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"Trope Of The Day II: Our Troperiffic (Second) Century."
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1. "#101" |
Because in the history of western animation, just about no one has ever thought to themselves 'Why is that bush following me?' Okay, one pony got freaked out by a trotting haystack, but the straw pile was wearing Groucho glasses at the time. http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MobileShrubbery And then you have the Get Smart example where one cardboard box was being shadowed by another cardboard box...
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2. "Ineffable..." |
... effable, effanineffable, deep & inscrutable, singular random button.
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5. "#102" |
Oh, this piece? Right off the shelf at Nordstrom. A perfect fit, as always. And look at the jacket! Yes, I know the label looks a little off, but that's because I met the designer when she was still doing them by hand, all the way back at her second street fair. I'm proud to say I knew her from before her win on Project Runway, which was a natural for her: so much experience and talent... That one? Well, after I saw it on the world's most popular supermodel last spring, I had to have one for myself: the only challenge was in beating everyone else to the store. See how well it contours? Sure, I know I don't technically need this much of a wardrobe, but the sheer pleasure of wearing all these beautiful pieces that work as if they were made just for me more than justifies it. Can you imagine if I had to get all this personally done instead of just pulling my size? How strange would that be? http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WorldOfBuxom ...and this? Would you believe some idiot put this on clearance?
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6. "RE: #102" |
LAST EDITED ON 05-21-12 AT 02:39 PM (EST)Big breasts are sexy. Little breasts are just as sexy, really. What really matters, though, is the proximity of those breasts to my hands eyes. And whether or not they are tied up with ribbons. 
(But I swear, those Anime girls said they were 18. And surely some of the blame goes to the artist).
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8. "#103" |
Someone has wronged you. But they apologized for it. And that's the important thing, really. Anyone could make a mistake, even one as colossally stupid and arrogant as theirs. That kind of monumental hubris comes along all the time. Just because it personally and permanently destroyed everything you were working for doesn't mean you can't just take -- them -- back...... ...right after you do this one little thing. *!POW!* http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MyFistForgivesYou Much better.
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9. "#104" |
Alfred Hitchcock was a trope namer -- the official designation-applier of the MacGuffin: the object everyone in the plot is after. It may be valuable, contain secrets, have magical or super-science powers, or maybe it's just the family heirloom that determines who gets to hold the throne, but by the gawds, if you are in this story, you are after the MacGuffin. Or worse, you have it. And everyone else knows it.But -- sometimes you get to chase the dead horse. The object everyone's after? Is worthless. In fact. calling it garbage is an insult to litter. Take the thing and two bucks and you'll have $1.98 because your possessing it devalued everything else you were carrying. You have totally wasted your time. And unless you can convince the pack that they in turn are wasting their own, they will still be trying to kill you. Congratulations. You are the proud owner of the http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MockGuffin?from=Main.GoldenHelmetOfMambrino and you really, really wish you weren't... Most Big Brother twist items work out like this.
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17. "#110" |
So you're working on some sort of series. And it occurs to you that your sales and viewership might peak a bit if you introduced a gay character. (In the States, this is mostly from people buying your work pre-burning, but as long as you've got their money...) There's just one problem: you need that character now. Well, maybe two problems. You're also kind of lazy. Creating characters is hard. Why do you have to go through all the effort of whipping up a brand new sentient being? Isn't there some easier way to work? You've got so many established characters already, and they were enough of a problem to start with. Life would be so much simpler for you if one of the old hands abruptly went against everything you've ever written about them, from dating life to bedroom activity and that one time on the roof, and out of totally @#$%ing nowhere revealed they were actually -- -- hmmm... http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SuddenlySexuality (Oh, and that character not rather more sensibly being bisexual? Completely different trope. Which you are also too lazy to use.)
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19. "RE: #110" |
The phasing storyline issue (they fall in through the ceiling and leave via the walls) is one of the main reasons I don't watch Glee. The whole series feels like the writers have a six-second memory and assume the viewers are working with three.
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20. "RE: #110" |
I felt like the initial series was OK. Nothing special, but kept me interested. The second season felt like a parody of the first, which was why I barely watched the last season (Sue's heel-face turn was a huge WTH moment, though).
