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Inspired by Jacksfilms’s Yesterday I Asked You series, or YIAY for short. I’m going to ask a Jacksfilms-style question, and other posters must give humorous answers. Tomorrow, I will repeat the question and give my favorite answers. I will then let another poster ask a new question, and the cycle repeats (at least) every day.

Example of a YIAY video.

If the original poster isn’t available to give their favorite answers, another poster is free to step in and give theirs (barring their own).

I have a question for you. Describe TV Tropes in just 4 words.

Edited by PurpleEyedGuma on Aug 11th 2022 at 10:10:39 AM

skan123 Since: Aug, 2018
#7776: Mar 21st 2024 at 6:46:44 AM

"And there were no survivors..."

ClancyGardener life is a state of mind from 53 miles west of Venus Since: Jun, 2020 Relationship Status: Can't buy me love
#7777: Mar 21st 2024 at 1:42:17 PM

It was the dawn of the Third Age of Mankind — ten years after the Earth-Minbari War.
The Babylon Project was a dream, given form. Its goal: to prevent another war, by creating a place where humans and aliens can work out their differences peacefully.
It's a self-contained world five miles long, located in neutral territory. A port of call, a place of commerce and diplomacy, home away from home for a quarter of a million diplomats, hustlers, entrepreneurs, and wanderers. Humans and aliens, wrapped in two million, five hundred thousand tons of spinning metal — a shining beacon in space, all alone in the night.
It can be a dangerous place, but it's our last, best hope for peace.
This is the story of the last of the Babylon stations. The year is 2258. The name of the place is Babylon 5.

Trope Editor (he/him)
MorganFoulke Mercenary Anarchist Ace from somewhere in the Philippines, France or the US (Pilot) Relationship Status: Abstaining
Mercenary Anarchist Ace
#7779: Mar 22nd 2024 at 9:49:40 AM

So, YIAY: “ What is the most heartwarming story have you heard about?”

It seems like the wrong thread for me to ask a question like that given these answers:

  • "Once there was an ugly barnacle. He was so ugly that everyone died. The end." - TheOther36

  • Heard of a kid in Africa who was too poor to afford a Nintendo Switch and play Mario on it, so they made themselves a “console” out of cardboard cutouts, paper scraps and self-made electronics. When the picture of the console went viral on social media, the CEO of Nintendo personally went over to sue them for 10,000$. - StepexNo2

  • My kitten has 12.7k updoots on r/chonkers. - FernandoLemon

  • "And there were no survivors..." - skan123

This one took the word “heartwarming” literally:

  • That-a Spicy Meatball I had when I dined in that fancy Italian restaurant. It gave me heartburn for a week, but worth it. - TheFarmBoy

And this one is what I was hoping for:

  • A long time ago, there lived a good demon. He eventually married a human woman, and his wife would give birth to a child. Years pass and the demon family lived a happy life where humans and demons can co-exist in peace. - YourEternalTroper

Yo buddies, still tropin’?
TheFarmboy You can go home, Courier from Mojave Wasteland (Not-So-Newbie) Relationship Status: I LOVE THIS DOCTOR!
You can go home, Courier
#7780: Mar 22nd 2024 at 10:09:03 AM

Worst news broadcasts you ever heard?

Edited by TheFarmboy on Mar 22nd 2024 at 2:39:19 PM

I got spurs, that jingle-jangle-jingle!
CanuckMcDuck1 PEPSIMAN from Japan Since: Sep, 2023 Relationship Status: You cannot grasp the true form
PEPSIMAN
#7781: Mar 22nd 2024 at 10:52:07 AM

"Kid lost turtle plush, needs your help!"

Do not mess with creatures which you do not understand.
FernandoLemon Since: Aug, 2015
CompletelyNormalGuy Am I a weirdo? from a place where folks put cream cheese on hot dogs (Oldest One in the Book)
Am I a weirdo?
#7783: Mar 22nd 2024 at 12:24:22 PM

"Presidential candidate drinks coffee with soy milk. Film at 11."

Bigotry will NEVER be welcome on TV Tropes.
Weirdguy149 Former King from Lumiose City Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: I'd jump in front of a train for ya!
Former King
#7784: Mar 22nd 2024 at 12:28:07 PM

"Let's talk about this weird quirky local man for two minutes."

The legend has returned.
Matchingbone from Somewhere between here and way over there. Since: Oct, 2016 Relationship Status: I'd need a PowerPoint presentation
#7785: Mar 22nd 2024 at 5:24:37 PM

Whistleblower/Key Witness/Informant to testify today. The teleprompter then includes their current residence.

omega2900 Jemerald of Brainrot from The Midwest, where everything is MID! (Ten years in the joint) Relationship Status: In my bunk
Jemerald of Brainrot
#7786: Mar 22nd 2024 at 5:26:53 PM

The Simulation has been compromised!

