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Fixing indentation and removing natter.


* BothSidesHaveAPoint: Both genders are correct in blaming the other over the toilet seats. Men are at fault for leaving the toilet seat up, but so are women for not taking a second to check. Then it turns out that [[SubvertedTrope 'neither' side is right]], since they all sit on the toilet the wrong way. [[note]]Not to mention the fact that if ''both'' genders put ''both'' lids down every time, there'd be no risk of falling in, plus the bathroom would be more sanitary in general![[/note]]

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* BothSidesHaveAPoint: Both genders are correct in blaming the other over the toilet seats. Men are at fault for leaving the toilet seat up, but so are women for not taking a second to check. Then it turns out that [[SubvertedTrope 'neither' ''[[SubvertedTrope neither]]'' side is right]], right, since they all sit on the toilet the wrong way. [[note]]Not to mention the fact that if ''both'' genders put ''both'' lids down every time, there'd be no risk of falling in, plus the bathroom would be more sanitary in general![[/note]]way.



* EveryoneHasStandards: A DeletedScene has everyone being visibly appalled at Butters insensitively bringing up how Clyde unintentionally killed his mom and Jimmy cracking a joke about it.
** EvenEvilHasStandards: Yes, even Cartman was put off by this.

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* EveryoneHasStandards: A DeletedScene has everyone ([[EvenEvilHasStandards even Cartman]]) being visibly appalled at Butters insensitively bringing up how Clyde unintentionally killed his mom and Jimmy cracking a joke about it.
** EvenEvilHasStandards: Yes, even Cartman was put off by this.
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* OnlySaneMan: Cartman is the only one who thinks the government keeping watch over everyone's bathrooms is a bigger issue than which gender is responsible for raising/lowering the toilet seat.
** He was also the only one to question the concept of a "Sue-ance".

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* OnlySaneMan: Cartman is the only one who thinks the government keeping watch over everyone's bathrooms is a bigger issue than which gender is responsible for raising/lowering the toilet seat. \n** He was also the only one to question the concept of a "Sue-ance".
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* AllForNothing: Cartman mocks Clyde over how his mom's death, and the ensuing issues with TSA interference meant jack all in the end as the bathroom returned to being "the last bastion of American freedom", even if the rules were changed slightly.
* BothSidesHaveAPoint: Both genders are correct in blaming the other over the toilet seats. Men are at fault for leaving the toilet seat up, but so are women for not taking a second to check. Then it turns out that [[SubvertedTrope 'neither' side is right]], since they all sit on the toilet the wrong way.

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* AllForNothing: Cartman mocks Clyde over how his mom's death, and the ensuing issues with TSA interference interference, meant jack all in the end as the bathroom returned to being "the last bastion of American freedom", even if the rules were changed slightly.
* BothSidesHaveAPoint: Both genders are correct in blaming the other over the toilet seats. Men are at fault for leaving the toilet seat up, but so are women for not taking a second to check. Then it turns out that [[SubvertedTrope 'neither' side is right]], since they all sit on the toilet the wrong way. [[note]]Not to mention the fact that if ''both'' genders put ''both'' lids down every time, there'd be no risk of falling in, plus the bathroom would be more sanitary in general![[/note]]



* ThePeepingTom: The TSA hires one to watch over their security cameras. he even attempts to get off to Cartman's act of terrorism with a baby and one of the officers until he spray paints the camera.

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* ThePeepingTom: The TSA hires one to watch over their security cameras. he He even attempts to get off to Cartman's act of terrorism with a baby and one of the officers until he officers... it's only when Cartman spray paints the camera.camera that he actually acts.
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* TakeThat: This episode takes shots against post-9/11 airport security imposed by the actual [=TSA=].

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* TakeThat: This episode takes shots against post-9/11 airport security imposed by the actual [=TSA=].[=TSA=], as well as lawyers who prey on grieving people.
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* AllForNothing: Cartman mocks Clyde over how his mom's death, and the ensuing issues with TSA interference meant jack all in the end as the bathroom returned to being "the last bastion of American freedom", even if the rules were changed slightly.


