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justanid Since: Jan, 2010
#1: Oct 19th 2013 at 3:13:25 PM

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rodneyAnonymous Sophisticated as Hell from empty space Since: Aug, 2010
#2: Oct 19th 2013 at 3:23:10 PM

Maybe if the "Well, this sucks" text was cropped off.

edited 19th Oct '13 3:25:22 PM by rodneyAnonymous

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Rethkir A Trusted Friend in Science and Ponies from the gap between dimensions Since: Mar, 2013
#4: Oct 19th 2013 at 3:44:18 PM

I assume the purpose of this is to be completely confusing and make the viewer feel like a moron... ಠ_ಠ Well, if that was your intent, then congratulations. Because I don't get it. Or rather, I get it, but don't get how it really demonstrates in a simple to understand way without having to turn the screen upside-down.

edited 19th Oct '13 3:45:59 PM by Rethkir

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AnotherDuck No, the other one. from Stockholm Since: Jul, 2012 Relationship Status: Mu
No, the other one.
#5: Oct 19th 2013 at 4:43:42 PM

I don't think it works.

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justanid Since: Jan, 2010
#6: Oct 19th 2013 at 5:33:48 PM

Apologies, Rethkir.

Is 'mistakenly' putting something upside-down to show stupidity a Discredited Trope? And does anyone know why it just says 'Discussion' instead of 'Image Pickin' Discussion' like every other IP crowner?

EDIT: [down] Ah, there it goes.

edited 19th Oct '13 5:55:50 PM by justanid

Rethkir A Trusted Friend in Science and Ponies from the gap between dimensions Since: Mar, 2013
#7: Oct 19th 2013 at 5:43:03 PM

[up] About the "Discussion" problem, there has been a bug ever since earlier this summer. The same is true for TRS. You have to "rename" the thread (top left corner), keep the article the same and just click "save", and that should fix it. It's really a bug report problem. Septimus reported it a while ago, but nothing's been done about it.

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JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
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#8: Oct 22nd 2013 at 11:38:57 AM

I think the joke is more "oops, we put the image on upside down". The problem is, this trope is about the the producer assuming that the viewer is an idiot, not the producer of the work doing something stupid. The idea would fit much better on something like Epic Fail.

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Madrugada Zzzzzzzzzz Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: In season
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#9: Oct 22nd 2013 at 11:52:07 AM

"A common belief among TV executives is that everyone who watches TV has the intellect of Beavis and Butt-Head."

In other words, the trope is not "Someone does something stupid". It's "The producers of a work assumes that everyone in the audience is stupid, and write the show accordingly."

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justanid Since: Jan, 2010
#10: Oct 22nd 2013 at 8:30:37 PM

[up][up] Weird, I thought Epic Fail had a picture. It would need a different caption, I used this website for upside-down text.

Maybe a picture of Beavis And Butthead in a sophisticated setting with a witty caption?
"We may play morons on Television, but..."

treelo Since: Jun, 2010
#11: Oct 23rd 2013 at 4:15:44 AM

It's better than an intentionally confusing upside down image macro.

troacctid "µ." from California Since: Apr, 2010
#12: Oct 23rd 2013 at 1:54:42 PM

Calvin and Hobbes

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edited 23rd Oct '13 9:40:54 PM by troacctid

Rhymes with "Protracted."
Rethkir A Trusted Friend in Science and Ponies from the gap between dimensions Since: Mar, 2013
#13: Oct 23rd 2013 at 3:17:42 PM

[up] That's definitely the best, but can you make it bigger?

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justanid Since: Jan, 2010
#14: Oct 23rd 2013 at 3:18:08 PM

[up][up] That's a good Take That!. smile

edited 23rd Oct '13 3:18:24 PM by justanid

SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#15: Oct 23rd 2013 at 3:35:32 PM

@12 is relatively OK for me.

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Madrugada Zzzzzzzzzz Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: In season
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#16: Oct 23rd 2013 at 4:38:05 PM

I like Calvin and Hobbes.

...if you don’t love you’re dead, and if you do, they’ll kill you for it.
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JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
Zeego Since: Mar, 2011
#19: Oct 24th 2013 at 11:06:27 AM

How about this picture of a guy watching paint dry?

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Madrugada Zzzzzzzzzz Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: In season
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#20: Oct 24th 2013 at 11:13:16 AM

That doesn't really illustrate the trope. It's not "people are dumb". It's "Executives in charge of a production, or the creators of a work, treat the audience like they're stupid."

...if you don’t love you’re dead, and if you do, they’ll kill you for it.
AnotherDuck No, the other one. from Stockholm Since: Jul, 2012 Relationship Status: Mu
No, the other one.
#21: Oct 24th 2013 at 11:13:28 AM

Doesn't say moron.

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RatherRandomRachel "Just as planned." from Somewhere underground. Since: Sep, 2013
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#22: Oct 25th 2013 at 11:42:29 AM

12 works much better for me than the other two, although it's a mite cluttered compared to how it could be - but I'll look past that simply because it gets the point over quite ell.

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mimitchi33 Since: Apr, 2009 Relationship Status: I've been dreaming of True Love's Kiss
#23: Nov 11th 2013 at 10:14:53 AM

I like the Calvin and Hobbes one the most.

edited 11th Nov '13 10:22:47 AM by mimitchi33

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#24: Dec 2nd 2013 at 9:25:58 PM

Clock is set. One or two more votes for 12 and we can run with it.

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#25: Dec 7th 2013 at 1:47:51 PM

I just now realized that we had enough votes to use the C&H pic, and since the clock's up, it's up, potholed, and tagged. Locking up.

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