Airdate: Monday, July 22, 2002
Sender: Jason
Strong Bad: Mmmmmm. Fresh emails.
Jason writes in on some advice for how to deal with a dullard co-worker, and Strong Bad gives some pointers on how to deal with the "crafty foe" that is the office dullard (played in this scenario by Homestar):
- Method One: Faking a phone call.Strong Bad: Oh! Oh, oh! Yes, yes, yes... Uh, so no, I'm still here, yes. Working hard. I've been synergizing all morning...
- Method Two: Giving them "the single deuce" without looking at them.
- Method Three: Flat out ignoring them.
- Method Four: Feigning interest in whatever they're talking about.Homestar: So the next thing I know...
Strong Bad: Yeah?
Homestar: ...Fredrickson from accounting comes up to me, puts this...
Strong Bad: Yeaah.
Homestar: ...thing on my desk, I'm like, "Hey man, the mailroom is...
Strong Bad: Oh yeah.
Homestar: ..."that-a-way," you know, so I sent out a memo, like...
Strong Bad: Yeah.
Homestar: ...to everybody.
Strong Bad: Yeah? Yeaah. (Homestar looks annoyed and walks away) Oh yeah! Yeah. Mm-hmm...
Strong Bad adds that if all else fails, you can get back at the dullard by stealing their lunch from the break room.
Tropes
- Book Ends: Strong Bad opens and closes the email with "Mmm... [item]".Opening: Mmm... fresh emails.
Closing: Mmm... Hot Pockets. - The Bore: Homestar plays the role of "the office dullard", incessantly talking about nothing in particular.
- Flipping the Bird: Method 2 involves Strong Bad simply flipping Homestar off.
- Just Ignore It: Method 3 is to just ignore the dullard.
- Not Listening to Me, Are You?: Strong Bad pulls this on Homestar in Method 4, saying "Yeah... yeah... oh yeah..." over and over again. Homestar eventually catches on that Strong Bad is repeating himself.
- Phoney Call: Method 1 suggests faking a phone call to avoid needing to talk to the dullard.
- Screw This, I'm Out of Here!: Method 3 ends with Strong Bad just getting up and walking away without saying a word.
- [Trope Name]: Homestar, playing the "dullard", rambles about "last night's episode of Popular Reality Show" during Method 3.
Strong Bad: Mmmmm. Hot Pockets.
(The Paper comes down)
