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Often in the [[Homestar Runner universe|Homestar Runner Universe]] a character will use a '''plural noun in a phrase where it would normally be expected to be singular'''. This is particularly used in the context of compound adjectives involving numbers, such as saying "a two-years-old boy" instead of "a two-year-old boy". In addition, this is occasionally done to an '''already plural word''', such as "thems" and "[[Peoples|peoples]]".

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* [[Fluffy Puff Commercial]] (DVD commentary) — Homestar Runner says, "I was an answering machine, this whole '''times'''!"
* [[Main Page 15]] — [[Strong Bad]] says of the Main Page, "It looks like it was done by a two-'''years'''-old boy."
* [[A Decemberween Pageant]] — [[Bubs]] says one of his lines as "50 bag of '''[[Gold|golds]]'''".
* Email [[japanese cartoon]] — Strong Bad says that he saw "one o' '''thems'''" once, referring to a Japanese cartoon.
* Email [[caper]] — Strong Bad recalls setting fire to [[Strong Sad]]'s '''[[Underwear|underwears]]'''.
* Email [[personal favorites]] — Strong Bad says, "My emails are like my '''childrens'''".
* Email [[couch patch]] — One of Strong Bad's rejected [[Compy 386]] commands is "um, this time really print me out a million '''dollars''' bill.nofoolin'".
* [[New Boots]] — Strong Bad says, "But you made my '''underwears''' showing! Everybody knows I don't wear '''underwears'''!"
* Email [[dangeresque 3]] — [[Homestar Runner]], as [[Dangeresque Too]], suggests to ask "this '''passers'''-by" [[Strong Sad]]/[[Hot Tub]].
* [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 11.2]] — Homestar Runner, doing a crossword, asks [[Marzipan]] for "a four-'''letters''' word for censoring a cuss word".
* Email [[virus]] — As Strong Bad laments over his slightly shotgunned computer, he says, "I don't remember your '''names''', Davey!"
* Email [[animal]] — Homestar Runner says, "I say there, Monstrosity! Do you know the '''[[Times|times]]'''?"
* Email [[dreamail]] — The [[Female Lappy 486]] says, "You have one unread '''messages'''."
* [[Bug In Mouth Disease]] — Strong Bad says to Strong Sad, "I just thought you should know that all your '''underwears''' somehow ended up individually priced and labeled in an online auction."
* [[Stinkoman 20X6]] — The [[Stinkomanual]]'s description for the Seeper Mo of [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 7|Level 7]] reads, "[[Stinkoman]] better think [[Seriously|seriously]] about jumping o'er '''thems'''."
* Email [[boring (really)]] — [[Coach Z]] says that "Jorb" is a four-'''letters''' word.
* Email [[bottom 10]] — [[Nibbles]] states that he is "one '''years''' old."
** Also, the [[Limozeen]] song featured in the email is called "Feed the '''Childrens'''".
* Email [[space program]] — The ten-dollar bill has "Ten O' '''Dems'''" written across the top.
** The gold also has a caption reading "THREE O' '''DEMS'''".
* Email [[alternate universe]] — Part of the lyrics to the song at the end is "Let the little '''childrens''' go."
* [[Thy Dungeonman 3]] — the sign at the sandwich shop says "Closed '''Todays'''".
* Email [[senior prom]] — As [[Coach Z]] spikes a bowl of punch with [[Listerine]], he explains, "I'm just lookin' out for all yer '''hygienes'''. Have ya ever talked to one of these kids up close!? Their '''breaths''' is terbirle!"
* [[Decemberween Short Shorts]] — Strong Bad wishes his Tube Socks a [[Decemberween]] "free of '''athletes feet''' and '''toe jams'''".
* Email [[strong badathlon]] — One of the events is called the "Clean and Jerk [[Strong Mad]]'s '''Underwears''' Over His Head".
* Email [[the movies]] — One of the cancelled release dates on the Dangeresque 3 poster is "'''MEMORIALS''' DAY 2005".
* Email [[licensed]] — Homestar claims that despite or perhaps because of the glass-filled Strong Bad piñata, it was still his "best '''birthdays''' ever".
* [[Strong Badia the Free]] — After Strong Bad puts all the Homsartifacts in the pylon and talks to [[Homsar]] in his language, Homsar says, "Why are you talking gibberish? You sound like a two-'''years'''-old boy!"
* [[Sketchbook]] for [[Sketchbook 2009|19 Feb 2009]] — The caption for [[The Gregs|the Gregs]] reads "four o' '''dems'''".
* [[Punkin Show]] — Homestar Runner says, "Our next [[Pumpkins|pumpkin]] may contain material that is unsuitable for '''childrens'''".
* [[The House That Gave Sucky Tricks Teaser]] — Homestar says, "I really like your '''guyses'''' costumes."

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* [[Deliberately Poor English]]
* [[Singular Instead of Plural]]
* [[Peoples]]

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