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* '''Double Subverted''': ...It later turns out that he didn't, he just wanted to waste Amazing Girl's time.

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* '''Double Subverted''': ...Subverted''':
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It later turns out that he didn't, he just wanted to waste Amazing Girl's time.time.
**[[ButformeitwasTuesday Except he doesn't remember doing it.]]
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** Bob had a reputation to uphold.

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* '''Implied''': Amazing Girl returns the stolen money and hands Bob over to the cops -- but Bob's protests of innocence seem unsettlingly sincere this time.



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** Amazing Girl suspects Dynamite Bob of an elaborate heist, and his monologue about [[ButHeSoundsHandsome how much of a criminal genius]] the perpetrator is makes her more convinced. Turns out Bob is entirely innocent and of the crime, but wishes he could be the one who pulled it off.

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** Amazing Girl suspects accuses Dynamite Bob of an elaborate heist, and his monologue whose monologues about [[ButHeSoundsHandsome how much of a criminal genius]] the perpetrator is is, makes her more convinced. Turns out Bob is entirely innocent and of the crime, but wishes he could be the one who pulled it off.
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** Amazing Girl suspects Dynamite Bob of an elaborate heist, and his monologue about [[ButHeSounds how much of a criminal genius]] the perpetrator is makes her more convinced. Turns out Bob is entirely innocent and of the crime, but wishes he could be the one who pulled it off.

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** Amazing Girl suspects Dynamite Bob of an elaborate heist, and his monologue about [[ButHeSounds [[ButHeSoundsHandsome how much of a criminal genius]] the perpetrator is makes her more convinced. Turns out Bob is entirely innocent and of the crime, but wishes he could be the one who pulled it off.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Amazing Girl pursues Dynamite Bob because she misplaced her car keys, but Bob proves he was in the Andromeda Galaxy at the time.

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* '''Exaggerated''': '''Exaggerated''':
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Amazing Girl pursues Dynamite Bob because she misplaced her car keys, but Bob proves he was in the Andromeda Galaxy at the time.time.
** Amazing Girl suspects Dynamite Bob of an elaborate heist, and his monologue about [[ButHeSounds how much of a criminal genius]] the perpetrator is makes her more convinced. Turns out Bob is entirely innocent and of the crime, but wishes he could be the one who pulled it off.

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* '''Justified''': Bob was under armed surveillance at a maximum-security prison when the bank robbery occurred.

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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
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Bob was under armed surveillance at a maximum-security prison when the bank robbery occurred.occurred.
** Bob has [[EvenEvilHasStandards lines he wouldn’t cross]].
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* '''Downplayed''': Bob was at or near the scene of the crime, but he didn't do it.

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* '''Downplayed''': Bob was at or near an accomplice to the scene of the crime, crime but he didn't do it.
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** Dynamite Bob assumes that Amazing Girl foiled one of his schemes, but she turns out to have been on vacation at the time.

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* '''Defied''': Dynamite Bob makes sure he can be seen on the camera robbing the Tropeville Bank.

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* '''Defied''': '''Defied''':
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Dynamite Bob makes sure he can be seen on the camera robbing the Tropeville Bank.Bank.
** Dynamite Bob isn't guilty of the crime, [[FalseConfession but decides to take the fall regardless]].
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** Amazing Girl is reported to have saved some factory workers from a fire, but admits it wasn't her when asked about it.
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* '''Exploited''': ???

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* '''Exploited''': ???The actual criminal makes a system where Dynamite Bob will always be blamed after realizing he did it the first time.
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* '''Reconstructed''': Bob gives Amazing Girl a HannibalLecture over her immediate assumption of his guilt... to which she responds that he's directly responsible for 90% of the crime in the city, so for any given crime he's the obvious suspect -- and even if he's innocent he's at least likely to know who really is responsible.

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* '''Reconstructed''': Bob gives Amazing Girl a HannibalLecture BreakingSpeech over her immediate assumption of his guilt... to which she responds that he's directly responsible for 90% of the crime in the city, so for any given crime he's the obvious suspect -- and even if he's innocent he's at least likely to know who really is responsible.
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** Amazing Girl's unwavering presumption of Bob's guilt drives him to commit a really spectacular robbery to justify her bias.

