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Kappaclystica 『  』 from The 'hood (of a pasty upper-middle class suburb) Since: Jan, 2019
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#1: Feb 26th 2021 at 10:15:55 AM

The current doesn't demonstrate mangled English very well, and is about as boring as an image can be, given that it's just text. How about this image from VOMS Project:

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/screenshot_18_03.png

Edited by Kappaclystica on Feb 27th 2021 at 1:02:21 AM

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#3: Mar 1st 2021 at 7:59:28 AM

I don't like the current either, but the suggestion lacks the "intentional" part.

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Spark9 Gentleman Troper! from Castle Wulfenbach Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
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#4: Mar 1st 2021 at 8:14:22 AM

The current is text-only, the suggestion is JAFAAC. I'm for leaving it imageless unless a better suggestion comes up in this thread.

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Primis Since: Nov, 2010
#5: Mar 1st 2021 at 8:18:11 AM

"Intentional" doesn't mean "the character in-universe did this on purpose", it means "the creator of the work did it on purpose", and it's pretty clear that's the case in the suggestion.

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#7: Mar 1st 2021 at 9:32:58 AM

I don't really see the "funny" though. It's more heartwarming than anything since they're trying their best to write English despite not knowing the language.

Edited by Drope on Mar 1st 2021 at 9:33:55 AM

jandn2014 Very Spooky from somewhere in Connecticut Since: Aug, 2017 Relationship Status: Hiding
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#8: Mar 1st 2021 at 9:35:02 AM

[up] It’s still clearly meant to be somewhat silly.

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#9: Mar 1st 2021 at 9:36:23 AM

Again, I think it's more cute than silly. Like a kid trying their best to doodle their parent.

Not funny at all though.

Edited by Drope on Mar 1st 2021 at 9:37:49 AM

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#10: Mar 1st 2021 at 10:05:52 AM

[up] I disagree; I find it amusing in general and actually laughed the first time I read it because of the handjob line.

Kappaclystica 『  』 from The 'hood (of a pasty upper-middle class suburb) Since: Jan, 2019
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#12: Mar 3rd 2021 at 10:55:35 AM

Hm, I think we're close to evenly split between my suggestion and no pic for now. Crowner?

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Kappaclystica 『  』 from The 'hood (of a pasty upper-middle class suburb) Since: Jan, 2019
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#14: Mar 5th 2021 at 9:35:56 PM

Votes bump; 1 in consensus range.

Kappaclystica 『  』 from The 'hood (of a pasty upper-middle class suburb) Since: Jan, 2019
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#15: Mar 7th 2021 at 4:09:27 PM

Another votes bump; still 1 in consensus range.

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#16: Mar 9th 2021 at 6:55:47 AM

Calling for "no pic for now". The pic's pulled and the page is tagged; locking up.

Old pic:

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/capture1_1.png

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