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[[Come for the X, Stay for the Y]]

* ''[[Cracked.com]]'''s [http://www.cracked.com/article_20464_5-words-you-use-every-day-with-shockingly-dark-backstories.html 5 Words You Use Every Day With Shockingly Dark Backstories] links the word "fornication" to prostitutes finding clients in bakeries. It gives as an example the novel ''[[Satyricon]]'' by Gaius Petronius, which "talks about bakers tricking clients into coming for the bread and staying 'thither for the base gratification of wantonness.'"

[[Commie Nazis]]

* An alliance between Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia was narrowly averted according to ''[[Cracked.com]]'''s "[http://www.cracked.com/article_20192_5-insane-what-if-scenarios-that-almost-changed-everything_p2.html 5 Insane 'What If' Scenarios That Almost Changed Everything]".

[[Concealment Equals Cover]]

* One of ''[[Cracked.com]]'''s [http://www.cracked.com/photoplasty_586_31-life-lessons-you-can-only-learn-from-video-games/ 31 Life Lessons You Can Only Learn From Video Games] is that "bullets can't pass through wood or cars."

[[Con Lang]]

* A Northern California argot called [[wikipedia:Boontling|Boontling]] is one of ''[[Cracked.com]]'''s [http://www.cracked.com/article_20110_5-secret-languages-that-stuck-it-to-man_p2.html 5 secret languages that stuck it to the man]. It uses English grammar but replaces many of the content words.

[[Covered Up]]

* One of ''[[Cracked.com]]'''s [http://www.cracked.com/article_20403_6-famous-songs-written-by-last-person-youd-expect_p2.html 6 Famous Songs Written by the Last Person You'd Expect] is "Red Red Wine", written and originally recorded by [[Neil Diamond]] and popularized by [[UB40]]'s cover.

[[Crappy Holidays]]

* : [http://www.cracked.com/article_20092_5-everyday-things-that-can-literally-drive-you-crazy_p2.html 5 Everyday Things That Can Literally Drive You Crazy] links seasonal affective disorder in part to "three straight months of Christmas music."

[[Crazy Cat Lady]]

* In ''[[Cracked.com]]'':

** Parodied by Christina H., whose column is called "Let Me Tell You About My Cats."

** Pets are #5 of the [http://www.cracked.com/article_16220_6-things-you-didnt-know-you-could-get-addicted-to.html 6 Things You Didn't Know You Could Get Addicted To], and this article links it to ''Toxoplasma gondii'' parasites.

** Photoplasty [http://www.cracked.com/photoplasty_581_17-famous-images-as-seen-from-different-angle_p2/?view=article Famous Images, As Seen From a Different Angle] shows a dozen cats on the side of the room that we don't see in James McNeill Whistler's famous portrait of his mother.

[[Critical Encumbrance Failure]]

* : A human being able to lift 300 kg as if it were nothing but not 301 kg is the #12 [http://www.cracked.com/photoplasty_388_27-science-lessons-as-taught-by-famous-video-games_p2/ Science Lesson As Taught by Famous Video Games].

[[The CSI Effect]]

* Explained in the ''[[Cracked.com]]'' article "[http://www.cracked.com/article_18960_5-things-tv-writers-apparently-believe-about-smart-people_p2.html 5 Things TV Writers Apparently Believe About Smart People]" as arising from the misconception that government agencies are staffed by geniuses.

[[Dancing Bear]]

* : Felix Clay in [http://www.cracked.com/blog/6-horror-mashups-just-crazy-enough-to-be-awesome/ 6 Horror Mashups Just Crazy Enough to Be Awesome] calls ''[[The Human Centipede]]'' a "Shlock shock horror movie that was made solely for the sensationalism of saying it was actually made [...] The novelty of this movie ended with the idea of it."

[[Darker and Edgier]]

* :

** "[http://www.cracked.com/blog/3-movies-they-dont-make-anymore-but-really-should/ 3 Movies They Don't Make Anymore (But Really Should)]" decries the trend of "taking popular, existing properties and bringing out the darkest and grittiest aspects they can find" seen in ''[[Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters]]'', among other movies.

** In "[http://www.cracked.com/quick-fixes/4-bizarrely-specific-rules-fairy-tale-adaptations-all-follow/ 4 Bizarrely Specific Rules Fairy Tale Adaptations All Follow]", David Christopher Bell claims that recent film adaptations of fairy tales invoke this to invert [[Disneyfication]].

[[David Versus Goliath]]

* ''[[Cracked.com]]'' cites a few cases, Mr. Wong not among them.

