Homophones
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| + | Sometimes when text appears in a cartoon or game, a word that would be expected is replaced by a '''homophone''', a word that is pronounced the same, but has a different spelling and meaning. | ||
== Appearances == | == Appearances == | ||
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* [[Stinkoman 20X6]] — "FLASH 7 OR '''HIRE''' REQUIRED." | * [[Stinkoman 20X6]] — "FLASH 7 OR '''HIRE''' REQUIRED." | ||
* Email [[your funeral]] — Strong Bad is buried in a "'''Coughin''''" | * Email [[your funeral]] — Strong Bad is buried in a "'''Coughin''''" | ||
| - | * Email [[specially marked]] — "Corn Krunch is "'''GROAN''' | + | * Email [[specially marked]] — "Corn Krunch is "IOWA '''GROAN''';" Chocolate Breakfast Candy Bar Pops are "PART OF THIS '''NEW, TRITIOUS''' BREAKFAST" |
[[Category:Word running gags]] | [[Category:Word running gags]] | ||
Revision as of 20:15, 24 May 2008
Sometimes when text appears in a cartoon or game, a word that would be expected is replaced by a homophone, a word that is pronounced the same, but has a different spelling and meaning.
Appearances
- Thorax Corporation — "Our Gentle Staph"
- Email dullard — "Dullard has "THE BEST BOSS IN THE WHOLE WHIRLED."
- Thy Dungeonman 3 — "A veggie cart dude says, "Visualize whirled peas."
- Stinkoman 20X6 — "FLASH 7 OR HIRE REQUIRED."
- Email your funeral — Strong Bad is buried in a "Coughin'"
- Email specially marked — "Corn Krunch is "IOWA GROAN;" Chocolate Breakfast Candy Bar Pops are "PART OF THIS NEW, TRITIOUS BREAKFAST"
