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* '''Deconstructed''': No one ever believes Crazy Bob and Alice because even though every now and then they come up with a theory that is true, for the most part, they usually [[TalkativeLoon spout out random nonsense]]. They are eventually determined to be a danger to themselves and/or others and are put away. When their prediction comes true, no one is prepared and the poor Crazy Bob and Alice can't even protect themselves because they are in a straight jacket.

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* '''Deconstructed''': [[CassandraTruth No one ever believes believes]] Crazy Bob and Alice because even though every now and then they come up with a theory that is true, for the most part, they usually [[TalkativeLoon spout out random nonsense]]. They are eventually determined to be a danger to themselves and/or others and are put away. When their prediction comes true, no one is prepared and the poor Crazy Bob and Alice can't even protect themselves because they are in a straight jacket.
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* '''Implied''': Where nothing had happened yet, [[InsufferableGenius Frederick]] tells [[SkilledButNaive Benny]] about how many times [[KindheartedSimpleton Danny]] always bought into Crazy Bob and Alice's outlandish stories that always proved that Frederick was wrongly blunt and stubborn about perceiving and labeling them as rambling morons or blithering idiots because of thinking that what they were telling what they thought just happened or why they even mentioned it was frivolous and vapid, just enough to question himself about how his own ego was even leading himself anywhere.

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* '''Implied''': Where nothing had happened yet, [[InsufferableGenius Frederick]] tells [[SkilledButNaive Benny]] about how many times [[KindheartedSimpleton Danny]] always bought into Crazy Bob and Alice's outlandish stories that always proved that Frederick was wrongly blunt and stubborn about perceiving and labeling them as rambling morons or [[TheDitz blithering idiots idiots]] because of thinking that what they were telling what they thought just happened or why they even mentioned it was frivolous and vapid, just enough to question himself about how his own ego was even leading himself anywhere.
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* '''Invoked''': Bob & Alice were ObfuscatingInsanity in hopes that should use supernatural conspiracies to have others learn of them, they won't feel a need to take action against both of them.

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* '''Invoked''': Bob & Alice were ObfuscatingInsanity in hopes that should use using supernatural conspiracies to would have others learn of them, so they won't feel a need to take action against both of them.
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* '''Straight''': Crazy Bob and Alice believe that there's a theory involving the supernatural and they is right.

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* '''Straight''': Crazy Bob and Alice believe that there's a theory involving the supernatural and they is were right.
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* '''Zig Zagged''': Crazy Bob and [[GeniusDitz Alice]] were right about some things that happened and were wrong about what just happened.

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* '''Zig Zagged''': Crazy Bob and [[GeniusDitz Alice]] were right about some things that happened and were also wrong about some things with what just happened.



* '''Lampshaded''': "Why're the weirdos that always know what's happening here?"

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* '''Lampshaded''': "Why're the weirdos that always know what's happening here?"here instead of the sane people seeming careless about their reality?"



* '''Discussed''': "This story has told over and over how the weird ones that were right about something never tell what was so outlandish in a way that others will believe them until it's too late. It probably shows how much people can trust others so little when it's the wrong time."

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* '''Discussed''': "This story has told over and over how the weird ones that were right about something and they never tell others what was so outlandish in a way that others will believe them until it's too late. late to believe them. It probably shows how much little people can trust others so little others, especially when it's at the wrong time."



* '''Deconstructed''': No one ever believes Crazy Bob because even though every now and then he comes up with a theory that is true, for the most part, he is [[TalkativeLoon spouting out random nonsense]]. He is eventually determined to be a danger to himself and/or others and is put away. When his prediction comes true, no one is prepared and poor Crazy Bob can't even protect himself because he's in a straight jacket.