** [http://www.cracked.com/article/93_the-7-most-badass-man-vs.-beast-showdowns/ The 7 Most Badass Man vs. Beast Showdowns] includes a man driving a bear by kicking in the face and a women driving a way hippo by hitting in the head with a stick.

** [http://www.cracked.com/article_20468_the-6-most-mismatched-battles-ever-won-by-underdogs.html The 6 Most Mismatched Battles Ever Won by Underdogs] describes victories by severely outnumbered forces in Persia, the Ottomans, Korea, Hungary, and the Mongols.

[[Death by Sex]]

* : [http://www.cracked.com/article_20657_the-6-most-bizarre-ways-to-lose-popular-video-games.html The 6 Most Bizarre Ways to Lose Popular Video Games] describes an odd [[Nonstandard Game Over]] in ''[[Mass Effect 2]]''.

[[Decon Recon Switch]]

* : [http://www.cracked.com/blog/3-reasons-its-so-hard-to-make-superman-interesting_p2/ 3 Reasons It's So Hard to Make Superman Interesting] spends a page deconstructing the boring [[Invincible Hero]] and then another reconstructing a hero faced with the [[Sadistic Choice]] of whom to save at any given moment.

[[Disability Superpower]]

* :

** One of Jorden Weir's [http://www.cracked.com/article_20653_5-people-whose-major-disabilities-only-made-them-stronger.html 5 People Whose Major Disabilities Only Made Them Stronger] is a mixed martial artist missing half of one forearm, making him a lot harder to grab.

[[Discredited Trope]]

* Several ''[[Cracked.com]]'' articles discuss tropes deemed discredited. These include [http://www.cracked.com/article_17392_6-sci-fi-movie-conventions-that-need-to-die.html 6 Sci-Fi Movie Conventions (That Need to Die)] and [http://www.cracked.com/article_20467_5-overused-twist-endings-its-time-movies-to-retire.html 5 Overused Twist Endings It's Time For Movies to Retire].

[[Distracted by the Sexy]]

* : Men make more short-term-oriented decisions after exposure to sexual stimuli, as explained in #3 of [http://www.cracked.com/article_20332_5-unrealistic-movie-cliches-that-are-scientifically-accurate.html 5 Unrealistic Movie Cliches That Are Scientifically Accurate].

[[Dolled-Up Installment]]

* : "[http://www.cracked.com/article_20187_5-little-known-sequels-that-ruined-iconic-stories.html 5 Little-Known Sequels That Ruined Iconic Stories]" expains that Charles Webb admitted that his novel ''[[Home School]]'', the sequel to ''[[The Graduate]]'', had the old characters shoehorned into a new story.

[[Double Standard]]

* : "[http://www.cracked.com/article_19922_5-prejudices-that-video-games-cant-seem-to-get-over_p2.html 5 Prejudices That Video Games Can't Seem to Get Over]" claims that video games allow lesbian subtext but no male gay subtext.

[[Dream Apocalypse]]

* : In an episode of ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'', via [http://www.cracked.com/article_20470_5-horrifying-implications-star-trek-universe.html 5 Horrifying Implications of the 'Star Trek' Universe], Picard is playing holodeck when one of the characters asks him: "When you're gone, will this world still exist? Will my wife and kids still be waiting for me at home?"

[[Duet Bonding]]

* : #2 of [http://www.cracked.com/article_20332_5-unrealistic-movie-cliches-that-are-scientifically-accurate.html 5 Unrealistic Movie Cliches That Are Scientifically Accurate] points out a study finding that people singing together end up synchronizing their brainwaves.

[[The Dung Ages]]

* : Debunked in "[http://www.cracked.com/article_20186_6-ridiculous-myths-about-middle-ages-everyone-believes.html 6 Ridiculous Myths About the Middle Ages Everyone Believes]" and "[http://www.cracked.com/article_20615_5-ridiculous-myths-you-probably-believe-about-dark-ages.html 5 Ridiculous Myths You Probably Believe About the Dark Ages]".

[[Ear Worm]]

* : Discussed in [http://www.cracked.com/article_19590_the-6-weirdest-cities-people-actually-live-in.html The 6 Weirdest Cities People Actually Live In], after a bit about a city whose residents live off the capital's garbage: "Great, now we have the ''[[Sanford and Son]]'' theme stuck in our heads."

[[Elemental Embodiment]]

* : The #8 [http://www.cracked.com/photoplasty_388_27-science-lessons-as-taught-by-famous-video-games_p2/ Science Lesson As Taught by Famous Video Games] represents them as hot chicks.

[[Enhanced Remake]]

* : The #3 [http://www.cracked.com/photoplasty_388_27-science-lessons-as-taught-by-famous-video-games_p2/ Science Lesson As Taught by Famous Video Games] is that "new 16-bit microscopes may prove existence of sub-pixel particles".