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21. "#111" |
Quick riddle: what is it that pulls in anyone who gets within a certain distance, is inevitably fatal without miraculous aid, has arguably claimed more victims in fiction than in life, and doesn't even remotely work the way writers tell you it does?So tempted to say 'Religion?' here... Black hole? Close. But no, this is found on Earth. In fact, if a hack so desires, it will be in your backyard. What if I threw in a really convenient vine? Light just went on, didn't it? Because one of those things we can nearly all agree on (unless you're about to put it in someone's backyard) is that http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/QuicksandSucks Generally with a strength of 3.8 Harrisons.
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23. "#112" |
LAST EDITED ON 05-31-12 AT 06:58 AM (EST)http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MedievalMorons Basically, this one claims that not only are the majority of people found in this era going to be stupid, anyone attempting anything resembling thought during the Dark Ages is going to be punished for it, as in: 1152 A.D. Peasant: "I have discovered crop rotation! Our lands will no longer turn barren!" Church: "BURN THE WITCH!" Then again... 2012 A.D. Scientist: "I have discovered stem cell regeneration! All those with lost limbs and organs will be whole again!" Church: "BURN THE WITCH!" Oh, so that's what they mean by traditional values...
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24. "#133 (Games)" |
LAST EDITED ON 06-01-12 AT 07:44 AM (EST)http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ExtraTurn It doesn't get much more basic than that. You go, and then you go again. And if the rules are broken, again and again and again...
ETA: Yes, I see the unfixable sleepy-typo and I'm aware this is actually #113. Apparently my subconscious took a few extra turns of its own. And didn't bother telling anyone else.
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26. "RE: #133 (Games)" |
Extra turn by accident versus extra turn by deliberate player intent? If you can roll doubles on purpose, there are things you should be doing away from Monopoly. And Vegas will hate every one of them.
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27. "RE: #133 (Games)" |
Easily taken advantage of in Pokemon...Togekiss used Thunder Wave! Opponent is paralyzed! It can't move! Togekiss used Air Slash! Opponent flinched! Togekiss used Air Slash! Opponent flinched! Togekiss used Air Slash! Opponent fainted! Repeat until everyone dies.
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28. "RE: #133 (Games)" |
At least you didn't accidentally send everyone back in time possibly causing a history rewrite.
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30. "RE: #114 (Reality TV)" |
I was totally expecting todays trope to be something about the end of a very long quest for something finally coming to an end.
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06-02-12, 11:16 AM (EST)
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31. "RE: #114 (Reality TV)" |
I think Johnny Carson may have been responsible for introducing us to this when he tortured us with Tiny Tim.
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32. "RE: #114 (Reality TV)" |
I remember reading about the Marx Brothers doing a parody of this (one-reeler promo, not part of a movie) where they were, one by one, auditioning for a talent agent with the exact same song. Which included Harpo's attempt. (Simon would approve. Or not.) So for video capture, this goes back farther than most people might think.As the trope listing notes, this also turned up in comics around the 60s with the Legion Of Super Heroes, who always held open auditions to try and find new members. And they always got people who couldn't quite make the cut. Admittedly, they were horrible judges a lot of the time -- tossing away someone who could create sub-zero cold zones was not their best collective idea -- but some of the prospects were beyond suspect. The one who always stuck in my head from seeing the collections was Arm Fall Off Boy. No, he did not have the power to make an opponent's arms fall off. That would have been interesting, if a little bit one-way. He had the power to make his own arm fall off at the shoulder. One arm. And then he'd pick it up with his surviving arm and beat you with it. He did not make the second round. No idea if the thing ever reattached.
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06-02-12, 11:49 AM (EST)
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33. "RE: #114 (Reality TV)" |
Like most things, it probably goes back to the Greeks.
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06-02-12, 12:04 PM (EST)
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35. "RE: #114 (Reality TV)" |
Were they known for having their arms fall off?
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06-03-12, 01:53 AM (EST)
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38. "RE: #114 (Reality TV)" |
Arm-Fall-Off Boy tries on a Legion flight ring
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42. "RE: #114 (Reality TV)" |
You know the worst part? Legion flight rings are triggered by willpower. His arm has a mind of its own. And it's trying to get away from him.
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43. "#116" |
Let's say you're playing a video game where your character has to defuse a bomb. And the bad guy announces that the explosives are on the ground floor of the building. You? Are on the top. Eighty stories up. The elevators are out, the stairs are crammed with mooks, you can't improvise a rappel right now, and there's thirty minutes on the countdown. You'll have to fight your way to street level, floor by floor. In thirty minutes. So your character fights. Locates some powerups. Changes body armor a few times. Checks out the bathrooms. Reads dozens of interoffice memos to learn how the bomb plot came to be. Searches for those elusive Collect 'Em All game stamps. Stops to heal up a few times. Receives skill training (between floors). Over six hours of actual game play. And when you finally reach the bottom? The timer will read 00:10. In fact, you could have gone down to the second floor, then climbed all the way back up to see if there was anything you missed, gone into the cafeteria, cooked for every last mook, received your certified culinary institute diploma, then headed back down via chewing your way through the ceilings and there still would have been 00:10 left on the timer. So go ahead and http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TakeYourTime because the bomb will wait. And besides, you really wanted to learn how to make your own croissants.
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LAST EDITED ON 06-05-12 AT 05:40 AM (EST)So why would anyone want to drink at a wretched hive of scum and villainy? Well... They have the best drink selection inhumanely available. No one ever waters the booze. Customer satisfaction is Job One And Only. There has never been a shortchanged customer in the history of the bar, and you know this (plus all of the above) for a fact because the bar is still standing. Think about it. http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BadGuyBar And everybody knows your name. Because it was on the Hall Of Wanted Poster Fame when you walked in.
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51. "#119" |
Most murders (of the private grudge, no-state-sanction variety) don't work well in public. Not many killers want witnesses. A few of them may wish to avoid collateral damage. Pretty much all of them would like to avoid being criticized on their technique. For the most part, the actual act murder winds up as a private event between killer and victim, with any invitations issued posthumously. But sometimes, a killer wants spectacle. In fact, for this trope, you want cheering. Rally music. People clapping rhythmically in time to your stabs. In fact, what you're trying for is to have fifty thousand witnesses to your act, none of whom know what happened. Only one thing to do. http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TakeMeOutAtTheBallGame Bonus points for championships.
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53. "RE: #119" |
Can't happen. You'll never get 50,000 people into the building.
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55. "#120 (Every beer commercial ever.)" |
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TestosteronePoisoningExcessive use of 'male traits' (violence, shouting, muscle poses) played for laughs. Also known as most of MTV's programming, all of Spike's, about a third of the Tea Party, half the contents of your average bar, and nearly every man on any given beach. Only they're not in on the joke. In fact, if you go by advertising, Traditional Values, and military recruiters, this is what every man on the planet is supposed to act like. And what most of the teenage editions spend at least a year actively trying for. *covers eyes* Don't make me look.
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57. "RE: #120 (Every beer commercial ever.)" |
I'm guessing a Google search for 'testosterone poisoning testicle removal' would turn up about a hundred radical feminist blogs.
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61. "#121" |
"You want an answer? Here's the only one you're ever going to have: there are no answers. The bad guy gets away, the victim doesn't even have the dignity of a name to be buried under, the cops are demoted for not solving the crime, the media gets the investigation budget cut by forty percent, and whoever cared spends the rest of their life ripping themselves apart because they couldn't do anything. Your prize for going through all this crap is a void you'll never fill. And every time you miss a resolution from now on, that void is going to get bigger. Eventually, it'll swallow you. And if you're lucky, just before it happens, there won't be enough left of you to notice."http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheUnsolvedMystery "Welcome to the long suicide."
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62. "RE: #121" |
Some of these just have great names, like the referenced and related trope "Karma Houdini".
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65. "#123 (actual person)" |
This has been known to happen. When you're very well-known, have a number of myths existing around you, and happen to be in the public domain, enough writers may wind up putting their own spin on you to turn you into your very own semi-trope. The site has some celebrities and personages troped out with everything that applies, sure -- but when the person becomes the story element, they've crossed the line.And this guy had already crossed so many. http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RasputinTheMadMonk (He also happens to be a trope namer, but it's not the kind of thing you'd really want to be remembered for.)
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66. "RE: #123 (actual person)" |
Rasputin's picture, from the TV Tropes website:
Caption: Russia's greatest love machine!
Notice the size of his hands. There's another trope in there, somewhere. Also, is there not a resemblance to:
 ? Maybe they didn't kill Anastasia, and maybe they didn't kill Rasputin. The Mad Monk Love Machine lives on!
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69. "RE: #123 (actual person)" |
We'll see how you feel about that after you hit the rinse cycle.
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70. "#124" |
There are worlds where, for young women of a certain personality and determination, learning magic seems to take about five minutes.Unfortunately, those are the same worlds where learning the meaning of the words 'property damage' takes about twenty years. http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BlackMagicianGirl Note that nothing about this trope automatically indicates evil. This generally represents someone who has just been given a very large hammer and has not figured out the rest of the world isn't composed of nails. They may be friendly. Some of them are genuinely nice people. But misplace their coat in the cloakroom and any tip they leave tends to explode. Serve them inferior food and they'll serve you superior fireballs. And you see that two-mile crater over there? That's where that last pickpocket used to operate. The proper response to having one of them coming to save you is turning to the evil forces conquering your land to negotiate the terms of your surrender, because at least the evil forces might leave something standing. They're here to help you. For a very painful definition of 'help'.
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73. "RE: #125 (religion)" |
Another Charlie Sheen bashing thread? If it must be, it must be.
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LAST EDITED ON 06-14-12 AT 05:55 AM (EST)So let's say you've recently had cause to swear off doing or having something. Say, sex. Sure, that'll work. And as soon as you make the vow, potential sexual partners start to -- materialize. In fact, you can't open a door without finding someone desirable on the other side. And not only are these people you would want to have sex with, every last one of them? Wants to have sex with you. Sometimes in groups. And the more you explain that you are sworn not to have sex right now, the more they desire you, because now you're forbidden fruit and they're trying to get you to eat your own apple. And the longer you go on and stick to your vow, the more of these people show up, to the point where you finally throw yourself into the local equivalent of a religious celibacy retreat and find out this is the day their deity personally descended to ground level to give just one more commandment: Screw Any Eligible Person You See, Starting With The One Who Just Walked In. Because as we all know, http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ColdTurkeysAreEverywhere (By the way, it only works if you mean it.)
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81. "RE: #128 (music)" |
Heavy metal music is a con invented by neck trauma doctors.
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82. "RE: #128 (music)" |
Overweight paranormals are a separate topic. That's no excuse for omitting "Hot Patootie."
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88. "RE: #130" |
That's the first time I've ever heard of a girl flirting with a man's eyelids. Talk about your focused fetish...
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90. "#131" |
Our first from the paranormal ability field is one of the most dangerous. Any power can be threatening under the right circumstances, but this one can get just about anyone in any given setting. All its possessor needs is patience -- and nightfall.http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DreamWeaver In the right milleu, there are ways in which this is scarier than telepathy. Many telepaths have to do a lot of digging to sort through the mind's slightly scrambled filing system: surface thoughts are easy, deeper stuff requires an expedition and several hours of non-stop effort. In this state, your mind is making the links for the observer's benefit and will happily do so all night. And pretty much everyone's vulnerable. Not remembering your dreams doesn't mean you don't have dream. Subconscious influences, outright hypnosis, phobia creation, getting at your traumas -- it's all available. And as for direct damage -- do the words 'falling forever' mean anything to you? Sweet dreams. But for who?
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93. "RE: #132 (universal)" |
Answering questions does seem to be their weak suit.
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94. "#113" |
If your characters visit the Statue Of Liberty, that's potentially kind of interesting.If they have a fight there, you've got potential. If they engineer the statue into a giant robot which steps off the island, walks into Manhattan, and starts kicking enemy rear, you have just entered the realm of the http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WeaponizedLandmark Also, there's a good chance they're awesome. Or really cheesy. One of those.
