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Yindee Just stoic wisdom. from New England Since: Jul, 2016
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#1: Sep 3rd 2022 at 9:23:17 AM

Lying In The Dirt Together currently has 20 wicks, only 10 of which are for examples. The trope was launched August 31, 2010. Its original TLP title was Lying in the Dirt With My Former Friend, which doesn't shed much more light on the trope than the final, non-indicative title does. The trope is supposed to be about "randomly encountering an old foe and fighting for old time's sake," so I don't know if the title is a reference to some piece of media I haven't seen, or what.

If the trope is kept (because there's a lot more on-page examples of varying degrees of context than there are wicks), I recommend changing the trope name. If the trope is cut/yarded for failure to thrive, so be it.

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the Retromancer
#2: Sep 3rd 2022 at 10:39:55 AM

This trope may be Too Rare to Trope and probably better made from scratch. So cut and yard Friendly Duel and Relaxing On Ground.

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#3: Sep 3rd 2022 at 10:45:05 AM

From what I gather on the YKTTW, it's a really specific trope requiring two old foes/rivals meeting, fighting, and then, too exhausted to get up, talking about their lives and navel-gazing.

Cut and yard.

MatthewLMayfield What, me worry? from wherever he damn well pleases (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded)
What, me worry?
#4: Sep 3rd 2022 at 10:46:34 AM

Do agree, I think that one can be cut

WarJay77 Bonnie's Artistic Cousin from The Void (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
Bonnie's Artistic Cousin
#5: Sep 3rd 2022 at 10:57:16 AM

I think we can yard this one, there something here but it's too specific to work as-is.

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GastonRabbit Sounds good on paper (he/him) from Robinson, Illinois, USA (General of TV Troops) Relationship Status: I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me
Sounds good on paper (he/him)
#6: Sep 3rd 2022 at 11:41:37 AM

Cut and Yard. This is Too Rare to Trope as-is due to how narrow its scope is.

Edited by GastonRabbit on Sep 3rd 2022 at 1:42:46 PM

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themayorofsimpleton Now a lurker. Thanks for everything. | he/him from Elsewhere (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded) Relationship Status: Abstaining
Now a lurker. Thanks for everything. | he/him
Tonwen HoMM Fan from Axeoth Since: Dec, 2021 Relationship Status: I <3 love!
wingedcatgirl I'm helping! from lurking (Holding A Herring) Relationship Status: Oh my word! I'm gay!
I'm helping!
#9: Sep 3rd 2022 at 12:37:38 PM

This definitely feels like a thing-which-exists, but if we haven't collected enough examples, the yard it shall be.

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underCoverSailsman Peeks from Under Rocks from State of Flux Since: Jan, 2021 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
Peeks from Under Rocks
#10: Sep 3rd 2022 at 12:42:49 PM

Too narrow as is. Even some of the on-page examples are for incidents where the characters don't have a history/rivalry.

Yard.

Yindee Just stoic wisdom. from New England Since: Jul, 2016
Just stoic wisdom.
#11: Sep 3rd 2022 at 2:19:06 PM

We've reached the 10-person quota for a Three-Day Rule waiver, have we not?

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Nen_desharu Nintendo Fanatic Extraordinaire from Greater Smash Bros. Universe or Toronto Since: Aug, 2020 Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
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#12: Sep 3rd 2022 at 5:57:29 PM

Lying in the dirt together first, then we cut and yard

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GastonRabbit MOD Sounds good on paper (he/him) from Robinson, Illinois, USA (General of TV Troops) Relationship Status: I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me
Sounds good on paper (he/him)
#13: Sep 3rd 2022 at 9:20:49 PM

Yeah, let's cut and Yard this one since we've already got consensus and this isn't thriving.

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GastonRabbit Sounds good on paper (he/him) from Robinson, Illinois, USA (General of TV Troops) Relationship Status: I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me
Sounds good on paper (he/him)
#14: Sep 3rd 2022 at 9:32:24 PM

Didn't take long, so closing.

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