[[Everything's Better with Monkeys]]

* In ''[[Cracked.com]]'':

** M. Asher Cantrell's [http://www.cracked.com/blog/the-10-biggest-password-mistakes-people-make/ The 10 Biggest Password Mistakes People Make] cites a study claiming that half a percent of English-speaking Internet users have "monkey" as a password on an online account and suggests it may be related to the word's status as an [[Inherently Funny Word]].

[[Evil Hand]]

* : Somatoparaphrenia, or the delusion that someone's limb is not his own, is discussed in [http://www.cracked.com/article_19369_the-6-most-mind-blowing-ways-your-brain-can-malfunction.html The 6 Most Mind-Blowing Ways Your Brain Can Malfunction]. It results from damage to the homunculus, the part of the brain that tracks where each body part is.

[[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]]

* In ''[[Cracked.com]]'':

** In [http://www.cracked.com/quick-fixes/6-ridiculous-tumblrs-that-yahoo-just-paid-241-billion-for/ 6 Ridiculous Tumblrs That Yahoo Just Paid $1 Billion For], Alex Hanton claims that [http://brucespringsteenscrotch.tumblr.com/ Bruce Springsteen's Crotch] and many other Tumblr blogs "stand up for truth in advertising. You click on this, you know exactly what you're getting."

** Readers retitle several movies in this manner in [http://www.cracked.com/photoplasty_130_if-movie-titles-were-honest/ If Movie Titles Were Honest].

[[Fantastic Racism]]

* In ''[[Cracked.com]]'':

** J.F. Sargent calls the very existence of [[Fantasy Counterpart Culture]]s one of the "[http://www.cracked.com/article_19922_5-prejudices-that-video-games-cant-seem-to-get-over.html 5 Prejudices That Video Games Can't Seem to Get Over]".

[[Fastball Special]]

* : One of [http://www.cracked.com/photoplasty_586_31-life-lessons-you-can-only-learn-from-video-games/ 31 Life Lessons You Can Only Learn From Video Games] is that "your unborn children make awesome weapons." The example given is from ''[[Yoshi's Island]]''.

[[Fauxtivational Poster]]

* : Photoplasty contest [http://www.cracked.com/photoplasty_553_28-inspirational-image-memes-revised-honesty/ 28 Inspirational Image Memes (Revised for Honesty)] parodies Successories and other inspirational glurge posters.

[[Fetish Fuel]]

* : #3 of [http://www.cracked.com/blog/6-emotions-invented-by-internet_p2/ 6 New Kinds of Anxiety the Internet Gave Us] is "The Confusion/Disgust/Arousal of Stumbling Upon Someone Else's Sexual Fetish".

[[Fifteen Minutes of Fame]]

* : #1 of [http://www.cracked.com/blog/6-emotions-invented-by-internet_p2/ 6 New Kinds of Anxiety the Internet Gave Us] is "The Shock of Instant, Unintentional Fame".

[[Flame War]]

* : #2 of [http://www.cracked.com/blog/6-emotions-invented-by-internet_p2/ 6 New Kinds of Anxiety the Internet Gave Us] is "The Dread of Stumbling into a Hornet's Nest".

[[Flashmob]]

* : In "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOfOIQ5ayzI College of DuPage Flash Mob Dance and Pep Rally]", one of [http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-videos-that-will-brighten-your-day/ 5 Videos That Will Brighten Your Day], a half dozen people perform rehearsed dance moves, and then someone outside the group spontaneously joins in the dance fever. "Oh, [[Musical World Hypotheses|life is a musical now]]? OK, I'd better adapt!"

[[Follow the Money]]

* : [[Selective Gravity|Levitating]] coins are explained as lighter-than-air currency in the #7 [http://www.cracked.com/photoplasty_388_27-science-lessons-as-taught-by-famous-video-games_p2/ Science Lesson As Taught by Famous Video Games].

[[Fun Size]]

* : Calling tiny, [[All Hallow's Eve|trick-or-treat size]] candy bars "fun size", or calling any sort of eating "fun" for that matter, is one of [http://www.cracked.com/blog/the-5-stupidest-lies-advertisers-expect-you-to-believe/ The 5 Stupidest Lies Advertisers Expect You to Believe]. It compares the practice to [[Little People]] demanding to be called "fun size".

[[Furry Confusion]]

* : [http://www.cracked.com/article_20236_6-insane-disney-comics-you-wont-believe-are-real.html 6 Insane Disney Comics You Won't Believe Are Real] shows panels from an educational comic in an issue of ''Look'' magazine showing Dr. [[Mickey Mouse Comic Universe|Mickey Mouse]] testing sulfa drugs on common mice.

