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* '''Subverted''': Aerith (a native) tells Bob (a foreigner) that schmlorp is really mud.
* '''Double Subverted''': Aerith was lying so Bob wouldn't drink her schmlorp.
** "Mud" being slang for BadToTheLastDrop schmlorp.

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\n* '''Subverted''': '''Subverted''':
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Aerith (a native) tells Bob (a Wikistani foreigner) that schmlorp is really mud.
** Schlorp actually ''isn't'' coffee, even though it looks like someone took a cup of a hot, brown beverage that also functions as a stimulant.
* '''Double Subverted''': Subverted''':
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Aerith was lying so Bob wouldn't drink her schmlorp.
** *** "Mud" being slang for BadToTheLastDrop schmlorp.schmlorp.
** It's actually Tropelandic Hot Chocolate.

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* '''Enforced''': "The plot relies on AerithAndBob drinking coffee, but we want our fantasy kingdom to have as little in common with the real world as possible. Let's invent a SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute for coffee."

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* '''Enforced''': '''Enforced''':
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"The plot relies on AerithAndBob drinking coffee, but we want our fantasy kingdom to have as little in common with the real world as possible. Let's invent a SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute for coffee.""
** The translator mistook the [[WrittenSoundEffect onomatopoeia]] for a grigrasa drinking coffee for them saying the beverage's name. [[note]]and that's the least problematic aspect of this TranslationTrainwreck.[[/note]]
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** Someone managed to get the effects of coffee using very different ingredients, so they had to use a new name.


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** Schmlorp actually is coffee- Earth has been conquered by aliens, and 'Schmlorp' is what they decided to name coffee.

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** Schmlorp actually is coffee- ''is'' coffee -- Earth has been conquered by aliens, and 'Schmlorp' "Schmlorp" is what they decided to name rename coffee.



* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig Zagged''': Schmlorp resembles coffee, and what the Tropelanders call "coffee" is what we would call mint ice cream shakes, except coffee flavored ice cream exists in that world and it tastes more like schmlorp. It turns out this was all in local slang for the area, and the greater area calls the hot stimulant liquid "Boper".

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* '''Parodied''': ???
Tropelanders refer to the substance we call coffee as "[[SdrawkcabName eeffoc]]", but don't understand that they are similar.
* '''Zig Zagged''': '''Zig-Zagged''': Schmlorp resembles coffee, and what the Tropelanders call "coffee" is what we would call mint ice cream shakes, except coffee flavored coffee-flavored ice cream exists in that world and it tastes more like schmlorp. It turns out this was all in local slang for the area, and the greater area calls the hot stimulant liquid "Boper".



* '''Invoked''': Alice replaces all the "coffee" signs at the local cof-er, schmlorp stations with new signs calling things strange names such as "schmlorp".

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* '''Invoked''': Alice replaces all the "coffee" signs at the local cof-er, cof--er, schmlorp stations with new signs calling things strange names such as "schmlorp".



--> Aerith: "Want to try some schmlorp?"
--> Bob: "That's just coffee but not, isn't it?"

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--> Aerith: "Want -->'''Aerith''': Want to try some schmlorp?"
--> Bob: "That's
schmlorp?
-->'''Bob''': That's
just coffee but not, isn't it?"it?



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%%* '''Played For Laguhs''': for Laughs''': ???
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** Schmlorp is the go-to alternative for people suffering from caffeine intolerance but needing the effect of coffee.

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* '''Zig Zagged''': Schmlorp resembles coffee, and what the Tropelanders call "coffee" is very different.

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* '''Zig Zagged''': Schmlorp resembles coffee, and what the Tropelanders call "coffee" is very different.what we would call mint ice cream shakes, except coffee flavored ice cream exists in that world and it tastes more like schmlorp. It turns out this was all in local slang for the area, and the greater area calls the hot stimulant liquid "Boper".



* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': Bob wants to stay awake all night, so he drinks three cups of schmlorp.

