Rhymed Phrases
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==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
| + | *Email [[crazy cartoon]] — [[Strong Bad]] says of [[The Cheat]]: "Let's see what he's cookin' up tonight. Today. Just right." | ||
| + | *Email [[sibbie]] — The Cheat distracts Strong Bad from his email, bringing it to a screeching halt. Strong Bad claims that his "Focus is all... crocused." | ||
| + | *[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 11.2]] — [[The King of Town]] ends his message with "This is the KoT... in the place to be." | ||
| + | *[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 13.2]] — [[Old-Timey Strong Bad]] states that he's "got a hankering for a prankering." | ||
| + | *Email [[time capsule]] — Strong Bad says that time boxes and time tennis ball cans are filled with "newspaper clippin's and toenail snippin's". | ||
| + | *Email [[radio]] — Strong Bad says that drive time morning show radio hosts are like "bad stand up comics that you can't heckle. Or jeckle." | ||
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 8]] — After [[The Ugly One]] is "FLOOR TOMMED!" and "STEP-MOMMED!", she is "[[Pom Pom|POM-POMMED]]?" | *[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 8]] — After [[The Ugly One]] is "FLOOR TOMMED!" and "STEP-MOMMED!", she is "[[Pom Pom|POM-POMMED]]?" | ||
*[[Commandos in the Classroom]] — [[Gunhaver]] follows "Littering! Loitering!" with "Latering!" and "Lootering!" in his list of things the evil half of the brain likes. | *[[Commandos in the Classroom]] — [[Gunhaver]] follows "Littering! Loitering!" with "Latering!" and "Lootering!" in his list of things the evil half of the brain likes. | ||
| + | *Email [[senior prom]] — In his list of things he has crashed, Strong Bad follows "Homecoming Dances" with "Shortcoming Prances". | ||
| + | *Email [[retirement]] — In the commercial for the "My Lappy Got Stole" Sweepstakes, [[Marshie]] follows "First prize" with "second tries". | ||
| + | **Later in the same email, Strong Bad says, "The Lappy! You're back...y!" | ||
| + | *Email [[your funeral]] — Strong Bad follows "sweet-smelling flowers" with "sweat-smelling followers". | ||
| + | *Email [[looking old]] — Strong Bad says, "I'm on board, I'm not bored." | ||
| + | *Email [[concert]] — Strong Bad says, "They couldn't wear any of their spandex, or latex, or... Tex-mex..." | ||
*[[Homestar Ruiner]] — Strong Bad exclaims, "Oh nophers. We've got gophers." while examining the hole outside his house. | *[[Homestar Ruiner]] — Strong Bad exclaims, "Oh nophers. We've got gophers." while examining the hole outside his house. | ||
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Occasionally, the less common phrase will precede the relevant one. | Occasionally, the less common phrase will precede the relevant one. | ||
| - | *[[keep cool]] — [[Monkey D]]'s "summer tips" include "Grip n' Glide time, Slide n' Slide time", "Tinkler time, Sprinkler time", and "Nose time, hose time". | + | *Email [[keep cool]] — [[Monkey D]]'s "summer tips" include "Grip n' Glide time, Slide n' Slide time", "Tinkler time, Sprinkler time", and "Nose time, hose time". |
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Deliberately Poor English]] | *[[Deliberately Poor English]] | ||
[[Category:Word running gags]] | [[Category:Word running gags]] | ||
Revision as of 15:08, 17 August 2008
In the Homestar Runner universe, characters sometimes follow one common or relevant phrase with a less-common phrase that rhymes with or sounds like the first, but makes less sense.
Appearances
- Email crazy cartoon — Strong Bad says of The Cheat: "Let's see what he's cookin' up tonight. Today. Just right."
- Email sibbie — The Cheat distracts Strong Bad from his email, bringing it to a screeching halt. Strong Bad claims that his "Focus is all... crocused."
- Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 11.2 — The King of Town ends his message with "This is the KoT... in the place to be."
- Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 13.2 — Old-Timey Strong Bad states that he's "got a hankering for a prankering."
- Email time capsule — Strong Bad says that time boxes and time tennis ball cans are filled with "newspaper clippin's and toenail snippin's".
- Email radio — Strong Bad says that drive time morning show radio hosts are like "bad stand up comics that you can't heckle. Or jeckle."
- Teen Girl Squad Issue 8 — After The Ugly One is "FLOOR TOMMED!" and "STEP-MOMMED!", she is "POM-POMMED?"
- Commandos in the Classroom — Gunhaver follows "Littering! Loitering!" with "Latering!" and "Lootering!" in his list of things the evil half of the brain likes.
- Email senior prom — In his list of things he has crashed, Strong Bad follows "Homecoming Dances" with "Shortcoming Prances".
- Email retirement — In the commercial for the "My Lappy Got Stole" Sweepstakes, Marshie follows "First prize" with "second tries".
- Later in the same email, Strong Bad says, "The Lappy! You're back...y!"
- Email your funeral — Strong Bad follows "sweet-smelling flowers" with "sweat-smelling followers".
- Email looking old — Strong Bad says, "I'm on board, I'm not bored."
- Email concert — Strong Bad says, "They couldn't wear any of their spandex, or latex, or... Tex-mex..."
- Homestar Ruiner — Strong Bad exclaims, "Oh nophers. We've got gophers." while examining the hole outside his house.
Occasionally, the less common phrase will precede the relevant one.
- Email keep cool — Monkey D's "summer tips" include "Grip n' Glide time, Slide n' Slide time", "Tinkler time, Sprinkler time", and "Nose time, hose time".
