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Daibhid C: Does Alfred Pennyworth's frequent ever-so-polite questioning of Master Bruce's lifestyle qualify him? I'm thinking of lines like (from The Movie of Batman The Animated Series): "Why you're the very model of sanity. Oh by the way, I pressed your tights and put away your exploding gas balls."
Looney Toons: You better believe it. I think Michael Caine's Alfred from Batman Begins was one of the best in this regard.
s5555: Can G La DOS from Half-Life 2's Portal be considered a deadpan snarker?
Fast Eddie: No idea who the person in the picture might be, or why some-guy-with-a-headache is supposed to help me understand the trope. dkellis: That's Kyon from Suzumiya Haruhi No Yuutsu, the first example on the page. That's his iconic expression/gesture when even words fail him. Now, I absolutely love the series and giggled out loud when I first saw the picture on the trope page, but I'm also open to the idea of a picture change. However, I'm not sure what sort of picture would be better, since the Deadpan Snarker relies mostly on the lack of visual cues. Fast Eddie: Swapped the picture for a Daria. Citizen: -_-;;  ◊
Seth: I actually preferred Kyon. Daria is good too and more recognizable, but Kyon works just as well if you have seen Haruhi and is a prettier picture.
Scrounge: I'm sure there's another page where that Daria picture would be a better fit, but for the life of me I can't think of which one.
Lale: Kyon is this trope incarnate- he has to stay. Moved daria to The Daria, as was wisely advised.
Citizen: Thank you. ;_;
FastEddie: The caption saves it. For us Muggles, a few words can make all the difference. ;)
William Wide Web: Who got rid of "The only prescription for a headache like that is snide remarks"?
Catch The Sun: Janitor, maybe this was your point but whose photo is that and how does it reflect Deadpan Snarking?
Janitor: Added a caption. The picture at least gets the "deadpan" component across.
Game Guru GG: Garofalo looks like she's in a police lineup. Whatever that pic is supposed to be, it ain't deadpan or snark, that's for sure. The current picture doesn't even have a quote that is snarky. Even if the previous pic had an unknown anime character, he at the very least also had a snarky caption. Heck, I could probably come up with half a dozen better ideas not even involving an anime character.
Janitor: Trot 'em out.
animu: goog god, somebody please change that pic
Can we at least have a "%%No pictures allowed" message hidden? We still need to add examples to this page Janitor: We had one. Somebody deleted it and put back in the picture that started the whole thing. Please let me add the fucking picture, you bastards! Some New Guy: Agreed. The Kyon pic was a reasonably accurate portrayal of this trope. I don't see how it managed to become such an issue. Shoebox: Me neither, as long as it has the caption. I'd also like to point out, by way of illustrating the hazards of permalocking the page, that the first example starts out 'Pictured above...' |
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