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| 9 | [[folder:J-K]] |
| 10 | * First things first: This J-K folder is not about Creator/JKRowling, or Creator/JKSimmons. |
| 11 | ** Nor does it stand for "Just Kidding." There's legitimately a folder here! |
| 12 | * JackTheRipoff, despite its name sounding like the kind of punny title a FountainOfExpies subtrope would have, is not about {{Exp|y}}ies of UsefulNotes/JackTheRipper. |
| 13 | ** Nor is it someone who creates knockoffs. |
| 14 | ** And he almost certainly doesn't work at HonestJohnsDealership |
| 15 | * JacobAndEsau isn't about SiblingRivalry, that's CainAndAbel. It's also not about [[VideoGame/TheBindingOfIsaac pairs of characters which are simultaneously controlled by a single player]]. |
| 16 | * JailBake Isn't about smoking weed in jail. |
| 17 | ** Or about the kind of food served in prison, or an inmate learning cooking skills while in prison. |
| 18 | ** Or about a jail being set on fire. |
| 19 | ** Or a cake shaped like a prison. |
| 20 | ** Or an illegal cake that gets the baker sent to jail. |
| 21 | * [[DistressedDude James Bondage]] is not a {{Parallel Porn Title|s}}. [[RuleThirtyFour At least not on this wiki]]. |
| 22 | * Creator/JamieVsTheVoid is not the story of one man's battle against the void. |
| 23 | * Music/JAMProject is not a scientific program to make better preservatives. |
| 24 | * {{Japandering}} is not about [[InterchangeableAsianCultures thinking that pandas come from Japan]]. It's also not about including GratuitousJapanese in your product in order to appeal to the OccidentalOtaku. |
| 25 | * MediaNotes/TheJapaneseInvasion does not involve [[JapanTakesOverTheWorld Japanese troops invading the United States.]] |
| 26 | ** Or any other invasion conducted by Japan, such as [[WorldWarII/PreludeToWar in east Asia during World War II]]. |
| 27 | * JapaneseSpirit is not about [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sake sake]] or {{Youkai}} (sake technically isn't a type of spirit, anyway). |
| 28 | * A JawDrop is not when someone's bottom jaw falls right off his or her head, as is seen with zombies. |
| 29 | ** It is also not a more specific subtrope of OrganDrops. |
| 30 | * JaywalkingWillRuinYourLife is not about getting killed by jaywalking. That would be an example (but not the definition) of CantGetAwayWithNuthin. |
| 31 | * A {{Jerkass}} is not a literal ass (buttock ''or'' donkey), but they certainly aren't excluded from {{Jerkass}} status. |
| 32 | ** It is not a rough tug on someone's hinder. |
| 33 | ** Or shaking a donkey. |
| 34 | ** Nor is it a donkey cooked with jerk spices. |
| 35 | ** Or [[ShakingTheRump shakin' dat ass]]. |
| 36 | ** Or jerking off to a [[MaleGaze nice ass]]. |
| 37 | * JerkassToOne doesn't involve lowering a character's jerkassery to level 1. |
| 38 | ** Nor does it involve being a jerk to the second-youngest of the WesternAnimation/{{Numberjacks}}, or the actual number one. Or having an especially dim opinion of a certain Music/{{Metallica}} or Music/EdSheeran song (or anything else with that title). |
| 39 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold is not about [[Franchise/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy Zaphod Beeblebrox]], though he is an example. |
| 40 | ** Nor is this jerk's heart made of, covered in, powered by, or colored like actual gold. |
| 41 | * JerkWithAHeartOfJerk is not a jerk who is [[HumanResources powered by another jerk]]. |
| 42 | ** Nor is it an actual evil heart, such as [[WesternAnimation/AdventureTime Ricardio the Heart Guy]]. |
| 43 | ** Nor does it have to do with a jerk who is powered by the Jamaican food. Or, the jerk’s heart made of or covered by said food. |
| 44 | ** Nor does it have to do with the third derivative of position with regard to time. |
| 45 | * TheJinx is not a VideoGame/{{Pokemon}}. |
| 46 | ** Or a member of [[WesternAnimation/TeenTitans the H.I.V.E.]] |
| 47 | ** Or a [[VideoGame/FantasyLife cat who happens to be the Life master of the magicians]]. |
| 48 | * JiveTurkey is not about any sort of actual dancing bird. |
| 49 | ** It isn't about the goings on in dance clubs in Istanbul, Ankara, or Trebizond, either. |
| 50 | ** Nor is it about a turkey eaten before the characters go disco dancing. |
| 51 | * JobSong is not a song sung by Job from Literature/TheBible. |
| 52 | * JobStealingRobot is not an occupation revolving around stealing a robot. It's also not about employing robots as burglars, unless it also puts human burglars out of business. |
| 53 | * JokeOfTheButt is not about a sentient butt that tells jokes. |
| 54 | * JokerImmunity is not immunity ''to'' ComicBook/{{the Joker}}. Quite the opposite, really. |
| 55 | ** Nor is it about doctors determining he has a resistance to certain diseases. |
| 56 | ** Nor is it about being immune to [[Series/KamenRiderDouble Kamen Rider Joker]]. Or [[VideoGame/Persona5 a certain phantom thief]]. |
| 57 | * A JokerJury is not a group of {{Pungeon Master}}s forced to serve jury duty, nor is it a courtroom filled entirely with joker playing cards. |
| 58 | * JokeWeapon is not about [[ComedyAsAWeapon using a joke as a weapon]]. |
| 59 | * The trope formerly known as [[DamselInDistress Jones the Cat]] is not some kind of- walking deathtrap of a character, that's [[WesternAnimation/SouthPark Kenny]]. Nor is it a cat named Jones. |
| 60 | * JoshIkousei is not some guy named Josh with an unusual last name. |
| 61 | * {{Jossed}} does not refer to making characters happy, then hitting them with all manner of unpleasantness, romantic discord, and killing off beloved characters, although at this point I have to wonder why it doesn't. |
| 62 | * TheJoyOfX is not about the drug Ecstasy. |
| 63 | ** Nor is it about [[XtremeKoolLetterz the actual letter X.]] |
