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** Alice wears a fake pair of frames to look smart, as she doesn't need them...but one day, while trying to be all dramatic she inadvertently pokes herself right in the eye with one of the earpieces, and loses part of her vision in the injured eye. [[IrOny She actually needs glasses now.]]

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* '''Justified''': Bob is a spy who has good vision, but he has several pairs of glasses in case he needs to do undercover work where highly intelligent people wearing glasses wouldn't be an unreasonable expectation of the populace (eg. infiltrating a high-tech laboratory to steal trade secrets).

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Bob is a spy who has good vision, but he has several pairs of glasses in case he needs to do undercover work where highly intelligent people wearing glasses wouldn't be an unreasonable expectation of the populace (eg. infiltrating a high-tech laboratory to steal trade secrets).secrets).
** Bob is playing the role of [[TheProfessor Professor Gizmo]] in the local TV production ''[[ShowWithinAShow Jim's Crazy Adventures]]''.
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* '''Invoked''': Bob's friend Alice is a {{Meganekko}}, so [[IrritationIsTheSincerestFormOfFlattery he dons the glasses to resemble her more]].

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* '''Invoked''': Bob's friend Alice is a {{Meganekko}}, BespectacledCutie, so [[IrritationIsTheSincerestFormOfFlattery he dons the glasses to resemble her more]].

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** Bob takes off his glasses and reveals that he actually looks more intelligent without them.

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** Bob takes off his glasses and reveals that he actually looks more intelligent without them. them.



** ...Until he gets laser eye surgery. After that, he's just wears them out of habit.

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** ...Until he gets laser eye surgery. After that, he's he just wears them out of habit.



* '''Zig Zagged''': Bob puts on a pair of glasses and ends up acting like an idiot. Later it is revealed that they were cursed and once removed Bob ends up acting smarter than he was precurse. However, once Bob ends up getting it destroyed he ends up even smarter.

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* '''Zig Zagged''': '''Zig-Zagged''': Bob puts on a pair of glasses and ends up acting like an idiot. Later it is revealed that they were cursed and once removed Bob ends up acting smarter than he was precurse. pre-curse. However, once Bob ends up getting gets it destroyed destroyed, he ends up even smarter.



* '''Invoked''': Bob's friend Alice is a {{Meganekko}}, so [[IrritationIsTheSincerestFormOfFlattery he dons the glasses to resemble more to her]].

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* '''Invoked''': Bob's friend Alice is a {{Meganekko}}, so [[IrritationIsTheSincerestFormOfFlattery he dons the glasses to resemble more to her]].her more]].



** Bob wears corrective lenses (and doesn't need them) so he'll come off as more intelligent. He wears them so often that [[BlindWithoutEm his eyes are conditioned to wearing them]], to the point where he ''needs'' glasses in order to see.

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** Bob wears corrective lenses (and doesn't need them) so he'll come off as more intelligent. He wears them so often that [[BlindWithoutEm his eyes are conditioned to wearing them]], to the point where he ''needs'' glasses in order to see.



* '''Played for Laughs''': It's a RunningGag that Bob is mistaken for Professor Rob, who's an IdenticalStranger to him who truly needs glasses.
* '''Played for Drama''': Bob goes out wearing glasses and is mistaken for Professor Rob, but the person who met him needs Rob's help planning against some calamitous event. Bob doesn't know anything in Rob's field, and as a result, many people are harmed or killed.



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* '''Justified''': ???

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* '''Justified''': ???Bob is a spy who has good vision, but he has several pairs of glasses in case he needs to do undercover work where highly intelligent people wearing glasses wouldn't be an unreasonable expectation of the populace (eg. infiltrating a high-tech laboratory to steal trade secrets).
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* '''Justified''': Bob is actually rather smart and is nearsighted.

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* '''Justified''': Bob is actually rather smart and is nearsighted.???
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** See Justified.
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** See Justified.
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* '''Downplayed''': ???

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* '''Downplayed''': ???Bob is mildly nearsighted. He could cope without glasses or just wear contacts, but he opts for the specs since he thinks they make him look clever.

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* '''Deconstructed''': Bob wears glasses so that he'll look smart. People don't fall for this and Bob is ridiculed and looked down upon as a result of his charade.
** Alternatively, Bob wears corrective lenses (and doesn't need them) so he'll come off as more intelligent. He wears them so often that [[BlindWithoutEm his eyes are conditioned to wearing them]], to the point where he ''needs'' glasses in order to see.
* '''Reconstructed''': Bob's glasses are magical and boost his intelligence when he wears them.

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Bob wears glasses so that he'll look smart. People don't fall for this and Bob is ridiculed and looked down upon as a result of his charade.
** Alternatively, Bob wears corrective lenses (and doesn't need them) so he'll come off as more intelligent. He wears them so often that [[BlindWithoutEm his eyes are conditioned to wearing them]], to the point where he ''needs'' glasses in order to see.
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Bob's glasses are magical and boost his intelligence when he wears them.
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** Alternatively, Bob wears corrective lenses (and doesn't need them) so he'll come off as more intelligent. He wears them so often that [[BlindWithoutEm his eyes are conditioned to wearing them]], to the point where he ''needs'' glasses in order to see.


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** But at least everyone thinks he's smart.

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* '''Subverted''': Bob takes off his glasses and reveals that he actually looks more intelligent without them.

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Bob takes off his glasses and reveals that he actually looks more intelligent without them.



* '''Double Subverted''': It is revealed Bob's intelligence is a result of the glasses being a MagicFeather and [[YourMindMakesItReal Bob thinking he's been smart all along.]]
** ...Until he gets laser eye surgery. After that, he's just wear them out of habit.

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It is revealed Bob's intelligence is a result of the glasses being a MagicFeather and [[YourMindMakesItReal Bob thinking he's been smart all along.]]
** ...Until he gets laser eye surgery. After that, he's just wear wears them out of habit.
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** Bob has some [[BlindWithoutEm eye troubles]].


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** ...Until he gets laser eye surgery. After that, he's just wear them out of habit.
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* '''Exploited''': ???

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* '''Exploited''': ???Cassie sells nerdy-looking glasses to college professors who don't need them, figuring they probably want to look smart.

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* '''Deconstructed''': Bob wears glasses so that he'll look smart. People don't fall for this and Bob is ridiculed and looked down upon as a result of his charade.
* '''Reconstructed''': Bob's glasses are magical and boost his intelligence when he wears them.



* '''Invoked''': Bob's friend Alice is a {{Meganekko}}.

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* '''Invoked''': Bob's friend Alice is a {{Meganekko}}.{{Meganekko}}, so [[IrritationIsTheSincerestFormOfFlattery he dons the glasses to resemble more to her]].
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* '''Deconstructed''': Bob wears glasses so that he'll look smart. People don't fall for this and Bob is ridiculed and looked down upon as a result of his charade.
* '''Reconstructed''': Bob's glasses are magical and boost his intelligence when he wears them.



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