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%% * GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.
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* ChildHater: Lorelai sarcastically invokes this when she snarks that Emily's ignorance about Sookie's pregnancy makes it look like she hates all child-bearing women.
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*** When Luke tells her to go outside to talk on the phone, she moves so slowly that the call is over before she makes it outside.
*** When Emily calls, Lorelai uses the excuse that she's at the diner that has an anti-cellphone policy to end it quickly.


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** Rory's Music/BelleAndSebastian t-shirt was removed from the washing machine by a stranger who put it in the [[TakeThat garbage]].
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* DarkHumor: Lorelai briefly considers throwing a knife at Luke to get his attention.

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* DarkHumor: Lorelai briefly considers throwing a knife at Luke Luke's back to get his attention.
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** The guy Rory runs into in the laundry room likes Music/TheSmiths.
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* YouJustToldMe: Emily makes up that Natalie told her something she didn't, tricking Lorelai into claiming that that wasn't their agreement.
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* HumanNotepad: Tana writes math notes on her leg.


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* MindScrew: Luke reasonably argues that since Lorelai asked him to bring burgers, she didn't have to order Chinese food. Lorelai replies that she means to eat the burgers now and the Chinese food later in the week. Luke points out that then she could have ordered the food fresh later in the week. Lorelai replies that she prefers stale Chinese food to fresh Chinese food. At this point Luke gives up.
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** Paris thinks she recognizes Janet's war tactics from Film/TheBoysInCompanyC.
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Rory comes home to find Lorelai gardening. Paris turns off Rory's alarm because she feel that Janet gets up loudly and early enough. Lorelai is looking for a good interior designer for the Dragonfly, specifically one who doesn't know Emily. No one is sarcastic enough to wish her luck with that.

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Rory comes home to find Lorelai gardening. Paris turns off Rory's alarm because she feel feels that Janet gets up loudly and early enough. Lorelai is looking for a good interior designer for the Dragonfly, specifically one who doesn't know Emily. No one is sarcastic enough to wish her luck with that.

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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar:
** Babette declares that Lorelai will have colors coming out of her yin-yang. Rory comments that maybe then she'll finally get a man.
** Janet encourages herself like this according to Paris.
** Tana, 16, advises Rory to go on a date smelling sweaty.

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%% * GettingCrapPastTheRadar:
** Babette declares that Lorelai will have colors coming out of her yin-yang. Rory comments that maybe then she'll finally get a man.
** Janet encourages herself like
GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this according in the future, please check the trope page to Paris.
** Tana, 16, advises Rory to go on a date smelling sweaty.
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!!The Fundamental Things Apply
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** Luke yells at Ed that [[Film/FridayThe13th Jason]] and [[Film/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy]] should fear his refusal to mooch off them.

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** Luke yells at Ed that [[Film/FridayThe13th [[Franchise/FridayThe13th Jason]] and [[Film/ANightmareOnElmStreet [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy]] should fear his refusal to mooch off them.



** Lorelai refuses to believe Luke hasn't seen a movie and starts listing: Film/{{Casablanca}}, Film/{{Chinatown}}, Film/BonnieAndClyde, Film/ItHappenedOneNight, Film/HisGirlFriday, Film/TheTreasureOfTheSierraMadre, and Film/{{Diner}}.

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** Lorelai refuses to believe Luke hasn't seen a movie and starts listing: Film/{{Casablanca}}, ''Film/{{Casablanca}}, Film/{{Chinatown}}, Film/BonnieAndClyde, Film/ItHappenedOneNight, Film/HisGirlFriday, Film/TheTreasureOfTheSierraMadre, Film/TheTreasureOfTheSierraMadre'', and Film/{{Diner}}.''Film/{{Diner}}''.



** Emily somehow knows how to make Series/SexAndTheCity references.
** Natalie wants to decorate the inn like Series/LittleHouseOnThePrairie with a twist.

