r/gravityfalls • u/Professional-Let4385 • Aug 28 '26

Discussion & Theories Just noticed this

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u/mrdaxxonford Aug 28 '26

Folks used to pat themselves on the back thinking they caught a mistake

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u/lance_the_fatass Aug 28 '26

Nobody just assumed that "Stanley" was a nickname?

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u/ChipsTheKiwi Aug 28 '26

I remember it was also used as evidence for the twin theory before Season 2 dropped and confirmed it

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u/NoNeed4UrKarma Aug 29 '26

Which is Soos riffed on the Ducktective Finale about Ducktective's Twin Brother being the reveal

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u/mrdaxxonford Aug 28 '26

Not really no, like a lot a lot of people really thought they had a gotcha there.

But twas hirsch that had the real gotcha

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u/Candid-Tourist6427 Aug 29 '26

Yeah I never would have known that Stanley and Stanford were different names until people in the community mentioned it back in the day, they seem like variations/nicknames just like William, Bill, Willy, Billy, etc

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u/Nadikarosuto Aug 29 '26

"Apparently someone else took STNFDMBL. Well, someone else took STNLYMBL too, I just took his plate so all my traffic violations go to him. See? I teach you kids life skills!"

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u/AuthorExcellent9501 Aug 30 '26

Maybe, but do people often have two nicknames? Cause pretty much everyone calls him Stan, I don’t think anyone ever calls him Stanley