[[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]

* In ''[[Cracked.com]]'':

** [http://www.cracked.com/article_20236_6-insane-disney-comics-you-wont-believe-are-real.html 6 Insane Disney Comics You Won't Believe Are Real] shows panels from a 1953 ''[[The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck|Scrooge]]'' comic book where what at first looks like a fight between Goldie and Scrooge (given the sound effects and smoke emanating from the cabin) [[Destructo-Nookie|turns out to be something]] "not a hangin' offense in Langry, Texas, or anywhere else".

[[Go-Karting with Bowser]]

* : [[Super Mario Bros.|Mario's]] numerous roles are evidence of a multiverse in the #15 [http://www.cracked.com/photoplasty_388_27-science-lessons-as-taught-by-famous-video-games/ Science Lesson As Taught by Famous Video Games].

[[Groundhog Day Loop]]

* : [http://www.cracked.com/blog/10-life-lessons-that-tetris-can-teach-you/ 10 Life Lessons That 'Tetris' Can Teach You]

[[Ground Pound]]

* : Mid-air direction changes and surviving falls are the #9 [http://www.cracked.com/photoplasty_388_27-science-lessons-as-taught-by-famous-video-games_p2/ Science Lesson As Taught by Famous Video Games].

[[Handicapped Badass]]

* : Among Jorden Weir's [http://www.cracked.com/article_20653_5-people-whose-major-disabilities-only-made-them-stronger.html 5 People Whose Major Disabilities Only Made Them Stronger] are a legless mountain climber and a blind pilot.

[[Have a Gay Old Time]]

* : In [http://www.cracked.com/blog/the-5-most-absurd-superhero-names-all-time/ The 5 Most Absurd Superhero Names of All-Time], Maxwell Yezpitelok mentions the World War II-era comic book examples of ''The Gay Ghost'' as well as "hav[ing] never felt so queer" in ''Flick Falcon''.

[[Heal Thyself]]

* In ''[[Cracked.com]]'':

** The #22 [http://www.cracked.com/photoplasty_388_27-science-lessons-as-taught-by-famous-video-games/ Science Lesson As Taught by Famous Video Games] is a medkit, and #9 is "Green Heart + Red Heart = Full Health".

** One of [http://www.cracked.com/photoplasty_586_31-life-lessons-you-can-only-learn-from-video-games/ 31 Life Lessons You Can Only Learn From Video Games] is that "first aid kits are absorbed through osmosis".

[[Healing Factor]]

* In ''[[Cracked.com]]'':

** A healing factor is portrayed as [[Blessed with Suck|undesirable]] in [http://www.cracked.com/article_20241_6-awesome-superpowers-that-would-suck-in-real-life_p2.html 6 Awesome Superpowers (That Would Suck in Real Life)] because the intense pain would lead to post-traumatic stress disorder.

* : One of [http://www.cracked.com/photoplasty_586_31-life-lessons-you-can-only-learn-from-video-games/ 31 Life Lessons You Can Only Learn From Video Games] is that "[[Damsel in Distress|your princess]] can always wait a little longer" to complete a [[Fishing Minigame]].

* : One of [http://www.cracked.com/photoplasty_586_31-life-lessons-you-can-only-learn-from-video-games/ 31 Life Lessons You Can Only Learn From Video Games] is that "a person's volume of blood often exceeds 78 liters."

* : One of [http://www.cracked.com/photoplasty_586_31-life-lessons-you-can-only-learn-from-video-games/ 31 Life Lessons You Can Only Learn From Video Games] is that "if you have the right saddle, you can ride on freaking anything."

* : [http://www.cracked.com/article_20504_the-5-most-badass-ways-people-escaped-from-slavery.html The 5 Most Badass Ways People Escaped from Slavery] relates the story of Henry "Box" Brown, an African-American slave in Virginia successfully escaped to Philadelphia inside a crate and later bragged about how he did it. Slavery opponent Frederick Douglass was infuriated because he wanted this escape method to be kept secret so that other slaves could use it.

* : Some xenobiologists argue that convergent evolution to a humanoid form is more likely than [[Starfish Aliens]], according to #1 of [http://www.cracked.com/article_20332_5-unrealistic-movie-cliches-that-are-scientifically-accurate.html 5 Unrealistic Movie Cliches That Are Scientifically Accurate].

* : Not everyone does. One of [http://www.cracked.com/blog/4-things-movies-always-get-wrong-about-awkward-people_p2/ 4 Things Movies Always Get Wrong About Awkward People] is that people with [[No Social Skills]] necessarily want to be cured.

