Metaphor Is My Middle Name: Difference between revisions

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{{quote|'''Jamie''': Trouble is my middle name.<br />

A difficult situation presents itself, or the protagonists find themselves in a bad situation. One of them says something about how the situation, like how dangerous it is. And then another character, showing how tough they are, takes that description and says it's their middle name.

{{quote| '''Stu:''' I'll have it working in no time. "Mechanical Expertise" is my middle name.<br />

'''Coco LaBouche:''' Then your first name should be "I Have No". }}

{{quote| '''Z:''' Well, ''Trouble'' is my middle name. Actually, [[Embarrassing Middle Name|my middle name is Marion, but I don't want you spreading that around]].}}

* ''[[Flushed Away]]'':

== Film -- Live Action ==

{{quote| '''Ed:''' If Rocko finds out you're a cop, you might end up dead!<br />

'''Frank:''' "You might end up dead" is my middle name.<br />

{{quote| '''Jimmy''': Danger's my middle name. <br />

'''Joe''': Mine's Cornelius. [[Embarrassing Middle Name|You tell anybody, I'll kill you.]] }}

* ''Rocket Man'' - "Fun" isn't actually his middle name, it's the middle name of his Chinese neighbor.

* In the second [[Scooby Doo]] live-action film:

{{quote| '''Shaggy:''' Then again, "creepy" is my middle name.}}

* As with many other tropes, it shows up for its turn(s) at being skewered in Terry Pratchett's ''Discworld'' series.

{{quote| "Luck is my middle name," said Rincewind, indistinctly. "Mind you, my first name is Bad."}}

** Detritus also prefaced a question with "I know 'thick' is my middle name-" to which Vimes responded "I didn't know you had a ''first'' name."

{{quote| '''Glod:''' "I'm a dwarf. We know about money. Knowing about money is practically my middle name."<br />

'''Lias:''' "That's a long middle name." }}

** Mind you, said character is an acknowledged [[Badass]], despite the fact that he gets hardly any notice.

* In her first appearance in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' [[Expanded Universe]], Benny tells the Doctor "Surprise is my middle name. Bernice Surprise Summerfield. My poor Mum wanted to hammer the point home." A subversion, since later books make it clear this is, in fact, the case.

== Live Action TV ==

** Also, reversed in the ''[[MacGyver]]'' special when Adam has to handle sodium, and Tori tells him to be careful.

{{quote| '''Narrator''': Hey, careful is Adam's middle name! Then again, [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast|his last name is...]]<ref>his last name is Savage</ref> [[Oh Crap|Well, let's get on with it.]]}}

{{quote| ''"Handle is my middle name. Actually, it's the middle part of my first name."''}}

** In the episode "Teacher's Pet":

{{quote| '''Xander''': Forgiveness is my middle name. Well, [[Embarrassing Middle Name|actually it's Lavelle]], and I'd appreciate it if you guard that secret with your life.}}

* ''[[The Monkees]]''

{{quote| '''Micky:''' Don't worry, my middle name is Danger. [Werewolf howls outside.] Of course, my last name is chicken!}}

* ''Paradise Hotel'': Charla claims that "pinky swear" is her middle name.

* There's a brilliant episode of UK panel show ''Would I Lie To You?'' where Reginald D Hunter tries to claim that his middle initial stands for delicious, because his impoverished black ancestors thought it would bring him prosperity. No one is buying it, despite his poker face: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=[[Ip Tnwzt 9 k Uc]]

* ''[[Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue]]'': Kelsey says that "crazy" is her middle name.

** Also done in ''[[Power Rangers Dino Thunder]]'' by [[Those Two Guys|Cassidy and Devin]].

{{quote| '''Tim:''' My middle name is "Subtle".<br />

'''Jill:''' Yeah. And your first name is "Not". }}

* Averted by [[Eddie Izzard]]: "Danger could be my middle name. But it's John."

{{quote| '''Sam:''' Done! The draft is done, and done on time. Cathy, I'm having my middle name legally changed to "On Time."<br />

'''Cathy:''' What was it before?<br />

'''Sam:''' Norman. }}

* In the "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrGRBso3_Lc Shoe Shop]" sketch of ''[[A Bit of Fry and Laurie]]'', [[Stephen Fry|a very strange shopkeeper]] promises: "'Discretion' is my middle letter."

* An early teaser for ''[[Chuck]]'' in the UK involved Chuck saying to the audience, "Hi, I'm Chuck Bartowski, and danger is my middle name. ''([[Beat]])'' Actually, it's not..."

{{quote| '''Cassie''': Careful is my middle name. [[Invoked Trope|Changed it from Lillian.]]<br />

'''Shane''': Good thinking. }}

{{quote| '''Michael''': Dwight... Schrute... and what's your middle name?<br />

'''Dwight''': [''groggy''] ...Danger... }}

== Video Games ==

== Web Animation ==

== Web Comics ==

{{quote| '''Adam''': Danger is my middle name.<br />

'''Jamie''': It is? Really?<br />

'''Adam''': There was a mysterious explosion right in the middle of my christening. }}

* ''[[Nedroid]]'': Reginald's full name: [http://nedroid.com/2009/07/my-nickname-sledgehammer/ Reginald Danger Safety].

* ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'', of the "I thought your name was" variety.

* ''[[The Tick]]'' laments some recent acts with the line "Helping people used to be my middle name: The Helping People Tick"

* ''[[American Dragon Jake Long]]'': In "Shapeshifter", Jake's grandfather insists that he take the mission seriously, and he says that "serious" is his middle name.

{{quote| '''Black Arachnia''': Three mindless drones. Shouldn't be a problem. <br />

'''Jetstorm''': Only three errors in your little theory, Maximal. One, we're not drones. Two, we're not mindless. Three, problem's my middle name! }}

{{quote| '''Babs Bunny:''' From now on, self-control is my middle name!<br />

'''Plucky Duck:''' (after a pause) I thought it was Ann. }}

{{quote| '''Genie''': Adventure is his middle name...If he had a last name!}}

{{quote| '''Zedgil:''' Adventure is my middle name! Well no, actually its Lloyd.}}

* From the ''[[Strawberry Shortcake]]'s Berry Bitty Adventures'' episode, "The Berry Best You Can Bee":

'''Sadie''': *gasp* How did you know that?!<br />

'''Katie''': 'Cause maybe I've known you all my life and I'm your twin sister. }}

** An earlier episode has "Danger is my middle name: Rainbow Danger Dash!"