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Deadlock Clock: Aug 8th 2014 at 11:59:00 PM
KarjamP The imaginative Christian Asperger from South Africa Since: Apr, 2011 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
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#1: Jul 8th 2014 at 12:18:00 PM

In an attempt to be literal, the image misses the fact that the dog must been hurt or otherwise abused by the villain (or, in this case, Homer Simpson) in some way.

The closest I could think of so far is the last panel of [1], the first panel, and last four panels of [2], all so that we could tell easier that it's this trope.

edited 8th Jul '14 12:23:10 PM by KarjamP

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#2: Jul 8th 2014 at 3:59:33 PM

Valid objection to the current page image.

I'm not particularly impressed with the suggestions, though, because there's nothing in either one to indicate that the guard is the one who has been torturing the owlbear (he is, but it's not clear from just those panels, much the same way that there's nothing to indicate that Homer has abused the dog in the current one.) There may be another combination of panels from that arc that will do a better job.

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#3: Jul 8th 2014 at 5:43:23 PM

While I tend to be against literal images, this one kind of works because it looks like Homer is boxing the dog... IE it should be a Curb-Stomp Battle, but the dog ain't having none of that shit.

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#4: Jul 8th 2014 at 6:51:07 PM

I like the current. I would assume it's just a dog and doesn't talk and ask for boxing matches so the person must be hurting it.

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#6: Jul 9th 2014 at 12:37:24 AM

Not sussed by either the current or the suggestions - I have difficulty seeing what happens in the suggestions and the current is taking the trope title literally, but not showing the trope.

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#7: Jul 15th 2014 at 6:13:20 AM

I tried getting some illustrative screencaps from Rise of the Planet of the Apes. Here are the, in my opinion, three best attempts. 1 2 3

Would any of those work? I also have a psd with like twenty different screencaps including the ones used here, if you think some other arrangement might work.

Also, I now hate the concept of motion blur.

edited 15th Jul '14 6:18:23 AM by ArtisticPlatypus

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#8: Jul 15th 2014 at 6:39:55 AM

Can't really see what's happening there.

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KarjamP The imaginative Christian Asperger from South Africa Since: Apr, 2011 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
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#10: Aug 6th 2014 at 3:46:31 AM

So that history doesn't repeat itself, can we discuss what to do with the picture?

I vote that we remove the picture regardless on whether we or not can decide on a placement picture.

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#11: Aug 6th 2014 at 5:42:24 AM

Misleading. Pull it.

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#12: Aug 6th 2014 at 6:41:35 AM

Pulling it for being misleading works for me.

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#13: Aug 6th 2014 at 6:52:34 AM

I don't really mind if it stays, but pulling it doesn't sound like a bad option either.

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#14: Aug 6th 2014 at 11:57:04 AM

Keep Until Better Image Suggested.

If nothing else, it works as a Visual Pun.

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#16: Aug 11th 2014 at 6:17:13 AM

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