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Line 1: {{trope}} ~~<!-- %%Image moved to Webcomics subpage per Image Pickin' thread: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=1324727471086720100 -->~~ <!-- %%Please add medium-appropriate images to the other subpages rather than this page. See this Image Pickin' thread for reference: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=1326204594031000100 --> When [[Long List\|listing]] three or more things, apparently the rule is to ''not'' finish strong: list some strong examples followed by a very weak example. This is especially evident in a [[List of Transgressions]]: you'll frequently find '''Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking''' mentioned in the same breath. It is most often used for comedy, but can also be used for character development.▼ ~~<!-- %% Please use quotes tab. -->~~ This is [[Truth in Television]] to a certain extent. Some district attorneys will charge a criminal with every single crime they committed in the process of committing their greatest transgression, resulting in situations where a murder suspect is actually technically on trial for homicide, trespassing, and illegal parking. ▲When [[Long List\|listing]] three or more things, apparently the rule is to ''not'' finish strong: list some strong examples followed by a very weak example. See also: [[Good News, Bad News]], [[The Triple]], [[Odd Name Out]], [[What Do You Mean ~~Its~~It's Not Heinous?]], and [[Arson, Murder, and Lifesaving]]. Compare [[Poke the Poodle]], [[All Crimes Are Equal]], and [[~~Jaywalking Will Ruin Your~~Major ~~Life~~Misdemeanor]], when the minor crime carries significant consequences.▼ ~~It is most often used for comedy, but can also be used for character development. It is frequently used in a [[List of Transgressions]].~~ The inverse is [[Bread, Eggs, Milk, Squick]], where a list of seemingly mundane things ends with something much darker.▼ ▲See also: [[Good News Bad News]], [[The Triple]], [[Odd Name Out]], [[What Do You Mean Its Not Heinous]], [[Arson Murder and Lifesaving]]. Compare [[Poke the Poodle]], [[All Crimes Are Equal]], [[Jaywalking Will Ruin Your Life]], when the minor crime carries significant consequences. ▲The inverse is [[Bread Eggs Milk Squick]], where a list of seemingly mundane things ends with something much darker. {{examples\|Examples:}}▼ * [[Arson Murder and Jaywalking/Advertising\|Advertising]] * [[Arson Murder and Jaywalking/Anime And Manga\|Anime And Manga]] * [[Arson Murder and Jaywalking/Comic Books\|Comic Books]] * [[Arson Murder and Jaywalking/Fanfic\|Fanfic]] * [[Arson Murder and Jaywalking/Film\|Film]] * [[Arson Murder and Jaywalking/Literature\|Literature]] * [[Arson Murder and Jaywalking/Live Action TV\|Live Action TV]] * [[Arson Murder and Jaywalking/Music\|Music]] * [[Arson Murder and Jaywalking/Mythology\|Mythology]] * [[Arson Murder and Jaywalking/New Media\|New Media]] * [[Arson Murder and Jaywalking/Newspaper Comics\|Newspaper Comics]] * [[Arson Murder and Jaywalking/Professional Wrestling\|Professional Wrestling]] * [[Arson Murder and Jaywalking/Radio\|Radio]] * [[Arson Murder and Jaywalking/Stand-Up Comedy\|Stand-Up Comedy]] * [[Arson Murder and Jaywalking/Tabletop Games\|Tabletop Games]] * [[Arson Murder and Jaywalking/Theatre\|Theatre]] * [[Arson Murder and Jaywalking/Video Games\|Video Games]] * [[Arson Murder and Jaywalking/Webcomics\|Webcomics]] * [[Arson Murder and Jaywalking/Western Animation\|Western Animation]] * [[Arson Murder and Jaywalking/Other\|Other]] * [[Arson Murder and Jaywalking/Real Life\|Real Life]] ▲{{examples~~\|Examples:~~ on subpages}} {{reflist}} [[Category:~~Trope~~{{PAGENAME}}]]▼ [[Category:Tropes of Legend]] [[Category:The Last of These Is Not Like the Others]] [[Category:Dialogue]] ~~[[Category:The Slender Man Mythos (Franchise)/Characters]]~~ [[Category:Comedy Tropes]] [[Category:Pothole Magnet]] [[Category:This Trope Name References Itself]] ~~[[Category:Alice and Bob]]~~ [[Category:Older Than Feudalism]] ~~[[Category:Arson Murder And Jaywalking]]~~ ▲[[Category:Trope]]