| 64 | ** Nor is it a FountainOfExpies about [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3SnakeEater the boss if she were in other organizations.]] |
| 65 | ** For that matter, said "X" does not stand for [insert city name here], For example, [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Joy of Viridian, Joy of Pewter...]] |
| 66 | ** Nor is it a version of ''WesternAnimation/InsideOut'' inside X's head, focusing on Joy. |
| 67 | ** It also isn't about parodies of [[Series/TheJoyOfPainting Bob Ross]]. |
| 68 | ** Nor is it about the joy of using the website that used to call itself Platform/{{Twitter|X}}. |
| 69 | * JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope does not involve skiing. |
| 70 | * {{Jump Scare}}s aren't necessarily when you frantically jump about as a result of getting scared by something or someone. |
| 71 | * [[JumpTheShark Jumping the Shark]] has nothing to do with bestiality. [[{{Squick}} We hope]]. |
| 72 | ** Nor does it involve a confrontation between [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]] and a carnivorous fish. (For starters, he can't [[GoombaStomp stomp on things]] underwater.) |
| 73 | ** Nor is it a Shark named Jumping. |
| 74 | ** Nor is it jumping an ''actual'' shark, although that could invoke that trope. (It did for [[Series/HappyDays the trope namer.]]) |
| 75 | * JungleJazz isn't the result of [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} a certain breakdancing Autobot]] being modified for operations in rainforests. |
| 76 | * A JunkRare is not a sought-after find when rummaging through a scrapyard. |
| 77 | ** It also isn't about what someone does to undercooked steak if they prefer it more well-done. |
| 78 | * JustDesserts is not what a SpoiledBrat yells when asked what they would like for dinner. |
| 79 | ** Nor does it refer to, for instance, fair and impartial puddings. |
| 80 | ** It also doesn't just refer to evildoers getting their comeuppance in any way - they have to get eaten for it to count. |
| 81 | * JustFriends is not about when you're surrounded by only your companions, nor is it when ''Series/{{Friends}}'' is the only show on TV, nor is it a trope about trivializing friendship. |
| 82 | * JustHereForGodzilla doesn't necessarily mean that a given audience member is solely present to see none other than ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'' himself and literally nobody else. |
| 83 | * Administrivia/JustLaunchItAlready is not about someone being impatient waiting for a rocket to be launched. |
| 84 | * [[PaymentPlanPitch Just Pennies a Day]] does not mean actually [[PayingInCoins paying for something in pennies]], as much as it sounds like it. |
| 85 | ** Nor does it mean that someone's daily work is worth 4 cents or less, or that their boss pays them entirely in pennies. |
| 86 | ** Or a 24-hour period where everyone is named Penny. |
| 87 | ** Or a day when the only comic strip available to publish in the newspaper is ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penny_(comic_strip) Penny]]''. |
| 88 | * JustTrainWrong doesn't have anything to do with someone who's received improper training for their job or skill. Nor with [[AcademyOfEvil a school that trains you how to do wrong.]] |
| 89 | * {{Justice}} does not refer to the second-highest note hit judgement in ''VideoGame/{{CHUNITHM}}''. |
| 90 | * JuvenileHell isn't a version of {{Hell}} designed for minors. |
| 91 | * A KangarooCourt is not basketball with marsupials. |
| 92 | ** It's also not about flirting with a kangaroo. |
| 93 | ** Nor is it about the Australian Justice system. |
| 94 | ** Nor an extension of a royal household populated by kangaroos. |
| 95 | * {{Kappa}} does not refer to the Greek letter. |
| 96 | * KarmaHoudini Isn't about a magician who dispenses LaserGuidedKarma, even if the real Harry Houdini exposed frauds in his free time. |
| 97 | ** Nor does the magician wow audiences with his amazing acts of getting away with being a {{jerkass}}. |
| 98 | ** It's also not when a villain does a disappearing act just as he's about to be caught. That's VillainExitStageLeft (although overlap between the two isn't unheard of). |
| 99 | * KavorkaMan has nothing to do with assisted suicide. You're probably thinking "Kevorkian". |
| 100 | * The {{Kayfabe}} is not something you put on your keychain. |
| 101 | * KeepCirculatingTheTapes has (sadly) nothing to do with the Japanese horror movie ''[[Literature/TheRing Ringu]]''. |
| 102 | ** It also has nothing to do with [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} Soundwave and Blaster cycling between which tapes they send out]]. |
| 103 | * KeepItForeign doesn't refer to [[GratuitousForeignLanguage leaving words untranslated for flavor.]] |
| 104 | ** And KeepItForeign ButNotTooForeign is two tropes, not one. |
| 105 | * KeystoneArmy is not the military spin-off of the comically incompetent Keystone Kops. |
| 106 | ** It also has nothing to do with military forces from Pennsylvania. |
| 107 | * KibblesAndBits has nothing to do with pet food. |
| 108 | * {{Kichiku}} is not [[CutenessProximity what you say when you're petting a cat]]. |
| 109 | * KickChick is not a [[DistaffCounterpart female version]] of Film/KickAss. |
| 110 | ** Nor is it about abusing baby birds, or about what many people would like to do to an author of [[ComicBook/ChickTracts evangelical comic strips.]] |
| 111 | ** Nor is it necessarily about young secretarybirds. |
| 112 | * KickTheDog is not a dog named Kick, nor is it necessarily kicking an actual dog. |
| 113 | * KidAnova is not a [[KidHero heroic 12-year-old]] [[IfMyCalculationsAreCorrect math]] [[ChildProdigy genius]] [[ThisLoserIsYou you]] rely on to [[AwesomenessByAnalysis solve]] [[EveryoneHatesMath all your problems]] regarding [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analysis_of_variance statistical analysis of variance]]. |
| 114 | ** It is also not a very, very young version of said statistical formula. |