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* '''Deconstructed''': No one ever believes Crazy Bob and Alice because even though every now and then he comes they come up with a theory that is true, for the most part, he is they usually [[TalkativeLoon spouting spout out random nonsense]]. He is They are eventually determined to be a danger to himself themselves and/or others and is are put away. When his their prediction comes true, no one is prepared and the poor Crazy Bob and Alice can't even protect himself themselves because he's they are in a straight jacket.
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* '''Implied''': Where nothing had happened yet, [[InsufferableGenius Frederick]] tells [[SkilledButNaive Benny]] about how many times [[KindheartedSimpleton Danny]] always bought into Crazy Bob and Alice's outlandish stories that always proved that Frederick was wrongly blunt and stubborn about perceiving them as rambling morons or blithering idiots because of telling what they thought just happened or why they even mentioned it, just enough to question himself about how his own ego was even leading himself anywhere.

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* '''Implied''': Where nothing had happened yet, [[InsufferableGenius Frederick]] tells [[SkilledButNaive Benny]] about how many times [[KindheartedSimpleton Danny]] always bought into Crazy Bob and Alice's outlandish stories that always proved that Frederick was wrongly blunt and stubborn about perceiving and labeling them as rambling morons or blithering idiots because of thinking that what they were telling what they thought just happened or why they even mentioned it, it was frivolous and vapid, just enough to question himself about how his own ego was even leading himself anywhere.
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* '''Implied''': Where nothing had happened yet, [[InsufferableGenius Frederick]] tells [[SkilledButNaive Benny]] about how many times [[KindheartedSimpleton Danny]] always bought into Crazy Bob and Alice's outlandish stories that always proved Frederick was wrong about perceiving them as rambling morons about, just enough to question himself about his own ego leading himself anywhere.

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* '''Implied''': Where nothing had happened yet, [[InsufferableGenius Frederick]] tells [[SkilledButNaive Benny]] about how many times [[KindheartedSimpleton Danny]] always bought into Crazy Bob and Alice's outlandish stories that always proved that Frederick was wrong wrongly blunt and stubborn about perceiving them as rambling morons about, or blithering idiots because of telling what they thought just happened or why they even mentioned it, just enough to question himself about how his own ego was even leading himself anywhere.
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** Or, Alice and Bob isn't crazy at all when telling the truth.

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** Or, Alice and Bob isn't aren't crazy at all when [[CassandraTruth telling the truth.truth]].



* '''Invoked''': Bob & Alice were ObfuscatingInsanity in hopes that should the supernatural conspiracy learn of him, they won't feel a need to take action against both of them.
* '''Exploited''': Once Frederick would realize that Bob and Alice were always correct in their outlandish theories and seemingly far-fetched resolutions, he begins to take advantage of the information of the two for his own benefits or for an different cause.

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* '''Invoked''': Bob & Alice were ObfuscatingInsanity in hopes that should the use supernatural conspiracy conspiracies to have others learn of him, them, they won't feel a need to take action against both of them.
* '''Exploited''': Once Frederick would realize that Bob and Alice were always correct in their outlandish theories and seemingly far-fetched resolutions, he begins to take advantage of the information of the two for his own benefits or for an a different cause.
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* '''Exploited''': Once Frederick realizes Bob and Alice were always correct in his outlandish theories, he begins to take advantage of the information of the two.

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* '''Exploited''': Once Frederick realizes would realize that Bob and Alice were always correct in his their outlandish theories, theories and seemingly far-fetched resolutions, he begins to take advantage of the information of the two.two for his own benefits or for an different cause.



* '''Deconstructed''': No one ever believes Crazy Bob because even though every now and then he comes up with a theory that is true, for the most part he is [[TalkativeLoon spouting out random nonsense]]. He is eventually determined to be a danger to himself and/or others and is put away. When his prediction comes true, no one is prepared and poor Crazy Bob can't even protect himself because he's in a straight jacket.

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* '''Deconstructed''': No one ever believes Crazy Bob because even though every now and then he comes up with a theory that is true, for the most part part, he is [[TalkativeLoon spouting out random nonsense]]. He is eventually determined to be a danger to himself and/or others and is put away. When his prediction comes true, no one is prepared and poor Crazy Bob can't even protect himself because he's in a straight jacket.
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* '''Reconstructed''': Luckily ([[ProperlyParanoid in this specific case]]) Crazy Bob's predictions are investigated by other conspiracy theorists, who manage to dig up evidence that would convince anyone.

