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** "Troubleshooter, you have been assigned an urgent mission! Please report ''immediately'' to Alpha Complex Sector A-'''squeeeeeeeee'''-Bouncy Bubble Beverage, now available in Soylent Orange flavor! '''squeeeeeeee'''-failure to report on time will be considered treason."

--> '''The Doctor:''' "...you're not indestructable, so God's sake, whatever you do, stay out of" ''(teleports away)''

Compare: OrphanedPunchline and NoodleImplements. HisNameIs is a subtrope. Contrast: LostInTranslation where the information is all there, just interpreted wrongly. See also ElectronicSpeechImpediment, TranslationYes.

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Compare: OrphanedPunchline and NoodleImplements. HisNameIs is a subtrope. Contrast: LostInTranslation where the information is all there, just interpreted wrongly. See also ElectronicSpeechImpediment

* The Book of Mazarbul in ''LordOfTheRings'' is read out with all the missing bits included as ellipses. Tolkien also [[DoingItForTheArt inscribed the relevant pages]] to show the missing burned parts.
--> "we have barred the gates but doubt if [...] can hold them long. If there is [...] no escape it will be a horrible fate to suffer [...] [[ApocalypticLog We cannot get out]]. We cannot get out... fell there bravely while the rest retr [...] Mazarbul. We still ho[...]g ... but hope u[...]n[...]Óin's party went five days ago but today only four returned.

* The Book of Mazarbul in ''LordOfTheRings'' is read out with all the missing bits included as ellipses. [[JRRTolkien Tolkien]] also [[DoingItForTheArt inscribed the relevant pages in runes]] to show the missing burned parts.

--> "we have barred the gates but doubt if [...] can hold them long. If there is [...] no escape it will be a horrible fate to suffer [...] We cannot get out. We cannot get out. They have taken the bridge and Second Hall... fell there bravely while the rest retr [...] Mazarbul. We still ho[...]g ... but hope u[...]n[...]Óin's party went five days ago but today only four returned.

'''Type 1a:''' Some list of important information is being conveyed. Whether because of technical reasons (network failure, radio static, the tape breaks, the computer has experienced a psychotic break from reality, etc) or unintentional stupidity, some of the information is lost. Inevitably it is going to be the most important piece of information. It's the one single piece required to complete the task you are being given, or prevent you from being killed while performing the task. The last clear part of the message will invariably be something like "Under no circumstances should you ever..." or "It's vitally important that you..." The ''[=~Ocean's Eleven~=]'' example below is pretty much the MostTriumphantExample.

'''Type 1b:''' There's a variation of this where it's the audience that's left in the dark, but in-universe everyone is clued in. The ''PlanetTerror'' example below is this type. (Similar to RelaxOVision, but where that is obviously intentional, this is made to look purely accidental.)

'''Type 2:''' You have some kind of communication or tome of information, part of which is missing or has been either intentionally or unintentionally redacted, leaving something much more mysterious, suggestive and/or humorous than the original could possibly have been. What you're left with is an accidental list of NoodleImplements with no instructions. Or a non-sequitur without the information that would have naturally linked Point A to Point Z and you are left wondering just exactly ''how the heck'' Point A and Point Z could ''possibly'' be connected. The SCPFoundation example below is this type.

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* EventHorizon has a horrific Type 1a. The distress signal sent by the titular starship contains the Latin phrase ''liberate me'' ("save me"). It was later realized that the message was actually [[spoiler:''liberate tutame ex inferis'' ("save yourself from Hell")]].

Compare: OrphanedPunchline and NoodleImplements. HisNameIs is a subtrope. Contrast: LostInTranslation where the information is all there, just interpreted wrongly.

Oh, and ther's one more thing that you will ''always'' have with this trope - pretty much the main thing to keep in mind when you encounter it - you can always tell @@ -- [=MySQL=] error [=A113=] -- dbconn() -- unable to reestablish network connection. Please try again later@@