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[[The Brothers Chaps]] tend to toss the letter '''G''' around in places one would not normally expect to see it. It seems as if when The Brothers Chaps need to pick a letter, G is usually their choice. | [[The Brothers Chaps]] tend to toss the letter '''G''' around in places one would not normally expect to see it. It seems as if when The Brothers Chaps need to pick a letter, G is usually their choice. | ||
==Notable Appearances== | ==Notable Appearances== | ||
| - | *Email [[suntan]] | + | *Email [[suntan]] {{--}} [[Strong Sad]]'s plush lobster [[Gooblies]] has a tag labeled "G". |
| - | *[[Cheat Commandos...O's]] | + | *[[TROGDOR!]] {{--}} The "G" in the title must be clicked to access the hint screen. |
| - | *Email [[for kids]] | + | *[[Cheat Commandos...O's]] {{--}} [[Ser-g-geant Marshie]] reports for duty. |
| - | *[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 7]] | + | *Email [[for kids]] {{--}} [[Homsar]]'s letter of the day was "G", which he claimed to be a "healthy piece of real estate." |
| - | *Email [[pizzaz]] | + | *[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 7]] {{--}} [[What's Her Face]] claimed that she could count to "G". |
| - | *[[Happy Fireworks]] | + | *Email [[pizzaz]] {{--}} [[Strong Bad]] said the secret to his pizzaz is the three G's: gumption, gum, and minty gargle. |
| - | *[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 11]] | + | *[[Happy Fireworks]] {{--}} [[The Cheat]]'s firework display was "Plan G". |
| - | *Email [[the paper]] | + | *[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 11]] {{--}} [[Cheerleader]] reads a script for the toon she is in, and asks, "Does "ugs" have one "g" or two?" |
| - | *Email [[hygiene]] | + | *Email [[the paper]] {{--}} in an Easter egg, a "G" replaces the "?" used as the Home team's score on the [[Scoreboard]] when Strong Bad interrupts the scene. |
| - | *Email [[licensed]] | + | *Email [[hygiene]] {{--}} Strong Bad's fictional alias "Gene" receives a grade of G- on a school assignment. |
| - | *[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 14]] | + | *Email [[licensed]] {{--}} One of the names of the "country of manufacture" is Double G. |
| - | *[[Homestar Ruiner]] | + | *[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 14]] {{--}} One of [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#The Seniors|The Seniors]] has a "G" on his cap. |
| - | *[[Place | + | *[[Homestar Ruiner]] {{--}} Homestar wonders whether despair is spelled with one "G" or two. |
| - | *[[Baddest of the Bands]] | + | *[[Place Ya Bets!]] {{--}} Homestar bets half a "G" that Strong Bad doesn't make it through SBEmail 200 alive. |
| + | *[[Baddest of the Bands]] {{--}} Bubs mumbles "carry the G" while doing math to figure out how much Strong Bad still owes him. | ||
| + | *[[4 Gregs]] {{--}} The home team is the "[[Fighting Growlbacks|g-backs]]". The Mascot that [[D n' D Greg]] is kicking has the letter "G" on it. | ||
| + | *Email [[dictionary]] {{--}} The symbol for the "GRAAAUUUGHNCK!!" sound is a twirling lowercase "g". | ||
| + | *[[Homestar Runner Goes for the Gold]] {{--}} Strong Glad's gold medal has a "G" on it. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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Image:Double G.PNG|<center>Double G<br>'''[[licensed]]'''</center> | Image:Double G.PNG|<center>Double G<br>'''[[licensed]]'''</center> | ||
Image:G hat.png|<center>G Hat<br>'''[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 14]]'''</center> | Image:G hat.png|<center>G Hat<br>'''[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 14]]'''</center> | ||
| + | Image:4 Gregs Scoreboard.png|<center>G-backs<br>'''[[4 Gregs]]'''</center> | ||
| + | Image:G mascot.png|<center>G mascot<br>'''[[4 Gregs]]'''</center> | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Mispronunciation of G== | ==Mispronunciation of G== | ||
| - | + | [[Image:yourjamesover.png|thumb|This Jame sucks.]] | |
| - | + | The letter [[Wikipedia:Hard_and_soft_G|G]] can be pronounced two different ways in English: a hard G ([[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:IPA for English|IPA]]: /g/), as in "good" or a soft G (/dʒ/), similar to J, as in "gin". However, in the Homestar Runner universe, characters will pronounce words with a soft G that normally have the hard G. | |
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| + | ===G as J=== | ||
| + | *Email [[website]] {{--}} [[Strong Bad]] is unsure whether to pronounce "gif" with a hard or soft G. | ||
| + | *[[A Decemberween Pageant]] {{--}} [[Dr. Christmas]] pronounces "[[gold]]" as "jold". | ||
| + | *[[Homsar Main Page]] {{--}} Homsar reads "Games" as "james". | ||
| + | *Email [[the show]] {{--}} [[Marshie]] says "hey guys" as "hey juys". | ||
| + | *Email [[isp]] {{--}} Strong Bad is once again confused about the pronunciation of "gif". | ||
| + | *Email [[redesign]] {{--}} Sundae Drivin' displays "Your James Over" when Strong Bad loses. | ||
| + | *[[Main Page 25]] {{--}} Marshie mispronounces both "guys" and "games" as "juys" and "james," respectively. | ||
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| + | ===G as Gr=== | ||
| + | *[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 4]] {{--}} [[Cheerleader]] says "Grood", which she covers up by claiming it is a [[portmanteau]] of "good and great; great and good". | ||
| + | *[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 14]] {{--}} Upon being exempt from a push-up, Cheerleader exclaims "Thank Groodness!" | ||
| + | *[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 15]] {{--}} Cheerleader pronounces it this way three times: | ||
| + | **"Oh my grash, gals!" | ||
| + | **"Again I ask, gresh who got a date for the prom". | ||
| + | **"I just grot asked to the prom by [[Cheerleader Brian]]!" | ||
[[Category:Word running gags]] | [[Category:Word running gags]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Irregular Pronunciations]] | ||
Current revision as of 03:13, 4 November 2022
The Brothers Chaps tend to toss the letter G around in places one would not normally expect to see it. It seems as if when The Brothers Chaps need to pick a letter, G is usually their choice.
