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Write down what you wish to edit on the wiki. If you have been suspended from editing, another troper might be kind enough to edit for you after your suggestions have been corrected.

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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 16th 2023 at 5:37:57 PM

Madrugada Zzzzzzzzzz Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: In season
Zzzzzzzzzz
#101: Mar 31st 2011 at 9:18:37 AM

Catching the ones that arks over looked:

  • Inverted: Carol asks Alice out. Bob says "Girl, she' straight"
  • Subverted: Alice: "Yes, I'm from the Island of Lesbos"

  • Deconstructed: Bob is a handsome letch, asking out any lesbian he sees, thinking All Lesbians Want Kids.

  • Zig Zagged: Alice is a person with multiple personality disorder; some are lesbians, some are straight, and some are bi. Bob only ever runs into her when she's a lesbian. (someone might want to check me on the use of "a" rather than "the") ("a" appears to be correct there, since the statement is "some are lesbians", meaning "more than one of them". "The would be proper if only one of the personalities was lesbian.

  • Lampshaded: Bob asks Alice out. Carol says "Dude, she's a lesbian. I Always Wanted to Say That!"

  • Played for Laughs: Bob asks Alice out and is surprised that she's a lesbian despite her wearing a pride shirt and making out with Carol
  • Played For Drama: Alice and Bob live in a world were homophobia reigns supreme. Bob would have to be a heartless Jerkass to not protect her now. ''(someone check me on using "would" instead of "will") Also correct, at least in American English. It's a hypothetical conditional situation, which takes "would", "could" or "should".

...if you don’t love you’re dead, and if you do, they’ll kill you for it.
Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#102: Mar 31st 2011 at 9:24:58 AM

  • The first line should read "she's", not "she'".
  • "Lech" does not have a 't' in it.
  • Bob would have to be a heartless Jerkass not to protect her now. ("to not" is splitting the infinitive, which is a contested rule but in this case it's really easy to fix.)

edited 31st Mar '11 9:27:05 AM by Fighteer

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
FallenLegend Lucha Libre goddess from Navel Of The Moon. Since: Oct, 2010
Lucha Libre goddess
#103: Apr 5th 2011 at 11:24:51 AM

Hey guys I am looking forward to launch this trope. I have already spell checked some stuff. But I am not sure if it is launchable.

https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=d5htn48gkozajlrnqors7jdi

I won't launch it until i get green light here :)

edited 5th Apr '11 11:40:14 AM by FallenLegend

Make your hearth shine through the darkest night; let it transform hate into kindness, evil into justice, and loneliness into love.
FastEddie Since: Apr, 2004
#104: Apr 5th 2011 at 1:49:34 PM

I edited the description, removing some digressions and smoothing out some idioms. Didn't look at the examples.

Goal: Clear, Concise and Witty
FallenLegend Lucha Libre goddess from Navel Of The Moon. Since: Oct, 2010
Lucha Libre goddess
#105: Apr 5th 2011 at 8:56:25 PM

[up] thanks a lot eddie.

Make your hearth shine through the darkest night; let it transform hate into kindness, evil into justice, and loneliness into love.
RandomChaos No Dragon Power from My own little world Since: Oct, 2011
No Dragon Power
#106: Apr 14th 2011 at 8:16:15 AM

Mortal Kombatvs DC Universe: Missed Moment of Awesome Harley Quinn and Quan Chi were originally going to be playable but were left out do to the deadline.

With the power of a dragon I can make up for my inability to spill.
Madrugada Zzzzzzzzzz Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: In season
Zzzzzzzzzz
#107: Apr 14th 2011 at 8:28:24 AM

Mortal Kombat Vs DC Universe

edited 14th Apr '11 8:28:49 AM by Madrugada

...if you don’t love you’re dead, and if you do, they’ll kill you for it.
troacctid "µ." from California Since: Apr, 2010
#108: Apr 14th 2011 at 12:21:19 PM

Additional correction: that's What Could Have Been, not Missed Moment of Awesome. (Which also means that it should go on the Trivia tab.)

Rhymes with "Protracted."
RandomChaos No Dragon Power from My own little world Since: Oct, 2011
No Dragon Power
#109: Apr 21st 2011 at 9:38:55 AM

If Troper Tales includes in character Role playing I got one for Pregnant Badass

It was During what stared Ben10 role playing but divulged temperley into a Massive Multiplayer Crossover. Vilgax attack a mutrendy ward. (long story) After holding off Charmcaster, Shego, Danny Phantom and Toph. He was fished off by Harley Quinn when she was in labor.

edited 21st Apr '11 9:41:37 AM by RandomChaos

With the power of a dragon I can make up for my inability to spill.
shimaspawn from Here and Now Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: In your bunk
#110: Apr 21st 2011 at 10:44:59 AM

It was during what stared Ben10 role-playing game that diverged temporarily into a Massive Multiplayer Crossover. Vilgax attacked a maternity ward. (Long story.) After holding off Charmcaster, Shego, Danny Phantom and Toph, he was finished off by Harley Quinn while she was in labor.

edited 21st Apr '11 10:46:17 AM by shimaspawn

Reality is that, which when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. -Philip K. Dick
JackAlsworth Drop-Dead Cynical Since: Jul, 2009
Drop-Dead Cynical
#111: Apr 21st 2011 at 10:57:32 AM

It was during what started as a Ben10 role-playing game and diverged temporarily into a Massive Multiplayer Crossover. Vilgax attacked a maternity ward. (Long story.) After holding off Charmcaster, Shego, Danny Phantom and Toph, he was finished off by Harley Quinn while she was in labor.