| 115 | ** Nor is it a very young supernova. |
| 116 | ** Nor is it about the younger version of the Marvel character ComicBook/{{Nova}}. |
| 117 | * A KidAppealCharacter is not necessarily [[Manga/SoulEater perfectly symmetrical.]] |
| 118 | * A KidFic is not a fanfic about [[Manga/SoulEater Death the Kid]], or baby goats. It's not a fanfic made by a minor, either. Nor is it about joking or [[SpinoffBabies turning the characters into children]]. [-[[note]] These 'Kid' puns are very easy to make. [[/note]]-] |
| 119 | * KidsAreCruel does not refer to baby goats, although it can if the show is about {{Funny Animal}}s. |
| 120 | * KidsRock, while related to singing children, is not about rock songs performed entirely by kids. You might be thinking of Music/KidzBop. It's also not about why children are awesome. |
| 121 | ** Nor is it a mountain that no adults can climb. |
| 122 | ** It's also not about why baby goats are great. |
| 123 | ** Also should not be confused with the musician Music/KidRock. |
| 124 | ** For that matter, KidsRock is also not "the bullgod" or an "American badass". |
| 125 | ** It's also not about baby stones. |
| 126 | * A KillerApp is not a database of famous murderers, [[ComicStrip/{{Dilbert}} no matter what Wally might tell you.]] Also, although many of the most well-known killer apps may involve the taking of life, the presence of such is not a prerequisite to the title. It isn't a program for the [=iPhone=] that finds you an assassin for hire, either, nor is it [[TheMostDangerousVideoGame an app that will kill you if you use it]]. |
| 127 | * KillSat might be what most teens want to do to a certain standardized test, but the page isn't about that. |
| 128 | ** It also has nothing to do with [[HatingOnMonday hating Saturdays]]. |
| 129 | ** Nor does it have anything to do with killing people by sitting on them. |
| 130 | * A KindlyVet isn't a veteran who's nice, even though they can overlap. |
| 131 | * KineticNovel does not involve throwing books. |
| 132 | * KingInTheMountain is not a variation of the game King of the Hill in which you must make and protect your claim to a "cave" ''in'' the "hill" for the longest time to win. |
| 133 | * KingpinInHisGym is not related in any way to CowboyBebopAtHisComputer. |
| 134 | * KirbyDots are not edible, nor will they [[MegaManning give you superpowers]]. They don't have anything to do with [[VideoGame/{{Kirby}} a certain video game character]], either (Although they might be edible to ''him''), nor are they related to DamageOverTime abilities or the Department of Transportation. |
| 135 | * TheKirk is not about a character who likes romancing {{Green Skinned Space Babe}}s, or, for that matter [[HoYay Green Blooded First Officers]]. |
| 136 | ** Nor is it a character who tears his shirt while fighting aliens. |
| 137 | ** Nor is it a Scottish church. |
| 138 | ** Nor is it [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Milhouse's father]]. |
| 139 | ** Nor is it about Creator/KirkDouglas. |
| 140 | * KirkSummation isnotabout... people... speakingjust... like... THIS. |
| 141 | * KirksRock is not a general statement about how TheKirk is awesome. |
| 142 | ** Nor is it about [[Franchise/StarTrek Captain Kirk]] playing rock music, or a subgenre named after him. |
| 143 | * Characters do not have to literally kiss in a tree for KissingInATree to take place. |
| 144 | * KlingonPromotion is not a form of WolverinePublicity specifically found in the Franchise/StarTrek franchise. |
| 145 | %%* A Knife Nut is not a type of GroinAttack. |
| 146 | %%** Neither is it a type of nut that grows on trees. |
| 147 | * KnifeOutline does not refer to drawing an outline of a knife. |
| 148 | * A KnightOfCerebus doesn't necessarily mean they're affiliated with any guild/organization/etc. named [[Franchise/MassEffect Cerberus]]. |
| 149 | ** Or a servant of the guard dog of the Underworld (that'd be Knight of ''Cerberus''), especially since Herakles already abducted him once for his 12th labour. |
| 150 | * KnightsAndKnaves is not [[HoldYourHippogriffs a version of cops-and-robbers played by medieval kids]]. |
| 151 | * TheKnightsWhoSaySquee have not (necessarily) been affected by the CutenessProximity. |
| 152 | ** Nor are they imitating [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Fluttershy]]. |
| 153 | ** They're not necessarily actual knights either, but they can be. |
| 154 | * KnowNothingKnowItAll has nothing to do with anti-immigrant political movements from the mid-19th century. |
| 155 | ** Nor is it someone who has knowledge about the '[[VideoGame/StreetFighterIV nothingness]]'. |
| 156 | * KnowYourVines is not a section of Website/KnowYourMeme dedicated to Platform/{{Vine}}. |
| 157 | ** Nor is this trope imploring you to know about that type of vine. |
| 158 | * {{Koan}} is not the character from ''Franchise/SailorMoon''. |
| 159 | ** It also isn't the city [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} the Decepticons are based out of]]. That's Kaon. |
| 160 | * KudzuPlot doesn't actually have anything to do with ''ComicStrip/{{Kudzu}}''. Nor is it necessarily a story with the kudzu plant as a focus, nor is it a field of land used specifically to grow kudzu plants. (Not a good idea.) |
| 161 | * KungFoley is not Wrestling/MickFoley's seldom-seen martial-arts-master persona... but wouldn't it be cool if it was? |
| 162 | ** It also, thankfully, is not a form of martial arts involving putting [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foley_catheter anything]] into people's urethras. |
| 163 | * {{Kuudere}} is not about [[Manga/MagicKnightRayearth Fuu's big sister]] having a big derriere. |
| 164 | * KyuAndDanRanks is not about ranks between [[VideoGame/{{Huniepop}} a Casanova-tutoring love fairy]] and [[VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha a pink-clad joke of a fighter]]. |
