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Level Slide posted:Tvtropes strikes me as the type of place that would be all over that "only 90's kids" crap. The best one of these I ever saw was someone unironically posting that 90's kids were the first generation to have videogames and theme parks.
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# ? Jun 20, 2014 06:54 |
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# ? May 13, 2024 06:38 |
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Anvilicious is when the Anvilicious: Other: Magazines posted:The Onion: Klingon Speakers Now Outnumber Navajo Speakers Anvilicious: Film posted:Spy Kids 4 has a particularly bad example. At one point in the film, Carmen tells the new spy kids "A spy is more than his gadgets." Later, the boy is trying to punch open a door with his gadgets. But when they fail to do the trick, he sits there with an upset and puzzled expression on his face, then his face lights up like he saw he was getting 50 Christmas presents and he yells out "A SPY IS MORE THAN HIS GADGETS!" He proceeds to think of a new way to get through, without any gadgets. Way to be subtle. Anvilicious: Literature posted:Louisa May Alcott had anvils to spare in her books for children. One book had an adult directly telling the main character that it's a good thing to read wholesome books that instill good morals. Considering that bit of text was within a wholesome book obviously meant for instilling good morals, it kind of creates an illusion of infinity like you get in a mirror. Infinite anviliciousness. Anvilicious: Literature posted:Uncle Tom's Cabin, by Harriet Beecher Stowe, seems to be an anvilicious condemnation of slavery with its stereotypes of Southern slave traders and even sections where the (third-person) narrator speaks about how "miserable" the slaves are or how "no good characters ever seem to like slavery or the Southern slave traders". Bonus points go to the fact that it isn't clear Stowe ever saw much of slavery firsthand (though, she definitely Did the Research). At the time, however, this was very much an anvil that needed to be dropped.
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# ? Jun 20, 2014 07:02 |
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Re: The Onion, do these people have no idea how satire, commentary, or anything beyond explicit statements work?
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# ? Jun 20, 2014 07:51 |
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Anticheese posted:Re: The Onion, do these people have no idea how satire, commentary, or anything beyond explicit statements work?
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# ? Jun 20, 2014 07:58 |
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Yeah. It just never ceases to amaze me.
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# ? Jun 20, 2014 08:25 |
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Historical Hero Upgradequote:Donatien Alphonse François de Sade, better known as the Marquis de Sade, gets this a lot, so much that the word sadistic is derived from his name. Popular culture tends to portray him as a misogynistic rapist who imprisons and brutally tortures women. In truth, while De Sade was imprisoned for raping several people (of both sexes), and it appears he was guilty, modern stories of his crimes are very much exaggerated. In truth, his crimes were little more than those of the common sex offender, and the more elaborate claims are based on his pornographic books, which have no known basis in reality. Historical Villain Upgrade quote:It is fair to say that Adolf Hitler was, by all descriptions, a deplorable human being. However, CBS docu-drama Hitler: The Rise of Evil somehow manages to take this overboard. As a child, Hitler manages to kill his father simply by giving him an evil stare. Apparently deciding that this wasn't enough, the writers also twisted the incident of Hitler being awarded the Iron Cross — in real life, for several cases of genuine bravery — into a political farce. Furthermore, the film takes the relationship between Hitler and his niece, Geli Raubal, and presents it as being one of sexual abuse — despite the fact that there is no historical documented evidence which confirms this. In general, Hitler's every action is accompanied by ominous background music, and when he isn't violently stamping on a dog's head before emptying bullets into its face, he's behaving like the villain from a Saturday morning cartoon show. In addition, the only rhetoric he is ever shown as presenting is anti-Semitism, with anti-Communism having a brief mention. This carriers rather Unfortunate Implications, as it implies that Germans supported the Nazi Party purely because it was anti-Semitic, without taking into account all the other factors. Also, given that Hitler's war with the Soviet Union is often thought of as the climax (or at least a highpoint) of his destructive warmongering (with at least 12 million civilian deaths), skimming over his anti-Communist intentions isn't just bad history, it might be an unintentional brush aside. In general, it is Hollywood History at its very worst. While parts of it aren't necessarily wrong, the way its phrased makes it sound weirdly like Hitler apologism. And given this is TV Tropes, I'm going to assume the worst. Also there's something inherently stupid and hilarious about watching tropers refer to real historical personages and events in tropespeak.