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** Emily somehow knows how to make Series/SexAndTheCity ''Series/SexAndTheCity'' references.
** Natalie wants to decorate the inn like Series/LittleHouseOnThePrairie ''Series/LittleHouseOnThePrairie'' with a twist.
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** As Paris mentions, Rory should ''not'' miss breakfast.
* BlatantLies: Lorelai claims she was looking for her lipgloss when she was just hanging out in her car.

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** As Paris mentions, lampshaded by Paris, Rory should ''not'' miss breakfast.
* BlatantLies: Lorelai claims she was looking for her lipgloss when she was Emily catches her just hanging out in her car.



* DarkHumor: Lorelai briefly considers throwing a knofe at Luke to get his attention.
* EmbarrassingNickname: Marty's friends nicknamed Rory "the robe".
* EscalatingWar: Janet annoys Paris by getting up so early and loudly, so she chairs her door shut. Janet climbs out the window and comes back and glues Paris's glue gun shut.

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* DarkHumor: Lorelai briefly considers throwing a knofe knife at Luke to get his attention.
* EmbarrassingNickname: Marty's friends nicknamed Rory "the robe".
robe" for lending him a robe.
* EscalatingWar: Janet annoys Paris by getting up so early and loudly, so she Paris chairs her door shut. Janet climbs out the window and comes back and glues Paris's glue gun shut.

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* CaptainObvious: Luke thinks he is this telling Lorelai she should have ordered the Chinese food she plans to eat tomorrow, tomorrow. Subverted since Lorelai doesn't like fresh Chinese food, she prefers stale Chinese food.

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* CaptainObvious: CaptainObvious:
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Luke thinks he is this telling Lorelai she should have ordered the Chinese food she plans to eat tomorrow, tomorrow. Subverted since Lorelai doesn't like fresh Chinese food, she prefers stale Chinese food.

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* BlatantLies: Lorelai claims she was looking for her lipgloss when she was just hanging out in her car.
* CaptainObvious: Luke thinks he is this telling Lorelai she should have ordered the Chinese food she plans to eat tomorrow, tomorrow. Subverted since Lorelai doesn't like fresh Chinese food, she prefers stale Chinese food.
** Played straight immediately after when Lorelai explains to Luke that if an oncoming train is filmed from the front that does not mean it will come out of the screen.



** Tana, 16, advises Rory to go on a date smelling sweaty.
* {{Hypocrite}}: Janet thinks Paris is this for calling her obsessive.
* ImproperlyParanoid: Lorelai is convinced Natalie is spying on her for Emily after learning Emily knows Sookie is pregnant.



* ProductPlacement: Colgate, the name Jackson wants to give his and Sookie's baby if it's a girl.
* RulesLawyer: Lorelai uses Luke's diner's cell phone policy to her advantage.

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* ProductPlacement: ProductPlacement:
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Colgate, the name Jackson wants to give his and Sookie's baby if it's a girl.
** Tony Rosa's steakhouse, the only place Luke would have gone on a date if he dated.
* RulesLawyer: RulesLawyer:
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Lorelai uses Luke's diner's cell phone policy to her advantage.advantage.
** Lorelai doesn't follow her own movie night rules though.



* SelfDeprecation: Rory thinks she's the one who brings the conversation to a crashing halt every time Trevor tries to start one.



** Luke yells at Ed that [[Film/Friday13th Jason]] and [[Film/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy]] should fear his refusal to mooch off them.

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** Luke yells at Ed that [[Film/Friday13th [[Film/FridayThe13th Jason]] and [[Film/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy]] should fear his refusal to mooch off them.



** Natalie wants to decorate the inn like "Series/LittleHouseOnThePrairie with a twist.

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** Natalie wants to decorate the inn like "Series/LittleHouseOnThePrairie Series/LittleHouseOnThePrairie with a twist.