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| 167 | [[folder:L]] |
| 168 | * LackOfEmpathy [[EmpathyDollShot Doll Shot]] is not a trope or the aversion of one. |
| 169 | * {{Ladyella}} is not a page about Ella Fitzgerald. |
| 170 | * LadyInAPowerSuit is not about a woman in PoweredArmor. In other words, neither [[VideoGame/MassEffect Femshep]], nor [[VideoGame/MassEffectAndromeda Sara Ryder, Cora Harper]], nor [[Franchise/{{Metroid}} Samus Aran]] count. |
| 171 | * A LadykillerInLove is not when a SerialKiller who exclusively targets women falls in love. Or when a killer who ''is'' a woman falls in love. |
| 172 | * LadyLand is not ''{{TabletopGame/CandyLand}}'' [-[[DistaffCounterpart FOR GIRLS!]]-] |
| 173 | ** Nor does it refer to a noblewoman with the surname of Land. |
| 174 | * LadyMondegreen isn't a woman who always [[MondegreenGag mishears things]]. |
| 175 | * ALadyOnEachArm is not about someone who has tattoos of women. |
| 176 | * LameRhymeDodge is not where you bought your new Charger. |
| 177 | ** Nor is it a justified case of SubvertedRhymeEveryOccasion. |
| 178 | ** Nor is it somebody trying to avoid rhyming but somebody else thinks they should've rhymed. |
| 179 | ** It's also not about coming up with a PainfulRhyme for the word 'dodge'. |
| 180 | ** And it's not about [[VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou Rhyme]] having a particularly useless evasive maneuver either. |
| 181 | * LampshadeHanging is not about the trope where a drunk party animal [[LampshadeWearing wears a lampshade]] on his head. |
| 182 | ** It does not involve the lynching of lighting fixtures. |
| 183 | ** Nor is it about [[ChandelierSwing swinging from a lampshade]]. |
| 184 | * TheLancer has nothing to do with an [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B-1_Lancer American bomber aircraft]], nor the HarmlessVillain of ''VideoGame/{{Deltarune}}''. He also does not usually carry a spear (though he can). |
| 185 | ** It is not of the Mitsubishi variety, either. |
| 186 | ** TheLancer will not drain the pus from your boil. |
| 187 | * The LandOfTulipsAndWindmills is not a planet for a hero of Breath in Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}. |
| 188 | * LandSeaSky does not necessarily refer to the three traditional military branches, though they are an example. |
| 189 | * A LapPillow isn't a literal pillow that one puts down on their laps while they're sitting down someplace. |
| 190 | * LargeHam has nothing to do with pork or pigs. Even if [[Franchise/ToyStory some pig characters]] can be hammy. |
| 191 | ** It also doesn't mean that the ''character'' is large. Their hamminess is. A short or skinny person is still capable of being a LargeHam. |
| 192 | ** Large Hams are not [[Memes/TheSimpsons steamed]] either. |
| 193 | * LargeHamRadio is not about ham radios which are large. |
| 194 | * LaserGuidedAmnesia is not about energy weapons that erase the memories of their targets. Although [[Film/MenInBlack there can be instances]] of it happening that way, it's not what the trope is about. |
| 195 | ** Nor is it about amnesia following lasers to find things. |
| 196 | * LaserGuidedKarma is not about using range-finders to steer a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisker_Karma Fisker Karma]], or similar automobile. |
| 197 | * LastBastion does not refer to there being only one [[VideoGame/{{Overwatch}} Bastion unit]] left in the world, nor is it about the associated animated short. |
| 198 | * TheLastDJ is not set in a world where disk jockeys are hunted down and killed until [[LastOfHisKind there is only one left]]. |
| 199 | ** Nor is it the last installment of the ''VideoGame/EZ2DJ'' series. That would be ''[=EZ2AC=] FINAL: EX''. |
| 200 | * LastGirlWins does not contain spoilers for almost every slasher movie in existence, disregarding {{Twist Ending}}s. |
| 201 | * A LastNoteNightmare is not when [[Manga/DeathNote Light Yagami]] gets a nightmare about running out of pages in his Death Note. |
| 202 | ** It's not necessarily about a last-second ThatOneAttack in {{Rhythm Game}}s, but given the nature of music/rhythm games, such a pattern can sometimes be synced to one of these. |
| 203 | * A LastSecondWordSwap is not about using "swap" as the second-to-last word in a sentence. |
| 204 | * Someone's LastStand isn't [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure that kind of Stand]]. Nor is it their only remaining joint to set up shop. |
| 205 | * LastSupperSteal is not about someone managing to steal ''Art/TheLastSupper'' (which would be a rather difficult feat, considering that it is a ''mural''.) |
| 206 | ** It also has no relation to EnemyEatsYourLunch. |
| 207 | * LatexPerfection is not about supermodels who are so heavily dolled up and photoshopped that they look more like [[UncannyValley lifeless mannequins]] than people, nor about [[ButWeUsedACondom flawless condoms]]. |
| 208 | ** Nor is it about proficiency in [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaTeX LaTeX]]. |
| 209 | * LatinLand is not AncientGrome. Or even the actual AncientRome. |
| 210 | ** It's also not Disneyland, but in Latin America or Ancient Rome. |
| 211 | * LatinLover is not about someone who likes the Latin language. |
| 212 | * LaughablyEvil is not about [[HarmlessVillain Harmless Villains]] who try to be evil, but end up just [[PokeThePoodle Poking The Poodle]]. |
| 213 | * [[LawfulStupid Lawful Anal]] is not a subtrope of EternalSexualFreedom. |
| 214 | ** Nor is it a rulebook about what you can and cannot legally do during anal sex. |
| 215 | * The LawOf100 isn't a law that was passed with exactly 100 legislators' votes. |
| 216 | * The LawsAndFormulas index doesn't necessarily feature any tropes about either law enforcement or scientific/mathematical formulas. |
