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One thing I've noticed is that for all how the page for They Might Be Giants claims them to be the unofficial official band of this wiki, there's relatively few people on this site who seem to ever reference them.

Edited by GastonRabbit on Oct 13th 2024 at 12:59:03 PM

Cutegirl920fire Player 222 from the Squid Games (Five Long Years) Relationship Status: Paris holds the key to my heart
Player 222
#8951: Aug 12th 2022 at 8:24:09 PM

[up][up] I'm already aware on how racist Lovecraft is and that it was probably intended to be pronounced by saying the slur. As I'm not black nor trying to be racist, I much rather pronounce it differently. Reasonable Death of the Author here.

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Demetrios Lucky Seven from Des Plaines, Illinois (unfortunately) Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
Lucky Seven
#8952: Aug 12th 2022 at 8:24:10 PM

I first found out about that particular Cthulhu Mythos member thanks to the first Quake, so I didn't even know it was supposed to be a slur until several years later. ^_^;;

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bwburke94 I am mad scientist! It's so cool! from 1.048596% (Y2: Electric Boogaloo) Relationship Status: She does the things you do, but she is an IBM
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#8953: Aug 12th 2022 at 8:25:53 PM

On that note, how is the country Niger supposed to be pronounced?

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mightymewtron Word Up from New New York Since: Oct, 2012 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
Word Up
#8954: Aug 12th 2022 at 8:25:59 PM

I don't think reading a quoted slur and inadvertently pronouncing it in your head, especially with discomfort towards the slur, casts a negative moral judgment on you anyway.

Edited by mightymewtron on Aug 12th 2022 at 11:26:16 AM

I do some cleanup and then I enjoy shows you probably think are cringe.
ChloeJessica Since: Jun, 2020 Relationship Status: Awaiting my mail-order bride
#8955: Aug 12th 2022 at 8:27:43 PM

... thread, pull up

how did we get on this subject

Cutegirl920fire Player 222 from the Squid Games (Five Long Years) Relationship Status: Paris holds the key to my heart
Player 222
#8957: Aug 12th 2022 at 8:28:29 PM

[up][up][up] I'm probably wrong since I'm not too familiar with the country or visited it, but IIRC it's usually "Ni-ja" or something like that.

Edited by Cutegirl920fire on Aug 12th 2022 at 8:28:47 AM

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BackSet1 I <3 Zinnia from I'm sure you'd love to know that, wouldn't you? (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded) Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
I <3 Zinnia
#8958: Aug 12th 2022 at 8:28:45 PM

[up]x5 Like Nigeria but without the -ia.

Edit: [nja]'d do many times.

Edit 2: Never mind, guess I was wrong.

Edited by BackSet1 on Aug 12th 2022 at 11:29:47 AM

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Demetrios Lucky Seven from Des Plaines, Illinois (unfortunately) Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
Lucky Seven
#8959: Aug 12th 2022 at 8:29:14 PM

I remember when I was a kid, at first I thought it rhymed with "tiger." ^_^;;

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#8960: Aug 12th 2022 at 8:30:51 PM

Lol, let's get back on track guys.

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bwburke94 I am mad scientist! It's so cool! from 1.048596% (Y2: Electric Boogaloo) Relationship Status: She does the things you do, but she is an IBM
I am mad scientist! It's so cool!
#8961: Aug 12th 2022 at 8:31:51 PM

So, how about that local sports team? /s

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#8962: Aug 12th 2022 at 8:32:59 PM

Now I'm wondering what a "Tv Tropes Sports Team" would be like... and what sport it'd play.

Nah, I'm kidding with that second part. We'd definitely play Calvin Ball.

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I <3 Zinnia
#8963: Aug 12th 2022 at 8:33:03 PM

Just one last thing: I didn't notice the whole Shub-Niggurath thing until you pointed it out.

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Cutegirl920fire Player 222 from the Squid Games (Five Long Years) Relationship Status: Paris holds the key to my heart
Player 222
#8964: Aug 12th 2022 at 8:33:15 PM

If this forum is any proof, right-side TVT forum threads can change topics almost as fast as Discord lol

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BackSet1 I <3 Zinnia from I'm sure you'd love to know that, wouldn't you? (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded) Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
Demetrios Lucky Seven from Des Plaines, Illinois (unfortunately) Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
Lucky Seven
#8966: Aug 12th 2022 at 8:33:44 PM

@War Jay: All right.

My observation is this forum is a very great place. :)

Change my mind. tongue

Edited by Demetrios on Aug 12th 2022 at 10:36:26 AM

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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)
#8967: Aug 12th 2022 at 8:35:28 PM

[up][up] Well, they're forums on the "right side" of the forum list, which, y'know, is where Yack Fest is. Meanwhile, "Left Side" are the wiki-based threads like TRS.

[up] I mean, these forums are definitely more chill and fun than other forums on the internet... usually [lol]

Edited by WarJay77 on Aug 12th 2022 at 11:36:28 AM

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good-morning Lord Something, Forgetter of Cool Titles from Brazil Since: Nov, 2021
Lord Something, Forgetter of Cool Titles
#8968: Aug 12th 2022 at 8:36:18 PM

RE: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13646132210A95550100&page=358#comment-8944 Thanks, though I was talking more about any query in general, not just about niche or specific subjects. I've had some queries that never really received much responses and others that got to dozens of comments, so sometimes it really depends I guess. With TLP you can always make a null edit as long as you don't do it too much, but for threads it must be uncomfortable for someone to post bump even three times if they're afraid of a query getting forgotten.

oh hey how are you doing?
BackSet1 I <3 Zinnia from I'm sure you'd love to know that, wouldn't you? (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded) Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
I <3 Zinnia
#8969: Aug 12th 2022 at 8:45:11 PM

[up][up] Oooh. I'm on mobile most of the time so I Don't really have that.

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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)
#8970: Aug 12th 2022 at 9:00:12 PM

Lol, if you switch to desktop mode it'll be way more obvious.

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the "Retromancer"
#8971: Aug 12th 2022 at 11:03:14 PM

Speaking of Yack Fest being like a chatroom, tfw you wake up and there are 4 full pages of posts to read.

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Cutegirl920fire Player 222 from the Squid Games (Five Long Years) Relationship Status: Paris holds the key to my heart
Player 222
#8972: Aug 12th 2022 at 11:18:42 PM

Oh look a spambot, sent a holler already btw.

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GastonRabbit C'est la vie. (he/him) from Robinson, Illinois, USA (General of TV Troops) Relationship Status: I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me
C'est la vie. (he/him)
#8973: Aug 12th 2022 at 11:28:20 PM

[up]I took care of it. (I generally don't read the holler thread, so I probably wouldn't have seen it if it hadn't been brought up here.)

Edit: Took care of another spam post, and bounced the account for good measure.

Edited by GastonRabbit on Aug 12th 2022 at 1:29:57 PM

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CytoZytokine Since: Jun, 2022
#8974: Aug 13th 2022 at 5:18:06 AM

So going back to a previous topic about Forum Game threads that require some knowledge or experience of specific works to play, a thread about naming bad WMG for the above poster's work recently surfaced and I'm like "Yeah... Don't think I'll be participating in that since I barely know any of the works the users post here". Now I understand why people have an issue with them.

BackSet1 I <3 Zinnia from I'm sure you'd love to know that, wouldn't you? (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded) Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
I <3 Zinnia
#8975: Aug 13th 2022 at 5:52:22 AM

I've noticed that the only "Accept No Substitute" captions left are subversions/twists/parodies of the line.

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