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[[King Missile]] is an American avant-garde band created by John S. Hall in 1986.
'''King Missile''' is an American avant-garde band created by John S. Hall in 1986.


John Hall used to be a street performer / poet, but he eventually decided, to quote, "20 minutes of me reading poetry are boring", thus King Missile was born.
John Hall used to be a street performer / poet, but he eventually decided, to quote, "20 minutes of me reading poetry are boring", thus King Missile was born.
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Notable for being extremely quotable.
Notable for being extremely quotable.


=== Their songs provide examples of following tropes: ===
== Their songs provide examples of following tropes ==
* [[Barbie Doll Anatomy]]: "Detachable Penis"
* [[Barbie Doll Anatomy]]: "Detachable Penis"
* [[Cluster F-Bomb]]: ''The Psychopathology Of Everyday Life'' mainly earns its parental advisory sticker due to one song and a recurring series of poems: "The President" is a 3 minute rant against [[George W. Bush]] that borders on angrish and contains 61 uses of the word "fuck", while "The Pain Series" is a set of equally profanity-filled reactions to physical pain, the causes ranging from hitting one's thumb with a hammer to getting a paper cut. "Martin Scorsese" definitely qualifies as well.
* [[Cluster F-Bomb]]: ''The Psychopathology Of Everyday Life'' mainly earns its parental advisory sticker due to one song and a recurring series of poems: "The President" is a 3 minute rant against [[George W. Bush]] that borders on angrish and contains 61 uses of the word "fuck", while "The Pain Series" is a set of equally profanity-filled reactions to physical pain, the causes ranging from hitting one's thumb with a hammer to getting a paper cut. "Martin Scorsese" definitely qualifies as well.
* [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]]: Many, many songs.
* [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]]: Many, many songs.
* [[Jesus Was Way Cool]]: [[Trope Namer]], page quote.
* [[Jesus Was Way Cool]]: [[Trope Namer]], page quote.
* [[Humans Are Bastards]]: "Indians" can be summarized as "We've done horrible things to Indians, because that's the way we are: we are pigs. I've also killed a cockroach, {{spoiler|but that isn't relevant, I guess I got kinda sidetracked.}}
* [[Humans Are the Real Monsters]]: "Indians" can be summarized as "We've done horrible things to Indians, because that's the way we are: we are pigs. I've also killed a cockroach, {{spoiler|but that isn't relevant, I guess I got kinda sidetracked.}}
* [[List Song]]: "Up My Ass" is a list of things that go you would never ever guess where.
* [[List Song]]: "Up My Ass" is a list of things that go you would never ever guess where.
* [[Loony Fan]]: "Martin Scorsese"
* [[Loony Fan]]: "Martin Scorsese"