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** The writers wanted to set up AnAesop about one or more of: not jumping to conclusions, listening, not eavesdropping, or about asking people for clarification.
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** The writers wanted to set up AnAesop about one or more of: listening, not jumping to conclusions, listening, not eavesdropping, or about asking people for clarification.
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* '''Straight''': Alice hears Bob say "Begone, you unholy pest!" to a fly and thinks he's talking to her.
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* '''Straight''': Alice hears Bob say say, "Begone, you unholy pest!" to a fly and thinks he's talking to her.
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** Alice then hears Bob add "Drat that fly."
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** Alice then hears Bob add add, "Drat that fly."
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* '''Lampshaded''': "Gee whiz, I was only talking to a fly but now my best friend thinks I've insulted her!"
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* '''Lampshaded''': "Gee whiz, I was only talking to a fly fly, but now my best friend thinks I've insulted her!"
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** Bob says "I was just talking to a fly!"
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** Bob says says, "I was just talking to a fly!"
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* '''Played for Laughs''': The next time Alice sees Bob, she blurts out a long-winded apology and Bob just says "What the heck?"
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* '''Played for Laughs''': The next time Alice sees Bob, she blurts out a long-winded apology and Bob just says says, "What the heck?"
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** ''All'' of the other characters hear Bob say that and worry that he means one of them.
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** ''All'' of the other characters hear Bob say that and worry that he means one of them.
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* '''Downplayed''': ???
* '''Justified''': Bob was in earshot, but he was out of sight so Alice couldn't see that he was talking to the fly.
* '''Inverted''': ???
* '''Subverted''': Bob says "Begone, you unholy pest!" to a fly. The screen cuts to Alice looking shocked and saying "How dare he say that about me?!" but it turns out that she was talking about a letter she got from Charlie.
* '''Justified''': Bob was in earshot, but he was out of sight so Alice couldn't see that he was talking to the fly.
* '''Inverted''': ???
* '''Subverted''': Bob says "Begone, you unholy pest!" to a fly. The screen cuts to Alice looking shocked and saying "How dare he say that about me?!" but it turns out that she was talking about a letter she got from Charlie.
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* '''Downplayed''': ???
Alice overhears Bob planning a surprise party for "Alice" and wonders why, since her birthday is six months away, but she doesn't benefit from the OneSteveLimit -- he was referring to a different Alice.
* '''Justified''':Bob was in earshot, but he was out of sight so Alice couldn't could hear Bob but not see him, so she had no idea that he was talking to the fly.
* '''Inverted''':???
Alice can't see anything around Bob but somehow [[ImprobablyPredictable knows exactly what he's saying and everything about the context thereof]].
* '''Subverted''': Bobsays says, "Begone, you unholy pest!" to a fly. The screen cuts to Alice looking a shocked and saying Alice saying, "How dare he say that about me?!" but it turns out that she was talking about a letter she got from Charlie.
* '''Justified''':
* '''Inverted''':
* '''Subverted''': Bob
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* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zigzagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': Alice either does not hear Bob say anything she's not listening to, or doesn't jump to any conclusions.
* '''Zigzagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': Alice either does not hear Bob say anything she's not listening to, or doesn't jump to any conclusions.
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* '''Parodied''': ???
Every time Alice hears Bob say something out of the blue about a person, place, or thing that isn't herself, she thinks it ''is'' about her. The only time she hears him talking about her without context, she assumes it's about someone/something else.
*'''Zigzagged''': ???
'''Zig-Zagged''':
** Alice assumes several things, of which some are borne out and others not.
** Alice then hears Bob add "Drat that fly."
* '''Averted''': Alice either does not hear Bob say anything she's not actively listening to, or doesn't jump to any conclusions.
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** Alice assumes several things, of which some are borne out and others not.
** Alice then hears Bob add "Drat that fly."
* '''Averted''': Alice either does not hear Bob say anything she's not actively listening to, or doesn't jump to any conclusions.
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** The writers wanted to set up AnAesop either about not jumping to conclusions, listening, not eavesdropping, or about asking people for clarification.
