History WesternAnimation / SymphonyInSlang

* DieLaughing: Upon returning home, the Hipster is shocked to discover that [[spoiler:his old girlfriend and the old flame she left him for now have too many children to care for and, as a result, are fat and miserable]], and keels over laughing as two undertakers carry him away. This appears to be the only LiteralMetaphor in the cartoon that isn't just Noah Webster being LiteralMinded.

* LaserGuidedKarma: In the end, Mary and the old flame are married, [[spoiler:but end up with a bunch of children to take care of, leaving them both fat and miserable]].

* LiteralMinded: When St. Peter and Noah Webster listening to the Hipster's euphemisms, 50% of the gags are based on Webster taking them at face value, starting with the Hipster being born with a silver spoon in his mouth and seeming to grow up overnight. However, Webster apparently understands that when the Hipster says that Mary had "good-lookin' pins", he is referring to her legs, because he pictures her as having giant safety pins as legs (instead of simply picturing her as having fancy hairpins). Also, he doesn't picture the Hipster as making actual baking "dough" by "punching cattle", so Webster seems to understand that dough is a slang term for money. When the Hipster says that it was "raining cats and dogs", Webster pictures actual rain as well as cats and dogs, so while he believes that actual cats and dogs were involved, he understands that it is also an expression for raining very hard. He also understands that by "letting her hair down", the Hipster is simply referring to Mary undoing the bun that she had her hair in (however, he imagines Mary's hair as being long enough to be let all of the way down to the floor; she is normally shown with her hair coming down no farther than her shoulders). When the Hipster states that Mary "got on her high horse", and that he was "unable to touch her with a 10-foot pole", Webster pictures the horse as having a normal-sized body, but as being 10 feet high at the shoulders. Webster doesn't picture a giant horse, about 36 feet high at the shoulders and therefore 175 tons in weight (in which case, when the Hipster held up his pole, it would have reached no farther than the horse's chest). Based on what Webster is visualizing, the Hipster ''could'' have touched Mary with the 10-foot pole if he'd held the pole a bit higher.
* ManOnFire: Shown when the Hipster talks about Mary going out with an "old flame" (meaning a former boyfriend).

* VisualPun: The other 50% of the gags, the most extreme extremes being when The Hipster is "up against it" (backed up against a giant "IT") and "carrying on" (carrying a large "ON" on his back).

* LiteralMinded: When St. Peter and Noah Webster listening to the Hipster's euphemisms, 50% of the gags are based on Webster taking them at face value, starting with the Hipster being born with a silver spoon in his mouth and seeming to grow up overnight. However, Webster apparently understands that when the Hipster says that Mary had "good-lookin' pins", he is referring to her legs, because he pictures her as having giant safety pins as legs (instead of simply picturing her as having fancy hairpins). Also, he doesn't picture the Hipster as making actual baking "dough" by "punching cattle", so Webster seems to understand that dough is a slang term for money. When the Hipster says that it was "raining cats and dogs", Webster pictures actual rain as well as cats and dogs, so while he believes that actual cats and dogs were involved, he understands that it is also an expression for raining very hard. He also understands that by "letting her hair down", the Hipster is simply referring to Mary undoing the bun that she had her hair in (however, he imagines Mary's hair as being long enough to be let all of the way down to the floor; she is normally shown with her hair coming down no farther than her shoulders). When the Hipster states that Mary "got on her high horse", and that he was "unable to touch her with a 10-foot pole", Webster pictures the horse as having a normal-sized body, but as being 10 feet high at the shoulders. It's strange that Webster doesn't picture a giant horse, about 20 feet high at the shouldersHowever, based on what Webster is visualizing, the Hipster ''could'' have touched Mary with the 10-foot pole if he'd held the pole a bit higher.

* LiteralMinded: 50% of the gags are St. Peter and Noah Webster listening to the Hipster's euphemisms and taking them at face value, starting with him being born with a silver spoon in his mouth and growing up overnight. However, Webster apparently understands that when the Hipster says that Mary had "good-lookin' pins", he is referring to her legs, because he pictures her as having giant safety pins as legs (instead of simply picturing her as having fancy hairpins). Also, he doesn't picture the Hipster as making actual baking "dough" by "punching cattle", so Webster seems to understand that dough is a slang term for money. When the Hipster says that it was "raining cats and dogs", Webster pictures actual rain as well as cats and dogs, so while he believes that actual cats and dogs were involved, he understands that it is also an expression for raining very hard. He also understands that by "letting her hair down", the Hipster is simply referring to Mary undoing the bun that she had her hair in.

* DieLaughing: Upon returning home, the Hipster is shocked to discover that [[spoiler:his old girlfriend and the old flame she left him for now have too many children to care for and, as a result, are fat and miserable]], and keels over laughing as two undertakers carry him away. This appears to be the only LiteralMetaphor in the cartoon that isn't just Noah Webster being LiteralMinded.

* ManOnFire: Shown when the hipster talks about Mary going out with an "old flame" (meaning a former boyfriend).

* BigEater: Mary, as the Hipster says she "ate like a horse".

* BlackComedy: After leaving his girlfriend, the Hipster goes to [[DrowningMySorrows the local malt shop]], where a bunch of guys are "hanging around" (one of whom [[SuicideAsComedy by a noose]]).

-->"What's cooking? How's tricks?" My, what a strange language you bring from the earth.
-->'''Saint Peter'''

* LiteralMinded: 50% of the gags are St. Peter and Noah Webster listening to the Hipster's euphemisms and taking them at face value, starting with him being born with a silver spoon in his mouth and growing up overnight. However, Webster apparently understands that when the Hipster says that Mary had "good-lookin' pins", he is referring to her legs, because he pictures her as having giant safety pins as legs (instead of simply picturing her as having fancy hairpins). Also, he doesn't picture the Hipster as making actual baking dough by "punching cattle", so Webster seems to understand that dough is a slang term for money. When the Hipster says that it was "raining cats and dogs", Webster pictures actual rain as well as cats and dogs, so while he believes that actual cats and dogs were involved, he understands that it is also an expression for raining very hard. He also understands that by "letting her hair down", the Hipster is referring to Mary undoing the bun that she had her hair in (again, it is strange that he doesn't picture her with fancy hairpins).

* LiteralMinded: 50% of the gags are St. Peter and Noah Webster listening to the Hipster's euphemisms and taking them at face value, starting with him being born with a silver spoon in his mouth and growing up overnight. However, Webster apparently understands that when the Hipster says that Mary had "good-lookin' pins", he is referring to her legs, because he pictures her as having giant safety pins as legs (instead of simply picturing her as having fancy hairpins).

* BlackComedy: After leaving his girlfriend, the Hipster goes to [[DrowningMySorrows the local malt shop]], where a bunch of guys are "hanging around". One of whom [[SuicideAsComedy by his neck]].

* DieLaughing: Upon returning home, the Hipster is shocked to discover that [[spoiler:his old girlfriend and the old flame she left him for now have too many children to care for and, as a result, are fat and miserable]], and keels over laughing as two undertakers carry him away. This appears to be the only LiteralMetaphor in the cartoon that isn't just St. Peter being LiteralMinded.

* IdiotBall: Noah Webster would naturally have a problem understanding 1951 slang, but a good number of the sight gags (such as “I carried on” and “he drew a gun on me”) should be pretty obvious. Especially for the creator of the modern dictionary.

* LiteralMinded: 50% of the gags are St. Peter and Noah Webster listening to the Hipster's euphemisms and taking them at face value, starting with him being born with a silver spoon in his mouth and growing up overnight.

-->"What's cooking? How's tricks?" My what a strange language you bring from the earth.

A recently deceased hipster arrives in heaven, but because he speaks in [[TotallyRadical broad euphemisms]], St. Peter has some trouble recording his life story, so he takes him to see the creator of the dictionary, Noah Webster. The result is seven straight minutes of a [[HurricaneOfPuns hurricane full of]] {{literal metaphor}}s and {{visual pun}}s.

A recently deceased hipster arrives in heaven, but because he speaks in [[TotallyRadical broad euphemisms]], St. Peter has some trouble recording his life story. The result is seven straight minutes of a [[HurricaneOfPuns hurricane full of]] {{literal metaphor}}s and {{visual pun}}s.

A recently deceased hipster arrives in heaven, but because he speaks in [[TotallyRadical broad euphemisms]], St. Peter has some trouble recording his life story. The result is seven straight minutes of {{literal metaphor}}s, and {{visual pun}}s.