Unusual Greetings

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Homestar weclomes trick-or-treaters

Sometimes the various characters use unusual greetings. They bear resemblance to conventional greetings, usually with just a different spelling.

[edit] Weclome

Weclome ladies/girls

Email 2 emails — The welcome banner for the Ladies' Choice Awards says "weclome ladies/girls".
Malloween Commercial — Homestar Runner's doormat reads "weclome".
Pulse Interview - May 2004 — Pulse interviews the Videlectrix CEO (Matt Chapman in disguise), who greets them with a hearty "Weclome!"
Weclome Back — The toon is titled with this misspelling.
Strong Sad's Severed Soolnds — Strong Bad greets the viewers this way in this episode of Skills of an Artist. This is the first time it has been said out loud outside of the DVD commentary for Weclome Back.

"helscome my dating prolif."

Homestar Runner's Website — Homestar greets the reader with "helscome my website".
Tis True, Pom Pom, Tis True (DVD commentary) — Matt Chapman says "helscome" while quoting Homestar Runner's Website.
Flash is Dead! (Easter egg) — Homestar Runner's Website has been turned into a "dating prolif", so this word appears again.
Disk 4 of 12 - Vampire's Castle — The Powered by The Cheat illustration of the rusty door has a mat in front of the door that reads "HELSCOME".

"Oh Haldo!"

Peasant's Quest — Mendelev has Rather Dashing tell Dongolev "haldo".
Peasant's Quest Movie Trailer — Mendelev and Dongolev greet Rather Dashing using "haldo".
Quote of the Week — If there is a problem finding the weeklies.xml file, a soundless Quote of the Week will appear, with Homestar greeting you this way.
Trogdor!! The Board Game Rulebook EP — The Bigg Nife song The Archer, which is about Mendelev and Dongolev, features the word "haldo" in its lyrics.

Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 5.0 — Strong Bad, acting as a British constable, erroneously uses the valediction "cheerio" as a greeting.
Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 13.2 — The Homestar Runner's message starts with the greeting "hi-low".
Email alternate universe — Vector Strong Bad greets Strong Bad with "HELLOTE". Given Vector Strong Bad's nature, this is probably an instance of Engrish.
Email diorama (Easter egg) — In an advertisement for Air Cardgage shoes, Senor Cardgage greets the viewer with the portmanteau "helloquialism".