1 | '''Basic Trope''': A character has some sort of secret which they refuse to reveal, ostensibly because it would be detrimental to the listener's mental health. |
2 | * '''Straight''': Alice shows up at work wearing an astronaut costume. Bob, upon asking why, is told that he's better off not knowing. |
3 | * '''Exaggerated''': Alice shows up for work dressed as an astronaut, bleeding, carrying a mysterious package, and being followed by giraffes. "You do ''not'' want to know," she says. "About what?" "''Anything.''" |
4 | * '''Downplayed''': Alice feeds somebody something, causing them to get ill very quickly. When asked what she fed them, she only says "do you not want to know." |
5 | * '''Justified''': |
6 | ** The explanation involves Bob in some way, and Alice doesn't want to upset/offend him. |
7 | ** TheseAreThingsManWasNotMeantToKnow |
8 | ** The explanation is something most people would find [[{{Squick}} disgusting or disturbing (see inversion #1)]] and Alice doesn't want to freak out Bob. |
9 | * '''Inverted''': |
10 | ** [[TooMuchInformation Before anyone even has a chance to ask, Alice launches into an in-depth explanation of how her boyfriend has an astronaut fetish and "pants like a dog in heat" whenever she puts the helmet on.]] |
11 | ** Before Alice can answer, Bob decides he doesn’t want to know. |
12 | * '''Subverted''': Alice's "big secret" turns out to be hilariously tame. |
13 | * '''Double Subverted''': However, FridgeHorror sets in as Bob realizes the actual significance of what Alice said and starts hunting for the BrainBleach. |
14 | * '''Parodied''': Bob desperately wants to find out Alice's secret, and so becomes her slave on the condition that she'll eventually tell. She never does. |
15 | * '''Zig-Zagged''': ''However'', Alice assures Bob that he just has an overactive imagination and it's really not that bad. She then flashes a PsychoticSmirk towards the camera. |
16 | * '''Averted''': Bob asks, Alice tells. |
17 | * '''Enforced''': It's part of a NoodleIncident being left to the viewer's imagination. |
18 | * '''Lampshaded''': "Why do you always say that? I always find out, and it's never as interesting as you make it sound!" |
19 | * '''Invoked''': Alice deliberately withholds trivial information in order to seem more interesting. |
20 | * '''Exploited''': ??? |
21 | * '''Defied''': Rather than say "you don't want to know" and risk people's curiosity, Alice simply lies. |
22 | * '''Discussed''': Upon seeing Alice, Bob asks coworker Sally why Alice is dressed like that. Sally tells him he probably doesn't want to find out. |
23 | * '''Conversed''': "You know, I was going to ask, but I probably don't want to know." |
24 | * '''Deconstructed''': Alice starts to fray under the tremendous strain of keeping something so awful to herself. |
25 | * '''Reconstructed''': ...but the hints she starts dropping make Bob realize he does NOT want to know, and he refuses to listen. |
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27 | Trust me, you don't want to see what's at YouDoNOTWantToKnow. |
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29 | %% Optional items, added after Conversed, at your discretion: |
30 | %% |
31 | %%* '''Implied''': ??? |
32 | %%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ??? |
33 | %%* '''Played For Laughs''': ??? |
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