| 217 | * LazyBackup is not about being too lazy to avert NoPlansNoPrototypeNoBackup. |
| 218 | * A LazyDragon isn't a [[TheDragon second in command]] who refuses to do any work. |
| 219 | * LeadPoliceDetective has nothing to do with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFZdxFXAa1U police muppets who prevent lead poisoning.]] |
| 220 | * UsefulNotes/LeapDay is not a day where everyone jumps up and down. |
| 221 | * LeatherMan is not a leather-themed superhero. |
| 222 | ** [[VideoGame/MegaMan Or Robot Master.]] |
| 223 | * A LeftHandedMirror is not one of those non-existent objects that the NaiveNewcomer [[SnipeHunt is asked to acquire as part of a hazing ritual]]. |
| 224 | * LeftHanging has nothing to do with turning left. |
| 225 | ** Nor is it a corpse left hanging. |
| 226 | ** Nor is it about a right-wing lynch mob that hangs leftists. Or the other way around. |
| 227 | * LegCling is not about clothes that cling to their wearer's legs, whether by static, [[MagicPants magic]] or [[PaintedOnPants being extremely tight]]. |
| 228 | * LegendaryCarp is not about being good at fixing ships in ''Yohoho! VideoGame/PuzzlePirates''. You should be trying for Ultimate, anyway. |
| 229 | * LegionOfDoom does not mean that a certain ''Franchise/{{Castlevania}}'' boss's homeworld is the game ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'' |
| 230 | ** Nor is it referring to [[UsefulNotes/NationalHockeyLeague Eric Lindros, John LeClair, and Mikael Renberg.]] Unless you're a fan of the New Jersey Devils or New York Rangers. |
| 231 | ** It's also not referring to an army led by Doctor Doom, although one ''could'' be an example. |
| 232 | ** It has no connection to the [[VideoGame/MassEffect2 geth construct consisting of 1,183 runtimes]] [[spoiler:who is DoomedByCanon to die in the third game.]] |
| 233 | * {{Lemon}} is not about [[TheAllegedCar poor-quality, defective cars]], the Russian term for a million of any currency, or actual lemons (we hope not). |
| 234 | ** [[Series/ThirtyRock Televised hijinks occurring at 30 Rockefeller Plaza]] are also not involved in any way. |
| 235 | ** They are also not [[VideoGame/{{Portal2}} combustible]], despite how much we sometimes wish they were. |
| 236 | * LemonyNarrator is not about {{Narrator}}s of {{Lemon}}s, or the dude who sings "The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny". It also isn't about a narrator who has just bathed in Lemon Pledge. It is not specifically about a work narrated by [[Series/ThirtyRock Tina Fey]] either. |
| 237 | ** It definitely isn't a narrator who is billed as "lemony" [[LiteCreme because it would be a falsehood to say he contains actual lemons]]. |
| 238 | ** While [[VideoGame/{{Portal2}} Cave Johnson]]'s pre-recorded messages are examples of this trope, it isn't because he wanted to make them combustible. |
| 239 | * LensmanArmsRace is not about a [[VideoGame/MegaMan new Robot Master]]; neither is it about detached arms running around. |
| 240 | ** While "Lensman" does refer to [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin a man who uses a lens]], it's not about a race to create bigger and better lenses for whatever reason. |
| 241 | * LeParkour is not named for [[ComicBook/SpiderMan Peter Parker]], no matter how much he exemplifies this trope. It also has nothing to do with [[Series/ParkerLewisCantLose Parker Lewis]]. |
| 242 | * {{Lesbian Vampire}}s aren't vampires who solely target lesbians. Instead, they're vampires who are lesbians themselves. |
| 243 | * LesCollaborateurs usually aren't lesbians. |
| 244 | * A LethalChef is not [[ChefOfIron an accomplished cook who can kick your ass in a fight]]. Although [[VideoGame/StreetFighterIV El Fuerte]] counts as both. |
| 245 | ** And while their food is bad, it probably won't actually kill you. |
| 246 | * The LethalJokeCharacter is not ComicBook/TheJoker. It's not the cast list of the very first ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'' sketch, either. |
| 247 | ** It is also not the same as BewareTheSillyOnes (which is about silly characters in-universe being dangerous to other characters in-universe, as opposed to silly game characters being powerful in the context of the game mechanics.) |
| 248 | ** Nor is it a character with a tendency to perform {{Deadly Prank}}s. |
| 249 | ** Nor is it about characters whose main weapon is ComedyAsAWeapon. |
| 250 | * LetMeGetThisStraight is not about forced heterosexuality. |
| 251 | ** Nor is it a prayer by poker players who are missing one card to have a sequence of five. |
| 252 | * LetsDuet is not about spinoffs of ''Manga/YuGiOh'' where characters compete by singing instead of card battles. |
| 253 | ** It's also not about people singing duets and commentating over them, à la LetsPlay. |
| 254 | ** Nor is it about inviting someone to sing with you. |
| 255 | * LetsFightLikeGentlemen is not about a duel between [[VideoGame/TeamFortress2 Spies.]] |
| 256 | * A LetsSplitUpGang is not a [[GenericEthnicCrimeGang type of gang]]. |
| 257 | * LetsYouAndHimFight is not a ploy by the BigBad to have his [[TheDragon Dragon]] distract the hero while he escapes. |
| 258 | ** Or a redirect to ConflictBall. |
| 259 | * LettingHerHairDown is not about female characters who disappoint their hair. |
| 260 | ** It is also not about different takes on the story of ''Literature/{{Rapunzel}}''. |
| 261 | * LettingTheAirOutOfTheBand is not about the resolution of trope clashes[[note]]well, before there were the concept of namespaces in tvtropes[[/note]] between the [[{{VisualNovel/AIR}} visual novel]] and the [[Music/AirBand performance group]]. |
| 262 | ** Nor does have anything to do with opening a window or door in a room a band is playing in. |
| 263 | ** Nor does it about asking the band to breathe out. |
| 264 | * LevelBreaker is not a GameBreaker limited to one GameLevel. |
| 265 | ** Nor is it snapping one of those tubes with the little air bubble inside. |
