I don't see what's so "Wise" about this.: Wise Beyond Their Years

It's a kid holding a book. Big deal. Anyone can do that. It doesn't make them look "wise".

I think it was probably the best of the last IP.

It looks like the last thread was pretty rushed though.

Rushed? It went three months.

I meant that it looked like people just stuck with it because the thread was dying and there were no other options.

Alternatively, we can replace it with the one on Brainy Baby instead. (We can easily find a different image for that one later on... or even if not, it's a smaller trope.)

Uhm. That's not a kid with a book. That's some sort of monk kid with a book.

I'd get a better quality image, but apparently Netflix hates me at the moment.

Both new suggestions are examples of Child Prodigy, not this.

edited 15th Aug '11 8:42:07 AM by Servbot

No, no. The science kid is a prodigy, because he's a science kid. Monk kid is a wise kid, because he's spiritual, not sciencey.

Though I admit that it's not perfect, since in spite of the name of the trope, it's not necessarily about wisdom so much as about maturity.

The best image would be something like a comic panel showing a kid comforting an adult, saying something like "if you love 'em, let 'em go."

edited 15th Aug '11 8:46:07 AM by Fawriel

There has to be some good stuff from Calvin And Hobbes. Middle panel here?◊

EDIT: Or this.◊

edited 15th Aug '11 9:05:09 AM by ArtisticPlatypus

I was talking about post 6 and post 8, not the current pic.

edited 15th Aug '11 9:05:00 AM by Servbot

and Yeah, on second thought that was a bad example.

If all else fails I could draw an image as a last resort. The Calvin images are pretty good, though.

edited 15th Aug '11 12:52:20 PM by TheThnikkaman

Bump...any other thoughts?

I guess the first Calvin and Hobbes comic will do the trick.

I mean, it's great. It's just the fact that it's a comic that hurts its usefulness as a page image.

edited 13th Sep '11 10:28:08 AM by Fawriel

Obligatory response: it's not JAFAAC. That's not really how JAFAAC works. It has visual cues.

That aside, yeah, if I recall correctly it's hard to find an image where it doesn't overlap with Child Prodigy, that's why we went by that monk route. That way we can sidestep the usual "kid with complicated lecture" images and avoid overlaps. The monk is wise beyond their years, but presumably not prodigious, it's just part of his training.

Not that convinced with the Calvin And Hobbes one, but I can get behind that one if it wins popular support.

I like the current one.

The Monk Kid = Wise Kid is a decent visual shorthand.

The Calvin and Hobbes one is alright, but I don't see any pressing need to replace the current image.

Maybe the one on Brainy Baby can be moved here and something else found for that trope...

Unless something's changed since I stopped watching, I really wouldn't peg Stewie as "wise".

Depends on in what sense of the term. He's reading a book that's regarded as a classic source of wisdom.

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