What things in real life remind you of EarthBound?
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Mailbag for December 31st, 2002
Letter of the Week
Hello again! :) Well, at the risk of breaching some rule about sticking strictly to the assigned topic (which I am pretty sure does not exist presently, but I could be wrong, in which case, many apologies), I think I'm going to write about things about EarthBound that remind me of real life, instead of the other way around. (Those might kind of seem like the same thing, except typically, I don't see too many things in my everyday life that make me think "Hey! Just like that video game!") And if I think of any real life things that remind me of EarthBound along the way, I'll be sure to throw 'em in here, but don't expect anything in that area.
1) First and foremost, let me make a somewhat serious point, the first that came to mind when I considered the topic at hand. Paula's psychic call to Jeff makes me think of. something I do almost every day, when I think of it. Trapped in a dungeon beneath the town of Threed, Paula and Ness reach out with their thoughts to someone they call "a friend we've never met." Without ever having seen his face, heard his voice, they send their words across an impossible distance to communicate with Jeff in Winters. Isn't this what we do all the time here at Starmen.Net? Within this community, we've all formed bonds with people we've never met, people we haven't seen, people we may never see. Without hearing voices, without seeing faces. Granted, we do this using the power of the Internet instead of psychic abilities that allow us to communicate directly from mind to mind, but the principle is the same. We talk to, befriend, even put some degree of trust in people we don't know. Isn't that a miracle? It might not seem like the natural order of things sometimes, but it goes on and on, it's what we do.
Think about it. Paula and Ness could never have made it without Jeff's aid; his response to their call was vital to their quest to save the world. There's no telling what would have became of the pair, if they would ever have escaped from their underground prison, if two young lives would have perished or if they would have gotten their freedom too late to stop Giygas. Of course, nothing we do here in the real world is ever so dire and serious as saving the planet from an evil alien mastermind, but still. some of us need each other. Starmen.Net is a place like I've never been before, like I'm sure a lot of people haven't, in the kind of friendship and camaraderie that springs up between strangers, invisible bridges of wood, steel, strengthening with days and words and emotions. Here is a place where "a friend you've never met" can mean a whole lot, make a big difference, and I think that's just incredible.
2) Some of you probably skipped my first point because it looked long and boring. Never fear! For those of you who like wit and humor with your mailbag, here are some less serious reasons that EarthBound reminds me of real life.
* New Age Retro Hippies remind me of some of the people I see on campus. Usually, they are the ones who are making a demonstration about some cause, which often has to do with a) stopping the war, b) saving the environment, c) overthrowing some aspect of the tyrannical university administration, or d) some cause that combines two or more of the above. Now, this is not to say that I am necessarily annoyed by all hippies, nor am I suggesting that the only ones starting demonstrations are the hippies, which is most certainly not the case. But they have their own café on campus called EarthFoods that serves only cuisine made from organic processes and stuff, and the few that I know have way too many piercings and eat tofu, which is just creepy. But this is not to say that I do not like hippies, I do have a somewhat hippie friend, so some hippies are cool. :)
* Ever order a pizza and then hop the bus from Twoson and try to stay on all the way to Fourside? Along the way, you probably got a phone call from the Mach Pizza deliveryman, saying he had no clue where you were and was no longer going to deliver your now cold and disgusting pizza pie. Aside from that being strangely amusing, it reminds me of the fact that there is not a single pizza place that delivers to my hometown, because it is small and is in the woods. Of course, my town is not intentionally hidden away from pizza deliverymen the way one might encourage Ness to lead the guy on a wild goose chase through Eagleland, but still. I want pizza delivered to my front door, what the heck! :(
* The Onett Police remind me of the cops in my hometown. Mostly useless. Well, that's not entirely true, they were pretty good about catching the kids who broke into my house when I was in the 4th grade. But they never recovered the instruction booklet to Super Mario Kart! :( Actually, that's a pretty minor detail, seeing as they got back everything else. But the cops in my town stop you for barely nudging the speed limit, which kind of stinks. I guess they aren't that much like the Onett Police, but I can definitely think of situations when the word "incompetent" could have been applied to either squad.
* The expensive shops in Summers give me the same feeling that I get when I go into Gap and American Eagle. This feeling is something like "$40 for a plain t-shirt? I think I'm gonna be sick." Sometimes I try to wait until the things I like go on sale and then buy them, but usually by then, the only sizes they have left are S and XS, which is frustrating. Once I went into Abercrombie and Fitch, and I could swear I almost physically felt my blood pressure go up. I hate having to drop all my money in one place, just like you have to do in Summers when you outfit your team with the newest equipment and weapons. But of course, I buy my party all that fancy stuff anyway, just like I occasionally splurge and buy clothes from the Gap and American Eagle. But not Abercrombie and Fitch, I have to draw a line someplace. ;)
* Everdred reminds me of a kid I went to high school with, who thought he was really slick and owned somewhere in the vicinity of three dozen Hawaiian shirts, all in different colors. Well, that's an exaggeration, but he wore one almost every day. That's all I have to say about this one.
* If I had ever been to the real Stonehenge, then the Stonehenge found in Winters might remind me of the real thing. But I've never been there, so it doesn't. Instead it reminds me of one of those "Unsolved Mysteries" type shows about aliens making crop circles and how Stonehenge might have been built by aliens, which sounds sketchy to me but whatever.
* The library in Onett reminds me of the library in my hometown, in that I never use it. Although I have been known to occasionally venture into the city and visit the library there.
There. I wish I could think of some more, but I just can't seem to right now. My head is full of Christmas and New Year's and lots of other stuff, including just what the heck I'm going to do with 4 more weeks off before spring semester. That's a loooooong time, I better find something to do.
While I'm here, I might as well apologize to anyone who was misled by several apparent inaccuracies in my mailbag letter from two weeks ago, which, I have since been informed, supposed things about Jeff's Spy capabilities that are untrue. A thousand pardons. But Jeff still rules. :)
Since I seem to be rambling, let me add one more useless piece of data. I tried long and hard to think of something that the Monkey Cave, its structure, or its theme music remind me of in real life. But I finally concluded that there was nothing. Thank God, because I just really, really, really don't like that place. I've put saved games on hold for months at a time just to avoid having to go through the Monkey Cave. And all for a stupid machine that makes Trout Yogurt, yuck! The only good thing about that place is that you get to learn how to teleport afterwards, and a monkey teaches you, which is pretty cool. And I only recently realized that you can turn corners and move around while teleporting, I thought you had to go in straight lines and had never tried to deviate from the path, so that was nifty, even though I felt like a wicked n00b when I realized this. :)
And lastly, to reference the update that originally introduced this week's topic, I agree that yes, the clicking sound made by the turn signal of an automobile is reminiscent of the theme music in Saturn Valley. I never thought of it before, but I started once I heard it mentioned like that. :)
Okay, my long, loooooong letter is over, you can all wake up now! :) But if you were asleep, I suggest you get the notes from a friend, because there will be a test on this next week, and yes, just like college final exams, your life will depend on the grade you receive. ;) Night all!
--PSI322
Congrats on writing a Letter of the Week!
YAY! You’ve won! And you’ve ended guruzeth’s winning streak! YAY! You obviously put a lot of thought into this list, and it’s insanely long. Your first point was especially awesome. I’ve never really looked at the internet in that sense, but there really isn’t much difference between it and telepathy if you think about it.
Ack, the monkey caves are evil. EVIL. Aquas used to torture me with the Monkey Caves theme via his radio. Argh, so much evil. Almost as bad as Pacman Eats up All the Dots. As for breaching a topic rule, there is none. All the official Mailbag rules are listed in a letter somewhere below. Writers are encouraged to write on-topic but it is by no means required.
And now watch as I masterfully take one uninteresting show, two different quotes, and combine them into one superior product!
“Well, if you’re grading me on my performance than I’m going to grade you! I’m going to give you…a SUPER F!”
--GuyInSummers
1) First and foremost, let me make a somewhat serious point, the first that came to mind when I considered the topic at hand. Paula's psychic call to Jeff makes me think of. something I do almost every day, when I think of it. Trapped in a dungeon beneath the town of Threed, Paula and Ness reach out with their thoughts to someone they call "a friend we've never met." Without ever having seen his face, heard his voice, they send their words across an impossible distance to communicate with Jeff in Winters. Isn't this what we do all the time here at Starmen.Net? Within this community, we've all formed bonds with people we've never met, people we haven't seen, people we may never see. Without hearing voices, without seeing faces. Granted, we do this using the power of the Internet instead of psychic abilities that allow us to communicate directly from mind to mind, but the principle is the same. We talk to, befriend, even put some degree of trust in people we don't know. Isn't that a miracle? It might not seem like the natural order of things sometimes, but it goes on and on, it's what we do.
Think about it. Paula and Ness could never have made it without Jeff's aid; his response to their call was vital to their quest to save the world. There's no telling what would have became of the pair, if they would ever have escaped from their underground prison, if two young lives would have perished or if they would have gotten their freedom too late to stop Giygas. Of course, nothing we do here in the real world is ever so dire and serious as saving the planet from an evil alien mastermind, but still. some of us need each other. Starmen.Net is a place like I've never been before, like I'm sure a lot of people haven't, in the kind of friendship and camaraderie that springs up between strangers, invisible bridges of wood, steel, strengthening with days and words and emotions. Here is a place where "a friend you've never met" can mean a whole lot, make a big difference, and I think that's just incredible.
2) Some of you probably skipped my first point because it looked long and boring. Never fear! For those of you who like wit and humor with your mailbag, here are some less serious reasons that EarthBound reminds me of real life.
