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* Here lies Weaponized Blood -- Was murdered, and it was very [[BloodyMurder bloody]] [[note]]Trope was renamed to make it more obvious that blood in this case was indeed deadly.[[/note]]

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* Here lies Weaponized Blood -- Was murdered, and it was very [[BloodyMurder bloody]] bloody]]. [[note]]Trope was renamed to make it more obvious that blood in this case was indeed deadly.[[/note]]
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* Here lies Weaponized Blood -- Was murdered, and it was very [[BloodyMurder bloody]] [[note]]Trope was renamed to make it more obvious that blood in this case was indeed deadly.[[/note]]
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* Here lies Man in White -- Was killed by a VillainInAWhiteSuit.[[note]]Was misused for any male character who wore white.[[/note]]

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* Here lies Man in White -- Was killed by a VillainInAWhiteSuit.[[note]]Was misused for [[Administrivia/PeopleSitonChairs any male character who wore white.[[/note]]]][[/note]]
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* Here lies Sweater Girl -- Her sweater wasn't {{sexy|SweaterGirl}} enough.[[note]]Was misused for any girl in a sweater instead of girls wearing sweaters as {{Fanservice}}.[[/note]]

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* Here lies Sweater Girl -- Her sweater wasn't {{sexy|SweaterGirl}} enough.[[note]]Was misused for [[Administrivia/PeopleSitonChairs any girl in a sweater sweater]] instead of girls wearing sweaters as {{Fanservice}}.[[/note]]
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* Here lies Trope the Light Fantastic -- We're [[DancingTropes dancing]] on this grave. [[note]]Original index name had nothing to do with dancing.[[/note]]
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* Tady lezi Zmelik -- Fought for his life but lost to a {{dark horse|Victory}}.[[note]]Named after Czechoslovak decathlete Robert Změlík, but was renamed for being really opaque.[[/note]]

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* Tady lezi Zde spočívá Zmelik -- Fought for his life but lost to a {{dark horse|Victory}}.[[note]]Named after Czechoslovak decathlete Robert Změlík, but was renamed for being really opaque.[[/note]]
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* Here lies Thundraphobia -- We [[FearofThunder fear]] that it got hit by lightning in a thunderstorm.[[note]]"Thundraphobia" is not an actual word. The actual word describing the fear of thunder is either "brontophobia" or "astraphobia."[[/note]]

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* Here lies Thundraphobia -- We [[FearofThunder fear]] {{fear|OfThunder}} that it got hit by lightning in a thunderstorm.[[note]]"Thundraphobia" is not an actual word. The actual word describing the fear of thunder is either "brontophobia" or "astraphobia."[[/note]]
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* Here lies Thundraphobia -- We [[FearofThunder fear]] that it got hit by lightning in a thunderstorm.[[note]]"Thundraphobia" is not an actual word. The actual word describing the fear of thunder is either "brontophobia" or "astraphobia."[[/note]]
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I had meant to keep this entry since it wasn't mine


* Here lies ''Seinfeld'' is Unfunny -- [[OnceOriginalNowCommon Common practices]] for {{Unsympathetic Comedy Protagonist}}s everywhere outdid ol' George alright, enough for it to eventually grow dead tired of pointing out ''only'' the non-fresh ideas.[[note]]Intended for works that were daring or innovative in their time but were copied and/or ripped off to the degree they seem unoriginal and hackneyed, it suffered from constant misuse and [[Administrivia/ZeroContextExample Zero-Context Examples]], indicating the difference between it and other tropes like CondemnedByHistory and UrExample was unclear. (Plus, there's the obvious fact that a lot of people ''still do'' think ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'' is funny.) The original page is now a disambiguation.[[/note]]

