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(I'm not sure where this really belongs, so I'm putting it in YF for now. Mods, feel free to move it to Forum Games if you think it fits better there.)

The point of this thread is to list your favorite tropers and say what makes you like them so much. Please be specific; we already have Gushing About Shows You Like if you want to gush about TV Tropes or the Forums in general.

EDIT: Chopped the list because it's now quite outdated, and there are some comments in here that only made sense back in 2009 and may have even been a bit creepy.

edited 20th Apr '12 1:34:45 PM by lee4hmz

Alkthash Was? Since: Jan, 2001
Was?
#12926: Nov 6th 2010 at 10:16:12 AM

It would help if you did something awesome. People tend to gush about people who do stuff that they like.

goodtimesfreegrog imokaywiththis.gif from Darkmere Since: Oct, 2010
imokaywiththis.gif
#12927: Nov 6th 2010 at 10:17:11 AM

Just so there's absolutely no confusion about the matter, Bobby is an alright dude.

READ THIS COMIC. | Read along as I play through my games collection!
BlackDove (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
AlirozTheConfused Bibliophile. from Daz Huat! Since: May, 2010
Bibliophile.
#12929: Nov 6th 2010 at 1:25:28 PM

wild mass guessSome people were calling Bobby G an allright dude. Some people were calling him an alright dude. Gotta get the number of "l"'s right.There can be only one L. wild mass guess

edited 6th Nov '10 1:25:40 PM by AlirozTheConfused

Never be without a Hat! Hot means heat. I don't care if your usage dates to 1300, it's my word, not yours. My Pm box is open.
BlackDove (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
Aoede Since: Jan, 2001
#12931: Nov 6th 2010 at 1:27:23 PM

Ali, if you really want to be super prescriptivist and stuffs, it's "all right". Two words :P

Yes, I am prescribing standards of prescriptivism.

MrAHR Ahr river from ಠ_ಠ Since: Oct, 2010 Relationship Status: A cockroach, nothing can kill it.
Ahr river
#12932: Nov 6th 2010 at 1:33:34 PM

Alright is slang.

All right is the proper way to spell it.

Read my stories!
Aoede Since: Jan, 2001
#12933: Nov 6th 2010 at 1:36:34 PM

"Alright" is actually an acceptable, if apparently more recent, alternative spelling of "all right". According to the dictionary, anyway, that bastion of semiprescriptivism.

Weissritter Super Fighting Robot Since: May, 2010
Super Fighting Robot
#12934: Nov 6th 2010 at 1:50:16 PM

It's also my main example for telling people to piss off when they have a fit about me using "alot".

Cynics are optimists that have become used to disappointment.
BlackDove (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#12935: Nov 6th 2010 at 1:51:11 PM

You use that alot?

edited 6th Nov '10 1:51:29 PM by BlackDove

AlirozTheConfused Bibliophile. from Daz Huat! Since: May, 2010
Bibliophile.
#12936: Nov 6th 2010 at 1:56:02 PM

^^ Interesting, weisritter. Personally, most people I know pronounce "a lot" as two words, but pronounce "All right" as one. Probably merely a coincidence, though.

Personally, I think that a-lot and all-right are good compromises.

edited 6th Nov '10 1:58:03 PM by AlirozTheConfused

Never be without a Hat! Hot means heat. I don't care if your usage dates to 1300, it's my word, not yours. My Pm box is open.
Weissritter Super Fighting Robot Since: May, 2010
Super Fighting Robot
#12937: Nov 6th 2010 at 2:09:00 PM

You use that alot?

No.

most people I know pronounce "a lot" as two words, but pronounce "All right" as one. Probably merely a coincidence, though.

It's more situational when it comes to my personal use, though I admit that I don't pay much attention to how most other people use it, given how many people pronounce (and use) words incorrectly to begin with. Which is ironic, given that the current topic is my use of a perceived grammatical error.

