Poor Image: Die Chair Die

Actually, I kinda like the Your Mom joke. It's short, simple, and classic.

I'm not crazy about that one.

So as not to get sued for infringement, the Mayhem one could be shortened to "Not even Allstate can handle this mayhem."

edited 5th Sep '12 1:30:52 PM by Willbyr

Actually that's not bad at all.

So what's the consensus here? I think we've pretty much decided on a replacement picture and are just tossing out caption ideas at this point.

If there aren't any serious objections by tomorrow, I'll go ahead and put the pic up.

I guess.

I'm a little wary, though. The trope reads like this is about the random props strewn about in the middle of gameplay that can only be interacted with by destroying it. A Bonus Stage specifically centered on the destruction of one specific prop doesn't seem like the most straight example of the trope.

Still, it's better than the current image; while I can tell it's Storm the Owl swatting a car away, it took a good deal of familiarity with the work, as well as difficulty figuring out just what the hell I was looking at, to determine this.

I am familiar with Sonic Riders but it took me a few moments just to make out that he was shoving a car out of the way.

^^ Wait, that's what the definition is? Just ... 'destructible props'? I've been mulling over whether or not to YKTTW exactly that for a week now.

No a little more: you can interact with some (or all) of the scenery, in a video game, but the only way to interact with it is to damage it.

So can we put the pic up?

Yeah, I think we're good. The pic's up, potholed, and tagged, and I've set up a crowner for the caption.

Who is Allstate? I've never heard of them. Is this one of those things that America people (of a certain generation) have heard of but the rest of the world hasn't?

They're an insurance company; my first suggestion is a parody of their current (and, IMO, brilliant) ad campaign. However, I thought it'd be best to shorten it to the one in the crowner.

I have never seen any of those commercials, and I got it. I know Allstate is a car insurance company though. Could it be rephrased to include that information somehow?

Well, with the way the votes have shifted, it's a moot point...unless there's a big swing soon, I'll probably call this tomorrow.

edited 11th Sep '12 2:09:40 PM by Willbyr

Alright, I think we can call this one. The caption's up and the tag is adjusted; locking up.