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75-499: Homestar Runner is the title character of the series. A lovable but dense athlete, he has been described by Strong Bad as having an "unbelievably loose grasp on the world around [him]." Homestar has a white head and a red t-shirt with a white star on it. He has white legs, and blue soles. He wears a blue hat with a white propeller on the top and a red bill. He lacks visible arms but is nevertheless able to manipulate objects, seemingly through telekinesis . His naïveté leads him to be

150-422: A transposing instrument , meaning that they "speak" an octave higher than written (this is to help keep the notes centered on the staff), so a middle C bell is actually a C 5 or "tenor high C". (For simplicity, the bell would still always be referred to as middle C or C 5 ). However some newer handbell music published today specifies to play an octave lower than written (meaning middle C sounds as C4 like on

225-515: A " questionable doctor " or a " paranormal investigator ." It is implied that he is often involved in destroying and/or covering up evidence of crimes. His best friend appears to be Coach Z, although the coach often gets on his nerves. He has an alter ego of "the Thnikkaman", though nobody (with the occasional exception of Homestar) knows that the Thnikkaman is just Bubs in sunglasses with a piece of paper taped to his chest that says "tH". Coach Z

300-455: A "dirty hippie without the dirt", demonstrated in her trait of being vegan ; she describes herself as a “fiercely independent woman”. She spends much of her time singing and playing her guitar and is lead singer and guitarist in a band called Cool Tapes. She often tends to fight for political correctness and environmentalism , but at times can be hypocritical. Like Strong Bad, she has her own segment called Marzipan's Answering Machine , where

375-488: A fan accidentally misspelled Homestar Runner's first name as "homsar" in the second Strong Bad Email. Senor Cardgage is a character who looks like a taller Strong Bad with a protruding gut, goatee, glasses, and a comb-over. He first appeared in the Strong Bad Email "kind of cool" when Strong Bad was asked if he wasn't the "stylish, buff, handsome man in a wrestling mask" that he claims he is. He usually speaks in

450-413: A four-in-hand, a ringer has quick access to several bells. There are other ways to play music besides traditional ringing. Other techniques include plucking, shaking (or trilling), table damping (or martellato), and malleting bells (on the table or suspended). Echo technique adds a brief pulse of increased volume to a sustained note. This is accomplished by gently touching the rim of a vibrating bell to

525-575: A green stripe around his middle which, according to Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People , is a belt, and his lower half is colored dark gray. His voice is similar to Redd Foxx . Always ready to make a quick buck, Bubs will sell anything, including letters off the sign on his stand. Besides the Concession Stand, he seems to run a few other businesses on the side, many of which are extremely shady in nature. This includes performing almost any service that someone wants done, such as being

600-447: A hand or on the body or a padded surface. Handbell techniques have changed very much over the years. Donald Allured, founding director of Westminster Concert Bell Choir , is credited with fully realizing an American off-the-table style of ringing that includes many non-ringing sound effects including stopped techniques such as plucking the clapper with the bell on the table. He is also credited for promoting precise damping or stopping of

675-459: A handbell tree where the handles are interlaced within each other, allowing multiple bells to be played with mallets to obtain an undamped sound. This performance technique was invented by Louise Frier in the 1980s. It was further developed by Barbara Brocker who developed a standardized bell layout. It is used by many soloists. The notational symbol used for Handbell Tree features a series of interlocking diagonal lines, one for each handbell. The pitch

750-401: A handbell, the ringer moves it in such a way that the clapper strikes the inside surface of the bell, usually holding it against their shoulder, bell upwards, and then swinging the bell through an elliptical shape to cause the clapper to strike the casting. The tone of the bell will continue to resonate, decaying naturally until it stops completely or the ringer stops it by damping the bell with

825-403: A language consisting entirely of high-pitched squeaks and growls, which the other characters seem to be perfectly able to understand. Subtitles are used whenever The Cheat talks to the camera alone. Though, he can apparently speak proper English when acting for his animations. When doing so, he is voiced by Mike Chapman. The Cheat sounds rather full of himself, complimenting himself several times in