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** Amazing Girl's unwavering presumption of Bob's guilt drives him to [[ThenLetMeBeEvil commit a really spectacular robbery to justify her bias.bias]].
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* '''Downplayed''': ???

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* '''Downplayed''': ???Bob was at or near the scene of the crime, but he didn't do it.
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* '''Conversed''': "[[NotSoFastBucko The show's not even half-over yet]], so the real villain must be someone else."

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* '''Conversed''': "[[NotSoFastBucko "[[YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle The show's not even half-over yet]], so the real villain must be someone else."



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* '''Parodied''': Amazing Girl pursues Dynamite Bob to the ends of the earth for the robbery of the Tropeville Bank. When she finally catches him, he testily proves that he didn't do it, wasting her time.

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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
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Amazing Girl pursues Dynamite Bob to the ends of the earth for the robbery of the Tropeville Bank. When she finally catches him, he testily proves that he didn't do it, wasting her time.
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** Dynamite Bob proves that he didn't rob Tropeville bank by providing evidence that he was mugging an old lady at the time.
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** A criminal is being read a list of charges, only to be interrupted by a minor character explaining that the last one on the list was actually him.
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-->'''[[TheHero Amazing Girl]]''': Come out wherever you are, Bob! I know you took down the link back to Not Me This Time!\\

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-->'''[[TheHero ->'''[[TheHero Amazing Girl]]''': Come out wherever you are, Bob! I know you took down the link back to Not Me This Time!\\

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* '''Straight''': [=AwesomeAlice=] pursues BigBad Bob for the robbery of the Tropeville Bank, but Bob proves he was elsewhere at the time.
* '''Exaggerated''': [=AwesomeAlice=] pursues Big Bad Bob because she misplaced her car keys, but Bob proves he was in the Andromeda Galaxy at the time.

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* '''Straight''': [=AwesomeAlice=] Amazing Girl pursues BigBad Dynamite Bob for the robbery of the Tropeville Bank, but Bob proves he was elsewhere at the time.
* '''Exaggerated''': [=AwesomeAlice=] Amazing Girl pursues Big Bad Dynamite Bob because she misplaced her car keys, but Bob proves he was in the Andromeda Galaxy at the time.time.
* '''Downplayed''': ???



* '''Inverted''': [=AwesomeAlice=] does not suspect Big Bad Bob at all despite conclusive evidence that it was him, and him even confessing to the crime.

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* '''Inverted''': [=AwesomeAlice=] '''Inverted''':
** Amazing Girl
does not suspect Big Bad Dynamite Bob at all despite conclusive evidence that it was him, and him even confessing to the crime.



* '''Subverted''': Just as [=AwesomeAlice=] is leaving, BigBad Bob breaks down laughing and admits that he did it.
* '''Double Subverted''': ...It later turns out that he didn't, he just wanted to waste Alice's time.
* '''Parodied''': [=AwesomeAlice=] pursues Big Bad Bob to the ends of the earth for the robbery of the Tropeville Bank. When she finally catches him, he testily proves that he didn't do it, wasting Alice's time.
* '''Deconstructed''': [=AwesomeAlice's=] unwavering presumption of Bob's guilt drives him to commit a really spectacular robbery to justify her bias.
** [=AwesomeAlice's=] constant assumption of Bob's guilt allows the real perpetrator to get away, and/or it [[CryingWolf destroys her credibility]] the next time Bob ''does'' commit a crime.
* '''Reconstructed''': Bob gives Alice a HannibalLecture over her immediate assumption of his guilt... to which she responds that he's directly responsible for 90% of the crime in the city, so for any given crime he's the obvious suspect -- and even if he's innocent he's at least likely to know who really is responsible.
* '''Zig Zagged''': [=AwesomeAlice=] chases down Big Bad Bob for the robbery of Tropeville Bank, but Bob professes his innocence and a length court battle ensues. Bob is convicted, but it's revealed that the witnesses were bribed and Bob goes OffOnATechnicality... until Alice discovers that ''Bob'' had the witnesses bribed in order to bring this about. When it's finally incontrovertibly proved that Bob is innocent, the audience discovers (but Alice doesn't) that the whole plan was to tie up Alice and the legal system for months [[InfractionDistraction so that they wouldn't notice Bob's diabolical]] EvilPlan being carried out in the meantime...

