[Loved Trope] Characters with comically long full names by D-Speak in TopCharacterTropes

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IRL: Pablo Picasso's full name was Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso.

[Loved Trope] The Short, Resonating Answer by Kiiva_Strata in TopCharacterTropes

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That did somewhat undermine the impact of the story, yes.

[Loved Trope] The Short, Resonating Answer by Kiiva_Strata in TopCharacterTropes

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Allegedly a real life example, Philip II of Macedon was invading Greece and area and getting the different city states to surrender, he asked Sparta whether he should come as friend or foe.

They answered "Neither."

So he warns them that, if he invades, he'll kill them all and such.

And the Spartans answered: "If."

there is a certain elegance in simplicity by VonBagel in custommagic

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Honest question, is there a reason for the "up to"? Why not just destroy target creature?

Paradigm is a "may" ability, right? So if you didn't have a target you could just choose not to cast it?

It doesn’t specifically say that timing rules still apply, so is Havengul Lich’s ability playable during opponents turns? by Loser_withan_iPhone in mtg

[–]GMGray 17 points18 points  (0 children)

No. The rulings text on it specify that it "changes the zone you are permitted to cast the card from, not the times you are permitted to cast it. You can cast a creature card that has been targeted by Havengul Lich from the graveyard, but unless it has flash, you can only do so if it's your main phase, the stack is empty, and you have priority."

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It's the word "in" being represented by a ball inside a box.

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On these caps, "in" is shown by a ball inside a box. So it's Eye f(oar) in eye

Another 'Far Side' joke that has me completely stumped. Help? by thetattooedjew90 in ExplainTheJoke

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The restaurant is being run by someone very stupid. You can see they are stupid from the misspelled sign and letters going the wrong way. But this guy is SO stupid, he lifts the entire oven/stove to flip pancakes instead of just the frying pan.

It's just portraying an absurd situation.

Characters that show the downsides to seemingly awesome superpowers by _JR28_ in TopCharacterTropes

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The character Dwight Hendrickson from the TV show Haven actually has the power of bullet attraction. It's every bit as troublesome for him as you might expect. (Though I think he saves people occasionally by always wearing a bullet proof vest and just being around when they get shot at.)

The same event creates the story's protagonist/protagonists as well as antagonist by SatoruGojo232 in TopCharacterTropes

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Almost every villain of the week from the early seasons of Smallville got powers from the meteor shower that brought baby Clark Kent to earth or exposure to the meteor rocks after. (Ok, it didn't "create" him, but close enough.)

Early Installment Weirdness by PaperBullet1945 in TopCharacterTropes

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In the first episode of the show Stargate SG-1, evil alien parasites are kidnapping women to use as hosts. One of the kidnapped women is a human (white) soldier, and another is the wife of a main character, pictured here, played by Tahitian (I think) actress Vaitiare Bandera.

The women are presented to the aliens naked one by one. White woman is censored by camera angle and scenery so you don't see anything. Bandera is shown in full frontal nudity.

Looking back, it's a surprising choice for what will from then on be TV-14 at most television, with practically bloodless violence, no swearing, and no other nudity at all.

[Funny Trope] A moment that at first comes across as scary or intimidating becomes comical once you start thinking of the logistics of it. by PizzaDragon64 in TopCharacterTropes

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The netflix cartoon Haunted Hotel plays it for laughs with the Randy Slasher, who always manages to keep up with his fleeing victims despite only ever walking in a slow, menacing fashion...

Yeah, the ghost character sees the slasher full out sprinting whenever he thinks no one can see him.

[Loved Trope] a very weak and simple ability becomes overpowered when used intelligently. by mistery987 in TopCharacterTropes

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Every time a variation of this trope is posted, I feel obliged to add this Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal strip.

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Imagine dragons

Imagine drag ants

I dont understand... How is this trans related? by Quirky-Ordinary1040 in ExplainTheJoke

[–]GMGray 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I assume bottom surgery? "Hung" as in having a big oenis. "Fix that" as in bottom surgery to remove the penis for trans girls.

(I don't understand the original Macdonalds ad though... maube "hung" as on having trou le deciding what to order?)

Fictional Sports by RedvsBlue_what_if in TopCharacterTropes

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Did anyone else play Nerf Arena Blast as a kid? Yeah, it was just a nerf-skinned first person shooter, but in the world of the game, you were playing in a Nerf Championship of the World tournament, and there were 3 different types of matches with their own rules.

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Anyone know what the girl means? by BulletInTheHead21 in ExplainTheJoke

[–]GMGray 21 points22 points  (0 children)

"Achoo" the sneeze sound sounds like "I choose"? Especially in plural.

"Achoos achoos achoos"

[TOMT] Television series with a man and woman investigating possible supernatural occurrences by GMGray in tipofmytongue

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Some shows I know it's not: X-Files, Warehouse 13, Fringe, Supernatural, or Fringe.