World's Toughest Milkman
Definitely should not be limited to villains. Another case, I suspect, where someone had a specific example in mind, and refused to think about the broader picture.
Speaking words of fandom: let it squee, let it squee.
Part of this can be laid at the feet of the fact that we had a lot of bad habits in the early days of the wiki, and this one has been around as long as I can remember. One of them was defining tropes overly narrowly. As such, the hypothesis immediately above is probably accurate
, sort of.
Pruned the description to be more neutral.
Also, wouldn't this qualify as a Stock Phrase, and, thus, be required to be renamed?
Dragon Writer
Probably.
But expanding the definition is definitely a step in the right direction considering the page already has a good share of non-villainous examples, like the Homestar Runner one.
edited 16th Aug '12 9:55:42 AM by Stratadrake
An Ear Worm is like a Rickroll: It is never going to give you up.
Clocking.
"If you aren't him, then you apparently got your brain from the same discount retailer, so..." - FighteerLocking.
"If you aren't him, then you apparently got your brain from the same discount retailer, so..." - Fighteer
From the description: "Basically, the "villain" writes down their master plan onto a piece of paper...Well, they got Step One done, but forgot what Step Two is. So they reach into their pocket, pull out a list, and more or less go....'Yes, now that I've taken over the power plant, I can commence with the next part of my plan, which is eggs, milk, bread! ......wait, no. That's my grocery list'..."
Problem is the description is needlessly narrow, and the examples bend that definition. I say to broaden the definition to any time a shopping list is read by accident. (other things too?). Also, trope name could be shorter, and may be a Stock Phrase.