar mixes up "intelligent" and "UsefulNotes/{{Intellivision}}".

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* {{Malaproper}}: Homestar mixes up "intelligent" and "UsefulNotes/{{Intellivision}}"."Platform/{{Intellivision}}".

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* HitlerAteSugar: The Cheatcake commercial knocks its competition by saying "only liars and thieves eat Grumblecakes, and those people go to prison."



* {{Pun}}: Strong Bad literally grumbles the senders' last name.

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* {{Pun}}: Strong Bad literally grumbles the senders' sender's last name.
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* LabCoatOfScienceAndMedicine: Strong Bad gives Homestar a lab coat to wear to help him say something smart.

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* LabCoatOfScienceAndMedicine: LabcoatOfScienceAndMedicine: Strong Bad gives Homestar a lab coat to wear to help him say something smart.

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'''Homestar:''' Ooh, yes! I got Strong Bad to say something stupid! The Grumblecakes will me ''mine''!\\

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'''Homestar:''' Ooh, yes! I got Strong Bad to say something stupid! The Grumblecakes will me be ''mine''!\\



* HeroOfAnotherStory: Parodied. Homestar ''also'' made a bet with Kevin Grumbles.



* OutGambitted: In his attempt to get Homestar to say something smart, Strong Bad says something stupid, which is apparently what Homestar wanted.

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* OutGambitted: In his attempt to get Homestar to say something smart, Strong Bad says something stupid, which is lets Homestar win the Grumblecakes Strong Bad was after.
* PlayingBothSides: Kevin Grumbles
apparently what Homestar wanted.made separate bets with Strong Bad and Homestar, trying to get one to say something stupid and the other to say something intelligent. Strong Bad is devastated once he realizes what's going on.



* SmartPeopleWearGlasses. {{Invoked|Trope}}. Strong Bad gives Homestar a pair of glasses with a lab coat, hoping that it will make him say something smart.

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* SmartPeopleWearGlasses. SmartPeopleWearGlasses: {{Invoked|Trope}}. Strong Bad gives Homestar a pair of glasses with a lab coat, hoping that it will make him say something smart.
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'''Strong Bad:''' What?! What the crap just happened? Is it possible that I was just ''outsmarted'' by Homestar Runner?! I'LL GET YOU KEVIN (''grumbles'')!!!

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'''Strong Bad:''' What?! What the crap just happened? happened?! Is it possible that I was just ''outsmarted'' by Homestar Runner?! ''Homestar Runner?!'' I'LL GET YOU KEVIN (''grumbles'')!!!
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('''The Cheat leaves again. The Paper comes down.''')

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('''The (''The Cheat leaves again. The Paper comes down.''')
'')

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->'''Strong Bad:''' (''singing'') Dah doh, doo doh, email me some words, doo-doo, some different words!



The Cheat tries to comfort his boss with some The Cheatcakes, but Strong Bad isn't having any of it and knocks the tray away. He's quick to apologize for his display of bad temper... but only because he wants The Cheat to make him some mustard-crackers.

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The Cheat tries to comfort his boss with some The Cheatcakes, but Strong Bad isn't having any of it and knocks it.
->'''Strong Bad:''' Get that mess outta here! I don't want none o' those Cheatcakes! (''knocks
the tray away. He's quick to apologize for his display of bad temper... but only because he wants away'')\\
'''The Cheat:''' (''angry
The Cheat to make him some mustard-crackers.
noises, leaves dejectedly'')\\
'''Strong Bad:''' (''apologetically'') No, wait, The Cheat, come back!\\
(''The Cheat comes back in.'')\\
'''Strong Bad:''' Would you fix me some, um, mustard crackers?\\
'''The Cheat:''' (''angry The Cheat noises'')\\
('''The Cheat leaves again. The Paper comes down.''')



-->"Only liars and thieves eat Grumblecakes, and those people go to prison! Just ask The Cheat!"



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->'''Singers:''' Only liars and thieves eat Grumblecakes, and those people go to prison! Just ask The Cheat!\\
'''The Cheat:''' (''subtitled The Cheat noises'') Those people go to prison!
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* {{Hammerspace}}: Strong Bad pulls out a labcoat with glasses out of nowhere.
* LabCoatOfScienceAndMedicine: Strong Bad gives Homestar a labcoat to wear to help him say something smart.

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* {{Hammerspace}}: Strong Bad pulls out a labcoat lab coat with glasses out of nowhere.
* LabCoatOfScienceAndMedicine: Strong Bad gives Homestar a labcoat lab coat to wear to help him say something smart.



* ReversePsychology: Strong Bad thinks that if he says something stupid enough, it'll somehow elicit an intelligent response from Homestar.
* SmartPeopleWearGlasses. {{Invoked|Trope}}. Strong Bad gives Homestar a pair of glasses with a labcoat, hoping that it will make him say something smart.

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* ReversePsychology: Strong Bad thinks that if he says something stupid enough, it'll somehow elicit an intelligent response from Homestar.
Homestar. It hilariously backfires.
* SmartPeopleWearGlasses. {{Invoked|Trope}}. Strong Bad gives Homestar a pair of glasses with a labcoat, lab coat, hoping that it will make him say something smart.
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* {{Malaproper}}: Homestar gets "intelligent" and "Intellvision" mixed up.

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* {{Malaproper}}: Homestar gets mixes up "intelligent" and "Intellvision" mixed up."UsefulNotes/{{Intellivision}}".
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-->'''Strong Bad:''' Uh, you don't really have to ''make'' Homestar say stupid stuff, (''grumbles''), that's the guy's bread 'n' butter. Or at least his, uh, cracker 'n' mustard. No, the ''real'' challenge is to get Homestar to say something intelligent. If I can do that, then you owe me a batch of your special Grumblecakes. And if I fail, then I'll quit stealing the bricks from your house, one by one.

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-->'''Strong ->'''Strong Bad:''' Uh, you don't really have to ''make'' Homestar say stupid stuff, (''grumbles''), that's the guy's bread 'n' butter. Or at least his, uh, cracker 'n' mustard. No, the ''real'' challenge is to get Homestar to say something intelligent. If I can do that, then you owe me a batch of your special Grumblecakes. And if I fail, then I'll quit stealing the bricks from your house, one by one.



-->'''Homestar:''' Woah, check me out, Strong Bad, I look a-smart!\\

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-->'''Homestar:''' ->'''Homestar:''' Woah, check me out, Strong Bad, I look a-smart!\\



-->'''Strong Bad:''' I say there, Homestar, butt's twelve by pies?\\

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-->'''Strong ->'''Strong Bad:''' I say there, Homestar, butt's twelve by pies?\\



* SmartPeopleWearGlasses. {{Invoked|Trope}}. Strong Bad gives Homestar a pair of glasses with a labcoat hoping that it will make him say something smart.

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* SmartPeopleWearGlasses. {{Invoked|Trope}}. Strong Bad gives Homestar a pair of glasses with a labcoat labcoat, hoping that it will make him say something smart.

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* InsaneTrollLogic: Strong Bad thinks that if he says something stupid enough, it'll somehow elicit an intelligent response from Homestar.



* OutGambitted: In his attempt to get Homestar to say something smart, Strong Bad says something stupid, which is what Homestar wanted.

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* OutGambitted: In his attempt to get Homestar to say something smart, Strong Bad says something stupid, which is apparently what Homestar wanted.


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* ReversePsychology: Strong Bad thinks that if he says something stupid enough, it'll somehow elicit an intelligent response from Homestar.
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* OurSloganIsTerrible: An EasterEgg at the end plays a little advertisement jingle for Cheatcakes that bashes Grumblecakes.

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* OurSloganIsTerrible: An EasterEgg at the end plays a little advertisement jingle for The Cheatcakes that bashes Grumblecakes.

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It's doesn't really happen.


* ComicallyMissingThePoint: First Homestar assumes that ''he'' gets Grumblecakes if Strong Bad says something stupid. Then Strong Bad assumes that ''this'' was Homestar's plan all along. Though with [[CloudCuckoolander Homestar]], you never know...
* FeigningIntelligence: Strong Bad tries to get Homestar to say something smart.

