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Eagal This is a title. from This is a location. Since: Apr, 2012 Relationship Status: Waiting for Prince Charming
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#1: Jan 23rd 2016 at 2:37:49 AM

The page picture for Attack Backfire was removed some time ago (April of last year) by rodneyAnonymous with the explanation of "removing the image because it SAYS "you have to be familiar with the work to understand this", which is another way to say Just A Face And A Caption"

The picture in question.

However, I feel it adequately portrays the trope regardless. A character waving a flaming torch at someone who merely remarks that it feels nice due to the cold weather. The picture itself states that it's a Zelda reference, but I don't think actually knowing the context for the reference is necessary in this case. I didn't want to re-add it without asking first.

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#2: Feb 22nd 2016 at 8:43:50 AM

Opening...I'll weigh in when I can actually look at the image.

EDIT: ...which I now have. I think it's at least a decent Keep Until Better Image Suggested level and shouldn't have been pulled w/out discussion.

edited 22nd Feb '16 8:49:51 AM by Willbyr

TheUnsquished Filthy casual from Southern Limey Land (Life not ruined yet) Relationship Status: Married to the job
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#3: Feb 22nd 2016 at 8:54:19 AM

I don't see the problem with it.

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#4: Feb 22nd 2016 at 8:55:12 AM

Me neither. It describes fine.

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#6: Feb 22nd 2016 at 9:59:37 AM

Keep Until Better Image Suggested.

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#7: Feb 22nd 2016 at 11:50:03 AM

Same here, seems to werk well enough.

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#8: Feb 22nd 2016 at 12:09:36 PM

The image doesn't say you have to be familiar with it to understand the trope. It says you have to be familiar with it to understand the reference (which is related to useless in-game hints as far as I can remember it). Well, technically it just says you suck if you don't.

It works.

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#9: Feb 22nd 2016 at 12:37:02 PM

Yeah, it works fine. Keep Until Better Image Suggested.

JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
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#10: Feb 22nd 2016 at 12:45:09 PM

Keep Until Better Image Suggested here as well. The "zelda 2" knowledge is necessary for understanding the "if all fails use fire" reference, not for understanding the trope.

That said, we could probably crop that box out or something just for the sake of avoiding confusion.

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#13: Feb 22nd 2016 at 4:10:49 PM

11 is coolio.

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#14: Feb 22nd 2016 at 4:46:59 PM

I don't mind the reference in the original version but 11 is good.

TheUnsquished Filthy casual from Southern Limey Land (Life not ruined yet) Relationship Status: Married to the job
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#16: Feb 23rd 2016 at 8:42:02 AM

11 is good.

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#17: Feb 23rd 2016 at 10:31:41 AM

Let's go ahead and run with 11.

DeisTheAlcano Since: Jan, 2015 Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#18: Feb 23rd 2016 at 11:22:36 AM

It's up, any ideas for a caption?

JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
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#19: Feb 23rd 2016 at 12:30:07 PM

"Note: Some enemies may be immune to fire damage."

Also, I took the liberty of commenting out the placeholder caption, mainly because "some caption text" really doesn't work.

edited 23rd Feb '16 12:31:36 PM by JapaneseTeeth

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#20: Feb 23rd 2016 at 12:47:37 PM

Crap, forgot to delete it, thanks.

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#21: Feb 24th 2016 at 8:40:29 PM

[up][up] Caption idea is alright.

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#22: Feb 24th 2016 at 11:56:26 PM

19 works.

You've got roaming bands of armed, aggressive, tyrannical plumbers coming to your door, saying "Use our service, or else!"
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#23: Feb 25th 2016 at 5:58:57 AM

19's in and tagged. Locking up.

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