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* Hot, strong emotions such as anger or lust:
** Teakettle boiling: can be used to represent it building up and then reaching a peak when the kettle whistles.
*** Same with a steam whistle on a boiler.
** Volcanic eruption (see: ClimacticVolcanoBackdrop)
** Explosion (see AngstNuke)
** In anime, violently large [[{{Nosebleed}} nosebleeds]] (to indicate lust).



* SeparatedByTheWall: sympathy and disconnection

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* SeparatedByTheWall: sympathy and disconnectiondisconnection, especially between lovers.



* Hot, strong emotions such as anger or lust:
** Teakettle boiling: can be used to represent it building up and then reaching a peak when the kettle whistles.
*** Same with a steam whistle on a boiler.
** Volcanic eruption (see: ClimacticVolcanoBackdrop)
** Explosion (see AngstNuke)
** In anime, violently large [[{{Nosebleed}} nosebleeds]] (to indicate lust).
* SeparatedByTheWall: separation between lovers
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* Babies:
** Pacifier
** Diaper pin
** Kids' rattle
** [[DeliveryStork Stork carrying a bundle]]
** Crib
** Stuffed animal
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* FloatingClocks big, spectral clocks to let you know you're traveling through time

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* FloatingClocks big, spectral clocks to let you know you're [[TimeTravel traveling through timetime]].


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** Knife (to imply someone was murdered).
** Coffin.
** Tombstone.
** Cutting to a church.


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* Currency signs (e.g. "$") will symbolise {{greed}}, expense, or wealth.
* A knife and fork in a thought bubble means a character is hungry.
* The letter "X" is either used to [[XMarksTheSpot mark a spot]] or (especially if it's red) mean "no" or "prohibited".
* A skull and crossbones means either "danger" or "pirates" depending on context. A skull by itself can mean either of those things or death.
* A toilet in a thought bubble means someone's having a PottyEmergency.
* Fish bones are used to mean something smells bad, an area is messy, or [[StockAnimalDiet a cat is nearby]].
* Christmas:
** Candy cane
** Holly leaf
** SantaClaus hat
** Christmas tree
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* FrustratedOverheadScribble: anger/frustration
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* If fireworks or champagne corks aren't meant to symbolise an orgasm, they're often used to symbolise happiness, excitement, American patriotism (in the case of fireworks), or celebration.

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* If fireworks or champagne corks aren't meant to symbolise an orgasm, they're often used to symbolise happiness, excitement, American patriotism (in the case of fireworks), or celebration. American patriotism is often symbolised by eagles as well.

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** Volcanic eruption (see: ClimacticVolcanoBackdrop)[[/index]]
*** [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Even in space.]][[index]]

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** Volcanic eruption (see: ClimacticVolcanoBackdrop)[[/index]]
*** [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Even in space.]][[index]]
ClimacticVolcanoBackdrop)



*** Parodied in a ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'' sketch, where a couple are revealed to be watching a home movie of these visual metaphors ''instead'' of having sex.
*** ''Series/TheBennyHillShow'' did the same thing.
*** Also parodied in a ''[[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Simpsons]]'' scene, where Homer and Marge are having sex while the kids are at a Stock Footage Festival, with no idea what their parents are doing. Also during a romantic scene, Homer and Marge use the metaphor while looking lustfully at each other, right before they begin launching literal fireworks.

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