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You know how a trope needs to be common enough to be a trend on multiple pieces of media, but also have enough meaning to affect the story in a way that defines it? Well, not on my watch, it doesn’t. Post the name and description, and maybe even some examples, of a trope you’d never want to see on this wiki. It can be People Sit On Chairs, Too Rare To Trope, The Same But More (Specific), or any other violation of wiki policy. It can even be YMMV or Trivia, too!

Also, no references to Mario Pissing or Gay—especially not the latter. If you do that, I will holler your post. Please be original.

Without further ado, let’s begin.


Toriyama Art Style: The work was drawn by Akira Toriyama or someone impersonating his art style.

Edited by PurpleEyedGuma on Nov 16th 2022 at 1:27:10 PM

IchigoMontoya (Don’t ask) Relationship Status: Not caught up in your love affair
DrNoPuma Bud and Lou(ise) from the land of Humorous Hyenas (Ten years in the joint) Relationship Status: Married to the music
Bud and Lou(ise)
#627: Mar 15th 2021 at 6:23:49 PM

Page 26: The 26th page of something is shown in a work.

Please make this canon, DC. I love the idea of the Joker and Harley's hyenas acting like them.
thok That's Dr. Title, thank you! (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Non-Canon
That's Dr. Title, thank you!
#628: Mar 16th 2021 at 6:27:29 PM
Pbskidsfan Oona the Gadget Lady Since: Feb, 2021 Relationship Status: All is for my lord
Oona the Gadget Lady
#629: Mar 17th 2021 at 11:03:39 AM

Narcissistic Self Centered Selfish Guy: Someone is Narcissistic, Self-Centered, and Selfish at the same time. Note that this is extremely rare and uncommon.

My plan is to trick you into thinking this is my signature when it’s not, then confuse you silly. Doubting my plan? Then it's working!
DrNoPuma Bud and Lou(ise) from the land of Humorous Hyenas (Ten years in the joint) Relationship Status: Married to the music
Bud and Lou(ise)
#630: Mar 17th 2021 at 11:13:00 AM

Everythings Wetter With Rain: When rain is shown in a work.

Please make this canon, DC. I love the idea of the Joker and Harley's hyenas acting like them.
thok That's Dr. Title, thank you! (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Non-Canon
That's Dr. Title, thank you!
#631: Mar 17th 2021 at 3:59:20 PM

Everythings Drier With Rain: Rain makes people sarcastic.

NotSeki404 Speaks gibberish from New Eridu Since: Dec, 2020 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
Speaks gibberish
#632: Mar 18th 2021 at 5:21:23 AM

Cant Help But Jojo Posing: A character does an extravagant pose every time they appear.

Eh-nuh neh?
Ariole195 Trinity from No where, just incoporeal vibes (Series 2) Relationship Status: Gone fishin'
Trinity
#633: Mar 18th 2021 at 11:48:08 AM

Turning Into Chickens: People turning into chickens, can be Body Horror or not.

Feelings are complicated
Pbskidsfan Oona the Gadget Lady Since: Feb, 2021 Relationship Status: All is for my lord
Oona the Gadget Lady
#634: Mar 20th 2021 at 7:20:38 AM

Not Un Blatant Lies: A lie someone tells seems to be blatant, but it isn’t. Then the said someone realizes that it really is blatant, but all the people they were talking to are dumb.

My plan is to trick you into thinking this is my signature when it’s not, then confuse you silly. Doubting my plan? Then it's working!
wingedcatgirl mys. minty from the silly dimension from lurking (Holding A Herring) Relationship Status: Oh my word! I'm gay!
mys. minty from the silly dimension
#635: Mar 20th 2021 at 11:32:04 AM

People Are Useless: Like Adults Are Useless and Police Are Useless, but it's about all people instead of just particular kinds! :D

Suddenly I'm... still rotating Fallen London in my mind even though I've stopped actively playing it.
Delibirda from Splatsville Since: Sep, 2020 Relationship Status: I wanna be your dog
#636: Mar 20th 2021 at 11:37:43 AM

People Dont Sit On Chairs: When nobody sits on chairs in a work.

"Listen up, Marina, because this is SUPER important. Whatever you do, don't eat th“ “DON'T EAT WHAT?! Your text box ran out of space!”
DDRMASTERM do you wanna have a bad time? from Someplace, Utah, USA Since: Apr, 2013 Relationship Status: You cannot grasp the true form
do you wanna have a bad time?
#637: Mar 20th 2021 at 12:52:40 PM

People Sit In Squares: When people sit in a square for whatever reason.

Edited by DDRMASTERM on Mar 20th 2021 at 1:52:56 PM

mightymewtron Word Up from New New York Since: Oct, 2012 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
Word Up
#638: Mar 20th 2021 at 1:13:43 PM

People Shit On Chairs: Mistaking a chair for a toilet.

