History Blog / CitationNeeded

** [[http://citationneeded.tumblr.com/post/128405394683/raphael-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles Raphael]] "is generally the most likely to experience extremes of emotion, and is usually depicted as being aggressive, sullen, maddened, rebellious, and from [[CanadaEh Canada]]."

* {{Oktoberfest}}: "[[http://citationneeded.tumblr.com/post/12197124969/eszett it is still simply unimaginable]] for a non-Swiss [German speaker] to enjoy alcohol “in Massen”, probably leading to old use where necessary."

* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: Another frequent problem, often caused by the fact that anyone can append their favourite factoid to the end of a list [[Administrivia/SquarePegRoundTrope regardless of whether it fits]]. For an example, from [[http://citationneeded.tumblr.com/post/11478016148/great-illustrated-classics Great American Classics]]: "There is a companion series, Heroes of America, consisting of biographies of eight famous Americans such as Jackie Robinson, Eleanor Roosevelt, Benjamin Franklin and Dracula."

[[http://citationneeded.tumblr.com/ [Citation Needed[=]=]]] is a blog on Website/{{tumblr}} run by [[Podcast/RiffTrax Conor Lastowka]] and [[Blog/TheComicsCurmudgeon Josh Fruhlinger]] dedicated to hilariously bad {{Wiki/Wikipedia}} writing. Excerpts may be chosen because of poor grammar/spelling, triviality or irrelevance to the article, or just because they seem strange. While in the beginning excerpts were presented without commentary, Conor and Josh soon began [[{{MST}} adding snarky commentary]] to each entry using the tags at the end.

** [[http://citationneeded.tumblr.com/post/129283160831/san-pedro-prison San Pedro Prison]]: "Significantly different from most correctional facilities, inmates at San Pedro have jobs inside the community, buy or rent their accommodation, and often live with their families. The sale of cocaine base to visiting tourists gives those inside a significant income and an unusual amount of freedom within the prison walls. Elected leaders enforce the laws of the community, commonly through [[KnifeNut stabbing]]."

* LongList: Given that Wikipedia articles are prone to EntryPimping, many entries suffer from this.

* LogicBomb: "The town [of [[http://citationneeded.tumblr.com/post/10446173615/oxyrhynchus Oxyrhynchus]] ] was named after a species of fish of the Nile River which was important in Egyptian mythology as the fish that ate the penis of Osiris, though it is not known exactly which species of fish this is."

** The skit based off of "WesternAnimation/YogisArkLark" ends with Quick Draw McGraw and Peter Potamus crying and cutting up their friends' bodies, who had committed suicide after they made seemingly-innocent remarks. This is followed by a goofy announcers saying that they'd be right back after commercials.

* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: Another frequent problem, often caused by the fact that anyone can append their favourite factoid to the end of a list [[SquarePegRoundTrope regardless of whether it fits]]. For an example, from [[http://citationneeded.tumblr.com/post/11478016148/great-illustrated-classics Great American Classics]]: "There is a companion series, Heroes of America, consisting of biographies of eight famous Americans such as Jackie Robinson, Eleanor Roosevelt, Benjamin Franklin and Dracula."

* PreciousPuppies. The producers of ''WesternAnimation/BebesKids'' apparently believe that "[[http://citationneeded.tumblr.com/post/10890944872/bebes-kids if the film featured cartoon dogs, it would’ve been more successful]]."

[[IThoughtItMeant Not to be confused with]] the ShowWithinAShow [''citation needed''] in ''WebVideo/EchoChamber'', nor the British Website/YouTube PanelShow [[WebVideo/CitationNeeded of the same name]].

[[IThoughtItMeant Not to be confused with]] the ShowWithinAShow [''citation needed''] in ''WebVideo/EchoChamber'', nor the British YouTube PanelShow [[WebVideo/CitationNeeded of the same name]].

