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This trope is a must for the conscientious writer looking for a snappy, poppy way to jazz up the multiple talents of the object of his description. |
This trope is a must for the conscientious writer looking for a snappy, poppy way to jazz up the multiple talents of the object of his description. |
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You can put it at the end of a full list of other talents ("[[Chaos Legion|it's murderous, relentless, merciless, and makes julienne fries!]]") or when describing all other generic slicers and dicers (swords, battle axes, Japanese chefs, etc.) add "... and makes julienne fries" [[Arson Murder and Jaywalking|in a cute little wink]]. |
You can put it at the end of a full list of other talents ("[[Chaos Legion|it's murderous, relentless, merciless, and makes julienne fries!]]") or when describing all other generic slicers and dicers (swords, battle axes, Japanese chefs, etc.) add "... and makes julienne fries" [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|in a cute little wink]]. |
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A must for your [[The Genie Knows Jack Nicholson|Pop Culture Referencing Genies!]] |
A must for your [[The Genie Knows Jack Nicholson|Pop Culture Referencing Genies!]] |
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[[But Wait There's More|But wait, there's more!]] Choose this stock phrase now and we'll throw in "handles stubborn stains", "and still cut a tomato" for free! |
[[But Wait! There's More!|But wait, there's more!]] Choose this stock phrase now and we'll throw in "handles stubborn stains", "and still cut a tomato" for free! |
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The [[Trope Namer]] for this was commercials for the Veg-O-Matic, one of the first products Ron Popeil sold, which really could do all of the things mentioned in the title. For those of you who don't remember it, the Veg-O-Matic was basically a French-fry cutter, fitted with a second blade that could be turned 90 degrees to cut slices. |
The [[Trope Namer]] for this was commercials for the Veg-O-Matic, one of the first products Ron Popeil sold, which really could do all of the things mentioned in the title. For those of you who don't remember it, the Veg-O-Matic was basically a French-fry cutter, fitted with a second blade that could be turned 90 degrees to cut slices. |
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{{quote| '''Cortex:''' Talk to your disgusting friends! Watch pay-per-view! And Julien Fries! ''(Jams a potato in his ear, fries come out other ear. Takes a bite, and spits.)'' Oh, waxy!}} |
{{quote| '''Cortex:''' Talk to your disgusting friends! Watch pay-per-view! And Julien Fries! ''(Jams a potato in his ear, fries come out other ear. Takes a bite, and spits.)'' Oh, waxy!}} |
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* [[Oracle of Tao]] has a sword technique with this sort of thing (in the skill description text): |
* [[Oracle of Tao]] has a sword technique with this sort of thing (in the skill description text): |
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{{quote| "[[Slices Dices and Makes Julienne Fries|Slices and dices]]! [[But Wait There's More|Only $14.99!]]"}} |
{{quote| "[[Slices, Dices, and Makes Julienne Fries|Slices and dices]]! [[But Wait! There's More!|Only $14.99!]]"}} |
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== [[Web Original]] == |
== [[Web Original]] == |