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** Alice was attempting to invoke CuteClumsyGirl to attract Bob.



* '''Enforced''': ???

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* '''Enforced''': ???"No way would Alice be that clumsy. Remember that gymnastics championship in season 3?" "Okay, fine, I'll have her fake it."



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* '''Defied''': ???Bob physically pushes Alice away from the glass as soon as he realizes she's trying to pull this.



* '''Implied''': Alice seemingly knocks over the glass on accident, but then she seems to smirk for unknown reasons.



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** For some reason, Alice claims that something bad she did by accident was actually on purpose.
** Alice claims that something good she did on purpose was actually by accident.
** [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs Alice claims that something good she did by accident was actually on purpose.]]

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** For some reason, Alice claims that did something bad by accident, but for some reason, [[IMeantToDoThat she claims she did by accident was actually it on purpose.
purpose]].
** Alice claims that something good she did on purpose was actually by accident.
** [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs Alice claims that something good she did by accident was actually on purpose.]]



* '''Parodied''': Alice claims she didn't do something while she's doing it.
* '''Zig-Zagged''': ???

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* '''Parodied''': [[ImplausibleDeniability Alice claims she didn't do something while she's doing it.
it.]]
* '''Zig-Zagged''': ???'''Zig-Zagged''':
** Sometimes Alice uses this excuse, other times not.
** Some characters use this excuse, others don't.
** Alice goes back and forth between saying that ''the same action'' was accidental and deliberate.



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* '''Lampshaded''': ???'''Lampshaded''':
-->'''Alice''': I didn't mean to knock over your glass, Bob.\\
'''Bob''': You looked a lot more in control of yourself than somebody who knocks something over by accident, Alice.



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* '''Exploited''': ???Alan sees that this excuse works for Alice, so he starts using it himself: knocking things over left, right, and centre, all followed with "Sorry, it was an accident" within seconds.



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** Alice getting back at Bob for laughing at her various embarrassing slips and falls.

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* '''Justified''': Alice [[NeverMyFault wanted a quick way to get out of trouble.]]

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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
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Alice [[NeverMyFault wanted a quick way to get out of trouble.]]]]
** Alice (and possibly Bob) were [[WeNeedADistraction The Distraction]].

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* '''Inverted''': For some reason, Alice claims that something bad she did by accident was actually on purpose.

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* '''Inverted''': '''Inverted''':
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For some reason, Alice claims that something bad she did by accident was actually on purpose.
** Alice claims that something good she did on purpose was actually by accident.
** [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs Alice claims that something good she did by accident was actually on
purpose.]]



* '''Discussed''': ???

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* '''Discussed''': ???"I know you're about to say that was an accident, and I'm not buying it anymore."
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'''Basic Trope''': A character pretends they did something bad by accident.
* '''Straight''': Alice knocks over Bob's glass, but claims it was an accident.
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice destroys the entire neighborhood, but acts like it was an accident.
* '''Downplayed''': Alice "accidentally" gives Bob the wrong thing.
* '''Justified''': Alice [[NeverMyFault wanted a quick way to get out of trouble.]]
* '''Inverted''': For some reason, Alice claims that something bad she did by accident was actually on purpose.
* '''Subverted''': Alice actually didn't mean to knock over Bob's glass.
* '''Double Subverted''': Later, Alice pretends she didn't mean to take something from Charlie.
* '''Parodied''': Alice claims she didn't do something while she's doing it.
* '''Zig-Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': Nobody pretends they didn't mean to do something bad.
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