Line #14 PlayingWith/ArsonMurderAndJaywalking


1	'''Basic Trope''': A list of 3 or more things ends on the weakest point.
2	* '''Straight''': Alice is listing off a number of reasons not to date Bob. It goes as follows: "He drinks a lot, he's a philanderer, and he leaves the toilet seat up."
3	* '''Exaggerated''':
4	** "He's killed every girlfriend he's had, he sells heroin to children, and his haircut makes his ears look big."
5	** "He's sentenced to jail for life imprisonment because of mass murder, but he escaped, he's on the FBI top ten most wanted list, and he wears a silly hat."
6	** "He wants to bring the EndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt, [[YouKilledMyFather he killed my father]] and he peed in public."
7	** "He decapitated everyone he sees in his path, he kidnapped 100 children, and he leaves his pants down at the toilet."
8	** "He tortured his family, he left them behind in his basement to leave them to starve, and he got an F on his math test."
9	** "He committed arson on his grandparents' home, he murdered his children and he harasses people who disagree with his opinions on Twitter."
10	** "He massacred an entire elementary school, he killed the president and he cut in line during lunch."
11	** "He destroyed multiple solar systems, he inflicted the population of an entire planet into a FateWorseThanDeath, he raped thousands of women and he crossed the road on a red light once."
12	** "He bombed every single country on Earth, he enslaved several ''galaxies'' to do everything for him, and [[TakeThat he sells NFTs.]]"
13	** "He drinks a lot, he's a philanderer, he drives recklessly, he has literal skeletons in his closet, he was a member of the Nazi Party back in 1930, he framed several innocent people for being groomers, he caused Chernobyl, he assassinated a competent political figure, he sunk the Titanic, he’s a serial rapist...", and the list goes on for hundreds of items before concluding with "...and he occasionally forgets to like your posts on the internet."
14	** ArsonMurderAndLifesaving: "He drinks a lot, he's a philanderer... But he once saved a kid from being murdered."
15	* '''Downplayed''':
16	** "He doesn't say 'please' or 'thank you', he snaps at people for every slight, and he only eats his pasta with marinara sauce."
17	** "He never says 'sorry', He uses several slurs, and he leaves the toilet seat up."
18	** "He scolds me, he never cleans his room by himself and he often eats Hawaiian pizza"
19	** The least ends with an item that is still negative, but less than the other ones "You are charged with: War crimes, high treason, and armed robbery."
20	** The things on the list aren't entirely ''disturbing'', but the last thing definitely doesn't fit in with the rest: [[CordonBleughChef Our flavors of ice cream are liver, spinach, fermented fish,]] {{garlic\|IsAbhorrent}}, and vanilla.
21	* '''Justified''':
22	** [[NoodleIncident For some twisted reason]], leaving the toilet seat up is really the worst crime in Alice's book.
23	** Alice is listing the reasons by order of priority, and the next-to-last item is notably worse than the last.
24	** Alice listed leaving the toilet seat up last, but that doesn't mean she thinks it's the worst.
25	** Alice is an alien with BlueAndOrangeMorality, and in her society leaving the toilet seat up is a serious crime.
26	** Alice is legally obligated to list every single one of Bob's crimes, no matter how petty. She lists the least heinous last because it's a LongList and by then the people listening wouldn't be paying attention.
27	** The "and he wears a silly hat" wasn't a crime but distinguished Bob from the other escaped mass murders on the FBI's most-wanted list. It sounds trivial but it answers the question of "which one" quickly for those who don't recognize Bob's generic name.
28	** The lamest item on the list is SeriousBusiness to Alice (otherwise she would have left it alone, like the thirty thousand times Bob forgot to wash his hands).
29	** The lame crime at the end of the list is also a serious crime (maybe or maybe not because of SeriousBusiness, LoonyLaws, FelonyMisdemeanor or something similar) but there is [[ICantBelieveImSayingThis no dodging the part that it sounds stupid as hell if said aloud]].
30	** "He tortured a family, he left them behind in the basement to leave them to starve, and drank a glass of milk from the fridge. Said glass of milk has his fingerprints on it."
