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Deadlock Clock: Apr 2nd 2012 at 11:59:00 PM
SantosLHalper Since: Aug, 2009
#1: Jan 7th 2012 at 7:22:23 PM

To anyone who isn't a Brony (or is a Brony, but didn't watch that particular episode involving Discord), the image is rather opaque. Can I suggest changing it to something else?

rodneyAnonymous Sophisticated as Hell from empty space Since: Aug, 2010
#2: Jan 7th 2012 at 7:26:54 PM

Not surreal.

Becky: Who are you? The Mysterious Stranger: An angel. Huck: What's your name? The Mysterious Stranger: Satan.
defunctzombie Since: Feb, 2010
#3: Jan 7th 2012 at 8:03:25 PM

I don't get it. A pony drinking something?

Motion to pull.

Bookyangel2438 from New York City Since: Jul, 2011
#4: Jan 7th 2012 at 8:03:55 PM

Seconding pull.

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Catalogue A pocketful of saudade. from where the good times are Since: Sep, 2009
A pocketful of saudade.
#5: Jan 7th 2012 at 8:21:05 PM

Pull it with the power of a thousand suns.

The words above are to be read as if they are narrated by Morgan Freeman.
Bookyangel2438 from New York City Since: Jul, 2011
#6: Jan 7th 2012 at 8:35:08 PM

[up]A googol amount of suns?

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JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing
#7: Jan 7th 2012 at 8:36:52 PM

The surreality is the fact that he has a glass of chocolate milk, and he's drinking the glass rather than the milk. But yeah, that's not very clear at all, so voting to pull.

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rodneyAnonymous Sophisticated as Hell from empty space Since: Aug, 2010
#8: Jan 7th 2012 at 8:37:36 PM

I only see that after it's been explained.

Becky: Who are you? The Mysterious Stranger: An angel. Huck: What's your name? The Mysterious Stranger: Satan.
Catalogue A pocketful of saudade. from where the good times are Since: Sep, 2009
A pocketful of saudade.
#9: Jan 7th 2012 at 8:44:21 PM

I see... That's not immediately clear, though.

The words above are to be read as if they are narrated by Morgan Freeman.
Deboss I see the Awesomeness. from Awesomeville Texas Since: Aug, 2009
I see the Awesomeness.
#10: Jan 8th 2012 at 2:26:20 AM

Agree on both counts of bad image and only being funny after its explained.

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SantosLHalper Since: Aug, 2009
#11: Jan 8th 2012 at 10:36:35 AM

Anyone have candidates for another page image?

DragonQuestZ The Other Troper from Somewhere in California Since: Jan, 2001
The Other Troper
#12: Jan 8th 2012 at 10:41:38 AM

Some frame(s) of the chaos he's causing in Ponyville would be better than the current pic.

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#13: Jan 8th 2012 at 12:38:41 PM

+1 to pull for the glass drinking not being obvious enough.

suedenim Teutonic Tomboy T-Girl from Jet Dream HQ Since: Oct, 2009
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#14: Jan 8th 2012 at 2:09:02 PM

Huh, I didn't even see the "glass drinking" bit when I watched the actual show!

I think a broader problem for picturing this trope is defining "normal" - ideally, we'd want a normal baseline to make the surreal bit stand out more.

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rodneyAnonymous Sophisticated as Hell from empty space Since: Aug, 2010
#15: Jan 8th 2012 at 2:21:03 PM

If a scene is truly surreal it won't need to be contrasted with anything to prove it's not normal.

Becky: Who are you? The Mysterious Stranger: An angel. Huck: What's your name? The Mysterious Stranger: Satan.
DragonQuestZ The Other Troper from Somewhere in California Since: Jan, 2001
The Other Troper
#16: Jan 8th 2012 at 2:44:33 PM

But this is about humor from surrealism, which isn't that easy to show.

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nrjxll Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Not war
#17: Jan 8th 2012 at 2:48:13 PM

I'm fairly certain this is unpicturable.

rodneyAnonymous Sophisticated as Hell from empty space Since: Aug, 2010
#18: Jan 8th 2012 at 2:53:31 PM

I don't think the image actually has to tell a joke. Looking silly would be fine. Leaving it imageless is fine too.

Becky: Who are you? The Mysterious Stranger: An angel. Huck: What's your name? The Mysterious Stranger: Satan.
DragonQuestZ The Other Troper from Somewhere in California Since: Jan, 2001
The Other Troper
#19: Jan 8th 2012 at 2:55:09 PM

And I'm not sure about all the examples. Some aren't surreal as much as wacky.

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Firebert That One Guy from Somewhere in Illinois Since: Jan, 2001
nrjxll Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Not war
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CharginChuck Since: Jan, 2011
CharginChuck Since: Jan, 2011
#24: Jan 21st 2012 at 5:00:48 PM

let's try this again. http://img829 (dot) imageshack (dot) us/img829/5606/aquateenhungerforcehopp (dot) png

Sorry, I have trouble uploading images directly to this site.

rodneyAnonymous Sophisticated as Hell from empty space Since: Aug, 2010
#25: Jan 21st 2012 at 5:05:10 PM

Just put double square brackets around it, to make a link, like this: [[http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/5606/aquateenhungerforcehopp.png]]

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Becky: Who are you? The Mysterious Stranger: An angel. Huck: What's your name? The Mysterious Stranger: Satan.

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