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* ToBeContinuedRightNow: The conceit of the e-mail.

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* ToBeContinuedRightNow: The conceit of the e-mail.e-mail involves Strong Bad presenting a series of cliffhangers, followed by their resolutions.

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With the cliffhangers resolved, Strong Bad heads back to the Lappy to wrap things up... only to find the Lappy gone, with a [[Main/CutAndPasteNote ransom note]] and a bloody comma key in its place!

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With the cliffhangers resolved, Strong Bad heads back to the Lappy to wrap things up... only to find the Lappy gone, with a [[Main/CutAndPasteNote ransom note]] note and a bloody comma key in its place!


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* CutAndPasteNote: Strong Bad finds a ransom note made from cut-up letters reading "i got your [=LappY=]".
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With the cliffhangers resolved, Strong Bad heads back to the Lappy to wrap things up... only to find the Lappy gone, with a ransom note and a bloody comma key in its place!

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With the cliffhangers resolved, Strong Bad heads back to the Lappy to wrap things up... only to find the Lappy gone, with a [[Main/CutAndPasteNote ransom note note]] and a bloody comma key in its place!

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"Little Jakey Pleasenthanks" asks him to "Resolve all the cliffhangers, please", so Strong Bad intially decides to "resolve" the LiteralCliffhanger in which he's placed Homsar and the King of Town.

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"Little Jakey Pleasenthanks" asks him Strong Bad to "Resolve all the cliffhangers, please", so Strong Bad intially initially decides to "resolve" the LiteralCliffhanger in which he's placed Homsar and the King of Town.



(''The Paper comes down. Instead of the usual "Click here to email Strong Bad", it reads:'')\\



->(''cut to Homestar and Strong Bad at the office, wearing polo shirts and standing by the water cooler'')\\
'''Homestar:''' Yeah, yeah, you know who I think done it? Homestar Runner. Think about it, think about it. He's got the history, he's got the motive...\\
'''Strong Bad:''' Homestar, are you admitting that ''you'' stole my computer?\\
'''Homestar:''' What? No! I was just making watercooler conversation, trying to sound up with the times, uh, um, sports team?
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'''Coach Z:''' Yeah, I, uh—- no! I, wuh, da, rumble-dumble sports team?!
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->(''cut to Homestar and Strong Bad at the office, wearing polo shirts and standing by the water cooler'')\\
'''Homestar:''' Yeah, yeah, you know who I think done it? Homestar Runner. Think about it, think about it. He's got the history, he's got the motive...\\
'''Strong Bad:''' Homestar, are you admitting that ''you'' stole my computer?\\
'''Homestar:''' What? No! I was just making watercooler conversation, trying to sound up with the times, uh, um, sports team?

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'''Coach Z:''' Yeah, I, uh—- no! I, wuh, da, rumble-dumble sports team?!
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->(''cut to Homestar and Strong Bad at the office, wearing polo shirts and standing by the water cooler'')\\
'''Homestar:''' Yeah, yeah, you know who I think done it? Homestar Runner. Think about it, think about it. He's got the history, he's got the motive...\\
'''Strong Bad:''' Homestar, are you admitting that ''you'' stole my computer?\\
'''Homestar:''' What? No! I was just making watercooler conversation, trying to sound up with the times, uh, um, sports team?
team?!
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* ChangeTheUncomfortableSubject: Both Homestar and Coach Z try to change the subject to "that sports team" after each accuses himself of stealing the Lappy and being the Thnikkaman, respectively.

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* ChangeTheUncomfortableSubject: Both Homestar and Coach Z try to change the subject to "that sports team" after each accuses himself themselves of stealing the Lappy and being the Thnikkaman, respectively.

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When "Little Jakey Pleasenthanks" asks him to "Resolve all the cliffhangers, please", Strong Bad intially decides to "resolve" the LiteralCliffhanger in which he's placed Homsar and the King of Town.

->'''Strong Bad:''' All right, all right. I know what you really mean, Jakesy. [[WaxingLyrical So, you say you want a resolution, huh?]]

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When ->'''Strong Bad:''' (''singing'') Oooh, it's a e-email, money, money, money. Oooh-ooh. Shut up.

"Little Jakey Pleasenthanks" asks him to "Resolve all the cliffhangers, please", so Strong Bad intially decides to "resolve" the LiteralCliffhanger in which he's placed Homsar and the King of Town.

