Love Letter: "That it is effeminate for a man to write a love letter." (New #54)
The Illegible: "That all doctors write prescriptions illegibly." (#465; New #696)
Oktoberfest: "That the Germans eat six regular meals a day, and between times stave off their appetite with numerous Schweitzer cheese sandwiches, blutwurst and beer." (#457; New #688)
Honor Before Reason: "That Englishmen are such good sportsmen that they never try to win games." (New #176)
Gratuitous Latin: "That Catholic priests conduct their private conversations in Latin." (#84; New #174)
These are all shoehorns, or the trope is incidental. "Gratuitous" doesn't fit for a class of people taught in Latin, it is simply assumed they are more fluent than most are. Honor Before Reason doesn't apply to not winning a game, in fact honour more than reason motivates people to win. Love Letter, The Illegible and Tiny Guy, Huge Girl need a narrower trope.
Stories don't tell us monsters exist; we knew that already. They show us that monsters can be trademarked and milked for years.
I am removing these entries:
These are all shoehorns, or the trope is incidental. "Gratuitous" doesn't fit for a class of people taught in Latin, it is simply assumed they are more fluent than most are. Honor Before Reason doesn't apply to not winning a game, in fact honour more than reason motivates people to win. Love Letter, The Illegible and Tiny Guy, Huge Girl need a narrower trope.
Stories don't tell us monsters exist; we knew that already. They show us that monsters can be trademarked and milked for years.