[edit] Your doge?
Doge was the title given to the rulers of the Italian city-states of Venice and Genoa.
From: Biz Cas Fri 1
Posted on: 01:16, 12 Aug 2005 (UTC)
Arguments for:
- Doge is a real word with a real definition.
Strong Bad pronounces it correctly.
- Knowing this trivia makes the toon funnier, because it lets the viewer know it's not just a made-up word.
- Doesn't a fun fact mean that It's a fact that may not be related to the topic, when i read this particular one i said to my self, "Oh, that's hilarious, Strong Bad in a pope like get up".. I think it should stay...
Arguments against:
- While this may be true, it is extremely unlikely that this was what TBC were referring to. It is just a misspelling of "dog," and nothing more.
- Even if Strong Bad pronounced it correctly, this wouldn't mean much as it is pronounced the same way as it is written (with the usual rules for a silent e).
- There is no indication given that TBC even know that "doge" is a real word. It doesn't fit the context, and no jokes are made concerning its usage (aside from Homestar's ineptness at spelling "dog.")
- Knowing this random bit of trivia does not enhance the viewer's enjoyment or understanding of this toon. The funniness derives from Homestar's misspelling, not from a reference to the history of Italian city-states.
- Actually, Strong Bad is NOT pronouncing the word correctly! Surprise! Doge the word has a hard J sound, while Doge as Strong Bad says it has a softer "zh" sound - the difference between the sound in "jay" and the sound in "beige".
Additional comments:
- Strong Bad is not implying that Homestar knows what the word means.
- Nor is he implying that he knows what the word means.
- Hey, you never know what unusual words the Brothers Chaps know, and they could just as easily have looked it up.
- Would this fact exist if Homestar called Strong Bad his "man", spelling it "M-A-N-E", while Strong Bad comments on the oddity of being called Homestar's "mane" without making a single joke about the real word? Unlikely. I doubt many people would even assume that Homestar was intentionally calling Strong Bad a scruff of fur around his neck. So how does making the word more obscure make this fact more reasonable?
- A "fun fact" has to be related to the topic in question. Otherwise, it wouldn't make any sense whatsoever.
- Its funnier if HR is just being an idiot, spelling "dog" wrong. Enough said really. Why would HR know what "doge" meant? He wouldn't. He's dumb.
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