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# ? Jun 20, 2014 08:42 |
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You'd think that as hosed up as Tropers are, they'd know more about de Sade. Dude was messed up, but he wasn't arrested for some massive rape-spree. He was arrested for spanking a prostitute and then later for non-lethal poisoning (Spanish fly) and sodomy with his manservant. Also the letters between de Sade and his mother-in-law are loving hilarious.
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# ? Jun 21, 2014 02:08 |
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SodomyGoat101 posted:You'd think that as hosed up as Tropers are, they'd know more about de Sade. Dude was messed up, but he wasn't arrested for some massive rape-spree. He was arrested for spanking a prostitute and then later for non-lethal poisoning (Spanish fly) and sodomy with his manservant. Also the letters between de Sade and his mother-in-law are loving hilarious. SodomyGoat101 teaching the history of bdsm itt
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# ? Jun 21, 2014 02:48 |
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That Hitler quote was apologist, but there is a grain of truth regarding that documentary. It really is horrible and misinformed.
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# ? Jun 21, 2014 03:14 |
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SodomyGoat101 posted:You'd think that as hosed up as Tropers are, they'd know more about de Sade. Dude was messed up, but he wasn't arrested for some massive rape-spree. He was arrested for spanking a prostitute and then later for non-lethal poisoning (Spanish fly) and sodomy with his manservant. Also the letters between de Sade and his mother-in-law are loving hilarious. So did you just like, not read the troper quote.
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# ? Jun 21, 2014 04:38 |
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The Vosgian Beast posted:So did you just like, not read the troper quote. I did! Did you?
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# ? Jun 21, 2014 05:00 |
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quote:In truth, while De Sade was imprisoned for raping several people (of both sexes), and it appears he was guilty, quote:In truth, his crimes were little more than those of the common sex offender,
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# ? Jun 21, 2014 06:14 |
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De Sade was a vile motherfucker no matter how you look at it. Surprising, then, that there aren't more tropers defending him.
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# ? Jun 21, 2014 06:24 |
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TVTropes Pleads the Fifth: Common sex offender and serial rapist not THAT bad
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# ? Jun 21, 2014 06:24 |
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Arcsquad12 posted:That Hitler quote was apologist, but there is a grain of truth regarding that documentary. It really is horrible and misinformed.
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# ? Jun 21, 2014 06:29 |
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Tardigrade posted:Presumably they figured that "Out, damned spot" is quotable, and ran with it. TvTropes: Out, damned plot!
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# ? Jun 21, 2014 13:31 |
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Do you know that TV Tropes does music, too? I looked up one of my favorite bands, the Queens of the Stone Age and found a troper joke.quote:Non-Indicative Name: They're all male, not royalty and thoroughly modern, but the Non-royalty Male Members of the Modern Age just doesn't have the same ring to it. I can just imagine some dork blurting this out when one of their songs comes on at a bar, and everyone around him falling silent.
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# ? Jun 21, 2014 14:38 |
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See also Barenaked Ladies: Not actually Barenaked Ladies Garbage: Not actually talking garbage Flaming Lips: Lips not actually on fire Etc. Man tropers are that worst sort of dumb smart nerds.
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# ? Jun 21, 2014 15:12 |
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What's even funnier about them writing over 100k words about made-up books based on a joke in MLP is that there are real ones now.
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# ? Jun 21, 2014 21:00 |
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Polybius91 posted:What's even funnier about them writing over 100k words about made-up books based on a joke in MLP is that there are real ones now. Odds that they're written by a brony at...?
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# ? Jun 21, 2014 21:10 |
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LaughMyselfTo posted:Odds that they're written by a brony at...? If she's a brony, she's living the dream, since she seems to be the author of all the MLP kid books.