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* StrangeMindsThinkAlike: Butters assumes you use the toilet backwards, facing the tank so you can put your objects on it. Turns out this is exactly how John Harrington invented it.


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* ThePeepingTom: The TSA hires one to watch over their security cameras. he even attempts to get off to Cartman's act of terrorism with a baby and one of the officers until he spray paints the camera.
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* BothSidesHaveAPoint: Both genders are correct in blaming the other over the toilet seats. Men are at fault for leaving the toilet seat up, but so are women for not taking a second to check. Then it turns out that [[SubvertedTrope ''neither'' side is right]], since they all sit on the toilet the wrong way.

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* BothSidesHaveAPoint: Both genders are correct in blaming the other over the toilet seats. Men are at fault for leaving the toilet seat up, but so are women for not taking a second to check. Then it turns out that [[SubvertedTrope ''neither'' 'neither' side is right]], since they all sit on the toilet the wrong way.
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* BothSidesHaveAPoint: Both genders are correct in blaming the other over the toilet seats. Men are at fault for leaving the toilet seat up, but so are women for not taking a second to check. Then it turns out that [[SubvertedTrope 'neither' side is right]], since they all sit on the toilet the wrong way.

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* BothSidesHaveAPoint: Both genders are correct in blaming the other over the toilet seats. Men are at fault for leaving the toilet seat up, but so are women for not taking a second to check. Then it turns out that [[SubvertedTrope 'neither' ''neither'' side is right]], since they all sit on the toilet the wrong way.
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* BothSidesHaveAPoint: Both genders are correct in blaming the other over the toilet seats. Men are at fault for leaving the toilet seat up, but so are women for not taking a second to check. Then it turns out that 'neither' side is right, since they all sit on the toilet the wrong way.

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* BothSidesHaveAPoint: Both genders are correct in blaming the other over the toilet seats. Men are at fault for leaving the toilet seat up, but so are women for not taking a second to check. Then it turns out that [[SubvertedTrope 'neither' side is right, right]], since they all sit on the toilet the wrong way.
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* EveryoneHasStandards: A DeletedScene has everyone being visibly appalled at Butters insensitively bringing up how Clyde unintentionally killed his mom and Jimmy cracking a joke about it.
** EvenEvilHasStandards: Yes, even Cartman was put off by this.
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* DisproportionateRetribution: Clyde's mom goes to the school, berates Clyde in front of his class for yet again leaving the toilet seat up, and makes him go home just to put it down.

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* DisproportionateRetribution: Clyde's mom goes comes to the school, berates embarrasses Clyde in front of his class for yet again leaving the toilet seat up, and makes him go come home just to put it down.
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* KilledOffForReal: Betsy Donovan.
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* TheCloudCuckoolanderWasRight: Everyone looks at Butters like he's crazy when he reveals that he sits backwards on the toilet. We later learn from the ghost of the toilet's inventor that this was exactly what he intended users to do.

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* TheCloudCuckoolanderWasRight: Everyone looks at Butters like he's crazy when he reveals that he sits backwards on the toilet. We later learn from the toilet inventor's ghost of the toilet's inventor that this was exactly what he intended users to do.



* DisproportionateRetribution: Clyde's mom goes to the school and berates Clyde in front of his class for yet again leaving the toilet seat up and makes him go home just to put it down.

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* DisproportionateRetribution: Clyde's mom goes to the school and school, berates Clyde in front of his class for yet again leaving the toilet seat up up, and makes him go home just to put it down.



** He was also the only one to question the concept of a "Sue-aunce".
* TakeThat: This episode takes shots against post 9/11 airport security imposed by the actual [=TSA=].

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** He was also the only one to question the concept of a "Sue-aunce".
"Sue-ance".
* TakeThat: This episode takes shots against post 9/11 post-9/11 airport security imposed by the actual [=TSA=].
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** He was also the only one to question the concept of a "Sue-aunce".

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... who misspelled "Clyde" as "Cylde" four times?


* BothSidesHaveAPoint: Both genders are correct in blaming the other over the toilet seats. Men are at fault for leaving the toilet seat up, but so are women for not taking a second to check.
** Then it turns out that 'neither' side is right, since they all sit on the toilet the wrong way.

