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DoktorvonEurotrash Since: Jan, 2001

Nov 16th 2023 at 1:56:19 PM •••

In Homestar Runner, distinctly Apple-inspired computers are branded as Tandy, which, ironically, was an actual real-world computer brand.

Don't see how there's anything "ironic" about it, since the show surely did that intentionally. Leaving that word in for now, since I'm not sure how to improve it.

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DoktorvonEurotrash Since: Jan, 2001

Mar 31st 2024 at 5:25:41 AM •••

And took it out. The sentence still feels a bit off, but I'm not sure how to improve it short of Word of God on the subject.

DoktorvonEurotrash Since: Jan, 2001

Jan 19th 2024 at 1:06:36 PM •••

Don't quite care enough to take this to Image Picking at the moment, but... isn't the image an example of Bland-Name Product instead? Since "Sprawlmart" and "Walmart" are clearly meant to sound similar.

SeptimusHeap MOD (Edited uphill both ways)

Mar 23rd 2021 at 10:50:06 AM •••

Linking to a past Trope Repair Shop thread that dealt with this page: Merge or Repair? Fictional Counterpart vs. Bland Name Product, started by rjung on Oct 29th 2010 at 8:23:03 PM

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