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Author: XFllo

Feb 28th 2013 at 3:23:23 PM

Was this used in ''Series/AlloAllo''? The Czech dub used it when the French were talking to the British pilots. Was it the same in the original?
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Also, we could/should do RollingUpdates. Troper [=FearOfTheUnknown=] - the OP - hasn't been discussing it, but he seems to be editing (his last edit is from 19th Feb). Should this be considered UpForGrabs, I'd gladly volunteer to be a new sponsor. :-)

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Ok, I am too anxious to wait. :-) I am doing the updates. Also, I am going to PM the OP to check out if s/he ok with it.

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'''I removed this from the description''':

* This is a joke trope, never taken seriously given the inherent FridgeLogic behind it.
** Not necessarily. It can be PlayedForLaughs but it can be PlayedForDrama just as frequently.

* Okay, I really only have the three examples, though it gets played a couple of ways. Really, the only reason I'm making this YKTTW is because I was trying to add it to the RedVsBlue page only to find that, apparently, this rather well known joke is still untroped. I'm positive there are many more examples that escape me at the moment, though I am searching for them. I'd thought I'd put it here, though, so that the process may go quicker. And frankly, I can't think of a catchy title or a good description (though really, there's not much actual nuance to the trope to describe). It's also not exactly something that's easy to find. So, fellow Tropers, any input?
** This can be safely in a discussion now. The trope has received a considerable attention.
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EDIT: I have copied most examples from the discussion. Some were too vague (AgathaChristie had it somewhere) and several need some love to avoid ZeroContextExample. I tried to PM those who have contributed them, and hopefully, they will be back. :-) Some examples could use some polishing, e.g what is their native language, which country they are in or what was the nationality of the characters.

There are some PlayedWith examples which should be identified. However, I am not very sure which ''playing with''-trope it would be so I let it be as is for now.