| 266 | * LevelInReverse is not the result of reversing the word 'level.' Because it is a palindrome, it is also 'level.' |
| 267 | * LevelScaling is not about going upstairs. |
| 268 | ** Nor is it about becoming more reptilian when you level up. [[ScaledUp This is, though]]. |
| 269 | ** And it is also not about evenly measuring things. |
| 270 | ** It also isn't about a GameLevel that requires you to scale it. (That would be RiseToTheChallenge.) |
| 271 | * LevelUpAtIntimacy5 is not the fifth installment in a series called ''Level-Up at Intimacy''. |
| 272 | * LickedByTheDog is about being licked in perfectly normal places. Not about being licked in... [[BestialityIsDepraved other places]]. |
| 273 | ** Nor is it any time a dog licks a human. Said human has to have a bad rap for it to count as this trope. |
| 274 | * LiesDamnedLiesAndStatistics is not an example of ArsonMurderAndJaywalking. |
| 275 | * LiesToChildren is a noun. It cannot replace the phrase "[[KickTheDog Kicks The Dog]]". |
| 276 | ** It also doesn't refer to all untrue statements made to children. |
| 277 | * LieToTheBeholder, but don't be mendacious to an [[TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons Eye Tyrant]]. |
| 278 | * LifeWillKillYou is not about poisoned breakfast cereal, or about TabletopGame/TheGameOfLife becoming deadly. |
| 279 | * LighterAndSofter is not what people become when they don't go out in the sun or exercise. |
| 280 | * LightGunGame is not a game with a gun that shoots lasers. |
| 281 | ** Nor is it a FirstPersonShooter game where the gun doesn't weigh very much. |
| 282 | ** Nor is it a LighterAndSofter FirstPersonShooter game. |
| 283 | * LightingBug is not referring to when moths gather around a flame or when the light physics malfunctions in a virtual reality. Nor is it about your Smart Light having firmware issues. |
| 284 | * LightIsGood has nothing to do with the DracoInLeatherPants phenomenon of the protagonist of ''Manga/DeathNote''. |
| 285 | ** Nor is it a compliment for VideoGame/MegaMan's creator. |
| 286 | * LightIsNotGood is not a value judgment of the protagonist of ''Manga/DeathNote'', no matter how accurate it is. |
| 287 | ** Nor does LIsForDyslexia refer to his antagonist's opinion of learning disabilities. |
| 288 | ** Nor is it ''Death Note'''s equivalent to [[Anime/{{Naruto}} "Tobi is a good boy,"]] |
| 289 | ** LightIsNotGood is not a statement concerning the taste of [[LiteCreme light products]] such as light beer and light cola, either. |
| 290 | *** Nor does it imply that you don't trust VideoGame/MegaMan's creator. |
| 291 | *** Or that you are a vampire. |
| 292 | * LightningBruiser is not able to damage elemental lightning. |
| 293 | ** Neither is it a rather succinct description of [[VideoGame/{{Persona 3}} Akihiko Sanada]]. |
| 294 | ** It doesn't mean TheBigGuy is resorting to ShockAndAwe. |
| 295 | * LightningCanDoAnything does not involve gushing about the [[UsefulNotes/NationalHockeyLeague Tampa Bay Lightning]], with the potential exceptions of [[UsefulNotes/StanleyCup 2004, 2020, and 2021]]. |
| 296 | ** Nor does it have to do with the amazing versatility of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII'' and ''VideoGame/LightningReturnsFinalFantasyXIII'''s main protagonist. |
| 297 | ** It also has nothing to do with the main character of ''WesternAnimation/Cars1''. |
| 298 | ** And no, nor is it a boast about the capabilities of the [[UsefulNotes/YanksWithTanks P-38 or F-35]]. |
| 299 | * LikeIsLikeAComma is not about rapidly and obsessively "liking" things on Platform/{{Facebook}}. |
| 300 | ** Also, the second like doesn't mean "similar to", although you could argue that "'Like' is Similar to a Comma" is a more accurate name for the trope. |
| 301 | * LikeYouWereDying is not sarcastic. It's also not how a ValleyGirl talks. ([[LikeIsLikeAComma Like, you were dying, you know?]]) |
| 302 | * LikeYouWouldReallyDoIt is something the audience says to a writer, not something a character says to another character. That trope is YouWouldntShootMe. |
| 303 | ** It's also not what someone says to an ExtremeOmnisexual when they flirt with something even more outrageous than usual. |
| 304 | * {{Lime}} is not about actual limes. |
| 305 | * LimpAndLivid is not about an angry character with a limp, or about rage over TheLoinsSleepTonight. |
| 306 | * LipLock is not one of the KissingTropes. |
| 307 | ** Nor is a padlock that keeps lips from kissing. |
| 308 | * LipstickLesbian is not about the sexual orientation of makeup. |
| 309 | ** Nor does it mean drugged lipstick that causes women kissed to become gay. |
| 310 | * The trope LiquidAssets ''is'' a DoubleEntendre, but ''not'' a sexual one. |
| 311 | * LIsForDyslexia is not about dyslexic lesbians. |
| 312 | ** Nor does it mean that [[Manga/DeathNote L]] supports dyslexia. |
| 313 | * LitClassTropes isn't just a page of [[RuleOfCool really cool tropes]]. |
| 314 | * LiteralAssKicking is not about kicking a donkey. Similarly, LiteralAssKissing is not about kissing a donkey. |
| 315 | * A LiteralGenie is not always literally [[GenieInABottle a genie]]. |
| 316 | ** On the other hand, a LiteralGenie is not literally a work of literature... [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment On the literal sense]]. |
| 317 | * LittleBoySeeksBigGirl is not related to BigBeautifulWoman, although there is some overlap with TinyGuyHugeGirl. |
| 318 | * LittleBrotherIsWatching is not about a GovernmentConspiracy that turns out to be powerless. |
| 319 | ** Nor is it about sousveillance or your neighbors spying on you |
| 320 | * TheLittleDetecto is not a KidDetective. |
| 321 | * LittleJimmy is not a euphemism for penis. You may be thinking of ICallHimMisterHappy. |