** [[https://citationneeded.tumblr.com/post/16063996932/marion-indiana Marion, Indiana]]: Marion is also noted for being the birthplace of legendary actor James Dean and famed cartoonist Jim Davis, though both were raised in nearby Fairmount. It was also the location of the wedding of actress Julia Roberts and singer Lyle Lovett in 1993. The city is also the site of a famous lynching of two African Americans

Not to be confused for the ShowWithinAShow [''citation needed''] in ''WebVideo/EchoChamber''.

** The skit based off of "Yogi's Ark Lark" ends with Quick Draw McGraw and Peter Potamus crying and cutting up their friends' bodies, who had committed suicide after they made seemingly-innocent remarks. This is followed by a goofy announcers saying that they'd be right back after commercials.

** After the Ark Lark skit, he says that it took place during the "great voice actor strike of 1972", so that instead of the iconic voices of the various Creator/HannaBarbera characters, they just had a couple guys talking normally.

[[http://citationneeded.tumblr.com/ [Citation Needed[=]=]]] is a blog on Website/{{tumblr}} run by [[Podcast/RiffTrax Conor Lastowka]] and [[Blog/TheComicsCurmudgeon Josh Fruhlinger]] dedicated to hilariously bad {{Wikipedia}} writing. Excerpts may be chosen because of poor grammar/spelling, triviality or irrelevance to the article, or just because they seem strange. While in the beginning excerpts were presented without commentary, Conor and Josh soon began [[{{MST}} adding snarky commentary]] to each entry using the tags at the end.

* CaptainErsatz / {{Expy}}: In the podcast: The Professor and Crispin are [[LampshadeHanging self-aware]] parodies of [[RockyAndBullwinkle Peabody and Sherman]].

* PreciousPuppies. The producers of ''BebesKids'' apparently believe that "[[http://citationneeded.tumblr.com/post/10890944872/bebes-kids if the film featured cartoon dogs, it would’ve been more successful]]."

* NoExceptYes:
** [[http://citationneeded.tumblr.com/post/11697482440/e-l-fudge-cookies E.L. Fudge Cookies]]
** [[http://citationneeded.tumblr.com/post/128559118803/katherine-knight Katherine]] "was, by all accounts, a pleasant girl who experienced uncontrollable “murderous rages” in response to minor upsets."

[[http://citationneeded.tumblr.com/ [Citation Needed[=]=]]] is a blog on Website/{{tumblr}} run by [[Podcast/RiffTrax Conor Lastowka]] and [[Blog/TheComicsCurmudgeon Josh Fruhlinger]] dedicated to hilariously bad {{Wikipedia}} writing. Excerpts may be chosen because of poor grammar/spelling, triviality or irrelevance to the article, or just because they seem strange.

** [[http://citationneeded.tumblr.com/post/13301016925/herbert-morrison-announcer Herbert Morrison (announcer)]]: A list of every use of "Oh, the humanity!" in media ever, from ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'' to ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'' to ''CelebrityDeathmatch'' to Music/WeirdAlYankovic to ''Series/PeepShow''. And it's all one run on sentence.

** [[http://citationneeded.tumblr.com/post/13301016925/herbert-morrison-announcer Herbert Morrison (announcer)]]: A list of every use of "Oh, the humanity!" in media ever, from ''{{Seinfeld}}'' to ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'' to ''CelebrityDeathmatch'' to Music/WeirdAlYankovic to ''PeepShow''. And it's all one run on sentence.

* RecycledInSpace: Acknowledged in the [[http://citationneeded.tumblr.com/post/138928278086/baby-island Baby Island]] example, which is summed up as Robinson Crusoe but with four babies along for the ride.

* BreadEggsMilkSquick: [[http://citationneeded.tumblr.com/post/129283160831/san-pedro-prison San Pedro Prison]]: "Significantly different from most correctional facilities, inmates at San Pedro have jobs inside the community, buy or rent their accommodation, and often live with their families. The sale of cocaine base to visiting tourists gives those inside a significant income and an unusual amount of freedom within the prison walls. Elected leaders enforce the laws of the community, commonly through [[KnifeNut stabbing]]."