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Spark9 Gentleman Troper! from Castle Wulfenbach Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
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#1: Jan 18th 2020 at 2:19:08 AM

The image shows a comically small amount of money ($1.25) but nothing in the image indicates it's a bribe. It could show a poor tipper or The Scrooge for all we know, or even the exact price for a cup of coffee.

I'd suggest panel 2+4, or panel 2, or panel 2+3, or the famous real-life zero rupee note.

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#2: Jan 18th 2020 at 9:54:29 AM

1.1 = 1.2 (I’d say this one could use the last panel as extra humor) > 1.3 > 1.4

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#4: Jan 18th 2020 at 11:13:33 AM

1.2 for me. Panels 2+4 might even be better than just panel 2.

1.1 is more a Literal Metaphor (or something along that line) than this, it's like the dialogue is set up for a bribe, but at the end there is no bribe.

Edited by petersohn on Jan 18th 2020 at 8:14:40 PM

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Berrenta How sweet it is from Texas Since: Apr, 2015 Relationship Status: Can't buy me love
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#5: Jan 18th 2020 at 11:18:35 AM

1.2, panels 2+4.

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#7: Jan 18th 2020 at 6:47:52 PM

1.2

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#8: Jan 20th 2020 at 6:07:37 PM

That's minimal consensus for 1.2, and adding the fourth panel has some consensus as well so I've put that version up. However, the space around the panels needs to be made transparent; can someone do that and swap it in? Thanks in advance. Caption in the meantime?

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

Drope Since: Oct, 2012 Relationship Status: Is that a kind of food?
#9: Jan 20th 2020 at 7:45:40 PM

Don't think it needs a caption. Dude on the right saying "Glossy paper" is enough for a funny, side remark.

Edited by Drope on Jan 20th 2020 at 7:48:10 AM

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TheUnsquished Filthy casual from Southern Limey Land (Life not ruined yet) Relationship Status: Married to the job
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Willbyr Hi (Y2K) Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
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#11: Jan 21st 2020 at 7:42:48 AM

I'm good with no caption. I've posted the request for transparency in the night vision cleanup thread; locking this one.

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