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Morgenthaler Since: Feb, 2016
#1: Nov 1st 2015 at 9:22:00 AM

I'll start off with Kandor from Superman. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.

You've got roaming bands of armed, aggressive, tyrannical plumbers coming to your door, saying "Use our service, or else!"
Willbyr Hi (Y2K) Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
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#2: Nov 1st 2015 at 3:22:13 PM

REDACTED per 5.

edited 1st Nov '15 3:44:11 PM by Willbyr

Rethkir A Trusted Friend in Science and Ponies from the gap between dimensions Since: Mar, 2013
#3: Nov 1st 2015 at 3:25:26 PM

[up] Agreed. 1 is better art, but 5 shows the size better.

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DeisTheAlcano Since: Jan, 2015 Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#4: Nov 1st 2015 at 3:34:25 PM

Yeah, I also prefer 5 for showing the size of the city.

eroock Since: Sep, 2012
#5: Nov 1st 2015 at 3:35:40 PM

FYI: The trope is not about miniaturized locations. Those literal illustrations may lead to confusion.

Willbyr Hi (Y2K) Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
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#6: Nov 1st 2015 at 3:43:59 PM

[up] I'm glad you brought that up...that's one seriously misleading trope name. This may have just gotten a lot harder to picture.

Morgenthaler Since: Feb, 2016
#7: Nov 2nd 2015 at 11:34:53 AM

And yet Kandor is listed as an example... (sigh)

Given the complexity of the trope, I think this is nearly impossible to picture—basically anything we could come up with would likely more properly illustrate Small, Secluded World. I'll go with BUPKIS for this one.

You've got roaming bands of armed, aggressive, tyrannical plumbers coming to your door, saying "Use our service, or else!"
DeisTheAlcano Since: Jan, 2015 Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#8: Nov 2nd 2015 at 11:37:46 AM

I think this trope needs a TRS thread to fix it so I will just go with BUPKIS for now.

Willbyr Hi (Y2K) Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
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#9: Nov 3rd 2015 at 7:58:09 AM

+1 to make this a BUPKIS case and wait for TRS to fix it before proceeding.

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#10: Nov 3rd 2015 at 9:44:14 AM

[up] Agreed.

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Rethkir A Trusted Friend in Science and Ponies from the gap between dimensions Since: Mar, 2013
#11: Nov 5th 2015 at 4:04:32 AM

TRS [tup]. The current name sucks.

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Memers Since: Aug, 2013
#12: Nov 5th 2015 at 8:04:46 AM

Yes TRS real cities in a bottle is a serious thing, I can think of 3 works offhand, and this trope is so different from that and way underused.

Willbyr Hi (Y2K) Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
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#13: Nov 5th 2015 at 9:19:00 AM

I'm going ahead and calling this one.

EDIT: The page is tagged for BUPKIS and the list in the IP discussion thread is updated. Locking up.

edited 5th Nov '15 9:24:52 AM by Willbyr

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