* : Gladstone lists [http://www.cracked.com/blog/4-douches-who-amazingly-dont-seem-to-know-they-suck/ 4 Douches Who Amazingly Don't Seem to Know They Suck]. These include people who use a handicap tag for parking without actually needing one, people who grow weary of their customer service job, drivers who honk at other drivers merging onto a highway, and people who overreact to minor inconveniences.

* : Taking 10 minutes to climb a stairway is the #11 [http://www.cracked.com/photoplasty_388_27-science-lessons-as-taught-by-famous-video-games_p2/ Science Lesson As Taught by Famous Video Games], and accelerated crop growth as seen in farm simulation video games such as ''[[Harvest Moon]]'' series and ''[[Farmville]]'' is #6.

* : [http://www.cracked.com/quick-fixes/5-doctors-who-just-gave-worlds-worst-medical-advice/ 5 Doctors Who Just Gave The World's Worst Medical Advice] retells a [http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2013/05/17/sacramento-doctor-reprimanded-for-suggesting-oral-sex-to-patient/ CBS13 Sacramento story] about a doctor who saw a woman with an oversensitive gag reflex and prescribed giving fellatio to her husband. [[Nasuverse/Memes|PONOS to MOOTH]], indeed.

* : [http://www.cracked.com/photoplasty_427_16-appropriate-punishments-everyday-annoyances/ 16 Appropriate Punishments for Everyday Annoyances]

* : Mid-air direction changes and surviving falls are the #9 [http://www.cracked.com/photoplasty_388_27-science-lessons-as-taught-by-famous-video-games_p2/ Science Lesson As Taught by Famous Video Games].

* : [http://www.cracked.com/article_20318_the-5-most-popular-ways-statistics-are-used-to-lie-to-you_p2.html The 5 Most Popular Ways Statistics Are Used to Lie to You] covers some fallacies commonly used to lie with statistics.

[[Limit Break]]

* : The #5 [http://www.cracked.com/photoplasty_388_27-science-lessons-as-taught-by-famous-video-games_p2/ Science Lesson As Taught by Famous Video Games] is that one in five men can transform under stress.

* : [http://www.cracked.com/article_19369_the-6-most-mind-blowing-ways-your-brain-can-malfunction.html The 6 Most Mind-Blowing Ways Your Brain Can Malfunction] mentions the "Fregoli delusion" that several distinct people that someone meets are one person who quickly changes clothes, named after a stage actor famous for quickly changing into different costumes.

* : #5 of [http://www.cracked.com/article_20332_5-unrealistic-movie-cliches-that-are-scientifically-accurate.html 5 Unrealistic Movie Cliches That Are Scientifically Accurate] explains moon fear as the result of a rise in lion attacks on the first few days after the full moon once the lions have become hungrier.

* : [http://www.cracked.com/article_20195_the-5-most-insane-teams-in-history-sports.html The 5 Most Insane Teams in the History of Sports] describes an incident in the 1990s when the Canadian Football League was attempting to expand into the United States. At one game, the Canadian national anthem was sung to the tune of "O Christmas Tree".

* : Johnny Depp and others in [http://www.cracked.com/article_20413_5-heartwarming-stories-to-restore-your-faith-in-celebrities_p2.html 5 Heartwarming Stories to Restore Your Faith in Celebrities].

[[Method Acting]]

* : [http://www.cracked.com/article_20172_the-5-craziest-ways-famous-actors-got-into-character.html The 5 Craziest Ways Famous Actors Got into Character] mentions Adrien Brody, Tom Cruise, and more.

* : [http://www.cracked.com/article_19369_the-6-most-mind-blowing-ways-your-brain-can-malfunction.html The 6 Most Mind-Blowing Ways Your Brain Can Malfunction] mentions a mental disorder called mirrored-self misidentification, in which someone looking into a mirror believes that the [[Mirror Monster|monster in the mirror]] is an intruder performing a Mirror Routine, not oneself.

* : [http://www.cracked.com/article_19183_6-tricks-movies-use-to-make-sure-you-root-right-guy.html 6 Tricks Movies Use to Make Sure You Root for the Right Guy] lists tools used to [[Averted Trope|prevent]] this reaction.

* : Monsters having internal gold sacs is one of [http://www.cracked.com/photoplasty_388_27-science-lessons-as-taught-by-famous-video-games/ 27 Science Lessons As Taught by Famous Video Games] and one of [http://www.cracked.com/photoplasty_586_31-life-lessons-you-can-only-learn-from-video-games/ 31 Life Lessons You Can Only Learn From Video Games].

* : The Statue of Liberty is the #1 [http://www.cracked.com/article_19924_5-iconic-building-that-were-barely-saved-from-destruction_p2.html Iconic Building That Was Barely Saved from Destruction] because "when Lady Liberty gets destroyed, it means the apocalypse is here".

