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* GodIsEvil: In combination with "and doesn't exist," and you get the beliefs of some atheists. In combination with SatanIsGood, you have the beliefs of some theistic Satanists and left-hand-path followers, as well as some UsefulNotes/{{Gnostic|s}}ism. In combination with GodAndSatanAreBothJerks and "don't exist," see above. Strangely enough, the actual beliefs of some types of TheFundamentalist, KnightTemplar, and SoulsavingCrusader such as Westboro Baptists, [[ComicBook/ChickTracts Jack Chick]], and Muslim terrorists -- [[ValuesDissonance though they don't consider their God evil]] [[BlueAndOrangeMorality and instead celebrate the things]] [[DesignatedHero He allegedly does]], which most people not of that belief system would consider evil. In combination with "Yes, that god is evil but this one is good and this one doesn't care," ''many'' forms of Paganism and UsefulNotes/NeoPaganism.

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* GodIsEvil: In combination with "and doesn't exist," and you get the beliefs of some atheists. In combination with SatanIsGood, you have the beliefs of some theistic Satanists and left-hand-path followers, as well as some UsefulNotes/{{Gnostic|s}}ism.UsefulNotes/{{Gnostic|ism}}s. In combination with GodAndSatanAreBothJerks and "don't exist," see above. Strangely enough, the actual beliefs of some types of TheFundamentalist, KnightTemplar, and SoulsavingCrusader such as Westboro Baptists, [[ComicBook/ChickTracts Jack Chick]], and Muslim terrorists -- [[ValuesDissonance though they don't consider their God evil]] [[BlueAndOrangeMorality and instead celebrate the things]] [[DesignatedHero He allegedly does]], which most people not of that belief system would consider evil. In combination with "Yes, that god is evil but this one is good and this one doesn't care," ''many'' forms of Paganism and UsefulNotes/NeoPaganism.
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* GodIsEvil: In combination with "and doesn't exist," and you get the beliefs of some atheists. In combination with SatanIsGood, you have the beliefs of some theistic Satanists and left-hand-path followers, as well as some [[UsefulNotes/Gnosticism Gnostics]]. In combination with GodAndSatanAreBothJerks and "don't exist," see above. Strangely enough, the actual beliefs of some types of TheFundamentalist, KnightTemplar, and SoulsavingCrusader such as Westboro Baptists, [[ComicBook/ChickTracts Jack Chick]], and Muslim terrorists -- [[ValuesDissonance though they don't consider their God evil]] [[BlueAndOrangeMorality and instead celebrate the things]] [[DesignatedHero He allegedly does]], which most people not of that belief system would consider evil. In combination with "Yes, that god is evil but this one is good and this one doesn't care," ''many'' forms of Paganism and UsefulNotes/NeoPaganism.

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* GodIsEvil: In combination with "and doesn't exist," and you get the beliefs of some atheists. In combination with SatanIsGood, you have the beliefs of some theistic Satanists and left-hand-path followers, as well as some [[UsefulNotes/Gnosticism Gnostics]].UsefulNotes/{{Gnostic|s}}ism. In combination with GodAndSatanAreBothJerks and "don't exist," see above. Strangely enough, the actual beliefs of some types of TheFundamentalist, KnightTemplar, and SoulsavingCrusader such as Westboro Baptists, [[ComicBook/ChickTracts Jack Chick]], and Muslim terrorists -- [[ValuesDissonance though they don't consider their God evil]] [[BlueAndOrangeMorality and instead celebrate the things]] [[DesignatedHero He allegedly does]], which most people not of that belief system would consider evil. In combination with "Yes, that god is evil but this one is good and this one doesn't care," ''many'' forms of Paganism and UsefulNotes/NeoPaganism.
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* GodIsEvil: In combination with "and doesn't exist," and you get the beliefs of some atheists. In combination with SatanIsGood, you have the beliefs of some theistic Satanists and left-hand-path followers, as well as some [[UsefulNotes/Gnosticism Gnostics]]. In combination with GodAndSatanAreBothJerks and "don't exist," see above. Strangely enough, the actual beliefs of some types of TheFundamentalist, KnightTemplar, and SoulsavingCrusader such as Westboro Baptists, [[ComicBook/ChickTracts Jack Chick]], and Muslim terrorists -- [[ValuesDissonance though they don't consider their God evil]] [[BlueAndOrange and instead celebrate the things]] [[DesignatedHero He allegedly does]], which most people not of that belief system would consider evil. In combination with "Yes, that god is evil but this one is good and this one doesn't care," ''many'' forms of Paganism and UsefulNotes/NeoPaganism.

