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1 0WTH Hiring Department
This was the best person for the job?
Created: Dec 27th 2013 at 1:27:14 PM
1 0Mayzie Mother
A mother abandons her child, only to come back for them after someone else has done the job of raising them.
Created: Oct 25th 2013 at 9:34:31 AM
1 0Paid Good Money Complaint
Someone, usually a child, is especially upset over an item's loss because they bought it all by themselves, using funds that were their own.
Created: Sep 28th 2013 at 7:50:44 AM
1 3Reputation Suspends Disbelief
Suspension of Disbelief because of reputation alone.
Created: Apr 12th 2012 at 7:55:52 AM
0 0Wringing Hands Of Nervousness
Where someone wrings their hands habitually out of fear or nervousness
Created: Dec 23rd 2013 at 7:58:24 AM
0 0Compulsive Gambling For All
Nearly every character participates in card games and betting pools.
Created: Dec 20th 2013 at 6:39:50 AM
0 0Dovetailing Words
The ending of one line or phrase spills into the beginning of the next.
Created: Dec 13th 2013 at 8:54:44 AM
0 3Applied Sciences Division
Created: Dec 19th 2013 at 3:55:46 AM
0 4Trope Grammar/Trope Systems
Language to describe trope relations, beyond
Created: Dec 11th 2013 at 12:04:11 PM
1 0Incomprehensible Alien Invasion
Alien/s invade/conquer/do bad things to the earth for reasons which cannot be understood
Created: Sep 3rd 2012 at 4:04:08 PM
0 0Deathwish from your Fan
When the person who wants your death is your own fan.
1 0Placeholder Qualifier Joke
When characters make jokes in the vein of Jeff Foxworthy's
Created: Sep 28th 2013 at 11:39:23 AM
2 2Wooden Blade
Swords, knives, axes, and other bladed weapons made out of wood, and work well.
Created: Apr 1st 2012 at 11:45:13 PM
0 0Exhibition Match Battle
The fighting is normally lethal, but this battle is for fun, a test, or training.
Created: Dec 12th 2013 at 12:35:29 PM
0 0Rising From The Depths
Giant creatures emerging from bodies of water
Created: Dec 10th 2013 at 10:56:26 PM
0 0Inexplicable Well Stocked Lost Colony
A lost colony were people have access to goods they logically shouldn't, in order to satisfy expectations.
Created: Dec 9th 2013 at 6:18:12 PM
1 0Cannot Live Without The Insanity
When a character becomes too used to the change in their lifestyle to go back to normal.
Created: Dec 10th 2013 at 9:06:09 AM
When a character becomes too used to the change in their lifestyle to go back to normal.
Sponsor: SilverWings Created: Dec 10th 2013 at 9:06:09 AM Last reply: Dec 11th 2013 at 6:30:14 AM by CrypticMirror View draft
0 0Weaponized Chest Compartment
An opening in one's torso used for offensive purposes.
Created: Dec 28th 2013 at 3:57:20 PM