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Author: XFllo

Jul 2nd 2013 at 4:06:44 PM

[[AC:Film -- Live Action]]
* ''Film/LemonadeJoe'': Parodied when the villainous Horace Badman tries to invoke this trope as a part of his evil scheme. He wants to overcome his nemesis and hero Joe, and as a bonus he plans to seduce Joe's fiancee Winifred. He disguises himself as an old blind man and pretends he can't cross the street. He knows that kind-hearted Wini will offer him her help, and then he could lure her into a saloon and finally kidnap her. It nearly backfires when a cute little girl is quicker than Wini.
-->'''Little girl:''' Sir, I'll help you cross the street.
-->'''Horace:''' What? Shoo, you brat! Herod should get you!  
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I know TroperTales are no longer collected, but I can't resist. [[strike:When I was about eighteen, I was asked by an old lady to help her cross the road. She didn't even have a walking stick or wasn't too frail or anything, and there was a pedestrian crossing. I did help her of course, but I was really confused why she wanted my help at all. The way she grabbed by arm... It was weird. Dead trope or dying trope for sure.]]