| 322 | * A LittleSisterHeroine is not a young girl who has to save older siblings or succeed where they failed. That's YoungestChildWins. It's also not suggesting a future ''VideoGame/BioShock'' game where one of the Little Sisters is a protagonist. |
| 323 | * LiveActionTVTropes does not involve tropers demonstrating tropes rather than relying on the written text of the wiki. |
| 324 | ** Nor is it about TV Tropes becoming a live-action series. |
| 325 | * LivingGasbag is not about [[{{Gasshole}} farting]]. Nor is it about someone who talks too much. |
| 326 | * LivingInAFurnitureStore is not a subtrope of NonResidentialResidence. |
| 327 | * LivingLieDetector isn't a polygraph that somehow became animate. |
| 328 | * A LivingShip isn't a '{{ship|ping}} that, say, evolves in response to CharacterDevelopment. |
| 329 | ** Nor does it refer to a 'ship between two living people... though given how Shipping usually goes, there'll probably be need of such a trope soon. |
| 330 | * The load borne by the LoadBearingHero, or for that matter the LoadBearingBoss, is usually not TheLoad. |
| 331 | ** And LoadBearingHero isn't the good counterpart of LoadBearingBoss. |
| 332 | %%* ALoadOfBull is not, despite appearances, a SuperTrope of HurricaneOfExcuses. |
| 333 | %%** Nor is it a male cattle being TheLoad. |
| 334 | %%** Nor is it the male bailiff from ''Series/NightCourt'' being TheLoad. |
| 335 | * LoadsAndLoadsOfLoading doesn't refer to having to load a gun many times. [[BottomlessMagazines Most fictional characters don't]]. |
| 336 | ** Nor is it about a particularly long day for a crew of Teamsters. |
| 337 | * UsefulNotes/LocalStars is not about local celebrities. |
| 338 | * LockedInTheDungeon is not about a dungeon in a video game that prevents you from exiting once entered. |
| 339 | * LockedIntoStrangeness has nothing to do with being trapped in an abnormal situation(s). The lock has to do with hair, though it can be understandable as to how that's confusing. |
| 340 | * LockedOutOfTheFight does not list pages which gets locked due to edit wars. |
| 341 | * LockedOutOfTheLoop is not related to AndZoidberg. (That is, it's about informational loops, not social circles.) It is also not about Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog not being able to run loop-de-loops until [[YouHaveResearchedBreathing he acquires the ability]]. |
| 342 | * A LogFic is not a fanfic centered around [[WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow Log]], nor is it a genre of fanfiction centered around lumberjacks and/or sawmills. Furthermore, it is not the opposite of an Exponential Fic. |
| 343 | * A LogicBomb should not explode by itself. |
| 344 | ** Nor is it about people failing badly at logic. |
| 345 | * TheLoinsSleepTonight is not about meat cuts sleeping. |
| 346 | ** And while it does have something to do with the groin area, it's not about that area feeling numb (like your foot falling asleep). |
| 347 | ** It also isn't a remake of The Lion Sleeps Tonight but with cuts of meat. |
| 348 | * Lol69 is not the 69th installment of ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends''. Nor is it a bootleg version of a Platform/Nintendo64 port. Or the 6th Nintendo 64 version. |
| 349 | * LondonEnglandSyndrome is not the idea that London is the only part of England. That's BritainIsOnlyLondon. |
| 350 | ** Nor it is a disease discovered by Sir London England, medicine doctor. |
| 351 | * A LongBusTrip involves taking a ([[PutOnABus metaphorical]]) bus trip that's long, not a trip on a long bus. It thus has nothing to do with "riding the short bus". Nor is it taking a literal bus trip that's long or anyone with Long as their surname. |
| 352 | * LongerThanLifeSentence is not a sentence that takes more than 100 years to say. |
| 353 | * The LongGame is not the bane of your weekly gaming club. |
| 354 | ** Nor does it refer to hunting [[MemeticMutation Longcats]]. |
| 355 | ** Or [[HuntingTheMostDangerousGame hunting]] for [[TheSecretOfLongPorkPies Long Pork]]. |
| 356 | ** Nor is it a video game [[EndlessGame that just keeps going forever]]. |
| 357 | * A LongList is not about how long [[Film/SchindlersList a certain]] [[Creator/StevenSpielberg Spielberg]] movie is. |
| 358 | * LongLostUncleAesop isn't AnAesop about a long-lost uncle. |
| 359 | * LookMaNoPlane is not what is said when the hangar turns out to be empty. |
| 360 | * [[TheBigListOfBooboosAndBlunders Looney Toons Big List Of Booboos And Blunders]] is not an EvilOverlordList for [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Elmer Fudd]]. |
| 361 | * The LordBritishPostulate has everything to do with [[VideoGame/{{Ultima}} Richard Garriot]] and nothing to do with [[VideoGame/{{Gradius}} Vic Viper's wingman]]. |
| 362 | * LoserBuysLunch is not about that [[WebAnimation/BattleForBFDI Loser]] buying himself, or anyone else’s, lunch. |
| 363 | * LoserHasYourBack does not mean an incompetent person has stolen your backside. |
| 364 | ** Nor is it UnwantedAssistance. Usually, it's the exact opposite. |
| 365 | ** Nor is it DefeatEqualsFriendship. |
| 366 | * LosingHorns is not about beings with horns losing them, as can happen if you run into [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Discord]].[[note]][[HilariousInHindsight Funnily enough]], this exact thing happened to [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTheMovie2017 Tempest Shadow]], albeit with an Ursa Major rather than Discord[[/note]] or if you're an AscendedDemon. |
| 367 | ** Nor are they horns you wear [[MedalOfDishonor to indicate you've lost at something]]. |
| 368 | ** Nor are they about misplaced or stolen brass instruments. |
| 369 | * LostAesop is not about any appearance of AnAesop in the show ''Series/{{Lost}}'', or about the actual writer, a book of his fables or knowledge of them disappearing from somewhere. |
| 370 | * LostHimInACardGame is not about such a game where someone drowns into it and is never seen from again. |
