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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

Snicka Since: Jun, 2011
#901: Nov 21st 2021 at 9:17:10 AM

Big Lipped Animation Moment: An Off-Model moment when a character is drawn with larger lips than usual - which looks weird and is never mentioned again.

bpants98 Since: Aug, 2018
#902: Nov 22nd 2021 at 5:52:40 PM

But Yes: Correcting a mistake in a person's question but still agreeing with them. Totally doesn't violate the No New Stock Phrases policy.

callmeamuffin ❀ Mint, Nuts, and Waffle ❀ from the kitchen (Trinitroper) Relationship Status: Thinkin' about you, muffin
❀ Mint, Nuts, and Waffle ❀
#903: Nov 28th 2021 at 11:19:16 PM

Americans Hate Tinkle: Americans do not like the idea of excreting pee.

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NineTailedCat The Fourth-Placers' Revenge from bad to worse (Long Runner) Relationship Status: Complex: I'm real, they are imaginary
The Fourth-Placers' Revenge
#904: Nov 29th 2021 at 12:07:09 AM

Villainous Sacrifice: The evil counterpart to Heroic Sacrifice, where a villain sacrifices themself for the sake of their evil cause.

I like cute things. You gotta deal with it.
IchigoMontoya (Don’t ask) Relationship Status: Not caught up in your love affair
#905: Nov 29th 2021 at 5:45:20 AM

The Folksy Dopey Insult From The Folksy Dope: The resident folksy dope insults someone in a folksy, dopey manner.

SilverCrown (Private) Relationship Status: Singularity
#906: Nov 29th 2021 at 8:01:09 AM

I Am Still Not Making This Up: The more evil and more pothole magnet-y counterpart to "Not Making This Up" Disclaimer and I Am Not Making This Up (before it was chainsawed, may it rest in peace).

Piterpicher Veteran Editor IV from Poland, for real (Series 2) Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
Veteran Editor IV
#907: Nov 29th 2021 at 11:08:21 AM

Gag Piness: When Ha-Piness is so much more enjoyable.

Currently mostly inactive. An incremental game I tested: https://galaxy.click/play/176 (Gods of Incremental)
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.
#908: Nov 30th 2021 at 6:11:35 PM

Arson, Shoplifting, and Jaywalking: When multiple bad things are listed, starting with one or more very serious things, then moving on to one or more things that are less serious but still somewhat serious, and finally one thing that is utterly banal compared to all that proceeded it.

Data is imaginary. This burrito is real.
callmeamuffin ❀ Mint, Nuts, and Waffle ❀ from the kitchen (Trinitroper) Relationship Status: Thinkin' about you, muffin
❀ Mint, Nuts, and Waffle ❀
DrNoPuma Dr. Thomas Light from Toon Town Since: Mar, 2015 Relationship Status: I think I love you, so what am I so afraid of?
#910: Dec 1st 2021 at 3:41:20 PM

Everythings Better With Jaywalkers Sitting On Chairs: Subtrope of the above, when having jaywalkers sit in chairs makes the work better.

"Humans and robots living together in harmony and equality. That was my ultimate wish."
Snicka Since: Jun, 2011
#912: Dec 2nd 2021 at 2:31:05 AM

Gruesome Giraffe: The inversion of Genial Giraffe, with villainous giraffes.

jandn2014 Very Spooky from somewhere in Connecticut Since: Aug, 2017 Relationship Status: Hiding
Very Spooky
#913: Dec 2nd 2021 at 4:12:19 AM

Aardvark: An aarkvark exists in a work. Made so Abandoned Area isn’t the first trope alphabetically.

back lol
DrNoPuma Dr. Thomas Light from Toon Town Since: Mar, 2015 Relationship Status: I think I love you, so what am I so afraid of?
#914: Dec 2nd 2021 at 6:42:55 PM

[up]Funny you should say that... [lol]

"Humans and robots living together in harmony and equality. That was my ultimate wish."
callmeamuffin ❀ Mint, Nuts, and Waffle ❀ from the kitchen (Trinitroper) Relationship Status: Thinkin' about you, muffin
❀ Mint, Nuts, and Waffle ❀
SilverCrown (Private) Relationship Status: Singularity
#916: Dec 5th 2021 at 9:46:26 AM

I Am Drunk As Fuck: A trope where a character comedically lampshades how ridiculously drunk they are, much to the amusement of the other characters.

VampireBuddha Calendar enthusiast from Ireland (Wise, aged troper) Relationship Status: Complex: I'm real, they are imaginary
Calendar enthusiast
FlightlessBird Since: Jul, 2013
#918: Dec 5th 2021 at 7:47:50 PM

Guam Line: A line that radically alters the plot by revealing that it's about the island of Guam.

callmeamuffin ❀ Mint, Nuts, and Waffle ❀ from the kitchen (Trinitroper) Relationship Status: Thinkin' about you, muffin
❀ Mint, Nuts, and Waffle ❀
#919: Dec 6th 2021 at 12:06:18 PM

Everythings Better With Everythings Better: A page to complain about Administrivia not allowing snowclones.

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MagmaTeaMerry My Head Is On Fire from A forest somewhere Since: Sep, 2020
My Head Is On Fire
#920: Dec 6th 2021 at 2:15:29 PM

Ron In Leather Pants: A character who starts out good gets the Ron the Death Eater treatment by the fandom, but then does a Face–Heel Turn and gets the Draco in Leather Pants treatment instead.

My AO3 profile. Let sleeping cats lie and be cute and calming.
SilverCrown (Private) Relationship Status: Singularity
#921: Dec 7th 2021 at 8:15:32 AM

God Im Such An Asshole: When a character remarks on how horrifically they've treated everyone, but immediately then proceeds to ignore their inner warning. May be related to a different kind of trope.

IchigoMontoya (Don’t ask) Relationship Status: Not caught up in your love affair
#922: Dec 7th 2021 at 8:29:12 AM

Memetic In Hindsight: When something normal weirdly ends up becoming a meme much later down the line.

Edited by IchigoMontoya on Dec 7th 2021 at 12:03:49 PM

FlightlessBird Since: Jul, 2013
#923: Dec 7th 2021 at 12:02:02 PM

What Do You Mean It Was Made On Drugs: An author made something while under the influence but it came out completely conventional.

KingofNightmares Since: Sep, 2016 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#924: Dec 8th 2021 at 6:26:21 AM

Butnificent: A reaction to seeing something weird. Trope Namer is the Eltorro64Rus video "Red Scout Redemption"

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DrNoPuma Dr. Thomas Light from Toon Town Since: Mar, 2015 Relationship Status: I think I love you, so what am I so afraid of?
#925: Dec 8th 2021 at 5:02:51 PM

Villainous Villain: A bad guy who is evil.

"Humans and robots living together in harmony and equality. That was my ultimate wish."

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