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* [[And the Fandom Rejoiced]]: Users put or pothole this to a page whenever something is announced that makes the fandom rejoice. [[Big Yes]] and [[Squee]] are also used as alternatives to this.
* [[And the Fandom Rejoiced]]: Users put or pothole this to a page whenever something is announced that makes the fandom rejoice. [[Big Yes]] and [[Squee]] are also used as alternatives to this.
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* [[Arson Murder and Jaywalking]]
* [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking]]
* [[Awesome Music (Sugar Wiki)|Awesome Music]] (also known as [[Crowning Music of Awesome]])
* [[Awesome Music (Sugar Wiki)|Awesome Music]] (also known as [[Crowning Music of Awesome]])
* [[Better Than It Sounds]]: Frequently potholed as a way of saying that a work is better than what a short summary of its premise would lead one to believe. This is bad because not only is it [[Gushing About Shows You Like (Sugar Wiki)|Gushing About Shows You Like]], it's misuse because the page itself is a [[Just for Fun]] game where tropers come up with summaries of works that make them sound worse than they actually are.
* [[Better Than It Sounds]]: Frequently potholed as a way of saying that a work is better than what a short summary of its premise would lead one to believe. This is bad because not only is it [[Gushing About Shows You Like (Sugar Wiki)|Gushing About Shows You Like]], it's misuse because the page itself is a [[Just for Fun]] game where tropers come up with summaries of works that make them sound worse than they actually are.
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* [[Big No]]
* [[Big No]]
* [[Blatant Lies]]: This article is [[Suspiciously Specific Denial|absolutely, positively,]] ''[[Suspiciously Specific Denial|not]]'' a common pothole for false statements.
* [[Blatant Lies]]: This article is [[Suspiciously Specific Denial|absolutely, positively,]] ''[[Suspiciously Specific Denial|not]]'' a common pothole for false statements.
* [[Buffy Speak]]
* [[Buffy-Speak]]
* [[Captain Obvious]]: This is used as a pothole for obvious statements.
* [[Captain Obvious]]: This is used as a pothole for obvious statements.
* [[Department of Redundancy Department]]: Redundant statements are potholed to this article about redundant statements.
* [[Department of Redundancy Department]]: Redundant statements are potholed to this article about redundant statements.
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* [[Fridge Brilliance]]: Often potholed when an observation is made in a trope. Usually as a result of natter.
* [[Fridge Brilliance]]: Often potholed when an observation is made in a trope. Usually as a result of natter.
* [[Funny Moments (Sugar Wiki)|Funny Moments]] (also known as [[Crowning Moment of Funny]])
* [[Funny Moments (Sugar Wiki)|Funny Moments]] (also known as [[Crowning Moment of Funny]])
* [[Incredibly Lame Pun]]: Despite the article's description defining the trope as puns found lame [[In Universe]], it continues to be used as a mainstream pothole for puns due to that being the article's original intended purpose. The article was created because [[TROPER|tropers]] were misusing Incredibly Lazy Pun, the former name for [[Stealth Pun]], as a generic pothole for puns. However, the article has now mutated and is now an actual trope. Punderful.
* [[Incredibly Lame Pun]]: Despite the article's description defining the trope as puns found lame [[In Universe]], it continues to be used as a mainstream pothole for puns due to that being the article's original intended purpose. The article was created because [[Troper|tropers]] were misusing Incredibly Lazy Pun, the former name for [[Stealth Pun]], as a generic pothole for puns. However, the article has now mutated and is now an actual trope. Punderful.
* [[I Thought It Meant]]: Frequently potholed when contrasting two things that sound similar.
* [[I Thought It Meant]]: Frequently potholed when contrasting two things that sound similar.
* [[Justified Trope]]: Usually potholed to note that the usage of a trope is justified and makes sense. Unfortunately subjected to heavy misuse as many of these “justified” usages are actually [[Justifying Edit|Justifying Edits]], which are, ironically enough, anything but justified.
* [[Justified Trope]]: Usually potholed to note that the usage of a trope is justified and makes sense. Unfortunately subjected to heavy misuse as many of these “justified” usages are actually [[Justifying Edit|Justifying Edits]], which are, ironically enough, anything but justified.
* [[In Soviet Russia Trope Mocks You]]: In Soviet Russia, Pothole Magnets pothole to YOU.
* [[In Soviet Russia, Trope Mocks You]]: In Soviet Russia, Pothole Magnets pothole to YOU.