** The writers wanted a FeudEpisode between AliceAndBob, but Bob's such a NiceGuy that he'd be OutOfCharacter if he decided not to be friends with Alice so they decided to have it only on Alice's part, but Alice isn't the type to decide not to be friends with one of her TrueCompanions so they decided this was the best way to have her make that decision.
** The writers wanted a FeudEpisode between AliceAndBob, but Bob's such a NiceGuy that he'd be OutOfCharacter if he decided not to be friends with Alice so they decided to have it only on Alice's part, but Alice isn't the type to decide not to be friends with one of her TrueCompanions so they decided this was the best way to have her make that decision.
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** The writers wanted to set up AnAesop either about one or more of: not jumping to conclusions, listening, not eavesdropping, or about asking people for clarification.
** The writers wanted a FeudEpisode between AliceAndBob, but Bob's such a NiceGuy that he'd be OutOfCharacter if he decided not to be friends with Alice so they decided to have it only on Alice's part, but Alice isn't the type to decide not to be friends with one of her TrueCompanions so they decided this was the best way to have hermake that decision.decide that.
** The writers wanted a FeudEpisode between AliceAndBob, but Bob's such a NiceGuy that he'd be OutOfCharacter if he decided not to be friends with Alice so they decided to have it only on Alice's part, but Alice isn't the type to decide not to be friends with one of her TrueCompanions so they decided this was the best way to have her
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* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???
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* '''Invoked''': ???
[[TheGadfly Gary]] has Alice listen to Bob but not see him.
* '''Exploited''':???[[TheCorrupter Gary]] then plays on Alice's sudden fear of Bob.
* '''Exploited''':
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** Bob shouts "I was just talking to a fly!".
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** Bob shouts says "I was just talking to a fly!".fly!"
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--> '''Alice''': "I overheard Bob say 'Begone, you unholy pest!'. Did I offend him?"
--> '''Diane''': "Probably not. I can't see how. And you know how creative Bob is with words, he was probably talking to a fly or something."
--> '''Diane''': "Probably not. I can't see how. And you know how creative Bob is with words, he was probably talking to a fly or something."
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--> '''Diane''': "Probably
-->'''Diane''': Probably not. I can't see how. And you know how creative Bob is with words, he was probably talking to a fly or something.
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* '''Implied''': Bob says to the fly, "Begone, you unholy pest!". The screen then cuts to Alice in the next room, looking shocked, but it's never revealed why.
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* '''Implied''': Bob says to the fly, "Begone, you unholy pest!". pest!" The screen then cuts to Alice in the next room, looking shocked, but it's never revealed why.
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'''Basic Trope''': Someone hears someone say something out of context (whether because they're eavesdropping or just overheard) and ends up assuming something wrong.
* '''Straight''': Alice hears Bob say "Begone, you unholy pest!" to a fly and thinks he's talking to her.
* '''Exaggerated''':
** ''All'' of the other characters hear Bob say that and worry that he means one of them.
** Alice overhears the "unholy pest" line, then starts listening, but a helicopter is nearby so it's noisy and she only hears a few random words, which lead her to [[MistakenForAliens believe Bob is an alien]] who thinks she's an unholy pest and [[MistakenForMurderer is planning to murder someone]].
* '''Downplayed''': ???
* '''Justified''': Bob was in earshot, but he was out of sight so Alice couldn't see that he was talking to the fly.
* '''Inverted''': ???
* '''Subverted''': Bob says "Begone, you unholy pest!" to a fly. The screen cuts to Alice looking shocked and saying "How dare he say that about me?!" but it turns out that she was talking about a letter she got from Charlie.
* '''Double Subverted''': But then Bob says, "I'm going to kill you!" to the same fly and Alice worries that he's making a death threat.
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zigzagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': Alice either does not hear Bob say anything she's not listening to, or doesn't jump to any conclusions.
* '''Enforced''':
** The writers wanted to set up AnAesop either about not jumping to conclusions, listening, not eavesdropping, or about asking people for clarification.
