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* This trope is called Lousy Alternate Titles because '''Goofing Around By Spelling Out |
* This trope is called Lousy Alternate Titles because '''Goofing Around By Spelling Out the Meanings of the Tropes with Profanity and [[Bold Inflation]]''' is too long. |
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** And it's still shorter than '''What If Encyclopedia Dramatica Wrote Our Trope Titles?'''. |
** And it's still shorter than '''What If Encyclopedia Dramatica Wrote Our Trope Titles?'''. |
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** Also, '''Really, Really Lousy Alternate Titles That Are Way Too Long And Usually Complain About Tropes, Tropers, And Pretty Much Everything''' is too hypocritical. |
** Also, '''Really, Really Lousy Alternate Titles That Are Way Too Long And Usually Complain About Tropes, Tropers, And Pretty Much Everything''' is too hypocritical. |
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* It's called [[A-Cup Angst]] because '''Man I Wish I Had Big Breasts''' just doesn't have a ring to it. |
* It's called [[A-Cup Angst]] because '''Man, I Wish I Had Big Breasts''' just doesn't have a ring to it. |
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* It's called [[All Blue Entry]] because '''Fucking Dorks with OCD Using [[Sinkhole]]s to Turn the Entire Bullet Point Blue for No Fucking Reason''' is a bit too much to type, and we don't have the gall to make fun of people with OCD. |
* It's called [[All Blue Entry]] because '''Fucking Dorks with OCD Using [[Sinkhole]]s to Turn the Entire Bullet Point Blue for No Fucking Reason''' is a bit too much to type, and we don't have the gall to make fun of people with OCD. |
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* It's called [[America Saves the Day]] instead of '''[[Team America: World Police|America! Fuck Yeah!]]''' because we try to avoid swearing in titles unless it's absolutely necessary. |
* It's called [[America Saves the Day]] instead of '''[[Team America: World Police|America! Fuck Yeah!]]''' because we try to avoid swearing in titles unless it's absolutely necessary. |
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* '''Remember That Scene in That Disney Movie Where the Chick Sings and Animals Come Out to Join Her? Well Look We're Parodying That! Aren't We Clever?''' is a little too cheeky for its own good. [[Disney Creatures of the Farce]] works a lot better. |
* '''Remember That Scene in That Disney Movie Where the Chick Sings and Animals Come Out to Join Her? Well Look We're Parodying That! Aren't We Clever?''' is a little too cheeky for its own good. [[Disney Creatures of the Farce]] works a lot better. |
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* We went with [[Dissimile]] because it's shorter, catchier, and more punny than '''"[[Futurama|And By 'Metaphorically', I Mean 'Get Your Coat.']]"''' |
* We went with [[Dissimile]] because it's shorter, catchier, and more punny than '''"[[Futurama|And By 'Metaphorically', I Mean 'Get Your Coat.']]"''' |
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* It's called [[The Dog Bites Back]] because '''Russian Dog''' wouldn't make sense to the majority of people unfamiliar with [[In Soviet Russia, Trope Mocks You]]. |
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* It's called [[The Dog Was the Mastermind]] because '''The Dog That You Saw On the Way to the Crime Scene and Was the Least Likely Being to Do It Got You Into This Mess''' can cause breathlessness by itself. |
* It's called [[The Dog Was the Mastermind]] because '''The Dog That You Saw On the Way to the Crime Scene and Was the Least Likely Being to Do It Got You Into This Mess''' can cause breathlessness by itself. |
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