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Music to Run Away From comments: 0
Music for a pursuit or hasty escape.
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sponsor: MarkIV added: Tue, 29th May '12 2:27:05 PM last reply: Tue, 29th May '12 2:41:34 PM

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the past begins two decades ago comments: 1
you ever notice how stories about how different the past is are always set in at least two decades before the present one

sponsor: dogwolfman added: Tue, 29th May '12 1:02:42 PM last reply: Tue, 29th May '12 2:38:34 PM

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Meter Change Transition comments: 1
The whatever meter transits to new value rather than updating immediately.
Needs Examples
sponsor: tryourbreast added: Tue, 29th May '12 7:57:57 AM last reply: Tue, 29th May '12 2:25:17 PM

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Submarine Mood Lighting comments: 0
Dim Red/Green lighting inside a submarine

sponsor: mrparsnip added: Tue, 29th May '12 2:09:47 PM last reply: Tue, 29th May '12 2:21:54 PM

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Single Major University comments: 0
Any characters who attended a specific (real world) college will have a single corresponding major.

sponsor: GaidinBDJ added: Tue, 29th May '12 2:13:35 PM last reply: Tue, 29th May '12 2:19:06 PM

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Class Upgrade comments: 1
Once you level up enough your class will too.

sponsor: Jallen added: Tue, 29th May '12 12:05:47 PM last reply: Tue, 29th May '12 2:08:15 PM

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Identity Concealment Disposal comments: 16
A plot device used to hide a character's face that is dropped without explanation after the character's face has been revealed.

sponsor: DrDougsh added: Sat, 12th May '12 3:18:32 PM last reply: Tue, 29th May '12 1:57:24 PM

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Contemporary Myopia List comments: 6
In many Greatest X's of All Time lists, current works dominate older ones.

sponsor: Surenity added: Mon, 28th May '12 10:40:44 PM last reply: Tue, 29th May '12 1:54:23 PM

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Scary Shadow Puppet comments: 21
A shadow that looks like a monster turns out to be several objects arranged in a similar way.

sponsor: BlueGuy added: Sat, 26th Nov '11 7:58:21 AM last reply: Tue, 29th May '12 1:52:56 PM

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Religious But Evil comments: 5
A person who is evil despite being religious.

sponsor: Dragonmouth added: Mon, 28th May '12 11:54:36 PM last reply: Tue, 29th May '12 1:42:50 PM

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King Kong Climb comments: 22
A stock parody of the Signature Scene from King Kong.
Up For Grabs Needs Examples
sponsor: FuriouslySleepingIdea edited by: troacctid added: Mon, 21st May '12 12:07:55 PM last reply: Tue, 29th May '12 1:26:12 PM

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Comedy Sexless Robot comments: 5
You ever notice how some characters are exempt from many gender stereotypes as a result of eccentricity?

sponsor: dogwolfman added: Mon, 28th May '12 2:41:08 PM last reply: Tue, 29th May '12 1:13:52 PM

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Fourth Wall Grazing comments: 12
A character walks, runs or falls into the camera, filling up the screen

sponsor: CartoonBoyification1 edited by: Cartoonboy13able1 added: Mon, 21st May '12 3:32:37 PM last reply: Tue, 29th May '12 1:10:27 PM

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Hungry Sword comments: 46
Sword literally hungers for victims.

sponsor: peccantis added: Sun, 15th May '11 9:31:49 AM last reply: Tue, 29th May '12 1:00:05 PM

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Our Judicial System Is Different comments: 47
Accused, prepare for telepathic thought-extraction. The Computer shall decide your fate.

sponsor: fulltimeD edited by: captainsandwich added: Tue, 21st Feb '12 8:13:42 PM last reply: Tue, 29th May '12 12:57:08 PM

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Comical Overreacting comments: 6
Over the top reactions meant to be funny.

sponsor: DragonQuestZ added: Sat, 26th May '12 8:19:05 PM last reply: Tue, 29th May '12 12:40:01 PM

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Fandom Slang comments: 10
Slang used specifically by one fandom. Trivia.

sponsor: Dawnwing added: Mon, 23rd Apr '12 2:57:00 PM last reply: Tue, 29th May '12 12:35:40 PM