* New Age Retro Hippies remind me of some of the people I see on campus. Usually, they are the ones who are making a demonstration about some cause, which often has to do with a) stopping the war, b) saving the environment, c) overthrowing some aspect of the tyrannical university administration, or d) some cause that combines two or more of the above. Now, this is not to say that I am necessarily annoyed by all hippies, nor am I suggesting that the only ones starting demonstrations are the hippies, which is most certainly not the case. But they have their own café on campus called EarthFoods that serves only cuisine made from organic processes and stuff, and the few that I know have way too many piercings and eat tofu, which is just creepy. But this is not to say that I do not like hippies, I do have a somewhat hippie friend, so some hippies are cool. :)
* Ever order a pizza and then hop the bus from Twoson and try to stay on all the way to Fourside? Along the way, you probably got a phone call from the Mach Pizza deliveryman, saying he had no clue where you were and was no longer going to deliver your now cold and disgusting pizza pie. Aside from that being strangely amusing, it reminds me of the fact that there is not a single pizza place that delivers to my hometown, because it is small and is in the woods. Of course, my town is not intentionally hidden away from pizza deliverymen the way one might encourage Ness to lead the guy on a wild goose chase through Eagleland, but still. I want pizza delivered to my front door, what the heck! :(
* The Onett Police remind me of the cops in my hometown. Mostly useless. Well, that's not entirely true, they were pretty good about catching the kids who broke into my house when I was in the 4th grade. But they never recovered the instruction booklet to Super Mario Kart! :( Actually, that's a pretty minor detail, seeing as they got back everything else. But the cops in my town stop you for barely nudging the speed limit, which kind of stinks. I guess they aren't that much like the Onett Police, but I can definitely think of situations when the word "incompetent" could have been applied to either squad.
* The expensive shops in Summers give me the same feeling that I get when I go into Gap and American Eagle. This feeling is something like "$40 for a plain t-shirt? I think I'm gonna be sick." Sometimes I try to wait until the things I like go on sale and then buy them, but usually by then, the only sizes they have left are S and XS, which is frustrating. Once I went into Abercrombie and Fitch, and I could swear I almost physically felt my blood pressure go up. I hate having to drop all my money in one place, just like you have to do in Summers when you outfit your team with the newest equipment and weapons. But of course, I buy my party all that fancy stuff anyway, just like I occasionally splurge and buy clothes from the Gap and American Eagle. But not Abercrombie and Fitch, I have to draw a line someplace. ;)
* Everdred reminds me of a kid I went to high school with, who thought he was really slick and owned somewhere in the vicinity of three dozen Hawaiian shirts, all in different colors. Well, that's an exaggeration, but he wore one almost every day. That's all I have to say about this one.
* If I had ever been to the real Stonehenge, then the Stonehenge found in Winters might remind me of the real thing. But I've never been there, so it doesn't. Instead it reminds me of one of those "Unsolved Mysteries" type shows about aliens making crop circles and how Stonehenge might have been built by aliens, which sounds sketchy to me but whatever.
* The library in Onett reminds me of the library in my hometown, in that I never use it. Although I have been known to occasionally venture into the city and visit the library there.
There. I wish I could think of some more, but I just can't seem to right now. My head is full of Christmas and New Year's and lots of other stuff, including just what the heck I'm going to do with 4 more weeks off before spring semester. That's a loooooong time, I better find something to do.
While I'm here, I might as well apologize to anyone who was misled by several apparent inaccuracies in my mailbag letter from two weeks ago, which, I have since been informed, supposed things about Jeff's Spy capabilities that are untrue. A thousand pardons. But Jeff still rules. :)
Since I seem to be rambling, let me add one more useless piece of data. I tried long and hard to think of something that the Monkey Cave, its structure, or its theme music remind me of in real life. But I finally concluded that there was nothing. Thank God, because I just really, really, really don't like that place. I've put saved games on hold for months at a time just to avoid having to go through the Monkey Cave. And all for a stupid machine that makes Trout Yogurt, yuck! The only good thing about that place is that you get to learn how to teleport afterwards, and a monkey teaches you, which is pretty cool. And I only recently realized that you can turn corners and move around while teleporting, I thought you had to go in straight lines and had never tried to deviate from the path, so that was nifty, even though I felt like a wicked n00b when I realized this. :)
And lastly, to reference the update that originally introduced this week's topic, I agree that yes, the clicking sound made by the turn signal of an automobile is reminiscent of the theme music in Saturn Valley. I never thought of it before, but I started once I heard it mentioned like that. :)
Okay, my long, loooooong letter is over, you can all wake up now! :) But if you were asleep, I suggest you get the notes from a friend, because there will be a test on this next week, and yes, just like college final exams, your life will depend on the grade you receive. ;) Night all!
--PSI322
Congrats on writing a Letter of the Week!
YAY! You’ve won! And you’ve ended guruzeth’s winning streak! YAY! You obviously put a lot of thought into this list, and it’s insanely long. Your first point was especially awesome. I’ve never really looked at the internet in that sense, but there really isn’t much difference between it and telepathy if you think about it.
Ack, the monkey caves are evil. EVIL. Aquas used to torture me with the Monkey Caves theme via his radio. Argh, so much evil. Almost as bad as Pacman Eats up All the Dots. As for breaching a topic rule, there is none. All the official Mailbag rules are listed in a letter somewhere below. Writers are encouraged to write on-topic but it is by no means required.
And now watch as I masterfully take one uninteresting show, two different quotes, and combine them into one superior product!
“Well, if you’re grading me on my performance than I’m going to grade you! I’m going to give you…a SUPER F!”
--GuyInSummers
Taxi Attacks
YA the mad taxi a few years a go*que flashback effects* i was walking downtown new york and i went to cross teh street. i was half way across and a taxi skidded to a stop right next to me.... close enough to the mad taxi right?
--D_Left
Not unless you saw cool gray, green, or red swirls everywhere when the taxi approached you.
~GiS
--D_Left
Not unless you saw cool gray, green, or red swirls everywhere when the taxi approached you.
~GiS
Je Ne Sais Pas
I don't know.
--Just some Person
At least you were honest. Good job.
~GiS
--Just some Person
At least you were honest. Good job.
~GiS
Mooks are Everywhere
Not much reminds me of EarthBound, because EB is such a wacky game that often produces things not possible in the real world.
If I think for a while, I'll probably come up with something. Just have to wait for it to come to me.
Nope. Can't think of anything right now. Come back later.
--SaturnBOING
You should definitely check out SimonBob’s letter.
~GiS
--SaturnBOING
You should definitely check out SimonBob’s letter.
~GiS
I Hate Thinking Up Titles
I love poen topic! What to write? EVERTHING!!!! I must drive Guy in Summers insane!!!
*man whispers to Dr. Jelly Donut*
What? That was last week? oops!
*blushes*
Um..hey, you! Yea, the guy who just told me that it wasn't open topic week! Get over here!
*man walks up*
What is THIS week's topic?
*man whispers again*
oh, ok.
Earthbound reminds me of real life because...
*man whispers*
Oh? DANG!
*slaps head*
You know what, just forget this week's topic!
INSANITY RULES WITH AN IRON FIST!
MUHAHAHAHAH *couch hack cough*
In short, I was too lazy to make up a good response. But apparently not too lazy to make another mindless story!
--Sr. Jelly Donut
My brain! My sanity! My spleen!
~GiS
*man whispers to Dr. Jelly Donut*
What? That was last week? oops!
*blushes*
Um..hey, you! Yea, the guy who just told me that it wasn't open topic week! Get over here!
*man walks up*
What is THIS week's topic?
*man whispers again*
oh, ok.
Earthbound reminds me of real life because...
*man whispers*
Oh? DANG!
*slaps head*
You know what, just forget this week's topic!
INSANITY RULES WITH AN IRON FIST!
MUHAHAHAHAH *couch hack cough*
In short, I was too lazy to make up a good response. But apparently not too lazy to make another mindless story!
--Sr. Jelly Donut
My brain! My sanity! My spleen!
~GiS
A Letter By Stephen
Anything reminds me of Earthbound like the rain and the clouds and the fossils people find, rocks, and cars, and the drug store up the street. It's all Earthbound to me. My dog and my friends the undefeatable four. The Eb shirts that i have like the hoodie and the baseball t. My snes and my room just like Ness'. So if you read this you can tell that EB is in my life 24/7.
--Stephen
That’d actually be kinda’ cool to have Ness’s room. There’s not much in it though. Maybe a better idea would be to use the Map Editor and make Ness’s room look like your real room. In fact, I think I’ll go try that.
~GiS
--Stephen
That’d actually be kinda’ cool to have Ness’s room. There’s not much in it though. Maybe a better idea would be to use the Map Editor and make Ness’s room look like your real room. In fact, I think I’ll go try that.
~GiS
The Book of Power
I once ate a hamburger and recovered 46HP. No wait! Hear me through!
This was a major attack on my brain's sense of reality because I literally felt rejeuvenated and distinctly remembered the number 46 before my eyes. I have since converted to Double Whoppers, which don't affect me as much because I used double burgers in EB a lot less often than I used Hamburgers. I also avoid scalding hot cups of coffee at all costs because, lets face it, coffee may be a god to some, but it is a vengeful god made of liquid that burns you.
Speaking of coffee, I notice that the more I read books, the more I'm beginning to overcome the strange shyness that has plagued me since childhood. I can't explain it, nor will I try to. Suffice to say that, likewise, you can not explain the powers of the Book for Overcoming Shyness, nor should you try to.
