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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

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)
#10676: Sep 15th 2022 at 7:39:05 PM

Inbounds aren't wicks though, they're offsite links.

I looked up the inbounds for my troper page once (via google or something, idfk). Dunno if I should've. It was linked in some odd places and I feel like a lot of it was just random spam.

Edited by WarJay77 on Sep 15th 2022 at 10:39:24 AM

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Noaqiyeum we must dissent (it/they) from across the gulf of space (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: Arm chopping is not a love language!
we must dissent (it/they)
#10677: Sep 15th 2022 at 8:11:40 PM

It usually is. Spam sites trying to game search engines by including as many links and keywords as they can, that sort of thing.

Source: I know all the sites that have a reason to talk about me and absolutely no one uses my name by accident.

ERROR: The current state of the world is unacceptable. Save anyway? YES/NO
ChloeJessica Since: Jun, 2020 Relationship Status: Awaiting my mail-order bride
#10678: Sep 15th 2022 at 8:15:39 PM

now im gonna be looking for an occasion to use your name by accident

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)
#10679: Sep 15th 2022 at 8:17:13 PM

I checked my Troper Wall to see if she also vandalized it but... it hasn't been edited in four months.

Erm, if you were referring to me like everyone else was, I go by he/him.

Edit: Put it in my title, because at least one other mod (Macron) does the same. (And also because seeing nutjobs throw a fit over it is hilarious.)

Edited by GastonRabbit on Sep 15th 2022 at 10:40:45 AM

I got a rock for Halloween.
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)
#10680: Sep 15th 2022 at 8:24:16 PM

now im gonna be looking for an occasion to use your name by accident

Yours would be way easier to "mistakenly" plug just because I could claim I'm using an OC or something named Chloe Jessica, lmao

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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
#10681: Sep 15th 2022 at 8:43:11 PM

[up][up] Ah shit, I had a brain fart and mistook you for Amour Le Fou somehow cause she has a Gaston avvie. My bad!

CG for short
Demetrios Lucky Seven from Des Plaines, Illinois (unfortunately) Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
Psychedelicate She/Her Since: May, 2016 Relationship Status: That's rough, buddy
She/Her
#10683: Sep 15th 2022 at 8:43:59 PM

I think it'd be nice if there was a separate part of the forum gingerbread where you can put your pronouns. I know it's not gonna happen anytime soon, but still, it's cool to think about.

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
#10684: Sep 15th 2022 at 8:44:56 PM

New forum game idea: making up new Gaston lyrics.

Read Pokemon Ultimate Emerald
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)
#10685: Sep 15th 2022 at 8:45:27 PM

I'd play [lol]

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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
ChloeJessica Since: Jun, 2020 Relationship Status: Awaiting my mail-order bride
#10687: Sep 15th 2022 at 8:46:25 PM

no one posts like Gaston
makes new tropes like Gaston
no one puts bad misuse on the ropes like Gaston

Edited by ChloeJessica on Sep 15th 2022 at 8:46:49 AM

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
#10688: Sep 15th 2022 at 8:46:33 PM

[up][up]Nobody falls to his death in the rain like Gaston.

Edited by BackSet1 on Sep 15th 2022 at 11:46:51 AM

Read Pokemon Ultimate Emerald
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)
#10689: Sep 15th 2022 at 8:47:14 PM

Because the only thing Gaston wasn't good at was stopping gravity.

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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
techno156 from Lost in the wrong part of the internet (Private) Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
Noaqiyeum we must dissent (it/they) from across the gulf of space (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: Arm chopping is not a love language!
we must dissent (it/they)
#10692: Sep 15th 2022 at 8:49:47 PM

Chloe: Good luck! The nearest I can come up with is an absolutely atrocious misspelling of "Nguyen".

Edited by Noaqiyeum on Sep 15th 2022 at 4:50:13 PM

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ChloeJessica Since: Jun, 2020 Relationship Status: Awaiting my mail-order bride
#10693: Sep 15th 2022 at 8:49:49 PM

alright, alright, make a new thread, don't hijack this one. [lol]

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)
#10694: Sep 15th 2022 at 8:50:05 PM

Amour Le Fou's avatar contains a different character from my username's source. This is where my username comes from.

I got a rock for Halloween.
Malady (X-Troper)
#10695: Sep 15th 2022 at 8:50:08 PM

~Psychedelicate - Well, you're using neither your signature nor your From location...

Disambig Needed: Help with those issues! tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13324299140A37493800&page=24#comment-576
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)
#10696: Sep 15th 2022 at 8:50:22 PM

Observation: This thread is allergic to staying on topic tongue

Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper Wall
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)
#10697: Sep 15th 2022 at 8:53:25 PM

[up]If I stay awake long enough, I start rambling. As to whether that combined with my increased Yack Fest activity is a good or bad thing, I don't know.

Edit: Well, the text I added to TroperWall.Chloe Jessica and TroperWall.Cutegirl920fire are both references to "I Am the Warlus" by The Beatles, which is a song that makes absolutely no sense, if that means anything regarding my train of thought getting derailed.

Edited by GastonRabbit on Sep 15th 2022 at 11:05:02 AM

I got a rock for Halloween.
Cutegirl920fire Player 222 from the Squid Games (Five Long Years) Relationship Status: Paris holds the key to my heart
Player 222
#10698: Sep 15th 2022 at 9:04:23 PM

[up][up][up] Erm, I'm not mad but I don't think pinging is necessary in this situation IMO.

CG for short
Psychedelicate She/Her Since: May, 2016 Relationship Status: That's rough, buddy
She/Her
#10699: Sep 15th 2022 at 9:08:19 PM

Yeah, just a quote-reply would've sufficed. I don't mind too much though.

Anyway, to reply, I know you can just put your pronouns in your title or signature, but what if you want to use those spots for something else?

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)
#10700: Sep 15th 2022 at 9:12:52 PM

I get misgendered all the time but I like my location and signature(s) too much to bother with pronouns. People who know me know I'm a she... people who don't can just be corrected no problem. (Admittedly I don't make it easy with my very masculine username, but blame that on me not considering the ramifications of the nickname when everyone who used it previously knew I was a girl...)

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