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LAST EDITED ON 06-22-12 AT 06:40 AM (EST)'So before we go out there and announce NBC's new fall schedule, I thought I'd say a few words of encouragement. Yes, I know the only remotely successful shows we have are aging faster than Ryan Seacrest's portrait, and most of them have at most two years to go. Sure, we went and canceled the only viewer-luring drama we've created in the last five years just because the people watching it had finished puberty. Maybe we haven't had a reality show stick since reality television was created. And we do seem to keep shelving anything people like while renewing the single most reviled comedy of the past decade. It's true that we've put all our sports eggs into the giant jingoistic basket that we'll turn the Olympics into and we don't have any cash left to bribe people into letting the Americans win every event. And yes, we've descended as a network to the point where we are now getting our asses regularly kicked by the History Channel. But we're still NBC, and we're going to go out there and announce a completely-new fall schedule. And you know why we're going to do that?' http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GoYeHeroesGoAndDie 'Because twelve months from now, after all those series are canceled, we're going to have to do it again!'
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101. "#135" |
And then one day, a female agent took a stiletto heel right through the eardrum...http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ShoePhone This is any mundane object concealing spy tech. The trope being named after one of the least effective versions ever can be blamed directly on Take A Wild Guess for putting the idea in the public's collective head. Obviously defictionalized as any trope gets, with some fun Real Life examples on the list. Don't bang that pen against the desk: it might go off. By the way, stiletto heels? Are lethal all by themselves.
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106. "RE: Although not a 'sequel' per se" |
They never did explain the bloody foreheads, did they?
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107. "Worf's reaction" |
... was far better than any explanation IMHO.
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109. "RE: #138 (you've done it) " |
LAST EDITED ON 06-26-12 AT 05:53 AM (EST)Applies to a number of things in my house, especially those that were handed down to me from my parents. - Refrigerator door won't close fully? Open the door a few inches and slam it shut. Then push with all your strength. If all else fails, prop a chair against the door. - Old Sanyo radio from my father's bachelor years won't play? Lift up the left side two inches from the table and drop. Usually works. If not, you really can't blame the makers--it's ten years older than I am. - TV, which again, is older than I am. It's so old you can only program 14 channels into it, with each channel represented by a button on the TV panel. Surprisingly, the remote still works quite well, requiring just a little shake from time to time. I also used to have an Action Replay that had to be jiggled a little bit for it to work. Just pop it out of the console, blow into the slot, and very carefully slide it back in while tilting the DS slightly to the left.
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124. "RE: #138 (you've done it) " |
If that was a line from the cook on "2 broke Girls", it would have a whole different meaning.
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112. "RE: #138 (you've done it) " |
I'm trying to get an exact mental picture on this. Would the coins get stuck in the chute and you knew where to hit the machine in order to finish the trip to the internal collection area and release the soda -- or could you make them fall all the way through into the coin return box while still paying off in drink?
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116. "#139 (music)" |
Say, what's the name of that song called Teenage Wasteland?Yes, it's a trick question. On a couple of levels. http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RefrainFromAssuming This is a trope just about all but the most knowledgeable listeners have been guilty of: when you hear an emphasized part of the song and decide it has to be the title -- but the composer had other ideas. (Look down the example list. You will probably find your own misassumption before hitting the end of the page.) The various search engines have made it easier to pin down titles and a truly forgiving ongoing music seller will allow you to hit the right song via the common mistake, but it's still a great way to look like an idiot in the record shop of your choice. Which admittedly is the main reason people wind up in record shops.
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118. "RE: #139 (music)" |
So on a scale of one to ten for 'massively stoned', you were...?
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119. "#140 (Westerner confuser.)" |
Unless you've been to Japan or understand a lot about Eastern wealth and Zen garden design, the following trope name will make no sense whatsoever.http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheThingThatGoesDoink If, however, you fulfill either condition or have been in the presence of one, the trope name will make perfect sense. And if you paid a feng shui expert $1200 to tell you how badly you needed one, you may find their head also goes *doink*. As often as you want it to. Now that's Zen.