--The Losar
Behold EarthBound’s subliminal power. You are wise in avoiding the coffee. The liquidy demon travels from mug to mug, seeking a new host to incinerate. Beware the oni-coffee! BEWARE!
~GiS
This was a major attack on my brain's sense of reality because I literally felt rejeuvenated and distinctly remembered the number 46 before my eyes. I have since converted to Double Whoppers, which don't affect me as much because I used double burgers in EB a lot less often than I used Hamburgers. I also avoid scalding hot cups of coffee at all costs because, lets face it, coffee may be a god to some, but it is a vengeful god made of liquid that burns you.
Speaking of coffee, I notice that the more I read books, the more I'm beginning to overcome the strange shyness that has plagued me since childhood. I can't explain it, nor will I try to. Suffice to say that, likewise, you can not explain the powers of the Book for Overcoming Shyness, nor should you try to.
--The Losar
Behold EarthBound’s subliminal power. You are wise in avoiding the coffee. The liquidy demon travels from mug to mug, seeking a new host to incinerate. Beware the oni-coffee! BEWARE!
~GiS
My Lamp uses PK Thunder
Umm....1: Lamps remind me of EB0 first battle. 2:Used to see people at school that reminded me of pokey. 3:When ever I rode the bus i'd hum the R5 bus theme. 4:BaseBall bats remind me of Ness. 5: The thing in front of me reminds me of igsignificant item. 6:Some books I saw at barnes and nobles. 7:A cat of mine reminds me of the one on top of polestar. I think thats it.
--Link06215
Yay for people hearing the EB music at certain times. Now, on your fifth point, I would love to crack something like, “That’s a mirror, sir…” but I’ll pass the opportunity and inform you that the “Insignificant Item” is a tangled Slinky. This has been proven after a rigorous series of scientific investigations. Ask anybody.
~GiS
--Link06215
Yay for people hearing the EB music at certain times. Now, on your fifth point, I would love to crack something like, “That’s a mirror, sir…” but I’ll pass the opportunity and inform you that the “Insignificant Item” is a tangled Slinky. This has been proven after a rigorous series of scientific investigations. Ask anybody.
~GiS
My Name is Jeff! Jeff!
Whell realy Spiteful Crow -My lil-Bro. was attacked by a robin,Crow, Squierl
And Jeff he reminds me of me I fix things and it`s my REAL name (pls dont tell)
--Gaplka (but between you and me, his real name is Jeff)
Don’t worry. I won’t tell a soul that your real name is Jeff.
~GiS
And Jeff he reminds me of me I fix things and it`s my REAL name (pls dont tell)
--Gaplka (but between you and me, his real name is Jeff)
Don’t worry. I won’t tell a soul that your real name is Jeff.
~GiS
Flantastic
every time i see a yo-yo or hamburger, i always think of earthbound. every time i see a box, i think of that gift on the ground.
any time i see a metoer in the sky, i think of that crater, if i see a book on PSI, ill sit down and do everything later.
all the times i see a frying pan, paula gets mad and turns enemies in flan. so this what i see in life, i wonder if ness gets a wife
--Rock
All hail the incredible talent that is Starmen.net. Now we just need somebody to make a nice MP3 of this song with some rocking hippie music.
~GiS
all the times i see a frying pan, paula gets mad and turns enemies in flan. so this what i see in life, i wonder if ness gets a wife
--Rock
All hail the incredible talent that is Starmen.net. Now we just need somebody to make a nice MP3 of this song with some rocking hippie music.
~GiS
My Cousin is Poo
This is indeed a strange topic to talk about. I admit that I do not have much to say concerning it. In many ways, Earthbound is very much like real life. It has burger shops, hotels, avergae monsters like dogs, bathrooms, and much more. You have to see something in life kind of twisted to remind you specifically of EB, like a kid in a tacky hat and shirt with a baseball bat trying to fend off a runaway dog. Or a group of four oddly dressed people with a variety of weapons walking everywhere in a perfectly straight line, all descisions made by the first kid in the lead. So, no, not much in the real world represents EB except little oddities like kids wielding baseball bats, girls with frying pans, a strange 15-year-old kind of person with a karate suit and a sword, and more. Sometimes overpriced tourist traps remind me of EB by charging me 14 bucks for a hamburger, or 5 bucks for a can of juice. Simply hearing the names "Ness", "Paula", or "Jeff"(you don't hear much about folks named Poo) remind me of the EB characters. So, yeah, it's just basic things and principles of EB that give one thoughts related to it.
--YellowSubmarine
I’ve always been a fan of EarthBound’s realism. Obviously I don’t mean graphically, I mean…it’s the first (and probably only) game I’ve played that had a burger joint, normal civilian houses with insane dialogs, and the common cold. I’ll never forget the dude in Twoson…
“Peanuts, Walnuts... Hazelnuts... Pecans... Macadamia nuts... Cashews... Almonds... Giant Pine Nuts... Pine Nuts... Sun Flower Seeds... Pumpkin Seeds... Pistachios... ...Which one do you like? [Yes, No]”
There was just something about the insane quirkiness of that that was just awesome. The NPC dialog of EB is probably the
1 reason it rules sooo much, in my opinion.
~GiS
--YellowSubmarine
I’ve always been a fan of EarthBound’s realism. Obviously I don’t mean graphically, I mean…it’s the first (and probably only) game I’ve played that had a burger joint, normal civilian houses with insane dialogs, and the common cold. I’ll never forget the dude in Twoson…
“Peanuts, Walnuts... Hazelnuts... Pecans... Macadamia nuts... Cashews... Almonds... Giant Pine Nuts... Pine Nuts... Sun Flower Seeds... Pumpkin Seeds... Pistachios... ...Which one do you like? [Yes, No]”
There was just something about the insane quirkiness of that that was just awesome. The NPC dialog of EB is probably the
1 reason it rules sooo much, in my opinion.
~GiS
Mechanic used PSI Change the Oil ?!
Hmm, there's this auto shop down by my house called PK Laser, which is an attack from Mother.
OH YEAH WTF MY NEIGHBOR LOOKS AND ACTS LIKE PORKY HE'S FAT AND DUMB AND NO ONE LIKES HIM.
All he needs now is a spider mech.
His sister won't stop hitting on me, either. :(.
--Saotome
The first time I read that, I thought you said “My sister won’t stop hitting on me, either.” O_O
I actually forgot about PSI, but now that you mention it, there was something that always reminded me of EarthBound. When I first played it, I could never sort out what all the different Shield PSIs looked like (goodness knows I still can’t) so I just called one of them “blue shield”. Now, whenever I hear about medical insurance, I think EarthBound. And I think about how much I wish I was going to the blue-haired Healer instead of my insane, drunk, money-hungry morbid ruthless murderous doctor.
~GiS
OH YEAH WTF MY NEIGHBOR LOOKS AND ACTS LIKE PORKY HE'S FAT AND DUMB AND NO ONE LIKES HIM.
All he needs now is a spider mech.
His sister won't stop hitting on me, either. :(.
--Saotome
The first time I read that, I thought you said “My sister won’t stop hitting on me, either.” O_O
I actually forgot about PSI, but now that you mention it, there was something that always reminded me of EarthBound. When I first played it, I could never sort out what all the different Shield PSIs looked like (goodness knows I still can’t) so I just called one of them “blue shield”. Now, whenever I hear about medical insurance, I think EarthBound. And I think about how much I wish I was going to the blue-haired Healer instead of my insane, drunk, money-hungry morbid ruthless murderous doctor.
~GiS
A Family Secret
Little does Picky know it, but he was adopted and is actually the long lost twin brother of Numbuh Four from Codename:Kids Next Door
--ScissorWoman
It makes sense. Picky always looked too not-fat to be a Minch.
~GiS
--ScissorWoman
It makes sense. Picky always looked too not-fat to be a Minch.
~GiS
I Hate Titles! Hate Them!
When I'm hanging out with a certain group of friends, practically everything in real-life that can remind us of Earthbound does, but that's because we're Earthbound fanatics.
This letter prolly ain't too 'tellijent, but that's what happens when you let Chibi submit letters to Mailbag.
--Chibi
Your friends are EarthBound fanatics too? That’s just not fair. My friends are PS2 fanboys.
~GiS
This letter prolly ain't too 'tellijent, but that's what happens when you let Chibi submit letters to Mailbag.
--Chibi
Your friends are EarthBound fanatics too? That’s just not fair. My friends are PS2 fanboys.
~GiS
Yay Cheese
Peanut-cheese bars, of course. Dur-hey.
--KoW
Nah, the real EarthBound nostalgia strikes when I eat my daily Lucky Sandwich.
~GiS
--KoW
Nah, the real EarthBound nostalgia strikes when I eat my daily Lucky Sandwich.
~GiS
The Official Mailbag Rules
Heyo. This is my first real mailbag answerness. Anyway, with all that said and done, here's my letter.
What things in real life remind me of Earthbound? Mostly kids that look like one of the characters, baseball bats, and animal abuse.
--Ryanbomber
Actually, this is your second Mailbag letter, but I’ll give you an introduction anyway.
