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StFan Since: Jan, 2001
#1: Sep 11th 2014 at 3:58:48 AM

The current may not be terribly illustrative; the only part suggesting "martial arts" is that they're dressed as ninja, while doing something mundane. I would guess plenty ninja tropes would run interference.

That's why, when I found this one picture, I thought it could make a good replacement.

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#2: Sep 11th 2014 at 4:31:44 AM

The suggestion is better than the current.

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#4: Sep 11th 2014 at 5:35:16 AM

I don't really care for the suggestion. Probably an improvement over current, but... I dunno. Even if you just crop the top that says "Martial Arts" off, the images are a bit small.

How about Real life Shaolin Soccer?

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#5: Sep 11th 2014 at 5:51:33 AM

The current is cute. The OP made me laugh. [up] is badass. I have no idea which I'd choose right now.

edited 11th Sep '14 5:51:48 AM by Willbyr

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#6: Sep 11th 2014 at 6:24:16 AM

I'm not impressed with the current. The suggestion in the OP and Shaolin Soccer are both good in different ways. I'm not sure I can choose between them right now.

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#7: Sep 11th 2014 at 7:15:56 AM

Gonna favour the football one for being a little more clear, as it doesn't rely on small details.

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#8: Sep 11th 2014 at 8:37:58 AM

Prefer the first one as it's more true to the definition of the trope (martial arts used for mundane tasks). The second one looks like it's sports being played by people who also know martial arts.

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#9: Sep 19th 2014 at 2:08:25 PM

What about the fence painting from the Karate Kid movie?

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MrL1193 Since: Apr, 2013
#11: Sep 19th 2014 at 4:25:43 PM

The current image actually encourages a misconception I got upon seeing the trope name, which was to mistake this trope for Paper Master or a variation of it. As such, I definitely think it should be replaced.

I prefer the first suggestion, since, again, it emphasizes the wide variety of possible mundane tasks. The Shaolin soccer just doesn't look all that ridiculous by comparison.

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#12: Sep 19th 2014 at 11:33:33 PM

[up]I prefer the OP suggestion for the same reasoning.

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#13: Oct 1st 2014 at 10:14:25 AM

Bump; anyone else for the OP?

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#15: Oct 2nd 2014 at 7:59:01 PM

OP scaled to 300, cleaned, and cropped.

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#16: Oct 2nd 2014 at 8:00:41 PM

One more [tup] to suggestion!

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#17: Oct 3rd 2014 at 2:15:41 AM

That seems good for me, and seeing as the thread is trending towards the OP pic, it's up and tagged, and the Shaolin Soccer on is on an Image Links page. Source and caption?

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#18: Oct 3rd 2014 at 3:31:35 AM

"Get those chores done, now! Chop chop!" (if that doesn't make sense)...the joke might be too obtuse.

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#19: Oct 3rd 2014 at 4:39:58 AM

[up]Nah, I think that's pretty good.[tup]

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#21: Oct 5th 2014 at 2:30:04 AM

That's a good caption; it's up and the tag is adjusted. Requesting closure.

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