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Rory comes home to find Lorelai gardening. Paris turns off Rory's alarm because she feel that Janet gets up loudly and early enough. Lorelai is looking for an interior designer for the Dragonfly. Rory gets asked out by a guy named Trevor. Lorelai offers to show Luke movies.

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Rory comes home to find Lorelai gardening. Paris turns off Rory's alarm because she feel that Janet gets up loudly and early enough. Lorelai is looking for an a good interior designer for the Dragonfly. Dragonfly, specifically one who doesn't know Emily. No one is sarcastic enough to wish her luck with that.

Rory gets asked out by a guy named Trevor. She initially rejects him, but gets him to ask her out again. Lorelai offers to show Luke movies.
movies because he claims never to have watched any. She doesn't quite believe him until the [=FBI=] warning comes on and he asks what it is.



* BigEater: As Paris mentions, Rory should ''not'' miss breakfast.

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* BigEater: BigEater:
** Played with with Lane. Her mother got a good deal on okra, so Lane will order pizza to the Gilmore house and take the slices out of Rory's hands if she has to.
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As Paris mentions, Rory should ''not'' miss breakfast.


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* CoolHorse: Lorelai finally has a grown-up excuse to get a pony. A lady thinks two named Pepper and Gunsmoke are perfect for her.
* DarkHumor: Lorelai briefly considers throwing a knofe at Luke to get his attention.


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* RunningJoke: Lorelai using Luke's diner as her c/o, having him take messages for her and ordering packages to his address.


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** Luke yells at Ed that [[Film/Friday13th Jason]] and [[Film/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy]] should fear his refusal to mooch off them.
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* ContinuitySnarl: Did Rory just forget that she has a sister?

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* ContinuitySnarl: Did Rory just forget tells her date that she has no siblings, apparently forgetting that she got a sister?sister in the previous season.



* ProductPlacement: Colgate.

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* ProductPlacement: Colgate.Colgate, the name Jackson wants to give his and Sookie's baby if it's a girl.



* SecretTest: Jackson suggested a ridiculous name for a daughter. Sookie thinks it's to see if she would let him, thus letting on that it's a boy.

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* SecretTest: Jackson suggested a ridiculous name for a daughter. Sookie thinks it's to see if she would let him, thus letting on that it's a boy.boy, so she argues for the sake of keeping him from that knowledge, without considering that arguing about it might be interpreted as it being a girl.



** Lorelai refuses to believe Luke hasn't seen a movie and starts listing: Film/{{Casablanca}}, Film/{{Chinatown}}, Film/BonnieAndClyde, Film/ItHappenedOneNight, Film/HisGirlFriday, Film/TheTreasureOfTheSierraMadre… Film/{{Diner}}??

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** Lorelai refuses to believe Luke hasn't seen a movie and starts listing: Film/{{Casablanca}}, Film/{{Chinatown}}, Film/BonnieAndClyde, Film/ItHappenedOneNight, Film/HisGirlFriday, Film/TheTreasureOfTheSierraMadre… Film/{{Diner}}??Film/TheTreasureOfTheSierraMadre, and Film/{{Diner}}.
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** Lorelai calls Luke Literature/Cujo, Film/{{Benji}}, and Series/{{Lassie}} in rapid succession.

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** Lorelai calls Luke Literature/Cujo, Literature/{{Cujo}}, Film/{{Benji}}, and Series/{{Lassie}} in rapid succession.



** Emily somehow know Series/SexAndTheCity.

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** Emily somehow know Series/SexAndTheCity.knows how to make Series/SexAndTheCity references.

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** ''Casablanca'' is not a guilty pleasure like ''Hardbodies''.

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** ''Casablanca'' is not a guilty pleasure like ''Hardbodies''. Doesn't stop Luke falling asleep during the latter.
* YourMindMakesItReal: The draft Rory makes up to switch to the other side of the table bothers Trevor.

