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SNES Since: Oct, 2009
#1: Sep 25th 2010 at 10:19:36 PM

Maybe of something that, I don't know, shows what the trope is? I mean the trope isn't about the meme people, come on.

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DRCEQ Since: Oct, 2009
#2: Sep 25th 2010 at 10:22:17 PM

Hmmm.. Well the meme is the trope namer and works if nothing else, but the trope itself is about learning how to use newly acquired powers...

Edmania o hai from under a pile of erasers Since: Apr, 2010
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#3: Sep 25th 2010 at 10:50:10 PM

I don't see how we could get much better, really.

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Deboss I see the Awesomeness. from Awesomeville Texas Since: Aug, 2009
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#4: Sep 25th 2010 at 11:55:43 PM

I think we've had this thread before.

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edited 25th Sep '10 11:56:20 PM by Deboss

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Ocher Since: Aug, 2010
#5: Sep 29th 2010 at 2:51:39 PM

I agree with Edmania here, The image is fine, Although i could possibly change my mind if i saw a good enough alternative image.

Not a fan of the Spinnerette one though, But that´s just like my opinion man.

Ghilz Perpetually Confused from Yeeted at Relativistic Velocities Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
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#6: Sep 30th 2010 at 9:51:34 PM

I'm with the OP. Seriously, how does the image add anything to the article? It only repeats the page title again. And the page title is on the page. Heck, you could make this in a quote and not loose anything. As the OP said, this is not about the meme, and being the trope namer does not make it a good image.

GigaHand Since: Jan, 2010
#7: Oct 3rd 2010 at 5:47:02 AM

The image is Spiderman, known for shooting webs, asking how to "shot web". It fits the trope perfectly.

Madrugada Since: Jan, 2001
#8: Oct 3rd 2010 at 1:20:19 PM

I have one question. Is the Spiderman "How Do I shot web?" one actually from the comic books?

DRCEQ Since: Oct, 2009
#9: Oct 3rd 2010 at 3:40:26 PM

http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/how-do-i-shot-web

It says it was created by Something Awful in 2002. It doesn't seem to indicate that the image in question is from an actual comic book.

Madrugada Since: Jan, 2001
#10: Oct 3rd 2010 at 3:53:56 PM

So it's either the image that created the meme, or an image made because of the meme? In that case, it's not an example of the trope, because Spiderman didn't really not no how to shoot web.

Which, to me, makes it a poor page image, because it's about the meme, not the trope.

JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
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#11: Oct 3rd 2010 at 4:59:44 PM

I agree that the image is kinda pointless. It adds absolutely nothing, and doesn't really illustrate the trope anyway. Just because it's a meme doesn't mean that it needs to be on the page. Neither does the fact that it's the trope namer.

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DRCEQ Since: Oct, 2009
#12: Oct 3rd 2010 at 9:21:21 PM

Times like this that I wish I had X Men Evolution to watch. Everyone had an episode dealing with learning to use and control their new-found powers at one point or another. Rogue especially, since she's prone to a Super-Power Meltdown if she absorbs too many powers and memories. She has to learn how to use them though.

edited 3rd Oct '10 9:22:55 PM by DRCEQ

ThePope Since: Oct, 2010
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#14: Dec 6th 2010 at 1:10:49 PM

Why would we lock this? The issue isn't resolved, as far as I can tell. It hasn't been posted in in a while, but that happens sometimes.

ThePope Since: Oct, 2010
#15: Dec 6th 2010 at 1:16:57 PM

Well, the image fits fine, especially due to Rule of Funny. And it IS him asking how to shot web (even if it doesn't happen in the comics but still).

rodneyAnonymous Sophisticated as Hell from empty space Since: Aug, 2010
#16: Dec 6th 2010 at 3:22:18 PM

There is a sequence in the first Spiderman movie where Peter is trying to figure out how to shoot webs.

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ThePope Since: Oct, 2010
Ghilz Perpetually Confused from Yeeted at Relativistic Velocities Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
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#18: Dec 6th 2010 at 5:39:56 PM

Could do with a better image really. Current is, well, crap.

NolanJBurke Recluse extraordinare. Since: Dec, 1969
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#19: Jan 10th 2011 at 10:50:28 AM

But the image displays the trope namer, and unless you're completely dense, I'd say it also infers the trope's meaning pretty effectively. Rule of Funny and classic memes do deserve a small amount of spotlight too.

Formerly Nolan Burke. Natch.
Deboss I see the Awesomeness. from Awesomeville Texas Since: Aug, 2009
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#20: Jan 10th 2011 at 11:19:13 AM

classic memes do deserve a small amount of spotlight too.
No, they don't.

edited 10th Jan '11 11:19:37 AM by Deboss

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ThePope Since: Oct, 2010
rodneyAnonymous Sophisticated as Hell from empty space Since: Aug, 2010
#22: Jan 10th 2011 at 12:19:34 PM

"[The movie] is being quoted."

Right, and the scene in the Spiderman movie is an example of the trope, and the "meme image" is not.

Becky: Who are you? The Mysterious Stranger: An angel. Huck: What's your name? The Mysterious Stranger: Satan.
ExpiryBot Since: Dec, 1969
#23: Jan 12th 2011 at 11:04:05 AM

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