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900-565: A minor third) or a major 10th (an octave and a major third) above the fundamental. Handbells can weigh as little as 7 oz (200 g) or upwards of 18 lb (8.2 kg). A handbell choir or ensemble (in the United States) or handbell team (in England) is a group that rings recognizable music with melodies and harmony , as opposed to the mathematical permutations used in change ringing. The bells generally include all notes of

975-399: A purple wrestler's singlet with a white circle in the front containing a large red M. He generally speaks in short, simple sentences, often quite loudly. He also has a painting of an imp -like creature called a "Rocoulm" in his closet that is known to give people the "Jibblies", which causes those affected to shudder or twitch uncontrollably while repeating the word "jibblie". Strong Sad is

1050-420: A shaking sound is desired on a bass bell. The singing bell technique creates a sustained pitch similar to the sound a wineglass makes as its rim is rubbed with a wet fingertip and is accomplished in much the same way. A short wooden dowel is touched to the outside of the rim of a handbell which is being held in the other hand. The dowel is then used to rub the rim in a circular motion. The Singing Bell technique

1125-744: A signal to catch people's attention or summon them together, but handbells are also often heard in tuned sets. Handheld bells have a long history. Credit for the development of the modern hand bell, or "handbell", is accorded to brothers Robert and William Cor in Aldbourne , Wiltshire , England, between 1696 and 1724. The Cor brothers originally made latten bells for hame boxes, but for reasons unknown they began tuning their bells more finely to have an accurate fundamental tone and fitted them with hinged clappers that moved only in one plane. A foundry in Loughborough , Leicestershire, that originated in

1200-422: A spring that holds the clapper away from the casting after the strike to allow the bell to ring freely. Furthermore, the shaft of the clapper is rigid, such that the bell may be held with its mouth facing upward. The overtones on an English handbell are a 12th (an octave and a perfect fifth) above the fundamental, while Dutch handbells – such as Petit & Fritsen – focus on the overtone a minor 10th (an octave and

1275-492: A substance which has been heavily implied to be feces , and he carries a large garden shovel used to dig through the piles of whatsit that appear outside the King's castle. The Poopsmith has taken a vow of silence and therefore almost never speaks. He does occasionally hold up signs to communicate and is sometimes seen poking his shovel as a gesture. However, in "email thunder", the 200th Strong Bad Email, he breaks his vow to sing

1350-413: A time (i.e., to ring three bells in each hand). One way is to pick two bells up as if one were Shelley ringing, then pick the third up between one's little and ring fingers (a 'triple Shelley'). All three bells ring together when ringing in a knocking motion. A second way is to pick up the third bell sideways so the clapper swings outward. Ringers with good control can then ring the first bell without ringing

1425-532: A title character and there is some ambiguity in what qualifies as one. Examples in various media include Figaro in the opera The Marriage of Figaro , Giselle in the ballet of the same name , the Doctor in the TV series Doctor Who , Dr. Gregory House of the TV series House , Harry Potter in the series of novels and films , and Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet in the play Romeo and Juliet . There

1500-448: A way that is " almost one word and not quite another ." Although Strong Bad seems to admire him, most of the other characters find him creepy and off-putting. Despite his frequent appearances, Senor Cardgage is not one of the twelve main characters, and as such does not have his own character video. The Teen Girl Squad is the titular cast of a comic series drawn by Strong Bad. They often hang out, trying to complete whatever teen girl cliché

1575-493: A way to continue ringing without causing annoyance. It was also more pleasant for the ringers to learn and practise in the warmth of the local pub rather than in a cold tower in winter. The handbell sets used by change ringers had the same number of bells as in the towers – generally six to twelve, tuned to a diatonic scale . Handbells were first taken to the United States from England by Margaret Shurcliff in 1902. She