Hi, and welcome to Mailbag! Please follow our short and simple rule list. No using all caps, no lying, no cheating, no swearing, no spamming, no bad puns, no excessive HTML, no racial slurs, no suggestive sayings, no Bill Clinton imitations, no men over 107 except Grampa, no fanboys, no cherry soda, no attempts at hacking Sm.Net, no messing with Xodnizel, no poking the seals, no walking on the grass, no littering, no loitering, no liberating, no grammatical disasters, no repeated awful spelling mistakes, no l33tspeak, no racism, no sexism, no xenophobes, no acrophobes, no endophobes except for me, no arachnibutyraphobes, no peanut butter, no jelly, no clichés, no bribing me for Letter of the Week, no treating Mailbag like a contest, no being a smartmonkey, no Macintoshes, no Windows, no doors, no emulating other operating systems, no programming period, no programming packages, no packages, boxes and bags, no Grinches, no finches, no Pokey Minches, no flaming, no lamering, no elitism, no communism, no angst, no socialism, no monarchies, no democracies, no defacing the property, no complaining, no mummified cat juggling, no stealing ideas from Square games, no skateboarding, no sushi chefs, no yawning, no playing on or around the statue, no roller blading, no thinking, no thinking about thinking, no thinking about a person who may be thinking about thinking, no paradoxes, no Microsoft Access, no point, no return, no points of no return, no analogies, no feeding the octopi, no viruses, no using an ox, no oxen, no using a box, no boxen, no questioning the English language, no laughing, no giggling, no chuckling, no guffawing, no snickering, no cracking up, no chortling, no tittering, no hooting, no snorting, no cackling, no synonyms, no antonyms, no antecedents, no Aunties, no uncles, no using nouns like verbs, no virusing people, no fooding while typing your Mailbag submission, no typing Mailbag with a lowercase M, no typing reidman with a capital R, no typing guruzeth with a capital G, no typing idiot with a capital I, no singing “We all live in a capital I”, no Sesame Street references, no singing “We all live in a Yellow Submarine”, no Beatles references, no beetles, no stag beetles, no stag Beatles, no Flame Stags, no Patronuses, no using the word “fatality”, no using the letter X unless used in a name, no listening to anything by Jon Bon Jovi, no being just a face in the crowd, no digging into my terrifying MP3 collection, no stealing my MP3s, no stealing other people’s MP3s, no pirating MP3s, no warez, no ending words with a Z, no asking what your country can do for you, no fearing anything but fear itself, no quoting famous historical figures, no using the prefix “pre-“, no learning Latin, non porcusi, no excessively long rule lists, no dictionaries, no history books, no using the SPoD, no learning the history of the SPoD, no looking through the archives for the history of the SPoD, no using archives whatsoever, no Ark Hives, no getting hives, no allergies, no going to Beta sites on Perfect Dark, no taking a shot in the dark, no reading this rules list, no disobeying my power that commands you to Mailbag, no trying to figure out what rule number 143 is, no imitating a Myna bird unless you have my permission like The Artist Formerly Known as CPTCrunch does, no excessively long names (wish I instated that one sooner…), no more than five numbers at the end of your name, no techno, no repeating yourself, no slamming the door on your way out, and absolutely, positively, no leaving the pen uncapped when you’re done. Oooh, I hate that.
~GiS, who will be arthritic after one more response
What things in real life remind me of Earthbound? Mostly kids that look like one of the characters, baseball bats, and animal abuse.
--Ryanbomber
Actually, this is your second Mailbag letter, but I’ll give you an introduction anyway.
Hi, and welcome to Mailbag! Please follow our short and simple rule list. No using all caps, no lying, no cheating, no swearing, no spamming, no bad puns, no excessive HTML, no racial slurs, no suggestive sayings, no Bill Clinton imitations, no men over 107 except Grampa, no fanboys, no cherry soda, no attempts at hacking Sm.Net, no messing with Xodnizel, no poking the seals, no walking on the grass, no littering, no loitering, no liberating, no grammatical disasters, no repeated awful spelling mistakes, no l33tspeak, no racism, no sexism, no xenophobes, no acrophobes, no endophobes except for me, no arachnibutyraphobes, no peanut butter, no jelly, no clichés, no bribing me for Letter of the Week, no treating Mailbag like a contest, no being a smartmonkey, no Macintoshes, no Windows, no doors, no emulating other operating systems, no programming period, no programming packages, no packages, boxes and bags, no Grinches, no finches, no Pokey Minches, no flaming, no lamering, no elitism, no communism, no angst, no socialism, no monarchies, no democracies, no defacing the property, no complaining, no mummified cat juggling, no stealing ideas from Square games, no skateboarding, no sushi chefs, no yawning, no playing on or around the statue, no roller blading, no thinking, no thinking about thinking, no thinking about a person who may be thinking about thinking, no paradoxes, no Microsoft Access, no point, no return, no points of no return, no analogies, no feeding the octopi, no viruses, no using an ox, no oxen, no using a box, no boxen, no questioning the English language, no laughing, no giggling, no chuckling, no guffawing, no snickering, no cracking up, no chortling, no tittering, no hooting, no snorting, no cackling, no synonyms, no antonyms, no antecedents, no Aunties, no uncles, no using nouns like verbs, no virusing people, no fooding while typing your Mailbag submission, no typing Mailbag with a lowercase M, no typing reidman with a capital R, no typing guruzeth with a capital G, no typing idiot with a capital I, no singing “We all live in a capital I”, no Sesame Street references, no singing “We all live in a Yellow Submarine”, no Beatles references, no beetles, no stag beetles, no stag Beatles, no Flame Stags, no Patronuses, no using the word “fatality”, no using the letter X unless used in a name, no listening to anything by Jon Bon Jovi, no being just a face in the crowd, no digging into my terrifying MP3 collection, no stealing my MP3s, no stealing other people’s MP3s, no pirating MP3s, no warez, no ending words with a Z, no asking what your country can do for you, no fearing anything but fear itself, no quoting famous historical figures, no using the prefix “pre-“, no learning Latin, non porcusi, no excessively long rule lists, no dictionaries, no history books, no using the SPoD, no learning the history of the SPoD, no looking through the archives for the history of the SPoD, no using archives whatsoever, no Ark Hives, no getting hives, no allergies, no going to Beta sites on Perfect Dark, no taking a shot in the dark, no reading this rules list, no disobeying my power that commands you to Mailbag, no trying to figure out what rule number 143 is, no imitating a Myna bird unless you have my permission like The Artist Formerly Known as CPTCrunch does, no excessively long names (wish I instated that one sooner…), no more than five numbers at the end of your name, no techno, no repeating yourself, no slamming the door on your way out, and absolutely, positively, no leaving the pen uncapped when you’re done. Oooh, I hate that.
~GiS, who will be arthritic after one more response
Of Thee I Sing
God bless Amerca!
--Mr. Tenda
Heh. You just reminded me of some funny sitcom. Some dude was in an office and he moved something or something and started singing God Bless America. …I forget the something, the dude, and for that matter, I forget the sitcom entirely. But it was funny! Interestingly, this also reminded me of National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. Oh, that was a classic. A classic! Oh, I was probably reminded of that by crazy old grandma. She had to be my favorite character.
~GiS
--Mr. Tenda
Heh. You just reminded me of some funny sitcom. Some dude was in an office and he moved something or something and started singing God Bless America. …I forget the something, the dude, and for that matter, I forget the sitcom entirely. But it was funny! Interestingly, this also reminded me of National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. Oh, that was a classic. A classic! Oh, I was probably reminded of that by crazy old grandma. She had to be my favorite character.
~GiS
O_O
That's simple. My dad. Not only is he a telephone, but he deposits money in my bank account every time I beat up a poor and defenseless animal.
--SirX-Wolf
…O_O
…er…
…
…somehow, I’m having a heck of a time coming up with any reasonable response to this letter. Congratulations, and see you next time on…STUMP…THE…MAILBAG DUDE!
~GiS
--SirX-Wolf
…O_O
…er…
…
…somehow, I’m having a heck of a time coming up with any reasonable response to this letter. Congratulations, and see you next time on…STUMP…THE…MAILBAG DUDE!
~GiS
Small List
I am going to list everything! Here we go!!!! I bet you couldn't read the whole list!!!
The system works like this: At the left I say someone/ something in real life, and at the right of the equal sign, What it reminds me of in Earthbound. ex: Dog = RunawayDog
CHARACTERS
Me = Ness
My girlfriend = Paula
Nerds at my school = Jeff
Chinese kids at school = Poo
My small stupid cousin = Picky
The fat mean kid at my school=Pokey
My dad = Ness's dad
My mom = Ness's mom
Ugly girl at school = Pokey's mom
Rich fat snobs = Pokey's dad
Some drug addict = Lier X
Police = Police
Gangs = The Sharks
George Clooney = Frank
Robot = Frank 2 machine thingy
Rosie O Donnel = Mach Pizza Lady
Mimes = Guys oustide Giant Step
Mr. T = The guy that looks like MrT
My other uncle = Man in red car
Blues Brothers = Runaway five
Gas (FART) = Giygas
There is more, but you know how i said my list would be long? Well, I LIED!!!
--NintenDan
I’m sure Giygas would be happy about your list. Talk to SimonBob, he’ll teach you how to AHAHA OHAOHAOH OHNONO SAVE ME!!!! WINAMP JUST CHOSE WE ALL LIVE IN A YELLOW SUBMARINE! NOW I’M VIOLATING TWO OF MY RULES AND SIMULTANIOUSLY DYING OF THE DEMONSONG! SAVE YOURSELVES! %$@&*%$^*
~GiS
The system works like this: At the left I say someone/ something in real life, and at the right of the equal sign, What it reminds me of in Earthbound. ex: Dog = RunawayDog
CHARACTERS
Me = Ness
My girlfriend = Paula
Nerds at my school = Jeff
Chinese kids at school = Poo
My small stupid cousin = Picky
The fat mean kid at my school=Pokey
My dad = Ness's dad
My mom = Ness's mom
Ugly girl at school = Pokey's mom
Rich fat snobs = Pokey's dad
Some drug addict = Lier X
Police = Police
Gangs = The Sharks
George Clooney = Frank
Robot = Frank 2 machine thingy
Rosie O Donnel = Mach Pizza Lady
Mimes = Guys oustide Giant Step
Mr. T = The guy that looks like MrT
My other uncle = Man in red car
Blues Brothers = Runaway five
Gas (FART) = Giygas
There is more, but you know how i said my list would be long? Well, I LIED!!!
