Lowercase i's

From Homestar Runner Wiki

(Difference between revisions)
Jump to: navigation, search
(touching up)
(Appearances (excluding Strong Bad's handwriting))
Line 15: Line 15:
*[[Where's The Cheat]] — In the opening credits, it says "'''i'''t's called: Where's The Cheat?".
*[[Where's The Cheat]] — In the opening credits, it says "'''i'''t's called: Where's The Cheat?".
*Email [[the bird]] — The word W'''i'''TH inside the [[:Image:sevenet7.png|email]] itself.
*Email [[the bird]] — The word W'''i'''TH inside the [[:Image:sevenet7.png|email]] itself.
 +
*Email [[weird dream]] &mash; Strong Bad once again didn't capitalize the '''i''', this time in [[Tangerine Dreams|The Cheat's computer]].
*[[Malloween Commercial]] — Homestar's shirt reads "This '''i'''S my costume!"
*[[Malloween Commercial]] — Homestar's shirt reads "This '''i'''S my costume!"
*Email [[mile]] — Homestar holds up a sign that says "I ♥ COOT'''i'''ES".
*Email [[mile]] — Homestar holds up a sign that says "I ♥ COOT'''i'''ES".

Revision as of 14:35, 15 June 2019

A little out of place
Uppercase I's and lowercase i's

In many instances of text in the Homestar Runner body of work, lowercase i's appear where they normally wouldn't. This subtle quirk originated with Strong Bad's handwriting; the capital i of the font used (AhnbergHand) looks like a lowercase i, so any time Strong Bad needs to write one, it appears as if it were lowercase. The most well-known instance is in dragon, where he labels his drawing TROGDOR the BURNiNATOR, although in this case he does actually use a capital i. Strong Bad's handwriting can also be seen throughout every issue of Teen Girl Squad. Over time, Strong Bad's handwriting was used more and more, and the lowercase i was seen more frequently. Gradually, this idiosyncrasy crossed over to the other fonts featured on the website. It soon became evident that The Brothers Chaps decided to make most uppercase i's lowercase, no matter what font was being used, as an inside joke.

In looking old, Bubs states, "Well, I've been noticing how kids love anything with a lowercase 'i' in front of it" and posts a sign at his concession stand advertising "iTems". Rather than an instance of this particular running gag, where a lowercase "i" is inserted into an entirely capitalized word, Bubs is instead making a joke about the popularity of such Apple products as the iPod, iMac, iBook, and the iPhone.

Appearances (excluding Strong Bad's handwriting)

Variations

Personal tools