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{{quote|''The Ministry of Love was the really frightening one. There were no windows in it at all. Winston had never been inside the Ministry of Love, nor within half a kilometer of it. It was a place impossible to enter except on official business, and then only by penetrating through a maze of barbed-wire entanglements, steel doors, and hidden machine-gun nests. Even the streets leading up to its outer barriers were roamed by gorilla-faced guards in black uniforms, armed with jointed truncheons.''|''[[Nineteen Eighty Four]]''}}
{{quote|''The Ministry of Love was the really frightening one. There were no windows in it at all. Winston had never been inside the Ministry of Love, nor within half a kilometer of it. It was a place impossible to enter except on official business, and then only by penetrating through a maze of barbed-wire entanglements, steel doors, and hidden machine-gun nests. Even the streets leading up to its outer barriers were roamed by gorilla-faced guards in black uniforms, armed with jointed truncheons.''|''[[Nineteen Eighty-Four]]''}}


Something, often a company, that is described with an adjective in the title that is entirely at odds with what it actually does. Commonly, something evil will be paired with a nice-sounding adjective. This also applies when the title's implications are opposed to what the company/organization/EvilOverlord does. Basically, when you apply a completely inappropriate adjective to something ([[Villain With Good Publicity|often to make it seem better)]], that's this trope. Look for characters exclaiming "Hey...this isn't happy!" or something similar.
Something, often a company, that is described with an adjective in the title that is entirely at odds with what it actually does. Commonly, something evil will be paired with a nice-sounding adjective. This also applies when the title's implications are opposed to what the company/organization/EvilOverlord does. Basically, when you apply a completely inappropriate adjective to something ([[Villain With Good Publicity|often to make it seem better)]], that's this trope. Look for characters exclaiming "Hey...this isn't happy!" or something similar.
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=== Compare with: ===
=== Compare with: ===
* [[Peace and Love Incorporated]]: this trope as applied to a corporation.
* [[Peace and Love Incorporated]]: this trope as applied to a corporation.
* [[Peoples Republic of Tyranny]]: this trope as applied to a country or government.
* [[People's Republic of Tyranny]]: this trope as applied to a country or government.
* [[Schmuck Bait]]: when a name is a transparent and pathetic attempt, if an attempt is made at all, to make something look good, but it still looks glaringly suspicious.
* [[Schmuck Bait]]: when a name is a transparent and pathetic attempt, if an attempt is made at all, to make something look good, but it still looks glaringly suspicious.
* [[Non Indicative Name]]: for broader cases of name not matching reality.
* [[Non-Indicative Name]]: for broader cases of name not matching reality.
* [[Fluffy the Terrible]]: also a trope where something fearsome has a harmless name; generally, though, [[Fluffy the Terrible]] tends to be silly or goofy, while [[Super Fun Happy Thing of Doom]] tends to be a lot darker.
* [[Fluffy the Terrible]]: also a trope where something fearsome has a harmless name; generally, though, [[Fluffy the Terrible]] tends to be silly or goofy, while [[Super Fun Happy Thing of Doom]] tends to be a lot darker.
* [[Happy Fun Ball]]: a trope where something's ''appearance'' doesn't match its function.
* [[Happy Fun Ball]]: a trope where something's ''appearance'' doesn't match its function.
* [[The Not So Harmless Punishment]]
* [[The Not-So-Harmless Punishment]]


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=== Contrast with: ===
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* [[Villain With Good Publicity]]: Most likely why the "evil" corporation wanted to achieve with the name.
* [[Villain With Good Publicity]]: Most likely why the "evil" corporation wanted to achieve with the name.


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== Anime & Manga ==
== Anime & Manga ==
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== [[Video Games]] ==
== [[Video Games]] ==
* ''[[Fable]] II'' features a mission to become Super Best Friends with Chesty the treasure chest, who has [[Nightmare Fuel Stationattendant|a rather twisted idea of what constitutes "fun"]].
* ''[[Fable]] II'' features a mission to become Super Best Friends with Chesty the treasure chest, who has [[Nightmare Fuel Station Attendant|a rather twisted idea of what constitutes "fun"]].
** Chesty returns for another side quest in ''Fable III'''
** Chesty returns for another side quest in ''Fable III'''
* Future Fun Land in ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]''. Giant stone spikes, electric fences and spaceships shooting at the player character are probably not what most people would expect from the 'fun' part of the name.
* Future Fun Land in ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]''. Giant stone spikes, electric fences and spaceships shooting at the player character are probably not what most people would expect from the 'fun' part of the name.
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* The [[French Revolution]]'s Committee of Public Safety. Ho ho ho. By "Safety" they meant [[Reign of Terror]].
* The [[French Revolution]]'s Committee of Public Safety. Ho ho ho. By "Safety" they meant [[Reign of Terror]].
** Actually, most of the latter fell under the auspices of Robespierre's Committee of Public Welfare.
** Actually, most of the latter fell under the auspices of Robespierre's Committee of Public Welfare.
* Many [[Peoples Republic of Tyranny|totalitarian regimes]] use this sort of technique as a form of propaganda. See [[Maximum Fun Chamber]], [[Peoples Republic of Tyranny]].
* Many [[People's Republic of Tyranny|totalitarian regimes]] use this sort of technique as a form of propaganda. See [[Maximum Fun Chamber]], [[People's Republic of Tyranny]].
** Stalin's USSR had "the ultimate act of social security". Guess, what that means? {{spoiler|Death penalty}}. Later thay realized how stupid it sounds and changed the legal formula to the much more appropriately-sounding "ultimate act of punishment".
** Stalin's USSR had "the ultimate act of social security". Guess, what that means? {{spoiler|Death penalty}}. Later thay realized how stupid it sounds and changed the legal formula to the much more appropriately-sounding "ultimate act of punishment".
* It's very common, at least in the U.S.A. and its member states, for legislation to be given names that are either unrelated to the legislation in question or, often, actually in contradiction to what the legislation does, purely for propaganda uses. This is especially common if the act in question is written by or for powerful business interests. Examples include things like "The Clean Water Act" or "The Job Creation Act" or "The [[Fun With Acronyms|USA PATRIOT Act]]". After all...who would want to vote against something called "The Clean Skies and Fair Treatment for Innocent Victims Act" or the "Protecting Children from Internet Pornographers Act"?
* It's very common, at least in the U.S.A. and its member states, for legislation to be given names that are either unrelated to the legislation in question or, often, actually in contradiction to what the legislation does, purely for propaganda uses. This is especially common if the act in question is written by or for powerful business interests. Examples include things like "The Clean Water Act" or "The Job Creation Act" or "The [[Fun With Acronyms|USA PATRIOT Act]]". After all...who would want to vote against something called "The Clean Skies and Fair Treatment for Innocent Victims Act" or the "Protecting Children from Internet Pornographers Act"?
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