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* Here lies ''Seinfeld'' is Unfunny -- [[OnceOriginalNowCommon Common practices]] for {{Unsympathetic Comedy Protagonist}}s everywhere outdid ol' George alright, enough for it to eventually grow dead tired of pointing out ''only'' the non-fresh ideas.[[note]]Intended Once original, now just a statistic.]][[note]]Intended for works that were daring or innovative in their time but were copied and/or ripped off to the degree they seem unoriginal and hackneyed, it suffered from constant misuse and [[Administrivia/ZeroContextExample Zero-Context Examples]], indicating the difference between it and other tropes like CondemnedByHistory and UrExample was unclear. (Plus, there's the obvious fact that a lot of people ''still do'' think ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'' is funny.) The original page is now a disambiguation.[[/note]]
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* Here lies Seinfeld is Unfunny -- [[OnceOriginalNowCommon Once original, now just a statistic.]] [[note]]Intended for works that were daring or innovative in their time but were copied and/or ripped off to the degree they seem unoriginal and hackneyed, it suffered from constant misuse and [[Administrivia/ZeroContextExample Zero-Context Examples]], indicating the difference between it and other tropes like CondemnedByHistory and UrExample was unclear. (Plus, there's the obvious fact that a lot of people ''still do'' think ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'' is funny.) The original page is now a disambiguation.[[/note]]

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* Here lies Seinfeld ''Seinfeld'' is Unfunny -- [[OnceOriginalNowCommon Once original, now just a statistic.]] Common practices]] for {{Unsympathetic Comedy Protagonist}}s everywhere outdid ol' George alright, enough for it to eventually grow dead tired of pointing out ''only'' the non-fresh ideas.[[note]]Intended for works that were daring or innovative in their time but were copied and/or ripped off to the degree they seem unoriginal and hackneyed, it suffered from constant misuse and [[Administrivia/ZeroContextExample Zero-Context Examples]], indicating the difference between it and other tropes like CondemnedByHistory and UrExample was unclear. (Plus, there's the obvious fact that a lot of people ''still do'' think ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'' is funny.) The original page is now a disambiguation.[[/note]]
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* Here lies Rape is OK When it is Female on Male -- Was killed by a murderer [[DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale inconsistent with standards]].[[note]]The name made it sound like we actually ''thought'' rape was ever okay, which gave us a bad rap.[[/note]]

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* Here lies Rape lie "Rape is OK When it is Female on Male Okay/Funny If..." tropes -- Was Were killed by a murderer [[DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale inconsistent with standards]].incons]][[DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnFemale istent]] [[DoubleStandardRapeMaleOnMale with]] [[DoubleStandardRapeDivineOnMortal stan]][[DoubleStandardRapeSciFi dards]].[[note]]The name names made it sound like we actually ''thought'' rape was ever okay, which gave us a bad rap.[[/note]]
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* Here lies Seinfeld is Unfunny -- [[OnceOriginalNowCommon Once original, now just a statistic.]] [[note]]Intended for works that were daring or innovative in their time but were copied and/or ripped off to the degree they seem unoriginal and hackneyed, it suffered from constant misuse and [[Administrivia/ZeroContextExample Zero-Context Examples]], indicating the difference between it and other tropes like CondemnedByHistory and UrExample was unclear. (Plus, there's the obvious fact that a lot of people ''still do'' think ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'' is funny.) The original page is now a disambiguation.[[/note]]
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* Hier ruht Nietzsche Wannabe -- Gave no damn about anything, not even about being buried in {{straw|Nihilist}}.

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* Hier ruht Nietzsche Wannabe -- Gave no damn about anything, not even about being buried in {{straw|Nihilist}}. [[note]]Renamed to due attracting real Nietzsche wannabes, and since it was unclear whether Nietzsche was actually a nihilist. [[/note]]
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* Here lies This Is SPARTA! -- We must {{punctuate|dForEmphasis}}. This. For. Emphasis.[[note]]Meme-based Administrivia/TropeNamerSyndrome.[[/note]]

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* Here lies Gino touna diáffo This Is SPARTA! -- We must {{punctuate|dForEmphasis}}. This. For. Emphasis.[[note]]Meme-based Administrivia/TropeNamerSyndrome.[[/note]]
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* Here lies Nietzsche Wannabe -- Gave no damn about anything, not even about being buried in {{straw|Nihilist}}.

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* Here lies Hier ruht Nietzsche Wannabe -- Gave no damn about anything, not even about being buried in {{straw|Nihilist}}.



