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'''Basic Trope''': A (usually drunk or high) character puts a lampshade on his or her head.
* '''Straight''': Bob gets drunk at a party and puts a lampshade on his head to the amusement of other guests.

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'''Basic Trope''': A (usually drunk or high) character puts a lampshade on his or her their head.
* '''Straight''': Bob gets drunk at a party and puts a lampshade on his head head, to the amusement of other guests.



** Or the theme is furniture and home appliances and he is dressed as the lamp. [[note]]Extra points if he actually has a working bulb there[[/note]]

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** Or the theme is furniture and home appliances and he is dressed as the lamp. [[note]]Extra points if he actually has a working bulb there[[/note]]
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[[LampshadeWearing Get that lampshade off yer head, ya goofball!]]

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[[LampshadeWearing Get that lampshade off yer friggin' head, ya goofball!]]

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** ''Every time'' a trope is {{lampshade|Hanging}}d, this seems to happen. [[MindScrew But what happens when this trope is lampshaded?]]


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** ''Every time'' a trope is {{lampshade|Hanging}}d, this seems to happen. [[MindScrew But what happens when this trope is lampshaded?]]
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** Alice wears the lampshade as a ''skirt''.[[note]][[Fridge Logic Don't ask where she's keeping the light bulb.]][[/note]]

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** Alice wears the lampshade as a ''skirt''.[[note]][[Fridge Logic [[note]][[FridgeLogic Don't ask where she's keeping the light bulb.]][[/note]]
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** Alice wears the lampshade as a ''skirt''.[[note]]Don't ask where she's keeping the light bulb.[[/note]]

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** Alice wears the lampshade as a ''skirt''.[[note]]Don't [[note]][[Fridge Logic Don't ask where she's keeping the light bulb.[[/note]]]][[/note]]
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** Or the theme is furniture and home appliances and he is dressed as the lamp. [[note]]Extra points if he actually has a working bulb there[[/note]]

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'''Basic Trope''': A (usually drunk or high) character puts a lampshade on his (or more rarely, her) head.

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'''Basic Trope''': A (usually drunk or high) character puts a lampshade on his (or more rarely, her) or her head.



** ''Every time'' a trope is [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded,]] this seems to happen. [[MindScrew But what happens when this trope is lampshaded?]]
* '''Downplayed''': ???

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** ''Every time'' a trope is [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded,]] {{lampshade|Hanging}}d, this seems to happen. [[MindScrew But what happens when this trope is lampshaded?]]
* '''Downplayed''': ???Bob holds the lampshade over his raised hand but doesn't put it on his head.



* '''Subverted''': Bob drunkenly reaches for a lampshade, but then puts it down.

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* '''Subverted''': Bob drunkenly reaches for a lampshade, lampshade but then puts it down.



** Alice wears the lampshade as a ''skirt''. [[note]]Don't ask where she's keeping the light bulb.[[/note]]
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

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** Alice wears the lampshade as a ''skirt''. [[note]]Don't ask where she's keeping the light bulb.[[/note]]
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???'''Zig-Zagged''': Bob puts the lampshade on his head and takes it off at apparently random moments.



* '''Invoked''': Bob has had too many drinks at the party, and eyes a lamp.

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* '''Invoked''': Bob has had too many drinks at the party, party and eyes a lamp.



* '''Deconstructed''': This behavior could cause embarrassment for Bob or others. Also, Bob could get hurt as he cannot see where he's going. Plus it's usually not funny any more.
* '''Reconstructed''': Bob doesn't get hurt, and everyone is amused (not embarrassed) by Bob's behavior.

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* '''Deconstructed''': This behavior could cause embarrassment for Bob or others. Also, Bob could get hurt as he cannot see where he's going. Plus it's usually not it stops being funny any more.
after some time.
* '''Reconstructed''': Bob doesn't get hurt, hurt and everyone is amused (not embarrassed) by Bob's behavior.



** The morning after the party Bob receives a call telling him that he forgot his hat. Bob then wonders "so what was I wearing on my head."
* '''Played For Drama''': Bob's behavior embarrasses his wife, gets him fired, or otherwise comes back to haunt him.

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** The morning after the party Bob receives gets a call telling him that he forgot his hat. Bob then wonders "so what was I wearing on my head."
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* '''Played For for Laughs''': Bob's dialogue while wearing the lampshade has a humorous echoing effect.
* '''Played for
Drama''': Bob's behavior embarrasses his wife, gets him fired, or otherwise comes back to haunt him.



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%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???

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** Bob is very, very, very drunk and/or high.

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** Bob is very, very, very drunk and/or high.drunkenly mistakes the lamp for a hat rack.



* '''Subverted''': Bob drinks at the party, but doesn't put a lampshade on his head, even though he is extremely drunk.

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* '''Subverted''': Bob drinks at the party, drunkenly reaches for a lampshade, but doesn't put a lampshade on his head, even though he is extremely drunk.then puts it down.



* '''Averted''': Bob doesn't put anything on his head. He may not get that drunk (or get drunk at all), and he may not even be at a party.

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* '''Averted''': Bob doesn't put anything on his head. He may not get that drunk (or get drunk at all), and he may not even be at a party.



* '''Implied''': A house that's in a mess after a party has had all its lampshades removed.

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* '''Implied''': '''Implied''':
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A house that's in a mess after a party has had all its lampshades removed.removed.
** The morning after the party Bob receives a call telling him that he forgot his hat. Bob then wonders "so what was I wearing on my head."
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** ''Every time'' a trope is [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded,]] this seems to happen. [[MindScrew But what happens when this trope is lampshaded?]]

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* '''Exploited''': ???

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* '''Exploited''': ???Bob is PlayingDrunk and puts a lampshade on his head to help sell it.



* '''Implied''': A house that's in a mess after a party has had all its lampshades removed.



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** Bob has an entire lamp on his head.

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* '''[[AccidentalPun Lampshaded]]''': "That was some party last night!"

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* '''[[AccidentalPun Lampshaded]]''': Lampshaded]]''':
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"That was some party last night!"
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** Alice wears the lampshade as a ''skirt''. [[note:*:Don't ask where she's keeping the light bulb.]]

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** Alice wears the lampshade as a ''skirt''. [[note:*:Don't [[note]]Don't ask where she's keeping the light bulb.]][[/note]]

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** Bob is not only wearing a lampshade, but has a light bulb in his mouth.



** Alice wears the lampshade as a ''skirt''.

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** Alice wears the lampshade as a ''skirt''. [[note:*:Don't ask where she's keeping the light bulb.]]



** "Bob, stop wearing our housewares..."



* '''Deconstructed''': This behavior could cause embarrassment for Bob or others. Also, Bob could get hurt as he cannot see where he's going.

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* '''Deconstructed''': This behavior could cause embarrassment for Bob or others. Also, Bob could get hurt as he cannot see where he's going. Plus it's usually not funny any more.
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* '''Lampshaded''': "That was some party last night!"

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* '''Lampshaded''': '''[[AccidentalPun Lampshaded]]''': "That was some party last night!"

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* '''Basic Trope''': A (usually drunk or high) character puts a lampshade on his (or more rarely, her) head.
* '''Played Straight''': Bob gets drunk at a party and puts a lampshade on his head to the amusement of other guests.

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* '''Basic Trope''': A (usually drunk or high) character puts a lampshade on his (or more rarely, her) head.
* '''Played Straight''': '''Straight''': Bob gets drunk at a party and puts a lampshade on his head to the amusement of other guests.



* '''Downplayed''': ???



** Bob puts a lampshade on his head, but isn't drunk or high at all.

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** Bob puts a lampshade on his head, but isn't drunk or high at all.



* '''Deconstructed''': This behavior could cause embarrassment for Bob or others. Also, Bob could get hurt as he cannot see where he's going.
* '''Reconstructed''': Bob doesn't get hurt, and everyone is amused (not embarrassed) by Bob's behavior.



** Bob wears the lampshade home. At work the next day, he is still wearing it.
** Everyone has lampshades on their head during the party.

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** Bob wears the lampshade home. At work the next day, he is still wearing it.
it.
** Everyone has lampshades on their head during the party.



* '''Lampshaded''': "That was some party last night!"

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* '''Lampshaded''': "That was some party last night!"'''Zig Zagged''': ???



* '''Lampshaded''': "That was some party last night!"



* '''Exploited''': ???



* '''Played For Laughs''': Almost always is.
* '''Played For Drama''': Bob's behavior embarrasses his wife, gets him fired, or otherwise comes back to haunt him.

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* '''Played For Laughs''': Almost always is.
'''Deconstructed''': This behavior could cause embarrassment for Bob or others. Also, Bob could get hurt as he cannot see where he's going.
* '''Reconstructed''': Bob doesn't get hurt, and everyone is amused (not embarrassed) by Bob's behavior.
* '''Played For Drama''': Bob's behavior embarrasses his wife, gets him fired, or otherwise comes back to haunt him.



[[LampshadeWearing Get that lampshade off yer head, ya goofball!]]
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* '''Exaggerated''': Bob wears said lampshade home from the party.

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* '''Exaggerated''': '''Exaggerated''':
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Bob wears said lampshade home from the party.



* '''Justified''': Bob is very, very, very drunk and/or high.

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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
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Bob is very, very, very drunk and/or high.



* '''Inverted''': Bob crouches on top of the lampshade while drunk.

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* '''Inverted''': '''Inverted''':
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Bob crouches on top of the lampshade while drunk.



* '''Parodied''': Bob wears the lampshade home. At work the next day, he is still wearing it.

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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
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Bob wears the lampshade home. At work the next day, he is still wearing it.
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** It's a costume party, and Bob came dressed as a lamp.

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** It's a costume party, and Bob came dressed as a lamp.forgot his costume, so he grabs the lampshade and hopes nobody notices he didn't come in with it.


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** Alice wears the lampshade as a ''skirt''.
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** It's a costume party, and Bob came dressed as a lamp.
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**Bob wears several lampshades on his head.
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** Everyone has lampshades on their head during the party.


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** Bob puts a lampshade on his head, but isn't drunk or high at all.

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