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* BothSidesHaveAPoint: Both genders are correct in blaming the other over the toilet seats. Men are at fault for leaving the toilet seat up, but so are women for not taking a second to check.
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check. Then it turns out that 'neither' side is right, since they all sit on the toilet the wrong way.



* DisproportionateRetribution: Cylde's mom goes to the school and berates Cylde in front of his class for yet again leaving the toilet seat up and makes him go home just to put it down.

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* DisproportionateRetribution: Cylde's Clyde's mom goes to the school and berates Cylde Clyde in front of his class for yet again leaving the toilet seat up and makes him go home just to put it down.



* NeverMyFault: Both genders. The women place the blame solely on the men for not putting oilet seats down, and the men blame the women for not checking that the seats down in the first place.
** In the end they decide the blame must belong to the guy who invented toilets in the first place, who then blames all of them for using his invention the wrong way.

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* NeverMyFault: Both genders. The women place the blame solely on the men for not putting oilet toilet seats down, and the men blame the women for not checking that the seats down in the first place.
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place. In the end they decide the blame must belong to the guy who invented toilets in the first place, who then blames all of them for using his invention the wrong way.



* TooDumbToLive: Cylde's mom gets killed when her organs are pulled out of her because she sat down on a toilet without checking the seat, despite the fact she knows it's Cylde's habit.

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* TooDumbToLive: Cylde's Clyde's mom gets killed when her organs are pulled out of her because she sat down on a toilet without checking the seat, despite the fact she knows it's Cylde's Clyde's habit.
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Anti-piracy? Seriously? It's Transport Security Administration, it's right there in the acronym.


* TakeThat: This episode takes shots against the Anti-Piracy laws that destroy privacy.

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* TakeThat: This episode takes shots against post 9/11 airport security imposed by the Anti-Piracy laws that destroy privacy.actual [=TSA=].
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* TookALevelInJerkass: Mrs. Donovan goes from simply being "Clyde's mom", like she was in all previous episodes, to being unbelievably bitchy and domineering about Clyde leaving the toilet seat up.
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* CruelAndUnusualDeath: PlayedForLaughs. Clyde's mom gets killed while her ass is stuck in the toilet as it flushes.

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* CruelAndUnusualDeath: PlayedForLaughs. Clyde's mom gets killed while her ass she is stuck in the toilet as it flushes.
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* CruelAndUnusualDeath: PlayedForLaughs. Clyde's mom gets killed while her ass is stuck in the toilet as it flushes.

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* TheCloudCuckoolanderWasRight: Everyone looks at Butters like he's crazy when he reveals that he sits backwards on the toilet. We later learn from the ghost of the toilet's inventor that this was exactly what he intended users to do.



* TheCloudCuckoolanderWasRight: Everyone looks at Butters like he's crazy when he reveals that he sits backwards on the toilet. We later learn from the ghost of the toilet's inventor that this was exactly what he intended users to do.



* TakeThat:
** This episode takes shots against the Anti-Piracy laws that destroy privacy.

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* TakeThat:
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TakeThat: This episode takes shots against the Anti-Piracy laws that destroy privacy.
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** Also takes jabs at women who overreact at men who don't leave the toilet seat down, and how stupid it is to freak out about it.
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* VocalDissonance: Even though she's a woman, Clyde's mom's voice sounds more masculine. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] because her voice actress, Creator/AprilStewart, wasn't available to re-record her lines for the episode after the script was rewritten, so [[Creator/TreyParkerAndMattStone Trey Parker]] had to fill in for her.

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* VocalDissonance: Even though she's a woman, Clyde's mom's voice sounds more masculine.masculine in this episode, as opposed to earlier episodes. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] because her voice actress, Creator/AprilStewart, wasn't available to re-record her lines for the episode after the script was rewritten, so [[Creator/TreyParkerAndMattStone Trey Parker]] had to fill in for her.
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* FlippingTheBird: At the end of the episode, after using it, Clyde was about to put the toilet seat out before deciding to leave it back up and showed his middle finger to the sky before leaving.
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* VocalDissonance: Even though she's a woman, Clyde's mom's voice sounds more masculine. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] because her voice actress, April Stewart, wasn't available to re-record her lines for the episode after the script was rewritten, so Trey Parker had to fill in for her.