* Osananajimi ga koko ni nemuru -- She DidNotGetTheGuy because she was [[PatientChildhoodLoveInterest too patient with him.]][[note]]Was mistaken for a JapaneseMediaTrope and too hard to remember or spell.[[/note]]

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* Osananajimi ga koko ni nemuru -- She DidNotGetTheGuy because she was [[PatientChildhoodLoveInterest too patient with him.]][[note]]Was mistaken for a JapaneseMediaTrope {{Japanese Media Trope|s}} and too hard to remember or spell.[[/note]]



* Pink Bishōjo Ghetto ga koko ni nemuru -- Was {{improbably|FemaleCast}} replaced by an all-female cast.[[note]]Not only was familiarity with the term {{Bishoujo}} required, but it also implied that it was a JapaneseMediaTrope, when it's not exclusive to Japanese works. It was also an obscure reference to the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_Ghetto "pink ghetto"]], which was opposite of the trope's definition.[[/note]]

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* Pink Bishōjo Ghetto ga koko ni nemuru -- Was {{improbably|FemaleCast}} replaced by an all-female cast.[[note]]Not only was familiarity with the term {{Bishoujo}} required, but it also implied that it was a JapaneseMediaTrope, {{Japanese Media Trope|s}}, when it's not exclusive to Japanese works. It was also an obscure reference to the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_Ghetto "pink ghetto"]], which was opposite of the trope's definition.[[/note]]
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* Here lies The Snifit -- Being [[UniqueEnemy a unique specimen of its own breed]] made it unable to procreate, and went to extinction.[[note]]Was renamed due to Administrivia/TropeNamerSyndrome.[[/note]]

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* Here lies The Snifit -- Being [[UniqueEnemy a unique specimen of its own breed]] made it unable to procreate, and went to extinction.[[note]]Was [[note]]Named after the enemy from ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'', but was renamed due to Administrivia/TropeNamerSyndrome.[[/note]]

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* Here lies Metroid Bomb -- Exploded after a Catastrophic Countdown.[[note]]Named after one such bomb from ''Franchise/{{Metroid}}'', but was confused for other bombs from the game.[[/note]]

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* Here lies Metroid Bomb -- Exploded after a Catastrophic Countdown.CatastrophicCountdown.[[note]]Named after one such bomb from ''Franchise/{{Metroid}}'', but was confused for other bombs from the game.[[/note]]



* Here lies SoapOnATrope -- There's no {{expla|iningTheSoap}}nation for how it died.[[note]]Used "trope" as a placeholder and was non-indicative.[[/note]]

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* Here lies SoapOnATrope The Snifit -- Being [[UniqueEnemy a unique specimen of its own breed]] made it unable to procreate, and went to extinction.[[note]]Was renamed due to Administrivia/TropeNamerSyndrome.[[/note]]
* Here lies Soap On A Trope
-- There's no {{expla|iningTheSoap}}nation for how it died.[[note]]Used "trope" as a placeholder and was non-indicative.[[/note]]
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Here lies Refuge in Vulgarity — Overdosed on BrainBleach after seeing too much VulgarHumor.[[note]]Initially defined as "raunchy, lowbrow humor used to pander to easily-amused audiences", which invited complaining and Administrivia/{{zero context examples}}, so it was reworked as a more neutral trope about raunchy and/or offensive humor in general and renamed to match this new definition.[[/note]]

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* Here lies Refuge in Vulgarity — Overdosed on BrainBleach after seeing too much VulgarHumor.[[note]]Initially defined as "raunchy, lowbrow humor used to pander to easily-amused audiences", which invited complaining and Administrivia/{{zero context examples}}, so it was reworked as a more neutral trope about raunchy and/or offensive humor in general and renamed to match this new definition.[[/note]]
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Here lies Refuge in Vulgarity — Overdosed on BrainBleach after seeing too much VulgarHumor.[[note]]Initially defined as "raunchy, lowbrow humor used to pander to easily-amused audiences", which invited complaining and Administrivia/{{zero context examples}}, so it was reworked as a more neutral trope about raunchy and/or offensive humor in general and renamed to match this new definition.[[/note]]
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Redlink fix; diacritic included in custom wiki word.