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* '''Subverted''': Just as [=AwesomeAlice=] Amazing Girl is leaving, BigBad Dynamite Bob breaks down laughing and admits that he did it.
* '''Double Subverted''': ...It later turns out that he didn't, he just wanted to waste Alice's Amazing Girl's time.
* '''Parodied''': [=AwesomeAlice=] Amazing Girl pursues Big Bad Dynamite Bob to the ends of the earth for the robbery of the Tropeville Bank. When she finally catches him, he testily proves that he didn't do it, wasting Alice's her time.
* '''Deconstructed''': [=AwesomeAlice's=] unwavering presumption of Bob's guilt drives him to commit a really spectacular robbery to justify her bias.
** [=AwesomeAlice's=] constant assumption of Bob's guilt allows the real perpetrator to get away, and/or it [[CryingWolf destroys her credibility]] the next time Bob ''does'' commit a crime.
* '''Reconstructed''': Bob gives Alice a HannibalLecture over her immediate assumption of his guilt... to which she responds that he's directly responsible for 90% of the crime in the city, so for any given crime he's the obvious suspect -- and even if he's innocent he's at least likely to know who really is responsible.
* '''Zig Zagged''': [=AwesomeAlice=] Amazing Girl chases down Big Bad Dynamite Bob for the robbery of Tropeville Bank, but Bob professes his innocence and a length court battle ensues. Bob is convicted, but it's revealed that the witnesses were bribed and Bob goes OffOnATechnicality... until Alice Amazing Girl discovers that ''Bob'' had the witnesses bribed in order to bring this about. When it's finally incontrovertibly proved that Bob is innocent, the audience discovers (but Alice Amazing Girl doesn't) that the whole plan was to tie up Alice Amazing Girl and the legal system for months [[InfractionDistraction so that they wouldn't notice Bob's diabolical]] EvilPlan being carried out in the meantime...



* '''Invoked''': Big Bad Bob made it look like he'd committed a crime to discredit Alice when she inevitably falsely accuses him of it.
* '''Defied''': Big Bad Bob makes sure he can be seen on the camera robbing the Tropeville Bank.
* '''Discussed''': "She caught Big Bad Bob too easily -- he ''can't'' be guilty."

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* '''Invoked''': Big Bad Dynamite Bob made it look like he'd committed a crime to discredit Alice Amazing Girl when she inevitably falsely accuses him of it.
* '''Exploited''': ???
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'''Defied''': Big Bad Dynamite Bob makes sure he can be seen on the camera robbing the Tropeville Bank.
* '''Discussed''': "She caught Big Bad Dynamite Bob too easily -- he ''can't'' be guilty."



* '''Deconstructed''':
** Amazing Girl's unwavering presumption of Bob's guilt drives him to commit a really spectacular robbery to justify her bias.
** Amazing Girl's constant assumption of Bob's guilt allows the real perpetrator to get away, and/or it [[CryingWolf destroys her credibility]] the next time Bob ''does'' commit a crime.
* '''Reconstructed''': Bob gives Amazing Girl a HannibalLecture over her immediate assumption of his guilt... to which she responds that he's directly responsible for 90% of the crime in the city, so for any given crime he's the obvious suspect -- and even if he's innocent he's at least likely to know who really is responsible.



'''[[TheHero Alice]]:''' Come out wherever you are, Bob! I know you took down the link back to Not Me This Time!\\
'''[[BigBad Bob]]:''' It wasn't me, I was out getting some ice cream! See, I'll even put [[NotMeThisTime the link back up]]!
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'''[[TheHero Alice]]:''' -->'''[[TheHero Amazing Girl]]''': Come out wherever you are, Bob! I know you took down the link back to Not Me This Time!\\
'''[[BigBad Bob]]:''' Dynamite Bob]]''': It wasn't me, I was out getting some ice cream! See, I'll even put [[NotMeThisTime the link back up]]!
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** HijackedByGanon
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* '''Exaggerated''': [=AwesomeAlice=] pursues BigBad Bob because she misplaced her car keys, but Bob proves he was in the Andromeda Galaxy at the time.

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* '''Exaggerated''': [=AwesomeAlice=] pursues BigBad Big Bad Bob because she misplaced her car keys, but Bob proves he was in the Andromeda Galaxy at the time.



* '''Inverted''': [=AwesomeAlice=] does not suspect BigBad Bob at all despite conclusive evidence that it was him, and him even confessing to the crime.
* '''Subverted''': [=AwesomeAlice=] is about to hunt down BigBad Bob for the robbery of the Tropeville Bank, only to have fellow super-heroine [=CyberCarol=] mention that she had captured Bob while the robbery took place.
* '''Double Subverted''': It turns out that [=CyberCarol=] was lying; she and BigBad Bob [[FaceHeelTurn engineered the robbery together.]]
* '''Parodied''': [=AwesomeAlice=] pursues BigBad Bob across the ends of the earth for the robbery of the Tropeville Bank. When she finally catches him, he testily proves that he didn't do it, wasting Alice's time.

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* '''Inverted''': [=AwesomeAlice=] does not suspect BigBad Big Bad Bob at all despite conclusive evidence that it was him, and him even confessing to the crime.
* '''Subverted''': Just as [=AwesomeAlice=] is about to hunt down leaving, BigBad Bob for the robbery of the Tropeville Bank, only to have fellow super-heroine [=CyberCarol=] mention breaks down laughing and admits that she had captured Bob while the robbery took place.
he did it.
* '''Double Subverted''': Subverted''': ...It later turns out that [=CyberCarol=] was lying; she and BigBad Bob [[FaceHeelTurn engineered the robbery together.]]
he didn't, he just wanted to waste Alice's time.
* '''Parodied''': [=AwesomeAlice=] pursues BigBad Big Bad Bob across to the ends of the earth for the robbery of the Tropeville Bank. When she finally catches him, he testily proves that he didn't do it, wasting Alice's time.



* '''Reconstructed''': After BigBad Bob steals the contents of Fort Knox, [=AwesomeAlice=] ''doesn't'' immediately suspect him, because she believed her presumption of guilt was clouding her judgment.
* '''Zig Zagged''': [=AwesomeAlice=] chases down BigBad Bob for the robbery of Tropeville Bank, but Bob uses witnesses to prove that he was downtown at the time, but later it is revealed that the witnesses were bribed and Bob is guilty, but that Bob is then shown to be a robot and the real Bob appears proving that he was captured by Devious Dave, but secretly everything is going according to Bob's EvilPlan, and....

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* '''Reconstructed''': After BigBad Bob steals gives Alice a HannibalLecture over her immediate assumption of his guilt... to which she responds that he's directly responsible for 90% of the contents of Fort Knox, [=AwesomeAlice=] ''doesn't'' immediately crime in the city, so for any given crime he's the obvious suspect him, because she believed her presumption of guilt was clouding her judgment.
-- and even if he's innocent he's at least likely to know who really is responsible.
* '''Zig Zagged''': [=AwesomeAlice=] chases down BigBad Big Bad Bob for the robbery of Tropeville Bank, but Bob uses witnesses to prove that he was downtown at the time, professes his innocence and a length court battle ensues. Bob is convicted, but later it is it's revealed that the witnesses were bribed and Bob is guilty, but goes OffOnATechnicality... until Alice discovers that ''Bob'' had the witnesses bribed in order to bring this about. When it's finally incontrovertibly proved that Bob is then shown innocent, the audience discovers (but Alice doesn't) that the whole plan was to be a robot tie up Alice and the real Bob appears proving legal system for months [[InfractionDistraction so that he was captured by Devious Dave, but secretly everything is going according to they wouldn't notice Bob's EvilPlan, and....diabolical]] EvilPlan being carried out in the meantime...



* '''Enforced''': [=AwesomeAlice=] has a deep-seated mistrust of all men, and she always assumes Bob is behind every wrongdoing.
* '''Lampshaded''': "All right, Alice, what are you accusing me of ''this'' time?"
* '''Invoked''': BigBad Bob is just a law-abiding citizen who [[{{Cosplay}} pretends to be a super-villain]] for fun; he's never committed a crime in his life.
* '''Defied''': BigBad Bob makes sure he can be seen on the camera robbing the Tropeville Bank.
* '''Discussed''': "She caught BigBad Bob too easily -- he ''can't'' be guilty."
* '''Conversed''': "The show's not even half-over yet, so the real villain must be someone else."