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1650-510: Is Strong Bad's sidekick/pet and Strong Mad's best friend. He stands at knee-height to most other characters and is covered with yellow fur with prominent black spots. His arms resemble flippers and he does not have any visible legs, appearing to crawl around on a single snail -like foot. It is not known what type of animal The Cheat is; he seems to be an unknown species. The Cheat lives in The King of Town's grill, which, according to Strong Sad,

1725-478: Is The Cheat, whom he protects with fervor. He often helps Strong Bad commit mischief, harass, and occasionally beat up the other characters. However, he appears to at least try to be friendly to other characters when not being told to harm them by Strong Bad and has proved to possess a sort of childlike innocence. His body is a rectangle, with perfectly square shoulders and no distinct head or neck. He has two dots for eyes and giant, bushy eyebrows. He wears red shoes and

1800-484: Is a creature known as a Pom from the Isle of Pom. His body consists of a yellow sphere with an orange stripe. His oval head, triangular arms and feet are the same color orange. Pom Pom's eyes are black ovals and he has no visible mouth. He talks by making bubbling noises that only the other characters can understand and can absorb objects into his body for storage. Along with The Cheat (when voicing his animations), Marzipan and

1875-515: Is a nice place. He can play multiple instruments, such as the flute, drums, and keyboard, and often makes amateur Flash animations that he calls "Powered by The Cheat". In the original book, he helped Strong Bad cheat in the Strongest Man in the World contest, which gave him his name. He is always referred to as The Cheat, not just Cheat, even when being spoken to. The Cheat usually speaks in

1950-412: Is actually an intelligent being, with his way of speaking being a unique language. However, he has also shown to be capable of speaking coherently over Marzipan's answering machine, during which he refers to his usual manner of speaking as "garbage." He seems to have the super power of being able to break the laws of physics, and is commonly seen levitating or causing his hat to levitate. He was created when

2025-450: Is adapted from the " Singing Bowl " tradition of Tibet . A tower swing is when the bell is rung and then swung down and a bit behind the ringer and back up to the normal position. This creates an "echo" effect. The mouth of the bell must rotate around to create the sound change that resembles a tower bell. Usually this is done over a period of three or four beats. Thumb damp provides a staccato sound similar to plucking or malleting on

2100-517: Is almost always accompanied by his pet/sidekick, The Cheat, often while playing pranks on other characters in the series. He often insults and fights with his younger brother, Strong Sad, and answers emails sent to him by his fans. Strong Mad is an enormous, hyper-muscular, semi-verbal, usually-angry character (much like Marvel comic's Hulk ). He is the eldest of the Brothers Strong; his brothers are Strong Bad and Strong Sad. His best friend

2175-604: Is almost always seen wearing a purple dress embellished with white trim and gold buttons, along with a matching hair band. Like Homestar Runner, she does not appear to have visible arms. Nevertheless, she is still able to pick up and handle objects without any hint of difficulty. She is voiced by Missy Palmer and is one of the few characters not voiced by Matt Chapman . Marzipan is Homestar's on-again, off-again girlfriend, frequently breaking up with him due to his insensitive behavior and obliviousness to her needs before later getting back together with him. She has once been described as

2250-451: Is completely white, with black lines for eyes, a mustache and a beard. He wears a gold crown and what appears to be a red robe with white trim. He is a known glutton that will eat almost anything in front of him, including inedible items like deodorant and entire sticks of butter . Apparently, the only foods he doesn't like are those which contain peas . He lives in a medieval-style castle and employs many people to work for him, most notably

2325-408: Is her knight in shining armor . The title character need not be the subject of the title in a strict grammatical sense: Uncle Tom is considered the title character of Uncle Tom's Cabin and Lee Marvin is often described as playing the title character in the film The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance , as his character (Liberty Valance) is named in the title, even though the grammatical subject of

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2400-484: Is his chronic depression, but he has since been shown to have high levels of intelligence and creativity. His many interests include listening, books, listening to books , calligraphy , being alone and arts and crafts. Strong Sad also enjoys playing board games, and he seems to enjoy going to science-fiction and fantasy conventions. His isolation has led him to explore his creativity, which is evident in his description of his fictional folk hero Saddy Dumpington. The Cheat

