Malapropisms

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===[[Lappy 486]]===
===[[Lappy 486]]===
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*"Tell '''whim''' I love." ([[Sbemail 150?!?]])
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*"Tell '''whim''' I love." — [[Sbemail 150?!?]]
===[[Homestar Runner]]===
===[[Homestar Runner]]===
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*"Ooh, I'm a '''neglected''' official." ([[4 branches]])
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*"Ooh, I'm a '''neglected''' official." — [[4 branches]]
===[[Strong Bad]]===
===[[Strong Bad]]===
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*"To accentuate all your '''suppleties'''." ([[lady...ing]])
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*"To accentuate all your '''suppleties'''." — [[lady...ing]]
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*"Must...escape...Earth's...'''tenacity'''..." ([[space program]])
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*"Must...escape...Earth's...'''tenacity'''..." — [[space program]]
===Others===
===Others===
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*"'''Hollandaise''' gift collection" ([[what I want]])
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*"'''Hollandaise''' gift collection" — [[what I want]]
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{{incomplete list}}
[[Category:Word running gags]]
[[Category:Word running gags]]

Revision as of 21:38, 29 May 2007

Many of the characters in the Homestar Runner universe, as well as some not quite characters, have a tendency to use malapropisms. A malapropism is the replacement of a word with something that sounds like the word being replaced, but has a completely different meaning. Many of these malaprops are delivered as a punchline.

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