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Spun off the main odd confessions thread; this thread is for odd confessions related to TV Tropes itself.

Excessive complaining isn't allowed anywhere on the site. Keep it out of this thread.

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I have noticed some of the posts on the Odd confessions thread are related to TV Tropes. I thought, why not make a separate thread for such confessions?

I felt guilty about having to remove some of the real life examples on Mandela Effect. I would not have removed them if they didn't violate site policy. I enjoyed reading those examples, and I'm sure the people who wrote them are not happy about them being removed.

Edited by GastonRabbit on Apr 14th 2023 at 2:58:34 PM

Amonimus the "Retromancer" from <<|Wiki Talk|>> (Sergeant) Relationship Status: In another castle
the "Retromancer"
#551: Jan 26th 2023 at 3:47:06 PM

I think I understand why Crosswicking takes me much longer than should be. 1. The examples may not be final and it'd be a bother to correct it twice. 2. Checking alphabetization 50 times is quite stressful when examples don't start with the letter. 3. An increased chance of getting a notifier for something you've missed for otherwise an obscure work.

TroperWall / WikiMagic Cleanup
Cutegirl920fire Player 222 from the Squid Games (Five Long Years) Relationship Status: Paris holds the key to my heart
Player 222
#552: Jan 26th 2023 at 4:26:29 PM

[up] Oh god the last one. I hate getting notifiers for examples that I didn't wrote but happen to crosswick instead.

CG for short
WarJay77 It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (8,356/50,000) from My Writing Cave (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (8,356/50,000)
#553: Jan 26th 2023 at 5:05:53 PM

I've gotten a notifier for a sinkhole in an example I moved during TRS work; I feel your pain.

Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper Wall
Shyhero Unmotivated dyslexic writer. from Sofa Since: Jun, 2020 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
Unmotivated dyslexic writer.
#554: Jan 27th 2023 at 10:26:29 AM

I kind of want to start a page for the thing I just posted on Archive of Our Own just so I can have this entry.

IDK I think it's at least a bit neat that I inverted that particular trope...

Edited by Shyhero on Jan 27th 2023 at 1:29:49 PM

Wafer Troy Verde from the Banjo-Tooie world, meditating (Life not ruined yet) Relationship Status: Non-Canon
Troy Verde
#555: Jan 27th 2023 at 1:39:51 PM

I thought "barkeep" wasn't a real word (at most, I thought it was a type of wordplay involving dogs because of "bark") which was way I got so confused when reading Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep" and His Name Really Is "Barkeep".

It's short for "barkeeper."

Guys how cool would it be if Super Megaforce had a green ranger...
Amonimus the "Retromancer" from <<|Wiki Talk|>> (Sergeant) Relationship Status: In another castle
the "Retromancer"
#556: Jan 28th 2023 at 6:14:21 AM

Crosswicking sometimes has the energy of "If you're interested in X topic, please check out this work."

TroperWall / WikiMagic Cleanup
PurpleEyedGuma Since: Apr, 2020
#557: Jan 29th 2023 at 10:33:18 PM

I lowkey think we should cut Sincerity Mode. I realized it makes users sound less sincere, like they have to rely on a pothole instead of speaking from the heart.

JankyKong He's finally back to kick some... wait from a Secret Base on the Moon Since: May, 2021 Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
He's finally back to kick some... wait
#558: Jan 29th 2023 at 11:26:41 PM

A lot of people have been saying that kind of thing lately.

Your melody still remains in this room and it rings
Bluethorn CHOMPION from Partash Since: Jan, 2018 Relationship Status: Star-crossed
CHOMPION
#559: Jan 30th 2023 at 5:17:47 AM

I'd like to post more in the obscure references game, but I'm a normie who doesn't know a lot of obscure media... or maybe I'm just overestimating how "obscure" something needs to be to count.

Tbh I never really hated his minigames in the original, but they did make them better in the remake.
BlackFaithStar [Hiatus til March] from 🇲🇾 (UTC plus 8) (Less Newbie) Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
[Hiatus til March]
#560: Jan 30th 2023 at 5:57:45 AM

I don't really care how "obscure" my posts on that thread are, to be honest.

When you're alone I'm reaching out to let you know that you're far from strangers, like the savior
Archsage Professional Simp from My House Since: Apr, 2022 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
Professional Simp
#561: Jan 30th 2023 at 5:58:35 AM

[up][up] I just post whatever quote I think is funny, even if people could guess it easily

Best advice I ever got? Keep repeating the joke till everyone is forced to laugh.
JankyKong He's finally back to kick some... wait from a Secret Base on the Moon Since: May, 2021 Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
He's finally back to kick some... wait
#562: Jan 30th 2023 at 7:01:22 AM

Even if the media itself is well-known, there are always some lines that not everyone knows or remembers.

