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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/).

Image captions are discussed elsewhere and have their own thread in the Image Pickin' forum.

Edited by wingedcatgirl on Jun 10th 2024 at 5:50:24 AM

Adept (Holding A Herring) Relationship Status: Having tea with Cthulhu
#10051: Nov 15th 2022 at 4:10:18 AM

The quote on Wacky Parent, Serious Child isn't really clear that the characters talking are parent and child. It was also unilaterally changed last October from this:

"My father, ladies and gentlemen."
Peter Bishop, Fringe

To the current:

Heinz Doofenshmirtz: Vanessa! Thank goodness you're here! A platypus has tied me up in my own pants!
Vanessa Doofenshmirtz: How did my life get to the point where that is no longer a strange sentence to me?

Which admittedly is better than the old one but still not good enough.

I think any of the three in the Quotes subpage are better replacements, though the third one is the clearest (and funniest):

Alexis: Dad! You're gonna spoil your dinner.
Castle: [with his mouth full of whipped cream] This is my dinner.
Alexis: No.
Castle, "Suicide Squeeze"

ShinyCottonCandy Everyone's friend Malamar from Lumiose City (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Everyone's friend Malamar
#10052: Nov 15th 2022 at 5:10:39 AM

[up]I'm mixed. On the one hand, it gets the point across, but on the other, I'm not fond of quotes that require scene descriptors.

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Adept (Holding A Herring) Relationship Status: Having tea with Cthulhu
#10053: Nov 15th 2022 at 6:31:31 AM

[up]I mean, even without the scene description, it gets the point across better than the previous quotes, since it depicts the child scolding her dad for "spoiling dinner" the same way a parent might reprimand a much younger offpsring.

good-morning Lord Something, Forgetter of Cool Titles from Brazil Since: Nov, 2021
Lord Something, Forgetter of Cool Titles
#10054: Nov 15th 2022 at 7:44:06 AM

Pointy Ears's quote has no source, and searching it only loops back to that Tv Tropes page, indicating it didn't come from any work in specific. Should it be removed?

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WarJay77 It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (8,356/50,000) from My Writing Cave (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (8,356/50,000)
#10055: Nov 15th 2022 at 4:26:04 PM

I don't get the quote on Wrong Wire.

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RandomTroper123 She / Her from I'll let you guess... (Not-So-Newbie) Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
She / Her
#10056: Nov 16th 2022 at 12:12:25 AM

[up](x5) I agree the current and the one before the current do not illustrate Wacky Parent, Serious Child. I feel that Castle quote does, though.

[up][up]I believe it can be deleted then, though I could be wrong.

[up]It doesn't make sense to me either, so it should be removed imo.

badtothebaritone (Life not ruined yet) Relationship Status: Snooping as usual
#10057: Nov 16th 2022 at 7:57:14 AM

It should be noted that Wrong Wire is currently on the TRS Queue and will almost certainly be merged with Wire Dilemma (which does have a fitting quote) once its turn comes up.

RandomTroper123 She / Her from I'll let you guess... (Not-So-Newbie) Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
She / Her
#10058: Nov 16th 2022 at 1:21:06 PM

For quotes, is it ok if we use a note which contains information explaining the situation a bit more? For the record, I'm wondering because I have an idea for a quote and it involves a note to add clarification to something.

MurlocAggroB from the second-most ridiculous province of Canada Since: May, 2015
#10059: Nov 16th 2022 at 3:34:17 PM

[up] I'm personally against it. A quote should stand on its own with just the words used. Plus, I think using a note markup on a quote looks really ugly.

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RandomTroper123 She / Her from I'll let you guess... (Not-So-Newbie) Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
ChloeJessica Since: Jun, 2020 Relationship Status: Awaiting my mail-order bride
#10061: Nov 18th 2022 at 7:45:48 PM

Let's Get Dangerous! has the same image source and quote source. i think this one from the Quotes page would be the best replacement:

Exdeath: You'll never defeat me playing around like this! Mwhaha!
Bartz: This is the first time... I'm serious! Now, showtime!

wingedcatgirl mys. minty from the silly dimension from lurking (Holding A Herring) Relationship Status: Oh my word! I'm gay!
mys. minty from the silly dimension
#10063: Nov 19th 2022 at 3:13:47 PM

The quote on Shockwave Stomp doesn't discuss the trope in any way whatsoever. Delete?

Suddenly I'm... still rotating Fallen London in my mind even though I've stopped actively playing it.
MurlocAggroB from the second-most ridiculous province of Canada Since: May, 2015
#10065: Nov 19th 2022 at 5:41:20 PM

[up][up] That's terrible. Pull it.


Flaming Meteor has a totally non-illustrative quote. It relies on scene directions in the quote attribution for context, and it doesn't even illustrate anything then. The trope is for when meteors are depicted as being on fire in media even though in real life they're usually non-flammable, which the quote has nothing to do with.

