Unnecessary Quotation Marks

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(This isn't even close to the same joke, and what is the difference between these three and all the other examples?)
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[[File:StreetMagicToday.png|thumb|"Not" "really" "magic"]]
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''From the [[Kick the Can]] [[Kick the Can#DVD Version|DVD commentary]]:''
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''From [[Kick the Can#Commentary Transcript|the DVD commentary]] to [[Kick the Can]]:''
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<blockquote>'''''[[Mike Chapman|Mike]]:''' So the "'cartoon' for kids" in quotes, you know&mdash;<br>
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<blockquote>'''[[MIKE CHAPMAN]]:''' So the "'cartoon' for kids" in misused quotes...<br>
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'''''[[Matt Chapman|Matt]]:''' Yeah.<br>''
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'''[[MATT CHAPMAN]]:''' There was... some moving company, or something, and it said: ''We're "glad you called"'', and "glad you called" was in quotes.</blockquote>
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'''''Mike:''' &mdash;misused quotes.<br>''
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'''''Matt:''' Oh! There was a— [[Crap]]! There's a... some moving company or something and it says, like, "We're 'glad you called'" and "glad you called" is in quotes.''
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</blockquote>
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Sometimes, [[The Brothers Chaps]] will put '''"unnecessary quotation marks"''' in their [[Toons|cartoons]]. This is quite common in [[Old-Timey]] toons. Many of these uses are to imply sarcasm or untruthfulness.
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Sometimes, [[The Brothers Chaps]] will put '''"unnecessary quotation marks"''' in their [[Toons|cartoons]]. This is quite common in [[Old-Timey]] toons. Many of these uses are to {{w|scare quotes|imply sarcasm or untruthfulness}}.
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==Unnecessary Quotation Marks==
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==Appearances==
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*[[Kick the Can]] &mdash; '''"Cartoon"''' is in quotes.
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*[[Kick the Can]] {{--}} '''"Cartoon"''' is in quotes.
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*[[Parsnips A-Plenty]] &mdash; In the opening, '''"cartoon"''' and '''"kids"''' are in quotes.
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*[[Fortune Cookies]] {{--}} One of the fortunes reads, "'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>They'''' say '''<nowiki>'</nowiki>you'''' are '''<nowiki>'</nowiki>stupid.'''' Whatever that means."
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*[[That A Ghost]] &mdash; '''"Scary"''' is in quotes during the opening.
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*[[Parsnips A-Plenty]] {{--}} In the opening, '''"cartoon"''' and '''"kids"''' are in quotes.
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*[[Commandos in the Classroom]] &mdash; [[Gunhaver]] uses hand gestures to put '''"teenage situation"''' and '''"appropriate inappropriate whatever thingies"''' in quotes.
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*Email [[lackey]] {{--}} [[Strong Bad]] puts the following statements regarding [[The Cheat]] in quotes:
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*Email [[magic trick]] &mdash; There is a sign that reads '''"street" "magic" "today"'''.
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**'''"knows what's best"'''
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*[[Quote of the Week#QW-2008-07-10|Quote of the Week]] &mdash; In an outtake from [[The Baloneyman]], [[Bubs]] points out that the word '''"shaped"''' in "shaped like there's a bite taken out of it" is in quotes.
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**'''"doesn't want to get left by the side of the road during a thunderstorm"'''
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*[[Costume Commercial]] &mdash; Each costume comes with its own '''"cheap" ""costume-ish"" """pullover"""'''. Also, the '''"help"''' in "staying at home to help Mom & Dad give out treats" is given progressively more quotation marks as the announcer clears his throat.
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**'''"taped to [[Pom Pom|Pom-Pom]] again"'''
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*Email [[videographer]] &mdash; All of Strong Bad's professions (such as '''"heart surgeon"''', '''"licensed technician"''', and '''"fireman"''') have quotation marks around them, because all of them somehow involve a [[Strong Mad's Chainsaw|chainsaw]].
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**'''"treat him like a brother that's not [[Strong Sad]]"'''
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**'''"little yellow squeaky thing that somethetimes steals my [[Strong Bad's Ladies|lady]][[type]]s"'''
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**'''"thinks pencil shavings are legal tender"'''
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*[[That a Ghost]] {{--}} '''"Scary"''' is in quotes during the opening.
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*[[Halloween Fairstival]] {{--}} Pom Pom and [[The Poopsmith]] hold a '''"Creeping"''' Silent '''"Death"''' Auction.
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*[[Commandos in the Classroom]] {{--}} [[Gunhaver]] uses hand gestures to put '''"teenage situation"''' and '''"appropriate inappropriate whatever thingies"''' in quotes.
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*Email [[portrait]] {{--}} A newspaper is shown with one headline reading "Banks have '''<nowiki>'</nowiki>money''''".
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*Email [[magic trick]] {{--}} There is a sign that reads '''"street" "magic" "today"'''. The Brothers Chaps point this out in the DVD commentary.
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*[[Quote of the Week#QW-2008-07-10|Quote of the Week]] {{--}} In an outtake from [[The Baloneyman]], [[Bubs]] points out that the word '''"shaped"''' in "shaped like there's a bite taken out of it" is in quotes.
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*[[Costume Commercial]] {{--}} Each costume comes with its own '''"cheap" ""costume-ish"" """pullover"""'''. Also, the '''"help"''' in "staying at home to help Mom & Dad give out treats" is given progressively more quotation marks as the announcer clears his throat.
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*Email [[videography]] {{--}} All of Strong Bad's professions (such as '''"heart surgeon"''', '''"licensed technician"''', and '''"fireman"''') have quotation marks around them and also somehow involve a [[Strong Mad's Chainsaw|chainsaw]].
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==Other Quotation Marks==
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===Sarcastic Quotation Marks===
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*[[Main Page Messages]] &mdash; The announcement for the release of [[Where's An Egg?]] said "''''new'''' [[videlectrix]] game!", because the game first appeared on the Videlectrix website over two years ago.
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*[[Main Page Messages]] {{--}} The announcement for the release of [[Where's an Egg?]] said "'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>new'''' [[videlectrix]] game!", because the game first appeared on the Videlectrix website over two years earlier.
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*Email [[coloring]] &mdash; Strong Bad uses hand gestures when he says "I never had any doubts that all your [[L.U.R.N.|students]] were ''''special'''', [[Marzipan]]."
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*Email [[lady fan]] {{--}} Strong Bad remarks that Buck Webb "sound[s] like one of those boring [[Buck Webb, Extraordinaire|soap-opera comics]] from the, quote-un-quote, '''<nowiki>'</nowiki>funny'''' pages".
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*[[Baddest of the Bands]] &mdash; When Strong Bad is talking to cardboard [[Limozeen]], he puts quotation marks around '''"Limozeen"''' and '''"real"'''.
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*Email [[coloring]] {{--}} Strong Bad uses hand gestures when he says, "I never had any doubts that all your [[L.U.R.N.|students]] were '''<nowiki>'</nowiki>special'''', [[Marzipan]]."
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*[[Baddest of the Bands]] {{--}} When Strong Bad is talking to cardboard [[Limozeen]], he puts quotation marks around '''"Limozeen"''' and '''"real"'''.
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*[[I Killed Pom Pom]] {{--}} Bubs says, "We've all made, quote-un-quote, '''<nowiki>'</nowiki>mistakes''''!" Coach Z then says, "Who hasn't slipped up and engaged in a little, quote-un-quote, '''<nowiki>'</nowiki>premeditated murder in cold blood''''?"
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Current revision as of 00:05, 2 December 2024