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* '''Reconstructed''': Luckily ([[ProperlyParanoid in this specific case]]) Alice and Crazy Bob's predictions are investigated by other conspiracy theorists, who manage to dig up evidence that would convince anyone.anyone, a lot more than they usually do.

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'''Basic Trope''': A CloudCuckoolander who was right.
* '''Straight''': Crazy Bob believes that there's a theory involving the supernatural and he is right.

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'''Basic Trope''': A CloudCuckoolander who was right.
right about something.
* '''Straight''': Crazy Bob believes and Alice believe that there's a theory involving the supernatural and he they is right.



** Any and all theories that Crazy Bob presents about the supernatural, no matter how insane, are always correct, down to the very last detail.
** Crazy Bob predicted how everything would play out, up to and including the detail about the flying unicorns coming out of a portal to Hell, wielding penis swords with rainbow lasers coming out of them.
* '''Downplayed''': Crazy Bob believes that some kind of secret conspiracy or supernatural force is working within his city. While there's no conclusive prove of his theory, ''there's'' something sinister behind all the events that surround Crazy Bob's town.
* '''Justified''': Finding out about the supernatural thing ''[[GoMadFromTheRevelation caused]]'' his craziness in the first place.
* '''Inverted''': Everyone except Bob is a CloudCuckoolander and while Bob is normally the OnlySaneMan, in one case he gets something wrong that everyone else gets right.
* '''Subverted''': Crazy Bob theory of a supernatural conspiracy seems to be proven right - until it's revealed that he and his friends are on a reality show.
** [[CassandraTruth Crazy Bob was never crazy but the truth is so strange it is nearly impossible to not sound insane when you say things like "ants ]] [[OrganicTechnology evolved from a crashed]] [[LivingShip alien space ship having to survive on its own on earth instead of in space"]] while nobody has seen any alien spaceships much less organic ones.

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** Any and all theories that Crazy Bob presents and Alice presented about the supernatural, no matter how insane, are always correct, down to the very last detail.
** Crazy Bob predicted how everything would play out, up to and including the detail Alice mentions about the flying unicorns coming out of a portal to Hell, wielding penis swords with rainbow lasers coming out of them.
* '''Downplayed''': Crazy Bob believes and Alice believe that some kind of secret conspiracy or supernatural force is working within his city. While there's no conclusive prove proof of his theory, ''there's'' something sinister behind all the events that surround Crazy Bob's Bob and Alice's town.
* '''Justified''': Finding out about the supernatural thing ''[[GoMadFromTheRevelation caused]]'' his their craziness in the first place.
* '''Inverted''': Everyone except Bob and Alice is a CloudCuckoolander and while Bob is and Alice are normally the OnlySaneMan, [[OnlySaneMan sane characters]], in one case he gets they got something wrong that everyone else gets right.
was right about.
* '''Subverted''': Alice and Crazy Bob Bob's theory of a supernatural conspiracy seems to be proven right - until it's revealed that he they and his their friends are on a reality show.
** [[CassandraTruth Crazy Bob was and Alice were never crazy but the truth is so strange it is nearly impossible to not sound insane when you say things like "ants ]] [[OrganicTechnology evolved from a crashed]] [[LivingShip alien space ship having to survive on its own on earth instead of in space"]] while nobody has seen any alien spaceships much less organic ones.



* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???Crazy Bob and [[GeniusDitz Alice]] were right about some things that happened and were wrong about what just happened.



** Crazy Bob's theories are clearly wrong.
** Or, Bob isn't crazy at all.

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** Alice and Crazy Bob's theories are clearly wrong.
** Or, Alice and Bob isn't crazy at all.all when telling the truth.