| 371 | * LostInImitation is not about [[BecomingTheMask becoming deeply immersed in an imitation]]. |
| 372 | * The LotusPosition is not the position you have to sit in to drive a Lotus, eat [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_Bakeries specaloos biscuits]] or tend to lotus blossoms. |
| 373 | * The LoudnessWar was not instigated by ''Music/{{Loudness}}'', though they may have been unwitting participants. |
| 374 | * A LoungeLizard is not a reptilian critter known for being lazy. |
| 375 | * LoveableRogue does not refer to fan consensus on the ''ComicBook/XMen'' character of the same name. |
| 376 | ** It is also not about the character of the same name from ''VideoGame/MegaManStarForce''. Not that ''this'' Rogue is [[{{Jerkass}} loveable]]. |
| 377 | ** It also has nothing to do with [[VideoGame/SonicRiders a certain team of hoverboarding anthropomorphic birds]]. |
| 378 | * [[CosmicHorrorStory Lovecraftian Fiction]] has nothing to do with love. |
| 379 | ** And unless your hobby is making paper-mâché idols of [[Franchise/CthulhuMythos the Great Old Ones]], it doesn't have anything to do with crafts, either. |
| 380 | ** It is also unrelated to ItemCrafting. |
| 381 | * LovecraftCountry isn't an entire country filled with eldritch abominations, nor is it a place for people who love ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}''. |
| 382 | * LovecraftLite is not a reference to Creator/HPLovecraft being thin and sickly and therefore a lightweight (he once fainted after being hit by a blast of cold wind] but this isn't about that). |
| 383 | ** Nor is it [[Franchise/CthulhuMythos Cthulhu's]] favorite lite beer. |
| 384 | ** Nor does it refer to the abridged versions of Lovecraft's works. |
| 385 | * LoveGoddess is not about [[DivineDate dating a deity]]. |
| 386 | * LovelyAngels aren't angelic {{Nice Guy}}s. |
| 387 | * LoveMakesYouDumb doesn't mean it makes you literally incapable of speaking. [[CannotTalkToWomen Except when it does.]] |
| 388 | * LoveMakesYouEvil is not about the LOVE (that is, [[spoiler:'''L'''evel '''O'''f '''V'''iolenc'''E''']]) stat in ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'', although gaining LOVE by killing monsters does indeed make you evil. |
| 389 | ** From the same game, Flowey is a LOVE Freak, but not a LoveFreak. |
| 390 | * The LoveObstructingParents don't actually [[ParentalMarriageVeto forbid your relationship]], though some don't approve. Instead, they get in the way of spending time with the person. |
| 391 | * LovePotion does not refer to someone being infatuated with a potion. |
| 392 | * LovesMyAlterEgo is not what [[VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc Kiyotaka Ishimaru]] says about [[{{Robosexual}} Hifumi]] [[{{Otaku}} Yamada]]. |
| 393 | ** It also isn't about [[Manga/{{Bleach}} Rabu Aikawa]] or anyone else whose alter ego is named "Love". |
| 394 | * ALoveToDismember is not about [[IfICantHaveYou dismembering someone you love]]. |
| 395 | * LoveTropes isn't a command to "love" {{trope}}s. |
| 396 | * LovingAShadow does not refer to having a crush on someone you can't really be said to know, in the manner of [[LoonyFan celebrity worshippers]], [[CourtlyLove medieval knights]], or [[ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}} Charlie Brown]] and the [[HeWhoMustNotBeSeen never-seen]] little red-haired girl. |
| 397 | ** It also has nothing to do with [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Maria Robotnik]]. |
| 398 | ** Or [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess Midna]]. |
| 399 | ** Or the plot of ''Anime/TenchiInTokyo''. |
| 400 | ** Or loving the game ''VideoGame/ShadowOfTheColossus''. |
| 401 | ** Or romance with a silhouette, no matter how [[SexySilhouette sexy]] it may be. |
| 402 | ** Or the way [[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsI Kairi brought Sora back]]. |
| 403 | * LovingBully does not mean loving [[VideoGame/SuperMario64 these Bullies]] or [[VideoGame/{{Bully}} the video game]]. |
| 404 | * LowClearance is not about low-level intelligence operatives who don't have the required security clearance to read files or enter specific places. |
| 405 | ** Nor it is about products on clearance sale that are close to the floor. |
| 406 | * LowFantasy is not about subterranean dwarfs. |
| 407 | ** Nor is it about a ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' game with bad ratings. |
| 408 | ** Nor does it refer to fantasy that uses [[{{Slapstick}} low humor.]] |
| 409 | * LuckyCharmsTitle has nothing to do with the breakfast cereal. |
| 410 | ** Nor with Leprechauns of any kind. |
| 411 | ** [[WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug Or Ladybug's]] useful item-summoning power. |
| 412 | * LudicrousGibs is not the name of a [[Film/JamesBond Bond girl]]. |
| 413 | ** And it has nothing to do with ''Series/{{NCIS}}''. |
| 414 | ** Or ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean''. |
| 415 | ** Or Music/TheBeeGees. |
| 416 | ** And it's definitely not an extreme version of MadLibs. |
| 417 | ** And it is not ridiculous neutered male cats. |
| 418 | * LudicrousMeleeAccuracy does not refer to the [[SomeDexterityRequired ludicrous accuracy]] required to play [[TournamentPlay Competitive]] ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosMelee Melee.]]'' |
| 419 | * A LyingCreator is not because [[VideoGame/BendyAndTheInkMachine the creator lied to us.]] |
| 420 | ** Nor is it when God is resting. |
| 421 | * LyricalShoehorn is not about [[Administrivia/SquarePegRoundTrope people shoehorning]] ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'' examples where they don't belong. |
| 422 | ** Nor is it about using songs to put shoes on. |
| 423 | ** Or [[Music/TheyMightBeGiants the kind with teeth]]. |
| 424 | [[/folder]] |
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