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#1: Feb 26th 2023 at 1:59:05 PM

The page image (which appears to have been picked purely because it comes from an adaptation of the Trope Namer) doesn't showcase the reverse psychology aspect that's central to the trope. Without context, it looks like Br'er Rabbit genuinely doesn't want to be thrown into the patch.

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#2: Feb 26th 2023 at 2:02:24 PM

I've always been bothered by this image, in part because this is another page where the title, image, and quote are all the exact same source. I'm OK with a pull.

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#4: Feb 26th 2023 at 2:11:44 PM

Throw it in the briar patch (wait don't actually, just eat it).

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#8: Feb 26th 2023 at 9:18:14 PM

Pulled and tagged

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/94b9ed7ada5638a28f8cf9d479ab0d4c.jpg
Don't throw him in the briar patch, just eat him.

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#9: Mar 1st 2023 at 5:49:29 PM

Regarding potential replacement images, I came up with these two after scouring the webcomics folder on Briar Patching:


From Cucumber Quest:
https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cq_briar_patching_composite_3_panel.png

Version of the above without the middle panels:

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cq_briar_patching_composite_2_panel.png

From Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal (IIRC the wiki has permission to use full comics from this series):

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/smbc_briar_patching.gif

Personally I think the third image is the best; I just came up with the Cucumber Quest ones as potential alternatives. That said, I'd be fine leaving this without an image, since it's the kind of trope that'd be difficult to illustrate in one pic.

Edited by bowserbros on Mar 1st 2023 at 5:52:39 AM

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#10: Mar 1st 2023 at 6:09:40 PM

[up] I'd be fine with the third image. [tup]

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#11: Mar 1st 2023 at 8:07:11 PM

If, by any chance, we wanted to keep the old image, these are the next two illustrations in the book for better context: Fox tossing Rabbit into the briar patch, and Rabbit laughing over successfully tricking Fox.

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#12: Mar 1st 2023 at 8:10:14 PM

[up]Those still rely on the text for an explanation, so I'm not big on incorporating them.

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#14: Mar 2nd 2023 at 5:45:58 AM

9.3 is the clearest. As a dialogue trope, this relies on the text and 9.3 is the most easily readable. It's also hilarious.

Edited by Snicka on Mar 2nd 2023 at 2:46:24 PM

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#17: Mar 2nd 2023 at 11:09:56 AM

9.3 works.

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#20: Mar 3rd 2023 at 7:21:02 AM

9.3's in "just passable" territory to me, but it's got consensus so it's in and tagged. Caption?

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#21: Mar 3rd 2023 at 8:29:33 AM

The Joker gives a whole new meaning to Batman Gambit.

Edited by Willbyr on Mar 4th 2023 at 4:09:24 AM

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#23: Mar 3rd 2023 at 3:08:53 PM

[up][up]Sounds pretty great to me.

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#24: Mar 4th 2023 at 2:09:31 PM

That works.

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