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** In ''{{Dragon Ball}}'' , Goku's master, who is usually called Kamesennin, has the nickname of Muten Roshi or "Master Roshi." Quite a tautology if you have in mind that "Roshi" means "Master" in Chinese; so his name would be "Master Master." Then again, AkiraToriyama always was rather fond of giving characters goofy names.



* In ''{{Dragon ball}}'' , the main series master is called "Master Roshi". Quite a tautology if you have in mind that "Roshi" means "Master" in chinese; so the character name would be "Master Master".



** T-Bird really isn't confused in this scene, at least not when the line you quote starts, this is a moment of dawning realization followed almost immediately by mounting terror, because the realization means he knows EXACTLY what is about to happen to him.

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** T-Bird really isn't confused in this scene, at least not when the line you quote starts, this starts. [[OhCrap This is a moment of dawning realization followed almost immediately by mounting terror, terror]], because the realization means he knows EXACTLY what is about to happen to him.



* Several [[{{Malaproper}} Bushisms]] fall into this, such as "More and more of our imports are coming from overseas", and "Its against the law to hire somebody illegally".

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* Several [[{{Malaproper}} Bushisms]] fall into this, such as "More and more of our imports are coming from overseas", and "Its against the law to hire somebody illegally".illegally."

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->''Listen up!'' The first rule of Tautology Club is the first rule of Tautology Club.
-->-- [[http://xkcd.com/703/ Honor Societies]], ''{{xkcd}}''

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->''Listen up!'' ->''"Listen up! The first rule of Tautology Club is the first rule of Tautology Club.
Club."''
-->-- [[http://xkcd.''{{xkcd}}'', "[[http://xkcd.com/703/ Honor Societies]], ''{{xkcd}}''
Societies]]"
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** [[DontExplainTheJoke "I mean damn man, even air is like yo I'm air, I'm everywhere and it STILL can't get in!]]
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* In ''KungFuPanda'', one of the characters is Master Shifu. ''Xifu'' (pronounced the same) means "master" in Chinese. And then there's Chor Ghom Prison. Guess what 'Chor Ghom' means?
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* ''Autotune the News'' #10 contains the gem: "Nepotism is strictly prohibited, except for family members.[[hottip:*:And sexy turtles.]]"
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* Several [[{{Malaproper}} Bushisms]] fall into this, such as "More and more of our imports are coming from overseas", and "Its against the law to hire somebody illegally".
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* In ''[[KingsQuestVI King's Quest VI]]'', if you use the hand icon on the tinder box, you are told, "It feels exactly like a tinder box."
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** IAmWhatIAm is also a Trope, and a song from ''La Cage Aux Follies.''

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* Showing that TropesAreNotBad even in this case, technically speaking ALL equations of the kind X = Y (including such well known ones as E=MCsquare and the square of the hypotenuse being equal to the sum of the square of the other two sides) variety are tautologies, insofar as both sides of the equation represent the same quanties only formulated in a different fashion and arrived at in different ways.


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* Showing that TropesAreNotBad even in this case, technically speaking ALL equations of the kind X = Y (including such well known ones as E=MC^2 and the square of the hypotenuse being equal to the sum of the square of the other two sides) variety are tautologies, insofar as both sides of the equation represent the same quanties only formulated in a different fashion and arrived at in different ways.
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* Showing that TropesAreNotBad even in this case, technically speaking ALL equations of the kind X = Y (including such well known ones as E=MCsquare and the square of the hypotenuse being equal to the sum of the square of the other two sides) variety are tautologies, insofar as both sides of the equation represent the same quanties only formulated in a different fashion and arrived at in different ways.


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** Though strictly speaking it's really three long.
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** Which was then reiterated by his 1999 song ''[[{{Film/Tarzan}} Two Worlds]]''

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** Which was then reiterated by his 1999 song ''[[{{Film/Tarzan}} ''[[{{Disney/Tarzan}} Two Worlds]]''
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**But blame that on ExecutiveMeddling since they thought people would think the I was a 1. Yes, they thought we'd wonder if they'd made a movie about steak sauce...
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* BackToTheFuture: Doc didn't build the time machine to make money, he did it to travel through time!

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* BackToTheFuture: ''BackToTheFuture:'' Doc didn't build the time machine to make money, he did it to travel through time!



*Manos: The Hands of Fate. Not just the title, but if the dialogue wasn't shaped like itself, there would only be half as much.

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*Manos: The Hands of Fate.*''ManosTheHandsOfFate''. Not just the title, but if the dialogue wasn't shaped like itself, there would only be half as much.



* The song "King of Spain" by Moxy Früvous has the line "a palatial palace, that was my home".

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* The song "King of Spain" by Moxy Früvous Früvous has the line "a palatial palace, that was my home".



* "The Future Soon" by Jonathan Coulton talks about "building inventions in my space lab in space". (The title line, "It's gonna be the future soon", may also be an example.)

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* "The Future Soon" by Jonathan Coulton JonathanCoulton talks about "building inventions in my space lab in space". (The title line, "It's gonna be the future soon", may also be an example.)



* [[strike:[[CoveredUp All-4-One]]]] ChristinaAguilera, "I Turn To You", "For the strength to be strong".

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* [[strike:[[CoveredUp All-4-One]]]] ChristinaAguilera, "I Turn To You", You": "For the strength to be strong".
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->''Listen up!'' The first rule of Tautology Club is the first rule of Tautology Club.\\
-- [[http://xkcd.com/703/ Honor Societies]], ''{{xkcd}}''

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->''Listen up!'' The first rule of Tautology Club is the first rule of Tautology Club.\\
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Club.
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[[http://xkcd.com/703/ Honor Societies]], ''{{xkcd}}''



*** This mostly stems from the Naruto fanbase being idiots, and not understanding that Sennin (Sage) and Sannin (3 Ninjas) are different words, rather than one word with two spellings. OrSoIHeard.