* : Being too nice is one of [http://www.cracked.com/article_20197_5-innocent-things-that-science-says-make-people-hate-you_p2.html 5 Innocent Things That Science Says Make People Hate You]. Hence "negging".

* : A Photoplasty considers what would have happened [http://www.cracked.com/photoplasty_622_if-40-famous-movies-had-2450-budgets/ If 40 Famous Movies Had $50 Budgets].

* : Photoplasty [http://www.cracked.com/photoplasty_581_17-famous-images-as-seen-from-different-angle/?view=article Famous Images, As Seen From a Different Angle] depicts an elephant swimming and putting its trunk above the water as a snorkel, forming the famous photo of the Loch Ness monster.

* : Plenty of them resulted from events described in Xavier Jackson's [http://www.cracked.com/article_20717_5-dumb-ways-people-have-won-at-sports.html 5 Dumb Ways People Have Won at Sports].

* : One of [http://www.cracked.com/photoplasty_586_31-life-lessons-you-can-only-learn-from-video-games/ 31 Life Lessons You Can Only Learn From Video Games] is that "no matter how strong and powerful you are, some scrub will take you out with a death spell."

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[[Parody of Evolution]]

* : The #14 [http://www.cracked.com/photoplasty_388_27-science-lessons-as-taught-by-famous-video-games/ Science Lesson As Taught by Famous Video Games] is an allusion to Rudolph Zallinger's illustration "The March of Progress" done with game sprites.

* : Not always, but [http://www.cracked.com/blog/the-10-biggest-password-mistakes-people-make/ The 10 Biggest Password Mistakes People Make] lists a few that several "million uncreative bastards" end up thinking of under [[Line-of-Sight Name|time pressure]].

* : "I've even seen people who insist that their televisions or vehicles require [http://www.cracked.com/blog/4-superpowers-everyone-thinks-they-secretly-have/ a special touch that only they know], a touch that usually turns out to be a pretty substantial punch or kick, which I guess makes their superpower physical abuse?"

* : "Give Them a Dog" is #6 of [http://www.cracked.com/article_19183_6-tricks-movies-use-to-make-sure-you-root-right-guy.html 6 Tricks Movies Use to Make Sure You Root for the Right Guy].

* : It used to be [[Inverted Trope|inverted]]. #5 of [http://www.cracked.com/article_19780_5-gender-stereotypes-that-used-to-be-exact-opposite.html 5 Gender Stereotypes That Used To Be the Exact Opposite] is that pink being for girls is a [[Newer Than They Think|recent idea]].

[[Poe's Law]]

* : [http://www.cracked.com/article_20203_the-5-most-epic-backfires-in-history-bad-jokes.html The 5 Most Epic Backfires in the History of Bad Jokes]. From the lead: "The problem with sarcasm is that you can do it so well (or so poorly) that people don't realize you're joking."

* : One of [http://www.cracked.com/photoplasty_586_31-life-lessons-you-can-only-learn-from-video-games/ 31 Life Lessons You Can Only Learn From Video Games] is that police cars in a BeatEmUp are just for decoration. "Only trust your fists; police will never help you."

* : What Pollyanna calls "the glad game" and others call "counting their blessings" is a coping mechanism that Felix Clay calls "trivializing adversity" in [http://www.cracked.com/blog/4-ways-we-dont-realize-we-suck-at-coping-with-adversity/ 4 Ways We Don't Realize We Suck at Coping With Adversity].

* : Stashes of erotic magazines and VHS tapes are one of [http://www.cracked.com/article_19753_7-ridiculously-outdated-assumptions-every-movie-makes.html 7 Ridiculously Outdated Assumptions Every Movie Makes].

* : One of [http://www.cracked.com/photoplasty_586_31-life-lessons-you-can-only-learn-from-video-games/ 31 Life Lessons You Can Only Learn From Video Games] is that "weakling + ''Amanita'' mushroom = bodybuilder."

* : One of Winston Rowntree's [http://www.cracked.com/blog/the-4-reasons-we-fall-in-love-with-piece-pop-culture_p2/ The 4 Reasons We Fall in Love With a Piece of Pop Culture] is that it's "porn", which he defines as any cultural work "that you seek out to animalistically fill a specific need." He runs through a bunch of [[:Category:It's Not Porn, It's an Index|things jokingly called porn]], coining the retronym "Sex Porn" in the process.

