Does Not Illustrate: And Im The Queen Of Sheba

Okay, I understand that the picture is tied to the trope's name, but... it doesn't illustrate the trope at all.

So instead, I'm suggesting a picture that is actually an example of the trope◊.

Opened. The current is definitely JAQAAC.

Suggestion is better than the current, yes.

Another alternative: [1]◊

I like that one best so far.

Alternatively, we could put up a piction of e.g. Mickey Mouse, and caption it "The queen of Sheba. Honestly."

I like these two other ideas as well.

I like the Mickey Mouse idea.

I like the idea of self-demonstration; it seems stronger to me than an image that simply repeats the trope name or some equivalent of it.

A trope picture should be a quick illustration of the trope, not some unrelated joke.

I like the Astérix one too, although it's also an example of At Arm's Length, so maybe possible trope interference....

Self-demonstration, by definition, is not "unrelated." It's just another way of illustrating the trope, and the idea would certainly have more humor value than a couple talking heads (which is almost certainly what you would get with any other image, since this seems to be toeing the line between Stock Phrase and trope).

But the Self-Demonstrating suggestion isn't really the trope. This isn't just "a person claiming to be someone they're obviously not", but "A form of sarcastic rejoinder, responding to an improbable statement with an even more impossible statement."

Having a picture of Mickey + caption saying he's the Queen of Sheba alludes to the first definition, but it's not obviously responding to anything.

You're reading that incorrectly. The trope is a form of sarcastic rejoinder, but that doesn't mean that all sarcastic rejoinder is this trope. The examples show that the trope is, indeed, claiming to be someone you're not Played For Sarcasm.

I think that suggestion is much too similar to Blatant Lies.

The Asterix one works better.

So far, I think #4 is the best, with #1 running a close second.

I'd vote for Asterix. The Pony one is okay-ish, but aside from the fact that I think that Asterix one is funnier, the Pony one might not reduce down to 350 pixels wide very well.

I prefer the Asterix one to the ponies and both of the suggestions to the current. .

Here's the OP image, reduced 60% and trimmed to fit 350 px. I say it's still clearly readable, your call.

The text is just about readable, though not great, but what the heck is actually going on in the scene is distractingly hard to work out.

Is it just me or does the resized version actually look more blurry than the larger image?

I'm guessing it's because the larger image is a png but the smaller image is a jpg.

Exactly. Reduced to 25 KB at that too, which will really do it. The quality loss is significant. Which is why I crusade against jpges. Please avoid them if you can.

I like the asterix one.

+1 for the Asterix pic.

+1 Asterix

edited 19th Dec '14 10:47:15 PM by BluBeriPi

Alright, since the discussion have stalled, and there seems to have enough support for the Asterix pic, I've went ahead to upload, pothole and tag it.

Caption?