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Deadlock Clock: Mar 5th 2013 at 11:59:00 PM
TropeEater That One Troper from the depths of Hell Since: Mar, 2012
That One Troper
#1: Jan 6th 2013 at 7:53:03 AM

That one looks like it would fit better on Phallic Weapon or something.

The last three panels from this strip of Manly Guys Doing Manly Things show people discussing the concept.

   Evil is my favorite color.   
Madrugada Zzzzzzzzzz Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: In season
Zzzzzzzzzz
#2: Jan 6th 2013 at 8:00:38 AM

Don't need the first panel at all. But it's also very close to Might As Well Be A page Quote/ Visuals Add Nothing. It's not quite visuals add nothing,(it's clearer if you see the sword-thing) but even without seeing the sword in question the whole trope is in the speech bubble.

...if you don’t love you’re dead, and if you do, they’ll kill you for it.
ShadowHog from Earth Since: May, 2009 Relationship Status: Healthy, deeply-felt respect for this here Shotgun
Willbyr Hi (Y2K) Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
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#4: Jan 6th 2013 at 9:43:21 AM

Keep Until Better Image Suggested

AnotherDuck No, the other one. from Stockholm Since: Jul, 2012 Relationship Status: Mu
No, the other one.
nitrokitty Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Love is for the living, Sal
#7: Jan 6th 2013 at 10:22:53 AM

Doom cock...

edited 6th Jan '13 10:35:51 AM by nitrokitty

SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#8: Jan 6th 2013 at 11:47:03 AM

Where is the inadequacy in current? That, and the image on Phallic Weapon looks just like a couple of cannons - better to move current there.

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rodneyAnonymous Sophisticated as Hell from empty space Since: Aug, 2010
#9: Jan 6th 2013 at 3:14:00 PM

It is both Phallic Weapon and Compensating for Something. "Fit better" is an opinion, which I do not agree with.

edited 6th Jan '13 3:14:55 PM by rodneyAnonymous

Becky: Who are you? The Mysterious Stranger: An angel. Huck: What's your name? The Mysterious Stranger: Satan.
Willbyr Hi (Y2K) Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
lexicon Since: May, 2012
#11: Jan 23rd 2013 at 10:39:15 PM

I agree with Septimus Heap. There's no inadequacy in the current. He's a big muscle man. On the other hand, in the three panels of the Manly Guys Doing Manly Things strip, the skinny guy is holding a sword that's bigger than he is. I think it says something even without the caption. The words just address it specifically.

rodneyAnonymous Sophisticated as Hell from empty space Since: Aug, 2010
#12: Jan 23rd 2013 at 11:26:22 PM

36 words if only two panels. And the art is two people standing there. Just sayin'.

edited 23rd Jan '13 11:27:32 PM by rodneyAnonymous

Becky: Who are you? The Mysterious Stranger: An angel. Huck: What's your name? The Mysterious Stranger: Satan.
Willbyr Hi (Y2K) Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
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#13: Jan 24th 2013 at 4:13:00 AM

Now that I've actually read the MGDMT strip, it's too texty even for me.

nitrokitty Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Love is for the living, Sal
#14: Jan 24th 2013 at 4:42:09 PM

Just to be clear, "Doom Cock" actually is a suggestion.

lexicon Since: May, 2012
#15: Jan 25th 2013 at 3:04:52 PM

I don't see him compensating for anything in doom cock. He looks so evil he doesn't have anything to compensate for.

Willbyr Hi (Y2K) Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
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#16: Jan 25th 2013 at 3:23:41 PM

Yeah, I see something Freudian in that but not necessarily compensation.

lexicon Since: May, 2012
#17: Feb 8th 2013 at 11:37:48 AM

Are we going to have a crowner for this?

Willbyr Hi (Y2K) Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
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#18: Feb 8th 2013 at 12:05:25 PM

I don't see enough agreement on anything to merit a crowner.

bananasloth serial tweaker, sorry from Budapest Since: Nov, 2009
serial tweaker, sorry
#19: Feb 8th 2013 at 12:13:57 PM

I don't see what's wrong with the current. That it would fit better on Phallic Weapon is an argument against that page's image.

Keep Until Better Image Suggested for me. The suggestions are pretty weak, IMO.

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videogmer314 from that one place Since: Dec, 2009 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
#21: Feb 9th 2013 at 9:47:05 AM

[up] That link doesn't work.

Telcontar In uffish thought from England Since: Feb, 2012
In uffish thought
#22: Feb 9th 2013 at 9:51:14 AM

Here ya go. When something gives a 403 or auto-redirects to a hotlinking page or somehting else on the site, paste the URL into Imgur's uploader and you can see it on that site.

It's an excellent image.

edited 9th Feb '13 9:51:36 AM by Telcontar

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dRoy Professional Writer & Amateur Scholar from Most likely from my study Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: I'm just high on the world
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#23: Feb 9th 2013 at 9:55:22 AM

[lol][tup]

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AnotherDuck No, the other one. from Stockholm Since: Jul, 2012 Relationship Status: Mu
No, the other one.
#24: Feb 9th 2013 at 10:04:19 AM

That's a win.

I did say Keep Until Better Image Suggested before, and that certainly is better.

edited 9th Feb '13 10:05:05 AM by AnotherDuck

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