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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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* [[Thorax Corporation]] — There are various examples of homophones across the site. The list is as follows:
** "Our Gentle '''Staph'''" ''(Seen on the page of the same name)''
** "[...] we can't '''weight'''!" ''(Seen on the second old pop-up)''
** "Take the '''Rode''' less haggled with LEG DELABOR!" ''(Seen on Leg's "Path's to Total Stardom" page)''
** "We don't want to '''waist''' our time or yours so we'll get '''ride''' to the point. [...] Due to Fedeal Income '''Tacks''' Laws, [...]." ''(Seen on the PROGRAM CONGRATULATION(TM)(R)(C) PRODUKT)''
** "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)''
* [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]] — On the wall behind [[Homestar Runner]] and [[Pom Pom]] in the beginning, there is a picture that reads, "Nice to '''meat''' you". When it zooms in, the picture changes to "'''Lettuce''' pray".
* [[The King of Town DVD]] — The page title for the [[The King of Town DVD Commentary|commentary]] reads "The King of Town '''Common Tation'''".
* [[In Search of the Yello Dello]] — [[Marzipan]]'s watering can reads "'''H2Oh!'''".
** The page title for the [[In Search of the Yello Dello Commentary|commentary]] reads "YELLO-DELLO '''COMMON TATERS'''".
* Email [[guitar]] — [[Strong Bad]] claims he can play some "'''[[Hot Lixx|hott lixx]]'''" on a guitar.
* Email [[dullard]] — [[Dullard]] has "THE BEST BOSS IN THE WHOLE '''WHIRLED'''."
* Email [[mascot]] — The subtitles read "See Gee In You".
* Email [[mile]] — The theme of the prom advertised in the Easter egg is "A '''Knight''' to Remember".
* [[Malloween Commercial]] — Homestar offers the trick-or-treating [[Marshie]] '''CAN D'''.
* Email [[couch patch]] — [[The Poopsmith]] wears a '''[[Has Matt?]]''' suit.
* Email [[colonization]] — The book on the history of [[Strong Badia]] shows the area as "The '''Neu Wirlde'''".
* [[Stinkoman 20X6]] — [[Flash|FLASH]] 7 OR '''HIRE''' REQUIRED. This is also an example of [[Deliberately Poor English|deliberately poor English]].
* [[Stinkomanual]] — In Level 6, the question is posed: "Is it getting warmer in '''hear'''?!?"
* [[HomestarRunner.com: PAY PLUS!]] — A "'''loggin''''" box is located in the top right corner of the screen.
* Email [[garage sale]] — The can of [[Peas|peas]] that [[Senor Cardgage]] buys reads "'''Canopys'''".
* [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 9]] — The glue stick is labeled "'''GLOO''' STICK".
* [[Sick Day]] — Strong Bad's box of tissues is labeled "'''[[Tish, You!]]'''".
* Email [[alternate universe]] — Strong Bad suggests to email sender Jody (who is not a girl) that he can "probably ditch that (not a girl) thing, if you just replaced it with something tough and cool and '''kool''' and '''tuff'''".
* [[Thy Dungeonman 3]] — A veggie cart dude says, "Visualize '''whirled peas'''."
* Email [[coloring]] — After receiving an email from "Ter", Strong Bad begins the response with "Well, Ter," but types "'''Welter'''".
** Marzipan's class is known as "'''[[L.U.R.N.]]'''."
* Email [[strong badathlon]] — The poster for the "Homestar vs. Homestar?" fight says the match is available on '''Paper View'''!
* Email [[your funeral]] — Strong Bad is lying in a "'''Coughin''''".
* Email [[more armies]] — Strong Bad holds up a '''Bro, Sure!''' at his [[On Point Kings]] booth. Inside, it mentions their '''fourfathers'''.
* Email [[bike thief]] — [[Strong Mad]] disguises himself as a textile factory labeled '''BRRLAP'''.
* [[Rap Song]] — Music plays from a '''Mick's''' Tape.
* [[Happy Dethemberween]] — The pamphlets that pop up when Strong Bad says "discount travel packages" are accompanied by a pop-up that says, "'''Lo''', Low Fares!"
** Later, the high pitched singers are singing from book called "'''Hims'''."
* Email [[specially marked]] — [[Breakfast Cereals from Specially Marked|Corn Krunch]] is IOWA '''GROAN''', one box of [[Cereal|cereal]] has '''OH! T'MEEL''' in it, and Chocolate Breakfast Candy Bar Pops are "PART OF THIS '''NEW, TRITIOUS''' BREAKFAST".
* [[videlectrix.com]] ([[videlectrix.com|July 18, 2008]]) — "Videlectrix has been committing to all kinds of '''excellents''' in video gaming."
* [[Most in the Graveyard]] — The page title reads "Ketchup Fountain '''SOUL'd''' Separately".
* [[Dangeresque Roomisode 1: Behind the Dangerdesque]] — Upon entering the [[Smoky Office]], Strong Bad as [[Dangeresque (character)|Dangeresque]] remarks that "that '''warehaus''' was full of action and suspense!"
* [[4 Gregs]] — [[Sci-Fi Greg]] says "halftime" as "'''Halph-[[Thyme]]'''".
* [[Kick-A-Ball|Kick-a-Ball]] — When Strong Bad tells The Cheat to check the Cheaters' Almanac to avoiding stepping on their "cheat toes", The Cheat holds up a bag of '''[[Cheetos|Cheat-toes]]'''.
* [[Where U Goin' 2?]] — The book of "'''Hims'''" reappears.
* Email [[videography]] — Strong Bad uses a '''Seedy Rom''' of unanimated clip art and copyright-free classical music to improve a wedding video.
* [[Flash is Dead!]] — Homestar Runner's dating profile is best viewed with '''[[Netscape|Ned's cape]]''' 1.0 or lower.
* [[The Show: Ween Edition]] — Strong Mad's guess is "right on the money", but "'''write''' on the money" appears on the screen with an animation of writing on money.

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== <span class="mw-headline"> See Also </span> ==

* [[Malapropisms]]
* [[SeeDees]]
* [[Thyme]]

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