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Bullman Enid Sinclair Since: Jun, 2018 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
Enid Sinclair
#1: Mar 29th 2024 at 11:24:28 AM

These were suggested on the main thread:

1.1.

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/img_0629_3.JPG

You've done well so far, but up until now I've only been using a mere 5% of my power. Now let's see how well you fare against my... Biden! Blast!

1.2.

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/main_qimg_ff19d3bc0a531021edeffa4f3eaef729_lq.jpeg

1.3.

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tumblr_44205ef15a604f6e893e5837a1a13990_e5025223_540.png

1.4.

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

I have my own suggestion:

1.5. (from this artical)

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/1_10_1.png

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AnotherOnlinePersona Killed by Chills from Harlequin Forest Since: Dec, 2022
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#2: Mar 29th 2024 at 11:32:32 AM

Mr. Rogers is too closely associated with his show, blurring the line between real life and live action TV. And Biden has been a highly polarizing figure in recent years for obvious reasons, so having him as the page image would have ROCEJ issues. Chuck, in addition to being one of the most famous examples of a Memetic Badass, is well-known enough for his characters to be subject to I Am Not Leonard Nimoy.

[down] Shit, I completely forgot that Chuck is on the main page.

Edited by AnotherOnlinePersona on Mar 29th 2024 at 12:43:46 PM

Synchronicity (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#3: Mar 29th 2024 at 11:33:17 AM

[tdown]to all:

  • I would rather not use any recent politician. Someone who's been dead a couple centuries is probably fine.
  • To understand the Mr. Rogers ones a reader would have to know both who he is and Thor lore.
  • Chuck is already the image on Main.Memetic Badass.

Edited by Synchronicity on Mar 29th 2024 at 2:33:59 PM

Paperfly Buzz from On The Wall Since: Jun, 2022
Buzz
#4: Mar 29th 2024 at 11:41:22 AM

How about this (from the same ad as 1.4 here)

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/memeticbadass_7.png

Edited by Paperfly on Mar 29th 2024 at 6:45:36 PM

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Bullman Enid Sinclair Since: Jun, 2018 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
Enid Sinclair
#5: Mar 29th 2024 at 11:42:43 AM

[up] I don't know. It kind of requires you to know that he is a real person.

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#7: Mar 29th 2024 at 12:23:24 PM

[tdown] to all for the same reasons as above.

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#9: Mar 29th 2024 at 12:44:23 PM

Changed my vote to 8.2 [tup]

futuremoviewriter Since: Jun, 2014
#10: Mar 29th 2024 at 12:45:21 PM

Tough to say. I feel like political ones in general will cause controversy as is.

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The Yggdrasil Cretin
#12: Mar 29th 2024 at 1:03:52 PM

8.2[tup]

Teddy is pretty old, and Def doesn't have the felt controversy of a contemporary politician

maxwellsilver Since: Sep, 2011
#13: Mar 29th 2024 at 1:10:32 PM

To understand the Mr. Rogers ones a reader would have to know both who he is and Thor lore.

Mr. Rogers is such an iconic figure and his show was on for so many years, I think there's a good chance someone familiar with Thor would at least know of Mr. Rogers, even if by Pop Culture Osmosis.

number9robotic (Experienced Trainee)
#14: Mar 29th 2024 at 1:12:40 PM

It feels kinda weird to have a Memetic Badass page for Real Life individuals, doesn't it? Maybe to miscellaneous concepts ("Florida Man", 0.01% of germs, duct tape, etc.) but this feels like just a smattering of random gushing about anyone with a fanbase.

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Synchronicity (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#15: Mar 29th 2024 at 1:13:04 PM

That's a very big assumption. Mr. Rogers is an American icon, keyword American.

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#16: Mar 29th 2024 at 1:16:43 PM

weak [tup] to 8.2. It involves someone dead for a long time now so will be less fussy, but is still very American.

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maxwellsilver Since: Sep, 2011
#17: Mar 29th 2024 at 1:46:42 PM

I mean, The Mighty Thor as depicted in the image originates in an American comic series, albeit based on Norse Mythology (and on that note, Only the Chosen May Wield Mjölnir comes from Marvel; there's times in Norse mythology where it's stolen or otherwise picked up with unheroic purposes).

MrMister04 Since: Sep, 2021
#18: Mar 29th 2024 at 1:51:57 PM

I've propose Teddy Roosevelt vs Death

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/784yujf16tx61.jpg

Synchronicity (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#19: Mar 29th 2024 at 1:53:39 PM

^^ Umm...I don't think that addresses the Fan Myopia concern either. To put it another way, to understand the image:

  1. You have to know Mr. Rogers is a paragonal pop culture figure
  2. You have to know Mjolnir's Only the Chosen May Wield deal

I don't think either of those are well-known enough on their own, let alone together, for the image to work. "Everyone knows who Mr Rogers is obviously" is Fan Myopia.

8.2 is passable because the caricature does indicate some old timey memeyness, but I think it needs an explanatory caption telling us who this is.

Edited by Synchronicity on Mar 29th 2024 at 4:53:54 AM

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#20: Mar 29th 2024 at 2:00:56 PM

8.2[tup]. Teddy Roosevelt is well known even outside the USA and is not a contemporary figure.

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#21: Mar 29th 2024 at 2:28:09 PM

8.2[tup].

Caption idea:
"Bigwigs can't lay a finger on Teddy Bear."

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#22: Mar 29th 2024 at 3:27:15 PM

Teddy Roosevelt has been gone for over 100 years and people mostly remember for the memes as the Chuck Norris before Chuck Norris. I'm sure it's safe to make him the image. [tup] to 8.2 or the Death one.

Edited by Shadao on Mar 29th 2024 at 3:27:53 AM

MissConduct (Septatroper)
#23: Mar 30th 2024 at 8:06:36 PM

18 (my favorite) and 8.2 work for me. Teddy Roosevelt doesn't have a spotless legacy, but even his detractors can't deny his Memetic Badass status. Contrast with Biden - even among his supporters, his Memetic Badass status isn't universal, whereas the discourse around Teddy is "he was a Memetic Badass" vs. "he did some not good things and thus shouldn't be considered a Memetic Badass (or at least his image should be a little more nuanced)". The status itself isn't in question.

Edited by MissConduct on Mar 30th 2024 at 11:07:49 AM

Lymantria Tyrannoraptoran Reptiliomorph from Toronto Since: Apr, 2015 Relationship Status: Historians will say we were good friends.
Tyrannoraptoran Reptiliomorph
#24: Mar 31st 2024 at 3:47:13 AM

If it doesn’t count as an image macro, 18.2 works, and 8.2 isn’t too bad either.

(I agree with what everyone else has said. Also, even if he weren’t on the main page, I’d prefer someone a little less obvious than Chuck Norris.)

Edited by Lymantria on Mar 31st 2024 at 6:51:04 AM

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petersohn from Earth, Solar System (Long Runner) Relationship Status: Hiding
#25: Mar 31st 2024 at 4:51:56 AM

Chuck Norris is good exactly because he is obvious, but the suggestion with him is an image macro. I still prefer 8.2 for being simpler and less texty than 18.

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