[[Rivals Team Up]]

* : [http://www.cracked.com/article_20195_the-5-most-insane-teams-in-history-sports.html The 5 Most Insane Teams in the History of Sports] calls the Steagles, an alliance of longtime rival NFL teams from Pennsylvania when most of their regular players were drafted to fight [[World War II]], "too stupid even for a sports movie".

* : "Make Them Technologically Inferior" is #5 of the [http://www.cracked.com/article_19183_6-tricks-movies-use-to-make-sure-you-root-right-guy.html 6 Tricks Movies Use to Make Sure You Root for the Right Guy].

* : One of [http://www.cracked.com/photoplasty_673_22-terrible-ways-we-would-use-sci-fi-technology/ 22 Terrible Ways We Would Use Sci-Fi Technology] is using a ''Franchise/StarTrek'' replicator to make a sex toy. It wouldn't be a stretch from [http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/scanning-the-future-of-3d-printed-sex-toys-nsfw real-life 3D printed sex toys] though.

* : Several in [http://www.cracked.com/photoplasty_390_32-alternate-interpretations-common-warning-signs/ 32 Alternate Interpretations of Common Warning Signs]

* : How time works with this in play is the #17 [http://www.cracked.com/photoplasty_388_27-science-lessons-as-taught-by-famous-video-games/ Science Lesson As Taught by Famous Video Games].

* : Photoplasty [http://www.cracked.com/photoplasty_581_17-famous-images-as-seen-from-different-angle/?view=article Famous Images, As Seen From a Different Angle] shows what the figure in Edvard Munch's painting was screaming at: [[Superman]].

* : Losing the ability to be surprised by entertainment is one of [http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-warning-signs-that-youre-finally-getting-older_p2/ 5 Warning Signs That You're Finally Getting Older]. Entertainment will ruin your life with or without tropes.

* : ''[[Rad]]'', a film where the entire culture of a town is built around BMX, is cited in "[http://www.cracked.com/blog/the-4-weirdest-lessons-80s-movies-really-wanted-to-teach-us/ The 4 Weirdest Lessons '80s Movies Really Wanted to Teach Us]" as the most ridiculous example of a hobby that saves the world.

* : One of [http://www.cracked.com/photoplasty_586_31-life-lessons-you-can-only-learn-from-video-games/ 31 Life Lessons You Can Only Learn From Video Games] is to avert this by putting a basket on the shopkeeper's head. "Robbery is easier than you think."

* : #4 of [http://www.cracked.com/article_20332_5-unrealistic-movie-cliches-that-are-scientifically-accurate.html 5 Unrealistic Movie Cliches That Are Scientifically Accurate] points out a study finding that intelligence and education are somehow correlated with nearsightedness in real life.

* : [http://www.cracked.com/article_20660_5-classic-movies-made-by-people-who-wanted-them-to-fail_p2.html 5 Classic Movies Made by People Who Wanted Them to Fail] mentions the 1955 romantic dramedy ''[[Marty]]'', starring Creator/ErnestBorgnine, which was expected to fail (and save the studio a bundle on income tax) but when its ugly actors ended up resonating as more authentic to viewers, it ended up winning four Academy Awards and a Palme d'Or. The article describes its production as having "literally started out as the plot of ''[[The Producers]]''."

* : One of [http://www.cracked.com/photoplasty_586_31-life-lessons-you-can-only-learn-from-video-games/ 31 Life Lessons You Can Only Learn From Video Games] is that "it may take a few tries, but life gets easier once you figure out the patterns." The example is from ''[[Punch-Out!!]]''.

* : [http://www.cracked.com/article_19325_6-technologies-conspicuously-absent-from-sci-fi-movies.html 6 Technologies Conspicuously Absent From Sci-Fi Movies] explores technologies widely available when several well-known science fiction films were first published that would have completely [[Trope Breaker|broken]] their plots: bicycles, night vision goggles, unmanned combat vehicles, Wi-Fi, GPS, and cell phones.

* : [http://www.cracked.com/article_20096_6-iconic-movie-scenes-that-happened-by-accident.html 6 Iconic Movie Scenes That Happened by Accident] cites Viggo Mortensen's broken toe in the film of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', among others.

* : The toothlike serrations inside a penguin's mouth, used to grip fish, are #3 of the [http://www.cracked.com/article_19871_the-7-most-terrifying-mouths-in-nature_p2.html 7 Most Terrifying Mouths in Nature].

* : "[http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-works-art-so-good-they-ruined-their-whole-genre/ 5 Works of Art So Good, They Ruined Their Whole Genre]" calls ''[[2001: A Space Odyssey]]'', [[David Bowie]]'s ''The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust'', the film of ''[[Fight Club]]'', two [[Bob Marley]] albums, and ''[[Animal House]]'' tough acts to follow in their respective genres.