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[edit] Notable Appearances
- Email suntan — Strong Sad's plush lobster Gooblies has a tag labeled "G".
- TROGDOR! — The "G" in the title must be clicked to access the hint screen.
- Cheat Commandos...O's — Ser-g-geant Marshie reports for duty.
- Email for kids — Homsar's letter of the day was "G", which he claimed to be a "healthy piece of real estate."
- Teen Girl Squad Issue 7 — What's Her Face claimed that she could count to "G".
- Email pizzaz — Strong Bad said the secret to his pizzaz is the three G's: gumption, gum, and minty gargle.
- Happy Fireworks — The Cheat's firework display was "Plan G".
- Teen Girl Squad Issue 11 — Cheerleader reads a script for the toon she is in, and asks, "Does "ugs" have one "g" or two?"
- Email the paper — in an Easter egg, a "G" replaces the "?" used as the Home team's score on the Scoreboard when Strong Bad interrupts the scene.
- Email hygiene — Strong Bad's fictional alias "Gene" receives a grade of G- on a school assignment.
- Email licensed — One of the names of the "country of manufacture" is Double G.
- Teen Girl Squad Issue 14 — One of The Seniors has a "G" on his cap.
- Homestar Ruiner — Homestar wonders whether despair is spelled with one "G" or two.
- Place Ya Bets! — Homestar bets half a "G" that Strong Bad doesn't make it through SBEmail 200 alive.
- Baddest of the Bands — Bubs mumbles "carry the G" while doing math to figure out how much Strong Bad still owes him.
- 4 Gregs — The home team is the "g-backs". The Mascot that D n' D Greg is kicking has the letter "G" on it.
- Email dictionary — The symbol for the "GRAAAUUUGHNCK!!" sound is a twirling lowercase "g".
- Homestar Runner Goes for the Gold — Strong Glad's gold medal has a "G" on it.
[edit] Gallery
 suntan |
 Cheat Commandos...O's |
 Teen Girl Squad Issue 7 |
 Happy Fireworks |
 the paper |
 hygiene |
 licensed |
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 4 Gregs |
 4 Gregs |
[edit] Mispronunciation of G
The letter G can be pronounced two different ways in English: a hard G (IPA: /g/), as in "good" or a soft G (/dʒ/), similar to J, as in "gin". However, in the Homestar Runner universe, characters will pronounce words with a soft G that normally have the hard G.
[edit] G as J
- Email website — Strong Bad is unsure whether to pronounce "gif" with a hard or soft G.
- A Decemberween Pageant — Dr. Christmas pronounces "gold" as "jold".
- Homsar Main Page — Homsar reads "Games" as "james".
- Email the show — Marshie says "hey guys" as "hey juys".
- Email isp — Strong Bad is once again confused about the pronunciation of "gif".
- Email redesign — Sundae Drivin' displays "Your James Over" when Strong Bad loses.
- Main Page 25 — Marshie mispronounces both "guys" and "games" as "juys" and "james," respectively.
[edit] G as Gr
- Teen Girl Squad Issue 4 — Cheerleader says "Grood", which she covers up by claiming it is a portmanteau of "good and great; great and good".
- Teen Girl Squad Issue 14 — Upon being exempt from a push-up, Cheerleader exclaims "Thank Groodness!"
- Teen Girl Squad Issue 15 — Cheerleader pronounces it this way three times:
- "Oh my grash, gals!"
- "Again I ask, gresh who got a date for the prom".
- "I just grot asked to the prom by Cheerleader Brian!"