--NintenDan
I’m sure Giygas would be happy about your list. Talk to SimonBob, he’ll teach you how to AHAHA OHAOHAOH OHNONO SAVE ME!!!! WINAMP JUST CHOSE WE ALL LIVE IN A YELLOW SUBMARINE! NOW I’M VIOLATING TWO OF MY RULES AND SIMULTANIOUSLY DYING OF THE DEMONSONG! SAVE YOURSELVES! %$@&*%$^*
~GiS
%^@^#@!%
Dude. EarthBound is real life...
Where have you been?
--PsionicBrawler
Editor’s Note
GuyInSummers is currently in a state of neither life nor death. As soon as We All Live in a Yellow Submarine finished, Winamp broke all boundaries of cruelty and decided to play Pacman Eats up All the Dots. Your puny human brains could not possibly comprehend the animalistic, ethereal howls he is emitting, He is also frothing from the mouth, not to mention the ears and nose. For those curious as to what this song is that continuously causes pain to GuyInSummers or those looking for an inconspicuous method of suicide, clicking the link below will play this song of doom. You have been warned.
Don't Do It!
Where have you been?
--PsionicBrawler
Editor’s Note
GuyInSummers is currently in a state of neither life nor death. As soon as We All Live in a Yellow Submarine finished, Winamp broke all boundaries of cruelty and decided to play Pacman Eats up All the Dots. Your puny human brains could not possibly comprehend the animalistic, ethereal howls he is emitting, He is also frothing from the mouth, not to mention the ears and nose. For those curious as to what this song is that continuously causes pain to GuyInSummers or those looking for an inconspicuous method of suicide, clicking the link below will play this song of doom. You have been warned.
Don't Do It!
Yay!!!!!!!!!!!
Yeargh! There's so many things in EB that are in real life, but I can't think of things in real life that remind me of EB! Actually, when walking around my college campus, I found songs from EB playing in my head, but that happens with any catchy video game song.
I guess for me EB has so many things from modern life that I take them for granted and never think about EB stuff when going about my daily life. Well, that and my daily life is usually spent playing Animal Crossing, which isn't really real life.
Speaking of which:
Happy Holidays to Larry in Summers
gsZ3VISegxxutJ
k&jNqS4D4D&QKP
from Dustin in Anitopia
Let me know if this code doesn't work.
Give up the dough! Jog DMC is out.
--Jog DMC
Excellent! Many thanks. Anything you’d like in return?
~GiS
I guess for me EB has so many things from modern life that I take them for granted and never think about EB stuff when going about my daily life. Well, that and my daily life is usually spent playing Animal Crossing, which isn't really real life.
Speaking of which:
Happy Holidays to Larry in Summers
gsZ3VISegxxutJ
k&jNqS4D4D&QKP
from Dustin in Anitopia
Let me know if this code doesn't work.
Give up the dough! Jog DMC is out.
--Jog DMC
Excellent! Many thanks. Anything you’d like in return?
~GiS
I Am The Walrus
EarthBound is a cleverly creative game, and everywhere you turn, you see things in the game that remind you of real life...if you can put down the controller and stop doing the Rock Candy trick, that is.
Luckily, it works the other way too. Most of us TV fanatics will usually see the "Greyhound Bus" commercials ("and leave the driving to us..."). But in EarthBound, we have the Grey HAND Bus...coincidence? You decide. More of the following include Tessie (Loch Ness Monster), Hotels, and such. Every time I hear a singer on the radio, I see a brief image of the Runaway Five (or is it Six?) or Venus. Going to McDonalds reminds me of the vast mixtures of EarthBound's foods and condiments (the only place where a Sugar Packet costs $3 and a Hamburger $14). Zombie flicks and Halloween bring up Threed memories, and Christmas brings Winters. This list could go on forever!
Probably the most memorable thing is cameras. Sure, cameras! I mean, every single time I see a camera flash, it reminds me of ol' annoying Fuzzy Pickles (or whatever his name is).
Then theres's Pizza Hut. Whenever I drive by Pizza Hut, it reminds me of the constant torture of waiting for the "Mach" (laughs) Pizza company. I mean, Pizza places usually take longer to deliver than they say they will...at least for me.
Also note ATMs. I go to Target, shop, and pay. On my way out, I see an ATM, and all the flashbacks of many an hour spent running back and forth with this newfangled contraption.
Staring at a full moon DOESN'T turn me into a werewolf, but takes me into my mind back to Moonside. Mooon Moon Nsi Nsi Siii Dee Moonside.
Pictures of the Sphinx remind me of the...well ,te Sphinx. But I knew you knew that was coming...
But perhaps the winner of all of these would positively, absolutely would have to be annoying little kids that won't leave you alone or hang up on the phone. If you haven't guessed, I mean TONY! Okay, so maybe Tony isn't that bad...but he is bad...in a non-bad way. In fact, a kid in my class has a nickname named Tony. How's that for ironic?
Well, that's about it. I could state all of them, but we would be here all night...
Finally, I have a question...
Do you understand this?
Goood...
Now explain it to me!
--Darkest Ness
Why yes, I understood. Yay for your list of reasons! Er, I’d say more, but my sister just brought me some cookies. I think she’s bribing me to use my Wavebird, but when it comes to cookies I won’t complain. Leave me alone and let me eat my cookies.
~GiS
Luckily, it works the other way too. Most of us TV fanatics will usually see the "Greyhound Bus" commercials ("and leave the driving to us..."). But in EarthBound, we have the Grey HAND Bus...coincidence? You decide. More of the following include Tessie (Loch Ness Monster), Hotels, and such. Every time I hear a singer on the radio, I see a brief image of the Runaway Five (or is it Six?) or Venus. Going to McDonalds reminds me of the vast mixtures of EarthBound's foods and condiments (the only place where a Sugar Packet costs $3 and a Hamburger $14). Zombie flicks and Halloween bring up Threed memories, and Christmas brings Winters. This list could go on forever!
Probably the most memorable thing is cameras. Sure, cameras! I mean, every single time I see a camera flash, it reminds me of ol' annoying Fuzzy Pickles (or whatever his name is).
Then theres's Pizza Hut. Whenever I drive by Pizza Hut, it reminds me of the constant torture of waiting for the "Mach" (laughs) Pizza company. I mean, Pizza places usually take longer to deliver than they say they will...at least for me.
Also note ATMs. I go to Target, shop, and pay. On my way out, I see an ATM, and all the flashbacks of many an hour spent running back and forth with this newfangled contraption.
Staring at a full moon DOESN'T turn me into a werewolf, but takes me into my mind back to Moonside. Mooon Moon Nsi Nsi Siii Dee Moonside.
Pictures of the Sphinx remind me of the...well ,te Sphinx. But I knew you knew that was coming...
But perhaps the winner of all of these would positively, absolutely would have to be annoying little kids that won't leave you alone or hang up on the phone. If you haven't guessed, I mean TONY! Okay, so maybe Tony isn't that bad...but he is bad...in a non-bad way. In fact, a kid in my class has a nickname named Tony. How's that for ironic?
Well, that's about it. I could state all of them, but we would be here all night...
Finally, I have a question...
Do you understand this?
Goood...
Now explain it to me!
--Darkest Ness
Why yes, I understood. Yay for your list of reasons! Er, I’d say more, but my sister just brought me some cookies. I think she’s bribing me to use my Wavebird, but when it comes to cookies I won’t complain. Leave me alone and let me eat my cookies.
~GiS
Grape Pizza
2 things remind me of Earthbound: pizza and ATMs. Pizza tastes great and it was an enery power up in the game. Actually, it charges people up in real life, as well. ATMs were the one source of cash and it practically is the same in real life.
--Marvel8797
Are there medium pizzas in real life? For some reason, I just realized that not only can you not get a medium-sized pizza in EarthBound, but I’ve never seen a real-live medium pizza. I don’t get it. They have small pizzas, large pizzas, and extra-large pizzas. What’s with this discrimination against medium? I’d go add “no discrimination” to my rule list, but I want to keep it at a even, moderate hundred and fifty rules.
~GiS
--Marvel8797
Are there medium pizzas in real life? For some reason, I just realized that not only can you not get a medium-sized pizza in EarthBound, but I’ve never seen a real-live medium pizza. I don’t get it. They have small pizzas, large pizzas, and extra-large pizzas. What’s with this discrimination against medium? I’d go add “no discrimination” to my rule list, but I want to keep it at a even, moderate hundred and fifty rules.
~GiS
(thoughtful title)
One thing that reminds me of EB is everybody because nobody has PK powers, so does Jeff. Also when I see a girl with a pink dress it reminds me of Paula and i think of my dad's family I think of Poo because my dad's family is from India and Poo's country, Dallaam just remionds me of India. That is all I have to say for today. Bye!!!!!
--John
Heh. Your first point is interesting. Makes sense, actually. And who am I to decide what reminds people of what?