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* '''Enforced''': [=AwesomeAlice=] has "This show is getting a deep-seated mistrust of all men, and she always assumes bit StrictlyFormula. How about we have a crime that Bob is behind every wrongdoing.
''didn't'' commit?"
* '''Lampshaded''': "All right, Alice, what are "Why'd you accusing me of ''this'' time?"
* '''Invoked''': BigBad Bob is just a law-abiding citizen who [[{{Cosplay}} pretends to be a super-villain]] for fun; he's never committed a crime in his life.
* '''Defied''': BigBad Bob makes sure he can be seen on the camera robbing the Tropeville Bank.
* '''Discussed''': "She caught BigBad Bob too easily -- he ''can't'' be guilty.
assume it was me? This one doesn't fit my profile at ''all''..."
* '''Invoked''': Big Bad Bob made it look like he'd committed a crime to discredit Alice when she inevitably falsely accuses him of it.
* '''Defied''': Big Bad Bob makes sure he can be seen on the camera robbing the Tropeville Bank.
* '''Discussed''': "She caught Big Bad Bob too easily -- he ''can't'' be guilty."
* '''Conversed''': "The "[[NotSoFastBucko The show's not even half-over yet, yet]], so the real villain must be someone else."
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* '''Zig Zagged''': [=AwesomeAlice=] chases down BigBad Bob for the robbery of Tropeville Bank, but Bob uses witnesses to prove that he was downtown at the time, but later it is revealed that the witnesses were bribed and Bob is guilty, but that Bob is then shown to be a robot and the real Bob appears proving that he was captured by Devious Dave, but secretly everything is going according to Bob's XanatosGambit, and....

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* '''Zig Zagged''': [=AwesomeAlice=] chases down BigBad Bob for the robbery of Tropeville Bank, but Bob uses witnesses to prove that he was downtown at the time, but later it is revealed that the witnesses were bribed and Bob is guilty, but that Bob is then shown to be a robot and the real Bob appears proving that he was captured by Devious Dave, but secretly everything is going according to Bob's XanatosGambit, EvilPlan, and....
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** [=AwesomeAlice's=] constant assumption of Bob's guilt allows the real perpetrator to get away, and/or it [[CryingWolf destroys her credibility]] the next time Bob ''does'' commit a crime.
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* '''Defied''': BigBad Bob is seen on the camera robbing the Tropeville Bank.

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* '''Defied''': BigBad Bob is makes sure he can be seen on the camera robbing the Tropeville Bank.
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'''[[TheHero Alice]]:''' Come out wherever you are, Bob! I know you took down the link back to Not Me This Time!

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'''[[TheHero Alice]]:''' Come out wherever you are, Bob! I know you took down the link back to Not Me This Time!Time!\\

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Back to NotMeThisTime

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Back '''[[TheHero Alice]]:''' Come out wherever you are, Bob! I know you took down the link back to NotMeThisTimeNot Me This Time!
'''[[BigBad Bob]]:''' It wasn't me, I was out getting some ice cream! See, I'll even put [[NotMeThisTime the link back up]]!
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* '''Zig Zagged''': [=AwesomeAlice=] chases down BigBad Bob for the robbery of Tropeville Bank, but Bob uses witnesses to prove that he was downtown at the time, but later it is revealed that the witnesses were bribed and Bob did is guilty, but that Bob is then shown to be a robot and the real Bob appears proving that he was captured by Devious Dave, but secretly everything is going according to Bob's XanatosGambit, and....

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* '''Zig Zagged''': [=AwesomeAlice=] chases down BigBad Bob for the robbery of Tropeville Bank, but Bob uses witnesses to prove that he was downtown at the time, but later it is revealed that the witnesses were bribed and Bob did is guilty, but that Bob is then shown to be a robot and the real Bob appears proving that he was captured by Devious Dave, but secretly everything is going according to Bob's XanatosGambit, and....

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