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* '''Played For Horror''': "I remember the night the Shoreline Slasher killed my sister. It was a dark and stormy night, and I can imagine the thunder muffled her screams as [[FlayedAlive he cut the skin off her face]]..."
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* '''Played For Horror''': Horror''':
** "I remember the night the Shoreline Slasher killed my sister. It was a dark and stormy night, and I can imagine the thunder muffled her screams as [[FlayedAlive he cut the skin off her face]]...""
** It's a dark and stormy night...and a tornado is coming. The characters have to find shelter before they get caught in the deadly winds.
** "I remember the night the Shoreline Slasher killed my sister. It was a dark and stormy night, and I can imagine the thunder muffled her screams as [[FlayedAlive he cut the skin off her face]]...
** It's a dark and stormy night...and a tornado is coming. The characters have to find shelter before they get caught in the deadly winds.
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** The in-universe characters wait for the weather to become dark and stormy before they actually start with the plot. They will even comment that the author is taking their sweet time to make things dark and stormy.
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** The in-universe characters wait for notice the weather to become sudden dark and stormy before they actually weather and start with the plot. They will even comment that cursing the author is taking their sweet time for whatever crap they will now have to make things dark and stormy.go through.
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** The in-universe characters wait for the weather to become dark and stormy before they actually start with the plot.
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** The in-universe characters wait for the weather to become dark and stormy before they actually start with the plot. They will even comment that the author is taking their sweet time to make things dark and stormy.
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* '''Parodied''': "I opened the door. It was a dark and stormy [[{{Pun}} knight]]."
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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
** "I opened the door. It was a dark and stormy [[{{Pun}} knight]].""
** The in-universe characters wait for the weather to become dark and stormy before they actually start with the plot.
** "I opened the door. It was a dark and stormy [[{{Pun}} knight]].
** The in-universe characters wait for the weather to become dark and stormy before they actually start with the plot.
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* '''Defied''': "It was a dark and stormy night, so I waited until morning."
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* '''Defied''': '''Defied''':
** "It was a dark and stormy night, so I waited until morning."
** "It was a dark and stormy night...no, I can't start my story off like this. Lemme try this again..."
** "It was a dark and stormy night, so I waited until morning."
** "It was a dark and stormy night...no, I can't start my story off like this. Lemme try this again..."
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** The story begins during a category 5 hurricane.
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** [[TropesAreTools Just because it's a cliche opening line, it doesn't means it's a bad way to start.]]
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** [[TropesAreTools [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools Just because it's a cliche opening line, it doesn't means it's a bad way to start.]]
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* '''Enforced''': The author is entering the Literature/LyttleLyttonContest, and this is an appropriate opening.
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* '''Enforced''': '''Enforced''':
** The author is entering the Literature/LyttleLyttonContest, and this is an appropriateopening.opening.
** [[TropesAreTools Just because it's a cliche opening line, it doesn't means it's a bad way to start.]]
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** [[TropesAreTools Just because it's a cliche opening line, it doesn't means it's a bad way to start.]]
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* '''Played For Horror''': "I remember the night the Shoreline Slasher killed my sister. It was a dark and stormy night, and I can imagine the thunder muffled her screams as [[FlayedAlive he cut the skin off her face]]..."
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** The first sentence says, "It was a dark and stormy night." Here goes yet another horrible tale, I mean horrifying tale.
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** The first sentence says, "It was a dark and stormy night." Here goes yet another horrible tale, I mean horrifying tale."
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* '''Enforced''': The author is entering the LyttleLyttonContest, and this is an appropriate opening.
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* '''Enforced''': The author is entering the LyttleLyttonContest, Literature/LyttleLyttonContest, and this is an appropriate opening.
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* '''Parodied''': I opened the door. It was a dark and stormy [[{{Pun}} knight]].
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* '''Parodied''': I "I opened the door. It was a dark and stormy [[{{Pun}} knight]]."
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* '''Enforced''': ???The author is entering the LyttleLyttonContest, and this is an appropriate opening.
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* '''Defied''': It was a dark and stormy night, so I waited until morning.
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* '''Defied''': It "It was a dark and stormy night, so I waited until morning."
* '''Played For Laughs''': "It was a dark and stormy night. I'd forgotten my umbrella, and I came home drenched."
* '''Played For Drama''': A character is in a bad mood, and the dark and stormy night only makes it worse.
* '''Played For Drama''': A character is in a bad mood, and the dark and stormy night only makes it worse.
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** The author uses AuthorPowers to create a dark and stormy night to annoy its {{Cosmic Plaything}}s.
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** The author In the first scene, a wizard uses AuthorPowers WeatherManipulation to create a dark and stormy night to annoy its {{Cosmic Plaything}}s.night.
