Singular Instead of Plural
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- | Many times in the Homestar Runner Universe, a character will use a '''singular noun | + | Many times in the Homestar Runner Universe, a character will use a '''singular noun in a phrase where it would normally be pluralized'''. |
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==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
- | *[[King of Town Main Page]] — "''' | + | *[[King of Town Main Page]] — The buttons are labelled "''''toon'''" "'''game'''", and "'''download'''"; [[The King of Town]] pronounces them as such. |
- | *[[Decemberween Short Shorts]] — " | + | *[[A Decemberween Pageant]] — [[Bubs]] says one of his lines as "50 '''Bag''' of golds". |
- | *[[DNA Evidence]] — " | + | *Email [[kids' book]] — In [[Strong Bad]]'s book, "Everyone Is Different", one page reads "Some people '''wears''' glasses." |
- | *[[Sickly Sam's Big Outing]] — " | + | *Email [[old comics]] — In the last strip of [[The Castlefunnies]], the King Castlefunny says "Thank you to all our '''reader'''." |
- | *[[4 Gregs]] — "Ow! All my '''client'''!" | + | *[[Shopping for Danger]] — One of the items found on Aisle 6 is "'''A Cracker'''." |
+ | *Email [[Family Resemblence]] — While trying to imagine Pom Pom's hypothetical family, Strong Bad states that Pom Pom's parents would be '''a file cabinet'''. | ||
+ | *Email [[record book]] — Strong Bad says that "'''Bubs''' won cutest couple" in [[Count Longardeaux's Book|his record book]]. | ||
+ | *Email [[isp]] — Bubs and Strong Bad head down to the "'''datum''' center". | ||
+ | *[[Decemberween Short Shorts]] — According to [[Coach Z]], "the '74s were the prime of [his] dating '''year'''". | ||
+ | *[[DNA Evidence]] — Bubs said that his DNA [[snow cone]] "sold like '''hotcake'''!" | ||
+ | *Email [[buried]] — When talking about the [[Taranchula Black Metal Detector]], [[Schenkel McDoo]] says "Yah guys! Maybe find some '''coin'''!" | ||
+ | *[[Sickly Sam's Big Outing]] — The cartoon is presented "in '''a color'''!" | ||
+ | *[[Strong Badia the Free]] — | ||
+ | **The [[Homsar Reservation]] flag is described as "the flag of a proud, weird '''person''', rich with proud, weird '''tradition'''". | ||
+ | **It is said that [[Country]] was "Once a proud land, filled with proud '''person'''". | ||
+ | *[[4 Gregs]] — [[Tompkins]] exclaims "Ow! All my '''client'''!" when his website is "HAXXORED" by [[The Gregs|Open Source Greg]]. | ||
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+ | ==See Also== | ||
+ | *[[Deliberately Poor English]] | ||
+ | *[[Plural Instead of Singular]] | ||
[[Category:Word running gags]] | [[Category:Word running gags]] |
Revision as of 21:39, 15 May 2021
Many times in the Homestar Runner Universe, a character will use a singular noun in a phrase where it would normally be pluralized.
Appearances
- King of Town Main Page — The buttons are labelled "'toon" "game", and "download"; The King of Town pronounces them as such.
- A Decemberween Pageant — Bubs says one of his lines as "50 Bag of golds".
- Email kids' book — In Strong Bad's book, "Everyone Is Different", one page reads "Some people wears glasses."
- Email old comics — In the last strip of The Castlefunnies, the King Castlefunny says "Thank you to all our reader."
- Shopping for Danger — One of the items found on Aisle 6 is "A Cracker."
- Email Family Resemblence — While trying to imagine Pom Pom's hypothetical family, Strong Bad states that Pom Pom's parents would be a file cabinet.
- Email record book — Strong Bad says that "Bubs won cutest couple" in his record book.
- Email isp — Bubs and Strong Bad head down to the "datum center".
- Decemberween Short Shorts — According to Coach Z, "the '74s were the prime of [his] dating year".
- DNA Evidence — Bubs said that his DNA snow cone "sold like hotcake!"
- Email buried — When talking about the Taranchula Black Metal Detector, Schenkel McDoo says "Yah guys! Maybe find some coin!"
- Sickly Sam's Big Outing — The cartoon is presented "in a color!"
- Strong Badia the Free —
- The Homsar Reservation flag is described as "the flag of a proud, weird person, rich with proud, weird tradition".
- It is said that Country was "Once a proud land, filled with proud person".
- 4 Gregs — Tompkins exclaims "Ow! All my client!" when his website is "HAXXORED" by Open Source Greg.