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Old Man Conversation Song comments: 17
Song involves a person talking to an elderly man.

sponsor: Dawnwing added: Sat, 10th Mar '12 10:50:40 PM last reply: Tue, 29th May '12 12:30:07 PM

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Hollywod Laws of Time Travel comments: 0
Essentially, the most identifiable.popular unofficial laws of time travel popularized by their use in movies/TV in particular.

sponsor: rbx5 added: Tue, 29th May '12 12:27:50 PM last reply: Tue, 29th May '12 12:27:50 PM

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Parent Child Love Triangle comments: 4
Needs Examples
sponsor: animeg3282 added: Tue, 29th May '12 7:18:20 AM last reply: Tue, 29th May '12 12:14:35 PM

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Fantasy Counterpart Appliance comments: 6
Fantastical devices which mimic real-life ones.
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sponsor: Generality added: Fri, 27th Apr '12 2:02:13 PM last reply: Tue, 29th May '12 11:55:04 AM

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Last Het Romance comments: 18
The girl with the bad luck to be the one to induce a gayness epiphany in her boyfriend.

sponsor: Earnest added: Wed, 14th Mar '12 4:04:58 PM last reply: Tue, 29th May '12 11:26:09 AM

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The Astrologer comments: 0
A Seer who uses the stars to tell the future.
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sponsor: Earnest added: Tue, 29th May '12 11:09:38 AM last reply: Tue, 29th May '12 11:10:18 AM

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To Cross Running Water comments: 13
Running Water is a bane for many supernatural entities.

sponsor: Generality added: Mon, 14th May '12 5:24:45 PM last reply: Tue, 29th May '12 11:05:25 AM

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Rock of Limitless Water comments: 33
Stones or other similar objects create water by mystical power
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sponsor: DarkConfidant added: Fri, 18th May '12 9:27:39 PM last reply: Tue, 29th May '12 10:55:04 AM

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Mess On A Plate comments: 29
A dish that looks positively vile.

sponsor: 32_Footsteps added: Tue, 21st Jun '11 10:47:55 AM last reply: Tue, 29th May '12 10:42:21 AM

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The Title Game comments: 11
A work of fiction, which isn't a game, is called The Something Game, Something Games, A Game of Something, or similar
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sponsor: BrokenEye added: Mon, 28th May '12 4:49:30 PM last reply: Tue, 29th May '12 10:38:55 AM

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Heroism Equals Job Qualification comments: 18
You know, that thing where some body gets rewarded with a job they're not qualified for after doing something heroic?
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sponsor: dogwolfman added: Thu, 24th May '12 2:10:43 PM last reply: Tue, 29th May '12 10:01:20 AM

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Accidentally Valid Excuse comments: 10
A character makes up an Accidentally Accurate place or event as an excuse for not doing something
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sponsor: thewriter added: Thu, 24th May '12 10:40:36 AM last reply: Tue, 29th May '12 9:35:59 AM

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Segmented Skirt of Strength comments: 26
Skirts which resemble Roman leg armour being used to make female characters more tomboyish or badass
Better Name
sponsor: Bisected8 added: Tue, 15th May '12 5:48:05 PM last reply: Tue, 29th May '12 9:29:03 AM

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Liquid Courage comments: 3
A character consumes alcohol before doing something that scares them.

sponsor: darkjezter added: Mon, 28th May '12 9:00:47 PM last reply: Tue, 29th May '12 9:19:00 AM

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Musical Monster comments: 2
Alien Geometries Musical pieces.
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sponsor: tryourbreast added: Sun, 27th May '12 6:45:05 AM last reply: Tue, 29th May '12 9:12:02 AM

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Lawman Gone Bad comments: 22
A character who is on the side of the police force who undergoes a Face Heel Turn after an incident.

sponsor: CaveCat added: Sat, 7th Apr '12 8:41:42 AM last reply: Tue, 29th May '12 9:06:01 AM

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Hulk Up Combination comments: 9
Comeback gimmick that ignores basic wrestling psychology.

sponsor: Cider added: Sun, 19th Feb '12 9:57:23 AM last reply: Tue, 29th May '12 8:12:35 AM

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Wrestling Monster comments: 21
Indominable monster wrestler out to destroy.

sponsor: Cider added: Tue, 24th Jan '12 1:59:15 AM last reply: Tue, 29th May '12 8:10:57 AM

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Hypocritical Snoring comments: 6
Nobody will ever admit to snoring--all evidence to the contrary

sponsor: SabresEdge added: Mon, 15th Aug '11 4:30:15 PM last reply: Tue, 29th May '12 8:05:18 AM

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Killing the Annoyance comments: 38
A character kills another one for annoying them.

sponsor: Wheezy edited by: NESBoy added: Thu, 1st Mar '12 9:54:18 PM last reply: Tue, 29th May '12 7:59:58 AM

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Chaos is Evil comments: 40
The word Chaos and themes associated with it are associated with the bad guys.
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sponsor: WaxingName added: Tue, 15th May '12 3:25:09 PM last reply: Tue, 29th May '12 7:54:38 AM

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Cadavers Catching Flies comments: 1
When freshly dispatched corpses possess not dignity in death, but rather wide-open, cavernous mouths
Better Name Description Needs Help
sponsor: CarlotheBlue added: Tue, 29th May '12 6:25:33 AM last reply: Tue, 29th May '12 7:53:59 AM

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Lamprey Mouth comments: 34
A ring- or funnel-shaped mouth with several (if not hundreds of) sharp, hook-like teeth

sponsor: fulltimeD edited by: SharleeD added: Sun, 6th May '12 4:15:47 PM last reply: Tue, 29th May '12 7:39:53 AM

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Absolute Positioned Firing comments: 1
Keep shooting at the same position and angle while enemies are staying at where you can't hit.
Better Name Needs Examples
sponsor: tryourbreast added: Tue, 29th May '12 5:35:10 AM last reply: Tue, 29th May '12 7:37:38 AM

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Virtual Reality Interrogation comments: 17
It is now safe to tell the secret... Whoops!
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sponsor: Omeganian added: Thu, 17th May '12 8:21:36 AM last reply: Tue, 29th May '12 7:33:18 AM

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Accidental Hand Hold comments: 15
Two characters brush hands accidently.
Description Needs Help Better Name Already have? Needs Examples
sponsor: tandra88 added: Wed, 23rd May '12 4:26:11 PM last reply: Tue, 29th May '12 7:29:10 AM

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You Must Be This Tall To Enter comments: 21
Kids can't ride amusement park rides because they're too young or too short
Better Name
sponsor: DarkConfidant added: Sun, 27th May '12 6:24:44 PM last reply: Tue, 29th May '12 6:55:13 AM

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College Is "High School Part II" comments: 42
Writers use popular high school tropes in college-themed works, even if they don't work in college.

sponsor: MartyD82 added: Sun, 13th May '12 6:19:40 AM last reply: Tue, 29th May '12 6:33:55 AM

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Invisible Ink comments: 10
Something is written here, but you won't see it just like that

sponsor: TBeholder added: Mon, 21st May '12 1:15:44 AM last reply: Tue, 29th May '12 6:00:33 AM

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Press asking about the charges comments: 0
How a famous person reacts when he is asked about the charges against him

sponsor: ringsofrexor added: Sat, 19th May '12 5:37:58 AM last reply: Tue, 29th May '12 5:52:59 AM

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Put On A Remote Bus comments: 32
When a departing character goes to a place where contact with the outside world is very difficult.
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sponsor: Unknown Troper @ 24.127.4.80 edited by: DS9guy added: Sat, 24th Jul '10 5:03:26 PM last reply: Tue, 29th May '12 5:27:24 AM

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Light Gold comments: 2
In fiction, writers will grossly underestimate the weight of gold.

sponsor: JonnyB added: Tue, 29th May '12 2:02:12 AM last reply: Tue, 29th May '12 3:46:35 AM

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Chummy Commies comments: 57
Communists are portrayed under a positive light from a non-Communist POV.

sponsor: Belfagor added: Fri, 4th May '12 4:01:14 AM last reply: Tue, 29th May '12 3:44:03 AM

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