Suggestion: Four One Nine Scam

Suggesting this work-related example as a replacement for current Real Life example.

Bart Simpson

Current and suggestion are both basically page quotes.

Edited by RamenChef on Oct 9th 2019 at 12:49:15 PM

How else are you supposed to convey this?

I'm indifferent to the suggestion. I don't think having real-life images is a bad thing, but the suggestion isn't any worse.

It's a quote

OP gets my vote.

and Any image for this is going to be text-reliant; I think Bart's skeptical expression is at least something.

All other things equal I'll take a work-related image over an IRL one, as this is a wiki that catalogs trends in fiction.

Edited by Synchronicity on Oct 9th 2019 at 1:08:53 PM

OP. He's reading a letter (part of the scam is that it's done through mail/email correspondence) and has a skeptical expression.

Better than the current, at least.

Btw, the example in OP has a punchline but it subverts the message.

Previous thread.

I'm the one who suggested the current image for the trope, and believe me, that was the absolute best example that I could find. It's extremely difficult to show this trope without having something tell exactly what it is.

Edited by DRCEQ on Oct 9th 2019 at 7:11:38 AM

The "page quote" argument is essentially moot for dialogue-based tropes, and this is no exception.

I prefer current since it's more clear that it's an email.

as mentioned before, Bart's expression at least adds something visually which makes it an improvement

Given that the scam exclusively takes place over email, I think it's almost a text-based trope. The current gives you an idea of the suspicious syntax and electronic nature of the scam, neither of which are at all apparent in the suggestion.

to OP, for the reasons above

^^ FWIW, Bart lampshades the fact that letters are an unlikely source.

that second panel could be used as a caption

BUPKIS?

Agreed.

I think we need a crowner to decide between OP and current.

I'd rather go BUPKIS than just use a picture of someone talking as an image.

I'm just going to throw this out there. Both images combined. I'm all in favor of keeping the original, but I also don't mind replacing it with a joke that lampoons and lampshades the trope while still demonstrating it.

EDIT: Attempt #2

Edited by DRCEQ on Oct 11th 2019 at 2:13:37 PM

Looks good, but it's a bit blurry. Can you make it in better quality?

There, how's that?

Edited by DRCEQ on Oct 11th 2019 at 2:13:49 PM

Better.