What is that pic anyway?: Arson Murder And Jaywalking

Another +1 for the wanted poster.

edited 25th Dec '11 7:57:57 PM by Firebert

Definitely understand wanting to avoid a list of crimes, three of them no less. I mean, I would anyway, but especially so considering the primary misused sense is exactly that, and the Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking trope is really about lists that end weak, not (just) lists of crimes that end weak.

edited 25th Dec '11 8:08:07 PM by rodneyAnonymous

OK, fine... What else is this trope used for besides crimes? Give an example, and maybe it'll work for a pic.

Any kind of list, as long as the last item just really doesn't fit. It could be heroic deeds, fashion accessories, theme naming for kids.

[1]?

In theory. In practice that's effectively less than one percent of it's usage in media.

That's still listing crimes or transgressions and it takes the whole strip.

edited 27th Dec '11 7:48:59 AM by shimaspawn

I'm really fine with using a List of Transgressions for the image here, considering the overwhelming majority of examples for this trope are such lists. It's practically a sub-trope.

OK WHY HASNT THIS PICTURE BEEN CHANGED????????

I let the thread linger precisely to draw that reaction from you.

Anyone else like the wanted poster?

...Yes.

Do we have enough for a crowner or what?

One or two more votes and we can just run with the wanted poster, unless people just want a crowner.

I'll support the wanted poster.

Dammit, dammit, dammit, I have got to start looking more closely at the trope pages. This is another page that has medium-specific subpages, and per the notice at the top of page 1, it's preferred that the subpages have the pics. I'm going to put the wanted poster on the Western Animation page and ask that the pic on the main page be moved to the Webcomic page. Locking up.