SeptimusHeap
MOD
(Edited uphill both ways)
Mar 20th 2021 at 10:52:54 AM
•••
Previous Trope Repair Shop thread: Ambiguous Name
, started by Eagal on Mar 2nd 2014 at 8:06:14 AM
Camacan
MOD
Since: Jan, 2001
Sep 16th 2011 at 8:29:40 PM
•••
This is X Just X. Please see How To Write An Example. Examples need details — the reader isn't expected to know the work.
- Family Matters: A garage, a big beach ball, and Extroverted Nerd Steve Urkle...
Camacan
MOD
Since: Jan, 2001
Sep 16th 2011 at 8:28:02 PM
•••
Not an example: Not a good example: this isn't like Mr Creosote from Monty Pythons The Meaning Of Life who only takes a comically tiny bit of additional food to burst. This is realistic horror and large amounts of food were involved.
- Debatably used in Seven - at least in the all-too-literal sense in John Doe's murder relating to Gluttony. Thankfully, offscreen save the aftermath.
- Probably subverted, as what happens is exactly what you would expect to happen in reality under the circumstances. Explosive decompression is not part of it. Your Mileage May Vary. Certainly a Crowning moment of Squick.
Linking to a past Trope Repair Shop thread that dealt with this page: Isn't there a pre-existing phrase for this?
, started by Deboss on Dec 22nd 2010 at 6:35:45 AM
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman