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** A FlyingDutchman is where someone is forced to roam aimlessly for the remainder of their time in the world.
** WalkingTheEarth is when someone chooses to roam the world with no specific place they view as their home.

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** * A FlyingDutchman is where someone is forced to roam aimlessly for the remainder of their time in the world.
** * WalkingTheEarth is when someone chooses to roam the world with no specific place they view as their home.
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!!!DemBones vs. SkeletonCrew
* DemBones is animated skeletons as undead, usually mindless monsters
* SkeletonCrew is the non-animated skeletons of the dead crew found on a GhostShip
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!!FakeHigh vs. MistakenForJunkie vs. PlayingDrunk

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!!FakeHigh !!!FakeHigh vs. MistakenForJunkie vs. PlayingDrunk



* MistakenForJunkie is when somebody else think a character is drunk or high when they really aren't.

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* MistakenForJunkie is when somebody else think thinks a character is drunk drunk, high, or high a habitual drug user when they really aren't.
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* DragonInChief is when the Dragon is the real BigBad throught the story, even though he has someone in a superior position that would normally be the main villain.

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* DragonInChief is when the Dragon is the real BigBad throught through the story, even though he has someone in a superior position that would normally be the main villain.
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!!!ExcrementStatement vs. PuttingThePeeInPool vs. UrineTrouble
* ExcrementStatement is when someone ''deliberately'' poops or pees on someone or something, in order to spite somebody.
* PuttingThePeeInPool is when someone, either deliberately or accidentally, relieves themselves in a swimming pool. This can be done with either number one or number two, though as the name suggests, it's usually the former.
* UrineTrouble is when an animal, who is not anthropomorphic, or at least [[FurryReminder not fully anthropomorphic]], pees on someone or something they shouldn't. This ''could'' overlap with ExcrementStatement, but usually they're doing it because they don't know any better or they're marking territory.
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!!!DiseaseByAnyOtherName vs. TheDiseaseThatShallNotBeNamed
* DiseaseByAnyOtherName is when a disease isn't named due to the characters not knowing what it is.
* TheDiseaseThatShallNotBeNamed is when a disease isn't named due to superstition, social taboo, or because the writer wants to avoid calling the disease by something specific lest they [[ArtisticLicenseMedicine get something wrong]].
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!!! DeadlyEuphemism vs. ImpliedDeathThreat vs. ShameIfSomethingHappened vs. TroubleEntendre
* DeadlyEuphemism: Referring to someone's demise, but changing specific words to avoid saying it explicitly.
* ShameIfSomethingHappened: Talking about things that could potentially happen and ruin the hearer's circumstances, making it apparent that you'd be willing to bring those things about if they don't watch themselves.
* TroubleEntendre: Using seemingly-normal conversation that carries secondary meaning to the hearer, to make it clear that you wish them harm or are threatening them.
** ImpliedDeathThreat: Or want them dead.

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!!!FaceOfTheBand vs. IAmTheBand
* The FaceOfTheBand is the only member of a particular band who's sufficiently famous to be recognized individually by the general public, regardless of his/her role within the band.
* IAmTheBand is when one individual plays such a prominent role in a band's creative output and musical direction that the other members are largely irrelevant.

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!!!TheFamilyForTheWholeFamily vs. NeighborhoodFriendlyGangsters vs. StupidCrooks

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!!!TheFamilyForTheWholeFamily vs. HarmlessVillain vs. MinionWithAnFInEvil vs. NeighborhoodFriendlyGangsters vs. StupidCrooks


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* The HarmlessVillain sees themself as a true bad guy, but their 'evil deeds' are so small and trivial that no-one's seriously at risk from them.
* The MinionWithAnFInEvil is a bad guy underling who doesn't really have malevolence in them. They'll follow the bad guy's orders, but they're not really into the 'hurting people and breaking things' aspect of it.

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