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[[File:StreetMagicToday.png|thumb|"Not" "really" "magic"]] | [[File:StreetMagicToday.png|thumb|"Not" "really" "magic"]] | ||
| - | <blockquote>'''[[ | + | ''From [[Kick the Can#Commentary Transcript|the DVD commentary]] to [[Kick the Can]]:'' |
| - | '''[[ | + | <blockquote>'''[[MIKE CHAPMAN]]:''' So the "'cartoon' for kids" in misused quotes...<br> |
| - | </blockquote> | + | '''[[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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| - | 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. | + | 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}}. |
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
| - | *[[Kick the Can]] | + | *[[Kick the Can]] {{--}} '''"Cartoon"''' is in quotes. |
| - | *[[Parsnips A-Plenty]] | + | *[[Fortune Cookies]] {{--}} One of the fortunes reads, "'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>They'''' say '''<nowiki>'</nowiki>you'''' are '''<nowiki>'</nowiki>stupid.'''' Whatever that means." |
| - | *Email [[lackey]] | + | *[[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"''' | **'''"knows what's best"''' | ||
**'''"doesn't want to get left by the side of the road during a thunderstorm"''' | **'''"doesn't want to get left by the side of the road during a thunderstorm"''' | ||
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**'''"little yellow squeaky thing that somethetimes steals my [[Strong Bad's Ladies|lady]][[type]]s"''' | **'''"little yellow squeaky thing that somethetimes steals my [[Strong Bad's Ladies|lady]][[type]]s"''' | ||
**'''"thinks pencil shavings are legal tender"''' | **'''"thinks pencil shavings are legal tender"''' | ||
| - | *[[That a Ghost]] | + | *[[That a Ghost]] {{--}} '''"Scary"''' is in quotes during the opening. |
| - | *[[Halloween Fairstival]] | + | *[[Halloween Fairstival]] {{--}} Pom Pom and [[The Poopsmith]] hold a '''"Creeping"''' Silent '''"Death"''' Auction. |
| - | *[[Commandos in the Classroom]] | + | *[[Commandos in the Classroom]] {{--}} [[Gunhaver]] uses hand gestures to put '''"teenage situation"''' and '''"appropriate inappropriate whatever thingies"''' in quotes. |
| - | *Email [[portrait]] | + | *Email [[portrait]] {{--}} A newspaper is shown with one headline reading "Banks have '''<nowiki>'</nowiki>money''''". |
| - | *Email [[magic trick]] | + | *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#QW-2008-07-10|Quote of the Week]] | + | *[[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. |
| - | *[[Costume Commercial]] | + | *[[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]] | + | *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]]. |
| - | ==Sarcastic Quotation Marks== | + | ===Sarcastic Quotation Marks=== |
| - | *[[Main Page Messages]] | + | *[[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. |
| - | *Email [[coloring]] | + | *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". |
| - | *[[Baddest of the Bands]] | + | *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]]." |
| + | *[[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, '''<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''''?" | ||
[[Category:Word running gags]] | [[Category:Word running gags]] | ||
Current revision as of 00:05, 2 December 2024
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'?"
