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* '''[[Germans Love David Hasselhoff]] vs [[Americans Hate Tingle]]''': Love vs. hate of a fictional character outside his/her/its series' country of origin.
* '''[[Get Back Here Boss]] vs. [[Advancing Boss of Doom]]''': you chase after the boss vs. boss chases after you
* [[Get It Over With]] vs [[
* '''[[Ghibli Hills]] vs [[Mordor]]''': Lush, colorful landscape vs. dark, frightening landscape. See also [[Scenery Porn]] vs. [[Scenery Gorn]].
* [[Girls Have Cooties]] vs [[Toy Ship]]
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* [[Instant Death Bullet]] vs [[Only a Flesh Wound]]
* [[Insult Backfire]] vs. [[Compliment Backfire]]
* '''[[In
* [[Invincible Hero]] vs. [[Failure Hero]]: A hero who ''always'' wins, killing all tension vs. a hero who ''never'' wins, killing all tension.
* [[I Was Just Joking]] vs. [[My God, You Are Serious]]
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* [[Miles Gloriosus]] vs [[Cowardly Lion]] (or [[The So-Called Coward]]): Apparent hero, actual coward vs. apparent coward, actual hero.
* [[Mind Rape]] vs [[Care Bear Stare]]
* '''[[Minimalist Run]] vs [[
* '''[[Mook Chivalry]] vs [[Zerg Rush]]''': Mooks attacking one at a time vs. mooks attacking all at once
* [[More Hero Than Thou]] vs. [[Who Will Bell the Cat?]]: Characters strive to do the dangerous deed vs. characters retreat on learning that they might personally have to do the deed.
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* '''[[Slap Slap Kiss]] vs [[Kiss Kiss Slap]]''': "I hate you! ... I love you!" vs. "I love you! ... I hate you!"
* [[Small Name, Big Ego]] vs. [[Jaded Washout]]
* [[The Smurfette Principle]] vs [[
* [[The Snark Knight]] vs [[Stepford Smiler]]
* [[So Bad It's Good]] vs [[So Bad It's Horrible (Darth Wiki)|So Bad Its Horrible]]
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** [[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]] is sometimes said to be somewhere in the middle of the two.
* ''The Fairy Tale of Lost Time'' vs ''[[Momo]]'': "Never, '''ever''' waste your precious time" vs. "'Wasted' time is not always wasted and 'spared' time is '''never''' actually spared".
* [[(The Customer is) Not Always Right]]/ F My Life vs. [http://www.givesmehope.com/ Gives Me Hope]: Personal anecdotes that may just make you lose all faith in humanity vs. personal anecdotes that will rebuild that faith.
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