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Rory comes home to find Lorelai gardening. Paris turns off Rory's alarm because she feel that Janet gets up loudly and early enough. Lorelai is looking for an interior designer for the Dragonfly. Rory gets asked out by a guy named Trevor.

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Rory comes home to find Lorelai gardening. Paris turns off Rory's alarm because she feel that Janet gets up loudly and early enough. Lorelai is looking for an interior designer for the Dragonfly. Rory gets asked out by a guy named Trevor.
Trevor. Lorelai offers to show Luke movies.



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* BigEater: As Paris mentions, Rory should ''not'' miss breakfast.
* ContinuitySnarl: Did Rory just forget that she has a sister?



** Janet apparently encourages herself likfe this.
* MinorFlawMajorBreakup: Rory won't date a guy who hydrates.
** Lorelai fires Natalie for having been hired by Emily before.

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** Janet apparently encourages herself likfe this.
like this according to Paris.
* MinorFlawMajorBreakup: MinorFlawMajorBreakup:
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Rory won't date a guy who hydrates.
** Lorelai fires wants to fire Natalie for having been hired by Emily before.knowing Emily.



* SecretTest: Jackson suggested a ridiculous name for a daughter. Sookie thinks it's to see if she would let him, thus letting on that it was a boy.
* ShoutOut: Rory's class is reading ''The Snows of Kilimanjaro'' by Creator/ErnestHemingway. Next up is Creator/FScottFitzgerald

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* SecretTest: Jackson suggested a ridiculous name for a daughter. Sookie thinks it's to see if she would let him, thus letting on that it was it's a boy.
* ShoutOut: ShoutOut:
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Rory's class is reading ''The Snows of Kilimanjaro'' by Creator/ErnestHemingway. Next up is Creator/FScottFitzgeraldCreator/FScottFitzgerald's ''Tender is the Night''.
** Lorelai calls Luke Literature/Cujo, Film/{{Benji}}, and Series/{{Lassie}} in rapid succession.
** Lorelai refuses to believe Luke hasn't seen a movie and starts listing: Film/{{Casablanca}}, Film/{{Chinatown}}, Film/BonnieAndClyde, Film/ItHappenedOneNight, Film/HisGirlFriday, Film/TheTreasureOfTheSierraMadre… Film/{{Diner}}??
** Luke once saw ''Mr. And Mrs. Bridge''.
** Lorelai's car radio plays Andy Gibb's ''Shadow Dancing''.
** Emily somehow know Series/SexAndTheCity.
** Natalie wants to decorate the inn like "Series/LittleHouseOnThePrairie with a twist.
** ''Casablanca'' is not a guilty pleasure like ''Hardbodies''.
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Rory comes home to find Lorelai gardening. Paris turns off Rory's alarm because she feel that Janet gets up loudly and early enough. Lorelai is looking for an interior designer for the Dragonfly. Rory gets asked out by a guy named Trevor.

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* EmbarrassingNickname: Marty's friends nicknamed Rory "the robe".
* EscalatingWar: Janet annoys Paris by getting up so early and loudly, so she chairs her door shut. Janet climbs out the window and comes back and glues Paris's glue gun shut.
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar:
** Babette declares that Lorelai will have colors coming out of her yin-yang. Rory comments that maybe then she'll finally get a man.
** Janet apparently encourages herself likfe this.
* MinorFlawMajorBreakup: Rory won't date a guy who hydrates.
** Lorelai fires Natalie for having been hired by Emily before.
* NeverMyFault: Paris turned off Rory's alarm, but doesn't want Rory blaming ''her'' for that.
* ProductPlacement: Colgate.
* RulesLawyer: Lorelai uses Luke's diner's cell phone policy to her advantage.
* SecretTest: Jackson suggested a ridiculous name for a daughter. Sookie thinks it's to see if she would let him, thus letting on that it was a boy.
* ShoutOut: Rory's class is reading ''The Snows of Kilimanjaro'' by Creator/ErnestHemingway. Next up is Creator/FScottFitzgerald

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