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Deadlock Clock: Oct 24th 2012 at 11:59:00 PM
Iaculus Pronounced YAK-you-luss from England Since: May, 2010
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#1: Aug 14th 2012 at 5:08:16 AM

OK, maybe I'm not quite up on my euphemisms, but try playing Guess That Trope given the title.

It's about engaging in masturbation after getting a new hand. No, really.

Did you get that? Because I sure didn't.

What's precedent ever done for us?
AnotherDuck No, the other one. from Stockholm Since: Jul, 2012 Relationship Status: Mu
No, the other one.
#2: Aug 14th 2012 at 7:58:00 AM

I was way off. I can sort of see it if I squint now that I know what it is, though.

I don't think there's much misuse (didn't find any), but that's probably more due to the trope being somewhat specific and the name being far less so to the point where there's not even a connection, and just a cursory glance at the page would tell you as much.

You could maybe argue that it's underused, but I don't see this as particularly common. Could use more crosswicking, though.

So, I think a rename would be a good idea for the reason that misuse is practically impossible because it's too much off. It's not even ambiguous.

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#3: Aug 14th 2012 at 8:33:57 AM

17 wicks and 33 inbounds, for the record.

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nrjxll Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Not war
#4: Aug 14th 2012 at 11:07:16 AM

I would have guessed something to do with the clergy.

DoktorvonEurotrash Since: Jan, 2001
#5: Aug 14th 2012 at 1:40:59 PM

I couldn't have guessed this in a million years. I'm all for a rename.

Xtifr World's Toughest Milkman Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Having tea with Cthulhu
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#6: Aug 14th 2012 at 3:37:10 PM

Is there a supertrope for learning to do things in general with newly-grown limbs? Because this seems awfully specific, and I can think of several examples that would fit in a supertrope, but don't go here. And I'm not sure how distinct this really is from the hypothetical supertrope.

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lu127 Paper Master from 異界 Since: Sep, 2011 Relationship Status: Crazy Cat Lady
#8: Oct 21st 2012 at 1:48:45 PM

Clocking.

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lu127 Paper Master from 異界 Since: Sep, 2011 Relationship Status: Crazy Cat Lady
#9: Oct 27th 2012 at 9:21:43 AM

Locking.

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