2475-703: Is no formal, prescriptive definition of a title character or title role , but there are general standards accepted by tradition. The title character need not be literally named in the title, but may be referred to by some other identifying word or phrase, such as Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit , Simba in The Lion King , Aang in Avatar: The Last Airbender , Idi Amin in The Last King of Scotland or more vaguely, as in

2550-579: Is quite lonely and has an unrequited crush on Marzipan, very often making inappropriate romantic gestures to her, especially on her answering machines. What's more, he is also known to get drunk off of Listerine and has been sent to prison at least twice. Coach Z is very fond of hip-hop and often refers to it in conversation. He is also an aspiring rapper, recording several songs, including "These Peoples Try to Fade Me", "Hip-Hop Dance", "Rap Song" (a collaboration with in-universe musicians Peacey P and Tenerence Love), and "Fish Eye Lens (ft. Strong Bad)". Pom Pom

2625-415: Is responsible for one line of the texture, a handbell ensemble acts as one instrument, with each musician responsible for particular notes, sounding their assigned bells whenever those notes appear in the music. Handbell choirs generally ring music composed or arranged specifically for handbells because of their highly resonant sound, the limited note range of a set, and the unique pitch-by-pitch division of

2700-409: Is the eccentric " coach " of the residents of Free Country, USA, though it is unclear exactly what he coaches other than "all the big sports". He has a strong Midwestern accent , which sometimes gets him into trouble and is thought to be fake, and frequently mispronounces words to increasingly ludicrous degrees. He wears a blue and purple baseball cap and a large gold "Z" emblem around his waist, but it

2775-422: Is thrown at them. They are often killed in bizarre and gruesome ways. They were introduced in the Strong Bad Email "comic", after a fan asked Strong Bad to make a comic based on her friends. The members of the squad are: Title character The title character in a narrative work is one who is named or referred to in the title of the work. In a performed work such as a play or film, the performer who plays

2850-547: Is typically used to ring notes in octaves, but can also be used to ring two notes separately by striking the primary bell sideways and the secondary bell forward in an action like tapping the fingers. As to the relative merits of the two techniques, some believe that Shelley ringing is rendered obsolete when four-in-hand is perfected, while others believe that the motion of the clappers in the same plane makes certain techniques more feasible, particularly shaking, martellato and vibrato . There are several ways to play six bells at

2925-438: Is unclear whether his bright green color is his skin or a body suit. Coach Z also seems to have neurocognitive problems, as evidenced by his time spent "talking to his parents" on a disconnected telephone, and claiming to be a mother. He has even stated on one occasion that he sometimes "forgets what's real, and what's just in [his] head". He also has trouble managing his money, causing his electricity to be shut off one year. He

3000-416: Is used by bass and solo or small-ensemble ringers. The large size and weight of bass bells makes four-in-hand ringing impractical and impossible, and often a solo or small-ensemble ringer will need to move up and down a range of bells, possibly sharing them with others. This technique means more than two bells can be rung in short succession, using the table to damp and free the hand to pick up the next bell. If

3075-695: Is white and has an odd lump on the top (which Strong Bad refers to as a "disturbing soft serve flip"), and resembles the Manicouagan Reservoir . He is usually very calm and soft-spoken, although he becomes hyperactive when given caffeine (Though curiously, Strong Sad's hyperactivity was caused by Sanka , which is decaffeinated). He is constantly teased and abused by Strong Bad, who frequently threatens to beat him (and often does). Strong Bad also calls Strong Sad names such as " Dairy Queen ", "The Ghost of Christmas Suck", and " Trundle Bed ". In early cartoons, Strong Sad's main defining characteristic

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3150-688: The James Bond novels and films The Man with the Golden Gun and Dr. No ,. The protagonist and antagonist can arguably both be title characters, as in the films Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster or Smokey and the Bandit . In the novel and TV series Shogun , the feudal lord Toranaga is the title character, but the protagonist is John Blackthorne . In the 2003 revival of August Wilson 's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom , Whoopi Goldberg had