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* VocalDissonance: Even though she's a woman, Clyde's mom's voice sounds more masculine. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] because her voice actress, April Stewart, Creator/AprilStewart, wasn't available to re-record her lines for the episode after the script was rewritten, so [[Creator/TreyParkerAndMattStone Trey Parker Parker]] had to fill in for her.
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* VocalDissonance: Even though she's a woman, Clyde's mom's voice sounds more masculine. Justified because her voice actress, April Stewart, wasn't available to re-record her lines for the episode after the script was rewritten, so Trey Parker had to fill in for her.

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* VocalDissonance: Even though she's a woman, Clyde's mom's voice sounds more masculine. Justified [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] because her voice actress, April Stewart, wasn't available to re-record her lines for the episode after the script was rewritten, so Trey Parker had to fill in for her.
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* VocalDissonance: Even though she's a woman, Clyde's mom's voice sounds more masculine. Justified because her voice actress, April Stewart, wasn't available to re-record her lines for the episode after the script was rewritten, so Trey Parker had to fill in for her.
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* BothSidesHaveAPoint: Both genders are correct in blaming the other over the toilet seats. Clyde's is at fault for leaving the toilet seat up, but so is his mother for not taking a second to check.
** Then it turns out that 'neither' side is right, since they all sit on the toilet the wrong way

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* BothSidesHaveAPoint: Both genders are correct in blaming the other over the toilet seats. Clyde's is Men are at fault for leaving the toilet seat up, but so is his mother are women for not taking a second to check.
** Then it turns out that 'neither' side is right, since they all sit on the toilet the wrong wayway.
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* BothSidesHaveAPoint: Both genders are correct in blaming the other over the toilet seats. Clyde's is at fault for leaving the toilet seat up, but so is his mother for not taking a second to check.
** Then it turns out that 'neither' side is right, since they all sit on the toilet the wrong way


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* NeverMyFault: Both genders. The women place the blame solely on the men for not putting oilet seats down, and the men blame the women for not checking that the seats down in the first place.
** In the end they decide the blame must belong to the guy who invented toilets in the first place, who then blames all of them for using his invention the wrong way.
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* TheCloudCuckoolanderWasRight: Everyone looks at Butters like he's crazy when he reveals that he sits backwards on the toilet. We later learn from the ghost of the toilet's inventor that this was exactly what he intended users to do.
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* OnlySaneMan: Cartman is the only one who thinks the government keeping watch over everyone's bathrooms is a bigger issue than which gender is responsible for raising/lowering the toilet seat.

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* TakeThat: This episode takes shots against the Anti-Piracy laws that destroy privacy.

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* TakeThat: TakeThat:
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This episode takes shots against the Anti-Piracy laws that destroy privacy.



* TooDumbToLive: Cylde's mom gets killed when her organs are pulled out of her because she sat down on a toilet without checking the seat, despite the fact she knows it's Cylde's habit.

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* TooDumbToLive: Cylde's mom gets killed when her organs are pulled out of her because she sat down on a toilet without checking the seat, despite the fact she knows it's Cylde's habit.habit.
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After Clyde's mom dies on the toilet because he left the seat up, the Toilet Safety Administration (TSA) is called upon to monitor everyone on the toilet. Meanwhile, Stan convinces Clyde to sue the long-dead inventor of the toilet.

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* DisproportionateRetribution: Cylde's mom goes to the school and berates Cylde in front of his class for yet again leaving the toilet seat up and makes him go home just to put it down.
* TakeThat: This episode takes shots against the Anti-Piracy laws that destroy privacy.
** Also takes jabs at women who overreact at men who don't leave the toilet seat down, and how stupid it is to freak out about it.
* TooDumbToLive: Cylde's mom gets killed when her organs are pulled out of her because she sat down on a toilet without checking the seat, despite the fact she knows it's Cylde's habit.

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