I do some cleanup and then I enjoy shows you probably think are cringe.
Kevjro7 Susjection! Since: Jan, 2020
Susjection!
#639: Mar 20th 2021 at 1:33:45 PM

People Shit In Squares: When people shit in a square.

aPod-ofSeals That there is a seal. from the biggest planet on Earth Since: Jan, 2021 Relationship Status: Is that a kind of food?
That there is a seal.
#640: Mar 20th 2021 at 1:50:48 PM

Literal Allegory

When a character is reading or watching what first appears to be a thinly veiled allegory, but then it turns out that it's directly about a real In-Universe issue, and not intended to be an allegory for anything else in-universe.

Example, Alice is reading a book series to her child about crayfish that appears to be full of allegories for real-life issues, but then it turns out that the book's author owns crayfish, and those crayfish developed their own human-like society that the author decided to chronicle in a series of children's books.

Data is imaginary. This burrito is real.
DrNoPuma Bud and Lou(ise) from the land of Humorous Hyenas (Ten years in the joint) Relationship Status: Married to the music
Bud and Lou(ise)
#641: Mar 20th 2021 at 3:17:58 PM

Everyone I Dont Like Is A Clown: Let me tell you all about the people I dislike and why they are clowns...

Please make this canon, DC. I love the idea of the Joker and Harley's hyenas acting like them.
SomeLibre WELCOME BACK MOTHERFUCKER from [SERVICE UNAVAILABLE] Since: Dec, 2020 Relationship Status: Chat, is this real?
WELCOME BACK MOTHERFUCKER
#642: Mar 20th 2021 at 5:28:50 PM

Clowns Honk In Circuses: All clowns do during a circus episode is make funny clown noises.

Cassie | they/them/he | Help needed for filling out entries on the Series X SCP category
Zanreo Gizmondo from Glitch City (Ten years in the joint) Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
Gizmondo
#643: Mar 20th 2021 at 5:45:57 PM

So Awful Its Hilarious: A So Bad, It's Good work that's especially bad, but also especially "good" for the same reason.

My favorite failed console tbh
DrNoPuma Bud and Lou(ise) from the land of Humorous Hyenas (Ten years in the joint) Relationship Status: Married to the music
Bud and Lou(ise)
#644: Mar 20th 2021 at 6:03:47 PM

Sans Spoof: Funny skeletons that are similar to Sans from Undertale.

Please make this canon, DC. I love the idea of the Joker and Harley's hyenas acting like them.
aPod-ofSeals That there is a seal. from the biggest planet on Earth Since: Jan, 2021 Relationship Status: Is that a kind of food?
That there is a seal.
#645: Mar 21st 2021 at 8:00:06 AM

Old Media Is Orange

When older forms of media (books, television, radio) are portrayed as operating on Blue-and-Orange Morality.

Data is imaginary. This burrito is real.
Pbskidsfan Oona the Gadget Lady Since: Feb, 2021 Relationship Status: All is for my lord
Oona the Gadget Lady
#646: Mar 21st 2021 at 10:22:02 AM

Just A Caption And A Face: A picture to illustrate a trope is a caption, and the caption for the caption picture is a face.

My plan is to trick you into thinking this is my signature when it’s not, then confuse you silly. Doubting my plan? Then it's working!
MagmaTeaMerry My Head Is On Fire from A forest somewhere Since: Sep, 2020
My Head Is On Fire
#647: Mar 21st 2021 at 12:11:29 PM

Tomboys Are Jerkasses: When a female character is identified as a Tomboy because they're abrasive, rude and violent. Heart of gold optional.

My AO3 profile. Let sleeping cats lie and be cute and calming.
aPod-ofSeals That there is a seal. from the biggest planet on Earth Since: Jan, 2021 Relationship Status: Is that a kind of food?
That there is a seal.
#648: Mar 21st 2021 at 3:09:02 PM

All Media Are Evil

Everything used to convey information being portrayed as evil.

Data is imaginary. This burrito is real.
wingedcatgirl mys. minty from the silly dimension from lurking (Holding A Herring) Relationship Status: Oh my word! I'm gay!
mys. minty from the silly dimension
#649: Mar 21st 2021 at 3:51:22 PM

Good Is Evil: When normally "good" traits like "caring about other people's well-being" and "expending effort to help people with no particular expectation of reward" are treated as marks of an evil character.

Suddenly I'm... still rotating Fallen London in my mind even though I've stopped actively playing it.
DrNoPuma Bud and Lou(ise) from the land of Humorous Hyenas (Ten years in the joint) Relationship Status: Married to the music
Bud and Lou(ise)
#650: Mar 21st 2021 at 3:58:02 PM

Haired Head: When a character has hair on their head.

Please make this canon, DC. I love the idea of the Joker and Harley's hyenas acting like them.

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