* [[Kill It With Fire]]: Tropers pothole this when any use of fire as an attack occurs, and even in cases where literal fire wasn't involved, such as when tropers are screaming for an [[Example Sectionectomy]].
* [[Kill It With Fire]]: Tropers pothole this when any use of fire as an attack occurs, and even in cases where literal fire wasn't involved, such as when tropers are screaming for an [[Example Sectionectomy]].
* [[Love It or Hate It]]: Tropers would pothole this to indicate that a work had polarizing opinions or as an alternate way of saying [[Your Mileage May Vary]]. It's a bad idea to do this outside of YMMV pages unless it's [[In-Universe]].
* [[Love It or Hate It]]: Tropers would pothole this to indicate that a work had polarizing opinions or as an alternate way of saying [[Your Mileage May Vary]]. It's a bad idea to do this outside of YMMV pages unless it's [[In-Universe]].
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* [[My Friends and Zoidberg]]
* [[My Friends and Zoidberg]]
* [[Oh Crap]]
* [[Oh Crap]]
* [[Overly Long Gag]]: This page is a popular pothole target in [[Self Demonstrating Article|Self-Demonstrating Articles]].
* [[Overly Long Gag]]: This page is a popular pothole target in [[Self-Demonstrating Article|Self-Demonstrating Articles]].
* [[Precision F Strike]]: Tropers tend to pothole this whenever the F-word is used. [[Cluster F Bomb]] and [[Atomic F Bomb]] are also used as alternatives to this.
* [[Precision F-Strike]]: Tropers tend to pothole this whenever the F-word is used. [[Cluster F-Bomb]] and [[Atomic F-Bomb]] are also used as alternatives to this.
* [[Rule of Cool]]
* [[Rule of Cool]]
* [[Rule of Three]]: Inevitable pothole for the third use of a [[Running Gag]] on a page.
* [[Rule of Three]]: Inevitable pothole for the third use of a [[Running Gag]] on a page.
* [[Sarcasm Mode]]: This trope should ALWAYS be potholed, there's never any misuse! <ref>That's sarcasm, you idiot!</ref>
* [[Sarcasm Mode]]: This trope should ALWAYS be potholed, there's never any misuse! <ref>That's sarcasm, you idiot!</ref>
* [[Self Demonstrating Article]]: If an article self-demonstrates, there's a 99% chance it contains at ''least'' one pothole to [[Self Demonstrating Article]].
* [[Self-Demonstrating Article]]: If an article self-demonstrates, there's a 99% chance it contains at ''least'' one pothole to [[Self-Demonstrating Article]].
* [[Squee]]: Tropers tend to pothole this when it comes to moments that make them overjoyed.
* [[Squee]]: Tropers tend to pothole this when it comes to moments that make them overjoyed.
* [[Squick]]: Tropers tend to pothole this when it comes to moments that make them cringe.
* [[Squick]]: Tropers tend to pothole this when it comes to moments that make them cringe.
* [[Take That]]: A number of insults, both [[In Universe]] and Out, tend to be potholed to this article.
* [[Take That]]: A number of insults, both [[In Universe]] and Out, tend to be potholed to this article.
* [[This Is for Emphasis Bitch]]: Tropers tend to pothole this whenever the word "bitch" is used.
* [[This Is for Emphasis, Bitch]]: Tropers tend to pothole this whenever the word "bitch" is used.
* [[This Is Gonna Suck]]
* [[This Is Gonna Suck]]
* [[Title Drop]]: Most trope articles with a [[Title Drop]] have a pothole to this article.
* [[Title Drop]]: Most trope articles with a [[Title Drop]] have a pothole to this article.
* [[Trope Namers]]: Anytime that a [[Trope Namer]] is quoted in a trope's description, it will be potholed to this article.
* [[Trope Namers]]: Anytime that a [[Trope Namer]] is quoted in a trope's description, it will be potholed to this article.
* [[Up to Eleven]]
* [[Up to Eleven]]
* [[What an Idiot]]
* [[What an Idiot!]]
* [[A Worldwide Punomenon]]: If a pun isn't potholed to [[Incredibly Lame Pun]], it's most likely potholed to this.
* [[A Worldwide Punomenon]]: If a pun isn't potholed to [[Incredibly Lame Pun]], it's most likely potholed to this.
* [[Your Mileage May Vary]]: Unfortunately, a lot of tropers feel the need to pothole this as some kind of bizarre excuse to shoehorn their opinion into an example on the main page. Personal opinions do not belong on the main page, and neither do [[Your Mileage May Vary]] potholes. If you come across any instances of this, please remove them.
