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* CriticalResearchFailure: It is mentioned that a blowpipe is about a foot long, when in actuality it is six feet long, a mistake that Christie admitted - and later lampshaded with dialogue involving AuthorAvatar Ariadne Oliver in ''Literature/MrsMcGintysDead''.
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* FunnyAneurysmMoment: Poirot (who's a suspect in the case) claims that the day he commits a murder, it certainly won't involve blowpipes and poison. [[spoiler:When he does commit a murder in ''{{Literature/Curtain}}'', it involves shooting a sleeping sociopath at point-blank range.]]

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* FunnyAneurysmMoment: HarsherInHindsight: Poirot (who's a suspect in the case) claims that the day he commits a murder, it certainly won't involve blowpipes and poison. [[spoiler:When he does commit a murder in ''{{Literature/Curtain}}'', it involves shooting a sleeping sociopath at point-blank range.]]
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* CriticalResearchFailure: It is mentioned that a blowpipe is about a foot long, when in actuality it is six feet long, a mistake that Christie admitted - and later lampshaded with dialogue involving AuthorAvatar Ariadne Oliver.

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* CriticalResearchFailure: It is mentioned that a blowpipe is about a foot long, when in actuality it is six feet long, a mistake that Christie admitted - and later lampshaded with dialogue involving AuthorAvatar Ariadne Oliver.Oliver in ''Literature/MrsMcGintysDead''.

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* ValuesDissonance: The narration casually mentions that Jane Grey and Norman Gale both "disliked loud voices, noisy restaurants and negroes". This is not intended to make them seem unsympathetic in any way.

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* FunnyAneurysmMoment: Poirot (who's a suspect in the case) claims that the day he commits a murder, it certainly won't involve blowpipes and poison. [[spoiler:When he does commit a murder in ''{{Literature/Curtain}}'', it involves shooting a sleeping sociopath at point-blank range.]]
* ValuesDissonance: The narration casually mentions that Jane Grey and Norman Gale both "disliked loud voices, noisy restaurants and negroes".negroes" (the latter part is removed in some editions). This is not intended to make them seem unsympathetic in any way.
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* CriticalResearchFailure: It is mentioned that a blowpipe is about a foot long, when in actuality it is six feet long, a mistake that Christie admitted.

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* CriticalResearchFailure: It is mentioned that a blowpipe is about a foot long, when in actuality it is six feet long, a mistake that Christie admitted.admitted - and later lampshaded with dialogue involving AuthorAvatar Ariadne Oliver.
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* ValuesDissonance: The narration casually mentions that Jane Grey and Norman Gale both "dislike[d] negroes". This is not intended to make them seem unsympathetic in any way.

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* ValuesDissonance: The narration casually mentions that Jane Grey and Norman Gale both "dislike[d] "disliked loud voices, noisy restaurants and negroes". This is not intended to make them seem unsympathetic in any way.
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!!The novel ''Literature/DeathInTheClouds'' contains the following YMMV tropes:

* CriticalResearchFailure: It is mentioned that a blowpipe is about a foot long, when in actuality it is six feet long, a mistake that Christie admitted.
* ValuesDissonance: The narration casually mentions that Jane Grey and Norman Gale both "dislike[d] negroes". This is not intended to make them seem unsympathetic in any way.

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