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** The monster waits for a dark and stormy night before night.
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** The monster waits for a dark and stormy night before night.attacking the village.
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* '''Exploited''': LightningCanDoAnything, and the next lightning storm is at night.
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* '''Exploited''': LightningCanDoAnything, The MadScientist needs some {{lightning|CanDoAnything}}, and the next lightning storm is at night.
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* '''Discussed''': CaptainObvious looks out the window. "It looks like a dark and stormy night!"
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* '''Discussed''': CaptainObvious looks out the window. "It looks like "I see a dark and stormy night!"
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'''Basic Trope''': The story begins with a dark and stormy night.
* '''Straight''':
** The first sentence says, "It was a dark and stormy night." Here goes yet another horrible tale, I mean horrifying tale.
** The first scene of the movie takes place at night during a thunderstorm.
* '''Exaggerated''':
** There are many dark and stormy nights in the tale, and the sentence, "It was a dark and stormy night," repeats for each one.
** It was a dark and stormy night of utter darkness, and [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment a stormy lightning storm stormed]].
* '''Downplayed''': It was night in a bright city during a light rain.
* '''Justified''': [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKTZ8PT1xHE It was a dark and stormy night in New York City, August 18, 2009.]]
* '''Inverted''': It was a bright and calm day.
* '''Subverted''':
** It was a dark and stormy night, with no storm, and the sun was up.
** It was a dark and stormy night, but the story happens somewhere else. It was afternoon with a blanket of snow.
* '''Double Subverted''': It was a dark and stormy night, with no storm, and the sun was up, but then the sun set and the storm came.
* '''Parodied''': I opened the door. It was a dark and stormy [[{{Pun}} knight]].
* '''Zig Zagged''': It was a clear night in Tokyo, and a stormy morning in Los Angeles.
* '''Averted''':
** The book never describes the weather.
** The setting is indoors (with no windows), or in outer space, or anywhere that has no weather.
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* '''Lampshaded''': It was a dark and stormy night, because these stories always begin with a dark and stormy night.
* '''Invoked''':
** The monster waits for a dark and stormy night before night.
** The author uses AuthorPowers to create a dark and stormy night to annoy its {{Cosmic Plaything}}s.
* '''Exploited''': LightningCanDoAnything, and the next lightning storm is at night.
* '''Defied''': It was a dark and stormy night, so I waited until morning.
* '''Discussed''': CaptainObvious looks out the window. "It looks like a dark and stormy night!"
* '''Conversed''': A reader opens a novel. "It was a dark and stormy night." The reader mutters, "Yet another ClicheStorm," and drops the novel.
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* '''Straight''':
** The first sentence says, "It was a dark and stormy night." Here goes yet another horrible tale, I mean horrifying tale.
** The first scene of the movie takes place at night during a thunderstorm.
* '''Exaggerated''':
** There are many dark and stormy nights in the tale, and the sentence, "It was a dark and stormy night," repeats for each one.
** It was a dark and stormy night of utter darkness, and [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment a stormy lightning storm stormed]].
* '''Downplayed''': It was night in a bright city during a light rain.
* '''Justified''': [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKTZ8PT1xHE It was a dark and stormy night in New York City, August 18, 2009.]]
* '''Inverted''': It was a bright and calm day.
* '''Subverted''':
** It was a dark and stormy night, with no storm, and the sun was up.
** It was a dark and stormy night, but the story happens somewhere else. It was afternoon with a blanket of snow.
* '''Double Subverted''': It was a dark and stormy night, with no storm, and the sun was up, but then the sun set and the storm came.
* '''Parodied''': I opened the door. It was a dark and stormy [[{{Pun}} knight]].
* '''Zig Zagged''': It was a clear night in Tokyo, and a stormy morning in Los Angeles.
* '''Averted''':
** The book never describes the weather.
** The setting is indoors (with no windows), or in outer space, or anywhere that has no weather.
* '''Enforced''': ???
* '''Lampshaded''': It was a dark and stormy night, because these stories always begin with a dark and stormy night.
* '''Invoked''':
** The monster waits for a dark and stormy night before night.
** The author uses AuthorPowers to create a dark and stormy night to annoy its {{Cosmic Plaything}}s.
* '''Exploited''': LightningCanDoAnything, and the next lightning storm is at night.
* '''Defied''': It was a dark and stormy night, so I waited until morning.
* '''Discussed''': CaptainObvious looks out the window. "It looks like a dark and stormy night!"
* '''Conversed''': A reader opens a novel. "It was a dark and stormy night." The reader mutters, "Yet another ClicheStorm," and drops the novel.
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