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* '''Downplayed''': The characters say "Yowsah, yowsah, yowsah" whenever they are impressed and Alice impresses them the most, or [[CatchPhrase only Bob says]] "Yowsah, yowsah, yowsah" when Alice is around.

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* '''Downplayed''': The characters say "Yowsah, yowsah, yowsah" whenever they are impressed and Alice impresses them the most, or [[CatchPhrase [[CharacterCatchphrase only Bob says]] "Yowsah, yowsah, yowsah" when Alice is around.



** Alice has a CatchPhrase.

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** Alice has a CatchPhrase.CharacterCatchphrase.
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** [[SitcomArchNemesis Jim]] very deliberately says another word, like "Yeesh!", when everybody else uses 'yowsah, yowsah, yowsah'.

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** [[SitcomArchNemesis Jim]] very deliberately says another word, word like "Yeesh!", "Yeesh!" (and varying them, too, else he turns that term into another reflexive catch phrase) when everybody else uses 'yowsah, yowsah, yowsah'.
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* '''Exploited''': Unbeknownst to Alice, people say, "Yowsah, yowsah, yowsah", to warn Bob that Alice is coming, so Alice wouldn't be spoiled by his surprise present later.

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* '''Exploited''': Unbeknownst to Alice, To preserve the element of surprise, Bob had people say, "Yowsah, yowsah, yowsah", to warn Bob notify him that Alice is coming, so Alice wouldn't be spoiled by his surprise present later.coming.
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* '''Exploited''': ???

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* '''Exploited''': ???Unbeknownst to Alice, people say, "Yowsah, yowsah, yowsah", to warn Bob that Alice is coming, so Alice wouldn't be spoiled by his surprise present later.
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* '''Subverted''': The characters stop saying "Yowsah, yowsah, yowsah" when Alice is around.

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* '''Subverted''': The characters stop saying "Yowsah, yowsah, yowsah" when Alice is around.around after the first time.
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* '''Downplayed''': The characters say "Yowsah, yowsah, yowsah" whenever they are impressed and Alice impresses them the most, or only Bob says "Yowsah, yowsah, yowsah" when Alice is around.

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* '''Downplayed''': The characters say "Yowsah, yowsah, yowsah" whenever they are impressed and Alice impresses them the most, or [[CatchPhrase only Bob says says]] "Yowsah, yowsah, yowsah" when Alice is around.
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* '''Enforced''': 'We need a memetic phrase to spread the word about our show!'

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* '''Enforced''': 'We "We need a memetic phrase to spread the word about our show!'show!"

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* '''Defied''': Characters make sure not to talk when Alice is present.

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* '''Defied''': '''Defied''':
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Characters make sure not to talk when Alice is present.present.
** [[SitcomArchNemesis Jim]] very deliberately says another word, like "Yeesh!", when everybody else uses 'yowsah, yowsah, yowsah'.
** "I want to make clear that the next guy to use the word 'yowsah' is gonna lose teeth! Now... let's talk about Alice's...! [[NotHyperbole What did I said?!?!]]"
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* '''Discussed''': "Why do we always say 'yowsah yowsah yowsah' when Alice is around?"

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* '''Discussed''': "Why do we always say 'yowsah yowsah yowsah' when Alice is around?"around, like she's some sort of TV character?"

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* '''Inverted''': The characters stop talking when Alice is around, Alice has a CatchPhrase, the characters say something when Alice is ''not'' around, or the characters make sure not to say something when Alice isn't around.

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* '''Inverted''': The '''Inverted''':
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characters stop talking when Alice is around, Alice around.
**Alice
has a CatchPhrase, the CatchPhrase.
**The
characters say something when Alice is ''not'' around, or the around.
**The
characters make sure not to say something when Alice isn't around.


* '''Inverted''': The characters stop talking when Alice is around, Alice has a CatchPhrase, or the characters say something when Alice is ''not'' around.

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* '''Inverted''': The characters stop talking when Alice is around, Alice has a CatchPhrase, or the characters say something when Alice is ''not'' around, or the characters make sure not to say something when Alice isn't around.



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

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* '''Enforced''': ???'We need a memetic phrase to spread the word about our show!'

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* '''Implied''': ???
* '''Deconstructed''': Alice is annoyed by everyone saying "Yowsah, yowsah, yowsah" when she is around.
* '''Reconstructed''': She doesn't mind.
* '''Played for Laughs''': They say it in an otherwise serious show.
* '''Played for Drama''': ???
Yowsah, yowsah, yowsah! It's a link back to PhraseCatcher!

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Yowsah, yowsah, yowsah! It's a link back to PhraseCatcher!
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* %%* '''Deconstructed''': Alice is annoyed by everyone saying "Yowsah, yowsah, yowsah" when she is around.
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'''Reconstructed''': She doesn't mind.
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'''Played for For Laughs''': They say it in an otherwise serious show.
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'''Played for For Drama''': ???
Yowsah, yowsah, yowsah! It's a link back to PhraseCatcher!
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'''Basic Trope''': Characters say something when another character is present.
* '''Straight''': When Alice, who is TheAce, is around, other people say "Yowsah, yowsah, yowsah!"
* '''Exaggerated''': "Yowsah, yowsah, yowsah" is the ''only'' thing people say to Alice.
* '''Downplayed''': The characters say "Yowsah, yowsah, yowsah" whenever they are impressed and Alice impresses them the most, or only Bob says "Yowsah, yowsah, yowsah" when Alice is around.
* '''Justified''': They are impressed by Alice, because, well, she's impressive.
* '''Inverted''': The characters stop talking when Alice is around, Alice has a CatchPhrase, or the characters say something when Alice is ''not'' around.
* '''Subverted''': The characters stop saying "Yowsah, yowsah, yowsah" when Alice is around.
* '''Double Subverted''': But then start again.
* '''Parodied''': In addition to the people exclaiming the phrase, the animals make noises and it is subtitled "Yowsah, yowsah, yowsah" when Alice is around.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Some characters say "Yowsah" when Alice is around and others don't.
* '''Averted''': There are no phrases associated with characters, or there is no dialogue.
* '''Enforced''': ???
* '''Invoked''': A wizard can't do proper curses yet so he "curses" everyone to say a certain phrase whenever someone in particular is around.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Yowsah, yowsah... why do we always say that when Alice is around?"
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': Characters make sure not to talk when Alice is present.
* '''Discussed''': "Why do we always say 'yowsah yowsah yowsah' when Alice is around?"
* '''Conversed''': "Why do these characters always say that when that one is present?"
* '''Implied''': ???
* '''Deconstructed''': Alice is annoyed by everyone saying "Yowsah, yowsah, yowsah" when she is around.
* '''Reconstructed''': She doesn't mind.
* '''Played for Laughs''': They say it in an otherwise serious show.
* '''Played for Drama''': ???
Yowsah, yowsah, yowsah! It's a link back to PhraseCatcher!

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