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{{quote|''"When I was in the second grade, there was this other kid who always used to make fun of me. His name was Stupen Dumbello. I think he was from a foreign country. He was real fat and wore real thick glasses and had a bad complexion. One time after he made fun of me I said to him: "Someday, somebody's going to make fun of you." But I don't think they ever did."''|'''Jack Handey'''}}

[[Trope|Tropes]]s have exceptions. Sometimes, a writer uses a situation that seems indelibly married to a trope, but the trope never appears. It's not a [[Subverted Trope]], because the lack of trope is never pointed out. Nor is it a [[Lampshade Hanging]], because the presence of trope is never pointed out. The trope just isn't there.