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Alpacalips Now posted:Do you know that TV Tropes does music, too? I looked up one of my favorite bands, the Queens of the Stone Age and found a troper joke. Looked up one of my favorites, Electric Six: quote:Last Note Nightmare: "It Ain't Punk Rock" goes from a regular E6 song and into some sort of nightmarish industrial-ambient thing for a good one minute." Here's the song if you can handle the nightmares. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3QveYlBHQk
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# ? Jun 22, 2014 00:04 |
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Polybius91 posted:What's even funnier about them writing over 100k words about made-up books based on a joke in MLP is that there are real ones now. That's kind of perfect. I really hope it's just the troper's bullshit but in print form.
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# ? Jun 22, 2014 01:12 |
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So checking up on everyone's favorite page:Animal Abuse is Magic posted:Kept per 5P but it needs cleaning. Hey, at least they're going to clean it up!
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# ? Jun 22, 2014 01:24 |
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Puppy Time posted:If she's a brony, she's living the dream, since she seems to be the author of all the MLP kid books. Pfft. I bet she's not even a fan; there's probably barely any rape. I doubt it stays faithful to the MLP canon.
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# ? Jun 22, 2014 02:07 |
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Polybius91 posted:What's even funnier about them writing over 100k words about made-up books based on a joke in MLP is that there are real ones now. Before reading the descriptions I could have sworn they would be "just for show".
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# ? Jun 22, 2014 10:48 |
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The Even Darker Secret of Animal Crossing posted:If you have a Nintendo Gamecube, chances are, you have played Animal Crossing, and if you get through all of the quests Tom Nook sends you on, you will be forced to let the Happy Room Academy, or HRA, go into your house and give it a rating based on how well-designed it is. For most gamers the HRA is nothing more than an annoying group of people who examine your house and then give you a rating. For some gamers, impressing the HRA is an important quest because they want that elusive manor model to finish their re-creation of their town that they have in the basement. However, the HRA is not just this RPG’s “Evil Empire.” The HRA is actually a major symbol in Animal Crossing; the HRA symbolizes the main character’s insecurity. The main character, who we will call Spike for his Viking helmet, pays off tons of Bells to get his house remodeled and re-furnished so that he can get a high HRA score, but as he gets closer to having the required score of 100,000 HRA points needed to earn the respect of the HRA, and of course the manor model, Spike’s insecurity continues to make the HRA stronger. This analytical essay will take you all the way through the inner workings of the HRA and how these villains create the symbol of Spike’s insecurity flawlessly. When a new file is created, the first character in Animal Crossing Spike meets is Totakeke, also known as K.K. Slider. Like the HRA, K.K. Slider is also a symbol, but K.K. Slider is a symbol of a being a free man; he does not play his guitar to look “cool,” and he does not play his guitar to make money, which is demonstrated by the fact that he gives Spike his music for free. He represents an ideal of breaking free from inhibitions and insecurity. However, after Spike meets him and takes the train into town, Spike goes into town where he meets the main villain of Animal Crossing, Tom Nook. When Spike meets him, he has Spike pick one of four houses to live in, and then after Spike selects his house, Nook charges him 19,800 Bells, even though Spike only has 1,000 Bells. As a result, he forces Spike to fall into his trap by making Spike work at his store until he has enough money to pay off 1400 Bells of this huge 18,800-Bell debt. This part of the game makes Tom Nook seem less evil than the rest of the game does because he is the character who is running the “tutorial level” of Animal Crossing, thus gaining Spike’s trust. However, as soon as Spike finishes his part-time job, Tom Nook then waits at his store in ambush, and the next time he goes in to buy something, he forces Spike to represent the town in HRA inspections. This event is a turning point in the plotline of Animal Crossing because as soon as Spike gets his first letter from the HRA, he loses that free personality that is represented by K.K. Slider and then Spike is filled with the insecurity that is represented by Tom Nook and the HRA.
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# ? Jun 22, 2014 14:45 |
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Dang, people are really bad at actually analyzing something in a way that isn't idiotic.