* : The Korowai tribe of Papua New Guinea live in tree houses 100 feet up to escape floods and predators, according to [http://www.cracked.com/article_19286_9-houses-you-wont-believe-people-actually-live-in_p2.html 9 Houses You Won't Believe People Actually Live In] and [http://www.cracked.com/article_19976_6-isolated-groups-who-had-no-idea-that-civilization-existed.html 6 Isolated Groups Who Had No Idea That Civilization Existed].

* : ''[[The Truman Show]]'' is called one of [http://www.cracked.com/article_20031_6-movies-that-accidentally-recreate-real-mental-illnesses.html 6 Movies That Accidentally Recreate Real Mental Illnesses] because its plot resembles the real-life delusion that one's life is a reality show, a mental illness investigated by doctors Joel and Ian Gold.

* : [http://www.cracked.com/article_20332_5-unrealistic-movie-cliches-that-are-scientifically-accurate.html 5 Unrealistic Movie Cliches That Are Scientifically Accurate] explores the real-life counterparts of five tropes that are more realistic than they [[Reality Is Unrealistic|may sound]].

* : One of [http://www.cracked.com/photoplasty_586_31-life-lessons-you-can-only-learn-from-video-games/ 31 Life Lessons You Can Only Learn From Video Games] is that "real men sleep in their armor."

* : One of the [http://www.cracked.com/blog/4-reasons-no-one-laughed-at-your-joke/ reasons no one laughed at your joke] is "It Was About Something They Won't Laugh About, Ever".

* : [http://www.cracked.com/article_20562_6-spectacularly-failed-attempts-to-be-politically-correct.html 6 Spectacularly Failed Attempts to Be Politically Correct] gives a bunch of examples of how attempts to avert [[Monochrome Casting]] by including Black people in promotion campaigns ended up tripping over stereotypes about fried chicken, watermelon, and wanting to be white.

* : [[Super Mario Bros.|Mario's]] numerous roles are evidence of a multiverse in the #15 [http://www.cracked.com/photoplasty_388_27-science-lessons-as-taught-by-famous-video-games/ Science Lesson As Taught by Famous Video Games].

* : Parodied as the #25 [http://www.cracked.com/photoplasty_388_27-science-lessons-as-taught-by-famous-video-games/ Science Lesson As Taught by Famous Video Games] which teaches that the third spatial dimension was discovered in 1996.

* : One of the [http://www.cracked.com/blog/4-reasons-no-one-laughed-at-your-joke/ reasons no one laughed at your joke] is "They Didn't Have Enough Information to Get It". It states that the best practice for an [[Inside Joke]] that relies on knowledge of something obscure like ''[[Rocky (film)|Rocky IV]]'' or ''[[Battlestar Galactica Classic]]'' is to find a discreet way to [[Don't Explain the Joke|explain the reference]] in the setup.

* : #4 of [http://www.cracked.com/blog/4-realizations-that-will-ruin-science-fiction-you/ 4 Realizations That Will Ruin Science Fiction for You] is that science fiction needs a "straight man" to whom the setting's rules are explained.

* : "Psychology: People tend to say the same thing over and over" is the #9 [http://www.cracked.com/photoplasty_388_27-science-lessons-as-taught-by-famous-video-games_p2/ Science Lesson As Taught by Famous Video Games].

* : [[Pokémon]] coming from eggs is the #27 [http://www.cracked.com/photoplasty_388_27-science-lessons-as-taught-by-famous-video-games/ Science Lesson As Taught by Famous Video Games].

* : Invoked in [http://www.cracked.com/blog/the-5-most-aggressively-crazy-websites-internet/ The 5 Most Aggressively Crazy Websites on the Internet], where Mark Hill compares ''Boohbah'' to "the findings of a scientist adding LSD to baby food."

* : Invoked in Photoplasty [http://www.cracked.com/photoplasty_707_21-real-deleted-scenes-that-completely-change-famous-movies/ 21 Real Deleted Scenes That Completely Change Famous Movies].

* Box and Stick Trap: #13 of Photoplasty [http://www.cracked.com/photoplasty_520_18-things-you-never-noticed-in-famous-pictures-part-2/ 18 Things You Never Noticed in Famous Pictures (Part 2)] takes Kevin Carter's Pulitzer-winning photo of a vulture stalking a crouching Sudanese child and adds a ray of hope by having the child bait a vulture into such a trap. A kid's gotta eat somehow.

* Dumpster Dive: It's a way of life in Manshiyat Naser, whose residents live off Cairo's garbage, making it one of [http://www.cracked.com/article_19590_the-6-weirdest-cities-people-actually-live-in.html The 6 Weirdest Cities People Actually Live In].