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0 3The Mothman
A famous cryptid often associated with disasters and otherworldly mysteriousness
0 1Tubby Tuba
Overweight characters in fiction are accompanied by the backing track of a tuba.
0 0Person using hinged object as puppet mouth
Someone uses a hinged object as a puppet mouth.
1 1Boulder Bludgeon
A character who uses a rock, or something similar, as a makeshift weapon.
2 0Platonic Emotion, Physical Attraction
Being friends with someone while also finding them physically attractive.
1 0Song for the scene
Different Songs that are used for different scenes
3 0Sneaky Eyes Go To The Side
The look that a character makes before they do anything sneaky
0 4Boom In The Hand
A character holds on to an active explosive the moment it explodes.
2 0Better to create good than destroy evil
When being a nurturing, creative force does more good than going on the offensive.
1 1Three Winter Holidays
A December holiday-themed work discusses Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa.
0 0Not So Hot Singles
A character brags about the prospect of scoring with someone, only for their target to turn out to be unattractive, old or not their preferred gender. Joke's on the Casanova Wannabe.
0 1Radiation Is Lightning
Add laconic
0 1Gay-golo
Queer characters who are involved in "seedier", more adult-oriented jobs
1 1The Old Master Never Got Certified
An experienced expert turns out not to be officially qualified for what he's doing.
17 0Valve can't count to three
A developer or publisher doesn't release a third installment to something popular enough for a sequel
0 6Doesn't Know Their Own Birthday
A character doesn't know when their birthday is
1 2Zoom And Adjust
Zoom and Adjust
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0 1Comedic Trigger Ending
An ending where a character reacts negatively to something that reminds them of a recent adventure.
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