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* GodIsEvil: In combination with "and doesn't exist," and you get the beliefs of some atheists. In combination with SatanIsGood, you have the beliefs of some theistic Satanists and left-hand-path followers, as well as some [[UsefulNotes/Gnosticism Gnostics]]. In combination with GodAndSatanAreBothJerks and "don't exist," see above. Strangely enough, the actual beliefs of some types of TheFundamentalist, KnightTemplar, and SoulsavingCrusader such as Westboro Baptists, [[ComicBook/ChickTracts Jack Chick]], and Muslim terrorists -- [[ValuesDissonance though they don't consider their God evil]] [[BlueAndOrange [[BlueAndOrangeMorality and instead celebrate the things]] [[DesignatedHero He allegedly does]], which most people not of that belief system would consider evil. In combination with "Yes, that god is evil but this one is good and this one doesn't care," ''many'' forms of Paganism and UsefulNotes/NeoPaganism.
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* HandyMouth: Many animals do utilize their jaws to pick up something (such as a mother cat carrying her kittens,) although they can't usually write letters or fence very well.
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* HybridsAreACrapshoot: Two different species of animals can sometimes produce offspring if they're similar enough (such as a mule, a cross between a horse and a donkey, or a liger, a lion-tiger hybrid). However, their offspring will by definition be infertile.
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* GiganticAdultsTinyBabies: Virtually all invertebrates, reptiles, and bony fishes have their offspring like this until they grow up to maturity to become larger. When it comes to dinosaurs, as even the largest of the long-necked herbivores were no bigger than puppies upon hatching (though they did grow very quickly).
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* HasTwoMommies: Or two daddies - same-sex couples are parents in some regions of the world.
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* InfinityPlusOneSword: Nuclear weapons, at least from TheSixties until TheNewTens. First, you need a lot of highly educated scientists who are willing to create them. Then you need the laboratory facilities and parts and, of course, a supply of highly enriched uranium at the very least. Then you need a delivery system strong enough to deliver them at range without vulnerability to defenses. Then you need a major nuclear-armed nation to back your entry into the nuclear club (usually a member of NATO, though the Warsaw Pact was good enough until the end of the UsefuNotes/ColdWar) and a convincing cause for why you ''need'' nuclear deterrence and aren't just going to nuke anyone for looking at you funny, so the existing members of the nuclear club don't see your nation as a "rogue state" and attack you or sanction you or both. Then, whether you are one of those major nations or a newbie to the club, you have to secure both your peacetime and military nuclear facilities and keep them secure. You also have to develop a strong warning system that informs you on when someone else has launched against you, and maintain intelligence on all other nuclear-armed nations or ally with them. Then there's the physical maintenance of the weapons and facilities themselves...

