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What's the supertrope for this, as applied to things that aren't sports? Is it there in the description and I'm just missing it? Because I just spotted this in a comments section on Not Always Right:

"I would have found a syringe immediately and shot up all of those marijuanas." https://notalwaysright.com/closing-on-a-high/60149

Say does anyone know what comic shows archie and his team battle an all female football team?

I recall hearing an advertisement on the radio a long time ago where a guy somehow managed to use just about every word of sports jargon in one completely absurd sentence. I have no idea what they were selling, so, I have no idea how I'd possibly track the original ad down.

I just removed this example:

• However, the one example that everyone likes to make fun of, when Schneizel puts his own king in check, is not an example. This is an illegal move, and everybody in the show, Schneizel included, is well-aware that it's an illegal move. He did it on purpose to test Zero's character, not because he actually thought it was a legal (or intelligent) move. The game in question can be viewed here.

Why? Because nowhere in the scene was it ever implied that the characters were aware that it was an illegal move. The part about Schneizel doing it to test Zero's character is correct, but people keep using that fact to claim that he and the others knew for sure that it was an illegal move.

Also, other characters being surprised at his bad move does not indicate that they knew he was not allowed to make the move. That just indicates confusion on their part.

The UK reality show Dancing on Ice has something this with Tony Gubba doing the commentary during highlights after a performance. Although he has got better over the years, his names for many of the moves are simply what they look like instead of proper figure skating terminology. The same could be said for the ex-Emmerdale actor they got to be the 'skating expert' on This Morning, who commented on the performances in a similar manner. Particularly brutal example considering they have ice skating legends Robin Cousins, Torvill and Dean on the show, with Katarina Witt joining in the most recent series, with a plethora of expert skaters who podium'd in a number of competitions partnering with the almost-celebrities.

Who is it that posted about the Seahawks and 49ers playing on "Scrubs"? I just watched the clip and those are absolutely not the 'Hawks or Niners.

The Code Geass chess example, where Lelouch comments about how the king should lead...is actually a good strategy depending on context. I have used to to wipe out a few friends' boards early on and establish elaborate traps in the later game.

Of course people can turn it against you if you get sloppy. But that can be said of any move in chess.

The Million Dollar Baby reference (and its chatty response) should be removed from the boxing films item. As the response states, since the suckerpuncher WAS disqualified, this movie is not an example of a writer being ignorant of the sport.

I'm not going to edit it because that would mean having to figure out the new odds, but you could actually hit nine times and not go over 21. Four aces, four deuces, and three threes would be 21 exactly.