Get taxed. Idiot.
Superjohn Muscle witch from Tokyo Empire Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
Muscle witch
#7787: Mar 22nd 2024 at 6:20:07 PM

"In the middle of this recession, let's talk about the most hurt group during this crisis, billionaires!"

"Give our Captain back, you jerks!"
TheOther36 What It Sounds Like!Huntrix from Namsan Tower, Seoul Since: Apr, 2022 Relationship Status: Wanna dance with somebody
Sierra-D421 LCdr. SPARTAN-D421 from [REDACTED] Since: Jun, 2020 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
LCdr. SPARTAN-D421
#7789: Mar 23rd 2024 at 9:26:24 AM

A few years back, there was this car chase that went through my town. The whole DC area was reporting live on it, even going as far as pre-empting all programming in favor of news coverage.

True story.

Heroes are remembered, but Spartans never die.
Florien The They who said it from statistically, slightly right behind you. Since: Aug, 2019
The They who said it
#7790: Mar 23rd 2024 at 1:24:46 PM

The Infamous Cow of Madrid has Struck Again: 312 dead, 1663 injured, 19 missing.

TheFarmboy You can go home, Courier from Mojave Wasteland (Not-So-Newbie) Relationship Status: I LOVE THIS DOCTOR!
You can go home, Courier
#7791: Mar 23rd 2024 at 1:44:22 PM

Yesterday, I've asked for the worst broadcasts ever heard. Here are yesterday's headlines!

  • Laugh at this ugly man! -FernandoLemon'' (So much for body positivity)

  • Whistleblower/Key Witness/Informant to testify today. The teleprompter then includes their current residence. -Matchingbone (Oppsie-doodle!)

  • The Infamous Cow of Madrid has Struck Again: 312 dead, 1663 injured, 19 missing. -Florien

And the most alarming!

  • The Simulation has been compromised! -Tropers/omega2900 (Quick! Ctrl+Alt+Del)

Edited by TheFarmboy on Mar 23rd 2024 at 6:15:58 AM

I got spurs, that jingle-jangle-jingle!
Sierra-D421 LCdr. SPARTAN-D421 from [REDACTED] Since: Jun, 2020 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
LCdr. SPARTAN-D421
#7792: Mar 23rd 2024 at 4:16:26 PM

What would you do if you won 1.1 billion USD?note 

Edited by Sierra-D421 on Mar 23rd 2024 at 4:16:47 AM

Heroes are remembered, but Spartans never die.
Superjohn Muscle witch from Tokyo Empire Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
Muscle witch
#7793: Mar 23rd 2024 at 4:19:24 PM

I'm going to buy Vermont! That cheese is all mine!

Edited by Superjohn on Mar 23rd 2024 at 6:23:08 AM

"Give our Captain back, you jerks!"
omega2900 Jemerald of Brainrot from The Midwest, where everything is MID! (Ten years in the joint) Relationship Status: In my bunk
Jemerald of Brainrot
#7794: Mar 23rd 2024 at 4:35:35 PM

Finally, I can buy a house.

Get taxed. Idiot.
Weirdguy149 Former King from Lumiose City Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: I'd jump in front of a train for ya!
MorganFoulke Mercenary Anarchist Ace from somewhere in the Philippines, France or the US (Pilot) Relationship Status: Abstaining
Mercenary Anarchist Ace
#7797: Mar 23rd 2024 at 6:36:17 PM

Spend it on acquiring a tank.

Yo buddies, still tropin’?
jandn2014 SMILE! from somewhere in Connecticut Since: Aug, 2017 Relationship Status: Hiding
SMILE!
#7798: Mar 23rd 2024 at 7:32:29 PM

First, I buy this YIAY and declare myself the ultimate winner. Then I get around to solving world hunger and all that other random stuff.

CompletelyNormalGuy Am I a weirdo? from a place where folks put cream cheese on hot dogs (Oldest One in the Book)
Am I a weirdo?
#7799: Mar 23rd 2024 at 7:35:32 PM

I'd pay off my student loans.

Bigotry will NEVER be welcome on TV Tropes.
Celestewashere Macrodata refiner from Lumon (Troper in training) Relationship Status: It's complicated
Macrodata refiner
#7800: Mar 23rd 2024 at 9:29:03 PM

Id buy all the sets of breaking bad. Then, id do a shot for shot remake of breaking bad where its all about pizza and walter white is chuck e cheese. The name? Baking bad.

Edited by Celestewashere on Mar 23rd 2024 at 9:29:17 AM

"The work is mysterious and important."

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