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One of the possible results of a [[Time Crash]]. When it's people doing it, not some kind of natural force, it's [[Time Police]]. Compare to the [[Necro Non Sequitur]], a gratuitous and Rube Goldberg-y way for time to deal with interlopers. Not to be confused with the [[Butterfly of Doom]], in which the insect punishing the time traveler for interfering with the natural progression of events does so by dying, when it's not just a metaphor to begin with. |
One of the possible results of a [[Time Crash]]. When it's people doing it, not some kind of natural force, it's [[Time Police]]. Compare to the [[Necro Non Sequitur]], a gratuitous and Rube Goldberg-y way for time to deal with interlopers. Not to be confused with the [[Butterfly of Doom]], in which the insect punishing the time traveler for interfering with the natural progression of events does so by dying, when it's not just a metaphor to begin with. |
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Not related to the insectoid ''[[Dungeons & Dragons|D&D]]'' construct of the same name; they, and any other [[I Thought It Meant|roaches made of clockwork]], are a kind of [[Clockwork Creature]]. Also not to be confused with the disturbing internet meme, [http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Clock_spider Clock Spider], which is [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]]. |
Not related to the insectoid ''[[Dungeons & Dragons|D&D]]'' construct of the same name; they, and any other [[I Thought It Meant|roaches made of clockwork]], are a kind of [[Clockwork Creature]]. Also not to be confused with the disturbing internet meme, [https://web.archive.org/web/20150714071118/http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Clock_spider Clock Spider], which is [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]]. |
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Similar are creatures out for those who mess with space. You may look for examples in [[Hyperspace Is a Scary Place]]. Has absolutely nothing to do with the Thackery T. Lambshead Cabinet of Curiosities. |
Similar are creatures out for those who mess with space. You may look for examples in [[Hyperspace Is a Scary Place]]. Has absolutely nothing to do with the Thackery T. Lambshead Cabinet of Curiosities. |
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