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* [[Brick Joke]] |
* [[Brick Joke]] |
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* [[Bus Crash]]: Lady Montague. |
* [[Bus Crash]]: Lady Montague. |
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{{quote|"Alas, my liege," Montague wept. "My wife is dead tonight." |
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[[Mood Whiplash|Nearby, someone on the drums made a]] [[Rimshot]] [[Brick Joke|and cymbal crash]]. }} |
[[Mood Whiplash|Nearby, someone on the drums made a]] [[Rimshot]] [[Brick Joke|and cymbal crash]]. }} |
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* [[Captain Ersatz]]: No, Mercutio isn't dressed as [[Donald Duck]] for the costume party, what are you talking about? |
* [[Captain Ersatz]]: No, Mercutio isn't dressed as [[Donald Duck]] for the costume party, what are you talking about? |
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{{quote|"Who are you supposed to be?" [the security guard] asked Mercutio. "Donald Duck?" |
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"Of course not, good fellow," Mercutio laughed. "I don't want to be sued." |
"Of course not, good fellow," Mercutio laughed. "I don't want to be sued." |
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"[[Walt Disney|Walt]] is inside, he'll be the judge of that." He opened the front door for Mercutio, and through it we all saw the partygoers going at it at the party.<br /> |
"[[Walt Disney|Walt]] is inside, he'll be the judge of that." He opened the front door for Mercutio, and through it we all saw the partygoers going at it at the party.<br /> |
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"[[Oh Crap|Uh-oh]]," Mercutio said, [[Running Gag|which wasn't as]] incriminating [[Running Gag|as it sounded]]. }} |
"[[Oh Crap|Uh-oh]]," Mercutio said, [[Running Gag|which wasn't as]] incriminating [[Running Gag|as it sounded]]. }} |
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* [[First-Person Smartass]]: Benvolio, our narrator. |
* [[First-Person Smartass]]: Benvolio, our narrator. |
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* [[Foreshadowing]]: Lampshaded, of course. |
* [[Foreshadowing]]: Lampshaded, of course. |
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{{quote|''[[Running Gag|Now That's What I Call]] Foreshadowing!'' Featuring music by Eiffel 65, BBMak, and Macy Gray! Wait, what do you mean it's not [[Turn of the Millennium|2000]] anymore?}} |
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* [[Footnote Fever]]: Act III, Scene iii: <ref> Look, a footnote!</ref> |
* [[Footnote Fever]]: Act III, Scene iii: <ref> Look, a footnote!</ref> |
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** And Act IV, Scene iv: |
** And Act IV, Scene iv: |
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{{quote|Really, you can go up to your friends right now and call them all "[[Son of a Whore|whoresons]]," and no harm will be done. <ref> [[Captain Obvious|Do not do this]].</ref>}} |
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* [[Foregone Conclusion]]: Romeo and Juliet are going to die. |
* [[Foregone Conclusion]]: Romeo and Juliet are going to die. |
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* [[Funny Afro]]: Benvolio, and also Tybalt, who are [[The Rival|rivals]] in this regard. |
* [[Funny Afro]]: Benvolio, and also Tybalt, who are [[The Rival|rivals]] in this regard. |
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* [[The Ghost]]: Rosaline. |
* [[The Ghost]]: Rosaline. |
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* [[Grammar Nazi]]: Invoked. |
* [[Grammar Nazi]]: Invoked. |
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{{quote|By the way, grammar Nazis, there's a double negative mocking you ruthlessly at the beginning of this paragraph.}} |
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* [[Groin Attack]] |
* [[Groin Attack]] |
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* [[Have a Gay Old Time]]: The use of the word "ho" is exploited for all its worth. |
* [[Have a Gay Old Time]]: The use of the word "ho" is exploited for all its worth. |
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* [[Impaled with Extreme Prejudice]]: After Mercutio reveals he is gay (and dies), a furious Romeo impales Tybalt on his [[Anachronism Stew|motorcycle]] and twists his innards around the blade before [[Off with His Head|decapitating him]]. And then Romeo slices the head in two. ''By using it as a baseball and the sword as a bat.'' |
* [[Impaled with Extreme Prejudice]]: After Mercutio reveals he is gay (and dies), a furious Romeo impales Tybalt on his [[Anachronism Stew|motorcycle]] and twists his innards around the blade before [[Off with His Head|decapitating him]]. And then Romeo slices the head in two. ''By using it as a baseball and the sword as a bat.'' |
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* [[It Is Pronounced "Tro-PAY"]]: The costume party is referred to as a par-tay. |
* [[It Is Pronounced "Tro-PAY"]]: The costume party is referred to as a par-tay. |
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{{quote|We were par-taying at the par-tay, almost to the point of adding a second hyphen, when we bumped into a drunk Master Capulet. }} |
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* [[Lampshade Hanging]] |
* [[Lampshade Hanging]] |
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* [[Major Injury Underreaction]]: Mercutio after having his arm cut off by Tybalt. |
* [[Major Injury Underreaction]]: Mercutio after having his arm cut off by Tybalt. |
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* [[Special Effect Failure]]: In-universe, when the tomb explodes in the last act, the resulting mushroom cloud is only medium-sized because the budget is running low. |
* [[Special Effect Failure]]: In-universe, when the tomb explodes in the last act, the resulting mushroom cloud is only medium-sized because the budget is running low. |
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* [[Spice Girls]]: They make a cameo in Act IV while the Capulets are preparing for the wedding. |
* [[Spice Girls]]: They make a cameo in Act IV while the Capulets are preparing for the wedding. |
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{{quote|'''Paris''' ''(reacting to Juliet's apparent death)'': "What do we do with her body?" |
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'''[[Spice Girls]]''': "[[Ear Worm|Slam her body down and wind it all around]]!"<br /> |
'''[[Spice Girls]]''': "[[Ear Worm|Slam her body down and wind it all around]]!"<br /> |
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'''Capulet''': "Are they licensed medical practitioners?" }} |
'''Capulet''': "Are they licensed medical practitioners?" }} |