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vilefile from beneath you it devours. Since: Oct, 2011
#1: Feb 24th 2011 at 8:20:29 PM

Maybe I'm just not getting it, but this doesn't seem like a trope. It's got a bunch of examples, but the only thing they have in common is that a character makes reference to all the members of a group. ("All of Them.")

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Balmung Since: Oct, 2011
#2: Feb 24th 2011 at 8:22:12 PM

Well, it's a Stock Phrase.

Maybe the examples need some cleaning.

edited 24th Feb '11 8:22:34 PM by Balmung

Wulf Gotta trope, dood! from Louisiana Since: Jan, 2001
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#3: Feb 24th 2011 at 8:25:49 PM

The examples definitely need cleaning. It's a valid trope- "Hey, how many cops are out there?" "....All of them?" Bu any example of 'all of them' being mentioned does not fit.

edited 24th Feb '11 8:26:04 PM by Wulf

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SeanMurrayI Since: Jan, 2010
#4: Feb 24th 2011 at 8:30:31 PM

There's definitely a problem in that the phrase "All of Them" is used in many different ways, but many of those different contexts would be tropes in their own right.

I'd, at least, suggest some kind of soft split on the page for examples of the phrase All of Them in other tropable ways, like using it as a bullshit answer to a question which one cannot provide a more specific answer (the Sarah Palin example in the Real Life section is a standout for that).

edited 24th Feb '11 8:31:51 PM by SeanMurrayI

Yamikuronue So Yeah Since: Aug, 2009
#5: Feb 25th 2011 at 5:03:28 AM

This may be problematic thanks to Homestuck; there's a running gag involving the phrase "all of them". Context is usually things like, for example, "I have gained ALL of the levels. ALL OF THEM." Often referring to something that doesn't have a concrete number - "I have ALL The luck!" or "Guess how many irons I have in the fire? ALL OF THEM."

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INUH Since: Jul, 2009
#6: Feb 25th 2011 at 6:03:27 AM

To me, this looks like an attempt to turn a Homestuck in-joke into a trope without putting too much thought into the trope part.

Wait, no, it's too old. Just a bad trope.

edited 25th Feb '11 6:04:31 AM by INUH

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Daremo Misanthrope Supreme from Parts Unknown Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: If it's you, it's okay
#7: Feb 25th 2011 at 7:30:02 AM

Never heard of Homestuck, and my first thought on seeing the name was the scene from The Professional listed on the page.

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Yamikuronue So Yeah Since: Aug, 2009
#8: Feb 25th 2011 at 8:50:13 AM

Yeah, I've seen examples of the description there in action, I suspect people were trying to go for a specific form of the stock phrase used as a gag, but there's no way we can have a page called All of Them while Homestuck is so popular without seeing misuse.

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Madrugada Since: Jan, 2001
#9: Feb 25th 2011 at 11:30:08 AM

HowManyAreThere?AllOfThem! since we don't have to worry about ptitle wonkiness anymore?

edited 25th Feb '11 11:30:46 AM by Madrugada

troacctid (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#10: Feb 25th 2011 at 11:36:19 AM

[up] I would prefer "How Many?" "All Of Them" to avoid being overly specific with the question, but yeah, I like that idea.

shimaspawn from Here and Now Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: In your bunk
#11: Feb 25th 2011 at 11:41:35 AM

I like "How Many?" "All Of Them" since now adding the two bits of punctuation is simple.

...This is really going to make title picking easier isn't it?

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Madrugada Since: Jan, 2001
#12: Feb 25th 2011 at 11:45:18 AM

It's certainly going to make it unnecessary to use some of the klunkier work-arounds we used to have to resort to.grin

shimaspawn from Here and Now Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: In your bunk
#13: Feb 25th 2011 at 11:53:59 AM

And we can have contractions and possessives again! *does a happy dance*

>_>

<_<

Right. In any case, good name, short, witty once the punctuation is in. Nice work.

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GigaHand Since: Jan, 2010
#14: Apr 15th 2011 at 6:46:12 AM

Seems to have been resolved, I think. Either way, bumping. If it's resolved, lock. Otherwise, keep on discussing, peferably at the current level of friendliness.

troacctid (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#15: Apr 15th 2011 at 10:09:29 AM

We haven't actually implemented anything yet...

Wulf Gotta trope, dood! from Louisiana Since: Jan, 2001
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#16: Apr 16th 2011 at 2:55:22 AM

It seems AllOfThem is currently going to a new name (All of Them), not sure if any cleanup's happened, though.

edited 16th Apr '11 2:56:17 AM by Wulf

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#17: Apr 16th 2011 at 2:57:18 AM

[up] It seems that it was a custom title request. (I would of added a "..." in there.)

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Wulf Gotta trope, dood! from Louisiana Since: Jan, 2001
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#18: Apr 17th 2011 at 7:42:46 PM

Annnd, just as quickly, it seems no longer to have said custom title..

They lost me. Forgot me. Made you from parts of me. If you're the One, my father's son, what am I supposed to be?
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