Homophones
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*[[Malloween Commercial]] — Homestar offers the trick-or-treating Marshie '''CAN D'''. | *[[Malloween Commercial]] — Homestar offers the trick-or-treating Marshie '''CAN D'''. | ||
*Email [[couch patch]] — The Poopsmith wears a '''[[Has Matt?]]''' suit. | *Email [[couch patch]] — The Poopsmith wears a '''[[Has Matt?]]''' suit. | ||
| + | *Email [[colonization]] — The book on the history of Strong Badia shows the area as "The '''Neu Wirlde'''". | ||
*[[Stinkoman 20X6]] — FLASH 7 OR '''HIRE''' REQUIRED. This is also an example of [[Deliberately Poor English|deliberately poor English]] | *[[Stinkoman 20X6]] — FLASH 7 OR '''HIRE''' REQUIRED. This is also an example of [[Deliberately Poor English|deliberately poor English]] | ||
*Email [[garage sale]] — The can of peas that [[Senor Cardgage]] buys reads "'''Canopys'''." | *Email [[garage sale]] — The can of peas that [[Senor Cardgage]] buys reads "'''Canopys'''." | ||
Revision as of 00:39, 29 November 2008
Sometimes when text appears in a cartoon or game, a word that would be expected is replaced by a homophone, a word that is pronounced the same, but has a different spelling and meaning.
Appearances
- Thorax Corporation — There are various examples of homophones across the site. One of the pages is titled "Our Gentle Staph", and one of their pop-up ads contains the text "We can't weight!" There are two occasions were the term wurst is used for "worst."
- The King of Town DVD — The page title for the commentary reads "The King of Town Common Tation".
- In Search of the Yello Dello — The page title for the commentary reads "YELLO-DELLO COMMON TATERS".
- Email dullard — Dullard has "THE BEST BOSS IN THE WHOLE WHIRLED."
- Malloween Commercial — Homestar offers the trick-or-treating Marshie CAN D.
- Email couch patch — The Poopsmith wears a Has Matt? suit.
- Email colonization — The book on the history of Strong Badia shows the area as "The Neu Wirlde".
- Stinkoman 20X6 — FLASH 7 OR HIRE REQUIRED. This is also an example of deliberately poor English
- Email garage sale — The can of peas that Senor Cardgage buys reads "Canopys."
- Thy Dungeonman 3 — A veggie cart dude says, "Visualize whirled peas."
- Email strong badathlon — The poster for the "Homestar vs. Homestar?" fight says the match is available on Paper View!
- Email your funeral — Strong Bad is buried in a Coughin.
- Email more armies — "Bro, Sure!"
- Rap Song — Music plays from a Mick's Tape.
- Happy Dethemberween — The high pitched singers are singing from book called "Hims."
- Email specially marked — Corn Krunch is IOWA GROAN, the oatmeal cereal box calls the cereal OH! T'MEEL, and Chocolate Breakfast Candy Bar Pops are "PART OF THIS NEW, TRITIOUS BREAKFAST".
- Most in the Graveyard — The page title reads "Ketchup Fountain SOUL'd Separately".
