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KarjamP The imaginative Christian Asperger from South Africa Since: Apr, 2011 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
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#1: Sep 8th 2012 at 12:54:39 PM

Apparently, someone added the picture back after I said that the picture doesn't demonstrate on the trope's YKTTW entry.

One requires knowledge on the works to tell whenever the pics are an example.

I can't see it in their faces that one is a pervert, so don't try to say they can.

(Of course, I can't tell myself what does a pervert's face looks like myself, so...).

Trickdice Lucidly Unsane from Reno or bust! Since: Oct, 2010
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#2: Sep 8th 2012 at 1:06:49 PM

Doesn't seem like a trope that can have an image. And that is Just A Face And A Caption no matter how you cut it.

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#4: Sep 8th 2012 at 1:42:47 PM

The frames could have been the same size and there is no reason to crop off the top of his head. Oh, and it would still be an awful image, just less awful.

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#5: Sep 8th 2012 at 3:34:11 PM

+1 to pull...not sure that this one can be adequately pic'ed.

Folamh3 Folamh3 from Dublin, Ireland Since: Jul, 2010
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#6: Sep 8th 2012 at 5:24:06 PM

I'm the trope sponsor. When it was in YKTTW I only heard one complaint about it so I reckoned it'd be fine. I'll delete the picture now if that's the consensus.

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#7: Sep 8th 2012 at 5:32:03 PM

[up] It's best if it's removed...it falls squarely into JAFAAC territory.

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#8: Sep 8th 2012 at 6:39:51 PM

It was this, for the record. (I modified the caption earlier to source the images, but that's about it.)

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Folamh3 Folamh3 from Dublin, Ireland Since: Jul, 2010
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#9: Sep 8th 2012 at 7:10:40 PM

Done and dusted. Shall we close this discussion?

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#10: Sep 8th 2012 at 7:20:06 PM

[up] Eh, let it sit a while; maybe somebody will have a suggestion in mind.

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Trickdice Lucidly Unsane from Reno or bust! Since: Oct, 2010
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#11: Sep 8th 2012 at 10:09:10 PM

Unlikely. Maybe a collage would work, but that would require each of the individual pics to showcase a certain characteristic.

Need to check the examples now to see which actors qualify for a decent attempt. EDIT: John Travolta going from nice guy in Look Whos Talking to the switcheroo in Face Off to pure villain in Broken Arrow and back around again to nice... girl? in Hairspray, maybe?

edited 8th Sep '12 10:16:51 PM by Trickdice

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#12: Sep 9th 2012 at 4:22:09 PM

Why not just John Travolta in Hairspray? Caption could be "Yes, that's John Travolta." As an A-list actor, I can assume most people know who he is and the type of character he usually plays.

Folamh3 Folamh3 from Dublin, Ireland Since: Jul, 2010
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#13: Sep 9th 2012 at 7:20:47 PM

John Travolta in Hairspray would be an example of Playing Against Type, not this trope.

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#15: Oct 10th 2012 at 3:53:02 AM

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