~GiS
--John
Heh. Your first point is interesting. Makes sense, actually. And who am I to decide what reminds people of what?
~GiS
Edisnoom ot emoclew
My little brothers room make me think of Moonside for some strange reason...I wonder why.
--Jeff
Because if you stay in there too long, your brother will fry your brain. Yes, he will. No, he won’t. Yesno, he willwon’t.
~GiS
--Jeff
Because if you stay in there too long, your brother will fry your brain. Yes, he will. No, he won’t. Yesno, he willwon’t.
~GiS
He Lurks…
Uh... Er... Lessee, Before the Great Forum Rehash of '02, there was a topic in the depths of the EarthBound/EarthBound Zero forum that I was quite big on... The topic, of course, was "You know you've played too much EarthBound when..." and the contents ranged from 'The music in your CD player changes whenever you leave your house' and probably 'Maps of the world make absolutely no sense whatsoever'.
I can testify to both of these, and yes, they do remind me of EarthBound.
--Adereth_2000 [lurking….]
I vaguely remember that topic. Sadly, I don’t take my CD player around much and I don’t look at maps much, so I can’t attest to either. Then again, it does remind me of how I never use the map in EB.
~GiS
I can testify to both of these, and yes, they do remind me of EarthBound.
--Adereth_2000 [lurking….]
I vaguely remember that topic. Sadly, I don’t take my CD player around much and I don’t look at maps much, so I can’t attest to either. Then again, it does remind me of how I never use the map in EB.
~GiS
Our Cool Topic Person!
Hiya GiS,
I'm glad you decided to use my topic idea. :)
Well, since you already posted what in real life reminds me of Earthbound on the main page, I don't have much of a letter. So I'm going to take the oppourtunity to ask you why I wasn't asked to co-respond to my own topic? I'm offended. ;)
Anyway, see you next week.
--PappyCat
Well, y’know, I was goin’ to have you correspond, but…but…hey, look, a monkey! (runs)
~GiS
I'm glad you decided to use my topic idea. :)
Well, since you already posted what in real life reminds me of Earthbound on the main page, I don't have much of a letter. So I'm going to take the oppourtunity to ask you why I wasn't asked to co-respond to my own topic? I'm offended. ;)
Anyway, see you next week.
--PappyCat
Well, y’know, I was goin’ to have you correspond, but…but…hey, look, a monkey! (runs)
~GiS
O_O
There was this one time where I got hit upside the head, and I blamed a tree. Then again, I was eight, so... Now I can use heavy machinery to plot my revenge! Speaking of which... be right back...
Da Foo engages the Stupid Tree!
The Stupid Tree thwacks Da Foo with it's Left Branch! 156 HP Damage!
Da Foo attempts to attack with a large chainsaw, but fails, because the chainsaw doesn't have any gas!
The Stupid Tree throws a barrage of crabapples at Da Foo! 452 HP Damage!
Da Foo casts PSI EarthBound Omega!
1435 HP Damage to the Left Branch!
The Left Branch became 5 baseball bats!
1421 HP Damage to the Right Branch!
The Right Branch turns into a Wooden Boy, is caught afire, and dies!
46437 HP Damage to the Stupid Tree!
The Stupid Tree is cut apart, and becomes firewood!
YOU WIN!
Da Foo gains 67 Intelligence! Holy crap!
Da Foo gains 16 HP! Wicked!
Da Foo gains 37 PP! Awesonme!
Da Foo gains 12 Randomness! MONKEYS!
Da Foo gains 6 Attack!
Da Foo gains 19 Defense!
Kirby gains 7 Tenderness! Oops, wrong game...
So, in conclusion, I hate trees. Especially ones that think they're sooo smart, giving us stupid crap like oxygen... I say thay are a menace to society, and we should cut them down!*
*Note: The opinion said in this e.mail are hereby known as "bulls***" As such, the opinion is completely untrue, and you should send Da Foo money just for thinking that he is an evil, postman-level-diusgruntled jerk, because in all actuallity, he is a bad, round, spherical and fleshy nerd, and should be treated with a wide margin of respect. Thank you for your time. All rights reserved. Batteries not included, and some assembly required.... Not really.
--Da Foo
O_O That’s it, you’re in trouble, young man! You know you’re not supposed to make GuyInSummers O_O three times in one day!
~GiS
Da Foo engages the Stupid Tree!
The Stupid Tree thwacks Da Foo with it's Left Branch! 156 HP Damage!
Da Foo attempts to attack with a large chainsaw, but fails, because the chainsaw doesn't have any gas!
The Stupid Tree throws a barrage of crabapples at Da Foo! 452 HP Damage!
Da Foo casts PSI EarthBound Omega!
1435 HP Damage to the Left Branch!
The Left Branch became 5 baseball bats!
1421 HP Damage to the Right Branch!
The Right Branch turns into a Wooden Boy, is caught afire, and dies!
46437 HP Damage to the Stupid Tree!
The Stupid Tree is cut apart, and becomes firewood!
Da Foo gains 67 Intelligence! Holy crap!
Da Foo gains 16 HP! Wicked!
Da Foo gains 37 PP! Awesonme!
Da Foo gains 12 Randomness! MONKEYS!
Da Foo gains 6 Attack!
Da Foo gains 19 Defense!
Kirby gains 7 Tenderness! Oops, wrong game...
So, in conclusion, I hate trees. Especially ones that think they're sooo smart, giving us stupid crap like oxygen... I say thay are a menace to society, and we should cut them down!*
*Note: The opinion said in this e.mail are hereby known as "bulls***" As such, the opinion is completely untrue, and you should send Da Foo money just for thinking that he is an evil, postman-level-diusgruntled jerk, because in all actuallity, he is a bad, round, spherical and fleshy nerd, and should be treated with a wide margin of respect. Thank you for your time. All rights reserved. Batteries not included, and some assembly required.... Not really.
--Da Foo
O_O That’s it, you’re in trouble, young man! You know you’re not supposed to make GuyInSummers O_O three times in one day!
~GiS
Yay It’s Zeth!
It's Saturday now, and thanks to my wild work schedule, I'm just now getting the chance to sit down and write my mailbag entry. This one probably won't be as long as the previous ones, but no guarantees. The following is the (brief) list of the things I can immediately think of that remind me in some way of EarthBound:
(1) One time somewhere in Massachusetts, I came across a brand of soap called "Bubble Monkey." You think I'm joking about this, but I'm not. I took a picture of it; I never got it scanned, seeing as how I don't have a scanner. It's pretty sweet. But don't ask me why the marketing people for that company, who are paid a lot more money than you are, decided that a good concept would be to associate monkeys with soap.
(2) Don't look now, but the way prices are going right now, before long a Cold Remedy really WILL cost $22. Especially at convenience stores.
(3) While I don't know of any villages that went nuts and painted everything in sight blue, the town next to mine (Hollidaysburg, PA) is similar. It is governed by an evil organization called the "Community Partnership," which has so much evil power that either the Mani-Mani Statue or powerful prescription drugs have to be involved. Anyway, if you want to paint your house in Hollidaysburg, you have to have it approved by them. And they get to pick your color. Even if you OWN the house AND the land, you aren't allowed to do a thing with it without these people's permission. I broke into their headquarters once (well, okay, it was 1 PM and the front door was open) and tried to speak to their leader (who, as far as I know, no one has ever met and lived to tell about it). I didn't get zapped by lightning, but I did get forcefully removed from the building...
(4) *Hic* I'm fine. I'm not drinking the... *hic* I hate these hiccups... yes, they're... *hic* Another cappucino here! *hic*
(5) I haven't seen gas pumps that throw bombs yet, but I'm going to invent one so it can throw bombs at the cretins who steal gas at 11 in the evening and leave the pump nozzle lying on the ground. Yes, I work at a gas station.
OK, since people are complaining about the length of my mailbag entries, I guess I'll stop there, because I also have some other mailbag-related stuff to point out. I have two main things to say here, and probably many other minor, insignificant things.
First, concerning whether you should post fewer mailbag entries or not: Please, PLEASE don't! I like reading all the mailbag entries you post, and wouldn't mind at all if there were more, in fact, not less. If someone doesn't want to read all the entries, he or she can just not read them; that his/her prerogative. But if you post less, I lose out on reading as much as I want to, and that makes me sad, which in turn leads to having to double my medication dosage, which leads to a bunch of weird stuff and inevitably I end up at the police station, being lectured about how kids like me should be at home, playing Nintendo games... but that's another story... nevermind. Anyhow, perhaps it would work better if you kept posting a bunch of entries, but only picked 10 or 15 or whatever to write a response to? All I know is that I like seeing lots and lots of mailbag entries to read... I hope I'm not the only one.
Well, anyway, the prototype Phase Distorter has been stolen. Someone resembling a pig wearing clothes took Mr. Saturn captive and stole the device!
Second, concerning length of mailbag entries: As everyone can obviously tell, I've no problem with long mailbag entries. Actually, I plan someday on gathering up my mailbag entries (and probably theory entries too) and submitting them as articles, so they can be all in one centralized location. As a reader, my own opinion is that I prefer well-thought-out letters at least a couple paragraphs long. On the other hand, I don't mind the short ones either... I guess I'm just saying that I hope you don't start discouraging article-length entries. Because on the one hand, maybe they belong as articles, but on the other hand: (1) Articles don't have weekly topics like mailbag does, and (2) you can use the same logic to argue the short ones belong on the forums.