* '''Lampshaded''': " Why it's the weirdos that always known what's happening here?"
* '''Invoked''': Bob is ObfuscatingInsanity in hopes that should the supernatural conspiracy learn of him, they won't feel a need to take action against him.
* '''Exploited''': Once Alice realizes Bob is always correct in his outlandish theories, she begins to take advantage of the information.
* '''Defied''': ???
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???

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* '''Lampshaded''': " Why it's "Why're the weirdos that always known know what's happening here?"
* '''Invoked''': Bob is & Alice were ObfuscatingInsanity in hopes that should the supernatural conspiracy learn of him, they won't feel a need to take action against him.
both of them.
* '''Exploited''': Once Alice Frederick realizes Bob is and Alice were always correct in his outlandish theories, she he begins to take advantage of the information.
information of the two.
* '''Defied''': ???
Alice and Crazy Bob go to people that are open-minded enough to actually believe them and not those who go against everyone's opinions.
* '''Discussed''': ???
"This story has told over and over how the weird ones that were right about something never tell what was so outlandish in a way that others will believe them until it's too late. It probably shows how much people can trust others so little when it's the wrong time."
* '''Conversed''': ???"I wonder how the eccentric can be so knowledgable aside from their loony behavior."



* '''Implied''': Where nothing had happened yet, [[InsufferableGenius Frederick]] tells [[SkilledButNaive Benny]] about how many times [[KindheartedSimpleton Danny]] always bought into Crazy Bob and Alice's outlandish stories that always proved Frederick was wrong about perceiving them as rambling morons about, just enough to question himself about his own ego leading himself anywhere.
* '''Played For Laughs''': The result in something Crazy Bob and Alice were right about led to a comedic cause when they won in something aside from [[StrawLoser how much they embarrass themselves]] and as a [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome moment in something awesome]] at the same time.
* '''Played For Drama''': The result in something Crazy Bob and Alice were right about led to a depressing and traumatic cause where they now needed to solve the problem that just occurred in order to help their friends and other people with getting out of the situation at hand.



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%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???
%%* '''Played For Drama''': ???

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%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???
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** [[CassandraTruth Crazy Bob was never crazy but the truth is so strange it is nearly impossible to not sound insane when you say things like "ants ]] [[OrganicTechnology evolved from a crashed]] [[LivingShip alien space ship having to survive on its own on earth instead of in space"]] while nobody has seen any alien spaceships much less organic ones.
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* '''Exploited''': ???

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* '''Exploited''': ???Once Alice realizes Bob is always correct in his outlandish theories, she begins to take advantage of the information.
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* '''Downplayed''': Crazy Bob believes that some kind of secret conspiracy or supernatural force working within his city. While there's no conclusive prove of his theory, ''there's'' something sinister behind all the events that surround Crazy Bob's town.

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* '''Downplayed''': Crazy Bob believes that some kind of secret conspiracy or supernatural force is working within his city. While there's no conclusive prove of his theory, ''there's'' something sinister behind all the events that surround Crazy Bob's town.
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** Any and all theory that Crazy Bob presents about the supernatural, no matter how insane, is always correct, down to the very last detail.

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** Any and all theory theories that Crazy Bob presents about the supernatural, no matter how insane, is are always correct, down to the very last detail.
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* '''Inverted''': Everyone except Bob is a CloudCuckoolander and while Bob is normally the Only Sane Man, in one case he gets something wrong that everyone else gets right.

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* '''Inverted''': Everyone except Bob is a CloudCuckoolander and while Bob is normally the Only Sane Man, OnlySaneMan, in one case he gets something wrong that everyone else gets right.


* '''Lampshaded''': " [[GenreSavvy Why it's the weirdos that always known what's happening here]]?"

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* '''Lampshaded''': " [[GenreSavvy Why it's the weirdos that always known what's happening here]]?"here?"
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* '''Reconstructed''': Luckily ([[ProperlyParanoid in this specific case]]) Crazy Bob's predictions are investigated by other conspiracy theorists, who manage to dig up evidence that would convince anyone.
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** Any and all theory that Crazy Bob presents about the supernatural, no matter how insane, is always correct in all it's details.

