notriddle
Since: Jul, 2014
Mar 26th 2018 at 6:11:17 PM
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Hey! The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged one is in here twice! Once attributed to Chuck Colson and listed under Jokes, and the other attributed to John Rogers and filed under Real Life!
Evalana
The Zany Bishojo
Since: Jan, 2001
The Zany Bishojo
GlennMagusHarvey
Since: Jan, 2001
Mar 17th 2010 at 6:34:50 PM
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And Zoidberg is leaving an item out of a group.
This trope is about switching comparisons.
Evalana
Since: Jan, 2001
Evalana
Since: Jan, 2001
notriddle
Since: Jul, 2014
CommanderPeepidot
The Clover Demon
Since: Oct, 2015
The Clover Demon
Nov 2nd 2015 at 1:36:15 PM
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I found an example of this trope on Tumblr. I'm not sure if it should be included, so I'm putting it here in case:
- Reblog for Bill Cipher.Ignore for Donal Trump.
- You're seriously making me choose between a horrible demon bent on destroying everything he touches, and Bill Cipher?
Frank75
Since: Jan, 2001
Dec 6th 2012 at 8:05:11 AM
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So who made this joke first? Probably one of the three cited another, but let's sort it out.
- Raj Patel, from his book The Value of Nothing: How to Reshape Market Society and Redefine Democracy:
"There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old's life: The Lord Of The Rings and Atlas Shrugged. One is a childish fantasy that often engenders a lifelong obsession with its unbelievable heroes, leading to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adulthood, unable to deal with the real world. The other, of course, involves orcs."
- Christian conservative Chuck Colson did this in his criticism of Atlas Shrugged:
"There are two novels that could change a bookish 14-year old's live, The Lord Of The Rings and Atlas Shrugged. One's a childish fantasy that often engenders a life-long obsessions with its unbelievable heroes, leading to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adulthood; unable to deal with the real world. The other of course, involve orcs."
- Actually, that was liberal writer and Nobel-winning economist Paul Krugman.
Sol9000
GammaWALLE
Since: Aug, 2011
GammaWALLE
Oct 26th 2011 at 11:29:03 PM
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Can I tell you a joke that uses this (That I made up)?
- TS stands for both Teta Sixties and The Simsons. One is like a cancer THAT EATS AT YOUR SOUL UNTIL YOU ARE NOTHING LEFT BUT A CRIPPLED MONSTER! And the other is just a fancy nickname I made up for this joke for Crack! xD
Ronnie
Respect the RedRightHand
Since: Jan, 2001
Respect the RedRightHand
I think a different page quote should be used. Yeah, in-context the Frozen quote is a perfect example (sort of), but I think it does need to be seen to be completely understood. We can switch back to the Hellblazer/My Little Pony quote, or find a new one, but I do think the Frozen quote needs to be replaced.
Qui odoratus est qui fecit.