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126. "RE: #140 (Westerner confuser.)" |
I've seen a lot of these in the anime I used to watch. Never really figured out that it was a "status symbol" (or a deer-chaser for that matter). I always thought that this was some kind of timer that was used when someone was meditating.
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127. "#141 " |
There is no such thing as a stripper name: let's clear that up right now. Yes, there are names more likely to be found in clubs than others, but they're stage names, applied because you don't want your real ID totally out there and media-trained people think all those monikers are supposed to sound a certain way, so they keep repeating. In real life, giving your child a name ending in 'i' does not increase the odds of her becoming an ecdysiast. (And if it did, what are you so afraid of? Especially in this economy.) Unless she goes into the field just because people keep telling her she has to, in which case, you really should have raised more of a free thinker. However, in reel life, Names Can Be Destiny. And if you happen to be in the metahuman/paranormal section, Names Can Also Be The Powers You Eventually Wind Up With. If you have something which would sound at least vaguely ironic as a secret identity, the universe will bend over backwards to make sure you wind up with an ability set to match. After all, very few people get four robotic tentacles grafted to their bodies just because everyone kept telling them they should. Mostly for a lack of graftable robotic tentacles. So step over here and meet http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/StevenUlyssesPerhero Don't read too many of the examples at once. The pain builds up faster than you might think. Pity the Real Life examples -- except when they brought it on themselves. Doctor Doom, indeed.
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129. "You know what time it is in the States?" |
It is way too gawdsdamn early to figure out how the @#$$ I'm supposed to pronounce that.
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136. "RE: His name eludes me" |
I'd horsewhip you if I had a horse.
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134. "RE: #142" |
I'd like to see the writers of "The Big Bang Theory" do something with this. Obviously Sheldon would be hilarious, but interesting possibilities exist for the other cast members as well.
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139. "#144 (Throwback)" |
Let's say you're female, heterosexual, and you have a good job. In fact, you have a fast track position which may eventually lead to running the whole thing. And along comes a man. You like this man. You could love him. You might even be considering marriage. But this guy has made it very clear that you can have him, or you can have the fast track. Because he is man, hear him roar, but most especially hear him whine and twitch in the corner because he cannot stand the thought of living with someone more successful and wealthy than he. Besides, if you're working, then who's going to clean the house? Certainly not he. Yes, it's just another case of http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CareerVersusMan and in stories, guess which usually wins. You're a fast-track career woman. And yet you don't have the brains to dump a sexist idiot.
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141. "#145 (mostly comics)" |
Let me know if this one sound familiar: a supervillain has decided to draw the hero out and do so on his terms. No random confrontations, getting pulled into a trap by the spandex contingent, or having your headquarters infested by a horrible case of capes. Instead, the villain is going to bring the hero to him, luring future victim of choice into a specially-designed area which will give the bad guy the advantage, especially after he presses the Kill Idiot Instantly button. And what is the single best way to ensure the hero will show up even when he knows it's going to be a fatal trap?Take hostages. Either the good guy shows up or innocents die. How can he refuse? So you capture a number of flashbulbs (use once, throw away) and wait for the hero to come. Only he doesn't show up. And keeps not showing up no matter how many revised deadlines you throw out. And it's not because he suddenly stopped caring, he's out of town (which no villain ever considers), or someone took him down on the way to the playdate. Because he's already there. And he can't do a thing. What you've got -- completely unawares -- is just another case of http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BruceWayneHeldHostage Congratulations, genius: you just grabbed the secret identity. And you will never, ever figure it out, because the hero is going to be running ragged finding a way to be hostage and savior both without you making the connection -- and the Laws Of Story say he's going to pull it off. Stupid Laws Of Story. (This is one of my least favorite comics tropes. While it's still possible to execute it well, it's generally so far past done to death as to need an embalmer -- and when it happens to the trope namer, take a nap. Welcome to Gotham City, where your odds of being taken hostage by a crazed villain are currently at 98.3%, an all-time low...)