PPPSSC Since: Nov, 2009
#112: Apr 21st 2011 at 11:00:16 AM

One more correction:

"It was during what started as a Ben 10 role-playing game."

Edit: Ninja'd.

edited 21st Apr '11 11:00:45 AM by PPPSSC

shimaspawn from Here and Now Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: In your bunk
#113: Apr 21st 2011 at 11:14:45 AM

Yeah, there was a lot of stuff to fix in that one. That is correct though, not and. Order of events, not two things happening simultaneously.

Reality is that, which when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. -Philip K. Dick
JackAlsworth Drop-Dead Cynical Since: Jul, 2009
Drop-Dead Cynical
#114: Apr 21st 2011 at 11:20:04 AM

Well, either "that" or "and then", which is what I meant. Both can work.

RandomChaos No Dragon Power from My own little world Since: Oct, 2011
No Dragon Power
#115: Apr 24th 2011 at 3:41:46 PM

OK Wiki talk post that is not getting the point expressed

So how do the people that experience this temporally know there tasting the color there tasting? or Whatever

Oh and if someone was warned that it was a side effete of anything with a specific color to the waring should they be worded if it's a different color? That came up in an RP I was doing.

With the power of a dragon I can make up for my inability to spill.
Madrugada Zzzzzzzzzz Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: In season
Zzzzzzzzzz
#116: Apr 24th 2011 at 3:43:13 PM

I'm sorry, what?

Are you asking how someone who "tastes" a color, knows what color they're "tasting"?

...if you don’t love you’re dead, and if you do, they’ll kill you for it.
RandomChaos No Dragon Power from My own little world Since: Oct, 2011
No Dragon Power
#117: Apr 24th 2011 at 3:46:07 PM

the 2nd

With the power of a dragon I can make up for my inability to spill.
Radd well, it's true from sunny Florida Since: Dec, 1969
well, it's true
#118: Apr 24th 2011 at 3:58:24 PM

Synesthesia, I believe.

edited 24th Apr '11 3:59:18 PM by Radd

"Loid, I'm pretty sure you hate your father more than I hate my mother with a hammer" - Ninten, Loids Are Not Christmas
FallenLegend Lucha Libre goddess from Navel Of The Moon. Since: Oct, 2010
Lucha Libre goddess
#119: Apr 26th 2011 at 11:08:09 AM

Would like this trope revised before launch.

click here

thanks!

edited 26th Apr '11 6:38:59 PM by FallenLegend

Make your hearth shine through the darkest night; let it transform hate into kindness, evil into justice, and loneliness into love.
luff Since: Feb, 2011
FrodoGoofballCoTV from Colorado, USA Since: Jan, 2001
#121: Apr 26th 2011 at 7:33:46 PM

"When do I put whom in?" is grammatically correct, but it is a little confusing.

"When do I put someone in, and whom should I put in?" is a little more obvious as to what you are asking.

Madrugada Zzzzzzzzzz Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: In season
Zzzzzzzzzz
#122: Apr 26th 2011 at 7:54:43 PM

I think he's asking "When do I use "whom" and when do I use "who"? If he is, well, it's sometimes a complicated rule to explain, but the easiest way I've found to remember it is "If you can rearrange the sentence to use "he", use "who"; if "him" makes more sense, use "whom".

Who gave me the book? He gave me the book.

To whom did I give the book? I gave the book to him.

If you want the actual rule, "who" is always a subject (the one acting in the sentence), "whom" is always an object (the one being acted on) Who gave what to whom?

edited 26th Apr '11 7:55:35 PM by Madrugada

...if you don’t love you’re dead, and if you do, they’ll kill you for it.
Deboss I see the Awesomeness. from Awesomeville Texas Since: Aug, 2009
I see the Awesomeness.
#123: Apr 26th 2011 at 10:48:36 PM

"Who hit whom" is the mnemonic I always heard. You can replace hit with any other verb you like.

Fight smart, not fair.
luff Since: Feb, 2011
FallenLegend Lucha Libre goddess from Navel Of The Moon. Since: Oct, 2010
Lucha Libre goddess
#125: Apr 27th 2011 at 4:04:39 AM

Btw do you guys think the trope is launchable ?

edited 27th Apr '11 4:23:05 AM by FallenLegend

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