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== Appearances ==
== Appearances ==
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* [[Thorax Corporation]] — "Our Gentle '''Staph'''"
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* [[Thorax Corporation]] — Our Gentle '''Staph'''.
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* Email [[dullard]] — "Dullard has "THE BEST BOSS IN THE WHOLE '''WHIRLED'''."
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* Email [[dullard]] — Dullard has "THE BEST BOSS IN THE WHOLE '''WHIRLED'''."
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* [[Thy Dungeonman 3]] — "A veggie cart dude says, "Visualize '''whirled peas'''."
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* [[Thy Dungeonman 3]] — A veggie cart dude says, "Visualize '''whirled peas'''."
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* [[Stinkoman 20X6]] — "FLASH 7 OR '''HIRE''' REQUIRED."
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* [[Stinkoman 20X6]] — FLASH 7 OR '''HIRE''' REQUIRED.
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* Email [[your funeral]] — Strong Bad is buried in a "'''Coughin''''"
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* Email [[your funeral]] — Strong Bad is buried in a '''Coughin'''.
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* Email [[specially marked]] — "Corn Krunch is "IOWA '''GROAN''';" Chocolate Breakfast Candy Bar Pops are "PART OF THIS '''NEW, TRITIOUS''' BREAKFAST"
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* 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 19:53, 9 June 2008

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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

  • 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.
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