Third, (bonus point!) concerning mailbag vs. articles... one key reason why the articles section is dead is that the mailbag section has replaced it. The way things are now (and I'm not complaining about the way things are now,) the mailbag and articles sections are too similar to coexist and thrive together. Right now, mailbag has basically replaced articles. Personally, I wouldn't mind seeing the articles section become basically an archive of the good mailbag entries; a lot of the mailbag entries I've seen over the past few months would make high-quality articles, so I think such would be a good idea. I also think you (GiS) can easily handle both sections, especially if something like this were to happen.
* The Artist Formerly Known As CPTCrunch tried to think, but failed!
I was also going to address some stuff about
earthbound, but I've decided to either save it for a future mailbag (since this entry is already too long for a lot of people's tastes) or write an article about it (which is the more likely possibility, if the articles section remains as-is.)
P.S. I bet if you made the topic this week something related to "Which staff jobs did you apply for? Do you think you'll get them?" You would get a TON of responses. Whether that's desirable for you or not is entirely up to you. Mwahahaha...
--The Artist Formerly Known As CPTCrunch
Another CPTCrunch masterpiece, though this one actually didn’t get LotW. But that’s okay, it’s still awesome. Now, let’s see. First off, on the monkey thing, I’ll have you know that New Englanders use “monkey” the way you might use the word “w00t”. We just use it ‘cuz it sounds cool. Apparently, we also have no regards for the letter “r”, and we use the term “spot-on”, which I find perfectly normal. After all, I’m from New Hampshire. :P As for inflation, I know that candy used to cost a cent, but I’ll just never see $220 chickens. But I wouldn’t complain. Who wouldn’t want to live in a world in which a band of pure platinum only costs $243?
It was excellent to hear your views on the differences (or lack thereof) between Mailbag and articles. But there definitely is one difference between Mailbag and Articles; the topic. I suggest you send your views on
earthbound to Articles and keep it alive. After all, it gets a new staffer soon, and he’ll want something to do too! Now, I need to wrap up this week’s stash so I can get back to Metroid Prime. Later!
~GiS
(1) One time somewhere in Massachusetts, I came across a brand of soap called "Bubble Monkey." You think I'm joking about this, but I'm not. I took a picture of it; I never got it scanned, seeing as how I don't have a scanner. It's pretty sweet. But don't ask me why the marketing people for that company, who are paid a lot more money than you are, decided that a good concept would be to associate monkeys with soap.
(2) Don't look now, but the way prices are going right now, before long a Cold Remedy really WILL cost $22. Especially at convenience stores.
(3) While I don't know of any villages that went nuts and painted everything in sight blue, the town next to mine (Hollidaysburg, PA) is similar. It is governed by an evil organization called the "Community Partnership," which has so much evil power that either the Mani-Mani Statue or powerful prescription drugs have to be involved. Anyway, if you want to paint your house in Hollidaysburg, you have to have it approved by them. And they get to pick your color. Even if you OWN the house AND the land, you aren't allowed to do a thing with it without these people's permission. I broke into their headquarters once (well, okay, it was 1 PM and the front door was open) and tried to speak to their leader (who, as far as I know, no one has ever met and lived to tell about it). I didn't get zapped by lightning, but I did get forcefully removed from the building...
(4) *Hic* I'm fine. I'm not drinking the... *hic* I hate these hiccups... yes, they're... *hic* Another cappucino here! *hic*
(5) I haven't seen gas pumps that throw bombs yet, but I'm going to invent one so it can throw bombs at the cretins who steal gas at 11 in the evening and leave the pump nozzle lying on the ground. Yes, I work at a gas station.
OK, since people are complaining about the length of my mailbag entries, I guess I'll stop there, because I also have some other mailbag-related stuff to point out. I have two main things to say here, and probably many other minor, insignificant things.
First, concerning whether you should post fewer mailbag entries or not: Please, PLEASE don't! I like reading all the mailbag entries you post, and wouldn't mind at all if there were more, in fact, not less. If someone doesn't want to read all the entries, he or she can just not read them; that his/her prerogative. But if you post less, I lose out on reading as much as I want to, and that makes me sad, which in turn leads to having to double my medication dosage, which leads to a bunch of weird stuff and inevitably I end up at the police station, being lectured about how kids like me should be at home, playing Nintendo games... but that's another story... nevermind. Anyhow, perhaps it would work better if you kept posting a bunch of entries, but only picked 10 or 15 or whatever to write a response to? All I know is that I like seeing lots and lots of mailbag entries to read... I hope I'm not the only one.
Well, anyway, the prototype Phase Distorter has been stolen. Someone resembling a pig wearing clothes took Mr. Saturn captive and stole the device!
Second, concerning length of mailbag entries: As everyone can obviously tell, I've no problem with long mailbag entries. Actually, I plan someday on gathering up my mailbag entries (and probably theory entries too) and submitting them as articles, so they can be all in one centralized location. As a reader, my own opinion is that I prefer well-thought-out letters at least a couple paragraphs long. On the other hand, I don't mind the short ones either... I guess I'm just saying that I hope you don't start discouraging article-length entries. Because on the one hand, maybe they belong as articles, but on the other hand: (1) Articles don't have weekly topics like mailbag does, and (2) you can use the same logic to argue the short ones belong on the forums.
Third, (bonus point!) concerning mailbag vs. articles... one key reason why the articles section is dead is that the mailbag section has replaced it. The way things are now (and I'm not complaining about the way things are now,) the mailbag and articles sections are too similar to coexist and thrive together. Right now, mailbag has basically replaced articles. Personally, I wouldn't mind seeing the articles section become basically an archive of the good mailbag entries; a lot of the mailbag entries I've seen over the past few months would make high-quality articles, so I think such would be a good idea. I also think you (GiS) can easily handle both sections, especially if something like this were to happen.
* The Artist Formerly Known As CPTCrunch tried to think, but failed!
I was also going to address some stuff about
earthbound, but I've decided to either save it for a future mailbag (since this entry is already too long for a lot of people's tastes) or write an article about it (which is the more likely possibility, if the articles section remains as-is.)
P.S. I bet if you made the topic this week something related to "Which staff jobs did you apply for? Do you think you'll get them?" You would get a TON of responses. Whether that's desirable for you or not is entirely up to you. Mwahahaha...
--The Artist Formerly Known As CPTCrunch
Another CPTCrunch masterpiece, though this one actually didn’t get LotW. But that’s okay, it’s still awesome. Now, let’s see. First off, on the monkey thing, I’ll have you know that New Englanders use “monkey” the way you might use the word “w00t”. We just use it ‘cuz it sounds cool. Apparently, we also have no regards for the letter “r”, and we use the term “spot-on”, which I find perfectly normal. After all, I’m from New Hampshire. :P As for inflation, I know that candy used to cost a cent, but I’ll just never see $220 chickens. But I wouldn’t complain. Who wouldn’t want to live in a world in which a band of pure platinum only costs $243?
It was excellent to hear your views on the differences (or lack thereof) between Mailbag and articles. But there definitely is one difference between Mailbag and Articles; the topic. I suggest you send your views on
earthbound to Articles and keep it alive. After all, it gets a new staffer soon, and he’ll want something to do too! Now, I need to wrap up this week’s stash so I can get back to Metroid Prime. Later!
~GiS
I Probably Missed a Title…
Real Life Things That remind me of EarthBound
Almost anything in our world can be related to something in EarthBound. I am often insulted when I point out these similarities. In a game based in modern day, it would be hard to ovoid such similarities.
With that said, every time I enter a city, Fourside music plays in my head. Every time I ride a bus, the bus theme plays in my head(duh).When I eat a pizza, when I go to a hotel, when I go to a drug store, when I meet short people, when I meet shy people, when I hear jazz, when I go to a library, when I get in a fight, when I win, when I loose, when I eat, when it snows, when I go to school, when I sleep, when I dream, when I see a volcano erupting, when I see mushrooms, When I see big ants, this list could go on forever...or at least as long as EarthBound.
--Motu
By those tokens, just about anything could remind you of EarthBound. …cool!
~GiS
Almost anything in our world can be related to something in EarthBound. I am often insulted when I point out these similarities. In a game based in modern day, it would be hard to ovoid such similarities.
With that said, every time I enter a city, Fourside music plays in my head. Every time I ride a bus, the bus theme plays in my head(duh).When I eat a pizza, when I go to a hotel, when I go to a drug store, when I meet short people, when I meet shy people, when I hear jazz, when I go to a library, when I get in a fight, when I win, when I loose, when I eat, when it snows, when I go to school, when I sleep, when I dream, when I see a volcano erupting, when I see mushrooms, When I see big ants, this list could go on forever...or at least as long as EarthBound.
--Motu
By those tokens, just about anything could remind you of EarthBound. …cool!
~GiS
They’re Sharks
The Sharks EarthBound reminded me of this gang of older boys that "owned" our neighborhood. But just like in the game, they met their match by a little boy who actually beat up one of them. Too bad he didn't use PSI! ; )
--Ian Wright
Did the gang use hula hoops, skateboards, and pogo sticks? Did the kid beat the leader into submission with a bat? And where do you live? It sounds exciting there.
~GiS
--Ian Wright
Did the gang use hula hoops, skateboards, and pogo sticks? Did the kid beat the leader into submission with a bat? And where do you live? It sounds exciting there.
~GiS
Holy Crap, What a List
Here it is - the most comprehensive list anywhere of all the similarities between EarthBound and real life.
