For those of you wondering why I removed an assload of examples... well, I guess you'd only know I did that if you checked the edit history, where I explained my reasoning... but I'm explaining again anyway.
This trope is not anything that makes you say "it seemed like a good idea at the time". It is a very specific chain of events that sometimes results in the trope name being said.
Yes, that is completely counter-intuitive.
Daibhid C: Is it just me, or are half the examples things that have nothing to do with the trope but contain the phrase "It seemed like a good idea at the time"? Maybe we should rename the "Voluntarily give up one of your strengths" trope, and give this one over to the phrase. Any suggestions?
The Weirdo: Suggestion: One page for the saying with the title as is. Another for voluntarily giving up one's own strengths.
Copied and pasted from It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time:
For those of you wondering why I removed an assload of examples... well, I guess you'd only know I did that if you checked the edit history, where I explained my reasoning... but I'm explaining again anyway.
This trope is not anything that makes you say "it seemed like a good idea at the time". It is a very specific chain of events that sometimes results in the trope name being said.
Yes, that is completely counter-intuitive.
Daibhid C: Is it just me, or are half the examples things that have nothing to do with the trope but contain the phrase "It seemed like a good idea at the time"? Maybe we should rename the "Voluntarily give up one of your strengths" trope, and give this one over to the phrase. Any suggestions?
The Weirdo: Suggestion: One page for the saying with the title as is. Another for voluntarily giving up one's own strengths.
Edited by zerky