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Zanreo
(Ten years in the joint)
21st Oct, 2016 07:48:36 PM
Bump
"Leftover items still have value!"
eroock
Since: Sep, 2012
22nd Oct, 2016 04:09:46 AM
You could always fall back on Crazy-Prepared (excessively prepared for a routine scenario).
Edited by eroock
Zanreo
(Ten years in the joint)
23rd Oct, 2016 02:39:20 AM
Could fit some of those scenes but I'm looking for something more specific. I know I've seen this in a bunch of different cartoons...
"Leftover items still have value!"
Freezer
Since: Jan, 2001
23rd Oct, 2016 11:10:16 PM
Complexity Addiction, played for laughs?
My name is Freezer and my anti-drug is porn.
Zanreo
(Ten years in the joint)
24th Oct, 2016 01:46:05 PM
It's not always a "plan" as such, seen this used more often used as an "at-the-moment" gag
"Leftover items still have value!"
What's the (usually) cartoon trope for when characters have ridiculous complicated ways of getting rid of something/hiding something away, like putting multiple boxes and safes into each other, typically involving lots of locks and codes and throwing away the key at some point?
Edited by Zanreo