People
Trees
Roads
Cities
Buildings
Pathways
Hills
Meteorites
Animals
Taxis
Trucks
Burger joints
Arcades
Bakeries
Drug stores
Phones
Money
ATMs and cash cards
Bicycles
Police stations
Roadblocks
Trumpet players
Real estate agents
Farms
Cults
Paint
Kidnappings
Mobsters
Inventors
Preschools
Malls
Hospitals
Tunnels
Bridges
Canyons
Buses
Bus stations
Bus schedules
Valleys
Jails
Caves
Baseball bats
Frying pans
Swords
Crowns
Ropes
Mines
Deserts
Pyramids
Stonehenge (where the demons dwell, where the banshees live and they do live well.)
Pizza
Circus tents
Graveyards
Skyscrapers
Alleyways
Politicians
Storage rooms
Seasonings ("They come in these cute little packets and jars!")
Monkies
Boarding schools
Tents
Tea
Stew
Mazes
Music
Parks
Resorts
Ships
Ports
Clubs
Concerts
Concert halls
Tour vans
Palm trees
Swamps
Jungles
Hot springs
Quantum Physics (if that's what Orange Kid is hung up on, and I for one think that it is.)
Photography
Geysers
The book "Overcoming Shyness"
The list of things that real life and EarthBound don't have is much longer, so I won't go into extensive detail on them. But here's a few things to get you started.
1) EarthBound lacks movie theatres, bowling alleys, and the Internet.
2) There are no such thing as Mr. Saturns or Tendas in real life.
3) Aliens do not live in a base beneath Stonehenge.
4) The Loch Ness Monster, or "Nessie," does not exist despite being the obvious basis for Tessie. The last living maker of the original hoax picture admitted on his deathbed that they faked it.
5) The Runaway Five (or Tonzura Brothers) aren't real. The Barenaked Ladies (or "that one Canadian band that sung One Week") are not in EarthBound, possibly due to the fact that as of June 1995 they had only just released "Born on a Pirate Ship" and wouldn't reach real American success until next year with "Rock Spectacle".
6) In my experience, no respectable arcade would stock so many one- or two-player machines and pinball machines without at least one air hockey table, DDR machine, or other such large-scale attention drawer. (And before we get into a debate, keep in mind that the Onett arcade is a two-floor facility, meaning that they've got piles of space and should darn well have some high-quality machinery in there.)
7) Fish don't walk around or carry spears in real life. And if they did, they'd be equal-opportunity. ("Womanly Fish's Sister" and so on.)
8) There's no Krakens living less than 600 nautical miles from the surface in the real world.
9) There's no banks in EarthBound. I only just realized this. It seems kinda odd, doesn't it? I mean, they've clearly got some sort of monetary system (even if it seems skewed by North American standards) and they've even shut down the free trade system, effectively making everything the same price everywhere... and yet you never get to see where your money is stored, especially when you make a deposit at the ATM.
10) People get beaten up in alleyways all the time in real cities. We only see one alley-beating in EB. Maybe the rest happen behind the scenery where Ness & co. can't get to. (I once wrote a fanfic where Ness had no idea that there was a fight going on because he didn't have the sense to look over the far edge of the hill.)
Remember what I said last week about how letters should be shorter? I was lying. Ciao.
--SimonBob
ps. Tell goc I'm sorry, I'll write less next time.
…wow. That is definitely the Official List. Now, as for your other points.
1) Those are in the drawer of Threed Hospital.
2) …really? *sob* No! There must be! *sob* Don’t say mean things like that!
3) How do YOU know?
4) Aw. There’s a letdown.
5) Well, what about Caracas Cathedral, Napalm Would, Minky Cadillac, the Sun Bunnies, the Creeps, the Run Around TwonKinky Kids, Bjrk, Takashi Hosokawa, and Horenso? You can’t tell me they aren’t real. Oh, and a million points to you if you knew that those bands were all listed in EarthBound. A million more if you could tell me where.
6) They don’t want to attract too many customers because there isn’t enough room.
7) No, but there are eels, slugs, piles of vomit, monkeys, and petunias, and 5 out of 6 isn’t bad at all.
8) When they were controlled by Giygas, they were unafraid to show themselves.
9) Definitely a point there. Though I bet the bank can be found near the bowling alleys.
10) The fights take place in the buildings you can’t access.
Hm. You’re the second person who lied to me about their letter length. Godofcows will not be pleased.
~GiS
People
Trees
Roads
Cities
Buildings
Pathways
Hills
Meteorites
Animals
Taxis
Trucks
Burger joints
Arcades
Bakeries
Drug stores
Phones
Money
ATMs and cash cards
Bicycles
Police stations
Roadblocks
Trumpet players
Real estate agents
Farms
Cults
Paint
Kidnappings
Mobsters
Inventors
Preschools
Malls
Hospitals
Tunnels
Bridges
Canyons
Buses
Bus stations
Bus schedules
Valleys
Jails
Caves
Baseball bats
Frying pans
Swords
Crowns
Ropes
Mines
Deserts
Pyramids
Stonehenge (where the demons dwell, where the banshees live and they do live well.)
Pizza
Circus tents
Graveyards
Skyscrapers
Alleyways
Politicians
Storage rooms
Seasonings ("They come in these cute little packets and jars!")
Monkies
Boarding schools
Tents
Tea
Stew
Mazes
Music
Parks
Resorts
Ships
Ports
Clubs
Concerts
Concert halls
Tour vans
Palm trees
Swamps
Jungles
Hot springs
Quantum Physics (if that's what Orange Kid is hung up on, and I for one think that it is.)
Photography
Geysers
The book "Overcoming Shyness"
The list of things that real life and EarthBound don't have is much longer, so I won't go into extensive detail on them. But here's a few things to get you started.
1) EarthBound lacks movie theatres, bowling alleys, and the Internet.
2) There are no such thing as Mr. Saturns or Tendas in real life.
3) Aliens do not live in a base beneath Stonehenge.
4) The Loch Ness Monster, or "Nessie," does not exist despite being the obvious basis for Tessie. The last living maker of the original hoax picture admitted on his deathbed that they faked it.
5) The Runaway Five (or Tonzura Brothers) aren't real. The Barenaked Ladies (or "that one Canadian band that sung One Week") are not in EarthBound, possibly due to the fact that as of June 1995 they had only just released "Born on a Pirate Ship" and wouldn't reach real American success until next year with "Rock Spectacle".
6) In my experience, no respectable arcade would stock so many one- or two-player machines and pinball machines without at least one air hockey table, DDR machine, or other such large-scale attention drawer. (And before we get into a debate, keep in mind that the Onett arcade is a two-floor facility, meaning that they've got piles of space and should darn well have some high-quality machinery in there.)
7) Fish don't walk around or carry spears in real life. And if they did, they'd be equal-opportunity. ("Womanly Fish's Sister" and so on.)
8) There's no Krakens living less than 600 nautical miles from the surface in the real world.
9) There's no banks in EarthBound. I only just realized this. It seems kinda odd, doesn't it? I mean, they've clearly got some sort of monetary system (even if it seems skewed by North American standards) and they've even shut down the free trade system, effectively making everything the same price everywhere... and yet you never get to see where your money is stored, especially when you make a deposit at the ATM.
10) People get beaten up in alleyways all the time in real cities. We only see one alley-beating in EB. Maybe the rest happen behind the scenery where Ness & co. can't get to. (I once wrote a fanfic where Ness had no idea that there was a fight going on because he didn't have the sense to look over the far edge of the hill.)
Remember what I said last week about how letters should be shorter? I was lying. Ciao.
--SimonBob
ps. Tell goc I'm sorry, I'll write less next time.
…wow. That is definitely the Official List. Now, as for your other points.
1) Those are in the drawer of Threed Hospital.
2) …really? *sob* No! There must be! *sob* Don’t say mean things like that!
3) How do YOU know?
4) Aw. There’s a letdown.
5) Well, what about Caracas Cathedral, Napalm Would, Minky Cadillac, the Sun Bunnies, the Creeps, the Run Around TwonKinky Kids, Bjrk, Takashi Hosokawa, and Horenso? You can’t tell me they aren’t real. Oh, and a million points to you if you knew that those bands were all listed in EarthBound. A million more if you could tell me where.
6) They don’t want to attract too many customers because there isn’t enough room.
7) No, but there are eels, slugs, piles of vomit, monkeys, and petunias, and 5 out of 6 isn’t bad at all.
8) When they were controlled by Giygas, they were unafraid to show themselves.
9) Definitely a point there. Though I bet the bank can be found near the bowling alleys.
10) The fights take place in the buildings you can’t access.
Hm. You’re the second person who lied to me about their letter length. Godofcows will not be pleased.
~GiS
Conspiracy
Well, I'd have to say that those UFO's circling my house remind me of Earthbound...Err....I mean Hamburger shops, yeah...
--LakiDash
And one more time… O_O!
~GiS
--LakiDash
And one more time… O_O!
~GiS
Yay Music
Well, one of the things in real life that reminds me of EarthBound is the piano. This is because i print out EarthBound music and play it on the piano. One of my favorites is the Fourside theme, and of course Saturn Valley:P.
--EBKid
Ooh, yay! Fun! I like the Twoson theme myself.
~GiS
--EBKid
Ooh, yay! Fun! I like the Twoson theme myself.
~GiS
Conclusion
Well THAT was fun. I decided that since it took me so long to get back to Mailbag, I’d be nice and use every letter. What a surprise; we almost set a new record. Nice timing. It took me forever to do all this. So enjoy it or I’ll eat your soul! Now, I think that the computer screen is radiating my head off, and I really just want to go do…stuff. Any stuff. Mailbag is awesome in small doses, but 35 or 36 letters is stretching it. Y’know, just slightly. Well, later all!
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