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Qwertz Since: Jun, 2012
#1: May 28th 2011 at 1:20:44 PM

The joker doesn't react as if he's the one being adressed, which is connected to this trope in some sense, but the reaction is just wrong.

Deboss I see the Awesomeness. from Awesomeville Texas Since: Aug, 2009
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#2: May 28th 2011 at 6:12:31 PM

Eh, I agree that it's not exactly what the trope is, but it gets enough of the point across for me to not vote to remove it. Would like some options though.

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Dodongo Since: Jan, 2011
#3: May 29th 2011 at 12:04:26 PM

According to the entry on the page, the Joker comments in the next panel "I see, you were adressing ME". That's closer to the trope, could that panel perhaps be added?

Tomwithnonumbers Since: Dec, 2010
#4: Jul 27th 2011 at 12:38:08 PM

At that moment it actually deliberately confuses the issue. If I was skimming across pages I would take it to mean it was the joke in the comic (which is prevalent enough) whereas it's something completely different. The God complex seems to be an important part of the trope and this is the opposite of that

dRoy Professional Writer & Amateur Scholar from Most likely from my study Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: I'm just high on the world
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#5: Jul 27th 2011 at 3:46:04 PM

[up]I agree. Maybe we can cut the second panel and put the latter one that actually shows this trope together?

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GethKnight Since: Apr, 2010
#6: Jul 28th 2011 at 5:54:12 PM

But that doesn't really make sense that way then. In my opinion at least.

Dvandemon Since: Dec, 2009
#7: Jul 31st 2011 at 6:03:42 PM

Yes, or we could find a better picture, if it's possible.

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#8: Aug 25th 2011 at 12:04:21 PM

Bump.

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#9: Sep 22nd 2011 at 11:33:06 AM

Once when I was looking for Joker pics, I found a version of the current pic that had that third panel attached...I'll see if I can find it again.

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Deboss I see the Awesomeness. from Awesomeville Texas Since: Aug, 2009
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#15: Oct 20th 2011 at 2:21:38 PM

It is an improvement, I suppose.

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ThePope Since: Oct, 2010
#16: Oct 20th 2011 at 2:33:41 PM

It's still not good. It's really long and only the last panel really makes the point, and even then it's not done very well.

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#17: Oct 20th 2011 at 9:21:41 PM

I'm not gonna be hurt if it doesn't get used...the more I think about it, the less I like it as an example.

wanderlustwarrior Role Model from Where Gods Belong Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: What's love got to do with it?
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#18: Nov 20th 2011 at 5:08:51 PM

Since the current isn't an example anyway, should we pull it?

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Spark9 Gentleman Troper! from Castle Wulfenbach Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
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#19: Nov 20th 2011 at 5:26:23 PM

Motion to pull.

Image does not illustrate the trope: the Joker acts not as if he is being addressed (which would be this trope), but as if somebody behind him is being addressed.

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20LogRoot10 Since: Aug, 2011
#20: Nov 20th 2011 at 5:35:42 PM

Seconding Pull

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#23: Dec 11th 2011 at 7:32:43 PM

Yanked.

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#24: Dec 21st 2011 at 10:00:54 PM

Anyone have anything better, or should we leave this imageless for now?

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