->'''Strong ->(''cut to Homsar and the King of Town hanging from ropes tied to the top of a cliff'')\\
'''Homsar:''' This dinner party is top dollar!\\
'''Strong Bad:''' (''approaching the cliff'') All right, cliffhangers. Prepare to be resolved! (''pulls out a big knife and cuts the ropes, causing Homsar and the King to fall out of shot'') Oh, and I brought you some snacks. (''tosses some paper lunch bags after them'')\\
'''King Of Town:''' You're a good friend, Strong Baaad!\\
(''cut back to the computer room, where Strong Bad sits down in front of the Lappy'')\\
'''Strong
Bad:''' All right, all right. I know what you really mean, Jakesy. [[WaxingLyrical So, you say you want a resolution, huh?]]
huh?



-->'''King of Town:''' You're a good friend, Strong Baaaaad!



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----* WaxingLyrical: Strong Bad asks Jake [[Music/TheBeatles "You say you want a resolution, huh?"]]
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->(''cut to Coach Z at Bubs' Concession Stand'')\\
'''Coach Z:''' Nah, I bet if you take away them cool shades and rip that "TH" off his chest, underneath, you'd find a thin green man with a big ol' "Z" hanging from his...\\
'''Bubs:''' Coach, are you accusing ''yourself'' of being the Thnikkaman?!\\
'''Coach Z:''' Yeah, I, uh—- no! I, wuh, da, rumble-dumble sports team?!
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->(''cut to Homestar and Strong Bad at the office, wearing polo shirts and standing by the water cooler'')\\
'''Homestar:''' Yeah, yeah, you know who I think done it? Homestar Runner. Think about it, think about it. He's got the history, he's got the motive...\\
'''Strong Bad:''' Homestar, are you admitting that ''you'' stole my computer?\\
'''Homestar:''' What? No! I was just making watercooler conversation, trying to sound up with the times, uh, um, sports team?
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* MrSeahorse: {{Subverted|Trope}}. Homestar is convinced that he's pregnant in the third cliffhanger, but Strong Sad points out that he can't be because he's male.

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* MrSeahorse: MisterSeahorse: {{Subverted|Trope}}. Homestar is convinced that he's pregnant in the third cliffhanger, but Strong Sad points out that he can't be because he's male.
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-->'''Narrator:''' Will Cap and Strap make it out of this one? Tune in next time to--\\
'''Strong Bad:''' Yeah, no. Just cut to the resolution.\\

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-->'''Narrator:''' Will Cap and Strap make it out of this one? Tune in next time to--\\
ti--\\
'''Strong Bad:''' Yeah, no. Nope, none of that. Just cut get to the resolution.resolving.\\
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* CliffhangerCopout: {{Parodied|Trope}}; Coach Z tries to unmask the Thnikkaman only to fall flat on his face, Space Captainface and Strap Coopmore turn out to be headed towards the Forgotten Produce Belt and not Malmsteen's Comet, and Homestar's hysterical pregnancy is defused by Strong Sad pointing out Homestar is a guy. Played straight at the end, where Strong Bad himself becomes the victim of an ''actual'' cliffhanger.

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* CliffhangerCopout: {{Parodied|Trope}}; Coach Z tries to unmask the Thnikkaman only to fall flat on his face, Space Captainface and Strap Coopmore turn out to be headed towards the Forgotten Produce Belt and not Malmsteen's Comet, and Homestar's hysterical pregnancy is defused by Strong Sad pointing out Homestar is a guy. Played straight Subverted at the end, where Strong Bad himself becomes the victim of an ''actual'' cliffhanger.{{cliffhanger}}.
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* CliffhangerCopout: {{Parodied|Trope}}; Coach Z tries to unmask the Thnikkaman only to fall flat on his face, Space Captainface and Strap Coopmore turn out to be headed towards the Forgotten Produce Belt and not Malmsteen's Comet, and Homestar's hysterical pregnancy is defused by Strong Sad pointing out Homestar is a guy.

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* CliffhangerCopout: {{Parodied|Trope}}; Coach Z tries to unmask the Thnikkaman only to fall flat on his face, Space Captainface and Strap Coopmore turn out to be headed towards the Forgotten Produce Belt and not Malmsteen's Comet, and Homestar's hysterical pregnancy is defused by Strong Sad pointing out Homestar is a guy. Played straight at the end, where Strong Bad himself becomes the victim of an ''actual'' cliffhanger.
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->'''Strong Bad:''' All right, all right. I know what you really mean, Jakesy. So, you say you want a resolution, huh?

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->'''Strong Bad:''' All right, all right. I know what you really mean, Jakesy. [[WaxingLyrical So, you say you want a resolution, huh?
huh?]]

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* ShoutOut:
** Strong Bad finds a note with [[Film/TheBigLebowski the Lappy's "little toe"]] attached to it.

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* ShoutOut:
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ShoutOut: Strong Bad finds a note with [[Film/TheBigLebowski the Lappy's "little toe"]] attached to it.
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-->'''Strong Bad:''' All right, all right. I know what you really mean, Jakesy. So, you say you want a resolution, huh?

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-->'''Strong ->'''Strong Bad:''' All right, all right. I know what you really mean, Jakesy. So, you say you want a resolution, huh?



-->'''Strong Bad:''' Oh, sweet Lady Irony, why do you mock me?!\\

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-->'''Strong ->'''Strong Bad:''' Oh, sweet Lady Irony, why do you mock me?!\\



* EasilyForgiven: [[BigEater The King of Town]] is apparently willing to overlook being dropped off a cliff because Strong Bad brought snacks.

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* EasilyForgiven: [[BigEater The King of Town]] Town is apparently willing to overlook being dropped off a cliff because Strong Bad brought snacks.

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* ChangeTheUncomfortableSubject / SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: Both Homestar and Coach Z try to change the subject to "that sports team" after each accuses himself of stealing the Lappy and being the Thnikkaman, respectively.
* CliffhangerCopout: Parodied; Coach Z tries to unmask the Thnikkaman only to fall flat on his face, Space Captainface and Strap Coopmore turn out to be headed towards the Forgotten Produce Belt and not Malmsteen's Comet, and Homestar's hysterical pregnancy is defused by Strong Sad pointing out Homestar is a guy.

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* ChangeTheUncomfortableSubject / SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: ChangeTheUncomfortableSubject: Both Homestar and Coach Z try to change the subject to "that sports team" after each accuses himself of stealing the Lappy and being the Thnikkaman, respectively.
* CliffhangerCopout: Parodied; {{Parodied|Trope}}; Coach Z tries to unmask the Thnikkaman only to fall flat on his face, Space Captainface and Strap Coopmore turn out to be headed towards the Forgotten Produce Belt and not Malmsteen's Comet, and Homestar's hysterical pregnancy is defused by Strong Sad pointing out Homestar is a guy.



* MrSeahorse: Homestar seems convinced he's pregnant in the third cliffhanger. Strong Sad points out "No, no... you're Homestar. Runner. The ''male''."

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* MrSeahorse: {{Subverted|Trope}}. Homestar seems is convinced that he's pregnant in the third cliffhanger. cliffhanger, but Strong Sad points out "No, no... you're Homestar. Runner. The ''male''."that he can't be because he's male.



'''Narrator:''' Okay!

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'''Narrator:''' Okay!Okay!
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* EasilyForgiven: The King of Town is apparently willing to overlook being dropped off a cliff because Strong Bad brought snacks.

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* EasilyForgiven: [[BigEater The King of Town Town]] is apparently willing to overlook being dropped off a cliff because Strong Bad brought snacks.



* LiteralCliffhanger: Strong Bad initially "resolves all the cliffhangers" by dropping Homsar and the King of Town (who are literally hanging from the edge of a precipice) off a cliff.

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* LiteralCliffhanger: LiteralMetaphor: Strong Bad initially "resolves all the cliffhangers" by dropping Homsar and the King of Town (who are literally hanging from the edge of a precipice) off a cliff. cliff.
-->'''Strong Bad:''' Alright, cliff-hangers, prepare to be resolved!

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* ChangeTheUncomfortableSubject: Both Homestar and Coach Z try to change the subject to "that sports team" after each accuses himself of stealing the Lappy and being the Thnikkaman, respectively.

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* ChangeTheUncomfortableSubject: ChangeTheUncomfortableSubject / SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: Both Homestar and Coach Z try to change the subject to "that sports team" after each accuses himself of stealing the Lappy and being the Thnikkaman, respectively.


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-->'''Singers:''' You missed unmasking the Thnikkaman! Because you have really bad hand-eye coordination!\\
'''Coach Z:''' Enough already, I get it! My secret sorcret has been revearled...

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Strong Bad resolves three cliffhangers, and is then confronted by "sweet lady irony".

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Strong Bad resolves three When "Little Jakey Pleasenthanks" asks him to "Resolve all the cliffhangers, please", Strong Bad intially decides to "resolve" the LiteralCliffhanger in which he's placed Homsar and the King of Town.

