Line #9 PlayingWith/TooDumbToLive


1	'''Basic Trope''': When someone does something stupid for whatever reason, it leads to their death/defeat, a fallible mistake, a serious injury, or [[AmusingInjuries a bunch of 'em]] inflicted onto themselves.
2	* '''Straight''': Alice kicked [[NeverSmileAtACrocodile a crocodile]]. The crocodile bit Alice's head off as a result.
3	* '''Exaggerated''':
4	** Alice kicked a ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' juvenile while [[MamaBear its]] [[PapaWolf parents]] were nearby. [[CruelAndUnusualDeath The results were... well, messy.]]
5	** Alice kicked the President of the [[DifferentStatesofAmerica Troperian United States]], and was shot dead by the Secret Service.
6	** Alice [[BullyingADragon repeatedly taunts]] [[DoNotTauntCthulhu Emperor Evulz]]. The last thing she sees before death is [[KillItWithFire a colossal fireball heading towards her]].
7	** [[LethallyStupid Alice]] releases a [[EldritchAbomination Eldritch Abomination]] upon the world, thinking nothing bad will happen.
8	* '''Downplayed''':
9	** Alice kicked a large dog. She sustained many serious injuries and ended up in a hospital.
10	** TheDitz
11	* '''Justified''':
12	** Alice believes crocodiles to be very slow, as seen in many media. Or is intoxicated. Or is too assured of herself to recognize that she may die.
13	** Alice saw people [[ViolationOfCommonSense holding fire, kissing snakes, getting eaten by bread, etc., in her past life. She can no longer tell what is safe or what is dangerous]].
14	** Alice has an IQ of [[ImprobablyLowIQ -300]].
15	** Alice is also ChaoticStupid by impulse.
16	** Alice is of a species that is larger than your average crocodile.
17	** Alice is a RobotGirl programmed to accept every command, including the dangerous ones.
18	** Alice has ResurrectiveImmortality. What use does she have for survival instinct if she'll just come back anyway?
19	** Alice is [[TheAlcoholic drunk]] and/or [[StonersAreFunny high]].
20	** Alice suffered brain damage before the incident.
21	** Alice is the only character unaware that she’s in a DeathWorld.
22	** Alice is a DeathSeeker ObfuscatingStupidity.
23	** Alice is ProperlyParanoid, too bad she doesn't have a way out.
24	* '''Inverted''':
25	** Too smart to die.
26	** [[MindScrew Too dumb to die.]] ([[WebAnimation/HeavyIsDead Yes, it does happen.]])
27	** Too smart to live. (See also DeathByPragmatism.)
28	** Alice stayed away from the crocodile. [[YouCantFightFate It ran up to Alice and ate her anyway.]]
29	** [[MindScrew The crocodile kicked Alice. Alice bit the crocodile's head off as a result.]]
30	* '''Subverted''':
31	** Alice kicked the crocodile while it was still sleeping. It did not move.
32	** It was a ThanatosGambit.
33	* '''Double Subverted''': However, as it slowly wakes up, Alice just stood by, watching it. The crocodile ate Alice.
34	* '''Parodied''':
35	** Alice is an immortal. She kicks the crocodile everyday and the crocodile always eats her. She is then reincarnated afterwards.
36	** Alice sees a pit filled with spikes, fire, sawblades, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking angry kittens]] that has a large neon sign reading "INSTANT DEATH" hanging above it. She [[BreakingTheFourthWall turns toward the screen, says "What's the worst that could happen?"]], and jumps in.
37	* '''Zig Zagged''': Alice kicks a crocodile, and it tries to kill her, but is too slow. Later on, though, she crosses paths with the crocodile again, and it eats her. Another character says that the crocodile must have recognized her from before and was carrying a grudge, though it's pointed out that the crocodile is not likely to remember Alice fully.
38	* '''Averted''':
39	** Alice didn't do anything stupid.
40	** Alternatively: IdiotHoudini
41	* '''Enforced''':
42	** Alice needs to be removed from the show quickly, and PutOnABus is not an option.
43	** [[RippedFromTheHeadLines Ripped from]] WebSite/DarwinAwards.
44	* '''Lampshaded''':
45	** "Alice, how have you managed to stay alive so far?"
46	** "Eh, [[MurderByInaction let her die]]. There's no saving her."
47	* '''Invoked''': Cassie dares Alice to kick the crocodile. Doing so makes Alice crocodile food.
48	* '''Exploited''': Cassie does so to [[MurderTheHypotenuse have Bob to herself]].
49	* '''Defied''': Cassie stopped Alice from kicking the crocodile and explained to Alice clearly why it is not a good idea.
50	* '''Discussed''': "The way Alice behaves around dangerous animals, she won't live very long."
51	* '''Conversed''': "Alice kicked a crocodile in last week's episode. No prizes awarded for guessing what happens next."
52	* '''Played for Laughs''': A BlackComedy about fatally stupid mistakes.
53	* '''Played for Drama''': Alice knows that everyone needs her to stay alive, so she does stupid things so people get hurt or killed bailing her out.
54	* '''Implied''':
55	** A crocodile warning sign is [[CantYouReadTheSign damaged and covered in blood]].
56	** Alice's (unseen) escapades got her spots on WebSite/DarwinAwards as an ''[[IdiotHoudini At Risk Survivor]]'' with the implication that it's [[KarmaHoudiniWarranty only a matter of time]].
57	* '''Deconstructed''': After Alice is eaten, her death makes the headlines. Her family starts getting harassed by people who come to mock her. The funeral gets raided by people with crocodile shirts throwing bags of crocodile feces labeled "Alice".
58	* '''Reconstructed''': The father pulls out a shotgun and a man [[BullyingADragon throws a bag at him]]. [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge No prizes awarded]] for guessing how this one [[KarmicDeath ended either]].
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