31	** Alice brings up toilet seat as an example of how he [[EvilIsPetty casually disregards the needs of anybody but himself in even the smallest of things]].
32	* '''Inverted''':
33	** BreadEggsMilkSquick
34	** Alice lists reasons why Bob is awesome, saying "He saves lives, he collects for charitable causes, he makes great pasta, and he wears a great hat!"
35	** The weakest point is mentioned first.
36	* '''Subverted''':
37	** "He drinks a lot, he's a philanderer, and he leaves the toilet seat up... then he beat his last girlfriend with said toilet seat."
38	** The toilet seat is secretly a device that activates a killer blade if it's been set up for too long, which would kill any unsuspecting person going to the toilet.
39	** There's more than one "Jaywalking" point.
40	* '''Double Subverted''':
41	** "...''And'' his haircut makes his ears look big!"
42	** "...and he eats lots of junk food with neither exercise nor healthier food! totally neglects himself, and he always wears that silly hat."
43	** If anybody asks about that particular toilet being the reason Alice is listing "leaves the seat up" amongst Bob's crimes, Alice makes clear that she means a regular toilet.
44	** ...which themselves have ''their own'' "Jaywalking" point.
45	* '''Parodied''': Carol and Diane are listening as Alice lists off her reasons. [[LawOfDisproportionateResponse They react with casual indifference to the allegations that he drinks a lot and cheats, but react with incredible shock when they find out he leaves the toilet seat up]].
46	* '''Zig-Zagged''': "[[DepravedBisexual ...and he also beat his last boyfriend.]] ''And'' he has a silly haircut! ''And'' I think he does heroin! ''And''..."
47	* '''Averted''': "He drinks a lot, he's a philanderer, and [[KickTheDog he kicks dogs around in the street.]]"
48	* '''Enforced''':
49	** "Well, we're almost out of comedy gags... wait! We haven't used the BaitAndSwitch list yet!"
50	** "It's a lighthearted show, we can't have this list of horrible things without something to break the tension."
51	* '''Lampshaded''':
52	** "[[SkewedPriorities Wow, you really don't have your priorities in order]]."
53	** "[[SarcasmMode Nice to see your priorities are in order, Alice]]."
54	* '''Invoked''': "So, Alice, why won't you date Bob again?"
55	* '''Exploited''': ???
56	* '''Defied''': "I know he leaves the toilet seat up, but in the grand scheme of things, it's not that important."
57	* '''Discussed''': "If you want to be truly convincing, be sure to always end on the strongest note. The other way around is just silly."
58	* '''Conversed''': "Why did she include that last thing last? That doesn't seem so bad."
59	* '''Deconstructed''':
60	** Alice's priorities are so incredibly screwed up that she's unable to see the forest through the trees...
61	** JaywalkingWillRuinYourLife
62	* '''Reconstructed''': Alice is just being humorous, and people realize that.
63	* '''Played for Drama''': Bob mentions jaywalking when listing his own crimes, which shows that he doesn't see any difference between murder and jaywalking.
64	* '''Played for Horror''': Alice is a violent KnightTemplar who would behead Bob [[AllCrimesAreEqual either]] because he jaywalked or because he shot his neighbor. She still lists Bob's crimes in order of alleged least priority because there is something about Bob going "wait a second, you're gonna kill me because I ''jaywalked''?" that makes the act more sweet for her.
65	* '''Untwisted''': "He drinks a lot, he's a philanderer, and he kicks dogs around in the street. By which I mean hot dogs."
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67	First, you must cross a mountain, then you must cross a river, then you must go back to the main page. Then you must fly around the world, then you must [[JustForFun/TVTropesWillRuinYourLife browse TV tropes,]] and then you must kill your pet cat and sacrifice it, then go outside and soak up some rays, [[OverlyLongGag and then you must go to Mars.]] Make sure to take a Mars bar with you, too, and a knife. [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Oh, and also, can you wash the dishes once you're done?]]
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69	%% Optional items, added after Conversed, at your discretion:
70	%%* '''Implied''': ???

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