User:DorianGray/Analysis of Homsar's Speech Patterns

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| "You gotta get yours, I gotta get mine."
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| Email [[army]] (Jan. 5, 2004)
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| Responding to Homestar's call to action for the [[Homestarmy]].
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| This line makes some sense in this context - it could be construed that Homsar really is in the Homestarmy for personal reasons.
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| "I'm forever your girl."
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| Email [[different town]] (Feb. 23, 2004)
| Email [[different town]] (Feb. 23, 2004)
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| As [[Modestly Hot Homsar]]
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| As [[Modestly Hot Homsar]].  It should be noted that this took place in Strong Bad's imagination.
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| Makes perfect sense, considering Homsar was just transformed into a female figure.
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| "It's time for tasteball!"
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| <span style="color:#f00">"It's time for tasteball!"</span>
| Email [[theme park]] (May 25, 2004)
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| Responding to Coach Z and Homestar, who were discussing their mascot costumes.
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| This line had no connection whatsoever with the other two characters and their costumes, and by itself it doesn't really make much sense at all.  This is a somewhat loose example of a word salad.
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Revision as of 21:25, 8 July 2006

This is a personal project. I am collecting all of the things Homsar has said since his introduction on the Homestar Runner website, and attempting to identify the context of each line. This is mainly to determine if Homsar's speech counts as word salad.

Homsar's Speech in Chronological Order (oldest first)

Quote Toon Context Comments
"DaAaAa, what ees it, Strong Bayaad!" Email homsar (2001) Responding to Strong Bad, who had just gotten his attention. Simple greeting
"DaAAahhh, hello, Marzypa-yun. It's Homsar! Dahhh, I was just calling to thank you for the flowers you sent me while I was in the hospital. Daahh, I'm feeling much better now, but I still can't feel my leeegs. Okay, bye-dee-bye." Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 5.0 (Dec. 2001/Jan. 2002) Presumably recovered from having the Heavy Lourde dropped on him. Basically perfect (if exaggerated) English
  • "I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for some candy today!"
  • "YaAaAaAh, I'm the original ladies' man!"
  • "If you give me a treat, make sure that it's sweet, and I'll eeeat iiiiiit..."
  • "Oh no, I think this is my favorite!"
The House That Gave Sucky Treats (Oct. 27, 2001) Homsar's intro, and then his lines after being handed Shavin' Creem, Black and Orange, and Taffy Wrench, respectively. His intro references his costume. His responses to the treats are weird, but they do make some sense.
  • "Oh no! You shanked my Jengaship!"
  • "AaAaAaAaAaAaA! Hey, Tubbs! I just lost my Jengajam."
Where's The Cheat? (Feb. 25, 2002) Playing Connect Four with Strong Sad, and then speaking to Bubs. Homsar's line does reference two games (although not Connect Four, which Strong Sad remarks on), and he almost gets Bubs' name right.
"AaAaAaAaAaAaA!!! I'm saving the best for last!" Email your friends (Oct. 14, 2002) During the montage, Strong Bad buries Homsar and covers him with scorpions. Perfectly legitimate phrase with no real discernable connection to the situation. Not really a word salad, though.
Homestar Runner: What do you have to say for yourself, little man?
Homsar: {unusually dejected voice} I'm the ghost of Christmas past.
Homestar Runner: Wow. You set a new standard for last place. You don't get a ding.
Homsar: And also with you.
Pumpkin Carve-nival (Oct. 29, 2002) Homestar and The Cheat walk up to Homsar, whose "pumpkin" is an eggplant with a spoon taped to it. Homsar's first response references A Christmas Carol, while his second line is a common response in many religious prayers. Neither one qualifies as a word salad - both have some connection to the scene.
No line Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 7.0 (Oct. 31, 2002) N/A N/A
"Nowowowow, this is the thrill of a lifetime." Happy T! (Nov. 28, 2002) This Easter egg was found by clicking on the bottom-right corner of the page. The other characters all said some variation of "Happy T!", but Homsar's line could still be construed to make some sense.
"I do what I'm told..." Email dragon (Jan. 13, 2003) Strong Bad had just told him to get outta his house. Seems pretty coherent given the situation.
  • "AaAaAaAaAaAaA! Hey Reggie! Is that rhinoceros around?"
  • "I'm a song from the sixties."
Email interview (Feb. 10, 2003) These are Homsar's actual lines in this email. The other "lines" were spoken by Strong Bad. Homsar's first line makes enough sense that Strong Bad, as well as the viewer, can figure out he's talking about Strong Sad. The second line is a comedic repetition of one of Strong Bad's lines.
Toons: "ToOoOoOons!"
Games: "James!"
Characters: "Kelsey Grammer!"
Downloads: "Thank youuuuu."
Store: "Legitimate business."
Email: "AaAaAaAaAaAaA!"
Homsar Main Page (Feb. 10, 2003) Homsar reads off the main navigation buttons in his own unique way. None of these really qualify as word salads, though he does seem to go further and further out of context with each button.
Email suntan (Jun. 16, 2003)
"I'm crying on the inside..." Email impression (Aug. 25, 2003) Homsar had just been disqualified from the Strong Sad Lookalike Contest because he looked exactly like Strong Sad. This line makes perfect sense for two reasons: It sounds like something Strong Sad would say, and Homsar himself may have been sad he was disqualified.
3 Times Halloween Funjob (Oct. 29, 2003)
"You gotta get yours, I gotta get mine." Email army (Jan. 5, 2004) Responding to Homestar's call to action for the Homestarmy. This line makes some sense in this context - it could be construed that Homsar really is in the Homestarmy for personal reasons.
No line Email stupid stuff (Feb. 16, 2004) N/A N/A
"I'm forever your girl." Email different town (Feb. 23, 2004) As Modestly Hot Homsar. It should be noted that this took place in Strong Bad's imagination. Makes perfect sense, considering Homsar was just transformed into a female figure.
"It's time for tasteball!" Email theme park (May 25, 2004) Responding to Coach Z and Homestar, who were discussing their mascot costumes. This line had no connection whatsoever with the other two characters and their costumes, and by itself it doesn't really make much sense at all. This is a somewhat loose example of a word salad.
No line Email replacement (Jun. 8, 2004) N/A N/A
Email for kids (Aug. 9, 2004)
Halloween Fairstival (Oct. 29, 2004)
Homestar Presents: Presents (Dec. 20, 2004)
Email origins (Jan. 31, 2005)
No line Email rock opera (Feb. 22, 2005) N/A N/A
Email rampage (Apr. 11, 2005)
No line Email boring (really) (Jun. 6, 2005) N/A N/A
Email record book (Jul. 25, 2005)
No line A Folky Tale (Aug. 22, 2005) N/A N/A
Halloween Potion-ma-jig (Nov. 1, 2005)
Fall Float Parade (Nov. 21, 2005)
No line Email narrator (Feb. 6, 2006) N/A N/A
Weclome Back (Jul. 3, 2006)

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Other users: If you're interested in contributing to this page, please feel free. :) Thanks! — Image:kskunk_fstandby.gif KieferSkunk (talk) — 22:32, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

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