* Here lies Third Law of Travel -- {{Choke|pointGeography}}d to death on an exotic meal while traveling.[[note]]Unclear reference to ''Website/TheGrandListOfConsoleRolePlayingGameClichés''.[[/note]]

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* Here lies Third Law of Travel -- {{Choke|pointGeography}}d to death on an exotic meal while traveling.[[note]]Unclear reference to ''Website/TheGrandListOfConsoleRolePlayingGameClichés''.''Website/TheGrandListOfConsoleRolePlayingGameCliches''.[[/note]]
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R.I.P. The Not-Secret, The Peyton Manning, Soap on a Trope, Red Eye, Uncle Herbie, Ninja Butterfly, and Spoiled Brat of the Lord
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R.I.P. The Not-Secret, The Peyton Manning, Soap on a Trope, Red Eye, Uncle Herbie, Ninja Butterfly, and Spoiled Brat of the Lord

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* Here lies Ninja Butterfly -- Its eulogy had a long-winded [[ExpositionFairy exposition about its encounter with a fairy]].[[note]]Was mistaken for ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin by those who weren't familiar with ''VideoGame/RedNinjaEndOfHonor''.[[/note]]


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* Here lies The Not-Secret -- EverybodyKnewAlready it was going to die.[[note]]Confused with OpenSecret.[[/note]]


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* Here lies The Peyton Manning -- [[EveryYearTheyFizzleOut Fizzled out]] on the field during the big game.[[note]]The old name was unclear and suffered from Administrivia/TropeNamerSyndrome.[[/note]]


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* Here lies Red Eye -- Got its {{eyelid|PullTaunt}}s pulled out in a dangerous situation it entered despite many [[RedEyesTakeWarning warnings]] not to.[[note]]In addition to being mistaken for instances of characters having red eyes, it shared its name with a [[Film/RedEye film]].[[/note]]


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* Here lies SoapOnATrope -- There's no {{expla|iningTheSoap}}nation for how it died.[[note]]Used "trope" as a placeholder and was non-indicative.[[/note]]


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* Here lies Spoiled Brat Of The Lord -- His {{egocentri|callyReligious}}sm got him banned from church.[[note]]An overly narrow name that led to tropers associating "Lord" with the Abrahamic deity or not associating it with a deity at all, or thinking the trope was about a spoiled adherent of a religion.[[/note]]


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* Here lies Uncle Herbie -- Involved in [[EndOfEpisodeSilliness silliness]] at the end of his life.[[note]]Named after a RunningGag on ''Series/WelcomeBackKotter'' that not everyone understood.[[/note]]
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* Here lies Spell My Name With an S -- It's [[InconsistentSpelling inconsistent]] whether it wanted the grave to say "Rest in Peace" or "Wrest inn Piece".[[note]]The trope was widely misused for fan misspellings rather than names being spelled differently at different times in the work itself, and had Administrivia/ZeroContextExample problems.[[/note]]

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* Here lies Spell My Name With an S -- It's [[InconsistentSpelling inconsistent]] {{inconsistent|Spelling}} whether it wanted the grave to say "Rest in Peace" or "Wrest inn Piece".[[note]]The trope was widely misused for fan misspellings rather than names being spelled differently at different times in the work itself, and had Administrivia/ZeroContextExample problems.[[/note]]

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* Here lies Spell My Name With an S -- It's [[InconsistentSpelling inconsistent]] whether it wanted the grave to say "Rest in Peace" or "Wrest inn Piece".[[note]]The trope was widely misused for fan misspellings rather than names being spelled differently at different times in the work itself, and had Administrivia/ZeroContextExample problems.[[/note]]



* Here lies StarSystem -- Hydrogen is not {{reus|edCharacterDesign}}able, so the star died.[[note]]Easily confused with literal star systems, such as the real-life [[UsefulNotes/TheSolarSystem solar system]] or the similarly named star systems in filmmaking. The old name was turned into a disambiguation page.[[/note]]

