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** Cities that get a lot of tourism are characterized using this in [http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-stupid-travel-myths-everyone-believes/ 5 Stupid Travel Myths Everyone Believes]:
**: By simply walking around, you'll ... see the way they drive (manically), the way they urinate in the street (freely), and the way they urinate while they drive (frothily).
** In [http://www.cracked.com/article_20505_5-shockingly-cynical-tricks-behind-ancient-religions_p2.html 6 Mysteries of Ancient Religions (Easily Explained)], Luke John Smith wrote that "Heron of Alexandria [...] could sculpt impossible statues that cried, bled, cried blood (the next logical step)".
* [[Bread, Eggs, Milk, Squick]]: [http://www.cracked.com/article_18508_6-terrifying-diseases-that-science-cant-explain.html#ixzz0q9xtIEL6 This article]. "In severe cases, the condition results in difficulty breathing, problems swallowing, ''muscle ruptures and fucking broken bones''."
** And zig-zagged in [http://www.cracked.com/article_19410_5-absurdly-expensive-pieces-junk-food.html this article about luxury junk food]: "Ramen is a bowl of noodles, broth, spices and [[Perpetual Poverty|destitution]] that you'll find in college dorms and poverty-stricken homes across the U.S. "
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* [[Foreign Queasine]]: [http://www.cracked.com/article_14979_6-most-terrifying-foods-in-world.html The 6 Most Terrifying Foods in the World].
* [[For Science!]]: [http://www.cracked.com/article_16301_6-most-badass-stunts-ever-pulled-in-name-science.html 6 Most Badass Stunts Pulled In The Name Of Science]
* [[For Want of a Nail]]: In [http://www.cracked.com/article_22044_6-tiny-mistakes-that-changed-course-history.html 6 Tiny Mistakes That Changed The Course of History], Alexander Pan mentions little things that decided the fate of the ''Titanic'', the Berlin Wall, and D-Day.
* [[Freudian Slip]]: From [http://www.cracked.com/video_18193_white-people-rapping-about-rape-what-could-go-wrong-5Bdnc5D.html this video]: "I've been your boobs, Michael Boobs. Allow me to boobs you tits".
* [[Fridge Logic]]: Invoked in quite a few articles which consist of thinking about the surprisingly gruesome implications of popular TV shows and movies. <!-- %Don't move this to the Fridge Namespace, since it's an in-work discussion of the concept. -->
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** [http://www.cracked.com/blog/why-its-time-to-stop-paying-attention-to-lady-gaga/ This,] aimed squarely at [[Lady Gaga]].
** [http://www.cracked.com/article_19493_4-reasons-zooey-deschanel-can-stop-pretending-shes-dork.html Kristi Harrison] seemed to start the [[The Scrappy|whole attitude]] the other writers have towards Zooey Deschanel.
** "[http://www.cracked.com/article_21978_6-nightmarish-things-people-did-fun-before-electricity.html 6 Nightmarish Things People Did for Fun Before Electricity]", Dimitra Nikolaidou compares the mummy craze in 19th century England to [[The Learning Channel]]. More specifically, to its [[Network Decay]].
* [[Technology Marches On]]: [http://www.cracked.com/article_19325_6-technologies-conspicuously-absent-from-sci-fi-movies.html 6 Technologies Conspicuously Absent From Sci-Fi Movies] explores technologies widely available when several well-known science fiction films were first published that would have completely [[Trope Breaker|broken]] their plots: bicycles, night vision goggles, unmanned combat vehicles, Wi-Fi, GPS, and cell phones.
* [[Testosterone Poisoning]]: Mentions of anything remotely [[Badass]] will [[Running Gag|generally]] include comments relating to testicular fortitude completely unironically. [[Rule of Funny|Probably intentional]].
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* [[Top Ten List]]: ''"The leading source of list-based humor."''
* [[Tough Act to Follow]]: <!-- invoked --> "[http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-works-art-so-good-they-ruined-their-whole-genre/ 5 Works of Art So Good, They Ruined Their Whole Genre]" calls ''[[2001: A Space Odyssey]]'', [[David Bowie]]'s ''The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust'', the film of ''[[Fight Club]]'', two [[Bob Marley]] albums, and ''[[Animal House]]'' tough acts to follow in their respective genres.
* [[Trailers Always Spoil]]:
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** Summarizing the whole plot is the #3 [http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-annoying-ways-trailers-trick-you-into-seeing-movies/ Annoying Way Trailers Trick You Into Seeing Movies].
* [[Training Montage]]: [http://www.cracked.com/article_17417_6-awesome-80s-movie-montages-that-make-no-damn-sense.html Mocked].
* [[Translator Microbes]]: Called [http://www.cracked.com/article_18721_the-5-stupidest-ways-movies-deal-with-foreign-languages.html The 3rd Stupidest Way Movies Deal with Foreign Languages].
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