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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: First Homestar assumes that ''he'' gets Grumblecakes if Strong Bad says something stupid. Then Strong Bad assumes that ''this'' was Homestar's plan all along. Though with [[CloudCuckoolander Homestar]], you never know...
* FeigningIntelligence: Strong Bad tries to get resident idiot Homestar to say something smart.



* InsaneTrollLogic: Strong Bad thinks that if he says something stupid enough, it'll somehow elicit an intelligent response from Homestar.



* OurSloganIsTerrible: "Only liars and thieves eat Grumblecakes, and those people go to prison! Just ask The Cheat!"

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* OurSloganIsTerrible: "Only An EasterEgg at the end plays a little advertisement jingle for Cheatcakes that bashes Grumblecakes.
-->"Only
liars and thieves eat Grumblecakes, and those people go to prison! Just ask The Cheat!"

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One trope per line.


'''Strong Bad:''' What?! What the crap just happened? Is it possible that was just ''outsmarted'' by Homestar Runner?! I'LL GET YOU KEVIN (''grumbles'')!!!

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'''Strong Bad:''' What?! What the crap just happened? Is it possible that I was just ''outsmarted'' by Homestar Runner?! I'LL GET YOU KEVIN (''grumbles'')!!!



* FeigningIntelligence: Strong Bad tries to get Homestar to do this.
* LabCoatOfScienceAndMedicine[=/=]SmartPeopleWearGlasses: Strong Bad invokes both these tropes to help Homestar say something smart.

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* FeigningIntelligence: Strong Bad tries to get Homestar to do this.
say something smart.
* LabCoatOfScienceAndMedicine[=/=]SmartPeopleWearGlasses: {{Hammerspace}}: Strong Bad invokes both these tropes to help pulls out a labcoat with glasses out of nowhere.
* LabCoatOfScienceAndMedicine: Strong Bad gives
Homestar a labcoat to wear to help him say something smart.



* OutGambitted: In his attempt to get Homestar to say something smart, Strong Bad says something stupid, which is what Homestar wanted.



* SmartPeopleWearGlasses. {{Invoked|Trope}}. Strong Bad gives Homestar a pair of glasses with a labcoat hoping that it will make him say something smart.



* WordSaladHumor: "I say there, Homestar, butt's twelve by pies?"

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* WordSaladHumor: "I Strong Bad's stupid question to Homestar is a garbled mess of a sentence.
-->'''Strong Bad:''' I
say there, Homestar, butt's twelve by pies?"pies?
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The Cheat tries to comfort his boss with some The Cheatcakes, but Strong Bad isn't having any of it and knocks the tray away. He's quick to apologize for his display of bad temper... but only because he wants the Cheat to make him some mustard-crackers.

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The Cheat tries to comfort his boss with some The Cheatcakes, but Strong Bad isn't having any of it and knocks the tray away. He's quick to apologize for his display of bad temper... but only because he wants the The Cheat to make him some mustard-crackers.



* OurSloganIsTerrible: "Only liars and thieves eat Grumblecakes, and those people go to prison! Just ask the Cheat!"

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* OurSloganIsTerrible: "Only liars and thieves eat Grumblecakes, and those people go to prison! Just ask the The Cheat!"




* WordSaladHumor: "I say there, Homestar, butt's twelve by pies?"

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\n* WordSaladHumor: "I say there, Homestar, butt's twelve by pies?"pies?"
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* AmbiguousSyntax:
-->'''Strong Bad:''' Look, I'll give you half a Grumblecake if you can say something intelligent.\\
'''Homestar:''' What's that?\\
'''Strong Bad:''' It's like a little cake with some, like, steam and sugar.\\
'''Homestar:''' No, no, the other one.\\
'''Strong Bad:''' Oh, "intelligent"?



