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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.
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| - | == Appearances ==
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| - | *[[Thorax Corporation]] — There are various examples of homophones across the site. The list is as follows:
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| - | **"Our Gentle '''Staph'''" ''(Seen on the page of the same name)''
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| - | **"[...] we can't '''weight'''!" ''(Seen on the second old pop-up)''
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| - | **"Take the '''Rode''' less haggled with LEG DELABOR!" ''(Seen on Leg's "Path's to Total Stardom" page)''
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| - | **"We don't want to '''waist''' our time or yours so we'll get '''ride''' to the point." ''(Seen on the PROGRAM CONGRATULATION(TM)(R)(C) PRODUKT)''
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| - | **"The water cooler just down the hall from my ofice-cubikle provides me now with great sustenance and '''pried'''." ''(Seen on Sted Delabor's page)''
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| - | *[[The King of Town DVD]] — The page title for the [[The King of Town DVD Commentary|commentary]] reads "The King of Town '''Common Tation'''".
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| - | *[[In Search of the Yello Dello]] — Marzipan's watering can reads "'''H2Oh!'''"
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| - | **The page title for the [[In Search of the Yello Dello Commentary|commentary]] reads "YELLO-DELLO '''COMMON TATERS'''".
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| - | *Email [[dullard]] — [[Dullard]] has "THE BEST BOSS IN THE WHOLE '''WHIRLED'''."
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| - | *[[Malloween Commercial]] — Homestar offers the trick-or-treating Marshie '''CAN D'''.
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| - | *Email [[couch patch]] — The Poopsmith wears a '''[[Has Matt?]]''' suit.
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| - | *Email [[colonization]] — The book on the history of Strong Badia shows the area as "The '''Neu Wirlde'''".
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| - | *[[Stinkoman 20X6]] — FLASH 7 OR '''HIRE''' REQUIRED. This is also an example of [[Deliberately Poor English|deliberately poor English]].
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| - | *Email [[garage sale]] — The can of peas that [[Senor Cardgage]] buys reads "'''Canopys'''."
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| - | *[[Sick Day]] — Strong Bad's box of tissues is labeled "'''Tish, You!'''"
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| - | *[[Thy Dungeonman 3]] — A veggie cart dude says, "Visualize '''whirled peas'''."
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| - | *Email [[coloring]] — Marzipan's class is known as "'''[[L.U.R.N.]]'''."
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| - | *Email [[strong badathlon]] — The poster for the "Homestar vs. Homestar?" fight says the match is available on '''Paper View'''!
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| - | *Email [[your funeral]] — Strong Bad is buried in a "'''Coughin''''".
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| - | *Email [[more armies]] — Strong Bad holds up a '''Bro, Sure!''' at his [[On Point Kings]] booth. Inside, it mentions their '''fourfathers'''.
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| - | *[[Rap Song]] — Music plays from a '''Mick's''' Tape.
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| - | *[[Happy Dethemberween]] — The high pitched singers are singing from book called "'''Hims'''."
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| - | *Email [[specially marked]] — Corn Krunch is IOWA '''GROAN''', one box of cereal has '''OH! T'MEEL''' in it, and Chocolate Breakfast Candy Bar Pops are "PART OF THIS '''NEW, TRITIOUS''' BREAKFAST".
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| - | *[[Most in the Graveyard]] — The page title reads "Ketchup Fountain '''SOUL'd''' Separately".
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| - | *[[Dangeresque Roomisode 1: Behind the Dangerdesque]] — Upon entering the [[Smoky Office]], Strong Bad as [[Dangeresque]] remarks that "that '''warehaus''' was full of action and suspense!"
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| - | *[[4 Gregs]] — [[Sci-Fi Greg]] says "halftime" as "'''Halph-[[Thyme]]'''".
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| - | *[[Kick-a-Ball]] — When Strong Bad asks The Cheat to check the Cheaters' Almanac to avoiding stepping on their "cheat toes", The Cheat holds up a bag of '''[[Wikipedia:Cheetos|Cheat-toes]]'''.
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| - | *[[Where U Goin' 2?]] — The book of "'''Hims'''" reappears.
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| - | == See Also ==
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| - | *[[SeeDees]]
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| - | *[[Thyme]]
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| - | [[Category:Word running gags]]
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