Cynics are optimists that have become used to disappointment.
BlackWolfe Viewer Gender Confusion? from Lost in Austin Since: Jun, 2010
#12938: Nov 6th 2010 at 2:10:55 PM

There aren't nearly enough Ls or Is in "alright."

Should be "allllllriiiiiiiiight!" (exclamation point mandatory)

But soft! What rock through yonder window breaks? It is a brick! And Juliet is out cold.
drunkscriblerian Street Writing Man from Castle Geekhaven Since: Oct, 2010 Relationship Status: In season
Street Writing Man
#12939: Nov 6th 2010 at 2:11:30 PM

Giving a shout-out to Edmania: We disagree a lot but it has yet to get ugly. Cheers!

If I were to write some of the strange things that come under my eyes they would not be believed. ~Cora M. Strayer~
BlackDove (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#12940: Nov 6th 2010 at 2:12:07 PM

That wasn't a question, I just wanted to put that in there.

Weissritter Super Fighting Robot Since: May, 2010
Super Fighting Robot
#12941: Nov 6th 2010 at 2:22:44 PM

Hence my choice of page to direct to, wouldn't you say?

Cynics are optimists that have become used to disappointment.
BlackDove (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
Weissritter Super Fighting Robot Since: May, 2010
Super Fighting Robot
#12943: Nov 6th 2010 at 2:25:35 PM

...

The implication is that I was missing the point, dear.

Cynics are optimists that have become used to disappointment.
goodtimesfreegrog imokaywiththis.gif from Darkmere Since: Oct, 2010
Zizoz Since: Feb, 2010
#12945: Nov 6th 2010 at 2:28:39 PM

If you're going to use "all right" preceding the noun it modifies, it ought to be hyphenated. :P

BlackDove (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
LandOfGold Since: Dec, 1969
#12947: Nov 6th 2010 at 2:39:59 PM

That series of posts combined with Black Dove's appropriate avatar and title caused me many laughs. Therefore, I will gush about Black Dove and Weissritter.

BlackDove (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#12948: Nov 6th 2010 at 2:49:43 PM

Heh. Is rather appropriate. >>

Thanks, glad someone laughed.

gentlemanorcus from Virginia Since: Feb, 2010
#12949: Nov 6th 2010 at 2:59:09 PM

Time for me to make a list, because that's what the cool kids do. Or something.

  • Black Dove- For generally being cool and putting up with my bullshit. Also the only person I've ever had a PM conversation with; I should probably start another when I'm not so busy.
  • Midnight Velvet- For being whimsical, making me laugh, and giving me an amusing image of a giggling geriatric mad scientist for some reason. That's meant as a compliment.
  • Weissritter- For being blunt.
  • Aliroz The Confused- For being funny and nice and yet being a voice of reason.
  • Nornagest- For making me feel dumb, and yet eager to learn more.
  • Rifflet- For putting up with the bull I pile on her (that didn't come out right, eeewww) and being very amusing.
  • Yarrunmace- Same as above.
  • Noaqiyeum- For being eccentric and level headed at the same time.
  • Electivirus- For being hilarious.
  • Anonymous User- [up]
  • Sean Murray I- [up] [up]
  • zam- For just being nice in general.
  • Keybreak- [up] Yeah. Also comes across as a Chivalrous Pervert. I probably just read that damn Lust thread way too often.
  • Endark Culi- For commenting on my LB and generally being supportive of my efforts. Also a pretty cool guy.
  • Captain Napalm- For being fun to argue with and putting my wits to the test.

There are probably more that I have forgotten. Meh, might add some more later.

edited 6th Nov '10 3:00:41 PM by gentlemanorcus

Full picture here.◊ Drawn by Saemus!
zam Since: Jun, 2009
#12950: Nov 6th 2010 at 3:25:54 PM

Thanks gentlemanorcus!waii

You're the bomb! so go... explode. -BA DUM DISH-


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