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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 Mar 28th 2023 at 7:19:52 AM

GastonRabbit Sounds good on paper (he/him) from Robinson, Illinois, USA (General of TV Troops) Relationship Status: I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me
Sounds good on paper (he/him)
#16476: Mar 21st 2023 at 10:00:53 AM

Oh my "ought to be" was figurative, I don't feel forced. It's just sometimes I have a specific idea I want to pitch for fixing a trope and I worry missing the TRS means it may not happen.

OK, seems like I misread.

Edited by GastonRabbit on Mar 21st 2023 at 12:01:19 PM

Patiently awaiting the release of Paper Luigi and the Marvelous Compass.
Malady (Not-So-Newbie)
#16477: Mar 21st 2023 at 11:03:57 AM

[up][up][up] - Yes Well, we have at least been cited: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=TVTropes+&btnG=

[down] - Whoops, miscounted, yes.

Edited by Malady on Mar 21st 2023 at 12:06:15 PM

Disambig Needed: Help with those issues! tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13324299140A37493800&page=24#comment-576
GastonRabbit Sounds good on paper (he/him) from Robinson, Illinois, USA (General of TV Troops) Relationship Status: I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me
Sounds good on paper (he/him)
#16478: Mar 21st 2023 at 11:13:57 AM

[up]Erm, did you accidentally add an extra arrow? I think that was in response to HoloMew and not me.

Edited by GastonRabbit on Mar 21st 2023 at 1:14:05 PM

Patiently awaiting the release of Paper Luigi and the Marvelous Compass.
NitroIndigo ♀ | Small ripples lead to big waves from West Midlands region, England Since: Jun, 2021 Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
♀ | Small ripples lead to big waves
#16479: Mar 21st 2023 at 11:30:21 AM

Videos are finally working for me again! It's a Christmas miracle!

GastonRabbit Sounds good on paper (he/him) from Robinson, Illinois, USA (General of TV Troops) Relationship Status: I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me
Amonimus the Retromancer from <<|Wiki Talk|>> (Sergeant) Relationship Status: In another castle
the Retromancer
#16481: Mar 21st 2023 at 11:36:49 AM

Maybe in a parallel world

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/screenshot_12_28.png

Edited by Amonimus on Mar 21st 2023 at 9:37:36 PM

TroperWall / WikiMagic Cleanup
mightymewtron Angry babby from New New York Since: Oct, 2012 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
Angry babby
#16482: Mar 21st 2023 at 11:41:15 AM

Videos will now only work on pages for Christmas Tropes.

I do some cleanup and then I enjoy shows you probably think are cringe.
WarJay77 Big Catch, Sparkle Edition (Troper Knight)
Big Catch, Sparkle Edition
#16483: Mar 21st 2023 at 11:53:54 AM

Then we must find a way to shoehorn every trope into Christmas Tropes.

(Lol sounds like a forum game, "shoehorn the trope into this index")

Edited by WarJay77 on Mar 21st 2023 at 2:54:12 PM

Currently Working On: Incorruptible Pure Pureness
FernandoLemon Nobody Here from Argentina (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: In season
#16484: Mar 21st 2023 at 12:03:55 PM

[up] Do it, coward, you won't. I double dog dare you.

Edited by FernandoLemon on Mar 21st 2023 at 4:04:09 PM

I'd like to apologize for all this.
Demetrios Do a barrel roll! from Des Plaines, Illinois (unfortunately) Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: I'm just a hunk-a, hunk-a burnin' love
Do a barrel roll!
#16485: Mar 21st 2023 at 12:05:35 PM

No Christmas stuff until December! >.< That’s when the Christmas season starts and I’m sticking to it. cool

Flora is the most beautiful member of the Winx Club. :)
ShinyCottonCandy Industrious Incisors from Sinnoh (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Industrious Incisors
#16486: Mar 21st 2023 at 12:10:29 PM

The only thing December is to me is cold. Also wiki maintenance seems less active then.