Edited by MurlocAggroB on Nov 19th 2022 at 7:44:41 AM

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TheGoddessIsDead Since: Aug, 2018
#10066: Nov 19th 2022 at 7:19:42 PM

The quote for Mayfly–December Friendship is as follows:

"Well, I like you and princey. You're pretty cool, for humans. Yet, you're still humans. And humans are born and die in the blink of an eye... The deeper our connection becomes, the lonelier I'll be once we part."

I don't think this is necessarily bad, but I believe that the quote below may be a more explicit reference to the trope.

"I had a best friend. Milla. We met when she was a child. I would swim out of the domain all the time to visit her. We'd play, I trained her in using spears. She was my closest friend for a long time... As the years passed, she grew old, and I didn't. Eventually, she couldn't use spears, she couldn't even swim that well. She died of old age while I was still physically a teenager."

Should we change the quote for this trope to the second one or leave it as is?

MurlocAggroB from the second-most ridiculous province of Canada Since: May, 2015
#10067: Nov 19th 2022 at 8:03:52 PM

[up] The current is better. It's shorter and says pretty much the same thing. That's good for the Quotes page though.

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RandomTroper123 She / Her from I'll let you guess... (Not-So-Newbie) Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
She / Her
#10068: Nov 19th 2022 at 8:11:41 PM

[up](x6) and [up] [tup].

[up][up]I agree it's not illustrative, though do you have any suggestions for replacements?

Lanaaaa258 from Poland Since: Nov, 2020 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
#10069: Nov 21st 2022 at 12:00:46 PM

Stinkbomb: Ah ha!
Slappy: Hey! Isaac Newton. Interesting bit of trivia for you.
Stinkbomb: What's that?
Slappy: Dogs can't climb trees.
Stinkbomb: Oh.

The above page quote of Reminder of Impossibility doesn't have any indication that Stinkbomb is climbing a tree or that he falls off it in realisation that he can't. Out of context it doesn't present the trope at all unlike its video example equivalent.

Not once did I think I'd be into the things I am in fact, into. Don't you think the same, likewise, or otherwise?
badtothebaritone (Life not ruined yet) Relationship Status: Snooping as usual
#10070: Nov 21st 2022 at 6:13:21 PM

The page quote for Money Slap isn't an example of the trope. The trope requires the money be thrown at someone's face, but Judas just throws it into the temple, which is decidedly not a face.

Bullman Enid Sinclair Since: Jun, 2018 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
Enid Sinclair
#10071: Nov 22nd 2022 at 9:24:34 AM

Watched It for the Representation has a quotes page but no page quote. Which one of these would work:

Movies like Black Panther where black characters are depicted as complex, intelligent and beautiful are so important because it helps fighting negative stereotypes about black people.
— This post about Black Panther (2018)

I need everyone to thank Simu Liu for bringing Shang-Chi to life. This is a celebration and sharing of culture, language, and an impactful story. Today an Asian superhero exists and he leads his own story. This movie is not only beautiful, but Marvel would not have had its success without the stellar cast that took part in this film.

Turning Red finally showed me what people saw when they watched Black Panther, Shang Chi, and Encanto on the big screen. I ugly cried so many times because I finally got to saw me, unfiltered, on screen. Even though I don’t have the comfort Meilin got, this movie sure gave me everything I needed to hear. Representation truly matters guys. Disney you cowards put this movie on the biggest screens right now.
— This post about Turning Red

A gay Italian character who is not stereotyped. A gay Arab character who is also not stereotyped. Neither of them fetishized. Both of them bad ass as fuck. And they’re in one of the healthiest relationships, queer or not, I’ve ever seen in an action movie. Two female leads, one of them Black, neither of them sexualized. Not even ONCE. Both of them bad ass as fuck. And they both have space to be their own characters, with their own arcs.
— This post about The Old Guard

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Mrph1 he/him from Mercia (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: This is not my beautiful wife!
he/him
#10072: Nov 22nd 2022 at 10:11:56 AM

[up] I like the Turning Red one, as it refers to the other works as well.

badtothebaritone (Life not ruined yet) Relationship Status: Snooping as usual
#10073: Nov 22nd 2022 at 10:45:53 AM

[up] Should we leave out the last sentence because of the Disney potshot or keep it?

Edited by badtothebaritone on Nov 22nd 2022 at 12:46:05 PM

MisterApes-a-lot Since: Mar, 2018
#10074: Nov 22nd 2022 at 12:18:49 PM

[up] I feel like we can chop the last sentence, at least if it's put on the main page.

MinisterOfSinister From 'Ell's 'eart Oi stab at ye! from In the Hall of the Mountain King Since: Jan, 2014 Relationship Status: What is this thing you call love?
From 'Ell's 'eart Oi stab at ye!
#10075: Nov 22nd 2022 at 1:14:18 PM

I agree. Add the quote, snip the Disney slam.


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