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{{trope}}
"'''Bonus points''' if/for..." is a [[Stock Phrase]] used to indicate that an act will be considered better, funnier, cooler, or otherwise more extreme if it meets certain criteria. If doing a backflip is awesome, then doing a backflip {{small-caps|while standing on one leg!}} must be ''extra''-awesome, and thus receives "bonus points". Note that these points are purely imaginary - [[The Points Mean Nothing|nobody is keeping a tally]] and the [[Stock Phrase]] is used in a context where there isn't even a point scoring system, let alone bonuses. Bonus points are often awarded in trope descriptions and examples, but the phrase is also common in [[Real Life]]. There are also several variations, most commonly "Bonus points for doing X" or "For bonus points, do X".
When describing an example or a trope, bonus points are often given for "optional extras" which are not strictly required for the trope, but which are commonly associated with it. They may also be given for things which add context to an example in a way which makes it exceptionally awesome, funny, or a particularly clear embodiment of the trope.
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{{examples}}
== [[Live-Action TV]] ==▼
▲== Live-Action TV ==
* ''[[Psych]]'', from "A Very Juliet Episode":
{{quote|'''Shawn''': Well, Dad, thanks for trying. And bonus points for using the word 'jackass' in another conversation unironically. }}
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** In another episode, Abby explained that the victim, while being held prisoner in her captors' bathroom, had deliberately overdosed on eye medication in an attempt to thwart their plot to use her to get past the retina scan that was guarding information they wanted to steal. "It didn't work, but points for the [[MacGyvering|MacGyver]]."
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* In [[Final Fantasy X]]-2, Rikku starts irritating Paine.
{{quote|'''Paine''': You're a pain. Minus four respect points.
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'''Paine''': That's forty-six. }}
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* In ''[[Questionable Content]]'':
** Dora asks Faye to name her top five favorite bands to make a point about her indie bias. When she answers with four obscure bands and [[Slayer]], Dora (who is a goth) says "Bonus points for liking Slayer, but my point is still proven".
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{{quote|'''Marten''': I just didn't want you to feel like you wouldn't be missed.
'''Faye''': While you lose points for the convoluted sentence structure, I appreciate the sentiment. }}
* ''[[The
{{quote|'''Wight #1:''' "[[A Rare Sentence|Did that halfling just hit me in the face with a pineapple?]]"
'''Wight #2:''' "I think he did. Also, I think no one has ever asked that exact question in the history of civilization, so bonus points there." }}
== [[Real Life]] ==
* Juneau, Alaska:
{{quote|'''[http://www.dumblaws.com/law/1327 04 CBJAC 040.010 Scenic vistas.]'''
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