Metaphor Is My Middle Name: Difference between revisions

 

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* ''[[Garfield]]'', who declares that Halloween is his middle name, and then realizes it [[Only One Name|doesn't work very well]]: "Gar-Halloween-field." In another storyline, John is boasting that Garfield can't hide forever. "You may be sneaky, but I'm sneakier. ''Sneaky'' is my middle name." While Garfield is walking around with the sofa, in which John is sitting, on his back.

* Lampshaded by the second Kraven in a Marvel Comic.

* In a ''[[Ren and Stimpy]]'' comic of [[The Maltese Falcon|"The Maltese Stimpy"]], Ren as [[A Worldwide Punomenon|Sam Spayed]] narrates, "Danger's my middle name! (I blame Mom for that one.)"

 

 

* In ''Aloha, [[Scooby-Doo]]'', Fred says Danger is his middle name. Velma reminds him that it's actually Herman.

* In ''[[Gnomeo and Juliet]]'', Gnomeo confidently says that Juliet's father can't possibly find him, because "Stealth" is his middle name.

'''Spike''': Danger is my middle name!

'''Whitey''': I thought it was Lesley. }}

* ''[[The Naked Gun|Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult]]''

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

{{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.

** From ''[[Discworld/Interesting Times|Interesting Times]]'':

* 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.

 

* ''[[MythBusters]]'' does this often enough that the Discovery Channel even sells "DANGER IS MY MIDDLE NAME" [[The Merch|t-shirts]].

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

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

 

* One line of the classic song "16 Tons" (probably best known from the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRh0QiXyZSk performance by Tennessee Ernie Ford]) is:

{{quote|''Fighting and trouble are my middle name''}}

 

* ''[[Battlefield: Bad Company]]'': Haggard says, "My middle name's 'Not Safe'. Well, actually it's Gordon..."

* ''[[Afterlife]]'' ("Helpful is my middle name" "I thought it was "Herbert")

* ''[[Hotel Dusk: Room 215]]'' has Kyle claiming that "moderation" is his middle name.

 

* ''Bonus Stage''

{{quote|'''Elly''': Clever is my middle name...no really, it is. [[Embarrassing Middle Name|I had terrible parents.]]}}

 

* ''[[Irregular Webcomic]]'' uses this trope in [http://www.irregularwebcomic.net/2975.html this] ''[[MythBusters]]''-themed comic.

{{quote|'''Adam''': Danger is my middle name.

* [https://grrlpowercomic.com/archives/comic/grrl-power-1000-graduation/ Strip #1000] of ''[[Grrl Power]]'' reveals that trouble is the protagonist's middle name - literally: Her name is Sydney Trouble Scoville, Jr.

 

* ''[[Futurama]]'', when Bender declares that "Bending" is his middle name. As it so happens, that actually ''is'' his middle name, and [[Continuity Nod|remains so for the rest of the series]]. His full name is Bender Bending Rodriguez.

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

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

 

* American naval officer [[wikipedia:Oliver Hazard Perry|Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry]], hero of the War of 1812.

* [[Penn & Teller|Penn Jillette]] gave his firstborn daughter the middle name "Crimefighter" in the hope she could invoke this trope later in her life.