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Speaking of tropes that are the standard for the [[genre]], consider [[Finagle's Law]] (a.k.a. Murphy's Law) is a feature of just about every Horror movie out there. And sorry folks about the delay in the tour, just hold on a minute while I get this motor restarted. Oh, good, we escaped the [[Undead|zombies]] in the nick of time, and only lost one passenger!
A lot of our tropes have [[:Category:Esoteric Trope Names|funny names]], and the [[MacGuffin]] is no exception. This name was popularized by [[Alfred Hitchcock]], and describes an object that everyone in the story wants. Not that it actually matters what the object is -- it can be a [[Briefcase Full of Money]], and [[Artifact of Doom]], or a [[I'm Dying, Please Take My MacGuffin|mysterious gift from a dying man]].
Our site isn't all about traditional media, either. As we pass into our [[Video Games]] section, you can catch a glimpse of our [[Damsel in Distress]] tied to a post. (No, you don't have to slay that dragon to rescue her, she's just an actress.) Often a princess in need of saving through some magical quest, she's almost always attractive, but is completely unable of saving herself.
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