Your melody still remains in this room and it rings
Twiddler (On A Trope Odyssey)
#563: Jan 30th 2023 at 11:22:20 PM

A pet peeve of mine is when Literature pages are disambiguated by year instead of by author.

Shyhero Unmotivated dyslexic writer. from Sofa Since: Jun, 2020 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
Unmotivated dyslexic writer.
#564: Jan 31st 2023 at 4:38:25 AM

So the trope is Ron the Death eater, because they wanted Herminie to date Harry, and it's Drago in lever pants because they wanted Dargo to... eat Harry?

ReikoKazama Kersplat! from Tasmania, Australia Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Married to the music
Kersplat!
#565: Jan 31st 2023 at 4:45:22 AM

[up][up][up] Like how in my case someone guessed Akira's speech to Oersted post-True Final Boss from Live A Live within a few posts but so far everyone has failed to recognise Yun's.

FC: SW-1445-0294-1719/PSN: TekkenGirl4Lyfe/Currently playing: Croc: Legend of the Gobbos HD
Excessive-Menace Time to SLEEP from the Velvet Cage (Fifth Year at Tropey's) Relationship Status: Dancing with myself
Time to SLEEP
#566: Jan 31st 2023 at 6:10:06 AM

[up][up] I think the latter is moreso "wanting Draco to date Hermione". There's probably Harry/Draco fics with cannibalism out there though (ship fics can get really weird sometimes).

Edited by Excessive-Menace on Jan 31st 2023 at 6:17:21 AM

SING TO ME, LEND ME THE SONG OF BLASPHEMY
Shyhero Unmotivated dyslexic writer. from Sofa Since: Jun, 2020 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
Unmotivated dyslexic writer.
#567: Jan 31st 2023 at 6:40:32 AM

[up] Don't I know it. Tartarus I wrote some.

So Harry/Harmie/Drago is the OT3 of the fandom? And Ron gets his sister?

Personally I (never got into these books) like both Harry and Harmine with Luna.

Edited by Shyhero on Jan 31st 2023 at 9:42:06 AM

Archsage Professional Simp from My House Since: Apr, 2022 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
Professional Simp
#568: Jan 31st 2023 at 7:14:20 AM

No offense to Lady Macron, but I didnt expect her "Wordle Babble" thread to last long. Guess I misjudged how popular it was with nerds.

Best advice I ever got? Keep repeating the joke till everyone is forced to laugh.
PurpleEyedGuma Since: Apr, 2020
#569: Jan 31st 2023 at 7:17:49 AM

It did singlehandedly get me to start doing daily Wordles again so uhh, thanks, Macron.

Edited by PurpleEyedGuma on Jan 31st 2023 at 10:17:54 AM

BlackFaithStar [Hiatus til March] from 🇲🇾 (UTC plus 8) (Less Newbie) Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
[Hiatus til March]
#570: Jan 31st 2023 at 8:05:57 AM

I was going to work on making a work page or two this evening, but then I cleared some laconic recaps instead because it seems (to me) to be a quicker way of being productive.

When you're alone I'm reaching out to let you know that you're far from strangers, like the savior
MacronNotes (she/her) (Captain) Relationship Status: Less than three
(she/her)
#571: Jan 31st 2023 at 10:26:10 AM

I like to mash the random button sometimes just to see if I encounter a bad page image.

Macron's notes
WarJay77 It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (8,356/50,000) from My Writing Cave (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (8,356/50,000)
#572: Jan 31st 2023 at 11:07:34 AM

I do the same thing

Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper Wall
PurpleEyedGuma Since: Apr, 2020
Amonimus the "Retromancer" from <<|Wiki Talk|>> (Sergeant) Relationship Status: In another castle
the "Retromancer"
#574: Jan 31st 2023 at 11:57:25 AM

Having a non-serious idea of splitting Grandfather Clause into a Trivia trope and Wiki Tumor Forum Speak.

TroperWall / WikiMagic Cleanup
Weirdguy149 Former King from Lumiose City Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: I'd jump in front of a train for ya!
Former King
#575: Jan 31st 2023 at 1:10:07 PM

It took me until today to realize that Poor Communication Kills is a pun based on "poor communication skills".

The legend has returned.

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