The Cosmopolitan Fictioneer
I'm not the one who's holding it as a prime example of the current writeup, for your information; she used to be more or less described as such for "The Barnum", though.
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I don't think Trickster Philosopher conveys the trope very well. P.T. Barnum was a lot of things, but The Trickster he was not. Bugs Bunny is a trickster. The Barnum is more of a con artist.
"Philosopher" isn't right either. This character isn't philosophical so much as he is completely unashamed of what he does—as far as he's concerned, it's his god-given right to part a fool from his money, and if you didn't want your pocket picked, you shouldn't have kept your wallet there.
edited 12th Jan '13 12:08:36 AM by troacctid
Rhymes with "Protracted."Bumping for votes.
Rhymes with "Protracted."
I like going with the alliteration of Contented Con Man, but not going to list it if other people don't care for it.
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The Shameless Con Man is my first choice,
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
World's Toughest Milkman
I'd prefer it without the "The", but otherwise, it does seem like the best suggestion so far.
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Crown Description:
Named after a real-life person who is erroneously associated with the trope's primary quote, obscure name with no obvious meaning that relates to the definition, and a magnet for Zero Context Example wicks. Also, as pointed out here
, the description is also incoherent and most of the examples are bad.
See here for the wick check.
I am leery at using an argument that works with a supposed "prime example" of the trope.
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman