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Synchronicity (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#1: Feb 17th 2021 at 9:30:54 PM

Coming from the Ask from Explanations thread. This is the Trope Namer for It Was His Sled, and is Just a Sled and a Caption. Motion to pull without replacement.

Willbyr Hi (Y2K) Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
Hi
#2: Feb 21st 2021 at 6:58:04 AM

Agreed, it definitely counts but lacks the obvious wham needed to make the trope clear.

petersohn from Earth, Solar System (Long Runner) Relationship Status: Hiding
#3: Feb 21st 2021 at 7:56:04 AM

This is an example, but it cannot be deduced from out of context. Pull. Possibly BUPKIS.

Fjón þvæ ég af mér fjanda minna rán og reiði ríkra manna.
TheUnsquished Filthy Casual from A youngun between two oldies Since: Nov, 2014 Relationship Status: Married to the job
Filthy Casual
#4: Feb 21st 2021 at 9:02:36 AM

Pull, then, I guess.

(Annoyed grunt)
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Best robot boy | he/him | Image Pickin' regular,
#5: Feb 21st 2021 at 10:22:03 AM

Keep Until Better Image Suggested since this is an inherently spoileriffic trope. At least the current is the Trope Namer for It Was His Sled.

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Willbyr Hi (Y2K) Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
Hi
#6: Feb 21st 2021 at 10:33:58 AM

I actually kinda wanna put it on It Was His Sled with the page quote as the caption.

petersohn from Earth, Solar System (Long Runner) Relationship Status: Hiding
#7: Feb 21st 2021 at 11:13:41 AM

[up][up]The spoilery nature of the trope is exactly why I suggest BUPKIS. And because it requires way more context than what a single image could provide.

Fjón þvæ ég af mér fjanda minna rán og reiði ríkra manna.
rjd1922 Best robot boy | he/him | Image Pickin' regular, from the United States Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Love is for the living, Sal
Best robot boy | he/him | Image Pickin' regular,
#8: Feb 21st 2021 at 1:03:14 PM

[up][up]That could work, I suppose.

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Mahoxy don't stress so much. from Site-119 (Captain) Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
don't stress so much.
#10: Feb 21st 2021 at 1:38:28 PM

[tup] to pull, [tdown] to move to It Was His Sled. If it isn't illustrative on this page (which I agree that it isn't), it would be even less illustrative there — not only would an image for that page have to illustrate The Reveal, but also that said reveal has undergone a such degree of Pop-Cultural Osmosis that the majority of the work's audience already knows it. Just showing the Trope Namer out of context accomplishes neither of those.

I'm leaning towards BUPKIS on both of these pages, as they both require some form of context that's difficult to provide in an image format.

Edited by Mahoxy on Feb 21st 2021 at 8:21:10 AM

It's funny because we're all living in a simulation and free will is a lie.
Mahoxy don't stress so much. from Site-119 (Captain) Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
don't stress so much.
#12: Feb 21st 2021 at 1:55:12 PM

[up][up][up] That's better, but I'm not sure it's illustrating this trope — it's not so much illustrating "everyone knows the twist" as it is "someone who's already seen the work knows the twist and spoils it for someone who hasn't." Which is, y'know, kind of how spoilers work.

I do, however, think that might actually be a better suggestion for Spoiler itself, given how that page has a rather obtuse and unillustrative Visual Pun. The reference to It Was His Sled's Trope Namer may confuse things, though...

It's funny because we're all living in a simulation and free will is a lie.
Jester_Punslinger I fight for a "Jest" cause! from 1999, Plague Year. Since: Sep, 2018 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
I fight for a "Jest" cause!
#13: Feb 21st 2021 at 3:24:52 PM

How about a Visual Pun/ Literal Metaphor in the form of Roy Lichtenstein's "Whaam!" artwork, like this one but properly cut?

Edited by Jester_Punslinger on Feb 27th 2021 at 1:13:10 PM

The Rosers were red. The Drownies are blue. I know What the Thunder Said. Do you?
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Dorzma Forever! Artwork by Kris Dobbins.
#16: Feb 21st 2021 at 7:43:19 PM
rjd1922 Best robot boy | he/him | Image Pickin' regular, from the United States Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Love is for the living, Sal
Best robot boy | he/him | Image Pickin' regular,
#17: Feb 21st 2021 at 9:18:11 PM

The last three panels of 9 work for It Was His Sled; I'm willing to give the Trope Namer some leeway, considering it's barely a trope and has no examples. A Visual Pun image for Wham Shot like the one in 13 is also a good idea.

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Synchronicity (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
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#19: Feb 25th 2021 at 1:00:27 PM

9, last 3, for Spoiler. Maybe the last part of It Was His Sled's quote as the caption.

13 for Wham Shot.

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Best robot boy | he/him | Image Pickin' regular,
#21: Feb 25th 2021 at 3:50:16 PM

[up]I'd prefer that on It Was His Sled; I like the current Visual Pun on Spoiler.

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thok That's Dr. Title, thank you! (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Non-Canon
That's Dr. Title, thank you!
#22: Feb 25th 2021 at 5:12:01 PM

[up][up] That seems like more than half of a Peanuts strip.

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#24: Feb 26th 2021 at 12:27:34 AM

[up][up][up]Same.

Edit: I should probably mention that I haven't decided on anything for Wham Shot.

Edited by GastonRabbit on Feb 26th 2021 at 2:28:47 PM

I got a rock for Halloween.
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#25: Feb 26th 2021 at 7:49:30 AM

Agreed, it's better in It Was His Sled.

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ImagePickin: WhamShot
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