Thyme

Sticker thyme!

Thyme is a plant native to southern Europe that is cultivated as a culinary and medicinal herb. Because "thyme" is pronounced the same as the word "time", the former is often used as a substitute for the latter in cases where "time" would be a more appropriate choice. Strong Bad also says "thyme" in do over, though it is not used as a substitute for "time". In Haunted Photo Booth Teaser, it is used both ways.

Appearances

• Thorax Corporation — The weekly newsletter sign up page includes the phrase, "THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE THYME TO FILL OUT THIS FORM!"
• Email marzipan — Instant messages appear on Strong Bad's Compy 386 that are titled "Message Thyme".
• Teen Girl Squad menu — Cheerleader's shirt reads "party thyme".
• Thy Dungeonman II — Typing "Get Dagger" will result in the message, "Not this thyme, friend."
• Email portrait — A sticker on Strong Mad's macaroni portrait reads "Great Thyme", with a smiling picture of the herb. In the DVD commentary, Matt Chapman mentions that he likes spelling "time" as "thyme".
• Email death metal — Strong Bad opens a video window that is titled "Video Thyme".
• 4 Gregs — When halftime starts, Sci-Fi Greg remarks, "There's a halph-thyme?".
• Haunted Photo Booth Teaser — Strong Bad gives Character 2 a garland of thyme, and remarks that he "gave [him] a thyme"— a reference to Cartoon Characters, the Skills of an Artist from which Character 2 originated.
• Trogdor!! The Board Game — Update #18 of the Kickstarter campaign states that the Homestar Runner meeples can be used in "family funthyme".
• @StrongBadActual posted a drawing entitled "dangeresque: cyberthymez" to Twitter on 7 Nov 2019. A reenactment of the drawing by a fan costumer is later featured in Fan 'Stumes 2020.
• Halloween Hide & Seek — The secret tunnel found behind The King of Town's castle is referred to by the game as "Secret Thyme".

See Also

• Times
• Homophones