3225-454: The chromatic scale within the range of the set. While a smaller group uses only 25 bells (two octaves , G 4 –G 6 ), the sets are often larger, ranging up to an eight-octave set (97 bells, C 1 –C 9 ). The bells are typically arranged chromatically on foam-covered tables; these tables protect the bronze surface of the bell, as well as keep the bells from rolling when placed on their sides. Unlike an orchestra or choir in which each musician

3300-577: The film of the same name , or Thomas More in the play A Man for All Seasons . Although it is common for the title character to be the protagonist, it is not unusual for the principal antagonist or a key secondary character to be named in the title instead. Examples of titular antagonists include Sauron in the book and film series The Lord of the Rings , Count Dracula in Bram Stoker 's Dracula , or Francisco Scaramanga and Julius No in

3375-452: The 14th century became John Taylor & Co in 1784. Originally, tuned sets of handbells, such as the ones made by the Cor brothers, were used by change ringers to rehearse outside their towers. Tower bell ringers' enthusiasm for practising the complicated algorithms of change ringing can easily exceed the neighbours' patience, so in the days before modern sound control handbells offered them

3450-486: The Desert , or the imaginary 6-foot rabbit Harvey in the play and film of the same name . The general noun phrase "title character" can be replaced with a descriptive noun or phrase which is then further described using the adjective "titular". For example, the title character of Dracula can be referred to as the book's "titular vampire", the title character of Hamlet is the "titular prince of Denmark" , and

3525-604: The Poopsmith, Pom Pom is the only main character not voiced by Matt Chapman; his 'voice' is a recycled sound clip of Mike Chapman blowing bubbles in milk. Pom Pom is Homestar Runner's best friend, but he sometimes hangs out with Strong Bad as well. He first appeared alongside Homestar Runner, Strong Bad, and The Cheat in the original “The Homestar Runner Enters the Strongest Man In the World Contest” book and won

3600-423: The Poopsmith. The Poopsmith is a character whose job is to be the King of Town's "poopsmith", although it is never explained what this job actually entails or why the King of Town needs one. His body is peach-colored and egg-shaped, and he has thin blue stem-like legs and a white face with mismatched eyes and serious prognathism . He is always seen wearing a pair of orange neoprene gloves stained with "whatsit",

3675-406: The casting is pressed into padding, a normal tone when the bell is suspended, or even a drum-roll effect when multiple mallets are used or multiple hits on the bell are played. Suspended malleting can be employed to create a bell tree which allows many bells to be played by one ringer. Martellato also creates a staccato tone and is accomplished by striking the bell into the foam in such a way that

3750-413: The clapper strikes the casting immediately after the bell strikes the foam. A variation called a "Mart Lift" is accomplished by lifting the bell off the table very soon after the clapper strikes. This creates a staccato tone followed by a softened sounding of the bell. Plucking is accomplished by using the thumb and forefinger to force the clapper head into the casting while the bell is on the table with

3825-418: The handle toward the ringer, producing a staccato tone. Shaking is accomplished by rapidly ringing the bell back and forth so the clapper strikes the front and back of the casting in quick succession. This creates a continuous sound, as opposed to normal ringing in which the tone decays rapidly after sounding. Because of their size, bass bells are rarely shaken. A suspended mallet roll is usually played if

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3900-493: The majority of his animations and is also often quite aggressive towards others, threatening to bite or throw things. Marzipan is the only major female character in Homestar Runner . She has a handbell -shaped body with her face on the surface of the "handle". Her eyes consist of two black circles of different sizes. Her mouth is usually seen in a slight curve. She wears her hair in a golden blonde haired ponytail, and

3975-537: The majority play bells made either by Malmark Bellcraftsmen or by Schulmerich , both based in Pennsylvania . In the United Kingdom, there is a distinction between "American handbells" and "English handbells"; English handbells are traditional, with leather clapper heads and handles (such as the bells Whitechapel makes), while American handbells use modern materials, such as plastic and rubber, to produce

