This thread is for general discussion of page quotes, whether to change, move or remove them.
Unused quotes should be put on a Quotes Wiki page (just replace the namespace in the URL of the wiki page you are making a quotes page for with Quotes/) or, if they don't have an article, on Quotes Looking For An Article.
Image captions are discussed elsewhere and have their own thread
in the Image Pickin' forum.
Edited by Tabs on Jul 15th 2023 at 2:40:54 AM
Agreed. Either one of the ones on the quote page would be a better alternative. I prefer the first one, because it's shorter.
The quote in Troubled Abuser is removed for now. I still think the alternative quotes in the subpage describes The Chain of Harm more than Troubled Abuser though, and I'm actually wondering if it should be moved over to the other trope instead.
The first is about someone hurting a weaker/lesser being because they are hurt by stronger people whom they can't fight back against. The latter is a broader trope where someone becomes abusive because they've had a hard life that may or may not involve being abused themselves.
Edited by Adept on Mar 31st 2019 at 2:36:41 AM
The quote on Kung Fu-Proof Mook could use a change.
Jaba The Hutt is not a mook. He's more of an example of Contractual Boss Immunity. He happens to be immune to the mind trick simply because Luke's rescue of Han would go too easily if he weren't.
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The quote of Ultimate Marvel is based on the Kids Versus Adults trope, which was hardly used. Genetic Engineering Is the New Nuke and Beware the Superman are more frequent tropes there, in all of their comics, and it is almost the imprint's trademark theme. So I propose this other one instead:
Edited by GrigorII on Apr 5th 2019 at 9:47:49 AM
Ultimate Secret Wars
Unkempt Beauty currently has this quote:
Which, to me, doesn't sound like this trope in the slightest and instead is either instructions to a dad after refusing to let his daughter out or just a particularly woman ending her night.
I'm assuming from context it's about a woman not needing makeup or... clothes to be sexy but I feel like I'm meeting the quote more than halfway here.
What about this chestnut from Firefly:
Edited by Larkmarn on Apr 5th 2019 at 4:07:58 AM
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I've been ninja'd. I just came here with the Unkempt Beauty quote in mind as well.
Sadly, we can't use the Firefly quote because it's being used as the Wrench Wench quote.
I've been racking my brains to try and think of a replacement, but am coming up blank right now.
If my post doesn't mention a giant flying sperm whale with oversized teeth and lionfish fins for flippers, it just isn't worth reading.
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I had a thought. It's a character called Taiba from The Belgariad, who is considered extremely beautiful even though she doesn't doll herself up, no matter what state she's in. Here's a couple of quotes about her:
Edited by Wyldchyld on Apr 5th 2019 at 9:51:04 AM
If my post doesn't mention a giant flying sperm whale with oversized teeth and lionfish fins for flippers, it just isn't worth reading.
Middle one seems like a good combination of descriptive and brevity.
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The third is actually She Cleans Up Nicely, and I'm still partial to the song.
Link to TRS threads in project mode here.
For the song lyrics.
The current quote for Gender Bender is not what gender bender is (not sure what it is, actually. Best I can think of is a one-way body swap.) Best quote on the quotes page was this one, though I did have to remove the potholes:
The Doctor: Why are you calling me "madam"?
Yaz: Because... you're... a woman?
The Doctor: Am I?! ...does it suit me?
Yaz: What?
The Doctor: Oh yeah! I remember! Sorry, half an hour ago I was a white-haired Scotsman.
The Doctor Who one is definitely better. I'd prefer one a little shorter, but it's not too long.
There is a conversation in gen:LOCK where a gender-fluid character discusses the fact they've shifted between presenting as male and female a number of times (science is advanced enough in this show for complete and recurring transformations to be possible). The total conversation is too long, but it can be boiled down to this, and it's a bit shorter than the Doctor Who one:
Valentina: Sometimes. Not now. Perhaps again soon. I sense the pressure coming on again in a way I haven't in a long time.
Kazu: What were you born as?
Valentina: You'll never know.
Edited by Wyldchyld on Apr 6th 2019 at 11:34:22 AM
If my post doesn't mention a giant flying sperm whale with oversized teeth and lionfish fins for flippers, it just isn't worth reading.
Do we not have a separate trope for gender fluid?
There's Sex Shifter.
Speaking of, may I replace the quote in Suddenly Sexuality from the one in the Quotes subpage? The current fail to indicate that the character in question is "suddenly" a lesbian.
Edited by Adept on Apr 7th 2019 at 1:00:51 AM
Any opinion about the Ultimate Marvel one?
Ultimate Secret Wars
I fight for a "Jest" cause
Unexplained Recovery and Back from the Dead have the same page quote. I feel the latter should be changed to something else.
The Rosers were red. The Drownies are blue. I know What the Thunder Said. Do you?
Honestly, I don't like it for either one. For Unexplained Recovery, there's the classic:
Peasant: Well she turned me into a newt!
Sir Bevedere: ...A newt?
[beat]
Peasant: I got better.
Something similar:
Nabeshin: I was, but Kumi-Kumi fixed me up with her needles!
Kumi-Kumi: I'm an acupuncturist!
K: BUT SHE WAS DEAD TOO!
Nabeshin: That's beside the point.
And a bit of a more direct lampshade:
Angus Dagnabbit: Aye. I got better.
Mad Jack: You were DEAD! How do you get better from being DEAD, you Scottish twit?!?!
For Back from the Dead, there are a couple Bible examples:
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Newt is the only one that isn't another example of Back from the Dead. The Lazarus quote is terrible, because it relies too much on familiarity with the work. I'll support Monty Python for Unexplained Recovery and Mad Jack for BFTD.
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Unexplained Recovery is a subtrope of Back from the Dead, so any quote about it would necessarily be an example of both.
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I'd gotten them mixed up, that means "She turned me into a newt" doesn't count as Unexplained Recovery because they didn't die.
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The Mad Jack quote seems like the best option for Unexplained Recovery.
If my post doesn't mention a giant flying sperm whale with oversized teeth and lionfish fins for flippers, it just isn't worth reading.
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What should be the page quote for Monster.Fan Works?
Definitely delete it from Troubled Abuser, in my opinion. Never mind the duplication, it's just a bad quote for that trope.
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