History Main / SuperFunHappyThingOfDoom

** "Fun-sized mobile agony and death dispensers" is the official name of what are commonly called "devil dogs," according to Castle Heterodyne.
*** It should be noted that given the propensities of the Heterodyne Family "Fun-size" being mechanical horrors the size of a bear is only to be expected. Just imagine if they'd been made by the Wulfenbach clan...

Oppressive dictatorships in fiction (especially [[BananaRepublic tiny ones]]) will have long names incorporating the words "Free," "Democratic," "Republic," "of the People," or any combination thereof.

** With name like "Survival Mode", it should suit anyone who likes to survive.
* ''VideoGame/{{Mother 3}}'' features the following sign:

** Peaceful Rest Valley in ''[[VideoGame/EarthBound EarthBound]]'' (a.k.a. ''Mother 2'') is populated mostly by alien invaders, killer robots, and exploding trees. And when you consider "peaceful rest" probably refers to [[DeadlyEuphemism the likely fate of anyone who blunders in...]]
*** This is considered to even be one of the hardest areas in the game, having relatively tough enemies early in the game.

* Consumer Recreation Services in ''Film/TheGame''.

* The UsefulNotes/FrenchRevolution's Committee of Public Safety. By "Safety" they meant ReignOfTerror. Though at that time, the meaning of the phrase "public safety" meant "[[WellIntentionedExtremist the greater good]]" and signified the state of emergency they were under.

* ''VideoGame/DarkSouls'' has [[FanNickname Sen's Funhouse]], [[NintendoHard Where]] [[ThatOneLevel The]] [[EverythingTryingToKillYou Fun]] [[SarcasmMode Never]] [[PlayerPunch Stops]].

** ''[[FanNickname Dorf]] Fortress'' fandom in general uses the word "fun" to mean "losing," based on the official motto "Losing is Fun!" (i.e., "Forgetting to put in something to keep your well from overflowing can lead to a lot of fun.") Heck, the wiki's [[http://df.magmawiki.com/index.php/Fun article on Fun]] redirects to "Losing."
** There are a lot of other fan nicknames for Fun stuff, including "the clown car" and "clowns" for [[spoiler:Hell and the afore-mentioned DemonicInvaders]] and "party guests" for [[spoiler:the restless souls of people who haven't received a proper burial]].
** Dorf Fortress is also ''full'' of randomly generated names, so occasionally you'll have something like this pop up.

Oppressive dictatorships in fiction (especially [[BananaRepublic tiny ones]]) will often have long names incorporating the words "free," "democratic," "republic," "of the people," or any combination thereof.

Oppressive dictatorships in fiction (especially [[BananaRepublic tiny ones]]) will invariably have long names incorporating the words "free," "democratic," "republic," "of the people," or any combination thereof.

* In the UK, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) decides whether or not a drug should be provided by the NHS -- so NICE can be responsible for denying life-prolonging treatments for reasons of expense... although sometimes they do this to avoid having to shut down care in areas that affect more people. Let's [[Administrivia/RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment leave it there.]]

* The [[ImplacableMan Satchi]], cyber law-enforcers in ''Anime/DennouCoil''. They look like giant brown standing peanuts with smiley-faces painted on. [[NightmareFuel Yeah]].

* The German movie ''Film/LaColonia'' takes place in the compound of a {{Cult}} that's set up shop in a secluded area of the Chilean Andes. The place in question is called "Colonia Dignidad," which translates to Dignity Colony.

* Creator/{{George Orwell}}'s ''Literature/NineteenEightyFour'': Is all about twisting language to guide thought.

* The "Friendship and Rapport Training Camp" in ''Manga/ShokugekiNoSoma''. It sounds like fun, and the flyer that goes out to the first-year students that are going there is very cute, with a little cartoon chef mascot and everything! And then you remember that this is ''Tootsuki'', one of the most elite and brutal cooking schools in the world, and that the "training camp" is a week-long meatgrinder of non-stop training courses, arranged by some of the INCREDIBLY rare alumni of the school. It's revealed that up to ''half'' of the first-years in every generation of students are eliminated and expelled in this first hurdle ''alone''.

** KillerRabbit: A critter whose cuteness doesn't match its deadliness.

* The most famous of these is from Creator/{{George Orwell}}'s ''Literature/NineteenEightyFour''. The government has four chief buildings: The Ministry of Truth, in charge of propaganda, the Ministry of Peace, in charge of the military, the Ministry of Plenty, in charge of rationing supplies, and the Ministry of Love, described in the page quote.
** In a twisted sense, all four of these organizations do exactly what they're described to do once re-interpreted or applied with the book's own doublethink. The Ministry Of Truth creates a new truth as defined by doublethink, the Ministry of Peace uses a never-ending war to insure an ''internal'' peace within the country, the Ministry of Plenty distributes the "plentiful" rations which are supposedly always on the rise, and the Ministry Of Love [[spoiler: forces the population to love Big Brother.]]
** And Big Brother itself, really.
* The ''Literature/SwordOfTruth'' series loves this one. The titular sword's magic doesn't operate based on truth, but on the wielder's perceptions, whether or not they're accurate. A "death spell" doesn't kill people; it's used to save their life. And a "maternity spell" is nothing tender or nurturing; it's used to take the target hostage by creating {{Synchronization}} between the caster and the target.
** It's even lampshaded when one of the characters reflects on the fact that she suggested to the BigBad he start styling himself "Emperor Jagang the Just".

* In the novel ''The Tomorrow File'' the United States TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture renames the government departments. The Department of Defense is called the Department of Peace. The Department of Health, Education and Welfare becomes the Department of Bliss. Other departments are also renamed.

* SchmuckBait: When a name is a transparent and pathetic attempt, if an attempt is made at all, to make something look good, but it still looks glaringly suspicious.

* BlackmailIsSuchAnUglyWord

* Speed Cameras in the UK are "Safety Cameras" except in one honest county where they are "Enforcement Cameras".
** Since the purpose of the cameras is to keep people from driving at what the government considers unsafe speeds, this is not terribly inaccurate.

Shiny, Happy, People's Democratic Republic of the Congo. Lies in name; 5. Oppression level; hide.''

* [[Series/SaturdayNightLive Anything to do with]] HappyFunBall.

* The infamous [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villa_Baviera Colonia Dignidad]] in Chile was a agricultural commune and a cult led by a pedophile priest; during UsefulNotes/AugustoPinochet dictatorship, the place was a front for a clandestine prison and torture center for political opponents. The place's name means "Dignity Colony".