** The writers wanted a FeudEpisode between AliceAndBob, but Bob's such a NiceGuy that he'd be OutOfCharacter if he decided not to be friends with Alice so they decided to have it only on Alice's part, but Alice isn't the type to decide not to be friends with one of her TrueCompanions so they decided this was the best way to have her make that decision.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Gee whiz, I was only talking to a fly but now my best friend thinks I've insulted her!"
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''':
** Alice outright asks Bob who he was talking to.
** Bob shouts "I was just talking to a fly!".
* '''Discussed''':
--> '''Alice''': "I overheard Bob say 'Begone, you unholy pest!'. Did I offend him?"
--> '''Diane''': "Probably not. I can't see how. And you know how creative Bob is with words, he was probably talking to a fly or something."
* '''Conversed''': "Those characters should always ask for clarification if they only hear a bit of what the other one said."
* '''Implied''': Bob says to the fly, "Begone, you unholy pest!". The screen then cuts to Alice in the next room, looking shocked, but it's never revealed why.
* '''Deconstructed''': ???
* '''Reconstructed''': ???
* '''Played for Laughs''': The next time Alice sees Bob, she blurts out a long-winded apology and Bob just says "What the heck?"
* '''Played for Drama''': Alice avoids Bob because she thinks he doesn't like her, which makes Bob sad and causes him to wonder if he did anything wrong.
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* '''Straight''': Alice hears Bob say "Begone, you unholy pest!" to a fly and thinks he's talking to her.
* '''Exaggerated''':
** ''All'' of the other characters hear Bob say that and worry that he means one of them.
** Alice overhears the "unholy pest" line, then starts listening, but a helicopter is nearby so it's noisy and she only hears a few random words, which lead her to [[MistakenForAliens believe Bob is an alien]] who thinks she's an unholy pest and [[MistakenForMurderer is planning to murder someone]].
* '''Downplayed''': ???
* '''Justified''': Bob was in earshot, but he was out of sight so Alice couldn't see that he was talking to the fly.
* '''Inverted''': ???
* '''Subverted''': Bob says "Begone, you unholy pest!" to a fly. The screen cuts to Alice looking shocked and saying "How dare he say that about me?!" but it turns out that she was talking about a letter she got from Charlie.
* '''Double Subverted''': But then Bob says, "I'm going to kill you!" to the same fly and Alice worries that he's making a death threat.
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zigzagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': Alice either does not hear Bob say anything she's not listening to, or doesn't jump to any conclusions.
* '''Enforced''':
** The writers wanted to set up AnAesop either about not jumping to conclusions, listening, not eavesdropping, or about asking people for clarification.
** The writers wanted a FeudEpisode between AliceAndBob, but Bob's such a NiceGuy that he'd be OutOfCharacter if he decided not to be friends with Alice so they decided to have it only on Alice's part, but Alice isn't the type to decide not to be friends with one of her TrueCompanions so they decided this was the best way to have her make that decision.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Gee whiz, I was only talking to a fly but now my best friend thinks I've insulted her!"
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''':
** Alice outright asks Bob who he was talking to.
** Bob shouts "I was just talking to a fly!".
* '''Discussed''':
--> '''Alice''': "I overheard Bob say 'Begone, you unholy pest!'. Did I offend him?"
--> '''Diane''': "Probably not. I can't see how. And you know how creative Bob is with words, he was probably talking to a fly or something."
* '''Conversed''': "Those characters should always ask for clarification if they only hear a bit of what the other one said."
* '''Implied''': Bob says to the fly, "Begone, you unholy pest!". The screen then cuts to Alice in the next room, looking shocked, but it's never revealed why.
* '''Deconstructed''': ???
* '''Reconstructed''': ???
* '''Played for Laughs''': The next time Alice sees Bob, she blurts out a long-winded apology and Bob just says "What the heck?"
* '''Played for Drama''': Alice avoids Bob because she thinks he doesn't like her, which makes Bob sad and causes him to wonder if he did anything wrong.
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