Edited by ShinyCottonCandy on Mar 21st 2023 at 3:11:17 PM

SoundCloud
WarJay77 Big Catch, Sparkle Edition (Troper Knight)
Big Catch, Sparkle Edition
#16487: Mar 21st 2023 at 12:18:06 PM

[up][up][up]Lol do what, make the game thread or put every trope into Christmas Tropes? [lol]

Currently Working On: Incorruptible Pure Pureness
Ultimatum Disasturbator from Second Star to the left (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Wishfully thinking
Disasturbator
#16488: Mar 21st 2023 at 12:23:28 PM

yes

I am resisting the urge to pothole

Edited by Ultimatum on Mar 21st 2023 at 7:37:10 PM

New theme music also a box
FernandoLemon Nobody Here from Argentina (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: In season
#16489: Mar 21st 2023 at 2:42:47 PM

[up][up][up][up] As I mentioned plenty of times before, the Christmas season officially starts December 8 on Argentina, because that day is a holiday and therefore a convenient time to put up your decorations.

[up][up] The thread.

Edited by FernandoLemon on Mar 21st 2023 at 7:28:38 AM

I'd like to apologize for all this.
WarJay77 Big Catch, Sparkle Edition (Troper Knight)
Big Catch, Sparkle Edition
#16490: Mar 21st 2023 at 3:14:05 PM

It was made a few hours ago, go find it tongue

Currently Working On: Incorruptible Pure Pureness
Demetrios Do a barrel roll! from Des Plaines, Illinois (unfortunately) Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: I'm just a hunk-a, hunk-a burnin' love
Do a barrel roll!
#16491: Mar 21st 2023 at 3:27:24 PM

[up][up]Which holiday is that?

Flora is the most beautiful member of the Winx Club. :)
FernandoLemon Nobody Here from Argentina (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: In season
#16492: Mar 21st 2023 at 3:28:28 PM

[up] Feast of the Immaculate Conception, since this is a fairly Catholic country (and I realize I typed the date wrong, so fixing).

Edited by FernandoLemon on Mar 21st 2023 at 7:28:46 AM

I'd like to apologize for all this.
WarJay77 Big Catch, Sparkle Edition (Troper Knight)
Big Catch, Sparkle Edition
#16493: Mar 21st 2023 at 7:56:02 PM

This is the second time a joke from Mew inspired one of my Trope Report April Fools' Day jokes [lol]

Also I noticed that April Fools' Day is not in Practical Joke, and that feels wrong.

Currently Working On: Incorruptible Pure Pureness
mightymewtron Angry babby from New New York Since: Oct, 2012 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
Angry babby
#16494: Mar 21st 2023 at 7:57:37 PM

LOL, what was the first time? tongue

[down]LMAO yes! The David takeover! I should try that thing again with some of my more recent work.

Edited by mightymewtron on Mar 21st 2023 at 11:01:43 AM

I do some cleanup and then I enjoy shows you probably think are cringe.
WarJay77 Big Catch, Sparkle Edition (Troper Knight)
Big Catch, Sparkle Edition
#16495: Mar 21st 2023 at 7:59:18 PM

Last year I "reported" that Jossed was renamed to "Davided" (back when that one author AI thing claimed we were all David Foster Wallace), and that was inspired by you saying your theory just got "Davided".

Currently Working On: Incorruptible Pure Pureness
harryhenry It's either real or it's a dream Since: Jan, 2012
It's either real or it's a dream
#16496: Mar 21st 2023 at 8:08:02 PM

When I saw it featured on the front page today I thought Stopped Numbering Sequels was a newer trope like Un-Reboot, so it took me by surprise that it dates back to 2010.

mightymewtron Angry babby from New New York Since: Oct, 2012 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
Angry babby
#16497: Mar 21st 2023 at 9:56:38 PM

Noodle Incident may be the only instance in which Trope Namer Syndrome actually helps illustrate the trope more. If you don't know the origin of the name, it kind of conveys the same mysterious vibe as the trope itself.

I do some cleanup and then I enjoy shows you probably think are cringe.
Ultimatum Disasturbator from Second Star to the left (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Wishfully thinking
Disasturbator
#16498: Mar 22nd 2023 at 4:46:33 AM

an observation from me but sometimes you get users who seem like they're a temporary member but they stick around for ages and you have users who are a permanent fixture

New theme music also a box
JethroQWalrustitty OG Troper from Finland Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
OG Troper
#16499: Mar 22nd 2023 at 5:30:21 AM

surely we can have a snappier name for If You're So Evil, Eat This Kitten!?

the statement above is false
FernandoLemon Nobody Here from Argentina (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: In season

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