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* InfinityPlusOneSword: Nuclear weapons, at least from TheSixties until TheNewTens. First, you need a lot of highly educated scientists who are willing to create them. Then you need the laboratory facilities and parts and, of course, a supply of highly enriched uranium at the very least. Then you need a delivery system strong enough to deliver them at range without vulnerability to defenses. Then you need a major nuclear-armed nation to back your entry into the nuclear club (usually a member of NATO, though the Warsaw Pact was good enough until the end of the UsefuNotes/ColdWar) UsefulNotes/ColdWar) and a convincing cause for why you ''need'' nuclear deterrence and aren't just going to nuke anyone for looking at you funny, so the existing members of the nuclear club don't see your nation as a "rogue state" and attack you or sanction you or both. Then, whether you are one of those major nations or a newbie to the club, you have to secure both your peacetime and military nuclear facilities and keep them secure. You also have to develop a strong warning system that informs you on when someone else has launched against you, and maintain intelligence on all other nuclear-armed nations or ally with them. Then there's the physical maintenance of the weapons and facilities themselves...
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* GodIsEvil: In combination with "and doesn't exist," and you get the beliefs of some atheists. In combination with SatanIsGood, the beliefs of some theistic Satanists and left-hand-path followers. In combination with GodAndSatanAreBothJerks and "don't exist," see above. Strangely enough, the actual belief of some types of TheFundamentalist, KnightTemplar, and SoulsavingCrusader such as Westboro Baptistm, [[ComicBook/ChickTracts Jack Chick]], and Muslim terrorists -- [[BlueAndOrangeMorality though they don't consider their God evil]], while celebrating things [[MoralEventHorizon He allegedly does]] which most people not of that belief system would consider evil. In combination with "Yes, that god is evil but this one is good and this one doesn't care," ''many'' forms of Paganism and UsefulNotes/NeoPaganism.

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* GodIsEvil: In combination with "and doesn't exist," and you get the beliefs of some atheists. In combination with SatanIsGood, you have the beliefs of some theistic Satanists and left-hand-path followers.followers, as well as some [[UsefulNotes/Gnosticism Gnostics]]. In combination with GodAndSatanAreBothJerks and "don't exist," see above. Strangely enough, the actual belief beliefs of some types of TheFundamentalist, KnightTemplar, and SoulsavingCrusader such as Westboro Baptistm, Baptists, [[ComicBook/ChickTracts Jack Chick]], and Muslim terrorists -- [[BlueAndOrangeMorality [[ValuesDissonance though they don't consider their God evil]], while celebrating things [[MoralEventHorizon evil]] [[BlueAndOrange and instead celebrate the things]] [[DesignatedHero He allegedly does]] does]], which most people not of that belief system would consider evil. In combination with "Yes, that god is evil but this one is good and this one doesn't care," ''many'' forms of Paganism and UsefulNotes/NeoPaganism.



* GuysAreSlobs: In cultures that encourage men to be uncultured slobs and that hold up slobbishness and lack of education and culture as "manly" and alternately writes off cleanliness, culturedness, education, and refinement as "feminine" or "gay," men obsessed with proving their heterosexuality and masculinity will often become uncultured slobs.

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* GuysAreSlobs: In cultures that accept or encourage men to be uncultured slobs and that hold up slobbishness and lack of education and culture as "manly" and alternately writes off cleanliness, culturedness, education, and refinement as "feminine" or "gay," men obsessed with proving their heterosexuality and masculinity will often become uncultured slobs.
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* HealingPotion: In the subverted sense, liquid medications. They won't likely save your life, but everything from Pepto-Bismol to Nyquil will definitely help you feel better if you need them.
** Also in a subverted sense, red wine, with the flavonols in it being powerful antioxidants that slow aging, prevent cancer, and possibly even prevent Alzheimer's, the fermentation enhancing their effect, and the alcohol at small levels reducing stress and the damage stress brings to the body. The trick is to consume just enough that you get the benefit of the flavonol compounds, but you ''don't'' get too much bad effect from overconsumption of the alcohol, which can obviously cancel out all of these benefits and provide even more risks. Needless to say, ''not'' a good idea for TheAlcoholic or anyone else who can't stop at one glass per day/per every other day.

