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* [[Battle Cry]]: Some have hypothesized they came into existence as warning or intimidation, but common through the history of warfare.
** [[Remember the Alamo!]]: A quite common casus belli in warfare is remembering a [[Last Stand]] conducted in fighting against or defending against the enemy.
* [[Bara]] / [[The Bear]] / [[Manly Gay]]: A case of truth becoming trope - a fixture in gay-directed media, and once mainstream media began to portray a wider range of gay men, [[Manly Gay]] men including bears began to be depicted more often in it as well. Contrast [[Camp Gay]] and compare both [[Armored Closet Gay]], [[Macho Camp]], and [[
* [[Bavarian Fire Drill]]: People generally do what they're told, and this can be used against them. "Spearphishing" and other social engineering scams feed off of this quality of human beings.
* [[Bedouin Rescue Service]]: In the modern era, this is mandatory. In ages past... not so much.
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* [[Call a Smeerp a Rabbit]]: European naturalists named some animals, such as the koala bear, after other animals that kind of looked similar but weren't at all related. Example: The Tasmanian tiger, aka the thylacine.
* [[Calling Your Attacks]]: Martial arts practitioners believe that expressing certain phrases or vocalization help build up ''chi'' or ensure proper breathing
* [[Camp Gay]] / [[The Twink]]: Although to a far lesser extent (and a far more self-aware extent) usually than TV depictions of gay men would have you believe. Contrast [[Bara]], [[The Bear]], [[
* [[The Captain]]: On pretty much every naval ship that exists, and private sailors and pilots also have the title.
* [[Cardboard Prison]]: Some prisons and jails are rather easy to escape. Tended more to happen in the pre-camera past or in the Third World.
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* [[Stout Strength]]: Incredibly strong men often look more rotund than body-building. Just watch the weightlifting portion of the Olympics. Or sumo wrestling.
* [[Stylish Protection Gear]]: Silk has properties that allow for diminished arrow penetration (note: there would still be ''non-lethal'' wounds). It was used by Mongol warriors and samurai. It's also fireproof.
* [[
* [[Street Urchin]]: One of the most serious social problems everywhere in the world.
* [[Succession Crisis]]: Plenty of historical examples. There was even a whole war called "The War of Austrian Succession".
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== V-Z ==
* [[Verbal Tic]]: It happens, just not with every single person.
** Americans use [[Like Is, Like, a Comma|"like", like, every five words]]. And not just, like, the [[Valley Girl]] types (thanks to MTV).
** English-speaking Canadians [[Canada, Eh?|will often append "eh?" to the ends of their sentences]]. It's become a pastime of many Canadians to play it up when around Americans.
** Francophone Canadians often say "lá" ("there") at the end of each sentence.
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