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143. "#146" |
It's easy to create a fictional society obsessed with a single ideal role: go ahead and turn an entire nation or race into just one basic character type, because it'll save you a lot of work in making individuals. So write up your planet of warriors -- but ask yourself this first: what happens to the support staff? Because unless you're willing to deal with everyone wielding unusually effective rocks and clubs, you can't have a planet of warriors without someone making the weapons. And typically, these people will be hated. Loathed. Looked down upon because you're standing on their heads. After all, if they were real warriors, they would be out there on the battlefield slaughtering millions of people instead of having handed you the tools which let you personally do it. Anyone advancing your knowledge is a wimp, no matter how you might personally benefit from what they come up with. Sure, your world would collapse without them. Yes, without them, you don't have one at all. They are utterly essential. If only there was a way to kill every last one of them. Oh, well -- might as well just shoot the one in front of you. It's not as if it matters. http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/KlingonScientistsGetNoRespect Say, what did he just say? Something about reflective shielding with perfect redirection? Nerd -- Note the Tropers trying to keep Real Life examples off the page. Depressing, ain't it?
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145. "RE: #146" |
As long as no one's ever called you an Oompa-Loompa, you're probably in better shape than some of the pack. I'm guessing the BBT writers got a few nasty Emails after that one.
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162. "RE: #147" |
My interest and curiosity about Jerrold is piqued. Hope his stuff in on Kindle.
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150. "#148 (Canada)" |
Vancouver is Vancouver. Also New York, Chicago, San Francisco, and whatever other major U.S. city the producers want it to be because they were too cheap to film on the actual site and Vancouver can pass for nearly anything as long as you restrict your shooting to certain areas. And don't film the high background. I said, don't film the high background. Listen to me, gawdsdamnit, you can't --http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HereThereBeLions -- crap.
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152. "RE: #148 (Canada)" |
Ask Max. His team went so far as to have an inanimate object for a second baseman.
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154. "#149 (estrogen bait)" |
Since the laws of many countries allow males to go around with their torsos completely uncovered at no penalty, most men in those areas will take advantage at some point in their lives. And since it's legal, the local networks will take advantage and have their more conventionally attractive characters occasionally show off in an attempt to lure in the viewership. Some do so more than others. And if a certain type of man knows his torso looks good, he's going to expose it a lot. There are guys out there who will take any excuse to remove their upper-body garments. Hard work. Light sweat which might ruin it. Just did a barrel roll and now it's dusty. Somewhere just out of their immediate detection, there might be a female looking at them. And off goes the shirt, every time. And somewhere beyond that level, you get this guy. http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WalkingShirtlessScene He's never even heard of a shirt. Arousing the legions is religion and my, is he ever faithful. Any attempt to clothe him from the waist up will be met with derision, followed by violence -- which may come from those around him who will not let you take away the view. This is him and those are his pecs, but never will he let you mentally distinguish the two... Note the raw length of the example list. It's legal, y'know.
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211. "RE: #149 (estrogen bait)" |
You probably need the base trope of Shirtless Scene for that. This one is for people who never cover their torso, and the costume counts. *checks* Series not on the trope page, trope not on the series page. Maybe someone should edit that. http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/TheFlash The series is on my perpetual 'should pick up eventually' list, but I hadn't gotten down that far on it... ($28.00 on Amazon right now. Regardless, Being Human Season #2 is my next-up.) BTW, he's still getting some odd bits of mileage from the part -- I remember seeing him on a voice work credit for playing Zoom (arch-nemesis of Barry) recently. Bad time to tell you Mr. Shipp is gay?
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175. "#154" |
This is not what it sounds like.http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LipLock This is when a series is dubbed over into another language without anyone redoing the mouth movements of the actors (animated or live, but generally the former), creating either moments of total dissynching or comedic speech patterns as the new voices try to match their timing to the shifts already present. Embarrassing at best and 'Get Mike and the 'bots ready' at worst. One of the less subtle curses of trying to put up with anime dubs. And as the article notes, anime frequently doesn't match up in the original language. One of the strongest arguments for subtitles -- but those have their own problems.
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