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* 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." |
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* [[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. |
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* [[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. |
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* [[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. |
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* [["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. |
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* [[Incredibly Lazy Pun]]: Former name of [[Stealth Pun]]. |
* [[Incredibly Lazy Pun]]: Former name of [[Stealth Pun]]. |
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* [[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]]. |
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* [[Or Is It]]: Deliberate redlink. The old name for [[The End |
* [[Or Is It]]: Deliberate redlink. The old name for [[The End - Or Is It?]] |
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* [[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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* [[This Troper]]. Deliberate redlink. Was constantly being used as an alternative for "I". The article still exists as a history of the use of "This troper" in articles, but is flagged to discourage potholing. |
* [[This Troper]]. Deliberate redlink. Was constantly being used as an alternative for "I". The article still exists as a history of the use of "This troper" in articles, but is flagged to discourage potholing. |
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[[Category:Just for Fun]] |
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[[Category:index]] |
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[[Category:Pothole Magnet]] |
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