Malapropisms
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*"I'm a lonely Swiss miss lost in '''a chanted''' forest!" (an enchanted) — [[Hremail 2000]] | *"I'm a lonely Swiss miss lost in '''a chanted''' forest!" (an enchanted) — [[Hremail 2000]] | ||
*"The Cheat as '''the thorax'''? Love it." ([[Wikipedia:The Lorax|The Lorax]]) — [[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]] | *"The Cheat as '''the thorax'''? Love it." ([[Wikipedia:The Lorax|The Lorax]]) — [[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]] | ||
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*"I've brought my best foot '''flowered'''." (forward) — character video | *"I've brought my best foot '''flowered'''." (forward) — character video | ||
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===Others=== | ===Others=== | ||
*"'''Hollandaise''' gift collection" (holiday) — [[what I want]] | *"'''Hollandaise''' gift collection" (holiday) — [[what I want]] | ||
*"'''Soiled''' gold ornament" (solid) — [[what I want]] | *"'''Soiled''' gold ornament" (solid) — [[what I want]] | ||
| + | *"But my concession '''strand''' is much nicer than this malarky here." (stand) — [[Puppets on the Road]] | ||
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Revision as of 01:07, 12 November 2009
Some of the characters in the Homestar Runner universe, have used malapropisms. A malapropism is the replacement of a word with something that sounds like the word being replaced, but has a completely different meaning. Many of these malaprops are delivered as a punchline.
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Appearances by character
Lappy 486
- "Tell whim I love." (him) — Sbemail 150?!?
Strong Bad
- "And check out all these speculations!" (specifications) — animal
- "The pie's the limit as far as rampages are concerned." (sky) — rampage
- "Slumming in at Number Two..." (Coming) — bottom 10
- "The plausibilities are endless!" (possibilities) — disconnected
- "Sup my young parsons, I too am so on the go that I drink my yogurt from a tube." (persons) — looking old
- "When we need muscle, we farm it out to our favorite band of shady missionaries." (mercenaries) — more armies
- "It is recommended that you play your game in a large, open space, free of debris, rubble, and flotsam and Jetsons." (jetsam) — Strong Bad Gameways
- "Now maybe I can get some freakin' piece of quiet" (peace and quiet) — Homestar Ruiner
Homestar Runner
- "Yeah yeah, Intellivision" (intelligence) — stupid stuff
- "Worst... commissary... ever." (commentary) — Experimental Film
- "Right, right, a lot of ducks." (bucks) — Halloween Fairstival
- "Do you need medical resistance?" (assistance) — Bug In Mouth Disease
- "That strangest man in the world contest ain't gonna win itself!" (strongest) — Strongest Man in the World
- "I bet I could lift fifty stringiest man in the world contests!" (strongest) — Strongest Man in the World
- "Ooh, I'm a neglected official." (elected) — 4 branches
- "Today's missile comes from Josh Keady in Corvallis, Oregon." (missive) — Hremail 2000
- "I'm a lonely Swiss miss lost in a chanted forest!" (an enchanted) — Hremail 2000
- "The Cheat as the thorax? Love it." (The Lorax) — Doomy Tales of the Macabre
Senor Cardgage
- "Come along down for a free canceltation." (consultation) — Senor Mortgage
- "You're every welcome, Valerie." (very) — Senor Mortgage
- "Gamble (or gambol) around the campfire, children." (gather) — Senorial Day
- "Well, if you could just sign right here on the dotty line, the adaption will be complete." (dotted/adoption) — alternate universe
- "Forty-twone will be on your lest." (left) — the movies
- "Can you detect me to the nearest bus stamp?" (direct/stop) — fan club
- "Dump tell no mandy, it's just a land mower turned bankways!" (don't/nobody/lawn/backwards) — concert
- "This is not what I sagged on for!" (signed) — diorama
- "Come see me and this little dog for vera low prices." (very) — Senorial Day
Bubs
- "Come check out my circumstance this Senorial Day Weekend for Bubsotathon!!" (concession stand) — Senorial Day
Homsar
- "I've brought my best foot flowered." (forward) — character video
Others
- "Hollandaise gift collection" (holiday) — what I want
- "Soiled gold ornament" (solid) — what I want
- "But my concession strand is much nicer than this malarky here." (stand) — Puppets on the Road
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