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* HealingPotion: In the subverted downplayed sense, liquid medications. They won't likely save your life, but everything from Pepto-Bismol to Nyquil will definitely help you feel better if you need them.
** Also in a subverted downplayed sense, red wine, with the flavonols in it being powerful antioxidants that slow aging, prevent cancer, and possibly even prevent Alzheimer's, the fermentation enhancing their effect, and the alcohol at small levels reducing stress and the damage stress brings to the body. The trick is to consume just enough that you get the benefit of the flavonol compounds, but you ''don't'' get too much bad effect from overconsumption of the alcohol, which can obviously cancel out all of these benefits and provide even more risks. Needless to say, ''not'' a good idea for TheAlcoholic or anyone else who can't stop at one glass per day/per every other day.
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* GiantSpider: Goliath Birdeaters, the largest spiders of all time, sport legspans as wide as dinner plates, and as their name suggests, they're also big enough to hunt and eat birds.
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* HealingHerb: Many herbs do have medicial properties, if used properly.
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* GlorifiedSpermDonor: They exist.

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* GlorifiedSpermDonor: They exist.exist with one term being "dead-beat dads".



* GoombaStomp: Quite a few animals can actually be killed when jumped on, although that applies to mostly smaller animals.

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* GoombaStomp: Quite a few animals can actually be killed when jumped on, although that applies to mostly smaller animals. Though, most people on such an attack would use one foot, rather than jump with two.



* IHatePastMe: While some people may have no shame, or just somehow not have felt this way, more than enough people, at one point or another has looked back on their life and asked at different points "What was I thinking?!".

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* IHatePastMe: While some people may have no shame, or others just somehow not have not felt this way, more than enough people, at one point or another has another, have looked back on their life lives and asked at different points "What was I thinking?!".



* InconvenientItch: At least most people have had it at one point.

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* InconvenientItch: At least most people have had it at one point.point or some others.



* IntimidatingRevenueService: Only two things in life are certain, death and taxes. Ask UsefulNotes/AlCapone.

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* IntimidatingRevenueService: Only Many will say, only two things in life are certain, death and taxes. Ask UsefulNotes/AlCapone.
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* GirlsWithMustaches: Some women can in fact grow facial hair. Bearded women are a common freak show attraction.

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* GirlsWithMustaches: Some women can in fact grow facial hair.hair - and it might get more likely as they get older. Bearded women are a common freak show attraction.



* GodwinsLaw: Try to find ''one'' comment section on a controversial topic without one Nazi comparison. ''YOU WILL FAIL.''

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* GodwinsLaw: Try to find ''one'' comment section on a controversial topic without one Nazi comparison. ''YOU On a long enough timeline, expect that ''THE ATTEMPT WILL FAIL.''



* HumansAreFlawed: No one is perfect. Real life people have flaws.

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* HumansAreFlawed: No one Perfect is perfect.subjective to the point that some do not believe it exists. Real life people have flaws.



* HumansAreWarriors: Humans are violent predators (though this tendency is beginning to be repressed better and eradicated in some over time) and have often preferred violent or abusive solutions to peaceful ones.

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* HumansAreWarriors: Humans are are, often enough, scavengers who eat meat provided and some would never try to hunt. Still, hunting has proved that enough human beings have been violent predators (though this tendency is beginning to be repressed better and eradicated in some over time) and have often preferred violent or abusive solutions to peaceful ones.



* IHatePastMe: Everyone at one point or another has looked back on their life and asked at different points "What was I thinking?!".

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* IHatePastMe: Everyone While some people may have no shame, or just somehow not have felt this way, more than enough people, at one point or another has looked back on their life and asked at different points "What was I thinking?!".



* ImNotHereToMakeFriends: Became a trope from reality TV, but happens everywhere, especially in business and with people with NoSocialSkills or interest in staying. Rarely, these people succeed. More often, they fail badly because ''everyone'' either hates or doesn't notice them.

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* ImNotHereToMakeFriends: Became a trope from reality TV, but happens everywhere, especially in business and with people with NoSocialSkills or interest in staying. Rarely, these people succeed. More often, they fail badly because because, at least in their circles, ''everyone'' either hates or doesn't notice them.



* InconvenientItch: We've all had it at one point.

