History Recap / StrongBadEmailE182BusinessTrip

* SayingSoundEffectsOutLoud: Homestar says "Roll my eyes," while rolling his eyes.

** The soapbox from [[Recap/StrongBadEmailE63Fingers "fingers"]] makes yet another appearance, this time reading "FIFTEEN TYPES".

* RunningGag: The soapbox seen in previous cartoons and e-mails returns, now reading "Fifteen Types".

->'''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.

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:''' 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.

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 Mad:''' (''off-screen'') NO I WON'T!

-->'''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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* 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.

* 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).

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:''' Uh, King, you wrote a piece of lasagna on this piece of paper.\\

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.

'''The Cheat:''' (''annoyed the Cheat noises, walks off'')\\

* ContinuityNod: Homestar's remark about how he's not the Cheat "anymore" may refer to "[[Recap/StrongBadEmailE130DoOver do over]]", where he impersonated the Cheat.

* SayingSoundEffectsOutLoud: "Roll my eyes."

-->'''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]].

-->'''Strong Bad:''' Hey, you're not the Cheat!\\

-->'''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:''' Well, cramp my style. We sealed the deal! Go ahead, Homestar. You-- you've earned it.\\

-->'''Strong Bad:''' No, see, it's an airplane! That swims! And loves St. Louis!\\

-->'''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.

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:

* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Homestar seems to be under the impression that the business trip is a ''camping'' trip.

* UndisclosedFunds: Parodied. "You wrote ''a piece of lasagna'' on this sheet of paper." "And I ain't budging!"

* UndisclosedFunds: Parodied. "You wrote ''a piece of lasanga'' on this sheet of paper." "And I ain't budging!"

* 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.

* ContinuityNod: Homestar's remark about how he's not the Cheat "anymore" may refer to "[[Recap/StrongBadEmailE130DoOver do over]]".

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 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:

* ContinuityNod: Homestar's remark about how he's not the Cheat "anymore" may refer to "do over".