Why do I know that? launched as
Or So I Heard:
From YKTTW
Working Title: Why do I know that?:
From YKTTW
Drow Lord: Er...this seems to have been up for a while, with no examples. Are any expected?
Adam850: Not particularly.
Doug S. Machina: None I'll admit to.
Danel: This is increasingly being used as a tag to indicate "This is just rumour, I'm not sure if it's true." Taking the title literally. Should we have a trope-tag for that?
Bob: Yes, we should. You should probably create a
YKTTW about it.
Random Surfer: is there a "contrast with" for this? I just used
Or So I Know, but was unsatisfied. (Besides the fact that there's no article for it.)
Document N: You could call it "Troper Knowledge Check Failure" maybe.
Lyger: (Whoops! Thought it would auto-append my name.) This seems to be a Troper Trope, as it were. Does it apply when used in television?
"[a victim has died, apparently during S&M sex]
Medical Examiner Elizabeth Rodgers: No defensive wounds.
Det. Lennie Briscoe: That's odd.
Medical Examiner Elizabeth Rodgers: Yeah, the fun part for these guys is the struggle AFTER they've been tied up.
[pause]
Medical Examiner Elizabeth Rodgers: Or so I've heard."
Is this an example of a different Trope, or no Trope at all?