Stock Aesops: Difference between revisions

[[Stock Aesops]] are the morals that the writers and [[Executive Meddling|producers]] of TV most often love to explore. They sometimes contradict each other, but it's a clumsy writer indeed who sticks [[Mind Screw|two contradictory Aesops into the same script]]. [[Broken Aesop|It happens, though.]]

 

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* On Appearance:

** Clothes Make the Man. Cleanliness is Next To Godliness.

** Beware the [[A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing|Wolf in Sheep's Clothing]].

* On Authority:

** [[Beauty Equals Goodness]]

** [[Beauty Is Bad]]

** Take Pride In Your Appearance

** Don't Be Vain

*** [[Tropes Will Ruin Your Life]]

** [[Digital Piracy Is Evil]]

* On Experimentation:

** Keep An Open Mind and Be Willing To Try New Things (like [[Green Eggs and Ham]]) - [[I Do Not Like Green Eggs and Ham|maybe you'll like them]]!

** Treat Girls Nice

** Treat Girls The Same As Guys

** [[Closer to Earth]] - Women are totally awesome and possess unique wisdom men don't have.

** Recognize People's Differences

** [[Poisonous Friend]] - Well, maybe they weren't really your friends.

** [[Loners Are Freaks]] - And if you don't have friends, you're a freak.

** Be a friend to everyone.

** A friend to all is a friend to none.

* On Honesty:

** Don't Be Completely Honest ([[Brutal Honesty|The Truth Hurts]], and Little White Lies Are Comforting And Convenient. And of course, you must protect your [[Secret Identity]].)

** [[Honest Axe]] - Honesty Is The Best Policy (And Will Totally Get You The [[Infinity+1 Sword]])

* On Individuality:

* On Money:

** [[You Get What You Pay For]]

* On Patience:

** All Good Things Come To He Who Waits.

** [[Opposites Attract]].

* On Sex:

** [[But We Used a Condom]]: "Condoms are effective, not perfect." Though this is often [[Family-Unfriendly Aesop|warped]] to "Condoms don't help at all, so don't bother with them."

** [[Sex Equals Love]] (even when it's [[Rape Is Love|rape]])

** Love Is Not Sex (it's better when you [[Please Put Some Clothes On]])

** [[Can't Have Sex Ever]] - Love is more important than sex

* On Specialization

** [[Master of None]] - You can do everything, but you can't do everything THAT well if you can't be the [[Jack of All Trades]]

** [[Androcles' Lion]] - Kindness is returned in kind.

** [[Laser-Guided Karma]] - Cruelty is returned in kind.

** [[Misery Builds Character]] - A little suffering is good for the soul.

** The best ''REAL'' magic is being kind and good to others!

** ... but Don't Sit On The Fence

** ... because [[With Us or Against Us|If You're Not With Us, You're Against Us]]

 

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