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Narrative
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Alleged consequence of any event in a Sit Com which in the real world would result in hospitalization, a lawsuit, or dismissal from one's job, at the very least, up to and including possible imprisonment. Traditionally seen in the capsule descriptions of episodes found in programming guides: "Jimbo accidentally glues his boss to a golf cart and hilarity ensues." Outside of these descriptions, though, the phrase is usually used sarcastically, indicating that the consequences are anything but hilarious. (The less charitable might say this is what it really means when used IN these descriptions, as well. Or that hilarity is what happens for those hearing of it.)
Variants include "...with hilarious consequences" (more common in the UK), "wackiness ensues", and "hijinks ensue." In extreme cases "wacky hijinks ensue." The collective noun for a hijink is an "aplenty."
For instances of blatant lawbreaking, news website Fark.com uses "jailarity ensues".
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