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wormandaduck Since: Feb, 2014
#1: Dec 16th 2015 at 12:58:01 PM

Ambiguous Name: The Weird Al Effect.

I think that it might be a good idea to give this trope a name that doesn't rely on knowing about a specific artist, for the same reason that many of the titles relying on character names have since been edited. Trope names don't need to be a description in themselves (As an example, Mummies at the Dinner Table), but the reader should at least have a decent idea of what it means without knowing about a specific work.

I would suggest something more direct, like Parody Eclipse or Eclipsed by the Parody. That makes it fairly obvious what it is supposed to refer to without becoming bland.

shimaspawn from Here and Now Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: In your bunk
#2: Jan 1st 2016 at 6:31:11 PM

Locking as part of the New Year's Purge.

Reality is that, which when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. -Philip K. Dick
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