"Not" "really" "magic"

From the DVD commentary to Kick the Can:

MIKE CHAPMAN: So the "'cartoon' for kids" in misused quotes...
MATT CHAPMAN: There was... some moving company, or something, and it said: We're "glad you called", and "glad you called" was in quotes.

Sometimes, The Brothers Chaps will put "unnecessary quotation marks" in their cartoons. This is quite common in Old-Timey toons. Many of these uses are to imply sarcasm or untruthfulness.

[edit] Appearances

  • Kick the Can — "Cartoon" is in quotes.
  • Fortune Cookies — One of the fortunes reads, "'They' say 'you' are 'stupid.' Whatever that means."
  • Parsnips A-Plenty — In the opening, "cartoon" and "kids" are in quotes.
  • Email lackey — Strong Bad puts the following statements regarding The Cheat in quotes:
    • "knows what's best"
    • "doesn't want to get left by the side of the road during a thunderstorm"
    • "taped to Pom-Pom again"
    • "treat him like a brother that's not Strong Sad"
    • "little yellow squeaky thing that somethetimes steals my ladytypes"
    • "thinks pencil shavings are legal tender"
  • That a Ghost — "Scary" is in quotes during the opening.
  • Halloween Fairstival — Pom Pom and The Poopsmith hold a "Creeping" Silent "Death" Auction.
  • Commandos in the Classroom — Gunhaver uses hand gestures to put "teenage situation" and "appropriate inappropriate whatever thingies" in quotes.
  • Email portrait — A newspaper is shown with one headline reading "Banks have 'money'".
  • Email magic trick — There is a sign that reads "street" "magic" "today". The Brothers Chaps point this out in the DVD commentary.
  • Quote of the Week — In an outtake from The Baloneyman, Bubs points out that the word "shaped" in "shaped like there's a bite taken out of it" is in quotes.
  • Costume Commercial — Each costume comes with its own "cheap" ""costume-ish"" """pullover""". Also, the "help" in "staying at home to help Mom & Dad give out treats" is given progressively more quotation marks as the announcer clears his throat.
  • Email videography — All of Strong Bad's professions (such as "heart surgeon", "licensed technician", and "fireman") have quotation marks around them and also somehow involve a chainsaw.

[edit] Sarcastic Quotation Marks

  • Main Page Messages — The announcement for the release of Where's an Egg? said "'new' videlectrix game!", because the game first appeared on the Videlectrix website over two years earlier.
  • Email lady fan — Strong Bad remarks that Buck Webb "sound[s] like one of those boring soap-opera comics from the, quote-un-quote, 'funny' pages".
  • Email coloring — Strong Bad uses hand gestures when he says, "I never had any doubts that all your students were 'special', Marzipan."
  • Baddest of the Bands — When Strong Bad is talking to cardboard Limozeen, he puts quotation marks around "Limozeen" and "real".
  • I Killed Pom Pom — Bubs says, "We've all made, quote-un-quote, 'mistakes'!" Coach Z then says, "Who hasn't slipped up and engaged in a little, quote-un-quote, 'premeditated murder in cold blood'?"
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