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Spark9 Gentleman Troper! from Castle Wulfenbach Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
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#1: Feb 12th 2020 at 4:05:55 AM

Much as I love Spongebob, to someone not familiar with the series, nothing in the screenshot actually shows that they're underwater.

As alternatives, here's a shot of somebody using a fishing rod underwater, or a diver roasting marshmallows, and a fire with a fish.

Edited by Spark9 on Feb 12th 2020 at 7:25:34 AM

Rhetorical, eh? ... Eight!
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#3: Feb 12th 2020 at 7:21:54 AM

I'll go with 1.2. Get a 403 with 1.3.

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#4: Feb 12th 2020 at 7:25:44 AM

1.2 seems the clearest.

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#7: Feb 12th 2020 at 10:50:44 AM

Actually, is 1.2 even this trope? That's not fire but a bubble jet, so it looks like the diver set this shot up as a prank. So it might look funny, but it's actually fully plausible (although I am confused about how they did the wood).

Personally I say keep the Spongebob picture. Patrick the starfish should be enough evidence to suggest they're underwater, especially with the caption. And given the popularity and long-running nature of the series, it seems like a nitpick to replace it.

Edited by Stage7-4 on Feb 12th 2020 at 10:53:15 AM

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#8: Feb 12th 2020 at 10:57:20 AM

Jellyfish Dancing Before a Fire

Okay, the fact they are floating should indicate that they are underwater.

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#10: Feb 12th 2020 at 3:18:16 PM

[up] That's so much of a manipulation that it strikes me as dishonest, unless it came from an official source.

The current, if kept, needs a quality upgrade. Also, for the record, nitrocellulose can burn underwater.

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#11: Feb 12th 2020 at 5:39:53 PM

8 > everything else so far

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#13: Feb 12th 2020 at 10:59:02 PM

I think the original works fine tbh

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#14: Feb 12th 2020 at 11:06:12 PM

8 is probably the best, as, I mean... they're Jellyfish, so obviously they're underwater.

9 is too much of a shop for me to be comfortable using it.

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#15: Feb 13th 2020 at 7:35:11 AM

I prefer 1.2.

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thecarolinabull01 from North Carolina Since: Jun, 2014
#16: Feb 13th 2020 at 4:42:33 PM

I'd say either 1.2 or 8 (the Jellyfish).

Edited by thecarolinabull01 on Feb 13th 2020 at 7:47:56 AM

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#18: Feb 13th 2020 at 5:26:36 PM

Gonna have to say 8 for this one. It's still Spongebob, sure, but at least it's better at illustrating the trope than the original image.

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#19: Feb 13th 2020 at 5:39:39 PM

8. The smoke does it for me, plus the humor of the jellyfish presumably dancing around the fire. In addition to the fact they're jellyfish, I feel like there's a lot of water or underwater imagery in 8. It works.

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#21: Feb 13th 2020 at 5:57:38 PM

[tup] 8.

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#23: Feb 13th 2020 at 7:55:28 PM

I actually prefer 1.2, but I wouldn't complain about 8.

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#24: Feb 13th 2020 at 11:41:41 PM

Crowner?

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