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*** This mostly stems from the Naruto fanbase being idiots, and not understanding that Sennin (Sage) and Sannin (3 Ninjas) are different words, rather than one word with two spellings. OrSoIHeard.



*** [[OrSoIHeard According to email legend]], there is a train station somewhere in Japan which has a large sign stating "YOU ARE HERE" on the wall. [[MathematiciansAnswer And no map.]]

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*** [[OrSoIHeard According to email legend]], legend, there is a train station somewhere in Japan which has a large sign stating "YOU ARE HERE" on the wall. [[MathematiciansAnswer And no map.]]

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* Wittgenstein is a master of this even while he criticizes it. In the ''Investigations'', he comments, "We might also say: 'Every thing fits into itself.' --Or again: 'Every thing fits into its own shape.' While saying this, one looks at a thing and imagines that there was a space left for it and that now it fits into it exactly." He goes so far as to smear a blob of ink on the page, saying, "Does this spot 'fit' into its white surrounding? --''But that is just how it would look'' if there had at first been a hole in its place and it then fitted into the hole."



* Wittgenstein is a master of this even while he criticizes it. In the ''Investigations'', he comments, "We might also say: 'Every thing fits into itself.' --Or again: 'Every thing fits into its own shape.' While saying this, one looks at a thing and imagines that there was a space left for it and that now it fits into it exactly." He goes so far as to smear a blob of ink on the page, saying, "Does this spot 'fit' into its white surrounding? --''But that is just how it would look'' if there had at first been a hole in its place and it then fitted into the hole."

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* Wittgenstein is a master of this even while he criticizes it. In the ''Investigations'', he comments, "We might also say: 'Every thing fits into itself.' --Or again: 'Every thing fits into its own shape.' While saying this, one looks at a thing and imagines that there was a space left for it and that now it fits into it exactly." He goes so far as to smear a blob of ink on the page, saying, "Does this spot 'fit' into its white surrounding? --''But that is just how it would look'' if there had at first been a hole in its place and it then fitted into the hole."
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Wittgenstein said some things that are in the Philosophical Investigations that he wrote.



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* Wittgenstein is a master of this even while he criticizes it. In the ''Investigations'', he comments, "We might also say: 'Every thing fits into itself.' --Or again: 'Every thing fits into its own shape.' While saying this, one looks at a thing and imagines that there was a space left for it and that now it fits into it exactly." He goes so far as to smear a blob of ink on the page, saying, "Does this spot 'fit' into its white surrounding? --''But that is just how it would look'' if there had at first been a hole in its place and it then fitted into the hole."
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This thing I cut isn't a tautology. I have no idea why it's here.


->''"Never enter your PIN number on an ATM machine. You might get the HIV virus."''
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* In {{Halo}}, the primary weapon on any human ship or station is the MAC Cannon. The C in MAC stands for cannon.
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** "I am... myself." (to be fair, use of this trope in this series is [[MindScrew largely intentional]])

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** "I am... myself." (to ([[JustifyingEdit to be fair, fair]], use of this trope in this series is [[MindScrew largely intentional]])
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** In fairness, these signs are put up around many major city/commuter routes. (Doesn't undermine it as an example, though.)

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** [[JustifyingEdit In fairness, fairness]], these signs are put up around many major city/commuter routes.routes worldwide. (Doesn't undermine it as an example, though.)
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** The same goes for people who order "chai tea". Cause chai means... [[SoYeah yeah.]]

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** The same goes for people who order "chai tea". Cause chai means... [[SoYeah yeah.]]



** Also, the computers are set to audibly remind you to remove your ID after a few minutes of inactivity. The phrase? [[FreudWasRight "Please remove your CAC from the CAC reader"]]. [[SoYeah Yeah]]...

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** Also, the computers are set to audibly remind you to remove your ID after a few minutes of inactivity. The phrase? [[FreudWasRight "Please remove your CAC from the CAC reader"]]. [[SoYeah Yeah]]...
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* In the sixth book of the [[CaptainUnderpants]] series, it is discovered that "organic orange-flavored oranges" are effective weapons against robotic booger monsters, since the booger monsters are apparently held together with cold viruses which are destroyed by Vitamin C.

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* In the sixth book of the [[CaptainUnderpants]] CaptainUnderpants series, it is discovered that "organic orange-flavored oranges" are effective weapons against robotic booger monsters, since the booger monsters are apparently held together with cold viruses which are destroyed by Vitamin C.
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-->"[[http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t81/SalieriTheFish/Diction.png I'll kill you to death!]]"

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-->"[[http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t81/SalieriTheFish/Diction.png I'll -->"I'll kill you to death!]]"death!"
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*Manos: The Hands of Fate. Not just the title, but if the dialogue wasn't shaped like itself, there would only be half as much.
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* In propositional logic, a statement is a tautology if it evaluates to true for all possible Boolean inputs. The simplest form of this is "A or ¬A". In layman's terms, when there are only two options, everything is either [[ShapedLikeItself one or the other]].
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[[folder:Staged Theatrical Plays]]Plays Featuring Live Performers]]



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[[folder:Electronic Videogames Which Can Be Played]]Played Via Digital Apparati]]
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* [[strike:[[CoveredUp All-4-One]]]] ChristinaAguilera, "I Turn To You", "For the strength to be strong".
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** The redundancy is worse than you've implied. Cheating means breaking the rules to your own advantage. So the reminder states "breaking the rules is against the rules". No kidding.

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