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* '''Invoked''': ???
Alice replaces all the "coffee" signs at the local cof-er, schmlorp stations with new signs calling things strange names such as "schmlorp".
* '''Exploited''': Bob wants to stay awake all night, but there's a rule against coffee in his home, so he drinks three cups of schmlorp.schmlorp he got from Tropeland.



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

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* '''Discussed''': ???'''Discussed''':
--> Aerith: "Want to try some schmlorp?"
--> Bob: "That's just coffee but not, isn't it?"
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** "Mud" being slang for BadToTheLastDrop schmlorp.
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** Schmlorp is a coffee substitute invented when Tropeland was at war or under economic sanctions, such that the natives took to it and it became an inherent part of their culture.

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** Schmlorp is a coffee substitute invented when Tropeland was at war or war, under economic sanctions, or when the government imposed heavy duties on such imported products; such that the natives took to it and it became an inherent part of their culture.

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* '''Justified''': Schmlorp actually is coffee- Earth has been conquered by aliens, and 'Schmlorp' is what they decided to name coffee.

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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
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Schmlorp actually is coffee- Earth has been conquered by aliens, and 'Schmlorp' is what they decided to name coffee.coffee.
** Schmlorp is a coffee substitute invented when Tropeland was at war or under economic sanctions, such that the natives took to it and it became an inherent part of their culture.
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* '''Justified''': ???

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* '''Justified''': ???Schmlorp actually is coffee- Earth has been conquered by aliens, and 'Schmlorp' is what they decided to name coffee.
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* '''Enforced''': "The plot relies on AerithAndBob drinking coffee, but we don't want our fantasy kingdom to have anything to do with reality. Let's invent a SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute for coffee."
* '''Lampshaded''': "This stuff is great! It looks and tastes like the coffee we have back home."

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* '''Enforced''': "The plot relies on AerithAndBob drinking coffee, but we don't want our fantasy kingdom to have anything to do as little in common with reality.the real world as possible. Let's invent a SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute for coffee."
* '''Lampshaded''': "This stuff is great! It looks and tastes like the coffee we have back home."" "What's a coffee?"
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* '''Enforced''': "The plot relies on AerithAndBob drinking coffee, but we don't want our fantasy kingdom to have anything realistic within it. Let's invent a SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute for coffee."

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* '''Enforced''': "The plot relies on AerithAndBob drinking coffee, but we don't want our fantasy kingdom to have anything realistic within it.to do with reality. Let's invent a SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute for coffee."
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'''Basic Trope''': A beverage that has all the qualities of coffee [[CallARabbitASmeerp without actually being coffee]].
* '''Straight''': The people of Tropeland drink "schmlorp", a stimulant beverage that is served hot.
* '''Exaggerated''': Schmlorp is brown, made from beans, and stated to have a bitter flavor, and Aerith likes her schmlorp with sugar and cream. Also, there are "schmlorp centers" which not only resemble coffee shops, but sell baked goods as well as the schmlorp.
* '''Downplayed''': Schmlorp is shown as a hot beverage that is popular in Tropeland. No word on whether it's a stimulant or has anything else in common with coffee.
* '''Justified''': ???
* '''Inverted''': [[CallASmeerpARabbit Tropelanders consume a cold, bright green semisolid, which they refer to as "coffee".]]
* '''Subverted''': Aerith (a native) tells Bob (a foreigner) that schmlorp is really mud.
* '''Double Subverted''': Aerith was lying so Bob wouldn't drink her schmlorp.
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig Zagged''': Schmlorp resembles coffee, and what the Tropelanders call "coffee" is very different.
* '''Averted''':
** Tropelanders drink coffee and call it "coffee".
** There is no beverage resembling coffee.
* '''Enforced''': "The plot relies on AerithAndBob drinking coffee, but we don't want our fantasy kingdom to have anything realistic within it. Let's invent a SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute for coffee."
* '''Lampshaded''': "This stuff is great! It looks and tastes like the coffee we have back home."
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': Bob wants to stay awake all night, so he drinks three cups of schmlorp.
* '''Defied''': Bob introduces coffee to Tropeland.
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': "Another fantasy show with a SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute for coffee? It's like everything we have here on Earth has a fictional counterpart in at least two of these shows."
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