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# ? Jun 22, 2014 15:51 |
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What the actual gently caress. Who plays a kids game about just living in a town and comes away with GRIMDARK STRUGGLE AGAINST THE OPPRESSORS. Tvtropes Pleads the Fifth: Nothing can be Nice, Ever
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# ? Jun 22, 2014 23:21 |
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HapiMerchant posted:What the actual gently caress. Who plays a kids game about just living in a town and comes away with GRIMDARK STRUGGLE AGAINST THE OPPRESSORS. Well, the Dark Secret of Animal Crossing was the name of a LP of Animal Crossing on here. It took things really grimdark and creepy but in a much better way that had paragraphs instead of being an impenetrable wall of text.
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# ? Jun 23, 2014 00:18 |
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I played Hate Plus recently and a specific line reminded me of this thread. Now I'm wondering.
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# ? Jun 23, 2014 00:31 |
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Testekill posted:Well, the Dark Secret of Animal Crossing was the name of a LP of Animal Crossing on here. It took things really grimdark and creepy but in a much better way that had paragraphs instead of being an impenetrable wall of text. See because that, while derivative, involved actual work and creative effort and Chewbot became a writer on the Banner Saga. This person just wrote up a wall of text and will never write anything original.
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# ? Jun 23, 2014 00:38 |
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Who wants to learn about the great literary device Sitcom Arch-Nemesis, for Newman-type characters?Sitcom Arch-Nemesis: Real Life posted:When the tech college note American readers, think "community college", only not so glamorous and well-resourced in Wrexham, Wales, rebranded itself as a university, this led to a lawsuit with a university of the same name in New England. Apparently Yale College, USA, felt threatened by a very minor British new university wanting to call itself Yale University, and alleged this would lead to confusion. Wrexham countered by saying it had been called Yale College for over a century, and had in fact been founded by the same Mr Yale who had emigrated to the USA and latterly had another educational establishment named after him. Alas, Wrexham had neglected to copyright the name. Unlike New England. The court found in favour of the American version of Yale, but it was agreed the Welsh-language Coleg Ial offered no scope for confusion. NEWI Wrexham rebranded itself as University of Wales, Wrexham, or Prifysgol Owain Glyndwr/ Coleg Ial Now I understand
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# ? Jun 26, 2014 17:38 |
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Lottery of Babylon posted:Who wants to learn about the great literary device Sitcom Arch-Nemesis, for Newman-type characters? Not interested, but have you seen this line from the Unfortunate Implications section for the movie Sleepaway Camp?: quote:"If anything this movie is transfriendly” To quote the FuckNoTVTropes tumblr: quote:Let me tell you something: a movie isn’t trans-friendly if a female serial killer’s penis is used for a big shocker ending. That’s like saying Silence of the Lambs is trans-friendly because it’s a lovely story about a trans woman trying to make female clothing for herself.
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EDIT: Probably a bad idea. Sorry for the poop. KitConstantine fucked around with this message at 05:16 on Jun 27, 2014 |
# ? Jun 27, 2014 03:34 |
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KitConstantine posted:At the risk of poo poo getting meta, I found an interesting thing just now. Probably skirting the thread rules. It never works out when there's bickering between sites.
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# ? Jun 27, 2014 04:42 |
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The Vosgian Beast posted:Probably skirting the thread rules.
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# ? Jun 27, 2014 04:49 |
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Best part? He Just posted a rant with your very comment KC. Beaten.
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# ? Jun 27, 2014 04:50 |
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The Vosgian Beast posted:Probably skirting the thread rules. Smoking Crow posted:4) NO DRAMA JESUS CHRIST. It might be a different color and texture, but it's likely best to see this as poop.
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KitConstantine posted:At the risk of poo poo getting meta, I found an interesting thing just now. I have such a huge smile on my face right now. He dedicated an entire blog entry to one of my posts in this thread. e: link pulled to help prevent an unfunny derail Ninjasaurus fucked around with this message at 05:23 on Jun 27, 2014 |
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