-->'''Strong Bad:''' All right, all right. I know what you really mean, Jakesy. So, you say you want a resolution, huh?

Strong Bad then shows a series of cliff-hanger scenes, which are quickly resolved in turn:
# Coach Z has the Thnikkaman (Bubs) tied up in the locker room,
and is then confronted about to dramatically rip-off the Thnikkaman's cool shades and learn his "secret sorcret identity"... only for Coach Z to miss by "sweet lady irony".
a mile and fall over, allowing the Thnikkaman to escape.
-->'''Singers:''' You missed unmasking the Thnikkaman! (''beat'') Because you have really bad hand-eye coordination!\\
'''Coach Z:''' Enough already, I get it! My secret sorcret has been revereled...
# Space Captainface and Strap Coopmore are in orbit on a routine mission for SBASAF, only to discover they're about to collide with Malmsteen's comet! With the forward humbuckers offline, their only option is to go out at ramming speed... fortunately, it turns out they're actually in the Forgotten Produce Belt of Tablature 5. "It's guacamole and banana-bread time, Strap!"
# Homestar Runner has a shocking revelation for Strong Sad: he's ''pregnant!''
-->'''Strong Sad:''' Uh, no... no, you're Homestar. Runner. The ''male''.\\
'''Homestar:''' Oohhhh, phew. Thought I was a pregnant woman for a second there.\\
'''Strong Sad:''' Yeah, uh, I think I'd like my money back now.

With the cliffhangers resolved, Strong Bad heads back to the Lappy to wrap things up... only to find the Lappy gone, with a ransom note and a bloody comma key in its place!

-->'''Strong Bad:''' Oh, sweet Lady Irony, why do you mock me?!\\
'''The Paper:''' Tune in [[Recap/StrongBadEmailE159Retirement next time]] for the cliff-hanging conclusion!



** Coach Z tries to discover the secret identity of [[Recap/StrongBadEmailE97Monument the Thnikkaman]].



* EasilyForgiven: The King of Town is apparenty willing to overlook being dropped off a cliff because Strong Bad brought snacks.

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* EasilyForgiven: The King of Town is apparenty apparently willing to overlook being dropped off a cliff because Strong Bad brought snacks.


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* EpicFail: Coach Z falls over while trying to dramatically unmask the Thnikkaman, and is mocked by the Thnikkaman's back-up singers.


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* ShoutOut:
** Strong Bad finds a note with [[Film/TheBigLebowski the Lappy's "little toe"]] attached to it.
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'''Airdate:''' Monday, September 18, 2006

'''Sender:''' Jake

Strong Bad resolves three cliffhangers, and is then confronted by "sweet lady irony".

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* CallBack:
** The second cliffhanger features Strong Bad and the Cheat as [[Recap/StrongBadEmailE138SpaceProgram Space Captainface and Strap Coopmore]].
* ChangeTheUncomfortableSubject: Both Homestar and Coach Z try to change the subject to "that sports team" after each accuses himself of stealing the Lappy and being the Thnikkaman, respectively.
* CliffhangerCopout: Parodied; Coach Z tries to unmask the Thnikkaman only to fall flat on his face, Space Captainface and Strap Coopmore turn out to be headed towards the Forgotten Produce Belt and not Malmsteen's Comet, and Homestar's hysterical pregnancy is defused by Strong Sad pointing out Homestar is a guy.
* EasilyForgiven: The King of Town is apparenty willing to overlook being dropped off a cliff because Strong Bad brought snacks.
-->'''King of Town:''' You're a good friend, Strong Baaaaad!
* FailsafeFailure: Space Captainface tries to activate the "forward humbuckers" on his spaceship to avoid colliding with a comet, only for Strap Coopmore to point out a sign reading "The forward humbuckers have ''never'' worked!"
* LiteralCliffhanger: Strong Bad initially "resolves all the cliffhangers" by dropping Homsar and the King of Town (who are literally hanging from the edge of a precipice) off a cliff.
* MrSeahorse: Homestar seems convinced he's pregnant in the third cliffhanger. Strong Sad points out "No, no... you're Homestar. Runner. The ''male''."
* ToBeContinuedRightNow: The conceit of the e-mail.
-->'''Narrator:''' Will Cap and Strap make it out of this one? Tune in next time to--\\
'''Strong Bad:''' Yeah, no. Just cut to the resolution.\\
'''Narrator:''' Okay!

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