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GGCrono Since: Jan, 2001
#1: Feb 19th 2011 at 2:06:11 PM

Originally, the Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal image you see currently was on the page. Later it was replaced by the image below, and then later reverted. Personally, I like the Girl Genius one better. And if ever there were a Most Triumphant Example of this trope, Girl Genius might just be it.

Thoughts?

edited 19th Feb '11 2:06:37 PM by GGCrono

CrypticMirror Cryptic Mirror from Scotland Since: Jan, 2001
Willbyr Hi (Y2K) Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
shimaspawn from Here and Now Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: In your bunk
#4: Feb 19th 2011 at 2:10:13 PM

The Girl Genius actually shows the trope. The other one just shows the phrase.

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Deboss I see the Awesomeness. from Awesomeville Texas Since: Aug, 2009
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#5: Feb 19th 2011 at 2:10:38 PM

I honestly don't like the Girl Genius example. It seems more like a someone committed to doing something their way, rather than seeing science itself as a goal.

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troacctid (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#6: Feb 19th 2011 at 2:15:39 PM

I don't much like either one.

Deboss I see the Awesomeness. from Awesomeville Texas Since: Aug, 2009
Vox Since: Dec, 2010
#8: Feb 19th 2011 at 2:31:08 PM

[up][up] I agree, they're both pretty meh, and they'd both be useless without text.

edited 19th Feb '11 2:35:47 PM by Vox

marheavenangel89 Captain Mimi from TEXAS!!!! Since: Mar, 2010
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#10: Feb 19th 2011 at 2:44:53 PM

What should a good example show?

For example, how about the bottom left frame of this strip, or maybe the equally bottom left frame of this one?

Alternatively there is always XKCD to fall back to.

TriggerLoaded from Canada, eh? (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Healthy, deeply-felt respect for this here Shotgun
#11: Feb 19th 2011 at 2:45:35 PM

I was in favor of the original, since the text and image work together, while the Girl Genius one could simply be shown in a quote.

Though having read the trope page, I do see the first isn't QUITE the spirit of the trope.... I mean, the trope is the use of the Stock Phrase, admittedly, but it is also for its use by Scientists and genius characters, not just any sort of random madness.

edited 19th Feb '11 2:46:03 PM by TriggerLoaded

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marheavenangel89 Captain Mimi from TEXAS!!!! Since: Mar, 2010
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#12: Feb 19th 2011 at 2:47:03 PM

I just suggested Dr. Insano because Spoony's character (Insano) pretty much says this trope as his catchphrase.

This is Mimi-don't let her cuteness fool you-she's got spunk.
Willbyr Hi (Y2K) Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
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#13: Feb 19th 2011 at 6:03:48 PM

Some options (view image for wiki size):

edited 19th Feb '11 6:04:10 PM by Willbyr

neoYTPism Since: May, 2010
#14: Feb 19th 2011 at 6:22:29 PM

Willbyr's VG Cats images seem to be pretty much just a quote and a pose. If we're to use something from that strip of VG Cats, using an image of him actually being dissected would be more fitting to the trope, though such an image would be fairly disturbing.

In any case, here's the context.

EDIT: I came up with two different panel arrangements for which the top two panels combined are about as wide as the bottom one.


Note that he isn't asking Leo...


edited 19th Feb '11 6:39:17 PM by neoYTPism

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#15: Feb 19th 2011 at 6:44:33 PM

[up] I wanted to avoid the gorn, as it really doesn't add anything to the pic. I prefer the two-panel version of the VG Cats take for context.

Deboss I see the Awesomeness. from Awesomeville Texas Since: Aug, 2009
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#17: Feb 19th 2011 at 8:34:34 PM

The first 404'd. Not real crazy about the other two.

Deboss I see the Awesomeness. from Awesomeville Texas Since: Aug, 2009
I see the Awesomeness.
#18: Feb 19th 2011 at 9:24:00 PM

[1]

Fuck, copied the wrong thing. I hate the autohypenator.

Screw it, uploaded:

SON OF A WHORE! It won't load with a name that long. Gimme a second to reupload.

As long as the science gets done.

edited 19th Feb '11 9:30:17 PM by Deboss

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Earnest (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#19: Feb 20th 2011 at 6:24:58 AM

[up]That one's actually pretty nice.

JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
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#21: Feb 20th 2011 at 7:26:26 AM

[up]Too reliant on text, and scan quality isn't that great.

Deboss' image is pretty good.

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AceNoctali A lil' bentô ? from France Since: Nov, 2009
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#22: Feb 20th 2011 at 8:01:37 AM

As for me, of all the pics proposed so far, I like marheavenangel89's Dr. Insano the most. The Lab Coat + Evil pose + him shouting "Science!!" + burning town on the background combo is win.

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#24: Feb 20th 2011 at 8:56:04 AM

Really? I don't find it grainy at all, personnally. To compare, Raso's Negima pic, on the other hand, is lowish quality.

Just so we're not mistaken, are we speaking of the same Dr. Insano pic?

edited 20th Feb '11 8:57:54 AM by AceNoctali

"Your kindness gives me the presentiment I can be reborn. Now, I want to believe at least in you." - Kaori Yae
Willbyr Hi (Y2K) Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
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#25: Feb 20th 2011 at 11:05:01 AM

Whoops, no, I was talking about the Negima pic, I got ninja'd. smile I'm not real keen on the Insano pic either, but it's better than the Negima pic.

edited 20th Feb '11 11:05:57 AM by Willbyr

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