4050-530: The opening song, and speaks again in "Marzipan's Answering Machine 17.2" when calling Marzipan to complain about his job. In these instances, he is voiced by John Linnell of They Might Be Giants . Homsar is an enigmatic character who resembles a squat Homestar with red shoes, a blue shirt with his name on it, and a bowler hat . His speech consists almost entirely of non sequiturs . It is revealed in Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People that Homsar

4125-424: The other characters leave messages (and oftentimes prank calls) on her answering machine. Bubs is a businessman who owns Bubs' Concession Stand, which offers a constantly changing variety of goods and services. He has a round blue head with mismatched eyes (his right eye is white with a blue iris while his left is simply a black dot). His upper body is orange, and his upper limbs resemble sea lion flippers. He has

4200-533: The piano) if the composer wants a bit more of a vocal character out of the handbells, or if the handbells are being used to accompany vocal choirs in order to not overpower the singers. Due to handbells' relative rarity outside of the confines of church services—although less so now than in the 1980s and early 1990s—the majority of pieces last approximately four minutes. A few composers and arrangers write longer and more intricate works; generally these pieces use handbells in combination with other instruments. To ring

4275-555: The play An Ideal Husband , which ostensibly refers to the character Sir Robert Chiltern. A title character is typically fictional, such as Alice in the book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland , Robinson Crusoe in the book of the same name or Jean-Luc Picard in the TV series Star Trek: Picard ; but can be a non-fictional dramatization, such as Annie Oakley in the musical Annie Get Your Gun , Erin Brockovich in

4350-460: The ringers requires a different approach than other ensembles. All the ringers read from a score. This score is similar to a piano score, but with an additional convention: The C ♯ above middle C and all notes below are always written in the bass clef , and the D ♭ above middle C and all notes above are always written in the treble clef . (This formatting is not always the convention for solo and small-ensemble music.) Handbells are

4425-414: The ringing sequence requires bells to be rung in tonal order, this technique often results in a weaving pattern as the ringer must often reach across their body for the next bell. Weaving can also be used in combination with the four-in-hand in a technique called "traveling four-in-hand". By combining the ability to hold two bells in each hand with the ability to quickly drop and pick up the secondary bell of

4500-429: The same effect (such as those produced by Malmark and Schulmerich). In America, however, they are all called English handbells. The two major defining characteristics of English handbells are their clappers and ability to produce overtones . The clapper on an English handbell is on a hinge and moves back and forth in a single direction, unlike a school bell in which the clapper swings freely in any direction. It also has

4575-434: The same hand (for a total of four bells when ringing with both hands). The two bells can also be played simultaneously by holding the wrist at a 45° angle. In large ensembles, four-in-hand is typically used to ring multiple positions or pick up accidentals. Shelley ringing is similar, except that the clappers are each orientated in the same direction, so that the two bells normally ring simultaneously with one movement. Shelley

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4650-430: The sound by touching the bell to a soft surface, in the service of more musical results. Normal ringing technique only allows a ringer to ring two bells at a time, one in each hand. Depending on the number of bells needed for a particular piece and the number of ringers, it may be necessary for each ringer to ring more than two bells at a time or in short succession (four-in-hand) There are also many techniques that change

4725-415: The sound of the bell as it is rung. There are two main ways of ringing two handbells with one hand: four-in-hand and Shelley. In the four-in-hand technique, the ringer hold two bells in one hand with the clappers at right angles to each other. This allows the ringer to either move the hand normally ("ring" – primary bell) or ring knuckles-first ("knock" – secondary bell) to ring two bells independently with

4800-567: The staff among the ringers. There are several major publishers providing printed handbell music such as the Hope Publishing Company, The Lorenz Corporation and Alfred Music as well as free sites from individual composers and arrangers. Costs associated with handbell music typically result from shipping (many scores are only published in hard-copy) and dissemination; as most scores do not permit duplication and must be purchased individually for each ringer. The coordination of