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** Any and all theory that Crazy Bob presents about the supernatural, no matter how insane, is always correct in all it's details.correct, down to the very last detail.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Any and all theory that Crazy Bob presents about the supernatural, no matter how insane, is always correct in all it's details.

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Any and all theory that Crazy Bob presents about the supernatural, no matter how insane, is always correct in all it's details.
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** Crazy Bob predicted how everything would play out, up to and including the detail about the flying unicorns coming out of a portal to Hell, wielding penis swords with rainbow lasers coming out of them.
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* '''Invoked''': ???

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* '''Invoked''': ???Bob is ObfuscatingInsanity in hopes that should the supernatural conspiracy learn of him, they won't feel a need to take action against him.
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* '''Inverted''': ???
* '''Subverted''': ???
* '''Double Subverted''': ???

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* '''Inverted''': ???
Everyone except Bob is a CloudCuckoolander and while Bob is normally the Only Sane Man, in one case he gets something wrong that everyone else gets right.
* '''Subverted''': ???
Crazy Bob theory of a supernatural conspiracy seems to be proven right - until it's revealed that he and his friends are on a reality show.
* '''Double Subverted''': ???The reality show is run by supernatural beings.
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* '''Downplayed''': Crazy Bob belivies that some kind of secret conspiracy or supernatural force working within his city. While there's no conclussive prove of his theory, ''there's'' something sinister behind all the events tat surround Crazy Bob's town.

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* '''Downplayed''': Crazy Bob belivies believes that some kind of secret conspiracy or supernatural force working within his city. While there's no conclussive conclusive prove of his theory, ''there's'' something sinister behind all the events tat that surround Crazy Bob's town.



* '''Lampshaded''': " [[GenreSavvy Why it's the wierdos that always known what's happening here]]?"

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* '''Lampshaded''': " [[GenreSavvy Why it's the wierdos weirdos that always known what's happening here]]?"
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* '''Exaggerated''': ???
* '''Downplayed''': ???

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* '''Exaggerated''': ???
Any and all theory that Crazy Bob presents about the supernatural, no matter how insane, is always correct in all it's details.
* '''Downplayed''': ???Crazy Bob belivies that some kind of secret conspiracy or supernatural force working within his city. While there's no conclussive prove of his theory, ''there's'' something sinister behind all the events tat surround Crazy Bob's town.



* '''Lampshaded''': ???

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* '''Lampshaded''': ???" [[GenreSavvy Why it's the wierdos that always known what's happening here]]?"

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* '''Exaggerated''': ???
* '''Downplayed''': ???



* '''Inverted''': ???
* '''Subverted''': ???
* '''Double Subverted''': ???
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''':
** Crazy Bob's theories are clearly wrong.
** Or, Bob isn't crazy at all.
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* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': ???
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???



* '''Averted''': Crazy Bob is wrong about his theory. Or Bob isn't crazy at all.

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* '''Averted''': Crazy Bob is wrong about his theory. Or Bob isn't crazy ----
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* '''Averted''': Crazy Bob is wrong about his theory.

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* '''Averted''': Crazy Bob is wrong about his theory. Or Bob isn't crazy at all.
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* '''Deconstructed''': No one ever believes Crazy Bob because even though every now and then he comes up with a theory that is true, for the most part he is [[TalkativeLoon spouting out random nonsense]]. He is eventually determined to be a danger to himself and/or others and is put away. When his prediction comes true, no one is prepared and poor Crazy Bob can't even protect himself because he's in a straight jacket.
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* '''Justified''':

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* '''Justified''':'''Justified''': Finding out about the supernatural thing ''[[GoMadFromTheRevelation caused]]'' his craziness in the first place.
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'''Basic Trope''': A CloudCuckoolander who was right.
* '''Straight''': Crazy Bob believes that there's a theory involving the supernatural and he is right.
* '''Justified''':
* '''Averted''': Crazy Bob is wrong about his theory.

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