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* InconvenientItch: We've all At least most people have had it at one point.
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Renamed to Boob Based Gag, and removing because it's misuse (it's a comedy trope and not simply about large breasts existing on their own)


* GagBoobs: In rare instances, a woman's abnormal genetics can result in her having boobs so massive that she can effectively subject comparatively shorter male humans to MarshmallowHell at will.
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* HairMemento: It was popular, especially in VictorianBritain, to keep a strand of a loved one's hair put inside something like a jewellery. Just like the trope page says, this was made to remember a person better - especially after they have passed away - as the hair was considered a living thing left behind.

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* HairMemento: It was popular, especially in VictorianBritain, UsefulNotes/VictorianBritain, to keep a strand of a loved one's hair put inside something like a jewellery. Just like the trope page says, this was made to remember a person better - especially after they have passed away - as the hair was considered a living thing left behind.
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* HairMemento: It was popular, especially in VictorianBritain, to keep a strand of a loved one's hair put inside something like a jewellery. Just like the trope page says, this was made to remember a person better - especially after they have passed away - as the hair was considered a living thing left behind.
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* GagNose: Not only can elephants' extremely long noses pick up and manipulate various items, they can also suck up water and spray it into their mouths.
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* GroupHug: Occasionally, certain groups of friends and blood relatives will all hug one another simultaneously for various reasons.
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* GagBoobs: In rare instances, a woman's abnormal genetics can result in her having boobs so massive that she can effectively subject comparatively shorter male humans to MarshmallowHell at will.
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* HandyFeet: People who have either lost their hands or were born without them, along with arboreal creatures, tend to use their feet and toes for certain daily tasks.
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* GentleGiantSauropod: Though not quite as peaceful as you think, sauropods were generally much less aggressive towards other living things due to their massive size rendering it unnecessary the majority of the time.



* GhastlyGhost: Most people find the very concept of a ghost unsettling. Ghosts are also portrayed with various horrifying/grotesque forms by all kinds of cultures, to say nothing of actively malevolent spirits. This is why phasmophobia- intense fear of ghosts- exists.

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* GhastlyGhost: Most people find the very concept of a ghost unsettling. Ghosts are also portrayed with various horrifying/grotesque forms by all kinds of cultures, to say nothing of actively malevolent spirits. This is why phasmophobia- phasmophobia (an intense fear of ghosts- ghosts) exists.
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* InsistentTerminology: Someone insisting upon using one specific word over others to describe something is FAR from unheard of in real life.
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* The "Hollywood X" Tropes. Most of them have a germ of truth somewhere in them. The inaccuracy lies in taking a narrow definition and assuming that it's universal.

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* The "Hollywood X" Tropes. HollywoodStyle: Most of them these tropes have a germ of truth somewhere in them. The inaccuracy lies in taking a narrow definition and assuming that it's universal.
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* HeroismAddict: Depressingly common among [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefighter_arson firefighters]] but it's seen in other emergency services and medical professions.
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* GooglingTheNewAcquaintance: It has become common for employers to check potential employee’s social medias.
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* GoshdangItToHeck: ''Mormons'' unless they're "jack Mormons" and even some of those, are absolutely famous for this. Some other religious people (generally of more conservative sects) at least in public.

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* GoshdangItToHeck: GoshDangItToHeck: ''Mormons'' unless they're "jack Mormons" and even some of those, are absolutely famous for this. Some other religious people (generally of more conservative sects) at least in public.
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* IntelligentPrimate: Primates are very intelligent animals, to the point in which they can solve complex puzzles and even be taught to use communication methods such as sign language. Many species of primate also have complicated social structures and hunting strategies.
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** People with a form of autism and Aspergers usually feel this way.

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** People with a form of autism and Aspergers usually feel this way. Ditto for people with depression.

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* IJustWantToBeNormal: Anyone will have this feeling if fame and heavy responsibilities are too much for them.

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* IJustWantToBeNormal: IJustWantToBeNormal:
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Anyone will have this feeling if fame and heavy responsibilities are too much for them.them.
** People with a form of autism and Aspergers usually feel this way.

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