* WhatsAHenway:
-->'''Strong Bad:''' Look, I'll give you half a Grumblecake if you can say something intelligent.\\
'''Homestar:''' What's that?\\
'''Strong Bad:''' It's like a little cake with some, like, steam and sugar.\\
'''Homestar:''' No, no, the other one.\\
'''Strong Bad:''' Oh, "intelligent"?

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* WhatsAHenway:
-->'''Strong Bad:''' Look, I'll give you half a Grumblecake if you can say something intelligent.\\
'''Homestar:''' What's that?\\
'''Strong Bad:''' It's like a little cake with some, like, steam and sugar.\\
'''Homestar:''' No, no, the other one.\\
'''Strong Bad:''' Oh, "intelligent"?
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'''Airdate:''' Monday, February 16, 2004

'''Sender:''' Kevin Grumbles

Kevin (''grumbles'') think it would be hilarious if Strong Bad could get Homestar to say some stupid stuff, but that's far too easy a task for Strong Bad.

-->'''Strong Bad:''' Uh, you don't really have to ''make'' Homestar say stupid stuff, (''grumbles''), that's the guy's bread 'n' butter. Or at least his, uh, cracker 'n' mustard. No, the ''real'' challenge is to get Homestar to say something intelligent. If I can do that, then you owe me a batch of your special Grumblecakes. And if I fail, then I'll quit stealing the bricks from your house, one by one.

Strong Bad gets up just in time to see Homestar staring over his shoulder, waiting to show off his ability to stand on one foot. Strong Bad offers to split one of his Grumblecakes if Homestar can say something intelligent, and even provides a scientist costume and test tube to add to the illusion.

-->'''Homestar:''' Woah, check me out, Strong Bad, I look a-smart!\\
'''Strong Bad:''' You sure do, stupid.\\
'''Homestar:''' (''stands on one leg'') ''And'' I'm standing on one foot!

About the smartest things Homestar can think to say are "Science!", "Science again!", and "plus two... hundred", so Strong Bad decides to employ some "reverse psychologies" by asking a stupid question in order to get an intelligent answser. It doesn't work out like planned, however...

-->'''Strong Bad:''' I say there, Homestar, butt's twelve by pies?\\
'''Homestar:''' Ooh, yes! I got Strong Bad to say something stupid! The Grumblecakes will me ''mine''!\\
'''Strong Bad:''' What?! What the crap just happened? Is it possible that was just ''outsmarted'' by Homestar Runner?! I'LL GET YOU KEVIN (''grumbles'')!!!

The Cheat tries to comfort his boss with some The Cheatcakes, but Strong Bad isn't having any of it and knocks the tray away. He's quick to apologize for his display of bad temper... but only because he wants the Cheat to make him some mustard-crackers.

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!!Tropes:
*ComicallyMissingThePoint: First Homestar assumes that ''he'' gets Grumblecakes if Strong Bad says something stupid. Then Strong Bad assumes that ''this'' was Homestar's plan all along. Though with [[CloudCuckoolander Homestar]], you never know...
*FeigningIntelligence: Strong Bad tries to get Homestar to do this.
*LabCoatOfScienceAndMedicine[=/=]SmartPeopleWearGlasses: Strong Bad invokes both these tropes to help Homestar say something smart.
*{{Malaproper}}: Homestar gets "intelligent" and "Intellvision" mixed up.
*OurSloganIsTerrible: "Only liars and thieves eat Grumblecakes, and those people go to prison! Just ask the Cheat!"
*{{Pun}}: Strong Bad literally grumbles the senders' last name.
*StrangeMindsThinkAlike: An Easter egg shows that "Butt's Twelve By Pies" is also the name of a "super-short play" written by Homsar.
*WhatsAHenway:
-->'''Strong Bad:''' Look, I'll give you half a Grumblecake if you can say something intelligent.\\
'''Homestar:''' What's that?\\
'''Strong Bad:''' It's like a little cake with some, like, steam and sugar.\\
'''Homestar:''' No, no, the other one.\\
'''Strong Bad:''' Oh, "intelligent"?
*WordSaladHumor: "I say there, Homestar, butt's twelve by pies?"

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