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{{quote|''"When the dog bites, when the bee stings, |
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When I'm feeling sad, |
''When I'm feeling sad, |
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I think of a few of my favorite things, |
''I think of a few of my favorite things, |
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And then I don't feel so bad."'' |
''And then I don't feel so bad."'' |
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|''[[The Sound of Music]]'', "My Favorite Things."}} |
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Times are tough. Your [[Love Interest]] has just been [[Zork|eaten by a Grue]], [[Sadistic Choice|you only had enough anti-venom to save]] ''[[Sadistic Choice|one]]'' [[Sadistic Choice|of your three adopted children]], your [[Doomed Hometown|hometown]] just got glassed by the [[Big Bad]]'s [[Kill Sat]], and to top it off you just [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|dropped your ice cream]]. Life absolutely sucks. |
Times are tough. Your [[Love Interest]] has just been [[Zork|eaten by a Grue]], [[Sadistic Choice|you only had enough anti-venom to save]] ''[[Sadistic Choice|one]]'' [[Sadistic Choice|of your three adopted children]], your [[Doomed Hometown|hometown]] just got glassed by the [[Big Bad]]'s [[Kill Sat]], and to top it off you just [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|dropped your ice cream]]. Life absolutely sucks. |
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In short, a thought that instantly improves your mood, helping you survive your darkest hour or just brightening a humdrum day. Most commonly it's a really good memory, though thinking about what's coming after this terrible time in your life works too. A relative of the [[Survival Mantra]]. If you can no longer think happy thoughts , you may cross the [[Despair Event Horizon]], [[Beware the Nice Ones|teach your enemies the meaning of suffering]], or [[Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds|attempt to reduce the world to ash]]. |
In short, a thought that instantly improves your mood, helping you survive your darkest hour or just brightening a humdrum day. Most commonly it's a really good memory, though thinking about what's coming after this terrible time in your life works too. A relative of the [[Survival Mantra]]. If you can no longer think happy thoughts , you may cross the [[Despair Event Horizon]], [[Beware the Nice Ones|teach your enemies the meaning of suffering]], or [[Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds|attempt to reduce the world to ash]]. |
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== [[Anime]] == |
== [[Anime]] == |
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* The [[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann|Gurren-dan]] does this whenever they think of, remember, or quote Kamina. Same for the public: thinking of or playing [[Crowning Music of Awesome|Libera Me From Hell or even Rap is a Man's Soul]] always makes you feel like you could do ANYTHING. |
* The [[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann|Gurren-dan]] does this whenever they think of, remember, or quote Kamina. Same for the public: thinking of or playing [[Crowning Music of Awesome|Libera Me From Hell or even Rap is a Man's Soul]] always makes you feel like you could do ANYTHING. |
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* "We Need a Little Christmas" from ''Mame''. |
* "We Need a Little Christmas" from ''Mame''. |
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* "Look For The Silver Lining" from ''Sally''. (Actually originally written for a musical version of ''[[Brewster's Millions]]''.) |
* "Look For The Silver Lining" from ''Sally''. (Actually originally written for a musical version of ''[[Brewster's Millions]]''.) |
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* [[Book of Mormon]] provides a rather dark take on this with the song "Turn it Off" |
* ''[[Book of Mormon]]'' provides a rather dark take on this with the song "Turn it Off" |
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== [[Video Games]] == |
== [[Video Games]] == |