4875-410: The table. Gyro is a technique that involves holding the bell in a vertical position, then rotating it clockwise or counterclockwise slowly to create a small vibrating sound; this can also be done horizontally to push the sound outwards. Malleting involves using one of several types of rubber, plastic, or yarn-wrapped mallet to strike the casting of the bell. This can create a staccato tone when

4950-424: The table. This is often described as a "tinkling" sound. The bell is rung with a thumb and/or several fingers touching the outside below the rim; this damps the sound immediately after the bell is rung. This technique can often be easier than plucking or malleting with smaller bells. There are a number of abbreviations and notations used exclusively or almost exclusively in handbell music: Handbells can be played as

5025-496: The target of pranks by Strong Bad. His best friend is Pom Pom and he is in an on-again-off-again relationship with Marzipan, though both, as well as Strong Bad, are often annoyed by his cluelessness. He speaks with a rhotic voice reminiscent of Elmer Fudd . Strong Bad is the middle child of the three Strong brothers, the others being Strong Sad and Strong Mad. He typically wears a red lucha libre mask, black pants and boxing gloves (with which he can type), but no shirt. Strong Bad

5100-481: The third, allowing them to play three notes in two hands. Another method, called interlocked six-in-hand, can be set up by interlocking the handles of two bells so that the clappers move in the same direction (similar to the Shelley technique), rotating a third bell, and inserting it between the other two. Weaving is the technique of playing a succession of bells by changing which bell is in each hand as required. This

5175-431: The title character is said to have the title role of the piece. The title of the work might consist solely of the title character's name – such as Michael Collins or Othello – or be a longer phrase or sentence – such as Alice's Adventures in Wonderland or The Adventures of Tom Sawyer . The title character is commonly – but not necessarily – the protagonist of the story. Narrative works routinely do not have

5250-427: The title character of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is the "titular wizard". Handbell A handbell is a bell designed to be rung by hand. To ring a handbell, a ringer grasps the bell by its slightly flexible handle – traditionally made of leather, but often now made of plastic – and moves the arm to make the hinged clapper strike the inside of the bell. An individual handbell can be used simply as

5325-457: The title is the person who shot him. The concept of title character may be interpreted to include unseen characters , such as Godot in Waiting for Godot , Rebecca de Winter in the 1938 novel Rebecca , or Jason Bourne in the 2012 film The Bourne Legacy . Status as the title character has been attributed to named objects, such as the bus in the film and musical Priscilla, Queen of

5400-478: The title role of Ma Rainey, but the lead was Charles S. Dutton as Levee. In The Wonderful Wizard of Oz , the Wizard of Oz is the title character, but is a minor supporting character. In the musical Bye Bye Birdie , Conrad Birdie is the title character, while Albert Peterson is the protagonist. In the video game The Legend of Zelda , the title character Princess Zelda is the damsel in distress and Link

5475-479: The titular contest, but has since taken a more background role to the other characters. It has been hinted that Pom Pom is a superb athlete, martial artist, comes from a rich family, and has a myriad of girlfriends. He makes a cameo in the beginning cutscene of Poker Night at the Inventory , leaving a previous poker game as you arrive. The King of Town is the self-proclaimed ruler of Free Country, USA. His head

5550-402: The younger brother of Strong Bad and Strong Mad. He stands somewhere between Strong Bad and Strong Mad in height, and has large, elephant-like feet he calls "soolnds," which has led Strong Bad to believe he is in some way descended from either elephants or hippopotamuses . His body is round and two shades of gray—a lighter gray from the waist up, a darker gray from the waist down. His head

5625-695: Was presented with a set of 10 handbells in London by Arthur Hughes, the general manager of the Whitechapel Bell Foundry , after completing two separate two-and-a-half-hour change ringing peals in one day. The bells used in American handbell choirs are almost always English handbells. "English handbells" is a reference to a specific type of handbells, not to the country of origin. While some American handbell choirs do use bells made in England,

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