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kroozer101 A stranger Since: Feb, 2011
A stranger
#1: Aug 20th 2011 at 2:59:04 AM

Preface: This is my third IPD thread. In my last two, people have stated that I'm failing to do something, which I gathered has to do with CamelCase. I have no idea what I'm doing wrong, and, if I fail as miserably as usual, please help me fix my mistake(s) by explaining VERY SLOWLY. Now, to the actual discussion.

The picture - apart from being well-captioned - leaves no impression upon the reader as to what the trope means. It's a shadowy figure and a cute girl. Could it be symbolic? Certainly. But we shouldn't have to make that leap.

Link, because I seem to do things poorly around these here parts.

Things of mine keep getting deleted. I curse too much.
Madrugada Since: Jan, 2001
Deboss I see the Awesomeness. from Awesomeville Texas Since: Aug, 2009
I see the Awesomeness.
#3: Aug 20th 2011 at 3:08:16 AM

Everything looks to be in order.

Fight smart, not fair.
Jicragg Since: Jun, 2010
#4: Aug 20th 2011 at 3:18:34 AM

There is a good image (that I swore was the image for Samus Is a Girl but I'm mistaken... Okay, that's an odd image as well... anyway)- found it.

kroozer101 A stranger Since: Feb, 2011
A stranger
#5: Aug 20th 2011 at 3:39:25 AM

[up] This contest barely started, and yet, you seem to have won! I call cheating. tongue

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suedenim Teutonic Tomboy T-Girl from Jet Dream HQ Since: Oct, 2009
Teutonic Tomboy T-Girl
#6: Aug 20th 2011 at 8:31:53 AM

Fast Eddie removed the previous image, so it looks like we need a replacement. Old image below:

And, yes, jicragg's image looks like a definite winner (at least once it's verticalized)!

edited 20th Aug '11 8:33:09 AM by suedenim

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Psychobabble6 from the spark of Westeros Since: May, 2011
#7: Aug 20th 2011 at 11:42:49 PM

And once we get permission.

And if I claim to be a wise man, well, it surely means that I don't know.
Willbyr Hi (Y2K) Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
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#8: Aug 21st 2011 at 2:20:08 AM

[up] That would be great if we could get permission.

Psychobabble6 from the spark of Westeros Since: May, 2011
#9: Aug 21st 2011 at 1:47:38 PM

Request sent.

EDIT: And granted. Good to go.

edited 21st Aug '11 4:18:32 PM by Psychobabble6

And if I claim to be a wise man, well, it surely means that I don't know.
Jicragg Since: Jun, 2010
#10: Aug 22nd 2011 at 4:47:35 AM

Stupid ninjas. I asked them as well.[lol]

I'm not sure, is it too big?

The thing is... Samus Is a Girl could use a better image as well. Could we cut it in half and use the top for Samus Is a Girl and the bottom for this page?

Adannor (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#11: Aug 22nd 2011 at 5:13:09 AM

Samus part is really unneeded for this trope. Copying the "Startling moments" box and editing the text in second could do it.
I would edit it myself but I'm not at home at the moment.

edited 22nd Aug '11 5:15:45 AM by Adannor

Raso Cure Candy Since: Jul, 2009
Cure Candy
#12: Aug 22nd 2011 at 5:14:35 AM

Panel one would go good on Samus Is a Girl. the Bridget one though the Ass in the pic might draw complaints.

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Jicragg Since: Jun, 2010
#13: Aug 22nd 2011 at 6:10:38 AM

There we go.

I didn't think about his arse. So other suggestions?

Willbyr Hi (Y2K) Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
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#14: Aug 22nd 2011 at 6:15:18 AM

Using the top half of that strip for Samus Is a Girl is a great idea. I don't think enough of Bridget's ass is showing in the bottom panel to raise much stink over...hell, the pic we just put on Diamonds in the Buff is a lot more racy than that.

Madrugada Since: Jan, 2001
#15: Aug 22nd 2011 at 3:23:09 PM

I think that last tweak is fabulous.

USAF713 I changed accounts. from the United States Since: Sep, 2010
I changed accounts.
#16: Aug 22nd 2011 at 3:31:50 PM

I like the last modification, but this picture doesn't really need the "realizing that Samus is female" part, does it...? Unless we're explaining the number, but really...

edited 22nd Aug '11 3:33:05 PM by USAF713

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Madrugada Since: Jan, 2001
#17: Aug 22nd 2011 at 3:34:29 PM

It does need to be there for the "Bridget isn't" to be clear. Otherwise it's "Bridget isn't what? unless you know the game.

USAF713 I changed accounts. from the United States Since: Sep, 2010
I changed accounts.
#18: Aug 22nd 2011 at 3:39:27 PM

Oh, I missed that part. Right, makes sense now. No objections...

edited 22nd Aug '11 3:40:15 PM by USAF713

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shimaspawn from Here and Now Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: In your bunk
#19: Aug 22nd 2011 at 3:41:07 PM

Yeah, that last tweak is really needed for context.

Reality is that, which when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. -Philip K. Dick
Willbyr Hi (Y2K) Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
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#20: Aug 22nd 2011 at 4:19:44 PM

The last version is great.

Antheia Whatever of Breath (Before Recorded History) Relationship Status: One True Dodecahedron
Whatever of Breath
#21: Aug 23rd 2011 at 4:01:54 PM

... But it's still about the players' reaction. Not the reaction of other characters, which is what the trope is about.

I don't want to be the boring, annoying naysayer, it's just that, well, the image should reflect the trope, and Dropped A Bridget On Him is often mistaken for Viewer Gender Confusion.

DragonQuestZ The Other Troper from Somewhere in California Since: Jan, 2001
The Other Troper
#22: Aug 23rd 2011 at 4:14:56 PM

Yeah, I agree that picture is better for Viewer Gender Confusion (as the current pic is just a face, even if it does look androgynous).

I'm on the internet. My arguments are invalid.
Heatth (X-Troper) Relationship Status: In Spades with myself
#23: Aug 23rd 2011 at 6:16:33 PM

[up][up]The "players" there are still characters for this comic. It is clearly showing some characters reacting with surprise. It still fits.

[up]If it looks androgynous it is obviously not JAFAAC. The ambiguiuty is a key point for Viewer Gender Confusion, so the picture there is fine.

edited 23rd Aug '11 6:17:30 PM by Heatth

Antheia Whatever of Breath (Before Recorded History) Relationship Status: One True Dodecahedron
Whatever of Breath
#24: Aug 23rd 2011 at 6:20:50 PM

[up] They're characters in the comic, but they're the audience for the work the character's from. Thus Viewer Gender Confusion, not Dropped A Bridget On Him.

Discar Since: Jun, 2009
#25: Aug 23rd 2011 at 6:24:25 PM

The trope is about the shock resulting from the gender surprise. Yes, its easier to document in-universe reactions (which this comic counts as), but that doesn't make the audience reaction wrong, just YMMV.

Writing a post-post apocalypse LitRPG on RR. Also fanfic stuff.

ImagePickin: DroppedABridgetOnHim
17th Sep '11 7:56:17 PM

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