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1 29Gag Ears (Grabbed by DrNoPuma)
A character with comically large ears.
0 40Lady Vessel (Launching 5/5)
A vessel (boat, car, ship, airplane, or starship) is treated as if it was a living woman.
5 43The Secret Life of Nonhumans (Up For Grabs)
Stories about the secret lives of mundane things.
1 38Mistaken For Name (24h launch notice)
Characters humorously misunderstand or misinterpret cues or phrases as names
1 38Gratuitous Chinese
Using Chinese instead of the work's usual language in a non-Chinese language work. 時在原本不用中文作品內使用中文。 (adopted by AquaEclipse)
1 39Summoned by Sobbing
A character's weeping attracts the attention of someone who will either help or hurt them.
1 11Tear-Stained Stationery (Please help with the description!)
A person cries on a piece of stationery or photograph
8 19Born Evil, Stays Evil
"An individual is presented as inherently evil from the moment of their birth.
1 21Lifeguard Fanservice
Attractive lifeguards are sexualized by the work.
0 8Dressed to Cook
Puffy white hats and aprons, among other things to signal that someone is a chef, or just cooking something.
1 31The Wrong Kind Of Evil
Two evil groups dislike each other for engaging in the "wrong kind" of evil.
0 9"Dating Best Friend's Sibling" Drama
Romantic drama mined from the protagonist's love interest also being their sibling's friend (or friend's sibling).
4 1Deliberate Outlier Cap
Making Caps not follow the pattern of other caps of their type, because they apply to something special.
6 2Shocked Squawk
A character is drawn with a simplistic triangular or diamond-shaped mouth which resembles a squawking bird's beak to illustrate their surprise.
15 9Criminal Underworld Purge
A purge inside a criminal organization
0 2Professional Wrestling of the 1970s
Index of Professional Wrestling personalities and promotions of the 1970s
0 2Professional Wrestling of the 1980s
Index of Professional Wrestling personalities and promotions of the 1980s
0 1Early Professional Wrestling
Index of Professional Wrestling personalities and promotions prior to 1970
0 2Professional Wrestling of the 1990s
Index of Pro Wrestling personalities and promotions of the 1990s
1 3Drinking The Finger Bowl
The finger bowl is not for drinking.
Created: May 31st 2011 at 10:06:33 PM