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GracieLizzy from Sunderland, UK (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#1: Aug 14th 2023 at 1:28:08 AM

It's just a lady holding an iron, too caption reliant. However I have found some images of the same character that might work better:

The actual iron joke. Might crop this down to just panels 2 & 3 when I am on my PC rather than my phone.

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/blondes01p.jpg

Her trying to change a test where she got 0/20 into 20/20

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/9782302037694_cg.jpg

WarJay77 It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (8,356/50,000) from My Writing Cave (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
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#2: Aug 14th 2023 at 1:38:11 AM

She's holding a hot iron up to her head. I understand the image perfectly with no caption.

The suggestions are less clear, IMO. The comic is small and hard to read, and the other image doesn't have as much emphasis on the bad test score; it's sort of difficult to make it out and your eye is not drawn to it.

Edited by WarJay77 on Aug 14th 2023 at 4:39:06 AM

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RWBYraikou888 The Undercover Troper from The Kingdom of Atlas Since: Aug, 2020 Relationship Status: Complex: I'm real, they are imaginary
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#3: Aug 14th 2023 at 1:43:09 AM

Keep current.

Orcus on His Throne will always be my pet peeve.
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Ragdoll used for creepy stuff
#4: Aug 14th 2023 at 2:36:18 AM

[up]

Waiting to have my head disfigured and mounted on a wall.
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StalkerGamer That's All, Folks! Since: Dec, 2021 Relationship Status: Love is an open door
StarManatee Peter Igloo killed Ben Quadinaros? from The house in the ocean Since: Jun, 2023 Relationship Status: Oh my word! I'm gay!
Peter Igloo killed Ben Quadinaros?
#7: Aug 14th 2023 at 3:42:14 AM

Keep.

He/Him | Elsewhere (2017)
GracieLizzy from Sunderland, UK (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#9: Aug 14th 2023 at 4:43:46 AM

I really don't see it as holding up to her face though more just holding it like she could be demonstrating it

Drope Since: Oct, 2012
#10: Aug 14th 2023 at 5:09:58 AM

She's doing something obviously dangerous while clueless about it. You don't demonstrate something burning hot while holding it next to your face unless you are stupid.

Keep it.

Edited by Drope on Aug 14th 2023 at 5:12:16 AM

VampireBuddha Calendar enthusiast from Ireland (Wise, aged troper) Relationship Status: Complex: I'm real, they are imaginary
Calendar enthusiast
#11: Aug 14th 2023 at 5:41:52 AM

Keep OP.

This is a single post that is displaying twice because of a bug, and should not be taken as an attempt to vote twice.

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hello vro
#12: Aug 14th 2023 at 6:28:03 AM

keep current

hey look it's my signature
KoshaVinka The Yggdrasil Cretin from Rimestrov Since: Apr, 2022 Relationship Status: You're the prettiest girl this side of the Mississippi
The Yggdrasil Cretin
#13: Aug 14th 2023 at 10:19:30 AM

I'd change it to the latter 2 pannels of 1.1

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)
#15: Aug 14th 2023 at 10:30:17 AM

[up][up] We don't even know what those two panels look like at wiki size yet.

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KoshaVinka The Yggdrasil Cretin from Rimestrov Since: Apr, 2022 Relationship Status: You're the prettiest girl this side of the Mississippi
The Yggdrasil Cretin
#16: Aug 14th 2023 at 10:40:20 AM

[up]I'm sure if we find and crop the original image they could look fine, and it illustrates better.

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)
#17: Aug 14th 2023 at 10:42:51 AM

That's a big "if". Right now you're voting based on an assumption that such a thing is doable and would look good, despite the current comic looking really, really bad.

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TheLibrarian1701 Since: Dec, 2022
#18: Aug 14th 2023 at 10:46:28 AM

[up] They also have the problem of being in French. During the build of Cold Touch Surprise I was told we needed to default to English, and had to hunt for a translation of the current image.

Is there an official English version to use?

Current gets the point across without text, and singular image is preferable to multi image whenever possible.

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?
#19: Aug 14th 2023 at 10:51:05 AM

Keep the current.

Bigotry will NEVER be welcome on TV Tropes.
GracieLizzy from Sunderland, UK (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#20: Aug 14th 2023 at 10:54:43 AM

I found higher quality scans, however they lose the "driiing" sound effect which makes this make less sense regardless of language:

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/blondesphoneiron2.png

Kosha's suggestion:

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/blondesphoneiron1.png

GracieLizzy from Sunderland, UK (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#21: Aug 14th 2023 at 10:55:04 AM

Duplicate

Edited by GracieLizzy on Aug 14th 2023 at 10:59:52 AM

GracieLizzy from Sunderland, UK (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#22: Aug 14th 2023 at 10:55:28 AM

Duplicate

Edited by GracieLizzy on Aug 14th 2023 at 10:59:23 AM

GracieLizzy from Sunderland, UK (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#23: Aug 14th 2023 at 10:56:08 AM

Duplicate

Edited by GracieLizzy on Aug 14th 2023 at 10:59:35 AM

Synchronicity (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#24: Aug 14th 2023 at 11:26:17 AM

I think the two panel is just the current with more steps. Agreeing with the prior sentiment of Keep Until Better Image Suggested.

Also noting that current was selected here

Edited by Synchronicity on Aug 14th 2023 at 1:27:02 PM

GracieLizzy from Sunderland, UK (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#25: Aug 14th 2023 at 11:29:00 AM

I'll admit part of my issue is possibly because my brain is being distracted by the caption... partially because (albeit with more protection and not directly to the head) in the 1960s and 1950s some people did used to iron their hair with clothing irons.


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