* [[Your Mileage May Vary]]: Unfortunately, a lot of tropers feel the need to pothole this as some kind of bizarre excuse to shoehorn their opinion into an example on the main page. Personal opinions do not belong on the main page, and neither do [[Your Mileage May Vary]] potholes. If you come across any instances of this, please remove them.
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* [[Accidental Nightmare Fuel]]: Originally, this trope was simply called Nightmare Fuel. This has led an absolutely massive amount of potholes involving things that the [[Troper]] who posted them found scary.
* [[Accidental Nightmare Fuel]]: Originally, this trope was simply called Nightmare Fuel. This has led an absolutely massive amount of potholes involving things that the [[Troper]] who posted them found scary.
* The "Artistic License - X" tropes were like this because they used to be known as "You Fail X Forever" and "X Does Not Work That Way."
* The "Artistic License - X" tropes were like this because they used to be known as "You Fail X Forever" and "X Does Not Work That Way."
* [[Comically Missing the Point]]: Formerly known as Completely Missing The Point. This caused the trope to be [[Square Peg Round Trope|misused]] as a pothole for any statement that missed the point.
* [[Comically Missing the Point]]: Formerly known as Completely Missing The Point. This caused the trope to be [[Square Peg, Round Trope|misused]] as a pothole for any statement that missed the point.
* [[The End or Is It]]: Its original title was simply Or Is It?, which attracted misuse as a [[Stock Phrase]] and [[Verbal Tic]]. The old name is now a deliberate redlink.
* [[The End or Is It]]: Its original title was simply Or Is It?, which attracted misuse as a [[Stock Phrase]] and [[Verbal Tic]]. The old name is now a deliberate redlink.
* [[Lampshaded Double Entendre]]: Formerly known as Nudge Nudge, and before that, If You Know What I Mean. Because of that, [[Double Entendre|double entendres]] that pothole to this article were more common than grass. This led to a cleanup effort dedicated to removing these sinkholes.
* [[Lampshaded Double Entendre]]: Formerly known as Nudge Nudge, and before that, If You Know What I Mean. Because of that, [[Double Entendre|double entendres]] that pothole to this article were more common than grass. This led to a cleanup effort dedicated to removing these sinkholes.
* [[No Just No Reaction]]: Formerly known merely as No. Just... No, renamed because it was often potholed for when tropers' responses to something were a strong "NO", when it was supposed to refer to ''[[In-Universe]]'' instances of the [[Stock Phrase]] in reaction to a [[Squick|Squicky]] moment.
* [["No. Just... No" Reaction]]: Formerly known merely as No. Just... No, renamed because it was often potholed for when tropers' responses to something were a strong "NO", when it was supposed to refer to ''[[In-Universe]]'' instances of the [[Stock Phrase]] in reaction to a [[Squick|Squicky]] moment.
* [[Punctuated for Emphasis]]: Was originally named This! Is! SPARTA! Statements. Like. This. Are almost guaranteed to be potholed to this article. Even entries that should have been potholed to the movie ''[[Three Hundred]]'' were potholed to this trope.
* [[Punctuated for Emphasis]]: Was originally named This! Is! SPARTA! Statements. Like. This. Are almost guaranteed to be potholed to this article. Even entries that should have been potholed to the movie ''[[Three Hundred]]'' were potholed to this trope.
* [[Serial Escalation]]: Originally Beyond The Impossible. It got a [[Trope Transplant]] due to massive misuse as a pothole for anything that seemed impossible.
* [[Serial Escalation]]: Originally Beyond The Impossible. It got a [[Trope Transplant]] due to massive misuse as a pothole for anything that seemed impossible.
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* [[Incredibly Lazy Pun]]: Former name of [[Stealth Pun]].
* [[Incredibly Lazy Pun]]: Former name of [[Stealth Pun]].
* [[No Just No]]: Deliberate redlink. The old name for [[No Just No Reaction]].
* [[No Just No]]: Deliberate redlink. The old name for [["No. Just... No" Reaction]].
* [[Or Is It]]: Deliberate redlink. The old name for [[The End or Is It]]
* [[Or Is It]]: Deliberate redlink. The old name for [[The End or Is It]]
* [[So Yeah]]: A pothole target that was used as an excuse for lazy writing.
* [[So Yeah]]: A pothole target that was used as an excuse for lazy writing.
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