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* Here lies StarSystem Star System -- Hydrogen is not {{reus|edCharacterDesign}}able, so the star died.[[note]]Easily confused with literal star systems, such as the real-life [[UsefulNotes/TheSolarSystem solar system]] or the similarly named star systems in filmmaking. The old name was turned into a disambiguation page.[[/note]]
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* Hier liegt Schrödinger Fu -- Was {{confus|ionFu}}ed about its death.[[note]]Was a reference to SchrodingersCat, but implied that it was about the fighter [[SelfDuplication splitting into multiple versions]] instead of being unpredictable.[[/note]]

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* Hier liegt Schrödinger Fu -- Was {{confus|ionFu}}ed about its death.[[note]]Was a reference to SchrodingersCat, UsefulNotes/SchrodingersCat, but implied that it was about the fighter [[SelfDuplication splitting into multiple versions]] instead of being unpredictable.[[/note]]
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* Here lies Panda-ing to the Audience -- [[Memes/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Died after a panda]] was [[PanderingToTheBase thrown at them.]][[note]]Was supposed to be about pandas being cute, but was misused for pandas existing, which is [[Administrivia/PeopleSitOnChairs black-and-white Chinese chairs.]] The concept of pandas being seen as adorable was then [[Administrivia/TropeIdeaSalvageYard yarded.]][[/note]]
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* Here lies Panda-ing to the Audience -- [[Memes/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Died after a panda]] was [[PanderingToTheBase thrown at them.]][[note]]Was supposed to be about panda being cute, but was misused for pandas existing, which is [[Administrivia/PeopleSitOnChairs black-and-white Chinese chairs.]] The concept of pandas being seen as adorable was then [[Administrivia/TropeIdeaSalvageYard yarded.]][[/note]]

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* Here lies Panda-ing to the Audience -- [[Memes/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Died after a panda]] was [[PanderingToTheBase thrown at them.]][[note]]Was supposed to be about panda pandas being cute, but was misused for pandas existing, which is [[Administrivia/PeopleSitOnChairs black-and-white Chinese chairs.]] The concept of pandas being seen as adorable was then [[Administrivia/TropeIdeaSalvageYard yarded.]][[/note]]
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* Here lies Panda-ing to the Audience -- [[Memes/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Died after a panda]] was [[PanderingToTheAudience thrown at them.]][[note]]Was supposed to be about panda being cute, but was misused for pandas existing, which is [[Administrivia/PeopleSitOnChairs black-and-white Chinese chairs.]] The concept of pandas being seen adorable was then [[Administrivia/TropeIdeaSalvageYard yarded.]][[/note]]

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* Here lies Panda-ing to the Audience -- [[Memes/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Died after a panda]] was [[PanderingToTheAudience [[PanderingToTheBase thrown at them.]][[note]]Was supposed to be about panda being cute, but was misused for pandas existing, which is [[Administrivia/PeopleSitOnChairs black-and-white Chinese chairs.]] The concept of pandas being seen as adorable was then [[Administrivia/TropeIdeaSalvageYard yarded.]][[/note]]
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* Here lies Panda-ing to the Audience -- [[Memes/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Died after a panda]] was [[PanderingToTheAudience thrown at them.]][[note]]Was supposed to be about panda being cute, but was misused for pandas existing, which is [[Administrivia/PeopleSitOnChairs black-and-white Chinese chairs.]] The concept of pandas being seen adorable was then [[Administrivia/TropeIdeaSalvageYard yarded.]][[/note]]
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R.I.P. This Is Not El Alamein, Shlubb and Klump English, and Saleiri Syndrome

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* Here lies Saleiri Syndrome -- DrivenByEnvy towards its death.[[note]]Failed to attract wicks under the old (opaque) name.[[/note]]


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* Here lies Shlubb and Klump English -- Suffered from {{delusions|OfEloquence}} that led to its death.[[note]]Named after two characters from ''ComicBook/SinCity'', but it suffered from Administrivia/TropeNamerSyndrome since not everyone got the reference and many who did associated it with other tropes.[[/note]]


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* Here lies This Is Not El Alamein -- Its murder was carried out the [[DoWrongRight wrong]] way.[[note]]An oblique reference to a UsefulNotes/WorldWarII battle that was lost even on those who understood the event.[[/note]]

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